NINTH GENERATION

304. Joseph DEATON Sr. was born about 1755 in Amelia County, Virginia. ^(1069)(1195) He appeared on the census in 1790 in Montgomery County, North Carolina. ⁽¹¹⁹⁶⁾ Joseph Deaton 1(white males 16+) 3(white males <16) 3(white females) He appeared on the census in 1800 in Montgomery County, North Carolina. ⁽¹¹⁹⁷⁾ He died in 1831 in Montgomery County, North Carolina.⁽¹¹⁹⁸⁾ He was a farmer. Joseph, a farmer, owned land on the east side of the Little River in 1791-1792.

305. Elizabeth JORDAN was born about 1765. ⁽¹¹⁹⁹⁾ She was born about 1765 in North Carolina. ⁽¹²⁰⁰⁾ She died about 1850. She died before 1860 in Montgomery County, North Carolina.⁽¹²⁰¹⁾ Children were:

i. Elias DEATON was born in 1784 in North Carolina. ⁽¹²⁰²⁾ He died after 1850 in Decatur County, Tennessee. He was a farmer.⁽¹²⁰³⁾ He was a teacher. ⁽¹²⁰³⁾ Elias' salary as a teacher was $28 per month.
ii. James DEATON was born about 1787 in North Carolina. ⁽¹⁰⁶⁹⁾ He was a farmer.
iii. Catherine DEATON was born about 1788 in Montgomery County, North Carolina. ⁽¹²⁰⁴⁾
152 iv. Basil DEATON.
v. Adam DEATON was born about 1791.⁽¹²⁰⁴⁾
vi. John DEATON was born in 1795 in Montgomery County, North Carolina. ^(1204)(1205) He moved in 1830 to McNairy County, Tennessee. He moved in 1848 to Hunt County, Texas. He died in 1858 in Hopkins County, Texas.⁽¹²⁰⁶⁾ He was buried in Deaton Cemetery, Hopkins County, Texas. He was a in Texas; Occupation: Baptist preacher. John's middle name may have been "Calvin."
John was a leading Baptist preacher on the Texas frontier.
vii. Joseph DEATON Jr. was born in 1797 in Montgomery County, North Carolina. ⁽¹²⁰⁴⁾
viii. Isabelle DEATON was born in 1800.⁽¹²⁰⁴⁾ She was nicknamed Ibbie.
ix. Francis Jordan DEATON was born on 27 Apr 1801 in Montgomery County, North Carolina.⁽¹²⁰⁷⁾ He died in 1876 in Allreds, Montgomery, North Carolina.⁽¹²⁰⁸⁾ He had an estate probated on 18 May 1876 in Allreds, Montgomery, North Carolina. He was a farmer.
x. William DEATON was born in 1803 in Montgomery County, North Carolina. ⁽¹²⁰⁴⁾ He died after 1862. ⁽¹²⁰⁹⁾
xi. Reuben Jordan DEATON was born in 1805 in Montgomery County, North Carolina. ⁽¹²¹⁰⁾ He died in 1861 in Alton, Oregon, Missouri.⁽¹²¹¹⁾ He was a farmer. He moved to McNairy County, Tennessee. He moved to Alton, Missouri.
xii. Dison DEATON was born on 6 May 1806 in Montgomery County, North Carolina. ⁽¹²¹²⁾ He died on 22 Apr 1895 in Montgomery County, North Carolina. He was a farmer. Dison was a farmer and ran a tan yard at the Deaton home near the Little River..