William
Richardson
"Billy"
Melton
Born in Bedford, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Absolem Melton
and Mary (Richardson) Melton
Brother of
John Melton [half], Rebeckah (Melton) Burnett [half], Garland Anderson Melton [half], Mabel Melton [half], Mabel (Melton) Bryant [half], Lucy Ann (Melton) Branch [half], Elizabeth (Melton) Orange [half] and Allen Melton Sr. [half]
Husband of
Sarah (Bedsaul) Melton
— married
27 May 1823 in Grayson, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Henrietta Melton, John Melton, Elisha Melton, Absalom Melton, Mary A. Melton, Margaret Melton, William J. Melton, James Melton, Elizabeth Melton, Joseph Melton, Elizabeth Melton, Malinda Jane Melton, Rosannah Melton, Rebecca Melton, Hugh Melton, George W. Melton, Alexander Melton, Legrand Melton and Charlotte Melton
Died
at age 83
in Carroll, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Sep 2011
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Biography
William was born in 1803. He is the son of Absolom Melton and Mary Richardson. William married Sarah Bedsaul in 1823. From 1850 through 1880 they are enumerated on the federal census in Carroll County, Virginia. [1]
Census
- Census:
- Date: 1850
- Place: Carrol Co, VA pg 56
- Census:
- Date: 1860
- Place: Carrol Co, VA pg 105
- Census:
- Date: 1870
- Place: Carroll Co, VA pg 149
- Census:
- Date: 1880
- Place: Pipers Gap, Carroll Co, VA source:FHL Film 1255360 National Archives Film T9-1360 Page 94A
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41P-NKM : 13 December 2017), William Melton, 1860.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Richard Melton
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #B655789 +
Y-Chromosome Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-BY159358, FTDNA kit #B655789
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~1.56%
Susan (Akers) McRorie :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member sakers70
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Michael Callahan :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Peggy Caton :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A358514 [compare], Ancestry member SidneyVowell2010
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~0.39%
Donna (Willis) Brown :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T366951 [compare], FTDNA kit #355821
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