Individual Details
Johann Jost\Joseph Martin
(24 May 1691 - Ca 1758)
Probably arrived in Germanna a batchelor in 1714, but married soon after. He was one of the original settlers. His family has been trace back to Mertin of Ferndort who owed feudal dues in Dienstgeld, Germany, and died by 1563. See Ancestry and Descendants of the Nassau-siegen immigrants to Virginia, 1714-1750, by B. C. Holtsclaw, p.409
Revolutionary War soldies from the family were
Johann Jost's son, John Martin, Fauquier Co, militia, 2nd Lt in Capt. Tillman Weaver's Co., Jul 1779
three sons of Henry and grandsons of Johann Jost: Benjamin, Reuben & Samuel
probable son of Jacob and grandson of Johann: Aaron Martin, Militia, Prince William Co
He is said to have had 7 children by Maria, 4 by his second wife, Eve, surname unknown.
Events
| Birth | 24 May 1691 | Germany |  | ||
| Immigration | Apr 1714 | Germanna | |||
| Marriage | Ca 1718 | Maria Catherina Otterbach | | ||
| Death | Ca 1758 |
Families
| Spouse | Maria Catherina Otterbach (1699 - 1724) |
| Child | Henry Martin (1720 - 1780) |
Endnotes
1. B. C. Holtzclaw, Ancestry and Descendants of the Nassau-Siegen Immigrants to Virginia 1714-1750 , Memorial Volume in Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Coming of the First Colony to Germanna, Virginia, in 1714..... (The Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in VA, Inc., 1964), p.9.
2. B. C. Holtzclaw, Ancestry and Descendants of the Nassau-Siegen Immigrants to Virginia 1714-1750 , Memorial Volume in Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Coming of the First Colony to Germanna, Virginia, in 1714..... (The Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in VA, Inc., 1964), p.412.
3. B. C. Holtzclaw, Ancestry and Descendants of the Nassau-Siegen Immigrants to Virginia 1714-1750 , Memorial Volume in Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Coming of the First Colony to Germanna, Virginia, in 1714..... (The Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in VA, Inc., 1964), p.9.