Display Patriot - P-313040 - William WALTON Sr

William WALTON Sr

SAR Patriot #: P-313040

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
 

State of Service: SC      Qualifying Service: Private / Patriotic Service
DAR #: A120321

Birth: 24 Dec 1736 / Goochland / VA
Death: 31 Jan 1806 Morganton / Burke / NC

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. He served as a Private in the companies of Captains John Loving and John Brown, commanded by Colonels John Brown, Stevens, and Cleveland
  2. He furnished supplies to aid the war effort

Additional References:
  1. Rev War Pension file of Patriot's son, William Jr. S17184
  2. Davis, Bailey Fulton, Impressed Property Claims for Persons in Amherst County During the Revolution, Also Some Interesting Excerpts from an Early Order Book of Amherst County: self-published, 1963, pg 44

Spouse: Elizabeth Tillman/Tilghman
Children: William Jr; Thomas; Tilman; George; Polly; Sarah; John; Nancy;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1979-08-27 IN Unassigned Robert Hugh Leach (115642) Tilman   
1981-04-10 GA Unassigned Joseph Moore Walton (115537) Thomas   
2011-12-07 TN 45374 Burwell Baxter Bell III (181711) William   
Burial:
First Presbyterian Church Cemetery (C-0372899)
Location:
Morganton / Burke / NC / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
1960669
Grave Plot #:
Grave GPS Coordinates:
35.739290 / -81.702450
Find A Grave Memorial #:
7323283
Marker Type:
SAR Granite
SAR Grave Dedication Date:
22 Apr 2023

Comments:
  • Originial stone, laid flat.
  • Images taken and provided with permission of:
    • Compatriot Tom Lesser, NESSAR
    • Compatriot Clifford Kent (TN) member 208634
    • Compatriot Ben Setser (NC) memer 207489


Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

William Walton, Sr is close to the center of the third row from the edge of the parking area (a family row).



Author: LTC Clifford Jay Kent USA

William Walton was born on 24 December 1736 in Goochland, Virginia, the son of William and Susannah (Cobb) Walton.

William would have been subject to militia service at age 16 or about 1752. The 1758 listing for Goochland County’s Regiment under Colonel Charles Lewis in Hening’s Statutes at Large is incomplete without a muster roll.  William would have been part of the County’s militia. It is interesting to note that there are Waltons serving with Tilmans in the Brunswick County militia at this time. John Loving, who William will serve under in the Revolution, is part of the Amelia County Militia in 1758.

William married Elizabeth Tilghman (Tilman) on 1 December 1758 in Goochland, Virginia, and they had thirteen children. He moved his family to Amherst County in about 1767. 

In 1780 William was drafted into the Virginia Militia under Captain John Loving of Amherst County. He and William Jr. marched to South Carolina and were at the Battle of Camden as part of Brigadier General Edward Stevens’ Virginia Brigade. Steven's Brigade was on the left of the America line and is noted as hesitating when ordered to move forward. Lord Cornwallis ordered Lieutenant-Colonel James Webster to advance on the British right creating a historical mismatch with one of the best regiments in the British Army coming up against the mostly untrained troops of the American left. The effect of the regulars advancing was that the Virginians broke and ran. Few shots were fired, and the British suffered few casualties.  However, panic-induced in the America line spread to the North Carolina militia near the road, and they too soon broke and pushed through the Maryland Continentals throwing them into disorder. The Waltons were lucky to survive the battle and the long period of inadequate supply during this campaign.

William headed for his Uncle James Walton’s Wilkes County, North Carolina home. In Wilkes County, the Waltons joined the militia under Captain John Brown of Col. Benjamin Cleveland’s command and then fought at Kings Mountain on 7 October 1780. Family history notes that William was again in action at the Battle of Lindley’s Mill, aka Cane Creek, on 13 September 1781, a four-hour battle ending the war in North Carolina.

By 1782, William had moved his family to Burke County, North Carolina, when it is noted that William Jr. returned to his father’s home after participating in the Yorktown campaign.  

The Patriot died in Burke County, North Carolina, on 29 January 1806.


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