Ancestors of Charles Stephen DeFrance (Direct Meloy Line)
William Meloy is the earliest known member of our Meloy Family. William was born in 1753
in Salem, Salem Co., NJ. There he married Lydia McCray and they had one son, Reese
Reese was born in NJ in 1800 and came to Washington County, PA with his parents. In 1824
he married Jane Caldwell, the daughter of Samuel Caldwell and Jane Marquis of Hopewell Twp.,
Washington Co., PA. After marriage Reese lived in Farnklin Twp., Washington County and moved
to a farm two miles west of Claysville, Donegal Twp., Washington Co., PA. They had the
following children: Cyrus A., Josiah who married Jane Sutherland, Angeline, Hester
who married Charles DeFrance, Mary and Reese.
Hester Meloy was born in Donegal Twp., Washington County, PA in 1832. She married Charles
DeFrance, the son of Allison DeFrance and Martha Allender, and they bought the farm one
mile south at the foot of the hill. They had one child that lived to maturity, Reese.
Reese Meloy DeFrance was born 20 Oct 1858 at Dutch Fork, Washington Co., PA. He married Sarah(Sadie)Maude Laird in 1882. Reese was a farmer and died 23 Apr 1928 at Claysville, Washington Co., PA. Reese and Sadie had the following children: Charles (Charley) Hoon who married Beulah Mariah Johnson, Ruth Margaret (Nellie) who married Clyde Scott and Jane Meloy (Jeane) who never married.
Charles Hoon DeFrance was born 31 Aug 1884 at the farm in Donegal Twp., Washington Co., PA. He married in Beulah Mariah Johnson, the daughter of Tolbert Fenning Johnson and Grace Evelyn Biddle. They had a son who died at birth, Charles Reese. The other son is Charles Tolbert.
Charles Tolbert DeFrance was born 30 Jul 1934 at Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV. He married Daisy Cascante-Mora on 12 May 1973 at San Jose, Costa Rica. They have the following children: Charles Stephen and Jacelyn Dyann.
Charles Stephen (Steve) DeFrance was born on 16 Jun 1974 in DeLand, FL. Steve graduated from The Citadel in Charleston, SC and now works in Washington, DC where he is attending George Washington University working on his Masters degree in Forensic Science.