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Josiah Martin 1699 – 1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1699

Birth Location: Antigua, West Indes

Death Date: 21 Nov 1778

Death Location: Rockaway, Morris, New Jersey, USA

Father: Major Martin*

Mother: Lydia Thomas

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Elizabeth Martin

Josiah Martin was born in 1699 in Antigua, West Indes, the child of Major Major Samuel Martin* and Lydia Thomas. Josiah Martin had children including Elizabeth Martin. Josiah Martin passed away in 1778 in Rockaway, Morris, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • Josiah Martin was born in 1699 in Antigua, West Indes, the child of Major Major Samuel Martin* and Lydia Thomas.
  • Josiah Martin had children including Elizabeth Martin.
  • Josiah Martin passed away in 1778 in Rockaway, Morris, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Major Martin*
1639 – 1701
Birth Location: Greencastle Estate, Antigua, West Indies
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Lydia Thomas
1666 – 1744
Birth Location: Green Castle, Antigua, West Indies
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Martin
1732 – 1778
Birth Location: Queens New York, USA
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Josiah Martin's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Martin
1699 – 1778
Birth Place: Antigua, West Indes
Parents
Major Major Samuel Martin*
1639 – 1701
Greencastle Estate, Antigua, West Indies
Lydia Thomas
1666 – 1744
Green Castle, Antigua, West Indies
Grandparents
William Thomas
1640 – 1690
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Lydia Tomlinson
1645 –
Saint John's, Saint John, Antigua-et-Barbuda
Great-Grandparents
George Thomas
1615 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Martin's Descendants

1.
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Josiah Martin (1699 – 21 Nov 1778)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Martin (25 Mar 1732 – 1 Oct 1778) m. Colonel (Josiah Martin Royal) Governor (23 Apr 1737 – 13 Apr 1786)
    1. 1. Josiah Martin (c. 1771 – 5 Oct 1820) m. Mary (Rachel Runnels) (Reynolds) (abt. 1780 – 1813)
      1. 1. Mary (A.) Holland (30 Apr 1802 – 24 Jan 1875) m. Eli (Mercer) Williams (1806 – 30 April 1857)
        1. 1. Martha (Ann) Williams (12 May 1842 – 03 Jun 1911) m. Thomas (Francis) Bower (9 October 1848 – 29 March 1921)

Josiah Martin's Timeline

2 Records

1699
1699
Birth of Josiah Martin in Antigua, West Indes
Antigua, West Indes
1778
21 Nov 1778
Age 79
Death of Josiah Martin in Rockaway, Morris, New Jersey, USA
Rockaway, Morris, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1699
    Event Place: Antigua, West Indes

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1778
    Event Place: Rockaway, Morris, New Jersey, USA
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