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Benjamin Shelton 1724–1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 June 1724

Birth Location: Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1799

Death Location: Caswell, North Carolina, USA

Father: Ralph Sr

Mother: Mary Crispin

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Benjamin Shelton was born in 1724 in Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA, the child of Ralph Gissage Shelton Sr And Mary Jane Crispin. Benjamin Shelton passed away in 1799 in Caswell, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Shelton was born in 1724 in Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA, the child of Ralph Gissage Shelton Sr And Mary Jane Crispin.
  • Benjamin Shelton passed away in 1799 in Caswell, North Carolina, USA.

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Benjamin Shelton's Ancestors

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Benjamin Shelton
1724–1799
Birth Place: Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Parents
Ralph Gissage Shelton Sr
1685–1743
Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Mary (Jane) Crispin
1685–1771
Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Gissage) Shelton
1657–1703
England, England, United Kingdom
Sarah (Jane) Shelton
1670–1733
St Pauls Parrish, Hanover, Virginia, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1724
18 June 1724
Birth of Benjamin Shelton in Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
1799
1799
Age 75
Death of Benjamin Shelton in Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Caswell, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 June 1724
    Event Place: Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1799
    Event Place: Caswell, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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