Thomas Marshall

• Birth Notes
  • B: Bef. 1686

• Death Notes
  • D: Bef. 17 Mar 1763

• General Notes
  • 11-21,1709, he was appointed administrator of the estate of Thomas Edwards deceased.
    2-4-1720, The will of Samuel Clewly was exhibited by Thomas Marshall before the court. Martin Wells became his surety to the amount of $150.00.
    3-2-1720 he filed he filed his first account of the estate of Samuel Clewly.,
    2-19-1731, Thomas Marshall deeded to William Marshall 51 acres of Cox's Choice; and on the same date 67 acres to Elizabeth Austin.
    9-23-1745, Thomas Marshall and Henry Hardesty were sureties for Samuel Austin, the surviving executor of Henry Austin, Sen. late of Calvert Co. deceased.
    3-24-1760, The bond of Thomas Marshall, Sen., in the amount of $100.00 as the administrator of the estate of Gideon Wyley, late of Calvert Co., was filed at the Prerogative Court, 5-27-1760, he filed an account of theWyley estate.
    The Debt books of Calvert County, beginning in 1753, show that Thomas Marshall had "Coxes Choise" as his dwelling-plantation. This tract he had inherited from his step-father. It lay on the east side of the Patuxent River at the head of a main branch of Wadsworth Creek in All Saints Parish, the northern portion of the county. Thomas Marshall paid quit rents on this tract through the year 1763, when the rents were assumed by his son and heir.
    Thomas Marshall was a member of All Saints Church, and on 1-5-1711, at a meeting of the vestry, it was ordered that Thomas Marshall, John Peacock, and Samuel Fowler, Sr., have the pew "where the old passage was." each paying Mr. Sturmy 200 pounds of tobacco. 7-7-1720, he was warden, and was present at a vestry meeting. In 1730 he was chosen tobacco teller, in 1753 he was one of the inspectors for Lower Marlboro warehouse.
    Margaret, the wife of Thomas Marshall having died, he married Mary ???,who survived him and later moved to Kent Co., DE.
    Thomas Marshall died intestate in 1763. On March 17 of that year, letters of administration were issued to Samuel Austin, with James Gibson and John Gibson as sureties with bond amounting to 500 pounds.April 14the estate was appraised by Richard Ward and William Dare, personal effects amounting to 109 3s, and 8d. June 20 an inventory was filed bythe administrator, Ann Wyley and Mary Stone signed as nearest of kin. The list includes livestock, grain, farm implements, household furniture, nails were counted, 811 in all. At the last:
    1sickly Negro woman Rachel abot 43 yrs. old-8
    1 Negro boy Ben about 10 yrs old-28
    Samuel Austin died in 1765 before completing his work as administrator.His wife Elizabeth Austinm was appointed in his place. She filed an account on 9-18-1766. It appears that she too did not complete the work,for on 2-9-1768, Charles Grahame, as administrator, filed an account.
    Mary Marshall, daughter of Thomas and Margaret Marshall, married John Stone. They lived at the "Defence" which Mary had inherited from her step-grandfather, Samuel Clewly. John's will, probated 3-8-1764, names their nine children. The will was witnessed by Samuel and Elizabeth Austin.
    
    
    THOMAS MARSHALL
    (16--1763)
    Thomas Marshall, son of William and Elizabeth ( ) Marshall, was born before 1687 in Calvert County. He was reared by his step-father, Samuel Clewly. He married Margaret (???).
    Nov. 21, 1709, he was appointed administrator of the estate of Thomas Edwards, deceased.
    
    Feb. 4, 1720, the will of Samuel Clewly was exhibited by Thomas Marshall before the court. Martin Wells became his surety to the amount of oe150.
    
    Mar. 2, 1720, he filed his first account of the estate of Samuel Clewly.
    
    Feb. 19, 1731, Thomas Marshall deeded to William Marshall 51 acres of Cox's Choice; and on the same date 67 acres to Elizabeth Austin.
    
    Sept. 23, 1745, Thomas Marshall and Henry Hardesty were sureties for Samuel Austin, the surviving executor of Henry Austin, Sen., late of Calvert County, deceased.
    Mar. 24, 1760, the bond of Thomas Marshall, Sen., in the amount of oe100 as the administrator of the estate of Gideon Wyley, late of Calvert County, was filed at the Prerogative Court. May 27, 1760, he filed an account of the Wyley estate.
    
    The Debt Books of Calvert County, beginning in 1753, show that Thomas Marshall had "Coxes Choyce" as his dwelling-plantation. This tract he had inherited from his step-father. It lay on the east side of the Patuxent River at the head of a main branch of Wadsworth Creek in All Saints Parish, the northern portion of the county. Thomas Marshall paid quit rents on this tract through the year 1763, when the rents were assumed by his son and heir.
    
    Thomas Marshall was a member of All Saints church, and on Jan. 5, 1711, at a meeting of the vestry, it was ordered that Thomas Marshall, John Peacock, and Samuel Fowler, Sr., have the pew "where the old passage was," each paying Mr. Sturmy 200 pounds of tobacco. July 7, 1720, he was warden, and was present at a vestry meeting. In 1730 he was chosen tobacco teller; in 1753 he was one of the inspectors for Lower Marlboro warehouse.
    
    See Vestry Proceedings of All Saints Parish, 1702-1753, at the Historical Society in Baltimore.
    
    Margaret, the wife of Thomas Marshall having died, he married Mary (???) who survived him and later moved to Kent County, Delaware.
    
    Thomas Marshall died intestate in 1763. On March 17 of that year, letters of administration were issued to Samuel Austin, with James Gibson and John Gibson as sureties with bond amounting to five hundred pounds. April 14 the estate was appraised by Richard Ward and William Dare, personal effects amounting to oe109 3s, and 8d. June 20 an inventory was filed by the administrator. Ann Wyley and Mary Stone signed as nearest of kin. The list includes livestck, grain, farm implements, household furniture. Nails were counted, 811 in all. At the last:
    
    1 sickly Negro woman Rachel about 43 years old--oe8.
    
    1 Negro Boy Ben about 10 years old--oe28.
    
    Samuel Austin died in 1765 before completing his work as administrator. His wife, Elizabeth Austin, was appointed in his place. She filed an account on Sept. 18, 1766. See Accounts, Liber 55, Folios 148, 149, 150. It appears that she too did not complete the work, for on Feb. 9, 1768, Charles Grahame, as administrator, filed an account.
    
    Mary Marshall, daughter of Thomas and Margaret Marshall, married John Stone. They lived at the "Defence" which Mary had inherited from her step-grandfather, Samuel Clewly. John's will, probated Mar. 8, 1764, names their nine children. The will was witnessed by Samuel and Elizabeth Austin.
    
    Mrs. Ida Shirk of Washington, D. C., a direct descendant of Mary Marshall and John Stone, furnished some of the earliest records of the Marshalls of Calvert County.

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