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James Shelton 1580 – 1668 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1580

Birth Location: Canterbury,,Suffolk,England

Death Date: 1668

Death Location: Barbados,,,Bermuda

Father: Ralph Shelton

Mother: Jane West

Spouse(s): Ann Hebert

Children(s): Thomas Shelton

James Shelton was born in 1580 in Canterbury,,Suffolk,England, the child of Ralph Shelton and Jane West. James Shelton married Ann Hebert, and had children including Thomas Shelton. James Shelton passed away in 1668 in Barbados,,,Bermuda.

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Biography

  • James Shelton was born in 1580 in Canterbury,,Suffolk,England, the child of Ralph Shelton and Jane West.
  • James Shelton married Ann Hebert, and had children including Thomas Shelton.
  • James Shelton passed away in 1668 in Barbados,,,Bermuda.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Shelton's Ancestors

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James Shelton
1580 – 1668
Birth Place: Canterbury,,Suffolk,England
Parents
Ralph Shelton
1560 – 1628
Shelton,,Norfolk,England
Jane West
1558 – 1606
,Shelton,Norfolk,England
Grandparents
Ralph Shelton
1535 – 1580
Shelton,,Norfolk,England
Mary Wodehouse
1534 – 1568
Washam,,Norfolk,England
William West
1520 – 1595
,,Sussex,England
Elizabeth Strange
1534 – 1575
,,Sussex,England
Great-Grandparents
John Shelton
1504 – 1558
Margaret Parker
1500 – 1558
William Wodehouse
1515 – 1563
Anne Reppes
1525 – 1551
George West
1510 – 1538
Elizabeth Morton
1512 – 1554
Thomas Strange
1508 – 1545
Anne Vaux
1513 – 1569
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Shelton
1472 – 1539
Anne Boleyn
1475 – 1556
Henry Parker
1513 – 1552
Grace Newport
1500 – 1552
Roger Woodhouse
1497 – 1560
Elizabeth Radcliffe
1502 – 1578
Henry Reppes
1505 –
Elizabeth Grimestone
1506 –
Thomas West
1457 – 1525
Eleanor Copley
1470 – 1536
Robert Morton
1467 – 1520
Alice Markham
1502 – 1596
Robert Strange
1460 – 1511
Ann Strange
1492 –
Nicholas Vaux
1460 – 1523
Anne Greene
1490 – 1523

James Shelton's Descendants

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James Shelton (1580 – 1668) m. Ann Hebert (1588 – 1639)
  1. 1. Thomas Shelton (1606 – 1683-10-24) m. Hannah Wood (1606 – 1684)
    1. 1. James Shelton (1622 – 1716) m. Mary (Jane) Bathurst (1630 – 1682)
      1. 1. John Shelton (1650 – 1706) m. Jane Chilton (1649 – )
        1. 1. William Shelton (1676 – 1734) m. Hannah Armistead (1679 – 1748)

James Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1580
1580
Birth of James Shelton in Canterbury,,Suffolk,England
Canterbury,,Suffolk,England
1668
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,,Suffolk,England
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1668
    Event Place: Barbados,,,Bermuda
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

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