William
Sheldon
Born about in South Kings Towne, Washington Co, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Son of Roger Sheldon
and Freegift (Sweet) Sheldon
Brother of
Amy Sheldon, Esther (Sheldon) Potter [half], Amey Sheldon, Sarah (Sheldon) Mansfield and Freegift (Sheldon) Lewis
Husband of
Ruth Lord (Bishop) Sheldon
— married
9 Oct 1780 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Descendants 
Father of
John Sheldon, Joseph Sheldon, Darius Sheldon, Susan (Sheldon) Simmons and William Sheldon Jr.
Died
at about age 62
in Watertown, Jefferson County, New York
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Jul 2011
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Biography
William Sheldon was born about 1753 in South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island to Roger Sheldon and Freegift "Giffie" Sweet.
He married Ruth Lord Bishop on October 26, 1779 in Connecticut. They had nine children. During their marriage they lived in Norwich and Lisbon, Connecticut before moving to Watertown, Jefferson County, New York.
He served in the military during the American Revolution.
In the War of 1812, he served as a Corporal in Captain Joseph Mayo's Company, of Colonel Gershom Tuttle's (Jefferson County) Regiment, NY State Militia, from September 7, 1812 to September 20, 1812
He passed away July 18, 1815, and is buried in Brookside Cemetery, Watertown, Jefferson County, New York.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William 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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~3.12%
Sheldon Prentice :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YE5846076 [compare]
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~1.56%
Gary Elkins :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch garyelk [compare], Ancestry member garyelkins743
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~1.56%
K (Prentice) Ogrodnik :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A215816 [compare]
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A215816 [compare]
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~0.78%
Heather Brown :
23andMe, GEDmatch M203567 [compare]
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~0.78%
Albert Cary :
MyHeritage DNA
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