John Nickleson Martin the younger

Son of John Nickleson Martin of Wollaton Nottinghamshire (whom he predeceased), and brother of Capt. Thomas Martin RN (q.v.).

Will of John Nickleson Martin of St Mary Jamaica proved 09/05/1825. In the will he left his property in trust (the trust was his father, also named John Nickleson Martin) for the benefit of his sister Elizabeth Mary Martin (1789-1839, died unmarried) for life, and then to his brother Capt. Thomas Martin RN. The will is silent about property in enslaved people.

We are grateful to Steven Carter for his assistance in compiling this entry.

Albert Welles, American family antiquity, being an account of the origin and progress of American families, traced from their progenitors in this country, connected with their history abroad… New York, Society Library, 1880, pp. 85-86. Available online via the Internet Archive.

PROB 11/1699/130.

Royal Gazette of Jamaica, Saturday 13 May 1826, p.17.