I67744: FRIEDRICH I von ANDECHS (____

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"There is a painting of Gen. Martin by Wm. C. Cooper . There is a note from DMM saying "Arrested John Sevier, Gov. Of TN." Also note after this mentions the Painting "England, 6'2"". See Henry Brooks for more info. JMF 2/20/1995 "King's Mountain and Its Heroes" by Lyman C Draper, Page 189, states in a footnote "The Late Colonel Wm. Martin of TN also furnished his recollections as devived in conversations with Col. Cleveland. I do not think that Col. Martin was at King's Mtn for the battle, only telling of his conversations with Col. Cleveland."

"Annals of Rutherford Co" by John C. Spence, Pg 33, lists a William Martin as having been appointed one of the first constables of Rutherford Co. 1/3/1804. Lived in Dixon Springs, TN, was a Col. In War of 1812 and Creek Wars in Ala. Info from R. B. Brooks, Smith Co., TN.

"TN Cousins, Smith Co," Pg 651, lists his birthplace as Henry Co, Va., but I tend to go with info from other sources. Smith Co Deed Bk M, Pg 338, Wm. deeded two acres to Chesley Bridgwater and other Trustees of Dixon's Creek Baptist Meeting House on 9/11/1835. In Letters to Lyman Draper, He tells much of his feelings about his father, Joseph, and his father's "Young Half-Breed Cherokee." This was Betsy Ward, daughter of Nancy Ward, whom Joseph "Took to Wife." Wm. states that he had purposely omitted this in past communication "From a wish to put a veil over it ... She was of the most distinguished clan of the whole tribe and of one of the first families of that clan ... With this woman, he lived a greater part of his long agency, mostly at the Long Island, but sometimes at the Nation ... Go(ing) home to Va, stay awhile and return ... It never produced any discord between him and my mother, such was her affection for him ... When ... I had been there and seen all, I became mortified and much disgusted ... advised my mother, one of the best women, to leave him, for which she rebuked me sharply... After she died (of whom I was very affectionate) and ... happened when I was 17 Years Old, he had me about for several years ... I was obliged to connive (Sic) at what I saw, but felt indignant--All through life, it shaded in some measure, my veneration for him ... More strange still ... a year or two after my mother's death, he married a lady of considerable distinction, she knowing all about it and he continued that way for several years, without discord with her ... This Indian woman ... had a son and a daughter, very promising ... Quit agency ... took (them) to Va ... hoping ... with advantages ... grow to be of advantage to his People .. after .. education ... went back to nation ...turned out badly ... without it (the Indian marriage), his life would not have been safe .. But with it, he could be with them in their nation and exercise an influence ... Otherwise impossible ... All this I admit, but the moral turpitude I could not be reconciled to ... when a boy. That this connection did protect his life more than once ... To his family, he argued that he was making a great estate for his children ... and quieted them in that way ... He had the greatest talent of any man, to become all things to all men ... Indulged in some of the vices ... Confined to gambling, fighting, etc ... mostly with his friends. Not until the ... Cherokee was there any complaint of lewdness with women ... He was chaste and kind in his family ... did not profess religion publicly, but for many years of his after life, was reserved and quite moral." JMF 4/5/1995
Wm. served against the Creeks and took command when Col. Pillow was wounded.

"In June, 1995, my mother, Dorothy McCall MacGregor, and I visited the old cemetery near Dixon Springs, TN. The overgrowth of the cemetery made it impossible to enter the walled-in portion of the cemetery. We did, however, find a grave about 20-25 ft. south of the cemetery. This headstone was marked on the side facing away from the grave with "Toby" scratched into it. This is appears to be the grave of the slave, Toby, who lived to be 101 years old and had saved Wm. Martin's brother's, Brice, life when Wm. was a boy.
DAR #'s 66 913 and 67 061 from Marriages of Some VA. Residents. Source
also gives pob as Orange Co."

William L. Martin, Sr., B: Nov. 26, 1765, Orange Co., VA., D: Nov.4,1846, Dixon Springs, Smith Co., TN. M: Frances Farris, July 29, 1790, Henry Co.,VA.

Possible Children not all verified:
JOSEPH A MARTIN b: ABT. 1792 in SC
Elizabeth Betsy MARTIN b: 13 Aug 1794 in SC
WILLIAM L JR MARTIN b: ABT. 1796 in SC
Brice Ferriss MARTIN b: 15 Oct 1800 in SMITH CO, TN
George Washington MARTIN b: ABT. 1805
THOMAS J MARTIN b: Abt 1806 in SMITH CO,TN
Sarah "Sally" MARTIN b: ABT 1808
WILSON Yandell MARTIN b: 23 Dec 1810 in TN
NORVAL MARTIN b: 11 OCT 1811 in SMITH CO, TN

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My Southern Family

FRIEDRICH I von ANDECHS

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ID Number: I67744

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CHANDLER

ABT 1880 - ____

ID Number: I19765

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MARGARET CORBET

ABT 1300 - AFT 1342

ID Number: I96269

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Pauline DIXON

ABT 1860 - ____

ID Number: I44969

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John Marvin DUNCAN

8 Apr 1909 - 23 Aug 1919

ID Number: I83665

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Martha "Patsy" FARRIS\FERRIS

ABT 1765 - ____

ID Number: I21311

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Col. William L. MARTIN

26 Nov 1765 - 4 Nov 1846

ID Number: I35686

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Elizabeth MCLAUGHLIN

1842 - ____

ID Number: I92948

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Robert Franklin SHELL C.S.A.

7 Aug 1828 - 19 Jun 1864

ID Number: I58461

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Lady YUETT

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ID Number: I102935

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