Born in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Barrett Phelps
and Hannah (Bigelow) Phelps
Sister of
Eli Phelps, Hannah (Phelps) Porter, Anna (Phelps) Williams, Daniel Phelps, David Phelps, Noah Phelps, Olive (Phelps) Wait, Mary (Phelps) Wilkinson and Roxy (Phelps) Dudley
Wife of
John Sheldon
— married
about 1781 (to about 1792) [location unknown]
Mother of
John Sheldon
Died
at age 31
in Kingsbury, Washington, New York, United States
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Biography
This profile is part of the Phelps Name Study.
This profile is part of the Sheldon Name Study.
Aditha Phelps was born on January 30, 1761 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut Colony, daughter of Barrett Phelps (1722–1789) and Hannah Bigelow (1730–1806).
Aditha (19) married John Sheldon (33) (born about 1747 in Kingston, South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island; son of Samuel Sheldon and Susannah (Shearman) Sheldon) in 1781. Their son was John Sheldon (1787–1880).
Aditha died on March 11, 1792 in Kingsbury, Washington, New York, United States, aged 31. She was buried in Moss Street Cemetery, Hudson Falls, Washington County, New York.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/217881715/edith-adatha-sheldon: accessed), memorial page for Edith Adatha Phelps Sheldon (30 Jan 1761–11 Mar 1792), Find a Grave Memorial ID 217881715, citing Moss Street Cemetery, Hudson Falls, Washington County, New York, USA; Maintained by Marilyn A Kenyon, PsyD (contributor 47005688).
See also:
- Phelps, Oliver Seymour. The Phelps family of America, Vol I. Pittsfield, MA: Eagle Publishing Company. Page 213
- Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Aditha by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Aditha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Aditha by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Aditha:
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~1.56%
James Kenyon
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T988941 [compare], FTDNA kit #114135
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~0.78%
William J. Kipp :
23andMe, yourDNAportal WIL26e00704
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~0.78%
Marilyn Kenyon :
23andMe, GEDmatch T443813 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member marilynkenyon97
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T443813 [compare], FTDNA kit #193048
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MyHeritage DNA
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Living DNA
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~0.78%
Kathy Valdovinos :
23andMe, GEDmatch ZE5752725 [compare]
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~0.78%
Erika Hunter :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A601082 [compare], yourDNAportal ERIb77063a2, Ancestry member ehunter369
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H853266 [compare]
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~0.78%
Deanna (Langley) Wing :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XF2534364 [compare], Ancestry member deannawing10
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~0.78%
Mark McGuffin :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A667050 [compare], Ancestry member mlmgoblue
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