Hezekiah Shelton (abt. 1733 - aft. 1806)

Born about 1733 in Essex County, Virginia Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Jane Henrietta (Unknown) Shelton — married 1770 in Virginia

Descendants

Died after 1806 after about age 73 in Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA

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Biography

Hezekiah Shelton was a Virginia colonist.

Hezekiah was born about 1733 in Essex County, Virginia Colony. He was the son of Ralph Shelton, Jr. and Susanna Mary Daniel. He passed away after 1806 in Lincoln County, Kentucky.

Hezekiah married Jane Unknown possibly around 1760-1770 and probably in Essex County, Virginia Colony. No marriage record has been found. One of their sons, Benjamin, was born about 1770.

Timeline

1779 Listed in Henry County, Virginia Tax list^[1]
1779 About 1779 Hezekiah signed a petition to Congress asking for repeal of 9 cents a gallon tax on distilled spirits.^[2]
1787 Named in will of father, Ralph Shelton, Jr., dated 3 April 1787 and proved 30 March 1789 in Henry County, Virginia.^[3]
1791-1795 Hezekiah was taxed on 209 acres which he acquired from James Shelton in Patrick County, Virginia.^[4]
1802 8 May 1802 became a member of Big Springs Primitive Baptist Church, Claiborne County, Tennessee.^[5]
1803 11 June 1803 Hezekiah and wife Jane were "dismissed by letter" from Big Springs Primitive Baptist Church; they were moving out of the area.^[6]
1806 Hezekiah gave consent to marriage of daughter Frances to Jesse Littrell 16 June 1806 in Adair County, KY.^[7]

Sources

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1. ↑ Shelton, Arthur Paul. The Families of James Shelton of McMinn County, Tennessee and His Father Roderick Shelton of Buncombe County, North Carolina and Their Antecedents. August 1987.
2. ↑ A history of Henry County, Virginia : with biographical sketches... Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Hill, Judith Parks America. A history of Henry County, Virginia : with biographical sketches of its most prominent citizens and genealogical histories of half a hundred of its oldest families. 1925. p 293-294
3. ↑ Henry County, VA, Will Book No. 1, 1777-1799 (Reel 15), p. 174. Inv. & Appr. rec. 29 June 1789. Page 217-219 - Account current, no recording date given. See Order Book No. 6, 1792-1797 (Reel 20) p. 4, for date (28 February 1792). Page 170-171. Library of Virginia, digital database
4. ↑ "Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 24, No. 3, p 37
5. ↑ Minutes of Big Spring Baptist Church
6. ↑ Minutes of Big Spring Baptist Church
7. ↑ Dodd, Jordan. Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 1997.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Fran Mason for creating WikiTree profile Shelton-1462 through the import of Mason Family Tree.ged on Oct 28, 2013.

• family history of Suzanne Shelton Cookston