Millicent (Wheat) Shaw (1800 - 1887)

Born 25 Jun 1800 in Walkill, New York, U.S.A.

Wife of Robert Shaw — married 4 Aug 1821 in Walkill, New York, U.S.A.

Descendants

Died 18 Mar 1887 at age 86 in Orange County, New York, U.S.A.

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Biography

Millicent Wheat was born on the 25th of June, 1800, in Wallkill, New York. Her birth parents were Maj. Salmon Wheat (1769 - ) and Maj. Wheat's first wife Hannah Mapes.

From History of Orange County New York (1881) by Edward M. Rutenber et al., p. 169:

Robert, the second son of Mr. and Mrs. William Shaw, was born Oct. 30, 1780, on the homestead, in Mount Hope, where his early years were spent, the time being varied by study at the neighboring public school, or labor on the farm.

He began his business career at a later period by engaging in the employments of a clerk at Kinderhook, N. Y., and at a subsequent date embarked in mercantile pursuits at Carpenter's Point. During this time his energetic mind sought a wider sphere of activity, and prompted him to aspire to a professional career. His leisure hours had already been devoted to the study of medicine, and advantage was taken of the earliest opportunity to enter the office of Dr. Jonathan Swezey, of Goshen, under whose preceptorship he received his diploma. His first professional labors were confined to Westtown, Orange Co., where he immediately located.

In 1822 he purchased the family residence now occupied by his widow, in her eighty-first year, and his son, William W. Shaw. Here Dr. Shaw continued practice during the remainder of his life.

He was, Aug. 4, 1821, united in marriage to Miss Meliscent, daughter of Salmon Wheat, of Wallkill, whose children were William W., Elizabeth W., Mary W., Robert Livingston, and William W. (2).

Dr. Shaw was a man of much influence in the community, not more as a skillful physician than for his high personal character. He was intimately associated with the best and most prominent men of the day, and filled, both socially and professionally, a large place in the early history of the county. He was a Whig in his political preferences, and a man of much public spirit, though not an aspirant for official place. He was a Presbyterian in his religious convictions, and a cordial supporter of the church and all efforts for the promotion of morality.

The death of Dr. Shaw occurred in 1848, and inspired the most earnest professions of regret as well from the public as from nearer friends. "

Sources

Rutenber, Edward Manning. History of the County of Orange with a History of the Town and City of Newburgh (Newburgh, NY: E.M. Rutenber and Son, Printers, 1875). Viewable at Hathi Trust. See Shaws of Newburgh and Windsor, p. 409.

Rutenber, Edward M. et al. History of Orange County New York with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men. (Philadelphia: Everts & Peck, 1881). See Biography "Robert Shaw M.D." p. 169.

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Wheat, Silas Carmi. Wheat Genealogy : A History of the Wheat Family in America with a Brief Account of the Name and Family in England and Normandy (Brooklyn, New York: Silas C. Wheat, 1903) Vol. 1. Millicent's father Salmon Wheat is mentioned on p. 59.

Wheat, Silas Carmi. Wheat Genealogy : A History of the Wheat Family in America with a Brief Account of the Name and Family in England and Normandy (Brooklyn, New York: Silas C. Wheat, 1960) Vol. 2. The family of Millicent's father Salmon Wheat is profiled in detail on pp. 91-93. Millicent herself is listed on p. 93, and listed with her husband Dr. Robert Shaw and children on p. 189.

1850 U.S. Census [New York]

Malicient Shaw in the 1850 United States Federal Census

• Name: Malicient Shaw
• Age: 52
• Birth Year: abt 1798
• Birthplace: New York
• Home in 1850: Wawayanda, Orange, New York, USA
• Gender: Female
• Family Number: 337

Household Members:

• W W Shaw 22
• Malicient Shaw 52
• Malicent Hayt 21
• Wm Welch 23

Source Citation Year: 1850; Census Place: Wawayanda, Orange, New York; Roll: M432_574; Page: 235A; Image: 480

Source Information Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Description This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States.

1860 U.S. Census [Orange County, New York]

Milicent Shaw in the 1860 United States Federal Census

• Name: Milicent Shaw
• Age: 60
• Birth Year: abt 1800
• Gender: Female
• Birth Place: New York
• Home in 1860: Wawayanda, Orange, New York
• Post Office: Middletown
• Dwelling Number: 2006
• Family Number: 2252

Household Members:

• William W Shaw 32
• Fanny Shaw 30
• Robert L Shaw 7
• Milicent C Shaw 5
• Sarah Z Shaw 1
• Milicent Shaw 60
• Frank Wallace 56
• Helen Stephens 25

Source Citation Year: 1860; Census Place: Wawayanda, Orange, New York; Roll: M653_835; Page: 297; Family History Library Film: 803835

Source Information Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

Description This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1860 United States Federal Census, the Eighth Census of the United States.

1875 New York State Census [Wawayanda, Orange County]

Mellesent W Shaw in the New York, State Census, 1875

• Name: Mellesent W Shaw
• Age: 75
• Gender: Female
• Birth Year: abt 1800
• Residence Date: 1 Jun 1875
• Residence Place: Wawayanda, Orange, New York, USA
• Election District: Wawayanda
• Household number: 364
• Relation to Head: Mother
• Line Number: 7
• Sheet Number: 41

Household Members:

• William W Shaw 47
• Fannie T Shaw 44
• Millie C Shaw 20
• Sarah C Shaw 16
• Fannie Shaw 7
• William W Shaw 0
• Mellesent W Shaw 75
• Frank Wallace 75
• James Macclary 40
• Margret McClary 35
• John Taylor 71

Source Information Ancestry.com. New York, State Census, 1875 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Original data: Census of the state of New York, for 1875. Microfilm. New York State Archives, Albany, New York.

20 June 1887 Probate Records

Millicent W. Shaw's Will and Probate Records are available online through Ancestry.com.

Millicent W Shaw in the New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999

• Name: Millicent W Shaw
• Probate Date: 20 Jun 1887
• Probate Place: Orange, New York, USA
• Inferred Death Year: Abt 1887
• Inferred Death Place: New York, USA
• Item Description: Estate Files, Original Wills, Canister 448, 1887-1888
• Table of Contents 5 images
• Cover Page 1
• Will Papers 2–5

Source Citation New York, Orange County, Wills; Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (Orange County); Probate Place: Orange, New York

Source Information Ancestry.com. New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Original data: New York County, District and Probate Courts.

Description These probates from the state of New York, 1659-1999, can bequeath a wealth of personal details on the decedent and other family members.

Find A Grave Memorial

Melicent W. Shaw in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

Go to website: Find A Grave Memorial No. 80323975

• Name: Melicent W. Shaw
• Birth Date: 1800
• Birth Place: Mount Hope, Orange County, New York, United States of America
• Death Date: 18 Mar 1887
• Cemetery: Howells Cemetery
• Burial or Cremation Place: Howells, Orange County, New York, United States of America
• Has Bio?: Y
• Father: Salmon Wheat
• Spouse: Robert Shaw

Children:

• William W Shaw
• Robert L Shaw
• William W Shaw
• E W Shaw
• M W Shaw

Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi.

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