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Ensign John Valentine "Felty" Shirley, of Augusta County, VA
Facts and Events
Valentine Shirley was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA
Acquisition of Land from Chalkley's:
- February 1779 - Valentine Shirley was conveyed land by his parents-in-law Jacob Bear and his wife Ann, "part of 250 acres patented to James Thompson and conveyed to Samuel Henderson and by him to John, his son, mouth of Little Is Run", as listed in the Chalkley's records below.
Land Grant Surveys
- Book O, Page 73 - Valentine Sherly, 180 acres, between Shenandoah River and the South Mountain, between Price's and Lewis' land. May 15, 1787. [Abstract of Land Grant Surveys, 1761-1791, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Virginia, by Peter Cline Kaylor, pg. 122].
- Book O, Page 73 - Valentine Sherley, 420 acres, 200 acres part of the 420 entry made before the Revolution and assigned to him by Felix Gilbert, lying on Fraizers Run at the foot of South Mountain. November 10, 1786. [Abstract of Land Grant Surveys, 1761-1791, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Virginia, by Peter Cline Kaylor, pg. 122].
Will Abstract
From Chalkley's:
- Page 50.--3d September, 1811. Valentine Shirley's will--To son. Henry; daughter, Betsey; daughter, Anna; wife, Catherine; to John and Jacob Rush, on account of son Charles, who owes them; to daughter, Barbara Baker, wife of Samuel Baker; to son, Adam; son Jacob Sherley and Jacob Bear, executors. Teste: John Barnett, Wm. Craig, Adam Bear, Jas. Craig. Proved, 23d September, 1811. Executors qualify.
Records in Augusta County, VA
From Chalkley's:
- Page 476.--17th August, 1773. John Henderson, farmer, and Ann ( ) to Jacob Bear, part of 250 acres patented to James Thompson and conveyed to Samuel Henderson and by him to John, his son, mouth of Little Is Run. Delivered: Valentine Shirley, February, 1779.
- Vol. 1 - AUGUST 19, 1777. - (213) Following recommendations: John Givens as Captain, vice Capt. Laird; Robert Campbell, as First Lieutenant; James Crawford, as Second Lieutenant; Felty Shirley, as Ensign.
- Vol. 1 - AUGUST 18, 1778. - (347) Valentine Shirly and Jacob Barrier, vice James Kennerly, appointed road surveyor.
- Vol. 1 - NOVEMBER 16, 1779 - (143) Grand Jury presentments for retailing liquors without license, viz: Col. Sampson Mathews, Daniel Kidd, Wm. Thomas, David Griner, Patrick McDavid, George Smith, Valentine Cloninger, Thomas Colony, Edward Brookbank, Thomas Price, John Alexander, John Anderson, John Blair, William Burk, John Burk, James Hill, Robert Reed, Alex. Kilpatrick, Euphemia Hughes, Anthony Mustae, Jacob Grass, Elizabeth Hartgrove, Arthur Conoly, William Blair, John Hind, William Kyle, Abel Griffith, Enos Jones, Valentine Shirley, Peter Caphart, Andrew Scott, James Langsby, Robert Gregg, Thomas Poage, Jane Wallis, John McClenachan, John Black, Mary Tees, Thomas Smith, David Bell, Henry Swink, John Ramsey and William Foster.
- Page 516.--Valentine Shirley--Felty Shirley. [undated record, appears to be bet. 1780-1786]
- Vol. 2 - Marriage Record: 1791--September 24, Saml. Pecker and Barbara Sherley, daughter of Valentine Sherley (German); surety, Valentine Sherley (German).
- Page 134.--6th November, 1794. Jacob Barrier's estate appraised by Robert Porterfield, Jas. Kerr, James Kennerley, Geo. Craig, Valentine Shirly.
- Vol. 2 - 1796 (A to M). - Casper Mefford vs. Mathias Amon, Mathias Dout, Adam Bowlas, Jacob Kronck, Jacob Scott, Robert Mallory, Jacob Whitmore, James Beard, Martin Whitmer, Jacob Willberger, John Willberger, Adam Howe, Joseph Sevely, Daniel Williams, Joseph Long, John Kiblinger, Mathias Willberger, Michael Earmin, John Wideck, John Slasher, Peter Hoe, Jacob Koe, Valentine Softly, John Baker--Petition for road in Rockingham, 1793, from Mathias Amon's Mills crossing, North River, at Coal's Ford, near Jacob Scott's, thence to Rockfish Road, near Peter Kiblinger's. John Carthrae, John Kiblinger, William Trorabaugh, Alexander Fisher, affidavit viewers. Road passes through lands of Mathias Ockeltree, Thomas Hannah, John Baker, Casper Mefford, Jacob Scott, James Beard, Samuel Baker, Valentine Softly. [Note: this record shows Samuel Baker, Valentine Sherley's son-in-law living nearby].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).
- United States. 1810 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M252).
Name Valintine Shirley
Home in 1810 (City, County, State) Augusta, Virginia
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10 1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25 3
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 1
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over 1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25 2
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over 1
Numbers of Slaves 1
Number of Household Members Under 16 1
Number of Household Members Over 25 3
Number of Household Members 10
- ↑ Pennsylvania, United States. Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).
Name Joh Valentin Schallÿ
Birth Date 6 Dec 1743
Event Type Baptism
Baptism Date 21 Dec 1743
Baptism Place No Annville Twp, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA
Baptism Age 0
Father Name Carl Schallÿ
Denomination Lutheran
Organization Name Hill Evangelical Lutheran
- McAllister, Joseph Thompson. Virginia militia in the Revolutionary War : McAllister's data. (Hot Springs, Virginia: McAllister Publishing, c1913).
Name: Valentine Shirley
Residence Place: Virginia, USA
Notes: Shirley, Valentine, En., R. Aug. 19, 1777.
Comments: VIRGINIA MILITIA IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR PART III Virginia's Share in the Military Movements of the Revolution
Page Number: page 184
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