Shawhan Family History
People / Generation 4

Elizabeth Shawhan

1779 – 1853
Also written as Betsy (per the Pugh lawsuit deposition testimony)

Sixth child of Daniel Shawhan Jr. and Margaret Bell — sibling of John Shawhan (direct line, Gen 4), not herself part of the traced direct line to Spencer. Married Eli Robertson and moved to Clark County, Indiana.

Life events

  1. 13 Jun 1779Born, Youghioghania County, Augusta district, Virginia
  2. 13 Jul 1797Married Eli Robertson, Bourbon County, Kentucky — per a deposition, she "was not yet 21 when she married"
  3. 22 Jul 1799Sold her own 1/7th interest in her father's 130-acre estate to brother John, along with her husband, for a horse valued at $45 plus a note for the remainder
  4. 1802Moved to Charlestown Township, Clark County, Indiana, settling on a farm adjoining her sister Jane and William Beckett's (per one source note)
  5. 1813Enlisted (as Eli) in Capt. Charles Mathew's Company, 2nd Regiment, Indiana Militia, May 8; discharged May 15
  6. 10 Feb 1844Husband Eli died, Charlestown Twp., Clark County, Indiana, age 68
  7. 20 May 1853Died, Clark County, Indiana, age 73

Sources

  • History and Genealogy of the Shawhan and Related Families. Carries the same "NOTE: Exclude this family line from project" editorial annotation as Daniel III's and Jane's entries.