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Peter Shaw 1700–1741 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1700

Birth Location: Charles Town, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1741

Death Location: Charles Town, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Father: William Shaw

Mother: Ann Ford

Spouse(s): Martha Clews

Children(s): Ann Shaw, Peter Shaw, Abraham Shaw

The story of Peter Shaw began in 1700 in Charles Town, Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Peter Shaw married Martha Blundall Clews, and had children including Abraham Shaw, Ann Shaw, Peter Shaw. Peter Shaw passed away in 1741 in Charles Town, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Peter Shaw began in 1700 in Charles Town, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
  • Peter Shaw married Martha Blundall Clews, and had children including Abraham Shaw, Ann Shaw, Peter Shaw.
  • Peter Shaw passed away in 1741 in Charles Town, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Shaw
1665–1717
Birth Location: Lanarkshire County, Scotland
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Ann Ford
1670–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Martha Clews
1705–1749
Birth Location: South Carolina, British Colonial America, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Ann Shaw
1726–1764
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Peter Shaw
1742–
Birth Location: Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States
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Abraham Shaw
1740–
Birth Location: Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States
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Peter Shaw's Ancestors

Self
Peter Shaw
1700–1741
Birth Place: Charles Town, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Parents
William Gul Shaw
1665–1717
Lanarkshire County, Scotland
Ann Ford
1670–
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Shaw's Descendants

1.
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Peter Shaw (1700–1741) m. Martha (Blundall) Clews (1705–1749)
  1. 1. Ann Shaw 1726–1764 m. George Ford 1720–1775
    1. 1. Rebecca (Ford) 7GG 1764–1843 m. Calvin Spencer 1753–1801 m. Thomas (Powe) Sr 1749–1817
      1. 1. Samuel (F Spencer) VIII 1784–1859 m. Mary (Ellerbe) Spencer 1789–1848
        1. 1. Calvin (Everett) Spencer 1819–1873 m. Emily Waddill 1831–1889
        2. 2. George (Ford Spencer) Sr 1830–1864 m. Eliza Spencer –1916
        3. 3. Elizabeth Spencer 1816–1901 m. David (C) Lilly 1801–1849
        4. 4. John Spencer 1828–1896 m. Mary Spencer 1830–
        5. 5. William (Ellerbe) Spencer 1821–1883 m. S. (A.) Spencer 1840–1917 m. Nancy (J) Spencer 1825–1857
        6. 6. Samuel (Perry) Spencer 1817–1889 m. Sarah ("Sally") Self 1810–1875
        7. 7. Mary (E) Spencer 1824–1891 m. Mathew (T) Waddill 1820–1885
        8. 8. Elizabeth ("Eliza" Spencer) II 1811–1848
        9. 9. Carolina (Caroline) Spencer 1810–1836
        10. 10. Ann (E) Spencer 1814–1858 m. Thomas (Steele) Little 1809–1882
        11. 11. Harriet (Lavinia) Spencer 1829–1883
        12. 12. Rebecca (Spencer) VI 1813–1832
      2. 2. William (Ford) Spencer 1799–1869 m. Lucy (or Lucinda C.) Thaxton 1803–1855 m. Lucinda ("Lucy" Clay) Thaxton 1803–1855 m. Margaret (Dixon) Montgomery 1804–1866
        1. 1. John (Jackson) Spencer 1824–1907 m. Susan (Ann Elizabeth) Moore 1834–1913
        2. 2. George (Washington) Spencer 1842–1881 m. Rebecca (Jane) McCants 1844–1898
        3. 3. Oliver (Hau) Spencer 1839–1914 m. Mary (Ellen) Liddell 1842–1914
        4. 4. SAMUEL (HENRY) SPENCER 1837–1892 m. Elizabeth (Watkins) McCants 1838–1928
        5. 5. GEORGE (WASHINGTON) SPENCER 1842–1881 m. Rebecca (Jane) McCants 1844–1898
        6. 6. Mary (Jane) Spencer 1824–1880 m. John (F) Aycock 1820–1869
        7. 7. Samuel (Alexander) Spencer 1825–1895 m. Lavina Cox 1827–1884
        8. 8. Rebecca (Ann) Spencer 1822–1830
      3. 3. Henry (Selden) Spencer 1796–1844 m. Elizabeth (O'Neil) Spencer 1796–1844
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Rebecca) Gilmer 1816–1916
        2. 2. Mary (Jane) Spencer 1829–1834
        3. 3. William Spencer 1831–1836
        4. 4. Samuel (Henry) Spencer 1833–1836
        5. 5. Benjamin (T.) Spencer 1837–1842
        6. 6. William (Robeson) SPENCER 1831–1836
      4. 4. Elizabeth (("Eliza")) Spencer 1783–1850 m. Alexander Powe 1771–1825 m. George Bunch 1773–
        1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth (Hendrick)) Powe 1808–1875
        2. 2. Thomas (Alexander Powe) Sr 1809–1882
        3. 3. William (Erasmus) Powe 1812–1879 m. Jane (Margaret) Gregg 1822–1864 m. Sarah (Jane) Gaines 1837–1888 m. Hester (Ann Hesta) Powe 1810–
        4. 4. Oliver (Horace) Powe 1804–1865 m. Louisa (Anna) Potter 1806–1851 m. Anne (Caroline) Stover 1813–1871
        5. 5. Mary (Ann (Hall)) Powe 1800–1873 m. Edward (Hall) © 1788–1867
        6. 6. Calvin (B Spencer Powe) ***Slaveholder 1803–1860
        7. 7. Samuel (Henry Powe Sr,) Col 1818–1896 m. Henreitta (McWillie) Stover 1829–1915
        8. 8. Hannah (Hanley) Powe 1806–1808
        9. 9. Caroline (Louisa (Paxton)) Powe 1816–1870
        10. 10. Lavinia (Elizabeth (Prentice)) Powe 1814–1891
        11. 11. Harriet (Rebecca) Powe 1801–1870
      5. 5. Hannah (Hawley) Spencer 1787–1845 m. Peter Perkins 1682–
        1. 1. Peter Perkins 1714–1766
      6. 6. Calvin Spencer 1790–1792
      7. 7. Oliver (Haws) Spencer 1800–1872 m. Sarah (Jane Adams) Spencer 1803–1883 m. Letitia (Wilson) Carter 1836–1903
        1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Spencer-Walsh 1841–1892
        2. 2. Ellen (Hawley) Spencer 1832–1899
        3. 3. Eliza Tomlinson 1828–1903
        4. 4. Leticia (Henrietta) SPENCER 1829–1914
        5. 5. Calvin Spencer 1823–1824
        6. 6. E (A) Spencer 1844–
        7. 7. Rebecca (Elizabeth) Spencer 1824–1866
        8. 8. William (Walter) Spencer 1835–1919
        9. 9. Samuel (H) Spencer 1843–1906
        10. 10. Edgar (Causey) Spencer 1848–1906
        11. 11. Lucius (Lindsey) Spencer 1846–1926
        12. 12. Oliver (Hawes Spencer) Jr 1835–1914
        13. 13. Thomas (Dudley) Spencer 1839–1914
        14. 14. George (Washington) Spencer 1826–1910
      8. 8. Harriet (Caroline) Spencer 1797–1872 m. Wm (H) Fleming 1793–
        1. 1. Rebecca Fleming 1825–
        2. 2. Lucy Fleming 1835–
        3. 3. Laura Fleming 1837–
        4. 4. Albert Fleming 1838–
        5. 5. Harriette Fleming 1840–
      9. 9. Ann (Shaw) Spencer 1786–1837
      10. 10. Sarah (Sally) Spencer 1772–1816
      11. 11. Martha Spencer 1780–1844
      12. 12. Lucy Spencer 1775–1801
      13. 13. Francis (Frank) Spencer 1770–1794
      14. 14. Samuel Spencer 1762–1824
      15. 15. Mary (Percival) Spencer 1788–1827
      16. 16. Elizabeth Spencer 1813–1850
      17. 17. John (Calvin) Spencer 1794–1814
      18. 18. William Spencer 1787–1874
      19. 19. Alexander (Pogue) Spencer 1782–
      20. 20. Rebecca Spencer 1782–
      21. 21. Cyrus (mulatto) Poe
  2. 2. Peter Shaw 1742–
  3. 3. Abraham Shaw 1740–

Peter Shaw's Timeline

2 Records

1700
1700
Birth of Peter Shaw in Charles Town, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Charles Town, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
1741
1741
Age 41
Death of Peter Shaw in Charles Town, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Charles Town, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Charles Town, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1741
    Event Place: Charles Town, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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