Gabriel Shelton

Personal and Family Information

Gabriel was born in 1739 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, the son of Crispin Shelton and Letita unknown.

He died in 1803 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

He had two marriages/partners. His first wife was Elizabeth Shepherd, who he married on 24 MAR 1762 in Amelia County, Virginia. Their eleven known children were Lemuel (c1763-1848), Catherine (c1764-?), Abraham (c1765-1804), Elizabeth (1770-1850), Gabriel Jr (1779-1863), Jane (c1781-?), Lettice (c1782-?), Watt (1765-1820), Gregory (c1772-?), Beverley (c1783-?) and Reddick (c1783-?).

His second wife was Mary Buford, who he married on 29 JUN 1794 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. They had no known children.

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Event	Date	Details	Source	Multimedia	Notes
Birth	1739	Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Death	1803	Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Will	17 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 Will-Shelton,Crispin-transcribed2
Will	21 APR 1803	Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia Age: 66 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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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.