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This post was written by Glendle Griggs of AR. Glendle and the rest of us found our Carter Co. Connection through Cherokee Applications and the Helton / Hilton /Hylton DNA site. WE are sharing many of our findings on the Internet to help the Helton / Hilton history. Our family spelled their name both ways. This line is the descendants of both Silas Helton 1786 and John Helton 1780. Both are born in NC and are descendants of Rev. War Soldier Peter Helton b. 1752. Peter dies in Carroll Co. GA, some believe him to be 105 yrs old. We believe only 98 or 100.
Geography: - Where was William's land and is this William Helton the William & Rebecca who married in 1832....the time is right - William purchased land in 1833 in Carter County, TN where he was married.
Actually your William Helton pretty much stayed in the same spot???
Part of Carter County probably become Washington County, TN???? Which is why I think this is your William Helton & not the son of Silas Helton who moved around.
I don't think this William is the son of Truman Helton because that group started spelling their name Hilton at an early date.
Land Record - Carter County, TN 17 May 1833, William Helton purchaes 50 acres on the waters of Buffale Creek adjoining the land of the heirs of Thomas L. Love including a cabin built by the said William Helton beginning on a white oak pointers on the line of the heirs of Love thence north twenty four poles to a redoak pointers on Loves line, thence west sixty eight poles to a chesnut oak pointers, thence south one hundred and twenty poles thence east sixty eight poles to a stake on Love's line thence with the same North eighty six poles to the beginning. Surveyed 30th Dec 1833. Source: This document is at BLM GLO Home - Internet--can be printed.
Descendants of William Helton
Generation No. 1
1. WILLIAM5 HELTON (JOHN4, PETER3, THOMAS TOM LITHFUSS ORLEFUS CREEBECK2, UNKNOWN1 CHEROKEE) was born 1814 in TN. He married (1) SARAH JANE. He married (2) REBECCA HELTON 18 Mar 1832 in Carter County, TN, daughter of SILAS HELTON and SARAH SCOTT. She was born Abt. 1815, and died Bef. 1870 in Tennessee.
Notes for WILLIAM HELTON:
William probably married his cousin Rebecca--the daughter of Silas Helton. It was not unusual for cousins to marry during this time period. Both John Helton & Silas Helton lived in Carter County, TN.
Land Record - Carter County, TN 17 May 1833, William Helton purchaes 50 acres on the waters of Buffale Creek adjoining the land of the heirs of Thomas L. Love including a cabin built by the said William Helton beginning on a white oak pointers on the line of the heirs of Love thence north twenty four poles to a redoak pointers on Loves line, thence west sixty eight poles to a chesnut oak pointers, thence south one hundred and twenty poles thence east sixty eight poles to a stake on Love's line thence with the same North eighty six poles to the beginning. Surveyed 30th Dec 1833. Source: This document is at BLM GLO Home - Internet--can be printed.
1840 Census Carter County, TN page 172 Family 15 (Next door to John Helton)
2 males 0-5 years of age
1 male 30-40 years of age
1 female 0-5 years of age
1 female 5-10 years of age
1 female 20-30 years of age
1850 Census, Carter County TN Dist 4
William Helton, age 36, white farmer TN
Rebecca, age 34, white NC
Emeline, age 16 TN
Robert, age15, TN
Charlotte, age 13 TN
Samuel, age 12
Isaac, age 10
Preston, age 8 (John Preston)
Madison, age 6 (James Madison)
Margaret, age 2,
1860 Census, Carter, County, TN; Peoplesville
William Helton, age 55, shoemaker All Born TN
Rebecca, age 45
Issac, 16 Day Labor
John, 14
Madison, 12
Mary 10
William 8
Rebecca 8
Daughter Emeline is living two family down married to Joseph Parker and Son Robert lives next door with Wife Sarah.
1870 Census Dist 1 Washington County TN
William Helton, age 65 350 farmer TN
Madison age 23 works on farm TN
Mary E. age 24 TN
Rebecca A. 18 TN
William A. 18 TN
1880 Census, Washington County, TN
William Helton, age 70 TN TN TN
Sarah J. , age 36 TN TN TN
Coatney, son, age 10
Walton, age 6
Arba, dau age 5
Belle M., dau age 1
Mary Ann, dau age 29
James F, son, age 9
Rhoda A, dau age 5
Lula E, dau age 1
Osey Helton, grandson of William born in 1879 does not remember William--so he probably died in the 1880's.
Notes for REBECCA HELTON:
On page 166 of "Around Home in Unicoi County" the author refers to her as Becky.
More About WILLIAM HELTON and REBECCA HELTON:
Marriage: 18 Mar 1832, Carter County, TN
Children of WILLIAM HELTON and SARAH JANE are:
i. CORTNEY6 HELTON, b. Oct 1869, TN; m. MATILDA E., 1896; b. May 1872, TN.
Notes for CORTNEY HELTON:
1900 Census, Washington County, TN
Courtney Helton, age 31, M3 years, TN TN TN Farm Laborer
Matilda age 28 TN TN TN
1910 Census Washington County, TN
Cortney Helton, age 44 married 14 years M1 TN TN TN
Matilda, age 37 wife, M1 No Children
1920 Census Washington County, TN
Court H. Helton, born about 1866 TN TN TN Farmer
Matilda E. Helton, born about 1874 TN TN TN
More About CORTNEY HELTON and MATILDA E.:
Marriage: 1896
ii. WALTON HELTON, b. 1874.
iii. ARBA HELTON, b. 1875.
iv. BELLE HELTON, b. 1879.
Children of WILLIAM HELTON and REBECCA HELTON are:
2. v. ISAAC6 HELTON, b. May 1835, TN; d. 20 May 1918, Jonesboro, Washington County, TN.
3. vi. EMELINE HELTON, b. 1834, TN.
4. vii. ROBERT HELTON, b. Mar 1835, TN.
viii. CHARLOTTE HELTON, b. 1837, TN.
5. ix. SAMUEL WILLIAM HELTON, b. 1838, TN; d. 1882.
x. JOHN PRESTON HELTON, b. 1842, TN.
xi. MARGARET MARY HELTON, b. 1848, Carter County, TN.
6. xii. JAMES MADISON HELTON, b. 1849, Carter County, TN; d. 1896.
xiii. REBECCA ANN HELTON, b. Oct 1851, Carter County, TN; m. DAVID C. BOWMAN; b. Mar 1848, TN.
Notes for REBECCA ANN HELTON:
1900 Census Washington County, TN Civil Dist 15
David C. Bowman Mar 1848, age 52 married 28 years TN TN TN
Rebecca A. October 1851, age 48 Married 18 years TN TN TN NO CHILDREN born to Rebecca
1910 Census Washington County TN Civil Dist 9
David Bowman TN TN TN married 38 years
Annie TN TN NC married 38 years NO CHILDREN Born to Annie.
Notes for DAVID C. BOWMAN:
He completes an affadivit in 1914 in support of James Madison Helton claim (his brother-in-law) for Indian roll.
7. xiv. WILLIAM A. HELTON, b. Oct 1851, Carter County, TN; d. Abt. 1893.
Margaret, wife, July 1861, age 38; two children 1 living
Stuart, son, July 1884 age 7 NC TN TN
From the Goodspeed History of Carter County, TN
Buffalo Creek - Note: the interesting person in this paragraph is Edmund Williams because he lived next to Martha Maratee "Patsy Helton" on one census 1830 or so - Plus he is also mentioned in some of the Helton documents....
The first settler on Gap Creek was Simeon Bundy, whose house stood near the Big Spring, the head of that stream. Matthew Talbott also lived on Gap Creek, where he built one of the first mills in the State. Another was built at abo ut the same time, perhaps a little before, by Baptist McNabb. It was on Buffalo Creek near where Alexander Anderson now lives. Charles Robertson lived on Sinking Creek on the farm now owned by Robert Miller. Michael Hyder settled on Powder Branch, about a mile from Watauga, on property still owned by his descendants. James Edens located near Big Spring, on Gap Creek, above Simeon Bundy. Thomas Gourley, William Boyd and Joseph Hyder also located in that vicinity. Col. John Tipton located in the present Was hington County, but owned a large body of land in what is now Carter County, extending from Happy Valley to the farm now owned by Dr. J. M. Cameron. He became involved in debt, and his son, Samuel Tipton, who had not immigrated from Virginia with his fath er, purchased the greater part of this land, and made his home on Doe River, opposite Elizabethton, a little below the bridge. His brothers, Isaac and Thomas, also obtained a portion of the land Edmund Williams located on Buffalo Creek, where he entered a large body of land. He had five sons: George, Archibald, Samuel, John and Joshua. Near him was located David Pugh, a brother of Jonathan Pugh, one of the sheriffs under the dual government of Franklin and North Carolina
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