Moses Dorton was the son of William Dorton and Elizabeth Watts.
Moses Dorton and Laodicea "Dicey" Robinson were united in marriage on 08 Mar 1782 in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia. They had 11 children that I know of.
Moses Dorton fought in the Battle of King's Mountain in 1780 during the Revolutionary War and is listed by the Daughters of the American Revolution. He was allowed pay for the loss of a horse in a battle at Whitson's Mill - 6 pounds: 1 pound for the loss of a saddel: S for 1 bell: 10 S for 1 blanket.
Moses Dorton and his family migrated from Virginia to Knox County, Kentucky around 1805. They settled on the Cumberland River where he owned/operated Dortons Mansion House Tavern on the Wilderness Road in Pineville, Kentucky. Moses' homestead was 1/2 mile from Cumberland River on Straight Creek Dortons Branch Ky. He was a big landowner in Knox & Harlan County and owned many slaves. He is listed in the 1820 Census in Knox County, Kentucky and is listed in the Tax Records for 1806, 1807, 1808 in Knox County, Kentucky.
There has been a historical marker in VA where they had their home built, the Dorton Fort. (Virginia Historical Marker Dorton's Fort KA-13) William Dorton Sr. and his family settled near here by 1773 and built a fort, one of several defensive structures built by settlers of European descent on the Virginia frontier. William Dorton Sr.'s sons: William Jr., Moses, and Edward, fought in the Revolutionary War. Edward, Moses Dorton, and William Dorton served at the Battle of King's Mountain on 7 Oct. 1780. During this period, conflicts also occurred between early settlers and Native Americans in this region, resulting in the death of a fourth son, name unknown, in 1777.
Moses Dorton and Laodicea "Dicey" Robinson were united in marriage on 08 Mar 1782 in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia. They had 11 children that I know of.
Moses Dorton fought in the Battle of King's Mountain in 1780 during the Revolutionary War and is listed by the Daughters of the American Revolution. He was allowed pay for the loss of a horse in a battle at Whitson's Mill - 6 pounds: 1 pound for the loss of a saddel: S for 1 bell: 10 S for 1 blanket.
Moses Dorton and his family migrated from Virginia to Knox County, Kentucky around 1805. They settled on the Cumberland River where he owned/operated Dortons Mansion House Tavern on the Wilderness Road in Pineville, Kentucky. Moses' homestead was 1/2 mile from Cumberland River on Straight Creek Dortons Branch Ky. He was a big landowner in Knox & Harlan County and owned many slaves. He is listed in the 1820 Census in Knox County, Kentucky and is listed in the Tax Records for 1806, 1807, 1808 in Knox County, Kentucky.
There has been a historical marker in VA where they had their home built, the Dorton Fort. (Virginia Historical Marker Dorton's Fort KA-13) William Dorton Sr. and his family settled near here by 1773 and built a fort, one of several defensive structures built by settlers of European descent on the Virginia frontier. William Dorton Sr.'s sons: William Jr., Moses, and Edward, fought in the Revolutionary War. Edward, Moses Dorton, and William Dorton served at the Battle of King's Mountain on 7 Oct. 1780. During this period, conflicts also occurred between early settlers and Native Americans in this region, resulting in the death of a fourth son, name unknown, in 1777.
Moses Dorton was the son of William Dorton and Elizabeth Watts.
Moses Dorton and Laodicea "Dicey" Robinson were united in marriage on 08 Mar 1782 in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia. They had 11 children that I know of.
Moses Dorton fought in the Battle of King's Mountain in 1780 during the Revolutionary War and is listed by the Daughters of the American Revolution. He was allowed pay for the loss of a horse in a battle at Whitson's Mill - 6 pounds: 1 pound for the loss of a saddel: S for 1 bell: 10 S for 1 blanket.
Moses Dorton and his family migrated from Virginia to Knox County, Kentucky around 1805. They settled on the Cumberland River where he owned/operated Dortons Mansion House Tavern on the Wilderness Road in Pineville, Kentucky. Moses' homestead was 1/2 mile from Cumberland River on Straight Creek Dortons Branch Ky. He was a big landowner in Knox & Harlan County and owned many slaves. He is listed in the 1820 Census in Knox County, Kentucky and is listed in the Tax Records for 1806, 1807, 1808 in Knox County, Kentucky.
There has been a historical marker in VA where they had their home built, the Dorton Fort. (Virginia Historical Marker Dorton's Fort KA-13) William Dorton Sr. and his family settled near here by 1773 and built a fort, one of several defensive structures built by settlers of European descent on the Virginia frontier. William Dorton Sr.'s sons: William Jr., Moses, and Edward, fought in the Revolutionary War. Edward, Moses Dorton, and William Dorton served at the Battle of King's Mountain on 7 Oct. 1780. During this period, conflicts also occurred between early settlers and Native Americans in this region, resulting in the death of a fourth son, name unknown, in 1777.
Moses Dorton and Laodicea "Dicey" Robinson were united in marriage on 08 Mar 1782 in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia. They had 11 children that I know of.
Moses Dorton fought in the Battle of King's Mountain in 1780 during the Revolutionary War and is listed by the Daughters of the American Revolution. He was allowed pay for the loss of a horse in a battle at Whitson's Mill - 6 pounds: 1 pound for the loss of a saddel: S for 1 bell: 10 S for 1 blanket.
Moses Dorton and his family migrated from Virginia to Knox County, Kentucky around 1805. They settled on the Cumberland River where he owned/operated Dortons Mansion House Tavern on the Wilderness Road in Pineville, Kentucky. Moses' homestead was 1/2 mile from Cumberland River on Straight Creek Dortons Branch Ky. He was a big landowner in Knox & Harlan County and owned many slaves. He is listed in the 1820 Census in Knox County, Kentucky and is listed in the Tax Records for 1806, 1807, 1808 in Knox County, Kentucky.
There has been a historical marker in VA where they had their home built, the Dorton Fort. (Virginia Historical Marker Dorton's Fort KA-13) William Dorton Sr. and his family settled near here by 1773 and built a fort, one of several defensive structures built by settlers of European descent on the Virginia frontier. William Dorton Sr.'s sons: William Jr., Moses, and Edward, fought in the Revolutionary War. Edward, Moses Dorton, and William Dorton served at the Battle of King's Mountain on 7 Oct. 1780. During this period, conflicts also occurred between early settlers and Native Americans in this region, resulting in the death of a fourth son, name unknown, in 1777.
