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     Anna Hess married Hans Heinrich (?)²
Anna Hess was born on 1 October 1648 at Wald Rueti, Zurich Canton, Switzerland.¹

     Hans Heinrich (?) married Anna Hess, daughter of Hans Hess and Barbel Honegger.¹
Hans Heinrich (?) was born in 1648 at Zurich Canton, Switzerland.¹

     Elsbeth Bethli Hess was born on 20 December 1651 at Wald Rueti, Zurich Canton, Switzerland.¹
Elsbeth Bethli Hess died on 3 October 1728 at age 76.¹

     Hans Jakob Hess was born on 23 April 1654 at Wald Rueti, Zurich Canton, Switzerland.¹

     Hans Heinrich Hess was born on 11 November 1655 at Wald Rueti, Zurich Canton, Switzerland.¹
Hans Heinrich Hess died in 1733.¹

     Maria Hess was born on 25 February 1661 at Wald Rueti, Zurich Canton, Switzerland.¹

     Barbel Hess was born in July 1663 at Wald Rueti, Zurich Canton, Switzerland.¹

     Regula Hess was born on 11 August 1666 at Wald Rueti, Zurich Canton, Switzerland.¹ She married Hans Rudolf Baumann in 1705 at Wald Rueti, Zurich Canton, Switzerland.²

Regula Hess died on 8 March 1731 at Pennsylvania?, USA, at age 64.¹

     Hans Rudolf Baumann was born between 1664 and 1666 at Zurich Canton, Switzerland.¹ He married Regula Hess, daughter of Hans Hess and Barbel Honegger, in 1705 at Wald Rueti, Zurich Canton, Switzerland.¹

     Susanna Hess was born in 1668 at Zurich Canton, Switzerland.¹

     Jakob Hess was born on 17 May 1584 at Wald Parish, Zurich Canton, Switzerland.¹ He married Anna Egli on 27 April 1606 at Wald Parish, Zurich Canton, Switzerland.⁴

Jakob Hess died in 1639 at Zurich Canton, Switzerland; died in prison.¹
     GAV-9.

; In 1637 Jacob Hess, an Anabaptist Zurick Canton minister, an aged man of 53 years, was arrested and imprisioned more than 91 weeks for his faith. That was the first time the Governor sent officers to catch a person. In 1639 Anna, his wife, was imprisioned 63 weeks where she died of brutal treatment. Jacob and Anna Hess's confiscated property brought 4,000 guilders at the Jager Council (Anabaptist Head Hunters.) No guilders were restored to any Hess family who remained. Perhaps Hans Hess (second generation) was the only child of this family who survived the Switzerland persecutions.¹

     Anna Egli was born between 1586 and 1591 at Metlen, Switzerland.¹ She married Jakob Hess, son of Heinrich Hess and Adelheid Kuntz, on 27 April 1606 at Wald Parish, Zurich Canton, Switzerland.¹

Anna Egli died in 1640 at Zurich Canton, Switzerland; died in prison.¹
     GAV-9.

     Heinrich Hess was born in 1536 at Wald Parish, Zurich Canton, Switzerland.¹ He married Elsie Tobler on 12 May 1558.²
Heinrich Hess married Elsy Oberholzer on 11 May 1561.³
Heinrich Hess married Adelheid Kuntz on 13 November 1569.⁴
Heinrich Hess married Anna Knecht on 28 November 1584.⁵

Heinrich Hess died after 1587 at Wald Parish, Zurich Canton, Switzerland.¹
     GAV-10.

     Adelheid Kuntz was born in 1538 at Tobel, Switzerland.¹ She married Heinrich Hess on 13 November 1569.¹

Adelheid Kuntz died in 1585 at Zurich Canton, Switzerland.¹
     GAV-10.

     Elsy Hess was born on 18 October 1575.¹

     Margaretha Hess married Christian Reimann.²
Margaretha Hess was born on 19 January 1578 at Wald Rueti, Zurich Canton, Switzerland.¹

     Christian Reimann married Margaretha Hess, daughter of Heinrich Hess and Adelheid Kuntz.¹
Christian Reimann was born in 1575 at prob. Switzerland.¹
Christian Reimann died in 1611.¹

     Elsie Tobler was born circa 1538.¹ She married Heinrich Hess on 12 May 1558.¹

Elsie Tobler died in 1560.¹

     Adelheid Hess was born on 12 November 1559 at prob. Switzerland.¹

     Elsy Oberholzer was born circa 1540 at prob. Switzerland.¹ She married Heinrich Hess on 11 May 1561.¹

     Verena Hess was born on 11 November 1563 at prob. Switzerland.¹ She married Martin Egli on 25 June 1581.²
Verena Hess married Jakob Luber on 2 March 1595.³

Verena Hess died circa 1610.¹

     Martin Egli was born circa 1560.¹ He married Verena Hess, daughter of Heinrich Hess and Elsy Oberholzer, on 25 June 1581.¹

Martin Egli died circa 1594.¹

     Jakob Luber was born circa 1562.¹ He married Verena Hess, daughter of Heinrich Hess and Elsy Oberholzer, on 2 March 1595.¹

     Anna Knecht was born in 1545.¹ She married Heinrich Hess on 28 November 1584.¹

     Hans Jakob Hess was born on 28 May 1587.¹

     Susan Gray was born circa 1833 at Indiana, USA; aged 17 in 1850 census.¹
     Susan Gray appeared on the census of 13 August 1850 in the household of Susan (?) at Jeffersonville Township, Clark Co., Indiana, USA;
N. B. This is an unknown mulatto GRAY family. I assume the older Susan is the mother of the younger GRAYs listed.
p. 144B, Lines 20-28, Dwelling 69; Family 70
     20 GRAY, Susan 48 [1802] F M IN
     21 " , Daniel 22 [1828] M M laborer IN
     22 " , George 21 [1829] laborer MM IN
     23 " , Susan 17 [1833] F W IN
     24 " , Eliza J. 21 [1829] F M IN
     25 " , William 2 [1848] M M IN
     26 " , Amos B. 7/12 [1850] M M IN
     27 NUBY, Elizabeth 19 [1831] F M IN
     28 NEWBY, Moses 22 1828] M B Barber OH.²

     William Matthey Shaw was born circa 1792 at North Carolina, USA.^2,3
     William Matthey Shaw was listed as a resident in Benjamin Shaw and Rhoda Ann Covey's household in the census report in 1800 at Salisbury, Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA;
Benjamin is three lines below an unidentified John SHAW.
p. 671, Line 12
     Name: Benjamin Shaw
     Home in 1800 (City, County, State): Salisbury, Guilford, North Carolina
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:     2 [aft 1790] William c1792, Aaron b1798
     Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15:     1 [1785-90] Noble 1787
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:     3 [1775-84] James 1786, Unknown?, Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:     1 [bef 1756] Benjamin 1765?
     Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:     2 [aft 1790] Elizabeth c1794, Mary 1798
     Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15:     1 [1785-90] Sarah c1786 or Rhoda c1789
     Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:     1 [1756-74] Rhoda 1764
     Number of Household Members Under 16: 6
     Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
     Number of Household Members: 11.⁴
In Benjamin Shaw's will dated 5 April 1830 at Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA, William Matthey Shaw was named as an heir; from USGenWebArchives:
Guilford County NcArchives Wills.....Shaw, Benjamin April 5, 1830
     File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Debra Lee winnGwinn@aol.com June 20, 2006, 12:29 pm
     Source: North Carolina State Archives
     Written: April 5, 1830
     Recorded: February 1846
     Will book –C-, page #245, Feb 1846,File #0911
     State of North Carolina, Guilford County.
     I BENJAMIN SHAW, do by these presents make this my last will and give and do allow MATTHEW SHAW, the full privilege of the plantation where I now live to make a crop of every convenience that is, m--------- to accomplish the same un------- this year.
     2nd, I give to my [son] JAMES SHAW one dollar out of my estate.
     3rd, I give JONATHAN FISHER, formerly my son-in-law one dollar. [Husband of SARAH SHAW]
     4th, I give to my son NOBLE SHAW all the lands where he now lives by paying one hundred dollars to the balance of my estate.
     5th, I give to DRUSY WOOD and RHODA [SHAW] his wife, one-hundred and ten acres of land joining JARED PERKINS and FREDERICK DEEN in that lease.
     6th JAMES MORTON and MARY [SHAW] his wife, I give one hundred and forty-five acres of land beginning at a black oak south [IOURING?] HUNT and ISAAC STANLEY in that border of my land.
     7th I give MATTHEW SHAW two hundred dollars to be made out of my estates.
     8th, I give ROBERT NORDYKE and BETSY [ELIZABETH BETSY SHAW] two hundred dollars to be made out of my estate.
     The said moneys to MATTHEW SHAW and ROBERT NORDYKE to be paid by my representative fifty-dollars per year until paid up [by] my will, that is all my past debts should in the first place be paid out of my estate.
     I also will the balance of my estate to be equally divided between all my children except JAMES SHAW and JONATHAN FISHER.
     Lastly, I constitute and appoint my son AARON SHAW and my son-in-law JAMES MORTON as my executors to this my last will and witness in whereof I have set my hands and deal this fifth day of April 1830.
     I hereby certify that the above dates I wrote this instrument of writing by BENJAMIN SHAW execution to be [hand will].
     Signature M. McGready, jurate
     State of North Carolina, Guilford County: February Term 1846.
     The forgiving instrument of writing pertaining to be the last will and testament of Benjamin Shaw Dec. 9 was produced in open court and duty proven as such by Morris McGrady. Who wrote said will and the court doth ----- that the same is sufficient to pay both real and personal estate. And on motion ordered to be recorded. Test: John M Logan CCC by M. McCullock OK
     File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/guilford/wills/shaw113gwl.txt."^5,6 He received property in Benjamin Shaw's will in October 1830; from USGenWebv Archives: Guilford County NcArchives Wills.....Shaw, Benjamin October 5, 1830
     File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Debra Lee winnGwinn@aol.com June 20, 2006, 4:05 pm
     Assigned To: Matthew Shaw
     Guilford
     Written: October 1830
     Recorded: August 1831
     North Carolina State Archives
     Guilford County Record of Deeds 1825-1836 Vol 19,20,21 Book 19, page 366
     Matthew Shaw and others to James Morton and wife [Mary Shaw].
     This indenture made on this day of October on 1830 between Matthew Shaw and Noble Shaw and Aaron Shaw, Dausy Wood and his wife Rhoda [Shaw] of the one part, and James and his wife Mary [Shaw] of the other part all parties of the state of Carolina and Guilford County. All parties heirs of the late BENJAMIN SHAW deed have allotted and by mutual argument have divided the land of their dead father BENJAMIN SHAW will in faith that the said Matthew Shaw, Noble Shaw, Aaron Shaw, Dausy Wood and his wife Rhoda [Shaw], the receipt whereof is heirs by acknowledged, and the said Matthew Shaw, Noble Shaw, Aaron Shaw, Dausy and Rhoda [Shaw] his wife, doth hereby exonerated and agreed the said James Morton and Mary his wife their heirs and assigns forever all that piece tract and parcel of land situate being and being in our county of Guilford on the waters of Reedy Fork of Haw River.
     [Description of location] near Frederick Deans
     Containing 190 acres of land together with all improvements, mines, minerals and profits there unto belogining as in any pertaining to the above granted land to hold to the said James Morton and Mary his wife, their heirs and assigns forever to theirs only proper use benefit and behalf. And the said Matthew Shaw, Noble Shaw, Aaron Shaw, Dursy wood, and Rhody his wife doth hereby granted the will for themselves their heirs and every [one] of them warrant the above described premises unto the said James Morton and Mary his wife and their heirs forever in ----- whereof the have set their hand and seals the day and year above written.
     Signatures:
      Matthew Shaw
      Noble Shaw
      Robert Nordyke,
      Elizabeth [Shaw] Nordyke
      Dausy Wood,
      Aaron Shaw
      Rhoda [Shaw] Wood
     Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of:
      Joel Sanders,
      Berry [Benjamin] Farrington
      John M. Shaw jurate
     We certify that Rhoda Wood and Mary Morton were examined before us separate and apart from their husband and acknowledged that they assigned the within deed of their free will and consent without any cautions from their husband.
     Signatures:
      David Worth,
      B Hays?,
      Isaac Adill / Adell ?
     State of North Carolina, Guilford County: August term 1831.
     John M. Shaw prove his execution of the within deed in open court. The private examination of Rhoda Wood and Mary Morton being taken there to ordered to be registered. Test John Hanner ccc.⁷

     Sarah Shaw was born circa 1786 at Delaware, USA.^3,2 She married Jonathan Fisher in 1798 at Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA.^3,2

Sarah Shaw died in 1830 at Rowan Co. (now Guilford Co.), North Carolina, USA.²
     Sarah Shaw was listed as a resident in Benjamin Shaw and Rhoda Ann Covey's household in the census report in 1800 at Salisbury, Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA;
Benjamin is three lines below an unidentified John SHAW.
p. 671, Line 12
     Name: Benjamin Shaw
     Home in 1800 (City, County, State): Salisbury, Guilford, North Carolina
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:     2 [aft 1790] William c1792, Aaron b1798
     Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15:     1 [1785-90] Noble 1787
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:     3 [1775-84] James 1786, Unknown?, Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:     1 [bef 1756] Benjamin 1765?
     Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:     2 [aft 1790] Elizabeth c1794, Mary 1798
     Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15:     1 [1785-90] Sarah c1786 or Rhoda c1789
     Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:     1 [1756-74] Rhoda 1764
     Number of Household Members Under 16: 6
     Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
     Number of Household Members: 11.⁴

     Noble Shaw was born on 22 April 1787 at North Carolina, USA.² He married Cecelia Nordyke on 4 September 1809 at North Carolina, USA,
; Ancestry.com - North Carolina, Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
Name: Noble Shaw
Gender: Male
Spouse: Sicily Nordyke
Spouse Gender: Female
Bond Date: 14 Mar 1809
Bond #: 000141376
Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
ImageNum: 005888
County: Stokes
Record #: 02 269
Bondsman: James Shaw
Witness: G Shober
Source Information: Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Original data: State of North Carolina. An Index to Marriage Bonds Filed in the North Carolina State Archives. Raleigh, NC, USA: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977.^2,3
Noble Shaw died on 25 December 1855 at Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA, at age 68.⁴
Noble Shaw was buried after 28 December 1855 at Dover Friends Meeting Church Cemetery, Colfax, Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA; from Find A Grave website:
Birth:      Apr. 22, 1787
Death:      Dec. 25, 1855

Note: Age 66 years, 8 months, 5 days.

Burial:
Dover Friends Meeting Church Cemetery
Colfax
Guilford County
North Carolina, USA
Plot:

Created by: spotts
Record added: Mar 04, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 18148137.⁵
     Noble Shaw was listed as a resident in Benjamin Shaw and Rhoda Ann Covey's household in the census report in 1800 at Salisbury, Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA;
Benjamin is three lines below an unidentified John SHAW.
p. 671, Line 12
     Name: Benjamin Shaw
     Home in 1800 (City, County, State): Salisbury, Guilford, North Carolina
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:     2 [aft 1790] William c1792, Aaron b1798
     Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15:     1 [1785-90] Noble 1787
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:     3 [1775-84] James 1786, Unknown?, Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:     1 [bef 1756] Benjamin 1765?
     Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:     2 [aft 1790] Elizabeth c1794, Mary 1798
     Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15:     1 [1785-90] Sarah c1786 or Rhoda c1789
     Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:     1 [1756-74] Rhoda 1764
     Number of Household Members Under 16: 6
     Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
     Number of Household Members: 11.⁶

Noble Shaw was listed as a resident in Benjamin Shaw and Rhoda Ann Covey's household in the census report in 1810 at Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA;
p. 987, Line 4
     Name: Benj Shaw
     Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:     3 [aft 1800] Unknown?, Unknown?, Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15:     2 [1795-1800] Aaron b1798, Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:     1 [1785-94] Noble 1787
     Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:     1 [bef 1766] Benjamin 1765
     Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:     1 [aft 1800] Mary? 1798
     Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:     2 [1785-94] Elizabeth c1794, Rhoda c1789
     Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over :     1 [bef 1766] Rhoda 1764
     Number of Household Members Under 16: 6
     Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
     Number of Household Members: 11.⁷

Noble Shaw and Cecelia Nordyke appeared in the census of 1810 at Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA; p. 992, line 1
     Name:     Noble Shaw
     Home in 1810 (City, County, State):     Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:     2
     Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15:     1
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:     1
     Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 :     1
     Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15:     4
     Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:     1
     Number of Household Members Under 16:     7
     Number of Household Members Over 25:     1
     Number of Household Members:     10.⁸

Noble Shaw and Cecelia Nordyke appeared in the census of 7 August 1820 at Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA; p. 121, line 8
     Name:     Noble Shaw
     Home in 1820 (City, County, State):     Guilford, North Carolina
     Enumeration Date:     August 7, 1820
     Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15:     1
     Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44:     1
     Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:     1
     Free Colored Persons - Males - Under 14:     1
     Free Colored Persons - Females - Under 14:     1
     Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture:     6
     Free White Persons - Under 16:     1
     Free White Persons - Over 25:     2
     Total Free White Persons:     3
     Total Free Colored Persons:     2
     Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other:     5.⁹

Noble Shaw and Cecelia Nordyke appeared in the census of 1830 at Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA; p. 121, line 18
     Name:     Knoble Shaw
     Home in 1830 (City, County, State):     Guilford, North Carolina
     Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29:     1
     Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49:     1
     Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14:     1
     Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49:     1
     Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23:     1
     Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23:     1
     Free White Persons - Under 20:     1
     Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:     3
     Total Free White Persons:     4
     Total Slaves:     2
     Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):     6.¹⁰
In Benjamin Shaw's will dated 5 April 1830 at Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA, Noble Shaw was named as an heir; from USGenWebArchives:
Guilford County NcArchives Wills.....Shaw, Benjamin April 5, 1830
     File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Debra Lee winnGwinn@aol.com June 20, 2006, 12:29 pm
     Source: North Carolina State Archives
     Written: April 5, 1830
     Recorded: February 1846
     Will book –C-, page #245, Feb 1846,File #0911
     State of North Carolina, Guilford County.
     I BENJAMIN SHAW, do by these presents make this my last will and give and do allow MATTHEW SHAW, the full privilege of the plantation where I now live to make a crop of every convenience that is, m--------- to accomplish the same un------- this year.
     2nd, I give to my [son] JAMES SHAW one dollar out of my estate.
     3rd, I give JONATHAN FISHER, formerly my son-in-law one dollar. [Husband of SARAH SHAW]
     4th, I give to my son NOBLE SHAW all the lands where he now lives by paying one hundred dollars to the balance of my estate.
     5th, I give to DRUSY WOOD and RHODA [SHAW] his wife, one-hundred and ten acres of land joining JARED PERKINS and FREDERICK DEEN in that lease.
     6th JAMES MORTON and MARY [SHAW] his wife, I give one hundred and forty-five acres of land beginning at a black oak south [IOURING?] HUNT and ISAAC STANLEY in that border of my land.
     7th I give MATTHEW SHAW two hundred dollars to be made out of my estates.
     8th, I give ROBERT NORDYKE and BETSY [ELIZABETH BETSY SHAW] two hundred dollars to be made out of my estate.
     The said moneys to MATTHEW SHAW and ROBERT NORDYKE to be paid by my representative fifty-dollars per year until paid up [by] my will, that is all my past debts should in the first place be paid out of my estate.
     I also will the balance of my estate to be equally divided between all my children except JAMES SHAW and JONATHAN FISHER.
     Lastly, I constitute and appoint my son AARON SHAW and my son-in-law JAMES MORTON as my executors to this my last will and witness in whereof I have set my hands and deal this fifth day of April 1830.
     I hereby certify that the above dates I wrote this instrument of writing by BENJAMIN SHAW execution to be [hand will].
     Signature M. McGready, jurate
     State of North Carolina, Guilford County: February Term 1846.
     The forgiving instrument of writing pertaining to be the last will and testament of Benjamin Shaw Dec. 9 was produced in open court and duty proven as such by Morris McGrady. Who wrote said will and the court doth ----- that the same is sufficient to pay both real and personal estate. And on motion ordered to be recorded. Test: John M Logan CCC by M. McCullock OK
     File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/guilford/wills/shaw113gwl.txt."^11,12 He received property in Benjamin Shaw's will in October 1830; from USGenWebv Archives: Guilford County NcArchives Wills.....Shaw, Benjamin October 5, 1830
     File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Debra Lee winnGwinn@aol.com June 20, 2006, 4:05 pm
     Assigned To: Matthew Shaw
     Guilford
     Written: October 1830
     Recorded: August 1831
     North Carolina State Archives
     Guilford County Record of Deeds 1825-1836 Vol 19,20,21 Book 19, page 366
     Matthew Shaw and others to James Morton and wife [Mary Shaw].
     This indenture made on this day of October on 1830 between Matthew Shaw and Noble Shaw and Aaron Shaw, Dausy Wood and his wife Rhoda [Shaw] of the one part, and James and his wife Mary [Shaw] of the other part all parties of the state of Carolina and Guilford County. All parties heirs of the late BENJAMIN SHAW deed have allotted and by mutual argument have divided the land of their dead father BENJAMIN SHAW will in faith that the said Matthew Shaw, Noble Shaw, Aaron Shaw, Dausy Wood and his wife Rhoda [Shaw], the receipt whereof is heirs by acknowledged, and the said Matthew Shaw, Noble Shaw, Aaron Shaw, Dausy and Rhoda [Shaw] his wife, doth hereby exonerated and agreed the said James Morton and Mary his wife their heirs and assigns forever all that piece tract and parcel of land situate being and being in our county of Guilford on the waters of Reedy Fork of Haw River.
     [Description of location] near Frederick Deans
     Containing 190 acres of land together with all improvements, mines, minerals and profits there unto belogining as in any pertaining to the above granted land to hold to the said James Morton and Mary his wife, their heirs and assigns forever to theirs only proper use benefit and behalf. And the said Matthew Shaw, Noble Shaw, Aaron Shaw, Dursy wood, and Rhody his wife doth hereby granted the will for themselves their heirs and every [one] of them warrant the above described premises unto the said James Morton and Mary his wife and their heirs forever in ----- whereof the have set their hand and seals the day and year above written.
     Signatures:
      Matthew Shaw
      Noble Shaw
      Robert Nordyke,
      Elizabeth [Shaw] Nordyke
      Dausy Wood,
      Aaron Shaw
      Rhoda [Shaw] Wood
     Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of:
      Joel Sanders,
      Berry [Benjamin] Farrington
      John M. Shaw jurate
     We certify that Rhoda Wood and Mary Morton were examined before us separate and apart from their husband and acknowledged that they assigned the within deed of their free will and consent without any cautions from their husband.
     Signatures:
      David Worth,
      B Hays?,
      Isaac Adill / Adell ?
     State of North Carolina, Guilford County: August term 1831.
     John M. Shaw prove his execution of the within deed in open court. The private examination of Rhoda Wood and Mary Morton being taken there to ordered to be registered. Test John Hanner ccc.¹³

Noble Shaw and Cecelia Nordyke appeared in the census of 1840 at Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA; p. 320, line 30
     Name:     Noble Shaw
     Home in 1840 (City, County, State):     Guilford, North Carolina
     Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59:     1
     Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19:     2
     Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59:     1
     Free Colored Persons - Females - Under 10:     3
     Persons Employed in Agriculture:     1
     Free White Persons - Under 20:     2
     Total Free White Persons:     4
     Total Free Colored Persons:     3
     Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:     7.¹⁴

Noble Shaw and Cecelia Nordyke appeared in the census of 16 August 1850 at Northern Division, Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA; pp. 404A-B, lines 40-42, 1, Dwelling 458, Family 458
     40 SHAW, Noble 61 [1789] M Farmer $1900 Guilford NC
     41 " , Cicilly 50 [1800] F Stokes NC
     42 HAZE, Amanda 16 [1834] F Mulatto Guilford NC
     1 " , Jane 7 [1843] F Mulatto Guilford NC.¹⁵

     Rhoda Shaw was born circa 1789 at North Carolina, USA.² She married Dausy Wood circa 1819 at Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA.²

     Rhoda Shaw was listed as a resident in Benjamin Shaw and Rhoda Ann Covey's household in the census report in 1800 at Salisbury, Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA;
Benjamin is three lines below an unidentified John SHAW.
p. 671, Line 12
     Name: Benjamin Shaw
     Home in 1800 (City, County, State): Salisbury, Guilford, North Carolina
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:     2 [aft 1790] William c1792, Aaron b1798
     Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15:     1 [1785-90] Noble 1787
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:     3 [1775-84] James 1786, Unknown?, Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:     1 [bef 1756] Benjamin 1765?
     Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:     2 [aft 1790] Elizabeth c1794, Mary 1798
     Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15:     1 [1785-90] Sarah c1786 or Rhoda c1789
     Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:     1 [1756-74] Rhoda 1764
     Number of Household Members Under 16: 6
     Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
     Number of Household Members: 11.³

Rhoda Shaw was listed as a resident in Benjamin Shaw and Rhoda Ann Covey's household in the census report in 1810 at Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA;
p. 987, Line 4
     Name: Benj Shaw
     Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:     3 [aft 1800] Unknown?, Unknown?, Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15:     2 [1795-1800] Aaron b1798, Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:     1 [1785-94] Noble 1787
     Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:     1 [bef 1766] Benjamin 1765
     Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:     1 [aft 1800] Mary? 1798
     Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:     2 [1785-94] Elizabeth c1794, Rhoda c1789
     Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over :     1 [bef 1766] Rhoda 1764
     Number of Household Members Under 16: 6
     Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
     Number of Household Members: 11.⁴
In Benjamin Shaw's will dated 5 April 1830 at Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA, Rhoda Shaw was named as an heir; from USGenWebArchives:
Guilford County NcArchives Wills.....Shaw, Benjamin April 5, 1830
     File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Debra Lee winnGwinn@aol.com June 20, 2006, 12:29 pm
     Source: North Carolina State Archives
     Written: April 5, 1830
     Recorded: February 1846
     Will book –C-, page #245, Feb 1846,File #0911
     State of North Carolina, Guilford County.
     I BENJAMIN SHAW, do by these presents make this my last will and give and do allow MATTHEW SHAW, the full privilege of the plantation where I now live to make a crop of every convenience that is, m--------- to accomplish the same un------- this year.
     2nd, I give to my [son] JAMES SHAW one dollar out of my estate.
     3rd, I give JONATHAN FISHER, formerly my son-in-law one dollar. [Husband of SARAH SHAW]
     4th, I give to my son NOBLE SHAW all the lands where he now lives by paying one hundred dollars to the balance of my estate.
     5th, I give to DRUSY WOOD and RHODA [SHAW] his wife, one-hundred and ten acres of land joining JARED PERKINS and FREDERICK DEEN in that lease.
     6th JAMES MORTON and MARY [SHAW] his wife, I give one hundred and forty-five acres of land beginning at a black oak south [IOURING?] HUNT and ISAAC STANLEY in that border of my land.
     7th I give MATTHEW SHAW two hundred dollars to be made out of my estates.
     8th, I give ROBERT NORDYKE and BETSY [ELIZABETH BETSY SHAW] two hundred dollars to be made out of my estate.
     The said moneys to MATTHEW SHAW and ROBERT NORDYKE to be paid by my representative fifty-dollars per year until paid up [by] my will, that is all my past debts should in the first place be paid out of my estate.
     I also will the balance of my estate to be equally divided between all my children except JAMES SHAW and JONATHAN FISHER.
     Lastly, I constitute and appoint my son AARON SHAW and my son-in-law JAMES MORTON as my executors to this my last will and witness in whereof I have set my hands and deal this fifth day of April 1830.
     I hereby certify that the above dates I wrote this instrument of writing by BENJAMIN SHAW execution to be [hand will].
     Signature M. McGready, jurate
     State of North Carolina, Guilford County: February Term 1846.
     The forgiving instrument of writing pertaining to be the last will and testament of Benjamin Shaw Dec. 9 was produced in open court and duty proven as such by Morris McGrady. Who wrote said will and the court doth ----- that the same is sufficient to pay both real and personal estate. And on motion ordered to be recorded. Test: John M Logan CCC by M. McCullock OK
     File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/guilford/wills/shaw113gwl.txt."^5,6 She received property in Benjamin Shaw's will in October 1830; from USGenWebv Archives: Guilford County NcArchives Wills.....Shaw, Benjamin October 5, 1830
     File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Debra Lee winnGwinn@aol.com June 20, 2006, 4:05 pm
     Assigned To: Matthew Shaw
     Guilford
     Written: October 1830
     Recorded: August 1831
     North Carolina State Archives
     Guilford County Record of Deeds 1825-1836 Vol 19,20,21 Book 19, page 366
     Matthew Shaw and others to James Morton and wife [Mary Shaw].
     This indenture made on this day of October on 1830 between Matthew Shaw and Noble Shaw and Aaron Shaw, Dausy Wood and his wife Rhoda [Shaw] of the one part, and James and his wife Mary [Shaw] of the other part all parties of the state of Carolina and Guilford County. All parties heirs of the late BENJAMIN SHAW deed have allotted and by mutual argument have divided the land of their dead father BENJAMIN SHAW will in faith that the said Matthew Shaw, Noble Shaw, Aaron Shaw, Dausy Wood and his wife Rhoda [Shaw], the receipt whereof is heirs by acknowledged, and the said Matthew Shaw, Noble Shaw, Aaron Shaw, Dausy and Rhoda [Shaw] his wife, doth hereby exonerated and agreed the said James Morton and Mary his wife their heirs and assigns forever all that piece tract and parcel of land situate being and being in our county of Guilford on the waters of Reedy Fork of Haw River.
     [Description of location] near Frederick Deans
     Containing 190 acres of land together with all improvements, mines, minerals and profits there unto belogining as in any pertaining to the above granted land to hold to the said James Morton and Mary his wife, their heirs and assigns forever to theirs only proper use benefit and behalf. And the said Matthew Shaw, Noble Shaw, Aaron Shaw, Dursy wood, and Rhody his wife doth hereby granted the will for themselves their heirs and every [one] of them warrant the above described premises unto the said James Morton and Mary his wife and their heirs forever in ----- whereof the have set their hand and seals the day and year above written.
     Signatures:
      Matthew Shaw
      Noble Shaw
      Robert Nordyke,
      Elizabeth [Shaw] Nordyke
      Dausy Wood,
      Aaron Shaw
      Rhoda [Shaw] Wood
     Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of:
      Joel Sanders,
      Berry [Benjamin] Farrington
      John M. Shaw jurate
     We certify that Rhoda Wood and Mary Morton were examined before us separate and apart from their husband and acknowledged that they assigned the within deed of their free will and consent without any cautions from their husband.
     Signatures:
      David Worth,
      B Hays?,
      Isaac Adill / Adell ?
     State of North Carolina, Guilford County: August term 1831.
     John M. Shaw prove his execution of the within deed in open court. The private examination of Rhoda Wood and Mary Morton being taken there to ordered to be registered. Test John Hanner ccc.⁷