The following information was researched, compiled and written by Connie Chumley Stringer: Copyright 2009
It appears David O’Sheal (b. 1690) married into the Conner family of Ireland who settled in the Colony of Virginia.
My conclusion is based on several factors:
(1) Lewis Conner, Sr. (d. 1698),was a wealthy ship builder and merchant who was responsible for the [...]
On the 1830 Spartanburg Co, SC Census:
Pg 242:
JOHN Osheals, “Jr” (Son of John O’Sheal, grandson of Daniel O’Sheal)
1 male 0-5 (b:1825-1830)= JOHN A. O’SHEALS b:1829
1 male 20-30 (b:1800-1810)= JOHN O’SHEALS, Jr.- b:bet 1803-1808
1 Female 15-20 (b:1810-1815) = CHARLOTTE (nee Harrison) O’SHEALS b:1812
(Neighbors were: Enoch H. Smith, John J. Jenkins, MEADOWS OSHEALS, [...]
Myth # 1: David O’Sheal did NOT marry Elizabeth Maria Pugh. No documentation has surfaced proving the identity of David O’Sheal’s wife. (David O’Sheal, b. 1690)
Myth # 2: Jethro O’Sheals’ wife was NOT Sarah. No documentation has surfaced proving this claim.
Myth # 3: James Hewitt did NOT marry the daughter of Jethro O’Sheal. No documentation [...]
Among the Revolutionary War Pension papers for Jethro O’Sheal is a letter that was written 12 October 1855 by John A. O’Sheal, who was one of the HEIRS of Jethro O’Sheal. John was living in Cass County, Georgia, near his wife’s parents, Henry and Anna Gaines in Adairsville, Georgia, and approximately ten miles from Calhoun, [...]
I have written several rebuttals to the preposterous claim Sarah O’Shields was the wife of Jethro O’Shields. These rebuttals can be found on rootsweb and genforum.
I wish now to add one more reason Sarah O’Shields named in the Minutes of Friendship Baptist was NOTt the wife of Jethro O’Shields, who was born between 1761-1762. In [...]
Sometime in 1766, Daniel O’Sheal, his wife, and five children removed from Granville County, North Carolina to St. George Parish, in the colony of Georgia.
After hours of research in the Georgia Archives, along with a veteran archivist of twenty-five years experience, we found that Daniel O’Sheal was never granted land in Georgia. Daniel requested two [...]
Researched, Compiled, and Written by Connie Chumley Stringer
Copyright 2006
During the winter, spring, and summer of 2003, my cousin, J.V. Michael Motes, and I researched, compiled, and published the Colonial history of the O’Sheal family. J.V. Michael Motes compiled the law cases of David O’Sheal, who was an attorney in Virginia and North Carolina. One of [...]