Hezekiah Marks (abt. 1704 - 1788)

Born about 1704 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts

Husband of Judith (Hayward) Marks — married 23 Apr 1734 in Brookfield, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 6 Sep 1788 at about age 84 in Western (now Warren), Worcester, Massachusetts

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Biography

Hezekiah Marks was born probably about 1704 in Brookfield, Massachusetts, the fifth child and second son of Joseph Marks. He married Judith Hayward on April 23rd, 1734, where they had at least 5 children:

• Adonijah (b 1734)
• Eunice (b 1737)
• Mary (b 1740)
• Martha (b 1744)
• Miriam (b 1748)

Three children have been floated as possible children

• Judith, who m. John Bellows 14 March 1786
• Olive, who m. Richard Mason 2 November 1771 at Warren
• Sally, who married Elisha Orcutt on May 10th, 1787 in Brimfield, Massachusetts.

Birth

Sources

• Dutchess County, NY: The Settlers of the Beekman Patent (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2016), https://www.americanancestors.org/DB409/i/13283/465/24800088, (Orig. Pub. by Frank J. Doherty, Pleasant Valley, NY. Frank J. Doherty, The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York: An Historical and Genealogical Study of All the 18th Century Settlers in the Patent, ten volumes. 1990–2003, page 465). Accessed 20 March 2023.

• "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGN3-XFQP : 28 November 2017), Hezekiah Marks, died 06 Sep 1788; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Pine Grove Cemetery, Warren, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

• Mormon Ancestral File

• Conveyance of land. Joseph Marks to Hezekiah Marks, Blacksmith. Signed and sealed, 6 Dec 1732; witnessed 15 July 1736; recorded 23 July 1736. Witnesses Joseph Marks Jr., Richard Marks, and Ephraim Hayward. Worcester Co., Mass., Deeds, Vo. 8 p. 119. (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99ZH-VVLT?i=64&wc=MCBL-K2S%3A361612201%2C361774901&cc=2106411), digital image 65 of 649.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126471810/hezekiah_marks