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Mary Sheldon 1729–1807 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1729

Birth Location: Lunenburg, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 30 Dec 1807

Death Location: Brunswick, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States

Father: Bennet Sheldon

Mother: Mary Hattboth

Spouse(s): Matthew Laffoon

Children(s): William Laffoon

The story of Mary Sheldon began in 1729 in Lunenburg, Virginia, United States. Mary Sheldon married Matthew Laffoon, and had children including William Laffoon. Mary Sheldon passed away in 1807 in Brunswick, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Sheldon began in 1729 in Lunenburg, Virginia, United States.
  • Mary Sheldon married Matthew Laffoon, and had children including William Laffoon.
  • Mary Sheldon passed away in 1807 in Brunswick, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Sheldon's Ancestors

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Mary Sheldon
1729–1807
Birth Place: Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Parents
Bennet Sheldon
1700–
St Gregory By St Paul, London, England
Mary Hattboth
1706–
England
Grandparents
James (Samuel) Sheldon
1678–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Sheldon's Descendants

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Mary Sheldon (1729–30 Dec 1807) m. Matthew Laffoon (1727–25 Mar 1789)
  1. 1. William Laffoon 1754–1821 m. Susannah Bledsoe 1760–1829
    1. 1. Cynthia Laffoon 1782–1860 m. Noah Fox 1776–1855
      1. 1. Jenny Fox 1785–1870 m. William (Martin) Castleberry 1784–1848
        1. 1. William (Jefferson) Castleberry 1819–1871 m. Louisa (Jane) Hill 1824–1903

Mary Sheldon's Timeline

5 Records

1729
1729
Birth of Mary Sheldon in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
1729
1729
Birth of Mary Sheldon
None
1729
1729
Birth of Mary Sheldon in Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
1807
30 Dec 1807
Age 78
Death of Mary Sheldon in Brunswick, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Brunswick, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
1807
30 Dec 1807
Age 78
Death of Mary Sheldon
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1729
    Event Place: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1729
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1729
    Event Place: Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1807
    Event Place: Brunswick, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1807
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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