Actual burial is probably in Spring Hill Cem; Revolutionary War veteran; b: Somerset MD; d: Bridgeport IL; s/of John & Sarah Coy; m: Elizabeth Tucker (1754 MD-1847 Bridgeport); ch: Samuel (1777 MD-1846 MO) & Elizabeth (1792 MD-1892; m1: Richard Fowler; m2: Benjamin F Melton* {m1: Nancy King}) & John II (1793 MD-1865 Greene IN) & Charles (1775 MD; d: Lawrence Co IL) & Anna Maria & Jerusha (1789 MD-1800 Madison KY); "He enlisted in 1779 under Capt. Henry Gaither, and Col. William Smallwood, serving to the close of the war. He was in the siege of Yorktown. He removed to Kentucky and from there to Lawrence county, Illinois, where he died October 12, 1839. He was pensioned." "Illinois Revolutionary War Veteran Burials", 1917
MELTON, Absolam 1790 - 20 Jun 1837 ()
b: Caswell Co NC; d: Lawrence Co IL; s/of Benjamin F Melton* & Nancy King; m: 2 Aug 1808 Warren Co KY Rebecca Morgan (m2: 19 Oct 1839 Lawrence Co John Higgins); ch: William L (18 May 1820 Edwards Co IL-28 Nov 1864 Gallatin Co IL; bur Ridgeway IL; m1: Patsy Ann Hampton; m2: Mary Ann Crawford). Absolam assumed to be buried here with other family members. He was the original landowner.
MELTON, Benjamin F 1764 - 6 Sep 1843 ()
Revolutionary War veteran; b: Albemarle Co MD; d: Lawrence Co IL; s/of William Melton Sr & Sarah; m1: Nancy King; m2: Elizabeth Coy (1792 MD-1892; m1: Richard Fowler); Nancy's children: David & Tilman Dixon & Absolum & Elizabeth & Christopher & William (b: Caswell Co NC) & Nancy (b: Warren Co KY); Elizabeth's children: Louisa & Lucinda (8 Oct 1837-3 Jan 1924; m1: ? Harris; m2: David S Porter)
MELTON, William Jr 1758 - 27 Nov 1840 ()
Revolutionary War veteran; b: Caswell Co NC; d: Lawrence Co IL; s/of William Melton Sr & Sarah;
