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Sheldon, (Capt.) Joseph

Male 1668 - 1708  (40 years)


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  • Name Sheldon, (Capt.) Joseph 
    Born 1 Feb 1668  Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch Id KNWB-CK8 
    Died 2 Jul 1708  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 2 Jul 1708  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I19084  USA
    Last Modified 9 Oct 2019 

    Father Sheldon, Isaac,   b. 1629/1630, Of Ashford, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1708, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, Colonial Era Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Woodford, Mary,   b. 24 Jan 1636, Probably Roxbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1684, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Family ID F6763  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Whiting, Mary,   b. 19 Aug 1672, Westfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1676, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years) 
    Married Abt 1687  Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.

      MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married 8 Sep 1695
    Children 
     1. Sheldon, Ary,   b. Abt 1698, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Sheldon, Amy,   b. 1696/1697, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Mar 1759, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     3. Sheldon, Mary,   b. 1699, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1760, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     4. Sheldon, Joseph,   b. 26 Dec 1700, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1759  (Age 58 years)
     5. Sheldon, Rachael,   b. 8 Mar 1702, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1747, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
     6. Sheldon, Benjamin,   b. 26 Aug 1705, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1752, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2021 
    Family ID F2827  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • A Catalogue of the Names of the Early Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut with the time of their arrival in the Country and Colony their standing in Society, Place of Residence, Conition in Life , where from
      Business , &c as far as is found on Record
      ASHLEY, JOHN, the 3d son of David, b. in 1669; had three wives, first, Sarah Dewey, m. 1692, she d. in 1708;

      he m. for his second wife, widow Mary Sheldon in 1703, she d. in 1735;

      for a third wife, he m. Hannah Glover, in 1735. The second wife, widow Mary Sheldon, was the relict of Joseph Sheldon, Esq., of Suffield, (who went from Northampton ;) she was the daughter .of Joseph Whiting, of Hartford, who was the Treasurer of Connecticut, for some years. This Joseph Whiting resided a few years in Westfield, and m. Mary Pyncheon,

      the only daughter of Col. John Pyncheon, of Springfield, Oct. 5, 1669; she was born Oct. 28, 1650. Mr. Whiting had by Mary Pyncheon in Westfield, Mary, b. Aug. 19, 1672, and Joseph b. 1674, who d. young.

      Mr. Whiting returned to Hartford, and his wife soon after died, and he m. a daughter of Hon. John Allyn, for his second wife. This Mary Whiting, b. 1672, the grand-daughter of Col. Pyncheon, m. Joseph Sheldon, about 1694; she had a son Joseph b. in Northampton, 1695; the other children most or all of them were born in Suffield, Conn., viz: Amy, Mary, Joseph b. in 1700, (the first Joseph died,) Rachel, b. 1703; Benjamin, 1705. Joseph Sheldon d. July 2, 1708, at Boston, where he was attending the General Court as Representative of Suffield. His widow, (the grand-daughter of Col. Pyncheon,) rn. John Ashley, Esq., of Westfield. The children of John Ashley, of Westfield, by his wife, Sarah Dewey, were: Sarah, b. 1693; Hannah, 1695; John, 1697, (died young;) Moses, 1700; Ebenezer, 1702; Noah, 1704; Roger, 1705; Lydia, 1708. By his second wife, widow Mary Sheldon, he had John b. 1709, and Preserved, 1711, the latter died young. John Ashley, of Sheffield, was the only child of John Ashley, Esq., of Westfield, by his 2d wife, (Mary Sheldon,) who lived. John Ashley, Esq., who had been much employed in public business, and held many responsible places of public trust in Westfield, d. April 17, 1759, aged 89 years. Col. John Pyncheon, of Springfield, d. in 1703, but his estate, for some reason, was not fully settled until 1737. In that year there was about £8000 of his estate remaining not distributed, which consisted chiefly of land, and two-thirds of this, or £5312 was given by the Probate Court to the heirs of his son John, and one-third, or £2656 to the heirs of his grand-daughter, Mary Ashley, " alias Sheldon, alias Whiting,",(so the record reads;) of this £2656, Joseph Sheldon had a double portion, £758 ; Benjamin Sheldon, £379 ; Amy, wife of James Warriner, £379; Mary, wife of Ebenezer Hitchcock, £379; Rachel, wife of Jedediah Bliss, £379; (these were the five Sheldon children,) and John Ashley, son of Mr. John Ashley, £379; all having the same mother. This John Ashley, who afterwards settled at Sheffield, was a great-grandson of the first Robert Ashley; he was also the great-grandson of Col. John Pyncheon, of Springfield, and of William Whiting, one of the first settlers of Hartford.

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      GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as ( Capt .) Joseph

      DEATH: Also shown as Died Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

      BURIAL: Also shown as Buried Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.