John Marshall

Born [date unknown] in Blackwatertown, parish of Clonfeacle, county Armagh, Ireland [uncertain]

Ancestors

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Biography

John Marshall was likely born at Blackwatertown in the county of Armagh. He was the son of Joseph Marshall and Ann Huggins of Blackwatertown, parish of Clonfeacle, county Armagh.^[1] On the 1st June 1773, John's father Joseph Marshall, of Blackwatertown, county Armagh, merchant, executed a deed with John Simpson of Ballyards, co. Armagh, merchant, second part; Thomas Simpson of Munnycuin [Moneyquin], co. Armagh, jun., and Thomas Simpson of Ballyards, merchant, third part; in anticipation of the intended marriage between John Marshall of Blackwatertown, merchant, and Jane Simpson, spinster, daughter of John Simpson.^[2][3] John Marshall removed to Armagh late in life and appears to have died sometime between 1793–1802. One Armagh Diocesan Will index entry states, "John Marshall, Armagh, 1793;"^[4] and in his compilation entitled, "Index to Prerogative Wills of Ireland, 1536–1810," Vickers included an entry for John Marshall of Armagh, 1802.^[5] Thomas Knox Hannington, Esq., was the executor of Mr Marshall's will.^[6]

Research notes

• The year of death is estimated because there are two index entries for wills proved for a John Marshall of Armagh: the first was proved in 1793, and the second in 1802. It isn't certain whether Mr. Marshall died c.1793 or c.1802. He may have died in 1793, with the estate requiring that length of time to administer (which was not unusual). No reference was found to the death or burial of John Marshall in the Church of Ireland's registers for the parish of Armagh (for which there is a gap between 1775–1804)—which information might have resolved this research question.^[7]~Kilpatrick-1128 Neither was a headstone found Mr Marshall (or his wife, Jane) during a tour of graveyards in the parish of Clonfeacle, and in the city of Armagh.~Kilpatrick-1128 (Autumn, 2017)
• The Huggins and Marshall families of the parish of Aghaloo, county Tyrone, Ireland, have been researched to the early 1700s at the PRONI in Belfast and other archives; additional data input to this profile by A. Kilpatrick is pending.

Sources

1. ↑ The Belfast News-Letter, 12 July 1776. Notice to creditors and debtors, in the matter of the estate of the late Mr Joseph Marshall, Blackwatertown, county Armagh, who deputed John Marshall and Joseph Marshall, jun., his son and son-in-law (respectively) as executors; finding aid from the Belfast News-Letter Index, hosted by the University of Louisiana, online at www.ucs.louisiana.edu/bnl/; transcript by Alison Kilpatrick 2008-08-23, from microfilm held at St Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2. ↑ Registry of Deeds, Ireland. Memorial no. 298-71-196541: Joseph Marshall of Blackwatertown, co. Armagh, merchant, first part; John Simpson of Ballyards, co. Armagh, merchant, second part; Thomas Simpson of Munnycuin [Moneyquin], co. Armagh, jun., and Thoams Simpson of Ballyards, merchant, third part; in anticipation of the intended marriage between John Marshall of Blackwatertown, merchant, and Jane Simpson, spinster, daughter of John Simpson, both of the fourth part (dated 1 June 1773; registered 19 June 1773). Original record: Registry of Deeds, Ireland (Henrietta Street, Dublin). Microfilm copy held by the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah (FHL film no. 531671) transcribed by Alison Kilpatrick, and submitted to www.irishdeedsindex.net, 2016-11-28.
3. ↑ Church of Ireland. Marriage Licence Bonds, 1727-1845. Diocese of Armagh. Microfilm copy held by the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah (FHL film no. 100859); transcribed by Judy Bingham, California, USA (2005-12-13); confirmed by Alison Kilpatrick to digital copies held by findmypast.co.uk (accessed 2016-02-01, by subscription).
4. ↑ Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Belfast. Armagh Diocesan Wills: John Marshall, Armagh, 1793. Index online in the PRONI's name search facility, apps.proni.gov.uk (acccessed 2014-03-19).
5. ↑ Vicars, Sir Arthur. Index to the Prerogative Wills of Ireland, 1536-1810. Dublin, 1897. Reprinted at Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1967, 1989. Digital copy online, ancestry.ca (accessed by subscription, 2014-04-03).
6. ↑ Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Belfast. eCatalogue entry: Assignment of mortgage from Thomas Knox Hannington Esq., executor of the will of John Marshall, deceased, 1st part; John Atkinson Esq., Kilmore, Co. Armagh, 2nd part; Henry Lewis Steiglitz Esq., Lewishill, Armagh, 3rd part; to Joseph Atkinson Esq., Crowhill, Co. Armagh and John O'Donnell, Summer Island, Co. Armagh, 4th part; of Aghory and Moyraverty, Co. Armagh. Consideration £1500. Online in the PRONI's eCatalogue, apps.proni.gov.uk (acccessed 2014-03-19).
7. ↑ Church of Ireland. Parish of Armagh, Diocese of Armagh. Microfilm copies of church registers held by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (Belfast), PRONI ref. MIC583/12-14; studied by Alison Kilpatrick, October 2017.