1710 - 1757 (46 years)
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| Name |
Elizabeth Martin |
| Birth |
16 Dec 1710 |
Kentshire, England  |
| Gender |
Female |
| FSID |
LZ28-FTT |
| Death |
9 Feb 1757 |
Charleston, South Carolina, United States |
| Burial |
11 Feb 1757 |
Charleston, South Carolina, United States |
| Person ID |
I7020 |
footsteps |
| Last Modified |
27 Nov 2025 |
| Mother |
Hannah Martin, b. Abt 1648 d. 1711, Charlestown, North Carolina, United States (Age 63 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
Abt 1709 |
Kentshire, England |
| Age at Marriage |
Hannah was ?? - Hannah was ~ 61 years. |
| Family ID |
F5642 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Father |
Patrick Martin, b. Abt 1684, Ramsgate, Kent, England d. 9 Jan 1711, Charlestown, North Carolina, United States (Age 27 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Antje Jacobs Nordervliet, b. Abt 1648 d. 19 Mar 1751, Netherlands (Age 103 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Family ID |
F28904 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Jacob Motte, b. 29 Nov 1700, County Dublin, Ireland d. 17 Jun 1770, Charleston, South Carolina, United States (Age 69 years) |
| Marriage |
1 Jan 1725 |
Charleston, South Carolina, United States |
| Age at Marriage |
Elizabeth was 14 years and 1 month - Jacob was 24 years and 2 months. |
| Children |
| + | 1. Jacob Motte, II, b. 15 Oct 1729, Charleston, South Carolina, United States d. 20 Jan 1780, Charleston, South Carolina, United States (Age 50 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F1971 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
27 Nov 2025 |
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| Notes |
- The following paragraphs are from Margaret Haynes' "Items of Family His tory" written 1902;
There had come from Barbados to Charles Town a couple by the name of Martin who had died leaving behind a daughter Betty, one of those rare creatures about whom legends spring up. Young she certainly was, but Jacob must have been mistaken when he wrote that she was fifteen at the time of her marriage, because the fame of her enchanting personality had already spread through the province, and she was the greatest belle whoever lived in Charles Town. Her charm became part of the old town's folklore and survives in a song "Young Betty Martin, tip toe fine, couldn't get a husband to suit her mind."
She had too many beaux, and she was very fickle. When sturdy, homely Jacob finally won her as his wife, he had fought a duel for her hand in St. Philip's churchyard with his most serious rival.
The following paragraphs are from Margaret Haynes' "Items of Family His tory" written 1902;
There had come from Barbados to Charles Town a couple by the name of Martin who had died leaving behind a daughter Betty, one of those rare creatures about whom legends spring up. Young she certainly was, but Jacob must have been mistaken when h e wrote that she was fifteen at the time of her marriage, because the fame of her enchanting personality had already spread through the province, and she was the greatest belle whoever lived in Charles Town. Her charm became part of the old town' s folklore and survives in a song "Young Betty Martin, tip toe fine, couldn't get a husband to suit her mind."
She had too many beaux, and she was very fickle. When sturdy, homely Jacob finally won her as his wife, he had fought a duel for her hand in St. Philip's churchyard with his most serious rival.
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