SHIPLEY OF ARUNDEL CO., BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Adam married Lois (Howard) ; uncertain as to her death ; however, the oldest son Richard Shipley mentions his mother Lois Shipley in his will dated 1724 and her son Adam Shipley was living with her 3rd generation;
The way I see my lineage of the Shipley connection Located just inside the city limits of Jonesborough, Sunnyside is a 200-acre farm founded by Nathan Shipley in 1807. The family reported that this parcel was part of land grants awarded to Nathaniel Taylor from 1790 to 1795. Shipley, a native of Baltimore, and wife Elizabeth had one son, Enoch Enoch acquired the property in 1834. He was a surveyor and held several posts in Washington County government. Married to Elizabeth Hoss, their son was Nathan, who, like his father, was a surveyor. Nathan acquired the property in 1844, and he and wife Mary were the parents of Elbert A. Shipley A member of the 8th Tennessee Cavalry throughout the Civil War, Nathan�following his years as a solider�he became a civil engineer. By this time, the farm had expanded to about 450 acres, the family notes Elbert, in his turn, became the owner of Sunnyside. In 1865, trying to follow in his father�s footsteps, he enlisted in Company I of the 8th Tennessee Cavalry, but was not mustered because of ill health. After the war was over, he farmed, attended school and became involved in several Jonesboro merchandising businesses. In 1877, Elbert was claim commissioner for Washington County. In addition, he served as chairman of the County Court, and between 1878 and 1886, he was elected and served as Washington County Clerk and Master in Chancery In the late 1880s, he also served as secretary of the Jonesboro Board of Education and was chairman of the Republican Committee 1st Judicial district for many years. During Elbert�s ownership, the farm produced pure-bred Aberdeen Angus cattle, Poland China hogs, white Leghorn hens, fruit trees and wheat In 1908, Walter P. and Albert L. Shipley, the sons of Elbert and wife Jennie, became the next generation to own the land. Although the property was legally divided between the brothers, they chose to farm the land together for many years. Under their ownership, the farm produced Pure-bred Aberdeen Angus and full blooded Guernsey cattle. They also raised Poland China hogs, Hampshire sheep, white Leghorn hens, turkeys, fruit trees, hay, tobacco, corn and other grains Brothers Albert and Walter also served as community servants, businessmen and were involved in politics at the local, state, and national levels. Albert, who was married to Pearl Britton, served on the staffs of Govs. N. W. Hopper and Alfred A. Taylor. In 1921, Albert furnished President Warren G. Harding with a 42-pound turkey from the farm for Christmas dinner at the White House. Harding spared the bird, the family reports, and called it �the feathered monarch of the White House garden� because it was such a fine specimen.
In addition to farming, the two brothers were very active in the community, with Albert serving in Washington County as Clerk and Master in the Chancery, chairman of the Republican Congressional Committee of the 1st Judicial district and secretary of the Republican County Executive Committee Walter, married to Frances Britton, was a graduate of the University of Virginia. He was president and manager of Shipley Hardware & House Furnishing Company in Jonesboro. In 1912, he was elected mayor of Jonesboro and also was a delegate to the 1920 Republication National Conventions in Chicago, representing Tennessee�s 1st Congressional District. Both brothers were members of the Masons and the Junior Order of American Mechanics In 1964, Marjorie Shipley Mitchell, the daughter of Walter and Fan, acquired the farm. Her mother was the daughter of Frank and Alice Lee Howren Britton, also Washington County natives. Fan was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Jonesboro Schubert Club and an accomplished violinist. She and her husband, Samuel W. Mitchell Jr., had one son, Samuel William Mitchell III, who has been the farm�s owner since 1988 Today, Samuel and wife Irene live on the farm, where beef cattle, tobacco, hay, various grains and corn are the primary products. A main livestock barn, a tobacco barn, a springhouse, a smokehouse and a large farmhouse are among the buildings on the busy farmstead SHIPLEY FAMILY PHOTOS
SHIPLEY, HAILE, GRESHAM Connections I have the Jonesboro Herald-Tribune newspaper clipping of a letter Peter H. Gresham wrote to his cousin Elijah H. Gresham. I love this letter but it really has me confused. I know that old Jesse Hunt on Buffalo Ridge was the husband of Elizabeth Shipley and they are my great great great grandparents! Their grandson Nathan Shipley (son of Nancy Hunt Shipley) was living with them ; a letter that Peter H. Gresham wrote to his cousin Elijah Gresham has some great history in this letter! A LETTER TO COUSIN ELIJAH submitted to "Digging for your roots" Herald-Tribune Jonesborough, Tennessee by Mildred Kozsuch. (Transcribed by Janelle Morrow Walker Warden December 2009 the way Peter H Gresham wrote it with a few mistakes in wording) No. 922 1st St., NW
Washington DC
Oct 10, 1895 Elijah S. Gresham, Esq
Fowler, Texas Co., Missouri Dear Cousin Elijah,
Your sister, Mrs. Gray and her son gave me your address months ago but my arduous duties in the 6th Auditor's office here rather cause me to delay till now. I have a few days rest and hope to get a letter from you As I have written to your brother NATHAN R. GRESHAM, Cottondale, Wise Co., Texas a long letter concerning our forefathers and which I think will be very interesting to you to read and as my time is so occupied I will not now have time to write it over as it is mailed. You will pardon me for a short letter first. I hope until I hear from you by letter. I hope your brother will send you my long letter so you both can read it as it takes care and time and I have spent a great deal of money and time in hunting it all up from old land and will records and in Maryland and in Virginia and N.C. and in Tennessee and on to Western states You and I both were small boys when your parents moved to McNary Co., Tenn and moved farther west. I was present when you all started west from Buffalo Ridge, Washington Co., E. Tennessee. Your father was my beloved Uncle John Gresham and he lived nearly straight over the Ridge from your house about 2 miles East of yours. Your mother was a daughter of our good old ..... SURVEYOR NATHAN SHIPLEY, whom I remember and his wife your grandmother ELIZABETH HALE Shipley was sister to my father's mother NANCY HALE Gresham - daughter of GEORGE AND NANCY GRANT HALE whose graves are about 100 yards from my birthplace in the house they built no doubt - and my father George Gresham was born in the same large double hewn log house which I remember myself. Your Uncle ENOCH SHIPLEY resided about half mile above your house which was about 100 yards across the lane from your grandfather's, old Nathan Shipley and your grandmother as stated. Your Uncle ELIJAH SHIPLEY's house stood east at the western foot of the ridge. Your cousin Nathan son of Elijah lived with his grandfather old Jesse Hunt over the ridge. He married after you went west to a Miss Jones and has been living since hear Boone, Watauga Co., N.C. and I stayed with him all night about 17 years ago when I took horses over the mountains to sell in N.C(North Carolina) I have written to cause you to remember if I can as I think you were old enough but not sure. We went over to see you all start and then I lost sight of you until lately so it is a serious thing for a family to move far away from old home and kindred and friends as so many did and still do. Then to think of all that has happened since including a great and terrible Civil War in which millions lost their lives and health and property as did many of our own kindred besides millions dying otherwise every year perhaps in our land. Our parents are all gone our brothers and sisters nearly all gone also with most of our cousins, uncles, aunts, are all gone. I trust to God and to His eternal rest in heaven and we must go soon at our farthest within a few more years. I trust to be with them and Jesus forever who died that we might live the just for the unjust who turn to God through faith in Him, I will only assure you now that you had a great father and mother. When he came last to Jonesborough, Wash. Co., E. Tennessee and got his 2nd wife, Miss Sallie Lina Weaver he invited me to go with him to church in Jonesborough where I first joined Presbyterians though I changed to United Presbyterian afterward I have now before me large books which I brought from London, England concerning the great Gresham families in England our forefathers who were about the riches people in all England of the commoners as these books fully show. I went over the ocean to London in 1888--The greatest city on earth and the city of our own forefathers the Greshams for I have traced it nearly out and find it is certain and sure and I can give about every name back in England of our forefathers and these books are full of such information almost. I came to this city in 1879 and soon began to work it out with help of my oldest brother in Nashville, Tenn. (A Hiram Gresham now dead) Our success was wonderful to us and many others around us in E. Tennessee to where they moved at about 100 or 120 years ago from Maryland after stopping in Virginia a few years where Grandfather John Gresham was born and when 12 years old moved with his parents Thomas and Dorcas Lane Gresham to Buffalo Ridge, Wash. Co., E. Tennessee when wild Indians were about yet - and their graves are at the Baptist church there on hill in sight of where I was born. That church was first founded by them and Tidence Lane was the first preacher. He was brother of our great grandmother Dorcas Lane - daughter of John Fuller Lane who also is buried there near the graves of Thomas Gresham our great-grandfather and others. My father gave me names of his children (Thomas and Dorcas) and who they married to. Also names of grandfather's children including Uncle John Gresham your lamented dear father and mine George who was oldest which I wrote down a few days before he died and now have all here with me. When others are added they ought all be printed in a decent book but I am not capable nor able to do it decently for future generations to read after we are all dead and gone as soon we shall be at farthest
I wish you could come and see us and read those books and go with us to the ocean or across the Chesapeake Bay to Kent Co., Maryland where I found my good wife Miss Rebecca Gresham, daughter of Thomas F. Gresham whose grandfather Richard Gresham was brought to your great-great-grandfather John Gresham High Sheriff Legislator as his father John Jr. was before him 1705-23 In 1670 John Gresham Sr. Gent. came from England and settled in Maryland on Bay about 5 miles due south of the City of Annapolis about 25 years before that city was founded. He called his home place "Fortune" and owned a great many other large tracts of land on both sides of the Bay on part of which my wife was born and some of which I now own myself. One of his tracts of 750 acres was on Bush River near the head of the Bay in Baltimore Co., (now Hartford Co.) and six miles south of Bellufir, the county seat. There was first laid off the City of Baltimore and it still goes by name of "Old Baltimore" down on the Bay which proved not deep enough for large ships and the city was built 22 miles below on the Potomac River and how has over 500,000 people in it In 1705 to 1723 John Gresham Jr. son of above John Sr. Gent was High Sheriff and a Vestry man in St. Ann's Church (Episcopal) in Annapolis. He died in Dec. 1723 leaving a widow Mrs Sarah Gresham and 3 sons and 3 daughters. Vis, John, Thomas, and Richard great grandfther of my wife. Priscilla, Sarah and Elizabeth. This 3rd John though not yet of age was appointed High Sheriff for balance of term after death of his father as the will shows and Lord Baltimore is witness to the will and intimate friend to them. (Chas. Calvert then Gov.) This 3rd John is the father of our Great Grandfather, Thomas Gresham who moved to Tennessee. His will *3rd John) is very long - moved to Kent and was High Sheriff and in Legislature as his brother Rich. was. He (3rd John) then moved up to the Gresham College Tract where he lived and died there about 1752 leaving a widow and 5 children. 3 sons and 2 daughters though the 3rd son Thomas was not yet born but referred to in will as prospective heir. Mrs. Sarah Gresham widow of 2nd John still lived and died in 1756 made a will in whih she gives names of sons of her and John Gresham Esq and gives the youngest as Thomas and this our great grandfather as my oldest brother and I decided though I thought first it was the Thomas above named as the Uncle of this Thomas. I have traced them all out by hard work. After 3rd John was High Sheriff at Annapolis he moved across the Bay to Kent Co. and High Sheriff several times of Kent Co as stated and was succeeded in Annapolis (now Arrendale Co) as High Sheriff by Zachariah Maccubbins (Royal Family) One Zach Maccubbins married Sallie Lane sister of Dorcas. Our great grandmother and went to E Tennessee and joined land there with our great grandfather Thomas Gresham and John Fuller Lane lived just below and joining on Cedar Creek (below) Buffalo Ridge. This Zach Maccubbins and Tidence Lane then moved to Taquwellin, Claibone Co. E. Tenn. and I got acquainted with the granddaughter of the Zach Maccubbins who was the wife of General Thomas D. Arnold who resided close to Greenville, Green Co., E. Tenn. General Arnold was our member of Congress and an Eminent lawyer and used to sto at father's in a Carriage with part of his family or kindred of his wife who was granddaughter of Maccubbins.
Gen Arnold died and the widow and 2 sons moved to Atlanta, Ga after War and bought land of her son and got him ask his mother what our relationship was and this was the way it came to me. I think he was a son of the 1st Zach was I found 2 if not 3 of that name on old books and records Your cousin
Peter H. Gresham
(long letter at last) Please send this to your brother Nathan and get him to send you the one I sent yesterday. I was Much more. Write soon to me as many clues of our Gresham people and other relatives as you can give me
CHILDREN OF ADAM AND LOIS SHIPLEY
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Century old farm in Washington County, Tennessee
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