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Richard Esau Shockley 1733–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Mar 1733

Birth Location: Marion, Somerset, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 31 Jan 1798

Death Location: Hillsville, Carroll, Virginia

Father: Richard Shockley

Mother: Elizabeth Paynter

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Meredith Shockley, Elsey Shockley, Thomas Shockley

The story of Richard Esau Shockley began in 1733 in Marion, Somerset, Maryland, United States. Richard Esau Shockley married Elizabeth Adkins, and had children including Elsey Shockley, Meredith Shockley, Thomas R Shockley. Richard Esau Shockley passed away in 1798 in Hillsville, Carroll, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Esau Shockley began in 1733 in Marion, Somerset, Maryland, United States.
  • Richard Esau Shockley married Elizabeth Adkins, and had children including Elsey Shockley, Meredith Shockley, Thomas R Shockley.
  • Richard Esau Shockley passed away in 1798 in Hillsville, Carroll, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Shockley
1677–1741
Birth Location: Somerset County, Maryland, USA
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Elizabeth Paynter
1700–1745
Birth Location: Somerset County, Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Meredith Shockley
1770–1856
Birth Location: Pittsylvania County Virginia
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Elsey Shockley
1773–1858
Birth Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia
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Thomas Shockley
1755–1843
Birth Location: –
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Richard Shockley's Ancestors

Self
Richard Shockley
1733–1798
Birth Place: Marion, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Parents
Richard Shockley
1677–1741
Somerset County, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth Paynter
1700–1745
Somerset County, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Richard Shockley
1650–1716
England
Ann Boyden
1660–1716
England
Thomas (Robert William) Paynter
1620–1700
England
Elizabeth Newson
1625–1700
England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Shockley
1632–1716
John Boyden
1639–1688
Eleanor Ashbrooke
1639–1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ashbrooke
1620–1700
Ann Gibson
1623–1680

Richard Shockley's Descendants

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Richard (Esau) Shockley (5 Mar 1733–31 Jan 1798)
  1. 1. Meredith Shockley 1770–1856 m. Sarah Worrell 1774–
    1. 1. James Shockley 1792–1849 m. Mary ("Polly") Ogle 1799–1862
      1. 1. Valentine Shockley 1838–1914 m. Martha Gibson 1836–
        1. 1. Marion Shockley 1873–1914 m. Emily (M.) Doughty 1887–1980
  2. 2. Elsey Shockley 1773–1858 m. Michael Farmer 1773–1853
    1. 1. Isaiah Farmer 1804–1876 m. Gilly (Ann) Smith 1806–1850
      1. 1. Laraney (Jane) Farmer 1836–1910 m. Charles (Willis) Boothe 1832–1919
        1. 1. Stephen (M) Boothe 1862–1923 m. Elvira Thompson 1862–1909
  3. 3. Thomas (R) Shockley 1755–1843 m. Martha (Elizabeth "Molly") Dalton 1768–1857
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Synthia Lydia) Shockley 1796–1868 m. Jacob (Renshaw) Cole 1792–1829
      1. 1. William (Gilmore) Cole 1815–1894 m. Martha (Ann) Ramsey 1819–1899
        1. 1. Hiram (Cosby) Cole 1858–1896 m. Angelina ("Angie") Hampton 1859–1941

Richard Shockley's Timeline

2 Records

1733
5 Mar 1733
Birth of Richard Esau Shockley in Marion, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Marion, Somerset, Maryland, United States
1798
31 Jan 1798
Age 65
Death of Richard Esau Shockley in Hillsville, Carroll, Virginia
Hillsville, Carroll, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1733
    Event Place: Marion, Somerset, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 6685.017; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1798
    Event Place: Hillsville, Carroll, Virginia
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