Muhlenberg County Kentucky
Family Group Records C
Samuel Culbertson & Jennet Shield
In reference to Muhlenberg County family history, it is important that the family tree of Samuel Culbertson, brother to Capt. Alexander Culbertson, be listed here as well:
Samuel Culbertson was married to Jennet Shield and had his farm at Culbertson Row in Lurgan/Greene Twp., Franklin Co., PA. They had a large family of 12 children, 6 sons and 6 daughters.
Children of Samuel Culbertson & Jennet Shield:
- Samuel
- John
- Robert, married to Elizabeth Lindsey. After Robert's death, she married Mathew Sharp, son of Capt. James Sharp and Margery McConnell.
- Joseph
- Alexander
- James
- Eleanor, married Thomas McCane
- Martha, unmarried
- Mary, unmarried
- Jennet, married James Guthrie
- Agnes, born 1749; married in 1770 to William Long of Franklin Co., PA. Anges and William Long had one son, Samuel Culbertson Long who married Joannah Culbertson, daughter of Capt. John Culbertson and his wife Mary, of Muhlenberg
- Joannah, married a Sharp, first name unknown but believed to be Robert Sharp, son of Capt. James Sharp and his wife Margery McConnell. 1790 PA Census shows Joannah Sharp with 2 sons and 1 daughter.
- Jennet
Sources: Research submitted by Cheryl Cessna of Fresno, California. References include all available materials within Muhlenberg archives and the “Genealogy of the Culbertson Family” by Dr. L.R. Culbertson, 1923, & “History of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky” by Otta A. Rothert, 1913. Any new or amended research and/or information regarding the above family is greatly welcomed!!
Contributed by Cheryl Cessna
Updated July 23, 2017