Born about in Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia Colony
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Joseph Shearin II
— married
1749 in North carolina
Descendants 
Mother of
Lewis Palmer Shearin Sr., Henry Shearin, Isham Shearin, Joseph Shearin, Sterling Harris Shearin, William Shearin, Frederick Kenchen Shearin, Lucy Shearin, John Shearin, Abner Shearin Sr., Gardener Shearin Sr., Daniel Shearin and Sarah Rivers Shearin
Died
at about age 68
in Warren, North Carolina, United States
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Biography
The widowed Amey appears on the 1790 census of Warren County, North Carolina[1] and the 1800 census of Halifax, Warren County, North Carolina.[2]
24 Aug. 1790; Aug. Ct. 1790. Est.JOSEPH SHEARIN, dec'd.; AMY SHEARIN, Admrx. Bond for 3,000 Pds.to Gov. ALEXANDER MARTIN. Sec: ISAAC ACREE & JESSE BELL. Wit: JA. TURNER Aug. Ct. 1790. Inv. Est. JOSEPH SHEARIN, dec'd., by AMEY SHEARIN, Admrx. Includes money in gold & silver, half Joes, Doubleloon, Guineas, & French crowns..[3]
29 Dec. 1790; May Ct. 1791. Valuation of negroes in Est. JOSEPH SHEARIN, & div. among 13 claimants: Mrs. AMEY SHEARIN, children of HENRY SHEARIN, DANIEL, WILLIAM, LUCY, FREDERICK, LEWIS, STERLING, JOHN, GARDNER, SALLEY, ISHAM & ABNER SHEARIN. Commrs: JNO. FAULCON, DANIEL SLEDGE & WM. VERSER.[4]
Amey owned 13 slaves in the 1790 Warren County,North Carolina census.[5]
Nov. Ct.1791. Acct. in Est. JOSEPH SHEARING(G), by AMY SHHARIN(G),Extrx. Names: Capt. PAINE,
I. ACRE, Col. JOHNSON, Mr. MILLER & WM. SHEARIN; BEN KIMBELL. Div. of negroes & each child's part among: Orphans of H. SHEARIN, dec'd., ISHAM, LUCY, ABNER, DANIEL, SALLEY, LEWIS, FRED(E)RICK, STERLING, WILLIAM, JOHN & GARDNER SHEARIN(C).[6]
She died in 1803 in Warren County, North Carolina and in August 1803 letters of administration for her estate were granted to Gardner Shearin who submitted the inventory of the estate. Divison of land was ordered in May 1805.[7][8]
She is buried in Shearin/Harris Cemetery, Halifax County, North Carolina, USA[9][10][11]
20 Oct. 1803; Nov. Ct. 1803. Acc't. sale Est. AMEY SHEARIN, dec'd., by GARDNER SHEARIN, Admr. Names: JOHN NEAL, SOLOMON DURHAM, THOMAS RODWELL, HARRIS BOBBITT,
LUCY SHEARIN JAMES JONES ABNER SHEARIN CHARLES STEWART CHARLES CRUTCHFIELD XANTHUS SNOW ORREN MABRY ISHAM SHEARIN STERLING MYRICK JOSEPH SHEARIN JOHN SHEARIN JOHN DOWTIN WILLIAM EATON WILLIAM SHEARIN DANIEL SHEARIN MATTHEW DUKE ALLEN MILLER RICHARD PRICE SHERWOOD SLEDGE MARGARET BURFORD CHARLES KING JOHN BURGESS POLLY DURHAM GARDNER SHEARIN STERLING SHEARIN JAMES MYRICK LEWIS SHEARIN SAMUEL DURHAM PETER ROBERTSON FREDERICK SHEARIN JAMES DURHAM JAMES RODWELL WINNEY HARPER WARWICK H.DOYLE WARWICK HAZLEWOOD[12]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKB-KT4 : accessed 21 February 2018), Amey Shearin, Warren, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 80, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRD-CF1 : accessed 21 February 2018), Amey Shearin, Hallifax, Warren, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 832, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 32; FHL microfilm 337,908.
- ↑ https://www.patch.net/wills/wb5.html
- ↑ https://www.patch.net/wills/wb5.html
- ↑ http://genealogytrails.com/ncar/warren/cen_1790_usfed.html
- ↑ http://www.ncgenweb.us/ncwarren/wills/will-abs/wc-wb6.htm
- ↑ Gammon, David B. Records of Estates Warren County, North Carolina. Volume 1 – Estates Found in Court Record 1780-1800. Raleigh, North Carolina. 1988. Repository – Clayton Genealogical Library, Houston, Texas. p53
- ↑ "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH6X-P2Q : 20 November 2015), Amey Shearin, 1803; citing Warren, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 2,294,992.
- ↑ Tombstone photograph
- ↑ [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49954498/amy-shearin
- ↑ https://cemeterycensus.com/nc/warr/index.htm
- ↑ https://www.ncgenweb.us/ncwarren/wills/will-abs/wc-wb12.htm
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 11 January 2018, 18:31), entry for Amey Rivers(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L8QN-RJ4); contributed by various users.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Amey by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Amey:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Amey by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Amey:
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~0.78%
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Teresa Davis
Lisa Franklin RN, BSN
Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Joe Cochoit
Teresa Davis
I think this Amey Rivers Shearin was the mother of Amey Shearin Alston,who was the mother of Amey Alston Bobbitt.That married John Richard Bobbitt. I am still working to find the connection if any. I believe there is.
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by Teresa Davis
Lisa Franklin RN, BSN
Rivers-1007 and Rivers-741 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate; please merge and cleanup. This family had soo many duplicates, but I'm trying to cleanup as much as I have time today. Thx!
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Liz (Noland) Shifflett
upon saving, received the following automated message:
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- A child's birth date should not be before a parent is six years old.
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Joe Cochoit
Rivers-742 and Rivers-741 appear to represent the same person because: Same
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