Benjamin
Sheldon
Born about in South Kingstown, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Sheldon
and Harriet (Winters) Sheldon
Brother of
Thomas Sheldon, Isaac Sheldon, Gideon Sheldon, George Sheldon, John Sheldon, Caleb Sheldon, Hannah (Sheldon) Cutler [half] and Sarah Sheldon
Husband of
Mary Briggs
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Jeremiah Sheldon
Died about
at about age 41
in Pawling, Dutchess, New York
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Oct 2017
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Biography
Benjamin was born about 1744. He passed away about 1785.
Sources
- Sheldon Family Association database record.
Paper genealogy of submitter is tied to colonial progenitor John Sheldon of South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA.
Marriage date to Mary Briggs, unknown.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Dale Sheldon
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #435114 - Jack Sheldon :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #107206
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~1.56%
Dori (Gutchess) Anonymous :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Jack Sheldon :
23andMe, GEDmatch A083646 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A083646 [compare], Ancestry member JackSheldonSGS
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~0.78%
Darlene Johnson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T895722 [compare], FTDNA kit #584759
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