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Martin is an extremely common name throughout the English-speaking world and, in its many variants form, throughout Europe, stemming from a diminutive of the Latin Martius, the god of war. its popularity is largely due to the widespread fame of the... |
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CRANFORD, CORRELL, HAILE, HOUSTON, JACKSON, KEVER, LOGAN, MARTIN, McKNIGHT,... |
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Martin
This page is designed to aid in the search for the surnames of my family. If you are involved in a search for MARTIN, PARISH, JACKSON, CRANFORD, NORTON, or PHILLIPS, please use the menu system to find specific information. These surnames all have southern origins... |
Samuel
Excerpt from Sketches of Western North Carolina, Cyrus L. Hunter, 1877
CAPTAIN SAMUEL MARTIN
Captain Samuel Martin was a native of Ireland, and born in the year 1732. When a young man, he emigrated to America, and first settled in Pennsylvania... |
Hubert
December 26, 1879 - April 29, 1965
Early History
Hubert Martin was born in Alexander County, North Carolina December 26, 1879. His parents were Samuel C. Martin and Rebecca Melvina Florentine Norton. His father died of typhoid fever when he was... |
Maud
JANUARY 10, 1882 - JANUARY 9, 1966
Maud was born January 10, 1882 on a farm near Five Mile in Stone County, Arkansas. She later moved, with her parents, to Wolf Bayou, Arkansas. She was the fifth child of Leonard Travis Cranford and Josephine... |
Cranford
Leonard Travis Cranford (143) and Josephine Phillips Cranford (144) were the parents of Maud Cranford Martin. L. T. (known as "Trav") was born in Alabama February 2, 1840 and died March 14, 1923 at his home in Wolf Bayou, Arkansas... |
Kever
New Information: John Kever, father of Jacob Kever, listed on a List of German Passengers on Board the Ship North America, Tys de Haas, from Amsterdam, October 10, 1787.
On a list of the Names of Persons who took the Oath and Affirmation... |
North Carolina
Ancestors of Hubert Munsey Martin
Even though Hubert Martin left North Carolina as a child with his widowed mother, he continued to have contacts with the Martins who stayed in North Carolina, near Hiddenite, in what is now Alexander County,... |
Correll
Mary Ann Correll (127) was the daughter of John and Mary Correll. As early as February 5, 1778, John Correll (318) entered a claim for 350 acres of land on the waters of Dutch Buffalo Creek in what is now the China Grove section of Rowan County... |
Norton
The first listing of the Nortons I could find in the North Carolina census was Nicholas Norton (139) in 1800. This would have been Nicholas, Sr. who was born in 1770 and lived in what was then Rowan County. As more counties were formed,... |
Phillips
Hiram (d March 1862) and Mary Henderson Phillips (1789 - 9/29/1875) were the parents of twin sons, born a half hour apart, Rufus and Reuben May 28, 1820 in Coosa County, Alabama.
Rufus married Mary Ann Carlton and they had two children born in 1846 and 1847... |
Parish
From what we read, there are basically two distinct groups of families. The older lines come from ancestors who were from Paris, and made it to England where the letter "h" was added as part of old english. The newer lines are derived... |
Haile
This page is designed to aid in the search for the surnames of Janet's family. If you are involved in a search for HAILE, LOGAN, or Houston, please investigate the pages listed on the menu under Haile. These surnames all have southern origins... |
Logan
John Logan was one of the early settlers in Coosa County Alabama when the county was formed in 1832. That county as formed from the Creek Indian Cession and Reverend George Brewers History of Coosa County states that John and Alexander Logan, brothers,... |
Royalty
1. Janet M. Haile m. Tommy H. Martin, Heber Springs, AR. they have four children (surname Martin): Melissa, Tommy D., Allison, Justin. Janet Haile is the daughter of 2. Samuel Arthur Haile Heber Springs, Arkansas. Married Dorothy Logan of Tumbling... |
Migration
Ours is truly a diverse family. If America is the "melting pot" we are a great example. My father's family is of Scots-Irish ancestry, migrating to America prior to the Revolutionary War. Finally settling in North Carolina. ... |
Europe
Click on USA or Europe for a larger view My ancestors were of basic European stock. Coming to this country from England, Scotland, Ireland, and Germany. Most arrived here prior to the Revolutionary War with the remainder coming soon after... |
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Military
Relovutionary War
Samuel Martin - Captain of Militia, Tyron County, NC
Alexander Norton - Virginia Line
War of 1812
Samuel Logan - 2nd Regiment (Hillard's) East Tennessee Volunteers
Henry Logan - 2nd Regiment Mounted Gunmen... |
- Revolutionary War
The Capture of Charleston A stunning defeat for the Patroits, but it started the rise of General Greene A pivotal battle in the south, Samuel Martin was a Captain of North Carolina Militia during this battle. A Patroit victory and... |
Chronology
Chronology of EventsRegular type= Crown victory. Bold type= Rebel victory. Italic type= non-confrontational event or non-decisive battle. a detailed timeline, with images Prelude to War 1760 to 17751760King George III ascends to the throne of England... |
Southern Campaign
The British Strategy By 1778, British and American combatants in the north were stalemated, and a quick end to the Revolutionary War was doubtful. The British now rekindled a plan for putting down the rebellion by first controlling the southern colonies... |
Camden
(1780) The battle of Camden, South Carolina was a stunning defeat for the American Army. However the battle of Camden did effectively remove the politically appointed General Hortio Gates, and place the new General Nathaniel Greene, a man Washington... |
Cowpens
(1781) The Loyalist defeat at King's Mountain two month earlier had revived the Patriot effort for the war in the South. The Army had a new Southern Department commander in the Quaker Nathaniel Greene. Greene was determined to fight, but not at... |
Guilford Courthouse
(1781) Despite the fact the Battle of Guilford Court House is a tactile draw, it remains a victory for the Americans as the British have been worn down so much that they will make a fateful retreat to Yorktown, Virginia. The tide of the war in the South... |
OverMountain
History
In the summer of 1780, the Southern American colonies - and hopes of independence - seemed at the mercy of an invading British army. Believing the Southern colonies mostly loyal, the Royal army planned to conquer the South and recruit Loyalist... |
King's Mountain
On October 7, 1780, in the rolling hills of northern South Carolina, a small army of men under the command of a British officer, Major Patrick Ferguson, was overtaken and defeated by a group that had been assembled from the farms and fields of southwest... |
Samuel Martin
RESEARCHER'S NOTES:
Participation of Captain Samuel Martin in the Battle of King's Mountain.
During the latter part of August and the whole of September, Captain Martin was rarely at home, and then not remaining for more than two days at a time... |
2d Virginia
LINEAGE [Wright, Continental Army, pp. 283-285] Authorized 21 August 1775 in the Virginia State Troops as the 2d Virginia Regiment Organized 21 October 1775 at Williamsburg to consist of seven companies Adopted 1 November 1775 into the Continental Army... |
Timeline
January 3, 1777 - A second victory for Washington as his troops defeat the British at Princeton and drive them back toward New Brunswick. Washington then establishes winter quarters at Morristown, New Jersey. During the harsh winter, Washington's... |
- Civil War
There is no other legend quite like the Confederate fighting man. He reached the end of his haunted road long ago. He fought for a star-crossed cause and in the end he was beaten, but as he carried his slashed red battle flag into the dusky twilight of... |
Chronology
Chronology of EventsUnderline type= Union victory. Bold type= Confederate victory. Italic type= non-confrontational event or non-decisive battle. The War Begins 1861 JanuaryThe South Secedes When Abraham Lincoln, a known opponent of slavery, was elected... |
10th Arkansas
The Tenth Arkansas Infantry Regiment was organized at Springfield in Conway County in July 1861. This is where many volunteers from Van Buren County (southern Van Buren County later became Cleburne) were mustered into the Confederate Army. Company "A,"... |
12th Alabama
12th Alabama Infantry RegimentSeven Pines, Malvern Hill, Boonsboro, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancorsville, Gettysburg, The Wilderness, Petersburg, Appomattox The Commanders The 12th Alabama Regiment was organized at Richmond in July 1861, with members... |
North Carolina
North Carolina Confederate Units6th Regiment of North Carolina Cavalry 37th Regiment of North Carolina Infantry 38th Regiment of North Carolina Infantry Sixth North Carolina Cavalry65th North Carolina State TroopsHow to Order a Copy of the Printed History... |
Cranford
Leonard Travis Cranford 12th Regiment of Alabama InfantryCivil War Service Record L. T. (Trav) Cranford actually had two enlistment's in the 12th Alabama. The first started in March 12, 1862. He enlisted at Coosa County, Alabama to serve 3 years and... |
Haile
Civil War Service RecordGeorge Washington "Jolly" Haile Company A, 11th Regiment Tennessee Infantry This company was known at various times as Captain White's Company, Company G and Company A, 11th Regiment Tennessee Infantry. The 11th... |
Alabama (Logan)
2nd Alabama Cavalry Regiment The Second Alabama Cavalry Regiment was organized at Montgomery on 1 May 1862. It proceeded to West Florida and operated there about ten months, engaging in several skirmishes. Ordered to north Mississippi, the regiment was... |
Antietam
BATTLES OF SHARPSBURG (ANTIETAM) AND SOUTH MOUNTAIN14-17 September 1862 THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA General Robert E. Lee, CSA, CommandingLONGSTREET'S CORPS (Maj. Gen. James Longstreet) McLaws' Division (Maj. Gen. Lafayette McLaws)Kershaw's... |
Murpheesboro
11th Regiment Tennessee InfantryMurfreesborough | ChickamaugaDECEMBER 26, 1862-JANUARY 5, 1863.--The Stone's River or Murfreesborough, Tenn., Campaign. No. 292.--Report of Lieut. Col. William Thedford, Eleventh Tennessee Infantry. 1863. On Wednesday,... |
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