Bradley Dalton Receipt for work on the Jail February 6, 1826
February the 6th 1826 Recved of John Logan five Dollars for work on the Jail window frame & door frame
Bradley Dalton (X his mark)
B.F. Logan
This is the kind of receipt I enjoy coming across. I hope I can find a Bradley Dalton descendant out there that appreciates learning about the kind of work that their ancestor did.
The Dalton line isn’t an easy one to research in a morning’s worth of blogging. At first glance it appears that there were some Dalton brothers that settled in Rutherford County from VA before the 1800s. Soon after, many went west. One of the brothers was a Bradley Dalton but the there was a younger Bradley Dalton who was a son of William Dalton. Which Bradley is the one referenced in this document would be best left to a Dalton expert to decide. I am reaching out to a lot of Dalton researchers who will hopefully be kind of enough to leave a comment for the benefit of all who read this blog.
Many of you know that my wife is a descendant of John Logan through his son Judge George W. Logan who was made famous by his successful prosecutions against the KKK. George’s son R. W. Logan and J.B. Carpenter owned a Republican slanted newspaper called the Rutherford Star. This paper was raided by the KKK as well as the homes of many Republican voters. The most famous was the lynching of Aaron Biggerstaff which sparked a U.S. Congressional investigation into the matter. J.B. Carpenter testified to congress that B. F. Logan, Sheriff of Cleveland County was involved in the raids and that his horse had been identified as being in the raids and that Mr. Biggerstaff offered to swear that he was one of the men at his house. Congressman Blair asked if he is related to Judge Logan and J.B. Carpenter answered, “Very distantly related”. (source: Congressional Testimony)
When I see the many business dealings between B. F. Logan and John and his son John W. Logan (whose house in Mooresboro was also raided by the Klan) I often think about how B.F. Logan would later turn against his own family in such a violent way. Then again Aaron Biggerstaff and his brother Samuel were staunch enemies of each other according to the congressional testimony. If B.F. Logan is distantly related to George W. then he must be a descendant of one of Maj. Francis Logan‘s brothers.
I’ve never been able to find much information about B. F. Logan. According to Civil War roster lists, his name is Benjamin F. Logan. I am hoping to learn more about his Logan line.
Please leave a comment below if you have additional information about Bradley Dalton or Benjamin F. Logan.
About the Logan Project: I possess a box of 170 documents passed down 6 generations in the Logan family that originate from John Logan (1775-1841) of Rutherford County, NC. These documents are mainly receipts that show the various business and legal dealings of many different families from Rutherford County, NC. I will be posting these documents on this blog in chronological order. The scanned images of these documents are the copyright of Jonathan Medford. Do not redistribute these documents for the purpose of commercial gain without his expressed written permission.
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March 8, 2010 at 12:29 pm
Bill Smith
Another good story. Hope a descendant sees it…
Keep these ancestor stories coming!
Bill
http://drbilltellsancestorstories.blogspot.com/
Author of “13 Ways to Tell Your Ancestor Stories”
March 8, 2010 at 12:35 pm
Brenda Faye (Dalton) Craig
Hi Jonathan,
Thank you for contacting me concerning this post. I am indeed interested in this as I have been researching the Daltons for over 10 years & love to add any documentation I can find, even if it’s not my direct lineage.
David Dalton Sr b: abt. 1735 Albemarle Co, Va (Lived in Albemarle Co, VA before 1763) d: 1804 Rutherford Co, NC Buried Dalton Cemetery, Cedar Creek, NC m: unknown woman (likely was married twice)
David had the following children:
1. William Dalton b. abt. 1754
2. Bradley Dalton b. 1755
3. John Dalton b. 10/03/1758
4. David Dalton Jr. b. abt. 1760
5. Thomas Dalton b. 1763
6. Lucy Elizabeth Dalton b. abt. 1765
7. Nancy Dalton b. abt. 1766
8. Sally Dalton b. 1769
9. Frances “Frankie” Dalton b. abt. 1770 or 1775
10. Susanna Dalton b. 1773
11. Marena Dalton b. 1779
I descended from Thomas Dalton b: 1763 Albemarle Co, VA d: 17 (or 19) Feb 1841 Rutherford Co, NC Buried ? Dalton Cemetery, Rutherford Co, NC (or Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery, Saluda, NC) m: 25 Feb 1789 in Rutherford Co, NC to Elizabeth Powell Morris (daughter of John Morris & Martha “Patsey” Powell) b: 1770 Rutherford Co, NC d: 1855 Henderson Co, NC Buried: ? Dalton Cemetery, Cedar Creek Road, Bill’s Creek, Rutherford Co, NC (or Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery, Saluda, NC)
Thomas’s brother Bradley had a son Bradley Dalton II, born c1794. He is found involved in a Bastardy case with a Sally Silvey in 1816 (Roane County, TN). He moved to Orange County, IN c1818. That makes it doubtful it is him in this document.
Thomas also had a brother William (the oldest son of David Sr) b: abt. 1754 Albemarle Co, VA d: abt. 1852 Henderson Co, NC Buried Henderson Co, NC m: 17 Nov 1783 Rutherford Co, NC to Charlotte Johnson b: abt. 1755 d: before 1850 Rutherford Co, NC
William had several of his descendants named Bradley. The most likely to fit with the year & location of this Bradley would have been his son:
Bradley Dalton b: abt. 1802 Rutherford Co, NC m. #1 on 25 Dec 1827 in Rutherford Co, NC to Mary Polly Hill (daughter of Jonathan Hill & Sarah Wheeler) b: abt. 1813 Bill’s Creek, Rutherford Co, NC d: 1839 m: #2 on 12 Nov 1840 in Rutherford Co, NC to Narcissa Hyder b: abt. 1802 m: #3 on 21 Nov 1868 in Polk Co, NC to Arminta Henderson
It has long been believed by many, including myself that these boys father David Dalton Sr married twice. There is no proof that I know of who his wife/wives were, but history strongly suggests that his first wife was Susan Bradley & that he remarried to Hannah Grant at some time before moving with his family to NC. David came to NC & relocated to the Mountain Creek area of Rutherford County some time in 1782. I would venture to say that at least the first two sons would likely have been from his first marriage, since they are William & Bradley. There were several years after Bradley before the next child was born & the use of the name Bradley exists primarily in the oldest two sons families. Much is conjecture, but until DNA proves otherwise someday, it seems the most likely scenario to me.
Thank you again to directing me to your post. I appreciate you sharing the document & I’m sure there are many other Rutherford Co, NC Dalton researchers out there who will be interested.
March 8, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Jonathan Medford
Brenda,
Thank you so much for providing us with this background information on the Dalton family. It really helps bring these documents to life!
March 8, 2010 at 2:28 pm
T. Price
A.G. Logan, court statement, B.F. Logan has been a non-resident of the state for many years. March 19, 1868
Source: http://books.google.com/books?id=aMMDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA475&dq=BF+Logan&lr=&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&as_brr=1&cd=3#v=onepage&q=BF%20Logan&f=false
March 8, 2010 at 3:08 pm
Jonathan Medford
T. Price,
Thank you very much for providing that tidbit of info! It is no wonder that I was never able to find any local information on his lineage. B.F. Logan must be from South Carolina where Francis Logan is originally from in the 96th District.
I assume he is likely the grandson or great-grandson of Andrew Logan.
March 9, 2010 at 8:29 am
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March 17, 2010 at 12:45 pm
Kathleen
So wonderful to see this receipt. Ray of light.
Trust me when I say looking at my own mystery, Dalton research
is a very difficult one. It is almost as if I can see their lives in my mind some, but can’t figure out if my ancesters were part of that or not.
My grandpa’s trunk he gave to mom then to me flooded and I believe it would have shed so much light. I saved a little but not enough to be certain of who I am. My grandfather wrote to a Uncle George Dalton.
I have a few things from my great grandmother and appears she was married in Indian Territory. Hoping to solve mystery for grandchildren b4 I die.
July 6, 2010 at 8:03 am
Brenda (Dalton) Craig
Kathleen,
I have quite a lot of info on the Rutherford County, NC Dalton’s, from which I descend. I might be able to clear some things up for you if you can provide me with some info, such as your grandparents names & birth dates as well as your great grandparents, if you know that far back.
I know that there were more than one George Dalton in the Rutherford County & McDowell County areas.
I look forward to your reply.
Brenda Faye (Dalton) Craig