John F. SHAW

1792 - 1870  (78 years)

• Name	John F. SHAW
  Born	1792	England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1840	Sheffield Twp.,Ashtabula Co.,OH   [3]
  Census	1850	Sheffield Twp.,Ashtabula Co.,OH
  Census	1860	Sheffield Twp.,Ashtabula Co.,OH   [1]
  Buried	April 1870	Gageville Cemetery,Sheffield,Ashtabula Co.,OH   [2]
  Died	10 April 1870	Sheffield Twp.,Ashtabula Co.,OH   [2]
  Notes	Per Johnlynne Fray's Records: John Shaw was the first permanent settler, coming in 1812 to the Sheffield section. He was said to have been a deserter from the English army. His son, Truman, told of his father's experience, and how he came to this country. According to his account, the elder Shaw was a soldier in the British army in Canada at the opening of the War of 1812 between the British and Americans, but, chafing under the bondage to which British soldiers were subjected, and hearing about the "Free American", he decided to make a change. Accordingly, he and several others who shared his feelings embarked in a small boat from Long Point and crossed Lake Erie to the American shore. The winds and tides sent the boat up the lake, and when they reached this side they made landing at Ashtabula, in the night, and ferried inland until they were far enough away from the lake to feel safe and any possibility of capture. In 1811 one Moore came into the Sheffield section and built a log cabin, in which he lived for a time and then moved on farther west. John Shaw was to follow in 1812 and became the first permanent settler.
  Person ID	I67	Marcia Shears
  Last Modified	16 May 2007

  
  

  Family/Spouse	Almira M. BECKWITH,   b. 1795, CT ,   d. 28 October 1865, Sheffield Twp.,Ashtabula Co.,OH  (Age 70 years)
  Children	+ 1. George SHAW,   b. about 1817, Prob Ashtabula Co.,OH + 2. Truman B. SHAW,   b. 2 August 1820, Prob Ashtabula Co.,OH ,   d. after 1880, Sheffield Twp.,Ashtabula Co.,OH  (Age 60 years) + 3. Asahel B. SHAW,   b. about 1822, Prob Ashtabula Co.,OH ,   d. 24 April 1889, Sheffield Twp.,Ashtabula Co.,OH  (Age ~ 67 years) + 4. Malinda SHAW,   b. 24 May 1824, Ashtabula Co.,OH ,   d. 8 November 1914, Grant,Newaygo Co.,MI  (Age 90 years) + 5. Nancy SHAW,   b. about 1827, Prob Ashtabula Co.,OH ,   d. after 1850, Sheffield,Ashtabula Co.,OH  (Age ~ 24 years)   6. Amos SHAW,   b. about 1829, CT   7. Sylvester SHAW,   b. about 1832, Prob Ashtabula Co.,OH + 8. Electra A. SHAW,   b. about 1834, OH + 9. Lucinda M. SHAW,   b. 5 April 1838, Sheffield Twp.,Ashtabula Co.,OH ,   d. 22 September 1914, Elroy,Juneau Co.,WI  (Age 76 years) + 10. Eliza M. SHAW,   b. about 1841, OH ,   d. after 1 January 1885, Bulah,Sheffield Twp.,Ashtabula Co.,OH  (Age ~ 44 years)
  Family ID	F19	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1931] 1860 US Federal Census - SHAW John Family, (Sheffield Twp., Ashtabula Co., OH, Page 106, Lines 16-17, Image 8 of 22). [S1913] SHAW John 1870 & Almira 186? Cemetery Marker. [S1677] 1840 US Federal Census - SHAW John Family, (Sheffield, Ashtabula Co., OH, Image 3 of 8).