History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 670. [Harrison County] [Cynthiana City and Precinct] JOSEPH MARTIN, SR., farmer, P. O. Cynthiana, was born in Harrison County, Sept. 6, 1811, son of Jonah and Rebecca Martin, both natives of Virginia, and the parents of eight children. Our subject received a limited education, after which he went to farming, having been raised to that occupation, and has continued in it ever since, until at present, he owns a farm of 600 acres of land. In 1834, he married Miss Lucinda Taylor, born in Harrison County, in 1812, daughter of Tapley and Lavinia (Duncan) Taylor, natives of Virginia. Oct 4, 1870, Mrs. Martin died, having borne her husband ten children, eight of whom are living: William F., Lavinia, Rebecca J., Tapley T., James W., Mary, Sally, Harvey. Mr. Martin is a Democrat. Martin Duncan Taylor = VA http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/harrison/martin.j.txt