marston

Marston(Marson) Green Clark, my 4th great grand father: Born Dec. 12, 1771 near Harpers Ferry, Lunenberg Co. VA.. Died July 25, 1846 in Washington Co.Salem IN. Buried in Crown HIll Cemetary,Washington Co. IN. Marston was invloded in the Indian Wars 1790-1795 and the War of 1812, he was apointed Brigade Maj, in the Battle of tippecanoe. He was elected Colonel of Miltia in Clark county He was elected to Senate, and then to the House of Representatives.. President John Quincy Adams appointed him Indian agent, then 2 more times by General Jackson, to hold the office for a total of 7 years. Mar 31, 1797, Marston married Mar 31 1797 to Lucy Harper. Together Marston and Lucy had several children, including: Benjamin Wilson, Catherine (Kitty) Holland, William Lee, George Batholomew, Argus Brutus, and Mary Marthiah, Elizabeth Green, Lucy Ann, Minerva Harper, Martha Jane and Thomes Jefferson.

Lucy Green Harper, born Sept 15, 1784 Harpers Ferry, Jefferson county, VA. Died June 16, 1876, washington county IN. Lucy's father, John Harper ran the Harpers Ferry, for which this historic place was named. Colonel JOhn Harper was a veteran of the Revolutionary War and was a special messenger for George Washington.. At this time Washington and his army need a messenger to deliver a message to Francis Marion. The route was hard and the enemy held a great portion of the territory. Wrapping the message in tin foil, Harper carried it. A few miles out of the continental lines a party for British captured him in an ambush. Hapre swallowed the tin foil so there was no evidence that he was a spy. He was then released and and came upon a nearby farn house where he took medication which made him throw up the tin foil. He then delivered the message to Marion.