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Dorothy Shaw 1650 – 1723 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1650

Birth Location: Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: 26 Dec 1723

Death Location: Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America

Father: John Shaw

Mother: Joan Cunningham

Spouse(s): Thomas Crenshaw

Children(s): Joseph Crenshaw, Thomas Crenshaw, Cornelius Crenshaw, Thomas Cranshaw, John Crenshaw, John Crenshaw, Elizabeth Peyton, Elizabeth Crenshaw, Elizabeth Crenshaw, Cornelius Crenshaw

The story of Dorothy Shaw began in 1650 in Virginia, British Colonial America. Dorothy Shaw married Thomas J "Granger" 1669 Crenshaw, and had children including Joseph Crenshaw, Thomas John Crenshaw, Cornelius Crenshaw, Thomas J. Cranshaw, John Crenshaw, John Crenshaw, Elizabeth Peyton, Elizabeth Crenshaw, Elizabeth Peyton Crenshaw, Cornelius Crenshaw. Dorothy Shaw passed away in 1723 in Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothy Shaw began in 1650 in Virginia, British Colonial America.
  • Dorothy Shaw married Thomas J "Granger" 1669 Crenshaw, and had children including Joseph Crenshaw, Thomas John Crenshaw, Cornelius Crenshaw, Thomas J. Cranshaw, John Crenshaw, John Crenshaw, Elizabeth Peyton, Elizabeth Crenshaw, Elizabeth Peyton Crenshaw, Cornelius Crenshaw.
  • Dorothy Shaw passed away in 1723 in Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Shaw
1630 – 1665
Birth Location: of Hingham Mass
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Joan Cunningham
1631 – 1679
Birth Location: of Hingham Mass
JC

Spouses(s)

Thomas Crenshaw
1645 – 1704
Birth Location: Hartest, Baberg, Suffolk County, England
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Children(s)

Joseph Crenshaw
1668 – 1758
Birth Location: Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg, VA
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Thomas Crenshaw
1699 – 1730
Birth Location: Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
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Cornelius Crenshaw
1702 –
Birth Location: King and Queen, Virginia, United States
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Thomas Cranshaw
1643 – 1703
Birth Location: Hartest, Suffolk, England
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John Crenshaw
1667 – 1695
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
JC
John Crenshaw
1667 – 1695
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
JC
Elizabeth Peyton
1670 – 1704
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Crenshaw
1699 –
Birth Location: Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Crenshaw
1699 – 1758
Birth Location: Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
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Cornelius Crenshaw
1702 –
Birth Location: King and Queen, Virginia, United States
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Dorothy Shaw's Ancestors

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Dorothy Shaw
1650 – 1723
Birth Place: Virginia, British Colonial America
Parents
John Shaw
1630 – 1665
of Hingham Mass
Joan Cunningham
1631 – 1679
of Hingham Mass
Grandparents
John Cunningham
1609 – 1705
Renfrewshire, Scotland ?
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Shaw's Descendants

1.
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Dorothy Shaw (1650 – 26 Dec 1723) m. Thomas (J "Granger" 1669) Crenshaw (1645 – 1704)
  1. 1. Joseph Crenshaw (1668 – 14 Sep 1758) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) MacCallister (1668 – 1765) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Crenshaw (1668 – 1765)
    1. 1. John (Granger) Crenshaw (1700 – August 1777) m. Elizabeth Bates (1700 – 11 April 1811)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Crenshaw (1725 – September 1819)
      2. 2. Lavinia Crenshaw (1732 – 19 July 1828)
      3. 3. Frances (Grainger) Crenshaw (1742 – February 1825)
      4. 4. Tabitha Crenshaw (1751 – August 1810)
      5. 5. Charles Crenshaw (1754 – 11 July 1791)
      6. 6. Abraham Crenshaw (1755 – June 1807)
      7. 7. Barbara Crenshaw (1757 – )
      8. 8. Martha Crenshaw (1758 – )
      9. 9. Mary Crenshaw
    2. 2. William (Sr) Crenshaw (abt 1710 – 15 Apr 1787) m. Eliza (Jane) Stradling (1712 – 1765)
      1. 1. Sarah Crenshaw (1730 – 1759)
      2. 2. William (I) Crenshaw (abt 1731 – abt 1786)
        1. 1. Saunders Crenshaw (1760 – 1803)
      3. 3. Robert Crenshaw (1734 – 27 November 1810)
    3. 3. John (Granger) Crenshaw (1700 – November 1777)
  2. 2. Thomas (John) Crenshaw (1699 – 1730) m. Sarah Pettus (1685 – ) m. Sarah Pettus (1685 – 6 Mar 1760) m. Elizabeth Saunders (1650 – 26 Dec 1723)
    1. 1. William (A) CRENSHAW (abt 1704 – 1760) m. Susannah ("Susan" (Price, Moore)) Anderson (20 Apr 1707 – 1772)
      1. 1. William (A) Crenshaw (1725 – 1799)
      2. 2. Nicholas Crenshaw (1730 – 1793)
      3. 3. Elkanah Crenshaw (1730 – 19 Sep 1771)
      4. 4. Nicholas Crenshaw (1730 – 1822) m. Mary (Brooks) Carr (1738 – 1760)
        1. 1. William Crenshaw (26 Mar 1755 – 1829) m. Sarah Baker (1767 – 1830)
        2. 2. Martha Crenshaw (1779 – )
        3. 3. Lucy Crenshaw (1783 – )
        4. 4. Mary (Ann) Crenshaw ( – 12 Jun 1825)
      5. 5. Elkanah Crenshaw (1730 – 19 Sep 1771)
      6. 6. James Crenshaw (1732 – 1 Jul 1784)
      7. 7. James Crenshaw (1732 – 1 Jul 1784)
      8. 8. Charles (Edwin) Crenshaw (1735 – 10 Feb 1790)
      9. 9. Charles (Edwin) Crenshaw (1735 – 10 Feb 1790)
      10. 10. William Crenshaw (1736 – 1799)
      11. 11. Sarah Crenshaw (1745 – 1765)
      12. 12. Mary (Ann) Matthews (1745 – 1765)
      13. 13. David Crenshaw (1751 – 1810)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Crenshaw
    3. 3. Joseph Crenshaw ( – 25 Jul 1757)
    4. 4. Joseph Crenshaw ( – 25 Jul 1757)
    5. 5. Elizabeth Crenshaw
  3. 3. Cornelius Crenshaw (1702 – )
  4. 4. Thomas (J.) Cranshaw (1643 – Bet 1703 and 1704) m. Thomas Cranshaw (Abt 1642 – ) m. Dorthy Shaw (1648 – 1723) m. Ellen (Green) Anderson (1645 – )
    1. 1. John Crenshaw (1670 – 1723)
    2. 2. Thomas (J.) Crenshaw (Abt 1670 – Abt 1730)
  5. 5. John Crenshaw (1667 – 1695)
  6. 6. John Crenshaw (1667 – 1695)
  7. 7. Elizabeth Peyton (1670 – 1704)
  8. 8. Elizabeth Crenshaw (1699 – )
  9. 9. Elizabeth (Peyton) Crenshaw (1699 – 14 September 1758)
  10. 10. Cornelius Crenshaw (1702 – )

Dorothy Shaw's Timeline

6 Records

1648
1648
Birth of Dorothy Shaw in Virginia, Colonial America
Virginia, Colonial America
1650
1650
Birth of Dorothy Shaw in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1650
1650
Birth of Dorothy Shaw in Virginia, British Colonial America
Virginia, British Colonial America
1723
26 Dec 1723
Age 73
Death of Dorothy Shaw in Beverley Hundred, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Beverley Hundred, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
1723
1723
Age 73
Death of Dorothy Shaw in Texas, United States
Texas, United States
1723
26 Dec 1723
Age 73
Death of Dorothy Shaw in Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America
Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1648
    Event Place: Virginia, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1723
    Event Place: Beverley Hundred, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1723
    Event Place: Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1723
    Event Place: Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America
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