More family and more soldiers

Yesterday I wrote about finding Great, great, great grandfather Samuel James Martin. He was married to Susannah Francis, (1799-1870). Her father was a Malachi Francis, (1764-1831), from Halifax, VA. Malachi, married to Mary Fisher, is one more family member, I've found who fought in the Revolutionary war. Malachi entered the service as a private, but was promoted to other grades before he left the service. Some records indicate he was at the Battle of Brandywine, Sept 11, 1777, at the Battle of Guilford Court House in North Carolina near the Dan River and at the surrender of Corwallis, Oct 19, 1781. One record said Malakai Francis kept a diary of the Revolutionary War and parts of it were in the Military Records of Virginia. I'll keep searching.

Malachi's father was Micajah who was born in 1728 in Henry Co., VA and died in 1775 in Halifax Co, VA. He was married to Annabelle Keronhappock and they had four sons, Malachai, Vincent, John, Nathaniel and an adopted son Lucius.

It is a listing of the estate settlement for Micajah that I found interesting. His estate dated 20 April, 1775 in Hallifax, VA lists: (all spellings are as listed on the settlement)

12 head hogs
1/2 dozen pewter spoons
1 bed and furniture
2 chests and 2 spinning wheels
1 p cotton cards
1/2 dozen knives and forks
1 fidle
1 smooth bord gun
1 bottle jug and 1 qt. bottle
1 parcel of corn
1 loom
1 man's saddle and bridle and two bells.

Micajah would be the Great, great, great Grandfather of Uncle Mack. Perhaps that is where he learned to play the "fidle".