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James Shelton 1630–1720 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1630

Birth Location: , Cecil, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 1720

Death Location: Richmond, York, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Shelton

Mother: Hannah Wood

Spouse(s): Eleanor West, Susan Rich, Mary Bathurst

Children(s): William Shelton, Bathurst Shelton, Mary Shelton, William Shelton, John Shelton, Henry Shelton, Richard Shelton, Susannah Shelton, James Shelton, Peter Shelton, Daniel Shelton, Thomas Shelton, William Shelton, Peter Shelton, Richard Shelton, Reuben Shelton, William Shelton, Reuben Shelton, Thomas Shelton, William Shelton, Bathurst Shelton, William Shelton, John Shelton

James Shelton was born in 1630 in , Cecil, Maryland, USA, the child of Thomas Shelton And Hannah Wood. James Shelton married Eleanor West, Mary Jane Bathurst, Susan Rich, and had children including Bathurst Shelton, Daniel Shelton, Henry Shelton, James Shelton, John Shelton, Mary Shelton, Peter Shelton, Reuben Shelton, Richard Shelton, Susannah Shelton, Thomas Shelton, William Shelton. James Shelton passed away in 1720 in Richmond, York, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • James Shelton was born in 1630 in , Cecil, Maryland, USA, the child of Thomas Shelton And Hannah Wood.
  • James Shelton married Eleanor West, Mary Jane Bathurst, Susan Rich, and had children including Bathurst Shelton, Daniel Shelton, Henry Shelton, James Shelton, John Shelton, Mary Shelton, Peter Shelton, Reuben Shelton, Richard Shelton, Susannah Shelton, Thomas Shelton, William Shelton.
  • James Shelton passed away in 1720 in Richmond, York, Virginia, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Shelton's Ancestors

Self
James Shelton
1630–1720
Birth Place: , Cecil, Maryland, USA
Parents
Thomas Shelton
1606–1683
Bohemia River, Cecil, Maryland, USA
Hannah Wood
1610–1690
Shelton, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
James Shelton
1580–1668
Canterbury, Suffolk, , England
Anne Hebert
1588–1684
, , , England
Henry WOOD
1580–
, , , England
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Shelton
1560–1628
Jane West
1558–1606
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ralph Shelton
1535–1580
Mary Wodehouse
1535–1565
William West
1530–1595
Elizabeth Strange
1534–1575

James Shelton's Descendants

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James Shelton (1630–1720) m. Eleanor West (1630–) m. Susan Rich (1630–) m. Mary (Jane) Bathurst (1622–1682)
  1. 1. William Shelton 1654–
  2. 2. Bathurst Shelton 1652–1656
  3. 3. Mary Shelton 1652–
  4. 4. William Shelton 1651–
  5. 5. John Shelton 1650–1706
  6. 6. Henry Shelton 1647–
  7. 7. Richard Shelton 1646–1720
  8. 8. Susannah Shelton 1634–1667
  9. 9. James Shelton 1591–1648
  10. 10. Peter Shelton 1664–1718
  11. 11. Daniel Shelton 1668–1724
  12. 12. Thomas Shelton 1666–1700
  13. 13. William Shelton 1665–1727
  14. 14. Peter Shelton 1664–1718
  15. 15. Richard Shelton 1664–1759
  16. 16. Reuben Shelton 1662–
  17. 17. William Shelton 1661–
  18. 18. Reuben Shelton 1659–1759
  19. 19. Thomas Shelton 1659–
  20. 20. William Shelton 1654–
  21. 21. Bathurst Shelton 1652–
  22. 22. William Shelton 1651–
  23. 23. John Shelton 1650–1706
    1. 1. Jane Shelton 1701–1728 m. Thomas Grimsley 1700–1720
      1. 1. John Grimsley 1722–1724
      2. 2. Sherwood Grimsley 1702–
      3. 3. John Grimsley 1699–
      4. 4. James Grimsley 1720–1806 m. Ann Sarah 1722–1744
        1. 1. John (Bennom) Grimsley 1800–
        2. 2. George Grimsley 1765–1800
        3. 3. Zacharia Grimsley 1760–1845
        4. 4. Susannah Grimsley 1760–1795
        5. 5. THOMAS GRIMSLEY 1758–1839
        6. 6. ZACHARIAH GRIMSLEY 1757–1845
        7. 7. JAMES GRIMSLEY 1755–1795
        8. 8. JOHN GRIMSLEY 1744–1814
        9. 9. William Grimsley 1743–1819
        10. 10. Lofton Grimsley 1741–1834
        11. 11. Joseph Grimsley 1741–1834 m. Ann Masters 1743–

James Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1630
1630
Birth of James Shelton in , Cecil, Maryland, USA
, Cecil, Maryland, USA
1720
1720
Age 90
Death of James Shelton in Richmond, York, Virginia, USA
Richmond, York, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: , Cecil, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1630; Birth city: Cecil; Birth state: MD.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: North Carolina; Page Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Richmond, York, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1630; Birth city: Cecil; Birth state: MD.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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