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THE MARSHALL FAMILY. A HISTORY OF THE DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MABSHALL, (Born, r722 ; Died, 1796.) By O. S. Marshall. Kittanning, Penn. KITTANNING, P.A. STEAM PRE~~ OF REICHERT BROS. 1884. CONTENTS. SECTION I. Page. Biographical· Sketches -of Willia1n ~Iarshall and his . sons a~d daughter-J~hn J\:Iarshall-JamesMar­ shall-1\fargaret (~Ia.rshall) l\'1cGaughey-"\Vil­ liam Marshall_.;..Archibald ~Ia1~sha1l-San1uel MarshalL . 1 SECTION II. Sketches of the descendants of John l\Iarshall, SECTION III. Sketches of the descendants of JaJ11:eS l\Iarshall, . 71 SECTION r,r. Sketches of the descendants of l\f argaret (i\f arshall) McGaughey, . 80 SECTION V. Sketches of the descendants of '\Villian1 l\farshall, 126 . SECTION VI. Sketches of the descendants of .i\.rchibald 1Iarshall, 177 SECTION VII. Sketches of the descendants of Samuel ~Iarshall, 208 INTRODUCTION. This work has been prepared, not especially "for the purpose of supplying a want long felt by the reading pub­ lic," but for the purpose of perpetuating the recollection of our ancestors. The desire to be remembered after. death is universal. "How frightful the grave ! how deserted and drear," if we were to be immediately forgotten after being placed there, and, particularly, be forgotten by those who, by ties of blood are the nearest and dearest to us. That the memory of the dead might the longer be cherished, and kept from obliteration it has long been the custom for the friends of the departed to erect monuments of marble to mark the last resting-place of those who have nothing , more than preceded them. This custom has become a duty, consequently our burying-grounds are studded with marble slabs and shafts. There is another way of perpet­ uating the memory of the dead-by literarum monumenta, in the form of biographies. These are co-eval with the former class of monuments as far as the present age is concerned, for both have existed from "a time when the memory of man runneth not to the contrary." Both these classes can exist at the same time, for the one marks the last resting-place, while the other gives some idea of the deceased, but the objects of both are the same. This .work is arranged in seven Sections. The first section contains biographical sketches of William Iviar­ shall and his five· sons and one daughter. The second section is composed of sketches of the descendants of John l\farshall, the oldest son of William. The third is com­ posed of sketches of the descendants of James ~farshall. The fourth· gives accounts of the descendants of l\riargaret i VI (Marshall) McGaugh~y. The fifth tells of the descend­ ants of William Marshall, Jr. The sixth gives sketches . of the descendants of Archibald Marshall. The seventh contains a history of the descendants of Samuel Thfarshall, the youngest son of William. There is also an Appendix · containing a few facts that are closely connected with our subject. The author has endeavored to make this work essen­ tially a F .AMILY HISTORY, att~active and instructive. He has given the statistics which it contains as accur~tely as is. in. his power, and though the liability for mistake in such a work is ver.y great, it is thought there are few in this. With these few observations it is presented to· the public. Dayton, Pa., June, 1884. · ACKNOWLEDGEl\'IENT. We take this method of acknowledging the courteous manner ,in which we have been treated by those with with whom we came in contact, in the preparation of this volume. We wish to return our sincere thanks to all those_ who have assisted us in any way; and especially . are we grateful, for valuable information and assistance, to Joseph J\I. J\ticGaughey, Dayton, Pa., ~Irs. 1'11.1\1:. Christy, Farmington, Ill., Benj. l\'Iarshall, V ern1ont, Ill., John l\Iarshall, Tamaroa, Ill., lVIiss Tillie L. l\:[arshall, Alliance, · 0., Mrs. ~Iary J. Reed, Vernon, 0., Samuel S. J\tfarshall, Quene1no, Kan., John ~f. Rooinson, Saltsburg, Pa., ~Iiss Amanda Grow and ~Iiss Terzah Pearl Shultz, Strongs­ town, Pa., Mrs. Je~nie Bleakney; Worthville, Pa., Mrs .. Callie Dotts, N e-\v l\IillpQrt, Pa., l\Irs. Elizabeth Sunder­ lin, Cush, Pa., ~Iiss Carrie Elder, North ,vashington, Pa., John l\IcClelland, North Point, Pa., :Oirs. Maggie Cris­ ina.n, Lindsey, Pa., and "\V. ,v. l\'!arshall, Dayton, Pa. O. S. M. ERR.A.TA. Page 21, 15th line, "17 54?' should be "1854." Page 66, last line, "1633" should· be "1833." Page 129, 19th line, "1872" should be "1862." Page 160, "Mary Ann Findkay," should be "~Iary Ann Findley." Page 217, "Martha T. Marshall" should be "Martha J. Marshall. Page 219, "vVeaver,"· in 3 places, should ·be "Weamer." Page 223, ''William F. l\fcFarla.nd" should be "vVilliam T. McFarland." SECTION I. · Biographical Sketches of William Marshall and his sons and daughter -- John Marshall - James Marshall - Margaret (~larshall) McGaughey-William Marshall-Archibald l\Iarshall-Samuel ~1arshall. WILLIAM MARSHALL. The man whose name stands at the head of· this sketch was born about 1722 on the Emerald Isle. Of his ances­ tors nothing can be learned, but the object of this volume is to give an accoun~ of his descendants. He was probably an uncle of 1\Irs. Isabella (~larshall) Graham, of New York City, who in the early part of the present century was connected with, and a noted worker in, the missionary societies of this country. William J\[arshall, when a young man, emigrated to Scotland, where he met Elizabeth Arm­ strong, a native of that country, who afterwards became his wife. They were ma~ried about 1748, and shortly afterward emigrated to America. They settled in the so°:thern part of the Province of Pennsylvania, about 60 miles northwest. from Baltimore, Md., near where l\farsh Creek crosses the Pennsylvania and Maryland line. This locality was known as Conecogheague Settlement and is . now included in Adams county, Pa. Baltimore, Md., was their trading point, according to statements of their grand­ son, Joseph J\farshal1, late of Belknap, Pa. lVIr. and J\iirs. William Matshall lived in Conecoghea.gue Settlement un: til their family were all born. They had six children, whose names were John, Jan1es, Margaret, William, Arch­ ibald and Sarr1uel. About the year 1_1.~~William 1far-: s11all, together with a part of their - family, re1noved to \Vestmore1and (now Indiana) county, Pa., where their sons, John and J an1es, bad n1igrate<l several years before, 1 2 but having been driven away by the Indians, John and his family returned to Conecogheague and James, who was then unmarried, stopped at Sewickley Settlement. Wil­ liam settled on a tract of land on Blackley's creek, now included in the township of Conemaugh, Indiana county, Pa., where he and his wife resided during the remainder of their lives. He died in 1796, and his wife survived him ten years. Hence she died in 1806. Below is a copy of. the will of ,villiam Marshall : WILL. In the name of God amain. I, William Marshall of vVestmoreland county Armstrong township, Being weak in body, but of sound memory, blessed by God, do this nineteenth day of November in the year of our Lord won thousand seven hundred and ninety-two,maik and publish this my last will and testament in manner as . follows. That is to sa:y first, I give to my son John lVIa.rshall the sum of fifty pounds, also I give and bequeath to my son James Marshall the sum of forty pounds, also I give to my son \Villiam ·Marshall the sum of fifty pounds, also I give to my son Archibald J\Iarshall the sum of fifty pounds, also I give to my son Samuel Marshall the sum of three hundred and three acres of land situated on the waters of Blackley's creek, known by the name of Norway, to him his heirs and a.ssigns forever, also I give and be­ queath to my daughter l\tla.rgaret, and her beloved ·hus­ band Thomas ~IcGaughey the sum of won pound also I give unto each son she uow have, the su1n of tooe pounds as they come of age, also I give to my dear wife, Elizabeth all my household furniture, also I give unto .her won horse a.nd tooe cows, and I maik and ordain James l\fcClain and John l\farshall and James Marshall to be my 'sole Executors of this my will, in trust for the intent and pur­ poses in this 1uy wilJ contained also I will that I shall be desently interred after my decease at the discreson of 1ny Executors also there is some things not n1entioned in this my last will and testament that I allow to be divided at the desceshon of 1nv., Executors' in ,vitness whereof I, the 3 said William ~Iarshall, have to this my last will and tes­ tament set my hand a:nd sail the day and year above written. Witnesses present, WILLIAM MARSHALL. [Seal.] John McLean, James McLean. WESTMORELAND CouNTY, SS. I, David Cook, Register of Wills, &c., in and for said Co. do certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the will of William Marshall, dec'd, as of file in my office, and proven the 29th Aug. 1796, and ·recorded in Will Book No. 1, page 134. In testimony whereof I have thereunto set my hand and the seal of my office at Greens­ burg, the 18th day of December A. D. 1846. D. CooK, Register. JoHN 1fARSHALL, the eldest sop of Willi~m and Eliza­ beth (Armstrong) Marshall, was born n_ear -Marsh creek, in what is now Adams county, Pa., in 1750..

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