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THE MARTIN FAMILY

The Caroline members of this ancient family are descended
from Col. John Martin, of "The Park[1] ," who represented Caroline
in the House of Delegates and who late in life removed to
King William and represented that county in the same body. He
m. Martha Burwell, daughter of Col. Lewis Burwell, of Gloucester
county. At Clifton, an old Martin estate about seven
miles from Bowling Green, is an old gravestone with the following

inscription: "Interred beneath this stone lies the body of Mrs.
Martha Martin, wife of Col John Martin, of Caroline and daughter
of Lewis Burwell, Esq., of Gloucester county, who departed this
life, 27th day of May, 1738, in the 36th year of her age, and left
three sons and four daughters." (See Robert DeJarnette in
William and Mary Quarterly, vol. 11). In the William and Mary
Quarterly, Vol. 12, is reproduced an advertisement in which
John and Samuel Martin offer for sale 2,700 acres of the estate
of their late father, Col. John Martin. John Martin, son of
Col. John, is supposed to have been the John Martin, of "The
Park," in King and Queen county, who is frequently mentioned
in various Colonial records. He m. Haley Jones, of King
William, and has issue, of whom was Younger Martin.

Younger Martin, m. Elizabeth Boulware and had issue: John
B. Martin, Thomas C. Martin, Younger Martin, Jr., Catherine
and Frances.

John B. Martin, of the "Hermitage" in Caroline county,
eldest son of Younger Martin, m. Mary Saunders and had issue:
Samuel, Cornelius, Alex., and Ernest. Samuel, a Civil War
veteran, married in Texas and had two daughter, Catherine and
Ruth. His three brothers were killed in the Civil War.

Thomas C. Martin, of "The Park," in King and Queen county,
and second son of Younger Martin and Elizabeth Boulware, m.
Matilda Clark and had issue: (1) John Younger, m. — (2)
Frances, m. — Ramsay; (3) Emma, m. — Hundley;
(4) Elizabeth, m. Samuel; (5) Margaret, (6) Lee, (7) Hamilton.
The two last named—Lee and Hamilton—were killed in the
Civil War. Emma Martin, who m. Hundley and had issue
Thomas M. Hundley and Mary Hundley, of Richmond.

Catherine Ann, daughter of Younger Martin and Elizabeth
Boulware, m. Thomas Motley, of King and Queen county and
had issue: Thomas Judson Motley, Civil War veteran and member
of Pickett's Division.

Younger Martin, Jr., of Clay Hill in Caroline, m. Sarah Motley,
of King and Queen and had issue: Catherine and John Henry
Martin. John Henry Martin was educated at Columbian University,
of Washington, D. C. He m. Catherine Miller Bowie
and had issue: Julian Bowie, Sally Brockenbrough, Judith H.,
and Henry M.

Julian Bowie Martin, son of John Henry Martin and Sarah
Motley, was educated in Richmond College, now University of

Richmond, and for many years was principal of Fork Union
Academy. He m. Ruby Snead, of Fluvanna county and had
issue: Julian Bowie and Isabelle.

Sally Brockenbrough, dau. of John Henry Martin and Sarah
Motley, was educated in Bowling Green Female Seminary and
m. Dr. Arthur Lewis Martin. Issue: Mary Bowie, Patty Livingstone,
Garnett Lewis and Arthur Lewis, Jr.

Judith H., dau. of John Henry Martin and Sarah Motley,
educated in Woman's College of Richmond. Unmarried and
resides at "Clay Hill."

Henry M., son of John Henry Martin and Sarah Motley,
educated in Richmond College, (A. B., A. M.) John Hopkins
University (Ph. D.) and is Professor of Spanish in the University
of Illinois. He is a Fellow of Johns Hopkins and studied abroad
several years.

John Younger Martin, of "Marengo" in Caroline, eldest son
of Thomas C. Martin and Matilda Clark, was educated in Richmond
College and Columbian University. He m. Rebecca Warner
Lewis and had issue: (1) Olive Lee, (2) Ruth Lewis, (3) Isabel
M., (4) Ethel E., and (5) Arthur Lewis.

Olive Lee Martin, m. J. C. Wiltshire, of West Virginia.

Ruth Lewis Martin, m. Dr. J. T. Harris, of West Virginia,
and had issue: George Hunter, lawyer of Parkersburg; Thomas
Lewis, prominent surgeon of Parkersburg; and Mildred Warner,
who m. Thomas Thornbury Tyler, nephew of President Tyler.

Isabel M. Martin, m. Rev. B. M. Foreman, of South Carolina
and had issue one son, Arthur Ashley Foreman, who m. Mary
Cassell. They have one child, Arthur Lewis Foreman.

Ethel E. Martin, m. (1st) J. B. Hare, of South Carolina; (2d)
Townsend D. Wolfe. By the first marriage she had issue: one
daughter, Olive Warner Hare, who m. George Timmons; and by
the second marriage she had one son, Christian Townsend Wolfe,
who is engaged in banking.

Arthur Lewis Martin received his medical education in the
University of Maryland and is a practising physician in Caroline.
He m. Sally Brockenbrough Martin and had issue: Mary Bowie,
graduate University of Richmond; Patty Livingstone, graduate
University of Richmond; Garnett Lewis, and one son, Arthur
Lewis, Jr., who died in infancy.

John Buckler Martin, of Horatio, Arkansas, writing to Mrs.
Arthur Lewis Martin under date of January 11, 1924, says:

"My grandparents were William Martin and Ann Brumley.
My parents were Thomas Brumley Martin and Frances Ann
Boulware. They were married in Caroline on December 23,
1834. My mother was the daughter of Muscoe Boulware and
Elizabeth Spindle and was born in Caroline county on October
14, 1814. My father was born in Caroline on December 15,
1807. My parents removed to Winterham, near Acquinton
church in King William county, about 1843, where they died.
My father had two brothers, William and Frank, who lived in
King and Queen and King William counties respectively. I was
boarding with Uncle William at King and Queen Courthouse,
and attending Stevensville Academy, when the town was burnt
by Federal troops in 1863."

The arms of the Martin family are thus described:

Arms:

A chevron betw. three crescents.

Crest:

Ar. a dexter hand brandishing a sabre trenchant ppr
hilt gold.

Motto:

Auxilium ab alto.