Hetty (Cary) Martin (1836 - 1892)

Born 15 May 1836 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Pegram — married 19 Jan 1865 (to 6 Feb 1865) in Richmond, Virginia

Died 27 Sep 1892 at age 56 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Biography

Hetty Cary was the wife of Confederate Brigadier General John Pegram and, later, of pioneer physiologist Henry Newell Martin. She is best remembered for making the first three battle flags of the Confederacy (along with her sister and cousin). Hetty was related to two of Virginia's most influential families, the Jeffersons (through her mother's family) and the Randolphs (through her paternal grandmother, Virginia Randolph Cary).^[1]

Daughter of Wilson Miles Cary and Jane Margaret Carr. ^[2]Wife of John Pegram. Hetty passed away in 1892. Final resting place in Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Owings Mills, Maryland.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Hetty Cary, Wikipedia.org, accessed February 8, 2020.
2. ↑ "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYPS-416Z : 12 February 2020), Hetty C. Cary, 1839.
3. ↑ Hetty Cary Martin, Find A Grave: Memorial #20112939, accessed February 8, 2020.