Person:Walter Shirley (1)

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Walter Shirley, Jr.
b.Abt 1731 St. Leonard's Creek Hundred, Calvert County, Maryland
d.Apr 1804 Charles Town, Jefferson, West Virginia, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1725
  1. Walter Shirley, Jr.Abt 1731 - 1804
  2. Jarvis Shirley1732 - 1819
  3. James Shirley1735 - 1803
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Walter Shirley, Jr.Abt 1731 - 1804
  • W.  Hester Vance1725 - 1783
m. Abt 1757
  1. James Shirley1752 - Aft 1793
  2. David ShirleyAbt 1758 -
  3. Nancy ShirleyBet 1758 & 1768 - Bef 1819
  4. Elizabeth ShirleyAbt 1767 -
  5. Margaret Shirley1771 - 1824
  6. Samuel ShirleyBet 1773 & 1774 - Abt 1846
  7. Lawrence Vance ShirleyAbt 1780 -
  8. Mary Magdaline Shirley1780 - 1852
Spouse and Children
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m. 1798
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Facts and Events
Name Walter Shirley, Jr.
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1731 St. Leonard's Creek Hundred, Calvert County, Maryland
Marriage Abt 1757 Charles Town, Jefferson, West Virginia, United Statesto Hester Vance
Other? Bet 1758 and 1759 Frederick County, VA (now Jefferson County, WV)Sergeant in Capt. Robert Rutherford's Company of Rangers September 1758-1759 Military
Marriage 1798 to Margaret Unknown
Will[3][5] 11 Apr 1804 Jefferson, West Virginia, United States
Death[2] Apr 1804 Charles Town, Jefferson, West Virginia, United States

Named the eldest son of Walter Shirley, Sr. in Walter Sr.'s will.

RESIDENCE: Lived on the family plantation near Keyes Ferry (Millville), WV, later near Charles Town. On the Frederick County, VA rent rolls for 1759-1764 and the Berkeley County, VA rent rolls for 1772-1777.

MILITARY SERVICE: Served in Rutherford's command as ranger in French and Indian War 1758-1759.

CHILDREN: had ten children by first wife, none by second wife.

His will confirms eight of his children including the married names of his daughters.

References
  1. ↑ Jo Rheta Shirley Helms, Email from Jo Rheta Shirley Helms.
  2. ↑ Jay French, E-mail from Jay French.
  3. ↑ Morrow, Dale, Wills of Jefferson County, West Virginia (Index).
  4.   Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

    http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/38457606/person/20423414519

  5. ↑ WILL: Jefferson County, WV, Will book #1, p. 205
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