Job Martin (1753 - abt. 1839)

Born 11 Apr 1753 in New Britain, Bucks, Pennsylvania

Husband of Elizabeth (Huddleston) Martin — married 1771 in Bedford Co., Virginia

Descendants

Died about 9 Nov 1839 at about age 86 in Kanawha, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Private Job Martin served with 5th Virginia Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Job Martin is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A211091.

Job Martin, Ancestor #: A211091- served in the 5th Virginia under Captains Henry Terrill, Wm Lovely, Colonels Josiah Parker and Scott. He married Elizabeth Huddleston. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of Job Martin", Ancestor # A211091.

• Job Martin, "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QL6Y-NRBY : Job Martin, Aug 1776; citing Aug 1776, Virginia, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,380. Note: Job Martin, drum and fife.

• Jobe Martin, "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QL6Y-FLHJ : Jobe Martin, 28 Sep 1776; citing 28 Sep 1776, Virginia, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,380. Note: Job Martin, fifer.

• Job Martin, "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QL6Y-WXWK : Job Martin, 28 Nov 1776; citing 28 Nov 1776, Virginia, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,380. Note: Job Martin, fifer.

• Job Martin, "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QL6Y-4W4W : Job Martin, 07 Jan 1777; citing 07 Jan 1777, Virginia, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,380. Note: Job Martin fifer, is listed as deserted. His pay is listed as 7 1/3 dollars for the period of 20 December 1776 to 20 (or 7?) January 1777.

• Job Martin, "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QL65-PFTY : Job Martin, 20 Jan 1777; citing 20 Jan 1777, Virginia, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,380. Note: Job Martin fifer, is listed as deserted. His pay is listed as 7 1/3 dollars for the period of 20 January 1777 to 20 February 1777.

• Jobb Martin, "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QL6Y-JHTJ : Jobb Martin, Jul 1777; citing Jul 1777, Virginia, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,380. Note: Job Martin, private.

• Job Martin, "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QL65-PRGR : Job Martin, Aug 1777; citing Aug 1777, Virginia, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,380. Note: Job Martin drum and fife is listed as deserted.

• Bedford Co., Va Order Book 10 Feb 1792 On the petition of Sundry inhabitants of the County it is order that Thomas Stith, Job Martin, Hardin Trigg, John Holliday and John Wright or any three be appointed to view a way for a turning out of Pater/Peter? Road near Mathew Peters old mill road on Beaverdam Creek then by George Scott leaving his plantation on the Rt hand from thence the nearest and best way to George Simmon's from thence the nearest and best way to Joseph Huddleston mile on Bose? Auger? from thence to nearestand best way to Liberty Town and report the convenious and inconveniences attending the same.

• Land Grants, Bedford County, Virginia, 8 Mar 1792 Job Martin 400acres on waters of Goose Creek, Grants 26, 8 March 1792, page 2, 297 acres on Branches of Beaverdam.

• Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants Northan Grants and Surveys; From Virginia Library website: Job Martin - Grant - Grantee - 8 Mar 1792, Bedford County, Virginia, 297 Acres on Beaverdam Creek. Job Martin - Grant - Grantee - 8 Mar 1792, Bedford County, Virginia, 400 Acres on waters of Goose Creek.

• Bedford County, Virginia Deeds Book 10, Page 262 19 Oct 1796 between Job Martin and Elizabeth his wife of Bedford and John Hook of Franklin County, 65 Pounds for 297 acres (Patent date 8 March 1792) on branches of Beaverdam Creek beginning at pointers in John Tindley's line. Signed Job Martin, Elizabeth Martin Witnesses: Ja. Otey, William Cavanaugh, William Kerr, Joseph Martin, Henry Hook, William Ellis, Jacob (X his mark) Burton

• Bedford County, Virginia Deed Book 10, Page 296 27 May 1796 between Job Martin and Elizabeth his wife of Bedford and Charles Moorman, 50 Pounds lying of the branches of Beaverdam containing 100 acres. Signed Job Martin, Elizabeth (X her mark) Witnesses: Robert Burton, Jacob Burton

• Bedford County, Virginia Deed Book 10, Page 301 17 Jun 1797 between Job Martin and Elizabeth his wife of Bedford and Joseph West, 25 acres being on the south side of Boreauger Creek, 71 acres. Signed Job Martin, Elizabeth Martin No witnesses

• Bedford County, Virginia Deed Book 10, Page 313 26 Jun 1797 between Job Martin and Elizabeth his wife of Bedford and Joseph Huddleston, 15 Pounds situated on the branches of Boreauger Creek containing 100 acres. Signed Job Martin, Elizabeth Martin No witnesses

• Bedford County, Virginia Deed Book 10, Page 333 24 Jul 1797 between Job Martin and Elizabeth his wife of Bedford and Archibald Galloway, 15 Pounds for 50 acres situated on the waters of Goose Creek. Signed Job Martin, Elizabeth Martin No witnesses

• Marriage Bonds of Bedford County, from Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. VI (index: NON-Quaker marriages) Harris Standley and Rachel Martin, September 28,1797, Joseph Martin, surety. Consent of Job and Elizabeth Martin, parents of Rachel.^[2]

• Kanawha Co., Va - Deed Book C, 1805-1812, page 417 - Job Martin and John Morris: Job Martin buys land from John Morris (Note: John Morris is son of William Morris, Jr.) for the sum of one dollar. The property is on Kelley's Creek on the opposite end of Buffalo Lick Bottom. Job's son, Joseph Martin also buys property from John Morris, Deed Book C, 1805-1812, page 419. The property is on Kelley's Creek adjoining John Morris property which is known as White Oak Bottom, for the sum of one dollar. (Note: This is a payment for work that Job and Jospeh Martindid for William Morris, Jr. William Morris died before he could pay them.)

• 1810 Kanawha County, Virginia census Job Martin lived close to the following people. From page 11, line 13 thru 23. 13: Isaac Jenkins; 14: Harris Stanley; 15: Job Huddleston; 16: Nathan Huddleston; 17: John Blake; 18: William Huddleston, Sr.; 19: John Huddleston, Jr.; 20: Jesse Jarrett; 21: Daniel Huddleston; 22: Job Martin; 23: Joseph Martin.

• Kanawha Co., Va - Deed Book E, 1818-1822, page 208:^[3] 4 October 1818. Job Martin and Elizabeth his wife to Nathan Huddleston for $50.00 a tract of land on the Kanawha River which Job Martin is entitled to by his intermarriage with his wife Elizabeth, formerly Elizabeth Huddleston, it being one eleventh part of the tract of land which William Huddleston, deceased, and of which they are entitled to by the death of the said William Huddleston.

• Jobe Martin, "United States Census, 1820 (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHLY-8WM : Jobe Martin, Kanawha, Virginia, United States; citing p. 8, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 142; FHL microfilm 193,701.

• Jobe Martin, "United States Census, 1830 (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XH54-DFZ : Jobe Martin, Kanawha, Virginia, United States; citing 205, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 191; FHL microfilm 29,670.

• Job Martin, "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872 (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q24Q-2BQG : Job Martin, 04 Mar 1831; citing Virginia, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 5; FHL microfilm 1,319,385.

• Documentation and Sources pertaining to the life of Job Martin- Dekeyser Family Archives http://www.lavistalab.com/trees/dekeyser/vft_indpage.php?idno=021650

• Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Setttlement in Virginia - Volume 2, page 178 (This article is on William Morris, Jr.) Job Martin is listed as a legatee. From William Morris, Jr.'s original Will, Job Martin had a contract with William Morris, Jr. and the executors were to finish paying Job Martin for his contract. Quote from John Morris Will: "I further Will that all lands that are not mentioned in my Will nor conveyed by Title shall remain on a Surplus and that Charles Venable and Job Martin shall be paid out of the same agreeable to their Contracts with me, and then any balance that may remain shall be sold, and the sum arising from the same equally distributed amongst my Six Children."

• From Job Martin's Revolutionary War Pension Application - (File No. 18,496):^[4] Job Martin, of Kanawha County, Virginia, aged 79 years. Application made September, 1833. He enlisted for two years, in March or April, 1776, in the Company of Capt. Terrell, Fifth Virginia Regiment, Major Josiah Parker commanding. Col. Peachy entitled to command, but he did not appear to take it. At the time of his enlisting he was residing in Bedford County, Va. He was discharged in March,1778, and his discharge papers were placed in the hands of his brother, Samuel Martin, who removed to Tennessee, and who died eighteen or twenty years since. In October 1776, the company embarked at Williamsburg, De.,, for the head of the Elk in Pennsylvania, thense to Wilmington, De. and returned by land to Williamsburg, Va., in the spring of 1777. In the year 1781 he went from home in Bedford County, to the army lying at Cobham, near Williamsburgh, and enlisted for eighteen months, under Capt. William Lovely. They marched to Jamestown, Springfield Camp, and to near York, retreated back to half-way house, thence to York, fighting, & c., until the surrender of Lord Cornwallis, Oct 19, 1781. He was discharged in February, 1782. He was born in Pennsylvania, April 11, 1753; removed to Bedford County Va. in his 17th year of age."

• United Virginia Pension Roll of 1835 Report from the Secretary of War In Relation to the Pension Establishment of the states 1835 Copied and indexed by William P. Navey, PO Box 251, Hollyridge, NC 28445-0251 Job Martin Kanawha County; Private CONT'L; $80.00 Annual Allowance; $200.00 Amount received October 16, 1833; Pension started age 81

• Will of Job Martin http://www.gencircles.com/users/suvnutt/1/data/11848 Will of Job Martin: In the name of God Amen, I Job Martin of the County of Kanawha and the state of Virginia, being in a low state of health but of sound mind, do make this my last will and Testament. First, It is my will that all my just debts shall be paid. Second, I give to my wife Elizabeth Martin the balance of all my estate after paying my debts as aforesaid, consisting of all my stock of every kind likewise my debt against John Nugin for about three hundred dollars which I loaned him, the interest of which as to pay for the rent of his plantation whereon I live. Also all my household and kitchen furniture and my crop growing on said plantation, together with any debt or debts that may be due me in any manner whatsoever. In Testimony where of I have there unto set my hand and seal this day of 28 day of July 1837. Signed and acknowledged as his last will and testament in the presence of Joel Shrewsbury, Senior and James Moles. Job Martin (his mark and seal) At a Court held for Kanawha County the 9th day of November 1839. The last will and Testament of Job Martin deceased was this day presented in Court and proven by the oaths of Joel Shrewsbury Senior and James Moles, subscribing witness is hereto and ordered to be recorded. Teste: A.W. Quarrier Clk

• Entry submitted into the notes section of familysearch.com on 5 July 2014 by csterling2718173 - further investigation is needed Born in Bucks Co. Pa. Revolutionary War Veteran. Died on his Plantation up Witcher Creek. There is a hollow up there that's named after him "Job's" Hollow. A.3. Job Martin b. 1753 d. 1839 Job was born April 11, 1753 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, the son of John Martin A.1. These early years in the Colonies are now shrouded in the mists of history. But for the first 14 years of his life Job spent his childhood in Bucks County, Pa. which in near Philadelphia. The records don’t reveal anything about his formative years, such as schooling , or what his father did for a living. No one knows what necessitated or inspired the move from Pennsylvania to Bedford County, Virginia in 1767, when Job was 14 years old. It is not known whether he moved there with his parents or whether he went on his own. It was only a short 9 years later that Job enlisted in the service of his new found home, Virginia. In 1776, under Captain Harry Ferrell, Job joined the Fifth Virginia Regiment of the Continental Line commanded by Colonel Josiah Parker. He served with this unit for 2 years. He was of the rank of Fifer and was paid 7 1/3 dollars per month. His first pay roll was from September 28 to October 28, 1776. He was marched from Bedford to “ Hoffs Hole,” then to Williamsburg, Suffolk, Kemp Landing, Wilmington, Delaware and then discharged at Williamsburg. From 1778 to 1781 he renlisted in his same regiment under Captain William Lovely, commanded by Col. Thomas Gaskins and Major John William at Cobham. Job fought with this regiment for the remainder of the war. Then on a day that was to go down in history, Job was with his regiment in Yorktown. The events that led up to that day were dramatic indeed. A naval warfare was being wayed off Yorktown between the mulish British Fleet and the American Ally the French Fleet under command of Lafayette and Rochambeau. The Americans were commanded by Washington on land. The American commander, learning the Admiral De Grasse had sailed from the West Indies to come to his aid, swiftly diverted his forces from New York and led them in a magnificent forced march to Yorktown. There corner allies, relying on British sea power, had based his army. In a five day, standoff battle marked by the disastrous adherence of Admiral Thomas Graves to the Royal Navy’s out moded Fighting Instructions, De Grasse out maneuvered the British. While Admiral De Grasse hovered off Yorktown, the Franco- American Army was pressing hard on the suddenly desperate Cornwallis. With escape by the sea impossible, he had one slim hope left, to get over the York River to Gloucester Point and drive north. But a violent Autumn squall blew up and cut that off too, and now the American and French guns began to rumble and roar. On October 17, 1781, smoke hung thick over Yorktown, but at 10:00 am a sudden hush set in. A white cloth appeared on the British Ramparts. General Earl Cornwallis was asking for terms of surrender. Two days later the surrender was signed , and past the quiet ranks of the Revolutionary Allies an entire British Army marched to stack its arms and turn over its 7,241 men, some 7,000 muskets, 200 cannon, 450 horses, 25 transports, quantities of supplies and $11,00 in cash. It would be nearly two years before the peace was signed, but the war was over. And Job Martin was there in Yorktown and watched the British Army and General Cornwallis march by. The historical information was taken from The life History of the United States Volume 2:1775-1789 The making of a Nation” pp. 99-101, published by Time - Life Books, New York. The Fall of 1781 saw Job and thousands of other Revolutionary soldiers journey back to their homes. Of course Job’s home at that time was on Bedford, Va. There he went back to farming for the next eight years. During this time Job’s daughter Rachel (probably named after Job’s sister), married Harris Standley. In a book I found in Archives in Charleston, West Virginia, Marriage Bonds of Bedford, County Va. 1755-1800” by Earl S. Dennis & Jane E. Smith,1932; pg. 64, I copied down this information: “Harris Standley and Rachel Martin September 28, 1787 1797, Joseph Martin, surety. Consent of Job and Elizabeth Martin, parents of Rachel.” Wondering what a surety was I inquired fo one of the assistants at the State Archives. She told me “that this person gave $150 to the state of Virginia for the bride to get married.” This Joseph Martin unknown to me at this time and I can only speculate that he may have been Job’s brother son, which he was because he later on lived beside him on Kelly Creek in Kanawha County. Two years passed since Rachel’s wedding and Job then sold his land to Joseph Huddleston. December 30, 1789 Job and Elizabeth sold their land on Bore Auger Creek to Joseph Huddleston for 75 pounds. This property was 4 miles N. W. of Chamblissburg, Va. Near this land was the farm of Daniel Huddleston, Rachel Martin Huddleston’s husband. His property was 4 miles N. E. of Chamblissburg on the north side of the south fork of Enoch’s Creek. It is assumed that Job at this time moved his family to the Kanawha Valley in “Western” Virginia. He, no doubt, followed his brother-in-law David Huddleston there to the valley. I still have no record of where he moved to in the valley until I find in a deed dated 1809 where he bought land on Kelly’s Creek. The deed read as follows: “This indenture made on this 10th day of September in 1809, between John Morris of the one part and Job Martin of the other part witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar to him in hand paid by the said Job Martin hath given granted and sold and by presents doth give grand bargain and sell unto the said Job Martin a certain tract or parcel of land lying and being the county of Kanawha on Kelly’s Creek and bounded as followeth: to wit Beginning on the line of the old survey opposite the upper end of the Buffalo Lick bottoms and from said line down the hill until it strikes the creek at the upper end of the bottom thence down the opposite bottom called Sugar Camp bottom thence out straight up the mountain to the old line on the opposite side of the creek thence with the old line on both side of the creek thence a line to be drawn in the direction of the branch across the bottom from the old line on one side of the creek to the old line on the survey on the other side of the creek to have and to hold the said trust or parcel of land to the sole use of him the said Job Martin and his heirs forever and the said John Morris dot by this presents find himself his heirs Executors to in the pined sum one hundred and ninety pounds to warrant and forever the right to said tract or parcel of land witnesseth my hand and seal on the day and year written above. Issac Dinkins, John Morris David Moore Kanawha County Court March 1818” This John Morris was the 6th son of William Morris, the first Settler in the Kanawha Valley. At this time Job bought this land he was 56 years old. Lest I forget to mention it, Job and Elizabeth had a son by the name of John born in the Kanawha Valley in the year 1799 I also found Job’s name in the 1830 census. It was rather confusing because it listed him 70 -80 years old, 2 males15 - 20 years and 1 male 10 - 15 years old but it didn’t list any females at all. And I know that Elizabeth was still living in 1837 when he made out his will, as her name was in his will to receive the remainder of his estate. For the next 25 years Job lived on his land up Kelly’s Creek. I assumed that he farmed the land. During this time in the Kanawha Valley the salt industry was starting to boom down around the town of Kanawha Salines, known today as Malden. Malden is about 3 miles east of Charleston on Rt. 60. Around Cedar Grove, which is at the mouth of Kelly’s Creek, at that time it was known as “ The Boat yards.” This was where they built the flat boa ts and barges to carry the salt to the Midwest cities, Cincinnati, Ohio ,Louisville, Ky.down the river to St. Louis Mo. ,then down the Mississippi River. Even the George Roger Clark Expedition to the West loaded up with supplies at “ The Boat Yards.” Some of the local men were recruited for this expedition. What is rather interesting to me in that today the land on which Job lived so long ago is the site of a natural gas compressor station, and up the “holler” of Buff Lick is a coal mine, and a railroad to haul the coal out to the tysple down at Cedar Grove. If this land had stayed in the Martin family we no doubt could have been independently wealthy. By leasing the land to these companies ; Columbia Gas Co. & Valley Camp Coal Company, the Martins would have been getting the lease money and the royalties from the coal and the natural gas. But alas, that is mere conjecture now. In 1834, when Job was 81 years old, he sold his lane up Kelly’s Creek to Aaron Stockton. This was the same man who built the Glen Ferris Inn which is still in operation and I might add a fine hotel and an elegant restaurant. It is located on rt. 60 beside the beautiful Kanawha Falls. If I might add an observation of my own here; I have traveled all over the United States and the Kanawha Falls area is one of the most beautiful, scenic areas that I’ve ever seen. It’s beauty defies description and is awesomely breath taking. In 1817, Job and his wife Elizabeth, sold a few acres to a Nathan Huddleston. He was probably Elizabeth’s brother. It is recorded in Deed Book E page 208. After selling his land to Aaron Stockton he moved to a plantation on Witcher Creek. This plantation was located about a mile and a half up the creek. The place today bears the name Jobs Hollow. I’ve searched all kinds of records trying to find out about that plantation but could not come up with everything. The only thing I found was that Job evidently rented it from a John Nugins who was of Indiana.

• Job Martin in entry for John Martin, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999 (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NMLR-7NG : Job Martin in entry for John Martin, 26 Sep 1874; citing Bell Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, County Records, v 1 p 65, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 460,366.