Daniel Shelton (1668 - 1728)

Born 1668 in Deptford, Kent, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Welles) Shelton — married 14 Apr 1692 (to 1728) in Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT

Descendants

Died 2 Mar 1728 at about age 60 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut

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Biography

Daniel's parents are uncertain. The 'Reunion'^[1]reference says nothing about Daniel's parents. The 'McCall'^[2] reference claims them to be John Shelton and Margery Wyatt. No sources are given for this claim.

"Daniel Shelton, a young Englishman, arrived at the port of entry in 1686, applied for permission to build a warehouse and dock in Stratford, Connecticut, and successfully conducted a large shipping and mercantile business. In 1692 he made fitting choice for a bride, of a Wethersfield maiden, Elizabeth Welles, the grand-daughter of one of the early colonial governors, Governor Thomas Welles, and closely allied to other prominent families of the older settlements. In 1700 Daniel and Elizabeth, with their children, removed from Stratford village to Long Hill about eight miles northward, where Daniel's landed interest was a tract two miles square, reaching eastward through Corum to the river. Near the crest of Long Hill he built his home with its outlook across the Sound to the shores of Long Island. With this district and center, Daniel Shelton was closely identified from the beginning, naming it "Ripton" in memory of his English home, and gathering its able-bodied men under his command as Lieutenant of the "train-band", the highest officer the small parish could then sustain, sixty-four men being necessary to allow a captaincy. In 1728 Daniel Shelton died, leaving besides his widow Elizabeth, two daughters and seven sons."^[3]

Children:

1. Elizabeth Shelton Masters (____ - 1758)
2. Thaddeus Shelton (____ - 1781)
3. John Shelton (____ - 1733)
4. Sarah Shelton Wakelee (1694 - 1787)
5. Joseph Shelton (1696 - 1782)
6. Daniel Shelton (1700 - 1773)
7. Samuel Shelton (1704 - 1772)
8. James Shelton (1710 - 1802)
9. Josiah Shelton (1714 - 1782)

Burial: Long Hill Burial Ground, Shelton, Fairfield, Connecticut

Probate

His inventory was taken on 11 April 1728 and recorded in Fairfield.^[4]

The distribution of the estate was made on 17 March 1746/47 and recorded at Fairfield.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Reunion of the descendants of Daniel Shelton, at Birmingham, Conn., June 14, 1877 [pp 43] By Edward Nelson Shelton (http://rs5.loc.gov/master/gdc/scdser01/200401/books_on_film_project/loc06/20060630017re.pdf)
2. ↑ McCall, E. Tidwell. (1931). McCall-Tidwell and allied families. Atlanta, Ga.: The author. p. 295 (https://archive.org/stream/mccalltidwellall00mcca#page/294/mode/2up)
3. ↑ McCall-Tidwell and Allied Families. United States: Higginson Book Company, 1990. p. 289 https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/761443
4. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 6-8, 1717-1750”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-TKPF  : 18 April 2021), , FHL microfilm 007627301, image 172-173, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 6, 1721-1750, Page 209-212.
5. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 6-8, 1717-1750”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-T28Y  : 26 April 2021), , FHL microfilm 007627301, image 410-413, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 7, 1721-1750, Page 307-312.

See also:

• Of whom I came : from whence I came - Wells-wise, Rish-wise and otherwise, a compilation of the genealogies of the families of: Bolling, Colquitt, Gable, Norman, Rish, Robertson, Weatherbee, Wells, Wofford with numerous related and connecting f, vol. 1, part 1 p. 10 (digital pg#37) https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/85200
• Jacobus, Donald Lines, compiled & edited (1930-2). History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. For the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (Fairfield, Connecticut), Vol. 1, page 656
• Find A Grave: Memorial #28920866