Samuel Thomas Marsh

GEDCOM Note

<p>[g675.ftw]</p><p><p></p></p><p><p>THE HERITAGE OF YADKIN COUNTY, published by The Yadkin County Historical Society, Yadkinville, NC 27055 1981. In the Census of Surry Co. 1810, Samuel is listed as being 50 years old or older. So he was born about 1760 or earlier. It is possible that he came from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Surry County. On the Yadkin Co. Historical Land Grant Map there is a John Marsh with a Grantin 1787 (B-1). Was John the father of Samuel?</p><p><p></p></p><p><p>SRCE: Harold C. Marsh, Nashville, TN (a descendant): Margaret( she spelled her last name Write), and Samuel Marsh left Surry County in 1810. By this time they had eight children. Land transactions recorded in the University of KY Library, Lexington, KY, show that Samuel Marsh bought land June 10, 1811, in Harrison Co. KY. (Deed Book 3, pp. 353 and 354). They settled near New Liberty, Harrison Co., KY, where two more children were born. It appears that Samuel died in Harrison Co. about 1815. There is a record regarding the Samuel Marsh heirs dated May 13, 1817. Margaret was left alone to rear her large family. She was living in 1821.</p><p></p>