Captain Nathaniel Shaw

Captain Nathaniel Shaw

Male 1717 - 1800  (83 years)

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  • Name Nathaniel Shaw 
    Prefix Captain 
    Born 12 Mar 1716/17  Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID L7V6-YTH 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 36893400 
    Group Descendant of Revolutionary War Veteran 
    • DAR or SAR Eligible Descendant of a Revolutionary War Veteran
    Group Veteran - Army 
    • Veteran of the United States Army
    Group Veteran or Patriot of Revolutionary War 
    • Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier.
    Died 25 Aug 1800  Carver, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Aft 25 Aug 1800  Lakenham Cemetery, Carver, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Inscription

          In Memory
          of Capt
          Nathaniel
          Shaw who
          died Aug
          ye 25, 1800
          in his
          84th year.
    Person ID I23270  New England Hall Families Master Tree
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2025 

    Family Hannah Perkins,   b. 27 May 1723, Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 1802, Carver, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 10 May 1739  Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Ruth Shaw,   b. 9 Apr 1753, Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1836, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F11063  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Mar 1716/17 - Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 May 1739 - Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Aug 1800 - Carver, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Aft 25 Aug 1800 - Lakenham Cemetery, Carver, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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  • Badges
    Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier
    Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier
    Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier Descendant
    Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier Descendant

  • Notes 
    • From FindaGrave:

      Son of Jonathan Shaw and Elizabeth Atwood. Grandson of Jonathan Shaw and Mehitable Pratt , Deacon Nathaniel Atwood and Mary Morey.

      Husband of Hannah Perkins, the daughter of Luke Perkins and Ruth Cushman. They were married 10 May 1739 in Plympton and had the following children:

      * Mary, Mrs Francis Shurtleff & Mrs Thomas Savery 1741-1816
      * Elizabeth, Mrs Joseph Atwood 1744-1786
      * Nathaniel Shaw b 1746
      * Joseph Shaw 1749-1804
      * Hannah, Mrs Ichabod Atwood 1751-1848
      * Ruth, Mrs Gideon Cushman 1753-1836
      * Susanna/Sarah, Mrs Caleb Atwood 1756-1843
      * Jonathan Shaw 1758-1829
      * Deliverance Shaw, Mrs James Cobb 1760-1844
      * James Shaw b 1764
      * Zilpah Shaw , Mrs George Hackett 1765 - 1857

      Joseph (1749-1804) carried the same sword for his military service that his grandfather, Jonathan Shaw (1689-1760) carried in the French War and his father, Captain Nathaniel Shaw (1717-1800) carried during the Revolutionary War. Source: History of Plymouth County, pg 520, found on ancestry.

      1912 Shurtleff Genealogy #38
      https://archive.org/details/descendantsofwil01shur/page/60/mode/2up
      Exact birth by Massachusetts US Town and Vital Records