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Absolom Melton 1718–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1718

Birth Location: St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1787

Death Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States

Father: John Melton

Mother: Mary White

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Absolom Melton was born in 1718 in St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, USA, the child of John Richard Melton And Mary Preston White. Absolom Melton passed away in 1787 in Hanover, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Absolom Melton was born in 1718 in St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, USA, the child of John Richard Melton And Mary Preston White.
  • Absolom Melton passed away in 1787 in Hanover, Virginia, United States.

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Absolom Melton's Ancestors

Self
Absolom Melton
1718–1787
Birth Place: St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Richard Melton
1697–1750
St Peter and Paul Parish, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Mary (Preston) White
1700–1785
Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Richard (Hopwood) Melton
1670–1742
Parish of St Peters and St Paul, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Mary Ross
1675–1750
Elizabeth, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Hugh (Moses) White
1671–1741
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Mary (Lewis (Smith)) Crow
1672–1761
Great-Grandparents
William II
1647–1714
Mary Hopwood
1650–1710
Arthur or1654)
1641–1725
Mary Barrett
1641–1725
Rev. White
1627–1708
Isabella Cochran
1631–1693
Samuel Crow
1640–1676
Hannah Crow
1653–1724
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William I
1620–1670
IM 1638
1624–1675
John Hopwood
1615–1682
Lady Chatterton
1622–1652
Alexander Ross
1608–1678
James #4390
1615–1672
Hannah Fosdick
1615–1681
William Cochran
1608–1680
Jane Dickson
1610–1679
Reverend IMMIGRANT*
1606–1685
Elizabeth Goodwin
1620–1717

Absolom Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1718
1718
Birth of Absolom Melton in St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, USA
St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, USA
1787
1787
Age 69
Death of Absolom Melton in Hanover, Virginia, United States
Hanover, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States

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