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Sir Roger Martin, 3rd Baronet
Sir Roger Martin, 3rd Baronet (c. 1689 - 12 June 1762) was son of Sir Roger Martin, 2nd Baronet and Anna-Marie Harvey. He inherited his baronetcy from his father, who was the second Martin Baronets#Martin baronets, of Long Melford (1667), Martin Baronet of Long Melford, upon his death in 1762. Personal life On 5 June 1739 Sir Roger married Sophia Mordaunt (1719 - 22 Dec 1752), daughter of the honourable Brigadier General Lewis Mordaunt of Little Massingham, Massingham and niece of Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough, and by her had one son and one daughter: * Sir Mordaunt Martin, 4th Baronet (1740 - 24 September 1815), who married first Everilda-Dorothea, daughter of Rev. William Smith of Burnham Market, Burnham in Norfolk, and secondly Catherine, daughter of Armine Styleman of Snettisham in Norfolk. * Anne-Marie Martin (b. 1742), who married Louis Vigoreaux. Sir Roger died on 12 June 1762, when his title passed to his eldest son. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Mordaunt Martin, 4th Baronet
Sir Mordaunt Martin, 4th Baronet (c. 1740 – 24 September 1815) was son of Sir Roger Martin, 3rd Baronet and Sophia Mordaunt. He inherited his baronetcy from his father, who was the third Martin Baronet, upon his death in 1762. He lived in Burnham Market in Norfolk Career Sir Mordaunt was a marshal of the vice admiralty court in Jamaica. In 1808 he purchased Burnham Westgate Hall, which he built onto. In particular he built a number of farm buildings. A keen agriculturalist, he wrote many letters and articles on the relative benefits of the mangel wurzel as a crop and is documented as the first person to introduce the plant, as well as sainfoin to the county and greatly improved the growth of potatoes and other vegetables. On his death he left the hall-described by White as "a hand-some mansion, beautified with pleasure grounds and shrubberies, and situated near the church", to his son and heir Roger Personal life On 29 July 1765 Sir Mordaunt married Everilda-Dorothea Sm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |