This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DaB.2ACE/3606.1 Message Board Post: Absalom was eldest son of William Shingleton of England and ELizabeth? He was born in 1784 in Culpepper and died Aug. 24, 1826. He was in the War of 1812. He received @ 35 acres in Hampshire Cty for his services His wife was Martha Pownall from Bucks County,Pa. She was born in 1785 and died in 1860. They both died in Hampshire County Va. (WV) I have more if interested