Mary Willis (Ambler) Marshall (abt. 1766 - 1831)

Born about 18 Mar 1766 in Yorktown, York, Virginia, Colonial America

Ancestors

Wife of John Marshall — married 3 Jan 1783 in Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 25 Dec 1831 at about age 65 in Richmond, Madison, Virginia, USA

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Biography

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.

Birth

18 MAR 1766 Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States^[1][2][3]

Record ID Number: MH:IF2684

Record ID Number: MH:IF104

Death

25 DEC 1831 Richmond, Virginia, USA

Age: 65^[2][3]

Record ID Number: MH:IF105

25 DEC 1831 Richmond, Madison, Virginia, USA

Age: 65

Cause: Natural / Old Age^[1]

Record ID Number: MH:IF2685

Burial

1831 Richmond, Henrico, VA

Record ID Number: MH:IF8027

Note

Note:

Mary's father had been one of Yorktown's wealthiest men but the war had ruined him financially. The family had taken a small tenement apartment next to the headquarters of Colonel Thomas Marshall who extended his protection

Mary became an invalid soon after she was married

Thomas Jefferson, who called her the "Fair Belinda." Her spurn of Jefferson to marry Ambler may have led to some hostility between Jefferson and Marshall later in life.

Note:

Family tradition relates that John Marshall fell in love with Mary Ambler soon after meeting her. After spending time with her at many dances, Marshall asked the sixteen year old to marry him. Becoming flustered, Mary refused. She quickly realized her error and sent a cousin riding after Marshall to give him a lock of her hair. Marshall returned the lock of hair, entwined with a lock of his own, which was encased in a locket. They were soon married after a short courtship.

Mary Marshall wore the locket until shortly before her death in 1831. She gave the locket back to Marshall who wore it as a reminder of her until his death in 1835. He wrote a year after her death "I have lost her! And with her I have lost the solace of my life! Yet she remains still the companion of my retiredhours--still occupies my inmost bosom. When I am alone and unemployed, my mind unceasingly turns to her."

Note: Daughter of the state treasure.

Record ID Number

MH:I1125

MH:I47

Mary was born in 1766. She passed away in 1831. ^[4]

Burial

Shockhoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia, United States

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Source: #S1 Database online. Record for Jacquelin Ambler Quality: 0
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Source: #S1 Database online. Record for Edward Carrington Marshall Quality: 0
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Source: #S1 Database online. Record for Mary Willis Ambler Quality: 0
4. ↑ Source will be added by Calvin Davis Jr. by 3 Jan 2018.

• WikiTree profile Willis Ambler-1 created through the import of 46l4cb_2617164eb9pf478824cdl0.ged on Oct 17, 2012 by John Drinkwater.

• WikiTree profile Ambler-86 created through the import of 46l4cb_2617164eb9pf478824cdl0.ged on Oct 17, 2012 by John Drinkwater.

• Source: S1 Record ID Number: MH:S1 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA;

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10713620/mary-willis-marshall : accessed 07 September 2021), memorial page for Mary Willis “Polly” Ambler Marshall (13 Mar 1766–25 Dec 1831), Find A Grave: Memorial #10713620, citing Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Rebecca Emmett (contributor 46624603) .

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