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Robert Shipley (son of Adam Shipley and Lois)251 was born 1678, and died 1763. He married Elizabeth Stevens on March 19, 1704/05.

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Robert, the third child of Adam(1) and Lois Sipley, was married to Elizabeth Stevens, the daughter of Charles Stevens of Dorchester County. The name and family of Robert's wife are established by an indenture made by William Stevens, her brother, dated October 12, 1710. Robert(2) with his sisters, settled in that part of Anne Arundel county which is now a part of Howard County, and he became identified with Christ Church, Queen Caroline Parish, Howard County, Maryland, of which he was one of the first vestrymen and pewholders together with others of the family. His name frequently appears in the records of this parish. His churchmanship is recognized in Helen W. Ridgely's book, Historic Graves of Maryland and the District of Columbia, Page 156. There are entries in the register of this historic parish of the following children with dates, which may represent either the time of birth or of the baptism, most probably the baptism.
Robert Sipley's Children Wife Elizabeth:
Charles Shipley March 27, 1711
Robert Shipley October 9, 1713
Ruth August 14, 1715
Keturah November 22, 1717
Elizabeth March 7, 1719
Sarah June 3, 1721
Lowis (Lois) June 1, 1723
George September 20, 1726
William May 1, 1729

The family of Robert Sipley is most interesting to the world because of its connection with the family of Abraham Lincoln. By the use of in many collateral and confirming facts, Professor Lois A. Warren, te great authority on Lincoln, has shown that it was Robert Shipley,(3) son of Robert Shipley,(2) son of Adam,(1), whose name appears on the Virginia Records in 750 as a tithable, in Ludenburg County, showing that he was the He would of a family. The list also contains the name of Richard Berry, who married Rachel Shipley,(4) and of Robert Mitchell, who married Naomi.(4) These were daughters of Robert Shipley.(3)

From Virginia Robert Shipley(5) moved to Meeklenburg County, North Carolina. April 18, 1772, Robert Shipley(3) purchased a tract of land from David McCord. Edward and George Shipley were witnesses. Robert Mitchel also bought land from McCORD. ( Court Records of Meklenburg County, N.C.)
The connection of members of the family with the Hanks family dates very early. Robert Shiplely(3) had a daughter who married a Hanks. Ruth Shipley,(3) daughter of Robert(2) married William Hanks and was the mother of Joseph Hanks. Two members of the Hanks family, Richard and James, have their names recorded in the census of 190.
The absence from his will of the names of the older children of Robert(2) shows that they had no doubt moved away upon coming to maturity. It is very probable that they moved into North Carolina as shown in the records above and their children later moved into Washinton, Kentucky, leaving their parents in the Old North State. Some time after Rachel (Shipley)(4) Berry moved to Kentucky, her sister, Naomi(Shipley{4}) Mitchell, followed her and later they were followed by another sister, Lucy,(4) with her infant daughter, Nancy Hanks,(5) who was born not much earlier that 1785. Nancy Hanks(5) was married to Thomas Lincoln. Lincoln's monument bears witness to the fact that his grandmother was a Shipley.
The genealogy of Abraham Lincoln has been the subject of most extensive research. The compilers and editors of this volume confess to no original work in this line and can only refer our readers to the work of others who have almost certainly established the family connections. See, Shipley Ancestry of Lincoln"s Mother, by Louis A. Warren, Historical Research Director, Lincoln National Foundation, and "The Prairie Years, by Carl Sandburg.


More About Robert Shipley and Elizabeth Stevens:
Marriage: March 19, 1704/05

Children of Robert Shipley and Elizabeth Stevens are:
  1. +William Shipley,Sr, b. May 01, 1729252, d. Abt. 1794252.
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