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| donna@wazoo.com, http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/9095/martindale.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ From From JOHN MARTINDELL (or MARTINDALE) CORDWAINER, of PHILADELPHIA and SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS, Compiled from Material Collected by REV. HARRY H. MARTINDALE. 1953. JAMES MARTINDALE b. about 1751 in Bucks county, PA. was taken to Union county, S.C. by his parents in his childhood; he married there and served in the Revolution with the S.C. Militia; mar. about 1772 ELIZABETH BISHOP. The war came to S.C. with the fall of Charleston in the Spring of 1780 and it was early in the year that James enlisted as a Private in Captain William Young's company of Colonel Thomas Brandon's regiment. The unit participated in guerilla warfare and in several specific actions including the battle of King's Mountain and the Seige of Ninety-Six. After about a year's service in the ranks he was elected first lieutenant and served two years longer in that grade. A tradition carried down through descendants suggests that his family did not hear from him throughout the war, nor afterwards and that his wife died in his absence and that his children grew up without knowing whether he was dead or alive. However, there are other indications that he returned to his family and lived with them for at least two years, until his wife died in North Carolina where they had recently moved. (2) MARGARET ALEXANDER (also called JULIA), probably in 1787. She is said to have come with her parents from Ireland about 1775. In 1809 they moved to Gallia county, OH and settled near the present village of Addison on Route 7. They helped to organize the first Methodist church in that township. He was active in the community and served for a time as justice of the peace. His wife died sometime after 1830. James filed Application for a pension in the Court of Common Pleas of Gallia County , in accordance with the pension act of 1830. This was eventually granted at the rate of $320.00 a year. In making out his application papers he needed the help of his brother William and traveled to his homestead in Warren county, where he met his oldest son Samuel after a separation fo more than 50 years during which he presumed his father dead. The story of their reunion may have been elaborated throughout the years that James stayed there for awhile and that on one occasion he, son Samuel, his grandson and greatgrandson all cradled wheat together in the same field. James mar. (3) MARY GILMOUR of N.C. in spite of considerable opposition from his family on 31 Jan. 1839. James is said to have been tall and that he held himself erect and was a man of soldierly bearing. He d. 7 July 1840 and is buried in the Olney Churchyard near Addison, Gallia county, OH. His wife d. 1844. Children of first marriage: ..........SAMUEL b. 23 Feb. 1773 ..........Martha (Mattie or Mollie) b. 5 Feb. 1780 ..........Thomas b. 17 Feb. 1782 Children of second marriage ..........John b. about 1786/87 ..........Druzilla (or Josie) b. 1788 ..........Tabitha b. 1790 ..........Joseph b. 11 Jan. 1796 ..........David b. 26 July 1798 ..........Mary (Polly) b. about 1800 ..........Moses b. 9 Oct. 1802 ..........Andrew S. b. about 1806 ..........James Alexander b. about 1809Ó ----------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ Served with Colonel Thomas Brandon in the Carolinas during the Revolutionary War. Settled in Gallia Co. in 1809. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ Lieutenant James Martindell (Martindale): A Partisan Soldier of the Revolution by William Clarence Hudson of Royal Oak, Michigan - 1945 If we may judge by the many traditions handed down among his numerous descendents, Lieutenant James Martindell (or Dale) (1) must have been a picturesque individual. Born in a family of Quaker origin, he took part in some of the most bitter fighting in the Revolution; illiterate and lacking in many advantages, he became an officer in the militia and held local offices in civilian life. Though hardly to be described as an uxorious man he married three times and raised a large family. Some of the traditions regarding him were received at first hand by the writer from his own grandfather, who was a grandson of the soldier and was about fifteen years of age when the latter died. Available records substantially verify these traditions. Other traditions have been published in local county histories of counties in Ohio where his descendents lived, but some of these bear the marks of embellishment and ar not always reliable as to details. In his original pension application he stated that he was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania in 1754. However, in later affidavits in 1833 both he and his brother William gave his age as 82 and that is also the age given in the pension reports of 1833 (2) Family traditions as to his extreme longevity add to the probability of the earlier date, so it is likely that he was born in 1751. He was the son of William (3) and Martha Martindale who joined the Quaker emigration from Pennsylvania to South Carolina about 1762. John Martindell, father of William, and first of the family to come to America, was a Quaker who came from the north of England to Pennsylvania prior to 1700. (4) The family name was known in Lincolnshire, and thereabout for nearly three hundred years and probably originated with some rural "Martin" who lived in a "dell" or secluded valley and was known as Martin of the Dell to distinguish him from others in the vicinity bearing the name Martin. John married Mary Bridgman after coming to America, settled in Bucks County where he lived until his death in 1750. His son William wen to Upper South Carolina and settled on the Enoree River in Union County where his five sons and three daughters grew up and married. This part of the state was comparatively inactive as a theater of war until after the fall of Charleston in the Spring of 1780; partly because of its remote location, far from the centers of population. However, when General Tarleton was sent to subdue Upper South Carolina it became the scene of some of the fiercest and most brutal fighting of the whole war. It was at this time, early in 1780, that James Martindell joined one of the patriot bands. He had been married several years and had two or three small children. He enlisted as a private in Captain William Young's Company of Colonel Thomas Brandon's Regiment. Brandon was a brave and fiery leader who boasted that he could, who on occasion did, cut his way through any British regiment. He usually acted in concert with, and as second in command to, Colonel James Williams. James Martindell took part in a number of forays against the Tories in his part of the state. A very good picture of the kind of warfare that prevailed in this region is given in Kennedy's once-popular historical novel "Horseshoe Robinson." There were no orderly campaigns here as there were in other parts of the colonies; nor was there much systematics organization. Instead there was a rapid assembling of troops at an appointed rendevous, a quick and usually unexpected strike at the enemy, and then a quiet dispersal of the men to convenient hiding places. The culmination of these small but effective attacks occurred at the decisive battle of King's Mountain where General James Ferguson's loyalist army was entirely destroyed. In this attack on Ferguson, James Martindell was present fighting with Brandon's regiment under Williams, who was killed while leading an attack in one sector of the battle-field. He also took part in May and June 1781 in the Siege of Ninety-Six, serving under Captain George Avery. It was perhaps about this time, and after he had been in service about a year and had taken part in several expeditions, that he was made first lieutenant. His promotion came about through the democratic proces of election by the company, of which his brother William was also a member. (5) He claimed, however, that he afterward received a regular commission from General Pickens. Partisan warfare continued in South Carolina until the end of the war in 1783, and Martindell served more than two years as lieutenant, taking part as before in expeditions against the Tories. In the meantime, his family had not heard from him and supposed he had been killed, a most likely supposition under the conditions. Nor, according to a tradition among the descendents of Rebecca Pearson, his eldest grandchild, did they hear from him after the war. According to this tradition his wife (formerly a Miss Bishop) , worn out from the hardships of war and pioneer life, died about the time of the close of the Revolution, leaving the nine-year-old Samuel as head of the family to look after his younger brother and sister. (6) After they grew up they went to the Miami Valley in Ohio, with their Martindale relatives and other South Carolina Quakers, remaining ignorant of the fate of their father. Just how much of truth there is in this story it is now impossible to determine. It was not uncommon for homes to be destroyed and families to become separated in partisan warfare. It seems clear that Samuel Martindale spent his youth and middle age far from the scenes of his father's later activities. But the United States Census reports of 1850 show Thomas, second son of James, living in Miami County, Indiana, 65 years of age and born in North Carolina. (7) If this date is correct it indicates that James and his first wife were living in North Carolina about 1785. The records of Union County, South Carolina, show that the home of William Martindale, father of James, was destroyed by fire, together with all the family records and papers, in May 1785 and give the name of James as a witness to this event. (8) In his pension application James stated that he remained in South Carolina for two years after the war, so it is possible that James and his family were living with his father after the war and that, when the home burned, they went to North Carolina and that the wife soon after died there. While we cannot follow the activities of James Martindell after the war with exactness, we know that he was serving in the militia in Bedford County, Virginia in 1788. (9) Prior to that time, probably in 1787, he was re-married. His second wife was Margaret Alexander, who, according to tradition, had come to America from Ireland (presumably with her parents) about 1775. Their first son, John, was born in North Carolina. They appear to have lived in Bedford County for several years and then in Greenbriar County where their younger children were born. Finally, in 1809, they moved to Gallia County, Ohio, and settled in Addison Township. Their home is said to have been on Champaigne Creek near the present village of Addison on Route 7. At the time they moved there, the country was new, undeveloped and sparsely settled. Soon after their arrival, James and Margaret Martindell joined a few other families in a meeting at the home of William Cherrington, which organized the first Methodist Church in the Township. (10) James Martindell is said to have been an active and influential citizen in his new community, and to have actively participated in the war effort in the War of 1812. it is not likely, however, that he did any actual military service in that war. He is also said to have served for a time as Justice of the Peace. He assisted his daughter Tabby who was left a widow with a number of children, and who appears to have made her home with her parents until after her mother's death. During this period he lost a son John who had served in the War of 1812 and died a few years later, leaving a widow with a family of small children. Margaret, the second wife of James Martindell, died sometime after 1830. She was esteemed and highly respected by her immediate descendents, who long remembered her as a woman of strong character and forceful personality. After being left alone a second time, James seems to have spent several restless years which eventually culminated in a third marriage. When the Pension Act of 1832 was passed by Congress he filed his application with the Court of Common Pleas of Gallia County to take advantage of its provisions. In order to furnish proper proof of his service, he found it necessary, the following year to visit his brother William in Warren County, Ohio. This was probably after the death of his second wife and he seems to have made a somewhat lengthy visit among his relatives. It was perhaps on this journey that the surprising reunion with his oldest son Samuel took place. According to the tradition among Rebecca Pearson's descendents, to which reference has previously been made in this article, for upwards of fifty years Samuel had supposed that his father was killed in service in the Revolutionary War. He himself, after coming to Ohio and raising his family there, had become a widower and was living with his daughter, Rebecca. According to the story, his youngest daughter observed a stranger, an old man, coming toward the house. Seeing a strong family resemblance and knowing the family story, she instantly surmised the truth and exclaimed, "Daddy, your father is coming!" Though the tradition may be somewhat exaggerated, the father and son had undoubtedly been separated a long, long time. The meeting seems to have been a pleasant one; - the father recounted his experiences after the war and told of his second family and his five sons living in Gallia County. It was only recently, he told them, that he had heard of Martindales living near Troy, Ohio, and had resolved to look them up. He apparently enjoyed his reception and prolonged his stay for some time, and perhaps made other visits to them later. The old soldier was still vigorous and it is related that on one occasion, he, his son, grandson and great-grandson all cradled wheat together in the same field. (11) James Martindell was granted a pension of $320 per year for his Revolutionary services, a liberal amount at that time, and was in position to live comfortably. However, his cares accumulated during the last years of his life. Two more of his sons died within a few years of the death their mother. He then made his home with his youngest son, James Alexander Martindale. (12) Not long after this he is said to have made another journey back to his old haunts in North Carolina, and it was possibly while there that he met and arranged his third marriage with Mary Gilmour. There was opposition to this marriage by his Gallia County children, who believed it was entered into with ulterior motives - to benefit by his pension. However, the marriage was consumated after his return to gallia County, January 31, 1839. The rugged old soldier did not long survive his third marriage. he made his will June 21, 1840, naming the three surviving sons and two eldest daughters of his second marriage. he did not mention his daughter Mary (who may have pre-deceased him) nor the two children of his first marriage. (14) He died July 7, 1840. After his death a pension was applied for on behalf of his widow and evidence was submitted as to her good character and need. The question of her eligibility raised a controversy which dragged on for years. There were accusations of fraud against persons said to be using the unfortunate old lady as a tool to further their own interests. General Lewis Newsom, a prominent citizen of Gallipolis, Ohio, who had known the Martindell family since they lived in Bedford County, Virginia, wrote a letter of protest to the Pension Commissioner. The widow died, the pension was disallowed, (15) but the controversy was long remembered by the Gallia County descendents. Twelve children of James Martindale are known to have reached maturity: (16) By ----------------(Bishop) Martindell 1. Samuel Martindale b. about 1775 2. Martha (Mattie or Mollie) Pearson b. Feb 5, 1780 3. Thomas Martindale b. about 1785 By Margaret (Alexander) Martindell 4. John Martindale b. about 1788 5. Drusilla (or Josie) Jones b. about 1790 6. Tabitha Rife b. about 1792 7. Jospeh Martindill m. 1817 8. Mary (or Polly) Fulton m. 1818 9. David Martindale b. 1798 10. Moses Martindill b. 1802 11. Andrew Martindale b. about 1805 12. James Alexander Martindale b. about 1807 Notes and References (1) "Martindell" is the spelling used in the signature to his will, his only known authentic signature. It is also the spelling used by the first American ancestor. "Martindill" is the spelling, as corrected, on the first page of his pension application and is the one used by the descendents of his sons Moses and Joseph. "Martindale", however, is the spelling most frequently used in the records and by most of the descendents. (2) U.S. Pension Reports, Senate Document 1833; U.S. Archives (3) Pioneer Life of Elder Elijah Martindale, p. 117 (4) History of Eyberry and Moreland by Martindale p. 337 (5) Affadavit of William Martindale; U.S. Archives, Pension No. R6979 (6) Genealogical and Biographical Record of Miami County, Ohio, pp. 631 and 632 (Where his name is erroneously given as "Joseph") (7) U.S. Census Reports, 1850, Miami County, Indiana, Deer Creek Township (8) Deed records, Union County, South Carolina, Book D, pp. 415-416 (9) Militia records, Bedford County, Virginia (10) Hardesty's Historical Atlas of Gallia and Lawrence Counties, Ohio, Gallia County, pp. 24, 34, etc. (11) Centennial and Biographical Record of the City of Dayton and Montgomery County, Ohio, where he is called "Major" (12) Census of Pensioners 1840, Gallia County, Ohio (13) Gallia County, Ohio, marriages Vol. 1, p. 317 (14) Gallia County, Ohio, wills ?406 (15) U.S. Archives No. R6979 (16) Official Notes, Soldiers of the American Revolution Who Lived in Ohio, p. ?41 ---------------------------------------- From: "Mariam Cheshire" <19961@ef.gc.maricopa.edu> 1995 Name: Lt. James MARTINDALE Born: 1751, or 1754, Bucks Co, Penn. Died: July 7, 1840, Gallia County, OH, buried Olney churchyard near Addison Spouse: Eliza Bishop or Elizabeth Bishop, 1772 Other Spouses: Margaret Alexander and Mary Gilmour Mother: Martha Merrick Father: William Martindale, Sr. Direct Child: Samuel Martindale, b. 1773 Other children: 1st marriage: Samuel (direct line); Martha (Mattie or Mollie) b. 2/5/1780 SC*; Thomas, b. Feb. 17, 1782; 2nd marriage: John*, about 1786/7 NC; Druzilla (or Josie)* , b. 1788 VA; Tabitha*, b. 1790 VA; Joseph,** b. Jan 11, 1796 VA; David,** b. July 26, 1798 VA; Mary (Polly)**, b. c1800; Moses,** b c1802 VA; Andrew S.** b. c1806 VA; James Alexander**, b. c1809, VA. (*Info Jan/Feb 1947 DTT Society; **Info in Mar/Apr 1947, DTT Soc.) ----------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ A History of the Old South Carolina Martindale Family. (see William and separate chapter on this History) James married a Miss Bishop. His brother, Wm. Jr., married Martha Bishop, sister of Elisa. Thomas and Mary were parents of Elisa and Martha. During the Revolution, James lived in Union District. On Feb. 5, 1767, he purchased 96 acres of land situation in the District of Ninety-Six on the southwest side of the Enoree River, probably in Laruens County. The old Laurens courthouse burned about 1791, so there are no records. Toward the close of the Revolutionary War James served as a private, and later as a lieutenant in a Company of militia under Col. Thomas Brannon. . . On June 14th 1786 he was allowed 10L, 17 shillings; and 1 1/2 pence for his services. On Jul 21, 1781 he furnished 20 bushels of oats for the use of Thomas Brannon's Regiment and received one pound, eight shillings, six pence and three farthings. . . . . About this time James separated from his wife and family. Information is vague, the only explantaion is that James is reported to have told some of his grandchildren that his unhappiness was because his wife was much older than he. He left the country for 40 years. . . It is believed his wife died within a few years after his disappearance. See separate chapter for story of war. Letters re pension . . He volunteered and served as a private one year in Capt. Wm. Young's Co, Col. Thomas Brannon's S.C. Regiment. . . again volunteered and served as lieutenant, two years and six months in Capt. Wm Young's and George Avery's companies, Col. Thomas Brannon's regiment, was in the battle of King's Mountain and the Siege of Ninety-Six. He moved from Union County to Bedford County Va, then to Greenbrier County, VA. and about 1809 (?) moved to Addison Township, Gallia Co., Ohio. He was allowed pension on his application Aug. 13, 18?, . . living in Addison Township, Gallia Co. . . . Widow, Mary, applied for pension Aug. 2?, 1844 . . . stated that she lived for about 21 years in Gallia Co, have previously lived in VA. Her claim was not allowed as it was considered her husband's pension was improperly allowed upon evidence not considered admissible in 1844 . . . . From John Martindell, Cordwainer . . . Wm. and family were unit in group which migrated from S.C. in 1802 to what is now Warren Co., OH. Wm. owned slaves in SC but freed them. Decision to move based on aversion to slavery. Between 1811 and 1827 moved to Waynesville, Wayne CO, IN. Received land patent 1813. Died at son Moses residence 1854, over 100 years old, buried in Old Pioneer cemetery at Chili, IN. Known as "Old Uncle Billy. QUAKERS S.C. Cane Creek Meeting moved as a body to Caesar's Creek, OH and Bush River followed. (Book pages filed under "Quaker" See William for Quaker meetings. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ DTT SOCIETY FOR GEN RESEARCH MAG, Vol. IX, Mar-Apr 1946 (good story of James) . . . illiterate and lacking in early advantages, became an officer in militia and held local offices in civilian life. . . . (Upper S.C.) comparatively inactive as a theater of war until after fall of Charleston in Spring of 1780; partly because many inhabitants were Quakers, partly due to remoteness . . . . When Gen. Tarleton sent to subdue Upper S.C., became scene of some of the fiercest and most brutal fighting of war. (James) enlisted as pvt. . . of Col. Thomas Brandon's Regt. Brandon, brave and fiery leader, who boasted that he could, and on occasion did, cut his way thru any British Regt. . . rapid assembling of troops at appointed rendevous; quick, unexpected strike, quiet dispersal to convenient hiding places. . . culmination of attacks occurred at decisive battle of Kings Mt. where Gen. Ferguson's loyalist army completely destroyed. James present fighting with Bndon's regiment under Williams who was killed leading an attack in one sector of battlefield. . . . Took part in May and June 1781 in Siege of 96, under Capt. George Avery. 1st Lt. Promotion came about thru democratic process of election by the Co., of which bro. Wm. also a member. Gives possibilities of James after war --- DTT SOCIETY FOR GEN RESEARCH MAG, Vol. 11, 1947/48 . . . land grant to James for land on the Enoree River, dated Feb. 5, 1787, shows that he probably did not leave S.C. until after that date. An old letter shows him to have been tall and very erect and with soldierly bearing. . . . a Martha Martindale in Gallia Co, OH, about 1825, indicates that James may have had a second dau Martha and that his dau. Martha Pearson may never have lived in that county. (Chapter??) Picture (not very good) of Samuel. Samuel's children and grandchildren, continued to center their activities in the Miami Valley between Dayton & Troy Oh, in Montgomery & Miami Counties. They lived in an agricultural economy and contributed their part as the up-building of one of fairest regions of state. Though associated with families of Quaker antecedent, few, if any, were enrolled as members. A number became affiliated with the sect known as "New Lights". The first migration from this locality was in 1839 to Warren Co., IN. DTT SOCIETY Vol. 19, 1955., . . . James . . . married a Miss Bishop who died about 1786. . . children went to the Miami Valley in Ohio with relatives and other S.C. Quakers. . . . James remained in S.C. after the war, going to N. C. about 1787 where he married Margaret Alexander. A son, John, was born approx. 1788. In that year James was with the militia of Bedford Co., VA and resided there several years. Later moved to Greenbrier Co., Va. (now W.Va.) where were born: Drusilla (Josie), Tabitha Rife, Joseph, Mary (Polly) Fulton, David and James Alexander. In 1809 family went to Gallia Co., Ohio. Joined with other families to organize the first Methodist Church in Addison Twp. James met again his eldest son, Samuel, whom he had not seen since Samual was a child. Margaret died soon after 1830 and in 1837 James Married Mary Gilmour. In James' will of 1840 he used the signature Martindell which was the same as that used by ancestor, John. Info from Mr. W. C. Hudson, 1112 N. Pleasant St., Royal Oak, Michigan (1955) ----------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ JOHN MARTINDELL, CORDWAINER OF PHL . . . James b. 1751 or 1754 in Bucks Co. Taken to Union Co, SC by his parents in his childhood. Married there and served in the Revolution; The war came to SC with the fall of Charleston in Spring of 1780 and James enlisted as a private . . . The unit participated in guerilla warfare, battle of King's Mt and Siege of 96. After abt a year's service in the ranks he was elected first lt. and served 2 years longer. A tradition suggests that his family did not hear from him throughout the war, nor afterward, that his wife died in his absence and his children grew up without knowing whether he ws alive or dead. However, there are other indications that he returned to his family and lived with them for at least two years, until his wife died in N.C. where they had recently moved. He m. (2) Margaret Alexander (also called Julia), probably in 1787. She is said to have come with her parents from Ireland abt 1775. In 1809 moved to Addison twp, Gallia Co., OH. Their home is said to have been on Champaigne Creek near Addison on Rte 7. Helped to organize the first Methodist church in twp. Active in community and served as justice of peace. Wife died after 1830. Filed for pension . . granted $320 a year. Needed help of brother Wm and traveled to his home in Warren Co where he met his eldest son Samuel after more than 50 years during which Samuel had supposed his father to be dead. Story of the reunion may have been elaborated. James stayed for some time and on one occassion he, Samuel, grandson and gr-grandson cradled wheat together. Married Mary Gilmour of N.C. in spite of opposition from his family on 31 Jan 1839. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ LDS AFN 532V-HQ and 3NB7-2S ----------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ Received from South Caroliniana Library, Univ. of SC, Columbia, SC 29208. (showing James involvement in War) DAR Patroit Index Roster of S.C. Patroits in American Revolution Narrative History of Union Co, SC History of Union Co., SC ----------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATIONS WHO SERVED FROM SOUTH CAROLINA Martindale, James, SC (Mary) (R6979) James Martindell Will . . . oldest son, Moses, black horse, black cow and $9; second son Andrew, coat and $32; third son James, gun; eldest dau. Druzilly Jones $5; second dau. Tabby, all notes, etc. James to be executrix. (No mention of Samuel or other earlier children). Estate (assets) Plough, $11.00; grubbing hoe $1.50; 2 axes, $2.50; two hatchets, $1.25; gun, 15; cow, $10; horse and bridle, $50; etc. Total $115.75 Estate (debts) Coffin, $5.00; Probate costs, $6.17, various vouchers with ID totaling $109.45. Judgement in favor of the deceased, $88.50. Amt paid over. . . $20.95. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ Centennial Portrait, Montgomery Co, OH The Martindale family is one of the oldest, most substantial and respected in county of Montgomery, noted for its intelligence, thrift, industry and sturdy traits of character, as well as for its promince in the social and material progress of the country. . . . James enlisted in 1780, . . eventually attained rank of major . . . after the war moved to Greenbrier Co., now in W.Va, where several of his children were born. . . . He married a third, being then over 90 years of age. Came to Montgomery Co from Gallipolis some time after his son Samuel had settled here, . . at one time the major, son Samuel, grandson Jesse, and great-grandson Makinny -- four generations -- cradled wheat togethere on the farm of Samuel, near Troy. Lived to 96. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ HISTORY OF UNION CO., SC, Union County Historical Foundation Quakers from PA . . lands extended from Fish Dam Ford on Broad River across the county to Cross Keys. Erected house of worship called Cane Creek few miles south of Santuck on Sec. Hwy No. 24 (1775) and another called Padget's Creek abt one mile southeast of the old Sedalia store (1774) Oct. 27th 1778 ten acres of land situated on both sides of Padget's Creek to . . . John Clark . . . Trustees . . . Quakers Abt end of 18th century began moving to Ind., OH, & other states. Disliked some of laws and usages (particularly) slavery and Quaker left almost in a body. Some of names were Cook, Clark, Fincher, Hunt, Hawkins, Millhouse, Martindale, Lamb, Randel, Smith, Parnell Persons receiving payments for duty in Col. Brandon's Regt. . . . Zachariah Belew, Reney Belew, Reuben Belew . . . Thomas Bishop . . . John Campbell . . . Edward Clark, Francis Clark, William Clark (connex?) . . James Martindale . . .Capt. William Young . . . (more) p. 18. Roster of . . . fought in Rev. War Col. Thomas Brandon, d. in 1802, buried in Union Cemetery James Martindale, once lived on north side of Enoree River in the vicinity of Padgetts Creek Church; he m. Elizabeth Bishp; d. in Ohio abt 1840 William Martindale, Jr., married Martha Bishop, sister of Elizabeth, moved to OH in 1801, d. near Pery, IN at age of 101 p. 38. Quakers were among early settlers between Broad and Enoree Rivers. . extended from Fish Dam Ford to Cross Keys . . . Clark . . . Fincher (m. Martindale) . . . disliked some of the laws and usages . . . after 1800 moved off . . . owned ten acre situated on both sides of Padgett's Creek . . between 1788 and 1800 . . . ----------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ From: Carl Fairfield: John Martindale, son of Wm. Sr. (James brother) did not accompany the family from Loudoun Co. VA to S.C. until 1784 after his discharge in the Rev. War. He is listed in census of 1775-78 for MD as living in Charles Co., MD. Served as fifer and drummer in First MD Regt, Continental under Washington. A John Martindale who served early in that War in Mass. may be the same John. Washington went to Mass. to take command of Continental Army at Boston. There was previous association between the Martindales and WashingtonÕs great grandfather. | ||||||||||||||||||
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