Cornelius Shaw (abt. 1765 - 1816)

Born about 1765 in New Jersey

Husband of Phebe (Joslin) Shaw — married 23 Apr 1787 (to 1816) in Pittsgrove Baptist Church, Daretown, Salem County, New Jersey, United States

Descendants

Died 18 May 1816 at about age 51 in Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Private Cornelius Shaw served with 2nd New Jersey Regiment, Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Birthdate

There is a 1765 birth record for a Cornelius Shaw in the New Jersey Births & Christenings index,^[1] which matches his date of birth as stated in his death record or obituary, both of which record he was 51 when he died on 18 May 1816).^[2][3]

1765 is early given that it was reported he had "7 years service"^[3] during the American Revolution. If he enlisted in 1776, he would have been only 11. The muster rolls located so far are from 1782, when he would have been 17.

Another birthdate that sometimes appears is "about 1757" but that's not sourced.

1776

Cornelius' obituary records that he "served 7 years under Gen. Washington in the revolutionary contest".^[3]

Cornelius Shaw appears on the "Roll and muster of the 4th campaign New Jersey [??] Command by [Col.???] Elias(?) Dayton for May 1782 under Captain Samuel Hendry[?] and Lieut. George Walker."^[4] He is listed on the July 1782 muster and roll under the same commanding officers. The text of both is hard to decipher but it looks like the "third company" of 2d Jersey Reg."^[5]

He is listed in the Official Register of Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War as "Private Shaw, Cornelius. Second Battalion, Second Establishment; Second Regiment."^[6]

Marriage to Phebe Joslin

"April 23, 1787, Cornelius Shaw to Phebe Joslin" at the Pittsgrove Baptist Church.^[7]

Death and Legacy

Abstract of Will

"1816, May 29. Shaw, Cornelius, of Millville, Cumberland Co. Int. Inventory $511.85; made by John Wishart, Ezekial Foster. Sworn to by Jeremiah Stratton, Adm'r, July 2, 1816. File 1799 F."^[8]

Obituary

"Died at Millville, on Saturday, the 18th inst. of apoplexy, Mr. Conelius[sic] Shaw, aged 51. He early displayed a spirit of devotion to his country, and served seven years under Gen. Washington in the revolutionary contest. He was an honest man and a useful member of society, and in his domestic relations, faithfully filled up the part which was allotted him by Providence. He lived to see his children grown up and settled in prosperous circumstances in life, and then slept with the fathers."^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. New Jersey, Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011,
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Obituary for Cornelius Shaw. Washington Whig, Bridgeton, New Jersey, 27 May 1816. Copy Courtesy Bill Saunderlin. via Ancestry.com
4. ↑ Records for 2d Regiment, 1776-1783 (Folders 23-27). Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; National Archives, Washington. D.C. Via Ancestry.com
5. ↑ Records for 2d Regiment, 1776-1783 (Folders 23-27). Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; National Archives, Washington. D.C. Via Ancestry.com
6. ↑ Official Register of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War, (Trenton, NJ, William M. T. Nicholson & Co, 1872), Page 282, Retrieved from http://www.njstatelib.org/slic_files/searchable_publications/reg/NJREGn282.html on 18 April 2015.
7. ↑ Pittsgrove Baptist Church, Daretown, Salem County, N.J. Fragmentary Records 1771-1842, copied by Mrs. H. R. Edwards. Filmed as part of the Collections of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, 1917, Vol. 350, p. 136.
8. ↑ Cornelius Shaw. Calendar of Wills, 1814--1817. Documents Relating to the Colonial, Revolutionary, and Post-Revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey, Vol. XLII, p. 376

See also:

• Wills, Joshua E. Historical Sketch of the Pittsgrove Baptist Church, Daretown, Salem County, New Jersey. Philadelphia: Harper Printing Company, 1915.
• This looks like a record for a later Cornelius Shaw (perhaps a descendant), as this index supposedly doesn't cover the Revolution: Pension Numerical Index record for Cornelius A. Shaw, B 2, N.J. Inf., C.T.F. #132203, Retrieved 19 April 2015 from Fold3
• Service Record of Cornelius Shaw, enlisted 1781, 2nd Regiment New Jersey, shared by Fold3.com