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| Birth: | 1716 in , PA |
| Death: | 3 Mar 1788 in Round Hill, Loudoun Co., VA |
| Sex: | M |
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| Christening: 10 Aug 1740 Montgomery Baptist Ch, Ambler, Montgomery Co., PA |
Burial: Ketoctin Cem., Loudoun Co., VAVA.
Loudoun County Deed Book C (Part II) pages 615-619
Indenture made 1st/2nd June 1763 between John Palmer of county Loudoun of one
part and John MARKS of same county.. Whereas there is a certain tract or
parcel of land being in county Loudoun on or about the Round Hill and bounded .
. beginning at two black oaks on side of said around hill in a stony Race
being corner to land patented to Harman Cox .. in the given line of John
Warners survey at the head of a glade .. to a line of George Carter ..
containing 200 acres of land being part of a tract granted John Hough by
Patent from Proprietors office and said Hough transferred to John Palmer by
deeds of lease & release bearing date 20th & 21st December 1762 .. Now this
Indenture Witnesseth that John Marks .. by deeds of lease and release .. sold
said 200 acres of land as set forth and described ..
Presence John Hough
William Stewart, Daniel X Palmer John Palmer At a court
held 14th June 1763 .. Indenture and receipt endorsed proved .. ordered to be
recorded.
!WILL 1763:Loudoun Co. Deed Book C, Part II, pp 549-554: John Marks witnessed
an indenture 10 May 1763 for exchange of land near Round Hill, Loudoun
Co., Va.,1772: Loudoun Co., VA, Book I, page 96/98, 25 Oct 1772,
Indenture
John Marks and his wife Uriah to Elisha Marks five shillings paid to
Elisha Marks, [.. .....] 150 acres for 1 year...into possession of
Elisha Marks be in actual possession and thereby enable to accept a
Release of Inheritance thereof in Witness whereof said John Marks and
Uriah his Wife hath set their hands and seals day and year above written
in presence of John Marks and Uriaha [her mark] Marks.
1772: Loudoun Co., VA, Book i, page 98/101 26 Oct 1772. This indenture
between John Marks county of Loudoun and Uriah his wife on the one
part and Elisha Marks of same county on other part, Whereas .........
tract of land bought from Ephrim Thomas of County of Bucks of Province
of Pennsylvania and of Mahlon Jenny of County of Loudoun and Ephraim
Thomas transferred to aforesaid John Marks by his deed will fully
appear..........Now this indenture witnesseth that John Marks for sum
of Ten Pounds Virginia money to him in hand paid by these presents
doth bargain and sell unto Elisha Marks (in his actual possession by
virtue of one indenture of bargain of sale and virtue of statute for
transferring uses into possession) and his heirs and assigns forever
the said 150 acres of land as above set forth in Witness whereof said
John Marks and Uriah his Wife had hereunto set their hands and seals
the day and year first above written.
John Marks and Uriah [her mark] Marks.
1773:Loudoun Co. Will Book B, pp 34-36, 27 Apr 1773, John Marks
paid money to settle estate of Jonas Potts.
1787: 31 Jan 1787 and proved 4 Apr 1788 in Loudoun Co., VA, lists as
heirs his wife Ureh (Miriah), three sons (Elisha, John, Thomas & Abel), and 3 daughters (Mary wife of Thomas Humphry, Martha wife of William Howell,
Uriah, wife of Jenkin Williams).
The Thursday, July 15, 1954 copy of the "Blue Ridge Herald" contained a
long biographical sketch entitled "The Rev. John Marks Roused the Loudoun
Countryside to Warfare Against the British", by J. V. Nichols. It says he was
probably born in Bucks County, Pa., in 1716, and died on the farm now owned by
Mrs. O.L. Williams, near Round Hill in 1788. It says that nothing is known of
his parentage, his education, his training for the ministry or when or where
he was ordained as a minister in the Baptist church.
That same article goes on to say: "In 1761 he removed from Pennsylvania
to the western part of Loudoun county with his family--his wife, five boys and
three girls. Since John Garrard, the second minister to serve Ketoctin
church, had returned to Mill Creek in the Shenandoah Valley, Marks became the
pastor of this church. He served for 24 years or until 1785 when his failing
health forced him to relinquish his ministerial duties.
Our land records show that in 1762 he purchased from Ephriam Thomas,
Bucks County, Pa., for the sum of fifty pounds sterling a farm of 150 acres
here he lived the rest of his life. The house in which he lived is still
standing (1954)"
Another part of the article states: " At this point it may be of interest
to note what Robert B. Semple in his 'History of the Rise and Progress of the
Baptists in Virginia' published in 1810, has to say of the Reverend John
Marks: ---As a preacher he was sound and sensible, yet cold and phlegmatic.
Being a poor man and obliged to labor for his support, his ministerial
services were confined to a small circle. His cold and dry method did not
help him be more successful. He was rather old when he came to Virginia, but
settling in a healthy country and being very temperate and regular in his life
he lived to be very old. He died about the year 1786, having from first to
last maintained a spotless reputation for piety and steadiness"
Nichols goes on to say: "As to Marks's poverty, his will and the
inventory of his personal property recorded in our Clerk's Office do not bear
it out. He left four farms and a considerable amount of personal property
with no debts. This proves that he was a good farmer and business man.
"He was certainly not a hellfire and brimstone kind of a preacher nor did
he attempt to substitute loud declamation and long tiresome harangues for
sound thinking and clear expressions in moderate tones. So his style of
preaching was not popular in his day. However, the steady growth of the
church proves that he was successful pastor."
In another place in that article Nichols stated: "So intense did the
patriotic sentiment become under the festering zeal of Marks that nearly every
man of military age in that section enlisted in the American army. Two of his
sons, Isaiah and John, as well as a son-in-law, William Howell, enlisted in
Morgan's Riflemen and Isaiah was soon promoted to captain. Thomas Humphrey,
another son-in-law, also enlisted and served with distinction throughout the
war.
A plain gray stone in Ketoctin cemetery marks the mortal remains of this
patriotic man of God. The inscription is as follows; Reverend John Marks--dec.
the 3rd day of March, 1788 aged 72 years."
See pages 2,3,4, & 9 of "Marks, Humphrey, Hixson, etc", by Ryland (1949).
See "Marks family in History of Lower Shenandoah Valley, VA (1890), by J.E.
Norris, p. 758. Other data given in Ann Whiteheat Thomas's 25 Oct 1990 letter
from P. O. Box 71, Round Hill, VA 22141.
Another researcher in 1993 was Dorothy Todd, 8550 Yoder St., Manassas, VA
22110 [Prodigy ID KPDV47A]
Another researcher in 1994 was Joseph Marks, 3738 William Flynn Highway,
Slippery Rock, PA 16057-9157.
Another researcher in 1993 was Jean Marks, Route 8 Box 4A, SALEM WV 26426-9201
Another researcher in 2002 was Mickey Colombatto, 301120 Briarton Rd.,
FARMINGTON HILLS MI 48331.
Another researcher in 1993 was Howard Wynn Holmes, 1744 E. 128 Place So., Broken Arrow, OK 74011.
!"The Howells of New Jersey, Virginia, Ohio and Points West", Richard E.
Wallace, Robert W. Cameron, Carmen J. Finley, 1994, Heritage Books, Inc. Bowie, MD., pp 17, 136.
"Genealogy of John Templeton 1755-1822 of Iredell Co., NC", Jay Norwalk,
1997, Templeton Foundation Press, Radnor, PA, p 375.
John Marks was born and raised in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. In 1748 he became an ordained Baptist minister. He did not have his own church, but preached at various Baptist churches in the area when needed.
He married Uriah Ledyard sometime before 1748, when she appears in her father's will as Uriah Marks. It is possible John had an earlier wife, as Uriah was not baptized until April 1753, thirteen years after John was baptized, and five years after he was ordained. Almost certainly she was the mother of John Marks' children starting with the birth of daughter Uriah in 1752.
John and Uriah were dismissed from the Montgomery Baptist Church August 12, 1761, to go to Virginia where John became minister of the newly built Ketoctin Short Hill Baptist Church in Loudoun County. It was the first Baptist Church in Loudoun County, and may have been the first in Virginia.
Semple writes, "Elder John Marks moved from Pennsylvania into Virginia with Mr. Garred. He was rather at an advanced stage of life [41 years old] when he came, but settling in a healthy country, and being very temperate and regular in his life, he lived to be very old. He died about the year 1786 having from the first to last maintained a spotless reputation for piety and steadiness. As a preacher he was sound and sensible, yet cold and phlegmatic. Being a poor man and obliged to labor for his support, his ministerial services were confined within a small circle. To this circumstance, added to his cold and dry method, may be ascribed his not being more successful."
John was instrumental in forming the Ketoctin Baptist Association. He worked with the other three churches in the Association, baptizing and ordaining ministers. In 1785, he gave up the ministry due to poor health.
Three of Uriah and John's sons served in the Revolutionary War. Elisha was an Ensign in the Militia of Loudoun County, John Jr. was an Ensign in Morgan's Riflemen, and Isaiah was a Captain in the 56th Regular Virginia Continental Line.
John's will was made on January 31, 1787 and stipulated the following: To his wife Uriah, all movable estate, full privilege to live on the place and to "enjoy the whole or any part of the House, Cellar and garden as she pleases." She also received one third of all revenue and produce, one Horse and two Cows, and firewood to be cut and brought to her door by Elisha.
Elisha was named Executor and left all wearing apparel. Mary was left 5 pounds, Martha 25 pounds, and Uriah 25 pounds. John Jr. was left his own plantation and was instructed to pay Martha 25 pounds and his mother 30 shillings on an annual basis.
Thomas was left his own plantation and was instructed to pay Uriah 25 pounds and his mother 30 shillings annually. Abel was left his father's plantation allowing his mother to live there by "lease". Abel was also instructed to pay five pounds to Mary annually.
His will was witnessed by John Thatcher, Philip Thomas, and David Thomas.
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| Marriage: | Abt 1740 in , PA |
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 Mary Marks b. 14 May 1742 in , Montgomery Co., PA
- Elisha Marks Capt. b. 26 Dec 1744 in , PA
- Ureah (Uriah) Marks b. About 1749 in , Bucks Co., PA
- Martha (Patsy) Marks b. About 1745 in , Bucks Co., PA
- John Marks Jr. b. About 1753 in , PA
 Isaiah Marks Capt. b. 5 Apr 1755 in , PA
- Thomas Marks b. 1756 in , PA
- Abel E. Marks b. 20 Mar 1760 in , PA
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!BIRTH:William Vernon Ford, Editor, "Ketoctin Chronicle", 1965, p 44.
!CHRISTENING: E. Mathews, "History of Montgomery Baptist Church in Montgomery
Township, Montgomery County, PA",1895, pgs. 10 & 11.
!TAXES: 1782 John Marks, Sr., 2 , Loudoun Co. VA.
1787 John Marks, Sr., 1 [16+ white male] 4 horses & 6 cattle., on 28
Apr.
!MARRIAGE: Ryland, "Marks, Humphry, Hixon, Etc. "
The date of marriage is based on above reference by Ryland.
!Death: Tombstone
!BURIAL: Gravestone Marker. William Vernon Ford, Editor, "Ketoctin Chronicle", 1965, p 44.
!Occupation: Minister
Montgomery Church was founded in 1719 by Welsh People, and services were
probably in Welsh. Thus it seems likely that John Marks was born in Wales, or
to Welsh speaking immigrants. However, neither his place of birth or parents are known.
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