Davis Uriah I | Born 1707
MARQUIS, John
1750 - 1822 (71 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. MARQUIS, John was born 10 Jun 1750, Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia (son of MARQUIS, Thomas and COLVILLE, Mary); died 22 Feb 1822, Cross Creek, Jefferson County, Ohio. Notes:
One of the first settlers in the region. Elder in the Presbyterian Church. He married Sarah GRIFFITH (daughter of Edward GRIFFITH and Letitia BLACKBURN) who was born in 1756 in Frederick Co, VA. She died on 14 Nov 1836 in Cross Creek, Washington Co, PA. Burial - Cross Creek Cemetery.John — GRIFFITH, Sarah. Sarah was born 1756; died 14 Nov 1836, Cross Creek, Jefferson County, Ohio; was buried Aft 14 Nov 1836, Cross Creek Cemetery, Cross Creek, Jefferson County, Ohio. [Group Sheet]
2. MARQUIS, Thomas was born Abt 1700, Ireland (son of MARQUIS, William and COLVILLE, Margaret); died 1762, Frederick County, Virginia (Killed By Falling Tree). Notes:
Thomas Marquis, the father of these children, was killed by the falling of a limb of a tree, whilst gathering corn. His children were brought up under the direction of his brother-in-law, John Wilson, who was a school teacher, and a religious man, consequently they were carefully educated, both secularly and religiously.
Thomas married COLVILLE, Mary Abt 1733. Mary (daughter of COLVILLE, James and VANCE, Ann) was born 1723; died Bef 2 Mar 1760, Frederick County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]
3. COLVILLE, Mary was born 1723 (daughter of COLVILLE, James and VANCE, Ann); died Bef 2 Mar 1760, Frederick County, Virginia. Children:
- MARQUIS, William was born 1738, Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia; died 15 Jan 1815.
- MARQUIS, James was born 1748, Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia; died Abt 1805, Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia.
- 1. MARQUIS, John was born 10 Jun 1750, Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia; died 22 Feb 1822, Cross Creek, Jefferson County, Ohio.
- MARQUIS, Thomas Rev. was born 1753, Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia; died 1827, Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio.
- MARQUIS, Elizabeth was born 1754, Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
- MARQUIS, Sarah was born 1757, Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
- MARQUIS, Anne was born 1759, Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia; died , Knox County, Ohio.
Generation: 3
4. MARQUIS, William was born Abt 1683, France Or Ireland; died , Frederick County, Virginia. Notes:
They are descendants of French Huguenots, who fled from France on account of religious persecutions, and settled in Ireland.
In 1720 William Marquis and Margaret, his wife, together with their son Thomas and daughter Mary, emigrated to this country from Ireland, and they settled on the Opequon River, about three miles outside Winchester, Virginia in the year 1737, shortly after opening of the Shenandoah Valley by Lord Fairfax. It is believed that some of the children of this family remained in Ireland. Some years after their parents came to America.
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http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/5463/marquis.htmlWilliam — COLVILLE, Margaret. Margaret (daughter of COLVILLE, Robert) was born Abt 1685, Ireland; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
5. COLVILLE, Margaret was born Abt 1685, Ireland (daughter of COLVILLE, Robert); died Yes, date unknown. Children:
- 2. MARQUIS, Thomas was born Abt 1700, Ireland; died 1762, Frederick County, Virginia (Killed By Falling Tree).
- MARQUIS, John was born Abt 1705; died Yes, date unknown.
- MARQUIS, Mary was born Abt 1718; died , Age 28.
6. COLVILLE, James was born 1695, Farmanagh, Ireland; died 1777, Frederick County, Virginia. James married VANCE, Ann 1720. Ann (daughter of VANCE, Andrew and HOGE, Jane) was born 1700, Ireland; died 1770. [Group Sheet]
7. VANCE, Ann was born 1700, Ireland (daughter of VANCE, Andrew and HOGE, Jane); died 1770. Children:
- 3. COLVILLE, Mary was born 1723; died Bef 2 Mar 1760, Frederick County, Virginia.
Generation: 4
10. COLVILLE, Robert Children:
- 5. COLVILLE, Margaret was born Abt 1685, Ireland; died Yes, date unknown.
14. VANCE, Andrew was born 1666; died 1750. Andrew married HOGE, Jane 1690. Jane was born 1660; died 1730. [Group Sheet]
15. HOGE, Jane was born 1660; died 1730. Children:
- 7. VANCE, Ann was born 1700, Ireland; died 1770.