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James William Shelton

Male 1902 - 1991  (89 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  James William Shelton was born on 15 Jun 1902 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (son of Henry Clay Shelton and Garnette Elizabeth Payne); died in Jun 1991 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA.

    James married Izma Roach on 28 Dec 1920 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. Izma was born on 26 Aug 1901 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in Jul 1989 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Boots Shelton
    2. Louise Shelton
    3. Lawrence (cy) Shelton was buried in Highland Burial Park, Danville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Henry Clay Shelton was born on 12 Nov 1874 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (son of James Edward (jim Victor) Shelton and Betty Ann Shelton); died on 8 Aug 1965 in Danville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.

    Henry married Garnette Elizabeth Payne on 28 Dec 1898 in Pelham, Caswell, North Carolina, USA. Garnette (daughter of William Lewis Payne and Elizabeth Jane Motley) was born on 3 Oct 1882 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 13 Apr 1924 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Garnette Elizabeth Payne was born on 3 Oct 1882 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (daughter of William Lewis Payne and Elizabeth Jane Motley); died on 13 Apr 1924 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    Children:
    1. Daisy Myrtle Shelton was born on 24 Feb 1900 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 16 Jan 1973 in Danville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.
    2. 1. James William Shelton was born on 15 Jun 1902 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in Jun 1991 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA.
    3. Betty Lee Shelton was born on 26 Jun 1904 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 25 Mar 1947 in , , Virginia, USA.
    4. Douglas Cora Shelton was born on 6 Apr 1907 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 13 Jun 1989 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA.
    5. Maurice Shelton was born on 22 Nov 1909 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 20 Nov 1980 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    6. O Lenworth (lynn) Shelton was born on 2 Jul 1912 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 11 Oct 1978 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA.
    7. Henry Marshall Shelton was born on 4 Nov 1914 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 7 Jul 1985 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    8. M.E. Shelton
    9. Ryland Sanford Shelton was born on 28 Apr 1920 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in Mar 1937 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    10. Payne Clinton Shelton was born in Feb 1923 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in May 1923 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    11. Baby Shelton was born in 1929 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1929 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James Edward (jim Victor) Shelton was born in 1850 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (son of Nathan Frank ( Jim Nathan) Shelton and Susannah Levice Dove); died in 1916 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

    Notes:

    shelton family cem., on jim motley farm across from mill creek ch.

    James married Betty Ann Shelton on 25 Jan 1874 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. Betty (daughter of Victor C Shelton and Mary Jane Shelton) was born in 1852 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Betty Ann Shelton was born in 1852 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (daughter of Victor C Shelton and Mary Jane Shelton); died in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    Children:
    1. Mollie Shelton was born in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    2. 2. Henry Clay Shelton was born on 12 Nov 1874 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 8 Aug 1965 in Danville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.
    3. Martha Shelton was born in 1876 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    4. Annie Shelton was born in 1882 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1914 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    5. Edward Ballard Shelton was born on 17 Jun 1885 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    6. William Nathan Shelton was born in 1886 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    7. James Berkley Shelton was born in 1890 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1927.
    8. Lelia Maude Shelton was born in 1894 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1957 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

  3. 6.  William Lewis Payne was born on 6 Jan 1859 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (son of George W Payne and Elizabeth Betsy Shelhorse); died on 11 Mar 1938 in Danville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1860, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
    • Residence: 1900, Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

    William married Elizabeth Jane Motley in 1880. Elizabeth (daughter of Richard Washington Motley and Sarah E Hall) was born on 17 Sep 1861 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in Apr 1902 in , , Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Jane Motley was born on 17 Sep 1861 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (daughter of Richard Washington Motley and Sarah E Hall); died in Apr 1902 in , , Virginia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1870, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
    • Residence: 1900, Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

    Children:
    1. Ida Lee Payne was born on 22 Jan 1879 in Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 6 Sep 1965 in High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA.
    2. Luther Hunt Payne was born on 25 Nov 1880 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 14 Mar 1966 in Richmond, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.
    3. 3. Garnette Elizabeth Payne was born on 3 Oct 1882 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 13 Apr 1924 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    4. Willie Luke Payne was born on 11 Sep 1884 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 27 May 1975 in Danville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.
    5. Cora L "lessie" Payne was born on 10 Sep 1886 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 7 Jan 1964 in Danville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.
    6. Bidwell Payne was born about 1887 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    7. Jesse Lewis Payne was born on 8 Oct 1888 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 6 Jul 1974 in High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA.
    8. George Edward Payne was born in Nov 1892 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    9. Leafy J Payne was born on 16 Sep 1895 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in Jul 1978 in Martinsville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.
    10. Irene Hail Payne was born in 1898 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Nathan Frank ( Jim Nathan) Shelton was born in 1827 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (son of John S Shelton and Nancy Irby); died in 1905 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

    Notes:

    buried in family cem. on jim motley farm across from mill creek ch.,chalk level. 21st va. inf.,c.s.a.,wounded late in war. 5'10" tall,dark hair,dark comlexion,dark eyes.

    Nathan married Susannah Levice Dove in 1848 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. Susannah died in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Susannah Levice Dove died in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    Children:
    1. Charles H (white) Shelton was born in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    2. 4. James Edward (jim Victor) Shelton was born in 1850 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1916 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    3. John W Shelton was born in 1850 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    4. Elizabeth (betsy)ann Shelton was born in 1854 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    5. Armistead W Shelton was born in 1854 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1862 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    6. Thomas Avery (monk) Shelton was born in 1855 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    7. Martha Jane Shelton was born in 1857 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

  3. 10.  Victor C Shelton was born in 1819 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (son of Littleberry Shelton and Elizabeth Mustain).

    Notes:

    57th va. inf., c.s.a. 6'tall,dark complexion,light hair,gray eyes.

    Victor married Mary Jane Shelton on 19 Dec 1847 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Mary Jane Shelton
    Children:
    1. 5. Betty Ann Shelton was born in 1852 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

  5. 12.  George W Payne was born on 2 Nov 1808 in Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (son of Giles Payne and Katherine Sallie Shelton); died on 8 Jun 1893 in Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1840, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
    • Residence: 1850, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
    • Residence: 1860, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

    George married Elizabeth Betsy Shelhorse on 15 Feb 1836 in Gretna, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Jacob Shelhorse and Mary "Polly" Haynes) was born on 4 Jan 1819 in Gretna, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 6 Feb 1916 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Elizabeth Betsy Shelhorse was born on 4 Jan 1819 in Gretna, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (daughter of Jacob Shelhorse and Mary "Polly" Haynes); died on 6 Feb 1916 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1850, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
    • Residence: 1860, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
    • Residence: 1900, Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
    • Residence: 1910, Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

    Children:
    1. Pauline C Payne was born in Jan 1835 in , , Virginia, USA.
    2. Mary Jane Payne was born on 2 Apr 1837 in , , Virginia, USA; died on 11 Jun 1910 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    3. Parthenia Catherine Payne was born in 1840 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    4. Arabelle Payne was born in 1842 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    5. James K Payne was born in 1845 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    6. Nancy Payne was born in 1848 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    7. George Payne was born in 1849 in , , Virginia, USA; died on 17 May 1901.
    8. Tolliver Payne was born in 1850 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    9. Sallie Ann Payne was born in 1853 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1913.
    10. Elizabeth Payne was born in 1855 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    11. 6. William Lewis Payne was born on 6 Jan 1859 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 11 Mar 1938 in Danville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.
    12. Hattie D Payne was born in Sep 1862 in , , Virginia, USA; died on 18 Aug 1932 in Reidsville, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA.
    13. John Coleman Payne was born on 9 Sep 1863 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 17 Mar 1939 in Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.


Generation: 5

  1. 16.  John S Shelton was born in 1803 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (son of Gabriel Shelton and Rachel Sheperd); died in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

    Notes:

    married aug.1,1825

    John married Nancy Irby in 1Aug 1825 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. Nancy was born before 1825 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 17.  Nancy Irby was born before 1825 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

    Notes:

    married aug.1,1825

    Children:
    1. Frank Shelton was born in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    2. Dove Shelton was born in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    3. William Shelton was born in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    4. 8. Nathan Frank ( Jim Nathan) Shelton was born in 1827 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1905 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    5. John C Shelton was born in 1833 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    6. Armistead F Shelton was born in 1834 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    7. Martha Jane Shelton was born in 1837 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

  3. 20.  Littleberry Shelton was born in 1798 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (son of Young Shelton and Elizabeth "Betsy" Lewis); died in 1860 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

    Littleberry married Elizabeth Mustain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 21.  Elizabeth Mustain
    Children:
    1. 10. Victor C Shelton was born in 1819 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

  5. 26.  Jacob Shelhorse was born on 14 Nov 1789 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (son of Johann Bernard Schelhase Shelhorse and Mary Polly Hoofman); died on 12 May 1846 in Whittles, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; was buried in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1820, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
    • Residence: 1830, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
    • Residence: 1840, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

    Jacob married Mary "Polly" Haynes on 24 Sep 1817 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. Mary was born on 12 Dec 1800 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 1 Jan 1856 in Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 27.  Mary "Polly" Haynes was born on 12 Dec 1800 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 1 Jan 1856 in Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1850, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

    Children:
    1. 13. Elizabeth Betsy Shelhorse was born on 4 Jan 1819 in Gretna, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 6 Feb 1916 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    2. Martha Jane Shelhorse was born on 24 Nov 1821 in Gretna, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 7 Jul 1874 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    3. William Henry Shelhorse was born on 27 Jul 1824 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 25 Jun 1893 in Whittles, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    4. Nancy Shelhorse was born on 25 Apr 1827 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1851 in , , , USA.
    5. John Barnett Shelhorse was born on 11 Nov 1829 in Gretna, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 24 Apr 1903 in Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    6. Carroll Shelhorse was born on 14 Feb 1832 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1911 in , , Virginia, USA.
    7. Jacob Shelhorse was born on 5 Aug 1835 in Gretna, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 16 Feb 1917 in Gretna, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; was buried in Gretna, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    8. James Moody Shelhorse was born on 26 Jul 1837 in Gretna, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 24 Oct 1926 in , , , USA.
    9. Mary Shelhorse was born in May 1842 in Gretna, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1935 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    10. Sarah White Shelhorse was born in Jun 1844 in Gretna, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 6 Jun 1911 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.


Generation: 6

  1. 32.  Gabriel Shelton was born in 1779 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (son of Gabriel Shelton and Elizabeth Shepherd); died in 1863 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA.

    Gabriel married Rachel Sheperd in 24Sep 1799 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 33.  Rachel Sheperd

    Notes:

    married 1799,either died or div. by 1825

    Children:
    1. 16. John S Shelton was born in 1803 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    2. Moses Hurt Shelton was born in 1805 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1875 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

  3. 40.  Young Shelton was born in 1752 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (son of Major Daniel Shelton, Sr and Lettice 'Lettie" Young); died on 1 May 1847 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1820, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
    • Residence: 1830, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
    • Residence: 1840, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

    Young married Elizabeth "Betsy" Lewis on 12 Feb 1795 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth was born in 1764 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 41.  Elizabeth "Betsy" Lewis was born in 1764 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    Children:
    1. Harvey Shelton
    2. Elizabeth G Shelton
    3. Dudley G Shelton was born in 1786 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1828 in , , Virginia, USA.
    4. Polly Shelton was born in 1790 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in Jul 1875 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    5. Jane Askew Shelton was born in 1792 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 15 Feb 1882 in Winchester, Scott, Illinois, USA.
    6. Edith Eddy Shelton was born in 1796 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in Aug 1850 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    7. 20. Littleberry Shelton was born in 1798 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1860 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    8. Daniel Shelton was born in 1800 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 18 Jan 1873 in , , Tennessee, USA.
    9. Henry D Shelton was born in 1802 in , , Virginia, USA.
    10. Elery Shelton was born in 1802 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in Oct 1886 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    11. Lewis Shelton was born in 1806.
    12. Latney Mastin Shelton was born in 1810 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1860 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    13. Lettice Shelton was born in 1810 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1840.
    14. Lorenzo Dowell Shelton was born on 11 Mar 1814 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 14 Feb 1891 in Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    15. Henry F Shelton was born about 1815 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 5 Aug 1878 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    16. Lewis Shelton was born in 1830 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

  5. 52.  Johann Bernard Schelhase Shelhorse was born on 24 Jan 1755 in Werra-Meißner-Kreis, Hessen, Germany (son of Johann Jacob Schellhase and Maria Elisabeth Pfeil); died on 18 Jul 1838 in Whittles, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: John Barnett Shelhorse
    • Arrival: 1775, , , , USA
    • Residence: 1820, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
    • Residence: 1830, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
    • Residence: Abt 1837, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
    • Probate: 21 Aug 1837, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

    Notes:

    John Barnet Shelhorse was born in Aue, Germany on January 24, 1755. His name was Johann Barnet Schelhase. In Germany it is written both ways - Schelhase and Schelhasen.

    Johann and two brothers, Peter and Martin, came to America in 1776 as Hessian soldiers, German mercenaries who were employed by Britain in the Revolutionary War against the Colonials. Their unit was with Cornwallis at Yorktown for his surrender in 1781. Martin was killed in the final battle, but Johann and Peter were among those who were sent first to Winchester, Virginia for 6-12 months, then finally to Frederick prison in Maryland. After the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783, ending the war, the Hessian troops were ordered to walk to New York, then to be transported back to Germany. Many Hessians deserted during this time, choosing to stay in America. This is what Johann and Peter did. Johann Schelhase changed his name to John Shelhorse, married Mary Hoofman and settled in Pittsylvania County Virginia near Gretna. I am not sure where Peter went...I'm thinking South Carolina.

    John Schelhausen is better known as Barnett Shelhorse.

    In A HISTORY OF PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA by Maud Carter Clement he is mentioned as John Schelhausen, Schelhausen is the plural of Schelhase in German. Barnett's full name was John Barnett Shelhorse which orginally had been Johann Bernhard Schelhase. Barnett's father was named Jacob (Johann Jacob Schelhase) and his mother was named Elizabeth (Maria Elizabeth Schelhase) which is where the names of Barnett's first son and daughter come from. Jacob (b. 11/14/1789 d. 5/12/1846) first married Mary (Polly) Woodson on August 5, 1812. She passed away on July 21, 1813 and he later married Marry Hanes (b.12/12/1800 d.1/1/1856) on September 24, 1817. They had ten children. Martha Jane was their second child. The Virginia Shelhorse's of today are descended from Jacob Shelhorse.


    Will of BARNET SHELHORSE, Written July 18 1837, proved Aug 21 1837. Names wife, Mary, daughters Elizabeth, Sally, Nancy, Catherine, Jane and Susan. To William Yates, "who married my daughter Polly", son Jacob, son William, son Henry.

    Ex: sons Jacob and Henry. Witnesses: Richard Jones, William Thomas and William A. Anthony.

    John Barnett Shelhorse was born Johann Bernhard Schelhase on the 24th of January 1755 near the village of Aue, Germany. He was the son of Johann Jacob Schelhase (b. August 22, 1721 d. June 25, 1797) and Maria Elizabeth (Korlin) Schelhase (b. 1720 d. August 31, 1770). Barnett arrived at New York on August 12, 1776 as part of Company 2 of the ErbPrinz Regiment Hessen-Kassel. With Barnett were his brothers Peter and Martin. They were among the first Hessians to serve in the American Revolution. Their regiment fought in the battles of Brooklyn, White Plains, and were stationed in New York from 1777 until 1781. In March of 1781 they were sent by sea to Portsmouth, Virginia. They were with Cornwallis at Yorktown when he surrendered in October of 1781. Martin was killed at that battle and Barnett and Peter were first sent to Winchester, Virginia where they were held for 6-12 months before being sent to Frederick Prison in Maryland. After the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783, ending the War for Independence, the Hessian prisoners were ordered to walk to New York to be transported back to Europe. Both Barnett and Peter decided not to return and slipped away. They were reported to have deserted in May of 1783. He married Mary Hoofman (b. 1760's d. 1850's) in Pennsylvania about 1784 and by 1791 had moved to northern Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Tradition also says that Barnett received a land grant for his services in the American Revolution which consisted of all the land a man could plow around in a day.

    Barnett and Mary raised a large family, three boys and seven girls.
    1) Elizabeth
    2) Sarah (Sally)
    3) Mary (Polly)
    4) Jacob
    5) William Ansel
    6) Catherine
    7) Nancy
    8) Jane
    9) Henry Fleming
    10) Susan

    Elizabeth married James Moore on January 7, 1803.

    Sarah, called "Sally", married William Johnson on August 13, 1810 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

    Mary, called "Polly", was married to William Thomas Yeates by the Reverend Joseph Hatchett in Pittsylvania County on December 3, 1812. William and Polly had one son, Thomas Yeates, who was born in 1824 in Pittsylvania County and died on May 7, 1909 in Lynchburg, Virginia.

    Jacob (b. November 14, 1789 d. May 12, 1846) married Mary "Polly" Watson Woodson on August 5, 1812. She died on July 21, 1813 and he later married Mary Haynes on September 24, 1817. They had ten children. The present day Virginia Shelhorse's are descended from Jacob.

    William Ansel Shelhorse (b. 1815) went to Missouri where he married Elizabeth Griffith (b. 1815) on January 20, 1835 in Pike County. They had five children before William died about 1844.

    Catherine (b. August 21, 1801) was married to John Haynes (b. January 22, 1799) by the Reverend Griffith Dickenson on January 8, 1822. John and Catherine moved from Virginia to Jennings County, Indiana sometime between 1823 and 1827. They had eight children:
    1) Mary Ann V. born October 20, 1822.
    2) Susannah M. born February 10, 1823.
    3) Barnett S. born October 15, 1827.
    4) John E. born April 3, 1830.
    5) Elizabeth J. born January 12, 1835.
    6) Martha E. born September 1, 1837.
    7) Sarah E. born February 25, 1840.
    8) George V. born August 12, 1842. George lived in Tipton County, Indiana.

    Jane (b. 1804) was married to Daniel Motley, Jr. by the Reverend Ira Ellis on November 27, 1823. They later moved to Pike County, Missouri.

    Nancy also went to Missouri where she married Levi Moore and raised a family.

    Susan was married to Crispin Payne by the Reverend Crispin Dickinson on December 2, 1830.

    Barnett and Mary's ninth child was Henry Fleming Shelhorse who was born on September 4, 1808. The Georgia Shelhorse's are descended from Henry.

    Barnett is buried in Pittsylvania County, Virginia on the farm owned by H. Odell Owen.

    John Barnet Shelhorse was born in Aue, Germany on January 24, 1755. His name was Johann Barnet Schelhase. In Germany it is written both ways - Schelhase and Schelhasen. Johann and two brothers, Peter and Martin, came to America in 1776 as Hessian soldiers, German mercenaries who were employed by Britain in the Revolutionary War against the Colonials. Their unit was with Cornwallis at Yorktown for his surrender in 1781. Martin was killed in the final battle, but Johann and Peter were among those who were sent first to Winchester, Virginia for 6-12 months, then finally to Frederick prison in Maryland. After the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783, ending the war, the Hessian troops were ordered to walk to New York, then to be transported back to Germany. Many Hessians deserted during this time, choosing to stay in America. This is what Johann and Peter did. Johann Schelhase changed his name to John Shelhorse, married Mary Hoofman and settled in Pittsylvania County Virginia near Gretna. I am not sure where Peter went...I'm thinking South Carolina.

    BARNETT SHELHORSE (c. 1753 to 1837)
    The origins of the Shelhorse family are shrouded with mystery, but a story exists in all branches of the family that the original ancestor came to the United States during the Revolutionary War as a Hessian soldier. The Hessians were Germans who had been hired by the British to fight their rebellious Colonists.

    It is known the Hessians fought in Pennsylvania and it is assumed our ancestor served there. We are first able to definitely pick him up in court records a number of years after the Revolutionary War. His name was Barnett Schelhausen, and by 1790 had married and moved with his wife and beginning family to northern Pittsylvania County, Virginia. In Pittsylvania County, he Americanized his name to Shelhorse. (With the spelling and pronunciation that we use to this day). Barnett and his wife Mary spent the rest of their lives in Pittsylvania County, farming, and raising a large family.There were ten children, seven girls, and three boys.

    By the early 1800s, the United States was expanding with the addition of the new lands to the west, and several of Barnett's children chose to leave Virginia and follow the southern and westward routes. One son, William, and two daughters Nancy and Jane, moved to Missouri where they married and raised families. Another son, Henry Fleming Shelhorse, went with his young wife, Elizabeth, to northern Georgia. The third son of Barnett Shelhorse, Jacob, chose to remain in Pittsylvaina County and continue farming as his father had.

    JACOB SHELHORSE (1789 to 1846)

    In 1812, the year that the War of 1812 between the United States and Britain began, Jacob Shelhorse here in Pittsylvania County was probably not particularly interested in the war because he, a young man of 23 had just married, his sweetheart Polly Woodson, who was only 15 years old at the time. A year later, tragedy struck young Jacob's family. Polly died.

    It was five years before Jacob remarried, by the time he had reached the mature age of 28. His new bride Mary Haynes was 17. In this marriage Jacob found a happy life, raising a large family and farming the land of Pittssylvania County, as his father had.

    Jacob had ten children, five boys and five girls. Jacob's children were not struck with the wanderlust of the west and most remained during their lives in Pittsylvania County continuing as farmers. Interestingly, two of Jacob's sons chose to marry sisters. William Henry Shelhorse and James Moody Shelhorse (brothers) married Cecilia A. Crider and Susan C. Crider (sisters) respectively.

    William Henry Shelhorse (1824 to 1893)

    Ironically Jacob's eldest son, William Henry Shelhorse, repeated his father's tragic marriage pattern. William Henry married in 1851. His new bride, Parthenia Hall, died within two years of their marriage, leaving William with an infant daughter, who also died two years later. William, like his father, picked up the pieces of a broken life and remarried in 1857. His second bridem Cecilia Adeline Crider, bore his five children, and they lived a long life together, disturbed only by the Civil War.r

    When the Civil War began in 1861, William Henry and Cecilia had just begun to raise their family. Young George Washington Shelhorse was 4, Mary Elizabeth 3, and William Henry Jr. was only and infant. Nevertheless, William saw it as his duty to leave his family and enlist with his 4 brothers in the Confederate Army. They joined Company I (known as the Gatham Greys) of the 53rd Virginia Infantry Regiment. William was immediately discharged, being over age. But toward the end of the war, when soldiers were desperately needed, he rejoined his unit and was captured in fighting as Five Forks (near Petersburg). He was sent to Point Lookout Military Prison, Maryland and remained there until the war ended in 1865. His release slip provides the earliest physical description that we have of any of the Shelhorse men. He was described as 6 feet 1 inches tall, with hazel eyes, grey hair, and a dark complexion. (At that time William would have been 41 years old.) Cecilia and the children survived the Civil War, and after William's return two more sons were born. Chesley Martin Shelhorse and Lee White Shelhorse.

    Brief History of the Shelhorse Family 1753 Pittslyvania, Virginia, USA

    Johann Bernard Shelhorse (Schellhase)

    http://wvancestry.com/ReferenceMaterial/Files/Hession_Soldiers_who_remained_in_America_after_the_Revolutionary_War.pdf

    JOHANNES SCHWALM HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION, INC. BULLETIN BOARD These are men who remained in North America and who have been positively identified as Hessian ancestors by today's researchers. While certainties of their histories and genealogies are not yet established, the evidence suggests strong connections.

    Schellhass, Bernhard Hesse-Cassel; Aue; Private; Erbprinz Reg., Co. 2; HETRINA Vol. III; Captured at Yorktown and deserted in May 1783 at Frederick, MD; Married Mary Hoofman and later settled in Pittsylvania, County, VA. (Brother of Peter)

    No to be confused with the Johannes Schellhass who deserted near Savannah in 1782. That one married Isabella Mitchler and settled in NC.

    Schellhase, Peter Hesse-Cassel; Bischhausen; Private; Erbprinz Reg., Co. 5; HETRINA Vol. III; Captured at Yorktown and deserted in May 1783 at Frederick, MD; Brother of Bernhard. (History and genealogy needed)

    Johann married Mary Polly Hoofman in 1784 in , , Pennsylvania, USA. Mary was born in 1769 in , Culpeper, Virginia, USA; died on 18 Jul 1837 in , Pickens, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 53.  Mary Polly Hoofman was born in 1769 in , Culpeper, Virginia, USA; died on 18 Jul 1837 in , Pickens, Georgia, USA.
    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Shelhorse was born on 4 Feb 1784 in , , Maryland, USA; died on 27 Oct 1851 in , Pike, Missouri, USA.
    2. Sally Shelhorse was born in 1787 in , , Virginia, USA.
    3. 26. Jacob Shelhorse was born on 14 Nov 1789 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 12 May 1846 in Whittles, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; was buried in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    4. Nancy Shelhorse was born on 20 Nov 1794 in Gretna, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 3 Jan 1877 in , Pike, Missouri, USA.
    5. Mary Polly Shelhorse was born in 1795 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1841 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    6. William Shelhorse was born in 1800 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 5 Dec 1844 in , Pike, Missouri, USA.
    7. Jane Shelhorse was born on 2 Dec 1803 in Gretna, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 27 Oct 1868 in , Pike, Missouri, USA; was buried in , Pike, Missouri, USA.
    8. Susan Shelhorse was born in 1806 in Gretna, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 29 Nov 1830 in , Pike, Missouri, USA.
    9. Henry Flemming Shelhorse was born on 4 Sep 1808 in Gretna, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 8 Nov 1882 in Fairmont, Gordon, Georgia, USA.


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