Thomas Marshall

1746 - Aft 1786  (> 40 years)

• Name	Thomas Marshall  [1, 2, 3]
  	Information about Thomas and his wife, Esther, is recorded in the back of the John D. Marshall Prayer Book. The Prayer Book is at the Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, MD, File Case A #117.
  Birth	9 Sep 1746	Marumsco, Somerset Co, Maryland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Will - Named in Grand Fathers will	1761	Worcester Co., Maryland
  	He was named in the 21 Jan 1761 will of Robert Nairn.
  Land - they bought land	1771	Worcester Co., Maryland   [4]
  	"Brittingham's Chance" a resurvey of "Convenience", 4/2/1771 Thomas Brittingham sold to Thomas Marshall 96A from father Elijah Brittingham. 8/4/1786 Thomas Marshall with wife Esther sold to Zadock Wheeler 243A. (Ruth T. Dryden, Worcester Land Records, p. 75)
  Will - Named in Uncles will	21 Mar 1771	Worcester Co, Maryland   [5]
  	In his will of this date, John Nairne named Robert, Thomas and William Allen Marshall, sons of Esme Marshall; and also sister Mary Marshall's children.
  Land - they bought land	1772	Worcester Co., Maryland   [4]
  	"Keel" 8/5/1772 Jacob Boston sold to Thomas Marshall 20 1/2A. 8/4/1786 Thomas Marshall with wife Esther sold 20 1/2A to Zadock Wheeler. (Ruth T. Dryden, Worcester Land Records, p. 342)
  Land - they sold land	1773	Worcester Co., Maryland   [4]
  	"Convenience" 1762 200 acres resurveyed to "Brittingham's Chance." 2/8/1767 Samuel Brittingham with wife Betty sold to Esme Marshall 300A. 11/8/1773 Thomas Marshall sold to William Merrill 100A that Elijah Brittingham died seized. 1783 tax-Thomas Marshall 100A. (Ruth T. Dryden, Worcester Land Records)
  Rev War Militia Service	1777	Worcester Co., Maryland   [6]
  	A Thomas Marshall served as Captain of the Worcester Militia, Snow Hill Battalion, August 30, 1777, taking the Oath of Allegiance in Worcester County in 1778 before the Hon. James Selby. Another Thomas Marshall served as a 1st Lt. of the Worcester Militia. (Henry C. Peden, Jr., Revolutionary Patriots of Worcester & Somerset Counties, Willow Bend Books, Westminster, MD, 1999, p. 188) Because of his age, it is thought Thomas of Esme was Captain, and his cousin, Thomas of John, was the 1st Lieutenant.
  Tax - they were on a land tax list	1783	Worcester Co., Maryland   [4]
  	1783 tax list: THOMAS MARSHALL property listed by William Richardson, assessor of Pitts Creek Hundred, Worcester County, "Conveniency" and "Rudder" 214 acres; 4 male and 2 female. (Ruth T. Dryden, 1783 Tax List of Worcester & Somerset Counties).
  Administrator of an estate	1784	Worcester Co., Maryland   [7]
  	05 OCT 1784 posted administrative bonds on his father's estate.
  Anecdote	DNA shows Thomas Marshall as a member of the Northampton Marshalls and his wife, Esther Marshall, of the Bayside Marshalls.
  Land - they acquired land from someone	1786	Worcester Co., Maryland   [4]
  	"Brittingham's Addition" 1/16/1768 Sarah Brittingham widow of Elijah sold all rights to Thomas Marshall. 1/16/1768 Esme Marshall gave to son Thomas Marshall Jr. that Elijah Brittingham willed to son Samuel Brittingham who sold to Esme Marshall. (Ruth T. Dryden, Worcester Land Records, p. 75)
  Land - they bought land	1786	Worcester Co., Maryland   [4]
  	Isaac Boston with wife Elizabeth and Thomas Layfield sold 75A to Thomas Marshall 8/5/1786. Thomas Marshall with wife Esther sold to James Harper "Addition" and "Merrill Hall" 12/26/1786. 12/26/1786 Thomas Marshall sold to John Drummond Marshall lands not already sold. (Ruth T. Dryden, Worcester Land Records, p. 394)
  Land - they bought land	1786	Worcester Co., Maryland   [4]
  	"Merrill Hall" 7/13/1786 John (Drummond) Marshall with wife Ann sold part to Thomas Marshall. 8/5/1786 Isaac Boston with wife Elizabeth & Thomas Layfield sold to Thomas Marshall 103A. 12/26/1786 Thomas Marshall with wife Esther sold to James Harper 100A of "Addition" & "Merrill Hall." 12/26/1786 Thomas Marshall with wife Esther Marshall sold to John Drummond Marshall lands not already sold. (Ruth T. Dryden, Worcester Land Records, p. 394)
  Land - they sold land	1772-1786	Worcester Co., Maryland   [4]
  	"Rudder" 2/8/1767 Samuel Brittingham son of Elijah sold to Esme Marshall. 8/5/1772 Thomas Marshall sold 1 3/4A to Jacob Boston. 4/2/1771 Thomas Brittingham sold to Thomas Marshall 96A of "Brittingham's Chance" & "Rudder." 5/21/1777 Thomas Marshall sold to Esme and John Drummond Marshall 244A of "Little Convenience" and "Rudder." 8/4/1786 Thomas Marshall with wife Esther sold to Zadock Wheeler 5 1/8A. (Ruth T. Dryden, Worcester Land Records, p. 533)
  Death	Aft 8 Apr 1786  [8]
  Will - Named in Brothers will	1790	Worcester Co., Maryland
  	Will of William Allen dtd 01 Aug 1790 Worcester names Thomas Marshall son of Esme, land on Pocomoke River be sold after advertising in Annapolis, Northampton, Accomack, Worcester, Somerset, Dorchester & Talbot counties.
  Reference Identifier	N'hamp 1.1.2
  Record ID	3297
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Marshall,   b. Abt 1600   d. Aft 1685, Northampton County, Virginia, USA  (Age > 86 years)  (3 x Great Grandfather)  (--?--) (--?--),   b. Abt 1630   d. Yes, date unknown  (3 x Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	3 brothers and 2 sisters
  + 1. Thomas Marshall,   b. 9 Sep 1746, Marumsco, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Aft 8 Apr 1786  (Age > 40 years) ╚═ Esther (198) Marshall,  m. 25 Mar 1766 + 2. Patience Marshall,   b. Abt 1747, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 1784  (Age < 36 years) ╚═ William Cottman Waller,  m. Abt 1764 + 3. John Drummond Marshall,   b. Abt 1748, Marumsco, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 22 Apr 1800  (Age < 52 years) ╚═ Ann 'Nancy' Wailes,  m. 2 May 1776 ;   Delilah Brittingham,  m. 9 May 1793 + 4. Robert Henry Marshall,   b. Abt 1750, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 1814, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age 64 years) ╚═ Mary 'Polly' Whittington,  m. Abt 1778 ;   Esther Fountain Hall,  m. 11 Jul 1803 + 5. Elizabeth Marshall,   b. Abt 1753, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 1771, Worcester Co., Maryland  (Age < 17 years) ╚═ 2nd Lt. Benjamin Purnell,  m. Abt 1766 + 6. William Allen Marshall,   b. 28 Mar 1759, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 23 Oct 1816  (Age 57 years) ╚═ Dolly Bishop,  m. 2 Aug 1803
  Half-siblings	2 half brothers (family of Esme Marshall and Mary Brittingham)
  1. Isme (?) Marshall,   b. Abt 1764, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 2. George (of Esme) Marshall,   b. Abt 1765, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 1821, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 56 years)
  Person ID	I3297	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Esme Marshall,   b. Abt 1720, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 05 Oct 1784, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 64 years) Other Partners: ╚═Mary Brittingham,   b. Aft 1746, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown  m. Bef 1764
  Mother	Mary Nairn,   b. Bef 22 Sep 1732, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 18 Apr 1767 (Age < 34 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1745  [9]
  Family ID	F17632	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther (198) Marshall,   b. 6 Jan 1748, Coventry Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	25 Mar 1766	Coventry Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland   [10, 11]
  Children	+ 1. Mary Marshall,   b. 10 Mar 1768, Coventry Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 1800 (Age 31 years) ╚═ Azariah Purnell  (Age < 35 years)  m. 25 Jul 1787;    ╚═ Levin Stewart  m. 10 Mar 1802   2. Stephen Marshall,   b. 22 Apr 1770, Coventry Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 1786 (Age < 15 years)   3. John Marshall,   b. 8 Apr 1773, Coventry Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 24 Apr 1786 (Age < 13 years)
  Family ID	F1143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S3537] John D. Marshall Prayer Book, (Transcript at Maryland Historical Society, File Case A #117), 3537. [S1838] Mother's Brother's Will, 1838. [S3308] Emails from James H. Marshall to Judy Stell, various . [S2158] Dryden, Ruth - Wor Land Records, 1666-1810, (Printed Privately, 1987), 2158. [S825] Dryden, Ruth - Wor Co Wills 1769-1783, (San Diego, CA, Ruth Dryden), 825. [S2401] Peden, Peden, Rev Partroits of Wor & Som Counties, 2401. [S2150] Dryden, Ruth - Wor Co Admins & Inv 1783-1790, (San Diego, CA, Ruth Dryden), 2150. [S200] Matthew M. Wise, Wise, Matt - Boston Family, 2nd Ed, (Delmar Company, Charlotte, NC, 1986), 200. [S726] Vernon L. Skinner Jr. & F. Edward Wright, Wright, Col Fam of MD, Vol 10, (Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 2000), p. 203 (John Marshall Family of N'hamp), 726. [S592] Powell, Jody - Som Co Coventry Parish Records, (Roanoke, TX: Jody Powell, 1993), 592. [S2228] Robert Barnes, Barnes, Robert - Maryland Marriages, 1634-1777, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD 1987), 2228.