Gabriel Shaw

The following was posted on Genealogy.Com and I have included the text here for a point of reference for future study... Joseph Baker.

Multiple records indicate John Baptist Shaw was born about 1745, William Shaw about 1747, Samuel Shaw about 1749, and Houston (Hugh) Shaw about 1750 - all in Wake Co, NC. They all fought in the Revolution and it is very likely they are brothers, but solid evidence for their parents is elusive. John Baptist Shaw was born about 1745 in Wake Co, NC and died September 16, 1815 in Wake co, NC. John B. Shaw married Frances MacKelroy or McElroy (multiple spellings) on November 21, 1771 in Wake County. Frances “Frankie” MacKelroy was born about 1751 in Wake County also. John Baptist Shaw is believed to be the son of William?, Patrick?, Angus?, James?, Thomas? Shaw (TBD - current area of emphasis). Frances MacKelroy Shaw is believed to be the daughter of Archibald Mackelroy and Catherine (Simpson?). John B. and Frances Shaw had at least 9 children although it is believed another child, Soloman?, born in 1779 died as an infant:

· Simpson Shaw born about 1773

· John W. or John B. Shaw born about 1775

· Elizabeth Shaw born April 4, 1776

· William (Wylie) M. Shaw born about 1777

· Catherine (Caty) Shaw born about 1781

· Polly Shaw born about 1783

· Frances (Fanny) Shaw born about 1785

· Sarah (Sally) Shaw born about 1787

· Aley or Ali Shaw born about 1789

Evidence from William Bennet's "Orange Co. Deed Book 13", p 153. provides very clear information on the location of John B Shaw’s farm when he expanded holdings on both sides of the Eno River, a tributary of the Little River, as late as 1808.

“On 23 Feb 1806, Jane Guy, widow and relict of William Guy, deceased, Alexander Guy, John Guy, Samuel Guy, Anne Guy, Rebecca Guy, Margaret Guy all of Orange Co, and Robert Works and Mary his wife late Mary Guy of Iredell to John B. Shaw of Wake, for $3,700, 634 1/2 ac on Eno R, land which William Guy died seized and possessed...[land description mentions on Eno R, ..Great Road, Eli Lindsey's line, Taylor's corner, Thompson's corner, crossing river to East side….] Jane Guy widow relinquishes all claim to dower, signed: Joan Guy, Wm. Guy, Alexr. Guy, John Guy, Samuel Guy, Ann Guy, Rebekah Guy, Sarah Guy, Margeret Guy, R. Worke, Mary Worke, wit: Dun Cameron to John Guy, R. Worke and Mary Worke, James Lapslie, H. Shepperd, Henry Thompson Jr., acknowledged 22 March 1806 by R. Worke and Mary Worke his late wife before Jno. Hall Judge of Suprerior Court who examined Mary Worke separate foom her husband, prov May Term 1808 by Duncan Cameron as to John Guy, proved May term 1808 by Henry Thompson Jr as to William GUy & James Lapslie proved signatures of other grantors, delvd. John B. Shaw.”

Additional documents show a close relationship between multiple Shaw, Guy, and Cole family members who originally travelled the Old Carolina Wagon Road from the York and Chester, PA areas and these brothers in NC (major TBD) including this deed. William, John B, and Hugh's families lived in close proximity on the North side of the Little River while brother and/ or cousin Samuel Shaw lived directly across the river in newly formed Johnston County. The Daniel Bagwell family and sons, including Frederick Sr, all lived nearby.

The primary corraboration of Daniel and Fredericks line are their census data, land warrants, marriage bonds, and War Pension back from Fayette, AL to Old Pendleton District/ Anderson Co, SC to Morgan District/ Wake Co, NC with Daniel. Frederick B. Bagwell, Jr first appears as an infant on the Pendleton District rolls under Frederick Sr and Mary, after they moved there in 1799, on the 1800 and 1810 census. They never lived close to one another after leaving SC so you have to go back to prior to 1820 to connect them. The Shaws and Crawfords were also in the Old Pendleton District Rolls, later Abbeville District of Anderson Co. at the same time. Another way to follow Frederick is the Revolutionary War/ War of 1812 military rosters and subsequent pensioner's list approved by Act of Congress in 1832. The Marriage Bonds for both James Shaw and Jane Bagwell as well as Frederick B. Bagwell Jr and Peggy Crawford were issued in the same District in SC around the same time in 1818. Jane and Frederick both show up on Frederick Srs intervening census entries for Pendleton and Abbeville. James and Jane Shaw appear on the same census sheets as Frederick and Peggy Bagwell in Shelby Co, AL as well as the lottery or assignments (some additional research) recorded on the same Land Warrant page recorded after the Treaty of Fort Jackson with the Creek Indians for Shelby AL. Frederick Sr ended up in Fayette with several Crawfords while other siblings from his earlier census drew Bibb, Jefferson, etc. counties. In the 1830s following the Choctaw Annexation, at least 3 Shaws and 3 Bagwells as well as some Wileys, etc. all came from AL at the same time based on oral history and land records, they disappeared from the AL databases at this time but numerous siblings, Frederick Sr, and other relatives documented on census and other sources remained in AL. The Homestead Act for MS allowed land patent filings for settlers already in MS in 1839 and 1841 following the Treaties at Dancing Rabbit Creek. In fact - Frederick Jr, Terry, and Henry Bagwell who were on the 1830 Shelby, AL census all filed claims on Sec12-14 land in Choctaw Co on 2/27/1841 while James and Almeron Shaw filed claims on Sec 22-26 land in Choctaw Co nearby on the same date, same ledger. There are other parts of the family in nearby Oktibehha and Noxubee counties on the same ledger as well. They had probably been on the land at least 6-8 years when the treaties became effective and the filings were done in Columbus, MS.. James Shaw and Jane Bagwell Shaw were already married for some time as were Frederick Bagwell and Peggy Crawford Bagwell. The same set of events seemed to have transpired in Shelby/ Jefferson Co, AL when both families settled near one another and filed for Creek Nation land. A similar occurrence happened with their parents in Western SC around 1800 and their grandparents in the mid-1700s in NC following the Cherokee Treaties.

Hopefully this is the same line if you can find your latter family tree and it traces to William or John.

Chuck Shaw

betharnold130added this on 14 Oct 2011