Letitia "Lettie" Ralston Martin was the daughter of John Ralston and Christiana King Ralston.
The Martin family and their allied Ralston family was known as Scot-Irish, although they were not Irish at all. The family, staunch Presbyterians living in Scotland, was forced by the English King James to relocate to Ireland to develop the Protestant religion in Ireland and to counter the Roman Catholic uprisings in Ireland. These forcibly relocated Scots, including the Martins and the Ralstons, were then the victims of violent religious persecution from both the Roman Catholic Irish and eventually also by the English king, who then wanted to force his Church of England religion on them. For this reason, they emigrated to America in the 1700's, first settling in Pennsylvania, where they hoped William Penn would be tolerant of their Presbyterian religion.
She married Thomas Martin on July 21, 1792 in the Mt. Bethel Presbyterian Church, Northampton, Pennsylvania.
She was the mother of Anna Martin (b. 1800), John Ralston Martin (#62188923), Christiana Martin Smiley (#63551898), James Josiah Martin (#63551268), Ellen Martin (#62189189) and George R. Martin (b. 1818)
The Martin family and their allied Ralston family was known as Scot-Irish, although they were not Irish at all. The family, staunch Presbyterians living in Scotland, was forced by the English King James to relocate to Ireland to develop the Protestant religion in Ireland and to counter the Roman Catholic uprisings in Ireland. These forcibly relocated Scots, including the Martins and the Ralstons, were then the victims of violent religious persecution from both the Roman Catholic Irish and eventually also by the English king, who then wanted to force his Church of England religion on them. For this reason, they emigrated to America in the 1700's, first settling in Pennsylvania, where they hoped William Penn would be tolerant of their Presbyterian religion.
She married Thomas Martin on July 21, 1792 in the Mt. Bethel Presbyterian Church, Northampton, Pennsylvania.
She was the mother of Anna Martin (b. 1800), John Ralston Martin (#62188923), Christiana Martin Smiley (#63551898), James Josiah Martin (#63551268), Ellen Martin (#62189189) and George R. Martin (b. 1818)
Letitia "Lettie" Ralston Martin was the daughter of John Ralston and Christiana King Ralston.
The Martin family and their allied Ralston family was known as Scot-Irish, although they were not Irish at all. The family, staunch Presbyterians living in Scotland, was forced by the English King James to relocate to Ireland to develop the Protestant religion in Ireland and to counter the Roman Catholic uprisings in Ireland. These forcibly relocated Scots, including the Martins and the Ralstons, were then the victims of violent religious persecution from both the Roman Catholic Irish and eventually also by the English king, who then wanted to force his Church of England religion on them. For this reason, they emigrated to America in the 1700's, first settling in Pennsylvania, where they hoped William Penn would be tolerant of their Presbyterian religion.
She married Thomas Martin on July 21, 1792 in the Mt. Bethel Presbyterian Church, Northampton, Pennsylvania.
She was the mother of Anna Martin (b. 1800), John Ralston Martin (#62188923), Christiana Martin Smiley (#63551898), James Josiah Martin (#63551268), Ellen Martin (#62189189) and George R. Martin (b. 1818)
The Martin family and their allied Ralston family was known as Scot-Irish, although they were not Irish at all. The family, staunch Presbyterians living in Scotland, was forced by the English King James to relocate to Ireland to develop the Protestant religion in Ireland and to counter the Roman Catholic uprisings in Ireland. These forcibly relocated Scots, including the Martins and the Ralstons, were then the victims of violent religious persecution from both the Roman Catholic Irish and eventually also by the English king, who then wanted to force his Church of England religion on them. For this reason, they emigrated to America in the 1700's, first settling in Pennsylvania, where they hoped William Penn would be tolerant of their Presbyterian religion.
She married Thomas Martin on July 21, 1792 in the Mt. Bethel Presbyterian Church, Northampton, Pennsylvania.
She was the mother of Anna Martin (b. 1800), John Ralston Martin (#62188923), Christiana Martin Smiley (#63551898), James Josiah Martin (#63551268), Ellen Martin (#62189189) and George R. Martin (b. 1818)
Family Members
Siblings
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
