Joseph Marsh, one of my 5th gt-grandfathers, was a New Jersey ancestor. He was born there 7 Oct 1730 to Samuel and Mary Marsh. Some researchers have identified Mary's maiden name as Shotwell, but I haven't found the evidence to verify that.
Quaker records from the Rahway & Plainfield Monthly Meeting as displayed on the Ancesstry.com website showed Joseph as 1 of 5 children of Samuel and Mary. There were probably more children.
Joseph married a fellow Quaker, Martha Webster on 22 Aug 1750 in Woodbridge, a part of the Rahway and Plainfield Monthly Meeting. This downloaded record appears to be copied from an earlier record due to the style of the handwriting. Several of the witnesses were from the Shotwell family, which may indicate that Joseph's mother was a Shotwell. However, the Shotwells seem to have been active in the Quaker ccommunity there so it would not be surprising that some of them were at the wedding.
Most researchers agree that Joseph was married 2 more times, 2nd to Hope Moore and 3rd to Mary Copeland. I have not found these marriage records. An abstract of his will written in 1776 named his eldest son Elias, 4 more sons: Daniel, Enoch, Robert and Joseph, and 3 daughters: Sarah, Elizabeth and Jane. It stated that daughters and sons were under age and that Daniel was the son of Hope, a former wife. His wife when he wrote the will was named Mary. Some researchers show his death date as June 1783 since the will was proved 23 Jun 1783.
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