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About William Sheldon, of Salem Village
DO NOT CONFUSE WITH William Sheldon, of Boston
William Sheldon was born about 1622 in Bakewell Parish, Derbyshire, England, son of Godfrey Sheldon (1599–1671) and Alice Frost (1600–1670) He was christened at Bakewell on 5 February 1622;
William died 2 December 1691 at the age of 69 due to injuries from a fall subsequent to an attack by Native Americans.
Godfrey’s home was a fort during the Indian Wars when he moved to Salem. His son, William, inherited it.
He married (1) Sarah Frost (~1633 - 1653), with whom he may not have had children, and (2) Rebecca Scadlocke (Scarlett) about 1664 probably at Scarborough, York, Maine.
William and Rebecca had the following children:
- Nathaniel (1663 - 1688 Salem Village)
- Godfrey (1666 - 1690 killed by Indians)
- Mary (born 1667) married Samuel Rea 1686
- Lydia (born 1669 - 31 March 1746) married Ambrose Boden 14 December 1693
- Ephraim (13 January 1670 - 14 Jan 1737 Scituate, Rhode Island) married (1) Jane Peard (2) Margaret Felton
- Sarah (born 1671) married Zachariah Goodall, Jr.
- Rebecca (1673 - before 1716)
- Hepsibah (born 1680) married Skelton Felton 29 May 1712
Biography
When William Sheldon was christened on 5 February 1622 in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, his father, Godfrey Sheldon, was 23 and his mother, Alice Frost, was 22. He married Rebecca Scadlock in 1664, in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. They were the parents of at least four sons and six daughters.
In 1675, William was living in Cumberland County, Maine. "Early in the autumn of 1675 they were warned to assemble at the garrison, and they removed their families to Sheldon's garrison, at Black Point." [source?]
William died at Salem Village, Massachusetts, on 2 December 1691."W(illia)m Sheldon, 'cut his knee, hurt by a fall above two weeks, died 2 Dec. 1691, aged 80 years' according to this record." [source?] William was was buried in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
Notes
- Daughter Mary may have been born 1664 and deceased prior to birth of a second Mary born 1667.
- Possible alternative date of birth for Nathaniel is 1665
- Possible alternative date of birth for Lydia is 1666
- Possible alternative date of birth for Sarah is 1668
- Possible alternative date of birth for Hepsibah is 1675
- There may have been an additional daughter, Susannah Sheldon (1674–1697)
- There may have been an additional son, Hepzibah
- There may have been an additional son, Hepzibah
According to the Sheldon Family Association, the William Sheldon who died in Salem Village (Marblehead) on 2 Dec 1691 was William, the son of Godfrey, b. 1622, m. Rebecca Scadlock (Scarlett).
(http://www.sheldonfamily.org/S4godfrey.htm) That William did not have a wife Mary.
Rebecca Sheldon was named with her brother Samuel in the 1670 will of her father in law Godfrey Sheldon.
https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Godfrey_Sheldon_%281%29
Godfrey Sheldon, in Noyes, Sybil; Charles Thornton Libby; and Walter Goodwin Davis. Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire. (Portland, Maine: Southworth Press, 1928-1939) 627.
"Godfrey (Sheldon), planter, Scarboro, … on 19 July 1660 Jocelyn leased 100 a. to G. S., sr., the deed mentioning G.'s dwg. and a great willow tree right ag. The dwg. of Giles Roberts. … Will (aged ±65), 13 Mar. 1663-4─3 apr. 1670, gives equally to w. Alice and s. William (exec.), he to have all eventually, pay £4 to br., 10s. to each sis. and to his w. Rebecca, and 5s. to Rebecca's br. Samuel -Scarlett- who wit. With Jocelyn. Aft. he d., neighbors depos. he wanted William to rememb. little Frank Small."
Source: Great Migration 1634-1635, VOLUME : Vol. VI, R-S PAGE : 197 < AmericanAncestors >
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William Sheldon, of Salem Village's Timeline
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February 5, 1622
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Bakewell, Derbyshire, England
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February 5, 1623
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Bakewell, Derbyshire, England
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1663
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1664
Age 40
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Bakewell, Derbyshire, England
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1666
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Saco, York, Maine
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1667
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January 13, 1670
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Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, British American Colonies
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1671
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