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Alexandra (Martin) Smith (1774 - bef. 1870)

Alexandra (Alley) Smith formerly Martin
Born in Henry, Colony of Virginiamap
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Wife of — married 12 Mar 1812 in Wilson, Tennessee, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died before before age 95 in St. Clair, Franklin, Missouri, United Statesmap
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Biography

Alley Martin was born about 1785 in Virginia, and was married to George L Smith on Mar 21, 1812 in Wilson, Tennessee. Wilson, Tennessee was made from Smith, Tennessee, and was still early in it's statehood. Her spouse died in 1835, and so even though she is probably reflected as the 1 female 26-44 in the 1820 census taken for George L Martin in Wilson, Tennessee, it is only because he dies is how we are able to glean additional information as to who Alley was because she begin to be listed as the head of household beginning in early tax records for her.

She also appears in a curious court case in which Joseph Martin successfully appealed, identifying her as Ally Martin, not Smith, but said it about Feb 8 1812 in which if he correctly identified the date in which Ally Martin filed a case, then it was only a month until she wed George Smith. He identifies her, Joseph Stacey (who is the same man who likely also appears on her marriage bond) and James Wood as "heirs" to John Martin, and a certain Nancy Martin the mother of the heirs of said John Martin, deceased. This is kind of confusing language, but taking it one person at a time, we can see that Ally Martin is intimately connected with a John and Nancy who were married, and also connected with James Wood and Joseph Stacey. We know that James Wood appears to have married Sarah Martin, but it is less clear how Joseph Stacey fits in to this family. If we assume that this is Lindsay Martin's wife's father, then it still is confusing as to how he can be the heir apparent. More research needed.

Research Notes

Wrongly identified in trees as the daughter of Brigadier General Joseph Martin. This is likely due to a court case between a Joseph Martin asserting that the heirs of John Martin- James Wood, Joseph Stacy, and Alley Martin that he is not indebted to them and their claims are fradulent. This is very interesting and needs to be further researched as there was only a handful of Joseph Martin men on the frontier in 1812, but it is safe to assume that this cannot be the same Brigadier Gen. Joseph Martin who was deceased by 1808, was not the Joseph Martin who was appealling the Wilson, TN court's decision in 1812. Another easy assumption that this Martin family was connected to the Gen. Joseph Martin is that son William Lucas Martin was in nearby Smith County, as was daughter Susannah Burrus, in Dixon Springs, Smith County, and it is known that Joseph Martin himself was granted hundreds of thousands of acres to settle the western NC lands which became Tennessee, so it is easy to make that leap to "all Martin families in early Tennessee were descended or somehow connected to Joseph Martin"; but we can see that this particular person is probably not, at least as far as her father is concerned, which more likely was John Martin.

Census records list her as Ally or Alley; "Alexandra" or "Alice" was probably not her name.

According to census records, Alexandra "Ally" Martin was born about 1785 in Virginia. She was named in the deed where John Martin signed his land and slaves over to a number of his children - see Martin-26416. Ally was named in a lawsuit in Wilson County, TN in February of 1812 - Joseph Martin vs James Woods, Joseph Stacy, & Ally Martin[1], heirs of John Martin dec'd and Nancy his wife.

  • 1812 February 26- State of TN, Wilson County[1] – “the Petition of Joseph Martin, humbly complaining represents to your worshps that on or about the 8th day of February 1812, James Wood, Joseph Stacey & Alley Martin heirs of John Martin, recovered a judgement against your petitioner before John Doak, eqr for seventy dollars & costs, on an account produced by them against your petitioner for seventy dollars paid him, by a certain Nancy Martin,the mother of the heirs of said John Martin, deceased. Your petitioner positively states to your worships that he is not injustice indebted to the said James Wood, Joseph Stacey, & Ally Martin, one cent on a fair settlement, which he will be enabled to make appear on a trial in court & that their claim set up against him is founded in fraud & injustice.” Signed Joseph Martin. Appeal was granted. David Fields was issued a summons to testify but there is no further information. Signed Joseph Martin.

Ally married George Smith[2] in 1812 in Wilson County, TN. Joseph Stacy was listed as the bondsman.

George may have died before 1840, as Ally would appear to be the female aged 50-60 living in the household of her son Thomas Gans Smith in Benton County, MO [3]. She lived with Thomas in 1850. The census taken wrote that she was a male[4]. In 1860 they had moved to St Clair County and Alla Smith age 75 born in Virginia was again the household of her son Thomas[5]. This time she was correctly identified as a femal. She must have died before 1870, as she disappeared from the census records.

Ally and George had children Thomas Gans, Dolly JG, Lucy Allen, and Nancy Jasper.

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 Wilson County, TN County Court loose records, 1799-1900 box 2 folder 7 (cont.)-19 -- box 3 folder 1-8 iamge 1592 - 2595 and image 2654. https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1015746?availability=Family%20History%20Library
  2. Marriage: "Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002"
    Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1169 #7256411 (accessed 28 April 2022)
    . Ally Martin marriage to George Smith on 21 Mar 1812 in Wilson, Tennessee, USA.
  3. 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1840; Census Place: Alexander, Benton, Missouri; Roll: 220; Page: 60; Family History Library Film: 0014855
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #2251540 (accessed 28 April 2022)
    Thos Smith.
  4. 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1850; Census Place: Fristoe, Benton, Missouri; Roll: 392; Page: 284b
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #3635151 (accessed 28 April 2022)
    Allexander Smith (64) in Fristoe, Benton, Missouri, USA. Born in Virginia.
  5. 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1860; Census Place: Jackson, St. Clair, Missouri; Roll: M653_644; Page: 921; Family History Library Film: 803644
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #40686611 (accessed 28 April 2022)
    Thomas G Smith (43), Farmer, in Jackson, St. Clair, Missouri. Born in Tennessee.

Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002 iTennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002/i. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.

1820 U S Census; Census Place: Wilson, Tennessee; Page: 390; NARA Roll: M33_122; Image: 352


This person was created on 22 September 2010 through the import of emahiser_litton_martin_jones_f_2010-06-21_02.ged.

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 Wilson County, TN County Court loose records, 1799-1900 box 2 folder 7 (cont.)-19 -- box 3 folder 1-8 iamge 1592 - 2595 and image 2654. https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1015746?availability=Family%20History%20Library
  2. Marriage: "Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002"
    Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1169 #7256411 (accessed 28 April 2022)
    . Ally Martin marriage to George Smith on 21 Mar 1812 in Wilson, Tennessee, USA.
  3. 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1840; Census Place: Alexander, Benton, Missouri; Roll: 220; Page: 60; Family History Library Film: 0014855
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #2251540 (accessed 28 April 2022)
    Thos Smith.
  4. 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1850; Census Place: Fristoe, Benton, Missouri; Roll: 392; Page: 284b
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #3635151 (accessed 28 April 2022)
    Allexander Smith (64) in Fristoe, Benton, Missouri, USA. Born in Virginia.
  5. 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1860; Census Place: Jackson, St. Clair, Missouri; Roll: M653_644; Page: 921; Family History Library Film: 803644
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #40686611 (accessed 28 April 2022)
    Thomas G Smith (43), Farmer, in Jackson, St. Clair, Missouri. Born in Tennessee.
  • Source: S-1429253115 Repository: #R-1580910961 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=35494779&pid=120
  • Repository: R-1580910961 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Tommy Smith for creating WikiTree profile Martin-12225 through the import of Cuthbert Smith - Brunswick Fam.ged on Apr 3, 2013.





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Martin-12225 and Martin-1417 appear to represent the same person because: All the data was gleaned from records available Alexandra Alley Martin married George Smith and removes to Missouri and is found in her son's household
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Martin-25764 and Martin-12225 appear to represent the same person because: they have the same husband. Please merge Martin-25764 into Martin-12225. Thank you!
posted on Martin-12225 (merged) by Kitty (Cooper) Smith

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