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James Shelton 1580–1668 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1580

Birth Location: Canterbury, Kent, England

Death Date: May 1668

Death Location: Barbados, Bermuda

Father: Ralph Shelton

Mother: Jane DeWest

Spouse(s): Ann Herbert

Children(s): Thomas Shelton, Thomas Seldon, Richard Shelton, Richard Shelton, Stephen Shelton, Richard Shelton, Joane Shelton, Ralph Shelton, James Shelton, William Shelton, Robert Shelton

James Shelton was born in 1580 in Canterbury, Kent, England, the child of Ralph Shelton And Jane Dewest. James Shelton married Ann Herbert, and had children including James Shelton, Joane Shelton, Ralph Shelton, Richard Shelton, Robert Shelton, Stephen Shelton, Thomas Seldon, Thomas Shelton, William Shelton. James Shelton passed away in 1668 in Barbados, Bermuda.

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Biography

  • James Shelton was born in 1580 in Canterbury, Kent, England, the child of Ralph Shelton And Jane Dewest.
  • James Shelton married Ann Herbert, and had children including James Shelton, Joane Shelton, Ralph Shelton, Richard Shelton, Robert Shelton, Stephen Shelton, Thomas Seldon, Thomas Shelton, William Shelton.
  • James Shelton passed away in 1668 in Barbados, Bermuda.

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Spouses(s)

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James Shelton's Ancestors

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James Shelton
1580–1668
Birth Place: Canterbury, Kent, England
Parents
Ralph Shelton
1560–1628
England
Jane DeWest
1558–1606
Grandparents
Sir (Ralph) Shelton
1535–1580
Shelton Manor, Shelton, Norfolk, England
William West
1520–1595
Warbleton, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Shelton's Descendants

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James Shelton (1580–May 1668) m. Ann Herbert (1582–1684)
  1. 1. Thomas Shelton 1606–1683 m. Hannah Wood 1606–1684
    1. 1. James Shelton 1620–1716 m. Mary (Jane) Bathurst 1622–1682
      1. 1. John Shelton 1650–1706 m. Jane Chilton 1654–1681
        1. 1. Sarah (Ellis) Shelton 1678–1733 m. Richard Gissage 1678–1703
      2. 2. Peter Chilton 1664–1718
      3. 3. Richard Shelton 1664–1759
      4. 4. Reuben Shelton 1659–1759
      5. 5. Thomas Shelton 1666–1706
      6. 6. Bathurst Shelton 1652–1656
      7. 7. Daniel Shelton 1668–1724
  2. 2. Thomas Seldon 1611–1644
  3. 3. Richard Shelton 1549–1691
  4. 4. Richard Shelton 1610–1701
  5. 5. Stephen Shelton 1602–1654
  6. 6. Richard Shelton 1605–1701
  7. 7. Joane Shelton 1604–1650
  8. 8. Ralph Shelton 1610–1691
  9. 9. James Shelton 1600–1668
  10. 10. William Shelton 1605–1639
  11. 11. Robert Shelton 1607–1654

James Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1580
1580
Birth of James Shelton in Canterbury, Kent, England
Canterbury, Kent, England
1668
May 1668
Age 88
Death of James Shelton in Barbados, Bermuda
Barbados, Bermuda

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Canterbury, Kent, England
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 329.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PKS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1668
    Event Place: Barbados, Bermuda

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