Francina Bradshaw Marrs (1742 - 1775)

Francina Bradshaw was born in the Chanceford area of York County in 1742.

the move to the frontier Samual and Francina's trek into the frontier

Husband
Samual Marrs b. 1740

1760 - Samual and Francina were married is a township called Chanceford in southeast York county of Pennsylvania. Francina was 18 and it was two years after her father died. Sometime after they were married, they moved in to Virginia. They appeared to have followed the Wilderness Road which ran from York, Pa thru Gettysburg, down through what is now I-81 down western Virginia. Two years later, their first son, Henry, was born. By 1766, they had their 4th child in Tazewell County. By 1773, they had settled into Thompson's Valley. Tragedy struck in 1775 when Francina was killed during an indian raid. She was 33 years old, had nine children, the youngest being one. Henry was thirteen at the time. He would not soon forget who caused the death of his mother. Henry became a fierce indian fighter. The indians named him "Big Creek".

A Log Cabin set on the Northside of Clinch River. Here is where Francina is buried. She was buried on the south hill behind the log cabin. There are also 10 or 11 graves there.

Children
Henry Marrs b. July 6, 1762 - Virginia
Phyllis (Marrs) Wynne b. Sept. 20, 1763 - Virginia
Elizabeth (Marrs) Owens b. Dec. 20, 1764 - Virginia
Christopher Marrs b. Feb 14, 1766 - Tazewell County, Virginia
Ruth (Marrs) Alderson b. Oct 13, 1767 - Virginia
Samual W Marrs b. March 31, 1769 - Virginia
William Marrs b. Oct. 13, 1770 - Rockbridge County, Virginia
John Marrs b. 1772 - Augusta County, Virginia
James Marrs b. March 14, 1774 - Montgomery County, Virginia