In a message dated 9/3/00 10:16:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time, VAPITTSY-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << -Message: #6 Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2000 17:12:02 EDT From: DGShel@aol.com To: VAPITTSY-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <31.9ba2b8a.26e418a2@aol.com> Subject: [VAPITTSY-L] coleman shelton Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I've been looking around the 1850 census for the Northern District of Pittsylvania. Out of a run of 60 households 21 were either Sheltons or had members who married Sheltons. And that's just the ones I know of who married Sheltons. I think I know who most of them were; perhaps one of you can identify some of the others? Who was this family from 1850 Pittsylvania census, Northern District? There was another Coleman Shelton (seems to be s/o William from Pittsylvania), but b. 1805, who was in Dickson Co., TN in 1850, but I don't have any likely-looking ties for this Coleman, b. ~1790. 569 Shelton Coleman H. 60 M / Farmer 312 Virginia 569 Shelton Ann 33 F . . . Virginia 569 Shelton John 13 M . . . Virginia 569 Shelton Henry 11 M . . . Virginia 569 Shelton Eiliza 8 F . . . Virginia 569 Shelton Benjamin 6 M . . . Virginia 569 Shelton Robert 4 M . . . Virginia 569 Shelton Sarah 1 F . . . Virginia Household 574 was Olive Shelton, who may be spouse of Beverley G. and d/o Susannah Shelton & Armistead Shelton. Household 581 was William Shelton, age 52; this could be William s/o Abraham (s/o Crispin} Household 582 was Wesley Shelton, s/o Susannah Shelton & Armistead Shelton Household 584 was Edward Shelton, age 23; I don't have a likely candidate for her. Household 585 was Ethelred Keatts and his wife Harriet Shelton, d/o Richard P. & Martha (Keatts) Shelton. Richard was s/o Daniel Shelton Jr. Household 587 was Richard Keatts and his wife Temperence Shelton, d/o Tunstall & Fanny (Payne). I think this Tunstall was s/o Daniel Shelton Sr. Household 596 was Vincent Shelton, s/o Armistead, & his (Vincent's) wife Lettie, d/o William Shelton (s/o Abraham) Going in the opposite direction: Household 568 was Victory Shelton, s/o Littleberry (s/o Young Shelton & Henrietta Shelton) Household 566 was Washington Shelton, age 67. The only candidate I can suggest is George Washington Shelton, s/o Mark. Comments? Household 565 is John Butcher, where George Shelton, age 16, is a laborer. I have no good candidates. Household 564 is Moses Shelton, s/o Gabriel Jr. Household 556 is Littleberry Shelton (s/o Young & Henrietta (Shelton) Shelton) Household 555 is John Shelton, age 25. I have no good candidate, but he must be closely related. Household 554 is Mastin Shelton, s/o Stephen & Lettice (Shelton) Shelton. Stephen was s/o Armistead & Susannah (Shelton) Shelton. Lettice was d/o Gabriel. Household 553 was Tunstall Shelton, brother of Mastin (above). Household 552 was William D. Yeatts. His dau Margaret md John Tyler Shelton (s/o William C.) His dau Eliza md John C. Shelton (s/o Henry & Letty (Shelton) Shelton. Henry was s/o Daniel Jr. & Letty was d/o Young). And William Yeatts' dau Rebecca md William Henry Shelton, s/o Littleberry. This is one tangled web. Household 547 was Nathan Shelton, s/o John S. (s/o Gabriel) Household 546 was Bird Shelton (s/o Daniel Jr.) & Elery Shelton (d/o Young) Household 545 was headed by Morton Pannell Shelton, s/o Daniel Jr., with his mother & sister resident, so presumably Daniel Jr.'s home originally. Household 537 was Morton's brother Richard. Household 536 was Morton's brother Daniel III. I wish I knew where these households would be on a modern map. Can anyone help? I don't know how far apart they were, but it can't be far. That is a lot of kin to pack into such a small number of census pages. Thanks for helping me think about these people. Glen Shelton River Ridge, LA >> Glen, am looking through your Shelton information as have several of them in my database. Re: your Armistead (c1752-1842) and Susannah [Shelton](1757-c1842) who m. in 1774, they had a dgt, Susan Shelton (1800-unk) who m. John T Ferguson (1790-unk) in 1816. John & Susan had a dgt, Sarah Ann Ferguson (12 Sep 1828[Pittsylvania Co, VA]-4 May 1889[Patrick Co, VA]) who m. Benjamin Corbin (5 Sep 1825[Pittsylvania Co, VA]-12 Sep 1919 [Thomasville, NC]) on 12 Nov 1850[Pittsylvania Co, VA]. They had at least 4 children: Mary Sue, Elvina Edwards, Willie and Robert B. would like to know more about this family..esp if Armistead & Susannah had any more children & whose Armistead's parents were. Thanks. Nancy in MD