Adam Shipley (1705 - 1778)

Born 1705 in Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth (Tevis) Shipley — married about 1729 in Howard, Anne Arundel, Maryland

Descendants

Died 1778 at about age 73 in Howard County, Maryland, United States

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Adam Shipley was born about 1705. The place of his birth became Howard County when the county was later created. ^[1]

He was the son of Richard Shipley (1677–1724) and Susannah Stevens Shipley (unknown–1728) ^[1]

Marriage

He married Ruth Tevis (1713–1767) ^[1]

Land

Adam Shipley purchased from his brothers their share of Adam the First. In 1746 he re-surveyed the land and gave it the name Adam the Second. In 1754 he patented Adam's Garden, a 1212 acre tract. These properties, which adjoin Springfield State Hospital at Sykesville, Maryland, are now owned by the State of Maryland. ^[2]

1778 Will, Death and Burial

Adam shipley died in 1778 in Howard County, Maryland and is buried in the Shipley Graveyard, Howard County, Maryland, USA ^[1]

He wrote his will 19 March 1767, but it was not probated until 4 April 1778. ^[3] The will

• Names his wife, Ruth, Executrix
• States that he had six children, including son Richard, executor. Sons are named Richard, Adam, and John; subsequent records give daughters names as Margaret, Ruth, and Eurith.
• Also named were Robert and Ruth, children of his deceased son Adam.

"Adam and his wife Ruth are buried beneath a large pine tree at Adam's Garden near the original homestead. ^[2]

He died in 1778 and is buried in the Shipley Graveyard, Ellicott City, Howard County, Maryland. The cemetery is located on Richards Valley Road, within the "Shipley's Grant" community; it is currently overgrown and in disrepair.

Children

1. Richard, born about 1730, died 1787 ^[2]
2. John, born about 1743, died 12 Jan 1815 ^[2]
3. Adam, died before 1767 ^[2]
4. Urath or Eurith Shipley, married Thomas Harley ^[2]
5. Margaret Shipley, married Benjamin Burgess Chaney ^[2]
6. Ruth Shipley, died 1790. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Find A Grave: Memorial #176532745 Find A Grave, database and images: accessed 10 October 2019), memorial page for Adam Shipley (1705–1778), Find A Grave Memorial no. 176532745, citing Shipley Graveyard, Howard County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by Memerizion (contributor 48072664) .
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7} The Shipleys of Maryland. The Shipleys of Maryland, 2002. Baltimore, Maryland, Gateway Press, 2002. Volume I. Adam Shipley is #.111 on page 13
3. ↑ AACW Liber E. V. 1, No 33, Folio 53, cited by Shipleys of Maryland, page 14