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? m. by 1804? ?Jefferson Co. Miss. Terr. b. 1784? d. after 1810 ?Claiborne Co. MS |
?Reuben b. by 1804 d. after 1823 ?Claiborne Co. MS |
Sarah Ann b. Nov 20, 1809? d. Mar 20, 1854 ?Port Gibson MS |
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According to Samuel's obituary, he died in the 79th year of his age and that he
lived in Mississippi for 60 years, meaning he may have arrived about 1784
[Obituary, Port-Gibson Herald, Port
Gibson MS, Jul 27, 1843]. |
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In 1789 Samuel may have been living on land previously owned by
St. Germain, an Indian interpreter,
near the River and the Fort of Natchez. When he died in 1786, the land would
have been sold or inherited. By 1794 it was owned by James McIntyre.
As a result, no Marshalls were counted as head of households in the 1792 Natchez
Census. Some translations count a "Jaime McIntire" owning land in the
St. Catherine's Creek area. |
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St. Germain died shortly before May 8, 1786
after "a fall from the top of a tree
in the Cypress Swamp" about 15 miles above the Fort of Natches, apparently
trying to get wood for the sawmill that he had purchased part of from
John Burnet just the year before. The King's Surgeon, Don Louis
Faure, on being informed of the accident, found him in the house of John Burnet
"already dead half an hour before his arrival … body cold and wanting one leg"
[McBee, pp. 33-4]. |
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On Dec 17, 1788 the widow of Richard Goodwin,
"Phoebe Goodwin", sold to Henry Manadue 600
arpents on Cypress Swamp, bordered by
lands of St. Germain and Jean Baptiste
Lapuente, 3 leagues [about 12 miles]
from the Fort of Natchez, "on which are erected a saw-mill and other buildings,
for $1100, in hand paid" Phoebe Goodwin signed with an "X" [McBee, Book B, p. 60].
On Oct 5, 1793, Henry Manadue died. His will was witnessed by, among others,
a "P. Marshall" [McBee, p. 87]. |
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Another property that St. Germain owned was
a mile or so south of the Fort of Natchez. It became known as
Richmond, and
later as the Marshall Plantation. The original section was a "frame house on
a raised basement foundation" dating back to about 1784. By 1810, it was remodelled
in the Federal Style
and another addition constructed by the Marshall family in 1840 [Mississippi
Preservation website]. |
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On Aug 12, 1789 when he was only about 35 years old and very ill, Samuel wrote
his will. In it he says there is
in his house a "mulatto woman, dec'd, named Nelly" but the word dec'd
may be the word free misread. Free mulatto describes
Nelly Price who also was known to have taken
care of ill soldiers and others in the Natchez District. The will was witnessed
by the governor of the District, Gayoso,
and four others [McBee, Book B, p. 69]. |
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| On May 8, May 15, and May 16, 1790 several flatboats arrived in Natchez from Pennsylvania. Also on May 16, "Arriving by two flatboats from North America, George Marshall, owner of both boats and returning" with employees and settlers on board but no other Marshalls [MDAH]. | |||
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Map of
the Natchez District as it may have looked between 1779 and 1799. |
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By Nov 18, 1794, Samuel was well enough to attempt to purchase land owned by
James McIntyre, who needed to pay creditors. A value was placed on the land and
Governor Gayoso approved it on Dec 20, 1794.
On Jan 30, 1795, "350 arpents with buildings, etc." was sold by James McIntyre
"with approbation of Peter Walker, agent for the creditors" to Samuel for $450
[McBee, p. 108-9, Book B, p. 360]. This land was on Fairchild's Creek which ran
just south of Cole's Creek. |
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On Jun 17, 1805 Samuel was granted 350f [arpents] situated "on the waters
of Fairchild's creek" that was originally granted by the Spanish Govt. to "James
McIntyre" on Oct 8, 1787 according to the
certificate record
(Vol. 2, Page 105) [American State Papers, vol. 1, register A, p. 868]. |
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By Dec 28, 1800 Samuel may have been living in Jefferson Co., Miss. Terr.
when he witnessed a will recorded there by Moses Bonner who was the husband of
Rosanna (1768?-1820?), who was a daughter of
Henry Manadue, a husband of
Phoebe Goodwin. |
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Port Gibson was in Jefferson Co. when it was created from Adams Co., Miss. Terr.
in 1799
(see present day map). In 1802 Claiborne Co. was formed just north of Jefferson Co. (see present day map for location). |
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In the 1810 "Samuel Marshall" is listed in the Warren Co. [founded in 1809] portion
of the Claiborne & Warren Co. MS Census submitted Oct 25, on line 13 of
page 6. He was head of a household of: 1 male under age 10 (son Reuben?), 1 male over age 45 and up (Samuel b. by 1765), 1 female age 16 to 26 (wife b. 1784-94), and no slaves. There is also a large household headed by George Marshall in Warren Co. There is a no Marshall listed in the 1810 Tax Rolls for Claiborne Co. so he may not have owned the land he lived on or it was taxed by Warren Co. |
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In the
1823 Tax Rolls for Claiborne Co. MS, on page 10 line 48 there is a
"Reuben Marshall", with 1 poll (white person) and 1 slave. |
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Daughter Sarah Ann married Horatio Nelson Spencer (1798-1876), who was born in
CT, graduated from Yale in 1821 and came to Port Gibson MS in 1828. Both
are buried in Wintergreen Cemetery in Port Gibson. Photos of inscriptions at
Sarah's grave,
H.N. Spencer's grave
[find-a-grave, website]. |
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Samuel was an elder at the Port Gibson Presbyterian Church, and was literally the
eldest member there when he died. |
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Sources: American State Papers, Documents, ... of the Congress of the United States, ... 1789-1809, vol. 1, Gales and Seaton, Washington DC, 1832, register A, p. 868. Adams Co. Mississippi Genealogy & History Network, "1792 Census for Natchez District (under Spanish Government control)", 2009, 1792 Census. "George W. Humphreys Bible", Claiborne MS Bibles, photostat of original bible, recorded 1957 by May Wilson McBee, in Mississippi Genealogy Trails, website. Claiborne Co. MS, Genealogy Trails, 1823 Tax Rolls, website, transcribed by Lee Kohler, updated May 9, 2018. Clayton, Prof. W.W., History of Davidson County Tennessee, reprod. 1971 by Charles Elder, Nashville TN. Farrell Family History, "GRAND-PRE to MIRO, May 16, 13 Translation No. 6 AT THE FORT OF NATCHEZ, May 16, 1782" entry, website. MS Dept. Archives & Hist., Will Book Vol. 1, Adams Co. Courthouse, Natchez MS, microfilm, Apr 1816. Imbert, J. Leopold, map maker, Carte des Possessions Angloises... 1777, reprinted by the Museum of the American Revolution from map image at the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, Boston Public Library. McBee, May Wilson, comp., "Land Claims", in Natchez Court Records, 1767-1805, Book B, p. 360, pp. 27, 108-9. McBee, May Wilson, comp., Natchez Court Records, 1767-1805, Book A, p. 405, Book B, p. 69. MS Dept. of Archives & History (MDAH), Jackson MS, rootsweb, Americans Arriving in Spanish-Held Natchez 1780-1790. Miss. Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982, Will Books, Vol A-B, 1800-1917, Provo, UT 2015. MDAH, MS Territorial Census 1810, Claiborne and Warren Cos. Port Gibson Herald, Port Gibson MS, Jul 27, 1843. Wells, Carol, Natchez Postscripts 1781-1798, Heritage Books, pp. 101, 144-5, 151, White, Gifford, James Taylor White of Virginia and some of his descendants into Texas, Austin, TX, 1982. |
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