Person:Josiah Marshall (1)

Josiah Marshall was baptised on 29th May 1681 at St Ippolyts in Hertfordshire, son of Susan Marshall, formerly Hobbs, and her husband Nicholas Marshall, a yeoman. Josiah was one of fifteen children.

In 1710, Josiah's mother Susan died. In 1712 Josiah was named in a court case concerning his maternal grandfather's will. At this time he was described as a yeoman of St Ippolyts. In 1716 Josiah was sued by his father, at which time his father was living in Luton.

In 1734 Josiah is listed in the poll books showing he was eligible to vote in St Ippolyts, but noting that he lived in Luton.

In 1737, Josiah was named as one of the beneficiaries of his father's will - clearly they had overcome their differences of twenty years earlier.

Josiah has yet to be definitively traced after 1737. It is possible he was the Joseph or Josias Marshall who married a Sarah and was having children at Kimpton and Luton between 1716 and 1730, but there is at least one other candidate who may be that Joseph or Josias.

1. ↑ Church of England. St Ippolyts Parish Registers.

   1681: Josiah the Son of Nicholas Marshall & Susanna his wife baptized May 29th

2.   Gotheridge v Hobbs, in National Archives Discovery Catalogue
   C 6/415/60, 1712.

   Short title: Gotheridge v. Hobbs
   Plaintiffs:
   • Daniel Gotheridge yeoman, of Kimpton, Hertfordshire
   • Elizabeth Gotheridge (alias Elizabeth Marshall) his wife
   • Josiah Marshall yeoman, of Ippollitts, Hertfordshire
   • Matthew Marshall, of Ippollitts, Hertfordshire
   • James Marshall, of Ippollitts, Hertfordshire
   • George Marshall, of Ippollitts, Hertfordshire
   • Christopher Marshall infant, by Nicholas Marshall gent, of Ippollitts, Hertfordshire his next friend
   Defendants:
   • John Hobbs
   Subject:
   The plaintiffs’ legacies payable from the will of John Hobbs gent, of Ippollitts, Hertfordshire, their late grandfather: mentions Susan Marshall (alias Susan Hobbs) wife of John Marshall.
   Document type: answer only.

3.   Court of Chancery. Marshall v Marshall, 1716. (London: National Archives).

   Josiah and his brother Matthew were sued by their father Nicholas and brother George over some money which had been lent to their brother James. At the time of the suit Nicholas was described as being of Copt Hall in the parish of Luton. Full transcript on the source page.

4.   1734 Poll Book.

   Hitchin Hundred Hippolets [i.e. St Ippolyts]
   Josiah Marshall / Luton Bedfordshire / S / P
   William Marshall / London / S / P
   Nicholas Marshall / / S / P