Col. Shadrack (of Thos) Ames

Abt 1746 - Bef 1806  (< 60 years)

• Name	Shadrack (of Thos) Ames  [1]
  Prefix	Col.
  Birth	Abt 1746	Accomack Co, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Will - Fathers	8 Feb 1775	Accomack Co, Virginia   [2]
  	In his will Thomas Aimes Sr. gave to son Levi Aimes 100 acres on the South-west side of the Chestnut Ridge Road, adjcent the land of Joseph Aimes. To wife Lisha Aimes. To son Shadrack Aimes 100 acres purchased of William Aimes, Jr., & adjcent the land of William Aimes, Sr. To son Zerrobabel Aimes all the remaining part of my land. Son Thomas Aimes. Wife Elisha & son Shadrack Aimes & son Levi Aimes residual legatees & Exrs. Witt: Joseph Aimes, Caleb Aimes, John Aimes.
  Rev War Veteran	9 Oct 1776	Accomack Co, Virginia   [1, 3, 4]
  	It was on this date that the Court recommended Shadrack Ames to be Capt. of the Militia in the room of John Blair who is promoted. He was also shown as Shadrack Ames, a Captain in the Militia. Lucy Ames Edwards shows him as a Colonel in the Rev. War.
  Land sold	1777	tract A40, between Painter & Keller, Accomack Co, Virginia   [5]
  	Shadrack Ames sold 137 acres to Levi Aimes and in 1785 Levi and Betty Aimes of Isle of Wight County sold the land as 139 1/2 acres by survey: 61 acres to Levi Hornsby, 43 1/2 acres to Jacob Stringer and 35 acres to Elijah Aimes..
  Rev War Oath of Allg	8 Apr 1777	Accomack Co, Virginia   [6]
  	Shadrack Ames, Captain; Obedience Johnson, Lieut; and Harrison Thomas, Ensign; severally took the Oaths to be true to the Commonwealth & the Oath of Officers of the Militia.
  Rev War Veteran	14 May 1782	Accomack Co, Virginia   [7]
  	It was on this date that it was recommended that Shadrack Ames be promoted to Colo.
  Rev War Pub Ser	Between Jul 1782 and Oct 1782	Northampton Co, Virginia   [8]
  	Shadrack Ames was paid for storing 600 bushels of Indian Corn @ 2d.
  Will - Witnessed	3 Dec 1784	Isle of Wight Co, Virginia   [9]
  	It was on this date that Shadrack Ames witnessed the will of Willis Wilson of Newport Parish, Isle of Wight Co, VA.
  Appraiser	4 Aug 1785	Isle of Wight Co, Virginia   [10]
  	It was on this date that William Cary, Shadrack Ames & Benjamin Barlow were named to appraiser the estate of Elizabeth Goodrich.
  Appraiser	4 Jan 1787	Isle of Wight Co, Virginia   [10]
  	It was on this date that Shadrack Ames, James Lupo & John Mallory were named as appraisers of the estate of John Wrenn.
  Appraiser	7 Jan 1790	Isle of Wight Co, Virginia   [10]
  	It was on this date that William Mallory, Shadrack Ames & James Lupo were named to appraise the estate of William Carrell.
  Will - Step Son	4 Feb 1795	Northampton Co, Virginia   [11]
  	In his will Michael Christian gave to wife Margret use of n. man old Sirus during her widowhood and then Sirus to be free. To wife for life the use of the remaining ns. (except Sue) and then all to go free. To my sister Matildah Ames n. woman Sue. To my step father Shadrack Ames my gun, trunk, saddle, bridle and whip, and all my clothes. To wife all last year's crop, stock and household furniture and plantation utensils. Resid. legatees my two own sisters and two half sisters, viz., Sarah Christian, Susannah Christian, and Catey Ames and Matildah Ames. William Simkins extr. Witt: Hezekiah Pitts, Moses [X] Watson.
  Reference Identifier	RW
  Record ID	49213
  Death	Bef 8 Dec 1806	Northampton Co, Virginia   [12]
  	It was on this date that administration on the estate of Shadrack Ames was granted to William Harmanson. Appraisers: John Turner, Nathaniel Savage, Marjor S. Pitts and William P. Harmanson. No administration records.
  Person ID	I49213	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Thomas Ames, II,   b. Abt 1722, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Bef 31 Oct 1775, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age < 53 years)
  Mother	Elisha 'Lisha' Hilton,   b. Abt 1712, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1742  [1]
  Family ID	F27282	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Matilda Johnson,   b. Abt 1742, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	28 Feb 1775	Northampton Co, Virginia   [13, 14]
  	Adiel Milby was security on the M.L.B. of Shadrack Ames and Matilda Christian, widow. Drury Stith & Wm. Waltham witnesses.
  Children	+ 1. Ann 'Nancy' Ames,   b. Abt 1775, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Bef 23 Nov 1812, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age < 37 years)   2. Catharine 'Catey' Ames,   b. Abt 1777, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   3. Matilda Ames,   b. Abt 1779, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F18538	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S20] Lucy Ames Edwards, Edwards, Lucy - Ames, Mears & Allied Lines, (Lucy A. Edwards, 1967), p. 33 (chart of Ames Family), 20. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 288 (will of Thomas Aimes Sr., wife Elisha), 570. [S577] Walker & Turman, Acc Soldiers & Sailors in Rev, (Parksley, VA: A Project of the Eastern Shore Chapter National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1975 (Manuscript at the E.S.P.L.)), 577. [S575] Nottingham, Soldiers & Sailors of the E.S. of VA, (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1995), p. 81 (Shadrack Ames to be Capt of Militia), 575. [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Whitelaw, Ralph T. - Virginia's Eastern Shore, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 747 (tract A40), 572. [S575] Nottingham, Soldiers & Sailors of the E.S. of VA, (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1995), p. 82 (Shadrack Ames took Oath of fidelity to America), 575. [S575] Nottingham, Soldiers & Sailors of the E.S. of VA, (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1995), p. 87 (Shadrack Ames to be Colo.), 575. [S575] Nottingham, Soldiers & Sailors of the E.S. of VA, (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1995), p. 88 (Shadrack Ames was paid for storing 600 bushels of Indian Corn), 575. [S802] Ancestry.com, Shadrack Ames in the Virginia, U.S., Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=7832&h=1709&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=3143, 802. [S802] Ancestry.com, Shadrack Ames in the Virginia, U.S., Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850, 802. [S497] Marshall, James H. Wills & Adm N'hamp Co,1632-1802, (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994), p. 525 (will of Michael Christian, wife Margaret), 497. [S1003] David R. Scott, Northampton Co, VA, Abstracts of Wills & Administrations, 1800-1854, (Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2008), p. 233 (adm of Shadrack Ames to William Harmanson Admr), 1003. [S940] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 3, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 2007), p. 871 (Yeardley Family), 940. [S622] Mihalyka, N'hamp Co Marriages 1660-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), 622.