The Shemwell Family

Ann “Nancy” BillingsleyAge: 68 years17621830

Name
Ann “Nancy” Billingsley
Given names
Ann
Surname
Billingsley
Married name
Ann Shemwell
Nickname
Nancy
Birth about 1762

Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763

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
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 13 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
MarriageJoseph ShemwellView this family
November 20, 1783 (Age 21 years)
Note: By Rev. John Stephen
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783 (Age 13 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
Birth of a son
#1
William Shemwell
January 23, 1785 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#2
James Shemwell
October 9, 1788 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Mary Shemwell
about 1790 (Age 28 years)
Census August 2, 1790 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Elizabeth Shemwell
about 1791 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Dr. Joseph Shemwell Jr.
1796 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 31 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 41 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
Census August 6, 1810 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Elias Travers
1812 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam ShemwellAnn SchultzView this family
estimated 1812 (Age 50 years)

Marriage of a childNicholas TraversMary ShemwellView this family
March 4, 1812 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Elizabeth Julianna Shemwell
1813 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Joseph Henry Shemwell
February 23, 1815 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 50 years)

Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Mary Travers
about 1815 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Mary Eliza Shemwell
December 25, 1817 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Joseph H Travers
1820 (Age 58 years)
Census August 7, 1820 (Age 58 years)
Marriage of a childDr. Joseph Shemwell Jr.Henrietta BriscoeView this family
December 17, 1821 (Age 59 years)

Death of a husbandJoseph Shemwell
December 12, 1823 (Age 61 years)

Marriage of a childJohn Hatch Dent PoseyElizabeth ShemwellView this family
March 20, 1824 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
William S Shemwell
October 1826 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Elizabeth Travers
about 1826 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Ann Dove Shemwell
June 1827 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Jane Shemwell
1827 (Age 65 years)
Marriage of a childJames ShemwellCaroline BriscoeView this family
June 15, 1829 (Age 67 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#11
Elizabeth J Posey
1830 (Age 68 years)
Death September 1830 (Age 68 years)
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father
mother
Marriage:
herself
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husband
herself
Marriage: November 20, 1783All Faiths Episcopal Church, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
14 months
son
6 years
daughter
-15 months
son
James Shemwell
Birth: October 9, 1788 38 26St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
Death: April 5, 1869St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
3 years
daughter
Elizabeth Shemwell
Birth: about 1791 41 29Maryland, United States
Death: July 11, 1867St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
6 years
son

Marriage
By Rev. John Stephen
Census
1790 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Shemwell - Household 1790 Census St. Mary's County Joseph Shemwell Ann "Nancy" Billingsley William Shemwell Mary Shemwell James Shemwell Notes: FWM>16=1, FWM<16=2, FWF=2, Slaves 8