David
Shapley
Born after in Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of David Shapley
[uncertain]
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Sarah Shapley
Husband of
Hepzibah (French) Shapley
— married
13 Nov 1704 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Died
before age 63
in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Dec 2017
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Biography
David Shapley was born after 1674. His birth location is not certain, but he is mentioned as being "of Marblehead" in Topsfield Historical Society records.
He married 13 Nov 1704 Hepzibah French, with whom he had at least 2 children according to Topsfield church records:
- David Shapley, baptized 26 Aug 1705
- Richard Shapley, baptized 6 Apr 1707
Other children of this family may have been born in Connecticut, where this family relocated.
David Shapley passed away in 1737.
Sources
- "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-GSBC : 5 November 2017), David Shapley and Hephzibah French, 13 Nov 1704; citing Marriage, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 887,762.
- The Historical Collections of the Topsfield Historical Society, Volume 13, p. 161, no. 7: https://books.google.com/books?id=vWINAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA161
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with David 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 David:
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