Dr. Wm Talley can discuss the Marshall's better than I. US SUPREME COURT JUSTICE,John Marshall might have been the John Marshall. His father, Col Thomas Marshall was the official surveyor for Fayette Co,Va, [Ky] and maybe later,Mason Co,Va [Ky.] Col Thomas Marshall's will mentions son,Lewis Marshall,among others, and his will,and 2 codicils are all witnessed by Thomas Keith. I'm trying to remember thru 15 years of cobwebs,about land lawyer, Martin Marshall,of Augusta,Bracken,and s Ohio courts. His father was kinsman of the above. A Baptist minister of Va and n Ky. I think he was Rev John Marshall. Faurquir sp? Co , Va was their homes. I've spent too many hours amid the hornets,and the rattlesnakes on the ridge 2-3 miles south of St Paul,Ky to think I'd like to farm those ridges. There were also quarries running just across the Ohio, at the Adams-Scioto Co ,Oh line. Sandstone for Cincinnati's bridge piers,and canal locks,I guess. Maybe for the iron furnaces of Scioto and Lawrence Co,Oh,and Greenup Co,Ky. Closer to Cincinnati, our limestone is in much narrower ledges. And much is weakened by being embedded by fossils.[sea shells,,coral,etc] I think another occupation was touched on. Boat building. But I think the quarried stone was floated down-river on rafts. Maybe that sold upstream required steamboats. Anyway,Col Thomas Marshall was the most landed man in n Ky. Other Ky official county surveyors also amassed much wealth,in land. Green Clay,of Madison Co,and JOHN MAY,of old Jefferson Co,Va [Ky ] claimed title to much more than Col Thomas Marshall. I read someplace 20+ years ago that Green Clay won 90 straight land suits. His son was "The Lion of White Hall,Ky" Ambassador Cassius Marcellius Clay. On Sun, 02 Sep 2001 17:31:25 -0400 Randal W Cooper <rwcooper@kellnet.com> writes: > Dear Subscribers to Rootsweb's Mailing List for Lewis County, > Kentucky, > > Greenup County, Kentucky Deed Book "L", page 257, has an intriguing > entry, that also mentions Lewis County. Can anyone help me > understand > several elements of this document? > Let us examine the text: > > In 1853, the Ohio River Land and Marble Company, organized under the > laws of Connecticut, sold 40,000 acres for $470,000 to the Ohio > River > Land and Marble Company, organized under the laws of the state of > New > York. > > The 40,000-acre tract was situated on the Ohio River in Greenup and > Lewis Counties, Kentucky. The tract was surveyed March 15, 1785 by > John > MARSHALL and was designated as Treasury Warrant 17721, patented by > the > Commonwealth of Virginia. > > On January 9, 1788, John MARSHALL acquired the tract, which followed > the > lines of Thomas KIETH's and Lewis MARSHALL's surveys. > > The two witnesses to this transaction were Henry WARNER and Thomas > S. > KETTELL. If I understand the record, the deed was conveyed to > Stephen > KNOP of New York City; Edward WARREN, President; H.G. SMITH, > Treasurer. > Certain bonds, $100,000 worth, were to be gathered up. John BISSELL > of > New York was Commissioner, acting for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, > June > 1, 1853. > > There are certain things that I do not understand about this > document. > It appears that the Ohio River Land and Marble Company reorganized > and > transferred its assets to the new corporation. > > Thank you for any help you can render, in analyzing this 1853 > conveyance. From what little I know of the Ohio River Land and > Marble > Company, the community of Quincy in Lewis County was contained > within > its bounds, and may have been the sole employer for men of Quincy, > in > quarrying operations. It does not appear that the Ohio River Land > and > Marble Company was in business very long. > > Sincerely, > > Randal W. Cooper > > > ==== KYLEWIS Mailing List ==== > > Messge Board: > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa .states.kentucky.counties.lewis&o=1&maxrows=25&dir=next > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.