Nicholas Martiau (c1592-c1657)

Captain Nicholas Martiau, Junior:

Born: 2 April 1591 • Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays De La Loire, France

Died: 24 APR 1657 • Yorktown, York, Virginia, Colonial America

Burial: 25 Apr 1657 • Grace Episcopal Churchyard, Yorktown, York County, Virginia. Plot: E13 (GPS (lat/lon): 37.23582, -76.507710
Religion: 11 May, 1615 • London, London, England. At the Huguenot Anglican Church on Threadneedle St, he was named a godfather to Richard Toche...proof that he was a French Huguenot, a Protestant refugee from France.

Immigration: Jun, 1620 • Virginia Colony. The Virginia Census of 1624 shows “Capt. Niccolas Martue” (sic) as having come to Virginia in the “Francis Bonaventure”, sailing from England on May 11, 1620.

Military: Jun, 1620 • Virginia Colony. In Virginia, Martiau was given the rank of Captain in the militia and put in charge of the work of planning fortifications.
=== Title: 1623 • Elizabeth City County, VA. Martiau first resided at Elizabeth City; and from this community, he was elected a member of the House of Burgesses, sitting in the Assembly of 1623-4 (Journals of the House of Burgesses 1619-1658/9) ===

Marriage: 1624 • Elizabeth City, Virginia, United States to Elizabeth Jane Page (1593–1640)
Birth of Daughter: Sarah Martiau (1625–1694)