The Martin Family
Martin is a patronymic surname taken from the ancient Latin given name Martinus, derived from Mars, the Roman god of fertility and war. The name has 200 variations throughout Europe dating back to the 1100s. In Old English, the name can also mean "settlement by a lake". The French Saint Martin was responsible for the increased popularity of this name in the 1300s. Martin family history includes many variations, such as Polish Marcin, Spanish Martinez, Italian Martini, Dutch and German Martens, Scandinavian Martinsson, Russian and Bulgarian Martinev, and many others.
Our journey begins in La Bresse, Vosges, Lorraine, France in the year 1627 when Claude L. Martin was born. To date, his parents are unknown. Claude married Marie Grosjean in 1655. She was born in 1637 and died in 1687. Claude died on 9 Sep 1692.
Laurent Claude Demenge, the son of Claude and Marie, was born in 1655. He married Nicole Goeny Jeanclaude in 1680. She was born in 1658 and died 18 Jan 1705. Laurent died on 5 Jun 1705.
Dominique Martin [Sr.], the son of Laurent and Nicole, was born in 1696 in Romenchamp, Vosges, Lorraine, France. He married Jeanne Mougenet in 1714. She was born 18 Mar 1682 and died 8 Apr 1757. Dominique died 6 Apr 1757.
Dominique Martin [Jr.], the son of Dominique and Jeanne, was born 13 May 1717. He married Anne Parmentier on 17 Feb1744. She was born 20 Dec 1715 and died in 1802. Dominique died 4 Jan 1791.
Dominique Martin [III], the son of Dominique and Anne, was born Mar 10 1758. He married Marie Anne Colle in 1789. She was born in 1765 and died 21 Jan 1834. Dominique died 17 Feb 1791.
John Ina Martin was born in Virginia in 1785. He married Amelia "Millie" Russell on 6 Aug 1801 in Chesterfield, Virginia. She was born in 1785 and died on an unknown date in Kanawha County, Virginia. His date and place of death is unknown.
Dioclesian Martin was born in 1806 in Virginia. He married Catherine D. Kidd on 28 Aug 1828 in Kanawha County. She was born in 1808 in Franklin County, Virginia, and died in 1886 in Kanawha County, West Virginia. Dioclesian died in 1879 in Kanawha County.
William Beverly Martin was born Jan 1831 in Virginia. He married Nancy Johnson in 1856. She was born in 1836 and died 1 Dec 1915 in Poca, Kanawha County, WV. William died on 23 July 1881 in Kanawha County.
Nancy Catherine Martin was born May 1857 in Virginia. She married John Newton Burgess in 1882 in Kanawha County, WV. John was born 10 August 1856 in Johnson, Missouri. He died on 25 Apr 1936 in Sissonville, Kanawha, WV after serving as a Methodist South pastor for a number of years, including Baber Agee Methodist Church on Martin's Branch. Their children were Bertha Blanche (Sigmon) b. 1882, d. 1967; Orien Cleveland, b. 1884, d. 1970; Ernest Kennall, b. 1887, d.1972; Essa "Essie", b. 1889, d. 1900; Ina Pearl (Sigmon), b. 1892, d. 1981; Icy Lura (Robinson), b. 1895, d. 1943; and Merle M., b. 1899, d. 1900.
Martin is a patronymic surname taken from the ancient Latin given name Martinus, derived from Mars, the Roman god of fertility and war. The name has 200 variations throughout Europe dating back to the 1100s. In Old English, the name can also mean "settlement by a lake". The French Saint Martin was responsible for the increased popularity of this name in the 1300s. Martin family history includes many variations, such as Polish Marcin, Spanish Martinez, Italian Martini, Dutch and German Martens, Scandinavian Martinsson, Russian and Bulgarian Martinev, and many others.
Our journey begins in La Bresse, Vosges, Lorraine, France in the year 1627 when Claude L. Martin was born. To date, his parents are unknown. Claude married Marie Grosjean in 1655. She was born in 1637 and died in 1687. Claude died on 9 Sep 1692.
Laurent Claude Demenge, the son of Claude and Marie, was born in 1655. He married Nicole Goeny Jeanclaude in 1680. She was born in 1658 and died 18 Jan 1705. Laurent died on 5 Jun 1705.
Dominique Martin [Sr.], the son of Laurent and Nicole, was born in 1696 in Romenchamp, Vosges, Lorraine, France. He married Jeanne Mougenet in 1714. She was born 18 Mar 1682 and died 8 Apr 1757. Dominique died 6 Apr 1757.
Dominique Martin [Jr.], the son of Dominique and Jeanne, was born 13 May 1717. He married Anne Parmentier on 17 Feb1744. She was born 20 Dec 1715 and died in 1802. Dominique died 4 Jan 1791.
Dominique Martin [III], the son of Dominique and Anne, was born Mar 10 1758. He married Marie Anne Colle in 1789. She was born in 1765 and died 21 Jan 1834. Dominique died 17 Feb 1791.
John Ina Martin was born in Virginia in 1785. He married Amelia "Millie" Russell on 6 Aug 1801 in Chesterfield, Virginia. She was born in 1785 and died on an unknown date in Kanawha County, Virginia. His date and place of death is unknown.
Dioclesian Martin was born in 1806 in Virginia. He married Catherine D. Kidd on 28 Aug 1828 in Kanawha County. She was born in 1808 in Franklin County, Virginia, and died in 1886 in Kanawha County, West Virginia. Dioclesian died in 1879 in Kanawha County.
William Beverly Martin was born Jan 1831 in Virginia. He married Nancy Johnson in 1856. She was born in 1836 and died 1 Dec 1915 in Poca, Kanawha County, WV. William died on 23 July 1881 in Kanawha County.
Nancy Catherine Martin was born May 1857 in Virginia. She married John Newton Burgess in 1882 in Kanawha County, WV. John was born 10 August 1856 in Johnson, Missouri. He died on 25 Apr 1936 in Sissonville, Kanawha, WV after serving as a Methodist South pastor for a number of years, including Baber Agee Methodist Church on Martin's Branch. Their children were Bertha Blanche (Sigmon) b. 1882, d. 1967; Orien Cleveland, b. 1884, d. 1970; Ernest Kennall, b. 1887, d.1972; Essa "Essie", b. 1889, d. 1900; Ina Pearl (Sigmon), b. 1892, d. 1981; Icy Lura (Robinson), b. 1895, d. 1943; and Merle M., b. 1899, d. 1900.
