The only info I have about Joseph and Nancy's other children is their birth year, state and Mary R.'s spouse: Joseph H. 1860 Alabama, James H. 1868 Alabama, Robert 1870 Alabama, Mary R. 1865 Alabama m. James W. Aultman, Sarah E. 1872 Alabama. Let me know if you find anything new! Thanks, Lynda -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Tillery <jabtillery@home.com> To: SHAW-L@rootsweb.com <SHAW-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, December 31, 2000 7:03 PM Subject: Re: [SHAW-L] Joseph SHAW 1823 Georgia >Thanks for the info. >I plan to go to library some this week and hope to have a chance to follow >up on this. I did see that there was a Isaac Davidson in the area of Coosa >co-1850, >if I remember correctly. and wondered if this was father of Nancy. >Will let you know if I make any progress that looks positive. > >Do you know if more of the children of Joseph Shaw and Nancy also went to >TX. >I haven't been able to locate any of them. > >Barbara >jabtillery@home.com > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Lynda Boyd <wlb0yd@prodigy.net> >To: SHAW-L@rootsweb.com <SHAW-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Sunday, December 31, 2000 4:09 PM >Subject: Re: [SHAW-L] Joseph SHAW 1823 Georgia > > >>Hi- >>No, unfortunately I haven't made any progress on this line. I thought I >had >>when someone told me his parents were Gilbert SHAW and Mary "Polly" >>DAVIDSON, but then I received info that they did not have a son named >>Joseph. I did hear from someone that Nancy's parents were Isaac >>DAVIDSON/DAVISON of Dallas Co., Alabama and Edith KUYKENDALL of York Co., >>South Carolina. I'm pursueing that at the moment. Nancy had brothers >>Charles H., William W. who m. Lucy SHAW, Robert, Margaret A., Sarah and >Lucy >>A. I thought I might try seeking Lucy SHAW and William W. DAVIDSON-maybe >>I'll have better luck??? Let me know if you get any good info, Lynda >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Barbara Tillery <jabtillery@home.com> >>To: SHAW-L@rootsweb.com <SHAW-L@rootsweb.com> >>Date: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 1:04 AM >>Subject: Re: [SHAW-L] Joseph SHAW 1823 Georgia >> >> >>>Hi, >>>Wonder whether you made any more progress on the Joseph SHAW and Nancy >>>Davidson line.?? >>>Did you ever find where he was buried? >>> >>>jabtillery@home.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Lynda Boyd <wlb0yd@prodigy.net> >>>To: SHAW-L@rootsweb.com <SHAW-L@rootsweb.com> >>>Date: Sunday, August 27, 2000 11:56 AM >>>Subject: [SHAW-L] Joseph SHAW 1823 Georgia >>> >>> >>>>Hello List- >>>>Margaret Melinda SHAW b. 1862 Tuscaloosa, Alabama was the dau of Joseph >>>SHAW b. 1823 Georgia and Nancy "Margaret" DAVIDSON b. 1826 Alabama. >Joseph >>>and Nancy were m. 25JUL1848 Coosa Co., Alabama and had at least 6 >children, >>>all in Alabama 1860 to 1872. Joseph was a farmer, and may have had a >>sister >>>named Tabetha b. 1809. I am trying to find more details on Joseph, >>>especially his parents. His dau Margaret m. James Martin ROBERTS b. >>SEP1859 >>>Jasper, Alabama, and they moved to Lampasas, Coryell Co., TX c. 1894. Can >>>anyone help me with info about Joseph SHAW? Thanks very much, Lynda >>>> >>>> >>>>==== SHAW Mailing List ==== >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>============================== >>>>Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: >>>>Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. >>>>http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ >>>> >>> >>> >>>==== SHAW Mailing List ==== >>> >>> >>> >>>============================== >>>Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! >>>http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 >>> >> >> >>==== SHAW Mailing List ==== >> >> >> >>============================== >>Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history >>learning and how-to articles on the Internet. >>http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library >> > > > >==== SHAW Mailing List ==== > > > >============================== >Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history >learning and how-to articles on the Internet. >http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library >

Thanks for the info. I plan to go to library some this week and hope to have a chance to follow up on this. I did see that there was a Isaac Davidson in the area of Coosa co-1850, if I remember correctly. and wondered if this was father of Nancy. Will let you know if I make any progress that looks positive. Do you know if more of the children of Joseph Shaw and Nancy also went to TX. I haven't been able to locate any of them. Barbara jabtillery@home.com -----Original Message----- From: Lynda Boyd <wlb0yd@prodigy.net> To: SHAW-L@rootsweb.com <SHAW-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, December 31, 2000 4:09 PM Subject: Re: [SHAW-L] Joseph SHAW 1823 Georgia >Hi- >No, unfortunately I haven't made any progress on this line. I thought I had >when someone told me his parents were Gilbert SHAW and Mary "Polly" >DAVIDSON, but then I received info that they did not have a son named >Joseph. I did hear from someone that Nancy's parents were Isaac >DAVIDSON/DAVISON of Dallas Co., Alabama and Edith KUYKENDALL of York Co., >South Carolina. I'm pursueing that at the moment. Nancy had brothers >Charles H., William W. who m. Lucy SHAW, Robert, Margaret A., Sarah and Lucy >A. I thought I might try seeking Lucy SHAW and William W. DAVIDSON-maybe >I'll have better luck??? Let me know if you get any good info, Lynda > >-----Original Message----- >From: Barbara Tillery <jabtillery@home.com> >To: SHAW-L@rootsweb.com <SHAW-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 1:04 AM >Subject: Re: [SHAW-L] Joseph SHAW 1823 Georgia > > >>Hi, >>Wonder whether you made any more progress on the Joseph SHAW and Nancy >>Davidson line.?? >>Did you ever find where he was buried? >> >>jabtillery@home.com >> >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Lynda Boyd <wlb0yd@prodigy.net> >>To: SHAW-L@rootsweb.com <SHAW-L@rootsweb.com> >>Date: Sunday, August 27, 2000 11:56 AM >>Subject: [SHAW-L] Joseph SHAW 1823 Georgia >> >> >>>Hello List- >>>Margaret Melinda SHAW b. 1862 Tuscaloosa, Alabama was the dau of Joseph >>SHAW b. 1823 Georgia and Nancy "Margaret" DAVIDSON b. 1826 Alabama. Joseph >>and Nancy were m. 25JUL1848 Coosa Co., Alabama and had at least 6 children, >>all in Alabama 1860 to 1872. Joseph was a farmer, and may have had a >sister >>named Tabetha b. 1809. I am trying to find more details on Joseph, >>especially his parents. His dau Margaret m. James Martin ROBERTS b. >SEP1859 >>Jasper, Alabama, and they moved to Lampasas, Coryell Co., TX c. 1894. Can >>anyone help me with info about Joseph SHAW? Thanks very much, Lynda >>> >>> >>>==== SHAW Mailing List ==== >>> >>> >>> >>>============================== >>>Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: >>>Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. >>>http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ >>> >> >> >>==== SHAW Mailing List ==== >> >> >> >>============================== >>Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! >>http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 >> > > >==== SHAW Mailing List ==== > > > >============================== >Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history >learning and how-to articles on the Internet. >http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library >

Hi- No, unfortunately I haven't made any progress on this line. I thought I had when someone told me his parents were Gilbert SHAW and Mary "Polly" DAVIDSON, but then I received info that they did not have a son named Joseph. I did hear from someone that Nancy's parents were Isaac DAVIDSON/DAVISON of Dallas Co., Alabama and Edith KUYKENDALL of York Co., South Carolina. I'm pursueing that at the moment. Nancy had brothers Charles H., William W. who m. Lucy SHAW, Robert, Margaret A., Sarah and Lucy A. I thought I might try seeking Lucy SHAW and William W. DAVIDSON-maybe I'll have better luck??? Let me know if you get any good info, Lynda -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Tillery <jabtillery@home.com> To: SHAW-L@rootsweb.com <SHAW-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 1:04 AM Subject: Re: [SHAW-L] Joseph SHAW 1823 Georgia >Hi, >Wonder whether you made any more progress on the Joseph SHAW and Nancy >Davidson line.?? >Did you ever find where he was buried? > >jabtillery@home.com > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Lynda Boyd <wlb0yd@prodigy.net> >To: SHAW-L@rootsweb.com <SHAW-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Sunday, August 27, 2000 11:56 AM >Subject: [SHAW-L] Joseph SHAW 1823 Georgia > > >>Hello List- >>Margaret Melinda SHAW b. 1862 Tuscaloosa, Alabama was the dau of Joseph >SHAW b. 1823 Georgia and Nancy "Margaret" DAVIDSON b. 1826 Alabama. Joseph >and Nancy were m. 25JUL1848 Coosa Co., Alabama and had at least 6 children, >all in Alabama 1860 to 1872. Joseph was a farmer, and may have had a sister >named Tabetha b. 1809. I am trying to find more details on Joseph, >especially his parents. His dau Margaret m. James Martin ROBERTS b. SEP1859 >Jasper, Alabama, and they moved to Lampasas, Coryell Co., TX c. 1894. Can >anyone help me with info about Joseph SHAW? Thanks very much, Lynda >> >> >>==== SHAW Mailing List ==== >> >> >> >>============================== >>Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: >>Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. >>http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ >> > > >==== SHAW Mailing List ==== > > > >============================== >Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! >http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 >

Looking for information on William S. Shaw born Feb 4, 1868. Date of death unknown. Buried in Indiana. He married Clara Bell Myers-Ballard. She was born 1882 and died 1964 in Marion Co., IN. Bob

--------- Forwarded message ---------- NAME: Shirley Scott EMAIL: shirleyscott@juno.com DATE: Dec 30 2000 QRYTEXT: District of Maine Ephraim Shaw of ? in the District of Maine who was a private in the regiment by Colonel Putnam of the Masachusetts line for the term of three years. Suscribe on the roll of the District of Main at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 15th of October 1819. Certificate of pension issued 8 November 1819. Revoluntary claim act 18 March 1818. NOTE: I am not researching this line. I was given a copy of Ephraim SHAW's pension papers. If you are descended from Ephraim SHAW please contact me and I will be happy to send you the papers.. ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

HAPPY NEW YEAR >From: TenTudo@aol.com >Reply-To: SHAW-L@rootsweb.com >To: SHAW-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [SHAW-L] SHAWS in Kentucky >Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 10:37:53 EST > >Good afternoon, > >Not only have I heard of the Manhattan claim, I remember in the 1920a when >word spread of "our inheritance"! I shall never forget how my father >scurried around to collect his family history in order to qualify for a >part >of the riches. Two of my great uncles even made a train trip to >Washington, >D.C. to check the records at the Archives but came back disillusioned since >they couldn't find anything remotely tying us to any such claim. > >The story goes something like this: An old sea captain by the name of >Edwards had given a 99 year lease on most of Manhattan (Woolworth Bldg., >Chase Manhattan, etc.). He died at sea, and when the lease was up, his >heirs >"slept on their rights" to the lease, and when they realized their >negliigence, the statute of limitations had taken over. All through the >years various families have tried to claim this land to no avail. I myself >wrote to various businesses located on this property and got interesting >replies. I knew it was a losing proposition, but I was just trying to find >out all I could about the matter in a light-hearted way. > >In the South, the group that was formed in the l920s was called "The >Edwards-Key-Bibb Assn." My grandmother was a Key, and though she married a >Shaw, it was through the Keys (not the Shaws) that my kin felt they had a >claim to the property. > >Somewhere in the long ago past, I read that a Kentucky Shaw woman married >a sea-Captain Edwards. But the Shaw name is not usually associated with >the >inheritance tale. > >My maiden name is Shaw. My Shaw family came to north Alabama in 1819 from >Iredell Co., NC They had come to NC from Montgomery and Prince Georges >Counties, Maryland. There was an Anguish/Angus Shaw in a William Shaw will >in one of these counties in the early 1700s. > >I have a very dim picture of Evan Shaw. He is not in my line....I got the >picture from a Mrs. Howard Shaw of Olney, IL many years ago. I do not know >if she yet lives. She and I felt that Evan and Anguish belonged to a Basil >Shaw family. >(There is a Basil in the William Shaw will of which I speak in the above >paragraph.) > >Back to the Manhattan property: I believe the whole deal was some sort of >scam, either to get money or genealogies. But it does tend to jazz up our >genealogies, doesn't it? > >I hope you had a nice Christmas in Galveston. Mine was very sad, for I >have >recently lost my husband of 56 years, and I myself am suffering of cancer. > >I hope I haven't confused you too much. > >Sincerely, > >Mary in Huntsville, AL > > >==== SHAW Mailing List ==== > > > >============================== >Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! >http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

My Shaw line dates to South Dakota and I would like to hear from descendants of William Henry Shaw (b 2 July 1860). I think he died around 1940. As I understand it he married Lulu Dealing in 1892 and there were two children, Eva Grace and Robert Clayton. Ruth Kern

--------- Forwarded message ---------- NAME: Shirley Scott EMAIL: shirleyscott@juno.com DATE: Dec 30 2000 LINK: My Family Tree URL: http://www.angelfire.com/mo/winkeler/ QRYTEXT: District of Maine Ephraim Shaw of ? in the District of Maine who was a private in the regiment by Colonel Putnam of the Masachusetts line for the term of three years. Suscribe on the roll of the District of Main at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 15th of October 1819. Certificate of pension issued 8 November 1819. Revoluntary claim act 18 March 1818. NOTE: I am not researching this line. I was given a copy of Ephraim SHAW's pension papers. If you are descended from Ephraim SHAW please contact me and I will be happy to send you the papers.. This is an automatically-generated notice. <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/ShawPens?admin> ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Please share your South Dakota SHAW information with the list. Use the address shaw-l@rootsweb.com . Shirley Scott, ListAdministrator shirleyscott@juno.com The Scott Family: http://www.geocities.com/shirleyascott My Family Tree: http://www.angelfire.com/mo/winkeler/index.html Happy New Year - 2001! ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Looking for others researching SHAW in the area of Bullitt/Nelson County KY Looking for info on William SHAW b. 1796 m. 1816 Bullitt County KY to Nancy MASON b. 1796 d/o George MASON. Brenda

HI LISTS, This is just info and nothing else. I will probably get flamed anyway. If you use Netscape as your browser, and are having trouble seeing and reading your incoming messages, try this. 1. On the toolbar, click- VIEW. 2. Cursor down, click on- INCREASE FONT. You can click on increase font several times. I hope this helps! John D. Ledrich

Hi Don & Ruth, I would like to introduce myself. I am also a decendant of John Shaw and Ann Rogerson. My line is from their son Stephen. I have been off line lately, so I just saw your messages today. I noticed that Connie has already been in contact with you, That's great. There is a group of about 5 of us that are all working on the same line and I hope that you are interested in joining our little group. We share pretty much everything that we find. Please send me more information on your direct line and I will do the same. I am also interested in photocopies of any old pictures that you might have of any of the early SHAW's. I would be glad to mail you a few of the ones that I have. You will probably be hereing from these people also: Connie, Ann, Joy and Drake. These people are decended from John and Ann's children: Connie from John Shaw Ann from Sarah Rachel Shaw Joy and Drake from Richard Shaw and Me from Stephen Shaw. I have been to the grave site of Agnes Cameron Shaw, She is buried in Brookside Cemetery, Jefferson County, Watertown, NY, right behind George W. Shaw's stone and infront of where Stephen Shaw's stone is. I use to live in that area and still occasionaly get back there to visit and do alittle research. My line goes like this: Stephen Shaw & Barbara Snell Frederick Shaw & Mary Esther Bailey Orrie Shaw & Myra Dudley Dennis Shaw & Lois Broderson and Me. If you send me your snail mail address I'll send some copies of pictures and more details on my direct line. I need to make copies anyways, I promised Drake some copies also after the holidays. My mailing address is: Carol Covington 8298 Church Rd Felton, PA 17322 It's always nice to meet a new cousin! Happy New Year! Carol Don and Ruth Kern wrote: > > What a pleasure to hear from you. You are the first link I have found to my > Father's family. We will have to check further to find out whether the same > William > really had two daughters AND two sons. I only knew of my grandfather and > his brother William. According to my information, William (born 1825) > married > Agnes Cameron, a native of Scotland, 28 Feb 1849 at Thomas" Grve (?) Canada. > William and Agnes had both come to Canada with their parents in childhood. > Agnes > died in Watertown, NY in 1866. William died 7 Nov 1903. > > Our Great Uncle Will was William Henry Shaw, born July 2, 1860. According > to a bio > I found, He homesteaded in South Dakota, as did my grandfather. Will > married Lulu Dealing > of New York in 1892. Their children were Eva Grace and Robert Clayton. > William > died around 1940. > > Yes, according to my records John and Ann had 13 > children. When my Father died in 1947 he left the following information: > > John Shaw born Dec. 7 1796 at Cotingham, York County, England > John Shaw and Ann Rogers (could have been an "o and n" that we missed) > married Nov. 25, 1818 in England > Ann Rogers born Oct. 6, 1799 at sutton, York County, England > > Their children: > > John Shaw, born July 19, 1819 in England > James Shaw - Jan. 12, 1821 - England > Betsy Shaw - Sept. 1, 1822 - England > Richard Shaw - Feb. 19, 1824 - England > William Shaw - Oct. 23, 1825 - England, died Nov. 7, 1903 (my great > grandfather) > Ann Shaw - July 27, 1827 > Henry Shaw - Feb. 28, 1829 > Sarah Shaw - Feb. 12, 1831, St. Andrews, Canada > Jane Shaw - Jan. 13, 1833 > Stephan Shaw - Sept. 16, 1834 > Maria Shaw - april 5, 1836 > Rebecca Shaw - Dec. 18, 1837 > George Shaw - April 30, 1840 > > Does all or most of this information fit with what you have? > I very much look forward to sharing more on this large family. > > Ruth Kern > Livingston, Montana > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <gcspen@juno.com> > > > > > > > ==== SHAW Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > ============================== > > The easiest way to stay in touch with your family and friends! > > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST1 > > > > > > > > ==== SHAW Mailing List ==== > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/

Hello, Tommy, Just a note tonight to let you know that I haven't forgotten you. I hope to write a longer e-mail in a day or so. Some days I can't get out of bed. I shall be delighted to furnish you with a copy of Evan Shaw's picture. I think I told you that the picture is very, very dim. In fact, it is a photocopy and was no doubt made on one of the earlier, inferior duplicating machines.. I am hoping that the picture will be clearer when it is copied. (My grandfather's picture was very dim, but recently when I made a copy on a modern copier, to my surprise, the photocopy came out clearer than the original.) Mrs. Howard Shaw of Olney, IL gave Evan's photocopy to me. She wrote a few names on the back of it which I will photocopy and send, also. There will be no charge to you. Please send me your address. I won't be able to get this done until after New Years day. I"ll write you later about what part of the Shaw book I would like to have. Have you seen the book, "They Took the High Road" by Gurtha Shaw Patch? It is mainly a fictional romance set in Scotland, but there is one chapter at the end with a dab of genealogy in it about Basil Shaw. I have had this book for decades. Will gladly copy the chapter about Basil and send to you if you wish. I hope you had a nice Christmas and that your new year will be bright. Sincerely, Mary

Posted on: Shaw Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/FamilyAssoc/Shaw/215 Surname: ------------------------- I do find one George Shaw in our family line, born 30 april 1840. He was the 13th child of John Shaw, b 7 dec 1796 at cotingham, York County, England, and Ann Rogers(on), born 6 Oct 1799 at sutton, York County, England. John and Ann were married 25 Nov 1818 in England. I think they migrated to St. andrews, Canada between 1827 and 1831. I am descended from their fifth child, William. If you would like the names of all 13 children, please let me know. I know nothing about what happened to the other children. Sincerely, Ruth

Posted on: Shaw Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/FamilyAssoc/Shaw/214 Surname: SHAW ------------------------- This is the information as told to me by my Uncle Ronald Shaw; 1. George Shaw ??? 2. George Jr. Shaw ??? 3. Jonathan Shaw ?? b. abt 1850 in Temple, York County, New Brunswick, Canada Hanford Lengrove Shaw ?? b. abt 1870 in Temple, York County, New Brunswick, Canada and married to Cassie Bell Simonson 4. Jack Simonson Shaw b. April 18, 1911 in Temple, York County, New Brunswick, Canada d. September 14, 1988 in Fredricton, New Brunswick, Canada and married to Myrtle Marie Justason b. September 02, 1916 5. Blair Richard Shaw b. October 10, 1943 in St John, New Brunswick, Canada m. Nancy Edith Giberson b. April 11, 1947 and; me 6. Chadwick Jack Shaw b. April 12, 1966 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada I was told that it is believed all may ancester where baptist. Any help would be greatly appreciated. :-)

My last couple of post were meant for an individual...My apologies to the list...In my excitment to reply I didnt notice what I was doing...Tommy Shaw _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Posted on: Shaw Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/FamilyAssoc/Shaw/211 Surname: Shaw, Messer ------------------------- I am searching for the parents of Jane Shaw born around 1808 in Johnston Co NC who married James Bryant Messer on 27 Dec 1826 in Johnston Co NC/ They had 5 children, one of whom was my direct relative Dushee Aldridge Shaw Messer. Upon the death of her husband she moved to Bell Co Texas with her sons John and William. Both John and William were married, John to Mary Margaret Stewart and William to Matilda Jane Hunt. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

I should have finished reading your letter...Im so sorry about your husband, I can not imagine what it must be like.....I see you said you have a picture of Evan..Which Evan is it?? there were a couple of them all from the same family, I kinda think the name Evan, and Anguish are kinda unique to this bunch, they may be related to basil..i have lots of info on this line, plus a book called a man in the tree's..if that Evan is related to me i would love to pay to have that picture copied, I have tried and tried to find pictures of Evan shaw......Thanks Tommy p.s. if you are interested in any of the things I have let me know...glad to share.. >From: TenTudo@aol.com >Reply-To: SHAW-L@rootsweb.com >To: SHAW-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [SHAW-L] SHAWS in Kentucky >Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 10:37:53 EST > >Good afternoon, > >Not only have I heard of the Manhattan claim, I remember in the 1920a when >word spread of "our inheritance"! I shall never forget how my father >scurried around to collect his family history in order to qualify for a >part >of the riches. Two of my great uncles even made a train trip to >Washington, >D.C. to check the records at the Archives but came back disillusioned since >they couldn't find anything remotely tying us to any such claim. > >The story goes something like this: An old sea captain by the name of >Edwards had given a 99 year lease on most of Manhattan (Woolworth Bldg., >Chase Manhattan, etc.). He died at sea, and when the lease was up, his >heirs >"slept on their rights" to the lease, and when they realized their >negliigence, the statute of limitations had taken over. All through the >years various families have tried to claim this land to no avail. I myself >wrote to various businesses located on this property and got interesting >replies. I knew it was a losing proposition, but I was just trying to find >out all I could about the matter in a light-hearted way. > >In the South, the group that was formed in the l920s was called "The >Edwards-Key-Bibb Assn." My grandmother was a Key, and though she married a >Shaw, it was through the Keys (not the Shaws) that my kin felt they had a >claim to the property. > >Somewhere in the long ago past, I read that a Kentucky Shaw woman married >a sea-Captain Edwards. But the Shaw name is not usually associated with >the >inheritance tale. > >My maiden name is Shaw. My Shaw family came to north Alabama in 1819 from >Iredell Co., NC They had come to NC from Montgomery and Prince Georges >Counties, Maryland. There was an Anguish/Angus Shaw in a William Shaw will >in one of these counties in the early 1700s. > >I have a very dim picture of Evan Shaw. He is not in my line....I got the >picture from a Mrs. Howard Shaw of Olney, IL many years ago. I do not know >if she yet lives. She and I felt that Evan and Anguish belonged to a Basil >Shaw family. >(There is a Basil in the William Shaw will of which I speak in the above >paragraph.) > >Back to the Manhattan property: I believe the whole deal was some sort of >scam, either to get money or genealogies. But it does tend to jazz up our >genealogies, doesn't it? > >I hope you had a nice Christmas in Galveston. Mine was very sad, for I >have >recently lost my husband of 56 years, and I myself am suffering of cancer. > >I hope I haven't confused you too much. > >Sincerely, > >Mary in Huntsville, AL > > >==== SHAW Mailing List ==== > > > >============================== >Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! >http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Hi, How are you.?? in the 1950's some of my relatives went to New York for a meeting with their lawyer..i had the papers at one time, and some letters written by both the law office, and some newspaper clipppings, but a divorce cost me many files of family history.Rhis paticular claim comes from the Edwards family thru a Racheal Edwards who was married to one of my ancestors, her father was robert Edwards supposedly he was granted some land for service rendered....I guess they werent the only ones, and im not sure we'll ever get to the truth, but the papers i had I guess I will never be able to replace.....Thank you Tommy Shaw...... >From: TenTudo@aol.com >Reply-To: SHAW-L@rootsweb.com >To: SHAW-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [SHAW-L] SHAWS in Kentucky >Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 10:37:53 EST > >Good afternoon, > >Not only have I heard of the Manhattan claim, I remember in the 1920a when >word spread of "our inheritance"! I shall never forget how my father >scurried around to collect his family history in order to qualify for a >part >of the riches. Two of my great uncles even made a train trip to >Washington, >D.C. to check the records at the Archives but came back disillusioned since >they couldn't find anything remotely tying us to any such claim. > >The story goes something like this: An old sea captain by the name of >Edwards had given a 99 year lease on most of Manhattan (Woolworth Bldg., >Chase Manhattan, etc.). He died at sea, and when the lease was up, his >heirs >"slept on their rights" to the lease, and when they realized their >negliigence, the statute of limitations had taken over. All through the >years various families have tried to claim this land to no avail. I myself >wrote to various businesses located on this property and got interesting >replies. I knew it was a losing proposition, but I was just trying to find >out all I could about the matter in a light-hearted way. > >In the South, the group that was formed in the l920s was called "The >Edwards-Key-Bibb Assn." My grandmother was a Key, and though she married a >Shaw, it was through the Keys (not the Shaws) that my kin felt they had a >claim to the property. > >Somewhere in the long ago past, I read that a Kentucky Shaw woman married >a sea-Captain Edwards. But the Shaw name is not usually associated with >the >inheritance tale. > >My maiden name is Shaw. My Shaw family came to north Alabama in 1819 from >Iredell Co., NC They had come to NC from Montgomery and Prince Georges >Counties, Maryland. There was an Anguish/Angus Shaw in a William Shaw will >in one of these counties in the early 1700s. > >I have a very dim picture of Evan Shaw. He is not in my line....I got the >picture from a Mrs. Howard Shaw of Olney, IL many years ago. I do not know >if she yet lives. She and I felt that Evan and Anguish belonged to a Basil >Shaw family. >(There is a Basil in the William Shaw will of which I speak in the above >paragraph.) > >Back to the Manhattan property: I believe the whole deal was some sort of >scam, either to get money or genealogies. But it does tend to jazz up our >genealogies, doesn't it? > >I hope you had a nice Christmas in Galveston. Mine was very sad, for I >have >recently lost my husband of 56 years, and I myself am suffering of cancer. > >I hope I haven't confused you too much. > >Sincerely, > >Mary in Huntsville, AL > > >==== SHAW Mailing List ==== > > > >============================== >Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! >http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

To the list: My reply to the above subject was meant for Tom Shaw personally. I am sorry that it went to everyone. Mary in Alabama