PLEASE DO NOT ADD A PLACE OR DATE OF BIRTH. THESE ARE PIECES OF DATA THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT. ALSO, HIS PARENTS ARE UNKNOWN. DO NOT ADD CRISPIN, S/O RALPH. THEY DO NOT SHARE THE SAME DNA!!![1][2]
Biography
William was born about 1740.
He married Hannah Yates. He died prior to February of 1794 when a record was filed in the court regarding his estate in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, at the assumed age of 59. Hannah qualified as Administratrix of his estate. [3]
Their claim or interest in land on the north side of the Dan River "Whereon Hannah Shelton now lives, it being all our part or parts of ....
Children are given in two deeds. On Dec 6, 1802 (recorded June 20, 1803) Pitt. Deeds 13:320, William Shelton, Jr., George Shelton, Susanna Hammonds, Ephraim Russell and wife Elizabeth, and Henry Hoiler and wife Anna, all of Pittsylvania, sold to Josiah Shelton of the same County, their claim or interest in land on the north side of Dan River "whereon Hannah Shelton now lives it being all our part or parts of....
Hannah Yates b about 1740-50 d after 1812
William passed away in Pittsylvania County, Virginia before Feb 1794 which is the date his wife, Hannah was recorded as being in court regarding his estate. [3][4]
DNA
This William Shelton has often been assumed to be the son of Crispin Shelton, s/o Ralph Shelton of Middlesex Co., VA however DNA evidence proves this to be false. Ralph's descendants all carry a rare marker in the 5th allele. The first tester on William's line is SH-06 (WHO DOES NOT CARRY THIS RARE MARKER AT THE 5TH ALLELE) found on my website.[1]
Enumeration Records
1767 Listed in the First List of Tithables list taken by John Wilson in Pittsylvania County, VA. [5]
1782 Land Tax List of Pittsylvania County, Virginia[7]
Land Records
23 May 1763 Granted 80 acres on the north side of Dan River in Halifax County, Virginia. [8]
1 Mar 1773 Granted 198 acres on the north branches of Dan River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [9]
1 Jun 1784 Granted 250 acres on the north branches of the Dan River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [10]
Military
William's involvement in the Revolutionary War was to provide supplies to the military. He never personally served. See DAR records for him. [4]
Miscellaneous Records
1777 William and son John as well as father-in-law John Yates all signed an Oath of Allegiance [11]
1778 William is listed as an executrix in the will of John Yates, his father-in-law [12]
1794 Court records for the estate of William Shelton [3]
Research Notes
This is my direct line and there is no valid proof of the parentage of William Shelton. A lot of data on the descendants of this couple were borrowed from my gedcom posted at my web site, thall at crosswinds.net.
Signed: Tina Hall[13]
UPDATED ON 3/17/2018: My website has moved to: https://tinasgenealogy.com/
It hasn't been on Crosswinds for 15 years or more. [2]
Sources
↑ 1.01.11.2 Hall, Tina. “Shelton DNA Test Results.” The SHELTON Pages, 1997. [1]
↑ 4.04.1 Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed November 12, 2020), "Record of William Shelton", Ancestor # A207776.
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PLEASE DO NOT ADD A PLACE OR DATE OF BIRTH. THESE ARE PIECES OF DATA THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT. ALSO, HIS PARENTS ARE UNKNOWN. DO NOT ADD CRISPIN, S/O RALPH. THEY DO NOT SHARE THE SAME DNA!!!
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