Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

William Sheldon

Male Bef 1661 - 1727  (> 66 years)


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  • Name William Sheldon 
    Birth Bef 1661 
    Gender Male 
    Death 15 May 1727  York County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I133079  Tree1
    Last Modified 21 Mar 2024 

    Father Virginia Chilton Shelton 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F19856  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Catherine Nutting,   b. 31 Mar 1692, York County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 May 1748, York County, Virginia - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1709  York County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F39370  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Hannah Armistead,   b. Abt 1682, Elizabeth City County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1709, York County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 26 years) 
    Marriage 10 Dec 1698  Elizabeth City County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F48593  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Mar 2024 

  • Notes 
    • https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/shelton/7205/
      Mildred Campbell Whitaker and others place a William Shelton married Hannah Armistead on the line instead of John, d. 1725, and in their version William and Hannah are the parents of the John who married Eleanor Parks. This William’s surname was "Sheldon", not "Shelton"; and his will is on file in York County, VA, and shows that he had no children, leaving his estate to a nephew. Source:William Sheldon's will and estate records are recorded in York County Will Book 16, 1720-1729, dated 1727, on pages 449 (executor's bond 5-15-1727), 457-457 (will 5-15-1727), and460-461 ( Inventory 6-9-1727).His marriage license, from William & Mary Quarterly, 1st Series, Vol 5., page 57, July 1896-1897:
      "ELIABETH CITY COUNTY RECORDS
      Marriage Licenses
      December 10th, 1698 Lycense granted Wm Sheldon and Hannah Armistead."

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