James Martin and Elizabeth Rebecca Letsinger
Husband James MARTIN 1
Born: 1795 - Knox Co, Tennessee 2 Died: 7 Mar 1842 - Roane Co, Tennessee 2 Buried: 10 Mar 1842 - Roane Co, Tennessee
Father: George MARTIN (Abt 1770- ) 3 Mother: Pheby ??? (Abt 1770- ) 3
Marriage: 24 Sep 1818 - Knox Co, Tennessee 2
Events in his life were:
• Census, Roane Co, Tennessee, 1840
• Will, Roane Co, Tennessee, 4 Mar 1844
Wife Elizabeth Rebecca LETSINGER 1
AKA: Becka Born: 26 Feb 1796 - Bedford Co, Virginia 2 Died: 10 Aug 1859 - Dent Co, Missouri 2 Buried: 12 Aug 1859 - Tune Cemetery, Dent Co, Missouri 3
Father: Philip LETSINGER (Abt 1769-1839) 4 Mother: Nancy Ann PETTIT (Abt 1772-Abt 1834) 2 4
Events in her life were:
• Residence, Dent Co, Missouri, Abt 1851
Children
1 M Philip MARTIN 5
Born: 1821 - Roane Co, Tennessee 1 Died: 18 Jun 1881 - Jerico Springs, Cedar Co, Missouri 1 6 Buried: Jun 1881 - Greenfield Cemetery, Jerico Springs, Missouri 6Spouse: Clarissa ACORD (1822-1885) 7 Marr: 26 Aug 1841 - Roane Co, Tennessee 1
2 M George MARTIN 5
Born: 1819 2 Died: Deceased Buried:
3 M John MARTIN 5
Born: 1823 2 Died: Deceased Buried:
4 M Lewis Joseph MARTIN 5
Born: 30 Apr 1825 - Tennessee 2 8 Died: After 1870 Buried:Spouse: Amanda Caroline MARTIN (1833-After 1870) 3 Marr: 30 Aug 1855 - Dent Co, Missouri 9
5 F Nancy Jane MARTIN 5
Born: 1828 2 Died: After 1880 Buried:Spouse: Henry E BORUM (1810-After 1880) 10 Marr: 26 Dec 1858 - Roane Co, Tennessee
6 F Susan Catherine MARTIN 5
Born: 1830 - Roane Co, Tennessee 2 Died: Deceased Buried:
7 M Robert Nelson MARTIN 5
Born: 16 Feb 1831 2 Died: Deceased - Greene Co, Indiana 3 Buried: - Greene Co, IndianaSpouse: Patsy James DURRETT (Abt 1835- ) 3
8 M William Columbus MARTIN 5
Born: 7 Mar 1835 - Kingston, Roane Co, Tennessee 11 Died: Deceased Buried:
9 F Sarah Caroline MARTIN 5
Born: 1838 2 Died: Deceased Buried:
General Notes (Husband)
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Roane Co Wills & Settlements, vol D
James Martin March Term 1844 (p 107)
I James Martin of the county of Roan and state of Tennessee being in my right mind and memory do make and constitute this my last will and Testament To wit in the first place it is my will that my debts be paid & that my wife and small children use the ballance of my property & land for their support so long as she may remain a widow with the exception of two colts it is my will that John Martin my son have my two year old Mare colt and that [my] son Lewis Martin have my suck[l]ling colt and that
(p 108)
the children as they come of age to have & equal portion of the property agreeable to what I have left John & Lewis should my wife marry again her right to my land and property shall then cease and she shall have no right to anything but her bed and clothes I will that my son George Martin have the use of the land that he now has in corn & small grain free of rent so long as he will keep the farm in good repair with the exception of Eight acres of fresh land which he is to pay rent for what he land may clear he is to have free of rent three years should he leave the place his benifts on said place will then end at the death of my wife or so soon as she may marry It is my will that my land and property be equally divided among my children to wit George Martin, Philip Martin, John Martin, Lewis Martin, Nancy Jane Martin, Susan Catherine Martin, Robert N Martin, William C Martin, Sarah C Martin in confirmation of which I have hereunto set my hand this 1st day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty two signed sealed in presence of us James Martin [written seal]
Enoch Underwood
Rial Blevins[with mark]
State of Tennessee County Court
Roane County March Term 1844
Then was the foregoing last will and Testament of James Martin Deceased produced in open court and by the Oath of Rial Blevins one of the subscribing witnesses according to law and also by the oath of Noah Fisher who deposed and said that he wrote said will and saw the testator sign seal and execute the same upon the day it bears date and that he believed the said testator to be of sound and disposing mind and memory when he executed the same and that he also saw Blevins and Enoch Underwood sign said
(p 109)
will as testing witnesses at the same time and that he is informed and believes that said Underwood lives beyond the limits of the state of Tennessee and the court being satisfied from the proof that said paper writing is the last will and Testament of James Martin Deceased ordered that the same be certified and recorded
Witness my hand at office in Kingston the 1st Monday of March being the 4th day of said month in the year of our Lord 1844
Austin S Greene
Clk
1850 Roane Co, TN Census
MARTIN, Amanda J., under Family # 1590
MARTIN, Anny, under Family # 1004
MARTIN, Caroline, under Family # 1673
MARTIN, Christian G., Family # 1814
MARTIN, Cyrus, Family # 190
MARTIN, Edward W., Family # 1415
MARTIN, Elenor C., Family # 471
MARTIN, Elisha, Family # 1618
MARTIN, Elisha, Family # 1663
MARTIN, Elizabeth J., under Family # 1590
MARTIN, George, under Family # 1725
MARTIN, Henry, Family # 1756
MARTIN, James R., Family # 1815
MARTIN, James, Family # 189
MARTIN, James, under Family # 1137
MARTIN, James, under Family # 1656
MARTIN, Margaret, Family # 201
MARTIN, Matilda, Family # 1743
MARTIN, Polly, under Family # 1670
MARTIN, Rebecca, Family # 991
MARTIN, Sarah Family # 11
MARTIN, Wiley, under Family # 1670
MARTIN, William P., Family # 256
MARTIN, William, Family # 1341
MARTIN, William, Family # 1619
MARTIN, William, under Family # 1670
1 Kraus, Larry.
2 Shinpaugh, John.
3 Phillips, Audrey (Genforum post).
4 Brown, Donna (http://www.donnasfamily.com/).
5 Will, James Martin.
6 Cemetery, Greenfield, Cedar Co, MO (http://home.att.net/~amickey/greenfie.htm).
7 Armstrong, Harold P. Jr.
8 1870 Dent Co, Mo Census (http://files.usgwarchives.net/mo/dent/census/1870/), 577a.
9 Dent Co, Missouri Marriage Book, Book A.
10 Pace, Betty A.
11 Adams, Thomas D.
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