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1.iv JOHN SHIRLEY was born Aug 27, 1738 Culpeper Co. VA, d.
Mar 11, 1816 according to the descendants of this branch. He
also received a land grant on Raburn Creek in Berkeley Co. SC.
11 Mar 1816 Estate of John Shirley, dec'd. Robert Shirley
applied for admin. Citation read by Jacob Niswanger March 1816.
Appraisement $402.12 by Jacob Niswanger, James McPherson, ___
Moore. Admin bond: Robert Shirley, John Shirly, Wm McPherson.
married Rebecca______.
Writ of Summons in the Case of Shubel Starnes vs. John
Shirley et al. May 2nd, 1825... Laurens Co. South Carolina; To
John, Aaron, Beverly, Lydia, Jane, Easter, Polly, Sarah, Hulda
and Edy -- legal heirs and legal representatives of Rebecca Shirley,
who died intestate.
Greetings: You are hereby required to appear at the Court
of Ordinary to be holden at Laurens Court House for the said
District on the 6th day of June 1825 to show cause, if any of
you can, why the real estate of Rebecca Shirley deceased containing
ninety-six acres more or less, situate in the District and State
aforesaid, being part of four hundred granted to Richard Shirley
bounded by land of Jacob Newanger, Beverly Shirley and Shubel
Starnes, should not be divided or sold attaining the same in
equal porportion to the said John Shirley, Aaron Shirley, Beverly
Shirley, Lydia Shirley, Jane Shirley, Elizabeth Shirley, Easter
Shirley, Polly married to Graham Elmore, Sarah married to William
McPerson, Rebecca married to Elijah Elmore, Hulda married to
George Elmore and Edy Wright, widow. Given under my hand and
seal the 2nd day of May 1825. David Anderson, Ordinary, Laurens
District.
children according to land and court documents
(4 sons and 11 daughters in the 1790 Laurens census)
2.i Robert SHIRLEY b abt
1775, He was the administrator of his father's estate;
Moved family to Tuscaloosa County Alabama around 1830. Lived
in son Aaron Shirley's household in 1850 census.
DB J: 253 10/5/1811 - 2/10/1812. Robert Shirley planter
of Fairfield Dist to Robert Shirley son of John Shirley of Laurens
Dist for L50 stg, 150 ac on Raburn Cr part of 500 ac originally
granted to Richard Shirley 2/15/1769 conveyed to sd Robert Shirley
of Fairfield heir of sd Richard Shirley. Wit: John Shurley, Elijah
Shurley. James Powell J.P.
married Ann STEARNS, daughter of Mary Ann Stearns (b 1760-70)
and grandaughter of Sarah Wright; Ann died bef 1843
DB K: 184 Jan 28 1815 - Sept 16 1817 - Deed of gift: I
Sarah Wright, widow of Laurens Dist SC for divers good causes
love good will and affection do hereby give and grant unto Robert
Shirley and his wife Ann grand daughter one Negro boy about 7
years old by the name of Lan. And I do hereby bind myself my
heirs exec and adm to warrant and forever defend the right of
the sd Negro Lan unto the sd Robt Shirley and wife Ann and thier
heirs forever. 28 Jan 1815. Wit: Jacob Niswanger. Proven 14 Sept
1817.
children: (See 1810 and 1830 Laurens Co census
profiles below). Joel and Mary Berry listed based on the connection
with Ann as wife of Robert Shirley)
3.i male SHIRLEY born 1800-1810
3.ii Aaron SHIRLEY
(Shirley Branch #42) born 1800-1810; (b. abt 1810 in 1850 Tuscaloosa
County AL census); lived White Township in Newton County Arkansas
in 1860.
3.iii Joel SHIRLEY
(male born 1800-1810) born abt 1803 in Tuscaloosa AL census;
lived in Tuscaloosa AL from abt 1830; named in 1851 will of grandmother
Mary Ann Stearns as daughter of Ann Shirley, dec'd. This Joel
Shirley fits birth census profile for Robert Shirley's children.
He married Sarah Tierce, daughter of Benjamin Tierce of Tuscaloosa
Co.
3.iv Mary Berry SHIRLEY (female born 1800-1810) named
in 1851 will of grandmother Mary Ann Stearns as daughter of Ann
Shirley, dec'd.
3.v Lewis Shirley
(male born 1810-1815) (Shirley Branch #43) born about 1814; lived
Tuscaloosa Co Alabama until about 1843; died Dec 30, 1874 and
was buried in Shirley Cemetery not far from Shirley Spring in
Montgomery Co. Arkansas.
3.vi female SHIRLEY born 1810-1815
She might be Susannah Shirley who married William Copeland
Tierce in Tuscaloosa Co in 1833. William was the son of Benjamin
Tierce. Note brother Joel Shirley also married a child of Benjamin
Tierce.
1834 DB K p 1. Indenture 18 Mar 1834 between Wm Tierce
of Tuscaloosa and Joel Shirley of same in consideration of natural
love and affection for his daughters Elizabeth and Rebecca. E
1/2 of SW 1/4 Sec 26 T24 R5E 80acres. W 1/2 of SE 1/4 Sec 26,
T24 R5E. 80acres. A negro girl Harriet about age 12, 2 bay horses,
household and kitchen furniture when they turn 21. [note: this
conveyance revoked 6 Apr 1835]
3.vii Wade SHIRLEY (male born 1815-1820)
Tuscaloosa Co Book 2, p156 18 Nov 1841. Ordered by the
court that Robert Shirley be appointed guardian of Wade Shirley,
Rebecca Shirley, and Rhoda Shirley children of said Robert Shirley.
[signed by] Aaron Shirley, Lewis Shirley
3.viii Rebecca SHIRLEY (female born 1815-1820)
Tuscaloosa Co Book 2, p156 18 Nov 1841. Ordered by the
court that Robert Shirley be appointed guardian of Wade Shirley,
Rebecca Shirley, and Rhoda Shirley children of said Robert Shirley.
[signed by] Aaron Shirley, Lewis Shirley
3.v Rhoda SHIRLEY (female born 1820-1825)
Tuscaloosa Co Book 2, p156 18 Nov 1841. Ordered by the
court that Robert Shirley be appointed guardian of Wade Shirley,
Rebecca Shirley, and Rhoda Shirley children of said Robert Shirley.
[signed by] Aaron Shirley, Lewis Shirley
2.ii Aaron SHIRLEY born 1765 to 1775 (census); living
in Laurens SC until about 1828 when he and wife sold their land.
They do not appear in the 1830 Laurens census.
DB C: 121 2/20/1788 - 1/9/1790. John Shirley to my son
Aaron Shirley for L60 stg. three horsekind of creatures...4
cows and their calves and two yearlings...threehead of sheep...about
thirty head of hoggs...Likewise all my household furniture..Wit:
Geo Hollingsworth, Marmaduke Pinson. Silvanus Walker J.P.
married Elizabeth __________
children (according to census)
3.i male SHIRLEY born 1802-1804
3.ii male SHIRLEY born 1804-1810
3.iii female SHIRLEY born 1800-1804
3.iv female SHIRLEY born 1800-1804
3.v female SHIRLEY born 1804-1810
3.vi male SHIRLEY born 1810-1820
3.vii male SHIRLEY born 1810-1820
3.viii male SHIRLEY born 1810-1820
2.iii Lydia SHIRLEY
2.iv Jane SHIRLEY
2.v Elizabeth SHIRLEY
2.vi Easter SHIRLEY
2.vii Polly SHIRLEY married Graham Elmore
2.viii Sarah SHIRLEY married William McPherson
2.ix Rebecca SHIRLEY married Elijah Elmore
2.vii Hulda SHIRLEY married to George Elmore
2.viii Edy SHIRLEY married George Wright (he d abt
1804) Edy was born about 1776 probably in Laurens Co., SC. She
died in Meriwether Co., Georgia
2.ix Moses SHIRLEY
(Shirley Branch #61) lived Habersham County, Georgia
Earlier research on the estate settlement of Rebecca Shirley
indicates that son Moses Shirley donated his share to nephew
Beverly Shirley. (Source?)
2.x John SHIRLEY b. Jan 24, 1777 Shirley Town, Laurens
Co. SC,
married Lucretia __________. She was born July
22, 1778
Children:
3.i male SHIRLEY b 1794-1800
3.ii George Fletcher SHIRLEY Feb 11, 1796, d. Sept
22, 1881.
Grave of George Shirley born Feb 11, 1796
Great Great Grandfather of Jim Shirley
married Annie McNary. She was born Jan 18, 1810 Newberry
Co. SC. and died Mar 8, 1858 SC
children
4(i). Martha J. SHIRLEY b. Dec 30, 1826; d. Oct
30, 1896; m. John Jackson Saxon Oct 30, 1848. He was born June
16, 1826 SC d. June 25, 1890 Greenwood SC
4(ii). Teressa SHIRLEY b. Aug 8, 1829
4(iii). Susan SHIRLEY b. May 4, 1832 (death cert says
1831); She died 31 Dec 1915 at Walnut Grove, Greenwood, SC, burial
1 Jan 1916 at Hodges SC
4(iv). Rebecca SHIRLEY b. Feb 22, 1835
4(v). Tully Leonard SHIRLEY b. Jan 22, 1838 d. July
4, 1897
4(vi). John Patrick SHIRLEY b. November 18, 1840, Laurens
Co. South Carolina d. July 3, 1863, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
He married Frances Bethany Strawhorn. She was the daughter
of William and Matilda Strawhorn.
(info on this family from Jim Shirley)
John Patrick is buried Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Military service: July 01, 1862, Enlisted
in the Confederate Army at Laurens, SC. He was wounded
at Fredericksburg, VA, December 13, 1862, and was later killed
in action at Gettysburg, PA, on July 3, 1863. He was a
private in Co. F, 3rd SC Infantry. Occupation: Before
enlisting, John was a farmer. He left with a crop in the
field, a pregnant wife, and a baby (William Fletcher) who was
8 months old.
children
5(i). William Fletcher SHIRLEY b. October 28, 1861,
Laurens, South Carolina d. 1946. He married Susan Flaura
Langford. She was born Nov 18, 1869, and died Oct 18, 1948.
children
6(i). William Ernest SHIRLEY b. November 13, 1890,
Pelzer, South Carolina; d. September 27, 1968, Charlotte, North
Carolina; m. Elizabeth A. McCall, October 04, 1915, Walhalla,
South Carolina; b. February 24, 1897; d. July 10, 1966, Spartanburg,
South Carolina.
6(ii). Joseph Robert SHIRLEY b. 1893; d. 1981; m. Nellie
Mae Glenn b. 1896; d. 1956, Greenville, South Carolina.
6(iii). Jettie SHIRLEY, b. 1895; m. John Seaborn Pilgrim
b. 1885.
6(iv). George Fletcher SHIRLEY 1896; d. 1970; m. Leila
Simpson b. 1896; d. 1965.
6(v). Lillie Mae SHIRLEY b. 1898; m. J. Aler Chastain
6(vi). Picola SHIRLEY b. 1899; m. Minor Gilstrap b.
1897; d. 1989.
6(vii). John Henry SHIRLEY b. 1901, Easley, South Carolina;
d. 1984; m. Doris A. Massingale b. 1902; d. 1984.
6(viii). Elizabeth SHIRLEY b. 1903; m. Claude Vaughn
Leslie b. 1891; d. 1986.
6(ix). Mary Frances SHIRLEY b. 1905; d. 1970; m. Reubin
W. Stegall b. 1900; d. 1970.
6(x). James Patrick SHIRLEY b. 1906; d. 1990; m. Fannie
Wallace Brown b. 1912; d. December 24, 1999.
5(ii). John Robert SHIRLEY Nov 21, 1862
Abbeville Co. SC d. Oct 14, 1906 Montgomery Co. GA, m. Lillian
Jane Hughes Nov 23, 1898 who was born Sept 15, 1874 Montgomery
Co. GA d. 1915 and is buried in the Hughes Family Cemetery Ailey
Montgomery Co. GA.
John moved to Aily GA at the age of 25. At 32 he joined Hack
Branch Methodist Church. In the summer he married Lilly Hughes
and at age 40 died at home.
NO CHILDREN:
4(vii). William Preston SHIRLEY b. Feb 6, 1844 d. Sept
4, 1916 Greenwood Co. SC
married Mary Ellen Ragsdale b. 1852 d. Feb 13, 1931
children:
5(i). Clayton Estelle SHIRLEY 1872 d. May 23, 1899,
m. George Wayne Nelson
5(ii). Asa Otto SHIRLEY 1874 d. Jan 6, 1926
5(iii). Bonna SHIRLEY Mar 5, 1878 m. William
Coleman Hodges Mar 3, 1894
5(iv). Fletcher SHIRLEY 1880
5(v). George Dee SHIRLEY 1882
married Emma Hodges. She was born Aug 10, 1887 Hodges, Greenwood
Co. SC d. Nov 11, 1955. She was the daughter of James and Nellie
GOLDEN Shirley
children:
6(i). Boyce SHIRLEY
6(ii). Frank SHIRLEY
6(iii). Preston SHIRLEY
6(iv). Marshall SHIRLEY
6(v). Earl SHIRLEY
6(vi). Elbert SHIRLEY
6(vii). Albert SHIRLEY
and 3 daughters... (obituary. notice)
5(vi). Cleveland SHIRLEY 1884
5(vii). William Harvey SHIRLEY Feb 15, 1888 d. June
15, 1955 m. ___
children:
6(i). Allen SHIRLEY
5(viii). John Samuel SHIRLEY 1890
4(viii). Sarah Matilda SHIRLEY b. Mar 6, 1847 d. April
15, 1892 m. John F. White
4(ix). George Fletcher SHIRLEY, Jr. b. Apr 29, 1850
d. Aug 30, 1920 m. Frances Elizabeth Richey Dec 1881
children:
5(i). Carlos Conner SHIRLEY 1888
5(ii). Charles Cason SHIRLEY 1893 SC m. Lilly Bell
Brown
5(iii). Aiken Samuel SHIRLEY 1894 SC
5(iv). Leila SHIRLEY Oct 12, 1899 Greenwood Co. SC
d. June 30, 1986 m. Marion Frank Tinsley. He was born Nov 28,
1889 Greenwood Co. SC d Oct 25, 1933
5(v). Wyatt Hill SHIRLEY Mar 3, 1902 SC d. Jan 1987
Hodges, Greenwood Co. SC
4(x). Frances Clayton SHIRLEY b. April 3, 1853; m.
Foster Anderson
3(iii). female SHIRLEY born 1796-1800
3(iv). Elihu Duke SHIRLEY born Jan 20, 1802 Laurens
Co. SC d. Nov 5, 1862 Laurens Co. SC of typhoid fever,
m. Hulda SHIRLEY, daughter of Thomas and ___ PINSON Shirley (source
for this?).
children: (born in Laurens Co. SC)
4(i). Waddy SHIRLEY June 11, 1826 d. Mar 22, 1885 unmarried
4(ii). Luvinia SHIRLEY Dec 12, 1827 d. Jan 11, 1892
unmarried
4(iii). Elizabeth L. SHIRLEY June 4, 1830 d. Jan 24,
1892, m. Masalone Elmore
4(iv). Wyatt Elzart SHIRLEY Aug 14, 1832 d. Jan 26,
1854
4(v). Lucretia SHIRLEY Dec 11, 1834 d. Aug 1894 m.
Joel Shirley (son of Roland Shirley above)
4(vi). Elihu Duke SHIRLEY Jr. Oct 10, 1836 d. Oct 25,
1862 Died from injuries received in battle during the War between
the States. His father Elihu Sr. went to the battle front to
bring him home after an injury and while on this errand, his
father (Elihu Sr.) took typhoid fever, causing his death.
4(vii). Rebecca SHIRLEY Sept 30, 1839 d. July 3, 1858
4(viii). Lutetia SHIRLEY Aug 25, 1844 d. July 8, 1858
3(v). male SHIRLEY born 1800-1810
3(v). male SHIRLEY born 1800-1810
3(vi). male SHIRLEY born 1800-1810
Jim and Shirley SHIRLEY
Jim went to school to the 8th grade and joined the United
States Navy in Aug. 1947 until 12 Dec. 1968. After he retired
he worked 24 years with the University of South Carolina retiring
in 1992.
Additional children of Robert Shirley and
wife Rebecca
according to researchers for the Shirley Association many decades
ago
More research needs to be
done for clarification!
(3). Nathaniel SHIRLEY (no info for him).
(1). Thomas SHIRLEY b abt 1760 m. Miss. Pinson, daughter of
Rev Aaron Pinson
children:
A. Eli or Elijah (was in Tuscaloosa Co. AL)
B. Riley m. Tabitha Hendrick (daughter of William Winn
Hendricks) 1820-30 living in Habersham Co. GA, 1850 living in
Campbell Co. GA
C. Rolland b. ca. 1796 Laurens Co. SC m. Sabra SHIRLEY,
(she m. 2nd L. Dow Elmore). Lived Tuscaloosa Co. AL
children:
(a). David Andrew ca. 1825 d. Sept 30, 1873 and buried at
Zion Church in Laurens Co. SC with Masonic honors, m. Mary Sanders
children:
1. twin girls: Amanda Jane and Odessa Rane. They died in infancy.
(b). Joel 1827 Laurens Co. SC, d. April 15, 1860 pneumonia,
m. Lucretia SHIRLEY (daughter of Elihu Shirley, below)
children:
1. James Calhoun Aug 25, 1856 d. Dec 5, 1921 m. Nancy C. White
July 7, 1887. She was born Dec 5, 1859 Greenwood Co. SC d. Dec
9, 1901. She was the daughter of Benjamin and Jane CAMPBELL Harper.
children: (in 1900 census)
(1). David Jay Mar 28,1888 SC d. April 17, 1902
(2). Joel Benjamin Feb 5, 1890 SC m. Nina Pearl Strickland
Oct 2, 1910. She was born Nov 23, 1885 Barkers Creek Section,
Anderson Co. SC, d. Jan 13, 1958 Greenwood Co. SC
(3). Marie L. Jan 2, 1892 SC
(4). Martin Feb 1894 SC d. Oct 28, 1904
(5). Bessie Lee Aug 11, 1898 SC
(6). Rosetta April 1901 d. 1901
2. Martin Morris April 11, 1857 or 1859) SC d. Feb 19,
1939 m. Elizabeth L. Anderson. She was born Feb 23, 1858 d. Sept
8, 1911
children:
(1). Emma Pearl Jan 27, 1884 SC m. L.C. Cooper (children:
Juanita, Doris and Wyatt Cooper)
(2). Orrie Lee. Sept 5, 1886 SC m. Henry McKinney
(4 children)
(3). Roland S. Jan 1887 SC
(4) Olin Smart Jan 20, 1890 SC m. 1st Joanna Frick m. 2nd
Grace Rush NO children either marriage
(5). Walker Talmadge (Monk) Aug 22, 1898 SC m. Mary Davis
(4 children).
D. Hulda Aug 20 or 28, 1801 Laurens Co. SC d. Oct 20,
1881 m. Elihu Duke Shirley, son of John and Lucretia Shirley
(see lineage below, under Elihu)
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