We received this from a SHELTON List, and I thought it would be of interest to PACE descendants of Richard of Jamestown if you haven't heard about it. Wouldn't we like to see this tapestry depicting those lineages?!! Whether Richard was involved at that earliest time in the Colony would be interesting to know! Hildred is a leader in research on SHELTONs. Jane Shelton, President, Pace Society of America and descended from Amy Pace, m. Solomon Strickland 9/17/1764, through son Hardy Strickland, Hardy Jr., Jefferson Davis, and Ralph who d. 1961 Forwarded Message: Subj: Ralph Shelton, d. 1733 Middlesex County, Virginia Date: 4/12/2006 8:42:53 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time From: _at58@adelphia.net_ (mailto:at58@adelphia.net) To: _Knights5@aol.com_ (mailto:Knights5@aol.com) Sent from the Internet _(Details)_ (aolmsg://02982268/inethdr/3) Those of you who are descended from Ralph Shelton who died in 1733 in Middlesex County, Virginia, (or any other Virginia Shelton line) may be interested in this bit of world news which I doubt made headlines in the national press. This was reported in The Danville Register & Bee, on April 11, 2006. In an article entitled "Ceremonies mark 400th Anniversary of Charter" reported by the Associated Press from London, UK, was an account of a ceremony held in the Clothworkers Hall in which the 400th anniversary of the Virginia Charter was commemorated. "This charter began the first joint stock company in which people risked capital as well as their lives to travel around the world" stated the Lord Mayor of London, David Brewer. "At Monday's event (4-10-2006) British and American descendants of the original pioneers signed commemorative charters that had casts of the seal of King James, I, who created the document." The Virginia Company in 1606 sent out men who landed the following year along the James River at the site which was named "Jamestown"--the first permanent English settlement in North America. In 1619 the first representative government of the New Work met there [Note: this was called the "General Assembly", the name by which the legislative Houses of Virginia government is still known today.] " The Adventurers for Virginia group, based in Southwest England, displayed pieces of its New World Tapestry which depicts the lineage of the families who traveled to settle the colony as well as other well-known aspects of history. The tapestry, which took volunteers more than 20 years to complete, consists of 24 panels totaling 267 feet in length." "Tom Mor, the tapestry's designer, worked with historians to ensure all the depictions were accurate, particularly the family crests. Mor said his motivation for undertaking the project was his frustration with what he said was ''a piece of (British) history that had been forgotten or ignored" in Britain. Mor said he believes most people assume the Pilgrims who landed in Massachusetts in 1620 were the first to establish a colony the U.S. and that the tapestry will set the record straight." "An event Monday night was to include historical readings and musical performances and a look at the relationship between the U. S. and British legal systems, as well as the role of the London Livery Company in founding the Virginia Company." Hildred