Persons will be eligible for membership if they can document family descendancy from a Sheldon or Shelden family who came to America prior to 1660 or have come into these families through marriage or adoption. One does not have to bear the SHELDON name to become a member.
If you have a Sheldon ancestor, contact our Genealogist at the address below and she will work with you to help make the connection. She has the most up to date records in his computer. Applicants must be approved by our Genealogist. Send as much information as you can in family group sheet format (or click here for to download a family group sheet in Microsoft Word format). List your forebears as far back as you can. With each generation that you can go back, you increase the possibility of intersecting with our records. Our Genealogist is:
Rose Sheldon NewtonRose's email is genealogist@sheldonfamily.org, or just click on email
The members of the Association are divided into the following classes:
Regular - persons who have authenticated their descent from a recognized Sheldon ancestor and are therefore entitled to all lineage information available from our Genealogist.Members at large - persons who have come into a Sheldon family by marriage or adoption or who have not yet completed the documentation of their descent from a recognized Sheldon.
Life - persons who have authenticated their descent from a recognized Sheldon ancestor and have subscribed by paying a single payment of the highest level of the dues structure.
Honorary - persons who have been voted into membership by majority vote of the members present at an annual meeting.
There is a one-time registration fee for new and reinstated members in the amount of $15.00.
The annual dues for regular and Members at large memberships is $15.00.
The dues for a lifetime membership shall be a one time payment in the amount equal to twenty (20) times the dues currently in effect for regular and associate memberships. (currently $300.00)
Regular and Associate membership dues are payable in advance on the first day of August in each year.
