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'''Capt. John Martin''' (c.1560 - 1632) was a Councilman of the Jamestown Colony, in America.
== Early life ==
John Martin was the son of Sir Richard Martin a goldsmith and master of the mint and Lord Mayor of [[London]].<ref>''Love and Hate in Jamestown: John Smith, Pocahontas, and the Heart of a New Nation'', David A. Price,Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2003, page 30.</ref> [[Martin's Hundred]] in [[Virginia]] was named after Sir Richard. is mother was Dorcas Eccleston, a highly educated woman who did translations from French and was involved in the book trade. She is said to have puritan sympathies.
Martin attended Cambridge University in 1578, graduating in 1582/3 from Peterhouse, where his eldest brother Thomas was already a Fellow. From 1585 to 1586 John Martin commanded one of [[Francis Drake|Sir Francis Drake's]] vessels.
In May 1586 he married Mary Brandon, the daughter of a leading London goldsmith and supplier to the Queen, Robert Brandon.
== Virginia Colony ==
John arrived in Virginia along with his teenage son John on April 26, 1607. Captain Martin was named by the [[Virginia Company]] in an order that was held in a sealed box which was only to be openned in Virginia.<ref>''Love and Hate in Jamestown: John Smith, Pocahontas, and the Heart of a New Nation'', David A. Price,Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2003, page 30.</ref>
After finding a location to build their settlement they landed on May 14, 1607 and founded Jamestown. Shortly after this the Council elected [[Edward-Maria Wingfield]] president of the colony.<ref>Ibid. page 36.</ref>
John Martin was sickly during the early period of the settlement dued to malnutrician and disese.<ref>Ibid. page 50.</ref> His son, John, Jr. died on August 18, 1607. When councilman [[Bartholomew Gosnold]] died on August 22nd, Martin, [[John Smith]], and [[John Ratcliffe]] made a pact to depose President Wingfield because of what they considered mismanagement of the Jamestown government and because of suspicions that he was hoarding food for himself and friends. Martin also blamed Wingfield for his son's death by not letting him get enough food.<ref>Ibid. pages 49-51.</ref> Thus on September 10th, Martin, Ratcliffe and Smith presented the president with a signed order discharging him form the council and his office. He was prompted imprisoned. Ratcliffe was made the new president and the next day he, Martin, Smith and Archer all spoke against Wingfield at the assembly.<ref>Ibid. pages 50-51</ref>
Wingfield reported that, ''"Master Martyn followed with, he reporteth that I do slack the service in the collonye, and doe nothing but tend my pott, spitt, and oven, but he hath starved my sonne, and denyed him a spoonfull of beere; I have friends in England shalbe revenged on him if ever he come in London." ''<ref>Ibid. page 51.</ref>
In November of 1607 Martin and Smith refused to allow the remaining colonists to return to England on their ship the ''Discovery''.<ref>Ibid. page 58.</ref> Martin objected during the winter, when John Smith was away having been captured by Indians, to President Ratcliffe's appointment of Gabriel Archer as councilor.
Martin came into conflict with John Smith when in the spring of 1608 the two gold refiners that [[Christopher Newport]] had transported to the colony led to the fruitless efforts of looking for gold to be sent back to London. Martin being the son of a goldsmith was very entusiastic about the development, Smith was not.<ref>Ibid. pages 76-77.</ref>
Martin returned to England on the ''Phoenix'' in 1608. He may have returned to Virginia in 1624 on the ''Swan''. He died in 1632 at Martin’s Brandon in Virginia.
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== Early life ==
John Martin was the son of Sir Richard Martin a goldsmith and master of the mint and Lord Mayor of [[London]].<ref>''Love and Hate in Jamestown: John Smith, Pocahontas, and the Heart of a New Nation'', David A. Price,Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2003, page 30.</ref> [[Martin's Hundred]] in [[Virginia]] was named after Sir Richard. is mother was Dorcas Eccleston, a highly educated woman who did translations from French and was involved in the book trade. She is said to have puritan sympathies.
Martin attended Cambridge University in 1578, graduating in 1582/3 from Peterhouse, where his eldest brother Thomas was already a Fellow. From 1585 to 1586 John Martin commanded one of [[Francis Drake|Sir Francis Drake's]] vessels.
In May 1586 he married Mary Brandon, the daughter of a leading London goldsmith and supplier to the Queen, Robert Brandon.
== Virginia Colony ==
John arrived in Virginia along with his teenage son John on April 26, 1607. Captain Martin was named by the [[Virginia Company]] in an order that was held in a sealed box which was only to be openned in Virginia.<ref>''Love and Hate in Jamestown: John Smith, Pocahontas, and the Heart of a New Nation'', David A. Price,Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2003, page 30.</ref>
After finding a location to build their settlement they landed on May 14, 1607 and founded Jamestown. Shortly after this the Council elected [[Edward-Maria Wingfield]] president of the colony.<ref>Ibid. page 36.</ref>
John Martin was sickly during the early period of the settlement dued to malnutrician and disese.<ref>Ibid. page 50.</ref> His son, John, Jr. died on August 18, 1607. When councilman [[Bartholomew Gosnold]] died on August 22nd, Martin, [[John Smith]], and [[John Ratcliffe]] made a pact to depose President Wingfield because of what they considered mismanagement of the Jamestown government and because of suspicions that he was hoarding food for himself and friends. Martin also blamed Wingfield for his son's death by not letting him get enough food.<ref>Ibid. pages 49-51.</ref> Thus on September 10th, Martin, Ratcliffe and Smith presented the president with a signed order discharging him form the council and his office. He was prompted imprisoned. Ratcliffe was made the new president and the next day he, Martin, Smith and Archer all spoke against Wingfield at the assembly.<ref>Ibid. pages 50-51</ref>
Wingfield reported that, ''"Master Martyn followed with, he reporteth that I do slack the service in the collonye, and doe nothing but tend my pott, spitt, and oven, but he hath starved my sonne, and denyed him a spoonfull of beere; I have friends in England shalbe revenged on him if ever he come in London." ''<ref>Ibid. page 51.</ref>
In November of 1607 Martin and Smith refused to allow the remaining colonists to return to England on their ship the ''Discovery''.<ref>Ibid. page 58.</ref> Martin objected during the winter, when John Smith was away having been captured by Indians, to President Ratcliffe's appointment of Gabriel Archer as councilor.
Martin came into conflict with John Smith when in the spring of 1608 the two gold refiners that [[Christopher Newport]] had transported to the colony led to the fruitless efforts of looking for gold to be sent back to London. Martin being the son of a goldsmith was very entusiastic about the development, Smith was not.<ref>Ibid. pages 76-77.</ref>
Martin returned to England on the ''Phoenix'' in 1608. He may have returned to Virginia in 1624 on the ''Swan''. He died in 1632 at Martin’s Brandon in Virginia.
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