Marion-Hamilton County TN Archives Military Records.....Morton, Robert 
Revwar - Pension 
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LIEUT. ROBERT MARTIN



    Robert Martin applied for revolutionary pension while living in Marion

County, Tenn., in August 1832. He was born in Lancaster County, Pa., April 10,

1755 and died in Hamilton County, Tenn., in 1844. He enlisted in the summer of

1775 in North Carolina troops in Mecklenburg County, N. C., under Capt. Caleb

Fifer and Col. John Fifer. He served as a Lieutenant under Col. John Fyfer and

Gen. Rutherford, when he volunteered again in February, 1776 in Mecklenburg

County. He enlisted again in 1781 under Lieut. William Ross and Col. Caleb Fyfer

and made cartridge boxes for the army. He lived in Mecklenburg County about 40

years. He moved to Marion County, Tenn., in 1821. He moved to Hamilton County

later and his pension was transferred. In Hamilton County he lived with his son,

Alexander Martin.





Additional Comments:
From:



SOME TENNESSEE HEROES

OF THE

REVOLUTION

Compiled From Pension Statements

PAMPHLET NO. II



by Zella Armstrong

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