Thomas Marsh lived a short life by our standards. He came to America as a young man, if he came with his father, for his father was here in 1635. His father, George Marsh, settled in Hingham as did Thomas. George died in 1647, so he didn't see his son Thomas, who had been born in 1618, marry Sarah Beal, who we hope was the love of his life. They married on March 24, 1649.
Thomas and Sarah had five children together. Thomas was a farmer and probably a member of the church, although I haven't yet found records to indicate that. This is almost the only information I've found about Thomas, except that he did leave a will and an inventory. Thomas died at the age of 40, on September 2, 1658 in Hingham. He had lived over half his life in the town, but seems to have been one of the silent majority, if there was such a thing back then. He left no mention in town histories of Hingham, and seems, as far as I can tell so far, to have stayed out of trouble with the authorities.
His inventory totaled about 320 pounds, including several pieces of land. It is difficult to read but I didn't see anything that I thought said books or Bibles, and I'm not sure whether arms were indicated or not. He did have several farm animals at the time of his death. His widow, Sarah, married about four years after Thomas's death, to Edmund Sheffield of Braintree. The youngest of Thomas's children would have been just a little over four years old at this time, and the oldest, another Thomas, about 17.
This is not an extensive blog post. It's so brief I almost hesitate to call if a post at all. However, it's a reminder that men like Thomas lived sometimes brief lives, sometimes unnoticed, but they contributed to life in their communities via military service, if nothing else. We can be grateful for men like Thomas Marsh.
The line of descent is:
Thomas Marsh-Sarah Beal
Thomas Marsh-Sarah Lincoln
Thomas Marsh-Mary Burr
Deborah Marsh-Isaac Lazell
Deborah Lazell-Levi Rockwood
Susanna Rockwood-Nahum Holbrook
Joseph Holbrook-Mary Elizabeth Whittemore
Fremont Holbrook-Phoebe Brown
Loren Holbrook-Etta Stanard
Gladys Holbrook-Richard Allen
Their descendants
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