Rash's Surname Index
Notes for John MARSHALL
John Marshall, the pioneer ancestor of the subject of this sketch, came to Pennsylvania from the parish of Elton, County Derby, England, about 1686, and settled in Blockley township, Philadelphia county. He was a member of the Society of Friends and one of the early members of Darby Meeting, where he proposed intentions of marriage with Sarah Smith, who had come to Darby with her brother, Thomas Smith, from Croxton, County Leicester, England. Their marriage, December 19, 1688, was the first one solemnized in the Darby Meeting House after its erection. On his marriage John Marshall located in Darby township, then Chester, now Delaware county. He purchased a farm on Cobb's Creek, in Upper Darby in 1689 and added to it an additional plantation of 150 acres in 1692. He continued to own to his death 110 acres in Blockley, which he devised to his widow. He was an overseer of Darby Monthly Meeting, and active in local affairs, holding a number of township offices. He died November 13, 1729, and his wife Sarah survived until July 16, 1749. His will refers to Abraham Marshall, of West Bradford, Chester county, as "Cousin."
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