Anthony James Marshall (1738 - 1829)

Born Nov 1738 in Ipswich, Massachusetts

Husband of Rachael (Morse) Marshall — married 3 Dec 1761 in Walpole, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 1 Apr 1829 at age 90 in Marshalltown, Digby, Nova Scotia

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Biography

Anthony Marshal, recorded as a son of William, was born in Ipswich, Massachusetts, in November 1738 (day of month not in record).^[1][2]

Anthony James Marshall was born in November 1738 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Mass., the second child of William and Elizabeth (Nason) Marshall. He belonged to the fifth generation of Marshalls in North America, a descendant of John Marshall who came to Massachusetts Bay Colony on the ship 'Hopewell' in 1635.

Anthony apparently served with the New England militia who fought under General Wolfe in the British capture of New France. His name appears on a return dated 9 April 1759 of men enlisted or impressed for service in Colonel Francis Brinley's Regiment for the invasion of Canada, age 20, resident of Walpole, Mass.

Along with his parents and several brothers, Anthony moved to Nova Scotia in the early 1760s, part of the wave of settlers known as the New England Planters. Based on land and children's birth records, he and his wife Rachael lived in the following places:

Granville Township, Annapolis County, early 1760s – 1785 Wilmot Township, Annapolis County, 1785 – 1790 Digby Township, (in what is now) Digby County, 1790 – death

The rural agricultural community where he last settled was subsequently named Marshalltown after him. Marshalltown is best known today as the home of the celebrated twentieth century folk artist Maud Lewis.

Anthony married (1) Rachael Morse, daughter of Josiah and Mary (Robbins) Morse on 3 December 1761 in Walpole, Norfolk Co., Mass. They had 8 children: Joseph (b. 1763), Abigail (b. 1765), Richard (b. 1768), Isaac (b. 1770), Rachel (b. 1771), Mary Polly (b. 1773), William (b. 1776) and Solomon (b. 1779). Rachael died on 12 May 1825.

Anthony married (2) Martha Inglis, widow of Thomas Bacon, on 25 July 1826 in Digby, Digby Co., N.S. She died in 1830. ^[3]

Anthony Marshall died on 1 April 1829, probably at Marshalltown, Digby Co., N.S.

Sources: A Genealogy and History of the Chute Family in America (1894) A Geography and History of the County of Digby (1900) History of the County of Annapolis (1897) Marshall Family website (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wtm&id=I11711), accessed June 2013 Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (vol. I) (1910) Vital Records of Walpole, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (1902)

He passed away in 1829. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Ipswich, vol. 1, page 263.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZKS-79D : 4 December 2014), Anthony Marshal, Nov 1738; citing IPSWICH,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873749 IT 4.
3. ↑ MARRIAGE RECORDS OF ANNAPOLIS and DIGBY COUNTIES, NOVA SCOTIA compiled and contributed by Wayne W. Walker, Ottawa, Ontario 1750-1800 Records 44. Married 1764. No date, Anthony MARSHALL, AND Rachel. See source for children. ("Old" Granville Township Book, handwritten copy on microfilm at PAC, pages 18, 356, 373; not in other Granville Township Book, at Halifax) Married 1764, Anthony MARSHALL, AND Rachel MORSE. (IGI) Married 1764, Anthony MARSHALL, AND Rachel MORSE. They lived at Marshalltown, Digby County. Rachel died in 1825, aged 70. Anthony married (2nd) in 1826, Margera (INGLES) BACON, widow of Thomas BACON. See source for children. (The Genealogies of The Chute Family in America (1894), Marshall Family, by Wm. E. Chute, page cxv-cxvi)
4. ↑ Entered by Becky Syphers, Jan 22, 2013

• Source for Marriage: Vital Records of Walpole, Massachusetts
• Source for death: "Wright: P&P of N.S."
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111655598/anthony-james-marshall
• Four Nova Scotia Families: Hennigar, Elliott, Harvey, Chipman https://www.hhennigar.ca/getperson.php?personID=I47620&tree=1
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGM-JH2P : 6 March 2021), Anthony James Marshall, ; Burial, Marshalltown, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada, Saint Paul's Cemetery; citing record ID 111655598, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Acknowledgments

• Based on research by Beck Nally to confirm family tradition. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Becky and others.