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Ruth Shipley 1729–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1729

Birth Location: Anne Arrundel Co., MD, USA

Death Date: 1790

Death Location: Bethany, Brooke Co., VA, USA

Father: Adam Shipley

Mother: Ruth Tevis

Spouse(s): Thomas Sellman

Children(s): Susanna Sellman, Margaret Sellman

In 1729, Ruth Shipley entered the world in Anne Arrundel Co., MD, USA, born to Adam Shipley And Ruth Tevis. Ruth Shipley married Thomas Sellman, and had children including Margaret Elizabeth Sellman, Susanna Sellman. Ruth Shipley passed away in 1790 in Bethany, Brooke Co., VA, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1729, Ruth Shipley entered the world in Anne Arrundel Co., MD, USA, born to Adam Shipley And Ruth Tevis.
  • Ruth Shipley married Thomas Sellman, and had children including Margaret Elizabeth Sellman, Susanna Sellman.
  • Ruth Shipley passed away in 1790 in Bethany, Brooke Co., VA, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Adam Shipley
1704–1778
Birth Location: Howard, Anne Arundel Co. Co., MD, USA
AS
Ruth Tevis
1715–1767
Birth Location: Anne Arrundel Co., MD, USA
RT

Spouses(s)

Thomas Sellman
1727–1794
Birth Location: Anne Arrundel Co., MD, USA
TS

Children(s)

Susanna Sellman
1760–1818
Birth Location: Sykesville, Carroll Co., MD, USA
SS
Margaret Sellman
1757–1815
Birth Location: Accomack Co., VA, USA
MS

Ruth Shipley's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Shipley
1729–1790
Birth Place: Anne Arrundel Co., MD, USA
Parents
Adam Shipley
1704–1778
Howard, Anne Arundel Co. Co., MD, USA
Ruth Tevis
1715–1767
Anne Arrundel Co., MD, USA
Grandparents
Richard Shipley
1677–1724
Anne Arrundel Co., MD, USA
Susannah Stevens
1677–1728
Anne Arrundel Co., MD, USA
Robert Tevis
1682–1750
Anne Arrundel Co., MD, USA
Suzanne Davies
1682–1723
MD, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Shipley's Descendants

1.
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Ruth Shipley (1729–1790) m. Thomas Sellman (29 NOV 1727–1794)
  1. 1. Susanna Sellman 1760–1818 m. William Shipley 1755–1819
    1. 1. Elizabeth Shipley 1782–1833 m. Denton Geoghegan 1779–1850
      1. 1. Rebecca (Shipley) Geoghegan 1809–1883 m. Charles (Joseph) Cissell 1808–1876
        1. 1. Ambrose (Denton) Cissell 1840–1906 m. Emma (Josephine) Wathen 1845–
  2. 2. Margaret (Elizabeth) Sellman 1757–1815 m. Ambrose Geoghegan 1753–1815
    1. 1. Denton Geoghegan 1779–1850 m. Elizabeth Shipley 1782–1833

Ruth Shipley's Timeline

3 Records

1729
1729
Birth of Ruth Shipley in Anne Arrundel Co., MD, USA
Anne Arrundel Co., MD, USA
1790
1790
Age 61
Death of Ruth Shipley in OH, USA
OH, USA
1790
1790
Age 61
Burial of Ruth Shipley in Bethany, Brooke Co., VA, USA
Bethany, Brooke Co., VA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1729
    Event Place: Anne Arrundel Co., MD, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: OH, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Bethany, Brooke Co., VA, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
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