i. Samuel, son and heir, of whom hereafter.
ii. Thomas, M.D., born in Antigua, died at Jamaica in 1747, leaving issue.
iii. Josiah, president of the Council of Antigua, m. 1st, Mrs. Chester, and 2ndly, Mary, dau. of William Yeamans, of New York, by whom he left a numerous issue.
Major Samuel Martin being murdered 25 Dec. 1701, was buried at St. John’s, Antigua, and was succeeded in his estates by his eldest son,
Samuel, (above mentioned,) a minor at his father’s death, but became afterwards colonel in the army, and speaker of the house of assembly in Antigua, from about 1753 to 1763. He was possessed of great virtues and eminent qualifications, and having insured the goodwill of all his contemporaries, died in 1788, universally lamented, at the advanced age of about 90 years, leaving by his first wife, Frances, dau. of John Yeamans, Esq. of Mill Hill, Antigua,
i. Henrietta, wife of Col. Anstar FitzGerald, (of the Desmond family,) and who was ancestor of William Thomas FitzGerald, the poet, and John Fonblanque, the present Commissioner of Bankruptcies, and
ii. Samuel, treasurer to the Princess of Wales, M.P. for Camelford and Hastings, and one of the joint-secretaries of the treasury. He is famous for the duel he fought with the celebrated Wilkes, who received a wound in the encounter. Samuel Martin died s. p.
And by his second wife, Sarah, dau. of Edward Wyke, of Monserrat, Esq., Col. Martin had three sons,
i. Henry, of whom hereafter.
ii. Josiah, appointed governor of North Carolina, 8 Dec. 1770.