Dalton Gang Letters: July 1998
Contents
1 July
1. New Members..........................................................
2. Queries, Notes, Responses...................................Mixed
3. Family Line............................................................... Toni Snead
4. July Issue: Dalton Home Page..............................Millicent V. Craig
5. Conception Harbour, NF 1921 Census...............Sherry Dalton
6. Dalton Myth #2.........................................................Editor
7. A Pittsylvania Co. Research Trip.......................... Barbara Wilson
8 July
8. New Members..........................................................
9. Queries, Notes, Responses...................................Mixed
10. Daltons in 1860 NC Census..................................Teresa V Helton
11. Family Line............................................................... Heather Sumner
12. TN Dalton Wills........................................................ Carolyn Smithfield
13. A Letter Discovered.................................................Tina Webster
14. Dalton Marriages, Missouri....................................Dee Dalton
15. Nancy's Notes..........................................................Nancy B. Samuelson
16. Myth #3......................................................................Editor
15 July
17. New Members..........................................................
18. Queries, Notes, Responses...................................Mixed
19. Dalton Land Warrants in Arkansas...................... Dee Dalton
20. Obituary: Kermit Dalton.......................................... Janice Kinsler Smith
21. Family Line............................................................... Nancy Todd Ludlow
22. Corrected Family Line............................................ Heather Sumner
23. Myth #4......................................................................Editor
24. Timeline for Samuel Dalton Pt 1...........................J. Tracy Walker
22 July
25. New Members..........................................................
26. Queries, Notes, Responses...................................Mixed
27. Obituary - Vera Dalton Webb................................ Kathy Dalton Breedlove
28. Family Line............................................................... Becky Rasmussen
29. Rev. John Dalton..................................................... Norman Davis
30. From the Draper Papers.........................................M. Crain
31. Rutherford Co NC Deed Index..............................Carmelita Walker
32. Family Line............................................................... Carolyn Holm
33. Myth # 5.....................................................................Editor
29 July
34. New Members..........................................................
35. Nancy's Notes..........................................................Nancy B. Samuelson
36. Virginia Wills & Administrations............................Jim Wick
37. Myth # 6.....................................................................Editor
38. Timeline for Samuel Dalton Pt 2...........................J. Tracy Walker
39. Irish Daltons..............................................................Fred Irvine
40. Calculating Relationships......................................Judy Roberts
41. Va Daltons in Revolutionary War..........................Pam Dalton
Salutations
8 July
In Memoriam
This issue of the Dalton Gang Letter
is dedicated to the memory of
Leonard Donnell Davis
August 20, 1970 - May 25, 1998
Leonard Donnell Davis was born at Wilburton, Latimer County, Oklahoma and
departed this life on Memorial Day, Grayson County, Texas. He was tragically
murdered by two men who wanted his sports truck. Leon is survived by one son,
Michael Davis, age 8, of Rio Dell, California, his parents Norman and Sharon Davis,
and two brothers James H. Davis and Eddie Joe Davis. Leon was a certified Nurse
Aide who cared for the elderly. Through his father Norman, Leon descended from the
Rutherford County North Carolina Dalton line. Norman has been active researching
this line and contributing to the Dalton Gang Letter for the past two years.
Norman and Sharon live at 308 So. Carter, Whitewright TX 75491
22 July
The newsletter is four days late getting to you due to unforeseen problems: my taking
a week's vacation with my family and my email database deciding to be uncooperative
with the friend who agreed to send the newsletter to you on Wednesday. The best laid
plans of mice and men..... Next issue on the 29th will be on time.
Numbered Articles
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1. New Members
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* Toni Snead, [email protected]
I would like to get on the list for the Dalton Gang Newsletter. My address is: 20099
Mennonite Rd., Gulfport, MS 39503-7870. I am looking for George Washington
Dalton born, ILL.
(See Toni's family line in this issue)
* Dixie Lee Judge, [email protected]
Bob Dalton [Caswell Co. NC Dalton descendant] said that you publish an email newsletter. I would like to subscribe if I may.
Found another cousin of ours not far from where I live. I live in northern Nevada
and Carolyn lives in Sparks, about an hour from me. She is no further along than we
are on this line.
I have been working on the Weatherford line this year. Going to SLCity in August to
do more. My once a year trip to research.
Dixie Lee Judge
878 Mitch Drive
Gardnerville, NV 89410-8940
702) 265-7224
* [email protected]
A welcome to Tina Webster's mother. Tina has been on the newsletter mailing list,
and her email address is: [email protected]
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2. Queries, Notes, and Responses
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* QUERY: WHO WAS DAVID NICHOLAS DALTON’S FATHER?
from Diane H Gabert, [email protected]
In the June 3, 1998 newsletter, someone stated that DAVID NICHOLAS DALTON who
married Margaret Rives and later Rebecca Westmoreland was the son of Absalom
Dalton and Nancy Poindexter. But in the June 10, 1998 newsletter, someone else
stated that he was the son of David Dalton and Christina Bostick. Could someone
please tell me which set of parents is correct?
—Diane
* QUERY: MATILDA DALTON
from Diane H Gabert, [email protected]
Regarding MATILDA DALTON, who are her parents, what is her birth and death
dates? I have conflicting information and would like to clear this matter up. Was it
Elizabeth Shockley and Reuben J. Dalton or Rebecca Williams and Enos B. Dalton?
—Diane
* QUERY: HAWKINS CO. TN DALTONS
from [email protected]
Beginning about 1790, Daltons began moving into the northeast region of Tennessee,
particularly Sullivan, Hawkins, and Grainger Counties. Has anyone ever submitted
material on the Hawkins County Daltons? Also, I have heard from several people that
Reuben Anderson Dalton was the son of John Meredith Dalton of Grainger County.
However, on August 14, 1825, Meredith Dalton appeared in court and was appointed
guardian for the minor children of Carter Dalton who died before November 18, 1823.
These minor children were Tandy W., Reuben A. (who later went by the name
Anderson), and Mary Dalton. Is it possible there are two Reuben Andersons or is it
possible both are the same? If there are two Reuben Andersons, where did the
Anderson come from? Bill
* NOTE: EMAIL ADDRESS CHANGE
For Sandra Baither
Old: [email protected]
NEW: [email protected]
* GUEST QUERY: ELIZABETH DAULTON
from Lawrence E Sowers, [email protected]
I have ancestors James Bobbitt b 1707 1761 m. Elizabeth Daulton. She was a widow
when James married her, and her first marriage was to a Bennett. Any Info you can
furnish would be appreciated. L Eldon Sowers Cols Oh
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. Family Line: Toni Snead
[email protected]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Toni Snead
2. Father: Monroe Louis Ray b. AR.
3. Grandmother: Beulah May Dalton b. 1895 in Johnson Co. AR, d. 16 April 1975 in
Wetumka, OK buried at Wetumka Cemetery, OK. m. G.A. (Ollie) Ray.
4. Great-grandfather: Louis Edwin Dalton b. 5 Dec 1870 in ILL, (Wayne Co.?) d. Feb
1966 in OK, m. Ora Mitti Hurt.
5. Great-great grandfather: George Washington Dalton, possibly b.around 1867, I
think in Wayne Co, ILL. 1st m. Rebecca Frazier, 2nd. m. Frances Daugherty.
His father was possibly from West Virginia.
Also: Toni's Web Site URL is http://home.earthlink.net/~tjsnead/
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4. Dalton Genealogical Society Home Page: July
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------from Millicent V. Craig, [email protected]
The Covered Bridge of Warner, NH is dedicated to Isaac Dalton, Revolutionary War
soldier and Deacon in the village church. He is a direct descendent of Philemon
Dalton of Hampton, NH and this story is a short profile of his life in Warner. Also of
interest to our readers is an account of John Luther Dalton, Mormon Genealogist as
related by his daughter, Voyla Dalton Smith. His curiosity about family ties chartered a
course which has been followed by his descendants who now number over 4,000. He
also made the initial Dalton connections back to Wales.
The final installment of Lucy's talk on The Cambridgeshire Daltons, a list of new
members and data from Oldham,England round out this issue. Because of travel to
England, the page may be a day late in set up. While away, my computer will be out for
a complete upgrade so please hold all E-mails until after July 15.
http://members.aol.com/Daltongene/index.html
DGS Home Page:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. Daltons: 1921 Newfoundland Census
Sherry Dalton,
[email protected]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dalton researchers,
I thought this may interest everyone that I have been in contact with
regarding Daltons from Conception Harbour, NF. A special Thank you goes to Paul
Kennedy from Plano, TX for the transcription of the 1921 Census from the area It has
been extremely helpful in confirming many facts. I have taken Paul's original census
and sorted it in alphabetical order and added astericks(***) before Notes wherever I
could supplement information.
I hope my comments on the 1921 Census provide some help. Please see
the following web site for a list of NF communities that have the 1921 census available
on the web.
Project21 (Newfoundland 1921 Census)
http://www.huronweb.com/genweb/nfdata/main_n.htm
Thanks, Sherry Dalton, Somerville, NJ, [email protected]
Newfoundland 1921 Census
Conception Harbour
{888 Persons in 181 Households}
Note: only the Daltons are listed here. Please go to the website: Project21
(Newfoundland 1921 Census) http://www.huronweb.com/genweb/nfdata/main_n.htm
and look under St.Johns West - Conception Harbour for the complete census for the
area.
Name
Sex
Rel
Dalton
Dalton
Dalton
Dalton
Daniel
M
Alice
F
Alphonsus
CatherineF
StatusBirthDate
Age
Birth Pl.
Head
Wife
M
Dau
Nov
Jun
1913
May
44
38
Aug
6
M
M
Son
S
1876
1883
S
1915
Conception Hr
Conception Hr
8
Conception Hr
Conception Hr
Dalton
Dalton
Dalton
Dalton
Dalton
Dalton
Dalton
Dalton
Dalton
Dalton
Dalton
Dalton
Daniel
Ronald
Hazel
Edward
Christina
Mary
Kathleen
John
Laura
Ann
Mary
George
M
M
F
M
F
F
F
M
F
F
F
M
Son
Son
Dau
Head
Wife
Dau
Dau
Son
Dau
Head
Dau
Son
S
S
S
M
M
S
S
S
S
W
S
S
1916
1918
1919
1888
1890
1913
1916
1918
1920
1858
1895
1896
Oct
Jul
Oct
Mar
Jan
Sep
Jun
Jul
Mar
Mar
Feb
Jul
4
3
1
33
31
7
5
3
1
63
26
25
Conception
Conception
Conception
Conception
Conception
Conception
Conception
Conception
Conception
Conception
Conception
Conception
Hr
Hr
Hr
Hr
Hr
Hr
Hr
Hr
Hr
Hr
Hr
Hr
*** Note: Edward Augustus Dalton (aka Ned) married Johanna Burke on 22 Jan 1901.
He is the grandfather of Bill Dalton from Lawrenceville, NJ. Augustine Dalton listed
below is known as Gus Dalton who currently lives in Silver Springs, NF.
Dalton
Dalton
Edward M
Johanna F
Head M
Wife M
1872 Jun
1878 May
49
43
Dalton
Dalton
Dalton
Dalton
Dalton
Dalton
Dalton
Margaret F
William M
Norah
F
Robert
M
James
M
Augustine M
John
M
Dau
Son
Dau
Son
Son
Son
Uncle
1902
1904
1908
1910
1912
1919
1851
Jul
Feb
Sep
Sep
Jan
Aug
Jan
19
17
12
10
9
2
70
Conception Hr
Colliers (nee Johanna
Burke)
Conception Hr
Conception Hr
Conception Hr
Conception Hr
Conception Hr
Conception Hr
Conception Hr
James
M
Head M
1845
CatherineF
Wife M
1849
(nee Connell m. 1 June 1873)
John
M
Head M
1874
Mary
F
Wife M
1881
James
M
Son S
1904
Madeline F
Dau S
1905
William M
Son S
1908
Lilian
F
Dau S
1911
Mary
F
Dau S
1914
Oct
Sep
75
71
Conception Hr
Conception Hr
Sep
Aug
Dec
Nov
Nov
Feb
Mar
46
40
16
15
12
10
7
Conception
Colliers
Conception
Conception
Conception
Conception
Conception
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
*** Note: See David Costello above.
Dalton
Dalton
Dalton
Dalton
Dalton
Dalton
Dalton
Dalton
Dalton
Hr
Hr
Hr
Hr
Hr
Hr
Dalton
Dalton
Irene
Helen
F
F
Dau
Dau
S
S
1917 Nov
1920 Nov
3
0
Conception Hr
Conception Hr
***Note: Edward Dalton (aka Duck) married Annie Bride Costello. Edward and Annie
had at least one other child, George V. Dalton (b.Apr 1925 d.July 1978). George V.
married Mary Wade daughter of James Wade and Catherine McGrath. Mary Wade is
the granddaughter of William Wade and Mary Costello.
Dalton
Dalton
Dalton
Dalton
Dalton
Edward M
Head M
1888 Sep 32
Conception Hr
Ann
F
Wife M
1896 Feb 25
Kitchues
(nee Annie Bride Costello)
Johanna F
Dau S
1920 Oct
0
Conception Hr
George M
FatherW
1846 Oct
74
Conception Hr
(above George Dalton possibly married to Winnifred Mahoney)
Mary
F
dep W
1846 Dec 74
Conception Hr
(above Mary Dalton may be <Polly on the point> who was the second wife of
Edward Dalton aka Neddie Cashin).
*** Note: Nicholas and Nora Dalton are also the parents of Charles Nicholas Dalton,
Richard Dalton. Charles Nicholas Dalton has at least 2 children:
Celeste and Richard (aka
Dalton Nicholas M
Dalton Norah
F
Dalton Agnes
F
Dalton William M
Dalton Fredk
M
Dalton Johanna F
Dalton Patrick
M
Dalton George M
Dalton Teresa F
Dalton Edward M
Dalton John
M
Dalton George M
Wish).
Head M
Wife M
Dau S
Son S
Son S
Dau S
Brother
Head M
Wife M
Son S
Son S
Son S
1882
1891
1915
1917
1919
1921
S
1876
1886
1912
1917
1921
Oct
Oct
Jul
Jun
Aug
Jul
1887
Mar
Jul
Oct
Jan
May
38
29
6
4
2
0
Sep
45
35
8
4
0
Conception Hr
Kitchues (nee ?????)
Conception Hr
Conception Hr
Conception Hr
Conception Hr
33
Conception Hr
Conception Hr
Colliers
Phila. PA
Conception Hr
Colliers
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. Dalton Myth #2
Melanie Crain, Editor
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Myth: A notion based more on tradition than on facts.
(American Heritage Dictionary)
Query:
Louise, [email protected], wrote:
The list of issues for Wm Dalton & Margaret (Mary) Brockenbrough that I copied & now
trying to find or prove are TRUE or FALSE ? Any comments---??
Timothy Sr. 1690
William 1696
Samuel 24 Mar 1699
Tyrell 1708
Elizabeth 1711
Margaret 1713
Sarah 11 Oct 1716
Michael 1720
John 2 Sept 1722
Births (Abingdon Parish) Gloucester==Albemarle==counties of Va. or could they be
issues of John Dalton & the wd. Mary Newman/Brockenbrough??
—Louise
Reply:
Thanks, Louise, for providing material for the next myth. And please remember that
there is no marriage of a William Dalton and Margaret Brockenbrough. Some of the
children listed above are found in the Abingdon Parish (Gloucester Co Va) records
and are definitely listed there as the children of William and Margaret Dalton, not John
and Mary.
MYTH #2: William Dalton of Gloucester Co Va and his wife Margaret (no maiden
name known) were the parents of Virginia ancestors Samuel and Timothy.
Fact 1: William of Gloucester was born in Cambridgeshire Co, England (research of
Dr. Lucy Slater in parish records in Cambridgeshire Co. England)
DGS Journal Vol. 14 No. 2
Fact 2: William of Cambridgeshire/Gloucester died intestate (without a Will). A Will
later left by Capt. William Dalton (Jr), his son, did not survive but appears as a
fragment in a re-survey order processed for John Thruston and his wife Sarah, once
the widow of the same Capt. William Dalton (Jr).
Spotsylvania Deed Bk D: 8 Feb 1748
Fact 3: By the 1748 document above, it is stated clearly that the lands of William Sr
descended to his son Wm. Jr. In the Law of Primogeniture, this means that William Jr.
was the eldest child of William Sr. and Margaret Dalton of Gloucester Co. Va. We
cannot, then, place Timothy as older than William Jr. in the chronological list of
children; otherwise, Timothy would have inherited Wm Sr's lands.
Fact 4: The given names of Timothy and Samuel are NOT found in the
Cambridgeshire Dalton family, a family which can be traced back to the mid- or late
1500's. Names in the Gloucester family--Tyrell, Michael, and Elizabeth--are indicative
of the family back in England.
reference: Dr. Slater's article in the DGS.
To answer Louise's question about all the children she has listed in the family of
William and Margaret above, the Abingdon Parish records of Gloucester have been
salvaged in three different forms even though not one of them is the original parish
vestry records. The extant versions list baptisms for Tyrell (bapt. 1708), Elizabeth
(1711), Margaret (1713), Sarah (1716) and Michael (1719) Dalton. Notice that there is
no baptismal record for William Jr --not a factor since the parish records began about
1708, after the birth of Wm Jr. There is no baptismal record in Gloucester Co,
however, for the John, b. 1722, in Louise's list. This "new addition" (not Louise's, by
the way) to the family of Wm Sr and Margaret is probably an attempt to add in John
Dalton who was a successful merchant in Alexandria Va, a partner of John Carlyle.
John of Alexandria's date of birth is known to be about 1722. There is no support for
John as a member of the family of William and Margaret of Gloucester:
1. John of Alexandria had a brother Robert who also lived in Alexandria (and no
Robert is included in Wm and Margaret's set of children).
2. Research conducted by the Lloyd House in Alexandria Va (the historic library of this
old city), suggests that John Dalton may have been a business agent in
England for John Carlyle before coming to America (not an uncommon
business fact in colonial America).
3. John of Alexandria had children who did not generally reflect the naming patterns
of the Gloucester Co. Dalton family. John's children were named: Jane,
Thomas, John, Elizabeth, Robert, Jennie, and Catherine. (The list is not in
chronological order and my thanks to Millicent Craig who accumulated the
list of children). Only Jennie and Catherine survived to adulthood. Note that
the list does not contain the name William, a name John would certainly
have used for a son had he been a son of William of Gloucester.
4. There is no record of a Dalton family in the general area of Fairfax Co. Va. who
qualifies as John's own parents and/or siblings, other than Robert; so the
chances that John was born locally cannot be supported. The one family of
John and Rachel Dalton in Prince William Co. (next door and parent county
of Fairfax) had sons John, James, and Moses--and all three of these men
can be accounted for but not as John of Alexandria.
The list of reasons could go on, but perhaps this is enough to consider the
impossibility of John of Alexandria placed in the Gloucester Co family.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. Pittsylvania Co. VA Research Trip
Barbara Wilson,
[email protected]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------In 1992 my 85 year old Aunt, Mary Dalton Reamy, made a trip from her home in
Washington, DC to her birthplace in Sycamore, Pittsylvania Co., VA "to see the family
grave site, probably for the last time". She had told me that this grave site was on the
property of the old family home. Although the home no longer existed she knew the
graves were still intact. She could not remember exactly who was buried there but
her stories had made me want to visit this place myself in the hope that it would give
me some information on my Dalton ancestors that has eluded me. However, Aunt
Mary could not tell me how to get there and said she had been given the name of
someone who lived in the area who led her to the site as she herself could not find it
since the old house was gone.
My Daltons:
Barbara Wilson
Hannah Dalton (mother)
John B. Dalton (grandfather) m.Emma B. Updike, Pitts. Co. VA
Hester Dalton (grgrandmother) m. ?????(may never have been married), Pitts. Co. VA
Charles Patterson Dalton (grgrgrandfather) m. Mary B. Adams, Pitts.Co. VA
Thomas Dalton (grgrgrgrandfather) m. Elizabeth Patterson in 1788, Pitts. Co. VA
I have been trying to find the father of Thomas Dalton for several years. On this trip I
hoped to find a Dalton cemetery that had some records or tombstone information on
either Charles or Thomas. In April of this year I was able to make another trip to
Pittsylvania Co. myself (I had made my first trip there several years ago - mostly to the
Courthouse for records). My earlier effort to locate this family cemetery or find
someone who knew about it had failed. Fortunately, due to earlier correspondence,
this time I was able to meet with Mr. Steve Harris in Pittsylvania Co. who is a local
researcher and volunteer for the VA-NC Genealogical Society in Danville. Steve is a
Dalton descendent who had spent his youth "listening to the stories of the old folks"
and knows "where all the bodies are buried" in Pittsylvania Co. He and Melanie Crain
are doing an impressive job of trying to sort through and identify all the many Dalton
families in Pitts.Co.
Day 1 of trip
Went to Danville Library and met with Melanie Crain and Steve Harris. This is also the
home of the VA-NC Genealogical Society, and we were able to take advantage of their
many excellent books and microfilm. We spent all day hashing over ideas on
individual Daltons and Melanie graciously provided me with some copies of the work
they had done in the past. I was able to bring home the copies and try to apply to my
specific Dalton ancestors. We were not able to come to any conclusions but I feel we
did rule out some ideas to help narrow down the search.
Day 2 of trip
Met Steve and Melanie at the Chatham Courthouse. I had been there before but had
failed to look at deed books so I was able to go over the grantee index and find several
entries for my Thomas and his wife, Elizabeth.
Steve Harris then said he would take me to the Dalton cemeteries he knew. He said
he was probably the one who had taken my Aunt to the family cemetery in 1992 since
he remembered taking several elderly ladies there about that time. We had to enter
through the next door neighbor's driveway and park our car there then hike to the top
of a wooded hill. And there was my great grandmother Hester's grave, the grave of a
child born to my grandmother and grandfather, who died as an infant (I didn't even
know about this child, although my cousin did), the grave of another infant born to my
greatgrandmother's sister and another grave of a young woman in her late 20's whose
name I had never heard and who turned out to be the grandmother of another Dalton
Newsletter subscriber. She had been searching for this grave for many years. Without
Steve Harris' help I never would have found this place since you can't see it from the
main road. As we left the graveyard Steve pointed out a place where when he was
small there was another grave located in a nearby cow pasture which no longer
seems to be there. This land may have been owned by my ancestors at the time of the
death of Charles (1874) or Thomas (1850) so that may have been one or both of their
graves.
I was happy to find Hester's grave but disappointed we could not find burial places for
earlier generations. On my next trip to Pittsylvania Co. I will try and find out the
information on the land next to my Aunt's former home and maybe can come up with
who was buried there and what happened to the graves. I'm still hot on the trail of
Thomas' father (it could be one of several early Dalton brothers) and I would like to
find some more biographic information on Charles. I hope that he died late enough in
1874 to have an obituary someplace. I do feel that I accomplished quite a bit on this
research trip, especially being able to meet with other researchers in the area and
share in their efforts. I am also happy to know where Hester's grave is so other
members of my family can visit there also.
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8. New Members
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* Lawrence E Sowers, [email protected]
Hi please add me to your mailing list. My wife and I are going to attend the Bobbitt
reunion in Pipestem WVA next month and I will tell them about what I find out.
(Lawrence had a Guest Query in the newsletter last week)
* Perry M. Dalton, [email protected]
I have a fairly detailed family tree from Bailey Dalton forward but I don't have much
about who Bailey was. There was another Bailey in Pike County Alabama in 18501860. Any information would help. Thanks.
I am searching for the parents of Bailey Dalton and/or Mary Frances Clay. They may
have been born in Georgia, Kentucky or South Carolina. They are buried in
Geensborg, Florida. They lived in and around Gadsden, Leon, Liberty Counties
Florida. Their children were:
Edgar Drew (Eddie) Dalton 1877-1929
Charlie Dalton
Julia Dalton Bauldree 1870-1947
Oliver Dalton 1881-1959
Oscar Dalton 1884
Laura Dalton Lynn
Mae Belle Dalton Chester 1889-1985
I am from the Edgar Drew Dalton branch. His wife was Lilar Rosa Phillips 1883-1884.
Their children were:
Meadie Dalton (Liberty County Florida)
Annie Lee Dalton Johnson (Bristol, Florida)
Meadie was my father. His wife was Louise Crumpton. Their children are:
Perry M. Dalton---Pensacola, Fl (This is where I fit into the picture)
Eugene Dalton-Mobile, Al
Alvin Dalton -Selma, Al
Jerry Dalton -Mobile, Al
Dee Poulos -Mobile, Al
* Jerry Southerland, [email protected]
* Nancy Todd Ludlow, [email protected]
My Great-Great-Grandmother was a MOURNING DALTON b 1785 VA d aft Aug
1870/1880. Buried Brookstown Cem,Orleans Twp,Orange Co,IN or sometimes called
Brooks Cem. She married 1809/1810 (assume because a son was born 1810)
MENAN LANGFORD/LANKFORD b 1782 VA Died Aft 1840 Buried same Cem
Menan's was in WAR of 1812.They had four(4) children:
John Langford m 1833 Mary Ann Brooks (my line)
William Langford m Elizabeth McFall
Harrison Langford m/1 Mary B? m/2 Sarah Davis
Elizabeth Langford m Thomas A. Brooks (He was brother of above Mary)
No proof, but Mourning (Dalton)Langford's parents might have been a DAVID
DALTON who m. SARAH ROBINSON. Would appreciate any kind of HELP. Also, I
have some relation with the "DALTON" surname These Daltons are located in
Lawrence & Orange Co,Indiana
* Cynthia Brown, [email protected]
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9. Queries, Notes, and Responses
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* NEW EMAIL ADDRESS - Wayne Halford
Old: [email protected]
NEW: [email protected]
* RESPONSE: MATILDA DALTON QUERY
(Query - from Diane Gabert: Regarding MATILDA DALTON, who are her parents, what
is her birth and death dates?) Answer: from Don Hadrick, [email protected]
Diane,
Enos Dalton was the son of Reuben Dalton Sr (1752) as proven by a close
relationship and Reuben's will. I believe that Elizabeth Shockley was his mother, but
some questions are not completely answered. In his will Reuben refers to Elizabeth as
Enos's mother. Matilda Dalton was the daughter of Enos and Rebecca Williams.
(Rebecca was described as the most beautiful woman in Virginia). That Matilda was
the daughter of Enos is proven through Matilda husband's family Ausborn Coffey.
Matilda was born 30 Jan 1799 and died 30 Jan 1889. She was born in Grayson
County, Virginia and died in Rockcastle County, Kentucky. The birth and death dates
are said to have come from her tombstone in Rockcastle County.
--Don Hadrick
* NEW EMAIL ADDRESS - Richard Borger
Old Address: [email protected]
New Address: [email protected]
* RESPONSE: REUBEN ANDERSON DALTON
from Don Hadrick, [email protected]
In response to WStevaTay inquiry in the 1 July 1998 Dalton Gang Newsletter,
concerning Reuben Anderson Dalton. I hope this helps explain some of the questions.
Bill asked: I have heard from several people that Reuben Anderson Dalton
was the son of John Meredith Dalton of Grainger county (Tennessee) However on 14
August 1825, Meredith Dalton appeared in court and was appointed guardian for the
minor children of Carter Dalton who died before November 18, 1823. These minor
children were Tandy W, Reuben A (who later went by the name Anderson), and Mary
Dalton. Is it possible there are two Reuben Andersons or is it possible both are the
same. If there are two Reuben Andersons, where did the Anderson come from?
First let me say that I don't know where the name Anderson came from, but
there were more than one Reuben Anderson Dalton. The first Reuben Anderson was
the son of Enos Dalton and Rebecca Williams. He was born abt 1799 and married
Arlena Clark. They had a son Reuben Anderson born in 1850.
The Reuben Anderson Dalton in question was the son of John Meredith
Dalton and Delphia Rucker. He was born 19 February 1815, married Sarah Rucker
and fathered 12 children. Reuben Anderson and Sarah Rucker were too closely
related. Sarah was the daughter of William Rucker, brother to Delphia Rucker who
was Reuben Anderson's mother. William Rucker had married Ruth Dodson and Ruth
Dodson was the daughter of Mary Polly Dalton and Samuel Dodson. Mary Polly was
the sister of John Meredith. Reuben Anderson was a soldier in the Civil War and
served in Company K, 37th Tennessee Infantry. In October 1864, near Rogersville,
Tennessee, he was thrown from a horse where he hurt his back and never fully
recovered from his injury. In Reuben's application for pension benefits dated 6 July
1891, he states he has 11 children living and that 2 girls and 4 of the boys are deaf
and dumb.
Carter Dalton and Matilda Witcher had three children. (Matilda had two
additional children after Carter's death and each had the Dalton name)
There was:
1. Tandy Witcher Dalton, who was born 18 November 1818 and is well
documented with many wives/children and mistresses.
2. Mary Ann Dalton, born 5 October 1823 and married Martin Myers.
3. Anderson Dalton was born 13 Mar 1821 and died 13 Apr 1896.
Carter Dalton died young and John Meredith Dalton--usually called Meredith--was
placed as guardian of Carter's children. John Meredith died in 1834. I believe at that
time the children of Carter were farmed out. Tandy W was a farm laborer on the farm
of Henry Hipshire Sr. In 1849, Delphia Dalton, Meredith's widow died and her
remaining unmarried children were placed under the guardianship of her son John W
Dalton. Matilda, Carter's widow did not remarry and lived with her daughter Nancy
who married Enoch Mobley. Both Nancy and Matilda outlived Enoch.
There are not many people who know about Anderson Dalton, mainly
because he had no children that carried his name. Some people have Anderson
married to Mary Davidson, but her children, Jim H, 1862, Anderson 1866, and Viney
1868, all had the Davidson name. That a long term relationship between Anderson
and Mary Davidson did exist is not in doubt. However, Anderson also had a long term
relationship with Mary Mae Adams, who never married. Mary Mae was involved in
several land transaction with Anderson and may have had four children by him. One
Melvina Adams was my G-G Grandmother. Hannah Adams, the daughter of Mary
Adams had Anderson Dalton put on her birth certificate as her father. Anderson is also
credited with fathering a daughter by Louise Hipshire named Sarah Jane Hipshire.
Anderson Dalton was involved in several land transactions with his friend
Nathan Whitsett. Nathan died in 1842 and his widow soon remarried and headed
west with her new husband. Alfred Whitsett of North Carolina, the father of Nathan,
became guardian of Nathan's two daughters Sarah and Nancy Whitsett. In 1854,
Nancy Whitsett the oldest daughter married Carter Dalton, the son of Tandy W Dalton,
Anderson's brother. In September 1855, after the death of Alfred Whitsett, Anderson
Dalton, became the guardian of Sarah Whitsett. He made several trips to Rockingham
county, North Carolina to bring Nancy and Sarah's belongings to Tennessee. There
was 25 acres of land and 4 slaves sold with the proceeds of $1,261.56 given to each
girl. Carter Dalton died young in 1877 and Tandy Witcher Dalton, his father, was
appointed guardian of his daughter-in-law Nancy and her children. He did not guard
well enough because in 1880, Nancy gave birth to Milton C Dalton, the son of
Anderson Dalton, Tandy's brother. After Anderson, Tandy did take care of Nancy, and
she gave birth to his son Charles S Dalton in 1883.
Grainger Co. Deeds Book H
pg. 34: Matilda Dalton to Reuben Dalton Dec. 16, 1827 sum $120, my part of the land
belonging to Carter Dalton Deceased........This was probably Reuben
Anderson Dalton, the son of Enos Dalton and Rebecca Williams.
pg. 44: Matilda Dalton to Reuben A, Dalton. Indenture made Feb. 10, 1839 between
Matilda Dalton, widow & Reuben Anderson Dalton, sum $125 it being the
same place where her husband Carter Dalton lived & died........This could
have been old Reuben Anderson Dalton (1799) as he was still in Grainger
county as late as 1850, but I suspect that it was Reuben Anderson, the son of
John Meredith Dalton as he was married in 1838.
pg. 109: Martin & Mary Meyers to Tandy Dalton Jan. 1, 1840 sum $125, 25 acres,.....it
being grant to said Meyers by his wife's father.... Attest Anderson Dalton.
This is Anderson Dalton, son of Matilda, brother of both Tandy W and Mary
(Dalton) Myers. There are many land transactions in which Anderson was a
party. He was one of the largest land owners in Grainger and Claiborne
Counties.
Colby Rucker to Delphia Dalton Mar. 27, 1841 widow of Meridth Dalton
deceased, sum $50, 23 acres. In presence of Reuben Dalton. ...This is
Reuben Anderson Dalton the son of Delphia and John Meredith. Delphia
was the daughter of Colby.
Don Hadrick
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10. Daltons in 1860 NC Census
Teresa V Helton,
[email protected]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DALTONS:
Name
A.A.
Allen
Bradly
Bradly
Christina
D.F.
D.N.
David
Elijah
Eswel
G.F.
Isaac D
Isaac D Sr
J.C
J.H
J.A.B.
James
James
James B
John
John
John H
K.J.
Kate
Malinda
Mary
N.
Noah
P.A.
R.F.
Rachael
Sarah
Sarah
County
Rutherford
Rutherford
Henderson
Polk
Stokes
Stokes
Stokes
McDowell
Polk
Rockingham
Stokes
Forsyth
Forsyth
Rutherford
Rockingham
Stokes
McDowell
Rutherford
Macon
Macon
Rockingham
Iredell
Rockingham
Stokes
Rockingham
Rockingham
Rockingham
Rutherford
Guilford
Guilford
Rockingham
Rutherford
Yadkin
Page
745
749
805
232
177
277
259
369
231
192
176
814
851
739
192
177
370
749
565
568
180
385
230
278
3
224
179
742
156
157
190
740
638
District
Buffalo
2nd Broad
Tryon
Tryon
Danbury
Danbury
Danbury
Broad River
Tryon
Madison
Danbury
Sedge Garden
Salem Chapel
Buffalo
Madison
Danbury
Broad River
2nd Broad
Franklin
Franklin
Madison
Houstonville
Elm Grove
Danbury
Troublesome
Mayo
Madison
Buffalo
Greensboro
Greensboro
Madison
Buffalo
Yadkinville
T.J.
Talcot
Thomas
Thomas
Thomas
Thomas
Wilham
McDowell
New Hanover
Cherokee
Polk
Rockingham
Rutherford
Rockingham
369
718
538
233
89
737
223
Broad River
Wilmington
Murphy
Tryon
Hogans Creek
Buffalo
Mayo
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11. Family Line: Heather Sumner
[email protected]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Heather Sumner
Mother: Karolyn Jane Dalton
Father: William F. Quinlan
Grandparents:
George Dalton (JR) b. 13 May 1882 m. Laura Kate Davis b. 25 Jan 1894
Great-grandparents:
George Dalton (MD) m. Susan Jane Rucker
Family line ends there. Believe that George Dalton went to medical school in MO,
possibly St. Louis.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12. TN Dalton Wills
Carolyn Smithfield, [email protected]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Taken from the Index to Tennessee Wills & Administrations 1779-1861, Published by
Byron & Barbara Sistler, Nashville, TN, 1990
Dalton
Andrew
Bradly
Carter T.
Carter T.
Charles
Date
1843
1847
1856
1858
1823
Will Bk
D
4
3
4
A
Page
64
158
319
8
37
County
Roane Co.
Hardeman Co.
Grainger Co.
Grainger Co.
Henry Co.
David
Isaac
John
Martin
William
William
Wm. S.
1823
1829
1858
1847
1819
1844
1843
A
3
12
A
1
D
1
328
174
539
149
0
226
257
Lincoln Co.
Maury Co.
Williamson Co.
Carroll Co.
Smith Co.
Obion Co.
Lawrence Co.
Dolton:
Bradley
1844
Carter
1834
Charles
1859
Delpha
1849
John
1846
L. B.
1859
Meredith
1851
Merideth (sic) 1834
Samuel
1857
Thomas S. 1846
3
1
1
3
A
1
3
1
1
13
162
96
303
148
134
315
346
101
178
45
Hardeman Co.
Grainger Co.
Benton Co.
Grainger Co.
Marshall Co.
Benton Co.
Grainger Co.
Grainger Co.
Benton Co.
Robertson Co.
Dalton
P. P.
T. P.
Inventory Bk&Page
H
128
H
198
No Daultons
Date
1854
1854
County
Fayette Co.
Fayette Co.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13. A Letter Discovered
Tina Webster, [email protected]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Part of my initial information came from Elizabeth Dalton ([email protected]). When she
had advertised in the Dalton Newsletter a few months ago about having some
Marriage Licenses, I recognized my GGrandfather and GGrandmother. Joseph
Charles and Julia Ann Dalton. When she answered, she sent me some information
she had remembered from the 1860 census for Scotland Co, Missouri. That gave me
the names of Joseph's parents and informed me that he was actually born in Illinois.
I passed this info to my mother, [email protected] (new member last week), which
is why she caught the names in the following letter.
My Grandmother (Alta E. (Leatherman) Dalton) had started to do some of the family
tree before she passed away in 1990. She had given mom the letters and papers that
she had gathered before she died. Below is from a Letter I found among My Mother's
(Alta's) Things. I believe it is from a daughter of Alice Dalton but I am not sure.
The letter reads (punctuation and spelling revised) as follows:
William Carrell Dalton
Indiana -Virginia
William's wife came to Carthage Illinois when she was 15 and 1851; they moved near
Greensburg Mo. 1855. Their Children:
1. Talbert Dalton
7. Ebeer Lewis Dalton
2. Tilden Dalton
8. Joseph Charles
3. Port Dalton
9. James Owens Dalton
4. George Thomas Dalton
10. Mary Viola Dalton
5. Robert A Dalton
11. Alice Virginia Dalton
6. Katherene Dalton
12. Olive May Dalton
13. Benjamin Franklin Dalton, b. 13 Feb 1874; d. Oct 16 1952
Benjamin Franklin Dalton married Clara Small. Their Children:
Floyd Carrell Dalton
Retha Viola Dalton
Curtis Edmon Dalton
Harrell Benjamin Dalton
Joe and Frank, Tilden and the rest of the boys' grandparents were John Dalton and his
wife Ellen Katherene.
Mom's grandfather was John Dalton, but her grandmother's last name was Augle. This
all was sent to me by the wife of Floyd Dalton's oldest boy (Frank Dalton ) They are
separated, and he is married again, has been for yrs. And he lives in Texas. And she
wrote that there wasn't a better man living or dead who is better than Frank, and I
believe her.
Aunt Ollie married my mom's brother John Dalton. Their children :
Retha, Rosie, Grover, Carroll, Fred, Mack, Lester, Blanch.
Carroll married Irene Dalton (NO Relation). Grover married a woman. After he died,
Fred married her. I wrote to her. I guess at her age she has passed away by now. Mack
was killed by a team of horses while we were there in Mo. He was about 14. He was
harrowing some ground while Uncle John was in town. The horses ran away, drug him
under the Harrow. He died after about a week.
Charlie's Grandpa and my Grandpa were half brothers.
So by by now
Irene
Frank and Tilden married sisters:
Frank Dalton married Clara Small
Tilden Dalton married Retha Small. They had no children. She died when I was small.
I can remember seeing her.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14. Dalton Marriages: Missouri
Dee Dalton, [email protected]
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mississippi Co., MO Marriage Book 1845-1887
Groom
Enos Dalton
Garner Davis
James H. Dalton
Thomas J Hutson
Joshua G. Davis
Jacob Fleshman
John Dalton
Henry Dalton
Henry Dalton
John Henry Lee
Thomas J Dalton
Thomas J. Dalton Jr.
Thomas J Dalton
Richard Rhodes
John Burton
Alen Cample (Campble)
Virgil Dalton of Concord, MO
Tyler Wallace
Bride
Patsy Matthews
Sarah Ann Dalton
Margaret A. Lee
Elizabeth Dalton
Louisiana Dalton
Ann Dalton
Mary Ann Dalton
Lydia L Meshue
Nancy Lee
Miss Elizabeth Dalton
Miss Laura J. Grisby
Miss Mary W. Warren
Mary J. Chapman
Nancy Dalton
Miss Eliza Dalton
Elizabeth E. Dalton
Elizabeth Hancock
Miss Rachel Dalton
Date of Marriage
28 Dec 1846
15 Oct 1848
18 Nov 1850
5 Apr 1853
2 Sept 1855
31 Jan 1858
23 Feb 1860
19 June 1861
10 Sept 1863
19 June 1866
27 Sept 1866
14 Mar 1867
4 Nov 1870
16 Oct 1870
19 Mar 1871
18 Nov 1871
22 May 1872
25 Nov 1873
William Dalton
William H.N. Snelley
Russ Montgomery Pollock
Benjamin Johnston
Thomas McElmurry
Anderson Crosno
Andrew J Dalton
Frank Dalton
Margert E. Lee
Mrs Nancy E. Dalton
Julia A. Dalton
Nancy Dalton
Margaret Dalton
Jennie Dalton
Jane Smith
Emma Johnson
21 Sept 1875
9 Apr 1876
24 Nov 1878
14 May 1880
3 Dec 1881
29 Dec 1881
9 Jan 1883
25 Jan 1885
In a 1845 List of Taxable Lands in Miss. Co. MO:
Timothy Dalton with 80 and 40 acres.
William Dalton with 80 acres
Enos Dalton with 40 acres
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15. Nancy's Notes
Nancy B. Samuelson
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------From: New Jersey Index of Wills, Atlantic to Essex Counties Vol. I, prior to 1901.
Genealogical Publishing Co. 1969
Note: These Wills now in Bureau of Archives and History, New Jersey State Library.
Both county and state records should be consulted. W. = will
Inv. =Inventory
Atlantic Co.--no Daltons
Bergen Co.--no Daltons
Burlington Co.
Dalton, Henry
Dalton, James
10702C
13709C
B.22 P.70
acct 1779
Inv. 1827
Camden, Cape May, Cumberland counties--no Daltons
Essex Co.
Dalton, Thomas J
Dalton, Peter
Dalton, Michael
Dalton, Alice
27843G
20549G
W.
28344G
W.
W.
1884
Inv. 1899
1882
1900
Vol. II
Gloucester Co.--no Daltons
Hudson Co.
Dalton, Bernard
1113 I W.
Dalton, James F. 2404 I W.
Dalton, Margaret 9968 I W.
Dalton, Michael
10458 I
Dalton, Peter3592 I
Dalton, Peter K.
8209 I
Dalton, Robert J. 5774 I W.
Dalton, Rosamond A.
1954
Dalton, William
2405 I W.
Dalton, William H. 95071 I
1869 Inv. 1870
1876 Inv. 1876
1899 Inv. 1900
W.
1900 Inv. 1900
Inv. 1877
Inv. 1877
1889 Inv. 1890
I W.
1874
1876 Inv. 1877
Inv. 1898
Hunterdon Co.
Dalton, Ephraim T. 9297 J
Mercer Co.
Dalton, Edward
Dalton, Sarah
4040 K
3755 K.
Inv. 1891
Inv. 1886
W.
1884
Middlesex, Monmouth Cos.--no Daltons
Vol. III
Morris, Ocean Cos.--no Daltons
Passaic Co.
Dalton, Charles
5556 P
W.
Dalton, John 1788 P
1900 Inv. 1900
Inv. 1877
Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Union Cos.--no Daltons
Warren Co.
Dalton, Ephrame S.2013 U
Dalton, Hannah M. 3823 U
Dalton, Seth P.
2885 U
Inv. 1870
Inv. 1893
Inv. 1882
unrecorded will, prerogative, addenda--no Daltons
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16. Dalton Myth #3
Melanie Crain, Editor
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------MYTH # 3: From Lucy Henderson Horton's book, Family History, published in 1922
and the source of many of today's myths:
"The colonists, John and William Dalton, brothers, came to America between 1685 and
1690, settling first in Gloucester county, Va."
Fact 1. No ship's manifest has been found for the arrival of these two men in the
company of one another. No headright record combines both men in one claim.
Fact 2. No public record has been found for any John Dalton in Gloucester Co. Va for
this time period.
Fact 3: William Dalton who, with his family, settled in Gloucester left no reason to
believe that he had a contemporary (or brother) by the name of Dalton. William's son,
Capt. William Dalton, also did not suggest any acquaintance with a John Dalton. The
only potential colonist by that name was John Dalton of Richmond Co. The records in
Richmond are happily in tact and do not support this myth, either.
Regarding myths: Myths may contain correct information in them even though they are
usually embellished with some fantasy. If anyone has in their possession public
records which prove the "Facts" above to be wrong, the entire Dalton clan will be
forever grateful. This is, in fact, the very intent of genealogy: to search out the "correct"
facts, not the right or wrong facts. As more records become available, part of our work
is modifying the old data.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
17. New Members
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* Carolyn Holm, [email protected]
Found a new cousin (Jimmy Bryant = [email protected]) awhile back who is
researching Daltons just as I am. I met him last weekend and he said to let you know
that I was interested in receiving the Dalton Newsletter and to mention the Dalton List.
Please put me on any mailing lists that are about the Daltons. I am supposedly related
to the Dalton Gang. But then again I suppose any Dalton says that. I was told by my
aunt that she remembers my grandfather (Henry Brooks Dalton) telling her about the
time the Daltons rode up to his house and his father (Thomas Bird Dalton) would not
let them come in. He told them to go away. I believe that this was when they were on
their way to the bank in Coffeeville. I am descended from Claiborn Dalton and
Elizabeth Weatherford just to let you know what my line is. Any help in locating more
ancestors would be appreciated
* Curt Dalton, [email protected]
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
18. Queries, Notes, and Responses
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* NOTE: EMAIL ADDRESS CHANGE
Ed Halford Cleere
Old address: [email protected]
NEW address: [email protected]
* NOTE: EMAIL ADDRESS CHANGE
Arthur R. Whittaker
Old address: [email protected]
NEW address: [email protected]
* RESPONSE: DALTON MYTH #2
sent by Don Hadrick, [email protected]
I read with interest the article about Dalton Myths in the last issue of the
Dalton Gang newsletter dealing with the children of William Dalton and Margaret
(Brockenbrough?).
I am hesitant to write about the early Daltons of Virginia because I may be
the one responsible for information being passed on that identifies Samuel Sr and
Timothy Sr as children of old William. I wrote an article speculating on the possibility
that William the elder was also the father of Timothy Sr and Samuel Sr., so it could be
that some have taken that as fact.
Yet, I have to say that I am one who is not ready to give up the idea that the
early Daltons of Virginia were related. I don't believe that naming patterns or lack
thereof is an argument worth considering. There are too many factors involved in the
naming of children for us to eliminate possibilities simply because the name does not
appear in the Father’s family.
I would like to ask some questions that perhaps one or more of our readers
know the answer.
1. Can it be proven that Margaret Brockenbrough was the wife of William Dalton the
elder? We know that Margaret Brockenbrough was the daughter of William and Mary
Newman Brockenbrough. We also know that John Dalton married Mary Newman
Brockenbrough, the widow of William Brockenbrough in 1702. If in fact William Dalton
married John Dalton's step daughter does this not show that John and William Dalton
were at least acquainted?
2. How many Daltons were there in Virginia between 1650-1700 that were adults?
3. We know that William Dalton, the son of William Dalton and Margaret was the first
born son based on his being given 2/3 of his fathers property by law. Why do we
assume that both Samuel Sr and Timothy Sr were born before William? Does anyone
know when William was born? If William was born after 1699, it would effectively
eliminate the possibility of Samuel and Timothy as children of old William.
4. Probably most telling to me that some family relationship existed between Samuel
Dalton Sr and old William Dalton occurred in 1765. Samuel Dalton Sr., gave power of
attorney to his son (another) William Dalton to convey to Thomas Walker 893 acres of
land on Buck Mountain Creek in Albemarle County. This was part of the original land
purchased by William Dalton, the elder, and passed on to his son William Dalton, the
younger, who left it to his wife Sarah Wynne. After William Dalton, the younger, died in
1733, Sarah his widow married Herbert Haynes second, and third she married John
Thurston. In 1768 Sarah Wynne Dalton Haynes Thurston brought suit to recover the
land which was either being sold or had been sold by Samuel Dalton Sr., via his son
William Dalton to Thomas Walker. To the best of my knowledge, no one has been
able to determine the outcome of this dispute, or why Samuel Dalton Sr. considered it
his property. Someone who can solve this problem may find a clue as to the
relationship between Samuel Sr. and old William.
—Don Hadrick
Editor: Since Don is responding to my posting of the myths, I will answer his questions
at this time. But please, feel free to send in YOUR answers. The only request is that
you include supporting evidence for your answers—that's how myths are clarified.
DON's Question 1: "Can it be proven that William Dalton married Margaret
Brockenbrough?"
MELANIE: No marriage record yet found in England or in the colonies or in
Gloucester Co Va for William and his wife Margaret...so, until such a record or a family
reference is located, we don't know the maiden name for the wife of William Dalton
who lived in Gloucester Co. Since William of Gloucester came from Cambridgeshire
and the Brockenbroughs were not from that area, the likelihood of this marriage is slim.
DON - Question 1: "We know that Margaret Brockenbrough was the daughter of
William and Mary Newman Brockenbrough."
MELANIE: These are the children born to William and Mary Newman Brockenbrough:
1. Austin b. 1685, d. Apr 1717, m. Mary Metcalfe 1714
(b. & m.- King, Marriages of Richmond County Va 1668-1853, p. 24.
d.- Headley, Wills of Richmond Co Va 1699-1800, p. 36)
2. William b. 10 Nov 1687 d. 25 Jan 1733 no marriage
(b. & d. - King, Registers of North Farnham Parish 1663-1814, p. 21; Will
probated Richmond Co. 4 Feb 1733)
3. Newman b. ? d. 15 May 1742, m. 1) Sarah Heale 1715, 2) Catherine
Gwynn (d. - King, Registers of North Farnham Parish, p. 21)
4. ?daughter Elizabeth? (possibly married Thomas Dickenson)
I have never seen a Margaret listed as the daughter of William and Mary
Brockenbrough. Can you share your records for this, Don?
DON - Question 2. " How many Daltons were there in Virginia between 1650-1700 that
were adults?"
MELANIE: I count 14 in my records:
John Dalton, 1652 headright of Henry Pitt
(Cavaliers & Pioneers I, p. 270)
John Dalton, 1652 headright of Nicholas George, T. Taberer, Humphrey Clarke (C&P
I: 278)
John Dalton, 1654 headright of Humphrey Haggett (C&P I: 284)
Teage Dolton, 1659 headright of Robert Chowning (Lancaster Co records)
Alexander Dalton, 1657 witness to will of Mary Brent (Westmoreland Co records)
Decemiah Dalton, 1695 wit to will of John Newton (Westmoreland Co records)
Richard Dolton, 1666 wit to will of Peter Efford
(York Co records)
John Dalton, 1669 heir of Thomas Farrell, Old Rappahannock Co. (John is gone after
1674)
William Dolton, 1666 headright of Thomas Morris
(C&P I: 547)
John Dalton, 1666 headright of George Watson
(C&P I: 403)
William Dalton, 1666 headright of Robert Richardson
(C&P I: 403)
John Dalton, 1666 headright of Jno. Paramore
John Dalton, 1671 headright of Capt. Josias Pickes
Nicholas Dolton, 1695 headright of Ralph Wormeley
(C&P 2: 10)
(C&P 2: 91)
(C&P 3: 3)
DON - Question 3: "Why do we assume that both Samuel Sr and Timothy Sr were
born before William? Does anyone know when William was born? "
MELANIE: My reply to Louise two weeks ago placed Samuel Sr. as a second child in
the family line IF he were William Sr's son. But no matter: We haven't one piece of
documentation which combines the names of William of Gloucester with Samuel Sr or
Timothy Sr or any Dalton males other than William Jr, Tyrell, Michael. We can't create
family histories out of "maybes."
DON - Question 4: "Samuel Dalton Sr., gave power of attorney to his son (another)
William Dalton to convey to Thomas Walker 893 acres of land on Buck Mountain
Creek in Albemarle County. This was part of the original land purchased by William
Dalton, the elder, and passed on to his son William Dalton, the younger, who left it to
his wife Sarah Wynne...To the best of my knowledge, no one has been able to
determine the outcome of this dispute, or why Samuel Dalton Sr. considered it his
property. Someone who can solve this problem may find a clue as to the relationship
between Samuel Sr. and old William."
MELANIE: Here are the three deeds which describe the 893 acres on Buck Mountain
Creek:
#1 26 Apr 1750 Deed: Rev. Robert Barrett to Samuel Dalton, two tracts of land
containing 400 acres each which Barrett bought from John Lidderdale in
1740.
Louisa DB A: 394-395
(total 800 acres)
#2 16 Aug 1756 Patent: Samuel Dolton, 93 acres on both sides Buck Mountain Creek
adjacent John Snow & Samuel Garlix. Va Patent Bk 32: 102 (total 93
acres)
#3 22 Aug 1766: William Dolton Eldest son...of Samuel Dolton, late of Fredericksville
[Parish] in the County of Albemarle, of the one part & Thomas Walker...of the
other part:
Whereas the said Samuel Dolton by a certain Letter of Attorney dated the
fourteenth day of November...one thousand seven hundred & sixty five...did
Impower & authorize his said attorney to Transact his business...particularly
to convey unto the said Thomas Walker...eight hundred & ninety three acres
of Land lying on both sides of Buck Mountain Creek....these several Tracts
...that is to say two Several Tracts of four hundred acres each granted by
Patent...unto John Lidderdale & Elizabeth his wife & by them conveyed to
Robert Barrett..and said Barrett conveyed to same Samuel Dolton & also one
other Tract or parcel of Ninety three acres bearing date on the seventeenth
day of August one thousand seven hundred & Fifty six...
(Albemarle DB 4: 360)
The land which William Sr of Gloucester bought in Spotsylvania Co never resided in
Louisa or Albemarle Counties where all of Samuel Sr's land was. The Wm Gloucester
land was on the Po River, south of today's Fredericksburg and quite close to Interstate
95. The 1768 record in Spotsylvania Co. is a request to have a re-survey performed
on land which was left to Sarah Mynne Dalton back when she was Capt. William
Dalton's relict. If there was contention regarding this land in 1768, it was a dispute over
property lines but not over ownership.
Summary: Did Samuel and Timothy Sr descend from William of Gloucester?
My research has continued to say, "No."
—Melanie
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19. Dalton Land Warrants in AR
Dee Dalton, [email protected]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I found these Arkansas Land Warrants in the Rootsweb AR Surname location.
http://searches.rootsweb.com
Entries matching "Dalton"
First name
Andrew J
Andrew J
Carson L
Carson L
David
David
Lewis
Lewis
Lewis
Mary
Mary
Mede
Mede
Mede
County
Garland
Garland
Logan
Logan
Randolph
Randolph
Randolph
Randolph
Sharp
Faulkner
Faulkner
Washington
Washington
Washington
Sec Twp Rng
23 3S 21W
23 3S 21W
36 5N 29W
36 5N 29W
4 21N 1E
4 21N 1E
26 21N 2W
35 21N 2W
2 19N 3W
20 7N 11W
31 7N 11W
34 16N 33W
35 16N 33W
35 16N 33W
Acres
0
160
0
160
0
55.87
50.73
40
40
80
160
80
40
80
Date
Warrant Name/Remarks
13 June 1889
13 June 1889
30 Dec 1882
30 Dec 1882
24 Aug 1901
24 Aug 1901
8 May 1888
16 Mar 1885
8 May 1888
1 Sept 1856
28 Aug 1837 Dalton, John
10 Mar 1843
3 May 1858
15 June 184_ Daniel Thomasan
Thomas W
Thomas W
Thomas W
Tolliver A
Tolliver A
William
William
William
William
William
William J
Sharp
Sharp
Sharp
Logan
Logan
Faulkner
14 18N 6W
14 18N 6W
23 18N 6W
24 5N 29W
24 5N 29W
20 7N 11W
Wah-Ho-Ka,
Polk
34 3S 32W
Polk
36 4S 32W
Polk
36 4S 32W
Scott
9 3N 29W
Independence 6 11N 5W
0
1 Oct 1903
Heirs of Thos W.
160
1 Oct 1903
Heirs of Thos W.
0
1 Oct 1903
Heirs: of Thos W.
0
10 Nov 1882 No Twp#; in tract bk
160
10 Nov 1882 No Twp#; in tract bk
80
2 Apr 1857
Assignee of A-CheRepresentative of Mi-Ha-Tubbee, dec'd
40
1 Mar 1855
0
2 July 1860
120
2 July 1860
40
1 Mar 1855
181.75 1 May 1860
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------20. Obituary: Kermit Dalton
Janice Kinsler Smith, [email protected]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------From the Carroll County News, - 1 Jul 1998
Kermit Dalton, 81, of Penns Grove, N.J., died June 25, 1998, in North Carolina Baptist
Hospital, Winston-Salem, N.C. He was born in Carroll County April 21, 1917. He is
survived by his wife, Irene H. Dalton of Penns Grove, N.J.; daughter, Mary Bennett of
Laurel Fork; son and daughter-in-law, Irvin and Donna Dalton of Auburn, N.J.; sister,
Sophia Hall of Auburn, N.J.; three grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren. A grave
side service was held June 29 at 11 a.m. in the Worrell Cemetery. Military rites were
conducted by Hillsville VFW Post 1115.
Additional information in this family: Prepared by: Janice Kinsler Smith
1.
FIRST GENERATION
Barney[1] Dalton, son of Henry Clay Dalton and Tabitha Mabry. Born, 27 Nov
1876, in Carroll Co., Va.[1]. Died, 2 Jan 1972, in New Jersey[2]. Birth(2): 7
Oct 1876[3]. Burial in Worrell Mem.Cem., Carroll Co., Va.[3]. Unnamed on the
birth register. He married Rosalie Tobler, 26 Nov 1898, in Carroll Co., Va.[4].
Born, circa 1879, in Carroll Co., a.[4]. Died, 12 Aug 1964[3]. Birth(2): 9 Jul
1880[3]. Burial in Worrell Mem.Cem., Carroll Co., Va.[3]. Children:
i. Lalor or Ulala[2] Dalton. Born, Dec 1899, in Virginia[5]. Died, before 1999.
Birth[2]: 17 Dec 1899[6]. Ulala on the 1900 census; Lalor on notes of
Ruth Nester.
ii. Winton Dalton. Born, 12 Oct 1904[6]. Died, before 1999.
2
iii. Nettie Dalton. Born, circa 1906, in Virginia[6]. Died, before 1999.
iv. Sophia Dalton. Born, circa 1911, in Carroll Co., Va.[4]. Birth(2): 31 Mar
1911[6]. She married Henry Benton Hall, 16 Apr 1934, in Carroll Co.,
Va.[4].
v. Kermit Dalton.
2. Kermit[2] Dalton (Barney, 1). Born, 21 Apr 1917, in Carroll Co., Va.[7]. Died, 25 Jun
1998, in N.C. Baptist Hosp, Winston Salem, Forsyth Co., NC[7]. Burial in Worrell
Cemetery[7]. He married Irene Hall. Children:
i. Mary[3] Dalton Bennett.
ii. Irvin Dalton.
NOTES AND REFERENCES
[1] Carroll County birth register.
[2] Ora Belle Mayberry McColman, Charles Mayberry/Mabry, p.621.
[3] Cemetery Records of Carroll County, Virginia, 1990, Compiled by The Carroll
County Historical Society, Edited by Suzanne Burow, p.564.
[4] Carroll County marriage register.
[5] 1900 Census, Laurel Fork, Carroll County, Virginia.
[6] from Ruth Eastwood Nester.
[7] The Carroll News, 1 Jul 1998.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------21. Family Line: Nancy Todd Ludlow
[email protected]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Nancy Todd Ludlow
2. Parents: Leafy Fidler Hackney (1898-1968, IN) m. Bert Roscoe Todd (1899-1963,
IN)
3. Grandparents: Grace Truman Fidler (1879-1959, IN) m. Yuself Riley Hackney
(1866-1947, IN)
4. Gr-Grandparents: Eliza Jane Langford (1840-1917, IN) m. Francis Marion Fidler
(1836 KY - 1915 IN)
5. Grgr-Grandparents: John Langford (1810 TN - 1854 IN) m. Mary Ann Brooks
(1813 IN -1875 IN)
6. Grgrgr-Grandparents: Mourning Dalton (1785 VA - c. 1870) m. Menan Langford
(1782 VA - c. 1840)
7. Grgrgrgr-Grandparents: David Dalton m. Sarah Robinson
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------22. Corrected Family Line: Heather Sumner
[email protected]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(Editor: with my apologies to Heather, I omitted a generation from her line and had
her the child of her grandparents. Here is the corrected version:)
Grandmother: Karolyn Jane Dalton
Grandfather: William F. Quinlan
Gr-Grandparents: George Dalton (JR) b. 5-13-1882 m. Laura Kate Davis b. 1-25-1894
G-gr Grandparents: George Dalton (MD) m. Susan Jane Rucker
Family line ends there. Believe that George Dalton went to medical school in MO,
possibly St. Louis.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------23. Myth # 4:
Melanie Crain, Editor
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Myth: Winston's Journal is written on the back of Timothy Dalton Jr's 1759 patent.
Fact: Your editor, having examined both, can assure you that Winston's Journal was
written in a sewn account-sized book. Timothy's patent on true parchment is not
attached in any way to Winston's Register. In fact, we would not have half the
information Winston left us had he used the patent—not enough room!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------24. Timeline for Samuel Dalton - 1
J. Tracy Walker, III,
[email protected]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1734 20-21 Jun Hanover Co. VA
John Dowel of St. Martins Parish, Hanover Co., VA releases for Nine Pounds
money of Virginia 400 acres beginning at Rob't Anderson's line, along the
same...., a valley.
(Note: this area became a part of Louisa when Louisa was formed from
Hanover in 1742; in 1761 it was added to Albemarle--Albemarle was formed
from Goochland in 1744.)
Hanover Co VA Court Records, 1733-1735, pp 88-89
1734 21 Jun Hanover Co VA
Mary Dowel appointed Bartley Anderson her attorney to acknowledge to
Samuel Dolton her right of Dower in 400 acres of land in Hanover conveyed by
her husband John Dowel to Samuel Dalton.
Hanover Co VA Court Records, 1733-1735, p 88
1734 21 Jun Hanover Co VA
John Dowel of Hanover Co VA is bound unto Samuel Dolton of same county in
the sum of Twenty Pounds.
Hanover Co VA Court Records, 1733-1735, p 90
1742/3 10 Jan Louisa Co VA
At the motion of Samuel Dalton it is ordered that he be overseer of the Road
from the Mountains to Hudson's Bridge including the said bridge and no further.
Louisa Co VA Road Orders 1742-1748, p 7 [fn 1]
1742/3 14 Mar Louisa Co VA
Samuel Dalton gave oath in reference to the 7 Jan 1742 land transfer.
Louisa Co VA Deed Book A, pp 33-35
1743 Feb ? Louisa Co VA
Land that was appointed to be processioned by Saml Dalton & Benj Robertson
was done.
Fredericksville Parish Vestry Book Indentures and Processioning Returns
1742-1748, p 15 [fn 2]
1743 22 Feb Louisa Co VA
Land to be processioned by Benjamin Johnson and Samuel Dalton is done, but
one line of John Smithing's that could not be found
Fredericksville Parish Vestry Book Indentures and Processioning Returns
1742-1748
1743 7 Jun Louisa Co VA
Samuel Dalton, witness with Peter Jefferson, Thomas Merriwether and Robert
Lewis on Deed of Gift from Nicholas Merriwether of St James Parish,
Goochland Co VA to his grandson, John Merriwether, son of William
Merriwether.
Louisa Co VA Deed Books A and B 1742-1759 by Rosalie Davis
1743 13 Sep Louisa Co VA
At a Vestry held for Fredericksville Parish 13 Sep 1743 at Louisa Co VA Court
House—Ordered that Benj Johnson & Saml Dalton do procession all lands
between Col. Meriwethers lower line and Orange line and the road to Gibson's
Ford & Gibson's Mill Run.
Fredericksville Parish Vestry Book 1742-1787, p 6
1744 Goochland Co VA
Will of Nicholas Meriwether signed, sealed and delivered in the presents of
Peter Jefferson, Samuel Dalton, George Taylor, and Charles Lynch.
Goochland Co VA November Court Records
1745 28 Feb Louisa Co VA
Mary Hughes, Relict of Ellis Hughes made oath that Hughes departed this life
without making any will. Security - Benjamin Hensley & Samuel Dalton.
Louisa Co VA Order Book 1742-1748, p 175
1745 28 May Louisa Co VA
Ordered that the Surveyors of the roads from Fork Creek to Owen Creek, and
overly Dirty Swamp by Richard Haggard's and Samuel Dalton be summoned to
appear at the next Court to answer the Presentment of the Grand Jury this day
made against them for not keeping their Roads in Repair according to Law.
Louisa County Road Orders 1742-1748, p 152
1745 25 Jun Louisa Co VA
Roger Thompson, Gent, Samuel Dalton and John Estis, Surveyors of the
highways in this County this day appeared to answer the Presentment of the
Grand Jury made against them for not keeping their roads in good repair
according to Law; and what they could say in excuse for themselves being fully
heard, it is Ordered that the Presentment be dismist.
Louisa County Road Orders 1742-1748, p 155
1746 12 Jan Louisa Co VA
Patent 28, Louisa Co VA, 404 acres on both sides of north branch of North Fork
of James River beyond the river.
Virginia State Archives, Land Patents & Grants Index, Patent 28, p 19
1746 24 Feb Louisa Co VA
Ordered that James Meriwether, Col Lewis Qu'r, Jn'o Moore, George Eastham,
and five of Samuel Dalton's hands; do clear the road from the new road to the
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Orange County Line & John Meriwether is appointed Overseer of the same.
Louisa County Road Orders 1742-1748, p 219
22 Apr Louisa Co VA
On the Petition of David Mills, ...,for a road to be cleared on the ridge between
the South and North Rivers to Todd's pass; its ordered that Benjamin Hensley,
John Davis, and Samuel Dalton do lay off the said road & that the Petitioners
and their Gangs clear the same.
Louisa County Road Orders 1742-1748, p 182
24 Jun Louisa Co VA
Ordered that Samuel Dalton, Thomas Walker & John Meriwether do view from
the Orange County Line to the Albemarle County Line below the Little
Mountains & make report to the next Court; where the most convenient road
may be had.
Louisa County Road Orders 1742-1748, p 194
24 Jun Louisa Co VA
William Hudson is appointed Overseer of the road from Gibson's Foard up to
Samuel Dalton's path
Louisa County Road Orders 1742-1748, p 195
24 Jun Louisa Co VA
Thomas Walker, Gent is appointed Overseer of the road from Samuel Dalton's
path to the top of the Turkey Sagg Mountains; and it is Ordered that he have all
the hands; that was formerly under Samuel Dalton & Francis Meriwether.
Louisa County Road Orders 1742-1748, p 195
17 Aug Louisa Co VA
400 acres Anderson tract sold to John Moore. (Adjoins Samuel Dalton's land)
Louisa County Deed Book A, pp 266-267
23 Feb Louisa Co VA
Ordered that William Hudson be Overseer of the road from Gibson's Foard to
Dalton's Path & that the hands of Mrs. Morris & James Flanacan be added to his
gang.
Louisa County Road Orders 1742-1748, p 249
12 Mar Louisa Co VA
184 acres Thomas Colling's tract on Turkey Run on West Side of Little
Mountains was sold to John Dowell; Samuel Dalton was a witness.
Louisa County Deed Book D, pp 35-37
23 Apr Louisa Co VA
Samuel Dalton and James Flanagin procession all lands from Nicholas
Meriwether's line to the Mountains and county line to Curry's Creek.
Fredericksville Parish Vestry Book Indentures and Processioning Returns
1742-1748 by Rosalie Davis
1747 23 Jun Louisa Co VA
Samuel Dalton of Fredericksville Parish, Louisa Co, VA sells 400 acres (except
graves) to John Moore of St Martins Parish, Hanover Co, VA (Land that was
granted to John Dowell by Patent).
1747 28 Jun Louisa Co VA
Samuel Dalton acknowledged Anne, his wife, relinquished right of dower.
Louisa County Deed Book A, pp 279-280
1747 24 Jul Louisa Co VA
At a Vestry held for Fredericksville Parish ye 24th day of July 1747. Item that
Samuel Dalton and James Flanagin do procession all the lands from Nich's
Meriwether’s line to ye Mountains and the County line to Coffys Creek.
Fredericksville Parish Vestry Book, 1742-1787, pp 21-22
1747 4 Dec Goochland Co VA
Samuel Dalton, witness with Peter Jefferson, George Taylor and Charles Lynch
to Deed of Gift from Nicholas Merriwether of Hanover Co VA to grandson
Nicholas Lewis, son of Robert Lewis. Land described as being the half where
Robert Dalton formerly lived.
Goochland Co VA Wills and Deeds, 1736-1742
1748 12 Jul Virginia
Members of the Loyal Company of Virginia were granted 800,000 acres of land
in the VA & NC area. Members included Samuel Dalton, Thomas Walker, Peter
Jefferson, Joshua Fry, Peachy Gilmer, Nicholas Meriwether, Edmund
Pendleton, John Lewis & others.
Ohio Company Papers
fn 1 The road orders contained in the first Louisa County Court Order Book covering
the period 1742-1748 are the only extant evidence concerning the early roads of the
county since there are no surviving Order Books for the period, 1748-1766, and since
the early Hanover records have been destroyed.
fn 2 Processioning was a system of marking and renewing property boundary lines
and was required every four years.
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25. New Members
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* Bassett Library, Henry Co Va, [email protected]
* [email protected]
Polly is the sister of Candy L. Brown.
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26. Queries, Notes, and Responses
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* QUERY: CIVIL WAR ENLISTMENT
from Donna Wilkes, [email protected]
Winchester W. Dalton , VA 57th Inf. Co.D., enlisted at Gumspring, VA., he should have
been living in Pittyslvania Co.,VA why did he sign up at Gumspring,VA.????
Winchester is suppose to the father of Albert Morgan Dalton. All of Pittsylvania Co.,VA.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Donna at [email protected]
* QUERY-HELP: NEED LOOKUPS
from Fred Irvine, [email protected]
Looking for someone with access to 1) The History of Baptists in Virginia by Robert
Baylor Semple and 2) Marriage records for Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina - a
CD by Automated Archives.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------27. Obituary: Vera Dalton Webb
Kathy Dalton Breedlove,
[email protected]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Vera Dalton Webb passed away July 7, 1998 in Blackstone VA. She was born in 1903
and was the daughter of James Critz Dalton and Laura Rorrer Dalton. She was also
the widow of Kiser Webb of Pulaski VA. She is survived by a brother Plenny Dalton of
Stuart, VA and a sister Hallie Marie Dalton Sutphin of Roanoke VA. She was my oldest
aunt, and will be missed by the family.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------28. Family Line: Becky Rasmussen
[email protected]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Elijah Dalton (b. approx. 1814 in KY--also lived in VA & MO), was a son of William
Dalton. Married Sarah Nicks (Nix?), also b. KY moved to MO. They ran a
trading post stage stop between what is now Glenwood & Council Bluffs, IA.
They had 9 children:
1. Georgie Dalton b. 1841 (founded town of Glenwood, IA)
2. Sarah Angeline Dalton (aka Angie) m. John Phifer--d.1857 lived in Mills
County, IA They had 7 children who lived (+ 3 children who died in
infancy):
1. Fannie Phifer b. 1870
2. Minnie Phifer b. 1871, m. Ed Saar (ch. Lester, Edna, Clifford)
3. Curtis Phifer b. 1873
4. Bertha Phifer b. 1875 m. Sherman Anderson (ch.: Cecil,
Walter, Leona, Raymond, Wayne, plus a set of twins who
died of whooping cough)
5. Elijah Phifer b. 1878
6. Mary Angeline (aka Dode) Phifer, b. 1883, m. Charles J. Green
[my grandfather] (ch. Viola & Elda)
7. Harry Phifer, b. 1888, m. Clara Wilcox (ch. Lois & Iala)
Sarah filed for divorce in 1880 because, she stated in the legal papers, Elijah had an
ongoing affair with a Phoebe A. Smith of Council Bluffs. He deserted Sarah for
Phoebe after the children were grown. However, my mother found a record later that
stated Sarah eventually had the divorce proceedings dismissed. After Elijah left
Sarah, we aren't sure what became of him, except mention was made in the obituary
of their daughter, Mary Angeline.
ELIJAH DALTON
Elijah Dalton was born about 1816 near Richmond in Estill Co. Kentucky.
According to information obtained from the book, Epperson Family of Albemarle
County, Virginia, the roots of the Dalton family go back to England. Elijah was one of
twelve children of Naham Isham Dalton (b. 1771 Albemarle Co. VA married on
1/20/1794 in VA) and Elizabeth Thompson Walton (b. 1780 in Scotland), the daughter
of Richmond Walton. Elijah's sister, Elizabeth Dalton, married Pedro Epperson, and
Nancy Dalton married his brother, Elias Epperson.
Apparently the Epperson family and the Dalton family left Albemarle County,
VA, by wagon train about 1801-1803 and went through Tennessee. They arrived in
Kentucky about 1812-1826. The families knew each other, and these marriages
started combining the two families. The story then goes that the Dalton and Epperson
families went together to Indiana. It was in Crawfordsville (Montgomery County)
Indiana, that Elijah Dalton married (on the 14th of June 1836) Sarah Nix (or Nicks [I
have also seen the name Potts? but most say Nix or Nicks]). They were still in Cole
Creek Twp. of Montgomery Co, IN, in 1840.
Census records of 1840 show Elijah Dalton and wife and 1 child in
Montgomery County, Cole Creek Township, Indiana. The 1850 census of DeKalb
County, MO, showed Elijah Sara and 6 children living there. In 1851, Elijah was
found living in Mills County, Iowa (Oak Twp) 4 miles north of Coonville (now
Glenwood) on the road to Kanesville (now Co. Bluffs). He purchased the SW 1/4 of
NW 1/4 and NW 1/4 of SW 1/4 Section 26 T73 R43 on 13 June 1853, the year the
Land Office opened in Mills Co., IA.
Elijah kept a tavern or inn and stage station, and was engaged in agricultural
freighting. This inn was a stopping place for emigrants, who at certain seasons of the
year passed by the place in huge numbers, westward bound.
Elijah & Sarah had 9 children. The names we have are:
John , b. Indiana 1840
George W., b. Indiana 20 Mar 1871, d. 1911, married Julia Britain
Francis, b. Indiana 1843
Margaret, b. 1845, m. David McCluer
Eliza, b. 1848, m. Reuben Miles
James, b. 1850 DeKalb Co., MO, m. Mary Root
Sarah Angeline, b. 14 Nov 1851 Mills Co. IA, m 1) John Phifer, m 2) F.H.
Dashner*
Act, b. 1853 IA
Philander (Falander) (b. 1855 Iowa, m. Mrs. Susan Hammers
*This is my Aunt Viola Miller's grandmother. Sarah Angeline "Angie" Dalton Phifer
Dashner died 4 Oct 1910. According to her obituary (Mills Co. Tribune), Elijah Dalton
died 15 Aug 1885 in St. Joseph, MO, and Sarah Dalton on 10 June 1895 in Mills
Co.Iowa.
The 1850 census of DeKalb Co., Missouri, shows Elijah (Doltan) 29 and
Sarah S. 31, both born in Kentucky. John 10, George 6, Francis 4, Margaret 3, Eliza
2, James 4 months. In the same census, it shows Elijah's brother, Francis and wife
Biddy also in DeKalb, Co, Mo.
Elijah and Francis's father, Naham Dalton, was one of ten children of David
Dalton, b. 1740 in VA and Susannah (Davis) Dalton, b. 1745 in VA. David Dalton was
one of thirteen children of Samuel and Ann Dalton.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------29. Rev. John Dalton 1758-1838
Norman Davis, [email protected]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Rev. John Dalton, son of David Dalton, was b. Oct. 3, 1758, Albemarle Co., VA, d.
Sept. 15, 1838, Bledsoe Co., VA. He married 1780, Albemarle Co., VA to Lucy Sims,
daughter of Capt. Wm. Sims. She was b. March 24, 1758, Orange Co., VA, d.
September 2, 1823, Bledsoe Co., TN.
Children:
1. John Dalton, Jr. b. abt. 1781, Albemarle Co., VA, d. abt. 1825, Lawrence Co., TN,
married Susan.
2. Wm. Sims Dalton, b. abt. 1782, Albemarle Co., VA, d. abt. 1842, Lawrence Co., TN,
married Milberry Halford, his first cousin.
3. Lucy Dalton, b. abt. 1794, Rutherford Co., NC, d. aft. 1878, Ringold, Catossa Co.,
Georgia, married Benjamin Clark, Oct. 3, 1814, Buncombe Co., NC
4. David Dalton, b. abt. 1795, Rutherford Co., NC, d. Aug. 26, 1821, Dallas Co.,
Alabama
5. Thomas J. Dalton, b. abt. 1797, Rutherford Co., NC, d. aft. 1830, Bledsoe Co., TN.
6. Toliver Dalton, b. abt. 1801, Rutherford Co., NC, married Eliza P. Powers.
7. Susan Dalton, b. abt. 1803, NC
The above research was done by Helen Lu a few years ago. She was a descendent
from this family. I have only added to the proof in her research.
Facts about John Dalton
1. He entered the service at Albemarle Co., VA in the year of 1778 under the following
officers: Capt. Wm. Sims, Lieutenant Wm. Flint and Wm. McDowell, Ensign. He
was a Pvt.
2. He again entered the service in June 1781, Albemarle Co., VA under Capt. Wm.
Sims. He was a Sgt.
3. He served 4 months as a Pvt and 6 months as a Sgt.
4. He states he was born Oct. 3, 1758, Albemarle Co., VA. That he has no record of his
age but that the account was given by his parents, he has seen a record of his
age kept by his Uncle Wm. Grant but which he understands was destroyed or
carried off by Indians who killed two of Grants family and plundered his home in
North Carolina about the year 1782.
5. He entered the service in Albemarle Co., VA and resided there during the whole
war. From there moved to Rutherford Co., NC sometime after the war, where he
lived twenty years, from Rutherford Co., NC he moved to Tennessee and has
resided there over sixteen years. The date he told the above was Feb. 11, 1833.
6. He was a ordained Baptist Minister and preached at Bill's Creek Bapt. Church in
Rutherford Co., NC.
7. Rutherford Co., NC Deeds Book 20-21, page 248, filed 23 Nov. 1803, No. 184:
Indenture made 1794 John Dalton of one part to James Cares both of Rutherford,
land on head of Nix Creek from North side of Nix Creek to Millers line then Millers
line, bearing date 4 Jan. 1792. Signed John Dalton, 7 March 1794. Wit. John
McCann, Lucy Dolton, Anna Dolton.
8. Rutherford Co., NC Deed book 20-21, Recorded 6 March 1805, No. 232: Indenture
made 6 June 1804, John Dalton, Thomas Dalton Executors of Dec'd David
Dalton of the County of Rutherford, to John Ledbetter, $425, for 70 acres land
more or less in Rutherford County on both sides of the North Fork of Main Broad
River beginning at White Oak in east side of the said fork near the path running
east then to a conditional line to a White Oak on the bank of said river down said
fork of river to the beginning. (this land granted by patent to Michael Muckleworth,
2 March 1775, No. 1085). Signed: John Dalton, Thomas Dalton.
Wit: Charles Stice, Eli Naras?, Wm. Searcy.
9. Rutherford Co., NC Deeds, Books 24-26, page 278, filed 2 Sept. 1808, No. 295:
Indenture made 20 Sept. 1805 between John Dalton of the County of Rutherford
and State of NC of the one part and William Searcy of the County and State
aforesaid of the other part. In consideration of one pound lawful money of NC in
hand paid by Searcy. John Dalton granted, bargained and sold a certain piece or
parcel of land lying and being in the county aforesaid bounds as follows:
beginning at a cluster of Red Oaks on the North side of the river then South 20
poles to White Oak then west 60 poles to a poplar on the river bank then north 68
poles to a stake then west 120 poles to a stake then south 68 poles to the
beginning by estimation 100 acres with all houses, buildings, water courses,
etc.... Signed John Dalton. Wit: Wm. Sims Dalton, Thomas Ballard.
10. Rutherford Co., NC Deeds book 25, page 20, filed 15 Feb. 1809: Indenture made
24 Sept. 1804, John Dalton to Wm. Kelly both of Rutherford County. 10 pds to the
said Dalton by Wm. Kelly, parcel of land in Co. of Rutherford on south side of
Broad River containing 50 acres on the south bank of Broad River, Kelly’s white
Oak corner, west to Robins old line to the beginning. Signed John Dalton, Wit:
Joseph Reavis, George Russell.
11. Rutherford Co., NC Deeds Book 25, page 210, file 7 Oct. 1810: Indenture made 27
April 1810, John Dalton to John Whiteside, both of Rutherford, for $1325, land
lying on main Broad River beginning in middle of said river on the original line on
the tract of land granted to Martin Fifer by a state patent hence to a dividing line
between said John Dalton and James Bar, hence to said Daltons 100 acre tract...
to said Dalton and Wm. Kelly's corner to a maple on south bank of river by a big
rock up the meanders of the said river to the beginning. Property containing 300
acres.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------30. From the Draper Papers
Melanie Crain
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------From the book, Calendar of The Kentucky Papers of the Draper Collection of
Manuscripts, Mabel Clare Weaks, ed. Madison WI: State Historical Society of
Wisconsin, 1925.
1846 White, Caleb. Maysville Ky. Letter to Lyman C. Draper, Baltimore. Forwarded
June 8 letter of May 6 to his father, aged eighty-seven years; hope he has written fully;
failure to obtain any papers of Capt. Bickley; removal of Rev. George Light to Missouri;
loss of draft of his father's application for a pension; requests name of a Rev. soldier of
Prince William Co VA, who might be of assistance to widow of MOSES DALTON in
securing a pension.
A.L.S. [Autograph Letter, Signed], 2 pp. Endorsed: Caleb White--June 8--1846.
Catalog No. 32CC10
Dec 30 [no year] Renick, Ella J. [Mrs. T. L. Renick]. Santa Fe, MO, letter to Lyman C.
Draper. Capture of the family of Robert Renick in Augusta Co Va in 1765; his wife was
Letitia Wells DOLTON of Albemarle Co Va; history of their descendants.
A.L.S. 6 pp.
Catalog No. 4CC125
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ed. Note: It is my understanding that copies of some Draper papers (ref: catalog no.)
can be ordered from the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 816 State Street,
Madison WI 53706. If someone does obtain papers from this collection, your editor
would be interested in knowing the proper procedure.
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31. Rutherford Co. NC Deed Index 1779-1917
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Carmelita Walker, [email protected]
Found on the following web page
permission of W. D. Floyd.
http://rfci.net/wdfloyd/Deed-D.html
Grantor
Grantee
Daltons:
John
Care, James
John & Thomas
Ledbetter, John
Thomas
Walton, George
Thomas
Bradley, George W.
Travis
Elliott, Samuel
John
Searcy, William
John
Kelly, William
John
Whitesides, John
William
Lewis, Richard
William
Kingen, John
Travis
Mills, Ambrose
Travis
Lewallen, Shadrack
Thomas
Bradley, James
John
McEntire, John
Bradley
Whiteside, Richard
Bradley
Whiteside, Richard
AA
Whiteside, James
TM
Searcy, Paul F.
AA & Mary C.
Davis, Robert A.
NC & T.
Elliott, Thomas B.
EH, LB, JC
Dalton, William
Jonathan & Martha Dalton, William R.
EH & LB
Carpenter, MT
Leander
Dalton, E. Harvey
PE & WM
Rucker, AL
EH & LB
Butler, JA
JE & ZV
Whiteside, JT
WM & PE
Hamilton, Lizzie
Thomas M. & Sarah M.-Searcey, Paul F.
WM & PE
Ford, EM
Used with
Instrument
Bk
Page
Year Filed
Deed
Deed
Deed
Deed
Deed
Deed
Deed
Deed
Deed
Deed
Deed
Deed
Shf D
Mtg
Deed
Deed
Deed
Shf D
Deed
Deed
Deed
Deed
Deed
Deed
P of Atty
Deed
Deed
Deed
Deed
Deed
20-21
22-23
22-23
22-23
24-26
24-26
25
25
27-28
27-28
34
37-38
43
44
44
45
51
56
57
61
62
66
68
68
69
73
74
80
80
82
248
257
361
466
223
278
20
210
146
467
291
22
409
252
401
63
554
251
574
26
13
437
111
580
155
33
415
225
562
63
1803
1805
1805
1806
1808
1808
1809
1810
1814
1816
1824
1829
1838
1842
1843
1844
1875
1882
1885
1887
1888?
1893
1895
1895
1896
1898
1899
1904
1906
1905
FL
Whiteside, AC
Jonathan & Martha Whiteside, AC
William R. & Susan Whiteside, AC
Martin & Mattie
Melton, BJ
WM & PE
Stephenson, Matilda
EH & LB
Rollins, WNS
WM & PE
Keller, Fannie S.
WM & PE
Dalton, Clara B.
Charlie & Dacey Patrick, John T.
PE & William
Dalton, Ralph F.
Jonathan
Noblitt, JL
WM & PE
Hill, George
Francis L. & Martha Robertson, Walker
HY
Doggett, BB
Mary & WC
Edwards, ML
Grover C. & Benjamin F. -Edwards, ML
Tim. Opt.
Deed
Deed
Deed
Deed
Deed
Deed
Deed
Deed
Deed
Mtg
Mtg
Mtg
Mtg
DT
DT
84
87
87
90
91
98
98
98
102
104
F
H-3
H-3
T
T-1
W
310
265
266
193
236
103
339
340
224
273
338
292
600
447
285
94
1906
1908
1908
1909
1910
1912
1915
1915
1914
1916
1893
1902
1905
1915
1915
1916
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------32. Family Line: Carolyn Holm
[email protected]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Carolyn Elaine Jueneman (me) Concord, Contra Costa, CA
2. Margaret Eleanor Dalton (mother) Rodeo, Contra Costa, CA
m. Ellwood Ralph Jueneman 1911-1984 Cressey, Merced, CA - Reno,
Washoe, NV
3. Henry Brooks Dalton (grandfather) 1888-1958 Summerville, Chattooga, GAWalnut Creek, Contra Costa, CA m. Minnie Eleanor Johnson 1892-1987
Hutchinson, Reno, KS- Sacramento, Sacramento, CA
4. Thomas Bird Dalton (grtgrandfather) 1839-1924 Jackson County, GA - Pittsburg,
Camp, TX m. Nancy Lovenia Lyle 1845-1920 Newnan, Coweta, GA Pittsburg, Camp, TX
5. Isham Dalton (grtgrtgrandfather) 1813-1893 SC-Summerville, Chattooga, GA m.
Elizabeth G. Lyle 1816-1879 Jackson Co, GA - Summerville, Chattooga,
GA
6. Claiborn Dalton (grtgrtgrtgrandfather) 1781-1864 Caswell Co, NC - Jackson Co,
GA m. Elizabeth Nancy Weatherford 1785-1880 TN - Jackson Co., GA
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------33. Myth #5
Melanie Crain, Editor
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Timothy and Philemon Dalton, brothers who came to New England in the early 1600's,
were early ancestors of the Timothy and Samuel Dalton of 18th century Virginia.
Fact: The Rev. Timothy Dalton of NH did not have descendants from all that can be
surmised. Philemon's son Samuel did have a family, but it is a leap of faith to
associate the two geographic branches just because they used the same names--thus
far there has not been found a document, a loose record, or a private paper that
connects these two early Dalton groups.
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34. New Members
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* Georgie Steifer, [email protected]
* Lila Ford, [email protected]
* Mitzi W. Thornell, [email protected]
* Shelley Niewinski, [email protected]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------35. Nancy's Notes
Nancy B. Samuelson
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------From: New Jersey Marriages 1665-1800, Documents Relating to Colonial History of
the State of New Jersey Vol. # 11
Dalton, Henry & Hannah Hammock, 13 Dec 1777, Burlington Co.
Dalton, Miles & Catherine Milligan, 7 Mar. 1762, no county given
females: none listed
From: Cumberland County (New Jersey) Marriages, compiled and published by H.
Stanley Craig
New Jersey Archives--no Daltons
County Clerk's Records: Book A
Dalton, John & Mary Fismire 17 July 1795
Book B:
Dalton, A. C. & Mary A. Hallet, both Newfield, 17 Mar 1878
Dalton, Albert & Rachel Spencer 1 Dec 1860
Justice of the Peace Dockets--no Daltons
from Deerfield Presbyterian Church--no Daltons
from Fairfield Presbyterian Church Records
Daton, Edman 15 Nov 1792 [did not copy bride's name]
Daton, Ephrain & Rachel Parvin 22 Oct 1793
Greenwich Presbyterian Church and First Presbyt. Church, Bridgeton--no Daltons
Brides Index:
Dalton, Hannah m. John Shoemaker 14 Feb 1797, Clerk's Record Book A
From: Index to Military Men of New Jersey 1775-1815, ed.. Ronald Vern Jackson et.
al.
These records cover:
Pennsylvania Insurrection 1794
Naval War With France 1798-1801
Naval War with Tripoli, Africa 1801-1805
War with Great Britain 1812-1815
Naval War with Algiers, Africa 1815
America Revolution
Name
Rank
State
Page
Dalton, James
Private NJ
178
Dalton, James
Private NJ
189
Dalton, William
NJ
178
(This is from an index of two old volumes.)
War
Year of War
Rev War
War G. B.
Rev War
1776
1812
1776
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------36. Virginia Wills & Administrations
Jim Wick,
[email protected]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The following were found at this web site:
http://eagle.vsla.edu/torrence/
Daulton [Dalton], Timothy. 1775. Bedford County (Va.):
Will Book No. 1, 1763-1787 (Reel 25)
p. 231-232. Will pro. 24 Apr. 1775.
p. 414. Inv. & appr. rec. 25 Mar. 1782.
p. 415. Accounts rec. 25 Mar. 1782.
p. 444-445. Accounts rec. 24 Feb. 1783.
Dalton, William. 1728. Spotsylvania County (Va.):
Will Book A, 1722-1749 (Reel 26)
p. 78-79. Inv. & appr. rec. 3 Sept. 1728.
Part of index to Spotsylvania County Wills and Administrations (1722-1800)
Dolton, George. 1777:
Will Book E, 1772-1798 (Reel 28)
p. 199-200. Adms. bond rec. 20 Nov. 1777.
p. 247. Inv. & appr. dated 10 Dec. 1777.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------37. Myth #6
Melanie Crain, Editor
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------MYTH # 6: Samuel Dalton Sr was a brother of John Dalton, merchant of Alexandria
This myth is found in Lucy Henderson Horton's book, Family History, on page 22:
The biography of Archelaus Hughes, husband of Mary Dalton daughter of Samuel
Dalton of Mayo:
"Dr. Robert Hunter Dalton, the family chronicler, who was born and reared in
Rockingham county, N.C., which is near Patrick county, Va., was often at
"Hughesville." He speaks of attending the wife of Col. Archelaus Hughes as
a physician, "Aunt Mollie Hughes." Dr. R. H. Dalton says that Col. Archelaus
Hughes held some civil office under George Washington's administration as
President. . . She [Mary Dalton Hughes] had had the honor of knowing
George Washington in his home at Mount Vernon when she would visit her
uncle, John Dalton, at Alexandria."
Fact 1. No record has been found of any contact between John of Alexandria and
Archelaus Hughes or Mary (Dalton) Hughes
Fact 2. No record of any contact between John of Alexandria and any of the other
Daltons in Virginia
Fact 3. Robert Hunter Dalton, b. 1805, left NC in 1835; he later wrote his manuscript
above in the 1870's
Fact 4. Mary (Dalton) Hughes b. abt 1748 m. Hughes 1769, d. 1841 or 1848
Fact 5. Archelaus Hughes d. 1798
Fact 6. John of Alexandria d. 1777, prior to George Washington being elected
President on 6 Apr 1789
Fact 7. Samuel Sr. was born about 1699 (see J. Tracy Walker's article below); John
Dalton of Alexandria was born about 1722. Not only is there a sizeable
number of years between the births of these two men, but for "brothers" they
certainly seemed to ignore one another. From the dates and instances
above, it is difficult to put together the family structure suggested by Robert
Hunter Dalton via Mrs. Horton. Play with the dates and see if they can be
logically arranged to produce the same picture that Dr. Dalton painted.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------38. Timeline for Samuel Dalton - 2
J. Tracy Walker, III,
[email protected]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1750 26 Apr Louisa Co VA
Samuel Dalton of Fredericksville Parish, Louisa Co VA bought two tracts (400
acres each) of land on both sides of Buck Creek from Reverend Robert Barret of
St Martins Parish, Hanover Co VA.
Louisa County Deed Book A, pp 394-395
1751 23 Sep Louisa Co VA
At a Vestry held for Fredericksville Parish ye 23rd Sept 1751. Item - Samuel
Daulton and Stephen Hughs do procession all the Lands from Nicholas
Meriwether's line, the mountains and the County line to Cuffys Creek.
Fredericksville Parish Vestry Book, 1742-1787, p 35
1752 8 May Louisa Co VA
Advertisement: "Taken up by the subscriber, living in Louisa County, a small
grey flea bitten horse, about twelve hands and an inch high, branded on the
rear shoulder and buttocks 'R' with a cross through it. Has been posted and
appraised according to law. The owner may have him of me, on providing his
property and paying as the law directs. Samuel Dalton."
Virginia Gazette, 8 May 1752, p 3, col. 2
1752 8 Apr Louisa Co VA
200 acre David Mills tract on Beaver Dam Swamp sold to Wm Fealder. (Adjoins
Samuel Dalton's land)
1752 28 Apr Louisa Co VA
Samuel Dalton, witness to a 29 Nov 1734 Nicholas Meriwether deed.
Louisa Co VA Deed Book A, p 461
1755 23 Jul Louisa Co VA
At a Vestry Held for Fredericksville Parish ye 23 day of July 1755; Item Samuel Dalton and Stephen Hughs do procession all the lands from Nicholas
Meriwether line, the mountains, and the County line to Duffts Creek, Hudson
Creek, and the river.
Fredericksville Parish Vestry Book, 1742-1787, pp 47-48
1756 22 Mar Louisa Co VA
The 400 ac Wm Hudson tract on Cuffies Creek was sold to Jesse Harper; land
adjoins Samuel Dalton's line
Louisa Co VA Deed Book B, p 97
1756 16 Aug Louisa Co VA
Patent to Samuel Dalton for 93 acres on both sides of Buck Mountain Creek
adjoining Samuel Garlix & C.
Patents 33, p 102
1758 28 Nov Louisa Co VA
Samuel Dalton exor. To Samuel Cobb of Fredericksville Parish.
Louisa Co VA Will Book 1743-1801, p 45
1759 24 Oct Louisa Co VA
Land of Samuel Dolton and 8 others was not processioned; no one to attend.
Fredericksville Parish Vestry Book Indentures and Processioning Returns
1742-1748, p 108
1759 24 Oct Louisa Co VA
Samuel Dalton and James Meriwether made report on land processioned.
Fredericksville Parish Vestry Book Indentures and Processioning Returns
1742-1748, pp 111-112
1762 12 Jan Albemarle Co VA
Land of Samuel Dalton conveyed to William Dalton
Albemarle Deed Book 3, p 124
1763 10 May Louisa Co VA
The 400 acre Jesse Harper tract on Cuffies Creek was sold to James Travillion;
land adjoins Samuel Dalton's line.
Louisa Co VA Deed Book C, pp 210-213
1763 21 Nov Louisa Co VA
At a Vestry for Fredericksville Parish Nov 21, 1763; to Samuel Dolton for
supporting John Dolton's Blind Daughter, 700 Pounds Tob: [Note: This was
probably Samuel Dalton, Jr]
Fredericksville Parish Book 1742-1787, p 72
1763 21 Nov Louisa Co VA
At a Vestry held for Fredericksville Parish Nov 21, 1763; Ordered that Samuel
Dalton, Junr. To collect this Parish Levy and that he give Bond & Security for
the same.
Fredericksville Parish Book 1742-1787, p 72
1764 9 Mar Louisa Co VA
Land of Samuel Dolton not processioned--there was no one to show the lines.
[Note: This was probably Samuel Dalton, Jr]
Fredericksville Parish Vestry Book Indentures and Processioning Returns
1742-1748, p 136
1764 8 Apr Louisa Co VA
Land of Samuel Dalton processioned [Note: This was probably Samuel Dalton
Jr]
Fredericksville Parish Vestry Book Indentures and Processioning Returns
1742-1748, p 137
1765 5 Jan Louisa Co VA
At a Vestry held for Fredericksville Parish ye 5th day of January 1765; To
Samuel Dalton for use of John Dalton's Blind Daughter 700. To the Wardens
for Samuel Dalton's list of insolvents which they are to allow the said Dalton for
in Settlement, 1316. [Note: This was probably Samuel Dalton Jr]
Fredericksville Parish Book 1742-1787, p 75
1766
Georgia
Samuel Dalton asks for land in St. George Parish next to Thomas Redd
1767
1767
1771
1780
1782
n.d.
1801
1803
1807
1807
Albemarle Co VA
Samuel Dalton conveys 893 acres to Thomas Walker
25 Nov Louisa Co VA
At a Vestry held Nov 25th 1767, Ordered that Mordicai Hoard and Wm Davis do
procession all the lands between Daltons Road and Carr from the River up to
Webbs Chair Road
Fredericksville Parish Book 1742-1787, pp 79-82
Guilford Co NC
Land Grant to Samuel Dalton in Guilford Co NC from the State of NC
Guilford Co NC Deed Index, p 149
[Note: This area later became Rockingham County, NC]
Guilford Co NC
Land Grant # 425, 1 Mar 1780 for 241 acres in Guilford Co NC to Samuel
Dalton on both sides of Popaw Creek of Mayo River
Guilford Co NC Deed Index, p 149
[Note: This area later became Rockingham County, NC]
North Carolina
Patriotic services of Samuel Dalton, Sr - "Furnished supplies and loaned money
for the Revolutionary Army"
NC Archives Vol 1, p 52, Folio 2, #7433
Albemarle Co VA
Revolutionary War public service claim for Samuel Dolton (Sr or Jr??)
Albemarle Co VA Court Booklet, p 2; Commissioners Book II, p 346
(approx) Rockingham Co NC
Samuel Dalton reported 105 years of age and living in Rockingham Co NC by
a British Merchant Claim Officer
24 Nov Rockingham Co NC
Samuel Dalton's Deed of Gift - "whereas a dispute hath arisen between my
children with respect to property of William Dalton, David Dalton, and Sally
Hanby to their paying for the property their sons purchased of me..." mentions
David Dalton's son, Jonathan; Sallie Hanby's son, John; William Dalton's son,
William; Samuel Dalton's deceased son Samuel.
Rockingham Co NC Book B-1, p 56
Jan Stokes Co NC
Samuel Dalton buried at the homestead of Matthew Moore and Letitia (Dalton)
Moore near Danbury, Stokes Co NC
Mar Stokes Co NC
Samuel Dalton's Will probated
Stokes Co NC Will Book 2, p 72-1/2
1807 6 Jun Harrisburg PA
Samuel Dalton’s Obituary notice published in Die Morgenrothe, a German
language newspaper published in Harrisburg, PA; states he was 115!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------39. Irish Daltons
Fred Irvine, [email protected]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The following information came from Daveda Bundy, [email protected]. It is good
source data for those of us who are researching our Irish Dalton's.
Source 1 = Elizabeth Byrne of Ballinacarrow, Rath conrath, Westmeath, Ireland
[I have edited it somewhat.]
Early in the 12th century, D'Altons came to Westmeath at the head of a company of
soldiers from the continent of Europe, either Austria or Luxembourg. They settled in the
Moat of Rathconorath. Approximately 100 years later, the family owned the Townland
of Ballinacarrow where they built a castle. In later years, as the family grew, they built
castles at Carn Bolavilish, Killare, Ballymacallin, and Mount Dalton near Rathconrath,
Milltown. The Dalton's were a Catholic family, and during Penal there were 3 Dalton
Irish priests in Meath (Lawrence of Killare in 1695, James of Ballymarallin in 1698, and
Garret of Carne in 1676). The chief of the Dalton Clan, Lord Dalton, lived in Mount
Dalton. he is still known for the kindness/help he gave people during the famine years.
In the 1700's, two brothers lived on Mount Dalton, General James Dalton and Count
Richard Dalton who was also Governor of the Netherlands (married to Princess Marie
Teresa of Luxembourg. In 1780 the brothers built a spire on the site of the old pagan
fort. The spire contained a history of the family as well as plaques from Empress Marie
Teresa, Emperor Joseph II, and George III. The spire was destroyed but people
interested in Dalton History still come to Rathconrath as well as Mount Dalton.
Source II = King James Irish Army List via M.W. Dalton
The traditions of this family (Dalton's), from France to Ireland, as preserved in the
Office of the Arms, records Walter Dalton to have been its founder; that he secretly
married a daughter of Louis VII, The King of France. And having incurred this
Monarch's wrath, fled to England, whence he passed with Henry II, on the invasion of
Ireland. He early acquired possessions in the western part of Meath, known as the
district of Teffia, in which he and his descendants founded religious houses and built
castles. His only son, Philip was father of 3 sons - Nicholas, John, and Philip Jr, from
whom all of the Dalton's have descended. From Nicholas came the Dalton's of
Ballymore, Rowlandstown, Ballycarrow, Milltown, Molinmecham, Dalystown, and
Dundonneli. from John sprang the Noughwell line and from Philip the Emporer line.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------40. Calculating Relationships
Judy Roberts, [email protected]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fellow researchers -------I have another way of explaining family relationships which I think makes the
relationships clear.
First Cousins share common grandparents
Second Cousins share great-grandparents
Third Cousins share great-great-grandparents
Fourth Cousins share g-g-g-grandparents
Fifth Cousins share 4g-grandparents
Etc.
The "once-removed", etc. occurs when two individuals differ in the number of
generations from the common ancestor. If the great-grandparent of one individual is
the great-great grandparent of the second individual, the two are Second Cousins,
Once-Removed.
1. To calculate the relationship, find the closest common ancestor.
2. Determine the degree of "cousinship" from the above table or a continuation of it.
3. Determine the number of generations that the more distant is individual further
removed from the common ancestor. This is the number of "Times
Removed".
Example:
An individual's 4g-grandparent is the second individual's 6g-grandparent. They are
Fifth Cousins, (share 4g-gp), Twice-Removed (6g-gp - 4g-gp).
Note: Genealogies which number individuals using the Modified Henry System,
permit calculating the relationship directly from the individual's numbers. In the
Modified Henry System, each individual's number represents his family line in the
family being discussed. The number of digits is the number of generations from the
first listed ancestor. The value of a digit represents the birth order, (when known), with
a, b, c, etc representing children 10, 11 and 12 (for larger families). Letters at the end
of the alphabet may be used when birth-order is unknown. A "." is often used to
provide a break every 5 generations to aid in counting.
Example: Two individual's # 143a6.84. and 14358.1246. They share the first three
generation (to 143.). # 143 is the 2g-gp of the older individual and the 4g-gp of the
second individual. This makes them Third Cousins, Twice-Removed.
Thanks to Cynthia Brott Biasca who used this system in her book, Descendants of
Albert and Arent Andriessen Bratt, and explained it so well.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------41. Virginia Daltons in Revolutionary War
Pam Dalton,
[email protected]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hope the following information will help one of the Dalton's searching for AM REV
Soldiers.
Have some information on the DOLTONS from Va who served in the Rev. War. I also
have a question. If I know a Bradley Dolton served in the 14th Virginia Regiment of the
Continental Line ( p. 230, Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution, Soldiers,
Sailors, Marines 1775-1783 by John H. Gwathmey), where can I go next to find out
about the 14 VA REG., of the CL? Who were the soldiers in this unit, leaders, what
area did they enlist from, what age was this person etc.? How can I use this
information and find out more about the Bradley Dolton.
How can I expand this search for additional information on this Bradley DOLTON?
Can anyone offer me any ideas? Another Dalton family researcher is willing to look for
information in VA but we don't know where to go or how to get started. Does anyone
else have any additional resources on this man Bradley DOLTON. Note the DOLTON
spelling is used for a line of DOLTONS in the Register as well. HELP!
Dolton p. 230, Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution, Soldiers, Sailors,
Marines 1775-1783
Dolton, _____, of Henrico, E. or B. book isn't clear (no company listed)
Dolton, Anthony (Dalton) 9 CL
Dolton, Bradley, 14 CL
Dolton, Christopher, 7 CL
Dolton, Moses (Dalton) Sgt., 3 CL
Dolton, Moses, Capt Moore Fauntleroy's Troop, 4th Light Dragoons; enl. Dec. 22,
1777.
Dolton, William, Inf., nbll.
Dalton p. 205, Historical Register of Virginians.....
Dalton, Anthony 9 CL
Dalton, Christopher 7 CL
Dalton, David E.
Dalton, John E.
Dalton, Moses, Sgt., 3 CL
Dalton, Thomas, Matross, Clark's Ill Reg.
Dalton, Thomas , Sgt. Major, Captain Heth's Ind. Co.
Dalton, Thomas Valentine, Lieut. Militia, 1780-81. Served as Adjutant in Clark's Ill.
Reg.
Dalton, Valentine, Lieut., Clark's Ill Reg.
Dalton, Valentine, final pay claim alleges he was Lieut. in Capt. George Robert's Co.
June 4, 1779; captured by Indians in Aug., 1782, and carried down the
Mississippi; died Feb. 6, 1807, at Baton Rouge; heirs named.
Dalton, Valentine Thomas, Adjutant, Clark's Ill. Reg. in 1781. T-DV1-P518.
Dalton, W., Adjutant at Falls of the Ohio in 1781. T-DV1P408.
Dalton, William, Captain in Albemarle Militia in 1776,
Dalton, William, 80, Rutherford Co., N.C., mpl.
Dorton p. 232, Historical Register of Virginians...
Dorton, Henry, Monogalia pens.
Dorton, Hohn, James city pet.
Dorton, Moses (Dalton) Sgt., 3 CL
Dorton, William, Seaman, Navy, on the Dragon in 1779
Dorton, William, 15CL
Dotton p. 233, Historical Register of Virginians...
Dotton, William Pvt., WD
Key to abbreviations used above
AB
An Account Book of 1775-1776 in the State Lib. unindexed.
BW
Bounty Warrants
C
Collins History of Kentucky
CL
Preceded by a numeral. the 15 Virginia Regiments of the Continental Line.
Thus, 10 CL refers to the Tenth Virginia Regiment, Continental Line.
E
"Index of the Revolutionary records in the Virginia State Archives", compiled
by Dr. H. J. Eckenrode in 1912 and 1914.
EP
An unindexed lot of Executive Papers in the St. Lib.
IP
The Illinois Papers. A collection of rolls of militia and regulars in the Illinois
Department now in the State Library, indexed in the State Archives.
mpl
nbll
pens
pet
Pitts.
rec
Rom.
SP
T
Militia Pension List.
Name appeared on an Army Register but had not received bounty land. An
extensive compilation in the War Dept.
A pensioner
petitioners: preceded by the name of a county
a list of militia paid off at Pittsburgh in 1775, indexed in the State Library.
recommended.
a list of militia paid at Romney in 1775.
State of Virginia papers in the War Department which one would expect to
find in the State Archives.
Purporting to be all of the manuscripts in the State Library pertaining to
George Rogers Clark, photostatted and bound, but not indexed, Serial
letters, volume numbers and page number given.
Thus T-CV2P6 means Serial C, Volume 2, page 6. WD-War Department,
emphasizing that the record is there.
I purchased the book after waiting 6 weeks for the inter library loan book, so if you
need a lookup on another family name, I'll be happy to look it up and send you the
information. Over 800 pages of names.
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The Dalton Gang Letter: compiled from Email and other sources. Materials and
Family Lines in this newsletter are the sole responsibility of each contributor. Any
questions regarding items contained herein should be sent to the individual submitter.
The editor reserves the right to edit for brevity and clarity.
ISSN 1098-3465
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© 1998 Melanie Dalton Crain