I have very little information on John Marshall except that he did live in Virginia and had several children. This family line has been thoroughly researched by others with several books written on the families. This family is not in direct decendancy for me but I put this information here for others.

1752 - Thomas Marshall lived near Germantown, Fauquier Co., VA.
Elizabeth Markham Marshall deeded 200 acres of land at "Oak Hill" in Fauquier Co.,. to Thomas Marshall, the eldest son after the death of his father This land was later sold when Thomas Marshall, the oldest and most prolific son, began moving westward first into Prince William County where four children were born and later into Kentucky. 1753- Thomas was made Agent for the Fairfax Estate. This implies that he was a surveyor and soldier.

1754 - Thomas Marshall married Mary Randolph Keith. She was the grand daughter of Thomas Randolph and Mary Randolph of Tuckahoe. Thomas Randolph was the brother of Thomas Jefferson's grandmother, Jane Randolph.

"Thomas Jefferson's mother was Jane Randolph, daughter of Isham Randolph of Turkey Island, thus the two Randolph girls were cousins. Thomas Jefferson was the grandson, and Chief Justice John Marshall the great grandson of Thomas and Mary Isham Randolph. While on the subject of Randolphs, let me say that the wife of Colonel Wm. Marshall, of Mecklenburg, was Lucy Gooke. Lucy's mother was Martha Jefferson, Aunt of Thomas Jefferson (her brother Co., Peter Jefferson being the father of Thomas Jefferson) This Colonel Wm. Marshall above mentioned was one of the N. C. patriots who in 1775 promulgated the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, and he was the grandson of Thomas Marshall, "the Cabinet Maker"...became a very prominent man in Virginia. He was two years older that George Washington, both born in Westmoreland County, and schoolmates. They were great friends and worked together as Surveyors on the Fairfax Estates, and later were officers (as Captain and Colonel ) in the French and Indian Wars.
[The Marshall's American Ancestory, records in the Tacoma Stake Branch Genealogical Library, Tacoma, WA]

Colonel Thomas Marshall later served as a Lieut. of Volunteers in the Virginia Militia. He assisted in the building of Fort Necessity. He was a Major of the "Culpepper Minute Men" during the Revolution. He eventually become a Colonel in the 3rd Virginia Cavalry. He was a member of the House of Burgesses when it declared Virginia independence.

In "The Hollow" in Prince William County, Thomas Marshall settled for several years where his first four children were born. [The Marshall's American Ancestory,unknown author. records in the Tacoma Stake Branch Genealogical Library, Tacoma, WA]

1773 - Thomas Marshall purchases 1700 acres from Thomas Turner. This land was a short distance from the land on which he was living called the "Hollow" in the Blue Ridge Valley.

As a resident of Kentucky he was a territorial delegate in the Virginia Legislature. They had fifteen children, the oldest of which became the third Chief Justice of the United States but one of the most influential.

1776 - John Marshall becomes involved in the War for Independence and earns the rank of Captain.

1779 - John Marshall attends William and Mary College in Williamsburg, VA. By 1882 he becomes a member of the Council of State of Virginia.

1783, 3 Jan. in Yorktown, Virginia - John Marshall, the eldest son, marries m. Mary Willis Ambler, daughter of Rebecca Burwell and Jaqueline Ambler, Treasurer of the state of Virginia.
John Marshall works his way up the governmental ladder. He is a member of the Constitutional Convention in 1788, an envoy to Paris in 1797, and a member of Congress in 1799.

1795, April 9 - John Markham Marshall marries Hester Morris. Hester's father, Robert Morris, was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. He also signed the U.S. Constitution. [Marshall Burke 1/03/03]

Colonial Families of the Southern States of America.
Paxton, W. M. The Marshall Family : or a Genealogical Chart of the Descendants of John Marshall and Elizabeth Markham, his Wife, Sketches of Individuals and Notices of Families Connected With Them, Platte City, Mo., Originally published by Robert Clark and Company, Cincinnati, 1885. Reprinted by Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore 1970, under sponsorship of Mr Robert M. Marshall, Sr., Laurel, Maryland. LCCN 77-128573.
Pickett, Stella. records of
Marshall Burke coorespondence, 1/03/03 , Marshall_Burke@cushwake.com
The Marshall's American Ancestory,unknown author. records in the Tacoma Stake Branch Genealogical Library, Tacoma, WA
Williams, E. Russ, Jr. The Kemp, Turner and Roberts Families on Little Silver Creek, Washington Parish Louisiana. 1992, Williams Genealogical Pub., 514 Cole Ave, Monroe, LA 71203

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