THE WELDONS

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The Weldon branch of the Welburn family

 

Martha E. Welburn was born March 1854 in Roxana. She appears twice in the 1870 Census of Sussex County, Delaware: first, at her parents' home in Roxana and second, in service with her employer Joshua Derrickson of Dagsboro.

She had 2 daughters prior to marriage fathered by Edward Vickers & William Postley. Neighborhood elder Mary Short deposed that Martha "was first living at home or hired out when she 'catched up' with these children". According to the custom of the time, the girls were raised by their grandparents George & Mary.

Albert Weldon began to court Martha after his first wife, Jane Williams, died of cancer. They were married December 21, 1875. According to Luke Rickards, Martha's cousin, "I became acquainted with Albert Weldon a year or so after he came here from Maryland." It is suspected that Albert was owned by Solomon Weldon of Worcester County, MD. Albert was a veteran of the Civil War, serving alongside his future brother-in-law William Oliver in Company K of the 32nd US Colored Infantry. He was the company cook and was nicknamed "Red-Eyed Jack" because of his allergies.

In the late 1890's, Martha & Albert relocated to Chester County, PA and then eventually settled in Ardmore, PA. There were 6 children born during the marriage. Albert died on May 5, 1902 and Martha passed in January 1924.

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An Outline of Martha's Descendants

 

I. Rhoda E. Welburn-Weldon (born 4/1871) and her children:

A. Anna Elizabeth Weldon-Vance (born 12/1888, died ?);
1. Edward Vance (1906?-1909?)
2. Clarence Weldon Vance (1908-1992)
3. Vera Vance (1910-1929)
4. Vivian Vance-Cherry (1912-
5. James Howard Vance Jr. (1913-1951)
a. James H. Vance III (1942-
6. Carroll O. Vance (1914-1996)
7. Margaretta Vance-Baker (1916-
8. Miriam A. Vance-Hodges (1917-2004)
a. Patricia Hodges-Bailey
b. Gregory Hodges
9. Robert Thomas Vance (1921-1960)
a. Sheilah D. Vance
b. Valerie Y. Vance-Adeyeye (1954-
c. Robert T. Vance Jr. (1957-
d. Steven M. Vance
10. Charles Dunmore Vance (1923-1935)
11. Monroe F. Vance (1924-2002)
a. Lynn Vance
b. Mark Vance
12. Cynthia Vance-Coleman (1926-
13. George Vance (19__- ?)
14. Heywood M. Vance (1933-
a. Heywood M. Vance Jr. (1964-
b. Barbara Vance (19__ - ?)
B. Ada E. Weldon (born 1/1895, died 5/1988);
C. Dorothy Weldon-Caldwell (born 1903, died ?);
1. Margaret Weldon (1923-?)

II. Sarah Ellen Welburn-Dickerson (born 7/1873) and her children:

A. Thomas Albert (Welburn) Dickerson (born 10/1890, died 4/1974);
B. Elsie (Welburn?) Dickerson (born 11/1892, died before 1910);
C. Carrie Dickerson (born 5/1896, died ?);
D. Bessie Dickerson-Pierce (born 9/1897, died 1992);
1. Clara Pierce (19__- ?)
2. Ann Pierce-Banks (19__-
a. Dawn Banks
b. Benita Banks-Allen
3. Bernard "Petey" Pierce (19__-
a. Jerome Bernard Pierce (19__ -?)
b. William Pierce
c. Richard Pierce
d. John Pierce (19__ - ?)
e. Bonnie Pierce (19__ - ?)
f. Tammy Pierce
g. Beth Pierce
h. Alees Pierce
i. Lisa Pierce
E. Leshia Dickerson (born 5/1899, died ?);
F. Myrtle Dickerson (born 1902, died ?);
G. Lillian Dickerson (born 1903, died ?);
H. Sarah Dickerson-Thomas-Shippen (born 1907, died ?); (born 1918);
1. Richard Dickerson (19__ -?)
2. Sarah Lynn Thomas-Custodio (1927-2002)
a. Jose "Joe" Custodio (1957-
3. William Shippen (19__-

I. Mildred Dickerson (born 1915, died ?);

J. Harold Dickerson

III. Rebecca R. Weldon (born 1879);

IV. Oscar Frederick Weldon (born 7/17/1881);

V. James Blaine Weldon (born 10/2/1884);

VI. Lucinda C. Weldon-Shippen (born 9/19/1889) and her children:

A. Pearl Shippen-Gibbs (born 1908, died ?);

1. Lucinda Gibbs-Schumpert (1928-1988)

a. Richard Allen Schumpert (1954-2000)

b. Rory Schumpert (1959-

2. Leroy C. Gibbs Jr. (1929-2000)

a. Inetha Gibbs-Allen (1966-

3. John Gibbs (193_ -?)

4. Morris Gibbs (1934-

a. Marty Gibbs

b. Ricky (Gibbs) Mustafaa

c. Michael Gibbs

d. Charles Gibbs

5. Theresa Gibbs (193_ -?)

a. Troy Gibbs

6. Rhoda Gibbs-Hooper (19__-

a. Nina Hooper

b. Lisa Hooper

c. Alvin Hooper

7. Leon O. Gibbs (19__-

8. Gretchen Gibbs-Shoemaker (19__-

a. Shawn Shoemaker-Reddy

b. Nika Shoemaker-Torres

c. Kyra Shoemaker

9. Bertha Gibbs (19__- ?)

a. Pearl Gibbs

b. Dana Gibbs

10. Hugh Gibbs (19__- ?)

a. Greta Gibbs

B. Edna T. Shippen (born 1909, died before 1920);
C. Ruth Shippen-Smith (born 1912, died ?);
1. Joan Smith-Kelly (19__- ?)
a. Donna Kelly-Jarrell
b. Frank Kelly Jr.
c. Ruth Kelly 
D. Matthew Shippen Jr. (born 7/1914, died 3/1971);
1. Mildred Shippen-Henderson-Dickens (19__-
a. Howard Henderson
b. Harvey Blair Henderson (19__ - ?)
c. Valerie Henderson (19__ - ?)
2. Beverly Shippen-Gaines (19__ -?)
a. Eric Gaines
b. Joseph Gaines Jr.
c. Troy Gaines Sr.
d. Tilman Gaines Sr.
3. Brenda Shippen-Queenan (1944-2006)
a. Michelle Queenan
b. Deshan Queenan
c. Arnez Queenan
d. William Queenan
e. Denise Queenan
4. Ronald Shippen Sr. (19__ -
a. Ronald Shippen Jr.
b. Rodney T. Shippen
5. Dorothy Shippen (19__-
a. Bernice Shippen
6. Dorothea Shippen-Mosby (19__-
a. Debra Mosby
E. Oscar Shippen Sr. (born 10/1915, died 10/1977);
1. Oscar Shippen Jr. (19__ - ?)
a. Tyrone Shippen
b. Phillip Shippen
c. Glen Shippen (19__ - ?)
2. Thomas Shippen (19__-
a. James Shippen
b. Matthew Shippen
c. Keith Shippen
d. Thomas Shippen Jr.
e. Marie Shippen
3. Marie Shippen (19__-
a. James Morgan Jr. (19__ - ?)
b. Michael Morgan
c. Tanya Morgan-Williford
d. Michelle Morgan
4. William "Popcorn" Shippen Sr. (19__-
a. Curtis Pollard
b. Judy Shippen
c. Robin Shippen
d. William Shippen Jr.
e. Todd Shippen
f. Trisha Shippen
g. ____ Shippen
5. Charles Shippen (19__-
6. Sarah Ellen Shippen-Carroll (19__-
a. Bridget Brown-Crabbe
b. Joseph Brown
c. Bernadette Brown
d. Tanette Brown
7. Clara Shippen (19__-
a. Clinton Shippen
b. Quinton Shippen
8. James M. Shippen (1948-
a. Erica Shippen
9. Clarence "Peanut" Shippen (19__-
a. Richard Shippen
b. Clarence Shippen Jr.
10. Martha 'Dolley" Shippen (19__-
11. Elizabeth Shippen-Lawton (19__-
a. Lamar Lawton
b. Andre O. Lawton
c. Michael G. Lawton

F. Dorothy Shippen-Johnson (born 1923, died ?);

1. Jane Shippen (19__ -?)

a. Linda Shippen

2. Jean Shippen-Ramcharan (19__-

a. Gerald Ramcharan

b. Sharon Ramcharan-Allice

G. George Amos Shippen (born 1926, died ?);

1. Sallie Ann Short (19__-

H. William Earl Shippen Sr. (born 1933, died 2006);
1. Wanda Shippen-Harrison (19__-
a. Denise Harrison
b. Muhammad Harrison
2. William E. Shippen Jr. (19__-
a. _____ Shippen
b. _____ Shippen
c. _____ Shippen
3. Larry Shippen (19__-
a. Jarrett Shippen
b. Michael Shippen
4. Cheryl Shippen-Dickerson (19__-
a. Jason Dickerson
b. Ryan Dickerson

VII. Leon Ernest Weldon Sr. (born 9/6/1894) and his children:

A. Alice Weldon-Tokus (born 12/1914);

B. Alberta Weldon (born 12/1914, died ?);

C. Leon Ernest Weldon Jr. (born 6/1916, died 12/1985);

1. Phyllis Weldon (19__-

VIII. Lemuel E. Weldon (born 9/6/1894, died before 1900);

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