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Eleanor West 1585–1668 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1585

Birth Location: Wherewell, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 28 May 1668

Death Location: Charles Parish, York, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas West

Mother: Lady (Knollys)

Spouse(s): James II, Captain Skelton, Ralph Sir, James Shelton

Children(s): Capt Shelton, Peter Shelton, THOMAS SHELTON, Edward Shelton, John Shelton

In 1585, Eleanor West entered the world in Wherewell, Hampshire, England, born to Thomas Leighton Lord De La West And Lady Anne Knowles Knollys. Eleanor West married Captain John Shelton Skelton, James Shelton, James Shelton Ii, Ralph Shelton Sir, and had children including Capt James Stephen Shelton, Edward Shelton, James M Shelton, John Shelton, Peter Shelton, Ralph Shelton, Thomas Shelton. Eleanor West passed away in 1668 in Charles Parish, York, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1585, Eleanor West entered the world in Wherewell, Hampshire, England, born to Thomas Leighton Lord De La West And Lady Anne Knowles Knollys.
  • Eleanor West married Captain John Shelton Skelton, James Shelton, James Shelton Ii, Ralph Shelton Sir, and had children including Capt James Stephen Shelton, Edward Shelton, James M Shelton, John Shelton, Peter Shelton, Ralph Shelton, Thomas Shelton.
  • Eleanor West passed away in 1668 in Charles Parish, York, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas West
1555–1601
Birth Location: Sussex, England
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Lady (Knollys)
1553–1608
Birth Location: Stanford, Berkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

James II
1600–1668
Birth Location: Shelton, Norfolk, England
JI
Captain Skelton
1649–1706
Birth Location: Currioman, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
CS
Ralph Sir
1580–
Birth Location: En
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James Shelton
1600–1668
Birth Location: Shelton Manor, Norfolk, England
JS

Children(s)

Capt Shelton
1630–1718
Birth Location: Bohemia River, Cecil, Maryland, United States
CS
Peter Shelton
1664–1718
Birth Location: York, Colony of Virginia
PS
THOMAS SHELTON
1633–1743
Birth Location: Cecil, Colony of Maryland
TS
Edward Shelton
1620–
Birth Location: –
ES
John Shelton
1621–1668
Birth Location: Southgate, Kent, , England
JS

Eleanor West's Ancestors

Self
Eleanor West
1585–1668
Birth Place: Wherewell, Hampshire, England
Parents
Thomas Leighton Lord de la West
1555–1601
Sussex, England
Lady (Anne Knowles) (Knollys)
1553–1608
Stanford, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eleanor West's Descendants

1.
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Eleanor West (1585–28 May 1668) m. James (Shelton) II (1600–28 May 1668) m. Captain (John Shelton -) Skelton (1649–15 Nov 1706) m. Ralph (Shelton) Sir (Abt. 1580–) m. James Shelton (1600–28 May 1668)
  1. 1. Capt (James Stephen) Shelton 1630–1718 m. Mary (Jane) Bathurst 1630–1682 m. Susan Rich 1630–1669
    1. 1. Peter (Shelton (1664-1718)) (VA) 1665–1718 m. Susannah (Jackson - Shelton (VA)) (1664-1689) 1665–1689 m. Mary Crispen 1690–1765 m. Abigail Holdemar 1669–1729 m. Hannah (Ellyson) Armistead 1679–1748
      1. 1. Ralph Shelton 1685–1733 m. Mary Crispen 1690–1771 m. Mary –1781 m. Mary Crispen 1685–1735 m. Mary (Crispen - Clark - Shelton (VA)) (1685-1771) 1685–1771
        1. 1. Elizabeth Shelton 1711–1749 m. Rev (William Ragland) Davis 1700–1763
        2. 2. Henry Newby 1713–1764
        3. 3. James Shelton 1710–
        4. 4. Crispen Shelton 1713–1787
        5. 5. Ralph Shelton 1709–1789
        6. 6. John Shelton 1722–1804
        7. 7. Benjamin Shelton 1724–1790
        8. 8. Daniel Shelton 1729–1809
        9. 9. Thomas Shelton 1707–1742
        10. 10. Reuben Shelton 1715–1715
        11. 11. Mary Shelton 1716–1719
        12. 12. Catherine Shelton 1719–1750
        13. 13. James Shelton 1726–1784
        14. 14. Jane Shelton 1730–1811
        15. 15. Richard (Gissage) Shelton 1728–1821
        16. 16. James Shelton 1710–1802
        17. 17. Mary Shelton 1721–
        18. 18. Samuel Shelton 1703–1792
        19. 19. Mary Shelton 1706–1711
        20. 20. Whaley Shelton 1717–1796
        21. 21. Ozwald Shelton 1715–1791
        22. 22. William (Davis) Shelton 1713–1748
        23. 23. Ozwald Newby 1715–1791
        24. 24. John ((MMN Crispen)) Shelton 1722–1804
        25. 25. Crispen Shelton 1713–1787
        26. 26. Catherine (Shelton (VA)) (1718-1745) 1719–1750
        27. 27. Crispen ((mmn) Shelton (VA )) (1713-1787) 1713–1787
        28. 28. Captain (James Roderick) Shelton 1726–1784
        29. 29. Crispen (Eliphas) Shelton 1713–1787
        30. 30. William (Davis) Shelton 1713–1748
        31. 31. Mary Shelton 1706–1711
        32. 32. Elizabeth (Shelton (VA) colony) 1724–1784
        33. 33. Mary (Shelton (1716-1719) (d. as) child) 1716–1719
        34. 34. William (Davis) Shelton 1713–1748
        35. 35. Mary (Jane) Shelton 1721–1811
        36. 36. Capt. (James Shelton (1726-1798) (VA to) TN) 1726–1798
        37. 37. Mary Shelton 1706–1711
        38. 38. Samuel Shelton 1703–1793
        39. 39. John (S) Shelton 1722–1804
        40. 40. Reuben (Shelton (VA (1715) (d. as) infant) 1715–1715
        41. 41. Thomas (M Shelton Sr (VA) (1707-1742)) Sr 1707–1743
        42. 42. Thomas (M) Shelton 1707–1743
        43. 43. Reuben Shelton 1715–1715
        44. 44. ANN (NANCY) SHELTON 1710–1774
        45. 45. Ralph (Shelton Jr) DNA 1709–
        46. 46. Jane Shelton 1730–1811
        47. 47. Richard (Gissage) Shelton 1728–1821
        48. 48. John Shelton 1722–1778
      2. 2. Elizabeth Shelton 1692–1734
      3. 3. Susannah Shelton 1689–1708
      4. 4. William Shelton 1680–1734
      5. 5. Peter Shelton 1664–1718
      6. 6. Henry Newby 1687–1741
      7. 7. William Shelton 1680–1734
      8. 8. John Shelton 1683–1777
      9. 9. Zebulon Shelton 1700–1777
      10. 10. Thomas Chilton 1693–1694
      11. 11. John Shelton 1713–1777
      12. 12. Susanna Shelton 1689–1763
      13. 13. William Shelton 1690–1734
      14. 14. Henry Shelton 1691–1716
      15. 15. Susanna Shelton 1689–1763
      16. 16. Thomas Chilton 1690–
      17. 17. Zebulon Chilton 1690–1777
      18. 18. William Shelton 1703–1778
      19. 19. Ralph (Shelton) 1709 1709–1789
      20. 20. Zebulon Shelton 1700–1777
      21. 21. William Shelton 1680–1734
    2. 2. Thomas Shelton 1650–1706
    3. 3. Reuben Shelton 1659–1759
    4. 4. Bathurst SHELTON 1652–1656
    5. 5. Daniel Shelton 1668–1728
    6. 6. William Shelton 1651–1727
    7. 7. James Shelton 1697–1753
    8. 8. Susannah Shelton 1634–1667
    9. 9. Dr (James) Shelton 1591–1648
    10. 10. William Shelton 1646–1683
    11. 11. James Shelton 1653–
    12. 12. Stephen Shelton 1660–1753
    13. 13. William Shelton 1661–
    14. 14. John Chilton 1650–
  2. 2. Peter Shelton 1664–1718
  3. 3. THOMAS SHELTON 1633–1743
  4. 4. Edward Shelton 1620–
  5. 5. John Shelton 1621–1668

Eleanor West's Timeline

2 Records

1585
1585
Birth of Eleanor West in Wherewell, Hampshire, England
Wherewell, Hampshire, England
1668
28 May 1668
Age 83
Death of Eleanor West in Charles Parish, York, Virginia, USA
Charles Parish, York, Virginia, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Wherewell, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1668
    Event Place: Charles Parish, York, Virginia, USA
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