The Martin Family

 

Descendants of John Martin

 

Generation No. 1

 

1. JOHN MARTIN was born in 1618 in England and died on July 5, 1687 in Piscataway, New Jersey. He married ESTHER ROBERTS, daughter of THOMAS ROBERTS and REBECCA HILTON, in 1646 in Dover, New Hampshire. She was born in 1628 and died on December 12, 1687.

 

Children of JOHN MARTIN and ESTHER ROBERTS:

 

2.           i.   JOHN MARTIN, b. 1647, d. 1704, New Jersey

3.           ii.   MARY MARTIN, b. 1649

4.          iii.   JOSEPH MARTIN, b. 1657

            iv.   MARTHA MARTIN, b. 1653; d. 1694; m. JOHN LANGSTAFF

             v.   LYDIA MARTIN, b. 1655; m. JOHN SMALLEY, JR., 1676

5.         vi.   BENJAMIN MARTIN, b. 1659

6.         vii.   THOMAS MARTIN, b. 1659

           viii.   JAMES MARTIN, b. 1669; d. 1676

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2. JOHN MARTIN (John), b. 1647; d. 1704, New Jersey; m. 1677 (1) DOROTHY SMITH, who died in 1698; m. (2) ANNE BROWN, 1698.

 

Children of JOHN MARTIN and DOROTHY SMITH:

 

                   i. ELIZABETH MARTIN, b. 1680; m. HUGH DUN 1697

                   ii. ESTHER MARTIN, b. 1677, d. 1678

                   iii. ESTHER MARTIN, b. 1679, d. 1682

                   iv. DOROTHY MARTIN, b. 1686, m. BENJAMIN DUNHAM 1704

                   v. JOHN MARTIN (reported as underage in his father’s will), b. 1691

                   vi. RICHARD MARTIN, b. 1693

 

3. MARY MARTIN (John), b. 1649; m. HOPEWELL HULL, 1669.

 

Children of MARY MARTIN and HOPEWELL HULL (per mother Esther’s will):

 

                  i. MARY HULL

                 ii. HOPE HULL

 

4.  JOSEPH MARTIN  (John) was born in 1657. He married SARAH TROTTER in 1679. Sarah was born in 1665, daughter of WILLIAM TROTTER and CATHERINE GIBBS.

 

Joseph Martin was a constable in Middlesex County, NJ in 1690.

 

Children of JOSEPH MARTIN and SARAH TROTTER:

 

             7.   i. JAMES MARTIN, b. 1680

             8.   ii. JOSEPH MARTIN, b. 1682

                  iii. ABIGAIL MARTIN, b. 1690; d. 1693

                  iv. DAVID MARTIN, b. 1696; m. ELIZABETH DOTY, 1714.

                   v. JOSHUA MARTIN, b. 1698; m. SARAH SOPERS, 1715.

             9.   vi. MOSES MARTIN, b. 1700

 

5.  BENJAMIN MARTIN (John), b. 1659; m. (1) MARGARET REYNOLDS, 1680;  she died in 1687 in childbirth; m. (2) MARGARET ELSTON, 1688.

 

Child of BENJAMIN MARTIN and MARGARET REYNOLDS:

                    i. BENJAMIN MARTIN, b. 1681; d. 1682

                   ii. EASTER MARTIN, b. 1683

                  iii. BENJAMIN MARTIN, b. 1685; d. 1757; m. FILERETTA SLATER

           10.  iv. JONATHAN MARTIN, b. 1687; d. 1768

 

Child of BENJAMIN MARTIN and MARGARET ELSTON:

                   i. MARY MARTIN, b. 1691

                  ii. PETER MARTIN, b. 1693

 

6.  THOMAS MARTIN (JOHN) was born in 1659, and died in 1715. He married REBECCA HIGGINS in 1683.

 

Children of THOMAS MARTIN and REBECCA HIGGINS:

 

                  i.   JOHN MARTIN, b. 1683; d. 1756; m. TEMPERANCE FITZ RANDOLPH.

           11.  ii.   SARAH MARTIN, b. 1685.

           12. iii.   ISAAC MARTIN, b. 1689; d. 1733

                iv.   GERSHOM MARTIN, b. 1691

                 v.   JACOB MARTIN, b. 1698

                vi.   REBECCA MARTIN, b. 1700

               vii.   ZACHARIAH MARTIN, b. 1702

              viii.   ANNA MARTIN, b. 1705

               ix.   JEREMIAH MARTIN, b. 1711

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

7. JAMES MARTIN (JOSEPH, JOHN), b. 1680; m. HANNAH SMITH

 

Children of JAMES MARTIN  and HANNAH SMITH:

               i. EDMOND MARTIN, b. 1701

              ii. WILLIAM, b. 1701

             iii. ABIGAIL, b. 1703

            iv. JAMES, b. 1705

 

8. JOSEPH MARTIN (JOSEPH, JOHN) was born 1682. He married 1707 (1) SUSANNAH ALGER. He married (2) ELIZABETH UNKNOWN.

Joseph’s will, written in 1750 and proved in 1757, lists wife Elisabeth and children: William, Merrit, Valentine, Benjamin, John, Joseph, Katherine Codington, Sarah Connet, Rebecca Morgan, Susannah Kelly, and Mary Coats. It also names Elisabeth and Anne, daughters of his deceased daughter Hannah Trembly.

 

Children of JOSEPH MARTIN and ELIZABETH UNKNOWN:

 

          13.     i.   WILLIAM MARTIN, b. 1727; d. 17 Jun 1804, Woodbridge, NJ.

          14.    ii.   MERRICK MARTIN, d. 1763

                  iii.   VALENTINE MARTIN

                 iv.   BENJAMIN MARTIN.

                  v.   KATHERINE MARTIN, m. UNKNOWN CODDINGTON.

                 vi.   SARAH MARTIN, m. UNKNOWN CONNETT

                 vii.   REBECCA MARTIN, m. UNKNOWN MORGAN

                viii.   SUSANNAH MARTIN, m. NUGIENT KELLY

                 ix.   MARY MARTIN, m. UNKNOWN COATES

          15.   x.   HANNAH MARTIN, b. 1738, d. 1802

          16.  xi.   JOHN MARTIN, b. before 1750; his own will proved 1797

                xii.   JOSEPH MARTIN, b. before 1750

 

9. MOSES MARTIN (JOSEPH, JOHN), b. 1700; m. MARGARET UNKNOWN

 

Child of MOSES MARTIN and MARGARET UNKNOWN:

 

                i.  RACHEL MARTIN, b. 1731

          17. ii. JOSHUA MARTIN 1734-1793

 

10. JONATHAN MARTIN, b. 1687; d. 1768; m. (1) ELIZABETH DUNHAM; (2) MARTHA UNKNOWN; (3) DINAH PYATT.

 

Children of JONATHAN MARTIN and MARTHA UNKNOWN:

 

               i. MARY MARTIN, b. 1691

              ii. PETER MARTIN, b. 1693, d. 1756

 

Children of JONATHAN MARTIN and DINAH PYATT:

 

                i. JAMES MARTIN, b. 1724

               ii. PETER MARTIN

              iii. JACOB MARTIN

 

11. SARAH MARTIN (THOMAS, JOHN) was born 1685.  She married SAMUEL MARTIN, who died 1740.

 

Children of SARAH MARTIN and SAMUEL MARTIN:

 

              i.   THOMAS MARTIN

              ii.   SAMUEL MARTIN

             iii.   MARY MARTIN

 

12.  ISAAC MARTIN (THOMAS, JOHN) was born 1689, and died 1733. He married HANNAH UNKNOWN.

 

Children of ISAAC MARTIN and HANNAH DRAKE:

 

               i.   ABRAHAM MARTIN.

              ii.   ISAAC MARTIN.

              iii. JACOB MARTIN.

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

13.  WILLIAM MARTIN (JOSEPH, JOSEPH, JOHN) was born in 1727 in New Jersey, and died on June 17, 1804 in Woodbridge, New Jersey. He married SARAH MOORE in 1752. She was born on December 6, 1728 in Woodbridge, New Jersey, and died on February 4, 1795 in Woodbridge, New Jersey.

 

William was a deacon. He and Sarah are buried in the old Presbyterian Cemetery in Woodbridge, NJ.

 

William’s will, written in 1799 and proved in 1804, mentions sons William, David, Merrick, and Oliver, and daughters Frances Harrison, Sarah Crowell, Charlotte Brown, Mahala Hadden and Matilda Shotwell. It also mentions granddaughter Elizabeth (daughter of daughter Charlotte Brown), and grandson Martin Brown (son of daughter, Charlotte Brown).

 

Children of WILLIAM MARTIN and SARAH MOORE:

 

               i.   FRANCES MARTIN, b. 1758, NJ; d. 1826, Rahway, NJ. She married ST. GEORGE TALBOT

                    HARRISON. (See #4 on the Harrison page.)

              ii.   ELIZABETH MARTIN, b. 1753; d. Aug 1777; m. GEORGE BROWN.

             iii.   SARAH MARTIN, b. 1756; d. 1820; m. EDWARD CROWELL.

            iv.   WILLIAM MARTIN, b. 1757, New Jersey; d. Aug 1824, Woodbridge, NJ;

                    m. MARGARET BROWN, 28 Mar 1780, Woodbridge, NJ.

             v.   DAVID MARTIN, b. 1760, Woodbridge, NJ; m. HULDA FREEMAN

            vi.   OLIVER MARTIN, b. 1762, Rahway, NJ; d. 1829: m. SUSANNA SHOTWELL MARSH 1781

            vii.   CHARLOTTE MARTIN, b. 1764; d. 1813; m. DODDRIDGE BROWN.

           viii.   MERRICK MARTIN, b. 1766; d. 1852; m. TABITHA JONES.

            ix.   MAHALA MARTIN, b. 1767; d. 1807, Woodbridge, NJ; m. NATHANIEL HADDEN.

             x.   MATILDA MARTIN, m. UNKNOWN SHOTWELL.

 

14. MERRICK MARTIN, d. 1763; m. HOPE UNKNOWN

 

Children of MERRICK MARTIN and HOPE UNKNOWN:

 

               i. JOHN MARTIN

              ii. JOSEPH MARTIN

             iii. KATHERINA MARTIN

             iv. WILLIAM MARTIN

              v. BENJAMIN MARTIN

             vi. ISAAC MARTIN

 

15. HANNAH MARTIN (JOSEPH, JOSEPH, JOHN), b. 1738, d. 1802, m. PETER TREMBLY.

 

Children of HANNAH MARTIN and PETER TREMBLY:

 

              i. ELISABETH TREMBLY

             ii. ANNE TREMBLY

 

16. JOHN MARTIN, b. before 1750; his will was proved in 1797; m. MARTHA FREEMAN.

 

Children of JOHN MARTIN and MARTHA FREEMAN:

 

               i. MERRICK MARTIN

              ii. LEWIS MARTIN

             iii. HULDAH MARTIN (under age at time of John’s will)

 

17. JOSHUA MARTIN 1734-1793 m. MARY UNKNOWN

 

Children of JOSHUA MARTIN and MARY UNKNOWN:

 

               i. MOSES MARTIN

              ii. RUNYON MARTIN

             iii. REUNE MARTIN

             iv. MARGARET MARTIN