William Walton (1767 - 1844)

Born 12 Jan 1767 in Amherst, Virginia

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 18 May 1844 at age 77 in Greene, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Revolutionary War Patriot

Private William Walton served with Wilkes County Regiment, North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

William Walton is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 313035
Rank: Private

William Walton is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A120328.

Military Service

William Walton Jr. apparently served alongside his father, First in VA unit. 1780, a Private under Capt. John Brown and Col. Benjamin Cleveland. Then in VA unit again.^[1][2]

William Walton was born in 1767 in Virginia and his parents were

Elizabeth Tilman and

William Walton.

He passed away in 1844.

Marriage

Name: William Walton

Spouse: Justina Louisa Gennerick

Marriage Date: 3 Feb 1807

Source: South Carolina Marriages From 1600-1820^[3]

Military

Name: William Walton

Also known as: William Jr Walton

Birth Date: 12 Jan 1767

Birth Place: Amherst County, VA

Residence Age: 68

Residence Place: Greene, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 18 Mar 1844

Death Place: Greene County, Alabama^[4]

Name: William Walton

Rank: Private

Age: 68

Birth Year: abt 1763

Pension Enrollment Date: 4 Mar 1831

Residence Place: Greene, Alabama, USA

Service Description: N. C. militia^[5]

Death and Burial

Name: William Walton

Birth Date: 12 Jan 1767

Birth Place: Amherst County, Virginia

Death Date: 18 May 1844

Death Place: Greene County, Alabama, United States

Cemetery: Strawberry Hill Plantation

Burial or Cremation Place: Greene County, Alabama, United States ^[6]

DNA Chalkboard

GEDmatch Genesis Triangulation of Selected Kits-- V0.3

MRCA: William Walton

Chr18: 5.8cM

T121279 Cindy Jajuga, 6ggd through—>William Walden

T344442 Kurt Walden, 6ggs through—>William Walden

A660836 Michelle Bairfield, 6ggd through —>William Walton

Segment: 7,230,612–8,549,458

Chr18: 5.3cM

T121279 Cindy Jajuga

T192681 Frances Dickerson, 6ggd through—>Louisa Walton

A660836 Michelle Bairfield

Segment: 7,230,612–8,418,406

Not enough for Wikitree DNA Confirmation, but it does indicate the 4 living descendants share a common ancestor.

Sources

1. ↑ Revolutionary War Soldiers for NC and SC, Data provided by the website Carolana. (accessed 24 Feb 2022)
2. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of William Walton Jr", Ancestor # A120328.
3. ↑ South Carolina, Compiled Marriage Index, 1641-1965 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005. amb 19:43, 23 November 2018 (UTC)
4. ↑ Alabama, Revolutionary War Residents, 1776-1783 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. amb 19:40, 23 November 2018 (UTC)
5. ↑ U.S., The Pension Roll of 1835 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: United States Senate.The Pension Roll of 1835.4 vols. 1968 Reprint, with index. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1992. amb 20:57, 23 November 2018 (UTC)
6. ↑ Memorial page for William Walton (12 Jan 1767–18 May 1844), Find A Grave: Memorial #105646375, citing Strawberry Hill Plantation, Greene County, Alabama, USA. Find A Grave, database and images: accessed 23 November 2018, amb. Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8).

• "Family Tree," database, (FamilySearch: modified 22 February 2017, 16:34), entry for William Walton Jr(PID database online); contributed by various users.: Accessed 24 Jul 2017

• Revolutionary War Pension Application of William Walton (son of William Walton, brother of Tilman Walton, nephew of Jesse Walton)

• DAR Database - Walton, William Jr. - Ancestor #: A120328

• DAR Lineage - Mrs. Rosebud Alcorn Rector

• Walton-833 created by Marie Mills. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Marie and others.

Walden-78 was created through the import of Olin LaVern and Darlene Thomas.ged on 14 April 2011.

• 2020-05-14 VA in the Revolution - William Walton pg 178.jpg

• 2020-05-14 VA in the Revolution - William Walton pg 178A.jpg

• 2020-05-14 VA in the Revolution - William Walton pg 179.jpg

• Sweeny, Lenora Higginbotham, Amherst County, Virginia in the Revolution Including Extracts from the "Lost Order Book" 1773-1782 [Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, Inc., 2002] 178A. This book is not copyrighted.

"In September 1780, Lt. Colonel William C. Campbell led his regiment on a march from Southwest Virginia to Kings Mountain, North Carolina. There on October 7, 1780, Col. Campbell lead his regiments in the Battle of Kings Mountain, defeating the British Forces lead by Major Patrick Ferguson. The victory by Col. Campbell destroyed the left wing of Cornwallis’s Army and forced the British to retreat from Charlotte into South Carolina."

Brig. Gen. William C. Campbell, Commander, Battle of Kings Mountain. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Campbell-1786

Note: Campbell was married to Elizabeth Henry, sister of Virginia Governor, Patrick Henry ("Give me liberty, or give me death!"). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Campbell_(general)

• Robert M. Dunkerly, The Battle of Kings Mountain: Eyewitness Accounts, (The History Press, March 20, 2007).