William Dalton (1736 - 1819)

Born 7 Dec 1736 in Albemarle, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel (Harris) Dalton — married about 1760 in Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 4 Jun 1819 at age 82 in Huntsville, Smith, Tennessee, United States

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Captain William Dalton served with Albemarle County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

William Dalton is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-331415
Rank: Captain

William Dalton is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A029428.

1. Need to reconcile the name of the spouse of William (Rachel Sarah & Virginia Rachel Harris are same person)

Biography

There are numerous records with the name William Dalton, with varying birth dates. All are located in Virginia. There is a birth record that states birth date of 1746 with parents being Samuel Dalton and Ann Dandridge Redd. The marriage record states marriage of William Dalton and Rachel Harris in 1759, with birth date of William as 1741 and the birth date of Rachel of 1744.

According to a letter of grandson Samuel Dowell, dated March 26, 1871, William was 18 and Rachel Harris was 14 when they married and they raised 14 children. He died at age 65 and she lived to be very old. Both died in Tennessee.^[1]

William Dalton born 1736 in Lived in, Albemarle Co., Virginia; died May 1819 in Will Probated; married Rachel Harris Abt. 1759.^[2]

Name

Name: William Dalton^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Birth

Birth Date: December 1736^[2]

Birth Place: Albermarle, Virginia, United States^[4][5]

Birth Date: December 1737

Birth Place: Albermarle, VA

Birth Date: 1746

Parents: Samuel Dalton & Ann Dandridge Redd ^[8]

Father & Mother of William Dalton

Note: Duplicate names of children with differing birth dates & spouses

Husband: Samuel Dalton

Wife: Ann Nancy Dandridge Redd

Siblings of William Dalton

1. David Dalton
2. William Dalton
3. Samuel Dalton
4. David Dalton
5. Letitia Letty Dalton
6. Charles Dalton
7. Robert Dalton
8. Rachel Dalton
9. Mary Ann Dalton
10. John Dalton
11. Ann Nancy Dalton
12. Sarah Matilda Dalton
13. Letitia Wells Dalton
14. Jane Virginia Iona Dalton

Marriage Date )Alternate): 1735^[5][9]

Marriage Date: 1740

Marriage Place: Williamsburg, York, Virginia, United State^[4]

Death

Death Date: 4 Jun 1819^[2]

Death Place: Huntsville, Smith, Tennessee, United States^[6]

Death Place (Alternate): Smith, TN^[5]

Military Service

Name: William Dalton

Birth Date: 1740

Rank: Capt ^[10]

Residence

Residence:

Place: VA, United States^[3]

Marriage

Husband: William Dalton Capt. William Dalton b 1736, Albemarle, VA, d 16 Jan 1819, Sumner, TN^[11]

Wife: Virginia Rachael Harris daughter of Maj. Robert Harris and Mourning Glenn.

Marriage Date: 1760 Albemarle, Virginia

Children:

1. Nancy Dalton Anne "Nancy" Dalton b abt 1766.^[11]
2. Charlotte Dalton
3. John Dalton
4. Robert Dalton
5. Elizabeth Dalton b 26 Aug 1768, Albemarle, VA; md John Dickerson 19 Dec 1790, Albemarle, VA.^[11]
6. William Richard Dalton William Dalton b abt 1772, Albemarle, VA, d 6 Nov 1827, New Orleans, LA; md (1) Rachel Turner, and (2) Sally Woods.^[11]
7. Mary Polly Dalton b abt 1780, Albemarle, VA; md Terisha Sumpter Turner.^[11]
8. Lucy Dalton b 15 Dec 1761, Albemarle, VA 16 Sep 1844, Randolph, MO; md John Watts 9 Nov 1788.^[11]
9. Thomas Dalton b bef 12 Jul 1778, Albemarle, VA, d 9 May 1864, Rockingham, VA; md (1) Mary "Polly" Deatherage, and (2) Charlotte Joyce.
10. Frances "Fanny" Dalton b 18 Jun 1780, Albemarle, VA, d Aug 1843; md James Dowell.^[11]
11. Sarah "Sally" Dalton b abt 1782, Albemarle, VA; md William Hubbard 31 Jul 1813, Sumner, TN.^[11]
12. Charlotte Dalton b abt 1785, Albemarle, VA, d bef 1830, Sumner, TN; md Thomas Stone.^[11]

Marriage 1759 Albermarle, Virginia, United States^[4][5]Y^[12]

Sources

1819 Will

William Dalton of Smith County and State of Tennessee

Wife: Rachel

Son: William Dalton – his children: Rachel Dalton; Ellender Dalton; Thomas Dalton;

Son: Robert Dalton

Son: Thomas Dalton

Son: John Dalton – children: Gensy Dalton; Robert Dalton; Fanny Dalton and Thomas Dalton

Executors: Grandson William Watts; Son-in-Law John Dickerson; Son Robert Dalton; Son Thomas Dalton

Witn: B.W. Hammock; John wood; Thomas Madding

Will written: 16th January 1819

Will proven: May 1819

Tennessee Wills on Ancestry Will Books, 1816-1820

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• DAR record https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A029428
• http://www.geneajourney.com/dalton.html#LINE%20A

1. ↑ Milbourn Family History, 2004, Researched and Compiled by Doris Nelson Sloan, Page 76 of 102 in the possession of Leila I Niemeth Tweed.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Dalton Databank: [http://www.daltondatabank.org/Chronicles/Yorkshire_to_America.htm The Daltons from Yorkshire to America
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} [War Muster]
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Page: Source number: 241023.004; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 4; Submitter Code: . Note: [|World Marriages]
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4} Family Data Collection - Individual Records Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication William Dalton
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Family Data Collection - Deaths Author: Edmund West, comp. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001. William Dalton
7. ↑ Clark, Murtie J. Colonial Soldiers of the South, 1732-1774. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Ancestry.com: Online publication Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.- Provo, UT, USA. |Colonial Soldiers of the South
8. ↑ Heritage Consulting. Millennium File [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003. Original data: Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting.
9. ↑ Family Data Collection - Marriages Author: Edmund West, comp. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001. Samuel Dalton
10. ↑ Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8} Descendants of Samuel Dalton of North Carolina and Virginia: Capt William Dalton
12. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Marriage date: 1759; birth date: 1741 spouse birth date: 1744

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Dalton-695 created through the import of My Ancerstors.ged on Jul 2, 2011 by Mike Snider.
• This person was created through the import of LaBach Family TreeApril28_2011.ged on 05 May 2011.
• WikiTree profile Dalton-1457 created through the import of Vicki Norman family tree v2 (3).ged on Aug 1, 2012 by Vicki Norman.
• Thank you to Darlene Burton for creating WikiTree profile Dalton-1990 through the import of clay3_2013-07-25.ged on Jul 25, 2013.