You mikght be interested in this... <http://www.rootsweb.com/~cenfiles/ga/bryan/1820/> >From: Bill Derrow <lwderrow@comcast.net> >Reply-To: martin@rootsweb.com >To: martin@rootsweb.com >Subject: [MARTIN] John A. Martin, Baldwin Co., GA /James L. Martin, Jasper, >Randolph, & Stewart Cos., GA, Dale & Barbour Cos., AL >Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:48:53 -0400 > >Hello, > >Do you know anything about John's son, James? My ancestor, James L. >Martin, was in Jasper in the early 1800s, marrying there in 1821, but I >have no information on his siblings or parents, except one reference to >his father being J. Mather Martin, which has yet to be substantiated. >If John A. Martin died in 1809, he would have been old enough to be the >father of James L. Martin, who was born ca. 1790, SC, and died ca. >1851/1852, Barbour Co., AL. Any possible connection? > >Gerald Gieger wrote: > > >My ggggg-grandfather John A Martin received a 282 1/2 acre Land Grant >from > >Gov. Jared Irwin in 1808, located in Baldwin County. > > > >Now, I recognize that the land was actually in what is now Jasper County >and > >that the present day Baldwin County is not the same as that County which >was > >later re-named Randolph, and afterward became Jasper...However, I am > >replying to your Inquiry in hope that you can identify Grandfather John > >and/or his Parents. He died in 1809 in Bulloch or Bryan County. His >wife's > >name was Elizabeth and I believe she pre-deceased him. He had five known > >{or identified} children: James; Elijah; Rachel; Mary; & my >gggg-grandmother > >Mercy. Elijah and Rachel may have been twins, since I have seen records > >indicating the same Birth-year for both, albeit there were no BC back >then. > > > >They were adherents of the German Baptist Brethren, often called >'Dunkers.' > >Grandfather John was a Minister. > > > >If you can provide any connection, I would appreciate it... > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>From: e.g.lambert@att.net > >>Reply-To: martin@rootsweb.com > >>To: martin@rootsweb.com > >>Subject: Re: [MARTIN] MARTIN Digest, Vol 2, Issue 83 > >>Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 10:11:59 +0000 > >> > >>My Martin family was from Baldwin County [Milledgeville], Georgia--James > >>Thomas Martin who married Mattie Luvenia Vinson. > >> > >>-------------- Original message from martin-request@rootsweb.com: > >>-------------- > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>Today's Topics: > >>> > >>>1. Pre-publication information on the Richard Caswell book > >>>(JULIAFWOOD@aol.com) > >>> > >>> > >>>---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> > >>>Message: 1 > >>>Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 15:09:19 EDT > >>>From: JULIAFWOOD@aol.com > >>>Subject: [MARTIN] Pre-publication information on the Richard Caswell > >>>book > >>>To: FRENCH@rootsweb.com, hancock@rootsweb.com, Martin@rootsweb.com, > >>>sharp@rootsweb.com, COPELAND@rootsweb.com, BRIDGES@rootsweb.com, > >>>BRUCE@rootsweb.com > >>>Message-ID: > >>>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > >>> > >>>The first biography ever written on Richard Caswell, NC Revolutionary > >>> > >>> > >>War > >> > >> > >>>Hero and the first Governor of North Carolina will be released on > >>> > >>> > >>Monday, > >> > >> > >>>August 13 as the start of the weeklong celebration of his life. The >book > >>> > >>> > >>is > >> > >> > >>>the result of a dissertation by Clayton Brown Alexander in 1930 and > >>> > >>> > >>edited > >> > >> > >>>by Dr. Keats Sparrow. Dr. Sparrow has added illustrations, footnotes, > >>> > >>> > >>and a > >> > >> > >>>chronology of the life of Gov. Caswell. The book is not only about the > >>> > >>> > >>life > >> > >> > >>>of Caswell, but also includes a substantial amount of information > >>> > >>> > >>regarding > >> > >> > >>>Colonial North Carolina and what is today, Tennessee. > >>> > >>>The website needs a little tweaking but the basic information on the > >>>pre-orders for the biography of Gov. Richard Caswell is available on > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>l%20Project.html>http://www.historicalpreservationgroup.org/Gov.%20Richard%20C > >> > >> > >>>aswell%20Memorial%20Project.html > >>> > >>>Caswell Book > >>> > >>>The deadline for receiving your check is July 29th. Books that have to > >>> > >>> > >>be > >> > >> > >>>shipped will go out sometime the week of August 6. Those of you who >pick > >>> > >>> > >>up > >> > >> > >>>the book locally can go to the Kinston/Lenoir County Chamber of >Commerce > >>> > >>> > >>on > >> > >> > >>>Monday, August 13 between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm and that night at the > >>>reception being held at the Kinston Arts Council. We will also probably > >>>have a table set up on Friday, August 17 at the State Park in the > >>> > >>> > >>morning. > >> > >> > >>>Any changes in the pickup time will be placed on the website closer to > >>> > >>> > >>the > >> > >> > >>>time. > >>> > >>>We hope many of you will avail yourself of this opportunity to learn > >>> > >>> > >>more > >> > >> > >>>about your state and this unsung hero as we all have. We also hope many > >>> > >>> > >>of > >> > >> > >>>you can visit Kinston for the Celebration Week which promises to be > >>> > >>> > >>quite a > >> > >> > >>>tribute to Gov. Caswell. > >>> > >>>Lenoir County Colonial Commission > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>************************************** See what's free at > >>> > >>> > >>http://www.aol.com. > >> > >> > >>>------------------------------ > >>> > >>>To contact the MARTIN list administrator, send an email to > >>>MARTIN-admin@rootsweb.com. > >>> > >>>To post a message to the MARTIN mailing list, send an email to > >>>MARTIN@rootsweb.com. > >>> > >>>__________________________________________________________ > >>>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 > >>>email with no additional text. > >>> > >>> > >>>End of MARTIN Digest, Vol 2, Issue 83 > >>>************************************* > >>> > >>> > >>------------------------------- > >>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 > >> > >> > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Need a break? 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