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State of Service: VA
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service
Birth: bpt 23 Oct 1709 Christ Church / Middlesex / VA Death: bef 30 Mar 1789 liv / Henry / VA
Additional References:
SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ, 2002) plus data to 2004
Ralph Shelton was born on 23 October 1709 in Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia. He was the father of Captain James Shelton.
He was married to Mary Daniel in Christ Church on 10 June 1731. Later in life, he relocated to Henry County, Virginia. It is there that he performed his patriotic service, as his name appears on several tax lists, along with several sons, for paying special taxes explicitly for the government of the United States to support the war effort.
His Will was proved in Henry County on 30 March 1789, and it is assumed that he is buried there.
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