Martel LeSueur, the son of David and Elizabeth Chastain LeSueur, was born March 6, 1758 in Manakintowne, Virginia and died August 10, 1843. At a special ceremony his stone was placed in the Prillaman-Turner Cemetery in Virginia. His wife, Elizabeth, and other family members are buried here.

On 10 June 1781 he married Elizabeth Bacon in Chesterfield County, Virginia. They had ten children:

John Ludwell b. 22 Dec 1782
Mary "Polly" b. 19 Jan 1784
Martha "Patsey" b. 18 Feb 1787 d.26 Feb 1867
Elizabeth "Betsy" b. 05 Mar 1789
Lucy b. 09 Apr 1792
Moseley b. 02 Oct 1795 d.28 Aug 1824
James Washington b. 15 Oct 1798 d.31 May 1871
Catherine "Sally" b. 08 Apr 1800
Dorothea Bacon b. 02 Oct 1802
Grandison Bacon b. 07 Mar 1805 d.01 Mar 1897

Pvt. Martel LeSueur served as a soldier in several units during the Revolutionary War.

FROM PENSION APPLICATION W8035, MARTEL AND ELIZABETH BACON LESUEUR: APPEARING BEFORE A FRANKLIN CO VA JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ON 18 FEB 1833, MARTEL LESUEUR STATED HE WAS 71 YEARS OF AGE, BEING BORN IN THE YEAR 1761 AND HIS BIRTH IS REGISTERED IN THE CHURCH OF THE PARISH OF KING WILLIAM. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE WAS BORN IN MANAKEN [SIC] BEING INITIALLY IN THE COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, NOW IN THE COUNTY OF POWHATAN.

THIS DIFFERS FROM THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY ELIZABETH BACON LESUEUR WHO GIVES HER HUSBAND'S DATE OF BIRTH AS 06 MAR 1756.

BOTH DATES DIFFER FROM THE TOMBSTONE WHICH HAS 6 MAR 1758 AS THE DATE OF BIRTH.

SOURCE: REVOLUTIONARY WARRIORS AND WIDOWS OF HENRY, FRANKLIN, PATRICK AND FLOYD COUNTIES OF VIRGINIA, PENSION APPLICATIONS TRANSCRIBED AND ANNOTATED BY C. LEON HARRIS, PAGES 223-224
THE ABOVE INFORMATION ON MARTEL LESUEUR'S DATE OF BIRTH WAS PROVIDED BY REBECCA REUBEN DYER.

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