Johann Martin Shuford (abt. 1744 - 1780)

Born about 1744 in Pennsylvania [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Eve Catherine (Warlick) Summey — married about 1769 in Lincoln County, Province of North Carolina

Descendants

Died 22 Jun 1780 at about age 36 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Martin Shuford was part of a Southern Pioneer Family.

Martin Shuford (aka John Martin Shuford) was born about 1744 in Pennsylvania Colony, North America. He was the son of Johannes Shuford and Mary Clare Conrad. As per the naming conventions of his parents' German culture, he would have been known by his middle name, Martin. His first name was Johann, but he would not have used that name. He was called Martin Shuford. His younger brother Johannes "John" Shuford was christened Johannes and called "John."

Martin married Eve Catherine Warlick on 20 November 1769. After Martin's death, she married Jacob Summey.^[1]

Martin died June 22, 1780 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, from wounds sustained during the Battle of Ramsour's Mill. He had fought on the side of the Loyalists. There is a Find A Grave memorial for him in Lincoln, North Carolina, USA.

The children of Martin and Eve (Warlick) Shuford were:

1. Jacob Shuford, born 1770, married Margaret Hoyle
2. John Shuford, born 1772, married (1) Lillian Hollman (2) Elizabeth Kistler
3. Elizabeth Shuford, born 1774, married John Ramsaur
4. Martin Shuford, born 1776, married Elizabeth Rhyne Wise
5. Daniel Shuford, born 1778, married Elizabeth Savitz
6. Phillip Shuford, born 1781 (after his father's death), married Anna Abernathy.

Sources

1. ↑ Curtis Bynum, Marriage Bonds of Tryon and Lincoln Counties, North Carolina [1769-1867] (1924; reprints, Greenville, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1982, 1991), 123.

• Shuford, Julius. A Historical Sketch of the Shuford Family. Hickory: A.L. Crouse & Sons, Printers, 1902. Print.
• Warlick, Alfred Caldwell, Sr. Daniel Warlick of Lincoln County, North Carolina and His Descendants: A Genealogy of the Warlick Family from Palatinate, Germany, 1729-1993. Gastonia, N.C., 1960. 5. Print.

See also:

• A Historical Sketch of the Shuford Family by Rev. Julius H. Shuford (Hickory, NC: A.L. Crouse & Son, Printers, 1902). Pages 3-6.
• Warlick, Alfred Caldwell Daniel Warlick of Lincoln County North Carolina and His Descendants, A Genealogy of the Warlick Family from Palatinate, Germany, 1729-1960
• German Speaking People West of the Catawba River in North Carolina1750-1800 by Lorena Shell Eaker.
• A CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE EARLY SETTLERS OF CATAWBA COUNTY Prepared by Colonel George M. Yoder
• The Shuford Family Cemetery, A Preservation Challenge
• Heritage of Lincoln County, by the Lincoln County Heritage Book Committee, 1997.