GEORGIA

NEWTON CO.

FIRST INFERIOR COURT MINUTES

BOOK 1 Pg. 23
1825
Court of Ordinary Minute Book
The court appointed Thomas Melton and several other men to ascertain for Mrs. Elisabeth Hammack widow of Willoughby Hammack, dec. her amount of dower in land lot No. 245, in the 9th Dist of originally, Henry County.

1825
Page 24
Moses Melton and several other men were appointed by the court to ascertain for Mrs. Margaret Bilboa, widow of Archilbald Bilboa, dec. her dower in land lot, No. 176, orginally 1st Dist of Walton County.

Moses Melton was also one of the judges in this cases.

1825
Moses Melton and several other men were appointed by the court to appraise the estate fo W. H. Morrow, dec.

1825
Page 30
The court appointed Moses Melton and several other men to appraised the estate of Archilbald G. Bilboa, dec. as it sas at that date.

1831
Page 102
The court appointed Phillip L. Trimble, guardian for Melton C. Trimble, orphan of John H. Trimble, dec.
Bond $600.00, Wilson Conner and James L. Trimble, Bondsmen.

1833
Moses Melton was bondmen when the court appointed Lewis L.Freeland as admin. on the estate of Joseph Taylor, dec.

1835
Page 204
Thomas S. Melton and several other men were appointed by the court as appraisers on the estate of Robert F Smith, dec.

1836
Page 232
Dawson G. Melton and several other men were appointed by the court as appraisers on the estate of henry Talley, dec.

1833
According to an Old Georgia law book, (for some kind of indebtedness) the state of Georgia paid to Thomas Melton and David Howard, of Monroe County  $150.00 each.

1863
Will Book 2 Page 214
Will of Ethan M. Melton , dec. was proven and his estate Admin.

1868
Will Book 2 Page 295
The Will of Isaac Melton, dec. was proven and his estate Admin.

DONATED BY: Fitzhugh Lee
FROM: M/M POT V. 10 pg. 6.
 

TENNESSEE
HENDERSON CO.

The State of Tennessee
                    vs
          E.A. MELTON

Bastardy

                            This cause came on for further and final hearing before the worshipful County Court of Henderson County, Tennessee upon the petition of Tabitha White and proof in the cause and it appeared to the Satisfaction of the court that there is in the hands of the clerk of this Court the sum of sixty dollars paid into his hands by the defendent in this cause for the benefit of the mother and the support of the Bastard child of which the said defendent is charged with having begotten, and it further appearing to the court that the mother of said Bastard child has departed this life and that the said Tabitha White is the grandmother of said child and as such has the care management and raising of the same.  It is therefore ordered by the Court that the clerk of the Court pay over to the said Tabitha White the aforesaid.

State of Tennessee
Henderson County

September Term County Court
A.D. 1861

                            Sum of sixty dollars to be appropriated by her to the support and benefit of said chld, be first retain out of said sum the cost of this proceeding and the receipt of said Tabitha White shall be a good voucher for said Clerk.

*The above E.A. was Ezekiel A. Melton (22 Nov 1830-26 Mar 1864)died in Henderson Co., TN.  He was the son of Abner G. Melton & Nancy Fortune.  His wife was Amanda J.___.

HENDERSON CO. TN. WILLS 1860-1932.

Melton Family Items
James R. Read Admr. of
Cornelia Melton Deceased
                vs
Frances Melton et Als

Petition to sell Land to
pay debts
June 3, 1861

Page 315
A.J. Melton administrator of E.A. Melton deceased this day made to the Court a report of an additional inventory of said Estate which was received and ordered to be ordered.
October Court 1865

Amanda J. Melton obtained letters of administration on the Estate of Ezekial A. Melton decd posted bond of $6000 and conditioned as the law directs with Adolphus Melton, M.J.  Galloway and John Smith as her securities.
Feb 1865.

DONATED BY: Dee Ann Buck.
FROM: M/M POT V. pg. 54-55.

TEXAS

REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR 1897-98
Call No. aT353.6

List of fugitives from Justice. p. 22, Clay Co., George Melton
Theft of cattle.  Age 25 yrs., weight 150 lbs., color white, occupation: farmer.

GENERAL INDEX, TEXAS  STATE ARCHIVES

Isaac Melton,
Note of money due to Isaac R. Moore, signed by Wm. Clark, John Whitmore,  B. & H. under Moore, I. R.

DONATED BY: Ruth Martin
FROM: M/M POT V. 9 pg. 10.

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