In the 1782 partial settlement of John Flory's estate, Maria was married to Michael Shell, a tailor, and was living in Lancaster County. In the 1790 census, there was no one named Michael Shell living in Lancaster Co., but there was a Michael Shelly in Rapho Twp., Lancaster County. Furthermore, he was listed next to Stophel Forey, who most likely is Chrisoffel Flory, who was married to Maria's youngest sister, Rachel. Michael Shelly and his wife had no children, according to the census.
In the 1800 census, Michael Shelly and his wife had two males between the ages of 10 & 15, three females less than 9 years old, and one female between the ages of 15 & 25 living with them. In the 1810 census, they are again living alone with no other people listed in their household. Thus, it is not clear whether they had any children of their own or not. Neither Michael nor Maria are listed in either the 1820 or 1830 censuses. But, in the 1820 census, three new Shelly families appear in the census in Lancaster Co. Two of the families, based on the age distributions, are probably three generation families, that is, children, parents and grandparents. Thus, one of these families may have included Michael and/or Maria.
Sources:
Bunderman, Walter Q. Flory, Flora, Fleury Family History, 1948, Pages 133 - 135.
Marcinkowski, John P., Supplement to the Flory, Flora, Fleury Family History of 1948, 1973, Page 41.
US Federal Censuses, 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820 & 1830
