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2022
Announcement! "It’s the time of year to again start
thinking about the “Gathering of Descendants” at Fort
Boonesborough State Park in Madison County, KY this summer.....One
of the aims of the Park and other sponsors is to broaden the
information available for the attendees, many of whom are descendants
of the pioneers who came to Boonesborough between 1775 and the
early 19th century." Event: 25 June 2022 9am to 5pm (Contact:
Elizabeth Chalfant, elizchalfant@aol.com)
This
Lineage last Reviewed and Updated in March 2019
Michael Shirley  born about
1730s (see Shalle family link above); He was killed by Indians
in July 24, 1784 near Fort Boon, Lincoln Co. Kentucky. As a young
colonial soldier, he was stationed at Fort Washington. According
to family lore, here he met and married Katy Franz. After their
time at Fort Washington, family lore says the couple moved back
to Pennsylvania, then migrated to Augusta Co Virginia. Michael
Shirley is mentioned in Augusta Co. VA records as early as 1761.
In 1769, Michael was appointed a road surveyor in Augusta County.
He was granted 90 acres of land in the county in 1770, but soon
disappears from records after that date. He enlisted in Capt.
William Bentley's company, 3rd Virginia regiment on 1 December
1777. The Regiment was commanded by Colonel John Neville, formerly
known at times as Captain Reubin Bisco's company, and Charles
West's company, commanded by Colonel William Heth, in the Revolutionary
War. Two of Michael and Kay's daughters were married in Rockingham
Co Virginia in January and then June 1778. Michael's name appears
on the 3rd VA Regiment's muster rolls until Nov 1779. They moved
to the Kentucky wilderness about 1780, some 5 years after Daniel
Boone had blazed the Wilderness Trail through the Cumberland
Gap, thus allowing settlement of the interior of Kentucky. Upon
arrival in Kentucky, Michael entered 150 acres of land on Silver
Creek in Lincoln Co KY (became Madison Co) in December 1781,
then 400 acres on the Kentucky River in Lincoln Co in January
1783. In the same year, Michael entered 100 acres on the Kentucky
River, 300 acres on an unnamed water course. In 1784 Micheal
Shirley entered 103 acres on the waters of Muddy Creek in Lincoln
Co and also had 569 acres surveyed near there in 1784. In 1784,
Michael was killed by Indians while surveying in old Lincoln
Co now known as Madison County KY.
Jul. 23, 1784 [death date]
Family story - "Michael Shirley was shot by Indians at Station
Camp, Kentucky. The Indians shot him, breaking both of his legs,
and he fell from his horse behind a log. The Indians thinking
him dead, left him and capture his horse. He crawled to a tree
and from there he dragged himself back and forth to a stream
of water. On a vine he cut with a pen knife how he was killed
and marked each day he lived and on the sixth day, he said he
felt death and as to whether he died that day or lived longer
is not known. The family buried him where he was found and his
buried place was marked by a stone with M. S. curved on it and
the same was cut on the bark of the tree by which he was buried."
The Estate inventory and appraisement
of the goods and chattles of Michael Shirley was filed in court
in Lincoln Co KY on 15 February 1785. His land was not disposed
of until his son Charles was of age.
married Catherine "Katy
Franz. She was enumerated
on the 1792 tax list of Madison Co KY after the death of her
husband. In 1795, the famous Daniel Boone then living in Bourbon
Co KY sold a tract of land in Madison Co to Catherine Shirley.
She appears in the 1800 tax list for Madison Co KY. She continues
to sell portions of her husband's land over the next decade,
through at least 1823. Her will is dated Jan 23, 1825 in Madison
Co. KY. In 1847, her heirs sold land on Silver Creek Madison
Co to Moses Willis, thus indicating the settlement of her estate.
According to family lore,
she was born of emigrants who came to America from France [this
is likely untrue, more likely Germany]. According to lore, her
mother died and her father returned to the old country.
children
1(i). Mary Shirley born 17
February 1762; She died 1845 Bedford
Co. TN; She married William McGuire on 23 February 1778
in Rockingham Co. VA; He was born Mar 12, 1748 VA d. 1834 Bedford
Co. TN; buried Horse Mountain Cemetery. The Plano TX DAR Chapter
is named after Mary Shirley
The History of Mary Shirley
McGuire:
"This chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution
was named for a patriot, Mary Shirley McGuire, who suffered much
for the American cause. She was born 17 February 1762, the eldest
daughter of Michael Shirley, a lieutenant in the Continental
Army, and his wife, Katie Franz. On February 23, 1778, she married
William McGuire in Rockingham County, Virginia. William was a
lieutenant of the First Artillery, Virginia Regiment when they
and their young son, Michael, were taken from their farm and
carried to Canada as prisoners of the British. Their second child,
Thomas, was born during their imprisonment.
After their release by the
British in Canada, they endured many hardships as they wandered
through the deep snow on their way back home. One of the bitterest
sorrows was the loss of their elder son, Michael, who froze to
death. The McGuires had stopped for the night at a Canadian graveyard.
The parents tried to prevent the children from freezing by lying
between the graves and covering themselves with their scanty
blankets. The mother saved the baby, Thomas, by placing him inside
her clothing and buttoning her coat over him. Michael, however,
died that night and was buried in a shallow grave that the parents
were able to scratch out in this unknown, foreign soil. With
broken hearts, they left his little body there.
The McGuire family migrated
to Bedford County, Tennessee, from Shelby County, Kentucky, about
1813. Their children were: Michael, Thomas, Polly, Katie, William,
Jr., Cornelius, John, and Elizabeth (Bettie)."
1(ii). Katherine "Katie"
Shirley born about 1764;
She married John Baughman on 1 June 1778 in Rockingham Co Virginia
1(iii). Susan Shirley born about 1769; She died May 1859 Benton
Co. MO; She married Mr. Benjamin Proctor Mar 8, 1787
The Proctor's were early adventurers
in KY and associates of Daniel Boone according to Elwood Shirley
who has studied the history of KY.
1(iv). Charles Shirley born about 1771 in Augusta Co. VA; They
lived Clark Co. IN and MO. He died 1817 in MO,
married Rebecca Collier on 15 November 1795 Madison Co. KY;
She was born 21 April 1778. She was was the daughter of John
Collier and Millie Vaughn.
1(v). George
Shirley
born say 1774; George Shirley was taxed for 320 acres of land
on Silver Creek in 1796 in what had become Madison County, formed
from Lincoln Co KY. He was age 16-21 according to the tax enumeration.
He owned 8 horses and 5 head of cattle; His mother sold 60 acres
on Taylor Creek to him in 1802 and purchased 1400 acres on Tates
Creek in 1816, and 60 more acres on Taylors Fork Creek in 1817;
He moved to Cooper County Missouri after the 1820 census, when
he entered 80 acres of land with the BLM in 1828; He was enumerated
in Cooper Co MO in 1830, age 50-60; He died at Cooper Co MO sometime
after the 1850 census Shirleys
of Cooper Co Missouri
married Betsey Lee on 20 December 1797 in Lincoln Co. KY
1(vi). Elizabeth "Lizzie"
Shirley born about 1776;
She married Thomas McGuire
1(vii). Nancy Shirley born August 1777; She married Frank
Travis on 7 November 1797
1(viii). Sallie Shirley She married Phillip Phelps on 22 March
1804; Her will was dated 8 September 1828
Who
is this Michael Shirley? Maybe a son of Michael Sr? Or maybe
a cousin, possibly son of Lucas Shirley of Greene Co TN, He pops
up to KY, then back to TN?
1(vii). Michael Shirley enumerated in tax lists in Lincoln Co
KY in 1797 and 1798 at the same time and adjacent to George Shirley,
son of Michael Shirley
1797 or 1798 Lincoln Co Tax List (dates seem to be uncertain)
Commissioner's Book 3
Michael Shurley 1 free male 21+; 0 free male 16-21;
0 blacks; 1 horses; no land
Dec 2, 1797 George Sherley married Betsey Lee
1799 Lincoln Co Tax List (3 lists)
Commissioner's Book 2
Michael Shurley 1 free male 21+; 0 free male 16-21;
0 blacks; 0 horses; no land
George Shurley 1 free male 21+; 0 free male 16-21;
0 blacks; 1 horses; no land
From Sandi Gorin
Taken from old clippings dealing
with Kentucky family history, newspaper unknown. These clippings
are about 100 years old (1997). Reprinted in Kentucky Explorer,
Volume 11, Number 9 - March, 1997. pp. 80-81. Madison County.
Shirley Family. My grandmother
Daily gives me our family history, but being ninety-seven years
of age, her once fine memory is somewhat impaired. I write the
following hoping some member of the family may confirm its accuracy.
The name Shirley was spelled
by our ancestors "Shawnee." My great-great-grandfather
as a native of Spain and his wife, Katie Franz or Frants or France,
was a native of Paris, France. They saw each other whilst he
was marching; fell in love and were married at Washington City,
when it was a fort. He was a lieutenant in the Continental army.
He had been sent for supplies at the time of Gen. Wayne's defeat
or possibly would have been captured with the rest of that army.
He was killed by the Indians at Station Camp, Kentucky. They
lived at Boonesboro [sic].
Michael Shirley's children were:
Mary McGuire, Katie Bullock, Lizzie McGuire, Susie Proctor, Nancy
Travis, Sallie Phelps, and George
Shirley. My great-grandfather, Charles Shirley (1771), and his
wife, Rebecca Collier (1778), were married November 17, 1796.
Their children were: Nancy Shirley, 1797; Polly Shirley, 1798;
Lucy Shirley, 1800; Rebecca Shirley, 1801; George, 1804; Lydia,
1805; Silas, 1806; Jenny, 1808; Felix,1811, and Charles, 1813.
My great-grandfather, Charles Shirley, spent his best days in
fighting the Indians.
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ORIGINAL SETTLERS
GATHERING: Boonesboro KY June 23, 2018.
Email from the Director of
the Madison Co KY Historical Society
All of the sponsoring organizations
are pleased to have positive feedback from the Chenault, Callaway,
French and Boone families for participation at this year’s
Gathering. Additional genealogical support will be provided by
the Society of Boonesborough. Several other local and state organizations
will be present to provide various historical and property information.
Of note, the Boone Society is holding its bi-annual reunion this
year and will have over a 100 members attending.
For those who will come to provide
family information, support will be provided for table and chairs,
power, and a wi-fi connection for computers. However, you should
plan to furnish your own umbrella or canopy for fending off the
sun or rain, if we are beset with inclement weather. The fort
opens to the public at 10:00 am so plan to arrive for setup appropriately
before then. If you have a canopy to erect, several of us will
be there on Friday afternoon about 3 or shortly thereafter to
put ours up. For those who will be “manning” a table,
you will be allowed in without paying the entry fee and will
be provided a “vendors” badge. Please provide the number
of “key” people you will use to Bill Farmer, see the
email address above, and me so adequate badges are available.
For everyone, we would appreciate
you publicizing this unique event using your contact lists of
your members. Even if you do not have a family representative
there to field queries, chances are that others may be able to
help. We look forward to seeing a lot of new faces there this
year looking for their roots.
If this year did not fit your
schedule, mark your calendar for 2019, probably the second Saturday
of June for the next Gathering.
The Callaway Family Association has advised that it will have
its annual reunion then so you may run into relatives even if
you aren’t a direct member of their group. More details
will be furnished to all as dates and other information are settled.
With regards,
Tom Black
President, MCHS
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Michael Shirley