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Descendants of John Marston

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Generation No. 1
1. JOHN1 MARSTON was born Abt. 1616 in Ormsby, St. Margaret, Norfolk, England, and died December 19, 1681 in Salem, Massachusetts. He married (1) ALICE EDEN August 04, 1640 in Massachusetts. She was born 1619, and died 1673. He married (2) MARTHA MOULTON January 15, 1652/53 in Hampton, New Hampshire.
Children of JOHN MARSTON and ALICE EDEN are:
i. JOHN MARSTON, b. August 29, 1641, Salem, Massachusetts; d. December 19, 1681, Salem, Massachusetts; m. MARY CHICHESTER, September 05, 1664; d. May 25, 1686.
2. ii. EPHRAIM MARSTON2, b. October 30, 1643, Salem, Massachusetts; d. Bef. 1698, Manchester, Massachusetts.
iii. MANASSES MARSTON, bpt. September 7, 1645, Salem, Massachusetts; m. MERCY PIERCE, August 23, 1667.
iv. SARA MARSTON, bpt. March 19, 1648, Salem, Massachusetts; m. SAMUEL PICKWORTH, November 03, 1667.
3. v. BENJAMIN MARSTON, b. Abt. 1651, Salem, Massachusetts.
vi. HANNA MARSTON, bpt. April 17, 1653, Salem, Massachusetts; died young.
vii. ELIZABETH MARSTON, bpt. August 30, 1657, Salem, Massachusetts; died young.
viii. ABIGAIL MARSTON, b. February 19, 1657/58, Salem, Massachusetts; bpt. October 2, 1659;  m. JOHN WADLEIGH of Exeter, New Hampshire.
ix. THOMAS MARSTON, bpt. February 11, 1655, Salem, Massachusetts; died young.
x. MARY MARSTON, b. March 23, 1660/61.

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Generation 2
2. EPHRAIM2 MARSTON (JOHN1) was born October 30, 1643 in Salem, Massachusetts, and died Bef. 1698 in Manchester, Massachusetts. He married ELIZABETH. She died Bef. 1698.
Children of EPHRAIM MARSTON and ELIZABETH are:
4. i. SAMUEL3 MARSTON, b. December 02, 1676, Salem, Massachusetts.
ii. EPHRAIM MARSTON, b. May 24, 1673.
3. BENJAMIN2 MARSTON (JOHN1) was baptized March 9, 1651 in Salem, Massachusetts. He married (1) ABIGAIL VERIN November 25, 1678 in Salem, Massachusetts, daughter of HILLIARD VEREN & MARY CONANT.  She was baptized on August 21, 1655.  She died Abt. March 14, 1693.  He married (2) PATIENCE ROGERS on April 15, 1696, daughter of JOHN ROGERS & ELIZABETH DENISON.  She was born Abt. 1676 and died on May 22, 1731 in Salem, Massachusetts.
Child of BENJAMIN MARSTON and ABIGAIL VERIN is:
i. ABIGAIL MARSTON, b. August 28, 1679 in Salem, Massachusetts.  She married GEORGE CABOT in 1702.
  ii. JOSEPH MARSTON, b. Abt. 1681.
     
Children of BENJAMIN MARSTON and PATIENCE ROGERS are:
     
5. i. HON. BENJAMIN MARSTON, b. February 4, 1697, Salem, Massachusetts; d. May 22, 1754, Manchester, Massachusetts; buried May 26, 1754, Manchester, Massachusetts; m. ELIZABETH WINSLOW November 20, 1729, Salem, Massachusetts.
  ii. JOHN MARSTON, b. September 15, 1699
  iii. ELIZABETH MARSTON, b. June 9, 1701, Salem, Massachusetts; d. February 12, 1784; m. SAMUEL BARTON September 29, 1737, Salem, Massachusetts.

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Generation 3
4. SAMUEL3 MARSTON (EPHRAIM2, JOHN1) was born December 02, 1676 in Salem, Massachusetts.
Notes for SAMUEL MARSTON:
He was possibly born 1683 in Manchester, Massachusetts.
Child of SAMUEL MARSTON is:
i. SAMUEL4 MARSTON, b. 1708, Topsfield, Massachusetts; d. 1757, "In Ye war".
     
     
5. HON. BENJAMIN MARSTON3 (BENJAMIN2, JOHN1) was born on February 4, 1697 in Salem, Massachusetts and died on May 22, 1754 in Manchester, Massachusetts and was buried on May 26, 1754 in Manchester, Massachusetts. He married (1) MEHITABLE GIBBS in 1725, daughter of HENRY GIBBS.  She was born on January 8, 1706, possibly in Watertown, Massachusetts and died on August 21, 1727 in Salem, Massachusetts.  They had no children.  He married (2) ELIZABETH WINSLOW on November 20, 1729 in Salem, Massachusetts, daughter of ISAAC WINSLOW & SARAH WENSLEY.  She was born on December 13, 1707, possibly in Marshfield and died on September 20, 1761.
     
Children of BENJAMIN MARSTON & ELIZABETH WINSLOW are:
     
  i. BENJAMIN MARSTON, b. September 22, 1730, Salem, Massachusetts; d. August 10, 1792; m. SARAH SWEET November 13, 1755, Marblehead, Massachusetts.
  ii. ELIZABETH MARSTON, b. March 4, 1731; m. WILLIAM WATSON in 1756.
  iii. PATIENCE MARSTON, b. January 2, 1733, Salem, Massachusetts; d. April 20, 1767; m. ELKANAH WATSON October 7, 1754, Manchester, Massachusetts.
  iv. SARAH MARSTON, b. March 19, 1735; d. 1770, unmarried.
  v. JOHN MARSTON, b. 1740; d. April 22, 1761, Salem, Massachusetts; buried in Broad Street Cemetery, Salem, Massachusetts.
  vi. LUCY MARSTON, b. February 4, 1748; d. 1793; m. JOHN WATSON in 1769; also known as LUCIA.
  vii. WINSLOW MARSTON, b. October 3, 1749; d. September 6, 1755.

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Generation 4
5. SAMUEL4 MARSTON (SAMUEL3, EPHRAIM2, JOHN1) was born 1708 in Topsfield, Massachusetts, and died 1757 in "In Ye war". He married HANNAH GOULD July 09, 1732 in Topsfield, Massachusetts, daughter of JOHN GOULD and HANNAH CURTIS. She was born April 09, 1712 in Topsfield, Massachusetts, and died Abt. 1786.
Notes for HANNAH GOULD:
Topsfield VRs lists her as a twin, citing the Gould Genealogy
Child of SAMUEL MARSTON and HANNAH GOULD is:
i. RUTH MARSTON, b. Abt. 1735, Middleton, Massachusetts; d. 1815, Boxford, Massachusetts; m. BIMSLEY PEABODY, November 12, 1754, Middleton, Massachusetts; b. September 02, 1731, Middleton, Massachusetts; d. 1815, Boxford, Massachusetts.
Sources:
1. Marston English Ancestry by M. L. Holman 1929.
2. Salem Vital Records.
3. The History of Salem, MA, Volume III by Sidney Perley.
4. WFT, Volume #20, Pedigree, #274, Broderbund Software.
5. Savage, Volume 3, Dict. First Settlers of NE.
6. Topsfield Vital Records.
7. The Genealogy of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield by B. A. Gould, 1895.
8. The Ancestry Lieut. Amos Towne, 1737-1793.
9. Middleton Vital Records.
10. Genealogy of the Peabody Family by C. M. Endicott
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