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Agnes Shelton 1685–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1685

Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1785

Death Location: Virginia, USA

Father: William Shelton

Mother: Hannah Armistead

Spouse(s): Joseph Gentry, Joseph Gentry

Children(s): Joseph Gentry, William Gentry, Elizabeth Gentry, John Gentry, James Gentry, Elizabeth Gentry

In 1685, Agnes Shelton entered the world in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States, born to William Col Shelton And Hannah Armistead. Agnes Shelton married Joseph Gentry, and had children including Anna Gentry, Elizabeth Betty Gentry, Elizabeth Gentry, James Gentry, John Gentry, Joseph Gentry, William Gentry. Agnes Shelton passed away in 1785 in Virginia, USA.

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  • In 1685, Agnes Shelton entered the world in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States, born to William Col Shelton And Hannah Armistead.
  • Agnes Shelton married Joseph Gentry, and had children including Anna Gentry, Elizabeth Betty Gentry, Elizabeth Gentry, James Gentry, John Gentry, Joseph Gentry, William Gentry.
  • Agnes Shelton passed away in 1785 in Virginia, USA.

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Agnes Shelton's Ancestors

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Agnes Shelton
1685–1785
Birth Place: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Parents
William (Col) Shelton
1661–1734
York, Virginia, Colonial America
Hannah Armistead
1679–1748
Elizabeth City, York, VA
Grandparents
Colonel (Anthony Armistead -- Ancestor of President John Tyler - Justice of the Peace in the British Colony and Dominion of Virginia - Member of the Virginia House of) Burgesses
1645–1726
Elizabeth City, Gloucester, Virginia, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Agnes Shelton's Descendants

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Agnes Shelton (1685–1785) m. Joseph Gentry (1730–) m. Joseph Gentry (1685–1766)
  1. 1. Joseph Gentry 1712–1788 m. Susannah Gentry 1710–
    1. 1. Joseph Gentry 1748–1834 m. Winifred Oliver 1745–1820
      1. 1. John Gentry 1777–1865 m. Sarah Brown 1778–1850
        1. 1. Sarah (Sally) Gentry 1804–1886 m. George Snider 1798–1886
        2. 2. Jesse Gentry 1798–1840
        3. 3. Joseph Gentry 1803–1860
        4. 4. Susannah Gentry 1808–1880
        5. 5. Keziah Gentry 1813–1883
        6. 6. William Gentry 1816–1876
        7. 7. Elizabeth Gentry 1819–1889
      2. 2. Joseph (Oliver) Gentry 1784–1857
      3. 3. Benjamin (B) Gentry 1786–1854
      4. 4. Dulartha Gentry 1794–1855
      5. 5. David Gentry 1792–1882
      6. 6. James Gentry 1791–1840
      7. 7. Susanna (C) Gentry 1797–1850
      8. 8. Elizabeth (Gentry) (Brown) 1782–1844
      9. 9. Richard Gentry 1779–1865
      10. 10. William Gentry 1780–1857
    2. 2. David Gentry 1742–
    3. 3. John Gentry 1742–1799
    4. 4. James Gentry 1746–1791
    5. 5. Nancy Gentry 1750–
    6. 6. Elizabeth Gentry 1752–
    7. 7. Charity Gentry 1753–1839
    8. 8. William Gentry 1754–
    9. 9. Susannah Gentry 1756–
    10. 10. Richard Gentry 1779–1865
    11. 11. William Gentry 1780–
    12. 12. Joseph (Oliver) Gentry 1784–1857
    13. 13. Benjamin (B) Gentry 1786–
    14. 14. David Gentry 1792–
    15. 15. Delartha Gentry 1795–1855
  2. 2. William Gentry 1710–1735
  3. 3. Elizabeth Gentry 1687–1775
  4. 4. John Gentry 1720–1778
  5. 5. James Gentry 1714–1764
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Betty) Gentry 1735–

Agnes Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1685
1685
Birth of Agnes Shelton in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
1785
1785
Age 100
Death of Agnes Shelton in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8820.905; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

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