Sir Roger Martin, 1st Baronet

Sir Roger Martin, 1st Baronet (c. 1639 – 8 July 1712) was son of Richard Martin and Jane, daughter of Sir Henry Bedingfield of Oxborough. He was created a baronet 28 March 1667 and was the first of the five Martin Baronets of Long Melford.

Sir Roger Martin, 1st Baronet
Baronet
Coat of arms of the Martins of Long Melford. Argent, a chevron between three mascles Sable within a bordure engrailed Gules. The red hand on an escutcheon signifies the arms of a baronet
Born	1639 Long Melford, Suffolk
Died	8 July 1712
Noble family	Martin of Long Melford
Spouse(s)	Tamworth Horner
Issue Tamworth Martin Catherine Martin Roger Martin Sir Roger Martin, 2nd Baronet Edward Martin Henry Martin John Martin Francis Martin Jermyn Martin Joseph Martin Jane Martin
Father	Richard Martin
Mother	Jane Bedingfield

Personal life

In 1663 Sir Roger married Tamworth Horner (d. 15 August 1698), daughter of Edward Horner Esq. of Mells, Somerset and by her had eight sons and three daughters:

• Tamworth Martin (b. 1664) married Thomas Rookwood, Esq. and died giving birth to their only daughter, Elizabeth.
• Catherine Martin (b. 1666)
• Roger Martin (b. 1666) died in infancy
• Sir Roger Martin, 2nd Baronet (1667 – 3 March 1742) married Anna-Maria Harvey
• Edward Martin (1673 – 1710)
• Henry Martin (1674 – 1710)
• John Martin (1676 – 1715)
• Francis Martin (b. 1683) died in infancy
• Jermyn Martin (b. 1685) died in infancy
• Joseph Martin (1688 – 1715)
• Jane Martin (1688)

He died 8 July 1712 and was buried four days later in the cemetery of Holy Trinity Church in Long Melford.

References

• Debrett, John; Courthorpe, William ed. (1839), The baronetage of England, J. G. & F. Rivington, p. 130CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
• Burke, John; Courthorpe, William ed. (1832), A General and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British Empire, 2, H. Colburn and R. Bentley, p. 147CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
• Blatchly, John (2004), John Kirby's Suffolk: his maps and roadbooks, Boydell Press, p. 84, ISBN 1-84383-051-5
• Hervey, William, Clarenceux king of arms (1866), The visitation of Suffolke, Lowestoft, London: S. Tymms, Whittaker and co., pp. 230–231
• Burke, John (1838), A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies of England, Microform Ltd., p. 439