Isaac Martin, Sr., of Halifax, VA

Martin Y-DNA R-M269 Martin DNA subgroup R1b-001. SNP R-BY53820 Martin DNA group R1b-01 is one of the largest Y-DNA of all Martin DNA subgroups.

Isaac Martin was born by 1700 in Caroline Co., VA, and died 4 May 1769 in Halifax Co., VA. He married Phyllis Indian Maiden ?? in Halifax Co., VA.

!Text of Will of Isaac Martin: Halifax Will Bk. 1, pg 58; Isaac Martin being proper health and of perfect mind and memory"...To Jacob Martin my oldest son the plantation whereon he now lives with an equal number of acres with the rest of my sons hereafter mentioned of all the land I hold at my decease to be equally divided according to good method among my seven sons, to wit, the said JACOB MARTIN, JAMES MARTIN, JOHN MARTIN, ISAAC MARTIN, WILLIAM MARTIN, NATHAN MARTIN, GILES MARTIN, to which Giles, I give the plantation where I now live with an equal number of acres to each of the rest their equal parts joining their new designs, to my sons and their heirs forever. I will also if any of my sons die leaving no lawful offspring, their parts of land to return to the rest that survives. The negroes and movable estate to be sold at public sale to the highest bidder and after lawful debts are paid the reminder to be equally divided among my seven sons above mentioned and six daughters, namely; HANNAH, the wife of BENJAMIN HUBBARD, SARAH MARTIN, MARY MARTIN, RACHEL the wife of JOHN TRIBLE, ELIZABETH the wife of JOHN DYER and FILLIS MARTIN. If any of my sons or daughters die without issue their parts to be equally divided amongst the then living except this, I will that the money which comes to my daughter MARY's part may at her decease fall to her daughter LUCY MARTIN and to her heirs forever. That is, farther to say , if the said Mary should marry, I will if she has then sufficiency to account for the estate I so left her the same may be valued by the Executors and it retained by her husband, he shall give security for payment of the same to the said Lucy at the death of my daughter, Mary. Exr: Sons, JAMES MARTIN, ISAAC MARTIN & WILLIAM MARTIN WD 4 May 1769 Wit: Joseph Collins, Stephen Collins, Tabitha Collins, Judith Collins. WP 17 Feb 1774. Presented by James Martin one of the Exrs. (Isaac Martin & William Martin refusing) & proved by two of the wit. SEC: Jacob Martin, Isaac Martin & William Martin, Giles Martin, John Trible, Nathan Martin and John Martin.

Origins

Parents unidentified as of May 2020

Was he related to Col. John Martin, Sr.

Parents seen as Col. John Martin, Sr. & Letitia Martin without supporting evidence.

Parents seen as Susannah Martin & Capt. Joseph Lynch Martin, Sr., of Albemarle County but this is unlikely. No son Isaac was named in his will. Descendants are in different Y DNA groups.

“It is my opinion that Isaac Martin's parents "could not be" John and Martha Burwell because of his age. I offer proof of Isaac approximate age : He had to be of age by 1720 and born on or before 1700 to have been the man in the land records below.”

Links

• Descendants of Isaac do not match the descendants of Joseph. Here is a link to the FamilyTreeDNA Martin Y-DNA project: https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/martin/dna-results. Descendants of Isaac are in group 01 and descendants of Joseph are in group 23. FTDNA now offers the BigY test and it appears that Isaac's descendants are establishing a new Y-DNA haplogroup.
• https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/a/r/Mary--J-Martin/FILE/0008page.html
• http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/i/b/Nicholaus-Wayne-Bi...
• http://researchingva.tripod.com/martin/
• http://www.billdraper.net/html/body_johnmartin.html “There appears to be five John Martins in the Halifax of the 1770’s and 1780’s, each belonging to different, seemingly unrelated families, and each family settled in a different section of the county. One was the son of Isaac Martin of Childrey’s Creek in the north; another was the son of Benjamin Martin on the Banister River; a third wealthier John Martin raised a large family on Burch’s Creek northwest of the Dan River; and Captain John Martin came to Halifax during the Revolutionary War, married an Owens daughter, and returned to South Carolina to raise a family once the war ended."

Familysearch:

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/L6S8-ZFW