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2.ii William Shirley,  Rev.
War Soldier. born ca. 1750 England. died Apr 4, 1807 in Marblehead, Essex Co., MA; He was buried in the Green Street Cemetery,
Marblehead, Essex Co MA; Occupation: Sail maker; Military Service:
Served as a Private, MA, in the Revolutionary War
1760 Apr 4 Almshouse. Children bound out: William Shirley
bound to Joseph Striker. He was freed Jun 6 1772. - 18th C Records
of the Boston Overseers of the Poor
Jun 6 1772 William Shirley was freed from his indenture
to Joseph Striker - 18th C Records of the Boston Overseers of
the Poor
1775 Aug 1 Massachusetts Soldiers in the Revolution - Shirley,
William, Marblehead. Capt. John Merrett's (7th) co., Col. John
Glover's (21st) regt.; receipt for advance pay, signed by said
Shirley and others, dated Cambridge, June 27, 1775; also, Private,
same co. and regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted
June 1, 1775; service, 2 mos. 5 days; company marched to Cambridge;
also, company return [probably Oct., 1775]; also, order for money
in lieu of bounty coat dated Camp at Cambridge, Dec. 29, 1775
married 1st Abigail Vickery on
April 22 1773 and they had three sons. It appears they all died
including Abigail.
married 2nd Annis Maley in Feb
9 1777 at Marblehead, Essex Co Mass. She died Feb 11, 1806 and
is buried at Green Street Cemetery in Mablehead, Essec Co MA
Their children were:
3.i Annis Shirley bap. April 26, 1778; She died Jan 4,
1825 at Marblehead, Essex Co MA; married Charles Derby Boden
3.ii Anna Shirley bap. June 6, 1781
3.iii Capt. Phares Shirley
bap. Nov 19, 1783; died May 14 1855 at Marblehead, Essex Co.
(note: the title "Capt" is found in the death cert.
of daughter Martha Shirley)
Phares Shirley sailed on the
following ships: 1810 Schooner "Germantown" 1812 Schooner
"Tom" 1813 Schooner "Regulator" 109T 1813
Schooner "Rachel" 71T 1816 Brig "Mentor"
128T 1823 Brig "Hannah" 53T 1823 Schooner "John
George" 1826 Brig "Hardy" 279T
Married Mary Powers at Marblehead,
Essex, MA on Sept 21, 1806
children:
4.i Annis Shirley b: 2 JUL 1807 in Marblehead, Essex Co.,
MA; died 17 Aug 1829, age 22, dau of Capt Phares Shirley and
wife Mary.
4.ii William Phares Shirley b: 21 JAN 1809 in Marblehead, Essex
Co., MA; nothing more known
4.iii Mary J. Shirley b: 13 MAY 1810 in Marblehead, Essex
Co., MA married Daniel Bruce 20 Jun 1830 at Marblehead, Essex
Co MA
4.iv Eliza Shirley b: 17 OCT 1811 in Marblehead, Essex
Co., MA
4.v Phares Howard Shirley b: 30 MAY 1813 in Marblehead, Essex
Co., MA; died July 28 1892 (note: his middle name was identified
on the death cert of son Phares Howard Shirley; Also Note: a
Pharez Shirley, son of Capt Pharez Shirley and wife Mary died
in 1821 according to death records - something may be wrong with
the following lineage)
sailed on the ship: 1832 Brig
"Hardy" 279T
married Harriet A. Leavett Nov
6 1836 at Marblehead, Essex Co
children:
5.i Martha Abigail Shirley b: 23 AUG 1837 in Marblehead, Essex
Co., MA
5.ii Elizabeth Powers Shirley b: 5 MAR 1839 in Marblehead, Essex Co.,
MA
5.iii Phares Shirley b: ABT 1840 in Marblehead, Essex Co.,
MA; may be the Phares Shirley, who died 20 Aug 1842 in MA, age
1, son of Phares Shirley Jr
5.iv Harriet Leavett Shirley b: BEF 1 SEP 1844 in Marblehead, Essex
Co., MA
5.v Emma Shirley b: 18 FEB 1847 in Marblehead, Essex Co.,
MA
5.vi Roxanna M. Shirley b: 24 JUN 1850 in Marblehead, Essex
Co., MA
5.vii Phares Howard Shirley b: 15 AUG 1857 in Marblehead, Essex
Co., MA; died 24 Jul 1930 at Tampa, Hillsborough FL; buried Orlando
FL
4.vi Elizabeth Shirley b: 10 JUN 1816 in Marblehead, Essex
Co., MA
4.vii Martha Abigail Shirley b: 28 MAY 1819 in Marblehead, Essex
Co., MA; died 18 May 1838, age 19.
4.viii William Henry Shirley b: 1824 in Marblehead, Essex Co., MA;
age 22 at time of marriage; trader; warfinger
Married Mary A Hamson at Marblehead,
Essex,MA on Sept 29 1846
children:
5.i William Henry Shirley b: 4 FEB 1847 in Marblehead, Essex Co.,
MA
5.ii Mary Abby Shirley b: 21 MAR 1848 in Marblehead, Essex
Co., MA; Died: 21 Oct 1930 Marblehead, Essex, Mass
5.iii Phares Shirley b: ABT 1854 in Marblehead, Essex Co.,
MA; he married at age 23 (marriage record)
married Rachel Little 09 Jul
1877 at Boston Suffolk Co MA (another record says at Marblehead
MA); daughter of William and Mary Little
6.i Arthur Fitchman Shirley born 19 Feb 1888 in Boston, died 11
Nov 1891, age 3 in Saugus, Essex Co MA; Buried at Lynn MA
6.ii Dorothy L. Shirley born 28 Aug 1897 at Saugus Essex Co
MA
5.iv John H. Shirley b: 10 SEP 1855 in Marblehead, Essex
Co., MA; He died 14 Dec 1863 at Marblehead MA, age 8.
5.v Frank Elbridge Shirley b: 1857 in Marblehead, Essex Co., MA
5.vi Liva Shirley b: 29 SEP 1858 in Marblehead, Essex Co.,
MA
5.vii Ellen H. Shirley b: ABT 31 MAR 1860 in Marblehead, Essex
Co., MA
5.viii Mattie A. Shirley b: 1 DEC 1861 in Marblehead, Essex Co.,
MA
3.iv John Shirley bap. Oct 29 or Nov 6, 1785 d. 1830 Salem,
MA, age about 45.
3.v Sally Shirley d. Feb 12, 1786
3.vi Mary Shirley d. Mar 30, 1788
3.vii Peggy Shirley bap. June 5, 1791
3.viii Sarah Shirley bap. Oct 29 1795
3.ix Elizabeth Shirley bap. Dec 15, 1799 died Sept 23, 1803;
buried Green Street Cemetery, Marblehead, Essex Co MA
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Ferrers Shirley (cont)