John Marion (abt. 1709 - 1739)

Born about 1709 in St. James, Goose Creek Parish, Berkeley County, Province of Carolina

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Died Feb 1739 at about age 30 in St. John's Parish, Berkeley County, Province of South Carolina

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Biography

John Marion was a son of a Huguenot emigrant (1540-1790).

John Marion was the first-born son of French Huguenot immigrant Benjamin Marion and his 2nd wife, named "Mary" (Unknown). His parents married around 1708 or 1709, and John was born shortly afterwards, about 1709, at their plantation at the head of Goose Creek, called St. James, in Goose Creek Parish, Berkeley County, South Carolina.

John Marion had a plantation in St. John's Parish, Berkeley County, South Carolina. He married a woman named Frances Wickham around 1730 and they had 4 children:^[1]

Marriage:

Husband: John Marion

Wife: @I190@

1. John Jr Marion, d: 1780 in Craven Co., SC
2. Ann Marion
3. Francis Marion
4. Mary Marion

John Marion wrote his will on 23 February 1739 and it was proven on 5 March 1739, indicating he died at the end of February 1739, in St. John's Parish, Berkeley County, South Carolina Province. He was about 30 years old.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S5
2. ↑ "The Marion Family," article by Charles J. Colcock, in Transaction of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina, 1909, pp. 37 ff.

• Source: S5 Thames Information Letter by: Jaqueline (Thames) Baker. From: Jaqueline Wade Thames - Great Grand daughter of Benjamin Margaret Thames. Aka Mrs. Douglas Baker, 523 Benton Dr., Sumter, S.C. 2915; tel. 803-773-7708. The letter includes Thames, Gibson, Marion, Ervine, Miles, Stukes and Walker genealogies. Copies of the letter and genealogies are in the Hudson File in possession of Cheryl Hudson Passey.
• "Descendants of Benjamin Marion" on Genealogy.com: John Marion

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Cheri Passey for creating WikiTree profile Marion-206 through the import of wikipaternal.ged on Sep 16, 2013.
• Marion-549 was created by Karen Allman through the import of Allman Family Tree - Wiki Skel.ged on Oct 24, 2016.
• A WikiTree profile for this person was created fromFirst-hand information as remembered by Jim Dukes, Saturday, July 26, 2014.
• NOTE: Mary McIlroy is listed on same census page

Ebenr Singleton Residence: Aug 4 1800 - Waccamaw, Georgetown District, South Carolina, USA Census: tTownship:WaccamawSeries:M32Image:24 tCounty:Georgetown DistrictRoll:49 tState:South CarolinaFrame:181424 tDate:Aug 4 1800Sheet:376