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| Sarah (Sally) Compton m. Jan 12, 1769 Loudon Co. VA b. 1752/3 Loudoun Co. VA d. 1847 Rockingham Co. NC |
William b. 1770 Loudoun Co. VA d. 1839? Rockingham Co. NC |
Nancy b. 1772 Loudoun Co. VA d. VA |
Sarah (Sallie) b. 1774/5 Loudoun Co. VA d. 1860? NC |
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Elizabeth b. 1775 Loudoun Co. VA d. Oct 23, 1835 Rockingham Co. NC |
Joseph Jr. b. 1777 Loudoun Co. VA |
Samuel b. 1779 Loudoun Co. VA |
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Green b. 1780? Loudoun Co. VA |
James b. 1783 Loudoun Co. VA d. 1914 |
Frances b. 1787 Loudoun Co. VA |
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Pascal b. 1788? Loudoun Co. VA |
Theodocia (Doshia) b. 1792 Loudoun Co. VA d. 1861 |
Mazzie Mariah b. 1794? ?Botetourt, Bedford Co. VA d. Feb 24, 1864 Ayersville NC |
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Joseph Richardson, after returning to Virginia after an expedition
against the Indians in Cherokee Territory in 1776 under Capt. Morgan, enlisted
in the Continental army under Capt. Rawlins at Battecourt Co. VA, starting
as a sargeant. By July 1777 he was 2nd Lieutenant. He enlisted for a three
year term in the North Carolina 6th Battalion, and was a lieutenant under
Capt. Gillespie, killed at Guilford Courthouse NC. |
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Rockingham County was formed in 1785 from Guilford County, NC.
Map of North Carolina
Counties in 1780, showing Guilford County in the western wilderness.
Map in 1800,
showing location of Rockingham County. Also, the website History
of Rockingham County, NC. |
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Joseph & Sarah moved about 1795, with most of their children to Western Rockingham
Co., NC, settling on the North Beaver Island Creek on or near the Stokes County line.
Daughter Nancy stayed in VA. In Feb 1795, eldest son William married Sarah Watson
(1774?-1838?), a native of Guilford County.
Daughters Elizabeth (Mrs. Samuel Ayers), Theodocia (Mrs. Thomas Martin),
and Sarah were all in Rockingham County in 1810 because they all appear with
father Joseph on Page 22
of the Census of that year. |
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Daughter Sarah married Abraham Walker Martin
(1774?-1872?). Abe and Sarah were also grandparents of Kettie Martin, the second
wife of Nicholas Martin (1833-1904). |
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Daughter Elizabeth married Samuel Ayers (1772-1835) Oct 27, 1794 in Bedford Co. VA.
Their daughter Mary (1801?-1825) was the first wife of Richard J. Martin (1804-1873),
son of Richard Martin (1758-1841?). (1758?-1841?). |
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Daughter Theodocia married Thomas Martin (1780?-1860), the son of
Abraham Martin (1730-1805, and brother of
Abraham Walker Martin (1774?-1872?), who
married her sister Sarah. Their youngest sister Mazzie Mariah married
Andrew Martin. However, Andrew was not a
brother of Thomas and Abraham Martin. |
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Sources: Hunter, Robert, "Family: Martin/Ayers", website, Hunter-McCutcheon:Our Family History. Joyce, Martin L., "Martin Ancestry", typewritten summary edited by Lisabeth M. Holloway. "John W. Richardson", Stokes County Heritage, entry #619, pp. 377-378. "William & Sarah (Watson) Richardson", Stokes County Heritage, entry #621, p. 378. Martin, Dr. J. Kenneth, "Andrew Martin", Heritage of Rockingham County, NC., entry 669, pp. 384-385. Martin, Dr. J. Kenneth, "Children of Andrew and Mazzie Mariah Martin", Heritage of Rockingham County, NC., entry 670, pp. 385-386. Martin, Dr. J. Kenneth, "The Ayersville Martins", printed from personal website. Minter, Emma Sue Hensley, "My Martin Family", Heritage of Rockingham County, NC., entry 667, pp. 383-384. NSDAR, James Hunter Chapter, Madison NC, "Joseph Richardson" in Early Families of the North Carolina Counties of Rockingham and Stokes with Revolutionary Service, Madison NC, 1977, p. 97-98. Rockingham County NC, 1810 Census, USGenWeb Rockingham NC Census 1810, p.22, showing daughter Sarah (age 26-45) as head of household with 3 male children under 10 and one female age 10-15 (Sarah). Webster Irene B., "Will of Andrew Martin", Will Abstracts of Rockingham County, v. 1, 1785-1865, drawn Nov 6, 1847, probated Aug 1858 in Rockingham Co. NC. |
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