Solomon Bolton
&
The Famous Melungeon Case of Hamilton County, Tennessee
Pioneer Families
Bolton Was A Melungeon Who Farmed Moccasin Bend Land
Byline: John Wilson
February 10, 1998
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Solomon Bolton was a Melungeon, a
people who were a mixture of Indian, black and white ancestry, and was
a soldier in the War of 1812. His lovely daughter, Jemima, had a tragic
story. Another Bolton pioneer in Hamilton County was Robert Bolton,
whose father was among the state's earliest settlers. Solomon
Bolton was born in North Carolina just before 1800 and was living in
South Carolina when he enlisted for the War of 1812. His wife, Rachel,
was from South Carolina. They moved to Tennessee at Blount
County, then at Marion County prior to moving to Hamilton County in the
1840s. Solomon Bolton was a tenant on the large farm of the Simmermans
at Moccasin Bend.
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