Meloney (Melton) Newton (abt. 1745 - 1815)

Born about 1745 in Orange, North Carolina

Ancestors

Wife of Nicholas Newton — married about 1757 in Moore, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 1815 at about age 70 in Carthage, Moore, North Carolina

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Biography

Melony was born in 1745. She was the daughter of Robert Melton and Mary Farr. She died in 1815.

Melony married Nicholas Newton in 1757 in NC.^[1]

In the 1790 census Nicholas was in Moore, North Carolina.^[2]

Meloney married Alexander Cashdollar on 14 December 1814.^[3]

Research Notes

Meloney was in a family history or pedigree in 1815 in Moore, Spartanburg (Moore), South Carolina, United States.^[4]

Spouses and children Married about 1770, Moore Co, Province of North Carolina, British Empire, to Nicholas Newton 1737-1795

• F Mary Newton 1760-1800
• F Fereby Newton 1765-1850
• M William Melton Newton 1766-
• F Mary Sowel Newton 1773-
• F Hannah Carpenter Newton 1773-1864
• M Nicholas Smith Newton 1774-
• M William Newton 1777-/1790
• F Delaney Gibson Newton 1779-
• F Meloney Dun Newton 1779-
• F Charity Newton 1780-
• F Elizabeth Newton ca 1780-
• F Sarah Newton 1781-
• M John Tucker Newton 1783-

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 -- County Court Minutes, 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

See Also

• The Wallace Family [1]

Name Meloney Melton Birth 1739 Gender Female Residence Nicholas Newton/Meloney Melton Homeplace, Moore County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location Death Bef 18 Oct 1823 Patriarch & Matriarch Robert Melton d. 1759, Orange County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Father) Relationship

DNA Tests 2 DNA tests are associated with Meloney Melton

Father Robert Melton d. 1759, Orange County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location

Histories Melton Family of Moore County, NC - Miscellaneous Records 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. Female Mary Newton, b. Between 1755 and 1760 ▻ John Sowell + 2. Female Fereby Newton, b. Between 1760 and 1765 ▻ Samuel Barrett (Age 26 years); ▻ Nathaniel Melton (Age 91 years) m. 1787 3. Female Meloney Newton, b. Between 1760 and 1765 ▻ Dunn 4. Male William Newton, b. c1765 ▻ Molly Patterson m. 1785 5. Female Delaney Newton, b. Between 1770 and 1780 ▻ Gibson + 6. Female Hannah Newton, b. Abt 1772 d. 21 Feb 1864, Copiah County, MS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 92 years) ▻ Temple Carpenter (Age 70 years) 7. Male Nicholas Smith Newton, b. 1770-1775 8. Female Charity Newton, b. Between 1775 and 1780 9. Female Sarah Newton, b. Between 1775 and 1780 10. Female Elizabeth Newton, b. Between 1775 and 1785 + 11. Male John Tucker Newton, b. 1777 ▻ Margaret

Documents Map of Nicholas Newton's Neighborhood in Moore County, NC on Wet and Dry Creeks 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

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900"
   Source number: 8821.861; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
   Ancestry Record 7836 #825296 (accessed 16 December 2022)
   Melony Melton marriage to Nicholas Newton in 1757 in NC.
2. ↑ 1790 Census: "1790 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Moore, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 161; Family History Library Film: 0568147
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5058 #182479 (accessed 16 December 2022)
   Nicholas Newton in Moore, North Carolina.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Tennessee, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1784-1825"
   Original data: Dodd, Jordan, comp.. Tennessee Marriages to 1825. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Tennessee
   Ancestry Record 2099 #114612 (accessed 18 July 2023)
   Meloney Melton marriage to Alexander Cashdollar on 14 Dec 1814.
4. ↑ Family History or Pedigree: "Geneanet Community Trees Index"
   Original data: Geneanet Community Trees Index. Paris, France: Geneanet
   Ancestry Record 62476 #4815175014 (accessed 18 July 2023)
   Name: Meloney Melton; Gender: F (Female); Birth Date: 1745; Birth Place: Orange, North Carolina, USA; Death Date: 1815; Death Place: Moore, Spartanburg (Moore), South Carolina, USA; Father: Robert Melton; Mother: Mary Farrar; Spouse: Nicholas Newton; Child: Fereby Newton Charity Newton Delaney Gibson Newton Elizabeth Newton Hannah Carpenter Newton John Tucker Newton Mary Sowel Newton Mary Newton Meloney Dun Newton Nicholas Smith Newton Sarah Newton William Melton Newton William Newton; View on Geneanet: https://gw.geneanet.org/badjjjustin?n=melton&oc=&p=meloney.

• See also: https://moorecountywallaces.com/getperson.php?personID=I14057&tree=Wallace