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| Birth: | 1716 in Pennsylvania |
| Death: | 3 Mar 1788 in Round Hill, Loudoun Co., VA |
| Sex: | M |
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Individual:
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.
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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