Linked below are records from my research. My particular family (Josiah Milton b. 1818) first shows up in the Bedford Co. census in 1850. He may be related to Mary Milton who is a head of household in 1840, the only Milton listing. The only other Milton listing in 1850 is Samuel Milton, who married a sister of Josiah’s wife. Apparently this family moved to Bedford from someplace else, thus I am collecting clues of this surname particularly further east in Virginia. During this era, I find the names Milton and Melton used interchangeably - with both being rather rare.
Current thinking is that Josiah, Samuel and possibly Pleasant Milton (the latter of Botetourt and later Craig County Va.) may be descended from Joseph and Mary Milton who came from Fluvanna County. The only shread of evidence is what appears to be a marriage record for Samuel Milton late in his life; this record lists his parents as Joseph and Mary plus it gives his place of birth as Fluvanna County.
My other Bedford County surnames are Wilson (three lines), Hogan, Perdue, Gross,Haynes, Wilkerson, and Vealey.
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