Individual Details
Jacob Shipman
(1746 - 9 Nov 1794)
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Revolutionary soldier
Revolutionary War soldierLast Will & TestamentProved in open Court January term 1795[1]In The Name of God Amen. I Jacob, Shipman of Rutherford County in North Carolina being in Low State of bodily health but of sound mind and memory considering the frailty of Nature and Uncertainty of this present Life Do Make this as my Last Will and Testament First and above all things My love I give Unto God That gave it And my body I commit to the Dust from whence it came to be buried with a Deacent Christian burial and as for my worldly Estate with which the Lord has been pleased to^bless me I give and bequeath In the following manner Viz.I give All my Estate Real and personal to Sarah my beloved wife Dureing her Life to Raise and Educate the Children at her Discretion and after her Death to be Eaqually Devided among the Children as follows To John Shipman ^my son I give five Shillings and to Elisabeth Burleson my Daughter five Shillings and to Edward Shipman and Abraham Shipman and Daniel Shipman and Isaac Shipman and Jacob Shipman and Simon Shipman and James Shipman and Matthew Shipman my Sons five Shillings Each to be paid to them when they arrive to the age of Twentyone years or when they Marry and it is my will and Desire that at the Decease of Sarah my beloved wife that what Remains of my Estate Real and personal be Eaqually Devided among all all (sic) my Sons Last mentioned and if what I have allready given to John Shipman my son and Elisabeth Burleson my Daughter Shall not be judged and Eaqual Share with the Rest that it be made up to them out of the Estate And I do hereby Make Ordain Constitute and appoint Sarah my beloved wife Executrix and Edward Shipman My Brother Executer of this my Last Will and Testament In Witness Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this Ninth Day of November (Appears to be November, could be December, document is torn here.)Anno Dom one thousand seven hundred and Ninety fourSigned and Sealed in the Presents of SealTim(othy) Riggs hisAlexander Davidson proved Jacob 0 ShipmanSimon Kuykendall markThis document was copied carefully using original (lack of) punctuation, capitalization, and spelling as closely as it could be deciphered. Any portion that I could not read is annotated with a guess or a question mark.From North Carolina Taxpayers in 1782 in Rutherford County there are Daniel, Edward and Jacob Shipman.Jacob owned land on both sides of Sandy Run adjoining land owned by his father Daniel and his brother Edward. Jacob and his family were members of the Sandy Run Baptist Church until he died in 1794.He first married Sarah Gage. She died soon after the marriage and no children were born during this marriage.He married Sarah Kuykendall abt 1765 and they had the following children:1. John Shipman b; 1768 2. Elizabeth Shipman Burleson born 1770, married James Burleson3. Abraham Shipman born 17754. Edward Shipman born 17765. Jacob Shipman born 1779 6. Daniel Shipman born 17807. Simon Shipman born 17828. James H Shipman born 1783 9. Matthew Shipman born 178510. Isaac Shipman born abt 1788
Revolutionary soldier
Revolutionary War soldierLast Will & TestamentProved in open Court January term 1795[1]In The Name of God Amen. I Jacob, Shipman of Rutherford County in North Carolina being in Low State of bodily health but of sound mind and memory considering the frailty of Nature and Uncertainty of this present Life Do Make this as my Last Will and Testament First and above all things My love I give Unto God That gave it And my body I commit to the Dust from whence it came to be buried with a Deacent Christian burial and as for my worldly Estate with which the Lord has been pleased to^bless me I give and bequeath In the following manner Viz.I give All my Estate Real and personal to Sarah my beloved wife Dureing her Life to Raise and Educate the Children at her Discretion and after her Death to be Eaqually Devided among the Children as follows To John Shipman ^my son I give five Shillings and to Elisabeth Burleson my Daughter five Shillings and to Edward Shipman and Abraham Shipman and Daniel Shipman and Isaac Shipman and Jacob Shipman and Simon Shipman and James Shipman and Matthew Shipman my Sons five Shillings Each to be paid to them when they arrive to the age of Twentyone years or when they Marry and it is my will and Desire that at the Decease of Sarah my beloved wife that what Remains of my Estate Real and personal be Eaqually Devided among all all (sic) my Sons Last mentioned and if what I have allready given to John Shipman my son and Elisabeth Burleson my Daughter Shall not be judged and Eaqual Share with the Rest that it be made up to them out of the Estate And I do hereby Make Ordain Constitute and appoint Sarah my beloved wife Executrix and Edward Shipman My Brother Executer of this my Last Will and Testament In Witness Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this Ninth Day of November (Appears to be November, could be December, document is torn here.)Anno Dom one thousand seven hundred and Ninety fourSigned and Sealed in the Presents of SealTim(othy) Riggs hisAlexander Davidson proved Jacob 0 ShipmanSimon Kuykendall markThis document was copied carefully using original (lack of) punctuation, capitalization, and spelling as closely as it could be deciphered. Any portion that I could not read is annotated with a guess or a question mark.From North Carolina Taxpayers in 1782 in Rutherford County there are Daniel, Edward and Jacob Shipman.Jacob owned land on both sides of Sandy Run adjoining land owned by his father Daniel and his brother Edward. Jacob and his family were members of the Sandy Run Baptist Church until he died in 1794.He first married Sarah Gage. She died soon after the marriage and no children were born during this marriage.He married Sarah Kuykendall abt 1765 and they had the following children:1. John Shipman b; 1768 2. Elizabeth Shipman Burleson born 1770, married James Burleson3. Abraham Shipman born 17754. Edward Shipman born 17765. Jacob Shipman born 1779 6. Daniel Shipman born 17807. Simon Shipman born 17828. James H Shipman born 1783 9. Matthew Shipman born 178510. Isaac Shipman born abt 1788
Events
| Birth | 1746 | Lunenburg County, Virginia | |||
| Death | 9 Nov 1794 | Buncombe County, North Carolina | |||
| Burial | Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Kuykendall (1749 - 1830) |
| Child | Jacob Shipman (1779 - 1845) |
| Spouse | Sarah Jane Gage (1751 - ) |