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Benjamin Shelley 1662–1718 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1662

Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1718

Death Location: Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

Father: John Shelley

Mother: Susanna Dimmock

Spouse(s): Jane Burdick

Children(s): Sarah Shelley, Susannah Shelley

In 1662, Benjamin Shelley entered the world in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, born to John Shelley And Susanna Dimmock. Benjamin Shelley married Jane Burdick, and had children including Sarah Shelley, Susannah Shelley. Benjamin Shelley passed away in 1718 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1662, Benjamin Shelley entered the world in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, born to John Shelley And Susanna Dimmock.
  • Benjamin Shelley married Jane Burdick, and had children including Sarah Shelley, Susannah Shelley.
  • Benjamin Shelley passed away in 1718 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Shelley
1642–1692
Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
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Susanna Dimmock
1646–1694
Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Jane Burdick
1666–1748
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Children(s)

Sarah Shelley
1698–1757
Birth Location: Stonington,New London,Connecticut,USA
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Susannah Shelley
1709–1760
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin Shelley's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Shelley
1662–1718
Birth Place: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Shelley
1642–1692
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Susanna Dimmock
1646–1694
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Robert Shelley
1610–1692
Judith Garnett
1617–1658
Great-Grandparents
Robert Shelley
1566–1642
Alice Tassell
1575–1639
Thomas Garnett
1585–1624
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Shelley
1544–1592
Eleanor Lovell
1565–1605
BARTHOLOMEI TASSELL
1540–1576
JOANNE LAWRENCE
1543–1583

Benjamin Shelley's Descendants

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Benjamin Shelley (12 Mar 1662–1718) m. Jane Burdick (1666–1748)
  1. 1. Sarah Shelley 1698–1757 m. William (Walter) Worden 1698–1790
    1. 1. Ebenezer (Worden) Sr. 1719–1791 m. Borrodell Button 1721–1764
      1. 1. Abial Worden 1740–1819 m. Rebecca (Eccleston Worden) (Pardon) 1740–1827
        1. 1. Isaac (B) Worden 1765–1856 m. Margaret Gray 1767–1787
        2. 2. Paul (H) Worden 1760–1809
    2. 2. Nathaniel Worden 1728–1813
    3. 3. Benjamin Worden 1723–1762
    4. 4. Isaac Worden 1721–1783
    5. 5. Sabra Worden 1726–1762
    6. 6. Walter Worden 1730–1814
    7. 7. William Worden 1724–1743
  2. 2. Susannah Shelley 1709–1760

Benjamin Shelley's Timeline

2 Records

1662
12 Mar 1662
Birth of Benjamin Shelley in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1718
1718
Age 56
Death of Benjamin Shelley in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1662
    Event Place: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: A Potter-Richardson Memorial : the Ancestral Lines of William W. Potter of Michigan, and His Wife, Margaret (Richardson) Potter

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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