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Descendants of David Dalton

Generation No. 1

1. DAVID¹ DALTON was born Abt. 1730 in England, and died 1804 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. He married <UNNAMED>.

Notes for DAVID DALTON:
Most of the information known about David Dalton, immigrant ancestor of the Dalton family of western North, Carolina, comes in the form of land records.
It is known that David brought his family to North Carolina in the latter part of the American Revolution and settled in Rutherford County. It is said that David was a soldier in the American Revolution but there is little known of his service. Two of his sons William & John Dalton also served in the Revolution and were granted pensions for their service. A third son, Thomas, also served.
It is speculated that David was born in England (another source lists Virginia), however there is notation from the western North Carolina area of an "Englishman" in this time period. The reference is made to David Dalton of Rutherford County, North Carolina.

More About DAVID DALTON:
Military service: American Revolution

Children of DAVID DALTON and <UNNAMED> are:

WILLIAM² DALTON, b. Abt. 1754, Virginia; d. 1852, Henderson County, North Carolina; m. CHARLOTTE JOHNSON; b. Abt. 1755; d. Bef. 1850, North Carolina.

Notes for WILLIAM DALTON:
William Dalton enlisted for service in the American Revolution at Albemarle County, Virginia in 1775. He was discharged in 1778. He became a volunteer in Burke County, North Carolina and fought at the battle of Ninety-Six. He received a soldiers pension for his service on pension number #S8295.

More About WILLIAM DALTON:
Military service: Continential Army, American Revolution

ii.

BRADLEY DALTON, b. Abt. 1755, Virginia.

Notes for BRADLEY DALTON:
Believed to have gone to Tennessee before 1803, where he lived in Roane County.

iii.

JOHN DALTON, b. October 03, 1758, Albemarle County, Virginia; d. September 15, 1838, Bledsoe County, Tennessee; m. LUCY SIMS; b. March 24, 1758, Orange County, Virginia; d. September 02, 1823, Bledsoe County, Tennessee.

Notes for JOHN DALTON:
Of the children of David Dalton, John is the most noteworthy. His application for pension on behalf of his Revolutionary War service is very detailed and held by the National Archives. In the Spring of 1778 John was drafted as a militiaman into Captain Sim's Company at Albemarle County, Virginia. John served two tours as a guard of Burgoyrus prisoners at Albemarle Barracks. He later marched to Norfolk where the British had landed. During his service he was in two skirmishes with the British, one on the south side of the James River. John served a total of ten months in service, four as a private and six as a sergeant. He applied for and received a soldiers pension in Bledsoe County, Tennessee and his verification of service was endorsed by several prominent citizens of Bledsoe County and by James A. Whiteside.
After the Revolution, John is noted as a local Baptist preacher in western North Carolina. He was a messenger from the Bill's Creek Baptist Church to the Bethel Association in 1797 and 1800. He was a preacher at Mountain Creek Baptist Church at Gilkey, North Carolina as early as 1808 and was a messenger to the Broad River Association in 1811. He was a preaching at Bill's Creek Baptist Church in 1811.
In 1811 John moved to Buncombe County, North Carolina where his son later acquired sixty-five acres on the Swannanoa River. In 1817 He moved westward to Tennessee and lived the remainder of his life as a preacher and farmer in Bledsoe County.

More About JOHN DALTON:
Burial: Bledsoe County, Tennessee
Military service: Company of Captain William Sims, American Revolution
Occupation: Farmer & Minister

2.	iv.		DAVID DALTON, b. Abt. 1760, Albemarle County, Virginia; d. 1835, Henderson County, North Carolina.
	v.		THOMAS DALTON, b. 1763, Albemarle County, Virginia; d. March 1850, Rutherford County, North Carolina; m. ELIZABRTH MORRIS, February 25, 1789, Rutherford County, North Carolina; b. Abt. 1770; d. Aft. 1850, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

Notes for THOMAS DALTON:
Thomas Dalton served six months in Captain Adam Hampton's Company of Andrew Hampton and McDowell's North Carolina Regiment. His wife applied for and received a widows pension for his service on August 09, 1843. It was stated that he volunteered and served as a spy for the regiment.

More About THOMAS DALTON:
Military service: Captain Adam Hampton's Comany, American Revolution

	vi.		LUCY ELIZABETH DALTON, b. Abt. 1765, Virginia.
	vii.		NANCY DALTON, b. Abt. 1766, Albemarle County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1804.
	viii.		FRANCES DALTON, b. Abt. 1770, Albemarle County, Virginia.
	ix.		SALLEY DALTON, b. Abt. 1772, Virginia; m. JOHN ALPHARD HALFORD, October 27, 1789, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
	x.		SUSANNA DALTON, b. Abt. 1774, Virginia; m. M. GARRETT SMETHERS, February 17, 1788, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
	xi.		MARENA DALTON, b. Bet. 1775 - 1779, Virginia; d. Bet. 1850 - 1859, North Carolina.

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