Capt. Isaac White Martin, Sr.

Capt. Isaac White Martin, Sr.[1, 2, 3]

Male 1795 - 1832  (37 years)

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  • Name Capt. Isaac White Martin 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Baptism 1795  Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Born 11 Jan 1795  Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military served in the War of 1812 for the 2nd Regimant (Schucht's) of the Maryland Militia as a Private  [3
    _FSFTID KPHT-5JL 
    _UID 6F7074C6AC564E40ADBC750621D13AA25B69 
    Died 3 Oct 1832  Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: from Cholera, which had been first contracted by his son, I.W. Martin Jr., who survived th 
    Buried Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • in Baltimore Cemetery, Sec. M, No. 395
    Person ID I665  Strong History
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2018 

    Father John Martin,   b. 30 Apr 1750, Chester Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1823, St. Clairsville, Belmont, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Blair,   b. 22 May 1755, Frederick, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1796, Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years) 
    Married 5 Sep 1776  Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F133  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ann Dawson,   b. 23 Apr 1803, Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1893, Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 20 Sep 1821  Methodist Church (East City Station), Baltimore County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Ann Elizabeth Martin,   b. Abt 1824,   d. Aft 1900  (Age ~ 77 years)
     2. Isaac White Martin, Jr.,   b. 1826, Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1910, Jackson, Madison, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     3. Charlotte Mezick Martin,   b. Abt 1828, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1912  (Age ~ 84 years)
     4. William Dawson Martin,   b. 15 Jan 1832, Baltimore County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1908, Jackson, Madison, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    Last Modified 14 Jan 2020 
    Family ID F167  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Isaac White Martin Sr. worked as a merchant ship captain, delivering and picking up cargo to faraway places such as Gibralter, Maldonado (Spain), Lima, Guayaquil (Equador), Veracruz (Mexico), Havanna, Valpariso and Coliapo (Chile), and Guasca (Colombia) among others. Cargo included sugar, cocoa, furs etc. and wages were $35-$40 per month. The ships were sailing vessels or steam powered including one from Robert Fulton's famous fleet.
      Death notice: "Departed this life at half past 2 o'clock P.M. (on the 3rd) after a short but painful illness, Capt. Isaac W. Martin, in the 38th year of his age. His friends and acquaintances are respectfully requested to attend his funeral at 9 o'clock this morning from his late dwelling in Fleet Street." - Baltimore American newspaper, Oct. 4, 1832, copied by Thomas Bishop Martin
      "His death was caused from Cholera, which was contracted by his son, I. W. Martin, the second, and later given to the father in a glass of water which both had drunk. When my grandfather came home and found his son ill with cholera, it is said that he walked the floor continuously and at times was so distressed over his son's condition, that he would "pull his own hair out", unless guarded by someone, and alas, he himself caught the dreadful disease, died within a few days, while his son recovered and lived past 80 years. - Thomas Bishop Martin

  • Sources 
    1. [S22] Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850.

    2. [S22] Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850.
      Marriage date: 20 Sep 1821
      Marriage place: Methodist Church (East City Station), Baltimore County, Maryland

    3. [S123] U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815.

    4. [S213] Martin Family Notebook (compilation of genealogical records).