Richard Sheldon^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

1787 -

• Name	Richard Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Born	10 Apr 1787	New Jersey, USA   [1, 3, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	8 Jun 1788	New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Son of "Odel" and "Margrete"
  Sheldon Magazine	Richard #3678 "Metropolis, Massac Co., Ill. (was in battle of Fort George)"
  Residence	16 Sep 1850	Massac County, Illinois, USA   [3]
  	Census: "Richard Sheldon", 69, farmer, $500 in real estate, with wife and a 6 year old girl named Lucy Gent from Kentucky
  _DNA	Group A2 - tester through son Lemuel
  Person ID	I412310073142	Sheldon Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Oddy B. Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1762,   d. 1827  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Margaret Money,   b. Abt. 1763
  Family ID	F831	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Anna Tover,   b. Abt. 1785,   d. Abt. 1810  (Age 25 years)
  Married	06 Feb 1808	Salem, Salem, New Jersey, USA   [2, 4, 5]
  	Listed as "Anna Faurer" in the Sheldon Magazine. Original record "Richard Sheldne of Odey and Margaret" and "Anna Tover of Henry and Mary", by John Clark.
  Children	1. infant Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1808   2. Richard Sheldon,   b. 1809, Cumberland County, New Jersey, USA ,   d. 6 Feb 1878, East Creek, Cape May, New Jersey, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2024
  Family ID	F1555	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Abigail Conklin,   b. 1790, New Jersey, USA
  Married	31 Jan 1810	Pittsgrove, Salem, New Jersey, USA   [2, 4, 5]
  	By David DeBois, Justice of the Peace, at "Pitts Grove", both of "Pitts Grove"
  Children	1. Priscilla Sheldon,   b. 1811   2. Abigail Ann Sheldon,   b. 1813   3. Margaret Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1814   4. Lemuel Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1816, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA   5. Samuel Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1816   6. Rhoda Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1819   7. Nancy Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1820   8. Joseph Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1822   9. Mary Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1823   10. William Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1825
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2024
  Family ID	F1554	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Apr 1787 - New Jersey, USA Baptism - 8 Jun 1788 - New Jersey, USA Married - 06 Feb 1808 - Salem, Salem, New Jersey, USA Residence - 16 Sep 1850 - Massac County, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1609366553] New Jersey, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S1621388901] New Jersey, U.S., Compiled Marriage Records, 1684-1895, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc). [S1608910685] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1850; Census Place: Massac, Illinois; Roll: 120; Page: 240a. [S1610371542] New Jersey, U.S., United Methodist Church Records, 1800-1970, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Greater New Jersey Annual Conference Commission on Archives and History; Madison, New Jersey. [S1609139332] New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Records, 1670-1965, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855. Page 37r: Richard #3678, born 1783, of Metropolis, Massac Co (was at battle of Fort George). Page 85r: married first Anna Faurer, second Abigail Conklin. Father of infant #8487, infant #8488, Priscilla #8489, Abigail Ann #8490, Margaret #8491, Samuel #8492, Lemuel #8493, Rhoda #8494, Nancy #8495, Joseph #8496, Mary #8497, William #8498