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Absolom Melton 1735–1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1735

Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 23 SEP 1805

Death Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States

Father: Absolom Melton

Mother: Mary Richardson

Spouse(s): Nancy Stokes

Children(s): Allen Melton, Absalom Melton, James Melton, Margaret Melton, Rebecca Melton, William Melton, Mabel Melton, Lucy Melton, Joel Melton, Elizabeth Melton, Garland Melton, Elizabeth Melton, John Melton

Absolom Melton was born in 1735 in Hanover, Virginia, United States, the child of Absolom Melton And Mary Lynne Richardson. Absolom Melton married Nancy Ann Stokes, and had children including Absalom Melton, Allen Melton, Elizabeth Melton, Garland Anderson Melton, James Melton, Joel Melton, John Melton, Lucy Talitha Cumi Melton, Mabel Melton, Margaret Lora Melton, Rebecca Melton, William Richardson Melton. Absolom Melton passed away in 1805 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Absolom Melton was born in 1735 in Hanover, Virginia, United States, the child of Absolom Melton And Mary Lynne Richardson.
  • Absolom Melton married Nancy Ann Stokes, and had children including Absalom Melton, Allen Melton, Elizabeth Melton, Garland Anderson Melton, James Melton, Joel Melton, John Melton, Lucy Talitha Cumi Melton, Mabel Melton, Margaret Lora Melton, Rebecca Melton, William Richardson Melton.
  • Absolom Melton passed away in 1805 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Absolom Melton
1718–1787
Birth Location: St Peters St Paul, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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Mary Richardson
1725–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Stokes
1732–1801
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Allen Melton
1769–
Birth Location: –
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Absalom Melton
1769–1804
Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia, USA
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James Melton
1834–
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Margaret Melton
1890–
Birth Location: Wise, Texas, United States
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Rebecca Melton
1755–1820
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
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William Melton
1802–1886
Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia, United States
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Mabel Melton
1758–1845
Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia, United States
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Lucy Melton
1759–1804
Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia, USA
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Joel Melton
1764–
Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Melton
1760–1804
Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia
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Garland Melton
1756–1834
Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Melton
1783–1840
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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John Melton
1754–1804
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
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Absolom Melton's Ancestors

Self
Absolom Melton
1735–1805
Birth Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States
Parents
Absolom Melton
1718–1787
St Peters St Paul, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Mary (Lynne) Richardson
1725–
Grandparents
William (James) Melton
1698–1751
St Peter and Paul Parish, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (O) Farrar
1698–1753
Hanover, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Katherine Perrin
1667–1748
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Absolom Melton's Descendants

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Absolom Melton (1735–23 SEP 1805) m. Nancy (Ann) Stokes (1732–1801)
  1. 1. Allen Melton 1769–
  2. 2. Absalom Melton 1769–1804
  3. 3. James Melton 1834–
  4. 4. Margaret (Lora) Melton 1890–
  5. 5. Rebecca Melton 1755–1820 m. Rev. (Joshua Benjamin) Burnett 1773–1852
    1. 1. Elisha Burnett 1799–1881
    2. 2. Mahala ("Haley") Burnett 1794–1857
      1. 1. John (Pelton) Robertson 1832–1912
      2. 2. Madison Robertson 1821–
      3. 3. Caroline Robertson 1823–
      4. 4. Byrd (Allen) Robertson 1827–
      5. 5. Frances ("Frank" D.) Robertson 1836–1920
      6. 6. Elijah (A.) Robertson 1839–
      7. 7. Dortia Robertson 1835–
    3. 3. Elisha Burnett 1801–1850
    4. 4. Jane Burnett 1799–1863 m. John Smelser 1798–1872
      1. 1. William Smelser 1819–
      2. 2. Mary Smelser 1822–1849
      3. 3. Rebecca Smelser 1824–
      4. 4. Stephan (H.) Smelser 1826–1904
      5. 5. Wilson Smelser 1827–1902
      6. 6. John Smelser 1829–
      7. 7. Henry Smelser 1831–
      8. 8. Jane Smelser 1832–
      9. 9. James Smelser 1834–
      10. 10. Abner Smelser 1835–
      11. 11. Alonzo (Jacob) Smelser 1839–1902
      12. 12. Joshua (Milton) Smelser 1839–1902
    5. 5. Joshua Burnett 1798–1856
    6. 6. Obediah Burnett 1793–1848
  6. 6. William (Richardson) Melton 1802–1886 m. Sarah (Sallie) Bedsaul 1802–1879
    1. 1. Henrietta Melton 1821–
    2. 2. John Melton 1824–
    3. 3. Elisha (Ruben) Melton 1825–1894
    4. 4. Absalom Melton 1826–1827
    5. 5. James Melton 1832–1913
    6. 6. Elizabeth Melton 1833–1874
    7. 7. Joseph Melton 1834–
    8. 8. Malinda (June) Melton 1836–1914
    9. 9. Hugh Melton 1840–
    10. 10. George (W.) Melton 1842–
    11. 11. Alexander Melton 1844–1926
    12. 12. Legrand Melton 1846–
    13. 13. Charlotte Melton 1848–
  7. 7. Mabel Melton 1758–1845
  8. 8. Lucy ((Talitha Cumi)) Melton 1759–1804 m. Anderson Branch 1761–1850
    1. 1. Delilah Branch 1792–1857
    2. 2. Samuel Branch 1794–1850
    3. 3. Elizabeth Branch 1795–
    4. 4. Sherwood Branch 1798–1863
  9. 9. Joel Melton 1764–
  10. 10. Elizabeth Melton 1760–1804
  11. 11. Garland (Anderson) Melton 1756–1834 m. Nancy Richardson 1775–
    1. 1. James Melton 1790–
    2. 2. Litchey Melton 1791–
    3. 3. Joel Melton 1798–1863
    4. 4. Jane Melton 1800–1800
    5. 5. Lucy Melton 1802–1839
    6. 6. Nancy Melton 1803–
    7. 7. William Melton 1804–
  12. 12. Elizabeth Melton 1783–1840
  13. 13. John Melton 1754–1804

Absolom Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1735
1735
Birth of Absolom Melton in Hanover, Virginia, United States
Hanover, Virginia, United States
1805
23 SEP 1805
Age 70
Death of Absolom Melton in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 SEP 1805
    Event Place: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
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