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Now looking for information/family ties to father of James Helton and which Peter Helton son/grandson or brother was James' father.

Abraham Helton

Much of the information we know about Abraham Helton, right now, we know about through census records and are unsubstantiated, but more substantiation is coming in every week as we network with other Helton's we meet through DNA testing. However, the correlation of the various data points is impressive. We will soon be able to connect the dots. However, it must be made clear, there are at least four layers (generations) of Abrahams in this family line and each Helton family line had numerous layers of Abraham's as well.

We have worked on the assumption that Abraham Helton was the eldest son of James Helton. Both show up in the 1820 Washington County Georgia Census and are listed as Hilton's. Abraham is about 20 years younger than James Helton. Both then resettled in the Randolph County GA Census in 1830 after James Helton won the 1827 Land Lottery.

We now know that James and Abraham Helton of 1820 Washington County, GA Census are probably different from Abraham and James Helton of Habersham County GA of 1820 Census. Abraham Helton (Habersham) was 20-30 years older than than James Helton (Washington County, GA) and quite possibly could have been Abraham's (Habersham) garndfather or Uncle James Helton of Habersham and James Helton of Washington County also are about 20 years in age difference with James Helton of Washington County born about 1775 and James Helton of Habersham born about 1794. The Habersham County Line is well-entrenched and we are told that Abraham (father) was full blooded Cherokee and Married Katie Owl, a full blooded Cherokee. If the documentation of these Habersham Helton's are correct, It's more likely these two families were 2nd cousins and an Indian married a Peter Helton daughter. We know that the Helton name was taken by this group because native Americans did not use last names.
We know that Peter Helton II b. 1720; d. abt. Dec 20, 1802 in Orange County, North Carolina USA; married Susannah (unknown last name) in Orange County North Carolina USA was Abraham's father. Peter II had three sons and 8 daughters. The three sons were named Abraham, James, and Peter. We are not sure if Peter or Abraham was the oldest son, but we assume that James was the second son and was named for James Hawkins, the mothers (Hannah) father, as was customary during this period.
We also know that Peter Helton I, b. 1686 d. bef. Sep 20, 1757 in Orange County, North Carolina the Senior Helton at this time married Hannah Hawkins in 1717. Her father was James Hawkins.
We are attempting to establish whether there is any Connection between Peter (father), Abraham of Habersham (son) and James Helton of Washington County (possibly Abraham's brother?) through DNA Testing.
A great deal of confusion has existed between these two James' and Abraham's since their ages were flipped (fathers and sons) and lived in such close proximity in East Central and Northeast Georgia. A number of the records for the Habersham Helton's (Lottery applications, Government receipts for hauling Deer hides) in Washington County could belong to the Washington County Line rather than the Habersham line. Since the Habersham line (current day Ancestors) did not realize these two James' and Abraham's could be two (4, actually) different people, there could be some overlap of records that actually belong to the Washington County Helton's.

Seven years after the 1820 Washington County GA Census, in 1827, James Helton (Hilton) of Washington County won land in the Georgia Land Lottery of 1827 for land awarded in Randolph County Georgia. Three years later during the 1830 Census for Randolph County Georgia both James Helton and Abraham Helton show up on indexes for Randolph County. All Children and family members correlate for the two Census'.

During the 1820 Census both James and Abraham were listed in the Washington County Census under the name Hilton. However, the lottery award went to James Helton (the 1820 Census could have been translated incorrectly and should have been Helton). We do know that James Helton and his probable son John Conelas Helton, who inherited the land, used the Helton name in Randolph County. However, Thomas Quitman, John Conelas Helton's son reverted back to the Hilton name which has been used ever since. It is possible that the lottery award was assigned to James Helton and he opted to continue using the Helton name for legal reasons. John Conelas continued using this name for the same reason and Thomas Quitman corrected the name when family land passed to him.

Abraham Helton of Orange County, North Carolina (1750-1755?)

Abraham Helton of Orange County, NC was one of three Peter Helton II sons (Peter, James, and Abraham). I is unclear whether Abraham was the first or third Peter II son. 1800 Census records would suggest that Abraham was the oldest, Peter III was the second son, and James was the youngest son, based on the ages of the children. If James Helton (Randolph County) descended directly from Peter II, it would probably have been through Abraham. All 1790, Orange County Census records were destroyed which would given us some indication of the link (James would have been 20). By 1810, seven years after Peter II death, Abraham has disappeared from all census records that we have been able to locate.

Abraham Helton Census Track
	County	Name	Male					Female					Other free	Slaves
	County	Name	<10 Yrs old	10 to 15 Yrs Old	16 to 25 Yrs Old	25 to 44 Yrs old	>45 Yrs Old	<10 Yrs old	10 to 15 Yrs Old	16 to 25 Yrs Old	25 to 44 Yrs old	>45 Yrs Old
			After 1790	1785-1790	1784-1775	1774-1756	Before 1756	After 1790	1785-1790	1784-1775	1774-1756	Before 1756
1800	Orange NC	Abraham Helton	1	2	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	1	-	-

1810	No Records Found
1820

Statistics Analysis Abraham Hilton (Washington County)

Abraham Helton

Age 16-26

Born 1794-1800

Probably about 20-26 based on daughters' ages and 1820-30 Census'.

1820 Washington County Georgia Census

Male Household Members

D=1 male age age 16-26 (Born 1794-1804)

Category M = Occupation-Farmer

Abraham Hilton (Helton) did not own Slaves

1830 Census Male Household Members

A= 1 male age 0-5 (Born 1825-1830)

F=1 male age 30-40 (Born 1790-1800)

1820 Washington County Census

Female Household Members

G=2 Female ages 0-10 (Born 1810-1820)

I= Female age 16-26 (Born 1794-1804)

1830 Census Female Household members

M=2 Females age 0-5 (Born 1825-1830)

N=1 Female age 5-10 (Born 1820-1825)

O=1 Female age 10-15 (Born 1815-1820)

R=1 Female age 30-40 (Born 1790 - 1800)

Using these data, it can be assumed that Abraham Helton was married and had one son age 0-5 and four daughters age 0-10. This son would have been too young to be John Conelas but John Conelas could be Abraham's brother. Since James and Abraham moved to Randolph County, it is feasible they were Father/Son.

This Abraham Helton son (in the 1820 Census) was too young (born between 1825-1830) to be John Conelas Helton, but Abraham Helton may have been the son of James Helton and the oldest brother of John Conelas Helton. Their listing (James and Abraham) on the census together indicates they probably lived together on the same farm, and since James Helton was 20 years older than Abraham Helton, they could have been father/son. Since James Helton also had a son who was 20-30 (Census), a 30-40 year old (oldest) son would have been likely for a 50-60 year old man of this period. It would have been highly unlikely that James would not have had a child until he reached his late 20's or early 30's during this historical period with a wife of similar age.

With the data range of children's ages and Abrahams age, it was likely that Abraham was probably about 35 years old during this census. However, the data range gives an estimated birth date (for Abraham) of 1790 - 1800. Using this date range with James' birth date range (1770-1780), (if they were father/son) James would have been around a median of 20 years old when Abraham was born.

While this data is not conclusive it is likely that James was the father of John Conelas Helton and Abraham was the brother of John Conelas.

There are no other Helton's or Hilton's listed in the 1830 Randolph County Census.

The data ranges of the 1820 and 1830 Census help us narrow down Abraham Helton's probable age. In 1820, he was listed as head of household in the 16-26 year old range. Ten (10) years later he was listed as head of household in the 30-40 year old range. This places his minimum age in the 1820 census at 20 and maximum age at 26 (36 years old for the 1830 Census). His oldest daughter would have been 5 years old in the 1820 Census based on data correlation which would probably place his 1820 age at 24-26 years old and was probably born around 1795. If Abraham Helton was James Helton's son, James would have been about 20-21 years old when Abraham was born.

1850 Randolph County Census Information (This matches 1830 Census Info wife now deceased)