Thomas Shelton (abt. 1606 - bef. 1684)

Born about 1606 in Shelton, Norfolk, England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died before 4 May 1684 before about age 78 in Bohemia River, Cecil, Province of Maryland

Biography

Thomas Shelton, son of James Shelton and Anne Hebert, was born about 1606.

Thomas is supposed to have settled first in Norfolk County, Virginia. A source for this is needed.

It is known he died in Maryland based on his will. No record has yet been located to confirm when he moved from Virginia to Maryland. Three Shelton men are listed in The Early Settlers of Maryland: an Index to names of immigrants...:^[1]

• Shelton, Anthony, Liber WC2, folio 79, 99; transported 1679
• Shelton, Thomas, Liber WC5, folio 2; transported 1661
• Shelton, Thomas, Liber WC10, folio 598; transported 1667

Either of the two Thomas Sheltons could refer to this Thomas since both were in Maryland some years before his death in 1684.

Death & Legacy

The will of Thomas Shelton of Bohemia River, Cecil County, Maryland, was written 24 October 1683 and proved in court on 14 May 1684.

Transcript of will:^{[2] [3] [4]}

In the Name of God, Amen: I, Thomas Shelton, of Behemia River, in Cecil County, in the province of Marland, Planter, being sick and week in body but of perfect sense and memory, do make and declare this my last Will and Testament, in writing, in manner and form following:-----

• First: I recommend my soule into the hands of Almighty God, my maker, hoping through the merits of Jesus Christ, my Redeemer, to inherit life everlasting -- and my body to the earth from whence it came, to be buried in decent burial according to discression of my Executor or Executrix or Executors or Executrices hereinafter named.
• And as for my worldly Estate wherewith God hath endowed. First -- my debts being paid and my funderal expenses discharged, I give unto my son James, Mayne Couzen, and to his heirs or assigns forever, saveing and provided allwais that Miss Penelope Wood is to have a maintenance out of my Estate during during her lifetime.
• Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Whitton one cow and a calf by her side to be payed unto the said Elizabeth Whitton two years after my decease. Lastly, I nominate constitute ordain and appoint my truste and well beloved friend Elwood Ladamore to be my sole and only Executor of this my last Will and Testament. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seale the day and year above written.

S/ Thomas (his X Mark) Shelton (Seal)

Signed, sealed, published and acknowledged in ye presence and hearing of --

William Evans

Richard Robts.

Proved May 4th, 1684.

Examined by David Smith, Regr. 3 1/2 sides.

• Copy of will on ancestry.com

Sources

1. ↑ Skordas. Gust. The early settlers of Maryland; an index to names of immigrants compiled from records of land patents, 1633-1684. in the Hall of Records, Annapolis, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1968. Page 414
2. ↑ Whitaker, Mildred Campbell, The Sheltons of England and America. Published May 1941. The Mound City Press, 1906 Pine Street, St. Louis, Mo. Page 83
3. ↑ Volume: I, Wills from 1635 (Earliest Probated) to 1685. Source Information Ancestry.com. Maryland, U.S., Calendar of Wills, 1635-1743 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1998. Original data: Cotton, Jane Baldwin. Maryland Calendar of Wills. Vol. I-VIII. Baltimore, MD, USA: Kohn & Pollock, Inc., 1904-1928. Ancestry Record 3250 #732
4. ↑ Maryland Calendar of Wills, Shelton, Thomas

Unsourced family trees:

• http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/SHELTON.htm#John%20SHELTON%20(Sir)2
• https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/shelton/7762/

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Richard Ragland for creating Shelton-1391 on 7 Nov 13.