MARTHA LAWRENCE ALLEN WESTBROOK was born in North Carolina in 1795. Her parents are not proven at this time. Martha married Moses Westbrook, Jr. July 23, 1811, in Lenoir Co., NC. Moses was a farmer who owned 20 Slaves by 1830. Twelve of Martha’s thirteen children were born in Lenoir Co., NC, before the family moved to Marengo Co., AL between 1830-1836.
Four of Martha's children preceded her in death. Martha died in 1846 and Moses died in 1860. His Will is recorded in Will Book A, page 493.
Four of Moses and Martha's sons fought with the Confederacy during the Civil War: George Washington, James, Charles, and Lewis who was killed in the Battle of Gettysburg.
According to the Westbrook Family Bible, Moses and Martha had 13 children:
1. Mary Eliza, 1812-1846, became 1st wife of Jesse Jones in 1841
2. William A., b. 1814, m. Louisa Bradford 1836
3. Richard, b. 1816- (no other record of him)
4. Robert L., 1818-1838
5. Allen, b. 1819, a Physician, m. Ann Mayfield 1845, moved to Lauderdale Co., MS
6. Absoly b. 1823, became 1st wife of James F. Aldridge in 1836, died between 1840-1848.
7. George Washington, b. 1825, m. Mary,
Served 2nd AL, Light Artillery, CSA
8. Elizabeth, 1827-1849, became 2nd wife of Jesse Jones, m. 1847
9. James, b. 1829, m. 1st Elizabeth Grouer 1848, became 2nd Joanna A. Hartley 1855
Served Murphy's Battalion AL Cavalry, CSA
10. Priscilla, 1831-1870, became 2nd wife James F. Aldridge 1848
11. John Ivey, b. 1831, m. 1st Elizabeth A. Killingsworth 1844; m. 2nd Susan Hamilton 1846. Pastor of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Marengo Co., AL
12. Charles, b. 1833,
Served Goldthwaite's Battalion, AL Light Artillery, CSA
13. Lewis Whitfield, 1836-1863, an Attorney in Wilson Co., TN, m. Sarah Jane Peyton 1857,
Sgt. Lewis Westbrook, Co, H, 7th Regiment, CSA, killed 1863 during Pickett's Charge, Battle of Gettysburg, PA.
Martha was buried on the family farm, in the Westbrook Family Graveyard, west of Jefferson, Marengo Co., AL. She is buried with her husband, son Robert, and daughters Mary Eliza (Jones) and Elizabeth (Jones).
There are other graves here whose tombstones have been destroyed, some may have been Slave graves.
Subsequently Martha’s tombstone (not her coffin) was moved to the south section of Jefferson Cemetery, Marengo Co., AL
Four of Martha's children preceded her in death. Martha died in 1846 and Moses died in 1860. His Will is recorded in Will Book A, page 493.
Four of Moses and Martha's sons fought with the Confederacy during the Civil War: George Washington, James, Charles, and Lewis who was killed in the Battle of Gettysburg.
According to the Westbrook Family Bible, Moses and Martha had 13 children:
1. Mary Eliza, 1812-1846, became 1st wife of Jesse Jones in 1841
2. William A., b. 1814, m. Louisa Bradford 1836
3. Richard, b. 1816- (no other record of him)
4. Robert L., 1818-1838
5. Allen, b. 1819, a Physician, m. Ann Mayfield 1845, moved to Lauderdale Co., MS
6. Absoly b. 1823, became 1st wife of James F. Aldridge in 1836, died between 1840-1848.
7. George Washington, b. 1825, m. Mary,
Served 2nd AL, Light Artillery, CSA
8. Elizabeth, 1827-1849, became 2nd wife of Jesse Jones, m. 1847
9. James, b. 1829, m. 1st Elizabeth Grouer 1848, became 2nd Joanna A. Hartley 1855
Served Murphy's Battalion AL Cavalry, CSA
10. Priscilla, 1831-1870, became 2nd wife James F. Aldridge 1848
11. John Ivey, b. 1831, m. 1st Elizabeth A. Killingsworth 1844; m. 2nd Susan Hamilton 1846. Pastor of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Marengo Co., AL
12. Charles, b. 1833,
Served Goldthwaite's Battalion, AL Light Artillery, CSA
13. Lewis Whitfield, 1836-1863, an Attorney in Wilson Co., TN, m. Sarah Jane Peyton 1857,
Sgt. Lewis Westbrook, Co, H, 7th Regiment, CSA, killed 1863 during Pickett's Charge, Battle of Gettysburg, PA.
Martha was buried on the family farm, in the Westbrook Family Graveyard, west of Jefferson, Marengo Co., AL. She is buried with her husband, son Robert, and daughters Mary Eliza (Jones) and Elizabeth (Jones).
There are other graves here whose tombstones have been destroyed, some may have been Slave graves.
Subsequently Martha’s tombstone (not her coffin) was moved to the south section of Jefferson Cemetery, Marengo Co., AL
MARTHA LAWRENCE ALLEN WESTBROOK was born in North Carolina in 1795. Her parents are not proven at this time. Martha married Moses Westbrook, Jr. July 23, 1811, in Lenoir Co., NC. Moses was a farmer who owned 20 Slaves by 1830. Twelve of Martha’s thirteen children were born in Lenoir Co., NC, before the family moved to Marengo Co., AL between 1830-1836.
Four of Martha's children preceded her in death. Martha died in 1846 and Moses died in 1860. His Will is recorded in Will Book A, page 493.
Four of Moses and Martha's sons fought with the Confederacy during the Civil War: George Washington, James, Charles, and Lewis who was killed in the Battle of Gettysburg.
According to the Westbrook Family Bible, Moses and Martha had 13 children:
1. Mary Eliza, 1812-1846, became 1st wife of Jesse Jones in 1841
2. William A., b. 1814, m. Louisa Bradford 1836
3. Richard, b. 1816- (no other record of him)
4. Robert L., 1818-1838
5. Allen, b. 1819, a Physician, m. Ann Mayfield 1845, moved to Lauderdale Co., MS
6. Absoly b. 1823, became 1st wife of James F. Aldridge in 1836, died between 1840-1848.
7. George Washington, b. 1825, m. Mary,
Served 2nd AL, Light Artillery, CSA
8. Elizabeth, 1827-1849, became 2nd wife of Jesse Jones, m. 1847
9. James, b. 1829, m. 1st Elizabeth Grouer 1848, became 2nd Joanna A. Hartley 1855
Served Murphy's Battalion AL Cavalry, CSA
10. Priscilla, 1831-1870, became 2nd wife James F. Aldridge 1848
11. John Ivey, b. 1831, m. 1st Elizabeth A. Killingsworth 1844; m. 2nd Susan Hamilton 1846. Pastor of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Marengo Co., AL
12. Charles, b. 1833,
Served Goldthwaite's Battalion, AL Light Artillery, CSA
13. Lewis Whitfield, 1836-1863, an Attorney in Wilson Co., TN, m. Sarah Jane Peyton 1857,
Sgt. Lewis Westbrook, Co, H, 7th Regiment, CSA, killed 1863 during Pickett's Charge, Battle of Gettysburg, PA.
Martha was buried on the family farm, in the Westbrook Family Graveyard, west of Jefferson, Marengo Co., AL. She is buried with her husband, son Robert, and daughters Mary Eliza (Jones) and Elizabeth (Jones).
There are other graves here whose tombstones have been destroyed, some may have been Slave graves.
Subsequently Martha’s tombstone (not her coffin) was moved to the south section of Jefferson Cemetery, Marengo Co., AL
Four of Martha's children preceded her in death. Martha died in 1846 and Moses died in 1860. His Will is recorded in Will Book A, page 493.
Four of Moses and Martha's sons fought with the Confederacy during the Civil War: George Washington, James, Charles, and Lewis who was killed in the Battle of Gettysburg.
According to the Westbrook Family Bible, Moses and Martha had 13 children:
1. Mary Eliza, 1812-1846, became 1st wife of Jesse Jones in 1841
2. William A., b. 1814, m. Louisa Bradford 1836
3. Richard, b. 1816- (no other record of him)
4. Robert L., 1818-1838
5. Allen, b. 1819, a Physician, m. Ann Mayfield 1845, moved to Lauderdale Co., MS
6. Absoly b. 1823, became 1st wife of James F. Aldridge in 1836, died between 1840-1848.
7. George Washington, b. 1825, m. Mary,
Served 2nd AL, Light Artillery, CSA
8. Elizabeth, 1827-1849, became 2nd wife of Jesse Jones, m. 1847
9. James, b. 1829, m. 1st Elizabeth Grouer 1848, became 2nd Joanna A. Hartley 1855
Served Murphy's Battalion AL Cavalry, CSA
10. Priscilla, 1831-1870, became 2nd wife James F. Aldridge 1848
11. John Ivey, b. 1831, m. 1st Elizabeth A. Killingsworth 1844; m. 2nd Susan Hamilton 1846. Pastor of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Marengo Co., AL
12. Charles, b. 1833,
Served Goldthwaite's Battalion, AL Light Artillery, CSA
13. Lewis Whitfield, 1836-1863, an Attorney in Wilson Co., TN, m. Sarah Jane Peyton 1857,
Sgt. Lewis Westbrook, Co, H, 7th Regiment, CSA, killed 1863 during Pickett's Charge, Battle of Gettysburg, PA.
Martha was buried on the family farm, in the Westbrook Family Graveyard, west of Jefferson, Marengo Co., AL. She is buried with her husband, son Robert, and daughters Mary Eliza (Jones) and Elizabeth (Jones).
There are other graves here whose tombstones have been destroyed, some may have been Slave graves.
Subsequently Martha’s tombstone (not her coffin) was moved to the south section of Jefferson Cemetery, Marengo Co., AL
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Sacred to the memory of Martha L., wife of Moses Westbrook. She departed this life Aug 26, A. D. 1842 in the 46 year of her life.
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