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Archelaus Hylton (1779 - 1865)

Archelaus Hylton
Born in Montgomery County, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 19 Nov 1803 in Montgomery County, VAmap
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Died at age 86 in Floyd County, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Archelaus Hylton lived in Appalachia, in Virginia.

Archelaus Hylton was the son of a founder of Floyd County, Virginia. His father, Elijah, owned a 1,000-acre plantation on which the one-acre Old Topeco Cemetery, where both are buried, is located.

He married Catharine Weddle on 19 November 1803 in Montgomery County, Virginia.[1]

In the 1830 census he was living in Blacksburg, Montgomery County, with his wife and nine children. He was enslaving six people. His son Archelaus Hylton Jr was living next door with a wife and young child.[2]

In the 1850 census he was 70 years old and living in Floyd County with his wife Catherine (age 64) and son Elijah (age 30). Archelaus was a farmer who owned real estate valued at $12,200.[3] He was enslaving 13 people.[4]

In the 1860 census he was 79 years old and living in Floyd County with his wife Catherine (age 75), son Elijah (age 30) and his wife Hannah (age 28) and grandchildren Isabell (age 6), Daniel P (age 3) and Granville (age 1). The household also included a 10-year old girl named Melly Hylton. Catherine was listed as "insane." Archelaus owned real estate valued at $11,000 and personal estate valued at $14,436.[5] He was enslaving 15 people in two slave houses.[6]

Archelaus wrote his will on 14 November 1859, which was probated in December 1865 in Floyd County. The will listed nine children but did not list Archelaus Jr.

"All my sons and daughters" listed in his will:[7]

  1. Charlott Harris
  2. Susan Dickerson
  3. Martha Harman, deceased
  4. Henry Hylton
  5. George Hylton
  6. Anna Harman
  7. Celia Harman
  8. John B Hylton
  9. Eliza Cannaday
  10. Elijah W Hylton

He is buried at Old Topeco Cemetery in the Town of Floyd, Floyd County, Virginia. [8]

Slaves

Sources

  1. ↑ Marriage Record - "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6NJG-JVWB : Tue Nov 07 16:44:40 UTC 2023), Entry for Archelaus Helton and Catharine Weddle, 19 Nov 1803.
  2. ↑ 1830 Census - "United States Census, 1830", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5H-JB2 : Fri Oct 06 20:02:14 UTC 2023), Entry for Achelous Hylton, 1830.
  3. ↑ 1850 Census - "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8D9-MVQ : Tue Oct 03 04:14:33 UTC 2023), Entry for Archelos Hylton and Catherine Hylton, 1850.
  4. ↑ 1850 Census - Slave Schedule - "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRWK-RSW2 : 15 February 2020), Archibald Hylton in entry for MM9.1.1/MV85-BJC:, 1850.
  5. ↑ 1860 Census - "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41W-CTF : Fri Oct 06 20:10:18 UTC 2023), Entry for Archilus Hylton and Catherine Hylton, 1860.
  6. ↑ 1860 Census - Slave Schedule - "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W2X2-WPW2 : Tue Oct 03 10:47:47 UTC 2023), Entry for Archelaus Hylton and , 1860.
  7. ↑ Will of Archalaus Hylton Sr - United States, Virginia, Floyd - Probate records. Will books, 1831-1900, 1975-1980; general indexes to wills, 1831-1980. Will books, v. C-D, 1852-1873. Page 136, Image 420 of 536. FamilySearch Link. Written 14 Nov 1859. Probated December 1865.
  8. ↑ Find a Grave - database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18895655/archelaus-hylton: accessed 28 December 2023), memorial page for Archelaus Hylton (18 Apr 1779–10 Dec 1865), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18895655, citing Old Topeco Cemetery, Floyd, Floyd County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Laural N. D. (contributor 46770490).
  • Estate Inventory of Archalaus Hylton - United States, Virginia, Floyd - Probate records. Will books, 1831-1900, 1975-1980; general indexes to wills, 1831-1980. Will books, v. C-D, 1852-1873. Page 177, Image 441 of 536. FamilySearch Link. Recorded 9 Jan 1866.

1. Floyd County, Virginia Will Book D, pages 136 and 137

2. Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com. Floyd County, Virginia, Death Index, 1853-1882 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.

3. Rootsweb.com

4. Find A Grave #18895665





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Tyrone Woods jr
I have located Archelaus Hylton's will , I am researching Henry T. Hylton and came across this by accident. eventhough his son Henry in the will has no middle initial listed I'm not sure if my Henry T. is possibly his son because you list a Henry A as his son. I hope this will help your research I'll add it to your profile for Archelaus if you do find my Henry T. and your Henry A. are the same person please let me know

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