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Note: Hylton Genealogy from Castle to Cottage 1772 - Land Grant, Montgomery Co. 1789-1791 - two land grants, VA State Library, Archives Div. Grants 22pg 469-470 5 Aug 1790 - 397 Acres lying in the Co. of Botetourt, on the waters ofthe West Fork of Little River 6 Dec 1796 - Barbara King Bound to Elijah Hilton 8 Sep 1798 - Montgomery Co., Agreement, Will Book 1 pg 139
"Their first home was built on a rolling meadow near a large stream,in the vicinity of what was later to be known as "Old Brick Church",which when rebuilt anew was called Topeco Duncard Church. Theyplanted roses that came from England, and vestiges of the herb gardenwere to be seen, even in the remembrance of the author. It was myfirst look at thyme, marjoram, and chives. The next home was builtabout a mile west, at a bold spring among oak trees, bordering on thePike, the main road from Big Lick to Hillside Court House, now StateRoute 221. The first section of the home was built of great logs,pegged together with locust pegs one and one half inches in diameter.No nails were used. The shakes for the roof were pegged down withwooden pegs. This part of the house consisted of one very large roomwith a huge fireplace designed for cooking, with a loft above,probably reached by a ladder. Another addition to the home had a fewhandmade square nails in it, and incorporated stairs to the two loftsin between. It was said that three generations of Hiltons added on to and enlargedthe home. Huge chimneys of native stone supported the fireplaces usedfor heating. The spacious kitchen was used for cooking and servingmeals in winter, with a 'Summer Kitchen' somewhat removed from thegreat house for use in warm weather. After the slaves were freed, andwith the advent of stoves for cooking, this old summer kitchen, withits big fireplace, became the home of 'Aunt Candance' a former slave,who wouldn't have thought of leaving 'her' family of Hyltons. A betty lamp was plucked from the puncheon of the chimney in that fireplace by Benjamine Weddle, and kept in the family, along with his 'GuyFawlkes Lanthorn' type for six generations. The author now has themboth. The Hilton or Hylton plantation stayed in the hands of the immediatefamily for five generations. It had handmade rag carpets from wall towall throughtout the bed rooms and the pleasant, newer living room. Anew home was built by Rev. A.N. Hylton on the site when the old homefell into advanced decay and disrepair. It was later razed. In the great house the rag carpets were woven, as well as blanketsand lovely patterned bed spreads of blue and white, and red and whitewool and flaxen thread. Table, bed, and kitchen linens of flaxenthread, laces and other clothing were woven by hand for their own use;linsey-woolsey was woven for men's suits, and heavy petticoats forwomen for winter wear. Wool from their own sheep, was washed, dyed,carded, and spun for the knitting of socks and stockings. Twelvecandles at a time were poured into pewter molds, from tallow saved andrendered from the butchering of sheep and cattle for the table. They had their own blacksmith shop where horses were shod, ironarticles were made, and welding was done. They were a self sufficienthousehold. For the most part they were farmers, and raised horses andcattle. At present Alvin T. Harman, and his wife Macie Marshall, a Hiltondescendant, now own and occupy the home on the old site, and have muchmemorabilia from the old home, such as hand fashioned cow and sheepbells, logging chains, the old long rifle, that a later Elijah Hyltonused, old land maps and deeds, etc. Tradition has it that when a grandson Elijah Weddle was excused fromservice in the Civil War, the southern recruiter bent the barrel ofthat old long rifle in order to render it useless, but it wasstraightened, and Elijah Weddle used it for hunting, and was acclaimedthe greatest squirrel hunter in those parts, using that same old longrifle. This rifle belongs to the Alvin T. Harmans, and is in'shooting order' today. ********************************* Montgomery Co, VA Agreement, 8 Sep 1798, among heirs of Elijah Hilton,died intestate; AF has July 1802 date, submitter___________ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Elinos Alton Whitlock, Jr. <eawhitlock@wave-net.net> 2128 McArthur Road, Broadway, NC 27505 Info on Floyd Co GenWeb: He says Elijah father is George not John *********************************** 1. The Hylton Index 1813-1977, 2. Hylton Genealogy from Castle to Cottage, Hazel S. Moore (extractabove) 3. John B. and Nancy Howell Hylton, Maynard G. Hylton ********************************** http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lake/1477 *************************** The Elijah that was the father of Archelaus is not either one of thefather and son Elias (or Elisha) and Elisha Jr. mentioned in my lastreply. This guy, Elijha (b. 1735 d.1798), was the brother of John B.Hilton (c. 1732). He (Elijah) did not have a son named Joshua, as bestI can tell. John B. was the father of Elias (Elisha) and the grandfather of ElishaJr. who married Catherine Goad. Elias (Elisha) father of Elisha Jr. also had a son called Joshua whomarried Latitia DeLong in 1839. This Joshua would be the brother ofthe Elisha who married Catherine Goad. Source: John B. and Nancy Howell Hylton. Maynard G. Hylton 1995
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