Lemuel Shelton

portrait
Contents

Personal and Family Information

Lemuel was born about 1763 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, the son of Gabriel Shelton and Elizabeth Shepherd.

He died in 1848 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

He had two marriages/partners. His first wife was Lettice Weeks Shelton, who he married on 2 AUG 1796 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Their only known child was Hubbard Coleman (1805-1878).

His second wife was Mary S Gosney, who he married on 31 JAN 1829. The place has not been found. They had no known children.

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Lemuel Shelton
(c1763-1848)

 

Gabriel Shelton
(1739-1803)

 

Crispin Shelton
(1713-1794)

 

Ralph Sr Shelton
(c1685-1733)

 
   

Mary unknown
(c1690-1750)

 
   

Letita unknown
(1716-c1795)

   
 
 
     
 
 
   

Elizabeth Shepherd
(1745-1794)

 

George Shepherd
(c1700-<1751)

   
 
 
     
 
 
   

Elizabeth Mary Angelicke Day
(1699-1751)

   
 
 
     
 
 

Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
BirthABT 1763
Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Death1848
Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Will21 APR 1803
Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Age: 39 to 40
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
media

Multimedia

media
ThruLines-Sh...

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.