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John Sheffield Jr. (abt. 1764 - abt. 1825)

John Sheffield Jr.
Born about in (Moore,) North Carolinamap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , , , , , , , , , and
Husband of — married 1779 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Father of , and
Died about at about age 61 in Moore, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Biography

John Sheffield, Jr. was born in 1754 in what is now known as Moore County, North Carolina to John Alex Sheffield, Sr. and Hannah (Melton) Sheffield. He married Sallie (Diffee) Sheffield. John passed away about 1825 in Moore County, North Carolina.

Children:

  1. Issac Sheffield (1780-1858)
  2. Everett M. Sheffield (1790-1860)

Sources

  • "1790 United States Census", Census Place: Moore, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 157; Image: 434; Family History Library Film: 0568147; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2010.
    • Name: John Shuffil, Sr.
    • Home in 1790: Moore, North Carolina
  • "1800 United States Federal Census", Census Place: Fayetteville, Moore, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 32; Page: 46; Image: 55; Family History Library Film: 337908; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2010.
    • Name: John Shuffil
    • Home in 1800 (City, County, State): Fayetteville, Moore, North Carolina
  • "North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890", Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 1999.
    • Name: John Sheffield
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Cumberland County (Note: This is correct. Moore County was created out of part of Cumberland County)
    • Year: 1767
    • Database: NC Early Census Index
  • "North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files, 1693-1960", North Carolina Land Grants. Microfilm publication, 770 rolls. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA 2016
    • Name: John Sheffield
    • Issue Date: 20 August 1797
    • Residence Place: Moore, North Carolina
    • Certificate Number Range: 4781-4884, 0000-0135
    • Description: Moore 4781-4884, 0000-0135

Research Notes

08/09/2021: There may be more children. Also, there seems to be some confusion in the databases about the wives of sons Issac and Everett. More research needs to be done.

Acknowledgements

Thank you to Kathi Melton for creating Sheffield-1588 on 2 May 2016. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Kathi and others.





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