Descendants of Richard Shirley of Virginia

Shirley

Generation #3

Richard (2Thomas, 1Thomas) Shirley I of Virginia

Richard Shirley was born 8/6/1669 in Northumberland Co VA. In 1697 at Christ Church in Middlesex Co VA Richard married Ann Duff b. c. 1670, the widow of George Duff. Ann was the widow of George Duff, who had just died, and by whom she had a son, Abraham.

Richard and Ann are last found in records in 1715 when Ann is cited having relinquished her dower rights. Richard is believed to have died in 1728.

Research Note: If son Richard Shirley II was born in 1712, this Richard did not die in 1708 and his wife Ann did not marry John Williams in 1709.

1697 Know all men by these persents that we Richard SHURLEY and Paul Thilman of Middlesex are bound to Sir Wm Skipwith, Mathew Kemp, Wm Churchill, Wm Daniel, Henry Thacker, and John Smith, gent. Justices of aforesaid county…for administration of estate of George Duff for SHURLEY to return a true inventory. Signed John Price, Edwin Thacker (clerk), Richard "R" Shurley, Paul Thilman
1697 Administration of estate of George Duff dec’d granted to Rich SHURLEY and Ann Shurley his wife, the relic of said deceased.
Order book 1713-1719 page 111 June 15, 1715:
Richard Shirley having acknowledged a deed of indenture for land with ye livery and seizen theron, endorsed unto Robert Harrison and Anne Shirley, ye wife of ye said Richard, having relinquished her right of Dower to ye sd. land, on ye sd. Robert Harrison's motion the sd. deed is admitted to record.

    Children

    1. Thomas Shirley

    2. Ann Shirley ch. 3/31/1703 Northumberland Co VA

    3. Richard Shirley

    3. Richard Shirley II ch. 7/9/1712 Northumberland Co VA

Generation #4

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