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Family: James Melton / Mary Cagle (F0972)

• Father | Male James Melton

  
  

  Born	20 Jan 1774
  Died	11 Aug 1840
  Buried		Moore County, NC at Melton Cemetery #396
  Married
  Father	Ancel Melton | F0973 Group Sheet
  Mother

  
  

  Mother | Female Mary Cagle

  
  

  Born	Between 1765 and 1770
  Died	Between 1840 and 1850
  Buried
  Father	John "Dutchman" Cagle | F0978 Group Sheet
  Mother	Catherine | F0978 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Female + Lydia Melton

  
  

  Born	27 Sep 1799
  Died	3 Aug 1881
  Buried		Moore County, NC at Williams Cemetery #279
  Spouse	John Williams | F0448
  Married

  
  

  Child 2 | Male + Henry Melton

  
  

  Born	1800
  Died	Bef Nov 1826
  Buried
  Spouse	Sarah Dunlap | F1908
  Married

  
  

  Child 3 | Male + Robert Melton

  
  

  Born	1803
  Died	Bef 6 Dec 1866
  Buried
  Spouse	Christian McIntosh | F0082
  Married
  Spouse	Mary Craven | F6545
  Married	Between 1850 and 1854

  
  

  Child 4 | Male + James Melton

  
  

  Born	10 Jan 1805
  Died	3 Mar 1857
  Buried		Moore County, NC at Melton/Muse Cemetery #70
  Spouse	Temperance Horner | F0030
  Married

  
  

  Child 5 | Male + Hiram Melton

  
  

  Born	12 May 1809
  Died	13 Sep 1866
  Buried		McNairy County, TN at O'Neal Cemetery
  Spouse	Mary Barrett | F6520
  Married
  Spouse	Nancy Arnold | F12160
  Married

  
  

  Child 6 | Male + Ansel Melton

  
  

  Born	1804-1810
  Died	Bef Feb 1838
  Buried
  Spouse	Lydia Horner | F10043
  Married

  
  

  Child 7 | Female + Mary Melton

  
  

  Born	1 Feb 1812
  Died	14 May 1876
  Buried
  Spouse	Joseph Cole | F0979
  Married

  
  

• Documents		Map of James Melton's Neighborhood in Moore County, NC on Meadow Branch Highlighted tracts include lands grants to James Melton Sr. [GREEN] and sons James, Jr. and Hiram [PURPLE]. Also denotes location of James Melton, Jr. Homeplace and burial location of James Melton Jr. and his wife's parents - George R. Horner and Priscilla Winslow.
  		Map of Ancel Melton land in Moore County, NC between Wet and Dry Creeks Higlighted tracts include land granted to Ancel Melton in 1797 and land he purchased from Nathan Smith in 1786. The property was originally granted to Jesse Ritter in 1773. Ancel Melton's son James Melton is buried here. It is likely that a number of Melton family graves once existed here but currently James is the only one remaining.

  
  

  Histories

  Melton Family of Moore County, NC - Miscellaneous Records The enclosed is a timeline and accounting of Melton references in Moore County, Cumberland County and earlier references from Orange and Chatham County.

  
  

• Notes

  In Moore County, during the early 1800's, there were two large households of Meltons that each had a number of children born between 1790-1810. These two men, James and Ansel, were believed to be first cousins but may have been brothers. James [1774-1840] was listed in the 1800, 1810 and 1820 census with a total of six sons born between 1790-1810. Ansel [1773-aft 1850] was listed in the 1810, 1820, and 1830 census with a total of five sons born between 1794-1820. It has been passed down through Ansel's family tradition that he was the father of Jesse [b.1794-1800], William [b.1800-1804], Isaiah [b.1800-1810], Robert [b.1805] and John [b.1814]. It is fairly certain that James was the father of Robert [b. 1803], James [b.1805], and Ansel [b.1804-10]. It is also my belief that James was the father of Henry [b.1800] and Hiram [b.1804-1810]. It is possible that he was the father of John Melton [b. bef 1794] but less likely. I am also fairly certain that Lydia Melton [b.1799], wife of John Williams was James' daughter based on the close proximity of the two families.