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From: "Tony and Julie Howell" <>
Subject: [FLDUVAL] Fw: [NCBLADEN-L] Lofton
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 19:33:08 -0800


someone on our list, i apologize that i don't remember who, is researching
the LOFTON/LOFTIN surname. i saw this on another site and thought it might
be of interest and/or help.

Julie Howell
Jax, Fla
Merry Christmas!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dee Thompson" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 3:46 PM
Subject: [NCBLADEN-L] Lofton


> If you are researching any LOFTON/LOFTIN families perhaps this kind offer
from Dick Matteson will appeal to you.
> Dee
>
> For details on sources used, refer to this link:
> http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm
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> From:
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 1:51 PM
> Subject: Re: PML Search Result matching Lofton
>
>
> Dee, I have rootsweb search for me for Lofton -(and other surnames of
mine!). I therefore get many of your posts re:
> Lofton/Loftin. I am fairly able to help Lofton searchers about Loftons
from Coastal SC Samuel Joseph(b. 1798 - lived in Berkeley Co, SC); Samuel
Herd Lofton b. 1819 SC - my particular branch follows; Henry Michael
Lofton -b. 1840; Richard Morrison Lofton -b. 1865 in McClellanville, SC;
Augusta Lofton (my mother) b. 1898 in McClellanville, SC, She had one
brother and 6 sisters [all but one with progeny!] leaving many Lofton
descendants!
> I seek Samuel Joseph's parents (probably [narrowed down!] ) William
Lofton - son of John Lofton who was born in Berkeley County VA (now WV) and
son of Thomas Lofton who was b. in Old Baltimore Co. MD in 1707. However,
during the migratory days of these Loftons/Loftins, records are very hard to
find -if they indeed even exist!I appears at this point of
knowledge(insight) that there were 4 or 5 Loftin children born of a Leonard
(Lodowick?) Lofton who came to the James River area of VA in about 1630 -
possibly in the employ of a large landholder. His child William moved to
Old Baltimore Co. MD; Son John moved to St. Mary's County MD then Charles
Co. MD. We have wills (or probates) for both of these. Son
> Cornelius Lofton established a family in the Hampton area along the James
in VA and Leonard with wife Elizabeth moved to Tidal NC in the 1690s(Edenton
and then Kinston). This last Son is the progenitor of many NC
Loftins/Loftons (some by both spellings!)
> There is one other mysterious Lofton family who apparently came to the
Boston MA area in the 1630s who may have been Robert and who apparently
worked at the Saugus Iron Works there. A large iron pot is in the
possession of a Chester Co. member of their Historical Society - marked
Robert Lofton - 1644 - Saugus. If he - Robert - were to be Lodowick's kin
then we have quite a confluence of Loftons/Loftins in Early American
history! No one in Chester Co. appears to know much about this iron pot! I
got the reference and other Loftin/Lofton material et the Kinston Community
College Library. A Marian Loftin was one of the librarians there!
> So, the "MD" Loftons left for Berkeley Co. VA(now WV) and then in the
1750 left for Rowan Co. NC and then their part became Cabarrus County, NC
and several sons went to Newberry County SC and then on to GA , AL, and MS
leaving Lofton all along the way! Longfield Lofton (by that spelling) ended
up in TN (groups still there!) and was the grandson of Benonie - son of
Leonard. A John married his cousin and ended up in SC (according to Mrs.
Causey and Ashley Loftin) However the dates do not easily match-up to my
need for a father of Samuel Joseph Lofton!)
> Cornelious Lofton appears to have been either a Friend or Early Baptist -
seen when one looks at the unusual style of handling births and marriages in
their churches records. (There are two or more couples who are listed as
attending these important events in early records in the Norfolk area -
sort of like the German-Swiss did in the Orangeburg settlement in SC).
Later some Loftons are listed in Brunswick Co. VA (next to NC) I have got no
further with these except to say that some Shenandoah Valley Loftons seem to
be different from the nearby Berkeley County WV Loftons. A Lofton bible
exists there which I can not seem to connect to by calling the owner. I
believe that the Shenandoah Loftons were from Cornelius Loftin of Norfolk,
VA brother of William and John and Loftin
> I have met with Ashley Loftin in Albuquerque, NM some 7 years ago and we
had great fun going over data and speculations and I believe that we would
agree mostly about what I have proposed here so far. Another researcher,
Leroy Lofton, and I have shared notes , etc and his expertise is on the
Maryland to Va to NC Loftons who went from Cabarrus Co. NC to Indiana and
then to Illinois and then beyond.
> I realize that none of this may really coincide with your main interests
but I thought to share this with you (and to others you may think would be
interested) and hope we can find common people and places of interest!
> Dick Matteson College Park MD
>
>

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