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Jeremiah Melton 1749–1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1749

Birth Location: Onslow, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 21 Jan 1805

Death Location: Georgia, United States

Father: Jonathan Melton

Mother: Purify Melton

Spouse(s): Mary Keen

Children(s): Caroline Melton

The story of Jeremiah Melton began in 1749 in Onslow, North Carolina, United States. Jeremiah Melton married Mary Nancy Keen, and had children including Caroline Melton. Jeremiah Melton passed away in 1805 in Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Jeremiah Melton began in 1749 in Onslow, North Carolina, United States.
  • Jeremiah Melton married Mary Nancy Keen, and had children including Caroline Melton.
  • Jeremiah Melton passed away in 1805 in Georgia, United States.

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Jeremiah Melton's Ancestors

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Jeremiah Melton
1749–1805
Birth Place: Onslow, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Jonathan Melton
1707–1758
Perquimans, North Carolina, United States
Purify Melton
1708–1750
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Richard (Alred) Melton
1670–1742
Parish of St Peters and St Paul, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Mary Ross
1677–1750
, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jeremiah Melton's Descendants

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Jeremiah Melton (1749–21 Jan 1805) m. Mary (Nancy) Keen (1744–3 Oct 1843)
  1. 1. Caroline Melton 1774–1836 m. Noel Nelson 1772–1849
    1. 1. Martha (Ann) Nelson 1801–1876 m. James (B) Robertson 1803–1878
      1. 1. Martha (Ann) Robertson 1828–1876 m. Thomas (Jefferson) Lyon 1827–1865
        1. 1. James (Bedford "Jimmy") Lyon 1853–1936 m. Sarah (Jane) McAlpin 1848–1909 m. Jennie McAlpin 1856–1919
        2. 2. William (Marion) Lyon 1862–1862
        3. 3. Minerva (Ann) Lyon 1856–1910
        4. 4. Martha (Ann Emma "Lou") Lyon 1858–1937
        5. 5. Sarah (Arminda Lyon) Waldrop 1849–1921 m. John (C) Waldrop 1845–1927
        6. 6. Mary (Francis) Lyon 1851–1921

Jeremiah Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1749
1749
Birth of Jeremiah Melton in Onslow, North Carolina, United States
Onslow, North Carolina, United States
1805
21 Jan 1805
Age 56
Death of Jeremiah Melton in Georgia, United States
Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1749
    Event Place: Onslow, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1805
    Event Place: Georgia, United States

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