Dear Deborah, My mother was interested in genealogy, and before her death in 1929 she kept notes on her family. Her grandmother was Mary Winefred Shaw, daughter of Robert Charles Coatsworth Pinckney Shaw. He was born in Bedford Co. TN son of Christopher Columbus Shaw, who was the son of Thomas. Also, I have found that the Shaws of Rothiemurchus were from the area just above Inverness (A History of Clan Shaw by Maj. C. J. Shaw of Tordarroch). I have not yet located where he landed, or ship he sailed upon - nor have I ever discovered any siblings who perhaps came with him. He died 1805 in Bedford Co. TN. My mother left a report written on lined paper, her handwriting indicates she was a child, on her father's Shaw lineage, and she stated that they were of the Shaws of Rothiemurchus. The story is very bloody, and I doubted it was really true when I read it first. Imagine my surprise when I found the same story in Maj. Shaw's book - almost word for word. I wish I could have known my great grandmother Mary Winefred Shaw Ford, or her mother Sarah Ann Morris Shaw - they sound fantastic, but they were dead long before I was born, and nearly everybody else was dead by the time I became interested in genealogy!! Hope this helps. Keep in touch if you find any connection to my Thomas. Sincerely, Lee -----Original Message----- From: D Shaw <villarosalie@hotmail.com> To: SHAW-L@rootsweb.com <SHAW-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 6:36 PM Subject: Re: [SHAW] Thomas Shaw Inverness Scotland >Lee, >What is your source for Thomas being born in Inverness, Scotland? >I'm looking for other SC Shaws and am wondering if they may have also been >from Inverness. >Thanks, >Deborah > > >From: "Lee Bartos" <lee.bartos@artibbs.com> >Reply-To: SHAW-L@rootsweb.com >To: SHAW-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [SHAW] Thomas Shaw Inverness Scotland >Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 13:25:37 -0600 > >Searching for information on Thomas Shaw, born Inverness, Scotland ca 1738. >He came to SC Edgefield Dst. and married Elizabeth Lewis, dau. of Thomas >Lewis and Mary Moss. They had the following children: Thomas Jr. b. 12 >Sept. 1760 > David b. 1 Sept. 1763 > Christopher Columbus b. 25 >Oct. 1765 > Susanna and Gavin b. 24 >January 1770 > Elizabeth b. 7 January 1772 >By 1800 they were in Bedford co. TN where Thomas died 7 Dec. 1805. I have >information on Christopher Columbus Shaw, and will be glad to exchange info. >Thank you, Lee Bartos lee.bartos@artibbs.com > > > > >==== SHAW Mailing List ==== > > > >============================== >Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate >your heritage! >http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > >==== SHAW Mailing List ==== > > > >============================== >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >Source for Family History Online. Go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >