Charles Ryland Scott Family - Person Page 10,308

Absalom Decatur Martin

M, b. 1772, d. 4 November 1850

Parents

Father	Capt Samuel Martin (b. 26 March 1732, d. 26 November 1836)
Mother	Margaret McCurdy (b. 1742, d. 21 May 1833)

Children with Hannah Jane Henderson (b. 1775, d. 4 November 1850)

Daughter	Mary Ann Martin+ (b. about 1795, d. 18 April 1874)
Son	Jacob C. Martin+ (b. 18 May 1798, d. 13 March 1875)
Son	Moses Martin, Sr+ (b. 1800, d. April 1850)
Daughter	Elizabeth Martin (b. 1800, d. March 1850)
Son	Elijah Martin+ (b. 8 July 1803, d. 24 April 1884)
Son	James Martin+ (b. 1805, d. 1869)
Son	Samuel C Martin (b. 1810, d. 1850)
Daughter	Temperance Martin (b. about 1812, d. before 13 July 1850)
Son	Stephen Decatur Martin+ (b. 1814, d. 1890)
Son	Thomas C Martin+ (b. 1814, d. 1880)

	Pedigree Chart
Included in charts - lists	Martin - Descendants of Samuel Martin b. 1732
Relationship	5th great-granduncle of Carol Jay Gilstrap 7th great-granduncle of Isaac Silas Vaughn 7th great-granduncle of Katherine Gilstrap Scott 7th great-granduncle of Joseph Ryland Scott 7th great-granduncle of Charles Parker ("Parker") Scott 7th great-granduncle of Orly Marie Vaughn 7th great-granduncle of Avital Catherine Vaughn

Biography

Person Source		Absalom Decatur Martin had person sources.¹
Birth	1772	He was born in 1772 in Abbeville, South Carolina, USAB G.²
Marriage	14 May 1794	He and Hannah Jane Henderson were married on 14 May 1794 in Franklin County, VirginiaB G.²
Residence	1800	He lived in Pendleton District, South CarolinaB G O, in 1800.³
Residence	1810	He lived in Edgefield, South Carolina, United StatesB G, in 1810.⁴
Military	1812	He served in the military in 1812 in United StatesB G O.⁵
Residence	between 1818 and 1832	He lived in North Carolina, USAB G, between 1818 and 1832.⁶
Civil	1827⁷
Residence	1840	He lived in Gwinnett, Georgia, USAB G, in 1840.⁸
Residence	1850	He lived Age: 78; Occupation: Farmer; Industry: Agriculture; RealEstateValue: 1000 in District 38, Hall, Georgia, USAB G O, in 1850.⁹
Will	13 July 1850	He signed a will on 13 July 1850 in Hall, Georgia, United StatesB G O. Absalom Martin's Will, dated November 4, 1850 in Hall County Probate Court I, Absalom Martin bein in old age and feel certain I can't live long and having a small portion of the goods of this world and being desirous to distribute the same to my heirs at my death-I do therefore set this forth as my last will and testament. Item 1 I wish my body put away when I depart this life in decency. Item 2 It is my will that William Salter get out of my property at my death one dollar and each child of his, heirs of Temperance, a daughter of mine, Ten Dollars. Item 3 It is my will that the balance of my property shall be equally divided between the rest of my children to wit Jacob Martin, Samuel Martin, Stephen Martin, James Martin, Thomas C. Martin, Polly Tanner, wife of Eli Tanner, Elizabeth Porter, wife of John S. Porter, Moses Martin and Elijah Martin with the exception of a half a lot of land adjoining the place on which my son Samuel Martin now lives that I consider Samuel C. Martin's property over and above an equal divide with the above named children. It is my wish that the heirs of Moses Martin, deset (Deceased) have the part coming to them out of my estate and for that to be equally divided between them and I desire that the property coming from my estate to Polly Tanner, wife of Eli Tanner, shall be hers and the heirs of her body and free from the claim of all other persons whatever. And I further desire that the property coming from my estate to Elizabeth Porter, wife of John S. Porter, shall likewise go to her and the heirs of her body and free from the claim of all other persons whatever and I also desire the property given to my children heretofore not to be reconsidered in the division after my desest. Item 4 And I do hereby appoint Jacob Martin and Samuel Martin my Executors of this my last Will and Testament, given under my hand and seal this 13th day of July 1850. Signed in the presence of R. T. Winn, Robert Young, Benjamin Porter Note: On November 4, 1850, Jacob Martin and Samuel Martin came forward to execute this will, making Absalom's death sometimes around that date. Transcribed as accurately as possible by Wanda Martin Browning.¹⁰
Will	13 July 1850	He signed a will on 13 July 1850 in Hall, Georgia, United StatesB G O.¹¹
Death	4 November 1850	He died on 4 November 1850 at age ~78 in Flowery Branch, Hall County, Georgia, USAB G O.

Last Edited

16 December 2022

Citations

[S1864] Farley Family Tree, Elizabeth Borrough
[S318] Martin Family Tree, Absalom Decatur Martin
[S373] Ancestry.com, 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Pendleton District, South Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 50; Page: 115; Image: 229; Family History Library Film: 181425
[S257] Ancestry.com, 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Edgefield, South Carolina; Roll: 62; Page: 37; Image: 00053; Family History Library Film: 0181421
[S402] Direct Data Capture, comp, U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815
[S864] Ancestry.com, U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872, The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Depa
[S6692] Ancestry.com, Georgia Land Lottery, 1827
[S245] Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Gwinnett, Georgia; Roll: 42; Page: 90; Family History Library Film: 0007044
[S239] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 38, Hall, Georgia; Roll: 72; Page: 390A
[S279] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
[S903] Ancestry.com, Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992, Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Hall County); Probate Place: Hall, Georgia