Jonathan  MOULTON

Biography
General Jonathan Moulton -- The Man And The Legend
Hampton's 325th Anniversary, 1638 - 1963
by Stillman M. Hobbs

Fact has been so mingled with fancy concerning the life of General Jonathan Moulton that for years the fanciful tales were handed down from generation to generation and magnified with the telling, while the facts of the man's life and accomplishments have been largely obscured or neglected.

The facts of General Moulton's life are far from prosaic and his accomplishments were considerably more than ordinary. He was descended from John Moulton who came to Hampton with Stephen Bachiler in 1638. Although Moulton was probably the wealthiest man in Hampton, owning slaves, running a prosperous store, and engaging in many land enterprises, he found the time and energy to transact public affairs. His ability was apparently recognized by the citizenry of Hampton since he served for many years as the modereator of town meetings and represented the town in the provincial...Read full story

Biography
GENERAL JONATHAN MOULTON.

The ancestors of General Jonathan Moulton were among the traditional fifty-six inhabitants from the County of Norfolk, England, who first settled in the town of Hampton — then Winnicumet — in the year 1638. The names of John Multon (sometimes 'Moulton') and Thomas Moulton appear in a partial list of these original settlers, which may be found in Belknap's History of New Hampshire, Vol. 1, page 37.

General Jonathan Moulton was a descendent of John above named: he was born in Hampton, New Hampshire, June 30th, 1726, and died at Hampton in the year 1788, at the age of 62. He was a large proprietor in lands, and several flourishing towns in the interior of this State owe their early settlement to his exertions and influence. This fact is mentioned in 'Farmer and Moore's Gazetteer,' published in 1823. When he was thirty- seven years old, the town of Moultonborough was granted to him and sixty-one others, by the Masonian proprietors, November 17, 1763. He...Read full story

Revolutionary War
MOULTON, JONATHAN
Ancestor #: A082344
Service: NEW HAMPSHIRE Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, COLONEL
Birth: 6-30-1726 HAMPTON NEW HAMPSHIRE
Death: 9-18-1787 HAMPTON ROCKINGHAM CO NEW HAMPSHIRE
Service Source: HAMMOND, ROLLS OF THE SOLS IN THE REV WAR, NH STATE PAPERS, VOL 14, P 256; BATCHELLOR, MISC REV DOCS OF NH, STATE PAPERS, VOL 30, P 61
Service Description: 1) 3RD REGT, SIGNED ASSOCIATION TEST

RESIDENCE
1) City: HAMPTON - County: ROCKINGHAM CO - State: NEW HAMPSHIRE

SPOUSE
1) ABIGAIL SMITH
Created: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, Updated: 2002-03- 2) SARAH EMERY
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