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James Stephen Shelton 1629–1716 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1629

Birth Location: Yorktown, York County, Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1716

Death Location: Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, British Colonial America

Father: Thomas Shelton

Mother: Hannah Wood

Spouse(s): Mary Bathurst

Children(s): John Shelton

In 1629, James Stephen Shelton entered the world in Yorktown, York County, Virginia, British Colonial America, born to Thomas Shelton And Hannah Wood. In 1714, James Stephen Shelton was employed in Clerk of York County, Virginia. James Stephen Shelton married Mary Jane Bathurst, and had children including John Shelton. James Stephen Shelton passed away in 1716 in Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • In 1629, James Stephen Shelton entered the world in Yorktown, York County, Virginia, British Colonial America, born to Thomas Shelton And Hannah Wood.
  • In 1714, James Stephen Shelton was employed in Clerk of York County, Virginia.
  • James Stephen Shelton married Mary Jane Bathurst, and had children including John Shelton.
  • James Stephen Shelton passed away in 1716 in Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Shelton
1606–1684
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
TS
Hannah Wood
1605–1684
Birth Location: –
HW

Spouses(s)

Mary Bathurst
1630–1682
Birth Location: Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
MB

Children(s)

John Shelton
1650–1706
Birth Location: Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
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James Shelton's Ancestors

Self
James Shelton
1629–1716
Birth Place: Yorktown, York County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Parents
Thomas Shelton
1606–1684
England, United Kingdom
Hannah Wood
1605–1684
Grandparents
James Shelton
1580–
Shelton, Norfolk, England
Anne Herbert
1588–1684
Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Shelton's Descendants

1.
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James (Stephen) Shelton (ABT 1629–1716) m. Mary (Jane) Bathurst (1630–1682)
  1. 1. John Shelton 1650–1706 m. Jane Pollard 1649–1681
    1. 1. Daniel Shelton 1670–
    2. 2. Richard Shelton 1670–
    3. 3. Sarah Shelton 1682–1733 m. Joseph Bickley 1679–1751 m. Richard Gissage 1660–1703
      1. 1. Joseph Bickley 1704–1749
      2. 2. Charles Bickley 1715–1758
      3. 3. William Bickley 1705–
      4. 4. Richard Gissage 1700–
      5. 5. Christian Gissage 1702–1778 m. John Poindexter 1703–1753
        1. 1. John Poindexter 1728–1810 m. Margaret Daniels 1732–1826 m. Elizabeth Thornton 1730– m. Sarah White 1738–1810

James Shelton's Timeline

3 Records

1629
ABT 1629
Birth of James Stephen Shelton in Yorktown, York County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Yorktown, York County, Virginia, British Colonial America
1714
BET 1714 AND 1716
Age 85
James Stephen Shelton was employed in Clerk of York County, Virginia
Clerk of York County, Virginia
1716
1716
Age 87
Death of James Stephen Shelton in Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1629
    Event Place: Yorktown, York County, Virginia, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members., Page number: Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch ( : 5 December 2014), Marion Lucinda Shelton in entry for George C. Shelton and Mary E. Shelton, 04 Jul 1920; citing Pittsylvania Co., Va., reference Pag
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, Place: North Carolina; Page Number: 29
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source number: 1769.100; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
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    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Deptford, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members., Page number: Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch ( : 5 December 2014), Marion Lucinda Shelton in entry for George C. Shelton and Mary E. Shelton, 04 Jul 1920; citing Pittsylvania Co., Va., reference Pag
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, Place: North Carolina; Page Number: 29
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source number: 1769.100; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source number: 353.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: ZJL
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    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: BET 1714 AND 1716
    Event Place: Clerk of York County, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members., Page number: Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch ( : 5 December 2014), Marion Lucinda Shelton in entry for George C. Shelton and Mary E. Shelton, 04 Jul 1920; citing Pittsylvania Co., Va., reference Pag
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, Place: North Carolina; Page Number: 29
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source number: 1769.100; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source number: 353.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: ZJL
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree
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    [14] FamilySearch Family Tree, International Genealogical index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150, USA, www.familysearch.org
    [15] FamilySearch Family Tree
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    [20] FamilySearch Family Tree, Birth year: 1630; Birth city: Cecil; Birth state: MD
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    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1716
    Event Place: York County, Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members., Page number: Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch ( : 5 December 2014), Marion Lucinda Shelton in entry for George C. Shelton and Mary E. Shelton, 04 Jul 1920; citing Pittsylvania Co., Va., reference Pag
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Place: North Carolina; Page Number: 29
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source number: 353.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: ZJL
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source number: 1769.150; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, Birth year: 1630; Birth city: Cecil; Birth state: MD

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: 9th Great Grandparent - Bartlett Line
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members., Page number: Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch ( : 5 December 2014), Marion Lucinda Shelton in entry for George C. Shelton and Mary E. Shelton, 04 Jul 1920; citing Pittsylvania Co., Va., reference Pag
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, Place: North Carolina; Page Number: 29
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source number: 1769.100; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source number: 353.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: ZJL
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Title
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source Citation Birth year: 1664; Birth city: York County; Birth state: VA Source Information Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree
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    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018, John Shelton in entry for John Shelton, 07 Jan 1658); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealo
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree
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    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, Place: North Carolina; Page Number: 29
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source number: 1769.100; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source number: 353.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: ZJL
    [14] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [15] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [16] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [17] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source number: 1769.150; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [18] FamilySearch Family Tree, International Genealogical index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150, USA, www.familysearch.org
    [19] FamilySearch Family Tree
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    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1716
    Event Place: Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members., Page number: Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch ( : 5 December 2014), Marion Lucinda Shelton in entry for George C. Shelton and Mary E. Shelton, 04 Jul 1920; citing Pittsylvania Co., Va., reference Pag
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, Place: North Carolina; Page Number: 29
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source number: 1769.100; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source number: 353.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: ZJL
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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    [14] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source number: 1769.150; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [15] FamilySearch Family Tree, International Genealogical index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150, USA, www.familysearch.org
    [16] FamilySearch Family Tree
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