The Daniel and Elizabeth (Welles) Shelton family monument in Long Hill Burial Ground.
Elizabeth's gravestone is to the left and Daniel's is to the right.

Lt. Daniel Shelton's footstone.

The Daniel and Elizabeth Shelton family monument in Long Hill Burial Ground on Long Hill Avenue in Shelton, Connecticut.
This monument was erected in 1877 by Daniel and Elizabeth's great great grandson, Edward Nelson Shelton.

The Daniel and Elizabeth Shelton family monument in Long Hill Burial Ground on Long Hill Avenue in Shelton, Connecticut.

UPDATED ON DECEMBER 26, 2016

1) EBOOK: "REUNION OF THE DESCENDANTS OF DANIEL SHELTON"

In 1877, the obelisk shown above was placed near Daniel Shelton's headstone by his great great grandson named Edward Nelson Shelton. The obelisk above can be seen at FindAGrave.com memorial page 8920866. A different family marker obelisk in the same cemetery at memorial page 76548516, is a cenotaph for Daniel Shelton.
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=SH&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=8&GScntry=4&GSsr=3801&GRid=76548516&

This booklet was published for a family reunion held on June 14, 1877, which was close to a year after the American centennial was held on July 4, 1876. After pondering 100 years of American freedom, it became popular for families to do some genealogical research together, and host a large family reunion. Their combined information about the family history was usually written down, and it might even be published in a booklet form. Sometimes a large obelisk marker was also erected, to commemorate the occasion by listing the names of some early ancestors.

Title:
"Reunion of the Descendants of Daniel Shelton, at Birmingham, Conn., June 14th, 1877".

Link:
https://archive.org/details/reunionofdescend00shel

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2) EBOOK: "THE SHELTONS OF ENGLAND AND AMERICA"

The title of the book is "A History of the Shelton Family of England And America", by Mildred Campbell Whitaker. Published in St. Louis, by Mound City Press, in 1941. Copyright is public domain.

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062873583;view=1up;seq=9

The printed page of 81, begins a section which covers the first Sheltons in America. The oldest Shelton to arrive in America first, was named James Shelton (1580-1668). In 1610, he and his son named Thomas Shelton sailed from England, to Bermuda, and finally to Virginia. James Shelton was still a resident of Jamestown in 1620. Later on after trade was formally allowed between the Jamestown and Bermuda colonies, he moved back to Bermuda, where he died in 1668.

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062873583;view=1up;seq=153

The opening paragraph on page 88 gives the tale of young Daniel Shelton (1668-1728), who decided to set forth from VA one summer in his sailboat, and take a look at the Atlantic seaboard. He was shipwrecked in a storm off the rocky coast of Connecticut in 1685, at about the age of 17. Not only did he manage to swim ashore and survive, but about seven years later, he married the granddaughter of the Governor of the Connecticut Colony.

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062873583;view=1up;seq=160

Mildred Whitaker's other book, which includes some Shelton genealogy, was published in 1927.

http://www.worldcat.org/title/genealogy-of-the-campbell-noble-gorton-shelton-gilmour-and-byrd-families-and-numerous-other-families-of-prominence-in-america-with-whom-they-have-intermarried/oclc/5341832&referer=brief_results

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3) EBOOK: "CHRISTIAN-SKELTON GENEALOGY"

A book which was published in 1964, stated that the oldest Shelton to immigrate to America first was James Shelton (1580-1668), who arrived in VA in June of 1610.

The title of the book is "Christian-Skelton Genealogy", published in 1964 by T.H. Bailey.

http://interactive.ancestry.com/29074/dvm_GenMono008292-00099-1/190?backurl=http%3a%2f%2ftrees.ancestry.com%2ftree%2
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4) CONNECTIONS TO JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT OF VA

Jamestown was founded in 1607.

http://www.jamestowne.org/chronology-1606-1700.html

A second expedition arrived in Jamestown in May of 1610. The third expedition, which arrived at Jamestown on June 10th of 1610, was the fleet which carried Daniel Shelton's ancestors from England to VA. The colonists in the third fleet included both James Shelton (of FindAGrave.com memorial page 125202326) and his son named Thomas Shelton (125202160).

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"In the "Starving Time" of 1609–1610, the Jamestown settlers faced rampant starvation for want of additional provisions. Only 61 of the 500 colonists survived the period....

The ships from Bermuda arrived in Jamestown on 23 May 1610.[28][29][30] Many of the surviving colonists were near death, and Jamestown was judged to be unviable. Everyone was boarded onto the Deliverance and Patience, which set sail for England.

However, on June 10, 1610, the timely arrival of another relief fleet, bearing Governor Baron De La Warre (who would eventually give his name to the colony of Delaware), which met the two ships as they descended the James River, granted Jamestown a reprieve. The Colonists called this The Day of Providence. The fleet brought supplies, but also additional settlers.[31] All the settlers returned to the colony, though there was still a critical shortage of food."

Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown,_Virginia

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5) FINDAGRAVE.COM MEMORIAL PAGE LINKS

Ralph Shelton (of FindAGrave.com memorial page 125202421), had a son named James Shelton (1580-1668) (125202326), who had a son named Thomas Shelton (125202160). Thomas Shelton (125202160) had a will which identified his heir as his son, named James Shelton (113598846).

James Shelton (113598846) and his wife Mary (Bathurst) Shelton had a number of children, including two sons named John and Daniel. John Shelton (113598804) lived in VA, and died there in 1706. He owned several different farms, including one he started himself called "Rural Plains" in Hanover County, VA, and another he inherited from his father called "Currioman" in Westmoreland County, VA. John Shelton's (113598804) brother named Daniel Shelton (8920866) left VA and settled permanently in CT.

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6) NAME

Daniel Shelton's name was also spelled as Daniell Shilton, when he lived in the Connecticut Colony.

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