Henry Shew Sr.

Henry Shew Sr.¹

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Henry Shew (Sr) Descendants Chart

• Birth: Henry Shew Sr. was born on 9 March 1759 at Pennsylvania Henry stated in his October 17, 1832 pension application that "he was born in the state of Pennsylvania near Philadelphia on the ninth day of March AD 1759", probably on a farm & probably near Churchville in Bucks County.^2,3
  

  1832 Henry Shew Rev War Pension
• He was the son of Godfrey (John Godfrey) Shew Schuh Sr and Katherine Catharina Phillippina Frey.
• Residence: He lived in 1761 at Albany, Albany Co., NY, "His father moved his family jncluding this deponent to Albany in the State of New York when this deponent was 2 or 3 years old..."²
• Residence: He lived circa 1762 at Johnstown, Albany Co., NY, "His father moved his family jncluding this deponent ... about a year afterwards removed to Johnstown in Montgomery County in the State of New York. The above account of facts was issued from deponents father & mother. This deponent lived at Johnstown until he was about 11 years old."²
• Residence: He lived circa 1770 at Northampton Twp., Fish House, Albany Co., NY, "... he was about 11 years old when he moved with his father's family to a place called Northampton in the same county & lived there until the war of the Revolution commenced."^4,5
• Note: On 10 May 1772. Tryon county, broken off of Albany County was named after the Governor of New York at the time, and took in the present counties of Montgomery, Fulton, Herkimer and portions of several others. All of it's officials were named by Sir William Johnson.⁶
• Milit-Beg: On 1 March 1776 at Schenectady, Tryon Co., NY, At the age of 16, "This deponent enlisted a little before the first of March, 1776 at the Town of Schenectada on the Mohawk River, NY in Captain John Clute's (he was a Dutchman) company of Battauxmen to carry provisions & military stores to the American Army under General Montgomery ... The enlistment was for 10 months" in the Tryon County Militia -- Third Regiment (8 days as a private, 17 days as a sergeant). The Third Regiment, usually known as Col.. Fisher's of Vischer's, was composed of militia from the present east end of the county, or the Mohawk District. This included both sides of the river eastward of the Noses and ran to the county line east of Amsterdam. The men were drawn largely from the Fonda settlement, then Caughnawaga, this being the principal settlement. The Company & Henry "was stationed as battauxmen at Fort Miller to ply between that place & Fort Edward ... Capt John Clute's Company was all honorably discharged verbally, but with no written discharge" on January 1, 1777. "The pay agreed upon the first term of enlistment was fifty cents a day."^5,7,8,9,10
• Milit-Event: On 1 March 1777 at Albany Co., NY, On March 1, 1777, Henry enlisted for the 2nd time in Captain Clute's Company for another ten months, serving with Clute again at Fort Miller with the same duties as his first enlistment "until the American army retreated before the army of General Burgoyne out of Canada, and then this deponent & his company retreated with the American Army carrying the military stores to Stillwater." Henry was engaged in both Battles of Saratoga on September 19, 1777 and on October 7, 1777. Henry also witnessed the surrendering of General Burgoyne on October 17, 1777. Henry with the rest of the company were employed in transporting the captured British provisions and ammunition to American forts along the Hudson River. Henry & the rest of the company were verbally discharged honorably on January 1, 1778. "The pay agreed upon ... for the 2nd term of enlistment was 62 & a half cents a day."^5,11
  

  British General John Burgoyne surrendered his sword to American General Horatio Gates Oct 17, 1777, marking the “Turning Point of America’s Revolutionary War.” Painting made in 1822 by John Trumbull (1756–1843) (courtesy NewYorkHistoryBlog.com)
• Note: On 1 January 1778, at Northampton, Fish House, Tryon Co., NY. After his discharge, "This deponent then returned to his father's home in said Northampton & lived there until the 4th day of June, 1778 when the indians came & took his father & brothers prisoner & burned the house & barn & killed all the stock except 3 horses which they took away." "Shew's family were all at home except Henry, who had accompanied Zebulon Algar to Johnstown on an errand."⁵
• Milit-Event: On 1 March 1778 at NY In the spring of 1778, Henry's 3rd elistment was as a sergeant in Captain John Little's Infantry Company in Colonel Frederick Visscher's Regiment of Tryon County Militia (Third Regiment). Henry was stationed at Fort Johnstown. On June 3rd, while Henry was stationed at Fort Johnstown, a raiding party under Lieutenant John Ross burned his father's home and his father, Godfrey and his brothers, Jacob, John and Stephen were taken prisoners.⁵
• Milit-Event: On 1 March 1779 In the spring of 1779, Henry again enlisted as a sergeant in Captain Little's Company. Henry was stationed at Fort Johnstown and at the Sacondaga Blockhouse in Mayfield. During the summer Lieutenant Benjamin DeLine, Sergeant Solomon Woodworth and Henry had learned that a Tory by the name of John Helmer had been hiding in the Village of Johnstown and decided to take Helmer prisoner. One night while Helmer was passing through Fonda's Bush on his way to his hiding place the three Patriots took him prisoner and put him in the Johnstown Jail at Fort Johnstown.^7,5
• Milit-Event: On 1 April 1780 "The first of April, 1780, a draft was made for soldiers to serve 9 months & this deponent volunteered ... & enlisted in Captain Garrett Putman's [Garrett Putman was 2nd cousin to Jacob Shew's future wife Hannah] Company of infantry, & was appointed sergeant & served as such in the Regiment of Colonel John Harper - it was called nine months men or levies... during this time this deponent was stationed at [Fort] Johnstown, Fort Plain, & Fort Herkimer & other places [Fort House, Fort Paris, Fort Plank and Fort Rensselaer] & this deponent was verbally honorably discharged by said Captain Putman January 1, 1781 at Fort Herkimer."⁵
• Milit-Event: In July 1780 The enemy having been reported in the summer of 1780, in the vicinity of Otsego Lake, two companies of troops went from the Mohawk river forts to reconoitre in that neighborhood, and if possible give some account of them. Capt. Putman led his company of rangers from Fort Plain in this enterprise, and the other, one of militia, was commanded by Maj. Coapman, a Jerseyman. The troops, after a halt at Cherry Valley, proceeded to the place indicated, but not finding trace of the foe, they retraced their steps to Cherry Valley, and soon after left for the Mohawk. An argument arose between the commanding officers, as to which company could produce the strongest men, that of the rangers or the militia ; to settle the question it was proposed to see from which company the most men could first reach Garlock's tavern-an inn of the times at Bowman's creek. Maj. Coapman was a large, ungainly man, and did not expect to beat in person, but several of his men resolved not to see the militia distanced without a severe struggle. Capt. Putman, and Henry Shew of his command, both pretty heavy men started off, and soon the greater part of both companies were on the run.
  
  The race was continued for some five or six miles. The day was quite warm, and at the end of several miles Capt, Putman sunk down exhausted beside the road, and perhaps a mile farther on Henry Shew gave out. One after another fell in the rear, until few remained on the course. Three of Putmans men-John Eikler, Jacob Shew and Isaac Quackenboss, the latter a lean fellow-distanced all competitors, after a hard struggle with some of Coapman's men, and arrived much fatigued, at the Traveler's Home. Victory was with the rangers. The race lasted about an hour and a half, and the troops were scattered for miles'. The commandants were pretty confident none of the enemy were abroad, but had it been otherwise, the consequences might have been very disastrous to the patriots. After the men had all assembled at the tavern, taken refreshments and the bill had been footed by Maj. Coapman, the troops returned leisurely and in order to Fort Plain.¹²
• Milit-Event: On 1 March 1781 In the spring of 1781, Henry enlisted in Captain Little's Company and he was stationed at Fort Johnstown. On October 24th, Major John Ross and Captain Walter Bush with 607 men were in the Mohawk Valley burning and killing. Colonel Marinus Willett who was in command at Fort Rensselaer, on learning of the invasion, sent messengers to Forts Clyde, Paris and Plank for additional troops while he would gather what men that could be spared from the fort and go in pursuit of the enemy. In the morning of October 25th, Colonel Willett and his men left Fort Rensselaer in pursuit of Ross. Captain Little at Fort Johnstown, on being informed of this invasion, gathered a small scouting party to search for signs of the enemy. Captain Little, Lieutenant Zepheniah Batcheller, Sergeant John Eikler, Henry, Corporal Jacob Shew, Privates John Brothers, Peter Yost Jr., David and John Moyer with four others left Fort Johnstown in search of the enemy. Shortly after the scouting party left the fort, Major Ross and his men appeared before the fort. Stephen Shew, then on sentry duty, fired at them and the garrison turned out to defend the fort. After a few minutes of musket and cannon fire the enemy retreated from the fort. The garrison pursued the enemy through the Village of Johnstown when they were joined by Captain Little and his scouting party. Captain Little ordered the garrison back to the fort while he and the scouting party followed the enemy. Shortly after the garrison had reached the fort, Colonel Willett and his men arrived. The garrison informed Colonel Willett what had happened and that the enemy had encamped near Johnson's Hall. Colonel Willett with his men left the fort and headed for Johnson's Hall. Just as Colonel Willett and his troops arrived on the field, Captain Little and his scouting party fell in with the rear guard of the enemy. Captain Little was hit in the shoulder with a musket ball and the scouting party took to the woods to find cover. Here another brief exchange of musket fire took place and Sergeant Eikler was killed. The scouting party now joined Willett on the battlefield and fought until the coming of darkness and with the enemy retreating.⁷
• Milit-Event: On 25 October 1781 at Johnstown, Tryon Co., NY, Jacob Shew & his brother Henry participated in the battle of Johnstown. It was the last battle fought in the American theatre of the American Revolutionary War, six days after General Cornwallis surrendered to General George Washington at Yorktown. Approximately 1400 fought at Johnstown on October 25, 1781. Local Continental forces, led by Col. Marinus Willett of Johnstown, ultimately put the British forces under command of Major John Ross of King's Royal Regiment of New York and Captain Walter Butler of Butler's Rangers to flight. This was the first time so many British regular army troops participated in a border raid in this area.
  "Invasion of Johnstown and Battle near Johnson Hall.
  The following facts relating to the invasion of Johnstown, were obtained from the old patriot, Jacob Shew. On the same morning the army of Ross left Florida, Capt. Littel led a scout of nearly a dozen men of his company toward Tribeshill, to learn the destination of the Florida " barn-burners" of the night before.
  
  Under him were Zepheniah Bacheller, John Eikler, Henry and Jacob Shew, Peter Yost, David and John Moyer (brothers). The scout was attended by Lieut. Saulkill, a fine looking young officer, well mounted ; who was going to Schenectada as an express- doubtless to give intelligence of the enemy's proximity, heralded the evening before.
  
  About five miles to the eastward of Johnstown, Capt. Littel came suddenly upon the enemy's advance, which fired upon and killed Lieut. Saulkill in the road. The Indians secured his horse and several others from adjoining fields before they arrived in town. When the Lieutenant fell, Capt. Littel was about to fire on the foe, but be was advised by Jacob Shew not to halt to contend with such odds, and the scout faced about and fled. Yost and Jacob Shew bounded from the road on the left and ran westward, while the captain with the rest of his party took the woods to the right and were driven off to the eastward of Johnson Hall, and were there serving as out-flankers when the action began between Willett and Ross. In this position they fell in with a party of the enemy, took trees and exchanged shots with them. A ball fired at Eikler struck the tree which sheltered him, scattering the bark and causing him to dodge; seeing which, said the captain, "Eikler, why do you dodge-when you see the bark fly you are in no danger." Another bullet sent with more precision soon after pierced Eikler's breast; at which moment the captain was wounded in one leg. The scout now fled for the fort, leaving their poor comrade to his fate. Although a man of great courage, the captain would probably have been slain as be was greatly exhausted ; but Henry Shew lent him a helping hand and be got off in safety.
  
  Jacob Shew and Yost joined the troops under Col. Willett, just after his repulse, and assisted in retaking a cannon the enemy had captured. On the morning after the Johnstown battle, Eikler was found alive and taken to his house near Johnstown, but he died soon after, much lamented. He had fallen in the woods, and as the enemy had pursued his companions, he escaped their notice, and was not scalped. At the beginning of the action, a part of Col. Willett's troops, under Maj. Rowley, were piloted by Lieut. William Wallace to gain the enemy's rear back, of the Hall, and were led so far around as not to reach the position assigned, until after Col. Willett had met and been repulsed by the enemy. Hearing Rowley's troops engaged he again led his men to the attack, and the foemen were routed. The Americans had about 400 men in this battle, and the enemy from 400 to 450, consisting of British, tories and Indians. About 30 were killed on both sides, rather more than one half of whom were foes.
  
  A large Indian who was killed in a field where he had exposed himself, was found and burried by the Americans-who placed a pile of stone on his grave.
  
  On the morning after the Hall battle, as sometimes called because it was fought near it. The Shew brothers and William Laird were reconnoitering, and at Crosort's place they took two British soldiers, who, fatigued, had lingered there. The trio secured their guns and lodged the prisoners in jail. In the course of the day, Col. Willett, who bad returned to Fort Plain, and from thence moved up to Fort Dayton, sent a messenger to Capt. Littel at the Johnstown fort, to dispatch a scout upon the trail of the enemy, to discover his intended route 'to Canada. The enemy lodged the first night near Bennett's Corners, four miles from the Hall, where the prisoner Jacob Van Alstine made his escape; and the second night half a mile beyond the outlet of the Caroga lakes. Capt. Littel chose to lead this scout himself, the wound of the previous day proving a slight one; and taking with him Jacob Shew and William Laird, he followed the en`emy's trail to their camp fires of the second night, by which himself and men warmed. After observing the route some further, and becoming satisfied they would go via Buck's Island to Canada, the scout lodged in the woods near the enemy's last encampment, and returned next day to the fort. A horse stood ready saddled on his return, upon which Capt. Littel dispatched Peter Yost as an express to Fort Dayton nearly 40 miles distant, with a message to Col. Willett. The enemy, striking the most easterly of the Jersey field roads leading to Mount's clearing, followed it several miles ; encamping over night on what has since been called Butler's Ridge, (2) in the town of Norway, half a mile from Black creek. On he arrival of the Johnstown express, Col. Willett, in the hope of heading his foes and compelling them to fight, led his forces up the West Canada creek, crossed it a mile above Fort Dayton, proceeded up its eastern side to Middleville, and from thence up the Moltoner brook to the Jersey field road leading to Little Falls. Striking that road northeast of the present village of Fairfield, he followed it up and encamped at night, a mile distant from the encampment of the enemy-of whose position he was advised. - Jacob Shew and Col. -D. C. Henderson
  
  At early dawn Col. Willett dispatched Capt. Thornton, afterwards a Major, with two men to observe the motions of the enemy. Just as it began to grow light, the scouts found themselves between the main body of the enemy and their rear guard, the whole corps already moving. Without attracting notice as be supposed, Thornton drew his men one side, sent one of them with a message to Col. Willett, and with the other, who was an artilleryman, remained to keep an eye of espionage upon the enemy. After the rear-guard had passed them, the two Americans fell behind and followed on for some distance, imagining they were not observed : but on arriving at a little beech plain on the Hurricane -a strip of land on which a tornado had destroyed the timber- they were undeceived, a volley of balls greeting them from a dry tree top seemingly in a blaze, that lay directly in their path. The artilleryman, whose name is forgotten, sprang up half his length and sank to the earth a corpse. His coat drawn up under his belt, was found perforated in five places by a single bullet.
  
  Immediately after firing, the party in ambush ran off to join their fellows, and Capt. Thornton remained near his fallen companion until the Americans came up. The rear guard of the enemy was overtaken by the American's advance, and a skirmish ensued at the Black creek ; another skirmish took place near the West Canada creek, some distance above Trenton Falls, at which place - now known as Butler's Ford - Walter Butler was shot. In these skirmishes, said John Ostrom and several of the enemy were killed. But then- flight was so rapid, that Willett continued the pursuit but a short distance beyond the creek, despairing of bringing his foes to an engagement ; and scantily provisioned on the start he gave over the pursuit and returned to Fort Dayton. The enemy forded the creeks four abreast, -carrying poles to prevent falling.
  
  The enemy consisted of 6OO regular rangers and Indians (the number I think overrated): that their killed was unknown though supposed considerable, but their loss in prisoners was 52; that the loss of the Americans was one Lieutenant and 12 rank and file killed, and one Captain, two Lieutenants and 20 rank and file wounded."^13,5
  
• Milit-Event: In April 1782 In April of 1782, Henry enlisted in Captain Abner French's Company in Colonel Willett's Regiment as a sergeant for nine months. Henry was discharged on January 1, 1783.^7,5
• Note: In 1784. Tryon County was renamed Montgomery County (All of Montgomery County north of the Mohawk River was called Caughnawaga).
• Marriage: He married Anna Cassity on 10 March 1785 at Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Caughnawaga, Fonda, Montgomery Co, NY, "10 Meert 1785."^14,15
  

  Records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Caughnawaga, Vol I, page 164
• Real estate: 11 July 1785 at Montgomery Co., NY, Henry Shew deeded land in the West Kingsboro Patent to Joseph Holler.¹⁶
• Milit-Event: In 1786 Henry was named as a Lieutenant under Capt Vrooman No.6, NYS Militia.¹⁷
• Census: He appeared on the census of August 1790 at Caughnawaga Twp., Montgomery Co., NY, . Indexed as "Henry Shoe", (over age 16), living with wife, 1 son (under 16) & 2 daughters; same Township as the farms of his brothers Jacob Sr & Stephen Sr & Nicholas Stoner.^18,19
  

  1790 census Henry Shew Sr, Caughnawaga Twp, Montgomery Co, NY
  
• Milit-Event: On 4 December 1795 at Montgomery Co., NY, (NYS Militia Minutes Book) He was a Captain & vice in NYS Militia under command of Lt Col Abraham Veeder's Regiment.²⁰
• Note: . "Maj. Nicholas Stoner was on a deer-hunt many years ago to the Sacondaga vlaie, in company with Captain Henry Shew. At a suitable place to camp out, he collected some dry wood and struck up a fire for their comfort, his companion in the meanwhile, visiting a favorite crossing place of the deer. Having started his fire, he crossed the low ground to the bank of the creek which courses through it. He had scarcely reached the stream, when he saw the tall grass covering the bog on the opposite shore bending towards him. He at once recognized in the undulatory motion of the grass, the probable presence of some wild animal; which he thought hardly lofty enough in its carriage for a deer. He remained quiet, and soon the object made its appearance near the creek. At first sight he thought it a hunter's dog, but its wild appearance undeceived him, and he shot it. This was near night, and the following morning they made a raft of driftwood, on which Capt. Shew crossed the stream to see what Stoner had killed. It proved to be a large she wolf, and a young cub which had just been trying to obtain nourishment from it, fled on the hunter's approach, (as he had not taken his gun along) and secreted its famishing form in the rank grass. They skinned the wolf, and judge Simon Veeder paid them twenty shillings, the then legal bounty, for its scalp."²¹
  

  Nicholas Stoner (from the Simms book Trappers of New York)
• Milit-End: In 1800 at Montgomery Co., NY, Removed as vice Captain in NYS Militia in Lt Col Abraham Romeyne's Regiment.²²
• Real estate: 20 October 1800 at Johnstown Twp., Montgomery Co., NY, "Mortgage from Israel Brownell of Johnstown in Montgomery County & Rachel his wife to Henry Shew of Seneca, Ontario County" for $305 & interest to be paid by May 1, 1801 plus $350 to be paid by May 1, 1802 for Lot # 149, 100 acres in the Western Allotment of Kingsborough in Montgomery County. This was registered in the County Clerk's Office Oct 22, 1800.²³
• Real estate: 23 September 1802 at Johnstown Twp., Montgomery Co., NY, The mortgage given to Henry Shew 2 years prior by Israel & Rachel Brownell was fully satisfied & discharged & registered in the Montgomery County Clerk's Office.²⁴
• Residence: He lived in 1805 at Alabama Twp., Geneva, Ontario Co., NY, He lived here 4 years. This later became Genessee County.²⁵
• Residence: He lived in 1806 at Penfield, Ontario Co., NY, He was a Pioneer Settler & lived here for 14 years. Boyle Twp no longer exists & this area became Monroe County, NY in 1881 & is East of Rochester.^26,25
• Politics: 1806 at Penfield Twp., Ontario Co., NY, (Minutes of Town of Penfield, Betty Gay) He was the Overseer of Highways for the Town of Penfield.²⁵
• Census: He appeared on the census of 1810 at Boyle Twp., Ontario Co., NY, . "Hen Shue" (over age 45) living with wife (over age 45), 5 male chidren, 1 female child (near Samuel Stone in Boyle Twp - pg 139).²⁷
• Residence: He lived in 1811 at Penfield Twp., Ontario Co., NY, (Monroe Co, NY History Book) He was a path master.²⁸
• Note: In 1816. This was "The Year without a summer" in Northern Europe, Asia & North America. It was caused by the 1815 (April 5 – 15) volcanic eruptions of Mount Tambora in Indonesia, the world's largest eruption in about 1,600 years, a colossal event that ejected immense amounts of volcanic dust into the upper atmosphere. In May 1816, frost killed off most of the crops that had been planted, and in June two large snowstorms in eastern Canada and New England resulted in many human deaths. Nearly a foot of snow was observed in Quebec City in early June, with consequent additional loss of crops. The result was widespread localized famines, and further deaths from those who, in a hunger-weakened state, then succumbed to disease.
  
  In July and August, lake and river ice were observed as far south as Pennsylvania. Rapid, dramatic temperature swings were common, with temperatures sometimes reverting from normal or above-normal summer temperatures as high as 95 °F to near-freezing within hours. Even though farmers south of New England did succeed in bringing some crops to maturity, maize and other grain prices rose dramatically. Oats, for example, rose from 12¢ a bushel the previous year to 92¢ a bushel —nearly eight times as much—and oats are a necessary staple for an economy dependent upon horses for primary transportation. Those areas suffering local crop failures then had to deal with the lack of roads in the early 19th century, preventing any easy importation of bulky food stuffs.
  
  Crops in the above cited areas had been poor for several years. Many historians cite the "Year Without a Summer" as a primary motivation for the western movement and rapid settlement of what is now western and central New York and the American Midwest. Many New Englanders were wiped out by the year, and tens of thousands struck out for the richer soil and better growing conditions of the Upper Midwest (then the Northwest Territory).
  
  The lack of oats to feed horses may have inspired the German inventor Karl Drais to research new ways of horseless transportation, which led to the invention of the Draisine or velocipede. This was the ancestor of the modern bicycle and a step towards mechanized personal transport.²⁹
• Census: He appeared on the census of 1820 at Penfield Twp., Ontario Co., NY, . Age over 45, farming, Living with wife (over age 45) & 3 male children (16-26) & 1 female (26-45).³⁰
• Residence: He lived in 1821 at Cincinnatti, Ohio, According to Sophie Moore's letter to Helen Gay, Henry lived 4 years in Cincinnatti.
• Residence: He lived on 8 July 1824 at Monroe, Monroe Co., Michigan Territory, Henry Shew had an account in Chapman's store until 1827.³¹
• Real estate: 2 January 1828 at Stone Arabia Patent, Montgomery Co., NY, Listed as H. I. Shew (?), He deeded Land in Stone Arabia Patent to David Sager.³²
• Note: In 1830, at Monroe Co., Michigan Territory. His first wife Anna Cassity died.³³
• Milit-Pension: 18 October 1832 His Pension was approved & recorded at the rate of $88.64 / year (increased from $79.88). One of the affidavits was signed by Samuel Stone Jr. who in 1810 married Henry Shew Sr's daughter Catherine Ellen. at Monroe, Monroe Co., Michigan Territory.³⁴
• Milit-Pension: 14 May 1836 "I certify that in accordance with the law of the US of June 7, 1832, Henry Shew of Michigan, who was a Sergeant & Private in the Army of the Revolution is entitled to receive $79.88 per annum during his natural life commencing on Mar 4, 1831 and payable semi annually on March 4 & September 4 in every year." at Michigan.³⁵
• Marriage: He married Margaret (?) between 1837 and 1838 (Karen Wheaton, Betty Gay) This was the 2nd marriage for Henry Shew Sr.
• Note: On 26 January 1837. Michigan was admitted to the Union as a state.
• Death: He died on 29 September 1839 at Otter Creek, Winchester, LaSalle Twp., Monroe Co., Michigan, at age 80 (Betty Gay, probate, LDS) This is N.E. of LaSalle, along the river.
• Will: He left a will on 29 September 1839 at Monroe, Monroe Co., Michigan, He had a lawyer draw up his will, but died before he could sign it.^36,37
• Burial: He was buried Memorial Place Cemetery, Monroe, Monroe Co., Michigan, (LDS, Betty Gay) This is his probable place of burial, but there is no headstone.
• Researcher: Ancestor of Karen Wheaton; 1333 Nottingham Ct Ann Arbor, Michigan;
  (734) 655-6475.
• Researcher: 1982 Book by Helen Weightman Gay "Betty" called "Descendants of Henry Shew 1759-1839, Revolutionary War Soldier". Betty's husband is a descendant of Francisette Shew.
  BETTY (HELEN WEIGHTMAN) GAY
  14834 Huron River Dr
  Rockwood, Michigan
  (734) 379-9902
  [email protected].
• Researcher: Book by James Wendell Shew titled:
  "Genealogy of Shew, Wendell, & related Leonard, Stone, Hanson, & Dunham Families"
  
  in Ellis Public Library at Monroe, Michigan (734) 241-5277.

Last Edited: 5 Oct 2012

Parents:

Father: Godfrey (John Godfrey) Shew Schuh Sr b. c 1733, d. Oct 1805
Mother: Katherine Catharina Phillippina Frey b. c 1732, d. 1804