THOMAS ROBERTS born about 1600 in Worcester, England came to America in 1623 married Rebecca Hilton 1627 in Dover Colony, NH. Rebecca was born about 1607 in London, England. EDWARD and WILLIAM HILTON, brothers and wealthy London Fishmongers came and settled the Dover Colony. They may be Rebecca's father and uncle? Daughter Esther Roberts was born in 1628

Known children of John and Esther Roberts Martin from the will of John Martin dated March 17, 1687

JOSEPH MARTIN and SARAH TROTTER were the parents of JAMES MARTIN born 1680. JAMES MARTIN and HANNAH SMITH became the parents of EDMUND MARTIN born 1701. Edmund Martin born in Middlesex Co., Piscataway, NJ married to JANE UNKNOWN

LYDIA MARTIN (aft. 1658) married JOHN SMALLEY, II (1644). Parents of John were John Smalley, Sr. and Ann Walden Smalley married 1638. John came to the Colonies in Boston from England on the "Francis and James" moving to New Jersey, 1668

BENJAMIN MARTIN and MARGARET REYNOLDS narried October 24, 1680 in Piscataway, NJ. Margaret was the daughter of NICHOLAS REYNOLDS. Three known children born to Benjamin and Margaret

BENJAMIN MARTIN married a second time to Margaret Alstone daughter of PETER ELLSTONE/ALSTONE? BENJAMIN and MARGARET married November 10, 1688. No known children. Margaret probably raised the three children of Margaret Reynolds'. Benjamin died after 1732

JONATHAN MARTIN married first to ELIZABETH DUNHAM. MARY and MERCY, twins born September 21, 1707 and JONATHAN born March 17, 1708/1709. Jonathan the father's will dated May 4, 1768, proved August 17, 1768. A prominent settler of Piscataway, near the Baptist Church. He was descendant of Oscar Martin and Frederick Martin, who lived near the old place

JONATHAN MARTIN married second to MARTHA RUNYON. JOHN born May 16, 1715; MARTHA born April 16, 1716; MERCY born April 16, 1718; ANN born March 04, 1719/20

JONATHAN MARTIN married third to DINAH PYATT. Eight children were born to Jonathan and Dinah

Will of James Martin In the name of God Amen, I, James Martin, of Piscataway in the County of Middlesex & eastern division of the Province of New Jersey being weak of body but of sound disposing mind and memory, thanks be given to Almighty God therefor, and calling to mind the mortality of my body knowing that it is appointed for all men to dye, do constitute, make and ordain this, my last will and testament & Principally & first of all I recommend my soul unto God that gave it, and my body to the earth to be buried in Decent manner at the discretion of my executors hereafter named, nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive it again by the Mighty power of God; and as touching such worldly goods or Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give, devise and bequeath the same in the following manner: Imprimis it is my Will & I do hereby Order first that all my just debts & funeral charges be duly paid and satisfied by my executors as soon as conveniently may be after my decease. Item I give, devise and bequeath unto my well beloved wife, Ruth Martin, my best bed, bedding & furniture thereunto belonging, cubboard, TeaTable, Tea Ware, Two cows, my riding cheer & such a Horse as she shall chuse out of my horses, also the sum of One Hundred & Fifty pounds money at eight shillings an ounce to be her own proper right and by her to be disposed of as she shall think fit, which sum of one hundred & fifty pounds & the other things above mentioned, I give her in lieu of her right of dowry and power of thirds of my estate; I also give unto my said wife two cows, a yoke of oxen, Ox cart, Two horses, Sheep & Swine and all such other things & Household goods as shall be judged Necessary by my executors to keep house with and to carry on the Farming business and also all the profits of my real estate ( untill the time it is hereafter ordered & directed to be disposed of or possessed by my sons) Towards the bringing up, educating & Supporting my younger children, also the free use of so much at my now dwelling house as she shall think necessary with the liberty of pasture for a horse & two cows on the place where I now dwell as long as she remains my widow. Item I give, devise and bequeath unto my beloved son Azariah Martin and to his heirs and assigns forever, all that land & Premises which I last purchased of my brother, Peter Martin, with the tenements thereto belonging, and also the western part of that Lott of salt meadow which I bought of my father, lying between the Great Creek and the Gulf Creek, bounded on the north on said Great Creek, west on David Compton's meadow, south on said Gulf Creek, East on Doctor Martin's meadow, and by him to be possessed and enjoyed at the age of Twenty One years, he paying out of the same the sum of Two Hundred and Seventy pounds money abovesaid, to wit, One Hundred and Twenty pounds to his mother in one year after he is in possession of his lands and to his sister, Sarah Martin, the sum of One Hundred and Fifty pounds, one half when she comes to the age of Eighteen years & the other half when she comes to the age of Twenty Five years. Item I give, devise and bequeath unto my beloved son, James Martin, and to his heirs and assigns forever, all that tract of land or plantation whereon I now dwell with the tenement thereto belonging, and half of that lot of land which I bought of Ebenezer Daniels to be taken of the North end and half of the timber on the other, to wit, the eastern part, Provided he take it off by the time his brother, Phinehas is of age, also five acres of salt meadow which I bought of Nathaniel Heard to be taken off the western part thereof and by him to be possessed & enjoyed at the age of Twenty One years, he paying out of the same the Sum of Two Hundred money abovesaid, to wit, to his Mother the sum of Thirty pounds when he comes to the age of Twenty Two years, and to his sister, Ruth Martin, the sum of One Hundred and Forty pounds, one half when she comes to the age of eighteen years and the other half when she comes to the age of Twenty five years, and to his sister, Jane, the sum of thirty pounds when she comes to the age of eighteen years. Item I give, devise and bequeath unto my beloved son, Phinehas Martin, & to his heirs and assigns forever, all that land or tract of land at the plains which I bought of my brother, Jacob Martin, and the remaining half of that lot of land which I bought of said Ebenezer Daniels, and also four acres of salt meadow lying at Martin's Creek between the Great Creek and the Great Pond which I bought of my father and by him to be possessed and enjoyed at the age of Twenty one years, he paying out of the same the sum of Seventy pounds money abovesaid to his sister, Jane, one half when she comes to the age of eighteen years and the other half when she comes to the age of twenty five years. Item I give, devise & bequeath unto my beloved son, Gideon Martin, and to his heirs and assigns forever, all the Lott of land at Dimall (this is a swampy piece of ground now about five miles or so north of New Brunswick or Piscataway) which I bought of my father being upwards of Twenty Acres, also Ten acres of land adjoining which I also had of my father, and also all the land which I first purchased of my brother, Peter Martin, being about 30 acres, and the remaining part of the Seven and one half acres of meadow which I bought of my father joyning south on the Gulf Creek and the whole of the lot of Salt meadow which I bought of Hezekiah Dunn, lying on the third reach of South river & the remaining part of the Salt meadow which I bought of Nathaniel Heard, and by him to be possessed and enjoyed at the age of Twenty One years, he paying out of the same the sum of One Hundred pounds money abovesaid, to his sister, Esther Martin, one half when he comes to the age of Twenty One years & the remaining part when he comes to the age of Twenty Three years. Item I give, devise and bequeath unto my beloved daughter, Sarah Martin, & to her heirs and assigns forever, the Sum of one hundred & fifty pounds money abovesd to be paid her by my son, Azariah Martin, one half when she comes to the age of eighteen years; & the other half when she comes to the age of twenty five years. Item I give, devise & bequeath unto my beloved daughter, Ruth Martin, & to her heirs and assigns forever, the Sum of one hundred and forty pounds money abovesd, to be paid her by my son, James Martin, one half when she comes to the age of eighteen years & the other half when she comes to the age of Twenty five years. Item I give, devise and bequeath unto my beloved daughter, Jane Martin, & to her heirs and assigns forever, the sum of one hundred pounds money abovesd, thirty pounds therof to be paid her by my son, James Martin, when she comes to the age of eighteen years, and Seventy pounds therof, to be paid her by my son, Phinehas Martin, one half when she shall be eighteen years of age and the other half when she shall be Twenty Five years of age. Item I give, devise and bequeath unto my beloved daughter, Esther Martin, & to her heirs and assigns forever, the sum of One Hundred pounds money abovesaid to be paid to her by my son, Gideon Martin, one half when he is Twenty One years of age and the other half when he is Twenty Three years of age. Item It is my will and I do order that when my wife shall cease to be my Widdow, either by death or marriage, that the movables given her during Widdowhood or such parts thereof as shall then remain, shall be sold and the moneys arising therefrom shall be equally divided between my surviving children and that then my executors shall take care of my children & the lands which are given to each of my sons which shall not then be of age for the uses aforesaid, to wit, the bringing up & education my younger children. Item It is my will & I do order that if either of my Sons or Daughters should die before they arrive, the Sons at Twenty One years of age or the daughters before they arrive at the age of eighteen years and without issue that then that part of my estate which was given them shall be equally divided among my Surviving children share and share alike. Item It is my will and I do order that the Tract of land which I purchased of Samuel Mackferson in Piscataway and that tract of land in the County of Sussex which I bought of Levi Hinds & Andrew Smalley, shall be sold as soon as conveniently may be after my decease which together with Such parts of my moveable Estate as can best be spared is to be applyed towards paying my just Debts and funeral Charges. And lastly, I do hereby nominate, Constitute and appoint my trusty & beloved father-in-law, Jonathan Dunham & my trusty friend, Joseph FitzRandolph, both of Piscataway, my executors of this my last Will & Teastament, and in case of the death of either of them I nominate, constitue and appoint my brother-in-law, Azariah Dunham, also an executor of this, my last will and testament, to see the same fulfilled & performed in every part thereof, Giveing and granting unto my said executors or the Survivour of them full power and authority to sell my estate as above directed and Ordered & to make such conveyances for my lands which are orderd to be sold as the law in that case shall require, holding for good and effectual whatsoever my said executors shall lawfully do in and about the premises, and I do hereby Revoke, disannul & make void all former or other wills & Executors by me at any time heretofore made, ratifying & comfirming this & no other to be my last will & Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this Twenty Fifth day of October in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Six. James Martin (L. S.) Signed, sealed, published, pronounced & declared by the testator as his last will & Testament in Presence of Benj. A. Martin, John Holtom Jun. Jacob Martin Juner. Recorded in Liber I of Wills, page 73, at Trenton. It will be noted by the reader that James Martin died before his father, which is one reason, no doubt, why his family was not mentioned in his father's will, also it is apparent that James Martin was fairly well provided with this world's goods. James Martin is buried near Metuchen, New Jersey, according to records we have found

CATHARINE MARTIN marries WILLIAM SHREVE II on November 10, 1755. They were married by Rev. JONATHAN DUNHAM in Loudon Co., VA. The genealogy and history of the Shreve Family says that William Shreve's will was signed April 13, 1758. He and his wife came from Piscataway, NJ to Loudon Co., VA. William married (1) to Anne Smalley January 06, 1746 at the Piscataway Seventh Day Baptist Church by Rev. JONATHAN DUNHAM. William and Anne's children were David, Mary, Sarah and Elizabeth ; Catharine and WIlliam's child was WILLIAM MARTIN SHREVE born August 26, 1761. Catherine married a second time to
• Rev. David Thomas in 1769



REFRENCES


• JOHN MARTIN and DANIEL SHERIFF/SHREVE

firstfamilies! olddover!

• "The Martin Family of America" written by Louise Martin Mohler in 1983


• Fayette Co. History Vol 11


• Allen, Luther P., History and Genealogy of the Shreve Family



JAMES G. MARTIN and JUDITH YOUNG were the parents of LEWIS YOUNG MARTIN. Revolutionary War Veteran whose home was one of the most architecturally significant of Jessamine County's brick homes. His house was probably constructed in the decade prior to his death in 1801


JAMES G. MARTIN's Revolutionary War pension; VA line and Indian War Service; applied March 14, 1833 in KY and was living between Fayette and Jessamine. Soldier living with father in Albermarle Co., VA. John Wallace was sole exc'r of soldiers estate and referred to soldier as late of Jessamine Co. leaving no widow but children; Letitia Metcalf, Richard Martin, Amanda Arthurs and Lewis Y. Martin


• #S31236 Rev War Pension


JOHN MARTIN and JANE GREGG of Albemarle Co., VA were the parents of JAMES G. MARTIN, born 1758 and he died May 11, 1848 in Jessamine Co., KY












Oldest daughter and first child of William and Ann Barnett Shreve. She married Lewis Young Martin November 22, 1826 in Jessamine Co., KY and continued to live nearby at IVYWOOD, their home that was built in 1837. Lewis died in 1858 and Ann Barnett Shreve Martin died May 28, 1887 in Richmond, KY. JOSEPH A. and JULIETTE A. SHREVE NUNEZ signed as witnesses to Ann's will

LEWIS YOUNG and ANN BARNETT SHREVE MARTIN's children

JOSEPH A. and JULIETTE A. SHREVE NUNEZ signed as witnesses to Ann's will. Joseph had just returned from Havana, Cuba where he served as Counselor