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Jonathan Melton 1746–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1746

Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 25 Aug 1778

Death Location: Valley Forge, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: John Milton)

Mother: Mary Farrar

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

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Biography

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

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Jonathan Melton's Ancestors

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Jonathan Melton
1746–1778
Birth Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Robert Melton (alt Milton)
1696–1759
Sts. Peter and Paul Parish, New Kent County, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
Mary (Eliza) Farrar
1698–1753
Hanover, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Jefferson) Farrar
1663–1742
Farrars Island, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Kathryn Perrin
1668–1748
New Kent County, VA, USA
Great-Grandparents
William (3-FARRAR)
1627–1677
Mary Ligon
1627–1676
Thomas Perrin
1610–1694
Ann Perrin
1614–1686
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Farrar
1583–1673
Juliana Longe
1576–1639
William GG)
1610–1687
Virginia Sharpe
1613–1650

Jonathan Melton's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1746
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States

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

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