John Shotwell Jr. (abt. 1686 - 1762)

Born about 1686 in Staten Island, Richmond, New York [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Thorne) Shotwell — married 8 Nov 1709 in Flushing, Long Island, New York

Descendants

Died 15 Jun 1762 at about age 76 in Plainfield, Essex, New Jersey

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John was a Friend (Quaker)

Biography

John Shotwell Jr. was born in about 1686 in New York, to John Shotwell Sr and Elizabeth Burton.

John's father had property on Staten Island in addition to the property he inherited in New Jersey and New York City after the death of his father Abraham . The records are unclear when the family began residing at Shotwell's Landing (Rahway), but it could have started very close to the time of his birth.

John married Mary Thorne on November 8, 1709 in Flushing, Queens. ^[1] Their known children:

• Joseph Shotwell
• John Shotwell III
• Mary Shotwell
• Abraham Shotwell
• Jacob Shotwell
• Samuel Shotwell
• Benjamin Shotwell

Will of John Shotwell^[2]of the Borrough Elizabeth, Essex Co., dated the 10th day of the Second month 1759. Proved and Probate granted June 26th, 1762. Wife Mary; sons, John, Abraham, Samuel, Benjamin, Jacob, Joseph; daughter, Mary Marsh; executors, sons Joseph and Benjamin; witnesses, David Brant, Charles Howel, Benjn Jenkins; recorded in Liber H. of Wills, pages 156 &c.3. John3 Shotwell, Jr., 168(i±-1763, of Shotwell's Landing, [of John2, Abraham'], (pp. 124-13i).

• 'S. Will of Joseph Shot

Daughter Elizabeth Shotwell, making some revisions, this is note from Shotwell Name Study page.

PROFILE Being REVISED:Elizabeth Shotwell WebsterName: Elizabeth Shotwell, Birth Date: 9 Apr 1715 - Birth Date on Image 09 Second 1715 - Birth Place: Rahway New Jersey - Father: John Shotwell Jr - Mother: Mary Shotwell - Event Type: Birth - Monthly Meeting: Rahway and Plainfield [Source: Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Births 1705-1901 Deaths -1705-1908 Marriages, 1712-1885; Collection: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935. Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph:660]

The timing of the move closer to the Quaker community at Plainfield Woodbridge probably occurred before his marriage to Mary Thorne. It was clear at the time marriage intentions were recorded that Mary had membership in Flushing and John had Woodbridge Rahway membership. That doesn't fully explain location of their families - it could have been another town while they retained MM membership as stated. Eventually. John and Mary would have a residence at Shotwell's Landing in Rahway. ^{[3] [4]}

Y-DNA

There seems to be at least one Shotwell male descendant who has taken a Y-DNA test, and it indicates that the Shotwells were apparently in Haplogroup R1b. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Hinshaw, William Wade, et al., compilers. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. 6 vols. 1936–1950. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991–1994.
2. ↑ https://archive.org/details/annalsofourcolon00shot Sep 15, 2008 · Annals of our colonial ancestors and their descendants, or, our Quaker forefathers and their posterity embracing a genealogical and biographical register of nine generations of the Shotwell family in America,
3. ↑ Annals of our Colonial Ancestors: Genealogical Register of the Shotwell Family in America. Ambrose M Shotwell; 1895. Robert Smith & Co., Printers And Binders, Lansing, Michigan retrieved from [1]
4. ↑ The Story of the Friends in Plainfield Including A History of Early Quaker Families. William L. Dudley, March 29, 1929
5. ↑ https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Fanning?iframe=yresults

See also: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161149495/john-r-shotwell