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George Walton, Jr.[1]

Male 1786 - 1863  (76 years)


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  • Name George Walton 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born 15 Aug 1786  Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 3 Jan 1863  Dinwiddie County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Blandford Cemetery Petersburg, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I547451366  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 20 Apr 2019 

    Father George [signer] Walton,   b. 1740, Prince Edward, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1804, Meadow Gardens, his home in Augusta, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Dorothy Camber,   b. 1760, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 1832, Pensacola, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 1775 
    Family ID F518495474  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 'Sally' Sarah Minge Walker,   b. 19 Jul 1792, Washington County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1861, Mobile County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 10 Jan 1809  Belleview, near Augusta Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Octavia Celeste Valentine Walton,   b. 11 Aug 1811, Atlanta, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1877, Sumerville, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     2. Robert Watkins Walton,   b. 1812, Augusta, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1849, Mobile, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)
    Last Modified 4 Nov 2021 
    Family ID F518495475  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    George Walton Jr
    George Walton Jr
    Natchez Daily Courier
    Jan 27, 1863
    George Walton Jr-Obit
    George Walton Jr-Obit
    Vermont Watchman and State Journal
    Feb 6, 1863
    Col. George Walton-Obit
    Col. George Walton-Obit
    Mobile Advertiser and Register
    Jan 18, 1863
    Sarah Walker Walton-Obit
    Sarah Walker Walton-Obit
    The Daily Delta
    Jan 17, 1861
    Sarah Walker Walton-Obit
    Sarah Walker Walton-Obit
    The Daily Delta
    Jan 22, 1861

    Histories
    Octavia Walton LeVert-Tribute
    Octavia Walton LeVert-Tribute
    The Times Picayune
    Apr 8, 1877

  • Notes 

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9527579.
      Birth: 1760, England
      Death: Sep. 12, 1832, Pensacola, Escambia Co., Florida
      Dorothy Camber Walton's life contained a cast of real-life characters who helped form the United States. She was introduced to them through her husband, George Walton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
      George Walton was a politician who was once charged with writing the preamble and constitution for the new state of Georgia, according to "The Walton House," by Leora M. Sutton. His friends and acquaintances included John Adams, Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson.
      George Walton and Dorothy Camber were courting during this time, according to Sutton's book.
      "When George Walton returned from the historic signing, he quietly slipped a small package from his pocket and could hardly wait to pay his respects to the widow, Mrs. Thomas Camber and see her daughters. (George's favorite daughter was the eldest daughter, Dorothy.)
      "Dorothy could not hide her joy at being loved by a very popular, promising young lawyer and congressman."
      Not long after their marriage, the Waltons became prisoners during the Revolutionary War at Sunbury, 40 miles south of Savannah, Ga. George Walton used his connections to have his wife and their slaves sent to sea, arriving at the port of Charles Town. Their ship was captured by a British frigate and sent instead to the West Indies. Dorothy Walton was exchanged for two British colonels and sent back to join her family, according to "The Walton House." Her husband, the book says, was exchanged for a British general.
      "While Dorothy was on the Island of St. Eustatia, she was repeatedly taunted with offers to return to England, the land of her loyal British father, but she she showed her remarkable firmness in her decision to remain by the side of her rebel husband."
      After the war, the couple lived in Augusta, GA until her husband's death in 1804. She then moved to Pensacola with her son and his family.

    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=walton&GSfn=george&GSiman=1&GScid=49478&GRid=109103706&.