Person:William Melton (40)

Revolutionary War Veteran. Records are on file. All of the information about this person came from the WWW page of Carol-Ann Jones (Cody@Safeweb.net) at "http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/j/o/n/Carol-Ann-Jones/index.html".

An excerpt from that web page:

Excerpt from "Gone To Georgia":- William Milton, also Melton, and wife Lucy of Greene County, Georgia, conveyed property in Jackson County May 27, 1797 to Solomon Burford and Heirs, Mitchell Burford of Oglethorpe County, and William Daniel and his wife Polly, of Green County. William Melton, Revolutionary Soldier (W 25703, BLW+ 30939-160-55), was born near the Haw River in North Carolina July 31, 1761, son of Nathan, and volunteered May 8, 1778, on the Saluda River in 96th District, South Carolina, and later as a substitute for his father. In 1785, he moved to what is now Tennessee and in 1788 to Greene County, Georgia, in 1810 Putnam County, and in 1821 to Walton County, Georgia, where he applied for a pension March 4, 1833, (granted the following year) at which time his wife was Rebecca (Bates).

Revolutionary War Vet, SGT SC PNSR WPNS. Ref: DAR Patriot Index Centennial Edition. "Allens of the Southern States". "Gone To Georgia". "Twenty-One Southern Families" Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files: W25703, BLW #30939-160-55, South Carolina Line, soldier was son of Nathan Melton & was born July 31, 1761 on the Haw River in North Carolina, he lived on the Little Saluda River in South Carolina's 96th District at during time of enlistment and in 1783 he moved to Greene County, North Carolina, the part that was later in Tennessee. In November 1786 he moved to Greene County, Georgia and in March 1810 he moved to Putnam County, Georgia. In December 1821 he moved to Walton County, Georgia where he applied for pension on March 4, 1833 and soldier died there on June 6, 1836. Soldier married Polly Bates on February 1, 1780 and she was born April 24, 1762 and their son William was born January 29, 1781 and died February 9, 1781, and soldier's wife Polly died January 29, 1781. Soldier married second, Rebecca Thompson on May 9, 1816 in Putnam County, Georgia and she was born December 25, 1778, widow applied for pension December 22, 1853 in Meriwether County Georgia and she also applied there for BLW on June 5, 1855.

Original information about this person is from Clara Smedley Williams (rwms@mindspring.com) of Sylacauga, AL:

Subject: Re: Thomas Spencer Melton ?>Jasper GA>Elmore AL Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 22:16:29 -0500 From: ronald williams <rwms@mindspring.com> To: wknigh1@ibm.net

Dear Bill,

Thomas Spencer Melton was the son of William A. Melton from Edgefield District, SC. I am descended from Naomi Melton, William A. Melton's sister. William and Naomi are the children of Nathan Melton and Nancy Allen of Edgefield District, SC. In case you don't know, William A. Melton was a Revolutionary War Veteran, and he applied for an received a pension. His application is on file. You have a very interesting ancestor in William A. Melton!

Naomi Melton married Thomas Smedley. They lived in Greene County, GA, along with William A. Melton for a while. Then they moved to Putnam County, GA, and finally to Troup County, GA. I am very interested in the first wife of Thomas Spencer Melton, Elizabeth Thrash.

Nancy Smedley, the daughter of Thomas and Naomi married Nathan Thrash in 1826 in Putnam County, GA. I was wondering if you know anything about the family of Elizabeth Thrash, and if there is a possibility that Nathan and Elizabeth are brother and sister.

The children of Thomas Melton and Elizabeth Thrash are:

Robert Melton David Melton William T. Melton Benjamin F.K. Melton- a Captain in the Confederate Army

The children of Thomas Melton and Mary Zackry are:

Texas Melton Polk Melton Ella Melton Laura Melton Henry Dallas Melton Sophia Melton Spencer Melton Ephraim Melton Lela Melton Missy Melton Alice Ann Melton

I don't know the children of Thomas Melton and Susan Lovejoy.

Do you know where Thomas S. Melton is buried in Tallapoosa County, Alabama. I live in Sylacauga, AL, and I grew up in Coosa County where Equality is located. Which one of Thomas Melton's children are you descended from? Please let me know if you know anything about Nathan Thrash and Elizabeth Thrash. Thanks.

Clara Smedley Williams Sylacauga, AL