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Thomas Helton 1730–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Halifax County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1840

Death Location: Terrible Creek, Burke, North Carolina, USA

Father: Francis Ward

Mother: Catherine Ward

Spouse(s): Betty Helton

Children(s): Peter Helton

Thomas Helton was born in 1730 in Halifax County, Virginia, USA, the child of Francis Anakwanki Fivekiller Hi S Ki Ti Hi Skayagustuegwo Ward And Catherine Tame Doe Fivekiller Ward. Thomas Helton married Betty Creekbeck Wheeler Helton, and had children including Peter Helton. Thomas Helton passed away in 1840 in Terrible Creek, Burke, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Helton was born in 1730 in Halifax County, Virginia, USA, the child of Francis Anakwanki Fivekiller Hi S Ki Ti Hi Skayagustuegwo Ward And Catherine Tame Doe Fivekiller Ward.
  • Thomas Helton married Betty Creekbeck Wheeler Helton, and had children including Peter Helton.
  • Thomas Helton passed away in 1840 in Terrible Creek, Burke, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Ward
1710–1791
Birth Location: Cherokee, Washington, Tennessee, USA
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Catherine Ward
1716–1760
Birth Location: Cherokee Nat East, Tennessee, USA
CW

Spouses(s)

Betty Helton
1725–1815
Birth Location: North Carolina, Usa
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Children(s)

Peter Helton
1753–1850
Birth Location: Randolph, Tipton, Tennessee, United States
PH

Thomas Helton's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Helton
1730–1840
Birth Place: Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Francis Anakwanki Fivekiller HI-S-Ki-Ti-HI Skayagustuegwo Ward
1710–1791
Cherokee, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Catherine (Tame Doe Fivekiller) Ward
1716–1760
Cherokee Nat East, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Delaware (Indian) Fivekiller
1650–1741
Cherokee, Alabama, United States
Abigail Ward
1667–1742
Cork, Cork, , Ireland
White (Owl Raven Moytoy Carpenter) IV
1680–1741
Cherokee, Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
Nancy (Nanye-HI) Carpenter
1683–1741
Georgia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Helton's Descendants

1.
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Thomas Helton (1730–1840) m. Betty (Creekbeck Wheeler) Helton (1725–1815)
  1. 1. Peter Helton 1753–1850 m. Barbary Williams 1755–
    1. 1. William (Indian) Helton 1770–1843 m. Elizabeth Moore 1769–1847
      1. 1. William (Joseph) Helton 1799–1891 m. Elizabeth Moore 1813–1842
        1. 1. James (Monroe) Helton 1837–1919 m. Rebecca (Jane) McAliston 1847–1874

Thomas Helton's Timeline

2 Records

1730
1730
Birth of Thomas Helton in Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
1840
1840
Age 110
Death of Thomas Helton in Terrible Creek, Burke, North Carolina, USA
Terrible Creek, Burke, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Halifax County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Terrible Creek, Burke, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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