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Adam Sheffield 1765 – 1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3/9/1765

Birth Location: Moore, , North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 26 Jun 1844

Death Location: Benton, Lowndes, Alabama, United States

Father: John Sheffield

Mother: Hannah Melton*

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Nathan Sheffield

In 1765, Adam Sheffield entered the world in Moore, , North Carolina, USA, born to John Alex Sr. Sheffield and Hannah "Johanna" Melton*. Adam Sheffield had children including Nathan (Shuffle) Sheffield. Adam Sheffield passed away in 1844 in Benton, Lowndes, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1765, Adam Sheffield entered the world in Moore, , North Carolina, USA, born to John Alex Sr. Sheffield and Hannah "Johanna" Melton*.
  • Adam Sheffield had children including Nathan (Shuffle) Sheffield.
  • Adam Sheffield passed away in 1844 in Benton, Lowndes, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sheffield
1728 – 1796
Birth Location: Somerset, PA with at least one reference (or Henrico, VA or NC)
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Hannah Melton*
1734 – 1840
Birth Location: Brunswick County, Virginia Colony
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nathan Sheffield
1780 – 1846
Birth Location: Moore, North Carolina, United States
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Adam Sheffield's Ancestors

Self
Adam Sheffield
1765 – 1844
Birth Place: Moore, , North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Alex Sr. Sheffield
1728 – 1796
Somerset, PA with at least one reference (or Henrico, VA or NC)
Hannah ("Johanna") Melton*
1734 – 1840
Brunswick County, Virginia Colony
Grandparents
Adam SHEFFIELD
1687 – 1764
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Mary ((Elizabeth) Everitt) (Averitt)
1695 – 1787
Rhode Island, USA
John (Robert Melton (alt) Milton)
1696 – 1759
Sts. Peter and Paul Parish, New Kent County, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Adam Sheffield's Descendants

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Adam Sheffield (3/9/1765 – 26 Jun 1844)
  1. 1. Nathan ((Shuffle)) Sheffield (9 June 1780 – 26 Sep 1846) m. Sarah ("Sally" MORGAN Sheffield DeWitt) Dumas (1801 – abt 1870)
    1. 1. Nathan (James) Sheffield (04 Nov 1831 – 12 Mar 1892) m. Harriet (Eugenia) Henderson (1835 – 10 Apr 1869)
      1. 1. Harriet (Eugenia) Sheffield (19 Nov 1853 – 27 Apr 1934) m. Nathan (Clark) Kelley (Apr 1849 – 1926)
        1. 1. Bettie Kelley (abt 1894 – ) m. Louis (Ory) Gundy (29 Apr 1892 – 29 Mar 1971)

Adam Sheffield's Timeline

2 Records

1765
3/9/1765
Birth of Adam Sheffield in Moore, , North Carolina, USA
Moore, , North Carolina, USA
1844
26 Jun 1844
Age 79
Death of Adam Sheffield in Benton, Lowndes, Alabama, United States
Benton, Lowndes, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3/9/1765
    Event Place: Moore, , North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1844
    Event Place: Benton, Lowndes, Alabama, United States
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