Jacques Martin

Jacques married Janne in 1726 in Henrico County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. James Martin was born in 1727.
2. Jean Pierra Martin was born in 1730.
3. Guilleaume (William) Martin was born in 1735.

Other Events:

• Notes: 1700; Indian village, known today as Monakintowne, where they were to settle. Jean Martin, however, and others like Pierre Legrand choose to settle about 5 miles father south along the James River in Henrico Co. By 1704, each male Huguenot had been granted
• Notes: 1700; 113 acres of land. According to Cabell's "Turf & Twig, French Lands" Jean Martin received more land than any other Huguenot immigrant did, owning more than 1,200 acres. One of this patents "lies in the midst of a golf course in present day Chesterfield Co"
• Notes: 1700; Recognizing the culture that the French Huguenots could bring to the Colonies, the King of England promised them freedom of religion along with their own land in VA. When the ships landed at the mouth of the James the passengers were guided to a abandoned
• (Arrival): 20 September 1700, Henrico County, Virginia, USA; Arrived on the Peter & Anthony, the 2nd of 4 ships carrying French Protestants seeking freedom of religion. Most passengers crossed the ocean from England/Netherlands where they found refuge after fleeing earlier from the oppression of Catholic France.
• Note: 1703; Marrying in 1697 would put them in the old world & Jean Martin was listed as single on ship list & the inheritance after the death of both her parents & as a belated patent belonging to her dec father would not be a dowry.
• Tax List: 1703, Henrico County, Virginia, USA; 1 slaved named Francois.
• Tax List: 1710, Henrico County, Virginia, USA; 1 Slave Jean Powell
• Tax List: 1711, Henrico County, Virginia, USA; 2 slaves, Jean Poel, Joell
• Tax List: 1712, Henrico County, Virginia, USA; 4 slaves, Powell, Joell, Jacques, Jean
• Land Sale: 1715, James River; Jean Martin sold 180 acres to John Bilbaud on S side of the James River and adjacent to land that already abutted Bilbaud.
• (Appraiser): 1720, Henrico County, Virginia, USA; One of the appraisers for the inventory of Elizabeth Ramey, widow of Abraham Ramey.
• Land Sale: September 1721, Henrico County, Virginia, USA; Margaret Martin relinquishes her downer in deed for 582 acres which John Martain sells to Madame Hannah Tullit, widow of John Tullit.
• Real Estate: 1732, Virginia, United States; the value of improvements on his plantation was 1569.5 poundshe had 60 head of cattle then and owned only patent 900 (bequeathed to James).
• Will: 2 March 1736, Goochland County, VA; To John Martin, son of my deceased son John, a plantation, with house, and allthereto belonging, next to Mr. Joseph Pleasants, above my dwelling house on James River.....

Notes:

Birth:
Also: John (Martain, Mautin) John/Jean was a French Huguenot

Died:
Jean and Margaret evidently lived north of the James River on land next to the William Randolph land (Tuckahoe plantation) at the time of his death.

Jean married Mary Margaret LaCaze on 1 November 1703 in Manakintown, Virginia. Mary (daughter of Jacques LaCaze and Marguerite Couppé) was born in 1684 in France; died after 1743 in Henrico County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Note: 1703; Marrying in 1697 would put them in the old world & Jean Martin was listed as single on ship list & the inheritance after the death of both her parents & as a belated patent belonging to her dec father would not be a dowry.
• Land Patent: 1725, Henrico County, Virginia, USA; Patent 903, a 118a tract on James River was for Jacques Lecaze was granted to Margaret Martin, as both her parents had died by that time. On S side of James River begin. at a corner elm standing on James Riv parting said Martain & John Forcuron.
• Will: 12 March 1737, Goochland County, VA; Margaret Martain, my beloved wife, I gave unto her as long as she lives this plantatio...I now live on & every thing thereto belonging as negros & stock (60 head) & after her decease the land etc go to my son Peter....
• Land Sale: ca 1742, Henrico County, Virginia, USA; Sold the land granted to her in 1725 (a patent issued to her dec father) 118a to Edward Randolph. She is referred to as being of King William Parish.

Notes:

Birth:
Also: (Lascase, Cayce)

Other Events:

• Notes: 1000; No doubt Margaret is his daughter as she inherited his patent after he died, however there is no number next to his name on the ship (Nassau) list. Some have taken this to mean he came alone, but every one else has a number (if they are alone it is 1)
• Notes: 1001; Jacques is just blank. I believe it just didn't get recorded for some reason, but that he traveled with is wife Marquerite and child Margaret. Whether there were other children at that time I don't know. No children were listed in his will I'm assuming
• Notes: 1002; he had not living son or seems likely the son would have inherited his patent and not his daughter, although other researchers have more children listed for him, I don't know where this info came from.
• Arrival: 5 March 1701, York River, Virginia; The Nassau, received permit to depart Kensington, England, for Virginia, January 18, 1701 Capt. Tregian. It arrived March 5, 1701 and went up the York River.
• Register: 27 March 1706, King William Parish, Henrico County, Virginia; James (Jacques) was named in dispute in a split between the parish and parishioners, to which he took offence (Notes)
• Will: 29 April 1706, Henrico County, Virginia, USA; Will stated his birth place and the fact that he had a "violent illness" That he left everything to his beloved wife Marguritte Coope Lecase & she was to be exc. Will did not mention his daughter, but not unusual if she was married by this time.

Jacques married Marguerite Couppé. Marguerite was born on 29 March 1668 in France; died before 1725 in Henrico County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]