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CAPTAIN JOHN SHAW 1570–1620 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1570

Birth Location: Matlock, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 1620

Death Location: Connecticut, USA

Father: Sir Shaw

Mother: Elizabeth CUNNINGHAM

Spouse(s): Jean Cunningham

Children(s): John Shaw

The story of CAPTAIN JOHN SHAW began in 1570 in Matlock, Derbyshire, England. CAPTAIN JOHN SHAW married Jean Editha Cunningham, and had children including John Shaw. CAPTAIN JOHN SHAW passed away in 1620 in Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of CAPTAIN JOHN SHAW began in 1570 in Matlock, Derbyshire, England.
  • CAPTAIN JOHN SHAW married Jean Editha Cunningham, and had children including John Shaw.
  • CAPTAIN JOHN SHAW passed away in 1620 in Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Shaw
1510–1593
Birth Location: Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth CUNNINGHAM
1510–1584
Birth Location: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, , Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Jean Cunningham
1576–
Birth Location: Matlock, Derbyshire, England
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Children(s)

John Shaw
1597–1694
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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CAPTAIN SHAW's Ancestors

Self
CAPTAIN SHAW
1570–1620
Birth Place: Matlock, Derbyshire, England
Parents
Sir Alexander Sauchie and Greenock Shaw
1510–1593
Stirlingshire, Scotland
Elizabeth CUNNINGHAM
1510–1584
Glengarnock, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

CAPTAIN SHAW's Descendants

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CAPTAIN (JOHN) SHAW (1570–1620) m. Jean (Editha) Cunningham (1576–)
  1. 1. John Shaw 1597–1694 m. Alice Phillips 1604–1654 m. Ann Standish 1603– m. Alice Phillips 1600–1704 m. Alice (Phillips) ***+ 1632–1672 m. Alice Perkins 1607–1655
    1. 1. Jonathan Shaw 1629–1701 m. Phebe Watson 1638–1672 m. Persis Dunham 1635–1701
      1. 1. Hannah Shaw 1661–1713 m. Thomas Paine 1656–1721 m. Eleazer Ring 1655–1749
        1. 1. Jonathan Paine 1686–1752 m. Mary Scammon 1682–1760 m. Sarah Mayo 1690–1719 m. Thankful Cobb 1687–1771

CAPTAIN SHAW's Timeline

2 Records

1570
1570
Birth of CAPTAIN JOHN SHAW in Matlock, Derbyshire, England
Matlock, Derbyshire, England
1620
1620
Age 50
Death of CAPTAIN JOHN SHAW in Connecticut, USA
Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Matlock, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Connecticut, USA
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