Susanna “Susan” ShemwellAge: 41 years1766–1807
- Name
- Susanna “Susan” Shemwell
- Given names
- Susanna
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Susanna Davis
- Nickname
- Susan
 Birth | about 1766 |
 Birth of a sister | Ann “Nancy” Shemwell 1771 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1775 and 1776 (Age 9 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 9 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 parents | Isaac Shemwell — Nancy … — View this family before 1788 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Elizabeth Thorne 1788 (Age 22 years) |
 Marriage | Benjamin Davis — View this family November 1, 1797 (Age 31 years) Note: 2nd wife of Benjamin Davis |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 27 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 daughter #1 | Penelope “Nelly” Davis about 1798 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nelly Shemwell about 1798 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Nancy Davis about 1800 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Susannah “Susan” Davis July 14, 1801 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 37 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 father | Isaac Shemwell before 1805 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a brother | Isaac Shemwell Jr. 1805 (Age 39 years) |
 Death | after November 1807 (Age 41 years) Cause of death: childbirth |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Jersey Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Isaac Shemwell Death: before 1805 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Nancy … Death: |
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Marriage: before 1788 — |
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-28 years elder brother |
Isaac Shemwell Jr. Birth: between 1750 and 1759 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1805 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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17 years herself |
Susanna “Susan” Shemwell Birth: about 1766 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: after November 1807 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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6 years younger sister |
Ann “Nancy” Shemwell Birth: 1771 — Maryland, United States Death: about 1840 — Madison, Kentucky, United States |
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28 years younger sister |
Nelly Shemwell Birth: about 1798 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: before 1838 — Gibson, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Benjamin Davis |
| husband |
Benjamin Davis Birth: about 1735 — New Jersey, United States Death: about 1814 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| herself |
Susanna “Susan” Shemwell Birth: about 1766 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: after November 1807 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: November 1, 1797 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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14 months daughter |
Penelope “Nelly” Davis Birth: about 1798 63 32 — Jersey Settlement, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1859 — Gibson, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Nancy Davis Birth: about 1800 65 34 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: before January 19, 1846 |
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18 months daughter |
Susannah “Susan” Davis Birth: July 14, 1801 66 35 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: June 27, 1850 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
Susanna “Susan” Shemwell has 15 first cousins recorded
Father's family (15)
Parents William Shemwell + Priscilla Locke
Parents James Shemwell Sr. + Mary Jane Higgs
Mother's family (0)
| Marriage | 2nd wife of Benjamin Davis |
| Note | page 100, Benjamin Davis & Susana Shamel, 1 Nov 1797. Isaac Shemwell, bondsman, Jno. Rogers, wit.
1801 - death of Ben's wife - from Ann Mims Wright, A Record of the Descendants of Isaac Ross and Jean Brown, in the diary of Arthur Brown Ross, entry for October 4, 1801, "After breakfast William Moores, Isaac Conger and Phoebe Hendly with us, all set off for Brother Ben Davis'. Oh, the distress! And nothing to eat." Two days later, October 6th: "Brother Ben and Holland with us." October 9th, "Brother Ben, son and daughter, came late." |