1737 Timothy Dolton witnessed a deed involving Henry Rice and William Bradburn in St. Geo. Par., Sptts. Co. Virginia. Dated May 3. [1]
1755 The will of Timothy Dalton was dated October 3 in Louisa County, Virginia. The will named wife Elizabeth, apparently still living. Son William Dalton was named executor and inherited the entire estate "freely to be possessed and injoyed after my decease & my wife Elizabeth". The will was proved in court on February 12, 1767. [2]
Research Notes:
These notes are part of our research about the ancestry of John Dalton, likely the spouse of Ann Payne, who is shown as a grandson of this couple, through son Timothy Jr.
Timothy and John Dalton were named in Maud Carter Clement, The History of Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [3]
A book traces ancestry from "Timothy Dalton, of Louisa County, Virginia, who died in 1767. His descendants lived in Lunenberg and Pitts Counties." [4]
1737-1770 Timothy Dalton was named in the Entry Record Book, 1737-1770 (Land Entries in the Present Counties of Halifax, Pittsylvania, Henry, Franklin and Patrick). [5]
1749-1749 Timothy Dalton was named in the Road Order Book for Lunenburg County. [6]
c 1759 Timothy Dalton, 150 acres, Halifax … [7]
Several descendants of Timothy Dalton have DNA matches with Robert. Several of them match other descendants of Margaret Reed and Benneville Good. We suspect that Margaret Reed and Timothy Dalton have a common Dalton ancestor. We have copied the descents reported by others, without checking them for accuracy.
[2] Virginia, Albemarle County, Wills, 1748-1919, 2-213, [FamilySearchImage], [FSCatalog].