Martha (Baird) Bartmess (1769 - 1853)

Born 1769 in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky

Ancestors

Wife of William Adams I — married 12 Apr 1791 in Bardstown, Nelson, Virginia, United States

Wife of Johannes Bartmess — married 20 Mar 1800 in Hardin, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 1853 at about age 84 in Crawford, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Martha was born in 1769. She died in 1853 at the age of 83 - 84.

Parents: James Baird 1748 - 1804 and Mary (Potter) Baird 1750 - 1804.

Martha was married two times.

Spouse #1: 1st Lieut. William Adams I 1748 - 1800. They were married 4/12/1791 in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky. Per Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797 - 1954. He served in the American Revolution as a 1st Lieutenant in the 20th Regiment.

Children with William:

1. James Baird Adams 1792 - 1877

• Married Elizabeth Gray
• Findagrave #82409281

2. Capt. Elijah S. "Eli" Adams 1793 - 1857

• Married Elizabeth Shaw 1802 - 1894
• Findagrave #37163306

3. William C. Adams II abt. 1795 - 1857

• Married Patsy Shaw -

Spouse #2: Johannes "John" Bartmess 1760 - 1840. They were married 3/20/1800 in Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky. He was first married to Elizabeth Unk. & they had 1 child.

Children with John:

1. John Bartmess 1801 - 1840

• Findagrave #166480229

2. Peter Bartmess 1804 - 1857

• Married Sarah Coles (Langdon) 1820 - 1853
• Married Mary Jane Baird 1813 - 1840
• Findagrave #40047661

3. Mary Bartmess 1806 - 1836

4. Martha Bartmess 1810 - 1850

• Married Archibald Baird 1797 - 1847
• Married William Kyle 1804 - 1895
• Findagrave #94270192

5. Mary Jane Bartmess 1813 - 1854

• Married Daniel McClure abt. 1799 - 1851
• Findagrave #94270294

Research Notes

?Is this her 1st husband, William Adams: "William Adams, who had been an Ensign in the 6th Connecticut Regiment during 1775, was appointed a First Lieutenant in the 20th Continental Regiment on 1/1/1776. He became Paymaster of the 4th Connecticut Regiment on 1/1/1777 and received commissions as a Second Lieutenant in July, 1777 and a First Lieutenant in May, 1779." https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-06-02-0195 I cannot find a burial place or Findagrave page for William Adams.

Her 2nd husband, John Bartmess is said to be buried at the Greenhill Cemetery in Crawford County, Illinois. "John's original headstone was repaired and relocated to Greenhill Cemetery by a loyal family member, C E Adams. This was done to prevent it from being lost forever as it was found leaning up against a barn very near the believed location of the orginal grave. Greenhill Cemetery is less than a half mile (Northeast) from the first grave and located on the same farm. The original inscription can still be read: Loving Hands - In memory of JOHN BARTMESS who departed this life OCT. 22 A.D. 1840 in the 80th year of his life." https://www.myarnolds.com/individual.php?pid=I54974&ged=Arnold.ged I cannot find a burial page for John Bartmess at Greenhill Cemetery.

Bartmess Cemetery in Crawford County, Illinois. Findagrave Cemetery ID #104648. 11 graves recorded. In a wooded area. A lot of the stones are broken & leaning on trees. Not in good shape.

Sources

• Martha is buried at Upper Indiana Cemetery in Bruceville, Knox County, Indiana, USA. Her page lists and has links to 5 children. I added the children I found to her page. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94269753/martha-bartmess#add-to-vc

• Martha (Baird) Adams, Bartmess: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/M5BF-GBN

• Baird and Beard families: A Genealogical, Biographical, and Historical Collection of data. They are listed under Group 11 - Thomas: https://archive.org/stream/bairdbeardfamili1918catc/bairdbeardfamili1918catc_djvu.txt

• From the Hunsrueck to the Appalachians: The Barthmes Migration from Germany to Pennsylvania. Compiled by Jerry Bartmess. Revised 1986. The Barthmes Family. 43 pages. Includes a report prepared by John D. Kilbourne listing 68 evidences of the Bartmess families of York County, Pennsylvania, before the year 1850 and copies of public documents.
• "Johannes Bartmans / Barthman / Bartmes (1619 - 1698) of Hochscheid, Germany, was the father of at least two sons, born in 1653 and 1683. Among their descendants to immigrate to America were: Johann Philip Barthmes (1721 - 1805), who was born at Wahlenau, Germany, took the oath of government at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1743 and died in Washington County, Maryland. His children were born 1769 - 1783 in York County, Pennsylvania -- Johan Adam Barthmes (b. 1725), who was baptized at Wahlenau, Germany, took the oath of government at Philadelphia in 1751, and married at Philadelphia in 1752. His children were born, 1753 - 1765 in York County, Pennsylvania -- Johann Peter Barthmes (b. 1740), who was born at Wahlenau, Germany. His name is found on a 1784 petition to the Virginia General Assembly requesting a division of Jefferson County, Kentucky.": https://www.worldcat.org/title/from-the-hunsbueck-to-the-appalachians-the-barthmes-migration-from-germany-to-pennsylvania/oclc/866639077&referer=brief_results