David SHELY
David SHELY
French & Indian Wars soldier
RW soldier.psd
Cornstalk soldier.psd
Image of Corn Stalk Militia Man from website of Kentucky National Guard: http://kynghistory.ky.gov/history/1qtr/cornstalk.htm
David Shely ad for English pedigreed horse Crawler
David Shely ad for English pedigreed horse named “Crawler”.
David Shely March 19, 1791 horse notice
March 19, 1791 Kentucky Gazette newspaper showing David Shely horse notice at lower left dated February 10, 1791.
David Shely 1823 will and probate
David Shely 1823 will and probate from HENRYS on Ancestry.
Battle of Fallen Timbers by Zogbaum
RUFUS FAIRCHILD ZOGBAUM (1849-1925) “Charge of the Dragoons at Fallen Timbers” ca 1895. General Anthony Wayne’s campaign against American Indians in the Northwest Territory in 1794. Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio. Not sure if Capt. David Shely was in this battle, which was the last battle of the Northwest Indian wars, but he did fight in those wars.
Battle of Fallen Timbers map
Battle of Fallen Timbers monument
Burial: Jessamine County, Kentucky, Nicholasville Cemetery
Shely Cemetery, Sue McPeek's farm, Lexington, KY
Shely Cemetery, Sue McPeek's farm, Lexington, KY.


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