Person:John Shawhan (1)

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John Shawhan
b.23 Oct 1771 Hampshire, Virginia, United States
d.5 Apr 1845 Bourbon, Kentucky, United States
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  1. John Shawhan1771 - 1845
  2. Joseph Shawhan1781 - 1871
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m. 24 Oct 1793
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Name John Shawhan
Gender Male
Birth? 23 Oct 1771 Hampshire, Virginia, United States
Residence[2] 1788 Harrison, Kentucky, United States
Marriage 24 Oct 1793 Bourbon, Kentucky, United Statesto Margaret "Peggy" McCune
Other[1] Jan 1804 Bourbon, Kentucky, United Statesbecomes guardian to William & John Bell
Death? 5 Apr 1845 Bourbon, Kentucky, United States
References
  1. ↑ Ardery, Julia Hoge Spencer. Kentucky records: early wills and marriages, copied from court house records by regents, historians and the state historian; old bible records and tombstone inscriptions; records from Barren, Bath, Bourbon, Clark, Daviess, Fayette, Harrison, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison, Mason, Montgomery, Nelson, Nicholas, Ohio, Scott, and Shelby counties. (Lexington, Kentucky: Keystone Printery, Inc., c1932)
    2:107.

    January Court, 1804
    William Bell and John Bell, infant orphans over 14 yrs., chose John Shawhan gdn.
    Surety, William Patton.

  2. ↑ Perrin, William Henry, ed. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky. (Chicago, IL, USA: O. L. Baskin, 1882)
    492.

    ... The Shawhans came here from Maryland about the year 1795 [1] and settled near the Harrison and Bourbon County line.

    To Daniel Shawhan were born eight children.
    - Joseph and John settled in this county and were large landholders ...

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    [1] Incorrect date. The Shawhans arrived in Bourbon County in the summer of 1788. [Filson Club Publication No. 27:121, ­­petition No. 57: a request of the inhabitants of Bourbon Co. for the establishment of a town at Bourbon C.H. lists the names of Daniel Shawhan, Daniel Shawhan, Jr., and John Shawhan, July 1788. [The Kentuckian-Citizen (Paris, KY), 28 Mar 1944, 2]

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