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Caroline Melton 1772–1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1772

Birth Location: Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 1836

Death Location: Rutledge, Morgan County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Jeremiah Melton

Mother: Mary Keen

Spouse(s): Noell Nelson

Children(s): Nancy Malcom, Mary Ligon, Lena Browning, Elva Myhand

Caroline Melton was born in 1772 in Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Jeremiah Nathaniel Melton And Mary Nancy Keen. Caroline Melton married Noell Nelson, and had children including Ashley Shelby Nelson, Elva Judith Myhand, Lena Browning, Mary Parker Ligon, Nancy Ann Malcom. Caroline Melton passed away in 1836 in Rutledge, Morgan County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Caroline Melton was born in 1772 in Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Jeremiah Nathaniel Melton And Mary Nancy Keen.
  • Caroline Melton married Noell Nelson, and had children including Ashley Shelby Nelson, Elva Judith Myhand, Lena Browning, Mary Parker Ligon, Nancy Ann Malcom.
  • Caroline Melton passed away in 1836 in Rutledge, Morgan County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Caroline Melton's Ancestors

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Caroline Melton
1772–1836
Birth Place: Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Jeremiah (Nathaniel?) Melton
1749–1805
Mary (Nancy) Keen
1750–1843
Grandparents
Jonathan (Melton (6th GG) (DNA) Match)
1707–1758
Berkley, Albermarle, North Carolina, USA
Purify Melton
1708–1750
Hezekial Keen
1702–1770
Alice Howland
1709–1785
Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Farr
1698–1753
Joseph Jr.
1658–1732
Lydia Baker
1659–1732
Prence Howland*
1685–1713
Deborah Barker
1686–1736
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Katharine Farrar
1668–1748
Abigail Little
1634–1657
Samuel Baker
1637–1705
Eleanor Windslow
1637–1676
Arthur Howland
1647–1726
Elizabeth Prence*
1647–1667
Robert Barker
1650–1729
Alice Snow
1657–1697

Caroline Melton's Descendants

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Caroline Melton (1772–1836) m. Noell Nelson (1772–22 February 1849)
  1. 1. Nancy (Ann) Malcom 1805–1880
  2. 2. Mary (Parker) Ligon 1795–1871
  3. 3. Lena Browning 1816–1896 m. James (Allen) Browning 1814–1890
    1. 1. Noah (Nelson) Browning 1844–1929
    2. 2. Josephine (Anna) Hardaway 1852–1901
    3. 3. Martha (Ellen) Owens 1842–1911
    4. 4. Sallie (Jane) Kinnebrew 1835–1907
    5. 5. John (Taylor) Browning 1848–1932
    6. 6. George (Washington) Browning 1839–1901
    7. 7. Florence (Gertrude) McEachern 1846–1914
    8. 8. Thomas (Shellman) Browning 1855–1921
    9. 9. Margaret (Matilda) Almand 1851–1920
  4. 4. Elva (Judith) Myhand 1820–1885

Caroline Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1772
1772
Birth of Caroline Melton in Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America
Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America
1836
1836
Age 64
Death of Caroline Melton in Morgan County, Georgia, United States of America
Morgan County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1772
    Event Place: Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1836
    Event Place: Morgan County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rutledge, Morgan County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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