General Notes

Note:
Humphreys Co., TN (even though he was on the west side of t
he TN River, it was not officially Benton Co. until 1836.)
Came to what is now Benton Co., TN in 1820 w/ his brother M
atthew. Before that, lived in northern AL & middle TN. Wa
s issued a land grant for 159 acres on Harmon's Creek on 1
9 Dec., 1821. Raised Sion Melton, but not sure if this wa
s his son, as Sion was said to have been part Indian.
Joseph received a land grant dated Dec. 19, 1821. The lan
d is located in the old seventh district of Benton Co. Tenn
., in the Harmons Creek Community. Joseph reared his famil
y at this location. He and his wife Patience and other Melt
on kin are buried in the Melton family cemetery located o
n the bank of the North Fork of Harmons Creek. A granite ma
rker was erected in 1981 which contains the dates and name
s of all known buried there.
Notes for Patience Hargrove:
Believed to be Native American from North Carolina
Edgecombe Co. Marriages from notes of Mr. & Mrs. J.W. Watso
n.
James MELTON m. Patience HARGROVE, dau. of Aaron HARGROVE
, before 1801.
Children of Joseph Melton and Patience Hargrove are:
758 i.  John19 Melton, born 1798 in Nash Co. N.C.; died 185
1 in Benton Co. Tenn..
759 ii.  Mary Ann Melton16, born Abt. 1799 in Nash Co. N.C.
760 iii.  Mathew Melton, born January 07, 1800 in Nash Co
. N.C.; died September 17, 1836 in Benton County, TN.
761 iv.  Sion Melton, born 1802 in Nash Co. N.C.; died 188
6 in Woody Hollow Ridge, Harmons Creek, Benton Co., TN..
762 v.  Etheldred Melton, born February 12, 1813 in Bento
n Co. Tennessee; died April 24, 1885 in Benton Co. Tennesse
e // Old Melton Cemetery.
763 vi.  Pridgeon M. Melton, born 1815 in Humphrey's Co. Te
nn.; died 1883 in Benton County, Tennessee.
355. Ferby/Phebe18 Melton (John17, Zachariah16, John15, Joh
n14, William**13 Milton/Melton, (I), Richard**12 Milton, (I
), Thomas11, Richard10, Henry9, Richard8, Thomas/Richard7
, John6 Melton, John5, Sir Thomas4, Ricardus3 de Melton, Jo
hn2, Nicholaas of1 Melton)16  was born 1775 in Nash Co. Nor
th Carolina16, and died Abt. 1863 in Benton Co, TN16. She m
arried David Benton16 Abt. 1800 in TN, son of David Benton
. He was born 1778 in Nash Co. North Carolina16 , and die
d April 1860 in Benton Co. Tennessee16
Notes for Joseph Melton:
The 1800 census for Nash County records these Meltons as he
ads of households.
John Melton: Roll No.:32, Page No.: 112
David Melton: Roll No.: 32, Page No.: 111
Cooper Melton, Roll No.: 32, Page No.: 112
Elizabeth Melton, Roll No.: 32, Page No.: 111
Josiah(Joseph) Melton, Roll No.: 32, Page No.: 111
Phahaley Melton, Roll No.: 32, Page No.: 112
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1820 Tennessee Census, humpherys County
Melton, Joseph Humphreys 001 200001 20010
Melton, Mathew Humphreys 014 000100 10100
Melton, Sion Humphreys 034 001100 00100
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1830 Tennessee Census, Humphreys County
Cooper Melton, Roll No. 176, pg. 320
Joseph Melton, Roll No. 176, pg 329
Matthew Melton, Roll No. 176, pg. 329
Sion Melton, Roll No. 176, pg. 329