JOHN MARTINDALE (Martindell) b. 24 Oct. 1676 in England; came to America in 1684; settled in Newtown, Bucks couonty, PA., before 1700 he mar. MARY BRIDGEMAN, daughter of WALTER and BLANCHE (Constable) BRIDGEMAN who were mar. 26 June 1686 (OS) at Middletown, Bucks county having come to America on the same ship in 1682, Blanche in company of her brother THOMAS CONSTABLE. The Constables were from Cornwall, England. Mary Bridgeman was b. 1687. John Martindale was a cordwainer (shoemaker) and the family lived in Philadelphia. Mary inherited land in Bucks county originally entered by her father. I have a copy of that document and it clearly shows William Penn's signature on it. John Martindell d. 5 Oct. 1750 and Mary d. 7 Dec. 1726. They were members of the Society of Friends. Mary Bridgeman's diary which was presented to her on her 18th birthday is in the library of the Buck's County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA., and contains some records of her children. I have a transcribed certified copy of Mary's diary.
Children:
..........William b. 2 Oct. 1707; d. 19 Oct. 1707
..........Thomas b. 24 Sept. 1708
..........Ann b. 16 Nov. 1709; d. 10 June 1714
..........Mary b. 22 Dec. 1711
..........Alabrethe b. 6 July 1715
..........John b. 22 June 1719
..........WILLIAM b. 30 Aug. 1723
WILLIAM MARTINDALE b. 30 Aug. 1723 in Philadelphia mar. MARTHA MERRICK about 1750. He was a Quaker and lived in Bucks county, PA., until about 1767 in which year he purchased land in Loudoun county, VA. Later the family with other Quakers, migrated to what is now Union county, S.C., settling on the Enoree River. His house burned with all his papers in 1791. His wife died prior to 1790 and he mar. (2) ELIZABETH WHITLEY who was described as being considerably younger than he, very industrious and of German or Dutch extraction. She d. 28 Aug. 1824, probably in Marion county, IN. He d. 15 July 1808 in Union county, S.C.
Children of the first marriage, all born in Buck's county, PA.
..........JAMES b. abt 1751
..........William b. March 1753
..........John b. about 1755
..........Joseph
..........Thomas
..........Martha mar. David Norman
..........Daughter mar. Jesse Young
..........Daughter mar. Daniel Young
Children of second marriage, all born in S.C.
..........Martin b. 27 Dec. 1791
..........Miles b. about 1794
..........David b. 1 April 1798
JAMES MARTINDALE b. about 1751 in Bucks county, PA. was taken to Union county, S.C. by his parents in his childhood; he married there and served in the Revolution with the S.C. Militia; mar. about 1772 ELIZABETH BISHOP. The war came to S.C. with the fall of Charleston in the Spring of 1780 and it was early in the year that James enlisted as a Private in Captain William Young's company of Colonel Thomas Brandon's regiment. The unit participated in guerilla warfare and in several specific actions including the battle of King's Mountain and the Seige of Ninety-Six. After about a year's service in the ranks he was elected first lieutant and served two years longer in that grade. A tradition carried down through descendants suggests that his family did not hear from him throughout the war, nor afterwards and that his wife died in his absenceand that his children grew up without knowing whether he was dead or alive. >BR>
However, there are other indications that he returned to his family and lived with them for at least two years, until his wife died in North Carolina where they had recently moved. In any event, he married (2) MARGARET ALEXANDER (also called JULIA), probably in 1787. She is said to have come with her parents from Ireland about 1775. In 1809 they moved to Gallia county, OH and settled near the present village of Addison on Route 7. They helped to organize the first Methodist church in that township. He was active in the community and served for a time as justice of the peace. His wife died sometime after 1830. James filed Application for a pension in the Court of Common Pleas of Gallia County , in accordance with the pension act of 1830. This was eventually granted at the rate of $320.00 a year. In making out his application papers he needed the help of his brother William and traveled to his homestead in Warren county, where he met his oldest son Samuel after a separation fo more than 50 years during which he presumed his father dead. The story of their reunion may have been elaborated throughout the years that James stayed there for awhile and that on one occasion he, son Samuel, his grandson and greatgrandson all cradled wheat together in the same field. James mar. (3) MARY GILMOUR of N.C. in spite of considerable opposition from his family on 31 Jan. 1839. James is said to have been tall and that he held himself erect and was a man of soldierly-bearing. He d. 7 July 1840 and is buried in the Olney Churchyard near Addison, Gallia county, OH. His wife d. 1844.
Children of first marriage:
..........SAMUEL b. 23 Feb. 1773
..........Martha (Mattie or Mollie) b. 5 Feb. 1780
..........Thomas b. 17 Feb. 1782
Children of second marriage
..........John b. about 1786/87
..........Druzilla (or Josie) b. 1788
..........Tabitha b. 1790
..........Joseph b. 11 Jan. 1796
..........David b. 26 July 1798
..........Mary (Polly) b. about 1800
..........Moses b. 9 Oct. 1802
..........Andrew S. b. about 1806
..........James Alexander b. about 1809
SAMUEL MARTINDALE b. 23 Feb. 1773 in Union county, S.C. mar. (1) about 1791 REBECCA FINCHER in S.C. She was b. 25 June 1774, a daughter of ARMEL and REBECCA (Edmondson) FINCHER. She died and he mar. (2) 17 Dec. 1795 ELIZABETH CAMPBELL b. 8 May, 1773 in Union county, S.C., where her parents JOHN and HESTER (Clark) CAMPBELL, owned a plantation of 150 acres on Padgett's Creek , a branch of the Tyger River. She d. 16 Sept. 1848. They moved to OH in 1803, traveling in a wagon drawn by a four-horse team, settled first in Warren county and later in Butler twp., Montgomery county. In 1827 they moved to Concord twp., Miami county, near Troy, where Samuel, his wife and seven children were living when the 1840 census was taken. He was a Whig and a member of the Christian church. He lived to be more than 80 years of age. They are both buried in the Thomas Cemetary, Troy OH.
Child of first marriage:
..........Jesse b. 14 Oct. 1792 d. 20 March 1816
Children of second marriage:
..........Rebecca b. 4 March 1797
..........JOHN b. 20 June 1798
..........Hester b. 7 May 1800 in SC mar. 25 dec. 1817 John
Isaac Beliew b. 27 Aug. 1796. She d. 14 Jan. 1888
..........Elizabeth b. 17 Jan. 1803
..........Mary b. 1 Sept. 1807 in OH., mar. Peter Rhynard
..........William b. 3 Dec. 1808 OH d. 19 July 1822
..........Lydia b. 24 Sept. 1810 OH mar. 26 Feb. 1840 John L.
Enyheart b. 1 Feb. 1812 Bedford, PA d. 23 Jan. 1867. She d. 20 April 1894 and is buried in Riverside Cemetary in Troy.
..........Rachel b. 15 Mar. 1812 OH mar. Gideon Leavell who d. 15 Oct. 1867. She d. 2 Oct. 1882.
..........Samuel b. 28 Feb. 1815
..........Martha b. 3 Oct. 1817 OH mar. (1) Harrison Leavell by whom she had 9 children. Mar. (2) George Coater by whom she had 4 children. She d. 18 March 1915 in CA.
JOHN MARTINDALE b. in S.C. 20 June 1798 and was brought as a child to Montgomery county, OH. He mar. (1) MARY SIDNEY (Sidden) of N.C. who with her three sisters had come to OH on horseback after the death of their parents. She had been b. in Stokes county, N.C. She d. at the birth of her son, 29 Nov. 1821. John m. (2) 21 Aug. 1823 AMELIA (AMY) CAMPBELL daughter of ROBERT and AMELIA (HENDERSON) CAMPBELL. She was b. 18 June 1804 in PA of Scotch-Irish parentage. John worked as a blacksmith for a short period in Fidelity, Miami county, OH and then settled on a farm in Butler Twp., Montgomery county, OH. He added to his holdings until he had 520 acres. He d. 17 Mar. 1859 and is buried in the Polk Grove churchyard, Dayton, OH. His wife d. 29 Apr. 1867.
Child of first marriage:
..........Jesse b. 29 Nov. 1821
Children of the second marriage:
..........Elizabeth b. 4 Oct. 1824 Montgomery co.,OH mar. Joseph Enyeart and had 2 children: Emma who mar. ?? Campbell and Sylvester who lived in Troy, OH. She d. 1882.
..........ROBERT b. 1827
.........Mary Sidney b. 1828 mar. Wesley Waymire b. 12 Mar. 1830 who was the son of Solomon and Sarah (Mast) Waymire. They lived in Montgomery co., OH until he d. 6 Oct. 1869 when she went to KS. He is buried in the Polk (New Light) church north of Dayton, OH. She d. Aug. 1912 and is buried in Emporia, KS. Children: Emma F. b. 3 May 1861 lived at Emporia, KS. William Oliver b. 3 May 1863 who lived at Madison, KS.
..........Samuel b. 10 Jan. 1830
..........Rachel b. 15 Sept 1831
..........John
..........William
..........Stewart b. 21 Jan. 1837
..........Martin
..........Cynthia Ann b. 11 Nov. 1840 d. 1 Oct. 1865. Shei s buried in the Polk Grove (New Light) churchyard near Dayton.
..........Martha
..........Rebecca
ROBERT MARTINDALE b. 1827 mar. ALVINA WAYMIRE daughter of ??Waymire and MARY GALLIHAN of Butler Twp. OH. Robert served 100 days in the Union Army during the Civil War and was promoted tp Sergeant in the 147th regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He lived in Montgomery co., OH d. 1890.
Children:
..........ALEXANDER G. b. Jan. 14, 1851 he mar. 1871 MARY COPPACK daughter of Samuel and Delaney (Blickenstaff) Coppack. Mary d. 1937. he d. 1896
ALEXANDER G. MARTINDALE b. 14 Jan. 1851 in OH mar. 1871 to MARY COPPOCK b. 18 Feb. 1855 OH.
Children:
..........Dora b. about 1872
..........CHARLES b. 1874
..........Samuel b. 1878
CHARLIE MARTINDALE b. 1847 in OH d. 1960 OH mar. RHODA M. EVANS b. 5 Oct. 1889 OH d. 1970 Tipp City, OH. They were married 11 Nov. 1914. Rhoda is the daughter of ROBERT MILTON and JANE (KELLER) EVANS of Monroe Township, OH.
Children:
..........WILLIS VIRGIL b. Oct. 25, 1915
..........Donald
..........Joseph
..........Allen
..........Edna
..........Mary Jane
WILLIS VIRGIL MARTINDALE b. 25 Oct. 1915 in Tipp City, OH d. 8 Aug. 1995 Lakeview OH. In 1936 OH he mar. LEOLA HINES b. 3 Nov. 1916 in Troy, OH. She is the daughter of HARLEY OTHO and MRYTLE EMMA (SHORT) HINES.
Children:
..........Peggy Ann b. 2 May, 1937 Troy, OH
..........Janet Lou b. 1943
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