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William Sheldon, Sr

William Sheldon, Sr[1, 2, 3]

Male 1771 -

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  • Name William Sheldon  [1, 3] 
    Suffix Sr 
    Born Abt. 1771 
    • Born bet 1771-1780 (1840). May be the son of the Thomas Sheldon of Morris Co, NJ who signed petition in 1783 objecting to excessive payments to army officers. May also be a brother of the Thomas Sheldon (1789-1871) who moved to Muskingum Co, Ohio by 1811.
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • William #1796
    Residence 1803  Byram, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Note: the place called Brooklyn was within the township of Byram. William is included in a voters list for Byram in 1803.
    Residence 1815  Brooklyn, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • "Among those who can now be remembered as having lived there [Brooklyn, Sussex Co.] in 1815 were Jacob Miller, Thomas Jones, William Sheldon, Simeon Dickerson, John Abell, Mr. Oliver, Nicholas White, and William Zeek"
    Residence 1819  Byram, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Tax list
    Residence 1821  Andover, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Daughter Catherine is noted as being born here in 1821.
    Residence 1840  Hardisten, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census: "William Shelden", aged 60-69, with a woman age 40-49 (possibly a daughter), and a boy age 5-9, likely Peter H. Sheldon.
    Person ID I412297824044  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Thomas Sheldon, Sr,   b. Abt. 1728 
    Family ID F3812  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Littell,   b. Abt. 1775,   d. Bef. 1840  (Age 64 years) 
    Married Abt. 1793 
    • A notation in the book "Family Records" by John Littell (1851) notes that Catherine Littell, daughter of Robert Littell (son of Daniel), "married William Sheldon, of Sussex county, and lived there. I know nothing of their descendants"
    Children 
     1. William Sheldon, Jr,   b. 1795, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. John Sheldon,   b. 1797, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1876, Hopewell, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     3. Catherine Sheldon,   b. 8 Mar 1821, Andover, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1882, Hardwick, Warren, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F2141  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1803 - Byram, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1815 - Brooklyn, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1819 - Byram, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1840 - Hardisten, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1609353782] 1840 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1840; Census Place: Hardisten, Sussex, New Jersey; Roll: 260; Page: 43; Family History Library Film: 0016520.

    2. [S1665543461] Histroy of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey, James Snell, (Everts & Peck), History of Sussex and Warren Counties New Jersey, 1881.

    3. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 18r: William #1796, son of Richard #71. Note: Orange Co., N. J.; Page 43r: father of William #4299 and John #4300


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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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