Hairston Family History and Genealogy

Susanna GRAVES

HAIRSTON.org ID#6316, b. about 1758, d. 9 March 1837

Birth*

Susanna GRAVES was born about 1758.

Marriage*

She married Gen. Joseph MARTIN, son of Capt. Joseph MARTIN and Susanna "Ann" CHILES, about 1784. They had eleven children.^1,2,3,4

Death*

Susanna GRAVES died on 9 March 1837 in Henry, Virginia. Died- On March 9, at her residence in Henry County, Mrs. Susanna Martin, relict of Gen. Joseph Martin, in her 78th year. Publication: Lynchburg Virginian, Lynchburg, Va., Thursday, March 30, 1837, (p. 3, c. 3) - From the marriage and obituary citations compiled by Bernard J. Henley from Virginia newspapers on microfilm at the Library of Virginia.²

Family

Gen. Joseph MARTIN b. a 1740, d. 19 Dec 1808

Children

Jesse MARTIN² d. a 1835
Thomas W. MARTIN²
Lewis MARTIN² d. a 1850
Martha MARTIN²
Patrick MARTIN²
Molly MARTIN²
Alexander MARTIN² d. a 1850
Major Brice MARTIN² b. 1770, d. 30 Dec 1856
Col. Joseph MARTIN+¹ b. 22 Sep 1785, d. 3 Nov 1859
Major George Wythe MARTIN² b. 7 Jul 1805, d. 27 Oct 1867

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.
[S3355] Biographical Sketch of Gen. Jos. Martin by his son William Martin, Virginia Historical Society. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Year Ending June, 1901, Vol. 13, pages 374-359, Hathi Trust Digital Library.

Last Edited

18 Oct 2017