Sorry that I did not make myself clear...our last name is Moses....not Martin. He has tested--but for his Moses surname. I wish that I could find a participant who has a well documented trail to this John Martin. I would love to sponsor a participant. marsha moses Kenneth Martin wrote: >Marsha, >Has your husband been tested in the DNA project? If so, what group is >he in? If not, is he ever planning on being tested? >Ken Martin >Temple City, CA > > >On Jun 23, 2007, at 6:52 PM, marsha moses wrote: > > > >>My husband descends from John Martin who was born in Bedford County, Va >>circa 1799. He married Catherine Williams 30 Jan 1817 in Bedford >>County. >>Here is what my data base says about this couple: >> >> >> >>>James Williams is listed as surety on the marriage bonds according to >>>Hinshaw’s Volume VI . Baley Martin and Elizabeth Williams have >>>marriage bonds 1824, 9, 1. John Martin is surety and consent is given >>>by James Williams . Marriage takes place Sept 5. 1824 by John Ayers. >>> >>>Here are the children born to this couple according to Ancestry.com >>>Jan2001: >>> >>>Thomas M Martin >>>Sarah Martin >>>Mary Martin >>>Ardenia Martin >>>Elijah Martin >>>William Martin >>>James Martin >>>Jane Martin >>>Catherine Martin >>>Elizabeth Martin >>>Nancy A Martin >>>Andrew Jackson Martin >>> >>> >>In 1838 John Martin purchased land in Montgomery County, Virginia and >>moved his family to an area called McDonald's Mill. >> >>My data base gives as siblings for John Martin: >> >> >> >>>The parents of John R Martin are unknown. However, their children are >>>identified as family members via marriage and other >>>records. The children were: >>>Stith (1790 VA-) m Susanna Hackworth >>>Leander >>>Betsy m Valentine Barton >>>John R (1799 VA-) m Catherine Williams >>>Bailey (1804 Bedford Co VA-) m Elizabeth Williams >>>Lunez (1808 VA-) m Lawson Blankenship >>> >>> >>Do you have any reason to believe that your Moses Martin was related to >>this family? Marsha in WV >> >> >>D Michael Johnson wrote: >> >> >> >>>.... >>> >>>And yes, we are connected: >>> >>>Descendant of Moses Martin III >>> >>>1 Moses Martin III b: 12 Jan 1755 in Bedford County, Virginia d: 29 >>>Aug 1837 >>>in Wayne County, Kentucky >>>.. +Anna Heath b: 13 Jul 1755 in Albemarle Parish, Surry County, >>>Virginia m: >>>Jun 1777 in Surry County, North Carolina d: 1840 in Wayne County, >>>Kentucky >>>..... 2 Mary "Polly" Martin b: 18 Oct 1796 in Knox County, Tennessee >>>d: Aft. >>>1880 in Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana >>>......... +John Barnett b: Abt. 1794 in Virginia m: 24 Jan 1825 in >>>Pulaski >>>County, Kentucky d: Sep 1849 in Pulaski County, Kentucky >>>............ 3 Francis Jackson Barnett b: Abt. 1829 in Pulaski County, >>>Kentucky d: Aft. 1880 >>>................ +Catherine Taylor b: 1837 in North Carolina d: Bef. >>>1872 >>>................... 4 Angeline Barnett b: 1867 in Pine Knot, Pulaski >>>(McCreary) County, Kentucky d: Abt. 1950 in Indianapolis, Marion >>>County, >>>Indiana >>>....................... +Hiram King Martin b: 1870 in Pulaski County, >>>Kentucky m: 31 May 1888 in Pulaski County, Kentucky d: Bef. 1910 in >>>Kentucky >>>.(my grandmother) 5 Lola Mae Martin b: 09 Jul 1902 in Flat Rock, >>>Greenwood, >>>Pulaski (McCreary) County, Kentucky d: 24 Feb 1988 in Indianapolis, >>>Marion >>>County, Indiana >>>..... >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>MARTIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARTIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >