I am researching my MELTON ancestry. My line originated somewhere in North Carolina. The earliest male member to make it to Mississippi was Jesse C.(Collins) Melton b.1808 in unknown county, NC. His mother was Susannah b.1785 and she is thought to have been married to an Isham Melton b.abt.1775. In my searching of Rutherford Co. Surnames I have come across several names in common with my line in Holmes Co. MS. The names are William HAMPTON, Gillespie CATRON, Vera CATRON, COLLINS, and DUREN. The names are all associated with the Emory Methodist Episcopal Church of Holmes County and the now extinct town of Emory.
I am willing to share or exchange information with interested parties. Thanks...Benny Melton Yazoo City, MS