Genealogy Ludwig » Christian Shelly (1697-1761)

Personal data Christian Shelly 

• He was born in the year 1697 in Rathendorf, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany.Sources 1, 2, 3
• Alternative: He was born about 1693 in Rathendorf, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany.Source 4
• Alternative: He was born about 1693 in Rathendorf, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany.Sources 5, 6
• Alternative: He was born about 1697 in Friedelsheim, Germany.Source 2
• Alternative: He was born between 1695 and 1721.Sources 7, 8, 9
• He was christened on September 18, 1698 in Steffisberg, Bern, Switzerland.
• Resident:
• on March 7, 1733: Sources: see attached story and web link shown on this profile for"TheDescendants of Christian Shelly of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.", Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.Source 2
• in the year 1733: Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.Source 2
• (Arrival) in the year 1743 in America.Sources 2, 10
• (Misc) on March 7, 1733 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.Source 11
• (Misc) on August 10, 1748 in Donegal, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.Source 11
• (PROP) on June 4, 1751 in Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States: Received 265 Acres.Source 2
• (PROP) on March 7, 1733 in warranted 200 acres at the head of Conestoga Cr. in Lebanon county, Pa.Source 2
• He died on December 14, 1761 in Manheim Twp., Lancaster Co., Pa, he was 64 years old.Sources 3, 5
• Alternative: He died on December 14, 1761 in Manheim Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, he was 64 years old.Source 4
• Alternative: He died on December 14, 1761 in Manheim Twp., PA, he was 64 years old.Source 2
• Alternative: He died on December 14, 1761 in Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, he was 64 years old.Sources 1, 2
• Alternative: He died March 1767, he was 70 years old.
• Alternative: He died March 1767 in Manheim Twp., Lancaster Co., PA, he was 70 years old.Sources 7, 8, 9
• Probate on March 12, 1767.Source 2
• Will on April 22, 1760.Source 2
• A child of Abraham Zschille and Christina Bachmann

Household of Christian Shelly

He is married to Magdalena Kauffman.

They got marriedSource 12

Child(ren):

1. Elizabeth Shelly  ± 1720-± 1767
2. Esther Shelly  ± 1724-1767
3. Mary Elizabeth Shelly  1730-1767 
4. Margaret Shelly  1740-< 1800 
5. Susan Shelly  1744-1778 
6. Catharine Shelly  ????-± 1786
7. Veronica Shelly  ????-± 1767
8. Jacob Shelly  ????-1761
9. Christian Shelly   

Notes about Christian Shelly

SOURCE 9: DATE: DECEMBER 27, 1996. PAGE: 66. THIS INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED FROM THE MENNONITE FAMILY HISTORY, VOLUME 4, NUMBER 2, DATED APRIL 1985, ARTICLE TITLED: THE CONSPIRACY ON SHELLY'S ISLAND, BY E. ELAYNE ALEXANDER, PAGES 64-68. IN RE: AS BROTHER TO JACOB SHELLY, CHILDREN, DEATH, MARRIAGE. THE FOLLOWING WAS RECORDED: NOT MUCH RESEARCH HAS BEEN DONE ON THE DECENDANTS OF CHRISTIAN SHELLY, THE IMMIGRANT TO LANCASTER COUNTY, PA. POSSIBLY THE REASON BEHIND THIS, IS THAT HE HAD ONLY ONE SON WHO MARRIED AND LEFT ISSUE ( CHRISTIAN ). CHRISTIAN SHELLY, DIED MARCH 1767, SOURCE: J-1-244, LANCASTER CO. DEED H-109-FF166, MISCELLANEOUS BOOK 1763-1777, PAGE 282 AND 1768-1772, PAGE 268, MARRIED MAGDALENA ______________ , CHRISTIAN DIED IN MANHEIN TOWNSHIP, LANCASTER COUNTY, PA. THE CHILDREN WERE AS FOLLOWS: 1.) JACOB SHELLY, DIED JUNE 1761, IN LANCASTER COUNTY, UNMARRIED. 2.) CATHARINE SHELLY, DIED 1786, MARRIED JOHN GINGRICH AND JOHN REISER/ REYSER. 3.) MARY SHELLY, DIED IN SHENANDOAH COUNTY, VIRGINIA, MARRIED CHARLES KEYSER. 4.) SUSANNA SHELLY, DIED IN MANHEIM TOWNSHIP LANCASTER COUNRTY, MARRIED DANIEL LEHMAN. 5.) MARGARET SHELLY, DIED JUNE 1761, MARRIED JOHN HALDEMAN. 6.) ELIZABETH SHELLY, DIED 1767, MARRIED PETER WEYLAND/WEILAND. 7.) ESTHER SHELLY, DIED 1767, MARRIED SAMUEL HUBER/HOOVER. 8.) VERONICA " FRENA " SHELLY, DIED 1767, MARRIED JOHN EPPLER. 9.) CHRISTIAN SHELLY, CA 1755-1804, DIED HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, LANCASTER COUNTY, PA., MARRIED EVA CATHARINA _______________. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ------ NOTES: CHRISTIAN SHELLY. DATE: JUNE 20, 1997. SOURCE: HTTP://HUM 14.UCSC.EDU/GENE/HYPERCARD.CGI, WENGER GENEALOGY HOME PAGE. FINDINGS:WIFE, DEATH DATE, CHILD. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ------ [vol13ped954shelly.FTW] [Br'f8derbund WFT Vol. 13, Ed. 1, Tree #0954, Date of Import: Jul 23, 1998] Christian Shelly a minor son of a Christian Shelly is in court on March 8, 1771 requesting Michael Kaufaman as Guardian. (1010) Lancaster County list of land patents lists 265 acers to a Christian Shelly at the head of the Little Conestoga in June 1751. Warrent was issued to Christian Shelly on March 1733. Recorded A 15 636. (1071) * April 1985 article in Mennonite Family History: Not much research has been done on the descendants of Christian Shelly, the immigrant to Lancaster County, PA. Possibly the reason behind this , is that he had only one son who married and left issue. ********************************************************************** **** ************************* GenServ Genealogical Server - (XXXXX@XXXX.XXX) Date: 6 Sep 1998 Family Report HUSBAND: Dr Christian SHELLEY (349) Born: 1721 Place: Marr: Place: Died: Mar 1767 Place: Manheim Twp, Lancaster Co, PA HUSBAND'S FATHER: Christian SHELLEY (975) HUSBAND'S MOTHER: WIFE: Magdalena UNKNOWN (974) Born: Place: WIFE'S FATHER: WIFE'S MOTHER: ====================================================================== == # M/F Childrens Names RECORD NUM ====================================================================== == 1 F Mary SHELLEY (251) Born: Died: Shenandoah Co, VA Marr: 1750 Charles KEYSER (250) --------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== === Information is from the JENA8JF database belonging to: submitter: [Jennex, Scott Alan] email: [(XXXXX@XXXX.XXX)] street_1: [1303 Edgewood] street_2: [] city: [Royal Oak] state: [MI] zip: [48067] country: [USA] telephone: [248-545-7533] remarks: [] ====================================================================== === NOTES: 2 THIS INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED FROM A BOOK BY E. HERMAN SHELLEY, TITLED " GENEALOGICAL NOTES ON THE SHELLY-SHELLEY FAMILY ", DATED MARCH 6, 1955, TO BE FOUND AT THE LANCASTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY UNDER NUMBERS 929, S545 OF THE CARD CATALOG, A COPY OF THIS BOOK IS IN MY POSSESSION. THE FOLLOWING WAS RECORDED: THE RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS FOR LANCASTER COUNTY ( VOL. A. NO. 15, PAGE 636-----C 185-262 ) STATE CHRISTIAN SHELLY APPLIED FOR 200 ACRES OF LAND MARCH 7, 1733, AND THAT HE RECEIVED 265 ACRES SITUATE IN MANHEIM TOWNSHIP BY PROPRIETARY PATENT DATED JUNE 4, 1751. THE WILL OF CHRISTIAN SHELLY DATED APRIL 22, 1760 PROVIDED 40 POUNDS FOR WIFE MAGDALENA AND THAT OF JOHN GINGREY ( GINGRICH ), SON-IN-LAW, MARRIED TO CATHARINE SHELLY, SHALL RECEIVE THE REAL ESTATE, JOHN TO PAY 400 POUNDS, I.E. 50 POUNDS TO EACH OF THE FOLLOWING CHILDREN: MARY; ANN; MARGARET; ELIZABETH; EASTER, FRENA; SUSANNA AND CHRISTIAN. JACOB, A SON, HAVING BEEN PROVIDED WITH A TRACT OF LAND, WAS NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ESTATE. WITNESSESS TO THE WILL WERE MICHAEL KAUFFMAN AND VALENTINE GROSH. WILL WAS PROBATED MARCH 12, 1767. JACOB, THE SON, DIED SOMETIME BETWEEN APRIL 22, 1760 AND JUNE 6, 1761. DEED OF JUNE 6, 1761, RECORDED DEED BOOK FF, PAGE 166 STATES CHRISTIAN SHELLY AND HIS WIFE, MAGDALENA, BY THEIR DEED OF MAY 15, 1759, DID GRANT TO THEIR SON JACOB 78 ACRES, THE SAME BEING PART OF THE 265 ACRES GRANTED TO CHRISTIAN BY PATENT. JACOB SHELLY HAVING SINCE DIED INTESTATE AND UNMARRIED. ( 1 ) CHARLES CAYSER ( KEYSER OR KISER ) AND MARY HIS WIFE , LATE MARY SCHELLY. ( 2 ) MARGARET HALDIMAN, WIDOW, LATE THE WIFE OF JOHN HALDIMAN, DECEASED, FORMERLY MARGARET SHELLY. ( 3 ) SAMUEL HUBER AND ESTHER ( EASTER ), HIS WIFE, LATE ESTHER SHELLY. ( 4 ) JOHN REISAR AND CATHERINE, HIS WIFE, LATE CATHERINE SHELLY . ( 5 ) ANN ( SUSANNA ) SHELLY. ALL THE COUNTY OF LANCASTER, GRANTED TO ELIZABETH SHELLY, THE 78 ACRES FOR 146 POUNDS 5 SHILLINGS. THIS DEED WAS NOT RECORDED UNTIL OCTOBER 31, 1786. THE DATE OF PROBATE OF THE WILL OF CHRISTIAN SHELLY IS QUITE CONFUSING. APPARENTLY CHRISTIAN DIED PRIOR TO JUNE 19, 1761 ALTHOUGH THE WILL WAS NOT PROBATED UNTIL 1767. DEED BOOK H, PAGE 109 CITES THE WILL OF CHRISTIAN AND RECITES AS OF JUNE 19, 1761 THE LAND WAS TRANSFERRED TO JOHN ( GINGRICH ) GINGREY, ( HUSBAND OF CHRISTIANS DAUGHTER CATHERINE SHELLY ), WHO THEN TRANSFERRED IT TO HIS ELDER BROTHER, JACOB ( GINGRICH ) GINGREY, AND THAT JACOB GINGREY TRANSFERRED IT TO ELIZABETH SHELLY, DAUGHTER OF CHRISTIAN AND WIFE OF PETER WEYLAND, SUSANNA SHELLY, DAUGHTER OF CHRISTIAN AND WIFE OF DANIEL LEHMAN, AND JOHN (REYSER ) REYSER 2ND HUSBAND OF CATHERINE SHELLY DAUGHTER OF CHRISTIAN, BY DEED OF SAME DATE. ( NOTE: JOHN ( GINGRICH ) GINGREY IS APPARENTLY DEAD AT THIS TIME AS HIS WIFE NOW APPEARS TO BE THE SPOUSE OF JOHN REYSER ). IN TURN, BY DEED OF DECEMBER 14, 1761, SUSAN SHELLY AND HUSBAND DANIEL LEHMAN, CATHERINE SHELLY AND HUSBAND JOHN REYSER SOLD TO PETER WEYLAND HUSBAND TO ELIZABETH SHELLY, DAUGHTER OF CHRISTIAN, ( HE TO SUPPORT THE WIDOW OF CHRISTIAN SHELLY ) FOR 800 POUNDS.

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