Thomas Dalton (abt. 1770 - 1864)

Born about 1770 in Albemarle, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Deatherage) Dalton — married about 1790 in Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 9 May 1864 at about age 94 in Rockingham, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Thomas was born about 1770 in Albemarle County, Virginia. He is the son of William Dalton and Rachel Harris. He passed away in May 1864 in Rockingham County, North Carolina. (Items in his estate were sold on 21 September 1864.^[1])

Thomas Dalton married first Mary "Polly" Deatherage about 1790. He married second Charlotte (Joyce) Deatherage, widow of his late wife's brother, George Deatherage. Thomas is in the 1810-1840 censuses of Rockingham Co., NC, the 1850 census of Stokes Co., NC, and the 1860 census of Rockingham Co., NC. Based on his will, Thomas's children were:

1. Sarah "Sally" DALTON; m. Garrett WATTS
2. Robert DALTON
3. William DALTON, b. 30 Jul 1804
4. Elizabeth DALTON, b. 1806; m. John K. JOYCE
5. James DALTON^[2]

He wrote his will on 12 Mar 1858. He named his son William, his daughter Elizabeth Joyce, heirs of Garrett, heirs of son Robert Dalton, and grandsons William F. and John Dalton. He named his son William his executor. The will was witnessed by Nath'l. Dodd, and T.R. Stone. Stone was dead when the will was probated.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979
2. ↑ Posted to Dalton Family Genealogy Forum by Diana Gale Matthiesen, 6 Jul 2004, Message #4392
3. ↑ Tobin II, Richard W

• "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2J-BG3 : accessed 2 August 2018), Thomas Dalton, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 216, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 43; FHL microfilm 337,916.
• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHL7-T91 : accessed 2 August 2018), Thomas Dalton, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 594, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 82; FHL microfilm 162,798.
• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPD-YZG : 29 July 2017), Thomas Dalton, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States; citing 297, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 124; FHL microfilm 18,090.
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBQ-MFS : 16 August 2017), Thos Dalton, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 136, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 369; FHL microfilm 18,097.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD6Z-VCQ : 12 December 2017), Thos Datton, 1860. NOTE: Transcript has surname as "Datton" instead of "Dalton."

• Tobin II, Richard W, The Deatherage Family: The First Four Generations in America (Copyright 1984 & 1992, Richard W. Tobin II. Published online on the Wayback Machine at Mary Deatherage Dalton. Author grants permission for personal genealogical, non-commercial use only.), Cit. Date: 21 Dec 2007.
• "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8G-M329 : 16 March 2018), Thomas Dalton, 1864; citing Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 2,110,012.