John Shipley (1738 - 1815)

Born 26 Apr 1738 in Anne Arundel, Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Eleanor (Parnel) Shipley — married 12 Jan 1781 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Jan 1815 at age 76 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

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Biography

John was born in 1738. He passed away in 1815.

Research Notes

• Was one of the petitioners to the Convention of Maryland to form an independent rifle company in July 1776. He took the Oath of Allegiance before Hon. John Dorsey on March 12, 1778. Commissioned as Ensign in Captain Brice Howard's Company on My 15, 1776, and served in Capt. John Worthington Dorsey's Company in the Elk Ridge Battalion in 1778. In March 1779, he was commissioned a First Lieutenant in Capt. Vachel Stevens' Company.

Last child Elizabeth is from the 1781 marriage listed below, 2nd spouse Eleanor dau of Walton Purnell (1705-aft.1753) and Catherine dau. of Catherine Murray (abt.1709-)

Sources

• Census Records:
  • "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5R-294 : accessed 16 November 2021), John Shepley St Sr, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States; citing p. 92, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 9; FHL microfilm 193,662.
• "Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JT-MJM : 16 January 2020), John Shipley, 1781.
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 16 November 2021), memorial page for John Shipley Sr. (26 Apr 1738–12 Jan 1815), Find A Grave: Memorial #176560652, citing Shipley Graveyard, Howard County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by Memerizion (contributor 48072664) .
• FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LZVN-FD1