land ▁burn . ▁Marshall and ▁lay ▁within ▁the ▁Bar ony ▁of ▁Broad stone . ▁Later ▁maps ▁call ▁the ▁area ▁" Mar sh y land " ▁and ▁" Mar sh all and ". ▁ ▁A ▁Marshall ▁family ▁were ▁black sm ith s ▁in ▁G ates ide ▁for ▁many ▁gener ations , ▁however ▁no ▁direct ▁connection ▁has ▁been ▁shown ▁to ▁exist . ▁ ▁John ▁Sh ed den ▁of ▁Marsh eland , ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁April ▁ 1 7 5 6 , ▁was ▁locally ▁known ▁as ▁' Jack ▁the ▁Marsh eland '. ▁He ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁po acher ▁of ▁har es , ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁the ▁game ▁laws ▁were ▁very ▁strict . ▁Jack ▁had ▁various ▁br ush es ▁with ▁the ▁law , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁area ▁for ▁a ▁while ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁game - keeper , ▁his ▁local ▁nick name ▁adapt ing ▁itself ▁to ▁become ▁' Jack ▁the ▁Gem - K ee per .' ▁When ▁he ▁died , ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁friend ▁fire ▁a ▁shot gun ▁over ▁his ▁grave , ▁much ▁to ▁the ▁surprise ▁and ▁const ern ation ▁of ▁the ▁minister . ▁ ▁Robert ▁Service ▁bought ▁Marsh eland ▁and ▁passed ▁it ▁on ▁to ▁his ▁son ▁Robert . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 6 - 1 7 , ▁the ▁younger ▁Robert ▁Service ▁sold ▁it ▁to ▁Robert ▁Sp ier , ▁father ▁of ▁John ▁Sp ier . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 0 , ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁" the ▁Marsh al - land " ▁held ▁by ▁Robert ▁Sp ier