Well this certainly doesn't add up: 1) there has been absolutely nothing that states that Abraham's (b. 1761) wife's maiden name was Martin. 2) The church register lists John Martin and Elizabeth Donnom as having one daughter named Sarah. 3) John Martin and Elizabeth Donnom weren't married until 1760 and couldn't be the parents of our James (b. 1756). -----Original Message----- From: Gerald Gieger <giegerg@hotmail.com> To: GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com <GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, January 15, 1999 9:30 PM Subject: Re: [GEIGER-L] James, John Martins >Okay boys and girls, let's sort this out: > >The wife of Abraham(b1761) was Mercy Martin >The wife of Felix(b1763) was Mary Martin > >They were the daughters of John Martin (b circa 1738-Ulrich's age) >and Elizabeth Donnom. >They had a brother, James Martin (b1756) He married a Mary (?)b1766 >This James and Mary Martin were the parents of Tobitha(b1793), Sabra who >married a Welch, and Emanuel Henry Martin? > >Getting blured. More tomorrow. Depending on the weather. > > >>From: "Beverly&Brynne" <bbb@pdq.net> >>Subject: Re: [GEIGER-L] James, John Martins >>Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 20:02:47 -0600 >>To: GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com >>Reply-To: GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com >> >>You know, I think we're getting the Martins families confused here. I >refer >>to the James Martin (b. 1756) that was the father of Tobitha (b. 1793 >GA) >>who married Jesse Geiger. I know that Felix Geiger (b. 1763) married >Mary >>Martin and I presume that's who y'all are discussing. >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Richard Bullock <reb1@home.com> >>To: GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com <GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com> >>Date: Friday, January 15, 1999 4:43 PM >>Subject: [GEIGER-L] James, John Martins >> >> >>>Joan; >>> From my Martin book by Elam Martin , Dayton Beach. >>> James Martin(thought to be ggrandfather of Enanuel) of Bartholomew's >>>Parish in Colleton county, S.C. died about 1746(will of James Martin >>>1746). His wife's name was Sara____(misc. papers from Talfair >>>Collection, family, Gibbons and Martin).The children of James Martin >and >>>is wife Sarah. >>>1. Sarah Martin , named in Barak Martin's will of 1748(will of Barak >>>Martin, records of wills, S.C. vol 7,1752-1756--will of Barak Martin >>>9/16/1748) >>>2. Barak Martin bequeathed his brothers John and Ezra "two tracts of >>>land in Pon Pon and my part of one of Saltcatches all given me by my >>>father Mr. James Martin lately deceased...lands to be equally divided >>>when said John and Ezra shall arrive at age 21 >>>3. Hannan Martin married Joseph Gibbons >>>4.Ezra Martin(not 21 in 1746) >>> Ezra is nams in his father's will and named in the will of brother >>>Barak >>>5.John Martin (alleged father of Emanuel) was born 6/11/1738 and died >>>about 1800. On 12/6/1760 he married Elizabeth M. Donnom, daughter of >>>James and Mary Donnon >>> (marriage notices....The S.C. Gazette, 1732-1801 by Salley, page >122) >>>Children of John Martin and his wife Elizabeth: >>> a. John James Martin , born Aug. 4.1763 died 1766 (register; Midway >>>Congregational Church 1754-1788 volume 1, Ga) >>> b. Barak Gibbons Martin, born 3/24/1765 (same register as above) >>> c. Sarah Hannah Martin, baptized 1//4/67, died 1767 >>> d. James Donnom Martin, born 6.28/1769(record of wills vol 6 1747 >>>Charleston >>> >>> >>> Rick Bullock >>> >>> >>>==== GEIGER Mailing List ==== >>>Looking for information on the Valentine Geiger family? Try: >>http://members.aol.com/PeggyLoos/Geiger1.htm >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >>==== GEIGER Mailing List ==== >>To subscribe or unsubscribe send your message to: >GEIGER-L-request@rootsweb.com or GEIGER-D-request@rootsweb.com (L for >mail mode and D for digest) >>See our Webpage for details: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~geiger/ >> >> > > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > >==== GEIGER Mailing List ==== >Looking for information on the Christian Geiger family? Try: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/k/y/g/Russell-A-Kyger/ and http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ridge/3251/ > >