The Shemwell Family

Isaac Shemwell Jr.Age: 55 years17501805

Name
Isaac Shemwell Jr.
Given names
Isaac
Surname
Shemwell
Name suffix
Jr.
Birth between 1750 and 1759
MarriageNancy View this family
unknown

Death of a paternal grandfatherIsaac Shemwell
after 1760 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763 (Age 4 years)

Note: The French and Indian War is the American name for the North American theater of the Seven Years War, fought primarily between the colonies of British America and New France - http://goo.gl/SiIuNc
Birth of a sisterSusanna “Susan” Shemwell
about 1766 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a sisterAnn “Nancy” Shemwell
1771 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 25 years)

Note: In 1775, there was an epidemic of unknown cause in North America (especially New England,) followed in 1775-1776 by what is described as one of the worst worldwide influenza epidemics - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783 (Age 25 years)

Note: The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution
Marriage of parentsIsaac ShemwellNancy View this family
before 1788 (Age 38 years)

Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth Thorne
1788 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Alexander Shemwell Sr.
about 1790 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Rebecca Ann Shamel
December 13, 1790 (Age 40 years)
Census 1790 (Age 40 years)
4-Slaves
1790 Slave Census
1790 (Age 40 years)

Birth of a son
#3
Henry Shemwell
July 23, 1792 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Sarah “Sallie” Shemwell
January 29, 1798 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 43 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Birth of a sisterNelly Shemwell
about 1798 (Age 48 years)
Census 1800 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Nancy Shemwell
June 26, 1803 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 53 years)

Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase
Death of a fatherIsaac Shemwell
before 1805 (Age 55 years)
Death 1805 (Age 55 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: before 1788
-28 years
himself
17 years
younger sister
6 years
younger sister
28 years
younger sister
Nelly Shemwell
Birth: about 1798Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: before 1838Gibson, Tennessee, United States
Family with Nancy - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage:
son
11 months
daughter
Rebecca Ann Shamel
Birth: December 13, 1790 40 30Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 13, 1887Plato, Texas, Missouri, United States
19 months
son
6 years
daughter
5 years
daughter

Note
Isaac signed Susannah's wedding bond; Elisha witnessed a land transaction for BD and THD in 1797. Only two Shemwells in State Census of North Carolina 1784-1787 [but no surviving Rowan entries for this census] - page 44, Granvile County, page 4: Issac Shemwell -- 1 mlae 21-60, 2 males under 30 or above 60, 5 white females all ages, total 8 in household James Shemwell -- 1 male 21-60, 4 males under 20 and above 60, 6 white females all ages, total 11 in household ERGO, her father is probably Isaac.