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Reuben Marion "Buck" Melton 1757–1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 October 1757

Birth Location: Charlotteville, Albemarle Co., VA, Virginia, USA

Death Date: September 1825

Death Location: Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, USA

Father: William II

Mother: Letitia White

Spouse(s): Sarah Jones

Children(s): William Melton

The story of Reuben Marion "Buck" Melton began in 1757 in Charlotteville, Albemarle Co., VA, Virginia, USA. Reuben Marion "Buck" Melton married Sarah Sally Jones, and had children including William Melton. Reuben Marion "Buck" Melton passed away in 1825 in Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Reuben Marion "Buck" Melton began in 1757 in Charlotteville, Albemarle Co., VA, Virginia, USA.
  • Reuben Marion "Buck" Melton married Sarah Sally Jones, and had children including William Melton.
  • Reuben Marion "Buck" Melton passed away in 1825 in Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William II
1729–1772
Birth Location: Richmond, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
WI
Letitia White
1737–1785
Birth Location: Northern Neck, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
LW

Spouses(s)

Sarah Jones
1747–1836
Birth Location: Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America
SJ

Children(s)

William Melton
1774–1858
Birth Location: Albemarle Co., VA, Virginia, USA
WM

Reuben Melton's Ancestors

Self
Reuben Melton
1757–1825
Birth Place: Charlotteville, Albemarle Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Samuel Melton II
1729–1772
Richmond, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
Letitia (Lettice Letty) White
1737–1785
Northern Neck, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (James Melton) III
1698–1752
St Peter and Paul Parish, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (O) Farrar
1698–1753
Hanover, Virginia, United States
Mary (Clark) Martin
1709–1796
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Mary Ross
1675–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ross, or1654)
1635–1725
Mary Barrett
1641–1725

Reuben Melton's Descendants

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Reuben (Marion "Buck") Melton (27 October 1757–September 1825) m. Sarah ("Sally") Jones (8 Jul 1747–27 February 1836)
  1. 1. William Melton 1774–1858 m. Martha Hogue 1774–1859
    1. 1. Drucilla Melton 1806–1885 m. Samuel (M.) Wells 1806–1880
      1. 1. Mira Wells 1825– m. Edward (Ted) Cook 1828–1865
        1. 1. John (Edward) Cook 1861–1945 m. Naomi (Oma Chapman) Cook 1864–1949

Reuben Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1757
27 October 1757
Birth of Reuben Marion "Buck" Melton in Charlotteville, Albemarle Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Charlotteville, Albemarle Co., VA, Virginia, USA
1825
September 1825
Age 68
Death of Reuben Marion "Buck" Melton in Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, USA
Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 October 1757
    Event Place: Charlotteville, Albemarle Co., VA, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 1825
    Event Place: Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, USA
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