William Shelby

Abt 1785 - Abt 1832  (~ 47 years)

• Name	William Shelby  [1]
  Born	Abt 1785	North Carolina, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Court	27 Nov 1815	Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	"[082] 27 Nov 1815 - William Shelby of Humphreys Co Tn and Jonathan King of Dickson Co Tn to John Alison Sr of Sullivan County, for $108 dollars, supposed to be 18 acres. Jonathan King acting in behalf of his mother and the said William Shelby and Jonathan King acting jointly in behalf of John King son and heir oflsaac King dec'd. [083] A part of the remaining moiety pertaining to the heirs oflsaac King dec'd, being in Sullivan County, belonging to the original tract where the said John Alison now lives. Begin S40 El 14 poles to a comer of Millhorns survey, N16 poles to William Hughes comer, W15 poles to Hughes comer, SI20 poles to Hughes comer, N83 W28 poles, N22 W86 poles, N55 W100 poles, then to the beginning. Containing 100 acres. William Shelby (seal) Jonathan (x) King (seal) Test: Isaac McKinly, Robert Alison May Session 1816 proved by Isaac McKinly and Robert Alison. M Rhea DClk for M Rhea Clk. Reg Auq 14 1816"
  Census	1820	Hickman County, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  	William Shelby household 3 males under 10 [Isaac abt 8, George W. abt 4, Delance M. abt 3] 1 male of 26 and under 45 [William Shelby] 1 female of 26 and under 45 [Sarah A. King] 5 free white inhabitants 2 engaged in agriculture 0 slaves
  Court	16 Jan 1824	Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  	"Elijah Walker and Matilda Walker, formerly Matilda King of Dickson Co Tn. appoint William Shelby, of the county and state aforesaid, our lawful Attorney for us and in our name to ask, demand, sue for, recover and receive of all and every person or persons now or formerly of Sullivan County and Washington County both or either in the said state of Tenn. Elijah (x) Walker (seal) Matilda (x) Walker (seal) Dickson County Tenn Jan 16 1824}ack by Elijah Walker. A Coldwell (JP) Matilda Walker ack the above Jan 16 1824. A Coldwell (JP) Dickson County Tenn} Field Farrar clerk for said county certify that Abraham Coldwell Esqr was one ofthe acting Justices of the Peace for said county."
  Court	5 Feb 1824	Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA   [5, 6]
  	"05 Feb 1824 - William Shelby of Dickson Co Tn to John Alison of Sullivan Co, for $12.50 cents, by a power of attorney from Elijah Walker and Matilda Walker his wife, formerly Matilda King, all their claim, interest and demand in and to a tract of land in Sullivan County. Begin N82 degrs 183 poles, S40 El35 poles, SI 5 E35 poles to Robert Alisons line, then to the beginning. Containing 59 acres. [018] William Shelby (seal) by power of Attorney Wit: John aKing, Joseph Torbett Feb Session 1824 proved by John King and Joseph Torbett. G W Netherland DClk for R Netherland Clk. Reg Jun 28 1824"
  Court	5 Feb 1824	Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA   [7]
  	"05 Feb 1824 - William Shelby of Dickson Co Tn to Robert Alison of Sullivan Co, for $88 dollars, by a power of attorney by Elijah Walker and Matilda Walker his wife, formerly Matilda King, the one eight undivided part of a tract of land formerly belonging to George Ingle and my him conveyed to John Dyer and by said Dyer to Isaac King now dec'd and the father of said Matilda Walker, situate in Sullivan County on the north bank of Watauga River. Begin on the bank ofthe river then up the river with its meanders to near some rocks, N45 Wl 0 poles to a corner of Francis Hodges survey, with his line the same course 106 poles on the bank of said river, then up the river with its meanders to a hickory on the bank, S3 and 20 minutes east to the beginning. Containing 90 3/4 acres and 7 poles. Willaim Shelby (seal) by Power of Attorney Wit: Abraham Gregg, Joseph McCorkle, Joseph Torbet Feb Session 1824 proved by Abraham Gregg and Joseph McCorkle G W Netherland DClk for R Netherland Clk. Reg Jun 28 1824 "
  Died	Abt 1832	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I9064	Full
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2022

  
  

  Family	Sarah King,   b. Abt 1798, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 1844, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA  (Age ~ 46 years)
  Married	1815  [1]
  Children	1. Isaac Laughlin Shelby,   b. 1812, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 25 May 1839, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA  (Age 27 years) + 2. George W. Shelby,   b. 23 Jan 1816, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 27 Sep 1855, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA  (Age 39 years) + 3. Anna M. Shelby,   b. 1817, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA ,   d. Oct 1859, Pope County, Arkansas, USA  (Age 42 years)   4. Delance Manderville Shelby,   b. 1817, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 1860, Arkansas, USA  (Age 43 years) + 5. Granville Clifford Shelby,   b. 3 Oct 1825, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 20 Dec 1869, Santa Cruz County, California, USA  (Age 44 years)   6. Elizabeth Betsy Shelby,   b. 1829, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 1855, maybe Pope County, Arkansas, USA  (Age 26 years)   7. Alfred Moore Shelby,   b. 23 Apr 1830, Robertson County, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 6 May 1917, Ballard County, Kentucky, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2022
  Family ID	F2406	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S6647] Tammy1861, "Brock Family Tree," for William Shelby-Sarah A. King, tree pages, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/311798/person/-258191546/facts : accessed 10 September 2022). [S3989] Susan Hardin Austin, Sullivan County, Tennessee, Deeds, Volume 6: Deed Book 7, June 10, 1815-August 5, 1820 (n.p.: Susan Hardin Austin, 2002), 20, deed, William Shelby (on behalf o John King, heir of Isaac King, deceased) and Jonathan King (on behalf of his mother) to John Allison, drawn 27 November 1815, proved May Session, 1816, filed 14 August 1816; citing Sullivan County, Deed Book 6: 82-83; digital image, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 11 November 2013). Url: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE58985&. [S6649] 1820 U.S. census, Hickman County, Tennessee, population schedule, [township not stated], p. 180 [penned recto, top left, two tore numbers crossed through), line 9, William Shelby household; digital images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7734/images/4433434_00142 : accessed 11 September 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 122. [S3983] Susan Hardin Austin, Sullivan County, Tennessee, Volume 8: Deed Book 10, Part A, June 10, 1824-September 13 1826 (n.p.: Susan Hardin Austin, 2002), 8, entry for Elijah and Matilda Walker, 16 January 1824; citing Sullivan County, Deed Book 10: 16, Elijah Walker and Matilda Walker, appointing representative William Shelby to represent Matilda's interests in Sullivan County. [S3986] Susan Hardin Austin, Sullivan County, Tennessee, Volume 8: Deed Book 10, Part A, June 10, 1824-September 13 1826 (n.p.: Susan Hardin Austin, 2002), 8, entry for Elijah and Matilda Walker, 5 February 1824; citing Sullivan County, Deed Book 10: 17, William Shelby acting with authority of Elijah Walker and Matilda Walker, to John Allison, conveying Matilda Walker's interest in a 59-acre parcel belonging to her father, Isaac Walker, deceased. [S5090] Sullivan County, Tennessee, Deed Book 10:17, Shelby (POA for Walker) to Alison (1824); FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 17 March 2017), Catalog Place Search: Sullivan County, Tennessee > Catalog Record: Deeds. 1775-1894; index to deeds, 1781-1930 > Film Note: Deeds, v. 9-11 1820-1837 [Thumbnail Gallery, images with no index > image 277; FHL film no. 972,708; DGS film viewer film no. 007898629; originals, Recorder of Deeds, Blountville. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4K-834V-P. [S3985] Susan Hardin Austin, Sullivan County, Tennessee, Volume 8: Deed Book 10, Part A, June 10, 1824-September 13 1826 (n.p.: Susan Hardin Austin, 2002), 8, entry for Elijah and Matilda Walker, 5 February 1824; citing Sullivan County, Deed Book 10: 17, William Shelby acting with authority of Elijah Walker and Matilda Walker, to Robert Allis, conveying Matilda Walker's one-eighth undivided interest in the land of her father, Isaac Walker, deceased.