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John Shelton 1729–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jun 1729

Birth Location: Dunkeswick, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1798

Death Location: Dunkeswick, Yorkshire, England

Father: John Shelton

Mother: Mary Lee

Spouse(s): Martha Waite

Children(s): Edward Shelton, Mary Shelton, Hannah Shelton, Martha Shelton, Ann Shelton, Eleanor Shelton, John Shelton

The story of John Shelton began in 1729 in Dunkeswick, Yorkshire, England. In 1747, John Shelton resided in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. John Shelton married Martha Waite, and had children including Ann Shilton Shelton, Edward Shelton, Eleanor Shilton Shelton, Hannah Shilton Shelton, John Shilton Shelton, Martha Shilton Shelton, Mary Shelton. John Shelton passed away in 1798 in Dunkeswick, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Shelton began in 1729 in Dunkeswick, Yorkshire, England.
  • In 1747, John Shelton resided in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
  • John Shelton married Martha Waite, and had children including Ann Shilton Shelton, Edward Shelton, Eleanor Shilton Shelton, Hannah Shilton Shelton, John Shilton Shelton, Martha Shilton Shelton, Mary Shelton.
  • John Shelton passed away in 1798 in Dunkeswick, Yorkshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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John Shelton's Ancestors

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John Shelton
1729–1798
Birth Place: Dunkeswick, Yorkshire, England
Parents
John Shelton
1700–1750
Dunkeswick, Yorkshire, England
Mary Lee
1707–1750
Harewood, Yorkshire
Grandparents
William Lee
1677–1719
Harewood Leeds Yorks
Anne (Radgison) Renton
1685–1777
Lofthouse, Harewood, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
George Rainton
1638–1691
Isabel Procter
1660–1728
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Shelton's Descendants

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John Shelton (22 Jun 1729–1798) m. Martha Waite (1730–1808)
  1. 1. Edward Shelton 1762–1811 m. Ann Sharp 1777–1815
    1. 1. Sarah Shelton 1804–1871 m. George Simpson 1801–1861
      1. 1. Sarah (Anne) Simpson 1844–1923 m. James (Henry) Buerley 1842–1913
        1. 1. Sarah (A) Buerley 1865–1938 m. William (Hall) Smith 1863–1947
        2. 2. Edith (Emma) Burley 1877–1958
        3. 3. Alfred Burley 1880–
        4. 4. Mary (Ann) Burley 1865–1947
        5. 5. Jane (B.) Burley 1869–
        6. 6. Edith (Emma) Burley 1877–
      2. 2. Thomas Simpson 1828–1868
      3. 3. Edward Simpson 1830–1872
      4. 4. Emma Simpson 1839–1888
      5. 5. Mary (Ann) Simpson 1848–
      6. 6. Joseph Simpson 1837–1903
  2. 2. Mary Shelton 1758–
  3. 3. Hannah (Shilton) Shelton 1756–
  4. 4. Martha (Shilton) Shelton 1764–1798
  5. 5. Ann (Shilton) Shelton 1766–
  6. 6. Eleanor (Shilton) Shelton 1768–1791
  7. 7. John (Shilton) Shelton 1760–1797

John Shelton's Timeline

3 Records

1729
22 Jun 1729
Birth of John Shelton in Dunkeswick, Yorkshire, England
Dunkeswick, Yorkshire, England
1747
18 Jun 1747
Age 18
John Shelton resided here in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
1798
1798
Age 69
Death of John Shelton in Dunkeswick, Yorkshire, England
Dunkeswick, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1729
    Event Place: Dunkeswick, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1747
    Event Place: Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Select Rate Books, Accounts and Censuses, 1705–1893, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Morley; Description: Leeds Township Overseers Records Rate Books, 1747 June

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Dunkeswick, Yorkshire, England

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