Thomas Shelton (bef. 1755 - abt. 1793)

Born before 1755 in Albemarle County, Virginia [uncertain]

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 1793 after about age 38 in Kentucky, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

^[1]Married Elizabeth Woods Kavanaugh after the death of her first husband, Philemon Kavanaugh.

Children

1. Susan Shelton, married Thomas Reid, 29 Jul 1806
2. Betsy Shelton, married Richard Moberly, 3 Mar 1802

"THOMAS SHELTON was an early emigrant from Virginia to Madison county, Ky. Here he became a member of Tates Creek church of Separate Baptists, which was gathered by Andrew Tribble, in 1786. Mr. Shelton was a licensed preacher, in this church, as early as 1790. He was a minister in South Kentucky Association, till 1793, when he, with others, seceded from that fraternity, and went into the constitution of Tates Creek Association.

The same year, he was appointed by the latter fraternity, to bear a letter of correspondence to the General Committee of Virginia Baptists, which met that year, at Muddy Creek meeting-house, in Powhatan county, Va. He started on his journey, to perform this duty, but did not reach his proposed destination. As he was traveling on horseback, through the mountains, he was attacked by Indians, and massacred. He left a family, from whom have sprung a numerous posterity. Among the latter, are the venerable Dr. Thomas Shelton Moberly, of Richmond, Ky., a grandson, and Rev. R. M. Dudley, D. D., President of Georgetown College, and Rev. A. C. Capcrton, D. D., Editor of the Western Recorder, great grandsons."^[2]

Military

Event: appointed Capt of militia

Type: Military

Date: 20 Nov 1781

Place: Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA ^{[citation needed]}

Event:  :: Type: Recommended to perform marriages

Date: 23 Nov 1780

Place: Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA

Event:  :: Type: Alt. Birth

Date: 1753

Place: VA ^[3]

Death

Cause of Death: "Killed by Indians between Kentucky and Virginia"^[4]

Research Notes

WARNING:

1. Since the sources seem to be combining the 2 Thomas Shelton's here is the other Major Thomas Shelton DIED 1824 Louisa County Virginia birth before 1760???
2. The sited book "History and genealogies" By W.H. Miller" page 270 "The Children of Lucy Harris & William Shelton #8-- "Thomas Shelton, sold out 1817, to Francis McGee, at the time was living in Augusta County."
3. He is said to have been killed by Indians, 1793, so how could he have "sold out i 1812"? So are these the wrong parents for this Thomas Shelton?

Sources

1. Baptist Foundations in the South: Tracing through the Separates the ...By William L. Lumpkin [1]

1. ↑ Miller, W. H. 1900. History and genealogies of the families of Miller, Woods, Harris, Wallace, Maupin, Oldham, Kavanaugh, and Brown, with interspersions of notes of the families of Dabney, Reid, Martin, Broaddus, Gentry, Jarman, Jameson, Ballard, Mullins, Michie, Moberley, Covington, Browning, Duncan, Yancey and others. [Place of publication not identified]: Book Renaissance. p. 615–.
2. ↑ J. H. Spencer. A History of Kentucky Baptists: From 1769 to 1885, Including More Than 800 Biographical Sketches. The author; 1886. p. 87–.
3. ↑ Source: #S75 Page: Source number: 68.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: HEF. Quality or Certainty of Data: 0 Reference: 1,7836::1091153 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1091153&ti=0&indiv=try CONT CONT http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=worldmarr_ga&h=1091153&ti=0&indiv=try Data: Text: Name: Thomas Shelton Birth: 1753 VA Marriage: 1780 VA
4. ↑ Engle, Fred. The Richmond Register: The Woods Family - Part II. 1 Feb 2011.

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