Capt. Brice MARTIN

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Father*Capt. Joseph MARTIN1,2 d. a 1761
Mother*Susanna "Ann" CHILES1
Capt. Brice MARTIN was the son of Capt. Joseph MARTIN and Susanna "Ann" CHILES.1,2 
WillCapt. Brice MARTIN was mentioned in the will of Capt. Joseph MARTIN on 3 December 1760 in Albemarle, Virginia; Mentions: wife Ann Martin; sons Brice Martin, William Martin, Joseph Martin, John Martin, George Martin; daughters Susannah Martin, Mary Hammack, Sarah Burrus, Martha Martin, Ann Martin, Olive Martin. Executors Isaac Davis and Thomas Burris. Witnesses John Hensloo and John Jones. - Albemarle Wiil Book 2, page 112. FSL #7643846 image 68.3 
Military*1775 - "At a meeting of the Commonwealth of Pittsylvania county Wed. 27th Sept. 1775, the following gentlemen were nominated as Officers for the Militia Agreeable to the Ordinance of Convention viz:
....Bryce Martin.....Lieut....."4 
MilitaryBrice Martin is listed as a Capt. in Henry County in 1780.5 
Court Record*Baldwin Rowland and Brice Martin witnessed the sale of land by Thomas Stockton to James Bartlett. - Henry County Deed Book 2, page 208.6 
Court RecordOn 1 April 1784, George Rowland leaves instructions that his trusty friends Baldwin Rowland, Brice Martin and John Cox recover his share of the estate of John Rowland deceased. - Henry County Deed Book 3, page 138. FSL #7898570 image 75.
Court Record*In 1795 filed in Henry County, the executors of the Mordecai Hord estate vs Brice Martin over money owed the estate. - Henry County Court Case #1795-002.7 
ProbateCapt. Brice MARTIN was mentioned in the probate of the estate of Mordecai HORD on 28 November 1796 in Henry, Virginia; William Hord, Stanwix Hord, Brice Martin and William Rowland are mentioned. - Henry County Will Book 1, pages 264-266. FSL 7645134-162.8,9

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