Individual Details
John Chilton
(CA, 1758 - CA, 1839)
Events
| Birth | CA, 1758 | Virginia |  |  | |
| Miscellaneous | 1774 | Residence - Pittsylvania County, Virginia | | | |
| Miscellaneous | By 1812 | Residence - Dickson County, Tennessee | | ||
| Miscellaneous | History | | | ||
| Death | CA, 1839 | | |||
| Marriage | Mary Creel | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Creel (1764 - ) |
| Child | Elisha Burton Shelton (1798 - 1880) |
| Child | Joel Shelton (1791 - ) |
| Child | William Shelton (1796 - ) |
| Child | Creel Shelton ( - ) |
| Child | Rhoda Shelton (1788 - 1853) |
| Child | Mary "Polly" Shelton (1793 - 1852) |
| Child | James Shelton ( - ) |
| Child | John Shelton ( - ) |
| Child | George Shelton ( - ) |
| Child | Nancy Shelton (1808 - ) |
| Father | Mark Chilton ( - 1801) |
| Mother | Mary or Rachel Chilton (Maiden Name Unknown) ( - ) |
| Sibling | Nancy Chilton ( - ) |
| Sibling | George Chilton (1759 - ) |
| Sibling | Rachel Chilton ( - ) |
| Sibling | Frances Chilton ( - ) |
| Sibling | William Shelton (1767 - 1857) |
| Sibling | Charles Chilton ( - ) |
| Sibling | Henry Chilton ( - ) |
| Sibling | Spencer Chilton ( - ) |
Notes
Birth
John Chilton was listed with his father Mark Chilton on the 1774 Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Tithables list.This indicates John was at least 16 years of age.
Miscellaneous
John Chilton was listed with his father Mark Chilton on the 1774 Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Tithables list.This indicates John was at least 16 years of age.
Miscellaneous
Some facts about John Chilton:Appears in the Dickson County, TN record in 1812; trustee of Baptist church on Barton’s Creek
Purchased land on Snow Creek in Maury County, TN from George Hanks (son of Moses) 1815
Purchased land in Perry County, TN; living in Perry County in 1830 (neighbors to Levi Davidson)
His probate began in 1839 in Montgomery County,TN with Wm Shelton, Jr. as adm.; others in probate record: William Slayden, Josiah Davidson, Creel Shelton, James Shelton
His children: Joel, William, Creel, Rhoda (Slayden), (and based on VA taxlists) James, John
probable other children: George, Mary “Polly” (Handlin), Nancy (Starbuck), Elisha Burton.
Endnotes
1. Various Virginia Counties, "Tithables," 1774 Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Tithables, 1767-1785, p. 102, John Chilton and Mark Chilton; Various Virginia Counties, Various Virginia Cities.
2. Various Virginia Counties, "Tithables," 1774 Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Tithables, 1767-1785, p. 102, John Chilton and Mark Chilton; Various Virginia Counties, Various Virginia Cities.
3. Chilton/Shelton Family Records (Email communications, online Genealogy and DNA records, ), Photocopies privately held by Karol Hartwig Richardson, , 2019 (Distant cousin-paternal line (Shelton)). Chilton/Shelton family records of descendants of Mark and Mary Keys Chilton. Records compiled by group of Chilton/Shelton descendants using local and state original records, family genealogies, and DNA..
4. Chilton/Shelton Family Records (Email communications, online Genealogy and DNA records, ), Photocopies privately held by Karol Hartwig Richardson, , 2019 (Distant cousin-paternal line (Shelton)). Chilton/Shelton family records of descendants of Mark and Mary Keys Chilton. Records compiled by group of Chilton/Shelton descendants using local and state original records, family genealogies, and DNA..
5. Chilton/Shelton Family Records (Email communications, online Genealogy and DNA records, ), My Heritage DNA Family Tree-Karol Hartwig Richardson, Photocopies privately held by Karol Hartwig Richardson, , 2019 (Distant cousin-paternal line (Shelton)). Chilton/Shelton family records of descendants of Mark and Mary Keys Chilton. Records compiled by group of Chilton/Shelton descendants using local and state original records, family genealogies, and DNA..
6. Chilton/Shelton Family Records (Email communications, online Genealogy and DNA records, ), My Heritage DNA Family Tree-Karol Hartwig Richardson, Photocopies privately held by Karol Hartwig Richardson, , 2019 (Distant cousin-paternal line (Shelton)). Chilton/Shelton family records of descendants of Mark and Mary Keys Chilton. Records compiled by group of Chilton/Shelton descendants using local and state original records, family genealogies, and DNA..