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Rachel Povall Martin 1789–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1789

Birth Location: Martintown, Edgefield Dist., South Carolina, USA

Death Date: NOV 1881

Death Location: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, Willow Mount Cem

Father: Matthew Gilford

Mother: Sarah Greene

Spouse(s): John Tillman

Children(s): John Tillman, Lucy Tillman, Abram Tillman, Lewis Tillman, Mary Tillman, Barclay Tillman, Martha Tillman, Rachel Tillman, Mary Tillman, Sallie Tillman

The story of Rachel Povall Martin began in 1789 in Martintown, Edgefield Dist., South Carolina, USA. Rachel Povall Martin married John Tillman, and had children including Abram M Tillman, Barclay Martin Tillman, John Tillman, Lewis Tillman, Lucy Rachel Martin Tillman, Martha E Tillman, Mary Ann Tillman, Mary Huff Tillman, Rachel M Tillman, Sallie C M Tillman. Rachel Povall Martin passed away in 1881 in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, Willow Mount Cem.

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Biography

  • The story of Rachel Povall Martin began in 1789 in Martintown, Edgefield Dist., South Carolina, USA.
  • Rachel Povall Martin married John Tillman, and had children including Abram M Tillman, Barclay Martin Tillman, John Tillman, Lewis Tillman, Lucy Rachel Martin Tillman, Martha E Tillman, Mary Ann Tillman, Mary Huff Tillman, Rachel M Tillman, Sallie C M Tillman.
  • Rachel Povall Martin passed away in 1881 in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, Willow Mount Cem.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rachel Martin's Ancestors

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Rachel Martin
1789–1881
Birth Place: Martintown, Edgefield Dist., South Carolina, USA
Parents
Matthew Martin Sr, US War for Independence, Battle of Gilford
1763–1816
Charlotte County, Virginia, United States of America
Sarah ("Sally" Clay, US War for Independence: Carried dispatches to CO General) Greene
1765–1842
Cumberland, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Capt (Abram Martin, Capt Virginia Colonial militia under Col George Washington-Braddock) campaign
1716–1780
Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America
Elizabeth ("Betty") Marshall
1727–1797
Caroline, Virginia, United States
Dr (Henry Clay, US War for) Independence
1736–1820
Southam Parish, Cumberland, Virginia, USA
Rachel ("Polly") Povall
1739–1820
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, British Colonies
Great-Grandparents
John Forest
1700–1752
Elizabeth Markham
1704–1775
Henry II
1711–1764
Lucy (Clay)
1717–1764
Richard Povall
1710–1771
Tabitha Hudspeth
1723–1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Marshall
1670–
Hester
1673–
Henry Sr.
1672–1760
Margaret Mitchell
1692–1777
Thomas Green
1665–1730
Elizabeth Marston
1672–1759
John Independence
1684–1749
Elizabeth Woodson
1689–1740

Rachel Martin's Descendants

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Rachel (Povall) Martin (16 May 1789–NOV 1881) m. John Tillman (5 FEB 1786–OCT 1854)
  1. 1. John Tillman 1818–1835
  2. 2. Lucy (Rachel Martin) Tillman 1837–1905
  3. 3. Abram (M.) Tillman 1829–1862
  4. 4. Lewis Tillman 1816–1886
  5. 5. Mary (Ann) Tillman 1828–1854
  6. 6. Barclay (Martin) Tillman 1825–1901
  7. 7. Martha (E.) Tillman 1821–1839
  8. 8. Rachel (M.) Tillman 1815–
  9. 9. Mary (Huff) Tillman 1813–1826
  10. 10. Sallie (C. M.) Tillman 1811–1836

Rachel Martin's Timeline

3 Records

1789
16 May 1789
Birth of Rachel Povall Martin in Martintown, Edgefield Dist., South Carolina, USA
Martintown, Edgefield Dist., South Carolina, USA
1881
10 Nov 1881
Age 92
Death of Rachel Povall Martin in Fairfield, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Fairfield, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
1881
NOV 1881
Age 92
Burial of Rachel Povall Martin in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, Willow Mount Cem
Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, Willow Mount Cem

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1789
    Event Place: Martintown, Edgefield Dist., South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1881
    Event Place: Fairfield, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Age:
    92

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: NOV 1881
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, Willow Mount Cem
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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