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The ancestors of Permelia Cureton, 17 Feb 1810 - 26 Sept 1895 Biographical information generally taken from RootsWeb WorldConnect.
Transcriber's note: This family history links known CURETON ancestors who live in eastern Tennessee in the early to mid-1800s Permelia [nee CURETON] High; my 2nd great grandmother Thomas CURETON, Permelia's father, my 3rd great grandfather, to possible ancestors who lived in Shropshire County, England, and, then, the Pennsylvannia Colony in the mid1600s Richard_01 CURETON; a potential 7th great grandfather William CURETON; his son, a potential 6th great grandfather The connection to the Cureton family preceding Thomas Cureton, [1784 - before 1860] is tenuous and is based on a single database entry in RootsWeb WorldConnect. The author of that database entry has not responded to emails. This possible ancestry of Permelia Cureton, 17 Feb 1810 - 26 Sept 1895, and, hence my families, is documented with the caveat that it may be incorrect. However, after more than a dozen hours of research on the web, I want to conclude this task and move on. Confirmation/verification/correction will be sought in census information.
Richard CURETON, 1632 - 1666
Born	about 1632 in Grinshill, Shropshire, England
Died	20 July 1666 in Merion, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania [Colony]
Biographic Information	Richard and Margaret Cureton, and children, arrived Philadelphia from Liverpool on the ship Rebecca on 31 October 1685. They initially settled in Merion Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Denoted Richard_01 to distinquish from the other four CURETON ancestors with the given name: Richard.
Married	Margaret Embry; born before 1658 in England
Children [02]	Two known: William CURETON; born about May 1684 in Grinshill, Shropshire County, England Jane Cureton; born about 1671/73 in England; married John Moore about 1692 in the Pennsylvania Colony; there were nine [09] children of this union
William CURETON, ~1684 - ~1740
Born	about May 1684 in Grinshill, Shropshire County, England
Died	about 1740 in New Castle County, Delaware Colony
Married	Mary Coburn/Cobourne in 1688/89 in Chester, Pennsylvania
Children [01]	One known: Richard CURETON; born June or Aug 1698 in Merion, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Colony
Richard CURETON, 1698 - between 1755 and 1760
Born	June or August 1698 in Merion, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Colony
Died	before 1760 in Edgecombe [or Halifax] County, North Carolina Colony
Married	Hannah Anderson
Biographic Information	Born in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Colony Moved to Prince George County, Virginia Colony, between 1702 - 1714. Moved to Edgecombe County, [North] Carolina Colony, about 1719. Converted From Quaker about 1719. Denoted Richard_02.
Children [01]	One known: Richard CURETON; born about 1722 in North Carolina
Richard CURETON, 1722 - 1799
Born	about 1722 in North Carolina
Died	Dec 1799 in Dry Creek, Sparta, Hancock County, Georgia
Biographic Information	Richard and three sons were Revolutionary War veterans in Georgia. Richard's will, dated 1797, was probated 16 Jan 1800; records the names of nine slave given to nine children. Two hundred [200] acres willed to son, Rezon/Reason Cureton. Wife, Martha Cureton, willed all the goods/possessions not otherwise mentioned. Denoted Richard_03.
Married_01	Elizabeth Surname_unknown
Married_02	Martha Anderson
Children [12]	Twelve known: 01. Mary Cureton born: 1751 died: 1832 in Burke County, Georgia Colony married: George Palmer, who was born between 1750 and 1753 in North Carolina Colony two daughters: Nancy Palmer / Mary Palmer 02. Thomas Cureton born: about 1754 may have been an American Revolutionary War veteran 03. Bolin Cureton born: 1755 in Granville County, North Carolina Colony died: in Fayette County, Alabama American Revolutionary War veteran in Georgia Colony executor of father's will 04. William Cureton born: 10 Jun 1766 American Revolutionary War veteran in Georgia Colony executor of father's will 05. Richard CURETON; born 1767 in Hancock County, Georgia Colony 06. John Cureton; born 1768 in Georgia Colony 07. Hannah Cureton; born 1773 08. Jean Cureton; born 1775 09. Rebecca Cureton; born about 1777 in Sparta, Hancock County, Georgia 10. Winnifred Cureton; born 1779 11. Robert Cureton; born 1781 in Hancock County, Georgia 12. Reason Cureton; born 1782 in Georgia
Richard CURETON, 1767 - 1799
Born	1767
Died	1799 in Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Married	Unknown; in Cocke or Greene County, Tennessee
Children [06]	Six known: 01. Robert Cureton; born in Georgia 02. Elizabeth Cureton; born in Hancock County, Georgia 03. Thomas CURETON; born about 1784 in Georgia 04. Lewis Cureton; born about 1785 05. Ann Cureton; born in 1786 06. Richard Cureton; born 14 Oct 1792 in Wilkes County, Georgia
Thomas CURETON, 1784 - about 1860
Born	about 1784 in Georgia
Died	before 1860 in Jefferson County, Tennessee
Married	Jerusha Lane on 04 Dec 1804 in Greene County, Tennessee. Jerusha Lane was born about 1782 in Virginia. [alt. England]
Children [04 or 05]	Four known children with a fifth possible: 01. Jerusha Lane Cureton born in 1815 married William Paddleford 02. Permelia 'Millie' CURETON born: 17 Feb 1810 in Greene County, Tennessee died: 26 Sept 1895 buried: buried High Cemetery, Van Zandt County, Texas married: Samuel HIGH on 03 Jan 1828 in Greene County, Tennessee 10 children 03. Robert P. Cureton; born about 1811 in Tennessee died: after 1860 [present in 1860 Cocke County, Tennessee, age 49] married Dolly Ford Weaver before 1830 04. Catherine Cureton; born in 1826 05. ??Sarah Jane Cureton; born in 13 Nov 1837 in Morristown, Tennessee??
Permilia 'Millie' [nee CURETON] HIGH, 17 Feb 1810 - 26 Sept 1895
Born	17 Feb 1810 in Greene County, Tennessee
Died	26 Sept 1895 in Van Zandt County, Texas
Biographic Information	Lived most of the first decade after marriage in Parrottsville, Cocke County, Tennessee; the first four of their children were born there. Moved to Laconia, Fayette County, Tennessee about 1835; five of their children were born there. Owned a farm on the banks of the Hatchie River. In 1851, the family moved, along with the families of Freeman Hubbard and C.H. Bramley to Van Zandt County, Texas, and founded the High Settlement.
Married	Samuel HIGH on 03 Jan 1828 in Greene County, Tennessee Samuel was born 13 Mar 1809 in Raleigh, North Carolina Samuel died on 11 Jul 1894 in Van Zandt County Texas Samuel is buried High Cemetery, Van Zandt County, Texas Samuel was a son of John and Lucy [nee Martin] HIGH
Children [10]	See Samuel HIGH's biographical sketch for information on the children of Samuel and Permilia 'Millie' [nee CURETON] HIGH. 01. Jonathan Walter High; 27 Mar 1829 - Mar 1860 02. Sarah Elizabeth High; 04 Dec 1830 - about 1851 03. Nancy Jane High; 08 Jan 1833 - 13 Jul 1859 04. William Dickson High; 20 Jan 1835 03 Nov 1902 05. James Jackson High; 04 July 1837 - 17 Jun 1920 06. Rufus Morgan High; 11 Oct 1839 - about 1917 07. Henry Harrison HIGH; 22 Jun 1842- 12 Apr 1931 08. Robert Albert High; 08 Nov 1845- 1850s 09. Thomas Jefferson High; 18 Mar 1849 [or 47] - 06 Jun 1918 10. Samuel Houston High; 12 Mar 1855 - 08 Nov 1882
Sources
Source_01	The biographical sketch of Samuel High, submitted by Phillip Gowins, in the Van Zandt County, Texas, Histories and Biographies - Volume II, 1848 - 1991, published by the Van Zandt County Genealogical Society, 1991. The VZC Genealogical Society website reports that copies of this publication are available for purchase.
Source_02	Melissa Speed's RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project entries.
Source_03	Emily Karr's RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project entries.
Source_04	Ann C. Turner's RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project entries.

Images

Permelia 'Millie' [nee Cureton] High Born 17 Feb 1810 in Greene County, Tennessee Died 26 Sep 1895 in Van Zandt County, Texas Buried in High Cemetery Van Zandt County, Texas	Permelia High's grave monument at High Cemetery VZC, Texas. I can not discern the epitaph from the available images.

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