It must have been in the early 1800's. The following is a quote from the "History of Vanderburgh County" "It is impossible to name the pioneers in the priority of their coming. Among the earliest were James Martin and his two sons, Thomas and Charles, who came from South Carolina in a very early day, and afterward became well-known in all parts of the County. The elder Martin was a Regular Baptist preacher of the early backwoods style, uneducated; and yet with homely illustrations and powerful speech, backed by an upright life which all men admired, he was a power for good among the pioneers. Charles Martin was a progressive man, and a good farmer for those days. He was one of the first to build a horse-power mill in the Township, which served in a great degree to ameliorate the hardships of life in the woods. On the 8th of November, 1819, he was licensed to keep a tavern, the first in Armstrong Township. For many years his hospitable house was a favorite place with all who went that way. The rates fixed by the County commissioners as permissible to be charged by him, were as f! ollows: Each diet, 37 1/2 cents; keeping horse, 50 cents; lodging, 12 1/2 cents; one-half pint of rum, brandy or wine, 50 cents; one-half pint of gin, peach, or apple brandy or bounce, 25 cents; one-half pint of whiskey, 12 1/2 cents. " >-----Original Message----- >From: JULIAFWOOD@aol.com [mailto:JULIAFWOOD@aol.com] >Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 08:43 PM >To: martin@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [MARTIN] James Martin and wife Milly, SC to southern IN > > >Marilyn, There are several Martins from SC in our DNA Project. My own Jacob >Martin b. 1786, SC moved to TN. There were many Baptist ministers in the line. > >Do you know what year he left SC? > >Julia > >