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John Shirley
b.  ca1735. Lived in Spotsylvania Co. Virginia. Family to Kentucky

 

MISC INFORMATION FOR THIS BRANCH
DNA Haplogroup R1b

   
 

John Shirley b. ca. 1735; died sometime after 1794 in Spotsylvania Co VA;

married  Elizabeth________. (It has been suggested her name may have been Thomas, but there is no proof).

children:

1. Dorothy SHIRLEY born about 1758,

married Henry Dodd

2. John SHIRLEY born April 1760 Berkeley Parish, Spotsylvania Co. VA; Revolutionary War Soldier; He initially enlisted in the "marine service" of the United States under Capt Gabriel Jones on the ship Venture; His father at one point hired James Kemp as his subsitute in the war; He moved from Virginia to Adair Co KY in 1807; He applied for a pension for his war service in Dec 1832, at age 72 in Adair Co KY; He died Mar 12, 1840 Adair Co. KY. They lived in Mercer Co. KY before settling in Adair co. KY.

May 4 1840 WB D Page 256 Will of John S. SHIRLEY; Written: Mar 19 1838; Wife: Florance Shirley; remainder to be equally divided among my children viz: George Shirley, John W Shirley, Nancy M Coleman, Polly Rogers and Betsey Bailey. Exec: Joseph H. Coleman and George Shirley; Recorded: May 4 1840

married Frances Yates on Nov. 25, 1782.  (source, family bible) She died Sept 22, 1843 Adair Co. Kentucky. (note: the death date cannot be correct as Frances Shirley appeared before a KY official regarding her husband's pension on that same date)

children:

(1).  Nancy W. SHIRLEY b abt 1783  

married 1st Thomas Coleman,  Dec 27, 1804, (source, family bible)

married 2nd, Francis A. Henry Jan 11, 1829

(2). George Yates SHIRLEY b abt 1785; living in East Fork PO, Metcalfe Co KY in 1850 and 1860 census, age 76, widower; Thomas W. Shirley age 16 living in the HH both census. Earlier Adair Co census indicates may only have had one child, a daughter.

married Pamela Coleman,  Dec 18, 1807 (source, family bible)

(3). Colonel John Warfield SHIRLEY b Dec 28, 1787 d. Feb 27, 1837, 

married Patsy Young, Jan 26, 1809. She was the daughter of Philip Young. Patsey was born June 27, 1788 and d. Dec 9, 1828. (source, family bible)

(4). Polly E. SHIRLEY  born about 1789  

married Edmund Rogers,  Jan 27, 1809 (source, family bible)

(5). Betsey W. SHIRLEY 1792  

married Nimrod Bailey,  Nov 18, 1819  (source, family bible)

(6). Benjamin W. SHIRLEY b Oct 22, 1797 (source, family bible - not shown above); not named in the LW&T of his father

3. Thomas SHIRLEY Mar 21, 1761 Berkeley Parish, Spotsylvania Co. VA, d. April 17, 1820 Adair Co. KY. He married Molly Yates April 5, 1788 Caroline Co. VA. (See branch #11 for his family).

4. Phoebe Thomas SHIRLEY born about 1763

married John Crawford

5. Catherine SHIRLEY d.  1833 Cumberland Co. VA, Some of the family moved to Jackson TN

married William Anderson d. 1795 Cumberland Co. VA.

 

   


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