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Lest We Forget ; Our Melvins and Kin by Lionel Dane Melvin NCMcKay Home "Lest" Contents Page Book Index-> A-F, G-Mc, M-Q, R-Y <--Pg. 026 Pg. 028--> 27 MELVIN, II, was a man of good common sense and of a force- ful nature. Starting out in life with little more than the clo- thes on his back, he acquired more than three thousand acres of land, including two or more plantations, and several slaves. All nine of his children received an education except one, so far as I have been able to learn and they were highly respected in their county and community. Children of DANIEL MELVIN, II, and Sarah West: son, ROBERT MELVIN, born in Bladen County, N.C., 23 Nov. 1792, died 11 Aug. 1846 while still in the office of the senate of the N.C. General Assembly. Married Elizabeth Herrington, daughter of JAMES HERRINGTON and Elizabeth McGehee of Samp- son County, N.C. son, DANIEL MELVIN, III, born 29 March 1794 in Bladen County, died 10 Jan. 1876 in Sampson County, N.C. Married, first, Celia Herrington, died 5 Aug. 1844 in Sampson County. Married, second, Rebecca Carver. son, JOHN MELVIN, born 1799 in Bladen County, N.C., died in Bladen 25 July 1844. Married Sarah Ann Kelley of Bladen. son, ARTHUR MELVIN, born c1796 in Bladen County, N.C., died in Cumberland County, N.C. Married, first, Annie Jean Jes- sup, dau. of Isaac Jessup and Elizabeth Ann (Jessup) Jes- sup. Married, second, Charlotte Averitte, dau. of Henry Averitte of Cumberland County. dau. CATHERINE MELVIN, born 25 May 1802 in Bladen County, N.C. Married John Isham Smith, son of Thomas Smith of Beaver Dam, Cumberland County, N.C. dau. Sarah Melvin, born c1804 in Bladen County, N.C. Married ____________ Monroe. dau. Ann Melvin, born c1806 in Bladen County, N.C. Married Phillip R. Herrington of Sampson County, N.C., son of JAMES HERRINGTON and Elizabeth McGehee of Sampson County, N.C. Moved to Tenn. Had son, Phillip R. Herrington, Jr. who enlisted in the Confederate Army in La Fayette Co., Tenn. and died at Ft. Fisher in North Carolina, buried in the Daniel Melvin Cemetery in Bladen. dau. JANE MELVIN, born c1808 in Bladen County, N.C. Married John Monroe, son of Malcom Monroe of Bladen. son, GEORGE WASHINGTON MELVIN, born 7 Aug. 1809 in Bladen County, N.C., died 20 April 1847 while serving in the office of High Sheriff of Bladen. Married Ann Jane Young, dau. of David Young. Had one child: dau. Hannah Jane Melvin, born 12 July 1830, died 10 Dec. 1911, married Anders. dau. Elizabeth Melvin, born c1812 in Bladen County, N.C. Mar- ried William Young, son of David Young of Bladen County. son: Robert Melvin Young (mentioned in the will of DANIEL MELVIN, II). See YOUNG FAMILY. Note: When ROBERT MELVIN Sr., made his will of Nov. 15 1844, he requested that "My body to be interred in the burying ground at my father's". This was the burial place of DAN- IEL, II, located in northwest Bladen County on the old Melvin Stagecoach Road from Fayetteville to Wilmington. After his widow, Elizabeth, died and was buried at the ROBERT MELVIN Sr., place, ROBERT's body was moved and placed in the same cemetery which is now known as the JOHN S. MELVIN Cemetery. Later all markers were moved to that site, including that of DANIEL MELVIN, II. <--Pg. 026 Pg. 028--> HTML Editor's notes: The line now reading: "MELVIN, II, was a man of good common sense and of a force-" Originally read: "MELVIN, II, was a man of good common sense and and of a force-" The repeated word "and" was removed by the HTML Editor. The line now reading: " died 11 Aug. 1846 while still in the office of the senate" Originally read: " died 28 Aug. 1846 while still in the office of the senate" Senator ROBERT MELVIN died on 11 Aug. 1846 17 days before his father, DANIEL MELVIN, II who died on 28 Aug. 1846. This may be the source of the confusion about the date. This correction is from the HTML Editor. The line now reading: "son, GEORGE WASHINGTON MELVIN, born 7 Aug. 1809 in Bladen" Originally read: "son, George Washington Melvin, born 20 April 1810 in Bladen" The text in blue is the HTML Editor's correction because there is indeed a head-of-family page for this GEORGE WASHINGTON MELVIN. The text in green is Lionel Melvin's correction, published in Remember Our Melvins and Kin, Page 349. The lines now reading: " dau. Hannah Jane Melvin, born 12 July 1830, died 10 Dec. 1911, married Anders." Originally read: " dau. Hannah Jane Melvin, married Anders." The text in green is Lionel Melvin's correction, published in Remember Our Melvins and Kin, Page 349. The instruction for correcting this line says to remove "married Anders" and add the birth and death dates. It is not clear if the marriage to Anders was incorrect, or if the birth and death dates were supposed to be pasted over "married Anders" because there would not be sufficient room on the line for both pieces of information. The HTML Editor has set "married Anders" in red as being uncertain. The HTML Editor believes that in the copy he was typing from, a corrected copy in the posession of Sandra Melvin, Lionel Melvin's daughter, both the dates AND the "married Anders" were in the text. The line now reading: " IEL, II, located in northeast Bladen County on the old Originally read: " IEL, II, located in northwest Bladen County on the old" The HTML Editor believes that northeast is correct, but could be wrong. Variant word list: Word searches conducted by computer may produce disappointing results. Therefore, for each page, there will be a list like this of names with middle names omitted, maiden names and married names used, hyphenated words reconstructed, etc. Perhaps this strategy will help those people who are conducting searches on the Internet find who they are looking for on this page. It has already proven helpful to the HTML Editor. Daniel Melvin, II; Daniel Melvin, Jr. Robert Melvin, Senator Robert Melvin Sen. Robert Melvin, Senator Melvin, Sen. Melvin Elizabeth Herrington, Elizabeth Herrington Melvin, Elizabeth Melvin James Herrington Elizabeth McGehee, Elizabeth McGehee Herrington, Elizabeth Herrington Daniel Melvin, III Celia Herrington, Celia Herrington Melvin, Celia Melvin Rebecca Carver, Rebecca Carver Melvin, Rebecca Melvin John Melvin Sarah Ann Kelley, Sarah Kelley, Sarah Ann Kelley Melvin Sarah Ann Melvin, Sarah Melvin Arthur Melvin Annie Jean Jessup, Annie Jessup, Annie Jean Jessup Melvin Annie Jean Melvin, Annie Melvin Elizabeth Ann (Jessup) Jessup, Elizabeth Ann Jessup Jessup Elizabeth Jessup Jessup, Elizabeth Jessup Elizabeth Ann Jessup Melvin, Elizabeth Ann Melvin Elizabeth Melvin Catherine Melvin, Catherine Melvin Smith, Catherine Smith John Isham Smith, John Smith Sarah Melvin, Sarah Melvin Monroe, Sarah Monroe Ann Melvin, Ann Melvin Herrington, Ann Herrington La Fayette Co., Tenn., La Fayette Co., Tennessee Jane Melvin, Jane Melvin Monroe, Jane Monroe George Washington Melvin, Sheriff George Washington Melvin Sheriff George Melvin, Sheriff Melvin Ann Jane Young, Ann Young, Ann Jane Young Melvin Ann Jane Melvin, Ann Melvin Hannah Jane Melvin, Hannah Melvin Hannah Jane Melvin Anders, Hannah Jane Anders, Hannah Anders Elizabeth Melvin, Elizabeth Melvin Young, Elizabeth Young Daniel, II; Daniel, Jr. Old Melvin Stagecoach Road, Old Stagecoach Road Wilmington Stagecoach Road, (Now) Old Fayetteville Road