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Captain William Alsey Shaw 1754 – 1833 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Apr 1754

Birth Location: Onslow County, North Carolina

Death Date: March 1833

Death Location: Wilson, Tennessee, United States

Father: John Shaw

Mother: Mary DONALDSON

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Captain William Alsey Shaw was born in 1754 in Onslow County, North Carolina, the child of John Shaw and Mary DONALDSON. Captain William Alsey Shaw passed away in 1833 in Wilson, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Captain William Alsey Shaw was born in 1754 in Onslow County, North Carolina, the child of John Shaw and Mary DONALDSON.
  • Captain William Alsey Shaw passed away in 1833 in Wilson, Tennessee, United States.

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Captain Shaw's Ancestors

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Captain Shaw
1754 – 1833
Birth Place: Onslow County, North Carolina
Parents
John Shaw
1730 – 1788
Onslow County, North Carolina
Mary DONALDSON
1715 – 1789
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Alexander Shaw
1710 – 1762
Kinross, Scotland
Jonet Johnston
– 1789
Kinross, Scotland
John, (Captain) Donaldson
1696 – 1736
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Catherine Davies
1719 – 1745
Snow Hill, Somerset, Md
Great-Grandparents
John Shaw
1690 – 1730
Janet Foreman
1690 –
Patrick Donelson
1670 – 1725
Jean Givan
1665 – 1724
Samuel Davies
1660 – 1725
Martha Thomas
1660 – 1705
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George \Donaldson
1650 – 1710
Thressa Leahy
1650 – 1705
Sir Givan\Given
1614 – 1682
Lady Givan
1614 – 1680
John Thomas
1616 – 1662
Tabitha Holbrooke
1627 – 1674

Captain Shaw's Timeline

2 Records

1754
15 Apr 1754
Birth of Captain William Alsey Shaw in Onslow County, North Carolina
Onslow County, North Carolina
1833
March 1833
Age 79
Death of Captain William Alsey Shaw in Wilson, Tennessee, United States
Wilson, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1754
    Event Place: Onslow County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 1833
    Event Place: Wilson, Tennessee, United States

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