Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

Sarah Marshall

Female 1748 - 1803  (55 years)


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  • Name Sarah Marshall 
    Birth 2 Jan 1748  Northampton County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 11 Feb 1803  Worcester County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I57535  Tree1
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2024 

    Father Thomas Marshall,   b. Bef 1728, Northampton County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1753, Worcester County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 25 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sarah Marshall,   b. Bef 1732, Worcester County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Bef 1748  Worcester County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F31894  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Sarah's will was probated in Worcester County, MD, March 15, 1803. Sarah left a "verbal" will. (Ruth T. Dryden, Worcester Will Book JBR, p. 3) Sarah named her sons Thomas M. and Zadock Purnell, and daughter, Molly O. Purnell. She gave ten pounds each to grandchildren Molly O. Purnell and Thomas M. Purnell. Witnesses: Joseph Miller, Levin Duncan and Stephen White. She is buried in the family cemetery where her husband, Thomas Purnell, and sons, Zadock, Thomas M. and John are buried. Dates from gravestone (1.75 mi SE US 113, "Wallops Neck" SW of Bay's End Lane, located and noted by James R. Trader)

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