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John was born about 1705 in Rural Plains, Hanover County, Virginia. [1][2] He was the son of William Shelton and Unknown.
He died September 11, 1777 according to the DAR (see research notes) during the Battle of Brandywine in Pennsylvania just outside of Philadelphia. [3]
John Shelton married Eleanor Elizabeth Parks about 1727 in York, Virginia. [4][5]
Their children are listed below:
The Hanover Tavern is an 18th Century tavern originally owned from 1750-1764 by John Shelton, father-in-law of Patrick Henry. The present tavern, built in 1780, has been used as a Stagecoach stop, tavern, and inn. From 1953-1996, it was the home of the Barksdale Theatre. It has recently undergone restoration by the historic Hanover Tavern Foundation. Plans are to use it for education and entertainment programs. [1]
Alternate date of Death: November 23, 1779 in VirginiaJohn Shelton, son of William Shelton, was born about 1705 in New Kent County, Virginia.
John Shelton and his sons, William and John, Jr., are named in the will of his brother, Joseph Shelton.
Notes for JOHN SHELTON: On file in the records of the Goochland County, VA, Chancery Court are lawsuits brought by Joseph Shelton and by William Shelton through their guardian, Thomas Prosser, in 1735 against their brother, John Shelton, to obtain slaves from the estate of their father, John Shelton. This suit states that their father, John Shelton, died intestate in 1725, names all of the children and specifies that John, II, was eldest son and heir-at-law. The other sons were David Shelton, Joseph Shelton, William Shelton, and Thomas Shelton and his three daughters were Ann Shelton, Mary Shelton and Elizabeth Shelton. See Goochland Order Book 3, pages 347, 365, Library of Virginia Chancery Record Index Goochland County 1735-002 and 1735-003.
This man is held to have been the builder of Rural Plains. The results of the official dendrochronology of the National Park Service dated the basement joists 1723 and the roof beams 1725. Therefore John apparently died in the same year that Rural Plains was being completed.
The Vestry Book of St. Paul's Parish of Hanover County, Virginia, 1706-1786, has on page 1 that it was "ordered that John Shelton officiate as Clerk until January next" for which he was to be paid two thousand two hundred pounds of tobacco. The date of this occurrence was not readable due to aging of the original Book. However, on Page 3 of the Vestry Book there is a reference to "New Kent County".
The first date in this book which was still readable was on page 5 and the date was for a meeting held on January 10, 1705. On page 7 of The Vestry Book is recorded that John Shelton was appointed Reader for 12 months and this appointment was dated September 9, 1705.
John received a patent in 1723 for 1,198 acres and 44 poles of land "lying and being on both sides of Owen's Creek in the County of New Kent and one corner joining the South Ann of the Pamunkey". (Transcriber's note: Hanover County was cut out of New Kent County in 1721 which means that the filing process on this land began while the area covered by this patent lay in New Kent County but by the time the grant was awarded, the land was in the newly erected Hanover County. Louisa County was cut out of Hanover in 1742 and some of this grant land fell into Louisa County at that time.)
Mildred Campbell Whitaker and others erroneously place a William Shelton married Hannah Armistead on the line instead of the actual William who married Elizabeth Rogers and in their version William and Hannah are the parents of the John who that married Eleanor Parks. The will of William who married Hannah Armistead is on file in York County and shows two facts which are beyond dispute: (1)his surname was “Sheldon”, not “ Shelton” (2) that he had no children, leaving his estate to a nephew. Sources: {1 Va. Mag. Vol. 20, pp. 91, 288; Vol. 31, p. 75 {2}Tyler's Vol. 2, p. 271; Vol. 6, p. 260 {3}William &Mary Quarterly (All 1st Series) Vol. 1, p. 95; Vol. 2, pp. 8, 234; Vol. 5, p 57; Vol. 6, pp. 227, 250; Vol. 12, p.253; Vol. 14, p.159; and a photocopy of the will of William in the possession of the Compiler of this document.”}.
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Also, record of him ending guardianship in 1734 from Allen Howard. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99P6-3SZN?i=107&cat=365146 p. 193
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