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William Sheldon[1, 2]

Male 1674 - 1748  (74 years)

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  • Name William Sheldon  [1, 2] 
    Born Abt. 1674 
    Gender Male 
    Died 30 Sep 1748  [2] 
    Person ID I412329526597  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Ralph Sheldon,   b. 1633,   d. 1723, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Dunn,   b. Abt. 1635 
    Family ID F352  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Catherine Roper,   b. Abt. 1675,   d. 21 Dec 1714  (Age 39 years) 
    Married Abt. 1705 
    Children 
     1. Mary Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1710,   d. 22 Sep 1763, Cambrai, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     2. Catherine Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1712,   d. 27 Dec 1756, Cambrai, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
     3. Dominic Sheldon,   b. 1714,   d. 1729, Doway, Flanders, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 15 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F507  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Anastacia Smith,   b. Abt. 1675,   d. 15 Mar 1745, Winchester, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married Abt. 1716 
    Children 
     1. William Sheldon,   b. 1718,   d. 1718  (Age 0 years)
     2. William Sheldon,   b. 1720,   d. 20 Sep 1745, Weston Park, Long Compton, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
     3. Edward Sheldon,   b. 16 Feb 1722, Winchester, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1775, Cambrai, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     4. Francis-Ralph Sheldon,   b. 8 Jun 1724, Winchester, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1765, Haute-Fontaine, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years)
     5. Elizabeth Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1725,   d. Aft. 1783  (Age 59 years)
     6. daughter Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1727,   d. Abt. 1727  (Age 0 years)
     7. daughter Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1729,   d. Abt. 1729  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F508  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1608444048] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    2. [S1615469973] Bigland Pedigree, Ralph Bigland, (College of Arms), HR/91., Bigland Pedigree, 1808.
      William Sheldon of Dirchford and of Winchester Esq died 30th Sept 1748 aged 74 buried at Winchester


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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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