Shawhan Family History

William Shawhan

1728 – 1790
Also written as Three

The eighth and youngest child of Darby Shawhan and Sarah Meeks. Born 1728 in Kent County, Maryland. Named among the minor sons placed under his mother's/Edward Dial's guardianship in both 1735 wills, receiving ten pounds outright in his mother's will.

Life events

  1. 1728Born, Kent Co., Maryland
  2. Oct 1735Named among minors placed in guardianship (mother's will); receives ten pounds
  3. 1736Both parents die
  4. (undocumented interval — roughly 60 years with no events found)
  5. by 1790Living in Bourbon County, Kentucky, married to a woman named Mary
  6. 1790Died, Bourbon County, Kentucky (age 62)

Sources

  • History and Genealogy of the Shawhan and Related Families — p. 17
  • Eric Shawn Darby Shawhan and Sarah Meeks Historical Considerations — individual biographical detail