WARREN COUNTY, NC - BIOGRAPHIES - Martin Family Migration ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Wanda Muncey Gant Gant@Blomand.net ==================================================================== JAMES MARTIN ....was he an 1812 private in Col. R. C. Napier, Capt. John Chisam's Co. Mil Inf. transferred to the Arty? Jeremiah Gray is listed as a private in Col. R. C. Napier, Commander omitted, Inf. There was also Joseph Scott, Nehemiah Scott & Robert Scott under R. C. Napier. Harrison Co., KY 1810 census listed Alexander Martin 30010-1001; Jacob Martin 00001-001 near Robt. & Saml. Neasbit, Charles Ratliff, John White, Joseph & John McFalls, Hugh McCaleb, Wm. & Joseph Cummins, Wm. Phillips, Wm. Hollidy, Wm. & Frances GRAY, John & Andrew Ward, Wm. Moor, John Johnston; James Marten near Abner Boon, BARNETT OWIN, Hern Goins, Jacob Hufman; Wm.-John & Robert Scott, James Mitchel, Jesse Plunkett, JACOB MARTIN, Wm. & Heremiah Henson, John Colston, John Carson, etc.. Shelby Co., KY 1810 listed Thomas Martin 10010-3001, James Martin 20010-1010, Joseph Martin 42010-1001 near David Miller, Thomas-John-Henry & Samuel Hunter, David Brumley, James Hamilton, Zachariah Clark, John Spencer, Benj. Moore?, James Stone, Eli Wiliams, James Sheilds; James Martin 20010-200100, Dennis Hopkins, Wm. Hughes, Nathan Dabny, Lewis Green, Jonathan Collins; John Martin 1010000-1012 near Samuel Hutson, Wm. & David Hill, North East, Wm. Brown, Jesse Wright, etc.. Warren Co., TN Bk. 1814B page 85-6 Alexander Martin bought from Aaron Higginbotham 77 acres on Collins River next to James Hennessee & Joseph England & Gabriel Allen wit. by WILLIAM COLLINS & Thomas Hennessee. Bk. 1814B pages 321-2 Alexander Martin sold to James Martin 77 acres on Sequatchie Road & Collins River adj. James Hennessee & England dated 14 April 1816. Book 1814 on 3 April 1819 James Martin sold to Thomas Hopkins 77 acres on Collins River for $880 the same property he had purchased of Alexander Martin. Wit. by Robert French & Drury Wood. Samuel Betts Sr. was born ca 1730 & lived in Maryland in 1776, the area that put him in Sussex Co. Delaware in 1790. He died in Hancock Co., GA 1809. He had daughters Elizabeth & Sarah that wed COLLINS. Warren Co., TN Plat Bk. 1\279 Thomas Hopkins #1221 on 3 Jan. 1826 150 acres on Collins River adj. surveys made for ALEXANDER MARTIN whereon THOMAS BETTS now lives; Moses Burlason & Robert Collier beginning on Martin's NW corner of his 20 acres S with same to a stake in ROAD leading across Shellsford on COLLINS RIVER on said Martin's 30 acre tract then W to corner of said tract North Burlason's line to his corner then W passing his corner N having crossed the STAGE ROAD then E crossing STAGE ROAD. Surveyed 19 Feb. 1827: Robert Collier & THOMAS BETTS. SURRY COUNTY, NC LAND ENTRY #568 for Matthias BETTS 250 acres & #570 Anthony Betts 200 acres on Harmons Creek above Jacob Huttz. Alexander Martin had 640 acres in NC on Dan River, Buck Island Creek adj. John & George Slaton & Wm. Mullin. James Martin also had land there as did David Gordon, John McCollum, Richard Lawrence, Jabez Jarvis & Jacob, John & ArthurScott. Warren Co., TN on 19 Feb. 1827 #891 20 March 1825 30 acres on Collins River adj. Blount's survey, Moses Burlason & survey made for ALEXANDER MARTIN whereon Thomas BETTS now lives. Thomas Betts & Ransom Perryman. Plat Bk., 2- 122 on 25 September 1827 entry #2381 for James SMITH 29 acres on Collins River a bench of Cumberland Mt. including a survey of 8 acres where said SMITH DID LIVE, A. Higginbotham, Joseph THOCK & THOMAS BETT. Warren Co.,TN Deed Bk. 1-304 Robert Collier #1137 on 2 Jan. 1826 40 acres Collins River adj. line of Grey Blount's 640 acres. Moses Burleson & Robert Collier; #1138 100 acres on 2 Jan. 1826 Collins River W of Collier's field including a survey of 15 acres granted to or now belonging to John Reed heirs. Moses Burlason & John Perryman. White County, TN Tax on Land 1830 [Upper Cumberland Researcher Spring 1996 page 17] Alexander Martin 100 acres of school land; 24 acres of land founded on a warrant.