Re: Thomas Shelburne b. 1595, Wales, out of KY.
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Thomas Shelburne b. 1595, Wales, out of KY.
Phillip Davenport 7/19/04
Hiram K Douglass' 1967 book "My Southern Families" on page 105-106 discusses his research trying to track Thomas Shelburne in England and Virginia. Bottom line:he found no evidence in England or Wales linking to the Virginia Shelburnes and no evidence that a Thomas Shelburne came to Virginia in 1607 as family lore proclaims. The oldest document he found was the death of Elizabeth Shelburne in Bruton Parrish Va Aug 9, 1702. My guess is that Thomas was her husband and he came to Va sometime mid to late 1600's.
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Re: Thomas Shelburne b. 1595, Wales, out of KY.
Phillip Davenport 7/20/04