Henry Miller Martin aka Henry "Miller" Martin

When he marriend Mary Trowell he was 24 and he was 23, the parish records should be in the Manuscripts Section or the Guildhall Library, Aldermanbury, London, EC2p 2EJ

His obituary was in the Sussex Weekly Advertised 22/1/1798 and he waskeen on hunting.

See page 117 and 118 of The History of Brighton and It's environs:

"Application was then made to Mr Henry Martin of Brighton....for premises belonging to him.....at Ashton Green...he concurred in the view that it was very desirable that the hounds be brought nearer to Brighton... This proerty formerly belonged to Mr Henry Martin, farmer and miller (great grnadfather of the above) a man of some note in his time and excessively fond of hunting witht he pack of harriers.

Charles Fleet was his great grandson and wrote Tales and Sketches forFireside Reading in 1849. See story My Grandfathers Hat

he was a member of the sussex Yeomanry, his sargeant was Burly, the troop captain was his landlord and Sir Ferdinano Poole was the Colonel.His youngest son was named after Sir Ferdinando Poole.
According to Dr William Martin in his book Reminiscences (Sussex ArchSoc Olive Martin bequest 1985.29.100) asserts that he had two wives with nine children by the first wife and at least by his second wife whoDr Martin recorded as Mary Ashton, by repute the daughter of clergyman.

Henry lived at Ashton Cottage, Ashton Green in ringmer.

According to Dr John Kay he ddi not own Ringmer Mill continuously hisson Henry (see number 698 in Philip Martin's book) took it over for aperiod before it reverted back to him. Where was he whilst his son owned it?

mrs Heathfield (2252 in (PMs book) was his great grand daughter, she said in a letter 11 7 1899 that the second wife was a widow named Bookwith two daughters - see Sussex Family History group Bax Misc Martin document