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Abraham Dobson Shaw 1590–1638 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 January 1590

Birth Location: Northowram,yorkshire

Death Date: 10 October 1638

Death Location: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: THOMAS 2

Mother: ELIZABETH Longbothom

Spouse(s): Bridget Best

Children(s): Grace Shaw, JOHN *, Susannah Shaw, Joseph Shaw, Maria Shaw, Thomas Shaw, Elizabeth Shaw, Martha Shaw, Abigail Shaw, Abraham Shaw, Martha Shaw

In 1590, Abraham Dobson Shaw entered the world in Northowram,yorkshire, born to Thomas Shaw 2 And Elizabeth Longbothom. Abraham Dobson Shaw married Bridget Elizabeth Best, and had children including Abigail Shaw, Abraham Shaw, Elizabeth Shaw, Grace Shaw, John Weaver Shaw, Joseph Shaw, Maria Shaw, Martha Shaw, Susannah Shaw, Thomas Shaw. Abraham Dobson Shaw passed away in 1638 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1590, Abraham Dobson Shaw entered the world in Northowram,yorkshire, born to Thomas Shaw 2 And Elizabeth Longbothom.
  • Abraham Dobson Shaw married Bridget Elizabeth Best, and had children including Abigail Shaw, Abraham Shaw, Elizabeth Shaw, Grace Shaw, John Weaver Shaw, Joseph Shaw, Maria Shaw, Martha Shaw, Susannah Shaw, Thomas Shaw.
  • Abraham Dobson Shaw passed away in 1638 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

THOMAS 2
1562–1600
Birth Location: Northowram, Halifax Parrish, Yorkshire, England
T2
ELIZABETH Longbothom
1560–1624
Birth Location: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
EL

Spouses(s)

Bridget Best
1592–1638
Birth Location: Ovenden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
BB

Children(s)

Grace Shaw
1621–1682
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
GS
JOHN *
1630–1704
Birth Location: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
J*
Susannah Shaw
1617–1689
Birth Location: Halifax, York, England
SS
Joseph Shaw
1618–1653
Birth Location: Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
JS
Maria Shaw
1626–1658
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
MS
Thomas Shaw
1622–1707
Birth Location: Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
TS
Elizabeth Shaw
1600–1661
Birth Location: Donegal, Donegal, Ireland
ES
Martha Shaw
1615–1704
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
MS
Abigail Shaw
1624–1694
Birth Location: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Abraham Shaw
1616–1641
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Martha Shaw
1623–1632
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
MS

Abraham Shaw's Ancestors

Self
Abraham Shaw
1590–1638
Birth Place: Northowram,yorkshire
Parents
THOMAS Shaw 2
1562–1600
Northowram, Halifax Parrish, Yorkshire, England
ELIZABETH Longbothom
1560–1624
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Shaw
1538–1574
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Sybil Mason
1539–1589
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Brian Longbotham
1520–1569
West Yorkshire, England
Alicia Mawde
1539–1672
England
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Maude\Mawd
1502–1559
Agnes (Best?)
1506–1554
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Mead
1485–1540

Abraham Shaw's Descendants

1.
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Abraham (Dobson) Shaw (2 January 1590–10 October 1638) m. Bridget (Elizabeth) Best (9 April 1592–2 November 1638)
  1. 1. Grace Shaw 1621–1682 m. William (Weightman) RichardS 1618–1682
    1. 1. John Richards 1650–1695 m. SUSSAN (SARAH) PratT 1650–1727 m. Sarah 1678–
      1. 1. 1676–1710 m. ANNA CarveR 1674–1766
        1. 1. SARAH RichardS 1710–1791 m. Joseph Davenport 1701–1752 m. WILLIAM (DavenporT) *Sr. 1699–1796
        2. 2. Millicent Richards 1707–1736
        3. 3. Experience Richards 1705–1786
        4. 4. James Richards 1704–1755
        5. 5. Susannah Richards 1702–1770
        6. 6. Joseph (Jr) Richards 1701–1755
        7. 7. Martha Richards-Fancher 1705–1764
      2. 2. William Richards 1685–1728
      3. 3. Benjamin Richards 1686–1741
      4. 4. Ephraim Richards 1687–1751
      5. 5. Deborah Richards 1684–1760
      6. 6. Elizabeth Richards 1672–1712
      7. 7. John Richards 1678–
      8. 8. Bathsheba Richards 1674–1752
      9. 9. John RICHARDS 1679–1712
      10. 10. Lydia Richards 1691–1766
      11. 11. Mary Richards 1684–1766
      12. 12. Sarah RICHARDS 1672–1727
      13. 13. Grace (Richards-Bates) * 1689–1724
      14. 14. Mary (Jane) Richards 1689–1749
      15. 15. James Richards 1680–1762
      16. 16. Daniel Richards 1694–
      17. 17. Susanna Richards 1677–1695
    2. 2. Benjamin Richards 1660–1683
    3. 3. James Richards 1658–1711
    4. 4. Mary Richards 1644–1739
    5. 5. Mary (Margaret) Richards 1651–1701
    6. 6. Deliverance Richards 1638–1720
    7. 7. William Richards 1658–1683
    8. 8. James ([twin]) Richards 1658–1711
    9. 9. Thomas Gates 1646–1726
  2. 2. JOHN (Weaver ShaW) * 1630–1704 m. Alice (Jane) Phillips 1636–1712
    1. 1. ABIGAIL (Hancock ShaW) * 1672–1705 m. RICHARD DavenporT 1670–1761
      1. 1. Elizabeth Davenport 1697–1724
      2. 2. Abigail Davenport 1704–1804
      3. 3. Nathaniel Davenport 1702–1795
      4. 4. Richard Davenport 1698–1774
      5. 5. WILLIAM (DavenporT) *Sr. 1699–1796 m. SARAH RichardS 1710–1791
        1. 1. Mary Davenport 1749–1805
        2. 2. Mellison Davenport 1742–1796
        3. 3. Abigail Davenport 1730–1811
        4. 4. Anna Davenport 1732–1786
        5. 5. Elizabeth Davenport 1735–1796
        6. 6. Sarah Davenport 1739–1806 m. Ephraim (Fletcher) * 1740–1836
        7. 7. Richard Davenport 1740–
        8. 8. Azuba Davenport 1744–
        9. 9. William Davenport 1737–1805 m. Tamerson Biglow 1741–1830
    2. 2. Hannah (Shaw) (Tirrell) 1668–1763
    3. 3. Ebenezer Shaw 1674–1706
    4. 4. Benjamin Shaw 1670–1723
    5. 5. Alice (Shaw) (Andrews) 1666–1735
    6. 6. Mary Shaw 1660–1791 m. Hezekiah King 1658–1765
      1. 1. Mary King 1679–
      2. 2. Samuel King 1686–1724
    7. 7. James Shaw 1652–1699
    8. 8. Joseph Shaw 1664–1718
    9. 9. Abraham Shaw 1657–1756
    10. 10. John Shaw 1653–
    11. 11. Elizabeth Shaw 1656–
    12. 12. Nicholas Shaw 1662–
  3. 3. Susannah Shaw 1617–1689
  4. 4. Joseph Shaw 1618–1653
  5. 5. Maria Shaw 1626–1658
  6. 6. Thomas Shaw 1622–1707
  7. 7. Elizabeth Shaw 1600–1661
  8. 8. Martha Shaw 1615–1704
  9. 9. Abigail Shaw 1624–1694
  10. 10. Abraham Shaw 1616–1641
  11. 11. Martha Shaw 1623–1632

Abraham Shaw's Timeline

2 Records

1590
2 January 1590
Birth of Abraham Dobson Shaw in Northowram,yorkshire
Northowram,yorkshire
1638
10 October 1638
Age 48
Death of Abraham Dobson Shaw in Dedham,MA
Dedham,MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 January 1590
    Event Place: Northowram,yorkshire
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1768.054; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 2
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Watertown, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Watertown, Massachusetts; Year: 1636; Page Number: 214

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Alden Genealogy

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 October 1638
    Event Place: Dedham,MA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Damon family : listing some of the Ohio descendants of Amos Damon of Chesterfield, Mass , and t
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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