Roger Sheldon

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Roger Sheldon (1710 - abt. 1783)

Roger Sheldon
Born 15 Dec 1710 in South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Islandmap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of Isaac Sheldon and Susannah (Potter) Sheldon
Brother of Thomas Sheldon, Elizabeth (Sheldon) Tanner, John Sheldon, Susannah (Sheldon) Reynolds, Joseph Sheldon, Palmer Sheldon and Benjamin Gideon Sheldon
Husband of Mercy (Rhodes) Angell — married [date unknown] (to 7 Jul 1783) in Rhode Islandmap
Husband of Freegift (Sweet) Sheldon — married 1742 [location unknown]
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Amy Sheldon, Amey Sheldon, William Sheldon, Sarah (Sheldon) Mansfield and Freegift (Sheldon) Lewis
Died about 7 Jul 1783 at about age 72 in Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island, USAmap
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Biography

Roger Sheldon was born on December 15, 1710 in South Kingston, Kings, Rhode Island.[1]

His parents were Isaac Sheldon and Susannah Potter.

He married Mercy Rhodes

He married Freegift Sweet in 1742

Together they had the following children:

Charles Sheldon
Roger Sheldon
William Sheldon
Susanna Sheldon
Alice Sheldon
Mary Sheldon
Amey Sheldon
Amy Sheldon
Sarah Sheldon
Freegift Sheldon
He died on July 07, 1783, in Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island, USA.

His will is dated 14 January 1779 and proved on 7 July 1783 in Exeter, Rhode Island.[2] He mentions his wife Giffe, sons, Charles Sheldon, Roger Sheldon, and William Sheldon, and his daughters, Susanna, Alice, Mary, Amy, Sarah, and Giffe.

Sources

↑ "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8QN-PR6 : 17 December 2019), Roger Sheldon, 1710.
↑ Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9079/images/007650...). Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 [database on-line], image 770-771, Exeter Town Council and Probate, Book 4, 1776-1786, pages 127-128. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Descendants of James Sweet, Salt Lake City Author: Florence Wetzel Text: CONT #385000 refers to The James Sweet family, vols. 4-7 of Mrs. Wetzel's CONT notebooks.