Hi Joe, wrong Samuel. My Samuel was Eng. Came to R.I. in 1827. Moved to Il. in 1837 and died there in 1877. Good luck. Viola. JM & BJ BROWN wrote: > You mention a Samuel Shaw. What date era does he belong and do you have > any information as to who his wife and children are. I'm looling for a > Samuel who went west from Westmoreland Co. Pa. He left Westmorreland > about 1804 Thabks for any help you can give. Joe Brown > > NCKing@aol.com wrote: > > > > Viola; > > The family assumes, Irish,and the census showed that Esther stated she was > > born in Ireland in 1810. However, we do not know the name of Mr. Shaw....the > > story is that her family did not approve of him but they married anyway. When > > they left for America, her family came to the ship and and told her to hold > > out her hands and they filled her hands with money. They did continue to > > correspond because she was asked to come home for a visit with the children > > and she refused to go because she was afraid they wouldn't let her come back. > > In the Logan County, IL land sales, an Esther Shaw bought quite a few parcels > > and there was also a Samuel Shaw purchasing.... but I have never found > > Esther's husband's name. Perhaps Mr. Shaw was English and that was the reason > > her family did not like him???? > > Nancy Casteel King > > CASTEEL, UNDERWOOD, BACON, MCGARVEY, PHILLIPS, SHAW GUNN > > > > ==== SHAW Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/ > > ==== SHAW Mailing List ==== > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/