Samuel Martin
- Born: ~1729, Caroline Co., Virginia
- Marriage (1): Bridget Gale on 29 Aug 1754 in St.James's, Whitehaven, Cumberland
- Marriage (2): Frances Spedding on 12 Dec 1791 in St.James's, Whitehaven, Cumberland
- Died: 3 Mar 1800 aged 71
- Buried: 7 Mar 1800, St.James's, Whitehaven, Cumberland
Notes:
Mentioned in his fathers will (along with Lewis) as "two youngest sons". One of the executors of his fathers will (along with brothers George & Lewis).
On father's death he inherited the estates in Goochland & Albermarle Counties. As a loyalist he was removed to Whitehaven, Jamaica before the war. Great shipowner and trader with Maryland and Virginia.
http://www.lib.unb.ca/collections/loyalist/seeOne.php?id=693&string= says; Summary of which is; Samuel Martin (d.1778-WRONG), was a Virginia landowner and wealthy Whitehaven (England) merchant. Both father (John) and son (Samuel) owned property in America and in England, at least ten vessels, and carried on an extensive trading enterprise. With the outreak of the American Revolution, the Martin property in Virginia was confiscated and sold in 1779 by the General Assembly of Virginia. Samuel Martin lost not only his estates in America, but he was forced to assign all his property in England to discharge his debts which had been contracted as a result of trade with the colonies between 1773 and 1776. This property included the well known Somerset House which passed into the hands of the Littledale family. In addition to his estates in America and the property in England, the Martins lost ten vessels, six of them by capture and the rest destroyed. " This is the 'well known' Somerset House in Duke Street, Whitehaven ...... not London ! ; info from Kevin Rogan
Jeremy Archer research; merchant who shipped tobacco from Virginia to Whitehaven, Cumberland. Of Lowther St, Whitehaven, Drumcondra, Co.Dublin and Virginia. Also wife and marriage details supplied by Jeremy.
Samuel married Bridget Gale, daughter of Peter Gale and Unknown, on 29 Aug 1754 in St.James's, Whitehaven, Cumberland.
Samuel next married Frances Spedding, daughter of Rev. Thomas Spedding M.A. and Isabella Langton, on 12 Dec 1791 in St.James's, Whitehaven, Cumberland. (Frances Spedding was christened on 21 Oct 1748 in Holy Trinity, Whitehaven, Cumberland and died in Aug 1803.)
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