Is anyone else researching Jesse Marsh (b. ca. 1755) & his wife, Margaret Harlan (b. ca. 1759)? I believe they were married in 1777 at the Kennett MM, but I don't think they remained Quakers. Jesse was the s/o William (1725-1784) & Mary [Jefferis] Marsh (1727- ?). Margaret was the d/o William (1724-1819) & Abigail [Hollingsworth] Harlan (1729-1807). Jesse & Margaret had at least two children, Hollingsworth & Reuben Marsh, both of whom lived in the Gap area of Lancaster County either in Sadsbury or Salisbury townships, which would be a short distance west of where Jesse's grandfather, William Marsh (d. 1744) would have lived. Hollingsworth was the postmaster in Gap in 1809 & ran a hotel, but died the same year. Reuben was a farmer & stone mason by trade & was married to Ann Barkman in 1804. “History of Chester Co, PA” by Futhey & Cope p. 122-123: Jesse Marsh, clerk in Capt. Alexander Sterrett’s company, 1st battalion of the 44th regt., PA militia. Other than the above mention, I can find very little on Jesse Marsh & suspect he may have been a stone mason, too. I'd like to know if he had any other children, where he was buried, or really anything about him or his family. Maria

>From p. 64 of "History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family," by Alpheus Harlan, orig. published 1914 "Margaret [Harlan], b. 8, 8, 1759; d. probably in Fayette Co., Pa.; m. Jesse Marsh, 1777.  No further record." I happened to notice on p. 65 that Margaret's uncle Jonathan Harlan "...m. at Sadsbury, 10, 19, 1745, Deborah Marsh, Friend, b. Chester Co., date unknown; d. there; bur. at London Grove; a dau. of William and Sarah Marsh."  Jonathan's children are listed along with spouses but there is 'no further record' for many of them.  Jonathan Jr. and his mother Deborah sold some lands in West Marlborough Twp., 1792. The 'no further record' suggests to me that Alpheus didn't see any obvious records of them in the Quaker records he consulted and also that no descendents had seen and responded to his requests for information.  So your conclusion about leaving the Society seems good and the Fayette County suggests a next point of research.  You might also check with the Harland Family Association - they've got almost a hundred years of updates and errata to Alpheus' research and maybe more information on Jesse and Margaret.  www.harlanfamily.org John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maria Campbell" <miabethc@gmail.com> To: "PA Chester" <PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 8, 2012 5:03:26 PM Subject: [PaOldC] Jesse Marsh (b. ca. 1755) m. Margaret Harlan (b. ca. 1759) Is anyone else researching Jesse Marsh (b. ca. 1755) & his wife, Margaret Harlan (b. ca. 1759)? I believe they were married in 1777 at the Kennett MM, but I don't think they remained Quakers. Jesse was the s/o William (1725-1784) & Mary [Jefferis] Marsh (1727- ?). Margaret was the d/o William (1724-1819) & Abigail [Hollingsworth] Harlan (1729-1807). Jesse & Margaret had at least two children, Hollingsworth & Reuben Marsh, both of whom lived in the Gap area of Lancaster County either in Sadsbury or Salisbury townships, which would be a short distance west of where Jesse's grandfather, William Marsh (d. 1744) would have lived. Hollingsworth was the postmaster in Gap in 1809 & ran a hotel, but died the same year. Reuben was a farmer & stone mason by trade & was married to Ann Barkman in 1804. “History of Chester Co, PA” by Futhey & Cope  p. 122-123: Jesse Marsh, clerk in Capt. Alexander Sterrett’s company, 1st battalion of the 44th regt., PA militia. Other than the above mention, I can find very little on Jesse Marsh & suspect he may have been a stone mason, too. I'd like to know if he had any other children, where he was buried, or really anything about him or his family. Maria   ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PA-OLD-CHESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message