Don't you think it is strange since Ralph's bunch is in all the counties we have a Shelton or Barnett we match that his line is there too and yet we don't match them ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <SHELTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 12:00 AM Subject: Re: [SHELTON] SHELTONS > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: HCS21 > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.shelton/3395.1.1.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > The record of the arrival of Ralph Shelton of Middlesex County, Virginia, > as a headright of Thomas Merriwether is recorded in 1702 in Essex > County,VA, Deed and Will Book No. 10,1699-1792,page 133. There is no > indenture record for Ralph and Thomas Merriwether left Ralph land in his > will, recorded in Essex County, VA, Deeds and Wills Book No. 13, > 1707-1711, on Jan. 7, 1708/09. > > The death of Ralph Shelton is recorded in Christ Church Parish Register, > Middlesex County, VA, page 189, in March, 1733. > > Recorded in Middlesex County, VA, Will Book B, 1713-1734, pages 418-419, > is the will of Ralph Shelton, dated March 10, 1733. > > Ralph did not died after 1773. By that date Ralph had been deceased for > forty years and all of the family of Ralph Shelton had been long gone from > the Middlesex and Essex Counties area. By that date Crispin; Ralph, Jr.; > Daniel; John and Benjamin were living in Pittsylvania County, VA. James > was living in Lunenburg County, VA, where he died and where his will is on > file. Benjamin later moved to Caswell County, North Carolina, where his > will is on file. The land on which Ralph, Jr., settled fell into Henry > County when that county was created out of the territory of Pittsylvania > County and later fell into Patrick County when it was created out of the > territory of Henry County. The will of Ralph, Jr., is on file in Henry > County, VA, in 1789 but the final records of his land are Patrick County. > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------ > Shelton Y-DNA study: > http://www.home.comcast.net/~tinasgenealogy/dna.html > ------------------------------------------------ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SHELTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Not to mention the name Ralph Shelton.......seems we missed something..a connection somewhere...must be related to the Norfolk, England Ralph Shelton..... common sense tells me we will connect. Rodger Reedy wrote: Don't you think it is strange since Ralph's bunch is in all the counties we have a Shelton or Barnett we match that his line is there too and yet we don't match them

Interesting to hear your comments. I am in the Chilton/Shelton line and we have recently been commenting that every area or state where our line is found the Ralph Shelton line seems to also be present !!! Makes things quite confusing !! BA Spraberry