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• Name: Alexander MARRS
• Sex: M
• Birth: 22 Feb 1750 in Pennsylvania ^b
• Death: 30 Apr 1834 in Shelby Co, Kentucky ^d


Parents:

• Father:
  
• Hugh MARRS Birth: 1730 Death: 1818

Family:
Marriage:

• Jane SHANNON on 1776 at Wythe Co, Virginia .^m1
  
• Jane SHANNON Birth: 1754 in Montgomery Co, Virginia Death: 1833 in Shelbyville, Shelby Co, Kentucky

Children:

1. Alexander MARRS
2. Margaret MARRS Birth: 1771
3. Hugh MARRS Birth: 7 Nov 1775 in Virginia Death: 14 Apr 1825 in Tennessee
4. Jane MARRS Birth: 16 Feb 1777
5. Rachel MARRS Birth: 23 Jun 1783 in Rockbridge Co, Virginia Death: 7 Aug 1858 in Miami Co, Ohio
6. Samuel Shannon MARRS Birth: 12 Dec 1785 in Montgomery Co, Virginia Death: 5 Apr 1874 in Shakertown, Franklin Co, Kentucky
7. John A MARRS Birth: 6 Apr 1788 Death: 24 Apr 1859
8. Hannah MARRS Birth: Apr 1790 Death: After 1834
9. Polly MARRS Birth: 20 Apr 1792
10. David MARRS Birth: Before 1799 Death: After 1834

Bibliography

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:

[Ref: Cynthia Russell 9/2/2008]

abt 1750 [Ref: Stimpson SHANNON p198]

age 76 in 1822 [Ref: Dedman SHANNON p4],

place:

[Ref: Cynthia Russell 9/2/2008],

father:

[Ref: Cynthia Russell 9/2/2008, ShannonD SHANNON p113, Stimpson SHANNON p198],

brother:

Hugh, William, and James MARRS [Ref: Carolyn Genzel 2/6/2003]

Sources with Inaccurate birth and parent Information

father:

John MARRS (b.1724 Scotland) [Ref: Carolyn Genzel 2/6/2003],

mother:

thought to have been Pulsohola FOLSOM, daughter of Adam FOLSOM and a Choctaw woman [Ref: Carolyn Genzel 2/6/2003]

Sources for death Information

date:

[Ref: Cynthia Russell 9/2/2008]

Jun 1834 [Ref: Stimpson SHANNON p198],

place:

[Ref: Cynthia Russell 9/2/2008, Stimpson SHANNON p198]

prob Shelby Co Kentucky [Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p113]

Sources with Information about marriage to Jane SHANNON

date:

[Ref: Cynthia Russell 9/2/2008]

abt 1774 [Ref: Stimpson SHANNON p198]

abt 1780 [Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p113],

place:

[Ref: Cynthia Russell 9/2/2008]

Montgomery Co, Virginia [Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p113],

names:

[Ref: Dedman SHANNON p4]

___ MARRS & Jane SHANNON [Ref: Bell SHANNON, Craig AmAncestrySupp3 p85],

child:

[Ref: Cynthia Russell 9/2/2008, ShannonD SHANNON p114, Stimpson SHANNON p198, Stimpson SHANNON p199]

Research Notes:
Lieutenant, with Thomas Shannon during Rev. War [Ref: Cynthia Russell 9/2/2008, ShannonD SHANNON p113, Stimpson SHANNON p199]

enlisted in Botetourt Co, Virginia [Ref: Cynthia Russell 9/2/2008]

24 Mar 1781: Captain in Henry Patton's Company [Ref: Cynthia Russell 9/2/2008]

they lived in Virginia, then came to Shelby Co, KY [Ref: Dedman SHANNON p4]

will settled in 1836, recorded in Will book 10, p214, Shelby Co, KY [Ref: Cynthia Russell 9/2/2008, Stimpson SHANNON p201]

----- Shelby County Kentucky
April 15th 1802
Dear Brother and Sister:
I write to you with pleasure to let you know that we are all well at present thanks to God for his mercies, hoping that these few lines will find you in the same. I have nothing particular. I receive a letter from sister Ann a few days ago. She was well and living with her son William in Indiana in Washington near Salem. She has one son with her that is single. Brother James' three eldest children was with us Christmas his son James wants to learn tanner trade with Samuel Harleson but did not agree with him and he has gone home. Brother James is married to Widow Mclung he and his wife lives very unhappy his three oldest children has left him. Two of them lives with her grandmother Reed. Ant Reed is alive yet. Samuel Reed's wife is dead.
Friends in this country I believe is well, We had a very hard winter Money is very scarce and are very much in debt. I want you to write to let us know how you are. Give my complements
but remains your afectionate brother and sister til death
Alexander and Jane Mars [Ref: Michael Shannon 11/14/1999]

Shelby County Caintucky
August the 9 1828
Dear Brother an Sister these few lines come to let you noe that we are ye
and in good health at preasen thanks be to God for all his mercy to us hoping that thes fue lines will find you in the same. We received your leter dated March 10 which was the first that we have received from you. Money is very scars in this part and bread too. You wrote to me to noe how I like the country. I never did like Caintuc and never will. My land is good and I can raise a plenty and to spare but little for it. I intend to cros the high o but I was too darke and I was afraid to try a new cuntry with-out help. My children is far scatered. One in the Virginia too in High o, too in Indiana and three here. Reg in is ina grate at this time in this place and contention is as grate about presdant we are much divided. Our election is this day. You rote to know whare your sister Ann was, we have not heard from her for fore years. Thomas Shannon was well. My children is far scred but are dooing well. would be glad to noe what your brothers and sisters is and how they come on in the world. You rote us to come see you. I myself are in seventy nine and your sister in seventy four. Your sister wants to noe wht became of your sister Sarah property, and let her noe by the first chans. I wold be glad to hear from you agane. No more at presen, but remain your loving brother and sister til death.
Alexander and Jain Mars [Ref: Michael Shannon 11/14/1999]



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