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Nancy Shaw 1781–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 June 1781

Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1 May 1854

Death Location: Valleyview, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA

Father: JOHN SHAW

Mother: MILLICENT HILL

Spouse(s): John Dunaway

Children(s): THOMAS DUNAWAY, Williamson Dunaway, Meacea Dunaway, Drury Dunaway, Doctor Dunaway, JOHN Dunaway, William Dunaway, JOHN DUNAWAY

Nancy Shaw was born in 1781 in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States, the child of John Shaw And Millicent Milly Hill. Nancy Shaw married John Samuel Dunaway, and had children including Doctor Samuel Dunaway, Drury Dunaway, John Dunaway, Meacea A Dunaway, Thomas Dunaway, William C Dunaway, Williamson Dunaway. Nancy Shaw passed away in 1854 in Valleyview, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Nancy Shaw was born in 1781 in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States, the child of John Shaw And Millicent Milly Hill.
  • Nancy Shaw married John Samuel Dunaway, and had children including Doctor Samuel Dunaway, Drury Dunaway, John Dunaway, Meacea A Dunaway, Thomas Dunaway, William C Dunaway, Williamson Dunaway.
  • Nancy Shaw passed away in 1854 in Valleyview, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

JOHN SHAW
1752–1818
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
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MILLICENT HILL
1753–1820
Birth Location: Hallifax, Virginia
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Spouses(s)

John Dunaway
1774–1817
Birth Location: Halifax, VA, USA
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Children(s)

THOMAS DUNAWAY
1812–1887
Birth Location: RUTHERFORD TENNESSEE
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Williamson Dunaway
1816–1891
Birth Location: Wilson, Tennessee, United States
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Meacea Dunaway
1805–1880
Birth Location: Davidson, Tennessee, United States
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Drury Dunaway
1814–1900
Birth Location: Davidson, Tennessee, USA
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Doctor Dunaway
1818–
Birth Location: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
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JOHN Dunaway
1809–
Birth Location: VIRGINIA
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William Dunaway
1804–1876
Birth Location: North Carolina
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JOHN DUNAWAY
1798–1885
Birth Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
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Nancy Shaw's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Shaw
1781–1854
Birth Place: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Parents
JOHN SHAW
1752–1818
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
MILLICENT ("MILLY") HILL
1753–1820
Hallifax, Virginia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nancy Shaw's Descendants

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Nancy Shaw (2 June 1781–1 May 1854) m. John (Samuel) Dunaway (6 Aug 1774–7 Aug 1817)
  1. 1. THOMAS DUNAWAY 1812–1887
  2. 2. Williamson Dunaway 1816–1891
  3. 3. Meacea (A) Dunaway 1805–1880
  4. 4. Drury Dunaway 1814–1900
  5. 5. Doctor (Samuel) Dunaway 1818–
  6. 6. JOHN Dunaway 1809–
  7. 7. William (C) Dunaway 1804–1876
  8. 8. JOHN DUNAWAY 1798–1885

Nancy Shaw's Timeline

2 Records

1781
2 June 1781
Birth of Nancy Shaw in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
1854
1 May 1854
Age 73
Death of Nancy Shaw in Lascassas, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Lascassas, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 June 1781
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1854
    Event Place: Lascassas, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Valleyview, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012
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