The Earliest Documented Ancestor of the MARTIN / MARTAIN / MARTYN - Y-DNA Project
GROUP 7
TEST # M33324 --
John Martin married to Jane Cunningham, and had five known children:
Allison B. 1823, Susanna 1830, James 1834, Isabella 1843, Jane b. UNK.
Their son, Capt. Allison B. Martin (Riverboat Captain), was born 26 SEP 1823 in Hickory,
PA. and died 23 FEB 1908 in Chester, WV. He married Lucinda Allison Martin on 25
SEP 1845 in Brook Co., VA (now WV). Lucinda was born on 25 AUG 1826 and died 7 AUG
1918 in Chester, WV. Both are buried in Locust Hill Cemetery, Chester, WV.
Their son, John A. Martin, was born on 20 JAN 1853 in East Liverpool, OH and died 20 JAN 1928 in
Chester, WV. He married to Laura Gaston Martin in either East Liverpool (Columbiana Cty),
OH or in Chester (Hancock Cty), WV.
She was born on 14 FEB 1853 in Wellsville, OH, and died 2 JAN 1926 in
Chester WV. They are buried in Locust Hill Cemetery, Chester, WV.
Their son, Edward E. Martin, was born on 3 JUL 1884 in Eatons (near Parkersburg), Wood Co.,
WV. and died 4 JAN 1934 in Parkersburg, WV.
Chester WV. He married Margaret M. Sharp about 1910 in Wood County, WV.
She was born 27 MAY 1887 in Maxburg, OH and died on
16 JUN 1971 in East Liverpool, OH, They are buried in Locust Hill Cemetery,
Chester, WV.
TEST # M04290 --
Andrew Martin, signed a petition in Northwest Territory in 1799. Andrew had two, known, sons : David and William.
His son, David Martin, was born in Highland Co., OH, 1805 and died there 9 Aug. 1845. He married Sarah Fender 23 Dec.1828 in Highland Co., OH. Sarah was the daughter of George Fender and Mary Magdalena Lance.
David and Sarah had eight children: Mary Ann, John Perry, Sarah, George, William, David, Maria, and Eli. Sarah was appointed guardian of the children 14 March 1848.
Their son, John Perry Martin, married Ann Eliza Michael 12 Dec. 1855 in Highland Co.. OH. Ann Eliza was the daughter of Daniel Michael and his wife Catherine Hafner, both born in Virginia about 1792.
John and Ann Eliza Martin had nine children:
Sarah, Lucinda Alice, Nancy, Mary Susan, Eliza Belle, Cornelius, Jacob William, John Jr., and Louanna.
Their son, Jacob William Martin, was born 7 May 1868 in Hallowstown, Highland Co., OH.
He married Molly Marie Kay 12 Sept.1894 in Highland Co., OH. Molly Kay was the daughter of John W. Kay and his wife, Millie Mock. The Kay family arrived in Pennsylvania about 1680 with Wm. Penn.
