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Jesse John Shy Jr., GGF 1720–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Caswell or Craven County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 6 Nov 1793

Death Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Christian Shy

Mother: SARAH SCHEN

Spouse(s): * Shy

Children(s): Samuel Shy

The story of Jesse John Shy Jr., GGF began in 1720 in Caswell or Craven County, North Carolina, USA. Jesse John Shy Jr., GGF married Rachel Mnu Shy, and had children including Samuel W Shy. Jesse John Shy Jr., GGF passed away in 1793 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jesse John Shy Jr., GGF began in 1720 in Caswell or Craven County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Jesse John Shy Jr., GGF married Rachel Mnu Shy, and had children including Samuel W Shy.
  • Jesse John Shy Jr., GGF passed away in 1793 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christian Shy
1696–1770
Birth Location: Prussia / Germany
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SARAH SCHEN
1707–1769
Birth Location: Albisheim, Donnersbergkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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Spouses(s)

* Shy
1745–1804
Birth Location: Craven, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Samuel Shy
1765–1830
Birth Location: Caswell, North Carolina, United States
SS

Jesse GGF's Ancestors

Self
Jesse GGF
1720–1793
Birth Place: Caswell or Craven County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Christian Shy
1696–1770
Prussia / Germany
SARAH SCHEN
1707–1769
Albisheim, Donnersbergkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Grandparents
Thomas Shy
1670–
Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
ELIZABETH MARYFIELD
1685–1715
Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jesse GGF's Descendants

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Jesse (John Shy Jr.,) GGF (1720–6 Nov 1793) m. * (Rachel (MNU)) Shy (1745–07 Oct 1804)
  1. 1. Samuel (W) Shy 1765–1830
    1. 1. Mary (Karenhappuck (Polly)) Shy 1789–1865 m. James (Kaiglere) Akin 1791–1872
      1. 1. Charles (Patterson) Aiken 1821–1888 m. Elizabeth (Louisa) Geiger 1826–1899
        1. 1. William Aiken 1860–1927 m. Ida Akins 1866–1928
        2. 2. Eldridge (Kaigler) Aiken 1843–1920
        3. 3. Alcester (Levine) AIKEN 1844–
        4. 4. Lavinia (Alcesta Jane Aiken) (Roseberry) 1845–1923
        5. 5. James (Harmon) Aiken 1847–1847
        6. 6. Patrick (Henry) Aiken 1848–1919
        7. 7. Mary (Kerrin Aiken) (Blackwell) 1850–1933
        8. 8. Mary (Kerrin) Aiken 1850–1932
        9. 9. Sarah (E) Aikens 1852–
        10. 10. Harriet (Louise Aiken) (Cofer) 1854–1916
        11. 11. Charles (Patterson Aiken) Jr 1856–1922
        12. 12. Eugene (Henry Washington) Aiken 1858–1925
        13. 13. William (H.) Aiken 1862–1927
        14. 14. Elizabeth (S) Aiken 1863–
        15. 15. Albert (Sidney Johnston) Aiken 1863–1945
        16. 16. Oscar (Pierce) Aiken 1866–1947
        17. 17. Claudia (E Aiken) (Elliott) 1873–1952

Jesse GGF's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Jesse John Shy Jr., GGF in Caswell or Craven County, North Carolina, USA
Caswell or Craven County, North Carolina, USA
1793
6 Nov 1793
Age 73
Death of Jesse John Shy Jr., GGF in Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Caswell or Craven County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1793
    Event Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
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