James MARTIN

1795 - 1844  (49 years)

• Name	James MARTIN  [1]
  Born	1795	, Knox, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1840	, Roane, Tennessee, USA
  Will	1 May 1842	, Roane, Tennessee, USA
  Vol D pg 107-8
  (p. 107) I James Martin of the county of Roan and state of Tennessee being in my right mind and memory do make and constitute this my last will and Testament To wit in the first place it is my will that my debts be paid & that my wife and small children use the ballance of my property & land for their support so long as she may remain a widow with the exception of two colts it is my will that John Martin my son have my two year old Mare colt and that [my] son Lewis Martin have my suck[l]ling colt and that (p 108) the children as they come of age to have & equal portion of the property agreeable to what I have left John & Lewis should my wife marry again her right to my land and property shall then cease and she shall have no right to anything but her bed and clothes I will that my son George Martin have the use of the land that he now has in corn & small grain free of rent so long as he will keep the farm in good repair with the exception of Eight acres of fresh land which he is to pay rent for what he land may clear he is to have free of rent three years should he leave the place his benifits on said place will then end at the death of my wife or so soon as she may marry It is my will that my land and property be equally divided among my children to wit George Martin, Philip Martin, John Martin, Lewis Martin, Nancy Jane Martin, Susan Catherine Martin, Robert N Martin, William C Martin, Sarah C Martin in confirmation of which I have hereunto set my hand this 1st day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty two signed sealed in presence of us James Martin [written seal] Enoch Underwood Rial Blevins[with mark]
  Died	1842-1844	, Roane, Tennessee, USA   [3, 4]
  Buried	Est 1844	, Roane, Tennessee, USA
  Probate	4 Mar 1844	, Roane, Tennessee, USA
  Vol D pg 107
  State of Tennessee County Court Roane County March Term 1844 Then was the foregoing last will and Testament of James Martin Deceased produced in open court and by the Oath of Rial Blevins one of the subscribing witnesses according to law and also by the oath of Noah Fisher who deposed and said that he wrote said will and saw the testator sign seal and execute the same upon the day it bears date and that he believed the said testator to be of sound and disposing mind and memory when he executed the same and that he also saw Blevins and Enoch Underwood sign said (p 109) will as testing witnesses at the same time and that he is informed and believes that said Underwood lives beyond the limits of the state of Tennessee and the court being satisfied from the proof that said paper writing is the last will and Testament of James Martin Deceased ordered that the same be certified and recorded Witness my hand at office in Kingston the 1st Monday of March being the 4th day of said month in the year of our Lord 1844 Austin S Greene Clk
  Person ID	I10793	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2016

  
  

  Father	George MARTIN,   b. Abt 1770,   d. Deceased
  Mother	Pheby ???,   b. Abt 1770,   d. Deceased
  Family ID	F4205	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Rebecca LETSINGER,   b. 26 Feb 1796, , Bedford, Virginia, USA ,   d. 10 Aug 1859, , Dent, Missouri, USA  (Age 63 years)
  Married	24 Sep 1818	, Knox, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  Children	1. George MARTIN,   b. 1819,   d. Deceased   2. Philip MARTIN,   b. 1821, , Roane, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 18 Jun 1881, Jerico Springs, Cedar, Missouri, USA  (Age 60 years)   3. John MARTIN,   b. 1823,   d. Deceased   4. Lewis MARTIN,   b. 30 Apr 1825, , , Tennessee, USA ,   d. Aft 1880  (Age 55 years)   5. Nancy Jane MARTIN,   b. 1828,   d. Deceased   6. Susan Catherine MARTIN,   b. 1830, , Roane, Tennessee, USA ,   d. Deceased   7. Robert Nelson MARTIN,   b. 16 Feb 1831,   d. Aft 1880, , Greene, Indiana, USA  (Age 49 years)   8. William Columbus MARTIN,   b. 7 Mar 1835, Kingston, Roane, Tennessee, USA ,   d. Deceased   9. Sarah Caroline MARTIN,   b. 1837,   d. Deceased
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2016
  Family ID	F1332	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S376] Kraus, Larry, James Martin. [S520] Shinpaugh, John, James Martin. 1795 [S520] Shinpaugh, John, James Martin. 7 Mar 1842 This cannot be correct, James's will was written in May. [S1993] Roane Co Wills & Settlements, Vol D, pg 107-8. The will was written on 1 May 1842 and probated on 4 Mar 1844, in Roane County. [S520] Shinpaugh, John, James Martin.