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Capt John B Sheldon 1658 – 1705 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Dec 1658

Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 5 Dec 1705

Death Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: Isaac Sheldon

Mother: Mary Woodford

Spouse(s): Deliverance Palmer

Children(s): Deacon Sheldon

Capt John B Sheldon Jr was born in 1658 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Isaac Sheldon and Mary Woodford. Capt John B Sheldon Jr married Deliverance Sarah Palmer, and had children including Deacon Isaac Sheldon. Capt John B Sheldon Jr passed away in 1705 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Capt John B Sheldon Jr was born in 1658 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Isaac Sheldon and Mary Woodford.
  • Capt John B Sheldon Jr married Deliverance Sarah Palmer, and had children including Deacon Isaac Sheldon.
  • Capt John B Sheldon Jr passed away in 1705 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Capt Sheldon's Ancestors

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Capt Sheldon
1658 – 1705
Birth Place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Isaac Sheldon
1629 – 1708
Ashford, Bakewell, Derby, England
Mary Woodford
1636 – 1684
Roxbury, Norfolk, MA
Grandparents
Radulphus ("Ralph") Sheldon
1605 – 1651
Bakewell, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England
Thomas Woodford
1612 – 1667
Roxbury, Lincolnshire, England
Mary Blott
1609 – 1660
Harrold, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Arthur Sheldon
1576 – 1651
Barbara Woodcock
1575 – 1615
Robert Woodforde
1570 – 1636
Jane Dexter
1575 – 1636
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Sheldon
1550 – 1623
Helen Woodcock
1561 – 1628
Thomas Stone
1555 – 1610
Jane Felde
1555 – 1618

Capt Sheldon's Descendants

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Capt (John B) Sheldon (5 Dec 1658 – 5 Dec 1705) m. Deliverance (Sarah) Palmer (20 May 1664 – 7 Jun 1717)
  1. 1. Deacon (Isaac) Sheldon (26 August 1686 – 25 Aug 1752) m. Susannah Potter (28 Jun 1688 – 03 Jan 1733)
    1. 1. Thomas Sheldon (18 Feb 1708 – 24 Apr 1748) m. Harriet Winters (28 Jun 1710 – 1765)
      1. 1. Susanna ('Susan') Sheldon (21 Apr 1735 – 17 Jun 1820) m. Capt. (Ephraim) Pray (20 Nov 1733 – 10 Apr 1805)
        1. 1. Nathan Pray (1755 – 09 May 1783) m. Ellis Horn

Capt Sheldon's Timeline

8 Records

1658
5 Dec 1658
Birth of Capt John B Sheldon Jr in S kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
S kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
1658
5 Dec 1658
Birth of Capt John B Sheldon Jr in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
1679
5 Nov 1679
Age 21
Capt John B Sheldon Jr was married in Northampton, Massachusetts
Northampton, Massachusetts
1683
1683
Age 25
Capt John B Sheldon Jr was married in Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Washington, Rhode Island, USA
1705
5 Dec 1705
Age 47
Death of Capt John B Sheldon Jr in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
1705
5 Dec 1705
Age 47
Death of Capt John B Sheldon Jr in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1717
1717
Age 59
Capt John B Sheldon Jr was married in Rhode Island, Rhode Island, USA
Rhode Island, Rhode Island, USA
1724
Aug. 27, 1724
Age 66
Death of Capt John B Sheldon Jr in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1658
    Event Place: S kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1658
    Event Place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1679
    Event Place: Northampton, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1683
    Event Place: Washington, Rhode Island, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1717
    Event Place: Rhode Island, Rhode Island, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1705
    Event Place: South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug. 27, 1724
    Event Place: South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1705
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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