Mary A. Shelton: Our Family History

Generation: 1

1.	Mary A. Shelton was born on 18 Jan 1801 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia (daughter of William F. Johnston Shelton, (son of Abe or Mark?) and Priscilla Mustain); died on 25 Jun 1848 in Dickson, Dickson Co, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

William F. Johnston Shelton, (son of Abe or Mark?) was born on 10 Aug 1767 in Amelia, Pittsylvania Co, Virginia (son of Mark Shelton and Mrs. Mary (..) Shelton, son of Col. Abraham Cooper Shelton, Sr. and Chloe Robertson); died on 4 Dec 1857 in Van Leer, Dickson Co, Tennessee.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 1830, Dickson Co, Tennessee
Census: 1840, Dickson Co, Tennessee

Notes:

shown as son of Mark Shelton and Mary in this tree:
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/13260307/person/-61720783

children of Mark and Mary:
John Shelton 1768- Mary Molly Creel
Rachel Shelton 1761- John Davidson
William F. Johnston Shelton 1767-1857 m Martitia Taylor & Priscilla Mustain
Nancy Shelton 1767- Abraham Davidson
Frances Franky Shelton 1770- Thomas Wright
George Washington Shelton 1773-1858 m? Eliz Farmer - all went to IL - not likely parents of Gideon.
charles Shelton 1775-1840 m Elizabeth Flippin

2nd wife Rachel(?) 1750-1798
Henry Shelton 1776-1855 m Mary Polly Madding
Spencer Shelton 1784- - m Margaret Ingram

Census:
Name: William Shelton
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Dickson, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 3
Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 5
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 4
Total Free White Persons: 11
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 11

Census:
Name: William Shelton
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Dickson, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 79: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
Slaves - Males - Under 10: 1
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 3
Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 3
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 7
Total Slaves: 2
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 9

next door:
Winnie Mitchell
Coleman Shelton
Joseph Payne
George Shelton

then same page (pg 57)
William Paterson
Robert Paterson

pg 53
Marcus Russell
William Shelton

William married Priscilla Mustain on 1 Dec 1798 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia. Priscilla was born on 6 Jan 1778 in Paduca, McCracken Co, Kentucky; died on 24 Jun 1850 in Dickson, Dickson Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Priscilla Mustain was born on 6 Jan 1778 in Paduca, McCracken Co, Kentucky; died on 24 Jun 1850 in Dickson, Dickson Co, Tennessee.

Notes:

other children of this marriage here:
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/4938479/person/798401547

Married:
Name: William F Shelton
Gender: Male
Birth Place: VA
Birth Year: 1767
Spouse Name: Priscilla Mustain
Spouse Birth Year: 1767
Marriage
Year: 1798
Number Pages: 1

Children:

1. Mary A. Shelton was born on 18 Jan 1801 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia; died on 25 Jun 1848 in Dickson, Dickson Co, Tennessee.
Coleman Jesse Shelton was born on 25 Mar 1805 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia; died on 17 May 1872 in Slayden, Dickson Co, Tennessee.
William M. Shelton was born in 1807 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia; died on 20 Sep 1873 in Montgomery Co, Tennessee.
George C. Shelton was born in 1809 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia; died after 1880 in of, Houston Co, Tennessee.
John H. Shelton was born on 14 Mar 1817 in Dickson Co, Tennessee; died on 21 Dec 1853 in Dickson Co, Tennessee.
James W. Shelton was born in 1820 in Dickson Co, Tennessee; died after 1864 in Dickson Co, Tennessee.
Albert G. Shelton was born on 20 Apr 1822 in Dickson Co, Tennessee; died after 1865 in of, Hustburg, Humphreys Co, Tennessee.
Marshall Ferris Shelton was born in 1825 in Dickson, Dickson Co, Tennessee; died after 1830.

Generation: 3

Col. Abraham Cooper Shelton, Sr. was born in 1737 in Albemarle Co, Virginia (son of Crispin Eliphas Shelton and Letitia Payne? or Montague? or Beauford?); died on 20 Jun 1789 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia.

Other Events and Attributes:

Will: 1789, Pittsylvania Co, Virginia

Notes:

Abram Shelton was active in the life of the county, serving as justice, vestryman, militia officer, sheriff and member of General Assembly. He was the son of Crispen Shelton who with his brothers John and Daniel Shelton, moved from Amelia County to Pittsylvania about 1765, and settled in the upper part of the Meadows, where they owned large bodies of land.

His home was on Buck Branch, near Chalk Level. Dr. Tavenor Shelton was one of the early physicians of the county.

Will:
will was proven at Pittsylvania C. H. in 1789 in which he named wife Chloe, daughters Lettie, Anne and Jane Shelton, sons Abram, Crispen, (Doctor) Tavenour, Frederick, Meacon, Robertson and William.

Abraham married Chloe Robertson on 16 Jan 1760 in Amelia Co, Virginia. Chloe was born in 1741 in Amelia, Pittsylvania Co, Virginia; died on 20 Feb 1814 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Chloe Robertson was born in 1741 in Amelia, Pittsylvania Co, Virginia; died on 20 Feb 1814 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia.

Other Events and Attributes:

Will: Feb 1804, Pittsylvania Co, Virginia

Notes:

Will:
The will of Mrs. Chloe Robertson Shelton was proven February as, 1804, in which she left her estate to her beloved daughter, Jane Stone, wife of John Stone.

Children:

William Shelton, (son?) was born in 1757 in Virginia; died in 1825 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia.
Frederick Shelton was born about 1760 in Virginia; died after 1789 in of, Pittsylvania Co, Virginia.
Crispin Shelton was born on 28 Feb 1761 in Amelia Co, Virginia; died on 20 Nov 1806 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia.
Jane Shelton was born in 1767 in Amelia Co, Virginia; died in 1845 in Logan, Virginia.
2. William F. Johnston Shelton, (son of Abe or Mark?) was born on 10 Aug 1767 in Amelia, Pittsylvania Co, Virginia; died on 4 Dec 1857 in Van Leer, Dickson Co, Tennessee.
Anne Shelton was born about 1765 in Virginia; died after 1789 in of, Pittsylvania Co, Virginia.
Robertson Shelton was born on 28 Jan 1771; died after 1772.
Doctor Tavenor C. Shelton was born about 1772; died after 1789 in of, Pittsylvania Co, Virginia.
Lettice Shelton was born on 17 Dec 1773 in Amelia Co, Virginia; died on 10 Oct 1849 in of, Pittsylvania Co, Virginia.
Abraham Cooper Shelton, Jr. was born in 1788 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia; died in 1789 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia.
Meacon Shelton was born in 1789 in Amelia Co, Virginia; died in 1803 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia.
Jane Shelton was born in 1780 in Amelia Co, Virginia; died in 1845 in Logan Co, Virginia.
Ezekiel Henderson Shelton, Sr. (related - son?) (FFDNA-J-5R) was born in 1772 in Surry Co, North Carolina; died in 1864 in Clinton Co, Kentucky.

Generation: 4

Crispin Eliphas Shelton was born on 1 Apr 1713 in Christ Church, Middlesex Co, Virginia; was christened on 8 Oct 1784 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia (son of Ralph Shelton, (Pampa line) (J-pp-FFDNA-4r) and Mary Jane Crispin); died on 29 Oct 1787 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: Bef 1770, Pittsylvania Co, Virginia

Notes:

Residence:
24 May 1770 Benjamin and wife Mary sold their land and moved to Pittsylvania County, settling close by his brother Crispin Shelton.

Crispin married Letitia Payne? or Montague? or Beauford? about 1734 in Middlesex Co, Virginia. Letitia was born about 1717 in of, Middlesex Co, Virginia; died after 1760 in of, Amelia Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Letitia Payne? or Montague? or Beauford? was born about 1717 in of, Middlesex Co, Virginia; died after 1760 in of, Amelia Co, Virginia.

Children:

Lewis Shelton, (Pampa line) was born in 1734 in Middlesex Co, Virginia (prob); died before 26 Jun 1794 in Pendleton Co, South Carolina.
William Shelton was born on 4 Mar 1735 in Christ Church, Middlesex Co, Virginia; died in Feb 1794 in Henderson, Henderson Co, Kentucky.
4. Col. Abraham Cooper Shelton, Sr. was born in 1737 in Albemarle Co, Virginia; died on 20 Jun 1789 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia.
Lewis Shelton was born about 1738 in Virginia; died after 1740.
Gabriel Shelton was born in 1739 in Virginia; died on 2 Jun 1803 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia.
Spencer Shelton was born about 1745 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia; died after 1780.
Beverly Shelton was born in 1746 in Amelia Co, Virginia; died on 21 Nov 1825 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia.
Armistead Shelton, Major was born in 1753 in Amelia Co, Virginia (prob); died on 16 Jun 1844 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia.
Susanna Shelton was born about 1764 in Virginia; died after 1800 in of, Pittsylvania Co, Virginia.
Elizabeth Shelton was born about 1769 in Virginia; died after 1800 in of, Virginia.
Jane Shelton was born about 1771 in Virginia; died after 1775 in of, Pittsylvania Co, Virginia.