Armistead Shelton

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Personal and Family Information

Armistead was born in 1753 in Virginia, the son of Crispin Shelton and Letita unknown.

He died on 16 Jun 1844 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

His wife was Susannah Shelton, who he married on 1 SEP 1774 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Their eight known children were Rebecca D (?-<1843), Olive (1780-?), Susannah (Sarah) (?-?), Celia (1784-1859), Vincent H (1790-?), Wesley (1792-?), Stephen D (?-1822) and Henrietta (?-<1819).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Armistead Shelton
(1753-1844)

 

Crispin Shelton
(1713-1794)

 

Ralph Sr Shelton
(c1685-1733)

   
 
 
     
 
 
   

Mary unknown
(c1690-1750)

   
 
 
     
 
 
   

Letita unknown
(1716-c1795)

   
 
   
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
   
 
 
     
 
 

Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth1753
Place: Virginia
Death16 JUN 1844
Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Will17 FEB 1794
Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Address: page 524, signed 29 Oct 1787, proven 1794 sons: Abranam, Garriel, Lewis, Beverley, Spencer, Armistead, and Vincent grandson Crispin Shelton son of Abraham, daughters Elizabeth Hurt, Jane Todd, Susanna Dickerson. Wife Lettice Shelton
Will-SheltonCrispin1787
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Will21 APR 1803
Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Age: 49 to 50
Address: signed 21 April 1803, proven 20 June 1805 ( Shelton County…Largest) has 20 June 1805 age 66 names wife Mary, names 5 sons, 3 daughters
Will-Shelton Gabriel 1803
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Will5 MAY 1843
Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Address: proven19 Aug 1844 son Wesley executor
Shelton County, A Genealogy of Pittsylvania County’s Largest Family
Source: Shelton County, A Genealogy of Pittsylvania County’s Largest Family
Authors: April Miller
Date: 1994
Publisher: Printed on demand by Higginson Book Company, Salem, Massachusetts www.HigginsonBooks.com 142 pages including index of Coupes with surname Shelton and Names with other than Shelton.

Other Event19 JAN 1821
Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Type: Deed
Address: 104 1/2 acres purchsed by Meredith P Goodman from Samuel(Lemuel?) Shelton, deeded from M.P. Goodman on 2nd Feb 1820 to Abraham C Shelton for debt Goodman had to Pannill and Dickenson, put up for sale to Highest bidder. Land sold by Abraham C Shelton to Armistead Shelton
Deed-Goodman-Shelton
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Sources

  1. Shelton County, A Genealogy of Pittsylvania County’s Largest Family
    Source: Shelton County, A Genealogy of Pittsylvania County’s Largest Family
    Authors: April Miller
    Date: 1994
    Publisher: Printed on demand by Higginson Book Company, Salem, Massachusetts www.HigginsonBooks.com 142 pages including index of Coupes with surname Shelton and Names with other than Shelton.
  2. Shelton County, A Genealogy of Pittsylvania County’s Largest Family
    Source: Shelton County, A Genealogy of Pittsylvania County’s Largest Family
    Authors: April Miller
    Date: 1994
    Publisher: Printed on demand by Higginson Book Company, Salem, Massachusetts www.HigginsonBooks.com 142 pages including index of Coupes with surname Shelton and Names with other than Shelton.