The Annals of
Newberry
First published in 1892, the book is
divided into two parts. The first (pp. 1-326) was
written by (Judge) John Belton O'Neall
(1793-1863) and completed around 1858. The second
part was compiled and written by John Abney
Chapman (b. 1821, d. Aft. 1892). Chapman seems to
have been a nephew of O'Neall, himself a
descendent of prominent Quakers.
Excerpted
from this same volume, pp. 19-20 is an account of
an altercation between rival attorneys Peter
Carnesand Wm Shaw.
Peter
Carnes and Wm Shaw were rival lawyers, at
the county court bar of Newberry & Carnes was
a very large man & Shaw a very small one. Carnes
was remarkable for his wit and good humor & Shaw for his pride and
petulance. The latter when irritated could make
no argument. On one occasion, in a case of some
consequence, Carnes had made the opening speech,
and sat down. Shaw arose and commenced his
argument alongside of Carnes. When standing, the
lapel of the coat of the former was just even
with that of the latter. Large buttons, and
straight-breasted coats were then the rage.
Carnes buttoned a button or two of Shaw's coat into his,
snatched up his hat, jumped up in a great hurry,
and walked to the door, dragging, apparently
without noticing it, poor Shaw after him. At the door,
he affected to have discovered it, for the first
time, and looking down at him with apparent
surprise, he exclaimed, 'Brother pop corn, what
mischievous rascal hitched you to me?' The ruse
had the effect intended. Shaw, when released, was so
enraged he could not make his speech.
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1789 - Newberry County
(SC). Diana Morgan of the County of
Newberry, whereas Wm
Shaw of Cambridge, attorney at
Law at the Court held for Ninety Six in
April last obtained a judgement at Law
against me and my son Joshua Morgan, for
the purpose of satisfying the same
judgement and costs amounting to £10
sterling, by my attorney Wm McGlammery,
deliver the following goods: all my crop
of tobacco, corn, buckwheat, and cotton,
fifteen head of hoggs (sic), has as
swallowfork in the right ear and a smooth
crop in the left and seven head of sheep
of the same mark, two feather beds and
furniture, a dish, three basons and five
plates, two potts (sic), three bedsteads,
four chairs, a chest, two tables, three
wheels and a loom. Dated September 10,
1789.
Signed, Diana (her mark) Morgan (seal).
Witness: Richard Speake. Proved at a
Court held for Newberry County September
10, 1789 by the oath of Richard Speake.
Recorded November 11, 1789.
1792 - Pendleton
Dist, SC June 18, 1792 -
Andrew Pickens, Robert Anderson,
and Benjamin Cleveland, Esq., Judges to
Wm Steele for 7.15 [no units], lot of
one-half acre being moiety of Lot #2
belonging to Wm Shaw on south, on
north by part of Lot #2 belonging to
Wadsworth, Turpin and Steele, directly
opposite Lot #1, belonging to John
Grissam.
Signed, John Miller, Clerk.
Witness: Wm McGuffin, Henry Sims.
Proved June 19, 1793 by the oath of Wm
McGuffin before John Miller, J.P.
Recorded Sept 25, 1793.
1794 - February 21 and 22,
1794. David Pugh to John Wilkerson, Sr.,
both of Newberry County (SC), for £20
sterling, 148 acres, part of 200 acres
granted to John Wilkerson and conveyed to
David Pugh August 30, 1788, on Scotts
Creek, a branch of Bush River.
Signed David Pugh (seal).
Witness: Edward Benbow, David
Downs (mark), Wm
Shaw. Proved in Newberry
County July 24, 1794 by the affirmation
of Edward Benbow before Mercer Babb, J.P.
Recorded September 24, 1794.
1796 - March 16, 1796. James
Barrett of Newberry County (SC)
to Wm Shaw of same, for £5
sterling, 35 acres on waters of
Beaverdam.
Signed, James Barrett
(seal), Elizabeth (her
mark) Barrett (seal).
Witness Abel Pearson, Voluntine Braswell.
Recorded 04 Jan 1798
1796 - March 26, 1796.
David Downs of Newberry County (SC) to Wm
Shaw of same, for £5
sterling, 30 acres on waters of Beaver
dam Creek.
Signed, David Downs (seal), Sarah (her
mark) Downs (seal).
Witness Abel Pearson, Voluntine Braswell.
Recorded 04 Jan 1798.
1798 - Washington
District. February 28, 1798 - Wm
Shaw of Abbeville District to
Joseph Brown, for $171, 200 acres in
Washington District on Hencoop Creek of
the Savanah River, granted to James
McConnell by Wm Moultrie [Governor]
November 7, 1785 and recorded in Book
GGGG, p. 42.
Witness: Joseph Brown, Charles Sims.
Proved June 23, 1798 by the oath of
Joseph Brown before Wm Hall,
J.P. Recorded June 26, 1798.
1807 - Articles of
Agreement concluded April 3, 1807 between
Edward Doyle, planter, and Wm
Shaw, Attorney at Law, for
$1200, whereas Doyle sold to Shaw 350
acres on Mulwee Creek of 23 Mile Creek,
purchased from Wm Mulwee, also tract
adjoining, purchased from Spence Mitchell
for 250 acres.
Signed, Edward Doyle, Wm
Shaw.
Witness James Cooper, John B. Melony.
Proved April 21, 1807 by the oath of
James Cooper before James C. Griffen.
Recorded April 22, 1807.
1808 - James
Barrett to Thomas Lindsey, both
of Newberry District, SC, for $100, 40
acres on water of Bush River, originally
granted to Stephen Elmore by lottery
September ---, 1774. Adjacent: John
Ransonage (south), Thomas Lindsey
(north). Signed, James Barrett
(seal).
Witness: Y. J. Harrington, Wm
Shaw.
Proved January 14, 1808 by the oath of Wm
Shaw before Y. J. Harrington, J.Q.
Recorded January 18, 1808 as attested by
Y. J. Harrington, Regr.
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1811 - Mar 15 - William
Shaw vs James Hix
PENDLETON DISTRICT DEPOSITIONS
1801-1827
The following records are found among the
Court of Common Pleas papers for
Pendleton District in the S. C.
Department of Archives & History,
Columbia, S. C.
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Jane Anderson, daughter of
Gen. Robert Anderson
Reportedly
some genealogists have Jane Anderson, daughter of
General Robert Anderson, as the wife Wm Shaw,
Esq. and the mother of his daughter, Elizabeth
Shaw. However, the dates of the marriage of Wm
Shaw's daughter, Elizabeth, to James Barrett,
bears out that this cannot be true unless both
Elizabeth and her mother, Jane married and gave
birth by age 14. Elizabeth Shaw married James
Barrett in Oct 1789, Newberry Co, SC. This would
mean that Elizabeth would have had to be born
prior to 1775 unless she married while under the
age of 14. If anything, I believe Jane to be Wm's
2nd wife and step-mother to Elizabeth.
It
is proven that Gen. Anderson & Ann Thompson
had a daughter named Jane that married a "Wm
Shaw, Esq.", however, it is very doubtful
that she is the mother of Elizabeth Shaw Barrett.
It is more likely than not that she was
Elizabeth's step-mother. Or perhaps the Wm Shaw,
Esq. she married was not my Wm Shaw.
Excerpt
from Robert Anderson's Last Will & Testament:
In behalf of my daughter,
Jane, of blessed memory, I
bequeath to Wm Shaw, Esq., to
whom she was married, ....
There
was an article written in 1901 regarding the
romance of Robert Anderson & Ann Thompson.
The article gives no mention of previous
marriages:
The
romance of General Anderson and Ann Thompson
copied from "The Anderson S.C. Daily Mail -
1901"
"The
Daily Mail" send the following interesting
reminiscence concerning Robert Anderson, the
Revolutionary War Hero:
"Col
W. S. Pickens says that General Anderson came
from Old Cambridge, where General Andrew Pickens
made the first treaty with the Cherokee Indians,
to survey the lands, leaving his sweetheart Ann
Thompson behind. He stayed two years, during this
time locating his home on the West bank of the
Seneca River. The deliveries of mail there was
few and far between, and not a word passed
between them. She supposed the Indians had slain
him and engaged herself to be married to another
man. When General Anderson completed his survey,
he started home to claim his bride. When about
twenty miles from home, he stayed all night with
a man who told him of the coming marriage on the
morrow. Early the next morning he saddled his
horse and went to see about it. There was an
avenue from the road up to the house. Ann, with
her bridesmaids was upstairs. Looking out of the
window she saw him riding up and exclaimed
"by my soul there comes Robert Anderson and
I love his little finger more than the other
man's whole body." Grabbing a shawl, she ran
down the stairs as swiftly as her feet could
carry her, met her long absent lover half way
down the avenue. A little talk followed and the
General Anderson turned his horse, she mounted up
behind him and the wedding was performed nearer
the foot of the hills than it might have been has
he stayed away a day longer."
For
argument sake, if Elizabeth was 14 when married,
her mother Jane would have also had to marry and
give birth at age 14. This would put Jane
Anderson's birthdate at 1761 at the very
earliest. This would make Jane Anderson, daughter
of Gen Robert Anderson, born 4 years before the
marriage of her parents. NOTE:
There is no record of Gen. Anderson marrying
before Ann Thompson.
To
wrap this up, Robert Anderson would have been 20
years old if he fathered Jane in 1761. Again,
this birthdate for her would mean that she (1)
was born 4 years before the marriage of her
parents and (2) she married and gave birth to her
first child by age 14. It would further mean that
her daughter, Elizabeth Shaw, followed suit by
marrying and giving birth by age 14.
Another
point that makes me think that Jane, daughter of
Gen. Robert, is not the mother of my Elizabeth is
that there is no mention of Elizabeth's children
in Gen. Robert's last will & testament. I
find this odd since he named the children of each
of his other children. Yet, there is no mention
of Jane's children, only her husband, Wm Shaw,
Esq. I would think he would have also named his
motherless (daughter, Jane, of blessed
memory) grandchildren.
I
therefore, conclude that Jane Anderson was the
2nd wife of Wm Shaw, Esq. and probably died
without issue.
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