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Benjamin Shelton 1724–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jun 1724

Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia

Death Date: 1790

Death Location: Caswell, North Carolina

Father: Ralph Shelton

Mother: Mary Pollard

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Benjamin Shelton was born in 1724 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, the child of Ralph Shelton And Mary Pollard. Benjamin Shelton passed away in 1790 in Caswell, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Shelton was born in 1724 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, the child of Ralph Shelton And Mary Pollard.
  • Benjamin Shelton passed away in 1790 in Caswell, North Carolina.

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Benjamin Shelton's Ancestors

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Benjamin Shelton
1724–1790
Birth Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia
Parents
Ralph Shelton
1685–1733
Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Mary Pollard
1691–1762
King William, Virginia
Grandparents
Peter Shelton
1664–1718
York, Virginia
Abigail Holdemar
1669–1689
Middlesex, Royal Colony of Virginia
Thomas (Buford Crispin) (S)
1663–1765
Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Shelton
1632–1718
Mary Bathurst
1630–1682
Thomas (Jaxon)
1635–1700
Susannah Boate
1640–1698
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Shelton
1606–1683
Hannah Wood
1606–1684

Benjamin Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1724
18 Jun 1724
Birth of Benjamin Shelton in Pittsylvania, Virginia
Pittsylvania, Virginia
1790
1790
Age 66
Death of Benjamin Shelton in Caswell, North Carolina
Caswell, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1724
    Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia

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

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