Thomas Marvel (1761 - abt. 1836)

Born 8 Mar 1761 in Sussex, Delaware

Ancestors

Husband of Priscilla (Harris) Marvel — married about 18 Oct 1784 in Sussex, Delaware

Descendants

Died about 4 Sep 1836 at about age 75 in Sussex, Delaware

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Biography

Thomas was born about 1761 in Sussex County, Delaware^[1]. He was the eldest of seven sons of Philip P. Marvel and Comfort (Rodney)Marvel. Thomas married Priscilla (Prissa) Harris on October 18, 1784. They had six children before Prissa died in 1795: Lemuel, Abraham Harris, Edward, Rhoda Pensa, Stephen Mitchell, and Benton Harris Marvel. He married second, Leah Jones on January 11, 1796, and they were the parents of five children: Jacob, Prissa, Aaron, Nancy, and Eliza Marvel. Leah died in 1808, and Thomas was married a third time to Andasiah McCalley Truitt on August 28, 1808. They had no children.^[2] Thomas lived in Broadkill Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware for much of his life. In his later years, he apparently ran a tavern for he was listed in 1823 and following years among those recommended to the Governor by the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace for licenses "...to keep houses of public entertainment in the County of Sussex." ^[3]

Thomas passed away about 1836. The abstract of his will (Thomas Marvil of Broadkill Hundred) was recorded in November 1829, and mentions his son Aaron, daughter Eliza, and wife, Andasiah, as well as a "granddaughter," Betsy B. Carroll. The will was probated on November 15, 1836. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YQ2-XMN?cc=1447341&wc=QZ7W-LDS%3A38342001%2C52242302 : 20 May 2021), Birth Records > Birth and Baptism Index, c 1700-1960, McNair - Melson > image 2262 of 3444; Delaware Public Archives, Dover.
2. ↑ For marriages and children: Information on Thomas Marvel Jr.. Pdf of descendants at the bottom of the page. Alan Marvel, copywright, 2023.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Delaware Governor's Register 1674-1851, Volume I [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. City Information, Image 20 /570. Original data: Governor's Register: State of Delaware. Wilmington, DE, USA: Press of the Star Publishing Co., 1926.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Delaware, Wills and Probate Records, 1676-1971 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Sussex, Will Abstracts, Vol 4, 1700s-1800s. Image 446/544. Original data: Delaware County, District and Probate Courts.

Other:

• Descendants of John (Marvell) Marvel