Since time for the preparation of this article was limited it was impossible for the compiler to exhaust all the possible sources of information, however, he wishes to present the interesting material now at hand at this time.
Unfortunately, we are forced to begin this account with a lady whose surname has not been acertained by the compiler - the elusive Mrs. Susanna ( ? ) Brookes Virgitt Meader Davis, whose four husbands predeceased her. She was probably born about 1650 and the indications are that she had kindred in one of the counties which border the Chesapeake Bay.
Thomas Brookes was the first husband of Susanna, and during their brief married life they resided in York County, Virginia, where he died before 28 July 1669 leaving a 100 acre plantation which descended by law to his only child, Elizabeth Brookes, subsequently the wife of Josiah Shipp, of Essex County, Virginia.
Susanna was yet in her teens when she married as her second husband Job Virgitt (Vergett), of Cheesman Creek, York County, by whom she had a son, Job Virgitt, who was baptized 2 January 1671
On 24 October 1672 an inventory of the estate of Thomas Brookes, deceased, was filed in York County Court by his widow, she seemingly being a little negligent about this matter as he had been dead some few years. On the 25th of November 1672 "An inventory of all and singular the goods and chattels of Job Vergett, dec'd. taken the 2nd September 1672 at his late dwelling house on Cheesman Creeke in York Parish" was presented to the Court and sworn to by Susanna Vergett, relict of Job Vergett, on 19 September 1672. This inventory of Mr. Job Vergett's estate indicates he was a gentleman of position and means. He is undoubtedly the same person who is mentioned in 1664 as a headright of William Miles and William Cooke, Sr., of Isle of Wight County.
The next we see of Mrs Susanna Brookes Virgitt is very interesting record:
York Court November 25th 1672
"Mrs. Susanna Vergett relict of Mr. Job Vergett, dec'd., and relict of Mr Thomas Brookes, dece'd., this day presenting to the court and Inventory of both the decendents estates alledging she is removing out of the county and Charles Grotham being willing to looke after the said estates until the Courts further order therein, It is Ordered that hee secure the same until the Courts further pleasure about it."
From this record it is evident that the twice-widowed Susannah with two infant children had resolved to remove from York County, and doubtless Christmas, 1672, found her with her kindred.
Though the place of their marriage has not been discovered, the official court records offer ample proof that Mrs. Susanna Brookes as Virgitt married her third husband, John Meader (Meadoes, Meadows, &c.), an early land pattentee of Rappahannock County, by whom she also had one child. On 17 April 1667 John Meaders and Henry Peters were jointly issued a patent for 4,200 acres of land on the south side of the Rappahannock River for the transportation of eighty-four persons into the colony.
John Meaders must also have died when a comparatively young man, and the already thrice wed Susanna married as her fourth and last husband a Mr. Davis and by 1691 appears as a widow on the Rappahannock County Court Records. By Mr. Davis she had issue one son.
The unique will of Mrs. Susanna Brooks Virgitt Meader Davis was written 14 February 1699 and admitted to probate before the Essex Court 30 October 1700. Her "worldly estate" was disposed of as follows:
"Item: I give unto my Sonne Job Virgitt twelve pence. My fether bed in the outer room with ye boulster rugg and one blanket I give unto my Sonne Thomas Meadoes and the Table and three chaires in the outer Roome Likewise to my daughter Elizabeth Shipp. I do give my Warming pan my boy & my trunk & all my wearing cloaths & all the rest of my Estate both Goods & Chattels within dores and without that apperteyneth unto me I give to my Sonne William Davis and further my Will is that my Sonne Thomas Meadoes be Sole Executor of this my Last Will & Testament."
The children of Mrs. Susanna Brooks, Virgitt, Meader Davis by her four respective husbands above named were:
1. Elizabeth Brookes, of whom more subsequently.
2. Job Virgitt, who was baptized in Charles Parish, York County, 2 January 1671. There are quite a few records concerning him in Essex County terminating with his will proved in 1712 in which he mentions his brother William Davis.
3. Thomas Meader, who died testate in Essex County in 1717, leaving an only son, John Meader. He provided in his will that if John died without issue, certain land was to descend to Richard Shipp and left Josiah and Thomas Shipp as residuary ligatees, which provisions were carried out.
4. William Davis, of whm I have no further information.
It must suffice here to say that the above mentioned Susanna is not identical with Susannah Davis, who as the widow of John Davis, married Solomon Day. After considerable research the compiler wishes to state that he has been unable to find the slightest documentary evidence that either of the above ladies was the daughter of George Wyatt, Esquire, of Glaucester County, Va., which ancestry has been widely claimed for Mrs. Susanna Davis-Day particularly.
JOSIAH SHIPP, OF ESSEX COUNTY, VIRGINIA
The name Josiah Shipp appears variously on the early records of old Rappahannock County - both his Christian name and surname. Sometimes the Greek form Josias is used while the Hebrew form josiah appears nost often. Likewise the surname is written Shipp and Ship, but it has not been proven to have been spelt any other way though the names Shippey Shippie, Shippy, Shippee, &c., appear in the early Virginia records.
Josiah Shipp was residing in Saint Anne's Parish, Rappahannnock County, Va., as early as 8 November 1673 when he was appointed by Ann Bray as "her loving friend and lawful attorney" to acknowledge her right of dower in 200 acres of land on Piscataway Creek, which had been sold by her husband, Richard Bray, to Edward Allcox. Though this is the earliest date the writer has found the name Josiah Shipp mentioned it must be understood that this article is not intended to be an exhaustive study of the Shipp family, but rather to show the descent of President Harry S (hipp) Truman from this early Virginia family. It has not yet been acertained how long previous to 1673 Josiah Shipp had resided in Saint Anne's Parish (now in Essex County), but I believe he was an immigrant to America.
On 2 November 1674 Josias Ship witnessed a power of attorney from Francis Triplett to James Gillock.
By will dated 2 February 1676 Peter Mills, of Rappahannock County, bequeathed to Joseph Shipp a sow. No further mention is made of a Joseph Shipp in this period, and as subsequent records indicate Josiah and Josias Shipp were identical this record is cited for completeness.
Francis Triplett and Samuel Bowen, of Sittingburn Parish, Rappahannock County, conveyed to Josiah Shipp on 1 August 1685, 1050 acres on the North side of the Rappahannock River (later Richmond County) which had been granted by patent to the said Triplett on 21 January 1660.
It is mentioned on 4 May 1687 that Joseph Beckley had land due to him for the importation of Josias Shipp, and on 3 May 1688 the Rappahannock County Court issued the following certificates:
"Certificate according to act of Assembly is granted to Joseph Beckley and Mary Beckley for two hundred and fifty acres of land due for the importation of five persons by name: Francis James, Josiah Ship, John Manning, Joseph Beckley and Mary Beckley."
In 1692 by act of the House of Burgesses of Virginia Rappahannock County was dissolved into two counties. Richmond County was formed on the north side of the Rappahannock River and Essex County on the south side of the Rappahannock River.
At a court held for Essex County on 22 November 1697 Josiah Shipp was appointed a grand juror for the ensuing year.
About 1684 Josiah Shipp married Elizabeth Brookes, only daughter of Thomas Brookes, deceased, of York County, Virginia, and Susanna, his wife. This marriage is amply proved by comtemporary documents in York and Essex Counties.
On 11 November 1695 a letter of attorney from Josiah Shipp and Elizabeth, his wife, to John Trevallion was ordered to be recorded. Diligent search in York County revealed this letter of attorney was recorded there on 24 August 1696:
"Know all men by these present That I Josias Ship and Elizabeth his wife & only daughter & heir att law to Thomas Brookes, dec'd., both of ye ffreshes of Rappa: in ye Parish of Sittingburne, in Ye County of Essex Have made ordained and appointed, and by these presents make constitute ordain and appoint my truely & well beloved friend John Travillion of Charles Parish in ye County of York, planter, our true & lawful Attorney to act for us in a certain suit now depending in the County of York between us and Thomas Woollen of ye County of York, cooper, concerning a certain parcell of land which hee the said Woollen is now resident upon late in ye tenure of occupation of ye said Thomas Brookes, carpenter, deceased."
The suit, Shipp vs. Woollen, was begun before the York County Court on 27 March 1696 with this entry:
"The suit depending to this Court between Josias Shipp of ye County of Essex & Elizabeth his wife ye only daughter & heir att law of Thomas Brookes late of ye County of York, Carpinter, dec'd. agt. Thomas Woollen of ye said County of York, Cooper, in an action of trespas in which a special implance is granted saveing all advantages att ye next Court."
Subsequent orders about this suit reveal that Thomas Brookes died possessed of 100 acres of land which Thomas Woollen was seated upon in 1695. Joaias Shipp, of Essex County, is described as a "cooper," and various entries of no genealogical import are recorded at length regarding this suit until on 29 March 1697 the jury rendered a verdict for the plaintiffs and the defendant filed notice of an appeal to the General Court and gave bond. Unfortunately, the records of the General Court of Virginia are destroyed and we are thus prevented from knowing the final decision of the courts.
On 2 July 1695 Thomas Meader, of Essex County in the Parish of Sittingburn, deeded to Josiah Shipp, of the same county and parish, 150 acres of land "whereon the said Josiah Shipp now lives, which said land Thomas Meader had of his father, John Meader, deceassed."
In 1704 Josiah Shipp, of Essex County, petitioned the House of Burgesses for permission to keep a ferry on the Rappahannock River, the peritioner being "aged and unable to do other work."
Late in life Josiah Shipp married as his second wife Jane _______ whom he mentions in his last will as possibly pregnant, but there are no indications in the Essex County records that she had a child.
The last will and testament of Josiah Shipp indicates he left a considerable estate in goods and chattels to his three sons, but to the eldest, Richard Shipp, he bequeathed "my plantation with all ye land appurtenances and privileges thereunto" according to the old English law of primogeniture. The will was written 24 January 1705 and proved 12 February 1705/6. Thomas Meader and William Gannock were appointed joint executors.
Josiah Shipp and Elizabeth Brookes, his wife, of Saint Anne's Parish, Essex County, Virginia, had issue three sons, viz:
1. Richard Shipp, the eldest, of whom more subsequently.
2. Josiah Shipp, the second son mentioned in his father's will, resided in Essex County, where he married Elizabeth Hodgson, daughter of John and Elizabeth Hodgson, before 24 July 1715. On this date the said Hodgsons deeded to "our loving son-in-law Josias Ship and his wife our dear daughter Elizabeth . . . all the land whereon Ship now lives." Josiah Shipp died before 16 July 1739, for on that date Elizabeth Shipp, widow, of Caroline County, sold all the land devised by John Hodgson to herself and Josiah Ship, now deceased. It seems that John Hodgson by will proved in 1717 further comfirmed his deed of gift of 1715 by devising as follows: "I give to Josiah Ship and Ellizabeth his wife all the land on which they now live, lying on the forks of the swamp . . . ."
3. Thomas Shipp, the third son mentioned in his father's will, resided the early part of his life in Essex County. On 10 May 1725 he purchased of Thomas Short 200 acres and on 23 Aughst 1733 the said Thomas Shipp was joined by his wife, Sarah, in conveying this same 200 acres to Samuel Hipkins, it being recited in the deed that the properties were identical. Though the loss of the Caroline County records is a great hinderance, it seems from the remaining fragments that Thomas Shipp died before 14 February 1746/7 when this order was entered:
SOME NOTES RELATIVE TO THE VIRGINIA
ANCESTRY OF PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN
By George H. S. King and J. Emerson Miller
In the April, 1945, issue of this magazine the first named writer published the will of Captain Alexander Doniphan, of Stafford County, Virginia, together with a discussion of the early Doniphan family of the Northern Neck of Virginia. Shortly after this article appeared it was learned that President Harry S. Truman was a descendant of Richard Shipp (1747-c.1828) and his wife; Elizabeth Doniphan (1759-c1812), who migrated from Virginia to Kentucky in the fioneer days and it was thought fitting to prepare an article showing the de4scent of President Truman from the Doniphan family above mentioned. Therefore, this article is a sequel and the former article must be consulted for the early generations, as space will not permit a repetition at this time.
One error occurred in the former article, viz: on page 284 it was stated that Lucretia ("Lucy") Doniphan married Samuel Ship. Lucretia ("Lucy") Doniphan married Lemuel Ship(p), of Caroline County, Virginia. They had no issue.
In the early records of Essex and Caroline Counties the name most often appears as Ship though in the Bible record of Richard, who removed to Kentucky, the name is spelt Shipp; this form will be used in this account except where quotations occur.
While it is hoped that space will premit in a future quarterly a discussion of the early generations of the Shipp family, we must at this time begin our account with Thomas Shipp, of Caroline County, and at the same time call particular attention to the ppurpose of this article set forth in the opening paragraph.
THOMAS SHIPP, OF CAROLINE COUNTY
Thomas Shipp was born in Saint Anne's Parish, Essex County, Virginia. The indications are that he married early in 1747 in Caroline County, Rachel (surname unknown) and continued residence there until his death. The destruction of the early will and deeds books of Caroline County unquestionably prevent us from knowing many details concerning this couple. In 1768 Thomas Shipp appears as "Mr. Thomas Shipp" on the ledger of Captain Edward Dixon, nerchant at Port Royal, Caroline County. He is listed as a contributor in "Subscriptions for the Organ" for Saint Mary's Parish and collected from others for this cause. On the ledger page of "Mr. Thomas Shipp" for 1771-1772 Captain Dixon has noted that he is "Sheriff of Caroline County." At the laying of the County Levy on 13 January 1775 Thomas Shipp was paid for holding and inquest over a drowned negro. On 14 November 1776 Thomas Shipp and Rachel, his wife, acknowledged their deed to William Marrough. On 14 August 1777 Thomas Shipp took the oath as sub-Sheriff of Caroline County, and between this time and 13 November 1777 Thomas Shipp died intestate in Caroline County and letters of administration were granted and gurdains appointed for his minor children. These orders were entered:
Court, November 13, 1777.
Court, November 14, 1780
"Martha Ship, orphan of Thomas Ship, deceased, made choice of James Garnett her guardian."
The Children of Thomas and Rachel Shipp were:
1. Richard Shipp is styled in the records Richard Shipp, Senior, to distinguish him from his first cousin of the same name who is styled Richard Shipp, Junior. Richard Shipp, eldest child of Thomas and Rachel Shipp, was born in Caroline County, Virginia, 12th of November, 1747; of him more subsequently.
2. Gideon Shipp was born in Caroline County circa 1750. He resided in Essex Coounty, where he married Mrs. Alice (Dunn), Emmerson, daughter of William Dunn, and widow of James Emmerson, of Essex. On 2 July 1790 Gideon Shipp, in a very courtly hand, penned a letter to Captain James Edmondson praying he would stop the sale of the said Shipp's personal property to satisfy a certain judgement. Gideon Shipp died in Essex County prior to 14 June 1797, when his four children, Alice, Katy, Thomas and Ann Shipp, had legal guardians appointed.
3. Edmund Shipp was born in Caroline County in 1753. He states in the preamble of his will, dated 5 January 1816 and proved in Jefferson County, Kentucky, 11 March 1816, he is aged sixty-three years. He married Tibitha Garnett, who survived him. His children maned in his will were: Nancy Shipp, Sally G. Jowell, Betsey Shipp, Luch Shipp, Thomas Shipp, Edmund Shipp (died unmarried, 1823), and Ewell Shipp. Edmund Shipp owned 445 acres of land in Caroline County, which he sold before moving to Kentucky in 1794.
4. Ann Shipp, born in Caroline County circa 1755, married James Garnett; they moved to Woodford County, Kentucky. In a deposition made in Woodford County 6 October 1806 James Garnett deposes in a suit relative to the estate of Lemuel Shipp of Caroline County, deceased, in which he states that he was well acquainted with the "very handsome personal estate possessed by Lemuel Shipp, having married a sister of the said Lemuel Shipp." The will of James Garnett was proved in Woodford County Court in 1808. the children of James and Ann (Shipp) Garnett were: Lewis, Thomas, Anderson, Anthony, Fanny, Elizabeth and Lucy Shipp.
5. Lucy Shipp was born in Caroline County circa 1757. She was yet under age when her father died in 1777. She married James Ford and they moved to Woodford County, Kentucky. Their children were: John, Lemuel, Thomas, Susan, Nancy, Lewis, James and Lucy Ford. Richard Domiphan Shipp was executor of the will of James Ford, 1843-1845.
6. Lemuel Shipp was born in Caroline County circa 1760. He served in the Revolutionary Army with General Nelson's Corps, Light Dragoons. Lemuel Shipp married in King George County by 1783 Lucretia ("Lucy") Doniphan, daughter of Anderson Doniphan, Gentleman, and Magdalin Nonteith, his wife. Lemuel Shipp died without issue in Caroline County and his will was admitted to probate before the June 1788 Court with Thomas Slaughter as executor. A full copy of his will has been published, which was dated 13 April 1787. After the death of his wife he bequeathed four negroes to "my brother Richard Ship's four daughters namely Mary Ship, Betsey D. Ship, Narcissa Ship and Sopha Ship" and to his will appointed his wife executrix and Mr. Honathan Finnall executor. Mrs Lucy (Doniphan) Shipp Slaughter died circaI 1804.
There arose concerning the property bequeathed the residuary legatees by Lemuel Shipp a suit in chancery most of which has been published from the original papers fdiled with the Caroline County Chancery Causes in the Archives Division of the Virginia State Library. It is shown that Thomas Slaughter, the executor of Lemuel Shipp, shortly after his death married his widow Lucy (Doniphan) Shipp, He was then a widower with children of marriageable age, and it would seem absorbed considerable of the Shipp estate.
Filed with these chancery papers is the deposition of Mr. Anderson Doniphan, of Stafford County, aged about 25 years, taken 1 September 1789 in which he says that in 1787 Mr. Richard Shipp came to the County of King George and informed the deponent the sheriff of Caroline had distrained a desk the property of Lemuel Shipp, deceased, and that he the said Shipp had come over to get the taxes from Mrs. Shipp, the relict of the aforesaid Lemuel Shipp . . . and after the aforesaid conversation the deponent went in company with the said Richard Shipp to Mr. Finnalls in Stafford County, where Mrs. Shipp had gone and the deponent saw Mrs. Shipp, later Mrs. Slaughter, pay the said Shipp a piece of gold. The deponent, Anderson Domiphan, was a first cousin of Mrs. Lemuel Shipp, who after the death of her husband seems to have gone on an extended visit to her step-father and mother, Mr. and Mrs Jonathan Finnall, in Stafford County Virginia.
7. Ewell (Euell, Ual) Shipp was born in Caroline County; in 1777 on the death of his father he choose his brother, Gideon Shipp, to be his guardian. In the November, 1788, Caroline Court he brought suit against Richard Pickett He is said to have removed to Kentucky.
8. Martha (?Molly) Shipp; no further information.
9. Frances (Fanny) Shipp was born in Caroline County. She married first Thomas Sullenter and with him moved to Woodford County, Kentucky, whre he died in 1795. She married secondly, in 1798 George Turpin.
10. John Shipp-, seemingly the youngest of the children of Thomas and Rachel Shipp, was born in Caroline County circa 1770. In a deposition in Shelby County, Kentucky, in 1806 Richard Shipp says that he was guardian for his younger brother John and after some years the said John chose Lemuel Shipp, deceased, to be his guardian, and after the death of Lemuel Shipp "John Ship choose a third guardian, Thomas Garnett." As guardian to John Shipp, Lemuel Shipp held a bond for #87:10:0, which passed to Thomas Slaughter, the executor of Lemuel Shipp. In November 1788, "Thomas Garnett, guardian of John Ship," brought suit against "Thomas Slaughter, administrator of Lemuel Ship, deceased." John Shipp married in Caroline County on 2 July 1790 Lucy Farish. By 1799 he is stated to have been residing in either Frederick or Berkley County, Va., and "about to remove to Kentucky."
RICHARD SHIPP, OF VIRGINIA AND KENTUCKY
Richard Shipp is styled in the Caroline court records as Richard Shipp, Senoir. He was the senior petitioner for the administration of his father's estate in 1777. He seems to have held a deed from his father at the time of his death for certain property as during the October 1778 term of the Caroline Court it is noted that the "Deed from Thomas Ship and Rachel his wife to Richard Ship was proved by the oaths of William Murray and Edmund Ship and ordered to be recorded." At the same same court an indenture from Richard Shipp and Betsey his wife to Edmund Shipp was ordered to be recorded. In July 1782 Richard Shipp, Sr., as guardian to his younger brother John Shipp (see previous notes under John Shipp), brought suit against Isaac Carrick and James Sullinger. In August 1783 Richard Shipp brought suit against his brother-in-law Gerrard Donathan. He appears on the tax lists of Caroline County in 1787 with 481 acres of land and 10 slaves and those lists continued to show him a substattial land and slave holder in Caroline County until his removal to Kentucky in 1793.
The date of the arrival of the President's great-great-grandfather in Woodford County, Kentucky, is proven by the following record:
"Know all men by these presents that I Edmund Shipp of the County of Caroline and State of Virginia do give and make over to the three youngest Children of Richard Shipp Senr. of the aforesaid County & State, To wit, Emey Grant Ship, Edmund Ship & Anderson Ship Three feather Beds and jurniture, and one Gray Mare one Gray horse and one bay mare the said property I do deliver into the hands & care of Richard Ship Sen: and Elizabeth his wife, Father and Mother of the above mentioned Children, til the yuoungest child Anderson Ship should come to the age of Twenty one years, then the above mentioned property to be equally divided between the three Children, Emey Grant Ship, Edmund Ship & Anderson Ship. Given under my hand and seal this fourth day of October in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety two.
Edmund Ship *seal*
This deed was proved before the Woodford County Court in March 1793 by the subscribing witnesses.
Woodford County Court Order Book "B", page 295, under proceedings of the May Court 1793, notes the following:
"Mary Shipp and Betsey Donafon Shipp, daughters of Richard Shipp, being between the age of fourteen and tweenty-one years, Came into Court, and Choose Edmund Shipp of Caroline County and State of Virginia to be theri Guardian, which is Ordered to be Certified."
Woodford County Court Order Book "C", page 157, under the proceedings of the 1796 Court, notes the following:
"John Shepherd is appointed Guardian to Elizabeth D. Shipp, Narcissa Shipp and Sophia Shipp, who together with Richard Shipp and Elizabeth McCrackin his securities entered into Bond in the penalty of Five hundred pounds conditioned as the Law directs."
Richard Shipp appears first on the Woodford County tax lists in 1794 and irregularly until 1828 about which time it seems he died. On 30 July 1812 Richard Shipp made a deed for certain animals to his brother Edmund Shipp, signing the deed Richard Shipp, Senr. During his residence in Kentucky Richard Shipp, Senoir, also resided in Shelby County, Kentucky, where he made a deposition 2 October 1806 relative to the estate of his deceased brother Lemuel Shipp of Caroline Coounty, Virginia, who died in 1787.
The birth dates of the children of Richard and Elizabeth (Doniphan) Shipp are taken from the family Bible:
1. Mary Shipp "our oldest child was born November 1774." She married in Woodford County Ky. 27 Aughst 1795 John Shepherd, and they were parties to the chancery suit above mentioned.
2. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Doniphan Shipp was born August 1776. She married Obadiah Fogg, and died prior to the instigation of the chacery suit in 1804. She left issue.
3. Thomas Shipp was born September 1778; no further record.
4. Richard Doniphan Shipp was born 14 October 1799 and died near Midway, Woodford County, Kentucky, 3 May 1853. His tombstone bearing these dates is in the family graveyard at the farm naw called "Sunny Slope" and occupied by his descendants. Here also is the tombstone of his wife Sarah McCracken who was born 28 October 1779 and died 10 March 1854; they were marrried 23 December 1802. A photographic copy of their Family Bible record (from the Bible printed in 1812) is before the writers; their children here entered were: Polly W. born 23 June 1804; Merritt born 10 November 1805; Olevy born 8 December 1807; William born 25 December 1809; Margaret born 15 December 1811; Seneca born 20 May 1815; Richard D.born 25 October 1817; John G. born 21 October 1820, died 11 January 1846; Sarah born 28 April 1822 and Thomas H. Shipp born 23 September 1824.
5. Narcissa Shipp was born June 1781. She married Reverend John Edwards.
6. "15th March 1783 we had a son Born & Died in a few days."
7. Sophya Shipp was born June 1785 and married in Shelby County, Kentucky, in 1805 Laban Sebree.
8. Emma Grant Shipp was born 29 October 1787 and married 27 August 1807 in Woodford County, Kentucky, William Truman; of their family more subsequently.
9. Edmund Shipp was born 22 July 1789. He married 5 October 1813 in Woodford County, Kentucky, Mary L. Thompson. They left issue.
10. Anderson Doniphan Shipp was born 15 March 1792, having been named for his grandfather Anderson Doniphan, Gentleman. He married 24 November 1816 in Woodford County, Kentucky, Elizabeth Blanton. They left issue.
11. John G. Shipp was born 12 August 1795 and died unmarried 12 February 1877. His tombstone in to be seen at "Sunny Slope Farm." Midway, Kentucky. [The rest of the article relates to the Truman family. -T.E.King]
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