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John Shelton (abt. 1751 - 1798)

John Shelton
Born about in Hanover, Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of — married [date unknown] in Virginiamap
Husband of — married 29 Sep 1773 in Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 47 in Henrico County, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

John was born about 1751 in Hanover County, Virginia. He was the son of John Shelton and Eleanor Parks.

His first marriage was to Ann Randolph who he married about 1771 in Virginia.

John married Nancy Williamson sometime before 1774 in Virginia. Their son Robert was born about 1774 so they may have married about 1773. They were the parents of the following children:

  1. Robert Shelton
  2. Walter M. Shelton
  3. Eleanor Shelton

On January 7, 1784 he married Nancy Ann Barrett Southall in Henrico County, Virginia. [1] They were the parents of the following children:

  1. John Southall Shelton
  2. Alexander Barrett Shelton
  3. Phillip Turner Shelton
  4. Harriett Ann Shelton
  5. Edwin Shelton


He passed away October 31, 1798 in Virginia.

Military

John was a Captain of the Cavalry during the Revolutionary War in Virginia. He marched with Patrick Henry, his brother-in-law to Williamsburg, 1775, to protest the removal of the powder from the old powder horn there. [2][3]

Research Notes

I adopted this profile and found that one of his wives, Nancy Williamson may have actually have been Nancy Williams not Williamson. I am researching to find out for sure and will update my findings as soon as I can.

Sources

  1. Dodd, Jordan. Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997. Original data: Dodd, Jordan, comp.. Virginia Marriages to 1800. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Virginia.
    Name: John Shelton
    Spouse: Anne Southall
    Marriage Date: 7 Jan 1784
    Marriage Location: Henrico County, Virginia
  2. Shelton, Frank H. Sheltons in the Revolutionary War. Colorado Springs, CO (1327 Culebra Avenue, Colorado Springs 80903: F.H. Shelton, 1970. Print.
  3. Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed November 08, 2020), "Record of John Shelton", Ancestor # A102796.

Acknowledgements

  • This person was created through the import of indygrandma.ged on 02 January 2011.




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