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Huguenot emigrants of this family. DR is the Douglas Register.
Pierre (Peter) Martin (-1742/3 Goochland Co) & Mary Anne Rapine (before 1714-1747)In 1738, Pierre Martin of Virginia, son of Jean Martain, made a claim on the property in France (he was a nephew?) of a doctor Pierre D'Aulnis of Caillard (d. 1711), the son of Louis D'Aulnis of Caillaud in Saintonge. The coat of arms for this family is given in Huguenot Pedigrees, Charles E. Lart, 1973, V. II. Mary Anne remarried after his death Thomas Smith (see below). Her grandchildren from her two marriages, James Martin and Esther Smith, would marry in 1785. Children: Antoine
(Anthony), 11/7/1737[DR]-31/6/1805) Will of Pierre Martin Will
of Peter Marton of Goochland Co. "sick & weak" Thomas Smith (29/12/1719-25/9/1786 Powhatan Co) & Mary Anne [Rapine] Martin (see above)Thomas was the son of George "Burnt-Face" Smith (c. 1680-1740) and Ann Bailey (1694-1798; daughter of William Henry Bailey). Their children, besides Thomas, were William (1720-1790) , Ann, James and George (m. Carolina Trabue). Mary Anne and Thomas had a daughter, Mary Ann, and one son, George Rapene "Millpond" (15/3/1747-9/8/1820) Smith who married Judith Guerrant and moved to Kentucky in 1804 (having been pastor of the Separate Baptist church meeting in Dupuy's Meetinghouse in Powhatan Co. Va.) who advocated emancipation. Thomas later married Mary Frances Stovall (1733-1752): George Stovall "Stokes", m. Frances Sandifer 7/1773 and Elizabeth [Gatch]. George S. Smith was also a Separate Baptist preacher who migrated to Kentucky, advocated emancipation, and helped write Kentucky's first constitution. He was a minister of Gilberts Creek Church, founded by the Craigs in Dec. 1781. He married 15/10/1756 Magdalene Trabue Guerrant (widow of Pierre): James Trabue (1757-1800) and Martha (1759-) {m. Peter Sublett} in VA. They lived on 200 acres on both sides of Lower Manakin (Bernard's) Creek and east of Michaux Creek, adjacent to the French land, in Powhatan (#738). Rev. James Trabue Smith wrote a journal of his three journeys to the Northwest Territory [of Ohio]. He died in Newton, Ohio, leaving a wife and 9 children who settled Waynesville, Ohio. [the original is in the Historical Society of Hamilton Co, OH) Will of Thomas Smith. To
eldest son George, 2 acres where house stands and 2 negroes Phill and Silas.
Pierre (Peter) Guerrant (1697 Saintonge, St. Nazaire, France-1750 Cumberland Co VA) & Magdalene Trabue (1715-1787 Powhatan Co. VA)Pierre and Magdalene married ca. 1732. Pierre was the son of Daniel Guerin and Marie L'Orange. Pierre was a major in the Colonial Wars. Magdalene married Thomas Smith 6 years after Pierre's death (see above) and had two more children. Children:
Will of Peter Guerant, The HuguenotIn the name of God, Amen. I Peter Guerrant of the parish of King William, in the county of Cumberland, being in health of body and of sound and disposing mind and memory, praise be Almighty God for the same, but considering the uncertainty of human life, do make this my last will and testament in manner following: That is to say, my just debts being paid first and satisfied. Item: I give and bequeath to my eldest son John Guerrant Four hundred acres of land, lying on Jushua's Creek, one of the branches of Slate river in Albemarle County, for him and his heirs forever. I also give him, my son John Guerrant, a horse called Jockey and my Philadelphia saddle, for him and his heirs forever. Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Peter Guerrant, four hundred acres of land lying and being on Hunt's Creek, one of the branches of Slate river in Albemarle County, for him and his heirs forever. I also give my son Peter Guerrant one feather bed and furniture for him and his heirs forever. Item: I give and bequeath to my son Daniel Guerrant Four hundred acres of land joining on his brother John Guerrant's line, it being part of an order of Council for six hundred acres of land on Joshua's Creek, one of the branches of Slate river in Albemarle County, for him and his heirs forever. I also give my son Daniel Guerrant one negro boy named Caesar, for him and his heirs forever. Item: I give unto my daughter Esther Guerrant Two hundred acres of land on Collier's line--it being part of the four hundred acres of land on Mountain Creek in Amelia County, for her and her heirs forever. I also give my daughter Esther Guerrant the other new bed, with what furniture there is to it, and a rug, and two cows and calves for her and her heirs forever, and two pounds of current money, and the two cows and calves to be delivered when she shall attain the age of twenty-one years or married. Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Magdalene Guerrant the other two hundred acres of land on Mountain Creek in Amelia County, it being the other part of the four hundred acres, for her and her heirs forever. I also give my daughter Magdalene Guerrant the sun of five pounds Current money to be paid out of my personal estate and two cows and calves, to be delivered after she shall attain the age of twenty-one years or married. Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Jane Guerrant Two hundred acres of land, it being part of an order of Council for six hundred acres of land lying and being on Joshua's Creek, one of the branches of Slate River, in Albemarle County, for her and her heirs forever. I also give my daughter Jane Guerrant, the sum of Five pounds Current money, to be paid out of my personal estate, and two cows and calves, to be delivered after she shall attain the age of twenty-one years or married. Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Judith Guerrant, the sum of fifteen pounds Current money for her and her heirs forever. Item: If in case, my beloved wife Magdalene Guerrant should happen to be now with child, and it should happen to be a boy, I give him thirty-five pounds Current money, to be laid out of my personal estate, for him and his heirs forever, but, if it should happen that my beloved wife is with child of a daughter, my will is that I give her fifteen pounds Current money, for her and her heirs forever. Item: I leave to my beloved wife Magdalene Guerrant, the use of the plantation I now live on, with the use of three negroes, Tom, Sarah, and Moll, during her natural life, and my will is that my beloved wife shall have the use of all the negroes, during the time of her widowhood. Caesar only excepted which is before given to my son Daniel Guerrant, but in case that it should happen that there be not movable estate enough to satisfy the legacies before given, my will is that Betty shall be sold by way of outcry to satisfy the afore given legacies. Item: My will is that after my beloved wife Magdalene's decease, that all the negroes and all the plantation I now live on shall be sold by way of outcry and the money be equally divided among my beloved children who will be living at that time. Item: I do constitute and ordain my well beloved wife Magdalene Guerrant to be the whole and sole executrix of this my last will and testament, and I do hereby declare this and none other to be my last will and testament, revoking all other wills and testaments, which may have by me been formerly made. In witness whereof, I have hereto set my hand and fixed my seal, this Third day of December, One Thousand Seven hundred and forty-nine. Peter Guerrant Will of Magdalen Trabue Guerrant Smith To
my son James Smith, the whole of crop on plantation I live on and 1/2 the crop
on the plantation on Chastain's branch. Anthony Martin (26/09/1737-3/6/1805) & Sarah Holman They
were married 21/12/1758 in Goochland Co VA. Sarah was the daughter of James Holman
Jr. (-1760) & Jane (-1772/3) who lived in King William Parish, patent #1004.
Anthony Martin married Jane Chastain, 18/7/1782 (died 4/1815) after Sarah died They lived in Powhatan County where 1782 tax lists gives names of 24 negroes and lists 15 horses; in 1784 38 cattle are listed. Anthony built Elioch, a four-room brick house with a basement. His tombstone is still on the land with this inscription:
Children
Rev. George Smith (15/3/1747 Buckingham Co Va-9/8/1820) & Judith Guerrant (17/3/1745-1801)They
married 16/4/1767 [DR]. George Smith bought land (house plus 445 acres) bequeathed
to his half-brother, George Stovall Smith, on 27 Mar 1788 for £100. (George Stovall
Smith had moved with his family to Fayette Co. KY at that time.) In 1782-7 Powhatan
Co. tax lists show 6-8 slaves. He was baptized by David Tinsley and preached in
the Powhatan Baptist church, as well as the Skinquarter and Tomahawk churches.
He moved to Franklin Co KY in 1804, living across the creek from close friend
and anti-slavery advocate William Hickman. (In 1798 he had emancipated his 9 slaves).
Children:
Will of George Smith To
my beloved wife, Elizabeth Smith, fifteen shares of stock in the Bank of Kentucky,
together with a green settee, half a dozen Windsor chairs, and all or such part
as she may want of my table and cupboard furniture, together with bed and bed
furniture to be disposed of as she thinks proper (except silver spoons.) To my
son, George R. Smith, forty-five shares of stock in the Bank of Kentucky, One
Thousand Dollars in cash, the Franklin mare, my silver watch and silver spoons,
...an equal share in my property that shall be sold, together with all my out
lands that remain unsold... The first industry in the area that eventually became Powhatan County, Virginia, was the coal mining operation of William Byrd. Legend has it that on one of Byrd's visits to the Huguenot settlement of Manakin Town, while walking along the James River, he saw a vein of coal protruding from the bank. He returned to Williamsburg and sought a patent to that land. On 2 November 1705, Byrd was granted the 385-acre island called Sabot's Island, because of the importation of eight new persons. (Early residents of the Colony of Virginia were encouraged to import and pay the expenses of settlers by giving the resident a grant of land for each person imported. Often, the new settlers had also signed an indenture, guaranteeing to the benefactor their services for a number of years, sometimes as high as seven years.) According to a diary kept by Byrd, George Smith, a coaler, arrived on 15 June 1709. He was recommended by Nathaniel Blakiston, agent for the Virginia Colony in England, and he came into the country on the ship Providence. He is considered to have been the first coal mining operator in the new world. He was probably nicknamed "Burnt-Face," therefore, for the obvious reason.2 It is not known when George concluded his indenture services with William Byrd. He was listed as a tithable for the Huguenot's King William Parish as early as 1714, five years after he arrived in Virginia, which may indicate his service period. In Byrd's diary, he told about George Smith being sick several times, and in some entries, after they had been working together for about a year, he gave the impression that he was not entirely satisfied with the services of his "coaler." George was granted 367 1/2 acres of land on a branch of Jones Creek known by the name of Chastain's Branch for 40 shillings on 5 September 1723. This land was in the Manakin Town area and near Sabot's Island.2 By the time he died in 1740, he had accumulated considerable land and substance. Sources: 1 The Allens and the Harrisons of the Kingdom of Callaway, 1981, by Crockett Allen Harrison. Mr. Harrison credits Mrs. Mary Lee Mahin (Mrs. Marion W.) of Keene, Kentucky, a Smith and Moseley descendant, for much help to him. 2 An unpublished pamphlet on George "Burnt-face" Smith sent by Crockett Allen Harrison. Research done by Judith H. Dixon (formerly posted at http://www.gbronline.com/dixon.j)
James H. Martin (19/12/1761 Manakintown VA-1811) & Esther Smith (19/4/1768-28/11/1808)They were married 22/9/1785 (bond 15/9/1785); both were grandchildren of Mary Ann Rapine Martin Smith. They moved from Powhatan Co. VA to Franklin Co. KY (near Duckers, immediately south of Ed Ayres and next to the Forks of Elkhorn Baptist Church) after 1787 (by 1790?) where several Huguenot families had settled after the Revolution (1784-5), primarily the children of John James Trabue (Daniel, James, William, Jane) and the brothers of his wife, Olympia Dupuy. ["The Trabue Papers" show they were in Kentucky on the Licking Creek in 1780). John Dupuy, born in 1737 to John James Dupuy, also moved to Woodford County in 1784 after converting to the Baptist faith and being ordained 1774; evidently his brother James, also a minister, was also in Kentucky. This family (including George Smith) seems to have been closely connected with the Craig family, as members and preachers of this church and through their association with William Hickman. After Esther died, James married Sarah Davis in 1809. Children:
William Holman Martin (30/12/1801 Powhatan Co. VA-21/6/1860 Scott Co KY) & Susanna Smith Hale (2/8/1802 Fauquier Co VA-13/5/1835 KY)They
married 8/7/1820 in Woodford Co KY. Children:
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