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Richard Shelton 1610–1701 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1610

Birth Location: Shelton, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1701

Death Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, Colonial America

Father: Capt Immigrant

Mother: Lady Herbert

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Richard Shelton was born in 1610 in Shelton, Norfolk, England, the child of Capt James Gent Shelton Immigrant And Lady Ann Herbert. Richard Shelton passed away in 1701 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, Colonial America.

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Biography

  • Richard Shelton was born in 1610 in Shelton, Norfolk, England, the child of Capt James Gent Shelton Immigrant And Lady Ann Herbert.
  • Richard Shelton passed away in 1701 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, Colonial America.

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Richard Shelton's Ancestors

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Richard Shelton
1610–1701
Birth Place: Shelton, Norfolk, England
Parents
Capt James (Gent.) Shelton, Immigrant
1580–1668
Canterbury, Suffolk, England
Lady (Ann) Herbert
1582–1684
Canterbury Parish, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (Knight Raphe, 23rd Lord Shelton, KG,) Shelton
1530–1580
Shelton, Norfolk, , England
Anne Barrowe-Barrow
1530–1584
Shipdham, Norfolk, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1610
1610
Birth of Richard Shelton in Shelton, Norfolk, England
Shelton, Norfolk, England
1701
1701
Age 91
Death of Richard Shelton in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, Colonial America
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, Colonial America

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: Shelton, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1701
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, Colonial America

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