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Note: William Shipman had at least two wives. The December 1853 probate entry quoted below refers to the full brothers and sisters and half brothers and sisters of one of his children. His last wife was Mary Wright, who remarried to Edward Banks after William's death about 1846. The September 1853 probate entry quoted below indicates that Mary was the mother of at least William's last five children: Thursey Ellen, born about 1838; Mahala Ann 1839; Rebecca Tennesee 1841; Margaret S. 1844; and William Jackson 1846. For more details on Mary Wright, see her individual page.
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One undocumented internet source gives William the initial "J." In all of the census, real estate and probate records I have reviewed, I have never seen any middle initial used.
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1830 Census, Bedford County TN, page 31: William Shipman, listed as William "Chisum": 1 male under 5; 2 males 5-10; 1 male 15-20; 1 male 40-50; a female under 5; 1 female 10-15; 1 female 30-40.
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1840 Census, Bedford County TN: William Shipman: 1 male 11-15; 2 males 16-20; 1 male 50-60; 2 females under 5; 2 females 6-10; 1 female 11-15; 1 female 16-20; 1 female 20-30.
The household following William's consisted of Eleanor "Right," age 60-70, probably Mary's mother.
The known members of William's household in 1840 were: William born 1780-90; wife Mary born about 1811; John T. 1822; Charles T. 1827; Phebe 1832; Mary E. 1835; Thursey Ellen 1838; Mahala 1839. William is also known to have had a daughter named Sally, birth date unknown. Presumably she is one of the females listed in 1830 or 1840 or both. We cannot be certain that all of the persons listed in these censuses were William's children, but it seems likely that he had some older children who have not been identified.
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October 30, 1841: William Shipman purchased 80 acres of land from the United States in sections 10 and 15-T25N-R29W in Newton County MO. The price was $1.25/acre. The patents were issued May 1, 1845. (Data online at the BLM GLO Records web site. Purchase date from the National Archives file.)
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November 22, 1841: William Shipman purchased 120 acres of land in sections 10 and 15-T25N-R29W in Newton County MO from Abel Landers for $600. Landers was William's brother-in-law (husband of Sally Shipman) and came to Missouri about late 1837. Deed recorded August 20, 1849, at page B302 of the Newton County MO deed records.
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January 9, 1844: William Shipman purchased 80 acres of land in section 9-T25N-R29W in Newton County MO from Lewis Roberson for $200. Roberson was an emancipated slave, formerly owned by Abel Landers, and used this money to purchase his son Gilbert out of slavery the same day. Property deed recorded August 20, 1849, at page B300 and slave deed recorded June 14, 1856, at page D124 of the Newton County MO deed records.
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March 6, 1844: William Shipman purchased 74.5 acres of land in section 25-T26N-R29W in Lawrence County MO from Stephen D. Sutton for $450. Deeds recorded September 8, 1848, at pages B86-87 of the Lawrence County MO deed records.
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April 20, 1846: Abel Landers was granted Letters of Administration in the probate of William Shipman, deceased, in Newton County MO.
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Since William Shipman died before the 1850 census, his children are never listed with him by name in a census. It is possible to identify his children, however, from conveyancing of the lands listed above by his heirs. See the pages for each child for details. Some of the younger children are also mentioned by name in the probate records or listed with his wife Mary after she remarried to Edward Banks.
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Excerpts from the Probate Court Record, Newton County MO:
May Term 1847. "On motion of Abel Landers administrator of said estate for satisfactory reasons appearing to the court it is ordered by the court that Mary Shipman widow of William Shipman Deceased be and she is hereby required to give bond to the administrator of said estate for the delivery of a certain Negro girl named Winney (Minney?) belonging to said estate." Unmarked Book, page 269. [This entry names William's widow and shows she had not remarried as late as May 1847.]
June Term 1848. "This day on motion of Abel Landers adm of said estate & for good cause shown it is ordered that said administrator hand over to Mary Banks late widdow of said deceased the rents arising from the real estate of decd for the years 1847 &1848." Book A, page 59. [This entry shows Mary had remarried by June 1848.]
September Term 1848. "And now at this day comes Abel Landers in his own Proper person and presents his bond conditioned as the law directs in the sum of $400.00 with Davis Ferguson as his security and makes application for Guardianship of Mary Shipman, a minor heir of William Shipman deceased. Thereupon said bond is by the court approved of and the said Abel Landers is hereby appointed guardian of the persons of the said minor Shipman heir as aforesaid." Book A, pages 72-73. [In the 1850 census, Mary E. Shipman, age 15, was living in the household of her uncle Abel Landers rather than with William's remarried widow Mary Banks. This might simply have been an economic arrangement, or it might suggest that Mary E. was William's child by a prior wife. William's other minor heirs had a separate guardian. See below. The Landers guardianship was terminated at the June term of court in 1853, probably shortly after Mary E. married William Biddlecome. Book A, page 462.]
September Term 1849: "On motion of Able Landers adm of said estate and for good cause shown it is ordered that Ed Banks have the services of a certain Negro woman belonging to said estate during the next ensuing year to assist in the care and maintenance of the minor heirs of said decd." Book A, page 130. [This entry names Mary's husband after remarriage.]
September Term 1853: "At this day comes Thomas Wright and made application to be appointed curator of the estate of the following minor heirs of said deceased (viz) Thirza Shipman, Mahala Shipman, Rebecca T. Shipman, Margaret S. Shipman and William J. Shipman, heirs at law of William Shipman Decd and Mary Shipman, and having presented a bond to the State of Missouri to the use and benefit of the above named minor heirs in the sum of two thousand four hundred dollars, conditioned as the law directs, with C.S. Landers, John Isbell and J.W. Wright as securities said bond is approved and filed: and the court considering him the said Thomas Wright a suitable person to act as curator of the estate of the above named heirs, the said Thomas Wright is this day appointed curator of the estates of said minor heirs, he having complied with the requisitions of the law in such case made and provided." Book A, 492-493. [This entry names William's five younger children and explicitly identifies them as the children of his wife Mary. All of the older children would have reached the age of majority by this time, so their omission does not say anything about who their mother was.]
December Term 1853: "Ordered by the court that Abel Landers adm of said estate distribute $43.12 the portion of Sally Shipman one of said heirs (now deceased) to her full brothers and sisters living and also to her half brothers & sisters according the laws regulating descents and distributions." Book A, page 501. [This is the only mention of William's daughter Sally. It is unclear when she died or whether she died in MO or TN. Since her siblings inherited, she must have died without leaving a husband or children.]
June Term 1858: "Ordered by the court that Thomas Wright curator of said estate pay to Thersey E. Oliver formerly Thersey E. Shipman the sum of one hundred and thirty one dollars and ten cents & to Martha A. Bailey formerly Martha A. Shipman the sum of one hundred thirty one dollars & ten cents and take their receipt for the same." Book B, page ? [This entry gives married names for a couple of William's daughters. Should read "Mahala" rather than "Martha."]
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