Elihu Marvin (1719 - 1803)

Born 10 Oct 1719 in Norwalk Twp., Fairfield Co., Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Yelverton) Marvin — married 1744 in Oxford, Chenango, New York, British Colonial America

Descendants

Died 17 Aug 1803 at age 83 in Blooming Grove, Orange, New York

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Biography

Elihu was born 10 October 1719 in Norwalk Twp., Fairfield Co., Connecticut Colony.^[1] Son of John Marvin & Mary Beers, dying in the 84th year of his age.

Elihu and Abigail had ten children as noted in the Morton family genealogy.

Lieutenant Colonel Elihu Marvin served with Orange County New York Militia during the American Revolution.

Elihu Marvin is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A074652.

Elihu attained the rank of Lt. Col. during the American Revolution: New York in the Revolution, pages 57,146,157,281,289.

The following narrative was published in "Descendants of Reinold and Matthew Marvin of Hartford, CT., 1638 and 1635 Sons of Edward Marvin, of Great Bentley, England" by George Franklin Marvin & William T.R. Marvin (1904):

"He resided in Oxford village, in the township of Cornwall, Orange co., where he was fence viewer and one of the overseers of the poor in 1765; he signed the "Association Pledge" there, dated 29 April, 1775, opposing arbitrary acts of Great Britain. (This Pledge has numerous Marvin signatures, and is printed in full in Hist, of Orange co., 97-8.)

In 1775, he was chairman of the Committee of Safety and Observation of Cornwall; in 1777, one of the "Committee men" under whose charge town meetings were held; in 1778, Judge of the Orange County Court of Common Pleas; in 1779, one of the Commissioners who tried and convicted the notorious Claudius B. Smith and others, who had robbed and murdered patriots in Orange co. He was active in the Revolution, serving as lieut-colonel of Col. Jesse Woodhull's reg't from Orange co. (commissioned 21 Feb., 1778) and in other capacities. When the people of New York were called on, in May, 1780, to loan money to the State, to aid in putting the army in proper condition to co-operate with the French, who were then about to arrive, Elihu and his son Elihu, Jr., were among the subscribers.

In July, 1780, he was one of the Orange co. committee appointed by the Legislature to collect clothing for the troops. He was also one of the Commissioners of Sequestration, to sell the property of "disaffected persons" in Orange co.

25 Dec, 1793, Elihu and John Marvin (perhaps sons of Gen. Elihu), both of Oxford, in the "town of New Cornwall, for the advantage and accommodation of the inhabitants of the people of Oxford, and for the purpose of building a school-house" thereon, deed to the free-holders a piece of land. An obituary published soon after his decease said, that "few have been more useful to society than he... . He served as judge of the court, was a colonel and general in the militia, and a deacon in the church. His funeral sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Crane from Job xix: 25."

His tombstone bears the following lines:

Once I was young and well my health was found
But now my limbs lie mouldering- under ground.
As I am now you likely soon will be
Be wise prepare for death and follow me.
My blest Redeemer lives and with his watchfull eyes
Takes constant care of all my dust, 'till he shall bid it rise"

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S1

• Source: S1 "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F745-9B2 : 3 December 2014), Elihu Marven, 10 Oct 1719; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
• Descendants of Reinold and Matthew Marvin of Hartford CT., 1638 and 1635 by George Franklin Marvin of New York and William T. R. Marvin of Boston. T. R. Marvin and Sons, Publishers, 73 Federal Street, Boston, 1904. (Matthew Marvin line starts on page 287 (actual book page); page 298 digitized page) This is a well-documented, well-sourced book with cites to church and town records both in England and in America; indexed and partially searchable) https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=Gc81AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en&pg=GBS.PP1
• Genealogical Notes and Anecdotes, Fowler Mallett, 1953
• Find A Grave: Memorial #51839307