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CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN1 MARSHALL, SR1,2,3,4 was born September 24, 1755 in Germantown, Fauquier County, Virginia5, and died July 06, 1835 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania6,7. He married MARY WILLIS AMBLER January 03, 1783 in Yorktown, York County, Virginia8,9, daughter of JAQUELIN AMBLER and REBECCA BURWELL. She was born March 18, 176610, and died December 25, 1831 in Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia11.
More About CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN MARSHALL, SR:
Burial: 1835, Shockoe Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia12,13
Occupation: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States14
Residence: Richmond, Virginia15,16
Notes for MARY WILLIS AMBLER:
Tribute by her husband, John Marshall, on the anniversary of her death:
"This day of joy and festivity to the whole Christian world is, to my sad heart, the anniversary of the keenest affliction which humanity can sustain. While all around is gladness, my mind dwells on the silent tomb, and cherishes the remembrance of the beloved object which it contains.
On the 25th of December, 1831, it was the will of heaven to take to itself the companion, who had sweetened the choicest part of my life, had rendered toil a pleasure; had partaken of all my feelings, and was enthroned in the inmost recesses of my heart. Never can I cease to feel the loss and to deplore it. Grief for her is too sacred ever to be profaned on this day, which shall be, during my existence, marked by a recollection of her virtues.
On the 3rd of January, 1783, I was united by the holiest bonds to the woman I adored. From the moment of our union to that of our separation, I never ceased to thank heaven for this, its best gift. Not a moment passed in which I did not consider her as a blessing from which the chief happiness of my life was derived. This never-dying sentiment, originating in love, was cherished by a long and close observation of as amiable and estimable qualities as ever adorned the female bosom. To a person which in youth was attractive, to manners uncommonly pleasing, she added a fine understanding, and the sweetest temper which can accompany a just and modest sense of what was due to herself. She was educated with a profound reverence for religion, which she preserved to her last moments. This senitment among her earliest and deepest impressions gave a colouring to her whole life. Hers was the religion taught by the Saviour of man. She was a firm believer in the faith inculcated by the Church (Episcopal) in which she was bred.
I have lost her, and with her the solace of my life! Yet she remains still the companion of my retired hours, still occupies my inmost bosom. When alone and unemployed, my mind still recurs to her. More than a thousand times, since the 25th of December, 1831, have I repeated to myself the beautiful lines written by General Burgoyne, under a similar affliction, substituting 'Mary' for 'Anna:'
Encompassed in an angel's frame,
An angel's virtues lay;
Too soon did Heaven assert its claim,
And take its own away!
My Mary's worth, my Mary's charms,
Can never more return!
What now shall fill these widowed arms?
Ah me! My Mary's urn!
Ah me! Ah me! My Mary's urn!"
[Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, Volume II, J P Bell Company Publishers, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907, pp 29-30.]
More About MARY WILLIS AMBLER:
Burial: 1831, Shockoe Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia17
Children of JOHN MARSHALL and MARY AMBLER are:
i. THOMAS2 MARSHALL, SR18, b. July 21, 178419; d. June 29, 1835, Baltimore, Maryland19; m. MARGARET WADDROP LEWIS20,21,22,23, October 19, 180924; b. 1792, Weyanoke, Charles City County, Virginia25; d. February 02, 1829, "Oakhill," Fauquier County, Virginia25.
More About THOMAS MARSHALL, SR:
Burial: 1835, "Oakhill" Family Cemetery, Fauquier County, Virginia26
Cause of Death: Fractured skull27
Graduation: 1803, Princeton College28
Occupation: Attorney 28
Religion: Episcopalian28
Residence: Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia28
More About MARGARET WADDROP LEWIS:
Burial: 1829, "Oakhill" Family Cemetery, Fauquier County, Virginia29
ii. DR JAQUELIN AMBLER MARSHALL, SR, b. December 03, 1787, Richmond, Henrico County,
Virginia30; d. July 07, 1852, Fauquier County, Virginia30; m. ELIZABETH L S CLARKSON31, January 01, 181931; b. January 01, 179831,32; d. July 27, 1868, Fauquier County, Virginia33.
More About DR JAQUELIN AMBLER MARSHALL, SR:
Burial: 1852, Leeds Church Cemetery, Fauquier County, Virginia34
Occupation: Farmer35
Residence: "Prospect Hill," Fauqier County, Virginia; "Kilkenny," Fauquier County, Virginia36
More About ELIZABETH L S CLARKSON:
Burial: 1868, Leeds Church Cemetery, Fauquier County, Virginia37
iii. MARY MARSHALL38,39, b. September 13, 1795, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia40; d. April 21, 184141; m. GENERAL JAQUELIN BURWELL HARVIE42, September 18, 1813, Fauquier County, Virginia43; b. October 09, 1788, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia43; d. 185044.
More About MARY MARSHALL:
Burial: 1841, Shockoe Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia45
More About GENERAL JAQUELIN BURWELL HARVIE:
Military service: Served in the United States Navy46
iv. JOHN MARSHALL, JR, b. January 15, 1798, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia47; d. November 25, 1833, "Mt Blanc," Fauquier County, Virginia47; m. ELIZABETH M ALEXANDER48, February 03, 182049; b. August 20, 1802, Baltimore, Maryland49; d. January 184749.
More About JOHN MARSHALL, JR:
Education: Harvard College50
Public Office: Served in the Virginia Legislature50
Residence: "Mt Blanc," Fauquier County, Virginia50
v. JAMES KEITH MARSHALL, SR51,52, b. February 13, 1800, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia53; d. December 02, 1862, "Leeds," Fauquier County, Virginia53; m. CLAUDIA HAMILTON BURWELL54, December 22, 1821, Richmond, Virginia54,55; b. January 09, 180456; d. March 04, 1884, "Leeds," Fauquier County, Virginia57.
More About JAMES KEITH MARSHALL, SR:
Burial: 1862, Leeds Church Cemetery, Fauquier County, Virginia58
Education: Harvard College59
Occupation: Farmer59
Public Office: Served in the Virginia Legislature59
Residence: "Leeds," Fauquier County, Virginia59
More About CLAUDIA HAMILTON BURWELL:
Burial: 1884, Leeds Church Cemetery, Fauquier County, Virginia59
vi. EDWARD CARRINGTON MARSHALL, SR60, b. January 13, 1805, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia60,61; d. February 08, 1882, "Innis," Fauquier County, Virginia62; m. REBECCA COURTNEY PEYTON62, February 12, 182962; b. December 19, 181062; d. Unknown.
More About EDWARD CARRINGTON MARSHALL, SR:
Graduation: 1826, Harvard62
Interests: Chess63
Occupation: Farmer63
Personality: Cheerful, cordial and hopeful63
Public Office: Member of the Virginia Legislature, 1834-183864
Religion: Episcopalian65
Residence: "Carrington," Fauquier County, Virginia; Markham, Fauquier County, Virginia65
Endnotes
1. Virginia Genealogical Society, Some Marriages in the Burned Record Counties of Virginia, (Southern Historical Press, Greenville, S C 29602-1267, 1972), 2.
2. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 32.
3. By Special Staff of Writers, History of Virginia, Volume V, VA Biography, (The American Historical Society, Chicago and New York, 1924.), 154.
4. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 247.
5. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 32, 47.
6. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 47.
7. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, Volume II, (J P Bell Company Publishers, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 478, "Chief Justice Marshall died at a boarding house kept by a Mrs Crim on Walnut Street, below Fifth. He was about to return to Virginia when, while sojourning in the house, he was taken down with his fatal sickness."
8. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 32.
9. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, Volume II, (J P Bell Company Publishers, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 471.
10. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 32.
11. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 32, 47.
12. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 48, "John Marshall son of Thomas and Mary Marshall Born September 24, 1755. Intermarried with Mary Willis Ambler January 3, 1783 He Departed this life July 6, 1835. The above was written by himself."
13. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 49, "The correspondent of the Fredericksburg Free Lance is correct in his statement about the condition of the grave of Chief Justice Marshall:That distinguished Virginian is buried in Shockhoe Hill Cemetery, which at the time of his death was the west-end cemetery of Richmond, but it is now little used. No new lots can be bought there, and burials in the old ones are infrequent. The consequence is that the cemetery is not much visited by the public, and the lots, as a rule, are not kept free from grass and weeds. But the Marshall section is usually in fair order. The iron fence is in good condition, and the tomb, which is of marble and granite, might be repaired easily. It is a duplicate of the one Judge Marshall placed over his wife's grave a few years before his death, and was a costly one for that day.While it is not right to say that Marshall's grave is neglected, it is desirable that it should have somewhat more attention than is given it, and it is to be regretted that it is not in a cemetery which is generally visited by the public, and especially by visitors to Richmond. We think it would be well to remove the dust of the Marshall family from Shockoe Cemetery to Hollywood Cemetrey, if that could be done without disobedience of any wish of the deceased. If the remains and monuments could be transferred to Hollywood and taken under the care of the State or the Virginia Bar Association, we are satisfied the people of this Commonwealth would be much better pleased than they are to have them in a cemetery which is seldom visited, which is not of easy access to strangers, and which ultimately will have only the perfunctory care the city may provide for it. If a more imposing monument could be erected over the grave of the Chief Justice, so much the better."
14. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 32.
15. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 281, "Illustrating the simple tastes of Chief Justice Marshall, his home was plainer within and without than its co[n]temporaries, but the high panels, the quaint mantels and antique style of architecture are of distinct interest, while the great banqueting hall in the rear bespeaks a hospitality inferior to none. Much of the household furniture, which was included in his bequest to his daughter, was given by her to her brothers. A number of interesting objects remain, however, among them being valuable family portraits and miniatures, the massive silver plate, which he purchased in Paris while on his mission there, his desk and inkstand of obsolete pattern, and the sand sifter, which was superseded by the modern blotter. Of more sacred significance as recalling his devotion to his wife is a locket containing a piece of her hair. After her death he wore it suspended from a mourning chain around his neck, only removing it when a link needed repair. Immediately before his departure for Philadelphia upon what proved his last journey, his daughter, who had so often mended it, replaced it with a new one, and it lay on his breast, when the last struggle convulsing it freed his great spirit from its earthly prison."
16. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 285-286, "The following recent items from the Baltimore Sun will be of interest in this connection:'MARSHALL HOME SOLD.RICHMOND, VA., March 22--The sale of the John Marshall mansion, at Ninth and Marshall streets, was made to-day. The property will be conveyed to the city of Richmond by Misses Annie F and Emily Marshall, descendants of the famous Chief Justice. The price to be paid is $13,000. The deed was recorded this afternoon.Negotiations for the transfer of the property to the city has been in progress for a year. It is proposed to turn the building, which adjoins the site of the new high school property, over to the school authorities and the school board will turn the mansion into an administration building for the public schools of the city.The Richmond Bar Association endeavored to secure possession of the property, desiring to establish a law library and headquarters for visiting members of the bar."
17. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 48, "Sacred to the Memory of Mrs Mary Willis Marshall Consort of John Marshall Born March 13, 1766 Departed this life December 25, 1831 This stone is devoted to her Memory by him Who best knew her worth and most deplores her loss."
18. Virginia Genealogies, Conway Family, 276.
19. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 50.
20. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 50, 81.
21. Virginia Genealogies, Conway Family, 276.
22. Barnes, Robert, Indexed by, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume III, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1981.), 374.
23. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, Volume II, (J P Bell Company Publishers, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 625.
24. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 50.
25. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 50, 81.
26. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 82, "Reared to the memory of Thomas Marshall, Esq., who died in Baltimore, on the 29th of June, 1835, in the 51st year of his age, while on his way to see his venerable father, then ill in Philadelphia. He has left seven motherless children to mourn his untimely end. In him were united all the virtues which rendered him eminent in the discharge of every duty. By this stroke of death has fallen the ripe scholar, the devoted patriot, the liberal philanthropist, and the humble servant of God. In the atonement of the Blessed Saviour, he placed his whole hope of happiness beyond the grave. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. Born July 21, 1784."
27. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 82, "In June, 1835, Mr Marshall was called to the bed of his dying father, at Philadelphia. On his way, at Baltimore, in company with the late Dr John Hanson Thomas, a storm compelled them to take shelter under the scaffolding of the courthouse, which was undergoing repair. The house was struck by lightning, and a dislodged brick fell, striking and fracturing Mr. Marshall's skull. He lived a week, but never regained consciousness."
28. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 81.
29. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 82, "Sacred to the memory of Mrs Margaret Marshall, consort of Thomas Marshall, of 'Oakhill.' She died February 2, 1829, in the 37th year of her age. Admired without envy; beloved without hypocrisy; candid, kind, and considerate, every look and every word denoted equal dignity and sweetness; earnest yet exempt from selfishness, her sympathy, generosity, sacrifice of ease, health and comfort, were not often equalled. An humble follower of the Blessed Jesus, she made His word the rule of her life on earth, and trusted to His blood as her passport to the life above. In vain would language labor to impartThe deep-felt anguish of her husband's heart, That heart which owned no bliss, while she was here, But her loved smile or sympathizing tear. Oh, gracious Father, look with pitying eye, Forgive the error of idolatry. With humble lips, I kiss thy chastening rod, And own Thee Sovereign, Father, God."
30. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 50, 84.
31. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 50.
32. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 62.
33. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 50.
34. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 84, "Sacred to the memory of Jaquelin Ambler Marshall, who was born on the 3d day of December, 1787, and died on the 7th day of July, 1852, in the 65th year of his age. Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord, from henceforth; yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors, and their works do follow them."
35. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 84.
36. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 84, 169.
37. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 84, "Sacred to the memory of Mrs E L S Marshall, b January 1, 1798; d. July 27, 1868. 'Those things which ye have both learned and received and heard and seen in me, do; and the Lord of Peace shall be with you.'"
38. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 48.
39. Gilmer, George R, Sketches of the First Settlers of Upper Georgia, Strother Family, (Americus, Georgia, 1926), 55.
40. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 48, 86.
41. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 48.
42. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 48, 86.
43. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 50, 86.
44. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 50.
45. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 48, "To The memory of Mrs. Mary Harvie only daughter of John and Mary W Marshall and wife of Jaquelin B Harvie Born September 13, 1795 Died April 21, 1841. None was ever more sincerely loved Nor did any more fully merit it."
46. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 86.
47. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 50, 88.
48. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 88.
49. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 50.
50. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 88.
51. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 45.
52. Barnes, Robert, Indexed by, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume V, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1981.), 499.
53. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 50, 89.
54. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 50.
55. Family Tree Maker, Marriage Index: KY, NC, TN, WV, 1728-1850 (FTW CD #229).
56. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 50.
57. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 50, 89.
58. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 89, "Sacred to the memory of James Keith Marshall, son of John Marshall and Mary Willis Marshall, b. Feb 13, 1800; d December 2, 1862. 'I know in whom I have believed.'"
59. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 89.
60. Virginia Genealogies, Peyton Family, 479.
61. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 91.
62. Virginia Genealogies, Peyton Family, 479.
63. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 91.
64. Virginia Genealogies, Peyton Family, 479.
65. Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 91.
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