Elizabeth Martin

about 1769–
Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

The Life of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Martin was born about 1769, in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States, her father, David Martin, was 51 and her mother, Jean Todd, was 48. She married William Davis on 11 June 1795. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters.

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Family Time Line

William Davis
1770–1836
Elizabeth Martin
1769–
Marriage: 11 June 1795
Nancy Davis
1796–
William Davis
1802–
Andrew Davis
1800–
Jacob Davis
1808–1846
Elizabeth Davis
1810–1850

Spouse and Children

    William Davis

    Male1770–1836Male

    Elizabeth Martin

    Female1769–Female

MARRIAGE
11 June 1795
children

(5)

    Nancy Davis

    Female1796–Female

    Andrew Davis

    Male1800–Male

    William Davis

    Male1802–Male

    Jacob Davis

    Male1808–1846Male

    Elizabeth Davis

    Female1810–1850Female

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(11)

+6 More Children

World Events (8)

1776

Age 7

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital

Age 11

On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

Age 31

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

Name Meaning

1 English, Scottish, Irish, French, Dutch, German, Czech, Slovak, Spanish (Martín), Italian (Venice), etc.: from a personal name (Latin Martinus, a derivative of Mars, genitive Martis, the Roman god of fertility and war, whose name may derive ultimately from a root mar ‘gleam’). This was borne by a famous 4th-century saint, Martin of Tours, and consequently became extremely popular throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. As a North American surname, this form has absorbed many cognates from other European forms.2 English: habitational name from any of several places so called, principally in Hampshire, Lincolnshire, and Worcestershire, named in Old English as ‘settlement by a lake’ (from mere or mær ‘pool’, ‘lake’ + tūn ‘settlement’) or as ‘settlement by a boundary’ (from (ge)mære ‘boundary’ + tūn ‘settlement’). The place name has been charged from Marton under the influence of the personal name Martin.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Sources (2)

  • Elizabeth Martin, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
  • Elizabeth Martin, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"

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