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Thomas SHANNON and Anne RAND

HUSBAND:
[F474]. Thomas SHANNON. [PC T4].
NOTE: There was another Thomas Shannon who lived in New Hampshire. The two seem to be confused in the records. This is what I believe the records tell us:

Thomas SHANNON [Number 1 - Our Ancestor].
Born possibly about 1725 {S1,S2,S3,S5,S7,S12). Some records say at Rye (S1,S5,S12) and some say at Chester (S8), both in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. The most likely record (S13) says that he came from the Shoals, which are a series of islands off the coast of New Hampshire and Maine. This is probably not where he was born, but was the earliest know location which we have for him.

They lived at Chester. {S11}. One interesting note (S13) is that he is said to have had no permanent residence, probably meaning that he was a renter rather than a property owner.

He married Anne RAND [F475], (a sister of Nathaniel Rand-S13), on 31 MAY 1753 (S1,S2,S5,S11) at (Rye-S1,S5)(Chester-S8), Rockingham County, New Hampshire.

In the summer of 1778 a brigade was sent from New Hampshire to Rhode Island, a part of Col. Peabody's Regiment. Among them was three Shannons (Thomas, William and John), apparently the sons of Thomas and Anne. They entered service on 1 June 1778 and were discharged on 1 January 1779. {S13}.

In the 1790 Census, he is living in Chester with his wife and another female in the household. (S14). Daughter Sarah was apparently married already by this date. Could this other female have been Bettie, for whom we have no marriage record?

He is usually said to have died in Rye (S5,S7), Rockingham County, New Hampshire; but this is probably in error. He probably died in Chester, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.

Thomas SHANNON [Number 2 - NOT our ancestor].

Born about 1720 (S17) at Rye, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. (S12).

He is probably the one who is the son of Nathaniel SHANNON [F948] and Abigail VAUGHAN [F949]..

He married in 1744. (S?).

Thomas Shannon died on 31 May 1752 in Rye, Rockingham, New Hampshire.(S1,S5) Since the children listed below are born after this date, these could not have been his children even though some are said to have been born in Rye. [Was there a third Thomas?].

WIFE:
[F475]. Anne RAND. [PC T4], [CHART A1].
Born (13-S5)(23-S10,S12) AUG 1727 at (Rye-S1,S3,S5,S12)(Chester-S8), Rockingham County, New Hampshire; daughter of Amos RAND [F950] and Ester PHILBRICK [F951.

[Note: It is also said that she was born in Portsmouth (S10). Rye is now within the bounds of Portsmouth, so she should still be listed as having been born in Rye.

She married Thomas SHANNON [F474] on 31 May 1753 (S1,S5) at Rye, Rockingham, New Hampshire.

She died 18 October 1811. (S5).

CHILDREN of Thomas SHANNON [F474] and Anne RAND [F475]:


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