Descendants of John Marks Sr.

First Generation

John married Uriah Ledyard, daughter of John Ledyard and Charity, in 1736 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 2 M    i. John Marks Jr. was born in 1756 in Loudoun County, Virginia and died in 1821 in Henderson County, Kentucky.

+ 3 F    ii. Mary Marks was born on 14 May 1742 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and died on 5 Dec 1811 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

+ 4 M    iii. Elisha Marks was born on 26 Dec 1744 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and died on 18 Oct 1805 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

+ 5 F    iv. Uriah Marks was born in 1745 in Pennsylvania.

+ 6 F    v. Martha Patsy Marks was born in 1747 in Pennsylvania and died on 1 Apr 1817 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

   7 M    vi. Issiah Marks was born on 5 Apr 1755 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and died on 20 Jan 1785 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

+ 8 M    vii. Thomas Marks was born in 1756 in Pennsylvania and died in 1832.

+ 9 M    viii. Abel Marks was born on 30 Mar 1760 in Loudoun County, Virginia and died on 20 Mar 1817 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

Second Generation (Children)

General Notes:John was a Veteran of the Revolution.

John married Rachel.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 10 F    i. Margery Marks was born in Sep 1795 in Loudoun County, Virginia and died on 4 Apr 1880 in Webster County, Kentucky.

+ 11 M    ii. John Marks was born in 1770 in Loudoun County, Virginia and died in 1831 in Henderson County, Kentucky.

+ 12 M    iii. Benjamin Marks was born in 1776 in Loudoun County, Virginia and died on 18 Mar 1868 in Harrison County, West Virginia.

+ 13 F    iv. Uriah Marks was born in 1781 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

+ 14 F    v. Sarah Sally Marks was born on 6 Apr 1785 in Loudoun County, Virginia and died on 12 Mar 1855 in Henderson County, Kentucky.

+ 15 F    vi. Rachel Marks was born in 1787 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

+ 16 F    vii. Ann Marks was born in 1790 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

+ 17 M    viii. Samuel Marks was born in 1790 in Loudoun County, Virginia and died in Jan 1846 in Henderson County, Kentucky.

+ 18 M    ix. Jesse Marks was born in 1795 in Loudoun County, Virginia and died on 24 Sep 1823 in Union County, Kentucky.

+ 19 F    x. Martha Marks was born in 1798 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

+ 20 M    xi. Elisha Marks was born in 1805 in Loudoun County, Virginia and died in 1850 in Hopkins County, Kentucky.

Mary married Thomas Humphrey in 1760.

Children from this marriage were:

   21 M    i. John G. Humphrey was born in 1761 in Pennsylvania and died in Jan 1791 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

   22 M    ii. Thomas Marks Humphrey was born in 1762 in Pennsylvania and died in Mar 1796 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

   23 M    iii. Abner Gill Humphrey was born on 27 Oct 1763 in Loudoun County, Virginia and died on 17 Dec 1824 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

   24 M    iv. Jesse Humphrey was born on 29 Sep 1766 in Loudoun County, Virginia and died on 5 Jan 1815.

   25 F    v. Ester Humphrey was born in 1768 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

   26 F    vi. Urie Humphrey was born in 1769 in Loudoun County, Virginia and died in 1813 in Bedford County, Virginia.

   27 F    vii. Hannah Humphrey was born in 1771 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

   28 F    viii. Euphemia Humphrey was born on 7 Aug 1772 in Loudoun County, Virginia and died on 16 Apr 1822 in Fauquier County, Virginia.

   29 F    ix. Martha (Patsy) Humphrey was born in 1774 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

   30 M    x. Jacob Humphrey was born on 1 Mar 1776 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

   31 F    xi. Tacy Humphrey was born on 1 Mar 1776 in Loudoun County, Virginia and died on 30 Oct 1845 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

   32 F    xii. Mary (Polly) Humphrey was born on 17 Nov 1777 in Loudoun County, Virginia and died on 29 Feb 1812 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

   33 M    xiii. Charles Humphrey was born in 1780 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

   34 F    xiv. Ann Nancy Humphrey was born in 1781 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

   35 M    xv. Jonah Humphrey was born in 1783 in Loudoun County, Virginia and died in 1832 in Zanesville, Muskingham County, Ohio.

   36 M    xvi. Marcus Humphrey was born on 31 May 1784 in Loudoun County, Virginia and died on 19 Nov 1839 in Rockhill, Virginia.

   37 M    xvii. Joesph Humphrey was born in 1790 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

   38 M   xviii. Issac Humphrey was born in 1796 in Loudoun County, Virginia and died in 1797 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

   39 M    xix. David Humphrey was born in 1797 in Loudoun County, Virginia and died in 1797 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

   40 M    xx. Lee Humphrey was born in 1797 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

   41 F    xxi. Rachel Humphrey was born in 1797 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

Elisha married Sarah Smith on 10 Feb 1768 in Pennsylvania.

Children from this marriage were:

   42 F    i. Christeen Marks was born on 6 Jun 1769.

   43 F    ii. Uriah Marks was born on 2 Jul 1771 and died on 27 Feb 1820.

   44 F    iii. Hannah Marks was born on 3 Nov 1773 and died on 7 Jun 1811.

   45 F    iv. Mary Marks was born on 21 Nov 1775 and died on 1 Dec 1834.

   46 F    v. Anna Marks was born on 14 Jul 1778.

   47 F    vi. Milly Marks was born on 4 Nov 1780 and died on 23 Jul 1811.

   48 M    vii. John Marks was born on 29 Nov 1782 and died in 1812.

   49 M    viii. Isiah Marks was born on 28 Mar 1785 in Loudoun County, Virginia and died on 15 Apr 1821 in Daves County, Kentucky.

   50 M    ix. George Smith Marks was born on 7 Mar 1787 and died on 4 Apr 1869.

   51 M    x. Thomas Marks was born on 8 Feb 1792 and died in 1811.

   52 M    xi. Jonathan Smith Marks was born on 7 Feb 1794 and died on 10 Oct 1802.

   53 F    xii. Sarah June Marks was born on 27 Jun 1796.

Uriah married Jenkin Williams.

Children from this marriage were:

   54 F    i. Mary Polly Williams was born in 1772 in Virginia.

   55 F    ii. Rachel Williams was born in 1773 in Virginia.

   56 M    iii. James Williams was born on 24 Nov 1774 in Smyth County, Virginia and died on 3 Mar 1836 in Barren County, Kentucky.

   57 M    iv. John Williams was born in 1775 in Virginia.

   58 M    v. Richard Williams was born in 1777 in Virginia.

   59 M    vi. Elisha Williams was born in 1779 in Virginia.

   60 M    vii. Ury Williams was born in 1781 in Virginia.

   61 M    viii. Levi Williams was born in 1783 in Virginia.

   62 F    ix. Molly Williams was born in 1784 in Virginia.

   63 M    x. Samuel Williams was born in 1786 in Virginia.

   64 F    xi. Leah Williams was born in 1788 in Virginia.

Martha married William Howell in 1769.

Children from this marriage were:

   65 M    i. Jesse Howell was born on 9 Feb 1770 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

   66 M    ii. Abner Howell was born on 27 Aug 1775 in Fauquier County, Virginia and died on 11 Sep 1841 in Muskingham County, Ohio.

   67 M    iii. Abel Howell was born on 28 Dec 1778 in Virginia and died in Jan 1854 in Belmont County, Ohio.

   68 F    iv. Margaret Howell was born on 2 Sep 1782 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

General Notes:Thomas was a Revolutionary War Veteran.

Thomas married Keziah in 1774.

Children from this marriage were:

   69 F    i. Elizabeth Marks was born in 1775 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

   70 F    ii. Catherine Marks was born in 1796 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

   71 M    iii. Isiah Marks was born in 1798 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

   72 F    iv. Mary Marks was born in 1799 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

   73 F    v. Margaret Deborah Marks was born on 25 Aug 1805 in Loudoun County, Virginia and died on 24 Jul 1894.

   74 F    vi. Clementine Marks was born in 1801 in Loudoun County, Virginia and died in 1884.

Abel married Mary Littleton about 1780 in Virginia.

Children from this marriage were:

   75 F    i. Mary Marks was born in 1781 in Virginia.

   76 F    ii. Margaret Peggy Marks was born in 1784 in Virginia.

   77 M    iii. Bennett Marks was born in 1786 in Virginia.

   78 M    iv. Samuel Marks was born in 1788 in Virginia.

   79 M    v. Thomas Marks was born in 1790 in Virginia.

   80 M    vi. Mason Marks was born on 8 Dec 1793 in Virginia and died on 1 Jul 1857 in Noble County, Ohio.

   81 F    vii. Elizabeth Betsy Marks was born in 1795 in Virginia.

   82 M    viii. Watts Marks was born in 1797 in Virginia.

   83 M    ix. Abel Marks was born in 1798 in Virginia.

   84 F    x. Lydia Marks was born in 1800 in Virginia.

   85 M    xi. Jefferson Marks was born on 1 Jan 1804 in Virginia and died on 5 Jul 1805 in Virginia.

Third Generation (Grandchildren)

Margery married Williamson Crews, son of Joesph Crews and Mary (Polly) Elder.

Children from this marriage were:

   86 F    i. Sarah (Sally) Crews was born in 1832 in Henderson County, Kentucky and died in 1871 in Kentucky.

Sarah married George Washington Herron, son of Caleb Abimlick Herron and Sarah Friar McWhorter, in 1850 in Kentucky.

   87 F    ii. Eliza Crews was born on 11 Dec 1813 in Kentucky and died on 20 Nov 1900 in Kentucky.

Eliza married Washington Higginson on 19 Jun 1833 in Henderson County, Kentucky.

   88 M    iii. John W. Crews was born in 1817 in Henderson County, Kentucky.

John married Nancy Anderson on 20 Nov 1843 in Hopkins County, Kentucky.

   89 F    iv. Catherine Crews was born in 1818 in Henderson County, Kentucky and died on 2 Mar 1877 in Illinois.

Catherine married Jefferson Higginson on 2 Mar 1833 in Henderson County, Kentucky.

   90 F    v. Mary Crews was born in 1819 in Henderson County, Kentucky.

   91 M    vi. George Washington Crews was born in 1823 in Kentucky.

   92 M    vii. Joesph Crews was born in 1825 in Kentucky.

Joesph married Letitia "Sally" Prather.

   93 M    viii. Benjamin Franklin Crews was born in 1827 in Kentucky.

Benjamin married Zarilda J. Timmons on 25 Oct 1847 in Kentucky.

   94 M    ix. Williamson Crews was born in 1829 in Henderson County, Kentucky.

Williamson married Melvina Catherine Archer on 23 Nov 1843 in Hopkins County, Kentucky.

   95 F    x. Martha R. Crews was born in 1830 in Henderson County, Kentucky.

Martha married Weldon Chandler on 21 Mar 1850 in Henderson County, Kentucky.

Martha next married Prior Whitsell on 14 Jan 1864 in Henderson County, Kentucky.

   96 F    xi. Margaret Frances Crews was born on 9 Jul 1835 in Henderson County, Kentucky and died on 23 Oct 1931 in Kentucky.

Margaret married William George Whitsell on 24 Apr 1851 in Henderson County, Kentucky.

   97 F    xii. Nancy Crews was born in 1837 in Henderson County, Kentucky and died in 1926 in Kentucky.

Nancy married Wiley D. Tapp on 3 Mar 1856 in Henderson County, Kentucky.

   98 M    xiii. David H. Crews was born on 17 Jan 1840 in Henderson County, Kentucky.

General Notes:In 1880 listed as S.H. Crews. Living with him and Matilda were J. Shelton Working on Farm and L. Powel Working on Farm. Bio of David. D.H. Crews, Webster County, was born January 17, 1840, in Henderson, now Webster County, Ky. He is a son of Williamson and Margaret (Marks) Crews. Both parents were natives of Virginia, and immigrated to Kentucky in 1811. The father engaged in farming, and for many years was a minister of the Baptist church. He died in April, 1880, aged eithty-seven. Subject's mother died in 1880, aged eighty-four. D.H., at the age of twenty-one, bought 100 acres of land and engaged in farming; he added at different times other lands, and owned as high as 600 acres. In 1880, he disposed of his land and engaged in merchandising at Poole's Mill, where he has since been doing extensive business. Mr Crews was married in 1861 to Matilda J. Liles, of Webster County. They are members of the Baptist Church. Mr. Crews is a member of Masonic fraternity. From 1869 to 1875 he held the off of magistrate.

David married Matilda J. Liles on 1 Jul 1861 in Webster County, Kentucky.

   99 M    xiv. Henry H. Crews was born on 2 Jun 1843 in Henderson County, Kentucky and died on 15 Jan 1885 in Webster County, Kentucky.

Henry married Mary Wesley Norman, daughter of Wesley J. Norman and Sophia McClendon, on 18 Jun 1866 in Webster County, Kentucky.

   100 F    xv. Margery Crews was born in 1847 in Henderson County, Kentucky.

Margery married William Weldon on 1 Aug 1867 in Webster County, Kentucky.

John married Sarah Powell on 9 Dec 1809 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

Children from this marriage were:

   101 M    i. Isiah Marks was born in 1815.

   102 F    ii. Mahalia Marks was born in 1815.

   103 M    iii. George J. Marks was born on 8 Dec 1820 in Henderson County, Kentucky.

   104 M    iv. James Jackson Marks was born on 11 Feb 1825 in Henderson County, Kentucky and died on 11 Jun 1894.

   105 F    v. Sarah T. Marks was born in 1826 in Henderson County, Kentucky.

Benjamin married Abigail Sugg about 1794.

Children from this marriage were:

   106 M    i. Samuel Marks was born in 1795 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

   107 M    ii. William Marks was born in 1798 in Virginia.

   108 F    iii. Abigale Marks was born in 1800 in Virginia.

   109 M    iv. John Marks was born in 1807 in Harrison County, Virginia (Now West Virginia) and died on 25 Jun 1890 in Grant County, Indiana.

   110 F    v. Mary Marks was born on 6 Mar 1812 in Henderson County, Kentucky and died on 22 Jun 1888 in Indiana.

   111 M    vi. Benjamin J. Marks was born in 1813 in Henderson County, Kentucky and died on 26 Jun 1876 in Barbor County, West Virginia.

   112 M    vii. Thomas Jefferson Marks was born on 12 Jan 1817 in Henderson County, Kentucky and died on 12 Feb 1879 in Huntington County, Indiana.

   113 F    viii. Rachel Marks was born in 1820 in Henderson County, Kentucky.

   114 M    ix. Elisha Marks was born in 1830 in Champaign County, Ohio.

   115 F    x. Eliza Marks was born in 1825 in Harrison County, Virginia (Now West Virginia).

   116 F    xi. Margaret Marks was born in 1827 in Harrison County, Virginia (Now West Virginia).

Uriah married Robert Rankin on 5 Dec 1798 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

Children from this marriage were:

   117 F    i. Rachel Rankin was born in 1799.

Sarah married John Overfield in 1804 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

Children from this marriage were:

   118 F    i. Mary Ann (Molly) Overfield was born in 1805 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

   119 M    ii. Elisah B. Overfield was born on 12 Aug 1806 in Virginia and died on 19 Jun 1888 in Henderson County, Kentucky.

Rachel married.

Children from this marriage were:

   120 F    i. Lennah Marks was born in 1812 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

Ann married Owen Jenkins in 1810.

Samuel married Susanna Overfield on 6 Jun 1810 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

Children from this marriage were:

   121 M    i. Samuel Marks was born in 1818 in Virginia.

   122 F    ii. Osa Anna Marks was born in 1821 in Virginia and died on 9 Jun 1909.

   123 M    iii. William Andrew Jackson Marks was born on 23 Oct 1827 in Kentucky and died on 1 Jun 1885.

   124 F    iv. Susannah C. Marks was born in 1835 in Kentucky.

   125 M    v. Jonah Marks was born in 1811.

   126 M    vi. Elisha Marks was born in 1812.

Jesse married Jane Dillon on 15 Sep 1817 in Union County, Kentucky.

Children from this marriage were:

   127 M    i. George Washington Marks was born on 13 Jul 1818 in Henderson County, Kentucky and died on 28 Nov 1905 in Union County, Kentucky.

   128 M    ii. Gartland Bradford Marks was born in 1820 in Henderson County, Kentucky and died in 1862 in Union County, Kentucky.

Martha married George Corran Higginson on 8 Jun 1815.

Children from this marriage were:

   129 M    i. George Higginson was born in 1835.

   130 F    ii. Sarah Higginson was born in 1838.

Elisha married Mary about 1821.

Children from this marriage were:

   131 M    i. James Marks was born in 1822 in Kentucky.

   132 M    ii. Jesse Marks was born on 9 Nov 1827 in Henderson County, Kentucky and died on 12 Apr 1897.

   133 M    iii. John T. Marks was born on 4 Nov 1828 in Henderson County, Kentucky and died on 31 Aug 1897.

   134 F    iv. Rachel K. Marks was born on 15 Oct 1831 in Henderson County, Kentucky and died on 19 Mar 1890.

   135 F    v. Martha Jane Marks was born on 4 Oct 1833 in Henderson County, Kentucky and died on 10 Sep 1901 in Webster County, Kentucky.

   136 F    vi. Sarah Marks was born in 1836 in Henderson County, Kentucky.

   137 M    vii. Elisha Marks was born in 1838 in Henderson County, Kentucky.

   138 F    viii. Mary A. Marks was born on 7 Feb 1839 in Henderson County, Kentucky and died on 4 Jun 1917.

   139 M    ix. William Marks was born in 1846 in Henderson County, Kentucky and died in 1928.

   140 F    x. Elizabeth Betty Marks was born in 1848 in Henderson County, Kentucky and died in 1912.