[email protected] wrote:

 Julianna,
>       I found the following info in some of my notes: "Martintown was a
> crossroads community located about 12 miles south of Edgefield and above what
> in now North Augusta; but at the time, North Agusta did not exist. The town
> of Hamburg on the carolina side of the Savannah River gained prominence in
> the mid 1800's and Martintown died. Hamburg ia also now gone. Martintown was
> located above the rapids and Hamburg below. Boats were unloaded at Martintown
> and wagons made the trip down to Hamburg on a plank road built to allow the
> heavier bales of cotton, tobacco, and corn wiskey to be transported." There
> is more info such as Martintown Road goes to Edgefield. The last bit of
> information says "there is a section on The Martins of Martintowne in
> Chapman's history of Edgefield which I publish (reprint) If you want I can
> make copies"... John Rigdon (6/1/98). Unfortunately the source does not give
> an address for John Rigdon. but has a note at the bottom refering to email
> from Juno at www.juno.com. Also a phone number as 800-654-JUNO. This number
> may be helpful in finding Mr Rigdon's address etc... I am sure somewhere else
> I have read about Martintown, SC in my notes with my genealogy stuff on
> Martins but will have to keep looking for it for now.
>
>    I hope this is helpful. I am also researching Martins (from Germany and
> SC) and my line is as follows: Valentin Martin, Germany> Pennsylvania
> (1756)>John Nichoas Martin, Charleston, SC> John Christian Martin I, SC> John
> Christian Martin II, SC & coweta county Ga> Henry Martin (coweta county,
> ga)>Frank Nicholas Martin, coweta, ga> Quillian E Martin Coweta &
> Atlanta>Alton E Martin Sr, Atlanta & Decatur, Ga. I am Alton E Martin Jr.
>
>  Ed Martin [email protected]
>

Tank you so much Ed. I would love to have a copy. My husband is Warren Douglas
Martin b: GA. His Father Grover Cleveland Martin , b: 1891 SC. His grandfather's
name wasWILLIAM MARTIN, SC . WM. supposedly married an L.A. Voyles(maiden name)
previous married name TUCKER. I've come to a dead end here. I know nothing else
of this line of Martins, back. I have quite a bit of info forward. Grover
Cleveland settled in Col;umbus GA. His first wife was Elsie Mae Gorham from
Marietta GA. They had 9 children. Grover then married Mattie Lucy DAVIS(my
husband's mother) b:AL .They had four children. They were all born Columbus GA.
It's like William MARTIN and VOYLES disappeared. I was to William Lived at one
time in Wahalla, SC  and another time Martinsville.  I noticed the surname
CHAPMAN in you note. That will be  my next challenge. I have quite a lot of
CHAPMANS in my family.   Thank you for your help.  Julianna Martin in MS


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