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Facts and Events
References
- ↑ Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Haverhill, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Topsfield, Mass.: Topsfield Historical Society, 1910)
vol. 1, pg. 215.
Thomas, s. John, jr. and Sarah (Severance), Dec. 14, 1719.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Webster, Kimball. History of Hudson, N.H. : formerly a part of Dunstable, Mass., 1673-1733, Nottingham, Mass., 1733-1741, District of Nottingham, 1741-1746, Nottingham West, N.H., 1746-1830, Hudson, N.H., 1830-1912. (Manchester, N.H.: Granite State Pub. Co., 1913)
pg. 174-175.
"Thomas was a son of the preceding John Marsh, born in Haverhill, December 19, 1719. He married Ann, daughter of Benjamin and Ruth (Whittier) Greeley of Haverhill, November 17, 1744. He was first assessed here in 1741, but was not a permanent resident until about 1761. He was assessed in 1741, 43, 46, 47, 49, 50, 57, 58, 61, and each year later until 1803. He and his brother, John, Jr., resided on "Hills Row" for several years - at first in Litchfield, as before stated. His permanent settlement upon the Marsh farm - which, with the exception of a brief period, has remained in the possession of his descendants, and is now owned by Walter Hiram Marsh, a great-grandson of Thomas - was probably not until 1761, though he may possibly have resided there temporarily previous to that time. This place lies about two miles north of Taylor's Falls Bridge, and is east of the Derry road. His wife, Ann, died April 19, 1770. For a second wife, he married Mehitabel Barker of Pelham, March, 1774. He died July 3, 1808. He was an elder of the Presbyterian church for many years. It is said that for some years after his first settlement upon the farm, he had his residence in a small house some one hundred rods south-westerly from the present home of Walter H. Marsh, on a sand hill, where are still to be seen some traces of the ancient residence. Mr. Marsh has recently erected a house over the old cellar where was located the permanent house of his honored ancestor - Elder Thomas Marsh."
- ↑ Marsh, Eliezer Jewett. Genealogy of the Family of George Marsh: Who Came from England in 1635 and Settled in Hingham, Mass. (Leominster, Mass.: Press of F. N. Boutwell, 1887)
pg. 48.
"22. THOMAS OF JOHN OF JOHN OF ONESIPHORUS OF GEORGE
Married, Nov. 17, 1741-44, Ann, daughter of Benjamin and Ruth (Whittier) Greeley of Haverhill. She was b. Feb. 15, 1723-4. Being a shoemaker by trade and going from house to house as the custom then was, he wandered as far as Nottingham West, now called Hudson, N. H., and liked the place so well that he concluded to settle there. Afterwards his father and two brothers, John and Samuel, purchased farms near his. He was appointed elder in the Presbyterian church previous to 1775, and was a strict observer of the Sabbath, and a prominent man in the town as well as the church. The farm he purchased is still in the possession of his descendants, the daughters of his grandson Hiram. There were no railroads in those days, and "many a time", he writes, "have I taken a load of poultry and other farm products, and starting in company with others for Boston, the only large market, at sunset and driving all night and selling our loads in the morning, we returned the next day without unharnessing our horses." His wife Ann d. April 19, 1770, and he married Mehitabel Barker of Pelham, N. H., March 1774, having been published on the 7th. She d. Dec. 20, 1805. He d. July 3, 1808."
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