Hi, Paul. No, I haven't yet talked to Barbara O'Nan. I have been in touch with other Shaw descendants from Indiana and Kentucky, though. We seem to all have the same basic information and are at the same brick wall. There are many theories about William S. Shaw's parentage, but nobody has actually come up with a document to prove any of the theories. Some seem pretty logical, but until I can find something definite, I am hesitant to link to any of the theories just yet. I'm waiting for copies of military records and pension files in hopes they may contain some clues to help us pin this down. I'm also hoping some other family lines that interconnect with the Shaw line may have some clues (e.g. Bean, Berry, Willett, Gates, O'Keefe, & Robey). Let's keep our fingers crossed! Denise -----Original Message----- From: shaw-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:shaw-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Paul Shaw Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 9:16 PM To: shaw@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SHAW] William S. Shaw Family from Charles County, Maryland Denise, Do you know a Barbara O'nan? I believe she is researching the same line as you. I have been trying to find a connection to my shaw line thru her shaw line. My Gabriel Shaw b.1818 Brown Co. Ohio. His father is believed to be named Joseph Shaw. Her Joseph settled accross the river in Ohio. The rest of the family settled in Kentucky. Paul Denise Shaw <dmcshaw@hughes.net> wrote: I am researching the line of William S. Shaw from Charles County, MD as follows: William Shaw (Abt 1767 - Abt 1820), m. Pricilla MNU (abt 1760-1831) Children: Joseph (1786 twin) Sarah (1786 twin) Samuel (abt 1791) William S. (abt 1793) Luke Lewis (1796) Ann (abt 1795) John Anderson (abt 1806) Matilda (abt 1808) James (abt 1810) Note: After William's death, Pricilla moved to Nicholas County, KY to live near her son, Luke Lewis Shaw. William S. Shaw (1793-1862), m. Milley (MNU) (1780-1843) NO CHILDREN, m. Innocent B. (MNU) (abt 1818-1903) Children of William S. Shaw & Innocent B. (MNU): William Columbus (1850-1930), m. Victorine Lucy Willett (1862-1919) Joseph Berry Shaw (1854-1894), m. Elizabeth Kate Willett (1857-1916) Walter Millard Shaw (1856-1933), m. Maria Frances Hicks (1859-1924) Mary R. Shaw (1857-), m. ? Marshall E. Boarman (1954-) Elkanah Arosia Shaw (1859-1898), m. Virgie Eugenia Robey (1871-1958) After William S. Shaw died, Innocent Shaw married Dennis Gates (son of Elias & Ann Gates) in 1868. After Joseph Berry Shaw's death, Elizabeth Kate Willett married Robert M. O'Keefe in 1899. After Elizabeth's death in 1916, Robert O'Keefe married Etta E. Armiger. We are at a brick wall trying to prove the parentage of William S. Shaw, as well as his first wife, Milley (MNU), and his second wife, Innocent B. (MNU). We have found no definitive proof as to William S. Shaw's father's name (perhaps William, John, James or Josiah Shaw), but his mother is shown as Pricilla (MNU) (possibly Price or Fearson?). We believe they were all born and raised in Charles County. All of our Shaw family seemed to have attended St. Paul's Piney Parish Episcopal Church, and many are buried there. In my research at the Southern Maryland Studies Center at CSM, I found several letters written to the Charles County Historical Society in 1975 and 1979 from a Carol Lee (Shaw?) Moore (Mrs. Robert L. Moore), who was a grandaughter to John Anderson Shaw, one of William S. Shaw's brothers, seeking information on William S. Shaw. She stated she had in her possession original letters written by one of William's brothers, Joseph Shaw in Indiana, to the William S. Shaw family members addressed to Beantown, Bryantown, & Charles County, MD, spanning 1837-1867. References in the letters concern "Henry Bean's family, who is running Aunt Actone's farm, where is Cousin Betsy Shaw living, how are the Beans and Owens, how is Beantown and the tobacco market?" I have been unsuccessful in tracking down Ms. Moore or her descendants in attempts to obtain copies of these letters. If you know how to reach Carol L. Shaw Moore or her family, please let me know. I am hoping there are other Charles County families out there sharing common ties with our Shaw line that may have information on our "missing links." Please check your family bibles, etc. and please contact me if you have find any information you can share. Thank you. Denise C. 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