Thomas Walton Sr (1721 - 1796)

Born 20 Oct 1721 in Upper Moreland Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Titus) Walton — married 26 Dec 1756 in Westbury MM, Long Island, New York

Descendants

Died 17 Dec 1796 at age 75 in Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Thomas was a Friend (Quaker)

Thomas Walton, child of Jeremiah Walton and Elizabeth Walton, was born on 20 October 1721 in Montgomery, Pennsylvania. His nine siblings (in birth order) were:

1. William (b 12th mon, 23rd, 1719 - so 23 FEB1720)
2. then Thomas
3. Rachel (b 1st mon, 14th, 1724 - so 14 MAR 1724)
4. Jeremiah (b 3rd mon. 16th, 1726 - so 16 MAY 1726)
5. Jacob (b 6th mon, 24th, 1728 - so 24 AUG 1728)
6. James (b 12th mon, 2nd, 1730 - so 2 FEB 1731)
7. Mary (b 9th mon, 9th, 1732 - so 9 NOV 1732)
8. Sarah (b 10th mon, 23rd, 1734 - so 23 DEC 1734)
9. Elizabeth (b 5th mon, 5th,1737 - so 5 JUL 1737) and
10. Phebe (b 5th mon, 25th, 1740 - so 25 JUL 1740)

Below that is noted: "The mother (Elizabeth) of the abovesaid children was daughter of Thomas Walmsly of Byberry and born the 12th day of the 5th month, 1699" (translates to 12 JUL 1699). ^[1]

Byberry Waltons Vol 1, Norman Walton Swayne,1958 Data Pages Scanned from Original Text - From Byberry Waltons, Volume I, 1958, by Norman Walton Swayne, Page 60 - THOMAS WALTON , born 8.20.1721, died 2.17.1796, son of 34 Jeremiah Walton & Elizabeth Walmsley of Hatboro in what later was Montgomery Co., Pa., married 12.26.1751 at Westbury Mtg on Long Island, N. Y., Mary Titus, born 3.8.1725, died 3.6.1805, 9th and last born of children of Silas Titus & Sarah Height of that meeting. Both births and their marriage are from Westbury Mtg, their deaths from Horsham Mtg, near where they settled. The Titus Family in America also gives her birth, marriage and parents as above. Abington Mtg says 12.30.1754 Thomas had a certificate in order that he might merry a Friend belonging to Westbury Mtg on Long Island. It appears that this might make him late for the wedding. 30th 10th mo 1775 the same meeting says Thomas, believed to be this one, manumitted a Negro. Thomas is on tax lists of Mannor of Moor?land 1769, 220 acres 5 horses 4 cattle one servant tax 27.3.8, 1774, 200 acres 3 horses 5 cattle tax 22.11.4, 1779 8 tax 25, also 1779 d tax 6.5.0, 1780 valuation 6900 tax 172.10.0, 1782 valuation 1079 tax 6.5.10, 1783, 200 acres 2 horses 2 cattle 7 sheep one servant. In the 1790 census Thomas of Moreland Twp was head of a family of two males over 16 and three females. The will of Thomas of Moreland Twp, drawn 1.6.1796, proved in Montgomery Co. March 5, 1796, named wife Mary, son Thomas to have house and farm purchased of ~Samuel Preston Moore and William Walton, sons Jeremiah and Silas, daughter Sarah not married, daughters Elizabeth, Mary, Phebe and Anne. The will of Mary of Upper Dublin Twp, drawn 6.10.1799, proved in Montgomery Co. Apr. 11, 3.805, named the same sons as in that of Thomas, grandson John Walton son of Thomas, daughters Elizabeth Jones, Mary Bond, Phebe Shoemaker, Amy Clark, son in law Daniel Shoemaker. 5.26.1792 Thomas of Moorland & wife Mary deeded to son Silas Walton 96 acres at the edge of Hatboro rec?d 6.10.1763 from Thomas? brothers Jeremiah & wife Mary and Jacob & wife Mary in partition of their father?s 343 acres or more. Births of these nine children are from the Joseph Solomon Walton Ma:

301 Sarah b 11.3.1755 d prob. by 1799 alive 1796 not married 302 Elizabeth b 1757 m 1792 Isaac Jones b 1744 d 1827 303 Mary b 1759 d 1845 m 1778 Benjamin Bond b 1742 d 1826 304 Silas b 1761 d 1824 m 17814. Phebe Parry b 1760 d 1838 305 Phebe b 1763 m 1785 Daniel Shoemaker b 1752 306 Martha b 8.14.1764 d prob. by 1796 not married

"Thomas Walton, son of Jeremiah died" on 17 December 1796 in Montgomery, Pennsylvania.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935," database with images, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   (Ancestry Record 2189 #227371 : subscription required, accessed 11 February 2024)

   Name	Thomas Walton
   Event Type	Birth
   Birth Date	20 Oct 1721
   Birth Date on Image	20 1721 Eighth
   Birth Place	Montgomery, Pennsylvania
   Residence Place	Moreland, Philadelphia
   Father	Jeremiah Walton
   Mother	Elizabeth Walton
   Monthly Meeting	Abington Monthly Meeting
   Religion Sect	Pre-Hicksite
   Yearly Meeting	Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
   Meeting State	Pennsylvania
   Meeting County	Montgomery

2. ↑ Death: "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935," database with images, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   (Ancestry Record 2189 #2760990 : subscription required, accessed 11 February 2024)

   Name	Thomas Walton
   Event Type	Death
   Death Date	17 Dec 1796
   Death Date on Image	17 1796 Twelfth
   Death Place	Montgomery, Pennsylvania
   Monthly Meeting	Horsham Monthly Meeting
   Yearly Meeting	Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
   Meeting State	Pennsylvania
   Meeting County	Montgomery

• Swayne, Norman Walton. Byberry Waltons: an account of four English brothers Nathaniel & Thomas & Daniel & William Walton, who settled about 1683 in Byberry township, Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania. Vol. 1. 2 vols. Stephenson Brothers, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 1958. pg 60