OUR NORTH CAROLINA CONNECTIONS

Haltom/Altom

Seems everytime we get our line back to possibly North Carolina and then Maryland we are dealt a handful of mixed up surnames. For the sake of discussion I have correlated information I have on possible family connections..I will attempt to type the last name spellings as they appeared on docs, but would like for you to keep an open mind and assume them to be ALTOMS and lets see what shapes up. I will mention only two cases outside of the State, and that being the two Maryland Wills. If anyone has additional information with dates to squeeze in here, please let me know.

1728 - Will of John Holtham, Cecil County, Maryland...sons John, Joseph, William, Charles, Nicholas, and James...daugthers Katherine and Mary......wife Mary......Test: Samuel Alexander and Martin Alexander.

1750, June 2...Anson County, Samuel Arnold to John McDonald, on N. side of the Peedee, beginning at mouth of Little River..witnesses Absolem Macdaniel and Wm. Hallam.

1753, Nov 16...Moravians cross Dan River into NC and arrive at Mr. Altem's house, one mile from Down(Town) Fork Creek.

1754, Jan.18.....Mr Haltem's son visits the Moravians without father.

1754, March 16....Mr. Haltem and two others stopped at Moravians on their way to Court, which was thiry miles away.

1755, April 15.... Rowan County NC Abstracts of Minutes of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions 1753-1762 Robert Warnick apointed Constable in the Room on Willm ALTOM (info provided courtesy of Jane(Altum)Wilson)

1755, July 13....Moravians accounts..The litany and sermon were in English, as Owen and Altem are here.

1755, July 27...Mr. Altem visited Moravians requesting temporary lodging. The week prior he had moved his family to Haw River, but it was too far from his farm plus they didn't feel safe there.

1755, July 29...Mr Altem and family arrive at the Moravians.

1755, August 10...Mr. Altem and his two older children go home, but leave his wife and two younger children to stay a few days, till Indian threats subside..

1755, end of year...Moravian notes stated that Mr. Haltem and family had stayed with them twice after being driven from their homes by Indians.

1755, end of year...Moravian notes stated that 6 persons of Mr. Haltem's family stayed with them for some days.

1755...Wm Haltham 510 acres on Dan River, 266 acres on both sides of Town Fork, 640 acres on Town Fork

1756, Jan. 27....Mr Altem visted the Moravians.

1756, May 15?....Word came to the Moravians that Indians had taken Mr. Haltem's horse from him after he left from visiting them.

1756, May 25...Mr. Haltem's wife and children came to the Moravians place for protection.

1756, June 2...Mr. Haltem, who had been to Court to reclaim his stolen horse, joined some of the Brethen who were also at court in Salisbury and returned with them to the Moravians place where his wife and children were.

1756...July 21-23...Mr. Haltem and his entire family arrived at the Moravians. Mr. Haltem had heard they were placing palisades around their houses (protection from Indian attacks) and he and his mulatto came to help. The wife and children came because they were afraid to stay at home alone.

1756, September 23...Mr. Altem spent night with Moravians...they stated that he used to be their neighbor, but because of Indian troubles moved to Cow Heaven, so called because of its good pasturage.

1758, July 1....100 acres ne of Peedee, north side of Big Creek granted to Wm. Holton

1760, Dec 23rd...Will of John Holtham, Cecil County, Maryland...sons Joseph and Spencer....daughters Mary (Mills) and Ann...no wife....A Mr. Hamm to educate Ann and Joseph.....Executors of estate: Spencer Holtham and Tim Veazy, Jr....Witnessess...John Getty, Jeremiah Colson, Hyland Pennington.(note: Colson was a name found in same area as the NC Haltoms/Altoms...Coleson's Ferry on Peedee, also.)

1761, March 2...William Holton to Charles Smith for 11 pounds, 100 acres on northeast side of Peedee on Big Creek..witness: Thos. Harrington, Samuel Parsons

1761, May 4...Wm. Pellam[Pelham] to John Helms, for 32 pounds, tract granted to William Holton, 200 acres, north side of Great Buffalo Creek of Little River. Wit..Charles Robinson, George Helms

1761, May 25....Will of John Holtham, Cecil County, Maryland recorded. 1761, Oct. 10..... Edmund Nicholas of Anson Co to John Halton of Anson Co, for for 7 pounds sterling, land on NE side of PeeDee River on Denson's Fork, concluding(sic) the place called Halton's Cabin. (Anson Co Deed Abstracts, 1749 - 1766, Abstracts of Wills and Estates1749 - 1795.)info courtesy of Robert Quinn

1763 tax list......Anson County, John and Wm. Haltom

1765, April 21...Anson County, William Holton a witness to land transaction of David Bruton to William Page.

1765, April 22...Anson County...Charles Smith to Henry Williams, 100 acres on NE Side of the Peedee, patented to Wm Walton [Halton] 7/1/1758, and conveyed to Charles Smith by deed 3/2/1761

1766, June 12..Anson County, Surveyor's Certificate for William Haltam, 100 acres lying between Dumas's Fork and Denson's Fork of the Little River.

1768, April 29...Anson County, Grant for land issued to Willliam Haltam. (100 acres that was surveyed on June 12)

1770, Dec. 11...Anson County,.John Holton Major granted 150 acres on Uwarry, 8 miles above mouth.

1771, May 3...Rown County Court Book...Deed from George Lash and his wife to Spencer Altum? for 100 acres

1771, Oct 9.....Anson County, Ordered that John Alston, Wm. Alton, Edward Nicholas, Samuel Parsons, Edward Morris, Haten Morris, Daniel Hicks among others, layout road from Yadkin River where Anson line crosses.

1771, Oct 10...Anson County, Ordered that Wm. Allton be appt. constable in place of Wm. Page

1772, June 22..Anson County, Wm Haltom, Jr. received surveyors certicate for 100 acres on N side of PeeDee and n side of Wolf Branch

1772, Oct 11...Anson County, Edward Almond to Samuel Davis...James Almond and wife to Thos. Wade. (NOTE: found it odd that these Almonds were recorded at same time frame as the Allton, Alton, and Alston above)