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  • Name Richard Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Born 10 Apr 1787  New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 8 Jun 1788  New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Son of "Odel" and "Margrete"
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Richard #3678 "Metropolis, Massac Co., Ill. (was in battle of Fort George)"
    Residence 16 Sep 1850  Massac County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Census: "Richard Sheldon", 69, farmer, $500 in real estate, with wife and a 6 year old girl named Lucy Gent from Kentucky
    _DNA Group A2 - tester through son Lemuel 
    Person ID I412310073142  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Oddy B. Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1762,   d. 1827  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Margaret Money,   b. Abt. 1763 
    Family ID F1365  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Anna Tover,   b. Abt. 1785,   d. Abt. 1810  (Age 25 years) 
    Married 06 Feb 1808  Salem, Salem, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5] 
    • Listed as "Anna Faurer" in the Sheldon Magazine. Original record "Richard Sheldne of Odey and Margaret" and "Anna Tover of Henry and Mary", by John Clark.
    Children 
     1. infant Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1808
     2. Richard Sheldon,   b. 1809, Cumberland County, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1878, East Creek, Cape May, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1358  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Abigail Conklin,   b. 1790, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 31 Jan 1810  Pittsgrove, Salem, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5] 
    • By David DeBois, Justice of the Peace, at "Pitts Grove", both of "Pitts Grove"
    Children 
     1. Priscilla Sheldon,   b. 1811
     2. Abigail Ann Sheldon,   b. 1813
     3. Margaret Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1814
     4. Lemuel Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1816, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Samuel Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1816
     6. Rhoda Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1819
     7. Nancy Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1820
     8. Joseph Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1822
     9. Mary Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1823
     10. William Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1825
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1357  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Apr 1787 - New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 8 Jun 1788 - New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 06 Feb 1808 - Salem, Salem, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 16 Sep 1850 - Massac County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1609366553] New Jersey, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    2. [S1621388901] New Jersey, U.S., Compiled Marriage Records, 1684-1895, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    3. [S1608910685] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1850; Census Place: Massac, Illinois; Roll: 120; Page: 240a.

    4. [S1610371542] New Jersey, U.S., United Methodist Church Records, 1800-1970, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Greater New Jersey Annual Conference Commission on Archives and History; Madison, New Jersey.

    5. [S1609139332] New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Records, 1670-1965, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    6. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 37r: Richard #3678, born 1783, of Metropolis, Massac Co (was at battle of Fort George). Page 85r: married first Anna Faurer, second Abigail Conklin. Father of infant #8487, infant #8488, Priscilla #8489, Abigail Ann #8490, Margaret #8491, Samuel #8492, Lemuel #8493, Rhoda #8494, Nancy #8495, Joseph #8496, Mary #8497, William #8498


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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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