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James Shotwell

Born 23 Jan 1753 in Essex, New Jersey

Ancestors

Son of John Shotwell III and Grace (Webster) Shotwell

Brother of Elizabeth Shotwell [half], John Smith Shotwell [half], Susannah (Shotwell) Townsend, Jacob Shotwell, William Shotwell, Isaiah Shotwell, Sarah (Shotwell) Murray, Elizabeth (Shotwell) Clayton, Mary (Shotwell) Stevens, Hugh Shotwell and Martha (Shotwell) Osborn

Husband of Elsie (Smalley) Shotwell — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Descendants

Father of Clarkson Freeman Shotwell

Died 4 Jun 1795 at age 42 in Middlesex, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

James was born on January 23, 1752 to John Shotwell III and Grace (Webster) Shotwell, in Essex, NJ.

He married Elsie (Smalley) Shotwell (date unknown) and they became the parents of the following children: Elizabeth, Mary, William, Nancy, Clarissa, Joseph, Clarkson Freeman Shotwell, Charles, and Johnathan. ^[1]

James is listed in the New Jersey, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1643-1890, Database: NJ Tax Lists Index 1772-1822, as living in Woodbridge, in 1793. ^[2]

Private James Shotwell served with New Jersey Militia during the American Revolution.

James Shotwell is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-330674
Rank: Private, PS

James Shotwell is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A104376.

James is a recognized Sons of the American Revolution Patriot for his actions during the American Revolutionary War. ^[3]^[4] Ambrose Shotwell and the SAR applications are the only reliable sources mentioning that he was possibly a Spy and private agent under General Washington. He was also described as a farmer and as an express rider during the war

James died on June 4, 1795. ^[5] His will went into probate on 14 Oct 1795 ^[6]

In the book "The Lundy Family and Their Descendants of Whatsoever Surname", it states that "The home of James and Elsie (Smalley) Shotwell was on the road leading from Allamuchy to Long Bridge. Their stone dwelling-house bears the date 1770; it stands near the creamery and is in good repair. It was afterward owned by their son Jonathan and subsequently by Jonathan's daughter Emelissa, and now by Mr. J.C. Runyon."

Sources

↑ Annals of our Colonial Ancestors, Genealogical Register of the Shotwell Family in America. Ambrose M Shotwell, 1895. 'Robert Smith & Co., Printers And Binders, Lansing, Mich.
↑ Ancestry.com. New Jersey, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1643-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
↑ Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
↑ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 for James Shotwell
↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
↑ Probate Records, 1780-1930; Indexes, 1803-1971 [Middlesex County, New Jersey]; Author: New Jersey. Surrogate's Court (Middlesex County); Probate Place: Middlesex, New Jersey

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:

~0.78% Summer (Binkley) Orman : 23andMe, GEDmatch BR6073717 [compare] + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A239508 [compare], Ancestry member SRBinkley1979 + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A239508 [compare], FTDNA kit #B106204
~0.78% Patti Coleman : 23andMe, GEDmatch KE5436834 [compare]