John Marsh^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1618 - 1688  (~ 70 years)

• Name	John Marsh
  Born	Apr 1618	Braintree, Essex, England   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  _COLOR	8
  _FSFTID	9HGY-4WZ
  _UID	4CCD2F1350E04066AA29BC4EE3855A481836
  Died	28 Sep 1688	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Buried	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut   [4]
  	in Palisado Cemetery
  Person ID	I1837	McPherson History
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2018

  
  

  Family	Ann Webster,   b. 29 Jul 1621, Cossington, Leicestershire, England ,   d. 6 Jun 1662, Hadley, Hartford, Connecticut  (Age 40 years)
  Married	1642	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut   [3]
  Children	1. John Marsh,   b. 1643, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut ,   d. 1 Aug 1727, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut  (Age 84 years)   2. Samuel Marsh,   b. 2 Aug 1645, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut ,   d. 7 Sep 1728, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts  (Age 83 years)   3. Joseph Marsh,   b. Jan 1647, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut ,   d. 1670  (Age ~ 22 years)   4. Grace Marsh,   b. 1648, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut ,   d. 31 May 1676, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts  (Age 28 years)   5. Isaac Marsh,   b. 15 Jul 1649, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut ,   d. 1727, Young Co., Texas  (Age 77 years)   6. Jonathan Marsh,   b. Sep 1649, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut ,   d. 1680  (Age ~ 30 years)   7. Daniel Marsh,   b. Abt 1653, Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts ,   d. 24 Feb 1725  (Age ~ 72 years)   8. Hannah Marsh,   b. 1656, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut ,   d. 1699, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut  (Age 43 years)
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2020
  Family ID	F470	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  He was an original proprietor of Hartford,CT in 1636, and also lived in Hadley and Northampton,MA. Son of John Marsh and Grace (Baldwin) Marsh. [The American Genealogist Volume 58, in which it states the parentage is proven by the will of Grace (Baldwin) Marsh where she mentions her son John 'now in New England'.] His first wife was Anne Webster Marsh. His second wife was Hepzibah Ford Lyman Marsh, the widow of Richard Lyman Jr, and the daughter of Thomas Ford and Elizabeth Charde Ford. He had a brother Joseph Marsh of Braintree, Co.Essex, England whose 1676 will was contested and whose estate was distributed to John Marsh's children, and a sister Lydia Marsh Martin, whose daughter Grace he and his second wife adopted. - findagrave.com The name of Marsh has been common in England ever since use of surnames. It is undoubtedly a place name. Families were numerous in counties Norfolk, Suffolk, Kent, York, and in Wiltshire and Ireland. Sir Thomas Marsh, who lived in 1660, bore these arms, which, with slight variations, were borne by many different families: Gules, a horse's head couped between three crosses bottonee fitchee argent. At least six immigrants of the name of Marsh came to New England. (I) John Marsh, the immigrant ancestor, was born in England, in 1618, and is said to have come to New England in to Cambridge. He is supposed to have gone with Hooker's company the next year to Hartford, where he became one of the first settlers. He had grants of land for himself and for others in 1639-40. His home lot was No. 16, on the north side of the stream that now runs through Bushnell Park, where Temple and Front streets now cross. He had other grants later, and was a proprietor of the common lands. He was a leading citizen of Hartford, one of the five higher magistrates in 1639 holding office until 1655, when he became deputy governor. After serving as governor in 1656 he resumed the office of magistrate, which he held until 1659. He removed at this time to Hadley, Massachusetts. He was dismissed from the Hartford church July 11, 1656, on account of church differences. He had lot No. 34 in Hadley, and was one of the selectmen in 1675. He was one of the original members of the Northampton church June 18, 1661. His will was dated March 3. 1687-88, and proved December 4, 1688. He married (first) Anne, daughter of Governor John Webster and his wife Agnes. She died June 9, 1662, and he married (second), October 7, 1664, Hepsibah, widow of Richard Lyman, and daughter of Thomas Ford, of Hartford. John Marsh died September 28, 1688, at Windsor, Connecticut, probably while on a visit to his daughter, Hannah Loomis. - unknown

  
  

• Sources

  [S194] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934. [S193] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934. Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934 [S231] Millennium File. [S208] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current.