Martha (Wall) Lytle (abt. 1808)

Ancestors

Biography

Martha "Ruthy" Wall was born about1808 in Rockingham County, North Carolina. She is the daughter of John Wall and Rebecca Lowe. She is called Ruth in most records.

Many online trees show her birthdate as 1818, or "before 1818", which is the death date shown for her mother. Her marriage to Robert Lytle was in 1827, so she was almost certainly born earlier than 1818, probably about 1808, shortly after the marriage of John and Rebecca in 1807.

She and her husband Robert Lytle are mentioned in the Will of John Wall of 21 Jan 1842 and also several times in the Estate settlement, as late as 1852 when there was a dispute with the Administrator, Laban Wright, over proceeds from the sale of slaves.

Mrs. Ella Lytle Cooper (DAR 147326) entered the Daughters of the American Revolution as a descendant of Thomas Lowe through Robert Lytle and Ruth Wall. (See notes).

Notes

Index to Marriage Bonds - Rockingham Co., North Carolina^[1]

Name: Ruth Wall

Gender: Female

Spouse: Robert Lytlee

Spouse Gender: Male

Bond Date: 15 Jul 1827

Bond #: 000120654

Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868

ImageNum: 008292

County: Rockingham

Record #: 01 157

Bondsman: William King, J

Witness: Tho L Sharp

John Wall Last Will & Testament - 21 Jan 1842^[2]

Item 8th It is my will & desire that all my Daughters (viz) Rutha Lytle wife of Robert Lytle Hariett Peay wife of George Peay Elizabeth, Rebecca, Lucinda, Mary and Catherine Wall, shall inherit together with my sons Clabourn Pinckney Joseph & James Wall an equal portion of all my personal estate when the Said Catherine shall arrive at the age of twenty one years and also an equal share of the personal property that I have bequeathed to my wife the said Catherine or what she may possess at the time of her death all of which I give and bequeath to the said daughters to them and their bodily heirs forever.

John Wall Estate Settlement^[3]

Recorded in the Fall term of 1852 is a petition of Robert Lytle & Ruth his wife, Claiborn D. Wall, Gilbert A. Lowe & Rebecca his wife, Lucinda R. Wall, William P. Wall, Joseph M. Wall, Mary E. Wall, Davis Brown and Mary his wife, Gilliam Malloy and Ruth his wife; and of James T. Wall & Martha Catherine Wall, infants under 21 by their guardian William P. Wall and of John Peay, Ellen Peay, James W. Peay, Claiborn T. Peay and Martha M. Peay, also infants under 21 by their next friend Gilbert A. Lowe against Laban P. Wright and Elizabeth his wife.

The said testator (John Wall) left next of kin to wit: Ruth the wife of Robert Lytle, Claiborn D. Wall, Rebecca, wife of Gilbert A. Lowe, Lucinda R. Wall, William P. Wall, Joseph M. Wall, Mary E. Wall, James T. Wall, Catherine M. Wall and Harriett Peay. The said Harriett Peay died leaving the following children and next of kin; Mary Brown intermarried with your petitioner David Brown, Ruth intermarried with your petitioner Gilliam Malloy & your petitioners John, Ellen, James, Claiborne T. & Martha M. Peay.

Daughters of the American Revolution #147326^[4]

MRS. ELLA LYTLE COOPER 147326

Born in Macon County, Ga.

Wife of Joseph Jackson Cooper,

Descendant of Sergt. Thomas Lowe, as follows:

1. Thomas Thornton Lytle (1836-85) m. 1867 Margaret Thomas Smith (b. 1850)

2. Robert Young Lytle (b. 1808) m. Ruth M. Wall.

3. John Wall m. Rebecca Lowe

4. Thomas Lowe m. 1783 Mary Holman (1761-1839).

• From Will of John Wall Sr, written 21 Jan 1842

Family diary and Notes

"John Wall, born 18 May 1778, died 26 July 1842, son of John Wall and Lucinda Williams.

Buried in a field in the community of Bakers Crossroad on Great Rock House Creek.

John Wall married Rebecca Lowe 14 Dec 1807 Rockingham Co, NC Rebecca Lowe was daughter of Thomas Lowe and Mary Holman

John Wall married Catherine Wade 5 May 1821 Rockingham Co NC.

Some of the children in his will are those of Catherine Wade, some were born to Rebecca Lowe

Ruthy Wall (m Robert Lytle) is dauther of Rebecca Lowe

JOhn Wall Jr is son of Rebecca Lowe Harriet Wall b 1820 daughter of Rebecca Lowe

Children of Catherine: Elizabeth, 1822 Claiborn, 1824 Rebecca 1825 Lucind 1829 Wm Pinckney, 1830

Sources

1. ↑ An Index to Marriage Bonds Filed in the North Carolina State Archives. Raleigh, NC, USA: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977. Published on Ancestry.com
2. ↑ NC State Archives, Jones St., Raleigh, North Carolina: Rockingham Co., NC Will Bk. B, Pg. 269: Available at Ancestry.com[1]
3. ↑ NC State Archives, Jones St., Raleigh, NC: Rockingham County; Boxed Estate Records - Wall, John
4. ↑ North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000: Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book: Volume 148: 1919 [2]