Abraham Shaw 
Abraham was born on September 4th, 1585 in Halifax, Yorkshire England and his baptism took place on November 14th, 1585 in Northowram,Yorkshire,England. Abraham's father was Thomas Shaw and his mother was Elizabeth Longbathome. His paternal grandparents were Thomas Shaw and Sybil Mason; his maternal grandparents were Brian Longbotham and Alice Mawd. He had two sisters named Martha and Susone. He was the oldest of the three children. He died at the age of 53 on October 10th, 1638 in Dedham, Norfolk, MA. He was buried in November 1638 in East Lyme, England.General Notes
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Abraham was born out of wedlock and took his mother's name.
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1. History of Weymouth, Mass., Vol 4 p 611. 2. Abraham could have been born in Halifax, Yorkshire. 3. American Pub. History Vol 106, p50
1. History of Weymouth, Mass., Vol 4 p 611. 2. Abraham could have been born in Halifax, Yorkshire. 3. American Pub. History Vol 106, p50
SHAW A GENEALOGY OF THE DESCENDANTS OF JOHN SHAW AND MARY BURRELL
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Information about this family from LDS Ancestral File 4.13;HISTORY OF BRIDGEWATER MA 1897, by Mitchell, pg 303+; MA PIONEERS byPope, pg 410, before 251 and 392; ANCESTRAL HEADS OF NE FAMILIES, FrankR. Holmes, pg ccxiv; HISTORIC HOMES AND PLACES AND GENEALOGICAL ANDPERSONAL MEMOIRS RELATING TO THE FAMILIES OF MIDDLSEX COUNTY, MASS, byWilliam Richard Cutter, A.M., vol IV, Lewis Hist. Pub Co., 1908, pg 1915.Another source, not checked by myself is NEH&GR vol LI, 1987, pg191-95.An e-mail received 2 Nov. 1997 as included below. Henry Bond in HISTORY OF WATERTOWN states that Abraham wasadmitted freeman on Mar 9 1636-7 and proprietor at the same time. Hishouse was burned in Oct 1636 and shortly moved to Dedham where he was oneof the first subscribers of the Covenant. His inventory was dated 1638.His will had no date, mentioned no wife, but did son John and daughterMartha," being infants"; also son Joseph and daughter Mary and "my lot atDedham". THE PIONEERS OF MASSACHUSETTS, Nicholas, Weymouth, son-in-law ofAbraham Shaw of Dedham. Sold house and privileges in W. 2 (10) 1640.Bought house and lands 5 (8) 1647. He d. April 13, 1688; will prob. June13 folg.; ratified tohis bro. John Shaw of Wey. certain land, and toeach of his children what he had formerly given them. Rest to wifeSusanna. [Gen. Adv. I, 20.] Pope states that Abraham was called in his will "sometime of Halifaxin Co. York, clothierof Dedham, NE, planter." He was made freeman 9 Mar1636, and that he came first to Watertown, where he was propr., in 1636.In Dedham he was constable in 1638. He rem. to Cambridge where he wastown officer in 1640. He had a grant of coal andiron stone, disposing 2Nov 1637. He was given liberty to erect a corn mill on Feb 12, 1636-7.Will made in 1640. Eldest son Joseph, ch. Mary, John and Martha, the lasttwo infants. John and Joseph to have Denham lot. Mr Edward Allen admin.Nicholas Biram was his son-in-law. The mines at Halifax Eng to be sold. -----------------------------**--- Subject: Re: Abraham SHAW's Parents???---e-mail Reply from: Susan Taylor <SGTAYLOR1@@WORLDNET.ATT.NET> to Dick<rfsjr@@ICI>NET Via: NORTHEAST-ROOTS-L@@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU 2 Nov 1997
Abraham SHAW was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Shaw. He was b. 14 November 1585 in Northowram. On 24 June 1616, Abraham m. Elizabeth("Bridget") BEST in Halifax, Yorkshire Co., England. Elizabeth was b.April 1592 in Ovendon, Halifax, Yorkshire Co. Her father was Henry BESTof Ovendon. Abraham was a clothier.
Quite a bit of research was done on Abraham's ancestry in the 1980s. You need to *do* the following articles: Russell Franklin Shaw, M.D., "The English Ancestry of Abraham Shaw of Dedham, Massachusetts (1590-1638)," in The Genealogist (TG), vol. 10 (1989), pp. 86-97. M.L. Bierbrier, "The Origin of Abraham Shaw of Dedham," in Then American
Genealogist (TAG), Vol. 57 (1981), pp. 85-87. For many years it was believed Abraham was the illegitimate son ofJanet/JENET SHAW and Abraham DOBSON of Halifax, York Co., England asreported by Pitman. [NEHGR CVI (1952) 50-52] The recent discovery andtranslation of the wills of Thomas SHAW of Halifax and his daughter SarahSHAW by Bierbrier indicates they were
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1538 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England d.Mar 1574/1575 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
- b.<30 Jan 1563 in England d.Jan 1599
- b.~ 1500 in Halifax York England d.04 Aug 1551 in Halifax,York England
- b.Feb 1540 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England d.> 1589 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
- b.~ 1510 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England d.Mar 1574 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
- b.04 Sep 1585 in Halifax, Yorkshire England d.10 Oct 1638 in Dedham, Norfolk, MA
- b.1520 in Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England d.1569 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England
- b.13 Oct 1560 in Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England d.1616 in Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
- b.1539 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England d.12 Jan 1571/1572 in Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Abraham and Mary were married in a religious ceremony in 1610 in <Northowram,Halifax Parrish,Yorkshire,Eng>.
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Abraham and Bridget were married in a religious ceremony on June 24th, 1616.
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Abraham and Bridget (Elizabeth) were married in a religious ceremony about 1625 in ,Of Yorkshire,Eng. They had two sons and four daughters, named John, Joseph, Susanna, Grace, Martha and Maria or Mary.
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Also listed as Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Children
John Shaw
John was born in 1600 in of London, ENG. He died at the age of 94 on October 24th, 1694 in Middleborough, Plymouth, MA.
Susanna Shaw
Susanna was born in 1618 in Halifax, York, England and her baptism took place on March 24th, 1617 in Halifax,Yorkshire,England. She died at the age of 80 in 1698 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Co, MA. She was buried on August 21st, 1698 in Bridgewater,Plymouth,Massachusetts.
Joseph Shaw
Joseph was born on March 14th, 1618 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England and his baptism took place in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. He died at the age of 35 on December 13th, 1653 in Weymouth, Norfolk Co, MA. He was buried in 1653 in East Lyme, England.
Grace SHAW
Grace was born before August 15th, 1621 in Halifax,Yorkshire,England. She died after 1682.
Martha Shaw
Martha was born on December 1st, 1623 in Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England and her baptism took place in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. She died at the age of 75 in 1698 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. She was buried in 1698 in Halifax, York, England.
Maria or Mary SHAW
Maria or Mary was born on June 18th, 1626 in Halifax,York,England and her baptism took place on June 18th, 1626 in Halifax,Yorkshire,England. She died at the age of 31 on March 25th, 1658 in Weymouth,Norfolk,Mass.. She was buried in 1658 in Burial Hill,Weymouth,Norfolk Co.,Ma.