Transcription of an
Excerpt from the 1859 Journal of William Allen Melton
Born Dec 26, 1787 in Edgefield Co., SC
Son of RS William A. Melton, Sr., who was the son of Nathan Melton, Sr.
William Allen Melton’s mother was William’s second wife Lucy Daniel Allen
(Original is on file in Melton Family Folder in GA
State Archives & Library, Morrow, GA)
(Original
spelling – no editing.)
(Pg. 37
Contributed by Thomas M. Smedley, Sr.)
Pg. 37:
Thomas Smedley is the sun of John Smedley Born the
10 day of September 1767 your ant Naomy was the daughter of Nathan Melton
and Nancy his wife and was born the 25 of December 1768 we was married the
14 of (October was crossed out) January 1790 John Smedley our first child
was born the 16 of October 1790 William Smedley was born the 20 of June 1792
and departed this life the 8 of May 1794 Thomas M. Smedley was born the 16
of January 1795 Nancy was born the 5 of September 1796 Lucy was born the 17
of August 1798 Elizabeth S. Smedley was born the 5 of January 1801 Neoma was
born the 4 of Sept 1803 Polley was born the 4 of Sep 1803 and departed the 8
of Sep 1803 James Milleg S was born the 21 of October 1805 Bulah was born
the 5 of Feb 1808 Armsted B. S was born the 9 of March 1810 and departed
this life the 10 of Nov 1828 John Smedley married Charlotta Skinner Nancey
married Thomas Mosley and had fore children
Pg. 37 continued on reverse side:
Moseley died She married Nathan Thrash Lucy married
Mark Hudspeth Elizabeth married John Atkins James M. Smedley married Polly
Williams Buley married Stephen Sanders.
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