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Note: 1711 Birth of John, son of Darby Shawhan and Sarah (Meeks), Kent County. Based on the deposition of 1733, Darby is 38 years old.
1712 The tax act of 1712 states that all male persons and all female slaves of the age of 16 or above shall be accounted taxable except clergymen and such poor people as receive alms from the county and all such slaves as adjudged to be past labour.
1714 November 27 - Survey 50 acres of Shad's Hole, known as Darby's Desire, on the north side of one of the branches of Morgan's Creek, Kent County.
1716 Birth of Elizabeth Peach who married John Shawhan in 1730.
September 10 - Patent 50 acres of Shad's Hole, known as Darby's Desire, Kent County.
1730 October8- Marriage of John Shawhan (Shawhorn) (son of Darby Shawhan and Sarah Meeks) and Elizabeth Peach (b. 1716), at Shrewsbury Parish (Protestant Episcopal), Kent Co, Maryland. John is 19 years old. Elizabeth is 14 years old. Darby, father of John, is 57.
1732 September 13 - Birth of John, first child (eldest son) of John (2nd child, 2nd son of Darby and Sarah) and Elizabeth (Peach) Shawhorn, recorded in Shrewsbury Parish, Kent County.
1735 April 12 - Birth of Daniel, son of John Shawhorn (age 24,2nd child, 2nd son of Darby Shawhan and Sarah Meeks) and Elizabeth (Peach), Shrewsbury Parish, Kent County.
1736 April 3 - Darby Shawhan's will probated.
April 10 - Sarah (Meeks) Shawhan's will probated seven days later.
October 27 - Estate of Darby Shehawn, Kent County, appraised by John Gleaves and Thomas Hatcheson. Daniel Shehawn is listed as administrator. Sarah Dyer and John Shawhan listed as near of kin. Francis Bellows listed as largest creditor.
1740 October 14 - Daniel Shawhan, Kent County, Maryland, cordwainer, (eldest son of Darby Shawhan and Sarah Meeks) and wife Jennett sold, for (2?) five pounds, 50 acres of Shad's Hole, on west side of road leading from Turner's Creek to Daniel Perkins's Mill and on the northeast corner of said Daniel's Plantation, Kent County to John Shawhan, planter (second son of Darby and Sarah). Witnesses: Wm. Wilmer, George Garnett.
1743 John Shawhan Sr. owned lot 26, "His Lordships Manor", Kent County. State of His Lordship's Manor lists property as leased to John Shawhan for annual rent.
1753 July 21 - Estate of John Shawhan, Jr. administered, Kent County. Valued at �178.
1760 May 24 - Will of Daniel Cole, Kent County, probated. "I give to my beloved friend, John Shawhan Sr.,...whom I appoint my executor. Witnesses: Grace Kitty, Daniel Shawhan, John March.
(Birth of Frederick Shawn in Kent County.)
1766 State of His Lordship's Manor lists John Shahawn as lessee and Elizabeth and John Jr. as occupants. Their ages are listed respectively as 51,50, and 27.
October 20 - Inventory of David Shawhan's estate filed. Valued at �127. John Shawhan as administrator. Witnesses: Darby Shawhan, Dennis Shehawn and Shadrack Shawn. Appraisers: Thomas Wilkins and James Piner. Nearest of kin: Darby and Shadrack Shawn. Second appraisal of estate by Dennis and Darby Shawhan.
1767 September 18 - Will of Darby Shawhan, Jr., dated this Sate, left his estate to "Joseph, son of my brother lohn.
1774 February 26 An inventory of all and singular the goods and chattles of John Shawen Jun. late of Kent County deceased...." Appraised at �11 by Hezekiah Cooper and John Gilbert. Next of kin: Aves Shahon and Elibeth Blackston. Creditors: J. Maxwell and Isaac Spencer. Administrator: John Shewhawn.
1775 March 8-Inventory of John Shawen, Jr. (son of John Shawhan and Elizabeth Peach). John Shawhan (Sr.) administrator. Aves Shahon and Elizabeth Blackiston, sisters of John, Jr. are listed. Estate valued at � 11. John, Jr.'s most valuable possessions were a small black horse (�4), two feather beds (�2), and a rag rug.
1776 John Shawhan, private in Captain Greenbury Goldsborough's Company from Talbot County.
Joseph Sheahorn (son of John Shawhan and Elizabeth Peach?), 1st battalion, 32nd regiment, Maryland Militia
Inventory for estate of Shadrack Shawhan (son of John Shawhan and Elizabeth Peach) filed in Culpeper Co., VA.
1783 August 1 - Last Will and Testament of John Shahawn, son of Darby Shawhan and Sarah Meeks. Listed. wife, Elizabeth; plantation negroes and stock leased to son, Joseph; grandson, Charles; daughter Elizabeth and Elizabeth's son John Blackiston; daughter, Avis; son, Daniel; children of son, Shadrack. Also listed negros named Dark, Jake, Jerry, Nan and her child Jonas. Witnesses: Wm. Stuart, Joseph Stavely and Wm. Maxwell, Jr. Executor: Joseph Shawhan.
October 15 - Will of John Shahawn (son of Darby and Sarah), Kent County, probated. "Then came William Maxwell, jr., Joseph Stavely and William Stuart, the subscribing witnesses..."
October 28 - An inventory of the estate (goods and chattels) of John Shehawn (son of Darby Shawhan and Sarah Meeks), Kent County. Administrator, Isaac Brisco. Witnesses: Samuel Tibbett, Douglas McClain and Wm Brisco.
A further accounting in 1783 lists Joseph Shawhan as administrator. "money due from Isaac Shawhan...money due from Elizabeth Shawhan...legacy left to daughter Avis and daughter Elizabeth.
1784 Inventory for estate of John Shehawn.
(Feb 27 - Marriage in Kent Co., Md. of Frederick Shawhan and Elizabeth Allen.)
Nov 30 - "Then came Joseph Shahawn, executor of the estate of John Shahawn..."
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Note: Served in the American Revolution with the Continental troops out of Kent Co., Maryland. (R.T. Shawhan, p. 2, p. 5)
From the SHAWN FAMILY HISTORY NEWSLETTER, SUMMER 1987: The descendents of John are presented in this section in chronological order along with the primary and secondary historical sources. This is in keeping with one of the purposes of the newsletter which is to make the original content of the historical sources available to family members. The chronology begins with John, the second son of Darby and Sarah.
John remained on the farm in Kent County, Maryland and passed the property to his son Joseph and to Joseph's descendents. Portions of Darby's Desire remained in this branch of the family for four generations after Darby. Rose T. Lane and Martha Willis, both direct descendents of Darby Shawhan, continue to maintain the unbroken family presence on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
JOHN SHAHAWN (1711-1783) Kent County, Maryland
Darby Shawn - Sarah Meeks John Shawn - Elizabeth Peach I Joseph Elizabeth Avis Daniel Shadrack
Last Will and Testament, Kent County, Maryland Volume 7, page 47-48
In the name of God, amen. I, John Shahawn, of Kent County and State of Maryland being sick and weak in body but of sound mind, memory and understanding do make and publish this my last will and Testament in manner and form following Viz. I first and principally recommend my soul to God who gave it to me, and my body to be buried at the discretion of my Executor hereafter named, and what worldly goods God has been pleased to bless me with I leave and bequeath in form and manner following to wit.
Imprimis- I give leave and bequeath unto my well beloved wife Elizabeth all the profits of my plantation negroes and stock that are leased to my Son Joseph, also all the Household furniture during her life, the rents of the land to be paid annually to her.
Item- I give and bequeath to my grandson Charles, negro boy, Jerry.
Item- I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth, after the death of her mother, negro boy Jake during her life, and after her death my will is that her son John Blackiston shall have him.
Item- I give and bequeath unto my daughter Avis, (after the death of her mother) negro wench Nan and her child Jonas.
Item- My will is that my son Daniel shall have one Shilling sterling and no more of my Estate.
Item- My will is that Household furniture and stock be equally divided (after the death of my wife) between my son Joseph, my daughters Elizabeth and Avis and my son Shadrack's children.
Item- I give and bequeath unto my Son Joseph, negro Wench Dark, and all my land after the decease of his mother. Lastly, I nominate constitute and appoint my son Joseph whole and sole executor of my last will and Testament, disanulling and revoking all other wills. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this first day of August one thousand seven hundred and eighty three.
John Shahawn
Published pronounced and declared to be his last will in the presence of Wm. Maxwell Jun., Joseph Stavely, Wm Stuart.
October 15, 1783
Then came William Maxwell, Jun., Joseph Stavely and William Stuart the subscribing witnesses to the last Will and Testament of John Shahawn late of Kent Co. deceased, and severally made oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God that they did see the Testator therein named sign and seal this will and that they heard him publish pronounce and declare the same to be his last will and testament, that at the time of his so doing he was to the best of their apprehensions of sound disposing mind memory and understanding and that they respectively subscribed their names as witnesses to this will in the presence and at the request of the testator and in the presence of each other.
J. Nickolson Reg. ______________________________________________________ Original Inventories: Oct 18, 1783 & Nov 30, 1784 (Hall of Records, Kent Co., Box 37, Folder 32) NOTE: The financial measure of the time was in pounds. The symbol '�' will be used to refer to this.
An inventories of the goods and chattles of John Shewhan late of Kent County Deceased, appraised in current money of Maryland by us the subscribers being thereto lawfully authorized and sworn this 18th day of October 1783.
Wearing Apparel--�4-10-0 4 cows @6; 2 two yr old d @3--�15-10-0 2 calves @1; 1 mare @15�--�16-0-0 2 year old colts @ 7� 1 old horse @5--�10-0-0 1 mare 10 yrs old @7� 1 horse 6 years old @ 12� �9-10-0 1 mare 4 years old @ 8� 1 horse 7 years old @5�--�13-0-0 16 sheep @7/6 13 hogs @ 10� 13 shoats @ 7/6--�20-17-6 other @5 1 old riding chair @5--�5-0-0 2 pr old ???@5--�0-5-0 1 negro woman Named @50�--�50-0-0 1 ditto 18 yrs old named Nann--�60-0-0 1 negro boy named Jerry 9 yrs--�40-0-0 1 ditto named Jacob 6 yrs--�30-0-0 1 child 1 yr old named Iano--�10-0-0 1 grind stone/1 old cart--�2-12-6 farming utensils @4� 1 griddle @2 2/6--�5-2-6 old grow?/1 bed--�5-3-6 ditto--�5-16-3 ditto--�7-18-0 1 bedstead and cords--�1-12-6 1 ditto/furniture for 1 bed--�4-2-6 lumber/linnin wheel--�2-7-6 1 chickxxx?/1 old walnut table--�0-12-6 7 sitting chairs/1 old desk--�3-13-0 1 old table/1 walnut desk--�1-0-0 1 ditto/1 old cupboard--�1-6-6 1 truck/1 old caroll/1 hackle--�0-10-0 1 sugar box/book--�1-6-0 6 earthen plates/6 glass�?--�0-14-0 1 looking glass/ 1 small trunk--�0-8-4 1 bushel salt/ 1 hand mill--�1-13-9 6 knives/5 forks/1 beehive--�0-9-0 1 old Tann/1 half bushell--�3-3-0 amount carried over--�324-4-3
wool/flax in the sheaf--�2-5-0 231 1/4 bushel of wheat--�75-3-1 36 barrles corn--�27-0-0 10 1/2 bushels of oats--�1-11-6 pewter--�3-2-0 unknown--�4-10-8 6 weavers ylays--�0-15-0 1 stone jug/ditto--�0-4-6 1 earthen jug/3 bottles--�0-2-0 2 bottles/thread--�0-19-0 1 3/4 cotton knives & forks--�0-7-6 Total--�436.14
Signed Wm Briscoe�Jacob Briscoe�Samuel Tibbitt Nov. 30, 1784
Then came Joseph Shawhan exec. of John Shehawn�and made oath on the holy evangels of Almighty God that the foregoing is a true and perfect inventory of all singular the goods and chattels of the said�
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