Brief Life History of Rebecca D.
When Rebecca D. Shelton was born about 1774, in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, her father, Armistead Shelton, was 22 and her mother, Susannah Shelton, was 25. She married John McCuthion Shelton on 17 March 1794, in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States. She died before 1844, at the age of 70.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Rebecca Shelton, "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940"
Spouse and Children
1770– Male
1774–1844 Female
Parents and Siblings
1753–1844 Male
1750–1816 Female
Siblings (9)
1774–1844 Female
1777–1822 Male
1782–1860 Female
1784–1859 Female
1785–1835 Female
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World Events (8)
1776
Age 2
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
Age 6
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
Age 20
Name Meaning
English (Nottinghamshire): habitational name primarily from Shelton (Nottinghamshire), but also from Shelton (Bedfordshire, Norfolk, Shropshire, and Staffordshire). The placenames all derive from Old English scelf ‘rock, ledge, shelf’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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