This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Dalton/Daulton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XeB.2ACE/3303.1.1.1.2.2.1.2.1 Message Board Post: This info I was helped putting together by a very experienced man who was interested in the Mathew Dalton line at Hawkins Co.Tn. James Klumpf, I never can remember how to spell his last name correctly, he is at the Dalton Gang Newsletter where he found the info I posted on my Dalton line. Mathew Dalton is my great/great/great/grandfather, Mathew was born June 5, 1806 in Pittsylvania County Virginia, his birth was recorded in the Winston Dalton's journal. Mathew's parents are James "Spike" Dalton and Sally/Sarah Turpin married 1802 at Bedford County Virginia, all three of their children's births were recorded in the Winston Dalton's journal. William Martin Dalton/Daulton, born March 14, 1841 at Bristol, TN info from family bible, is my great/great/grandfather, his daughter is Robert E. Lee "Bobbie Dalton/Daulton is my great/grandmother. Keziah Sprewell married Thomas C. W. Matthews on April 17, 1821 in Grayson County Virginia, from this time on she was Keziah Matthews (with 2 T's) this marriage was recorded in the book by John Perry Alderman, published his readings of the Grayson County Virginia early marriages on page 36. Keziah Sprewell was born in North Carolina, the county is not known. On the 1850 cennsus at Smyth County Virginia Keziah was living with Matthew and Mary Dalton, she was 79 years old on this census, which makes the year she was born about 1771. 1820 Grayson County Virginia Census, Page 51 Kezzy Sprewell, 1 female between 10-15 and 1 female over 45 years of age. Kezzy Sprewell was the only Sprewell on the 1820 census for the entire state of Virginia. 1830 census Accomack County Virginia Census Keziah Sprewell listed. 1840 Census Wythe County Virginia Census, Page 110, Keziah Matthews listed as female between 50-70 years old. Mathew Dalton is listed on this same page. Mathew Dalton married Polly Sprewell, May 29, 1830, Grayson County Virginia (present day Carroll County), Polly was the daughter of Keziah Sprewell. Keziah's name is listed on the marriage certificate as her mother. The bondsman was by Riley HIcks. The ceremony was performed by Ewv. John Cock. This marriage is recorded in the book by John Perry Alderman published his reading of Grayson County Virginia early marriages, listed on page 67. Polly Sprewell was born about 1814 North Carolina, father's name is not known. Mary's were called by the nickname of "Polly" The 1850 census Kasiah Matthis (how it was spelled on census not Keziah Matthews) she is living with Mathew Dalton and wife "Polly"(her nickname) Mary Narcissus Sprewell/Dalton. I don't think that Mathew had two different wives at all. I think that on the different census different first names were listed for her that has caused the confusion and speculation that Mathew Dalton had "two wives".