married 1st Elizabeth Long,
daughter of John Read
and Sarah Long. His brother was Capt. Rueben Long of Sumpter
Co. SC and he was born in St. Marys Co. Maryland, and served
in the Revolution from Culpepper Co. VA,
married 2nd Mary ___
children:
(1). Delilah 1798 m.
Washington Wells
(2). Lucy 1800 m. Richard
Wood
(3). Elizabeth 1802
m. William Ward
(4). John 1804 m. ___Wooldridge
(5). Elcy 1806 m. Hampton
Funk
(6). Lindsay 1808 d.
1829 Abbeville Co. S.C.
(7). Amanda 1810 m.
1st ___Wigginton, m. 2nd John Milford Barmore
(8). Harrison 1812 m.
Cynthia Bennett. They
went to Fayette Co. Alabama in 1836, were in Oktibbetha Co. Mississippi
by 1840. In 1880 they were in Pontotoc Co. MS.
Children:
A. Sarah 1835
B. Delilah 1837
C. Newton 1839 (in Calhoun Co. MS in 1880 census)
D. Frances 1841 MS
E. Susan 1843 MS
F. Catherine 1845 MS
G. Cynthia MS
H. Dora 1848 MS
(9). Gabriel Long Shirley
b 1817 d abt 1880 in Lowndes Co MS m. Mary Laura Carter.
They were living in Fayette
Co. AL in the 1850 census. Living in Lowndes Co MS in 1860
A. Charles Albert Shirley b 1850
B. [believed to be this
William Shirley] William Carter Shirley b 24 Dec 1851 d 25 Jan 1935 Oklahoma.
m Harriet Ann Button; living Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma
in 1910 and 1920.
1. Mary Ella Shirley b 26 May 1883 of Denton, Texas
2. Lena Jane Shirley b 27 Feb 1885 Denton, Texas
C. Mary Elizabeth Shirley b 1856
D. Gabriel Shirley b 1859
(10) Melissa Shirley
Dec 15, 1819 m. Josiah Bennett
(11) Nimrod Shirley 1820,
never married
(12) Richard W. Shirley 1836
AL (child by 2nd wife), m. Victoria E. Storey Aug 27, 1857
Loundes Co. MS, (living
in Clay Co. MS in 1880 census)
children in 1880 census
A. Luther N. 1866 MS
B. William 1871 MS
C. Luellen 1874 MS
D. Hillery 1877 MS
E. Caroline 1879 MS
(13) Joshua, Jr. 1840 AL (child by 2nd wife)
John Shirley