James Shirley

James Shirley born about 1795 Darlington Co. SC. James was a school teacher and farmer. He was blonde, small of stature, a good student, especially of the Bible; While James Shirley was living with Winifred Johnston Shirley in Darlington, S.C., for some reason she left James and went to either Charlotte or Wilmington North Carolina and stayed with her family. (She had 6 brothers). When she returned to Darlington S.C. to James Shirley, she found him with a bastard son by a Mrs. Temperance Wingate whose maiden name was Hudson. James Shirley had custody of the child, a boy, named Rosier. He was reared by James and Winifred Johnston Shirley, but he kept his mother's name, Wingate. James gave his children a common grammar school education but educated Hamilton David through law school and college. Rosier was sent to college and was a professor of a school in Camilla Georgia, to be where his mother lived with him until she died. He died. Dec 31, 1863 (source: info from a descendant; however the education level of Rozier may be in doubt)

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