Family Notes on Marriage with Eleanor Hurst:
Title: Research Notes
Text:
Full Context of Ritchie County, West Virginia History
Chapter VIII North Fork Settled
The Marshes -- James Marsh was another very early settler on this river in the
Tollgate vicinity. N(????) definite as to the origin of this family in America is in
our possession, except that they came from England in Colonial times and
settled in Maryland, where James Marsh was born. However, he ma(??) Miss
Eleanor Hurst, a beautiful English maiden, who crossed the deep to Baltimore
with her pare(??) her girlhood, and was the found of one of the oldest and best
families of the county.
CHAPTER VIII North Fork Settled
Near the beginning of the nineteenth century, he came from Baltimore, and
purchased (of Richard Dotson) the farm that is now owned by J.M. Wilson, near
one-half mile east of Tollgate, and took residence here, where he died in 1810.
And only a few paces from the scene of his settlement on h(??) homestead, he
lies in his last sleep. After his death, his widow became the wife of John Garner,
se (?) and at Tollgate she reposes
Some sons and daughters placed on Chart. Others below:
CHAPTER VIII North Fork Settled
The family of James and Eleanor Hurst Marsh consisted of five girls and five
boys; vis., Eli, Enoc(?) Elijah, James, Epha, Elizabeth, Eliza, Edith and Charlotte
Marsh. James died in childhood, and Eli (?) youth, but all the rest married and
reared families.
CHAPTER VIII North Fork Settled
Edith Marsh married James Franks, and after the birth of their first child,
Angelina, they removed (?) Ohio river below Parkersburg, and here their history
ends.
CHAPTER VIII North Fork Settled
Eliza Marsh was the late Mrs. Thomas Eastlack, of Harrison County, and her
children were Eli, Alstorphus, Elias, and Carminta, who became Mrs. Barney
Bond, of Middle Island Creek.
CHAPTER VIII North Fork Settled
Charlotte Marsh was married to Richard Britton, and for a time after their
marriage they resided in "Buckeye state," but they later removed to Greenwood,
in Doddrige county, and here we lose sin of them. Mr. Britton was a newspaper
editor, and their family consisted of three children: Richard, th(?) died in his
young manhood; Eleanor was the late Mrs. William Colling, of the North fork of
Hugh (?) river; and Eliza was the wife of Henry B. Collins, of Mole Hill.
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