The Marshes followed the Wiggins to Smith County, Tx. In Texas, as well as large plantations, the Wiggins and Marshes had other businesses. The Wiggins started a drug business. The Marshes had a general merchandizing business on the side.

Sara Marsh Wiggin's son Lt. Thomas Wiggins was a pharmacist. He served with Peter Marsh and then Capt. Bryan Marsh, Jr., in company C, 17th Texas Cavalry. He did not survive the war. He held 7 slaves in 1860.

Sara Marsh Wiggins is buried here. This cemetery is on what used to be Wiggins or Marsh plantation land. The Peter Marsh buried here is the uncle and namesake of my cousin's 2nd grt-grand Peter Marsh, and his great-grandfather is buried in Novarro Co also.

Tx.http://www.rootsweb.com/~txsmith/Cemeteries/Restoration/Marsh/marwig.html

Sara Marsh Wiggins has been in that ground for 146 years--next to a run down old auto repair garage. There are prominent Wiggins descendants in the area today. Don't know about Marsh descendants today in that area.

William Wiggins:

ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/smith/bios/oldsett/wiggins.txt Mike's 2nd g-grand "Sumter" Bryan Marsh, Sr m. Rebecca Waller Jones Father of Civil War Col. Bryan Marsh, Jr., and my cousin 2nd grt-grnd Pvt. Peter Marsh, who was the father of Stella Ann Marsh, his grandmother. ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/smith/bios/oldsett/bmarshsr.txt

William Wiggins m. Sarah Marsh: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=allison1&id=I4305 Click on "Pedigree" in minu for his father. He died in 1864 NOT 1846.

William Wiggins III was born 7 Jun 1791 in Sampson Co,NC, and died 1846? in Mt. Carmel,Smith Co,TX. He was buried in Marsh-Wiggins Cem,Mt. Carmel,Smith Co,TX. He is on a Smith County Slave Schedule in 1860. He's buried in the Marsh-Wiggins Cemetery in Mt. Carmel, Smith Co., Texas, with his wife Sarah Marsh. She was born 2 Aug 1805 in Franklin Co,NC, and died 7 Jan 1858 in Mt. Carmel,Smith Co,TX. She was buried in Marsh-Wiggins Cem,Mt. Carmel,Smith Co,TX. dau. of Darius (1772-1841) Marsh and Sarah Shamburger.

William Wiggins III - Parents: Father: William Wiggins Jr. b: 1755 in Halifax Co,NC Mother: Elizabeth Cooper b: 1759 in Duplin Co,NC

Marraige Informatioin: Marriage 1 Sarah Marsh b: 2 Aug 1805 in Franklin Co,NC Married: 24 Jul 1820 in Clarke Co,AL

FYI: The other Marshes in the cemetery are the family of Peter Marsh, the namesake and uncle of my cousin's great-grandfather Peter Marsh. "Uncle" Peter was named after Sarah Shamburger Marsh's father Peter Shamburger.

The Cemetery: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txsmith/Cemeteries/Restoration/Marsh/marwig.html Marsh-Wiggins Cemetery

The Marsh-Wiggins Cemetery is located on the Sand Flat Road. You can get there by going from Tyler out Hwy 271 to FM 2015. Turn left and continue until you pass over I-20. Go 1.4 miles and turn right on the Sand Flat Road. The cemetery will be 1.5 miles on the right side of the road. It is located adjoining a building that was used for a car repair garage but has been abandoned. It is very overgrown and you will miss it if you are not careful.

The Marsh-Wiggins Cemetery There are some nice tombstones in the cemetery. The cemetery is very grown up and needs cleaning up. We visited the cemetery in February 2001 and some of these pictures were taken then and some were taken in August 2002. It is difficult to find the cemetery unless you know where it is located. there are many Marsh and Wiggins descendants who still live in Smith County. Are they aware of this cemetery and much it needs some "tender loving care"?

This seems to be the family cemetery of Peter and Margaret Peggy) Marsh and William and Sarah Marsh Wiggins

Known children of Peter & Margaret
James P. Marsh
William H. Marsh

Known children of William & Sarah
John M. Wiggins
Thomas Wiggins
Edmund B. Wiggins
Mary E. Wiggins
Peter D. Wiggins

ID: I4305 

Name: William Wiggins III 

Surname: Wiggins 

Given Name: William 

NSFX: III 

Sex: M 

Birth: 7 Jun 1791 in Sampson Co,NC 

Death: 1846 in Mt. Carmel,Smith Co,TX 

Burial: Marsh-Wiggins Cem,Mt. Carmel,Smith Co,TX 

_UID: 16C787D2A10BC44E9E9177E8D97A0E3E21E5 

Change Date: 15 Jul 2002 at 02:00:00



Father: William Wiggins Jr. b: 1755 in Halifax Co,NC 

Mother: Elizabeth Cooper b: 1759 in Duplin Co,NC



Marriage 1 Sarah Marsh b: 2 Aug 1805 in Franklin Co,NC 

Married: 24 Jul 1820 in Clarke Co,AL

Children 

John B. Wiggins b: ABT 1825 in Clarke Co, AL

 

Pedigree in Table Format



                                             /Thomas Wiggins Sr. b: ABT 1615

                                     /Thomas Wiggins Jr. b: ABT 1640 d: 1710

                             /Thomas Wiggins III b: 1675

                             |       \Sarah Sparkman b: ABT 1640 d: 1711

                     /John W. Wiggins b: 1716 d: 15 Jul 1786

                     |       \Ann Stewart b: 1685

             /William Wiggins Sr. b: ABT 1738 d: 1791

             |       |       /Henry Baker Jr. b: ABT 1660

             |       \Catherine Baker b: ABT 1718 d: ABT 1765

             |               \Angelica Bray b: ABT 1695

     /William Wiggins Jr. b: 1755 d: 6 Jun 1819

     |       \Priscilla Brown b: ABT 1735

William Wiggins III b: 7 Jun 1791 d: 1846



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ahnentafel, Generation No. 1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. William Wiggins III was born 7 Jun 1791 in Sampson Co,NC, and died 1846 in Mt. Carmel,Smith Co,TX. 

He was buried in Marsh-Wiggins Cem,Mt. Carmel,Smith Co,TX. He was the son of 2. William Wiggins Jr. and 3. Elizabeth Cooper. He married Sarah Marsh 24 Jul 1820 in Clarke Co,AL, daughter of Darius Marsh and Sarah. She was born 2 Aug 1805 in Franklin Co,NC, and died 7 Jan 1858 in Mt. Carmel,Smith Co,TX. She was buried in Marsh-Wiggins Cem,Mt. Carmel,Smith Co,TX.      

Child of William Wiggins III and Sarah Marsh is:    

i. John B. Wiggins was born ABT 1825 in Clarke Co,AL.  

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ahnentafel, Generation No. 2------------------------------------------------------------------------2. William Wiggins Jr. was born 1755 in Halifax Co,NC, and died 6 Jun 1819 in Monroe Co,AL. He was buried in Wiggins Cem,Mexia,Monroe Co,AL. He was the son of 4. William Wiggins Sr. and 5. Priscilla Brown. 3. Elizabeth Cooper was born 1759 in Duplin Co,NC, and died 23 Jul 1825 in Mexia,Monroe Co,AL. She was buried in Wiggins Cem,Mexia,Monroe Co,AL. She was the daughter of 6. Fleet Cooper Sr. and 7. Marguerite Coor.      

Children of Elizabeth Cooper and William Wiggins Jr. are:     

i. Elihu Wiggins was born 16 Dec 1776 in Sampson Co,NC, and died 3 Jul 1830 in Conecuh Co,AL. He married Margaret Kinnard ABT 1801. She was born ABT 1785 in NC, and died 2 Oct 1842 in Conecuh Co,AL.      

ii. Elisha Wiggins was born 16 Dec 1776 in Sampson Co,NC, and died 13 Aug 1825 in Butler Co,AL. He married Nancy Locke 2 Jun 1807 in Cumberland Co,NC, daughter of John Locke and Mary Wilson. She was born ABT 1785 in Bladen Co,NC, and died 13 Aug 1825 in Butler Co,AL.      

iii. Stephen Wiggins was born 11 Feb 1778 in Sampson Co,NC, and died 17 Nov 1835 in Monroe Co,AL. He married Nancy Ann Thames 15 Feb 1803 in Cumberland Co,NC, daughter of William Thames and Lucy Carver. She was born 1785 in Cumberland Co,NC, and died 1864 in Monroe Co,AL.      

iv. Willis Anthony Wiggins was born 16 May 1781 in Sampson Co,NC, and died 5 Aug 1863 in Marion Co,GA. He married Frances Zilpha "Fannie" Carroll 1802 in NC. She was born 1785 in Sampson Co,NC, and died 19 Aug 1849 in Marion Co,GA.      

v. John Wiggins was born ABT 1782 in Sampson Co,NC, and died AFT 1850 in Monroe Co,AL. He married Mary. She was born ABT 1810 in Monroe Co,AL.      vi. Elijah Daniel Wiggins Sr. was born 15 Jan 1784 in Sampson Co,NC, and died 1862 in Monroe Co,AL. He married Mary Ann Locke 2 Jun 1807, daughter of John Locke and Mary Wilson. She was born 1787 in Bladen Co,NC, and died 1865 in Monroe Co,AL.     

vii. Lewis Laud Wiggins was born ABT 1786 in Sampson Co,NC, and died in Forsyth Co,GA. He married Sarah ABT 1818 in Gwinnett Co, GA. She was born 1798 in NC, and died in Forsyth Co,GA.      

viii. Reuben Wiggins was born ABT 1788 in Sampson Co,NC, and died BEF 1880 in Humphreys Co,TN. He married Ruth. She was born ABT 1800 in KY, and died AFT 1880 in Humphreys Co,TN.  

1. ix. William Wiggins III was born 7 Jun 1791 in Sampson Co,NC, and died 1846 in Mt. Carmel,Smith Co,TX. He married Sarah Marsh 24 Jul 1820 in Clarke Co,AL, daughter of Darius Marsh and Sarah. She was born 2 Aug 1805 in Franklin Co,NC, and died 7 Jan 1858 in Mt. Carmel,Smith Co,TX.      

x. Elizabeth Wiggins was born 28 Nov 1796 in Sampson Co,NC, and died in Pike Co,AL. She married Mastin B. Pugh ABT 1819. He was born ABT 1795 in Laurens Co,SC, and died 29 Jan 1873 in Butler Co,AL.   



---------------------Ahnentafel, Generation No. 3-----------------------------------------------------------------------4. William Wiggins Sr. was born ABT 1738 in Martin Co,NC, and died 1791 in Halifax Co,NC. He was the son of 8. John W. Wiggins and 9. Catherine Baker. 5. Priscilla Brown was born ABT 1735 in Halifax Co,NC, and died in Halifax Co,NC.       

Children of Priscilla Brown and William Wiggins Sr. are: 

2. i. William Wiggins Jr. was born 1755 in Halifax Co,NC, and died 6 Jun 1819 in Monroe Co,AL. He married Elizabeth Cooper ABT 1775 in Sampson Co,NC, daughter of Fleet Cooper Sr. and Marguerite Coor. She was born 1759 in Duplin Co,NC, and died 23 Jul 1825 in Mexia,Monroe Co,AL.      



ii. Thomas Wiggins was born ABT 1758 in Halifax Co,NC.     

iii. Arthur Wiggins was born ABT 1760 in Halifax Co,NC. He married Milly Harris 17 Nov 1792 in Halifax Co,NC. She was born ABT 1770 in NC.      iv. Jane Wiggins was born ABT 1762 in Halifax Co,NC. She married Brewer. He was born ABT 1760 in Halifax Co,NC.      v. Elizabeth Wiggins was born ABT 1764 in Halifax Co,NC. She married Barker. He was born ABT 1760 in Halifax Co,NC.      

vi. Priscilla Wiggins was born ABT 1768 in Halifax Co,NC. She married Bishop. He was born ABT 1765 in Halifax Co,NC.      

vii. Shadrach B. Wiggins was born ABT 1770 in Halifax Co,NC.     

viii. Henry Wiggins was born ABT 1772 in Halifax Co,NC.     ix. James H. Wiggins was born ABT 1775 in Halifax Co,NC.  6. Fleet Cooper Sr. was born 1722 in Philadelphia,Philadelphia Co,PA, and died 2 Jul 1795 in Sampson Co,NC. He was the son of 12. Benjamin Cooper Sr. and 13. Elizabeth Kelley. 7. Marguerite Coor was born ABT 1730 in Northampton Co, NC, and died BEF 1795 in Sampson Co,NC.       

Children of Marguerite Coor and Fleet Cooper Sr. are:     

i. John Cooper was born 1748 in Duplin Co,NC. He married Zilpha Williams. She was born ABT 1755 in NC.      

ii. Fleet Cooper Jr. was born 1749 in Duplin Co,NC, and died 28 Jan 1828 in Sampson Co,NC. He married Sarah Scott in Chowan Co,NC. She was born 1759 in Duplin Co,NC, and died 15 Mar 1826 in Sampson Co,NC.      

iii. William B. Cooper was born 1752 in Duplin Co,NC, and died 1821. He married Martha Thomas. She was born ABT 1755 in NC.      

iv. Coor Cooper was born 1754 in Duplin Co,NC, and died 4 Dec 1826 in Henry Co, TN. He married Esther McGee 10 Mar 1790 in NC. She was born ABT 1760 in NC, and died in Henry Co, TN.  

3. v. Elizabeth Cooper was born 1759 in Duplin Co,NC, and died 23 Jul 1825 in Mexia,Monroe Co,AL. She married William Wiggins Jr. ABT 1775 in Sampson Co,NC, son of William Wiggins Sr. and Priscilla Brown. He was born 1755 in Halifax Co,NC, and died 6 Jun 1819 in Monroe Co,AL.      

vi. Mary Cooper was born 1758 in Duplin Co,NC. She married John Peterson. He was born 3 May 1750 in NC.     

vii. Grace Cooper was born 1760 in Duplin Co,NC. She married Lewis Holmes. He was born ABT 1760 in NC.   

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ahnentafel, Generation No. 4------------------------------------------------------------------------8. John W. Wiggins was born 1716 in England, and died 15 Jul 1786 in Martin Co,NC. He was the son of 16. Thomas Wiggins III and 17. Ann Stewart. 9. Catherine Baker was born ABT 1718, and died ABT 1765 in Martin Co,NC. She was the daughter of 18. Henry Baker Jr. and 19. Angelica Bray.     

Children of Catherine Baker and John W. Wiggins are:     

i. Catherine Wiggins was born ABT 1734 in Warwick Co,VA. She married James Whitaker. He was born ABT 1728 in VA.      

ii. Winifred Wiggins was born ABT 1735 in Warwick Co,VA, and died 1807 in Edenton,Martin Co,NC. She married Richard Hoskins, son of Hoskins. He was born ABT 1730 in Chowan Co,NC.      

iii. Elizabeth Wiggins was born 1736 in Warwick Co,VA. She married William Henry Whitaker. He was born ABT 1730 in Warwick Co,VA.     

iv. Thomas Wiggins was born ABT 1737 in Martin Co,NC. He married Frances "Fannie" Brown 8 May 1766 in Halifax Co,NC. She was born ABT 1748 in NC.  

4. v. William Wiggins Sr. was born ABT 1738 in Martin Co,NC, and died 1791 in Halifax Co,NC. He married Priscilla Brown ABT 1754. She was born ABT 1735 in Halifax Co,NC, and died in Halifax Co,NC.      

vi. Lemuel Wiggins was born 22 Dec 1742 in Martin Co,NC, and died AFT 1800 in Martin Co,NC. He married Ann Hoskins 5 Jun 1770 in Chowan Co,NC, daughter of Hoskins. She was born ABT 1745 in Chowan Co,NC, and died in Martin Co,NC.      

vii. Pattie Wiggins was born ABT 1743 in Martin Co,NC. She married Thomas Hoskins, son of Hoskins. He was born ABT 1740 in Chowan Co,NC.      

viii. Blake Baker Wiggins was born 1746 in Martin Co,NC, and died ABT 1809 in Martin Co,NC. He married Sallie Lee 17 Oct 1776 in Martin Co,NC. She was born ABT 1760 in Martin Co,NC.   12. Benjamin Cooper Sr. was born 1701 in Philadelphia,Philadelphia Co,PA, and died 1776 in Granville Co,NC. He was the son of 24. James Cooper and 25. Hester. 13. Elizabeth Kelley was born ABT 1702 in Philadelphia,Philadelphia Co,PA, and died ABT 1780 in Loudoun Co,VA.       

Children of Elizabeth Kelley and Benjamin Cooper Sr. are: 6. i. Fleet Cooper Sr. was born 1722 in Philadelphia,Philadelphia Co,PA, and died 2 Jul 1795 in Sampson Co,NC. He married Marguerite Coor 1747 in Loudoun Co,VA. She was born ABT 1730 in Northampton Co,NC, and died BEF 1795 in Sampson Co,NC.      

ii. Benjamin Cooper Jr. was born ABT 1723 in Philadelphia,Philadelphia Co,PA.     

iii. Thomas Cooper was born 1 Jun 1724 in Philadelphia,Philadelphia Co,PA, and died 26 Oct 1751 in NC.    

iv. Kennon Cooper was born ABT 1725, and died 24 Aug 1794 in Franklin Co,NC. He married Sarah. She was born ABT 1730, and died in Franklin Co,NC.      

v. Francis Cooper was born 1726 in VA, and died 1802 in Madison Co,KY. He married Ann Abbott in Culpepper Co,VA. She was born 1728 in Culpepper Co,VA.      

vi. Mary Cooper was born ABT 1729 in Culpepper Co,VA. She married Joseph Vick, son of Robert Vick and Sarah Strickland. He was born ABT 1718 in Isle of Wight Co,VA, and died ABT 1778 in Duplin Co,NC.     

vii. Sarah Cooper was born ABT 1732 in Culpepper Co,VA. She married John Robinson. He was born ABT 1730 in VA.      viii. George Cooper was born 1740 in Loudoun Co,VA.  



---------------------------------------------------------------------------Ahnentafel, Generation No. 5-----------------------------------------------------------------------------16. Thomas Wiggins III was born 1675 in England. He was the son of 32. Thomas Wiggins Jr. and 33. Sarah Sparkman. 17. Ann Stewart was born 1685 in England.       

Children of Ann Stewart and Thomas Wiggins III are:     

i. Thomas Wiggins IV was born 1710, and died 7 Jan 1760. 

8. ii. John W. Wiggins was born 1716 in England, and died 15 Jul 1786 in Martin Co,NC. He married Catherine Baker ABT 1734, daughter of Henry Baker Jr. and Angelica Bray. She was born ABT 1718, and died ABT 1765 in Martin Co,NC. He married Elizabeth 30 Sep 1766 in Bertie Co,NC. She was born ABT 1725 in Bertie Co,NC, and died in Martin Co,NC.      iii. George Wiggins was born ABT 1725 in NC.  18. Henry Baker Jr. was born ABT 1660 in Surrey,England.  

19. Angelica Bray was born ABT 1695 in England.       

Child of Angelica Bray and Henry Baker Jr. is: 

9. i. Catherine Baker was born ABT 1718, and died ABT 1765 in Martin Co,NC. She married John W. Wiggins ABT 1734, son of Thomas Wiggins III and Ann Stewart. He was born 1716 in England, and died 15 Jul 1786 in Martin Co,NC. She married Bevins. He was born ABT 1715 in NC, and died ABT 1765 in Bertie Co,NC.   

24. James Cooper was born 16 May 1661 in Stratford on Avon,Warwickshire,England, and died 4 Dec 1732 in Philadelphia,Philadelphia Co,PA. He was the son of 48. George Ashley Cooper and 49. Elizabeth Oldfield. 25. Hester was born 1663 in Philadelphia,Philadelphia Co,PA, and died 1706 in Philadelphia,Philadelphia Co,PA.       

Children of Hester and James Cooper are:     

i. Esther Cooper was born 1690 in Philadelphia,Philadelphia Co,PA. She married Jedediah Hussey. He was born ABT 1685 in Philadelphia,Philadelphia Co,PA.      

ii. James Cooper was born 1692 in Philadelphia,Philadelphia Co,PA.     

iii. Joseph Cooper was born 1695 in Philadelphia,Philadelphia Co,PA.     

iv. Samuel Cooper was born 1697 in Philadelphia,Philadelphia Co,PA, and died 1750.     

v. William D. Cooper was born 1699 in Philadelphia,Philadelphia Co,PA, and died 1736 in Bayberry,,PA. He married Mary Groom. She was born ABT 1705 in Philadelphia,Philadelphia Co,PA.  

12. vi. Benjamin Cooper Sr. was born 1701 in Philadelphia,Philadelphia Co,PA, and died 1776 in Granville Co,NC. He married Elizabeth Kelley 28 Nov 1720 in Christ Church,Philadelphia,Philadelphia Co,PA. She was born ABT 1702 in Philadelphia,Philadelphia Co,PA, and died ABT 1780 in Loudoun Co,VA.      

vii. Isaac Cooper was born 1703 in Philadelphia,Philadelphia Co,PA.     

viii. Rebecca Cooper was born 1704 in Philadelphia,Philadelphia Co,PA.  



RE: "Araminta (Mittie) Shuart --  Died Dec 23rd, 1863, Smith Co, Tex. She was 23 years old. She was the slave woman whipper. Or she had it done by Wilfong, a man Rebecca Waller Jones Marsh had order to him stop. She had 3 female slaves and a son called "Pink." 



GENERAL REFERENCE INFORMATION ON MARSH COATS OF ARMS: 

Following is a very limited introduction to information on Heraldry, and Coats of Arms various Marsh families, and Coats of Arms associated with surnames which may or may not related to Marsh. 



(Note:  not all Marshes are entitled claim use of crests, coats of arms etc, only descendants who are heirs of the family they relate to.)



http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~amateurheralds/offbod.html   (Official heraldic authorities)

http://www.sog.org.uk/leaflets/arms.html   

The right to arms)  

http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/faq.htm   

The right to arms)

http://www.sog.org.uk/leaflets/arms.html   

The right to arms)

http://www.heraldica.org/topics/britain/   

British heraldry- sources of information)

http://www.amateurheralds.org/   

Association of Amateur Heralds)

http://www.freecoatsofarms.com/  

Some Arms free to download)

http://www.allfamilycrests.com/m/maye-family-crest-coat-of-arms.shtml (Images of Coats of Arms on line)

http://www.lastname.com/index.aspx?net=200&AID=10300049&PID=1054397 

(Descriptions of individual Coats of Arms)

http://www.luz-herald.net/free/m1.html   

(Coats of Arms, France)

http://www.briantimms.com/chf/24listofthearms.htm   

Civic Arms)

http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/ASP/sId./qx/honsurnamesearch.htm   (House of Names)

http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?Marsh::coatofarms::8.html   (use of coat of arms)

http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp/s.Marsh/Marsh_family_Crest/Marsh_coat_of_arms/qx/coatofarms_details.htm (a  Marsh Coat of Arms)

http://www.prattens.co.uk/FAMILIES/MARSH/text.txt 

(Mention of arms of Henry Marsh of Moreton in Thornbury)

http://genforum.genealogy.com/coatofarms/   

(Coat of Arms Forum)

http://genforum.genealogy.com/coatofarms/messages/2572.html 

(Richard Marsh of Canterbury)

http://www.saltygen.com/coat.htm   (Saltmarsh coat of arms)

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/8457/heraldry.htm  (Marr coat of arms, some speculate "Marr" has common origin to "Marsh")         

http://www.sca.org/heraldry/loar/2001/11/01-11lar.html   (Willem de Whytemersh  14th/15th Century)

http://www.marxists.org/archive/morris/works/chrono.htm   (William Morris Arms include horses head erased, similar to the Marsh Arms)

http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp/s.March/March_family_Crest/March_coat_of_arms/qx/coatofarms_details.htm   (March coat of arms-  March/ Marsh have often been interchanged as spelling of surname in some areas.-  "March family first found in Cambridgeshire where they were seated from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.")           

http://frey.stormpages.com/family/arms/coatarms.htm   (Morse coat of arms, the surname Morse is possibly a variation of Morris/ Marsh 

http://www.leitrim-roscommon.com/heraldry/   

(Interesting description of Heraldry, in particualr relating to Ireland)

http://homepage.tinet.ie/~donnaweb/index.html 

(Coats of Arms- images)

http://www.family-history.org/fh_contents.html 

(Documents for a History of the Family of Marsh, re Heraldry?)

http://www.jjhc.info/bookplatelist.htm   

(Bookplates of ancestors of JJ Heath-Caldwell, includes some very interesting Marsh Coats of Arms, including 9 including a horses head.)

http://fotw.vexillum.com/flags/index.html   

(Flags of the World)



3) MARSH COATS OF ARMS:



          

  

FOLLOWING ARE SOME OF THE MANY MARSH COATS OF ARMS: (I have grouped these according to common themes, which suggests family ties.)  I have included Coats of Arms for some families of interest, which may or may not be related to Marshes, eg the de Montmorency and de Marck families, which are two of the speculated progenitors of the Norman de Marisco family, which is the ancestral family of some present day Marshes.   I thought that it is possible that the Norman de Mariscos may have had a common theme on their Coat of Arms to their ancestral family, and descendants.  I am on the look out for any information on any early de Marisco Coat of Arms, and would welcome information from anybody.  I had speculated that because of the dominance of the "horse head" theme, that this may have come from the Norman de Marisco family.  However, although it is a possibility, I have no hard evidence of a link.  At this stage, the information on the Marris web site at http://www.robinmarris.itgo.com/Marrisfamily.htm indicating de Marck origins for de Mariscos, looks the most interesting possibility for a Coat of Arms for the ancestors of the Norman de Mariscos.  This seems the most credible story to me for de Marisco acnestors, in the light of very early sources I have heard of, but not sighted personally.  I have recently seen one source suggesting that Normans did not adopt Coats of Arms until well after 1066, so although I have not researched the matter, it could be that the de Marck family (if they had a Coat of Arms) may have been a French family, (or Flemish?), who went along with the Normans in 1066.  (Following are some mottos which have been used by Marshes..."In hoc signa vinces" (Under this sign you will conquer) England/   "Nolo servile capistrum" (I do not wish a slave's halter) Ireland / "All were brave, some were good", Marsh family descended from John Marsh, Braintree, Essex, descendants in USA/   "Non quam no paratis", Marsh Walstanton Staffordshire)



HORSES HEADS: (Kent/ Middlesex/ London/ Essex/ Surrey/ Stafford/ Worcestor/ Gloucestershire/ Derby / Dublin/ Queens/ Laois/ etc-)  I believe there are many more Marsh Arms with, horses heads, possibly in Hertfordshire, and London, possibly Somerset.  I speculate that some/ many of these families may be related.   I had speculated that the use of the horses head on the Arms, may indicate that these families all descend from the prominant Norman family of de Marisco.   However, the interesting information below about the Kent Arms puts that theory in doubt.   A number of the early "horse head" Marsh Coats of Arms trace back to Kent.   Families using "horse heads" on coats of arms, go back in at least 2 cases to circa 1,400 and 1,500, in areas not too far removed from areas where the Norman de Marsico family is believed to have been established circa 1,250, but that may be coincidental.  As the "horse head" family is so wide spread, it must have been an important influential family, if indeed it is a single family.



Many thanks to a Marsh descendant who drew my attention to the Kent Coat of arms below, and also the following link http://fotw.vexillum.com/flags/de-nw-w).html which refers to the white horse on red background as being an ancient Anglo-Saxon Totem.   Perhaps this association of the white horse on red background being associated with Kent, and/or Anglo-Saxons has some significance in relation to early Marsh Coats of Arms from Kent? 

Coat of Arms of county of Kent in England.  The white horse of Kent is supposedly the old symbol for the Saxon kingdom of Kent, dating from the 6 - 8th century.



1## Marsh:  (Marton in Langden, co. Kent: confirmed 1602) quarterly, gu. and ar. in the dexter and chief quarter a horses head couped of the second.  Crest-   Out of a mural crown gu. a horses head ar. ducally gorged or.  [another source says- MARSH, ancient family styled de Marisco in ancient Latin deeds.  Seated, East Langdon, near Dover, co. Kent in 1326.  William Marsh, of Marton, in East Langdon, Kent.  Arms- Quarterly, gu and ar. in the first quarter; a horses head, of the second.  Crest- issuing from a mural crown, gu., a horses head, arg. ducally collared, or.]

2## Marsh:  (Marton near east Langton co. Kent granted 16 June 1616).   Same Arms.  Crest- A rams head ar. attired and crowned or.  

3## Marsh:  (Snave Manor and Ivy Church, co. Kent)  Same Arms and Crest.

4## Marsh:  (Gayles Park, co Essex)  Quaretrley 1st & 4th, same Arms for Marsh; 2nd & 3rd, ar. three crosses crosslet fitchee gu. a bordureengr. of the last, for Chisendale.  Crests- 1st, Marsh: out of a mural crown gu. a horses head ar. ducally gorged or; 2nd, Chisenhale:  A griffin pass. gu. collared and lined or, the collar charged with 3 cros crosslets gu.

5## Chisenhale-Marsh:  (Gaynes Park, co Essex- lineage from William Coxhead Marsh d.1867)..........(similar to 4##, but with some differences)  see image below.







6## Marsh:  (London, formerly Dorking co. Surrey: quartered by Adams, of Dummer, co. Hants)  Per fesse danccettee gu. and ar. a pale countercharged, three horse heads couped of the second.

7## Marsh:  (Darks co. Middlesex).  Same Arms.  Crest- A demi lion ramp. erased sa. bezantee, gorged with a ducal coronet ar.

8## Marsh:  (The Lloyd, co. Stafford  Gu. a horses head couped between three crosses crosslet ar.)

9## Marsh:  (Springmount, Queens co.)  Gu. a horses head couped or, between two trefoils in chief and a fleur-de-lis in base ar.  Crest- A griffin's head couped az. gorged with a ducal coronet or, in the beak a rose ar. seeded or. slipped leaved, and beaked vert.  Motto- Nolo servile capistrum.   (I am unwilling to bear the slavish halter)  (some sources imply this motto also applies to Kent Marsh families)  





10## Marsh:  (bart., extinct,1868, confirmed to Henry Marsh, MD, of Dublin, Physiscian-in-Ordinary to the Queen in Ireland, created a bart. 1839, gt gt gt grandson of Francis Marsh, Archbishop of Dublin,- see tree http://www.prattens.co.uk/FAMILIES/MARSH/trees.txt   - by his wife, Mary, dau and co-heir of Jeremy Taylor, DD, Bishop of Down and Connor)  Quarterly, 1st and 4th, gu. a horses head couped or. between two trefoils slipped in chief and in base a fleur-de-lis ar., for Marsh;  2nd and 3rd erm. a bishop's mitre az. on a chief indented gu. three escallops ar.  for Taylor.  Crest- A griffins head couped az. ducally gorged or. holding in the beak a rose ar.  seeded gold, slipped, barbed, and leaved vert.  Motto- Nolo servile capistrum  (I am unwilling to bear the slavish halter)

11## Marsh:  (Edgeworth, Gloucestershire)  not sure what the arm exactly were, but as this family were ancestors of 10## above, the arms are likely to be very similar, without the bishops & Taylor additions.  (One presumes they were as the 1st & 4th quarter of the arms 10## above.)

12## Marsh: (Thornbury, Gloucestershire)  arms same as 11## above.  See tree for family which goes back to circa 1500. http://www.prattens.co.uk/FAMILIES/MARSH/trees.txt

13## Marsh:  (H. Coll.  Descendants of Rev John Kirk Marsh, Vicar of Brampton co. Derby)  Argent, on a bend gules, between two escutcheons of the last, each charged with a horses head erased of the field, a sword in bend, point upwards proper, pommel and hilt or. between two lozenges of the first.  Mantling guiles and argent.   Crest- On a wreath of the colours, an escutcheon gules, charged with a horse's head as in the arms, between two wings argent, each charged with a lozenge also gules.  See image below.



14## Morris:  (William Morris- Worcestor, family originally from Wales)  Azure, a horse's head erased argent between three horse-shoes or, and for crest, on a wreath of the colours, a horse's head couped argent, charged with three horse-shoes in chevron sable.   (In Ireland, the name Morris is said to come from de Marisco/ de Mareis, the same origin of many English Marshes.  I have not made a detailed study, but I believe most Welsh Morris coats of arms don't include a horses head, so the horses head on this Morris coat of arms may be a case of cooincidence, along with the fact that some Morris families have common roots to Marsh, and Marsh coats of arms have horses heads commonly.  I did a brief survey and found that the horses head is apparently relatively rare on coats of arms for surnames generally.)

15## Marsh (Laois)  see image below (Elements of this Coat of Arms seem a close match to 10##, which may in turn be related to 11## & 12##.)



                      

SEA HORSE:  (perhaps the sea "horse" was evolved from the "horse head', for a family with naval connections??)

16## Marsh:  (Ancestor Thomas Marsh b.1602 of Walstanton Staffordshire)  Not sure of details of this Coat of Arms, other than that it included a "sea horse", and the motto was "Non quam no paratis".  Not sure who was the first to use these Arms, perhaps more recent generations.  Brigadier Gen Graham Frank Marsh of the Indian Army, was related to this family, and compiled a family tree from 1594 to 1915 for this family.  Descendants live in New Zealand.  The family has a long history of service in the Navy.



TALBOTS HEADS:  (Cambridge/ Huntingdon- neighbouring counties.)

17## Marsh:  (co. Cambridge)  Paly of six ar. and az. on a chief gu. 3 talbots' heads erased or.

18## Marsh or Marshe: (co. Huntingdon).  Paly of 6 or. and az. on a chief gu. 3 talbots' heads erased or.



BEND (diagonal band) LOZENGES (diamond shaped figure)/ TREFOIL (plant with 3 leafs):  (Note, 9##, 10##, & 13## have trefoils also, and 20## has lozenges, and 13## has a bend)

19## Marsh:  (Edmonton co. Middlesex, Fincham co Bucks, and London, Robert Marsh, gent., of Edmonton, Visit Middlesex, 1663, and Rev. Samuel Marsh DD, sons of Samuel Marsh, gent., of Fincham, 1633, and grandsons of Robert Marsh of London, d. 7 Oct 1602)  Ar. on bend gu. three lozenges of the first, in chief a trefoil of the second.  Crest- A demi leopard ramp. ppr. pellettee, ducally gorged or.



DIAGONAL CROSS/ VERTICAL CROSS:

20## Moresh:  (Ireland) see image below (is this surname a hybrid between Morris and Marsh?? Surname thesaurus matches Moresh with Marsh) Note: there are some slight similarities to 19## above.  The basis of this Coat of Arms, a red diagonal cross on a white shield, is not too far removed from a white cross on a red shield for Marris below.





21## Marris:  see Coat of Arms and history at  http://www.robinmarris.itgo.com/Marrisfamily.htm      

Red shield, with white diagonal cross with red margins.  

I beleive this Coat of Arms was issued in about 1940, but styled on an ancient Marck Coat of Arms.  The family is said to trace it's descent to the de Marisco family who fought with William the Conqueror, and back to the Marck family.

22## Marris:  silver (white) diagonal cross, red shield  http://www.houseofnames.com/honsearchresults.asp?sId=&Surname=Marris&searchType=both&text2.x=27&text2.y=14 

23## Morriss: black diagonal cross, white shield. http://www.gbnf.com/a224/Morriss.htm   (Note this may be related to Moss, as http://www.gbnf.com/a227/Moss.htm See also Morrison http://www.allfamilycrests.com/m/morrison-family-crest-coat-of-arms.shtml )

24## Morris: (origin unknown to the Project Administrator- possibly fairly recent?) see below



LION:  (Note, Rampant lions are very common on coats of arms, for many surnames)

25## Marsh:  (co, Middlesex)  Parry of eight ar. and az. a lion ramp. gu ducally crowned or.  (Note a "Marks" coat of arms, from Cornwall, is 8 fleur de lis around a rampant lion)

26## Marck, la:  en Allemagne et en France (Germany and France). D'or à la fasce échiquetée d'argent et de gueules de trois traits; au lion issant de gueules en chef.

27## Marke: (Cornwall)  see image below.



      

28## Morris:  (Wales)  Coat of arms:  Red with a gold lion rampant with a white disc over it's heart.  Crest:  A lion rampant holding a white disc between it's paws.  Motto:  A gair duw yn ucha.  (not sure if Welsh Morris family descends from de Marisco, some suggest origin is separate, but both this Coat of Arms, and the Irish Morris below, both have lions)

29## Morris:  (Ireland):  Coat of arms:  A gold shield with a black fess dancetee, and a black lion rampant in base.  Crest:  A silver lion's head dripping blood.  Motto:  Si Deus nobiscum qui contra nos.  (If God be with us, who can be against us.)  (not sure if this specific Morris family descends from de Marisco family, but some Irish Morrises do)  see image below  (also see  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chery/   ) 

    

30## Morris: (Kilkenny)  see image below





LIONS HEADS:

31## Marsh:  (Canterbury, Kent)  Sable,a cross argent fretty of the first, between four lions' heads erased of the second. These Arms belonged to Richard Marsh of Canterbury, only brother of Dr Herbert Marsh sometime Bishop of Peterborough.   Richard Marsh died 1st July 1847 at the age of 89.

32## Marsh   (London, merchant, d. in Dublin 1661; Fun. Ent. Ulster Office).   Sa. a cross ar. fretty of the first between four lions heads erased of the second.

33## March   (Cambridgeshire?)  Coat of Arms is Black with a gold cross between four lions heads and four crescents. The Crest is an arm holding a battleaxe  (Morse Coat of Arms is a battle axe). First found in Cambridgeshire where they were seated from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D. http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp/s.March/March_family_Crest/March_coat_of_arms/qx/coatofarms_details.htm   (Note this March Arms is very similar to the above 2 Marsh Arms, and would strongly suggest family links between these Marshes and March.  If Dr Herbert Marsh was bishop of Perterborough, this is very near North Cambridgeshire/ Ely area, where early Marches were established, but Herbert was born at Faversham Kent.)





BIRDS:

34## Marsh:  (Ramridge co. Hants.)  Or, three birds az.(blue) on a chief of the last the sun of the first.

35## Montmorency:  (Tipperary, Ireland)  see image below.  One source says the Norman de Marisco family, the origin of some English Marsh and Irish Morris (and Morrissey) families, descended from a family of de Montmorency.  This Coat of Arms clearly relates to the one below.



      

36## Montmorency:  (France?)  see image below- Bouchard VI Montmorency coat of arms (circa 1260?), a minor variation on the arms of his ancestor (?) Herve de Montmorency's coat of arms. (1,050-1,100).  Herve was by some accounts, the father of Geoffrey de Marisco, by others he was not.   See more Montmorency coats of arms illustrated at  http://www.briantimms.com/vermandois/poitevins.htm 

 

37## Montmorency:  (France?) Montnorency, Anne, Duc de, (1493-1567), a French Soldier.  Arms: Or, a cross Gules between in each quarter four Eaglets (2,2) displayed Azure.  The shield ensigned with the coronet of a French Duke and contained within a manteau ermine doubled ot the arms and suspended from a Duke's coronet.  (15th century MS.).



MISCELLANEOUS:

38## Marck:  (German) Coat of Arms: A silver shield displaying buck's antlers and two six-point stars.

39## Marck (& variant spellings):  (England?)  Blue shield, red horizontal band http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.familycrest_details/s.Marker/Marker_family_Crest/Marker_coat_of_arms/qx/Marker.htm   (Note: May Arms have a horizontal band, of different colours, see below.)

40## Marck de la: http://www.woodstocknation.org/legacy2.htm The checkers from the Coat-Of-Arms of the Lohengrin family De La Marck of the County of Altena. a cadet branch of the House of Boulogne (Bouillon) who were the Crusader Kings of Jerusalem. The De La Marck family of Altena of the House of Boulogne of the House of Lohengrin lived in the Schlossberg Castle at the town of Altena The Altena branch of the House of De La Marck inherited the Dukedom of Cleves and relocated to the Schwannenburg (Swan Castle) in the town of Cleves.The Yellow and black cross is the colors of Julich (Kulik) in Westfalia

41## May/ Maye http://www.allfamilycrests.com/m/maye-family-crest-coat-of-arms.shtml see image below



42## Morse:  Includes battle axe, and 3 black disks on white shield.  http://www.morsesociety.org/ (Note: seceral Marsh and March arms have a battle axe on the crest.)

43## Marsh:  (Gloucestershire???) "Marsh arms with 3 shells in them"  http://www.prattens.co.uk/FAMILIES/MARSH/text.txt (perhaps this refers to 10## above, where the three shells are attributed to a Taylor Arms added to the Marsh Arms by Marriage?)



Descendants of Edmund MARSH, My Family Line 



1-Edmund MARSH b. 1740, Franklin County, North Carolina, d. 18 May 1778, 

  Guilford County, North Carolina

+Catherine BRYANT b. Abt 1736, Bertie County, North Carolina, m. Bef 1777, 

  par. William BRYANT and Catherine KING

|--2-Darius MARSH b. 19 Oct 1772, Franklin County, North Carolina, d. 12 Sep 

|    1841, Sumter County, Alabama, bur. Reeds Chapel Cemetery, Cuba, Alabama

|   +Sarah SHAMBURGER b. Abt 1773, Cumberland County, North Carolina, d. 1859, 

|    Smith County, Texas, m. Bef 1790

|  |--3-Col. Bryant MARSH, Sr. b. 31 May 1804, North Carolina, d. 17 Feb 1854, 

|  |    Smith County, Texas

|      +Rebecca Waller JONES b. 11 Nov 1804, North Carolina, d. 15 Apr 1872, 

|       Smith County, Texas, m. Bef 1830, par. Henry Gray JONES and Lucy Ann 

|       WALLER

|     |--4-Martha J. MARSH b. 27 Oct 1830, Sumter County, Alabama, d. 16 May 

|     |    1897, Tyler, Texas

|     |   +F. M. BELL d. 1854, Tyler, Texas, m. Abt 1851

|     |  |--5-Bryan M. BELL, Sr. b. Jan 1852, Alabama

|     |  |   +Emma UNKNOWN b. Jan 1861, South Carolina, d. Bef 1920, m. Abt 

|     |  |    1887

|     |  |  |--6-Mattie BELL b. Jan 1889, Tyler, Smith County, Texas

|     |  |  |--6-Bryan BELL, Jr. b. Sep 1891, Tyler, Smith County, Texas

|     |  |      +Laura L. UNKNOWN b. Abt 1893, Texas, m. Abt 1917

|     |  |     |--7-William V. BELL 

|     |  |--5-Francis "Frank" M. BELL b. Nov 1851, Alabama

|     |      +Sallie SWANN b. May 1856, Texas, m. Abt 1875

|     |     |--6-Laura BELL b. Jun 1881, Tyler, Smith County, Texas

|     |     |--6-Marion BELL b. Jul 1888, Tyler, Smith County, Texas

|     |     |--6-Anna Mary BELL b. Oct 1890, Tyler, Smith County, Texas

|     |   +Col. Tignal W. JONES, C.S.A. b. 25 Nov 1820, Lewisberg, Franklin 

|     |    County, North Carolina, m. 18 Dec 1856, Tyler, Texas, par. Willis H. 

|     |    JONES and Mary H. TAYLOR

|     |  |--5-Rebecca JONES b. Abt 1857, Texas, d. Abt 1858, Texas

|     |  |--5-Mary H. JONES b. Oct 1858, Tyler, Texas

|     |      +Samuel H. COX, Sr. b. Jun 1849, Kentucky, m. Apr 1880, Tyler, 

|     |       Texas

|     |     |--6-Susan B. COX b. Mar 1881, Texas

|     |     |--6-Tignal J. COX b. Sep 1886, Texas

|     |     |--6-Samuel H. COX, Jr. b. Jun 1889, Texas

|     |     |--6-James M. COX 

|     |     |--6-Thomas W. COX b. Oct 1894, Tyler, Smith County, Texas

|     |--4-Lt. Darius MARSH, C.S.A. b. 17 Oct 1831, Sumter County, Alabama, d. 

|     |    30 May 1864, Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia

|     |--4-Col. Bryant MARSH, Jr., C.S.A. b. 9 Feb 1833, Sumter County, 

|     |    Alabama, d. 25 Mar 1901, Tyler, Texas

|     |   +Araminta UNKOWN b. Abt 1841, Alabama, m. Abt 1859, Texas

|     |  |--5-Henry B. MARSH b. Aug 1860, Tyler, Texas

|     |  |--5-Mittie MARSH b. Abt 1868, Texas

|     |  |--5-Mary MARSH b. Abt 1877, Texas

|     |   +Lucy UNKNOWN b. Abt 1848, Mississippi, m. Aft 1877, Texas

|     |--4-Capt. Edmund MARSH, Sr., C.S.A. b. 10 Nov 1834, Sumter County, 

|     |    Alabama, d. 11 May 1864, Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia

|     |   +Unknown 

|     |  |--5-Edmund MARSH, Jr. 

|     |--4-Isabella MARSH b. 22 Feb 1836, Sumpter County, Alabama, d. 1867, 

|     |    Falls County, Texas

|     |   +Unknown GAINES 

|     |  |--5-D. Y. GAINES b. Abt 1863, Texas

|     |--4-William MARSH b. 13 Sep 1837, Sumpter County, Alabama, d. 25 Aug 

|     |    1840, Sumter County, Alabama

|     |--4-Sarah E. MARSH b. 6 Jun 1839, Sumter County, Alabama, d. 24 Feb 

|     |    1880, Tyler, Texas

|     |   +T. M. LOVE b. Abt 1839, d. Bef 1881, m. Abt 1859

|     |--4-Peter MARSH b. 30 Dec 1841, Sumter County, Alabama, d. 26 May 1914, 

|     |    Navarro, Texas

|         +Louisa Addie McCLURE b. Abt 1845, m. 6 Jun 1865

|--2-Katherine MARSH b. Nov 1773, North Carolina

|--2-Capt. Bryant MARSH b. 30 Jan 1777, North Carolina, d. Oct 1851, Prairie 

|    Bluff, Wilcox County, Alabama

    +Martha DANIEL b. Abt 1786, d. 1848, Prairie Bluff, Wilcox County, Alabama, 

     m. Abt 1803, par. William O'DANIEL, Esq., RS-SC and Lucretia BELL

   |--3-Catherine MARSH b. Abt 1804, Edgefield County, South Carolina

   |   +Uriah GRIGGSBY b. Abt 1804, m. 4 Mar 1824, Prairie Bluff, Wilcox 

   |    County, Alabama

   |--3-Bryan MARSH, Jr. b. Abt 1806, Edgefield County, South Carolina, d. Jul 

   |    1862, Prairie Bluff, Wilcox County, Alabama

   |--3-Dr. William Daniel MARSH b. Abt 1808, Edgefield County, South Carolina, 

   |    d. Abt 1873, Enterprise, Clarke County, Mississippi

   |   +Eleanor Fitzpatrick THREEWITS b. 1810, d. Mississippi, m. Abt 1830, 

   |    par. Llewellyn Williamson THREEWITS and Catherine DANIEL

   |--3-Martha A. MARSH b. Abt 1810, Edgefield County, South Carolina, d. Abt 

   |    1840, Conecuh County, Alabama

   |   +Alexander PERRYMAN b. Abt 1808, d. Abt 1840, Conecuh County, Alabama, 

   |    m. 5 Dec 1828, Prairie Bluff, Wilcox County, Alabama

   |  |--4-Elizabeth PERRYMAN b. Abt 1829

   |      +Benjamin Brown SMITH b. Abt 1818, d. Abt 1882, m. Bef 1863

   |     |--5-Katherine SMITH b. Abt 1863

   |     |   +Thomas Hardy BOYKIN b. Abt 1862, m. Abt 1885

   |     |  |--6-Alleen BOYKIN b. Aft 1885, Meridian, Mississippi

   |     |--5-Ollie Samuel SMITH b. Abt 1871

   |         +Anna C. BUCHANAN b. Abt 1875, m. Abt 1895

   |        |--6-Ollie Samuel SMITH b. Abt 1895

   |--3-Rev. Edmund MARSH b. Abt 1810, Edgefield County, South Carolina, d. Jul 

   |    1831

   |   +Elizabeth BONES b. Abt 1810, m. 27 Mar 1827, Prairie Bluff, Wilcox 

   |    County, Alabama

   |  |--4-Edmund MARSH 

   |--3-Stephen MARSH b. Abt 1816, Edgefield County, South Carolina

   |   +Mary A. "Treacy" ROBINSON b. Abt 1816, Georgia, d. Bef 1850, m. 23 Jan 

   |    1828, Prairie Bluff, Wilcox County, Alabama

   |  |--4-Robinson MARSH b. Abt 1839, Alabama

   |  |--4-Stephen MARSH b. Abt 1840, Alabama

   |   +Mary Ann PLEDGER b. Abt 1816, Georgia, m. Aft 1840

   |--3-Julia Emma MARSH b. Abt 1820, Prairie Bluff, Wilcox County, Alabama, d. 

   |    Abt 1901, Desoto Parish, Louisiana

   |   +Benjamin Waller PEARSON b. Abt 1815, Warren County, North Carolina, d. 

   |    Aft 1860, Desoto Parish, Louisiana, m. 21 Jul 1835, Greene County, 

   |    Alabama

   |  |--4-Martha Jane PEARSON b. Abt 1837

   |  |--4-Eleanor PEARSON b. Abt 1839

   |  |--4-Francis PEARSON b. Abt 1841

   |  |--4-Adelaid PEARSON b. Abt 1843

   |  |--4-Frances "Fannie" PEARSON b. Abt 1844

   |  |   +NOLAN b. Abt 1842, m. Abt 1865

   |  |--4-Benjamin PEARSON b. Abt 1846

   |  |--4-Byron PEARSON b. Abt 1847

   |  |--4-Julia E. PEARSON b. Abt 1848

   |  |--4-Emma PEARSON b. Abt 1850

   |  |--4-Eugenie "Jenny" PEARSON b. Abt 1852

   |  |--4-Rosamond "Rosa" PEARSON b. Abt 20 Oct 1853-1855

   |  |   +Thomas J. HILL b. 1841, Republic of Texas, d. 1910, m. Abt 1874

   |  |--4-Joseph J. PEARSON b. Abt 1854, d. 6 Jun 1863

   |  |--4-James H. PEARSON b. Abt 1858

   |  |--4-Florence PEARSON b. 1868, d. 1934

   |--3-John Perry MARSH b. Abt 1825, Prairie Bluff, Wilcox County, Alabama, d. 

   |    Aft 1880, Wilcox County, Alabama

   |   +Julia Valinda PLEDGER b. Abt 1832, Alabama, d. Aft 1880, m. 26 Apr 

   |    1849, Wilcox County, Alabama

   |  |--4-John MARSH b. Abt Feb 1850, Wilcox County, Alabama

   |  |--4-William P. MARSH b. Abt 1857, Wilcox County, Alabama

   |  |--4-Bryan E. MARSH b. Abt 1859, Wilcox County, Alabama

   |  |--4-Virginia L. MARSH b. Abt 1865, Wilcox County, Alabama

   |  |--4-Julia E. MARSH b. Abt 1877, Wilcox County, Alabama

   |  |--4-Margaret Lena MARSH b. 8 Feb 1868, Wilcox County, Alabama, d. 31 Oct 

   |  |    1959, Wilcox County, Alabama, bur. Canton Bend Cemetery

   |      +Frank Shropshire TAIT b. 11 Mar 1865, Alabama, m. 10 Jan 1895, par. 

   |       Robert TAIT and Mary Jane ERWIN

   |     |--5-Robert TAIT b. 14 Sep 1902, d. 3 Dec 1957

   |--3-Benjamin Franklin MARSH b. Abt 1827, Prairie Bluff, Wilcox County, 

   |    Alabama, d. Abt 1866, Mansfield, Desoto Parish, Louisiana

       +Dorothy Josephine MATHEWS b. Abt 1831, Prairie Bluff, Wilcox County, 

        Alabama

      |--4-Orline Jane MARSH b. Abt 1850, Alabama

      |--4-Joni MARSH b. Abt 1852, Alabama

      |--4-Thomas Franklin MARSH b. Abt 1854, Prairie Bluff, Wilcox County, 

      |    Alabama, d. 15 May 1928, Benson, Desoto Parish, Louisiana

          +Josephine EPPS b. Abt 1890, d. 1 Sep 1930, Desoto Parish, Louisiana, 

           m. Bef 1906

         |--5-Willie MARSH b. 8 Dec 1910, Mansfield, Desoto Parish, Louisiana, 

         |    d. 3 Oct 1973, San Francisco, California

             +Ruby PERRY , par. Jonas PERRY and Sophie WOODS

            |--6-Joe Willie MARSH  (my father)

            |--6-Sophie D. MARSH 

            |   +TROTTER 

            |--6-Lillie B. MARSH 

            |   +Willie HART 

            |--6-Paul MARSH b. 6 Jul 1937, d. 8 Mar 2003, San Francisco, 

            |    California

            |   +Penelope Carol COLLET b. 1 Jan 1938, California, d. 25 Sep 

            |    1988

            |--6-Reverna "Aunt Bonnie" MARSH 

            |   +William YOUNG 

            |--6-Esther R. MARSH 

            |   +Leon WILSON 

            |--6-Ruby Louise MARSH b. 8 Feb 1948, d. 26 Oct 1966

            |   +Jose MILLETT 

            |--6-John Melvin MARSH b. 8 Feb 1948, d. 26 Oct 1966

          +Martha Lou BOONE b. 26 Oct 1856, Mansfield, Desoto Parish, 

           Louisiana, d. 24 May 1921, Dodson, Winn Parish, Louisiana, m. 14 Feb 

           1881, Desoto Parish, Louisiana, par. Richard BOONE and Unknown

         |--5-Thomas Cade MARSH, Sr. b. 3 Mar 1888, Moreauville, Avoyelles 

         |    Parish, Louisiana, d. 5 Jun 1941, Houston, Harris County, Texas

         |   +Claudia J. ANDREWS 

         |   +Henrietta RABALAIS b. 22 Feb 1888, Moreauville, Avoyelles Parish, 

         |    Louisiana, d. 6 Feb 1971, Houston, Harris County, Texas, m. 12 

         |    Sep 1917, Moreauville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, par. Louis 

         |    Lauvel RABALAIS and Marie Lucile NORMAND

         |  |--6-Thomas Cade MARSH, Jr. 

         |  |   +Charlotte MARTIN 

         |  |   +Lydia HENDRICK 

         |  |--6-James Burford MARSH 

         |      +Jean Mae BOGGS 

         |      +Alda KING b. 29 Jan 1927, d. 10 May 1990

         |      +Shirley PROCELL 

         |--5-Buelah MARSH 





Will OF EDMUND MARSH (Guilford County, N. C. )

(Probated Randolph County, N. C. )



In the name of God, Amen, I Edmond Marsh of Guilford County and Province 



of North Carolina being weak in body and knowing that it is appointed 



man once to die and after that the Judgement I Commit my Soul into the



hands of God who gave it me and my body to the dust to be bured in a 



Christian like maner at the discresin of my Executors And as to my 



temporal Estat I leave and bequest and dispose as follows that is to say



first of all I give and bequest to my son Darius Marsh the plantation



whereon I now live and as the same is not seeded my desire is that what



ever can be best spared our of my Estate shall be sold at publick sale to



rase money to seed the same at the discesion of my Executors and that it



is my will and pleasure that my son Darius Marsh shall have possession



of the sd plantation when he arrives to the age of eighteen years being 



six years of age the 29 of October next and my will and pleasure is that



the rest of Estat shall be equally divided between my well beloved wife



(obliterated) and my three children (five lines are obliterated or only 



partially readable at this point)—for the benefit of my wife and three



children and (illegible) that my children shall have sufficient schooling 



(illegible) the same to be paid out of my Estat, And any money arising 



from the sailes of any part of my Estat shall be thought nessary to be



sold over and above will be sufficient seed my land and school my child-



ren to be put on intress for the use of my wife and children to be



equally divid between them a the time of dividing the rest of my Estat.



And I herby declare this to be my last will and Testament given under



My hand seal this Eighteenth Day of May One Thousand Seven Hundred and 



Seventy Eight. I constute and appoint my wife Katherine Marsh, Robert



Hargrove and Jacob Sheppard Executors of my Estate. (s) Edmund Marsh



(s) Robert Hargrove (s) Amory (X) Spinks,Jr. (Approved in open court –



September Court 1779 on oath of Amery Spinks one of the subscribing 



Witnesses).



Note: Grimes-“North Carolina Wills” shows the other children to be



Katharine and Bryant (or Bryan?) (son). These were probably shown in the 



Blank spaces now not readable. Grimes picks up the marker of the will as



Edward Marsh; however it is distinctly spelled EDMUND and EDMOND Marsh



In the long hand of the original document. (See early records of Clarke Co.



Ala.re: Darius, Bryan and Edmund Marsh.)



The HALL OF FAME 

memorializes 30 Texas Rangers who gave their lives in the line of duty or served with great distinction. Nominees are selected by a committee of serving and retired Rangers. 



Bryan Marsh

1833-1901



Bryan Marsh was born in Alabama in 1833. After moving to Texas he settled in Smith County near Tyler. During the Civil War, Marsh served with distinction as a captain of Company C, 17th Texas Calvary. He was promoted to colonel before the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee. He was wounded at the battle of new Hope Church, Georgia in 1864. As a result of his wounds he lost his right arm below the shoulder and the left hand was badly mutilated.



Marsh was made captain of Company B, Frontier Battalion in December of 1880. In February 1881 he and his company were called to help with a riot situation in San Angelo. A black soldier from Fort Concho had been shot and killed, raising tensions between the soldiers and the townspeople. Rumors that the man responsible for the killing was free and in San Angelo sent fifty soldiers, black and white, from the Fort into town where they shot up the Nimitz Hotel. Arriving at Fort Concho, Marsh held a meeting with Colonel Grierson and asked for his assistance in helping to keep the peace. The Rangers stayed in San Angelo for several more days. No further attacks on the town were made.



Due to budget restrictions, Marsh's Company B, Frontier Battalion was disbanded in August 1881. Marsh returned to Smith County where he served as sheriff for many years. He died March 25, 1901 in Tyler.



Ranger Jeff Milton described his Captain this way: 



". . .he would drink right smart and scrap right smart. He was an old Confederate war colonel with one arm shot off at the shoulder, and the other hand almost gone. But he would fight his shadow; wa'n't afraid of anything."



Suggestions for further reading:



Frederick Wilkins, The law comes to Texas, Austin: State House Press, 1999 

J. Evetts Haley, Jeff Milton, a good man with a gun, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1948 

J. Evetts Haley, Fort Concho and the Texas frontier, San Angelo, TX: San Angelo Standard-Times, 1952 

Vertical files, Texas Ranger Research Center, Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum, Waco, Texas 



Linda Marsh

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