2. Hugh Marrs (John ) was born in Montgomery County, Virginia. He died in 1818 in Maury County, Tennessee.
Hugh Marrs is thought to have been the son of Pulsohola Folsom Marrs, thedaughter of Adam Folsom and a Choctaw woman whose name is unknown. Thefather of Hugh Marrs is thought to be John Marrs.
He had the following children:
+ 6 F i Catherine Marrs + 7 M ii James Marrs 8 M iii Samuel Marrs was born in 1792 in Georgia. + 9 M iv Alexander Marrs + 10 F v Margaret Marrs 11 F vi Jane Marrs. Jane married Moses Chambers.
3. William Marrs (John ) was born in 1750 in Augusta County, Virginia. He died before 22 Sep 1822 in Logan County, Kentucky.
William Marrs is thought to have been the son of Pulsohola Folsom Marrs,the daughter of Adam Folsom and a Choctaw woman whose name is unknown.The father of William Marrs is thought to be John Marrs.
William Marrs marriage dates are unknown. He is listed on the 1810 censusof Logan County, Kentucky as head of house of 9 and 1 slave. He is listedon the 1810 census of Logan Co. Ky. as head of the family of 9 and 1slave. The first wife of William is unknown at this time. It is thoughtthat all the children are of the first wife. William was married 2nd toElender whose last name is also unknown. They married about 1820. WilliamMarrs will was written Sep.29,1822 and probated Dec.02,1822 in LoganCounty, Ky.
They had the following children:
12 F i Betsy Marrs. Betsy married Simpson. 13 F ii Mahala Marrs. 14 F iii Mary Marrs. 15 F iv Minerva Marrs was born in Logan County, Kentucky. Minerva married (1) Tennyson. Minerva married (2) Edwards. + 16 F v Peggy Margaret Marrs 17 F vi Sally Marrs. Sally married William Stockton on 4 Feb 1806. + 18 M vii Isaac Marrs + 19 M viii Hugh Marrs + 20 F ix Jane Marrs + 21 M x James Marrs + 22 M xi William Jr. Marrs
William married (2) Elender before 1820.
4. James Marrs (John ) was born in 1762 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. He died on 1 Nov 1814 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana. He was buried in Evansville Cemetery, Evansville, Indiana.
James Marrs was born about 1755 in Rockbridge County, Virginia and he isthought to have been the son of Pulsohola Folsom Marrs, the daughter ofAdam Folsom and a Choctaw woman whose name is unknown. The father ofJames Marrs is thought to be John Marrs. James Marrs was a Sgt. in the7th Virginia Continental Line during the Revolutionary War, and fought inthe Battle of Cowpens. He was a PVT. in the Militia at CumberlandSettlement, Tennessee under the command of Capt. John Shannon. In1809 he had moved his family to Posey County, Indiana. By 1810, Annaand James had moved to "Marrs Station" near Evansville, Indiana. In 1811James signed a petition to Congress from the Indian Territory. James wasthe first Judge in Warrick County, Indiana in 1813-1814. He died of"Milk-sickness" on Nov.1,1814. Milk sickness is poisonous after drinkingmilk produced by a cow who has eaten a plant known as white snake root.He is buried at the old Evansville Cemetery in Vanderburgh County,Indiana.
Proof of marriage for James Marrs and Anna Shannon is found in EarlyAdventures on the Western Waters by Kegley, Vol. II p. 308, 6thparagraph. It states " A letter, dated April 23, 1782, and filed with theMontgomery County marriage bonds, records that James Mears and AnnaShannon, daughter of Samuel Shannon, planned to be married on thefollowing day. William Mears was to sign the bond for his brother James.All parties agreed to the wedding, but they did not wish to be married byRichard Whitt. William Christian, writer of this letter, proposed toaccompany Mr. Craighead (perhaps Alexander, a Presbyterian minister) toSamuel Pepper's where the wedding party was to be on the followingmorning. The marriage bond was dated April 22, 1782." The sameinformation is also found in the same book on page 177 Marriage Bonds,1777-1778. James Marrs is also listed in the DAR Patriot Index CentennialEdition, Part II on page 1898, DAR records say that James Marrs was born1762/65. I question this as his wife, Anna Shannon was born in 1753.
Source: Skipper Steely, Forty Seven Years pg. 77
Steely Collection, Shelton/Murphy file
Sam McClure's thesis on Ft. Shelton at Texas A&M Commerce, TexasSource: The book, Marriages in the New River Valley (Therese Fisher,
191, p.150) spells James' name as "Mairs" quoting marr. record toAnna
Shannon and lists him as "brother of William Mairs". A FGS for Samuel
Shannon Srs' family shows Anna Shannon's sister Jane marrying an
Alexander Marrs and her brother, John Shannon, marrying a Margaret
Marrs.http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/textindices/M/MARRS+1999+214311884+F
James married Anna A. Shannon daughter of Samuel Shannon and Jean Reid on 22 Apr 1782 in Fincastle, Montgomery County, Virginia. Anna was born on 12 Mar 1763 in Montgomery County, Virginia. She died on 14 May 1822 in Posey County, Indiana. She was buried in Old Union Cemetery, Evansville, Indiana.
Anna Shannon was born Mar.12,1753 in Montgomery County, Virginia. Shemoved
with her parents to the Cumberland Settlement at what is today, Nashville,
Tennessee. On Apr.22,1782 in Montgomery County, Virginia Anna marriedJames
Marrs. In 1822 Anna was living in Indiana with her son, William BlaineMarrs.
Anna died May 14,1822 in Posey County, Indiana. She is buried at OldUnion Cemetery.
James and Anna had the following children:
23 M i James Jr. Marrs was born in Tennessee. He was buried in Old Union Cem., Posey County, Indiana. James married Anna Maxwell. + 24 F ii Jane Marrs 25 F iii Margaret Marrs died on 1 Nov 1814 in Posey County, Indiana. She was buried in Evansville Cem., Evansville, Indiana.
Margaret Marrs died in 1814 of "milk sickness", along with her father,James Marrs who also died from "milk sickness" in 1814. Milk sicknessis poisonous after drinking milk produced by a cow who has eaten a plantknown as white snake root.
Source: Group Sheet
Louise Noelle
321 West Lincoln Ave
Mt. Vernon IN 47620
date received 5 Oct 1965
DAR # 516296 of Louise Noelle
Sent to Rea Marrs Jamison
Forwarded to
Mary Chaunch Lane
1830 West Washington
Paris, TX 75460
date 1965
Source: Group Sheet
Paul H Behner
rt 3
Martinville, IL
date 9-21-1966
Marrs Newsletter, Nancy Miller, PO Box 31 Nappa, CA 94559
article sent by Mrs Donald Betzsold, 843 N. Helena St. Anaheim, CA 92805Margaret married Ruminer. + 26 F iv Rachel Marrs + 27 M v William Blaine Marrs + 28 M vi Urban Marrs + 29 M vii Samuel Reed Marrs
5. Alexander Marrs (John ).
Alexander Marrs is thought to have been the son of Pulsohola FolsomMarrs, the daughter of Adam Folsom and a Choctaw woman whose name isunknown. The father of Alexander Marrs is thought to be John Marrs.
It is thought that Alexander came from Kentucky to Crawford County,Arkansas between 1828 and 1830 judging by the place of the birth of hischildren. They are listed in the 1830 census of Franklin County, Arkansas(then Crawford County) with four daughters under ten years of age and twosons under the age of five. They are in Washington County, Arkansascensus of 1850 and had five sons and a female, Elizabeth Marrs, born in1824 in the household.
Alexander married Jane Shannon daughter of Samuel Shannon and Jean Reid. Jane was born in 1754. She died in 1833 in Shelby County, Kentucky. Jane was born in 1754 in Montgomery Co., Virginia.
They had the following children:
+ 30 M i Samuel Shannon Marrs