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Known as Martha McCrary to the line of her husband, William Glenn Erwin.
Martha B/ Patsy B McCurry was orphaned along with her siblings when their father, Lauchlin McCurry died ABT 1826/1827 leaving their mother, Mary Polly Penn widowed. Martha appears to have been named after her maternal grandmother, Martha Burden Penn, and the middle initial 'B' could represent her grandmother's maiden name of 'Burden'.
Martha B, and Patsy B, are the same person shown in Administrators and Guardian Records in GA. Historically, the nickname for Martha was often Patsy which doesn't seem to 'fit', but, as odd as it may seem, "By the 18th century, the names Patsy and Patty were found in English-speaking lands as a nickname for Martha which only became common since the 16th century."
Source:
Welcome to Edgar's Name Pages;
www.geocities.com/edgarbook/names/p/patsy.html
"By the 18th century, the names Patsy and Patty were found in English-speaking lands, as a nickname for Martha (which had only become commons since the 16th century). Martha became Patty by dropping the R and switching the M to a P, a process that is also found in such names as Peggy (Meggy, Margaret) and Polly (Molly, Mary). The ending “see” was also found in many girls’ nicknames of the time including Nancy (Nanny), Betsy (Betty), Fancy (Fanny), etc."
The following information was found in Elbert Co., Georgia Records;
Returns of Administrators and Guardians, Elbert Co., Georgia; Will Book 'N', 1828-1831, Pg. 65.
March 1828: Smith, Valentine Appointed for orphans of Lauchlin McCurry, deceased; Daniel N., Flora M., Benjamin C., Lyon Hunt, Martha B (Burden), Edmond Shackleford, Gardner McGarity.
Returns for 1829, Pg. 91. Shows Benjamin Penn; Guardian of Flora M., Daniel N., Patsy B, and Benjamin C. McCurry, orphans of Lauchlin McCurry, board for all 1829.
Returns for 1831, Pg. 80; Benjamin Penn, Guardian of minor heirs of Lauchlin McCurry, Dec'd. Shows receipt of Abner J. Penn for tuition for Daniel N. and Martha B McCurry.
MARRIAGE:
Marriage 1 Martha B. MCCRARY b: ABT 1822 in GA
Married: 10 FEB 1842 in Cass [now Bartow] Co., GA
Name: Martha B. McCarry
Spouse: William G. Erwin
Marriage Date: 10 Feb 1842
County: Bartow; State: Georgia
Source:
Georgia Marriages 1699-1944;
Ancestry.com
In the 1850 Census of Division 12, Gordon County, GA, William and Martha B. Erwin are found with their three children; John M, Sidney L, and William T. Martha is living near her mother, Mary Hickman,and her mother's second husband.
Martha B Mcrary/ McCurry/ Erwin died between 1850-1855. In 1860, William G Erwin is found with his second wife, Anna, and their two children; 3 and 1 year of age; along with the three sons of William and Martha in the 1860 Census of Habersham, Georgia
SOURCE: Family History, Caroline Brooks
I have more information on Martha's McCurry and Penn line if your interested.
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