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Captain James Shelton 1733–1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Feb 1733

Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 14 May 1784

Death Location: Henry, Virginia, United States

Father: Ralph Jr

Mother: Susannah Shelton

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Captain James Shelton was born in 1733 in Middlesex, Virginia, United States, the child of Ralph Shelton Jr And Susannah Shelton. Captain James Shelton passed away in 1784 in Henry, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Captain James Shelton was born in 1733 in Middlesex, Virginia, United States, the child of Ralph Shelton Jr And Susannah Shelton.
  • Captain James Shelton passed away in 1784 in Henry, Virginia, United States.

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Captain Shelton's Ancestors

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Captain Shelton
1733–1784
Birth Place: Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Parents
Ralph Shelton Jr
1709–1789
VA, USA
Susannah Shelton
1712–1787
Henry County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Ralph Shelton
1685–1733
England
Mary Crispen
1688–1750
Lancaster County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Peter Shelton
1664–1718
Susannah Jackson
1664–1689
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Shelton
1630–1718
Marye Batthurst
1633–1681
Susannah Jackson
1640–1698

Captain Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1733
23 Feb 1733
Birth of Captain James Shelton in Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Middlesex, Virginia, United States
1784
14 May 1784
Age 51
Death of Captain James Shelton in Henry, Virginia, United States
Henry, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1733
    Event Place: Middlesex, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1784
    Event Place: Henry, Virginia, United States

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