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Humphrey Marshall

Male 1722 - 1801  (79 years)


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  • Name Humphrey Marshall  [1
    Born 10 Oct 1722 
    Gender Male 
    Died 5 Nov 1801 
    Person ID I20951  default
    Last Modified 22 Aug 2006 

    Father Abraham Marshall, Sr.,   b. 1669, Gratton, Derbyshire Co, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 1767, Bradford Twp, Chester Co, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years) 
    Mother Mary Hunt,   b. 1682, Kent Co, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1769, Bradford Twp, Chester Co, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 17 Mar 1703  Darby Mtg, Darby, Chester Co, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F6896  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Minshall 
    Married 16 Sep 1788  Chester Co, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 13 Apr 2007 
    Family ID F7254  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S397] History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Everts, Louis H., (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Futhey & Cope, 1881 A history of Chestery County, Pennsylvania. On file at Chester County Historical Society, West Chester, Pennsylvania) (Reliability: 3).
      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.

    2. [S118] Early Church Records of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Volume 3: The Welsh Tract, Launey, John Pitts, (Westminster, Maryland : Willow Bend Books, 1997 (2005)), P 197 (Reliability: 3).
      Darby Monthly Meeting Marriages: Abraham Marshall of Darby, husbandman, and Mary Hunt, dau of James Hunt of Kingsess, Philadelphia Co, md. 17th da, 1st mo, 1702/1703