John Marshall

Abt 1600 - Aft 1685  (> 86 years)

• Name	John Marshall  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1600
  Gender	Male
  Court - defendant	1640	Northampton Co., Virginia   [2]
  	In July 1640 John Dolby deposed that he heard John Marshall that he could find in his heart to knock his Maister John Wilkins on the head. (Susie M. Ames, County Court Records of Accomack-Northampton, VA 1640-1645, Charlottesville, VA, University Press, p. 5, 19)
  Headright	1640	Northampton Co., Virginia   [3]
  	In 1640, a Certificate was granted to John Wilkins for 500 acres at Allens Creek extending toward the land of Obed Robins. The fragments of this certificate show the following headrights: Mr. John Wilkins and Bridgett his wife; John Marshall and....., Mary Vaughan, John (---), Edward Blacklocke....other names destroyed. (Beverly Fleet, Virginia Colonial Abstracts Vol. 32 Accomacke County 1637-1640, Richmond VA, 1948, Transcript p. 166, p. 94; research of William B. "Bill" Wilkins).
  Deposition	1643	Northampton Co., Virginia   [4]
  	John appears in Northampton Court on May 15, 1643 and July 4, 1643 to give depositions. No age is given, nor any indication as to whether he is still in the service of John Wilkins. (Susie M. Ames, County Court Records of Accomack-Northampton, VA 1640-1645, Charlottesville, VA, University Press, p. 276, 289).
  Will - Witnessed	1649	Northampton Co., Virginia
  	In 1649 John appears as a witness to the will of his former master, John Wilkins, on December 23. The title "planter" is given after his name. (notes of William B. "Bill" Wilkins)
  Deposition	1650	Northampton Co., Virginia   [5]
  	He gave a deposition on January 28, 1650 regarding the will of Edward Drew. (Deeds, Wills, etc. III 1645-1651, p. 238; James Marshall, Wills & Administrations of Northampton Co., p. 26-27).
  Land bought	1685	Northampton Co., Virginia   [6]
  	In 1685, John Marshall purchased 150 acres at N115 from Henry Edwards. Whitelaw says he left it to his son, Thomas; however, no will or disposition has been found. He may have 'left' it to his son, Thomas through the laws of primogeniture. The property then passed by Thomas Marshall's will of 1700 to his sons George and John.
  Reference Identifier	Judy Stell
  Record ID	56189
  Death	Aft 1685	Northampton Co, Virginia   [6]
  Origins
  Person ID	I56189	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2024

  
  

  Children	+ 1. Thomas Marshall,   b. Abt 1626   d. Bef 30 May 1704, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age < 78 years) ╚═ Mary (--?--), (?Robinson)  (Age < 73 years)  m. Abt 1650
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F43540	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1789] William Byrd 'Bill' Wilkins - GHOTES, 1789. [S2325] Susie M. Ames, Ames, Acc-N'hamp Co, VA, Court Records, 1632-1640, (The American Historical Association, Washington, DC, 1954, Kraus Reprint Co, Millwood, NY, 1975), 2325. [S3540] Beverly Fleet, Colonial Abstracts Vol 32 Accomacke Co. 1637-1640. [S2038] Susie M. Ames, Ames, Acc-N'hamp Co, VA, Court Records, 1640-1645, (Virginia Historical Socety, The University Press of Virginia, 1973), 2038. [S497] Marshall, James H. Wills & Adm N'hamp Co,1632-1802, (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994), 497. [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Whitelaw, Ralph T. - Virginia's Eastern Shore, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), 572.