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Reuben Shelton 1733–1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1733

Birth Location: Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Sep 1784

Death Location: Middlesex, Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas Sr

Mother: Mary Probert

Spouse(s): Priscilla Medley

Children(s): Medley Sr., Thomas Shelton, George Shelton, Mary Shelton, Reuben Shelton, Robert Shelton

The story of Reuben Shelton began in 1733 in Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA. Reuben Shelton married Priscilla Mary Medley, and had children including George Shelton, Mary Shelton, Medley Shelton Sr, Reuben Shelton, Robert Shelton, Thomas Shelton. Reuben Shelton passed away in 1784 in Middlesex, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Reuben Shelton began in 1733 in Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA.
  • Reuben Shelton married Priscilla Mary Medley, and had children including George Shelton, Mary Shelton, Medley Shelton Sr, Reuben Shelton, Robert Shelton, Thomas Shelton.
  • Reuben Shelton passed away in 1784 in Middlesex, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Sr
1707–1742
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia
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Mary Probert
1708–1744
Birth Location: Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia Colony, British Colonies
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Spouses(s)

Priscilla Medley
1720–
Birth Location: Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Medley Sr.
1762–1839
Birth Location: Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
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Thomas Shelton
1756–1802
Birth Location: Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia Colony, British Colonies
TS
George Shelton
1752–
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia Colony, British Colonies
GS
Mary Shelton
1760–
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia Colony, British colonies
MS
Reuben Shelton
1750–1802
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, United States
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Robert Shelton
1763–1835
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, United States
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Reuben Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Reuben Shelton
1733–1784
Birth Place: Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Shelton Sr
1707–1742
Middlesex, Virginia
Mary Probert
1708–1744
Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia Colony, British Colonies
Grandparents
Stephen (J Shelton) Jr
1650–1853
Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, United States
Rhoda (Elizabeth) Wood
1675–
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Shelton
1632–1718
Mary Bathurst
1630–1682
Thomas Wood
1625–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Shelton
1606–1683
Hannah Wood
1606–1684
Jacobus Wood
1589–
Elizabeth Amery
1612–1680

Reuben Shelton's Descendants

1.
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Reuben Shelton (6 May 1733–Sep 1784) m. Priscilla (Mary) Medley (1720–)
  1. 1. Medley (Shelton) Sr. 1762–1839
  2. 2. Thomas Shelton 1756–1802
  3. 3. George Shelton 1752–
  4. 4. Mary Shelton 1760–
  5. 5. Reuben Shelton 1750–1802
  6. 6. Robert Shelton 1763–1835

Reuben Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1733
6 May 1733
Birth of Reuben Shelton in Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
1784
Sep 1784
Age 51
Death of Reuben Shelton in Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Middlesex, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1733
    Event Place: Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1784
    Event Place: Middlesex, Virginia, United States
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