Individual Details
William Shelton
(AUGUST 10, 1767 - DECEMBER 4, 1857)
Events
| Birth | AUGUST 10, 1767 | Pittsylvania County, Virginia |  |  | |
| Marriage | DECEMBER, 1798 | Pittsylvania County, Virginia - Priscilla Mustain | | | |
| Miscellaneous | By 1812 | Residence - Dickson County, Tennessee | | ||
| Miscellaneous | History | | | ||
| Death | DECEMBER 4, 1857 | Danielsville, Tennessee | | | |
| Burial | Aft DECEMBER 4, 1857 | Pleasant View Cemetery, Dickson County, Tennessee | | ||
| Miscellaneous | Aft DECEMBER 4, 1857 | Find A Grave Memorial - Pleasant View Cemetery, Dickson County, Tennessee | | |
Families
| Spouse | Priscilla Mustain ( - ) |
| Child | Coleman Jesse Shelton ( - ) |
| Child | Mary Shelton ( - ) |
| Child | William M. Shelton ( - ) |
| Child | George W. Shelton ( - ) |
| Child | John H. Shelton ( - ) |
| Child | James W. Shelton ( - ) |
| Child | Albert G. Shelton ( - ) |
| Child | Marshall F. Shelton ( - ) |
| Father | Mark Chilton ( - 1801) |
| Mother | Mary or Rachel Chilton (Maiden Name Unknown) ( - ) |
| Sibling | John Chilton (1758 - 1839) |
| Sibling | Nancy Chilton ( - ) |
| Sibling | George Chilton (1759 - ) |
| Sibling | Rachel Chilton ( - ) |
| Sibling | Frances Chilton ( - ) |
| Sibling | Charles Chilton ( - ) |
| Sibling | Henry Chilton ( - ) |
| Sibling | Spencer Chilton ( - ) |
Notes
Birth
Birth and death dates are from William Chilton (Shelton)'s tombstone and provided by Dr. Floyd Doft, Chevy Chase, MD, to Mrs. Anne G. Greene od Philadelphia, PA.His Find A Grave memorial has a tombstone photograph showing the dates 8-10-1767 and 12-1-1857.
The memorial has a copy of the family history from the CD, Franklin County, Arkansas, History, Genealogy, and Maps, Hearthstone Legacy Publishers, Neosho, MO, which includes information from the 1889 Goodspeed's History of Franklin County, Arkansas.
His son Rev. A. G. Shelton lived in Franklin County, Arkansas.
Marriage
The marriage of William Chilton (Shelton) to Priscilla Mustain in December 1798, in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, is recorded in Marriage Bonds and Ministers' Returns of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, 1767-1805, Catherine Lindsay Knorr, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, 1956, p. 78.Miscellaneous
Some facts about William Shelton:known as William Shelton, Jr. in Pittsylvania and on first land record in Dickson, TN
Buried in Dickson County, TN near the Montgomery County line
Children: Mary, Coleman Jessie, Wm. M., Geo. W., John H.,James W., Albert G., Marshall F.
Death
Birth and death dates are from William Chilton (Shelton)'s tombstone and provided by Dr. Floyd Doft, Chevy Chase, MD, to Mrs. Anne G. Greene od Philadelphia, PA.His Find A Grave memorial has a tombstone photograph showing the dates 8-10-1767 and 12-1-1857.
The memorial has a copy of the family history from the CD, Franklin County, Arkansas, History, Genealogy, and Maps, Hearthstone Legacy Publishers, Neosho, MO, which includes information from the 1889 Goodspeed's History of Franklin County, Arkansas.
His son Rev. A. G. Shelton lived in Franklin County, Arkansas.
Miscellaneous
His Find A Grave Memorial is #37175657.His Find A Grave memorial has a tombstone photograph showing the dates 8-10-1767 and 12-1-1857.
The memorial has a copy of the family history from the CD, Franklin County, Arkansas, History, Genealogy, and Maps, Hearthstone Legacy Publishers, Neosho, MO, which includes information from the 1889 Goodspeed's History of Franklin County, Arkansas.
His son Rev. A. G. Shelton lived in Franklin County, Arkansas.
Information from the family history includes:
William Shelton was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; married Priscilla Mustain; came to Dickson County, Tennessee in 1811; died in Danielsville, Tennessee.
Endnotes
1. John Frederick Dorman, Compiler, "The Chilton Families of Virginia and Maryland," The Virginia Genealogist Vol. 15: Page 32-41, Mark Chilton Family. Data has been substantiated by DNA, land, deed, and probate records..
2. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
3. John Frederick Dorman, Compiler, "The Chilton Families of Virginia and Maryland," The Virginia Genealogist Vol. 15: Page 32-41, Mark Chilton Family. Data has been substantiated by DNA, land, deed, and probate records..
4. Chilton/Shelton Family Records (Email communications, online Genealogy and DNA records, ), Photocopies privately held by Karol Hartwig Richardson, , 2019 (Distant cousin-paternal line (Shelton)). Chilton/Shelton family records of descendants of Mark and Mary Keys Chilton. Records compiled by group of Chilton/Shelton descendants using local and state original records, family genealogies, and DNA..
5. Chilton/Shelton Family Records (Email communications, online Genealogy and DNA records, ), Photocopies privately held by Karol Hartwig Richardson, , 2019 (Distant cousin-paternal line (Shelton)). Chilton/Shelton family records of descendants of Mark and Mary Keys Chilton. Records compiled by group of Chilton/Shelton descendants using local and state original records, family genealogies, and DNA..
6. John Frederick Dorman, Compiler, "The Chilton Families of Virginia and Maryland," The Virginia Genealogist Vol. 15: Page 32-41, Mark Chilton Family. Data has been substantiated by DNA, land, deed, and probate records..
7. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
8. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
9. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.