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==Status summary==
As of June 6, 2026
* Page created for Desire Shelley, wife of Isaac Walker. Folks who believe they are mtDNA descendants should [[Read me First|<big>'''Read me First'''</big>]]

<big>'''IMPORTANT:'''</big>[[Read me First|<big>'''Read me First'''</big>]]

==Paper Trail==
For more information see: Throop, Louise Walsh, ''Mayflower Families in Progress, George Soule'' (multi-volume), General Society of Mayflower Descendants
===First Generation===
[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Shelley-1835][https://tng.soulekindred.org/getperson.php?personID=I974&tree=georgesouletree Desire Shelley], daughter of Robert Shelley and [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Dimmock-369 Susanna Dimmock] was born abt 1670 and died ''prob.'' Woodbridge, NJ aft 20 Aug 1708. She married Woodbridge 8 Jul 1692 [[Francis Walker (Y-DNA)#Second Generation |Isaac Walker]] and they had seven children (Woodbridge): Elias (1693), Isaac (c1695), George (c1698), ''poss.'' Francis (c1700/1), ''poss.'' Samuel (c1703/4), Desire (c1706) and poss. one more child who likely died young.

===Second Generation===
[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Walker-10322][https://tng.soulekindred.org/getperson.php?personID=I977&tree=georgesouletree Desire Walker] is said to have been born Little Compton (now in RI) abt 1706 and died Metuchen NJ 22 Dec 1779. She married Woodbridge NJ abt 1733 Joseph Freeman and they had eight children: Matthew (1734), ____ (1736 prob. d.y.), Joseph (1739), Desire (c1742), ____ (c1745 prob. d.y.), Jane (c1748), Elizabeth (c1750) and Naomi (1752).

===Third Generation===
[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Freeman-23187 Desire Freeman] was born Woodbridge, NJ abt 1742 and died Bute, NC 8 Feb 1790. She married Timothy Brown and they had ''at least'' (Woodbridge, NJ): James Freeman (1769).

[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Freeman-18853 Jane Freeman] was born Woodbridge, NJ abt 1748. She was married thrice, first Ezra Sayre(s), then John Williams (II), lastly Vincent Tilyou. By her first husband she had ''at least'' (Rahway NJ): Noah (1771). By her second husband she had three children: Vincent (1788), Hetty (m Francis Curry) and Joseph F.

[https://tng.soulekindred.org/getperson.php?personID=I1485&tree=georgesouletree Naomi Freeman] was born Woodbridge, NJ 24 Apr 1752 and died Brunswick, NJ in 1826. She married twice, first NJ 11 Sep 1770 Abner Cory then ____ Ross. By her first husband she had ''at least'' (Rahway NJ): Abner (1772)

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==mtDNA Results ''TBD''==
To date no known matrilineal/mtDNA descendants of Desire SHELLEY Drew have mtDNA tested and have published their results. Folks who believe they are matrilineal descendants are encouraged to full mtDNA test and to contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com

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==References and External Links==
* Throop, Louise Walsh, ''Mayflower Families in Progress, George Soule'' (multi-volume), General Society of Mayflower Descendants
* [https://tng.soulekindred.org/getperson.php?personID=I974&tree=georgesouletree Soule Kindred in America Genealogy Database]

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