Captain
James
Sheldon
Born in Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Son of Phillip Sheldon
and Barbara (Arnold) Sheldon
Brother of
Lydia (Sheldon) Fiske
Husband of
Abigail (Fenner) Sheldon
— married
27 Apr 1765 in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth (Sheldon) Battey and Barbara (Sheldon) Greene
Died
at about age 63
in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Jan 2017
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Biography
Captain James Sheldon served with Rhode Island Militia during the American Revolution.
James Sheldon is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A102612.
Capt. James Sheldon was born in 1743 in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, as the second child of Philip Sheldon and Barbara Arnold. He had four siblings, namely: Lydia, Rachel, Sarah, and Elizabeth. He died on 19 Aug 1806 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island. When he was 22, he married Abigail Fenner, daughter of Richard Fenner Jr and Elizabeth Arnold, on 27 Apr 1765 in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island.
Page 7 - Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application: 30 Sep 1777 in Rhode Island (NARA M804. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files.) He was known by the title of Capt. He was buried in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
Capt. James Sheldon and Abigail Fenner had the following children:
- Betsy Sheldon was born on 30 Sep 1766 in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island. She died on 02 Oct 1800 in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. She married William Battey on 12 Oct 1782 in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
- Lydia Sheldon was born on 11 Sep 1768. She died on 31 Oct 1840. She married William Battey on 23 Aug 1801 in Rhode Island, USA.
- Sarah Sheldon Jenckes was born on 07 May 1773. She died on 16 Aug 1814 in Cranston, Rhode Island, USA. She married Ebenezer Jenckes on 20 Aug 1799 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
- Barbara.
- Hannah.
- Nancy.
Sources
[1] Marriage Record
[2] Find A Grave
[3]Page 7 - Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files
See also: Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed July 2020), "Record of James Sheldon", Ancestor # A102612.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~0.78%
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