Biographical Sketch of Abraham MARSHALL; Chester County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sandra Ferguson . Copyright 2004. All Rights Reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ********************************************************* from THE HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY PA , BY Futhey and Cope; Abraham Marshall, b 1669, at Gratton, Derbyshire, England, of parents belonging to the Episcopal Church, when about 16 years of age he became a member of the Society of Friends, in which he was afterwards a highly-esteemed minister. About 1700 he came to Darby, Pa, where he married 1mo 17, 1702-3, Mary, dau of James Hunt, of Kingessing, who came from Kent, in England. Soon after this they settled on the Brandywine, in what is now West Bradford twp, Chester Co, Pa, where he purchased large tracts of land, and where he died 12th mo 17, 1767, and she on 3mo 4, 1769. The second generation of this family is represented by the following genealogy of the children of Abraham and Mary Hunt Marshall; 1. Samuel, b 11mo 27, 1704; m Sarah Ashmead 2. Elizabeth b 10mo 2, 1705; m 3mo 24, 1733, Wm, son of Richard Woodward, of Bradford 3. John b 9mo 4, 1713 ; d 8m 1750; m 10mo 5, 133 Hannah, dau of Vincent and Betty Peirce Caldwell 4. Abraham b 1mo 4, 1713; d 1750 m 3mo 29, 1740 Rachel, dau of Geo & Elizabeth Carter, of East Bradford 5. Hannah b 9mo 7, 1715; m 3mo 23, 1734, Joseph, son of James and Ann Peirce Gibbons, of Westtown 6. Isaac b 12mo 7, 1718; d ca 1787; m 9mo 9, 1745 Ann, dau of Jacob and Ann Yearsley Vernon, of Thornbury. 2nd wife was Mary, widow of Wm Clayton, and dau of Evan and Margaret Evans. 7. Jacob b 4mo 26, 1720; m 9mo 16, 1748, Hannah, dau of Joseph and Mary Pennock - no children 8. Humphry b 8mo 10, 1722; d 11mo 5, 1801; m 9mo 16, 1788, to Margaret, dau of Thomas and Agnes Minshall; No children. He was among the earliest and most noted of American botanists. 9. James b 1mo 13, 1725; m 6mo 19, 1755, Sarah, dau of Moses and Esther Bennett Waite, of East Caln. 3rd and 4th generations present the following; child of Samuel (1) and Sarah Marshall Mary, m Nehemiah Delaplain, and had 2 children, James and SAmuel. children of Elizabeth (2) and Wm Woodward Mary, m Aaron Mendenhall jr of East Caln James, m Sarah Thornbury (?) Abraham m and went to North Carolina Wm m Lydia Lewis and Elizagbeth Stalker; child Thomas S Woodward John m Lydia Martin, and had children Joel and others Hannah m Abraham Taylor; children - Wm, Elijah, Benjamin, Rachel, Mary children of John (3) and Hannah Marshall Joseph, d with wmallpox when a young man Ruth m Levis Pennock; children - John, Mary, Hannah, Abraham, Wm, Sarah, Ann, Joseph, Elizabeth Betty - d young Ann m Amos and Dr Joseph Peirce; children-Mary and Elizabeth Hope; Joseph, Irenus, Celia, Matilda, Sarah and Hannah Peirce Mary m solomon Harlan and moved to Md John m Sarah Miller; no children Abraham m Alice Pennock; children - Hannah, John, Joseph, George, Levis, Vincent, Israel, Eliza, Abraham, Milton, Mira, Pennock Hannah m James Way & Joseph Cope - children - Ann, John, Marshall, Joseph, James, Joseph, Jesse, Hannah, and James Way Children of Abraham (4) and RAchel Marshall Elizabeth m Joel Baily jr - children - Abraham, Hannah, Emmor, Jacob, Rachel Samuel m Rachel Peirce; children - Ann, Mary, Rachel, Ann, Abraham, Sarah, Humphrey, Hannah, Lydia, Eliza and Samuel Mary m Jaocb Hines; children - Rachel, Elizabeth, Mary, Sarah, Hannah, Ann, Prudence, Esther, Mary and Jacob Hannah probably died unmarried Children of Hannah (5) and Jospeh Gibbons James m Deborah Hoopes; children - Alice, Joseph, Hannah, Samuel, Ann, Mary, James, James (2), Deborah, Daniel, Rachel and Rebecca John m Martha Griffith; children- James, Joseph, Ann, John, Esther, Hannah, Wm, Emily and George Joseph m Margery Hannum; children- John, Jane, James, Mary, Joseph, Hannah, Geo, Ann, Elizabeth, Sarah and Rebecca. Abraham m Lydia Garrett and Mary Canby; children- Wm, JOseph, James, Ann, Hannah, Lydia, Abraham, Hannah, Mary and Elizabeth S. Mary m John Hill; children- Wm, Joseph, Humphrey, Hannah, Ann, Rachel, Mary, Lydia, Tach, John, Deborah, Sidney and Norris. Ann m Isaac Lloyd; children- Richard, Hannah, Mary, Jospeh and James Jacob m Jane Gibbons, dau of James and Eleanor; children- Lydia, Abraham, Cyrus, Benedict and James Hannah m Norris Jones; children-Marshall, Joseph, RAchel, Norris, Hannah, Margaret Rachel m John Hunt; children- Janes, Joseph, Gobbons, Hannah, Naomi, James, and Abraham G. Children of Isaac Marshall (6) by 2 wives Joshua (only child of 1st wife) m Rachel Baily; children- Abraham, Wm, Ann, Lydia DAvid m Mary Buffington; children- Joseph, John, David, Mary & Humphrey S. Isaac m Susan Buffington; children- Job, Mary A., Jesse K, & Jonathan B Caleb m Mary Marshall, dau of Samuel and Rachel; children- Peirce, Evans, Samuel, Isaac, Abraham, Sarah, Lydia, Aaron, Rachel, and Mary. Children of James (9) and Sarah Marshall Hannah m Caleb peirce; children-Sarah, Lydia, Esther and others Moses m Alice Pennock; children- Sarah, Maria, Humphrey, Aquilla, Moses, Junius Jacob m Margaret Armitt and Elizabeth Worth; children- (by 1st) Richard, Thomas B. James, Armitt, Jacob, Margaret; by 2nd - Mary Ann, John W. James m ___McLaughlin and Lydia Baldwin; children- Sarah, Hannah, Esther, Mary, Gibbons, Ann, Johnson, Phebe, Thomas, Jacob, John, Wm, Elizabeth and others. Esther, d young