Thomas Sheldon^{[1, 2, 3]}

1709 - 1758  (48 years)

• Name	Thomas Sheldon  [1, 2]
  Born	18 Feb 1709	South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA   [1, 2]
  	His birth was originally recorded as 18 Feb 1708/9 to account for both calendars used at the time. By the modern calendar it was 1709.
  Gender	Male
  Confirmed DNA	yDNA confirmed from multiple descendants (via sons Isaac, Joseph, & Benjamin) through to great-grandfather John Sheldon of Kingstown, Rhode Island and the Isaac of Windsor, CT line.
  Sheldon Magazine	Thomas #301 "Pawlings, NY"
  Residence	1746	Pawling, Dutchess, New York, USA   [2]
  	Moved to Pawlings in 1746, notation for son Joseph "Went with his father to Pawlings in 1746", suggesting these two went ahead of the rest of the family but Joseph was only 3 years old.
  Died	1758	Ticonderoga, Essex, New York, USA
  Person ID	I412291841996	Sheldon Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Isaac Sheldon, Sr,   b. 1688
  Mother	Susanna Potter,   b. 28 Jun 1688
  Family ID	F28	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harriet Winters,   b. Abt. 1710
  Children	1. Isaac Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1734,   d. 1813, Willsboro, Essex, New York, USA  (Age 79 years)   2. Thomas Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1735,   d. 1804  (Age 69 years)   3. Gideon Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1737, Rhode Island, USA ,   d. Apr 1798, Pittsford, Rutland, Vermont, USA  (Age 61 years)   4. George Sheldon,   b. 17 Dec 1738, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA ,   d. 6 Feb 1829, Clifton Park, Saratoga, New York, USA  (Age 90 years)   5. John Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1740   6. Susan Sheldon,   b. 1741   7. Joseph Sheldon,   b. 1743, North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA ,   d. 27 Jan 1836, Willsboro, Essex, New York, USA  (Age 93 years)   8. Benjamin Sheldon,   b. 1744,   d. Pawling, Dutchess, New York, USA   9. Potter Sheldon,   b. 1745   10. Caleb Sheldon,   b. 1747   11. Hannah Sheldon,   b. 1751   12. Sarah Sheldon,   b. 1758
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F106	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Feb 1709 - South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA Residence - 1746 - Pawling, Dutchess, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1608224922] Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts, 1636-1899, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855. Page 4 - Thomas #301, born 1709, son of Isaac #80 and "Susanna Potter". Note, of "Pawlings, N. Y."; Page 94 - married to "Harriet Winters", children Isaac #857, Thomas #858, Gideon #859, George #860, John #861, Susan #862, Joseph #863, Benjamin #864, Potter #865, Caleb #866, Hannah #867, and Sarah #868 [S1665410957] SFA Card Files, SFA (Sheldon Family Association), SFA Card Files.