A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
NameRoderick James “Roger” “Old Red” Shelton Sr 13
Birth1754, Amelia Co, Virginia Colony, BCA11
Death1815, Shelton Laurel, Buncombe Co (Madison Co), North Carolina11,13 Age: 61
BurialUnknown2438
FlagsRevolutionary War
FatherJohn Shelton (1732-1805)
MotherSusannah “Sukie’ Hord (1742-1799)
Spouses
1Sarah Ursula Briggs 13
Birth1755, Pittsylvania Co (Patrick Co), Virginia Colony, BCA11,13
Death1825, Shelton Laurel, Buncombe Co (Madison Co), North Carolina13 Age: 70
BurialUnknown2437
FatherJohn Briggs Jr (1699-1778)
MotherMargaret Calef (1710-1802)
Marriageabt 1769, Pittsylvania Co (Patrick Co), Virginia Colony, BCA13
ChildrenSarah “Sallie” (1771-1872)
 Martin (1775-1832)
 David (1776-1858)
 John (1777-1855)
 Armstrong (1782-1817)
 Lewis (1785-1847)
 Armistead (1789-1842)
 James (1791-1879)
 Roderick James “Duck” (1798-1890)
2Mary Polly “Glumdalclitch Stephens 13
Birth1770
Death1820, Madison Co, North Carolina Age: 50
BurialFranklin Family Cemetery, Madison Co, North Carolina2439
ChildrenWilliam Duckworth “Duck Shelton”
Notes for Roderick James “Roger” “Old Red” Shelton Sr
DNA test of a descendant Franklin males indicate William was fathered by Roderick Shelton as suspected.11
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