Posted on: Guernsey Co. OH Queries Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Oh/Guernsey/1273 Surname: SHIPLEY, MATHEWS, HEIDE ------------------------- Cousin Paul WATKINS directed me here as per his #1 response. I have extensive SHIPLEY data in my PAF data base - regretably I do not have that up in this computer. I do have a copy of a "Census Detail Consolidation" I made back in '95. I have the census for what starts as the Ezekiel SHIPLEY family in Londenderry Twsp. from 1820 thru 1850. Family members listed are Ezekiel, Elizabeth (MATHEWS) w of Ezekiel, Lewis, Elizabeth (CARY)w of Lewis, Highly, Reason, Ann, Rehuny, Delila, Mary, Jacob, Eliza Jane, Otho, Lydia. Then in 1840 Reason is enumerated as HofH with wife Isabel (MILLIGAN) and d June E. I have Jacob starting in the 1860 census with w Catharine (HEIDE) (Spelling from marriage record I believe), and ds Mary Elizabeth b 1844 and Margaret b 1846. An interesting footnote to this family is that Highly SHIPLEY (b abt 1810)had two children without benefit of marriage; Otho (b abt 1841) and Lydia (b abt 1848). Otho was a Captain in the Union Army whereas all other SHIPLEYs served in the lower ranks. I have a little bit of info on her but would LOVE to get more detail on this interesting happening. It is my belief that Amon (aka Hammon) SHIPLEY is the father of both Daniel SHIPLEY (b Abt 1783), both first enumerated in Guernsey Co starting with the 1820 census and said Ezekiel SHIPLEY. A number of SHIPLEYs are enumerated in the 1820 census in various eastern counties of OH, Most can trace migrational roots from MD (most probably descendants of Adam SHIPLEY, the progenitor of the MD SHIPLEYs) then from PA, namely Fayette Co. I was a little hasty in putting this in but thought I would get someting posted that may be of interest to others.