Notes:

!Source: Book Written by L. Don Berchtold, "History of Don Merlin Grover and Jennette Morris Grover, Ancestors and Descendants, FHL Call No. US and Can, Book Area 929.273, G919Bδ. Ordnance data taken from the IGI and statistical data obtained from the Ancestrial File (See ID Number).

BIRTH: Also shown as Born Cossington, Leicestershire, England.

DEATH: Also shown as Died Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America.

Family/Spouse: Marsh, John , Jr.. John was born in Apr 1618 in Hadley, Hamps, Massachusetts; was christened in in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States; died on 28 Sep 1688 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in Sep 1688 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He married 1676 Dorcas, widow of A. Dickinson.

Genealogies of Hadley Families, Embracing the Early Settlers of the Towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Compiled Sylvester Judd, published in 1905. p. 91. Freeman, 1690; representative 1701. John Marsh of Hartford, CT; Marsh Genealogy 1636 - 1895; Compiled by Dwight Whitney Marsh of Amherst, Mass. Published by Press of Carpenter & Marebouse, Amherst, Mass, 1895. p. 305. Removed with his father's family to Hadley, Mass., in 1660 and there spent his life. He was freeman 1790 and respresentative to the Massachusetts general court in 1701, in which year he placed his only son living, in Harvard college to graduate in 1705. Gov. Hopkins seven times governor of Hartford colony, dying in 1657, left property which eventually helped New Haven and Hartford schools and Harvard college and Cambridge grammar school, and was also foundation of Hopkins academy at Hadley in 1766 and 7. There Jonathn Marsh had his son fit for Harvard and saw him after graduating in 1705, return to be the academy teacher 1706-7. Who can tell the wide influence of that academy as Gov. Hopkins expressed it, "breeding up hopeful youths at grammar school and college for th public service of the country in future times?"

!Jonathan birth also Northampton, Hampshire, Mass. Death also 10 Jul 1730
made a freeman in 1690. REpre to Mass in 1701. .

Genealogies of Hadley Families, Embracing the Early Settlers of theTowns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, CompiledSylvester Judd, published in 1905. p. 91. Freeman, 1690; representative 1701.

Jonathan married Palmer, *Dorcas on 12 Jul 1676. *Dorcas was born on 7 Apr 1650 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died on 15 Aug 1723 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; was buried in Aug 1725 in Old Hadley Cemetery Hadley Hampshire County Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Second Generation
2. Rev. Jonathan MARSH was born on 7 Aug 1685 in Hadley, Hampshire,
Massachusetts. He died on 8 Sep 1747 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut.
John Marsh of Hartford, CT; Marsh Genealogy 1636 - 1895; Compiled by Dwight
Whitney Marsh of Amherst, Mass. Published by Press of Carpenter & Marebouse,
Amherst, Mass, 1895. p. 311.
Graduated at Harvard college, 1705, teacher at Hadley Hopkins academy,
1706-7, salary 30 pounds, settled at Windsor, Ct., June, 1710. At first
settled as colleague of Rev. Mr. Mather, remained pastor there at Windsor 37
years by the beautiful river of all his days, until his death ae. 62. He
published "election sermons," delivered before the general court, in 1721 and
1737. His success is thus alluded to in the "History of the First Church of
Hartford:" "Meantime, only so far away as Windsor , a very remarkable revival
had taken place under the ministry of Rev. Jonathan Marsh." Yet like many of
the strong men of his dy he was wary of new measures. In 1741 he was of the
council that disapproved of "Faintings and convulsions" as necessary for
conviction of sin, and of visions for the bodily eye. At one time he was
honored with a military guard to escort him.

Genealogies of Hadley Families, Embracing the Early Settlers of the Towns of
Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Compiled Sylvester Judd,
published in 1905. p. 91.
Was Minister at Windsor, Conn. Graduated Harvard College, 1705.. Rev.
Jonathan MARSH and Margaret WHITING were married on 3 Jul 1710.
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/MARSH/2003-05/1053196934

Jonathan married Whiting, Margaret on 13 Jul 1710 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Margaret (daughter of Whiting, John and Allun, Ann, daughter of Whiting, Captain Joseph and Allyn, Anna) was born on 5 Jan 1690 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died on 8 Dec 1747 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; was buried in 1747 in Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch Id: LCMP-XG8

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Mary married Heaton, Rev Stephen about 1734 in Connecticut. Rev was born on 30 Nov 1710 in Montowese, North Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; died in DECEASED. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch Id: LCX9-LKV

Dorcas married Bissell, Jabez about 1736 in Connecticut. Jabez was born on 11 Apr 1721 in Windsor, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died in DECEASED. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch Id: LZXJ-Y57

Sarah married Kellogg, Abraham on 17 Jun 1747 in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States. Abraham was born on 17 Jan 1720 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died on 13 Jan 1805 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in New Hartford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Joseph married Marsh, Elizabeth in 1747 in of, Connecticut. Elizabeth was born on 12 Feb 1720/1721 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; was christened on 12 Feb 1721 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died on 25 Apr 1799 in prob. Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch Id: KH5J-MCD

Ann married Sheldon, Isaac IV in 1748 in Hartford Co., Connecticut. Isaac was born on 9 Feb 1723 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; was christened on 9 Feb 1724 in Center Church, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 26 Apr 1786 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; was buried in Center Church Graveyard, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Son of Rev. Jonathan Marsh and Margaret Whiting

First Generation
1. Rev. Jonathan MARSH was born on 1 Jan 1714 in Windsor, Hartford,
Connecticut. He died in 1794 in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut. John
Marsh of Hartford, CT; Marsh Genealogy 1636 - 1895; Compiled by Dwight
Whitney Marsh of Amherst, Mass. Published by Press of Carpenter & Marebouse,
Amherst, Mass, 1895. p. 313.
Graduated at Yale college 1735, ordained and settled Oct., 1739, at New
Hartford, Ct., where he remained pastor between 54 and 55 years until his
death. The family of Rev. Jonathan and his descendants need to be carefully
distinguished from those of his father's cousin Capt. Jonathan son of John,
John. Both were of New Hartford, the Capt. one of the very first settlers,
the parson the first minister settled there. When his house was built, about
1740, Rev. Mr. Marsh told the men present that they must cut away the white
birches between there and Mr. Israel Loomis' house before they could have
anything to eat or drink as he wanted to see his nearest neighbor's house.
They fell to, cut the way clear and had the refreshments including a good
supply of rum. He had a slave who did his house and farm work. This Negro,
named Moses, set out an orchard of some fifty apple trees which was always
called "Moses Orchard." Father Marsh as was customary in those days,
considered a little stimulant essential to health of farm laborers,
especially in haying. Yet he was a thoughtful man and knew that these
stimulants sometimes bite like an adder. One day he gave Moses a bottle
containing a moderate quantity of cider brandy and to divert his attention
from the quantity to the quality told him that is was very old. Moses took
the bottle, held it up to the light and with a disappointed wink replied,
"Yes, Massa, but berry small of his age. " He told Mr. Tucker one day "It
would be no sin to worship your drag for it is 'like nothing in the heavens
above or the earth beneath.'" Rev. Jonathan Marsh was twice married. He had
a little book in which he thus recorded his two marriages.
This little book now more than 150 years old, in which he kept some or all
his church records, has a curious history. John F. Marsh, Esq. of Hartford,
1893, thus describes it: "Someone came across it in Washington D.E. and sent
it to Hon. Origen S. Seymour, connected with the Marsh family. He presented
it to the corporation of Memorial Hall, Hartford, where I found it. It is
bound in leather, is about six by four inches in size and less than an inch
in thickness. The cover is off and the leaves all loose. The work is finely
and closely written How it got to Washington is a mystery."

Of his first
wife who had six children the following record is significant. "Her child,
Elizabeth, was born May 10, baptized 15. She d. of a Sab. morning Mary 20,
1749, ae about 30 years." He had twelve children, of whom seven were
daughters and five sons, and all but one son grew up, and ten were married.
His second wife Marianna Keith was a young widow with two daughters one of
whom m. William Ellery, a prominent merchant of Hartford, and became
grandmother of Thomas H. Seymour, governor of Connecticut and minister to
Russia.
The following pen portrait is by Rev. Frederick M. Marsh, who lived to be
92. "Mr. Marsh was above medium height and size of men, well proportioned,
grave and venerable in appearance, of a social turn of mind, and accustomed
to wear a large wig. He was settled on the halfway plan; was Arminian in his
theological views. In his preaching, as I remember him, when about fourteen
years old, was not animated, and as it seemed to me, never earnest and
rousing. I remember to have been seriously affected on seeing and hearing
him address the people on funeral occasions." A fac simile of his signature
is found in the History of Hartford county, vol. 2, p. 540. His salary was
100 pounds to be increase 10 pounds a year till it became 150 pounds. He was
given choice of pews. Indians were allowed in the church only on town
pleasure. There was "suitable preparation of liqueur" for meeting house
"raising." During 55 years of ministry he never attended the Hartford North
Consociation. As did most of the Connecticut ministers in 1741 and 1744, he
opposed Whitfield.

BIRTH: Also shown as Born Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

Jonathan married Keith, Mariana on 27 May 1751 in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut. Mariana died on 10 Sep 1798 in Somers, Tolland, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]