Captain Christopher Sheldon
1732 - 1799 (67 years)1. Captain Christopher Sheldon was born 18 Feb 1731/32, Providence, RI (son of Joseph Sheldon and Lydia Arnold); died 14 Nov 1799, Providence, RI; was buried , North Burial Ground, Providence, RI. Christopher married Rosanna Arnold 7 Jan 1753, Providence, RI. Rosanna (daughter of Israel Arnold, III and Mary Rhodes) was born Abt 1733; died 5 Nov 1766; was buried , North Burial Ground, Providence, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:- Remington Sheldon was born 22 Aug 1753, Providence, RI; died 17 Dec 1829, Pawtuxet, RI; was buried , Pawtuxet Burial Yard, Post Rd., Warwick, RI.
- Israel Sheldon was born 7 Sep 1755; died 5 May 1792, Cape Tubeworm, Hispaniola, West Indies; was buried , North Burial Ground, Providence, RI.
- Lydia Sheldon was born 11 Sep 1757, Providence, RI; died 18 Jan 1792.
- Mary Polly Sheldon was born 4 Mar 1761; died 16 Jan 1790.
- Rosanna Sheldon was born 2 May 1763; died 1789.
2. Joseph Sheldon was born 19 Oct 1697, Providence, RI (son of Nicholas Sheldon, Sr. and Abigail Tillinghast); died 24 Mar 1771; was buried , North Burial Ground, Providence, RI. Joseph married Lydia Arnold 15 Jan 1724/25, Providence, RI. Lydia (daughter of Israel Arnold, II and Elizabeth Smith) was born 8 Jan 1702/03, Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]
3. Lydia Arnold was born 8 Jan 1702/03, Warwick, RI (daughter of Israel Arnold, II and Elizabeth Smith). Children:
- Lydia Sheldon was born 26 Feb 1725/26, Providence, RI.
- Joseph Sheldon was born 25 Jun 1729.
- 1. Christopher Sheldon was born 18 Feb 1731/32, Providence, RI; died 14 Nov 1799, Providence, RI; was buried , North Burial Ground, Providence, RI.
- Elizabeth Sheldon was born 18 Jul 1734, Providence, RI.
- Abigail Sheldon was born 20 Jun 1736, Providence, RI.
- Hannah Sheldon was born 30 Sep 1738, Providence, RI.
- Mercy Marcy Sheldon was born 6 May 1741, Providence, RI.
- Mary Sheldon was born 15 Apr 1746, Providence, RI.
Generation: 3
4. Nicholas Sheldon, Sr. was born Abt 1670, Pawtuxet, RI (son of John Sheldon and Joan Vincent); died 23 Nov 1747, Providence, RI. Nicholas married Abigail Tillinghast Abt 1692, Providence, RI. Abigail (daughter of Pardon Tillinghast and Lydia Taber) was born 30 Jun 1674, Providence, RI; died 1744, Providence, RI. [Group Sheet]
5. Abigail Tillinghast was born 30 Jun 1674, Providence, RI (daughter of Pardon Tillinghast and Lydia Taber); died 1744, Providence, RI. Children:
- Abigail Sheldon was born Abt 1694; died Between 8 Sep 1772 and 3 Aug 1774.
- Nicholas Sheldon, Jr. was born Abt 1696, Providence, RI; died 9 May 1787, Cranston, RI.
- 2. Joseph Sheldon was born 19 Oct 1697, Providence, RI; died 24 Mar 1771; was buried , North Burial Ground, Providence, RI.
- Pardon Sheldon, Sr. was born 2 Mar 1701/02, Providence, RI; died Abt Nov 1742.
- Lydia Sheldon was born Abt 1705; died 1779, Cranston, RI.
- Mercy Mary Sheldon was born Abt 28 Jul 1709, Providence, RI; died 24 Nov 1802; was buried , Historical Cemetery 3, Post Rd., Pawtuxet Village, Warwick, RI.
- Hannah Sheldon was born Abt 1711, Providence, RI; died 14 Jun 1780, Clarendon, Rutland Co., VT.
- Jeremiah Sheldon was born Abt 1711; died Abt May 1812.
- Christopher Sheldon was born Abt 1713, Providence, RI.
6. Israel Arnold, II was born 18 Jan 1677/78 (son of Israel Arnold, I and Mary Barker); died 1753, Warwick, RI. Israel married Elizabeth Smith 28 Feb 1697/98, Warwick, RI. Elizabeth (daughter of Benjamin Smith, Sr. and Lydia Carpenter) was born 1672; died 7 Feb 1717/18, Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]
7. Elizabeth Smith was born 1672 (daughter of Benjamin Smith, Sr. and Lydia Carpenter); died 7 Feb 1717/18, Warwick, RI. Children:
- Elizabeth Arnold was born 19 Jan 1699/00, Warwick, RI; died Bef 21 Jan 1744/45.
- Israel Arnold, III was born 19 Jul 1701, Warwick, RI; died Abt Sep 1743.
- 3. Lydia Arnold was born 8 Jan 1702/03, Warwick, RI.
- Benjamin Arnold was born 18 Jan 1706/07, Warwick, RI.
- Christopher Arnold was born 7 Nov 1710, Warwick, RI.
- Stephen Arnold was born 7 Nov 1710, Warwick, RI.
- Sion Arnold was born 31 Oct 1713, Warwick, RI.
- Mary Arnold was born 25 Feb 1715/16, Warwick, RI.
- Simeon Arnold was born 25 Dec 1717, Warwick, RI; died Jan 1774, Warwick, RI.
- Phebe Arnold was born 25 Dec 1717, Warwick, RI.
Generation: 4
8. John Sheldon was born Abt 1628, England; died 27 Sep 1708, Pawtuxet, RI. John married Joan Vincent 1660. [Group Sheet]
9. Joan Vincent (daughter of Nicholas Vincent and Fridgeswith Carpenter). Children:
- Timothy Sheldon was born 29 Mar 1661, Pawtuxet, RI; died 1759.
- John Sheldon was born 1663, Pawtuxet, RI; died 16 Sep 1741.
- Mary Sheldon was born Abt 1669, Pawtuxet Village, Warwick, RI; died 28 Apr 1735, Providence, RI.
- 4. Nicholas Sheldon, Sr. was born Abt 1670, Pawtuxet, RI; died 23 Nov 1747, Providence, RI.
- Nehemiah Sheldon was born Abt 1672, Pawtuxet, RI; died 1754.
10. Pardon Tillinghast was born 1622, Eastbourne, Surrey, England; died 29 Jan 1717/18, Providence, RI. Pardon married Lydia Taber 16 Apr 1664, Providence, RI. Lydia (daughter of Philip Taber and Lydia Masters) was born 1640, Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA; died 1720. [Group Sheet]
11. Lydia Taber was born 1640, Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA (daughter of Philip Taber and Lydia Masters); died 1720. Children:
- Lydia Tillinghast was born 18 Feb 1664/65, Providence, RI.
- Pardon Tillinghast, Jr. was born 16 Feb 1667/68, Providence, RI; died 15 Oct 1743, East Greenwich, RI; was buried , Tillinghast Lot, South County Rd., East Greenwich, RI.
- Philip Tillinghast was born 15 Aug 1669, Providence, Providence Co., RI; died 14 Mar 1731/32, Providence, Providence Co., RI; was buried , Tillinghast Family Cemetery, Benefit St., Providence, RI.
- Benjamin Tillinghast was born 3 Oct 1671, Providence, RI.
- 5. Abigail Tillinghast was born 30 Jun 1674, Providence, RI; died 1744, Providence, RI.
- Joseph Tillinghast was born 11 Jun 1677, Providence, RI; died 1763.
- Mercy Tillinghast was born Jul 1679, Providence, RI.
- Hannah Tillinghast was born 1682, Providence, RI.
- Elizabeth Tillinghast was born 1685, Providence, RI.
12. Israel Arnold, I was born 13 Oct 1649, Pawtuxet, Warwick, RI (son of Stephen Arnold, Sr. and Sarah Smith); died 15 Sep 1717. Israel married Mary Barker Abt 1672. Mary (daughter of James Barker and Barbara Dungan) was born Abt 1650; died Abt 1723. [Group Sheet]
13. Mary Barker was born Abt 1650 (daughter of James Barker and Barbara Dungan); died Abt 1723. Children:
- Sarah Arnold was born Abt 1673.
- Joseph Arnold was born Abt 1675; died Abt Mar 1718/19.
- 6. Israel Arnold, II was born 18 Jan 1677/78; died 1753, Warwick, RI.
- William Arnold was born Abt 1680, Warwick, RI; died 15 Jun 1759.
- Stephen Arnold was born Abt 1682.
- Mary Arnold was born Abt 1685.
- Elisha Arnold was born Abt 1687, Warwick, RI.
- James Arnold, Sr. was born Abt 1689; died 1 Jan 1777.
- Josiah Arnold was born Abt 1691.
- Barbary Arnold was born Abt 1693.
14. Benjamin Smith, Sr. was born Abt 1631 (son of Christopher Smith and Alice Unknown); died Abt 1713. Benjamin married Lydia Carpenter Abt 1660. Lydia was born Abt 1638. [Group Sheet]
15. Lydia Carpenter was born Abt 1638. Children:
- Benjamin Smith, Jr. was born 1661, Warwick, RI; died 27 Apr 1730, RI.
- Joseph Smith was born Abt 1663.
- William Smith was born 27 Oct 1664, Warwick, RI; died 18 Dec 1745, North Kingstown, RI; was buried , NK13, Smith Cemetery, Stony Lane, North Kingstown, RI.
- Simon Smith was born Abt 1666; died 4 Mar 1711/12.
- Lydia Smith was born 1668; died 24 Jan 1740/41.
- 7. Elizabeth Smith was born 1672; died 7 Feb 1717/18, Warwick, RI.