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Personal data Christian Shelly 

• He was born on September 7, 1762 in Mt. Joy Township, Lancaster, Co., Pa.Source 1
• Alternative: He was born in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.
• Alternative: He was born on September 7, 1762 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.Source 2
• He died on April 3, 1829 in Rapho Township, Lancaster County, Pa, he was 66 years old.Source 1
• Alternative: He died on April 3, 1829 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, he was 66 years old.Source 2
• He is buried in Horst Cemetary.
• A child of Christian Shelly and Magdalena Peelman

Household of Christian Shelly

(1) He is married to Elizabeth Meyer.

They got married between 1781 and 1809, he was 18 years old.

Child(ren):

1. David Shelly  1809-1882
2. Samuel Shelly  1809-1889
3. John Shelly  1787-1867 
4. Catharine Shelly  1790-1823 

(2) He is married to Anna Engle.

They got married on April 14, 1789 at First Reformed Church, Lancaster Co., Pa, he was 26 years old.Sources 1, 3, 4

Child(ren):

1. Magdalena Shelly  1790-1878
2. Elizabeth Shelly  ± 1792-1909 
3. Mary Shelly  1794-1876
4. Christiana Engle Shelly  1795-1870
5. Jacob Shelly  

Notes about Christian Shelly

SOURCE 3: DATE: AUGUST 20, 1997. PAGE: 11. 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: MOTHER AND FATHER, SISTERS AND BROTHERS. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- --------------------- SOURCE 3: DATE: APRIL 5, 1997. PAGE: 14. 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: ABRAHAM SHELLY OF MOUNT JOY TOWNSHIP, LANCASTER COUNTY, PA., BORN ABOUT 1730, DIED PRIOR TO APRIL 3, 1786, MARRIED ANNA ELIZABETH ______, WHO DIED PRIOR TO NOVEMBER 27, 1786. THEIR CHILDREN: 1.) JACOB SHELLY. 2.) FERONICA ( VERONICA ) SHELLY, MARRIED MICHAEL HORST. ONE OF THE SONS OF THIS MARRIAGE, PETER HORST MARRIED CHRISTIANA SHELLY. 3.) MARY SHELLY MARRIED CHRISTIAN WITMER. 4.) MAGDALENA SHELLY MARRIED CHRISTIAN MUSSELMAN. 5.) ANNA SHELLY MARRIED JOSEPH MUSSELMAN. 6.) CHRISTIAN SHELLY MARRIED ANN ENGLE. BY VIRTURE OF A PATENT DATED DECEMBER 1, 1748, ABRAHAM OWNED 198 ACRES " BY CHICKIES CREEK ", IN DONEGAL TOWNSHIP. THIS LAND IS NOW A PART OF MOUNT JOY TOWNSHIP. BY THEIR DEED OF NOVEMBER 28, 1758, ABRAHAM AND WIFE ANNA ELIZABETH SOLD THIS LAND TO HENRY LANDUS ( LANDIS ) FOR 250 POUNDS ( DEED BOOK G, PAGE 17, LANCASTER COUNTY. HENRY LANDUS NOVEMBER 26, 1760, TRANSFERRED THIS LAND TO HIS WIFE MARY, ( DEED BOOK G, PAGE 21 ). THE MARY REFERRED TO WAS MARY KNEISLEY SHEELY, WIDOW OF JACOB SHELLY, ABRAHAMS FATHER. AS REFERRED TO UNDER CHRISTIAN SHELLY (2-2) ABRAHAM SHELLY ACQUIRED FROM HIS BROTHER 187 ACRES IN DONEGAL ( NOW MOUNT JOY TOWNSHIP ), ( DEED BOOK O, PAGE 201, LANCASTER COUNTY, FEBRUARY 1, 1759 ). BY HIS WILL OF AUGUST 30, 1784, RECORDED APRIL 3, 1786, WILL BOOK C, VOLUME 1, PAGE 333, LANCASTER COUNTY. ABRAHAM GAVE TO HIS WIFE ANNA 100 POUNDS AND MADE OTHER PROVISIONS FOR HER. TO THE ELDEATS SON 5 POUNDS AND THE PLANTATION ON WHICH HE ( JACOB, THE ELDEST SON ) LIVES. TO CHRISTIAN, THEN A MINOR, THE PLANTATION ON WHICH ABRAHAM LIVED FOR 900 POUNDS. SON JACOB SHELLY OF MOUNT JOY TOWNSHIP AND SON-IN-LAW MICHAEL HORST OF RAPHO TOWNSHIP WERE NAMED EXECUTORS. SEE ALSO LANCASTER COUNTY ORPHANS COURT RECORDS 1784-1787, PAGE 497. PA. ARCHIVES, FIFTH SERIES, VOLUME 7 LISTS AN ABRAHAM SHELLY AS A MEMBER OF CAPTAIN THOMAS ROBINSON'S COMPANY OF MILITIA FROM MOUNT JOY TOWNSHIP ON THE FOLLOWING DATES. 1. APRIL 20, 1778, PAGE 197. 2. AUGUST 24, 1778, PAGE 205. 3. APRIL 19, 1779, PAGE 210. DEFINITE IDENTITY OF THE ABOVE MILITIAMAN HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED. ANOTHER ABRAHAM SHELLY (2-2-3) WAS APPARENTLY LIVING IN MOUNT JOY TOWNSHIP AT THIS TIME. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- --------------------- SOURCE 3: DATE: MAY 2, 1997. PAGE: 26. 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: SOURCE 3: DATE: MAY 1, 1997. PAGE: 26. 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: 2-3-6 CHRISTIAN SHELLY of Mt.. Joy Township, Lanc. Co. born Sept. 7, 1762 died April 3, 1829,, buried Horst Graveyard, Rapho Twp. Married first (April 4. 1789, First Reformed Church,, Lancaster) ANNA ENGLE of Donegal Township, Lanc. Co. born August 6, 1765, died 1795. Christian Shelly married second ELIZABETH _____________ born April 4. 1766 died March 25, 1850. Buried Horst Graveyard. Anna Engle was the daughter of Ulrich Engle (bom July 1, 1743, died September 28, 1799 and Magdalina Bickslerr (born 1741, died September 13, 1821). Her grandfather was Ulrich (Yokeli) Engle,, founder of the River Brethern. The children of Christian Shelly's first marriage were: 1 Jacob 2 Magdalena (Martha) born June 5, 1790, died July 28, 1878, buried Horst Graveyard. 3 Elizabeth m. _________ Sheffer (Sheaffer) 4 Mary born May 2, 1794, died unmarried Sept. 6, 1876, buried Horst Graveyard. 5 Christiana born July 26, 1795, died January 23, 1870, married Peter Horst, born April 15, 1787, died August 25, 1876, both buried Horst Graveyard. The children of Christian Shelly's second marriage were: 6. Abraham married Ann N. Neff 7 Christian 8 Ann m. Jacob Sangree (dec. in 1872) of Wershtenow (Wasttenaw) County, Michigan. 9 Fanny m. ___________ Landis. Will Book Y, Vol. 1, P. 31, Deed Book F, Vol. 10, p. 202, Lanc. Co. Engle Family History and Burial Records, Lancaster Historical Society. Note: Peter Horst was the son of Veronica (Feronica) Shelly (2-3-2). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- --------------------- FamilySearch?? International Genealogical Index North America IGI Record ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ------ Christian SHELLY Sex: M Event(s): Misc: ABT 1722 Of', Lanc, 'Pennsylvania Marriage(s): Spouse: Ann ENGLE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ------ Source Information: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ------ Batch number: F877678 Sheet: 38 Source: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ------ 'c2'a9 1999 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. English approval: 3/1999 Use of this site constitutes your acceptance of these Conditions of Use. Last updated: 3/22/1999 Privacy Policy. Last updated: 3/22/1999 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ------ FamilySearch'c2'ae International Genealogical Index North America IGI Record ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ------ Christian SHELLY Sex: M Marriage(s): Spouse: Ann ENGLE Marriage: ABT 1753 Rapho Twp, Of, Lanc, Pennsylvania --------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- ------ Source Information: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ------ Batch number: F877678 Sheet: 38 Source: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ------ 'c2'a9 1999 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. English approval: 3/1999 Use of this site constitutes your acceptance of these Conditions of Use. Last updated: 3/22/1999 Privacy Policy. 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