| Sources (n.b., Rockingham Co.
was formed in 1785 from Guilford Co.; Stokes Co. was formed in 1789 from
Surry Co.):
1. Marriage Record:
2. 1790
3. 1800
4. 1810 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image
#43 of 65; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
| 1810 |
NC |
Rockingham Co. |
Roll M252_43 |
p. 216 |
Ln. 9 |
Thomas Dalton |
31010-20010-04 |
These data indicate:
| No. & Sex |
Age Class |
Therefore Born |
Individuals Inferred |
| 3 males |
9 or under |
1800-1810 |
= |
| 1 male |
10-15 |
1794-1800 |
= |
| 1 male |
26-44 |
1765-1784 |
= Thomas |
| 2 females |
9 or under |
1800-1810 |
= |
| 1 female |
26-44 |
1765-1784 |
= Mary |
| 4 slaves |
all ages |
in or bef. 1810 |
= |
Listed four lines below his mother-in-law, Elizabeth DEATHERAGE (lone elderly
widow with eleven slaves).
5. 1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image
#9 of 39; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
| 1820 |
NC |
Rockingham Co. |
Roll M33_82 |
p. 594-595 |
Ln. 21 |
Thomas Dalton |
021111-00001-0-601 |
4020-2020 |
These data indicate:
| No., Race, Gender |
Age Class |
Therefore Born |
Individuals Inferred |
| 2 white males |
10-15 |
1804-1810 |
= |
| 1 white male |
16-18 |
1801-1804 |
= |
| 1 white male |
26-44 |
1775-1794 |
= |
| 1 white male |
45 or over |
in or bef. 1775 |
= Thomas |
| 1 white female |
45 or over |
in or bef. 1775 |
= Charlotte |
| 6 |
people engaged in agriculture |
| 1 |
people engaged in manufacture |
| 4 male slaves |
13 and under |
1806-1820 |
= ? ? ? ? |
| 2 male slaves |
26-44 |
1775-1794 |
= ? ? |
| 2 female slaves |
13 and under |
1806-1820 |
= ? ? |
| 2 female slaves |
26-44 |
1775-1794 |
= ? ? |
| *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. |
6. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image
#39-40 of 78; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
| 1830 |
NC |
Rockingham Co. |
Roll M19_124 |
p. 297 |
Ln. 17 |
Thomas Dalton |
000 020 010 - 000 000 100 |
143200-312000 |
These data indicate:
| No., Race, Gender |
Age Class |
Therefore Born |
Individuals Inferred |
| 2 white males |
20-29 |
1800-1810 |
= |
| 1 white male |
50-59 |
1770-1780 |
= Thomas |
| 1 white female |
40-49 |
1780-1790 |
= Mary? Charlotte? |
| |
| 1 male slave |
9 or under |
1820-1830 |
= ? |
| 4 male slaves |
10-23 |
1806-1820 |
= ? ? ? ? |
| 3 male slaves |
24-35 |
1794-1806 |
= ? ? ? |
| 2 male slaves |
36-54 |
1775-1794 |
= ? ? |
| 3 female slaves |
9 or under |
1820-1830 |
= ? ? ? |
| 1 female slave |
10-23 |
1806-1820 |
= ? |
| 2 female slaves |
24-35 |
1794-1806 |
= ? ? |
7. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image
#23-24 of 116; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
| 1840 |
NC |
Rockingham Co. |
Roll M704_369 |
pp. 135B-136A |
Ln. 28 |
Thos Dalton |
000 010 010 - 000 000 010 |
100400-430300 |
0900000 |
These data indicate:
| No. & Sex |
Age Class |
Therefore Born |
Individuals Inferred |
| 1 white male |
20-29 |
1810-1820 |
= |
| 1 white male |
50-59 |
1780-1790 |
= Thomas |
| 1 white female |
50-59 |
1780-1790 |
= Mary? Charlotte? |
| |
| 1 male slave |
9 or under |
1830-1840 |
= ? |
| 4 male slaves |
36-54 |
1785-1804 |
= ? ? ? ? |
| 4 female slaves |
9 or under |
1830-1840 |
= ? ? ? ? |
| 3 female slaves |
10-23 |
1816-1830 |
= ? ? ? |
| 3 female slaves |
36-54 |
1785-1804 |
= ? ? ? |
| 9 |
persons employed in agriculture |
8. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com;
Image #9 of 14): Sauratown District, Stokes Co., NC, Roll, p. 144A,
1044/1074, enumerated 19 Nov 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850
(extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
| Thomas Dalton |
68 |
M |
|
Farmer |
4000 |
Va |
Listed five households from Absalom B. DALTON (æ 46, b. NC, wife
Nancy POINDEXTER).
9. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com,
Image #88 of 270): Hogan's Creek P.O., Southern Division, Rockingham
Co., NC, Roll M653_912, p. 45A, PN 89, 677/677, enumerated 12 Jul 1860,
official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
| Thos Dalton |
82 |
M |
|
Farmer |
6000 |
16000 |
Va |
| William " |
22 |
M |
|
Trader? |
|
|
NC |
10. Richard W. Tobin II. 1984/1992. The
Deatherage Family: The First Four Generations in America
(online at Richard Tobin's web site at members.aol.com):
| 9.GEORGE DEATHERAGE3 (Philemon2, William1), son of Philemon and
Elizabeth Deatherage, was born between 1755-1774 [1800 federal census].
He lived in Rockingham Co., North Carolina. He died in 1811 or 1812 [County
Record] in North Carolina.
He married first Margaret Joyce who died before 1802, the daughter
of James.
George married second Charlotte Joyce, the daughter of Thomas...
Robert Deatherage, son of George and Margaret Deatherage, wrote
his will on 3 Sep 1817. It was probated in Nov 1817. In the
will he named his sister-in-law Elizabeth Deatherage, brother Philemon,
dec'd... children of his Uncle Thomas Dalton, Sally, Robert, William,
Elizabeth, and James... |
| 12. MARY DEATHERAGE DALTON3 (Philemon2, William1) was the
daughter of Philemon and Elizabeth Deatherage. She died about the
year 1814 [Wheeler].
Mary married about 1801 Thomas Dalton. Thomas was born
about 1770 [Wheeler] and he died in Rockingham Co., North Carolina, in
1864 [Probate Record]. He wrote his will on 12 Mar 1858. He
named his son William, his daughter Elizabeth Joyce, heirs of Garrett,
heirs of son Robert Dalton, and grandsons William F. and John Dalton.
He named his son William his executor. The will was witnessed by
Nath'l. Dodd, and T.R. Stone. Stone was dead when the will was probated...
children:
i. Sally m. Garrett Watts
ii. Robert -1835 m. Charlotte G. Dalton
iii. William 1804-1891 m. Mary "Polly" Jones
iv. Elizabeth 1806-1881 m. John K. Joyce
v. James |
11. The Y-Chromosome-DNA
DALTON America Surname Project. Male DALTONs are strongly
encouraged to participate in this project.
12. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).
13. Tom Cloud's Dalton
Surname Pages (online at mykindred.com). |
