(Please note: I have not been able to verify the authenticity of the information from The Marksberry Family History. My advise is that you do your own research on this family.)
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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 1694. William had 2 sons, James and Samuel.
Samuel decided to go out on his own breaking all ties with his family. He went to England around 1680. There he changed his name, using his title of Marquess of Queensbury, he created the name "Marksbury".
After 1680, the name Samuel Marksbury begins to appear in English records. Samuel was 18 and learned the trade of surveyor. Samuel migrated to America around the late 1680's, settling in Prince William County, VA. He married around 1700, possible to an indian woman. He had one son in 1711, and named him Samuel Marksbury, Jr.
Samuel Marksbury Sr died in Prince William County, VA in Nov 1745. After his father's death, Samuel Marksbury Jr moved to Amhurst County, VA. He married, but his wife's name is unknown. He had 2 known children, Samuel and Prudence.
Samuel Marksbury Jr died in Amhurst County, VA in 1784. His son Samuel Marksbury III was born in Prince William County, VA in 1740. In 1784 Samuel Marksbury III and his wife Isabell Owens(?)sold their land and moved to Garrard County, KY. There Samuel died in 1813
Following is my record of how our branch of the Marksberry's connect to the above people.
John married Caty Franks 4 Feb 1793
Samuel IV married Lucy Banks 15 Nov 1793, he died 1798
Isaac married Susanna Radcliff 1794
Nancy married Ephraim Tongate 1799
Milly married William Franks
Delilah married Zachariah Hogan
William married Peggy Phillips 18 Apr 1810
Rachel married William Banks 1790, she died 1801
Jane married John Banks in 1798, and after his death married Richard Owens
John Marksbury (Samuel III) was born in Amhurst County, VA in 1768. He married Catherine (Caty) Franks (or Frakes) in Lincoln Co., KY 4 Feb 1793. Caty originated from PA. John and Caty moved to Grant Co., KY around 1800. John was one of the first to spell the name "Marksberry". John was appointed the first county surveyor of Grant Co., KY. He was also elected the be one of the first state representatives from Grant Co. After the death of John, Catherine (Caty) lived with her daughter and son-in-law, Sara and Edmond Simpson.
Children of John and Catherine (Caty):
Mary Marksbury b 1798 married Joseph Hicks d 1860
Samuel Marksbury b 1799 married Aera
Willis Marksbury b 1796 married Sarah Milroy
Sara Marksbury b 1801 married Edmond Simpson, son of Samuel Simpson, 5 Nov 1818
John Marksbury b 1804 married Franky Simpson
Elizabeth Marksbury d 1849 married Samuel Billeter in 1823
William Marksbury b 1810 married Sarah Jump
Rachel Marksbury married Charles Edwards in 1825
Catherine Marksbury married John Webb in 1830
Henry Marksbury Sr b 1813 married Permelia Morris in 1833
Hensley Marksbury d 1837 married Peggy Jump in 1836
(Spelling changed to Marksberry - reason ?)
Henry Marksberry Sr (John, Samuel III) b 21 Apr 1813. Married Pemelia Morris b 1811.
Child of Henry Sr and Pemelia:
William P. Marksberry b 1842 KY married Sarah Jump in 1862 Grant Co., KY
Henry Marksberry Jr b 27 Jan 1844 Grant Co., KY d 24 Aug 1929 Gallatin Co., KY.
Permelia I Marksberry b 1847 KY
Thomas Marksberry b 1849 KY
Martha Marksberry b 1851 KY
Emily Marksberry b 1853 KY
Isaac Newton Marksberry b 1855 KY
Henry Marksberry Jr (Henry Sr, John, Samuel III) b 27 Jan 1844 Grant Co., KY d 24 Aug 1929 Gallatin Co., KY. Married Nancy Margaret Acree around 1870 Grant Co., KY.
Children of Henry Jr and Nancy:
Alonzo "Lonnie" Marksberry b 20 Sep 1870, Gallatin Co., KY d 24 Jun 1951, IN. Married Ida May Ellis 16 Oct 1895, Gallatin, KY
George W. Marksberry b 31 Dec 1872 Gallatin Co., KY. d ? IN. Married Sarah M Scott. Sarah d 12 Jul 1944, Dearborn, IN.
Eunice Ellen "Ellie" Marksberry b 31 Jan 1874, Grant Co., KY d 16 Jan 1954, Switzerland, IN. Married Oliver Pike. Oliver is the son of Michael Pike.
Hannah E. "Lizzy" Marksberry b 4 Jun 1877, Gallatin, KY d 6 Sep 1906, KY. Married ? Bickers
Nellie Marksberry b 14 Oct 1879/80, Grant Co., KY d 9 Aug 1950, Glencoe, Gallatin Co., KY. Married 1) John "Chuffy" Hendren, KY. 2) Bill Ike Poland. Bill b 1885 d 11 Apr 1948 Gallatin Co., KY
Allen Marksberry b 18 May 1882, Gallatin Co., KY d ? IN. Married 1) Nora Sturgeon 13 Jun 1904 Warsaw, Gallatin Co., KY 2) Cora Mailda Palmer abt 1914.
Charley T. Marksberry b 10 Oct 1888/89 Gallatin Co., KY d 7 Dec 1950 Warsaw, Gallatin Co., KY. Married Ida L ?. Ida b 1893 d 1992.
Mary Pearl Marksberry 14 Feb 1891 Gallatin Co., KY d 11 May 1959 KY.
Porter Marksberry b 12 Sep 1893 Gallatin Co., KY d 22 Jun 1970, Kenton, KY. Married Clara ?
Eunice Ellen "Ellie" Marksberry (Henry Jr, Henry Sr, John, Samuel III) b 31 Jan 1874 Grant Co., KY d 16 Jan 1954. Married Oliver Logan Pike son of Miles Pike aroung 1901 in KY. Oliver was born Aug 24 1879 and died Feb 14 1950 in IL. Ellie died 16 Jan 1954 Switzerland Co., IN.
Children of Ellie and Oliver:
Charles Oscar Pike b 1904 d 25 Aug 1954 married Grace Spencer
Dora Edith Pike b 14 Dec 1909 d 21 Feb 1913, buried Sugar Creek Church of Christ Cemetery, Napaleon, Gallatin Co., KY.
James Oliver b 1911 d 1982 Pike married Olen ?
Eunice Ann "Nicie" Pike b 1912 KY d 11 Aug 1997 in Indianapolis, IN, married James "Jim" Van Combs d 1860.
Mandy Ellen Pike b 30 Apr 1914 d 19 May 1985 married Thomas Charles Baird. (see Baird)
Mable Pike d 1979/80 married Willie Wangler
Bertha Pike married Wilbur Baird
Children of Mandy and Thomas:
William Charles Baird b 3 Apr 1942 married Barbara Evelyn Wimberly b 28 Feb 1947
Patricia Jean Baird b 5 Nov 1945 d 7 Sep 1997 married 1) George Sanford, 2) Frank Keller, 3) George E Smith
And the lily of the valleys
Like a lily among thorns
Song of Solomon 2: 1-2 NKJV