Nathan Shipley 
Nathan was born about 1807 in , , Tennessee, USA.1 Nathan's father was Richard SHIPLEY and his mother was Henrietta HUGHES. His maternal grandparents were Francis Hughes and Rebekah Allen. He had three brothers and two sisters, named Benjamin Franklin, Richard, William Park, [--?--] and Elizabeth. He was the second oldest of the six children. He died after 1880 in , Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA.2 General Notes
Nathan Shipley was born about 1807 in Tennessee the second identified son of Richard Shipley, Sr. and Hannah Retta Hughes.(1) He married Charlotte Campbell about 1828 in Tennessee. She was born about 1811 in Tennessee. Nathan and Charlotte had nine children all born in Tennessee (probably in Hamilton County since he and Charlotte remained there until their deaths):(2) Louiza (about 1830), Marion (about 1832), Richard (about 1834), Mary (about 1836), Elizabeth (about 1838), William Nathan (1841), Delila or Delia(3) (1843), Margaret (about 1845), and Nathan Taylor (1849 or 1850)(4).
The Shipleys were said by a kinsman to be "easy going, sociable, but never set any branches afire with their industriousness or prosperity. Slow to get up in the mornings, they milked the cows, went to the fields long after the sun was high and hot, milked and slopped the hogs, had supper way after dark - after which some neighbors would likely drop in to talk a while. No one went to bed until Uncle Nathan read selections from the Bible and all would kneel while he prayed. After the marriage of William to Elmira Gothard, they lived in the home for a while and it was said that she frequently went to sleep while he prayed. She loved and respected the family as long as they lived." (5)
In 1828 Nathan acquired 200 acres on the lower side of Opossum Creek near Bakewell, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA. He operated a mill on the property and was in business with Richard Shipley in the firm N. Shipley and Brother.(6) In 1835 Nathan made a good investment in a lot in Dallas. He paid $30.12 for it and then sold it that same year to Samuel Igou for $150.(7) By 1840 he found himself in financial trouble eventually losing all his property at public auction.
"...he fell into debt. A judgment was entered against his mill and surrounding several hundred acres. The property went in 1840 to Robert McRee and Lewis Patterson for $500, but that sale was voided and it passed to John W. Saunders and George W. Martin for $200 in 1842. Finally, William Clift in 1843 took advantage of the Nathan Shipley bankruptcy by getting his 300 acres for "50 cents - he being the highest and best bidder."(8)
"B. B. Cannon bought his "valuable mill seat" and 25 acres on Falling Water Creek for only a $1 bid. In 1844, the Shipley mill was sold to Wilson Hixson for $30."(9) The mill wheel still exists.
Nathan and Charlotte remained in Hamilton County all their lives. He died after 1880 in Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA and Charlotte died after 1880.(10)
Footnotes:
(1) Cecil Shipley's sources of information on Nathan Shipley and Charlotte Campbell are: 1) The personal genealogy of Jane McAfee Smith, <JSmith4950 at aol dot com>, 2) "History of the Shipley and Related Families," Michael Wayne Shipley, <DavidnMike at aol dot com>, 3) The Crawley-Shipley genealogy provided by C.M. Crawley, Sr., <cmcrawley at email dot msn dot com>, 4) 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 census of Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA.
(2) Nathan Shipley is listed on the 1830 Census, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA, p80 line 20: 1 Free WM 20-29, 1 Free WF 0-4, 1 Free WF 15-19 from <http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnhamilt/1830-80.htm>.
(3) Lynne Chandler
(4) Birth years are estimated from the 1850 Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA census for Nathan Shipley.
(5) Hamilton County Pioneers, John Wilson, BookCrafters, Chelsea, Michigan, 1998, p265.
(6) Paraphrased from Hamilton County Pioneers, John Wilson, BookCrafters, Chelsea, Michigan, 1998, p265.
(7) Hamilton County Pioneers, John Wilson, BookCrafters, Chelsea, Michigan, 1998, p265.
(8) Hamilton County Pioneers, John Wilson, BookCrafters, Chelsea, Michigan, 1998, p265.
(9) Hamilton County Pioneers, John Wilson, BookCrafters, Chelsea, Michigan, 1998, p35.
(10) Source: 1880 Federal Census, FHL Film 1255259, National Archives Film T9-1259, Page 89A
Census Place: District 11, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Nathan SHIPLEY Self M M W 73 TN Occ: Mill Wright Fa: MD Mo: TN
Charlotte SHIPLEY Wife F M W 69 TN Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: TN
Minerva CAMPBELL Niece F S W 13 TN Occ: At Home Fa: TN Mo: TN
Compiled and written by Susan Kimes Burgess 2003.
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1830 United States Census: , Hamilton, Tennessee, Page: 80; NARA Roll: M19-180; Family History Film: 0024538.
Name: Nathan Skipley
[Nathan Shipley]
Home in 1830: , Hamilton, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 2
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
Total Free White Persons: 3
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 3
1840 United States Census: , Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: 183; Page: 525; Image: 372; Family History Library Film: 0024546.
Name: Nathan Spipley
[Nathan Shipley]
County: Hamilton
State: Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
Total - All Persons (Free White, Free Colored, Slaves): 8
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 8
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 8
two residences away:
A. McCauley
1840 United States Census: , Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: 184; Page: 525; Image: 374; Family History Library Film: 0024546.
John Hughes
on same page:
Name: Jesse Shipley
County: Hamilton
State: Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
Total - All Persons (Free White, Free Colored, Slaves): 5
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 3
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 5
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 5
Ric'd Shipley
H. M. Coleman
Larkin Gothard
next page in census:
Robert Bolton
1850 United States Census: District 27, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: M432_881; Page: 408B; Image: 145.
Nathan Shepley 45
Charlotte Shepley 43
Laurea Shepley 20
Manon Shepley 18
Richard Shepley 16
Mary Shepley 14
Elizabeth Shepley 12
William Shepley 9
Pelia Shepley 7
Margaret Shepley 5
Nathan Shepley 1
1860 United States Census: District 12, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1253; Page: 94; Image: 197; Family History Library Film: 805253.
Nathan Shipley 50
Charlotte Shipley 50
Elizabeth Shipley 21
William Shipley 18
Delila Shipley 16
Margaret Shipley 12
Nathan Shipley 10
next residence:
John Hughs 79 Tennessee
Emma Allen 20 Tennessee
Rebecca Allen 18 Tennessee
1860 United States Census: District 12, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1253; Page: 97; Image: 202; Family History Library Film: 805253.
Ephriam Hughs 50 Tennessee
Margaret Hughs 50 Tennessee
Margaret Allen 14 Tennessee
next residence:
John Hughs 28 Tennessee
Mary Hughs 30 Tennessee
Ephriam Hughs 5 Tennessee
Esther J Hughs 3 Tennessee
Francis G Hughs 6/12 Tennessee
next residence:
John M Hughs 35 Tennessee
Adaline Hughs 35 Tennessee
Samuel Hughs 12 Tennessee
Margaret Hughs 10 Tennessee
Eliza Hughs 8 Tennessee
John Hughs two Tennessee
1870 United States Census: District 11 Subdivision 43, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1532; Page: 610B; Image: 321; Family History Library Film: 553031.
Nathan Shipley 65
Chartolle Shipley 62
Willim Shipley 31
Margart Shipley 23
Nathan Shipley 21
1880 United States Census: District 11, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: 1259; Family History Film: 1255259; Page: 89A; Enumeration District: 50; .
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Nathan SHIPLEY Self M M W 73 TN Occ: Mill Wright Fa: MD Mo: TN
Charlotte SHIPLEY Wife F M W 69 TN Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: TN
Minerva CAMPBELL Niece F S W 13 TN Occ: At Home Fa: TN Mo: TN district
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1775 in probably Maryland, USA d.01 Feb 1820 in , Rhea County, Tennessee, USA
- b.~ 1807 in , , Tennessee, USA d.> 1880 in , Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
- b.~ 1665 in Wales d.~ 1711
- b.~ 1697 in Philadelphia, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania d.1777 in Augusta/Rockingham County, Virginia
- b.~ 1675
- b.< 1732 in Pennsylvania d.07 Jul 1791 in Greene County, Tennessee
- b.~ 1706
- b.1759 in Dunmore/Shenandoah County, Virginia d.25 Jan 1841 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee
- d.> 1795 in Greene County, Tennessee
- b.~ 1780 in , , Tennessee, USA d.15 Nov 1857 in , , Tennessee, USA
- b.~ 1750 d.< 1840 in , Greene County, Tennessee, USA
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Details of Nathan's family with Charlotte Campbell
1 R. Cecil Shipley "retireed at earthlink dot net", April 22, 2001
2 R. Cecil Shipley Gedcom, 1999
Further source/citation:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=burgess_kimes&id=I40722
2 R. Cecil Shipley Gedcom, 1999
Further source/citation:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=burgess_kimes&id=I40722
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