Person:Moses Shelby (3)

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Capt. Moses Shelby, Jr.
b.8 Nov 1761 Frederick, Maryland, United States
d.21 Jul 1823 Claiborne, Mississippi, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1746
  1. Mary Shelby1746 - 1822
  2. Evan Shelby1748 - 1825
  3. Thomas Shelby1752 - 1799
  4. Eleanor ShelbyAbt 1755 -
  5. William Shelby1760 - 1787
  6. Capt. Moses Shelby, Jr.1761 - 1823
  7. John Shelby1762 -
  8. Catherine Shelby1763 -
  9. Rachel Shelby1768 - 1855
  10. Margaret Shelby1772 - 1844
  11. Isabella Shelby1775 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 1 Mar 1784
  1. Thomas Neil Shelby
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Facts and Events
Name Capt. Moses Shelby, Jr.
Gender Male
Birth[1] 8 Nov 1761 Frederick, Maryland, United States
Military[1] 1776 Rev war -
Marriage 1 Mar 1784 to Elizabeth Neil
Death? 21 Jul 1823 Claiborne, Mississippi, United States
Alt Death[1] Tennessee, United StatesKings Meadow
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Information on Moses Shelby, Jr.

Moses Shelby, Jr. was born 08 Nov 1761 in Frederick County, Maryland and died 21 Jul 1823 in Claiborne County, Mississippi. He married Elizabeth Neil 01 Mar 1784. She was born in 1763 in South Carolina and died 07 Sep 1819 in Claiborne County, Mississippi.

He received the following in his father's will:

I will and bequeath to my beloved son, Moses, the plantation on mile branch on the wagon road and all the money that is due to me from James Ross which is about 48 pounds, also I will to my son, Moses Shelby, one yearling stallion colt, brown color, one two year old iron grey filly of Morrison's mare and one Negro boy, Dick.

Moses Shelby, Jr. served in Colonel William Polk's regiment during the Revolution. After he married he moved to Greene County, Georgia and later moved to Crittenden County, Kentucky. He left Kentucky in 1811 and settled in Claiborne County, Mississippi, where he died September 27, 1823.

Moses Shelby and Elizabeth Neil had five children: Sarah Julia, Marquis de Lafayette, Mary Jane, Elizabeth and Jack Spratt.

Source: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~beckenbachsimons/mosesshelby1.htm

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 MRS. ELLEN SHELBY McEWEN. 23024, in Daughters of the American Revolution. Lineage book of the Daughters of the American Revolution. (Washington, District of Columbia: Daughters of the American Revolution, 1891-1939)
    9, 1898.
    Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Moses Shelby and Elizabeth Neil, his wife. ...

    Gr.-gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Evan Shelby and Letitia Cox, his wife.

    Moses Shelby served under his brother Isaac at King's Mountain, where he was wounded. He was born in Maryland, 1 761 ; died in King's Meadow, Tenn.

    Also No. 2607.

    Lists different parents for Moses Shelby who m Elizabeth Neil. More research needed to determine which is correct. At this point, I think the applicant may have been mistaken. The Isaac she refers to is Gov. Isaac Shelby who did not list a brother named Moses in his company of volunteers. ~cos1776

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