Martin Genealogy

Martin Ancestry - Germanna Colony, Virginia

Martin Ancestry - German See More Here.

First Generation

i Merten of Ferndorf b. ca. 1510, m. Unknown.

Children:

i	Mertens Heintz b. ca. 1540.

Second Generation

Mertens Heintz b. ca. 1540, m. 1580-1609, Martins Gela. Mertens died ca. 1583, Ferndorf, Germany, buried: 1-Mar-1583.

Children:

i	Henrich Merten b. ca. 1580.

Third Generation

Henrich Merten b. ca. 1580, Muesen, Germany, m. 1603, Demuth Baum, (daughter of Heilmann Baum and Grete Baum). Henrich died after 1627.

Children:

i	Sophia Merten b. ca. 1604, Muesen, Germany.
ii	Johannes Merten b. ca. 1606.

Fourth Generation

Johannes Merten b. ca. 1606, m. Sophia Merten.

Children:

i	Jacob Merten b. ca. 1634.

Fifth Generation

Jacob Merten b. ca. 1634, Muesen, m. Margarete Eichen, (daughter of Johannes Eichen and Enchen (Anna) Schweissfurth) d. 1-Sep-1693, Muesen. Jacob died 19-Oct-1689, Muesen, Germany.

Children:

i	Elisabeth Merten b. ca. 1654.
ii	Barbara Merten b. ca. 1656.
iii	Christopher Merten b. ca 1657, d. 16-Dec 1714.
iv	Hans Jacob Merten b. ca. 1660.
v	Eustachius Merten b. ca. 1664, d. 3-Jun-1699.
vi	Jost Merten b. ca. 1667.
vii	Anna Catharina Merten b. ca. 1669.

Sixth Generation

Hans Jacob Merten b. ca. 1660, Muesen, Germany, m. 22-Oct-1687, in Muesen, Anna Barbara Wurmback, b. ca. 1667, (daughter of Frederich Wurmbach and Margarete Rode) d. 10-Mar-1741, Muesen, German. Hans died 26-Aug-1693.

Children:

i	Eustachius Merten b. ca. 1688, d. 13-Aug-1688.
ii	Johanna Margareta Merten b. 29-Oct-1689.
iii	Johann Jost Merten b. 24-May-1691.
iv	Anna Margarete Merten b. 14-May-1693.

Seventh Generation

Johann Jost Merten b. 24-May-1691, Muesen, Nassau-Siegen, Germany, m. (1) Maria Kathrina Otterbach, b. ca. 1699, (daughter of Hermann Otterbach and Elizabeth Heimbach) d. after 1724, m. (2) Eve ?. Johann died ca. 1759, Germantown, Virginia.

Jost (Joseph) Martin was 22 years old, and a resident of Müsen. The Martins (Merten in German) and the Brumbachs were related, so we have three of the young bachelors who were related. So, it sounds as if a third bachelor joined his two relatives in making the emigration decision. Probably all three were thinking, "Let’s try it. If it doesn’t work out, we can come back." John Spilman (Spielmann) was an older bachelor, about 34 years of age. He lived in the Oberfischbach parish, to the west of Trupbach. An occupation is unknown for this man, and when he came he seems not to have been related to any of the other members of the group. Later, this all changed as several of his relatives came to Virginia. Not much is known about him in Germany.

Children:

i	Henry Martin by Catherine, born circa 1720-25
ii	Mary Martin by Catherine, born circa 1720-25
iii	Jacob Martin, born circa 1730-35
iv	James Martin
v	Tilman Martin by Catherine
vi	Joseph Martin by Catherine
vii	Eve Martin by Catherine
viii	John Martin by Catherine, born circa 1735-38
ix	Andrew Martin
x	Charles Martin
xi	Ann Elizabeth Martin

Eighth Generation

Joseph Martin, Born: ABT 1733 - Died: ABT 1793 - Fauquier Co. VA, Married: to Catherine Holtzclaw.

i	John Martin
ii	Clara Martin
iii	Nimrod Martin
iv	Charles Martin
v	Hannah Martin
vi	Caty Martin
vii	Thomas Martin
viii	Joseph Martin

Ninth Generation

Nimrod Martin settled in the Germanna Colony of Virginia, then to Shelby County, Kentucky and then to Harrison County, Indiana. Nimrod Martin is listed in Washington County, IN on the 1820 Census at page 221. Nimrod was born about 1762 in Fauquier County, Virginia and died aobut 1832 in Lincoln County, Kentucky. He married Fanny Hopwood on 22 December 1787.

Fanny Hopwood and Nimrod Martin had:

i	Christena Martin
ii	Frances Martin

Tenth Generation

Francis Martin married George Washington Austin and had Mahulda Austin who married William Buchanon.

Hopwood Ancestry:

Generation One

Richard Hopwood, Born: 1682 - Westmoreland, VA, Died: 1725 - VA Married: to Mary (Unknown)

Children:

i	Moses Hopwood

Moses Hopwood, Born circa 1707, father Richard Hopwood, Mother Mary (Unknown) Married:10 APR 1727 to Elizabeth Pridham. Elizabeth Pridham Born:1710 - Richmond, VA Father: Christopher Pridham Mother: Mary Lewis Married: 10 JUL 1726 to Edward Hinkley Married: 10 APR 1727 to Moses Hopwood.

Children:

i	Richard Hopwood
ii	Christopher A. Hopwood

Christopher A. Hopwood Born:1732 - VA Died: ABT 1801 - Prince William Co. VA Father: Moses Hopwood Mother: Elizabeth Pridham Married: 14 FEB 1764 to Martha Combs

Children:

i	Fanny Hopwood
ii	Moses Hopwood
iii	Cynthia Hopwood
iv	Chirtopher Hopwood
v	Kate Hopwood
vi	John Hopwood
vii	Sally Hopwood
viii	Hannah Hopwood
ix	James Hopwood

Fanny Hopwood Born:1765 - Manassas, Prince William Co. VA Father: Christopher A. Hopwood Mother: Martha Combs Married: 22 DEC 1787 to Nimrod Martin

Children:

i	Christena Martin
ii	Frances Martin

Frances Martin married George Washington Austin, and had Mahulda Austin who married William Buchanan and had Frances Buchanan who married John Wesley Apple and had George Thomas Apple who married Mariah Bell and had Nancy "Jennie" Apple who married Erastus Montague and had Vivian Lucile Montague who married William Ratcliffe and had Barbara Ratcliffe who married Wendall Smith and had me!