I believe it is confirmed that Roderick Shelton, sometimes referred to as Roderick I, had an Indian consort who came to him to Shelton Laurel from Pennsylvania. This "Indian maiden" had a son by Roderick who later took the surname of his stepfather. This son was known as William "Duck" Franklin. I have corresponded with a person who claims descent from Duck Franklin. I don't have the dates for this. I also won't presume to try to give any more on that line, but we may hear from this descendant. I think she's still on this list. This Roderick legally married Sarah Ursula Briggs and is of the Ralph Shelton/Middlesex line. My line (SH-60) goes back to George Washington Shelton, b. 1824 Shelton Laurel. We believe we are descended from Roderick and Sarah Briggs Shelton but don't have a paper trail to prove it. Anne Haines ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 4:13 PM Subject: [Shelton-L] Re: Your Crispin Shelton > 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/wNHBAIB/2821.1.1.3 > > Message Board Post: > > Crispin Shelton was not of Indian descent. There is a reference to a > Ralph Shelton, not the son of Ralph and Mary Shelton, but a later one > about early 1800s having a wife who was Indian. > > There is also a version of the history of the Shelton Laurel Sheltons > which states that a there was an Indian wife in that family. I've > forgotten the dates and this is not my research so I do not vouch for the > truth of it. > > > > > ==== SHELTON Mailing List ==== > How to unsubscribe. Send a message to [email protected] or > [email protected] that contains (in the body of the message) > the command unsubscribe and no additional text. > ============================== > > >