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James Eli HELTON Senior 1755–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina (present Hawkins Co., TN), USA

Death Date: Abt. 1851

Death Location: Knox, Kentucky, United States

Father: Peter Helton

Mother: Susannah Hilton

Spouse(s): Mary Smith

Children(s): Elizabeth Helton\Hilton, John Helton, Peter Helton, William Helton, Hamilton Helton, Arthur Helton, Henry Helton, James Helton

James Eli HELTON Senior was born in 1755 in Orange, North Carolina (present Hawkins Co., TN), USA, the child of Peter Helton And Susannah Hilton. In 1790, James Eli HELTON Senior resided in Guilford, North Carolina, USA. In 1800, James Eli HELTON Senior resided in Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina. James Eli HELTON Senior married Mary Keziah Smith, and had children including Arthur Helton, Elizabeth Peggy Helton Hilton, Hamilton Helton, Henry Helton, James Helton, John Helton, Peter Helton, William Helton. James Eli HELTON Senior passed away in 1851 in Knox, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • James Eli HELTON Senior was born in 1755 in Orange, North Carolina (present Hawkins Co., TN), USA, the child of Peter Helton And Susannah Hilton.
  • In 1790, James Eli HELTON Senior resided in Guilford, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1800, James Eli HELTON Senior resided in Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina.
  • James Eli HELTON Senior married Mary Keziah Smith, and had children including Arthur Helton, Elizabeth Peggy Helton Hilton, Hamilton Helton, Henry Helton, James Helton, John Helton, Peter Helton, William Helton.
  • James Eli HELTON Senior passed away in 1851 in Knox, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Senior's Ancestors

Self
James Senior
1755–1851
Birth Place: Orange, North Carolina (present Hawkins Co., TN), USA
Parents
Peter Helton
1718–1802
Orange, North Carolina, USA
Susannah Hilton
1720–1802
Orange, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Hannah Hawkins
1703–1757
Abington, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
John Fleet
1674–1755
Mary Quaker
1675–1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeffrey Immigrant
1633–1711
Dorothy (Hawkins)
1645–1685

James Senior's Descendants

1.
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James (Eli HELTON) Senior (1755–Abt. 1851) m. Mary (Keziah) Smith (1755–1813)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Peggy) Helton\Hilton 1780–1830
    1. 1. William (H.) Grubb 1805–1865 m. Rasanna Grult 1816–
      1. 1. A. (Jackson) Grubb 1839–1908 m. Martha (E.) Grubb 1843–
        1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Hash 1870–1938 m. J. (F.) Hash 1870–1903
        2. 2. Minnie (E.) Grubb 1879–
        3. 3. Virginia (R.) Grubb 1868–
        4. 4. Edward (N.) Grubb 1876–
        5. 5. Oscar (M.) Grubb 1878–
        6. 6. Henry (W.) Grubb 1872–
        7. 7. William (M.) Grubb 1875–
        8. 8. Charles (M.) Grubb 1869–
        9. 9. Albert (N.) Grubb 1873–
        10. 10. Ada (Ann) Grubb 1880–
        11. 11. Lillian (M) Grubb 1882–
        12. 12. Andrew (B) Grubb 1886–
      2. 2. Almeda Pennington 1851–1925
      3. 3. Martha (J.) Grubb 1856–1938
      4. 4. Franklin Grubb 1853–1934
      5. 5. Elizabeth (H) Lovelace 1834–1906
  2. 2. John Helton 1801–1862
  3. 3. Peter Helton 1790–1849
  4. 4. William Helton 1805–1893
  5. 5. Hamilton Helton 1805–
  6. 6. Arthur Helton 1797–1840
  7. 7. Henry Helton 1792–1869
  8. 8. James Helton 1806–1815

James Senior's Timeline

7 Records

1755
1755
Birth of James Eli HELTON Senior in Orange, North Carolina (present Hawkins Co., TN), USA
Orange, North Carolina (present Hawkins Co., TN), USA
1790
2 Aug 1790
Age 35
James Eli HELTON Senior resided here in Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Guilford, North Carolina, USA
1800
1800
Age 45
James Eli HELTON Senior resided here in Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina
Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina
1816
14 Jul 1816
Age 61
James Eli HELTON Senior was married in Knox, Kentucky, USA
Knox, Kentucky, USA
1820
1820
Age 65
James Eli HELTON Senior resided here in Goose Creek, Knox, Kentucky, United States
Goose Creek, Knox, Kentucky, United States
1840
1840
Age 85
James Eli HELTON Senior resided here in Knox, Kentucky, USA
Knox, Kentucky, USA
1851
Abt. 1851
Age 96
Death of James Eli HELTON Senior in Knox, Kentucky, United States
Knox, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina (present Hawkins Co., TN), USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1816
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Guilford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Guilford, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 498; Family History Library Film: 0568147

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 34; Page: 568; Image: 215; Family History Library Film: 337910

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Goose Creek, Knox, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Goose Creek, Knox, Kentucky; Page: 292; NARA Roll: M33_23; Image: 169

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Knox, Kentucky; Roll: 116; Page: 318; Family History Library Film: 0007828

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1851
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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