Generation No. 1

1.  Richard1 Marchant, Sr. was born Abt. 1671 in England.  He arrived at the Colony of Virginia in 1691.  (Cavaliers and Pioneers, Nell Marion Nugent,  Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants Volume 2-1666-1695, p. 359)

Richard Marchant was granted 84 Acres in Gloucester County, Va., 1693
(Virginia Land records, IX, Index to Land Grants, Gloucester County)

29 April 1693.
Description: 84 acres adjoining the land of Mr. Long and Mr. Thomas Puttman.
Source: Land Office Patents No. 8, 1689-1695, p. 273 (Reel 8).
Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41.
Note    Location: Gloucester County.

Children of Richard Marchant, Sr. are:
+    2    i.    Richard2 Marchant, Jr., born bet. 1694-1700; died 26 February 1772 in Kingston Parish, Virginia.

3    ii.    John Marchant, born bet. 1694-1700.  (Witness in the Will of Richard Billups, proven in court, 27 February 1752, Gloucester Co., Virginia)

4    iii.    Abraham Marchant, born bet. 1694-1700, d. 10 May 1751, Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia
On July 15, 1717, a Zachariah Putnam of Kingston Parish purchased 140 acres adjoining St. Anne’s Parish in what is now Essex County, Virginia from Abraham Marchant also of Kingston Parish.

Generation No. 2

2.  Richard2 Marchant, Jr. (Richard1) was born bet. 1694-1700, and died 26 February 1772 in Kingston Parish, Virginia.  The Will of Benjamin Peyton appears to prove that Richard Marchant had a son who he named,  RICHARD MARCHANT, JR.

Will of Benjamin Peyton, dated 30 September 1746,

“I give and bequeath unto my son-in-law Henry Snoad a certain tract or parcel of land lying in Virgnia in Gloucester County, being the plantation where my father dwelt formerly and now in the possession of RICHARD MERCHANT, JR., containing by estimation three Hundred and fifty acres, to him and his heirs forever…”
(Virginia Genealogies and Biographies, 1500-1900, Virginia Genealogies, Peyton, Gloucester and Westmoreland Counties, Virginia, Page 473.)

Children of Richard Marchant, Jr. are:
+    5    i.    Richard3 Marchant, born Bet. 1720 – 1730.
+    6    ii.  Abraham Marchant, born Bet. 1720 – 1730.
+    7  iii.  Ambrose Marchant, born Bet. 1720 – 1730 in Kingston Parish, Virginia.
8    iv.    Frances Marchant, born Bet. 1720 – 1730.  She married Edward Anderson 16 February 1750 in Kingston Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia.
9    v.    Sarah Marchant, born Bet. 1720 – 1730.  She married Daniel Fitchet 08 December 1749 in Kingston Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia.

Generation No. 3

5.  Richard3 Marchant (Richard2, Richard1) was born Bet. 1720 – 1730.  He married (1) Ann.  He married (2) Joyce.

Children of Richard Marchant and Ann are:
10    i.    Lucy4 Marchant, born 01 March 1757.
11    ii.    Christopher Marchant, born 27 March 1762.
+    12    iii.    Edmund Marchant.
+    13    iv.    Elisha Marchant.

Child of Richard Marchant and Joyce is:
14    i.    Richard4 Marchant, born 08 December 1775.

6.  Abraham3 Marchant (Richard2, Richard1) was born Bet. 1720 – 1730.  He married Ann.

Children of Abraham Marchant and Ann are:
15    i.    Mary4 Marchant, born Abt. 1770.
16    ii.    Abraham Marchant, born Abt. 1772.

7.  Ambrose3 Marchant (Richard2, Richard1) was born Bet. 1720 – 1730 in Kingston Parish, Virginia.  He married Elizabeth.

“The certificates redeemed at the Cloucester County Court were noted between Feb. 1780 and Dec. 1781.”  (Virginia Publick Claims, Gloucester County, Page 17)
by Janice L. Abercrombie and Richard Slatten, Iberian Pub. Co., Athens, Georgia)

Ambrose Merchant  500 #beef; 27 1/2 # lamb    (Pounds) 9-3-10 3/4

Children of Ambrose Marchant and Elizabeth are:
+    17    i.    Richard4 Marchant, born Abt. 1745 in Kingston Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia; died Bef. 1784 in Gloucester County, VA.
+    18    ii.    John Marchant, born Abt. 1750.
19    iii.    Abraham Marchant, born 05 April 1760; died 12 February 1821 in Mathews County, Virginia1.  He married Sarah Bull.
20    iv.    Daniel Marchant.

Generation No. 4

12.  Edmund4 Marchant (Richard3, Richard2, Richard1)  He married Elizabeth Adams 22 November 1767 in Kingston Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia.

Children of Edmund Marchant and Elizabeth Adams are:
21    i.    Christopher5 Marchant, born 22 November 1771.
22    ii.    Richard Bartlett Marchant, born 07 May 1774.
23    iii.    Elizabeth Adams Marchant, born 1777.
+    24    iv.    James Marchant, born Bet. 1780 – 1790.
+    25    v.    John Marchant, born Bet. 1780 – 1790.

13.  Elisha4 Marchant (Richard3, Richard2, Richard1)  He married Ester 24 December 1766 in Kingston Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia.

Children of Elisha Marchant and Ester are:
26    i.    Richard5 Marchant, born 07 June 1770 in Kingston Parish, Virginia.
27    ii.    Elisha Marchant, born 16 June 1774.

17.  Richard4 Marchant (Ambrose3, Richard2, Richard1) was born Abt. 1745 in Kingston Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia, and died Bef. 1784 in Gloucester County, VA2.  He married Ann Dawson 12 February 1763 in Kingston Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia, daughter of Thomas Dawson and Elizabeth.  She was born Abt. 1747 in Kingston Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia.

The first census for Gloucester County was 1784.  Ann Merchant (sic) appears as head of household with three other “white souls.”  Because she appears as the head of household, we can date the approximate time of Richard Marchant’s death before the census of 1784.

Children of Richard Marchant and Ann Dawson are:
28    i.    William5 Marchant, born 10 September 1764.
+    29    ii.    Mary Marchant, born 09 April 1770.
+    30    iii.    Ambrose Marchant, born 18 November 1772 in Kingston Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia; died Bet. 08 January 1816 – 14 July 1817.
+    31    iv.    John Marchant, born 03 May 1775.

18.  John4 Marchant (Ambrose3, Richard2, Richard1) was born Abt. 1750.  He married Ester.

Child of John Marchant and Ester is:
32    i.    Ann5 Marchant, born October 1770.

Generation No. 5

24.  James5 Marchant (Edmund4, Richard3, Richard2, Richard1) was born Bet. 1780 – 1790.

Child of James Marchant is:
+    33    i.    James Daniel6 Marchant, born Abt. 1808.

25.  John5 Marchant (Edmund4, Richard3, Richard2, Richard1) was born Bet. 1780 – 1790.

Child of John Marchant is:
+    34    i.    Edmund6 Marchant, born Abt. 1813.

29.  Mary5 Marchant (Richard4, Ambrose3, Richard2, Richard1)3 was born 09 April 1770.  She married John Sampson.

Children of Mary Marchant and John Sampson are:
35    i.    John6 Sampson, born 07 October 1808.
36    ii.    Armistead Sampson, born 07 September 1810.
37    iii.    Richard Sampson, born 07 August 1811.
38    iv.    Elizabeth Sampson, born 07 August 1811.
39    v.    Mary Sampson, born 14 May 1810.

30.  Ambrose5 Marchant (Richard4, Ambrose3, Richard2, Richard1) was born 18 November 1772 in Kingston Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia3, and died Bet. 08 January 1816 – 14 July 18174.  He married Jane5.  She was born Abt. 1782 in Kingston Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia5.

Ambrose served in the War of 1812 under Captain Henry W. Sale’s Company, 61st Regiment of Virginia Militia, Mathews County, Virginia.  They were commanded by Col. Levin Gayle.  Ambrose served as Private and Corporal.

Guardians’ Bonds, Book B, 1806-1822, Mathews County, Virginia
Robert Hudgin, chosen Guardian, with John Marchant, of Julian, Richard, Prinuty, Alexander and Ambrose Marchant, orphans of Ambrose Marchant, dec’d.  July 14, 1817.
Bond: $2,000.   Justices:  Francis Armistead, William Fitchet, Gabriel Miller and Thomas Hudgin.

The exact date of Ambrose Marchant’s death is unknown; however, his death occurred between January 8, 1816 and July 14, 1817.  The last known mention of his name while still alive was January 8, 1816 when he was chosen as one of the guardians for Sarah Moor, orphan of John Moor.  The next date mentioning his name was July 14, 1817.  This was the date when guardians were appointed for his children after his death.

Jane Marchant, wife of Ambrose Marchant, was living in the household of her son, Ambrose Marchant, and his wife, Mildred Esther Fleet Marchant, and their children in the 1850 Census in Mathews County, Virginia.  She was age sixty-eight.

Children of Ambrose Marchant and Jane are:
40    i.    Julian6 Marchant6, born Bet. 1799 – 1809 in Mathews County, VA.
+    41    ii.    Permelia Elizabeth Marchant, born Bet. 1799 – 1809 in Mathews County, Virginia; died in Mathews County, Virginia.
+    42    iii.    Richard W. Marchant, born Abt. 1805 in Mathews County, VA; died 10 September 1874.
+    43    iv.    Alexander Marchant, born Bet. 1810 – 1817 in Mathews County, VA; died Bet. 1840 – 1850.
+    44    v.    Ambrose Marchant, born February 1815 in Mathews County, VA; died 21 January 1854.

31.  John5 Marchant (Richard4, Ambrose3, Richard2, Richard1) was born 03 May 1775.

Child of John Marchant is:
+    45    i.    Thomas6 Marchant, born Abt. 1806.

Generation No. 6

33.  James Daniel6 Marchant (James5, Edmund4, Richard3, Richard2, Richard1) was born Abt. 1808.  He married Catherine.  She was born Abt. 1814.

Children of James Marchant and Catherine are:
46    i.    James W.7 Marchant, born Abt. 1833.
47    ii.    Sarah Ann Marchant, born Abt. 1837.
48    iii.    Missouri Marchant, born Abt. 1840.
49    iv.    Indiana Marchant, born Abt. 1843.
50    v.    Arkansas Marchant, born Abt. 1846.
51    vi.    Virginia Elizabeth Marchant, born Abt. 1849.

34.  Edmund6 Marchant (John5, Edmund4, Richard3, Richard2, Richard1) was born Abt. 1813.  He married Julia Ann.  She was born Abt. 1813.

Children of Edmund Marchant and Julia Ann are:
52    i.    Thomas J.7 Marchant, born Abt. 1841.
53    ii.    Mary C. Marchant, born Abt. 1843; died 1870.
54    iii.    Edmund Marchant, born Abt. 1845.
55    iv.    Bartlett Marchant, born Abt. 1849.
56    v.    Washington Marchant.

vi.    Julia A. Marchant, born Abt. 1858.  She married Matthew F. Respess 01 November 1896 in Mathews County, Virginia.   The parents of Matthew F. Respess were Richard H. Respess and Nancy.

Marriage Notes for Julia Marchant and Matthew Respess:
Source:  Marriages in Mathews County, Virginia, 1861-1900, by Carolyn Winn Markie, page 140.
(Courtesy of James Braun)

41.  Permelia Elizabeth6 Marchant (Ambrose5, Richard4, Ambrose3, Richard2, Richard1)8 was born Bet. 1799 – 1809 in Mathews County, Virginia, and died in Mathews County, Virginia.  She married Richard G. Fitchett, son of Salathiel Fitchett and Mary.  He was born 09 January 1807 in Mathews County, Virginia, and died in Mathews County, Virginia.

Children of Permelia Marchant and Richard Fitchett are:
57    i.    Sarah Elizabeth7 Fitchett, born Abt. 1829.
58    ii.    Richard Fitchett, born Abt. 1832; died 19 February 1853 in Mathews County, VA9.
The informant of his death was “John Ripley, nephew.”
59    iii.    William Monroe Fitchett, born 08 April 1840 in Mathews County, Virginia; died 11 August 1907 in Mathews County, Virginia.
Burial: Locust Grove Cemetery, Mathews County, Virginia

42.  Richard W.6 Marchant (Ambrose5, Richard4, Ambrose3, Richard2, Richard1)10 was born Abt. 1805 in Mathews County, VA11, and died 10 September 1874.  He married (1) Rosella Thompson12.  She was born Abt. 1800.  He married (2) Sarah.

Children of Richard Marchant and Rosella Thompson are:
+    60    i.    Alexander7 Marchant, born 04 November 1834; died 23 May 1890.
61    ii.    Richard W. Marchant13, born 1839; died 190614.  He married Mattie L.14; born 1849; died 1911.  (husband and wife buried at Christ Church Cemetery)

Richard W. Marchant
His tombstone reads:
“I am the Resurrection and Life”  John XI XXV

62    iii.    Charles F. Marchant15, born Abt. 1841; died 10 October 1865.

Never Married

63    iv.    Permellia Jane Marchant15, born Abt. 1844.  She married Lemuel Williams Hudgins 05 November 1868 in Mathews County, Virginia.

43.  Alexander6 Marchant (Ambrose5, Richard4, Ambrose3, Richard2, Richard1)16 was born Bet. 1810 – 1817 in Mathews County, VA17, and died before 1850.  He married Elizabeth Minter18 in Mathews County, Virginia.  She was born 1818 in Virginia19 and died after 1900. Her father was James Minter. (In 1859, Elizabeth Minter Marchant Gayle, was listed as a member of Westville Christian Church and the name used was Lizzie Gayle, Seamstress, Wd. of William H. Gayle with slave holdings at $50.00. She was also listed as Lizzie Gayle,  in 1900 Census with her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Marchant Abergh.)

In the 1850 Census, the children of Alexander and Elizabeth Marchant were listed in the household of William Gayle.
1859  Elizabeth A. Gayle:  To copy deed of gift from Joel T. Minter to you.

Children of Alexander Marchant and Elizabeth Minter are:
+    64    i.    Seth Ambrose7 Marchant, born 17 October 1837 in Mathews County, Virginia; died 26 May 1924 in Baltimore, Maryland.
65    ii.    Mary Jane Marchant, born Abt. 1839 in Mathews County, VA20; died Bet. 01 June 1879 – 31 May 188021.  She married Charles Stevens22.
Charles Stevens was listed in the 1880 Census with Charles and Annie Abergh.  He was listed as brother-in-law and widowed.  Charles Stevens must have been the husband of Mary J. Marchant because there were only two females in the Alexander Marchant family.
+    66    iii.    Elizabeth Ann Marchant, born Abt. 1843 in Mathews County, VA.
+    67    iv.    John Richard Marchant, born Abt. 1845 in Mathews County, Virginia; died 1893 in Baltimore, Maryland.

44.  Ambrose6 Marchant (Ambrose5, Richard4, Ambrose3, Richard2, Richard1)23 was born February 1815 in Mathews County, VA, and died 21 January 1854.  He married Mildred Esther Fleet24 14 December 1837, daughter of John Fleet and Susan Gayle.  She was born 10 August 1816, and died 12 January 1864.

Children of Ambrose Marchant and Mildred Fleet are:
68    i.    Susan Jane7 Marchant24, born 12 November 1838; died 14 December 1922.
+    69    ii.    Alexander Washington Fleet Marchant, born 01 April 1840; died 23 November 1926 in Baltimore, Maryland.
70    iii.    Mildred Esther Marchant24, born 18 September 1842.
71    iv.    Lenora Marchant24, born 17 April 1843; died 14 February 1925.

72    v.    Anne Baynes Marchant24, born 07 September 1846; died 15 January 1908.
73    vi.    Sarah Gothien Marchant24, born 18 March 1848; died 08 January 1929.
74    vii.    John Henry Marchant24, born 21 February 1850; died 05 April 1869.
75    viii.    Margaret Ambrosia Marchant24, born 04 November 1853; died 06 September 185625.
According to the Mathews Death Register:  “R. W. Marchant, uncle of deceased” reported Ambrosia’s death.  The parents listed were Ambrose and Mildred Marchant.  This record proves that R. W. Marchant was the brother of Ambrose and Alexander Marchant.  His name was Richard William Marchant.

45.  Thomas6 Marchant (John5, Richard4, Ambrose3, Richard2, Richard1) was born Abt. 1806.  He married Mary.  She was born Abt. 1800.

Child of Thomas Marchant and Mary is:
+    76    i.    John Richard7 Marchant, born Abt. 1836.

Generation No. 7

60.  Alexander7 Marchant (Richard W.6, Ambrose5, Richard4, Ambrose3, Richard2, Richard1)26 was born 04 November 1834, and died 23 May 1890.  He married Susan F. Forrest, daughter of John Forrest and Elizabeth Knight.  She was born 25 August 1840, and died 24 November 1922. (Alexander and Susan are buried at Christ Church Cemetery, Mathews County, Virginia.)
Alexander’s cause of death was drowning.

Many in the family of Alexander Marchant and Susan Forrest Marchant are buried in Christ Church Cemetery.  It is located in Mathews County on Route 614. The following quote is taken from the book:
Tombstones of Mathews County, Virginia, 1711-1986

There may have been a church at Kingston Parish as early as 1652. Vestry book records show a chapel on the North River in 1679. In colonial times the parish church would be established before a chapel, and the old name for the church on this location was Kingston. It was noted in the old vestry book that a meeting was held the 29th September, 1715, at “the Eastermost River Church.”

Children of Alexander Marchant and Susan Forrest are:
+    77    i.    Lessie L8 Marchant, born November 1860.
+    78    ii.    A. Floyd Marchant, born 25 March 1863; died 02 June 1939.
79    iii.    R. Clarence Marchant, born 21 January 1866; died 28 March 1937.
+    80    iv.    Richard W. Marchant, born December 1868.
81    v.    Russell B. Marchant, born 21 June 1872; died 01 November 1946.
82    vi.    Virginia Elizabeth Marchant, born January 1875.
83    vii.    Stanley F. Marchant, born 01 May 1877; died 02 April 1897.
84    viii.    Kerfoot Marchant, born 01 January 1881; died 19 July 1954.  He married Juanita Romero.
85    ix.    Susie Marchant, born February 1886.

64.  Seth Ambrose7 Marchant (Alexander6, Ambrose5, Richard4, Ambrose3, Richard2, Richard1) was born 17 October 1837 in Mathews County, Virginia27,27, and died 26 May 1924 in Baltimore, Maryland28.  He married Sarah Ann Foxwell29, daughter of John Foxwell and Elizabeth Doling.  She was born 02 September 1844 in Baltimore, Maryland29, and died 11 March 1914 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Military service: Confederate States of America, Co. A, 61 Virginia Militia, Rank 1st Sergeant, five years Cavalry
1890 City Directory, Baltimore, Maryland–Seth A. Marchant, 2024 Fairmount Avenue

Obituary in Mathews Journal May 1924

CAPTAIN S. A. MARCHANT

Captain Seth A. Marchant, a native of Mathews but for many years a resident of Baltimore, Md., died at his home in the latter city on Monday of this week at the ripe old age of 86 years.  Captain Marchant had been confined to his home for the past few years and his death was not unexpected. It was due to the ravages of time rather than to any positive disease. The funeral serices are being conducted today at his home in Baltimore and Interment will be made in Loudoun Park Cemetery there.  Captain Marchant was widely known and as widely respecteded and loved throughout this section. For the past thirty years he had been associated with the J.S. Hoskins Lumber Co., of Baltimore and in his capacity as its representative had come frequently in contact with the people of Mathews in business as well as in a social way. Born in Mathews, Captain Marchant served his state in the army of the Southern Confederacy and after the close of the war became a contractor on a large scale with headquarters in Baltimore, later becoming associated with the Hoskins Lumber Company. In his business, as in all other relations of life, he measured fully up to all the highest ideals of citizenship and possessed the friendship and confidence of all with whom he came in contact. One daugher, Mrs. Fred Powell, and one sister, Mrs. Bettie Alergh (sic), of Baltimore, survive him.  Mr. and Mr. J.W. Marchant, of Retz, the former a nephew of Captain Marchant are attending the funeral and burial services.

The Death Certificate states the cause of death was arteriasclerosis.   His occupation was lumber dealer. His residence at the time of death was 1934 E. 31Street, Baltimore, MD.
Seth and Sarah are buried at Louden Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland.

Child of Seth Marchant and Sarah Foxwell is:
+    86    i.    Lillian M.8 Marchant, born October 1875 in Baltimore, Maryland.

66.  Elizabeth Ann7 Marchant (Alexander6, Ambrose5, Richard4, Ambrose3, Richard2, Richard1)30 was born June 1849 in Mathews County, Virginia.  She married Charles Abergh31.  He was born November 1840 in Sweden.  In 1900, Charles Abergh’s occupation was sea captain.

Charles Abergh, wife, Annie, daughter, Sophia Ann, and mother-in-law, Elizabeth were living
at 2008 Fairmount Ave., Baltimore, Maryland. (1890 City Directory)

Child of Elizabeth Marchant and Charles Abergh is:
87    i.    Sophia8 Abergh31, born September 1878 in Maryland.  She married John Milne32; born 30 March 1875 in England33.
John Milne:
WWI Draft Registration Card  1917-1918
SERIAL #  3684 Roll 1684239
Date of Birth:  March 30, 1875
Address:  5 Magnolia Ave., Baltimore, Maryland
1930 Census, Baltimore, Maryland listed John Milne’s occupation–Inspector for the U.S. Dept. Com.
His parents were born in Sweden.

67.  John Richard7 Marchant (Alexander6, Ambrose5, Richard4, Ambrose3, Richard2, Richard1) was born Abt. 1845 in Mathews County, Virginia34, and died 1893 in Baltimore, Maryland.  He married Ann Elizabeth Foxwell35,36, daughter of John Foxwell and Elizabeth Doling.  She was born December 1849 in Maryland, and died 25 March 1931 in Baltimore, Maryland37.  (John Richard Marchant and Ann Elizabeth Foxwell Marchant are buried at Louden Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland.)
Baltimore City Directory 1890 gives two addresses for John Richard Marchant:

Marchant J R & Co.                                   J R Marchant & Co
2001 Aliceanna                                         2018 E. Co

The City Directory listed his occupation as — Coal.

John Richard Marchant and his brother, Seth Alexander Marchant, married sisters.  John Richard Marchant married Annie Elizabeth Foxwell, and Seth Alexander Marchant married Sarah Ann Foxwell.  They were the daughters of John Foxwell and Elizabeth Dowling Foxwell.

Annie was listed in the 1850 Census with her parents in Baltimore, MD.  She was listed as Ann E.
1890 Baltimore City Directory listed Annie’s Occupation as Teacher
Residence at time of death was 2033 E. 31st., Baltimore, MD.
Cause of Death:  Aortic Stenosis and Exhaustion

Children of John Marchant and Ann Foxwell are:
88    i.    Ida Belle8 Marchant38, born Abt. 1872.
1930 Cenus Baltimore, Maryland listed Ida’s Occupation as Teacher
89    ii.    Annie Pauline Marchant38, born Abt. 1874 in Maryland.  She married William Francis Duffy Abt. 1901; born Abt. 1869 in Manchester, England; died May 1938 in Mathews County, VA.
Occupation:  Bookkeeper   1920 Census Baltimore, Maryland

The Gloucester Journal
William Francis Duffy, aged 69 years, died at his home in Mathews Monday at 4 PM, after a short illness. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Annie P. Duffy; three sisters, “Sister” M. Camila Duffy, Cleveland, Ohio; Miss Florence Duffy, also of Cleveland, and Miss Agnes Duffy, Elyria, Ohio; a brother, Allie Duffy, Elyria, Ohio.  Mr. Duffy was a member of the Catholic Church. His remains were taken to Baltimore Monday morning from Forrest Funeral home, and funeral services and interment were in Louden Park Cemetery.
+    90    iii.    John William Marchant, born 15 June 1875 in Maryland; died 13 August 1944 in Retz, Mathews County, VA.
+    91    iv.    Charles Arthur Marchant, born 29 November 1876; died 18 April 1939 in Baltimore, Maryland.

69.  Alexander Washington Fleet7 Marchant (Ambrose6, Ambrose5, Richard4, Ambrose3, Richard2, Richard1)39 was born 01 April 1840, and died 23 November 1926 in Baltimore, Maryland.  He married Ada Agnes Lyon 20 November 1872 in Shot Tower in Baltimore, Maryland.  She was born 13 April 1855, and died 26 June 1934.
Alexander Washington Fleet Marchant is buried at Louden Park Cemetery,
Baltimore, Maryland.

Children of Alexander Marchant and Ada Lyon are:
92    i.    Carrie Esther8 Marchant, born 21 January 1874; died 22 April 1945.
93    ii.    Susan Bayne Marchant, born 05 July 1876; died 22 August 1970.  She married Harry Melvin Bowen 27 July 1894.
94    iii.    Harry Fleet Marchant, born 28 April 1879; died 12 November 1882.
95    iv.    May Gertrude Marchant, born 31 December 1881; died 1974.
96    v.    Ada Lee Marchant, born 13 November 1881; died 27 October 1959.
97    vi.    George Edwin Marchant, born 24 March 1887; died 30 December 1940.
98    vii.    Margaret Ambrosia Marchant, born 15 December 1889; died 08 December 1982.
99    viii.    John William Marchant, born 26 September 1892; died 30 March 1970.
100    ix.    Mary Rebecca Marchant, born 26 September 1892.

76.  John Richard7 Marchant (Thomas6, John5, Richard4, Ambrose3, Richard2, Richard1) was born Abt. 1836.

Child of John Richard Marchant is:
101    i.    John8 Marchant, born Abt. 1870.

Generation No. 8

77.  Lessie L8 Marchant (Alexander7, Richard W.6, Ambrose5, Richard4, Ambrose3, Richard2, Richard1) was born November 1860.  She married Mr. Thurston.

Child of Lessie Marchant and Mr. Thurston is:
102    i.    Charles G.9 Thurston, born October 1895.

78.  A. Floyd8 Marchant (Alexander7, Richard W.6, Ambrose5, Richard4, Ambrose3, Richard2, Richard1) was born 25 March 1863, and died 02 June 1939.  He married Estelle Ransone, daughter of William Ransone and Almira.  She was born 08 August 1868, and died 04 October 1910.

Children of A. Marchant and Estelle Ransone are:
103    i.    William A.9 Marchant, born 28 July 1904; died 29 August 1937.
(buried at Christ Church, Mathews, County, Virginia)
104    ii.    Alfred Lee Marchant, born 25 November 1906; died 09 December 1955.
(buried at Christ Church, Mathews, County, Virginia)
105    iii.    Elizabeth B. Marchant, born 02 January 1903; died 18 November 1903.
(buried at Christ Church, Mathews, County, Virginia)

80.  Richard W.8 Marchant (Alexander7, Richard W.6, Ambrose5, Richard4, Ambrose3, Richard2, Richard1) was born December 1868.  He married Emma J..  She was born February 1871.

Child of Richard Marchant and Emma J. is:
106    i.    Frances9 Marchant, born October 1899.

86.  Lillian M.8 Marchant (Seth Ambrose7, Alexander6, Ambrose5, Richard4, Ambrose3, Richard2, Richard1)40 was born October 1875 in Baltimore, Maryland.  She married Lewis Powell40.  He was born Abt. 1872 in Virginia40.
1900 Census, Baltimore, MD
Occupation:  Teacher
Notes for Lewis Powell:
Occupation:  Captain on an oceanliner   1920 census, Baltimore, MD

Children of Lillian Marchant and Lewis Powell are:
107    i.    Lewis9 Powell40, born 1909.
108    ii.    Marchant L. Powell, born 09 September 191941; died 30 June 2000 in Grimstead, Mathews, VA.

90.  John William8 Marchant (John Richard7, Alexander6, Ambrose5, Richard4, Ambrose3, Richard2, Richard1)42 was born 15 June 1875 in Maryland43, and died 13 August 1944 in Retz, Mathews County, VA.  He married Lolah Mae Green 27 December 1904 in Mathews County, Virginia44, daughter of Joseph Green and Mary Lewis.  She was born 12 January 1879 in Mathews County, VA, and died 29 November 1962 in Retz, Mathews County, VA.

Notes for John William Marchant:
GLOUCESTER-MATHEWS GAZETTE JOURNAL August 17, 1944

John Wiliam Marchant, age 69 years, died at his home on East River near Retz, Sunday morning at 12:30, August 13th, after a long illness. he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lola Greene Marchant: two sons, W. Duffy, of Retz; and John Joseph Marchant, USCG.  Two sisters, Mrs. Annie P. Duffy and Miss Ida E. Marchant of Baltimore.  Mr. Marchant was an active member of Westville Christian Church, and a member of the official board.  He was also a member of Oriental Lodge No. 20, A.F. & A.M. and Naoman Tribe I.O.O.R.M.   Funeral services were held at Forrest Funeral Home, Tuesday, August 15 at 2:30 PM conductd by his pastor, Rev. J. T. T. Hundley.  Interment was made in Trinity Cemetery with Mason rites.

Notes for Lolah Mae Green:
GLOUCESTER-MATHEWS GAZETTE JOURNAL December 6, 1962

Mrs. J. Willie Marchant

MATHEWS–Mrs. Lolah Greene Marchant, 83, died Thursday, November 29, 1962, at her home in Mathews. She was a member of Westville Christian Church and Oriental Chapter No. 30, Order of the Eastern Star. The widow of John Wiliam Marchant, she is survived by two sons, William Duffy Marchant of Cape Charles and John Joseph Marchant, of Irvington, Calif.  A funeral service was held at 2:30 PM Saturday at the Faulkner Funeral Home, Mathews, conducted by the Rev. Robert A. Cooper, of Beaverdam. Burial was in the Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery, Foster.  Pallbearers were W.A. Owens, Spencer R. Hodges, Sr., J. Raymond Greene, Earl S. Otey, Elwood E. Callis, Jr., and K.L. Evans.

Children of John Marchant and Lolah Green are:
+    109    i.    William Duffy9 Marchant, born 03 September 1905 in Mathews, VA; died 03 June 1988 in Mathews, VA.
+    110    ii.    John Joseph Marchant, born 10 March 1915 in Mathews, VA; died 29 May 1973 in San Francisco, California.

91.  Charles Arthur8 Marchant (John Richard7, Alexander6, Ambrose5, Richard4, Ambrose3, Richard2, Richard1)45 was born 29 November 187646,47, and died 18 April 1939 in Baltimore, Maryland48.  He married Hannah G..

Notes for Charles Arthur Marchant:
WWI Registration Card 1917-1918
Serial # 1426
Occupation:  Pilot for B. C. & A. S. S. Co.
Address:  2032 E. 31st.  Street, Baltimore, Maryland
The 1920 Census listed marital status for Charles as Divorced.
Residence at time of death was 3007 Pelham Ave., Baltimore, MD.
Occupation;  Park Police for twenty-five years
Cause of Death:  Liver Cancer
Buried at Louden Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland.

Child of Charles Marchant and Hannah G. is:
111    i.    Howard9 Marchant.

Generation No. 9

109.  William Duffy9 Marchant (John William8, John Richard7, Alexander6, Ambrose5, Richard4, Ambrose3, Richard2, Richard1) was born 03 September 1905 in Mathews, VA, and died 03 June 1988 in Mathews, VA.  He married Evelyn Gwynn.  She was born 03 September 1920, and died July 1987 in Mathews County, VA.

Child of William Marchant and Evelyn Gwynn is:
112    i.    Patricia Ann Marchant. (LIVING)

110.  John Joseph9 Marchant (John William8, John Richard7, Alexander6, Ambrose5, Richard4, Ambrose3, Richard2, Richard1) was born 10 March 1915 in Mathews, VA, and died 29 May 1973 in San Francisco, California.  He married Virginia Valentine Stokesbury 01 June 1940 in Westville Christian Church, Mathews County, Virginia, daughter of Leon Lamar Stokesbury and Eleanor Mae Roberts.  She was born 25 January 1916 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died 04 February 1985 in Newark, Alameda County, California.

GLOUCESTER-MATHEWS GAZETTE JOURNAL June 14, 1973

John J. Marchant, Sr., 58, of Alta Loma, California., a native of Mathews, died on Tuesday, May 29, 1973 in San Francisco. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Virginia Stokesbury Marchant:  two sons, John J. Marchant, Jr. of Gardena, Cal., and William Ra Val Marchant of Fremont, Cal., a daughter, Mrs. Eleanor Terry of Newark, Cal., a brother, W. Duffy Marchant of Mathews, and seven grandchildren.  He was the son of the late J. William and Lola Greene Marchant of Mathews. He was employed by the Southern Pacific Transportation Co. and served as a chief petty officer in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II and the U.S. Marine Corps as a technical sergeant during the Korean War.  A funeral service was held at 2:30 PM Saturday in the Fremont Memorial Chapel.  (Burial:  Irvington, California)

Children of John Marchant and Virginia Stokesbury are:
+    2    i.    John Joseph10 Marchant, Jr., born 29 April 1941 in Norfolk County, Norfolk, Virginia; died 12 September 2003 in Douglas County, Georgia.
+    3    ii.    Eleanor Mae Marchant,  Norfolk, Virginia. (LIVING)
+    4    iii.    William Ra Val Marchant, Norfolk, Virginia. (LIVING)

Endnotes

1.  Executors’ Bonds, Mathews County, Virginia, 1795-1825.
2.  1784 Census, Gloucester Cnty., Virginia.
3.  Kingston Parish Church Records, Gloucester, VA.
4.  Guardians’ Bonds, Book B, 1806-1822, Reel # 7.
5.  1850 Census, Mathews County, Virginia.
6.  Guardians’ Bonds, Book B, 1806-1822, Reel # 7.
7.  Kingston Parish Church Records, Gloucester, VA.
8.  Guardians’ Bonds, Book B, 1806-1822, Reel # 7.
9.  Mathews Cnty., VA, Death Register (1853-1896).
10.  Guardians’ Bonds, Book B, 1806-1822, Reel # 7.
11.  1850 Census, Mathews County, Virginia.
12.  Tombstones of Mathews County, Virginia, 1711-1986.
13.  1850 Census, Mathews County, Virginia.
14.  Tombstones of Mathews County, Virginia, 1711-1986.
15.  1850 Census, Mathews County, Virginia.
16.  Guardians’ Bonds, Book B, 1806-1822, Reel # 7.
17.  1840 census Mathews County, VA.
18.  Death Certificate # D-87397-Baltimore City, MD.
19.  1880 Census, Baltimore, Maryland.
20.  1880 Census, Mathews County, Virginia.
21.  1880 Census Baltimore, Maryland.
22.  1880 Census, Baltimore, Maryland.
23.  Guardians’ Bonds, Book B, 1806-1822, Reel # 7.
24.  1850 Census, Mathews County, Virginia.
25.  Mathews Cnty., VA, Death Register (1853-1896).
26.  1850 Census, Mathews County, Virginia.
27.  1900 Census, Baltimore, MD.
28.  Death Certificate # D-87397-Baltimore City, MD.
29.  1900 Census, Baltimore, MD.
30.  1920 Census, Baltimore, Maryland.
31.  1880 Census Baltimore, Maryland.
32.  1920 Census, Baltimore, Maryland.
33.  1917-1918–Draft Registration Card for WWI.
34.  1880 Census, Mathews County, Virginia.
35.  1880 Census, Baltimore, Maryland.
36.  1850 Census, Baltimore, MD.
37.  Death Certificate # E-67104, Baltimore City, MD.
38.  1880 Census, Baltimore, Maryland.
39.  1850 Census, Mathews County, Virginia.
40.  1920 Census, Baltimore, Maryland.
41.  Social Security Death Index.
42.  1880 Census, Baltimore, Maryland.
43.  WWI Registration Card 1917-1918, Mathews County, Virginia.
44.  The Library of VA, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Reel # 30.
45.  1880 Census, Baltimore, Maryland.
46.  1920 Census, Baltimore, Maryland.
47.  WWI Registration Card 1917-1918, Baltimore City, MD.
48.  Family Bible, Virginia Stokesbury Marchant, Beginning 1 June 1940.