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John Robert Melton 1696–1759 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 May 1696

Birth Location: Saint Peter and Paul Parish, New Kent County, Virginia

Death Date: 24 Apr 1759

Death Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Richard Melton

Mother: Mary Ross

Spouse(s): Mary Farrar

Children(s): Isham Sr, Purify Melton, James Melton, Hannah Melton, Reuben Melton, Archelous Melton, Meloney Melton, Jonathan Melton, William Melton

In 1696, John Robert Melton entered the world in Saint Peter and Paul Parish, New Kent County, Virginia, born to Richard Melton And Mary Ross. In 1755, John Robert Melton resided in Orange, North Carolina. John Robert Melton married Mary Anne Farrar, and had children including Archelous Melton, Hannah Melton, Isham William Melton Sr, James Melton, Jonathan Melton, Meloney Melton, Purify Melton, Reuben Ansell Melton, William Kinchon Melton. John Robert Melton passed away in 1759 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1696, John Robert Melton entered the world in Saint Peter and Paul Parish, New Kent County, Virginia, born to Richard Melton And Mary Ross.
  • In 1755, John Robert Melton resided in Orange, North Carolina.
  • John Robert Melton married Mary Anne Farrar, and had children including Archelous Melton, Hannah Melton, Isham William Melton Sr, James Melton, Jonathan Melton, Meloney Melton, Purify Melton, Reuben Ansell Melton, William Kinchon Melton.
  • John Robert Melton passed away in 1759 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Melton
1670–1742
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia, USA
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Mary Ross
1675–1750
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Farrar
1700–1746
Birth Location: New Kent County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Isham Sr
1737–1834
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Purify Melton
1708–1758
Birth Location: Onslow County, North Carolina, USA
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James Melton
1732–1805
Birth Location: Brunswick, Brunswick, Virginia, USA
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Hannah Melton
1734–1799
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, United States
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Reuben Melton
1737–1790
Birth Location: Hanover County, Virginia, USA
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Archelous Melton
1741–1817
Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
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Meloney Melton
1743–1815
Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
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Jonathan Melton
1746–1778
Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
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William Melton
1730–1810
Birth Location: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
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John Melton's Ancestors

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John Melton
1696–1759
Birth Place: Saint Peter and Paul Parish, New Kent County, Virginia
Parents
Richard Melton
1670–1742
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Mary Ross
1675–1750
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Melton's Descendants

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John (Robert) Melton (17 May 1696–24 Apr 1759) m. Mary (Anne) Farrar (1700–1746)
  1. 1. Isham (William Melton) Sr 1737–1834 m. Lucy (Nancy) Hill 1740–1775 m. Cynthia Hubbard 1806– m. Sarah Chambers 1748–
    1. 1. Mary (Pollie) Melton 1770–1845 m. Aaron (Elijah Copeland Revolutionary) War 1762–1832
      1. 1. Elder (John Whetstone Copeland Pvt war of) 1812 1793–1865 m. Sarah ((Massey)) Copeland 1789–1857 m. Rutha (Ann) Watson 1824–1869 m. Mary (Elizabeth) West 1782–1849
        1. 1. Richard (Todd) Copeland 1814–1890 m. Elizabeth (C.) Garner 1836– m. Sarah (Frances) McClure 1817–1880
        2. 2. George (P) Copeland 1821–1870 m. Nancy Braden 1820–1870
        3. 3. John (Bunyon) Copeland 1826–1903 m. Elizabeth Michael 1818–1862
        4. 4. Nicholas (C "Nick") Copeland 1827–1873 m. Rhoda (Elizabeth) Eslick 1830–1910
        5. 5. Massey (Orlando) Copeland 1824–1901 m. Mahala Eslick 1823–1845 m. Edith (Evelyn) Tucker 1832–1921
        6. 6. Fannie Walker 1862–1963 m. Newt Walker 1852–1972
        7. 7. Mary (P.) Copeland 1818–1854 m. J (M) Spencer 1809–1885
        8. 8. William (Carroll) Copeland 1829–1890 m. Mary (Ann) George 1833–1920
        9. 9. Sarah (Ellen) Copeland 1818–1896 m. John (Thomas) Chrisco 1818–1879
        10. 10. Charles ("Charley") Copeland 1859–1924 m. Susan (E) Waggoner 1863–1900 m. Mary (Francis "Fannie") Tucker 1866–1940
        11. 11. Elizabeth Copeland 1834–1864
        12. 12. Matilda Copeland 1831–1865
        13. 13. William (Campbell) Copeland 1823–1900 m. Mary (Ann) Outlaw 1828–1903 m. Polly Copeland 1840–
      2. 2. Archibald (Joshua) Copeland 1806–1890 m. Delila Burgess 1832–1905 m. Mary (Ann) White 1812–1848
        1. 1. Esther (E Copeland) Brock 1837–
        2. 2. Nancy (Elizabeth) Copeland 1855–1949
        3. 3. Martha (Ann) Copeland 1857–1917
        4. 4. Fannie Copeland 1860–
        5. 5. William (Archie) Copeland 1864–1919
        6. 6. John (Edmond) Copeland 1867–1926 m. Martha (Addiline) Staton 1868–1929
        7. 7. Wade (Hampton) Copeland 1869–1946 m. Minnie (Bell) Underwood 1872–1929
      3. 3. Mary ((m. Swor)) Copeland 1791–1861 m. John (T) Swor 1787–1859
        1. 1. Lt. (Col. William C) Swor 1808–1870 m. Elizabeth (C) Swor 1808–1862
        2. 2. John (T.) Swor 1821–1851
        3. 3. Matilda (Angeline) Swor 1830–1892
        4. 4. Capt. (Pleasant Green) Swor 1834–1878
        5. 5. Richard Swor 1813–1860 m. Vashti Womack 1814–1895
        6. 6. Martha (Caroline) Swor 1824–1858
        7. 7. Mary (Evelyn) Swor 1820–1874
        8. 8. Elizabeth (Lively) Swor 1822–1915
        9. 9. Martha (Jane) Swor 1817–1882
      4. 4. Elizabeth Copeland 1795–1842 m. Samuel (D.) Surrency 1792–1866
        1. 1. Sarah Surrency 1823–1890
        2. 2. Robert (Crawford) Surrency 1814–1858
        3. 3. Penelope Surrency 1816–1853
        4. 4. Cornelius Surrency 1818–
        5. 5. Nancy Surrency 1819–1851
        6. 6. Charlotte Surrency 1821–1840
        7. 7. Allen (Powell) Surrency 1825–1877
        8. 8. Elizabeth Surrency 1826–1920
        9. 9. Samuel (Demere) Surrency 1829–1866
        10. 10. Henry (Jackson) Surrency 1830–1850
        11. 11. Caroline (Matilda) Surrency 1832–1901
        12. 12. Martha Surrency 1833–1880
        13. 13. Emily Surrency 1837–1879 m. John Easterling 1837–1906
        14. 14. Hampton (West) Surrency 1839–1909
        15. 15. Caroline (Cornelia) Surrency 1818–1820
        16. 16. Clemintine Surrency 1835–1900
      5. 5. Lott Copeland 1785–1845 m. Elender Rice 1789–1822 m. Sharon Guess 1804–1858
        1. 1. Lucretia ("Jane") Copeland 1812–1894
        2. 2. John (Fletcher) Copeland 1807–1880
        3. 3. Aaron (Whetstone) Copeland 1810–1880 m. Mary (E) Jameson 1814–1880
        4. 4. William (Riley) Copeland 1819–1881 m. Levicy Walters 1818–1886
        5. 5. Jefferson Copeland 1820–1821
        6. 6. Levicia (Ann "Vicey") Copeland 1842–1915 m. William (Henry Clay) Hendricks 1843–1922
        7. 7. Sarah (Adeline) Copeland 1827–1864
        8. 8. Joseph Copeland 1836–1917
        9. 9. David (Singleton) Copeland 1842–1926
        10. 10. Rachel (Marcella) Copeland 1825–1901
        11. 11. Daniel (Guess Copeland) CSA 1839–1916
        12. 12. Narcissus (M. Copeland) 1 1831–1902
        13. 13. Edward Copeland 1841–1862
        14. 14. Alfred Copeland 1835–
        15. 15. Irwin Copeland 1838–
        16. 16. Annie Copeland 1811–1894 m. William (Francis) Fender 1809–1878
        17. 17. Jane Copeland 1812–1894
        18. 18. Christina Copeland 1814–1815
        19. 19. Theney (B) Copeland 1818–1819
        20. 20. Lucretia ("Lettie") Copeland 1815–1887
        21. 21. Eliza Copeland 1820–
      6. 6. Robert Copeland 1785–1828 m. Elizabeth Ponder 1800–1871
        1. 1. Jane (Hadley) Brown 1823–1865
        2. 2. Eliza (Hadley) Parnell 1820–1890
        3. 3. Henry Copeland 1825–1889
      7. 7. Miriam (Samantha) Copeland 1798–1839
      8. 8. Nancy Copeland 1787–1830
        1. 1. Reuben (C) Copeland 1823–1901 m. Nancy (Jane) Gibson 1838–1882 m. Rosanna Copeland 1828–1858 m. Martha Folly 1830–1888 m. Julia Kennedy 1865–
        2. 2. Mary (E) Copeland 1820–
      9. 9. Moses Copeland 1787–
      10. 10. Jacob (James) Copeland 1791–1819
    2. 2. Michael (Joseph Melton) Sr 1773–1808
    3. 3. Isham (William Melton) Jr 1775–1840
    4. 4. Thomas (Beverly) Melton 1769–1868
    5. 5. Archelous Melton 1759–1810
  2. 2. Purify Melton 1708–1758
  3. 3. James Melton 1732–1805
  4. 4. Hannah Melton 1734–1799
  5. 5. Reuben (Ansell) Melton 1737–1790
  6. 6. Archelous Melton 1741–1817
  7. 7. Meloney Melton 1743–1815
  8. 8. Jonathan Melton 1746–1778
  9. 9. William (Kinchon) Melton 1730–1810

John Melton's Timeline

3 Records

1696
17 May 1696
Birth of John Robert Melton in Saint Peter and Paul Parish, New Kent County, Virginia
Saint Peter and Paul Parish, New Kent County, Virginia
1755
1755
Age 59
John Robert Melton resided here in Orange, North Carolina
Orange, North Carolina
1759
24 Apr 1759
Age 63
Death of John Robert Melton in Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 May 1696
    Event Place: Saint Peter and Paul Parish, New Kent County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1759
    Event Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
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