Shawhan Family History

Daniel Shawhan

c. 1635 – 1679
Also written as Daniel Shahan; Daniel Shawan; Daniel Shawn; Daniel Sheehan; Dan Shahan (as recorded in the Ancestry PILI index)

An individual documented in Barbados records during 1679–1680 whose name, dates, and Munster-associated surname made him the manuscript's (Two Roads from Munster) leading candidate for the father of Darby Shawhan. This parentage is a hypothesis, not a documented fact.

Life events

  1. 1679 (by)Listed, St. Thomas Parish militia roll, Barbados (Brandow, 1679/80 census)
  2. 28 Jun 1679Will written, Barbados
  3. 22 Aug 1679Will proved / estate administered, Barbados
  4. YYYY — Event

Records

Sources

  • Barbados Arrivals 1679-1680 — Ancestry.com Passenger and Immigration Lists Index entry (his 1679 "arrival" date is actually the date of his will, per that source's own caution)
  • Daniel Shahan Barbados Records 1679 — consolidated write-up of the Sanders probate citation, the Brandow militia-roll citation, and the archival reference/witness names surfaced in this review pass
  • Barbados Surname Cluster 1670s