Hi Bobbie, John Helton was born 3 Jan 1760 and christened 6 May 1760 and died ca 1829/1839 in Harlan Co. Kentucky. I have that he was married twice, the first to Mary (Ligon?) and second to Barbara. I have heard or read that her maiden name may have been a Howard; Brock or Saylor. You have her as a Shepard. I have no proof of her maiden name. Do you? The children by his first wife I have are: 1. Shadrack Helton who was born ca 1785 probably in Bedford or Cumberland Co. Va. He married Mary Brock. 2. Rachael Helton born ca 1786 in Virginia and married Robert Johnson. 3. Jesse Helton was born ca 1795 in Tenn. and married Jane Watson. 4. female Helton 5. female Helton 6. female Helton 7. Robert Helton born ca 1805 in Tenn and married Hetty Brock. Children by his second wife Barbara were: 8. John Helton Jr. married Jemima Osborn 9. Nancy Helton married William Burns 10. William Helton married Elizabeth Osborn 11. Alexander Helton married 1st Patience Osborn, 2ond Nancy Taylor (widow). 12. Millie Helton married William Caldwell 13 James Helton married Lucy Osborn 14, George Helton married Leah Napier 15. Minerva (Patsy) Helton married John Saylor Jr. 16. Feribe Helton married James Vaughn 17. Carr or Carlo Helton married Susan Turner 18. Elisha Helton married Hester (Hetty) Osborn. Which child is your line? Charlotte Holder -----Original Message----- From: BugsBunnyNo1fan@aol.com <BugsBunnyNo1fan@aol.com> To: HELTON-L@rootsweb.com <HELTON-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, June 13, 2003 11:45 AM Subject: [Helton/Hilton] Re: HELTON's of Goochland VA & Wallings Creek ,KY >Trying to find out who were the parents of John Helton b/ 1763 and died 1830. >John married Barbara Shephard in 1808, she was b/ 1786 d/ Bet. 1850-1860. > >John & Barbara came to KY by 1809 when their 1st son (John II) was born and >had 11 other children. Dates of children range from 1809 - 1829. > >I'm the 7th generation of this line and would love to correspond with anyone >that is related or has done research on this family! > >Regards, >Bobbie > > >==== HELTON Mailing List ==== > >RootsWeb's Interactive Guide to Tracing Family Trees: > >A guide how to use the Web to begin - or expand - the search for your family history. A fun and easy way to research your roots using online resources for the beginning to intermediate user. Brief lessons are designed for interactive use. > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/ > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >