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Reuben Buck Melton 1757 – 1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Oct 1757

Birth Location: Charlotteville, Albemarle Co., VA

Death Date: Sep 1825

Death Location: Harrison Co., IN

Father: William Melton

Mother: Letitia White

Spouse(s): Sarah Jones

Children(s): Elizabeth Melton

Reuben Buck Melton was born in 1757 in Charlotteville, Albemarle Co., VA, the child of William Samuel Melton and Letitia White. Reuben Buck Melton married Sarah Ann Jones, and had children including Elizabeth Melton. Reuben Buck Melton passed away in 1825 in Harrison Co., IN.

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Biography

  • Reuben Buck Melton was born in 1757 in Charlotteville, Albemarle Co., VA, the child of William Samuel Melton and Letitia White.
  • Reuben Buck Melton married Sarah Ann Jones, and had children including Elizabeth Melton.
  • Reuben Buck Melton passed away in 1825 in Harrison Co., IN.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Reuben Melton's Ancestors

Self
Reuben Melton
1757 – 1825
Birth Place: Charlotteville, Albemarle Co., VA
Parents
William Samuel Melton
1729 – 1772
Richmond, Surry, Virginia, USA
Letitia White
1727 – 1785
Grandparents
William (James) Melton
1698 – 1742
Hanover, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (O) Farrar
1698 – 1758
Jeremiah White
1695 – 1776
Franklin, Weld, Colorado, USA
Mary (Clark) Martin
1709 – 1796
Caroline, VA, USA
Great-Grandparents
William II
1647 – 1720
Mary Hopwood
1650 – 1700
Thomas Farrar
1665 – 1742
Katherine Perrin
1668 – 1748
John White
1695 – 1776
Mary White
1675 – 1744
John Martin
1685 – 1756
Letitia Lewis
1687 – 1716
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Melton
Mary Ross
Richard Perrin
Katherine Royall
John Martin
1644 – 1711
John Lewis
1641 –
Elizabeth Miller
1636 – 1703

Reuben Melton's Descendants

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Reuben (Buck) Melton (27 Oct 1757 – Sep 1825) m. Sarah (Ann) Jones (5 May 1755 – About 1823)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Melton (abt 1772 – abt 1822) m. John (S) Carter (02 Apr 1769 – 1853)
    1. 1. Reuben (Melton) Carter (14 July 1794 – 14 May 1868) m. Rachel (Ann) Campbell (3 Feb 1804 – 18 Dec 1881)
      1. 1. Mary (Caroline) Carter (6 March 1827 – 19 Oct 1869) m. Alfred (sidney) Hadden (13 January 1813 – 27 April 1895)
        1. 1. Joseph Hadden (20 June 1854 – 18 nov 1935) m. Pheobe (Ann) Hunt (abt 1863 – 31 mar 1946)

Reuben Melton's Timeline

5 Records

1751
27 Oct 1751
Birth of Reuben Buck Melton
None
1757
27 Oct 1757
Birth of Reuben Buck Melton in Charlotteville, Albemarle Co., VA
Charlotteville, Albemarle Co., VA
1771
Abt. 1771
Age 14
Reuben Buck Melton was married in Albemarle Co., VA
Albemarle Co., VA
1824
Sep 1824
Age 67
Death of Reuben Buck Melton
None
1825
Sep 1825
Age 68
Death of Reuben Buck Melton in Harrison Co., IN
Harrison Co., IN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1751

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1757
    Event Place: Charlotteville, Albemarle Co., VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1771
    Event Place: Albemarle Co., VA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1824

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1825
    Event Place: Harrison Co., IN

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