~ IN MEMORY OF ~

William Martin, Pvt.

Capt. Jones Griffin's Company, Col. Allison's Regiment,
Capt. Robert McKamey's Company, Col. Boothe's Regiment, E TN Militia, War of 1812

VITAL STATS
b 1794 d 8 Aug 1870 McMinn CO, TN buried Old Liberty Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
photo of William Martin's military tombstone
William Martin's family group record

MILITARY RECORDS
3rd Auditor's Office Records, Jan. 30, 1852, show William Martin served as private in TN Militia under Capt. Griffin from Jan. 11th to July 29th 1814 and from Dec. 24th 1814 to May 12th 1815 under Capt. McKamy.
Samuel Workman (his signature)
B. F. Gallaher (his signature) Calhoun
for office McMinn CO
RWB vol. 59 page 54 Tenn.

Bounty Land Warrant No. 13896 was issued Feb'ry 14th 1852. Pension and bounty file no. is WC 29772.

WILLIAM MARTIN'S AFFIDAVIT
FOR BOUNTY LAND

State of Tennessee
County of McMinn

On this 17th day of April AD 1851 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid William Martin aged 57 years a resident of McMinn County State of Tennessee who being duly sworn according to law declares that he is the identical William Martin who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Jones Griffin in the Regiment of East Tennessee drafted militia commanded by Col. Allison in the war with Great Britain declared by the United States on the 18th day of June 1812, that he substituted at Rogersville, Tennessee on or about the 10th day of January 1814 for the term of six months and continued in actual service in said war for the term of six months and was honorably discharged at Rogersville, Tennessee on or about the 20th day of July 1814 and that his original certificate of discharge is lost, that his service will appear by the Muster Rolls of said company, and the said William Martin further declares that he is the identical William Martin who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Robert McKamey in the Regiment of East Tennessee drafted Militia in the Regiment of East Tennessee drafted Militia commanded by Col. Boothe in the war with Great Britain declared by the United States on the 18th day of June 1812, that he was drafted in Roane County, Tennessee on or about the 10th day of October 1814 for the term of six months and continued in actual service in said war for the term of six months and was honorably discharged at Kingston, Roane County, Tennessee on or about the 20th day of April 1815, as will appear by the Muster Rolls of said company and that his original certificate of discharge is lost. He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he may be entitled under the act granting Bounty Land to certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the Military Service of the United States passed September 28th 1850, and that he has not received nor is he entitled to Bounty Land under any other act of Congress heretofore passed.

William Martin (his mark)

Sworn to and subscribed before me this day and year above written and I hereby certify that I believe the said William Martin to be the identical man who served as aforesaid and that he is of the age above stated.
WM. H. Ballew
Justice of the Peace

State of Tennessee
County of McMinn
I Geo W Mayo Clerk of the County Court of said County do certify that WM H Ballew Esq before whom the foregoing declaration was made is now and was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified to act as such, that his signature is genuine and that full faith & credit is due his official acts.
Given under my hand and seal of office at office in Athens the 17th day of April 1851 Geo W Mayo Clerk

SOURCE: Photocopies of all original records above were purchased 10 Dec 1984 from Military Service Records Division, GSA, National Archives, Washington, DC and have been transcribed completely and typed into html by Sandra Ratledge, great-great-great-granddaughter of Edith "Edee" Caroline (Cochran) Cline Martin, second wife of William Martin above.

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