Shadrack Dennis - Household 51 - Contributed by Gail M. Walczyk
SHADRACK DENNIS
HOUSEHOLD
51
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Shadrack Dennis, son of Lazarus Dennis and Sarah Parker (Skinner,
Vern., Court of Mayland, p. 59)., was born in Worcester County, MD circa 1748.
Shadrack died between 11 January 1796 and 3 February 1796. (Walczyk Processions
1796-1816, pp. 16, 17).He married Esther Marshall circa 1773 (Nottingham Wills,
p. 283). Esther was born circa 1753. Esther was the daughter of Daniel Marshall and
Sarah his wife (283). In the will of Daniel Marshall Esther was named as an heir
(283). An abstract reads:
MARSHALL, DANIEL - 7 Sept. 1784 - 26 Oct. 1784
- To wife Sophia negroes & 1/2 my land during her nat. life. To son Daniel Jenepher
Marshall plantation where I now live that my father left me, and part of the land
I got by my wife, also a piece of land in the Swamps, also 75 acres now in the possession
of my brother Peter Marshall, lent him during his life by my father, Daniel Marshall,
also all my lands on Wallops Island except 25 acres. To daughter Betsey Marshall
the other part of my land I got by my wife, also a small plantation in the Swamps
containing 40 acres, also 25 acres on Wallops Island. Wife & 2 children residual
legatees, & in case of the death of both my children without issue, wife to have
whole personal estate & the land I got with her, & at her deceased the land I got
by my father, Daniel Marshall, to my brother Peter & my brother Stephen & my 2 sisters
Sarah & Esther, to be equally divided between them. Wife Sophia Exec. Witt: Robert
Foreman, William Hill, Thomas Waters.
In 1772 Shadrack Dennis bought
231 acres land on the Maryland line from Major & Tabitha Pettit (Whitelaw, p. 1370).
On
3 November 1783 Shadrack Dennis and William Bell were the Processioners for District
5 (Walczyk Processions, 1723-1792, p. 110).
On 11 January 1796 the
lands of Shadrack Dennis that bordered on District 3 were processioned (Walczyk Processions 1796-1816,
p. 17). The text reads in part: Jany 11th - Lemuel Henderson & William
Marshal's heirs. Lines between Lemuel Henderson & William Taylors heirs (BS).
Lines between Lemuel Henderson & Isaac Marshal. Lines between Lemuel Marshal & Stephen
Marshal. Lines between William Marshal's heirs & Willm Taylors heirs. Lines between
James Collins & John Johnson Senr. Lines between Solomon Marshal & Revell Copes.
Lines between Shadrick Dennis & Revell Copes. Lines between Shadrick Dennis & James
Gillett. Lines between Joseph Gillett & James Gillett. Lines between Giles Copes
& James Gillett, Revel Copes, Leml Henderson, Giles Copes, Isaac Marshal, Jas Collins
& Jas Gillett present.
On 3 February 1796 the lands of Shadrack Dennis
in District 1 were processioned (Walczyk Processions 1796-1816, p. 16). The
text reads:
Feby 3rd Lines between John S. Ker & Jenny Lane. Lines between
Euphamy Marshal & Jenny Lane. Lines between William Ardis & William Polk. Maryland
& Virga from Swanzy Gut to end - Lines between Shadrack Dennis & James Melvin Lines
between Drummond Welburn & James Melvin. Lines between Drummond Welburn & John Richardson.
Lines between Drummond Welburn & Arthur Whealton. Lines between Drummond Welburn
& Shadk Dennis heirs Lines between Arthur Whealton & Stephen Marshall. Lines between
Arthur Whealton & William Hargis. Lines between Arthur Whealton & Jenepher Marshals
heirs, James Melvin, John [-----] Samuel Payne, Arthur Whealton & William Hargis
present.
Shadrack Dennis and his family lived in District 1 (Surveys, p. 29, ff. 30).
On 27 June 1796 in
in Accomack Co., VA the lands of Shadrack Dennis' heirs were surveyed (Surveys, p.
29, ff. 30). The survey reads:
By Virtue of an Order of the Court of
Accomack County bearing Date May 1796 Surveyed and divided the land belonging to
Shadrack Dennis decd in Company with a Jury Empaniled by the Sherif which lands are
Situate lying and being in the Parish and County of Accomack and bounded as follows
(towit) On the S. E. by the lands of the heirs of Skinner Marshall decd on the N.
E. by Same lands on the S. W. by the lands of Drummond Welburn, Wm Hargis and the
heirs of Major Pellit, the aforsd lands are about one and half miles in a West direction
for Swanenagut bridge for the plat, bounds, Distances and divisions see more particularly
on page following
Parker Barnes DS AC
Table No1 Betsy Dennis 20 Clear'd
land No1 do do 20 Woods No2 Jno Fields 15 Cleared No2 do do 10 Woods
No3 Sally Dennis 83 No 4 Leah Dennis 83 Total 231 Acres
See: Eastern Shore Stuff Original Scans - Accomack County Survey Book
2 - 1794-1799 - images KK, LL.
Sources:
_____. Accomack County Virginia Surveyors Records #2 1794-1799
_____. Eastern Shore Stuff
Nottingham, Stratton. Wills and Administrations of Accomack County, Virginia 1663-1800. Bowie MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990
Skinner, Vern. Abstracts of the Prerogative Court of Maryland. Jarettville VA: Willow Bend Inc. 1999
Walczyk, Gail M. Accomack County Processioners Returns 1723-1792. Coram NY" Peter's Row, 2003.
Walczyk, Gail M. Accomack County Processioners Returns 1797-1816. Coram NY: Peter's Row, 2004
Whitelaw, Ralph T. Virginia's Eastern Shore A History of Northampton and Accomack Counties, Two Volumes. Gloucester MA: Peter Smith.
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