Richard Shipley was the first child of Adam Shipley. Adam and Lois Shipley. He was born about 1677, a date indicated by the time of his coming of age and being able to distribute his father's estate. [1]
Marshall reports that Richard Shipley was born 1677 at St. Anne's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, the son of Adam Shipley (1657-1696) and his wife Lois.[2]
His occupation, in addition to "planter" -- the owner and manager of large estates, was carpenter.
Richard's father died about 1698 when Richard, the eldest, was just 21 and his brothers and sisters were not yet of age.[1]
Richard was the eldest son and by right of primogeniture the heir of his father. He made a fair distribution of the estate to his brothers and sisters, retaining 300 acres of Adam the First for himself." [1] Along today's Maryland Route 108, adjacent to the Adam Shipley cemetery, is an historical marker commemorating the patenting of Adam the First by Adam Shipley over 300 years ago in 1687. This was the first large patent in the area that later became Howard County, Maryland. [1]
In his gifts of property to his younger brothers and sisters he gives as his motive, "natural love and affection." To his brother Adam he gave 100 acres where their mother Lois Shipley lived, part of a tract called Howard's and Porter's Range. [Anne Arundel land records 1H1:80] The 1707 rent rolls listed that the 100 acres of *Howard's and Porter's Range* owned by Adam Shipley was part of the the tract originally patented by Cornelius Howard and Peter Porter. [1]
The Original Patent for Shipley's Choice in Middle Neck Hall dates back to 1681
AA Middle Neck-Hall[2]
Shipley's Choice, 200 Acres: "This tract upon the river side of the Severn is the earliest in the Shipley name. It was surveyed March 30, 1681, for Adam Shipley. It was held later by Peter Porter and by James Barnes equally. Richard Shipley granted to his younger brothers, Adam, Robert and Peter, "Howard's and Porter's Range" and to his brother Robert lands on Elk Ridge. Adam was to hold the homestead of his mother, Lois Shipley, on "Howard's and Porter's Range." Peter Shipley, by will, left all of his property to his brother Richard, as heir-at-law. Richard Shipley and Peter Porter sold 100 acres, in 1716, to Robert Freshwater. In 1720 Richard Shipley and James Barnes sold 100 acres to the same purchaser. Richard Shipley sold also to his sisters, Keturah Barnes and Lois Shipley, "Shipley's Choice." Richard and Adam Shipley sold "Howard's and Porter"s' Range" to Henry Sewell. This tract was the original survey of Captain Cornelius Howard and the first Peter Porter." [3]
Richard married Susannah. Nothing is known of Susannah's early background, birth year or parents. When Richard died in 1724, Susannah was the mother of six children, all of them minors. [4]
No documentation has been found establishing the year of the marriage. Marshall estimates it may have been as early as 1697 in St. Anne's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, that he married Susanna, born about 1681. [2]
Susanna's Birth Year Estimation
If her oldest child was under 21 -- say age 20 in 1724, that child would have been born in 1704, and younger children born later. This would place Susannah's marriage no later than 1703. If she were age 18 at her marriage, Susannah's birth year would have been no later than, say, 1685. If any of her children were in fact adults in 1724, Susannah's own birth year would have been earlier.
As estimated above, Susannah married Richard Shipley no later than 1703.
An Ancestry.com database shows Susannah's marriage occurring in 1703. [5] No evidence is provided for this, and this may also be an estimate based on the number of children and their minority evidenced in Richard's will.
John Watts 36B.8 I BA £3.11.4 Oct 11 1714[2] Appraisers: John Dorsey (son of E. Dorsey), Richard Shipley.
Barnes reports that Richard Shipley was in Baltimore County by March 1716.[6]
Richard Shipley and his wife Susannah appear briefly in the records of St. Anne's (or Middle River) Parish, Anne Arundel County. The parish roughly covered the area between the South and Severn Rivers, and the parish church was St. Anne's Church at the center of Annapolis, Maryland. [7]
Richard Shipley and Susannah appear as the parents of John Shipley, son, born 25 March, 1717. [8] Two months later, "John Shipley of Richard and Susannah, baptized 29 July 1717. [9] John apparently died early, however, not being named iln Richard's 1724 will. [10]
Benjamin Lawrence 6.197 BA £76.14.3 Apr 4 1721 Aug 26 1721[2]
Richard's will was made October 5, 1724, proved in Baltimore County on 24 August, 1725. (BCW 1:205) [1] His estate was inventoried on 30 Sep 1725 by Joshua Dorsey and John Dorsey and valued at L147.3.6. His brothers Peter and Robert signed the inventory as did his executrix, Susanna Shipley (BCI 4:46). His executrix administered his estate on 4 Jul 1727 (BCAA 3:66). [1]
Death
Richard Shipley died in Baltimore County, Maryland, before 24 August 1725, the date his estate was probated. [2]
Will
In 1724 when Richard Shipley wrote his will, his wife Susannah was executrix -- along with Benjamin Stevens. The will does not identify the relationship of Benjamin Stevens to Richard or his wife Susannah. Clearly Benjamin Stevens was a trusted friend, but there is no indication that he was a relative of either Richard or Susannah. [10]
Shipley, Richard., planter, Baltimore Co., 5th Oct., 1724; 24th Aug., 1725. [10][11]
A review of the original will in the Maryland Records [12] reveals the following additional details:
*Richard appoints "my Loveing wife Susannah Shipley and my friend Benjamin Stevens Executors of my personal estate." Once again, the relationship with Benjamin Stevens is described as "friend."
Estate
Richard Shipley 8.251 A BA £146.6.6 £92.15.5 Jul 4 1727[2] Payments to: Philip Hammond, Mr. Edmon Benson, Mr. Philip Smith, Mr. Thomas Worthington, Richard Shipley, Mr. Vachell Denton. Executrix: Susannah Shipley
Richard Shipley 9.229 A AA £146.6.6 £56.17.0 Jul 4 1728[2] Received from: William Hunt (merchant in London). Payments to: Capt. Lance Todd, Richard Snowden, Amos Garrett, Esq., Dr. Charles Carroll, Mr. Phil. Smith. Executrix: Susanna Shipley ' Administrative bond was posted 24 August 1725 by Susanna Shipley with Robert Shipley; the estate was inventoried on 30 November 1725 by Jos'h Dorsey and john Dorsey and valued at L147..3.6 and signed by Susanna Shipley, extx, with Peter and Robert Shipley, brothers of the deceased. [6]
Richard's descendants are probably the most numerous of all the Shipley's who trace their ancestry back to Adam Shipley.
Richard Shipley identifies five children in his 1724 will. The sons are named in order Adam, Richard, Samuel, Peter, which may well be their birth order. To this list is added John, who is presumed to have died before 1724. All of the children of Richard Shipley and his wife Susanna were minors at his death in 1724. Birth years estimated by Mike Marshall. [4]
There has been persistent speculation that his mother Lois was the daughter of Cornelius Howard. However, as shown in The Legend of Lois Howard Shipley the available evidence shows that Cornelius Howard had no daughter named Lois.
What happened was that since someone couldn't find a deed of the SHIPLEYs buying the land, they speculated that it may have been inherited, and that Lois may have been a HOWARD. Someone else came along and dropped the speculation, stating it as fact she was a HOWARD. The progression was that someone then decided she must be the daughter of Cornelius HOWARD. Many early Anne Arundel deeds were burned in a courthouse fire, which is why they did not find a deed. The details of how Adam SHIPLEY acquired the land are, though, contained in a HOWARD deed that after the fire was rerecorded at the request of Ruth HOWARD, widow of Philip HOWARD. On 19 Jan. 1687 Cornelius HOWARD, son and heir of Cornelius HOWARD conveyed 500 acres of *Howard and Porters Range* to Philip HOWARD. It was stated that the parcel by survivorship descended from Peter PORTER to Cornelius HOWARD, and that Cornelius HOWARD had sold 150 acres to Lancelott TODD, and sold 100 acres to Addam SHIPLEY. [AALR 1H1:243] So, although the deed from Cornelius HOWARD to Adam SHIPLEY was not rerecorded, this shows how he acquired the tract. It was not by inheritance through his wife Lois, but by a simple sale. Cornelius HOWARD died in 1680, and did not name a daughter Lois in his will. [Maryland wills 2:107-110] [13]
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