James Sheldon^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]}

1755 - 1831  (76 years)

• Name	James Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Born	Bef. 1755
  	Is listed as 45 or older in the 1800 census.
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1779	Hopewell, York, Pennsylvania, USA   [4]
  	Tax List: "James Sheldon", no property or possessions listed, taxes 10 pounds.
  Residence	1781	Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania, USA   [3]
  	Tax Record: no horses, no cows, no property, no value listed. Total taxes only 5 shillings, 7 pence - the minimum. No other Sheldon's listed in Shrewsbury.
  Residence	28 Feb 1787	Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania, USA
  	Purchase of 105 acres of "land adjoining land of Widow Marshall, Acquilla Weiley, and the Heirs of Frederick Shinlever of the Provincial line in Shrewsbury Township."
  Residence	1790	Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania, USA   [7]
  	Census: "Jas Sheldon", 3 males under 16, 1 male over 16, 3 females. No salves, no other Sheldon's in York County. Closest are a couple of Shedron's in Dover, York.
  Residence	1798	Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  	Tax List: "James Sheldon", 1 cabin (not a house) 33 ft by 14 ft, wood. 1 stable. 107 acres. Estate valued at $160. Adjoining the property of Eleaser Gilbert.
  Residence	1800	Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania, USA   [5, 8]
  	Census: "James heldon" - the S was missing, 2 boys under 10, 2 boys 10 to 15, 1 man over 45, 1 female 16 to 25, 1 woman 26 to 44, 1 other free person (non-white), no slaves.
  Residence	1810	Hopewell, York, Pennsylvania, USA   [9]
  	Census: "James Sheldon", 3 men 26 to 44; 1 man over 45; 2 women 26 to 44; 1 woman over 45.
  Will	6 Jul 1827	Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania, USA
  	In his Will he refers to his wife Jane, son James, son Thomas, son Joseph, son "Jessee", his son Jesse's two sons David and Jesse, and his daughter Margaret Beard.
  Probate	26 Jul 1827	Belmont County, Ohio, USA   [10]
  Died	Abt. 1831  [10]
  Will	27 Mar 1832	Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania, USA
  	The Will was proved on this date and a copy was in probate in Belmont County, Ohio. The Will also mentions property that he held in Ohio.
  Person ID	I412322178313	Sheldon Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Jane Wright,   d. Aft. 1832
  Married	26 Jan 1804	Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA   [6]
  	We know that his wife, at the time of his death, was named Jane. The marriage record is in Berkeley County, WV - about a 2 hour drive from Shrewsbury. Otherwise it's unclear if this is the same Jane.
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F2765	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Jesse Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1780   2. Margaret Sheldon,   b. 1783, Pennsylvania, USA   3. Thomas Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1785, York County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Jun 1840, Belmont County, Ohio, USA  (Age 55 years)   4. Joseph Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1787   5. James Sheldon,   b. 3 Jun 1791, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 25 Jan 1863, Jackson, Hancock, Ohio, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F3781	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - 1779 - Hopewell, York, Pennsylvania, USA Residence - 1781 - Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania, USA Residence - 28 Feb 1787 - Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania, USA Residence - 1790 - Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania, USA Residence - 1798 - Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania, USA Residence - 1800 - Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania, USA Married - 26 Jan 1804 - Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA Residence - 1810 - Hopewell, York, Pennsylvania, USA Will - 6 Jul 1827 - Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania, USA Probate - 26 Jul 1827 - Belmont County, Ohio, USA Will - 27 Mar 1832 - Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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