Branch 15 - Samuel Newton Shirley

Samuel Newton 1814 Lewis Co. KY. He married Elizabeth White Dec 14, 1845 in Marshall Co. IN. They lived in Johnson Co. MO.

Samuel spent his early boyhood in and around the territory now known as Columbia Township in Fayette Co. Indiana. In 1827 the family moved on west, settling in the area surrounding the future town of Cumberland Indiana, on the county line between Hancock and Marion Counties of Indiana. John Shirley located on the Hancock County side.

Samuel grew to adulthood in this area and made his first purchase of land in 1834 when he bought the NW1/4 of the SW1/4 Section 36 (16N-5E) in Buck Creek Township of Hancock Co. He was the original purchaser of this 40 acre tract from the government. He also acquired the SW1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 36, as he used these two parcels of land for security for a loan from his brother, Philemon. This mortgage transaction was witnessed by their brother, Ambrose Shirley, Justice of the Peace, Hancock Co. IN dated Dec 1836. This land was located about a mile east of the county line and a half mile north of Highway 40. The land is now a residential area within the metropolitan area of Indianapolis.

The mortgage on this land was paid off in May 1840, which is probably when the land was sold. By the time of taking the 1840 census, Samuel was living with his father in Marshall Co. Indiana. It is believed that while in Marshall Co, Samuel farmed the land of his elderly parents. John Shirley died in 1843, and Samuel's mother is said to have lived with him until her death.

Samuel married Elizabeth White on December 24, 1845 in Marshall Co. Indiana. Eliz. is probably the daughter of Isaac White who was a neighbor of the Shirley family. Eliz. was born in Ohio. Her father was a native of Pennsylvania and her mother of Massachusetts. Hannah White, wife of Isaac White in 1850, was a native of New Jersey.

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