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Richard Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

Male 1809 - 1878  (69 years)

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  • Name Richard Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Born 1809  Cumberland County, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4] 
    • At his death he is listed as 60 (born 1809), and parents names given as Richard and Anna and born in Cumberland County, which surrounds Pittsgrove, Salem County.
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • infant #8488
    Residence 25 Jul 1850  Dennis, Cape May, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Census: "Richard Sheldon", 43, labourer, with wife and children.
    Residence 7 Jul 1860  Dennis, Cape May, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Census: "Richard Shelden", 54, farmer, $2200 in real estate, $175 in personal property, with wife and children.
    Died 6 Feb 1878  East Creek, Cape May, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Probate 23 Feb 1878  Cape May County, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I412421854158  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Richard Sheldon,   b. 10 Apr 1787, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother 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, 6, 8] 
    • 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.
    Family ID F1358  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Rebecca Steelman,   b. Abt. 1810,   d. Abt. 1847  (Age 37 years) 
    Married 30 Sep 1830  Weymouth, Atlantic, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6] 
    • Also noted as Gloucester County
    Children 
     1. Isaac Sheldon,   b. 1834, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Elmer Sheldon,   b. 1838, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. William Sheldon,   b. Dec 1839, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Francis Sheldon,   b. 1842, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. John Sheldon,   b. 1846, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1771  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Lydia,   b. 1804, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 01 Dec 1849  Dennis, Cape May, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1765  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1809 - Cumberland County, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 30 Sep 1830 - Weymouth, Atlantic, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 01 Dec 1849 - Dennis, Cape May, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 25 Jul 1850 - Dennis, Cape May, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 7 Jul 1860 - Dennis, Cape May, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - 23 Feb 1878 - Cape May County, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1609363603] New Jersey, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

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

    3. [S1608699703] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1860; Census Place: Dennis, Cape May, New Jersey; Roll: M653_687; Page: 76; Family History Library Film: 803687.

    4. [S1608910685] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1850; Census Place: Dennis, Cape May, New Jersey; Roll: 446; Page: 24b.

    5. [S1625087321] New Jersey, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1739-1991, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Letters Testamentary, Administration, and Guardianship, V. 1-2, 1852-1902; Author: Cape May County (New Jersey). Surrogate; Probate Place: Cape May, New Jersey.

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

    7. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Infant #8488, child of Richard #3678

    8. [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.


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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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