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

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John Shirley b. ca. 1735 married Elizabeth________. (It has been suggested her name may have been Thomas, but there is no proof).

Children:

1. Dorothy SHIRLEY born about 1758, m. Henry Dodd

2. John SHIRLEY April 1760 Berkeley Parish, Spotsylvania Co. VA, d. Mar 12, 1840 Adair Co. KY. He married Frances Yates Nov. 25, 1782. She died Sept 22, 1843 Adair Co. Kentucky. They lived in Mercer Co. KY before settling in Adair co. KY.

children:

(1). Nancy W. SHIRLEY 1783   married 1st Thomas Coleman, Dec 27, 1804, she married 2nd, Francis A. Henry Jan 11, 1829

(2). George Yates SHIRLEY 1785 married Pamela Coleman, Dec 18, 1807

(3). (Colonel) John Warfield SHIRLEY 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.

Children:

A. Merrymon SHIRLEY Oct 30, 1809 d. Dec 2, 1828

B. Nancy SHIRLEY July 13, 1812 d. ___ 1888

C. Lewis SHIRLEY Jan 24, 1814 KY d. Jan 22, 1888, West Point Mississippi, m. Leah Ann Harris April 12, 1830 d. July 2, 1840, West Point, Mississippi

known child

(a). Mary Elizabeth SHIRLEY b. Nov. 2, 1853 Noxubee Co. West Point, Mississipppi d. March 3, 1905 m. John William Tipton b. Sept. 3, 1850, Noxubee Co. West Point, Mississippi, d. Feb 8, 1911

Children: TIPTON

1. Fedelia Tipton b. Nov. 23, 1874, Noxubee Co. West Point, Miss. d. Mar. 23, 1931

2. Homer Tipton b. ___ m. Alice _?_.

Children

(1). Mary Tipton

3. Lewis William Tipton b. Feb. 16, 1879, West Point, Miss d. April 25, 1925 , Detroit MI m. Susie Alice Murphy B. Sept. 3, 1880, West Point, Miss d. Nov. 20, 1936, Detroit, Mi.

Children

(1). Margaret Alice Tipton B. Aug. 4, 1904, d. May 31, 1974 Detroit, Michigan

(2). Elizabeth Tipton b. July 1, 1906 d. Sept. 25, 1995 Detroit, MI

(3). Lewis William Tipton b. July 13, 1924 Detroit, MI

4. John William Tipton b. July 22, 1884, West Point, Miss d. Nov. 10, 1890 m. John Gable

Children: GABLE

(1). John Tipton Gable

(desc. info for Lewis Shirley of Jan 24, 1814 KY from Lynne Munro)

D. George SHIRLEY May 14, 1815

E. Mary Ann SHIRLEY May 8, 1820 m. Edmund Walker. He was a blacksmith.

Children: WALKER

(a). Alexander Warfield 1838 m. Susan C. Campbell. He was injured in war amd was a cripple because of the injuries.

(b). Nancy H. 1840 m. Moses L. Barnes

(c). Elizabeth Jan 6, 1843 m. Marquis S. Traughber

(d). George Nov 24, 1844 m. Quintella Jane Walker

(e). Martha Jane 1846 m. William J. Powers in 1866 MO, lived Perry, OK.

(f). Ann M. 1850 m. J. C. Goodson

(g). Josephine 1852 m. Z. T. McNown

(h). Laura E. 1854 m. George W. Taylor

(i). John Lewis 1857 d. age 9 months

F. Benjamin SHIRLEY Jan 15, 1822 d. Dec 6, 1900 m. 1st. Maria Tunstall b. Mar 17, 1820 d. 1870, m. 2nd Kate Hord in 1871

children:

(a). Lewis Merrymon SHIRLEY Mar 6, 1844 d. June 28, 1878, m. Laura Grinstead. They went west. (parents of 6 children)

(b). Edward Hill SHIRLEY   Mar 8, 1846 d. Jan 21, 1899, m Mary Nunn (dau of Winchester Nunn)

children:

1. Underwood S. SHIRLEY Dec 2, 1867 d. 1943 m. Nora Belle Whilow

Children:

(1). Walter Merrymon SHIRLEY Sept 10, 1888 d. Sept 5, 1962 m. Pearl Pedigo (1 son).

(2). William Earnest SHIRLEY Jan 19, 1891 d. Nov 1961 m. Myrtle Bridgwater (no children).

(3). Aubrey Chester SHIRLEY July 19, 1893 d. Dec 1953 m. Mae Hughes (no children)

(4). Dennis Raymond SHIRLEY Jan 27, 1895 d. Dec 21, 1947, m. Estelle Reed (4 children).

(5). Emory Hill "Jack" SHIRLEY Oct 10, 1899 d. Oct 1961 m. Ruth Lane (3 children)

(6). Mary Coyle SHIRLEY July 7, 1901 d. Jan 10, 1977 m. Edward w. Alley   (no children)

(7). Bessie Lee SHIRLEY Feb 20, 1906 d. ___ m. George M. Botts   (1 son)

(8). Delsie Mae SHIRLEY Dec 12, 1907 d. ___m. Aaron McMahon (2 dau)

(9). Mattie Pearl (Boots) SHIRLEY Sept 14, 1912 m. Dick Shepherd (1 son)

2. Mattie F. SHIRLEY July 22, 1876 m. William Martin (no children)

3. Nannie H. SHIRLEY April 1, 1877 d. May 10, 1944, m. John Smith (3 children)

4. Annie Joe SHIRLEY Feb 14, 1885 d. Feb 6, 1945 m. Andrew Garmon (1 child).

(c). Jerelda T. SHIRLEY Dec 19, 1847 d. April 1892 m. John Philip Grinstead, moved to Humboldt Nebraska (7 children).

(d). Laura T. SHIRLEY Dec 6, ___ d. Aug 31, 1899 m. Virgil H. Grinstead, (no children).

(e). Benjamin, SHIRLEY Jr. Mar 25, 1859 d. Feb 8, 1922 m. Lizzie Story

Children:

1. Dora SHIRLEY m. Robert Gorman

2. Buford SHIRLEY m. Caroline Pursley

3. Carilee SHIRLEY m. Underwood Beauchamp

(f). Alice SHIRLEY m. George Depew

(g). Hewitt SHIRLEY m. Dorothy Green (2 children). He died in California

G. Norman SHIRLEYMay 6, 1824

H. Elizabeth F. SHIRLEY Dec 11, 1826 d. Nov 28, 1828

I. John Warfield SHIRLEY born July 13, 1812; died Feb. 6, 1915

m. Martha Jane Walker on July 11, 1839 Adair Co. KY; She was born July 4, 1829; died Oct. 7, 1913

Martha Jane was a sister of Edmund Walker who married Mary Ann Shirley, sister of John Warfield Shirley.

Children:

(a). Elizabeth Ann Frances SHIRLEY Dec 13, 1840 m. Alfred Walker Blaydes

(b). Mary Margaret SHIRLEY Nov 7, 1845 d. 1864

(c). Nancy Jane Mary SHIRLEY 24, 1851 d. 1854

(d). Lou Belle SHIRLEY Oct 15, 1855 d. 1876

(e). John Alexander SHIRLEY born about 1862 (added Nov 2009)

(e). Lewis Edmond SHIRLEY Dec 11, 1864 never married

(info on this family supplied by Bessie Botts and Shirley Bowles)

(4). Polly E. SHIRLEY 1789   married Edmund Rogers, Jan 27, 1809

(5). Betsey W. SHIRLEY 1792   married Nimrod Bailey, Nov 18, 1819

(6). Benjamin W. SHIRLEY Oct 22, 1797

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 m. John Crawford

5. Catherine SHIRLEY d. 1833 Cumberland Co. VA m. William Anderson d. 1795 Cumberland Co. VA.

Children: ANDERSON

(1). Elizabeth Anderson m. Jackey Talley

(2). John Anderson d. 1862 Cumberland co. VA, m. Frances Anderson

(3). James Anderson d. 1803 Cumberland Co. VA, unmarried

(4). Thomas S. Anderson Feb 8, 1779 Cumberland Co. VA, d. Oct 8, 1858 Jackson Co. Tennessee. He m. Judith Robinson

(5). Joel Anderson Aug 31, 1781 Cumberland Co. VA, d. Dec 30, 1852 Williamson Co. TN. He m. 1st Anna Shasteen, 2nd Sarah Davis Creer, 3rd Susan L. Pruse

(6). Garland Anderson d. 1851 Jackson Co. TN m. Sarah Robinson

(7). William Anderson d. 1822 Cumberland Co. VA, m. Elizabeth ___.

(8). Frances Anderson m. James Meador Dec 4, 1809 Cumberland Co. VA

(9). Caleb Anderson d. 1847 Cumberland Co. VA, m. Rebecca Anderson Nov 2, 1838 Cumberland Co. VA

(10) Shirley Anderson died Aug 4, 1867 Cumberland Co. VA, m. 1st Elizabeth Anderson Nov 29, 1820 Cumberland Co. VA, m. 2nd Mary Oslin (Orslin) Feb 21, 1823 Cumberland Co. VA.

(11) Sarah Anderson died Putnam Co. TN, m. Gross Robinson Oct 30, 1809 Cumberland Co. VA. Was living in Jackson Co. TN in 1850 census.

(CATHERINE SHIRLEY ANDERSON INFO FROM JANET ANDERSON)

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The Shirley Association has been a member of the Guild of One-Name Studies since 1988		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 married Elizabeth________. (It has been suggested her name may have been Thomas, but there is no proof). Children: 1. Dorothy SHIRLEY born about 1758, m. Henry Dodd 2. John SHIRLEY April 1760 Berkeley Parish, Spotsylvania Co. VA, d. Mar 12, 1840 Adair Co. KY. He married Frances Yates Nov. 25, 1782. She died Sept 22, 1843 Adair Co. Kentucky. They lived in Mercer Co. KY before settling in Adair co. KY. children: (1). Nancy W. SHIRLEY 1783 married 1st Thomas Coleman, Dec 27, 1804, she married 2nd, Francis A. Henry Jan 11, 1829 (2). George Yates SHIRLEY 1785 married Pamela Coleman, Dec 18, 1807 (3). (Colonel) John Warfield SHIRLEY 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. Children: A. Merrymon SHIRLEY Oct 30, 1809 d. Dec 2, 1828 B. Nancy SHIRLEY July 13, 1812 d. ___ 1888 C. Lewis SHIRLEY Jan 24, 1814 KY d. Jan 22, 1888, West Point Mississippi, m. Leah Ann Harris April 12, 1830 d. July 2, 1840, West Point, Mississippi known child (a). Mary Elizabeth SHIRLEY b. Nov. 2, 1853 Noxubee Co. West Point, Mississipppi d. March 3, 1905 m. John William Tipton b. Sept. 3, 1850, Noxubee Co. West Point, Mississippi, d. Feb 8, 1911 Children: TIPTON 1. Fedelia Tipton b. Nov. 23, 1874, Noxubee Co. West Point, Miss. d. Mar. 23, 1931 2. Homer Tipton b. ___ m. Alice _?_. Children (1). Mary Tipton 3. Lewis William Tipton b. Feb. 16, 1879, West Point, Miss d. April 25, 1925 , Detroit MI m. Susie Alice Murphy B. Sept. 3, 1880, West Point, Miss d. Nov. 20, 1936, Detroit, Mi. Children (1). Margaret Alice Tipton B. Aug. 4, 1904, d. May 31, 1974 Detroit, Michigan (2). Elizabeth Tipton b. July 1, 1906 d. Sept. 25, 1995 Detroit, MI (3). Lewis William Tipton b. July 13, 1924 Detroit, MI 4. John William Tipton b. July 22, 1884, West Point, Miss d. Nov. 10, 1890 m. John Gable Children: GABLE (1). John Tipton Gable (desc. info for Lewis Shirley of Jan 24, 1814 KY from Lynne Munro) D. George SHIRLEY May 14, 1815 E. Mary Ann SHIRLEY May 8, 1820 m. Edmund Walker. He was a blacksmith. Children: WALKER (a). Alexander Warfield 1838 m. Susan C. Campbell. He was injured in war amd was a cripple because of the injuries. (b). Nancy H. 1840 m. Moses L. Barnes (c). Elizabeth Jan 6, 1843 m. Marquis S. Traughber (d). George Nov 24, 1844 m. Quintella Jane Walker (e). Martha Jane 1846 m. William J. Powers in 1866 MO, lived Perry, OK. (f). Ann M. 1850 m. J. C. Goodson (g). Josephine 1852 m. Z. T. McNown (h). Laura E. 1854 m. George W. Taylor (i). John Lewis 1857 d. age 9 months F. Benjamin SHIRLEY Jan 15, 1822 d. Dec 6, 1900 m. 1st. Maria Tunstall b. Mar 17, 1820 d. 1870, m. 2nd Kate Hord in 1871 children: (a). Lewis Merrymon SHIRLEY Mar 6, 1844 d. June 28, 1878, m. Laura Grinstead. They went west. (parents of 6 children) (b). Edward Hill SHIRLEY Mar 8, 1846 d. Jan 21, 1899, m Mary Nunn (dau of Winchester Nunn) children: 1. Underwood S. SHIRLEY Dec 2, 1867 d. 1943 m. Nora Belle Whilow Children: (1). Walter Merrymon SHIRLEY Sept 10, 1888 d. Sept 5, 1962 m. Pearl Pedigo (1 son). (2). William Earnest SHIRLEY Jan 19, 1891 d. Nov 1961 m. Myrtle Bridgwater (no children). (3). Aubrey Chester SHIRLEY July 19, 1893 d. Dec 1953 m. Mae Hughes (no children) (4). Dennis Raymond SHIRLEY Jan 27, 1895 d. Dec 21, 1947, m. Estelle Reed (4 children). (5). Emory Hill "Jack" SHIRLEY Oct 10, 1899 d. Oct 1961 m. Ruth Lane (3 children) (6). Mary Coyle SHIRLEY July 7, 1901 d. Jan 10, 1977 m. Edward w. Alley (no children) (7). Bessie Lee SHIRLEY Feb 20, 1906 d. ___ m. George M. Botts (1 son) (8). Delsie Mae SHIRLEY Dec 12, 1907 d. ___m. Aaron McMahon (2 dau) (9). Mattie Pearl (Boots) SHIRLEY Sept 14, 1912 m. Dick Shepherd (1 son) 2. Mattie F. SHIRLEY July 22, 1876 m. William Martin (no children) 3. Nannie H. SHIRLEY April 1, 1877 d. May 10, 1944, m. John Smith (3 children) 4. Annie Joe SHIRLEY Feb 14, 1885 d. Feb 6, 1945 m. Andrew Garmon (1 child). (c). Jerelda T. SHIRLEY Dec 19, 1847 d. April 1892 m. John Philip Grinstead, moved to Humboldt Nebraska (7 children). (d). Laura T. SHIRLEY Dec 6, ___ d. Aug 31, 1899 m. Virgil H. Grinstead, (no children). (e). Benjamin, SHIRLEY Jr. Mar 25, 1859 d. Feb 8, 1922 m. Lizzie Story Children: 1. Dora SHIRLEY m. Robert Gorman 2. Buford SHIRLEY m. Caroline Pursley 3. Carilee SHIRLEY m. Underwood Beauchamp (f). Alice SHIRLEY m. George Depew (g). Hewitt SHIRLEY m. Dorothy Green (2 children). He died in California G. Norman SHIRLEYMay 6, 1824 H. Elizabeth F. SHIRLEY Dec 11, 1826 d. Nov 28, 1828 I. John Warfield SHIRLEY born July 13, 1812; died Feb. 6, 1915 m. Martha Jane Walker on July 11, 1839 Adair Co. KY; She was born July 4, 1829; died Oct. 7, 1913 Martha Jane was a sister of Edmund Walker who married Mary Ann Shirley, sister of John Warfield Shirley. Children: (a). Elizabeth Ann Frances SHIRLEY Dec 13, 1840 m. Alfred Walker Blaydes (b). Mary Margaret SHIRLEY Nov 7, 1845 d. 1864 (c). Nancy Jane Mary SHIRLEY 24, 1851 d. 1854 (d). Lou Belle SHIRLEY Oct 15, 1855 d. 1876 (e). John Alexander SHIRLEY born about 1862 (added Nov 2009) (e). Lewis Edmond SHIRLEY Dec 11, 1864 never married (info on this family supplied by Bessie Botts and Shirley Bowles) (4). Polly E. SHIRLEY 1789 married Edmund Rogers, Jan 27, 1809 (5). Betsey W. SHIRLEY 1792 married Nimrod Bailey, Nov 18, 1819 (6). Benjamin W. SHIRLEY Oct 22, 1797 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 m. John Crawford 5. Catherine SHIRLEY d. 1833 Cumberland Co. VA m. William Anderson d. 1795 Cumberland Co. VA. Children: ANDERSON (1). Elizabeth Anderson m. Jackey Talley (2). John Anderson d. 1862 Cumberland co. VA, m. Frances Anderson (3). James Anderson d. 1803 Cumberland Co. VA, unmarried (4). Thomas S. Anderson Feb 8, 1779 Cumberland Co. VA, d. Oct 8, 1858 Jackson Co. Tennessee. He m. Judith Robinson (5). Joel Anderson Aug 31, 1781 Cumberland Co. VA, d. Dec 30, 1852 Williamson Co. TN. He m. 1st Anna Shasteen, 2nd Sarah Davis Creer, 3rd Susan L. Pruse (6). Garland Anderson d. 1851 Jackson Co. TN m. Sarah Robinson (7). William Anderson d. 1822 Cumberland Co. VA, m. Elizabeth ___. (8). Frances Anderson m. James Meador Dec 4, 1809 Cumberland Co. VA (9). Caleb Anderson d. 1847 Cumberland Co. VA, m. Rebecca Anderson Nov 2, 1838 Cumberland Co. VA (10) Shirley Anderson died Aug 4, 1867 Cumberland Co. VA, m. 1st Elizabeth Anderson Nov 29, 1820 Cumberland Co. VA, m. 2nd Mary Oslin (Orslin) Feb 21, 1823 Cumberland Co. VA. (11) Sarah Anderson died Putnam Co. TN, m. Gross Robinson Oct 30, 1809 Cumberland Co. VA. Was living in Jackson Co. TN in 1850 census. (CATHERINE SHIRLEY ANDERSON INFO FROM JANET ANDERSON)
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