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Jonathan Melton 1746–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1746

Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 25 Aug 1778

Death Location: Valley Forge, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Melton

Mother: Mary Farrar

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The story of Jonathan Melton began in 1746 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA. Jonathan Melton passed away in 1778 in Valley Forge, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jonathan Melton began in 1746 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Jonathan Melton passed away in 1778 in Valley Forge, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Jonathan Melton's Ancestors

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Jonathan Melton
1746–1778
Birth Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Robert Melton
1696–1759
Saint Peter and Paul Parish, New Kent County, Virginia
Mary (Anne) Farrar
1700–1746
New Kent County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Richard Melton
1670–1742
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Mary Ross
1675–1750
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Thomas (Farrar) Sr
1662–1742
Farrar's Island, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
Katherine Perrin
1668–1748
World's End Plantation, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Colonel II
1627–1678
Mary Ligon
1627–1682
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Farrar
1583–1637
Cicely Reynolds,
1602–1661

Jonathan Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1746
1746
Birth of Jonathan Melton in Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
1778
25 Aug 1778
Age 32
Death of Jonathan Melton in Valley Forge, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Valley Forge, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1746
    Event Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1778
    Event Place: Valley Forge, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

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