Not to add to your searching, but we have a Samuel Shannon born 1796. This Shannon lived in Utica, Venango Co., Pa. which is in northwestern Pa. I would note that a number of vets came to this County for the donation lands. Harry Bobbie Reihsen wrote: > Hi Pete, This is what I have, 1742, Thomas Shannon took out a patent for > land in Adams Co. from the son of Wm. Penn, in 1765 he finally purchased it > and in 1797 it was transferred to his son, Joseph and in 1820 Joseph sold a > part to his nephew John Cooley. > > The 1797 will, confirms this; Thomas Shannon gave wife, Mary consideration, > then the house and land to his son, Joseph, some money to son, Samuel, and > to his daughter, Mary and her husband, Henry Cowly, the adjacent land and > "house in which they now dwell". (This is confirmed in the 1790 census and > Joseph Shannon and Henry Cowley are neighbors in it) Then in the will he > states that the land is to stay in the family. (So that confirms why Joseph > in 1820 sold part of the land to John Cooley, who is the oldest son (born > about 1780, PA. to Henry Cowly) The Cooley name went through Cowly, to > Cowley, to Cooley finally about1813 when Henry died in Ross Co. OH, Pisgah > Presbyterian Church Records. > > Can't tell you how anxious I am to get this group all figured out. > > There is on other person in the will, a son of Mary Shannon, who it looks > like may have been born before she married Henry Cowly. He is also named > Thomas Shannon, (does not seem to have a father, but Henry is asked to dole > out a certain amount of money to him during the next 10 years) I guess I > should get John Cooley's death cert. and get his exact age, as I may be a > little off, or else it might help me establish the age of the, I suspect, > illigetimate son, Thomas Shannon, who had to be born by 1775, I would think. > Also, this Thomas Shannon is in the probate of Henry Cowley in 1813 as > receiving various items while living in Ross Co.OH,so they broght him with > them where ever they moved. > > So there is enough evidence to prove they all belong together, just not > enough for birth records etc that I am searching for. > > Thanks for any help you can give. Bobbie > > >From: "Pete Hamilton" <[email protected]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: [SHANNON-L] Re: SHANNON-D Digest V99 #186 > >Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 18:43:06 PDT > > > > I am very interested in Bobbie's note concerning Thomas Shannon who may > >have been married to Mary "Polly" Reid. I have been searching for a Thomas > >Shannon who was the father of Susannah Shannon. Susannah was born in > >Philadelphia on 25 Dec 1737. She married Andrew Ewing in the 1760s, and > >they were among the pioneer settlers of Nashville, TN. She died 31 Oct > >1818 > >in Nashville. > > A Thomas Shannon whose will was dated in 1797 could be her father, or > >perhaps a brother. Bobbie, I'm very interested to learn whatever > >information you have on this Thomas Shannon. > > Pete Hamilton > > > > > >>From: [email protected] > >>Reply-To: [email protected] > >>To: [email protected] > >>Subject: SHANNON-D Digest V99 #186 > >>Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 12:25:14 -0700 (PDT) > >> > >><< message2.txt >> > >><< message4.txt >> > > > >______________________________________________________ > >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com