Gilbert was born in Albemarle County, VA. along with all his siblings except the two oldest. He and his brother William fought at the Battle of Blue Licks, known as the last battle of the American Revolution, where Gilbert was killed.
Gilbert's great nephew, John Twist Marshall, grandson of his brother William gave the following account
"The Virginia Militia had to cross a stream in order to reach the Indians. Daniel Boone advised against it but Major Geary spurred his horse into the stream and the greater part of the Virginians followed and were ambushed by the Indians. At this time Gilbert received a wound in the thigh and all the men going back to cross the stream (sic). William took his brother Gilbert under his arm and started across the stream, but Gilbert received another shot, a musket ball which killed him instantly. The body was left near the stream. William in his flight hid in the branches of a tree which had been blown down. During the night, he heard the Indians gobbling like wild turkeys but was not discovered and in a day orso (sic) met the advancing Virginia reinforcements and they returned to the battlefield. The Indians had fled but he found that the eyes of his brother had been plucked out by vultures."
SOURCES
The Marshall Family of White Creek, TN DAR Library, Washington, D.C.
Photo of monument at Blue Licks Battle State Park
https://kentuckykindredgenealogy.com/2018/07/26/slaughter-of-kentuckians-at-the-battle-of-blue-licks/
Kentucky Historical Society "We are all Slaughtered Men, the Battle of Blue Licks
https://kynghistory.ky.gov/Our-History/History-of-the-Guard/Documents/ancestorsbluelicks.pdf
Bryant, Rod D., The History of the Battle of Blue Licks http://www.battleofbluelicks.org/html/history.html
Doyle, Amy Jones, History and genealogy of Daniel Webster Jones, "Gilbert Marshall" page 5-8, Accessed at FamilySearch.org, Books, Title no 379320 https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/279828-history-and-genealogy-of-daniel-webster-jones?offset=3
Gilbert's great nephew, John Twist Marshall, grandson of his brother William gave the following account
"The Virginia Militia had to cross a stream in order to reach the Indians. Daniel Boone advised against it but Major Geary spurred his horse into the stream and the greater part of the Virginians followed and were ambushed by the Indians. At this time Gilbert received a wound in the thigh and all the men going back to cross the stream (sic). William took his brother Gilbert under his arm and started across the stream, but Gilbert received another shot, a musket ball which killed him instantly. The body was left near the stream. William in his flight hid in the branches of a tree which had been blown down. During the night, he heard the Indians gobbling like wild turkeys but was not discovered and in a day orso (sic) met the advancing Virginia reinforcements and they returned to the battlefield. The Indians had fled but he found that the eyes of his brother had been plucked out by vultures."
SOURCES
The Marshall Family of White Creek, TN DAR Library, Washington, D.C.
Photo of monument at Blue Licks Battle State Park
https://kentuckykindredgenealogy.com/2018/07/26/slaughter-of-kentuckians-at-the-battle-of-blue-licks/
Kentucky Historical Society "We are all Slaughtered Men, the Battle of Blue Licks
https://kynghistory.ky.gov/Our-History/History-of-the-Guard/Documents/ancestorsbluelicks.pdf
Bryant, Rod D., The History of the Battle of Blue Licks http://www.battleofbluelicks.org/html/history.html
Doyle, Amy Jones, History and genealogy of Daniel Webster Jones, "Gilbert Marshall" page 5-8, Accessed at FamilySearch.org, Books, Title no 379320 https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/279828-history-and-genealogy-of-daniel-webster-jones?offset=3
Gilbert was born in Albemarle County, VA. along with all his siblings except the two oldest. He and his brother William fought at the Battle of Blue Licks, known as the last battle of the American Revolution, where Gilbert was killed.
Gilbert's great nephew, John Twist Marshall, grandson of his brother William gave the following account
"The Virginia Militia had to cross a stream in order to reach the Indians. Daniel Boone advised against it but Major Geary spurred his horse into the stream and the greater part of the Virginians followed and were ambushed by the Indians. At this time Gilbert received a wound in the thigh and all the men going back to cross the stream (sic). William took his brother Gilbert under his arm and started across the stream, but Gilbert received another shot, a musket ball which killed him instantly. The body was left near the stream. William in his flight hid in the branches of a tree which had been blown down. During the night, he heard the Indians gobbling like wild turkeys but was not discovered and in a day orso (sic) met the advancing Virginia reinforcements and they returned to the battlefield. The Indians had fled but he found that the eyes of his brother had been plucked out by vultures."
SOURCES
The Marshall Family of White Creek, TN DAR Library, Washington, D.C.
Photo of monument at Blue Licks Battle State Park
https://kentuckykindredgenealogy.com/2018/07/26/slaughter-of-kentuckians-at-the-battle-of-blue-licks/
Kentucky Historical Society "We are all Slaughtered Men, the Battle of Blue Licks
https://kynghistory.ky.gov/Our-History/History-of-the-Guard/Documents/ancestorsbluelicks.pdf
Bryant, Rod D., The History of the Battle of Blue Licks http://www.battleofbluelicks.org/html/history.html
Doyle, Amy Jones, History and genealogy of Daniel Webster Jones, "Gilbert Marshall" page 5-8, Accessed at FamilySearch.org, Books, Title no 379320 https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/279828-history-and-genealogy-of-daniel-webster-jones?offset=3
Gilbert's great nephew, John Twist Marshall, grandson of his brother William gave the following account
"The Virginia Militia had to cross a stream in order to reach the Indians. Daniel Boone advised against it but Major Geary spurred his horse into the stream and the greater part of the Virginians followed and were ambushed by the Indians. At this time Gilbert received a wound in the thigh and all the men going back to cross the stream (sic). William took his brother Gilbert under his arm and started across the stream, but Gilbert received another shot, a musket ball which killed him instantly. The body was left near the stream. William in his flight hid in the branches of a tree which had been blown down. During the night, he heard the Indians gobbling like wild turkeys but was not discovered and in a day orso (sic) met the advancing Virginia reinforcements and they returned to the battlefield. The Indians had fled but he found that the eyes of his brother had been plucked out by vultures."
SOURCES
The Marshall Family of White Creek, TN DAR Library, Washington, D.C.
Photo of monument at Blue Licks Battle State Park
https://kentuckykindredgenealogy.com/2018/07/26/slaughter-of-kentuckians-at-the-battle-of-blue-licks/
Kentucky Historical Society "We are all Slaughtered Men, the Battle of Blue Licks
https://kynghistory.ky.gov/Our-History/History-of-the-Guard/Documents/ancestorsbluelicks.pdf
Bryant, Rod D., The History of the Battle of Blue Licks http://www.battleofbluelicks.org/html/history.html
Doyle, Amy Jones, History and genealogy of Daniel Webster Jones, "Gilbert Marshall" page 5-8, Accessed at FamilySearch.org, Books, Title no 379320 https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/279828-history-and-genealogy-of-daniel-webster-jones?offset=3
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