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| ====== Marshall ====== | ====== Marshall ====== |
| The focal ancestor for this wiki's Marshall line is [[surname:marshall:1798_richard|Richard F. Marshall]], born in 1798. A number of family trees show New Jersey as Richard's birthplace. An explanation of why we consider this uncertain is provided in the biographical page for [[surname:marshall:1798_richard:start|Richard F. Marshall]]. Richard's ancestry is unknown. | The focal ancestor for this wiki's Marshall line is [[surname:marshall:1798_richard:start|Richard F. Marshall]], born in 1798. A number of family trees show New Jersey as Richard's birthplace. An explanation of why we consider this uncertain is provided in the biographical page for [[surname:marshall:1798_richard:start|Richard F. Marshall]]. Richard's ancestry is unknown. |
| ==== Names and Records ==== | ==== Names and Records ==== |
| Until surname spelling became standardized, the spellings Marshall and Marshal were often used interchangeably, sometimes within the same document. Sound-alike spellings, such as Marshel, also occur, especially in older documents. | Until surname spelling became standardized, the spellings Marshall and Marshal were often used interchangeably, sometimes within the same document. Sound-alike spellings, such as Marshel, also occur, especially in older documents. |