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Subject: [NJHUNTER] RW Pension w/many names
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 22:25:10 EST

I research the William (1) SNOOK families of Hunterdon Co., and recently
received information on the RW Pension Application of William MARTS who
became a part of this Snook family when his widowed mother Elizabeth (-)
MARTS married John (2) SNOOK, Sr., by NJ license, 14 Dec 1779.

The record contains a number of names that may be of interest to Hunterdon
Co. researchers.

RW Pension Application (S-2724)
Warren Co., OH, 3 Oct 1832
William MARTS of Hamilton Twp., Warren Co., OH, aged 68 years, 10 months,
entered the service in (Amwall) (sic) Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ in May 1780,
being about 16 years old, under Capt. Philip SNOOK; he served 18 days.
He re-entered the service about 20 Jun 1780, under Ensign Peter
ROCKAFELLOW. Abner HICKSON, Peter SNOOK, William HERDER, John RUDMAN, John
BORDINE/BODINE, Samuel CORWIN, Amos SUTTON, Samuel DANBURY and William
BELL/BULL, a foreigner, were all engaged at the same time.
In Jan., 1781, he enlisted in Capt. David SMALLEY's company. In Sep.,
1780, he was under Capt. RANDOLPH of the VA Line. Abner HICKSON hired a
substitute named George REED. He was discharged 1 Jan 1781.
On 15 Jul 1781, he was attached to Capt. Ralph GUILD's company, and was
discharged at the end of Oct., 1781; he lost his discharge on 4 Nov 1791 at
St. CLAIR's defeat where he lost everything in the world.

Butler Co., OH, 15 Aug 1832
George REED is acquainted with William MARTS, served with William MARTS in
the NJ militia in the Rev War; he remembers that William MARTS was under age
when he was in the service; they served together under Capt. Philip REED on
several occasions. He also served as a substitute for Abner HIXON in Capt.
David SMALLEY's company, together with William MARTS.

Warren Co., OH, 11 Sep 1832
Daniel STOUT is acquainted with William MARTS, served with him in the Rev
War for 3 months in 1781 under Capt. Ralph GUILD; they were discharged
together in Oct., 1781. (Revolutionary War Pension Application Abstracts,
"The Cross Road of our Nation, Records & Pioneer Families" Ohio Gen. Soc.,
XLI: 191, #4)

For those of you who are interested, a brief account of William MARTS:
His father was John Marts of Amwell who wrote his will 15 Jan 1777, naming
wife Elizabeth, son William (underage), daughters Lydia and Hannah, and
daughter Abigail (underage). Execs: wife Elizabeth, and my friend Peter Ent.
Wits: Jacob Snyder, John Corwine, William Hilsee. Pro. 25 Feb 1777. Inv.
by Jacob Snyder and Judiah Hixson, 20 Feb 1777.

William was born abt. 1764. He apparently married Elizabeth (3) SNOOK,
daughter of George (2) Snook who was the brother of John Snook, Sr. In his
1803 will, George Snook mentioned daughter Elizabeth Marts.

In 1807, William witnessed a deed between John and Peter (3) SNOOK, co-heirs
of their deceased father John (2) Snook late of Amwell.

In 1811, William was administrator of the Hunterdon Co., NJ, property of John
(3) SNOOK, Jr., who had migrated to Warren Co., OH, by/bef 1803, where he
died intestate in 1808. William sold the land to Benjamin JOHNSON in 1812,
and on the same day, Johnson and his wife Elizabeth sold it back to William
Marts. A year later, he sold it to Peter (3) SNOOK, brother of John Snook,
Jr.

Also in 1811, William was Surveyor in the division of the dec'd James STOUT's
land in Hopewell Twp.

William was mentioned in the 1813 Hunterdon Co. will of Elizabeth (3) SNOOK,
the daughter of William (2) Snook, Jr., who was the brother of George and
John Snook, Sr.

In 1814, William and Christopher Marts owned land adj. to Lewis CHAMBERLAIN
in Amwell Twp. (Relationship of William and Christopher unknown.)

By the 1830 census, William was living in Warren Co., OH. He was enumerated
in the Hamilton Twp. census as William MARTZ and in his household were one
male 60-70 yrs.; one female 30-40 yrs.; and one female 60-70 yrs.

The will of William Marts, of Hamilton Twp., Warren Co., OH, signed 10 Sep
1842, & pro. 4 Nov 1844, named executor Peter W. SNOOK. The widow was
Elizabeth Marts and the heir was son-in-law James HIXSON. A notation to the
will abstract states Wm. was a Col. late of Montgomery Co., IN.

James HIXSON and Abigail MARTS married in Hunterdon Co., NJ, 9 Sep 1807.
Peter W. SNOOK was the grandson of John (3) SNOOK, Jr.

I would like to learn more about the Marts family...the surname of his mother
Elizabeth, his relationship to Christopher Marts...and more about his sisters
Lydia, Hannah and Abigail Marts.

Thanks to Frank Mounts and Betty Snook Welliver, it is possible for
descendants of Wm (1) Snook to keep these families straight...most of the
time. Judy Tooman

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