I have many Shaw's in Harpersville, Shelby Co, AL. Mostly children of Hugh L Shaw and Annie Catherine Lybrand. Are these kin to yours? According to my records, mostly from Elaine Hendricks - God be good to her, Hugh H is the son of Hugh and Elizabeth Finley, or maybe Hugh Jr and Elizabeth Finley? nance (my first post to this site) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles and Maria Shaw" <theshawclan@comcast.net> To: <dmcshaw@hughes.net> Cc: <shaw@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 2:35 PM Subject: Re: [SHAW] Seeking Participants for the Shaw DNA / Surname Project > Denise, > > I just submitted a Y-DNA 67 sample to Family Tree last week and expect > the results to be posted by the end on the month. We have several of our > related lines back 13 generations and our Shaw line definitely goes back > to the 1750-60s in NC. I am originally from Mississippi with numerous > relatives in MS, AL, AR, and TX. This Shaw family line goes back through > AL, some GA and others SC, TN/ NC, and VA or MD. Our oral history also > indicates migrating through VA or MD from Ulster (County Antrim) after > arrival in PA. > > Our Shaw family were allied to and inter-married with the Wyley/ Wylly, > Irwin/ Irvine, Miller, Bagwell, Jones, Spiva/ Spivey, Malone and other > Orange families back to Old Augusta - now Botetourt and Bedford Counties > of VA. I have at least a dozen family lines that were in Old Augusta > County, VA by 1735 and later Old Orange County, NC which later split into > Caswell/ Persons and Wake/ Durham Counties of NC. They all ended up in > Old Washington County, NC (later became TN) following the Revolution. > John Henry Shaw was born on the VA and NC line (Caswell County) in 1763. > Papa John married Mary Margaret Irwin/ Irvine in Washington County, TN on > 11 August 1788 in the area later identified as Cherokee lands in 1790. > Consequently, Papa John and Mama Mary moved several times ending up in > Shelby County, AL by 1818 where he died. Mama Mary came to MS with her > family in 1834 and died in 1853. I am descended from their son, Captain > James Washington Shaw, who was an original set! > tler in the Choctaw Cede of MS during 1833. > > Concerning DNA Testing, I've been looking at this for some time and > studying the mutation rates for many markers - all vary at different > rates. In order to get back to the Colonial Era of interest with any > degree of accurracy, the 25 marker test is probably not sufficient and > even the 37 marker test is only marginal for a HaploGroup. I ordered the > new Y-DNA 67 marker test for this reason. I'll let you know when the > sample is posted. Thanks for all your efforts. > > > > Chuck Shaw > > Charles and Maria Shaw > 15934 Spyglass Hill Loop > Lake Manassas > Gainesville, VA 20155 > E-mail: theshawclan@comcast.net > Home: 703-753-0549 > Cell: 703-408-7319 > > Charles H. Shaw, III, CPL > Vice President > METRON, Incorporated > 11911 Freedom Drive, Suite 800 > Reston, VA 20190 > E-mail: shaw@metsci.com > Office: 703-787-8700, x474 > Mobile: 703-835-4553 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Denise Shaw" <dmcshaw@hughes.net> > To: <shaw@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 10:23 PM > Subject: [SHAW] Seeking Participants for the Shaw DNA / Surname Project > > >> The Shaw line originating from the Prince George's County and Charles >> County, Maryland area is looking for paternal male Shaw descendants to >> participate in the DNA Shaw Surname project. We are trying to establish >> proof of lineage for the William and Priscilla Shaw line from southern >> Maryland. Recently, two Shaw descendants submitted DNA for testing, one >> from >> Charles County, MD and one from CA. DNA testing confirmed that they are >> "cousins," descending from William and Priscilla, through their sons, >> Luke >> Lewis Shaw and William S. Shaw. >> >> >> >> It is believed that William Shaw was born abt 1767 in Maryland and he >> died >> about 1821-1822 in Charles County, MD. He married Priscilla (MNU) abt >> 1785 >> in Maryland. Priscilla was born abt 1760 in Maryland and died abt 1833 in >> Nicholas County, KY. After William's death, Priscilla Shaw moved from >> Charles County, MD, to Nicholas County, KY, to join her son, Luke Lewis >> Shaw >> (1796-1878), who was already living in KY by 1815. Priscilla took the >> four >> youngest children with her to KY, namely John Anderson Shaw (abt >> 1806-1881), >> James Shaw (abt 1810-?), Ann Shaw (abt 1805-1874), and Matilda Shaw (abt >> 1808-?). It appears the four oldest Shaw children, Sarah (1786-?), Joseph >> (1786-1865) (twin to Sarah), Samuel (1791-?) and William S. Shaw >> (1793-1862) >> stayed behind in Maryland. Joseph Shaw eventually moved to the KY/IN >> areas, >> as he died in Ripley County, Indiana in 1865. >> >> >> >> If we can get more people to participate in the Shaw Surname DNA project, >> we >> are hoping to one day find a match even further back than William and >> Priscilla Shaw, perhaps back to our original presumed ancestry from >> England, >> Ireland or Scotland. To accomplish this, we need as many male Shaw >> descendants as possible who descend from the paternal Shaw side to >> participate in the DNA matching project. For more information, please go >> to >> the Shaw DNA Project page at: >> >> >> >> http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/s/shaw/index.html >> >> >> >> Once there, you can learn about how DNA testing works, etc. You can click >> on >> the "Recruitment" link to learn how to participate. The "Results" link >> shows >> the Shaw line participants and matches to date. There is also a >> "patriarchs" >> page for posting family trees. If you decide to participate, you will >> order >> your DNA test kit directly from the project. >> >> >> >> The cost per participant is dependent on the number of markers tested, >> but >> all tests include an estimate of the Haplogroup (an indication of deep >> ancestry). It is recommended that you test the largest number of markers >> that you can afford, however, there is a basic 12 marker test available. >> >> >> >> It is important for as many Shaw descendants to participate as possible. >> However, if you believe you are descended from or connected to this >> specific >> southern Maryland Shaw line, and you absolutely cannot afford the cost of >> testing, we have a few Shaw descendants who are willing to assist in >> paying >> some of the costs of the testing. If you would like to request financial >> assistance or sponsorship for DNA testing, please make a request to me, >> and >> provide information on your southern Maryland Shaw family connection. >> Requests for testing sponsorship will be reviewed and considered on a >> case-by-case basis, and is dependent upon the number of requests we >> receive, >> as we have a limited amount of sponsorship monies available. >> >> >> >> If you wish to contribute to the Shaw grant/sponsorship program to help >> promote Shaw DNA testing, please let me know. >> >> >> >> Please consider participating, and please pass this information along to >> other Shaw relatives who might be interested. >> >> >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> >> Denise Shaw >> >> dmcshaw@hughes.net >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> SHAW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SHAW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >