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Ellen West 1585–1668 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jan 1585

Birth Location: Lansium, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 28 May 1668

Death Location: Charles Parish, York, Virginia, USA

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Spouse(s): James Capt

Children(s): James Shelton

Ellen West was born in 1585 in Lansium, Hampshire, England, the child of Thomas West And Ann West. Ellen West married James I Shelton Capt, and had children including James Stephen Shelton. Ellen West passed away in 1668 in Charles Parish, York, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Ellen West was born in 1585 in Lansium, Hampshire, England, the child of Thomas West And Ann West.
  • Ellen West married James I Shelton Capt, and had children including James Stephen Shelton.
  • Ellen West passed away in 1668 in Charles Parish, York, Virginia, USA.

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Ellen West
1585–1668
Birth Place: Lansium, Hampshire, England
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Ellen West's Descendants

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Ellen West (3 Jan 1585–28 May 1668) m. James (I Shelton) Capt (abt 1580–20 May 1668)
  1. 1. James (Stephen) Shelton 1630–1718 m. Mary (Jane) Bathurst 1633–1682
    1. 1. Alice (Elizabeth Shelton) Jones 1664–1724 m. William (Charles) Jones 1660–1723
      1. 1. Thomas (Shelton) Jones 1688–1759 m. Dorothy Chiltham 1695–1763
        1. 1. Jean Jones 1712–1779 m. Edmond Manion 1708–1763
        2. 2. James Jones 1710–1808
        3. 3. Thomas (Jones) II 1713–
        4. 4. John Jones 1710–
        5. 5. Ambrose Jones 1709–1770
        6. 6. Stephen Jones 1715–
      2. 2. Henry Jones 1680–1733
      3. 3. John Jones 1682–1759
    2. 2. James Chelton 1650–1731

Ellen West's Timeline

3 Records

1585
3 Jan 1585
Birth of Ellen West in Lansium, Hampshire, England
Lansium, Hampshire, England
1668
28 May 1668
Age 83
Death of Ellen West in Charles Parish, York, Virginia, USA
Charles Parish, York, Virginia, USA
1848
25 Dec 1848
Age 263
Ellen West was baptized in Glastonbury, St John, Somerset, England
Glastonbury, St John, Somerset, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1585
    Event Place: Lansium, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1848
    Event Place: Glastonbury, St John, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Reference Number: D\P\gla.j21/12

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1668
    Event Place: Charles Parish, York, Virginia, USA

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