This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ihB.2ACI/4120.3.1 Message Board Post: I received the information from: Bill Dunn (2993@xtn.net) of Greeneville, TN. Bill is a descendant of John Holtsinger Malone. Bill also has a book of Malones containing about 138 pages on the family; Dorothy Reynolds Benner (ReynoldsWrites2@aol.com) great ganddaugther of Polly Mary Malone and Jesse Reynolds; and Bob Shell (bshell@xtn.net) of Blountville, TN, descendant of George Malone b. abt 1764. Below are some additional comments on John Malone: John Malone and his son, John Jr. both fought in the Lord Dunmore War in 1774-1776 along with George and William Malone and all were on the Muster Roll of Fincastle County, Virginia with Captain David Looney's Company and Lt. Daniel Boone as well. After the war, they received land grants in Tennessee and went to Greene County, Tennessee, where it is said they once owned most of the land. They were Irish and were in Tennessee about 100 years before 1871 and both John's signed the petition to create Washington County on November 6, 1777 along with George and William. They have many descedants in Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, and Texas. (Dorothy Reynolds Benner) There is a Malone Castle in Ireland and some relatives still live there. (Dorothy Reynolds Benner) Grant number 90 from the state of North Carolina dated 3 October 1782...50 shillings for every 100 acres givin to John Melone tract containing 200 acres lying and being in the county of Sullivan Co. on the waters of Beaver Creek. (Bob Shell) Maryland land records...Carroll Co. Md., Vol. TI#3, page 343 records the warrant and deed of John Melone of Baltimore Co. Md. buys 50 acres called Timber Ridge from James Johnson on 6 April 1749...land on the north side of a branch called Hollow Rock branch this land now in Carroll Co. Md. (Bob Shell) Maryland land records ...Fredrick Co. Md. liber J. page 380...John Malone, blacksmith of Baltimore Co. sold 50 acres called Timber Ridge to John White 15 may 1764..Sarah Melone releases her dower right. (Bob Shell) Liber F-G page 1269 John Melone purchases 100 acres from Joseph Chaplin 20 Nov. 1760 and recorded 18 Mar 1761 (Bob Shell) Maryland state archives...Revolutionary records, Deck 1, Range 1, Section 4, Container 27 list the following: Captain Joseph Chaplin, Evan Shelby Sr, Evan Shelby Jr, page 197 listed John Melone, John Casteel, Zachariah Casteel, Peter Casteel. (Bob Shell) Military Service prepared by Ronald A. Cofiel regarding the Melone families of Maryland speaks of John Melone listed in Capt. Thomas Norris' company in 1757 or 1758 were not paid until 1767. Vol IX 1914 provides a list of claims of those on whom soldiers were quartered and a list of claims for muster rolls...taken from a book of 109 pages compiled for the general assembly committee on accounts...one entry refers to Capt. Delashmuts muster roll Aug 13, 1757 and a subsequent one is an account in 1758...in this account John Melone is shown as being paid for 30 days attendance. This does give John's wife's first name as Sarah. It also puts the Malones and Casteels together before Sullivan County and Greene County, TN. (Bob Shell) I would be interested in any corrections you might have on the family or any information you would be willing to share.