Lydia (Ballard) Shaw (1755 - 1843)

Born 13 Oct 1755 in Willington, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of William Shaw — married 21 Aug 1773 in Palmer, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 19 Sep 1843 at age 87 in Butternuts, Otsego, New York, United States

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Biography

Lydia was born in 1755. She was the daughter of John Ballard and Sarah How. She passed away in 1843.

Lydia Ballard and William Shaw resided in Monson/Palmer, Massachusetts and Butternuts (later Gilbertsville), New York.^[1] In 1790, the household of William Shaw was recorded at Palmer with eleven persons: one male 16 and over, five males under 16, and five females.^[2]

On 29 April 1793, William Shaw of Monson, for payment of £118, purchased of William Cooper and De La Forrest Consul General of France a tract of land in what was commonly known as the Morris patent containing 100 acres. On 8 February 1796, William Shaw of Unadilla purchased from Joseph Beckwith a tract of land on the south side of Calhoun Creek for payment of £10, also part of the Morris patent.^[3]

William Shaw, Jr. and his wife Lydia were founding members of the First Presbyterian Church of Gilbertsville on 2 May 1797. William was celebrated as a wolf hunter.^[4]

The household of William Shaw, Jr. was twelve persons at Butternuts in 1800: one male 45 and over, one female 26 to 44, one male under 10, one male 10 to 15, four males 16 to 25, one female under 10, and three females 10 to 15.^[5]

On 17 February 1801, William Shaw 2nd of Butternuts, in consideration of $200, conveyed to David Shaw 2nd of Butternuts a tract of land in Butternuts. On 9 October 1806, William Shaw of Butternuts, in consideration of $313.50, conveyed to David Shaw a lot in Butternuts being part of lot number six of the Otsego patent.^[6]

Children

Lydia Ballard and William Shaw were parents of likely ten children.^[7]

1. Augustus born 26 July 1774
2. Lydia born 30 January 1776 and died 1854. Lydia did not marry.
3. David born 1 July 1777 and died 27 Nov 1874.
4. Lucy born 30 September 1779
5. Rufus born 22 May 1781 and died 14 Nov 1801
6. Joel Shaw born 16 April 1784
7. Mary (twin) born 25 November 1785
8. Marian (twin) born 25 November 1785
9. Sally born 31 December 1791 and died 26 October 1885. Sally married Edward Gamble.
10. Phebe L. born 17 January 1797 and died 1 December 1889, Phebe did not marry.

Sources

1. ↑ Ullman, “Beyond the Printed Genealogy”, p 111
2. ↑ The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Palmer, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Series: M637; Roll: 4; Page: 459; Family History Library Film: 0568144
3. ↑ New York Land Records, Otsego County, B:404, B:405
4. ↑ Hurd, History of Otsego County, New York, p 113. p 111
5. ↑ Year: 1800; Census Place: Butternuts, Otsego, New York; Series: M32; Roll: 25; Page: 612; Image: 53; Family History Library Film: 193713
6. ↑ New York Land Records, Otsego County, D:214. FF:257
7. ↑ Ullman, “Beyond the Printed Genealogy”, pp 111-112

• Hurd, Duane Hamilton. 1878. History of Otsego County, New York: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia, PA: Everts and Fariss.

• Ullmann, Helen S. 1992. "Beyond the Printed Genealogy: Some Descendants of Sherebiah Ballard." New England Historical and Genealogical Register 146: 107-129.

• "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:78XL-NMPZ : 14 April 2022), Lydia Ballard, ; citing Birth, Willington, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 004145783.

• "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCZ1-9P1 : 29 December 2022), Lydia Ballard in entry for William Shaw, 1773.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20804635/lydia-shaw: accessed 01 March 2023), memorial page for Lydia Ballard Shaw (17 Oct 1755–19 Sep 1843), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20804635, citing Prentiss Cemetery, Otsego County, New York, USA; Maintained by Tom Price (contributor 46852759).