My family is from SC and were slave owners in the 1800's. Have only traced my G-G-G-Grandfather, William Shaw, to Marion County, SC; born in 1759 but not sure where he was born or where the family was from. Rumored he may have traveled to SC from VA. His son, John D. Shaw had a number or slaves who I've assumed went by the name Shaw. This has been a mystery to me as I haven't been able to find my Shaws in the south previous to my William, or where he came from. Thanks, Dottie

Hi, Dottie. I am researching my husband's Shaw line in Charles County, in southern Maryland. I am having problems tracing my husband's line past his GGGrandfather, William S. Shaw, who was believed to have been born about 1793, and who died in 1862 in Charles County. He was married to Innocence Wilkerson. We are not sure where he was born, but his parents are believed to be William and Pricilla Shaw. Do you have any further information that might match up with this Shaw line? My husband's elderly aunt had a note in her personal papers found after her death that stated "John Shaw came to Lancaster County, VA in 1705, he was surgeon to Capt. Robert Tayloe of London, brother of the second William Tayloe." Since we are having so much trouble finding a local connection to this Shaw line, we thought that, perhaps, we should start looking across the river in Lancaster County, VA. Do you have any information on your line coming from VA? I would be happy to share my information with you if you will e-mail me directly at dmcshaw@hughes.net. Thanks. Denise C. Shaw dmcshaw@hughes.net -----Original Message----- From: shaw-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:shaw-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Comcast Mail Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 6:17 PM To: Comcast Mail; gc-gateway@rootsweb.com; shaw@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SHAW] African American SHAWs - VA/NC My family is from SC and were slave owners in the 1800's. Have only traced my G-G-G-Grandfather, William Shaw, to Marion County, SC; born in 1759 but not sure where he was born or where the family was from. Rumored he may have traveled to SC from VA. His son, John D. Shaw had a number or slaves who I've assumed went by the name Shaw. This has been a mystery to me as I haven't been able to find my Shaws in the south previous to my William, or where he came from. Thanks, Dottie ------------------------------- 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