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William Michael Melton 1620 – 1670 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1620

Birth Location: Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 1670

Death Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States

Father: Richard MELTON

Mother: Margaret ROSS

Spouse(s): Hannah Ross, MARY MILTON, Alice (MILTON)

Children(s): Edward Melton, Richard Melton, William Melton, John Melton, Mary Melton, Gerty MELTON, Lewis MELTON, John MILTON, Thomas MELTON

In 1620, William Michael Melton entered the world in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England, born to Richard MELTON and Margaret ROSS. William Michael Melton married Hannah Alice Ross, MARY (Hannah) MILTON, Alice (MILTON), and had children including Edward Melton, Richard Melton, William Melton, John Melton, Mary Melton, Gerty MELTON, Lewis Edward MELTON, John MILTON, Thomas Shelon MELTON. William Michael Melton passed away in 1670 in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1620, William Michael Melton entered the world in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England, born to Richard MELTON and Margaret ROSS.
  • William Michael Melton married Hannah Alice Ross, MARY (Hannah) MILTON, Alice (MILTON), and had children including Edward Melton, Richard Melton, William Melton, John Melton, Mary Melton, Gerty MELTON, Lewis Edward MELTON, John MILTON, Thomas Shelon MELTON.
  • William Michael Melton passed away in 1670 in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard MELTON
1595 – 1670
Birth Location: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
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Margaret ROSS
1600 – 1638
Birth Location: Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, UK
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Ross
1624 – 1647
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
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MARY MILTON
1600 – 1675
Birth Location: , Charles, Virginia, USA
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Alice (MILTON)
1623 –
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, , England, UK
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Children(s)

Edward Melton
1643 – 1677
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
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Richard Melton
1645 – 1730
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, USA
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William Melton
1647 – 1720
Birth Location: , New Kent, Virginia, USA
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John Melton
1650 – 1690
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
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Mary Melton
1655 – 1697
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
MM
Gerty MELTON
Birth Location: –
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Lewis MELTON
Birth Location: –
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John MILTON
1670 –
Birth Location: –
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Thomas MELTON
Birth Location: –
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William Melton's Ancestors

Self
William Melton
1620 – 1670
Birth Place: Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Richard MELTON
1595 – 1670
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Margaret ROSS
1600 – 1638
Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, UK
Grandparents
John Milton
1563 – 1647
London, London, England
Sarah Jeffreys
1572 – 1637
St Swithin London Stone, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Milton
1536 – 1601
Elizabeth Haughton
1535 – 1600
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Milton
1504 – 1558
Florence Edson
1504 – 1561

William Melton's Descendants

1.
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William (Michael) Melton (1620 – 1670) m. Hannah (Alice) Ross (1624 – 1647) m. MARY ((Hannah)) MILTON (1600 – 1675) m. Alice (MILTON) (1623 – )
  1. 1. Edward Melton (1643 – 1677)
  2. 2. Richard Melton (1645 – 1730)
  3. 3. William Melton (1647 – 1720) m. Mary (Hopwood) Foster (1650 – 1700) m. Daughter (1647 – )
    1. 1. Ann Milton (18 Feb 1677 – )
    2. 2. Miles Melton (1680 – )
    3. 3. Richard Milton (14 Aug 1682 – 1733) m. Elizabeth Higgins (1685 – 1750)
      1. 1. Richard (MILTON) III (11 Mar 1712 – 31 Dec 1797) m. Margaret ("Peggy" Ann) Ross (1716 – 1811)
        1. 1. William Milton (1734 – 1797)
        2. 2. Nancy (Susan) Milton (1739 – February 1849)
        3. 3. Moses Milton (1740 – 1833)
        4. 4. Molly (Margaret) MILTON (1750 – )
        5. 5. Elijah MILTON (23 DEC 1755 – 10 NOV 1833)
        6. 6. John Milton (Abt. 1758 – 17 Mar 1818) m. Anne Stribling (Abt. 1760 – 15 Jan 1811) m. Catherine Nelson
        7. 7. Sarah (Sally) MILTON (1762 – 1839)
        8. 8. Molly Milton (1762 – 10 Feb 1849)
        9. 9. Frances MILTON (9 Feb 1766 – 10 Sep 1851)
        10. 10. Susanah MILTON (1769 – 1801)
      2. 2. William Melton (4 Oct 1713 – 4 May 1762)
      3. 3. Anne Melton (31 August 1720 – )
      4. 4. Eliza Melton (26 Mar 1723 – )
      5. 5. Sarah Melton (18 May 1728 – )
    4. 4. William Melton (1686 – 1750)
    5. 5. Michael Melton (16 Feb 1699 – 1757)
    6. 6. Elinor Milton (19 Oct 1707 – 23 Mar 1714)
  4. 4. John Melton (1650 – 1690)
  5. 5. Mary Melton (1655 – Aug 1697)
  6. 6. Gerty MELTON
  7. 7. Lewis (Edward) MELTON
  8. 8. John MILTON (1670 – )
  9. 9. Thomas (Shelon) MELTON

William Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1620
1620
Birth of William Michael Melton in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
1670
1670
Age 50
Death of William Michael Melton in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 407.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DJC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1638
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1638; Page Number: 227

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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