Meloney Melton

1739 - Bef 1823  (< 84 years)

• Name	Meloney Melton
  Birth	1739
  Gender	Female
  Residence	Nicholas Newton/Meloney Melton Homeplace, Moore County, NC
  Death	Bef 18 Oct 1823
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Robert Melton   d. 1759, Orange County, NC   (Father)
  Notes	1773, Apr 19 -- Deed Book 6 Page 221, Cumberland County, NC Nicholas Nuton and Melonay Nuton deeded Bartholomew Dunn 200 acres located on Wet Creek. Patent to John Doneho 1765. Joseph Williams and Thomas Green were witnesses. 1795, Nov 24 -- Will Book A, Moore County, NC Page 186-187 Will of Nicholas Newton, Dec'd. Heirs: wife Meloney Newton [298 acres between Wet Creek and Dry Creek including the plantation where I now live, 200 acres on Sings Creek, 100 acres on Horse Creek, 50 acres on Wet Creek and negro wench Mary], son John Tucker Newton [home tract above after his mother's death], daughter Mary Sowel, daughter Meloney Dun, daughter Febey Melton, son William Newton, son Nicholas Smith Newton, daughter Hannah Carpenter, daughter Delaney Gibson, daughter Charity Newton, daughter Sarah Newton, daughter Elizabeth Newton. Executor: Meloney Newton. Witnesses: Jesse Ritter, John McAulay and Jesse Brown. Proven Feb 1796. 1798, Aug 10 -- Land Grant #1501, Moore County, NC Meloney Newton received 50 acres located on the waters of Dry Creek adjoining John Newton, her own line and Speculators. Bartholomew Dunn Junr. and Nathaniel Melton were chain carriers. 1800 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 69 Mary Nuton (45+) 1F (16-26) 1M 1F (0-10) 2M 1F 1 Slave 1810 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 614 Melona Newton (45+) 1F (16-26) 2M 1 Slave 1815 -- Tax List, Moore County, NC Meloney Nuton listed 150 acres valued at $150 1818-1823 -- Tax List Meloney Newton listed 150 acres valued at $150 1820 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 311 Molly Newton (45+) 1M 1F 1823, Oct 18 -- Record of Estates Book B Page 76, Moore County, NC Estate of Meloney Newton, Dec'd by Administrator Jesse Brown. Notes due on the following: William Dunn, Christopher Stuts, Nicholas Wallis, and Malcolm Mathewson. 1823, Nov 18 -- 1823-1831 Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Moore County, NC Page 16 Jesse Brown Esq. granted Administration of Estate of Meloney Newton, Dec'd. 1826, Feb 22 -- 1823-1831 Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Moore County, NC Page 108 Hiram Kennedy, Nathaniel Tucker, John Paterson Esq. appointed to settle with Jesse Brown Esq., Administrator of Meloney Newton, Dec'd. 1826, May 17 -- 1823-1831 Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Moore County, NC Committee appointed to settle with Jesse Brown, Admst. of John Smith, decd. and Meloney Newton, decd. reported to the court 1832, May -- Index to Trial Docket, Moore County, NC 1833, Feb -- County Accounts, Moore County, NC Ligatees of Malona Newton, decd. v. Christian Stuts
  Person ID	I14057	Moore County Wallaces
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2021

  
  

  DNA Tests	2 DNA tests are associated with Meloney Melton
  	Test Type	Taken by	Haplogroup	Test Information
  	atDNA	William Boyce Smith
  	mtDNA	E. Cummins	J1c8a1	Most distant ancestor: Meloney Melton,   b. 1739   d. Bef 18 Oct 1823

  
  

  Father	Robert Melton   d. 1759, Orange County, NC
  Histories		Melton Family of Moore County, NC - Miscellaneous Records The enclosed is a timeline and accounting of Melton references in Moore County, Cumberland County and earlier references from Orange and Chatham County.
  Family ID	F0974	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nicholas Newton   d. Between 24 Nov 1795 and Feb 1796
  Children	1. Mary Newton,   b. Between 1755 and 1760 ▻ John Sowell +   2. Fereby Newton,   b. Between 1760 and 1765 ▻ Samuel Barrett  (Age 26 years);    ▻ Nathaniel Melton  (Age 91 years)  m. 1787     3. Meloney Newton,   b. Between 1760 and 1765 ▻ Dunn     4. William Newton,   b. c1765 ▻ Molly Patterson  m. 1785     5. Delaney Newton,   b. Between 1770 and 1780 ▻ Gibson +   6. Hannah Newton,   b. Abt 1772   d. 21 Feb 1864, Copiah County, MS (Age ~ 92 years) ▻ Temple Carpenter  (Age 70 years)     7. Nicholas Smith Newton,   b. 1770-1775     8. Charity Newton,   b. Between 1775 and 1780     9. Sarah Newton,   b. Between 1775 and 1780   10. Elizabeth Newton,   b. Between 1775 and 1785 + 11. John Tucker Newton,   b. 1777 ▻ Margaret
  Documents		Map of Nicholas Newton's Neighborhood in Moore County, NC on Wet and Dry Creeks Highlighted tracts include lands grants to Nicholas Newton and wife Meloney Newton.
  Family ID	F6321	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Residence - - Nicholas Newton/Meloney Melton Homeplace, Moore County, NC  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		1796 Will Book A Page 186/187, Moore County, NC - Will of John Sheffield; Will of Nicholas Newton
  		1796 Will Book A Page 188/189, Moore County, NC - Will of Nicholas Newton [second page]; Will of Jacob Stutts
  		1823 Record of Estates Book B Page 76, Moore County, NC - Estate of Meloney Newton
  		1798 Land Grant, Moore County, NC #1501 - Meloney Newton
  		1813 Land Grant, Moore County, NC #2237 - George Hunsucker

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		1815 Tax List, Moore County, NC Earliest complete tax list for Moore County. It is a very large file and may take additional time to load. Courtesy of James V. Comer and the NC Archives. [Located in Treasurer and Comptrollers Papers, Box 6. Moore County]
  		1818-1823 Tax List, Moore County, NC Tax List for District #1 and District #2. While the exact date is uncertain based on a comparison of several landowners it is estimated to have been taken between 1818-1823. This was handed down by the family of Richard Street, tax assessor. during the time period. It is a very large file and may take additional time to load. Courtesy of James V. Comer and the Moore County Library.
  		1815 Petition Moore County NC Taxation.pdf 1815 -- Petition, Nov-Dec 1815 General Assembly Session Records, Box 2 - Petitions The following citizens of Moore County petitioned the General Assembly regarding taxation and the valuation of property: [selected signers] John McAulay Junr., Robt, Graham, Ambrose Mainess, Leonard Furr, Jesse Ritter Senr., Allan McLane, Thos. Ritter, Jno, Ritter, Everet Ritter, Benajmin Dunn, William Wright, Alexander McIntosh, Neil McIntosh, Hector McNeill, Martin Martin, William Williamson, William Lewis, Amus Dowdy, Henry Stutts, Jams. Manes, James Morgan, Nord. Matheson, Malcolm Morison, Christopher Bethune, Norman McDuffey, Allan Morison, Alexanr. Morison, William Dunn (wet), Bartholomew Dunn Sr., Wm. Dunn, Saml. Dunn, Bartholomew Dunn Junr., John Newton, Normand McKinnon, Murdoch McAulay, Benjamin Britt, Christopher Stuts, Donald McLeod, Niel Matheson, David Richardson, Bartholo. Dun, Lewis Sowel, Melony Newton, William Sowel, Alexr. Morison, Stephen Davis, Burl Deaton, John McKinnon, Robert Melton, John Upton, John Smith, Jesse Brown, Jess Lankford, Niel McLeod, Norman McKinnon, Ansel Melton, Arington Sowel, Willis Dickinson, Thos. Dickinson, Jesse Carroll, Robert Cheek, James Cheek, Phillip Cheek, Joseph Farr, Matthais Teague, Benjn. Shields, Jno. Upton, Joseph Duckworth, John Carrel, Francis Myrick, James Harding, Willis Davis, Nathaniel Vick, Ansel Melton, John Martin, David Richardson, Harmon Brewer, Cornelius Kees, Jesse Brewer, Ambrose Brewer, Drewry Brewer, Abednego Maynor, Joseph Morgan, Alexr. Kennedy, William Hunsucker, George Kannedy, Levy Smith, George Hunsucker, Lennerd Stuts, David Caringer, James Williamson, Charles Brady, George Carringer, Jacob Carringer, Willis Brewer, Bradley Garner, Lewis Garner, John Garner, James Sowell, Georg Moore, David Kennedy, Benjamin Elkins, Adam Carpenter, Jonathan Bullock, Robert Burd, Nicholas Nall, Mikel Dickinson, Aaron Tyson, Thomas Graham (Capt.), John Overton, Ruben Shields, John Martin, George Fry, John McNeill, John Wadsworth, Wm. Feagin, Ignatious Wadsworth, Samuel Feagen, Thomas Feagen, John Carrell Junr., Benjin. Gilbert, David Overton, John Record, John Carrell Senr., Alexr. Carrell, John Gilbert, John Cheek, Joab Cheek, William Barrett JP, Wm. Cox, John Dunn, Eleazer Birckhead, Absalom Fry, John Daniely, Jesse Sowell, William Caddell, James Fry, Niel McLeod (Surveyor), Robert Graham Sen., Jason Wadsworth, Geo. Cox, John Sowell, James Holcomb, James Dowd, Jacob White, William Hardin, James Muse, Jason Muse, Benjn. Gilbert, Zachariah Smith, Thos. Muse, Kindred Muse, John Graham, Samuel Womble, James Elkins, Jas. Collins, Andrew White, Randal Cheek, Lewis Phillips, James Smith, James Handcock, Willis Elkins, Samuel Elkins, Solimon Phillips, Brother Carrell and Sterling Carrell.
  		Moore County, NC DNA Project DNA Results and Analysis for Moore County families including Allen, Barrett, Bean, Brewer, Britt, Brown, Burns, Caddell, Cagle, Carpenter, Caviness, Chriscoe, Cockman, Cole, Comer, Davis, Deaton, Dunn, Furr, Garner, Hancock, Hardin, Hare, Horner, Hunsucker, Hussey, Jackson, Kennedy, Key, Kidd, Lawrence, Maness, McIntosh, McLendon, McNeill, Melton, Monroe, Moore, Morgan, Muse, Nall, Phillips, Richardson, Riddle, Ritter, Sanders, Seawell, Sheffield, Smith, Stewart, Stutts, Sullivan, Wallace, Welch, Williams, Williamson and Wright