Susannah Martin

Biography

Susannah Chiles was the daughter of John Chiles and his second wife Eleanor Webber, respectable plantation owners and worthy planters in Ablemarle County, Virginia. John Chiles was descended from one of the oldest families in the province and had a large family of mostly daughters. Susannah was a granddaughter of Walter Chiles, Sr. of Jamestown, VA.

Family

Retrieved from https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Chiles-51 on 4 May 2023 and then edited.

Susannah Page Chiles was probably born in New Kent County, Virginia, the daughter of John Chiles and his second wife Ellender/Eleanor Webber. An undocumented profile at FamilySearch states that she was born on 28 Apr 1700 [1] and another undocumented source says that she was christened about 1708 in St.Margaret's Parish, King William County, Virginia. St. Margaret's Parish was not created until 1720.

Susannah Chiles married Joseph Martin about 1730, probably in King William County. [2] He was a recent emigrant from England. A romantic legend says that after their marriage, Joseph was disowned by his English family, but more recent research shows that Joseph did inherit from his father (see profile of Joseph for detail).

In 1744 her husband received a land grant and they moved to Louisa County (later Albemarle County) 8 miles Northwest of Charlottesville, near Earlysville. [3] They owned two farms there, near the Rivanna River.

Susannah and Joseph were the parents of eleven children. [4]

1. George Martin b ca 1733 [11]. Married 1) unknown 2) Mary Durrett
2. Sarah b ca 1735. Married Thomas Burrus [12]
3. Brice Martin b ca 1737 - before 1753. Married 1) Unity Barksdale 2) Rachel Lucas
4. William Martin b ca 1738. Married Rachel Dalton.
5. Joseph Martin, Jr. b September 18, 1740. Married 1st Sara Lucas ca 1762 and 2nd Susannah Graves ca 1784. He also fathered children with Cherokee woman Betsy Ward.
6. Mary “Polly” Martin b ca 1742. Married John Hammack.
7. Susannah Martin b ca 1744. NOT the wife of Henry Woody.
8. Martha Martin, b 20 Jan 1746. Married Pomfret Walter.
9. Ann Martin b ca 1751.
10. John “Jack” Martin b ca 1752, married Cherokee women, sisters Mary and Susannah Emory. [Note: Emmet Starr incorrectly reported that Joseph was the father of John's children.]
11. Olive Martin b ca 1754. Married Ambrose Edwards.

Note: Children’s dates are unconfirmed

Susannah died on 29 Jun 1754 [1] in Louisa County and was buried at the Martin Cemetery (now defunct). [5]

Her widower married secondly to Ann (Pulliam) Sandidge, widow of William Sandidge, who brought her five children to the home.

Research Notes

Susannah's father received two land grants in New Kent County in 1690 and 1691. He was granted 350 acres in King William County in 1722.

Notes

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=60955483

Susannah Chiles was also the great granddaughter of Col John Page (1628-1692) of Middle Plantation, Virginia, now the site of Williamsburg. Colonel John Page

Joseph Martin, who married Susannah Chiles, came to Virginia when a young man, married in King William, and later settled in Albemarle. His wife survived him. They had issue : Joseph and ten other children. Gen. Joseph Martin (third son) was a pioneer and patriot, and Martinsville, Va., is named in his honor. ( Va. Hist. Mag., VIII, 347.)

Per: Bobie McAllen states her last name was Chiles. Note: I am a descendant of John Calvin Martin b. 1804 Henry Co., Va. s on of Joseph Martin and Susannah Chiles. John Calvin Martin m. Sophia Rucker. I know he had a half-brother named John who was the son of an Indian maiden, but I have always seen his name listed as just John Martin.

From http://debzone1.tripod.com/susannahchilesandjosephmartin/

According to many accounts* Joseph Martin came from England on the ship "Brice", married Susannah Chiles in Virginia. They lived in Albemarle County, Virginia and had children, Joseph, George, Brice, William, John "Jack", Martha, Mary, Susannah and possibly Sarah.

Susannah Chiles is from the Walter Chiles of Jamestown lineage. It is said that Joseph was born circa 1704 in England and died January of 1762 in Albemarle Co VA.

Some have claimed that my ancestral line of Isaac Martin ** of Virginia is also from this family, but I've yet to find any proof of this.

Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Vol. I. Burgesses and Other Proment Persons Page 208.

References

1. https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I1282...
2. http://debzone1.tripod.com/susannahchilesandjosephmartin/ cites
   1. Among others, New River Notes internet site, by Jeff Weaver.
   2. My family site showing the lineage of Isaac Martin of Virginia, "Virginia Roots", Deborah Shelton Wood
   3. Among other sources is dkhampton, author of the well documented internet site entitled, "Descendants of Nancy Ward".
   4. GENERAL JOSEPH MARTIN, OF VIRGINIA / AN UNSUNG HERO OF THE VIRGINIA FRONTIER By Dr. William Allen Pusey, Chicago, Illinois
   5. GENERAL JOSEPH MARTIN, A FORGOTTEN PIONEER 1740-1798 By Gordon Aronhime
   6. The Lyman C. Draper Papers
3. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Chiles-51 Cites
   1. LifeSketch, b: 28 Apr 1700 Albemarle County Virginia; d: 1754 Albemarle County Virginia
   2. "Tidewater Virginia Families" p220, 221 self-published in 1989 by Virginia L. H. Davis of Urbanna, VA
   3. Louisa County, Virginia Land Records, book-A p159; for 12 Nov 1744; grantor: Michael Holland; grantee: Joseph Martin
   4. Albemarle County, Virginia Will book#2 p112 for Will of her husband, Joseph Martin, which named his children
   5. Find A Grave: Memorial #60955483 for Susannah Page Martin
   6. W. B. Cridlin. “The Chiles Family in Virginia (Continued).” The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography 19, no. 2 (1911): 211–15. Chiles Family
   7. Stray Leaves
   8. "Family Tree" database FamilySearch entry for Susannah Page Chiles (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LRM4-ZH4 : modified 12 Aug 2017) contributed by various users
   9. "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970", [1]
   10. "Family relationship of Joseph Martin and Joe Keery via Joseph Martin", FamousKin, [2]

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GEDCOM Note

Joseph Martin [Parents] was born about 1685 in Bristol, England. He died 1760 in Charlotteville, Albemarle, Virginia and was buried in Charlotteville, Albemarle, Virginia. Joseph Martin married Susannah Childs about 1736 in Virginia.Susannah Childs was born about 1717 in Virginia. She died in Charlotteville, Albemarle, Virginia and was buried in Charlotte, Albemarle, Virginia. Susannah Childs married Joseph Martin about 1736 in Virginia.

They had the following children:

MiJoseph Martin was born 18 Sep 1740 and died 18 Dec 1808.

MiiBrice Martin was born about 1737 in Charlotteville, Albemarle, Virginia. He died about 1816.

iiiInfant Martin was born about 1739 in Charlotteville, Albemarle, Virginia. Infant died 1739 in Charlotteville, Albemarle, Virginia. Because he/she died as a child, baptism and endowment are not necessary.

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Birth: Apr. 28, 1700

Albemarle County

Virginia, USADeath: 1754

Albemarle County

Virginia, USA

Susannah Chiles was the daughter of John Chiles and Eleanor Webber, respectable plantation owners and worthy planters from Ablemarle County, Virginia.

John Chiles was descended from one of the oldest families in the province and had a large family of mostly daughters.

Susannah was a granddaughter of Walter Chiles, Sr. of Jamestown, VA.

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She died before 1761.

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She and Joseph had 6 daughters and 5 sons.

When Susannah died she still had at least 8 children living at home, ranging from 2 to 18 years old.

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She and Joseph owned two farms in Albermarle County, Va. near the Rivanna River.

Family links:

Spouse:

Joseph Martin (1700 - 1761)*

Children:

Susannah Patience Martin Woody (1737 - 1835)*

Joseph Lynch Martin (1740 - 1808)*

John Martin (1745 - 1822)*

• Calculated relationship

Note: Her middle name from Findagrave member 3987VB Burial:

Martin Cemetery

Albemarle County

Virginia, USA

Created by: deegraver

Record added: Nov 01, 2010

Find A Grave Memorial# 60955483

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View Tree for Joseph Lynch MartinJoseph Lynch Martin (b. Abt. 1700, d. 14 Jan 1760)
Joseph Lynch Martin (son of William Martin and Ann Cade) was born Abt. 1700 in Bristol, Somerset, England/Bristol, England, and died 14 Jan 1760 in Goochland Co., VA.He married Susannah Chiles, daughter of Walter Chiles II and Susannah Mary Page.
Children of Joseph Lynch Martin and Susannah Chiles are:
+Isaac Martin, b. Bet. 1699 - 1718, Caroline Co., VA, d. 1774, Halifax Co., VA.
Sarah Martin, b. Abt. 1726, Louisa Co., VA.
Brice Martin, b. Abt. 1738, Albemarle Co., VA, d. 1816, Tennessee.
+Susannah Patience Martin, b. 10 Jan 1738/39, Hanover Co., VA, d. 21 Jun 1835, Franklin Co., VA.
+George Martin, b. 6 Jul 1739, Albemarle Co., VA, d. 18 Oct 1776, Albemarle Co., VA.
+Joseph P. Martin, Brigadier General, b. 18 Sep 1740, Charlotteville, Albemarle Co., VA, d. 18 Dec 1808, Henry Co., VA.
William Martin, b. Abt. 1742, Albemarle Co., VA, d. Mar 1807, Stokes Co., NC.
Olive Martin, b. 1 Apr 1742, Hanover Co., VA, d. Abt. 1826, Hanover Co., VA.
John Martin, b. Abt. 1745, Goochland Co., VA.
Martha Martin, b. 20 Jan 1744/45, Virginia.
Mary Martin, b. Abt. 1747, Virginia.
Ann Nancy Martin, b. Abt. 1754, Virginia.