married 1st Susannah ________
(some say Walker)
married 2nd Esther Allen widow
of William Roach. Esther was born Feb 8, 1770 Virginia. Her husband
William Roach died in 1809. They were later the parents of Fielden,
Sarah, Betsey, Anna, Lucinda and Peggy Roach.
children:
1.
Edmund
Shirley born Mar
29, 1783 died Jan 2, 1860 Fayette, Boone Co. Indiana m.
Philadelphia Perry Jan 12, 1804 She was born Nov 4, 1787 and
died July 20, 1856 at Fayette.
2.
Dolly Shirley
married Ezekiel
Shirley, son of James Shirley branch #8
3.
Nancy Shirley m.
Mr. Smith
4.
Elizabeth Shirley
m. Mr. Wright
5.
Jane Shirley
b. ca. 1790 Abbeville Co. SC d. 1840 Scott Co. KY. Married
James Perry
6. William
Roach Shirley born
Aug 7, 1814 Scott Co. Kentucky, died Aug 5, 1864, buried at Bethel.
He married Elizabeth Dorothy Alsop Jan 11, 1835 Scott Co. Kentucky.
She was born Jan 27, 1819 d. Feb 9, 1903 and buried at Bethel.
She was the daughter of Spencer Alsop born June 12, 1785 d. July
13m 1829 and his wife Judith Carter born Nov 16, 1785 d. 1847
married Jan 22, 1908. Judith was the daughter of Obediah Cater
who died July 26, 1820 and his wife and cousin, Judith Carter
born Nov 18, 1755 married March 13, 1781.