Marsh Page - Genealogy of K.D. Kalloch

Surname Page from the Genealogy of Kenneth D. Kalloch

Marsh Family

Sources & Research Notes:

Genealogy of the Family of G. Marsh, by E.J. Marsh, 1887, pp.2, 10-12 (I. George Marsh, wife Elizabeth ["Key" was penciled in]; II. Onesiphorus m. Hannah, dau. of John and Mary Cutler of Hingham; III. Abigail m. Abiel, son of Richard and Hannah [Shatswell] Mercer).

Hist. of Hingham, MA, pp.56-7 (I. George Marsh m. Elizabeth ____; II. Onsephorus m. Hannah, dau. of John and Mary Cutler; III. Abigail Marsh m. Abiel Mercer).

My Legacy, by E. Clark, p.89 (George Marsh m. Elizabeth Key, had son Onesephorus Marsh).

George MARSH to Nathaniel MESSER.

1. George Marsh m. Elizabeth Key. George died 2 Jul 1647, Hingham, MA.

                             Children:
                    i      Thomas Marsh b. 1618, Eng., d. 2 Sept. 1658.
                    ii     Elizabeth Marsh b. Eng.
          2.       iii     Onesephorus b. 1630.
                    iv     Mary Marsh d. 15 Feb. 1697.

Second Generation

2. Onesephorus Marsh b. 1630, Eng., m. (1) 6 Feb 1654/5, in Hingham, MA, Hannah Cutler, (daughter of John Cutler and Mary ______) d. 17 Mar 1686, m. (2) 29 Oct. 1686, Elizabeth ______, d. 1690, m. (3) 18 May 1691, wid. Sarah Wallingford, b. of Bradford. Onesephorus died 15 May 1713, Bradford, MA.

                             Children:
                    i      Onesephorus Marsh b. 5 Nov. 1655, Hingham, MA.
                    ii     Hannah Marsh b. 28 June 1657, Hingham, MA.
                    iii     Mary Marsh b. 12 Mar. 1658/9, Hingham, MA, d. 12 Nov. 1697.
                    iv    John Marsh b. 19 Sept. 1663, (or 3 Sept. 1663) Hingham, MA.
                    v     Thomas Marsh b. 20 Oct. 1666, (or 1 Oct. 1666) Hingham, MA, d. 21/22 Nov. 1690.
                    vi    Sarah Marsh b. 26 Feb. 1668/9, Hingham, MA, d. 9 July 1738.
          3.       vii    Abigail b. 21 Feb 1671.

Third Generation

3. Abigail Marsh b. 21 Feb 1671, Hingham, MA, m. 3 Jan 1695, in Haverhill, MA, Abiel Mercer, b. 27 Dec 1670, Haverhill, MA, (son of Richard Mercer and Hannah Shatswell) d. 6 Aug 1756, Methuen, MA. Abigail died 3 Mar 1761, Methuen, MA. Abiel: Was an orphan at age 4 months and was raised by Robert Emerson and wife at Haverhill.

                             Children:
                    i      Richard Mercer b. 9 Nov. 1695, Haverhill, MA, d. 3 Dec. 1765.
                    ii     Thomas Mercer b. 12 May 1698, Haverhill, MA.
                    iii    John Mercer b. 18 Mar. 1701, Haverhill, MA, d. 27 Mar. 1745.
          4.       iv    Nathaniel b. 5 Sep 1704.
                    v     Theophilus Mercer 10 May 1707, Haverhill, MA, d. 21 Jan. 1757.
                    vi    Hannah Mercer 22 Apr. 1711, Haverhill, MA.
                    vii    Abigail Mercer 27 Sept. 1713, Haverhill, MA, d. 8 May 1801.

Fourth Generation

4. Nathaniel Messer b. 5 Sep 1704, Dracut or Methuen?, MA, m. 17 Dec 1728, Elizabeth Gutterson, b. 1703, Andover, MA, (daughter of John Gutterson and Abigail Buckmaster) d. 22 Jan. 1782, Methuen, MA. Nathaniel died 12 June 1775, Methuen, MA.

                             Children:
                    i      William Messer b. 3 Oct. 1729, Methuen, MA, d. 9 Feb. 1761.
                    ii     Elizabeth Messer b. 31 Mar. 1732.
                    iii    Susannah Messer b. 28 Mar. 1734.
                    iv    Nathaniel Messer b. 21 Dec. 1736, Methuen, MA, d. 18 Oct. 1796.
          5.       v     Asa b. 22 Apr 1739.
                    vi    Ebenezer Messer b. 23 Mar. 1743, Methuen, MA.
                    vii    Mary Messer b. 11 June 1748.