Martha Ruth (Rogers) Martin (1745 - 1795)

Born 1745 in Lebanon, Hunterdon, New Jersey

Wife of James Hugh Martin — married 1763 (to before 1795) in Lebanon, Hunterdon, New Jersey

Descendants

Died 1795 at about age 50 in Snow Creek Plantation, Stokes, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Martha Ruth was born in 1745, in Lebanon, Hunterdon, New Jersey. She was the daughter of Thomas and Frances Rogers, of Hunterdon. Her father was an immigrant from England.

In 1763 she married her cousin' James Hugh Martin. They had eleven children.

1. Sarah Martin b. 1764 NJ - d. 1840 TN, m. Pleasant Henderson
2. Mary Ann Martin b. 1766 - d. abt. 1768, age 2
3. Jennie/Jane Martin b. 1768 - d. 1790, age 21
4. James Hugh Martin Jr b. 1770 NJ - d. 1861 NC, m. Elizabeth Beckham
5. Ann Martin b. 1772 NJ - d. 1831 NC, m. Thomas Searcy
6. Mary "Polly" Martin b. 1774 NC - d. 1851 AL, m. Thomas Rogers
7. Thomas Martin b. Apr 1777 - d. abt. 1778, less than 1 year
8. Alexander Martin b. 1779 - d. 1833, m. Sarah Thomas
9. Samuel Martin b. 1782 - d. UNK, m. UNK Caldwell
10. Frances Elisa Martin b. 1784 NC - d. 1850 TN, m. Dr Robert Hunter
11. James Martin b. 1786 NC - d. 1845 TN, m. Sarah "Sally" Alexander

In May 1774, she moved with her husband and young children from New Jersey to Guilford County, North Carolina.

After the Revolutionary War, James began buying a lot of land where he would build his Snow Creek Plantation.

She died here in 1795. She is believed to be buried at the family cemetery located on the plantation.

Sources

• Daughter Ann's burial record. "North Carolina, Historical Records Survey, Cemetery Inscription Card Index", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPRT-GJ7Z : Thu Nov 16 06:03:56 UTC 2023), Entry for Ann Martin Searcy and James Martin, 1 Aug 1831.

• NCPedia, Martin, James, by Charles D. Rodenbough, 1991[1]

• FamilyTreeMaker