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Moses Shirley 1777 – 1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1777

Birth Location: Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 27 Nov 1861

Death Location: McLeansboro Township, Hamilton, Illinois, USA

Father: JAMES SHIRLEY

Mother: Mary McMekin

Spouse(s): Nancy Dale

Children(s): John Shirley

The story of Moses Shirley began in 1777 in Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA. Moses Shirley married Nancy Elizabeth Dale, and had children including John Shirley. Moses Shirley passed away in 1861 in McLeansboro Township, Hamilton, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Moses Shirley began in 1777 in Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Moses Shirley married Nancy Elizabeth Dale, and had children including John Shirley.
  • Moses Shirley passed away in 1861 in McLeansboro Township, Hamilton, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

JAMES SHIRLEY
1745 – 1801
Birth Location: St Stephens Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, United States
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Mary McMekin
1751 – 1835
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Dale
1775 – 1862
Birth Location: Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

John Shirley
1800 – 1827
Birth Location: Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, USA
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Moses Shirley's Ancestors

Self
Moses Shirley
1777 – 1861
Birth Place: Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
JAMES reeves SHIRLEY
1745 – 1801
St Stephens Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, United States
Mary (Polly McMeekin) McMekin
1751 – 1835
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Daniel (M) Shirley
1713 – 1768
St Stephens Par, Northumberland, Virginia
Martha ("Molly") Reeves
1718 – 1756
of Northumberland, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Shirley
1669 – 1738
Jane Price
1676 – 1738
2nd-Great-Grandparents
THOMAS SHIRLEY
1635 – 1696
MARY SNATT
1633 – 1678

Moses Shirley's Descendants

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Moses Shirley (15 May 1777 – 27 Nov 1861) m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Dale (21 Jan 1775 – 27 Nov 1862)
  1. 1. John Shirley (1800 – 16 Jul 1827) m. Rosannah Moore (5 Jan 1803 – 13 Jun 1857) m. John Shirley
    1. 1. John (T.) Shirley (1 Jan 1828 – 11 Jul 1868) m. Clarinda (Jane) Ray (16 Apr 1835 – 16 Sep 1907)
      1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Shirley (3 Jul 1852 – 30 Apr 1937) m. Robert (Aten) Elliott (8 Jan 1849 – 26 May 1936)
        1. 1. Anna (H) Elliott (7 March 1879 – 17 August 1937) m. George (Thompson) Brooks (07 Aug 1873 – 07 Aug 1938)

Moses Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1777
15 May 1777
Birth of Moses Shirley in Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA
Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA
1861
27 Nov 1861
Age 84
Death of Moses Shirley in McLeansboro Township, Hamilton, Illinois, USA
McLeansboro Township, Hamilton, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1777
    Event Place: Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1861
    Event Place: McLeansboro Township, Hamilton, Illinois, USA
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