Martin Pickett (1736 - 1804)

Born 25 Dec 1736 in King George, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Blackwell) Pickett — married 31 May 1764 in Fauquier County, Virginia

Descendants

Died Apr 1804 at age 67 in Fauquier, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Martin Pickett is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A091071.

Colonel Martin Pickett served with Fauquier County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

Martin Pickett was born on December 25, 1736 in King George, Colony of Virginia, son of William Pickett (1700–1766) and Elizabeth Cooke (1712–1800).

Martin (27) married Ann Blackwell (16) (born about 1747 in Prince William, Virginia; daughter of Joseph Blackwell Sr. and Lucy (Steptoe) Blackwell) on May 13, 1764 in Fauquier County, Virginia.^[1] Their children were:

• Lucy Pickett (1767–1825)
• Nancy Ann Pickett (1770–1851)
• Judith Steptoe Pickett (1772–1840)
• Mildred Pickett (1777–1805)
• Letitia Pickett (1780–1802)
• Elizabeth Blackwell Pickett (1788–1862)
• George Blackwell Pickett (~1788–~1828)
• Steptoe Pickett (1790–1843)

Martin died in April, 1804 in Fauquier, Virginia, United States, aged 67. He was buried in Old Turkey Church Cemetery, Fauquier County, Virginia.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Military

• 1761 Martin Pickett was lieutenant to William Edmonds Virgina Troops of the Fauquier Militia in the French and Indian War.^[6]
• 1776 Lieutenant-Colonel Martin Pickett served in the Revolutionary War in the 3rd Virginia Regiment under Colonel Thomas Marshall^[7].

Col died on 14 April 1804 and was buried in Old Turkey Church Cemetery, Fauquier County, Virginia, United States.^[8] Martin died (age 64) in 1804 in Fauquier County, VA.^[9] Martin's will passed probate on 4 May 1803 in Fauquier, Virginia, United States.^[10]

Research Notes

Martin married the sister of Joseph Blackwell, Jr. There was a very close relationship between Joseph & Martin. They owned a store "Pickett & Blackwell" that was mentioned in his LWT. He referred to him as 'my trusty friend and partner" and made him a co-executor of his will along with his brother, General John Blackwell. Martin's father, William, directed that certain lands be sold upon his the death of his wife, Elizabeth. Joseph Blackwell bought these lands and a year later sold most of them back to Martin.

Martin's brother William is said to have married a Lucy Blackwell Lucy (Blackwell) Pickett (1750-1823), but there is no source data cited. The age matches Joseph Blackwell's sister, Lucy, but more research is needed.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940"
   Original data: Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 31633
   Ancestry Record 60214 #3165818 (accessed 6 April 2024)
   Martin Pickett marriage to Ann Blackwell on 31 May 1764 in Fauquier County, Virginia.
2. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231815418/martin-pickett: accessed), memorial page for COL Martin Pickett (25 Dec 1736–14 Apr 1804), Find a Grave Memorial ID 231815418, citing Old Turkey Church Cemetery, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Anonymous (contributor 50618993).
3. ↑ Death: "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000"
   Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 074
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61157 #2461583 (accessed 6 April 2024)
   Martin Pickett death 1804 (age 64) in Fauquier County, VA.
4. ↑ Will: "Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900"
   Land Causes, 1809-1850; Author: Virginia. Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery (Fauquier County); Probate Place: Fauquier, Virginia
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62347 #875985 (accessed 6 April 2024)
   Will of Martin Pickett of Fauquier County, Virginia, granted probate on 4 May 1803.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231815418/martin-pickett: accessed), memorial page for COL Martin Pickett (25 Dec 1736–14 Apr 1804), Find a Grave Memorial ID 231815418, citing Old Turkey Church Cemetery, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Anonymous (contributor 50618993).
6. ↑ pg. 305. The Virginia magazine of history and biography by Bruce, Philip Alexander, 1856-1933; Stanard, William Glover, 1859-; Virginia Historical Society; Virginia Historical Society. Proceedings https://archive.org/stream/virginiamagazine07bruc#page/304/mode/2up
7. ↑ pg.443 Lineage Book - National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Volumes 55-56 Daughters of the American Revolution, 1920
8. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
   Find A Grave: Memorial #231815418
   Ancestry Record 60525 #201292997 (accessed 6 April 2024)
   Col Martin Pickett burial (died on 14 Apr 1804) in Old Turkey Church Cemetery, Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America. Born on 25 Dec 1736.
9. ↑ Death: "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000"
   Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 074
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61157 #2461583 (accessed 6 April 2024)
   Martin Pickett death 1804 (age 64) in Fauquier County, VA.
10. ↑ Will: "Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900"
    Land Causes, 1809-1850; Author: Virginia. Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery (Fauquier County); Probate Place: Fauquier, Virginia
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62347 #875985 (accessed 6 April 2024)
    Will of Martin Pickett of Fauquier County, Virginia, granted probate on 4 May 1803.

See also:

• pg. 414. The American Monthly Magazine: Volume 36 January 1, 1910. Publisher National Society
• Pickett Family of Virginia (Continued)The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Vol. 49, No. 2 (Apr., 1941), pp. 186-190. Published by: Virginia Historical Society Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4245089

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• First-hand information as remembered by Lisa Young, Sunday, November 23, 2014.
• http://www.ancestraltrackers.net/va/resources/early-virginia-marriages-p1.pdf
• pg. 1470 Historical Review of Arkansas: Its Commerce, Industry and Modern Affairs, Volume 3 By Fay Hempstead. Lewis publiching Company, 1911 - Arkansas
• pg. 662. The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution. Elliot's Debates, Volume 3. Friday, June 27, 1788.
• pg. 205. APPENDIX. A list of the members of the Convention of Virginia which begun its sessions in the City of Williamsburg on Monday the sixth of May, 1776, as copied from the Journal:The Virginia Convention of 1776 : a discourse delivered before ... Grigsby, Hugh Blair, 1806-1881.
• Pickett, of "Paradise," Fauquier Co., Va. National Register of Historic Places Program. Property Name Paradise. Reference Number: 14000147. State: Virginia. County: Fauquier. Town: Warrenton. Street Address: 158 Winchester Street. Listed: 4/11/2014. Areas of Significance: POLITICS/GOVERNMENT, ARCHITECTURE. Link to full file: https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/pdfs/14000147.pdf
• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSFF-L96R-V?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-R9N%3A1597372301 : 29 August 2019), Connecticut-Virginia, Historical register of officers of the Continental Army > image 440 of 690; citing various published state rosters, United States.