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Bennett (Chilton) Shelton 1766–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1766

Birth Location: Campden Parish, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Williamson, Williamson, Tennessee, United States

Father: Thomas Chilton

Mother: Jane Clopton

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Bennett (Chilton) Shelton was born in 1766 in Campden Parish, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, the child of Thomas Chilton And Jane Bennett Clopton. Bennett (Chilton) Shelton passed away in 1850 in Williamson, Williamson, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Bennett (Chilton) Shelton was born in 1766 in Campden Parish, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, the child of Thomas Chilton And Jane Bennett Clopton.
  • Bennett (Chilton) Shelton passed away in 1850 in Williamson, Williamson, Tennessee, United States.

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Bennett Shelton's Ancestors

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Bennett Shelton
1766–1850
Birth Place: Campden Parish, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Parents
Thomas Chilton
1756–1808
Prince William, Virginia, USA
Jane (Bennett) Clopton
1744–1823
Prince William, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
James Shelton
1710–1730
Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Jane Meriwether
1700–1751
Kippax, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Chilton
1664–1765
Michele
1655–
Capt. Meriwether
1670–1713
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John III
1640–1708
Joan Jane
1642–1684

Bennett Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1766
1766
Birth of Bennett (Chilton) Shelton in Campden Parish, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Campden Parish, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
1850
1850
Age 84
Death of Bennett (Chilton) Shelton in Williamson, Williamson, Tennessee, United States
Williamson, Williamson, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1766
    Event Place: Campden Parish, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Williamson, Williamson, Tennessee, United States

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