Marshall
Jane
1793- ~1840
Learn about the research into the connection to Chief Justice John Marshall.
Jane Marshall was born about 1793 likely in Virginia. Her father is said to have been Thomas Marshall. No specific details are known about her before she married William Donaldson in 1813 in Mason County, KY.
Jane’s daughter Elizabeth Brown Donaldson claimed to be “kin” to Chief Justice John Marshall, who was the third chief justice of the United States and who is considered the father of the justice system. It is true that her parents married and lived in the same county where John Marshall’s father and some other family members lived. However, it is most likely that she was a distant cousin to the chief justice. Details regarding the investigation into the tie to Chief Justice John Marshall can be found here.