This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sheldon, Griffin Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/1VB.2ACE/11339.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for the message. It looks like we descend from the same line of Sheldons. David Wilkinson Sheldon was the son of David Sheldon and Viana Wilkinson, right? David Sheldon was a brother to my gr.gr.gr.grandfather Rufus Sheldon Sr. (who married Joanna Brown) . David and Rufus Sheldon's parents were Roger Sheldon and Huldah Streeter, Roger Sheldon's parents were William Sheldon and Rebecca Rhodes, William Sheldon's parents were John Sheldon and Sarah Kingsley, John Sheldon's parents were John Sheldon and Joanna/Joan Vincent. This is as far back as I can go with my Sheldon line with the help of the Sheldon Family Assoc. This line of Sheldons goes back to Roger Williams, the founder of Rhode Island, through his gr.gr.granddaughter Rebecca Rhodes. I wonder if Rebecca Rhodes was related to Julia Rhodes Sheldon? I have a lot of info on the Griffins. My gr.gr grandmother Mary Griffin Sheldon was married to Rufus Sheldon Jr. Her father was Henry Griffin (1789-1867) who was marr! ied to Elizabeth Merritt.