1a.  Jordan R. Dodd, ed.  1993.  KY, NC, TN, VA, WV Marriages:  Early to 1850.  Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):

Dalton, Nicholas	Hunter, Rachel	24 Jun 1793	Rockingham Co., NC
Critz, Gabriel	Dalton, Mary	18 May 1819	Rockingham Co., NC
Dalton, John	Critz, Nancy	1 Aug 1820	Patrick Co., VA
Dalton, Samuel A.	Scales, Mary	3 Nov 1824	Rockingham Co., NC
Dalton, Nicholas	Scales, Elizabeth	3 Nov 1842	Rockingham Co., NC

"John" is "James" in the 1850 census.

1b.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:  IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

Pleasant SCALES Spouse: Charlotte G. DALTON Marriage: 15 Aug 1817, Rockingham, North Carolina Source: An Index to Marriage Bonds Filed in the North Carolina State Archives. North Carolina. Division of Archives and History.

2.  1800 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #38 of 48; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1800

NC

Rockingham Co.

Roll M32_32

p. 671

Ln. 9

Nicholas Dolton

20110-20110-0/10/

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
2 males	9 or under	1790-1800	= James (b. 1796) = Samuel (b. 1794)
1 male	16-25	1774-1784	= ?
1 male	26-44	1755-1774	= Nicholas (b. 1770)
2 females	9 or under	1790-1800	= Charlotte (b. 1799) = Mary (b. 1798)
1 female	16-25	1774-1784	= ?
1 female	26-44	1755-1774	= Rachel
10 slaves	all ages	in or bef. 1800	= ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

3.  1810 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #42 of 65; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1810

NC

Rockingham Co.

Roll M252_43

p. 215

Ln. 11

Nicholas Dalton

31110-12010-0/13/

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
3 males	9 or under	1800-1810	= Leander (b. 1809) = Robert (b. 1805) = Ewell (b. 1801)
1 male	10-15	1794-1800	= James (b. 1796)
1 male	16-25	1784-1794	= Samuel (b. 1794)
1 male	26-44	1765-1784	= Nicholas (b. 1770)
1 female	9 or under	1800-1810	= Nancy (b. 1808)
2 females	10-15	1794-1800	= Charlotte (b. 1799) = Mary (b. 1798)
1 female	26-44	1765-1784	= Rachel
13 slaves	all ages	in or bef. 1810	= ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

4.  1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #7 of 39; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1820

NC

Rockingham Co.

Roll M33_82

p. 590-591

Ln. 31

Nicholas Dalton

221301-21101-0-900

1202-5403

These data indicate:

No., Race, Gender	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
2 white males	9 or under	1810-1820	= Nicholas (b. 1817) = John (b. 1813)
2 white males	10-15	1804-1810	= Leander (b. 1809) = Robert (b. 1805)
1 white male	16-18	1801-1804	= Ewell (b. 1801)
2 white males	19-25*	1794-1801	= James (b. 1796) = Samuel (b. 1794)
1 white male	45 or over	in or bef. 1775	= Nicholas (b. 1770)
2 white females	9 or under	1810-1820	= Susan (b. 1815) = Elizabeth (b. 1811)
1 white female	10-15	1804-1810	= Nancy (b. 1808)
1 white female	16-25	1794-1804	= ?
1 white female	45 or over	in or bef. 1775	= Rachel
9	people engaged in agriculture
1 male slave	13 and under	1806-1820	= ?
2 male slaves	14-25	1794-1806	= ? ?
2 male slaves	45 or over	in or bef. 1775	= ? ?
5 female slaves	13 and under	1806-1820	= ? ? ? ? ?
4 female slaves	14-25	1794-1806	= ? ? ? ?
3 female slaves	45 or over	in or bef. 1775	= ? ? ?
*In the 1820 Census, the third column is age class 16-18 and the fourth column is age class 16-25; therefore, any individual in column three is duplicated in column four.  By subtracting the number in column three from the number in column four, you can create an age class "19-25."

Listed eight lines below Rachel's father, Col. James HUNTER.

5.  1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #25 of 34; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1830

NC

Rockingham Co.

Roll M19_124

p. 335

Ln. 21

Nicholas Dalton

011 110 001 - 001 201 010

852020-332120

010100-000100

These data indicate:

No., Race, Gender	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 white male	5-9	1820-1825	= Pleasant (b. 1821)
1 white male	10-14	1815-1820	= Nicholas (b. 1817)
1 white male	15-19	1810-1815	= John (b. 1813)
1 white male	20-29	1800-1810	= Robert? (b. 1805)
1 white male	60-69	1760-1770	= Nicholas (b. 1770)
1 white female	10-14	1815-1820	= Susan (b. 1815)
2 white females	15-19	1810-1815	= Elizabeth (b. 1811) = Nancy (b. 1808)
1 white female	30-39	1790-1800	= ?
1 white female	50-59	1770-1780	= Rachel
8 male slaves	9 or under	1820-1830	= ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
5 male slaves	10-23	1806-1820	= ? ? ? ? ?
2 male slaves	24-35	1794-1806	= ? ?
2 male slaves	55-99	1730-1775	= ? ?
3 female slaves	9 or under	1820-1830	= ? ? ?
3 female slaves	10-23	1806-1820	= ? ? ?
2 female slaves	24-35	1794-1806	= ? ?
1 female slave	36-54	1775-1794	= ?
2 female slaves	55-99	1730-1775	= ? ?
1 male free colored	10-23	1806-1820	= ?
1 male free colored	36-54	1775-1794	= ?
1 female free colored	36-54	1775-1794	= ?

Listed 13 lines below son, James DALTON.

6.  1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #21-22 of 116; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840

NC

Rockingham Co.

Roll M704_369

pp. 134B-135A

Ln. 4

Rachael Dalton

100 231 - 210 001 001

840220-810320

0908000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 white male	4 or under	1835-1840	= grandson
2 white males	15-19	1820-1825	= ? = Pleasant (b. 1821)
3 white males	20-29	1810-1820	= Nicholas (b. 1817) = John (b. 1813) = ?
1 white male	30-39	1800-1810	= son-in-law or son
2 white females	4 or under	1835-1840	= granddaughters
1 white female	5-9	1830-1835	= granddaughter
1 white female	30-39	1800-1810	= daughter or daughter-in-law
1 white female	60-69	1770-1780	= Rachel
8 male slaves	9 or under	1830-1840	= ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
4 male slaves	10-23	1816-1830	= ? ? ? ?
2 male slaves	36-54	1785-1804	= ? ?
2 male slaves	55-99	1740-1785	= ? ?
8 female slaves	9 or under	1830-1840	= ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1 female slave	10-23	1816-1830	= ?
3 female slaves	36-54	1785-1804	= ? ? ?
2 female slaves	55-99	1740-1784	= ? ?
9	persons employed in agriculture
8	persons employed in manufacture and trades

7.  1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  Rachel not found.

8.  A File from the Archives of USGenWeb (online at RootsWeb.com; submitted by Robin Taylor).  This particular archive consists of articles about historic homes in Rockingham County, North Carolina, written by Anne Pearl Pratt Van Noppen and published in 1950 in The Messenger.  One of the articles, entitled "Green Valley," included genealogical information about the DALTON and PRICE families.  Quoting from that article (boldface added):

Six generations of the Dalton family have lived at this settlement.  The first was Samuel, who married Anne Dandridge Red of Orange County, VA.  Attracted by the milder climate of North Carolina, they moved to this location in the early 1700's.  Their son, Samuel Dalton, married a Miss Ewell.  Their son, Nicholas, married Rachel Hunter, daughter of Colonel James Hunter.  Their [Nicholas & Rachel's] twelve children were: Sam, James, John, Nicholas, Robert, Ewell, Leander, Pleasant, Charlotte, who married James Scales, Nancy who married Thomas Roseboro and Elizabeth, who married Richard Cardwell... The first Samuel Dalton to live in this community was a fabulous figure.  He lived in three centuries, being born in 1699 and living until 1802.  He is said to have owned 150,000 acres of land.  Four of his great-grandchildren lived until the ripe age of 90 or more.  Dr. Robert Dalton was 95, Ewell was 92.  Lee was 93.  Mrs. Charlotte Dalton Scales was 93.  Two of this family were professional men, Dr. Robert Dalton and the Rev. Pleasant Dalton, a Presbyterian minister.  The others were farmers and manufacturers of tobacco, successful business men, owning slaves and amassing wealth.

9.  The Y-Chromosome-DNA DALTON America Surname Project.  Male DALTONs are strongly encouraged to participate in this project.

10.  DALTONs (online at geneajourney.com).