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John Armistead Selden 1802–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jan 1802

Birth Location: Flowerdew Hundred, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 Aug 1868

Death Location: Charlotte Court House, Charlotte, Virginia, USA

Father: Miles III

Mother: Martha *

Spouse(s): Maria Pemberton

Children(s): John Selden

The story of John Armistead Selden began in 1802 in Flowerdew Hundred, Virginia, USA. John Armistead Selden married Maria A Pemberton, and had children including John A Selden. John Armistead Selden passed away in 1868 in Charlotte Court House, Charlotte, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Armistead Selden began in 1802 in Flowerdew Hundred, Virginia, USA.
  • John Armistead Selden married Maria A Pemberton, and had children including John A Selden.
  • John Armistead Selden passed away in 1868 in Charlotte Court House, Charlotte, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Miles III
1777–1814
Birth Location: James River, Buckingham, Virginia
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Martha *
1780–1814
Birth Location: Surry, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Maria Pemberton
1804–1872
Birth Location: Clover Forest, Goochland County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

John Selden
1827–1889
Birth Location: Charles City County, Virginia, USA
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John Selden's Ancestors

Self
John Selden
1802–1868
Birth Place: Flowerdew Hundred, Virginia, USA
Parents
Miles Cary Selden III
1777–1814
James River, Buckingham, Virginia
Martha (Bland “Patsy” Allen) *
1780–1814
Surry, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Miles (Cary Selden) Jr.
1752–1811
Charles City, Charles, Virginia
Elizabeth ("Betty" Armistead) *
1752–1833
New Kent, Virginia, USA
Col (William Allen) Sr.
1733–1792
Claremont, Surry, Virginia, USA
Mary (Chamberlain) Lightfoot
1750–1789
Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Selden's Descendants

1.
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John (Armistead) Selden (3 Jan 1802–15 Aug 1868) m. Maria (A.) Pemberton (14 Sep 1804–10 Aug 1872)
  1. 1. John (A) Selden 1827–1889 m. Penelope (Louisa) Benbury 1830–1872
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Benbury) Selden 1856–1920 m. Joseph (Curtis) Herbert 1859–1920
      1. 1. Marie (Parker) Herbert 1890–1981 m. Howard (Aubrey Gills,) Sr. 1880–1941
        1. 1. Howard (Aubrey Gills) Jr. 1913–2000 m. Anne (Diggs) Peple 1915–2006
        2. 2. Nancy (Lavinia Gills Foster Leigh) Gardner 1921–1997

John Selden's Timeline

2 Records

1802
3 Jan 1802
Birth of John Armistead Selden in Flowerdew Hundred, Virginia, USA
Flowerdew Hundred, Virginia, USA
1868
15 Aug 1868
Age 66
Death of John Armistead Selden in Charlotte Court House, Charlotte, Virginia, USA
Charlotte Court House, Charlotte, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1802
    Event Place: Flowerdew Hundred, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1868
    Event Place: Charlotte Court House, Charlotte, Virginia, USA
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