Historedia
Person

Josiah Martin

Events
2
Episodes
5
Years
1774–1781

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Josiah Martin, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Relocation and Incorporation of Martinsborough

    1774

    Role: Namesake of Martinsborough (Royal Governor of North Carolina); not established as an event participant

    1. 1774 · Martinsborough, North CarolinaRelocation to Tar River Bank

      Martinsborough moved three miles west to the south bank of the Tar River in 1774.

  2. Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge

    1776–1781

    Role: British royal governor of North Carolina whose Loyalist reinforcements were defeated

    1. 1776–1781 · North CarolinaConsequences for British authority and Loyalism

      The patriot victory virtually ended British authority in the province, deterred Scottish Gael recruitment, and independence was declared less than five months later.

    2. January 3 – February 20, 1776 · Cape Fear region, North CarolinaLoyalist mustering and march toward the coast

      Governor Martin ordered his militia to muster after learning of Clinton's expedition; MacDonald's Loyalists crossed the Cape Fear at Cross Creek on February 20, 1776.

    3. February 1776 · Widow Moore's Creek Bridge, north of WilmingtonPatriot forces block the Loyalist route

      Revolutionary militia and Continental units mobilized to prevent the Loyalists from joining British reinforcements, blockading routes until the poorly armed Loyalists were forced to fight.

    4. February 27, 1776 · Moore's Creek Bridge, near Wilmington, North CarolinaBattle of Moore's Creek Bridge

      On February 27, 1776, the North Carolina Provincial Congress' militia defeated British governor Josiah Martin's and Tristan Worsley's Loyalist reinforcements near Wilmington.

Sources

  1. Greenville, North Carolina Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-30
  2. Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-20