Gabriel Shelton
Personal and Family Information
Gabriel was born in 1739 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, the son of Crispin Shelton and Letita Buford.
He died in 1803 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
He had two marriages/partners. His first wife was Elizabeth Shepherd, who he married on 24 MAR 1762 in Amelia County, Virginia. Their eleven known children were Lemuel (c1763-1848), Catherine (c1764-?), Abraham (c1765-1804), Elizabeth (1770-1850), Gabriel Jr (1779-1863), Jane (c1781-?), Lettice (c1782-?), Watt (1765-1820), Gregory (c1772-?), Beverley (c1783-?) and Reddick (c1783-?).
His second wife was Mary Buford, who he married on 29 JUN 1794 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. They had no known children.
Pedigree Chart (3 generations)
Events
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| Birth | 1739 |
| Place: | Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
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| Death | 1803 |
| Place: | Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
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| Will | 17 FEB 1794 |
| Place: | Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| Address: | page 524, signed 29 Oct 1787, proven 1794
sons: Abranam, Garriel, Lewis, Beverley, Spencer, Armistead, and Vincent
grandson Crispin Shelton son of Abraham,
daughters Elizabeth Hurt, Jane Todd, Susanna Dickerson. Wife Lettice Shelton |
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Will-SheltonCrispin1787
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| Will | 21 APR 1803 |
| Place: | Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| Age: | 66 |
| Address: | signed 21 April 1803, proven 20 June 1805 ( Shelton County…Largest) has 20 June 1805 age 66
names wife Mary, names 5 sons, 3 daughters |
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Will-Shelton Gabriel 1803
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Multimedia
Sources
- Shelton County, A Genealogy of Pittsylvania County’s Largest Family
| Source: | Shelton County, A Genealogy of Pittsylvania County’s Largest Family |
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| Authors: | April Miller |
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| Date: | 1994 |
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| Publisher: | Printed on demand by Higginson Book Company, Salem, Massachusetts
www.HigginsonBooks.com
142 pages including index of Coupes with surname Shelton and Names with other than Shelton. |
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