Valentine Felty Shockey, the eldest son of John Christopher Shockey (Johann Christoffel Schacke), was the leader of the Shockey Gang that ravaged the Shenandoah Valley and on up into Canada. They were called horse thieves, counterfeiters, etc. Below are some articles regarding Valentine.

Valentine acquitted of coining money 12 Jul 1788, Sat The Pennsylvania Packet (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com

Valentine was 1st brought to trial January 13, 1803 in Berkley Co., VA (Now WV). Check the Court Minute Book for this county. (Valentine had sold his land in MD about 1800 and moved to the “Sleepy Creek” area of Berkley Co.)

Affidavit of William Brooks: “William Brooks, a witness for the Commonwealth being sworn deposeth and saith that on the seventh instant he received information that several persons were shut up in a blacksmith shop and that it strongly suspected that were making base and counterfeit dollars. . . .”

From Court Minute Book: “At court held in Berkeley County the 13th day of January 1803 for the examination of Valentine Shockey. . . .” “The prisoner, V. Shockey, was led to the bar. . . . Whereupon sundry witnesses were questioned and examined on consideration of whose testimony and circumstances attending the law and in the opinion of the court that he ought to be tried for the same at the next district court holden at Winchester. Ordered that he be remanded to Jail to be thence conducted to the district Jail.”

On April 15, 1803, he was tried in Winchester & the Grand Jury declared that he be held over for trial. On the 16th of April he was tried and the end result was: “We the Jury find Valentine Shockey . . . guilty of the felony with in charged against himself do decide and ascertain that he shall undergo confinement in the Jail and penitentiary house for said offense the term of six years and thereupon is commanded to jail.”

Two of his partners were found guilty & sentenced to Jail terms. A third was found not guilty.