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Descendants of William Bolton

Generation No. 1

1. William¹ Bolton was born Abt. 1788 in Virginia, and died January 1843. He married (1) Jane Cooley, daughter of Elizabeth Funk.

Notes for William Bolton:
The 1840 Federal Census Humphreys County, Tennessee, M704, Roll 524, Page 218 lists a William Bolton Jr, age 20-30, his wife is 15-20, living next door to William Bolton Sr.

Notes for Jane Cooley:
The following article was taken from "Tennessee Tidbits 1778-1914, Vol I":

William Bolton died before January 2, 1843 when a settlement was made by James Brown and William T Bolton as administrators (Humphreys County, Tennessee, County Court Minutes #46. Jane Bolton was appointed guardian for Benjamin Bolton, Evan Bolton, Henry Bolton, Elizabeth J Bolton, and Charles Bolton, minor orphans. (Ibid 55) Jane Moon, formerly Jane Boulton, made a settlement as guardian of the heirs of William Boulton. (Ibid 148).

The Humphreys County, Tennessee Federal Census, dated September 13, 1850, states that Jane Moon's Real Estate was valued at $500.00. Living in the household were: Lewis Moon, 53 yrs, Occupation Miller; Jane Moon, 37 yrs; Benjamin Bolton, 19 yrs, Farmer; Evan W Bolton, 17 yrs; Henry Bolton, 15 yrs; Elizabeth Bolton, 13 yrs; Nancy Bolton, 26 yrs (a note from Mable Fletcher Stout states that Nancy was the step-daughter of Jane Moon, and the half sister of the other Bolton children.

Children of William Bolton and Jane Cooley are:

Benjamin W² Bolton, born 1831.

ii.

Evan W Bolton, born 08 March 1833 in Humphreys County, Tennessee; died Abt. 1890 in Weatherford/Parker County, Texas.

iii.

Henry Bolton, born 1835.

iv.

Elizabeth Bolton, born 1837. She married Joe Scales.

Children of William Bolton are:

William T² Bolton.

ii.

James Bolton.

iii.