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Isaac Sheldon, Sr

Isaac Sheldon, Sr[1, 2, 3]

Male 1688 -

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  • Name Isaac Sheldon  [1, 2] 
    Suffix Sr 
    Born 1688  [2] 
    • The Sheldon Magazine noted his birth as 1697 but this isn't possible.
    Gender Male 
    Confirmed DNA
    • yDNA confirmed from 5th great-grandson (via son Thomas), through to grandfather John Sheldon of Kingstown, Rhode Island and the Isaac line of Windsor, CT
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Isaac #80
    Person ID I412291840632  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father John Sheldon, Jr,   b. 1663 
    Family ID F3782  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Susanna Potter,   b. 28 Jun 1688 
    Children 
     1. Thomas Sheldon,   b. 18 Feb 1709, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1758, Ticonderoga, Essex, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     2. Roger Sheldon,   b. 15 Dec 1710, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Elizabeth Sheldon,   b. 1713
     4. Isaac Sheldon, Jr,   b. 4 Mar 1716, Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. John Sheldon,   b. 1719
     6. Susanna Sheldon,   b. 1720
     7. Joseph Sheldon,   b. 1722,   d. 1786, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     8. Palmer Sheldon,   b. 1724
     9. Benjamin Sheldon,   b. 1727,   d. 1795  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F28  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah Kingsley 
    Children 
     1. Sarah Sheldon,   b. 1735
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F403  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1610400787] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Book Title: The Hazard family of Rhode Island : 1635-1894 : being a genealogy and history of the descendants of.

    2. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 1r - Isaac #80, born 1697, son of John #23. Birth date of 1697 must be an error as town records show his eldest child was born in 1708. It likely was meant to read "ab 1687"

    3. [S1665410957] SFA Card Files, SFA (Sheldon Family Association), SFA Card Files.


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Rev. Henry O. Sheldon

The Rev. Henry O. Sheldon is often considered the grandfather of Sheldon genealogy. While traveling as a preacher he met other Sheldons and wondered how they were all related. Eventually, he began collecting genealogies & piecing the various Sheldon branches together, first published in 1855 as the Sheldon Magazine.

From his private journal: Monday, 4th of May, 1818, age 19, the start of his travels:

“Snowed some last night – roads wet and splashy – At half-past eleven A.M. started on a western tour – took an affectionate leave of my parents and brother and sister after receiving their advice & prayer for my preservation, — rode 25 miles – The day was wet & cold & stormy – Winds N.W.”

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