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| THESE PICTURES OF THE BELMONT(E) PLANTATION, THE FINAL HOME OF GENERAL JOSEPH MARTIN AND HIS FAMILY, JUST OUTSIDE MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA WERE SENT TO US BY William Preston Martin, son of Hurley Thomas Martin, son of Tiny Martin, son of John Calvin Martin, son of Jessie Graves Martin, son of Jessie Martin, son of General Joseph Martin |
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| This view is from the top of a hill overlooking the Belmont(e) Plantation. The plantation consisted of 1210 acres on Leatherwood Creek and was purchased by General Joseph Martin from Benjamin Harrison, Jr. in 1804. General Joseph called this plantation "home" until his death on December 18, 1808. Susannah Graves Martin continued to live here until fire destroyed the house in 1836. The site is located just outside the town of Martinsville, Virginia. |
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| This view is from the same hill overlooking the Belmont Plantation. Notice that William Preston Martin has marked the approximate location of the Martin Family Cemetery. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| To visit the cemetery click here. | ||||||||||||||||||
| That is Leatherwood Creek you can see running through the plantation. The site is located just outside the town of Martinsville, Virginia. |
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| This is the remnants of the kitchen built in 1804 by the slaves of General Joseph on the Belmont Plantation. . The site is located just outside the town of Martinsville, Virginia. |
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