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Shipley Family History
Shipley Genealogy & Family TreeShipley is an English name from Derbyshire, England, where the family was granted lands for their assistance in the Battle of Hastings. It referred to those from the village of Shepley. The earliest known ancestor--Hugh de Sciplay--was recorded in 1219. The family motto is Nec pacida contenta quiete est which means "Nor is content with quiet repose."
Other spellings of the name include "Shiplie," "Shipley," and "Skiplie." Notable people with the surname include American football player Jordan Shipley (Cincinnati Bengals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jacksonville Jaguars), New Zealand Prime Minister Jenny Shipley, and American musician Tom Shipley (Brewer & Shipley). The first Shipley to come to America was Jo Shipley in Virginia in 1635.
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Shipley Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Rebecca Shipley -- --, 1802 December 0, 1860 Pennsylvania
- Juldith Ann Shipley -- --, 1935 November 2, 1935 Indiana
- John H. Shipley -- --, 1839 November 15, 1909 Indiana
- Elizabeth Shipley -- --, 1792 April 4, 1873
- William Shipley -- --, 1785 March 0, 1856
Shipley Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Elizabeth Shipley -- --, 1760 December 0, 1830
- Mary Polly Shipley -- --, 1800 December 0, 1880 Tennessee
- Archibald Alexander Shipley -- --, 1841 December 0, 1909
- Nathan Shipley -- --, 1768 December 0, 1826 Maryland
- Lydia Shipley -- --, 1752 July 3, 1831 Vermont
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