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Jonathan Melton 1707–1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1707

Birth Location: Perquimans, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 18 Jan 1758

Death Location: Onslow, North Carolina, United States

Father: Richard Melton

Mother: Mary Ross

Spouse(s): Purify Melton

Children(s): Jeremiah Melton

Jonathan Melton was born in 1707 in Perquimans, North Carolina, United States, the child of Richard Alred Melton And Mary Ross. Jonathan Melton married Purify Melton, and had children including Jeremiah Melton. Jonathan Melton passed away in 1758 in Onslow, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Jonathan Melton was born in 1707 in Perquimans, North Carolina, United States, the child of Richard Alred Melton And Mary Ross.
  • Jonathan Melton married Purify Melton, and had children including Jeremiah Melton.
  • Jonathan Melton passed away in 1758 in Onslow, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Melton
1670–1742
Birth Location: Parish of St Peters and St Paul, New Kent, Virginia, USA
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Mary Ross
1677–1750
Birth Location: , New Kent, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Purify Melton
1708–1750
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Jeremiah Melton
1749–1805
Birth Location: Onslow, North Carolina, United States
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Jonathan Melton's Ancestors

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

Jonathan Melton's Descendants

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Jonathan Melton (1707–18 Jan 1758) m. Purify Melton (1708–1750)
  1. 1. Jeremiah Melton 1749–1805 m. Mary (Nancy) Keen 1744–1843
    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

Jonathan Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1707
1707
Birth of Jonathan Melton in Perquimans, North Carolina, United States
Perquimans, North Carolina, United States
1758
18 Jan 1758
Age 51
Death of Jonathan Melton in Onslow, North Carolina, United States
Onslow, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1707
    Event Place: Perquimans, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1758
    Event Place: Onslow, North Carolina, United States
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