1845 Walton Staton of Henderson County provided security for debts of Anderson Staton of Rutherford County, North Carolina. [1]
1850 A handwriting witness testified to the signature of Walton Staton who had witnessed a mortgage made by Anderson and Sarah Staton. Walton Staton was now deceased and Reuben R Staton the other witness was out of the county. [2]
[1] Rutherford. Deeds 1840–1853, 45-227, IGN=007517770, image 392, [FamilySearchImage].
[2] Rutherford. Court Minutes 1838–1844, 1845–1950, IGN=007640781, image 579, [FamilySearchImage].