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Silas Melton 1725–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: Albemarle, Virgina

Death Date: 17 MAY 1783

Death Location: Albemarle, Virgina

Father: William Melton

Mother: Elizabeth Farr

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Silas Melton was born in 1725 in Albemarle, Virgina, the child of William Melton And Elizabeth Pharr Farr. Silas Melton passed away in 1783 in Albemarle, Virgina.

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Biography

  • Silas Melton was born in 1725 in Albemarle, Virgina, the child of William Melton And Elizabeth Pharr Farr.
  • Silas Melton passed away in 1783 in Albemarle, Virgina.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Melton
1707–
Birth Location: Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, England
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Elizabeth Farr
1698–
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia?
EF

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Silas Melton's Ancestors

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Silas Melton
1725–1783
Birth Place: Albemarle, Virgina
Parents
William Melton
1707–
Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, England
Elizabeth ((Pharr)) Farr
1698–
Hanover, Virginia?
Grandparents
Richard Melton
1670–
New Kent, Virginia
Mary
1670–
New Kent, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Melton
1647–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Melton
1620–

Silas Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1725
1725
Birth of Silas Melton in Albemarle, Virgina
Albemarle, Virgina
1783
17 MAY 1783
Age 58
Death of Silas Melton in Albemarle, Virgina
Albemarle, Virgina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Albemarle, Virgina
    Record Source: Shaw02.ftw

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 MAY 1783
    Event Place: Albemarle, Virgina
    Record Source: Shaw02.ftw
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