1J. Gardner Bartlett, The Sheldons of Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, and Isaac Sheldon of New England, NEHGR Vol. 80, p. 398-399 (Oct. 1926).
"ISAAC SHELDON of Windsor, Conn., and of Northampton, Mass., was born about 1629 (according to his deposition of 1679, quoted in part above), a date which agrees with the supposed date of the birth of Isaac10 Sheldon, son of ralph and Barbara (Stone) Sheldon of Ashford, in the parish of Bakewell, co. Derby, England, and died at Northampton, Mass., 27 July 1708, aged 78 years. He married first, in 1653, MARY WOODFORD, who was born about 1636 and died at Northampton 17 Apr. 1684, daughter of thomas and Mary (Blott) Woodford of Hartford, Conn., and Northampton, Mass.; and secondly, in 1686, MRS. MEHITABLE (GUNN) ENSIGN, who was born at Windsor, Conn., 30 Jan. 1720/1, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Gunn and formerly wife of David Ensign of Hartford, Conn.
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Children by first wife, all except the first recorded at Northampton:
i. MARY,11 b., probably at Windsor, about 1654; m. 11 Dec. 1670 JOHN BRIDGEMAN.
ii. ISAAC, b. 4 Sept. 1656.
iii. JOHN, b. 8 Dec. 1658.
iv. THOMAS, b. 6 Aug. 1661.
v. RUTH (twin), b. 27 Aug. 1663; m. (1) 6 Nov. 1679 JOSEPH WRIGHT; m. (2) 28 Oct. 1698 SAMUEL STRONG.
vi. THANKFUL (twin), b. 27 Aug. 1663; m. 23 Feb. 1680/1 BENJAMIN EDWARDS.
vii. MINDWELL, b. 24 Feb. 1665/6; m. (1) 30 Apr. 1684 JOHN POMEROY; m. (2) 19 Apr. 1687 JOHN LYMAN.
viii. JOSEPH, b. 1 Feb. 1667/8.
ix. HANNAH, b. 29 June 1670; m. 24 Dec. 1690 SAMUEL CHAPIN of Springfield, Mass.
x. ELEAZER, b. 4 Aug. 1672; d. 13 Feb. 1672/3.
xi. SAMUEL, b. 9 Nov. 1675.
18. xii. EBENEZER, b. 1 Mar. 1677/8.
xiii. MERCY, b. 4 feb. 1681/2; d. 24 Feb. 1681/2.
Child by second wife:
xiv. JONATHAN, b. at Northampton 29 May 1687.".