27. William Shelton (Jeremiah , Ralph ) was born in 1770.
William Shelton b. c1770, m. 02 Oct 1811 in Logan Co., KY., RachelBARKER. He is found in Lauderdale Co., AL in the mid 1830's (notes fromKen Shelton), as he is listed there on a land sale deed for JeremiahShelton Sr.'s home in Butler Co., KY. The child listed here comes fromWFT Vol. 15 #2935, not verified.
William married Rachel Barker on 2 Oct 1811 in Logan County, Kentucky.
They had the following children:
68 F i Martha Shelton was born on 18 Apr 1817. She died on 13 Sep 1888 in Mississippi. Martha married James Swofford on 2 Sep 1841 in Calloway County, Kentucky.
28. Asher Shelton (Jeremiah , Ralph ) was born on 8 Nov 1772 in Henry County, Virginia. He died on 14 Nov 1853 in Todd County, Kentucky.
Asher Shelton b. 08 Nov 1772 Henry Co., VA., d. 14 Nov 1852 Allegre, ToddCo., KY., m. *01 May 1798, Logan Co. Ky to Mary GREEN, b. 1782 VA, d.after 1864 Todd Co., KY. Ken Shelton wrote that the Rev. Asher Sheltonwas found on the Butler Co., KY Surveyors Book as owning land along theSandy Creek and Big Muddy River area. In the area also are: Jeremiah,Joshua, Abednigo, Jesse, Jeremiah Jr., and Gilbert Shelton. His sistersRhoda Gough and Elizabeth Whitaker were living nearby with theirfamilies. Asher was a founding member of the Sandy Creek Baptist Church,along with his brothers Joshua and Jesse Shelton. William Gough was aconstitutional member also. Asher was ordained in 1805. He was voted adelegate to the Baptist Convention in 1805. He obtained a license toperform marriages in Butler Co., KY in September 1810. After he and hisfamily moved to Todd Co., KY, he belonged to the Mt. Carmel BaptistChurch. However he left this church to form his own, along with twoson-in-laws, John C. and William Hearn and their families. This churchwas officially named the New Liberty Church in 1854. Asher's son Jessebecame a minister in this church also. From "Index to Logan Co., KYSurvey", page 202, Book B., Asher Shelton is listed with 162 acres onRockhouse Fork 28 Nov 1798. In the Logan Co., Courthouse records inRussellville, KY, Asher and Mary Shelton sell this 162 acres in 1816 toAndrew Caldwell. More information can be found on this family in WFT Vol.9 #3184, Vol. 1 #4864, Vol. 3 #2455. This family was located on the 1850Todd Co., KY census, page 217. It incorrectly gave his age as 81 years.His wife, Mary, was born in VA. Her father was Jesse Green. *The marriagedate is from Lee at this E-mail address: barrett@trilobyte.net.
Asher married Mary Green on 1 May 1798 in Logan County, Kentucky. Mary was born in 1784 in Todd County, Kentucky.
They had the following children:
29. Rhoda Shelton (Jeremiah , Ralph ) was born in 1774 in Henry County, Virginia. She died in 1850 in Graves County, Kentucky.
Rhoda Shelton b. 1774 Henry Co., VA., d. 1850 Graves Co., KY., m. WilliamRobert GOUGH, Jr. 1794 in Logan Co., KY. William was the son of WilliamRobert Gough, Sr., and his wife Judith Taylor, grandson of William Goughand his wife Lucy Byram, and possibly the great grandson of Joshua Gough.Rhoda is listed as Rody Gough on the 1830 Graves Co., KY census, page289, along with a Harnet Gough. She was living with her son William Goughon the 1850 Graves Co., KY census, page 397, house 451. Her husband,William Robert Gough, Jr., was born 19 Mar 1764, possibly in FranklinCo., GA., and died Dec. 1820 Butler Co., KY. A deed from William Gough'sheirs, dated Sept 1837 sold a tract of land of Little Sandy Creek to JohnPepper. Heirs who signed the deed were Rhody Gough (widow of WilliamGough, Jr.), Eli Gough, William Gough, Joseph Taylor, Jerrymer Gough,James Jones and Mary his wife, Jesse J. LEE and Nancy his wife, AsherGough, Jesse Gough and Mary Ann his wife, Judith Gough of Butler Co., KY.Jeremiah Gough was the agent and signed the deed. This deed was certifiedby Jeremiah Gough, Jr., and John Pepper and acknowledged by JeremiahGough and Jesse J. Lee on 02 Sept 1839 in Butler Co., KY. More can befound on this line in WFT Vol. 3 #392. CHILDREN:
Source: Janice Castleman
Rhoda married William Gough in 1794 in Logan County, Kentucky. William died about 1821 in Butler County, Kentucky.
They had the following children:
81 M i Jesse Gough. 82 F ii Judith Gough. 83 M iii Asher Gough. 84 F iv Mary Ann Gough. 85 F v Nancy S. Gough. 86 M vi Eli Gough was born in 1804 in Kentucky. + 87 M vii William R. Gough + 88 M viii Jeremiah W. Gough
31. Abednigo Shelton Rev. (Jeremiah , Ralph ) was born in 1780 in Henry County, Virginia.
Abednigo Shelton was born 1780 in Henry Co., VA. He married Nancy AnnGough 18 May 1801 in Logan Co., KY. Nancy Ann Gough was the daughter ofWilliam Robert Gough, Sr., and his wife Judith Taylor. Nancy died before1829 in Butler Co., KY. Abednigo was the son of Jeremiah Shelton, SR.,and his wife Nancy Asher. The children of Nancy and Abednigo are believedto be:
Elizabeth Shelton b. c1802, married 02 Aug 1819 (Butler Co., KY) toElijah Hanley.
Martha A. Shelton b. c1805, married 1845 (in MO) John W. Lee.
Rebecca Shelton b. c1806, married George McKenney 07 Feb 1826 (ButlerCo., KY).
Nancy Shelton b. c1810, married 12 Mar 1831 (Butler Co., KY), John W.Lee.
In a book compiled by Raymond DeWeese (1992) The County of Butler in theCommonwealth of KY 1810-1814 Taken from Order Book A & Circuit CourtOrder Books A & B", page D-5: "In the matter of the road from the LoganRoad to the Big Muddy Creek on the way to Muhlenberg County Courthouse,the Court appoints Abednigo Shelton, Surveyor, and the hands allotted tohim are in the Bound towit: starting where the said road abuts the LoganRoad, then a direct line to the mouth of Muddy Creek, then down the GreenRiver so as to include Edward Garven, then to include Henry Whitaker,then to include Elijah Goodman and Nickolas Russ, then to includeJeremiah Shelton Sr., then a direct line to the start so as not toinclude R. Norman. Abednigo and his hands will open and keep the road inrepair 20 feet wide," so instructed the Chairman. Page A-16 concerned theappointment of a Surveyor of the road from County Line to the Flat Rockin a direction to the Butler County Courthouse. The Court appointed JohnFerguson, and among hands appointed to him were John and William LEE. Thehands were to assist John Ferguson in opening and keeping the road inrepair as the Law directed. One of these LEE men could well have been thefather of John W. Lee, Abednigo's son-in-law. Page A-10 the County Courtappointed the following as hands to help with road surveys (1811)assigned toAndrew Sulivant: Joshua Shelton, William McMackin, AbednigoShelton and Robert Figg.The second wife of Abednigo Shelton was Elizabeth Doolin. They married 15Dec 1840 in Butler Co., KY. He probably died in Benton Co., AR justbefore 1860. Elizabeth Doolin Shelton moved back to Butler Co., KY., in1860. Read about the sad circumstances surrounding a broken contract withher step-son-in-law, John W. Lee, which caused her to return to ButlerCounty.
The Butler Co., KY 1810 census shows: SHELTON Abednego 00010- 30100, andfrom the 1820 Butler Co., KY census Abednigo Shelton: 000100 002010. Onedaughter has married in 1819, so two daughters show to be still living athome in 1820.
Here is the 1830 Butler Co., KY census: Abendigo SHELTON - males: 1 age15-20 (who is this?), 1 age 40-50 (Abednigo); females 2 age 20-30, 2slaves. Sisters Elizabeth and Rebecca are married by 1830, and the othertwo females age 20/30 could be Martha A. and Nancy, who doesn't marryuntil 1831. Abendnigo and his second wife, Elizabeth were on the 1850Benton Co., AR census, living alone.
The Butler Co., KY History book produced by the Butler Co. HistoricalSociety (found in the Dallas Public Library) had in supplement F, page501 regarding the DOOLIN Family: Elizabeth Doolin b. c1805 married 16 Dec1840 in Butler Co., Abednego SHELTON who was in the age bracket 60/70 inthe 1840 Butler census; no others at his household. He died before 1860as Elizabeth was at the dwelling of her brother George Doolin in 1860Butler Co., KY. No Shelton children were named on that census. In ButlerCo., KY Deed Book 1, on 16 Nov 1835 Abednego Shelton was grantee of landof Sandy Creek from Abraham and Susan SHELTON of Graves Co., KY.
Researcher Kenneth A. Shelton, in an Email message dated Oct. 5, 1997,wrote: "Abednigo was a colorful character who seemed to keep on the move.He was declared an outlaw in Butler Co., KY in 1845, regarding the issueof some questionable real estate transactions he made and a few incidentsof probable perjury during the lawsuits over the same. He may have soldthe same tract of land, three times to different people, withoutapparently ever buying it back from the previous person(s) he sold it tooriginally. The last person was a family member, to boot!"
Ken Shelton also wrote, in a posting dated 10/14/1997: "In the estatesettlement records of Jeremiah Shelton, SR, each legate received theirsettlement from Joshua Shelton, executor. Each receipt is signed, dated &witnessed. Sarah & Robert Figg were witnessed by Robert Morrison, thecounty clerk, as was Nancy Shelton, Jeremiah's widow. Abraham Shelton waswitnessed by Jonathan Shelton, his nephew & son of Joshua. William waswitnessed by Sterling & William W. Phillips, no known relationship.Gilbert and Elizabeth McMackins Whitaker were witnessed by J. W(?)Shelton, which one he was is open to possibilities as there was Joshua,Jesse, & Jeremiah Jr and middle initials are not known. Jesse Sheltonwitnessed for the appraisors Thomas Lawrence & Henry Fluvellen. Eli Goughfor his mother Rhoda Gough, John C. Hearn for his father-in-law AsherShelton, James Tyler for his grandfather-in-law Robert Figg, Jesse J.Shelton for his uncle Jeremiah Shelton JR, AND John W. Lee witnessed forAbednigo Shelton where Abo. received money for himself, brother Gilbert,a slave girl for sister Sarah Figg, and $358 for 'to be left in the handsof mother' [records show he acted as her agent in the settlement].Receipt dated 19 Nov 1831 [recall the marriage record for Nancy Shelton &John W. Lee was dated 12 Mar 1831]."
The estate sale occurred around 22 Apr 1829, and George McKinneypurchased several items as did many other family members & friends:Abednigo as agent for Nancy, James Ewing who married a daughter of ThomasLawrence, William McKinney, neighbor Henry Fluvellen, Abednigo Shelton,Willis McCoy, Henry G. Lawrence, John Porter, Ralph Shelton, JoshuaGough, Eli Gough, & Rev. Joseph Taylor from Sandy Creek.
WFT Vol. 9 #3184 shows Rev. Abednigo Shelton as the father of Rebecca andElizabeth Shelton, but I believe I have solid (if not absolute) proofwhich shows he also had daughters named Nancy Shelton who married John W.Lee in Butler Co., KY in 1831, and Martha Shelton who also married JohnW. Lee (1845 MO).
1) In 1860, Elizabeth (Doolin) Shelton is back in Butler Co, KY livingwith George Doolin (age 42, a brother?), she is 55 & lists her occupationas 'sewing'. No other Shelton's with her.
2) Documents from Logan/Butler County, KY:
a) Survey for 173 acres dtd 24 Apr 1799, bound by William Gough & McCoy,witnessed by Jonathan Gough & Jesse Shelton. Next survey on document isfor Daniel McKinney, dated 1 Sept 1799 for 200 acres. No other personsbound the land at that time. (Logan Co)
b) Survey for 115 acres, bound by Joshua Shelton, Mark Whitaker Jr (hemarried Elizabeth Shelton McMackins), Jesse Shelton, John Mason, and amarginal notation refers to Jesse Gough as selling this land to Abednigo.Jesse Gough & Joshua Shelton witnessed the survey. Next survey in line isfor Henry Fluvallen who is purchasing 200 acres from Jesse Gough, landbeing bound by Thomas Gough and Jesse Gough (another tract he owned),witnessed by Jesse Gough, Thomas Lawrence. Next, Joshua Shelton, assigneeof Mark Whitaker JR, purchasing 200 acres from Whitaker, bound by ThomasWhitaker, Jesse Shelton, witnessed by Abednigo Shelton, Jesse Gough,Joshua Shelton. And, fourthly, Thomas Lawrence purchasing 200 acres fromJesse Gough, bound by Thomas Gough & Jesse Gough (another Jesse Goughtract), witnessed Reuben Daugherty (m. to Charity Gough), David Lawrence(son of Thomas Lawrence, Thos. married to Abbegail Gough), ThomasLawrence. All four surveys dated 7/8 Nov 1807 and sequentially entered onsame date at the courthouse. Looks like Jesse Gough was selling off agroup of land tracts to relatives, with a sale of Mark Whitaker JR mixedin as well. (Logan)
3) Butler Co Circuit Court record for Phillip Kennerly, exec. of JohnKennerly Decd, vs Abednigo Shelton, 12 Nov 1810. Kennerly also sued JesseShelton as well. Both appear to be over debts owed to the John Kennerlyestate.4) Butler Co Order Book, June 1811, Abednigo entered a stock mark of a'crop off of each ear & under slope in each'
5) July 1811, Abednigo protested (& won) against overcharge ($4.50) ofproperty tax on a horse for the year 1810.
6) 12 Oct 1812 motion from Joshua Shelton, surveyor of a road, that addsAmos Wand, George Husband, Abednigo Shelton, Abraham Shelton, RobertFigg, Henry Fluvellen, Thomas Wilson, Willis McCoy, Thomas Lawrence &Caleb Shelton to the surveyors list. [this is a very interesting documentbecause, with the surveyors records above, it is clear that this roadwent through the tracts outlined above. This is the first, and only,reference to 'Caleb Shelton' I have found, and clearly he falls in amongthe Jeremiah Shelton SR group, but I have no idea where or how.....]
7) 12 July 1813 - Christopher Young sues Abednigo Shelton. He also suedJesse Shelton in Dec 1812. I began to notice a pattern here, where peopleseemed to be suing Jesse & Abednigo in tandem....(Abednigo won thiscase).
8) lots of court records, summons, etc. on Abednigo's legal problems inthe 1840's regarding his perjury and real estate suits. Gilbert Shelton,Joshua Shelton, Mark H. Whitaker JR, John Holm were party in these suits.A very funny one where Mark Whitaker (his brother-in-law) tells onAbednigo to the county court because Abednigo is supposed to be thesurveyor of the public highway and has let the road 'be obstructed bylogs & trees, stumps, gullies &etc'. Also, people got sued over thecraziest things back then. Daniel Doolin told on Gilbert Shelton in April1811 that Gilbert said 'God Damn my Soul', **five times**, and the countycourt brought him in before the grand jury!!! Other complaints involveArchibald McKinney against Abednigo, Elizabeth A. Goodlet against Abed.,& in another pile, I have the infamous outlaw declaration againstAbednigo at 60! He was a colorful fellow & certainly kept the exitementgoing in his life...
9) land deed bewteen George McKinney & Abednigo Shelton, dated 14 Oct1840, where McKinney sells to Abenigo a tract of land that was originallygranted to Jeremiah Shelton by certificate no. 3443 in 1798 (this isJeremiah SR), bound by (Willis) McCoy, Abednigo Shelton (another tract ofhis).
10) Land deed entered 15 Sept 1841 between Abednigo & Elizabeth Sheltonto Martha Shelton, selling this exact same tract of land entered by cert.no 3443 by Jeremiah Shelton. The sale price was $300. No indication ofthe relationship between Abednigo & Martha Shelton. Abednigo broke evenon the deal, as his purchase of the land in 1840 was for $300.
11) Deed dated 24 July 1829, Abednigo to Thomas J. & Benjamin S.McReynolds, signed by Abednigo Shelton only -- which is not the norm if awife is alive & land is being sold. Without looking at the 1830 census tobe sure, this would tend to suggest that Nancy Ann Gough was dead by thistime.
12) deed of 8 Jan 1815 where Abednigo purchases from the heirs of ThomasWhitaker, Deceased, namely Mark Whitaker, Jimmy Whitaker, Henry Whitaker,David and Thomas Whitaker, a tract of land.
13) Deed of 24 Nov 1835 of heirs of Jeremiah Shelton deceased (Abednigoet al) to George McKinney, where he purchases the certificate no. 3443land (see 9 & 10 above)
14) other rec'ds -- Sandy Creek Baptist Church records from Butler Co,KY, etc. -- will photocopy the above stuff & get out to you.
Ken Shelton wrote in his book "The Shelton Trek Across Kentucky", page20, that Abednigo Shelton, in 1845, was arrested for perjury involvinghis statement in a land boundary dispute case and was forced to post a$500 jail bond. He, along with one other man arrested on the same charge,fled the county. As a result of this, he was declared an "outlaw" fromButler Co., KY. We know from the 1850 Benton Co., AR census, that he andElizabeth left for Arkansas.
Source: Janice Castleman
http://members.xoom.com/janicekmc/shelton.htm
Abednigo married (1) Nancy Ann Gough on 18 May 1801 in Logan County, Kentucky.
Nancy Ann Gough: Nancy's parents, William Robert Gough and Judith Taylor,also had the following children besides Nancy Ann:
William Robert Gough, Jr. b. 19 Mar 1764 GA, married 1794 in Logan Co.,KY to Rhoda Shelton, daughter of Jeremiah Shelton, Sr., and his wifeNancy Asher, and sister to Abednigo Shelton. William died Dec. 1820 inButler Co., KY.
Jonathan Gough b. c1765, married 23 Sept 1806 in Warren Co., KY to MaryAnn Taylor.
Jesse Gough b. c1766, died 1804.
Thomas Gough b. c1770.
Abigail Gough b. c1779, married 19 Oct 1802 (Logan Co., KY) to ThomasLawrence.
Charity Gough b. c1780, married 12 Apr 1800 (Logan Co., KY) to ReubenDaugherty.Source: Janice Castleman
http://members.xoom.com/janicekmc/shelton.htm
Abednigo and Nancy had the following children:
Abednigo married (2) Elizabeth Doolin on 15 Dec 1840 in Butler County, Kentucky.
32. Jesse Shelton (Jeremiah , Ralph ) was born on 22 Feb 1782 in Henry County, Virginia. He died on 25 May 1855 in Clarksville, Red River County, Texas. He was buried in May 1855 in McKinzie Cemetery, Clarksville, Texas.
Jesse Shelton owned 223 Acres of land on the east fork of Sand Lick, 26Mar 1804, Book C, Page 55, "Index to Logan County, Kentucky Surveys".This family lived for a time in Posey County, Indiana then moved toHempstead County, Arkansas in 1826 and settling in Lamar County, Texasabout 1830.Source: Steely Collection, Shelton/Murphy file
Sam McClure's thesis on Ft. Shelton at Texas A&M Commerce, TexasROXTON, TEXAS. Roxton is at the junction of Farm roads 137 and 38,eighteen miles southwest of Paris in southwestern Lamar County. Theoriginal settlement, named Fort Shelton, was established in 1837 by JesseShelton on Cane Creek, three miles southwest of the current location. Thecommunity was known as Prairie Mound by 1853, when the first post officewas established with James H. Stevenson as postmaster. Prairie Mount waslocated 2½ miles northwest of the Fort Shelton site. The post office wasrenamed Roxton in 1869. The new name is believed to be a simplificationof Rockstown or Rockston; it refers either to a prominent white limestoneoutcropping located nearby or to a distinctive rock gate and posts builtby William Klyce at his home and store midway between Fort Shelton andthe present townsite. In 1887 the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway wasextended one-half mile west of the original location of Roxton in orderto connect with the Paris and Great Northern Railroad in Paris. Most ofthe town moved to the railroad soon afterward, and the original townsitebecame known as Old Roxton. Roxton had a population of 226 in 1890 andincreased to 1,200 by 1914. In that year the town had thirty businesses,including two banks, three gins, and a telephone company. The populationsubsequently remained between 700 and 900 for several decades. Roxtonserves as the marketing center of the surrounding agricultural area.Cotton was the original crop, but grain and cattle have since become themajor products. The town was incorporated by 1974, and in 1980 it hadtwelve businesses, including one bank. The post office, the second oldestin the county, was still in operation. In 1990 the population was 639.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Lamar County Echo, January 6, 1977. Wright Patman, Historyof Post Offices-First Congressional District of Texas (Texarkana, Texas,1946?). Kathleen E. and Clifton R. St. Clair, eds., Little Towns of Texas(Jacksonville, Texas: Jayroe Graphic Arts, 1982).
Michael M. Ludeman
"ROXTON, TX." The Handbook of Texas Online.<http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/RR/hlr48.html>
Jesse married Rachel Marrs daughter of James Marrs and Anna A. Shannon on 22 Jan 1805 in Logan County, Kentucky. Rachel was born on 12 Oct 1787 in Goodletsville, Davidson County, Tennessee. She died on 5 Apr 1860 in Clarksville, Red River County, Texas. She was buried in McKinzie Cem., Clarksville, Texas.
Rachel Marrs was the daughter of James Marrs and Anna A. Shannon. She wasborn
Oct.12,1787 in Manscar Station at Goodletsville, Tennessee. She movedwith her
parents to Logan County Kentucky where she met and married Jesse Sheltonbefore
going on to Arkansas and Texas. She died Apr. 05,1860 and is buried in an
unmarked grave at McKenzie Cemetery at Clarksville, Texas. Rachel was atwin to
William Blaine Marrs. She and Jesse Shelton had 10 children.Source: Skipper Steely, Forty Seven Years pg. 77
Steely Collection, Shelton/Murphy file
Sam McClure's thesis on Ft. Shelton at Texas A&M Commerce, Texas
Dawes Application
Jesse and Rachel had the following children:
93 M i William Shelton was born on 28 Nov 1805 in Butler County, Kentucky. He died in Nov 1855 in Red River County, Texas. + 94 F ii Anna E. Shelton + 95 F iii Miranda Shelton + 96 F iv Minerva Shelton + 97 M v Harvey Shelton + 98 M vi Eli Jenway Shelton + 99 F vii Eliza Jane Shelton + 100 M viii Irvin Shelton + 101 F ix Lucinda Alice Shelton + 102 F x Marietta Shelton
34. Gilbert Shelton (Jeremiah , Ralph ) was born on 17 Apr 1787 in Henry County, Virginia.
Gilbert Shelton b. 17 April 1787 VA, d. Jan 1860 Kennett, Dunklin, MO.,m. c1817 to Prudence Furbush. Gilbert was on the 1812 Tax List forHumphreys Co., TN, but was back in Graves Co., KY by 1830. By 1840, hemoved to McCracken Co., KY, then by 1850 to Dunklin Co., MO, where he wasliving with his probable daughter Fatima Norman. His name is found on the1860 mortality schedule. In 1860 Fatima Norman lives next to Asher G.Shelton. Gilbert served as an elected County Judge for Dunklin Co., MOfrom 27 Jan 1849 to 04 Sept 1850.
Source: Janice Castleman
Gilbert married Prudence Furbush on 5 Aug 1808 in Logan County, Kentucky.
They had the following children:
103 F i Fatima Shelton was born in 1818. 104 M ii Asher G. Shelton was born in 1822.
35. Elizabeth Shelton (Jeremiah , Ralph ) was born in 1788.
Elizabeth Shelton b. 1788 VA., m. (1) William McMackins 25 Nov 1805 LoganCo., KY. Their children listed below. A researcher for the McMackins lineis Glenda Thacker, who wrote that William was b. c1775 to Thomas McMackinand Sarah Johnson. Elizabeth may have married (2)Mark Whitaker, Jr. 24Dec 1822 in Butler Co., KY. He was so named in McMackins divorce suitpapers as Mark Whitaker, Jr. Mark may have been the son of ThomasWhitaker. They may have had a child named Presley Whitaker. MarkWhitaker, Jr. also had a brother named Presley Whitaker, and according toKen Shelton it is not entirely certain that this couple did have a childnamed Presley. The remaining records which refer to Mark and PresleyWhitaker do not make this a certainty.
Source: Janice Castleman
Elizabeth married (1) Henry Whitaker.
Elizabeth married (2) William McMackins on 25 Nov 1805 in Logan County, Kentucky.
They had the following children:
105 F i Sophina McMackins. 106 M ii William McMackins. 107 F iii Nancy McMackins.
36. Sarah Sallie Shelton (Jeremiah , Ralph ) was born on 17 Aug 1789 in Henry County, Virginia.
Sarah Shelton b. 17 August 1789 in Henry Co., VA, m. 06 Jun 1805 in LoganCo., KY to Robert FIGG. More information can be found for this line inWFT Vol. 10 #166. Sarah is listed on the 1850 Butler Co., KY census, page251, house 519 in Morgantown. She is 60 years old, head of the house,born in VA., and the children listed here may not be her own children. Ina book compiled by Raymond DeWeese (1992) The County of Butler in theCommonwealth of KY 1810-1814 Taken from Order Book A & Circuit CourtOrder Books A & B", page A-12: "On the Appeal from Jonathan Gough, Esq.,this Court will now hear the suit of Robert Figg, Appellant vs ObediahLawry, Appellee," said the Court Chairman. By the consent of bothparties, the suit was dismissed, Robert Figg agreeing to pay the costs,except the attorney fees (1811). Robert Figg is also mentioned in thevery early Butler Co., KY Courthouse records, along with Abednigo Sheltonand Joshua Shelton and William McMackin to help with additional hands toopen the road assigned to Andrew Sulivant.Ken Shelton wrote that RobertFigg left a will dated 25 Aug 1846 and probated 12 Jan 1847 in ButlerCo., KY. He named his wife Sarah and a daughter Paulina Tyler, but noother children, so there is doubt concerning the list of children listedhere, which were taken off the 1850 Butler Co., KY census. Robert Figg'ssister's line, Mary Figg who married Thomas Powell Wand, has their linein WFT Vol. 10 #166.
Source: Janice Castleman
Sarah married Robert Figg on 6 Jun 1805 in Logan County, Kentucky.
They had the following children:
108 F i Paulina Figg. 109 F ii Martha Figg. 110 F iii Sarah Figg. 111 M iv John Figg. 112 M v Robert Figg. 113 vi Bounarges Figg. 114 M vii James Figg. 115 viii Idumea Figg.
37. Abraham Shelton (Jeremiah , Ralph ) was born in 1790.
Abraham Shelton b. c1790 Henry Co., VA, d. January 20, 1867 Ballard Co.,KY., m. Susan G. LEWIS, the daughter of Richard and Sallie (Wood) Lewis.He received payment from the sale of his father's estate settlement in1835. On this document he is listed as "of Graves Co., KY." Abraham soldhis land in Butler Co., KY to his brother Abednigo Shelton in 1835. Hiswife relinquished her dower rights to the land. Abraham was a soldier inthe War of 1812, and afterwards moved to Henry Co., TN., where he liveduntil c1835. His occupation-carpenter. The family is found in WFT Vol. 15#2935. A descendant of this line is Linda Bauer, who gave information onGranford Woodfred Shelton's family.
Source: Janice Castleman
Abraham married Susan G. Lewis in Halifax County, Virginia.
They had the following children:
38. Nancy Shelton (Jeremiah , Ralph ) was born in 1796 in Logan County, Kentucky. She died in 1876 in Hopkins County, Texas.
Nancy Shelton b. 1796, m. James Ashley 02 Aug 1817 in Butler Co., KY. Hewas the son of William ASHLEY and Sally FURBUSH (daughter of Robert andMary FURBUSH, and sister of Prudence who married Jeremiah's brotherGilbert). All the ASHLEY children were born in McCracken Co., KY. Thefamily moved to Texas in the early 1840s, settling in Hopkins County.Both Nancy and James are buried in the Cooper Cemetery, Cooper, TX. Tworesearchers working on this line are: Nora Nunnelly and Jackie Conces
Source: Janice Castleman
Nancy married James S. Ashley son of William Ashley and Sally Furbush on 2 Aug 1817 in Butler County, Kentucky. James was born in 1794/1800 in North Carolina. He died in 1846/1849 in Hopkins County, Texas.
They had the following children:
+ 120 M i Jeremiah Shelton Ashley 121 F ii Angelina Ashley was born in 1820/1821. 122 F iii Mary Z. M. Polly Ashley was born in 1821/1825. 123 M iv Thomas I. Ashley was born in 1825/1830. 124 M v William M. Ashley was born in 1825/1830. 125 F vi Elizabeth Shelton Ashley was born in 1825/1830. 126 M vii Franklin (Francis) Ashley was born about 1832. 127 F viii Nancy Ashley was born about 1837. 128 M ix Alexander M. Ashley was born about 1840.