| from Millicent V. Craig Croston Hall was located in the ancient village of Croston, Lancashire County, England, just three miles from the ancient village of Bispham, the first documented home of our Norman Daltons. The Manor of Croston, reportedly existed in the 12th Century. It was small and consisted of 10 plough lands and 6 oxgangs of land given by Roger de Montbegon, Lord of Hornby, to his half brother, John Malherde, "to be held by Knight's service" amended later to an annual rent of 1 pound of pepper. By 1300, the Manor of Croston had descended to the two daughters and co-heirs of one, John de la Mare and for nearly 600 years the manor of Croston decended in two distinct lines. One line was from the Flemings of Wath, the Daltons and the Heskeths of Rufford to Thomas Norris. The other line descended through the de Leas, and the Ashtons, to the de Traffords when in the 18th century, John, the fourth son of Cecil de Trafford married Anne, co-heiress and daughter of Richard Ashton. The County Records Office of Preston contains an inventory of one, Thomas Ashton, Squire of 1632 , occupant of the Manor. The total value of his goods was 128 pounds. There were 6 horses, 4 heifers, 14 hens and 9 beds belonging to him. The remainder of his property consisted of a watch valued at 3 pounds, clock and bell 4 pounds, and clothing 13 pounds. The Manor may have lasted until the 17th Century. It supposedly contained secret hiding places for priests and a secluded chapel, since the de Trafford line remained staunch Catholics. A new Hall was built in the 17th century and by 1793 a new Chapel used by Catholics was built as a wing onto this Hall. In 1850 Lady Adelaide Cathcart of Wast, third daughter to the Earl of Cathcart and a former Governor General of Canada, married John Randolphus de Trafford. She brought a substantial dowry to the estate and in 1852 her husband inherited more land in the Croston area. They demolished the second Hall and built an elaborate Hall in 1854. It was designed by the famed architect, Pugin. Twenty years later, in 1874, Squire de Trafford purchased the other portion of the Croston estate from the trustees of the Norris estate. The transfer was made very quietly and when the Daltons learned of the sale they claimed that their ownership rights had been ignored. For the first time in over 600 years the Croston estate was under one owner, the de Trafford family. The Hall, an architectural masterpiece, was impossible to heat or to keep in repair. It had passed down to the last two heirs, Squire Geoffrey de Trafford and his sister Ermyntrude. A serious fire damaged the Hall in 1938 and it was rebuilt. In 1958, he bequeather the estate to the Catholic Archbishop of Liverpool. The Squire died in 1950, and his sister died in 1964. During the last years of her life she was confined to a single, drafty room. When the Archdiocese received no offers to purchase and repair the Hall, it was sold to the Ainscough family who immediately razed it without giving notice to the town. By chance, one of our Daltons, Derek of Parbold, was passing by the estate on the morning that the demolition began. He was aghast at the destruction; beautiful stained glass windows and ornate hand-carved decorations were being heaped onto a huge bonfire. By appealing to the gate guard's ego with the offer to take his picture, Derek was able to capture the destruction on film and he rescued a few small pieces of ornamentation. It is ironic indeed that the only existing remnants of the Hall are back in the hands of a disposessed Dalton descendent. Editor's Note. References to the Fleming/Dalton/Hesketh/Norris owership of Croston Hall are contained in the booklet, "A History of the de Trafford Family and the Chapel of the Holy Cross, Croston" written by Frances Ramsden in 1986. References to the actual occupation of Croston Hall may be seen in the
Dalton Genealogical Society Journal, Vol. I, Chart I. In the Dalton pedigree
there is: Over time, Daltons married into the Hesketh Family and the first Dalton marriage to a Norris took place in the 13 C. in Yorkshire. For an interesting read click on to Le Norreys (Norris) and you will find that the place names and those of friends are familiar to you if you have already read "The Dalton Book, Part I". The Dalton and Norris paths crossed many times during the centuries. |
| by Jim Klumpp DGS member, James Klumpp, Professor at the University of Maryland, has devoted untold hours to the research of Daltons of Southside Virginia. He has established a web site that is "devoted to generally cited 'facts' that persist as 'facts' despite evidence". Not all of these myths can be proven wrong, but in all cases the preponderance of the latest evidence indicates an alternative explanation. Of course, evidence is often discovered after the myths were originally formed that lead us to correct the myth". So writes Dr. Klumpp. A list of of cited myths is posted on "Daltons in History" with additional information about each one in the back-up material. If you have myths to suggest, or evidence to add supporting or further refuting a myth please contact James F. Klumpp at: jk44@umail.umd.edu The "Dalton Myths" web page can be viewed at: http://www.wam.umd.edu/~jklumpp/gen/dalton/myth.htm |
| from DGS member, K. T. Mapstone The First Annual Dalton Picnic was a success! We celebrated the arrival of Andrew Colbert Dalton and Mary O'Mara Dalton in the port of New York on June 5, 1900. They sailed from Queenstown (Cobh), onboard the Oceanic, on May 27 1900. The reunion was held in the Tinley Creek Forest Preserve District of Cook County on June 10, 2000 in Crestwood, Illinois. From the Hanna Dalton O'Brien and William O'Brien family we had Bill O'Brien, wife Del (Glen), and son Michael; grandsons Robert Bong and wife, Corine (Potter Bong) and brothers Randall and Rutcherd Bong. From the Andrew Dalton and Helen (Fischl) Dalton family was myself, K. T. Dalton Mapstone, husband Dan, son Joseph Czarnowski and wife Michelle (Le Monnier) Czarnowski. From the Patrick Dalton and Elizabeth (Dunn) Dalton family was Ped Dalton Balderrama (twin) and her two granddaughters; Mary Ellen Dalton , her son Paul and daughter Deana; and Mark and wife Judy, (Havlin), sons Kyle and Drew. From the Edward Dalton and Florence (Hanley) Dalton family were both sons, Edward and Dennis Dalton.. Representatives of the third, fourth and fifth generations of Chicago Daltons were present. Lots of family history was exchanged and many family group records were completed! Several first cousins and second cousins have already traveled to Ireland, toured the country but did not seek their roots. I was able to share family information from Clonmel, Ireland with everyone. I believe the others will travel to Ireland and acquaint themselves with their Irish counterparts. Hannah Dalton O'Brien's grandson, Michael, is pursuing Irish citizenship. I am also making application. Mark Dalton has volunteered to participate in a Dalton DNA study. Our male line is unbroken, to the best of my knowledge. |
| compiled by Millicent Craig from the Probate Records of Essex County, MA The will of Henry Palmer, father-in-law of Samuel Dalton, Sr. is presented here. Samuel Dalton arrived on the ship Increase in 1635 with his father and mother, Philemon and Hannah Dalton. He married the daughter of Henry Palmer, Mehitabel, and is referred to as Son, as is Robert Ayers (also likely a son-in law or very close friend). Samuel Dalton died one year after his father-in-law. Henry Palmer - 1680 - Hampton, NH Give Unto my Son Robert Ayers and my daughter Elizabeth his wife, All
my Spickett Medow as itt is bounded in the Towne book of Haverhill Inventory taken July 17, 1680, by Thomas Whittier, Robert Clement, Robert Swan, Sr. and John Griffing. Editor's note: Third last line "one brass pot to Mehitable Ayers" may have been Henry Palmer's granddaughter. And note the witness, Andru Grele, was the ancestor of Anrew Greeley, the newspaperman whom we met in the article "Henry J. Dalton, Plains Pioneer", March 2000 issue of "Daltons in History", Vol. 3, No. 3. Extractions from the Will of Samuel Dalton, Sr., 1681, Hampton, NH Inventory of the estate of Samuel Dalton of Hampton, who died Aug. 22, 1861; taken Sept. 15, 1681; amount, 868 pounds and 5 shillings; signed by John Sanborn and Henry Dow; attested by his widow, Mehitable Dalton, Dec. 6, 1681. This will mentions estate in Haverhill, Mass., given him by his father-in-law, Henry Palmer. Administration on the estate of Samuel Dalton granted to his widow ,
Mehitable Dalton, Dec. 6, 1681, who presented an inventory of 868 pounds
and 5 shillings. Probate Records Of Essex County 1705 Inventory of the estate of Theophilus Satswell, Abial Mercer administered on which was not otherwise disposed of by the will taken June 29, 1705 by Johnathan Handick (Hendrick) and Samuel Dalton. Sworn to by Abiall Mercier, admr., July 9, 1705 Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 25, 121. The estate of Thomas Lilford, Haverhill, MA. "Bond of Elizabeth Brewar, alia Lilford, for 400 li. with Daniel Ela and Samuel Dalton, all of Haverhill, as sureties, Sept 25, 1695, for the administration of the estate of Thomas Lilford of Haverhill, intestate". Note the above Samuel Dalton married firstly to Dorothy Swan and secondly to the widow, Hannah Keazar, was a resident of Haverhill, MA. and killed in the Indian Massacre of 1708 ( as was his son John). He was the grandson of the patriarch of this line, Philemon Dalton, Hampton, NH. Extensive discussion of the family has been printed in the Journals of the DGS. |
| compiled by Millicent Craig Queries and Responses This month we are printing a couple of responses out of many that were sent to those who seek help in finding relatives through the Dalton Genealogical Society. Granted we cannot directly help all but efforts are made by the DGS members to assist whenever possible. Heather Dalton lives in London but her family is from Warwickshire, Leicestershire. The earliest record she can find of her family is a John D'Alton who lived in Kings Newnham, Warwickshire in 1602. Heather's e-mail address is: norwegianblue@iname.com A response from DGS Secretary Lucy Slater in Cambridge, England to Heather
is printed below since it contains a bit of local history. Newnham is
a very small village which does not seem to have a church as there are
no records listed in Phillimore. It is to the east of Coventry on a small
road which crosses the Fosse Way at this point. A little further to the
east on this small road is the village of Church Lawford. There have always
been Daltons marrying in Church Lawford, on the IGI and in other documents.
The earliest one I have is the marriage of John Dalton and Jane Barber
on 3rd July 1602 at Church Lawford. None of these Daltons used an apostrophe
in their name. The Fosse Way was the M1 of Roman Britain, a great road
which ran from Bath in the south west to Lincoln in the north east. Like
most Roman roads, it was dead straight. It was a favorite place for a
battle, being near the In May there was posted a query from Fran Neuvirth concerning her grandmother Dalton from Gafania. K. T. Mapstone was able to find a village, Gavenai, and links to Eastern Europe and or Lithuania. An aunt was known as Daltuva and K. T. located several Daltuvas through the Social Security Death Index that Fran is now contacting for further information. Queries Robin Dalton Klingensmith is searching for information on James David Dalton, born 1868 in Iron County, Missouri. She believes his father's name was William. Please help Robin at: cmrrk97@earthlink. com William Elon Dalton, Jr. has lived in California, Ohio and Virginia and trying to trace his family tree from the web. His grandfather was Elon Custis Dalton, b. 14 May 1907 and his father was Dennis G. Dalton, b. 10 June 1872 son of Henry Booker Dalton, b. 3 Sept 1850. He has other information from the web but not sure it is correct. Can anyone help? docworks@webcombo.net Gina Matthews of Iowa is trying to locate information on an Ellen Dalton,
b. 1822-1824, married William Noonan of County Kerry, Ireland. They had
three children; Ellen, Michael and Katherine. Curtis Dalton was born in Derry, NH and is researching his Daltons of Rockingham County, NH, and Stoneham and Lowell, Mass. Send an e-mail to: NikonF2@Pacbell.net Cormac Dalton of Ireland notes that his gggrandfather was Dalton born back in the 1800's. Some of his offspring went to New York. The house that he lived in is still occupied by Daltons. It is located in Roscommon, Ireland. Contact: Skysnice@yahoo.com Richard L. Dalton of Elmira, NY and Charleston, SC. is looking for relatives in the New York/Pennsylvania area. Jerkied@aol.com
Mary Denney Hughes of Coppell, TX is looking for information on Juda
Dalton Denney. Juda's parents were Carter Tarrence Dalton (1795-1875)
and Esther McDonald/McDaniel (1803-1858). Her siblings were Nancy, Hannah,
John, James, Wesley, Mariah, Phillip, Elizabeth, Carter Dee, and Ester.
She is buried in the Denny Cemetery near Monticello, Kentucky. This informations
is from "Kentucky Kin of Wayne County" by Lois Kennedy Robbins,
1983. Juda Dalton Kenney is Mary's paternal ggrandmother and she would
like help in researching this line of her family. Anne M. Greer of Georgia states that her Dalton family is giving her "fits". Bailey Dalton married Celia and Henrietta Wetherby, Polly Androng and Clarissa Andeny. He was born in Cumberland, County, NC in 1798. His marriages were in Putnam Co., GA, Randolph and Muscogee Co., GA. It appears that he may have had a total of 11 children. She would like to find information on Bailey's parents. Contact Anne at: chickieg13@aol.com Geraldine Reilly Ames, New York City, NY writes that her great grandfather, Luke Dalton, age 20 came with his parents Luke Dalton and Catherine Hannigan in 1849 to Yonkers, NY, accompanied by Margaret Hannigan age 24 years. There are no church records for young Luke. James, an older brother of Luke, came to Yonkers, NY in 1843 and William, a younger brother came about 1855. She has traced the family to Knockroe (Civil Parish of Colligan) and the families are in Griffith's Valuation and the Tithe Applotment Books. If anyone can assist with information on young Luke, contact Geraldine at: Gara193@aol.com Donna Throesch of Grainger Co. Tennessee is looking for Christopher Dalton, son of Colby and Elizabeth McGinnis Dalton. He left TN but went where? He was married to Mrs. Hannah Wolfe. E-mail Donna at: Throesch2@aol.com Shala Towery, Lake Elsinore, CA is seeking information on her great grandfather, Emmet Marshal Dalton Sockey who was born about 1900 in Oklahoma and lived in the Choctaw nation in eastern Oklahoma in the 1930's. Contact Shala at: shala007@aol.com Maggie of Michigan needs information on the ancestors of George Dalton, b. 1809 in Croydon, England and who married a woman named Mary Anne on Nov. 1835 in Croydon. Both died in or near Niagara Falls, Ontario. Mussel@gulftel.com Pat Pyles' grandmother was a Mattie Dalton who married William Winship Strickland. Pat is in Blountsville, AL. kpkpyle@blountsville.net Karren Warren's mother's maiden name was Dalton. Her father was Emmin Guy Dalton and his wife's name was Mattie (Martha P. Beeler). His father's name was Prestly Dalton. Contact Karren at: warrens@pacific.net Joseph J. Brett of Sterling Forest would to make an Irish connection. His mother, Helen Dalton was born in Mullingar(?), Parish Scabby (Loch Gowna) County Cavan. jjbrett@warwick.net Audra Dalton of Wilmington, Ohio is looking for anyone in the State of Virginia with the last name of Dalton who may be related to Betty Dalton Miller or Thelma Dalton from Wilmington, OH. Please contact: Dalton @intouch.com Gale Dalton is anxious to learn more about her gggrandfather Henry Dalton who was a Methodist Episcopal minister. He traveled in and about Kansas and died there about 1901. Gale may be reached at: daltondg@zoomnet.net |
| In researching his own California family, DGS member, William "Mike" Dalton, of Portland Oregon has compiled sources and data that he is sharing with readers. Our appreciation is extended to Mike. I. Solano County Dalton surname listings for Solano, County, CA available from LDS microfilm
and Solano County Genealogical Society 2. Solano County, Marriage Index, County Recorder, 1853-1878, 10 Daltons
listed. Samples: 3. Miscellaneous Burials in Northern California Cemeteries. Vol. 1 to 4 contains 5 Daltons. LDS Film #874409 4. St. Vincent's and All Soul's Cemetery, Vallejo CA, burial records,
day book filmed by LDS in 1956. 8 Daltons. Samples: II. Nevada County, CA, Grass Valley. St. Patrick's Cemetery III. Sacramento, CA. 1890 Great Register Voting Poll List, 12th precinct. IV. San Francisco City Directory, 1889, Sutro Library, S. F. 1. In the City of San Francisco, there were several businesses that were
operated by Daltons. One of the most significant was the Merchants' Exchange
Association whose president was Frank Dalton. The offices were located
in the Merchants' Exchange Building. V. Harry P. Dalton, assessor of Alameda County, Oakland CA. Printed in Overland monthly and Out West Magazine, Vol. 27, iss. 162, June 1896. In an article by Cecil Hammerton "City of Oaks", it states that Dalton was born in Tolumne County, CA in 1860 and his first political appearance was in the spring of 1893 as a member of the City Council and later became assessor where he gained a state wide reputation for enforcing the law.
Daniel Joseph Dalton, b. 21 Jul 1902, d. 2 Jan 1963 VII. Burials in San Francisco National Cemetery Edward C. Dalton, b. unknown, d. 20 May 1927 |
| Many thanks to DGS member,William "Mike" Dalton of Oregon, for sharing data that he has compiled while searching his Irish roots. In the Passenger list data there are a few Daltons who were born in England and one who was born in Scotland. Census Data, Probate Calendars, and Immigration Sources I. 1901 Census of Ireland, County Kerry. 2. North Kerry - Listowel Poor Law Union, Kilnaughtin Parish Irasticonnor
Barony, Tarmon enumeration district, Tarmon East Townland. II. Index to Probate and Administration Calendars - 1858-1877. Public Record
Office of Ireland, LDS Film # 0100965. Contains 36 Dalton surnames. Samples III. Passenger Ship Lists - landing in New York from Ireland from Federal
Archive microfilmed records. IV. Ships Passenger Lists - National and New England - 1600-1825 by Carl
Boyer 3d 1977 - Newall, Claifornia. V. The Famine Emigrants, arriving at the Port of New York 1846-1851, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, Md. Copyright 1983 contains about 300 names.. Vol. 1, pg 206, 14 July 1846, from Liverpool, James Dalton, age 20, laborer. |