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MARSHALL
According to the book Planters of the Commonwealth, by
Charles E. Banks, 1930, Edmund Marshall, his wife Millicent, and Edmund their
son, were passengers on the ship Hopewell
from Weymouth England to New England on 8 May 1635.
Edmund Marshall became a member of the First Church of
Salem, Massachusetts on 8 January 1636/7 and his daughter, Naomi, was baptized
the same year. His wife, “Millisent” was
a member of the church on 31 December 1637.
By 1651 the Marshall family was in Manchester (between Beverly and
Gloucester), but probably went to church in Gloucester where Reverend Richard
Blinman was minister.
Many New England settlers arrived in groups with their
ministers from home. These “non-conforming”
preachers brought their flocks to New England, and you can trace their
parishioners moving around with them.
The “Blynman Party” came from Wales, arrived in Plymouth, and then
Gloucester, and moved to New London, Connecticut. On 13 February 1651/2 Edmund sold his land in
Salem, and was listed in New London in March. It is unknown whether or not Edmund Marshall
was from Blinman’s original home of Wales or not.
Edmund Marshall was back in Beverly soon after because he is
in the records as accusing several women of witchcraft in 1652. These charges were found to be false and he
was fined.
By 1663 he was living in Chebacco, a parish of Ipswich,
Massachusetts. Again, Edmund Marshall
was in court, and this time John Marshall sued Robert Cross for trespass, and
Cross countersued Thomas Varney (also my 9th great grandfather),
John Marshall (the son), Edmund Marshall, and William Warrener. (Robert Cross was married to my 8th
great aunt Hannah Jordan) In 1668 there
was another lawsuit involving their son-in-law Thomas Wells. Lots of family members deposed in these
suits, including my 8th great grandfather, Benjamin (1646 – 1716) –
the son of Edmund Marshall. These
lawsuits gave some great genealogical clues.
Lawsuits were also helpful telling me more about the next
generation, especially Benjamin Marshall.
His depositions gave his age, and where he lived over the years. Along with his brother, Edmund Jr., he was a
shipwright. He signed the petition supporting John and
Elizabeth Proctor during their arrest for witchcraft in 1692. Since many who supported the accused witches
found themselves also accused, it was a very gallant move. John Proctor is also my ancestor – my 9th
great grandfather.
Some sources for MARSHALL research:
New England Historic Genealogical Society Register, Volume 53 (1899) pages 185 -197 and 282- 294
History of Ipswich, Essex and Hamilton by Joseph B. Felt, 1834
Some Descendants of Nathaniel Woodward by Harold Edward
Woodward, Boston: NEHGS, 1984
My MARSHALL genealogy:
Generation 1: Edmund Marshall, born about 1598 and died 1673
in Salem, Massachusetts; married to Millicent Unknown. Seven children.
Generation 2: Benjamin Marshall, born between 12 and 18
April 1646 in Salem, Massachusetts, and died 25 November 1716 in Ipswich,
Massachusetts; married on 2 November 1677 in Ipswich to Prudence Woodward, the
daughter of Ezekiel Woodward and Anne Beamsley.
She was born on 4 April 1660 in Boston, Massachusetts and died 9 June
1732 in Ipswich. Nine children.
Generation 3: Benjamin Marshall, born 15 November 1684 in
Ipswich, and died 2 October 1747 in the Chebacco Parish of Ipswich; married
after 24 November 1711 in Ipswich to Bethiah Goodhue, daughter of William
Goodhue and Hannah Dane. She was born
about 1685 and died 28 March 1752 in Ipswich.
Five children.
Generation 4: Elizabeth Marshall, born 1715 and died 15
November 1801 in Ipswich; married on 25 September 1734 to David Burnham, son of
David Burnham and Elizabeth Perkins. He
was born 17 June 1714 in Ipswich and died 27 December 1802 in Ipswich. Twelve children.
Generation 5: Amos
Burnham, born 13 July 1735 in Ipswich, and died 28 November 1788 when he
drowned in Chebacco Pond; married on 27 January 1757 in Ipswich to Sarah
Giddings, the daughter of Thomas Giddings and Martha Smith. Sarah was born in 1737 and died 26 January
1782. Eleven children.
Generation 6: Judith Burnham, born 14 January 1782 in Essex
(Chebacco Parish) and died 26 October 1848 in Essex; married on 5 April 1799 in
Ipswich to Joseph Allen, son of Isaac Allen and Abigail Burnham. Joseph Allen was born 22 September 1776 in
the Chebacco Parish and died 24 March 1861 in Essex. Eleven children.
Generation 7: Joseph Allen, born 31 July 1801 in Chebacco
Parish and died 2 August 1894 in Beverly, Massachusetts; married on 28 October
1824 in Essex to Orpha Andrews, daughter of James Andrews and Lucy
Presson. She was born 3 February 1804
in the Chebacco Parish and died 20 April 1869 in Peabody, Massachusetts. Six
children.
Generation 8: Joseph Gilman Allen, born 22 May 1830 in Essex
and died 9 April 1908 in Essex; married on 23 May 1863 in Essex to Sarah
Burnham Mears, daughter of Samuel Mears and Sarah Ann Burnham. She was born 30 November 1844 in Essex and
died 4 March 1913 in Essex. Ten
children.
Generation 9: Joseph Elmer Allen, born 24 September 1870 in
Essex and died 12 March 1932 in the Masonic Home in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts;
married on 1 November 1892 in Essex to Carrie Maude Batchelder, daughter of
George E. Batchelder and Mary Katharine Emerson. She was born 22 September in Chichester, New
Hampshire, and died 21 January 1963 at the Sea View Convalescent and Nursing
Home, Rowley, Massachusetts. Five
children.
Generation 10: Stanley Elmer Allen, born 14 January 1904 in
Cambridge, Massachusetts and died 6 March 1982 in Beverly, Massachusetts;
married on 14 February 1925 in Hamilton, Massachusetts to Gertrude Matilda
Hitchings, daughter of Arthur Treadwell Hitchings and Florence Etta Hoogerzeil. She was born 1 August 1905 in Beverly and
died 3 November 2001 in Peabody. Seven children.
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