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James Shelton 1630–1716 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1630

Birth Location: Cecil, Colony of Maryland, British Colonial America, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 1716

Death Location: York, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas SHELTON

Mother: Hannah Wood

Spouse(s): Mary Bathurst

Children(s): Daniel Shelton

James Shelton was born in 1630 in Cecil, Colony of Maryland, British Colonial America, Maryland, USA, the child of Thomas Herbert Shelton And Hannah Wood. James Shelton married Mary Jane Bathurst, and had children including Daniel Sr Shelton. James Shelton passed away in 1716 in York, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • James Shelton was born in 1630 in Cecil, Colony of Maryland, British Colonial America, Maryland, USA, the child of Thomas Herbert Shelton And Hannah Wood.
  • James Shelton married Mary Jane Bathurst, and had children including Daniel Sr Shelton.
  • James Shelton passed away in 1716 in York, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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James Shelton's Ancestors

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James Shelton
1630–1716
Birth Place: Cecil, Colony of Maryland, British Colonial America, Maryland, USA
Parents
Thomas (Herbert) SHELTON
1606–1683
Shelton, Norfolk, England
Hannah Wood
1606–1684
Shelton, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Capt (James I) Shelton
1580–1668
Shelton, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Anne Herbert
1582–1640
Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Isabell (Elizabeth) Goodspeed
1579–1631
Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Shelton's Descendants

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James Shelton (1630–1716) m. Mary (Jane) Bathurst (1630–1682)
  1. 1. Daniel ((Sr )) Shelton 1668–1728 m. Elizabeth Welles 1670–1747
    1. 1. Daniel Shelton 1700–1775 m. Mary Hubbell 1709–1749
      1. 1. Anah Shelton 1749–1782 m. Abijah Nichols 1748–1808
        1. 1. Lewis Nichols 1773–1862 m. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Hubbell 1774–1854
        2. 2. Mary (Polly) Nichols 1771–1849

James Shelton's Timeline

4 Records

1622
1622
Birth of James Shelton in Cecil, Maryland, USA
Cecil, Maryland, USA
1630
1630
Birth of James Shelton in Cecil, Colony of Maryland, British Colonial America, Maryland, USA
Cecil, Colony of Maryland, British Colonial America, Maryland, USA
1716
1716
Age 86
Death of James Shelton in Richmond, York, Virginia, USA
Richmond, York, Virginia, USA
1716
1716
Age 86
Death of James Shelton in York, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
York, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1622
    Event Place: Cecil, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Cecil, Colony of Maryland, British Colonial America, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1716
    Event Place: Richmond, York, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1716
    Event Place: York, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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