"The earliest ancestor of the name in America was Thomas Shelburne, who came to Virginia from England, and was one of the first settlers (in 1607) at Jamestown." He and his wife, Elizabeth (d. 1702) and one son, Augustine (1668-1725). Descendants lived in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and elsewhere.

Family history and genealogical information about the descendants of one Thomas Pettus (or Petty) who came from London and became a citizen of Norwich, Norfolk Co., England ca. 1420. Descendants lived in Norfolk Co., England until the early part of the 17th century when one Thomas Pettus (born 1608) immigrated to America and settled the Pettus (or Petty) family in the state of Virginia. The English male descendants of the Pettus (or Petty) family...

Robert Campbell was born about 1718 in Ireland and immigrated to Philadelphia about 1725. He moved to Prince Edward Co., Virginia, where he married Leticia Crockett. They had eleven children, all born in Virginia, where she died. In 1776, he and his family moved to Carter's Valley, Hawkins County, Tennessee. He died 24 Dec. 1810 in Tennessee. Descendants lived in Tennessee and elsewhere. Includes the Alexander (James Alexander, ca. 1678-1740, of...

The Gresham family immigrated from England to Virginia about 1690. Includes Akers, Anderson, Davis, Killen, Pettus, Rice and related families.

The Shelburne family of Virginia was established at Jamestown during the early colonial period by Thomas Shelburne, a young Welch adventurer to Virginia. Augustine Shelburne, Sr., the only child of Thomas and his wife, Elizabeth, grew up at Jamestown and married Mary ______ [Mansfield?]. They settled in Blisland Parish near the James City -- New Kent line. The records of the Blisland Parish indicate that the widow Mary and her four children -- Thomas,...

"Pamunkey Davenports include all those descendants, by surname or corollary (daughter) lines, who trace back to Davis Davenport, who first appeared in the King William Quit Rents of 1704, either by proof (son Martin) or by circumstantial evidence (daughter Ann, Son Thomas, son John, son Richard, and son Elias)." Pamunkey refers to the area known as Pamunkey Neck in old King William County, Virginia, including the southwestern fourth of Caroline County...

Peter Stephens (1690?-1757) was probably born in Pennsylvania, and moved in 1732 to Stephensburg, Frederick County, Virginia. Descendants and relatives lived in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, California and elsewhere.

The Gresham family immigrated from England to Virginia about 1690. Includes Akers, Anderson, Davis, Killen, Pettus, Rice and related families.

Samuel Shelburne (1769-1834) married twice, first in 1789 to Sally Pamplin (b. ? - ca. 1806), then in 1806 to Mary Browder. Shelburne is of English ancestry. Descendants and relatives lived in Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, California and elsewhere.