>Hi, all. > >It seems that the central question concerning John Martin is whether he >might have been kin to Davis' wife and therefore the Martin name was given >to Davis' son. I'll express a few thoughts that have undoubtedly occurred to >Doc to see what reaction there might be from the other members. > >A sticking point would appear to be that Mr. Martin did not come to Pamunkey >Neck until after Martin D. was a grown man. The obvious conclusion is that >Davis would not have been likely to travel any great distance to meet and >woo his future wife. But if he indeed married a Martin girl then if the >Martins were better situated financially than Davis was it would not be >beyond the realm of possibility for the Martins to have occasionally visited >the Neck either on business or to see relatives. This is quite a postulate >to put forward but it does allow this: Given that Davis was of reduced >circumstances, then his wife may have anticipated birthing difficulties by >removing herself to her parents' home and giving birth there. A subsequent >christening would have normally occurred in the home parish. > >These ruminations are another way of saying that I would neither accept nor >dismiss a connection to John Martin based on available evidence. Alas, more >work needs to be done. > >Tom Duda