My 5th-great-grandfather, William Shurtleff, son of William & Deborah (Ransom) Shurtleff, was born 22 April 1743 in Plympton, Massachusetts, and died 15 May 1790 in Middleborough, Massachusetts. He married 16 November 1769 in Middleborough, his first cousin, once removed, Ruth Shaw, who was born c. 1749, and died c. 1790, daughter of Elkanah & Elizabeth (Atwood) Shaw.
Ruth & William were the parents of ten children:
1. Rhoda Shurtleff, born 12 July 1771 in Middleborough, died 1 May 1857 in Turner, Maine. She married (as his second wife) 17 August 1800 in Carver, Massachusetts, her third cousin, Bezalel Lucas, who was born 22 April 1771 in Plympton, and died 9 June 1856 in Turner, son of Samuel & Abigail (Shaw) Lucas, and widower of Sarah (Sears) Lucas.
2. Elkanah Shurtleff, born 6 October 1772 in Middleborough, died 19 December 1838 in Mooers, New York. He married 5 January 1797 in Plympton, Ruth Hooper, who was born 4 May 1774 in Plympton, and died 30 November 1852 in Mooers, daughter of Asa & Esther (Wright) Hooper.
3. Asenath “Sena” Shurtleff (my 4th-great-grandmother), born 28 December 1774 in Middleborough, died 1 November 1831 in Carver. She married 1 September 1796 in Carver, Caleb Lucas, who was born c. 1771, and died 18 August 1824 in Carver, son of Barnabas & Joanna (Pierce) Lucas.
4. Mary “Polly” Shurtleff, born 21 May 1775 in Middleborough, died 5 May 1866 in Hartford, Maine. She married (as her first husband) 27 August 1797 in Carver, Andrew Barrows, who was born 11 September 1775 in Carver, and died 16 September 1824 in Hartford, son of Andrew & Sarah (Perkins) Barrows.
Mary married (as her second husband and as his second wife) 31 May 1831 in Hartford, Ebenezer Washburn, who was born 30 January 1762 in Kingston, Massachusetts, and died 11 December 1850 in Hartford, son of Ebenezer & Sarah (Waterman) Washburn, and widower of Lucy (Chase) Washburn.
5. William Shurtleff, born 3 April 1777 in Middleborough.
6. Caleb Shurtleff, born 5 January 1779 in Middleborough. He married 1 January 1809 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, Susanna “Sukey” Pelsue, who was born c. 1791, and died c. 1855, daughter of Benjamin & Ruth (Buck) Pelsue.
7. Isaac Shurtleff, born 10 October 1781 in Middleborough. He married 28 November 1805 in Plympton, Esther Hooper, who was born 4 June 1788, daughter of Asa & Esther (Wright) Hooper.
8. Waitstill Shurtleff, born 12 October 1782 in Middleborough. She married 15 May 1806 in Plymouth, John Mitchell Tessier.
9. Elizabeth “Betsey” Shurtleff, born 10 October 1784 in Middleborough, died 9 October 1837 in Plymouth. She married 24 August 1803 in Plymouth, Stephen Faunce, who was born c. 1779, and died 1 February 1839 in Plymouth, son of Thaddeus & Elizabeth (Sylvester) Faunce.
10. John Shurtleff, born 16 June 1788 in Middleborough.
Last Revised: 20 October 2024