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Cornelius Melton 1768–1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: September 15, 1768

Birth Location: Charlotteville, South Fork Hardware River, Albemarle, Virginia

Death Date: Aft. 1821

Death Location: Rutherford County, North Carolina

Father: Thomas Melton

Mother: Catrina Catron

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Cornelius Melton was born in 1768 in Charlotteville, South Fork Hardware River, Albemarle, Virginia, the child of Thomas Melton And Catrina Catron. Cornelius Melton passed away in 1821 in Rutherford County, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Cornelius Melton was born in 1768 in Charlotteville, South Fork Hardware River, Albemarle, Virginia, the child of Thomas Melton And Catrina Catron.
  • Cornelius Melton passed away in 1821 in Rutherford County, North Carolina.

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Cornelius Melton's Ancestors

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Cornelius Melton
1768–1821
Birth Place: Charlotteville, South Fork Hardware River, Albemarle, Virginia
Parents
Thomas Melton
1727–1780
Surry County, Virginia, USA
Catrina Catron
1730–1785
VA
Grandparents
William (James MELTON) III
1698–1751
Parish of St. Peter's and St. Paul, New Kent County, Virginia
Elizabeth (O.) Farrar
1698–1753
Hanover, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Melton
1670–1742
Mary Melton
1675–1750
Thomas Farrar
1663–1742
Katherine Perrin
1668–1748
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Cornelius Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1768
September 15, 1768
Birth of Cornelius Melton in Charlotteville, South Fork Hardware River, Albemarle, Virginia
Charlotteville, South Fork Hardware River, Albemarle, Virginia
1821
Aft. 1821
Age 53
Death of Cornelius Melton in Rutherford County, North Carolina
Rutherford County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: September 15, 1768
    Event Place: Charlotteville, South Fork Hardware River, Albemarle, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1821
    Event Place: Rutherford County, North Carolina

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