[shelby research]Information on the family of Rachel Shelby who married John McFarland

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Hi Jason,

Did Evan Shelby and Catherine Morgan have a daughter Rachel??

I still hesitate to switch parents for Rachel, based soley on this one 
record [Bapt] - We have yet to find a Chr/Bapt record for Rees Shelby, or 
the Thomas Shelby who witnessed a bond in 1742 for Evan Shelby. So there is 
still the possibility there could be another Rachel..

There has been some confusion among the researchers over Rachel's Bapt. It 
was contended that unless she was a twin to Rees, she couldn't have been 
born the same year and therefore she might not be Evan and Catherine's 
daughter.

It was Cass Knight Shelby[CKS] who gave Rees his estimated birthdate of 
1721, based on a 1760 deed in PA, giving land to son Evan, who as far as we 
know, was Rees oldest child.

***Sept 1999- I now have a photocopy of the church record showing a Rachel 
Shelby, Bapt 21 Oct 1721, as the daughter of a Recei Shelby.  She is the 
only Shelby shown as being christened this date...She can't be the daughter 
of our known Rees..So in all likely hood she was Evan Sr's niece, not 
daughter...
If Evan & Catherine brought a niece and nephew to this country, what family 
other than his own children did he bring with him?  Had Rachel's parents 
died?? Was our known Rees her brother? Did Evan and Catherine also have a 
daughter Rachel??

"History of Monongalia County, West Virginia", by Samuel T. Wiley. [no date]
page 669- John McFARLAND name is among the list of early settlers in Union 
district, 1776

page 685- The oldest church in West Virginia west of the Allegheny 
mountains was the "Forks of Cheat Baptist Church." It was a branch of the 
Great Bethel Church of Uniontown, PA, which granted it a constitution in 
1775. The church had been started by the Rev John Corbley November 5, 1775, 
with twelve members-Sam. Lewellen (elder), John McFarland (deacon), Thomas 
Mills, Thomas Evans, Joseph Boltinghouse, Hannah Lewellen, Susannah 
McFarland, Martha Mills, Catherine Evans, Elizabeth Jackson, William John 
[among others]
In 1778 Rachel Pindell and several others were added. The first building 
was a log cabin, built before 1781. In 1803 William John, Samuel Brown, 
Richard Cain and John McFarland agreed to hew the long for a new building, 
26 x 22 feet, 12 rounds high. It stood near the old building until 1832, 
when a third building (40 x 30 ft.) superseeded it. The two log buildings 
are now school buildings. John McFarland and Daniel______ were deacons in 
1830. The first log building was built before 1781 at the old Baptist 
burying ground above Launcelot John's on the Morgantown and Stewartstown road.

Judy

At 08:01 PM 12/23/03 -0800, you wrote:

>This is my first posting to the list and I was wanting to see if anyone 
>had information they could share with me on the family of Rachel Shelby. 
>Originally I thought she was the Daughter of Evan and Catherine but I have 
>seen that this is incorrect. I am actually descended from her and don't 
>know if anyone has ever been in contact with anyone else directly from her 
>line.  My descendancy is as follows:
>
>1. Rachel Shelby (b. 10-10-1721 d. ?)
>
>     married John McFarland (b. 1725 d. April 1749)
>
>2. John McFarland (b. 10-25-1748 d. 10-11-1839)
>
>     married Susannah Cox (b. 10-7-1755 d. 8-17-1824)
>
>3. Hannah McFarland (b. 8-22-1785 d. 11-25-1866)
>
>     married John Weltner (b. 7-7-1774 d. 2-19-1855)
>
>4. John McFarland Weltner (b. 2-20-1816 d. 1909)
>
>     married Lydia Conn (b. 8-6-1821 d. 2-11-1850)
>
>5. Lebbeus Conn McFarland Weltner (b. 1843 d. 1908-1912)
>
>     married Mary Jane Conway (b. 1840-1850 d. ?)
>
>6. Rora Cingleton Weltner (b. 1860-1870 d. 2-15-1923)
>
>     married Martha Clarkson (b. 1-1-1876 d. 3-19-1961)
>
>7. Corliss LaGrange Weltner (b. 6-11-1896 d. 12-25-1984)
>
>     married Katherine Marie McMillan (b. 8-7-1896 d. 10-19-1997)
>
>8. Olive Nelle Weltner (b. Still living d. Still Living )
>
>     married James Kelly Lance (b. 6-13-1915 d. 9-23-1979)
>
>9. Robert Gregory Lance (b. Living d. Living)
>
>     married Genie Gilberte Gauldin (b. Living d. Living)
>
>10. Jason Gregory Lance (Myself)
>
>     married Lana Joy Varnum
>
>  I really look forward to any information that can be provided to me.  If 
> you would like to see the specific information I have, I have uploaded my 
> family files onto a great website called 
> <http://www.gencircles.com>www.gencircles.com.  If you search under the 
> name of Rachel Shelby and look under the file of Ancestors of Jason Lance 
> it will give you all of the info that I have.  I had her showing 
> connected to Evan and Catherine on this site but have updated that night 
> to correct it so it should be showing correctly. If not, please just 
> disregard the connection to Evan and Catherine.  The rest of the 
> information should be accurate.
>
>Look forward to hearing from you,
>
>Jason Lance (Richmond, VA)
>
>
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Hi Jason, 
Did Evan Shelby and Catherine Morgan have a daughter Rachel?? 
I still hesitate to switch parents for Rachel, based soley on this one
record [Bapt] - We have yet to find a Chr/Bapt record for Rees Shelby, or
the Thomas Shelby who witnessed a bond in 1742 for Evan Shelby. So there
is still the possibility there could be another Rachel.. 
There has been some confusion among the researchers over Rachel's Bapt.
It was contended that unless she was a twin to Rees, she couldn't have
been born the same year and therefore she might not be Evan and
Catherine's daughter. 
It was Cass Knight Shelby[CKS] who gave Rees his estimated birthdate of
1721, based on a 1760 deed in PA, giving land to son Evan, who as far as
we know, was Rees oldest child. 
***Sept 1999- I now have a photocopy of the church record showing a
Rachel Shelby, Bapt 21 Oct 1721, as the daughter of a Recei Shelby.&nbsp;
She is the only Shelby shown as being christened this date...She can't be
the daughter of our known Rees..So in all likely hood she was Evan Sr's
niece, not daughter... 
If Evan &amp; Catherine brought a niece and nephew to this country, what
family other than his own children did he bring with him?&nbsp; Had
Rachel's parents died?? Was our known Rees her brother? Did Evan and
Catherine also have a daughter Rachel?? 
&quot;History of Monongalia County, West Virginia&quot;, by Samuel T.
Wiley. [no date] 
page 669- John McFARLAND name is among the list of early settlers in
Union district, 1776 
page 685- The oldest church in West Virginia west of the Allegheny
mountains was the &quot;Forks of Cheat Baptist Church.&quot; It was a
branch of the Great Bethel Church of Uniontown, PA, which granted it a
constitution in 1775. The church had been started by the Rev John Corbley
November 5, 1775, with twelve members-Sam. Lewellen (elder), John
McFarland (deacon), Thomas Mills, Thomas Evans, Joseph Boltinghouse,
Hannah Lewellen, Susannah McFarland, Martha Mills, Catherine Evans,
Elizabeth Jackson, William John [among others] 
In 1778 Rachel Pindell and several others were added. The first building
was a log cabin, built before 1781. In 1803 William John, Samuel Brown,
Richard Cain and John McFarland agreed to hew the long for a new
building, 26 x 22 feet, 12 rounds high. It stood near the old building
until 1832, when a third building (40 x 30 ft.) superseeded it. The two
log buildings are now school buildings. John McFarland and Daniel______
were deacons in 1830. The first log building was built before 1781 at the
old Baptist burying ground above Launcelot John's on the Morgantown and
Stewartstown road. 
Judy 
 
At 08:01 PM 12/23/03 -0800, you wrote: 
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>This is my first
posting to the list and I was wanting to see if anyone had information
they could share with me on the family of Rachel Shelby. Originally I
thought she was the Daughter of Evan and Catherine but I have seen that
this is incorrect. I am actually descended from her and don't know if
anyone has ever been in contact with anyone else directly from her
line.&nbsp; My descendancy is as follows: 
1. Rachel Shelby (b. 10-10-1721 d. ?) 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; married John McFarland (b. 1725 d. April
1749) 
2. John McFarland (b. 10-25-1748 d. 10-11-1839) 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; married Susannah Cox (b. 10-7-1755 d.
8-17-1824) 
3. Hannah McFarland (b. 8-22-1785 d. 11-25-1866) 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; married John Weltner (b. 7-7-1774 d.
2-19-1855) 
4. John McFarland Weltner (b. 2-20-1816 d. 1909) 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; married Lydia Conn (b. 8-6-1821 d. 
2-11-1850) 
5. Lebbeus Conn McFarland Weltner (b. 1843 d. 1908-1912) 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; married Mary Jane Conway (b. 1840-1850 d. ?) 
6. Rora Cingleton Weltner (b. 1860-1870 d. 2-15-1923) 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; married Martha Clarkson (b. 1-1-1876 d.
3-19-1961) 
7. Corliss LaGrange Weltner (b. 6-11-1896 d. 12-25-1984) 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; married Katherine Marie McMillan (b. 8-7-1896 d.
10-19-1997) 
8. Olive Nelle Weltner (b. Still living d. Still Living ) 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; married James Kelly Lance (b. 6-13-1915 d. 9-23-1979)
 
9. Robert Gregory Lance (b. Living d. Living) 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; married Genie Gilberte Gauldin (b. Living d. Living)
 
10. Jason Gregory Lance (Myself) 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; married Lana Joy Varnum 
&nbsp;I really look forward to any information that can be provided to
me.&nbsp; If you would like to see the specific information I have, I
have uploaded my family files onto a great website called
<a href="http://www.gencircles.com">www.gencircles.com</a>.&nbsp; If you
search under the name of Rachel Shelby and look under the file of
Ancestors of Jason Lance it will give you all of the info that I
have.&nbsp; I had her showing connected to Evan and Catherine on this
site but have updated that night to correct it so it should be showing
correctly. If not, please just disregard the connection to Evan and
Catherine.&nbsp; The rest of the information should be 
accurate. 
Look forward to hearing from you, 
Jason Lance (Richmond, VA) 
 
 
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