Benjamin
Shaw
Born in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Noah Shaw
and Rhoda (Palmer) Shaw
Brother of
Elizabeth Shaw, Sarah Shaw, Hannah (Shaw) Wilbur, Eliza Shaw, Rhoda Shaw, Anna Shaw, John Shaw, Noah Shaw and John Shaw [half]
Husband of
Mary Ann (Davenport) Shaw
— married
28 Sep 1823 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Rhoda (Shaw) Brownell, Sarah D (Shaw) Smith, Esther Burroughs (Shaw) Boomer, Benjamin Augustus Shaw, James Harvey Shaw and George Wallace Shaw
Died
at age 75
in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States of America
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Jun 2018
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Biography
Benjamin was born in 1788. He is the son of Noah Shaw and Rhoda Palmer. Benjamin married Mary Ann Davenport on 9/28/1823. Benjamin and Mary were second cousins. John Davenport (1694-1741) and Elizabeth (Taylor) Davenport were great grandparents for both Benjamin and Mary.
Sources
- Find A Grave: Memorial #71752841
- The Shaw Family (1640 - 1910), by Peter VanCleve Shaw.
- "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914," database, FamilySearch, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F87K-YV2 : 17 December 2019), Benjamin Shaw, 1788.
- Family Tree Pedigree for Benjamin Shaw, 1788 - 1864, M23R-7Y1, FamilySearch, database, (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/fanchart/M23R-7Y1).
- Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914," database, Family Search, Noah Shaw in entry for Benjamin Shaw, 18 Jan 1788; citing LITTLE COMPTON, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, reference; FHL microfilm 908,270.
- "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F82M-5JT : 22 January 2020), Benjamin Shaw, 1823.
- "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F87K-G8M : 17 December 2019), Benjamin Shaw in entry for George W. Shaw, 1840.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin 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 Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin 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 Benjamin:
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~3.12%
Ed Feitzinger
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