Dorcas Shelton

1768 - 1855  (87 years)

• Name	Dorcas Shelton  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	1768	Halifax, Virginia, USA   [2, 4, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1850	Forsyth, North Carolina, USA   [6]
  Death	1855	Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America   [2]
  Burial	Walkertown, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America   [2]
  Person ID	I9645	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Charleston L Shelton,   b. 1 Oct 1741, Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States of America d. 28 Jul 1795, Halifax County, Virginia, USA (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F7280	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	David Hunter, Sr,   b. Between 1763 and 1765, Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America d. 1823, Stokes, North Carolina, United States (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	13 Mar 1788	Halifax, Virginia   [3, 5, 7]
  Children	1. John W. Hunter,   b. 16 Mar 1789, Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America d. 5 Sep 1886, Lone Jack, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America (Age 97 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. David Hunter, Jr,   b. 5 Aug 1800, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America d. 27 Jan 1876, Johnson County, Missouri, United States of America (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Elisha Hunter,   b. 1797, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA d. 1858, Stokes County, North Carolina (Forsyth County was (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Martha Patsy Shelton Hunter,   b. 1795, North Carolina, United States d. Bef 1850, North Carolina (Age < 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Martha Hunter,   b. 1813, North Carolina, United States d. 14 Mar 1898 (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Dorcus Hunter,   b. 1803, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2555	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

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