This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Martin, Sutton, Hay, Carroll Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4R.2ADE/937 Message Board Post: I am trying to connect some Martin families. (1)Zachariah Martin served in the War of 1812 in Capt. Hawthorne's Co., LA Militia. He married Rebecca Hay in St. Landry Parish, LA, on Sept. 27, 1815. He died in Refugio Co., TX in 1844. Children: Amos, Henry, Olin, Peggy, Sally, and Mary. In 1830, a (2) Zachariah Martin, age 20-30, was living in St. Landry Parish, LA. In 1840, a (3) Zachariah Martin, age 20-30, was living in Ouachita (pronounced Wash-uh-taw) Parish, LA. Also in Ouachita Parish were Seneca Martin age 20-30 and James Martin age 30-40. Are these 3 Zachariah Martins related? My Martin ancestor was Susannah Martin (1802-1842) who married John Carroll, a War of 1812 veteran. They lived in Jackson Parish, LA, and are buried there. Susannah Martin Carroll named her first son Zachariah. Susannah's daughter Mary Carroll Sutton named a son Senica M. Sutton (could the M. stand for Martin, after the Senica Martin in Ouachita Parish)? I noticed that the Carrolls and Martins in Ouachita Parish all lived near each other. This is probably too many questions for one query!