Descendants of
Samuel Douglas (Marksbury) Marksberry Sr.

Submitted by Debbie Smith-McGuffey

Generation No. 1

1. SAMUEL DOUGLAS (MARKSBURY) MARKSBERRY1 SR. was born 1663 in Scotland, and died 1745 in Prince William County, Virginia. He married MRS. SAMUEL MARKSBERRY SR. Unknown in Virginia. She was born Unknown in Virginia, and died Unknown in Prince William County, Virginia.

Notes for SAMUEL DOUGLAS (MARKSBURY) MARKSBERRY SR.:

THE MARKSBERRY FAMILY HISTORY--

Introduction:

The Marksberry name originated around 1680 in England. It was created from the Scottish title

"Marquess of Queensbury". The Queensbury title is also associated with the first rules of boxing, "The Queensbury Rules". The Queensbury title comes from the house of Douglas in Scotland where the family descendants still remain today.

Through the years the name has been spelled differently by various branches of the family. According to the records the original spelling was "Marksbury", but it is also found to be spelled "Markesberry" and "Marksberry". It is even found to be spelled differently among immediate families. Genealogist attribute this to different education levels. Most people would spell things the way it sounded to them, and unfortunately over the years this has created several different family lines---making it hard to trace those families because of the spelling variations...

During the late 1700's and early 1800's some of the families left Kentucky. Most of them migated to Missouri and Colorado. Over the years many other families have settled around the country, but the largest concentration of "Marksberry" families still remain in Kentucky. And no matter how they spell their name......they all started from one young man with the hope of a new future over three hundred years ago!

Origins of the "Marksberry" Name:

The "Queensbury" title, one of many with which the Scottish house of Douglas is associated, originated in the creation of Sir William Douglas (d. 1640) as Earl of Queensbury in 1633. He was the eldest son of Sir James Douglas of Drumlanrig (d. 1616). His grandson William the 3rd Earl (1637-1695), was created "Marquess of Queensbury" in 1682 and "Duke of Queensbury" in 1684. All of these titles and positions were created under the rule of King James II...

William had two sons----James the 2nd duke (1662-1711) and Samuel the 2nd marquess (1663-1745). James Douglas was the royal commissioner to the famous "Scottish Parliament" which met in 1700, and just after the accession of Queen Anne in 1702. James was made one of the secretaries of state for Scotland. Samuel however had different ambitions in life... He decided to go out on his own breaking all ties with his family's political background. His decision to leave led him to England around 1680. In order to insure his anonymity from his family...Samuel changed his name! Using his title "Marquess of Queensbury", he created the name "Marksbury"....

The name Samuel Marksbury begins appearing in English records shortly after 1680. Samuel a young man of about eighteen started his "New Life" by learning the trade of a surveyor. Samuel migrated to America sometime around the late 1680's, where he settled in Prince William County, Virginia. The records show him as married around 1700, but there is no record of his wife. It is believed that Samuel took an Indian bride. Samuel and his wife had only one known child. He was born in Prince William County, Virginia in 1711 and given the name Samuel Marksbury Jr...

Samuel Marksbury Sr. died in Prince William County, Virginia in November of 1745......

More About SAMUEL DOUGLAS (MARKSBURY) MARKSBERRY SR.:

Immigration: Abt. 1688, America

Child of SAMUEL SR. and MRS. SR. is:

2. i. SAMUEL MARKSBERRY2 JR., b. 1711, Prince William County, Virginia; d. 1784, Amhurst County, Virginia.

Generation No. 2

2. SAMUEL MARKSBERRY2 JR. (SAMUEL DOUGLAS (MARKSBURY) MARKSBERRY1 SR.) was born 1711 in Prince William County, Virginia, and died 1784 in Amhurst County, Virginia. He married MRS. SAMUEL MARKSBERRY JR. Unknown in Virginia. She was born Unknown in Virginia, and died Unknown in Amhurst County, Virginia.

Children of SAMUEL JR. and MRS. JR. are:

3. i. SAMUEL (MARKSBURY)3 MARKSBERRY III, b. 1740, Amherst-Prince William County, Virginia; d. Bet. December 29 1812 - 1813, Garrard County, Kentucky.

ii. PRUDENCE MARKSBERRY, b. Unknown.

Generation No. 3

3. SAMUEL (MARKSBURY)3 MARKSBERRY III (SAMUEL MARKSBERRY2 JR., SAMUEL DOUGLAS (MARKSBURY) MARKSBERRY1 SR.) was born 1740 in Amherst-Prince William County, Virginia, and died Bet. December 29 1812 - 1813 in Garrard County, Kentucky. He married ISABELL (ELIZABETH) ? OWENS Abt. 1762 in Amherst-Prince William County, Virginia. She was born Abt. 1745 in Amherst-Prince William County, Virginia, and died Unknown in Lincoln County, Kentucky.

Children of SAMUEL MARKSBERRY and ISABELL OWENS are:

i. WILLIAM (MARKSBURY)4 MARKSBERRY, b. 1766, Garrard County, Ky; d. June 13, 1835, Garrard County, Ky; m. (1) MARGARET PEGGY PHILIPS, April 18, 1810, Garrard County, Ky; b. Unknown, Garrard County, Ky; d. Unknown, Garrard County, Ky; m. (2) ? SOLTER, Unknown, ?; b. Unknown, ?.

4. ii. JOHN (MARKSBURY) MARKSBERRY, b. 1768, Amhurst County, Virginia; d. February 01, 1835, Grant County, Kentucky.

iii. SAMUEL (MARKSBURY) IV MARKSBERRY, b. Abt. 1770, Amherst-Prince William County, Virginia; d. June 04, 1820, Grant County, Kentucky; m. LUCINDA "LUCY" BANKS, November 15, 1793, Grant or Lincoln County, KY; b. Abt. 1772, Grant or Lincoln County, Kentucky; d. Unknown, Grant County, Kentucky.

Marriage Notes for SAMUEL MARKSBERRY and LUCINDA BANKS:

Marriage: November 16, 1790 (source-Marlene 8/28/99 e-mail Vkymm@aol.com)

iv. ISAAC (MARKSBURY) MARKSBERRY, b. Abt. 1772, Amherst-Prince William County, Virginia; d. 1844, Garrard County, Ky; m. (1) SUSANNAH RADCLIFF, January 27, 1794, Lincoln County, Kentucky; b. 1778, Virginia; d. Bet. 1810 - 1811, Garrard County, Ky; m. (2) SUSAN POLLY ALLEN, February 24, 1812, Garrard County, Ky; b. Unknown, Garrard County, Ky; d. Unknown, Garrard County, Ky; m. (3) FANNIE JENNINGS, April 02, 1827, Garrard County, Ky; b. Unknown, Garrard County, Ky.

5. v. RACHEL (MARKSBURY) MARKSBERRY, b. Bet. 1770 - 1772, Amherst-Prince William County, Virginia; d. 1801, Lincoln County, Kentucky.

vi. NANCY (MARKSBURY) MARKSBERRY, b. Abt. 1774, Amherst-Prince William County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1840, Grant County, Kentucky; m. EPHRAIM TUNGATE, April 20, 1799, Lancaster, Garrard Co., KY; b. Abt. 1774, Garrard County, Ky; d. October 1862, Grant County, Kentucky.

Notes for NANCY (MARKSBURY) MARKSBERRY:

-----Dee Livingston has the marriage date being October 4, 1799 in Garrard Co., Lancaster, KY (**** 4's and 9's when handwritten will appear to different ways....) Dee's e-mail livin@msn.com

vii. "JENNIE" ELIZABETH JANE (MARKSBURY) MARKSBERRY, b. Abt. 1776, Virginia; d. Abt. 1813, Columbia, MO; m. (1) JOHN BANKS, Bet. November 18 - 26, 1798, Garrard County, Ky; b. Abt. 1778, Garrard County, Ky; d. Unknown, Columbia, MO; m. (2) RICHARD OWENS, Unknown, ?; b. Unknown, ?; d. Unknown, ?.

viii. DELILAH (MARKSBURY) MARKSBERRY, b. Abt. 1778, Garrard County, Ky; d. Bet. 1813 - 1824, Garrard County, Ky; m. ZACHARIAH HOGAN, August 09, 1806, Garrard County, Ky; b. Unknown, Logan or Hogan, Ky?; d. Unknown, Garrard County, Ky.

ix. MILLY MARY (MARKSBURY) MARKSBERRY, b. Bet. 1780 - 1785, Amherst-Prince William County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1813; m. WILLIAM HENRY FRAKES - FRANKS, February 27, 1801, Nelson County, KY; b. Unknown, ?; d. Unknown, ?.

Generation No. 4

4. JOHN (MARKSBURY)4 MARKSBERRY (SAMUEL (MARKSBURY)3, SAMUEL MARKSBERRY2 JR., SAMUEL DOUGLAS (MARKSBURY) MARKSBERRY1 SR.) was born 1768 in Amhurst County, Virginia, and died February 01, 1835 in Grant County, Kentucky. He married CATHERINE (CATY) FRANKS OR FRAKES February 04, 1793 in Lincoln County, Kentucky. She was born 1770 in Lincoln County, Ky or Pennsylvannia?, and died 1852 in Grant County, Kentucky.

Notes for JOHN (MARKSBURY) MARKSBERRY:

John Marksbury-Marksberry was born in Amhurst County, Virginia in 1768. He was married in Lincoln County, Kentucky on February 4th, 1793. John and his wife Catherine (Caty) moved to Grant County, Kentucky around 1800. John was one of the first to spell the name "MARKSBERRY", in this way. John was appointed the first county surveyor of Grant County, Kentucky. He was also elected to be one of the first state representatives from Grant County, Kentucky...serving from 1824 to 1826. Caty was born in 1770 in Pennsylvannia. She died in Grant County, Kentucky in 1835...

Children of JOHN MARKSBERRY and CATHERINE FRAKES are:

i. WILLIS5 MARKSBERRY, b. 1796, Amhurst County, Virginia; d. Unknown, Grant County, Kentucky; m. SARAH MILROY, Unknown, Grant County, Kentucky; b. Unknown, Grant County, Kentucky; d. Unknown, Grant County, Kentucky.

ii. MARY MARKSBERRY, b. 1798, Amhurst County, Virginia; d. 1860, Grant County, Kentucky; m. JOSEPH HICKS, Unknown, Grant County, Kentucky; b. Unknown, Grant County, Kentucky; d. Unknown, Grant County, Kentucky.

iii. SAMUEL IV MARKSBERRY, b. 1799, Amhurst County, Virginia; d. Unknown, Grant County, Kentucky; m. AERA, Unknown, Grant County, Kentucky; b. 1812, Grant County, Kentucky; d. Unknown, Grant County, Kentucky.

iv. SARAH MARKSBERRY, b. 1801, Grant County, Kentucky; d. Unknown, Grant County, Kentucky; m. EDMOND SIMPSON, October 31, 1818, Pendleton County, Kentucky (Conflicting Marriage Date: 11/5/1818); b. 1796, North Carolina; d. Unknown, Kentucky.

v. JOHN MARKSBERRY, b. 1804, Grant County, Kentucky; d. Unknown, Grant County, Kentucky; m. FRANKY SIMPSON, Unknown, Grant County, Kentucky; b. Unknown, Grant County, Kentucky; d. Unknown, Grant County, Kentucky.

vi. WILLIAM MARKSBERRY, b. 1810, Grant County, Kentucky; d. Bet. 1880 - 1890, Grant County, Kentucky; m. SARAH J. JUMP, March 26, 1829, Grant County, Kentucky; b. 1814, Pendleton County, Kentucky; d. 1871, Grant County, Kentucky.

vii. HENRY SR. MARKSBERRY, b. April 21, 1814, Grant County, Kentucky; d. Unknown, Grant County, Kentucky; m. PAMELIA MORRIS, 1833, Grant County, Kentucky; b. Unknown, Grant County, Kentucky; d. Unknown, Grant County, Kentucky.

Notes for HENRY SR. MARKSBERRY:
Birth date for Henry Marksberry - Source: Marlene Marksberry-Verol (Porter's Bible) Vkymm@aol.com

viii. CATHERINE MARKSBERRY, b. Unknown, Grant County, Kentucky; d. Unknown, Grant County, Kentucky; m. JOHN WEBB, 1830, Grant County, Kentucky; b. Unknown, Grant County, Kentucky; d. Unknown, Grant County, Kentucky.

ix. ELIZABETH MARKSBERRY, b. Unknown, Grant County, Kentucky; d. 1849, Grant County, Kentucky; m. SAMUEL BILLETER, 1823, Grant County, Kentucky; b. Unknown, Grant County, Kentucky; d. Unknown, Grant County, Kentucky.

x. HENSLEY MARKSBERRY, b. Unknown, Grant County, Kentucky; d. 1837, Grant County, Kentucky; m. PEGGY JUMP, 1836, Grant County, Kentucky; b. Unknown, Grant County, Kentucky; d. Unknown, Grant County, Kentucky.

xi. RACHEL MARKSBERRY, b. Unknown.

xii. ARASHA MARKSBERRY, b. Unknown, Grant County, Kentucky; d. Unknown, Grant County, Kentucky; m. MARTHA PATSY. MCCARTY; b. Unknown.

Notes for ARASHA MARKSBERRY:

***This child is not named... Possibly, a still birth? Jerry Dale Marksberry's notes do not name this child...

xiii. DELILIA MARKSBERRY, b. Abt. 1801, Garrard County, Ky; d. Unknown, Grant County, Kentucky; m. JOHNSON SIMPSON, February 05, 1825, Williamstown, Grant County, Kentucky; b. Bet. 1800 - 1804, North Carolina; d. Bef. 1860, Grant County, Kentucky.

5. RACHEL (MARKSBURY)4 MARKSBERRY (SAMUEL (MARKSBURY)3, SAMUEL MARKSBERRY2 JR., SAMUEL DOUGLAS (MARKSBURY) MARKSBERRY1 SR.) was born Bet. 1770 - 1772 in Amherst-Prince William County, Virginia, and died 1801 in Lincoln County, Kentucky. She married WILLIAM EDWARD BANKS June 30, 1790 in Lincoln County, Kentucky. He was born June 23, 1762 in Culpepper, Virginia, and died September 05, 1839 in Green Castle, Putnam County, Indiana.

Children of RACHEL MARKSBERRY and WILLIAM BANKS are:

i. LYNN5 BANKS, b. Abt. 1791, Garrard County, Ky; d. September 15, 1827; m. NAOMI TAYLOR, 1824, Garrard County, Ky; b. November 24, 1805, Kentucky; d. November 27, 1889.

ii. DELILAH BANKS, b. Bef. 1801, Garrard County, Ky; m. WILLIAM ISAAC MAYFIELD; b. July 07, 1794, Garrard County, Ky; d. April 10, 1873, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana.

More About WILLIAM ISAAC MAYFIELD:
Burial: April 1873, Vernal Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana

iii. SAMUEL BANKS, b. 1797, Garrard County, Ky; d. Aft. 1859; m. ELIZABETH MARTIN, February 04, 1819, Shelby, Kentucky; b. 1798, Virginia; d. Aft. 1859.

iv. DELILAH BANKS, b. 1795, Garrard County, Ky; m. ISAAC II MAYFIELD, March 15, 1815, Garrard County, Ky; b. February 27, 1796, Garrard County, Ky.

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April 2008

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