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James Shelton 1622 – 1716 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1622

Birth Location: ,,Virginia,USA

Death Date: 1716

Death Location: York,,Virginia,USA

Father: Thomas Shelton

Mother: Hannah Wood

Spouse(s): Mary Bathurst

Children(s): John Shelton

James Shelton was born in 1622 in ,,Virginia,USA, the child of Thomas Shelton and Hannah Wood. James Shelton married Mary Jane Bathurst, and had children including John Shelton. James Shelton passed away in 1716 in York,,Virginia,USA.

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Biography

  • James Shelton was born in 1622 in ,,Virginia,USA, the child of Thomas Shelton and Hannah Wood.
  • James Shelton married Mary Jane Bathurst, and had children including John Shelton.
  • James Shelton passed away in 1716 in York,,Virginia,USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Shelton's Ancestors

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James Shelton
1622 – 1716
Birth Place: ,,Virginia,USA
Parents
Thomas Shelton
1606 – 1683
,Shelton,Norfolk,England
Hannah Wood
1606 – 1684
,Shelton,Norfolk,England
Grandparents
James Shelton
1580 – 1668
Canterbury,,Suffolk,England
Ann Hebert
1588 – 1639
Canterbury,,Suffolk,England
Henry Wood
1580 –
Hannah
1650 –
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Shelton
1560 – 1628
Jane West
1558 – 1606
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ralph Shelton
1535 – 1580
Mary Wodehouse
1534 – 1568
William West
1520 – 1595
Elizabeth Strange
1534 – 1575

James Shelton's Descendants

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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)
      1. 1. Jane Shelton (1695 – 1725) m. Richard Perkins (1691 – 1767)
        1. 1. Sarah Perkins (1737 – ) m. John Horne

James Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1622
1622
Birth of James Shelton in ,,Virginia,USA
,,Virginia,USA
1716
1716
Age 94
Death of James Shelton in York,,Virginia,USA
York,,Virginia,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1622
    Event Place: ,,Virginia,USA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 353.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: ZJL.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1716
    Event Place: York,,Virginia,USA

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