MARTIN Family

[Nick29]

I read somewhere that the French Martins are all descended from Saint Martin.  A large proportion of French villages have "St. Martin" at the end of their name.

I always wondered where my halo came from !   

[Hunnyb22]

Hi...Wouldn't it be great to be related to royalty? As long as they don't have a reputation like Attilla the Hun but someone like King Arthur? Maybe we do but haven't researched back far enough?


Here is a list of the families connected to my Martin branch:
Martin
Hescue
Morlin
Waters
Houghton (different families, different generations)
Knott
Walker
Egan
Jackson
Dennison
Clark
Dunne
Dukes
Butler


 

[Nick29]

Hi...Wouldn't it be great to be related to royalty?

Well, for a couple of days last year I thought I was.  I got two couples with identical names and birth dates and living only 20 miles apart mixed up, and bingo! I was related to all the royals, Will Shakespeare, Adam & Eve, you name them, I was related to them.  Then a fellow Roots Chat member brought me back to earth with a thud, when he pointed out the error.  Fortunately by then I had not ordered the ermine robes 

It taught me a valuable lesson - don't believe what you'd like to believe, always check and double check.  Still, I am related to a few famous Americans, but only by marriage, which I have checked out.

[aekent]

It seems that everybody is stuck at James Martin and Jane Hescue, right? 

James Martin (1665 - 1749) is my 7th great grandfather

Philip Martin (1727 - ) Son of James

John Martin (1754 - ) Son of Philip

James Martin (1785 - 1856) Son of John

Mary Martin (1805 - 1861) Daughter of James

William Kent (1841 - 1927) Son of Mary

Fred Ray Kent (1887 - 1925) Son of William

Raymond Edward Kent (1911 - 1977) Son of Fred Ray

* (1947 - ) Son of Raymond Edward

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[Nick29]

It seems that everybody is stuck at James Martin and Jane Hescue, right? 

Err, no ?   

[GKMart]

17 Feb 2014

Mark,
I am very pleased to find your Martin Family blog on RootsChat.  You and I are related.  I'm sure my gg Grandfather Henry is your gg Grandfather Julius' brother.  All the dates and locations fit perfectly. 

My lineage is... gg Grandfather - Henry (dob 1 Aug 1829), g grandfather - Harry (dob 11 Apr 1865), grandfather - Cladus, father - Ked. 

I also see you live in Australia.  My sister, who is the real family genealogist will be in Brisbane in early March.  I am hoping you can help her extend our family tree to Julius' lineage.

All we know about Julius comes from my grandfather Cladus' oral history.  I've typed an excerpt below.

I hope you get this fairly soon, but I see you haven't posted to RootsChat in several years.

Best Wishes,
GKMart
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The Martin Family
Henry Martin was born in Gedney, Lincolnshire, England on 1 August, 1829.  Henry was a superintendent of royal estates on the east coast of England and supervised the farming population.  Half of the house was set up as a commissary.  One of his jobs was to go into the commissary and get one gallon of beer for the family's every meal.  Henry's brothers did not stay in England.  One [Julius?] went to Australia, making his fortune raising sheep.  He later had a catle ranch in Alberta, Canada.  Charles and William came to Michigan around the Civil War.  [and so on...]

[GKMart]

I'm looking for any information on the branch of this Lincolnshire branch of the Martin family.

(1)Charles Martin married (2)Elizabeth Seamor in abt 1827. Their children were (3)Henry born on 1 Aug 1829, (4)Charles born abt 1832, (5)Julius born abt 1834, (6)Robert born abt 1837 and (7)William born abt 1842.  I also believe there is a son (8)George.

I am related to (3)Henry, who lived in Gedney, Lincolnshire, and was married to (9)Sarah (Ann?) Burton.  They had 12 children: (10)William-1854, (11)Hannah-1856, (12)Julius-1857, (13)George-1859, (14)Emma-1861, (15)Harry-1865, (16)Minnie-1867, (17)Flora-1870, (18)James-1871, (19)Tom-1872, (20)Edward-1875, and (21)Mary-1877.

Of the (1)Charles' children (5)Julius went to Australia in 1856, while (4)Charles and (7)William came to Michigan around the Civil War.  (8)George came to Michigan later.

I am related to (1)Charles' grandchild (15)Harry, (3)Henry's son, who came to America in 1885 to Richland, Michigan, where he first worked for his Uncle (7)William, then his Uncle (8)Charles.  (14)Emma, (11)Hannah, (21)Mary and (16)Minnie also "came over". 

My gg Grandfather (15)Harry died in Galesburg, Michigan, May 1948, age 78 years.

Thanks for any help you may give to extend this family tree.

[pacificmudman]

Hi GKMart,

With your information it appears my suspicions regarding Martin connections making their way to the US were not unfounded.

I recently received my DNA results which indicated Martin relatives in the US.

The descendants of Julius Martin now number several hundred in Australia.

I have a Martin Family Australia website under construction.

Would be happy to share info.

regards

Mark Martin

[pacificmudman]

If any Martin connections would like more information on the Martin family in Australia please personal message me.

Mark Martin