Levin Rothrock Marshall

1800 - 1870  (69 years)

• Name	Levin Rothrock Marshall
  	(Elliot Marshall letter in Nellie Marion Marshall folder, Dorchester County Public Library)
  Birth	10 Oct 1800	Dorchester Co, Maryland
  	Written on the inside flap of a book: "Baltimore, 1818, Levin Rothrock Marshall. This book belongs to Levin R. Marshall who was born October 10, 1800, on the eastern shore of Maryland, Dorset County." (Elliot Marshall letter in Nellie Marion Marshall folder, Dorchester County Public Library)
  Gender	Male
  Anecdote	1818  [1]
  	Levin was living in Baltimore, MD in 1818. He was at Woodville, MS on May 3, 1830. Between 1833 and 1850, he obtained US patents to 53,542 acres in Louisiana and Mississippi in 19 counties astride the entire length of the Mississippi River which borders both states. He owned five cotton plantations and was a prominent Natchez banker. A Benjamin G. Marshall was co-patentee with Levin on US patents dated September 30, 1835 for land in Warren Co., MS. A Levin Rothrock patented land in the same area in 1837. 1860 Slave Schedule, Madison Co., Louisiana, many slaves at Cabin Teel Plantation. 1860 census, Pound Ridge Post Office, Pelham, Westchester Co., NY. 1870 census, Pelham, Westchester Co., NY.
  Biography	Baltimore to Mississippi
  	Levin was living in Baltimore, MD in 1818. He was at Woodville, MS by May 3, 1830. Between 1833 and 1850, he obtained US patents to 53,542 acres in Louisiana and Mississippi in 19 counties astride the entire length of the Mississippi River which borders both states. He owned five cotton plantations and was a prominent Natchez banker. A Benjamin G. Marshall was co-patentee with Levin on US patents dated September 30, 1835 for land in Warren Co., MS. A Levin Rothrock patented land in the same area in 1837. 1860 Slave Schedule, Madison Co., Louisiana, many slaves at Cabin Teel Plantation. One of Levin's homes was about a mile south of Natchez, which he called "Richmond." Another was "Lansdowne*," which he gifted to his daughter. He had a summer home at Pelham, NY. (notes of Thornton W. Marshall) *Landsdowne Plantation, Natchez, MS still stands and is a historic site and used as bed & breakfast and event venue.
  Census head of household	1860	Pound Ridge PO, Pelham, Westchester Co., New York   [2]
  	L. R. Marshall, age 50, b. NY, merchant; wife Sarah, age 47; son George, 24, merchant; son Le R Jr, age 20, clerk; daughter, Mary, age 19; daughter Josephine, age 17; son John, 10; son Duncan, age 14, a gardner, coachman and three domestics were in the household. His son, William St. John Elliot was a couple houses away, living in the household of Richard Morris, his father-in-law. The 1860 Slave Schedule, Madison Co., Louisiana, shows a Levin R. Marshall with many slaves at Cabin Teel Plantation.
  Census head of household	1870	Pelham, Westchester Co., New York   [3]
  	L. R. Marshall, age 71, born VA, cotton planter; wife S. E., age 66, b. MD; Mary D., age 28, born MS; son Wm. St. John E, age 33, cotton planter, born MS; son John M., 24, cotton planter, b. MS; son S. Duncan, age 23, cotton planter, born MS. Wm. St. John Elliot's children where a couple houses away at the home of Richard Morris, their grandfather.
  Reference Identifier	N'hamp 1.1.2
  Record ID	57318
  Death	23 Jul 1870	Pelham, Westchester Co., New York
  Person ID	I57318	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	8 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Henry Marshall,   b. Abt 1761, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Abt 1803, Dorchester Co., Maryland (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Eve Rothrock,   b. 5 Aug 1769   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	14 Apr 1798	First Methodist Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Maryland   [1]
  Family ID	F18068	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Maria Chotard,   b. 3 Jul 1807   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1826  [1]
  Children	1. George Matthews Marshall,   b. 8 Mar 1830, Adams Co, Mississippi d. 23 Jun 1899 (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F18070	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah St. John Elliott,   b. 1803, Maryland d. 6 Feb 1895, Westmoreland Co., New York (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	18 Dec 1834	Claiborne Co, Mississippi   [1]
  Children	1. Levin Rothrock Marshall, Jr.,   b. 6 Jan 1836, Adams Co, Mississippi d. Abt 1868, Adams Co, Mississippi (Age 31 years) + 2. William St. John Elliott Marshall,   b. 23 Jun 1837, Adams Co, Mississippi d. 17 Oct 1876 (Age 39 years)   3. Mary Devereux Marshall,   b. 10 Nov 1840, Adams Co, Mississippi d. 12 Oct 1881, Adams Co., Mississippi (Age 40 years)   4. Josephine Elliott Marshall,   b. 26 Feb 1843, Adams Co, Mississippi d. 1920 (Age 76 years)   5. John M. Marshall,   b. 7 Sep 1845, Adams Co, Mississippi d. 27 Jun 1887 (Age 41 years) + 6. Stephen Duncan Marshall,   b. 9 Dec 1846, Adams Co, Mississippi d. 8 Oct 1928 (Age 81 years)   7. John Elliot Marshall,   b. 23 Jun 1837, Adams Co., Mississippi d. 17 Oct 1876, Pelham, Westchester Co., New York (Age 39 years) + 8. Josephine Ella Marshall,   b. 1841, Natchez, Adams Co., Mississippi d. 10 Jan 1926, Manhattan, New York, New York (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2023
  Family ID	F18071	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Levin Rothrock Marshall 1800-1870

  
  

• Sources

  [S925] Judy Marshall Stell, Stell, Judy to Miles, Emails, 2006-2009, 925. [S1359] In 1860 Census, 1359. [S3274] In 1870 Census.