Person:Sarah Marrs (1)

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Sarah Marrs ( wife of Moses Workman) was the daughter of Henry Marrs and Elizabeth Maxwell. Elizabeth Maxwell was the daughter of James Maxwell, a very well known and highly respected Revolutionary War Veteran. Much has been written in Histories of Tazewell and Montgomery Counties Virginia about James Maxwell and his life. By his own statement, he went to the Virginia frontier in 1772, along with Samuel Walker.. He was born circa 1745 and according to tradition, in Ulster, Ireland. At least one of his depositions in Augusta County Court records show that he held the rank of Colonel in the Virginia Militia. One of his great grand daughters, Mary Ann Fields wrote a narrative from her childhood recollections that were passed down in the family about him. She stated that he was “ A very large man, over six feet tall, and weighed 225 pounds, broad shouldered, well built, had a powerful voice, had coarse straight hair which stood straight on his head, fair complexion, blue eyes, he was considered a very powerful man.” ( Annals of Tazewell County, Virginia by John Newton Harmon. pp. 374-375) James Maxwell was the first sheriff of Tazewell County, Virginia. Two of his young children ( Jennie and Mattie ) were massacred by Indians circa 1781 or 1782.. Some published accounts incorrectly state these were children of Robert Maxwell.) This story was passed down in the Workman family and became confused that they were Workman children. I have found nothing except “legend” that there were Workman children massacred by Indians. James Maxwell’s will was written 28 August, 1820 and proved in Tazewell County Court on 27 May, 1821. His daughter, Elizabeth ( Marrs ) was one of his heirs.

Henry Marrs ( the father of Sarah Marrs, above) was born 6 July, 1762 in Virginia. He died in Tazewell county, Va. in 1830. He served in Virginia during the Revolutionary War. ( 1782) in the Militia Company of James Maxwell., who was to become his father-in-law. Henry’s parents were Samuel Marrs and Francine Bradshaw ( tradition, about which I have doubts ). Samuel Marrs also served in the Revolutionary War. ( This writer joined DAR on this line.) Samuel Marrs was born August, 1740 in York County, Pennsylvania and died in Jessamine County, Kentucky. Henry Marrs was shown as a son and heir.