1. Ralph Shelton , Jr. was born in 1709 in Middlesex Co., Virginia. He died on 30 Mar 1789 in Henry County, Virginia.
Ralph Shelton Jr, the second son of Ralph and Mary Shelton was baptisedin Christ Church of Middlesex County Virginia on 23 October 1709.
He was married twice. First to Mary Daniel on 10 June 1731 in MiddlesexCounty. Mary was the daughter of William Daniel and and Mary Moseley.Link to Daniel Family
Ralph Shelton second married Susannah_____ with whom he had fourchildren: Aesop (c1780); Abigail; Liberty; and Mary.
Ralph's will, recorded in Will Book 1 page 170-171, Martinsville, HenryCounty Virginia, was dated 23 April 1787, and was presented in court ofHenry County on 30 march 1789, and reads as follows:
To my son John Shelton five pounds sterling to cut him off from hisheirship.
My four last children namely Easop Shelton, Abbegal Shelton, MaryShelton, Liberty Shelton, shall by resid (sic) of my estate. Theremainder part of my estate, lands and moveables to be equally dividedbetween Ralph Shelton, Palitiah Shelton,Eliphaz Shelton, James Shelton,Ezekiah Shelton, Jerimiah Shelton, Azariah Shelton, Roger Shelton, EasopShelton, Abbegal Shelton, Mary Shelton, Liberty Shelton, KatherineRutherford, Sarah Robertson, Elizabeth Arnold, Rina (Dorina) McGehe,Luranah Jones.My son, Ralph Shelton and Eliphaz Shelton, Executors.
signed: Ralph Shelton
Wit: John Fletcher, Henry Holt, John Branham30 march 1789. Proved by witnesses. Exhibited in court by Eliphaz Sheltonwho gave bond with Steven Lyon and John Parr,Jr., securities.
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Ralph married (1) Mary Daniel on 10 Jun 1731 in Middlesex Co., Virginia.
They had the following children:
2 M i John Shelton was born in 1732.
From Surry County, North Carolina Abstracts Deed Books A, B, and C1770-1788 - Book C page 448 27 Apr 1786 Jesse MAUPIN, Henry County VA toJohn SHELTON 10 pds 100 ac SNOW CREEK adj Henry BAKER. Samuel SHELTON,David SHELTON, Charles HIBBERT. S/Jesse MAUPIN, Lucy MAUPIN (do thesedeeds apply to this John Shelton? - it's certainly possible since othersin this family also owned land in Surry & Stokes Counites., NC duringthis time period). From Book D page 171,172 28 Feb 1788 George WATKINS toJohn SHELTON 25 pds 100 ac waters DAN RIVER place called DUNCANS or THREESPGS head water LITTLE SNOW CREEK. Jesse BUMP, Daniel CHANDLER. S/GeorgeX WATK
Source: Janice Castleman3 M ii Ezekiah Shelton was born in 1733.
From Stokes Co, NC Land Entries 1790 - 1798, abstract on page 361 02 Sep1794 Matthew Deatherage enters 100 ac on Mackey Cr water of Dan R;includes improv John Holt sold to Ezekiah Shelton.
Source: Janice Castleman+ 4 M iii James Shelton 5 M iv Ralph Shelton was born in 1735.
In some deed records it appears Ralph Shelton (III) was married to a ladynamed Elizabeth. We do not have her surname, nor proof of the marriage toAnn TAYLOR. It has not yet been determined which Ralph Shelton this NCdeed abstract pertains to, but it could be this Ralph, for several of hissiblings also owned land in Surry/Stokes Counties., NC: Surry County,North Carolina Abstracts Deed Books A, B, and C 1770-1788
Book C page 117 03 Nov 1784 NC Grant Ralph SHELTON 500 ac HIXES FORK (ofPeters Creek) adj LANSFORD FIELD.
Source: Janice CastlemanRalph married Ann Taylor. Ann was born in 1755. 6 M v Palatiah Shelton was born in 1736.
His name was found on the 1767 Tithables for Pittsylvania Co., VA.Palatiah Shelton owned 72 acres on the Blue Ridge, including some of thebranches of Johnson's and Loving Creek 28 Feb 1784, and 90 acres on thesouth side of the Rockey Mountain, including some of the branches ofSouth Mayo Creek 28 Feb 1784, also 309 acres purchased 31 Mar 1786 on thehead branches of the Middle Fork of Little Dan River (source: "History ofPatrick & Henry Co., VA" by Virginia G. & Lewis G. Pedigo, copyright1933-LDS Family History Center, Salt Lake City, UT). Although his namewas not spelled correctly, he apparently owned land in Surry Co., NC (asdid his father & several siblings) according to deed abstracts from SurryCo, NC Deed Abstracts, Book D, E and F 1779-1790: page 1063, JonathanMUSICK enters 300 acres of land in Surry Co on both sides of the MOUNTAINBRANCH the waters of SNOW CREEK beginning at Jesse MAPPINES upper cornerthen running to include the imporvement whereon PATTETYER (should bePalatiah) SHELTON now lives for quantity. Dec 15, 1778. Warrant granted.Also page 58. Charles WHITLOCK enters 640 acres of land in Surry Co lyingat the FLAG POND on SNOW CREEK including the improvement that wasSalathiel SHELTON'S (again should be Palatiah) For complement. April 17,1778. Warrant granted. Another source for this line was found in GenServ,data entered by Buddy Holmes, E-mail holmes@gulfaero.com. He was thesource for the spouse data.
Source: Janice CastlemanPalatiah married Mary Harbour. 7 F vi Katherine Shelton was born in 1737.
The given name Dudley comes from a descendant, Barbee Hodgkins, E-mail -bhodgkin@OregonVOS.net. She spells the 7th child's name as CatherineSHELTON. Another researcher has added a little to this line atWorldConnect: The Jerry H Collins Tree and he lists one child calledLydia. He wrote that she married c1806 to James Shelton, and lists thisJames as a son to James & Philipina Shelton.
Source: Janice CastlemanKatherine married Dudley Rutherford. 8 F vii Delrina Shelton was born in 1739. She died after 1842 in Jackson County, Alabama.
She died in Jackson Co., AL Aft. 1842, according to LPelt@aol.com.Another researcher for this line submitted data to GenServ. She is AnitaMcGehee, E-mail munchkins@sprintmail.com. Anita wrote that WilliamMcGehee was born 31 Mar 1756, died May 1836 in Jackson Co., AL. He wasthe son of James McGEHEE Jr. and Ann CHILES. Please write to Anita if youcan share information on the SHELTON/McGEHEE connection. Derina SHELTON'sbirth of c1739 is only an estimate, and may not be correct.
Source: Janice CastlemanDelrina married William McGehee. 9 F viii Susannah Shelton was born in 1740. Susannah married Unknown Jones. + 10 M ix Jeremiah Shelton , Sr. + 11 M x Eliphaz Shelton + 12 M xi Azariah Shelton + 13 F xii Sarah Shelton 14 M xiii Roger Shelton was born about 1756. 15 F xiv Elizabeth Shelton was born about 1760 in Amelia County, Virginia.
(See homepage of Karon Bosze-Ahnentafel Chart section.) She gives a dateof birth for Elizabeth as 1760, and said that William Arnold died after 7March 1825 at Washington Co., Georgia.http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/karon_bosze/homepage.htm
Source: Janice CastlemanElizabeth married William Arnold.
Ralph married (2) Susannah Unknown about 1769.
They had the following children:
16 F xv Abigail Shelton was born in 1772. 17 F xvi Mary Shelton was born in 1775. 18 M xvii Liberty Shelton was born in 1780.
He was named in his father's will, and found on the 1807-1808 Casey Co.,KY Tax Lists. He remained on these list until 1828. Ken Shelton sent thisinfomration: deed, dated 14 Apr 1823, Manson Ragan to Liberty Shelton,both of Casey County, and 2nd deed, dated 11 Nov 1824, George Vandeventto Liberty Shelton, both of Casey County. From The Kentucky Land Grants,p.718 Libery SHELTON was a Grantee of 50 acres from a survey 01 Jan 1828in Casey Co., KY on the South Fork of the Green River.
Source: Janice Castleman+ 19 M xviii Easop Shelton