Deborah Walton

Biography

From entry for Edward Walton:

- He married Deborah Allen who was born April 10, 1775 likewise in Virginia , they becoming the parents of the following children, namely: Samuel; Elizabeth; Moses; Eunice; Edward; Hannah and John.

- He outlived his wife many years, she dying at the age of sixty eight. She was a very intelligent woman and served as a preacher in the Society of Friends. There was born to them a family of eight children viz Samuel, the father of our subject; Betty, the wife of William Mendenhall; Mary who died in infancy; Moses; Eunice, the wife of Eli Compton; Edward; John and Hannah , Mrs Amos Cook, now a resident of Hamilton County, Ind.

Deborah Allen Walton came to Ohio prior to her marriage to visit her two sisters, Mrs Betty Haines of Vaynesv ille and Cicely Schooley of Oldtownf o this county. She came to this State upon the promise of Mr. Walton to marry her. Her father was Joseph Allen of Irish origin and her mother's first name was Betty. The journey hither was made on horseback.

• SourcePortrait and Biographical Album of Greene and Clark Counties, Ohio; Chapman Brother; Chicago; 1890
• Link:https://books.google.com/books?id=nRVAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA872&lpg=PA872&d...

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Added by D. Glenn

• Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Feb 8 2023, 22:27:40 UTC