HISTORY: Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia, Chapter 7, Shelly, Dauphin County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Judy Bookwalter Copyright 2007. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/dauphin/ http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/dauphin/runk/runk-bios.htm _______________________________________________________________ Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Containing Sketches of Representative Citizens, and Many of the Early Scotch-Irish and German Settlers. Chambersburg, Pa.: J. M. Runk & Company, 1896, pages 139-142. _______________________________________________________________ SHELLYS OF SHELLY'S ISLAND. I. DANIEL SHELLY, a native of Switzerland, emigrated to America prior to 1740, and settled in Rapho township, Lancaster county, Pa. We have the names of only three of his children - of one of whom, the principal proprietor of "Rich Island," known 140 HISTORICAL REVIEW afterwards as Shelly's Island, only have we data beyond the first generation. These children were: 2. i. Christian, m., and left issue. 3. ii. Daniel, m., and left issue. 4. iii. Jacob, m., and left issue. II. CHRISTIAN SHELLY (Daniel), b. about 1730, in Switzerland; d. prior to 1785, in Rapho township, Lancaster county, Pa.; left a wife Magdalena, who d. in 1796, and the following issue: i. Peter, d. about 1790, unm. ii. Jacob, m. Barbara _____, of Mt. Joy township, Lancaster county. iii. Abraham, m. Catharine _____, of Rapho township, Lancaster county. iv. Christian, m. Elizabeth _____, of Mt. Joy township, Lancaster county. v. Magdalena, m. Christian Martin, of Earl township, Lancaster county. vi. Barbara, m. Peter Snevely, of Lebanon township. vii. Mary, m. Christian Wisler. viii. Ann, m. Mark Martin. ix. Elizabeth, m. Samuel Myer, Jr., of Rapho township. III. DANIEL SHELLY (Daniel), b. about 1737; d. in June, 1802, on Shelly's Island, in the Susquehanna; was married three or four times - in 1776, wife Elizabeth - in 1774, wife Catharine - in 1794, wife Barbara. He left the following children: 5. i. Jacob, b. 1762; m. Anne _____. 6. ii. Abraham, b. 1764; m. Rebecca _____. 7. iii. Daniel, b. 1766. 8. v. John, b. 1774; m., and had issue. vi. Nancy, b. 1776; m. Henry Etter, son of Henry and Eve Etter, of Derry. vii. Elizabeth, b. 1779; m. Jacob Bear. 9.viii. Wendle, b. 1781; m. Ann Rife. 10. ix. Susannah, b. 1783; m. Henry Rife. x. Mary (Polly), b. 1785; m. Henry Sharrer, of Paxtang. xi. Rachel, b. 1787; m. Mr. Brenneman, of Lebanon, Ohio. IV. JACOB SHELLY (Daniel), b. about 1740; d. prior to 1790; his widow Mary in 1790 was the wife of Peter Bowman, of Hempfield township, Lancaster county, Pa. The issue of Jacob and Mary Shelly were: i. Jacob, m. Margaretta _____. ii. Mary, m. John Grouss. iii. Barbara. V. JACOB SHELLY (Daniel, Daniel), b. about 1762, in York county, Pa.; d. in December, 1801, in Londonderry township, Dauphin county, Pa.; m. Annie _____, b. 1766; d. January, 1828. They had issue: i. Isaac, b. 1786; d. July, 1839; m., and had Jacob, d. at York, Pa., Samuel, of Adams county, Isaac, unm., Elizabeth, d. s. p., and Nancy (Ann), m. S. H. Milligan. ii. Elizabeth, b. 1788. 11.iii. Daniel, b. 1790; m., and had Ephraim and Daniel. iv. Nancy, b. 1792; d. prior to 1811. v. Polly, b. 1794. VI. ABRAHAM SHELLY (Daniel, Daniel), b. about 1764; d. prior to June, 1815, in Londonderry township; m., about 1790, Rebecca _____. They had issue: 12. i. Elizabeth, b. 1790; m. William Reeser. 13. ii. Catharine, b. 1792; m. Martin Crall. 14.iii. Nancy, b. 1794; m. George Etter. 15. iv. Polly (Mary), b. 1796; m. Henry Smith. VII. DANIEL SHELLY (Daniel, Daniel), b. about 1766; m. Elizabeth Shuman. They had issue: i. John, m., and had Samuel, Elizabeth, m. Mr. Bear, John, and Christian. ii. Daniel, m., and had Ann, m. Mr. Miller, Henry, and Mary, d. s. p. iii. Elizabeth, m., John Sheaffer, of Lancaster, Pa., and had Bartram-A., Ella, and Susan. iv. Jacob, m., and had Christian, Mary, and Nancy. v. Wendle, m., and had Daniel and Leah, m. George Souders. vi. Abraham, d. s. p. vii. Mary, d. s. p. viii. Christian, m., and had Lydia, Adeline, m. Mr. Hoke, of Harrisburg, Oliver, Christian-W., Henrietta, m. George R. Winger, Catharine, d. s. p., and Daniel. ix. Abraham, m., and had Elizabeth, m. Mr. Kass, Catharine, m. Mr. Bear, Bartram, Henry, Albert, Walter, Edward, Swiler, Latimer, Lewis, Mary, m. Mr. Croft, Jane, m. Mr. Pray, and Anna. x. Lydia, m. John Croll, of York county, Pa., and had Martin, Abraham, d. s. p., and Arabella, m. Mr. Miller. VIII. JOHN SHELLY (Daniel), b. about DAUPHIN COUNTY. 141 1774, in Londonderry township, Lancaster, now Dauphin county, Pa.; d. August, 1827; m. Lydia _____. They had issue: i. John-M., d. May, 1835; m. Lydia Herman, and had Levi- Herman, d. 1846, John, Moses, Benjamin, d. s. p., and Anna, m. Jacob Miller. ii. Susanna, m., June 4, 1823, David Detweiler, and had (surname Detweiler): Lydia, m. David Mumma, Esq., of Harrisburg, Ephraim, residing in Missouri, and John-Shelly. iii. Rachel, m., first, Abner Croll, of Middletown, and had John-Shelly, William-A., Luther-H., and Lydia, m. Jacob L. Nissley; secondly, Martin Kendig. IX. WENDLE SHELLY (Daniel, Daniel), b. about 1781, on Shelly's Island; d. January 17, 1831, in Londonderry township, Dauphin county, Pa.; m. Ann Rife, daughter of Joseph and Barbara Rife; d. May, 1845. They had issue: i. David-R., b. 1806. ii. Elizabeth, b. 1808; m. Abraham Gish, of Lancaster county. iii. Susan, b. 1810; m. Daniel Kendig. 16. iv. Michael, b. 1812; m. Elizabeth Croll. 17. v. Lydia, b. 1814; m. John Wolfley. vi. Leah, b. 1816; m. Mr. Bossler, of Lancaster county, Pa. X. SUSANNA SHELLY (Daniel, Daniel), b. about 1783, on Shelly's Island; m. Henry Rife, of Donegal township, Lancaster county; d. 1824. They had issue (surname Rife): i. Jacob, b. 1813. ii. Daniel, b. 1815. iii. Mary, b. 1817; m. John H. Achey, of Dayton, O., and had John and Joanna, m. Dr. Neil. iv. Abraham, b. 1819; m. Sarah Achey, of Ohio. v. John, b. 1821; m., and had John-Ellinger, of Washington, D. C., and George, of Baltimore, Md. XI. DANIEL SHELLY (Daniel, Daniel), b. 1790; m. Magdalena _____, who in 1839 was the wife of Abraham Smith. There was issue: i. Anna, m. John Glatfelter. ii. Susanna, m. Joseph Shickel. iii. Benjamin, b. 1820. iv. Ephraim, b. 1822. v. Daniel, b. 1824. XII. ELIZABETH SHELLY (Abraham, Daniel), b. about 1794; m. William Reeser, of York county, Pa.; and they had issue (surname Reeser): i. John. ii. William. iii. Eliza, m. Henry Beard, of Springfield, O. iv. Sarah, m. Samuel Prowell. v. Susan, m. Hiram Prowell. vi. Alexander. vii. Abraham, d. s. p. viii. Henry. ix. George XIII. CATHARINE SHELLY (Abraham, Daniel, Daniel), b. about 1792; m. Martin Crall, of York county, Pa.; and they had issue (surname Crall): i. John. ii. Elizabeth, m. Michael Shelly. iii. Henrietta, m. Christian Shelly. iv. Rachel, m. Henry Still. v. Susan, d. s. p. XIV. NANCY SHELLY (Abraham, Daniel, Daniel), b. 1796, in Londonderry township, Dauphin county, Pa.; d. 1826, at Middletown; m., March 5, 1818, George Etter, of Middletown, b. 1783; d. 1850; and they had issue (surname Etter): i. George-W., b. 1814; d. February 13, 1882. ii. Maria, m. John Josephus Walborn. iii. Ann-Eliza, m. Philip Irwin. iv. Harriet, b. 1822; d. November 18, 1889; m. John Monaghan. v. Benjamin-Franklin, b. September 29, 1824; m. Catharine A. Snyder. XV. MARY SHELLY (Abraham, Daniel, Daniel), b. about 1798, in Londonderry township, Lancaster county, Pa.; m. Henry Smith, of Middletown; and they had issue (surname Smith): i. Sarah, m. Samuel Jenkins. ii. Elizabeth, d. s. p. iii. Anna-Mary, m. A. H. Shott. iv. Catharine, m. Robert R. Church. v. Henry, d. s. p. vi. Margaret-E., m. John Ringland. vii. Louisa-J., m. Christian W. Kunkel. XVI. MICHAEL SHELLY (Wendle, Daniel, Daniel), b. 1812; d. January, 1865; m. Elizabeth Croll. They had issue: i. David, m., and had issue. ii. Wendle. iii. Anna-Catharine, m. O. T. Everhart, of Hanover, Pa. 142 HISTORICAL REVIEW iv. John-W. v. Jacob. vi. Clara-M., m., and had issue. vii. Elizabeth-Elmira. viii. Mary-Louisa. ix. Henry-Wingert. XVII. LYDIA SHELLY (Wendle, Daniel, Daniel), b. 1814; d. December 24, 1839; m. John Wolfley, b. August 9, 1795; d. February 18, 1872, at Middletown. They had issue (surname Wolfley): i. John. ii. Jacob. iii. Annice, m. Dr. James A. Lowe.