Hairston Family History and Genealogy

Col. Joseph MARTIN

HAIRSTON.org ID#1299, b. 22 September 1785, d. 3 November 1859

Father*

Gen. Joseph MARTIN^1,2,3 b. a 1740, d. 19 Dec 1808

Mother*

Susanna GRAVES¹ b. a 1758, d. 9 Mar 1837

Birth*

Col. Joseph MARTIN was born on 22 September 1785 in Belle Mont, Henry, Virginia.^4,5,2,6

He was the son of Gen. Joseph MARTIN and Susanna GRAVES.^1,2,3

Marriage*

Col. Joseph MARTIN married Sallie HUGHES, daughter of Col. Archelaus HUGHES and Mary DALTON, on 27 April 1810 in Patrick, Virginia.^7,2

Census 1820*

Col. Joseph MARTIN appeared on the census of 1820 in Henry, Virginia, Joseph Martin - Males under 10 1, 10-15 1, 16-25 1 (this may have been a census error, as Joseph was 35), Females under 10 1, 26-44 1.⁸

Census 1830*

He appeared on the census of 1830 in Henry, Virginia, Joseph Martin - Males under 5 1, 15-19 1, 40-49 1, Females under 5 1, 5-9 3, 10-14 2, 15-19 1, 30-39 1, Free Colored 1, Slaves 66.⁹

Census 1840*

He appeared on the census of 1840 in Henry, Virginia, Joseph Martin - Males 5-9 1, 10-14 1, 50-59 1, Females 10-14 3, 15-19 2, 40-49 1, Slaves 102.¹⁰

Census 1850*

He appeared on the census of 25 July 1850 in Henry, Virginia; Col Joseph Martin 65, Sarah 59, Ella 21 Thomas J 17 and Sally Jane Cook 19.⁴

Death*

He died on 3 November 1859 in Greenwood, Henry, Virginia, at age 74.^2,11,6

Burial*

He was buried in Martin Cemetery, Leatherwood, Henry, Virginia.⁶

Family

Sallie HUGHES b. 30 Apr 1792, d. 1879

Children

Capt. Thomas MARTIN+^2,3 d. 1 Jul 1862
Mary MARTIN+^1,3
Archelaus MARTIN^1,3
Susan MARTIN+^1,3 b. a 1811, d. 9 Sep 1831
Col. William MARTIN+^1,2,3 b. a 1814, d. a 8 Jun 1888
Jane MARTIN^1,3 b. a 1815
Matilda M. MARTIN+^12,3 b. 7 Aug 1818, d. 4 May 1854
Sallie C. MARTIN+¹ b. a 1822
Elizabeth P. MARTIN¹ b. a 1824
Ann Isabel MARTIN+^1,3 b. 31 Aug 1825, d. 26 Feb 1897
Joseph MARTIN IV+^2,3 b. a 1826
Ella MARTIN¹ b. a 1828

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

[S145] Pedigo, Virginia G. and Pedigo, Lewis Gravely. History of Patrick and Henry Counties, Virginia - Genealogical Publishing Co., 1933 available on ancestry.com - CAUTION - this book was written in 1933 and has many errors regarding the Hairston family., Personal Collection - printed book.
[S22] Hairston, Elizabeth Seawell, The Hairstons and the Penns and Their Relations, Roanoke, Virginia 1940 https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=13164, Ancestry.com.
[S3327] Horton, Lucy Henderson. Family History, Press of the News, Franklin, Tenn. 1922. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89066169020, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
[S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S109] Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853–1912 Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.
[S48] Find A Grave Website with Photo - only listings with photos of grave markers that are contemporary to the deceased individuals death are acceptable for genealogical proof.
[S110] Unknown author. Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850, Precision Indexing Publishers, Bountiful, UT. N.p.: n.pub.
[S1820] 1820 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1830] 1830 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1840] 1840 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S269] National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Federal Mortality Census Schedules, 1850-1880, and Related Indexes, 1850-1880.
[S3326] Knight, Nancy Marlene Martin. Peacemaker - Joseph Martin 1740-1808 and His Descendants, 1976., Library of Virginia - http://www.lva.virginia.gov

Last Edited

12 Oct 2017