His great great grandfather Thomas Marsh
More information on the religious work of Thomas Marsh can be found by writing to the Mansfield Historical Society / P.O. Box 145 / Storrs, CT 06268, for a booklet entitled "On the Trail of a Legend." Ask about their fee for the booklet and shipping.
Thomas was born to William Marsh and Elizabeth Yeomans in Plainfield, Connecticut, and he married Eunice Parkehurst.[i]
Thomas' first record of land in Plainfield was a transaction from William Marsh and wife 23 Feb 1712 Bk. 2 Pg. 56, receipt on pg. 57.[ii] His deeds follow from there:
Thomas' will was located in Windham County. As the will says he was living in Mansfield, the record should have been located in the Hartford jurisdiction, according to existing records. But the will also said that Mansfield was in Windham County.
In the name of God Amen the 15th day of March in said year of our Lord 1753. I, Thomas Marsh, of Mansfield in the County of Windham and colony of Connecticut in New England, yeoman, being very sick and weak in body, but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God. Therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament ? is to say, principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hand of God that gave it, hoping that through the merits, death, and ? of my Savior Jesus Christ to have full and free pardoned and forgiveness of all my sins to inherit everlasting life ? I ? to the earth to be decently buried to the discretion of my executors hereafter named nothing doubting but at the ? I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly estate herewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, devise, and dispose the same in the following manner and form that is to say -
I will that all the debts and duties as I do owe in right or conscience to any manner of person or persons shall be well or truly contented or paid in convenient time after my decease by my executors hereafter named. I give and bequeath to Eunice my dearly beloved wife an honorable maintenance out of my estate during her life time unto the privilege of living my house that I shall die seized of and all other privileges that she shall stand in need of to make her life comfortable while she shall live in this world.
Item I give and bequeath to my well beloved son Thomas Marsh five shillings lawful money which together with what I have already given him is his full portion of my estate.
Item I give and bequeath to my well-beloved son, John Marsh, the sum of five shillings lawful money which together with what I have already given him is his full portion or part of my estate.
Item I give and bequeath unto my well-beloved son, Elihu Marsh, the sum of five shillings lawful money to be paid out of my estate which together with what I have already given him is his full portion or part of my estate.
Item I give and bequeath unto my well-beloved son, Joseph Marsh, all my land that I have lying in the township of Windham before mentioned with together which what I have already given him is his full portion or part of my estate.
Item I give and bequeath unto my well-beloved daughter, Eunice Abbott, the sum of five shillings lawful money, which together with what I have already given her is her full part or portion of my estate.
Item I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son William Marsh the sum of five shillings lawful money which together with what I have already given him is his full part of portion out of my estate.
Item I give and bequeath to my well beloved son Simeon Marsh the sum of five shillings lawful money which together with what I have already given him is his full part or portion of my estate.
Item I give and bequeath unto my well beloved daughter Hannah Wright the sum of five shillings lawful money which together with what I have already given her is her full part or portion of my estate.
Item I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son Jacob Marsh the sum of seven hundred pounds money old Tenor bills of Publick Credit to be paid by my executors hereafter named out of the estate that I shall die seized of which is his full part or portion of my estate.
Item I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son Amos Marsh all my lands and possessions which I have in the township of Mansfield aforesaid together with all my movable estate of what name or nature so ever that I shall die seized of except one certain note of seven hundred pounds money old Tenor which I have upon my son Joseph Marsh which is to be paid to my son Jacob Marsh for his portion as is before mentioned and also the maintenance of my well beloved wife as has been mentioned before in these presents.
And further I do by these presents constitute make and ordain my well beloved wife Eunice and my well beloved son Joseph Marsh to be my sole executrix and executor of this my last will and testament and I do hereby utterly disallow evoke and disannul all and every former testaments wills and legacies bequests and executors by me in every ways before this time named willed and bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written. - Thomas Marsh Witnessed by Ebenezer Wright, Shubael Dimock and Eunice Dimock.
Windham District Lebanon 13 November 1753. At a court of probate held at Lebanon this day present Jonathan Trumble judge - the foregoing last will and testament of the late Mr. Thomas Marsh of Mansfield deceased was exhibited by the executrix and executor to the same and this court having examined the same and considered the evidence thereto doth prove, approve and allow of the foregoing last will and testament in ? my part thereof except what is given to the widow Eunice Marsh, which the said widow appeared and refused to accept and moved that she might have her thirds of the moveable estate and her rights of dower in the real estate of said deceased set off to her; and this court do accordingly reject the paragraph in the foregoing will relating to the widow and order that she have her thirds of the moveable estate and her right to dower in the real estate of said deceased, and this court orders that said last will and testament be recorded and kept on file - and the said widow Eunice Marsh refused to accept the trust of executrix to said last will and the other executor Joseph Marsh accepted of the trust of executor to said last will and took his oath accordingly. Isaiah Tiffany Jr. Clerk[xxvii]
A record of Jacob Marsh signing off on the portion he received is shown on page 502 of the same film, FHL #005931. But FHL # 005932 shows Jacob signing off again as well as other children. It appears that Joseph recorded each sibling signing off and then had them recorded together. Amos Marsh signed 8 Jun 1758 (see*) below. Sarah Marsh (Martin Peters points out this is likely John's wife) 27 Nov 1754. Jacob Marsh signed in March of 1755; one record says it was in Lebanon, but Simeon signed 8 January 1755 and William on 17 Feb 1755, and both entries show Jacob as a witness. Elihu Marsh signed 27 Nov 1754, Eunice Abbott signed 20 Oct 1753 with her husband as a witness, and Thomas Marsh signed 12 Feb 1758.
*Amos signed, "I, Amos Marsh, of Mansfield do acknowledge to have received all the real and moveable estate which was willed to me by my Honored Father also including the widows thirds which we conclude is said sum of three hundred pounds. I give this receipt to be in full on all accounts be it more or less as witness my hand." It is likely his mother was deceased by that time.
Thomas' children are listed here in the order they appear in the will. It does appear from the records that could be read out of Plainfield for the first several children that they were listed in their birth order in the will; however, the records of Plainfield are water marked, hard to read, not in strict chronological order, microfilmed with white writing on a black background, and there are some unreadable pages. Some of the children were recorded twice in different places with discrepancies in birth dates. The younger children in the family were obviously not recorded in Plainfield because the Marsh family moved, but why they were not recorded in Windham, where the family was living, is a mystery.
Thanks to Phil Marsh for the reference to a book entitled Genealogy of the Marsh Family (including William of Plainfield,1675) printed in 1886 by the Marsh Family Association after a “third family reunion at Lake Pleasant”. The book gives a list of Thomas' children complete with birthdates. Whether or not someone had access to a family Bible for this information is unknown. The names and dates given in the book are listed in the table below. This seems to be the earliest reference for a lot of the info circulating on the family of Thomas Marsh. James Storrs, who wrote the biography listed above on Thomas, said it was thought Thomas had twelve children; where this info came from is also not known.
The biggest question on a birthdate in Thomas' family seems to be for Amos. The Marsh book shows his birthdate in 1719. It may have not been found in the Plainfield record because of the condition of the record listed above or Thomas may have forgotten to record him, or Amos could have been born in another town. Whether or not Thomas left Amos to the end of the will because of the unique nature of Amos' inheritance or because he was the youngest, is not known. Some records show Amos to have been born in 1736/37. I don't know anything on Connecticut law from that time period, so I don't know if Amos could have received land from his father at the age of 17 (in 1753 if born in 1736/37) without the aid of a court appointed guardian. Even if he could have done that, it is certain that Amos could not have been born in 1736 and purchased the land he did in 1756; he would not have been old enough.
However, my purpose here is not to prove Amos’ birthdate; it is enough for me that I know who his parents were. What follows is an effort to begin to bring together the known information on Thomas' children for further research.
Thomas was born to William Marsh and Elizabeth Yeomans in Plainfield, Connecticut, and he married Eunice Parkehurst.[i]
Thomas' first record of land in Plainfield was a transaction from William Marsh and wife 23 Feb 1712 Bk. 2 Pg. 56, receipt on pg. 57.[ii] His deeds follow from there:
- Thomas from Joseph Parkhurst 14 May 1715 Bk. 2 Pg. 78[iii]
- Thomas to Samuel Stowe Sr. 4 Jan 1715[iv] Bk. 2 pg. 75
- Thomas Marsh to William Whitney 4 May 1720[v] Bk. 2 Pg. 143
- Thomas and Eunice Marsh to John Parkhurst 12 Apr 1731[vi] Bk. 3 pg. 103
- Thomas from Nathaniel Kingsbury 23 Feb 1721[viii] Bk. F pg. 31.
- Thomas from Stephen Brown 21 Aug 1725[ix] Bk. F pg. 272
- Thomas from William Burgess 24 Aug 1725[x] Bk. F pg. 271
- Thomas from Ebenezer Crocker 1 Dec 1729[xi] Bk. G pg. 80
- Thomas from Stephen Pierce 6 Dec 1736[xii] Bk. G pg. 402
- Thomas from Arther Bibens 29 Aug 1739[xiii] Bk. G pg. 555
- Thomas from Thomas Jr. 16 Mar 1742[xiv] Bk. H pg. 122
- Thomas grantor to Nathaniel Kingsbury 30 May 1722[xv] Bk. F pg. 45
- Thomas to Eliezer Crocker 14 Jun 1723[xvi] Bk. pg. 84
- Thomas to Joseph Ford and all 12 May 1730[xvii] Bk. G pg. 100
- Thomas to Edward Cleaveland and all[xviii] Bk. G pg. 381
- Thomas to John Marsh 12 Dec 1737[xix] Bk. G pg. 463
- Thomas to Stephen Pierce 26 Jun 1739[xx] Bk. G pg. 548
- Thomas to Thomas Stedman 22 Feb 1740 [xxi]Bk. H pg. 33
- Thomas to Nathan Abbe 25 Apr 1741[xxii] Bk. H pg. 86
- Thomas to Joseph Marsh 14 Sep 1742[xxiii] Bk. H pg. 139
- Thomas to Joseph Marsh 8 Sep 1747[xxiv] Bk. I pg. 101
- Thomas from John and Judith Agard 28 Apr 1747[xxv] East side of Fenton River
- Thomas from Edmond Hovey 23 Jul 1747[xxvi]
Thomas' will was located in Windham County. As the will says he was living in Mansfield, the record should have been located in the Hartford jurisdiction, according to existing records. But the will also said that Mansfield was in Windham County.
In the name of God Amen the 15th day of March in said year of our Lord 1753. I, Thomas Marsh, of Mansfield in the County of Windham and colony of Connecticut in New England, yeoman, being very sick and weak in body, but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God. Therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament ? is to say, principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hand of God that gave it, hoping that through the merits, death, and ? of my Savior Jesus Christ to have full and free pardoned and forgiveness of all my sins to inherit everlasting life ? I ? to the earth to be decently buried to the discretion of my executors hereafter named nothing doubting but at the ? I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly estate herewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, devise, and dispose the same in the following manner and form that is to say -
I will that all the debts and duties as I do owe in right or conscience to any manner of person or persons shall be well or truly contented or paid in convenient time after my decease by my executors hereafter named. I give and bequeath to Eunice my dearly beloved wife an honorable maintenance out of my estate during her life time unto the privilege of living my house that I shall die seized of and all other privileges that she shall stand in need of to make her life comfortable while she shall live in this world.
Item I give and bequeath to my well beloved son Thomas Marsh five shillings lawful money which together with what I have already given him is his full portion of my estate.
Item I give and bequeath to my well-beloved son, John Marsh, the sum of five shillings lawful money which together with what I have already given him is his full portion or part of my estate.
Item I give and bequeath unto my well-beloved son, Elihu Marsh, the sum of five shillings lawful money to be paid out of my estate which together with what I have already given him is his full portion or part of my estate.
Item I give and bequeath unto my well-beloved son, Joseph Marsh, all my land that I have lying in the township of Windham before mentioned with together which what I have already given him is his full portion or part of my estate.
Item I give and bequeath unto my well-beloved daughter, Eunice Abbott, the sum of five shillings lawful money, which together with what I have already given her is her full part or portion of my estate.
Item I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son William Marsh the sum of five shillings lawful money which together with what I have already given him is his full part of portion out of my estate.
Item I give and bequeath to my well beloved son Simeon Marsh the sum of five shillings lawful money which together with what I have already given him is his full part or portion of my estate.
Item I give and bequeath unto my well beloved daughter Hannah Wright the sum of five shillings lawful money which together with what I have already given her is her full part or portion of my estate.
Item I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son Jacob Marsh the sum of seven hundred pounds money old Tenor bills of Publick Credit to be paid by my executors hereafter named out of the estate that I shall die seized of which is his full part or portion of my estate.
Item I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son Amos Marsh all my lands and possessions which I have in the township of Mansfield aforesaid together with all my movable estate of what name or nature so ever that I shall die seized of except one certain note of seven hundred pounds money old Tenor which I have upon my son Joseph Marsh which is to be paid to my son Jacob Marsh for his portion as is before mentioned and also the maintenance of my well beloved wife as has been mentioned before in these presents.
And further I do by these presents constitute make and ordain my well beloved wife Eunice and my well beloved son Joseph Marsh to be my sole executrix and executor of this my last will and testament and I do hereby utterly disallow evoke and disannul all and every former testaments wills and legacies bequests and executors by me in every ways before this time named willed and bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written. - Thomas Marsh Witnessed by Ebenezer Wright, Shubael Dimock and Eunice Dimock.
Windham District Lebanon 13 November 1753. At a court of probate held at Lebanon this day present Jonathan Trumble judge - the foregoing last will and testament of the late Mr. Thomas Marsh of Mansfield deceased was exhibited by the executrix and executor to the same and this court having examined the same and considered the evidence thereto doth prove, approve and allow of the foregoing last will and testament in ? my part thereof except what is given to the widow Eunice Marsh, which the said widow appeared and refused to accept and moved that she might have her thirds of the moveable estate and her rights of dower in the real estate of said deceased set off to her; and this court do accordingly reject the paragraph in the foregoing will relating to the widow and order that she have her thirds of the moveable estate and her right to dower in the real estate of said deceased, and this court orders that said last will and testament be recorded and kept on file - and the said widow Eunice Marsh refused to accept the trust of executrix to said last will and the other executor Joseph Marsh accepted of the trust of executor to said last will and took his oath accordingly. Isaiah Tiffany Jr. Clerk[xxvii]
A record of Jacob Marsh signing off on the portion he received is shown on page 502 of the same film, FHL #005931. But FHL # 005932 shows Jacob signing off again as well as other children. It appears that Joseph recorded each sibling signing off and then had them recorded together. Amos Marsh signed 8 Jun 1758 (see*) below. Sarah Marsh (Martin Peters points out this is likely John's wife) 27 Nov 1754. Jacob Marsh signed in March of 1755; one record says it was in Lebanon, but Simeon signed 8 January 1755 and William on 17 Feb 1755, and both entries show Jacob as a witness. Elihu Marsh signed 27 Nov 1754, Eunice Abbott signed 20 Oct 1753 with her husband as a witness, and Thomas Marsh signed 12 Feb 1758.
*Amos signed, "I, Amos Marsh, of Mansfield do acknowledge to have received all the real and moveable estate which was willed to me by my Honored Father also including the widows thirds which we conclude is said sum of three hundred pounds. I give this receipt to be in full on all accounts be it more or less as witness my hand." It is likely his mother was deceased by that time.
Thomas' children are listed here in the order they appear in the will. It does appear from the records that could be read out of Plainfield for the first several children that they were listed in their birth order in the will; however, the records of Plainfield are water marked, hard to read, not in strict chronological order, microfilmed with white writing on a black background, and there are some unreadable pages. Some of the children were recorded twice in different places with discrepancies in birth dates. The younger children in the family were obviously not recorded in Plainfield because the Marsh family moved, but why they were not recorded in Windham, where the family was living, is a mystery.
Thanks to Phil Marsh for the reference to a book entitled Genealogy of the Marsh Family (including William of Plainfield,1675) printed in 1886 by the Marsh Family Association after a “third family reunion at Lake Pleasant”. The book gives a list of Thomas' children complete with birthdates. Whether or not someone had access to a family Bible for this information is unknown. The names and dates given in the book are listed in the table below. This seems to be the earliest reference for a lot of the info circulating on the family of Thomas Marsh. James Storrs, who wrote the biography listed above on Thomas, said it was thought Thomas had twelve children; where this info came from is also not known.
The biggest question on a birthdate in Thomas' family seems to be for Amos. The Marsh book shows his birthdate in 1719. It may have not been found in the Plainfield record because of the condition of the record listed above or Thomas may have forgotten to record him, or Amos could have been born in another town. Whether or not Thomas left Amos to the end of the will because of the unique nature of Amos' inheritance or because he was the youngest, is not known. Some records show Amos to have been born in 1736/37. I don't know anything on Connecticut law from that time period, so I don't know if Amos could have received land from his father at the age of 17 (in 1753 if born in 1736/37) without the aid of a court appointed guardian. Even if he could have done that, it is certain that Amos could not have been born in 1736 and purchased the land he did in 1756; he would not have been old enough.
However, my purpose here is not to prove Amos’ birthdate; it is enough for me that I know who his parents were. What follows is an effort to begin to bring together the known information on Thomas' children for further research.
Children of Thomas Marsh and Eunice Parkhurst
1. Thomas Marsh born at Plainfield. Dawn D. Hance's history of Daniel Marsh in this same document shows that Thomas died along with his brother, William, at the hands of Indians in the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania.
2. John Marsh born at Plainfield. He married at Windham 29 Sep 1736 Sarah Martin. Their children born at Windham were:
A. Phineas b. 29 Jun 1737.
B. Esther b. 20 Sep 1738.
C. Sarah b. 20 Mar 1740.
D. Luce (daughter) b. 9 Apr 1742.
E. Susannah b. 1 Dec 1743.
3. Elihu Marsh born at Plainfield. He married 10 May 1736 Zerviah Abbe. They had a son named Elihu recorded in Mansfield. The other Marsh children listed here are taken from the Marsh book listed above. The same book says that the family lived at Fairfield, Connecticut and then moved to New Milford by 1765.
A. Elihu 17 Sep 1737 at Mansfield
B. Saravial (prob. Zerviah) 8 May 1740
C. Mary 12 Jun 1742
D. Eunice 6 Dec 1744
E. Lydia 11 Apr 1747
F. John 4 Aug 1749
G. Samuel 8 Oct 1752
H. Joseph 20 Apr 1754
I. Hannah 20 Feb 1757
J. Ruth 31 Aug 1759
K. Benjamin D. 10 May 1762
L. Amos 8 Sep 1764
Thanks to Phil Marsh (email at [email protected]) for sending the following additional info on Elihu:
From Abbe-Abbey Genealogy. "He resided for a time in Mansfield, then removed to New Fairfield, and later to New Milford, where he purchased land, 1765, 1769, and 1770. His home was in the part now called Jerusalem (presently under water), and he resided there until his death. He was an elder in the Strict Congregational Church of New Milford for a number of years."
From History of New Milford (Orcutt) "Settled in New Milford (Ct), at the place now called Jerusalem, on Rocky River, where he resided until his decease. He officiated as the minister of the Separate Church in New Milford, and as such was of very great importance to that church, for they were not able to pay the salary of a regularly installed minister, and Mr. Marsh had an independent property of his own. Whether he ever received any salary is unknown, but he probably served them as their minister several years while living in New Fairfield, and three years after settling in New Milford."
Elihu's will (not mentioning his wife) was admitted to the Woodbury Court on 5/18/1784 (per original document).
4. Joseph Marsh born at Plainfield. As shown above, Joseph was an executor to his father's estate. He married (1) Anne Stedman, 27 Apr 1743 in Windham. They had these children, recorded at Windham:
A. Daniel b. 5 Apr 1744; d. 26 Apr 1753.
B. Anna b. 14 Nov 1745
C. Joseph b.20 Dec 1747; d. 12 Jun 1753.
D. Elizabeth b. 5 Dec 1749; d. 29 Apr 1753.
E. Stephen b. 5 Feb 1752; d. 8 May 1753.
F. Anne wife of Joseph died 26 Aug 1753. Joseph lost four of his five children, his wife, and his father, all in the same year. Joseph married (2) Lydia Bennett 20 Jun 1754. Their children were (also born at Windham):
G. Ebenezer b. 1 Aug 1755.
H. Joseph b. 1 Feb 1759.
I. Phinehas b. 29 Sep 1760.
J. Lois b. 15 Apr 1762.
K. Daniell b. 3 Apr 1764.
L. Thomas b. 29 Dec 1765.
5. Eunice Marsh born at Plainfield married Nathan Abbot 24 Nov 1742 in Windham. Eunice died 27 Oct 1760, and Nathan married (2) Hepzibah Brown 24 Nov 1763, recorded at Stonington Congregational Church. According to http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/o/l/Karla-N-Collinsworth/GENE5-0017.html the children of Nathan Abbot and Eunice Marsh are:
A. Nathan Abbott b. 18 May 1744
B. Gideon Abbot b. 3 Jun 1748; d. 5 Sep 1754
C. Hannah Abbott b. 25 Aug 1750; d. 27 Aug 1754
D. Paul Abbott b. 11 Feb 1752; d. 30 Aug 1754
E. Elizabeth Abbott b. 12 Feb 1754; d. 11 Sep 1754
F. Ephraim Abbott b. 21 Jan 1756
G. Stephen Abbott b. 20 Oct 1757; d. 3 Oct 1791
H. Rufus Abbott b. 18 Sep 1759 Pomfret, Windham, Conn.; d. 1 Mar 1760
6. William Marsh born at Plainfield; he married Eunice Gurley. Dawn D. Hance wrote," Rev. William, with a number of Baptists from Connecticut, settled at Hamburg, New Jersey. William served as pastor of the Deckerstown Baptist Church, but his doctrinal views did not suit the congregation. He resigned and removed to the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, Rev. William and his brother, Thomas Marsh, were slaughtered by Indians 15 October 1763. It is likely his wife and children returned to Connecticut."
A. William and Eunice had two known sons, Daniel and William. Dawn Hance also wrote, "In 1769 Daniel Marsh, his brother, William Marsh, and their uncles, Amos and Jacob Marsh, came to Clarendon from Connecticut. Oliver Arnold and Whitfield Foster came at the same time from Rhode Island. They brought with them a few tools, some foodstuffs, and a cow. Each week one of them would be chosen to milk the cow, obtain wild game and fish, and prepare the meals. By the end of the season, they had erected five log houses (Daniel Marsh on lot #1 of Socialborough plan was the southernmost lot, Whitfield Foster on lot #2, Oliver Arnold on lot #3, Jacob Marsh on lot #4, lot #5 had been settled by Daniel's uncle, Elisha Williams, in 1768, and Amos Marsh on lot #6.) Before winter set in, they all went home except William Marsh, who decided to go north, perhaps to Montreal, for the winter. He planned to return to Clarendon in the spring, but he was never heard from again. His relatives made many anxious inquiries about his whereabouts to no avail. (Canadian Loyalist records state he received a pension for his Revolutionary services. His wife was Anne and surviving children Jane, Unis, Ruth, Tryphena, Lury, Amey or Anne. William was born circa 1754 at Newtown, New Jersey.) The next year in 1770, the men returned to Clarendon with their families. It is likely Daniel brought his mother and possibly some of his siblings. His mother, Eunice Marsh, witnessed a deed of Jacob Marsh to Amos Marsh on 10 September 1774." Daniel's complete history can be read in this same document. Please note that William and Eunice Gurley Marsh may have also had a daughter named Jerusha. Dawn Hance has record of Jerusha's marriage to Spencer Briggs in Vermont.
Thanks to Phil Marsh for sending additional info on William Marsh (see "Church History Document" link at http://doverfirstbaptist.org.) Phil also sent several references to William's fate in the in Pennsylvania Valley that can be located by doing a Google Book Search for William Marsh Wyoming minister.
7. Simeon Marsh married Eunice Lathrop. The following is from a Marsh reunion at Gilboa Church, three miles south of Marshville, NC, held on Aug. 16, 1902 [Genealogical and Family History of Connecticut, Valhi, p.913]. "A short time before the close of the Revolutionary War, the widow of Simeon Marsh migrated from the state of Connecticut with her three sons, Solomon, Ebenezer, and Thomas. They went to Mecklenburg Co., SC and settled near Charlotte. After remaining there a short time they came to this county, then a part of Anson Co., NC and located near Gilboa Church in Marshville Township."
8. Hannah Marsh md. Eliphalet Wright in Mansfield, 22 May 1751. Their marriage record shows Hannah to be the daughter of Deacon Thomas Marsh. Their children, according to Mansfield Conn. Vital Records, transcribed by Susan W. Dimock and listed at http://dunhamwilcox.net/ct/mansfield_b5.htm were:
A. Hannah b. 9 Feb 1752; d. 6 Apr 1753.
B. Hannah b. 9 Jul 1754
C. Eliphalet b. 16 Dec 1756; d. 24 Jun 1760.
D. Eunice died 11 Aug 1760
E. Samuel b. 2 Apr 1761
F. Eunice b. 1 Mar 1764
9. Jacob Marsh married Lydia Fuller, daughter of Rodolphus and Anne Hall Fuller. Lydia received land from her grandfather, William Hall, and the relationships are stated in the deed, including the names of her siblings (FHL 004869 vol. 7 p. 124). Jacob and Lydia sold that land to Amos Marsh in 1769 when Jacob was living in Shaftsbury, and Jacob may have been there from at least 1757. In 1770, Jacob had seven children in his family, according to a Clarendon document in the New York library dated 5 Dec. 1770, Vol. #27 p. 132. Jacob was also named on a deed in September of 1772 as "Justice of the Peace for the county of Albany, New York." More can be read about him at the website for Socialborough. Jacob later lived near Saratoga, New York, and lost his life there along with his son-in-law (Newell) in the Battle of Saratoga, fighting as a loyalist, according to memoirs written by his grandson, Israel Marsh. Jacob's widow and children went to Canada to live. Jacob's son, William, is named in the memoirs already listed, as was his younger brothers, Jacob and Randall. Jacob's daughter, Anne, was married to Newell.
10. Amos Marsh. His history and family are listed in another part of this work
2. John Marsh born at Plainfield. He married at Windham 29 Sep 1736 Sarah Martin. Their children born at Windham were:
A. Phineas b. 29 Jun 1737.
B. Esther b. 20 Sep 1738.
C. Sarah b. 20 Mar 1740.
D. Luce (daughter) b. 9 Apr 1742.
E. Susannah b. 1 Dec 1743.
3. Elihu Marsh born at Plainfield. He married 10 May 1736 Zerviah Abbe. They had a son named Elihu recorded in Mansfield. The other Marsh children listed here are taken from the Marsh book listed above. The same book says that the family lived at Fairfield, Connecticut and then moved to New Milford by 1765.
A. Elihu 17 Sep 1737 at Mansfield
B. Saravial (prob. Zerviah) 8 May 1740
C. Mary 12 Jun 1742
D. Eunice 6 Dec 1744
E. Lydia 11 Apr 1747
F. John 4 Aug 1749
G. Samuel 8 Oct 1752
H. Joseph 20 Apr 1754
I. Hannah 20 Feb 1757
J. Ruth 31 Aug 1759
K. Benjamin D. 10 May 1762
L. Amos 8 Sep 1764
Thanks to Phil Marsh (email at [email protected]) for sending the following additional info on Elihu:
From Abbe-Abbey Genealogy. "He resided for a time in Mansfield, then removed to New Fairfield, and later to New Milford, where he purchased land, 1765, 1769, and 1770. His home was in the part now called Jerusalem (presently under water), and he resided there until his death. He was an elder in the Strict Congregational Church of New Milford for a number of years."
From History of New Milford (Orcutt) "Settled in New Milford (Ct), at the place now called Jerusalem, on Rocky River, where he resided until his decease. He officiated as the minister of the Separate Church in New Milford, and as such was of very great importance to that church, for they were not able to pay the salary of a regularly installed minister, and Mr. Marsh had an independent property of his own. Whether he ever received any salary is unknown, but he probably served them as their minister several years while living in New Fairfield, and three years after settling in New Milford."
Elihu's will (not mentioning his wife) was admitted to the Woodbury Court on 5/18/1784 (per original document).
4. Joseph Marsh born at Plainfield. As shown above, Joseph was an executor to his father's estate. He married (1) Anne Stedman, 27 Apr 1743 in Windham. They had these children, recorded at Windham:
A. Daniel b. 5 Apr 1744; d. 26 Apr 1753.
B. Anna b. 14 Nov 1745
C. Joseph b.20 Dec 1747; d. 12 Jun 1753.
D. Elizabeth b. 5 Dec 1749; d. 29 Apr 1753.
E. Stephen b. 5 Feb 1752; d. 8 May 1753.
F. Anne wife of Joseph died 26 Aug 1753. Joseph lost four of his five children, his wife, and his father, all in the same year. Joseph married (2) Lydia Bennett 20 Jun 1754. Their children were (also born at Windham):
G. Ebenezer b. 1 Aug 1755.
H. Joseph b. 1 Feb 1759.
I. Phinehas b. 29 Sep 1760.
J. Lois b. 15 Apr 1762.
K. Daniell b. 3 Apr 1764.
L. Thomas b. 29 Dec 1765.
5. Eunice Marsh born at Plainfield married Nathan Abbot 24 Nov 1742 in Windham. Eunice died 27 Oct 1760, and Nathan married (2) Hepzibah Brown 24 Nov 1763, recorded at Stonington Congregational Church. According to http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/o/l/Karla-N-Collinsworth/GENE5-0017.html the children of Nathan Abbot and Eunice Marsh are:
A. Nathan Abbott b. 18 May 1744
B. Gideon Abbot b. 3 Jun 1748; d. 5 Sep 1754
C. Hannah Abbott b. 25 Aug 1750; d. 27 Aug 1754
D. Paul Abbott b. 11 Feb 1752; d. 30 Aug 1754
E. Elizabeth Abbott b. 12 Feb 1754; d. 11 Sep 1754
F. Ephraim Abbott b. 21 Jan 1756
G. Stephen Abbott b. 20 Oct 1757; d. 3 Oct 1791
H. Rufus Abbott b. 18 Sep 1759 Pomfret, Windham, Conn.; d. 1 Mar 1760
6. William Marsh born at Plainfield; he married Eunice Gurley. Dawn D. Hance wrote," Rev. William, with a number of Baptists from Connecticut, settled at Hamburg, New Jersey. William served as pastor of the Deckerstown Baptist Church, but his doctrinal views did not suit the congregation. He resigned and removed to the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, Rev. William and his brother, Thomas Marsh, were slaughtered by Indians 15 October 1763. It is likely his wife and children returned to Connecticut."
A. William and Eunice had two known sons, Daniel and William. Dawn Hance also wrote, "In 1769 Daniel Marsh, his brother, William Marsh, and their uncles, Amos and Jacob Marsh, came to Clarendon from Connecticut. Oliver Arnold and Whitfield Foster came at the same time from Rhode Island. They brought with them a few tools, some foodstuffs, and a cow. Each week one of them would be chosen to milk the cow, obtain wild game and fish, and prepare the meals. By the end of the season, they had erected five log houses (Daniel Marsh on lot #1 of Socialborough plan was the southernmost lot, Whitfield Foster on lot #2, Oliver Arnold on lot #3, Jacob Marsh on lot #4, lot #5 had been settled by Daniel's uncle, Elisha Williams, in 1768, and Amos Marsh on lot #6.) Before winter set in, they all went home except William Marsh, who decided to go north, perhaps to Montreal, for the winter. He planned to return to Clarendon in the spring, but he was never heard from again. His relatives made many anxious inquiries about his whereabouts to no avail. (Canadian Loyalist records state he received a pension for his Revolutionary services. His wife was Anne and surviving children Jane, Unis, Ruth, Tryphena, Lury, Amey or Anne. William was born circa 1754 at Newtown, New Jersey.) The next year in 1770, the men returned to Clarendon with their families. It is likely Daniel brought his mother and possibly some of his siblings. His mother, Eunice Marsh, witnessed a deed of Jacob Marsh to Amos Marsh on 10 September 1774." Daniel's complete history can be read in this same document. Please note that William and Eunice Gurley Marsh may have also had a daughter named Jerusha. Dawn Hance has record of Jerusha's marriage to Spencer Briggs in Vermont.
Thanks to Phil Marsh for sending additional info on William Marsh (see "Church History Document" link at http://doverfirstbaptist.org.) Phil also sent several references to William's fate in the in Pennsylvania Valley that can be located by doing a Google Book Search for William Marsh Wyoming minister.
7. Simeon Marsh married Eunice Lathrop. The following is from a Marsh reunion at Gilboa Church, three miles south of Marshville, NC, held on Aug. 16, 1902 [Genealogical and Family History of Connecticut, Valhi, p.913]. "A short time before the close of the Revolutionary War, the widow of Simeon Marsh migrated from the state of Connecticut with her three sons, Solomon, Ebenezer, and Thomas. They went to Mecklenburg Co., SC and settled near Charlotte. After remaining there a short time they came to this county, then a part of Anson Co., NC and located near Gilboa Church in Marshville Township."
8. Hannah Marsh md. Eliphalet Wright in Mansfield, 22 May 1751. Their marriage record shows Hannah to be the daughter of Deacon Thomas Marsh. Their children, according to Mansfield Conn. Vital Records, transcribed by Susan W. Dimock and listed at http://dunhamwilcox.net/ct/mansfield_b5.htm were:
A. Hannah b. 9 Feb 1752; d. 6 Apr 1753.
B. Hannah b. 9 Jul 1754
C. Eliphalet b. 16 Dec 1756; d. 24 Jun 1760.
D. Eunice died 11 Aug 1760
E. Samuel b. 2 Apr 1761
F. Eunice b. 1 Mar 1764
9. Jacob Marsh married Lydia Fuller, daughter of Rodolphus and Anne Hall Fuller. Lydia received land from her grandfather, William Hall, and the relationships are stated in the deed, including the names of her siblings (FHL 004869 vol. 7 p. 124). Jacob and Lydia sold that land to Amos Marsh in 1769 when Jacob was living in Shaftsbury, and Jacob may have been there from at least 1757. In 1770, Jacob had seven children in his family, according to a Clarendon document in the New York library dated 5 Dec. 1770, Vol. #27 p. 132. Jacob was also named on a deed in September of 1772 as "Justice of the Peace for the county of Albany, New York." More can be read about him at the website for Socialborough. Jacob later lived near Saratoga, New York, and lost his life there along with his son-in-law (Newell) in the Battle of Saratoga, fighting as a loyalist, according to memoirs written by his grandson, Israel Marsh. Jacob's widow and children went to Canada to live. Jacob's son, William, is named in the memoirs already listed, as was his younger brothers, Jacob and Randall. Jacob's daughter, Anne, was married to Newell.
10. Amos Marsh. His history and family are listed in another part of this work
[i] Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut, Vol. 2 pg. 917(Lewis Historical Publishing Company,
1911); however, there are numerous references, including the book cited in the above paragraph.
[ii] Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. 1-3, 1701-1771, Bk. 2, pgs. 56- 57, FHL # 005434.
[iii] Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. 1-3, 1701-1771, Bk. 2, pg. 78, FHL #005434.
[iv] Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. 1-3, 1701-1771, Bk. 2, pg. 75, FHL #005434.
[v] Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. 1-3, 1701-1771, Bk. 2, pg. 143, FHL #005434.
[vi] Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. 1-3, 1701-1771, Bk. 3, pg. 103, FHL #005434.
[vii] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. D-E, 1706-1722, Bk. E pg. 391, FHL #005907.
[viii] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. F-G, 1721-1739, Bk. F pg. 31, FHL #0055908.
[ix] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. F-G, 1721-1739, Bk. F pg. 272, FHL #0055908.
[x] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. F-G, 1721-1739, Bk. F pg. 271, FHL #0055908.
[xi] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. F-G, 1721-1739, Bk. G pg. 80, FHL #0055908.
[xii] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. F-G, 1721-1739, Bk. G pg. 402, FHL #0055908.
[xiii] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. F-G, 1721-1739, Bk. G pg. 555, FHL #0055908.
[xiv] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. H-K, 1739-1753, Bk. H, pg. 122, FHL #005909.
[xv] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. F-G, 1721-1739, Bk. F, pg.45, FHL #0055908.
[xvi] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. F-G, 1721-1739, Bk. F pg. 84, FHL #0055908.
[xvii] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. F-G, 1721-1739, Bk. G pg. 100, FHL #0055908.
[xviii] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. F-G, 1721-1739, Bk. G pg. 381, FHL #0055908.
[xix] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. F-G, 1721-1739, Bk. G pg. 463, FHL #0055908.
[xx] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. F-G, 1721-1739, Bk. G pg. 548, FHL #0055908.
[xxi] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. H-K, 1739-1753, Bk. H, pg. 33, FHL #005909.
[xxii] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. H-K, 1739-1753, Bk. H, pg. 86, FHL #005909.
[xxiii] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. H-K, 1739-1753, Bk. H, pg. 139, FHL #005909.
[xxiv] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. H-K, 1739-1753, Bk. I, pg. 101, FHL #005909.
[xxv] Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut land records, v. 4-5, 1741-1756, FHL #4868.
[xxvi] Ibid.
[xxvii] Connecticut Probate Court (Windham District), Probate records v. 1-2, 1719-1744, pgs. 481-483, inventory
pg. 484, FHL #005931.
1911); however, there are numerous references, including the book cited in the above paragraph.
[ii] Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. 1-3, 1701-1771, Bk. 2, pgs. 56- 57, FHL # 005434.
[iii] Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. 1-3, 1701-1771, Bk. 2, pg. 78, FHL #005434.
[iv] Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. 1-3, 1701-1771, Bk. 2, pg. 75, FHL #005434.
[v] Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. 1-3, 1701-1771, Bk. 2, pg. 143, FHL #005434.
[vi] Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. 1-3, 1701-1771, Bk. 3, pg. 103, FHL #005434.
[vii] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. D-E, 1706-1722, Bk. E pg. 391, FHL #005907.
[viii] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. F-G, 1721-1739, Bk. F pg. 31, FHL #0055908.
[ix] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. F-G, 1721-1739, Bk. F pg. 272, FHL #0055908.
[x] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. F-G, 1721-1739, Bk. F pg. 271, FHL #0055908.
[xi] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. F-G, 1721-1739, Bk. G pg. 80, FHL #0055908.
[xii] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. F-G, 1721-1739, Bk. G pg. 402, FHL #0055908.
[xiii] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. F-G, 1721-1739, Bk. G pg. 555, FHL #0055908.
[xiv] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. H-K, 1739-1753, Bk. H, pg. 122, FHL #005909.
[xv] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. F-G, 1721-1739, Bk. F, pg.45, FHL #0055908.
[xvi] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. F-G, 1721-1739, Bk. F pg. 84, FHL #0055908.
[xvii] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. F-G, 1721-1739, Bk. G pg. 100, FHL #0055908.
[xviii] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. F-G, 1721-1739, Bk. G pg. 381, FHL #0055908.
[xix] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. F-G, 1721-1739, Bk. G pg. 463, FHL #0055908.
[xx] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. F-G, 1721-1739, Bk. G pg. 548, FHL #0055908.
[xxi] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. H-K, 1739-1753, Bk. H, pg. 33, FHL #005909.
[xxii] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. H-K, 1739-1753, Bk. H, pg. 86, FHL #005909.
[xxiii] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. H-K, 1739-1753, Bk. H, pg. 139, FHL #005909.
[xxiv] Windham, Windham, Connecticut land records, v. H-K, 1739-1753, Bk. I, pg. 101, FHL #005909.
[xxv] Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut land records, v. 4-5, 1741-1756, FHL #4868.
[xxvi] Ibid.
[xxvii] Connecticut Probate Court (Windham District), Probate records v. 1-2, 1719-1744, pgs. 481-483, inventory
pg. 484, FHL #005931.