Martin Hidle (son of Martin Hidle and Mary Ann Seaman) was born Abt. 1750, and died 1817 in Lexington District, South Carolina. He married Elisabetha Simons on June 02, 1771 in St. John's Lutheran Church, Charleston, South Carolina.
Notes for Martin Hidle: 85-152 HEYDEL, MARTIN, mason, married ELISABETHA SIMON(IN) 2 June 1771, in presence of Samuel Gruber, etc. after being proclaimed three times. (From Mr. Bonnoett, of St. John's Church: Translation of original German Church Register 1755-1787, page 49, made by Ernst Koeller in 1946. He could read the Bride's maiden name as SIMONS. The IN at the end only is the German way of making a name feminine.)
Christening of daughter of Martin Heydel: Maria Anna Elisabetha Heydel born 26 April 1773, SC Sponsers: Christian Gruber & wife. Child of Martin & Elisabetha Heydel. St. John's Lutheran Church, Charleston, SC First German Register 1755-1787
Martin Hidle served under Col. Wade Hampton and Gen. Sumter after being captured at Congaree Fort. Congaree Fort was probably Fort Granby, commanded by Major Andrew Maxwell, British Forces, which was captured by Henry Lee's forces on 15 May 1781. (Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution by Bobby Gilmer Moss 1983. From Savannah to Yorktown, The American Rovolution in the South by Henry Lumpkin)
Martin Hidle, under South Carolina grant and consideration #244, acquired 490 acres, and #245, acquired 150 acres in the Orangeburgh District, 2 May 1785. Also SC Land Grants #512, #513, in 1785, amounts unknown.
1790 Census South Carolina lists "Martin Hidle's" household as: 2 white males over 16 years 1 white male under 16 years 4 white females No other persons, no slaves.
In 1791 a number of persons including Martin Hidle petitioned the South Carolina Legislature for payment for services in the military of the Revolution. Land Grant #407 was granted to Martin Hidle; 40 acres in the Orangeburgh District on February 19, 1791, recorded September 7, 1795.
page 41, HIDLE, MARTIN SI,32:446 40 Acres Near Broad River August 11, 1795
On 20 November 1797 a Petition from Zion Lutheran Church requesting a Flat or other conveyance for crossing the Suludy River by the Congregation to attend church services and school. Petitioners were: Martin Hidle, Martin Hok, Leanard Buch, John Klegly, George Lykes, John Geger, Andres Terer, Philip Tauber, Peter Mickler, Abraham Giger, Jr. (signed in German), Godleb Sox, Barnet Lybrand, Michael Draffs, Casper Leephard, Andrew Buch, Gottliel Klegly, John Drehr, Secretary & John Compty, Chairman. (South Carolina Archives, General Assembly Petitions, 1797 #109. The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research. Vol VIII, Winter 1980, #1)
Zion Lutheran Church records include tithing records for Martin and John Hidle, who are thought to be father and son.
1800 South Carolina Census lists "Martin Hydle's" household with: 1 white male 16 to 26 years 1 white male over 45 years 1 female 26 to 46 years.
1810 South Carolina Census lists "Martin Hidle's" household with: 1 white male over 45 years 1 white female over 45 years
1817: Memorialized records of Lexington District, SC 1814-1825 "Dead Poll for Lexington District in the year ending the last of December 1817." Name of Deceased: Martin Hidle Name of Administrator: John Hidle Name of Securities: N. Hane & H. Muller Penalty of Bonds: $9000 Time of Qualification: 24 June 1817
NOTE: Is this MartinHeydel/Hidle (husband of Elisabetha Simons) the same as Martin Hidle who married Mary Ann Seaman? Or are they father and son? If there are two Martin Hidle's there is not yet conclusive proof that they are related to eachother, nor is it known for sure if they are ancestors of John Hidle.
Sources: Hidle Heidle Hydle Family Tree by Gerald & Joan Hidle
More About Martin Hidle and Elisabetha Simons: Marriage: June 02, 1771, St. John's Lutheran Church, Charleston, South Carolina.
Children of Martin Hidle and Elisabetha Simons are:
Martin Hidle (b. Abt. 1750, d. 1817)
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