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 1740 - 1819 (78 years)
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| Name |
Gannaway Martin |
| Birth |
18 Sep 1740 |
Goochland Co/VA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
26 Aug 1819 |
Wilkes Co/GA |
| Person ID |
I140 |
Georgia Revolutionary War Graves |
| Last Modified |
2 Feb 2022 |
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| Notes |
- P-242092
- Gannaway Martin was born on September 18, 1740 in Goochland County, Virginia and died either on August 26, 1819 or in 1828 in Wilkes County, GA. He was the son of Orson Martin who died in 1786. His wife was Anne Martin. His children were Sara Martin Thornton (1765-1820), Elizabeth Martin Webster (1766-1833), William Martin (1771-1821), John Gannaway Martin (1785-1857) and Austin Martin (1787-1837).
- Served as a private in the Georgia Troops under General Elijah Clarke His name is found in a list of the 1819 Land Lottery as ?Rev. Sols. Of Wilkes County, GA. Also, he appears on a list of Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants as Refugee on February 25, 1785 and received 250 acres. His SAR Patriot number is P-242093..
- A note on the term ?Refugee? may be in order here. Gannaway Martin was attached to Lt. Col. Elijah Clarke?s command in early 1780. After the surrender of Charleston in May 1780 most of the forces under Dooly and Pickens were captured and signed an ?Oath of Allegiance? in order to be released from prison. The Militia forces that had remained in Wilkes County hence became known as ?Refugee?s? for refusing to sign the Oath of Allegiance. After Dooly?s death these men formed under then Col. Clarke. Many were engaged in the Battle of Musgrove?s Mill and the Siege of Augusta. But by October of 1780 they were no longer able to protect the Wilkes County region. They gathered their families and with 600-700 women and children and began their long march to Watauga, North Carolina. These Wilkes County Militia men continued to serve as ?The Refugee Militia? with some serving through the Carolinas before returning to Wilkes County.
- Grave marked 30 Oct 2021 by Washington-Wilkes Chapter GA SAR
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