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Benjamin Shelton 1724–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jun 1724

Birth Location: Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1790

Death Location: Caswell, North Carolina, United States

Father: Ralph Shelton

Mother: Mary Crispen

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Benjamin Shelton was born in 1724 in Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, United States, the child of Ralph Shelton And Mary Jane Crispen. Benjamin Shelton passed away in 1790 in Caswell, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Shelton was born in 1724 in Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, United States, the child of Ralph Shelton And Mary Jane Crispen.
  • Benjamin Shelton passed away in 1790 in Caswell, North Carolina, United States.

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Benjamin Shelton's Ancestors

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Benjamin Shelton
1724–1790
Birth Place: Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Parents
Ralph Shelton
1685–1733
Middlesex, Virginia
Mary (Jane) Crispen
1685–1771
Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia
Grandparents
Peter Shelton
1664–1718
York County, Virginia, United States of America
SUSANNAH (ABIGAIL) JACKSON
1665–1689
Middlesex, Virginia
Thomas (Beauford) Crispen
1663–1716
Christ Church, Lancaster, Virginia, United States
Mary Early
1663–1720
Amelia, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Capt Shelton
1630–1718
Mary Bathurst
1630–
Thomas Jackson
1635–1700
Susannah Boate
1640–1698
John Beauford
1642–1722
Elizabeth Parrott
1645–1727
Elinor Stephens
1656–1732
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Shelton
1606–1683
Hannah Wood
1610–1684
Edward Bathurst
–1674
Lady Bathurst
1615–1669
Malin Jackson
1584–1644
Emmota Allen
1584–1674
Stephen Boate
1601–1691
Eleanore Flynn
1624–1684
Richard Beaufort
1617–1686
Mary Wade
1623–1699

Benjamin Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1724
18 Jun 1724
Birth of Benjamin Shelton in Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
1790
1790
Age 66
Death of Benjamin Shelton in Caswell, North Carolina, United States
Caswell, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1724
    Event Place: Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Caswell, North Carolina, United States

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