John
Lewis
Martin
Born in Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Andrew Martin, Mary Ann (Martin) Taylor, James Taylor Martin [half], Robert Brooks Martin, Samuel Davies Martin and Elizabeth Catherine (Martin) Taylor
Husband of
Catherine (Blanton) Martin
— married
14 Feb 1802 in Shelby County, Kentucky, USA
Husband of
Helen Scott (Bullitt) Massie
— married
1834 in Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Orville Blanton Martin, Nancy Oliver Martin, John Hinds Martin, Patsey Whitaker (Martin) Duncan, Charlotte S. (Martin) Richie and Catherine Martin
Died
at age 75
in Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 May 2011
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Biography
John Lewis Martin was born in 1779 in Albemarle, Virginia, United States. He passed away in 1854 in Kentucky, United States.
Sources
- "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F43M-3LW : accessed 1 July 2015), John Martin and Cathrine Blanton, 14 Feb 1802; citing Shelby, Kentucky, reference ; FHL microfilm 259,277.
- https://www.ancestry.ca/genealogy/records/john-lewis-martin-24-1kycrb.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5215098/john-lewis-martin : accessed 26 April 2018), memorial page for John Lewis Martin (14 Aug 1779–17 Oct 1854), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5215098, citing Old Episcopal Third Street Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Anne Rupert (contributor 21366448) Find A Grave: Memorial #5215098.
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Rejected matches › John Martin (abt.1801-1855) › John P Lewis (1778-abt.1778) › John Martin (1779-) › John Martin Jr. (1780-1855) › James John Martin (1779-1856) › Johann Merten (abt.1779-1855)
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Categories: Old Episcopal Third Street Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky
~~~~~ "Major John Martin (son of Thomas Martin & Ann Moorman), married in 1775 Elizabeth Lewis, daughter of David Lewis, of Albermarle county, Va. He was born 1748, in Albemarle county, Va; was a Captain, and was promoted to Major at the siege of York; stayed in Virginia during the Revolutionary War, and in 1784 moved to Kentucky; he was the first sheriff in Clarke county, and was afterwards for many years one of the judges of the court of Quarter Sessions in Clarke county; he was a farmer and died in Clarke county in 1837; he was 5 feet 10 inches high, strong muscular frame, weighting about 200 lb, florid complexion, red hair, blue eyes, and very fair skin. He was a man of great energy. About 1798 he professed religion and joined the Methodist E. Church, of which he continued a zealous and consistent member."
John and Elizabeth had eight children: 1. THOMAS - died single 2. MARY ANN (named in father's will) - 1st husband John W. Buckner - 2nd husband Col Richard "Hoping Dick" Taylor 3. JOHN LEWIS (named in father's will) - 1st wife Helen Bullit - 2nd wife Catherine Blanton 4. JAMES TAYLOR - died single 5. GEORGE MADISON - died single 6. ROBERT BROOKS (named in father's will) - 1st wife Susanah Pearson - 2nd wife Elizabeth Nicholas - 3rd wife _____Wood - 4th wife Mary Polly Crutcher 7. DR. SAMUEL D. (named in father's will) - Elizabeth W. Taylor 8. ELIZABETH CATHERINE - Nathaniel Pendleton Taylor
Major John Martin's will was written and signed by him in 4 Feb 1836. The will of Major John Martin, deceased, was filed in Clarke County December Court 1837.
Major John Martin does not have the middle name "Grumby" in any documents that I have found to date.
Elizabeth Lewis was the daughter of David Lewis and his 3rd wife Mary McGrath, widow of a Dr. Hart of Phliladelphia. Elizabeth is named in her father's will. She doesn't have a middle name of "McGrath" in any document that I have found to date.
According to Dr. Samuel D. Martin he did not have brothers named Andrew or Gideon. I have yet to find sources to prove such a claim, but rather numerous documents to disprove the assertion. James Taylor Martin is a full brother to Samuel D. Martin. Their mother, Elizabeth Lewis, had an aunt, Elizabeth McGrath whose 2nd husband was James Taylor III. So it seems that he was named after his mother's uncle, James Taylor III.
Thomas Martin and Ann Moorman are my 5th great grandparents. Their son Major John Martin & Elizabeth Lewis are my 4th great grandparents. Major John Martin is my primary DAR Ancestor. DAR #A074355 Major John Martin was promoted to Major at Yorktown for his bravery. He is the father of Dr. Samuel D. Martin, author of "Genealogical Record of the Martin Family". Dr. Samuel D. Martin and Elizabeth Taylor are my 3rd great grandparents.
SOURCE: "Genealogical Record of the Martin Family", Dr. Samuel D. Martin, April 1857, Near Pine Grove, Clark Co., KY ~~~~~ SOURCE: "Genealogy of the Lewis Family in America", Wm. Terrell Lewis, 1893~~~~~ SOURCE: John Martin Revolutionary War Pension Proof of Service Testimony, Fold3~~ Pension #S30563~~~~~ SOURCE: "Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989 Clark Co. Abstracts of Wills, 1793-1850", pg 93 (John Martin Will)~~~~~SOURCE: "Albemarle County Will Book 1775-1783 and 1752-1756", Ruth and Sam Sparacio (David Lewis Will)
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