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Silas Melton 1725–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 17 May 1783

Death Location: Albemarle, Virginia, USA

Father: Richard Melton

Mother: Mary Ross

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Silas Melton was born in 1725 in Albemarle, Virginia, USA, the child of Richard Hopwood Melton And Mary Ross. Silas Melton passed away in 1783 in Albemarle, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Silas Melton was born in 1725 in Albemarle, Virginia, USA, the child of Richard Hopwood Melton And Mary Ross.
  • Silas Melton passed away in 1783 in Albemarle, Virginia, USA.

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Silas Melton's Ancestors

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Silas Melton
1725–1783
Birth Place: Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Parents
Richard Hopwood Melton
1670–1742
Parish of St Peters and St Paul, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Mary Ross
1675–1750
Elizabeth, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Michael Melton) II
1647–1714
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann) Hopwood
1650–1710
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Arthur (John R. Ross (Immigrant from Scotland 1650) or1654)
1641–1725
Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary (Ross) Barrett
1641–1725
Malden, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
William I
1620–1670
IM 1638
1624–1675
John Hopwood
1615–1682
Lady Chatterton
1622–1652
Alexander Ross
1608–1678
James #4390
1615–1672
Hannah Fosdick
1615–1681
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Jamestown
1595–1643
Margaret Ross
1600–1638
Richard Ross
1599–1649
Agnes Mitchelson
1606–1651
John Hopwood
1595–1690
Susanna Bradley
1585–1627
Sir Bradshaw)
1600–1675
Lady Shaw
1610–1639
Christian Assynt
1574–1647
EN GGF
1592–1662
EN GGM
1596–1663
Sarah 1635)
1589–1664

Silas Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1725
1725
Birth of Silas Melton in Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
1783
17 May 1783
Age 58
Death of Silas Melton in Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Albemarle, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Albemarle, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1783
    Event Place: Albemarle, Virginia, USA

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