John Shelton

1756 - 1853  (97 years)

• Name	John Shelton  [1, 2]
  Birth	19 May 1756	Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	6 Aug 1810	Amherst, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Death	20 Nov 1853	Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States   [2]
  Burial	Monroe, Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America   [2]
  Person ID	I18756	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Richard Gissage Shelton Skelton,   b. 14 Aug 1728, King William County, Virginia, United States of America d. 5 Jan 1821, Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America (Age 92 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Wright,   b. 1728, Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States bur. Monroe, Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	20 Aug 1746	Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F6263	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Shelton,   b. 13 Feb 1764   d. 1 Feb 1824 (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F6258	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S350] Ancestry.com, 1810 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1810; Census Place: Amherst, Virginia; Roll: 66; Page: 264; Image: Vam252_66-0277; FHL Roll: 0181426. [S21] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144804056/john-shelton [S717] Ancestry.com, Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA;), Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0699. [S20] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Tree.