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John Alex Sr. Sheffield 1728 – 1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Dec 1728

Birth Location: Somerset, PA with at least one reference (or Henrico, VA or NC)

Death Date: Feb 1796

Death Location: Moore, North Carolina, United States

Father: Adam SHEFFIELD

Mother: Mary (Averitt)

Spouse(s): Hannah Melton*

Children(s): Adam Sheffield

The story of John Alex Sr. Sheffield Senior began in 1728 in Somerset, PA with at least one reference (or Henrico, VA or NC). John Alex Sr. Sheffield Senior married Hannah "Johanna" Melton*, and had children including Adam Sheffield. John Alex Sr. Sheffield Senior passed away in 1796 in Moore, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John Alex Sr. Sheffield Senior began in 1728 in Somerset, PA with at least one reference (or Henrico, VA or NC).
  • John Alex Sr. Sheffield Senior married Hannah "Johanna" Melton*, and had children including Adam Sheffield.
  • John Alex Sr. Sheffield Senior passed away in 1796 in Moore, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Adam SHEFFIELD
1687 – 1764
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Mary (Averitt)
1695 – 1787
Birth Location: Rhode Island, USA
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Melton*
1734 – 1840
Birth Location: Brunswick County, Virginia Colony
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Children(s)

Adam Sheffield
1765 – 1844
Birth Location: Moore, , North Carolina, USA
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John Sheffield's Ancestors

Self
John Sheffield
1728 – 1796
Birth Place: Somerset, PA with at least one reference (or Henrico, VA or NC)
Parents
Adam SHEFFIELD
1687 – 1764
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Mary ((Elizabeth) Everitt) (Averitt)
1695 – 1787
Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sheffield's Descendants

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John (Alex Sr.) Sheffield (13 Dec 1728 – Feb 1796) m. Hannah ("Johanna") Melton* (1734 – 1840)
  1. 1. Adam Sheffield (3/9/1765 – 26 Jun 1844)
    1. 1. Nathan ((Shuffle)) Sheffield (9 June 1780 – 26 Sep 1846) m. Sarah ("Sally" MORGAN Sheffield DeWitt) Dumas (1801 – abt 1870)
      1. 1. Nathan (James) Sheffield (04 Nov 1831 – 12 Mar 1892) m. Harriet (Eugenia) Henderson (1835 – 10 Apr 1869)
        1. 1. Harriet (Eugenia) Sheffield (19 Nov 1853 – 27 Apr 1934) m. Nathan (Clark) Kelley (Apr 1849 – 1926)

John Sheffield's Timeline

2 Records

1728
13 Dec 1728
Birth of John Alex Sr. Sheffield Senior in Somerset, PA with at least one reference (or Henrico, VA or NC)
Somerset, PA with at least one reference (or Henrico, VA or NC)
1796
Feb 1796
Age 68
Death of John Alex Sr. Sheffield Senior in Moore, North Carolina, United States
Moore, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1728
    Event Place: Somerset, PA with at least one reference (or Henrico, VA or NC)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1796
    Event Place: Moore, North Carolina, United States
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