The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-24
Walton.

Walton family, Jonathan Wood, of
Augusta, Ca, born before 1900, mar
ried a sister of Jesse S!Inms Walton.
who was either son or a nephew or
George Walton. siSncr of the Declara-
ton OF Independence and later Gov
crnor Of Georgia. Likewise. 1t would
appear his mother was a Simms Who
Will kindly give any Information
bearing on this problem? Desire both
Walton and iimms ancestry. The fol-
lowing appeared in the Baltimore Sun
several years ago.
walton LiucnSc md Arms.
Prominent in Revolutionary and later
times. Letters from Interested readers
Of the sun:
BN Edward G. Mead:
The derivation Of the name Of this
old English Observation-Disclosures said TO
have been from village in England
called Waldun or Waldton, the word
"wald" meaning n wood and ton" for
dun" a hin or town. Dropping tho
." 1t becomes Walton. which was re-
tanned by the owners of the land. The
scat Of Walton. In Lancaster County.
England, is still owned by the dcscen-
dants.
The Virginia Waltons arc believed to
have been the first IT, settle In Amer
lea. though the date of the first immi-
grants arrival is uncertain. There Is
record held by the family of John
" allbn. OF NHo All
Elizabeth City County, Va. In 1920.
Captain William Waiton. II merchant
Of old New York. who landed there In
1860 from Lancaster County. England,
is said to have brought the family
arms. which are given. The first au-
thcntic name In Virginia il given as
Robert Walton. OF Prince Edward Coun-
t.. VA. 1t Is not known whom he mar
iicd. but he had the following children:
Goat OF arms is givcn).
Robert George, Joseph. Sherwood and
Sally. old Colonel Walton, who COM
manded the Washington Artillery dur
ing the Revolution. and fought many
battles, Is believed 10 have been one of
the sons of Robert Walton. lie is said
TO have heen proud Of his family
descent as OF his cannoneers, who had
Won SO many battles.
George and Robert Walton, sons OF
the FIRST Robert, married sisters Mar
tina and Sally hughes. Robert had the
following children:
First. George, who married Miss Cam
Der and had two children; George. who
had Il daughter. Octavia, whose grand
son, George Walton Rcalc. is the sole
representative Of the family of Robert
Walton and Sally Hughes; second. Sally;
third. Robert: fourth, John.
George Walton. the brother of Robert
(sons of the first loberD. who mar
ried Martha Hughes. had the following
cNllCTcH. lkobcrt, Jonn, Jesse, thomas
and George. This last George is said
to have been double first cousin To the
celebrated George Walton. born In
Frederick County. Va, in 1910, and,
moving TO Georgia. was one OF the dele
cation from that State to sign the
Declaration of Independence. George
seems to have been a favoritc name In
the family, for we find II handed down
many generations.
George Walton, son OF George and
Martha Hughes, married Elizabeth
Scott. and was the father of Josiah
Walton. whose son, William Scott Wal
ton, was the father of Nathan Womack
Walton. In 1919 there was a Rev.
William c. Walton, 4 Presbyterian min
lister. OF Charleston, Va, who was a
descendant OF the Prince Edward Wal
tons, most of whom were Presby-
tcrianS. This Rev. Walton was quite
q learned man and contributed TO the
old Evangelical Magazine, edited by
KEY. John III. Rice. George Walton. |
whose life should he Il stimulus TO
every poor boy In the country. rose
from common carpenter To be Gov
crhor of Georgia, and in 1916 was ono |
OF inc siSners OF the Declaration OF |
independence at Philadelphia. lie was
z colonel In the Revolution. was
wounded and taken prisoner. but ar I
t"rward was exchanged. Georgia hon.
'rel him by naming one Of her coun- !
the Waltons OF the North and West |
are numerous, all being descendants OF !
lhe same English stock and bearing
areas described as follows:
Arms--Argent. 4 chcvron gules. he.
"e"n three hawks heads erased. sa-
bic. %"
Chcst--A wild man ppr. wreothea
ahout the middle and temples of tbr
hrSt' holding in dexter hand Il trefou
shppcd; or, in tn. sinister n club
or, reclining on his shuld,r
NOW. II is known that George Wal.
TON, The sisncr. had mt least two broth-
ars. John and Robert and n sister
sarah married Watkins. who settled
~ Georgia.
serving IN the Revolution from
'corEh were George. George Jr
Ionn. Nathaniel Newell. Jesse. Robert
ma William, Walton. His ought nor !
10 be I di'hcnlt matter To work ON
oan any reader tel! the wife OF can
I'm Francis Beverley. dates or birth
md death and 1881 OF children? Alsn
iatcs OF birth. death. etc. of Colonel
/ ho1nas Lanicr and rctcr Beverley. OF
south Carolina.
MISS HATTIE OWEN.
62l Locust street. Bristol, Tenn.
Editor Genealogical Column