Deacon Joseph Sheldon
1697 - 1771 (73 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Deacon 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]
Children:- Lydia Sheldon was born 26 Feb 1725/26, Providence, RI.
- Joseph Sheldon was born 25 Jun 1729.
- 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.
2. 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]
3. 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.
- 1. 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.
Generation: 3
4. John Sheldon was born Abt 1628, England; died 27 Sep 1708, Pawtuxet, RI. John married Joan Vincent 1660. [Group Sheet]
5. 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.
- 2. 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.
6. 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]
7. 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.
- 3. 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.
Generation: 4
10. Nicholas Vincent Nicholas — Fridgeswith Carpenter. [Group Sheet]
11. Fridgeswith Carpenter Children:
- 5. Joan Vincent
14. Philip Taber Philip — Lydia Masters. [Group Sheet]
15. Lydia Masters Children:
- 7. Lydia Taber was born 1640, Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA; died 1720.