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Sarah Ellis Shelton 1678–1733 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1678

Birth Location: St Pauls Parrish, Hanover, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 10 Mar 1733

Death Location: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States

Father: John Shelton

Mother: Jane Chilton

Spouse(s): Richard Gissage

Children(s): Christian Gissage, Mary Gissedge, Ralph Skelton, Ralph Gissage, Mary Gissage, Sarah Gassage, Ralph Shelton

The story of Sarah Ellis Shelton began in 1678 in St Pauls Parrish, Hanover, Virginia, United States. Sarah Ellis Shelton married Richard Gissage, and had children including Christian Anderson Gissage, Mary Gissage, Mary Gissedge, Ralph Gissage Shelton, Ralph Shelton Gorschuch Gissage, Ralph Skelton, Sarah Gassage. Sarah Ellis Shelton passed away in 1733 in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Ellis Shelton began in 1678 in St Pauls Parrish, Hanover, Virginia, United States.
  • Sarah Ellis Shelton married Richard Gissage, and had children including Christian Anderson Gissage, Mary Gissage, Mary Gissedge, Ralph Gissage Shelton, Ralph Shelton Gorschuch Gissage, Ralph Skelton, Sarah Gassage.
  • Sarah Ellis Shelton passed away in 1733 in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States.

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Parents

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Children(s)

Sarah Shelton's Ancestors

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Sarah Shelton
1678–1733
Birth Place: St Pauls Parrish, Hanover, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Shelton
1650–1706
Curriomen, Westmoreland Cty, VA
Jane Chilton
1654–1681
York, VA
Grandparents
James Shelton
1620–1716
Southgate, Kent, England
Mary (Jane) Bathurst
1622–1682
Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England
Capt. (John Chilton) III
1640–1708
Maidstone, Kent, England
Joan (Jane) Ball
1642–1680
Cople,Westmoreland,Virginia,USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Shelton
1606–1683
Hannah Wood
1606–1684
Sir Bathurst
1615–1674
Susan Rich
1615–1669
John II
1614–1654
Catherine Heneage
1618–1650
Valentine Ball
1616–1670
Susannah Lewis
1620–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Shelton
1580–1668
Ann Herbert
1582–1684
Henry Wood
1570–1636
Isabelle Goodspeed
1577–1631
Robert Bathurst
1586–1623
Elizabeth Waller
1569–1656
Thomas Rich
1596–
Ann Bourchier
1572–1600
John Chilton
1585–1630
Isabella Atkinson
1587–1665
John Heneage
1520–1584
Jane Wingfield
1528–
Richard Ball
1585–1631
Elizabeth Child
1588–1646
Sir Lewis
1590–1640
Elizabeth Marshall
1579–1640

Sarah Shelton's Descendants

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Sarah (Ellis) Shelton (1678–10 Mar 1733) m. Richard Gissage (25 Sep 1678–30 Sep 1703)
  1. 1. Christian (Anderson) Gissage 1702–1778 m. John (P) Poindexter 1696–1753
    1. 1. Frances (Cecilia) Poindexter 1727–1776 m. Robert Anderson 1725–1781
      1. 1. David Anderson 1740–1833 m. Amediah Binns 1732–1780 m. Amediah Binns 1732–1780
        1. 1. Robert Anderson 1774–1861 m. Jean (Jane Ross) Shinn 1780–1837
        2. 2. Richard (Kettle Dick) Anderson 1777–1858
        3. 3. James Anderson 1772–1858
        4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth) Anderson 1763–1847
      2. 2. Sarah Anderson 1750–
      3. 3. Christian Anderson 1750–1782
      4. 4. Christian Anderson 1755–1782
      5. 5. Ann Anderson 1763–1820
      6. 6. David Anderson 1740–1785
      7. 7. Elizabeth Anderson 1745–1855
      8. 8. Katherine ("Kitty") Anderson 1750–1832
      9. 9. Frances Anderson 1748–
      10. 10. Susannah Miller 1763–1839
      11. 11. John (Poindexter) Anderson 1757–1814
      12. 12. Sarah Higbee 1772–
      13. 13. Ann Moon 1760–
      14. 14. Catherine Holladay 1765–1832
  2. 2. Mary Gissedge 1681–1714
  3. 3. Ralph Skelton 1698–1733
  4. 4. Ralph (Shelton Gorschuch) Gissage 1698–1733
  5. 5. Mary Gissage 1703–
  6. 6. Sarah Gassage 1703–
  7. 7. Ralph (Gissage) Shelton 1698–1743

Sarah Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1678
1678
Birth of Sarah Ellis Shelton in St Pauls Parrish, Hanover, Virginia, United States
St Pauls Parrish, Hanover, Virginia, United States
1733
10 Mar 1733
Age 55
Death of Sarah Ellis Shelton in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: St Pauls Parrish, Hanover, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 21636.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1733
    Event Place: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States

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