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"Marsh, Lieut. Alexander, yeoman, Braintree, from May 3, 1654. Owned a house and land at Boston..

He d. Mar 7 1698 at about 70 years. Will dated 19 March 1699..

Married 10 Jun 1695 William Briggs. B96-7, prob. 31 Mar 1698, beq. to wife Bathsheba; daus. Rachel and Phebe; dau. Anna and her husband Samuel French; sons-in-law Dependance French, and Samuel Bass; son John Marsh under age; dau Mary French; gr. dau. Mary French.".

Alexander Marsh is that he was born in 1628 and arrived in Massachusetts at a young age. Worked in the Iron Works . He was a Puritan. Meet Mary Belcher and married.

her. She was the daughter of Gregory Belcher. The Belchers are of the most prominent Mass. Puritan families. Gregory helps Alexander by the Iron works and Alexander becomes a wealthy man in his own right. He is recognized by his peers and given the rank of Lieutenant in the Colonial Militia. He is.

active in the affairs of the day. He had 10 Children, 8 girls and 2 boys..

Nathaniel dies at an early age so John is the only one left to carry the name on. Mary died in ???? . He marries a widow, Bathshua Lathrop Beal but Mary.. It is interesting that the second wife if not mention in Alexander's will but Mary is . Many have interpreted many thing from that. Of course, I descend from John. Alexander died in 1698 in Braintree which is now Quincy..

Tradition says he came to the Colonies with his "Uncle" George we believe of Hingham. There was a diary of a Marsh in the Quincy Historical Society that suggest several Marsh's were beheaded by Cromwell in England..

Maybe a Richard Marsh and others . It states George brought the children and came to the Colonies..

We do not know who Alexander's parent were or where is came from. There is traditions he came from England, Scotland and Wales. I think it must have been England but open to for now. Marsh Family History The Marsh family that we are related to can be traced to Alexander Marsh, who was born in England around 1628. He came to America in 1654, settling in Braintree, Massachusetts . Alexander married Mary Belcher on December 19, 1655. They had nine children, six of whom are listed in "The History of Braintree, Mass." The nine included Mary , Elizabeth , Hannah Katherine , Mercy , Nathaniel , Rachel , and John , with one unnamed child. Alexander held the title of Lieutenant in some military organization, but which one is unknown. In 1674-5 Alexander and his wife's father, Gregory Belcher, purchased a defunct iron works in Braintree. This iron works, or one close nearby was the first to operate in America. No records indicate that they ever made the iron works into a successful business. The property is listed in Alexander's estate, worth 430 pounds. Alexander served as a town "selectman" during the 1690's, helping to govern the affairs of the town. He also assisted in affairs of the church. Alexander died on March 7, 1698, and his wife Mary died June 7, 1706. Some articles of interest in Alexander's estate include a musket and 3 swords, 4 oxen, 3 steers, 8 cows, 50 sheep, 13 swine, a house and land in Boston, and various household items. The total worth was listed as 1290 pounds

Alexander Marsh was born in 1628. He first resided in New England at Braintree, now Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA. He passed away on March 7, 1698 at Quincy, now Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

His first married Mary Belcher on December 19, 1655. After Mary died in 1678, He married again on September 18, 1683. His second wife was Bathsheba Lothrop, who was born in 1640.

Alexander is credited with being the father of several children: Rachel Glover, Anna Hannah French and Phoebe Marsh. It is most likely that Mary was the mother of the children.

Alexander Marsh died Mar.7,1698.

Sources for this biographical imformation are unclear:

Note Alexander Marsh, said to be a Scotchman, born about 1628, was made a freeman May 3,1654. In early records the name is often given as Mash.
In 1670 he bought with his father in law Gregory Belcher 200 acres of the Iron Works land in West Quincy where the furnace stood and in 1671 they bought about 40 acres adjoining to the north on "Cranes Plain" from Henry Crane, formerly part of the Wm. Hutchinson grant . He was elected selectman 1683,1690,1693-6.
Roger Billings in his will 1683 makes his "cousen" Alexander Marsh an overseer of the will.
A valuable account of the Marsh and several other early Quincy families, now in the N.E. Historic Genealogical Society, Boston was compiled in 1847 by a descendant, Jonathan Marsh of Quincy.
Lieut. Alexander Marsh died Mar.7,1698 "aged about 70 years", gravestone, Hancock Cem.
Alexander Marsh married 1st Dec.19,1655, Mary Belcher, born Jul.8,1639, died -, dau. of Gregory & Catherine Belcher.
He married 2nd - Bathsheba Beale, widow of Benjamin Beale of Dorchester, baptized Feb.27,1641/2 at Barnstable, died Jan.8,1722/3 aged about 82yrs., gs., Dorchester, dau. of Rev. John Lothrop of Scituate & Barnstable .
Alexander1 Marsh will dated Mar.19,1696/7, of Braintree, yeoman. Proved Mar.31,1698.
To wife Bathsheba £100 with all her own movables, nothing thereof to be withholden from her, she there upon quitting my estate from any further claim for dower. She to have liberty to abide with my children as a mother upon the farm now occupy, and if she sees not cause to abide there then to have liberty of one chamber & garret at my house in Boston for the space of two years, and if upon the farm to have liberty for her things that are in my house at Boston to abide there two years. To daus. Rachel & Phoebe Marsh equally my house & land in Boston reserving the liberty to my wife. To son in law Samuel French & Anna his wife my dau. what given already & all my upland in Salter's Farm & my Pine Swamp which I bought of Capt. White of Weymouth reserving 10 a. for my son John. To son in law Dependence French what given already , viz; £36, and now 5 shillings more as a token of love. To son in law Samuel Bass 40 shillings as a token of love. To the poor of Braintree 40 shillings at the discretion of my executors. To Mary French mu grand dau. now with me, 15 a. adjoining the Furnace land so called which was Barnabas Derrifield's lot & 15 a. of the Furnace land next to Moses Belcher deceased, his lot, reserving liberty to my son John to buy it if it shall be set to sale, and liberty of a cartway through it if occasion be to use it, from the Furnace land on either side, and if she die before marriage to return to my son John.
To daus. Rachel Marsh, Phoebe Marsh & Anna French & to son John all household stuffe. While wife and daus. continue together & till John is of age.
My stock to be maintained & then divided to last three mentioned children. To son John all remaining lands in Braintree with all husbandry utensils & if he die to go equally to the rest of my children Anna French, Phebe & Rachel Marsh & Mary French. My friends Mr. John Wilson, Mr. Roger Billings executors until John is of age, then to be executor.
Witness: Daniel Preston Jr., William Rawson, John Wilson, Nathaniel Glover Sr., Thomas Ferman.
8-129, Inventory of Lt. Alexander Marsh who deceased 7th March 1697/8 taken Mar.22,1697/8 by Joseph Penniman, Nathaniel Wales, Benjamin Savell includes 1 "musquet" & 3 swords £1/10/.
Several small parcels in Salter's Farm £54
6 a. salt marsh at Rock Island £50
4 a. salt marsh in Salter's Farm £40
3/4 a. fresh meadow at ye 80 a. lot in Salter's Farm
Land in ye Stony Field & that piece where his house stands now £45
To Derrifield's lot £24
To the furnace land & at Crane's Plain containing 215 acres £430
To a house & land at Boston £200
To 50 a. swamp near Moore's Farm £40
To an Indian Man's time, 2 years £3
To an Indian boy £5
Total £1290/18/4
His last name in early records was Mash. His 2nd wife was Bathsheba Beale, Benjamin Beale's widow.

"He came to America in 1654, settling in Braintree, Massachusetts . Alexander married Mary Belcher on December 19, 1655. They had nine children, six of whom are listed in "The History of Braintree, Mass." The nine included Mary , Elizabeth , Hannah Katherine , Mercy , Nathaniel , Rachel , and John , with one unnamed child. Alexander held the title of Lieutenant in some military organization, but which one is unknown.

In 1674-5 Alexander and his wife's father, Gregory Belcher, purchased a defunct iron works in Braintree. This iron works, or one close nearby was the first to operate in America. No records indicate that they ever made the iron works into a successful business. The property is listed in Alexander's estate, worth 430 pounds. Alexander served as a town "selectman" during the 1690's, helping to govern the affairs of the town. He also assisted in affairs of the church.

Alexander died on March 7, 1698, and his wife Mary died June 7, 1706. Some articles of interest in Alexander's estate include a musket and 3 swords, 4 oxen, 3 steers, 8 cows, 50 sheep, 13 swine, a house and land in Boston, and various household items. The total worth was listed as 1290 pounds "


9 children born to this marriage
i. Mary MARSH was born 21 Feb 1658/1659 in Braintree, Norfolk,
Massachusetts. She married Dependence FRENCH.
ii. Elizabeth MARSH was born 26 Aug 1660 in Braintree, Norfolk,
Massachusetts.
iii. Anna or Hannah MARSH was born Mar 1662 in Braintree,
Norfolk, Massachusetts, and died 4 Feb 1712. She married Samuel
FRENCH.
iv. Katheren MARSH was born 12 Dec 1664 in Braintree, Norfolk,
Massachusetts, and died 29 Jan 1679.
v. Mercy MARSH was born 2 Apr 1669 in Braintree, Norfolk,
Massachusetts. She married Samuel BASS 29 Nov 1689.
vi. Nathaniel MARSH was born 17 Oct 1672 in Braintree, Norfolk,
Massachusetts.
vii. Rachel MARSH was born 2 Feb 1673/1674 in Braintree, Norfolk,
Massachusetts. She married WESTON.
viii. Phebe MARSH was born in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts,
and died 12 Apr 1728. She married Joseph NASH 17 May 1699.
ix. John MARSH was born 17 Feb 1678 in Braintree, Norfolk,
Massachusetts, and died 22 Jun 1745. He married Sarah WILSON 28 Aug
1701, daughter of John WILSON and Sarah NEWTON. She was born 1 Apr
1684 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, and died 11 Sep 1747.