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Walter
Shirley,
birth date
unknown,
died in
1755 Frederick Co. VA. (now Jefferson Co., W. VA.), married
Dorcas Avis. They were the parents of six children.
In an old
Bible dated 1816: "Walter Shirley landed in America from
England about 1726"
He is said to have landed in the colony of New Jersey. He
and his wife migrated to Shenandoah Valley area of Virginia prior
to 1745. They settled on a tract of land consisting of 800 acres
lying on "the great waggon road" near Keyes Ferry in
Frederick County Virginia.
CHILDREN:
1. Walter
Shirley Jr. b. ca. 1728 married Hester Vance ca. 1759 Charles
Town VA (now
WV)
children
(1) James
1770
(2) David
(3) Samuel 1179-1780
m. Phobe Cook (another
source says Nancy)
children:
A. Peggy
m. James Cook
B. Polly
m. John Nasbitt
C. Eleanor
Fagan 1818 m. Presley Jenkins
D. Hester
Ann m. H. A. Blackburn
E. Samuel
Perry b. ca. 1824 m. Martha Stevens
Samuel Perry Shirley
Joseph Andrew Shirley
Born December 12, 1852 Miami Co. Indiana,
Son
of Samuel Perry Shirley
F. John D.
m. Nancy ___
G. William
E. D.
H. Benjamin
b. ca. 1829
(4) Lawrence
Vance was born Abt. 1784 in Frederick County, Virginia.
He married ELIZABETH HAYNES May 25, 1808. She was born Abt. 1791,
and died Abt. 1839.
Children:
A. Samuel m. Matilda
B. Elizabeth b. July 24, 1816, Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio; d. May 03, 1904, Nead, Indiana
C. Joseph b. December 20, 1825 (Twin), Chillicothe,
Ross County, Ohio; d. March 10, 1910, Miami, Indiana married
1st. Nancy Merbelia Stryker, m. 2nd Delilah Army. (See
photos below) info from Marilyn Shirley.
Children:
(a). Annette m. William Bennett
(b). Harry Christian b. Aug 11, 1875 Miami Co. IN, d. Nov
12, 1948 Miami Co. IN m. Anna Mary West
Harry Christian Shirley
Children:
1. Irvin Vance 1899 - 1967 m. Alice Virginia Clark 1907
- 1963
2. Olive Dorothy 1900 - 1982 m. Alfred J. Machin 1905
- 1985
3. Andrew Morton 1909 - 1989 m. Mary Catherine Pearcy 1910
- 2000
4. Joseph F. 1911 - 1927
D. Jane b. December 20, 1825 (Twin), Chilicothe,
Ohio; d. March 14, 1919, Bunker Hill, Indiana
Joseph and his sister Jane (Twins)
(5) Nancy
m. John Campbell
(6) Elizabeth
m. Samuel French
(7) Mary "Polly"
m. Dr. Hugh Barton
(8) Margaret
m. Michael Wysong
2. Jarvis
Shirley b. ca. 1732
children
(1) William
m. Nancy___
(2) Ephram
(3) Elizabeth
m. Mr. Smallwood
(4) Rebecca
m. Mr. Gardner
(5) Jarvis
m. Mary A.C. Nadenbousch
(6) Mary m.
Richard Miller
(7) Walter
b. ca. 1803
3. James b.
ca. 1735 d. 1785 Berkeley Co. (now W.VA.), m. Mary ____
He lived on his
fathers plantation until 1773. His children scattered widely
and little is known of them.
children
(1) John m.
Ann Smithley. They
lived in Brown and Highland Co. Ohio
(2) Robert
b. 1770 Frederick Co. d. Williams Co. Ohio, married Rachel
Gilbert Jan 28, 1791 Frederick Co. WV
children:
A. Nathan
Shirley b: December 05, 1791 in Frederick County, Virginia
d: August 25, 1871 in Charloe, Paulding County, Ohio m. Mary
Minear April 15, 1819 in Ross County, Ohio b: January 08, 1800
d: October 1844 in Williams County, Ohio
B.
James Shirley b: 1797 in Frederick County, Virginia d:
Abt. 1852 in Delaware Bend, Delaware Township, Defiance County,
Ohio m. Elizabeth Gilbert m: January 17, 1839 in Delaware Township,
Williams County, Ohio b: May 09, 1817 in Lewis County, Kentucky
d: April 27, 1900 in Defiance County, Ohio
C.
Elias Shirley b: December 25, 1800 in Frederick County, Virginia
d: March 21, 1855 in Delaware Bend, Delaware Township,
Defiance County, Ohio m. Phoebe Hudson September 15, 1829 in
Williams County, Ohio d: August 20, 1847
D.
Mary Shirley b: 1804 in Frederick County, Virginia d: April
11, 1826 m. Thomas Warren August 11, 1825 in Williams
County, Ohio
E.
Nancy Shirley b: 1806 in Frederick County, Virginia d:
March 01, 1823 in Defiance County, Ohio
F.
Robert Shirley b: Oct 8, 1808 in Frederick County, Virginia
d: 1885 in Paulding County, Ohio m. Sarah Hudson m: September
15, 1829 in Williams County, Ohio b: October 23, 1812 d:
November 05, 1857 in Paulding County, Ohio daughter
of SHADRACH HUDSON.
She was born Abt. 1812, and died November 1857 in Paulding County,
Ohio.
Robert
was the first Probate Judge in Paulding Co. Ohio
children:
(a).
William was born Abt. 1831
in Ohio, married Julia Burt December 25, 1852 in Paulding County,
Ohio
(b). Joseph H. b: April
20, 1832 in Paulding County, Ohio d: April 03, 1910
in probably Paulding County, Ohio m. Mary E. Ward m: August 12,
1854 in Paulding County, Ohio b: October 20, 1833 in Northumberland
County, Pennsylvania d: 1866 in Probably Brown Township,
Paulding County, Ohio
(c). Nancy E. b: 1835 in Brown Township, Paulding
County, Ohio
(d). James Austin b: b. April 03, 1837, Defiance
County, Ohio; d. August 05, 1916, Brewster, Kansas m. Angie R.
Irvin Dec 6, 1866 Sydney, Fremont Co. Iowa.
James A. Shirley left Ohio in 1860 and settled in Iowa and
from there moved to Fall City, Nebraska and in 1885 to Sherman
Co. Kansas. In 1911 he moved to Brewster, Kansas and embarked
in the mercantile business, he being the senior member of the
Shirley Mercantile Company.
He joined the Methodist Church in 1866 Spring Valley, Iowa
James Obituary shows at the time he died he had 2 sisters,
Emma C. Daniels and Jennie L. Neaven and 3 brothers, David, Grant
and Sheridan still living in Ohio.
children:
1. Alta May d. infant
2. Adelbert A. m. Anna Amelia Denker
2. Jesse Ray m. Mary Blaser Veselik, widow of George Veselik.
3. Minnie M. m. John Heston
4. Jennie C. m. Marsh Heston
(e). Elias W. b: August 16, 1838 in Brown Township,
Paulding County, Ohio d: February 11, 1911 in Ohio
(f). David Clark b: January 16, 1840 in Brown
Township, Paulding County, Ohio d: October 02, 1919 in
Brown Township, Paulding County, Ohio m. Rachel Reed Strother
m: March 11, 1866 in Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio (recorded
in Paulding Co.) b: October 01, 1843 in Findlay, Hancock
County, Ohio d: July 25, 1928 in Paulding County, Ohio
(g). Benjamin b: 1846 in Brown Township, Paulding
County, Ohio
(h). Emily C. b: 1848 in Brown Township, Paulding County,
Ohio m. Henry Daniels August 23, 1868, Paulding County,
Ohio
(i). Lydia P. b: 1852 in Brown Township, Paulding
County, Ohio
(j). Jennie L. m. Navean
(k). Grant
(l). Robert Vernon b: July 07, 1865 in Brown
Township, Paulding County, Ohio d: March 19, 1934 in Paulding
County, Ohio m. Mary b: 1874 d: 1922 in probably Paulding
County, Ohio
(m). Anna Ruth b: April 16, 1868 in Brown Township, Paulding
County, Ohio d: 1913 in Grand Rapids, Michigan m. George
Peter Garman III m: September 26, 1891 in Paulding County,
Ohio b: April 23, 1869 d: October 1950 in Grand Rapids,
Michigan
(n). Sheridan S. Shirley b: April 16, 1868 in Brown Township,
Paulding County, Ohio
G.
Ruth Shirley b: May 01, 1811 in Ross County, Ohio d: April
05, 1891 in Reno,Venango, Pennsylvania m. James B. Austin
m: August 12, 1830 in Williams County, Ohio b: August 16, 1806
in Surry County, North Carolina
H.
John Gilbert Shirley b: June 1821 in Ross County, Ohio
d: 1849
(3) James
b. Feb 24, 1768 d. Jan 16, 1840
He married
1st Ruth Frier
He married
2nd Matilda Vinson Dec 26, 1821.
James and Ruth
are buried in the Masonic Cemetery in Middleway WV.
(4) Timothy
b. 1777
He was in the
War of 1812 and lived near Maysville, Mason Co. Ky. Moved to
Ohio.
(5) Mary "Polly"
m. Thomas J. Howard
(6) Elizabeth
4. Sarah
5. Dorcas
6. Robert
b. 1745 d. 1815
children
(1) Walter
(2) Robert
Jr.
(3) John
(4) Elizabeth
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