Martin V
Fesmire
Born in Chatham Co., North Carolina
Ancestors 
Son of John Fesmire
and Martha (Brewer) Fesmire
Brother of
T Lydia (Fesmire) Story and Balaam Fesmire
Husband of
Catherine (Bray) Fesmire
— married
1820 in Chatham Co., North Carolina
Husband of
Phebe Ann (Franklin) Fesmire
— married
about 1853 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Thomas Elijah Fesmire Sr., John Alston Fesmire, Winnie Caroline (Fesmire) Wilson, Mathias Simeon Fesmire, Susannah (Fesmire) Teague, James Roberts Fesmire, Lydia C (Fesmire) Bray, Elizabeth (Fesmire) Stewart, Mary Jane Fesmire and Martha Ellen Fesmire
Died
at about age 83
in Henderson Co., Tennessee
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Jul 2017
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Biography
Martin Fesmire was born about 1797 in Chatham Co., North Carolina and died about 1880 in Henderson Co., Tennessee. He married Catherine Bray and moved to Henderson Co., Tennessee in 1829. Catherine died before 1845 when Martin and her siblings were involved in a lawsuit over her father's estate back in North Carolina. Martin and Catherine had eight children:
- Thomas Elijah Fesmire
- John Alston Fesmire
- Winnie Caroline Fesmire
- Mathias Simeon "Si" Fesmire
- Susannah Fesmire
- John Roberts Fesmire
- Lydia Sophia Fesmire
- Elizabeth "Lizzie" Fesmire
About 1853 Martin married Mrs. Pheby Ann (Franklin) Burkett, and they had two daughters:
- Mary Jane Fesmire
- Martha Ellen Fesmire
Martin Fesmire is buried in an unmarked grave at Antioch Cemetery, Henderson Co., Tennessee.[1]
ANTIOCH COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL
The first settler of Antioch Community was Martin Fesmire. His home was on the present W. R. Wright farm. The oldest house now standing is owned by Mr. Riley Owens and occupied by Mr. Feak Thompson.[2]
Sources
- ↑ [1] Findagrave : Martin Fesmire
- ↑ [2] History: Henderson County Schools 1940-41, compiled by Louise Oakley in TNYesterday.com
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martin V by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martin V by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Arthur Fesmire
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup R-FT273837, FTDNA kit #951640
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~3.12%
Alice Ann Fesmire :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A375139 [compare], Ancestry member aliceannaa1
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~3.12%
Arthur Fesmire :
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~1.56%
Adrienne Fesmire :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Renee (Hutson) Petty :
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