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Sheldon Family Association (view source)
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* SFA continues to hold annual “Reunion” meetings which move to different locations across the US. The meetings focus on visiting Sheldon family historical sites, attending instructional courses, activities to meet “cousins” and to conduct its annual membership business meeting. | * SFA continues to hold annual “Reunion” meetings which move to different locations across the US. The meetings focus on visiting Sheldon family historical sites, attending instructional courses, activities to meet “cousins” and to conduct its annual membership business meeting. | ||
The SFA genealogical data begins with that collected by the Reverend Henry Olcott Sheldon. He was a circuit preacher that rode from village to village in the early to mid 1800 across parts of Ohio. This was at a time that many Sheldons started moving from New England, westward. He documented many Sheldons and identified the New England “colonial progenitor” Sheldons. He knew the relationships between them was unclear, as were some of their English origins. Since then, with the research done by the Sheldon DNA project, DNA testing has shown that the 5 progenitors can be placed into two groupings. Group A consists of Godfrey (4), John (8) and Richard (22) who are all related and originate in the Derbyshire area of England. Group B consists of Isaac (5) and John (13) who are shown to be related to one another. To date there is no DNA relationship between the Group A and B Sheldons. The English origins of the Group B Sheldons is not clear. We have theories and suspicions that are helping us make progress on identifying their possible places of origin.<br> | The SFA genealogical data begins with that collected by the Reverend Henry Olcott Sheldon. He was a circuit preacher that rode from village to village in the early to mid 1800 across parts of Ohio. This was at a time that many Sheldons started moving from New England, westward. He documented many Sheldons and identified the New England “colonial progenitor” Sheldons. He knew the relationships between them was unclear, as were some of their English origins. Since then, with the research done by the Sheldon DNA project, DNA testing has shown that the 5 progenitors can be placed into two groupings. Group A consists of Godfrey (4), John (8) and Richard (22) who are all related and originate in the Derbyshire area of England. Group B consists of Isaac (5) and John (13) who are shown to be related to one another. To date there is no DNA relationship between the Group A and B Sheldons. The English origins of the Group B Sheldons is not clear. We have theories and suspicions that are helping us make progress on identifying their possible places of origin. | ||
Take a few minutes to learn more about the Sheldon Family Association, and its long history, activities and resources. And if you have a Sheldon ancestor, please request a free search [https://sheldonfamily.org/ Sheldon Family Association Website]. | |||
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Take a few minutes to learn more about the [https://sheldonfamily.org/ Sheldon Family Association], and its long history, activities and resources. And if you have a Sheldon ancestor, please request a free search. | |||
[https://sheldonfamily.org/ Sheldon Family Association Website]. | |||
=== Help the Association Can Provide === | === Help the Association Can Provide === | ||