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- Emigrated to Boston about 1634. He was a cordwainer and a ferryman. Deputy to the general court 22 May 1650. Boston selectman on several occasions; many other civil posts at various times. Deacon of the church at Boston.
Not to be confused with the Thomas Marshall, tailor, who was in Boston from early 1644 to early 1646.
From The Great Migration Begins, citation details below:
Thomas Marshall was one of the leading supporters of Anne Hutchinson and the Rev. John Wheelwright. On 2 November 1637, "Thomas Marshall being convented for having his hand to the said seditious writing, & justifying the same, is also disfranchised" [MCBR 1:207]. On 20 November 1637, "Thom[as] Marshall" was one of fifty-eight Boston men who were disarmed for their involvement in this controversy. There is no record that Thomas Marshall recanted, but he was not forced to leave Boston, and eventually returned to a position of respect, as evidenced by the wide range of town and church duties to which he was elected or appointed.
Given this association with Wheelwright and Hutchinson, we note the possibility that this immigrant also came from Alford, Lincolnshire. In the parish register for Alford, there is a baptism for a Samuel Marshall, son of Thomas, on 7 May 1630, which could be the son of this immigrant. There are many more records for Thomas Marshall in Alford which do not connect with Thomas Marshall of Boston. A detailed examination of the Marshall family of Alford might resolve this point.[Other TNH immigrant ancestors from Alford include William Wentworth (1619-1697) and Thomas Wardwell (1604-1646), both of whom were also supporters of the Rev. Wheelwright and Mrs. Hutchinson. William Wentworth was also, of course, a grandson of Katherine Marbury, Mrs. Hutchinson's aunt. TNH immigrant ancestor Judith Smith (1606-~1680), wife of immigrant ancestor Edward Fisher, was also born and baptised at Alford. —PNH]
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