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Thomas Sheldon 1709–1748 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Feb 1709

Birth Location: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 24 Apr 1748

Death Location: Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, United States

Father: Isaac Sheldon

Mother: Susannah Potter

Spouse(s): Harriet Winters

Children(s): Isaac Sheldon, Thomas Sheldon, Susan Sheldon, Gideon Sheldon, John Sheldon, George Sheldon, John Sheldon, Susan Sheldon, Benjamin Sheldon, Potter Sheldon, Caleb Sr., Hannah Sheldon, Sarah Sheldon, Joseph SHELDON

Thomas Sheldon was born in 1709 in Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Isaac Sheldon And Susannah Potter. Thomas Sheldon married Harriet Winters, and had children including Benjamin Sheldon, Caleb Sheldon Sr, George Sheldon, Gideon Sheldon, Hannah Sheldon, Isaac Sheldon, John Sheldon, Joseph Sheldon, Potter Sheldon, Sarah Sheldon, Susan Sheldon, Thomas Sheldon. Thomas Sheldon passed away in 1748 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • Thomas Sheldon was born in 1709 in Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Isaac Sheldon And Susannah Potter.
  • Thomas Sheldon married Harriet Winters, and had children including Benjamin Sheldon, Caleb Sheldon Sr, George Sheldon, Gideon Sheldon, Hannah Sheldon, Isaac Sheldon, John Sheldon, Joseph Sheldon, Potter Sheldon, Sarah Sheldon, Susan Sheldon, Thomas Sheldon.
  • Thomas Sheldon passed away in 1748 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Sheldon
1686–1752
Birth Location: South Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
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Susannah Potter
1688–1756
Birth Location: North Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
SP

Spouses(s)

Harriet Winters
1711–1806
Birth Location: Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
HW

Children(s)

Isaac Sheldon
1731–1813
Birth Location: South Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
IS
Thomas Sheldon
1734–1804
Birth Location: South Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
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Susan Sheldon
1735–1820
Birth Location: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
SS
Gideon Sheldon
1736–1830
Birth Location: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
GS
John Sheldon
1737–1790
Birth Location: S Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
JS
George Sheldon
1738–1829
Birth Location: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
GS
John Sheldon
1739–1946
Birth Location: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
JS
Susan Sheldon
1741–
Birth Location: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
SS
Benjamin Sheldon
1745–1785
Birth Location: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
BS
Potter Sheldon
1746–1783
Birth Location: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
PS
Caleb Sr.
1747–1841
Birth Location: S Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
CS
Hannah Sheldon
1751–1790
Birth Location: Dover, Washington, New York, United States
HS
Sarah Sheldon
1752–1799
Birth Location: Dover, Washington, New York, USA
SS
Joseph SHELDON
1743–1836
Birth Location: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
JS

Thomas Sheldon's Ancestors

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Thomas Sheldon
1709–1748
Birth Place: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
Isaac Sheldon
1686–1752
South Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Susannah Potter
1688–1756
North Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Sheldon's Descendants

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Thomas Sheldon (18 Feb 1709–24 Apr 1748) m. Harriet Winters (abt 1711–1806)
  1. 1. Isaac Sheldon 1731–1813
  2. 2. Thomas Sheldon 1734–1804
  3. 3. Susan Sheldon 1735–1820
  4. 4. Gideon Sheldon 1736–1830
  5. 5. John Sheldon 1737–1790
  6. 6. George Sheldon 1738–1829
  7. 7. John Sheldon 1739–1946
  8. 8. Susan Sheldon 1741–
  9. 9. Benjamin Sheldon 1745–1785 m. Mary Briggs 1743–1770
    1. 1. James Sheldon 1767–
    2. 2. Jeremiah Sheldon 1770–
    3. 3. Archibald Sheldon 1775–1855
  10. 10. Potter Sheldon 1746–1783
  11. 11. Caleb (Sheldon) Sr. 1747–1841 m. Mary Ross 1742–1788 m. Mary Roots 1748–1842 m. Abigail Waldo 1752–1782
    1. 1. Elizabeth Sheldon 1783–1786
    2. 2. Gideon Sheldon 1788–1788
    3. 3. Emma Sheldon 1790–
    4. 4. Mercy Sheldon 1792–1823
    5. 5. Mary Sheldon 1782–
    6. 6. Elizabeth Sheldon 1783–1786
    7. 7. Caleb Sheldon 1787–1836
    8. 8. Gideon Sheldon 1788–1788
    9. 9. Emma Sheldon 1790–
    10. 10. Mercy Sheldon 1792–1823
    11. 11. Beulah Sheldon 1770–1840
    12. 12. Olive Sheldon 1773–1830
    13. 13. Luther Sheldon 1774–1861
    14. 14. Agrippa Sheldon 1776–1828
    15. 15. Abigal Sheldon 1778–1870
    16. 16. Mary Sheldon 1782–
  12. 12. Hannah Sheldon 1751–1790
  13. 13. Sarah Sheldon 1752–1799
  14. 14. Joseph SHELDON 1743–1836 m. Ruth Akin 1741–1832
    1. 1. Daniel Sheldon 1767–1815 m. Phebe (Nabby Sophia) GREENe 1779–1817
      1. 1. Theodorus Sheldon 1792–1859 m. Abigail Moor 1795–1885
        1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Sheldon 1832–1918
        2. 2. Theodorus Sheldon 1835–1918
        3. 3. Norman Sheldon 1814–1853
        4. 4. Daniel Sheldon 1815–1880
        5. 5. Philemon Sheldon 1817–
        6. 6. Phebe Sheldon 1818–
        7. 7. Isaac Sheldon 1819–1899
        8. 8. Amy Sheldon 1819–1823
        9. 9. Rosanna (Rose) Sheldon 1823–1907
        10. 10. George Sheldon 1825–
        11. 11. Charlotte Sheldon 1827–
      2. 2. Maurice Sheldon 1794– m. Lucy 1807–
      3. 3. Fordyce Sheldon 1796–1860 m. Rachel Hosford 1795–1852
      4. 4. Joseph Sheldon 1799–1861 m. Abigale (Burch) Sheldon 1803–1875
      5. 5. Ruth Sheldon 1801–1875 m. Joseph Moore 1792–1875
        1. 1. Ransom Moore 1821–1900
      6. 6. Sarah Sheldon 1804–1872 m. Asa Fisk 1801–
        1. 1. Keziah Fisk 1830–1895
        2. 2. Jerome (B) Fisk 1832–
        3. 3. Martha (Mary) Fisk 1836–
        4. 4. Augusta Fisk 1840–
        5. 5. Joseph (Sheldon) Fisk 1841–1907
    2. 2. Phoebe Sheldon 1777–1860 m. John Hoffnagle 1777–1856
      1. 1. Joseph Hoffnagle 1798–1890 m. Polly (Burt) HIGBY 1803–1863
        1. 1. John (W) Hoffnagle 1827–1907
        2. 2. James Hoffnagle 1834–
        3. 3. Harriet Hoffnagle 1838–1893 m. Roswell Knowlton 1835–
        4. 4. Henry Hoffnagle 1836–1836
        5. 5. Maria Hoffnagle 1842–
        6. 6. George Hoffnagle 1844–
      2. 2. Anna Hoffnagle 1800–1870 m. Stephen Cuyler 1789–1867
        1. 1. Charles (Henry) Cuyler 1807–1867
      3. 3. Maria Hoffnagle 1816–1840 m. Daniel Rowley 1812–1885
        1. 1. Maria (Harriet Amanda) Rowley 1839–1916
    3. 3. Sissy Sheldon 1771–
    4. 4. Anna Sheldon 1773–1856
    5. 5. Theodorus Sheldon 1775–1859
    6. 6. Amy Sheldon 1787–1811
    7. 7. Edmund SHELDON 1769–1850 m. Mary (Ann) HAIGHT 1781–1880
      1. 1. Amanda (Fitzalen) Sheldon 1802–1939
      2. 2. Aiken (Edmund) Sheldon 1804–1894 m. Phebe Perry 1805–1887
        1. 1. Amelia Sheldon 1834–1909
        2. 2. Martin (A) Sheldon 1835–1861
        3. 3. Isabella Sheldon 1836–1860
        4. 4. Eugene (Edmund) Sheldon 1844–
        5. 5. Charlotte Sheldon 1846–1931
        6. 6. Emma Sheldon 1851–
      3. 3. Annis Sheldon 1808–1897
      4. 4. Oscar (Fitzalan) Sheldon 1810–1885
      5. 5. Mary (Ann) Sheldon 1813–1861
      6. 6. Charles Sheldon 1817–1871
      7. 7. Alma Sheldon 1805–1832
      8. 8. Eliza Sheldon 1800–1889 m. Levi (HIGBY) Jr. 1797–1882
        1. 1. Arabella Higby 1823–1902
        2. 2. Eliza (Sheldon) Higby 1821–1897 m. James (Archibald) Bosworth 1816–1913
        3. 3. Emily Higby 1827–1859 m. John (Ransom) Moorhouse 1820–1893
        4. 4. Edmund (Sheldon) Higby 1829–1904 m. Lucy (Marie) Jones 1839–1895
        5. 5. DeWitt (Clinton) Higby 1832–1832
        6. 6. Catherine (Alma) Higby 1833–1901 m. Samuel (Stacy) Skinner 1804–1865
        7. 7. Alice (Marie) Higby 1836–1929 m. Hylor (Augustus) Downs 1836–1909 m. Joshua Jewell –1865
        8. 8. Hamilton (Alexander) Higby 1838–1862
        9. 9. Franklin (Barton) Higby 1841–1842
        10. 10. Mary (Elizabeth Franklin) Higby 1845–1918 m. George (Anderson) Rowley 1844–1915
        11. 11. Sarah (Jane) HIGBY 1825–1899 m. Charles CHENEY 1823–1871
      9. 9. Jane SHELDON 1798–1883 m. Alanson HIGBY 1796–1867
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Higby 1821–1902
        2. 2. Levi Higby 1822–1881
        3. 3. Jane (Frances) Higby 1830–1914
        4. 4. James (S) Higby 1833–1864
        5. 5. Henry (David) Higby 1836–1887
        6. 6. Hiram (F) Higby 1838– m. Margarett D 1838–
        7. 7. Adelaide (Boynton) Higby 1842–1916 m. Silas (Wright) Edgerton 1844–
        8. 8. Helen HIGBY 1824–1906 m. Ansel (Dunbar) Warren 1827–1867

Thomas Sheldon's Timeline

2 Records

1709
18 Feb 1709
Birth of Thomas Sheldon in Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
1748
24 Apr 1748
Age 39
Death of Thomas Sheldon in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, United States
Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1709
    Event Place: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] Rhode Island Births, 1636-1930
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1708; Birth city: S Kingstown; Birth state: RI.
    [5] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1709; Birth city: South Kingstown; Birth state: RI.
    [6] Family Data Collection - Births
    [7] Family Data Collection - Births
    [8] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1564.048; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .
    [9] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1564.052; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .
    [10] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3398.003; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 8; Submitter Code: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1748
    Event Place: Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1708; Birth city: S Kingstown; Birth state: RI.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1709; Birth city: South Kingstown; Birth state: RI.
    [3] Family Data Collection - Deaths
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