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Hugh Ashley Shaw 1772–1820 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1772

Birth Location: County Down, Ireland

Death Date: 1820

Death Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Patrick Shaw

Mother: Nancy Wilson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Finley

Children(s): Thomas Sr.

In 1772, Hugh Ashley Shaw entered the world in County Down, Ireland, born to Patrick James Capt Shaw And Nancy Ashley Murry Wilson. Hugh Ashley Shaw married Elizabeth Nancy Finley, and had children including Thomas Calhoun Shaw Sr. Hugh Ashley Shaw passed away in 1820 in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1772, Hugh Ashley Shaw entered the world in County Down, Ireland, born to Patrick James Capt Shaw And Nancy Ashley Murry Wilson.
  • Hugh Ashley Shaw married Elizabeth Nancy Finley, and had children including Thomas Calhoun Shaw Sr.
  • Hugh Ashley Shaw passed away in 1820 in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Patrick Shaw
1720–1802
Birth Location: Drumro, Killyleagh Parish, County Down, Ireland
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Nancy Wilson
1728–1802
Birth Location: Killyleagh Parish, County Down, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Finley
1776–1843
Birth Location: Killyleagh Parish, County Down, Ireland
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Children(s)

Thomas Sr.
1819–1864
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Hugh Shaw's Ancestors

Self
Hugh Shaw
1772–1820
Birth Place: County Down, Ireland
Parents
Patrick James (Capt.) Shaw
1720–1802
Drumro, Killyleagh Parish, County Down, Ireland
Nancy (Ashley (Murry)) Wilson
1728–1802
Killyleagh Parish, County Down, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hugh Shaw's Descendants

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Hugh (Ashley) Shaw (1772–1820) m. Elizabeth (Nancy) Finley (1776–1843)
  1. 1. Thomas (Calhoun Shaw) Sr. 1819–1864 m. Mahalo Logan 1824–1880
    1. 1. Thomas (Calhoun Shaw) Jr. 1864–1934 m. Martha (Isabelle) Hathaway 1861–1944
      1. 1. Vera (Laticia Elizabeth) Shaw 1901–1923 m. Jabe (E.) Culberson 1897–1953
        1. 1. Lucille Culberson 1920–2002 m. J. ((Jake) Benjamin) Barnes 1907–1982
        2. 2. Alley (Bell) Culberson 1922–2009
      2. 2. Frank (J.) Shaw 1890–1973
      3. 3. Tommy (M.) Shaw 1894–1960
      4. 4. Josephine (Beatrice) Thomas 1879–1939 m. Albert (James) Thomas 1862–1927
        1. 1. Ester (Marie) Thomas 1911–2001 m. William (Gilford) Eaton 1902–1979
      5. 5. Orra (C.) Shaw 1883–
      6. 6. James (Ernest) Shaw 1885–1979
      7. 7. Daisy (P.) Shaw 1887–1976
      8. 8. John (L.) Shaw 1889–1986
      9. 9. Mattie (Bell) Shaw 1892–1973 m. L. (B.) Wilson 1888–1966
        1. 1. Warren (K.) Wilson 1921–1997 m. Myrtis (Evelyn) Kelley 1926–2000
        2. 2. Marlyn (Osborn) Wilson 1911–1985 m. Idesser Bailey 1912–1996
    2. 2. Hugh Shaw 1844–1931 m. Elizabeth (M.) Shaw 1844–1910
      1. 1. Charlie (Hugh) Shaw 1879–1946
      2. 2. James (Clinton) Shaw 1878–1941 m. Emily (Eliza) Perkins 1881–1965
        1. 1. Rivers (Hill) Shaw 1908–1953 m. Dorothy (Sue) Greene 1910–1976
    3. 3. Elizabeth (J.) Shaw 1847–
    4. 4. Mary (Catherine) Shaw 1849–
    5. 5. William (James) Shaw 1855–1941
    6. 6. Amanda Shaw 1857–
    7. 7. M. (M.) Shaw 1860–1877
    8. 8. Frank (David) Shaw 1862–1922

Hugh Shaw's Timeline

2 Records

1772
1772
Birth of Hugh Ashley Shaw in County Down, Ireland
County Down, Ireland
1820
1820
Age 48
Death of Hugh Ashley Shaw in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1772
    Event Place: County Down, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
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