"Trousdale Co. was once Smith Co. At one time he owned 7500 acres inth is valley.
Was in the War of 1812; died of pleurisy.
Col William Martin was the son of Brigadier General Joseph Martin b.18 S ep 1740 in Louisa Co. VA, and Sarah Lucas b. 1749/50 d. 1775/1781of sm allpox; he had the following siblings: Susannah Martin who m.Jacob Bur rus; Elizabeth who married Carr Waller; Brice who marriedMatilda Perki ns; Mary who married Daniel Hammock, Martha who marriedWilliam Clevela nd, and Nancy who married Archelaus Hughes.
He married on 19 Jul 1790 in Henry Co., VA, Francis Farriss (Ferris)b. 3 0 Jan 1771, d. 27 Jul 1831 in Dixon Springs, Smith Co., TN(buried at t his cem.); they had the following children: Joseph A. b.1792 in SC; El izabeth Betsy b. 13 Aug 1793 who married Henry Brooks;George b. 8 Dec 1 794 in SC; Sarah b. 1799 in Smith Co., TN m. JohnHughes; Brice Ferriss M artin b. 1800 in Smith Co., TN m. Susannah T.Cayce; Jacob b. 1802 in S mith Co., TN; Norval D. b. 1811 in SmithCo., TN d. Jan 1837 in Dixon S prings, Smith Co., TN; William L. Jr.b. 1804 in Smith Co., TN, married E mily Allicorn and Sarha S. Greer;Thomas J. b. 1806 in Smith Co., TN, d . 18 Aug 1833 in Smith Co., TN;and Wilson Yandell b. 1810 in Smith Co. , TN, who married Mary BallardBridgewater."
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Son of Joseph Martin
