This article is about my great-g-g-g grandfather. We are desendant of his son Isham.

Captain David Dalton, the founder of the Stokes County Daltons, was born in Albemarle County, Virginia, about 1742, the son of Samuel and Anne Redd Dalton. Captain Dalton served under General Washington in the Revolutionary army, and was present at Yorktown. He married before 1770, in Albemarle County, Susan Davis, a daughter of the valiant and patriotic Revolutionary soldier, Issac Davis. Davis was born in Henrico County before 1715, and died in Albemarle County in 1805, "nigh on to a hundred years old". He was one of the early magistrates of Albemarle County, and was one of the Gentlemen Volunteers who marched to Williamsburg on July 11, 1775, under Lieutenant George Gilmer, who said in a letter to Thomas Jefferson: "Old Isaac Davis, marching at the head of his troops, is an indication of the determined and zealous spirit that animates the people." Isaac Davis was a signer of "A Declaration of Independence" signed by Citizens of Albemarle County, April 21, 1779. He was also a member of the Committee of Safety.

Susan Davis, who married Captain David Dalton, was born about 1745 and died about 1810. They were wealthy land owners in Albemarle County, and were prominently connected. They had as their friends James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and Dr. Thomas Walker, the explorer. Some of their land deeds were signed by Thomas Jefferson, and by the Thorntons, who were own cousins to George Washington, a friend of David Dalton. David Dalton bought land in what is now Stokes County as early as 1779, and removed here about 1785.
Issue: Elisabeth, Isaac, Isham, Eliza, Jonathan, Charles, Mary, Nancy, Susanna, and David.

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