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Peter Shelton 1665–1718 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1665

Birth Location: York, Virginia

Death Date: 1 November 1718

Death Location: Christchurch, Middlesex County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: James Shelton

Mother: Mary Bathurst

Spouse(s): Susannah Jackson

Children(s): William Shelton

Peter Shelton was born in 1665 in York, Virginia, the child of James Shelton And Mary Jane Bathurst. Peter Shelton married Susannah Abigail Jaxon Jackson, and had children including William Shelton. Peter Shelton passed away in 1718 in Christchurch, Middlesex County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Peter Shelton was born in 1665 in York, Virginia, the child of James Shelton And Mary Jane Bathurst.
  • Peter Shelton married Susannah Abigail Jaxon Jackson, and had children including William Shelton.
  • Peter Shelton passed away in 1718 in Christchurch, Middlesex County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Peter Shelton's Ancestors

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Peter Shelton
1665–1718
Birth Place: York, Virginia
Parents
James Shelton
1630–1716
Cecil County, Maryland, United States of America
Mary (Jane) Bathurst
1633–1682
Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Shelton
1606–1683
Shelton, Norfolk, England
Hannah Wood
1606–1684
Shelton, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
James Shelton
1588–1668
Anne Herbert
1582–1684
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ralph Shelton
1560–1628
Jane West
1558–1606

Peter Shelton's Descendants

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Peter Shelton (1665–1 November 1718) m. Susannah (Abigail Jaxon) Jackson (1659–17 Oct 1729)
  1. 1. William Shelton 1680–1734 m. Margaret Wetherstone 1683–1735
    1. 1. Thomas Shelton 1705–1778 m. Patience Thomas 1702–1736
      1. 1. William Shelton 1731–1802 m. Lucy (Allber) Harris 1734–1803
        1. 1. Mourning (Harris) Shelton 1756–1817 m. John (Martin) White 1743–1833

Peter Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1665
1665
Birth of Peter Shelton in York, Virginia
York, Virginia
1718
1 November 1718
Age 53
Death of Peter Shelton in Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia
Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1665
    Event Place: York, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1664; Birth city: York County; Birth state: VA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1664; Birth city: York; Birth state: VA
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 November 1718
    Event Place: Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1664; Birth city: York County; Birth state: VA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1664; Birth city: York; Birth state: VA
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Christchurch, Middlesex County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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