Peter Mark Shulse (1770 - 1829)

Born 1770 in Virginia

Husband of Elizabeth Welty — married about 1792 in Rowan, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 21 Jun 1829 at about age 59 in Nicholas County, Kentucky,

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Biography

Peter, the third son of Capt. Mark C., was the grandfather of our subject. He was born near Lynchburg, Va., in 1786, and died June 21, 1829, of pneumonia. He married, in Virginia, a Miss Welty, and moved at an early day to Nicholas county, Ky. , as a pioneer. He became a farmer and slave owner, but was not in favor of slavery as an institution. He and wife were members of the Dunkard, or German Baptist church, and were the parents of five children - Henry C., Abraham, Mark C., Polly, and Barbara. This wife died and he married Susanah Johnson, in Kentucky, of the distinguished Virginia family of that name; they had six children - John C., Catherine, George, Elizabeth, Felicity, and Peter N., all born in Kentucky. [1] ^[1]

Regarding the wives of Peter Shulse: Disclaimer--the existence of second wife is not proven sandiwoy commented on Ancestry: Wives: Although this note may verify that his wife was Elizabeth Welty, the existence of a second wife is not clear. His will names his wife as Elizabeth.

Review of the Bourbon County Kentucky early tax lists indicates that Peter Shultz/Shulse had 100 acres of land in Bourbon County, KY on the Hinkston Creek as early as 1795. His association with Mary Welty who also appeared on the tax list confirms that his wife's last name was Welty (as proposed by oral family tradition).

1795 Shott, Peter, 1 WM>21, 2H, 5 Cattle and 100 acres in Bourbon Co., KY on Hinkston.

1796 S____t, Peter 1 WM >21

1797 in James Parks Commissioner Books, Shoults, Peter 1 WM>21, 100 Acres on Hinkston, entered, settled, and patented by Fleming. Taxes paid on time in 1795, 1796.

1798 Tax Book missing

1799 Shotts, Peter 1 WM>21, 1 tithable, 2 horses and Welty, Mary [0 WM>21], 1 tithable, 2 horses

1800 August 9th, Shoolts, Peter, 100 Acres 2nd rate land on Hinkston in Bourbon County, KY, 1 WM>21, 3 Horses.

The above person is Peter Shulse who died in Nicholas Co., KY 1829, based on tax lists, and land records. A portion of the western part of Nicholas Co., KY was taken from Bourbon County, KY in 1817. Beginning in 1817 Peter Shulse and his oldest sons Henry Shulse and Abraham Shulse appear on the Nicholas Co., KY tax lists, and no longer appear on the Bourbon County, KY tax lists. The family does not move, but the land that they own is transferred to Nicholas Co., KY from Bourbon County, KY in 1817. ^[2]

Will and Settlement of Peter Shulse ^[3] the following individuals are listed as heirs to Peter Shulse deceased 1829 with wife Elizabeth. His children numbers 1-12, and his grandson number 13. Following the heir is listed the heir's spouse with year of marriage and location in brackets.

1. Henry Shulse married Winnefred Utterback 1813 in Bath Co., KY

2. Abraham Shulse (Abraham W. Shulse married Lydia Hayden 1819 in Nicholas Co., KY, two additional marriages)

3. Mark Shulse married Susannah Musich 1818 in Nicholas Co., KY

4. Susana Shulse married Joseph Ockerman 1816 in Bourbon Co., KY

5. Polly Coffman married Phillip Coffman 1819 in ? Highland Co., OH

6. Barbary Huffman married Henry S. Huffman 1825 in Nicholas Co., KY

7. John Shulse (John C. Shulse married Elizabeth Deal 1827 in Nicholas Co., KY)

8. Catherine Ross (Catherine Shulse married John Ross 1827 in Nicholas Co., KY)

9. George W. Shulse married Martha Hart 1832 in Nicholas Co., KY

10. Elizabeth Shulse married Greg F. Hawkins 1833 in Nicholas Co., KY

11. Felicity Shulse married Joseph Small 1833 in Nicholas CO., KY

12. Peter Milton Shulse married Malinda Delay 1842 in Nicholas Co., KY, two additional marriages

13. Jackson Ockerman (grandson) son of Susanna Shulse and Joseph Ockerman

Sources

1. ↑ Life Notes Posted on Ancestry 14 Aug 2011 by Carol Stelling
2. ↑ Peter Shulse/Shoolts in Bourbon Co., KY 1795 Posted on Ancestry 03 jul 2012 by Carol Stelling
3. ↑ Will Book B, page 488, Nicholas Co., KY and the Settlement with Peter Shulse's executor Will Book C, pages 114, and 115, Nicholas Co., KY

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