Joseph Deaton, I

Burial record:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22188620/joseph-deaton

Joseph Deaton Sr was husband to Elizabeth Jordan. Joseph's mother and father were Thomas Elijah Deaton Jr and Mary Gibbs. Joseph and Elizabeth are buried at Laurel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, located on the Troy-Candor Rd between Troy and Candor NC

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Joseph Deaton reported the following household data: Free white males 16+; 1. 'Free white males under sixteen years': 3. 'Free white females, including heads of families: 3. 'All other free persons: 0. 'Slaves: 0.'

(Source: "STATE RECORDS OF NORTH CAROLINA," VOL. XXVI, page 778.)NC 1790 Census, only Deaton listed

Montgomery County, N. C. , Land Entries 1779-1795 #975.674R2p Joseph Deaton buys 50 acres on Little River next to Thos Morris and John Jordon; John Deaton also on Little River in 1793; Rueben Holderness on Little River in 1787; John Jordon on Little River in 1784, and Royals Creek in 1779.

Another report indicates that Joseph Deaton settled on the West Prong of Little River, 8 miles North of Troy, N. C.

Another report indicates that Joseph Deaton settled on the east side of Little River nearly opposite the mouth of Denson Creek, four miles east of Troy, then known as West Old Field. The location, about midway between Fayetteville and Salisbury, was then frequented by friendly Indians passing between these towns.

Joseph may have played some kind of role in the Revolutionary War. From "THE FAMILY OF GOODIN DEATON (1814-1902)" By Bobbie Jone McLane, page 5: There is no direct record of Joseph having served in Revolutionary War. However, the name 'Joseph Deaton was found on an Index to Revolutionary War Account by (authors) Greddy and Nichols. The Index lists a voucher of payment, dated September 6, 1782, Salisbury District Number 822. The voucher was a claim for thirty pounds, five shillings, to be paid to Joseph Deaton. These vouchers are small documents about the size of a check and they were given as money to the soldiers for any type of service during the war.

One kind of voucher provided pay to soldiers for the North Carolina Militia and the other type was for paying persons who furnished supplies (note: this kind of voucher qualifies descendants for membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution and Sons of the American Revolution.) The Salisbury District took in Montgomery County as well as other nearby counties. The date of the voucher given to 'Joseph Deaton' was 1782 and eight years later--in 1790--Joseph Deaton, the father of Dison Deaton and Francis J. Deaton, was the only person with that name in the entire State of North Carolina.