Jacob Shell Jr (abt. 1752 - abt. 1811)

Ancestors Descendants

Contents 1 Biography 2 Citations 3 Acknowledgments 4 Sources

Biography

The Shell Sketch by Jacob's son John Henry Shell claims Jacob was born in 1752 in Montgomery County, Virginia. This would have been soon after his parents had moved from Pennsylvania. He was the eldest son, but probably had at least three older sisters.

The Valley of Virginia has records of Jacob, 'Jr.' serving with his father in Dunmore's War against the Shawnee in 1774.

Mary Kegley says Jacob, Jr. was jailed(in 'gaol') for an undetermined time on charges of abetting the loyalist cause during the Revolutionary War. However, he was later apparently exonerated as he shows up on militia lists during the latter part of the War.

Jr. married Mary 'Polly' Burk who was from a neighboring family of Scots-Irish descent. Jacob and Polly had five daughters and 3 sons--one named Jacob, Jr.(III). The youngest son was named Christian Bingaman--suggesting this may have been the family name of his grandmother Catherine. Christian did not marry because he was considered 'decrepit'.

Jacob, Jr. dabbled in land speculation like his father and Inherited most of his father's land on the horseshoe bend of the New River.

Jr. died 'of consumption' in 1811 at the age of 59.

Citations

Natal Family

Father : Jacob Schell

Mother : Catherine (unknown)

Siblings :	John John
	Elizabeth Elizabeth
	Nancy
	Molly
	Catherine Catherine
	Getrude Gertrude (Williams)
	Fannie Frances (Wall)
	Barbara Barbara (Heavin)
	Christain Christain
	Margaret
	Jacob
	Christiana (Haven)
	Margaret (Sallust)
	Mary (Heavin)
	Nancy (Tabor)

Name

Jacob Shell ^[1], Jacob Shell Jr. ^[2]

Marriage date: 1787. ^[3][4]

Birth

About 1752, Montgomery County, Virginia. ^[1][3][4]

Marriage

28 DEC 1787, Montgomery, Virginia, United States. ^[1][2][3]

Husband: Jacob Shell Jacob Shell

Wife: Mary Burk Mary Burke

Children :	Elizabeth Elizabeth (Tabor)
	Jacob Jacob
	Mary Maria Margaret (Price)
	Margaret Elizabeth Margaret (Linkous)
	John Henry
	Christian Bingaman
	Frances (Linkous)
	Hannah
	Catherine N./Hannah

Death

About 1811, Montgomery County, Virginia, United States. ^[1][3]

Will: 17 DEC 1811, Montgomery, Virginia

Acknowledgments

• Holden-3013 was created by Scott Kendall through the import of Holden Descendants_2017-07-23.ged on Jul 24, 2017.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Gray.FTW Compiler: Betty Gray
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Ancestry.com: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Ancestry.com: Family Data Collection - Individual Records

   Birth year: 1752; Birth city: Montgomery; Birth state: VA. Death date: 1811; Death place: Montgomery, VA; Marriage date: 28 December 1787; Marriage place: Montgomery, VA.

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Ancestry.com: Family Data Collection - Births.

   Birth date: 1752. Birth place: Montgomery, VA, USA.

• "Early Adventurers on the Western Waters" Volume I, by Mary Kegley.

Some interesting information on the Shell's is found in the Revoluationary War sections of the book: "Disaffection on the New River". In it is found that the Shells were among the Tory families in the New River valley. They were unwilling to take the "Oath of Allegiance to the State" and Jacob Shell, Jr. was considered one of the ringleaders and brought to trial. In his case, Jacob Shell Jr. and John Shell were required to sign a bond agreeing not to disturb the peace or take up arms as well as agreeing to obey the laws.

• A History of the Shell Family, Concerning the Descendants of Jacob Shell of the New River Valley, Craig Shell, Self-published, 2003.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Shell-100 created through the import of AMYFAMILYTREE_2012-05-17.ged on May 18, 2012 by Amy Bazar.
• Thank you to Ed Burke for creating WikiTree profile Shell-154 through the import of Burke Brooks Tree 2010.ged on Feb 18, 2013.

See also:

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