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William Isaac Shelton 1774–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1774

Birth Location: Jackson, North Carolina

Death Date: 1851

Death Location: Tuckasegee, Jackson County, North Carolina

Father: Elizabeth LAWSON

Mother: John SHELTON

Spouse(s): Mary Bates, Mary Bates

Children(s): Nancy Shelton, Elizabeth Galloway, James Shelton, Levi Shelton, Samuel Shelton, Washington Shelton, Sarah Chastain, David Shelton, Jackson Shelton, Ellis Shelton, David Shelton, Elias Shelton, Jackson Shelton, James Shelton, Joel Shelton, Levi Shelton, Sarah Shelton, William Shelton

In 1774, William Isaac Shelton entered the world in Jackson, North Carolina, born to Elizabeth Lawson And John Shelton. William Isaac Shelton married Mary Polly Bates, Mary Palemonia Bates, and had children including David L Shelton, Elias Coleman Shelton, Elizabeth Galloway, Ellis Shelton, Jackson Shelton, James Madison Shelton, Joel Thomas Shelton, Levi Chastain Shelton, Nancy Shelton, Samuel Pierson Carson Shelton, Sarah Chastain, Sarah J Shelton, Washington H Shelton, William Shelton. William Isaac Shelton passed away in 1851 in Tuckasegee, Jackson County, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1774, William Isaac Shelton entered the world in Jackson, North Carolina, born to Elizabeth Lawson And John Shelton.
  • William Isaac Shelton married Mary Polly Bates, Mary Palemonia Bates, and had children including David L Shelton, Elias Coleman Shelton, Elizabeth Galloway, Ellis Shelton, Jackson Shelton, James Madison Shelton, Joel Thomas Shelton, Levi Chastain Shelton, Nancy Shelton, Samuel Pierson Carson Shelton, Sarah Chastain, Sarah J Shelton, Washington H Shelton, William Shelton.
  • William Isaac Shelton passed away in 1851 in Tuckasegee, Jackson County, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elizabeth LAWSON
1725–1804
Birth Location: Virginia Colony
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John SHELTON
1722–1804
Birth Location: Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Bates
1783–1847
Birth Location: –
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Mary Bates
1783–1829
Birth Location: Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Children(s)

Nancy Shelton
1801–1880
Birth Location: Caswell, Granville, North Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Galloway
1829–1899
Birth Location: Haywood, North Carolina, USA
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James Shelton
1820–1894
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States of America
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Levi Shelton
1825–1885
Birth Location: Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Samuel Shelton
1833–1917
Birth Location: Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Washington Shelton
1834–1863
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
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Sarah Chastain
1810–1891
Birth Location: Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
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David Shelton
1818–1900
Birth Location: Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
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Jackson Shelton
1827–
Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
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Ellis Shelton
1803–1852
Birth Location: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
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David Shelton
1816–1900
Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
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Elias Shelton
1823–1868
Birth Location: Haywood, North Carolina, USA
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Jackson Shelton
1827–
Birth Location: Haywood, North Carolina, USA
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James Shelton
1820–1894
Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
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Joel Shelton
1807–1886
Birth Location: Pickens, South Carolina, USA
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Levi Shelton
1825–1885
Birth Location: Haywood, North Carolina, USA
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Sarah Shelton
1810–1890
Birth Location: Haywood Co., North Carolina, USA
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William Shelton
1803–
Birth Location: So Carolina
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William Shelton's Ancestors

Self
William Shelton
1774–1851
Birth Place: Jackson, North Carolina
Parents
Elizabeth LAWSON
1725–1804
Virginia Colony
John SHELTON
1722–1804
Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Ralph Shelton
1685–1733
Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Mary (Jane Beauford) Crispin
1685–1750
Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Shelton's Descendants

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William (Isaac) Shelton (1774–1851) m. Mary ('POLLY') Bates (07 nov 1783–21 Dec 1847) m. Mary (Palemonia) Bates (7 November 1783–5 March 1829)
  1. 1. Nancy Shelton 1801–1880
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Lousie) Jones 1821–1894 m. David Mathis 1816–1880
      1. 1. William (E) Mathis 1852–1931 m. Harriet Roberson 1856–1914
        1. 1. Lassie (May) Mathis 1878–1960 m. Thomas (C) Randy 1882–1918 m. Bailey (Peyton) Pharris 1873–1948
        2. 2. Amanda (C) Mathis 1882–1951
        3. 3. John (Alexander Logan) Mathis 1884–1957
        4. 4. Anna (E) Mathis 1886–1937
        5. 5. Weathey (A "Wealthie") Mathis 1892–1980
        6. 6. Artie Mathis 1890–1890
        7. 7. Weathie Mathis 1892–
        8. 8. Melvina Mathis 1881–1960
        9. 9. Maggie (L) Clarke 1905–
        10. 10. Ruth Clarke 1911–
        11. 11. Margaret Mathis 1880–1953
        12. 12. Welton Hughes 1893–
        13. 13. Luddie Clarke 1908–
      2. 2. Rachael (A) Mathis 1869–1920 m. J (M) Humphrey 1872–
      3. 3. Elbert (Witchard) Mathis 1858–1922 m. Frances Gilbert 1860–1923
        1. 1. Dillard (E.) Mathis 1888–1951
        2. 2. Roland (Redway) Mathis 1901–1949
        3. 3. Leonard Mathis 1895–
        4. 4. Roland Mathis 1898–
        5. 5. Raymond Mathis 1898–
      4. 4. Delphia (C) Mathis 1848–1894
      5. 5. John (Harlin) Mathis 1842–1901 m. Sarah (Haseltine) Cathey 1848–1930
        1. 1. Mariah (Almedia Matthews) Mathis 1884–1966
        2. 2. Dovie (Elizabeth) Mathis 1868–1937
        3. 3. Walter (Harrison) Mathis 1888–1958
        4. 4. Deborah (Ann Phillips) Mathis 1880–1965
        5. 5. John (Harlin Mathis) Jr 1872–1923
        6. 6. Merritt (Rowan) Mathis 1871–1953
        7. 7. Ellen (T) Mathis 1876–
        8. 8. Dora (H) Mathis 1878–
        9. 9. Weston (Ulysses Bud) Mathis 1869–1939
      6. 6. Thomas (J) Mathis 1840–1900
      7. 7. Margaret (Elizabeth) Mathis 1851–1928 m. Robert (Bruce) Rogers 1846–1897
        1. 1. Easter Rogers 1886–1925
        2. 2. Tom Rogers 1880–1940
        3. 3. Elsie (Mae) Rogers 1887–1988
        4. 4. Susan (Elizabeth) Rogers 1873–1928
        5. 5. John (H) Rogers 1884–1958
        6. 6. Lenora Duckett 1869–1909
        7. 7. Mary (E) Roger 1897–
        8. 8. Kitty (M) Rogers 1889–1923
      8. 8. Martha (J) Mathis 1860–
      9. 9. David (H) Mathis 1846–1923 m. Mary (Jane) Cathey 1849–1923
        1. 1. Charlotte Mathis 1870–
        2. 2. Huston Mathis 1871–
        3. 3. Manerva (Belle) Mathis 1873–
        4. 4. Alice Mathis 1874–
        5. 5. Elijah (S) Mathis 1875–1958
        6. 6. Altha (Leah) Mathis 1876–
        7. 7. Rutherford (Hayes) Mathis 1878–1951
      10. 10. Mary (A) Mathis 1844–1877 m. John (C) Chastain 1845–1910
        1. 1. William (Thomas) Chastain 1865–1952
        2. 2. Rufus (Sherman) Chastain 1866–1920
        3. 3. Robinson (Ham) Chastain 1867–
        4. 4. David (Ezekian) Chastain 1868–
        5. 5. Nelson (Govan) Chastain 1870–1943
        6. 6. James (T) Chastain 1872–
        7. 7. John (Basil) Chastain 1876–1935
      11. 11. Andrew (J "Dock") Mathis 1849–1934
        1. 1. Ransom (Woodford Mathis) Matthews 1874–1945
        2. 2. Fannie (Mae) Frizzell 1877–1954
        3. 3. Thomas (Marion) Mathis 1869–1947
        4. 4. Bonnie (Mae) Mathes 1908–1960
        5. 5. Vera (Effie Josephine) Draper 1912–1995
        6. 6. J.T. (Akery) Mathis 1886–1959
        7. 7. Oliver (Samuel) Mathis 1908–1990
      12. 12. Daniel Mathis 1859–1941
      13. 13. P (C) Mathis 1858–1860
      14. 14. Maryann Mathis 1850–
      15. 15. A (J) Mathis 1845–1934
      16. 16. John (Harlin) Mathis 1842–1901
      17. 17. Thomas (J) Mathis 1840–1934
      18. 18. Thomas (J) Mathis 1840–1900
    2. 2. John Shelton 1832–1880
  2. 2. Elizabeth Galloway 1829–1899
  3. 3. James (Madison) Shelton 1820–1894
  4. 4. Levi (Chastain) Shelton 1825–1885
  5. 5. Samuel (Pierson Carson) Shelton 1833–1917
  6. 6. Washington (H.) Shelton 1834–1863
  7. 7. Sarah Chastain 1810–1891
  8. 8. David (L) Shelton 1818–1900
  9. 9. Jackson Shelton 1827–
  10. 10. Ellis Shelton 1803–1852
  11. 11. David (L) Shelton 1816–1900
  12. 12. Elias (Coleman) Shelton 1823–1868
  13. 13. Jackson Shelton 1827–
  14. 14. James (Madison) Shelton 1820–1894
  15. 15. Joel (Thomas) Shelton 1807–1886
  16. 16. Levi (Chastain) Shelton 1825–1885
  17. 17. Sarah (J) Shelton 1810–1890
  18. 18. William Shelton 1803–

William Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1774
1774
Birth of William Isaac Shelton in Jackson, North Carolina
Jackson, North Carolina
1851
1851
Age 77
Death of William Isaac Shelton in Jackson County, North Carolina
Jackson County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Jackson, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Jackson County, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tuckasegee, Jackson County, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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