Sheldon, William

Notes:

CHR: Bakewell par reg (FHL #1041679).
MAR: No mar rec found. William's wife is called Rebecca, sister of Samuel Scarlett in the will of his father, Godfrey Sheldon of Scarborough, 13 Mar 1663/4, proved 3 Apr 1671 (PROVINCE AND COURT RECORDS OF MAINE, 6 vols. [Portland, ME, 1928-75], 2:423-24 [FHL #974.1 P2p]). However, the will was witnessed by Samuel "Scadlocke," no doubt the same person. See discussion in PROVINCE AND COURT RECORDS OF MAINE, 2:423, fn 302.
DEATH: VITAL RECORDS OF SALEM, 6 vols. (Salem, MA, 1916-25), 6:219 (FHL #974.45/S1 V2e). "Cut his knee hurt by a fall above 2 weeks...age 80 y." Also see the will of William Sheldon of Salem, 23 Nov 1691, proved 3 Sep 1694, Essex Co. Probate, (o.s.) 303:243 (FHL #860485).

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BAPT/ENDW: TIB (FHL #1263387-R).
SEAL P: FGRA
SEAL S: IGI

Family/Spouse: Scadlock, Rebecca. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

BIRTH: No birth rec found. Date of birth is calculated from his statement that he was "aged sixty-five or thereabouts" in his will of 13 Mar1663/4, below. Godfrey married in Bakewell, Derbys, but his ancestry is unknown. Another Sheldon family of Bakewell is presented by J. Gardner Bartlett, NEHGR, 80(1926):367 (FHL #974 B2ne). This family produced the immigrant Isaac Sheldon of Windsor, Conn. Godfrey and Isaac are no doubt related, but the relationship is unknown at this time.
MAR: Bakewell par reg (FHL #1041679). Par reg is in poor condition; only mar year is legible. For complete date, see Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis, GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY OF MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE (Portland, ME, 1928-39; repr Baltimore, 1979), 627 (FHL #974D2s).
DEATH: No death rec found. See the will of Godfrey Sheldon of Scarborough, 13 Mar 1663/4, proved 3 Apr 1671 (PROVINCE AND COURT RECORDS OF MAINE, 6 vols. [Portland, ME, 1928-75], 2:423-24 [FHL #974.1 P2p]).
OCC: Planter

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BES: IGI

Godfrey married Frost, Alice on 11 Mar 1620/1621 in Bakewell,Derbys,Eng. Alice was born about 1601 in of Bakewell,Derbys,Eng; died after 13 Mar 1663/1664. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

BIRTH: Date and place of birth are approximations.
MAR: Bakewell par reg (FHL #1041679). Par reg is in poor condition; only mar year is legible. For complete date, see Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis, GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY OF MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE (Portland, ME, 1928-39; repr Baltimore, 1979), 627 (FHL #974 D2s).
DEATH: No death rec found. Alice was living on the date of her husband's will.

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BES: IGI