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GENEALOGY
P_ELTON FAMILY
IN AMERICA.
BEING A RECORD OF THE DESCENDANTS OF JOHN PELTON
WHO SETTLED IN BOSTON, MASS., ABOUT 1630-1632,
AND DIED IN DORCHESTER, MASS.,
JANUARY 23d, 1681.
By
J. M. PELTON .
ALBANY, N. Y.:
JOEL MUNSELL's sons, PUBLISHERS.
1802.
Entered, according to act of Congress, in the year eighteen hundred
and ninety-two,
By J. M. PELTON,
In the oflBce of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C
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CONTENTS. ^^^^^^^
W Page.
?*i Introduction. Names in general 6
English surnames 7
Pilden, Pilton, Peldon, Pelton, etc., as the name
I of a parish, manor, or place 8
V Pelton and variants as a family surname 10
^ Pelton, Polton and Pulton homes in England,
1086 to 163I II
Peltons of England of the present day 12
Pelton coats of arms 14
Scraps of history 15
Peltons who came to America : When and where
,^ they settled 17
\) Traditions and facts 18
_ How the descendants of John Pelton spread. . . 22
^ Scope and plan of the work 24
y Figures and numbers used for reference 25
^ Pelton Genealogy 29-600
N Appendix 6oi-6o9b
Errata and Addenda 6io-6i6b
INDEXES.
No. I. Males born in the name of Pelton
( 1 900 names) 61 7-642
No. II. Females born in the name of Pel-
ton (1774 names) 643-666
No. III. Surnames other than Pelton
(2093) 667-697
No. IV. Places mentioned in this work
(992) 698-713
No. V. Soldiers, Pelton, and connected . . 714-7I6
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
Page.
1. J. M. Pelton, with autograph, to face . . 1
2. Pelton Coats of Arms 14
3. Jeremiah M. Pelton 42
4. Julia W. Daniels (nee Pelton) 43
5. Alonzo Pelton 118
6. Brewster Pelton ' 222
7. Edward K Pelton 301
8. Frederic William Pelton 334
9. Joseph Kneeland Pelton 362
10. Timothy Dwight Pelton 363
11. Guy Kay Pelton 364
12. John Graves Pelton (Capt.) 372
13. Florentine Whitfield Pelton 477
14. John C. (John Cotter) Pelton 494
15. Piatt Pelton 556
16. George Philip Pelton 557
17. William Tilden Pelton 561
18. Daniel Pelton 565
19. George Pelton 573
PREFACE.
As every author is expected to give some good
reason for making a book, let us, who bear the name
of Pelton, turn ourselves into a family gathering and
hear what the compiler of this work has to say for
himself.
Born and reared in the township of Warwick,
Orange county, N. Y., and his own branch of the
family being few in number, he saw few of our name,
but through the public journals learned that whether
there were few or many of us, the name was widely
spread.
Naturally he desired to know more of the history
of his race. His grandfather could only go back to
his own grandfather, Robert, who came from Long
Island, N. Y., to Stamford, Conn., about 1739.
Tradition gave us the old story, that three brothers,
said to have come from Wales, emigrated to America
a short time before the American Revolution. To
this was added the further fiction that one of them
settled at Saybrook, Conn., a second at New
Rochelle, N. Y., and the third at Montgomery,
Orange county, N. Y.*
In 1875, being then a business resident of New
York, he resolved to look up the history of the Pel-
tons, supposing there might possibly be seventy-five
of the name living in America. An examination of
*It is true that men of the name settled at these places, but they were
neither brothers or immigrants.
4 Preface.
" Savage's General Dictionary of the First Three
Generations of New England Settlers" showed that
our common ancestor, John Pelton, came to Boston
very early, previous to 1634; that he removed to
Dorchester, Mass., in 1635, where he died in 1681,
leaving a will in which he gave the names of his wife,
Susanna, and children, John, Samuel, Robert and
Mary. An examination of the Family and Land
Records of Boston, and a search of a file of The
New England Genealogical and Antiquarian Reg-
ister, published in Boston, followed, and the results
collated with inscriptions on tombstones at Essex
(Saybrook), Conn,, and other records, showed that
SamueP, oldest son of SamueP, second son of John^
and his youngest brother Benjamin^ went to Hunt-
ington, L. I., N. Y.; that the brothers John^
and Henry^ of the same family, went to Connecti-
cut, while Ithamar^, another brother, settled in New
Jersey, followed later by Benjamin^ from Long
Island.
The search thus begun was prosecuted in odd
moments of a business life by searches of State,
county, city, township, church, cemetery, probate and
other records,* examinations of county and township
and other histories, including more than three hun-
dred family histories, by the personal writing of
more than six thousand letters, sending of circulars,
etc., the result of all which is the volume before us.
And now, while we are together, the compiler re-
turns his hearty thanks to all who have assisted him
in the work, both men and women, especially the
latter, of whom he had frequently to ask assistance
when no man seemed able to help him over a diffi-
culty. He also especially returns thanks to the post-
* See the Appendix for a list of records searched.
Preface. 5
masters of the United States and of Canada and to
clerks of townships and of various bodies for their
prompt and courteous replies to his letters of
inquiry.
He regrets that want of time prevented the
gathering of sketches of old homesteads of the race,
still standing.
He feels quite sure that but few families have
escaped his search, and hopes that a new historian
will come forward about ten or fifteen years hence
and bring the records down to the then existing date
and elucidate a few problems left unsolved by the
present compiler.
J. M. Pelton,
246 W. 27th street, New York.
(See page 42.)
INTRODUCTION.
Names in General.
In the early ages of mankind all names, doubtless
were significant. Names of persons were given
from circumstances attending birth, some appearance
of the child or wish or hope of the parents. As
men became more numerous, and two or more per-
sons had the same name, it became necessary that
some method be found to distinguish one from
another. This was frequently done by a soubriquet
or nick-name, indicating some peculiarity of the per-
son's appearance or character, his occupation or his
residence.
Frequently this second name was derived from the
person's father, whose name with a word signifying
son or descendant added as a prefix or a sufifix, as
Joshua, the son of Nun ; Caleb, the son of Jephun-
neh, among the Hebrews ; which words frequently
coalesced, as Fitz-Roy, son of the king, and Fitz-
Hugh, the son of Hugh, in old Norman ; James
Petrousky, for James, the son of Peter in Polish;
Peter Paulowitz for Peter, the son of Paul, in Rus-
sian ; John MacDonald or William O'Hara, in Ire-
land and Scotland, for the son of Donald, and the
grandson or descendant of Hara, respectively ; David
Ap, or Vap Howell, or Ap Rhys, becoming, by con-
traction, Powell and Price in Wales ; and John,
Will's son or Peter's son, becoming John Wilson or
John Peterson in England.
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Introduction. 7
From their predecessors, the Etruscans, with many
of their names, the Romans adopted a very complete
and precise system of personal designation by three
names. The people were divided into large clans or
gentes, each of which was subdivided into families.
In this system the first name denoted the individual
and was equivalent to our Christian name ; the second
the gens and the third the family. Thus, Pub-
lius Cornelius Scipio indicated that this Publius
belonged to the great clan or gens Cornelius and to
the particular branch or family Scipio of that clan.
As nations became more civilized, the necessity of
fixed family surnames became apparent. In Europe
these came into use from the tenth to the sixteenth
century — in some nations by common consent, and
in others by legal mandate.
English Surnames.
In England surnames were adopted to a limited
extent in the tenth century. After the Norman con-
quest, in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, they
became prevalent, derived from the owner's location,
occupation, office or personal peculiarity. A lord
would take as a surname the name of his family seat
or manor, while his half dozen sons in the next gen-
eration would at their pleasure take as many differ-
ent surnames. Slowly each family or several related
families adopted a fixed surname. But this did not
end all genealogical difficulties. Differing languages
and dialects, the changing English language, illit-
eracy and careless spelling caused such a variety in
the appearance and pronunciation of the same name
that no one but a philologist would dream the nu-
merous forms had come from the same original.
For example, the compiler of the Phelps Genealogy
8 Introduction.
found the name in the following forms, viz.: Phelps,
Phelips, Phelups, Philps, Philips, Phillips, Felps,
ffelleps, ffelpes, Filps, ffilps, ffilleps, ffellips, Guelph,
Guelphs, Guelf, Guelfs, Welf, Welfs, and many more,
the original, it is said, having been Guelph.
PiLDEN, PiLTON, PeLDON, PeLTON, PaLTON, PuLTON,
POLTON, POULTON, AS THE NaME OF A PaRISH,
Manor or Place.
The earliest appearance of Pelton or Polton, as
the name of a place, found by the writer, is in " Cam-
den's Britannia," vol. i, p. 19, where it is stated that
" about 905, Edward the Elder settled a Bishop's See
in Bodman (Cornwall), and granted the Bishop of
Kirton three villages in those parts, Polton, Caeling,
and Landwitham &c. ^ * Polton is probably Paul-
ton in South Breange, afterwards Pawton."
Pelton, Durham, England, Camden, in his Britannia,
gives as a village in the Parish of Chester le Street,
situated on the Wear, seven miles north of the city
of Durham. Hutchinson's History of Durham,
1787, vol. 2, 401, says: "The village of Pelton is in
sight from Lumley Castle." Surtee's Durham,
" Pelton a village on high ground a mile to the north-
west of Chester le Street. In 1320 Hugh Burdon
held half the vill of Pelton of John Haddam, the
Superior Lord of the fee, by homage and sixth part
of a knight's service. Another Hugh died seized of
the same estate in 1350, and in 1395 Agnes, his
daughter and heir, wife of the first Hugh del Red-
hough, and then of Thomas de Beke Chivaler, died
seized of the whole manor of Pelton, held of the
Bishop (ut supponitor) by knight's service and suit of
court. Thomas del Redhough (Redhugh), son and
heir of Agnes, alienated his lands in Pelton to Robert
Introduction. 9
de Whelpington, who was a trustee for the family of
Neville, or conveyed to them. In 1426 the manor of
Pelton, among the possessions of Ralph, the first
Earl of Westmoreland, was included in the forfeiture
of the last Earl in 1569. The place is celebrated for
its collieries, out of which the Allans of Grange, liv-
ing in 'The Flatts,' had made a fortune."
Peldon, a parish and manor in Essex, England, the
history of which reaches back to the time of Edward
the Confessor (1004 to 1066), of which more further
on. " PiLTON, formerly a distinct estate, held in
1286 by William de Montchensi of Henry de Crama-
ville, belonged in 1835 ^^ ^^^ Bradwell manor"
(Wright's Essex, vol. 2, 695, and Morant's Essex, vol.
I, 375). Also a parish in County Devon, in North-
ampton, and in Somserset. Polton, a parish in
Kent, Eng. In the " Visitation of Somersetshire," in
1623, by R. Mundy, page 124, we have Palton of
Palton.
* Pulton, Manor, Desborough, Northamptonshire
(Bridges' Hist, of Northamptonshire). See fur-
ther on.
* As in 1320 Hugh Burdon (see above) held half the vill of Pelton, Dur-
ham, and in the reign of Henry IV (1399-1413) the Manor of Desborough
passed from the Burdon famil}' to John Pulton, as paramount lord, and be-
came " Pulton Manor," remaining in the family down to the time of Henry
VIII (see p. II). and as John Neville, in 1282, bought a part of the Peldon
manor in Essex, and the family of Neville, soon after 1400, came into pos-
session of a part of the manor of Pelton, in Durham, it would be interest-
ing to know whether the Peltons, Poltons or Pultons, the Burdons, and the
Nevilles were relatives, and also how long the name of Pelton has existed
in Durham. Information as to this last question could probably be obtained
by examining the " Boldon Book," made in 1183, which is an examination
of Durham, similar to that made of the larger part of England in 1083, and
contained in "The Domesday Book." A copy of " The Boldon Book " is
in the Bishop's office in Durham.
2
10 Introduction.
Peldon, Pelden, Pelton, Pilton, Polton, Poul-
TON, Pulton, and Perhaps Palton as a Family
Surname.
Lower, in his Dictionary of English Surnames,
derives Pelton as a surname from the Parish of Pel-
don in Essex, England. Burke, in his General
Armory, says : " The Peltons and Poltons had their
seats in Essex and Northamptonshire. He gives
their coats of arms, which differ but little (see
p. 14).
In Morant's History of Essex, vol. i, 417-19, we
find Peldon parish, manor and hall, situated in Wins-
tree Hundred; and that, in the reign of Edward
the Confessor, the lands in the parish where this
manor is situated were held by Turchill, a freeman,
and another freeman, name not given. Peldon Hall,
the mansion-house, stands on the north side of the
church. The estate was granted by William the
Conqueror, to William the Deacon, about 1086,
toward the rebuilding of St. Paul's Cathedral, hence
held by the Bishops of London. It was held from
them by a family that, from the manor, took the
name of Peltindone. In 1282 Walter de Peltindone
enfeofed John de Nevill and Margery, his wife, with
part of this manor — three hundred and sixty acres
and a wind-mill, etc." In 1332 it was called Peltyn-
don, and in 1358 Peltyngdon, The manor has been
known as Peltendune, Peltyngdon, Pellingdon, Pel-
tindone, Peltyndon, Peltindone, Poltendon and
Peldon, and the family name has varied accordingly.
" Dun signifies a hill ; a part of the parish is on a
hill."
Introduction. ii
Pelton, Polton and Pulton Homes in England
FROM 1086 to 1 63 1.
In Essex.
On October 14, 1066, William the Conqueror
fought and won the battle of Hastings. On page 10
we have shown that in 1086 he granted the estate,
afterward known as Peldon Manor, to William the
Deacon, and that this estate came into the posses-
sion of the ancestor of the Pelton family, whose de-
scendants held it down to at least 1358. We also
find (Morant's Essex, i, 113) that Peter Poulton held
real estate in Essex in 1568.
In Northamptonshire.
" The Pultons^* inhabited Desborough, Northamp-
tonshire, for 370 years. John Pulton, first lord of
Desborough, seated at Cransley about 1367, married
Jane de Desborough (see marble monument in Des-
borough church). In the reign of Henry IV (1399
to 141 3) the manor of Desborough, Northampton-
shire, passed from the Burdon family to John Pulton
as paramount lord. In the second year of Edward
IV (1463) this manor was in the hands of Thomas
Pulton. In the second year of Edward VI (1549)
Giles Pulton was seized of a manor called Pulton's
Manor. His wife, Catherine, daughter of Thomas
Lovett, Esq., of Atwell in Nottinghamshire, died in
the 15th year of Henry VIII (1524)." (Bridges'
History of Northamptonshire.)
In Wiltshire.
In 1435, the west tower of the church of St. An-
drews at Wansborough, Wiltshire, was built by
* Burke spells the name Pulton and Pdton.
12 Introduction.
Thomas Polton and Edith, his wife, as set forth by
a brass plate on one of its walls ; another brass plate,
with an inscription, shows the place of their burial
within the church. (See Rickman's Architecture in
England, Ed. 6, 1862, p. 405.)
Somersetshire and Bucks.
In the "Visitation of Somersetshire," 1623, R.
Mundy, p. 124, we have Palton of Palton.
From " Burke's Commoners," Alban Butler, Esq.,
of Aston le Walls, married Anne, daughter of Fer-
dinand Pulton, Esq., of Bourton, Bucks, who died in
1631.
The Peltons of England of the Present Day,
Their Number, Traditions and Location.
It is said that the number of persons of any surname
found in the directory of London, is a fair guide to the
number of that name to be found in the kingdom of
Great Britain. An examination of the London Direc-
tory, and a personal correspondence with representa-
tives of the name in England, seem to indicate that but
few Peltons are now living there, and that they trace
their line back, with certainty, for four or five genera-
tions only, to Charles Pelton, who, tradition says,
came from France, a Huguenot, during one of the
persecutions of that people. Tradition also gives it
as probable that the ancestor of Charles fled from
Pelton Manor, in Durham, to France, at the end of
one of the English civil wars. The writer has found
nothing to confirm this latter tradition, but thinks it
more probable that some of the Peltons of Essex or
Northampton went over to France in the time of the
Angevine kings, while England was a continental
Introduction. 13
power and there made their homes.'^ However true
this return may have been, the writer feels sure that
from 1086 down, there has not been a generation in
which there have not been families in Enofland bear-
ing the name of Pelton, or some of its variants, ready-
to fight for the British flag.
Many of the Huguenot immigrants settled in the
Thames valley in England. The reputed immigrant,
Charles Pelton, settled in Brentford near Richmond,
where he was clerk of the chapel for years until he
there died, leaving sons, Charles, Robert, John,
Joshua and Richard, besides daughters, whose de-
scendants of the fourth and fifth generations are now
in London, Croydon, Depthford, Tunbridge Wells
and North Shields, England; in Montreal and
Ottawa, Canada ; in France and in Australia.
Quite a colony was in London twenty or thirty
years ago. One of the London Peltons, Samuel,
was made a citizen of that city "for bravery in the
face of the enemy," in one of the Napoleonic wars.f It
is not strange that but few are left in England, con-
sidering their tendency to migrate to new lands, and
to serve their country in times of war.
These Peltons have good mechanical, mathemati-
cal, mercantile and musical talents, and are so much
like our Peltons of America in their mental and phy-
sical characteristics, the writer is compelled to believe
* The following extract from a foot-note in Macaulaj^'s England, shows
that it was common for Englishmen, in the times of religious persecution,
to leave their country for a long time.
In the controversies of 1686, between Protestants and Catholics, one of the
ablest of the Roman Catholic divines was Andrew Pulton, whose spelling,
after an absence of eighteen years, was so bad, that in a contemporary satire,
entitled The Advance, is the following couplet :
" Send Pulton to be lashed in Busby's school,
That he in print no longer play the fool."
.f Two of Samuel's brothers were serving in the British navy at the time
he was in the army. -
14 Introduction.
that we are descended from the Peltons of Essex or
Northampton, they, doubtless, having been closely
related, as shown by the similarity of their coats of
arms, as given below.
Burke in his " General Armory," and in his " Com-
moners," says that the Peltons or Poltons had their
seats in Essex and Northampton. He gives as coats
of arms :
1. "Pelton (Co. Northampton), Or, on a fesse
betw. three mullets sa., as many bezants."
2. " Poulton, Pulton, or Polton, Desborough,
(Northampton). Ar. fess betw. three mullets sa."
3. " Another. On the fess three bezants."
4. " Pelton or Polton. Ar. three mullets sa, each
charged with a bezant." Crest — A hand holding a
swan's head and neck erased, all ppr.
5. " Pelton or Polton (Essex). An inescutcheon
charged with a bend, within an orle of escallops."
6. " Pelton. Or. six starlings betw. three mullets
sa. each charged with a bezant."
7. " Palton (Co. Devon). Ar. Six roses Gu. seeded
or, three, two and one."
Peltons in Ireland and Germany.
Thomas Pelton, from Galway, Ireland, the writer
saw in New York about i860. He served in the
Union armies in the great rebellion, returned safe, and
is now a member of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Another Pelton, a few years ago, kept a hotel in
Iowa. He was apparently a full-blooded German.
Both of these were doubtless of English descent.
Two merchants in Denver, Col., from the con-
tinent of Europe, of Hebrew descent, and bearing
the name of Pelton, derived their name thus from
Palti, one of the chiefs of the tribe of Benjamin
COATS OF ARMS OF THE FAMILY
PELTON, POLTON and POULTON,
OF COUNTY NORTHAMPTON, WITH CREST.
(See page 14.)
PELTON OR POLTON,
OH COUNTY ESSEX, ENGLAND.
(See page 14.)
Introduction. 15
(Numbers, ch. 13 : 9). The name in the Jewish
vernacular became corrupted in pronunciation and
changed to P^hi, which, by the addition of an n, be-
came Peltin, the name assumed by their ancestor as a
patronymic. In this country they dropped the i and
inserted an 0, hence their name Pelton.
A Few Scraps of History.
1. Virginia. — This name was first applied to what
is now Carolina, afterward to territory between Lat.
34° to 45° N. Still later the lands from 34° to 38° N.
were granted to The London Company, those from
41° to 46° given to other parties and called New Eng-
land ; while those from 38° to 41° N. were left open.
On May 13, 1607, 105 colonists sent by The Lon-
don Company, founded Jamestown, or City, as then
called, the first permanent English colony in America.
2. In New England, the first settlement was
made on the Elizabeth Islands, at the mouth of
Buzzard's Bay, in 1602, by Bartholomew Gosland
and thirty-two others.
3. Plymouth. — Nov. 9, 1620, the Mayflower, with
100 English puritans, former exiles in Holland,
reached Cape Cod, Massachusetts, at a point now
Provincetown. Later they sailed across the bay,
formed a government and elected John Carver,
governor, and landed at Plymouth Dec. 15, O. S.,
25, N. S. In 1622, later, colonists settled Weymouth,
farther north.
4. Salem was settled in 1628 by an expedition, led
by John Endicott, who acted as governor. In 1629
a reinforcement of 300 men, 80 women and 26
children arrived, with supplies of food, arms, tools,
cattle and goats. From this reinforcement a party
was sent by Endicott to take possession of the
i6 Introduction.
mouth of Charles river, hence the settlement of
Charlestown, July 4, 1629. (Frothingham's History,
1848.) In this year of 1629 a royal charter was
granted to the colony of Massachusetts Bay, and the
London Company deciding to transfer the govern-
ment of the colony to America, elected directors
from the intending emigrants, with John Winthrop
as governor.
5. Dorchester, now a part of Boston, was settled
by a body of substantial English puritans and non-
conformists, urged thereto by Rev. John White of
Dorchester, England. They were a body of noble
men, superior to the average of emigrants, and came
provided with implements and money to prosecute
the various trades, and with their ministers ready to
form a church in their new home. They sailed from
Plymouth on March 30, 1630, N. S., a short time be-
fore Gov. Winthrop and his people, intending to go
to Charles River, but made land at Nantasket, a
short distance south of the present Dorchester, where
their good ship Henry and John, of 400 tons burthen,
landed her 140 passengers, June 11, 1630, N. S.
Moving northward a short distance they arrived at
Mattapan, as the Indians called it, and finding pas-
ture for their cattle there, stopped June 1 7, and called
their settlement New Dorchester. Here they soon
built a church and established a school ; built the
first water-mill in America, in 1633, and about the
same time established the New England cod fishery.
6. Boston. — Gov. Winthrop, with his company of
about 900 persons, sailed from Yarmouth, England,
April 7, 1630, and arrived at Salem, June 12, 1630;
John Endicott resigning to Winthrop the governor-
ship. That year, 1630, gave the colony an increase
of about 1,000 immiorrants in seventeen vessels.
Introduction. 17
Many of Gov. Winthrop's people at Salem became
dissatisfied, and he removed with them to Charles-
town. They there found a scarcity of good fresh
water. The peninsula opposite, then called by the
Indians Shawmut, and by the whites Tri Mountain,
had a solitary inhabitant, Rev. William Blackstone,
who had lived there several years alone, and had
planted an orchard, the first in New England. He
heard of their difficulties, visited them, told them he
had good land with many springs of good fresh
water, and invited them to join him. They accepted
his invitation and were pleased. On Sept. 7, 1630,
at a meeting in Charlestown, it was voted to remove
the governor's house to the peninsula, and that the
new town should be called Boston. According to
the resolution the governor's house was removed
and eventually nearly all the people crossed Charles
river to Boston, and there remained.
Peltons Who Came to America; When, and Where
They Settled.
The first immigrant of the name known was
George Pelton, who sailed in the Furtherance to
Virginia in 1622, and settled at Burrows Hill, James
City. (See Hotten's Original Lists of Emigrants to
America, p. 231. Chatto & Windus, London. Bou-
ton, N. Y.)
The writer has learned nothing more of him.
The second was John Pelton, of whom James Sav-
age's General Dictionary of three Generations of
The First Settlers of New England says, " Pelton,
John, Boston, very early, had an estate, described in
The Book of Possessions, removed to Dorchester;
his eldest son, John, was baptized March 2, 1645.
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1 8 Introduction.
In his will of Jan. 3, 1681, proved March 10, follow-
ing, he names widow, Susanna, sons John, Samuel
and Robert the youngest, besides daughter, Mary.
To Samuel was given administration of Robert, lost
at sea, July, 1683." All Peltons in America, except-
ing two or three families in Canada, are descended
from this John Pelton and from his second son Sam-
uel, as will appear from the record.
Traditions and Facts.
Traditions many and various have been found as
to the number who came, the date of their coming
and their places of settlement. As to dates given,
or approximations thereof, all but one have been
wrong, in being too recent. Mrs. Simmons, who
died in 1862 in New Hampshire, said her father,
John* Pelton (second of Saybrook, Conn.), was of the
fourth generation of Peltons in America. She was
right. Of course we have the common tradition that
three brothers came, some say they came from Wales
and some from Ireland, that two went by the name
of Felton and one by that of Pelton ; also that there
were Peltons in Virginia whose name was changed
into Peyton. Against all these we put these histor-
ical facts ; that the Peltons came from England, even
if some of them sailed from a Welsh port. That the
name of John Pelton of Boston and of his descend-
ants was always Pelton. Also that Nathaniel Pelton
or Felton, in 1633, then about 17 years old, came to
Salem, Mass., that he returned to England in 1634,
and came back in 1635 with his brother Benjamin,
about 22 years of age, and their mother, Eleanor.
Benjamin died about 1689, at about 76 ; and Nathan-
iel, July 30, 1705, ae. 90 years.
Introduction. 19
Public documents and the history of those times
show that these men were called both Felton and
Pelton. (See New England Genealogical and Anti-
quarian Reg'r, Vol. for 1849, " ffelton, Benjamin,
made a ' freeman ' by Mass. General Court at Bos.
ton, May 22, 1639.")
In Vol. for 1852, " Early Settlers of Essex and Old
Norfolk, Mass.," Felton (See Pelton), Nathaniel, etc.,
and in Vol. for 1853, " Pelton or Felton," Benjamin,
etc., "Early Settlers of Essex and Norfolk, Mass."
We now return to John Pelton of Boston. His
name is in " The Book of Possessions." This is the
first land record of Boston, and was made by order
of the General Court in or about 1634. The descrip-
tion of his property is as follows, viz. : " John Pelton,
House and house lot ; Owen Rowe, West ; Street,
North ; Cove, South ; the marsh, East."
Rowe, Mr. Owen ; House and garden. Street
North ; Cove South ; the Marsh East, shows that
Mr. Pelton's land, before 1634, (probably in 1631 or
'2,) joined on the west that of Owen Rowe,
from whom Rowe's wharf was named. The rec-
ords of the early division of lands in Boston were
lost long since. Drake in his " Old Landmarks of
Boston," says that, " In the limits of the peninsula
the rule was two acres to plant on, and for every
able youth one acre within the neck and Noddle's
Island (now East Boston)." Judging from the rec-
ord above, and from the record of the baptism of his
oldest child John, March 2, 1645, the writer believes
he came over when young and received land as an
" able youth." And from records given further on
he also believes that he came with or had some older
married female relative, or relatives who lived in
Boston or Dorchester, during at least a part of the
20 Introduction.
time of his residence at the latter place. His reasons
for this belief are: i. That John Smith, quartermas-
ter, so called, married for his third wife " Widow
Katherine Pelton." This must have occurred before
Dec. 30, 1676, as his will bearing that date, and proven
July 25, 1678, mentions "his wife, Katherine, and
sons John and other children." Now, as may be
seen in the body of the work, John^ Pelton and all
his sons were living at that time, and the further fact
that Samuel Pelton, son of John\ married Mary
Smith, daughter of John Smith, quartermaster, this
" Widow Pelton " could not have been the widow of
John^ Pelton, as her name was Susanna. 2. As the
Widow Katherine Pelton (Smith) died in Boston,
July 17, 1 710, aged 90, she must have been born in
1620, and 14 years old in 1634, hence could not have
been the mother of John^ Pelton. In Boston the
land of John Pelton adjoined that of Mr. Owen
Rowe. In Dorchester, to which he removed about
1635, the Peltons were neighbors of the Glovers, one
of the best families there, while Nathaniel Glover,
oldest son of John Glover, and Samuel Pelton each
married a daughter of John Smith, quartermaster,
and each named Mary,*
The "Glover Memorial" shows that on Dec. 25,
1700, Nathaniel Glover, Sen., and his wife, Hannah,
deeded to Nathaniel Glover, Jr., in Dorchester, sev-
eral parcels of land, among them his house lot of 15
acres, "being butted and bounded on the easterly
end upon the sea or salt water, on the northerly side
by land of Widow Pelton and Joseph Hall ; on the
westerly end upon the highway leading to Tileston's
*That Mr. John Smith had two daughters Mary, living at the same time,
had escaped the sharp eyes of Mr. Ebenezer Clapp, historian, of Dor-
chester, until informed of the fact by the writer.
Introduction. 21
Mill, standing upon Neponsett river, and on the
southerly side by land of Mrs. Brick (Breck).
In 1636 the name of John Pelton appears on the
records of Dorchester Patent as a proprietor, proof
that in character and in religious opinions he was
satisfactory. The patent contained then about 30,000
acres, to which additions were made, the whole cover-
ing what now comprises the townships of Dorchester,
Dedham, Stoughton, Canton, Foxboro and Wrentham,
now lying in Norfolk county, Mass. A cursory exami-
nation of the Norfolk County Records show the fol-
lowing conveyances and divisions, viz.: Jan. 26, 1699,
Susannah (widow of John Pelton, Sen.), Samuel Pel-
ton of Bristol, her son, and Robert, her grandson, to
Lyon; Sept. 3, 1707, Samuel Pelton, Sen., and his
wife, Mary, of Bristol, New England, convey land ;
March 16, 1713, Susanna, relict of John^ Pelton,
Samuel Pelton of Seaconk, in New England, son of
John Pelton, late of Dorchester, and Robert Pelton
of Dorchester, conveyed land in Dorchester; Su-
sanna, widow of John^, to Samuel Pelton, Jr.;
also Susanna, widow of John, with Robert and his
wife, Rebecca, to Samuel Pelton, Jr.; Susannah,
Samuel, Samuel and Robert, "child of John," to
Glover; Robert to Crehore, May 24, 1714; SamueP
Pelton and his wife, Sarah, of Nassau (Long Island),
in the province of New York, son of Samuel, late of
Dorchester, to Gould et als. of Dorchester, for ^180,
lands indifferent pieces in Dorchester. The property
is described as coming from his father. The deed is
long and twice recorded, and it seems to have been
a closing-out sale. In 1720, Robert^ Pelton and wife
make three conveyances, to Phillips,Johnson and May.
Nov. 9, 1 72 1, Robert Pelton and Rebecca, his wife,
convey to Stone. April 24, 1749, Robert Pelton
22 Introduction.
and Rebecca convey to Wenlworth. May lo, 1751,
Henry Pelton of Groton, Conn., conveys lands in
Dorchester that appear to have come from his father,
Samuel, and to have been all of his lands there, to
Lemuel Pelton (his son) of Middletown, Conn.
After the first allotments of lands of the Dor-
chester Patent, we find others as follows, viz.: Jan.
17, 1 713, to (representatives of) John Pelton and
others; Sept. 11, 171 7, his name appears with others
in the list of proprietors, and about the same date
one acre of land is set off to SamueP Pelton and also an
acre to Widow Pelton (of John'), and another acre to
her son Robert. In 1726 lots were set off in Stough-
ton to Widow Pelton, Robert^ Pelton and SamueP
Pelton; also to the same parties in 1727. In the
Suffolk Register are records of various conveyances.
How THE Descendants of John Pelton spread.
We have seen that John^ Pelton died at Dorches-
ter, leaving children John, Samuel, Mary and Robert.
Robert was lost at sea, probably unmarried. John, the
eldest, left one son, Robert, who died in Stoughton,
Mass. His sons there, died young, unmarried, thus
ending the line of John" in male descendants. Samuel
thus became the sole progenitor in the male line.
His sons were Samuel, Ithamar, John, Henry and Ben-
jamin, the latter two born in Bristol, then in Massa-
chusetts, now in Rhode Island.
Samuel went to Huntington, on Long Island, N.Y.
His son Robert to Stamford, Conn., whence his de-
scendants spread to Warwick, Orange Co., N. Y., and
to New York city; also to Yates Co., N. Y., and Hock-
ing Co., Ohio. Ithamar died in Monmouth Co.,
N. J., about 1744; no descendants known. John
lived, after his marriage, in Connecticut, and died in
Introduction. 23
what is now Portland, then a part of the township of
Middletown, in that State, leaving sons, John, James,
Phineas, Johnson, Josiah and Joseph. JohnMived and
died in Saybrook or Essex, Conn. His descendants
are widely scattered in Connecticut, New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan. The descendants
of James are found at Clinton, Conn., in Seneca
county, N. Y., in Canada at South Gower, and west-
ward in Ohio, in Maryland and in Oregon. Johnson's
descendants are in Portland, Conn., in Vermont, in
Central New York, and in Michigan. Descendants
of Phineas are in Portland and Middletown, Conn.,
in Massachusetts, in western New York and Michi-
gan. Josiah's descendants are in Portland, Conn., in
Cleveland and Vermillion, Ohio, in centra} New
York, in Vermont, in Pennsylvania, in Michigan and
in Oregon. Descendants of Joseph are in Portland
and Middletown, Conn., in Berkshire county, Mass.,
in New York city, near Cleveland, Ohio, and in
Otsego and Chautauqua counties, N, Y.
Henry^, third son of Samuel, lived and died in Gro-
ton. Conn., whence his descendants scattered through
Chatham and Somers, Conn., Northampton and
Berkshire county, Mass., Vermont, Ontario, Canada
and Michigan ; also, to Horton, Nova Scotia, to Maine
and California.
Benjamin, also, went to Huntington, Long Island,
N. Y., and with his elder brother, Samuel, became
one of the progenitors of the Long Island Peltons.
He afterward removed to Hopewell, Mercer county,
N. J., where he died. His descendants settled in
New York city and Ithaca, N. Y., and in Newark,
N. J., and are now found on Staten Island, in New
York city, in Poughkeepsie and Monticello, N. Y.,
in Sandusky, Ohio, and in Chicago, 111.
SCOPE AND PLAN OF THE WORK.
Scope. — The intention was to give the name, the
place and date of birth ; if married, the place and
date of marriage, with the name of the husband or
wife, the name of his or her father, and of what place ;
occupation and place or places of residence ; if dead,
the place and date of death, of every person bearing,
or who has borne the name of Pelton, now living, or
who has lived in America, and descended from John
Pelton of Boston and Dorchester, Mass., 1 634-1681.
Also the names and records of the children of married
daughters that have been reported to the compiler.
The fulfillment of this intention has been limited
only by the inability of the compiler to find a few per-
sons, and by the negligence of another few who have
not answered his letters, or who, in answering, have
not given all the information requested.
Plan. — And its explanation.
These records may be said to have been compiled
on the perpendicular plan. Those of each branch,
and of each family of each branch, being traced down
consecutively in a widening stream of pendant, suc-
ceeding generations from the first to the last, first
through the oldest son, and then through the remain-
ing sons of each family in the order of their
birth.*
*This the Compiler believes is better and more natural than the much-
used, horizontal plan, in which all persons of any generation, as for ex-
ample, the second or fourth, are grouped together, and all are numbered
consecutively from the first to the last.
24
Scope and Plan of the Work. 25
Figures and Numbers as used for References
IN THIS Work. — A small figure or number, over a
name, designates the generation to which the person
belongs. A number in full-faced figures, at the left
of a name, refers to another page where this name
may be found.
Such a number to the left of a head of a family, at
the beginning of his record, refers backward to the
page of his father. If at the left of a married son, it
refers forward to that son's detailed family record.
Over the name of each head of a family, at the
beginning of his record, is placed a number, in a small
figure or figures, that indicates the generation to
which the name belongs.
At the right of his name, in small type, are the
names of his ancestors, leading back in direct ascent
to the immigrant John\ To find these ancestors take
the number to the left of the name before us, and
turning to the page it indicates, we will find the name
of his father. The number opposite the father's
name gives the page of the grandfather, and thus
back to John.^
Following a short history of the head of each
family come the names of his children, dates of birth,
marriage and death of each, and names of husbands
and wives.
In this synopsis of family record the known record
of each daughter, married or unmarried, and of each
unmarried son, is completed without further reference.
As previously stated, the number to the left of a
married son indicates the page where the full record
of himself and family, in the form above stated, is
given as far as known.
Remember that in each family the oldest married
son is first taken, and his decendants followed to the
26 Scope and Plan of the Work.
last generation. Also that after him follows the
second married son, and then the third, etc., all treated
in the same manner.
If at any time unable to find a name consult the
Index.
Note. — This explanation, too long or useless, as some may think, is
given because the Compiler, in his examination of 300 or 400 Genealogical
Histories, owing to the plan of a work before him, and the want of an
explanation, often found it very difBcult, even almost impossible, to trace a
line either way.
JOHN PELTON FIRST OF BOSTON AND
DORCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.
John Pclton', born in England, place and time un-
known, though probably about 1616, and a descendant
of Essex Peltons or Poltons (See Introduction), came
to Boston about 1630 to 1633, as his name and a de-
scription of his property appears in the " Book of
Possessions," the oldest land record of Boston, made
by order of The General Court in 1634. The record
therein on page 91 runs thus : "Mr. Owen Roe his
possession in the limits of Boston. One house and
garden bounded with the streete "north ; the lane west;
the Cove south ; and John Pelton east.
John Pelton's possession in Boston. One house
and household lot bounded with Owen Roe west ; the
streete north; the Cove south ; and the marsh on the
east."
These lands were Lots 104 to 108, on the south side
of Essex St., from Washington St., easterly. See Map
F. or No. 6, page 74 where Owen Rowe, (as here
spelled,) has lot 107 and John Pelton 108.
Soon after, in 1635, probably, he removed to Dor-
chester, then a few miles out of Boston peninsula,
now a part of that city, and which had been settled
in the same year but a few months earlier. In 1635
or 1636, he becameby grant or purchase a joint owner
of the Dorchester Patent, and received his share, as
27
28 American Pelton Genealogy.
also did his heirs in its many divisions. He was also
one of the forty-seven owners of the " Great Lots."
(See Clapp's History of Dorchester.) That he was
admitted among the very select company at Dorches-
ter, is sufficient proof that his character and religious
opinions were considered correct.
In Dorchester he lived by the side of the Glovers
and others of the best families, as this extract from
the *' Glover Memorial " shows. " On Dec. 25,
1700, Nathaniel Glover, Sen. and his wife Han-
nah, conveyed to their son, Nathaniel Glover, Jr., in
Dorchester, several parcels of land, among them his
house-lot of fifteen acres, being butted and bounded
on the Easterly end upon the Sea or Saltwater, on the
Northerly side by land of widow Pelton and Joseph
Hall, on the Westerly end upon the Highway leading
to Tileston's Mills, standing upon Neponsett River,
and on the Southerly side by land of Mrs. Brick
(Breek)."
The time and place of his marriage and the maiden
name of his wife, are unknown ; we learning only
from his will that her Christian name was Susanna.
They were probably married about 1643, ^ ^^^e that
strengthens the opinion (See Introduction, p. 19) that
he came to Boston when young, and received his
allotment of land there as an "able youth." His
occupation and history are unknown, excepting that
from his will we learn that he was engaged in the
fisheries, then, as now, a valuable business. He died
in Dorchester, January 23, 1681. His will dated Jan-
uary 3, 1 68 1, twenty days before his death, proved
March 16, following, mentions his wife Susanna, his
sons John, Samuel, and Robert the youngest, and his
daughter Mary. His widow probably lived until May
7, 1 706, and was doubtless the " Old Mother Pelton "
Boston and Dorchester, Mass. 29
buried May 10, 1706, as given in Clapp's History of
Dorchester, page 282, taken from the records of the
oldest church there, and supposed as such a record was
very unusual, to have been that of a very well-known
person. Children, born in Dorchester:
29 I John, b., probably early in 1645 ; baptized
March 2, 1645; m. about 1673, wife's
name unknown; d. before 1699.
31 II Samuel, b. about 1647 ; m. "5th mo." May
16, 1673, Mary Smith; d. probably,
1713-14.
III Robert, born, probably, about 1649-51, at
Dorchester, Mass. He was a mariner,
and on July 7, 1680, he "affirmed the
loss at sea of the sloop 'Anne and
Elizabeth' of New York, commanded
by Alexander Watts." (Glover Me-
morial.) He was lost at sea, July, 1683;
probably unmarried, as his brother
Samuel took out letters of administra-
tion, and no mention is made of wife
or children.
IV Mary, born about 1653 or '54, baptized
Feb. 18, 1654. (Ch. Rec.) Was living
at the death of her father; may have
been older than Robert, as the exact
order of births is unknown. Nothing
is known as to her marriage or her
death.
97. John Pelton', first son of John', born Dor-
chester, Mass., in 1645, he having been baptized,
(Ch. Rec.,) March 2, 1645. Married Susanna ,
time and place unknown. He lived at Dorchester
30 American Pelton Genealogy.
and apparently died about 1683 * or certainly before
1699, as in that year his son signs a deed as a repre-
sentative of his father. Diligent search has been
made to find the date of his marriage and the name
of his wife but in vain, excepting that her name
was probably Susannah; Susannah, relict of John
Pelton, Samuel Pelton of Seekonk, son of John Pel-
ton, late of Dorchester, and Robert Pelton, of Dor-
chester, having conveyed land in Dorchester March
16, 1 713. Children, born at Dorchester:
30 I Robert, b. Jan. i, 1675; m. Sept. 2, 1697,
Rebecca Crehore; d. Sept. 3, 1745.
II Christien, born June 5, 1678; no other
information.
III Susannah, born Aug., 1680; life and death
unknown.
IV Charity, born Jan. 25, 1682; no other in-
formation.
29. Robert Pelton% first son of John^, John', b.
Dorchester, Mass., January i, 1675; married at Milton,
Mass., September 2, 1697, by Rev. Peter Schacher,
of Milton, Rebecca Crehore, of that place. Lived
at Dorchester and thence removed to Stoughton,
Mass., where he sold 60 acres of land to John John-
son, February 21, 1739, and bought it back for ^700,
September 26 following. He was a bricklayer and
farmer, and died, (Town Rec. of Stoughton), Septem-
ber 3, 1745, aged 70. His widow Rebecca died
February 2, 1 747, aged "j^^. Children, born in Stough-
ton:
I Timothy, born in 1699; baptized Dec. 15,
1699; died in infancy.
* Mr. John Pelton, as shown by Dorchester records, must have been an
invalid for some years before his death.
Dorchester and Stoughton, Mass. 31
II John, born in 1700; died Mar. 6, 1727;
probably unmarried.
III Timothy, born about 1703; baptized Dec.
5, 1703; died Mar. 20, 1727.
IV Susannah, born in 1705; baptized May 4,
1 71 2; married Richard Sticknie, former
husband of her sister Mary.
V Mary, born about 1707; married Richard
Sticknie. She had at least four children:
Mary, d. Feb. 12, 1736; Bethiah, d. Feb.
13, 1736; Solomon, d. Mar. i, 1736;
Jonas, d. Oct. 14, 1758, se. 18 years.
Mary, " wife of Richard Stickney," died
Nov. 20, 1745, after which Mr. Stick-
ney married her sister, Susannah, as
above, as appears by a deed mentioned
below.
VI Hepzibah, born in 1709; baptized Mar. 4,
1712; died Feb. 25, 1727.
VII Christien, born in 1713; baptized Oct. 13,
1 71 3; married Jonathan Warren, and
lived until after 1751.
Note. — April 15, 1751, Richard Sticknie and wife
Susannah, and Jonathan Warren and wife Christien,
executed a deed of partition of 45 acres of land in
Stoughton, the wives being heirs of Robert Pelton,
deceased. (Town Records of Stoughton, Mass.)
And here ends the male line in descent from John
Pelton^ oldest son of John' of Dorchester.
27. Samuel Pelton-, second son of John', born at
Dorchester, Mass., about 1647; married (Mo. 5) May
16, 1673, by Mr. Stoughton, to Mary Smith, daugh-
32 American Pelton Genealogy.
ter of *John Smith, Quartermaster, of Dorchester;
mariner. He lived in Dorchester down to about
1687 when, as appears by Bristol, R. I. (then Mass.),
records, he lived there on the Mount Hope farm.f
After the birth of three or more children, he went to
Seekonk, Mass., and probably died there about 1713.
Note. — Much effort has been made, by searching
family, church, town and county records of Seekonk,
Rehoboth and Taunton, Massachusetts, to find the
place and time of death of Samuel Pelton and his
wife Mary all in vain, but as his name appears
*"John Smith, Quartermaster,'" as he was known in Dorchester, in
1630-35 was living at Foxteth Park, near Liverpool, England, under the
ministry of Rev. Richard Mather. Mary, only child of John Smith and his
first wife, Mary Ryder, was there born July 20, 1630. In April, 1635, the
Smith and Mather families together journeyed to Bristol, whence they
sailed May 23, 1635, for America. On the way to Bristol, young Nathaniel
Mather, son of Rev. Richard, and Mary Smith, were borne by the same
horse, each in a panier. They settled at Dorchester, where Smith soon lost
his wife, and then married (2d) Mary , by whom he had several chil-
dren, among them another Mary, who married Samuel Pelton, as above.
(3) He married Widow Katherine Pelton, whose relationship to John Pel-
ton' is unknown, and who survived him and died in Boston, July 17, 1710,
se. 90. Smith's will is dated December 30, 1676, and was proved July
25, 1678. He died September 17, 1676. (N. E. Gen'l Reg.) Extract from
will mentions: "Wife Katherine and sons John and other children."
" Whereas it is said my daughter Mary Smith hath received part of her por-
tion, it is to be understood of my daughter Mary Pelton, who has received
about twenty pounds or more, as by my books will appear, pg 166."
" Lastly, as far as my daughter, Mrs. Mary Hinckley is concerned, she is
paid what I promised her upon her marriage with Nathaniel Glover, as
will appear by a writing under her hand and seal, bearing date, i, 9, 1660.
Therefore I do not give her anything in this my Will." Mary Smith (i)
oldest daughter of John Smith, had married Nathaniel (born Prescott, Eng.,
1630-31), son of Mr. John Glover. He died young (May 21, 1657), leaving
three children, Nathaniel, John and Anna. Her hand was afterward
sought by Gov. Thomas Hinckley, of Barnstable, Pljrmouth Colony.
His suit was opposed by the Glovers on account of the difference in
their ages, Mary 29, and he much older, the children of Mrs. Glover, three,
and eight of his; with the added fact that she must remove to another
colony. But after waiting some months and the signing by him of papers
giving up all claim to her property they were married. Highly honored
through life, she died at Barnstable, greatly regretted, July 29, 1703, •ae. 73
years. (See Glover Memorial, p. 165.)
f This farm of 550 acres, sold in 1770, was described " as the farm on which
Samuel Pelton lived."
Dorchester, Mass.; Bristol, R. I. 33
in the land records of Suffolk county (Boston), Mass.,
in a deed of 1699, as of " Bristol, New England,"
and in a deed of i 713 as " of Seekonk, New England,
and then disappears from those records, and is re-
placed by that of his son " Samuel and Sarah his
wife," of Nassau (Long Island), in the Province of
New York, in a deed dated May 24, 1714, it is
probable that Samuel, Sen., died in 1713 or 1714, in
the town of Rehoboth, or in Seekonk, Mass.
Note. — By Church Records of Dorchester Mary
Smith, " Samuel Pelton's wife, owned the covenant,"
Oct. 22, 1682.
Children, the first five born in Dorchester, Mass.,
the remaining three, (Bristol Records), in Bristol,
R. I.:
34 I Samuel, b. Jan. 26, 1675; ^- Sa-rah ;
date unknown; d. date unknown.
II Mary, born May 29, 1678; married, (Ded-
ham Records), Dec. 12-24, 1712, Na-
thaniel Colburn. He seems to have
removed soon after from the town and
nothing is known of their fate.
Ill Deliverance, born July 31, 1680; nothing
further known.
55 IV John, b. Jan. 9, 1682; m. about 1705,
Jemima ; d. July 15, 1735.
401 V Ithamar, b. (probably May), 1686; m.
unknown ; d. previous to Apr. 25,
1749-
402 VI Henry, b. Bristol, R. I., Dec. 10, 1690;
m. Apr. 29, 1 71 2, Mary Rose ; d. 1763.
VII Sarah, born Mar. 23, 1693, Bristol, R. I.,
" Thursday, 10 o'clock, a. m.; " no other
record.
S4^2VU\ Benjamin, b. Bristol, Sept. 3, 1698; m.
34 American Pelton Genealogy.
Keziah ; d. Hopewell, N. J,,
1775 ; wife in 1780.
Note. — Bristol Church Records give Robert " a
youth," baptized Apr. 30, 1687, and Susannah, Sept. 6,
1702. These were evidently children of his brother
John.
31. 8aiuael Pelton',' first son of SamueF, John\
born at Dorchester, Mass., January 26, 1675 (erro-
neously registered as son of John) ; married Sarah
; place, date and name unknown. Our knowl-
edge of his life is, unfortunately, very meagre. It is,
however, known from the land records of Suffolk Co.,
Boston, Mass., that he lived for some time on Long
Island, N. Y., then called Nassau, where he and his
wife, Sarah, signed a deed of certain parcels of land
in Suffolk Co., Mass., May 24, 1714. Nothing is
known of the place or time of his death, which last
was probably at middle age. It is said that he lived
in or near Huntington, L. I., which is probable, his
youngest brother, Benjamin, having bought a house
and land there, in 1723. The maiden name of his
wife tradition says was Whiting, which is also prob-
able, as relatives of that name, it is known, visited
her descendants in Connecticut. Diligent search
among the defective town records of Long Island
has brought no knowledge on these points or as to
the death of his wife Sarah. Children :
S5 I Robert, born Feb. 13, 1716; married ,
1 739, Martha Beachgood ; died May
26, 1 760.
Note. — As Samuel was probably married by 1700,
or soon after, it is more than probable that he had
several children before the birth of Robert. This
opinion is confirmed by " An account of money laid
Dorchester, Mass., Bristol, R. I. 35
out for provisions for my Aunt Mary Pelton," run-
ning for some length of time, and found on the last
page of an account book of his grandson, Samuel,
now in possession of Wm. H. Pelton, of Warwick,
N. Y., now 1892, living in Passaic, N. J.
34. Robert Pelton^, only known son of SamueP,
SamueP, John\ born near Huntington, Long Island,
N. Y., February 13, 1716, whence he crossed over to
Stamford, Conn., by or before 1739, as he, early in
that year, there married Martha, daughter of John
and Hannah Beachgood, of that place. Occupation,
farmer and carpenter and joiner. Residence, Stam-
ford, Conn., in that part of the township once known
as Middlesex, now the township of Darien. He died
May 26, 1760, as we find recorded in the account
book, previously mentioned, of his son Samuel. Mar-
tha, his widow, previous to 1774 (at some time un-
known), had married Joshua Lounsbury, and lived in
North Castle, Westchester county, N. Y., where she
died about 1820 or 1821, or later, at a great age ; re-
puted by tradition to have been more than 100 years
old. Children, born at Darien:
30 I Samuel, b. Dec. 21, 1739 ; m. Feb. 7, 1763,
Rebecca Holmes; d. Dec. 20, 1801.
n Sarah, born Sept. 3, 1742, died in infancy.
ni Sarah, born June 19, 1744; married John
Bell, of Darien; date of death unknown.
54 IV William, b. last day of Feb., 1746-7; m.
July 20, 1766, Catherine Smith ; d. New
York city, summer of 1810.
V Richard, born, date unknown; living Sept.
I, 1774; died previous to May 4, 1786;
said to have been named after Richard
Lettridge, a friend of his father.
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36 American Pelton Genealogy.
VI Hannah, born, date unknown; died before
Nov. 19, 1774.
VII Deborah, born April 4, 1759; died before
Aug. 20, 1766.
Note. — From the Land Records of Stamford we
find that Robert bought land, March 20, 1745-6, of
Thomas Youngs for ;^36, s. 13, d. 4 ; of Jas Scofield,
August 22, 1746, for ^105 ; of Thomas Youngs, Oct.
3, 1746, for ;^200, 7, 6; of Daniel Lowden, Feb. 20,
1748-9, for ^59; of Jonathan Selleck, May 13, 1749,
for ^28 ; of Ezra Waterbury, Sept. 3, 1754, for ;^78 ;
and of the same, March 4, 1755, for ^32, all of Stam-
ford, Conn. His homestead descended to his son
Samuel and grand son Robert, who sold it to Samuel
Gorham, whence it passed to Mr. John T. Hecker, of
the milling firm of the Hecker Bros., New York, who
made it his summer residence until his death. Now,
1892, owned by his son, John V. Hecker.
The Pelton family burying-ground is near the barn.
It contains an expensive vault built by Mr. Hecker.
35. Samuel Pelton', first son of Robert*, SamueP,
SamueP, John', born Stamford, now Darien, Conn.,
December 21, 1739 5 married there February 7, 1763,
Rebecca Holmes (born January 29, 1738-9), daugh-
ter of John and Rebecca (Bell) Holmes, of that place.
He was a carpenter and joiner and farmer. He lived
in Darien, and there died, December 20, 1801. He
was probably an Episcopalian, as his son John was
baptized in that church in Stamford. His wife Re-
becca, in April, 1805, removed with her oldest living
son, John, to Warwick, N. Y., and there died, De-
cember 23, 1822, a favorite with all and an earnest
Christian woman. Children, born in Darien, Conn. :
Darien, Conn., and Warwick, N. Y. 37
I Robert, born Jan. 4, 1764; died Aug. 28,
1766, se. 2 years, 7 months, 24 days.
38 II John, b. Feb. 28, 1766; m. (i) Nov. 7,
1790, Deborah Fancher ; (2) May 4,
1 83 1, widow Mary (Board) Denton ; d.
Warwick, N. Y., May 4, 1856.
Ill Hannah, born July i, 1768; died when
about nine years old.
45 IV Robert, b. March 15, 1771 ; m. Oct. 28,
1797, Mary Slauson ; d. Jan. 18, 1869,
se. nearly 98 years.
V Rebecca, born about 1773; died when
about 15 years of age.
50 VI Samuel, b. Oct. 11, 1776; m. (i) Dec.
23, 1797, Rachel Bates; (2) widow
Hannah Woodruff, about 1839 or 1840;
d. June 24, 1857.
VII Richard, born May 24, 1779; died at
home, Sept. 13, 1798, of yellow fever,
contracted in New York city.
Note. — Samuel Pelton, his son Richard, and prob-
ably his two daughters, Hannah and Rebecca, as
well as his father, Robert, and brother Richard, and,
perhaps, a sister or two of Robert, lie buried in the
" Pelton burying-ground," on the homestead in
Darien now owned by John V. Hecker, of New York
city and Darien. It contains a costly family vault
built by Mr. John T. Hecker, deceased.
From an account-book of Samuel Pelton, owned
by his grandson, William H. Pelton, now, 1892, of
Passaic, N. J., and from the cover of a " Sum-book,"
used by his grandson, Henry Pelton, now owned by
Samuel Pelton, of Warwick, N. Y., many of these
names, facts and dates have been obtained. Not a
person bearing the name of Pelton now lives in
38 American Pelton Genealogy.
Darlen, Conn., neither a person of the name who
was born there.
36. John Pelton^, second son of SamueF, Robert^
SamueF, Samuel', John', born at Darien, township
of Stamford, Conn., February 28, 1766 ; married (i)
at Darien, November, 7, 1790, Deborah Fancher (b.
Dec. 12, 1763), daughter of Sylvanus Fancher and
his wife Priscilla Smith. She died, Warwick, N. Y.,
January 30, 1829. (2) In the church at Blooming
Grove, Orange Co., N. Y., May 4, 1831, Widow
Mary (Board) Denton (b. Aug. 5, 1768), daughter
of Joseph Board, of Boardville, Pompton, N. J., who
died November 12, 1853. Occupation in Connecti-
cut a carpenter and joiner. April 10-13, 1805, he
removed with his family to Warwick, Orange Co.,
N. Y., sailing around through Long Island Sound
and up the Hudson river to New Windsor, in a sloop
owned and commanded by David Fancher. Here
he had bought a farm of Mr. Cornelius Lazear,
known as the "Vance farm" formerly owned by
John Vance, succeeded by his son, James Vance,
now occupied, 1892, by his grandson, William W.
Pelton. Here he was a prosperous farmer, an active
Christian elder for many years in the Dutch Re-
formed Church, a man highly respected for honor
and integrity in matters both of church and State.
And here he died May 4, 1856, over ninety years old.
Children, born in Darien, Conn., excepting the
youngest:
40 I Henry, b. Oct. 7, 1791; m. (i) Jan. 14,
1815, Elizabeth Morehouse; (2) Apr.
20, 1820, Elizabeth Johnson ; d. July
26, 1873.
Darien, Conn., and Warwick, N. Y. 39
II James, born May 17, 1794; served a term
in the War of 181 2 with Great Britain,
and died at home in Warwick, N. Y.,
Dec. 13, 1 8 14.
43 III John, b. Jan. 2, 1797; m. Apr. 12, 1831,
Emeline Wright; d. June, 3, 1875.
IV Richard, born Dec. 23, 1798. Grew up a
young man of ability, a general favorite,
and died in Warwick, N. Y,, unmarried.
He was killed on his father's farm on an
island in Wawayanda Creek, Jan. 28,
1830, by the fall of a tree that he and
his brother John were felling.
V Hannah, born Feb. 11, 1801; married at
home, Nov. 3, 1830, John Kieran; lived
at New Milford, Orange Co., N.Y. One
child, John P. Kieran, b. Jan. 24, 1832;
now, 1892, living in Newark, N. J.
Died at New Milford, N. Y., March
28, 1868 ; buried in Warwick cemetery.
VI Rebecca, born Jan. 19, 1803; married at
home, Warwick, N. Y., Jan. 6, 1825,
George Morehouse (b. Aug. 1 1, 1 801 ; d.
June 14, 1873), son of Jeremiah and
Magdelene (Dill) Morehouse, of that
place; lived in Warwick; had 2 children,
Charles L., b. Oct. 9, 1825; m. Dec. 22,
1852, Julia A. Sanford ; now, 1890,
living at Warwick, and Deborah Re-
becca, b. Jan. 14, 1829 ; m. at Warwick,
Nov. 29, 1864, Charles R. Van Duzer ;
d. there, Oct. 3, 1874. Three children.
Rebecca died Jan. 18, 1829.
VII Polly (Mary), born Warwick, N. Y., July
8, 1805; married there, June 17, 1835, to
40 American Pelton Genealogy.
Charles Jackson (b. May 5, 1 798), son of
Michael Jackson, of Florida, Orange
Co., N. Y., where she lived a well-known
Christian woman, liked by all and there
died Dec, 6, 1884, and was there buried
Dec. Q, 1884. Mr. Jackson died Jan.
II, 1878.
Note. — Mrs. Jackson had no children, but adopted
Deborah R,, daughter of her sister Rebecca. She
was remarkable for ardent, steadfast piety, a woman
of great tact, and like her mother, a general favorite
to the last with old and young, and like her father
retained her interest in affairs of church and State as
long as she lived.
38. Henry Peltom, oldest son of John'. SamueP,
Robert^ SamueF, SamueF, John', born in Darien,
Conn., October 7, 1791 ; removed with his father
and family to Warwick, Orange Co., N. Y., he, with
the hired man and cattle, crossing the Hudson at
Fishkill, the remainder of the family coming around
by water to New Windsor; reaching Warwick,
Saturday, April 13, 1805. He there married (i)
January 14, 181 5, a near neighbor, Elizabeth More-
house, daughter of Jeremiah and Magdalene (Dill)
Morehouse, born November 8, 1792; died August
I, 1818. (2) At Warv\'ick April 20, 1820, Elizabeth,
daughter of Richard and Susannah (Sayre) Johnson
of that place, born December 27, 1891; died there Jan-
uary 2, 1874. Occupations, teacher, carpenter and
joiner, and after marriage a farmer. Lived in Warwick,
N. Y., on the farm now (1892) owned by a Mr. Mabee.
He was a prosperous farmer, an intelligent public-
spirited man respected by all, a devoted Christian,
long an officer, deacon and elder, and leader of the
Long Island, Warwick, New York. 41
choir in the Reformed Dutch Church in Warwick, a
pioneer in the temperance reform and active in every
good word and work as long as he lived. His
" Recollections of the Early Days, Religious and
Secular, of Warwick " are quoted in the last history
of Orange county, and are considered a standard
authority. He saw three churches stand on the site
of the Reformed Dutch Church, and helped to build
two of them. He lived on and attended to his farm
down to within a few weeks of his death, which
occurred July 26, 1873. Buried in Warwick ceme-
tery. Children, born in Warwick, N. Y.:
I Still born.
42 n Samuel,b. July 18, 1818; m. Dec. 25, 1844;
Hannah B. Demarest.
42 HI Jeremiah M., b. Sept. i, 1821; m. May 5,
1857, Sophia Amelia McEwen.
IV Elizabeth Ann, born Feb. 9, 1824; married
at Warwick, N. Y., Cornelius Henry
Demarest, b. ; d. Dec. 10, 1889,
son of Cornelius C. and *Polly (Mary)
Christie Demarest of Warwick. Mr.
Demarest, a farmer, was long President
of the Warwick Nat. Bank, an excellent
upright Christian who served for years
as an officer of the Reformed Dutch
Church of Warwick. Children: (i)
James, b. Aug. 29, 1846; d. Dec. 19,
1846. (2) Charles M., b. Feb. 5, 1848;
m. Oct. 5, 1870, Annie E. Armstrong;
4 children. (3) Frederick, b. Jan. 19,
1850; d. May 11, 185 1. (4) DeWitt
*Mrs. Demarest was sister to Rev. John I. Christie, who for years was
pastor of the Reformed Dutch Church, Warwick, and belonged to the
Christies of near Fort Lee, N. J.
42 American Pelton Genealogy.
C, b. Feb. 1 8, 1852; m. Sept. 8, 1881,
Hattie Hudson; i child. (5) Mary E.,
b. Apr. 29, 1854; m. Oct. 29, 1879,
Christie Romaine; 4 children. (6)
Henry P., b. Oct. 25, 1856; m. June 13,
1883, Ella J. Toland; 2 children. (7)
Julia, b. May 29, 1858. (8) David, b.
Feb. 27, i860. (9) Annie, b. Apr. 24,
1862.
40. Hamnel Pelton*, oldest son of Henry', John",
Samuel', Robert"*, SamueP, Samuel", John', born July
18, 1 81 8; married at Warwick, N. Y., December 25,
1844, Hannah B. Demarest, b. May 19, 1822, daugh-
ter of Frederic and Jemima (Brinkerhoff) Demarest of
that place. Occupation, teaching (temporarily) and
farming. Residence, 1890, Warwick, Orange Co.,
N. Y. Children, born at Warwick, N. Y.:
I Anna, born Aug. 14, 1848.
n Henry, born Feb. 12, 1864. In 1892, a
farmer and surveyor at Warwick, N. Y.
40. Jeremiah M. Peltons, second son of Henry',
John", Samuel', Robert^ Samuel", SamueP, John', born
at Warwick, N. Y., Sept. i, 1821; m. there May 5, 1857,
Sophia Amelia McEwen, b. Dec. 5, 1835, in Ulster
county, N. Y., daughter of Thomas Colden and Jane
(Clark) McEwen of Warwick. Lived in Warwick,
N. Y. Farmer, land surveyor and music teacher
until December 31, 1856, when he removed to New
York city, where he had had business interests during
previous years. Occupation there a dealer in pianos
and organs up to June i, 1866, when he joined the
organ manufacturing firm of Peloubet, Pelton & Co.,
of New York and Bloomfield, N. J., with which he
JEREMIAH M. PELTON.
JULIA W. DANIELS
l^F.LTON.
Darien, Conn., Warwick, New York. 43
continued up to January i, 1880, when he sold his
interest in the firm to the remaining members thereof
and resumed his old business, continuing it up to
May, 1885. H^ ^^s some reputation as a com-
poser of music, principally vocal, sacred and secular."^
In 1892 still living in New York city. Author of
this work. Children, born in New York:
I Julia Wisner, born north-east corner of
Second avenue and East Nineteenth
street. Mar. 22, i860; married Nov. 12,
1886, to J. William Daniels, son of
William Daniels of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Two sons: (i) Frederic Knowlton, b.
4043 Sansom street, Philadelphia, Pa.,
Jan. 4, 1890. (2) Lester Clearman, b.
Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. i'], 1891; d.
June 22, 1892. Residence, 1892,
Philadelphia, Pa.
II Henry Colden, born north-east corner of
Second avenue and East Nineteenth
street, N. Y., Oct. 18, 1868. Graduate of
Grammar School No. 70, of Columbia
Grammar School, and of Columbia
University School of Mines; Architec-
tural division Class of 1889, stroke oar
on University crew of '89; architect,
living 1890, at 328 West Twenty-third
street, New York city, place of business,
1 1 1 Broadway, Trinity building.
38. John Pelton\ third son of John', Samuel',
Robert\ SamueP, Samuel', John', born Darien, Conn.,
Jan. 2, 1797, removed to Warwick, N. Y., 1805; mar-
*Was one of the founders of the Orange County Musical Association,
and an officer thereof until he left the county.
44 American Pelton Genealogy.
ried there, April 12, 1831, Emellne Wright, daughter
of William Wright and Jane (Blain) Wright, daugh-
ter of John Blain, of Warwick, and Ovid, N. Y.
Lived on his father's homestead, Warwick, N. Y.,
from 1805, to his death, June 3, 1875, respected by-
all. Mrs. Pelton, born Ovid, N. Y., June 13, 1806;
died at Warwick, N. Y., July 24, 1885. Children,
born in Warwick, N. Y.:
I James, born Feb. 8, 1832, lived with his
father excepting for a short time in New
York city; died at his father's, Warwick,
N. Y., of consumption, Sept. 22, 1856.
44 II Richard, b. March 27, 1834; m. Nov. 6,
1856, Margaret C. Rynus, of New York,
who d. Oct. 29, 1 87 1, from an explosion
of naphtha. Living, in 1892, at War-
wick, N. Y.; a farmer. No children.
43 III William W., b. Dec. 15, 1837; m. Dec. 16,
1867, Almeda Knapp.
44. William W. Pelton', third son of John , John',
SamueP, Robert', SamueP, Samuel', John', born War-
wick, Orange Co., N. Y., Dec. 15, 1837; married at
Sugar Loaf, township of Chester, Orange Co., N. Y.,
Almeda Knapp, daughter of John and Maria
(Holbert) Knapp, of that place. Farmer. Residing,
in 1890, on the John Pelton homestead, Warwick,
N. Y. Children, born in Warwick:
I John, born Sept. 11, 1868.
II Grace, born April 24, 1870; married at
home, Dec. 17, 1890, to Frank Holbert,
son of Albert R., and wife Mary
(Wisner) Holbert, of Warwick, N. Y.
Residence, 1891, Brooklyn, N. Y.; one
child, Remsen Wisner Holbert, b. Oct.
26, 1891.
Darien, Conn., Warwick, New York. 45
III Almeda, born July 9, 1875.
IV Geraldine Hammond, born Sept. 17, 1877.
36. Robert Peltoii', third son of Samuel', Robert",
SamueF, Samuel'', John\ born Darien, Conn., March
15, 1 771; married there, Oct. 28, 1797, Mary Slason or
Slausen, daughter of Nathaniel Slason and his wife
Lydia (Bates) Slason, of that place. They were said
at the time to have been the handsomest couple ever
married in Darien. Shoemaker and farmer. He lived
for a short time with his father and mother on the
Pelton homestead in Darien, but finally sold it, and
with his brother John and their families, removed to
Warwick, Orange Co., N. Y., coming by sloop owned
by David Fancher, in April, 1805, around by New
York, from Darien on the Sound to New Windsor
on the Hudson, and thence to Warwick, about twenty-
eight miles. He bought a farm of John Blain, and
afterward lands of Nathaniel Blain and others, now,
1892, owned by the heirs of William M. Sanford, and
there died, January 18, 1869, aged 9 7 years, lomonths
and 3 days. He was for many years an elder in
the Reformed Dutch Church in Warwick, and an
earnest supporter thereof. His wife Mary, born May
27, 1778; died July 12, 1865. Children, all but the
first, born in Warwick, N. Y.:
I Elias, born Darien, Conn., June i, 1804;
unmarried; a farmer; lived with his
father in Warwick, N. Y., and there
died, March 9, 1865.
46 II Nathaniel, b. May 11, 1807; m. (i) Nov.
24, 1831, Clarissa Strong; (2) Jan. 26,
1836, Sarah Baird ; d. June 19, 1880.
Ill Lewis, born June I, 1810, millwright; died
unmarried at his father's house, July 10,
1833.
46 American Pelton Genealogy.
IV Sarah Ann, born Sept 4, 181 2; married
at home, March 3, 1858, to David Fan-
cher, of Brooklyn, E. D., N. Y., (died
Sept. 2 1 , 1 867), son of Sylvanus Fancher,
of Darien, Conn., and Warwick, N. Y.;
died Brooklyn, E. D., March 19, 1881.
47 V James, b. Jan. 8, 1815; m. (i) Sep. 16,
1835, Ann A. Lobdell ; (2) Abbie M.
Hinsdale, widow, Sept. 5, 1855.
48 VI William Henry, b. Jan. 2, 181 7; m. Jan.
22, 1840, Sarah Louise Hoyt.
VII Elizabeth, born Jan. 7, 1820; married
Warwick, N. Y., Oct. 18, 1838, William
H. Anway, son of David Anway (some-
times called Nanny), of Amity, War-
wick, N. Y. Lived for some time at
Amity. He deserted her, and died un-
known; afterward she lived respected in
New York city for a long time, but died
in Warwick village, Wednesday morn-
ing, June 13, 1888.
50 VIII Francis, b. Jan. 28, 1823; m. Apr. 3, 1856,
Elizabeth Jones.
45. :^athaiiiel Pelton', second son of Robert",
Samuel', Robert^ SamueF, SamueF, John\ born War-
wick, Orange Co., N. Y., May 11, 1807; married (i),
Steuben Co., N. Y., November 24, 1831, Clarissa
Strong, (born October 27, 1812; died November 12,
1832), daughter of Benjamin and Ann (Burt) Strong
of Steuben Co., N. Y.; (2) January 26, 1836, at
Warwick, N. Y., Sarah Baird. Lived in New York
city and in Warwick, N. Y. Miller and farmer. Long
an officer in the Reformed Dutch Church in War-
wick. Died, Warwick, N. Y., June 19, 1880; his wife,
Sarah Baird, died April i, 1886.
Warwick and New York, N. Y. 47
46. JaiiiesHenryPelton',only child of Nathan-
ieV, Robert*, Samuer, Robert*, SamueF, SamueF, John',
born Warwick, N. Y., October 12, 1832; married (i)
New York, May 13, 1858, Sarah E. Ketchum, daugh-
ter of Ezra C. and Jerusha Ketchum, of New York,
who died, ; (2) at Waterloo, N. Y., June i,
1 871, Mrs. Sarah P. (Fancher) Pomeroy, daughter
of William Henry Fancher (died March 29, 1887),
and his wife, Adelia (Crosby) Fancher (died Decem-
ber 27, 1885), of Waterloo, N. Y. Occupation, the
clothing business. Residence, 1892, Brooklyn, E.
D., N. Y. Children, born in Brooklyn, E. D, N. Y.:
I Sadie A., born Aug. 6, 1873.
II James F., born Jan. 10, 1878.
47 III William F. (adopted), b. Jan. 1^, 1864;
m. Sept. 29, 1886, Mamie G. Genung.
47. l¥illiaiii F. Pelton', adopted son of James
H.', Nathaniel', Robert', SamueF, Robert', SamueP,
Samuel', John', born at Waterloo, N. Y., January 13,
1864; married at Waterloo, N. Y., September 29,
1886, Mamie G., daughter of Seth P. and Sarah Ge-
nung, of Waterloo, N. Y. Child:
I William Genung, born July 21, 1888.
45. James Pelton', fourth son of Robert^ SamueP,
Robert*, SamueF, SamueF, John', born at Warwick,
N. Y'., January 8, 181 5; married (i) at Sherburne,
Chenango Co., N. Y., September 16, 1835, Ann
A. Lobdell, daughter of John Lobdell, of that place,
(died April 18, 1853); (2) at Norwich, N. Y., Sep-
tember 5, 1855, Mrs. Abbie M. Hinsdale, daugh-
ter of Dr. Harvey Harris, of Norwich, N. Y. Occu-
pation, farmer, livery-stable, horse dealer. Lived in
New York, then in Sherburne, N. Y., and again in
New York; in 1892 in Brooklyn, E. D. Child:
48 American Pelton Genealogy.
47. Robert Hinsdale Pelton^, born New York,
June 7, 1857; married at Whitestone, Long Island,
N. Y., March 31, 1886, Irene Merritt, daughter of
Capt. I. J. Merritt, of that place, who died July 5,
1887, after an illness of one day; (2) in Brooklyn,
N. Y., Oct. 16, 1889, Miss Lillie L. Hazeldine,
daughter of Harvey Hazeldine, of New York city.
Occupation, bookkeeper and secretary. Child:
I Guy R., born at Whitestone, N. Y., Aug.
29, 1890. Residence, 1892, White-
stone, N. Y.
45. William Henry Pelton', fifth son of Robert',
SamueP, Robert*, Samuel', Samuel', John', born
Warwick, N. Y., January 2, 1817; married Warwick,
N. Y., January 22, 1840, Sarah Louisa Hoyt (died
May 20, 1879), daughter of James and Lydia (Leeds)
Hoyt, of that place. Farmer in Michigan and in
Warwick, bookseller and stationer, and long time
postmaster in Warwick. In 1892, living in Passaic,
N. J. Children, born in Warwick, N. Y.:
49 I Gideon H., b. Nov. 20, 1840; m. Aug. 23,
1865, Fannie Petty; d. Aug. 23, 1865.
II Lydia L., born July 22, 1842; teacher; died
Warwick, N. Y, Aug. 11, 1863.
III Theodore F., born Aug. 27, 1844; died
Apr. 24, 1845.
IV Mary E., born Oct. 22, 1846; died at
home, Sept. 24, 1865.
49 V Maurice Hoyt, b. Feb. 6, 1848; m. Jan.
15, 1873, Alvaretta Ogden.
50 VI Joseph H., b. Oct. 22, 1849; "i. Mar. 29,
1877, Elizabeth Guthrie; d. Dec. 9,
1885.
Warwick and New York, N. Y. 49
VII Emily, born Mar. 28; 1855; married War-
wick, N. v., to Joseph H. Wright, son
of James and Mary Wright, of Passaic,
N. J. Children: Wm. Pelton, b. Nov.
14, 1883; Marie Louise, b. Apr. 14, 1886.
Residence, 1892, Passaic, N. J. Mr.
Wright is manager in a large print
works.
48. Gideon H. Pelton«, first son of William H.\
Robert^ Samuel", Robert*, SamueF, SamueP, John',
born Warwick, N. Y., November 20, 1840; married
Moriches, Long Island, N. Y., August 23, 1865,
Fannie, daughter of John Pettie, of Moriches. He en-
listed August 21, 1862, and served in the 124th Regi-
ment of New York Volunteer Infantry, from its
organization, July and August, 1862, in the Third
and Second Corps, to the time of its discharge at
the end of the war. After his marriage he lived in
New York city until his death, September 28, 1867.
He was wounded at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863. The
hardships of the service probably hastened his death.
Child:
I Charles Gideon, born New York, Aug.
7, 1867.
Mrs. Pelton married (2) January 31, 1877, Alan-
son Edwards, and in 1886, lived in Moriches, Long
Island, N. Y.
48. Maurice Hoyt Pelton', third son of William
H.', Robert^, Samuel", Robert', SamueP, Samuel', John\
born at Warwick, N. Y., February 6, 1848; married
there, January 15, 1873, Alvaretta Ogden, daughter
of William L. Ogden, of Warwick. Occupation,
hardware merchant. Residence, 1892, Warwi<:k,
Orange Co., N. Y. Child :
50 American Pelton Genealogy.
I Louisa May, born Warwick, N. Y., M.^iy
21, 1875.
48. Joseph H. Pelton^ fourth son of William H.',
Roberts Samuel*, Robert", Samuel', SamueF, John',
born Warwick, N. Y., October 22, 1849 5 married
at Newburgh, N. Y., March 29, 1877, Elizabeth,
daughter of John Guthrie, of that place. Occupa-
tion, baggage-master on the railroad. Residence,
Newburgh, N. Y., where he died, December 9, 1885.
Children, none.
45. Francis Pelton\ sixth son of Robert , Sam-
uel*, Robert*, SamueF, Samuel', John', born Warwick,
Orange Co., N. Y., January 28, 1823 ; married
New York city, April 3, 1856, Elizabeth Jones,
daughter of Amos Jones, of that city. Residence, for
some years, Brooklyn, E. D. In 1892, Keyport, N. J.
Children, born in Brooklyn, E. D., N. Y.:
I Mary E., born May 9, 1858.
II Sarah E.,^ born Nov. 15, i860; died Jan.
I 30, 1 86 1.
III Lewis, I born Nov. 15, i860; died Feb.
J 25, 1861.
IV Edwin H., "j born Jan. 27, 1863.
V George S., >-born Jan. 27, 1863; died Jan.
) 20, 1864.
VI William J., ) , ,, oA J- J
VII AnnaR. t^^^" ^^\f' '^^^i died
VIII Amelia G., j Apr. i, 1864.
IX Clarence A., born May 27, 1865; died
Nov. I, 1866.
36. Saninel Pelton', fourth son of Samuel ,
Robert"*, SamueF, Samuel', John", born Darien, Conn.,
October ii, 1776; married (i) Darien, Conn.,
Darien, Conn., and Penn Yan, N. Y. 51
December 23, 1797, Rachel Bates (b. May 3, 1775;
d. July 21, T837), daughter of Charles Bates, of that
place; (2) about 1839 or 1840, Widow Hannah
Woodruff, of West Milford, N. J., at Penn Yan, N.
Y. Tailor; farmer. Lived at Sharon, Conn., thence
removed, first, to Penn Yan, N. Y., where he bought
a farm and lived for years ; and, second, to New
Straitsville, Perry Co., O., where he died, June 24,
1857. Children:
I Sons, [born Feb. 5, 1799; died Feb. 5,
II Twins, j 1799-
51 III Alfred, b. Oct. 11, 1802; m. Sept. 9, 1829,
Eliza A. Lines; d. Mar. 28, 1875.
IV Julia Ann, born Sharon, Conn., Sept. 9,
1808; married Penn Yan, N. Y., ,
1838, to Alexander Cole; died Dec.
10, 1867. Left 2 sons, George and
Oscar, who lived at Prattsburgh, N. Y.
53 V Linus Bates, b. Oct. 5, 1814; m. Sept. 23,
1838, Hettie Maria Woodruff ; d. Oct.
50. Alfred Pelton\ third son of Samuel', SamueP,
Robert^ SamueF, SamueF, John', born at Sharon,
Conn., October 11, 1802; married there, Sept. 9,
1829, Eliza A., daughter of Benjamin Lines, of
that place. Removed to Penn Yan, N. Y., thence to
Naples, N. Y., thence returned to Penn Yan, and re-
moved to Green Bay, Wis., and finally to Omro, Wis.,
where he died, March 28, 1875. Occupation at Penn
Yan, Green Bay and Omro, a merchant; at Naples,
N. Y., a tanner. His family, in 1885, were still liv-
ing at Omro, Wis. Mrs. Pelton died March 28,
1884. Children:
8
52 American Pelton Genealogy.
I Harriet, born Penn Yan, N. Y., Feb. 28,
1833; married Green Bay, Wis., Dec.
21, 1858, Capt. M. J. Meade. One
child, John F., b. July 13, i860. Resi-
dence, 1892, Kaiikauna, Wis.
II Julia, born Naples, N. Y., Feb. 3, 1835;
married Green Bay, Wis., July 21, 1853,
J. G. Beaumont, son of Dr. William
Beaumont (of physiological renown as
to digestion), of the U. S. army. Chil-
dren: I. May, b. May 20, 1855; 2. W^il-
liam,b.July 14, 1857; 3. Douglass Irwin,
b. Sept. 2, 1859; 4. Ethan Allen, b. May
7, 1861; 5. Sophia, b. Nov. 18, 1863; 6.
Julia, b. Oct. 19, 1871. Residence, 1890,
Green Bay, Wis.
Ill Sophia, born Dec. 23, 1838; died July
22, 1857.
5a IV Charles, b. Mar. 24, 1844; rn- Apr. 24,
1872, Maggie E. Sheppard.
51. €harle§ Pelton', only son of Alfred', Samuel',
SamueF, Robert*, SamueP, SamueF, John*, born
Penn Yan, N. Y., March 24, 1844; married, April
24, 1872, Maggie E. Sheppard. Merchant, living,
1892, at Omro, Wis. Children, none.
50. Liinas Bates Pelton', second son of Samuel',
Samuer, Robert", Samuef, Samuel', John', born
Sharon, Conn., October 5, 18 14; married Penn
Yan, N. Y., September 23, 1838, Hetty Maria (b.
May 23, 18 14), daughter of Daniel Woodruff and his
wife Hannah (Tichenor), of West Milford, Passaic
Co., N. J. He removed with his father's family to
Penn Yan, Yates Co., N. Y., thence to New Straits-
ville, Perry Co., O., where he died, October 15, 1877.
Sharon, Conn., and Omro, Wis. 53
Farmer. Children, the first three born in Penn Yan,
N. Y., the fourth in Uniontown, O.:
I Charlotte Louisa, born Sept. i, 1839; ^nar-
ried Logan Co., O., Nov. 21, 1869, John
Mason, son of James Mason, of Waynes-
burg, Pa. One child, Hetty Maria, b.
Sept. 24, 1870, m. Nov. 6, 1888, Silas
C. Campbell. Children : Mary L. and
Wm. Mason. Residence, 1878, Nelson
Valley, O.
II Julia Ann, born Aug. 16, 1841; married
Feb. 4, 1864, Benjamin F. Mark, who
diedat Rome, Ga., July 22, 1864; a mem-
ber of the Veteran Corps of the 27th
O. Vol. Inf'y. In 1878, a widow, living
with her mother at New Straitsville, 0=;
m. (2) Feb. 9, 1882, George Fluhart.
Children: Maggie, b. July 11, 1884;
Ellis, b. Apr. 21, 1886. Residence,
1 89 1, Pleasant Hill, Cass Co., Mo.
III Rachel Eliza, born Oct. 22, 1843; niarried
in Logan Co., O., Nov. 27, 1866, John
Deacon (d. at New Straitsville, O., Aug.
27, 1866), son of Nathan Deacon, of
Gore, O. One child, Mary Jane, b.
Aug. II, 1867.
IV Mary Ann, born July 28, 1846; married
Uniontown, O., Sept. 20, 1866, Wm. H.
Moore, son of Rob't Moore, of Lou-
don Co., Va. Residence, 1878 Fulton-
ham, O.; 8 children: Daughter, d. day of
birth ; Linus R.; Oscar W.; Frank H.;
Lula E.; Fred. B.; Lillie Josephine, b.
Feb. 21, 1883; Harrison Delmore, b.
Feb. 10, 1885; d. Mar. 17, 1889.
54 American Pelton Genealogy.
35. 'William Pelton', second son of Robert*,
SamueF, SamueF, John', born Darien, Conn.., " last day
of February," February 28, O. S., 1746-7; married.
New York, July 20, 1766, Catharine, daughter of
Richard and Catharine Smith, of New York city.
Shoemaker, and lived the latter part of his life in New
York, and there died in the summer of 18 10, having
been a paralytic for sometime before his death.
His wife Catharine, born October 4, 1 747, O. S. ; died
August 23, 1896. Children, probably born in New
York city:
I Deborah, born Dec. 30, 1767; married
Jacob Simonson, of New York city.
II Catharine, born Mar. 20, 1768; died July
21, 1772.
III Richard, born May 15, 1772; died Aug.
10, 1773.
IV ; still born.
V Catharine, born July 28, 1776; died Sept.
14. ^111-
VI ; lived one month.
VII Catharine, born June 15, 1779; married
John Gilmore, of New York; died .
VIII Martha, born Dec. 27, 1 781; diedjune27,
1788.
IX Hannah, born Dec. 24, 1 784; married New
York, May 29, 1800, Peter* Chappel
(died Oct. 8, 1828). Children: i. Wil-
liam Pelton, b. Apr. 13, 1801; 2. Cath-
arine, b. Nov. 28, 1807; ^- July 5, 1841.
X Martha, born Dec. 24, 1786; no further
record.
* Peter Chappel married Frances Hutchinson, June 22, 1765. Made free-
man of New York 1767. Is this the same Peter? Probably his father.
Canterbury, Middletown, etc., Conn. 55
XI Naomi, born Nov. 15, 1792; died Apr. 30,
1793-
Note. — William Pelton Chappell, son of Peter and
Hannah (Pelton) Chappell, m. August 3, 1822, Maria
Louise Howes, daughter of Kimball and Eliza-
beth Howes, of New York. Children: Eliza Jane, b.
July 29, 1823; d. May 3, 1850; William Pelton, b.
Sept. 6, 1825; d. Nov. 30, 1850; Alonzo, b. Mar. i,
1828; artist, specialty, book illustrating. Residence,
Middle Island, Suffolk Co., N. Y.; George, b. Jan. i,
1830; John, b. Mar. 29, 1832; Still born; Jeffer-
son, b. Aug. 20, 1840, lived a few months; Theodore,
b. Sept. I, 1842; Angelo, b. Dec. 9, 1845; d. in
infancy.
31. John Pelton^, second son of SamueP, John',
born in Dorchester, Mass., January 9, 1682; married,
probably, in the fall of 1705, Jemima, place, exact
date of marriage and maiden name of wife un-
known, (though it was probably Johnson). He was
probably married in or near Dorchester, as in Miss
Larned's '* History of Windham Co., Conn.," we find it
recorded " that in 1706 John Pelton, Jeremiah Plymton
and Charles and Paul Davenport, of Dorchester, Mass.,
bought lands and fences of Jeremiah Fitch in the
southern part of Canterbury in that county." In
1708 John Leffingwell also sold them land. At what
time he left Windham Co. is unknown, but he prob-
ably kept his interest there down to 1715, for on Jan-
uary 19 of that year (notwithstanding he had bought
land and built a house in Haddam, Conn,), as we
also learn from Miss Earned, he with Jeremiah
Plymton and others of Canterbury and the sheriff,
met at the house of Jabez Utter, to dispossess him
of lands claimed by Capt. Jonathan Belcher, attorney
56 American Pelton Genealogy.
of Capt. John Blackwell. On their arrival, Utter
being absent, and his wife Mary and their children in
possession, John Pelton, John Chandler and Edward
Morris gained possession by placing poles against
the house, up which they climbed to the roof and
thence down the chimney, and opened the door,
March 24, 1713, he, then designated as of Lyme,
Conn., bought 20 acres of land in Haddam, Conn.,
of Joseph Graves, said land lying on " the south side
of Roaring Brook, near the country road." April 12,
1 714, Mr. John Pelton having, with the advice of
neighbors, set up the frame of his house on the Com-
mon or Town's land, he requested of " ye Proprietors
and inhabitants " that they would grant him about an
acre and one half of land to join the land on which
he had placed his house and also join that which he
bought of Graves. This was granted " provided it
doth not damnify the highway, or prove predudicial
to the saw mill," and " Left. James Wells and John
Bate were appointed to set out said land to said
John Pelton." This land, near Roaring Brook,
now Clark's Creek, with 24 acres in another par-
cel, he sold to Joseph Lewis for ^175, March 28,
1 719. On January 28, 1716, he bought at a fore-
closure sale in a suit against Robert Allen, two par-
cels of land of 100 and 130 acres, in Groton, Conn.,
where his brother Henry then lived. February 14,
I 71 7, he sold for ^125, 80 acres, to Robert Stoddard,
the deed of which, up to about 1870, was still in the
possession of Stoddard's descendants in Sullivan Co.,
N. Y., and was then destroyed.
He, also, sold, Nov. 26, 171 7, to his brother Henry,
for /40, 97 acres, previously bought of William Miner.
In all we find in Groton eight deeds, three to and five
from John Pelton, reaching down to 1721. After the
Canterbury, Middletown, etc., Conn. 57
sale of his Haddam property, as above stated, he
probably returned to Lyme, for on the day of that
sale he in Lyme, March 28, 1719, bought land of
Ebenezer Coleman. He had previously, March 9,
1 71 7-18, bought land in Lyme of Isaac Willey, being
in this deed designated as of Groton, Conn. Again,
June 25, 1722, he bought land in Lyme, of Rich'd
Ely; also of him, June 25, 1722, and of him, again,
May 7, 1725, and February 7, 1728-29 ; in the last
deed being designated as of Saybrook, Conn.
Saybrook. — On May 21, 1725, William Pratt sold
several parcels of land for ;^25o, to John Pelton, of
Lyme, Conn. February 2, 1725-6, Philip Shattuck
and Margaret his wife, Quit-Claim the above lands
to John Pelton, of Saybrook, Conn.; showing that he
had removed to Saybrook. The same day Pratt.
Shattuck and wife convey land to John Pelton, of Say-
brook. March 16, 1727, "John Clark, Nathan Pratt,
Hezekiah Buckingham and Samuel Willard laid to
John Pelton, three pieces of land in ^Pautopouge
quarter." Again in 1 730, and in 1 730-31, land was laid
out to him. In February 23, 1730-31, John Clarke
and Thomas Starkey conveyed land to him.
Middletown, Conn., in that part now Chatham
and Portland. The exact date of his removal to
Middletown is unknown. The land records show
that on March 6, 1734, he bought of George Beck-
with, 378 acres of land for ^450; of the estate of
Nathaniel Woodward, September 16, 1735, 200 acres
for ;^236. This last conveyance is a release by the
School Commissioner to the heirs of John Pelton, of
a mortgage on " School Lands " that he had bought;
he having died July 15, 1735, as appears by the fol-
*Sometimes spelled Pautipaug.
58 American Pelton Genealogy.
lowing inscription on his tombstone, now standing in
the old graveyard in Essex, Conn. :
" Here lieth ye body
of Mr. John Pelton who
departed this life July ye
15, 1735 in ye 52 year
of his age."
He died in the midst of a very active life, and in
the mature vigor of his mental powers. Careful
search has been made through his many land convey-
ances to find any mention of his occupation, but in
vain. It is probable that he was a carpenter and
joiner; a builder. Children, the first three born in
Canterbury, Conn., the birthplace of the others not
known with certainty:
I Mary, born Oct. 21, 1706; married Mid-
dletown, Conn., Dec. 11, 1735, Thomas
McCleve. Children: Robert, b. Aug.
23, 1736; Thomas, b. Feb. 15, 1737-8;
Josiah, b. Dec. 5, 1740. She d. Dec.
12, 1740.
59 n John, b. Feb. 29, 1708; m. (i) Dec. 9,
1731, Elizabeth Champion; (2) March
' 25, 1756, Martha Shipman ; d. Jan. 29,
1786:
227 ni James, b. July 21, 1710; m. Jan. 14, 1735-6,
Elizabeth Burr, d. , .
282 IV Phineas, b. probably about 171 2; m. (i)
May 22, 1740, Mary McKay; (2) un-
known ; d. May 24, 1 799.
307 V Johnson, b. , 1714; m. March 3, 1748,
Keziah Freeman; d. Dec. 13, 1804, ae.
90. (Tombstone.)
Was not Johnson named after his
maternal grandfather?
Canterbury, Saybrook, etc., Conn. 59
VI Josiah, b. , 1714; m. about 1750,
Hannah Churchill; d. Feb. 2, 1792, se.
78. (Tombstone.)
VII Jemima, born about 1715 or '16; married
Jan., 1733, Gideon Buckingham (b. Feb.
22, 1708), son of Hezekiah and Sarah
(Lay or Leigh) Buckingham, of Say-
brook, Conn.; time of death unknown.
VIII Sarah, born about 171 7 or '18; married
Jan. 18, 1738-39, Daniel Comstock, of
Saybrook, Conn. Children: i. Daniel
S., b. Sept. I, 1739; 2. Daniel, b. Sept.
30, 1740; 3. Asa, b. Mar. 6, 1742-43; 4.
Sarah, b. Sept. 8, 1745; d. Saybrook,
Conn., Sept. 20, 1745.
IX Elizabeth, born about 1720. No other
record.
X Keturah, born about 1721. No other
record.
S52 XI Joseph, b. Apr. 15, 1722; m. Sept. 27,
1744, Anna Penfield; d. Dec. 31, 1804,
ae. 83 years.
55. John Pelton% first son of John', Samuel',
John', born in Canterbury, Windham Co., Conn.,
February 29, 1708; married (i) Elizabeth Champion
at Saybrook, Conn., December 9, 1731, who died
December 5, 1755; (2) March 25, 1756, Martha
Shipman, daughter of John Shipman, of Chester,
Conn. He lived on his father's homestead at Say-
brook (now, by division of Saybrook, in Essex), and
there died, January 29, 1786, and was buried near his
father in the old burying-ground at Essex, Conn.,
where his head-stone still stands, bearing the follow-
ing inscription, viz.:
9
6o American Pelton Genealogy.
" In Memory of
Mr. John Pelton who died
Jany29^i786
In his 8i'' year."
His family record is in the possession of Tensard
D. Pelton, of Gustavus, Trumbull Co., Ohio. Chil-
dren, born at Saybrook, Conn.:
By the first wife :
I "Our first son was born Sept. 15, 1732;"
died in infancy.
II Elizabeth, born Oct. 7, 1735; died (Town
Record) Feb. 2, 1750.
62 III John, b. Nov. 27, 1735; m. about 1758,
Abigail Miller; d. Apr. 17, 1819.
75 IV Nathan, b. May 2, 1738; m. (i) Nov. 23,
1763, Ruth Thompson; (2) Sept. 30,
1790, widow Mary Waters; d. May 16,
1813.
94 V Ithamar, b. Nov. 22, 1740; m. Asenath
Pratt, about 1764; d. Mar. 16, 1826.
VI Lucy, born Mar. 5, 1743; died (Town
Record), May 2, 1748.
153 VII Josiah, b. Aug. 15, 1745; m. (i) Dec. 10,
1767, Mary Griswold; (2) Aug. 20,
181 1, widow Chloe Gilder; d. Sept. 3,
1818.
184 VI 1 1 William, b. Dec. 2, 1747; m. about 1790,
Lois Harvey; d. May 25, 1825.
IX Eliza, born Feb. 26, 1749; no further
record; probably married Robert Den-
nison, of Essex, Conn.
X Lucy, born Sept. 11, 1752; married (i)
Oct. 7, 1779, William Miller, Jr., who
Saybrook and Essex, Conn. 6i
died Nov. 2, 1795; children, six; (2)
date, and name unknown.
XI Sarah, born Jan. 2, 1755; died in infancy.
By the second wife:
198 XII Joseph, b. Nov. 25, 1756; m. about Nov.,
1778, Prudence Pelton; d. June 15, 1837.
XIII Ruth, born Jan. 17, 1758; married Chat-
ham, Conn., Theophilus Lord, of Lyme,
Conn. In 1876, a daughter, Mrs. Lucy
Luther, over 90 years old, lived in Had-
lyme. One of Mrs. L.'s daughters mar-
ried a Mr. Morgan, and their son, Dr.
Morgan, in 1876, lived in Middletown,
Conn.
XIV Martha, born Aug. 24, 1 759; married about
1784, John Pelton, her cousin, son of
Josiah Pelton, of Chatham, Conn.; died
at Springwater, Livingston Co., N. Y.,
Feb. 16, 1846.
XV Priscilla, born Sept. 10, 1761; married
Middletown, Conn., Mar. 27, 1782
(Middletown Records), Timothy Butler.
Children, five. Lived in New Hart-
ford or Harwinton, Conn.
«03XVI Phineas, b. Dec. 5, 1763; m. May 6, 1784,
Margaret Tucker; d. Mar. 5, 1847.
XVII Sarah, born Jan. I, 1766; married Middle-
town, Conn., Mar. 3, 1785, Samuel Sim-
mons, Jr., and removed to Lyme, N. H.;
died Monroe, N. H., Aug. 21, 1862. A
daughter, Mrs. Polly Ward, lived
Hanover, N. H., in 1875. ^^s. S. used
to say that she had two troubles and a
half : her Joseph was lame, the old grey
goose was dead, and she was out of snuff.
62 American Pelton Genealogy.
aiSXVIII Jonathan, b. May 21, 1768; m. about 1789,
Elizabeth Baker; d Dec. 3, 1850.
XIX Elizabeth, born Oct. 5, 1771; married
Benjamin Tucker, an able farmer,
of New Hartford, Litchfield Co., Conn.,
and there lived and there died. Her
descendants still live in New Hartford.
220 XX David, b. Dec. 30, 1773 ; m. June 15,
1796, Lucy Stone; d. Aug. 22, 182 1.
226 XXI Israel, b. Apr. i, 1775; m. about 1807,
Lois Wright; d. Mar. 20, 1830.
XXII Jemima, born Aug. 3, 1779; married
Essex, Conn., Sept. 24, 1801, Russell
Post, of that place (who was born there,
Sept. 13, 1778). Lived in Essex, and
there Mr. Post died Nov. 8-13, 1876;
his wife, Jemima, having died in 1852.
Note. — April 24, 1733, Ebenezer Brockway con-
veyed lands in Essex, to John Pelton, Jr. January 16,
1733-4, Abraham Andrews conveyed land to the
same. Dec. 17, 1736, he bought land of Hezekiah
Buckingham. Again Nov. 18, 1737, of William
Parker, and April 25, 1738, of John Clarke. June 17,
1 73 1, he records the marks that shall designate his
cattle, and again January 6, 1747-8. On September
12, 1749, he was admitted a freeman, etc., etc.
After John Pelton's death, his widow married Dr.
Jos. Bishop, of Saybrook, whose first wife was widow
Keturah (Mott) Parker, widow of Captain Abner
Parker, of Saybrook. Mrs. Bishop, second, died sud-
denly; date unknown.
59. John Pelton', second son of John*, John*,
Samuer, John', born Saybrook, now Essex, Conn.,
Nov. 27, 1735; married about 1758, Abigail Miller, of
Saybrook and Essex, Conn. 63
Rocky Hill, Hartford Co., Conn. Removed to Chat-
ham, now Portland, Conn., where he lived, and there
died, April 1 7, 1 8 1 9. His wife, as appears from public
records, died April 3, 18 12. Occupation shipbuilding,
at the yard lately owned by Sylvester Gildersleeve.
He was short and stout, and of florid complexion.
Children, probably born at Portland:
63 I John, b. 1765; m. (i) Jerusha Sage; (2)
widow Chapman; (3) Sally (Warner)
Pelton, widow of his brother William ;
d. Nov. 8, 1826, ae. 61.
H Elizabeth, born April 3, 1767; married
Luther Matson, of Glastonbury, Conn.;
lived at Eastbury,Conn., and there died,
Oct. 8, 18 1 3.
ni Lucy, born ; married May 14, 1801
(Ch. Rec), Edmund Matson, of Glaston-
bury, Conn. No children. Died in the
house where she was born, Portland,
Conn.
73 IV William, b. , 1775 (bapt. March 19,
1775); m. Sally Warner; d. Oct. 8, 18 13.
V Jonathan, born ; died June 8, 1790.
(Ch. Rec.)
VI Nathan, born ,1771; baptized June 2,
1 771 (Rec. ist Cong. Ch., Portland);
probably died young, as we find no
further record of him.
Note. — - The records of this family are quite frag-
mentary and uncertain as to the order of births. It
is probable that other children were born and died in
infancy, the records of which have not been found.
62. John Pelton', first son of John\ John', John^
Samuel', John', born Chatham, now Portland, Conn.,
64 American Pelton Genealogy.
about 1765; married (i) Jerusha Sage, about 1785 or
1786 (died April 3, 181 2), sister of Mrs. Marshall Pel-
ton, of Portland, and daughter of Lemuel Sage, of
Middletown, Conn.; (2) widow Chapman; (3) Sally
(Warner) Pelton, widow of his brother William.
Lived at Portland, Conn., and there died, " Nov. 8
1826, aofed 61." Children, born at Portland:
By his first wife:
I Clarissa, born Sept. 1 9, 1 787; married Aug.
27, 1 81 5, Jeremiah Button, son of Wil-
liam Button, of Norwich, Conn. (b. Oct.
2, 1 791; d. June 2, 1861.) Children: Lor-
inda, Egbert O., Cleveland and Jere-
miah P., the last living, 1878, in Port-
land, Conn. Lived in Portland, and
there died, June 5, 1861.
II Betsey, born Oct. 16, 1790; married Alvin
Brainard, son of Asa Brainard, of Had-
dam. Conn. Lived at Haddam, and
there died. May 12, 1834. Children, 7.
A son, Asa Atwood Brainard, lived at
Higganum, Conn., in 1878.
1 1 1 Philena, born Sept. 15,1 789; married Aug.
10, 1 8 1 2, Buckley Goodrich, son of Fred*=
Goodrich, of Glastonbury, Conn. Lived
at Glastonbury and at Hunter, N. Y.,
where she died Jan., 1875-6; 7 children,
3 sons and 4 daughters.
65 IV Jonathan, b. July 30, 1794; m. Amy Good-
rich, Nov. 17, 181 2; d. Apr. I, 1836.
68 V Orin, b. Apr. 24, 1797; m. (i) Sarah
Fuller; (2) Elizabeth Matson, Aug.
12, 1830; d. Nov. I, 1854.
70 VI Halsey, b. Oct. 14, 1800; m. (i) Jan. 22,
Saybrook and Essex, Conn. 65
1827, Adeline Tracey; (2) Apr. 5, 1831,
Julia Curtis; d. June 30, 1878.
71 VII Samuel S., b. Dec. 9, 1805; m. July 10,
1830, Lydia Norton; d. 1857.
VIII Jerusha, born 1808; married Dec. 23,
1827, Wm. P. Button. Lived at South
Glastonbury, Conn., and there died,
Sept. 28, 1859. Children: Lucy A.,
Lavinia M., William W., and two that
died in infancy.
ri IX Roderick, b. Oct. 10, 1808; m. (i) Feb.
9, 1835, Nancy A. Wilcox; (2) Laura
M.Wilcox, July 6, 1843; d. Oct. 1 1, 1871.
Children of Sally Warner Pelton, the second wife
having had none.
X Catharine, born about 181 7. Lived with
Mr. Warner.
XI Lucy Ann, born about 18 19; married
June 19, 1838, Joseph Curtiss, of Berlin,
Conn. Lived in Syracuse, N. Y., when
last heard from.
XII Frances Mary, born about 182 1; un-
married. Lived at New Haven, Conn.;
died about i860, at the house of her
brother, Halsey Pelton, in Pewaukee,
Wis.
Catherine, Lucy Ann and Frances Mary were bap-
tized Oct. 20, 1822. (Ch. Rec.)
63. Jonathan Pelton', first son of John^ John',
John", John", SamueF John', born at Portland, Conn.,
July 30, 1794; married November 17, 181 2, Amy
Goodrich, who died January i, 1838. He lived at
Portland and heredied, April 1,1836. Children, born
at Portland:
66 American Pelton Genealogy.
I Samantha, born Aug. 8, 1813; married
Portland, Dec. 30, 1830, Daniel Potter.
II Clarissa Matilda, born Feb. 28, 18 15;
married Portland, Herman Hough, of
Meriden, Conn., July 4, 1839.
Ill Emily Elizabeth, born May 29, 181 7;
married Aug. 21, 1842, Alexander
Houston, of Hartford, Conn. ; died Feb.
22, 1855.
«6 IV Charles, b. July 20, 1819; m. Feb. 14, 1843,
Sarah Goodrich.
«7 V Reuben G., b. Aug. 17, 1822; m. May 23,
1850, E. A. Woodbridge.
VI Maria, born Aug. 25, 1825; married Jan.
18, 1854, Hayneth Porter Hansom.
Lived in Covington, Ky., where she
died, Jan. 29, 1876; left a daughter.
VII Amy Ann, born Oct. 25, 1828; married
Sept. I, 1846, F. B. Moss.
65. Charles Pelton', first son of Jonathan', John',
John', John", John^ Samuel", John', born Portland,
Conn., July 20, 1819; married Salem, Pa., Feb. 14,
1843, Sarah Goodrich. Living, in 1890, in Salem,
Wayne Co., Pa. Mrs. Sarah Pelton died December
9, 1889. Children:
67 I Franklin, b. Sept. 9, 1844; m. May 31,
1866, Mary Adelaide Walker.
67 II Florence, b. July 13, 1848; m. Oct. 28,
1869, Jane E. Walker.
67 III Leroy J., b. Sept. 12, 1852; m. Oct. i,
1879, Olive J. Nash.
Chatham and Portland, Conn. ^y
66. Franklin Pelton", first son of Charles', Jona-
than\ John", John', John^ John^, Samuer, John', born at
Salem (Hamlinton P. O.), Wayne Co., Pa., September
9, 1844; married there, May 31, 1866, Mary Adelaide
Walker (b. April 12, 1846), daughter of William J.
Walker, of Binghamton, N. Y. Occupation, mer-
chant. Residence, in 1890, at Moscow, Luzerne Co.,
Pa. Children, none.
66. Florence Felton', second son of Charles',
Jonathan', John', John', John^ John', SamueF, John\
born at Salem (Hamlinton P. O.), Wayne Co., Pa.,
July 13, 1848; married there, October 28, 1869, Jane
E. Walker, born November 25, 1850, daughter of
Sabrinus Walker, of Hamlinton, Pa. Residence, in
1890, Moscow, Pa. Occupation, merchant. Children:
I Ella M., born Aug. 18, 1870.
II Clair W., born May 18, 1884.
66. licroy J. Pelton', third son of Charles', Jona-
than', John', John", John*, John^ SamueF, John', born
at Salem (Hamlinton P. O.), Wayne Co., Pa., Septem-
ber 12, 1852; married, Bethany, Pa., October 1, 1879,
Miss Olive J. Nash, daughter of John Nash, of
Hamlinton, Wayne Co., Pa. Residence, 1890, Ham-
linton P. O., Pa. Child:
I Homer, born June 29, 1883.
65. Reuben O. Pelton% second son of Jonathan',
John', John', John*, John", SamueF, John', born Port-
land, Conn., Aug. 17, 1822 ; married, Salem, Pa.,
May 23, 1850, Miss E. A. Woodbridge, daughter of
William Woodbridge, of that place. Living, 1890,
at Portland, Conn. Farmer. Child:
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I Mary Augusta, born July I, 1853; married
Portland, Conn., July 2, 1882, Edward
F. Bigelow, publisher and printer, b.
Colchester, Conn., Jan. 14, i860, son of
Wm. S. Bigelow, of that place. Chil-
dren: Nellie P., b. Mar. 12, 1883; Wood-
bridge Fuller, b. Sept. 2, 1885; Flora,
b. May 22, 1890. Residence, in 1890,
Portland, Conn.
63. Orin Pelton', second son of John^ John^,
John^ John", SamueP, John', born Portland, Conn.,
April 24, 1797; married (i) September 9, 1818, Sarah
Fuller; (2) August 12, 1830, Elizabeth Matson,
daughter of John Matson, of Thetford, Vt. Stone
mason; died, Glastonbury, Conn., November i,
1854. Children :
I Harriet, born July 13, 18 19; married Dec.
30, 1838, Reuben Tryon. Lived, 1876,
Glastonbury, Conn. One child then
living, Elizabeth A., b. July 13, 1848; m.
to James Carter.
II Jerusha S., by ist wife, born Oct. 9,
1827; died Oct. 18, 1827.
Ill Daughter of 2d wife, born Feb. 13, 1832;
died Feb. 15, 1832.
68 IV Leroy Delos, b. July 14, 1833; ^^- (^
Nov. II, 1856, Isabel S. Milliard; (2
Aug. 19, 1867, Mary H. Kenyon.
68. Le Roy Delos Pelton', only son of Orin',
John*, John', John', John', SamueF, John\ born South
Glastonbury, Conn., July 14, 1833 ; rnarried (i)
Evanston, 111., November 1 1, 1856, Isabel S., daughter
Hartford, Conn., and Oakland, Cal. 69
of James Otis Milliard, of Middletown, Conn.; (2)
August 19, 1867, at Hartford, Conn., Mary H. Ken-
yon, daughter of Sprague Kenyon, of that place.
Dentist at Hartford, Conn., removing in April, 1880,
to Oakland, Cal., and there died, April 24, 1891.
Children :
I Louis Courtland, b. June 23, 1859; m.
Dec. 24, 1890, Agnes Stewart.
n Jennie Theresa, born Oct. 8, 1861 ; married
about 1882, Harry J. Armstrong; one
daughter, Dorothy P. (b. July 12, 1889;
died Dec, 1889); died May 15, 1890.
HI Ward Leroy, b. June 3, 1863 ; m. Mar.,
1889, Mamie King.
68. liOiiis Courtland Pelton', first son of Leroy
D.^ Orin^ John^ John^ John^ John', SamueP, John',
born South Glastonbury, Conn., June 23, 1859. Lived
in Hartford, Conn., until nineteen years of age, then
in Chicago, 111., for some years, and in 1891 in New
York city, where he married December 24, 1890,
Miss Agnes Stewart, daughter of Robert D. Stewart,
of Scotland. Printer. Residence, 189 1, New York. As
an athlete, middle-weight wrestler he won six matches,
was never defeated, and stood ready to meet any
middle-class wrestler in the State of New York.
68. Ward l-e Roy Pelton', second son of Leroy
D.^, Orin', John^ John\ John', John^ SamueP, John>,
born, Hartford, Conn., June 3, 1863. Lived in Hart-
ford, removed to Oakland, Cal., in April, 1880; mar-
ried there, March 5, 1889, Miss Mamie King, of
Oakland. Occupation, the boot and shoe trade.
Residence, in 1891, Oakland, Cal.; address, 1005
Broadway. Child:
70 , American Pelton Genealogy.
I Edith Theresa, born at Oakland, Cal.,
Nov. 30, 1889.
63. Halsey Peltom, third son of John*, John*,
John^ John', SamueP, John', born Portland, Conn-,
October 14, 1800; married (i), January 22, 1827,
Adeline Tracey, who lived only about eight months;
(2) April 5, 183 1, Julia Curtiss, daughter of Jeptha
Curtiss, of Erie, Pa. Lived in Cleveland, Ohio,
and removed to Pewaukie, Wis., where he lived,
and there died, June 30, 1878. Occupation in Wis-
consin, a manufacturer of lime. Children:
70 I Edgar R.,b. Jan. 10, 1832; m. Kate Peffer,
Mar. 5, 1857.
70 II William Halsey, b. Sept. 2, 1840; m. Nov.
II, 1868, Eliza M. Brown.
71 III Milo C, b. June 10, 1845; "^- ^"g- 29,
1872, Helen L. Payne.
IV Julia A., b. Apr. 16, 1847; at home, 1876.
V and VI died in infancy.
70. Edg:ar R. Pelton', first son of Halsey', John*,
John', John^ John^ SamueF, John\ born in Cleveland,
Ohio, January 10, 1832; married March 5, 1857, Kate
Peffer, daughter of George P. Peffer. Engineer.
Residence, 1876, Cincinnati, Ohio. Children:
I Edgar H., born Oct. 21, 1858.
II Ida E., born Cincinnati, O., Oct. 5, i860.
70. \¥illiaiii Hal§ey Pelton', second son of Hal-
sey', John^ John\ John^, John', SamueF, John', born
September 2, 1840; married November 11, 1868, Eliza
M., daughter of Thomas Brown. Manufacturer of
lime. Residence, 1876, Pewaukee, Wis. Children:
I Minnie J., born Oct. 13, 1869.
II Annie J., born Dec. 11, 1872.
Portland, Conn., Cincinnati, Ohio, etc. 71
70. Milo C. Pelton^ third son of Halsey', John',
John\ John*, John^ SamueP, John', born June 10,
1845; married August 29, 1872, Helen Payne, daugh-
ter of George Payne. Residence, 1876, Pewaukee,
Wis. Manufacturer of lime. Children:
I Helen M., born Oct., 1873.
n Infant son, born and died Mar., 1875.
63. Namuel S.Pelton', fourth son of John", John',
John*, John^ Samuel'", John', born Hartford, Conn.,
December 9, 1805; married, Cleveland, Ohio, July
10, 1830, Lydia Norton Clothier. Died, Elyria,
Ohio, 1857. Children:
I Adeline J., born Sept. 4, 1832; died Nov.
20, 1834.
n John B., born July 28, 1834; died 1853.
HI Charlotte, born Dec. 7, 1835; married
Elyria, Ohio, June 10, 1852, Peter De
Vries. Children of Mr. De Vries in
1876, lived in East Toledo, Ohio. i.
Mary, b. Apr. 28, 1853; m. Gale Ozier,
Oct. 13, 1875; 2. John W., b. Dec. 20,
1859.
63. Roderick Pelton^, fifth son of John', John',
John*, John", SamueP, John', born Portland, Conn.,
Oct. 10, 1808; married (i) Nancy A. Willcox, Febru-
ary 9, 1835, at Girard, Pa.; (2) July 6, 1843, Laura
M. Willcox at Manchester, Pa., daughters of Perley
I. Willcox, of Girard, Pa. Lived at Erie, Pa., and
there died, October 11, 1871. Marble cutter. Chil-
dren:
72 I Edward Livingston, b. Feb. 10, 1836; m.
Apr. 21, 1864, Henrietta Ferguson.
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72 II Roderick Jarius, b. Manchester, Pa., Aug.
31, 1837; m. Sept. 26, 1876, Frances
Louisa Kerr.
Ill Lucy Ann, born Aug. 27, 1839; married
Apr., 1864, Philip Honecker. Resi-
dence, Erie, Pa. Children: Charles A.,
b. May 19, 1865; Harrison H., b. Nov.
21, 1866; Laura May, b. June 12, 1869.
IV Charles Edwin, born at Erie, Pa., May 8,
1844; served in the War of the Great
Rebellion, in Company I, 83d Regi-
ment of Pennsylvania Volunteers.
71. Edward LiTin^ston Pelton', first son of
Roderick', John', John", John^ John^ SamueF, John',
born at Manchester, Erie Co., Pa., February 10, 1836;
married at Erie, Pa., April 21, 1864, Henrietta Fergu-
son, daughter of John Ferguson. Occupation, dealer
in marble and granite. Residence, in 1891, at Erie,
Pa. Children, born at Erie, Pa.:
I Frank Edward, born Feb. 20, 1865.
II Joe Livingston, born Nov. 4, 1867.
III George, born Mar. 25, 1870; died Apr. 17,
1871.
IV Jay Roderick, born Sept. 20, 1872.
V Roy Ramsay, born May 22, 1876.
VI Ruth Maria, born Aug. 16, 1878.
VII Scott Blinn, born July 21, 1881.
VIII Grant, born Apr. i, 1885.
IX Ward Cleveland, born Aug. 27, 1888.
71. Roderick Jarlns Pelton', second son of
Roderick', John', John', John', John', SamueF, John',
born at Manchester, Erie Co., Pa., August 31, 1837;
married at St. Thomas, Ont, September 26, 1876,
Saybrook and Chatham, Conn., Branch. 73
Frances Louisa Kerr, of that place. Occupation,
accountant, assistant auditor for the Michigan Cen-
tral Railroad Co. at St. Thomas, Ont. Residence at
St. Thomas, Ont. Children:
I Frank Kerr, born July 26, 1877.
II Harry Lee, born Oct. 22, 1883; died Dec.
II, i;
62. IVilliam Pelton', second son of John', John^
John", SamueP, John', born Portland, Conn., March,
1775 (baptized March 19, 1775, Ch. Rec); married
Sally Warner at Portland ; shipbuilder. Lived at
Portland, and there died suddenly, October 8, 18 13
(October 6, 18 13, by Ch, Rec.) Children, born at
Portland :
72 I Nathan W., b. Sept. 18, 1799 ; m. Dec,
1 818, Abigail Coleman,
II Sarah, born , 1801; died May ,
1823.
Note.— Mrs, William Pelton, above, married (2)
her husband's brother John, as his third wife. (See
page 64).
73. Nathan W. Pelton', only son of William^
John', John', John', SamueP, John', born, Portland,
Conn., September 18, 1799; married December 2,
1 8 1 8, at Wethersfield, Conn., Abigail Coleman, daugh-
ter of Elisha Coleman; cabinet-maker. Lived at
Wethersfield, Conn.; died there, February 4, 1884.
Children, born in Wethersfield:
I Hannah C, born Apr. 7, 1820; married
Sept, 21, 1847, Daniel P. Bunce, of
Waterbury, Conn. No children.
II Elizabeth A., born Aug. 13, 1822; mar-
ried Dec. I, 1 841, Philo S. Newton.
74 American Pelton Genealogy.
Residence, 1876, Hartford, Conn. Chil-
dren: Annie Coleman, who married Dr.
G. F. Hawley, Hartford, Conn., and
Philo Woodhouse. Mr. Philo S. New-
ton died May 2, 1891.
HI Sarah Maria, born Apr. 21, 1824; married
Mar. 5, 1847, Isaac Sheals. Children:
Charles D. and Ida E. In 1876, a
widow, living at Wethersfield.
74 IV William H., b. Dec. 31, 1826; m. Apr. 24,
1851, Nancy A. Holden.
V Harriet D., born Oct. 20, 1828; married
Jan. 25, 1856, Stephen Willard. Chil-
dren: Stephen, Hattie, Mary, Eliza,
Martha. Living, 1876, at Forestport,
N. Y.
VI Mary F., born Dec. 24, 1840; married
Wethersfield, Nov. 12, 1879, John G.
Belden, son of Lathrop Belden, of that
place. Residence, 1880, at Wethersfield.
73. IVilliam H. Pelton^, only son of Nathan W.',
William', John', John*, John', SamueP, John', born
Wethersfield, Conn., December 31, 1826; married
April 24, 185 1, Nancy A. Holden, daughter of Eber
Holden, of Rocky Hill, Conn.; cabinet-maker. Resi-
dence, 1878, Rocky Hill, Conn. Children, born at
Rocky Hill:
75 I William A., b. Apr. 20, 1853; "^- Sept. 12,
1877, Miss Harriet A. Lyne.
II Fannie I., born Feb. 25, 1855; married at
Brooklyn, N. Y., July 3, 1881, George
F. Gill, son of George Gill, of Worces-
ter, Mass. Residence, 1891, Philadel-
phia, Pa.
Portland, Rocky Hill, etc., Conn. 75
III Chauncey, born May 19, 1859.
75 IV Henry F., b. July 16, 1862; m. Oct. 24,
1889, Anna M. Fischer.
74. William A. Peltoii', first son of William H.^
Nathan W.', William^ John^ John^ John^ SamueP,
John', born at Rocky Hill, Conn., April 20, 1853 ;
married at Clinton, Conn., September 12, 1877, Miss
Harriet A. Lyne, daughter of Henry A. Lyne, of that
place. Occupation, superintendent for Wilcox Silver
Plate Co., Meriden, Conn., where he resides, in 1891.
Children :
I Clifford Lyne, born Dec. 28, 1878.
II Albert Lewis, born Feb. i, 1881.
74. Henry F. Pelton'', third son of William H.',
Nathan W.\ William^ John\ John^ John^ SamueP,
John', born July 16, 1862, at Rocky Hill, Conn.; mar-
ried October 24, 1889, at Fort Douglass, Utah, Miss
Anna M. Fischer, daughter of Francis Fischer, of Salt
Lake City, Utah. Address, 1891, Fort Douglass,
Utah. Children:
I William Henry, born March 4, 1891, in
Utah.
59. Nathan Pelton', third son of John^ John^,
Samuel', John', born at Saybrook, Conn., May 2, 1 738;
married (i) Nov. 23, 1763, at East Windsor, Conn.,
Ruth Thompson, daughter of James and Janet (Scott)
Thompson, of that place (b. June i, 1740; d. June 21,
1789); (2) September 30, 1790, widow Mary Waters,
of Chatham, Conn (b. January i, 1 760). His occupa-
tion was that of a shipsmith and farmer. He is said
to have removed to E. Windsor about 1 768, he having
bought land of Ebenezer Watson, April 28, of that
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year. He and his brother Ithamar went up the
Connecticut river together. Each built a house in
E. Windsor. Both still stand. He again bought
land in E. Windsor in 1771, and frequently afterward,
both bought and sold. He died there, May 16, 181 3.
Nathan was a sturdy scion from a sturdy puritan
stock, both in mind and in body, and was honored in
Church and in State. He ruled his house sternly, as
the following anecdotes, told by his great-grand-
daughter, Mrs. Emily P. Miller, whose father and
mother were both grandchildren of Nathan, will show:
"One evening his children, or grandchildren, had
for visitors their cousins Phelps, and making more
noise in their fun than the old gentleman thought
proper, he left his bed and severely reprimanded them.
" On another occasion a dance being in progress in
the neighborhood, he suspected that a son and daugh-
ter had gone there. He went to see, and finding them,
took them home for the night as he thought, but they
having inherited a fair share of their father's spirit,
after all was quiet, returned to the dance and saw it
out."
He attended church with utmost regularity, regard-
less of wind or weather, and from Saturday night to
Sunday night, the New England Sabbath, scarcely
allowed a word above a whisper in his house. He
was not a favorite with the young, but was always a
thoroughly reliable man.
He was of light complexion with light hair, and
was short of stature, with broad shoulders and short
neck and legs ; characteristics of the early New Eng-
land Peltons. Many stories are told of their great
strength. This of Nathan, of East Windsor: That
an anchor was to be moved, and men with oxen and
a cart were gathered to do the work. He told them
Saybrook, Windsor Hill, etc., Conn. ^y
that if they would place the anchor on his shoulder
he would carry it to the required place. They did
so, and he carried it without difficulty, but the pres-
sure burst his good cow-hide shoes.
The Peltons, both in England and America, are
patriotic citizens and good fighters, both by land and
sea, as is shown by the records of the various wars
of this country and England.
At the beginning of the campaign of 1759, ^^ the
"■ Old French war," Nathan and his brother Ithamar
were members of Capt. Peleg Redfield's Co. (ist Lt.
George Nettleton; 2d, Abraham Pyler; Ensign, Ed-
ward Shipman), who joined the forces of Gen. Am-
herst, and served through the campaign. In 1760,
Captain Redfield again served with his company.
(Redfield Fam. History.)
The Family Bible of Nathan is in the possession
of his grandson, Enoch Pelton, South Windsor,
Conn.
It is said that in early life, Nathan Pelton, in Mid-
dletown, Conn., was connected in business with John
Harper, a man of Scotch-Irish descent, who had mar-
ried Miriam Thompson, daughter of James Thomp-
son, of Windsor, Conn,, another Scotchman ; that
Miriam's sister Ruth, while visiting her, met Mr. Pel-
ton, who afterward married her. They, in time, re-
moved to Windsor, where they became permanent
residents, while John Harper went to New York
State, bought 250 acres of land and founded Har-
persfield in Delaware county. He was an associate
of Sir William Johnson and Jos. Brant. In the Revo-
lutionary War, Col. John Harper, commanding at
Fort Schoharie, was warned by Brant of coming dan-
ger in time to save the lives of himself and family,
even though his house was burned and the village
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destroyed. (See Jay Gould's History of Delaware
Co., and also Stiles' History of Windsor, Conn.)
Children, probably all, or all but the first, born
in East Windsor, Conn.:
79 I "^Nathan, b. Oct. i6, 1764; m. about 1789,
Hannah Pease; d. June 7, 1856.
H Elizabeth, born Aug. 20, 1766, East
Windsor, Conn.; married Nov., 1788,
Daniel Phelps (d. March 21, 1854, in
his 91st year), son of Noah Phelps,
of Enfield, Conn. Lived East Wind-
sor, Conn., and there died, Jan. 30,
1890. Children: Ruth, Noah, Hannah,
Betsey, Daniel, Mary, James, Charlotte,
William.
HI Ruth, born Sept. 19, 1768; married Dec.
30, 18 1 2, Daniel Phelps (widower of
her sister, Elizabeth). Residence, East
Windsor ; died Apr. 9, 1850. No
children.
84 IV Enoch, b. Aug. 7, 1770; m. Dec. 23, 1803,
Sarah Matilda Buchanan; d. in 1829.
86 V John, b. July 29, 1772; m. Jan. i, 1797,
Eunice Beebe; d. Mar. 31, 1864.
VI Lucy, born Nov. 7, 1774; married Dec.
12, 1797, Obadiah (b. Feb. 24, 1767),
son of Noah Phelps, of Enfield. Chil-
dren: Lucy, Diah, Charlotte, Elihu,
Noah, Julia, Emily, William. Lived
at Turin, Lewis Co., N. Y., and there
died, Oct. 13, 1863.
VII James, i, born Aug. 9, 1776; died July
i9> ^77^-
*Chatham Ch. Rec. says Aug. 24, 1766, but this is probably the date
of his baptism.
Whittingham, Vt., Turin, N. Y., etc. 79
91 VIII James, 2, b. Oct. 20, 1778; m. (i) Apr.
20, 1806, Clarissa Watson; (2) July
7, 9, 181 2, Sophia Gaylord; (3) Feb.
16, 1834, Betsey Wolcott; d. Feb. 4,
1870.
IX Sarah, born Oct. 12, 1780; married about
1798, Levi Terry (b. May 12, 1770; d.
Mar. 19, 1836, at Floyd, Oneida Co.,
N. Y.), son of Ebenezer Terry, of En-
field, Conn. Children, nine: Sally,
Julia, Nancy (m. Jason Ellsworth, whose
first wife was Mary, dau. of Daniel and
Elizabeth [Pelton] Phelps), Levi, Dian-
tha, Hiram, Henry, Emily, Samuel.
Lived Floyd, Oneida Co., N. Y. Died
at Gerry, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., Aug.
27, 1869.
X Joseph, born June 30, 1782; died Apr. 11,
1787.
75. Nathan Pelton', first son of Nathan', John*,
John^ SamueF, John', born October 16, 1764, prob-
ably at Chatham, Conn.; married about 1 789, Hannah
Pease, daughter of Robert Pease, of Somers, Conn.
Blacksmith and farmer. Lived at East Windsor and
Somers, Conn., Whittingham, Vt., and about 1800
went to the " Black River Country," to West Leyden,
Lewis Co., N. Y., where he was one of the first
settlers, and where he lived and there died, June 7,
1856. His wife, Hannah, died of cancer, in Lee,
Oneida Co., March 22, 1831; buried at West Leyden.
He was a good man and, before a church was built
in the neighborhood, held religious services in his
own house. Children:
I Sophronia, born E. Windsor, Conn., Feb.
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8, 1 791; married Sept. 7, 181 2, Enos
Kent, son (probably) of Benjamin Kent
of Leyden, N. Y. Lived there and
died Jan. 10, 1871. Mr. Kent died
Sept., 1841. Children, eight.
II Abiah, daughter, born Somers, Conn.,
June 14, 1792; married Feb. 20, 181 1,
Solomon, son of Jeduthan Higbee, of
Turin, Lewis Co., N. Y. Lived there
in 1879.
80 III Joseph, b. Nov. 20, 1793; m. May i, 1816,
Mary Pelton; d. Spring of 1887, se. 94.
82 IV Nathan, b. May 3, 1796; m. about 1820,
Amanda Barnes; d. Jan. 7, 1870.
V Hannah, born Whittingham, Vt., Aug. 15,
1798; married about 18 16, David, son
of Heman Merwin, of Turin, N. Y.
Lived in Genesee Co., N. Y., and there
died, June, 1833. Children, seven.
8a VI James, b. Mar. 2, 1801; m. Aug. 27, 1826,
Elizabeth Markham; d. Feb. 17, 1878.
VII Erastus, i, born Dec. 24, 1806; died when
about 8 months old.
VIII Lucy, born Apr. 22, 18 10; unmarried and
lived, 1879, at W. Leyden, N. Y.
83 IX Erastus, 2, b. Sept. 2, 181 1; m. Oct. 20,
1832, Elmira P. Hunt.
X Sally, born Jan. 26, 181 5; died Jan. 29,
1815.
79. Joseph Pelton', first son of Nathan', Nathan',
John*, John', Samuel', John', born Somers, Conn.,
November 20, 1793; married East Windsor, Conn.,
May I, 1 8 16, Mary (his cousin), daughter of John
Pelton (p. 78), of that place. Lived after marriage
West Leyden, N. Y., Sciiaeffersville, Penn. 8i
about ten years in Lewis Co., N. Y., on a farm ad-
joining his father's, then in Connecticut, in Lancas-
ter, Pa., in Tennessee, in Ohio, in Lansing, Mich.,
and in 1879 ^^ Spring Mills, White Co., Tenn.
Farmer. Died, Sparta, White Co., Tenn, in the
Spring of 1887, aged 94. Children:
I Emily, born at E. Windsor, Conn., in the
house of her grandfather, Nathan Pel-
ton, Jan. 18, 181 7; married Oct. 18,
1842, at Philadelphia, after having
taught four years in Schaefferstown,
Lebanon Co., Pa., to Geo. F. Miller,
merchant, of that place (son of Fred-
erick and Catherine Miller), who died
Jan. 14, 1877. After marriage, at the
general request, she taught a long time
at Schaefferstown successfully, and was
in every way an able and excellent
woman. She died there. May 14, 1887.
Children: i. Thomas V., b. Oct. 3, 1843;
2. George Frederic, b. Feb. 28, 1845;
d. Aug. 23, 1850.
II Mary, born W. Leyden, Lewis Co., N. Y.,
Oct. 3, 1823; married (i) Schaeffers-
town, Pa., Sept., 1841, Wm. G. Renner,
of that place; three children; (2) Mr.
Walker. Lived, 1879, Spring Mills,
White Co., Tenn., where Mr. Walker
died. Supposed to have gone with her
mother to live with her aunt, Mrs.
Drake, her mother's sister, at Pittsford,
Monroe Co., N. Y., 1889.
S2 III Joseph Henry, b. Dec. 25, 1826; m. Dec.
23, 1853, Elizabeth Jane Cook.
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80. J-oseph Henry Pelton% only son of Joseph',
Nathan', Nathan', John*, John', SamueF, John', born
West Leyden, Lewis Co., N. Y., December 25, 1826,
married Polk Co., Tenn., December 23, 1853, Eliza-
beth Jane, daughter of Joseph Cook, of Madisonville,
Monroe Co., Tenn. Occupation, market gardener.
Residence, 1889, Nashville, Tenn. Children:
I Emily Effie, born Sept. 30, 1854.
II James Oliver, born Feb. 28, 1858; died
Feb. 4, 1864.
III John Watson Beebe, born May i, 1863.
IV Alice Raines, born Dec. 14, 1864.
V Maud, born Oct. 28, 1866.
VI Ida, born Mar. 5, 1869; died Apr. 10, 1869.
VII William McMurray, born Dec. 3, 1874.
79. IK'athan Pelton', second son of Nathan', Na-
than', John^ John^ Samuel\ John\ born Whittingham,
Vt., May 3, 1796; married West Leyden, N. Y., about
1820, Amanda, daughter of Col. John Barnes, of that
place. Carpenter and builder. Lived at Somerset,
Hillsdale Co., Mich., and there died, Jan. 7, 1870.
Mrs. Pelton born Jan. 17, 1799; died Oct. 4, 1872.
Children:
I Fidelia, born about 1 821; married Stephen
Giddings. Was living Mar., 1879.
II Philena, born 1826; married Mr. West-
cott. Living Mar., 1879.
Ill Eleanor, born 1842; died Aug. 17, 1876,
at Wheatland Centre, Hillsdale Co.,
Mich.
79. James Pelton', third son of Nathan', Nathan',
John", John", Samuel"', John', born West Leyden,
Lewis Co., N. Y., March 2, 1801; married Turin,
West Leyden, N. Y., Schaeffersville, Penn. 83
N. Y., August 27, 1826, Eliza, daughter of Ebenezer
Markham, of Turin. Shoemaker. Lived at Turin
until 1861, when he removed to Holland, Ottawa
Co., Mich., where he died February 17, 1878. Mrs.
Pelton in 1884 married (2) Mr. L. M. Wilson, and
lived, 1891, at Belleview, Mich. Children:
I Abraham, born about 1828 or 1830, Turin,
N. Y.; unmarried 1879; farmer in Hol-
land, Mich. In 1891 still unmarried at
Holland, Mich.
79. £ra§tus Pelton', fifth son of Nathan', Na-
than', John", John", SamueF, John', born West Ley-
den, Lewis Co., N. Y., Sept. 2, 181 1; married there,
October 21, 1832, Elmira P. Hunt, daughter of Darius
Hunt, of that place. Farmer. Mrs. Pelton died
March, 1863. Residence, 1879, West Leyden, N. Y.
Children:
83 I William,b. Oct. 4, 1833; m. Phoebe Money.
H James, i, born 1836; died 1839.
83 ni James, 2, b. 1839; ^- Miss Webb.
IV George, born Feb., 1841. No return.
Supposed to live in Michigan.
83. l¥illiam Pelton', first son of Erastus', Na-
than", Nathan', John', John", Samuel', John', born
West Leyden, N. Y., Oct. 4, 1833; married about
1858-9, Phoebe, daughter of Solomon Money, of
Rome, N, Y. Farmer. Residence, in 1879, Lee,
Oneida Co., N. Y. Children:
I Herbert, born Aug., i860.
II Charles, born July 28, 1866.
83. James Pelton^ third son of Erastus', Nathans,
Nathan', John"*, John', SamueF, John', born West
12
84 American Pelton Genealogy.
Leyden, N. Y., , 1839; married , Miss
Webb, but separated from her. No report; supposed
to live, 1879. i^ Michigan.
75. £uoch Pelton', second son of Nathan", John*,
John", Samuel', John', born East Windsor, Conn.,
August 7, 1770; married at Alexandria, Va., Dec. 23,
1803, Sarah Matilda Buchanan, daughter of a sea
captain, who died at sea. Cabinet-maker at Alexan-
dria, Va., where he died of cancer in the throat in
1829. His widow died in Pittsburgh, Pa., July 15,
1852. Mr. Pelton made the coffin for Gen. George
Washington. A piece of the wood from which it was
made is still preserved in the family. He was a very
quiet, benevolent man. A French refugee was sup-
ported by Mr. Pelton for some years until his death
occurred. Children, born Alexandria, Va.:
I William, born Nov. 22, 1805; died at sea
1825, and was buried at Hampton
Roads, Va.
n Mary, born Oct. 10, 1807; married Oct.
10, 1825, Thomas G. Prettyman,* of
Lewistown, Del. (b. Mar. 25, 1787; d.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 11, 1837).
Children, seven, three sons and four
daughters. Lived, 1875, Washington,
D. C, with her daughter, Mrs. Dr. J as.
B. Moore.
HI Enoch, I, born Jan. 29, 1808; died Dec.
15, 1808.
IV Ruth Ann, born Oct. 15, 1809; died 1824.
V James, born Aug. 5, 181 1; died Washing-
ton, D. C, 1831.
VI Adaline, born Aug. 23, 1813; in 1875 un-
* Upholsterer for Baltimore & Ohio RR. Co.; claimed inventor of the
American swinging railroad truck.
East Windsor, Conn.; Louisville, Ky,, etc. 85
married and lived in Whitehall, Greene
Co., 111.
VII Enoch, 2, born Nov. 26, 1815. He was
a saddle-and-harness-maker; went to
Texas and returned home; started again
in 1837 for Texas; was last seen in St.
Louis, Mo., and is supposed to have
died about 1843.
VIII Elizabeth, born Nov. 19, 181 7; unmarried.
In 1875 she was living, Washington,
D. C, in the family of Geo. W. Riggs,
banker.
85 IX Lorenzo, b. Aug. 25, 1819; m. Oct. 17,
1844, Mary Ashcome.
X Joseph, born Mar. 11, 1822; died from
lock-jaw, produced by the kick of a
horse, in 1833.
XI Sarah, born Mar., 1824; died 1826.
XII, XIII Two others, that died in infancy;
no record.
84. liorenzo Pelton', sixth son of Enoch', Na-
than', John^ John', Samuel', John', born Alexandria,
Va., August 25, 1 8 19; married Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct.
17, 1844, Mary Ashcome, daughter of James Ash-
come, of St. Mary's Co., Md. Shoe manufacturer,
1892, Louisville, Ky. Children:
I Sarah, born Dec. 10, 1845; <^ied Dec. 14,
1847.
II Lorenzo, born Feb. 8, 1848.
III Joseph, born July 17, 1850; died Oct., 1853.
IV Rebecca Adeline, born Apr. 27, 1853;
died Sept. 18, 1872.
86 V William Alfred, b. Aug. 31, 1855; m. Oct.
2, 1877, Mattie A. Bray.
86 American Pelton Genealogy.
VI Stella, born Aug. 26, 1859; married at
home, Feb. 8, 1876, to Henry A.
Mooney, farmer, Bardstown Junction,
Ky.
VII Cora, born Mar. 14, 1862.
VIII Carrie May, born Feb. 27, 1865; married
Mar. 15, 1888, to William V. Wolf, son
of Andrew Wolf of Elsas, Germany.
One child, William Cecil, born Nov.
II, 1889. Residence, in 1892, Louis-
ville, Ky.
IX Virginia Lee, born Sept. 18, 1867; mar-
ried Sept. 15, 1886, to Thomas E. Buck,
son of Ervin O. Buck, of Pine Bluff,
Ark., where she resides, in 1892. Chil-
dren: I. Cora Lee Buck, born Nov. 7,
1887; 2. Mildred Aline, born Apr. 19,
1891.
X Jesse Clay, born Oct. 24, 1870.
85. William Alfred Pelton', third son of Lo-
renzo', Enoch^ Nathan', John', John', SamueF, John',
born Pittsburgh, Pa., August 31, 1855; married
October 2, 1877, Mattie A. Bray, daughter of John
and Elizabeth Bray, of Lebanon, Marion Co., Ky.
Children, none reported.
75. John Pelton', third son of Nathan*, John*,
John^ SamueF, John', born East Windsor, Conn.,
July 29, 1772; married there, January i, 1797, Eunice
Beebe (born December 12, 1777), daughter of Chris-
topher Beebe (who served seven years in the Revo-
lutionary war, and died two years after its close), of
New London, Conn. Farmer. Lived at Bissell's
Ferry, East Windsor, Conn., and died March 31,
1864, at Pittsford, Monroe Co., N. Y. He removed
East* Windsor, Conn,; Middlefield, Mass. 87
from Connecticut in 1852 and to Pittsford, N. Y., in
1857. Children:
I Mary, born E. Windsor, Conn., Dec. 15,
1797; married there, 1816, Joseph Pel-
ton, son of Nathane, of W. Leyden,
N. Y. Children, three. (See Joseph
Pelton, p. 80.) Resided, 1879, "^^^h her
daughter, Mrs. Miller, Schaefferstown,
Pa.; in 1889, went to her sister, Mrs.
Susan Drake, Pittsford, Monroe Co.,
N. Y.
87 II Austin, b. Dec. 2, 1801; m. (i) Jan. 21,
1822, Charlotte Pelton; (2) Lucy (Rob-
erts) Williams.
Ill Susan, born at her grandfather's, Nathan
Pelton, E. Windsor, May 25, 1807;
married there, Apr. 9, 1828, Elihu A.
Drake (b. E. Windsor, Apr. 10, 1804;
d. Pittsford, Monroe Co., N. Y., May
10, 1888), son of Gideon and Annie
(Allen) Drake of E. Windsor. One
child, Elihu A. Drake. Residence,
1889, Pittsford, Monroe Co., N. Y.
86. Austin Pelton', only son of John', Nathan',
John*, John^ Samuel", John', born East Windsor,
Conn., December 2, 1801; married (i) January i,
1822, his cousin, Charlotte Pelton, daughter of
Ithamar Pelton, his father's brother, of Middlefield,
Mass., who died August 27, 1834; (2) Lucy (Roberts)
Williams, widow, of Hartford, Conn. Farmer. Liv-
ing, 1889, East Windsor Hill, Conn. Children, born
East Windsor Hill, Conn.:
88 I Christopher B., b. May 14, 1822; m. Feb.,
1845, Mary J. Rockwell; d. Jan. 15,1891.
88 American Pelton Genealogy.
89 II John Thompson, b. Sept. 9, 1824; m.Jan.
24, 1847, Mary Bulkley.
90 III Rufus Austin, b. Oct. 14, 1826; m. (i)
Nov. 30, 1848, Elmina Manley; (2)
Aug. 25, 1850, Julia A. Edson; (3) Mary
Beebe; (4) Hattie E. (Gibbs) Pierce;
d. Mar. 8, 1873.
IV Eunice, i,born June 26, 1828; died Apr.
26, 1829.
V Eunice, 2, born July 22, 1830; married
Aug. 27, 1850, E. Windsor, Henry
Frost (b. Oct., 1830), son of Salmon
Frost, of E. Windsor. Farmer. Chil-
dren: Williard M., Angeline, Ada E.
VI Abigail C, born Aug. 27, 1832; married
at Windsor, Aug., 1855, Allen Blodgett
(b. Jan. 17, 1 8 16), son of Elihu Blod-
gett of E. Windsor. Farmer, 1879,
Windsor Hill, Conn. Children: Arthur
A., Annie W., Jennie A.
By second wife:
VII Hudson N., born . Clerk, 1890,
Ayslum street ; residence, Francis
street, Hartford Conn. No report.
VIII Alice, born . No report.
IX Benjamin F., born . No report.
87. €liri§topher B. Pelton*, first son of Austin',
John', Nathan', John*, John', SamueF, John', born
East Windsor, Conn., May 14, 1822 ; married there,
February, 1845, Mary J. (born in 1826), daughter of
Samuel Rockwell and Harriet Hitchcock, of East
Windsor, Conn. Farmer, living, in 1876, in East
Windsor, Conn. Died at Enfield, Conn,, January
15, 1 89 1. Children, born in East Windsor, Conn.:
East Windsor, Windsor Hill, ENFiELb, Conn. 89
89 [ George S., b. Nov. 18, 1845; m. Oct.
20, 1879, Jennie Grant.
II Edward B., b. Mar. 16, 18, 1847; m. in
Rochester, N. Y.
III Elvira H., born May 5, 1852; married
Richard A. Alexander, Jan. 29, 1870.
IV Ernestine M.,born Aug. 7, 1856; married
Lewis C. Jacobs, Feb. 20, 1884.
88. ReT. George S. Pelton', first son of Chris-
topher B.', Austin', John", Nathan', John', John",
SamueP, John', born East Windsor, Conn., November
18, 1845; graduate of Amherst College 1872, of
Hartford Theological Seminary 1877; married East
Saginaw, Mich., Oct. 20, 1879, Jennie Grant, daugh-
ter of Eugene and Charlotte Grant, of Glyndon,
Minn. Has preached in Glyndon, Minn., 1877-1880;
Deadwood, So. Dak., 1880-1883; Omaha, Neb., 1883-
1886; Worcester, Mass., 1886-1889; in Higganum,
1889 to date, 1890. Children, none.
87. John Thompson Pelton', second son of
Austin', John", Nathan', John', John', SamueP, John',
born East Windsor, Conn., September 9, 1824; mar-
ried there, January 24, 1847, Mary (b. Jan. 12, 1825),
daughter of Chauncey Bulkley, of Manchester, Conn.
Carpenter. Residence, 1879, Hazardville, Conn.
Children:
I Charlotte Starr, born Nov. 12, 1848; mar-
ried Apr. 5, 1872, Charles Leonard
Thompson (b. Aug. 5, 1848), son of
Rev. Charles T. Thompson (Baptist
minister), of Maidstone, Kent, Eng.
Residence, 1879, Hazardville, Conn.
Children: Leonard Charles, b. Feb. i,
1874; Grace Elizabeth, b. Oct. i, 1877.
90 American Pelton Genealogy.
II Olive Mary, born Mar. 19, 1854; married
Aug. 1 2, 1 876, John C. Stephens. Tool-
maker, 1879. One child.
Ill Grace Greenwood, born July 8, 1856;
married Nov. 7, 1875, Jonathan M.,
son of Jonathan Reed, of Higganum,
Conn. In 1879 lived at Higganum.
Children: George, b. Apr. 19, 1877;
Clarence, b. Aug. 16, 1878.
87. Rufiis Austin Pelton®, third son of Austin',
John", Nathan', John*, John^ SamueP, John', born
East Windsor Hill, Conn., October 14, 1826; married
(i) at Stafford, Conn., November 30, 1848, Elmina
Manley; (2) August 25, 1850, at Stafford, Julia A.
Edson; (3) , Mary Beebe, daughter of Elias
Beebe, of Waterbury, Conn.; (4) November 26, 1868,
Mrs. Hattie E. (Gibbs) Pierce (b. Nov. 15, 1826),
daughter of Hiram B. Gibbs, of Goshen, Conn. A
painter. Died Waterbury, Conn., March 8, 1873.
He was about 5 feet 4 inches high, thick set, with
brown hair and blue eyes. Children:
By first wife, none.
By second wife:
I A son, that died in infancy.
II A son, that died young.
By third wife:
III Estelle, born Oct. 20, 1854.
IV Myron C, born at Hartford, Conn., Sept.
8, 1856; married at East Hampton,
Mass., Sept. 27, 1878, Mattie Alice
Bush, daughter of Joseph Bush, of
Florence, Mass. Farmer. Lived, in
1879, at Westhampton, Mass.
V Cora, born ; no record.
Stafford, South Windsor, Conn., etc. 91
VI Carrie, born ; no record.
VII, VIII Twins, born ; died in infancy.
IX Frank, born ; no record.
By fourth wife:
X Arthur Burton, born May i, 1871; died
Jan. 22, 1872.
75. James Pelton*, fifth son of Nathan', John^
John', Samueb, John', born East Windsor, Conn.,
October 20, 1778; married there, (i) April 20, 1806,
Clarissa Watson, daughter of Robert Watson, of
East Windsor, born , 1786; died March 27, 1807;
(2) July 7, 9, 181 2, Sophia Gaylord, daughter of
Abiel and Mehitabel (Prior) Gaylord, of South
Windsor, born July 22, 1793; died November 16,
1824; (3) February 16, 1834, Widow Betsey (Wol-
cott) Bissell, daughter of Ephraim Wolcott, who died
August, 185 1. Residence at East Windsor and
South Windsor, Conn. Died at the latter place,
February 4, 1870.
Note. — The family Bible of Nathan and James is
in the possession of Mrs. S. W. Rockwell, of East
W^indsor Hill, Conn. Children:
By first wife:
I Clarissa, born Feb. 27, 1807; married (i)
in Vermont, Jas. Trumbull, Jr., son of
Jas. Trumbull, of East Windsor, Conn.
Lived in Vermont and in South Wind-
sor, Conn.; removed to Joliet, III, and
to St. Charles, Mo.; six children, one
of them, a son, John Trumbull; (2)
Brown; (3) Brown; died
Feb. II, 1873.
By second wife:
93 II Enoch Watson, b. Feb. 7, 181 3; m. Apr.
21, 1856, Harriet Ellsworth King.
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92 American Pelton Genealogy.
Ill Harriet Frances, born Oct. 20, 18 14; mar-
ried East Windsor, Conn., Mar. 30,
1834, Daniel G. Sperry (b. July 4, 1807),
son of Alfred Sperry, of Bethany (now
Woodbridge), Conn. Residence, 1889,
E. Windsor Hill, Conn. Children: i.
Harriet Sophia, b. Jan. 30, 1837; m.
Nov., 1875, Edward P. Trumbull, son of
James Trumbull and Clarissa Pelton;
2. Sarah Frances, b. Feb. 9, 1839; ^'
May I, 1852; 3. Gilbert Daniel, b.
Mar. 15, 1841; served in a regiment of
Illinois cavalry; d. in the service in
Forsyth, Mo., May 12, 1862; 4. Edla
Elizabeth, b. June 5, 1843; graduated
from the Woman's Med. Coll., Phila-
delphia, Pa., 1 871; served there in hos-
pital, 1871-2; then in the maternity in
Paris, France; practiced in Pittsburgh,
Pa., 1872-80; d. E. Windsor Hill, Conn.,
Oct. 5, 1880; 5. Martha Amelia, b.
July 24, 1845; 6- Lewis Parsons, b.
Jan. 23, 1848; graduated from Amherst
Coll. 1873; admitted to Hartford Co.
bar 1875; member Legislature 1876;
first coroner, Hartford, 1885; m. Nov.
7, 1878, Elizabeth Ellsworth Wood,
dau. Dr. Wm. Wood, of E. Windsor
Hill, Conn.; 7. Cornelia Bradley, b.
Mar. 18, 1 851; 8. Ruth Thompson, b.
July 4, 1854.
94 IV Henry Thompson, b. Dec. 4, 1816; m.
May 27, 1845, Susan Buckley.
V James Bennett, born Dec. 13, 1819; died
Sept. 7, 1 82 1.
Stafford, South Windsor, Conn,, etc. 93
VI Martha Sophia, born Nov. 20, 1823; mar-
ried Aug. 26, 1847, East Windsor Hill,
Conn., Dr. Sidney Williams Rockwell,
son of Nathaniel Rockwell, of that
place, where they lived in 1889. Chil-
dren: I. James Pelton, b. May 11, 1848;
2. Sarah Charlton, b. Mar. 12, 1855; d.
Aug. 24, 1855; 3. Anna Gaylord, b.
Dec. 24, 1857.
By third wife:
VII James Bennett, born Dec. 4, 1834; in
1879 unmarried.
94 VIII Charles Nathan, b. Mar. 6, 1836; m. Oct.
29, 1862, Harriet Merrill Chandler.
91. Enoch Watson Pelton', first son of James^
Nathan\ John4, Johns, SamueP, Johni, born East
Windsor, Conn., February 7, 18 13; married Hartford,
Conn., Apr. 21, 1856, Harriet Ellsworth King, daugh-
ter of Roderick King, of South Windsor, Conn.
Residence, 1879, South Windsor, Conn. Farmer.
Children:
I Bayard, born Hartford, Conn., Apr. 15,
1858; in 1879 was clerk in the auditor's
office of the In. & St. Louis R. R. Co.;
died there, Apr. 5, 1880.
II Elizabeth Gaylord, born S. Windsor,
Conn., Jan. 16, i860.
III Roderick King, born S. Windsor, Jan.
24, 1862.
IV Oliver Newberry, b. S. Windsor, Jan. 16,
1865.
All living in 1879; none married at that date.
94 • American Pelton Genealogy.
!>1. Henry Thompson Pelton', second son of
James', Nathan', John*, John', SamueP, John', born
East Windsor, Conn., December 4, 1816; married at
Manchester, Conn., May 27, 1845, Susan Bulkley (d.
1880 in Florida), daughter of Chauncey Bulkley, of
Middle Haddam, Conn. Removed to Loda, 111., and
thence, in 1878, to Fairbanks, Alachua Co., Fla,
and afterward to Lake Helen, Volusia Co., Fla.,
where he lived in 1889. Children:
I Sophia, born Warehouse Point, Conn.,
Aug. 5, 1847; married Loda, 111., Nov.
13, 1867, Volney Weaver, son of Henry
Weaver, of Loda. Children: i. Flora
Bulkley, b. Dec. 22, 1869; 2. Gaylord,
b. Apr. 29, 1872.
II Jennie, born Sept. 19, 1850.
III Arthur Henry, born Sept. 29, 1854, at
East Windsor, Conn.
IV Charles Bulkley, born Loda, 111., June 27,
91. Charles IVathan Pelton', fourth son of
James', Nathan', John', John^ Samuel', J ohm, born
South Windsor, Conn., March 6, 1838; married there,
October 29, 1862, Harriet Merrill Chandler, daughter
of Charles M. Chandler, of New Hampshire. Resi-
dence, 1879, South Windsor, Conn. Hotel-keeper.
Children:
I Leonidas Chandler, born Nov. 8, 1863.
II Martha Mary, born Nov. 8, 1864.
Ill Addie Louise, born Mar. 20, 1866.
59. Ithamar Pelton', fourth son of John^ John",
Samuel^ John', born at Saybrook (now Essex), Conn.,
November 22, 1740; married, about 1764, Asenath
East Windsor, Conn.; Loda, III. 95
Pratt, of Haddam, Conn. He was a fine mechanic
and a famous builder of his time. He is said to have
built thirteen churches, including the Congregational
church at Essex, Conn., besides many mills and
houses. By the church records of Chatham he lived
there in 1765 and 1766, and in 1774, or earlier, per-
haps in 1768, in East Windsor, Conn., he having, it
is said, gone up the Connecticut Valley with his
brother Nathan or about the same time. He there
bought land and built him a house, still standing, and
lived there for some years. About 1781 or 1782 he
removed to Middlefield, Hampshire Co., Mass., where
he died March 16, 1826, his wife, Asenath, having
died the previous year, March 22, 1825.
Note. — Persons living in 1879 remembered his
driving down from Middlefield to Saybrook with his
wife Asenath in a wagon made by himself. He, with
his brother, Nathan, served in the " French war " under
Gen. Amherst, in Capt. Peleg Redfield's Co. (ist Lt.
Geo. Nettleton, 2d, Abraham Tyler, Ensign, Edward
Shipman), through the campaign of 1759. This
company also served in the campaign of 1 760. (Red-
field Family History.) He probably also served in
the War of the Revolution, as he was at the burning
of New London, Conn., in 1781. (Worthington Pel-
ton, p. 128.) Children:
96 I Tabor, b. May 8, 1765; m. about 1789,
Roxanna Moore; d. Nov. 26, 1826.
102 II Ezra, b. Aug. 21, 1767; m. May 17, 1794,
Chloe Wright; d. Mar. 18, 1838.
Ill Anna, born Apr. 4, 1770; married (1)
Elias Ware; (2) Maston Tinker; four
children.
ISO IV Ithamar, Jr., b. Aug. 14, 1772; m. June 7,
1798, Charlotte Starr; d. Jan. 2, 1861.
96 American Pelton Genealogy.
133 V Asahel, b. Aug. 3, 1774; m. (i) Anna
Denio, Dec. 31, 1798; (2) Feb., 1821,
Hannah Benson; (3) Aug. 6, 1824,
Sarah Gillett Richards; d. Mar. 21,
1857.
142 VI Hezekiah, b. Feb. 21, 1777; m. (i) Han-
nah H. Axtelle, Mar., 1803; (2) Feb.
20, 1 83 1, Mary Baldwin; d. Feb. 12,
1853-
144 VH Joel, b. Aug. 19, 1779; m.(i) Ruth Field;
(2) Rosetta Edwards; d. Mar. 20, 1865.
Vni John, born July 3, 1782; drowned in the
Connecticut river, June 7, 1794.
153 IX Cyprian, b. Dec. 31, 1785; d. May 16,
1 821; probably lived west of Utica,
N. Y.; no other record.
94. Tabor Peltone, first son of Ithamars, John4,
John'', Samuef, John\ born May 8, 1765, probably in
Chatham, Conn.; married, about 1789, Roxanna
Moore. He probably went with his parents to
Middlefield, Mass. He was a carpenter and joiner.
Lived after marriage at Whitestown, N. Y., and at
Perrysburg, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., where he died,
November 26, 1826. Children:
97 I Tabor, Jr., b. June 29, 1790; m. Mary
Miner; d. Aug. 26, 1825.
II Polly, born Mar. 11, 1792 ; married Amos
Partridge; lived in Erie Co., N. Y., and
there died, Jan. 3, 1851. Children, six
living — fourteen in all.
III Asenath, born Mar. 17, 1794; died Aug.
15, 1814.
IV Laura, born 1796; married Junius Allen;
five children.
MiDDLEFIELD, MASS.; PERRYSBURG, N. Y. 97
V Orpha, born Sept. 22, 1798; married Hins-
dale Sheppard; died Apr. 24, 1834.
Children, six.
97 VI Osmyn, b. June 26, 1799; m. Feb. i, 1823,
Samantha Nichols; d. Nov. 8, 1873.
VII Ithamar, i,born Apr. 10, 1805; died Apr.
3, 1807.
9!>VIII Ithamar, 2, b. Dec. 25, 1808; m. May 7,
1837, Perdides Ware.
100 IX William M., b. Mar. 11 (31?), 1810; m.
Sarah Ware; d. Oct. 22, 1847.
X Sarah Ann, born Mar. 18, 181 1; married
Asahel Phelps. Lived in Canada ; four
children.
XI Elder, born Oct. 24, 18 12; died Aug. 26,
1832.
XII Betsey, born Mar. 8, 1814; married Jona-
than Sheppard; died Dec. 24, 1829.
No children.
»6. Tabor Peltoii', Jr., first son of Tabor', Itha-
mar', John^ John^ SamueP, John\ born June 29, 1790;
married, about 1821, Mary Miner, of Perrysburg,
Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., where he lived, and there
died, August 26, 1825. Children:
I Caleb Miner, born Perrysburg, May 30,
1823; married at Leon, Cattaraugus
Co., N. Y., June 28, 1846, Mercy A.,
daughter of Milton and Hannah Kil-
burn, of that place. No further record.
96. Osmyn Pelton', second son of Tabor', Itha-
mar', John', John', Samuel"', John', born June 26,
1799; married at Perrysburg, N. Y., February 1,
1823, Samantha, daughter of Peleg Nichols, of that
98 American Pelton Genealogy.
place. Farmer. Lived at Perrysburg, and there
died, November 8, 1873. Children, born at Perrys-
burg, N.Y.:
I Orretti L., born June 17, 1824; married
Dec. 19, 1846, John Smith, of Hanover,
N. Y. Lived at Fredonia, N. Y., and
died Oct. 9, 1850. No children.
98 II Simon, b. Mar. 13, 1826; m July 13, 1848,
Rebecca Briggs.
III Marvin, born Aug. 14, 1828; died Aug.
22, 1828.
IV Frinda, born July 23, 1829; in 1876 un-
married.
V Maria, born Nov. 4, 1831; married at
Perrysburg, N. Y., July 3, 1853, Geo.
A. Sheldon. Lived, 1876, at Adrian,
Mich. Children: Fannie A., b. Sept.
II, 1856; C. C, b. Apr. 20, 1858; Cad,
b. Feb. 24, 1 861; Lillian, b. Sept. 20,
1864; Effie, b. Dec. 18, 1866.
VI Philetus M., born Mar. 8, 1834; killed on
the Erie railroad, June 8, 1850.
VII Egbert, born June 2, 1836; died July 22,
1843.
99 VIII Lemon N., b. Nov. 10, 1839; ^- Dec. 16,
i860, Phoebe Ann Flowers.
IX Tyler, born Nov. 10, 1839; ^^^^ Nov. 10,
1839.
X Orpha, born July 15, 1844; unmarried in
1876.
99 XI Nathan P., b. Sept. 30, 1846; m. Aug. 5,
1875, Ella M. Austin.
97. ^imon Pelton', first son of Osmyn', Tabor',
Ithamar"*, John", John", SamueF, John', born Perrys-
Perrysburg, N. Y.; Custer City, Pa., etc. 99
burg, N. Y., March 13, 1826; married July 13, 1848,
Rebecca Briggs, daughter of Russler Briggs, of
Perrysburg. Residence, 1879, Custer City, Pa.
Children, none.
97. Lemon N. Pelton', fifth son of Osmyn',
Tabor^ Ithamar', John', John", SamueP, John', born
Perrysburg, N. Y., November 10, 1839; married there,
December 16, i860, Phoebe Ann Flowers (b. Dayton,
N. Y., July 20, 1844), daughter of Bradford Flowers,
of Oneida Co., N. Y. Carpenter and joiner. Lived,
1879, at Perrysburg, N. Y. Child:
I Effie K., born Apr. 16, 1864; died Dec.
I, 1864.
97. Nathan P. Pelton% seventh son of Osmyn',
Tabor', Ithamar", John", John^ Samuel, John', born
Perrysburg, N. Y., Sept. 30, 1846; married at Go-
wanda, N. Y., Aug. 5, 1875, Ella M. (d. Nov. 6, 1881),
daughter of Leander Austin, of Persia, Cattaraugus
Co., N. Y. Farmer. Lived, 1879, ^.t Custer City,
Pa., and thence removed that year to Perrysburg,
N. Y. Child:
I Lyall, born Oct. 2, 1877.
96. Ithamar Pelton', fourth son of Tabor', Itha-
mar', John', John', SamueP, John', born in Massa-
chusetts (probably at Middlefield), December 25,
1808; married at Perrysburg, N. Y., May 7, 1837,
Perdides Ware (d. May 3, 1867), daughter of Asa
R. Ware, of that place. Removed to Sun Prairie,
Wis., and there lived in feeble health, July i, 1882.
Children:
I Herbert M., born Apr. 18, 1841; died
Sept. 16, 1856.
U
100 American Pelton Genealogy.
II Francis I., born Apr. 22, i860; died Sept.
22, i860.
96. T¥illiani M. Pelton', fifth son of Tabor',
Ithamar", John", John", SamueP, John\ born March
II (31?), 1810, in Massachusetts; married Perrys-
biirg, N. Y., , Sally Ware, daughter of Asa R.
Ware, of that place. Carpenter. Removed, 1846, to
York Township, Dane Co., Wis., and there died,
October 22, 1847 Mrs. Sally Ware Pelton died
October, 1848. Children:
I Roxanna (or Rosanna), born about 1829;
married Wm. H. Yaw; last heard of
at Paw Paw, Neb.
100 II Theodore Gwary, b. July 4, 1830; m. (i
Maria H. Phillips, Mar. 20, 1851; (2
Jan. 27. 1856, Anna M. Bliss.
109 III Martin Van Buren, b. 1832; m. Huldah
Glover; d. July, 1871.
IV Eudora, born about 1841; married York
Township, Dane Co., Wis., Frank Van
Gaasbeck Lived there; probably re-
moved to Kansas, and there died.
102 V Perry, b. about 1843; rn. Mrs. Minerva
Brown.
VI Redella, born about 1845; married Arthur
Clyde. P. O. Osage, Iowa. No fur-
ther record.
100. Theodore Gwary Pelton**, first son of Wil-
liam M.', Tabor', Ithamar', John', John', SamueP, John\
born Gowanda, Erie Co., N. Y., July 4, 1830; mar-
ried (i ) at Rutledge, N Y., March 20, 185 i, Hannah
M. Phillips, daughter of Rosvvell and Eunice Phillips,
of that place; (2) at Marion, Iowa, January 27, 1856,
GowANDA, N. Y.; Lyons, Ia., etc. lot
Anna M. Bliss, daughter of Jeremiah Bliss, of that
place. In 1889 machinist and inventor (proprietor),
Lyons, Iowa. Children:
Of first wife:
101 I Myron Wm., b. Feb. 19, 1852; m. May
27, 1877, Phila J. Meritt.
II Marcus A., born Dunkirk, N. Y., Nov. 19,
1854; unmarried, 1889. P. O. Gerry,
Chautauqua Co., N. Y.
Of second wife:
III Wilhelmina M., born Dec, 1857; died
Aug. 30, 1858.
102 IV Jeremiah Martin, b. Sept. 30, 1859; "^•
Sept. 10, 1881, Emma E. Gay.
V Theodore A., born Mar. 17, 1863; died
Oct. 26, 1871.
VI Charles H., born Nov. 12, 1868; machinist.
100. Myron IVilliam Pelton% first son of Theo-
dore G.^ William M.', Tabor', Ithamar', John^ John',
SamueP, John', born Randolph, Cattaraugus Co.,
N. Y., February 19, 1852; married Cold Spring,
Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., May 27, 1877, Phila J. Mer-
ritt (b. Sept. 18, 1853), of that place. Residence,
1889, Township of Gerry, Chautauqua Co., N. Y.
Children:
I Minnie M., born June 10, 1878, at Red
House, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y.
II Addie L., born Aug. 27, 1880, at Red
House, N. Y.
III Irving M., born Oct. 12, 1885, at Gerry,
Chautauqua Co., N. Y.
IV Gloster A., born Aug. 30, 1887, at Gerry,
Chautauqua Co., N. Y.
I02 American Pelton Genealogy.
100. Jeremiah Martin Pelton', third son of
Theodore G;, William M.\ Tabor', Ithamar\ John*,
John", Samuer, John', born September 30, 1859; mar-
ried at Lyons, Iowa, September 10, 1881, Emma E.
Gay, daughter of John Gay, of New York city.
Occupation, engineer. Children:
I William M., born Aug. 30, 1882.
II Jeremiah Perry, born June 17, 1886.
100. Martin Van Bnren Pelton^, second son of
William M.\ Tabor', Ithamar', John', John', SamueP,
John', born Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., about 1832;
married at Marion, Iowa, , Huldah Glover,
daughter of John (?) Glover. Died at Stockton,
Cal., July, 1871. Children:
I William E.
II Clara M.
100. Perry Pelton', third son of William M.\
Tabor", Ithamar', John**, John', SamueF, John', born
Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., about 1843; married ,
probably in Oregon, Mrs. Minerva Brown(?). Lived,
when last heard from, about 10 or 12 years ago, on
a farm about 12 miles east of East Portland, Ore.
No further record; supposed, 1890, to be dead.
94. Ezra Pelton', second son of Ithamar', John*,
John', SamueF, John', born (probably in Chatham,
Conn.) August 21,1 767; married May i 7, i 794, Chloe
Wright, dauo^hter of Edward Wright, of Chester,
Mass. He lived in Middlefield until marriage, then
in Chester, Mass., whence he returned to Middlefield
in 1829, and there died in the winter of 1837-1838.
Mrs. Pelton went with her sons to Prairie du Chien,
and there died, aged 85 years. Mr. Pelton inherited
MiDDLEFIELD, MaSS.; SaEGERTOWN, Pa. 103
the mechanical genius of his father. He was first a
cabinet-maker, and afterward an architect and builder,
a good workman, as the old buildings of Chester and
Middlefield still bear witness. He was a man of
strict religious principles, happy in his faith and an
earnest Christian. Children:
I Nancy A., born at Chester, Hampden Co.,
Mass., Sept. 2, 1796; married there,
May 27, 1816, Jeremiah R. Whipple, a
schoolmate and neighbor. Residence,
for many years, at Saegertown, Craw-
ford Co., Pa. Died there, July 6, 1887.
Miss Pelton was remarkable for good
judgment and a high order of intellect
that would have made her a woman of
note in any community. Having only
the advantages afforded by the common
schools of her time in New England,
she made such good use of them that
at an early age she had a fair English
education which, supplemented by the
example and training of a devoted and
wise mother, well fitted her for the
coming duties of life.
After her marriage to Mr. Whipple,
as above stated, they spent the first
years of married life on a farm in their
native place. Mr. Whipple, fond of
fine cattle and sheep, longed for richer
fields and pastures. As many New
England farmers were then removing
to the Western Reserve, in Ohio, he
went there to view that promised
land, the result being that he selected
a place for a new home, not in Ohio,
104 American Pelton Genealogy.
but over its eastern border in Crawford
Co., Pa. In the spring of 1832, taking
his family and the best of their Devon-
shire cattle and merino sheep, they
began the then tedious journey to
Meadville, Pa., where they arrived early
in July, with family, flock and herd safe
and sound. There, amid the privations
of a new country, they commenced to
make a new home for their growing
family. To this great undertaking
they applied themselves so resolutely
and industriously, they, in the short
space of sixteen years, had cleared the
dense forest from a large farm, built
(for that day) a good house and good
barns, and were surrounded by the in-
crease of herds and flocks; a prosperous
family, honored and respected.
At this time (1848) their joint labors
came to a sad end by the sudden sick-
ness and death of Mr. Whipple. To
this new state of things Mrs. Whipple
quickly adapted herself and wisely and
serenely devoted her life to the care of
her children. Of these, at that time,
three were married and four were
minors. Married or single, each found
a wise, helpful and sympathetic coun-
selor in their mother.
She was always a woman of prayer,
but church privileges were so limited,
she seldom could attend church services.
However, she availed herself of the
first opportunity to attend those that
MiDDLEFIELD, MASS.; SAEGERTOWN, PA. IO5
were to her liking, became a member
of an orthodox church, and for forty
years was active in church affairs, sup-
porting the preaching of the gospel
liberally according to her ability.
Her influence over her children was
such that eight out of nine followed
her in church relationship, and now
that she has gone, let it here be recorded
that as she abounded in love and
benevolence, her best monument is
in the esteem and regrets found in the
memories of those she left behind.
Children: i. Albert, b. Sept. 7, 181 7;
m. at Saegertown, Pa., Mary Amidon;
d. in Hayfield, Crawford Co., Pa., Mar.
24, 1850. He was an enterprising
farmer and drover. Mrs. Whipple died
about the same time, leaving children
Arminda, Edna, Emily, Alberta; 2.
Susanna, b. May 8, 18 19; m. Rev. D.
Bagley of the Methodist Protestant
Church; went overland to Oregon in
early days and was very active and
useful in church work. He was one of
the founders of Methodism in that new
country. Both are still active and liv-
ing in Seattle. Washington; one child
living, Clarence B. Bagley; 3. Edna A.,
b. Nov. 3, 1820; d. in 1821; 4. Ann E.,
b. Mar. 21, 1822; went with her sister
overland to Oregon, and there married
Rev. S. H. Mann, of the Oregon Con-
ference. They have both been very
useful workers, she being one of the
io6 American Pelton Genealogy.
first woman class leaders and stewards
in Oregon. She is now a widow. Ad-
dress, in 1892, Mrs. Rev. A. E. Mann,
Olympia, Washington; children raised:
Champion B., Ann Eliza, Florence
and Lyman; 5. Andrew J., b. Mar. 9,
1824; 7. Ambro, b. Oct. 10, 1827; some-
what alike in tastes and inclined to
educational matters; they taught schools
in winters, came near being bachelors,
but were saved from that fate by finally
marrying two sisters, intelligent and
estimable daughters of a neighbor by
the name of Carr; and settled on their
father's old farm. Having inherited
their father's liking for fine stock they
indulged their taste in that way, as the
premium lists of their county fairs will
show. Then the oil business and mill-
ing interests engaging their attention
for years, the old farm was sold with
many regrets and passed into the owner-
ship of strangers. During these years
they and their wives held the position
of honorable and useful members of
society. Andrew J. and family now,
1892, live in Kansas City, Mo., where
their two oldest sons are in business.
His wife was H. Jane Carr; their chil-
dren, Attis A., Bis T., Wayne, Alice
M., Jenny, Laura L. and Andrew Carr,
all of whom, but two in school, are in-
telligent and energetic men and women
and happily married. Mr. Ambro
Whipple married Lydia M. Carr. They
Meadville, Pa.; Crawfordsville, Ore. 107
now, 1892, reside in Meadville, Pa.,
where they are active in good deeds
and valuable members of society.
They had three sons, but lost two in
early life, leaving but one, Ernest A.,
now a young man, married, and just
starting in life. Messrs. A. J. and
Ambro Whipple are connected with
The Whipple Loan and Trust Co. of
Kansas City, Mo.; 6. Edna A., 2d, b.
Apr. 9, 1826, also took to and obtained
a fine education, teaching successfully.
She also made the overland journey
with her sisters to Oregon about 1851
or 1852, where she soon married Mr.
Geo. F. Colbert, with whom she lived
happily many years until his death. Her
address is now, 1 892, Mrs. E. A. Colbert,
Crawfordsville, Ore., where she lives hon-
ored and respected. Children: Luella,
Viola, Raymond and George; 8. Jane, b.
Nov. 15, 1829, a dutiful daughter, took
kindly to education, was known as an
original thinker, taught school a few
terms, early married Rev. W. F. West,
made the journey overland with her
older sisters to Oregon, where her hus-
band settled on a farm and became a
local preacher. The hardships of a
new country proving too great, she
lost her health and died, comparatively
young, June 4, 1878, at Jefferson, Ore.,
lamented by all who knew her. Chil-
dren, Fort Boire, William, Ebbie, Myra,
Leon and Ossian; 9. Lucy L., b. Dec.
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io8 American Pelton Genealogy.
2, 1832, bright and intelligent; married
Mr. O. J. Carr, a brother of the wives
of A. J. and Ambro Whipple, her
brothers. About three years after
marriage they removed by water to
Oregon and settled in Seattle, Wash-
ington, where she was very active in
church work, and where he was post-
master for many years. They are now
retired from active life. Having no
children of their own, they adopted a
niece, daughter of Mrs. Carr's deceased
sister, Mrs. West, who grew up respected
and well educated, and is now well
married; 10. Margaret, b. July 10, 1836,
d. May i, 1842; 11. Emily, b. Apr. 17,
1837; d. Sept. 26, 1844; 12. Elmira E.,
b. Dec. 4, 1840; m. S. T. Carr, making
the fourth Whipple-Carr pair from the
same two families. Only seven years
old when her father died, she came
more exclusively under her mother's
control and received a training which
in after life showed itself in good words
and works. Her address in 1892 is
Mrs. T. S. Carr, Moziertown, Pa.
Children: H. Willis, Jennie, Bertha,
Anna, Albert. The now living de-
scendants of Mr. J. A. and Mrs. Nancy
A. Whipple are: Children, 7; grand-
children, 32; great-grandchildren, 48;
great-great-grandchildren, i; total, 88.
II Marietta, born Nov. 17, 1798; died Apr.
I, 1807.
MiDDLEFIELD, MaSS.; PrAIRIE DU ChIEN, IlL. IO9
III Asenath Pratt, born at Middlefield, Mass.,
Apr. 21, 1800; married in 1854 George
Skinner, of Westford, Otsego Co., N. Y.
Like her mother she was a person of
well-balanced mind and with a remark-
able memory. Always a friend in need
she abounded in good works; retained
her youth and faculties and worked
in the Sunday-school and Bible class
down to her last sickness. She died at
Westford, N. Y., Jan. 9, 1880, aged
nearly 90 years No children reported.
IV Ezra, born at Middlefield, Mass., in Nov.,
1 801; died Oct. 18, 1805.
V Champion, born at Middlefield, Mass.,
Mar. 14, 1803; <^ied at Prairie du Chien,
III, Sept. 13, 1846 He was pre-emi-
nently the " Elder Beloved," and con-
fided in by every member of the family.
Energetic and quick of thought and
comprehension, he began life as a
teacher, but soon turned his attention
to trade. He went West in 1842 and
with his brother, Edward W., at Prairie
du Chien, III, established and built up
a large mercantile business that ex-
tended toadjoining counties, and largely
among the French and Indians. Later,
the two, with the help of their brother,
Alonzo, commanded the larger share
of the business of Prairie du Chien.
They built the first elevator and flour-
mill on the river at that place (the
builder having been their brother,
Ezra, Jr.). It is in active operation at
no American Pelton Genealogy.
this time, 1892. Champion Pelton was
remarkable for his social qualities. He
was probably the first temperance re-
former of any considerable influence in
Prairie du Chien, then a frontier town,
notorious for gambling and for every
shade of inebriety. Indeed it may be
said that all of the brothers were tem-
perance men before going West, and
all united in the endeavor to lessen the
saloon curse in that border town. The
year 1846 will remain memorable in the
annals of the Peltons of Prairie du
Chien as the year of death. Champion
and his brother Ezra. Jr.'s wife were
buried the same day; Ezra, Jr., followed
a few days later. Not a relative was
able to attend either funeral, six mem-
bers of their families lying near death's
door at the time. There were not
enough well persons to care for the
sick, and medical attendance was not
to be had.
VI Lucy Pratt, born Chester, Mass., Sept.
26, 1804; married Alanson Hewitt, of
Westford, Oswego Co., N. Y., in 1831,
and died at Prairie du Chien, Wis.,
Apr. 12, 1869. Mr. Hewitt, a thrifty
farmer at Westford, N. Y., by reverses
lost his property there and spent his
later years near Prairie du Chien, on
the Grand Gre Dairie farm, where he
carried on an extensive dairy business,
and died there about i860, leaving
three young sons to be reared and edu-
MiDDLEFIELD AND CHESTER, MASS. Ill
cated. Children, four sons and two
daughters. The eldest, Herbert N.,
became a distinguished physician in
Denver, and was also interested in
mining property. He was of a literary
turn of mind, and stood high with his
associates. Date of his death unknown
to the compiler. Rocefa and Eliza
were young women of fine abilities.
Rocefa died suddenly in 1849 ^^ ^^e
school of her Aunt Dwight; Eliza went
to Denver for her health and there
died. Byron Hewitt, third son, born
at Westford, N. Y., is a traveling sales-
man, residing in 1892 at Rochester, 111.
In the War of the Rebellion he entered
the Union army as a private in Co. F,
8th Wis. Vol. Inft., but was promoted
to a colonelcy for merit. He is a suc-
cessful business man, is married, and
has one daughter. Ezra Hewitt, born
at Westford, N. Y., also enlisted in the
army at Prairie du Chien. He was
killed in the four days' fighting during
Gen. Pope's retreat through Virginia.
Samuel Hewitt, sixth and youngest
child, also joined the Union army in
the War of the Rebellion. He marched
with Gen. Sherman to the sea and re-
turned home without a wound. Join-
ing his brother in business in Prairie
du Chien, he married Anna Wheeler,
and there died in 1873, leaving a widow
with two children. The children were
adopted by relatives and the mother
112 American Pelton Genealogy.
returned to her parents. She has since
married a physician in Chicago; name
to the compiler unknown.
117 VII Ezra, Jr., 2, b. Jan. 6, 1807; m. Nancy M.
(Woodbine) Howe, about 1832; d. in
Sept., 1846.
118VIII Edward Wright, b. July 20, r8o8; m. (i
Feb. 4, 1844, Sarah Brunson; (2
Frances Newton, Jan. 3, 1856; d. Dec
2,1873.
IX Almira Marietta, born at Chester, Mass.,
Mar. 13, 1810; educated at Wesleyan
Academy, Wilbraham, Mass.; went
south with a corps of teachers; married
Rev. Holden Dwight, A. M., at Baton
Rouge, La., June 13, 1839 (son of
Daniel and Susan Lippet Dwight,
. of Dudley, Mass.), who died in the
midst of great usefulness at Berea, O.,
Nov. 24, 1846, much beloved and
respected. The children of this mar-
riage were: i. Edward Champion, b.
at Clinton, Miss., Nov. 13, 1840; m. at
Freeport, 111., Sept. 4, 1866, Minnie
Guitteau, of that place. He died at
Minneapolis, Minn., Apr. 28, 1869, of
consumption, resulting from an attack
of typhoid pneumonia, after the second
battle at Corinth, Miss., in 1862. He
was a musician in 8th Wis. Vol. Inft.;
was discharged for permanent disability,
returned home and entered the jewelry
business, which he continued to his
death. He left one child, a daughter,
who died June 20, 1882; 2. William
MiDDLEFIELD AND CHESTER, MaSS. II3
Fiske, b. at Norwalk, O., Feb. 6, 1843;
d. Aug. 12, 1843; 3- Susan Eliza, b. at
Norwalk. O., Feb. 6, 1844; m. at Patch
Grove, Wis., Dec. 10, 1862, Francis
Baillet, son of Francis E. and Martha
(Horton) Baillet, of Bridgeport, Wis.
Two children were born to them; the
mother was fatally injured by the ex-
explosion of a kerosene lamp, and died
Mar. 6, 1866. The children were
adopted by Mr. Baillet's sisters, who
reared them with loving care. The
first child, Harvey Dwight Baillet, born
at Prairie du Chien, Aug. 13, 1863,
graduated with honor in 1882 from the
High School at Black River Falls, Wis.,
and is now in the banking business at
Bowdle, South Dakota. Hattie, the
second child, b. Jan. 26, 1865, at Bridge-
port, Wis., adopted by her aunt, Mrs.
David Austin, graduated from the High
School, and after two years in the
Woman's College at Milwaukee, gave
up her studies from ill health and mar-
ried Cicero D. Hill, Dec. 24, 1890, at
La Crosse, Wis. Mr. Hill is a civil
engineer, employed by the city of Chi-
cago. They have one child, David
Dwight, b. Dec. 31, 1891, and reside,
1892, at 6502 Madison ave., Wood
Lawn Park, Chicago.
Miss Pelton was naturally a teacher,
and taught even before she passed
through Wesleyan Academy. After
her graduation she was called as Pre-
14 American Pelton Genealogy.
ceptress of Amenia Seminary at
Amenia, N. Y. Her next call was to
Baton Rouge, La., where, with her
sister Eliza, she took charge of a semi-
nary for young women. After her
marriage to Mr. D wight she joined
him as an educator, first at Clinton,
Miss., at a proposed centenary college,
and later, when the malaria of the
South had driven them North, they re-
sumed their work at Norwalk, O., where
they were associated with Dr., after-
ward Bishop Thompson. Pecuniary
embarrassment of the institute at Nor-
walk led the conference to remove the
school to Berea, O,, Rev. and Mrs.
Dwight being appointed to take charge
of it. Here, after four months of over-
. work, Mr. Dwight died, Nov. 24, 1846,
leaving Mrs. Dwight to continue on
for two years of excessive labor, when
she was obliged to resign and retire for
rest, with her two remaining children,
to Prairie du Chien, where loving
brothers and kind friends gave her a
hearty welcome. Here the change of
scene, with lessened responsibilities,
bringing returning health she resumed
school duties, and in 1849 ^"^ 1850
undertook the reform and reconstruc-
tion of the school system of Prairie du
Chien, introducing new text-books,
discipline and the first black-board ever
seen in the city; which seed thus planted
has grown until Prairie du Chien is
MiDDLEFIELD AND CHESTER, MaSS. II5
now in the advance guard as to school
matters.
Here Mrs. Dwight married (2) Sam-
uel G. Bassett, Jan. i, 1851, a pioneer
farmer from Vermont, who settled in
or near Prairie du Chien when it re-
quired six weeks or more to make
the journey, and when the country
abounded in savage men and savage
beasts. Old Fort Crawford was then
the only trading post near. Setting
out with a strong will and a mammoth
breaking plow, drawn by seven yokes of
oxen, he turned over the prairie sod
that had lain for centuries unvexed
save by the buffalo and the Indian,
subdued the wild land and was ready
when the railroads came to sell new
settlers horses, cattle and farm products
of his own raising.
This marriage ended Mrs. Dwight's
teaching. Excessive work proving too
much for even Mr. Bassett's iron con-
stitution, he yielded to nature's laws
and died at Minneapolis in Dec,
1 871. Mrs. Bassett, left alone in de-
clining years, again resumed the posi-
tion of bread-winner. In her young
days she chose the profession of teach-
ing not so much as a means of support
as for the opportunities it afforded for
influencing the young for good. Look-
ing around for something congenial to
her tastes she chose the book business,
which she pursued in Minneapolis,
16
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Minn., with such success as not only to
win a support, but in addition a com-
petence that it is hoped will carry her
through. For the last seventeen years
she has given much time and strength
to the interests of The Women's
Christian Temperance Union, and now,
1892, the only living representative of
thirteen children, her present residence
is at 510 63d street, Englewood, 111.
X Eliza, born at Chester, Mass., Oct. 28,
181 1. She was remarkable for a most
retentive memory, was educated at
Wesleyan Academy, Wilbraham, Mass.,
graduating there in 1836. In 1837 she
went South with a corps of teachers and
took charge of the department of music
in the Seminary at Baton Rouge, La.,
in which her sister Almira M. was
teaching. But at the end of four
months she was taken ill, and notwith-
standing all that warm southern hearts
could do was done for her, she died
Feb. 27, 1838, in Christian faith and
hope. An immense funeral showed
how in that short space of time she had
become beloved and respected.
XI Jonathan, born at Chester, Mass., Oct. 16,
1813. He was a studious man of good
intellect, but by his father, the " book-
worm," was taught the carpenter's trade,
notwithstanding entreaties of friends
and neighbors. Joining his brothers
in Prairie du Chien, Wis., he died there,
unmarried, in Sept., 1840.
Chester, Mass.; Prairie du Chien, Wis. 117
118 XII Alonzo, b. at Chester, Mass., Mar. 26,
1816; m. Nov. 29, 1845, Adelia Emeline
Taintor; d. Sept. 21, 1891.
190XIII Leander Grandison, b. Oct 31; 1821; m.
Aug. 21, 1848, Martha A. Hurd; d.
Nov. 29, 1861 (or 1862).
103. Ezra Pelton', Jr. (9d), third son of Ezra*,
Ithamar^, John^ John^ SamueP, John', born at Ches-
ter, Hampden Co., Mass., January 6, 1807; married
about 1832, Nancy M. (Woodbine) Howe. He was
a carpenter and builder, a natural mechanic. He re-
moved with his family, in 1844, to Prairie du Chien,
Wis., and established himself there as a builder. But
malarial fever soon invaded his home, taking first a
part of his children and then both himself and wife
in 1846, leaving of a family of eight, only two little
girls to follow their parents to their graves. Children :
I Helen Maria, born Apr. 11, 1833; died at
Prairie du Chien, Wis., Sept. 8, 1845.
II Ida Estelle, born Mar. 14, 1834. On the
death of her parents was adopted by
her uncle, Edward W. Pelton, who gave
her not only a home but the best
educational advantages New England
schools afforded. She died while at-
tending school at Hartford, Conn., Oct.
7, 1854; a bright, beautiful life lost to
this world.
Ill Emily Ordelia, born Dec. 21, 1837; also,
on the death of her parents, was adopted
by her uncle Edward W., and well cared
for and well educated. She became a
successful teacher in California, honored
by all who knew her, and remarkable
ii8 American Pelton Genealogy.
for tact and ready wit in the social
circle. She lived for sometime at
Brownsville, Yuba Co., Cal. Her mar-
riage, Sept. 15, 1885, in Balinas, Cal.,
to Dr. Wilson, ended her work as
a teacher. They now, 1 892, live in San
Francisco, Cal. His given name and
their address are unknown to the writer.
IV Milo Ruthven, born Feb. 21, 1840; died
Mar. 9, 1844.
V Edward Dwight, born July i, 1841; died
Sept. 14, 1845.
VI Asenath Pratt, born Aug. 5, 1843; died
June 12, 1845.
109. Edward Wright Pelton', fourth son of
Ezra", Ithamar', John", John^ SamueF, John', born at
Chester, Mass., July 20, 1808; married (i) Sarah
Brunson, February 4, 1844; (2) Frances Newton,
Jan. 3, 1856. He went early to Prairie du Chien,
Wis., where he was for years connected with his
brother Champion in large mercantile, elevator and
milling enterprises, and accumulated a competence.
Like his brother he also was always ready to con-
tribute liberally to the welfare of relatives and friends,
and to any worthy object. In his later years fortune
seemed adverse, and losses by failures swept away
much of his fortune. His last days were spent at
Freeport, 111., with his ever-faithful brother, Alonzo,
where he died, December 2, 1873. Children: one
child only, by the first marriage, that died in infancy.
109. Alonzo Pelton', sixth son of Ezra', Itha-
mar", John', John", SamueP, John', born in Chester,
Hampden Co., Mass, March 26, 1816, and was
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Chester, Mass.; Prairie du Chien, Wis. 119
brought up on his father's farm. He removed to
Prairie du Chien, Wis., about 1840, and there entered
into the mercantile business with his older brothers,
who had preceded him several years, and continued
with them until 1867, when he went to Freeport, III,
where he entered into partnership with his nephew,
under the title of E. C. Dwight & Co., and did a
large business in jewelry, pianos and organs. Mr.
Dwight retiring on account of ill health in 1869, Mr.
Pelton became the head of the house. Sometime
after he removed his business to Chicago, where,
connected with a man who left Mr. Pelton's careful
ways, losses followed, many of which were doubtless
the results of the great shrinkage of values on the
resumption of specie payments. Mr. Pelton was in
every respect a noble, excellent man, active in every
good word and work. Converted at an early age,
he had, at his death, been a church member for over
fifty years, and for more than forty years had served
the church as class-leader and in other official capaci-
ties. November 29, 1845, ^^ married at Prairie
du Chien, Emeline Adelia Taintor, daughter of
Ezekiel W. Taintor, an early settler of Wisconsin.
Mr. Pelton died at Englewood, 111., September 21,
1 89 1. Mrs. Pelton still resides at Englewood, Chi-
cago, in 1892. Children:
I DwightChampion,bornFeb. 3, 1847; ^^^^
June II, 1868.
II Leonora Martha, born Mar. 30, 1851;
died Dec. 24, 1853.
Ill Jessie Eliza, born Dec. 6, 1855; "^^^"
ried Jan. 31, 1889, Charles Harshberger,
of Englewood, 111. Merchant. Resi-
dence, 1 89 1, Englewood, 111.
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IV Martha Ruth, born Mar. 17, 1858; mar-
ried Oct. 8, 1885, Charles E. Hatfield,
lawyer, of Boston, Mass. Residence,
in 1 89 1, in West Newton, Mass.
V Charles Hobart, born Dec. 20, 1859. In
1 89 1, unmarried. Residence, Engle-
wood. 111.
VI Hattie Josephine, born July 6, 1864; mar-
ried Oct. 20, 1887, E. S. Whiteley.
Lumber merchant. Residence, 1891,
in Englewood, 111.
VII, VIII Frederick, and a twin brother, born
July 24, 1868; died the same day.
102. licander Grandison Pelton^, seventh son
of Ezra", Ithamar', John", John^ SamueP, Johni, born
at Chester, Mass., Oct. 31, 182 1; married Aug. 21,
1848, Martha A. Hurd. He received an academic
education, and eventually followed his older brothers
to Prairie du Chien, Wis. Taken with the gold fever,
then so prevalent, he left his recently-married bride
and went to California to seek a fortune. While he
was absent his wife died, April 8, 1851, and he, after
returning, died at Prairie du Chien in 1861.
94. Ithamar Peltons, Jr., third son of Ithamar',
John\ John^ Samuel', Johni, born (probably) in East
Windsor, Conn., Aug. 14, 1772; married June 7, 1798,
Charlotte Starr, daughter of Richard Starr, of Hins-
dale, Mass. Removed from his father's homestead
in Middlefield, Mass., which he owned and sold at
that time, in 1832, to Litchfield, Medina Co., O.,
where he lived and there died, January 2, 1861.
Farmer. Children:
East Windsor, Conn.; Litchfield, O. 121
I Charlotte, born Mar. 15, 1799; married
Jan. I, 1822, Austin Pelton (see p. 87),
of East Windsor, Conn.; died at E.
Windsor, Aug. 28, 1835.
122 II Ithamar Pratt, b. Sept. 13, 1800; m. Jan.
21, 1823, Sabrina A. Pelton.
Ill Priscilla, born Aug. 19, 1802; married (i)
Reuben Ellsworth; (2) Willis Morton;
died at East Hartford, Conn. Left
one son, who in 1876 lived in Hartford,
Conn.
126 IV Dexter, b. June 17, 1804; m. Sept. 30,
1834, Elizabeth Halliday; d. June 24,
1855-
127 V Lyman, b. Apr. 5, 1806; m. Sept. 23, 1830,
Mary W. Pelton; d. Aug. 2, 1869.
VI Worthington, i, born Jan. 28, 1808; died
in infancy.
VII Sarah, born Apr 11, 18 10; married Oct.
19, 1837, William Hurlbert, Westfield,
Medina Co., O. One child, died Oct.,
1840.
128 VIII Worthington, 2, b. Dec. 7, 181 1; m. Oct.
16, 1834, Mary Wheeler.
129 IX Joseph, b. Mar. 11, 1814; m. May 6, 1840,
M. H. Shumway.
130 X Trowbridge, b. Aug. 12, 18 16; m. (i)
about Feb., 1843, Martha Melissa
Strong; (2) .
132 XI Cyprian, b. Jan. i, 1821; m. Jan. 27, 1856,
Flora A. Strong; d. Aug. 29, 1877.
132 XII Philander, b. Apr. 9, 1823; m. Emily
Finn; d. Feb. 18, 1863.
XIII Clarissa Ann, born Aug. 22, 1826; mar-
ried Jan. 22, 1847, James W. Young,
122 American Pelton Genealogy.
Harrisonville, Medina Co., O. Lived
there, and there died about 1856.
Children: i. Albert, b. July 31, 1849;
2. No record; 3. Clarissa Adelia, b.
Sept. 8, 1855.
ISO. Ithamar Pratt Pelton', first son of Itha-
mar", Ithamar', John\ John', SamueP, John', born
Middlefield, Mass., September 13, 1800; married
January 21, 1823, Sabrina A. Pelton, daughter of
Asahel Pelton (see p. 133), of Dalton, Mass.
Farmer. Lived at Athens and Saugerties, N. Y.,
Middlefield, Mass., and removed from Massachusetts,
in 1832, to Litchfield, Medina Co., O. In 1878 was
living in La Grange, Ohio.
Note. — As stated, Mr. Pelton and family removed
to Ohio in 1832. They settled on a farm in the
woods, two miles east of the center of Litchfield
Township, Medina Co. They were accompanied by
five other families, making on their arrival a total of
twenty families in the township. In the previous
spring each adult male inhabitant held an office. On
arriving they found their money reduced to fifty
cents, with a letter awaiting them at the post-office,
on which the postage was twenty-five cents. Their
first two or three years there were years of privation
and unremitting toil, it being difficult at first to get
food enough for the family. During the first fall of
their pioneer life, while the men were clearing the
land, the women of the family gathered one hundred
and fifty bushels of hickory nuts, which brought fifty
cents per bushel. They had to go thirty miles to
mill and seven to the nearest place to trade. At
Litchfield Center there was but one little log house,
used also for a post-office. Their first Fourth of
Dalton, Mass.; Litchfield, O., etc. 123
July in Ohio was celebrated by the assembling of the
inhabitants of Litchfield early in the morning and
their building a " meeting-house " in the style of
those days, it being also used as a school-house.
They enjoyed their Fourth immensely. When the
Baptist Church was organized, the names of Mr.
and Mrs. Pelton were enrolled among its thirteen
members.
The celebration of the fifty-fifth anniversary of the
marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Pelton of La Grange, O.,
in 1878, was the occasion of a very pleasant gathering
of some forty guests, of whom there were five daugh-
ters and their families, and the families of two sons,
deceased. Local Journal. Children:
194 I John Wesley, b. Dec. 23, 1823; m. Dec. 21,
1847, Sophia Ann Finn; d. Apr. 4, 1868.
195 II Clinton Pratt, b. Aug. 31, 1825; m. Nov.
8, 1846, Maria Cordelia Strong; d.
Mar. 12, 185 1.
III Charlotte Ann, born Middlefield, Mass.,
Aug. 28, 1827; married Litchfield, O.,
Feb. 23, 1845, Benjamin H. Northrop
(d. Feb. 29, 1876), son of Ephraim
Northrop, of Smyrna, Chenango Co.,
N.Y. Children, six; three girls and two
boys living, 1879, ^t Lansing, Mich.
IV Hannah L., born Middlefield, xMass., Feb.
1 1, 1829; married (i) Litchfield, O., Dec.
4, 1847, Abraham Kimmel, who died
Medina, O., July 26, 1869; (2) Clyde,
O., June 6, i860, Alfred Davis, lawyer,
who died at Royalton, O., Aug. 27,
1870; two children; (3) at La Grange,
O., Jan. 27, 1875, Elizur Goodrich Has-
tings. Residence, 1878, La Grange, O.
124 American Pelton Genealogy.
V Martha J., born Middlefield, Mass., Apr.
24, 1831; married (i) May i, 1851,
Edwin H. Maydole, of Litchfield, O.;
(2) July 14, 1870, Daniel R. Belden,
son of Bildad Belden, of Grafton, O.;
(3) Dec. 17, 1874, Dorastes, son of
Dorastes Waite, of Jefferson Co., N. Y.
Residence, 1878, La Grange, O.
VI Lidana Lorina, born Litchfield, O., Nov.
12, 1839; married in Litchfield, Oct.
26, 1856, Salmon A., son of Samuel
Powers, of Amherst, Lorain Co., O.,
who served in the Union army in the
war of the Great Rebellion. Carpenter
and joiner. Residence, 1878, Elyria,
O. Children, two daughters.
136 VII Russell Denio, b. Dec. 26, 1843; m. Dec.
25, 1869, Mary Kemp.
VIII Sarah Sabrina, born Litchfield, O., May
31, 1847; married Nov. 13, 1866, Litch-
field, O., Nelson M. Maydole (b. May
5, 1840), son of John J. Maydole, of
Lucas Co., Iowa. Residence, 1878, La
Grange Center, O. Children: Nettie
Zidona, b. July 10, 1869; Vesta Char-
lotte, b. Jan. 26, 1873, Edwin Chester,
b. Mar. 11, 1876.
1S9. John Wesley Pelton^, first son of Ithamar
Pratt', Ithamar', Ithamar', John'. John', SamueF, John',
born Dalton, Mass., December 23, 1823; married at
York, Medina Co., O., December 21, 1847, Sophia
Ann, daughter of Philo Fenn, of Byron, Genesee
Co., N. Y. Shoemaker. Lived at Bowling Green,
O., and there died April 4, 1868. Children:
Litchfield, La Grange, York, O., etc. 125
I Addison M., born Dec. 22, 1849; died un-
married, Bowling Green, O., Nov. 22,
1873.
195 II Philo Fenn, b. Jan. 12, 1856; m. Mar. 21
1877, Clarissa Jane Lance.
III Mary S., born Bowling Green, O., Sept
25, i860.
IV Carrie N , born Aug. 29, 1863.
V J. W. (said to be his full first name), born
Mar. 12, 1886.
1S4, Philo Fenn Pelton', first son of John
Wesley^ Ithamar ?.\ Ithamar', Ithamar', John^ John',
Samuer, John\ born Bowling Green O., January
12, 1856; married there, March 21, 1877, Clarissa
Jane, daughter of Henry Lance. Farmer. Child:
I Ethel May, born May 27, 1878.
13S. Clinton Pratt Pelton', second son of Itha-
mar P.', Ithamar^ Ithamar", John^ John^ Samuel*,
John', born Saugerties, N. Y., Aug. 31. 1825; married
at Litchfield, O., November 8, 1846, Maria Cordelia
Strong (b. Warren, Litchfield Co., Conn.. Jan. 2, 1827),
daughter of Lysander Strong, of Chatham, Medina
Co., O. Cooper. Died at Oakland, Wis., March
12, 185 1. Mrs. Pelton married (2) Valentine Zeller,
October 16, 1853, and removed to Pioneer, Williams
Co., O., where she lived in 1878. Child:
125 I Eugene Decelo, b. Nov. 27, 1847; m. Feb.
26, 1868, Sarah Eliza Cutler; d. Aug.
18, 1873.
195. En^ene Decelo Pelton», only son of Clin-
ton Pratt^ Ithamar P.^Ithamar^ Ithamar\ John^ John^
Samuel', John', born November 27, 1847; married
126 American Pelton Genealogy.
Marathon, Lapeer Co., Mich., February 26, 1868,
Sarah Eliza, daughter of James B. Cutler, of Cadillac,
Mich. Engineer of a boat on the lake. Was killed
by a falling tree at Clam Lake, now Cadillac, Mich.,
August 18, 1873. Mrs. Pelton married (2) January
I, 1877, William M. Reed, of Ludington, Mich.,
where she lived in 1878. Children:
I Mary Emma, born Marathon, Mich., Dec.
5, 1868. Residence, 1878, Cadillac,
Mich., with her Grandfather Cutler.
132. Rassell Denio Pelton^, third son of Itha-
mar F.\ Ithamar', Ithamar', John", John^ Samuel",
John', born Litchfield, Medina Co., O., December 26,
1843; married at Ridgeville, Lorain Co., O., Decem-
ber 25, 1869, Mary, daughter of Henry Kemp, of that
place. Enlisted, Litchfield, O., September i, 1864,
served in the War of the Rebellion in Co. C, 176th
Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Second
Division, under Gen. Thomas, in the Army of the
Cumberland, and was honorably discharged at Nash-
ville, Tenn., June 14, 1865. Child:
I One adopted daughter, Ida May.
190. Dexter Pelton', second son of Ithamar*,
Ithamar', John\ John^ SamueF, John', born Middle-
field, Mass., June i 7, 1 804; married Litchfield, Medina
Co., O., September 30, 1804, Elizabeth Halliday (b.
May 6, 1804), of Montgomery, Hampden Co., Mass.
Removed to Center Township, Porter Co., Ind.,and
there died, June 24, 1855. flis wife died April 5,
1875. Children:
I Cilicia Elizabeth, born Litchfield, O., July
12, 1835; married Apr. 14, 1852, at
Litchfield, O.; Lansing, Mich., etc. 127
Valparaiso, Ind., John P. Jones. Died
Feb. 25, 1856, leaving one child, Frank
W. Jones, b. Mar. 18, 1853.
II William Wallace, born Litchfield, O., May
"^l^ ^"^Z!'^ <^i^d Sept. 22, 1858.
ISr III Andrew J., b. Jan. 8, 1845; m. Sept. 27,
1871, Charlotte M. Armstrong.
1S6. Andreir J. Peltoii^, second son of Dexter',
Ithamar\ Ithamar*, John', John", Samuel', John', born
Litchfield, Medina Co., O., January 8, 1845; married
at La Porte, Ind., September 2'], 1871, Charlotte M.
Armstrong, daughter of R. V. Armstrong, of that
place. Residence, 1,879, South Bend, Ind. Children:
I Eva, born Jan. 4, 1876.
II A son , born July 9, 1878; died
Feb. 22, 1879.
190. liyman Pelton', third son of Ithamar', Itha-
mar', John", John', Samuel', John', born Middlefield,
Mass., April 5, 1806; married September 23, 1830,
Mary W.(b. July 29, 1 8 10), daughter of Asahel Pelton,
of Middlefield, Mass., and Austerlitz, N. Y. Died at
Allairedon, Ingham Co., Mich., August 12, 1869,
Children:
138 I Richard S., b. Dec. 3, 1831; m. (i) ;
(2) .
II Mary J., born Litchfield, O., Apr. i, 1833;
married S. J. Lamb, son of Samuel
Lamb. Children, two. Residence, 1878,
Mason, Mich.
198 III Asahel H., b. Mar. 19, 1840; m. Aug. 2,
1863, Adaline Williams.
IV Ithamar D., born Litchfield, O., Mar. 30,
1849; i^ 1878 unmarried. Residence,
Lansing, Mich.
128 American Pelton Genealogy.
127. Richard S. Pelton', first son of Lyman\
Ithamar', Ithamar', John*, John', SamueP, John', born
Litchfield, O., December 3, 1 83 1 ; married ( i ) Medina
Co., O. (name not reported); (2) (no report). Lived,
1878, Millbury, Wood Co., O. Children:
I Edwin.
II Ella.
Ill Charles. Record incomplete.
127. Asahel H. Pelton', second son of Lyman',
Ithamar', Ithamar*, John\ John^ SamueP, John', born
Litchfield, O., March 19, 1840; married Bowling
Green, Wood Co., O., August 2, 1863, Adaline,
daughter of Valentine Williams, of Ionia, Mich.
Carpenter. Living, in 1878, in Lansing, Mich.
Children:
I Orlin, born Bowling Green, O., June 8,
1864.
II Clara O., born Allairedon, Ingham Co.,
Mich., Sept. 23, 1866.
Ill Orie M., born Allairedon, Mich., Apr. 24,
1870.
190. IVorthin^ton Pelton', fifth son of Ithamar*,
Ithamar", John*, John^ Samuef, John', born Middle-
field, Mass., December 7, 181 1; married at Litchfield,
Medina Co., O., October 16, 1834, Polly Wheeler,
daughter of William Wheeler, of Montgomery,
Hampden Co., Mass. Engineer. Residence, 1878,
Litchfield, O. Children, born there:
129 I William Almeron, b. Apr. 16, 1840; m.
July 5, 1867, Gertrude M. Willis.
II Almena, born Sept. 24, 1842; married
January 3, 1866, C. N., son of J. H.
La Fayette, O.; Peru, Ind., etc. 129
Carpenter, of Litchfield, O. Children:
Mary A., born May 14, 1868. Resi-
dence, 1878, Litchfield, O.
III Angelina, born July 10, 1844; married
Mar. 14, 1873, A. D., son of A. D.
Willis, of Rutland, Vt. Children: Clif-
ford E., b. Nov. 18, 1869. Residence,
1878, Litchfield, O.
IV Josephine, born Nov. 26, 1846; married
January 29, 1873, Miller Dennis, son
of George Dennis, of England. Child:
Franklin P., b. Nov. 11, 1874. Resi-
dence, 1878, La Grange, Lorain Co., O.
198. William Almeron Pelton', only son of
Worthington', Ithamar^ Ithamar', John\ John^ Sam-
uel*, John', born at Litchfield, Medina Co., O., April
16, 1840; married at La Fayette, O., July 5, 1867,
Gertrude M., daughter of A. A. Willis, of Rutland,
Vt. Mechanic. Residence, 1878, Litchfield, O.
Children, born there :
I Clarissa, born May 2, 1868.
II Hugh Edward, born Sept 16, 1875.
130. Joseph Pelton', sixth son of Ithamar", Itha-
mar*, John^ John^ SamueP, John', born Middlefield,
Mass., March 11, 18 14; married Oxford, Mass., May
6, 1840, M. H. Shumway, daughter of Levens Shum-
way, of Munson, Mass. Manufacturer. Residence,
1878, North Brookfield, Worcester Co., Mass. Died
there, February 26, 1879. Children:
I Ellen Elizabeth, born Jan. 28, 1842; mar-
ried Dec. 7, 1873, S. H. Emery, of East
Canaan, N. H. Residence, 1879, ^^1"
lows Falls, Vt. One son.
130 American Pelton Genealogy.
130 II Joseph Oscar, b. May 14, 1845; m- June
II, 1871, Elizabeth Dolan.
130 III Charles Edgar, b. June 11, 1850; m. Dec.
25, 1871, Martha A. CoUamer.
IV Frank Edward, born Mar. 9, 1853. Resi-
dence, 1876, with his father.
1S9. Joseph Oscar Pelton^ first son of Joseph',
Ithamar', Ithamar', John', John', Samuel', John', born
Oxford, Mass., May 14, 1845; married Peru, Ind.,
June 1 1, 1871, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Dolan,
of Peru, Ind. Wool grader. Residence, 1878, Peru,
Ind. No children.
129. Charles Edgar Pelton', second son of
Joseph', Ithamar', Ithamar', John*, John', Samueh,
John', born at Oxford, Mass., June 17, 1850; married
at Franklin, N. H., December 25, 1871, Martha A.,
daughter of Thomas Collamer, of Burlington, Vt.
Died at Ludlow, Vt, March 26, 1872, where his widow
continued to live in 1876. Child:
I Charles Edgar, Jr., born Ludlow, Vt,
Oct 7, 1872.
ISO. Trowbridge Pelton', seventh son of Itha-
mar*, Ithamar', John*, John", Samuel", John', born
Middlefield, Mass., August 12, 1816; married (i)
Litchfield, Medina Co., O., about February, 1843,
Martha Melissa (b. May 31, 1824), daughter of
Lysander Strong, of Chatham, Medina Co., O.
Farmer. Residence, 1878, Hebron, Jefferson Co.,
Wis. Children:
131 I Lysander, b. Dec. 2, 1844; m. June 21,
1868, Marilla Hurd.
131 II Leander, b. Dec. 2, 1844; m. Nov. 16, 1868,
Sarah L. Pond.
Cortland, III.; Litchfield, O., etc. 131
III Harriet Althea, born Litchfield, O., Dec.
25, 1846; married (i) Jan. 9, 1870,
William Brown; one child, Anna; (2)
Rome, Wis., Jan. 25, 1874, Benj. Ham-
mond, son of Stephen Hammond, of
Rochester, Mass. Residence, 1878,
Hebron, Wis. Children: David, Har-
riet, Melvina.
133 IV Harlan R, b. July 14, 1850; m. Aug. 22,
1872, Eliza Ann Pond.
V Zenas J., born Ithaca, Richland Co.,
Wis., Nov. 23, 1853. In 1865 went
west with his mother to Buffalo Grove,
Buchanan Co., Iowa, and there staid.
130. Lysander Peltoii^, first son of Trowbridge',
Ithamar", Ithamar", John', John', SamueF, John', born
Litchfield, Medina Co., O., December 2, 1844; mar-
ried at Cortland Station, 111., June 21, 1868, Marilla
E., daughter of Curtiss Hurd, of Kingston, 111.
Farmer. Lived from November 8, 1868, to March
4, 1872, in Nebraska. Residence, 1878, Afton, De
Kalb Co., 111. (Address, De Kalb Center, 111.)
Children:
I Edith, born July 8, 1870.
II Lester L., born July 25, 1875.
130. Ijeander Peltoii% second son of Trow-
bridge\ Ithamar", Ithamar', John'*, John^ Samuels
John', twin brother of Lysander above, born Litch-
field, O., December 2, 1844; married at De Kalb, 111.,
November 16, 1868, Sarah L., daughter of Samuel
Pond, of Keene, N. H. Residence, 1878, Courtland,
De Kalb Co., 111. Child:
I Clarence H., born Courtland, 111., Mar.
24, 1871; died July 9, 1877.
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132 American Pelton Genealogy.
130. Harlan Page Pelton', third son of Trow-
bridge', Ithamar', Ithamar', John', John', Samuel',
John', born Litchfield, Medina Co., O., July 14, 1850;
married at Sycamore, 111., August 22, 1872, Eliza
Ann Pond. Lumberman, Ewart, Mich. Address,
1878, Five Lakes, Lapeer Co., Mich. Wife Eliza
Ann died March 5, 1875. Children:
I Erberd Frederick, born Aug. 28, 1873.
II Eliza Ann, born Mar. 4, 1875; died Mar.
II, 1875.
190. Cyprian Pelton', eighth son of Ithaman,
Ithamar', John', John', Samuel', John', born Middle-
field, Hampden Co., Mass., January 15, 1821; married
Litchfield, O., January 27, 1856, Flora Amanda
Strong (b. May 16, 1834), daughter of Lysander
Strong, of Warren, Conn., and Chatham, Medina
Co., O. Residence, 1876, Kent, Portage Co., O.,
where he died, August 29, 1877, from injuries received
about three and a half years before. Carpenter and
joiner; an excellent man and a good mechanic. Chil-
dren, none.
190. Philander Pelton', ninth son of Ithamar*,
Ithamar', John', John", Samuel', John', born Middle-
field, Mass., April 9, 1823; married Medina, O., Sep-
tember 9, 1848, Emily Finn, daughter of Edward
Finn, of York, O. Carpenter and joiner, Litchfield,
O., where he died, February 18, 1863. Children:
I Matilda D., born Mar. 30, 1852.
II Cora E., born Oct. 2, 1858.
94. Asahel Pelton", fourth son of Ithamar',
John*, John^ SamueF, John', born at East Windsor,
Conn., August 3, 1774; married (i) December 31,
1798, Anna Denio, daughter of David Denio, of
Cortland, III.; Litchfield, O., etc. 133
Deerfield, Mass. (b. Nov. 28, 1780; d. Dalton, Mass.,
Dec. I. 1821); (2) February, 1821, Hannah Benson,
of Hinsdale, Mass., who died in childbirth, Coxsackie,
N. Y., in 1822; (3) August 6, 1824, Sarah Gillett,
daughter of J. Richards, of Hinsdale, Mass., who
died in Wisconsin. Mr. Pelton lived in Windsor and
Dalton, Mass., and removed from Dalton, Mass., to
Athens, N. Y., February, 1820, and thence to Auster-
litz, Columbia Co., N. Y., April 7, 1830, where he
died, March 27, 1857. Children:
134 I John, b. Aug. 9, 1800; m. Jan. 8, 1824,
Sarah R. Hinckley; d. Jan. 28, 1867.
H Preston, born July 26, 1802; died at Dal-
ton, Berkshire Co., Mass., "Sept. 10,
18 1 3.
138 ni Hart Leverett, b. Mar. 26, 1804; m- (0
Feb. 22, 1834, Ruth Miller; (2) Nov.
27, 1844, Sylvia Etta Miller, sisters; d.
Sept. 7, 1848.
. IV Sabrina A., born Dec. 22-26, 1806; married
Jan. 21, 1823, Ithamar Pratt Pelton,
son of Ithamar Pelton, Jr. (see p. 122).
Living, 1878, at La Grange, O.
V Horace M., born Apr. 26, 1808; died Aug.
6, 1815.
VI Mary W., born July 28, 18 10; married
Sept. 23, 1830, Lyman, son of Ithamar
Pelton, Jr. (see p. 127), of Middlefield,
Mass., and Litchfield, O. Residence,
1879, Lansing, Mich.
138 VII Sumner Maynard, b. Jan. 26, 181 2; mar-
ried (i) Dec. 27, 1841, Phila Bedell;
(2) Oct. 30, 1856, Sylvia Etta Miller;
(3) Nov. 5, i873,Jeannette C.Johnson;
d. May 18, 1879.
34 American Pelton Genealogy.
139 VIII Lysander Preston, b. Sept. 27, 1813; m.
(i) Nov. 9, 1837, Lucinda Reynolds
Packard; (2) Feb, 22, 1844, Cornelia
C Evarts.
141 IX Horace Birt, b. Oct. 3, 1815; m. May 9,
1837, Mary Corley.
X Laura, born Dalton, Mass., Mar. 24, 181 7;
married (i) Claverack, N. Y., May 15,
1 841, Isaac Persons (b. May 6, 18 10;
d. July 31, 1856), son of Isaac Persons,
of Dutchess Co., N. Y.; children, three;
(2) Sodus, N. Y., Jan. 13, 1870, Wm.
Becker (b, Dec. 13, 181 2), son of Jos.
Becker, of Hillsdale, N. Y.; no children.
Residence, 1879, Sodus, N. Y.
XI Asahel, Jr., born June 8, 1818; died un-
married, at Austerlitz, Columbia Co.,
N. Y., Aug. II, 1842.
XII Harriet Newell, born Mar. 8, 1820; mar-
ried at Spencertown, Columbia Co.,
N. Y., Abner W. Hitchcock (b. Nov.
22, 1819), son of Orlando Hitchcock,
of Alford, Mass. One child, Francis
A., b. Apr. 13, 1847. Residence, 1879,
at Lansing, Mich.
XIII Hannah, born Apr. 11, 1826; died Oct. 2,
1827.
139. John Pelton\ first son of AsaheF, Itha-
mar', John^ John^ SamueF, John\ born Windsor,
Berkshire Co., Mass., August 9, 1800; married at
Madison, N. Y., January 8, 1824, Sarah R. Hinckley
(b. May 6, 1870, Washington, Berkshire Co., Mass.),
daughter of Bezaleel Hinckley, of Lee, Oneida Co.,
N. Y. Lived at Athens, N. Y.; removed to Reeds-
Lansing, Mich.; Dallas, Wis., etc. 135
burg, Sauk Co., Wis., In 1850, and there died, January
28, 1867. Farmer. Mrs. Pelton died at the house
of Mr. E. L. Montross, June 26, 1890, aged 83 years.
Children:
135 I Hiram, b. Aug. 31, 1825; m. Jan. 30, 1849,
Deborah Seaman.
II Sarah Ann, born at Athens, N. Y., June
22, 1827; married at Four Miles Point
light-house, Greene Co., N. Y., Feb. 5,
1 85 1, to Enos L. Montross, of Athens,
N. Y. Children: Frederic, b. Nov. 12,
185 1 ; d. Aug. 23, 1854; Ivah, b. Nov.
7, 1855; d. Mar. 9, i860.
136 III George, b. Feb. 9, 1830; m. Nov. 16, 1854,
to Phoebe T. Montross.
137 IV Charles A., b. Apr. 9, 1831; m. (i) Jan.
II, 1857, Nancy Maria Oakes; (2) Jan.
24, 1870, Mrs. Emily (Temple) Wake-
field.
V Hannah, born May 3, 1836.
137 VI John Edgar, b. Dec. 15, 1842; m. Oct. 15,
1868, Olive A. Kellogg.
138 VII Jason M., b. about 1845. No report.
134. Hiram Pelton', first son of John', AsaheP,
Ithamar', John^ John^ SamueF, John', born at Sauger-
ties, N. Y., Aug. 31, 1825; married at Athens, N. Y.,
January 30, 1849, Deborah Seaman, daughter of
Samuel Seaman, of that place. Gardener. Living,
in 1890, at Dallas, Barron Co., Wis. Served in the
United States Navy in the War of the Southern
Rebellion. Was mate on the steamboat "Connecti-
cut " until she was sent by the government to Fortress
Monroe for hospital purposes. Children:
136 American Pelton Genealogy.
I Emma E.,born June 15, 1851; died Aug.
20, 1854.
II Ida E.,born June 11, 1854; died Feb. 18,
1879-
III Alva S., born Sept. 28, 1856.
IV Maynard, born Dec. 13, 1858.
V Marion, born July 8, 1861; died Sept. 3,
1864.
VI Ernest A., born July 11, 1867.
VII Fanny B., born Oct. 22, 1882.
134. Crcorge Pelton^, second son of John', Asa-
her, Ithamar', John*, John', Samuel', John', born at
Austerlitz, Columbia Co., N. Y., February 9, 1830;
married at Reedsburg, Wis., November 16, 1854, to
Phoebe T. Montross, daughter of Samuel Montross,
of that place. Farmer. Living, in 1890, at Reeds-
burg, Sauk Co., Wis. Children:
136 I S. Aylmer, b. June i, 1856; m. Dec. 30,
1882, Frankie M. Battles.
137 II Montross, b. Dec. 13, 1859; m. Nov. 21,
1888, Mary J. Nye.
Ill George Meredith, born May i, 1863; died
Oct. 4, 1865.
136. S. Aylmer Pelton', first son of George*,
John', AsaheF, Ithamar', John', John', SamueP, John',
born at Reedsburg, Sauk Co., Wis., June i, 1856;
married there, December 30, 1882, Frankie M.
Battles. Farmer. Living, in 1890, at Reedsburg,
Wis. Children:
I Guy, born Apr. 16, 1884.
II Glen E., born Sept. 28, 1885.
III Clara, born Jan. 17, 1888.
Reedsburg and Dallas, Wis. 137
136. Montross Pelton", second son of Georges,
Johnt, Asaher, Ithamar', John*, John', Samuel', John',
born at Reedsburg, Wis., December 13, 1859; niar-
ried there, November 21, 1888, Mary J. Nye.
Farmer. Residence at Reedsburg, Wis., in 1890.
Children, none.
134. Charles A. Peltoii% third son of John', Asa-
hel', Ithamar', John*, John', SamueP, John*, born at
Greenbush, Penobscot Co., Me., April 9, 1831; mar-
ried (i) at Portage, Columbia Co., Wis., January 11,
1857, Nancy Maria Oakes, daughter of Edward and
Nancy Oakes (d. Mar. 2, 1868); (2) at Hilbourn
City, Wis., January 24, 1870, Mrs. Emily (Temple)
Wakefield (b. at Reading, Mass., Mar. 30, 1833),
daughter of Timothy and Sophronia Temple.
Farmer, Lived, in 1890, at Reedsburg, Wis.
Children:
I Olive Wheeler, born Feb. 11, 1859; mar-
ried at Reedsburg, Wis., Charles Powell.
Residence, 1890, at Reedsburg, Wis.
II May, born Dec. 2, i860; died Sept. 2,
1862.
III Charles, born Jan. 17, 1868.
IV Willis T., born Oct. 7, 1872.
134. John Ed^ar Pelton^, fourth son of John',
AsaheF, Ithamar', John^ John', SamueF, John\ born
at Athens, N. Y., December 15, 1842; married at
Baraboo, Wis., Oct. 15. 1868, Olive A. Kellogg,
daughter of George and Hannah Kellogg, of Prairie
du Sac, Wis. Farmer. Residence, in 1890, at Reeds-
burg, Sauk Co., Wis. Children:
I Bertha E., born Apr. 16, 1871.
II Maude Genevieve, born Nov. 29, 1875.
138 American Pelton Genealogy.
134. Jason M. Pelton', fifth son of John', Asahel',
Ithamar*, John', John^Samue^, John', Address, 1891,
Dallas, Wis.; written repeatedly, no reply.
132. Hart liCverett Pelton', third son of AsaheF,
Ithamar', John\ John^ Samuef, John', born Auster-
litz, Columbia Co., N. Y., March 26, 1804; married
(i) February 22, 1834, Ruth Miller; (2) November
27, 1844, Sylvia Etta Miller, daughters of John Miller,
of Greenfield, Saratoga Co., N. Y. (Ruth, b. July 8,
1813; d. June 21, 1844; Sylvia Etta, b. Mar. 23, 1820;
d. Mar. 28, 1872). Lived in Schenectady, N. Y.; died
Albany, N. Y., September 7, 1848. Children, of
wife Ruth:
I Harriet Amelia, born 1838; died 1840.
II Ruth Harriet, born June 7, 1844; married
Syracuse, N. Y., Mar. 20, 1873, Edward
J. Van Epps, of Schenectady, N. Y.
(b. Mar. 28, 1847). Occupation, shoe-
dealer. Children, none.
Children of wife Sylvia Etta, four, who all died in
infancy.
132. ^nmner Haynard Pelton', fifth son of
Asaher, Ithamar', John**, John", SamueF, John', born
Windsor, Berkshire Co., Mass., January 26, 181 2;
married (i) Philae Bedell, December 27, 1841, New
Baltimore, N. Y. (b. July 31, 1817; d. Hillsdale,
Columbia Co., N. Y., Dec. 4, 1854); (2) Schenectady,
N. Y., October 30, 1856, Sylvia Etta, widow of Hart
Leverett Pelton, daughter of John Miller, of Green-
field, Saratoga Co., N. Y. (d. Mar. 28, 1872); (3) Jean-
nette C. Johnson, at Johnstown, N. Y., November 5,
1873. Carpenter and builder. Died suddenly from
Schenectady and Austerlitz, N. Y. 139
paralysis and congestion of the brain, Schenectady,
N. Y., at 3 A. M., Sunday, May 18, 1879. Children:
139 I Adelbert, b. Jan. 21, 1843; "i- Mor-
rison; d. June 22, 1879.
II Emma Jane, born June 24, 1849, New
Baltimore, N. Y.; married Geo. E.
Belde, June 3, 1872, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Residence, 1879, Brooklyn. Children,
three.
III Benjamin Case, born Oct. 13, 1853, at
New Baltimore, N. Y.
IV Archie T., born May 7, 1857; died July
27, 1859.
V Edith Althea, born July 4, i860.
VI Sarah Elizabeth, born July 9, 1863; died
Aug. 12, 1863.
138. Adelbert Pelton', first son of Sumner
Maynard', Asahel', Ithamar', John*, John', Samueb,
John', born January 21, 1843, Hillsdale, N. Y.; mar-
ried Jersey City, N. J., , Morrison, daugh-
ter of James D. Morrison, 374 Communlpaw avenue,
of that city. Lived In New York city and there died,
Sunday, June 22, 1879. Children, none living.
133. Ijy zander Preston Pelton', sixth son of
AsaheF, Ithamar', John*, John", Samuel', John', born
Dalton, Mass., September 27, 1813; married (i)
November 9, 1837, Luclnda Reynolds Packard (b.
Aug. 2, 18 1 7); (2) Cornelia Catherine Evarts(b. July
8, 1819), February 22, 1844, Hillsdale, N. Y. (d. May
10, 1874). Blacksmith. Living, 1875, Austerlitz,
Columbia Co., N. Y., and in 1879 at Richmond,
Berkshire Co., Mass. Children:
19
I40 American Pelton Genealogy.
140 I Harlan Page, b. Sept. i8, 1838; m. Feb.
21, 1864, Louisa Winklepleck; killed
in battle at Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 3, 1864.
141 II Charles E., b. Mar. 24, 1845; m. Oct. 17,
1876, Amanda E. Sprague.
Ill Mary L., born Nov. 6, 1846; married May
I, 1871, Alfred O. Harvey (b. Feb. 12,
1847). I^ 1 89 1 lived at Austerlitz,
N. Y. ; one child, Willis Harvey.
141 IV Homer L., b. July 16, 1848; m. Sept. 15,
1875, Sarah Gage.
V Laura Anna, born Apr. 15, 1850; married
May I, 1 871, Hiram Cole (b. Aug. 10,
1850). Children: i. A son. that died
in infancy; 2. Clarence, and two others;
died Jan. 9, 1884.
VI A son, born and died Dec. 23, 1851.
141 VII David Martin, b. July 8, 1853; m. Oct.
14, 1877, Alice Spencer.
VIII Harriet Almeda, born Mar. 15, 1861.
IX Infant son, born Sept. 14, 1868; died the
same day.
139. Harlan Pa^e Pelton', first son of Lysander
Preston', Asahel", Ithamar', John\ John^ Samuel',
John, born September 18, 1838; married in Wood
Co., O., February 21,1 864, Louisa Winklepleck; killed
in battle at Atlanta, Ga., August 3, 1864. One
child, Armilda, daughter, born November 16, 1864;
married at Bozeman, Mont., June 13, 1891, A. S.
Trescott, of that place, and there lived November
6, 1891.
Mrs. Pelton married (2) March 3, 1867, at Spiker,
Neb., Mr. John B. Porter, of that place.
Penn Yan, N. Y.; Housatonic, Mass. 141
139. Charles E. Peltoii', second son of Lysander
P;, AsaheF, Ithamar', John', John', SamueF, John',
born March 24, 1845; married October 17, 1876,
Amanda E. Sprague, of Alford, Mass. Lived, in
1879, at Spencertown, Columbia Co., N. Y.; in 1891
a merchant at East Chatham, N. Y. Children, none.
139. Homer l<. Pelton*, third son of Lysander
P.\ Asahel", Ithamar', John^ John", SamueF, John\
born July 16, 1848; married September 15, 1875,
Sarah Gage. Farmer. Living, 1879, ^^ Penn Yan,
N. Y. Children:
I Carrie C, born June 12, 1876.
II Charles E., born Oct. 15, 1878.
III George B., born June 27, 1880.
IV John, born Mar. 13, 1882; died Aug. 15,
1882.
139. David Martin Pelton', fifth son of Lysan-
der P.'.AsaheF, Ithamar', John", John", Samuel"', John',
born July 8, 1853; married at West Stockbridge,
Mass., October 14, 1877, Alice Spencer, daughter of
Robert Spencer. In 1879 lived at Housatonic, and
in 1 89 1 at Dalton, Mass. A manufacturer of chem-
icals for paper mills. Children:
I Walter A., born Sept. 5, 1878.
II Howard M., born July 11, 1880.
Ill Cora L., born at Dalton, Mass., Feb. 11,
1883.
139. Horace Birf Pelton^ seventh son of Asa-
her, Ithamar', John', John', Samuel', John', born
Dalton, Mass., October 3, 181 5; married at Athens,
N. Y., May 9, 1837, Mary Corley, daughter of John
Corley, of that place. Living, 1876, at Corona, Long
Island, N. Y. Carpenter and sailor. Children:
142 American Pelton Genealogy.
I Charlotte A., born July 13, 1838; married
Athens, N. Y., Feb. 25, 1862, Malachi
Garrison; died Sept. 30, 1862.
II Lysander, born August 27, 1839.
III Miranda P., born Dec. 7, 1842; married
at Catskill, N. Y., July 4, i860, Wni.
Henry Edwards, who was killed, Chi-
cago, 111., June 28, 1870.
IV George Judson, born Mar. 4, 1846.
V James P., born Nov. 15, 1847.
VI Horace O., born June 22, 1853.
VII Elizabeth, born Feb. 7, 1855.
94. Hezekiah PeMoii% fifth son of Ithamar\
John^ John^ Samuel', John', born East Windsor,
Conn., February 21, 1777; married (i) Peru, Berk-
shire Co., Mass., March, 1803, Hannah Hathaway
Axtelle, daughter of Ebenezer Axtelle; (2) February
20, 1 83 1, at Sidney, Delaware Co., N. Y., Mary Bald-
win, daughter of Simon Baldwin, of Cornwall, Conn.
Carpenter and joiner. About 1781 went with his
father's family to Middlefield, Mass., and lived there
and in adjoining towns until 1826, when he removed
to Franklin, Delaware Co., N. Y., thence to Saugerties,
N. Y., where he lost his wife, thence returned to
Franklin, and there died, February 12, 1853. Buried
in North Walton, Delaware Co., N. Y. Children:
I Abigail A., born Sept. 20, 1804; married
at Franklin, N. Y., Dec. 25, 1825,
Hezron Benedict. Lived in North
Walton, Delaware Co., N. Y., and there
died, Aug. 8, 1864.
II Mariette, born Feb. 3, 1806; married Col.
Nathan Beckwith, of Red Hook,
Franklin, N. Y.; Rainbow, Conn. 143
Dutchess Co., N. Y., where he died,
Feb., 185 7.
III Hannah M., born Nov. 25, 18 10; married
North Walton, Delaware Co., N. Y.,
Apr. 15, 1838, George L. Hodge. In
1890 lived at Rainbow, Hartford Co.,
Conn. Children, five.
IV Asenath E., born Mar., 1818; died un-
married, June, 1827.
V Harriet C, born Mar. 11, 1820; married
Kingston, N. Y., Feb. 9, 1837, John W.
Leonard. Lived, 1890, at Rainbow,
Hartford Co., Conn.
VI Elizabeth, born Aug. 22, 1822; died un-
married.
143 VII Hezekiah P., b. Sept. 26, 1832; m. Feb.
22, 1858, Adeline A. Beardsley.
144VIII Salmon S., b. Mar. 7, 1834; m. Jan. 11,
1859, Jane Bennett.
IX Mary A., born Feb. 28, 1836; married
Sept. 5, 1861, Theron Saterlee, son of
Jos. Saterlee, of Franklin, Delaware
Co., N. Y. Residing there in 1878.
143. Hezekiah P. Pelton', first son of Hezekiah",
Ithamar', John\ John', Samuel-, John', born Sidney,
Delaware Co., N. Y., September 26, 1832; married
February 22, 1858, Adeline A. Beardsley, daughter of
Benj. Beardsley, of Franklin, Delaware Co., N. Y.,
where he resided in 1875. Farmer. Children:
I Deliaette, born June 6, i860.
II Edward F., born Nov. 5, 1862.
III Salmon B., b. Apr. 23, 1867.
IV Charles A., born Jan. 20, 1871.
V Arthur M., born Aug. 26, 1873.
VI Minnie M., born Oct. 5, 1875.
144 American Pelton Genealogy.
149. Salmon S. Pelton', second son of Heze-
kiah', Ithamar', John", John\ SamueP, John', born Dela-
ware Co., N. Y., March 7, 1834; married January 11,
1859, Franklin, Delaware Co., N. Y., Jane Bennett,
daughter of Abijah Bennett. Lived, 1878, at Wood-
bine, Harrison Co., Iowa. Children:
I Elijah E., born Nov. 5, 1862; died Sept.
25, 1863.
II Merritt H., born Dec. 30, 1865.
III Nora M., born June 25, 1869.
IV Ira B., born Nov. i, 1871.
V Burton L., born Sept. 24, 1874.
94. Joel Pelton", sixth son of Ithamar', John",
John^ Samuel', John', born East Windsor, Conn.,
August 19, 1779; rnarried Middlefield, Mass., about
1803, Ruth Fields, daughter of Deacon Zachariah
Fields, of that place, who died March, 1822. Wife
Ruth died about 1819; (2) about 1823 Rosetta Ed-
wards, of Cairo, N. Y., daughter of Stephen Edwards,
of Athens, N. Y. Farmer. Lived Middlefield, Mass.,
Cairo and Coeymans and Coeymans Hollow, Albany
Co., N. Y., where he died, March 20, 1865. His
wife, Rosetta, died March 20, 1870. He served as
constable, justice of the peace and as sheriff.
Note. — It is said he had 21 living children; if so
this record lacks a number of names, probably of
those dying in infancy, the first wife having borne
II children. Children:
I Joel F., born Middlefield, Mass., Aug. 23,
1805; died unmarried at Mantua, Port-
age Co., O., June i, 1831-4.
146 II Ira C, b. June 22, 1807; m. (i) July
4, 1 83 1, Charlotte G. Rowe; (2) Oct.
20, 1867, Mary A. Wentz.
COEYMANS, N. Y.; Matawan, N. J. 145
148 III Hiram S., b. June 7, 1809; m. (i) Oct. 17,
1839, Mehitable E. Sawyer; (2) Eliza
Hackley; d. May 26, 1847.
149 IV Alson Homer, b. May 22,, 181 1; m. Nov.
II, 1839, Laura Thomson.
V Thankful, b. (probably) about 181 3; lived
nine years.
150 VI Milo Sandford, b. Feb. 14, 1815; m. Nov.
21, 1844, Louisa Maria Harrington; d.
May 12, 1849.
VII Mary, born Savoy, Mass., May, 1819;
married there. May 12, 1839, Milton
Nash, son of Rev. Jonathan Nash, of
that place (Cong'l minister); died Mid-
dlefield, Mass., May 9, 1847, leaving
three sons, (five children died in infancy).
VIII, IX, X, XI No record.
Children of the second wife:
150 XII Aaron, b. Aug. 24, 1824; m. (i) Nov. 5,
1845, Eleanor Wickham; (2) Catharine
Green.
15SXIII James, b. Sept. i, 1828; m. (i) Jan. 13,
1855, Gertrude Rarick; (2) Apr. 11,
1866, Rhoda Cornelius.
XIV Moses E., born , 1830; unmarried.
Living, 1878, Indian Fields, Albany
Co., N. Y.
XV Joel, Jr., born ; written, no return.
XVI Ruth Ann, born Coxsackie, N. Y., Nov.
17, 1835; married Albany, N. Y., Aug.
30, 1853, Bernard Ward (d. Sept. 11,
1874), son of Peter Ward, of New-
burgh, N. Y. Children, eight. Resi-
dence, 1879, Matawan, Monmouth
Co., N. J.
146 American Pelton Genealogy.
XVI I Rebecca Jane, born Coxsackie, N. Y., Apr.
9, 1840; married Sept. 10, 1853, Justin
Felt, son of John Felt, of Holyoke,
Mass.; died West Troy, N. Y., June
27, 1856. Her husband died, leaving a
son, Charles H., b. June 27, 1855, who
married, had two children and lived,
1879, at Greenbush, N. Y.
XVIII, XIX, XX, XXI No record.
144, Ira C. Pelton\ second son of Joel', Ithamar',
John^ John', Samuef, John', born Middlefield, Mass.,
January 22, 1807; married (i) at Sand Lake, Rens-
selaer Co., N. Y., July 4, 1 83 1, Charlotte G. Rowe,
daughter of Chauncey Rowe, of Nassau, N. Y.; (2)
at Prairie du Chien, Wis., October 20, 1867, Mrs.
Mary A. Wentz, daughter of Richard Valentine, of
Mount Sterling, Wis. Farmer. Removed to Penn-
sylvania in 1836; to Prairie du Chien, Wis., in i860;
thence to DeWitt, Saline Co., Neb., where he died
February 10, 1879.
Note. — He stated that two brothers of John^ first
of Essex, Conn., went to Long Island, N. Y.; one of
the very few traditions preserved. Samuel, the
oldest, and Benjamin, the youngest, of Johns's brothers
went to Huntington, Long Island, N. Y. (See pp.
33 and 34.) Children:
147 I Edwin C, b. Mar. 25, 1833; m. May 23,
1858, Ruth A. Palmer.
II Albert H., born Jan. 20, 1835. Served in
Co. D, nth Regt, 111. Vol., and died
Oct. 30, 1 86 1, at Camp Lyon, Bird's
Point, Mo.
Ill Chauncey R., born Feb. 2, 1837; died Mar.
I4> 1837.
Prairie du Chien, Wis.; Riceville, Ia. 147
IV Mary Olivia, born July 21, 1838; married
at Greene, Erie Co., Pa., Aug. 27, 1859,
Frank (b. Mar. 27, 1840, at Smarden,
Co. Kent, Eng.), son of James Home-
wood, of Westfield, N. Y. Farmer.
Children, six. Lived, 1878, at Witts-
burg, Cross Co., Ark.
147 V Milo Sandford, b. Nov. 12, 1841; m. Sept.
24, 1866, Mary E. Potter.
147 VI Daniel R., b. May 19, 1844; m. Feb. 24,
1864, Catharine A. Valentine.
VII Ida May, born Oct. 2, 1868.
146. EdwiR C. Pelton', first son of Ira C.\ ]oe\\
Ithamar', John* John^ SamueF, John', born at Sand
Lake, Rensselaer Co., N. Y., March 25, 1833; mar-
ried Durand, Winnebago Co., 111., May 23, 1858, Ruth
A. Palmer, daughter of Randall Palmer, of Rhode
Island. Farmer. Living, 1878, Deerfield, Chicka-
saw Co., Iowa. Children:
I Albert Enos, born Jan. 24, 1865.
II Alura K., born Feb. 5, 1873; died Mar. 3,
1873.
146. Milo Sandford Pelton', fourth son of Ira
C.\ Joer, Ithamar', John\ John^ SamueF, John', born
at Greene, Erie Co., Pa., November 12, 1841; mar-
ried at Staceyville, Mitchell Co., Iowa, September 24,
1866. Mary E., daughter of Stillman Potter, of that
place. Farmer. Living in 1878 at Riceville, Mitchell
Co., Iowa. Children, none in 1878.
146. Daniel R. Peltons, fifth son of Ira C.\ JoeK
Ithamar', John", John", SamueF, John', born at Greene,
Erie Co., Pa., May 19, 1844; married at Plattsville,
148 American Pelton Genealogy.
Grant Co., Wis., February 24, 1864, Catharine A.,
daughter of Richard Valentine, of Mount Sterling,
Wis. Physician and surgeon. Residence, 1878,
De Witt, Saline Co., Neb., 1892, Topeka, Kans.
Children:
I Frank, born Nov. 8, 1869.
II George Herbert, born June 16, 1873.
Ill Amy, born July 14, 1878.
144. Hiram S. Pelton', third son of Joel', Itha-
mar', John', John', Samuel', John', born Middlefield,
Mass., June 7, 1809; married (i) at Crown Point,
Ind., October 17, 1839, Mehitable E. Sawyer (d. Apr.
I, 1842, aged 26), of Deep River, Lake Co., Ind.;
(2) April 12, 1844, Eliza Hackley. Merchant. Died
Crown Point, Ind., May 26, 1847. Children:
148 I Milo S., b. Sept. 29, 1840; m. (i) Dec. 15,
1868, Agatha Williams; (2) Apr. 4,
1873, Eliza A. Erb.
II Mary E., born Feb. 9, 1845, ^^ Crown
Point, Ind.; married May 18, 1870,
Thomas J. Wood, lawyer, son of Darius
C. Wood, of Terre Haute, Ind. Resi-
dence, 1878, Crown Point, Ind. Chil-
dren: Charles Harvey, 7 years old;
Flora May, 6 years; Alice P., 2 years;
Ora Eliza, 9 months.
148. Milo S. Pelton^ first son of Hiram S.\ JoeP,
Ithamar^ John', John", SamueF, John', born Crown
Point, Lake Co., Ind., September 29, 1840; married
there (i) December 15, 1868, Agatha Williams (d.
May 9, 1872), daughter of William R. Williams, of
that place; (2) April 4, 1873, Eliza A. Erb, of Canada.
Farmer. Residence, 1878, at Crown Point, Ind.
Children:
Crown Point, Ind.; Lenox, Mass. 149
I Mary C, born Oct. i, 1869; died June 6,
1871.
II Hiram S., born Oct. 23, 1874.
144. Al§oii Homer Pelton', fourth son of Joel',
Ithamar', John", John", Samuel", John', born at Mid-
dlefield, Mass., May 23, 181 1; married Peru, Berk-
shire Co., Mass., November 11, 1839, Laura Thom-
son (d. Oct. II, 1866), daughter of Elias Thomson,
of Peru, Mass Residence, 1879, Peru, Mass. Chil-
dren, born at Peru:
I Armonella, ) born Oct. 9, 1840; at home,
y unmarried 1879.
II Armarilla, ) born Oct. 9, 1840; married
May 7, 1863, Thomas F. Barker, son of
Asahel Barker, of Hinsdale, Mass.,
where she lived in 1879. Children,
four.
Ill Sandford H., born Jan. i, 1843. ^^ ^^79
at home, unmarried.
149 IV Grafton S., b. Nov. 24, 1844; ^' Mar. i,
1876, Ada E. Matoon.
V Mary J., born June 8, 1847; married Mar.
27, 1877, Everett O. Foss, of Pelham,
N. H., where she lived in 1879. -^^
children.
149. Grafton S. Pelton', second son of Alson
Homer', Joel', Ithamar', John^ John', SamueP, John',
born at Peru, Berkshire Co., Mass., November 24,
1844; married Lenox, Mass., March i, 1876, Ada E.
(b. Aug. 27, 1853), daughter of James F. Mattoon,
of Lenox. Farmer. Residence, 1879, Lenox, Mass.
Children:
I Minnie Alice, born June 23, 1877.
150 American Pelton Genealogy.
144. Milo ^andford Pelton', fifth son of JoeP,
Ithamar', John\ John", SamueF, John', born Middle-
field, Mass., February 14, 181 5; married Boston,
Mass., November 21, 1844, Louisa Maria, daughter
of Daniel Harrington, of Cornwallis and Antigonish,
Nova Scotia. In New York city 1842-3, a wholesale
stationer and paper dealer; afterward, till 1847, with
Good, Pelton & Noble, in the same business; thence
removed to Ware, Mass., and engaged in the clothing
business, and there died, May 12, 1849. Height, 5
feet 10 inches; florid complexion, blue eyes, hair dark.
Children:
150 I Sandford Harrington, b. Sept 28, 1845; ^^
Nov. 16, 1869, Mary Georgiana Darby.
n George McElwain, born Sept. 10, 1847;
died Aug. 12, 1848.
HI Mary Louisa, born Oct. 10, 1848.
150. Sandford Harrin^on Pelton', first son
of Milo S.\ Joel', Ithamar', John", John", SamueF,
John', born at New York city, September 28, 1845;
removed with his parents to Ware, Mass., and, after
his father's death, with his mother to Nova Scotia.
Married at Yarmouth, N. S., November 16, 1869,
Mary Georgiana Darby, daughter of Capt. Joseph
William Edward Darby, of Halifax, N. S. Residence,
1892, Yarmouth, N. S. Barrister and attorney-at-law.
Children:
I Charles Sandford, born Apr. 30, 1870.
n Eva St. Clare, born Dec. 2, 1872.
ni Arthur Edward Waldemar, born Apr, 16,
1878.
144. Aaron Pelton', sixth son of Joel', Ithamar',
John'*, John^ Samuel', John', born at Athens, N. Y.,
August 24, 1824; married (i) Coeymans, N. Y.,
Yarmouth, N. S.; Coeymans, N. Y., etc. 151
November 5, 1845, Eleanor, daughter of Eccal Wick-
ham, of that place; (2) Catharine Green, daughter
of William Green, of Coeymans, N. Y. Residence,
1878, Bethlehem, Albany Co., N. Y. P. O. Becker's
Corners, N. Y. Children:
I Helen L., born Sept. 6, 1846.
II Eleanor, born Sept. 5, 1847, Bethlehem,
N. Y.; married there, Aug. i, 1864,
John Van Alstyne. Children: Mary
L., b. Dec. 13, 1865; Peter S., b. Nov.
25, 1868; Hattie L., b. Sept. 5, 1870;
Charles H., b. Apr. 20, 1872; Chatie J.,
b. Feb. I, 1874; d. Feb. 9, 1874; Henry
B., b. Jan. 4, 1877; William G.,b. Aug.
7, 1879. Residence, 1879, Bethlehem,
Albany Co., N. Y.
Ill Joel Pratt, b. Dec. 14, 1851; m. -.
P. O. Callanan's Corners, Albany Co.,
N. Y.; written, no reply.
151 IV Eccal, b. May 29, 1853; ^- J^"- 23, 1873,
Elizabeth Shadow.
V Hannah, born Aug. 24, 1856.
VI Aaron B., b. Dec. 23, 1857.
VII Ruth Ann, born June 13, 1859; married
Coeymans, N. Y., Oct. 27, 1872, Won-
derful E. Shuter (b. Mar. 11, 1852).
Children: Ada, b. July 8, 1874. Resi-
dence, 1879, Becker's Corners, N. Y.
VIII Carrie, born June 26, 1861.
IX Mary Catharine, born Nov. 16, 1863.
150. Eccal Pelton', second son of Aaron\ JoeP,
Ithamar', John*, John', SamueF, John', born Bethle-
hem, Albany Co., N. Y., May 29, 1853; married there,
January 23, 1873, Elizabeth Shadow, daughter of
152 American Pelton Genealogy.
Peter Shadow, of that place. Farmer. Residence,
1879, Becker's Corners, Albany Co., N. Y. Children:
I Charles C, born Apr. 24, 1876.
II Eccal E., born May 10, 1878.
Ill Peter C, born July 10, 1879.
144. James Pelton', seventh son of JoeF, Itha-
mar', John*, John^ SamueF, John\ born Coxsackie,
N. Y., September i, 1828; married (i) Bethlehem
Church, Albany Co., N. Y., January 13, 1855, Gertrude
Rarick, daughter of Peter Rarick, of Coeymans,
N. Y. (d. Feb. 2, 1864); married (2) at the same
place, April 11, 1866, Rhoda Cornelius, daughter of
Peter Cornelius, of Coeymans. Mason. Residence,
1878, South Bethlehem, N. Y. Enlisted July or
August, 1862, in the 41st N. Y. Vols, for three years.
Discharged for disability after about four months'
service. Enlisted again April 3, 1865, in the 91st
N. Y. Vols, for one year, and served to the end of
the war. Children:
I Rebecca Jane, born Dec. 19, 1856; mar-
ried September 17, 1873, Benjamin
Wickham. Residence, 1878, Coeymans
Hollow, N. Y. Children: Mary Jane,
b. May 22, 1874; Edward, b. June 4,
1876; John Henry, b. April 14, 1878.
II Rachel, born Jan. 3, 1858; died Jan. 17,
1858.
III James Henry, born Feb. 14, 1859.
IV Moses, born May 21, 1861; died Sept. 27,
1864.
V Infant, born Jan. 15, 1864; died Jan. 16,
1864.
Children of the second wife:
VI Margaret Ellen, born Jan. 6, 1865.
GusTAVUS AND Vernon, O.; Essex, Vt. 153
VII George, born Jan. 8, 1868.
VIII Gertrude, born Sept. 2, 1870.
94. Cyprian Pelton', eighth son of Ithamar%
John', John', SamueP, John', born Middlefield, Mass.,
December 31, 1785; married ; died Whites-
boro, N. Y., and is said to have had five children,
two sons and three daughters; one son named Ly-
sander, and one daughter, Angeline. Nothing more
known.
59. Josiali Pelton', fifth son of John", John',
Samuel', John', born Essex, Conn., August 15, 1745;
married (i) December 10, 1767, Mary Griswold,
daughter of (supposed) Giles Griswold, of East
Guilford, Conn. (d. Mar. 7, 181 1, aged 64); (2) Au-
gust 20, 181 1, Widow Chloe Gilder, formerly of Hart-
ford, Conn. (b. July 22, 1768; d. July 27, 1838).
Ship-carpenter and farmer. Lived at Killingworth,
Conn,, but in the spring of 1800 went with his son
Jesse to Ohio to survey the north half of the Town-
ship of Gustavus, Trumbull Co., O., which he had
bought. In the spring of 1802 he removed his
family to Ohio, stopping first at Vernon, while prepa-
rations were being made in Gustavus for a home; and
in the summer passed through the wilderness to
Gustavus were he and they settled on new lands,
forming, with his sons, quite a colony of Peltons,
and where he died September 3, 18 18. Children:
155 I Ithamar, b. Oct. 26, 1769; m. Mercy
Griffin; d. Mar. 16, 1832.
II Lydia, born Mar. 7, 1772; married John
Lane.
164 III Elias, b. Feb. 3, 1774; m. Mary Folsom;
d. Feb., 1823.
154 American Pelton Genealogy.
IV Zilpha, born Feb. 23, 1776; married Apr.
6, 1804, Eliphaz Perkins, the first mar-
riage in Gustavus. No children.
172 V Jesse, b. June 7, 1778; m. Sept. 12, 1802,
Ruhama DeWolf; d. Oct. i, 1862.
175 VI Zenas, b. Feb. 15, 1780; m. Nov. 7, 181 1,
Margaret Reid; d. Nov. 8, 1871.
176 VII Julius, b. May 4, 1786; m. Feb. 12, 1810,
Hannah Folsom; d. June 12, 1862.
181 VIII Harvey, b. Mar. 20, 1790; m. Oct. 24,
181 6, Mary Bailey.
Six other children died in infancy. Their places
in the register are unknown; probably two belong
between Zenas and Julius, two after Julius, and two
after Harvey.
Note. — Josiah Pelton, on his brother William's
refusal to act as executor for his father's will, took
his, William's, place, and settled up the affairs of the
estate of John Pelton, 2d, of Saybrook, Conn. In
this way the account book of his father, containing
his father's family record, now in the possession of
Tensard D. Pelton, of Gustavus, O., came into his
hands. On Mr. Pelton's return from his first visit to
Ohio he offered one hundred acres of land as a pres-
ent to the first woman that would make her home in
the new settlement. His son Jesse, after consulta-
tion with her, accepted the offer for Miss Ruhama
DeWolf, of Granby, who went with them to Ohio
and there married Jesse in 1802. On the journey
west they passed through New Haven and New York
to Philadelphia, thence by " arks " (large six-horse
wagons) to the Ohio river; down that river on a flat-
boat to Beaver, and by ox teams sixty-five miles to
Vernon, Trumbull Co., O. After a log cabin had
been built at Gustavus the family was taken there, fol-
GusTAvus AND Wayne, Ohio. I 55
lowing a " blazed " track through the wilderness. Still
Mr. Pelton had to make frequent visits to Vernon for
provisions. On one of these trips he saw a panther
in a tree nearly over his head. Tying his hat and
coat to a bush, and leaving his dog on guard, he re-
turned to his cabin, a distance of three miles, for his
rifle, came back and shot the panther, which measured
nearly seven feet from tip to tip.
Game at that time was plentiful, and so tame that
animals and birds scarcely feared man, deer feeding
near at hand and wild turkeys flying down and feed-
ing on the corn given to the domestic fowls and pigs.
At that time the nearest grist-mill was at Beaver,
Pa., ninety miles away; stores were distant, and
neighbors on the north were eighteen and on the
west fifteen miles off.
153. Ithainar Pelton*, first son of Josiah', John*,
John', SamueF, John', born Essex, Conn., October
26, 1769; married, summer of 1791, Mercy Griffin.
He lived in Essex, Vt, from about 1794 to 1805, i"
the fall of which latter year he removed to Gustavus,
O., where he settled on a farm and there died, March
16, 1832. His wife Mercy (b. Feb. 25, 1774) died
September 14, 1844. Children:
I Eunice Loraine (shortened to Laura),
born May 4, 1792; married Gustavus,
O., July 10, 1808, Roger Perkins;
farmer (b. in Connecticut); d. in Illinois,
July II, 1855.
II Flora, born in Connecticut, Sept., 1793
(as given by Mrs. Elizabeth Mowry);
died June, 1797.
Ill Oritta, born in Essex, Vt, Feb. 9, 1795;
married (i) Feb. 14, 181 3, Jasper Part-
156 American Pelton Genealogy.
ridge, who died July 6, 1831; (2) about
1839, John Williams. Lived Gustavus,
O., until her second marriage, then in
Coldbrook, Ashtabula Co., O., where
she died, Mar. 22, 1845. Children, nine;
by the first marriage.
IV Achsah, born in Essex, Vt., Aug. 6, 1797;
married in 1 814, Noah Folsom. Lived
in Wayne, Ashtabula Co., O., and in
Baconsburg, O. Removing to Illinois
in 1833 he disappeared on the way and
was never heard of. She died in Illi-
nois in 1844.
157 V Josiah, b. Feb. 18, 1799; m. Sept. 26, 1824,
Mary (Polly) Wakeman; d. 1837.
157 VI Lester, b. July 7, 1801; m. Sept. 7, 1833,
Mary (Polly) Rood.
VII Elizabeth, born Essex, Vt., Aug. 21, 1803;
married Feb. 11, 1824, Isaac Mowry.
Living, 1876, at Johnstonville, O.
Children, 10; grandchildren, 18.
158VIII Samuel G., b. June 11, 1805; m. Aug. i,
1827, Matilda Kelly; d. June 5, 1857.
161 IX Hiram, b. Gustavus, O., Feb. 3, 1807; m.
, Hannah Ballard; d. Apr., 1851.
162 X Albert, b. Mar. 26, 1809; m. (i) Lucina
Rood; (2) Mary L. Jones; d. about
1849.
XI Lucius, born Gustavus, O., Apr., 181 2;
died Jan., 1813.
163 XII Ithamar,Jr.,b.Mar. 26, 1816; m.(i)Nov.
3, 1836, Susannah Ann Jones; (2) Mar.
12, 1856, Lucina Almira Jones.
164XIII Charles Wesley, b. Oct. 6, 1818; m. Jan.
2, 1839, Demis Isham.
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lo5. Josiali Pelton', first son of Ithamar^ Josiah",
John^ John^ Samiier, John', born Essex, Chittenden
Co., Vt., February i8, 1799; married Wayne Co., O.,
February 26, 1824, Mary Wakeman. Lived at
Wayne, Ashtabula Co., O., and there died in 1837.
Children:
I Jonathan, born about 1826; residence and
record unknown.
II Orvilla, born 1828; residence and record
unknown.
III Samuel, born 1830; residence and record
unknown.
IV Frederick, born 1832; residence and rec-
ord unknown.
155. liCster Pelton', second son of Ithamar*,
Josiah', John*, John", SamueF, John', born at Essex,
Vt, July 7, 1 801; married September 7, 1833, Gus-
tavus, O., Mary Rood, daughter of David Rood, of
that place. In 1877 ^ farmer at Gustavus, O.
Children:
158 I James W., b. Feb. 24, 1834; m. Nov. 7,
1857, Corintha A. Snyder; d. Feb. 15,
1862.
158 II William Jason, b. July 31, 1835; m. July
26, 1865, Mrs. Mary J. Morse.
III Cordelia, born Aug. 5, 1838; married Aug.
23, 1864, Stephen D. Mallett. Chil-
dren: Alice E., b. Sept. 4, 1865, and
Benjamin F., b. June i, 1870. Resi-
dence, 1878, Wayne, Ashtabula Co., O.
IV Emma, born June 30, 1846; married Sept.
15, 1863, William Wakeman. In 1877
lived at White Bluffs, Dickinson Co.,
Tenn. Children, four.
158 American Pelton Genealogy.
V George F., born Nov. 30, 1847. Lived,
1878, with his father.
157. Jame^ W. Pelton^, first son of Lester',
Ithamar\ Josiah', John", John', SamueF, John', born
Gustavus, Trumbull Co., O., February 24, 1834;
married Turnersville, Crawford Co., Pa., November 7,
1857, Corintha A. Snyder (b. May i, 1841), daughter
of John Snyder, of Hartford, O. Lived at Hartford,
O. Enlisted August 16, 1861, for three years; served
in Co. A, Emerson Opdyke, Captain, 41st O. Vols.
Died of typhus fever, Louisville, Ky., February 15,
1862. Children:
I Franklin G., born Apr. 15, 1859, ^^ Hart-
ford, O.; died Oct. 22, 1859.
n Clara O., born Nov. 11, i860.
Widow Corintha married (2) at Mount Pleasant,
la., February 15, 1865, Emerson J. Badger, and lived,
1878, in Westchester Co., la.
157. William Ja§oii Pelton', second son of
Lester', Ithamar^ Josiah', John^ John^ Samuel*, John',
born at Gustavus, O., July 31, 1835; married at
Beaver, Crawford Co., Pa., July 26, 1865, Mrs. Mary
J. (Hoyt) Morse, daughter of Christopher Hoyt, of
Newville, DeKalb Co., Ind. Gardener and fruit
dealer at Paris, Kent Co., Mich. P. O. Grand
Rapids, Mich., 1878. Children:
I George Wildes, born Oct. 19, 1869, at
Concord, DeKalb Co., Ind.
II Mary Etta, born Apr. 14, 1871, Newville,
DeKalb Co., Ind.
155. Samuel O. Pelton', third son of Ithamar*,
Josiah', John^ John^ SamueF, John', born Essex, Vt.,
June II, 1805; married Gustavus, O., August i, 1827,
GusTAVUs, O.; Byron, Wis., etc. 159
to Matilda Kelly, of Connecticut. Removed to Fon
du Lac, Wis., and there died, June 5, 1857. Carpen-
ter and farmer. Children:
159 I Walter K., b. Apr. 29, 1828; m. July 20,
1854, Philinda Breed.
160 II Francis Wilson, b. Aug. 28, 1829; m. June
II, 1850, Amanda Breed.
III Lester, born Jan., 1831; died Sept. 21,
1832.
IV Philena, born Feb. 22, 1833; married at
Fon du Lac, Wis., Jan. 20, 1856, Bezaleel
Spencer, of Washington Co., N. Y.
Lived, 1876, at Byron, Fon du Lac Co.,
Wis. Children, four.
V Malvina A., born Oct. 4, 1834; married
Nov. 8, 1 85 1, J. H. Gilbert, and died
at Fon du Lac, Wis., Sept. 23, 1857;
left two children.
160 VI Edwin, b. Dec. 31, 1837; m. 1857, Delia
Robertson; d. July 30, 1867.
161 VII Griffin S., b. July 14, 1840; m. Mar. 29,
1866, Harriet Steenburg; d. Jan. 18,
1869.
VIII Henry, born Jan. 13, 1843; ^i^^ Mar. 18,
1861.
IX Milford A., born Feb. 13, 1850. Lived,
1876, at Edgerton, Rock Co., Wis.
158. Walter K. Pelton^ first son of Samuel G.',
Ithamar', Josiah', John", John', SamueF, John', born
Gustavus, O., August 29, 1828; married July 20, 1854,
Philinda Breed. He served five months in the War
of the Great Rebellion, and was honorably discharged.
Lived, 1876, at Dorchester, Clark Co., Wis. No
children.
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158. Francis Wilson Pelton^ second son of
Samuel G.\ Ithamar', Josiah', John', John', SamueP,
John', born Gustavus, O., August 28, 1829; married
at Byron, Wis., June 16, 1850, Amanda M. Breed, of
that place. Farmer. Lived, 1876, at Fon du Lac,
Wis. Children:
160 I Wells Stacey, b. May 3, 1851; m. Nov. 3,
1875, Fanny Jones.
II Emma S., born Sept. 15, 1854.
Ill Nina M., born May 18, 1858.
IV Eva Josephine, born Feb. 21, i860.
160. Wells Stacey Pelton', first son of Francis
W.^ Samuel G.', Ithamar^ Josiah', John\ John^ Sam-
uel*, John', born May 3, 1851; married November 3,
1875, Fanny Jones. Children, none in 1876.
158. Edwin Pelton*, fourth son of Samuel G.',
Ithamar', Josiah', John^ John", Samuel', John', born
December 31, 1837; married in 1857, Delia Robert-
son. Served in the Great Rebellion, and died at
Fon du Lac, Wis., July 30, 1867, from disease con-
tracted in the army. His widow died in March, 1873.
Children:
160 I Henry G., b. Oct. 18, 1857; m. Ada F.
Avery, Apr. 10, 1883.
II Philinda, born 1859; ^^^^ New London,
Wis., Mar. 20, 1873.
III Truman, born i860; died May i, 1875.
IV Edna, born July, 1862.
V Eddie (Edwin ?), born in the spring of
1866.
160. Henry CJ. Pelton', first son of Edwin', Sam-
uel G.\ Ithamar', Josiah', John^ John", Samuel', John',
born at Janesville, Wis., October 18, 1857; married
GusTAvus, O.; Marengo, Ia., etc. i6i
at Manchester, N. H., April lo, 1883, Ada F.Avery,
daughter of Charles H. Avery, of that place. Occu-
pation, restaurateur. Residence, 1891, at Oshkosh,
Wis. Children, born at Oshkosh:
I Edna L., born Jan. 30, 1884.
II Mary M., born Nov. 9, 1887.
Ill George A., born Mar. 18, i"'
158. Orifliii S. Pelton^, fifth son of Samuel G.\
Ithamar^ Josiah", John', John", SamueF, John\ born
July 14, 1840; married March 29, 1866, Harriet
Steenburg. Lived at Fon du Lac, Wis. Served in
the army of the Great Rebellion, and died January
18, 1869, from disease there contracted. In 1876 his
widow still lived in Fon du Lac. Children, none.
155. Hiram Pelton', fourth son of Ithamar',
Josiah', John", John", SamueF, John', born in Gus-
tavus, O., February 3, 1807; married Trumbull Co.,
O., Hannah Ballard. Farmer. Removed to Byron,
Fon du Lac Co., Wis., and there died, April, 185 1.
His wife died about the same time. Children:
I Burton, born ; died unmarried, near
Youngstown, O.
II Sanford, born ; died unmarried in
1844.
161 III Newcomb, b. Nov. 18, 1836; m. Oct. 18,
1863, Gertrude E. Palmer.
IV Lydia M., born ; married Charles
Prentiss, and went to California.
V Andrew J., born ; died July 21, 1864.
161. IVewcoinb Pelton^ third son of Hiram',
Ithamar', Josiah', John', John', SamueF, John', born
Gustavus, O., November 18, 1836; married Byron,
i62 American Pelton Genealogy.
Fon du Lac Co., Wis., October i8, 1863, Gertrude
E. Palmer, daughter of N. H. Palmer, of Adrian,
Mich. Farmer. Lived, 1876, at Sparta, Wis.
Children:
I Irving, born July 21, 1864.
II Elmer, born Oct. 25, 1866.
III Myrtre, born Nov. 29, 1868.
IV Lester, born Mar. 5, 1871.
V Marian, born May 23, 1875.
155. Albert Pelton', fifth son of Ithamar*, Josiah*,
John*, John^ SamueP, John', born Gustavus, O.,
March 26, 1809; married (i) Lucina Rood, daughter
of David Rood, of Wayne, O.; (2) at Gustavus, O.,
October 16, 1837, Mary L. Jones, daughter of Luther
Jones, of Gustavus (born in Avon, N. Y., March 4,
1 81 8). Lived, 1878, with her daughter, Mary L.
Kearns, in Marengo, Iowa Co., la. Mr. Pelton
served in the Mexican war, and died on the way
home, at Memphis, Tenn. Children, by first wife:
I Oshea.
II Elvira L.
III Edgar.
IV Martha, married Joshua Middleton; died
Gustavus, O.
Children by second wife:
163 V Salmon S., b. Oct. 12, 1839; ^- Oct. 12,
1864, Melissa Bowman.
VI Angeline S., born Feb. 2, 1842; married
Oct. 30, 1859, Theodore Kearns. Lived,
1878, Iowa Co., la. Children, three,
all living in 1878.
VII Mary L., born June 22, 1844; married (i
June 16, 1865, Oliver W. Dorwin; (2
Mar. 23, 1878, James H. Kearns.
GusTAVUs, O.; Marengo, Ia., etc. 163
Lived, 1878, Marengo, Iowa Co., Ia.
One child, by the first marriage.
VIII Charles H., born Feb. 14, 1847; married
but no report returned. Lived, 1878,
at Painesville, O. Wife and child died.
163. Salmon S. Pelton', fourth son of Albert',
Ithamar", Josiah', John", John", Samuel', John', born
Fremont, O., October 12, 1839; married Painesville,
O., October 12, 1864, Melissa Bowman, daughter of
John Bowman, of Warren, O. In 1878 a merchant
in Warren, O. Children:
I Henry B., born Nov. 15, 1865; died Dec.
3- 1865.
II Albert B., born Apr. 15, 1867.
155. Ithamar Pelton, Jr.', seventh son of Itha-
mar', Josiah^ John^ John', SamueF, John', born Gus-
tavus, O., March 26, 1816; married (i) at Gustavus,
November 13, 1836, Susannah Ann Jones (b. July
16, 1816; d. Apr. 6, 1855); (2) Lucina Ann Jones,
Berea, O., July 24, 1828, daughter of Benoni Jones.
In 1876 a Free Will Baptist minister at Pierpont, O.
Children, by first wife:
I Angelina Mahala, born June 4, 1838,
Gustavus, O.; died May 25, 1841.
II Mahlon Josiah, born in Gustavus, O., Oct.
23, 1844; ^iied Pierpont, O., Dec. 3,
1865.^
By the second wife:
III Lelia Estella, born Dec. 14, 1862, at Pier-
pont, O.
IV Mary Bell, born Feb. 23, 1866, Pier-
pont, O.
164 American Pelton Genealogy.
155. Charles Wesley Pelton', eighth son of
Ithamar*, Josiah", John", John^ SamueP, John', born
at Gustavus, O., October 6, 18 18; married January
2, 1839, Demis Isham (b. June 29, 182 1), daughter
of Ansel Isham. Veterinary surgeon. Lived, 1876,
at Fon du Lac, Wis. Children:
I Martha M., born Aug. i, 1840; married
, Albert Hodge.
II Lydia L., born Apr. 10, 1843.
III Richard R., born July 8, 1846; died Sept.
8, 1846.
IV Vandalia A., daughter, born Apr. 20, 1849;
died Feb. 9, i860.
V Ida v., born Feb. 24, 1850; married Feb.
24, 1 871, to Frank Ewers.
153. Elias Pelton\ second son of Josiah', John^
John', Samuel', John', born at Killingworth, Conn.,
February 3, 1774; removed to Essex, Chittenden
Co., Vt, and there, in 1799, married Mary (Polly)
Folsom, daughter of Thomas Folsom. He returned
from Vermont to Connecticut by flat boat down the
Connecticut river, and then removed to Gustavus,
O., being the second man who, with his family, made
this township his home. He was a carpenter and
joiner, and farmer. He lost his life by being frozen
to death on the way home from the lake shore,
February 4, 1823. Mrs. Pelton died about 1843.
Children:
I Zilpha, born Nov. 15, 1801; married 182 1,
Benoni Jones. Lived at Bedford, Cuy-
ahoga Co., O. Died at Kinsman, O.,
in 1877. Children, Almira, Orvilla,
Lusina.
GusTAVUS, Bedford and Kinsman, O. 165
II Barbara, born July 15, 1803, the first
white child born in the Township of
Gustavus; married Mar. 22, 1822, Heze-
kiah Barnes. Lived in 1878 at Gus-
tavus, O. Children, nine — seven living
at that time: Juliett, Almira, Rosetta,
Addison, Upson, Maryetta, Philemon,
Salmon, Hezekiah.
165 III Gustavus Storrs, b. May 22, 1805; m.
Mar. 22, 1829, Lydia Bailey.
IV Sarah (Sally), born Oct. 9, 1807; unmar-
ried; lived and died at Bedford, Cuya-
hoga Co., O.
167 V Thomas, b. Aug. 4, 1809; m. (i) Apr. 18,
1832, Jane Dyer; (2) Mrs. Stiles.
VI Lucina, born July 9, 181 1; married at
Gustavus, Joseph Kelly. Lived there,
thence removed to Milwaukee, Wis,,
and there died. Children, six.
VII Mary (Polly) M., born Mar. 13, 1813;
married Lyman Roberts. Lived in
Gustavus; removed to California and
there died. Children, none.
168VIII Elias, Jr., b Dec. 13, 1816; m. Oct. 10,
1839, Almira Imas; d. Mar. 13, 1855.
iro IX Elsander, b. May 19, 1819; m. Nov. 4,
1842, Philotha M. Sparks; d. Mar. 20,
1850.
X Alcinda, born Apr. 3, 1821; married
Charles Van Horn; six children.
171 XI Alonzo D., b. July 17, 1823; m. June 10,
1850, Mary J. Bell.
164. Crii^taviis Storrs Pelton', first son of Elias',
Josiah', John', John', Samuel', John', born at Gustavus,
i66 American Pei.ton Genealogy.
Trumbull Co., O., May 22, 1805, the first white boy
born in the township. Married there, March 22,
1829, Lydia Bailey, daughter of Iddo Bailey, of
Haddam, Conn. Carpenter and farmer. Lived, in
1876, at Russell, Geauga Co., O. Children:
ler I Flavel B., b. Feb. i, 1830; m. Mar. 17,
1852, Orvilla Robinson.
II Jane D., born Nov. 14, 1831; married Jan.
7, 1867, Mr. Harmon, who died Feb. 8,
1869; no children. Living, in 1876, at
Russell, Geauga Co., O.
167 III Emory A., b. June 24, 1833; m. Dec. 18,
1857, Sarah M. Gates.
IV Mary (Polly), born Jan. 25, 1835; married
Sept. 3, 1855, John Hall. In 1876 was
living in Kansas. Children, ten; nine
then living.
V Sarah (Sally), born Jan. 4, 1839; no other
record.
VI Ervilla, born Jan. 26, 1841; married Orson
Sweet, July 17, 1859; one daughter.
Lived, 1876, at Prairie Home, Shelby
Co., 111.
VII Lucinda, born Nov. 23, 1842; married (i)
Jan. 25, 1862, William Babcock, who
died Dec. 18, 1862; (2) Dec. 25, 1867,
Vivalda Mansfield. Children: Ellen
Augusta, born Nov. 5, 1869; Vivern
Shirley, b. Nov. 8, 1874.
VIII Philena, born Mar. i, 1845. In 1876
living at her father's home.
IX Thomas, born May 16, 1848; died Aug.
6, 1848.
X Amaretta M., born Dec. 30, 1852; mar-
ried Oct. I, 1874, Hermon Green.
Farmer. Living, 1876, at Russell, O.
Russell, Berlinville and Norwalk, O. 167
165. Flavel B. Pelton', first son of Gustavus
Storrs', Elias^ Josiah", John^ John", Samuer, John',
born February i, 1830; married March 17, 1852, to
Orvilla Robinson, daughter of Samuel Robinson, of
Russell, O., where he lived in 1876. Children:
I Arthur E., born Dec. 31, 1852.
II Willie A., born Oct. 29, 1854.
III Dewey B., born Jan. 25, 1857.
IV Herbert E., born Mar. 21, 1859.
V Ernest C, born Jan. 19, 1861.
VI Cora M., born Dec. 26, 1862.
VII Ida C, born Feb. 8, 1865.
VIII Rosa Estelle, born Mar. 14, 1867.
IX Nora E., born Feb. 18, 1869.
X Guy S., born Mar. 28, 1874.
165. Emory A. Pelton', second son of Gustavus
S.', Elias^, Josiah', John", John", Samuel', John', born
Gustavus, O., June 24, 1833; married (i) at Chester,
Geauga Co., O., December 18, 1857, Sarah M. Gates,
daughter of Luther Gates, of that place. Residence,
in 1876, Russell, Geauga Co., O. Farmer. Wife
Sarah M. died December 14, 1875; (2) •
Children:
By first wife:
I Ira C, born May 29, 1858.
II Elmer S., born Aug. 3, i860.
III Adelbert, born Feb. 27, 1865.
IV Homer, born Apr. 28, 1868.
By second wife:
V Anna S., born Dec. 14, 1879.
164. Thomas PcUon', second son of Elias",
Josiah', John', John", Samuel', John', born Gustavus,
Trumbull Co., O., August 4, 1809; married (i) Trum-
1 68 American Pelton Genealogy.
bull Co., O., April i8, 1832, Jane Dyer, daughter of
Norman Dyer, of that county. In 1876 a farmer
living at Berlinville, Erie Co., O.; (2) Elizabeth Ann
Rowland, of Huron Co., O. Children:
168 I Omar H., b. Mar. 10, 1833; m. Dec. 23,
1855, Ella E. Alverson.
II Lorina, born July 2, 1834; married May
8, 1855, M. J. Daniels. Lived at Lan-
sing, Mich.; died Feb. 13, 1870; one
son, dead.
III Parintha, born Aug. 3, 1836; married
Dec. 29, 1859, Orson E. Turner. Liv-
ing, in 1876, at Norwalk, O.; one son.
IV Manilla, born Mar. 13, 1839; married
Mar. 15, 1864, J. W. Edmonds. Lived,
in 1876, at Lansing, Mich.; two sons.
V William Henry, born Dec. 16, 1840; died
in the army, July 31, 1862.
VI Frederic D., born May 9, 1851; unmar-
ried in 1876.
VII Stella, born Apr. 5, 1856; at home in
1876.
167. Omar H. Pelton', first son of Thomas',
Elias", Josiah', John', John", Samuel', John', born
March 10, 1833; married December 23, 1855, Ella
E. Alverson. In 1876 lived at Norwalk, O. Child:
I Edah, a daughter.
164. Elias Pelton, Jr.', third son of Elias^
Josiah', John*, John", Samuel', John', born at Gusta-
vus, O., Dec. 13, 1816; married October 10, 1839,
Almira I mas. Lived at Gustavus, but died at Toledo,
O., March 13, 1855. Children:
Sylvania, West Toledo and Florence, O. 169
169 I Giles H., b. Nov. 14, 1840; m. July 12,
1879, Emma Pright.
169 II Delmar A., b. Feb. 4, 1842; m. July 14,
1874, Mary Johnson.
17© III Elias C, b. Aug. 14, 1843; m. Dec. 25,
1868, Maria Clegg.
IV Louisa M., born Sept. 26, 1846; married
Jan. 16, 1865, Linus Osgood, son of
Theophilus Osgood. Children, two.
Living, in 1879, i^ Erie, Monroe Co.,
Mich.
V Amaretta A., born Jan. i, 1848; married
F'eb. 23, 1869, William Powlesland, son
of John Powlesland; no children. In
1879 lived in Toledo, O.
VI Melissa A., born Nov. 14, 1849; married
May 5, 1872, Edgar Albring, son of
Ira Albring. Children, four. Resi-
dence, 1879, '^^ Sylvania, Lucas Co., O.
VII Mary M., born June 13, 1852. In 1879
unmarried and lived in West Toledo, O.
168. Gile§ H. Pelton^, first son of Elias', Elias',
Josiah', John*, John\ Samuel', John', born Gustavus,
Trumbull Co.. O., November 14, 1840; married Bed-
ford, Monroe Co., Mich,, July 12, 1879, Emma,
daughter of David Pright, of that place. In 1880 a
farmer, living in West Toledo, O. Children, none
reported.
168. Delmar A. Pelton% second son of Elias',
Elias', Josiah', John*, John', SamueF, John', born at
Gustavus, O., February 4, 1842; married Bedford,
Mich., July 14, 1874, Mary Johnson, daughter of
James Johnson, of that place. In 1879 ^ farmer,
living in West Toledo, O. Children:
I70 American Pelton Genealogy.
I Luie L., born Aug. 25, 1875.
II Davis B., born Feb. 28, 1877.
Ill James E., born Aug. 14, 1879.
168. Elias C. Pelton*, third son of Elias', Elias',
Josiah', John*, John', SamueF, John', born at Gusta-
vus, O., August 14, 1843; married at Whitford, Mon-
roe Co., Mich., December 25, 1868, Maria Clegg,
daughter of Richard Clegg, of Lambertville, Mich.
In i879awagon-makerin West Toledo, O. Children:
I Charles, born Dec. 21, 1869.
II Richard, born Dec. 15, 1872; died Oct.
26, 1874.
Ill Minnie, born Sept. 2, 1875.
164. Elsander Pelton', fourth son of Elias*,
Josiah', John*, John^ SamueP, John', born at Gusta-
vus, Trumbull Co., O., May 19, 1819; married
Warren Co., O., November 4, 1842, Philotha M.
Sparks, daughter of Erastus Sparks, of Greene,
Trumbull Co., O. Died at Florence, Erie Co., O,,
March 20, 1850. Farmer and innkeeper. Children:
I Alonzo E., born Sept. 9, 1843; died Flor-
ence, Erie Co., O., Mar. 4, 1849.
II Mina J., born May 29, 1847; married
Warren, O., Apr. 29, 1863, Portland
Hyde. Lived, 1878, at Garrettsville, O.
171 III Francis, b. Apr. 22, 1849; "^- Dec. 25,
1875, Lizzie Turner.
Note. — Mrs. Pelton married (2) October 28, 185 1,
Hiram Mowry, a son of Elizabeth, daughter of Itha-
mar, son of Josiah Pelton (p. 156), who committed
suicide January 3, 1870, from loss of property. Chil-
dren, by this marriage, two sons. In 1878 she lived
in Warren, O.
Florence and Toledo, O. 171
170. Francis Pelton*, second son of Elsander,
Elias^ Josiah^ John^ John^ Samuel^ John\ born at
Florence, Erie Co., O., April 22, 1849; married at
Marion, Ind., December 25, 1875, Lizzie Turner,
daughter of Robert Turner, of England, now of Niles,
O. Farmer. Residence, in 1878, Alexandria, Madi-
son Co., Ind. Child:
I Charles Elsander, born Sept. 5, 1877.
164. Alonzo Dwi^ht Pelton', fifth son of EliasS
Josiah', John*, John^ SamueF, John', born Gustavus,
O., July 17, 1823, after his father's death; married at
New Haven, Allen Co., Ind., June 10, 1850, Mary J.
Bell, daughter of Martin Bell. Publisher; former
owner of the " Toledo Blade," of Toledo, O. Was
also a manufacturer of agricultural machinery. At
about the age of seventeen he went to Southern
Iowa, among the Sacs and Fox Indians, Black Hawk
then being chief, where he stayed three years, and
then returned home on account of the sickness of his
mother, who died soon after, about 1843. Residence,
1879, at Toledo. In 1892 printer and stationer in
Toledo, O. Children:
I Eva, born Aug. 5, 1851.
II Ada, born Sept. 12, 1853; died Oct. 8,
1854.
Ill Lillie Bell, born June 27, 1855; died July
28, 1855.
172 IV Dwight Alonzo, b. Sept. 10, 1856; m.
Jan. 18, 1876, Kittie Eloise Arnold (who
died Dec. 21, 1884); d. Apr. 13, 1886.
V Mary Belle, born Feb. 7, 1863; married
to Henry P. Tobey, Feb. 6, 1889.
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172 American Pelton Genealogy.
171. Dwi^ht Alonzo Pelton®, first son of Alonzo
D.', Elias*, Josiah', John4, John', SamueF, John', born
September lo, 1856; married January 18, 1876, Kittie
Eloise Arnold, who died December 21, 1884. Mr.
Pelton died April 13, 1886. Children:
I Florence Eloise, born Nov. 7, 1876.
II Hugh B., born Aug. 8, 1881.
Ill Cora Belle, born Nov. 27, 1884.
153. Jesse Pelton', third son of Josiah', John*,
John^ Samuef, John', born at Killingworth, Conn.,
June 7, 1778; married, Vernon, Trumbull Co., O.,
September 12, 1802, Ruhama DeWolf, daughter of
Joseph DeWolf, of Granby, Connecticut. He went
to Gustavus, O., with his father in 1800, to locate his
father's land, and there stayed till he, his father, re-
turned in the spring of 1802. His family formed the
third Pelton family in Gustavus. Farmer. Died in
South Shenango, Crawford Co., Pa., October i,
1862. He was of dark complexion, with black eyes,
5 feet 9 inches in height, weighing 165 pounds.
Children :
I -, born July 3, 1803; ^^^^ at birth.
II Mary S., born Sept. 21, 1805; married
Gustavus, O., Apr. 8, 1830, Harry
Lyman, son of Josiah Lyman, of New
Hartford, Conn. Lived, in 1878, at
Florence, Benton Co., la. Children:
Amanda S., b. Jan. 29, 1831; d. May i,
1835; Silas H., b. Apr. 28, 1833; Sarah
G., b. July 13, 1836; Ira N., b. Aug. 6,
1838.
Ill Ruhama C, born Sept. 20, 1809, at Gus-
tavus, O.; married Jan. 9, 1839, Robert
Hilton, son of John Hilton, of Cul-
Toledo, O.; South Shenango, Pa., etc. 173
pepper C. H., Va.; died Port Byron,
111., Oct. 13, 1867. Children: George,
b. Oct. 20, 1839; Electa M., b. Jan. 15,
1841; Annie E., b. Sept. 28, 1842;
Henry, b. Jan. 13, 1845.
IV Sarah D., born Dec. 22, 181 1; married
Sept. 26, 1853, John W. Buckman.
Lived, in 1877, at Le Claire, Scott Co.,
la.; no children.
173 V Joseph D., b. May 2, 18 14; m. Sept. 12,
1839, Jane, daughter of Andrew Mc-
Quiston.
VI Electa M., born Apr. 5, 1816; died un-
married, Sept. 15, 1840.
174 VII George K., b. Apr. 12, t8i8; m. Oct. 6,
1847, Mary A. King.
VIII Cynthia L., born Nov. 13, 1820. Living
unmarried, 1878, at Gustavus, O.
174 IX Sidney Rigdon, b. Jan. 2, 1823; m. May
II, 1854, Sarah Ann Breckenridge.
175 X Tensard^D., b. Mar. 18, 1825; m. Jan. 29,
1873, Sarah Nesbitt.
XI Eugene S., born June 10, 1828; died Apr.
24, 1837.
172. Joseph D. Pelton', first son of Jesse*,
Josiah', John*, John*, SamueP, John', born Gustavus,
O., May2, 1 8 14; married South Shenango, Crawford
Co., Pa., September 12, 1839, ]^^^ McQuiston,
daughter of Andrew McQuiston, of Hartstown,
Crawford Co., Pa. Farmer. Lived, in 1878, at
South Shenango, Pa. Complexion fair, height 5 feet
9 inches; weight 140 pounds. Children:
I Martha Isabel, born Sept. 28, 1840; mar-
ried Oct. 5, 1869, John W. Marshall, of
174 American Pelton Genealogy.
South Shenango, Pa., where she lived
in 1878. Children, two.
II Ruhama Elizabeth, born Oct. 14, 1842;
married Sept. 12, 1874, William A.
Blake, of Andover, Ashtabula Co., O.,
where she lived in 1878; one child.
Ill Sarah Electa, born May 9, 1846; died
Feb. 22, 1858. .
IT'S. Oeorge K. Pelton', second son of Jesse*,
Josiah', John*, John", SamueP, John\ born at Gustavus,
O., April 12, 181 8; married Kinsman, O., October 6,
1847, Mary A. King, daughter of William King, of
that place. Farmer. Lived, in 1880, at Burg Hill,
Trumbull Co., O. Children:
I Myra, born July 9, 1851.
174 II John Sanderson, b. May 21, 1859; ni-Aug.
25, 1887, Emily O. Mason.
174. John Sanderson Pelton*, only son of
George K.', Jesse", Josiah', John', John*, Samuel*,
John', born at Burgh Hill, Trumbull Co., O., May
21, 1859; married at Hartford, O., August 25, 1887,
Emily O. Mason, daughter of Ralph Mason, of that
place. Occupation, farming. Residence, in 1892,
Burgh Hill, O. Child:
I George Mason, born June 8, 1890.
1 72. Sidney Rigdon Pelton', third son of Jesse*,
Josiah^ John^ John', Samuel^, John', born Gustavus,
O., January 2, 1823; married at North Liberty, Pa.,
May II, 1854, Sarah Ann Breckenridge, of that place
(b. Apr. 30, 1830). Physician, in 1878, living at Pine
Grove, Mercer Co., Pa. Height, 5 feet 10 inches;
complexion dark, eyes and hair black. Children:
GusTAVUS, O.; Lawton and Paw Paw, Mich. 175
I Charles A., bom Aug. 20, 1856.
II Mary Ruhama, born Apr. 25, 1862.
Ill Fried? (Fred?), born Nov. 28, 1872.
172. Tensard D. Pelton', fourth son of Jesse«,
Josiah', John", John^ SamueP, John', born at Gustavus,
Trumbull Co., O., March 18, 1825; married there,
January 29, 1873, Sarah Nesbitt, daughter of James
Nesbitt, of Conningtown, County Cavan, Ireland.
Children, none reported.
153. Zenas Pelton', fourth son of Josiahs John*,
John^ SamueF, John', born at Killingworth, Conn.,
February 1 5, 1 780; married at Shenango, Pa., Novem-
ber 7, 181 1, Margaret Reid, daughter of William
Reid, of that place. Lived in Pennsylvania, in Paw
Paw, Mich., and died in Lawton, Mich., November
8, 1 87 1. Mrs. Pelton died in Paw Paw, July 19, 1862.
Children:
I Mary (Polly) R., born Sept. 5, 181 2; mar-
ried Oct. 13, 1831, William R. Sirrine.
Lived, in 1876, at Paw Paw, Mich.
Children, four.
II William R., born Oct. 2, 18 15; died Oct.
18, 1834.
Ill John W., I, born Sept. 17, 1818; died Oct.
6, 1 819.
175 IV John W., 2, b. Nov. 8, 1820; m. June 2,
1842, Susanna Titus.
• V Lucinda, born Dec. 5, 1822; died in June,
1825.
1 75. John W. Pelton', third son of Zenas*, J osiah',
John", John^ Samuel', John', born in Gustavus, Trum-
bull Co., O., November 8, 1820; married in Shenango,
176 American Pelton Genealogy.
Pa., June 2, 1842, Susanna Titus, daughter of Wil-
liam Titus, of Gustavus, O. Lived, in 1876, in Law-
ton, Mich.; dealer in grain and produce. Children:
I Virginia, born Apr. 7, 1843; ^^^^ Dec. 21,
1861.
II Caroline, born Nov. 2, 1844; ^i^d Sept.
I, 1853-
III William, born June 9, 1848; marriedSept.,
1875, Sarah Phillips. In 1876 living in
Lawton, Mich. Cigarmaker.
IV Ida, born Feb. 15, 1851.
V John, Jr., born Oct. 16, 1855.
VI Carrie, born Nov. 11, 1861.
153. Jalius Pelton', fifth son of Josiah^ John*,
John^ Samuef, John', born at Killingworth, Conn.,
May 4, 1786; married at Gustavus, Trumbull Co.,
O., February 12, 1810, Hannah Folsom (sister of the
wife of his brother Elias), daughter of Thomas Fol-
som, of that place. Removed with his father and
family to Gustavus in the spring of 1802, and there
lived a farmer, and there died, January 12, 1862.
Children:
177 I Augustus G., b. Dec. 20, 18 10; m. Aug.
22, 1834, Mary Wakefield.
II Philena, born Apr. 27, 181 2; married in
Aug., 1830, Lyman Roberts. Lived at
Gustavus, O., and there died, May 3,
1832; left two children, a son, Lucien
R., b. Jan. 27, 1832; m. Nov. 12, 1853,
Eliza A. Breed.
178 III Lysander J., b. Jan. 11, 1814; m. Feb. i,
1836, Harriet Williams.
IV Hannah Annis, born Apr. 3, 1816; mar-
ried Jan. 8, 1834, Reuben Barber, son
GUSTAVUS, CONNEAUT AND CORTLAND, O. 1 77
of Zenas Barber, of Gustavus, O.; eight
children. Lived, in 1878, at Gusta-
vus, O.
178 V Winthrop R, b. June 30, 1818; m. Sept.,
1846, Sophronia Beer.
181 VI Buel B., b. Apr. 28, 1821; m. (i) Jan. 30,
1850, Ruhama Bradley; (2) Amanda
L. Beer.
176. Ang^nstus O. Pelton', first son of Julius',
Josiah', John', John^ Samuel", John', born at Gustavus,
Trumbull Co., O., December 20, 1810; married there,
August 22, 1834, Mary Wakefield, daughter of Elijah
Wakefield, of Kinsman, O. Carpenter and farmer.
Living, in 1878, at Greenburgh, Trumbull Co., O.
Children:
I Hannah, born Apr. 1, 1835; died in infancy.
II Winthrop, born Mar. 22, 1836; died in
infancy.
Ill Desta, born Feb. 22, 1838; married Feb.
3, 1863, W. W. See. Children: One
son and four daughters. Living, 1878,
at Cortland, Trumbull Co., O.
IV William S., born Feb. 5, 1844; died in the
U. S. service, Sept. 18, 1864, in the re-
cruiting camp at Cleveland, O.
177 V Reuben L, b. Nov. 8, 1848; m. Dec. 22,
1870, Mary Hillman.
177. Reuben li. Pelton^, third son of Augustus
G.\ Julius', Josiah', John', John', SamueP, John\ born
at Gustavus, Trumbull Co., O., November 8, 1848;
married at Cortland, O., December 22, 1870, Mary
Hillman, daughter of Charles Hillman, of Greensburg,
O. Residence, 1890, at Greensburg, O. Farmer.
Children:
178 American Pelton Genealogy.
I Lillie, born Oct. 15, 1873.
II Minnie, born Mar. 5, 1876; died Mar. 15,
1876.
176. liyisander J. Pelton', second son of Julius*,
Josiah^ John^ John\ SamueF, John', born at Gustavus,
O., January 11,1814; married there, February i, 1836,
Harriet Williams, daughter of Israel Williams, of
that place. Horse trainer, 1877. Children:
I De Etta, born June 24, 1837; married
Apr. 7, 1870, C. Macham. Living, in
1878, in Gustavus, O.; no children.
II Aurelia, born Apr. 25, 1840; married Dec.
24, 1868, H. Watrous. Residence,
1878, Gustavus, O.; no children.
III Mina, born Mar. 8, 1846; married Feb. 2,
1865, G. Cowden. Living, 1878, at
Gustavus, O. Children, two.
IV Ella, born Feb. 29, 1852; married Oct. 25,
1874, G. Murphy. Living, 1878, at
Payson, Adams Co., 111. Children, two.
176. Winthrop F. Pelton', third son of Juliuss,
Josiah', John\ John", SamueF, John\ born Gustavus,
Trumbull Co., O., June 30, 1818; married there, Sep-
tember, 1846, Sophronia Beer, of Brookfield, O.
Farmer and auctioneer. Living, 1878, in Wayne
Co., O. Children:
179 I Cushman W., b. June 7, 1847; m. (i)
Mar. 26, 1870, Coralinn M. Gifford;
(2) Jan. 5, 1 88 1, Rhoda C. Boughton.
179 II Chapin B., b. Apr. 18, 1849; "^- J^"- io»
1869, Lizzie Griffith.
180 III Judd, born July 17, 1852; m. Dec. 17,
1885, Amanda E. Winch.
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180 IV Arvine W., b. Oct. 3, 1858; m. Mar. 15,
1886, Eva Rowe.
180 V Ellsworth, b. Mar. 28, 1861; m. Mar. 28,
1890, Sadie Reed.
180 VI John R., b. Sept. 2, 1862; m. Jan. 4, 1887,
Philinda Phillips.
178. Cnshman W. Pelton^, first son of Winthrop
F.', Julius^ Josiah', John\ John', Samuer, John', born
at Johnson, O., June 7, 1847; married (i) at Monroe,
O., March 26, 1870, to Coralinn M. Gifford, daughter
of David S. and Mary J. Gifford, of Conneaut, O.,
who died December 4, 1878; (2) January 5, 1881, to
Rhoda C. Boughton, daughter of Seymour and Char-
lotte Boughton, of Conneaut, O. In 1878 lived in
Cleveland, O.; business, mercantile. In August,
1 88 1, removed to Conneaut, O., and began business
for himself, where he has since built up the largest
mercantile business in the county. He is still, in
1892, actively engaged therein. Children:
I Barbara B., born Nov. 23, 1872.
II Julius S., born Nov. 3, 1878.
III Albert G., born Oct. 4, 1881.
IV Charlotte I., born Mar. 28, 1883.
Mr. Pelton in February, 1864, enlisted in 2d Ohio
Volunteer Cavalry, was taken prisoner at Ream's
Station, Va., on June 27, 1864; confined for two
months in Libby Prison, Richmond, Va., then paroled
and soon exchanged, and was mustered out of service
in June, 1865.
178. Chapin B. Pelton', second son of Winthrop
F.', Julius', Josiah', John^ John', Samuel', John', born
at Johnsonville, O., April 8, 1849; married there,
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January lo, 1869, Lizzie Griffin, daughter of
, of . In 1892 living in Belmont, La
Fayette Co., Wis. Occupation, .
178. Jndd Pelton^, third son of Winthrop F.',
Julius', Josiah', John", John^ Samuel', John', born at
Johnstonville, Trumbull Co., O., July 17, 1852; mar-
ried at Homestead, Alleghany Co., Pa., December 17,
1885, Amanda E. Winch, daughter of Henry F.
Winch, of that place. Shoemaker. Residence, in
1892, at Auburn, N. Y. Children:
I Amelia H., born Mar. 4, 1887; died Sept.
7, 1887.
n Adeline, ] , ^-^ 000
TTT AT r born Dec. 23, 1888.
HI Alice, f ^
178. ArTineW.Peltons, fourth son of Winthrop
F.', Julius^ Josiah*, John", John^ SamueF, John', born
at Kinsman, October 3, 1858; married at Chagrin
Falls, O., March 15, 1886, to Eva Rowe, of that place.
Merchant. Residence, in 1892, at Conneaut, O.
Children, none.
178. Ellsworth Pelton*, fifth son of Winthrop
F.\ Julius', Josiah', John*, John', Samuel', John', born
at Kinsman, O., March 28, 1861; married at Colum-
bus, O., May 28, 1890, to Sadie Reed, daughter of
Reed, of that place. Book-keeper. Residence,
in 1892, at Conneaut, O. Child:
I Robert R., born June 8, 1891.
178. John R. Pelton% sixth son of Winthrop ¥.\
Julius', Josiah', John', John', SamueF, John', born at
Johnston, Trumbull Co., O., September 2, 1862;
married January 4, 1887, at Conneaut, O., Philinda
GUSTAVUS, CONNEAUT AND CORTLAND, O. l8l
Phillips, daughter of Belle and Devogar Phillips, of
that place. Occupation, salesman. Residence, in
1892, in Conneaut, O. Children:
I Sophronia Belle, born July 11, 1890.
II Delphine Philinda, born July 16, 1891.
176. Bnell B. Pelton', fourth son of Julius*,
Josiah\ John*, John^ SamueF, John\ born at Gusta-
vus, O., April 28, 182 1 ; married (i) January 30, 1850,
at Johnston, O., Ruhama Bradley, daughter of Dr.
Ariel Bradley, of that place; (2) at Gustavus, O.,
September 2, 1858, Amanda L. Beer, daughter of
John Beer. In 1878 a farmer and merchant at Gus-
tavus, O. In 1 89 1 a resident of Cortland, O.
Children:
I Emma A., born June 4, 185 1.
II Ruhama, born Nov. 29, 1853; married
July 4, 1875, ^^ Avery Love, of
Mecca, O.
153. Harvey Pelf on", sixth son of Josiah*, John^
John^ Samuel', John', born Killingworth, Conn., March
20, 1790; married at Gustavus, O., October 24, 18 16,
Mary Bailey, daughter of Iddo Bailey, from Connec-
ticut, who died July 22, 1859, in the 60th year of her
age, in Cascade, Sheboygan Co., Wis., and was buried
in Wildwood Cemetery, Sheboygan City. Farmer.
Lived in Gustavus and Russell, O.; died May 10,
1838, at Russell, Geauga Co, O., and there buried.
Children:
182 I Seth, b. Feb 26, 1818; m Sept. 25, 1843,
Harriet Scott.
183 II Alvin, b. Dec. i, 1819; m. Apr. 3, 1851,
Caroline M. McFarland.
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183 III Russell, b. Jan. 20, 1822; m. Oct. 3, 1847,
Eliza Thompson.
IV Miranda, born Aug. 20, 1824, at Gustavus,
O.; married Aug. 7, 1854, William F.
Lawrence, of Chagrin Falls, O. Living,
1876, at Clayton, Faribault Co., Minn.
Children, five.
V Mary B., born Nov, 3, 1826, at Gustavus,
0. Living, 1876, at Clayton, Minn.;
unmarried.
184 VI Samuel Newell, b. July 5, 1829; m. July
1, 1863, Elizabeth J. Phillips; (2) Mrs.
Louise Victoria Meyers.
VII Abigail Elizabeth, born July 25, 1832, at
Gustavus, O.; married at Chagrin Falls,
O., Jos. H. Wilbur (b. Mar. 3, 1824).
Died in Michigan, Aug. 25, 1865. Chil-
dren: Ella Dulcina, b. Aug. 7, 1856,
and William Henry, b. Sept. 10, 1859.
VIII Martha Eliza, born Sept. 2, 1835, at Gus-
tavus, O.; married Jerome B. Legg, of
St. Louis, Mo., where they lived in
1876.
IX Lydia Ann, born July 11, 1838; died Cas-
cade, Wis., Oct. 2, 1858; buried in
Wildwood cemetery, in Sheboygan
City, Wis.
181. Seth Pelton', first son of Harvey', Josiah*,
John*, John', Samuel', John', born Gustavus, O., Febru-
ary 26, 1818; married September 25, 1843, at Russell,
O., Harriet Scott, daughter of Justin Scott, of New
Burgh, O. Mechanic. Living, in 1876 and in 1892,
at Sheboygan, Wis. Children:
Sheboygan City and Lyndon, Wis., etc. 183
I Alzina, born at Russell, Geauga Co., O.,
Mar. 15, 1845; niarried September 16,
1866, Thomas Shiel, of Illinois. In
1876 lived at Chenoa, 111. Children:
Hattie May, b. Nov. 3, 1867; Ella
Louise, b. July i, 1869; Arthur, b.
Mar. II, 1872.
II Mary Camden, born at Lyndon, Wis.,
Dec. 14, 1847; married Sept. 27, 1871,
Otis Parker Wheeler.
III Arthur Scott, born at Lyndon, Wis., Oct.
I, 1849.
IV Elmore Massena, born Lyndon, Wis.,
May 28, 1853.
V George Walter, born Lyndon, Wis., Dec.
5> 1854.
VI Harriet Augusta, born Sheboygan City,
Wis., Nov. 18, 1857; died Feb. 26,
1858.
VII Ida Lydia, born Sheboygan City, Wis.,
May 18, i860.
181. Alviu Pelton', second son of Harvey',
Josiah", John*, John", Samuel', John', born Gustavus,
O., December i, 1819; married at Bainbridge, O.,
April 3, 1 85 1, Caroline M. McFarland. Farmer.
Lived, 1876, at Oberlin, O. Children:
I Clarence Newe, born at Russell, O., Oct.
24, 1852.
II Flora L., born Oberlin, O., Sept. 4, 1856,
married there, Millard F. Franks, Nov.
24, 1875.
Ill Carrie, born Oberlin, O., Mar. 15, i860.
181. Ru§§ell Pelton', third son of Harvey',
Josiah', John", John', SamueP, John', born Gustavus,
1 84 American Pelton Genealogy,
O., January 20, 1822; married Lyndon, Wis., October
3, 1847, Eliza Thompson, daughter of Levi Thomp-
son, of Genesee Co., N. Y. Farmer. Removed to
Lyndon, Juneau Co., Wis., in 1846, and was living
there in 1876. Children:
184 I Levi Harvey, b. July 10, 1848; m. July
23, 1873, to Kate Ellen Brown.
II Martha Margaret, born June i, 1854.
183. liCvi Harvey Pelton', first son of Russell',
Harvey^ Josiah', John^ John^, Samuef, John', born
Lyndon, Wis., July 10, 1848; married July 23, 1873,
to Kate Ellen Brown. Residence, in 1876, at Fon
du Lac, Wis. Children:
I Martha Margaret, born June i, 1874.
II Alice Martha, born Fon du Lac, Wis.,
Jan. 4, 1876.
181. Namiiel Newell Pelton\ fourth son of
Harvey^ Josiah', John*, John^ SamueP, John', born
Gustavus, Trumbull Co., O., July 5, 1829; married
i) Bainbridge, O., July i, 1863, Elizabeth J. Phillips
d. May 4, 1874), daughter of D. S. Phillips, of North
Adams, Mass; (2) at Cleveland, O., December 18,
1878, Mrs. Louise Victoria Meyers (b. Feb. 14, 1842,
Sutton, St. James, Lincolnshire, Eng.), daughter of
Isaac Boardman. Residence, 1876, at Chagrin Falls,
Cuyahoga Co., O. Harness-maker. Children, born
at Chagrin Falls, O.:
I Daniel Alvin, born Sept. 20, 1865.
II George Newell, born May 23, 1867.
III Myra Betsey, born Dec. 25, 1872.
59. William Pelton', sixth son of John*, John',
Samuel', John', born at Saybrook (Essex), Conn
December 2, 1747; married about 1769, Lois Harvey,
Saybrook, Conn.; Cohocton, N. Y., etc. 185
of East Haddam, Conn. In early life was a sea cap-
tain. Removed about 1807 or 1808 to Pultney,
Steuben Co., N. Y,, where he occupied a farm, and
there died. May 25, 1825. He was the last Pelton
that owned his father's home at Essex, Conn.
Children:
185 I William, b. Feb. 9, 1 771; m. Dec. 22, 1789,
Ruth Clark; d. Nov. 27, 1839.
II Lois, born about 1773; married (i) Mr.
Gaylord; (2) Mr. Whitaker; died .
191 III John, b. about 1775; m. about 1797,
Prudence Pratt; d. Mar., 181 3; dates
uncertain.
IV Anna, born about 1777; married a Mr.
Ball. Lived and died at Watertown,
N. Y.
V Lucy, born about 1779; died young.
l»r VI Ezra, b. Apr. 28, 1781; m. (i) Asenath
Clark; (2) June 29, 1836, Mrs. Esther
Paulding Pinkerton; d. Aug. 15, 1877.
VII Elizabeth, born 1783; married Mr. Bur-
den. Lived and died near Towlesville,
Steuben Co., N. Y.
VIII Lucinda, born 1785; married Nathan
Bell. In 1876 both were dead.
184. Tl^illiam Pelton*, Jr., first son of William',
John*, John", Samuel', John', born in or near Say-
brook, Conn., February 9, 1771; married December
22, 1789, Ruth Clark. He was a cabinet-maker in
early life; a sea captain through the War of 181 2,
and afterward a farmer. He died at Cohocton. Steu-
ben Co., N. Y., Nov. 27, 1839. His wife born
August 19, 1872; died July 12, 1846. They removed
from Hartford, Conn., to Utica, N. Y., thence to
Yates Co., N. Y., and finally to Cohocton. Children:
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186 I Alfred, b. Nov. 26, 1790; m. (i) Anna
Thorns; (2) Abby Ingraham; d. Oct.
22, 1861-2.
II Phoebe, born Sept. 25, 1 792; married Pult-
ney, N. Y., Dec. 4, 1810, John Nicker-
son; died Cohocton, Steuben Co., N. Y.,
Aug. 4, 1846; seven children.
III Sarah, born Sept. 22, 1795; married James
White, and both died in Virginia.
IV Roxana, born Oct. i, 1797; married (i)
Abram Gillet; (2) Charles Erwin.
Lived, in 1875, at West Union, Pa.
188 V Hiram, b. Sept. 30, 1800; m. (i) Betsey
Arnold, Danville, N. Y.; (2) Lavinia
Winslow.
190 VI Sterling, b. Oct. 22, 1802; m. Feb. 6, 1821,
Sarah Brown.
VII Clarissa, born Sept. 3, 1804; married (i)
Oct. 2, 1822, Dr. Philo Andrews; seven
children; (2) John Nickerson, former
husband of her sister Phoebe; no
children.
191VIII Clark, b. May 21, 1810; m. 1829, Julia
Sager; d. Nov. 21, 1834.
185. Alfred Pelton% first son of William', Wil-
liam', John\ John^ SamueP, John\born in Connecticut,
November 26, 1 790; married (i) Anna Thoms, daugh-
ter of Stephen Thoms, of Sangerfield or Winfield,
Herkimer Co., N. Y. (whom he left); (2) January
15, at Pultney, N. Y., Abbey Ingraham. Shoemaker.
Said to have played well on the violin. Died at
Canastota or at Rathboneville, Steuben Co., N. Y.,
October 22, 1861-2. Children of the first wife:
Jacksonville, Fla.; Collins, O., etc. 187
187 I Collins, b. Pultney, N. Y., Dec. 26, 1810;
m. Nov. 21, 1838, Nancy A. (Ingraham)
Harris.
187 II Grove Alfred, b. 1814; m. 1812, Mary
Miller.
Children of second wife:
188 III William A., born about 1816 or '18; no
record.
IV Sarah, born May 19, 1822; married John
W. Torrance. Lived, 1875, ^^ Clyde, O.
V Jane E., born May 3, 1824; married Ben-
jamin Roselle. Lived at Spring Mills,
Oakland Co., Mich., and died Apr. 13,
i860.
188 VI James A., b. Sept. 26, 1826; m. Apr. 3,
1847, Matilda Hiler.
186. Collins Pelton^, first son of Alfred^ Wil-
liam", William', John^ John^ Samuel', John', born at
Pultney, Steuben Co., N. Y., December 26, 1810;
married Branchport, N. Y., November 21, 1838, Mrs.
Nancy A. (Ingraham) Harris, daughter of Ebenezer
Ingraham, of Connecticut. Farmer. Lived, in 1875,
at Rathboneville, Steuben Co., N. Y. Children, none.
1 80. Grove Alfred Peltoii^, second son of Alfred',
William^ William^ John^ John^ Samueb, John', born
Winfield, Herkimer Co., N. Y., 1814; married at
West Winfield, N. Y., 1842, Mary Miller, daughter
of James Miller. Merchant. In 1875 living at
Jacksonville, Fla. Children:
I Mary, born 1845; living 1875.
II Grove A., Jr., born 1847; died 1848.
Ill Rose, born 1859; living 1875.
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186. William A. Pelton«, third son of Alfred',
William', William', John', John', SamueF, John', born
(no record). Residence, 1875, variously given as at
Sabinsville and Ridgebury, Tioga Co., Pa., and Col-
lins Station, Huron Co., O. Children; no record.
186. James A. Pelton', fourth son of Alfred',
William*, William', John*, John^ Samuel', John', born
at Palmyra, N. Y., September 26, 1826; married at
Pultney, Steuben Co., N. Y., September 3, 1847,
Matilda Hiler, daughter of Jacob Hiler. Lived, in
1876, at Branchport, N. Y. Children:
I Myron E., born Mar. 28, 1849.
II Ellen, born Apr. 3, 1850; married July 4,
1875, William Race.
Ill Avilla, born Sept. 13, 1853.
185. Hiram Pelton', second son of William',
William\ John\ John^ SamueF, John', born Septem-
ber 30, 1800; married (i) September 30, 1823, Eliza-
beth Arnold, of Dansville, Livingston Co., N. Y.,who
died July 23, 1853; (2) Cleveland, O., Lavinia Wins-
low. Shoemaker. Lived, 1876, at Collins, Huron
Co., O. Children:
189 I James Clark, b. Oct. 5, 1824; m. Sept. 19,
1844, Elizabeth Barnes.
II Helen Ann, b. ; married (i) Antioch
O., 1845, Josl Serverus; (2) Thomas
Gallagher; (3) James Gailland; died
Apr. 5, 1865.
189 III William, b. ; m. Chloe Huntley; d.
Jan. 31, 1873.
189 IV David Maxwell, b. Nov. 17, 1826; m. Jan.
23, 1853, Alsenia Whitney.
V Nancy; no record returned.
VI, VII, VIII Died in infancy.
Jacksonville, Fla.; Collins, O., etc. 189
188. James Clark Peltoii% first son of Hiram',
William', William', John", John^ SamueP, John', born
Wayne Co., N. Y., October 5, 1824; married, February
14, 1846, Elizabeth Barnes, daughter of William
Barnes, of Barnesville, Monroe Co., N. Y. Boot and
shoemaker. Has lived South and West and in Cali-
fornia; in 1876 in Dallas Centre, Dallas Co., la.;
1879 ^^ Burlington, Coffey Co., Kan.; in 1886 lived
in La Grande, Union Co., Ore. Children:
189 I Theodore R., b. Aug. 17, 1847; m. Mar.
3, 1874, Ellen Jane Bellis.
H William Clark, born Nov. 22, 1856.
HI George R., born Aug. 4, 1858.
IV Hiram Scott, born Sept. i, 1861.
V Ida Laura, born Dec. 27, 1866.
189. Theodore R. Pelton*, first son of James
Clark^ Hiram\ William^ William^ John*, John^
SamueF, John', born Zanesville, O., August 17, 1847;
married Indianapolis, Ind., Mar. 3, 1874, Ellen Jane
(b. Richmond, Ind., July 4, 1852), daughter of Wil-
liam Bellis, of Indianapolis, formerly of Northumber-
land Co., Eng. Machinist. In 1879 living in Indian-
apolis, Ind. Children:
I William, born Dec. 25, 1874.
II Lulu May, born Apr. 11, 1877.
188. l^illiam Pelton', second son of Hiram',
William*, William', John^ John^ SamueF, John', born
; married , Chloe Huntley. Died in Oregon,
January 31, 1873. Children, none.
188. DaTid Maxwell Pelton', third son of
Hiram\ William^ William^ John*, John^ SamueF,
John\ born November 17, 1826, at Geneva, N. Y.;
190 American Pelton Genealogy.
married at Middleburgh, Cuyahoga Co., O., Decem-
ber 9, 1853, Alsenia Whitney, daughter of Daniel
Whitney, of that place. Pumpmaker. Residence,
1878, at Mount Morris, N. Y. Killed by a circular
saw, Cleveland, O., April 24, 1886. He was at that
time President of the Cleveland Pump Manufacturing
Co. Children:
I Jenny M., born at Cleveland, O., Nov.
28, 1854.
II Willis, born Cleveland, O., Feb. 27, 1868.
1H5. j^terlin^ Pelton^ third son of William",
William\ John*, John^ SamueF, John\ born ,
Conn., October 22, 1802; married Pultney, Steuben
Co., N. Y., February 6, 182 1, Sarah Brown, daughter
of Ezekiel Brown, of that place. Lived, in 1875, ^^
Kanona, Steuben Co., N. Y. A great hunter and a
hotel-keeper. Children:
I Ruth, born Dec. 2, 1823; married Cohoc-
ton, Steuben Co., N. Y., Aug. 4, 1840,
Henry Reynolds. Living, 1876, Italy
Hill, Yates Co., N. Y.; seven children.
II Mary, born Oct. 25, 1825; married Rus-
sell Gray.
III Nancy, born Mar. 11, 1828; married Lewis
Brooks.
IV Roxana, born Oct. 10, 1830; died May,
1873-
V Phoebe, born Mar. 15, 1833; married
Washington Graham.
190 VI Charles, b. Mar. 26, 1840; m. Sept 11,
1862, Maggie Van Riper.
190. Charles Pelton^, only son of Sterling', Wil-
liam*, William', John", John', SamueF, John', born
Mount Morris and Pultney, N. Y., etc. 191
March 26, 1840; married September 1 1, 1862, at Italy
Hollow, N. Y., Maggie Van Riper, daughter of Jere-
miah Van Riper, of that place. Lived, 1876, at
Wheeler Centre, Steuben Co., N. Y. Farmer.
Children:
I Sarah, born Jan. 7, 1864.
II Clara, born Feb. 18, 1866.
185. Clark Pelton', fourth son of William^, Wil-
liam', John^ John^ SamueF, John', born May 21, 18 10;
married , 1826-9, Julia A. Sager; died November
21, 1834. Wife Julia A. died 1865. Children:
I Henrietta, born about 1829; married
Tyler Cogswell. Lived, in 1876, at
Prattsburgh, Steuben Co., N. Y.
191 II Samuel C, b. 1831; m. 1855, Emma
Winslow.
Ill Caroline, born about 1833; married Peter
Van Ness.
191. ^amnel C. Peltoii«, only son of Clark', Wil-
liam^ William', John*, John', SamueP, John', born in
Steuben Co., N. Y., 1831; married 1855, Emma
(Emily Jane, of Holton's Winslow Geny.) Winslow,
daughterof Jonathan Winslow, of Henrietta, Monroe
Co., N. Y. Occupation, in 1876, produce dealer,
Collins, Huron Co., O. Child:
I Clark, born , 1857; horse trainer,
Cleveland, O.
184. John Pelton', second son of William^, John*,
John", SamueP, John', born probably at or near Essex,
Conn., about 1774; married there, about 1795, Pru-
dence Pratt (b. Dec. 28, 1 768). Lived at Whitestown
and Pultney, N. Y. Died at Pultney, March 3, 181 3.
Shoemaker. Children:
192 American Pelton Genealogy.
19S I Nathan Harvey, b. June 6, 1796; m. Oct.
14, 1 81 9, Pamella A. Balcom.
194 II Rufus, b. Mar. 30, 1798; m. (i) Apr. 12,
1 82 1, Lucy Sturdevant; (2) Apr. 14,
1864, Elvira Webster.
195 III Calvin, b. 1803; m. , Mary Ann Van
Doran; d. Jan. 12, 1843.
IV Almira, born 1806; married Russell
Brown.
191. Nathan Harvey Pelton', first son of John*,
William', John', John', Samuel', John', born Whites-
town, N. Y., June 6, 1796; married Perrysburgh,
Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., October 14, 18 19, Pamelia
A. Balcom. Lived, 1876, at Viola, Richland Co.,
Wis., to which place he removed in 1842. Children:
I Pamelia A., born Aug. 5, 1823; died Feb.
18, 1833.
193 II Orville A., b. Mar. 7, 1825; m. Dec. 31,
1843, Allette Woodward.
193 III John I., b. Nov. 10, 1827; m. May 28,
1854, Joanna Pine.
IV Sarah, born May 11, 1830; married May
II, 1850, Aaron Hawley. Lived, 1876,
at Forest, Richland Co., Wis.; four
children.
193 V Ezra O., b. July 16, 1832; m. July 4, 1865,
Emily Thomas.
VI Francis C, born at Prattsburgh, N. Y.,
July 15, 1834; died in the U. S. army
at Columbus, Tenn., Aug. 26, 1862;
not married.
194 VII Lewis F., b. Mar. 10, 1842; m. Oct. 30,
1875, Ella I. Smith.
Viola, Wis.; Walla Walla, Wash. 193
VIII Jane A., born Genesee, Waukesha Co.,
Wis., May 8, 1845; married July 4,
1867, Austin Emory. Lived, 1876,
in Sauk Co., Wis.
IX Anna B., born at Genesee, Waukesha Co.,
Wis., July 13, 1848; died Sept. 6, 1851.
192. Orville A. Pelton*, first son of Nathan H.',
John', William', John', John', SamueF, John', born
March 7, 1825; married December 31, 1843, Allette
Woodward. Lived, 1876, at Touchet P. O., Walla
Walla Co., Washington Territory. Children, said
to be five; no report of them.
193. John I. Pelton^ second son of Nathan H.'',
John', William', John', John', Samuel', John', born at
Perrysburgh, N. Y., November 10, 1827; married
Buffalo, N. Y., May 28, 1854, Joanna Pine, daughter
of Samuel Pine. Lived, 1876, at Wauwatosa, Mil-
waukee Co., Wis. Contractor and builder. Children:
I Ovelia J., born Mar. 8, 1855.
II Hiram S., i, born Oct., 1856; died July
18, 1857.
III Hiram S., 2, born Jan. 7, 1858.
IV Julia A., born July 20, 1859.
V Andrew E., born Dec. 10, 1864.
VI Lillie M., born May 23, 1874.
192. Ezra O. Pelton", third son of Nathan H.\
John', William', John*, John', SamueP, John', born
July 16, 1832; married July 4, 1865, Emily Thomas.
Lived, 1876, in Sauk Co., Wis. Child:
I Francis D., born May 27, 1866.
194 American Pelton Genealogy.
192. liewis F. Pelton% fifth son of Nathan H.^
John', William', John', John', SamueP, John', born
Prattsburgh, Steuben Co., N. Y., March lo, 1842;
married October 30, 1875, Ella I. Smith. Lived,
1876, at Forest, Richland Co., Wis. Children; none
reported.
191. Ruftis Pelton', second son of John*, Wil-
liam', John^ John^ Samuel', John', born Frankford,
Herkimer Co., N. Y., March 30, 1798; married (i)
Pultney, Steuben Co., N. Y., x\pril 12, 1821, Lucy
Sturdevant, daughter of James Sturdevant, of Nor-
folk, Conn.; (2) Elvira Webster, April 14, 1864.
Lived, in 1876, at Jefferson, Ashtabula Co., O.
Removed to Ohio about 1837 or 1838. Children:
I Harriet N., born Jan. 7, 1822; married
Sept. 15, 1839, ^JoshuaGiddings. Chil-
dren, three. Lived, 1876, at Cherry
Valley, Ashtabula Co., O.
n Martha A., born Feb. 23, 1826; married
(i) July 2, 1846, Ezra Pelton, son of
Ansel Pelton, by whom she had a daugh-
ter, Emma H.; (2) James Loveland.
Children, three. Lived, 1 8 76, at Cherry
Valley, Ashtabula Co., O.
194 HI John Clinton, b. Nov. 14, 1832; m. May
17, 1855, Sarah J. Graham.
194. John Clinton Pelton', only son of Rufus^
John^ William\ John\ John^ SamueF, John', born
November 14, 1832; married May i"], 1855, ^t Craw-
ford, Pa., Sarah J. Graham, daughter of John Graham.
Lived, 1876, at Castle Grove, la.; P. O., Monticello,
Jones Co., la. Children:
* Another report says married Alfred, son of John Williams, of Cherry Valley.
PuLTNEY, N. Y.; Howell, Mich., etc. 195
I Ezra Luther, born June 11, 1856; died
Feb. 3, 1857.
II Alvaro Ashley, born May 31, 1858.
III Truman Leland, born Dec. 13, 1863.
IV Ulysses S. Grant, born Nov. 25, 1865.
V Rufus Clinton, born Sept. 26, 1872.
VI Marshall Oliver, born Dec. 15, 1874; ^i^d
Feb. 5, 1876.
191. Calvin Pelfoii', third son of John', Williams
John\ John^ SamueP, John', born 1803; married
about 1828, Mary Ann Van Doran, daughter of Wil-
liam Van Doran, of Chester, N. J. Shoemaker.
Lived at Pultney, Italy Hill and Glade's Corners,
Steuben Co., N. Y. Died Prattsburgh, N. Y., Jan-
uary 12, 1843. His wife died January 3, 1873, ^t
Syracuse, N. Y. Children:
I Mary Elizabeth, born June 7, 1830; mar-
ried William H. Stryker. In 1879 lived
in Syracuse, N. Y.
195 II Nathan Terry (now Terry W.), b. Jan.
6, 1832; m. Sept. 4, 1855, Ad^ Beeman.
196 III Rufus Harvey, b. Jan. 13, 1834; m. Dec.
29, 1856, Mary Ann, daughter of Cor-
nelius Laughlin.
195. Terry W. Peltoii' (changed from Nathan
Terry), first son of Calvin', John", William', John^
John', Samuel', John', born Pultney, Steuben Co.,
N. Y., January 6, 1832; married at Italy Hill, Yates
Co., N. Y., September 4, 1855, Ada Beeman, daugh-
ter of Chauncey W. Beeman, of Cayuga, N. Y. Has
lived in Three Rivers, Paw Paw and Grand Rapids,
Mich., and was living, in 1878, in Bloomington, 111.
Wood carver. Children:
26
196 American Pelton Genealogy.
I Chauncey W., born July 14, 1856.
II Charles E., born June 6, 1858.
III Henry A., born Mar. 17, i860; died July
12, 1863.
IV L. D., born June 21, 1863.
V Herbert L., born Nov. 24, 1865.
VI Henry C, born Mar. 8, 1867.
VII Cora Ada, born Apr. 8, 1869.
VIII Frederic, born Feb. 5, 1872.
XI Pearl Garnet, born Apr. 13, 1875.
195. Riifus Harvey Pelton', second son of Cal-
vin', John', William', John', John', SamueF, Johns
born Pultney, Steuben Co., N. Y., January 13, 1834;
married Ann Arbor, Mich., December 29, 1856, Mary
Ann Laughlin, daughter of Cornelius Laughlin, of
Northfield, Washtenaw Co., Mich. Lived, in 1879,
at Howell, Livingston Co., Mich. Cooper. Children:
I Calvin Terry, born Ann Arbor, Mich.,
Nov. 14, 1857.
II William Henry, born Bloomington, 111.,
Feb. 17, i860.
III Frederic, born Bloomington, 111., July 21,
1862.
IV Francis Vane, born Tremont, 111., Mar.
19, 1865.
V Mary, born Ann Arbor, Mich., Dec. 28,
1867.
VI Edward, born Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept.
II, 1870.
VII Katharine, born Howell, Mich., Oct. 14,
1873.
VIII Grace, born Howell, Mich., Nov. 19,
1876.
Howell, Mich.; N. Urbana., N, Y., etc. 197
184. Ezra Pelt 011% third son of Wlllianv, John^
John', Samuels John', born at Essex (Saybrook),
Conn., April 28, 1781; married (i) about 1803,
Asenath Clark, who died October 30, 1835; (2) June.
29, 1836, Mrs, Esther (Paulding) Pinkerton, niece
of one of the captors of Major Andre in the Revolu-
tionary War. Farmer. Lived at North Urbana,
Steuben Co., N. Y., to which county he came with
his father about 1809, after having lived at Whites-
town, N. Y., for some years. He was an excellent
man. He and his wife were many years members of
the Baptist church. He died at North Urbana, N. Y.,
August 15, 1877; his wife Esther February 27, 1882.
Children, by first wife:
I Lucina, born Dec. 18, 1804; married Mr.
Osborn, whose son Samuel Osborn is a
dealer in pianos, etc., in Brooklyn, N. Y.
II Lewis E., born Sept. 9, 18 10; died Apr.
14, 1832.
197 III Clinton, b. Sept. 14, 1816; m. (i) Dec.
18, 1839, Laura Gillet; (2) Mar. 14,
1855, Elizabeth McCullough.
By second wife:
IV Joseph, born May i, 1837; died July 10,
1837.
V Asenath, born Nov. 14, 1839; ^^^^ ^a^-
16, 1843.
VI Carrie, born Nov. 13, 1843; niarried Aug.
10, 1862, Jas. S. Deane, Children,
three. Left North Urbana, N. Y., in
1877; in 1886 lived at Brown Valley,
Traverse Co., Minn.
197. Clinton Pelton% second son of Ezra*, Wil-
liam', John^ John", Samuel', John', born at Pultney,
198 American Pelton Genealogy.
Steuben Co., N. Y., September 14, 1816; married (i)
there, December 18, 1839, Laura Gillet, daughter of
Abraham Gillet, of Pultney; (2) at Jerusalem, Yates
Co., N. Y., Elizabeth McCullough, of that place.
Lived, 1875, at Pultney, on the Pelton homestead;
P. O. address, Prattsburgh, Steuben Co., N. Y.
Farmer. No further record.
59. Joseph Pelton^, seventh son of John*, John',
SamueF, John', born at Saybrook (Essex), Conn.,
November 25, 1756; married Chatham, Conn., No-
vember, 1778, his cousin. Prudence, daughter of
Josiah and Hannah (Churchill) Pelton, of that place.
Farmer. Removed to Lyme, N. H., and there lived.
Died June 15, 1837, at Fairley, Vt, his wife Prudence
having died at Lyme, N. H., May 2, 1822. Children:
I Jemima Archer, born Apr. 21, 1780; mar-
ried Nov., 1805, Matthew Atherton.
Children, five daughters; died Royal-
ton, Vt., May 6, 1861.
II Prudence, born July 14, 1782; died un-
married, Aug. I, 1836.
199 III John Baldwin, b. Jan. 29, 1784; m. 1809,
Anna Baldwin; d. Sept., 1864.
IV James, i, born May 12, 1785; died Oct.
12, 1786.
V A son, born May 25, 1787; died May 26,
1787.
200 VI James, 2, b. Apr. 29, 1788; m. Sept. 6,
1829, Lucy Trumbull; d. Oct. 14, 1873.
VII Mary, born Sept. 27, 1789. Lived, 1876,
unmarried, at Lyme, N. H.
SOI VIII Josiah, b. July 25, 1791; m. 1814, Persis
Pelton; d. Oct. 14, 1872.
Lyme, N. H.; Essex, Conn., etc. 199
203 IX David, b. Dec. 23, 1792; m. (i) Mary
Gaylord; (2) Mar. i, 1820, Mary Trum-
bull; (3) Oct. 14, 1824, Judith Bailey; d.
Oct. 31, 1870.
X Joseph, born Oct. 14, 1795; died Dec. 12,
1796.
XI Phcebe, born Dec. 26, 1 799; died Mar. 5,
1801.
198. John Baldwin Pelton', first son of Joseph',
John*, John^, SamueF, John', born Essex, Conn., Jan-
uary 29, 1874; removed to Lyme, N. H., thence to
Chester, Conn., about 1819 or 1820, where he, about
1809, had married a cousin, Anna Baldwin, daughter
of James Baldwin, of that place. Occupation, a
quarryman, in which business he was a partner with
Russell Pelton, who removed later to Brooklyn, ad-
joining Cleveland, O. He died Essex, Conn., Sep-
tember 20, 1864. Children:
I Lucy Ann, born Lyme, N. H., June 10,
181 1 ; married George Hill, of Guilford,
Conn,; died Dec. 28, 1862; no children.
II Lavinia B., born Lyme, N. H., July 25,
1814; married Middletown, Conn., May
29, 1836, Richard L. Spencer, of Guil-
ford, Conn.; five children; died Dec.
12, 1862.
300 III Joseph, b. Apr. 17, 1816; m. June 12,
1842, Jerusha Griffing.
IV Ruth Shipman, born Lyme, N. H., Mar.
14, 1818; unmarried. Lived, 1876, at
Elmwood, Cass Co., Neb.
V Lydia, born Chester, Conn., June 7, 1820;
died Nov. 30, 1822.
200 American Pelton Genealogy.
aOO VI James Baldwin, b. Aug. 22, 1822; m.
(i) Aug. 15, 1847, Nancy Melissa
Brooks; (2) Oct. 6, 1875, Fanny E.
Bliss.
VII Lydia Sophronia, born May 4, 1828; mar-
ried Aug. 22, 1847, Sheldon G. Stan-
nard, of Westbrook, Conn. Lived, in
1876, at Greentop, Mo.
199. Joseph Pelton', first son of John Baldwins
Joseph', John*, John^ SamueF, John', born at Lyme,
N. H., April 17, 1816; married at Madison, Conn.,
June 12, 1842, Jerusha Griffing, daughter of Samuel
Griffing, of that place. Farmer. In 1876 lived at
East River, Madison, Conn. Children, none.
199. James Baldwin Pelton% second son of
John Baldwin*, Joseph^ John*, John^, SamueP, John',
born August 22, 1822, at Chester, Conn.; married
(i) August 15, 1847, Melissa Brooks, daughter of
Enos Brooks, of Waterbury, Conn.; (2) October 6,
1875, Mrs. Fanny E. Bliss, daughter of Eliphalet
Barker, of Branford, Conn. Engineer and miller.
Residence, 1876, at Branford, New Haven Co., Conn.
Children, none.
198. James Pelton«, third son of Joseph', John*,
John', Samuel', John', born probably at Essex, Conn.,
April 29, 1788; married September 6, 1829, Lucy
Trumbull. Died October 14, 1873. He was an ex-
cellent citizen, a great reader, an intelligent and
genial man. He was born, lived and died in Lyme,
N. H. Children, none.
Lyme, Hanover, N. H.; Plymouth, Vt. 201
198. Josiah Pelton% fourth son of Joseph', John',
John\ Samuel', John', born Lyme, N. H., July 25,
1 791; married in 18 14, at Plymouth, Vt, Persis
Pelton, daughter of Freeman Pelton, of Chatham,
Conn., and Pl3'mouth, Vt. (p. 310). Farmer, Lived
at Lyme, N. H., and there died, October 14, 1872.
Children:
201 I Sylvester Augustin, b. Sept., 1823; m.
; d. Sept. 10, 1866.
II Prudence, born Oct. 11, 1827; died, un-
married, Aug. 15, 1865.
SOI III Josiah Churchill, b. Oct. 5, 1831; m. May
7, 1857, Mary Ann Roycroft.
201. Sylvester Au^nstin Pelton', first son of
Josiah", Joseph', John^ John', SamueF, John\ born
Lyme, N. H., September, 1823; married , ;
died September 10, 1866. Children, two. No rec-
ord given.
201. Josiah Churchill Pelton', second son of
Josiah*, Joseph', John^ John", SamueF, John\ born Ply-
mouth, Vt, October 5, 1831; married at Philadelphia,
Pa., May 7, 1857, Mary Ann Roycroft, daughter of
Samuel Roycroft, of Scotland. Served in the Union
army in the War of the Great Rebellion. A farmer.
Lived, in 1885, at Lyme, N. H. Children, born at
Lyme:
I Samuel Josiah, born Aug. 2, 1859.
II Mary Jane, born July 4, 1861.
III Delsina A., born May 15, 1863.
IV Prudence, born Mar. 4, 1865.
V Ella M., born Feb. 21, 1867.
VI Miriam Frances, born Apr. 4, 1869.
202 American Pelton Genealogy.
198. DaTid Pelton", sixth son of Joseph', John*,
John^ Samuer, John\ born at Lyme, N. H., Decem-
ber 23, 1792; married (i) Mary Gaylord, of East
Windsor, Conn.; (2) Mary Trumbull, Lyme, N. H.,
March i, 1820; (3) October 14, 1824, Judith Bailey
(b. Sept. 15, 1789), daughter of Major Asa Bailey
and Abigail (Abbot) Bailey (b. Jan. 27, 1746), of
Bath, N. H. Carpenter. Lived at Lyme, N. H.,
and Hanover, N. H., and there died, October 31,
1870. Children (by first wife none):
By second wife:
I Zerviah Gaylord, born Aug. 9, 1821; died
Aug. 23, 1821.
By third wife:
II Mary Trumbull, born Mar. 24, 1824,
Lyme, N. H.; married July 9, 1848,
Anthony Rock (b. Jan. 14, 1845).
Ill Ann Sutherland, born July 2, 1825; died
Oct. 14, 1845.
VI Patience Bailey, born Jan. 23, 1827.
Lived, 1876, at Hanover, N. H. In
1 89 1 still living in Hanover.
202 V James Harris, b. Mar. 10, 1829; m. (i)
July 3, 1856, Cordelia Emma Wheeler;
(2) Feb. 23, 1858, Julia M. Bird.
203 VI David Brewster, b. Apr. 30, 1833; ^'
Mar. 12, 1864, Mary Moore Bailey.
902. James Harris Pelton', first son of David",
Joseph', John', John', SamueF, John\ born at Lyme,
N. H., March 10, 1829; married (i) Lebanon, N. H.,
July 3, 1856, Cordelia Emma Wheeler, daughter of
Silas Wheeler; (2) at New Haven, Vt., February 23,
1858, Julia Maria Bird, daughter of Caulfield Bird.
Residence, 1876, Hanover, N. H. Boarding-house.
Children:
Lyme, N. H.; Hanover. N. H , etc. 203
By first wife:
203 I George Edwin, born May 6, 1857; m.
June 27, 1881, Alice M. House, of
Lebanon, N. H.
By second wife:
II Walter Elijah, born Sept. 19, 1863.
Residence, 1876, at Hanover, N. H.
Ill Anna Leighton, born Feb. 21, 1866; died
May 15, 1869.
90*3. George Edwin Peltoii% first son of James
Harris', David', Joseph', John", John', SamueF, John',
born Hanover, N. H.,May 6, 1857; m. June 27, 1881,
Alice M. House, of Lebanon, N. H. Printer. Liv-
ing, in 1887, at Rutland, Vt. Children, none.
203. David Brewster Pelfon', second son of
David', Joseph", John^ John', SamueP, John', born
Lyme, N. H., April 30, 1833; married at Lyme, N. H.,
March 12, 1864, Mary Moore Bailey, daughter of
Amos Bailey, of that place. Carpenter. Living,
1876, at Hanover, N. H. Wife, Mary M., died
August 2, 1875. Children:
I Frank Brewster, born Aug. 18, 1865; died
Sept. 4, 1865.
II Mary Emma, born July 31, 1866.
Ill Frank Bailey, born April 23, 1872.
59. Pliineas Peltoii^ eighth son of Johns John^
SamueP, John', born at Saybrook (Essex), Conn.,
December 5, 1763; married at Chatham, Conn., May
6, 1784, Margaret Tucker, daughter of Noah Tucker,
of Saybrook, Conn. Lived at Essex, Branford and
Chatham, Conn., and in 1804 removed with ox teams
from Essex to Lyme, N. H.; thence to Bridgewater,
27
204 American Pelton GExNEalogy.
Oneida Co., N. Y., and thence, in 1819, to Pultney,
Steuben Co., N. Y., where he died, March 5, 1847.
Farmer. His wife, Margaret, born April 5, 1764,
died July, 1850. His complexion and hair were dark,
his eyes blue. The last years of their lives were
spent with their son Israel. Children:
I Hannah (or Anna), born Dec. 25, 1784;
married at Saybrook, Conn., Aug. 12,
1809, Samuel Bushnell. Lived at Say-
brook, Conn., and there died, Sept. i,
1 845. Had two sons and perhaps other
children.
n Priscilla (twin with Martha), born Oct.
27, 1786; married , Adolphus Di-
mock. Removed to Sutton, Ontario,
and died at Broome, Ontario, July 15,
1863. Children, nine.
ni Martha (twin), born Oct. 27, 1786; mar-
ried Dec. 29, 1808, Abnon Grant (b.
Apr. 21, 1783). Lived at Lyme, N. H.,
where she died. May 21, 1862. Chil-
dren, eleven. Of these, Mrs. Eunice
Harrington lived, in 1876, at East Al-
sted, N. H.; another daughter, Mrs.
L. P. Litchfield, in 1883, lived in Bath,
Me., and a son, Noah Grant, in 1884,
lived at Harrison, Ind. Mr. Grant died
Sept. 8, 1 83 1.
IV Margaret, born Jan, i, 1789; married
Cyrus Hewes (or Hughes). Lived in
Lyme, N. H., and there died, Apr. 22,
1826, and was buried in her garden.
Children, eight, of whom, in 1876, only
George Hewes, of New Orleans, was
living.
Lyme, N. H.; Lunexburgh, Vt., etc 205
V Rhoda, born Mar. 23, 1791; married Mar.
9, 18 14. Ahimaz Gilbert (b. Brookfield,
Mass., Mar. 12, 1787; d. Mar. 28, 1874).
Lived at Lyme, N. H., and died Mar.
25, 1865. Children, nine; one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Rhoda R. Chandler, in 1890,
lived at Lunenburgh, Essex Co., Vt.
907 VI Phineas, Jr., b. Dec. 7, 1793; m. Julia
Stebbins.
307 VII Ansel, b. July 25, 1796; m. Jan. i, 1823,
Betsey Thomas; d. Apr. 23, 1865.
VIII Ruth Lord, born Dec. 8, 1798; married
at Bridgewater, Oneida Co., N. Y., in
1819, Philo Roberts (b. Apr. 28, 1798;
died at Cuba, N. Y., Sept. 8, 1885), son
of Nathaniel Roberts, of Norfolk,
Conn., Paris and Bridgewater, N. Y.,
and Azubah, daughter of Joseph^ Pel-
ton, of Chatham, Conn. (p. 352), and
sister of Reuel Pelton, of Oneida
and Chautauqua Co., N. Y. Lived,
1880, at Cuba, N. Y., and there died,
Apr. 7, 1886, in a ripe old age, and in
Christian hope to join her husband
where parting shall be no more. Chil-
dren: (i) Lucy Eliza, born Sept. 13,
1820; married Massena M. Langdon;
died Aug. 7, 1855. (2) Israel Pelton,
born Sept. 25, 1822; married Oct. 11,
1849, Electa Richardson; children, Wil-
liam Philo, Franklin Eugene, Ruth
Augusta, Electa Seville, Sedocia Adell,
Effie V'ercilla, Myrtie Eliza. (3) Oren
Philo, born Dec. 7, 1824; married Nov.
22, 1824, Huldah M. Hastings, who died
2o6 American Pelton Genealogy.
May 8, 1890; children, Dora Eliza,
William Bion, Emma Eloise, Frank L.,
Jennie Louise. (4) Lyman Augustus,
born Jan. 28, 1827; married Jan. i, 1849,
Jemima Randolph; died May 30, 1890;
children, Lucy Elizabeth, Mary Emma,
Ruth Eloise, Carrie May, Herman.
(5) Luman Erastus, born June 22, 1829.
(6) Emma Statira, born June 26, 183 1;
married June 26, 1861, Jerome B. Bige-
low. (7) William Marcy, born Oct. 5,
1833; married Dec. 22, 1864, Cornelia
Keller; children, George Keller, Wil-
liam Alfred, Carlton Bradley, Anna
May, James Douglass. (8) Ansel
Bacchus; born Mar. 21, 1836; married
Jan. 8, 1864, Margaret McDermott;
children, Richard W., Ella M., Edwin
B., Maggie, Onia, Lizzie, Grace, Nellie,
Martha, Charles Paul, Wallace, Willis,
Twins. (9) Orpha Eloise, born June
18, 1838; married Oct. 29, 1872, Wil-
liam H. Bartholomew.* Residence, in
1 89 1, Cuba, N. Y. (10) Margaret
Azubah, born Sept. 24, 1841; married
Aug. 24, 1863, Robert B. Way, who
died Oct. 10, 1874; one child, Cecilia
Eloise, born July 5, 1868. Soprano in
1892 in Holy Trinity W. 21st St., New
York.
209 IX William M., b. Feb. i, 1801; m. 1820,
Sarah Wheeler; died Oct., 3, 1872.
X Lucy M., born Lyme, Conn., May 31,
1803; married Prattsburgh, N. Y., Mar.
7, 1823, John B. Curtis, son of Ephraim
* Who died from apoplexy, at home, Sept. i, 1892.
PULTNEY, N. Y.; GUSTAVUS, O., ETC. 20/
Curtis, of Long Island, N. Y. Children,
six. In 1876 a widow living at Pratts-
burgh, N. Y.
911 XI Israel, b. Oct. 4, 1806; m. Dec. 20, 1833,
Lucinda Early; d. Sept. 15, 1869.
Note. — A partial family record in a Bible is in
care of W. Curtis, Hammondsport, N. Y., son of
Mrs. Lucy M. Curtis above. Phineas' Bible is in the
possession of Mrs. Lucy M. Curtis at Prattsburgh,
N. Y.
903. Phiueas Peltoii% Jr., first son of Phineas',
John^ John', SamueF, John', born at Essex or Chat-
ham, Conn., December 7, 1793; married , at
Bridgewater, Oneida Co., N. Y., Julia Stebbins, of
Paris, Oneida Co., N. Y. He is said to have lived
in Paris, N. Y., and in Lamar, Clinton Co., Pa., and
some accounts say that he died there or at Towanda,
Pa., about 1833. Others say that he went to Gusta-
vus, Trumbull Co., O. Children, as given by his
sister, Mrs. Curtis: Miles, William and Margaret.
As given by Mrs. Louisa Daily, of Penn Yan, N. Y.:
William, Elizabeth and Rhoda.
903. Ansel Pelton^ second son of Phineas', John',
John^ SamueP, John', born Branford, Conn., July 25,
1796; married at Pultney, Steuben Co., N. Y., Jan-
uary I, 1823, Betsey Thomas, daughter of Sylvanus
Thomas. Lived at Pultney, N. Y., until about 1837,
when he removed to Cherry Valley, O., in September
of that year, and thence, in April, 1848, to Gustavus,
Trumbull Co., O., where he died, April 3-23, 1865.
His wife, Betsey, died March 27, 1868. Farmer.
Children:
908 I Amos, b. Dec. 8, 1823; m. Dec. 15, 1844,
Rebecca Lafferty; d. Nov. 29, 1855-6.
2o8 American Pelton Genealogy.
208 II Ezra, b. Mar. 20, 1825; m. July 2, 1846,
Martha A. Pelton; d. Jan. 14, 1848.
209 III Elias, b. May 13, 1828; m. July, 1853,
Clara Heriott.
IV Rhoda M., born at Pultney, N. Y., Apr.
28, 1829; married Dec. 30, 1871, at
Cherry Valley, O., Levi Knapp, son of
David Knapp, of that place. Living
in 1878; no children.
209 V Lewis, b. Mar. 25, 1832; m. Nov. 2, 1854,
Jerusha Lindsley.
VI Elizabeth, born Pultney, N. Y., Mar. 14,
1837; married at Gustavus, O., Oct. 31,
i860, Selvin B. Fobes, farmer, son of
Artemas K. Fobes, of Dover, Lyons
Co., la. Lived, 1878, at Cherry Valley,
Ashtabula Co., O.
207. Amos Pelton', first son of AnseP, Phineas',
John", John', SamueF, John', born at Pultney, N. Y.,
December 8, 1823; married at Brookfield, Trumbull
Co., O., December 15, 1844, Rebecca Lafferty, daugh-
ter of James Lafferty, of that place. Carpenter.
Died Gustavus, Trumbull Co., O., November 29,
1855. Children:
I Sylvanus T., born Jan. 14, 1847; died
Oct. 14, 1847.
1 1 Ezra, born Aug. 20, 1 848; died Sept., 1 849.
III Eugene, born Jan. 11, 1851; died Mar.
24, 1869.
IV Libbie C, born Feb. 21, 1852; died Oct.
22, 1865.
207. Ezra Pelton', second son of Ansel', Phineas',
John', John', SamueF, John', born at Pultney, N. Y.,
PULTNEY, N. Y.; GUSTAVUS, O., ETC. 209
March 20, 1825; married Cherry Valley, Ashtabula
Co., O., July 2, 1846, Martha A. Pelton, daughter of
Rufus Pelton, of that place. Farmer. Died at
Cherry Valley, O., January 14, 1848. His widow-
married (2) James Loveland. Lived, 1876, at Cherry
Valley, O. Child:
I Emma H., born July 8, 1848; married
Nov. 19, 1870, Mitchell Warren, of
Bloomfield, Trumbull Co., O. Chil-
dren: Clyde J., b. Aug. 26, 1872; Alton,
b. Mar. 11, 1874; Bertha, b. Mar. 3,
1877.
S07. Elias Peltoir, third son of Ansel', Phineas',
John^ J ohn'V Samuel"', John', born Pultney, Steuben
Co., N. y., May 13, 1828; married July 8, 1853, at
Espeyville, Crawford Co., Pa., Clara Heriott, daugh-
ter of Aaron Heriott. Shoe trade. Lived, in 1876,
at Union City, Erie Co., Pa.; has removed since to
some Western State. Children:
I Ansel, born Dec. 4, 1855.
H Howe, born Jan. 4, 1863.
HI Lena, born Sept. 8, 1866.
207. liCwis Pelton', fourth son of Ansel', Phineas",
John\ John', Samuel', John', born at Pultney, Steuben
Co., N. Y., March 25, 1832; married at Gustavus, O.,
November 2, 1854, Jerusha Lindsley, daughter of
Jesse Lindsley, of that place. Farmer. Residence,
in 1878, at Gustavus, O. Children, none.
203. William M. Pelton", third son of Phineas',
John^ John', SamueF, John', born in Connecticut,
probably at Saybrook or Chatham, February i, i8or;
married in Pultney, N. Y., in 1820, Sarah Wheeler
2IO American Pelton Genealogy.
(b. Aug. 12, 1806), daughter of Elias Wheeler, from
New Hampshire. Married by Rev. James Hotchkin.
Died at Perm Yan, Yates Co., N. Y., October 3, 1872.
Children:
I Elvira, born Apr. 12, 1826; married Shad-
rach Norris, Sept. 12, 1847. I^ ^876
lived in Pultney, Steuben Co., N. Y.;
one child, Esquire Norris.
II Sarah, born Nov. 19, 1828; married Sept.
13, 1846, Ira Loundsbury. Lived, in
1 8 76, at Angelica, N. Y. Children, five.
III Louisa A., born Aug. 17, 1830; married
May II, 185 1, Joseph Daily. Lived,
in 1876, at Penn Yan, Yates Co., N. Y.
Children, six.
IV John W., born June 10, 1833; died Sept.
23. ^^33-
V Ruth R., born Apr. 10, 1831; married
May 4, 185 I, Willis Redon; five chil-
dren; died Nov. 22, 1862.
VI Nancy O., born Aug. 10, 1835; married
Oct. 12, 1854, John House. In 1876 a
widow, living in Penn Yan, N. Y.
VII Lucinda, born Dec. 28, 1836; died un-
married, June 27, 1852.
VIII Belinda P., born Mar. 21, 1839; married
Dec. 29, 1864, Wm. M. Barrow. In
1876 lived at Jerusalem, Yates Co.,
N. Y.; two children.
IX Wesley M., born Mar. 23, 1841; died in
the army, July 22, 1862.
X Mary F., born Mar. 25, 1843; married (i)
; (2) Dec. 24, 1872, William
Tate. In 1876 lived at Canandaigua,
N. Y.; one child.
Penn Yan, N. Y.; Chickasaw, Ia., etc. 211
«11 XI James H., b. May 16, 1846; m. Dec. 17,
1867, Margaret Norton.
XII Caroline R., born June 4, 1848; married
Sept. I, 1867, Wm. Barber. Lived, in
1876, in Yates Co., N. Y. Children,
four.
809. James H. Pelton', second son of William
M.*, Phineas', John^ John^ SamueF, John', born May
16, 1846; married December 17, 1867, Margaret
Norton. Lived, in 1876, at Grand Rapids, Mich.
Child:
I Name unknown.
203. Israel Pelton', fourth son of Phineas', John*,
John^ Samuel', John', born at Lyme, N. H., October
4, 1805 or 6; married at Wheeler, Steuben Co., N. Y.,
December 20, 1833, Lucinda Earley, daughter of
James Earley, of Delaware Co., N. Y. Farmer.
Lived at Pultney, N. Y.; removed October 17 to 28,
1854 (some say 1851), to Chickasaw, Chickasaw Co.,
Ia., and died September 15, 1869, in Floyd Co., Ia.
His widow, in 1876, lived in Charles City, Floyd Co.,
Ia. Children:
I Margaret, born Dec. 18, 1834, Pultney,
N. Y.; married July 30, 1859, ^^ Brad-
ford, la., by Elder Bryant, to Daniel
Moore. In 1876 they lived in Bassett,
Chickasaw Co., Ia.; eight children.
II Sarah, born June 5, 1836; married at
Chickasaw, la., Oct. 12, 1856, John
Cox; seven children. Farmer. Lived,
1877, at Bassett, la.
Ill Harriet, born June 11, 1838; married at
Charles City, la., Feb. i, 1856, Henry
28
212 American Pelton Genealogy.
Hunn, son of Clermont Hunn. Chil-
dren, three. Lived, in 1877, i" Floyd
Co., la.
212 IV Oliver, b. Sept. i, 1840; m. Mar. 18, 1864,
Ellen Hunn.
V Ansel, born Oct. i, 1842; served in the
army in the Great Rebellion, in Co. H,
4th Iowa Cavalry, about one year, and
was then discharged for disability, and
died May 5, 1866, unmarried.
213 VI Phineas, b. Feb. 4, 1844; m. Feb. 16,
1876, Melissa M. Huckins.
VII Thomas, born July 18, 1847; unmarried
in 1877. A farmer, living at Charles
City, Floyd Co., la.
213VIII Justus, b. June 11, 1850 (twin); m. Nov.
18, 1872, Mary Ann Knapp.
IX Naomi, born June 11, 1850 (twin); mar-
ried at Charles City, la., Jan., 1877,
Hugh Phillips. Children, two. Lived,
in 1877, at Chickasaw, la.
211. Oliver Pelton', first son of Israel', Phineas',
John*, John', SamueP, John', born September i, 1840;
married at Charles City, la., March 18, 1864, Ellen
Hunn, daughter of William Hunn. Farmer. Served
about four years in the army, in Co. H, 4th Iowa
Cavalry. Lived, in 1877, in Floyd Co., la. Children:
I Arthur, born Mar. 12, 1867.
II Etta, born Oct. i, 1869; died June 5,
III James Ephraim, born June 12, 1873 (May
16, 1872?).
IV Israel, born Nov. 5, 1876.
Essex, Conn.; Charles City, etc. 213
311. Phiueas Pelton', third son of Israels Phin-
eas', John^ John", SamueF, John', born February 4,
1844; married Charles City, la., February 16, 1876,
Melissa Maud Huckins, daughter of Joseph Huckins,
of Floyd Co., la. Farmer. Lived, in 1877, ^^
Charles City, la. Child:
I Maud, born Nov. 22, 1876.
311. Justus Pelton', fifth son of Israel, PhineasS
John^ John', SamueP, John', born June 11, 1850;
married Mossville, la., November 18, 1872, Mary Ann
Knapp, daughter of Hiram Knapp, of Charles City,
la. Child:
I Israel, born 1874; died June 10, 1874.
59. Jonathan Pelton', ninth son of John*, John',
Samuef, John', born at Saybrook (Essex), Conn.,
May 21, 1768; married about 1789, Elizabeth Baker
(b. Jan., 1 771; died June 2, 1859). Blacksmith.
Died at Leonardsville, Madison Co., N. Y., Decem-
ber 3, 1850. Family record said to be in possession
of Mrs. Harriet Babcock, daughter of William B.
Pelton, Leonardsville, N. Y. Children:
914 I William Baker, b. Nov. 5, 1790; m. Nov.
23,1815, Lucy Webster; d. Jan. 20, 1 839.
II Timothy, born June 21, 1792; died Feb.
2, 1 8 14.
315 III Homer, b. Dec. i, 1793; m. May 18, 1814,
Mary Cheney; d. Mar., 1868.
IV Temperance, born Oct. 5, 1795; married
Mr. Andrews, brother of the husband
of Martha.
218 V Jonathan, Jr., b. Sept. 7, 1797; m. about
1820, Caroline E. Seymour; d. Sept.
i6,. 1867.
214 American Pelton Genealogy.
IV Elizabeth, born Oct., 1799, at Sangerfield,
Oneida Co., N. Y.; married there, Jan.
I, 1823, Isaac Stevens; twelve children.
Lived, in 1876, at Kalamazoo, Mich.;
died Dec. 19, 1878.
VII Martha, born Aug. 11, 1802 (twin); mar-
ried Isaac Andrews. Lived in Connec-
ticut and died in 1872. Children, four;
one son, John Andrews, in 1876, lived
at W. Winsted, Conn.
VIII Mary, twin, born Aug. 11, 1802; no fur-
ther record.
IX Lucy M., born Sept. 22, 1804; married
Warren Cheney. Lived, 1 8 76, at Good-
richville, Genesee Co., Mich. Children,
seven.
919 X Edward Shipman, b. Dec. 7, 1807; m.
Elizabeth Maria ; d. Sept. 26, 1848.
XI Delia, born July 24, 1810, Sangerfield,
N. Y.; married Oct. 14, 1827, Rudolph-
son B. Loring. Lived, 1 876, at Oshtemo,
Mich.; five children; removed to Mich-
igan in 1837.
919 XII Timothy Jewett, b. Oct. 20, 1813; m. Dec.
25, 1834, Caroline Copernoll.
913, William Baker Pelton*, first son of Jona-
than', John", John', Samuel', John', born at Saybrook,
Conn., November 5, 1790; married at Burlington,
Otsego Co., N. Y., November 23, 1815, to Lucy
Webster, daughter of Stephen Webster. Blacksmith.
Died at Marshall, Oneida Co., N. Y., January 20,
1839; frozen to death. Children:
I Charles C, born Oct. 18, 18 16; unmarried;
master machinist; went, it is said, from
Essex, Conn.; Brandon, Mich., etc. 215
Newark or Paterson, N. J. (probably
Paterson), to take the first locomotive
engines to Cuba, and on his return
from his second trip there was taken
ill and died in a hospital in Philadelphia
about Apr. 11, 1850.
II Francis, born Feb. 28, 18 19; married Oct.
18, 1842, Mary Skinner; died Oct. 20,
1842; farmer; no children.
III William Harrison, born Waterville,
Oneida Co., N. Y., Feb. 22, 1822; mar-
ried Attleboro, Mass., Nov. 5, 1845,
Eliza A. Claflin; died Nov. 17, 1887;
no children; contractor. His widow,
in 1887, lived at Dodgeville, Bristol
Co., Mass.
IV Harriet, born Feb. 22, 1822; married Sept.
9, 1846, William A. Babcock, of Phar-
salia, N. Y. Lived, in 1876 and in
1 888, at Leonardsville, N. Y. Children,
Mary L., Charles and Harriet.
213. Homer Pelton', third son of Jonathan',
John*, John^ Samuel', John', born in Connecticut,
probably at or near Saybrook, December i, 1793.
Shoemaker. Removed to Auburn, N. Y., and there
married. May 18, 18 14, Mary Cheney, daughter of
Joseph Cheney, of that place. He settled in his
business in Marcellus, Onondaga Co., N. Y., thence
removed to Michigan and bought a farm; dying at
Hadley, Lapeer Co., Mich., in March, 1868. Children:
I Julia A., born Mar. 27, 181 5; married
Nov. 17, 1847, Horatio N. Richards.
Lived, 1875, ^t Armada, Macomb Co.,
Mich. Children, Irene and Homer.
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216 II Joseph W., b. Apr. 12, 1817; m. Mar. 5,
1840, Mary F. Cowdin.
217 III George H., born Feb. 19, 1819; m. June
15, 1854, Laura Carl.
IV Elizabeth C, born Feb. 23, 1821; married
Nov. 28, 1844, Edward Cady. Lived,
1875, at Rochelle, Ogle Co., 111. Chil-
dren, Martha, Don, Mary and Ella.
217 V Gilbert Motier, b. Apr. 20, 1824; m. Feb.,
1857, Jane Angell.
VI Mary A., born Nov. 20, 1826; married at
Lapeer, Mich., Jan. 20, 1847, Henry
Gibson. Children, two. Died Dec. 3,
1868.
217 VII Richard W.,b. Nov. 23, 1829; m. Clarinda
Butler, Sept. 28, 1851.
215. Joseph W. Pelton', first son of Homer',
Jonathan', John*, John", Samuel', John', born at Mar-
cellus, Onondaga Co., N. Y., April 12, 181 7. Farmer.
Married at Brandon, Mich., March 5, 1840, Mary F.
Cowdin. Lived, in 1876, at Hadley, Lapeer Co.,
Mich. Children:
I Julia E., born May 3, 1843; ^^^(^ May 13,
1865.
II Mary E., born Feb. 14, 1845; married
Nov. II, 1869, to Frederic G. Bullock.
Living in 1876.
217 III Herbert F., b. Nov 2, 1847; m. Apr. 15,
1 87 1, Adelma L. Bullock.
IV Homer, born July i, 185 1.
V Helen J., born June 21, 1857; ^^^^^ F^b.
18, 1871.
Essex, Conn.; Brandon, Mich., etc. 217
216. Herbert F. Pelton^ first son of Joseph W.',
Homer", Jonathan', John*, John^ SamueF, John', born
November 2, 1847; married April 15, 1871, Adelma
L. Bullock. No further record.
215. Oeorge H. Pelton', second son of Homer*,
Jonathan', John^ John', Samuel'-, John\ born at Mar-
cellus, N. Y., February 19-21, 18 19. Book-keeper.
Married at Romeo, Macomb Co., Mich., June 13,
1854, Laura Carl, daughter of Eben Carl, of Lenox,
Macomb Co., Mich. Residence, 1875, at Mount
Clemens, Macomb Co., Mich. Children, none.
215. Gilbert Motier Pelton', third son of
Homer*, Jonathan', John^ John^ SamueP, John',
born at Marcellus, N. Y., April 20, 1824; married
February, 1857, Jane Angell. Died at Adrian,
Mich., November 7, 1858. Children:
I Elnora, born May, 1858; said in 1876 to
have been then living nine miles south
of Adrian, Mich. P. O., Adrian, care of
Gardner Davis.
Some say there was another child, name unknown.
215. Richard fV.Pelton', fourth son of Homers
Jonathan", John^ John', Samuel', John', born at Mar-
cellus, N. Y., November 23, 1829; married about
1852 Clarinda Butler, daughter of J. H. Butler, of
Brandon, Mich. Farmer. Living, in 1876, at Had-
ley, Mich. Children:
I Melvin, born Feb. 23, 1854.
H Infant son, born 1856; died when two
weeks old.
HI Ella L., born July 30, 1859; ^^^^ J^^- ^5'
i860.
2i8 American Pelton Genealogy.
IV Letta J., born Dec. 20, 1861; died Jan.
21, 1862.
V Mary E., born Nov. 18, 1863.
VI Gilbert M., born Sept. 24, 1865.
VII Orlando J., born Dec. 25, 1867.
VIII George H., born June 3, 1870.
IX Charles E., born May 6, 1873.
313. Jonathan Pelton*, Jr., fourth son of Jona-
than', John", John^ Samuel', John\ born probably in
Connecticut, September 7, 1797; married about 1822,
Caroline E. Seymour, daughter of Josiah Seymour,
of New Hartford, N. Y. Butcher. Died in Utica,
N. Y., September 16, 1868. Removed from Connec-
ticut to Paris Hill, Oneida Co., N. Y., thence to
Sangerfield Centre, and to Oriskany Falls, N. Y.,
where he lived in 1848; afterward to Utica, N. Y.
Children:
218 I Henry S., b. July 27, 1824; m. Nov. 23,
1849, Sarah Hopkins.
II Julia, born , 1834.
Ill Lucy J., born, 1846.
218. Henry S. Pelton', first son of Jonathan*,
Jonathan', John', John", SamueP, John', born July 27,
1824, at New Hartford, Oneida Co., N. Y.; married
at Depere, Wis., November 13, 1849, to Sarah Hop-
kins. Physician, Ypsilanti, Mich., in 1876. Children:
I Caroline E., born Jan. 22, 185 1.
II Charles J., born Sept. 20, 1853.
III Mary M., born Aug. 17, 1856.
IV Ella P., born Oct. 6, 1858.
V Wesley M., born Apr. 18, 1863.
VI William J., born Jan. 12, 1866.
VII Delia A., born Nov. 4, 1867.
Oriskany Falls, N. Y.; Exeter, Mich., etc. 219
VIII Homer J., born Apr. 5, 1870.
IX Nelly E., born Feb. 4, 1872.
X Herbert H., born Sept. 19, 1873.
XI Grant A., born Aug. 14, 1875; died Sept.
1, 1876.
213. Edward 8hipman Pelton', fifth son of
Jonathan', John", John", Samuel', John', born Oneida
Co., N. Y., December 7, 1807; married about 1838,
Eliza Maria . Shoemaker. Died September
26, 1848, at Forge Hollow, near Waterville, Oneida
Co., N. Y. Child:
219 I William Baker, b. Oct. 20, 1839; "^- May
26, 1863, Jane Small.
219. TTilliam Baker Pelton', only son of Ed-
ward S.*, Jonathan', John"*, John", SamueP, John', born
at Forge Hollow, Oneida Co, N. Y., October 20,
1839; married at Troy, N. Y., May 26, 1863, Jane
Small, daughter of Samuel Small, of England.
Spinner of wool. Lived, in 1876, at Utica, N. Y.
Children:
I Eliza Maria, born Utica, N. Y., Nov. 19,
1864.
II William Samuel, born Apr. 28, 1867.
213. Timothy Jewett Pelton«, sixth son of
Jonathan', John^ John', SamueF, John', born at San-
gerfield, Oneida Co., N. Y., October 20, 1813; mar-
ried at Exeter, Otsego Co., N. Y., December 25,
1834, Caroline Copernoll, daughter of Peter Coper-
noil, of Otsego Co., N. Y. Lived, in 1876, at Exeter,
Monroe Co., Mich. Blacksmith. Removed to
Michigan, November 5, 1845. Children:
29
220 American Pelton Genealogy.
I Mary M., born Oct. 4, 1835; married Apr.
20, 1855, to S. C. Goodall. Lived,
1875, in Chesaning, Mich.
II Jacob M., born Oct. 4, 1835; died Jan.
18, 1843.
280 III Edward J., b. Sept. 11, 1840; m. Mar. 7,
1865, Kate Bovee.
IV Caroline E., born Apr. 20, 1843; married
Jan. I, i860, Gilbert Darling. Died
Nov., 1872, at London, Monroe Co.,
Mich.
V Martha D., born Feb. 17, 1846; married
Mar., 1869, Gersham Palmer. In 1875
lived at Dundee, Mich.
VI Margaret, born May 27, 185 1; married
Mar., 1867, Delos Lambkins. Lived,
1875, ^^ London, Monroe Co., Mich.
VII Ellen, born Dec, 1853; married Dec. 21,
1872, Perry Lambkins. Lived, 1875,
at London, Mich.
VIII Menzo, born Aug. 5, 1859.
219. Edward J. Pelton'', second son of Timothy
Jewett*, Jonathan', John^ John', SamueF, John', born
September 11, 1840, in Oneida Co., N. Y.; married
March 7, 1865, Kate Bovee. Lived, in 1875, at
Grass Lake, Jackson Co., Mich. Children:
I William, born Nov. 27, 1865.
II Hattie, born July 4, 1868.
59. David Pelton', tenth son of Johns JohnS
SamueF, John*, born at Saybrook(now Essex), Conn.,
December 30, 1773; married at Lyme, N. H., June
15, 1796, Lucy Stone (b. Apr. 17, 1777), daughter of
Abner Stone, of Fitz William, N. H. He was an
Lyme, N. H.; Cleveland, O., etc. 221
excellent, well-known. Christian gentleman. He
died suddenly, falling from his horse in a fit of
apoplexy, at Bradford, Vt., August 22, 182 1. His
widow married (2) Simeon Fillmore, uncle of Presi-
dent Millard Fillmore, of Clarence, Erie Co., N. Y.
She died, Clarence, N. Y., April 30, 1848. Mr.
Pelton was successful in business, accumulated
property, and left his family well off at his death.
Children, born at Lyme, N. H.:
I, n Twin sons, born in Aug., 1797; lived but
a few hours.
Reuben Chamberlain; adopted June 12,
1797.
HI Abner Mellen, born Mar. 22, 1799; died
Sept. 3, 1800.
SSa IV Brewster, b. Mar. 18, 1801; m. (i) Mar.
27, 1827, Thirza Skinner; (2) Feb. 23,
1854, Mrs. Jenette May Wickham; d.
Aug. 30, 1872 (or July 30? as given by
his sister Mrs. Barber.)
Caroline Pierce; adopted Jan. 25, 1802.
V Lucy, born Lyme, N. H., Jan. 19, 1803;
married May 23, 1826, at Lyme, N. H.,
to Col. Josiah Barber, of Canaan, N. H.
Lived in Canaan, Franklin, Andover,
Bradford, Warner and Nashua, N. H.;
in the last place from 1842 up to his
death, July 30, 1875. Mrs. Barber, in
1876, was a manufacturer of knit goods
at Nashua, N. H., and still lived there
in 1889. Children: David Pelton, b.
Apr. 24, 1827; Eliza Pelton, b. Nov. 11,
1828, and Lucy R., b. July 20, 1834.
VI David Mellen, b. Nov. 26, 1804; m. Sally
Ross, Nov. 26, 1831; d. Apr. 3, 1872.
222 American Pelton Genealogy.
325 VII Ahira, b. Dec. 25, 1806; m. June i, 1830,
Mary M. Alexander; d. Oct. 2, 1837.
VIII Nancy, born July 25, 1809; married Sept.
12, 1832, Thos. J. Stevens, merchant,
of Clarence, Erie Co., N. Y. Children,
four. Died Feb. 2, 1840, while on the
way to Michigan.
IX Lambert, born May 26, 181 1 ; learned tan-
ning and died at Canaan, N. H., Mar.
5. 1832.
X Eliza, born Nov. 6, 18 13; died Oct. 3,
1834, at Lyme, N. H.
S20. Brewster Peltoii% fourth son of Davids,
John", John", Samuel', John', born at Lyme, N. H.,
March 18, 1801; married (i) at Lyme, N. H., March
27, 1827, Thirza Skinner, daughter of Capt. Cyrus
Skinner, of Lyme. She had no children; died Ober-
lin, O., February 9, 1853; (2) at Cleveland, O., Feb-
ruary 23, 1854, Mrs. Jenette May (Arnold) Wickham
(born Sept. i, 181 1, at Haddam, Conn.), daughter
of Simon Arnold. He was a man of enterprise and
of sterling integrity and piety. In early manhood he
was a dealer in cattle, afterward a merchant. In
1834 he removed to Oberlin, O.; one of fifty families
who there settled. He built the second house in
Oberlin, and there established himself as the leading
merchant of the place. Looked up to and trusted by
all, he became by common consent their banker.
From its beginning the college in Oberlin found in
him a staunch friend and liberal supporter. At his
death he was still a member of its Board of Trustees
— an office held by him for many years. He remem-
bered the college at that time by a gift of $25,000.
In 1850 (or 1852 as stated by another) he removed
BREWSTER PELTON.
Hanover, N. H.; Corsicana, Tex., etc. 223
to Cleveland, O., where he purchased property on
the west side of that city. With President Mahan,
General Merchant and George Slade, he endeavored
to establish a university in that part of the city, since
known as University Heights — their aim having
been to give an education both classical and scientific.
An effort was also made to establish on the Heights
a school for young ladies similar to that of Mount
Holyoke in Massachusetts.
Both of these enterprises failed from causes beyond
the control of Mr. Pelton and his associates, much to
their regret. Identified with all movements for the
improvement of Cleveland, and especially of his own
ward, it may be said that he was the founder of the
Congregational Church upon the Heights, contribut-
ing one-fifth of its entire cost when it was built, and
giving liberally to its support so long as he lived.
Simple and unobtrusive in his habits in life, he died
in Christian hope and peace, at Cleveland, O., August
30, 1872. Child (by his first wife none); by his
second wife:
I Thirza Jennette, born at Cleveland, O.,
Mar. 29, 1856; married there June 28,
1876, George William Kinney (b. Ober-
lin, O., Oct. 4, 1852), of Oberlin, O.,
son of Geo. Kinney, deceased. Chil-
dren: I. Brewster Pelton, b. Sept. 26,
1877; 2. Ralph Parsons, b. Sept. 30,
1880; 3. Jeannette, born Jan. 16, 1891.
Mrs. Pelton and daughter were living
in Cleveland, O., in 1892.
290. DaTicl Hellen Pelton% fifth son of David',
John", John', SamueF, John', born at Lyme, N. H-,
November 26, 1804; married at Hanover, N. H.,
224 American Pelton Genealogy.
November 26, 1831, Sally Ross, daughter of Deacon
Thomas Ross, of that place. Tanner and shoemaker,
and afterward a farmer. Lived at Hanover, N. H.,
until December, 1854, when he removed to London,
Madison Co., O., where he died, April 3, 1872.
Children, all born in Hanover, N. H.:
I Lucy B., born May 2, 1834; married Han-
over, N. H., Jan. 19, 1853, J. C. Bridg-
man. Lived, 1876, at 43 E. High
street, London, O.; six children.
n Isabel F., born Aug. 30, 1840; married
(i) July 17, 1859, J. Fritts, who died
1862; one son, Fred C. Fritts, b. Mar.
26, i860; (2) Jan. 27, 1867, Edward C.
McClemens, who died Oct. 10, 1869;
one child; (3) Oct. 7, 1871, Dr. B. F.
Welsh, of California, Hamilton Co.,
O.; one child. Died May 4, 1875, ^t
California, O.
224: III David C, b. June 22, 1843; ^- June 4,
1864, Jennie E. Cannon.
IV Brewster, born Aug. 23, 1848; died un-
married, Nov. 7, 1 871; telegraph oper-
ator.
V Franklin R., born Aug. 20, 1852; died
Mar. 2, 1857.
223. David CPelton^, first son of David Mellen**,
David", John", John*, Samuel', John', born at Han-
over, N. H., June 22, 1843; married at London, O.,
June I, 1864, Jennie E. Cannon, daughter of Matthew
W. Cannon, of Mount Sterling, O. In 1876 was
dispatcher of trains and assistant railroad superin-
tendent at Corsicana, Tex., whither he removed in
Hanover, N. H.; Corsicana, Tex., etc. 225
1873 and left in 1886. In 1891 Mr. Pelton resided
in Lordsburgh, New Mexico; his family in Gaines-
ville, Tex. Children:
I Jesse Elmon, born London, O., Jan. 21,
1866.
II Brewster David, born Mattoon, 111., Jan.
17, 1872.
III Flora Amy, born Corsicana, Tex., Oct.
19, 1873.
IV Maud Cannon, twin, born Corsicana, Tex.,
Nov. 22, 1877.
V Myrtle Brown, twin, born Corsicana, Tex.,
Nov. 22, 1877; died Nov. 19, 1878.
390. Ahira Pelton«, sixth son of David', John*,
John', Samuel', John', born at Lyme, N. H., Decem-
ber 25, 1806. He learned tanning with Lyman
Wright, of Troy, N. H., and married June, 1830,
Mary M. Alexander, daughter of Phineas and Ada
Alexander, of that place. Removing to Sterling,
Mass., he worked at pottery, and there died, October
21, 1837. His widow, Mary M., married (2) Febru-
ary 26, 1839, Edmund Maynard, of Sterling, and in
1875 lived at Leominster, Mass. Children, born at
Sterling:
I Lucy Anlowra, born Dec. 20, 1831; died
Apr. 24, 1832.
II Mary Eliza, born May 6, 1833; married
Nov. 28, 1855, Horace N. Hammond,
son of Nathaniel and Orpha Hammond,
of Avon, Me. Residence, 1875, ^Y^^y
Mass. One child, Lizzie Imogene, b.
Aug. 29, 1856.
Ill Nathaniel Lambert, born Dec. 3, 1834;
died Jan. 5, 1836.
226 American Pelton Genealogy.
IV Albert Ahira, born Nov. 13, 1836; learned
shoemaking at Pepperell, Mass.; en-
• listed in Co. A, 15th Regt. of Mass.
Vols., July 10, 1 861; was taken prisoner
at Ball's Bluff, Va., Oct. 22, 1861; was
released May 31, 1862, and honorably
discharged at Alexandria, Va., Nov. 29,
1862. He married Dec. 14, 1863, Anna
M. Blood, daughter of Nathan and
Mindwell Blood, of Pepperell, Mass.
Mrs. Pelton died June 10, 1866. In
1875 Mr. Pelton still lived in Pepperell.
Occupation, shoemaker. No further
record.
59. Israel Pelton', eleventh son of John*, John',
SamueF, John', born at Saybrook (Essex), Conn.,
April 1, 1 775; married there, about 1807, Lois Wright,
daughter of Cornelius Wright, of that place. Black-
smith. He lived at Essex and at Durham, Conn.,
dying at Durham, March 20, 1830, of lung fever,
after a short sickness. Children:
I Eliza M., born Apr. 20, 1808; married
Jan. 19, 1828, Asa W. Penfield, of
Glastenbury, Conn.; six children. She
died Jan. 9, 1875, of apoplexy.
II Electa, born May 2, 181 3; married at
Centre Brook, Conn., Jan. 18, 1853,
Alpheus R. Blake, merchant, from
North Guilford, Conn., who died June
25, 1859. Mrs. Blake, in 1877, lived
at Clinton, Conn.; no children.
Canterbury, Conn.; Essex, Vt., etc. 227
55. James Pelton^, second son of John' (first of
Saybrook, Conn.), SamueP, John', born in the town-
ship of Canterbury, Windham Co., Conn., July 21,
1 7 10 (Town Record); married at Middletown, Conn.,
Jan. 14, 1735-6, Elizabeth Burr, (Town Record).
Settled in Haddam, close to the line of Guilford, and
there died about 1 794, as his will was admitted to
probate April 27, 1795. His wife died about 1798.
Farmer. Children (as their order of birth is unknown
the sons are placed together; the records of Haddam
being very imperfect):
I Elizabeth, born at Middletown, Conn.,
^"g- 5' ^73^1 married about 1760,
Stephen Johnson (brother of Ruth
Johnson, who married her brother
James). Lived in Haddam, and died
about 1830.
228 U James, b. Apr. 3, 1741; m. Nov. 19, 1767,
Ruth Johnson; d. 1808.
244 HI John, b. , 1745; m. (i) Huldah ;
(2) Widow Thankful ; d. Aug. 12,
1803, se. 58 years.
254 IV Benjamin, b. , 1753; m. Hannah
Snow; d. Aug. 25, 1821.
V Lucy, born ; married (Haddam Rec.)
Nov. II, 1772, Samuel Stannard.
262 VI Phineas, b. 1758; m. Rebecca Johnson;
d. Jan. 17, 1850.
VII Sarah, born ; married Francis Lewis,
who died in 18 14. They lived near
Turkey Hill, in the eastern part of
Haddam, Conn. Children, six.
VIII Martha, born ; no further record.
IX Abigail, born ; no further record.
X Jemima, born ; no further record.
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228 American Pelton Genealogy.
Note. — Tradition says he had a very strong voice;
that once on a time his corn fan having been lent and
not returned, he climbed upon the roof of an out
building and called aloud, " Bring home my corn
fan." It came home, brought by a neighbor living a
mile off.
The land records of H addam show that James Pelton
soldland January 30, 1 753, for a consideration of ;^2,ooo.
227. James Pelton*, first son of James\ John^
Samuel', John', born at Middletown, Conn., April 3,
1 741 (Town Records); married November 19, 1767,
Ruth Johnson. Lived in Guilford, Conn., the most
of his life. Farmer. He exchanged farms with
David Hall, and in 1800 or 1801 removed to Essex,
Chittenden Co., Vt, his sons Samuel and James
going with him. He died August, 1808, at the house
of one of his brothers* in Hartford, Washington Co.,
N. Y., while on his way from Vermont to Connecti-
cut, from the effects of a malignant carbuncle or
tumor. His wife, an excellent Christian woman, died
in Vermont in 1829, over 93 years old. Children
(the exact order of birth unknown):
I Anna, born in Haddam, 1768; died un-
married.
229 H Josiah, b. Aug. 3, 1770; m. Nov., 1793,
Eunice Doan; d. Aug. 12, 1819.
HI Sally, born in Haddam, Conn., 1772; mar-
ried Francis Lewis.
233 IV Samuel, b. 1775; m. Hannah Hopkins
Hall; d. Apr. 27, 1854.
237 V James, b. Oct. 30, 1777; m. Nov., 1799,
Lois Stevens; died July 27, 185 1.
* His brotherljohn.
Haddam, Conn.; Cresco, Neb., etc. 229
VI Ruth, born about 1 779, in Haddam, Conn.;
became low spirited and finally in Ver-
mont, deranged.
94S VII Johnson, b. Nov. 30, 1782; m. Dolly Hall;
d. Oct. 13, 1825.
VIII Jemima, born 1784, in Haddam, Conn.;
married Elisha Youmans.
228. Jo§iah Pelton', first son of Jamess, James^
John', SamueP, John', born in Haddam, Conn.,
August 3, 1770; married there, November, 1793,
Eunice *Doan (b. July 16, 1770), daughter of Phineas
Doan, of Haddam. Farmer. Lived in Haddam,
about five miles west of Higganum and the Connec-
ticut river. He died there, August 12, 18 19, his wife
having died September 11, 1 8 1 7, aged 48. Both were
good, industrious people and earnest Christians, and
their good example was followed by all their children.
Children, born in Haddam:
230 I Ansel, b. Nov. 23, 1794; m. in 1823,
Rebecca Gates; was living in 1876.
II Mary (Polly), born Oct. 13, 1796; mar-
ried Dec. 3, 1854, Jacob Beam, who
died Aug. 31, 1861. Lived for years
at Fostoria, O. In 1876 was living at
Cresco, Saunders Co., Neb. An excel-
lent Christian woman.
Ill Betsey (Elizabeth), born Dec. 22, 1798;
married Aug., 1823, Coleman Clark.
Lived in Haddam, Conn., and there
died, on the old place, Oct. 28, 1858.
Children, seven. Mr. Clark was judge
of the Probate Court for that district.
231 IV Asahel, b. Apr. 8, 1801; m. July 17, 1836,
Electa Burr; d. Dec. 31, 1873.
* Now Doane.
230 American Pelton Genealogy.
V Zervias, born Sept. 22, 1803; married
Apr. 7, 1825, Russell Andrews. Lived,
in 1876, at Cresco, Neb. Children,
nine.
VI Martha, born Apr. 8 (23?), 1806; married
Mar. 18, 1841, R. M. Finch. Children,
two. Lived, 1876, at Wioto, Cass
Co., la.
232 VII Phineas D., b. Mar. 27, 1810; m. (i) June
26, 1839, Harriet Burr; (2) Aug. 10,
1842, Triphena Holmes; (3) Sept. 17,
1864, Hannah M. Munn.
229. Ansel Pelton', first son of Josiah«, James',
James*, John', Samuel', John', born at Haddam, Conn.,
November 23, 1794; married there, Spring of 1823,
Rebecca, daughter of Jonathan Gates, of near Water-
town, N. Y. Removed to Covington, Wyoming Co.,
N. Y., October 9, 1823; thence to Spring Green,
Sauk Co., Wis., where he lived in 1876. Farmer
and surveyor. A religious man of the highest repu-
tation. Wife, Rebecca, died in 1862. Children:
230 I Jonathan Gates, b. July 15, 1825; m. Apr.
23, 1846, Paulina E. Randall.
230. Jonathan Oates Pelton*, only son of Ansel',
Josiah^ James', James*, John^ SamueP. John', born at
Covington, Genesee Co., N. Y., July 15, 1825; mar-
ried there, April 23, 1846, Paulina E. Randall, daugh-
ter of Aaron E. Randall, of Covington. Removed
to Spring Green, Sauk Co., Wis., and there was
living in 1876. Physician. Children:
231 I Byron Randall, b. Mar. 27, 1847; ^- Nov.,
1870, Helen Tunstall.
II Mary Helen, born Aug. 21, 1849.
Watertown, N. Y.; Spring Green, Wis. 231
III Ann Elizabeth, born July 27, 185 1.
IV George Edward, born June 2, 1855; died
Feb. 22, 1863.
V Olive Rosette, born Oct. 15, 1857.
VI Ella Rebecca, born Feb. 22, i860.
VII John Lewis, born Feb. 26, 1863; died
Dec. 23, 1863.
230. Byron Randall Pelton', first son of Jona-
than Gates', AnseF, Josiah", James', James', John',
Samuel', John', born March 27, 1847; married No-
vember, 1870, Helen Tunstall, who died April 5,
1871. Children, none.
299. A§aliel Pelton', second son of Josiah',
James', James^ John', SamueF, John', born at Had-
dam. Conn., April 8, 1801; married there, July 17,
1836, Electa Burr, daughter of Jonathan Burr, of
Haddam. Farmer. Removed to Central New York,
October 9, 1823, and died December 31, 1873, at
LaGrange, Wyoming Co., N. Y. Children:
I Harriet, born May 31, 1837; married
August 24, 1858, Edward R. Perkins.
Lived, in 1876, at Cleveland, O. Chil-
dren, three.
II Anna M., born Nov. 4, 1838; married
Oct. 31, 1859, Hiram Crouch. Chil-
dren, five. Residence, in 1876, at
Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., Col.
III Phineas D., born Mar. 17, 1840; died
Dec. 31, 1865.
IV Ellen A., born Aug. 18, 1841; died un-
married, Nov. 3, 1865.
V Hannah, born Jan. 18, 1843. Lived, un-
married, 1876, at LaGrange, N. Y.
232 American Pelton Genealogy.
932 VI Wallace J., b. Mar. 22, 1844; m. Nov.
25, 1868, Eliza C. Howard.
VII Orpha, born Apr. 28, 1846; died un-
married, July 19, 1870.
VIII Marvilla, born July i, 1848; married Dec.
I, 1873, Benjamin H. Benedict. Lived,
in 1876, at Red Creek, Wayne Co., N. Y.
331. Wallace J. Pelton', second son of Asahel',
Josiah', James', James', John', Samuel', John', born
LaGrange, Wyoming Co., N. Y., March 22, 1844;
married at Buffalo, N. Y., November 25, 1868, Eliza
C. Howard, daughter of Austin A. Howard, of that
place. In 1876 lived at LaGrange, Wyoming Co.,
N. Y. Farmer. Children, born at LaGrange, N. Y.:
I Lettie H., born Oct. 12, 1869; died May
17. 1875.
II Austin H., born May 28, 1873.
HI Walter C, born Feb. 13, 1875.
9S9. Phiueas Doan Pelton', third son of Josiah*,
James', James", John', SamueF, John', born at Had-
dam, Conn., March 27, 1810; married (i) Middletown,
Conn., June 26, 1839, Harriet Burr, daughter of
Jonathan Burr, of Haddam, Conn. Removed to
Western New York, and thence to Kentucky. His
wife Harriet died at LaGrange, Ky., May 29, 1840;
(2) August 10, 1842, Triphena Holmes, of Brockport,
N. Y., who died at Bardstown, Ky., August 11, 1844;
(3) September 17, 1846, Mrs. Hannah M. Munn, at
Brockport, N. Y. Mr. Pelton was educated at the
Genesee Wesleyan Seminary in Western New York
in the years 1834, '35 and '36, usually teaching three
or four months each winter, and at the Wesleyan
University at Middletown, Conn., in 1837-8, after
Dayton, O.; Allegany Co., N. Y., etc. 233
which he taught thirteen years — eight of them in
Kentucky, two in Dayton, O., one in Miamis-
burgh, O., and two in Findlay, O. He then entered
the ministry in the North Ohio Conference of the
M. E. Church, in which he served for six years, until
his health failed, since which, up to 1876, he was on
the superannuated list, and lived at that time at
Clyde, O. Child:
I Wilbur Fiske, born at Bardstown, Ky.,
May 31, 1843. I" 1861, at the age of
18 years, he went from Madison, Wis.,
as Captain of a Company, the Randall
Zouaves, was taken prisoner, escaped
from prison with a comrade, sickened,
and died, Sept. 20, 1864, and was buried
by his comrade near La Grange, Tex.
22^. 8aninel Pelton', second son of Jamess,
James', John", Samuel', John', born in Haddam (or in
Guilford, near the line of Haddam), Conn., in 1775;
married in or near Essex, Chittenden Co., Vt. (where
he had gone with his father), about 1 796, Hannah Hop-
kins Hall, daughter of Dr. David Hall, formerly of
Connecticut, and granddaughter of Dr. Hopkins of
Goshen, Conn. Lived in Essex, Vt., and thence in
1 816, removed to Perry Centre, near Geneseo, N.
Y.; thence, in 1834 or '35, to Centreville, Allegany
Co., N. Y., where he died April 27, 1854, aged 79
years, according to the record on his tombstone. His
wife, Hannah, died at the house of John Ingersoll, in
Centreville, N. Y., March 30, 1856. Both are buried
at Centreville. He was an earnest Christian, and an
excellent man, long an exemplary elder in the Pres-
byterian Church. At the battle of Plattsburgh, N.
Y., in the War of 181 2, he served as a volunteer, and
234 American Pelton Genealogy.
fought on a Sunday. His pastor, Rev. Mr. Morgan,
in a sermon censured him for breaking the Sabbath.
In Vermont he was a farmer, and also carried on
the tanning business and boot and shoe making. He
also engaged in the lumber business. In the State
of New York he was a farmer. He was an enter-
prising, thorough business man. Mrs. Pelton was a
woman of superior and commanding intellect, in re-
ligion a Quakeress. They were among the early
settlers of the Genesee Valley. Their family Bible
is said to be in the possession of Mrs. Martha Parkis,
who lived, in 1879, with her son, Newell Parkis, at
Marshall, Mich. Children:
235 I Edwin, b. about 1798; m. Hannah Gor-
ham; d. 1836 to 1840.
II Maria, born in 1803, in Vermont, and
died in infancy.
Ill Angelina, born about 1805, ^^ Essex, Vt,
married, about 1827, George Parkis, son
of Jas. Parkis; died Dec. 5, 1873, ^^
Rose, Oakland Co., Mich.; children,
four. A daughter, Mrs. Warren Breed,
lived, in 1879, at Rose, Mich.
IV Hannah Hopkins, born March 21, 1808,
in Vermont; married Aug. 18, 1832, at
Washington, Macomb Co., Mich., Abra-
ham T. Powell, son of Archibald Powell
of that place; lived there and there
died, July 5, 1833; one child, Sarah C.
Powell, who married Wesley Miller,
and lived, in 1879, ^^ Dryden, Lapeer
Co., Mich.
V Lucy, born about 181 1, in Essex, Vt, and
there died when about three years of
age.
Essex, Vt.; Salem, Ore., etc. 235
S35 VI Samuel, b. March 29, about 181 7; m. (i)
Tamzen C. Warner; (2) Agnes J.Moore.
Lived, in 1876 and '^^, in San Francisco,
Cal., and in Salem, Ore.
VII Lucy Adaline, born about 1819; died at
the age of six years.
S33. Edwin Pelton', first son of Samuel', JamesS
James\ John^ Samuef, John\ born at Essex, Chitten-
den Co., Vt, about 1798; removed with his father
and family in 18 16 to Perry Centre, Genesee Valley,
N. Y.; married there Hannah Gorham. Teacher and
farmer; a superior mathematician. He lived at Perry,
Wyoming Co., N. Y., and there died of strangulated
hernia, 1836 to 1840. Children:
I A daughter, living in Michigan in 1879.
Not found.
933. Samuel Pelton, Jr.', second son of Samuel*,
James\ James*, John^ SamueF, John\ born at Perry
Centre, south-west of Geneseo, N. Y., March 29, 181 7;
married (1) about 1836, Tamzen Clemenza Warner
(b. May 23, 181 2; d. Nescatunga, Kans., spring of
1888) daughter of Strong Warner of Centreville, N. Y.;
(2) at St. Louis, Mo., Miss Agnes J. Moore of Cum-
berland Valley, Pa. He was sent to college, but did
not complete his course ; is a farmer and inventor
and writer on these subjects. When about fifteen
years old he invented the first revolving horse rake,
which was long in use, and has made since many
other useful inventions, especially those relating to
agricultural machinery, threshers, horse-powers, water
wheels, etc., which are famous in California. He
has lived in Western New York, in Pennsylvania, in
Maryland, in Missouri, in Colorado, California and in
Oregon. In 1876 lived in Salem, Or., a manufacturer
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236 American Pelton Genealogy.
of threshers and horse-powers. Residence, in 1892,
Dickinson, N. Da. His wife, Agnes J., is a descend-
ant of an Irish nobleman; in reHgion, a Covenanter.
Children (all by the first wife):
I Aaron B., born 1837; died 1840.
S36 II James B., b. Feb. 11, 1839; m. March
13, i860, Margaret A. Stevens.
III Mary C, born Centreville, N. Y., Dec. 2,
1842; m. at Hopkins, Mich., Feb. 23,
1875, Charles VV. Sprague (b. in Ba-
tavia, N. Y.). Carpenter. Residence,
1879, Otsego, Allegan Co., Mich.; in
1887, at Nescatunga, Kans.; in 1892, at
Edmond, Oklahoma. Child, Lena J.,
b. June 8, 1876.
IV Pauline E., born at Centreville, Alle-
gany Co., N. Y., Dec. 17, 1846; married
at Otsego, Allegan Co., Mich., Sept.
7, 1870, Dr. William K. Darling, son of
Samuel Darling, of Bush, Chautauqua
Co., N. Y. Residence, 1879, ^^ Hopkins,
Allegan Co., Mich. Died Apr. 8, 1891.
No children.
V Maria Elizabeth, born in 1843; ^^^^ i^
infancy.
237 VI Edwin William, b. May 26, 1850; m. (i)
Jan. I, 1870, Oracle Castle (divorced);
(2) Nov. 28,1878, Inez E. Darling.
235. James B. Peltons, second son of Samueh,
SamueP, James\ James*, John^ Samuel', John', born
at Centreville, Allegany Co., N. Y., February 11, 1839;
married at Mount Pleasant, Md., March 13, i860,
Margaret A. Stevens (b. Mount Pleasant 1836),*
*Died in Oklahoma October 9, 1890, after having lived in Kansas from
1887 to 1889, when they entered Oklahoma.
Essex, Vt.; Killingworth, Conn., etc. 237
daughter of Rezon Stevens of that place. Machinist,
carriagemaker and inventor. Residence, in 1879,
Mount Pleasant, Frederick Co., Md. Children:
I Willis E., born April 10, 1861.
II Leuvern S., born June 4, 1863; died at
Centreville, N. Y., Aug. 29, 1865.
235. Edwin IVilliam Pelton', third son of
Samuel', SamueF, James', James', John^, Samuel',
John', born at Centreville, Allegany Co., N. Y., May
26, 1850; married (i) at Plainwell, Allegan Co., Mich.,
January i, 1870, Gracie Castle, daughter of Peter
Castle, of Orangeville, Berry Co., Mich., (divorced);
(2) Plainwell, Mich., November 28, 1878, Inez E. Darl-
ing (b. Chautauqua Co., N. Y., May 17, 1861), daugh-
ter of William K. Darling, of Hopkins, Mich. Farmer.
Lived, in 1887, at Coldwater, Comanche Co., Kans.;
in 1892 in Frisco, Oklahoma. Children:
I Leuvern Warner, by ist wife, born Nov.
27, 1871.
II Charles W., born Dec. 9, 1880.
Ill Claudius J., born Aug. 29, 1883.
S38. James Pelton^ third son of James^ James*,
John', Samuer, John', born at Haddam, Conn.,
October 30, 1777; married at Killingworth, Conn.,
November, 1799, Lois Stevens (b. January 14, 1781),
daughter of Lorin Stevens of Madison, Conn. Re-
moved to Essex, Chittenden Co., Vt, and on account
of his health returned to Killingworth, Conn., about
1803. Farmer, shipbuilder and sailor. Died at
Clinton, Conn., July 27, 1851. His wife, Lois, died
April 12, i860.
Note. — He showed the family trait — mechanical
ability — by building his own wagon at Essex, Vt.,
even to the casting of lead boxes for the wheels.
238 American Pelton Genealogy.
This wagon he drove down to Connecticut, on his
return with his family. On arrival he offered himself
as a ship-carpenter but was rejected for alleged want
of experience. He at once bought a large boat, cut
her in two and lengthened her. Seeing the quality
of his work, the shipbuilder, who had refused him
employment, offered him a place in his yard at good
wages. This offer he refused, and rigging up his boat
he put to sea in it, his own master. Children:
S38 I Philander, b. July i, 1802; m. Sarah
Rossiter; d. March i, 1878.
238 II Alfred, b. April 15, 1804; m. 1826, Hetty
A. Wilcox; d. 1871.
S40 III James, b. July 26, 1809; m. Jan. 13, 1834,
Emily Kelsey.
241 IV Asa S., b. July 29, 1816; m. March 26,
1840, Harriet Kelsey; d. Feb. 22, 1886.
241 V William Nelson, b. Sept. 6, 1825; m. Aug.
13, 1848, Mrs. Maria Cable; d. June 23,
1883.
237. Philander Pelton', first son of James^
James', James", John', SamueP, John', born at Essex,
Vt, July I, 1802, removed to Haddam, and then to
Killingworth, Conn.; married Clinton, Conn., Miss
Sarah, daughter of David Rossiter, of that place,
A sailor. His wife, Sarah, died April 10, 1867. He
died Clinton, Conn., March i, 1878. Children:
I Sarah Isabella, born at Clinton, Conn.,
Sept. 23, 1840; married. May 10, 1882,
at 41 Charlton street, N. Y., George
S. Edwards, son of Beach Edwards, of
Huntington, Conn. One child, George
S. Edwards, Jr., b. Seymour, Conn.,
Feb. 28, 1883. Lived at Seymour,
Conn., in 1888.
Clinton and New London, Conn. 239
237. AllredPelton', second son of James', James',
James*, John", Samuel', John', born at Haddam,
Conn., April 15, 1804 (April 16, 1805); married in
1826, Hetty A. Wilcox. Lived at Haddam and
Killingworth, Conn.; died at Clinton, Conn., May 17,
1 87 1. Sea captain. Children, born at Killingworth,
Conn.:
I Lois M., born in 1827; married (i) Richard
H. Bushnell; children, Giles R., Russell
H.; (2) Edward Goodwin; children,
Mary A, Moses A., Sarah E.
II Ellsworth, born in 1829; died in 1829.
939 III Ellsworth W., b. 1832; m. Sarah Stannard;
d. 1875.
IV Elizabeth M., born in 1835; married
Richard Lane; children, Chas. Dwight,
Jesse E., and Walter R. Lived at
Clinton, Conn.
V Hettie Anna, born in 1840; married Na-
thaniel Stevens; one child, Nathaniel K.
»39 VI Alfred C, b. March 14, 1846; m. Dec. 21,
1 87 1, Laura Parks.
VII Grace Irene, born in 1848. In 1888,
lived unmarried at Clinton, Conn.
939. Ellsworth W. Pelton^, second son of
Alfred', James«, James\ Jamess Johns, SamueP, John',
born Killingworth, Conn., in 1832; married Sarah
Stannard. Lived at Clinton, Conn. Sea captain and
held a commission in the U. S. Navy through the War
of the Rebellion. Died , 1875. Children, none.
939. Alfred C. Peltoii% third son of Alfred',
James", James', James*, John', Samuel", John', born
Killingworth, Conn., March 14, 1846; married (i) at
240 American Pelton Genealogy.
Clinton, Conn., Dec. 21, 1871, Laura Parks, daughter
of Edwin Parks of that place. Sea captain; served
in the U. S. Navy through the War of the Rebellion.
Wife Laura died August 21, 1879; (2) at Clinton,
Conn., November 11, 1880, Augusta Dee, daugh-
ter of Russell Dee, of Clinton. Residence in 1888
at New London, Conn., where he had lived since
1881. Children:
I Charles A., born Oct. 15, 1872.
II Ralph E., born Dec. 20, 1874; died March
4, 1876.
S37. €apt. Jame§ Pelton', third son of James',
James', James^ John', SamueP, John', born at Killing-
worth, Conn., July 26, 1809; married there, January
13, 1834, Emily Kelsey, daughter of James Kelsey
of that place. Occupation, pilot on the Sound steam-
boats running to New York, and sea captain. He
was disabled by an accident on a steamer and laid
up from active service. Lived, in 1877, at Clinton,
Conn. Children, born in Killingworth, Conn.:
I Harriet Elizabeth, born May 27, 1835;
married March 29, i860, to Joseph H.
Merrills, of Clinton, Conn., where she
lived in 1875.
241 II James Henry, b. July 7, 1837; m. Jan. i,
1862, Sarah Harris.
III Louis Foster, born Oct. 8, 1842. Served
through the whole time of the War of
the Great Rebellion in the Army of the
Potomac. Lived, in 1875, at Clinton,
Conn.
IV Ellen Augusta, born Dec. 15, 1844; unmar-
ried in 1875.
Haddam, Conn.; Robinson, Kan., etc. 241
340. James Henry Pelton^ first son of James',
James«, James', James*, John^ SamueF, John', born at
Clinton, Conn., July 7, 1837; married January i, 1862,
to Sarah Harris, of Deep River, Conn. Sailor. Held
a commission in the United States Navy throughout
the War of the Rebellion. In 1875 he held the posi-
tion of engineer of a steamboat sailing from New
York city, his family living in Clinton, Conn.; died
at Clinton, Conn. In 1888 his widow lived in Deep
River, Conn. Children:
I Carrie L., born Sept. 25, 1862; mar-
ried at Deep River, Oct. 25, 1882,
Frank H. Watrous, of Clinton, Conn. ;
one son, Leon H., b. Sept. 8, 1883.
Res., 1890, at Deep River, Conn.
II Eugene H., born Aug., 1865.
Ill Frank L., born June, 1867.
237. Asa S. Pelf on', fourth son of Jamese, James5,
James*, John^ Samuel^ John', born at Killingvvorth,
Conn., July 29, 1816 ; married there, March 26, 1840,
Harriet Kelsey, daughter of James Kelsey ; physi-
cian, merchant and druggist. Residence at Clinton,
Conn., where he died, February 22, 1886. He was a
man of character and influence in church and state.
Children :
I Mary Elizabeth, born at Clinton, Conn.,
Nov. 30, 1848; died Dec. 4, 1848.
II John Stevens, born Killingworth, Conn.,
Aug. 26, 1855.
237. IVilliaiu Nelson Pelton', fifth son of Jamese,
James^ James^ John*, Samuel', Johns born at Kil-
lingworth, Conn., September 6, 1825 ; married at
Clinton, Conn., August 13, 1848, Mrs. Maria Cable,
242 American Pelton Genealogy.
daughter of Zebediah Austin Cobb, of that place.
Lived, in 1875, ^^ New London, Conn. Sailor, pilot
on Sound steamboats sailing from New York city,
and captain. Died at New London, Conn., June 23,
1883. Children:
I Virginia M., born July 24, 1850, at Clin-
ton, Conn.; married at New London,
April I, 1875, James Young, of that
place, formerly of Lynn, Mass.
II Corrinna, born at Clinton, Conn., April
9, 1852; married at New London, July
28, 1870, John O'Brien, son of James
O'Brien, of Keene, N. H.
2558. Johnson Pelton^ fourth son of James*,
James^John^ SamueF, John', born in Haddam, Conn.,
November 30, 1782; removed with his father to Essex,
Chittenden Co., Vt, and there married Dolly Hall,
sister to the wife of his brother, Samuel, daughter
of David Hall, whose wife was a Talmadge; thence
removed to Genoa, Delaware Co., O., where he died,
October 13, 1825. Occupation, shoemaker and
farmer. Children:
I Fanny S., born Jan. 10, 1810; married
Mr. Dickinson; died March 12, 1837;
children, three, who all died young.
II Alcina, born June 29, 18 12; died, unmar-
ried, June I, 1841.
III Ferdinand, b. April 12, 181 3; m. July 4,
1839, Mary Blue.
IV Minerva, born Genoa, O., April 5, 18 16;
married there, March, 1845, Charles
Dean, son of Lebbeus Dean, of Colum-
bus, O. Died May i, 1873; five children,
all living in 1877: i. Charles A., b. Jan.
Haddam and New London, Conn. 243
26, 1846; 2. Eliza C, b. April 5,1848;
3. Edward P., b. Jan. 16, 1850; 4.
John A., b. Oct. 22, 1852; 5. Johnson
Talmage, b. Jan. 18, 1857.
V Edward, born Aug. 13, 1818; went to
California for his health, and there died,
Sept. 19, 1850.
242. Ferdinand Pelton' first son of Johnson*,
James', James*, John", Samuel^, John', born at Genoa,
Delaware Co., O., April 12, 181 3; married at Piqua,
O., July 4, 1839, Mary Blue, daughter of Uriah Blue,
of that place. Removed to Warsaw, Ind., and thence
to Seneca, Nemaha Co., Kan., where he lived in 1877.
Shoemaker and farmer. Children:
I Johnson, born Dec. 6, 1840; died Sept. 2,
1843.
II Rolando, born May 27, 1843; died March
4, 1844.
Ill Elizabeth W., born March 4, 1845; "^a^*-
ried, Oct. 8, 1867, G. W. Johnson.
Lived, in 1877, at Seneca, Kan.; chil-
dren, Edward Perry, Nellie May, and
Jay.
243 IV Edward Rolando, b. March 24, 1847; ^^
May 23, 1870, Christina Nelson.
V Ada, born March 4, 1851; married Dec.
4, 1870, F. M. Newton. One daughter,
Lena. Lived, in 1877, at Seneca, Kan.
243. Edward Rolando Pelton% third son of
Ferdinand', Johnson', James', James*, John^ Samuel*,
John', born Warsaw, Ind., March 24, 1847; married
May 23, 1870, at Hiawatha, Kan., Christina Nelson,
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244 American Pelton Genealogy.
daughter of Ole Nelson, of Little Sand, Norway.
Lived, in 1877, i^ Robinson, Brown Co., Kans.
Farmer. Children:
I Alfred Ferdinand, ) born Feb. 13, 1871.
II Anna May, J born Feb. 13, 1871.
Ill Edward Owen, born Aug. 22, 1876.
227. John Pelton^ second son of JamesS Johns,
Samuel", John\ born in 1745 in Haddamor Guilford,
Conn.; married (i) about 1772, Huldah Graham (sup-
posed) who died April 25, 1794, aged 45 years; (2)
Widow Thankful . Farmer. Lived in Hartford,
Conn.; moved to Hartford, Washington Co., N. Y.,
about the last of the eighteenth century, and there
was injured by a heavy log of wood, and died August
12, 1803, aged 48 years. Children:
I Hannah, born 1774; married James Mc-
Clenathan; removed to Madison, Madi-
son Co., N. Y., and there died, Feb. 8,
1 84 1, se. 67 years. Children, five. Mr.
McC. died there, April 7, 1852.
245 II Stephen Edwin, b. Feb. 13, 1777; m. 1803,
Susanna Eldredge, d. April 29, 1827.
249 III Joshua, b. March 17, 1779; m. 1836, Su-
sanna Eldredge Pelton (widow of
Stephen E.); d. Jan. 31, 1858.
IV Lydia, born Hartford, Conn., Sept. 12,
1 781; married at Hartford, N. Y., Feb.
14, 1 801, Elisha Jackway; died there
Sept. 17, 1842. Children, John, b. Nov.
25, 1 801, Polly, b. July 4, 1804, Jonathan,
b. July 6, 1806, Almina, b. June 27, 1808
(d. May 7, 1875), Asenath, b. June 9,
181 2 (d. March 23, 1833), Wells, b. July
Hartford, N. Y.; Stirling, N. Y. 245
24, 1814 (d. June I, 1846), Stephen, b.
May 10, 1 8 10 (d. 181 2), Susan, b. 1808
(d. 1810).
V Elizabeth, born 1783; unmarried, became
insane and hung herself with a skein of
thread, July 9, 1847.
VI Huldah, born in 1786; married a Mr.
Johnson, and went to Canada, where
she lived and died.
VII Chloe, born Aug. 13, 1788; married at
Hartford, N. Y., about 1806, Phineas
Holbrook, of that place. Removed to
Virgil, Cortland Co., N. Y. Died at
Harford, Cortland Co., March 27, 1863,
aged 73 years, 6^ months. Children,
eleven. Her daughter, Chloe, Mrs.
Wheeler, of Lapeer, Cortland Co., N.
Y., has the family record.
244. Stephen Edwin Peltoii«, first son of John*,
James*, John", SamueP, John', born at Hartford, Conn.,
February 13, 1777; married in 1803, at Hartford,
Washington Co., N. Y., Susanna Eldredge, daughter
of John Eldredge, of that place. Lived at Hartford,
N. Y., and there died, April 29, 1827. He was a farmer,
a good man, very quiet, and being ill was little known
out of his neighborhood and church relations. He
died in Christian peace. He was small in stature,
with light complexion and blue eyes. His wife mar-
ried (2) her husband's brother, Joshua. She was a
very able, intelligent woman, and the whole family
were much respected. Children, born Hartford, N. Y.:
247 I John, b. Sept. 5, 1804; m. Fanny Jackway;
d. Aug. 19, 1870.
246 American Pelton Genealogy
II Huldah, born Jan. 29, 1806; married at
Hartford, N. Y., March 2, 1825, Gideon
Brayton; 1870 removed to Minnesota
and in 1877 lived at Kasson, Dodge Co.,
in that State. Children, Charles, b.
Sept. 16, 1827, Harrison, b. April 22,
1840, Hiram, b. Dec. 25, 1842.
Ill Horace, born Sept. 18, 1807; ^i^^ Oct.
28, 1826.
349 IV Joshua, b. April 25, 1809; m. about 1831,
Esther Payne; d. Aug. 23, 1843.
250 V Thomas, b. April 27, 181 1; m. Nov. 18,
1839, Lovilla Graves; d. Sept. 27, 1872.
VI Amanda, born Nov. 11, 1812; married at
Hartford, N. Y., Feb. 14, 1833, Na-
thaniel Bull; died in childbirth, the child
also dying March 6, 1834.
VII Minerva, born Oct. 24, 18 14; married
Aug. 22, 1836, Arnon Archer (b. Oct. i,
1 8 14), of Granville, N. Y., who vi^as, in
1877, a lawyer in Palmyra, N. Y. Chil-
dren, Edward Percy, b. Oct. 26, 1849
(killed by lightning, June 10, 1871);
Mary A., b. Feb. i, 1853.
VIII Sarah M., born Feb. i, 1816; married at
Hartford, Sept. 14, 1837, Harley H.
Hawks, son of Moses Hawks, of that
place. Lived, in 1877, at Atlantic, Cass
Co., la. Children: Julia, b. June 14,
1838; Dexter F., b. March 20, 1841.
251 IX Rufus, b. June 13, 1818; m. (i) Dec. 8,
1843, Mary A. Hitchcock; (2) Oct. 9,
1853, Sarah E. Sunderlin; d. Nov. 7,
1881.
Stirling, N. Y.; Hartford, N. Y., etc. 247
252 X Stephen E., Jr., b. April 26, 1820; m.
Jan. 15, 1850, Elizabeth Soper.
XI Warren, born April 15, 1822; died July
14, 1824.
XII Hannah Ann, born April 15, 1827; mar-
ried at Halfday, Lake Co., 111., Oliver
P. Gates, of Oberlin, O. Lived at St.
Paul, Minn.; died at Money Creek Val-
ley, Minn., Nov. 25, 1858. Children,
three ; left one son living.
245. John Pelton', first son of Stephen E.', John*,
James^, John^ Samuel', John', born at Hartford, Wash-
ington Co., N. v., September 5, 1804; married there,
about 1825, Fanny Jackway, daughter of George Jack-
way, of Hartford. Farmer. Removed to Warren
Co., N. Y., in 1837, and thence to Stirling, Cayuga
Co., N. Y., in 1849, and there died, August ^9' 1870.
Children:
247 I Stephen, b. March 25, 1827; m. March
20, 1 85 1, Violet Carter.
248 II George Warren, b. June 21, 1836; m.
Helen L. Savery, Aug. 10, 1862.
Ill Amanda Jane, born Hartford, N. Y., Sept.
29, 1837; married at Stirling, N. Y.,
Aug. 8, 1866, David W. Vine. Resi-
dence, 1877, at North Victory, Cayuga
Co., N. Y. Children, Francis, b. Oct.
27, 1871; Floyd, b. July 20, 1873; Carrie,
b. Oct. 27, 1874; David, b. Aug. 7, 1876.
247. Stephen Pelton', first son of John', Stephen
E.*, John', James^ John^ SamueF, John', born at Hart-
ford, Washington Co., N. Y., March 25, 1827; mar-
ried, Stirling, N. Y., March 20, 1851, Violet Carter,
248 American Pelton Genealogy.
daughter of Charles Carter. Farmer. Lived, in
1877, at North Victory, Cayuga Co., N. Y. Chil-
dren:
248 I Charles, b. March 23, 1853; m. Nov. 15,
1876, Mary Murray.
348 II John, b. Sept. 4, 1856; m. Jan. 17, 1875,
Mary Howland.
Ill Amanda, born March 20, 1858; married,
March 16, 1877, James Snyder, of
Wayne Co., N. Y. Lived, 1878, at
Stirling, Cayuga Co., N. Y.
IV Benjamin, born Aug. 20, 1861.
V Sarah Ann, born Jan. 9, 1863; married
Nov. 15, 1877, Levi Stockwell. Lived,
in 1878, at Stirling, N. Y.
VI Theodosia, born Aug. 6, 1869.
247. Charles Pelton', first son of Stephen^ John',
Stephen E.^John\ James\ John^ SamueF, John', born
at Stirling, Cayuga Co., N. Y., March 23, 1853; mar-
ried at Stirling, November 15, 1876, Mary Murray,
daughter of Charles Murray, of Fulton, N. Y. Resi-
dence, 1878, at Stirling. Child:
A son, born Nov. 20, 1877.
247. John Pelton', second son of Stephen^ John',
Stephen E.^ John', James^ John^, SamueP, John*,
born at Stirling, N. Y., September 4, 1856;
married there, January 17, 1875, Mary Howland,
daughter of Fisher Howland, of Stirling. Laborer.
Living, in 1876, at Murtville, N. Y. Child:
Altie, born Oct. 20, 1876.
247, George Warren Pelton% second son of
John', Stephen E.', John', James^, John^ SamueP,
John\ born at Hartford, N. Y., June 21, 1836; mar-
Hartford, N. Y.; Libertyville, III. 249
ried at Victory, Cayuga Co., N. Y., Aug. 10, 1862,
Helen L. Savery, daughter of William Savery, of
Devonshire, England. Lived, in 1877, at Stirling,
N. Y. P. O., North Victory, N. Y. A miller. Chil-
dren:
I Mary S., born Oct. 23, 1863.
II William H., born May 25, 1867.
245. Joshna Peltoii', third son of Stephen E.«,
John^ Jamess John^ Samuel', John\ born Hartford,
Washington Co., N. Y., April 25, 1809; married
there, about 1831, Esther Payne (born September
30, 1807), daughter of Peter Payne, of Hartford,
Conn. Removed to Groton, Tompkins, Co., N. Y.,
in 1 834 or '35, and thence, in September, 1 840, or 1 841 ,
to Vernon, Lake Co., 111., where he died, August 23,
1843. Children:
I and II died in infancy; no record.
III Mary Jane, born Jan., 1833; died Aug. 2,
1843.
IV Hannah Ann, born Groton, N. Y., Aug.
21, 1837; married June 15, 1858, at
Tremont, Lake Co., 111., Salem Cruver.
Lived, in 1878 at Lake Zurich, Lake
Co., 111. Children, eight: Mary J., b.
Mar. 9, 1859 (d- ^Pi"- 1 5' 1859); Sylvia
C, b. May 11, i860; Wallace B., b.
Dec. 26, 1862, Francis P., b. Oct. 9, 1864
(d. Sept. II, 1865); Curtis L., b. Nov.
26, 1869; Rodell S. and Rosewell E.,
b. Feb. 18, 1872 (d. July 13 and 14,
1872); Otis D., b. Nov. 15, 1873 (d.
Jan. 29, 1877); Lulu M., b. Aug. 2, 1875
(d. Jan, 19, 1877).
250 American Pelton Genealogy.
V Horace, born in 1841; died Aug. 5, 1843.
Mrs. Pelton married (2) November 6, 1845, David
Hawthorne and had children by him: Hiram, b.
September 7, 1848; d. October, 1848; Samuel H., b.
August 23, 1850; d. July 9, 1859. Mrs. Esther (Payne)
Pelton died November 3, 1875.
345. Thomas Pelton', fourth son of Stephen E.*,
John^ James^ John^ SamueP, John', born Hartford,
Washington Co., N. Y., April 27, 181 1; married at
Groton, Tompkins Co., N. Y., November 18, 1839,
Lovilla Graves, daughter of Charles Graves, of
Vermont. He removed to Groton, N. Y., in 1834 or
1835, and thence in 1840 to Libertyville, Lake Co.,
111., and in April, 1 858, to Cedar Township, Floyd Co.,
Iowa, where he died Sept. 27, 1872, and was buried
at Howardville, Floyd Co., Iowa. Farmer. Mr.
Pelton was an excellent man, a Christian, honored by
all who knew him. Mrs. Pelton's address in 1878 was
Cedar, Floyd Co., Iowa. Children:
I Susan L., born in Lake Co., 111., April 20,
1 841; married there, Jan. i, 1858, to
Elisha J. Miner. Lived, in 1878, in
Butler Co., Kans. Children, five.
II Sarah A., born at Libertyville, Lake Co.,
Oct. 23, 1842; married, Floyd Co., Iowa,
March 17, 1865, Walden E. Purdy.
Lived, in 1878, in Sac Co., Iowa. Chil-
dren, six.
Ill Frank A., adopted son, b. Feb. 24, 185 1;
m, Dec. 6, 1876, Julia A. Haughey.
250. Frank Adoniram Pelton^, adopted son of
Thomas', Stephen E.', John", James*, John*, SamueP,
John\ born at Mechanic's Grove, 111., February 24,
Hartford, N. Y.; Libertyville, III. 251
1851; married, Floyd Co., Iowa. December 6, 1876,
Julia A. Haughey. His name was Frank Wheeler,
and at the age of one year was adopted by Mr. and Mrs.
Pelton. Farmer. Residence, in 1878, in Floyd Co.,
Iowa. Children, none given at that time.
945. Rufii§ Pelton', fifth son of Stephen ]^..s John',
James", John^ SamueF, John', born at Hartford, Wash-
ington Co., N. Y., June 13, 1818; married (i) De-
cember 8, 1843, ^t Libertyville, Lake Co., 111., Mary
A. Hitchcock, daughter of O. L. Hitchcock, of that
place (who died April 12, 1853); (2) October 9, 1853,
Sarah E. Sunderlin, daughter of Timothy Sunderlin,
of Waukegan, 111. He, in 1839 ^^ 1840, removed with
his stepfather, Joshua Pelton, and other members of
his father's family to Libertyville, Lake Co., 111.
Farmer. Lived, in 1878, in Vernon, Lake Co., 111.
Post-office, Diamond Lake, 111. Children, born at
Vernon, 111.:
252 I Warren B.. b. Aug. 28, 1845; m Jan. i,
1868, M. P. Hall.
II Frances C, born Jan. 31, 1847; married
Oct. 18, 1866, to Homer D. Culver. In
1888, lived at Oberlin, Decatur Co.,
Kans. Children, three.
III Mary Ann, born Sept. 6, 1852; married
Dec. 25, 1868, Henry Blows. In 1888,
lived at Diamond Lake, Lake Co., 111.
One child.
IV Amanda M., born Dec. 18, 1854; married
Loren E. Blunt. Residence, 1888,
Evanston, Cook Co., 111. Children, two.
V Emily J , born Oct. 2, 1856; died May 14,
1874.
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252 American Pelton Genealogy.
252 VI Frank H., b. Feb. 13, 1858; m. Dec. 31,
1880, Anna Davidson.
252 VII William H, b. Sept. 25, 1859; m. Sept. 10,
1886, Lillie Charlesworth.
VIII Walter R., born March 4, 1862.
IX Addie C, born May 4, 1863; married
George Davidson. Lived, in 1888, at
Compton, Lee Co., 111. One child.
S51. Warren B. Pelton^ first son of Rufus',
Stephen E.', John', James*, John", Samiiel', John", born
at Vernon, 111., August 28, 1845; married January i,
1868, M. P. Hall In 1888, lived at Osage, Mitchell
Co., Iowa. Children, none reported.
251. Frank H. Pelton^ second son of Rufus',
Stephen E.', John', James\ John^ SamueF, John\ born
at Vernon, 111., February 13, 1858; married Decem-
ber 31, 1880, Anna Davidson, who died December
23,1882. Lived, in 1888, at Osage, Iowa. Children,
two; names not given.
251. l¥illiain H, PeIton% third son of Rufus\
Stephen E.', John', James*, John', SamueF, John', born
at Vernon, III, September 25, 1859; married Sep-
tember 10, 1886, Lillie Charlesworth. Lived, in 1888,
at Osage, Iowa. One child; name not given.
245. Stephen Edwin Pelfon', Jr., sixth son of
Stephen E.', John', James', John', Samuel', John', born
at Hartford, Washington Co., N. Y., April 26, 1820;
married at Libertyville, Lake Co., 111., January 15,
18 o, Elizabeth C. Soper. daughter of Joseph Soper
and Electa ( Mansfield) Soper^ of Bombay, Franklin
Co., N. Y. (formerly of Milton, Vt.). Lived, in 1877, at
Libertyville, Lake Co., 111. Removed from Hartford,
Cedar, Floyd Co., Ia.; Pawlet, Vt., etc. 253
N. Y., to Libertyville in 1839 or 1840, with his step-
father and his family. His heig-ht, 5 ft. 9 in.; com-
plexion florid, hair brown. Children:
I George E. (adopted in 1853); born June
7, 1849. Lived, in 1877, in Holton, Jack-
son Co., Kans.
II Sarah S., born Sept. 20, 1853; died Aug.
II, 1863.
S'1-4. Joshua Peltoii", second son of John', James*,
John^ Samuel'. John', born at Hartford, Conn., March
17, 1779; married in the spring of 1836, Susannah
(Eldredge) Pelton, widow of his brother Stephen
Edwin, having lived at Hartford, Washington Co.,
N. Y., unmarried up to this time. He had managed
his brother's estate and had cared for his children
from the time of his brother's death, and after his
marriage was a good father to them as they all testify.
He was a farmer by occupation, and besides was
Justice of the Peace and held other offices. He was
also prominent in church matters, a man looked up
to and trusted generally. About 1839 ^^ 1840, he
removed with his family to Libertyville, Lake Co.,
Ill, where he lived until he removed, late in 1857 or
early in 1858, to Cedar, Floyd Co., Iowa, where he
died at the house of his stepson, Thomas Pelton,
January 31, 1858, and was buried at Howardville,
Floyd Co., Iowa.
Note. — ^As shown above, Joshua married the
widow of his brother Stephen Edwin, and became a
good father to his children, making them his own and
removing with them to Lake Co., 111. Here they
were early settlers of a new country and paid the
penalty of a removal from the high rolling lands of
Washington Co., N. Y., to a prairie country, for in
254 American Pelton Genealogy.
their second or third year there they were all taken
ill with malarial complaints, fifteen at one time, all in
one house; three of them, Joshua, his stepson, and two
of his children dying in as many weeks.
For children, see those of Stephen Edwin, page
245; he had none of his own.
227, Benjamin Pelton', third son of James*,
John^ Samuer, John', born Haddam or Guilford,
Conn., in 1753; married at Litchfield, Conn., about
1779, Hannah Snow. Removed to Washington Co.,
N. Y., township of Hartford, and afterward to Paw-
let, Vt. He served in the Revolutionary Army, and
by reason of the great hardships there endured, he
became insane, and used to wander from his northern
home back to the old home in Connecticut, thus con-
tinuing for seventeen years, and finally died at the
house of his cousin, Marshall Pelton, son of Josiah
Pelton, at Portland, Conn., August 24 or 25, 1821.
In consequence of this sad state of affairs, his chil-
dren became widely scattered; his wife, Hannah,
dying in Guilford, Medina Co., O., September or
October, 1844. (Mrs. L. Griffiths, granddaughter of
Hannah Pelton Dickinson, daughter of Anna (Dick-
inson) Pimlot, of Sharon Centre, O.)
Note. — Pawlet, Vt, records show, vol. 2, p. ^y, that
Benjamin Pelton sold land, Dec. 18, 1783, to Ethan
Cobb. For services in the Revolution, Mr. Aaron
Pardee, of Wadsworth, O., obtained a pension of
above $800* for his widow. Children:
255 I Benjamin, b. about 1781; m. Miss Belden;
d. 1806.
*This was paid in silver, which was sent to Mr. Pardee from Pittsburgh,
Pa., in an axe box.
Syracuse, N. Y.; Chester Cross Roads, O. 255
II Hannah, born at Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vt.,
Sept. 14, 1783; married (i) Jan. i, 1800,
Silverton Dickson, by whom she had
seven children; (2) in Vermont, Oct.
II, 1814, Miles Culver; children, three;
died at Sharon, Medina Co., O., Aug.
14, 1874, at the house of her grand-
daughter, Mrs. L. J. Griffith, daughter
of Mrs. Anna Pimlot.
Ill Lucy, twin sister of Hannah, born Sept.
14, 1783; married Mr. Lounsbury.
Lived at Attica, N. Y.
356 IV Joseph, b. , 1785-7; m. (i) (2); d.
S57 V Charles, b. April 3, 1790; m. Dec, 1822,
Christina Ozman; d. Aug. 29, 1842.
258 VI David, b. March 17, 1793; m. 1816, Eliza-
beth Tabor; d. Jan. 24, 1879.
S63 VII John, b. in 1800; m. July 4, 1831, Harriet
Cartter; d. about 1843.
954. Benjamin Pelton', first son of Benjamin',
James*, John', SamueF, John', born (probably) at
Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vt, about 1 781; married at
Benson, Vt., Miss Belden, probably about 1803 or
'4. Lived in Pawlet, Vt, and possibly at Essex, Vt,
as he was killed at Essex by the fall of a tree in 1806.
His widow returned to her people in Benson, and
married (2) a Mr. Tucker, from which marriage four
daughters were born; all dead in 1879. Children:
356 I Daniel, b. June 14, 1805; m. Jan. 17, 1831,
Lovina Benson; d. April 21, 1838.
II Benjamin, born 1807 (after his father's
death). His nephews, Oscar A. and
Elbert A. Pelton, of Chicago, think he
went to Michigan.
256 American Pelton Genealogy.
255, Daniel Peltoni, first son of Benjaminfl, Ben-
jamins Jamess Johns Samuels John", born in western
Vermont, in Pawlet or Essex, June 14, 1805; married
at Shelburne, Vt., January 17, 1831, Lovina Benson,
daughter of Benoni Benson, of Massachusetts. Far-
mer. Died near Syracuse, N. Y., April 21, 1838.
Children :
25G I Oscar Alonzo, b. Feb. 17, 1832; m.
II James Riley, born July 3, 1834; died Aug.
5. 1835.
256 III Elbert Alexander, b. Nov. 21, 1836; m.
Nov. 12, 1876, Anna Gates.
IV Daniel Strong, born Nov. i, 1838; died
Aug. 1, 1839.
256. Oscar Alonzo Pelton^ first son of DanieF,
Benjamin', Benjamin', James*, John", SamueF, John',
born Syracuse, N. Y., February 17, 1832; married.
No report. In 1891 said to have removed to near
Syracuse, N. Y.
256. Elbert Alexander Peltons, third son of
Daniel', Benjamina, Benjamins, James4, Johns, SamueP,
John', born at Syracuse, N. Y., November 21, 1836;
married at Clinton, Rock Co., Wis., November 12,1876,
Anna Gates (b. June 26, 1847), daughter of Joseph
Gates, of Clinton, Wis. Residence, 1879, Chicago,
111. Milk dealer. In 1891 said to have removed to
near Syracuse, N. Y. Child:
I Jessie, born Oct. 31, 1877.
254. Joseph Pelton«, second (some say the young-
est) son of Benjamins, Jamess Johns, Samueh, John',
born Pawlet, Vt., 1785-7, probably; married (i) (2)
(no records). Lived and died in Cumberland, Md.,
it is said. Children, number unknown:
New Portage and Wauseon, O. 257
I Emory, was in Cleveland, O., the last
heard of.
II John. No record known.
954 Charles Pelton", third son of Benjamin',
James^ John', Samuel', John', born at Pawlet, Vt.,
April 3, 1790; married at Hudson, O., in December,
1822, Christiana Ozman (b. December 4, 1805),
daughter of Jacob Ozman, of Boston, O. Farmer.
Lived at Chester Cross Roads, Geauga Co., O., and
there died, August 29, 1842. Removed to Chester
in the spring of 1823. Mrs. Pelton died August 12,
1862. Children:
I Althea, born Sept. 15, 1823; married in
1846 at Chester, O., Othaniel Hoag, of
Mayfield, Cuyahoga Co.,0. Children,
four sons and one daughter. Died at
Breedsville, Van Buren Co., Mich.
II Emeline, born Oct. 16, 1825; died un-
married. May 10, 1855.
Ill Hannah L., born July 21, 1827; married
at Troy, O., by Elder F. Thompson,
May 5, 1865, to Chester Lamb, of that
place, a widower with eight children.
She had none. Residence, in 1 880, Troy,
O. R O., Welshfield, Geauga Co., O.
258 IV 01iverO.,b. July 13, 1829; m. Sept., 1854,
Miranda Millard; d. April 20, 1863.
V Lois A., born March i, 1832; died, un-
married, April 27, 1857.
958 VI Thomas L., b. Feb 22, 1834; m. Dec. 10,
1856, Susanna Happen
VII Mary L., born June 4, 1836; died May
12, 1838.
258 American Pelton Genealogy.
VIII Nancy A., born Aug. 29, 1839; died Aug.
29, 1841.
IX Laura Ann, born Jan. 20, 1841; died Jan.
13. 1843.
257, Oliver ©. Pelton^, first son of Charles*,
Benjamin\ James\ John^ SamueF, John', born at
Chester Cross Roads, Geauga Co., O., July 13, 1829;
married at Chardon, Geauga Co., Sept., 1854, Miranda
Millard, of Russell. O. Removed to Allegan Co.,
Mich., and there died April 20, 1863. Widow in 1879
said to live in the township of Dorr, Allegan Co.,
Mich.; was written and the letter returned ''Not
found." Children, unknown.
257. Thomas L. Pelton', second son of Charles*,
Benjamin', James', John', SamueF, John', born at
Chester, Geauga Co., O., February 22, 1834; mar-
ried at Orange, Cuyahoga Co., O., December 10,
1856, Susanna Happer (b. March 12, 1835), daughter
of John Happer, of Cortland Co., N. Y. Farmer.
Lived in 1880 at Elm Hall, Gratiot Co., Mich. P.
O. Summer, Gratiot Co., Mich. Children:
I Nelson W., born March 13, 1858; died
Oct. 29, 1872.
II Charles O., born Aug. 11, 1861; died
Sept. 27, 1864.
III William H., born Oct. 14, 1865.
IV Newell, born July 15, 1873.
V Perry L., born April 9, 1876.
354. David Pelton', fourth son of Benjamin',
James^ John', Samuel', John', born at Pawlet, Vt.,
March 17, 1793; married in Summit Co., O., in 1816,
Elizabeth Falor, daughter of Adam Falor, of that
county. Farmer. Lived near New Portage, Sum-
New Portage and Wauseon, O. 259
mit Co., and at Wauseon, Fulton Co., O.; died
at Elm Hall, Gratiot Co., Mich., January 24, 1879.
Mrs. Pelton died at the house of her daughter, Mrs.
Veirs, at Wauseon, Fulton Co., O., August, 1878.
Note. — His father becoming deranged, he was
"bound out" to a Mr. Wooster in Rutland Co., Vt.
At 18 he entered the army as teamster in the War
of 181 2. At the close he went to Ohio. He was
about five and one-half feet high, straight, well
built and broad shouldered, weighing 165 pounds.
Children:
I Julia Ann, born 1819; died when about
12 years old.
260 II Benjamin H., b. 1822; m. Mary D. Har-
get; killed in battle, Aug. 6, 1864.
Ill Elizabeth, born in Summit Co., O., Jan.
13, 1824; married in Fulton Co., O.,
Oct. 13, 1844, Jacob Gasche, son of
Charles Gasche, of Prussia. Residence,
1880, near Wauseon, Fulton Co., O.
Farmer. Children, i, Adeline; 2,
Theresa; 3, Agnes; 4, Amarancy; 5,
Wilfred B.
260 IV David J., b. Summit Co., O., Feb. 12,
1826; m. June 2, 1850, Mary Alwood.
V Hannah, born in 1827, died in 1844.
VI George, born in 1829; died in infancy.
VII Amarancy, born 1831; married Elisha
Viers. Lived, in 1880, in Fulton Co.,
O. P. O., Wauseon.
261VIII William H., b. 1833; m. Mildred Thomas;
d. about 1866.
261 IX Jesse L., b. Sept. 17, 1835; m. Sept. 11,
1859, Cynthia Murray.
X Talman, born 1837; died about 1839.
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26o American Pelton Genealogy.
258. Benjamin H. Pelton', first son of David*,
Benjamin", James", John^ Samuel, John', born in Sum-
mit Co., O., in 1822; married Mary D. Harget. He
served in the War of the Rebellion, in the looth Regi-
ment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was killed
August 6, 1864, shot through the breast in the battle of
Eutaw Creek, before Atlanta, Ga. His widow mar-
ried (2) David E. Austin, and removed to Indiana.
Children, record incomplete:
I Thomas, b. ; killed on the cars
while acting as brakeman.
II Rachel, born ; married George
Wright.
III Elizabeth, born ; married, name un-
known.
IV Edward, born ; no further record.
VI Benjamin H., Jr., born ; last heard
of in the regular army.
258. Darid J. Pelton', second son of David*,
Benjamin', James*, John^ Samuel', John', born in
Summit Co., O., February 12, 1826; married, Fulton
Co., O., June 2, 1850, Mary Allwood, daughter of
E. K. Allwood, of that county. Lived in 1880 at
Wauseon, Fulton Co., O. Farmer. Children:
I Darius C, born May 21, 1852.
II Clarissa, born Dec. 6, 1854.
III Candace, born July 15, 1856.
IV George, born Aug. 10, 1858; died Nov.
V Seth, born Sept. 15, i860; died Nov. 31,
1873.
VI Rosa, born June 2, 1862.
VII Agnes, born June 4, 1864.
Elm Hall, Mich.; Warren, O., etc. 261
358. IVilliam H. Pelton', third son of David\
Benjamin', James', John", Samuel', John', born in
Summit Co., O., in 1833; married Mildred Thomas;
died in Isabella Co., Mich., about 1866, aged 33
years. His widow went to Knoxville, Tenn. Chil-
dren, none.
258. Je»»e li. Pelton', fourth son of David',
Benjamin*, James*, John*, Samuel, John', born near
New Portage, Summit Co., O., September 17, 1835;
married in Fulton Co., O., September 11, 1859,
Cynthia Murray, daughter of John Murray, of Holmes
Co., O. Teacher and farmer. Lived in Elm Hall,
Gratiot Co., Mich., from where he removed to Kansas
in 1879. P- O- '^^ 1880, Medicine Lodge, Barbour
Co., and in 1881, Sharon, Barbour Co., Kan.
Children:
I Pericles, born June 29, i860; died May
20, 1866.
n Vesta, born April 4, 1862; married Jan.
24, 1879, Demetrius Watkins, son of
Joseph D. Watkins, of Gratiot Co.,
Mich. Lived, in 1880, at Elm Hall,
Gratiot Co., Mich.
HI Leonard, born Mar. 3, 1864. At home
in 1880.
IV Agnes, born Feb. 23, 1866; died Jan. 26,
1873.
V William, born Jan. 10, 1868. At home
1880.
VI Julia Ann, born April 18, 1870; died Oct.
16, 1872.
VII Elias, born June i, 1873.
VIII Alice, born Feb. 11, 1875.
IX Albert, born May 13, 1877.
X Cynthia Hannah, born Sept. 17, 1879.
262 American Pelton Genealogy.
254. John Peltosi', fifth son of Benjamin', James*,
John^ Samuef, John', born at Pawlet, Vt., in 1800;
married July 4, 1831, at Russell, Geauga Co., O.,
Harriet Cartter, daughter of Chandler and Anna
Cartter, of Russell, Hampden Co., Mass. (Mrs.
Pelton had a relative* who was long an honored judge
in the District Court in Washington, D. C.) Farmer.
Lived in Russell, Geauga Co., O., and there died
about 1843. Mrs. Anna Cartter Pelton became de-
ranged and died January 10, 1875. Children:
I John Cartter, born Apr. 12, 1832. In
1880 lived, unmarried, at Chagrin Falls,
Cuyahoga Co., O. Teamster.
n Henry Clay, born June 19, 1833. Served
in the war of the Great Rebellion and
was drowned in Cumberland river while
in the U. S. service.
HI Harriet Julia, born Oct. 22, 1834; married
at Newbury, Geauga Co., O., Nov. i,
1853, Wallace Chapman, son of Esquire
Chapman of that county. Lived, in
1879, ^t Munson, O. Children: Alice,
Orange, Martha, Hattie and Herbert.
She died May 3, 1872.
IV Harlow C, born Oct. 28, 1836. In 1880
he lived, unmarried, in Kingston, Tus-
cola Co., Mich.
V William Harrison, born 1840; married
Victoria Derthick. In 1880 was living
in Canton, Lincoln Co., Dak. No
further record.
926. PMneas Pelton^, fourth son of JamesS
John^ Samuer, John\ born at Haddam or Guilford,
*Judge Cartter of the District Court.
Pawlet, Vt.; South Gower, Canada. 263
Conn., in 1758; married, about 1778, probably in
Hartford, Conn., Rebecca Johnson, daughter of
Nathaniel Johnson of that place. Removed to Hart-
ford, Washington Co., N. Y., about 1790, and thence
to South Gower, Canada, in March, 1801, and there
died January 17, 1850. Farmer. He was an upright,
religious man, in earlier years a Presbyterian or
Congregationalist, in later years a Baptist. He was
strict in morality and integrity, a worthy descendant
of Puritan lineage, never countenancing injustice or
wrong of any kind. He was strong and convincing
in argument and a ready and powerful debater. He
took up a large tract of land in Canada and became
well off. Was highly respected and maintained his
business habits with his independence and ability to
the last. His wife died some years before him. Her
descendants claim that eight acres of land that came
to Mrs. Pelton from her father, Nathaniel Johnson,
of Hartford, lying in Hartford, and now covered by
that city, belonged to her when she married Mr.
Pelton and never was conveyed by her. Children:
264 I James, b. Aug. 22, 1779; m. Dec. 4,
1798, Harriet Clark; d. June 18, 1854.
H Polly, born about 1782; married John
Luke. Lived at South Gower, Canada,
and there died. No children.
HI Phcebe, born about 1785; married Martin
Walton. Lived and died at South
Gower, Canada. No further record.
874 IV Phineas, Jr.,b. in 1788; m. in 18 16, Rachel
Guernsey; d. Feb. 25, 1853. No further
record.
V Ada, born about 1791; married about
181 7, Jacob Fike; died at Park Hill,
264 American Pelton Genealogy.
Ontario, Aug. 9, 1874. Ten children;
six living in 1877.
VI Nabby, born about 1793; married Caleb
Johnston. Lived at Madrid, St. Law-
rence Co., N. Y., and there died. Chil-
dren: Phineas, Elijah, William, Lydia,
Lizzie, Adaline.
276 VII Elisha, b. Jan. 21, 1796; m. Feb. 23, 1819,
Mahala Brintnell; d. Feb. 2, 1868.
379VIII Elijah, b. June 23, 1798; m. Jan. i, 1823,
Peggy Brown.
2G2, James Pelton', first son of Phineas', James",
John^ SamueF, John', born at Haddam, Conn., August
22, 1779; married at Hartford, Conn., December 4,
1798, Harriet Clark, daughter of David Clark, of
Haddam. Farmer. Lived in Connecticut; thence,
soon after his marriage, removed to Hartford, Wash-
ington Co., N. Y.; thence possibly to Canada, and in
1806 to Champion, Jefferson Co., N. Y., and thence,
in 1824, to LaGrange, Lorain Co., O., where he died
June 18, 1854, and his wife, Harriet, on September i,
1863. Children:
966 I .David Clark, b. Feb. 4, 1800; m. (i) Dec,
1823, Lydia Dodge; (2) Hannah Smith,
Dec. 6, 1833; (3) Jan. 3, 1853, Mrs.
Mary Burns.
II Sallie, born Oct. 7, 1802; married Jan. 7,
1822, Stanton Hopkins, of Champion,
N. Y. Lived in 1877, at La Grange,
Lorain Co., O. Four children.
Ill ("Prudence, born Aug. 21, 1804; died
J Aug. 21, 1804.
1 ^
IV I Patience, born Aug. 21, 1804; married
1^ (i) Jan. 6, 1822, at Champion, N. Y.,
Haddam, Conn.; La Grange, O., etc. 265
Reuben Tiff; (2) April 25, 1825,
Loammi Holcomb. Removed to
Wisconsin, and there died, April 16,
1864.
V Lucy, born July 30, 1805; married Dec. 7,
1823, Stephen D. Cottrell, of Champion,
N. Y. Lived at Harrisonville, Medina
Co., O., and there died, Aug. 16, 1844.
VI Harriet, born Nov. 6, 1807; married (i)
May II, 1824, Jordan Tiff; (2) Jan. i,
1858, Joseph Phelps, of Eaton, Lorain
Co., O. Lived, in 1878, at Pemberville,
Wood Co., O, Thirteen children.
270 VII James Kelley, b. Feb. 4, 1810; m. Oct. 11,
1834, Sarah E. Loomis.
271VIII Phineas John, b. Sept. 16, 1812; m. Dec.
I, 1837, Electa Bentley.
272 IX Eurotas Albert, b. Dec. 15, 18 14; m. (i)
Hattie Jackson, Aug. 18, 1836; (2) June
20, 1853, Mrs. Mary J. (Elvert) Smith.
X Eliza, born at Champion, N. Y., March 5,
181 7; married at La Grange, O., Aug.
10, 1840, William Rose, of that place.
Three children. Lived at La Grange,
and there died, May 21, 1858.
373 XI Daniel S., b. June 30, 1819; m. Dec. 4,
1839, Eleanor Helm; d. Nov. 24, 1873.
XII Jane L., born at Champion, N. Y., Feb. 4,
1820; married at La Grange, O., May
23, 1840, Richard N. Loomis, of that
, r ." place, where they lived, and where she
died, Nov. 24, 1873.
XIII Lydia Ann, born at Champion, N. Y.,
July 31, 1823; died unmarried, June 20,
i860.
266 American Pelton Genealogy.
Note. — Mr. Pelton was sent by some New York
land speculators to Lorain Co., Ohio, to examine and
report to them on the land there. He liked the
country so well he bought a half section for him-
self, and removed to it, being one of the earliest
settlers and founders of the county.
264. David Clark Pelton', first son of James',
Phineas^ James*, John', Samuel', John', born at Hart-
ford, Washington Co., N. Y., February 4, 1800; mar-
ried (i) at Champion, Jefferson Co., N. Y., De-
cember 6, 1823, Lydia Dodge, daughter of John
Dodge (died, 1832); (2) December 6, 1833, Han-
nah Smith, daughter of Jacobus Smith, of Canada
(d. June 30, 1852, aged 43); (3) January 3, 1853,
Mrs. Mary (Tippin) Burns, daughter of John Tip-
pin, of London, England. Farmer. Lived in Cham-
pion, Jefferson Co., N. Y., and thence removed to
La Grange, Lorain Co., O., September 10, 1824,
and lived there in 1875. Children (by first wife):
I Maria, born March 18, 1824; died Aug.
19, 1825.
n Martha.bornjan.i 7, 1826; diedjan. 18,1826.
ni Mary, born Nov. 10, 1827; died Nov. 11,
1827.
IV Clark,born Junei4,i829; died Dec. 19, 1830.
268 V Charles E., b. Mar. 10, 1832; m. Mar. 23,
1855, Sarah A. Gott.
Of the second wife:
VI Died in infancy; not named.
VII Lydia, born May 6, 1834; married (i)
Jan. 26, 1853, James M. Tippin; (2)
June 6, 1875, Charles S. Crowner.
Children, five by the first husband,
three girls and two boys. Lived, in
1876, at LaGrange, O.
Hartford, N. Y.; LaGrange, O., etc. 267
VIII Mary, born June 30, 1835; married Dec.
25, 1 85 1, Manford B. Ripley, of the
State of New York. Eight children.
Lived, in 1878, at Charlotte, Eaton
Co., Mich.
268 IX David Clark, Jr., b. Apr. 16, 1837; m.
Oct. 29, 1858, Ellen Williams.
568 X James Kelley, b. Mar. 26, 1839; ^- ]^h
28, 1864, Phoebe A. Gott.
569 XI John, b. Aug. 26, 1842; m. Feb. 11, 1863,
Julia Randall.
XII Grosvenor, born Aug. 6, 1844; served in
Co. I, 103d Regt. of Ohio Vol. in the
war of the Rebellion, and died in the
U. S. service Oct. 15, 1863, of typhoid
pneumonia at Hickman's Bridge, Ky.
XIII Adaline, born Sept. 2, 1846; married July
4, 1866, John Anderson, of LaGrange,
O. One child. Lived, in 1878, at
Ovid, Clinton Co., Mich.
XIV Hannah, born July 15, 1848; married Oct.
10, 1864, Thos. Cornell, of Charlotte,
Mich. Four children. Lived, in 1878,
at Charlotte, Eaton Co., Mich.
XV Elizabeth, born Dec. 17, 1849; iriarried
Dec. 12, 1869, Abraham Stevens, of
Charlotte, Mich. Lived, in 1878, at
Ovid, Clinton Co., Mich.
S69XVI Winfield, b. May 17, 1852; m. Apr. 2,
1871, Gertrude Cornell.
Of the third wife:
XVII Died in infancy.
XVIII Sylvester, born June 27, 1855; died Feb.
23, 1865.
XIX Clarissa, born July 15, 1857; married
35
268 American Pelton Genealogy.
Dec. 26, 1873, Augustus Van Linda,
of the State of New York. Lived, in
1878, at Rensselaer Falls, St. Lawrence
Co., N. Y. One child.
XX Frederic, born May 8, 1858; died Oct.
28, 1865.
XXI Floyd, born June 18, i860.
Note. — The members of this family are tall, some
of them being over six feet in height.
266. €harle§ E. Peltons, second son of David
C.', James', Phineas', Jamess John", SamueF, John',
born at LaGrange, Lorain Co., O., March 10, 1832;
married there, March 23, 1855, Sarah A. Gott (born
Jan. 18, 1833), daughter of James Gott of that place.
Residence, in 1890, address Essex, Kankakee Co.,
111. Children:
I Stephen, born Dec. 28, 1857; died Feb.
28, 1865.
II James, born Apr. 8, 1859.
III Lenora, born Feb. 6, i860.
IV Maud, born June 11, 1869.
866. DaTid Clark Pelton% Jr., third son of
David C, James", Phineas', James*, John', Samuel',
John', born at LaGrange, O., April 16, 1837; married
at Benona, Mich., October 29, 1858, Ellen Williams,
daughter of Hezekiah P. Williams, of Hampshire,
Kane Co., 111. Lumberman. Lived, in 1878, at
Free Soil, Grant Township, Mason Co., Mich. In
1 891 at Cheboygan, Mich. Child.
I Julia Ette, born May 6, 1861.
266. James Kelley Pelton', fourth son of David
C.', James', Phineas', James*, John', Samuel', John',
born at LaGrange, O., March 26, 1839; married
LaGrange and Gilboa, O. 269
Elyria, O., July 28, 1864, Phoebe A. Gott, daughter
of James Gott, of LaGrange. Railroad conductor.
Lived, in 1878, at Springfield, Walworth Co, Wis.
Children:
I James, born Aug. 30, 1867; died Sept. i,
1867.
II Charles W., born Racine, Wis., Apr. 8,
1872.
Ill George M., born at Dwight, 111., Dec. 19,
1876.
266. John Pelton% fifth son of David C.\ Jamese,
Phineass, Jamess John^ SamueP, John\ born La-
Grange, Lorain Co., O., Aug. 26, 1842; married at
Findley, O., February 11, 1863, Julia Randall, daugh-
ter of Jacob Israel Randall, of Wood Co., O. Gen-
eral workman. Lived, in 1878, at Freeport, Wood
Co., O. Children (all born in Wood Co., O.):
I Isadora, born March 27, 1864.
II Charles, born March 11, 1866.
III Daniel, born Feb. 8, 1869.
IV George, born Sept. 24, 1871.
V John, born March 17, 1873.
VI Curtis, born Jan. 28, 1875.
VII , born March—, 1878.
966. IVinfield Pelton', seventh son of David
C, James", Phineas', James^, John^ SamueP, John',
born at LaGrange, O., May 17, 1852; married April
2, 1 87 1, at Olivet, Eaton Co., Mich., Gertrude Cornell,
daughter of Thomas Cornell, of Charlotte, Eaton
Co., Mich. Farmer. Lived, in 1878, at Charlotte,
Mich. Children, all born in Walton, Eaton Co.,
Mich.
I Lena V., born Dec. 4, 1871.
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II Paulina, born Dec. 24, 1872.
Ill Hattie, born July 26, 1877.
S64. James Kelley Pelton', second son of
James^ Phineas', James^ John^ SamueP, John', born
at Champion, Jefferson Co., N. Y., Feb. 4, 18 10;
married at LaGrange, Lorain Co., O., Oct. 11, 1834,
Sarah E. Loomis, daughter of Russell Loomis, of
that place. Physician. Lived, in 1877, at Columbus
Grove, Putnam Co., O., and afterward at Toledo,
O. Children:
I Mary E., born at LaGrange, O., May
II, 1835; married there. May 28, 1853,
Joshua E. Curtice (b. Oct., 1858), mer-
chant, living in 1877 at Millbury, Wood
Co., O. Children: Alva, Malita and
James Edward.
270 II James R., b. July 26, 1838; m. Nov. 10,
1859, Lydia Beemot.
Ill Lucy E., born Aug. 30, 1842; married at
Syracuse, N. Y., Dec. 9, 1867, John
Ryan. Living in 1877. Children, none.
ayi IV David C, b. March 11, 1846; m. Oct. 3,
1 87 1, Maggie M. Scudder.
V Richard F., born Sept. 5, 1848; unmarried
in 1877.
371 VI Erastus L., b. April 5, 1851; m. Nov. 13,
1873, Nettie E. Beach.
370. James R. Pelton*, first son of James K.',
James*, Phineas", James", John^ SamueF, John', born
at LaGrange, Lorain Co., O., July 26, 1838; married
at Grafton, O., November 10, 1859, Lydia Beemot,
of LaGrange. Machinist. Lived, in 1877, at Gilboa,
Putnam Co., O. Children:
Toledo and Fostoria, O., etc. 271
I Anna S., born Aug. 14, i860.
II George A., born Feb. 24, 1862.
III Jennie E., born Aug. 24, 1864.
IV Frederic E., born Sept. 30, 1867.
V Etta M., born June 30, 1872.
VI Charles J., born Oct. 6, 1875.
270. Darid C. Pelton', second son of Jas. K.',
James', Phineas', James^ John^ Samuer. John', born
March 11, 1846; married, Ravenna, O., Oct. 3, 1871,
Maggie M. Scudder. Living in 1877. Children,
none.
270. Erastus li. Pelton^, fourth son of Jas. K.',
James*, Phineas*, James^ John^ SamueP, John', born
April 5, 185 1 ; married at Columbus Grove, O.,
November 13, 1873, Miss Nettie E. Beach. Living
in 1877. Children, none reported.
264. Phinea§) John Pelton', third son of JamesS
Phineas^ James\ John^ SamueP, John', born at Cham-
pion, Jefferson Co., N. Y, September 6, 1812; mar-
ried December i, 1837, Electa Bentley (b. Sept. 12,
1 81 3). Farmer. Lived, in 1877, at Fostoria, Seneca
Co., O. He was a man of earnest piety, and an
active member and class leader in the Methodist
Episcopal church. Children:
I Electa, born June 5, 1839; married Mr.
A. O. Calvin, July 2, 1856. Lived, in
1877, at Fostoria, O. Children: Jane
M., b. Feb. 21, i860; d. Sept. 19, 1873;
William, b. March 23, 1866.
II Harriet, born Feb. 24, 1841; married
Sept. 12, 1868, W. H. Nelson; died
Nov. 29, 1874. Children: Edna, George
C, Mary, Oscar.
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III Emeline, born Sept. 9, 1843; niarried
May I, 1867, Ephraim Holopater.
Lived, in 1877, in Henry Co., O. Chil-
dren: I. Georgiana; 2. Gertrude.
IV Lucy, born Feb. 4, 1845. Living, 1877,
at her father's, Fostoria, O.
V Melissa, born Jan. 22, 1847; died April
27, 1873.
VI Phineas, born June 4, 1850. Lived, in
1877, with his father.
VII Mary Jane, born April 4, 1853; died Aug.
8, 1874.
VIII John, born March 23, 1858. Lived, 1877,
with his father.
364. Cnrotas Albert Pelton', fourth son of
James^ Phineas', James*, John", SamueP, John', born
in Champion, Jefferson Co., N. Y., December 15,
1814; married (i) La Grange, O., September 18,
1836, Harriet Jackson (d. 1852), daughter of Abner
Jackson, of Rutland, Vt.; (2) June 20, 1853, Mary
J. (Elvert) Smith. Farmer. Lived at Perry, Wood
Co., O., and there died, July 25, 1865. Children (by
the first wife):
I Francis E., born Oct. 26, 1837. P. O.,
1877, Millbury, Wood Co., O.
II Albert Elisha, born Oct. 21, 1839. Served
in the ist Ohio Battery, and died in
the U. S. service from fever, at Bards-
town, Ky., Oct. 23, 1862.
III Eliza Jane, born June 14, 1841. P. O.,
Millbury, Wood Co., O.
IV Sarah A., born Nov. 20, 1844. P. O.,
Millbury, Wood Co., O.
MiLLBURY AND MiLLGROVE, O., ETC. 273
V Samuel, born Jan. 28, 1850. Address,
1877, Millbury, O.
By the second wife:
VI William C, born Oct. i, 1854; died May
15, 1872.
VII Harriet M., born Oct. 6, 1856. P. O.,
1877, Millgrove, O.
VIII Charles B., born Aug. 2, 1859; ^^^^ Nov.
2, 1868.
IX Franklin J., born Nov. 2, 1861. P. O.,
1877, Millgrove, O.
X Melissa E., born July 30, 1865. P. O.,
1877, Millgrove, O.
364. Daniel S. Pelton\ fifth son of James',
Phineas", James*, John^ SamueF, John', born at Cham-
pion, Jefferson Co., N. Y., June 30, 1819; married
December 4, 1839, Eleanor Helm; died November
24, 1873. Children:
373 I Henry, b. April 2, 1841; m. June 2, 1861,
Sarah Amanda Baird.
274 II Therian T., b. Nov. 15, 1849; "^- ^ct. 22,
1871, Cassie A. Moore.
III William L., born April 7, 1850.
IV Phila S., born Oct. 13, 1853.
V Mary C, born Oct. 30, 1855; married
June 26, 1875, Nelson Low.
VI Mary Matilda, born Aug. 23, 1857.
VII Robert C, born Oct. i, 1863.
373. Henry Pelton^, first son of Daniel S.',
James^ Phineas^ James\ John^ SamueF, John', born
April 2, 1 841; married June 2, 1861, Amanda Baird.
Lived, in 1877, in Perry township. Wood Co., O.
P. O., Millgrove, Wood Co., O. Children:
274 American Pelton Genealogy.
I Sarah Eleanor, born Feb. g, 1862.
II Hartwell, born Aug. 20, 1867.
III Carrie M., born Oct. 27, 1870.
IV Elsie E., born Jan. 5, 1874.
S73. Therian T. Pelton^, second son of Daniel
S.\ James^ Phineas', James^ John^ SamueF, John*,
born November 15, 1849; married October 22, 1871,
Cassie A. Moore. Lived, in 1877, at Millgrove,
Wood Co., O. Children:
I Emma C, born June 2, 1872.
II Scott S., born May 2, 1874.
262. Phineas Pelton% Jr., second son of
Phineas*, James^ John', Samuel', John', born in Hart-
ford, Conn., in 1788; removed with his father to
Hartford, Washington Co., N. Y., and thence, with
his father in 1801, to South Gower, Grenville Co.,
Canada; married there in 1816, Rachel Guernsey,
daughter of Daniel Guernsey, of Mountain, Canada.
Farmer. Died at South Gower, Ontario, Canada,
February 25, 1853. Children, born at South Gower,
Canada:
I Anna, born July 19, 181 7; married there
in 1834, John Cummings. Farmer of
that place. Lived there in 1877. Nine
children.
II Eliza, born May 15, 18 19; married Apr.
20, 1834, James Carson. Lived, 1877,
at Madrene Station, Santa Clara Co.,
Cal. Twelve children, eight living in
1877.
375 III Erastus G., b. May 3, 1821; m. June 15,
1853, Julia Ann Haskell.
South Gower and Oxford Mills, Ont. 275
IV Harriet, born in 1823; married Mar. 8,
1842, William Frazer of Mountain,
County Dundee, Ontario; died Oct. 21,
1843, leaving one son, Alexander C.
(b. July 12, 1843), i^ow, 1877, in Cali-
fornia.
V Rachel, born Aug. 11, 1827; married (i)
Sept. I, 1846, South Gower, Thomas
Lonsdale, merchant; (2) Feb. 4, 1857,
at Ottawa, Ont, Matthew Daugherty,
farmer; (3) Feb., 1872, at Merricksville,
Ont, to John Waddell, accountant
Lived, in 1877, at Oxford Mills, Ont
Children, two daughters, by the first
husband.
275 VI Phineas C, b. Oct 26, 1831; m. Feb. 6,
1856, Margaret E. Campbell.
276 VII Daniel G., b. Oct 29, 1833; m. (i) Mar.,
1864, Lucretia Olmsted; (2) Feb., 1877,
Margaret Norton.
S74. Erastus Gates Pelton', first son of Phineas',
Jr., Phineas', James*, John', Samuel', John', born at
South Gower, Ont, May 3, 1821; married at Madrid,
N. Y., June 15, 1853, Julia Ann Haskell, daughter of
Isaac P. Haskell of that place. Farmer. Lived, in
1877, at South Gower, Ont Children, born at South
Gower:
I Katharine, born Feb. 27, 1855; died Feb.
12, 1856.
II Haskell E., born May 13, i860.
Ill Millburn D., born Jan. 27, 1862.
274. Phineas C. Pelton', second son of Phineass
Phineas6, James^ John', Samuel', John', born at South
36
276 American Pelton Genealogy.
Gower, Ont, October 26, 1831; married Oxford, Ont.,
February 6, 1856, Margaret E. Campbell, daughter
of William Campbell of that place. Farmer. Lived,
in 1877, at Kemptonville, Grenville Co., Ont.
Children:
I William G., born Jan., 1857.
II Daniel J., born Apr., 1859.
III Elizabeth J., born Apr., 1861.
IV Phineas Mc, born Mar., 1863.
V Alexander C, born Sept., 1865.
VI John G., born Nov., 1867.
VII Emma K., born July, 1869.
VIII Edwin C, born June, 1874.
274. Daniel CJ. Pelton', third son of PhineasS
Phineas', James", John', SamueP, John>, born at South
Gower, Ont., October 29, 1835; married (i) at South
Gower, Ont., March 8, 1864, Lucretia Olmsted,
daughter of Reuben Olmsted, of Scotland; (2) at
Oxford Mills, Grenville Co., Ont, February 15, 1877,
Margaret Norton, daughter of William Norton of
Ireland. Farmer. Lived, in 1877, at Oxford Mills,
Ont. Children, born at Oxford Mills, Ont.:
I Lizzie, born Nov. 22, 1864.
II Orpha, born Aug. 14, 1866; died Mar. 15,
1871.
III Herbert, born Sept. 14, 1868.
IV Eva, born June 8, 1873.
V William, born Oct. 15, 1875; «iied Nov.
20, 1876.
263. Elisha Pelton', third son of Phineas', James',
John', SamueP, John , born at Hartford, Washington
Co., N. Y., January 21, 1796; married at Madrid, St.
Lawrence Co., N. Y., February 23, 1819, Mahala
Kemptonville, Ont., and Madrid, N. Y. 277
Brintnell, daughter of John Brintnell of Vermont.
Farmer. Lived at Madrid, N. Y., and there died
February 2, 1868. Children, born at Madrid, N. Y.:
I Elijah, born Jan. 18, 1820; died Sept. 2,
1822.
II Mary Ann, born June 17, 1821; married
(i)Mar. 17, 1841, Jonathan Erwin, who
died Feb., 1844; (2) Mar. 18, 1848,
David Reed.
Ill Laura L., born Dec. 19, 1822.
277 IV James E., b. Jan. 8, 1825; m. July 2,
1850, Louisa Clark; d. April 9, 1877.
278 V Elisha C, b. Sept. 2, 1826; m. Jan. 4,
1854, Ann P. Tilley; d. Sept. 16, 1862.
VI Nancy L., born Oct. 2, 1831; married
Jan. 5, 1856, Whitfield Watson; two
sons, living in 1877; died Feb. 7, 1873.
278 VII George W., b. Sept. 29, 1835; m. May
10, 1864, widow Ann P. (Tilley) Pelton.
278VIII Henry E., b. Sept. 9, 1839; m. (i) March
8, 1865, Adelphia Dixon; (2) Feb. 9,
1874, Mary Etta Pelton.
276. James E. Pelton', second son of Elishas
Phineas^ James*, John', SamueF, John', born at Mad-
rid, N. Y., January 8, 1825; married July 2, 1850,
Louisa Clark, died April 9, 1877. Children:
I Elmina L., born Nov. 11, 185 1.
II Lyman H., born July 11, 1855.
III Ellen M., born Sept. 5, 1858.
IV George E., born Feb. 14, 1861.
V Frank L., born June 19, 1863.
VI Betsy M., born Oct. 19, 1866.
VII Clinton C, born Aug. 19, 1868.
2/8 American Pelton Genealogy.
276. Elisha C. Pelton^ third son of Elisha«,
Phineas', James*, John", SamueP, John', born at Mad-
rid, N. Y., September 2, 1826; married at Canton,
St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., January 4, 1854, Ann P.
Tilley, daughter of Walter Tilley, from Long Island,
N. Y. Mechanic. Died at Madrid, N. Y., Septem-
ber 16, 1862. Children:
278 I Frederic M., b. Oct. 17, 1855; m. Sept.
22, 1876, Elizabeth M. Rutherford.
II William H., born Aug. 30, 1861; died
Nov. 2, 1863.
Ill Carrie E., born April 25, 1863; died Nov.
16, 1863.
378. Frederic M. Pelton', first son of Elisha
C.\ Elisha*, Phineas', James*, John", SamueF, John',
born at Madrid, N. Y., October 17, 1855; married at
Potsdam, N. Y., September 22, 1876, Elizabeth M.
Rutherford, daughter of Andrew Rutherford. Farmer.
Lived, in 1877, at Madrid, N. Y. Children, none.
976. George W. Pelton', fourth son of Elisha*,
Phineas*, James*, John^ SamueF, John', born at Mad-
rid, N. Y., September 29, 1835; married at Potsdam,
N. Y., May 10, 1864, Ann P. (Tilley) Pelton, widow
of his brother, Elisha C. Farmer. Lived, in 1877,
at Madrid, N. Y. Children, none reported.
376. Henry E. Pelton', fifth son of Elisha',
Phineas', James"*, John"*, SamueP, John', born at Mad-
rid, N. Y., September 9, 1839; married there (i),
March 8, 1865, Adelphia P. Dixon, daughter of
William Dixon, of Madrid, N. Y.; (2) February
9, 1874, Mary Etta Pelton, daughter of Elisha Boyd
Pelton, of South Gower, Ont. Farmer. Lived, in
1877, at Madrid, N. Y. Children, born at Madrid :
Madrid, N. Y., and South Gower, Ont. 279
By first wife:
I Mary M., born Aug. 12, 1866.
II Julia S., born April 30, 1871.
By second wife:
III Martin H., born April 2, 1875.
S69. Elijah Pelton', fourth son of Phineass
James', Johns SamueP, John', born at Hartford,
Washington Co., N. Y., June 23, 1798; married at
South Gower, Ont., January i, 1823, Peggy Brown,
daughter of David Brown, of Mountain, Ont. Farmer.
Removed, with his father, in 18 10, to South Gower,
and was living there in 1877. Children, born at
South Gower:
I Lucy, born Nov. 7, 1823; married Donald
Mclntyre, and lived, in 1877, at Moun-
tain, Ont. Seven children.
II Fanny, born Feb. 24, 1825; married
Ephraim Hunter. Removed to Mich-
igan, and there died, Sept. 2, 1871.
Three children.
880 III Elisha Boyd, b. Mar. II, 1827; m. Jan. 25,
1855, Martha J. Eldridge; d. July 6, 1876.
281 IV Phineas, b. Feb. 18, 1829; m., 1851,
Miranda Gorham.
281 V Daniel Brown, b. March 18, 1832; m.
Aug. 16, 1857, Elizabeth Cook.
281 VI Elijah, Jr., b. Aug. 23, 1834; m. Oct. 8,
1873, Elizabeth McNillage.
282 VII David, b. Dec. 30, 1836; m.Nov. 29, 1875,
Eleanor E. Derrick.
VIII Peggy, born Sept. 18, 1838; died Aug. 29,
1855.
282 IX Martin, b. Jan. 8, 1841; m. Mar. 2, 1871,
Mary Louisa Doherty.
28o American Pelton Genealogy.
X Rebecca, born Feb. 28, 1843; married
Mar. 17, 1870, John A. Christie. Lived,
in 1877, at Oxford Mills, County Gren-
ville, Ont; in 1892 at Brandon, Man.
One child.
XI William John, born Sept. 18, 1845.
Farmer. Living, in 1877, in South
Gower, Ont; unmarried.
XII Rachel, born Sept. 18, 1847; married
June 29, 1 87 1, William Popham. Lived,
in 1877, at Osgood, Ont. No children.
XIII Nancy Mahala, born Dec. 16, 1850. In
1877 lived, unmarried, in South Gower,
Ont.
XIV Laura Ann, born May 16, 1852; died
Mar. 24, 1853.
XV James Kelley, born Jan. 20, 1854.
Farmer. In 1877 lived at Valley Ford,
Sonoma Co., Cal.; unmarried.
279. Eli§ha Boyd Pelton', first son of Elijahs
Phineas", James^ John^ Samuel', John', born at South
Gower, Ont, March 11, 1827; married at Madrid,
N. Y., January 25, 1855, Martha Eldridge, daughter
of Henry Eldridge of Stockholm, N. Y. Farmer.
Lived at Madrid, N. Y., and there died, July 6, 1876.
Note. — He was a man of sterling integrity and
of ability, a lover of the right at all times; a Christian,
at first a Presbyterian, afterward a Baptist, a deacon
in each. An excellent, kind father, his children loved
and revered him. Children:
I Mary Etta, born Mar. 15, 1856; married
Feb. 9, 1874, to Henry E., son of Elisha
Pelton of Madrid, N. Y.
II Laura Ann, born Mar. 19, 1859; died
June 2, 1873.
Madrid, N. Y., and Persia, Ia. 281
III Lizzie J., born Apr. 25, 1863.
IV Nellie G., born Jan. 8, 1873.
379. Phineas Pelton', second son of Elijahs
Phineas', James^, John", Samuel', John', born South
Gower, Ont, February 18, 1829; married in October,
1 85 1, Miranda Gorham, daughter of Philo Gorham,
of Vermont. Lumber dealer. Living, in 1877, at
Martelle, Jones Co., and in 1891 at Persia, Harrison
Co., Ia. Children:
I Amos J., born Sept. 2, 185 1.
II Almeron P., born Mar. 12, 1854.
III Lucy M., born July 31, 1856.
IV Julia A., born July 22, 1859.
V William E., born May 19, 1862.
VI Daniel K., born July 27, 1866.
VII Horace H., born Dec. 19, 1868; died in
1868.
VIII Emma E., born Jan. 19, 1870.
IX Nettie M., born Dec. 31, 1873.
279. Daniel Brown Pelton', third son of Elijah',
Phineas', James*, John^ SamueF, John', born at South
Gower, Ont., March 18, 1832; married there, August
16, 1857, Elizabeth Cook, daughter of Joseph Cook
of that place. Commercial traveller. Lived, in 1877,
at Kemptville, Ont. Children:
I Emma Elizabeth, born Sept. 24, 1859.
II Ellnette Gertrude, born Sept. 23, 1865.
III Daniel Edson, born Nov. 9, 1869.
IV Charles Cook, born July 12, 1875.
379. Elijah Pelton', Jr., fourth son of Elijahs,
Phineas', James*, John^ Samuel', John', born at South
Gower, Ont., Aug. 23, 1834; married at Oxford, Ont.,
282 American Pelton Genealogy.
October 8, 1873, Elizabeth McNillage, daughter of
John McNillage of that place. Farmer. Lived, in
1877, at South Gower, Ont., and was clerk of the
Township. Children:
I Ida Maud, born Dec. 25, 1874.
II Lucy Amelia, born Aug. 23, 1876.
279. David Pelton', fifth son of Elijah', Phineas',
James*, John^ SamueP, John', born at South Gower,
Ont., December 30, 1836; married at Prescott, Ont,
November 29, 1875, Eleanor E. Derrick, daughter
of Andrew Derrick of Montague, Ont. Lived, 1877,
at Burritt's Rapids, Ont. Farmer. Children, in
1877, none.
279. Hartiii Pelton% sixth son of Elijah", Phin-
eas*, James*, John*, SamueF, John', born at South
Gower, Ont, January 8, 1843; married at Burritt's
Rapids, Ont, March 2, 1871, Mary Lousia Doherty,
daughter of Matthew Doherty of that place. In
1877 a farmer, living at Burritt's Rapids, Ont
Children:
I Charles Adrian, born Feb. 9, 1873; died
Sept 7, 1873.
II Carrie Louisa, born Aug. 19, 1874.
55. Phineas Pelton^ third son of John^ Sam-
ueF, John', born (as deduced from his tombstone) in
1 71 2; place and exact date unknown. Married (i)
Middletown, Conn., May 22, 1740, Mary McKay,
who "died Sept, 28, 1749, ae. 26 years." Married (2),
but the place, date and name of the second wife
are unknown. Farmer. Lived at Chatham, Conn.,
and as appears from the church records, was a church
South Gower, Ont.; Chatham, Conn. 283
member, baptizing his children in infancy. Indeed,
it is from these records that we deduce his second
marriage. He died May 24, 1799, ^^^ ^^^ buried in
the Chatham burying ground, where his tombstone
states that he was ae. 87 years, and that he suffered
from " numb palsey for twenty three years before his
death." His homestead is now, 1890, occupied by
his great-grandson, Moses F. Pelton. Children:
I A daughter, born 1741; no other record.
284 n Ithamar, b. May, 1744 (bapt. May 19,
1 744); m. July 23, 1 767, Elizabeth Hall;
d. Jan. 22, 1806.
in Charles, born unknown; died aged about
six years (Rev. Charles Pelton).
IV Jesse, date of birth unknown; baptized
Dec. 8, 1752 (Chatham Ch. Rec); must
have died young; no other record.
V Lucy, date of birth unknown; bapt. June
8» 1755 (Chatham. Ch. Rec); no further
record.
Note. — As shown above, the records of the family
of Phineas are but few and mostly gathered from
church and township records. He and his brother
Johnson inherited from his father, as appears by the
will of his father, John Pelton (see Appendix) "The
one-half of my above-said four hundred acres, called
the School lot, together with the one-half of my
dwelling-house thereon," etc., to which he added other
lands, the larger part of which is now occupied by his
great-grandson, Moses F. Pelton. This old home-
stead of John Pelton, ist, of Saybrook, lies in what
is now the township of Portland, which was cut from
Chatham, as that had previously been cut from Mid-
dletown.
37
284 American Pelton Genealogy.
283. Ithamar Pelton', first son of Phineas*,
John', SamueP, John", born at Chatham, Conn., in
1744 (probably about May i), (baptized May 19,
1744, Ch. Rec); married at Portland, Conn., July 23,
1767, Elizabeth Hall (b. 1747), daughter of Capt.
Samuel and Elizabeth (Wilcox) Hall, of that place.
Lived in Chatham, now Portland, Conn. Sea captain
and farmer. Died in Chatham, January 22, 1806-7,
aged 68 years. He was a sea captain for years, com-
manding privateers and taking prizes during the
Revolutionary War, and still sailed the seas to Eng-
lish and to other foreign ports after peace was de-
clared. He was an enterprising business man, and
from 1767 to 1795 an active land operator, as the
Land Records of Chatham show. For the last years
of his life, however, he was an invalid. Children:
I Elizabeth, born Jan. 19, 1768-9; married
(i) Capt. (Sea), Walter Hilliard, of
Killingsworth, Conn., who died young;
one child only, Abby, who died in in-
fancy; (2) May 20, 181 1, Nathan
Gillum, of Portland, Conn., who died
Nov. 4, 1 821; date of her death un-
known.
386 H Cale, b. Oct. 27, 1769; m. Oct. 3, 1790,
Esther Crittenden; d. Feb. 22, 1843.
HI Charles, born Jan. 14, 1772; died Julys,
1776.
IV Grace, born Oct. 27, 1773 (Town Rec);
married (Ch. Rec.) May 4, 1794, Capt.
James Stewart (b. July 12, 1771), of
Portland, Conn. Lived at Portland,
Conn., and there died, July 4, 1806.
Capt. Stewart died and was buried at
sea. They had four children, descend-
Chatham and Farmington, Conn. 285
ants of whom lived in Middle Haddam,
Conn.
300 V William Pitt, b. July 25, 1775; m. Dec. 3,
1797, Sarah Davis; d. June 16, 1848.
VI Mary, born Oct. 30, 1777; married Oct.
20, 1 796, William (b. Aug. 14, 1 764 or '7;
d. Mch. 21, 1831), son of Ozias Bid-
well, of Eastbury, Conn. Lived at
Farmington, Conn., and thence removed
to Madison, Lake Co., O., in 1820,
where she died, July 31, 1868. Chil-
dren, six: Walter Hilliard, b. June 21,
1798; Emeline, July 13, 1800; William,
March 21, 1805; Oliver B., May 16,
1810; Elizabeth, Sept. 16, 181 2; Mary
Ann, July 15, 1815.
VII Luther, born Oct. 7, 1779; joiner and
cabinetmaker; died at sea. May, 1805,
tradition says by violence,^ aged 26,
while on a voyage to buy mahogany.
VIII Charles, born 1781; died at sea, Nov.,
1803.
304 IX Samuel, b. Sept. 18, 1783; m. Nov. 5, 1808,
Sarah Bailey; d. Aug. 8, 1862.
X Sarah, born in June, 1789; unmarried.
Lived after about the age of twenty-
four years with her aunt, Mrs. Ruth
Hall Deane (Mrs. Phineas Deane),
until that lady's death, then with her
cousin, a daughter of Mrs. Deane, Mrs.
Harriet Makinster (Mrs. Wm. Mackin-
ster), until she, Sarah, died Sept. 4,
1870, aged 81 years. Buried in Mr.
Mackinster's vault in Indian Hill ceme-
tery at Middletown, Conn.
286 American Pelton Genealogy.
Note, — She had earned and saved about $2,000,
the income of which she used to bring up two orphans,
nephew and niece, of a man who died a New York
milhonaire, whose fortune went largely to lawyers in
the usual contest over a large fortune. At her death
she left a sum of money to pay for removing her
father's remains from the old burying ground to a
new one.
984. €ale Pelton«, first son of Ithamar^ Phineas*,
John^ SamueF, John', born at Chatham (now Port-
land), Conn., October 27, 1769 (family record); mar-
ried October 3, 1790, Esther Crittenden (b. March
18, 1768) of Colchester, Conn. Removed in 1794
to Buckland, Franklin Co., Mass., and there died,
February 22, 1843. Farmer. His wife Esther died
there, July 25, 1845. Children:
I Albert, born in Conn. Sunday, Nov. 11,
1792; died Feb. 19, 1795.
287 II Charles, b. Sept. 16, 1794; m. Nov. 28,
1819, Lucinda Merrill; d. July 25, 1854.
988 III Albert', b. June 22, 1796; m. Oct. 16,
1833, Sarah Maria Cross; d. Sept. 14,
1874.
989 IV Walter Hilliard, b. Mar. 22, 1798; m. (i)
in 1819, Elizabeth Ward; (2) in 1834,
Sophia Hawks; (3) in Nov., 1854,
Widow Eunice Bassett; d. Sept. 14,
1876.
V Phineas, born Tuesday, Feb. 18, 1800;
died Mar. 15, 1800.
VI Elizabeth Hall, born Thursday, Mar. 30,'
1 801; married Dec. 16, 1824, Asa (b.
Mar. 8, 1798), son of Josiah Davis of
Buckland, Mass. Lived there and died,
Shelburne Falls and Buckland, Mass. 287
Mr. Davis July 4, 1872, and Mrs. Davis
Mar. 20, 1873. Five children.
291 VII Luther E., b. May 25, 1803; m. Oct. 25,
1827, Eunice Dodge.
292VIII Cyrus B., b. Apr. i, 1805; m. Apr. 17,
1827, ThirzaS. Merrill.
296 IX Hiram, b. in 1807; m. in Moscow, N. Y.,
date and name unknown; d. Aug., 1831.
296 X Elias S., b. Nov. 12, 1809; m. Jan. i, 1835,
Anna M. Judd; d. Oct. 2, 1852.
298 XI Cale, Jr., b. Sept., 181 1; m. in 1842, Ann
Ferrier Wood; d. Sept. 12, 1853.
298 XII John O., b. Sept. 25, 1814; m. Sept. 14,
1842, Lydia Wood.
286. Charles Peltoii', second son of Cale«, Itha-
mar', Phineas\ John", SamueP, John', born in Buck-
land, Mass., Saturday, September 16, 1794; married
at Shelburne Falls, Mass., November 28, 1819, Lu-
cinda Merrill, daughter of Joseph Merrill of that
place. Carpenter. Lived at Shelburne Falls, and
there died, July 25, 1854. His wife Lucinda died
June 23, 1854. Children:
I Esther, born Dec. 19, 1820; married at
Shelburne Falls, Mass., July 7, 1841,
Asa Baldwin, blacksmith. She died
Jan. 19, 1852.
II Lucinda, born Aug. 28, 1824; married at
home, Nov., 1846, Chester Talman ;
died Aug. 17, 1859. Children: (i)
Emily, b. Apr. 6, 1848; m. Sept. 21,
1871, Charles M. Smith of Shelburne
Falls, supt. of Gardner's cutlery works;
children, Charles H. and Julian C.
(2) Angelica, b. Apr. 26, 1850; d. July,
288 American Pelton Genealogy.
185 1. (3) Francis, b. 1852; drowned
in 1857.
288 III Charles O., b. Jan. 2, 1829; m. May 24,
1848, Persis Crittenden.
IV Melissa, born Aug. 5, 1834.
987. Charles O. Pelton% only son of Charles%
Calee, Ithamar', Phineas', John^, Samuel*, John', born
at Shelburne Falls, Mass., January 2, 1829; married
at Charlemont, Mass., May 24, 1848, Persis Critten-
den, daughter of David Crittenden of that place.
Carpenter. Lived, in 1878, at Shelburne Falls, Mass.
Children:
I Cornelia, born Dec. 11, 1851; died Jan.
8, 1856.
II Charles Frederick, born June 22, 1862;
died July 25, 1863.
III C. Henry, born Jan., 1865; died Jan.,
1865.
IV Cornelia Luana, born March 13, 1868;
died June 18, 1874.
V Charles Frederick, 2, born Aug. 12, 1874;
died Sept. 20, 1874.
986. Albert Pelton', third son of Cale', Ithamar',
Phineas*, John", SamueF, John', born at Buckland,
Mass., Wednesday, June 22, 1796; married at Ley-
den, Mass., Oct. 16, 1833, Sarah Maria Cross,
daughter of John Cross, of that place. Farmer.
Lived at Buckland, and there died, September 14,
1874. Children:
I Sarah Rhoda, born at Shelburne Falls,
Mass., Aug. 13, 1834; married at Buck-
land, Nov. 30, 1854, Jared, son of Jacob
Gragg, of Colerain, Mass. Lived, in
1878, at Buckland, Mass.
RUSHFORD AND MT. MORRIS, N. Y. 289
II Lucy A., born May 15, 1842; married at
Buckland, Mass., May i, 1867, Rev.
Noble Fiske, of the M. E. church, son
of Daniel P. Fiske, of Heath, Mass.
Lived, in 1878, at Marlboro, N. H.
Children: Lucy Christine, b. Feb. 28,
1870; Lelia Maria, b. May 27, 1872;
Mary Albertine, b. Feb. 23, 1875.
286. l¥alter Hilliard Pelton\ fourth son of
Cale', Ithamar', Phineas', John", SamueP, Johm, born
at Buckland, Hampshire Co., Mass., Thursday, March
22, 1798; married (i) there in 1819, Elizabeth Ward
(d. 1834), daughter of John Ward, of Buckland;
(2) at Northampton, Mass., in 1837, Sophia Hawks,
daughter of Charles Hawks, of Deerfield, Mass., who
died September 15, 1853; (3) at Coldwater, Mich.,
in November, 1854, Eunice Bassett, widow of Scho-
field Bassett, and daughter of John Osborn, of the
State of New York. Lived in Buckland, Mass.;
thence, in 1837, removed to Leeds Corners, N. Y.,
for three years; thence to Moscow, N. Y., for three
years; to Mount Morris, Livingston Co., N. Y., and
to Coldwater, Mich., November 16, 1852, and finally,
in 1866, to Girard, Mich., where he died September
14, 1876. Children (by first wife):
I Mary, born at Buckland, Mass., in 1820;
married at Mt. Morris, N. Y., 1844,
John Hall, of Co. Tyrone, Castle Can-
field, Ireland; died Sept. 15, 1852. One
child, Henry Irving, b. Aug. 15, 1847,
South Livonia, N. Y. Lived, in 1878,
at Fillmore, Fillmore Co., Minn.
II Elizabeth, born Buckland, Mass., Sept,
16, 1822; married May 26, 1844, Daniel
290 American Pelton Genealogy.
S. Avery, of Perry, Wyoming Co., N.
Y., son of Jas. Avery, of Pike, N. Y.
Lived, in 1878, at Colon, Mich. No
children.
Ill Joseph, born in 1824; died in 1825.
290 IV George Franklin, b. Jan. 9, 1829; m June
20, 1850, Ann Eliza Doland.
V Rhoda Angelica, born, Buckland, Mass.,
June 10, 1832; married Jan. i, 1856,
John F. Flynn, son of Thos. Flynn, of
Co. Cork, Ireland. Children: Chas.
Irvin,b. Jan., 1857; ViolaEstella, b. Dec.
25, 1858; Wm. Early, b. July 28, 1861;
Geo. Edward, b. May i, 1864 (d. Sept. 11,
1865); Frank John, b. Sept. 21, 1868.
Lived, in 1878, at Coldwater, Mich.
By second wife:
VI Hattie, i, born in 1840; died in 1841, ae.
14 mos.
VII Hattie, 2, born in 1843; <^ied in 1844, ae.
17 mos.
By third wife:
VIII Jennie Florence, born April 27, 1856.
IX Theron Burt. No record given.
290. George Franklin Pelton^, second son of
Walter H.', Cale^ Ithamar\ Phineas^ John^ SamueF,
John', born at North Adams, Mass., January 9, 1829;
married June 20, 1850, Ann Eliza Doland, daughter
of John Doland, of Rushford, N. Y. Boot and shoe-
maker. Lived, in 1888, at Rushford, Allegany Co.,
N. Y. Children:
I John Frederic, born Feb. 12, 1852; died
Jan. 24, 1857.
291 II Charles Irving, b. Nov. 24, 1853; m. Oct.
8, 1878, Adaline Kimball.
RUSHFORD AND LEICESTER, N. Y. 29I
III Duane Shedd, born Nov. 24, 1855; jew-
eler, at Duke Centre, McKean Co., Pa.
290. Charles Irving Pelton', second son of
George F.', Walter H.', Cale', Ithamar*, Phineas',
John', SamueF, John', born at Rushford, N. Y.,
November 24, 1853; married there, October 8, 1878,
Adaline Kimball, daughter of Addison Kimball, of
Rushford. Boot and shoemaker, Rushford, N. Y.
Child:
I Mary, born Oct. 20, 1881.
286. liUther E. Pelton', sixth son of Cale*, Ith-
amar', Phineas^ John^ SamueP, John', born at Buck-
land, Mass., Wednesday, May 25, 1803; married at
Hawley, Mass., October 25, 1827, Eunice Dodge (b.
Aug. 7, 1803; d- Sept. 17, 1843), daughter of Silas
Dodge, of that place. Farmer. Lived, in 1876, at
Perry, Wyoming Co., N. Y. After his marriage he
immediately removed to Leicester, Livingston Co.,
N. Y., thence, in 1845, to Mt. Morris, N. Y., and six
months after to Castile, N. Y. Children:
I Elmina D., born at Leicester, N. Y., Apr.
12, 1833; married at Castile, N. Y.,
Apr. 6, 1856, John W. Barnes of that
place. Lived, in 1878, at Genesee
Falls, Wyoming Co., N. Y. Children,
two sons.
292 II Luther E., Jr., b. Mar. 11, 1835; m. July
14, 1863, Betsey E. Helmer.
III Derastus L., born Feb. 14, 1837; died
Aug. 19, 1840.
IV Ann E., born in Leicester, N, Y., July
18, 1838; married at Castile, N. Y.,
Sept. 12, 1859, Daniel F. Saxton, of
Wethersfield, Wyoming Co., N. Y.
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292 American Pelton Genealogy.
Lived, in 1878, in Danby, Mich. Chil-
dren, one son and one daughter.
V Mary A., born Feb. 13, 1840; married at
Castile, N. Y., Feb. 5, 1870, Lorenzo
Brainard of Gainesville, N. Y. Lived,
in 1878, at Castile, N. Y. No children.
391. liUther E. Pelton', Jr., only son of Luther
E.', Cale", Ithamar', Phineas*, John', Samuel', Johns
born at Leicester, N. Y., March 11, 1835; married at
Castile, Wyoming Co., N. Y., July 14, 1863, Betsey
E. Helmer, daughter of Zebulon Helmer, of Eagle,
Wyoming Co., N. Y. Lived, in 1876, at Gainesville,
Wyoming Co., N. Y. Postmaster Children:
I Flora B., born Oct. 17, 1867.
II Ollie M., born July 2, 1872.
Ill Arthur D., born Sept. 23, 1876.
286. Cyrus B. Pelton', seventh son of Cale*, Itha-
mar', Phineas*, John', Samuel', John', born at Buck-
land, Mass., on Monday, April i, 1805; married at
Halifax, Vt., April 17, 1827, Thirza S. Merrill, daugh-
ter of Capt. Thaddeus Merrill, of Shelburne Falls,
Mass. Carpenter and joiner and farmer. Lived, in
1878, at Cuylersville, Livingston Co., N. Y. Children:
393 I Lauriston C, b. Oct. 6, 1828; m. July 8,
1850, Calista Smith.
393 II Marcus T. M., b. Sept. 25, 1830; m. (i)
July 12, 1851, Mary Adams; (2) Cath-
arine A. Wood.
Ill Hiram B., born Apr. 16, 1832. Carpen-
ter; unmarried. Served in the war of
the Rebellion in the 2d Ohio Cavalry,
and died in hospital at Fort Scott,
Kan., Dec. 30, 1862.
Gainesville and Canaseraga, N. Y., etc. 293
394 IV DeWitt Clinton, b. Jan 25, 1834; m.
July 3, 1854, Eliza J. Sessions. Killed
in battle, Mar. 14, 1865.
295 V Watts E., b. Feb. 23, 1837; uses Watson
as his first name; m. Sept. 23, 1864,
Anna N. McDivett.
395 VI Loammi C, b. Apr. 19, 1843; "^-(0 -^P^
6, 1870, Alice N. Nichols; (2) June 24,
1873, Margarette D. Lowery.
VII Achsah Melinda, born Mar. 17, 1846;
married Joseph Peter Pierson, son of
Bradley M. Pierson, farmer, of LeRoy,
N. Y. Lived, in 1878, at Lima, N. Y.
Widow. No children.
396VIII Cyrus Strong, b. Sept. 11, 1841; m. Oct,
II, 1874, Elizabeth Frances Rawlings.
393. Laari§ton C. Pelton', first son of Cyrus B.',
Cale", Ithamar', Phineas^, John^, Samuels John', born
at Shelburne Falls, Mass., October 6, 1828; married
at Moscow, Livingston Co., N. Y., July 8, 1850,
Calista Smith, daughter of Noah Smith, of Dansville,
N. Y. Lived, in 1878, at Canaseraga, N. Y. Dealer
in groceries and provisions. Child:
I Thirza A., born Sept. 27, 1853, at Oramel,
Allegany Co., N. Y.
393. Harctis T. M. Pelton', second son of Cyrus
B.\ Cale", Ithamar', Phineas", John', Samuel', John',
born at Shelburne Falls, Mass., September 25, 1830;
married (i) at Moscow, Livingston Co., N. Y., July
12, 1 85 1, Mary Adams, daughter of Cyrus Adams of
Wyoming Co., N. Y., who was divorced; (2) at Mount
Vernon, O., June 12, 1873, Mrs. Catharine A.Ward,
daughter of Thomas D. Simpson, of Delaware, O.
294 American Pelton Genealogy.
General master mechanic at C. & G. Cooper & Co.'s
machine shops at Mount Vernon, O. Children:
394 I Frederic M., b. July 13, 1852; m. Apr.
5, 1875, Catharine A. Ward.
II Sarah A., born June 3, 1854; married
Mar. 17, 1873, Nathaniel Van Horn.
Two children. Lived, in 1878, at
Springfield, O.
III Marv, born Apr. 8, 1858; died May 13,
1859.
IV Adelaide, born May 25, i860.
V Annie, born Dec. 10, 1861.
VI Charles, born March 5, 1863.
VII William, i, born and died March 10, 1865.
VIII Mark, born April 14, 1866.
IX Hiram B., born March 15, 1869.
By second wife:
X William, 2, born March 16, 1874; died
Aug. 20, 1874.
XI Arthur W., born July 17, 1875.
XII Elizabeth, born March 19, 1877.
294. Frederic M. Pelton^, first son of Marcus
T. M.^ Cyrus B.\ Cale*, Ithamar\ Phineas^ John^
Samuel", John', born July 13, 1852; married April 5,
1875, Miss Catharine A. Ward, daughter of John F.
Ward, of Goldsborough (state not given). Engineer.
Living, in 1878, at Mount Vernon, O. Child:
I Elizabeth, born Oct. 31, 1876.
SOS. De Witt Clinton Pelton', fourth son of
Cyrus B.', Cale', Ithamar', Phineas', John', SamueP,
John', born Buckland, Mass., January 25, 1834; mar-
ried at Rushford, N. Y., July 3, 1854, Eliza J. Ses-
sions, daughter of David Sessions, of that place.
Shoemaker. Served in the War of the Rebellion, in
BucKLAND, Mass.; Hinsdale, N. Y. 295
Company B, 2d Regiment New York Mounted Rifles.
He was wounded at the explosion of the great mine
at Petersburg, Va., July 30, 1864, and killed, upon his
horse, in front of that city, March 14, 1865. The
residence of the family, in 1878, was Hinsdale, Cat-
taraugus Co., N. Y. Children:
I Emma M., born May 26, 1855; married
Sept. II, 1 87 1, Bela Webster. Lived,
in 1878, at Hinsdale, N. Y. Children:
De Witt D., b. June 4, 1874, and Cora
M., b. Apr. 18, 1878.
n Helen M., born Feb. 24, 1857; married
Aug. 5, 1877, George Adams. Resi-
dence, in 1878, at Olean, N. Y. One
child, Blanche Eliza, b June 5, 1878.
HI Frank D., born Jan. i, i860.
IV Cora G., born Sept. 12, 1861.
V Ira D., born Feb. 4, 1864.
392. Watts E. Pelton* (known as Watson),
fifth son of Cyrus B.\ Cale^ Ithamar", Phineas*, John^
Samuel', John', born at Shelburne Falls, Mass., Feb-
ruary 23, 1837; married at Cleveland, O., September
23, 1864, Anna N. McDivett, daughter of Wm. Mc-
Divett. Lived, in 1878, at Cherokee, Cherokee Co.,
Iowa. Merchant. Wife, Anna N., died February
18, 1878. Children:
I De Witt L., born Dec. 10, 1867.
II Berenice, born Feb. 18, 1869.
III Walter S., born June 30, 1872.
IV Stanley S., born April i, 1875.
392. Loammi C. Pelton', sixth son of Cyrus B.\
Cale^ Ithamar', Phineas', John", SamueF, John', born
at Moscow, Livingston Co., N. Y., April 19, 1843;
296 American Pelton Genealogy.
married (i), April 6, 1870, Alice N. Nichols, daughter
of Jesse Nichols, of Cortland, N. Y.; (2) June 24,
1873, Margarette D. Lowery, daughter of Philip
Lowery, of Sonyea, Livingston Co., N. Y. Resi-
dence at Cuylersville, N. Y. Children, none.
292, Cyrus Strong Pelton*, seventh son of
Cyrus B.', Cale', Ithamar', Phineas\ John^ SamueP,
John', born in the township of Leicester, Livingston
Co., N. Y., September 11, 1848; married at Canase-
raga, N. Y, October 11, 1874, Elizabeth Frances
Rawlings, of Stratford, Ont., daughter of William
Rawlings, of Plymouth, England. Painter. Lived,
in 1878, at Canaseraga, N. Y. Children:
I Charles Strong, born March 15, 1875.
II Emma Plough, born April 3, 1876.
Ill Watson Emerson, born Oct. 5, 1877.
286. Hiram Pelton', eighth son of Cale', Ith-
amar', Phineas*, John^ SamueF, John', born at Buck-
land, Mass., in 1807; married at Moscow, Livingston
Co., N. Y. Lived at Leicester, Livingston Co., N.
Y., and there died, in August, 1831. Children, none.
286. Ellas S. Pelton', ninth son of Cale', Ith-
amar', Phineas\ John^, Samuel', John\ born at Buck-
land, Mass., November 12, 1809; married at Bethany,
Genesee Co., N. Y., January i, 1835, Anna M. Judd,
daughter of Liberty Judd, from Vermont. Mason.
Died at Alexander, N. Y., October 2, 1852. Wife,
Anna M., married (2) William Spaulding, of Alexan-
der, N. Y., and there died, May 14, 1878. Children:
I Emily, born Nov. 22, 1835; died March
15, 1837.
297 II Lewis W., b. May 7, 1838; m. Dec. 25,
1858, Mary Palmer.
Canaseraga and Alexander, N. Y. 297
III Martha A., born Mar. 15, 1840; married
Eugene Fillmore. Residence, 1878, at
Attica, N. Y.
IV Ellen P., born May 14, 1842, at Batavia,
N. Y.; married there, July 11, 1874, to
William Reed (b. July 4, 1827), son of
Josiah and Phoebe Reed of Batavia.
No children.
297 V Allen C, b. Aug. 18, 1848; m. Nov. 22,
1876, Agnes Moore.
297 VI Elias S., Jr., b. Oct. 21, 1850; m. Oct. 21,
1868, Catharine Boyle.
296. Lewis W. Pelton', first son of Elias S.\
Cale', Ithamar, Phineas*, John', SamueF, John', born
at Batavia, N. Y., May 7, 1838; married at Attica,
N. Y., December 25, 1858, Mary Palmer, daughter
of Henry Palmer of that place. Mason and con-
tractor. Lived, in 1878, at 615 Cottage Grove ave-
nue, Chicago, 111. Children:
I Eugenia, born Feb. 14, 1862; died Oct.
14, 1862.
II Lillian, born Mar. 10, 1868.
296. Allen C. Pelton', second son of Elias S.\
Cale', Ithamar', Phineas', John', SamueF, John', born
at Alexander, Genesee Co., N, Y., August 18, 1848;
married November 22, 1876, Agnes Moore, daughter
of Thane Moore of Ireland. Farmer. Living, in
1876, at Attica, N. Y. Children, none.
296. Elias 8. Pelton*, Jr., third son of Elias S.',
Cale', Ithamar", Phineas", John', Samuel', John', born
at Alexander, N. Y., October 21, 1850; married at
Attica, N. Y., October 21, 1868, Catharine Boyle,
298 American Pelton Genealogy.
daughter of Thomas Boyle of Ireland. Railroad
man. In 1878 lived at Attica, N. Y. Children:
I Mary A., born Aug. 27, 1869.
II Martha R, born Sept. i, 1872.
Ill Alice, born Feb. 8, 1877.
286. Cale Pelton', Jr., tenth son of Cale*, Itha-
mar', Phineas', John', SamueP, John', born at Buck-
land, Mass., September, 181 1; graduated at Yale Col-
lege, class of 1840, A. B.; received his degree of A. M.
in 1843; teacher and author, teaching in Pennsylvania
and in other States. He was the author of " Pelton's
Outline Maps," published by Sower, Potts & Co. of
Philadelphia, and extensively used in schools. In
1842 he married Ann Ferrier Wood, daughter of
Mr. Wood and Hannah (Rhaum) Wood, born
Halifax, Pa., March 3, 1818; died in childbirth in
Philadelphia, Pa., February 20, 1846. Mr. Pelton
was a tall, slender man, well educated and a good
and successful teacher. He died September 12,
1853, of consumption, at the house of Mr. George
W. Rhaum, uncle of his deceased wife, in Fox Chase,
Philadelphia, Pa., and was buried with his wife and
child, and his wife's mother, in Laurel Hill Cemetery,
Philadelphia, in a vault in lot 53, section I. Child:
I Still born, Feb. 20, 1846.
286. John O. Pelton', eleventh son of Cale«,
Ithamar', Phineas*, John', SamueF, John', born at
Buckland, Mass., September 25, 18 14; married at
Bethany, Genesee Co., N. Y., September 14, 1842,
Lydia Wood, daughter of Ammon O. Wood of that
place. Farmer. Removed soon after marriage to
Ovid township, Branch Co., Mich., and thence, in
1845, to Coldwater, Mich., and there lived in 1878.
Children:
COLDWATER, MiCH.; DeMING'S BRIDGE, TEX. 299
399 I Arthur M., b. Feb. 17, 1844; m. Apr. 22,
1875, Eliza J. Avery.
II Ella L., born Coldwater, Mich., Feb. 10,
1850; married May 2, 1877, Charles D.
Wright, lawyer, son of George Wright
of Meredith, Delaware Co., N. Y.
Lived, in 1878, at Coldwater, Mich.
No children.
998. Arthur M. Peltoii', only son of John 0.\
Cale\ Ithamar", Phineas\ John", Samiier, John*, born
in the township of Ovid, Branch Co., Mich , February
17, 1844; married at Indianola, Tex., April 22, 1875,
Eliza J. Avery, daughter of I. Avery of Durham,
Conn., whose ancestors lived in Groton, Conn. At
the age of about one year he removed with his
parents to the then village of Coldwater, Mich.; in
the fall of 1 86 1 he entered the high school at Ann
Arbor, Mich., preparatory to entering the University
of Michigan; the next year entered the medical
department, instead of the classical, and remained
until 1864, when he passed an examination before
the "Army Board of Medical Examiners," and was
appointed by the Secretary of War to the position
of Medical Cadet April 21, 1864, for the term of one
year. Attached to the General Medical Staff, he
performed duty in the hospitals in St. Louis, Mo.,
in Jefferson Barracks, Mo., and in Chattanooga, Tenn.,
where he acted as assistant surgeon for six months.
At the end of the year he returned to the University
and graduated March 28, 1866. Afterward he was
in Illinois, Kansas, Indiana, Michigan and Arkansas
until April, 1874, when he settled at Deming's
Bridge, Matagorda Co., Tex., where he lived in 1876.
Physician.
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300 American Pelton Genealogy.
S84. William Pitt Pelton^ third son of Itha-
mar', Phineas', John', SamueF, John', born in Chatham
(now Portland), Conn., July 25, 1775; married there,
December 3, 1797, Sarah Davis, daughter of Charles
Davis of that place (whose wife was Anna Pelton,
daughter of Joseph Pelton of Chatham, Conn.).
Farmer. He bought a farm adjoining that of his
father, soon after his father's death, and lived at Upper
Middletown, Conn., and there died, June 16, 1848.
His wife Sarah died September 5, 1851, aged 72
years. Children:
301 I Oliver, b. Aug. 31, 1798; m. in 1827, Julia
Stewart; d. Aug. 15, 1882.
302 n William Walter, b. March 23, 1801; m.
(i) Nov. 8, 1829, Mary Sage; (2) Oct.
23, 1845, Sarah Smith.
HI Anna, born Sept. 14, 1803; married April
27, 1825, Miles Hull (Hall in Town
Rec), son of Comfort Hull. Lived in
Middletown, Conn., and there died,
Sept. 6, 1839. Four children: One son,
in 1876, in Meriden, Conn., and one in
Hyde Park, Mass.
303 IV Charles Frederick, b. Jan. 10, 1806; m.
April 4, 1827, Julia Ann Chamberlain.
V Mary, born Jan. 22, 1808; unmarried.
Lived in Middletown, Conn, and there
died, Nov. 18, 1841.
VI Grace, born June 25, 18 10; married Dec.
3, 1836, Daniel Wilcox, who died Feb.
15. 1869. Lived at Cromwell, Conn.,
and died March 10, 1878. One child,
Sarah, who married Linus A. Williams,
who had one son, Clarence, living, in
1878, at Cromwell, Conn.
EDWARD R. PELTON.
MiDDLETOWN, CONN., AND MT. KISCO, N. Y. 301
VII Elizabeth, born Sept. t,o, 1812; unmar-
ried. Lived at Middletown, Conn.,
and there died, March 12, 1835.
VIII Harriet Maria, born Feb. 5, 181 5. Lived,
unmarried, at Middletown, Conn., Oct.
25, 1878. She had the Family Record
of Joseph, ist, of Chatham.
IX Julia Sarah, born May 22, 181 7; unmar-
ried. Lived at Middletown, Conn.,
and there died, Sept. 21, 1852.
X Alfred, born Oct. 18, 1819; died, while a
student at Wesleyan University, Mid-
dletown, Conn., Aug. 29, 1841.
303 XI James A., b. Feb. 19, 1822; m. Nov. 16,
1843, Lydia Matilda Atherton.
300. Oliver Pelton% first son of William P.»,
Ithamar, Phineas^, John', Samueb, Johns born at
Portland, Conn., August 31, 1798; married at East
Hartford, Conn., in 1827, Julia Stewart. Steel en-
graver, Hartford, Conn. Residence at East Hart-
ford, where his wife, Julia, died, Saturday, Feb. 12,
1 88 1, ai. 75 years. Mr. Pelton died August 15,
1882. Child:
301 I Edward R., b. Jan. 25, 1840; m. Oct 6,
1869, Katie Flanders. Eight other
children died in infancy.
301. Edward R. Pelton% son of Oliver', Wm.
P.', Ithamar', Phineas\ John^ SamueP, John', born in
Boston, Mass., January 25, 1840; educated at Cam-
bridge, Mass.; married at Brooklyn, N. Y., October 6,
1869, Katie Flanders, daughter of B. F. Flanders, of
Louisiana. Publisher, 144 Eighth street. New York.
Residence, 1893, Brooklyn, N. Y. Children:
302 American Pelton Genealogy.
I Katharine Isabel, born Brooklyn, N. Y.,
Aug. 7, 1871.
II Edward Franklin, born Flushing, Long
Island, N. Y., Jan. 21, 1877.
300. William Walter Pelton', second son of
William P.^ Ithamar\ Phineas\ John^ SamueP, John',
born Portland, Conn., March 23, 1801; married (i)
at Cromwell, Conn., November 8, 1829, Mary Sage,
daughter of Alexander Sage of that place; (2) at
Cromwell, October 23, 1845, Sarah Ann Smith, daugh-
ter of Seth Smith of that place. Farmer. Living,
in 1878, at Cromwell, Conn. Wife Mary died May
6, 1839, and wife Sarah, April 14, i860. Children:
I Henry P., born Cromwell, Conn., Sept. 20,
1830. He went to Bridgeport, Conn.,
to be married and died at the house of
his intended bride, Jan. 10, 1861.
II Wilbur S., born May 10, 1832; died Sept.
4, 1833.
III Mary A., born at Cromwell, Conn., Oct.
29, 1847; married December 19, 1876,
Caleb S. Pease of Cromwell, where
they lived in 1878.
IV Emily, born Apr. 5, 1850; died Sept. 21,
1851.
300. Rev. Charles Frederick Pelton', third son
of William P.', Ithamar', Phineas*, John", SamueP,
John', born at Portland, Conn., January 10, 1806, in
the old Phineas homestead; married in Philadelphia,
Pa., April 4, 1827, Julia Ann Chamberlain, daughter
of John Chamberlain of Austerlitz, N. Y. Minister
of the Methodist Episcopal church. Residence from
about 1856 at Mount Kisco, Westchester Co., N, Y.,
Cromwell, Conn.; Mt. Kisco, N. Y. 303
where he still lived in good health in 1890. Died
Thursday, November 5, 1891. Mrs. Julia Ann Pelton
died in 1880. Children:
303 I Lewis F., b. Feb. 13, 1828; m. May 15,
1855, Elizabeth C. Calhoun; d. Sept.
17, 1883.
II Harriet E., born at Nassau, Rensselaer
Co., N. Y., Oct. I, 1830; married Sept.
7, 1852, Luther C. Ward. Residence
in 1878 at Newburgh, N. Y. Children:
Julius Pelton, b. Aug. 20, 1855; Mary
C, b. Oct. 21, 1861.
III William P., born Nassau, N. Y., Feb. 11,
1832; died young.
IV Charles F., Jr., born Rye, N. Y.,Mar. 10,
1842; died .
302. Dr. Lewis F. Pelton', first son of Charles
F.\ William P.\ Ithamar^ Phineas\ John^ SamueF,
John', born at Westfield, Mass., February 13, 1828;
married at Pawling, Dutchess Co., N. Y., May 15,
1855, Elizabeth C. Calhoun, daughter of Daniel B.
Calhoun, of Pawling (from Washington, Litchfield
Co., Conn.). Physician and surgeon. Educated at
Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn. Lived
for the most of his life after marriage at or near
Mount Kisco, Westchester Co., N. Y., and there died,
September 17, 1883. ^^s. Pelton died in March,
1885. Children:
I Frederic Calhoun, born Mar. 28, 1856.
II Arthur Campbell, born May 16, 1872.
300. James A. Pelton^ fifth son of William Pitt',
Ithamar', Phineas', John^ Samuel', John", born at
Upper Middletown, Conn., February 19, 1822; mar-
304 American Pelton Genealogy
ried Glastenbury, Conn., November 16, 1843, Lydia
Matilda Atherton, daughter of Almarin Atherton, of
that place. Dental surgeon. Residence, in 1893, at
Middletown, Conn. Children:
I Mary Jane, born March 27, 1846; died
Jan. 23, 1883.
II Lilly, born Aug. 21, 1854; an artist of
ability; died Feb. 3, 1872.
984. 8aninel Pelton", sixth and last son of Itha-
mar', Phineas", John^ SamueP, John', born at Port-
land, then Chatham, Conn., September 18, 1873;
married there, November, 1808, Sarah Bailey, born
November 24, 1784, daughter of Jeremiah Bailey, of
Haddam, Conn. Farmer. He inherited and lived
upon the old homestead of his father, grandfather
and great-grandfather, and there died, August 8, 1862.
His wife, Sarah, died October 10, 1863. Children:
305 I George E., b. Sept. 28, 181 1; m. Nov. i,
1 831, Caroline A. Cotton; d. Dec. 25,
1855-
306 II Henry A., b. Feb. 7, 1813; m. Oct. 12,
1840, Elizabeth Lay Post; d. Feb. 9,
1881.
307 III Edwin A., b. Dec. 23, 1814; m. Nov. 5,
1840, Almira Clark.
IV Moses F., born Portland, Conn., on the
old Phineas Pelton homestead, July 24,
181 7. Farmer. Living on the home-
stead in 1890; unmarried.
V Martha E., born Oct. 18, 1820; married
Feb. 5, 1840, John McCleve (d. Oct.
16, 1867), son of Robert McCleve,
of Portland, Conn. Children: Ruth,
Emma, Ella, Henry, William. Resi-
dence, in 1879, at Portland, Conn.
Glastenburv and Portland, Conn. 305
VI Sarah Jane, born Sept. 19, 1822; unmar-
ried; died May 21, 1847.
VII Clarissa B., born Feb. 17, 1825; died Sept.
30, 1826.
304. George E. Pelton', first son of Samuel',
Ithamar', Phineas*, John^ SamueF, John', born at
Portland, Conn., February 28, 181 1; married Middle-
town, Conn,, November i, 1831, Caroline A. Cotton,
daughter of Samuel Cotton, of that place. Silver-
smith; learned the business at Middletown; worked
there about six years, but soon after marriage re-
moved to Portland, Conn., and followed the sea;
drowned December 25, 1855. Children:
I Jane E., born Aug. 5, 1832; married at
Portland, Conn., Oct. 21, 1844, Ansel
Hurlbut, son of Seymour Hurlbut, of
that place. Residence, 1879, 33 Con-
gress avenue. New Haven, Conn.
Dealer in provisions. Four children.
II Henry, born July 4, 1834; died Dec. 4, 1834.
III Samuel W., born Jan. 18, 1836. Sailor.
Died, unmarried, March 24, 1876.
IV Sarah E., born Feb. 26, 1841; married at
Portland, Conn., Aug. 26, 1862, Francis
Wheeler (b. Sept. 8, 1837), son of
Ahira Wheeler, of Moodus, Conn.
Photographer, at West Meriden, Conn.
Children: Edith M., b. Sept. 18, 1864;
Alfred, b. Sept. 24, 1871.
306 V Alfred H., b. Feb. 21, 1847; m. April 26,
1871, Mary E. Heustis.
VI Emma E., born April 22, 1849.
VII Charles H., born Feb. 21, 1854; died Oct.
i5» 1854.
3o6 American Pelton Genealogy.
305. Alfred H. Pelton', third son of George E.\
Samuer, Ithamar\ Phineas\ John^ SamueF, John',
born at Portland, Conn., Feb. 21, 1847; married Cold
Spring, N. Y., April 26, 1871, Mary E. Heustis,
daughter of Elijah Heustis, of that place. Farmer,
in 1879, at Cold Spring, N. Y. Child:
I Carrie A., born Aug. 31, 1872.
304. Henry A. Pelton', second son of Samuel',
Ithamar', Phineas^ John\ SamueF, John', born at
Portland, Conn., on the Phineas Pelton homestead,
February 7, 1813; married at Essex, Conn., by Bishop
Vail, October 12, 1840, Eliza Lay Post (born Oct. 5,
18 16), daughter of Russell Post and Jemima Pelton
Post, daughter of John Pelton^ 2d, of Essex, Conn.
Merchant. Lived at Brooklyn, N. Y.; at Cold Spring,
N. Y., and removed, about 1869, to Newfield, N. J.,
for a milder climate, and there died, February 9,
\ZZ\.— Hartford Post. Children:
I . No record.
II Adliza Crosby, born Essex, Conn., June
17, 1 84 1, daughter of Capt. E. F.
Crosby, of Barnstable, Mass., and Miss
Post, sister to Mrs. Pelton, was, after
the loss of her father, Capt. Crosby, at
sea, in the spring of 1844, adopted by
Mr. and Mrs. Pelton. She was mar-
ried in Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 13, 1864,
to Col. Crawford, of Pennsylvania.
Children: i. Ada Clay, born Brooklyn,
N. Y., Jan. 19. 1865; d. Aug. 5, 1865;
2. Robert Ward, b. Eddington, Pa.,
July 13, 1868; 3. Louisa Ada, b. Oct.
2, 1869; 4. Arthur Pelton, b. in Mary-
land, Nov. 23, 1871. In 1871 Col.
Cold Spring, N. Y., and Newfield, N. J. 307
Crawford brought his family on a visit
to Mr. Pelton's, and after some time
disappeared.
304. £dwm A. Pelton', third son of Samuef,
Ithamar', Phineas\ John\ SamueP, John', born at
Portland, Conn., December 23, 1814; married at Mid-
dletown, Conn., November 5, 1840, Almira Clark, born
in 1 81 6, daughter of Abel Clark, of East Hartford,
Conn. Manufacturer and merchant, at Cold Spring,
N. Y. He served for two terms, in 1855 ^"^ ^^ i860,
in the New York Legislature. Children:
I Mattie, born Sept. 2, 1841; died Feb. 7,
1862.
n Jennie A., born at Cold Spring, N. Y.,
May 31, 1849; married there, June 14,
1870, Monroe L. Hayward (b. Dec. 22,
1840). Lawyer. Son of William J.
Hayward, of Willsboro, N. Y. Resi-
dence, 1879, at Nebraska City, Neb.
Children: Edwin P., b. Nebraska City,
Neb., May 29, 1872; Mattie Almira, b.
Cold Spring, N. Y., April 29, 1877;
William H., b. Nebraska City, April
29, 1877.
55. Johnson Pelton', fourth son of John',
Samuel', John', born probably in Haddam, Conn.,
in 1 714, as deduced from his tombstone; married
March 3, 1748, Keziah Freeman, probably of Chat-
ham, Conn. Farmer. He was left by his father's
will a one-quarter interest in the four-hundred-acre
tract of land bought of the School Commissioners of
Middletown, Conn.; he and his older brother Phineas
together having been left a one-half of said tract.
40
3o8 American Pelton Genealogy,
To this he, as appears by the Land Records, added
other land by purchase. He lived in what is now
Portland, Conn., and there died, December 13, 1804,
aged 90, as appears from his tombstone. Buried in
Chatham burying ground. The house, built by him,
and the old homestead of 175 acres are now, in 1890,
owned and occupied by his great-grandson, Hosmer
Pelton. Children:
I Hannah, i, born Jan. 10, 1749, bap. Jan.
15, 1749; died May 28, 1753.
n Susannah, born Aug. 9, 1750. No other
record.
HI Eunice, born Apr. 12, 1753. No other
record.
308 IV Johnson, Jr., b. Dec. 3, 1754; m. Feb. 17,
1780, Rachel Penfield; died Feb. 7,
1839.
V Hannah, 2, born Nov. 7, 1756. No other
record.
310 VI Freeman, b. Jan. 2, 1759; m. Nov. 30,
T 783, Prudence Russell; d. Jan. 1 3, 1 847.
31S VII Jesse, b. Feb. 8, 1761; m. Sept. 23, 1784,
Phcebe Penfield; d. in 1795.
313 VI 1 1 Samuel, b. Aug. 7, 1767; m. Joanna
; d. date unknown.
313 IX Seth, b. July 12, 1770; m. May 17, 1792,
Abigail Hooker Brace; d. Apr. 19,1855.
307. Johnson Pelton', Jr., first son of Johnson*,
John', Samuel', John', born at Chatham, Conn, (now
Portland), December 3, 1754; married there, February
1 7, 1 780, Rachel Penfield (b. 1 75 7). Farmer. About
1778 he removed to Ashfield, Franklin Co., Mass.,
and bought land. He began to clear it, carrying his
grain on horseback thirty miles to mill. After some
AsHFiELD, Mass.; Portland, Conn. 309
years he returned to his father's homestead and there
lived to the time of his death, February 7, 1839 (Ch.
Rec). He was a large, strong man, very genial and
cheerful, and fond of good horses, good company and
a good story. Rachel, his wife, by Church Record,
died March 6; by her tombstone, "March 9, 1843,
aged 86 years." Children:
I Lucy, born Dec. 7, 1780. Lived on the
homestead unmarried, and there died,
June 2, 1857.
II Chauncey, born Jan. 30, 1783. A large,
strong man; was a sea captain. On his
last voyage to Savannah, Ga., he was
taken with yellow fever and died at sea,
Aug. 29, 1808.
III Polly, born May 3, 1785; married Daniel
Shepard, of Portland, Conn.
IV Ruth, born Nov. 17, 1787; married Oct.
14, 1807, David Ames, of Portland,
Conn.
V Julia, born Feb. 17, 1790; died unmarried,
Sept. 3, 181 3 (Ch. Rec).
VI Fanny, born Mar. 2, 1792; unmarried.
309 VII Sanford, b. July i, 1794; m. Jan. 22, 1818,
Phoebe Hurlburt; d. Jan. 11, 1870.
308. Sanford Pelton', second son of Johnson',
Johnson", John', Samuel', John', born at Portland,
Conn., July i, 1794; married there, January 22, 1818,
Phoebe Hurlburt, daughter of Jesse Hurlburt of that
place. Farmer. He occupied the Johnson Pelton
homestead and had his father's jovial spirit. Died
January 11, 1870. Children:
I Almira, born about 18 19; married May 3,
1838 (Town Rec), Portland, Conn.,
Franklin Payne.
3IO American Pelton Genealogy.
310 II Chauncey, b. Mar. 31, 1821; m. Dec. 10,
1846, Maria C. Clark.
310 III Hosmer, b. Aug. 6, 1828; m. Dec. i, 1870,
Ida E. Hurlburt.
309. Chauncey PeIton\ first son of Sanford",
Johnson', Johnson", John", SamueP, John', born at
Portland, Conn., March 31, 182 1; married at Plain-
field, Mich., Dec. 10, 1846, Maria C.Clark, daughter
of James Clark, of that place. Residence, in 1876,
at No. 83 Fountain street, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Manufacturer of lumber and shingles at Cedar
Springs, Kent Co., Mich. Children:
I Lucy Almira, born Oct. 4, 1854; died
Nov. 25, 1855.
II Tenella Viola, born Feb. 24, 1858.
309. Hosmer Pelton', second son of Sanford*,
Johnson', Johnson*, John", Samuels John', born at
Portland, Conn., August 6, 1828; married there, De-
cember I, 1870, Ida E. Hurlburt, daughter of Alan-
son Hurlburt, of that place. Farmer. Living, in
1890, on the homestead of five generations. Chil-
dren:
I Arthur H., born March 25, 1872; died
July I, 1873.
II H. Floyd, born May 28, 1875.
307. Freeman PeIton% second son of Johnson',
John^ SamueF, John', born at Portland, Conn., Janu-
ary 2, 1759; married November 30, 1783, Prudence
Russell. Farmer. Removed to Lyme, N. H., about
1 790, thence to Cavendish and to Plymouth, Windsor
Co., Vt., where he died, January 13, 1847. Children,
born at Cavendish, Vt.:
Grand Rapids, Mich.; Plymouth, Vt. 311
I Betsey E., born March 16, 1785; married
Joel, son of Timothy Davis, of that
place; lived and died at Haverhill, N.
H. One child, Alanson Davis,
II Hannah, born May 16, 1787; lived at
Plymouth, Vt, and died unmarried,
April 4, 1862.
311 III Martin, b. July 31, 1789; m. Jan., 1828,
Rebecca Kendrick; d. Nov. 16, 1866.
IV Persis, born March 25, 1792; married in
1814, Josiah Pelton, son of Joseph
Pelton, of Lyme, N. H. Lived and
died at Lyme, N. H.
311 V Seymour, b. May 11, 1795; m. March 25,
1818, Melinda Burt; d. Sept. 23, 1873.
310. Martin Pelton", first son of Freeman',
Johnson", John", SamueF, John', born at Cavendish,
Vt, July 31, 1789; married January — , 1828, Rebecca
Kendrick, daughter of Nathaniel Kendrick, of Han-
over, N. H. Lived at Plymouth, Vt In his older
days he was defrauded of his property, and lived and
died with Mr. Alanson Bates, who had lived with him
in his youth. Mr. Pelton died November 16, 1866.
No children.
310. Seymour Pelton', second son of Freeman',
Johnson^ John^ Samuel', John\ born at Cavendish,
Vt, May II, 1795; married at Plymouth, Vt, March
2S, 1818, Melinda Burt, daughter of David Burt, of
that place. Lived at Cavendish and Plymouth, Vt.,
and thence removed to Bethany, Genesee Co., N. Y.,
where he lived, and there died, September 23, 1873.
Shoemaker and farmer. Mrs. Melinda Pelton died
April 8, 1872. Children:
312 American Pelton Genealogy.
I Prudence, born Feb. ii, 1819; died March
7, 1819.
II Abigail, born May 13, 1820; married June
30, 1853, David S. Russell, of Caven-
dish, Vt; lived there in 1878. No
children. Husband, David S., died
June 24, 1877.
312 III Albin, b. June 17, 1822; m. Sept. i, 1870,
M. Fidelia Rogers.
IV Gratia Ann, born Dec. 5, 1823; died un-
married, Dec. 28, 1869.
311. AlMn Pelton', only son of Seymour*, Free-
man', Johnson', John', SamueF, John', born at Ply-
mouth, Vt, June 17, 1822; married at Bethany, N.
Y., September i, 1870, M. Fidelia Rogers, daughter
of Ezekiel Rogers, of Lyme, Conn. Farmer. Lived,
in 1878, at Bethany, N. Y. Children:
I Infant, born and died May 17, 1872.
II Infant, born and died Oct. 18, 1873.
Ill Mary M., born Aug. 10, 1876.
307. Je§§e Pelton', third son of Johnson*, John',
SamueF, John', born at Chatham, Conn., February 8,
1 761; married there, September 23, 1784, Phoebe
Penfield, of that place. Lived at Chatham, and also
owned land in Hartford, Conn., and there died, in
1795, letters of administration having been granted
his widow, April 20, 1795. His widow married (2),
September 10, 1818, Esquire James Bill. Child:
I Frances, born about 1786; fate unknown.
307. Samuel Pelton', fourth son of Johnson",
John', SamueP, John', born Chatham, Conn., August
7, 1767; married , Joanna . Lived at
Bethany, N. Y., and New York. 313
Hartford, Conn., and there died previous to 1822.
A search through the Family and other Town Records
of Hartford shows them to be in such an unsatisfac-
tory state that little can be learned from them. After
her husband's death the widow and the family, save
one married daughter, removed to New York city,
about 1829 or 1830, her name appearing in the city
directory, from 1830 to 1854, as the proprietor of a
store of fancy goods. Children:
I Joanna; no further record; died in New
York probably.
H Emily, born ; married a man who
was a baker and confectioner, and re-
moved to Providence, R. I.
313 HI Frederic S., b. about 181 1; m., date and
name of wife unknown; died Sept. 3,
1874.
3ia. Frederic S. Pelton*, born about 181 1 ; date
of marriage and name of wife unknown. Merchant
tailor. He removed from Hartford, Conn., wnth his
mother and sister Joanna, to New York city, about
1829 or 1830, where his name and place of business
appears in the city directory from 1830 to 1854 as in
or near Hudson street. New York. He gave up his
store in 1864 and went to a Southern State about
1 865 as a cutter; returning north to Bridgeport, Conn.,
in the same occupation, about 1870 to 1872, and there
died, September 3, 1874, aged 63 years. His wife
had died previously, date unknown.
307. Seth Pelton', fifth son of Johnson', John',
Samuel', John', born at Chatham, Conn., July 12,
1770; married at West Hartford, Conn., May 17,
1792, Abigail Hooker Brace (d. Dec. 28, I775)»
daughter of Henry Brace, of that place. Farmer.
314 American Pelton Genealogy.
Lived at Chester, Mass., from 1792 to 1804, and
thence removed to the Brace neighborhood in Litch-
field, Herkimer Co., N. Y., in 1804. He was a sailor
in his younger days. He died in Litchfield, N. Y.,
April 19, 1855. Mrs. Pelton died April 24, 1849.
Children:
I Cynthia, born in Chester, Mass., May 25,
1793; married at Litchfield, N. Y.,
Josiah Marshall. Lived in the town-
ship of Litchfield; died in Genesee
Co., N. Y. Children, thirteen, widely
scattered.
II Sylvia, born May 25, 1793; married Na-
than Beardsley. Lived in Litchfield,
Herkimer Co., N. Y. Children, four-
teen, living mostly in Michigan, some
in Ionia and others near Detroit, Mich.
315 III Brace, b. Sept. 23, 1795; m. Nov. 10,
1820, Lydia Harrington; d. Sept. 23,
1853.
318 IV Jesse, b. Apr. 18, 1798; m. Nov. 17, 1825,
Alice Harrington; d. Sept. 12, 1878.
V Susannah (went by the name of Susan),
born at Hartford, Conn, Jan. 30, 1802;
married at Batavia, N. Y., Mar. 18,
1825, Nathaniel Thompson Fish, son
of Chas. Fish, of Augusta Center,
Oneida Co., N. Y. Lived at Batavia,
N . Y.; removed to Grand Rapids, Mich.;
died at Mohawk, Herkimer Co., N. Y.,
May 17, 1870. Children, three.
VI Abigail, born Apr. 11, 1804; married Ben-
jamin Harrington, of Bridgewater, N. Y.
Died in Ilion, N. Y., Nov. 19, 1872.
Children, four.
LiTCflFIELD AND lUON, N. Y. 315
VII Louvina, born Oct. 20, 1806; married
George Peck. Lived, in 1878, at
*> Waukegan, 111. Children, three. Died
Dec. I, 1884.
318VIII Johnson, b. Nov. 8, 1808; m. Apr. 24,
1 83 1, Mary Ann Harrington. Died
May 23, 1879.
319 IX Edmund H.,b. Oct. 15, 1810; m. Nov. 25,
1833, Lucretia E. Hodges; d. Mar. 22,
1874.
313. Brace Pelton', first son of Seth', Johnson',
John', SamueF, John', born at Chester, Mass., Sep-
tember 23, 1795; married at Winfield, Herkimer Co.,
N. Y., November 10, 1820, Lydia Harrington (b.
Canterbury, Conn., April 16, 1799), daughter of
Heber Harrington, of Bridgewater, Oneida Co., N. Y.,
formerly of Canterbury, Conn. Cooper and farmer.
Died on his father's homestead in Litchfield, Herki-
mer Co., N. Y., September 23, 1853 (another record
gives the date Sept. 3, 1853). Mrs. Pelton still living
in 1890. Children:
315 I r Justus J., b. May 22 (20), 1822; m. Sept.
< 23, 1843, Ruth Hayward.
II ( Justin Brace, i, born Ilion, N. Y., May
22 (20), 1822; died Dec. 29, 1830.
317 III Justin Brace, 2, b. Sept. 12, 1837; m. Oct.
24, 1861, Julia E. Warren.
315. Justus J. Pelton\ first son of Brace', Seth*,
Johnson', John^ SamueP, John', born at Ilion, N. Y.,
May 22, 1822; married at Smyrna, Chenango Co.,
N. Y., September 23, 1843, Ruth Hayward (b. Madi-
son, N. Y., Sept. 23, 1840), daughter of Benjamin
Hayward of that place. Farmer. In 1878 lived at
Ilion, N. Y. Children:
41
3i6 American Pelton Genealogy.
316 I Edgar J., b. Aug. 6, 1845; m. (i) Sept.
23, 1868, Mary J. Lewis; (2) Sept. 21,
1874, Mary Ann Haggerty; (3) Aug.
21, 1882, Ellen M. Casteel.
II Josephine A., born in Litchfield township,
HerkimerCo., N. Y., Jan. 16, 1848; mar-
ried (i) in VVinfield, HerkimerCo., Jan.
I, 1867, Joseph Vickerman; one daugh-
ter, Nellie; (2) Lee Gaynor, in Utica,
N. Y., and in 1890 lived in Springfield,
Ohio. Nellie Vickerman, above, born
June 24, 1868, in Litchfield, N. Y.,
married Mr. Johnson. Their son,
Raymond, born April 26, 1890, makes
the fifth of five generations now living,
Mrs. Lydia Harrington Pelton, relict of
Brace' Pelton, being the oldest.
315. £d^ar J. Pelton*, only son of Justus J.',
Brace', Seth', Johnson^ John^ Samuel", John', born
in the township of Winfield, Herkimer Co., N. Y.,
August 6, 1845; married (i) in the town of St.
Johnsville, N. Y., September 23, 1868, Mary J.
Lewis, born in Litchfield, N. Y., August 4, 1850, who
died; (2) in the township of Columbia, Herkimer
Co., N. Y., September 21, 1874, Mary Ann Haggerty,
born Litchfield, N. Y., in 1856, separated; (3) August
21, 1882, Ellen M. Casteel, born Mount Vernon,
Knox Co., O., May 24, 1855. Mr. Pelton lived in
the State of New York down to 1875. Since then
he has been a traveler for Amos Whiteley & Co., of
Springfield, O., manufacturers of harvesting machin-
ery. In the course of his business he has been over
most of the middle portion of the continent, has seen
life in most of its forms, can give a variety of ex-
Litchfield, N. Y.; Springfield, O. 317
periences, as to food and bills of fare, that will match
almost any thing- in Asia or Africa, excepting human
flesh. He has been extremely well blessed with
grandparents, he being the fifth in a line of five liv-
ing generations, and having at one time ten living
grandparents, all of whom he knew and remembers,
excepting his grandmother, Whitford, who was of the
Sweet family, who were the famous natural bone-
setters of Connecticut in years agone, a trait that
has followed down the line to Mr. Pelton, who is
able to set bones by instinct and not by education.
His place of business, in 1890, is still at Springfield,
Ohio, with his family residence at Morrow, Warren
Co., Ohio. Children (by first wife):
I Lydia May, born March 14, 1870, in
Litchfield, Herkimer Co., N. Y.
By second wife:
n Clarence L, born Litchfield, N. Y., Aug.
II, 1875; living with his mother at
Cedarville, Herkimer Co., N. Y., in
1891.
315. Justin Brace Pelton', third son of Brace',
Seth', Johnson*, John^ Samuel', John', born at Litch-
field, Herkimer Co., N. Y., September 12, 1837; mar-
ried there, October 24, 1861, Julia E. Warren,
daughter of Julius C. Warren, of that place. At-
tended and taught school until he was of age, and
then removed to Ilion, N. Y., where he entered the
hardware business, and still, in 1878, continued
therein. Children:
I Gilbert B., born March 11, 1864.
n Lettie Mae, born Jan. 30, 1870.
ni Sarah Linette, born May 5, 1873.
IV Jessie Warren, born Aug. 31, 1875.
318 American Pelton Genealogy.
313. Jesse Pelton^ second son of Seth^ John-
son*, John^ Samuer, John', born at Chester, Mass.,
April 1 8, 1798; married at Winfield, Herkimer Co.,
N. Y., November 7, 1825, Alice Harrington, born
Canterbury, Conn., November 7, 1804, daughter of
Heber Harrington and Hannah, of that place.
Farmer. Living, in 1878, at Bridgewater, Oneida
Co., N. Y. Died there, at the house of his son-in-
law, Cornelius Conklin, after thirteen years of illness
and suffering, September 12, 1878. Mrs. Pelton still
living, in 1890. Children:
318 I Giles W., b. Aug. 13, 1826; m. Feb. 29,
1848, Sarah L. Goodier.
H Abigail H,, born Dec. 21, 1836; married
Sept. 17, 1861, Cornelius Conklin.
Lived, in 1878, at Bridgewater, Oneida
Co., N. Y.
318. Giles W. Pelton', only son of Jesses Seths
Johnson\ John", SamueP, John', born at Litchfield,
Herkimer Co., N.Y., August 13, 1826; married there,
February 29, 1848, Sarah L. Goodier, daughter of
Aaron Goodier, of Litchfield, N. Y. Farmer. Liv-
ing, in 1878, at New Hartford, Oneida Co., N. Y.
Children:
I Ammi G., born Oct. 21, 1850, at Richfield,
Otsego Co., N. Y. In 1878 a farmer,
unmarried, living at Richfield, N. Y.
H Attie L., born Nov. 10, 1852.
313. Johnson Pelton", third son of Seth', John-
son", John", Samuel', John', born at Litchfield, Herki-
mer Co., N. Y., November 8, 1808; married at Win-
field, N. Y., Sunday, April 24, 1831, Mary Ann
Harrington, daughter of Heber and Hannah (Whit-
Litchfield and New Hartford, N. Y. 319
ford) Harrington, formerly of Canterbury, Conn.*
Wheelwright. Lived, in 1878, at Cedarville, Herki-
mer Co., N. Y., where, May 23, 1879, ^^ ^ ^^ ^^ men-
tal depression, caused by poor health, he committed
suicide by shooting himself. He was a good citizen
and highly respected. Mrs. Pelton still living in
1890. Children:
I Mahala H., born Wednesday, Nov. 9,
1836; married Thursday, Nov. 4, 1852,
George B. Tillson. Children: Carrie
A., Anna M., Odie Johnson and George
M. A widow in 1878, living in Utica,
N. Y.
n Miles J., born Sunday, April 23, 1840;
died April 11, 1841,
HI Orlo A., born on Monday, April i, 1850.
Farmer, unmarried. Living, in 1878,
at Cedarville, Herkimer Co., N. Y.
Note. — This branch of the family is generally of
light complexion.
313. Edimmd H. Pelton', fourth son of Seth',
Johnson', John^ Samuel", John', born at Litchfield,
Herkimer Co., N. Y., October 15, 1810; married at
Winfield, N. Y., November 25, 1833, Lucretia C.
Hodges, daughter of Samuel Hodges of that place.
Died at Ilion, N. Y., March 22, 1874. Occupation,
mechanics and farming. Children:
I Abbie L., born at Winfield, N. Y., May
23, 1836; married June 23, 1858, Wil-
liam J. Grimes. One child. In 1878
lived at Ilion, N. Y.
* Who was born there, son of David and Dorcas Harrington; his wife
Hannah, daughter of David and Lydia Whitford, was born in W. Green-
wich, R. I., Nov. 14, 1774. David Whjtford was born W. Greenwich, R. I.
Oct. 31, 1751. Lydia (Sweet) Whitford was born there, July ii, 1756.
320 American Pelton Genealogy.
320 II Seth C.,b. June 3, 1839; m. June 25, 1862,
Emma H. Bryant.
320 III J. Randolph, b. Oct. 17, 1845; m. May
24, 1870, Florence M. Caswell.
IV Lydia B., born March 20, 1848; married
Nov. 19, 1868, S. W. Skinner, of Ilion,
N. Y., where they lived in 1878. Four
children, three then living.
319. Seth C. Pelton^ first son of Edmund H.',
Seth', Johnson*, John^ Samuel, Johm, born at Win-
field, Herkimer Co., N. Y., June 3, 1839; rnarried at
Ilion, N. Y., June 25, 1862, Emma H. Bryant. Sales-
man. Residence, in 1878, at Utica, N. Y. Child:
I Minnie L., born at Utica, N. Y., April
15, 1867.
319. John Randolph Pelton', second son of
Edmund H.^ Seth', Johnson*, John^, Samueb, John',
born at Winfield, Herkimer Co., N. Y., October 17,
1845; married at Ilion, N. Y., May 24, 1870, Florence
M. Caswell, daughter of Edwin C. Caswell, of that
place. Mechanic. Residence, in 1878, at Ilion,
N. Y. Children:
I Francis Edmund, born Oct. 17, 1875.
II Edwin Caswell, born April 7, 1882.
55. Josiah Pelton', fifth son of John', Samuel',
John\ born probably in Haddam, Conn., in 1714 (as
deduced from his tombstone); married at Chatham,
Conn., about 1750, Hannah Churchill (b. 1728, bapt.
April II, 1 731), daughter of John and Bethia (Stock-
ing) Churchill, of that place. Farmer. They lived
in that part of Chatham since set off as the township
of Portland, and there died — Josiah, February 2, 1 792,
WiNFIELD, N. Y.; PORTLAND, CONN. 321
aged 78 (tombstone), and his wife Hannah June 12,
1810, aged 82. His farm in 1887 was occupied by
his grandson, Mr. Ralph Pelton. Lived a short time
in Medfield, Mass. On May 18, 1747, he sold land
in Middletown, Conn., to Phineas Pelton, his brother
(Middletown Records). Children, born in Portland,
their exact order unknown:
I Jemima, born about 1751; bapt. in the
Cong, church at Portland, Conn., Sept.,
I 751; died May 14, 1774.
n Josiah, born about 1753; bapt. Jan. 21,
1753; died young.
HI Prudence, born in 1755, baptized April 9,
1755; married Nov., 1778, her cousin,
Joseph Pelton, son of John Pelton^ 2d,
of Essex (Saybrook), Conn. Lived at
Lyme, N. H., and there died. May 2,
1822. See p. 198.
IV Unknown, born about 1757; died young.
392 V John, b. March 9, 1759; m. about 1784,
Martha Pelton; d. Aug. 28, 1848.
VI Hannah, born in 1760; m. (i) , Capt.
Clark, who was lost at sea; one child.
Amy; (2) about 1797, Capt. Charles
Treat. Lived at Glastenbury, Conn.;
died May 20, 1799, aged 39; one child,
Elisha.
398 VII Moses, b. March 4, 1762; m. May 14,
1 79 1, Mindwell Horsford; d. Feb. 5,
1842.
VIII Phoebe, born July 4, 1764; married (i)
Aug. II, 1782, Capt. Stephen Hurlbut,
who died at sea; children, Allen,
Clarissa, Stephen, Harriet; (2) about
1800, Capt. Chas. Treat, second hus-
322 American Pelton Genealogy.
band of her sister Hannah. Lived with
Capt. Treat at Glastenbury, Conn.;
died at East Windsor, Conn., Jan. 8,
1844, aged 80 years.
331 IX Marshall, b. Oct. 10, 1768; m. Jan. 3,
1793, Betsey Sage; died June 4, 1852.
340 X Josiah, Jr., b. March 5, 1772; m. Dec. 15,
1793, Lucy Shephard; d. July 9, 1834.
320. John Pelfon% second son of Josiah", John',
SamueP, John', born at Portland, Conn., March 9,
1759; married at Essex, Conn., about 1782, Martha
Pelton, daughter of John" Pelton, 2d, of Essex, Conn.
Ship carpenter and farmer. He lived at Portland,
Conn., removing to Lyme, N. H., before 1791; thence,
about 18 18, to Cayuga Co., N. Y., and thence to
Conesus, Livingston Co., N. Y. He died at the
house of his daughter, Mrs. Julia Whitney, at Spring-
water, Livingston Co., N. Y., August 28, 1848. His
wife, Martha, also died there, February 16, 1846.
Children, all but the first two born in Lyme, N. H.,
the exact order of their birth unknown:
I Martha, born at Portland, Conn., Aug. 1 1,
1783; married about 1801 or 1802, in
Lyme, N. H., by Rev. Mr. Conant, to
James Morrison (b. Londonderry, N.
H., Mar. 22, 1781), bridge builder,
who died Oct. 15, 1841, at Fairlee, Vt.,
where they had gone in 1804, and were
then living. Mrs. M. died at Fairlee,
Vt., July 14, 1870. Her descendants
live in New Hampshire, one of whom
is Judge George W. Morrison. Ten
children.
n Josiah, born about 1785; died about 1787.
Lyme, N. H.; Aurelius, N. Y. 323
III Hannah, born March 21, 1789; married
at Fairlee, Vt, April 6, 1 8 1 2, Ira Parker,
son of Deacon Amos Parker, of Sharon,
Vt. Twelve children. She lived in
Vermont until her children were born,
and then removed to Long Meadow,
Mass., and there died, June 18, 1859.
Mrs. Geo. Ferre, daughter, lived in
1880, at 86 Bliss street, Springfield,
Mass.; another daughter, Mrs. Martha
Haskins, then lived at No. 11 Douglass
street, Brooklyn, N. Y.
IV Ruth, born about 1791; married (i) Sal-
mon Bigsbee (or Bixby), at Lyme, N. H.,
who was killed by the fall of a tree,
leaving two sons; (2) at Madrid, St.
Lawrence Co., N. Y., Barnabas Ames.
V Betsey, born about 1792; married Jacob
De Groff, at Aurelius, Cayuga Co.,
N. v., where she lived, and there died,
Aug. 15, 1 8 14. Two children, who
died before their mother.
VI Phila, born Dec. 3, 1794; married, Cayuga
Co., N. Y., Joshua Jones, of Dutchess
Co., N. Y. (b. Oct. 23, 1792; d. Jan. 19,
1858), son of Gershom Jones. Lived
at Springwater, Livingston Co., N. Y.,
and there died, Sept. 26, 1853. Eleven
children.
VII Joanna, born Aug. 31, 1797; married at
Aurelius, N. Y., Dudley Chapman (b.
1796; d. North Bristol, O., Mar. 22,
1876); died at West Farmington,
Trumbull Co., O., Aug. 3, 1872. Eight
children.
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324 American Pelton Genealogy.
3S4VIII Josiah Johnson, b. June 25, 1798; m.
March 29, 18 18, Eunice Geer.
336 IX John, Jr., b. Jan. 16, 1800; m. in 1828,
Susan Oilman; d. Jan., 1857.
X Julia, born Jan. 10, 1804; niarried in the
fall of 1822, in Livingston Co., N. Y.,
Ezra Whitney (who died at Pavilion,
Kalamazoo Co., Mich., April 26, 1851).
Lived at Livonia, N. Y., down to 1848,
and then removed to Spring Arbor,
Jackson Co., Mich., and there died,
June 25, 1849, leaving six children.
Note. — Mr. John Pelton was tall and slender,
about six feet high, complexion light and eyes blue,
disposition amiable and of excellent character. His
wife, Martha, was thick-set, of medium height, and a
fine-looking brunette. She was a member of the
Presbyterian church. Her daughters were brunettes
and handsome women.
3S2. Josiah Jolinsoii Pelton«, second son of
John', Josiah*, John', Samuel', John', born Lyme,
N. H., June 25, 1798; married at Aurelius, Cayuga
Co., N. Y., March 29, 1818, Eunice Geer, daughter
of Ezra Geer, of Delaware. . Farmer. Removed to
Pennsylvania about 1837, and thence to Ohio.
Residence, in 1879, at Mecca, Trumbull Co., O.
Mrs. Eunice (Geer) Pelton died October 31, 1878.
Children:
335 I Isaiah F., b. Feb. 15, 1820; m. Jan. i,
1843, Caroline Ellsworth.
335 II Christopher C, b. May 20, 1822; m. April
7, 1844, Matilda Randall.
Livonia, N. Y.; Albion, Pa. 325
324. I§aiali F. Pelf on', first son of Josiah John-
son", John', Josiah^ John^, SamueF, John', born in
Cayuga Co., N. Y., February 15, 1820; married Jan-
uary I, 1843, ^t Albion, Erie Co., Pa., Caroline Ells-
worth (b. July 14, 1823), daughter of Stephen Ells-
worth, formerly of Scipio, Cayuga Co., N. Y. Farmer.
Lived, in 1876, at Albion, Erie Co., Pa. Children:
I Mary E., born Nov. 13, 1843; married
July 4, 1866, W. A. Pratt. Children,
.;■ 2-^^1876, Carrie M., b. Sept. 20, 1868; Ger-
"^ trude M., b. Jan. 16, 1870.
325 II James G., b. Jan. 27, 1848; m. Dec. 19,
1872, Ella E. Devore.
Ill Hugh M., born April 26, 1852; died May
30, 1874.
325. Jaiue§ O. Pelton^ first son of Isaiah F.',
Josiah Johnson^ John^ Josiah^ John^ Samuel^ John',
born at Albion, Erie Co., Pa., January 27, 1848;
married December 19, 1872, Ella E. Devore. Child,
in 1876:
I Alice M., born Mar. 20, 1876.
324. Christopher C. Pelfon', second son of
Josiah Johnson', John', Josiah^ John', SamueF, John',
born in Cayuga Co., N. Y., May 20, 1822; married
in Erie Co., Pa., April 7, 1844, Matilda Randall,
daughter of William Randall, of that county.
Farmer and mason. Lived, in 1876, at Keepville,
Erie Co., Pa. Children:
I Sabra E., born Oct. 15, 1845, ^^ Spring,
Crawford Co., Pa.; married Aug. 31,
1863, Lloyd Luce, of Enterprise, Pa.,
where they lived in 1878. Children:
Alta M., b. Dec. 11, 1868, and Birdie,
b. Feb. 9, 1872.
326 American Pelton Genealogy.
326 II Josiah Johnson, b. Aug. 28, 1848; m. Oct.
4, 1874, Eunice Wickwire.
Ill Mary Ida, born Aug. 26, 1851; married
Dec. 18, 1867, Matthew Groff, of Keep-
ville, Erie Co., Pa. One child, Chris-
topher, b. Oct. 2, 1868. Residence, in
1878, at Meadville, Pa.
VI Eunice A., born Aug. 29, i860.
325. Josiah Johnson Pelton', only son of Chris-
topher C.\ Josiah Johnson^ John', Josiah\ John^ Sam-
uel', John', born at Keepville, Erie Co., Pa., August 28,
1848; married there, October 4, 1874, Eunice Wick-
wire, daughter of H. H. Wickwire, of that place.
Blacksmith. Residence, 1878, at Foxburg, Clarion
Co., Pa. Child, in 1876:
I Etta, born Nov. 8, 1876.
329. John Pelton', Jr., third son of Johns,
Josiah^ John^ Samuel'^ John', born at Lyme, N. H.,
January 16, 1880; removed to Cayuga Co. about
1818; married in 1828 in Livingston Co., N. Y.,
Susannah Gilman (b. Sparta, N. Y., 1814), daughter
of Michael Gilman, of that county. Removed in
1834 or 1835 to Michigan. Lived in Stockbridge,
Ingham Co., and afterward in Bradley, Allegan Co.,
Mich., and there died in January, 1857. Farmer.
Children (exact order of birth unknown):
327 I George W., b. March 4, 1832; m.June 23,
1857, M. J. McQuade.
II Sarah, born ; married Myron Briggs.
Lived, in 1879, i^ Sydney, Shelby Co.,
O. No report.
Ill Joanna, died young. No record.
FoxBURG, Pa.; Fairhavem, Mich., etc. 327
IV Martha, born , at Stockbridge, Ing-
ham Co., Mich.; married (i) Amos
Sharp; children two; (2) ? Lived
in Allegan Co., Mich., and there died,
date unknown.
327 V Henry Johnson, b. April 10, 1842; m.
Oct. 29, 1870, Julia Davis.
VI Mary, born at Eaton Rapids, Mich., Jan.
22, 1846; married at Middleville, Dec.
30, 1864, William C. Williams (b. 1838),
son of John H. Williams, of Lorain Co.,
O. Farmer. In 1880 she lived at
Oregon City, Ore. Children: Horace,
Frederic and Laura.
396. George W. Pelton^, first son of John', Jr.,
John', Josiah", John^ Samuel', John\ born at Mount
Morris, Livingston Co., N. Y., March 4, 1832; mar-
ried at Attica, Fountain Co., Ind., June 23, 1857,
Miss M. J. McQuade (b. 1833), daughter of John
McQuade, of County Armagh, Ireland. Farmer and
dealer in agricultural implements. Lived, in 1879,
at Fairhaven, St. Clair Co., Mich. Children:
I Anna, born May 18, 1858; died May 21,
1872.
II George G., born Aug. 29, 1859.
III Lillian C, born April 21, 1861; married
Feb. 25, 1879; ^^ further record.
IV Minnie, born 1862; died June 3, 1872.
V John, born 1868; died June 7, 1872.
396. Henry Johnson Pelton', second son of
John", Jr., John', Josiah', John', SamueP, John', born
at Stockbridge, Ingham Co., Mich., April 10, 1842;
328 American Pelton Genealogy.
married at Eaton Rapids, Eaton Co., Mich., October
29, 1870, Julia Davis, daughter of Jonas S. Davis, of
Springport, Jackson Co., Mich. Farmer. Living,
in 1879, 3-t Wheeler, Gratiot Co., Mich. Children:
I Edith, born at Springport, Mich., July 26,
1871.
II Benjamin, born in Saginaw Co., Mich.,
April 14, 1874.
390. Moses Pelton', third son of Josiah", John",
Samuel', John\ born at Chatham, now Portland,
Conn., March 4, 1762; married at Marlborough,
Conn., May 14, 1791, Mindwell Horsford, daughter
of Daniel Horsford, of that place. Sea captain in
his early life, and afterward a farmer. He traded
with the West India islands and South American
ports, and made as many as twenty-two voyages to
Paramaribo, at the mouth of the River Surinam, to
Georgetown, at the mouth of the Demarara, and to
other ports on the continent of South America. He
and his brother, Josiah, owned a vessel taken and
confiscated by the Spaniards during the war for
Mexican independence. In 1820, he, with his family,
removed to Otisco, Onondaga Co., N. Y., where he
bought a farm, on which he lived and where he died,
February 5, 1842. He was fair in complexion, with
clear, dark eyes and a Roman nose, thick-set and very
erect. Children (all born at Marlboro, Conn.):
I Susannah, born March 30, 1793; married
there, Feb. 21, 1814, Dr. Daniel Smith,
of that place; removed to Beloit, Wis.,
and there died, Jan. 31, 1871. Chil-
dren, five that grew up, of whom E. R.
King, of Beloit, married a daughter.
Otisco and Savannah, N. Y. 329
329 II Elisha, b. April 26, 1795; m. March 18,
1824, Miss Betsey Ruth Gaylord; d.
Oct. 28, 1873.
330 III Frederic Hosford, b. Jan. 17, 1797; m.
Oct. 26, 1827, Eliza Davis.
IV David Miller Pelton, born Dec. 7, 1800;
removed to Otisco, N. Y., with his
father and family, thence to Turtle,
Rock Co., Wis. In 1878 he lived at
Beloit, Wis. He was not married, five
feet ten inches in height, hair and eyes
dark.
338. Klisha Pelton', first son of Moses', Josiah*,
John', SamueF, John', born at Marlboro, Conn., April
26, 1795; married at Otisco, N. Y., March 18, 1824,
Miss Betsey Ruth Gaylord, daughter of Lemon Gay-
lord, of that place. Removed, in 1 820, with his father
and his family, to Otisco, Onondaga Co., N. Y., and
thence, in 185 1, to Beloit, Wis., where he died, Octo-
ber 28, 1873. Farmer. Height, 5 ft. 8 in.; weight,
1 70 lbs. Mrs. Pelton died at Beloit, December 23,
1872. One child.
329, Charles C. Pelton^ only child of Elisha',
Moses', Josiah^ John", SamueF, John', born in Onon-
daga Co., N. Y., May 25, 1825; married (i) there,
January 28, 1847, Cynthia Patterson, daughter of
James Patterson, of Otisco, N. Y., who died, Beloit,
Wis., January 29, 1857, leaving no children; (2) at
Rockton, III, February 23, 1858, Lydia A. Buffum,
daughter of Richard C. Buffum, of Colden, Erie Co.,
N. Y. Dentist. In 1878, living in Beloit, Wis., to
which town he removed in 1852. Height, 5 ft. 8 in.;
weight, 160 lbs. Children:
33© American Pelton Genealogy.
I Ralph B., born June 25, 1861. Height,
5 ft. 10 in.
II Carrie Melinda, born Oct. 21, 1865.
Ill Nellie Miranda, born Mar. 16, 1869.
328. Frederic Hosford Pelton", second son of
Moses", Josiah', John", SamueF, John', born at Glas-
tenbury or Marlboro, Conn., January 17, 1797; mar-
ried (i) at Otisco, N. Y., October 26, 1827, Eliza
Davis, daughter of Elisha Davis, of Preble, N. Y.,
who died at Otisco, May 17. 1854, aged 54 years and
6 months; (2) in Preble, N. Y., March 5, 1856,
Miranda (Aldrich) Anderson, daughter of Asa Al-
drich, of that place, and widow of J. M. Anderson.
Removed with his father from Connecticut to Otisco,
N. Y., in 1820, thence, in 1 871, to Savannah, Wayne
Co., N. Y. Farmer. Resided, in 1878, at Savannah,
N. Y. Height, medium. Child:
330. Creorge Pelton', only child of Frederic H.*,
Moses', Josiah*, John^ SamueP, John\ born at Otisco,
Onondaga Co., N. Y., November 27, 1828; married
there, January 13, 1853, Fanny Bailey, daughter of
Solomon Bailey, of that place. Farmer. Living, in
1878, at Preble, Cortland Co., N. Y. Children:
I Frank L., born at Otisco, N. Y., July 30,
1854.
II Florence E., born at Beloit, Wis., July 4,
1856.
Ill F. Estell, born at Otisco, N. Y., July 24,
i860.
320. Marshall Pelton^ fourth son of Josiah*,
John', Samuel', John', born at Chatham (now Port-
land), Conn., October 10, 1768; married at Portland,
Otisco, N. Y.; Middletown, Conn. 331
Conn., January 3, 1793, Betsey Sage, daughter of
Lemuel Sage, of Middletown, Conn, Farmer. Lived
upon the Josiah Pelton homestead in Portland, and
there died, June 4, 1852. Mrs. Pelton died Septem-
ber I, 1855, aged 84 years. Children:
I Betsey, born Aug. 15, 1793, at Portland,
Conn.; married there, Feb. 12, 181 5,
Abram Phelps, of Marlboro, Conn.
Lived in North Glastenbury, Conn.,
and there died. May 14, 1838. Chil-
dren: Harriet, Phila, Francis, Ellen,
Cynthia and Elizabeth.
II Sally Maria, born July 31, 1795; married
Sept. 20, 1 82 1, George Stocking, of
Middletown, Conn. Lived at Middle-
town, and there died, Aug. 5, 1878.
Five children: Sarah, George, Elisha,
Edwin and Ralph.
Ill Cynthia, born July 19, 1797; not married
but lived with her brother Ralph. She
was thrown from a wagon on Wednes-
day, Sept. 22, 1880, and died on the
28th of that month.
332 IV Francis Sage, b. June 11, 1799; m. Aug.
20, 1823, Harriet Peet; d. Oct. 16, 1832.
V Russell, I, born Jan. 13, 1801; died Apr.
14, 1801.
333 VI Russell, 2, b. July 20, 1803; m. Aug. 21,
1 82 1, Pamelia Abbey.
336 VII Henry M., b. Oct. 14, 1805; m- Nov. 22,
1828, Caroline Crittenden; d. Dec. 12,
1836.
VIII Amy C, born Aug. 14, 1807; unmarried.
Lived at Portland, Conn., and there
died, July 28, 1836.
43
332 American Pelton Genealogy.
337 IX Ralph, b. June 5, 1809; m. (i) May 6,
1834, Louisa L. Strickland; (2) April
18, 1865, Frances A. Strickland.
338 X Lewis S., b. July 30, 181 1; m. (i) Sept.
15, 1835, Sarah A. Payne; (2) Aug. 28,
1856, Betsey C. Post.
339 XI Leverett S., b. June 6, 1814; m. (i) Jan.
17, 1837, Esther M. Strickland; (2)
Sept. 27, 1845, Sarah H. Batchelder;
(3) March 8, i860, Mrs. Ruth (Brooks)
Meach.
XII Still-born, between the ist and 6th; prob-
ably between the 5th and 6th.
330. Francis Hage Pelton', first son of Mar-
shair, Josiah"*, John\ Samuer, John', born in Chatham,
now Portland, Conn., June 11, 1799; married August
20, 1823, Harriet Peet (b. Dec. 7, 1801), of Canaan,
Conn., only daughter of William Peet, of that place.
Clothier at Canaan, and afterward in the stage and
livery-stable business at Litchfield, Conn., where he
died, April 16, 1832. Children, all born in Canaan,
Conn.:
I Betsey Ann, born at Canaan, Conn., June
28, 1824; unmarried; residence, in 1879,
with her brother at E. Canaan, Conn.
II William, born Jan. 23, 1826; living, in
1879, unmarried, on the Peet homestead
at E. Canaan, Conn. Farmer.
Ill Edward Francis, born July 25, 1828; died
Sept. 16, 1846.
Canaan, Conn.; Brooklyn Village, O., etc. 333
BROOKLYN VILLAGE AND CLEVELAND,
O., BRANCH.
330. Russell Pelton% third son of MarshalF,
Josiah^ John', Samuel', John', born at Chatham, now
Portland, Conn., July 20, 1803; married at Portland,
Conn., August 21, 1821, Pamelia Abbey, daughter of
Asaph Abbey, of Chatham, Conn. Farmer. Lived
at Chatham, and at Chester, Conn., where he and John
Baldwin Pelton worked a granite quarry. On Sep-
tember 4, 1835, he removed to the township of Brook-
lyn, O., adjoining the city of Cleveland on the south.
There he lived, and there died at the house of his
daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Fish, April 19, 1888. Chil-
dren, all born in Connecticut:
I Emily Frances, born Nov. 20, 1822; mar-
ried at Brooklyn, O., July 3, 1848
(1838?) Philo Chamberlain, of Cleve-
land, O., where she lived, and there
died, Mar. 4, 1861. Eleven children.
One daughter, Mrs. Helen J. C. But-
ler, lived in No. Adams, Mass., 1891.
Mr. Chamberlain, under the name of
the Northern Transportation Co., built
up a line of twenty-one propellers, form-
ing a daily line between Chicago, III,
and Ogdensburg, N. Y.
n William Henry, born Sept. 24, 1823; died
Oct. 23, 1823.
in Elizabeth A., born Dec. 17, 1824; married,
Brooklyn, O., Dec. 3, 1840, Ozias Fish,
of that place, where she lived in 1888.
Four children, one only, Dwight, living
in 1878.
334 IV Frederick William, b. March 24, 1827; m.
Aug. 25, 1848, Susan Anna Denison.
334 American Pelton Genealogy.
V Ella J., born Mar. 13, 1832; married Dec.
18, 1855, Samuel Sears, of Brooklyn,
O., where she lived in 1879, ^'^^^ chil-
dren, Miller, Rossie and Frederick.
334 VI Francis Sage, b. June 8, 1833; m. Jan. 8,
1854, Mary Knight; d. Nov. 2, 1876.
333. Frederic l¥illiaiii Pelton', second son of
Russeir, Marshall', Josiah", John", Samuel', John',
born at Chester, Conn., March 24, 1827; married at
Brooklyn, Cuyahoga Co., O., August 25, 1848, Susan
Anna Denison (b. Aug. 8, 1829, in Richfield, O.),
daughter of John B. Denison, whose father, Daniel
Denison, came to Ohio from Saybrook, Conn., about
1823-25. Residence, in 1890, in Cleveland, O. In
1878 he was County Treasurer, after having been
Mayor of the city of Cleveland. Children:
I Libbie Pamelia, born June 13, 1849; un-
married in 1878.
II Lulu Ellen, born Feb. 5, 1852; married
Oct. 8, 1874, A. A. Wenham. Resi-
dence, 1878, in Cleveland, O.
Ill Clarence Frederick, born May 20, 1857;
died Dec. 3, 1857.
IV Clara Susan, born May 20, 1857; died
Dec. 25, 1857.
V Jennie Louisa, born June 28, i860; died
June 10, 1864.
VI Emily Frances, born Nov. 10, 1862; died
June 30, 1864.
VII Susie May, born Sept. 19, 1866.
333. Francis Sage Pelton', third son of Russeir,
Marshall', Josiah^ John', SamueP, John', born at
FREDERIC WILLIAM PELTON.
Cleveland, O.; Buffalo, N. Y. 335
Chester, Conn., June 8, 1833; married at Brooklyn
Village, Cuyahoga Co., O., January 8, 1854, Mary
Knight, daughter of Moses N. Knight, of Glens
Falls, Warren Co., N. Y. Vessel owner. Lived in
Cleveland, O., and there died at 288 Franklin avenue,
November 2, 1876. Children:
I Cora B., born Oct. 27, 1854.
335 II Russell K., b. Nov. 8, 1856; m. Aug. 15,
1877, Lillie B. Bouton.
III Ellen M., born Oct. 13, 1858.
IV Mary F., born May 21, 1862.
V Noyes F., born Aug. 27, 1865; died Feb.
15, 1866.
VI Esther L., born Nov. i, 1867.
VII Glenn W., born Jan. 20, 1869; died May
6, 1875.
VIII Clarence B., born Aug. 19, 1870; died
May 9, 1875.
IX Emily G., born Nov. 21, 1872.
X Francis Sage, Jr., born July 16, 1875.
XI Lura A., born May 27, 1877; died Aug.
28, 1877.
334. Russell K. Pelton', second son of Francis
S.\ Russeir, Marshal?, Josiah', John^, SamueF, John',
born in or near Cleveland, O., November 8, 1856;
married August 15, 1877, at Hudson, O., Lillie B.
Bouton, daughter of Charles Bouton, of that place.
Residence, in 1890, Cleveland, O. ; in 1892, in Buffalo,
N. Y. Business, transportation. Children:
I Helen Mary, born Sept. 4, 1878.
II Charles Frederick, born May 16, 1881;
died July 11, 1881.
Ill Roy Noyes, born Feb. 25, 1890.
336 American Pelton Genealogy.
330. Henry M. Pelton", fourth son of Marshall,
Josiah", John^ SamueF, John', born at Portland, Conn.,
October 14, 1805; married at Chatham, Conn., No-
vember 22, 1828, CaroHne Crittenden, daughter of
Daniel Crittenden, of that place. Lived at Barre,
N. Y., thence removed to Sandstone, Mich., about
1830, and there died, December 12, 1836. Children:
I Sarah, born probably at Barre, N. Y., in
1829; died at Sandstone, Mich., Feb.
28, 1837.
II Lewis, b. May 2, 1835; m. Mar. 5, 1855,
Julia B. Harrington.
336. Lewis Pelton', only son of Henry M.«,
Marshall', Josiah", John^, Samuel, John', born May 2,
1835, at Sandstone, Mich.; married there, March 5,
1855, Julia B. Harrington, daughter of Porter Har-
rington, of that place. From previous to 1876 has
resided in Jackson, Mich., to this date, 1893, save
when absent in military service. Occupation, grocer.
In 1 86 1 he enlisted in Co. E, 8th Regiment, Michi-
gan Volunteers Infantry, and was assigned to the 2d
Brigade, ist Division of the 9th Corps, under Gen.
W. T. Sherman, Gen. Stevens Brigade Commander.
Landed in South Carolina November 8, 1861; re-
mained there until the summer of 1862, when in
storming a breastwork on James Island, S. C, June
16, he was severely wounded in the wrist. After
lying a week in the brigade hospital he was sent to
the city hospital in New York city, where he stayed
four months, and was then honorably discharged for
physical disability, October 20, 1862. Child:
I Carrie L., born in Sandstone, Mich., Mar.
I, 1856. In 1892 at home with her
parents at Jackson, Mich.
Jackson, Mich.; Portland, Conn. 337
330. Ralph Pelton', fifth son of Marshall' J osiah',
John^, SamueP, John', born in Chatham (now Port-
land), Conn., June 5, 1809; married (i) at Portland,
May 6, 1834, Louisa L. Strickland, of that place (b.
May 8, 181 1; d. May 4, 1864); (2) April 18, 1865,
Frances A. Strickland, sister of his first wife (b. May
24, 1823; d. Nov. 4, 1891), daughter of Noah Strick-
land (b. Jan. 9, 1776). Occupation, farming. Resi-
dence, Portland, Conn., until he died by La Grippe,
at home, November 5, 1891, after a short illness.
He was an excellent man and died in Christian faith,
as he had thus lived since he was sixteen years old.
The writer is glad to acknowledge his cheerful and
valuable assistance in gathering the records of the
Chatham and Portland branch of the Pelton family.
Children:
I Frances M., born Mar. 16, 1835; married
May 20, 1856, William H. Kelsey.
Children: Elizabeth L., b. Mar. 10. 1857;
d. Oct. 25, 1867; Frances Eugenia, b.
June II, i860; Ralph Erastus, b. April
22, 1862; Wm. Hy., b. April 18, 1865;
Frederic Marshall, b. Sept. i, 1868; d.
Feb. 15, 1870; Gracie May, b. Aug. 21,
1871; Julia Pelton, b. Nov. 21, 1872;
Sarah Elizabeth, b. Mar. 25, 1875.
Residence, in 1878, at Portland, Conn.
II Julia Louisa, born Mar. 17, 1837; married
(i) Dec. 14, 1856, Chas. Hy. Hall. Chil-
dren: Frederic Edwin, b. Feb. 15, 1858;
Clarence B., b. May 7, i860; d. Aug.
30, 1862; Hy. Gilbert, b. Feb. 15, 1863;
Julia Louisa, b. Sept. 29, 1865. Resi-
dence, in 1878, Portland, Conn.; (2)
in New York city, Dec. 2, 1889, William
338 American Pelton Genealogy.
Dale (born in New York, Nov. 4, 1843).
No children. Residence, in 1893, New
York city.
Ill Frederick H., born Oct. 21, 1842.
330. Lewis S. Pelton^ sixth son of Marshair,
Josiah', John', SamueF, John', born at Portland,
Conn., July 30, 181 1; married (i) at South Glasten-
bury. Conn., September 15, 1835, Sarah A. Payne
(born Nov. 4, 181 7), daughter of Alfred Payne, of
Portland, Conn.; (2) at Portland, Conn., August 28,
1886, Betsey C. Post, daughter of Wm. Post, of
Hebron, Conn. Farmer. Living, in 1878, in Port-
land, Conn. (P. O., Cobalt, Conn.) Children, born
at Portland, Conn.:
I Amy Adelia, born Oct. 17, 1836; married
April 5, 1865, Wellington G. Spencer,
of Portland, Conn.; died Jan. 3, 1874.
No children.
II Sarah Jane, born Nov. 24, 1839; ^^^^
Aug. 5, 1840.
III Francis Lewis, born June 30, 1841; died
Nov. 12, 1842.
IV Mary Frances, born May 20, 1843; ^^^^
Sept. 27, 1846.
V Maria Elizabeth, born March 9, 1848;
died Sept. 15, 1848.
VI Lillie Elizabeth, born Nov. 15, 1849;
married June 6, 1866, Henry F. Rams-
dell, of Middle Haddam, Conn. Chil-
dren: Emma E., b. April 12, 1867;
Franklin H., b. July 22, 1869; Grace
Spencer, b. July 28, 1873. Residence,
in 1878, at Middletown, Conn.
Portland, Conn.; Brooklyn Village, O. 339
339 VII Edward Waterhouse, b. Oct. 14, 1855;
m. March 31, 1878, Miss Jenny Corn-
wall; d. April 28, 1879.
VIII Charles Henry, born Oct. 23, 1857. Lived,
in 1878, in Portland, Conn.
IX Nellie May, born Oct. 7, 1859; married
Dec. 25, 1876, Norman C. Clark, of
Cobalt, Conn. Child: Amy Isabella,
born July 16, 1877. Lived, in 1878, at
Middle Haddam, Conn.
33S. Edward Waterhouse Pelton', first son of
Lewis S.\ Marshall', Josiah', John', SamueP, John',
born at Portland, Conn., October 14, 1855; married
March 31, 1878, Miss Jennie Cornwall, daughter of
Charles Cornwall, of Portland, Conn., where he died,
April 28, 1879. Child:
I Charles, born , 1879. ^''s. Pelton
married 2d James Rogers and lived,
in 1890, near New Haven, Conn.
330. lieverett S. Pelton', seventh son of Mar-
shall', Josiah', John', SamueF, John', born at Portland,
Conn., June 6, 1814; married (i) at Chatham, Conn.,
January 17, 1837, Esther M. Strickland, daughter
of Noah Strickland, of that place, who died at Ver-
million, O., November 11, 1842; (2) at Londonderry,
N. H., September 27, 1845, Sarah H. Batchelder,
daughter of Nathan Batchelder, of that place, who
died there, April 3, 1858; (3) at Brooklyn, O., March
8, i860, Mrs. Ruth (Brooks) Meach, daughter of
Elisha Brooks, of Parishville, St. Lawrence Co.,
N. Y. Residence, in 1878, in Brooklyn Village, Cuy-
ahoga Co., O. Children:
I Amy M., born at Brooklyn Village, O.,
May 19, 1839; married at Londonderry,
44
340 American Pelton Genealogy.
N. H., J. C. Townes, and there lived,
in 1878. Three children.
II Sarah Jane G., born at Londonderry, N.
H., Dec. 16, 1846.
Ill Esther Frances, born May 17, 1852, at
Londonderry, N. H.; married at Brook-
lyn Village, O., Oct. 8, 1875, Edward
Stinchcomb. Lived, in 1878, at 523
Lorain street, Cleveland, O.
340 IV Leverett Francis, b. March 28, 1861,
at Brooklyn, O. ; m. Jan. 19, 1882, Miss
Ida Van Ornum.
V Marshall Elisha, born at Brooklyn, O.,
Sept. 6, 1862.
VI Frederic Henry, born at Brooklyn, O.,
July II, 1867.
339. licverett Francis Pelton', first son of
Leverett S.', Marshall', J osiah*, John', SamueP, John*,
born at Brooklyn Village, Ohio, March 28, 1861;
married there, January 19, 1882, Miss Ida Van Or-
num, daughter of F. S. Van Ornum, of that place.
Occupation, physician and dentist. Residence, 1891,
Berea, O. Children:
I Marshall Elisha, born Nov. 5, 1882.
II Ruth Effie, born May 22, 1884.
Ill Esther May, born February 7, 1888.
VERMILLION, OHIO, BRANCH.
320. Josiah Pelton, Jr.% fourth son of Josiah',
John', SamueF, John', born at Chatham, now Port-
land, Conn., March 5, 1772; married there, December
19, 1793, Lucy Shepard. From 1787 to 181 1 he fol-
lowed the sea as cabin boy, sailor, captain and owner,
Berea and Vermillion, O. 341
trading principally with the West Indies and the
Spanish Main, both in North and South America;
also with Brazil and the Guianas. In 181 1, during
the Mexican insurrection, under Hidalgo, he was
captured while commanding a vessel owned by him-
self and his brother, Moses, the vessel and $30,000
in specie confiscated and he held a captive.* Re-
leased, after three years, he found his vessel sold and
all his papers destroyed, which prevented the recovery
of his property. Abandoning the sea, he, in June,
18 1 5, gathered up his family, and with a wagon drawn
by an ox team for a conveyance, started for Ohio,
and in August following arrived at Euclid, near
Cleveland, O., where a cousin, Jonathan Pelton, son
of Joseph Pelton, ist, of Chatham, Conn., had settled
the year before. Here he bought land, and here his
wife Lucy (b. Aug. i [or 11], 1775) died September
2, 181 5. In 1819 he bought land with a small clear-
ing and a log house, of John Sherrarts, in Vermillion,
Huron (now Erie) Co., O., and removed to the new
farm. At that time there was large game, deer,
bears, wolves and wild turkeys in plenty, with some
Indians still roaming the woods. Here he was a
farmer. But he could not forget the old vocation,
and soon after his arrival built a small vessel,
launched her upon Lake Erie, and called her the
" Franklin " after his youngest son. At that time the
nearest mills were at Cleveland and Cold Creek. He
died at Vermillion July 8 or 9, 1834. Children, all
born in Chatham, Conn.:
I Lucy, born Nov. 2, 1794; married Wil-
liam Treat, of Glastenbury, Conn., who
removed to Euclid, O., where he built
many vessels. Children, three. Mrs.
* Another account says he was taken and held captive by pirates.
342 American Pelton Genealogy.
Treat died in 1819, Mr. Treat in 1872
or 1873.
II Phoebe, born Aug. 10, 1796; married Sept.
28, 18 16, at Euclid, O., Anson Cooper,
of Stockbridge, Mass. Lived at Brown-
helm, Lorain Co., O. ; was living in
1875. Children: George, Lucy, Josiah,
Mary, Allen P., Henrietta B., Henry,
Julia, Ann, Sarah M., Charlotte. Mr.
Cooper died July 26, 1846. Mrs.
Cooper, in 1878, lived within four miles
of Vermillion. She died at Brownhelm,
O., July 27. 1883.
343 III Josiah Shepard, b. Mar. 22, 1799; m. May
22, 1825, Sophia (Allen) Leonard; d.
Jan. 5, 1886.
IV Nathaniel, born Dec. 14, 1800; died Apr.
7, 1801.
345 V Allen, b. Apr. 25 (or 28), 1802; m. Mar.
25, 1827, Fanny Cuddeback; d. Jan. 27,
1882.
VI Charlotte, born Mar. 29, 1804; married
Levi Parsons, merchant, of New Haven,
Conn. Children: William Nelson and
Sarah. Lived at Vermillion, O., where
she died, Dec. 4, 1834.
345 VII Sylvester Augustin, b. Mar. 25, 1806; m.
Dec. 31, 1828, Eunice O. Sturges; d.
Jan., 1891.
347VIII Austin, b. Mar. 10, 1808; m. (i) Aug. 11,
1834, Sarah Sturgis; (2) July i, 1858,
Caroline (Durand) Nye; d. May 27,
1888.
IX Julia Ann, born Oct. 6, 1810; married
John Miller, a farmer, from Conn., who
Vermillion, O. 343
died about 1835. One child, John.
Lived at Vermillion, O., and there died,
Oct. 6 (Feb. 16), 1832.
350 X Franklin, b. Nov. 13, 18 14; m. (i) Dec.
13, 1838, Eliza Davis; (2) Dec. 24,
1854, Mary Elizabeth Cummings.
Note. — The sons of this family, excepting Austin,
were tall; their children are short.
340. Jo§iah ShepardPeltoii% first son of Josiah^
Josiah^ John^, SamueP, John', born at Portland, Conn.,
March 22, 1799; married at Vermillion, O., May 22,
1825, Sophia (Allen) Leonard, daughter of Holden
Alden from New Hampshire. Lived, in 1878, at
Vermillion, O. Farmer and vessel owner. Mrs.
Pelton, born in Connecticut, in infancy removed to
near Cherry Valley, N. Y., and there married a Mr.
Leonard, and by him had two children. Orange A.
and Jane Leonard, both dead. She died at Vermil-
lion, March 5, 1878, and Mr. Pelton died January 5,
1886. Children, born at Vermillion, O. :
I Lucy C, born Mar. 16, 1826; married
Dec. 28, 1848, William Pike, of the
State of New York. Lived at Ver-
million and died of paralysis, Oct. 20,
1877. Children: Elwell Levi and
Mary Sophia.
344 II Josiah Shepard, Jr., b. Mar. 16, 1828; m.
Dec. 28, 1853, Jane Stone.
344 III Levi A., b. Sept. 24, 1830; m. Mar. 20,
1859, Frances Nye.
IV Mary A., born Sept. 28, 1832; married at
Vermillion, Nov. 9, 1853, Charles B.
Summers, of Vermillion, and lived there
in 1878; in 1891 at Oakland, Cal.
Farmer. Children: Roland and Bertha.
344 American Pelton Genealogy.
344 V George W., b. Aug. 23, 1835; m. July 5,
1858, Adelia Klady.
343. Josiah Shepard Pelton', Jr., first son of
Josiah S.^ Josiah", Josiah^, John^ SamueP, John', born
Vermillion, O., March 16, 1828; married there, De-
cember 28, 1853, Jane Stone, daughter of William
Stone, of Vermillion. ■ Lived, in 1878, at Berlin
Heights, Erie Co., O. Farmer. Died at Berlin
Heights, O., July 27, 1882. Mrs. Pelton died April
8, 1 89 1. Children:
I Jennie E., born June 26, 1855; married
Birmington, 0.,Aug. 21, 1882, Charles
H. Cummings, of Youngstown, N. Y.
Children: Josiah P., b. July 19, 1883;
Clarence, b. Aug. 27, 1886. Residence,
1 89 1, Geneva, O.
n Annie M., born Apr. 7, 1858; d. Jan. 26,
1885.
ni Ruth, born Dec. 12, 1861; died Feb. 26,
1862 (3).
IV Leonard L., born Apr. 21, 1867.
343. licvi A. Pelton', second son of Josiah S.s
Josiah', Josiah^ John\ SamueF, John', born at Ver-
million, O., September 24, 1830; married there,
March 20, 1859, Frances Nye, daughter of Benjamin
Nye, of Syracuse, N. Y. Vineyardist and manufac-
turer of pure native wines. Died October, 1882.
No children.
343. Creor^e IV. Pelton', third son of Josiah S.*,
Josiah", Josiah*, John', Samuef, John', born at Ver-
million, O., August 23, 1835; married there, July 5,
1858, Adelia Klady, daughter of Isaac Klady, of
Vermillion, O. 345
Florence, Erie Co., O. Residence, in 1878, at Ver-
million, O. Farmer. Child:
I Josiah Eugene, born June 21, 1865.
340. Allen Pelton', second son of Josiah', Jo-
siah\ John^ Samuel', John', born at Portland, Conn.,
April 25, 1802; married at Vermillion, Ohio (where
he had removed with his father in 181 9), March 25,
1827, Fanny Cuddeback, daughter of Peter Cudde-
back, of Marcellus, N. Y. Residence, in 1878, in
Vermillion, O. Farmer. He died in Vermillion, O.,
January 27, 1882. Mrs. Pelton died there, January
18, 1883. Children, born in Vermillion:
I Lester A., born Sept. 5, 1829. A mill-
wright* In 1878, unmarried, and living
in Comptonville, Yuba Co., California.
In 1 89 1, residence at Oakland, Cal.
II Sarah, born Oct. 10, 1831.
III Leverett Franklin, born Dec. 29, 1835;
died Sept. 20, 1838.
IV Julia Antoinette, born Aug. 11, 1840;
married Nov. 24, i860, Henry Wagner,
formerly of New Haven, Conn. Resi-
dence, in 1878, at Vermillion, O. Chil-
dren: Fanny A., Nelson D. and Ruth A.
340. Sylvester Aii^iistin Pelton% third son of
Josiah", Josiah*, John", Samuel', John', born at Port-
land, Conn., March 25, 1806; removed with his father,
in 1815, to Ohio, and in 1819, to Vermillion, Erie
Co., O.; married there, December 31, 1828, Eunice
O. Sturgis, daughter of Frederic Sturgis, of that
place, formerly of Roxbury, Delaware Co., N. Y.
Farmer. In 1890 was still living at Vermillion, hale
and hearty. His wife, Eunice, died July 25, 1873.
Children:
* Inventor of the "Pelton water-wheel."
346 American Pelton Genealogy.
I Anna Maria, born Aug. 22, 1831; married
March 16, 1853, William Bird Goodell,
who died at Port Angelus, Washington
Ten, Dec. 16, 1863. Children: Fred-
eric Augustin, b. Feb. 18, 1854; Walter
Gates, b. April 22, 1856, and Charlotte
E., b. July 14, 1862. Residence, in
1878, Vermillion, O.
II Sylvester A., Jr., born June 19, 1833;
died Sept. 5, 1834.
346 III Frederic Josiah, b. Aug. 20, 1835; m.
Sept. 28, 1873, Frances A. Cady.
IV Phoebe Cooper, born Jan. 14, 1838; mar-
ried Oct. 18, 1854, Resolvent Case, of
Sennet, Cayuga Co., N. Y. Residence,
1878, at Vermillion, O. Children:
Mary Dell, b. Mar. 23, 1857; m. Dec.
II, 1877, Jno. Reifort, of Vermillion.
V Harriet Newell, born May 26, 1840; died
Dec. 12, 1841.
347 VI Munson Miller, b. Oct. 23, 1842; m. July
27, 1864, Melissa E. Call.
VII Amelia Elizabeth, born Feb. 4, 1845;
married Dec. 25, 1864, Lawson Augus-
tin Pierce, of Vermillion, O. Whole-
sale grocer at Chicago, 111. Children:
Lewis Burton, b. Nov. 8, 1870, and
Warren Augustin, b. Oct. 8, 1871.
VIII Eunice Augusta, born Sept. 29, 1848;
died Nov. 7, 1858.
345. Frederic Josiah Pelton', second son of
Sylvester A.', Josiah', Josiah', John^ SamueF, John',
born at Vermillion, Erie Co., O., August 20, 1835;
married there, September 28, 1873, Frances A. Cady,
Vermillion, O.; Ford City, Kan. 347
daughter of Jerome Cady. Captain of lake-going
vessels. Residence, in 1878, at Vermillion, O. No
children reported.
345. Jflimson miller Pelfoii', third son of Syl-
vester A.\ Josiah*, Josiah", John', Samuel', John', born
at Vermillion, O., October 23, 1842; married there,
July 27, 1864, Melissa E. Call, daughter of Stephen
Call, of Hartland, Vt. Farmer. Residence, 1878,
at Vermillion, O. Children:
I Sylvester A., born June 26, 1866.
II Sarah Elizabeth, born Dec. 20, 1868.
Ill Eunice Osborn, born Apr. 21, 1871.
340. AustinPelton', fourthsonof Josiah'jjosiah*,
John\ SamueF, John', born at Portland, Conn., March
10, 1814; removed to Euclid, O., and to Vermillion,
O., with his father; married at Vermillion, August
11, 1834, Sarah Sturgis, daughter of Frederick Stur-
gis, formerly of Fairfield, Conn., and Roxbury, Dela-
ware Co., N. Y. (b. March 30, 1790; d. April 29, 181 8);
Mrs. Sarah Pelton died January 16, 1853; (2) at
Sandusky City, O., July i, 1858, Mrs. Caroline
(Durand) Nye, widow of Ebenezer Nye, and daugh-
ter of Simeon Durand, of Henrietta, Lorain Co., O.
Farmer. Lived at Vermillion, O., and at Berlin
Heights, Lorain Co., O. Removed to Kansas No-
vember 9, 1885, and died at Ford City, Ford Co.,
Kan., May 27, 1888, at which time his second wife
was still living. Children, all born at Vermillion, O.:
I Mamre Ann, born June 23, 1836; married
there, Sept. 20, 1855, Albert S. Backus,
lumberman, son of Absalom Backus,
of Auburn, N. Y. Children: i. Eunice
Elizabeth, b. 1859; m. Apr. 17, 1883,
45
348 American Pei.ton Genealogy.
Ed. F. Lawrence; 2. Hattie, b. 1864;
d. June 2, 1865; 3. Albert Absalom, b.
1872; 4. Frederick Hildreth, b. 1875.
In 1888, post-office address Green Cove
Springs, Clay Co., Fla.
349 II Alonzo Shepard, b. May 15, 1838; m.
May 18, 1 86 1, Lydia Handy.
III Diantha B., born Apr. 23, 1840; married
at Berlin Heights, Lorain Co., O.,
James Goldsmith, son of Isaac Gold-
smith, of Vermillion, O. Residence, in
1888, at Vermillion. Children: Sarah
E. and Nellie A.
IV Sarah Austria, born Nov. 21, 1843; rnar-
ried (i) at Vermillion, O., about 1865,
William Gibson, who died Aug. 19,
1873. Children: i. William Hy., b.
Dec. I, 1866; 2. Nelson S., b. Sept. 16,
1868. Married (2) at Vermillion, Nov.
24, 1877, James Henry Reed, son of
Joseph Reed, of Ceylon, Erie Co., O.
Carpenter. No children.
349 V Nelson Austin, b. May 30, 1846; m. May
8, 1870, Mary Josephine Spear.
350 VI Henry J., b. Mar. 26, 1849; ^- 5
separated.
350 VII Levi Bliss, b. Feb. 21, 1852; m. Dec. 30,
1875, Hattie M. Johnson.
350VIII Charles J., b. Oct. 27, 1859; m- Dec. 31,
1 88 1, Emma A. Petty.
IX Lucinda Adele, born Nov. 11, 1861; re-
moved to Kansas, Apr. 13, 1885; mar-
ried at Ford, Ford Co., Kan., Mar. 14,
1887, George C. Pinkney, of Yorkshire,
Eng. Farmer. Child: Joseph, born
Dec. 12, 1887.
Vermillion, O. 349
347. Alonzo Sliepard Pelton', first son of
Austin", Josiah', Josiah", John^, SamueP, John\ born
at Vermillion, Erie Co., O., May 15, 1838; married
there. May 18, 1861, Lydia J. Handy, daughter of
Thomas Handy, of New London, Conn. Mariner.
Residence, in 1888, at Vermillion, O. Children, born
at Vermillion and Ceylon, O.:
I Luna L., born June 25, 1863.
H Millie, born Aug. 27, 1866.
ni Henry A., born at Ceylon, O., Oct. 5,
1875.
347. Nelson Austin Pelton', second son of
Austin*, Josiah\ Josiah*, John^, SamueP, John', born
at Vermillion, Erie Co., O., May 30, 1846; married
May 8, 1870, at Vermillion, Mary Josephine Spear
(b. Apr. 9, 1852), daughter of Ira Spear, of that
place. Farmer. Residence, in 1890, at Caseville,
Huron Co., Mich. Children:
I Mary Lovinia, born July 5, 1871.
n Maud Bell, born March 30, 1873.
ni Gertie Mamre, born July 8, 1875.
IV j Nelson Austin, born July 3, 1877.
V \ William Henry, born July 3, 1877.
VI Charles Hiram, born Sept. 13, 1880, at
L'Anse, Baraga Co., Mich.
VII Winnie Josephine, born May 8, 1882, at
L'Anse, Mich.
VIII Ira Russell, born Sept. 13, 1884, at Ver-
million, O.
IX Sarah Sturges, born Aug. 31, 1886, at
Caseville, Huron Co., Mich.; died Oct.
20, 1888.
X Margie Albertie, born Sept. 18, 1888, at
Caseville, Mich.
350 American Pelton Genealogy.
347. Henry J. Pelton^ third son of Austin', Jo-
siah", Josiah*, John^ SamueP, John', born at Vermil-
lion, Erie Co., O., March 26, 1849; married .
Residence, 1890, Cleveland, O. Address, Center
street, cor. W. River street. No children.
347. Iicvi Blis§ Pelton', fourth son of Austin*,
Josiah', Josiah", John^ Samuel', John', born at Ver-
million, Erie Co., O., February 21, 1852; married
there, December 30, 1875, Hattie M. Johnson,
daughter of John M. Johnson, of Vermillion. Fish-
erman on the Great Lakes. Residence, in 1890, at
Vermillion, O. Children:
I Albert Leon, born Dec. 18, 1876; died
Dec. 4, 1884.
II Ernest Warren, born Nov. 4, 1878.
Ill Jesse Urban, born March 7, 1883.
347. Charles J. Pelton\ fifth son of Austin",
Josiah', Josiah', John^ SamueP, John', born at Ver-
million, O., October 27, 1859; married at Elyria, O.,
December 31, 1881, Emma A. Petty (aged 25), daugh-
ter of John Petty, of Henrietta, O. Removed to
Kansas, November 9, 1885. Farmer. Residence, in
1888, at Ford, Ford Co., Kan. Children:
I Ellotta Blanche, born March 4, 1883.
II Mary Adele, born Aug. 25, 1885.
Ill Frederic Austin, born Aug. 15, 1887.
340. Franklin Pelton", fifth son of Josiah\ Jr.,
Josiah*, John", Samuel', John', born at Portland, Conn.,
November 13, 1814; removed, in 1815, to Euclid, O.,
and thence, in 18 19, to Vermillion, with his father
and his family; married (i) in Vermillion, December
13, 1838, Eliza Davis, daughter of James Davis, of
Vermillion, O. 351
that place, who died April 11, 1859; (2) December
24, 1859, Mary Elizabeth Cummings, daughter of
John Cummings, of Avon, O. Farmer and vessel
owner. Lived, in 1890, at Vermillion, O. Children,
all born in Vermillion, O.:
351 I Edwin Richard, b. Sept. 16, 1839; m. Oct.
18, 1863, Hannah Brown.
353 II James Russell, b. Sept. 26, 1841; m. Aug.
28, 1865, Jenny S. Brown.
352 III Benjamin Franklin, b. Feb. 19, 1844; m.
Dec. 25, 1869, Louisa Hoffner.
IV Francis Vivian, born May 15, 1846; in
1878, living, unmarried, at Vermillion,
O. Lake captain.
V Alphonso Prentice, born July i, 1851;
died March 9, 1852.
VI Sarah M., born May 18, 1853; died
Feb. 19, 1854.
VII Ella Gertrude, born April 2, 1855; mar-
ried Nov. 18, 1876, Dr. Allen Cross, of
Amherst, O.
VIII Mary Eliza, born Feb. 7, 1861.
IX Wesley, born July 8, 1862.
X Agnes Alida, born April 21, 1864.
XI Josephine J., born Nov. 8, 1865; died July
26, 1866.
350. Edwin Richard Pelton', first son of Frank-
lin', Josiah', Josiah', John', SamueP, John', born at
Vermillion, Erie Co., O., September 16, 1839; ^nar-
ried there, October 18, 1863, Hannah Brown, daugh-
ter of Charles Brown, of Vermillion, O. Lake captain.
Residence, in 1878, at Vermillion, O. Children:
I Grace A., born May 15, 1865.
II Russell A., born Aug. 28, 1867.
352 American Pelton Genealogy.
350. James Russell Pelton', second son of
Franklin^ Josiah', Josiah", John^ SamueF, John', born
at Vermillion, O., September 26, 1841; married there,
August 28, 1865, Jenny S. Brown, daughter of Char-
les Brown, of that place. Lake captain. Residence,
in 1878, at Vermillion, O. Child:
I Ernest, born Apr. 15, 1873.
350. Benjamin Franklin Pelton\ third son of
Franklin*, Josiah', Josiah^ John^ SamueP, John', born
at Vermillion, O., February 19, 1844; married at San-
dusky, O., December 25, 1869, Louisa Hoffner,
daughter of Henry Hoffner, of Vermillion. Sailor.
Residence, in 1878, at Vermillion, O. Child:
I Pearly Hattie, born Nov. 25, 1872.
55, Joseph Pelton*, sixth and youngest son of
John^ ist of Saybrook, SamueF, John', born probably
in Lyme, Conn., April 15, 1722; married in Chatham,
Conn., September 27, 1744, Anna Penfield (b. Oct.
26-27, 1728). Farmer. Lived in Chatham (now
Portland), Conn., and there died, December 31, 1804,
"in the 83d year of his age" (tombstone). His wife
Anna died May 19, 1797. In 1878 his homestead
was occupied by his great-grandson, Nelson Pelton.
Children, born in Chatham, Conn.:
I Elizabeth, i, born Nov. 19, 1745; bapt.
Nov. 24, 1745; died Sept. 28, 1749.
n Sarah, born Jan. 15, 1748; married Jan.
21, 1773, Jonathan Brown, of Portland,
Conn,, where she lived, and there died,
Aug. 21, 1841. Children, none.
ni Jonathan, i, born Mar. 23, 1750; died
Sept. 16, 1750.
IV Joseph, I, born Nov. 15, 1751; d. Dec. 3,
1751-
Vermillion, O.; Chatham, Conn. 353
354 V Joseph, 2. b. Oct. 30, 1752; m. (i) (Ch.
Rec.) Feb., 1776, Mary Shephard; (2)
(Ch. Rec.) Mar., 1798, Widow Lucinda
(Kneeland) Bidwell; d. May 13, 1820.
365 VI Abner, b. Mar. 4, 1755; m. (i) May 18,
1775, Sarah Bidwell; (2) Apr. 28, 1796,
Widow Dorothy Bagley; d. Jan. 17,
1846.
VII Anna, born Mar. 25, 1757; married at
Portland, Conn., Nov. 15, 1774, Charles
Davis, of that place. Children: Buck-
ley, Charles, Sarah, Anna.
377VIII Jonathan, 2, b. June 10, 1859; ^- about
1782, Elizabeth Doane; d. Sept. 22,
1830.
IX Elizabeth, 2, born June 13, 1762; married
Nov. 17, 1785, Moses Stocking, and
removed to Sheffield, Berkshire Co.,
Mass. Children, three, of whom two
died young, and one, Phoebe, married
a Mr. Stillman and lived in Erie, Pa.
X Azubah, born July 24, 1764; married (Ch.
Rec.) in 1783, Amos Nathaniel Roberts
(b. Nov. 25, 1759), and removed to
Norwalk, Conn., to Paris, Oneida Co.,
N. Y., to Bridgewater, N. Y., and thence
to Waterloo, N. Y., where she died
about 1840, at a very advanced age.
Children: i. Daniel, b. Mar. 27, 1784;
2. Amos, b. July 2, 1786; 3. Anna, b.
June 5, 1789; 4. Joseph P., b. Apr. 5,
1792; 5. Nabby, b. Jan. 9, 1794; 6.
Azubah, b. June 9, 1796; 7. Philo, b.
Apr. 28, 1798; 8. Asahel, b. Nov. 22,
1800; 9 and 10. Lyman Erastus and
354 American Pelton Genealogy.
Luman Augustus, twins, b. Feb. 14,
1804. Mr. Roberts was an excellent
Christian man. One son, Philo Roberts,
married Ruth Lord Pelton, daughter
of Phineas Pelton, son of John Pelton*,
2d of Saybrook, Conn., and lived at
Cuba, N. Y. (See pp. 203, 205.)
386 XI Asahel, b. June 17, 1768; m. Dec. 5, 1790,
Nabby Ranney; d. July 26, 1843.
389 XII Reuel, b. May 30, 1770; m. Apr. 9, 1792,
Lucy Barnes; d. Nov. i, 185 1.
397X111 Hatsiel, b. Oct. 23, 1772; m. about 1793,
Hannah Stiles; d. Sept., 1806.
GREAT BARRINGTON, MASS., BRANCH.
359. Captain Joseph Pelton', third son of
Joseph*, John^ SamueF, John', born at Chatham
(now Portland), Conn., October 30, 1752; married
there (i) (Ch. Rec), February, 1776, Mary Shephard,
of Chatham, Conn., who died September 8, 1797,
aged 39; (2) in Chatham (Ch. Rec), March, 1798,
Widow Lucinda (Kneeland) Bidwell, of Ellington,
Conn. He was a cooper and farmer. He lived for
years in Chatham. March 7, 1782, he bought in
Colchester, Conn., of Samuel Wood, for ;i^i40, land
on which was a "corn mill "and a dwelling, which he
sold August 20, 1785, to Nathaniel Warner, and in
1 801 removed to Great Barrington, Berkshire Co.,
Mass., where he died, May 13, 1820. His wife
Lucinda died at New Marlborough, Mass., October
30, 1 84 1, aged 74 years. Tradition says that Mr.
Pelton was an austere man, showing good puritan
descent. Children, all born in Chatham, Conn., but
we have no authentic record:
Great Barrington, Mass.; New York, N. Y. 355
355 I Timothy, b. Apr. 27, 1777; m. (i) Free-
dom Carter; (2) Huldah Royce; d. Dec.
29, 181 7.
II Roswell, born, date unknown; not known
to have been married; he lived, after
1802, in New York city, and there died
at a date unknown, but probably after
1 8 10. He was admitted to the church
in Chatham, Conn., August 15, 1802,
and he conveyed land in Chatham,
January 6, 1802. Tradition makes
Roswell the oldest child, but is prob-
ably wrong as to that.
Note. — Roswell Pelton was doubtless the " Roose-
velt Pelton, combmaker," of the New York City
Directory, of 18 10.
III Anna, born, date unknown; married (i)
a Mr. Crane; (2) a Mr. Clark, and re-
moved to Union, Broome Co., N. Y.,
and there died. Two children.
IV William; no record. Said to have lived
for a time in South Carolina, and to
have there died, about or before 1801;
probably before the removal to Great
Barrington.
362 V Joseph Kneeland, b. Nov. 23, 1801; m.
(i) Feb. 27, 1822, Harriet Ray; (2)
Nov., 1857, Miss Dolly Prescott Baker;
d. July 26, 1873.
VI Mary (Molly), born, as supposed, in 1804,
and died Jan. 10, 1818, aged 14 years.
VII Infant, born ; died (Ch. Rec), in 1782.
354, Timothy Pelton', first son of Josephs,
Joseph", John^ Samuel', John', born at Chatham, Conn.,
46
356 American Pelton Genealogy,
April 29, 1777; married (i) Marlboro, Conn., about
1 801, Freedom Carter, daughter of Ezra Carter, of
that place; (2) Huldah Royce, of Sandisfield, Mass.
Cooper and farmer. Lived at Great Barrington,
Mass., and there died, December 29, 181 7. His wife,
Freedom (b. June 14, 1782), died in July, 1813; and
his wife, Huldah, died at Wyoming, N. Y., October
26, 1841, aged 55 years. Children:
I Mary Shephard, born Oct. 25, 1802; mar-
ried at Great Barrington, Mass., Novem-
ber 22, 1826, Homer Bronson, son of
Dr. Abel Bronson, of Waterbury, Conn.
Children: Harriet Electa, b. Mar. 3,
1828; Jos. Perry, b. Apr. 3, 1831; Mary
Pelton, b. Oct. 6, 1833; d. Sept. 23,
1865. In 1875 lived in Springfield,
Mass., 41 Vernon street.
356 n Asa Carter, b. Aug. 23, 1804; m. April,
1832, Ophelia Austin.
361 ni William, b. July 4, 1807; m. Feb. 2,1836,
Jane Haight; d. Aug. 14, 1852.
361 IV Henry Franklin, b. May 12, 1816; m.
Aug. 3, 1843, Martha A. Gill; d. Sept.
21, 1877.
V Elizabeth Royce, born 181 8; died at Cold-
water, Mich., July 25, 1840, aged 22
years.
355. Asa Carter Peltoii7, first son of Timothys,
Joseph', Joseph", John', SamueP, John', born at Great
Barrington, Mass., August 23, 1804; married at Shef-
field, Mass., in April, 1832, Ophelia Austin, daughter
of H. D. Austin, of that place. Farmer and jeweller.
Residence at Great Barrington, and in 1875, at Shef-
field, Mass. Children:
Great Barrington, Mass.; New Haven, Conn. 357
357 I George Austin, born at Great Barrington,
Mass., Apr. 15, 1833; m. Apr. 27, 1864,
Miss C. Sarah Brownson. Congrega-
tional minister.
II Mary Almira, born Feb. 10, 1835; mar-
ried Sept. 4, 1 86 1, Wm. P. Strickland,
clerk of courts at Northampton, Mass.;
judge in 1882. Six children. Lived,
in 1893, at Northampton, Mass.
358 III William Henry, b. Apr. 9, 1837; m. Jan.
28, i860, Cornelia Evelyn Philip.
IV Harriet L., born May 20, 1839; married
at Great Barrington, Mass., Nov. 23,
1859, Albern I. Do Silva, of the Island
of Madeira. Lived at Lee, Mass., and
there died, Apr. 2, 1862. One child, a
son.
359 V Edward E., b. Aug. 18, 1841; m. Mar. 9,
1870, Emily Alice Pillow.
360 VI Timothy R., b. July 18, 1844; m. Nov. 4,
1874, Mary G. Arnold; d. Dec. 10, 1877.
VII Charles A., born Apr. 10, 1847. In 1878,
a farmer, unmarried, and living at Gil-
man, Marshall Co., Iowa.
356. Oeorge Austin Pelton', first son of Asa Car-
ter , Timothy", Joseph', Joseph^ John\ SamueP, John\
born at Stockbridge, Mass. (family residence at Great
Barrington, Mass.), April 15, 1833; married at New
Haven, Conn., April 27, 1864, Miss Sarah C. Brown-
son, daughter of Seth Warner and Catherine (Post)
Brownson, of that place. Congregational minister.
Educated, preparatory, at Williston Seminary, East
Hampton, Mass., class of 1857; Yale College, class
of 1861; Theological Seminary, New Haven, Conn.,
358 American Pelton Genealogy.
and at Andover, Mass., class of 1864. Licensed, Feb-
ruary, 1864; ordained to the ministry at Franklin,
Mass., August 9, 1865. Served as minister at Frank-
lin, Mass.; Bethel, Conn.; Candor, Groton, Morris-
ville, Greene and Sandy Creek, N. Y.; Shelburne
Falls and Groton, Mass., and at Watertown, Conn.;
a faithful, active pastor and evangelist. Served in
the first triennial council of Congregational churches,
at Oberlin, O., in 1871, as one of the delegates from
the General Association of New York, and was sec-
retary of the New York Education Society of the
Congregational churches, 1871-1876, in connection
with his other work. Residence, 1 890, 41 High street,
New Haven, Conn. Child:
I Mary Ophelia, born at Franklin, Mass.,
Aug. 14, 1866; died at Candor, N. Y.,
Jan. 16, 1870.
356. William Henry Pelton*, second son of
Asa Carter\ Timothy", Joseph\ Joseph\ John^ Sam-
uel', John', born at Sheffield, Berkshire Co., Mass.,
April 9, 1837; married at Great Barrington, Mass.,
January 28, i860, Cornelia Evelyn Philip, daughter
of Daniel H. Philip, of that place. War Record: '
Mr. Pelton, one of three brothers who served in the
War of the Great Rebellion, was first lieutenant,
Squadron H, Sixth Massachusetts Cavalry, from the
beginning to the end of the war. Embarking at Bos-
ton, Mass., he entered the mouth of the Mississippi
river, helped to take Forts Jackson and St. Philip and
New Orleans, then on to Bonnet Carrie, to Baton
Rouge, and twenty-seven days at the taking of Port
Hudson, thence up the Red river and back, with an
honorable discharge at the end of the war, and was pre-
sented with a fine steel engraving for bravery and
Sheffield, Mass.; So. Norwalk, Conn. 359
good conduct. In 1878 a drygoods salesman in New
York city; in 1890, still in mercantile business, in
Brooklyn, N, Y., Mrs. Pelton having died in the
meantime. Children:
I Florence Evelyn, born Dec. 22, i860.
II Henry Victor, born Feb. 8, 1872; died
July I, 1872.
Ill Raymond Howard Charles, born Nov. 20,
1874.
356. Edward Ensign Pelton^, third son of Asa
Carter', Timothy', Joseph', Joseph', John', Samuel,
John', born at Great Harrington, Berkshire Co., Mass.,
August 18, 1 841; married at Brewster's Station, N.
Y., March 9, 1870, Emily Alice Fillow (b. Feb. i,
1849, ^t Newtown, Conn.), daughter of Elijah N.
Fillow, of Bethel, Conn. Hatter. War Record:
Mr. Pelton enlisted for service in the War of the
Great Rebellion at Merlden, Conn., September 23,
1 861, In Capt. Chas. L. Upham's Co. K, Eighth
Regiment of Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. As-
signed to Gen. Burnslde's Ninth Army Corps, they
served through the North Carolina campaign until
the taking of Fort Macon, Beaufort Harbor, N. C;
then with Gen. Burnslde In Virginia, where they
joined the Army of the Potomac, being made a part
of the Eighteenth Corps. At Antletam, September
17, 1862, he was severely wounded, shot through the
left thigh; was taken prisoner and paroled on the field.
Exchanged In November following, he, for reason of his
wound, was discharged March 4, 1863. Recovering,
he again enlisted, February 9, 1865, In the Sixth
United States Regular Cavalry, in which, August 12,
following, he was appointed first sergeant of Co. E.
The Rebellion over, they were sent to the Texas
360 American Pelton Genealogy.
frontier, among the Indians, where he served to the
end of his term and was honorably discharged, Feb-
ruary 9, 1868, at Buffalo Springs, Tex. He re-
ceived three slight wounds in the service besides the
severe one at Antietam, Md. Residence, in 1878, at
Bethel, Conn., in 1890, at 32 Chestnut street, South
Norwalk, Conn. Children:
I Bessie May, born Sept. 16, 1871.
II Guy Fillow, born Aug. 24, 1873.
Ill Daisy, born Nov. 23, 1873; died Feb. 14,
1875.
356. Timothy R. Pelton% fourth son of Asa C.\
Timothy^ Joseph', Joseph", John", SamueF, John', born
at Sheffield, Mass., July 18, 1844; married at North-
ampton, Mass., November 4, 1874, Mary Gertrude
Arnold, daughter of William Arnold, of that place,
whose mother was a direct descendant of John Alden,
of Plymouth, Mass. His name was Timothy, under
which he enlisted in the Union service, and served
in the War of the Rebellion, and all his papers re-
lating to his enlistment, service, promotion, discharge
and pension are in this name. The R. was afterward
inserted to prevent confusion in correspondence, he
and his cousin, Timothy D., both being lawyers.
After his return from the war he lived at Northamp-
ton, by profession a lawyer, and died of consumption
at Jacksonville, Fla., December 10, 1877. Height
about five and one-half feet. He enlisted at Great
Barrington, Mass., July 12, 1862, in the 37th Massa-
chusetts Volunteer Infantry. Lacking a few days of
being eighteen years old, he was taken as a musician,
he being anxious to follow two older brothers who
had already gone. He entered the ranks a few days
after he had reached the legal age. He was dis-
Northampton, Mass.; JANESVILLE, Wis. 361
charged for disability, April 2, 1863. Recovering his
health, he enlisted, second, as sergeant, December 5,
1 863, in the ist Massachusetts Cavalry; was promoted
to a second lieutenancy in the 5th Massachusetts
Cavalry, and served to the end of the war, when he
was discharged by order of the Secretary of War, at
Brazos Santiago, Tex., October 31, 1865. Child:
I Frederick Arnold, born July, 1876, at
Northampton, Mass.
35*5. William Pelton', second son of Timothy^
Joseph^ Joseph\ John"*, Samuel', John', born at Great
Barrington, Mass., July 4, 1807; married at Pough-
keepsie, N. Y., February 2, 1836, Jane Haight.
Printer. Lived in Poughkeepsie, and there died,
August 14, 1852. Children:
I Frances M., born Jan. 19, 1837; married
at Pawling, N. Y., Aug. 19, 1861, Geo.
S. Vanderburgh. Residence, in 1878,
at Pawling, Dutchess Co., N. Y.
II Emily J., born Aug. 9, 1844.
(Ill William, born Aug. 19, 1847, ^^ Pough-
keepsie, N. Y. Policeman in New
York city in 1878.
355. Henry Franklin Pelton^, third son of
Timothy**, Joseph^ Joseph\ John', SamueP, John',
born at Great Barrington, Mass., May 12, 18 16;
married at Battle Creek, Mich., August 3, 1843,
Martha A. Gill, daughter of John G. Gill, of Albany,
N. Y. Merchant. Lived at the time of his death
at Janesville, Wis. While absent from home he
died at Boonesborough, la., September 21, 1877.
The residence of the family in 1878 was at Janesville,
Wis. Children:
362 American Pelton Genealogy.
I Ann E., born June 8, 1844.
II Elmina H., born Feb. 21, 1846.
III Eugene H., born Aug. 18, 1848.
IV George E., born Feb. 9, 1850.
V Ella M., born July 21, 1851; died Oct. 23,
1852.
VI Ada M., born April i, 1853.
VII Nellie C, born June 29, 1858; married
O. T. Southworth. Merchant. In
1880 at Merrilon, Wis.
VIII Frank, born June 29, 1858. Mrs. Eliza-
beth A. (Pelton) Hendricks died in
New York, March 12, 1880; name not
in the list above given.
354. Joseph Kneeland Pelton^ fourth son of
Joseph', Joseph*, John\ SamueP, John', born at Port-
land, Conn., November 23, 1801; removed with his
father that year to Great Barrington, Berkshire Co.,
Mass., where, near Van Deusenville, at the foot
of Mount Washington, he lived and died. Married
there, (i) February 27, 1822, Harriet Ray, daugh-
ter of Alpheus Ray, of Great Barrington. His
wife, Harriet, having died March 18, 1856, he married
(2) November, 1857, Dolly Prescott Baker, of
Marathon, N. Y. Farmer and justice of the peace.
A man of great integrity, consulted on all important
matters, he lived an honored and useful life, and died
the death of the righteous, July 26, 1873. Genial to
his friends; he was kind in his family, ruling his
household firmly, but in love. Children, all born in
Great Barrington:
363 I Timothy Dwight, b. Dec. 31, 1822; m.
(i) Sept. 29, 1852, Sarah B. Arnold;
(2) June 14, 1871, Elizabeth A. Thomp-
son; d. Oct. 4, 1879.
JOSEPH KNEELAND PELTON.
TIMOTHY DWIGHT PELTON.
Great Barrington, Mass.; New York, N. Y. 363
364 II Guy Ray, b. Aug. 3, 1824; m. (i) Feb.
20, 1859, Mary Childs Franklin; (2)
Jan. 21, 1879, Angle Scoville.
III Mary L., born Feb. 10, 1827; married in
Great Barrington, (i) April 21, 1858,
William H. Griswold. Druggist (who
died June i, 1879); son of William
Griswold, of Chatham, N. Y. Lived
at North Adams, Mass.; (2) Oct. 3,
1883, K^^v. Hiram Houston. Residence,
in summer, in Maine; in winter, at 11
Gleason street, Dorchester, Mass. No
children.
IV Jane E., born July 14, 1829; married, at
home, Sept. 17, 1851, Dr. George C.
Lawrence, of Ohio. Lived at North
Adams, Mass., where Dr. Lawrence
died, Jan. 6, 1883, and where Mrs. Law-
rence still lived, in 1893. Children:
Geo. Pelton Lawrence, born May, 1859.
Lawyer; elected judge at an early age;
said to have been the youngest judge
that ever sat upon the Massachusetts
bench; still judge, in 1891; Fanny Har-
riet, born Jan., 1863; died Nov. 6, 1876.
V Emily E., born Apr. 4, 1831; married Oct.
22, 1855, Calvin Rood, son of Daniel
Rood, of Great Barrington. Farmer.
Lived at Great Barrington, where she
died, Oct. 22, 1874. Children: Harriet
Pelton, b. Nov. 4, 1857, and Robert B.,
b. May 14, 1861.
36'3. Timothy Dwi^ht Pelton ., first son of
Joseph K.', Joseph', Joseph\ John', SamueP, John*,
47
364 American Pelton Genealogy.
born at Great Barrington, Mass., December 31, 1822;
married (i) at Amsterdam, N. Y., September 29, 1852,
Sarah B. Arnold, daughter of Benedict Arnold, of
that place, who died in New York city; (2) at Phila-
delphia, Pa., June 14, 1871, Miss Elizabeth A. Thomp
son, of that place. He was educated at Suffield,
Conn., and at Western Reserve College, Hudson, O.;
studied law, and practiced for a long time in New
York as a member of the firm of Guy R. & T. D.
Pelton, where he was honored as an able, upright
man and a good lawyer. He died, October 4, 1879,
of typhoid fever, at Great Barrington, Mass., in the
house in which he was born, on the Pelton home-
stead, which he had bought from his father's estate,
and fitted up and improved for a summer home. His
widow, Elizabeth A. (Thompson) Pelton, married
(2) at St. Georges, Bermuda, April 7, 1885, by Rev.
C. F. Reilly, chaplain to Her Majesty's forces, Capt.
Hugh Mortimer Johnson, late of the United States
Army. No children.
369. Cruy Ray Pelton', second son of Joseph K.«,
Joseph', Joseph', John', SamueF, John', born at Great
Barrington, Mass., August 3, 1824; married (i) in
New York city, February 20, 1859, Mary Childs
Franklin, who died in November, 1866; (2) at Wash-
ington, D. C, January 21, 1879, Angle Scoville,
daughter of Samuel Scoville, of Salisbury, Conn., and
owner of the Scoville car wheel works in Buffalo, N. Y.
Lawyer. Still, in 1890, in active practice and recog-
nized as an able member of his profession. In 1857
he was elected to the thirty-fourth Congress from
New York city. He served as a member of the
House of Representatives to the end of that Con-
gress, and declined a second nomination. Residence,
GUY RAY PELTON.
Great Barrington, Mass.; New York, N. Y. 365
in 1890, New York city. Died, suddenly, in the Na-
tional (Yellowstone) Park, July 24, 1890, while on
his way home from Alaska with Mrs. Pelton. Mr.
Pelton was educated at the public schools and at Sedg-
wick Institution, Great Barrington, Mass., and at
Oberlin College, Ohio; studied law at Kinderhook, N.
Y., and at other places, going to New York before
1856, where he had a long and honorable career as a
lawyer in the law firm of G. R. & T. D. Pelton, of
167 Broadway. In Congress he served with honor
on the Committee of Commerce; in New York he
held a number of offices of honor and trust, and at
death was a member of the Cable Road Commis-
sion; in all positions being a sound counsellor and a
genial man. He was a member of the Union League
Club, a prominent Mason, and an officer and stock-
holder in a manufacturing rubber company. He left
a competency. Child:
365 I Franklin Dwight, b. Aug. 20, 1861; m.
Nov. 15, 1888, Lucy Estelle Carter.
304. Franklin Dwight Pelton% only son of Guy
R.\ Joseph K.'*, Joseph*, Joseph*, John', SamueF, John',
born in New York, August 20, 1861; married at
Orange, N. J., November 15, 1888, Lucy Estelle
Carter (born Orange, N. J., Jan. 17, 1865), daughter
of Oliver S. Carter, of New York city. Residence,
1893, at the Cambridge Hotel, New York city.
352. Abner Pelton', fourth son of Joseph*, John",
SamueF, John*, born at Chatham (now Portland),
Conn., March 4, 1755; married there, (1) May 18,
1755, Sarah Bidwell (b. 1752), daughter of Daniel
Bidwell (son of Samuel, Samuel, John Bidwell, one
366 American Pelton Genealogy.
of the first settlers of Hartford, Conn.), who died
December 8, 1795; (2) April 28, 1796, Widow
Dorothy Bagley, born March 12, 1753; died March
2, 1844, aged 91 years. Farmer. Lived at Portland,
Conn., and there died, January 17, 1846, aged 91
years. Children, born at Portland, Conn.:
I Matilda, born July 29, 1776; married at
Portland, Conn., December 31, 1797,
Jonathan Bush; died Feb. 24, 1851.
II Amos, born Apr. 21, 1779; killed by the
fall of a tree, Oct. 10, 1796, aged 17
years.
367 III Abner, Jr., b. Apr. 15, 1781; m. (i) May
24, 1801, Esther Hamlin; (2) Nov. 28,
1833, Sophronia (Strong) Whitmore;
d. Dec. 20, 1841.
IV Sarah, born Apr. 11, 1783; married at
Portland, Conn., Oct. 24, 1804 or 1805,
Jabez C. Norton, son of John Norton,
of Chatham, Conn. Children, eight.
Lived at Middle Haddam, Conn., and
died Sept. 18, 1867.
V Jeremiah, born Apr. 14, 1786; was a
cripple; died, unmarried, July 17, 1822.
VI Vienna, born July 4, 1788; married July
4, 1808, Duell Goff, of East Haddam,
Conn. Lived at Turin, Lewis Co.,
N. Y., and there died, April 21, 1813.
Child: Philinda, married Mr. Thayer,
and died in Evansville, Ind., where her
sons published a newspaper. Her son,
Duell, lived in 1876, in Brooklyn, N. Y.
VII Philinda, born Feb. 28, 1791; unmarried;
died in Portland, Conn., Apr., 1878.
Chatham and Middle Haddam, Conn. 367
365. Abner Pelton", Jr., second son of Abner',
Joseph\ John^ Samuer, John', born at Portland,
Conn., April 15, 1781; married (i) at Portland, May
24, 1 801, Esther Hamlin, daughter of Charles Hamlin,
of Middletown, Conn.; (2) November 28, 1833,
Widow Sophronia (Strong) Whitmore, daughter of
Demas Strong, of Middletown, Conn. Lived at
Portland, Conn. Farmer and shoemaker. Died at
Portland, December 20, 1841. Mrs. Esther Pelton
died July 13, 1833, and Mrs. Sopronia, the second
wife, November 15, 1870. Children, born at Port-
land, Conn.:
368 I Ebenezer Brown, b. April 22, 1802; m.
(i) March 27, 1822 (June, 1822, by
Ch. Rec), Prudence Gertrude Penfield;
(2) Sophia Northam; d.Aug. 12, 185 1.
371 n Charles Hamlin, b. June 13, 1805; "^- (i)
Frances Matilda Graves; (2) Sept. 10,
1843, Emily Hall; died Mar. 14, 1883
375 HI Hezekiah Goodrich, b. May 8, 1806; m.
June 3, 1833, Elizabeth Ann Penfield.
IV Sarah Bidwell, born Oct. i, 1809; married
Jan. I, 1828, Henry, son of Isaac and
Harriet C. Conklin, of Portland, Conn.,
where she lived, and there died, Dec.
II, 1871. Two children: Alfred H.,
d. Feb. 9, 1853, and Sarah Malvina
Parker, who lived, in 1878, at 154
Hooper street, Brooklyn, N. Y.
V Vienna Matilda, born Feb. 13, 1813;
married Dec. 26, 1833, Benjamin Abbey,
and in 1878 was living in Portland,
Conn.
375 VI Amos, b. May 13, 1815; m. in 1859, Mary
Hopkins.
368 American Pelton Genealogy.
Sre VII William Clark, b. Aug. 13, 181 7; m. Apr.
7, 1843, Hannah E. Hopkins.
367. Ebenezer Brown Pelton', first son of
Abner*, Abner", Joseph", John^ SamueF, John\ born
at Portland, Conn., April 22, 1802; married there, (i)
March 27 (June, by Ch. Rec), 1822, Prudence Ger-
trude Penfield, of Portland; (2) Sophia Northam,
daughter of Jonathan Northam, of Gilead, Conn.
Farmer. Lived in Portland until about 1 840; at Feed-
ing Hills, near Springfield, and at Chester, Hamp-
shire Co., Mass., where he was elected to the State
Legislature, and at Lowville, Lewis Co., N. Y., where
he died, Aug. 12, 1851. Children:
369 I Frederic Wetmore, b. May 30, 1822; m.
May 27, 1846, Mary Bailey.
369 II Charles H., b. Aug. 12, 1824; m. Eliza-
beth Elasgo; d. Dec. 12, 1867.
369 III Oliver Zebulon, b. Dec. 25, 1829; m.
June 14, 1869, Alma Hubbard.
S 369 IV Edward A., b. in 1831; m. (i) Mary Ann
Merriman; (2) Alma M. Hubbard; d.
June 7, 1867.
V Prudence Gertrude, born Mar. 15, 1832;
married Feb. 2, 185 1, James H., son of
Garret Boshart, of Lowville, Lewis Co.,
N. Y. Lived there in 1878. Three
children. Died about 1880.
VI, VII, VIII Jonathan, Martha, David, who
all died in infancy.
370 ^IX Jonathan Nathan, b. July 12, 1841; m.
Jan. 6, 1869, Mary Loesia Boshart.
370 X Frank, b. Feb. 22, 1843; "i. (i) Oct. 11,
1871, Helen Martha House; (2) June,
1881, Minnie L. Scribner.
St. Louis, Mo.; Des Moines, Iowa, etc. 369
XI Esther H., born In Aug., 1844; lived, in
1878, at 717 S. Sixth street, St. Louis,
Mo.
3ri XII Abner A., b. Sept. 5, 1847; m. Jan. 30,
1878, Helen E. Sackrider.
371X111 Henry, b. Dec. 25, 1848; m. Dec. 6, 1876,
Rosa P. Ives; d. Apr. i, 1879.
368. Frederic Wetmore Pelton% first son of
Ebenezer B.', Abner', Abner', Joseph', John', SamueP,
John', born at Portland, Conn., May 30, 1822; mar-
ried at Norwich, Conn., May 27, 1846, Mary S. Bailey,
who died March 9, 1870. Residence and business,
in 1888, in St. Louis, Mo. Manufacturer of silver-
plated ware. Children, no report.
368. Charles H. Peltoii*, second son of Ebenezer
B.', Abner^ Abner^ Joseph^ John^ SamueP, John',
born at Portland, Conn., August 12, 1824; married
at Lowville, N. Y., Elizabeth Elasgo, daughter of
William Elasgo, of Martinsburgh, N. Y.; died at
Middletown, Conn., December 12, 1867. Child:
I Charles Edward, born Aug. 15, 1865. !
368. Oliver Zebnlon Pelton% third son of
Ebenezer B.^'Abner^''Abner^Joseph^ John', Samuels
John', born at Portland, Conn., December 25, 1829;
married at Trenton, Oneida Co., N. Y., June 14,
1869, Alma Hubbard, daughter of Jacob Hubbard,
of that place. Manufacturer of silver-plated ware in
St. Louis, Mo., where he lived in 1880. Child:
I Edward Hubbard, born Mar. 14, 1870.
368. Edward A, Peltoii', fourth son of Ebenezer
B.', Abner', Abner', Joseph", John', Samuel', John',
370 American Pelton Genealogy.
born at Portland, Conn., in 1831; married (i) at
Lowville, Lewis Co., N. Y., Mary Ann Merriman,
daughter of Timothy Merriman; (2) at Trenton,
Oneida Co., N. Y., Alma M. Hubbard, daughter of
Jacob Hubbard, of that place. Died at Lowville,
N. Y., June 7, 1867. Children, none.
368. Jonathan IVathan Pelton^, seventh son of
Ebenezer B.\ Abner\ Abner', Joseph^ John', SamueP,
John', born at West Springfield, Mass., July 12, 1841;
married at Lowville, N. Y., January 6, 1869, Mary
Loesia Boshart, daughter of Nicholas Boshart, of
that place. Merchant, in 1878, at Lowville, Lewis
Co., N. Y. Children, born at Lowville, N. Y.:
I Norris B., born Jan. 9, 1874.
H M. Leona, born Dec. 18, 1878.
HI Jonathan N., Jr., born Mar. 16, 1885.
IV Cassius G., born Dec. 27, 1886.
368. Francis Pelton% eighth son of Ebenezer
B.\ Abner", Abner', Joseph*, John", SamueF, John',
born at Feeding Hills, near Springfield, Mass., Feb-
ruary 22, 1843; married (i) at Honesville, Lewis
Co., N. Y., October 11, 1871, Helen Martha House
(b. Sept. 4, 1846; d. Sept. 28, 1879), daughter of
George House, of that place; (2) June, 1881, Minnie
L. Scribner, of Des Moines, niece of Charles Scrib-
ner, the publisher in New York city. Civil engineer.
Residence, in 1886, in Des Moines, la. Children:
I Horace, born July 4, 1874; died July 25,
1876.
n Edith, born Oct. 14, 1875; died July 12,
1876.
HI Still-born, Sept. 28, 1879.
IV Helen Scribner, born May 26, 1883.
MiDDLETOWN AND PORTLAND, CONN. 37 1
V Ruth Farnham, born Jan. 19, 1885.
VI Rodger Northam, born June, 1886.
368. Abner A. Pelton% ninth son of Ebenezer
B.', Abner', Abner', Joseph^ John', SamueF, John',
born at Chester, Hampden Co., Mass., Sept. 5, 1847;
married at Lowville, N. Y., January 30, 1878, Helen
E., daughter of Solomon Sackrider, of that place.
Occupation, merchant, at Lowville, N. Y., in 1878.
In i887he lived in Buffalo, Wyoming Ter. Children,
none.
368. Henry Peltoii«, tenth son of Ebenezer B.',
Abner', Abner', Joseph\ John', Samuel', John', born
at Chester, Mass., December 25, 1848; married at
Des Moines, la., December 6, 1876, Rosa P. Ives,
daughter of S. P. Ives, of that place. Railroad con-
ductor. Living, in 1878, at Des Moines, la., where
he died April i, 1879. Children:
I May Ives, born Mar. 16, 1878.
II Henry Clark, born Jan. 7, 1879.
Family living in Des Moines in 1887.
367. Charles Hamlin Pelton', second son of
Abner', Abner', Joseph*, John', Samuel', John', born
at Portland, Conn., June 12, 1805; married (i) at
Hebron, Conn., September 28, 1836, Frances Matilda,
daughter of John Graves, of that place, who died
March 25, 1843; {-) ^t Middletown, Conn., Septem-
ber 10, 1843, Emily Hall, daughter of Noah Hall, of
Meriden, Conn. Printer. After learning the busi-
ness in Hartford, Conn., he went to New York city
and worked at the case with Horace Greeley. Re-
turning to Connecticut he established himself in his
own office in Middletown, and there conducted the
48
372 American Pelton Genealogy.
business up to the time of his death, over 40 years,
at which time he was the oldest printer in the State.
He lived highly respected, both as a man and as a
printer. In the war of the Great Rebellion he sent
his three sons to the front. He died in Middletown,
Conn., March 14, 1883, aged 79 years. Children,
all born in Middletown, Conn.:
972 I John Graves, b. Apr. 17, 1838; m. Nov.
27, 1866, Mary Elizabeth Robinson.
374 H Charles Abner, b. May 21, 1839; "i May
31, 1865, Elizabeth Ruth Smith.
374 HI Jonathan Peters, b. Mar. 17, 1843; ^- (U
Mar. 24, 1868, Kate E. Hall; (2) Feb.
17, 1886, Jean Arbuckle Craig.
IV Emily Matilda, born Feb. 21, 1848; in
1878 living with her parents, unmarried,
at Middletown, Conn.
371. John Graves Peltons, first son of Charles
H.', Abner^ Abner\ Joseph^ John^ SamueP, John',
born at Middletown, Conn., April 17, 1838; married
there, November 27, 1866, Mary Elizabeth Robinson,
daughter of Harvey Robinson, of Lebanon, Conn.
Occupation, a manufacturer of silver-plated ware.
Residence, in 1893, at Middletown, Conn. See his
War Record below. Children, born at Middletown:
I Eugene Peters, born Apr. 3, 1870.
II Clara Lydia, born Nov. 16, 1871; died
Sept. 8, 1873.
Ill Harold Hamlin, born Nov. 22, 1877.
JVar Record, in part, of Capt. Pelton: Mustered
into the United States service as private in Co. B,
14th Conn. Vol. Infy., August 5, 1862. Received
warrant as sergeant in the same, August 13, 1862;
received warrant as sergeant-major in the same,
JOHN GRAVES PELTON.
Portland and Middletown, Conn. 373
September 17, 1862; received commission as second
lieutenant, Co. E, 14th Conn. Vol., December 2, 1862;
received commission as first lieutenant, Co. E, 14th
Conn. Vol., May 28, 1863; received commission as
captain of Co. D, 14th Conn. Vol., March 21, 1864;
assigned as chief of the Ambulance Corps of the 2d
Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, April 16, 1864.
During his service with the Army of the Potomac he
took part in the following battles, numbering, as
given in the list below, some of which, given as one,
lasted for days, as for example, " the Wilderness "
comprised twenty days of fighting, and Petersburg,
with its surroundings, continued for months: i, An-
tietam, Md,; 2, Fredericksburg, Va.; 3, Chancellors-
ville, Va.; 4. Gettysburg, Pa.; 5, Falling Waters, Pa.;
6, Auburn, Va.; 7, Bristol Station, Va ; 8, Blackburn's
Ford, Va., 9, Mine Run, Va.; 10, Morton's Ford,
Va.; II, Wilderness, Va.; 12, Laurel Hill, Va.; 13,
Spottsylvania, Va.; 14, North Anna, Va.; 15, Tol-
opotomy, Va.; 16, Coal Harbor, Va., June 3; 17, Coal
Harbor, Va., June 6; 18, Petersburg, Va., to the end;
19, Deep Bottom, Va., i; 20, Deep Bottom, Va., 2;
21, Ream's Station, Va.; 22, Boydton Road, Va.;
23, Farmville, Va., 2; surrender of General Lee and
the Confederate Army of Virginia at Appomattox,
Va. Honorably discharged. May 31, 1865.
Note. — And here it may be observed that if any
one thinks that service with the Ambulance Corps is
an easy position, attended with little fatigue and less
danger, he has only to read the reports made by
Capt. Pelton to his chief, the medical director of the
2d Corps, showing the many casualties, by shot and
shell, to men, animals and ambulances, besides the
loss of animals from fatigue and starvation, to be
disabused of such an opinion.
374 American Pelton Genealogy.
371. €harle§ Abner Pelton% second son of
Charles Hamlin', Abner', Abner', Joseph\ John^
SamueF, John', born at Middletown, Conn., May 21,
1839; married at Portland, Conn., May 31, 1865,
Elizabeth Ruth Smith, daughter of William Russell
Smith, of Chatham, Conn. Served in the War of
the Rebellion, in Co. A, 2d Regt. of Conn. Vol. Infy.,
in which he entered as corporal, April 16, 1861. Was
in the first battle of Bull Run, under Gen. Keyes.
(See his report.) Served to August 7, 1861. Resi-
dence, in 1893, in Middletown, Conn. Druggist,
wholesale and retail. Children, born in Middletown,
Conn.:
I Frances Matilda, born Mar. 25, 1866.
II Elizabeth Adelaide, born Feb. 28, 1872.
III Mary Annie Bradford, born May 15, 1877.
IV Valeria (Lillie), born Apr. 27, 1879.
V Charles Hamlin, born Aug. 23, 1884.
371. Jonathan Peters Pelton', third son of
Charles Hamlin', Abner', Abner', Joseph', John',
Samuel", John', born at Middletown, Conn., March
17, 1843; married (i) there, March 24, 1868, Kate
E. Hall, daughter of Seth E. Hall, of that place; (2)
February 17, 1886, Jean Arbuckle Craig. Printer.
Residence, in 1890, in Middletown, Conn. Served
thirteen months in Co. F, 24th Regt , Conn. Vols.,
19th Army Corps, as non-commissioned officer, being
forty days under fire at Port Hudson, and partici-
pating in its capture. He was for six months on
detached service as clerk at Gen. Auger's head-quar-
ters at Baton Rouge, La Child, born at Portland,
Conn :
I Henry Hubbard, born Feb. 23, 1871.
Portland and Middletown, Conn. 375
367. Hezekiali Ooodricli Pelton ", third son of
Abner^ Abner', Joseph*, John", Samuel^, John', born
at Portland, Conn., May 8, 1806; married there, June
3, 1833, Elizabeth Ann Penfield, daughter of Zebulon
Penfield, of that place. Farmer. Lived at Portland,
Conn., and there died, Oct. 20, 1886. Children, born
at Portland:
5175 I Philip Sage, b. June 4, 1834; m. May 10,
1855, Leona A. Gallagher.
II George Henry, born Feb. 9, 1837. Lived,
in 1878, West Meriden, Conn.
III Jane Robertson, born May 15, 1839; ^^^^
June 4, 1884, unmarried.
IV Edward Franklin, born Jan. 28, 1842.
Served in the War of the Rebellion in
Co. D, 20th Regt. of Conn. Vol. Infy.,
and died July 20, 1864, from wounds
received in the battle of Peachtree
Creek, Ga. He fell in the advance
and his body was not found.
V James Hezekiah, born Jan. 12, 1846.
Residence, 1878, at Portland, Conn.
VI Elizabeth Lavinia, born June 22, 1849.
Residence, in 1878, at Portland, Conn.
375. Philip Sage Pelton', first son of Hezekiah
G.', Abner', Abner', Joseph\ John', Samuel', John',
born at Portland, Conn., June 4, 1834; married at
Meriden, Conn., May 28, 1855, Leona A. Gallagher,
daughter of Rev. James Gallagher, of that place.
Lived in West Meriden. Wife Leona died Decem-
ber 28, 1870. In 1888 was living in St. Louis, Mo.
Children, none.
367. Amos Pelton", fourth son of Abner', Abners
Joseph*, John', Samuel, John', born at Portland,
3/6 American Pelton Genealogy.
Conn., May 13, 181 5 ; married in Summit Co., O., in
1859, Mary Hopkins, daughter of John Hopkins of
Rhode Island. Farmer. Residence, in 1878, at
Efifingham, 111. Children, none.
367. H^illiam Clark Pelton", fifth son of Abner*,
Abner', Joseph^ John", Samuel', John', born at Port-
land, Conn., August 13, 181 7; married there, April
7, 1843, Hannah E. Hopkins, daughter of Russell
Hopkins, of that place. Left Portland in 1852 and
lived at Middletown and at Wallingford until 1870,
when he removed to Dallas Co., la. Farmer. Resi-
dence, in 1878, with his sons in Franklin township,
Green Co., la. P. O. address then was Jefferson,
Greene Co., la. In 1891, at Herndon, Guthrie Co.,
la. Mr. Pelton and wife were consistent Christians.
His wife, Hannah E., was born July 6, 182 1; died
February 3, 1868. Children:
I William H., born July 12, 1846; living,
1891, at Herndon, Guthrie Co., la. No
other report.
II Mary, born July 10, 1849; married. May
25, 1870, to Seymour Sibley, son of
Allen Sibley, of Westfield, Mass., where
they lived in 1891.
377 III Leander, b. Jan. 8, 1853; m. Jan. 27,
1880, Cora B. Epperley.
IV Warren, born Sept. 17, 1856; died June
I, 1857.
377 V Herbert, b. Apr. 28, 1858; m. Oct. 19,
1884, Frankie Barnes.
VI George B., born Apr. 16, 1861. Living,
in 1 891, at North St. Paul, Minn.
Written, but no report received.
Portland, Conn.; North St. Paul, Minn. 377
376. licander Pelton*, second son of William
C.\ Abner", Abner', Joseph', John', SamueF, John',
born at Wallingford, Conn., January 8, 1852; mar-
ried at Herndon, Guthrie Co., la., June 27, 1880,
Cora B. Epperley, daughter of Mrs. Louisa Ep-
perley, of Des Moines, la. Occupation, manufac-
turer. Residence, in 1892, at 1713 Capital ave., Des
Moines, la. Children:
I Webster L., born Feb. 15, 1882.
II Mary D., born Feb. 27, 1884.
376. Herbert Pelton% fourth son of William C.\
Abner', Abner', Joseph*, John', SamueF, John', born
at Middletown, Conn., April 28, 1858; married at
Herndon, la., October 19, 1884, Frankie Barnes,
daughter of James and Jane Barnes, of Sangamon
Co., 111. Occupation, manufacturer. Residence, in
1892, at Jefferson, Greene Co., la. Child:
I Jessie Josephine, born Jan. 5, 1886.
EUCLID, O., BRANCH.
352. Jonathan Pelton', fifth son of Joseph*,
John", Samuel", John\ born at Chatham (now Port-
land), Conn., June 10, 1759; married there about
1782, Elizabeth Doane (b. May 10, 1761), daughter
of Seth Doane, of Chatham. Farmer. Lived in Chat-
ham, Conn., until 18 14, when he removed to Euclid,
near Cleveland, O., where he lived highly respected by
all, and there died, September 22, 1830. Mr. Pelton
was six feet tall, large and stout, reserved and digni-
fied in manner, complexion fair, fond of family and
friends, and never condescended to do a mean act.
Mrs. Pelton died March 30, 1840. Children, all born
in Chatham, Conn.:
378 American Pelton Genealogy.
I Deborah, born Oct. 5, 1783; married at
Portland, Conn., Nov. 23, 1801, Samuel
Cooper; died Jan 24, 181 1.
II Jonathan, born July 21, 1785; died at sea,
July 2, 1802.
Ill Elizabeth, born July 27, 1787; married
Apr. 23, 1809, John Wilcox, of Chat-
ham, Conn. Children, six; four died
young. Lived in Euclid, O., and there
died, Aug. 19, 1821.
379 IV Parker, b. Apr. 3, 1789; m. May 24, 181 3,
Laura Warner; d. Mar. 18, 1849.
V Beulah, born Apr. 11, 1791; married at
Chatham, Jan. 14, 18 10 (Ch. Rec),
Denis Cooper, of that place. Children,
nine. Removed to Euclid, O., in 18 14,
and there died, Sept., 1852.
382 VI Joseph, b. Mar. 19, 1793; m. (i) Sept. 24,
1 8 18, Obedience Russell; (2) in 1863,
Sallie Bidlake; d. Sept. 12, 1875.
384 VII Seth D., b. Mar. 29, 1795; m. Dec. 20,
1 82 1, Mary Porter.
VIII Mary, born May i, 1797; married Apr.
18, 1 82 1, Silas Belden, of Massachusetts.
Lived at Cleveland, O. Children, five.
Died there, July i, 1838.
IX Sarah (Sally), born June 19, 1799; mar-
ried July 18, 1822, William Treat, of
Euclid, O., son of Charles Treat, for-
merly of Glastenbury, Conn. Chil-
dren, eight. Lived at Euclid, O., and
there died, Aug. 29, 1854.
X Mercy Parker, born Oct. 25, 1801; died
Oct. 2, 1820.
Euclid and Cleveland, O. 379
XI Anna, born Oct. 8, 1804; rnarried Jan.
21, 1828, Cyrenias Thompson, son of
Stephen Thompson, of Summit, Hudson
Co., O. Removed to Michigan in
1831, to Plainville, Allegan Co., Mich.,
in 1832, where she was living in 1878.
Children, five.
XII Harriet Penfield, born May 25, 1807; mar-
ried Milo Hickox, of Cleveland, O.,
where she lived in 1878, at 372 Sib-
ley street.
377. Parker Pelton', second son of Jonathans,
Joseph*, John^, SamueF, John', born at Chatham,
Conn., April 3, 1789; married at Middletown, Conn.,
May 24, 1 8 13 (Ch. Rec), Laura Warner, daughter of
Daniel Warner, of that place. Removed to Mont-
ville, Medina Co., O., in 18 19, where he was the first
settler in that township, which he helped to organize
and named. Farmer. After his marriage he lived
about two years in Middletown, Conn., then about
five years in Euclid, O., working as a blacksmith;
thence to Montville, as above stated, where he lived
until his death, March 18, 1849. Children:
I Jonathan, born Jan. 8, 1814; died Oct. 7,
1825.
380 II Isaac W., b. Jan. 10, 1816; m. (i) Oct. 20,
1840, Mary Barnard; (2) Nov. 6, 1850,
Eliza Spillman.
381 HI John Parker, b. Apr. 6, 181 8; m. Nov. 8,
1849, Frances Harris.
IV Henry C, born Apr. 3, 1820, in Mont-
ville, O.; the first white child there born;
where he lived a farmer, and there,
unmarried, died Dec. 16, 1863.
49
380 American Pelton Genealogy.
V Nancy, born July 3, 1822; died Oct. 7,
1823.
VI Philander, born Mar. 28, 1824; died Oct.
2, 1828.
382 VII Periander, b. May 8, 1826; m. Sept. 6,
1849, Ophelia P. Crocker.
VIII Elizabeth D., born Montville, O., July 20,
1828; married, in 1846, E. D. Briggs.
Lived at Cleveland, O., at 374 Sibley
street. Children, four daughters: Laura
E., Helen P., Virginia M. and Carrie
B. Died Nov. 3, 1872.
379. Isaac W. Pelton', second son of Parker*,
Jonathan', Joseph"*, John^ SamueP, John', born at
East Cleveland, O., January 10, 181 6; married (i)
at Guilford, Medina Co., O., October 20, 1840, Mary
Barnard, daughter of Abner Barnard, of that place ;
(2) November 6, 1850, Eliza Spillman, daughter of
Charles Spillman. Stonecutter. Residence, 1875,
at Guilford, Medina Co., O. Wife Mary died May
6, 1850. Children, born at Guilford, O.:
I Laura, born Nov. 21, 1841; married Nov.
22, 1863, W. H. Johnson. Lived, in
1876, at Guilford, O. One child, Mary
A., born Mar. 23, 1868.
II Elizabeth, born July 26, 1843; married
July 4, 1866, B. F. Schlabacher. Resi-
dence, in 1876, at Guilford, O. Chil-
dren: Burton, b. Oct. i, 1868; d. Mar.
13, 1871; Melville, b. Feb. 22, 1872;
and Edgar, b. Oct. 23, 1873.
Ill Hamer, born May 16, 1845; ^^^^ Apr. 5,
1849.
MONTVILLE AND GUILFORD, O. 38 1
IV Frances, born Aug. i, 1851; married at
Guilford, O., Jan. 16, 1872, William
Morgan. Lived there in 1876. One
child, Nellie C, born June 13, 1873.
V Ernest, born May 8, 1856.
VI Catharine (Kitty), born Aug. 13, 1858;
married Sept. 5, 1877, Frank Styre, of
Guilford, Medina Co., O.
VII Union Forever, born Nov. 20, 1861; died
Dec. 28, 1863.
VIII Henry, born June 4, 1865; died Feb. 19,
1869.
IX B., born May 30, 1867.
In 1878 all living were in Guilford, Medina Co., O.
379. John Parker Pelton', third son of Parker*,
Jonathan", Joseph*, John^ SamueF, John', born at
Euclid, O., April 6, 18 18; married at Montville,
Medina Co., O., November 8, 1849, Frances Harris,
daughter of Aaron Harris, of Sharon, Medina Co.,
O. Farmer. Living, in 1878, at Montville, O.
P. O. River Styx, O. Children, born at Mont-
ville, O.:
I Romelia, born Aug. 27, 1850; married
Nov. 12, 1874, David V. Thompson.
Residence, in 1876, at Kalamazoo,
Mich.
382 II Parker, b. July 7, 1852; m. Jan. i, 1877,
Katie Richard.
III Perry A., born June 26, 1854.
IV Rollin B.,born Sept. 30, 1858; died Sept.
16, i860.
V Carrie, born Aug. 5, 1861.
VI Laura, born Dec. 8, 1867.
382 American Pelton Genealogy
381. Parker Pelton', first son of J ohn P.', Parker",
Jonathan', Joseph"*, John', Samuel", John', born at
Montville, Medina Co., O., July 7, 1852; married Jan-
uary I, 1877, Katie Richard, daughter of Daniel
Richard, of Montville, O. Children, none reported.
379. Periander Pelton', sixth son of Parker*,
Jonathan', Joseph', John^ Samuef, John', born at
Montville, Medina Co., O., May 8, 1826; married
there, September 6, 1849, Ophelia P. Crocker, daugh-
ter of Gurdon Crocker, of that place. Farmer and
mill-owner, in 1878, at Seville, Medina Co., O.
Children:
I Ella L., born Dec. 24, 1851; married Nov.
6, 1873, E. M. Leatherman. Living, in
1878, at Seville, O. One child, b. 1875.
II Cornelia, born Aug. 16, 1854.
III Harley, born Aug. 2, 1858.
IV George M., born Aug. 24, 1864.
377. Jo§epli Pelton", third son of Jonathans
Joseph*, John^ Samuel', John', born at Chatham
(now Portland), Conn., March 19, 1793; removed to
Ohio in 18 14, walking all the way through New York,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania, passing through Pitts-
burgh to Euclid, O.; married (i) in Warnersville, O.,
September 24, 1818, Obedience D. Russell, daughter
of Jacob Russell, who came from Windsor, Conn.
She died April 29, 1862; (2) at Mantua, Portage
Co., O., in 1863, Sallie H. Bidlake. Farmer. Lived
at Euclid, O., and there died, September 12, 1875.
He was a man highly respected, a Christian of strict-
est piety and integrity. He was five feet and ten
inches in height, slender in his younger days, but
weighing 180 pounds in his latter years; his hair dark
Euclid, Nottingham and Berea, O. 383
brown, and showing but little gray at his death.
Children, born at Euclid, O.:
I Elizabeth D., born Oct. 6, 1819; died
Aug. 7, 1836.
383 II LaFayette J., born Mar. 12, 1825; m. in
1846, Cordelia Doane.
383. liaFayette J. Pelton', only son of Joseph*,
Jonathan', Joseph', John^ Samuel', John', born at
Euclid, O., March 12, 1825; married there in 1846,
Cordelia Doane, daughter of John Doane, of Euclid.
Farmer and commercial traveler. Residence, in
1875, ^t Nottingham, Cuyahoga Co., O. Children,
born at Euclid, O.:
383 I Marcus L., b. Apr. 11, 1847; m. Apr. 28,
1870, Kitty M. Merrills.
384 II Edward D., b. Apr. 10, 1849; ^- Apr. 20,
1874, Abby J. Forsythe.
III Ella Eliza, born Apr. 17, 1851; married
Nov., 1870, Errett P. Merrills, son of
N. Merrills. Residence, 1870, Berea,
O. Children, three.
IV Sophia C, born Jan. 13, 1856.
383. Marcus li. Pelton^, first son of LaFayette
J.', Joseph*, Jonathan', Joseph*, John^ SamueP, John',
born at Euclid, O., April 11, 1847; married there,
April 28, 1870, Kitty M. Merrills, daughter of Na-
thaniel Merrills, of that place. Farmer. Residence,
in 1878, at Euclid, O. Children, born at Euclid, O.:
I Myron J., born Oct. 7, 1871.
II May Ida, born Mar. 14, 1873.
III J. Doane, born Jan. 24, 1875.
IV Effie Belle, born Mar. i, 1877.
384 American Pelton Genealogy.
383. Edward D. Pelton", second son of LaFay-
ette J.', Joseph', Jonathan', Joseph', John', SamueP,
John\ born at Euclid, O., April 10, 1849; married
there, April 20, 1874, Abby J. Forsythe, daughter of
Robert L. Forsythe, of Ogdensburg, N. Y. Mer-
chant. Residence, in 1878, at Euclid, O. Children,
born at Euclid, O,:
I Cordelia A., born Feb. ;,• 1875.
II Joseph, born Dec. 10, 1876.
377. Seth Doane Pelton", fourth son of Jona-
than', Joseph*, John', SamueF, John\ born at Chat-
ham, Conn., March 29, 1795; married at Euclid, O.,
December 20, 1821, Mary Porter, daughter of George
Porter, of Glastenbury, Conn. Farmer. Living, in
1878, at Euclid, O. Children, born at Euclid.
I George, born Nov. 2, 1822; died July 24,
1825.
385 II Jonathan, b. Dec. 26, 1823; m. Oct. 15,
1846, Mary Clarkson; d. Aug. 29, 1859.
III Augusta H., born Mar. 13, 1826; married
Nov. 2, 1847, Jehial Hancock, son of
Eliphalet Hancock, of Connecticut.
Living, in 1878, at Euclid, O. Chil-
dren, twelve.
IV Harriet M., born Feb. 11, 1828; married
Oct. 17, 1850, Asaph C. Strong. Lived
in Euclid, O., where one son now lives,
in 1878. Children, two. Died July
18, 1861.
V Mary Elizabeth, born Sept. 21, 1831.
Lived, in 1878, with her father in
Euclid, O.; unmarried.
385 VI Seth Judson, b. Jan. 17, 1835; m. July i,
1856, Maggie M. Bailey.
Euclid, O.; San Francisco, Cal. 385
386 VII George P., b. Oct. 24, 1838; m. Oct. 30,
i860, Eliza Richmond; d. Oct. 21, 1865.
VIII William H., born July 22, 1840; died, un-
married, June 22, 1868.
384, Jonathan Pelton', second son of Seth D.«,
Jonathan', Joseph*, John'*, SamueF, John', born at
Euclid, O., December 26, 1823; married there,
October 15, 1846, Mary Clarkson, daughter of Wil-
liam Clarkson, of England. Farmer at Euclid, O.
Died at Madison, Lake Co., O., Aug. 29, 1859.
Children:
I Clarkson Seth, born Oct. 3, 1847; died
Nov. 7, 1867.
II Carey Judson, born Sept. 29, 1849; ^^^^
Aug. 12, 1863.
Ill Charles Henry, born Oct. 6, 1851; died
Nov. 30, 1868.
Mrs. Mary (Clarkson) Pelton married (2) Levi
Hungerford, Aug. 24, 1861, and in 1878 lived at
Galva, 111. Children, two, by the second marriage.
384. Seth Judson Pelton^, third son of Seth D.s
Jonathan", Joseph*, John", SamueF, John', born at
Euclid, O., January 17, 1835; married at Mount
Pleasant, Henry Co., la., Maggie M Bailey, daughter
of Thomas H. Bailey. Lumberman. Living, in
1878, at 1,925 Howard street, San Francisco, Cal.
Children:
I Lulla L., born Apr. 17, 1857; married
June 26, 1878, Richard Connell. Tele-
grapher at Grand Island, Neb.
II Maud M., born Apr. 3, 1859.
Ill Hattie S., born May 25, 1861.
386 American Pelton Genealogy.
IV Henry Seth, born July 27, 1865.
V Willie Judson, born Feb. 29, 1868; died
Feb. 20, 1870.
VI Maggie B., born Aug. 14, 1870.
VII Freeman Paul, born Oct. 22, 1873.
VIII Mabel Marl, born June 24, 1875.
384. George P. Pelton', fourth son of Seth D.*,
Jonathan*, Joseph*, John', Samuer, John', born at
Euclid, O., October 24, 1838; married there, Octo-
ber 30, i860, Eliza Richmond (b. May 29, 1835),
daughter of Edmund Richmond, of Euclid, O. Far-
mer. Lived at Euclid, and there died, October 21,
1865. Mrs. Pelton's address in 1878 was Notting-
ham, O. Children:
I William O., born May 27, 1863.
II George F., born June 22, 1865.
353. Asahel Pelton', fifth son of Joseph*, John',
Samuel', John\ born at Chatham, now Portland,
Conn., June 17, 1768; married December 5, 1790,
Nabby Ranney (b. Sept. 23, 1769; d. Mar. 12, 1839).
Lived at Chatham, Conn. Farmer. Died at Port-
land, Conn., July 26, 1843. Children:
I Annie, born Jan. i, 1796; married at Port-
land, Conn., Apr. 8, 1824 (Ch. Rec),
Robert Aiken. Lived at Euclid, O.,
and there died, Jan. 19, 1877. Children:
Asahel, John and Harlow. Of these,
Asahel and John were there in 1878.
II Eliza, born July i, 1798; married at Chat-
ham, Conn., Apr., 1819, Wm. Turner.
Lived at Portland, Conn., at Euclid, O.,
in Michigan, and at Lexington, Ky.,
where she died, Nov. 4, 1864. Children,
eight, three living in Michigan in 1878.
Portland and Hartford, Conn., etc. 387
38r III Chester, b. July 3, 1802; m. Oct. 23, 1827,
Lydia Norcott; d. July 11, 1845.
389 IV Francis, b. Nov. 5 (8), 1804; m- Nov. 10,
1828, Ruth Dixon Brown; d. Aug. 25,
1834.
V Nabby, born Nov. 28, 1806; married (i)
May 5, 1828, Augustus Brown. Lived
at Portland, Conn. Children: Esther
and Frederick, both dead; (2) James
Dudley, and removed to Raymond, N.
H., and there died, Sept. 25, 1843. One
daughter, Mahala, lived in Boston,
Mass.
VI Lucy Bosworth, born Mar. 18, 1809; mar-
ried at Euclid, O., June 23, 1852, John
Wilcox. Lived, in 1878, at Euclid.
No children.
'VII Asahel, born June 13, 1811; died April
27, 1818.
386. Chester Pelton", first son of Asahel',
Joseph", John", Samuel', John', born at Portland,
Conn., July 3, 1802; married there, October 23, 1827,
Lydia Norcott (b. July 29, 1805), daughter of Wil-
liam Norcott, of that place. Farmer. Lived at Port-
land, Conn., and there died, July 11, 1845. His wife,
Lydia, died August 16, 1847. Children, born in
Portland, Conn.:
388 I Nelson, b. Nov. 16, 1828; m. (i) June 30,
i860, Esther M. Fenn; (2) May 16,
1866, Wilhelmina N. Williams.
II Asahel, born Sept. 29, 1830; died Aug.
15, 1847.
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388 American Pelton Genealogy.
388 III Francis Augustus, b. Dec. 27, 1832; m.
July 9, 1856, Anna Judson Mott.
388 IV William Norcott, b. Jan. 25, 1835; m.
June 10, 1863, Julia G. Stillman.
V Charles Horner, born Jan. 2, 1838. Served
as Lieut, of Co. B, 25th Regt., Mass.
Vols.; was wounded at Coal Harbor,
Va., June 2, 1864, and died June 5, 1864.
387. ]Vel§on Pelton', first son of Chester', AsaheF,
Joseph', John', SamueF, John\ born at Portland,
Conn., November 16, 1828; married there, (i) June
30, i860, Esther M. Fenn, daughter of Miles Fenn;
(2) May 16, 1866, Wilhelmina N. Williams, daugh-
ter of David Williams, all of Portland, Conn. Far-
mer. Lived, in 1878, at Portland, on the old home-
stead of Joseph first, of Chatham and Portland, Conn.
Children, born in Portland, Conn.:
I Charles Nelson, born Mar. 25, 1863.
II Robert Williams, born July 31, 1872;
died Nov. 4, 1872.
387. Francis An^nstns Pelton', third son of
Chester , AsaheP, Joseph', John', SamueP, John', born
at Portland, Conn., December 27, 1832; married at
Middletown, Conn., July 9, 1856, Annie Judson
Mott, daughter of Austin Smith Mott, of Lebanon,
Conn. Tinsmith in New Britain, Conn., in 1878. No
children reported.
387. l¥illiam Norcott Pelton% fourth son of
Chester', AsaheP, Joseph', John', SamueP, John',
born at Portland, Conn., January 25, 1835; married
at Hartford, Conn., June 10, 1863, Julia G. Stillman,
Portland and Hartford, Conn., etc. 389
daughter of P. D. Stillman, of that place. Merchant,
wholesale dry goods, in Hartford, Conn., 1876, and
in 1893. Children:
I Edith Chester, born June 11, 1865.
II William Horace, born Jan. 12, 1870.
Ill Julia Louise, born Apr. 9, 1873; died
Dec. 29, 1875.
386. Francis Pelton', second son of AsaheP,
Joseph*, John^ SamueP, John', born at Portland,
Conn., November 5, 1804; married at Portland,
Conn., November 10, 1828, Ruth Dixon Brown,
daughter of Elisha Brown, of that place. Shoemaker.
Lived at Portland, Conn., until 1831; then at Grand-
view, 111., where he died, Aug. 25, 1834. Children:
I Abby, born Sept. 23, 1829; died Aug. 19,
1833.
II Edward, born June 30, 1831; died Sept.
22, 1832.
CHAUTAUQUA CO., N. Y., BRANCH.
352. Reuel Pelton', seventh son of Joseph',
John\ SamueP, John', born at Chatham, now Portland,
Conn., May 30, 1770; married there, April 9, 1792,
Lucy Barnes, of Middletown, Conn., " Upper houses."
Blacksmith and farmer. Soon after marriage he re-
moved to Kirkland, Westmoreland township, Oneida
Co., N. Y., and there lived till 1825, in which year he
went to Sherman, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., where he
died, November i, 1851, his wife, Lucy, having died
June 24th of the same year. Children, all or most of
them, born in Oneida Co., N. Y.:
I Asahel, born Jan. 12, 1793; graduated at
Hamilton college in 181 7, a classmate
with Gerritt Smith; studied law at
390 . American Pelton Genealogy.
Sacketts Harbor, N. Y.; admitted to
the bar at Albany, N. Y.; went to
Indiana, became deranged and returned;
recovered, and then taught Hebrew in
Columbia College, N. Y., and there
died of brain disease. Found dead on
the college steps, leaning against a
pillar, Aug. 26, 1825. Unmarried.
II Sylvester (i), born Dec. 4, 1794; died
Mar. 9, 1795.
391 HI Sylvester (2), b. Feb. 20, 1796; m. Sept. 8,
1824, Charlotte Andrews; d. Sept. 26,
1889.
IV Caroline, born Mar. 7, 1798; married
Aug. 29, 181 7, lawyer Abram Dixon.
Lived at Westfield, Chautauqua Co.,
N. Y., and there died, Sept. 10, 1837.
Children: John, Joseph and Caroline.
V Lucinda, born Dec. 6, 1799; married
July, 1824, Wm. Bradley. Farmer.
Lived at Westfield, N. Y., and there
died, Aug. 23, 1833. One child, Sey-
mour, living at Broadhead, Green Co.,
Wis.
393 VI Ransom, b. July 25, 1801; m. Sept. 20,
1827, Mary Wagner.
VII Louisa, born Oct. 17, 1802; married Dr.
Carlton Jones. Lived at Westfield,
N. Y., and there died. May 3, 1874.
Children: Oscar, Delos and Francis.
395VIII Samuel, b. Feb. 28, 1804; m. Marietta
Collins Bradley; d. Aug., 1844.
IX Emily, born Nov. 18, 1805; ^^^^ unmar-
ried, Oct. 18, 1825.
395 X Ora B., b. Sept. 11, 1807; m. Mar. 11,
1834, Mary Bup; d. Apr. 12, 1891.
Portland, Conn.; Wellsville, N. Y., etc. 391
XI Mary, born Oneida Co., N. Y., Aug. 19,
1809 (10); married Jesse Morgan, son
of Jesse and Matilda Morgan, of Salem,
Conn., and Wayne Co., Pa. Lived in
Westfield, N. Y., and at Coshocton, O.
Children: Charles, Carlos, Malvina and
Louisa. Died at Killbuck, Holmes
Co., O., Aug., 1838 (9). Malvina m.
Mr. Grimes; residence, 1880, 6 W. Fifth
St., Long Island City, N. Y. Louisa
m. Rev. Mark Hopkins, Piqua, O.
XII Julia Ann, born Sept. i, 181 1; died Sept.
1 1, 1812.
395XIII William, b. July 12, 1813; m. Mar., 1836,
Ermina Hawley; d, Aug. 20, 1864.
396XIV Charles, b. Aug. 19, 181 7; m. May 7,
1845, Martha J. Sparks.
389. Sylve§ter Pelton', third son of Reuels
Joseph*, John^ SamueF, John', born west of Utica,
in Westmoreland township, Oneida Co., N. Y.,
February 20, 1796; married in Homer, Cortland Co.,
N. Y., September 8, 1824, Charlotte Andrews, daugh-
ter of Uriel Andrews, of Vernon, Oneida Co., N. Y.
Physician. Has lived for many years and still, in
1890, lived at Wellsville, Allegany Co, N. Y.
Died September 26, 1889. Children:
I Eliza Ann, born Oct. 13, 1825.
II Lucy Jane.
398 III John G., b. Oct. 23, 1828; m. Jan. 16,
1867, Mary Frances Gorman.
IV Lewis B., born Apr. 2, 1851. Merchant
tailor. Lived at Sherman, Chautauqua
Co., N. Y. Died at Westfield, N. Y.,
Aug. 26, 1853; unmarried.
392 American Pelton Genealogy.
V Mary L., born Sept. lo, 1834; married
Jan. 9, 1869, George Woodward. Resi-
dence, in 1878, at Greenville, Mont-
calm Co., Mich. One daughter.
VI William, born July 7, 1836; died Dec. 12,
1840.
VII Amelia, born Apr. 2, 1838; died Nov. 8,
1840.
392VIII Henry C, b. Feb. 7, 1840; m. Dec. 11,
1859, Hannah J. Morris.
IX Densmore, born Sept. 4, 1842; drowned
at Sherman, N. Y., June 27, 1849.
391. John G. Pelton', first son of Sylvester*,
Reuer, Joseph^ John", SamueP, John', born at Free-
town, Cortland Co., N. Y., October 23, 1828; married
at Olean, N. Y., January 16, 1867, Mary Frances
Gorman, daughter of Francis Gorman, of that place.
Merchant tailor at Olean, N. Y., in 1888. Children:
I Minnie, born May 13, 1868; died July 26,
1869.
II William Leroy, born July 26, 1869.
391. Henry C. Pelton', fourth son of Sylvester*,
Reuer, Joseph*, John\ SamueF, John', born at Free-
town, Cortland Co., N. Y., February 7, 1840; mar-
ried at Olean, N. Y., December 11, 1859, Hannah J.
Morris, daughter of James Morris. Tailor. Resi-
dence, in 1878, at Belfast, Allegany Co., N. Y.
Children:
I Eva Dell, born Sept. 5, i860; died Oct.
12, 1861.
II Adelbert Le Rue, born June 25, 1862;
died July 6. 1868.
Ill Frank Le Roy, born Aug. 25, 1864; died
July 14, 1868.
Portland, N. Y.; Waverly, Ia., etc. 393
IV Louise Morgan, born Sept. 25, 1866.
V Ernest Henry, born Dec. 26, 1872.
VI Nettie Jane, born Feb. 23, 1875.
VII Sylvester Fuller, born June 4, 1877.
389. Ransom Pelton', fourth son of ReueP,
Joseph', John', SamueF, John\ born at Westmoreland,
Oneida Co., N. Y., February 25, 1801; married at
Lebanon, Madison Co., N. Y., September 20, 1827,
Mary Wagner, daughter of John Wagner, of that
place. Farmer. Lived at Sherman, Chautauqua
Co., N. Y., until 1845, when he removed with his
family to McHenry Co., 111., and thence, in 1868, to
Iowa, and lived, in 1878, at Mentor, Bremer Co., of
that State. Children:
393 I William A., b. June 26, 1828; m. Dec. 8,
1867, Parmelia Wright.
394 II Stephen H., b. Aug. 23, 1830; m. May
18, 1854, Francelia Brigham.
III Sarah E., born Nov. 23, 1832; married
Feb. 22, 1856, James Andrews, son of
James Andrews. Removed to Iowa in
1856, and, in 1878, lived at Waverly,
Bremer Co., Iowa. Children, five.
IV Addison G., born at Portland, Chautau-
qua Co., N. Y., Feb. 14, 1837. Served
three months in the War of the Great
Rebellion, in the 15th Regt, 111. Vols.,
and died in the service at Tipton, Mo.,
Dec. 6, 1 86 1.
394 V Harvey J., b. Apr. 19, 1839; ^- May 21,
1871, Mary R. Hoyt.
393. William A. Pelton', first son of Ransom*,
Reuer, Joseph^ John", Samuel', John', born at Sher-
man, Chattanooga Co., N. Y., June 26, 1828; mar-
394 American Pelton Genealogy.
ried at Waverly, Bremer Co., la., December 8, 1867,
Parmelia Wright, daughter of Elias M. Wright, of
Green Co., Wis. Removed, in 1845, ^o McHenry
Co., 111., and thence, in 1853, to Bremer Co., Iowa.
Served four years in the War of the Great Rebellion,
in the Iowa, 9th Vol., Regt. Farmer. Residence,
in 1878, at La Fayette, Bremer Co., la. Mrs. Par-
melia Pelton died Sept. 2-], 1877. Children:
I Ransom D., born Oct. 20, 1868.
II William W., born May 9, 1871.
393. Stephen H. Pelton', second son of Ransom',
ReueP, Joseph", John", Samuel', John', born at Sher-
man, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., August 23, 1830; mar-
ried at Coral, McHenry Co., Ill, May 18, 1854, Fran-
celia Brigham, daughter of Timothy Brigham, of
Morrisville, Madison Co., N. Y. Wagonmaker.
Removed to McHenry Co., 111., in 1845; thence to
Waverly, Bremer Co., la., in 1856. In 1878, lived in
Le Roy, Bremer Co., la. Children:
I Clarence E., born Waverly, la., May 8,
1857.
II Frank E., born Waverly, la., June 16,
1861.
III Clifton K., born Waverly, la., Sept. 29,
1864.
IV Bertine G., born Waverly, la., June 2,
1867.
V Arthur, born Le Roy, la., Feb. 28, 1874.
393. HarTey J. Pelton', fourth son of Ransom*,
ReueF, Joseph^ John^ SamueP, John', born at Port-
land, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., April 19, 1839; niar-
ried at Fredericksburg, Chickasaw Co., la., May 21,
1 87 1, Mary R. Hoyt, daughter of Sanford Hoyt, of
MiNA AND Sherman, N. Y., etc. 395
Lehman, Luzerne Co., Pa. Farmer. In 1845, ^^-
moved to McHenry Co., 111., and then, in 1868, to
Iowa. In 1878, lived at LeRoy, Bremer Co., la.
Children, born at LeRoy:
I Myrtia, born Feb. 9, 1874.
II Ora A., born June 19, 1878.
389. Samuel Pelton% fifth son of ReueP, Joseph*,
John^ SamueP, John', born in Westmoreland, Oneida
Co., N. Y., February 28, 1804; married, Lebanon,
Madison Co., N. Y., Mariette Collins Bradley. Lived
at Sherman, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., and there died
in August, 1844. Child:
I Byram, born .
Lived, in 1888, in Sierra Ville, Sierra Co., Cal.
Written, 1890, not found; letter returned.
389. Ora B. Pelton\ sixth son of ReueF, Joseph',
John', Samuel', John', born in Westmoreland, Oneida
Co., N. Y., September 11, 1807; married at Sherman,
Chautauqua Co., N. Y., March 11, 1834, Mary Bup,
daughter of Richard Bup, of England. Lived, in
1876, at Mina, Chautauqua Co., N. Y. Died April
12, 1891. Children, born at Sherman, Chautauqua
Co., N. Y.:
I Died in infancy.
II Caroline, born Mar. 28, 1838; married
Nov. 22, 1856, William P. De Clow,
son of David De Clow, of Chenango
Co., N. Y.
Ill and IV Died in infancy; no report.
V Flora, born Apr. 3, 1854; unmarried in
1876.
389. William Pelfon", seventh son of ReueP,
Joseph*, John', SamueP, John', born in Westmoreland,
Oneida Co., N. Y., July 12, 1813; married March,
51
396 American Pelton Genealogy.
1836, Ermina Hawley. Lived at Mina, Chautauqua
Co., N. Y., and there died, August 20, 1864. Chil-
dren, born at Mina, N. Y.:
I Ermina C, born Oct. 18, 1837; died July
15. 1842.
II Emily L„ born Oct. 26, 1839; married
Dec. 28, 1874, N. D. Lewis.
396 III William R., b. May 7, 1841; m. Oct. 6,
1871, Dora I. Newell; d. Nov. 5, 1892.
IV Mary C, born Oct. 27, 1842; married
Jan. I, 1866, James M. Coveney.
395. IVilliam R. Pelton', first son of William\
ReueF, Joseph*, John', Samuel', John\ born at Mina,
Chautauqua Co., N. Y., March 7, 1841; married at
Sherman, N. Y., October 6, 1871, Dora I. Newell,
daughter of Thomas J. Newell, of that place.
Residence, 1878, Mayville, Chautauqua Co., N. Y.
Died in Syracuse, N. Y., November 5, 1892. Child:
I Camilla E., born Aug. 31, 1879.
389. Charles Pelton', eighth son of ReueF,
Joseph', John', SamueP, John', born in Westmoreland,
Oneida Co., N. Y., August 19, 1 8 1 7; married at Ripley,
Chautauqua Co., N. Y., May 7, 1845, Martha J. Sparks,
daughter of Elisha Sparks, of Stillwater, Saratoga
Co., N. Y. Farmer. Living, in 1878, at Sherman,
Chautauqua Co., N. Y. Children, born at Sherman,
N. Y.:
397 I Charles Judson, b. Apr. 18, 1846; m. July
I, 1866, Ellen Russell.
II Amarette, born July 30, 1847; married
June 22, 1864, Alvin Seymour. In
1878, lived at Summerdale, Chautauqua
MiNA AND Sherman, N. Y., etc. 397
Co., N. Y. Children: Mertilla. b. Mar.
6, 1865 ; Ernest, b. Mar. 22, 1870;
Mary, b. May 23, 1873.
397 III Ora Levant, b. July 29, 1851; m. May 7,
1879, Anna Frary.
IV Lucy J., born May 19, 1853.
V Josephine, born Jan. 13, 1855.
VI William H., born Mar. 9, 1856.
VII Frank, born July 6, 1863.
VIII George, born May 14, 1865.
396. Charles Judson Pelton', first son of
Charles\ Reuel', Joseph*, John^, SamueP, John', born at
Sherman, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., April 18, 1846; mar-
ried Chautauqua Co., N. Y., July I, 1866, Ellen Rus-
sell. Farmer. Lived, in 1876, in Sherman, Chautau-
qua Co., N. Y. Children, born in Sherman, N. Y.:
I Valeria, born Nov. 14, 1867.
II Charles W., born June 6, 1869.
Ill Babe, born Jan. 4, 1876; no name re-
ported.
396. Ora liCTant Pelton^ second son of
Charles*, Reuel', Joseph*. John', SamueF, John', born
at Sherman, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., July 29, 1851;
married at Chicago, III, May 7, 1879, Anna Frary
(b. Nov. 26, 1858), daughter of Noble D. Frary, of
Blackberry, 111. Physician. Studied at Ann Arbor,
Mich., graduating in 1872; at Bellevue Hospital,
New York, and graduated there, and also in Edin-
boro, Scotland. Resided, in 1879, ^.t Blackberry,
Kane Co., 111. Children, none.
352, Hatsiel Pelton*, eighth son of Joseph*,
John', Samuel', John', born at Chatham, now Port-
398 American Pelton Genealogy.
land, Conn., October 23, 1772; married there, about
1793, Hannah Stiles. Removed, by ox teams, in
1 802, to Woodstock, Vt., where he lived, and there died
in September, 1806. Farmer. Children, all but the
last two, born in Connecticut:
I Sarah, born Dec. 13, 1794; died in Penn-
sylvania.
II Charlotte, born Dec. 21, 1796; died Jan.,
1854.
398 III Amos, b. Feb. 19, 1799; m. (i) Mar. 5,
1820, Betsey Sterling; (2) April i, 1838,
Betsey H. Call; d. Nov. 12, 1870 (i).
IV Rachel, born April 27, 1801; died Dec.
25, 1851.
400 V Jonathan, b. Apr. 18, 1803; m. Oct. 22,
1826, Sally C. Wood.
VI Hannah, born Woodstock, Vt., Apr. 30,
1805; died in Michigan.
397. Amos Pelton*, first son of Hatsieb, Joseph*,
John*, SamueP, John', born at Chatham (now Port-
land), Conn., February 19, 1799; removed with his
father to Woodstock, Vt.; married there, (i) March
5, 1820, Betsey Sterling, daughter of Seth Sterling;
(2) April I, T838, Betsey H., daughter of John M.
Call, of Woodstock, Vt. Farmer. Lived at Wood-
stock, Vt, and there died, November 12, 1870. Chil-
dren, born at Woodstock, Vt:
399 I Frederic A., b. Mar. 23, 1821; m. Jan. 22,
1849, Jane A. B. English; d. Jan. 24,
1873.
II Malvina, born Nov. 21, 1823; died, un-
married, Aug. 2, 1849.
III Huldah E., born Apr. 4, 1829; married
Henry Clark. Residence, in 1878,
Weymouth, Mass.
Portland, Conn.; Turner's, III., etc.
399
399 IV George S., b. Sept. 20, 1832; m. Aug. 16,
1853, Charlotte B. Fillemore.
V Erastus C, born Apr. 9, 1839.
VI Melinda C, born Oct. 25, 1841.
VII Betsey C, born July 2, 1844; married Jan.
21, 1867, Samuel W. Soule, of Milwau-
kee, Wis. Machinist and inventor,
who died in Brooklyn, N. Y., July, 1874.
Children, one son and one daughter.
VIII Lucy E. C, born July 18, 1847; married
July 3, 1862, Frederic A. Holt, of
Woodstock, Vt. Farmer. Children,
four boys and two girls.
398. Frederic A. Pelton', first son of Amos',
HatsieF, Joseph', J ohn^ Samuel", John', born at Wood-
stock, Vt, March 23, 1821; married at Hartland, Vt.,
January 22, 1849, Jane A. B. English, daughter of
Eli English, of that place. Machinist, pattern and
model maker. Died at Ayer, Mass., January 24,
1873. Address of Mrs. Pelton in 1878, Ayer's Junc-
tion, Mass. Children:
I Louis O., born Feb. 16, 1852. Lived, in
1878, at Littleton, Mass.
II LeRoy A., born July 29, 1855. Lived,
in 1878, at Ayer's Junction, Mass.
398. Oeorg^e S. Pelton', second son of Amos",
Hatsier, Joseph^ John', SamueF, John', born at
Woodstock, Vt, September 20, 1832; married at Rut-
land, Vt, August 16, 1853, Charlotte B. Fillemore,
of that place. Residence, in 1878, at Turner's Junc-
tion, 111. Machinist and blacksmith, at Turner, Du
Page Co., 111. Children:
400 American Pelton Genealogy.
I Eva, born at Rutland, Vt., Aug. 7, 1854;
died at Shrewsbury, Vt., May 4, 1855.
II Ida M., born at Coral, III, Aug. 17, 1856;
died there. Mar. 30, 1858.
III Milly Estella, born at Union, III, Nov.
II, 1859; died there, Dec. 30, 1859.
IV Emma V., born at Union, III, Apr. 23,
1861; married Sept. 16, 1877, William
R. Ward.
V Lottie, born at Turner, Du Page Co., 111.,
Jan. 17, 1869.
VI Flora E., born at Turner, III, Mar. 24,
1876.
397. Jonathan Pelton', second son of Hatsiels
Joseph*, John", Samuel', Johm, born at Woodstock,
Vt., April 18, 1803; married there, October 22, 1826,
Sally C. Wood, daughter of William Wood, of that
place. Farmer. In 1878, lived at Woodstock, Vt.
Children, born at Woodstock:
I Sarah Maria, born Aug. 27, 1827.
400 II William Wood, b. Feb. 5, 1829; m. Dec.
5, 1859, Emily A. Shaw.
400. IFilliani Wood Pelton', only son of Jon-
athan', HatsieF, Joseph*, John", Samuel', John', born
at Woodstock, Vt., February 5, 1829; married at
Northfield, Vt., December 5, 1859, Emily A. Shaw,
daughter of Alonzo Shaw, of that place. Farmer.
Lived, in 1878, at Woodstock, Vt. Capt. Pelton, in
response to the call for 75,000 men, marched to the
war of the Great Rebellion, as captain of Co. B, ist
Regt. of Vt. Vol Inf'y; ordered out April 28, 1861;
mustered into the United States service, on May 2d,
Woodstock, Vt. 401
and left for the front, passing through* New York
city, May 4th, on the way to Fortress Monroe, which
they reached just in time to save it from the rebels.
The regiment fought at Big Bethel and occupied
Newport News, where Capt. Pelton was the first to
land. In the James River Campaign he was invalided
by dumb ague, and, not being able to re-enlist at the
end of the three months term, he was selected by
Lieut.-Col. P. F. Washburn (afterward governor of
Vermont), who had been appointed adjutant-general
of the State, to assist in raising and organizing all
troops required to fill the quota of the State in future
calls. Children:
I Lucy Maria, born Mar. 31, 1861.
II William Herbert, born Aug. 23, 1863.
III Henry Wood, born July 22, 1865.
IV Mary Louisa, born Apr. 12, 1870; died
July 5, 1872.
VII Anna May, born Apr. 28, 1874.
DORCHESTER, MONMOUTH CO., N. J.,
BRANCH.
31. Ithamar Pelton', third son of SamueP,
John', born at Dorchester, Mass., about June ist to
loth (bapt. June 20, 1686, Ch. Rec); married, place,
date, and name of wife unknown. Removed to Mon-
mouth County, New Jersey, where he died previous
to April 25, 1749. as on that date Richard Parker
was " appointed administrator of the estate of Itha-
mar Pelton, late of Monmouth County." (Records
of Secretary of State of New Jersey.) No further
record.
*The writer well remembers the march of the ist Vermont Regiment past
his place of business, 841 Broadway, New York city, and the cheers that
greeted it.— J. M. P.
402 American Pelton Genealogy.
DESCENDANTS OF JOHN OF GROTON,
CONN.*
31. Henry Pelton',' fourth son of SamueP,
Johns born at Bristol, Mass., now Rhode Island,
December lo, 1690 (Town Rec), on the " Mount
Hope farm," on which his father then lived. He
removed to Groton, Conn., where he married, April
29, 1 71 2, Mary Rose, and where he lived, and there
died, in 1763, day and month unknown. His occu-
pation is not certainly known, but tradition says he
was a merchant. However this may have been, he
certainly was a farmer, owning considerable land
down to 1 760, and was an active business man through
life, and much respected in the community in which
he lived. The Land Records of Groton show twelve
conveyances of land to him and six from him, his
first purchase having been from his brother John,
who is given in the record as then a resident of Gro-
ton. His last purchase was from his son Paul, April
14, 1746. His first conveyance was to his son Paul,
February 14, 1745, " For Love and Good Will to his
son "; others to his sons Reuben and Thomas; again to
his son Paul, " The farm he now lives on," July 1 5, 1 760,
and finally, his last to Hezekiah Stoddard, 10 acres,
June 27, 1763. In 1760 and 1761 he seems to have
settled his estate, in a way then quite common, by
disposing of his lands and by making an arrangement
with his son Paul to support himself and his wife
Mary during their lives. That his judgment was
respected is proven by the fact recorded in the " Conn.
Colonial Records," that in 1750 " Preserved Randall
with Henry Pelton of Groton, were appointed by the
*Much difficulty has been found in tracing some families of this branch,
from the fact that there is not a person of the name of Pelton in Groton
township.
Groton and Middletown, Conn. 403
Colonial Legislature to sell lands of Jonathan Ran-
dall deceased, of Groton," etc.; and that he was a
public-spirited and religious man by his conveyance
of a piece of land to 'The Church,' For affection for
the Excellent Church of England." Children, all
born in Groton, Conn.:
403 I Samuel, b. Dec. 16, 1714; m. June 17,
1736, Sybil Yeomans; d. Apr. — , 1783.
404 II Thomas, b. July 22, 1 71 7; m. July 9, 1740,
Hannah Avery; d. 1807(9).
440 III Paul, b. May 14, 1720; m. Aug. 20, 1743,
Mary Avery; date of death unknown.
IV Preserved, daughter, born Jan. 24, 1722;
no further record.
441 V Lemuel, b. Feb. 22, 1724; m. Apr. 8, 1847,
Mary Cornwell.
446 VI Reuben, b. Jan. 24, 1726.
462 VII Robert, b. June 9, 1728; m. Aug. 19, 1 751,
Hannah ; d. June 21, 1789.
473VIII Moses, b. — , 1728(30); m. about 1750,
Molly Whipple; d. Apr. 16, 1778.
496 IX Ephraim, b. June 12, 1732; m.abouti756,
Mary Spelman; d. Aug. 31, 181 1.
402. ISamuel Pelton*, first son of Henry', Sam-
ueP, John', born at Groton, Conn., December 16,
I 714; married at Middletown, Conn., June 17, 1736,
Sibbel (Sybil) Yeomans (b. Dec. 9, 1745, Middletown
Rec), daughter of Jonathan Yeomans, of that place.
Died, probably, April, 1773, as Elijah Smith was
appointed May 5, 1783, administrator of the estate
of Samuel Pelton, deceased, " insolvent." Children,
born at Middletown, Conn.:
I Mary, born Aug. 16, 1738.
II Sybil, born May 7, 1741.
Ill No record.
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IV Samuel, born Dec, 1745; bap. Dec. 9,
1745-
No further record found of this family.
403. Thomas Pelton', second son of Henry',
SamueP, John', born at Groton, Conn., July 22 (20),
1 71 7; married there, July 9, 1740, Hannah Avery,
daughter (supposed) of Elder Christopher Avery, of
that township, a Baptist minister. Farmer and mill-
owner. He lived about three miles east, or north-
east, of Gale's Ferry, in that part of Groton now
Ledyard, Conn. He was an active Christian and
business man; a man of influence; a deacon and elder
in Elder Avery's Baptist Church. (It is a sad fact
that the early records of the most of the Groton
churches are lost, and that some of them are ex-
tinct.) Thomas was generally known as Deacon
Pelton. On a small stream, near his house, he had
a grist-mill, a saw-mill, and a flax-mill, for dressing
flax by machinery of his own invention. He was a
man of good address, of strong religious convictions
and a cultivated mind, social and cheerful, strong and
ready in debate and fond of argument. On April 2,
1 789, as shown in the Town Records of Groton, the
farm and mills were made over to William Hold-
redge (or Holdrich), Jr., who had married his daugh-
ter, Wealthy, he giving a mortgage back with the
following conditions, viz.: "That he should furnish
the said Thomas and his wife, Hannah, ^15 yearly,
and the following country produce: £-}> goo^» lawful
money in good ox or cow beef at 20s. per hund.;
five hund. in good pork, weighing ten score per the
Hog, at 3d. per pound; 40 bushels of good Indian
Corn, at 2s. 9d. per bush.; 10 bush, of good mer-
chantable rye, at 3s. per bush., 2 bbl. of Cider and
Gale's Ferry, Conn.; Horton, N. S., etc. 405
4 gallons of good Rum; the use of a good horse, and
proper care in sickness, during their natural lives;
dated 1790." Tired of living with their daughter,
they left Groton and went to Orange Co., N. Y.,
where their sons Gideon and Peleg were living, and
there lived with and died at the house of Peleg, in the
township of Mount Hope; Thomas, aged 90, in 1807,
and Hannah in 1809; as given by the wife of his
grandson, Gideon Pelton; or Thomas, in 1805, and
Hannah, in 1806, as given in the records of a suit in
Groton, Conn., brought January 19, 1808, by heirs of
Thomas Pelton, deceased, to recover the farm of
Thomas, conveyed as above to William Holdridge,
Jr., on condition that he support Mr. and Mrs. Pel-
ton to the end of their lives. This suit was decided
in favor of Mr. Holdridge. This farm in 1876 was
owned by Daniel Palmer, the mills having disap-
peared. Children, born in Groton, now Ledyard,
Conn.:
406 I Henry, b. July 7, 1742; m. , 1762; d.
before 1808.
H Roswell, born Apr. 4, 1744; died in 1763.
HI Hannah, born May 7, 1746; married
Benjamin Kinsman, of Nova Scotia,
and there lived until after 1808, and
where her descendants are still found.
431 IV Gideon, b. Jan. or Feb. 23, 1747 (8); m.
about 1775, Margaret Crawford; d.
Mar., 1824.
V Elkanah, born Dec. 14, 1749; died 1752.
VI John, born Aug. 26, 1751; died 1752.
VII Simeon, born Sept. 18, 1753; died 1771.
VIII Amos, born July 15, 1755; died 1756.
429 IX Rufus, b. Apr. 22, 1757; m. , Ann
: d. before 1808.
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429 X Peleg, b. Aug. 9, 1759; m. about 1781,
Anna Stoddard; d. Jan. 27, 1829.
XI Wealthy, born May 5, 1761; married
William Holdredge, Jr. Lived on her
father's homestead, and had a large
family of children, the names of some
of the younger being: Austin, Frank
and Phcebe. As shown by Groton
Town Records of a lawsuit, the family,
in 1808, lived in New London, Conn.
NOVA SCOTIA BRANCH.
404. Henry Pelton^ first son of Thomas*,
Henry^ SamueF, John', born in Groton, now Led-
yard, near Gale's Ferry, Conn., July 7, 1742; mar-
ried in Groton, in 1762; name of wife unknown; lived
there, and thence removed, before 1771, to Horton,
Nova Scotia, where he lived, and there died, before
1808. Children:
407 I Roswell, b. 1763; m. 1792, Phoebe Beck-
with; d. 1834.
414 II Ichabod, b. Mar. 17, 1771; m. Mary Cald-
well; d. 1827.
III Eunice; no record.
IV Hannah, born ; married (i) David
Buckley; (2) William Scott; no further
record.
417 V Henry, b. Aug. 29, 1784; m. Rebecca
Jackson; d. Aug. i, 1872,
It is to be regretted that the above record is so in-
complete, as there were probably several births in the
eight years between those of Roswell and Ichabod.
Mr. John Bishop Pelton said that his father had two
aunts in Cobuquid — Aunt Amy, who married Mr.
Dixon, and another, who married Mr. McLane. Also
Gale's Ferry, Conn.; Horton, N. S., etc. 407
that his grandmother married (2) Benjamin Sanford
and took the old Family Register with her. (Was
not this his great-grand-mother ?)
406. Ro§well Pelton*, first son of Henry*,
Thomas', Henry', SamueF, John', born in Groton,
Conn., April 4, 1763 (4); married in 1792, at Horton,
Nova Scotia, where he had removed with his father,
Phoebe Beckwith, daughter of Nicholas Beckwith,
of Aylesford, Kings Co., N. S. Blacksmith; died
at Granville, Annapolis Co., N. S., in 1834. Chil-
dren:
I Mary, born at Horton, N. S., Nov., 1795;
married there, Jan. 10, 181 2, John
Rudolph, son of David Rudolph, of
Windsor, N. S.; died at Billtown, N. S.,
Oct. I, 1865. Children: Henry, John,
David, James, Hopestead, Sarah, Han-
nah, Jane, Rachel.
407 H John, b. Mar. 10, 1800; m. (i) Jan. 28,
1822, Lydia Beach; (2) Mar. 30, 1864,
Mary A. Oxley.
410 HI George Allan, b. May i, 1802; m. Nov. 15,
1823, Martha Britt; d. June 10, 1882.
IV Hopestead, born Aug. 15, 1805, Horton,
N. S.; died there, Sept. 12, 1809.
V Thomas, born Apr. 10, 1807; died at
Bangor, Me., about 1834.
Note. — His grandson, John Bishop Pelton, says
his grandmother married Benjamin Sanford and took
the Family Register with her.
407. John Pelton', first son of RoswelP, Henry*,
Thomas*, Henry', SamueP, John', born at Horton,
Kings Co., N. S., March 10, 1800; married (i) at?
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Canard, Cornwallis Co., N. S., January 28, 1822,
Lydia Beach (b. Aug. 5, 1801; d. Jan. 8, 1864),
daughter of Isaac Beach, of that place; (2) March
30, 1864, Mary A. Oxley(b. Apr. 8, 1833, Cumberland
Co., N. S.), daughter of David Oxley. Blacksmith.
In 1877, lived at Billtown, N. S. Children:
I Eunice, born May 12, 1823; married
David Shaw; died Nov., 1876, her hus-
band having died one year before.
Children, none.
II Rhoda, born Aug. 24, 1825; died when
eight months old.
Ill Mary, born Mar. 2, 1827; married Thomas
Harris. Lived, in 1877, at South
Mountain, N. S.
409 IV John Bishop, b. Feb. 21, 1830; m. Nov.
12, 1856, Salome Scofield.
409 V Elijah, b. Aug. 9, 1833; m. Apr. 12, 1855,
Isabella Ann Blair.
VI Rosanna, born Apr. 13, 1835; married
Edward Bennett.
410 VII George T., b. Jan. 4, 1838; m. (i) Oct.
10, 1866, Mary Jane Nicholls; (2) Susan
A. Sabin.
410VIII Isaac, b. Dec. 29, 1840; m. Nov. 15, 1866,
Ada Nicholls; d. Oct. 15, 1873.
410 IX David, b. Dec. 29, 1840; m. Dec. 10,
1873, Mary Smith.
X William Jansen, born Jan. 25, 1844; killed
Mar. 17, 1858, by the fall of a beam
upon his head.
XI Charles L., born May 30, 1865.
■ XII William H., born Aug. 21, 1867.
XIII John Wesley, born Oct. 10, 1869.
HORTON AND BiLLTOWN, N. S., ETC. 409
40y. John Bishop Peltoii% first son of Johnj,
Rosweir, Henry', Thomas', Henry', SamueF, John',
born at Billtown, N. S., February 21, 1830; married
there, November 12, 1856, Salome Scofield. daughter
of Nathan Scofield, of North Mountain, Kings Co.,
N. S. Farmer. In 1878, lived at Billtown, N. S.
Children:
I Nathan Omar, born at South Berwick, N.
S., Sept. 2, 1857.
n David Henry, born Nov. 17, i860.
HI William Ingraham, born Nov. 20, 1862.
IV Rosanna Leonia, born at Givan, Kings
Co., N. S., Nov. 12, 1864.
V Joseph Edward, born at Black Rock Mt.,
N. S., Dec. 8, 1867; died Dec. 30,
1877.
VI James Manford, born at S. Berwick, N.
S., May 9, 1869.
VII Emerson, born at S. Berwick, Sept. 9,
1872.
VIII Eunice Ann, born at S. Berwick, June 30,
1875; died Dec. 26, 1877.
IX Ella, born at S. Berwick, Sept. 9, 1877.
407. Elijah Pelton', second son of John', Ros-
weir, Henry", Thomas*, Henry', SamueF, John', born at
Billtown, N. S., August 9, 1833; married at Wilmot,
N. S., April 12, 1855, Isabella Ann Blair, daughter
of Robert Blair, of Cornwallis, N. S. Farmer.
Lived, in 1878, at North Mountain, N. S. Chil-
dren:
I David Cameron, born Dec, 30, 1855.
II James Robert, born May 10, 1859.
III George Elmer, born June 20, 1862.
IV Aleliah Algerena, born Jan. 13, 1865.
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40r. C^eor^e T. Peltoii% third son of John\ Ros-
welP, Henry', Thomas^, Henry', SamueF, John', born
at Billtown, N. S., January 4, 1838; married (i) at
Berwick, N. S., Oct. 10, 1866, Mary Jane Nichols,
daughter of George Nichols, of Cornwallis, N. S.,
who died September 22, 1872; (2) October 26, 1875,
Susan A. Sabin, of Annapolis Co., N. S. Farmer.
Residence, in 1877, at Berwick, Kings Co., N. S.
Children:
I Anna L., born Nov. 22, 1865.
H Charles S., born June 29, 1868.
HI Rupert, born Oct. 9, 1871.
IV Freeman A., born Sept. 11, 1876.
407. Isaac Pelton', fourth son of John', RoswelP,
Henry", Thomas\ Henry', SamueF, John\ born at
Billtown, N. S., December 29, 1840; married at Ber-
wick, N. S., November 15, 1866, Ada Nichols, daugh-
ter of Geo. Nichols, of Cornwallis, N. S. Farmer,
at Berwick, Kings Co., Cornwallis, N. S. Died
October 15, 1873. Child:
I David Ambrose, born in May, 1868.
407. David Pelton% fifth son of John^ Rosweir.
Henry', Thomas', Henry', SamueP, John', born at
Billtown, N. S., December 29, 1840; married at Wil-
mot, N. S., December 10, 1873, Mary Smith. Far-
mer. Lived, in 1877, at Upper Wilmot, N. S. Chil-
dren, none reported.
407. Oeorg^e Allen Pelton', second son of Ros-
weir, Henry', Thomas*, Hehry', SamueF, John', born
at Billtown, N. S., May i, 1802; married at Berwick,
N. S., November 15, 1823, Martha Britt (b. Nov. 15,
1804; d. Feb. 19, 1874), danghter of Walter Britt, of
Berwick and Cornwallis, N. S., etc. 411
Waterford, Ireland. Lived at Cornwallis. N, S., and
at Stanley, N. B., where he died, June 10, 1882.
Children:
411 I Douglass, b. at Cornwallis, N. S., July 24,
1824; m. in 1846, Mary E. McGeorge;
d. Jan. 9, 1875.
II Phoebe, born at Cornwallis, N. S., Aug.
15, 1825; married at Stanley, N. B., in
1843, William Logan, son of James
Logan, of Ireland. Lived, in 1890, at
Stanley, N. B. One daughter, married,
with six children.
413 III George, b. Apr. 6, 1827; m. Nov. 10, 1852,
Isabella W. Ullock.
IV Mary Isabel, born at Granville, N. S.,
May 24, 1832; married Thos. Ullock,
brother of the wife of her brother
George; died at Stanley, N. B., Aug.
24, 1851.
410. Doii§^la§^ Pelton", first son of George A.',
Rosweir, Henry', Thomas^ Henry^ SamueF, John',
born at Cornwallis, N. S,, July 24, 1824; married at
Stanley, N. B., October, 1846, Mary E. McGeorge
(b. Sheffield, N. B., Sept. 12, 1827; d. St. Andrews,
N. B., April 16, 1889), daughter of John McGeorge
and his wife, Catharine Staples, of Miramichi, N. B.
Lived a short time at Fredericton, N. B., afterward
at St. Andrews, N. B., where he died, September i,
1866. Children, the first two born at Fredericton,
the others at St. Andrews, N. B. :
I John Wesley, born Mar. i, 1847; died at
St. Andrews, N. B., Jan. 9, 1875.
II Catharine, born Feb. 29, 1849; died Feb.
29, 1849.
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412 American Pelton Genealogy.
III Douglass, born June 21, 1850; died at St.
Andrews, N. B., Sept. 27, 1867.
IV Mabel Isabel, born Oct. 2, 1852; married
Roland Leach. One child. In 1891
lived at St. Andrews, N. B.
V Sarah E., born Sept. 10, 1855; married at
Boston, Mass., Sept. 13, 1876, Harvey
T. Osgood (b. E. Randolph, Vt., Oct.
14, 1848), son of Abijah P. and Susan
(Miles) Osgood. Children, born in
Boston, Mass.: Jennie Mabel, b. Feb.
20, 1878; Fletcher Park, b. Aug. 16,
1887. Residence, in 1890, at 87 Milton
ave., Dorchester, Mass.
VI Catharine M., born July 12, 1856; married
at St. Andrews, N. B., Sept. 12, 1886,
Joseph Harvey Williamson, son of W.
H. Williamson, of St. Andrews, N. B.
Child: Victoria Alice, b. Dec. 11, 1887.
VII Walter H., born Jan. 10, 1858; hadapleas-
ant light tenor voice, and was popular
in light opera. Died in San Antonio,
Tex., Mar. 18, 1887; unmarried.
VIII Martha E., born Dec. 24, 1859; married
at Boston, Mass., Dec. 31, 1882, Henry
Walton Pinkham (b. Winthrop, Me.,
Oct. 25, 1855), son of Moses S. Pink-
ham. Children: Ralph Douglass, b.
Oct. 12, 1883, and Grace Marion, b.
Nov. 5, 1884; d. July 4, 1889. Resi-
dence, 1890, at 30 Brook ave., Dorches-
ter, Mass.
IX William Samuel, born Oct. 16, 1861.
Sailor in i8qo.
Stanley, N. B.; Kaukauna, Wis. 413
X Owen J., born May 31, 1863. In 1890, a
clerk at 280 Tremont street, Boston,
Mass.
XI Ernest R., born Feb. 9, 1865. Stone
mason. Residence, 1890, at 30 Brook
ave., Dorchester, Mass.
410. George Pelton', second son of George A.',
Rosweir, Henry', Thomas^ Henry^ SamueF, John',
born at Granville, N. S., April 6, 1827; married at Bay
du Vin, Miramichi, N. B., Nov. 10, 1852, Isabella W.
Ullock (b. Jan. 3, 1832), daughter of Thomas Ullock
(b. White Haven, Eng.). In 1890 lived at Stanley,
N. B. Postmaster at Stanley. Children, all born in
Stanley, York Co., N. B.:
I Martha Arabella, born Jan. 16, 1854; mar-
ried Frederic A. Holmes, merchant,
in Eastport, Me.
414 II George William, b. Aug., 1856; m. Oct.
14, 1864, Jennie B. Roberts.
Ill Thomas Henry, born Aug. 31, 1858; died
Oct. II, 1875, from the effects of a gun-
shot wound.
414 IV Walter Britt, b. Oct. 9, i860; m. July 7,
1891, Christine C. Heldt.
V Everett W., born June 18, 1862.
VI Alice Ann, born Feb. 8, 1864; married to
Lyvest R. Watt, merchant, at North
Head, Grand Manan, Charlotte Co.,
New Brunswick, Can.
VII Ida Lauretta, born Mar. 8, 1866. Resi-
dence, 1890, with her sister, Mrs.
Holmes.
VIII Frederick Allen, born May 15, 1868.
IX Annie Rankin, born Mar. 28, 1873.
414 American Pelton Genealogy.
X Donald Ullock, born May 13, 1876; died
Nov. I, 1876.
413. CJeorgc IVilliaiM Pelton', first son of
George*, George A.', Roswells Henry*, Thomas',
Henry^, SamueF, John', born at Stanley, York Co.,
N. B., August 6, 1856; married at De Pere, Wis.,
Jennie B. Roberts, daughter of Owen and Jane
Roberts, of Grand Manan, N. B., Feb. 20, 1881.
Residence, in 1890, at Kaukauna, Wis. Speculator.
Address, Park Falls. Price Co., Wis. Children:
I Burton W^, born Oct. 22, 1884.
II Isabel W., born Sept. 20, 1887.
413. Walter Britt Pelton', third son of George^
George A.\ RoswelF, Henry', Thomas\ Henry",
SamueP, John\ born in Stanley, N. B., October 9,
i860; married at Duluth, Minn., July 7, 1891, Chris-
tine C. Heldt, born in Stockholm, Sweden, April 22,
1872, daughter of John C. Heldt, of that place, who
was a general in the army of Sweden; her grand-
father a general, and commanded the armies of
Sweden and Norway; her great-grandfather an
admiral of the Swedish navy; while on her mother's
side she is a direct descendant of Admiral Thornden-
shield, who commanded the navy of Norway; thus
showing how the blood of the notables of Europe
mingles with that of the kings and queens of America.
Occupation, agent and dealer in real estate. Resi-
dence, in 1892, Ashland, Wis.; in 1893, in Chicago, 111.
406. Ichatood Pelton', second son of Henry',
Thomas*, Henry^ Samuel", Johns born at Horton,
N. S., Mar. 17, 1771; married there, about 1800,
Mary Caldwell, daughter of Eliphalet Caldwell, of
Stanley, N. B.; Kaukauna, Wis., etc. 415
that place. Blacksmith. Lived at Horton, and died
at Halifax, N. S., in 1827. Children, born at Hor-
ton, N. S.:
415 I Henry, b. Mar. 9, 1801; m. Dec. 14, 1826,
Abigail Loundsbury; d. Mar. 13, 1853.
n Mary, born date unknown; married Mr.
Schofield; no other record.
HI Abigail, born date unknown; married
Mr. Bennett, and removed to St. John,
N. B.
IV Eunice, born Oct. 13, 1812; married Feb.
2, 1837, John Gormley. Children, ten.
V Rebecca Jane, born Apr. 17, 1815; mar-
ried July 29, 1838, Robert Elisha
Bishop (b. Jan. 11, 18 10). Children,
ten.
VI William Eliphalet, born about 1816;
started for the gold fields about 1862;
fate unknown; said to have died in
California, about 1876.
417 VII John Leard, b. Mar. 31, 1818; m. Jan. 7,
1847, Theresa Davidson.
VIII Zelida; no record.
414. Henry Pelton', first son of Ichabod', Henrys,
Thomass Henry?,!; Samueb, John', born at Horton,
N. S., March 9 1801; married there, December 14,
1826, Abigail p'Loundsbury, daughter of Michael
Loundsbury, of.' Connecticut, U. S. Blacksmith.
Lived at Horton, N. S., and died in Boston, Mass.,
March 13, 1853^ (2). Mrs. Abigail Pelton died
May^ 5, 1856, aged 58 years. Children, born at
Horton, N.S:
I Nancy, born Feb. 2, 1828; married Jan.
18, 1854, Capt. James Eagle, mariner
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(b. June 6, 1824). Children: Clarence
E., Frederic W., Alvira A., Adelia M.,
Jennet A., Frank E., Bessie C, Ernest
W. Residence, 1878, Wolfville, N. S.
II James, born Jan. 10, 1830; died, unmar-
ried, at Horton, N. S., Nov. 28, 1854.
416 III Freeman, b. Aug. 29, 1832; m. unknown.
IV William H., born Dec. 26, 1834; died,
unmarried, at Horton, N. S., Jan. 16,
1855.
V Mary Eliza, born Apr. 30, 1837; married
at Wolfville, N. S., Dec. 29, 1859; lived
there eleven years, and then removed
to Harborville, N. S., where she lived
in 1878.
416 VI Ebenezer C, b. June 7, 1839; "^- J^"- ^5>
1862, Abigail J. Parker.
415. Freeman Pelton^, second son of Henry',
Ichabodfi, Henry', Thomas^ Henrys, Samueh, John',
married, time, place and person unknown. No re-
port from him. Merchant." Residence, in 1878, at
Worcester, Mass. Place of business, 212 Main
street. Children, none.
415. Ebenezer C. Peltons, fourth son of Henry\
Ichabod^ Henry', Thomas^ Henry", SamueP, John',
born at Horton, N. S., June 7, 1841; married there,
Jan. 15, 1862, Abigail J. Parker (d. Mar. 21, 1875),
daughter of William Parker, of Cornwallis, N. S.
Carpenter and joiner. Residence, in 1878, in Bos-
ton, Mass. Children:
I Arthur F., born June 21, 1863.
II Etta, born Jan. 25, 1865'.
III Maud, born Aug. 13, 1868.
IV Edith, born Feb. 18, 1875.
Worcester, Mass.; Hantsport, N. S., etc. 417
414. John licard Peltoii', third son of Ichabod*,
Henry', Thomas\ Henry^ SamueF, John\ born at
Horton, N. S., March 31, 1818; married at Falmouth,
N. S., January 7, 1847, Theresa Davidson, daughter
of Stephen Davidson, of that place. Farmer. Lived,
in 1888, at Hantsport, N. S. Children:
417 I Elias N., b. Oct. 19, 1847; m. July 13,
1871, Rebecca Jane Kelley.
H Stephen E., born Aug. 13, 1849; ^^^^ May
24, 1869.
HI Albert L., born Jan. 20, 1852; died May
12, 1869.
IV Zelida H., born Apr. 14, 1853; died May
31, 1869.
417. Elias N. Peltoii^ first son of John Leard',
Ichabod^ Henry', Thomas', Henry", SamueP, John,
born October 19, 1847; married at Horton, Kings Co.,
N. S., July 13, 1 87 1, Rebecca Jane Kelley, daughter
of John D. Kelley, of that place. Farmer, at Hants-
port, N. S., in 1888. Children, born at Hantsport,
N. S.:
I Stephen E., born Apr. 22, 1872.
n Embert W., born July 13, 1875; died
April 22, 1883.
ni Vera T., born Feb. 4, 1880.
IV Louisa J., born Dec. 17, 1884.
V Albert L., born Feb. 6, 1888.
406. Henry Pelton^, third son of Henry',
Thomas*, Henry', SamueP, John', born at Horton, N.
S., August 29, 1784; married at Town Plot, Corn-
wallis, N. S., FelDruary 18, 1808, Rebecca Jackson
(b. Mar. 19, 1785), daughter of Joseph Jackson, of
41 8 American Pelton Genealogy.
that place. Tanner and shoemaker. Lived at Bill-
town, N. S., and died at Lakeville, N. S., August i,
1872. Children, born at Billtown, N. S.:
I Mary, born Nov. 12, 1808; married Mar.
21, 1832, Ephraim Patterson, of Ayels-
ford, N. S. Lived at Long Point, N.
S. Children: Henry, Jackson, George,
Rebecca, Phoebe, James, Eunice, Con-
tent, William, Ruth and Ann. Died at
Long Point, N. S., in 1863.
II Phoebe, born Sept. 20, 18 10, at Church
street, Cornwallis, N. S.; married Feb.
15, 1843, John Wellington Condon.
Children: William H., Chas. O., John
W. Residence, in 1878, at Plyde Park,
Mass.
Ill Joseph, born Oct. 2, 1812; died, unmar-
ried, Sept. 6, 1878.
419 IV Henry, b. Feb. 10, 181 5; m. Apr. 4, 1847,
Sarah A. Corbitt; d. Apr. 7, 1878.
V Eunice, born Mar. 10, 181 7; married in
1848, James Duncanson, of Cambridge,
N. S. Lived there, and died at Bill-
town, N. S., Feb. 16, 1856. Children:
Rebecca, Ruth and Jane.
490 VI Thomas, b. Apr. 24, 181 9; m. Dec. 16,
1852, Adelaide McGeorge.
421 VII Charles B., b. June 5, 182 1; m. Sept. 20,
1 861, Susan Miller.
VIII William, born July 22, 1824; died, un-
married, at Billtown, N. S., Mar. 17,
1844.
IX Ruth, born Feb. 28, 1827; married Jan.
20, 1846, W^illiam Fox, of Falmouth, N.
S. Lived at Pereaux, N. S. Chil-
Lakeville and Horton, N. S., etc. 419
dren: Ruby, John, Elijah, Rebecca,
Anna, Content. Died at Pereaux,
Mar. 21, 1876.
X Content, born Sept. 12, 1830; married
Jan. 23, 1856, Daniel, son of John La-
mont, at Billtown, N. S. Residence,
1878, at Lakeville, Cornwallis, N. S.,
Children: Henry M., Theodora Belle,
Chas. M., Mary J., Thos. W., Ruth O.
and Alice Ann.
417. Henry Peltoir, second son of Henry',
Henry^ Thomas*, Henrys SamueF, John', born in
Church St., Cornwallis, N. S., February 10, 18 14
(15); married at Billtown, N. S., April 4, 1847, Sarah
A. Corbitt, daughter of James Corbitt, of Lakeville,
N. S. Farmer and blacksmith. Lived at Billtown,
N. S.; went to Osage Mission, Kans., U. S., in 1877;
returned ill in about a year to Nova Scotia, and died
at Cold Brook, N. S., April 7, 1878. Children, born
at Billtown and Horton, N. S.:
I Rebecca, born, no date given.
H William H., born, no date given.
419 HI Noble A., b. June 30, 1856; m. Feb. 26,
1877, Emma M. Reid.
IV Leander, born, no date given.
V Steward, born, no date given.
VI Lilah, born, no date given.
VII Archie, born, no date given.
419. Noble A. Pelton^, second son of Henry',
Henry', Henry', Thomas^ Henry', SamueP, John',
born at Horton, N. S., June 30, 1856; married at
Billtown, N. S., February 26, 1877, Emma M. Reid,
daughter of Theodore Reid, of that place. Residence,
in 1888, not given. ^ , Children:
54 . • .'",.,
420 American Pelton Genealogy.
I George A., born Nov. 23, 1877.
II H. Reid, born Feb. 21, 1882.
III Francis A., born Aug. 24, 1883.
IV Cora v., born June 22, 1885; died Aug.
I, 1885.
V Sanders Wellington Young, born Dec.
25, 1886.
VI Harriet P., born Mar. 11, 1888.
417. Thomas Pelton', third son of Henry«,
Henry^ Thomas", Henry^, SamueF, John\ born at
Cornwallis, N. S., April 24, 1819; married at
Boston, Mass., December 16, 1852, Adelaide Mc-
George, daughter of John McGeorge, of Stanley, N.
B. Carpenter and builder. Lived, in 1878, in
Boston, Mass. Died February 20, 1886; buried
in Dorchester, Mass, Children, born in Boston,
Mass. :
I Eva, born Oct. 4, 1853; ^^^^ June 24,
1854.
4S® II Frank A., b. Aug. 13, 1855; m. Apr. 3,
1884, Lila A. Harmon.
III Flora A., born July 13, 1858; died Sept.
4, 1859.
IV Lewis A., born May 14, i860; died Apr.
12, 1862.
4S0. Frank A. Pelton^, first son of Thomas',
Henry*, Henry^ Thomas*, Henry^ SamueF, John',
born in Boston, Mass., August 13, 1855; married
at Dedham, Mass., April 3, 1884, Lila A. Harmon,
daughter of H. M. Harmon, of that place. Dealer
in pianos, Boston. Residence, 1890, 39 Rockwell
street, Dorchester, Mass. No children.
Montgomery and West Point, N. Y. 421
417. Charles B. Pelton% fourth son of Henry^
Henry\ Thomas*, Henry^ Samuel', John\ born in
Cornwallis, N. S., June 5, 1821; married at Wilmot,
N. S., September 2, i86r, Susan Miller, daughter of
Samuel Miller, of that place. House joiner. Resi-
dence, in 1879, ^t Harborville, N. S. Children, born
at Cornwallis:
I Lydia Belle, born July 16, 1862; died
March 3, 1867.
II Charles Spurgeon, born Nov. 16, 1863.
III Henry Jacob, born Oct. 31, 1865.
IV Susan Content, born Jan. 31, 1868; died
Oct. 12, 1876.
V Mary Jane, born Jan. 10, 1871.
MONTGOMERY, ORANGE CO., N. Y.,
BRANCH.
404. Gideon Pelton', third son of Thomas',
Henry", SamueP, John', born near Gale's Ferry,
Groton, now Ledyard, New London Co., Conn., Feb-
ruary 23, 1747 (Groton Town Rec), by another
authority, January 23, 1748; married (i) at Hopewell,
Orange Co., N. Y., about 1775, Margaret Crawford,
daughter of John (or James) Crawford, of that place.
He left home young and bought land in Wyoming
Co., Pa., but sold it and bought 260 acres of land
near Montgomery, Orange Co., N. Y., on the west
bank of the Beaver Dam stream. He was in the
battle of Fort Montgomery, near West Point, in the
War of the Revolution; was an active patriot and
prominent citizen of his day; a member of the Good-
Will Presbyterian Church, and a member of the first
board of trustees of the Montgomery Academy. His
wife, Margaret, having died, he married (2) Widow
422 American Pelton Genealogy.
Jessup. He died on his farm in March, 1824. Chil-
dren, all born in Montgomery, N. Y.:
422 I Samuel, b. Mar. 28, 1776; m. , 1797,
Eleanor Mould; d. July 10, 1864.
II Hannah, born Sept. 29, 1779; married
about 1 8 19, William Ray, of Shawan-
gunk, N. Y., and there lived and died.
Children: Gideon, Avery, James, Ann,
Margaret, Janet.
III Anna, born Feb. 2, 1781; married about
1826, Stephen Gillespie, of Mont-
gomery, N. Y., where she lived, and
there died in 1832.
IV Thomas, born Oct. 19, 1783; died in
childhood.
V Rachel, born Feb. 22, 1786; died in child-
hood.
VI Margaret, born Nov. 12, 1787; died in
childhood.
VII Mary, born June 14, 1790; married about
1828, John A. Smith, of Goshen,
Orange Co., N. Y., and Montgomery,
N. Y., dying at the latter place in 1877.
Children: Gideon Pelton, Jane A. and
Mary Augusta.
497VIII Gideon, b. Jan. i, 1794; m. Oct. 24, 1827,
Sarah Van Keuren; d. Aug. 23, 1873.
421. Samuel Peltone (Rev.), first son of Gideons,
Thomas', Henry', Samueb, John', born at Montgom-
ery, Orange Co., N. Y., March 28, 1776; married
there, in 1797, Eleanor Mould (b. Sept. 5, 1775; d.
Jan. 5, 1 861), daughter of Christopher Mould, of that
place; died in Monticello, Sullivan Co., N. Y., July 10,
1864. Educated at Montgonery Academy, with the
Montgomery and Monticello, N. Y. 423
intention of entering college to study for the ministry;
he, after marriage, gave up that idea and began life
as a farmer, remaining with his father for four or five
years, and then removing to the wilds of Sullivan
County, N. Y., following a line of " blazed " trees to
the site of the present county town, Monticello, in
which he helped to raise the first house, and near
which he settled and made a farm. He had previously
made a religious profession, and as there were no
religious services, he made appointments for them in
the village, at which he read sermons and exhorted.
These services were well attended and resulted in a
religious revival and the organization of the Presby-
terian church in that place. His usefulness and
talents being so marked, he was advised by his former
pastor. Rev. Andrew King, by Dr. Fiske, of Goshen,
and by his former classmate and life-long friend,
Rev. John Johnson, D. D., of Newburg, N. Y., and
others, to review his classical studies and prepare for
the ministry. This he did, and was licensed to
preach. He was installed pastor of the churches of
Hempstead (Ramapo), and Haverstraw, in Rockland
Co., N. Y., February 20, 181 7, and held that charge
until an attack of paralysis compelled him, as advised
by his physician, to retire from active service in 1840.
He had been an active, successful pastor, and his
people parted with him with much regret. He re-
tired, to live with his son, Luther, in Monticello,
N. Y., where he partially recovered his health and
preached occasionally, dying, as above stated, July
10, 1864.* He was uncommonly social, hopeful,
cheerful and agreeable, with great powers for attract-
ing the young and gaining the confidence of all. He
*The writer once heard him preach in the Reformed Dutch Church in
Warwick, N. Y., while he was a pastor at Haverstraw.
424 American Pelton Genealogy.
was the author of one or two works, one being- on the
baptismal controversy. He was a ready debater and
a strong controversialist, traits that seem to run in the
Groton branch of the family. Children:
I Christopher Mould, born about 1798,
July 29; was educated for a profession,
left home when about twenty years of
age, went to Cincinnati, O., and there
died, aged 28 years, unmarried, about
1826.
II Mary Ann, born Mar. 9, 1800; married
Aug. 22, 1827, Orrin Royce (d. Nov.,
^1875), son of Uzziel Royce, of Conn.
Lived at Monticello, N. Y., and there
died, June 4, 1864.
4S5 III Alexander Crawford, b. Oct. 9, 1802; m.
Oct. 24, 1824, Rhoda Ann Rumsey.
lY Margaret Ruama, born July 11, 1805;
married Oct. 15, 1835, Alexander, son
of James Buchanan, of Ireland and New
York. Lived in New York city, and
there died, Oct. II, 1837. No children.
V Jacintha, born Nov. 10, 1807; married in
1850, by Dr. Hutton, of New York, to
Joseph Lounsbury, of Monticello,
N. Y., son of Ethiel Lounsbury, of
Connecticut. Lived at Monticello,
N. Y., and there died, Feb. 5, 1865.
No children.
VI Gideon, born Nov. 25, 1810; died in
western New York, about 1831, aged
21 years. He had taken a trip to the
West, and died on his return journey.
VII Sarah C, born at Monticello, N. Y., Nov.
13, 181 2; married at Hempstead
Montgomery and Monticello, N. Y. 425
(Ramapo), N. Y.,May 15, 1834, Aaron
(b. Oct. 4, 1807), son of Col. Cornelius
A. Blauvelt. Farmer. Eleven chil-
dren. Residence, 1880, near Sufferns,
Rockland Co., N. Y.
496V1II Luther, b. June 26, 18 19, at Haverstraw,
N. Y.; m. (i) Nov. 6, 1842, Ruth E.
Decker; (2) March 28, i860, Susan M.
Young; d.
IX , a daughter, who died in infancy; no
record.
X , a daughter, who died in infancy; no
record.
4SS. AlexsjJider €rai¥for€l Pelton', second son
of Samuer, Gideon^ Thomas^ Henry^ Samuel,
John', born at Monticello, Sullivan Co., N. Y., Octo-
ber 9, 1802; married at Millo, N. Y., October 24,
1824, Rhoda Ann Rumsey, daughter of Benjamin
Rumsey, of Monticello, N. Y. (formerly of Roxbury,
Conn.) Farmer and millwright. Living, in 1879,
at Waterton, Luzerne Co., Pa. Children:
4^6 I Charles R., b. July 21, 1825; m. July 6,
1859, Catherine Singer.
II Sarah Ann, born July 4, 1827; died Dec.
19. 1833.
III Christopher M., born June 13, 1829;
served in the War of the Great Rebel-
lion, and died in the rebel prison, at
Salisbury, N. C, Dec. 9, 1864. He
served ten months in Co. L, 112th
Regt. of Pa. Vols., Heavy Artillery.
IV Ross Carlos, born Oct. 17, 1832; died
Apr. 17,1835.
426 American Pelton Genealogy.
V Marinda, born Aug. 7, 1834; married
March 27, 1857, Andrew Pursell.
Farmer, Mechanicsville, Bucks Co.,
Pa. Three children.
VI Margaret Ann, born March 7, 1837; mar-
ried Dec. 27, 1867, S. M. Zimmerman.
Mason, at Waterton, Luzerne Co., Pa.
Two children.
VII Mary Eleanor, born Sept. 7, 1839; mar-
ried May 17, 1857, William Flower.
Lumberman, at Lehigh Tannery, Car-
bon Co., Pa. Seven children.
VIII Frances Jane, born Feb. 10, 1843; ^^^^
Aug. 14, 1858.
IX Maria, born July 6, 1846; married Mar.
24, 1865, John A. Burnett. Miller, at
Waterton, Pa. No children.
X Jennett, born Dec. 17, 1848; unmarried;
afflicted with blindness from birth.
425. Charles R. Pelton', first son of Alexander
C.\ Samuer, Gideon^ Thomas*, Henry^ SamueP,
John', born July 21, 1825; married July 6, 1859,
Catharine Singer, daughter of Philip Singer, of Mon-
roe Co., Pa. Millwright. Lived, in 1879, ^^ Ring-
town, Schuylkill Co., Pa. No children.
422. liUther Pelton', fourth son of Samuel*,
Gideon', Thomas'*, Henry', SamueP, John', born at
Haverstraw, N. Y., January 26, 18 19; married (i) at
Monticello, N. Y., November 6, 1842, Ruth Eliza-
beth Decker, daughter of Stephen Decker, of that
place; (2) March 28, i860, at Monticello, Susan M.
Young, daughter of John Young, of that place.
RiNGTOWN, PENN.; GROTON, CONN., ETC. 427
Farmer. Residence, in 1888, at Monticello, N. Y.;
an active Christian, and an able man, inheriting his
ancestor's ability and readiness in argument and
debate. Died , 1892. Children:
I Patience, born Sept. 23, 1843; married
Timothy Comfort in Nov., 1866. Resi-
dence, in 1878, at Monticello, N. Y.
II Ruama, born Oct. 18,1847; married Mar.
4, 1874, John D. Buchanan. Lived, in
1878, at Monticello, N. Y.
497 III Samuel J., b. Jan. 29, 1861; m. Feb. 27,
1884, Miss Maud Brown.
IV John L., born Aug. 17, 1862.
V Nellie B., born Apr. 21, 1864; married
436. Naniuel J. Pelton', oldest son of Luther',
SamueP, Gideon^ Thomas^ Henry^ Samuel', John',
born at Monticello, Ulster Co., N. Y. , January
29, 1861; married February 27, 1884, at Monticello,
N. v., Maud Brown, daughter of John S. Brown, of
that place. Occupation, in 1891, policeman. Resi-
dence, New York city. Children:
I Baxter L., born Dec. 23, 1884.
II John B., born Sept. 20, 1886.
III Carrie M., born Dec. 15, 1888.
IV Eloise M., born Aug. 20, 1891.
4S1. Gideon Pelton", third son of Gideon',
Thomas", Henry\ SamueF, John', born at Mont-
gomery, Orange Co., N. Y., January i, 1794; mar-
ried there, October 24, 1827, Sarah Van Keuren,
daughter of Benjamin Van Keuren, of that place.
Lived at Montgomery, N. Y., a Christian gentleman,
highly respected; and there died, August 23, 1873,
55
428 American Pelton Genealogy.
in his 8oth year; his wife, Sarah, surviving him, and
dying at Goshen, N. Y., November 8, 1875, ^g^^ 70-
Children:
I Elizabeth, born Nov. 24, 1829; married
Dec. 26, 1852, William P. Smith, son
of Joshua Smith, of Goshen, N. Y.,
where she died, Nov. 3, 1880. Mr.
Smith died Jan. 13, 1873. Children:
Clara H., b. Jan. 10, 1853. Howard P.,
b. Apr. 14, 1855; d. Sept. 19, 1875;
Mary L., b. Mar. 28, 1857; d. Jan. 14,
1874; Charles R., b. May 26, 1859;
Jane A., b. Mar. 8, 1861; d. Feb. 8,
1881; Sarah L., b. Sept., 1863; d.
Oct., 1864; Willie H., b. Aug. 3, 1865.
II Mary, born Sept. 17, 1832; married at
Montgomery, N. Y., Jan. 29, 1856,
William Collins (b. Jan. 29, 1834), son
of John C. Collins, of Biddeford, Co.
Devon, Eng. Residence, in 1878, 23
E. 91st street, New York city. Chil-
dren: I. Mary Frances; 2. William
Pelton; 3. Sarah Edith; 4. John Grif-
fith; 5. Maud Elizabeth; 6. Frederick
Prance.
Ill Sarah Ann, born Sept. 17, 1832; married
at Montgomery, N. Y., Sept. 18, 1866,
Meeker H. W^ood, son of Abram Wood,
of St. Andrews, Orange Co., N. Y.
Residence, in 1890, 411 First street,
Brooklyn, N.Y. Children: i. Marion,
b. July 26, 1869; d. July 18, 1870; 2,
Helen, b. June 17, 1874; 3. Annie
Beatrice, b. July 30, 1876; d. Oct. 9,
1886.
RiNGTOWN, PENN.; GrOTON, CONN., ETC. 429
4®4. RiiAis Peltoii', eighth son of Thomas^
Henry^, Samuel', John', born at Groton, now Led-
yard, Conn., April 22, 1757; married , Ann ,
daughter of ; record unknown, as no living
descendants have been found. He probably lived in
Groton, and died previous to 1808, as in the suit
brought by heirs of Thomas Pelton, his father, Jan-
uary 19, 1808, to recover lands conveyed by him to
William Holdridge, Jr., the names of Samantha and
Nancy, " minor children of Rufus, late of Groton,"
appear. This also indicates the previous death of
their brother, Henry. Children:
I Nancy; no further record.
H Samantha, born Feb. 7, 1795; Groton
Records.
HI Henry, born Jan. 5, 1796; Groton Records;
died before 1808, probably, as above
shown.
404. Peleg- Pelton', ninth son of Thomas*, Henry^,
Samuel', John', born near Gale's Ferry, in Groton,
now Ledyard, New London Co., Conn., August 9,
1759; married there, about 1781, Anna Stoddard,
daughter of Robert Stoddard, Jr., of Groton. (See
Records in the Stoddard family, at Monticello, N. Y.)
He, after marriage, for a short time, lived with or
near his father, working in his father's mills; then,
about I 786, removed to Mount Hope (then the town-
ship of Calhoun), Orange Co., N. Y., bought land,
and there lived and became well off and an influential
man, holding the office of justice of the peace for a
number of years. He died January 27, 1829; his
wife, Anna, died in September, 1832. His father,
Thomas, and his mother spent their last days with
him. Children:
430 American Pelton Genealogy.
I Hannah, born at Groton, Conn., in 1782;
married Prentiss Allyn. Lived at Mon-
ticello, N. Y., and there died.
430 II George, b. Sept. 3, 1784; m. Jan, 5,1808,
Sarah Tuthill; d. July 16, 1822.
III Rozel (should probably be Roswell),
born Feb. 27, 1787; died, unmarried,
March 28, 1814.
IV Lucy, born Sept. 13, 1789; married Caleb
Howell; died in New York city, July
20, 1864.
43S V Thomas Avery, b. Nov. 29, 1791; m.
about 1813, Julia A. King; d, Sept. 9,
1831.
434 VI Increase, b. Nov. 27, 1794; m. 1819 or
1820, Jane Comfort; d. May 27, 1849.
438 VII Stoddard, b. July i, 1797; m. (i) Mar. 2,
1822, Fanny Tuthill; d. Sept. 27, 1847;
(2) Oct. 25, 1832, Hannah F. Newkirk.
VIII Peleg, born at Mount Hope, Orange Co.,
N. Y., Nov. 18, 1801; died, unmarried,
at Goshen, N. Y., Feb. 24, 1829.
Note. — The homestead of Peleg, Sr., was bought
in what was then the township of Calhoun, afterward
named Mount Hope. He bought 150 acres of un-
broken timber land of Eleazar Lord, in 1786, for
ten shillings per acre, intending to make some im-
provements, and then sell out and go to the " lake
country " of central New York. After his death it
was occupied by his son, Stoddard, as long as he
lived, and then, in 1856, was sold to Mr. John New-
kirk, who still lived upon it in 1878.
499. George Pelton", first son of Peleg', Thomas*,
Henry^ SamueP, John\ born at Groton, now Ledyard,
Groton and Gale's Ferry, Conn. 431
near Gale's Ferry, Conn., September 3, i 784; married
in the town of Walkill, Orange Co., N. Y., January
5, 18 1 8, Sarah Tuthill (b. Sept. 24, 1789), daughter
of John Tuthill, of Hamptonburgh, Orange Co.,
N. Y., but who then occupied the farm near Middle-
town, N. Y., on which the Homoeopathic Hospital
for the Insane has since been built. Farmer. Lived
at Mount Hope, N. Y. Died at Beaver Dam, Sulli-
van Co., N. Y., June 18, 1826. Mrs. Pelton married
(2) Henry Goldsmith, of the township of Blooming
Grove, Orange Co., N. Y., the father of Alden Gold-
smith. She died November i, 1889, over 100 years
old, at the house of a widowed daughter at Howell's
Depot, Orange Co., N. Y. Children, all born at or
near Mount Hope:
I Tuthill, born Jan. 10, 1810; died July 16,
1822.
n Caroline, born Jan. 20, 1812; died Sept.
10, 1827.
HI Jane, born May 3, 1814; married at
Howells, N. Y., July 4, 1842, Joseph
McDonald, of Scotland. Lived at
Howell's Depot. Mr. McDonald died
February 27, 1879. Children: George,
Sarah and Henry. Lived, in 1879, ^^
Milford, Pike Co., Pa.
IV Harriet, born Nov. 16, 1816; married at
Salem, N. J., Sept. 4, 1841, Peter H.
Bell, son of Alexander Bell, of Mount
Hope, N. Y. In 1879 a farmer at
Middletown, N. Y. Children, seven,
but one living at that time.
V Elmira, born Mar. 16, 1820; married at
Howells, N. Y., Oct. 15, 1848, Philetus
Coleman, son of William Coleman, of
432 American Pelton Genealogy.
Mount Hope, N. Y. Carpenter. Liv-
ing, in 1879, ^t Howells, N. Y. Chil-
dren: George P., James (dead), Sarah
F. (dead).
VI Frances, born Aug. 29, 1821; married in
Wallkill township, N. Y., Feb. 15, 1842,
Robert Cairns, son of William Cairns,
of Edinburgh, Scotland. Lived, in
1879, ^t Howells, Orange Co., N. Y.
Farmer. Children, seven.
Vn Mary M., born at Mount Hope, Jan. 14,
1824; married at Port Jervis, N. Y.,
Mar. 18, 1850, Alexandria K. Coleman,
farmer, son of William Coleman, of
Mount Hope. Residence, in 1879, ^^
Elmira, N. Y. Children, three, one
only living.
VHI George, born Jan. 25, 1825. Carpenter
and machinist. Died, unmarried, June
29, 1859, ^t Edinboro, Erie Co., Pa.
439. Thomas Avery Pelton", third son of Peleg',
Thomas*, Henry'^, SamueF, John', born at Mount
Hope, N. Y., November 29, 1791; married at Middle-
town, Orange Co., N. Y., about 1813, Julia A. King,
daughter of John King, of that place, formerly of
Long Island, N. Y. Removed to Colchester, Dela-
ware Co., N. Y., in 181 7, and was there killed at a
raising of a log house, September 9, 1 831, by the fall
of a stick of timber that broke his neck. Farmer.
Mrs. Pelton married (2) Aaron Baxter and had a
son, Tracy Baxter, born December 20, 1835.
Children:
I Harriet Ruhama, born June 22, 18 14;
married Dec. 14, 1846, Clinton Stewart,
Hancock, N. Y.; Groton, Conn., etc. 433
son of Jehial Stewart, of Rockland,
Sullivan Co., N. Y. Lived, in 1878, at
Hancock, N. Y. Children, three.
II Anna Jane, born Apr. 16, 18 16; died May
I, 1816.
III Louisa, born Apr. i, 181 7; married Nov.
29, 1835, Albert Smith, son of Free-
man Smith, of Rockland, Sullivan Co.,
N. Y. Lived, in 1878, at Addison, N.
Y. Children, nine.
IV Peleg Stoddard, born May 18, 1820; died
Oct. 29, 1822.
433 V Milton, b. Aug. 9, 1822; m. Dec. 8, 1850,
Hannah Sprague.
VI Sydney S., born at Colchester, Delaware
Co., N. Y., Apr. 9, 1825, and there
lived and died, unmarried, June 7,
1853.
434 VII William Harley, b. Sept. 5, 1829; m. Apr.
16, 1857, Mary Perkins.
439. Milton Felton^, second son of Thomas A.^
Peleg', Thomas^ Henry", SamueF, John\ born at
Colchester, Delaware Co., N. Y., August 9, 1822;
married there, December 8, 1850, Hannah Sprague,
daughter of Abraham Sprague of that place. Far-
mer. Lived, in 1876, in Colchester, N. Y. P. O. ,
Butternuts, Delaware Co., N. Y. Children, born at
Colchester, N. Y. :
I Mary Frances, born Aug. 7, 1852; mar-
ried June 25, 1873, Almos M. Fran-
cisco (b. Jan. 9, 1850), son of John
Francisco, of Butternut Grove, Dela-
ware Co., N. Y. Child: Newton, b.
Oct. 28, 1874; living in 1878.
434 American Pelton Genealogy.
434 II Hervey May, b. June 5, 1859; "^- F^^. 7,
1 88 1, Ellen E. Mizener.
Ill Norman Luton, born Sept. 7, 1873.
433. Hervey May Pelton*, first son of Milton',
Thomas A.\ Peleg', Thomas^ Henry', SamueF, John',
born at Colchester, Delaware Co., N. Y., June 5,
1859; married February 7, 1 881, at Fremont, Sullivan
Co., N. Y., Ellen E. Mizener, daughter of Martin
R. and Mary Wood Mizener, of that place. P. O.,
1890, Butternut Grove, Delaware Co., N. Y. Chil-
dren, born at Butternut Grove:
I Guy M., born Nov. 15, 1881.
II Burt H., born Nov. i, 1884.
III Verna E., born Apr. i, 1886.
IV Edna, born Dec. 15, 1888.
V Franklin, born Mar. 14, 1890.
432. \¥illiani Harley Pelton', fourth son of
Thomas A.^ Peleg', Thomas", Henry^ SamueF, John',
born at Colchester, Delaware Co., N. Y., September
5, 1829; married at Thompson, Susquehanna Co.,
Pa., April 16, 1857, Mary Elizabeth Perkins, daugh-
ter of i\very Perkins, of Groton, Conn. Farmer.
Lived, in 1878, at Lanesboro, Susquehanna Co., Pa.
Child:
I Julia Anna Baxter, adopted, born. May 2"/,
1870.
499. Increase Pelton*, fourth son of Peleg',
Thomas*, Henry', SamueP, John', born at Mount
Hope, Orange Co., N. Y., November 27, 1794; mar-
ried at Mamakating, Sullivan Co., N. Y., in 18 19 (or
20). Jane Comfort, daughter of Benjamin Comfort,
of that place, formerly of Dutchess Co., N. Y. Far-
MONTICELLO AND SULLIVAN CO., N. Y., ETC. 435
mer. Lived near Thompsontown, Monticello, Sulli-
van Co., N. Y. Died there, May 27, 1849. Chil-
dren, born near Monticello, N. Y.
435 I Stoddard, b. Mar. 30, 182 1; m. Jan. 27,
i860, Martha R. Smith.
436 II John C, b. Nov. 27, 1822; m. June 15,
1850, Hannah Stoddard.
III Mary E., born Feb. 27, 1825; died Sept.
10, 1828.
IV Anna, born May 12, 1827; died Sept. 11,
1828.
V Amarintha, born Sept. i, 1828; married
Feb'. 24, 1853, William Decker (b. May
9, 1829), son of David Decker, of Monti-
cello, N. Y. Residence, 1878, at Che-
mung, N. Y. Children: Charles H.,
Jane and Margaret.
436 VI Peleg Rozel, b. Oct. i, 1831; m. Nov. 7,
1854, Caroline E. Lounsbury.
437 VII Floyd, b. Jan. 27, 1834; m. Nov. 8, 1878,
Charlotte R. Bush.
437VIII Increase Avery, b. July 20, 1836; m. (i)
Mar. 9, 1867, Margaret M. Griffiths;
(2) Apr. 9, 1870, Olive J. Rist.
438 IX Daniel C, b. Mar. 12, 1839; ^' Nov. 13,
1872, Fannie Decker.
434. Stoddard Pelton', first son of Increase*,
Peleg', Thomas\ Henry^ SamueP, John\ born at
Monticello, N. Y., March 30, 1821; married in the
township of Thompson, Sullivan Co., N. Y., January
27, i860, Martha R. Smith, daughter of Robert.Smith,
of that place. In 1878, a farmer in Thompson, Sul-
livan Co., N. Y. Children:
I Carrie, born Aug. 4, 1862.
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436 American Pelton Genealogy.
II Lizzie, born Mar. 18, 1864.
III Robert, born Nov. 4, 1865.
IV Floyd, born Sept. 13, 1867.
V Martha, born May 22, 1870.
434. John C. Pelton', second son of Increase^
Peleg^, Thomas^ Henry^ SamueP, John', born at
Monticello, N. Y., November 27, 1822-; married there,
June 15, 1850, Hannah Stoddard, daughter of Seth
Stoddard, of Sullivan Co., N. Y. (formerly of Groton,
Conn.) Farmer. In 1878, living at Monticello, N.
Y. Children, born at Monticello:
I Etta F., born June 22, 1851.
II Ida C, born Oct, 2, 1859.
III Seth, born July 20, 1868.
434. Peleg Rozel Pelton', third son of Increase*,
Peleg", Thomas", Henry^ SamueP, John', born at
Monticello, Sullivan Co., N. Y., October i, 1831;
married at Waterbury, Conn., November 7, 1854,
Caroline E. Lounsbury, daughter of Joseph Louns-
bury, of Monticello, N. Y. Farmer. Residence, in
1878, at Monticello, N. Y. Children, born at Monti-
cello:
I Ida Louise, born Mar. 3, 1857; died Mar.
20, 1858.
436 II Increase Avery, b. Apr. 20, i860; m. Feb.
21, 1888, Sarah D. Thornton.
437 III Joseph Henry, b. Oct. 31, 1861; m. Mar.
24, 1886, Delia B. McCullough.
IV Grant, born Sept. 7, 1865.
V Charles D., born Aug. 19, 1872.
436. Increase Avery Pelton', first son of Peleg
R.', Increase', Peleg', Thomas', Henry", Samuel', John*,
MONTICELLO AND THOMPSON, N. Y. 437
born at Eldred, Wayne Co., Pa., April 20, i860;
married at Philadelphia, Pa., February 21, 1888,
Sarah (Sallie) D. Thornton, daughter of Thomas
Thornton, of that place. In 1888, of Pelton Bros.,
grocers, in Philadelphia, Pa.
436. Joseiih Henry Pelton*, second son of Peleg
R.\ Increase", Peleg', Thomas', Henry', SamueF, John',
born at Eldred, Wayne Co., Pa., October 31, 1861;
married at Monticello, N. Y., March 24, 1886, Delia
B. McCullough, daughter of Andrew McCullough,
of that place. In 1888, of Pelton Bros., grocers,
Philadelphia, Pa. Child:
I Carrie E., born at Monticello, N. Y.,
Mar. 22, 1887.
434. Floyd Pelton', fourth son of Increase",
Peleg', Thomas*, Henrys, SamueP, John', born at
Thompsontown, near Monticello, Sullivan Co., N. Y.,
January 27, 1834; married at Pleasantville, West-
chester Co., N. Y.. November 8, 1878, Mrs. Charlotte
R. Bush, daughter of David Horton, of Colchester,
Delaware Co., N. Y. Residence, in 1878, at Monti-
cello, N. Y. Speculator.
434. Increase Avery Pelton', fifth son of In-
crease", Peleg', Thomas*, Henry'', Samuel', John',
born near Monticello, N. Y., July 20, 1836; married
(i) at Hebron, Nicollet Co., Minn., March 9, 1867,
Margaret M. Griffith (d. May 24, 1868), daughter of
John Griffith, of that place; (2) at nine miles west
of Mankato, Minn., April 9, 1870, Olive J. Rist,
daughter of Joel Rist, of Brookline, Vt. Farmer.
In 1878 living at Mankato, Blue Earth Co., Minn.
Children:
438 American Pelton Genealogy.
I Maggie B , born Jan. 21, 1868; died June
9, 1868.
II Floyd, born Feb. 7, 1871; died May 7,
1874.
434. Daniel C. Pelton', sixth son of Increase',
Peleg', Thomas*, Henry', SamueF, John', born near
Monticello, Sullivan Co., N. Y., March 12, 1839;
married there, November 13, 1872, Fannie Decker,
daughter of Isaac Decker, of that place. Merchant.
Residence, in 1879, ^^ Monticello, N. Y. Children,
born at Monticello, N. Y.:
I Frank, born Oct. 29, 1873.
II George D., born Aug. 28, 1875.
Ill Jessie May, born May 18, 1878.
429. Stoddard Pelton", fifth son of Peleg',
Thomas*, Henry", Samuel', John', born at Mount
Hope, Orange Co., N. Y., July i, 1797; married (i)
there, March 2, 1822, Fannie Tuthill (b. Sept. .9,
I 798) daughter of Benjamin Tuthill, of Mount Hope.
Wife Fannie died January 16, 1827. Married (2)
October 28, 1832, Hannah F. Newkirk (b. Feb. 2,
1800; d. Sept. 27, 1847). Farmer. Owned his
father's homestead, on which he lived; and there
died, November 15, 1846. (Another account says
Sept. 27, 1847.) Children, born in Mount Hope,
N. Y.:
439 I Rozel, b. Jan. 31, 1823; m. Jan. 30, 1861,
Deborah J. Ray.
II Melinda, born Aug. 22, 1824; died Dec.
27, 1839.
Ill Fannie, born Jan. 12, 1827; died Jan. 20,
1827.
Mount Hope and Howell's Depot, N. Y. 439
IV Mary Hannah, born Sept. 8, 1834; mar-
ried George G. Thompson. Residence,
in 1 88 1, at 15 Christopher street, New-
York city.
439 V Peleg Stoddard, b. Apr. 25, 1836; m.
Mar. 8, 1870, Cordelia Doxey.
440 VI Morris Newkirk, b. Feb. 17, 1838; m.
Oct. 5, 1864, Lizzie M. Durand.
VII Ellsworth, born Apr., 1840.
VIII Henry Clay, born Sept. 17, 1842. Bridge-
builder and carpenter, in 1879, ^^ Fow-
ler, Benton Co., Ind.
438. Rozel Peltoir, first son of Stoddard', Peleg',
Thomas*, Henry", Samuel', John', born at Mount
Hope, Orange Co., N. Y., January 31, 1823; mar-
ried at Walkill, Orange Co., N. Y., January 30,
1 86 1, Deborah J. Ray (b. Feb. 21, 1840), daughter
of William A. Ray, of Howell's Depot, Orange Co.,
N. Y. Farmer. Residence, in 1879, ^^ Howell's
Depot. Children:
I William Ray, born Apr. 29, 1862.
II Augustus P., born Feb. 12, 1864.
III George, born Mar. 4, 1868.
IV Fannie, born May 16, 1873.
V Porter Oliver, born Mar. 14, 1875.
VI Carrie Melinda, born Mar. 23, 1878.
438. Peleg Stoddard Pelton', second son of
Stoddard^ Peleg^, Thomas*, Henry^ SamueF, John*,
born at Mount Hope, Orange Co., N. Y., April 25,
1836; married at Chester, N. Y., March 8, 1870, to
Cordelia Doxey (b. July 30, 1846), daughter of John
W. Doxey, of Brooklyn, N. Y. In 1879, black-
smith and machinist in the E. R. R. shops, at Sala-
manca, N. Y. Children:
440 American Pelton Genealogy.
I Mary Louise, born Sept. 6, 1872.
II Gertrude, born Mar. 23, 1874.
Ill John Howard, born Oct. 22, 1877.
438. Morris IVewkirk Pelton', third son of
Stoddard', Peleg', Thomas', Henry', Samuels John',
born at Mount Hope, Orange Co., N. Y., February
17, 1838; married at Chicago, 111., October 5, 1864,
Lizzie M. Durand (b. July 29, 1837), daughter of
Henry Durand, of Rockingham, Vt. Farmer, in
1879, at Fowler, Benton Co., Ind. Children:
I Herman Stoddard, born June 28, 1865.
11 Mary Hannah, born Nov. 26, 1866.
GROTON, CONN. (HENRY), BRANCH.
402. Paul Pelton", third son of Henry', SamueF,
John', born at Groton, Conn., May 14, i72o(Groton
Rec); married there, August 20, 1743, Mary Avery,
daughter of Rev. (Elder) Christopher Avery, Bap-
tist minister, of Groton. But little is known of him;
the land records of Groton and Norwich, Conn., how-
soever, show that he was an active business man. He
bought land of Francis Smith, Middletown, Conn.,
December 24, 1740; sold it to Jonathan Smith, Oc-
tober 10, 1754. His first deed for land in Norwich
bears date October 26, 1 748, followed by a number
of others. He was a resident of Norwich in 1740,
and also in 1749, but returned to Groton, and in 1761
participated in the division of his father's lands. The
last appearance of his name, found on the Groton
land records, is Jan. 22, 1770. The time and place
of his death are unknown, but the date must have been
after 1770. Children, from family records of Groton
and Norwich, Conn.:
Groton and Middletown, Conn. 441
I Prudence, born at Groton, Aug. 2, 1744.
II Eunice, born at Groton, Nov. 24, 1745.
III Lucy, born at Groton, Oct. i, 1747.
IV Mary, born at Norwich, Oct. 23, 1749.
V Samuel, born at Groton, Aug. 20, 1751-
VI Paul, born at Groton, Feb. 10, 1754.
VII Hannah, born at Groton, May 6, 1756.
VIII Eunice, born at Groton, Sept. 15, 1758.
The records of Groton and towns cut from it, and
of Norwich, have been searched in vain for further
records of this family. Churches that these families
attended have gone out of existence or their records
have been lost.
409. Lemuel Pelton^ fourth son of Henry^
Samuel\ John\ born at Groton, New London Co.,
Conn., February 22, 1724 (Groton Rec); married
(Middletown, Conn., Rec), April 8, 1747, Mary Corn-
well. Lived in Middletown, Conn., probably in that
part afterward set off as Chatham. Place and date
of death unknown. Children (Middletown Rec):
442 I Samuel, b. Dec 26, 1748; m. Dec 23,
1 771, Rachel Bosworth.
II Lemuel, born July 13, 1749; no further
record.
III George, born June 14, 1751; was probably
the George Pelton who, about 1800,
travelled back and forth between
Chatham and his cousin Gideon's (son
of Thomas), in Montgomery, Orange
Co., N. Y. No other record.
IV Mary, born Nov. 28, 1752; married John
Harris; died before Dec 8, 1790, the
date of her mother's will.
442 American Pelton Genealogy.
V Hannah, born Oct. 14, 1754; married
(Middletown Rec), John Banks, Oct.
24, 1775; died before Dec. 8, 1790.
VI Elizabeth, born Sept. 16, 1756; married
Jonathan Sizer. Was Hving in 1790;
no further record.
VII Phoebe, born Nov. 28, 1758; married
Stephen Pierce, Aug. 24, 1777. Living
1790; probably died Mar. 26, 1795.
VIII Olive, born Oct. 28, 1760; no further
record.
442 IX Ebenezer, b. Dec. 28, 1763; m. 1785,
Prudence Bogart; d. Dec. 23, 1824(5).
441. SaiiinelPelton',firstson of Lemuel, Henry^
Samuer, John', born at Middletown, now Chatham,
Conn., December 26,1747; married at Chatham, Conn.,
December 23, 1771, Rachel Bosworth. Child:
I Priscilla, born at Chatham, Nov. 4, 1772;
no further record.
441. Ebenezer Pelton', fourth son of Lemuel^
Henry", SamueF, John', born in Middletown, or Chat-
ham, Conn., December 28, 1763 (Middletown Rec.)
(family tradition in 1762); married at Montgomery,
Orange Co., N. Y., in 1785, Prudence Bogart (or
Sloat? memory of her son Henry), of New York
city. Died at York, Livingston Co., N. Y., Decem-
ber 23, 1824(5). At 16 years of age he enlisted in a
Connecticut regiment and served 7 years and 3
months (as a tailor it is said). After marriage he
lived at Montgomery, Palmyra, Avon and York,
Livingston Co., N. Y. It is said that he was an able
man, but that his army life had spoiled him for busi-
Groton and Middletown, Conn. 443
ness. Mrs. Pelton, with her children, removed to
Willoughby, O., in 1832.
Note. — The " Rec'd of Service of Conn, men in
the Revolution " says " Ebenezer Pelton enlisted
February 27, 1777, in Capt. A. Stanton's Co., Regt.
of Lieut.-Col. Meigs, and was discharged in the spring
of 1780." He probably re-enlisted in the field.
Children:
I Frances, born at Montgomery, N. Y.,
Feb., 1786; married at Willoughby, O.,
in 1826, Dr. Asahel Brainard, a surgeon
in the U. S. army at the time of his
death; son of Benjamin Brainard, Conn.
Made his home at Willoughby, O., and
there died in Nov., 1878.
II Jane, born in Orange Co., N. Y., July 4,
1788; married Dec, 1804, at Farming-
ton, N. Y., Jos, Peters, while at school,
son of Benjamin Peters, of Massa-
chusetts. They remained at school
through the term. Lived at Wil-
loughby, O., and there died, Sept. 15,
1836. Children, ten.
444 III John, b. about 1790; m. Catharine Hand;
murdered in 1838.
IV Hannah, born near Rochester, N. Y., Nov.
9, 1797; married at Caledonia, N. Y.,
Mar. 16, 1 8 19, Elijah Jones, son of
John Jones, of Livingston Co., N. Y.,
formerly of Connecticut. Removed, in
1825, to Willoughby, O., where she
lived, and there died, June 27, 1828.
Mr. Jones removed to York, Sandusky
Co., O., and there died, Oct. 29, 1843.
Children, five; three sons, two daugh-
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444 American Pelton Genealogy.
ters. In 1878 Elijah Pelton Jones was
president of the First Nat. Bank at
Findlay, O., and a brother, George H.
Jones, in 1876, was in Salem, Ore.
V Maria, born at York, Livingston Co., N.
Y., July 5, 1800; married there, Mar.
20, 1824, Ezra Holmes, son of Ezra
Holmes, of York, N. Y. Removed to
Ohio in 1831, and lived at Kirtland;
and there died, Sept. 18, 1861. Chil-
dren, eight: first five, girls; the last,
three boys. In 1881, one son, George
P. Holmes, was a dental surgeon at
2,822 Washington ave., St. Louis, Mo.
445 VI Henry, b. Nov. 2, 1805; m. Jan. 3, 1827,
Margaret Hamilton.
44S. John Pelton^ first son of Ebenezer', Lem-
uer, Henry', Samuel', John*, born, probably, about
1790, at Montgomery, Orange Co., N. Y.; married
near Cincinnati, O., Catherine Hand, who, it is said,
was from Canada. Lived in Ohio, and was murdered,
in the spring of 1838, in Westchester township. Por-
ter Co., O., by F. Stares. From a printed account
of the murder and trial the following is condensed:
Mr. Pelton had hired a saw-mill near Arba Heald's,
in La Porte Co., Ind., and with Stares worked it.
They had abandoned the mill and were on the way
to Porter Co. While passing on horseback along an
Indian trail, Mr. Pelton in the lead. Stares shot him
in the back. After his fall from his horse. Stares
again shot him and then beat him to death with a
club,* and throwing his body into a dark stream
*In cutting the club, Stares broke a piece out of his knife blade; this
piece was found and fitted into the blade of a knife found on him.
FiNDLAY AND WESTCHESTER, PORTERCO., O., ETC. 445
covered it with pieces of wood. But it was found by
Ge-geem-o-co-wah, an Indian, who reported to his
chief, and he to the whites. Stares was arrested that
night in Michigan City; was tried and convicted of
murder in the first degree and hung, the first and
only execution in Porter Co. up to 1879. After the
death of her husband, Mrs. Pelton returned to near
Cincinnati, O., probably to her former home, whence,
it is said, she went to Canada. Fate, unknown.
Children, no record.
442. Henry Pelton", second son of Ebenezen,
Samuels Henry^ Samuel, John', born at Avon, Liv-
ingston Co., N. Y., November 2, 1805; married at
York, in that county, January '3, 1827, Margaret
Hamilton, of Avon, N. Y. Lived in Willoughby,
O., whence he, in 1878, removed to Quitman, Noda-
way Co., Mo. Farmer. Children:
446 I Charles, b. July 22, 1831; m. Aug. 29,
1854, Fidelia Campbell.
II Jane M., born Feb. 2, 1833; married Oct.
9, 1853, Geo. W. French, son of William
French, of Vermont. Died, . Mr.
French married (2) her sister as below.
Ill Hattie, born Feb. 3, 1839; married Aug.,
i860, Mr. Geo. W. French, widower of
her sister, Jane M. Lived at Moir,
Mich., and there died, Sept. 12, 1872.
Children, five. Mr. French still lived
at Moir in 1879.
446 IV John, b. Mar. 6, 1844; m. Mar. 14, 1869,
Jennie Baker.
446 V George, b. Jan. 31, 1847; m. Jan. 16, 1878,
Eva R. Brown.
446 American Pelton Genealogy.
445. Charles Pelton', first son of Henry\
Ebenezer\ Lemuer, Henry", SamueF, John', born at
Willoughby, O., July 22, 1831; married there, August
29, 1854, Fidelia Campbell, daughter of James Camp-
bell, of Willoughby. Farmer. Living, in 1878, at
Willoughby, O. Child:
I Ella C, born at Willoughby, O., Mar. 29,
1857; married there, Nov. 15, 1877,
George F. Houliston, son of William
A. Houliston, of that place. Residence,
in 1879, ^^ Willoughby.
445. John Pelton', second son of Henry*, Ebe-
nezer', Lemuel*, Henry^ SamueF, John', born at
Willoughby, O., March 6, 1844; married March 14,
1869, Jennie Baker, daughter of L. Baker, of Paines-
ville, O. Farmer. Residence, in 1879, at Quitman,
Nodaway Co., Mo. Child:
I Alma, born Oct. 18, 1869.
445. Georg^e Pelton', third son of Henry', Ebe-
nezer', LemueP, Henry^ SamueF, John', born at Wil-
loughby, O., January 31, 1847; married there, January
16, 1878, Eva R. Brown, of that place. Residence,
in 1878, at Willoughby, O. Farmer. No children.
402. Reuben Pelton', fifth son of Henry', Sam-
ueF, John', born at Groton, Conn., January 24, 1726.
But little is known of Reuben. Groton family rec-
ords give only his birth, as above; the land records
only yield the fact that his father conveyed to him,
"for love and affection to his son," January 3, 1760,
a part of his homestead, and that he conveyed to his
brother, Paul, "both of Groton, Conn., seven acres
of land, February 28, 1763." His great-grandson,
James Pelton, p. 456, thinks that he died in Michigan.
Children:
Groton, Conn.; West Farms, Mass. 447
447 I Reuben, b. in 1749; m. Elizabeth Tracy;
d. Aug. I, 1841.
454 II David, b. , married Hannah Milliken;
d. .
461 III Joseph, b. Mar., 1759; m. (i) Sarah Cobb;
(2) Sarah Lord; (3) Widow Mercy
Geer; d. Feb. 2, 1848.
ly Huldah, married Elijah Wait, of Ashfield,
Franklin Co., Mass. Tanner. Died
there. No children.
V Hannah, born, date unknown; married
Oliver Bosworth. Farmer, East Hamp-
ton, Mass., who committed suicide. No
children.
VI James P., no record.
VII Priscilla, no record.
There is no certainty as to the order of birth.
446. Reuben Pelton', first son of Reuben-*,
Henry^, SamueP, John', born in Groton, Conn., in
1749; married Elizabeth Tracy. Farmer. Lived at
Blanford and Conway, Mass., at Petersburgh, Rens-
selaer Co., N. Y., and at West Farms, Northampton,
Mass., where he died (Town Rec), August i, 1841,
aged 92 years. His wife, Elizabeth, died February
9, 1830, aged 79 years. Mr. Pelton attended the
Methodist church at West Farms, and was famous
for his ability to quote Scripture, and for readiness
in argument and debate. He was rather below
medium height, and of florid complexion. Children:
I Lucretia, born ; married David Ster-
ling (d. Dec. 28, 1834, aged 61).
Tailor. Lived and died at Northamp-
ton, Mass. No children.
448 American Pelton Genealogy.
II Priscilla, born 1776; married by John
Taylor, Esq. (Northampton Rec), Dec.
20, 1813, William Slack, of Northamp-
ton, Mass. Died Jan., 1838. No
children.
448 III Tracy, b. 1779; ^- Marinda Strong; d.
July 20, 1834.
IV Hannah, born Dec. 14, 1780; married at
Northampton, Mass., Dec. 10, 1801,
Julius Clark (b. Dec. 17, 1779), son of
Oliver Clark, of East Hampton, Mass.
Mr. Clark died Mar. 19, 1827, aged 47
years; Mrs. Clark, Jan. 29, 1832, aged
52 years.
, V Huldah, date of birth unknown; died un-
married.
453 VI Stephen, b. May 7, 1785; m. Dec. 31,
1807, Mary Howard; d. Feb. 22, 1813.
VII Betsy (Elizabeth) Tracy, named after
her grandmother; born at Petersburgh,
Rensselaer Co., June 3, 1787; married
(i) Elisha Rogers. Farmer, Chester-
field, Mass. Children: Thomas and
Nancy; (2) May 28, 182 1, William
Stockwell, son of William Stockwell.
Farmer, at Northampton, Mass. Chil-
dren: Marius, Frederic A., George,
Henry, Elizabeth. Died at Northamp-
ton, Oct. II, 1869; Mr. Stockwell, in
Sept., 1869.
453VIII Enos, b. Mar. 9, 1792; m. Oct. 3, 1815,
Anna Warner; d Aug. 27, 1856.
447. Tracy Pelton', first son of Reuben', Reu-
ben*, Henry^ SamueF, John', born at Northampton,
Mass., in 1779; married at Southampton, Mass.,
NORTIIAMrTON A\D WORCESTER, MASS , ETC. 449
about 1 80 1, Marinda Strong, daughter of Asahel
Strong, of that place. Farmer, at Northampton,
Mass., where he died, July 20, 1834, aged 55 years.
Children, born at Northampton:
I Philena, born about 1802; married Julius
Dewey. Lived in Chautauqua Co.,
N. Y., and there died.
449 II Lewis, b. June 3, 1804; m. Sept. 16,1834,
Charlotte Hooker.
Ill Rosina, died unmarried.
450 IV Joseph, b. Jan. 31, 1812; m. (i) Sept.,
1843, Sarah Bardwell; (2) Dec. 7, 1854,
Anna M. Keever; d. Oct. 22, 1866.
V Mary, born Aug. 3, 1814; married at
Guilford, Vt., Aug. 16, 1837, Charles
Smith; died Jan. 20, 1866. Children:
Jos. P., Sarah P., Lucy A., and Mary E.
VI Lavinia, born Oct. 23, 18 16; married at
Enfield, Conn., Oct. 15, 1834, Henry J.
Prince (b. Aug. 16, 18 12), of Spring-
field, Mass. Farmer. Lived, in 1876,
at Chicopee Falls, Mass. Children:
Mary Louise, Frank Tracy, Lewis Ed-
gar, Ella Lavinia, Jane Maria and Sarah
Alice.
451 VII Edwin, b. Feb. 17, 1819; m. (i) Feb. 6,
1840, Jane Rice; (2) June 21, 1855,
Ella L. Pease.
448. IjCwIs Peltoii', first son of Tracy", Reuben*,
Reuben*, Henry^ Samuel', John', born at Northamp-
ton, Mass., June 3, 1804; married at Sturbridge,
Mass., Sept. 16, 1834, Charlotte Hooker, daughter
of Simeon Hooker, of that place. Carpenter, Stur-
bridge, Mass., in 1876. Children:
450 American Pelton Genealogy.
I Charlotte Ann, born Dec. 25, 1836; died
March 4, 1838.
450 II Albert Lewis, b. Mar. 16, 1839; ^- Dec.
5, 1 86 1, Sarah L. Harding.
450 III Arthur Middleton, b. Mar. 27, 1841; mar-
ried Dec. 24, 1868, Emma Jane Barton;
d. April 3, 1873.
449. Albert Lewis Pelton% first son of Lewis',
Tracy", Reuben', Reuben', Henry", Samuel', John',
born at Sturbridge, Mass., March 16, 1839; married
there, December 5, 1861, Sarah L. Llarding, daughter
of Calvin Harding, of Southbridge, Mass. Shuttle-
maker. Residence, in 1878, at Southbridge, Mass.
Children, born at Southbridge:
I Cora F., born Nov. 2, 1863.
II Frank L., born June 9, 1865.
Ill Helen May, born Feb. i, 1867; died Feb.
27, 1872.
449. Arthur Middleton Pelton^, second son of
Lewis', Tracy", Reuben', Reuben^ Henry'^, SamueF,
John', born at Sturbridge, Mass., March 27, 1841;
married at Worcester, Mass., December 24, 1868,
Emma Jane Barton, daughter of Austin Barton, of that
place. Lived in Worcester. A workman on cabinet
organs; died there, April 3, 1873. Children:
I Arthur Austin, born June 17, 1870.
II Bessie King, born Dec. 31, 1872.
44?>. Joseph Pelton'', second son of Tracy\ Reu-
ben", Reuben", Henry^ Samuel", John', born at North-
ampton, Mass., January 31, 181 2; married there, (i)
September, 1843, Sarah Bardwell, daughter of Daniel
and Ruth Bardwell, of Tunbridge, Vt. (b. Nov. 17,
Northampton and Worcester, Mass., etc. 451
1814; d. Feb. 5, 1854); (2) Anna M, Keever, daughter
of Calvin Keever, of Brattleboro, Vt. Teamster.
Lived at Holyoke, Mass., and there died, October
22, 1866. Second wife married (2) Edmund D.
Fisk, and, in 1878, hved at South Hadley Falls, Mass.
Children:
I Hannah C, born Sept. 12, 1844; married
Andrew J. Cook. One child.
II Sarah; lived but ten hours.
III Mary Elizabeth, born Mar. 2, 1850; mar-
ried at Chicopee Falls, Mass., Feb.
16, 1871, Frank N. Hathaway. Lived
there in 1878, Mrs. Mary E. Curtis.
No children.
IV James D., born Aug. 27, 1852; died Dec.
27, 1852.
V Charles L., born at Holyoke, Mass., Oct.
12, 1855. Farmer. In 1877 lived at
Holyoke.
VI Henry W., born Feb. 3, 1857; died Jan.
24, 1875.
VII Arthur E., born Oct. 4, i860.
VIII Sarah J., born Jan. 6, 1863.
IX Joseph C, born June 31, 1865.
■ 448. EdwinPeltoii',thirdsonof Tracy", Reuben',
Reuben^ Henry", Samuel', John', born at West Farms,
Northampton, Mass., February 17, 18 19; married (i)
at Northampton, February 6, 1840, Jane Rice (d. Oct.,
1851); (2) there, June 2, 1855, Ellen L. Pease, daugh-
ter of Willis Pease, of Northampton. Farmer.
Residence, in 1877, at Smith's Ferry, Northampton,
Mass. Mr. Pelton and family were sufferers by the
flood caused by a broken dam at Lee in 1874, losing
every thing but their lives. Children:
58
452 American Pelton Genealogy.
I Albert E., born late in 1840; served in
the War of the Great Rebellion; was
wounded and died.
II Louise, born Mar. 22, 1842.
III Charles W., born Dec. 3, 1843. He
served in the War of the Great Rebel-
lion, and died from wounds received in
the service.
IV Hattie, born June 15, 1851; died in 1872.
V George E., born May 23, 1861.
VI Carrie L., born Aug. 27, 1866.
VII Mary K, born Apr. 19, 1868.
VIII Edwin W., born Apr. 24, 1871.
447. Stepfien Peltoii', second son of Reuben',
Reuben", Henry", Samuel', John', born at Blandford,
Mass., May 17, 1785; married at Holly, Mass., by
Rev. Joseph Grant. December 31, 1807, Mary Howard
(b. Sept. 16, 1789, at Thompson, Conn.), daughter
of Simeon Howard, of Holly. Lived at Northamp-
ton, Mass., Lenox, N. Y.,and at Cooperstown, N. Y.,
where he died, February 22, 18 13. Farmer. His
widow, Mary, married (2) Samuel J. Parker, who
died in 1878, and her address then was Mary Parker,
care Henry Parker, Dalton, Mass. Children:
I Orpha S,, born at Northampton, Mass.,
Feb. 22, 1809; married Oct. i, 1827,
Calvin Clark, Jr., of that place; died
Sept. I, 1840. No children.
453 II Stephen Austin, b. May 4, 18 10; m. in
1834, Sarah D. Horton.
III Eliza Ann, born at Lenox, Madison Co., N.
v., Mar. 5, 181 2; married Nov. 29,1840,
Calvin Clark, Jr., former husband of
her sister Orpha S. Children, five; in
1877 but one living; died June 3, 1861.
Northampton, Mass., and Conneaut, O. 453
45S. Stephen Aisstm ^eli&n\ only son of
Stephen", Reuben', Reuben*, Henry^ SamueF, John',
born at Lenox, Madison Co., N. Y., May 4, 18 10;
married at Lee, Mass., in 1834, Sarah D. Horton,
daughter of James Horton, of Dalton, Mass. Paper-
maker. He lived the most of his life at Dalton,
Mass., but in 1878 was a resident of Conneaut, O.
No children.
447. E:no§ Pelton*, third son of Reuben', Reu-
ben*, Henry', SamueP, John', born at Conway, Frank-
lin Co., Mass., Mar. 9, 1792; married at Northamp-
ton, Mass., October 3, 181 5, Anna Warner, daughter
of Thomas Warner, of Ashfield, Mass. Farmer.
Lived at Northampton, Mass., and there died,
August 27, 1856. Children:
I Nancy Minerva, born July 8, 1816; mar-
ried at Pownal, Vt., Nov. 2, 1837,
Joseph F. Howard. Lived at Dalton
and at Leeds, Mass. Residence, in
1878, at Leeds, Mass. Children:
Joseph S., Henry W., Charles Arthur,
Edward W., Ella Maria, Frederic
Waldo and Will. Sumner; all dead, but
the last two, in 1878. In 1891, resi-
dence still at Leeds, Mass.
n Huldah Emeline, born Oct. 6, 1818; died,
unmarried, Jan. 29, 1847.
ni Ann Eliza, born Mar. 8, 1821; died, un-
married, June II, 1852 (3).
IV Edward Wentworth, born June 6, 1823.
Lived in Northampton, excepting a
short time in Brookfield, Mass.; and
died, unmarried, at Northampton, July
5, 1847.
454 American Pelton Genealogy.
V Celia Adaline, born Aug. 8, 1827; died,
unmarried, Sept. 26, 1857.
VI Martha Olivia, born Apr. 5, 1831; mar-
ried at Northampton, Mass., Aug. 6,
1858, George R. Kennedy. Silk manu-
facturer, at Worcester, Mass. Room
16, Lincoln House block. "Residence,
in 1882, at Worcester, Mass. No chil-
dren.
446. David Pelton', second son of Reuben^
Hen^y^ SamueP, John\ born at Groton, Conn., date
unknown; married, place and date unknown, Hannah
Milliken, of Block Island, Mass. Lived at West
Farms, township of Northampton, Mass., and there
died, time unknown. Farmer. He attended the M.
E. Church at West Farms
Note. — He received a pension for military services
thus described in " Record of Service of Connecticut
men in the American Revolution." published by the
State of Connecticut: David Pelton enlisted in Capt.
Shumway's company, of Col. Jedediah Huntington's
regiment, April 29, 1777, for three years; discharged
June 18, 1779; had previously served in Capt. Isaac
Gallup's company, of Parsons' regiment; name on the
roll, Noveml3er 6, 1776. Children, order of their
births uncertain:
I Archibald, no record; is said to have left
home young and that he was not heard
from afterward.
455 II David, Jr., b. ; m. Mary Culver; d.
458 III Marchant, b. about Aug., 1796; m. Cath-
erine Hunt; d. Sept. 6, 1846.
461 IV James, b. probably about 1798; m. .
Plainfield, Mass., and Exeter, N. Y., etc. 455
V Sophia, born 1797; married in 1823, Elijah
Gloyd. Lived in Plainfield, Mass.;
died Dec. 22, 1824, aged 27 years.
454. DaTid Peltoii, Jr.^, second son of David',
Reuben*, Henry', SamueF, John', born, date unknown,
probably in Northampton, Mass. (some say in the
State of New York); married in West Hampton,
Mass., about 1805, Mary Culver, daughter of Lemuel
Culver, of East Hampton, Mass. Lived in Saratoga,
in Exeter, Otsego Co., N. Y., and in Aurora, Erie
Co., N. Y., where he and his wife died, about 1855.
Children:
455 I Alanson, b. Dec, 1806; m. Dec, 1825,
Judith Hunt; d. Aug. 21, 183 1.
n Nancy, born at Exeter, N. Y., Sept. 13,
1808; married at Aurora, Erie Co., N.
Y., July, 1830, Taylor Woodruff, son of
Ephraim Woodruff, of that place.
Lived there, where he died. Chil-
dren: Marcus, Keturah Ann (dead),
Deloss, Maria, Imogene (dead). In
1878, lived with a daughter at Iowa
Falls, la.
456 III Osborn, b. , m. , Sarah Berge; d.
1833.
IV Lorenzo, born ; died, unmarried, at
Aurora, Erie Co., N. Y., in 1859.
456 V James, b. 1810; m. , Eunice Hunt.
455. Alanson Pelton', first son of Davids
David', Reuben', Henry\ Samuel", John', born at
Northampton, Mass., December, 1806; married there,
in December, 1825, Judith Hunt, daughter of Moses
Hunt, of that place. Farmer, at Northampton, where
456 American Pelton Genealogy.
he died, August 21, 1831. Mrs. Pelton married (2)
Sumner Clapp, and in 1880 lived at Fairfield, Bureau
Co., 111. Children:
I Mary, born Jan. 14, 1832; married at Bar-
tonsville, Vt, June 19, 1848^ Benj.
A. Edwards, Jr., son of Benj. A.
Edwards, of Canada. Died Dec. 24,
1857, at Bureau, Bureau Co., 111. The
youngest daughter, Mrs. Mary King,
lived, in 1878. at Polo, 111.
455. Osborn Pelton', second son of David*,
David', Reuben", Henry', Samuel', John', born at
Northampton, Mass.; married there, Sarah Berge,
daughter of J. Berge. Lived at Northampton, Mass.,
and died at sea, on a voyage from China, in 1833.
No children.
455. Jaiue^ Pelton', fourth son of David*, David*,
Reuben*, Henry", SamueF, John', born, probably, at
Northampton, Mass., in 18 10; married there, Eunice
Hunt, daughter of Moses Hunt, of that place, and
probably lived at Northampton as late as 1838 or
1840, and then, for some years, at Hanover, N. H.
Blacksmith. In 1880 he was postmaster at his place
of residence, Prairieville, Arkansas Co., Ark. Mr.
Pelton had a full record of his own family, of his
father's, and of his grandfather's family, in his family
Bible, which was stolen while on his way to Arkansas.
Children, probably the first six were born at North-
ampton; the others at Hanover, N. H.:
457 I Edward, b. .
457 II James H., b. ; m. Emeline Miller.
458 III Moses, b. ; m. .
NOF^THAMPTON, MaSS., AND BRICKSVILLE, O. 457
458 IV William Randall, b. July 21, 1833; m.
Sept. 5, 1858, Juliet Archer.
V David B,, born at Hanover, N. H.; no
further record.
VI Thomas, born at Hanover, N. H.; died at
Fairfield, Bureau Co., Ill, in 1854; un-
married.
VII Ann J., born at Hanover, N. H., Mar. 4,
1843; married Jan. i, 1862, A. J. Speed.
Three children; all dead. Died at
Davenport, Iowa, Mar. 10, 1863.
VIII Judith H., born at Hanover, N. H., in
1844; married in 1864, Robert Whiting,
son of Geo. Whiting, of New Bedford,
Bureau Co., 111. Child, a son, born
in 1866. Residence, in 1880, at Praririe-
ville. Ark.
IX Mary Ann, born at Hanover, N. H., Sept.
20, 1847; married at Greenville, 111.,
May 9, 1869, Roland Smith, of Bureau
Co., 111. Residence, in 1880, at Plattes-
mouth, Neb. The exact order of birth
of these children is uncertain,
450. Edward Pelton^, first son of James', David*,
David', Reuben^ Henry', Samuel', John', born near
Northampton, Mass. Lives, and has lived for years,
at Hanover, N. H. He has been written repeatedly,
but without result. He has a family.
456. James H. Pelton', second son of James',
David*, David', Reuben^ Henry^ SamueF, John', born
; married at Williamsport, Pa., Emeline Miller.
Locomotive engineer; last known residence, 1888,
Athens, O.
458 American Pelton Geneaeogy.
456. Moses Pelton', third son of James', David',
David', Reuben', Henry', SamueP, John\ born ;
married . In 1880 he lived at Davenport, la.
Written, no report.
456. William Randall Pelton', fourth son of
James', David', David', Reuben\ Henry', Samuel',
John', born at Northampton, Mass., July 21, 1833;
married at Princeton, 111., September 5, 1858, Juliet
Archer, daughter of David Archer, of that place.
Blacksmith. Living, in 1880, at Cable, 111. Chil-
dren:
I William Randall, born at Davenport,
Iowa, Dec. 21, 1859; <^i^d, of cholera,
at Louisiana, Mo., July 14, 1873.
II Eunice Capitola, born at Limerick, Bureau
Co., 111., Nov. II, 1861; died, like her
brother, of cholera, on the same day,
July 14, 1873.
454. Marchant Pelton', third son of David",
Reuben^ Henry', SamueF, John', born at Northamp-
ton, Mass., about August, 1796; married there, about
1817, Catherine E. Hunt (b. May 12, 1801), daughter
of Capt. Moses Hunt, of Northampton. Farmer.
The family removed to Bricksville, Cuyahoga Co.,
O., in April, 1839. He returned to Northampton,
where, in the Town Records, is found this sad
record: "Died, of intemperance, Sept. 6, 1846."
From other sources it was learned that he was found
dead in a wood on Mount Tom. Mrs. Pelton died
at Bricksville, O., August 30, 1851 (Aug. 28, 1850).
The family removed to Illinois in 1853. Children,
all, but the last, born at or near Northampton, Mass.:
I Chauncey F., born about 1 818; diedabout
1820.'
Northampton, Mass., and Bricksville, O. 459
459 II Charles P., b. July 2, 1820; m. June 8,
1842, Amelia Reynolds.
Ill Ann Elizabeth, born about 1822; died
about 1836, at about 14 years of age.
460 IV Ebenezer H., b. Aug. 26, 1824; m. May
II, 1864, Cordelia Wallace.
V Elsie A., born Aug. 29, 1825; married at
Fulton City, 111., Oct. 14, 1866, Hiram
McKenzie. Farmer. Residence, in
1880, at Yorktown, Bureau Co., 111.
VI Maria, born Sept. 10, 1832; married in
Cuyahoga Co., O., Jan. i, 1853, Jacob
Bennett (b. Madison Co., N. Y., 1830),
son of Jacob Bennett, of England.
Children, four. Residence, in 1880, at
Jasper, Lenawee Co., Mich.
461 VII William A., b. May 13, 1834; m. Lucia
VIII Josiah P., born Jan. 7, 1837. Lived at
Jasper, Mich., and there died, unmar-
ried, in 1878.
IX Hannah Sophia, born Nov. 7, 1839; mar-
ried Mar. 20, 1858, in Whiteside Co.,
Ill, George Coburn; died there, July i,
1876. Children, five living.
X Catherine E., born at Bricksville, Cuya-
hoga Co., O., Oct. 4, 1 841; married at
De Pue, Bureau Co., 111., Aug. 11,
1858, Wm. H. Mesenkop, son of Ferris
Mesenkop, of Princeton, 111. Lived
there in 1880. Children, six.
458. Charles P. Peltoii', second son of Mar-
chant", David', Reuben', Henry', Samuel', John', born at
Northampton, Mass., July 2, 1820; married at Bricks-
59
460 American Pelton Genealogy.
ville, Cuyahoga Co., O., June 8, 1842, Amelia Rey-
nolds, daughter of David Reynolds, of the State of
Maine. Farmer. In 1879, lived at Princeton, Bu-
reau Co., 111. Children:
460 I Charles M., b. Sept. i, 1844; m. Nov. 2,
1877, Phoebe Tice.
II Marian L., born Feb. 14, 1846; married
Nov. 2, 1869, Joseph Sharp, son of
William Sharp, of Princeton, 111. Resi-
dence, in 1880, at Princeton, 111. Chil-
dren, four, two then living.
III Frances A., born Feb. 2, 1848; married
Jan. 20, 1870, Charles E. Brown, of
Princeton, 111. Residence there, in
1880. Children, two, one then living.
IV Catherine, born July 8, 1851; married at
Princeton, 111., Oct. 30, 1870, Henry
Otstat, son of Frederic Otstat, of York
Co., Pa Residence, in 1880, at
Wyanet, Bureau Co., 111. Children,
four.
V Fremont; no other record.
459. Charles M. Pelton*, first son of Charles P.',
Marchant', David', Reuben*, Henry', SamueF, Johni,
born in Delaware Co., O., September i, 1844; mar-
ried at Greenville, Bureau Co., 111., November 2,
1877, Phoebe Tice, daughter of George Tice, of Penn.
Living, in 1880, at Princeton, Bureau Co., 111. Far-
mer. Child:
I Minnie, born Aug. 2, 1878.
458. Ebeiiezer H. Pelton', third son of Mar-
chant', David", Reuben*, Henry', SamueF, John', born
at Northampton, Mass., August 26, 1824; married at
Perrysburg, O., and Saratoga, N. Y. 461
Perrysburg, Wood Co., O., May 11, 1864, Cordelia
Wallace. Residence, in 1880, at Jasper, Lenawee
Co., Mich. Child:
I William S., born Feb. 15, 1865.
458. William A. Pelton', fourth son of Mar-
chant\ David', Reuben'*, Henry^, Samuer, John', born
at Northampton, Mass., May 13, 1834; married ,
Lucia . Lived, in 1880, at Little Falls, Minn.
No report.
454. James Pelton', fourth son of David', Reu-
ben*, Henrys, SamueP, John', born, probably, at North-
ampton, Mass., about 1798; married at Utica, N. Y.,
date and person unknown. Lived at Buffalo, N. Y.
Date of death unknown. Children:
I Dolphin. No record.
II Sophia; date of birth and marriage un-
known; married Capt. Frank Pattee;
was living in Buffalo, N. Y., in i860.
446. Joseph Pelton', third son of Reuben^
Henrys, SamueP, John', born at Groton, Conn., in
March, 1759; married (i) Sarah Cobb, probably at
Lee, Mass., who died and was buried at Saratoga,
N. Y. (burying-ground destroyed and the record lost);
(2) at Saratoga, Sarah Lord (b. May 14, 1751; d.
Jan. II, 1836, at Floyd, Oneida Co., N. Y.); (3) at
Floyd, N. Y., widow Mercy Geer (b. 1765; d. Feb. 2,
1848, aged 83.) Farmer. He served in the Revolu-
tionary War; was taken prisoner and converted while
in prison. Among other duties he acted as a spy for
Gen. Washington. He lived at Ashfield, Mass.; at
Saratoga, and at Floyd, Oneida Co., N. Y., where he
died, February 21, 1854, aged 94 years and 11 months.
He was very short in stature. Children:
462 American Pelton Genealogy.
4l&2 I Salmon, b. Feb. 16, 1784; m. (i) June
22, 1806, Edith Saxton; (2) Apr. 23,
1854, Nancy Nelson; d. Feb. 18, 1855.
II A daughter, who died when two years
old.
Note. — Is this the Joseph Pelton named in the
volume published by New Jersey, giving the names
of those who served in New Jersey regiments in the
Revolution ?
461. Salmon Pelton", only son of Josephs Reu-
ben', Henry', SamueP, John\ born at Ashfield, Frank-
lin Co., Mass., February 16, 1784; married (i) at
Saratoga, N. Y., June 22, 1806, Edith Saxton, daugh-
ter of Nathaniel Saxton, of that place; (2) at Floyd,
Oneida Co., N. Y., April 23, 1854, Nancy Nelson,
daughter of Garner Nelson, of Westfield, Mass.
Farmer. Lived at Ashfield, Mass., at Saratoga, and
at Floyd, Oneida Co., N. Y., where he died, February
18, 1855, aged 71 years. His wife, Edith, died at
Floyd, N. Y., May 10, 1853, aged 68 years, 10 months,
II days. His second wife married (2) Dr. George
Fowler, and, in 1877, lived at 48 Erie street, Utica,
N. Y. Mr. Pelton was a tall man, six feet high, of
fine appearance and with light complexion. His
mother's family, the Cobbs, were tall. He was much
respected and held offices in Floyd, — supervisor, jus-
tice of the peace, etc., — for more than forty years.
No children.
40S. Robert Pelton', sixth son of Henry',
SamueF, John', born at Groton, Conn., June 9, 1728;
married, probably, in what is now Chatham, Conn ,
August 19, 1 75 1, Hannah (surname unknown). He
removed to Chatham, Conn., about 1753. Lived at
Chatham, Conn.; Grand Isle, Vt., etc. 463
Chatham, and there died (Ch. Rec), June 21, 1789.
Children, no certainty as to the order of birth of some
of them:
I Dorcas, born at Groton, Conn., Aug. 19,
1 751; married (Ch. Rec), Sept. 28,
1775, Robert Wilkinson.
II Prudence, born at Chatham, Conn., Aug.
20, 1754; married Stephen Taylor.
Children, thirteen, in 1876 all dead.
Died at Torringford, Litchfield Co.,
Conn.
III Hannah, born Dec. 20, 1756; supposed to
have married John or Ezra Bevan in
1791.
IV Moses Young, born Apr. 20, 1759; by
Middletown Rec, Apr. 8, 1759. No
further record.
V Jedidah, born, probably, in 1761; m. Cle-
ment Carr. Children, seven; all dead in
1880. Lived in Torringford, Conn.
Date of death unknown.
VI George, born in 1 763; baptized May, 1 763.
No further record.
463 VII Daniel, b. 1767; m. (i) Miss Seely; (2)
Sally Carr.
469VIII Robert, b. May 11, 1771; m. Nov. 21,
1 79 1, Lucy Wright; d. Jan. 16, 1807.
IX Experience, born 1774; married (i) Mr.
Boardman; (2) Jesse Dix, both in
Wethersfield, where she lived and died.
469. Daniel Pelton', third son of Robert*,
Henry^ Samuel', John', iDorn in Chatham, Conn.,
date unknown, probably about 1767; married (i) a
Miss Seely or Silleck; removed to Grand Isle Co.,
464 American Pelton Genealogy.
Vt., and there raised a family; afterward, about 1796,
he went to Canada with his wife and family. He lived
there for several years; lost his wife and returned to
Torrington township, Litchfield Co., Conn., where, in
or past middle life, he married Sally Carr, sister of Cle-
ment Carr, husband of his sister Jedidah, and there
lived and died, date unknown. Children:
464 I Moses, b. Sept., 1782; m. Dorothy Bishop;
d. Sept. 10, 1845.
II Hannah, born in 1785; married Mr. Pool
and lived in Canada.
III Frances, born in 1788; married Mr. Kittle
and lived in Canada.
IV Olive, born in 1790; married Mr. Mitchell
and lived in Canada, about 10 miles
from Chateaugay Corners, N. Y.
466 V Willis Daniel, b. July 10, 1792; m. Jan.
25, 1825, Maria Parkhurst; d. Nov. 11,
1862.
VI Freelove, born in Torringford, Conn.; no
further record.
Exact order of births unknown.
463. Moses Pelton', first son of Daniel', Robert',
Henry^ SamueP, John', born, probably, in Grand Isle
Co., Vt, in September, 1782; married about 1806, at
Hinesburgh, Chittenden Co., Vt, Dorothy Bishop (d.
July 15, 1865, aged 68), daughter of Daniel Bishop, of
that place. Farmer. Lived at Hinesburgh; a man
of excellent abilities and character, and there died,
September 10, 1845, aged 63 years. Family record
destroyed. At 14 years of age he removed, with his
father's family, to Canada; his father and mother
then both living. He had deserted from the British
army about the time he came to Hinesburgh, Vt
Children, born at Hinesburgh.
HlNESBURGH, Vt.; JENISONVILLE, MiCH., ETC. 465
I Hiram, born, 1807; died unmarried.
II Laura, born, 1809, married Josiah Spauld-
ing; died, date unknown.
Ill Edith, born, 181 2; died unmarried.
460 IV Myron, b. 18 14; m. Harriet Fling, Mar.
24, 1840; d. Mar. 25, 1841.
V Clarissa, born 1816; m. Homer Isham,
St. George, Vt.
VI Mary Ann, born in 1818; died May 18,
1835.
VII Julia Ann, born in 1821; died Feb. 11,
1838.
466 VIII Orrin, b. Jan. 31, 1823; m. (i) Mandana
Patrick; (2) Aug. 19, i860, Ann Patrick;
d. May 27, 1879.
IX Caroline, born April 20, 1825; married at
Hinesburgh, Vt., Oct. 21, 1845, Joseph
Kingman Ferre, of Bridport, Vt, son
of Luther Ferre, of that place. Mer-
chant. Judge Ferre was held in high
esteem in Bridport, and there died, aged
nearly 70, Sept. 11, 1880. Residence
of Mrs. Ferre, in 1879, ^t Bristol, Vt.
Children, Chas. F., Frederic A., Henry
C, Carrie B., Sydney C, and Clara Jane.
X Jane, born Jan. 13, 1829; married at Brid-
port, Vt., June 25, 1846, L. L. Holcomb
(b. May 28, 1818), son of Andrew E.
Holcomb, of Starksboro, Vt. Resi-
dence, in 1880, at Davenport, Iowa.
Children, Carrie E., Fred E., Frank L.,
Nettie J., and William H. May, 1891,
living at Concordia, Kans.
XI Ellen, born in 1831; married John Shee-
han; died July 18, 1856.
466 American Pelton Genealogy.
464. Myron Pelton', second son of Moses*, Dan-
iel", Robert*, Henry^ SamueF, John', born at Hines-
burgh, Vt, in 1814; married at Keeseville, N. Y.,
March 24, 1840, Harriet Fling; died at Keeseville,
N. Y., March 25, 1841. Child:
I Julia Corrinne, born at Keeseville, June
20, 1 841, and now living somewhere in
Oregon.
464. Orrin Pelton^ third son of Moses', Dan-
iel', Robert'*, Henry', SamueF, John', born at Hines-
burgh, Vt,, January 31, 1823; married (i) there,
Mandana Patrick; (2) at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Ann
Patrick, of Hinesburgh, Vt. Lived at Shelburne,
Vt, and there died, of pneumonia. May 27, 1879.
Farmer. Children:
I Lizzie, born Nov 20, 1850.
n Carlie, born Aug. 21, 1853.
ni Ruth, born Jan. 15, 1855; married; lived
at Richmond, Vt., and died May 27,
1879, ^t t^^ same hour as her father.
IV Annie, born Nov. i, 1857.
V Mandana, born July 1 1, 1859; died July 5,
1861.
VI John Moses, born Nov. 21, 1865.
VII Abbie, born Oct. 4, 1867.
VIII Belle, born Dec. 8, 1871.
163. IVillis Daniel Pelton", second son of
Daniel", Robert^ Henry^ Samuel, John', born on
Grand Isle, Lake Champlain, Vt., July 10, 1792;
afterward removed with his father's family to Canada,
about 1796; married January 25, 1825, in northern
New York, Maria Parkhurst, daughter of Able Park-
hurst, of Champlain, Clinton Co., N. Y. Removed
HiNESBURGH, VT.; JENISONVILLE, MICH., ETC. 467
to Ingersoll, now Port Burwell, Elgin Co., Ontario,
and there died, November ii, 1862. Mrs. Pelton,
born July 10, 1807; died in Jenisonville, Mich.,
November 15, 1878. Children:
467 I Leonard William, b. Sept 2, 1826; m. (i)
Apr. 29, 1848, Sarah Calkin; (2) Oct.
15, 1864, Dorothy Ross; d. July 20,
1873-
468 II Charles A., b. Aug. 17, 1828; m. Oct. i,
1856, Phoebe Merrill; d. Sept. 22, 1862.
III Caroline M., born Feb. 13, 1831; mar-
ried (i) Joel Benham. Children, three;
(2) Clark Lawton, no children; died
Mar. 22, 1874.
IV Julia Ann, born Dec. 18, 1833; married
Mar. 30, 1850, Geo. W. Allen.
V Lucy M., born Mar. 16, 1836.
VI Laura F., born Nov. 16, 1838; died Aug.,
1876.
468 VII Daniel B., b. Sept. 18, 1841; m. Oct. 20,
1869, Theresa Willover.
VIII Martha O., born Jan. 9, 1844; married
July 3, 1865, F. A. Jenison. Residence,
1880, Manton, Mich.
468 IX Sidney C, b. Apr. 9, 1848; m. Mar. 16,
1873, Eleanor Burton.
466, liconard William Pelton', first son of
Willis D.*, Danier, Robert^ Henry^ SamueF, John',
born at Henersville, Quebec, September 2, 1826; mar-
ried (i) at Cornwall, Can., April 29, 1848, Sarah
Calkin; (2) October 15, 1864, Dorothy Ross, of
Cornwallis, Can., daughter of Gordon Ross. Hotel-
keeper; died at Mille Roches, Ont, July 20 (2),
1873. His widow married (2) Mr. Blackadder. Lived,
60
468 American Pelton Genealogy.
in 1877, at Mille Roches, Ontario. Children, no
record.
46®. Charles A. Pelton'', second son of Willis
D.*, Daniel', Robert', Henry', SamueF, John', born
near Prescott, Ontario, August 17, 1828; married at
Port Burwell, formerly Ingersoll, Ont., October 13,
1856, Phoebe Merrill, daughter of Rev. Joseph Mer-
rill, of that place. Lumber dealer and grocer, at Port
Burwell, where he died, Sept. 22, 1862. His widow
lived, in 1880, at Port Burwell, Ont. Children:
I Clarence M., born Oct. 31, 1858; died
Feb. 9,1859.
n Charles I., born Feb. 26, i860; died Dec.
12, i860.
HI Adenia, born Dec. 18, 1861, Residence,
in 1880, in Port Burwell, Ont.
46®. Baoiiel B. Pelton', third son of Willis D.s
DanieP, Robert*, Henry^ SamueP, John', born at
Aultsville, Ontario, September 18, 1841; married at
Fentonv4le, Mich., October 20, 1869, Theresa Will-
over, daughter of Henry A. Willover, of that place.
Residence, in 1878, at Saginaw City, Mich. Shoe busi-
ness. Children:
I Claude Willis, born Sept. 15, 1870.
H James, born Mar. 22, 1872; died Apr. 15,
1872.
HI Clarence A., born June 4, 1875; ^^^^ Dec.
18, 1875.
40S, Sidney €. Pelton', fourth son of Willis D.^
Daniel', Robert*, Henry', SamueF, John', born at
Macinia (?) N. Y., April 9, 1848; married at Jenison-
ville, Ottawa Co., Mich., March 16, 1873, Eleanor
Saginaw City, Mich.; Torringford, Conn. 469
Burton, daughter of Freeman Burton. Farmer.
Residence, in 1880, at Georgetown, Ottawa Co.,
Mich. P. O., Muskegon, Mich. Children, none re-
ported.
TORRINGFORD, LITCHFIELD CO., CONN.,
BRANCH.
462. Robert Pelton% fourth son of Robert',
Henry^ Samuel", John', born at Chatham, Conn.,
May II, 1 771 (bap. June 16, 1771); married there,
November 21, 1791 (Ch. Rec, Nov. 21, 1793), Lucy
Wright, daughter of Joel Wright, of Chatham. Re-
moved to Torrington, Litchfield Co., Conn., and
there lived and died, January 16, 1807. Children,
born at Torrington, Conn.:
469 I Erastus, born about 1 794; married ,
name of wife unknown; d. about 1840.
II Lusina, born Dec. 2, 1796; married at
Torringford, Conn., Nov. 20, 1820, Wil-
liard North; two children, both dead;
lived, in 1878, at Wolcottville, Conn.
470 III Robert, b. Dec. 25, 1798; m. Apr. 8, 1829,
Alma Egleston, daughter of David
Egleston; d. Dec. 29, 1867.
IV Laura, born at Torrington, Conn., May 2,
1802; lived there and died, unmarried,
Nov., 1829.
469. Erastas Pelton', first son of Robert', Rob-
ert*, Henry', Samuel', John', born about 1794; mar-
ried, unknown, both date and name of wife; died
about 1840; buried in Wolcottville, Conn. Child:
I A son, who died when two or three years
old.
470 American Pelton Genealogy.
469. Robert Peltoii% second son of Robert',
Robert', Henry", SamueF, John', born at Torringford,
Conn., December 25, 1798; married at Torrington,
Conn., April 8, 1829, Alma Egleston, daughter of
David Egleston, of that place. Admitted a freeman
of Torrington, 1 83 1. Farmer. Lived at Wolcottville,
and there died, Dec. 29, 1867; the last male of his
line in Torrington, Conn. Children, born at Wol-
cottville:
I Lusina Benton, born at Torringford,
Conn., Feb. 5, 1833; married in May,
1 85 1, Julius Franklin Blakeslee (b.
Dec. 4, 1825), son of George A. Blakes-
lee, of Torringford, Conn. Four chil-
dren. Died in Northfield, Conn., Feb.
29, 1858.
II Lucy W., born July 19, 1835; married
at Wolcottville, Conn., Dec. 11, 1854,
Hudson Burr, of Torringford, Conn.
Lawyer. Four children: Louis Hos-
ford(dead), Lillie Grove (dead), Emma
Pelton and Charles Hudson. Resi-
dence, in 1876, at Bloomington, 111.
III Martha Ellen, born Aug. 10, 1837; died,
unmarried, Dec. 13, 1854.
IV Laura, born Feb. 3, 1844; married at
Bloomington, 111., Jan. 15, 1862, John
McNulta. Lawyer. Who has served
as State Senator, member of Congress,
and Union general in the War of the
Great Rebellion. Residence, in 1876, at
Bloomington, 111. Children: Herbert
and Robert Pelton.
V Mary Georgiana, born Dec. 11, 1846;
married at Wolcottville, Conn.,^Sept.
Clarkson and Johnsburgh, N. Y. 471
II, 1865, John H. Wadhams. Chil-
dren, four. Residence, in 1876, at
Goshen, Conn.
441. liemiiel Peltons, son of Lemuel', Lemuel*,
Henry^ Samuel', J ohm, born, tradition says, near
Groton or Norwich, Conn., and that he had brothers,
William, Samuel and Ebenezer. Lemuel married
Mary Wicks and removed to the township of Butter-
nuts, Otsego Co., N. Y., and there died, about 1805.
Mrs. Pelton returned to Norwich, Conn., it is said,
and there married a Mr. Simmons, and removed to
Lanesboro, Mass., and afterward to Brockport, N.
Y. There are also traditions that Lemuel Pelton
lived for a time near Northampton, Mass. Children,
order of birth not exactly known:
471 I Reuben S., b. May 12, 1800; m. about
1830 to 1832, Martha A. Galusha; d.
Dec. 26, 1 85 1.
473 II Lemuel, b. about 1803; m. ■ ; d. -,
at Grand Ledge, Eaton Co., Mich.
Ill Eunice, born in 1806; married (i) about
1822, in Brockport, N. Y., Seymour
Pond; (2) to Nathan Wright; and died
in Clarkson, Monroe Co., N. Y., Apr.
14, 1855. A granddaughter, Mrs.
Eliza M. Cook, lived in 1879, ^^ North
Parma, Monroe Co., N. Y.
^ 471. Renben S. Pelton^, son of Lemuel*, Lem-
uel', Lemuel", Henry', Samuel', John', born in Massa-
husetts, probably near Northampton, May 12, 1800;
married at Johnsburgh, Warren Co., N. Y., about 1832,
Martha A. Galusha, daughter of Reuben Galusha,
472 American Pelton Genealogy.
of that place. Farmer. Lived in Monroe Co., N.
Y. Date of death unknown. Mrs. Pelton married
(2) a Mr. Geer. Children:
4:72 I Stephen, b. Apr. 10, 1833; m. Oct. 13,
1867, Rhoda E. Grandine.
II Betsey Ann, born Apr. 25, 1838; married
William Picket, son of Amos Picket, of
Williamson, Wayne Co., N. Y., Oct.
10, i860; died at Marion, N. Y., Sept.
25, 1872. Four children.
III Sarah Jane, born Aug. 8, 1840; married
Dec. 5, 1856, Michael Kriess, of Pen-
field, Monroe Co., N. Y. Residence,
in 1879, at Lyons, N. Y. Four chil-
dren.
IV Mary Eliza, born Oct. 8, 1843; married
Sept. 23, 1863, Henry Burden, son of
Benj. Burden, of Arcadia, Wayne Co.,
N. Y; residence, 1879, Marion, Wayne
Co., N. Y. Three children.
V Robert Henry, born Feb. 28, 1846;
drowned in Michigan, June 22, 1862.
471. Stephen Pelton', first son of Reuben S.',
Lemuel', Lemuel', Lemuel"^, Henry^ SamueP, John',
born at Johnsburgh, Warren Co., N. Y., April 10, 1833;
married at Pultneyville, Wayne Co., N. Y., October
13, 1867, Rhoda E. Grandine, daughter of Daniel
Grandine, of that place. Farmer. Residence, in
1880, at Pultneyville, N. Y. Mr. Pelton is a large
man, weighing about 200 pounds, with light com-
plexion, brown hair and bluish grey eyes. Children:
I Allison D., born Jan. 15, 1869.
II Charles Henry, born Aug. 4, 1874.
SOMERS, Conn. 473
471. Lemuel Pelton\ second son of Lemuel',
Lemuel', LemueP, Henry*, SamueF, John', born about
1803 at ; married . Lived in western New
York, and died at the house of his son at Grand
Ledge, Mich. Children, one only known:
I William A., born ; married ; has
a family and, in 1891, lived at Grand
Ledge, Eaton Co., Mich.
Note. — The writer made persistent efforts, all in
vain, to obtain the records of the above two families.
THE SOMERS COUNTY, CONN., BRANCH.
40S. Moses Peltoii*, seventh son of Henry^ Sam-
ueF, John', born at Groton, Conn., about 1728 to
1730; married about 1750, Mary (Molly) Whipple.
Lived at Somers, Conn., where the house he lived in
was standing in 1880. The Town Records of Somers
give the date of his death as April 16, 1778. Lorin
P. Waldo, in his "Early History of Tolland," Conn.,
pp. 50 and 51, says: " On news of the battle of Lex-
ington, April 19, 1875, 3L company of men was raised,
commanded by Capt. Solomon Wills, and served in
Col. Spencer's regiment, at Roxbury, Mass., from
May I to December i, 1775. In the roll of this com-
pany is the name of Moses Pelton. He was from
Somers, and was killed the next year by a cannon
ball from the British shipping while the American
army was retreating from New York." He was one
of the early settlers of Somers. Children:
474 I Moses, b. June 27, 1751; m. Dorothy
Benton; d. June 19, 1809.
481 H Joel, b. Nov. 5, 1753; m. (i) Sally Slo-
man; (2) Anna Cotter; (3) 1833,
widow Ruhama Beedy; d. Mar. 7, 1856,
aged 103 years.
474 American Pelton Genealogy.
III Hannah,bornatSomers, Conn.; died May
ID, 1754.
IV 'Mary, born Feb. 26, 1754; married a Mr.
Farwell, and went to some place near
Lake Champlain. Another account
says she married a Mr. Luce and died
in Somers.
V Hannah (2), born Aug. 30, 1755; died in
Somers, unmarried, Feb. 16, 181 7.
VI Lemuel, born 1 75 7; no record, said to have
gone East.
VII Elizabeth, born in Nov., 1763; no further
record.
Note. — The most of these dates are from the
Town Records of Somers. Evidently some of them
are incorrect.
473. Moses Peltoii', first son of Moses^ Henry",
Samuer, John', born at Somers, Conn., June 27, 1751;
married at Tolland, Conn., Dorothy Benton, about
1778, who died in July, 1843, over 90 years old.
Lived, first at Somers and then at Tolland, Conn.,
and again in Somers, where he died, June 19, 1809,
aged 58 years. Farmer. Children:
I Dorothy Benton, bprn at Somers, July i,
1780; married at Tolland, Conn., Nov.
29, 1798, Eleazar May. Lived at
Homer, Cortland Co., N. Y. Children,
ten, all girls, some of whom were
famous as teachers. Not found.
II Lovica, born at Tolland, about 1782; mar-
ried Eliakim Hammond. Lived in
Lockp'ort, N. Y. Children: Rev.
Charles Hammond, Universalist minis-
ter and editor of The Western Lumi-
nary, Rochester, N. Y., and a daughter.
SoMERS, Conn. 475
III Olive, born at Tolland, Feb. 14, 1784
(Somers Record says: Polly, daughter
of Mary Pelton and , born Feb. 14,
1784); married John Hosmer and re-
moved to Holland Purchase, western
New York. No other record.
IV Eunice, born at Somers, Mar. 23, 1786;
married Caleb Lee, of Somers, Chil-
dren, some in Somers, Conn., others
scattered; all worthy people.
475 VII Asa, b. July 26, 1789; m. Mar. 28, 1816,
Lois Hunt; d. Dec. 13, 1866.
480VIII Jacob, b. Sept. 15, 1792; m. (i) Dec. 23,
1813, Betsey Kibbe; (2) Oct. 30, 1816,
Mary Wallace; d. Dec. 3, 1847.
474. Asa Pelton', first son of Moses', Moses",
Henry^ SamueP, John', born at Tolland, Conn., July
26, 1789; married at Somers, Conn., March 28, 1816,
Lois Hunt, daughter of Peter Hunt, of that place.
Farmer. Lived in Somers, and there died, Decem-
ber 13, 1866, aged 55 years. He was a large, strong
man, of great natural abilities, independent, very
decided in his opinions and of marked peculiarities.
Mrs. Pelton died in Massachusetts, February 9, 1867.
Children:
476 I Asa, Jr., b. Jan. 20, 1818; m. Nov. 30,
1857, Mary Buck; d. Mar. 14, 1871.
II Dorothy Benton, born Nov. 18, 1819;
married at Somers, Mar. 28, 1844,
Adon Webber, of East Long Meadow,
Mass., son of Ephraim Webber; one
child living, Albert, b. May 13, 1848.
Lived, in 1880, at Springfield, Mass,
476 III John W.,b. June 25, 1822; m. Jan. 25, 1848,
Lemira P. Kingsley; d. Apr. 3, 1865.
61
4/6 American Pelton Genealogy.
IV Lois Cordelia, born Feb. 15, 1824, lost
her reason and, in 1880, lived with her
sister, Mrs. Webber.
V Emily Keeny, born Apr. 5, 1826; married
at Somers, Conn., Mar. 13, 1849, Aaron
Whittemore, son of Josiah Whittemore,
of Mansfield, Conn. Farmer. Chil-
dren: Horace A. (d. 1863) and Har-
riet E.
477 VI Florentine Whitfield, b. Apr. 23, 1828;
m. (i) Dec. 18, 1855, Laura M. Buck;
(2) Nov. 20, 1863, Mary Reed Whitney;
d. June 25, 1885.
479 VII Horace H., b. Dec. 8, 1830; m. Mar. 25,
1858, Mary B. Kingsley; d. Jan. 19,
1869.
479 VIII. Julius, b. Nov. 16. 1833; m. Apr. 10,
1861, Anna Maria Ingalls.
475. Asa Pelton, Jr.', first son of Asa', Moses',
Moses*, Henry^ SamueP, John', born at Somers,
Conn., January 20, 1818; married at Enfield, Conn.,
November 30, 1857, Mary Buck, daughter of Zebe
Buck, of Stafford, Conn. Farmer and cooper. Lived
in Somers, Conn., and there died, March 14, 1871.
Children, born at Somers:
I George A., born Aug. 22, 1858.
II Lois A., born Aug. 7, i860.
III Mary E., born Apr. 24, 1863.
IV Dorothy R., born June 2, 1865.
V Julius W, born July 7, 1867.
475. John W. Pelton', second son of Asa',
Moses*, Moses*, Henry^ SamueF, John', born at
Somers, Conn., June 25, 1822; married at Northamp-
ton, Mass., January 25, 1848, Lemira P. Kingsley,
FLORENTINE WHITFIELD PELTON.
Melrose, N. Y.; Dedham, Mass., etc. 477
daughter of George Kingsley, of Chesterfield, Mass.
Carpenter. Lived at Somers and at Seymour, Conn.,
at Melrose, N. Y., and at Springfield, Mass., where
he died, April 3, 1865. Residence of Mrs. Pelton
and family, in 1891, 18 Walnut street, Springfield,
Mass. Children:
I George F., born Seymour, Conn., Nov. 9,
1849; ^^^^ ^^t). 25, 1870.
II Fannie G., born Somers, Conn., Aug. 25,
1851; died Sept. 23, 1853.
III Lois D., born Melrose, N. Y., May 23,
1853; died May 29, 1853.
IV Frank E., born Melrose, N. Y., Aug. 8,
1854; died July 11, 1858.
V Charles S., born Somers, Conn., May 4,
1856.
VI Lemira E., born Springfield, Mass., July
10, 1858.
VII Martha J., born Springfield, Mass., June
23, 1862; died Apr. 16, 1863.
VIII John W., born Springfield, Mass., Jan. 30,
1863.
475. Florentine l¥hitiield Pelton', third son
of Asa', Moses', Moses", Henry", SamueF, John", born
at Somers, Conn., April 23, 1828; married (i) at Rob-
binston,Me., December 18, 1855, Laura M. Buck (d.
Newton, Mass., May 4, i860); (2) at Waltham, Mass.,
November 20, 1863, Mary Reed Whitney, daughter of
Rev. John Whitney, of Newton, Mass. Lawyer, New-
ton, Marlborough and Boston, Mass. Residence, in
1880, at Dedham, Mass. An able lawyer and fluent
speaker, with great readiness and ability in argument
and debate. He left home early, and taught in New
Jersey; studied in Wilbraham Academy and at
Union College, N. Y., and then read law with C. R.
4/8 American Pelton Genealogy.
Train and at the law school of Harvard University;
practised in Marlborough, Mass., and twelve years
in Boston, Mass. In years preceding 1876, he dealt
largely in real estate, and built many .houses in Dor-
chester, Mass. Died June 25, 1885, at Dedham,
Mass., where his family lived in 1892. Children:
478 I Frank Fremont, b. Nov. 20, 1856; m.
June 4, 1888, Emma Anna Trepania.
II Marian Laura, born Nov. 30, 1858; mar-
ried in Nov., 1887, George K. Guild.
Merchant and manufacturer. Resi-
dence, West Roxbury, Mass.; ware-
rooms, 80 Hawley street, Boston, Mass.
No children.
III Florentine Alaric, born June 2, 1864.
IV Clarence Whitfield, born Oct. 23, 1865.
V Mary Florentine, born Dec. 9, 1867; died
Sept. 27, 1890.
VI Garnet Isabel, born Nov. 5, 1868.
VII Harry Jewett, born Nov. 4, 1871.
VIII Mae Alexandra, born Nov. 15, 1872; died
Nov. 10, 1874.
IX Ivan, born Dec.30, 1874; died Jan. 15, 1875.
X Paul Phillips, born Dec. 22, 1875.
477. Frank Fremont Pelton", first son of Flor-
entine W.\ Asa', Moses', Moses*, Henry', SamueF,
John', born at Marlboro, Mass., November 20, 1856;
married at St. Albans, Vt., June 4, 1888, Emma Anna
Trepania, born Noyan, Quebec, Canada, February 4,
1862, daughter of George Trepania and Mary P.
(Dent) Trepania, of St. Albans, Vt. Has lived in
Marlboro, Mass.; in St. Albans, Vt.; in the City of
Mexico; in Boston, Mass., and now resides in Hart-
ford, Conn. Educated at Cheshire, Conn. Occupa-
tion, railroad clerk. No children.
Melrose, N. Y.; Dedham, Mass., etc. 479
475. Horace H. Peltoii', fourth son of Asa',
Moses', Moses^ Henry", Samuel', John', born at
Somers, Conn., Decembers, 1830; married at Worth-
ington, Mass., March 25, 1858, Mary B. Kingsley (b.
Aug. 8, 1839), sister of the wife of John W. Pelton,
daughter of George Kingsley and Nancy Baker, of
Northampton, Mass. Farmer. Lived at Shrews-
bury, Mass., Canton, Me., and at Sedalia, Mo., where
he died, January 19, 1869. He was an excellent and
able man. Mrs. Pelton died at Sedalia, Mo., No-
vember I, 1869. Children:
I Arthur Dwight, born at Shrewsbury,
Mass., Mar. 10, 1859; died at Sedalia,
Mo., in the spring of 1871.
n Edwin Kingsley, born, Shrewsbury, Mass.,
Oct. 16, 1 86 1. Removed, with his par-
ents, to Sedalia, Mo., where his youth
was spent. Occupation, in 1891, city
editor of the Providence (R. I.) News.
HI Horace Huntington, born at Canton, Me.,
Nov. 9, 1863. Removed, with his
father's family, to Sedalia, Mo., where
he grew up and spent most of his life.
Residence, in 1891, Waco, Tex., where
he is engaged in the insurance business.
IV Otis Hayford, born Feb. 5, 1867; died at
Sedalia, Mo., in April, 1869.
475. Julius Pelton\ fifth son of Asa', Moses',
Moses*, Henry^ Samuel', John', born at Somers,
Conn., November 16, 1833; married at Lynn, Mass.,
April 10, 1 86 1, Annie Maria Ingalls, daughter of
Capt. Augustus Blaney Ingalls, of that place. Was
engaged in mercantile business in Boston, Mass., and
in Santa Cruz, Cal. Removed to Virginia, having
48o American Pelton Genealogy.
bought a part of the Gen. Washington estate at
Mount Vernon, about 1878. Child:
I Julius, Jr., born June 11, 1863.
474. Jacob Pelton^, second son of Moses', Moses",
Henry^ Samuer, John', born at Somers, Conn., Sep-
tember 15, 1792; married there, (i) Betsey Kibbe;
(2) October 30, 18 16, Mary Wallace, daughter of
Chapman Wallace, of Somers. School teacher in
winter and brickmaker in summer in early life, but a
farmer in later years. Lived at Somers, Conn., and
there died, December 3, 1847. Children, born at
Somers, Conn.:
I Betsey K., born June 13, 1814; married
June 7, 1836, Lorenzo Kibbe, of Long-
meadow, Mass., son of Luke Kibbe.
Stonecutter. Lived in Wilbraham and
E. Longmeadow, Mass., and, in 1879,
in Springfield, Mass. Children, three.
II Angeline, born May, 1818; no further
record.
480 III Jacob Horatio, b. Dec. 21, 18 19; m. Feb.
26, 1843, Clarissa D. Blair.
IV Samuel P., born Oct. 11, 1822; died at
Somers, Conn., Apr. 24, 1845.
V Mary Ann, born Dec. 11, 1824.
VI Henry B., born Sept. 20, 1825; died, date
not given.
VII Sarah Jane, born Sept. 20, 1832; died
Feb. 20, 1836.
VIII Jerome B., born Apr. 24, 1838; in 1876,
unmarried. Residence in Somers, Conn.
480. Jacob Horatio Peltoii% first son of Jacob*,
Moses', Moses\ Henry", Samuel', John', born at
Somers, Conn., December 21, 18 19; married at Staf-
Springfield, Mass. and Somers, Conn. 481
ford, Conn., February 26, 1843, Clarissa D. Blair
(Stafford Rec), of Brimfield, Mass., daughter of
Samuel and Ruby Blair, of Ware, Mass. Farmer.
Lived, in 1879, ^^ North Somers, Conn. Children,
born in Somers, Conn.:
I Merritt Le Roy, born July 10, 1844; died
July 4, 1867.
II Sarah Jane, born Aug. 9, 1846.
III Burdett Horatio, born Feb. 18, 1851;
died Dec. 21, 1859.
IV Emily Amelia, born Apr. 9, 1853.
V John Breckenridge, born July 10, 1855.
VI Eva Maria, born Mar. 22, 1859.
VII Bertie Horatio, born Mar. 15, 1862.
MAINE BRANCH.
473. Joel Peltoii', second son of Moses", Henry^
Samuel', John\ born at Somers, Conn., November 5,
1753. He served in the Revolutionary Army and
then went East and settled in Maine, first at Wool-
wich, afterward lived in Washington, Jefferson, and
finally at Madrid, Me., where he died, March 7, 1856,
aged 103 years. He went to Madrid in iSioand
stayed there six years, then to Washington for twelve
years and back to Madrid. It is not quite clear as to
the order in which these places should come. He
was a tanner and farmer. He married (i) Sally Slo-
man, daughter of Simon Sloman, about 1779 or '80;
(2) about 1 791, Anna Cotter, daughter of Timothy
Cotter, of Whitfield, Me.; (3) in 1833, Widow
Ruhama Beedy. Joel Pelton was an industrious
man and enjoyed excellent health, his strength both
of body and mind continuing to a late day of his life.
He enlisted early in the war and had a large fund of
482 American Pelton Genealogy.
war stones at command. He drew a pension for his
military services, and, when over 80 years of age,
walked firm and erect, without a cane, to Augusta to
receive it. Children, not positive as to the exact
order of birth:
I Sarah, born, probably, at Woolwich,
about 1 781; married Ebenezer Runlet,
of Wiscasset, Me.; date of death un
known,
484 II Thomas, b. Aug., 1783; m. about 1804,
Betsey Gray; d. Nov. 5, 1857.
489 III Joel, Jr., b. Mar. 10, 1785; m. July 4,
1 8 10, Jerusha Thomas; d. Sept. 29,
1865.
IV Bridget (always called Mary), born at
Woolwich, Me., in 1786; married ,
Richard Parks (b. 1 787; d. Feb. 3, 1871),
son of Frederick Parks, of Winnegance,
Me.; died Jan. i, 1837.
V Simon, born about 1788. He went to sea
quite young and did not return. His
brother Alexander heard of him at New
Orleans, but did not see him, he, Simon,
sailing, outward bound, the day that
Alexander arrived at that port.
491 VI Alexander, b. Sept. 24, 1791; m. (i) July
31, 1820, Ann Mayberry; (2) June 4,
1835, Louisa Leman; (3) June 23, 1839,
Sarah A. Young; d. May 4, 1879.
493 VII Timothy, b. Jan. 26 (27), 1792 ('93); m.
Dec. 28, 181 2, Mercy Hinckley; date
of death unknown.
VIII Polly (Mary), born at Jefferson, Me., in
1793; married in 18 10, at Phillips, Me.,
Aaron Huntoon, son of Jonathan Hun-
Madrid, Anson, Fairfield, Me. 483
toon, of Wiscasset, Me. Lived at
Madrid, Me., and there died, Oct. 11,
1852, aged 59 years. Children, eleven.
495 IX Moses, b. Jan. 9, 1794; m. Jan. 17, 1827,
Jane Stinson; d. Oct. 10, 1876.
X Miriam, born at Jefferson, Me., Apr. 20,
1799; married Dec. 25, 1818, Franklin
Perry (b. Wayne, Me., Dec. 6, 1792;
d. Washington, Me., July 10, 1876).
Lived at Washington, Me., and there
died, Aug. 6, 1863. Children, eight.
XI Eliza, born at Washington, Me., Apr. 17,
1800; married Oct. 21, 1822, Isaac
Benson (b. Mar. 10, 1793), son of Seth
Benson, of New York. Lived at
Palermo, Madrid, Phillips and Temple,
Me., and died at the last place, Jan.
24, 1847. Children, seven. In 1876 a
daughter, Mrs. E. A. Reed, lived in
Portland, Me.
XII Abby (Abigail), born at Jefferson, Me.,
May 20, 1803; married ti^ Mr. Hutch-
ings; (2) Mr. Leman; (3) Mr. Trask;
(4) Franklin Perry (former husband of
her sister Miriam); died at Washington,
Me., Nov. 20, 1873. No children.
XIII Hannah, born Oct. 28, 1804; married in
Lincoln Co., Me., July, 1826, Job Perry,
son of David Perry, of Wayne, Me.
Living, in 1879, i^ Castalia, la.
XIV Nancy, born about 1806; married ,
William Pinkham. Lived at Washing-
ton, Me. In 1876 was living at North
Union, Knox Co., Me. Children, no
report.
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484 American Pelton Genealogy
XV Almira, born at Washington, Me., May
13, 1809; married at Madrid, Me., Sept.
28, 1830, Aaron Wells. Lived there
and there died, Feb. 26, 1 868. Children,
eleven.
481. Thomas Pelton", first son of Joel', Moses*,
Henry^, SamueF, John', born at Woolwich, Me., in
August, 1783; married there, about 1804, ^etsey
Gray, daughter of Capt. George Gray, of Anson,
Me. Farmer. Lived at Anson, Me., and there died,
November 5, 1857. Children:
I Bridget, born Dec. 20, 1806; married at
Anson, Me., Oct. 20, 1826, Daniel
Bunker. Lived at Kendall's Mills, now
Fairfield, Somerset Co., Me. Died in
April, 1 88 1. Fourteen children.
485 II Sloman, b. Dec. 10, 1808; m. Nov. 29,
1829, Nancy Gamage; d. April 4, i860.
486 III George G, b. Dec. 10, 1810; m. Dec. 7,
1832, Naomi Collins.
IV Adeline, born about 181 3; married Na-
thaniel R. Gilmore; died May 19, 1847
(by another account, on March 30,
1847).
48y V Thomas, Jr., b. Oct. 12, 1816; m. Sept.
30, 1847, Clementine A. Merry; d. Oct.
26. 1865.
VI Rebecca, born about 181 8; married
Stephen Ayer. Lived, in 1876, at East
Wilton, Me.
487 VII Matthew B., b. Aug. 12, 1821; m. Feb. 11,
1849, Caroline A. Stevens.
488VIII Nelson A., b. June 12, 1823; m. Oct. 2,
1853, Amanda C. Gregory; d. Nov. 18,
1863.
Madrid, Anson, Fairfield, Me. 485
488 IX Joshua G., b. Aug. 5, 1825; m. Mar. — ,
1850, Elsie J. Bennett.
484. 81oinan Pelton', first son of Thomas*, JoeF,
Moses*, Henry", Samuer, John', born at Anson, Me.,
December 10, 1808; married at North Anson, Me.,
November 29, 1827, Nancy Gamage (b. Dec. 11,
1806), daughter of William Gamage, of Montville,
Me. Farmer. Died at Springfield, Mass., April 4,
i860. Mrs. Pelton, in 1876, lived in Springfield,
Mass. Children:
I Sarah, born June 6, 1830.
f Clementine H., b)orn Feb. 13, 1832;
II J died Aug. 12, i860.
III j Emeline, born Feb. 13, 1832; died June
I 6, 1832.
IV Susan, born July 8, 1833.
485 V Daniel B., born Feb. 4, 1836; m. (i) Nov.
I, 1863, Sevilda M. Otis; (2) May 9,
1867, Jane E. Blinn.
VI Emma F., born Aug. 6, 1837; died Feb.
28, 1872.
VII Martha B., born July 7, 1845; died Sept.
II. 1845.
485. Daniel B. Pelton', only son of Sloman',
Thomas", Joel", Moses*, Henry^ SamueF, John', born
at North Anson, Me., February 4, 1836; married (i)
at Chicopee Falls, Mass., November i, 1863, Sevilda
M. Otis, daughter of James Otis, of Springfield, Mass.;
died December i, 1864; (2) at Springfield, Mass.,
May 9, 1867, Mrs. JaneE. Blinn, daughter of Leonard
Tryon, of Middletown, Conn. Mechanic. Residence,
in 1878, at Springfield, Mass. No children.
486 American Pelton Genealogy.
484. Creorge Cr. Pelton', second son of Thomas',
JoeP, Moses\ Henry^ Samuel\ John', born at Anson,
Me., December lo, 1810; married there, December
7, 1832, Naomi ColHns, daughter of James Collins,
formerly of Goffetown, N. H. She died at North
Anson, Me., August 25, 1849. ^^- Pelton removed
West in 1851, and married, (2) date and person un-
known, and lived, in 1877, ^^ Flandreau, Moody Co.,
Dak., and, in 1879, removed to Sioux Falls, Minne-
haha Co., Dak., and there died in that year. Children:
I Emily F., born Oct. 23, 1834; died Dec.
19, 1866.
II Betsey A., born May 3, 1836; married in
1 86 1, Otis M. Lowrey, who lived, in
1878, at Fairfield, Me, where she died,
Sept. 16, 1862. One child, Silas W.,
born Feb. 4, 1862.
III George F., born Feb. 25, 1838; killed by
Indians in Texas, about 1864; unmar-
ried.
IV Clemena C, born Jan. 13, 1840; died
May 9, 1861.
V Mary R., born at Embden, Me., Oct. 7,
1842; married at Skowhegan, Me., July
13, 1864, Albert H. Dinsmore, of North
Anson, Me. Merchant. In 1878, re-
sided there. One child, Addie B,, born
July 28, 1865.
VI James R., born Feb. 23, 1845. Lived, in
1872, at Jacksonport, Jackson Co.,
Ark.
VII William H., born May 12, 1849. F^^"
mer. In 1878, unmarried and living
at N. Anson, Me.
Jacksonport, Ark.; Madison Me., etc. 487
484. Thomas Pelton, Jiv, third son of Thomas',
JoeP, Moses*, Henry\ SamueF, John', born at Anson,
Me., October 12, 1816; married there, September 30,
1847, Clementine A. Merry, daughter of Jonathan
Merry, of Anson. Farmer. Lived at Norridge-
wock. Me., and there died, October 26, 1865. Mrs.
Pelton married (2) Augustine Cromwell, and lived
at Norridgewock, in 1876. Mr. Pelton was a very
energetic man, with dark complexion and black eyes.
Children:
I George M., born July 15, 1848.
II Florilla W., born Apr. 3, 1850; died Oct.
10, 1865.
III Alma E., born Jan. 3, 1852.
IV Thomas D., born Feb. 6, 1858.
484. Hattliew B. Pelton', fourth son of Thomas',
JoeP, Moses*, Henry^ SamueP, John', born at Anson,
Me., August 12, 1 821; married there, February 11,
1843, Caroline N. Stevens, daughter of Moses
Stevens, of Stark, Me. Farmer. Lived, in 1876, in
Madison, Me. Children, born in Stark and Madison,
Me.:
488 I Oscar, b. July 14, 1844; m. Aug. 5, 1867,
Barbara E. Bates.
II Elizabeth, born July 16, 1846; died Mar.
23. 1857.
III Georgianna, born Dec. 26, 1848; died
Mar. 30, 1857.
IV Albert, born Mar. 15, 1851.
V Hiram, born June 23, 1853.
VI Martha, born July 31, 1855.
VII Ernest, born Aug. 8, 1857.
VIII La Forrest, born July 21, 1859.
IX Willis, born July 28, 1862.
488 American Pelton Genealogy.
X Sarah, born Sept. i6, 1865.
XI UlyssesG., born Nov. 2, 1868; day of Gen.
Grant's first election to the Presidency.
XII Maud, born Jan. 14, 1872.
487. Oscar Pelton', first son of Matthew B.\
Thomas', JoeP, Moses', Henry', Samuel', John', born
at Stark, Somerset Co., Me., July 14, 1844; married
at Stearnes Town, La Crosse Co., Wis., August 5,
1867, Barbara E. Bates, daughter of Storm R. Bates,
of the town of Hale, Trempeleau Co., Wis. Farmer.
Lived, in 1878, at Wadena, Wadena Co., Minn.
Children :
I Loreda Ann, born Jan. 7, 1871.
II Elmina Jane, born Dec. 8, 1872.
III Ernest Ivin, born Aug. 8, 1874.
IV Frederic La Forrest, born May 28, 1876.
V Warren Eugene, born June 29, 1878.
484. Nelson A. Pelton', fifth son of Thomas',
JoeP, Moses^ Henry^ SamueP, John', born at Anson,
Me., June 12, 1823; married at Caton, Allegany Co.,
N. Y., October 2, 1853, Amanda C. Gregory, daugh-
ter of Orlando Gregory, of that place. He enlisted,
in 1862, in the 154th N. Y. Vols.; was taken prisoner
at the battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863, and
died in Libby prison, Richmond, Va., Nov. 18, 1863.
Children:
I Adeline C, born Sept. 20, 1854; died
Apr. 4, 1863.
II Ella J., born June 9, 1859.
484. Joshua G. Pelton\ sixth son of Thomas',
JoeF, Moses^ Henry", SamueF, John', born at Anson,
Me., August 5, 1825; married there, in March, 1850,
MONTVILLE AND WASHINGTON, ME., ETC. 489
Elsie J. Bennett, daughter of Elisha Bennett, of that
place. Farmer. Lived, in 1876, at Anson, Me.
Children, born in Anson, Me.:
I Florence A., born Sept. 30, 1853; married
at Newport, R. L, Sept. 25, 1875, John
Henry Alderson, of that place.
II Helen M., born Dec. 10, 1856.
III Frederic E., born Aug. 2, 1859.
IV Everett Bennett, born May 7, 1863.
V Bertrand N., born July 24, 1865.
VI Forrest, born June 23, 1868.
481. Joel Pelton, Jr/, second son of JoeP,
Moses^ Henry^ SamueF, John', born at Jefferson,
Me., March 10, 1785; married there, July 4, 1810,
Jerusha Thomas, daughter of John Thomas, of
Montville, Me. Lived at Montville, and there died,
September 29, 1865; his wife, born December 3, 1784;
died March 31, 1873. Children:
I Sarah, born Aug. 4, 181 1; married Nov.
25> 1835, Simon Burns, son of John
Burns, of Union, Me. Lived at Wash-
ington, Me., and there died, Jan. 16,
1843. Children: Ella H., Joel P.,
Amelia H., George W. and Emily R.
George W., only, living.
II Jane L., born Apr. 21, 1812; married
Apr. 12, 1834, Daniel D. Law, son of
David Law, of Union, Me. Lived
there, in 1876. Children: Mary P.,
Frederic (deceased), and Joel W.
490 III Thomas, b. Jan. 7, 1814; m. Dec. 18,
1842, Mary J. Thompson.
491 IV Simon, b. Mar. 28, 1816; m. Mar. 28,
1 841, Maria Ripley.
490 American Pelton Genealogy.
V Nancy, born Feb. 22, 18 19; married Oct.
20, 1840, Abram Boyington, son of
Richard Boyington, of Jefferson, Me.
Children, five; three living in 1876.
Mr. Boyington died Jan. 14, 1855; ^^^
wife. Mar. 23, 1855.
VI Elsie, born Nov. 29, 1820; married Jan.
3, 1847, Washington Benner, merchant,
son of John Benner, of Waldoboro,
Me. No children. Mr. Benner died
April 9, 1874.
VII Lorinda, born Nov. 6, 1829; married Feb.
15, 1867, Freeman Jones, son of Kings-
ley Jones, of Washington, Me. One
child, Jerusha Ellen. Residence, in
1879, ^t Washington, Me.
48». Thomas Pelton^ first son of JoeF, Joef,
Moses^, Henry", SamueF, John', born at Washington,
Me., January 7, 18 14; married there, December 18,
1842, Mary J. Thompson, daughter of Miles Thomp-
son, of Bristol, Me. Farmer, in 1879, at Washing-
ton, Me. Children:
I Francis J., born Sept. 5, 1844; died Mar.
8, 1849.
II Mary R, born Aug. 15, 1846.
III Jerusha, born Feb. 4, 1848; married Jan.
9, 1873, Evander Gilpatrick, son of
Robert Gilpatrick, of Washington, Me.
One child, Ralph.
IV Elsie A., born Feb. 8, 1852; married Sept.
28, 1870, Llewellyn Turner, son of Ne-
hemiah Turner, of Washington, Me.
Lived there, in 1879. One child. Gal-
villa May.
V Elizabeth L., born Jan. 8, 1855.
Jefferson, Washington, etc., Me. 491
489. Niiuon Pelton', second son of JoeP, JoeF,
Moses\ Henry^, Samuer, John', born at Washington,
Me., March 28, 1816; married there, March 28, 1841,
Maria Ripley, daughter of John Ripley, of Washing-
ton, Me. Lived at Washington, Me., and thence
removed to California, where he lived, the last known,
at Grass Valley. Blacksmith. Children:
I Irene, born June 13, 1842; died Nov. 12,
1872.
491 II Edward, b. July 24, 1849; m. Sept. 4,
1874, Ida A. Bruce,
491. Edward Pelton', first son of Simony Joel",
Joer, Moses"", Henry", Samuel', John', born at Wash-
ington, Me., July 24, 1849; married there, September
4, 1874, Ida A. Bruce, daughter of Geo. W. Bruce,
of that place. Farmer. Living, in 1879, at Wash-
ington, Me. Children:
I Francis (Frank), born May 28, 1875.
II A daughter, born Apr. 12, 1879; "^ name
given.
481. Alexander PeIton% fourth son of JoeP,
Moses", Henry^ SamueP, John', born at Woolwich,
Me., September 24, 1791; married (i) Liverpool,
Eng., July 31, 1820, Ann Mayberry, daughter of
Richard Mayberry, of that place. His mother dying
when he was quite young, he lived with a maternal
uncle until sixteen years old, and then went to sea.
In 1809 he sailed to Liverpool, Eng., and continued
for some years in the New York and Liverpool trade.
Late in January, 18 13, he shipped on a privateer, the
Tom, of Baltimore, Capt. Wilson, of Charlestown,
5. C, bound to France, off the coast of which he was
taken prisoner, about February 25, by the British
492 American Pelton Genealogy.
frigate, Servalant (not quite sure of the spelling),
Sir George Collier commanding. He had a venture
on board of $i,ooo worth of coffee, indigo and nut-
megs for trading purposes, all of which he lost, and
was carried into Falmouth, Eng., and thence to a
prison ship in Plymouth harbor, for two months,
with about fourteen hundred prisoners; thence, as
one of four hundred and thirty-eight, to Stapleton,
near Bristol, for about eleven months, until peace was
proclaimed between France and Great Britain; thence
to Dartmouth, and stayed there until peace was pro-
claimed with the United States, his imprisonment end-
ing April 27, 18 1 5, when he was put on board the
ship Ariel, for New York, where they arrived June 11,
thus ending his adventures in the War of 18 12.
After marrying, at Liverpool, in 1820, as before
stated, at which time he was second mate of the ship
Hercules, he made that port his home for five years,
still sailing in the New York and Liverpool trade.
He then removed to Bath, Me., and there lived for
eight years, still following the sea; his wife, with a
good clerk, keeping a grocery and confectionery
store. Taking his wife with him for a visit to her
old home, she died at sea in 1833 or '34. June 4,
1835, at Woolwich, Me., he married (2) Louisa Leh-
man, who died February 23, 1837; (3) in 1839, June
23, he married Sarah A. Young, daughter of Samuel
Young, of Wiscasset, Me. He left the sea in May,
1839, ^^^ lived at Bath until his death, May 4, 1879,
the last year of his life in poor health, aged 87 years
and 7 months. His widow still lived in Bath, in
1887. His "recollections" show a good mind, and
were of much help to me in finding the order of birth
of the children of Joel Pelton, by his first wife, he
having been the youngest of the six. He was about
New York; Liverpool, Eng.; Bath, Me. 493
5 feet 8 inches in height, of light complexion, with
brown hair, and in his prime weighed 180 pounds.
Children:
I, II A pair of twins by the first wife; both
died in infancy.
481. Timotliy PeUoii% fifth son of JoeP, Moses*,
Henry^, SamueP, John', born at Jefferson, Me., Janu-
ary 26, 1792; married at Madrid, Me., December 28,
1812, Mercy Hinckley, daughter of Miller Hinckley,
of that place. Farmer. Having some difficulty with
his wife, he was assaulted by her brothers, Ephraim
and Oliver, so severely that his life was in danger for
a time. For this outrage the Hinckleys served a
term in State's prison. He finally in a measure re-
covered his health, but not his reason. He wandered
off, and, it is supposed, died in an asylum for the
insane in Massachusetts, but the time and place are
unknown. Children, born at Madrid, Me.:
I Mary Ann, born Nov. 5, 18 13; married
Aug. 30, 1835, Mark W. Beedy.
Farmer. Madrid, Me. Lived, in
1876, at North Turner's Bridge, Me.
One child: George Beedy, b. July 30,
1852.
II Elizabeth, born Dec. 5, 181 5: married
Jan. 31, 1840, John B. Snowman.
Lived at Weld, Me. No children.
Died Nov. 11, 1861.
Ill Rebecca Miriam, born May 5, 1818.
494 IV Joel Whipple, b. Jan. 19, 1820; m. (i)
Harriet G. Gay, in 1843; (2) in 1846,
Mary A. Combs; d. Dec. 26, 1857.
V Timothy C, born Oct. 19, 1822; died
Oct. 16, 1823.
494 American Pelton Genealogy.
VI Nancy, born Dec. 25, 1823; died Sept. 2,
1833.
494 VII John Cotter, b. Jan. 27, 1826; m. (i) Apr.
24, 1849, Amanda M. Ray; (2) Mar-
garetha W. Sass.
493. Joel Whipple Pelton', first son of Timo-
thy^ Joel", Moses*, Henry", SamueF, John', born at
Madrid, Me., January 19, 1819 or 1820; married (i)
in 1843, Harriet G. Gay; (2) at Roxbury, Mass.,
Thanksgiving day, 1846, Mary A. Coombs, daughter
of James Coombs, of England. Lived in Boston,
Mass. Boss truckman (was a silversmith by trade).
Died in Boston, Mass., December 26, 1857. Children:
494 I John C, b. June 26, 1850; m. May 5,
1867, Mary A. Sissons.
II Mary Eliza, born Aug. 26, 1851.
III Harriet Grace, born Apr. 16, 1852.
IV Clara Jane, born Apr. 8, 1854.
V James Augustus, born June 26, 1858.
494. John C. Pelton*, first son of Joel W.\
Timothy®, JoeF, Moses^ Henry^ SamueF, John', born
at Roxbury, Mass., June 26, 1850; married at Boston,
Mass., May 5. 1867, Mary A. Sisson, daughter of
WilliardT. Sisson, of Boston. Piano polisher, at the
Chickering factory. Residence, in 1877, ^^ 5 Gor-
ham Place, Boston, Mass. Children:
I Florence Elizabeth, born Sept. 27, 1867.
II Mary Anna, born July 5, 1869; died July
6, 1869.
III James Thomas, born July 29, 1870.
IV Agnes Eliza, born Nov. 2, 1873.
493. John Cotter Pelton', third son of Timo-
thy', JoeF, Moses^ Henry", Samuel', John', born at
Madrid, Me., January 27, 1826; married (i) in New
J. C. PELTOX.
Boston, Mass.; Richmond, Me., etc. 495
Hampshire, April 24, 1849, Amanda M.Ray (d. Feb.
3, 1886), daughter of Aaron Ray, of Amherst, N. H.;
(2)* . He left Maine while young and obtained
his own education, and was engaged in teaching and
in other educational matters, among them superin- ^
tendent of schools in San Francisco,t Cal, for many
years. Children:
I Malvina C, born Oct. 11, 1853.
n John C, Jr., born July 24, 1856.
481. Moses Peltoii", sixth son of JoeF, Moses*,
Henry", SamueF, John', born at Jefferson, Me., Janu-
ary 9, 1794; married at Madison, Me., January 17,
1827, Jane Stinson, daughter of Jas. Stinson, of Rich-
mond, Me. Farmer, at Appleton, Me., where he
died, October 10, 1876, aged 82 years, 9 months and i
day. His widow, Jane, born August 3, 1804, ^^
1879 lived at Augusta, Me. Children:
I George W., born July 19, 1831; died Apr,
13. 1833.
H James M., born July 19, 1831; when last
heard from, in 1879, ^^^ in Haverhill,
Mass.; unmarried.
495 HI George W. (2d), b. July 8, 1833; m, Nov.
13, 1853, Abbie Brown.
IV Mary J., born June 17, 1841; married at
Lawrence, Mass., Apr. 13, 1875, Joseph
P. Janes, son of Samuel Janes, of Tops-
field, Mass. Children, two. Address,
in 1879, Mrs. Mary J. Janes, 5 Suffolk
street, Lynn, Mass.
495. George W, Peltoii', third son of Moses*,
JoeF, Moses', Henry", SamueF, John', born at Wash-
* For his second marriage, and a longer sketch of his career in San Fran-
cisco, see Addenda to this volume.
•j-John Cotter Pelton opened and kept the first school in San Francisco,
Cal.
496 American Pelton Genealogy.
ington, Me., July 8, 1833; married at Appleton, Me.,
November 13, 1853, Abbie Brown, daughter of Joel
Brown, of Liberty, Me. Lived, in 1879, at Augusta,
Me. Carpenter and joiner. Children:
I George E., born July 6, 1856.
II Sarah J., born July 30, 1859.
III Ernest, born Dec. 21, 1861.
IV Lewis A., born July 28, 1863.
V Charles H., born April 20, 1867.
GROTON, CONN. — OTIS, MASS., BRANCH.
403. Ephraiiii Pelton', eighth son of Henry^
SamueF, John', born at Groton, Conn., June 12, 1732;
married at Granville, Mass., about 1756, Mary Spel-
man (or Spellman) (b. Aug. 18, 1736), daughter of
Thomas Spelman, of Durham, Conn., and Granville,
Mass. Blacksmith and farmer. Lived at Gran-
ville; removed to Blanford, Mass., about 1760, and
soon after to Loudon, now Otis, Berkshire Co.,
Mass., where he was one of the early settlers. Here
he lived till late in life, when he removed, with his
son, James, to South Hero, Grand Isle Co., Vt.,
where he died, August 31, 181 1. His wife, Mary,
died at Alburgh, Grand Isle Co., Vt., September 16,
1831, and was buried in Alburgh south burying-
ground, Vt. Children:
Note. — This branch is generally short of stature,
thick-set, energetic and very active. Stephen Law-
rence Pelton, page 523, says his grandfather, Ephraim,
whom he saw when he, Stephen, was about sixteen,
was about 5 feet 7 inches high, slender, of light
complexion, and with dark gray eyes. He heard
him say that his ancestors came from Wales, which
may have been true as to the port from which they
sailed, but untrue as to their nationality.
Granville, Otis, Mass.; Wellington, O. 497
497 I Samuel, b. May 9, 1757; m. Oct. 30, 1782,
Mary (Woodworth) Provin; d. Jan. 28,
1849.
499 II Thomas, b. Nov. i, 1759; ^- Sept. 13,
1787, Ann Smith; d. Dec. 15, 1850.
500 III Stephen, b. Dec. 9, 1761; m. Alice Whit-
ney; d. Dec. 10, 1843.
50& IV James, b. in 1766; m. (i) Sarah Lawrence;
(2) in 1813, Widow Abigail (Burch)
McAuley; d. in 1849.
531 V Ephraim, Jr., b. Apr. 22, 1771; m. ini79i,
Statira Holcomb; d. Dec. 2, 1847.
VI Roxana, born at Otis, Mass., Apr. 16,
1773; married at Milton, Vt, Oct. 23,
1793, Col. Samuel Mix, who died Mar.
29, 1828. Lived in Grand Isle Co.,
Vt, and in Willoughby, O., where she
died, June i, 1849. Eleven children.
VII Ruth, born at Otis, Mass., June 25, 1774;
married at South Hero, Vt, June 25,
1795, Salmon Phelps (b. Feb. 25, 1771),
son of Elijah Phelps, of Norfolk, Mass.,
it is believed. Farmer, at South Hero,
Vt., where he died, Oct 17, 1836.
Ruth, his wife, died there, Apr. 26, 1829.
VIII Mary, born at Otis, Mass., May 19, 1778;
removed to Grand Isle Co. when 18
years old, and there married, at South
Hero, June 4, 1797, Abel Phelps, Jr.,
lumberman and farmer, son of Abel
Phelps, of Conn. Lived at Alburgh,
Grand Isle, Vt., and there died, Oct. 3,
1865. Children, nine.
490. Samuel PeIton% first son of Ephraims
Henry^ SamueP, John', born at Granville, Mass.
498 American Pelton Genealogy.
May 9, 1757; married October 30, 1782, Widow Mary
(Woodworth) Provin, daughter of Roswell (sup-
posed) Woodvvorth. Lived at Otis, Mass.; removed,
in 1827, at 70 years of age, to Wellington, Lorain
Co., O., and there died, January 28, 1849. ^^ ^^as
a farmer, and well-off. Children, born at Otis. Mass.:
I Sarah, born July 13, 1783; died Aug. 3,
II Samuel, born Aug. 28, 1784; died Jan.
13. 1785-
III Philinda, born Jan. 28, 1788; married at
Becket, Mass., Seth Root, of West-
field, Mass. Removed to Pittsfield,
Lorain Co., O. Farmer. Children, eight.
499 IV Spelman, b. Oct. 8, 1789; m. Sept., 1844,
Amanda Foote; d. Feb. 10, 1875.
V A twin to Spelman, born Oct. 8, 1789;
died Oct. 13, 1789.
VI James, born Oct. 8, 1791; drowned Aug.
10, 1795.
VII Betsey, born Apr. 20, 1794; married at
Otis, Mass., July 16, 1813, Eber Jones.
Farmer. Lived at Clarksfield, Huron
Co., O., and was living there in 1879.
Children: Orville O., Edward D. G.,
Samuel P., Eber L., Mary E., Har-
ley L.
VIII Infant son, born June 6, 1796; died June
25, 1796.
IX Alice, born Apr. 9, 1798; married at Otis,
Mass., Jan. 4, 1827, Whitman DeWolf.
Farmer. Lived at Wellington, Lorain
Co., O. ; and died at Clarksfield, O.,
Sept. 19, 1871. Children: James S.,
Samuel Pelton, and Melville W.
Granville, Mass.; Wellington, O., etc. 499
4:97. ^peliiian Pelton'', second son of Samuel',
Ephraim4, Henry^ SamueF, John', born at Otis,
Mass., October 8, 1789; married at Gallipolis, O., in
September, 1844, Amanda Foote (b. Jan. 13, 1803),
daughter of Asahel Foote, of Lee, Mass. Farmer.
Lived at Wellington, Lorain Co., O., and died at
Clarksfield, O., February 10, 1875. He was a well-
educated and an able man. No children.
496. ThoBiia§ Pelton', second son of Ephraim*,
Henry", Samuel", John', born at Granville, Mass.,
November i, 1759; married at Palmer, Mass., Sep-
tember 13, 1787, Ann Smith, of that place. Lived
at Blanford, Mass.; removed to Otis, Mass., and there
died, December 15, 1850. Farmer; said to have been
well-off. Children, born at Blanford, Mass.:
I James, born Oct. 3, 1788; drowned, in
1 789, in a kettle of water,
n Lorinda, born Nov. 27, 1790; died Dec,
1877.
ni Fanny, born Sept. 9, 1792; married at
Otis, Mass., May 11, 1815, Samuel
Clark, of Otis. Lived there, and there
died. May 28, 1868. Six children:
Sene, Corintha E., Mary, Betsey, Sam-
uel P. and Lester F.
IV Anna, born Sept. 9, 1792; married (i)
Pliny Clark. Farmer, of Turkey Hill,
Conn. Lived at Southwick, Mass.
One daughter; (2) at Otis, Mass.,
Jonah Hunt. Died July 6, 1877.
V Sene, born Nov. 23, 1794; died Sept. 23,
1813.
VI Peggy, born Apr. 9, 1797; died July 10,
1803.
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500 American Pelton Genealogy.
VII Diantha, born Mar. i6, 1800; married at
Otis, Mass., Feb. 24, 1820, Arnold
Church, of Blanford, Mass. Farmer.
Four children. Lived, in 1879, ^^ ^^"
Francisco, Cal.
VIII Infant, born Nov. 5, 1802; died Nov. 18,
1802.
496. Stephen PeltoBi', third son of Ephraims
Henry', Samuel', John', born at Blanford, Mass., De-
cember 9, 1 761; married in 1786 or '87, in the 26th
year of his age, Alice Whitney, daughter of Timothy
Whitney, of Loudon, now Otis, Mass. They lived
there until 181 7 or 1818, where he held the office
of sheriff of Berkshire county, and thence re-
moved to Cayuga Bridge, N. Y., and there lived until
the sudden death of Mrs. Pelton, September 20,
1823, from shock on receipt of news of the fatal illness
of her son, Loring; thence removed to Lansingburgh,
N. Y., where he died, December 10, 1843, ^"^ was
buried, but was reinterred in Oakwood Cemetery,
Troy, N. Y., September 24, 1856. Farmer. He
served in the War of the Revolution and received a
pension therefor. He was at the battle of Bemis
Heights, at the age of 17 years. Mr. Pelton was
short and thick-set, and of sallow complexion, a quick-
moving, energetic man. Mrs. Pelton was born
August 3, 1772, at Petersham, Mass.; was buried at
Cayuga Bridge, N. Y. Children, born at Otis, Mass.:
I Orpha, born Nov. 9, 1788; married Jan, 7,
1806, Chauncey Ives (b. Southwick,
Mass., Apr. 17, 1785; d. Lansingburgh,
N. Y., Oct. 26, 1855). Lived at Lan-
singburgh, N. Y., and there died, Oct.
23, 1846. Ten children, of whom
San Francisco, Cal.; Lansingburgh, N. Y. 501
Chauncey Pelton Ives and others were
living in Lansingburgh in 1879.
II Samuel, born Oct. 6, 1790; died May 17,
1791.
Ill Cyrus, born May 20, 1792; died July 4,
^793-
503 IV Loring Andre, b. Aug. 20, 1793; m.Mary
Cooper Hilton; d. Sept. 17, 1823.
V Electa, born Feb, i, 1796; died, un-
married, at Suffield, Conn., Feb. 17,
1873-
VI Sarah (Sally), born May 7, 1798; married
at Westfield, Mass., Oct. 10, 1814,
- James Loomis, son of Ham Loomis, of
that place. Lived at Westfield. Mr.
Loomis died at West Suf^eld, Conn.,
June 24, 1845, ^^^ M'"s- Loomis at the
same place, Sept. 10, 1871. No report
as to children.
VII Infant son, born Jan. 29, 1800; died Feb.
7, 1800.
VIII Huldah W., born July 5, 1803; married
at Lansingburgh, N. Y., July 5, 1818,
Riley Sweet (b. Aug. 16, 1785; d. Nov.
7, 1853), son of John Sweet, of Tyring-
ham, Mass. Lived at Lansingburgh,
N. Y., and at Tyringham, Mass., where
she died, Apr. i, 1822. Children:
Charles A. and John Sidney.
IX Harriet, born Aug. 24, 1804; married
, Moses Loomis, son of Ham
Loomis, of Westfield, Mass. Lived at
Southwick, Mass., and there died, Oct.
I, 1822 (as by her father's record).
He died there, Nov. 8, 1862.
502 American Pelton Genealogy.
X Infant son, unnamed, born May 12, 1805;
no record of death.
XI Edwin, born Sept. 13, 1806; went to
Canada with a cousin, Whitney, in the
sash and blind business; fate unknown.
504 XII Lucius W., b. Apr. 19, 1808; m. Ann
(Brewster) Middaugh; d. Aug. 2, 1862.
504XIII Timothy Spelman, b. Aug. 11, 1810; m.
Apr. 10, 1838, Sally Merwin.
XIV Emeline, born Feb. 25, 1813; died in Otis,
Mass., Sept., 181 8.
XV Charlotte, born in Massachusetts, Mar. 1 1,
18 1 6; married at Lansingburgh, N. Y.,
James S. Walker (b. in Berlin, Rensse-
laer Co., N. Y., Oct. 21, 1 810; d. in Troy,
N. Y., Apr. II, 1850), son of Nathan
Walker. Lived at Troy, N. Y. Chil-
dren: Emily, Helen, Louise and J.
. Franklin. Mrs. Walker, while on the
way from Troy to New York, was
wrecked on the steamboat Sunnyside,
Dec. I, 1875; was rescued from the
water, but died from exposure and ex-
haustion; and was buried in Oakwood
Cemetery, Troy, N. Y. No children
reported.
500. liOring Andre Peltoii% third son of
Stephen', Ephraim", Henry', Samuel', John', born at
Otis, Mass., August 20, 1793; married about 1819,
Mary Cooper Hilton, daughter of Dr. John Hilton.
Lived at Vernon, Oneida Co., N. Y., and there died,
September 17, 1823. Children:
503 I William Wallace, b. June 13, 1821; m.
May 23, 1850, Lucinda Gale Ransom.
Vernon, N. Y.; Covington, Ky., etc. 503
503 II Lorlng Andre, Jr., b. Oct. 20, 1823; m.
Sarah Marsh; d. about 1877 (or '78).
502. W^illiam Wallace Peltom, first son of
Loring Andre', Stephen', Ephraim", Henry", Sam-
uel', John', born at Vernon, Oneida Co., N. Y., June
13, 182 1 ; married at Republic, Seneca Co., O., May
23, 1850, Lucinda Gale Ransom, daughter of Rev.
C. N. Ransom, of Poultney, Vt. Manufacturer of
brass goods, steam engine supplies, etc., in Cincin-
nati, O., in 1877. Residence, Covington,, Ky.; in
1891, at Branch Hill, Clermont Co., O. Children:
I Charles Noyes, born July 22, 1854; died
Aug. 22, 1854.
II Edward Wallace, born Aug. 15, 1859.
Graduate of Dartmouth College;
entered as Sophomore, Aug. 18, 1878,
graduated class of . In 1890,
clerk in Cincinnati, O.
502. lioring: Andre Pelton, Jr.', second son of
Loring A.', Stephen', Ephraim", Henry', SamueF,
John', born at Vernon, Oneida Co., N. Y., October
20, 1823; married at , Sarah Marsh, daughter of
, of Auburn, N. Y. Lived at Cayuga, N. Y,, until
, then went to , Cal., and there died .
Mrs. Pelton, Feb. 5, 1879, lived at 445 Michigan
ave., Chicago, 111. Children:
I Daughter, ; died young.
II Catharine, born ; married, in Chicago,
111., Mr. George Carruth. Two chil-
dren. Mrs. Carruth died soon after the
birth of the second child. In 1891 Mr.
Carruth and children were living in
Brooklyn, N. Y.
504 American Pelton Genealogy.
♦"iOO. litacisis W. FeMoii'', seventh son of Stephen^,
Ephraim', Henry^ Samuel', John', born at Otis, Mass.,
April 19, 1808; married at Red Creek, Wayne Co.,
N. Y., about 1844, Widow Ann (Brewster) Middaugh,
daughter of Matthew Brewster, of Sterling, Wayne
Co., N. Y. Grocer and butcher. Lived at Cayuga
Village, and at Red Creek, N. Y., where he died in
December, 1852. Mrs. Pelton died August 2, 1862.
Child:
504 I Oscar, b. Sept. 26, 1845; ^- Mar. 26, 1865,
Delia Laws.
504. ©scar Pelton', son of Lucius W.^ Stephen",
Ephraim', Henry", Samuel", John', born at Cayuga
Village, Cayuga Co., N. Y., September 26, 1845;
married March 26, 1865, Delia Laws. Watchman in
a foundry and machine shop, in Fulton, Oswego Co.,
N. Y., in 1879. Children:
I Emma, born Feb. 3, 1866.
II Ann, born Feb. 3, 1866; died Aug. 2,
1872, at Fulton, N. Y.
III George W., born Oct. 25, 1872.
IV Albert, born May 15, 1873.
V Martha, born June 7, 1875.
500. Timothy ^pelman Pelton", eighth son of
Stephen\ Ephraim", Henry', Samuel', John', born at
Otis, Mass., August 11, 1810; married in the town-
ship of Aurelius, Cayuga Co., N. Y., April 10, 1838,
Sally Merwin, of that township, and widow of Jacob
Searles. Farmer. Residence, in 1879, ^^ Concord,
Lake Co., O. Children:
505 I Wheaton S., b. Sept. 21, 1838; m. Mar.
26, 1863, Delia L. Button.
II Timothy Spelman, born Dec. 10, 1840;
died Oct. 6, 1847.
Concord, O.; Grand Isle, Vt., etc. 505
III Addie M., born at Aurelius, N. Y., Apr.
6, 1843; married Aug. 28, 1862, Solo-
mon VVeigel (b. Codorus, York Co.,
Pa., Mar. 19, 1833), son of Solomon
Weigel, of Erie, Pa. Miller. In 1879
lived at Concord, O. Child, Lillian.
503 IV Bradley H., b. Sept. 18, 1845; m. Sept.
28, 1870, Mattie Smith.
504. \¥lieatoii 8. Peltoii\ first son of Timothy
S.^ Stephen\ Ephraim^ Henry^ SamueF, John', born
in Cayuga Co., N. Y., September 21, 1838; married
at Concord, Lake Co., O., March 26, 1863, Delia L.
Button (b. July 2, 1842, at Harpersfield, O.), daughter
of Elijah Button, of that place. Carpenter and
builder. Lived, in 1879, at Concord, O. Children:
I William, born Sunday, Apr. 3, 1864.
II Francis, born Wednesday, May 5, 1869.
504. Bradley H. Pelton', third son of Timothy
S.\ Stephen\ Ephraim*, Henry", Samuel", John', born
at Concord, Lake Co., O., September 18, 1845; i^ar-
ried at Chardon, O., September 28, 1870, Mattie
Smith, daughter of Charles Smith, of Chardon.
Carpenter and builder. In 1879 at Chardon, Geauga
Co., O. Child:
I Marie.
THE CANADA (ONTARIO) BRANCH OF
THE DESCENDANTS OF EPHRAIM,
OF OTIS, MASS.
496. Jaine!^ Peltoii% fourth son of Ephraim*,
Henry', SamueF, John', born at Otis, Berkshire Co.,
Mass., in 1766; married (i) on Grand Isle, Vt, about
5o6 American Pelton Genealogy.
1788, Sallie Lawrence, daughter of Joseph Lawrence,
who died March 18, 181 2; (2) in 18 13, Widow
Abigail (Burch) McAuley. Removed to Grand Isle
Co., Vt, previous to 1788, and thence, with his
brother-in-law, Levi Lawrence, in 1805, to Canada,
Chateaugay Co., Quebec, and In or about 1809 to
Blenheim, Oxford Co., Canada West, now Ontario,
where he lived, and there died, in 1849, aged S^ years.
He learned first the stone mason's trade, and after-
ward, brickmaking, at New London, Conn.
Note. — The father of the first Mrs. Pelton is
claimed to have been the Jos. Lawrence who, in Eng-
land, married Mary Townley, and whose descendants
claim to be heirs to the immense Townley estate, said to
be in possession of the British government Children:
507 I Samuel, b. in 1789; m. in 18 12, Rhoda
Rouse; d. in 182 1.
513 II James, Jr., b. Sept. 21, 1791; m. Sept. i,
18 13, Ann Doyle; d. in Apr., 18 16.
593 III Stephen Lawrence, b. Jan. 17, 1793; m.
Aug., 1815, Pamelia Gipson.
IV Mary, born about 1795; married Jacob
Reece. Lived in Buffalo, N. Y. Three
children. Died in 1865.
V Alson, born about 1798; died Mar., 1873,
in Oxford Co., Ont. No further record.
VI Amanda, born in Grand Isle Co., Vt, in
1 801; married (i) at Batavia, N. Y., in
1 8 1 8, Aldridge Wells, printer, son of Ben-
jamin Wells. Lived at Batavia, N. Y.,
and at Princeton, Canada. Four chil-
dren; (2) at Port Burwell, Ontario, in
1837, John McGufifin. Three children.
Lived, in 1879, at Blenheim, Oxford
Co., Ont.
MoMENCE, III.; Winnipeg, Man., etc. 507
VII Ephraim T., born in 1804; died in Buffalo,
N. Y., unmarried, Aug. 29, i860, aged
56 years.
VIII Orpha, born in Chateaugay Co., Que.,
Jan. 30, 1806; married at Pembroke,
Genesee Co., N. Y., Aug. 15, 1824,
Jas. Harrington (b. Marlboro, Mass.,
Sept. 8, 1795), agent of the Mich. C.
R. R. Co., who died at Buffalo, N. Y.,
May 4, 1878. Mrs. H., in 1879, was
still living in Buffalo. Twelve children,
all dead in 1879, but Jas. B. and Lu-
cretia Harrington Hucker.
IX Enoch, born about 1808; died Oxford
Co., Ont., Mar., 1813.
X Abigail, born at Blenheim, Ont., July 12,
1 8 14; married in 1830, Rollin H. Pel-
ton, son of Ephraim Pelton, Jr., of Ver-
mont. Lived in Ontario and in Michi-
gan. Children, seven. Died at Tall-
madge, Ottawa Co., Mich., July 12,
1876.
538 XI Hiram, b. in 1816; m. in 1840 to 1844,
Susan Siders; d. Sept. 22, 1878.
529X11 Ira, b. Jan. 8, 1818; m. Feb. 22, 1840,
Emily Quackenboss.
Note. — The records of this family were destroyed
in the War of 181 2, or in the Canadian Rebellion.
505. Haniuel Pelton*, first son of James',
Ephraim", Henry^ Samuel", John', born in Grand Isle
Co., Vt., in 1789; married in Canada, in 18 12, Rhoda
Rouse (b. Aug. 27, 1796). Farmer. Lived at Blen-
heim, Oxford Co., Ont, and there died, in 182 1.
65
5o8 American Pelton Genealogy.
His widow married (2) Jacob Hess, by whom she had
two children. Children, born at Blenheim, and in
Brant Co., Ont:
509 I Benson, b. June 29, 1812; m. in 1833,
Mary Lewis,
n Araminta, born July 13, 1814; married
John Watson. Lived at Falkland,
Ont. Died, date unknown.
HI Sarah, born July 11, 1816; married at
Burford, Ont, Oct. 10, 1831, Nelson
Force, son of Resiah Force. Mechanic.
Lived at Salem, Mich.; died Aug. 22,
1 871. Children: Wellington, Electa
L., Rhoda, Mary J., Elizabeth, Sarah
Ann, Hamilton W. and Benjamin F.
IV Mary, born Dec, 1818; married Joseph
Loup; no further record.
V Joshua, born Feb. 24, 1820. Lived in
Will Co., 111., and there died, unmar-
ried, about 1845.
VI Athalinda, born Dec. 5, 1822; married
Burford, Ont., Nov. 26, 1838, Walter
B. Hess (b. Otsego Co., N. Y., 1819),
son of Jacob Hess, of Burford, Ont.
Lived, after 1839, ^^ Momence, Kan-
kakee Co., 111., and there died, May 22,
1858. Children, eleven, with two pairs
of twins.
519 VII Hamilton, b. Dec. 24, 1824; m. Nov. 26,
1848, Hannah Martin.
VIII Amanda, born in Brant Co., Ont, Dec.
24, 1826; married at Brantford, Ont.,
Jan. 14, 1845, Darius Lewis (b. Oct
25, 1823), son of William Lewis, from
Massachusetts. Children, seven; four
MOMENCE, III.; Winnipeg, Man., etc. 509
living in 1878. Residence, then, in
Falkland, Ont.
507. Benson Pelton', first son of Samuel', James',
Ephraim\ Henry', SamueF, John', born in the town-
ship of Burford, Ont., Canada, June 29, 181 2; mar-
ried there in 1833, Mary Lewis, daughter of James
Lewis, of England. Farmer. Lived, in 1879, ^^
West Lorra, Oxford Co., Ont. Children:
510 I Samuel, b. Aug. 10, 1834; m. (i) , Isa-
bella McKay; (2) Aug. 6, 1866, Amanda
Watson.
510 II Peter, b. Jan. 22, 1836; m. Sept. 9, 1859,
Leah Duncan.
511 III James, b. Nov. 17, 1838; m. Mar. 20, 1862,
Mary Hosford.
IV Honor, born at West Lorra, Ont, about
1840, married there, James Bedford;
lived at Marine City, Mich., and there
died, May 15, 1879.
V Rhoda, born at Burford, Ont, Jan. 7,
1842; married at Stratford, Ont., Oct.
2, 1867, Alexander Kindness (b. Aber-
deen, Scotland, Jan. 19, 1839). Resi-
dence, 1879, Bennington, Ont Chil-
dren, Mary, Clara, Ellen and Ethel.
VI Marian, born Oct 22, 1843; married at
Embro, Ont, Jan. 20, 1863, Geo. H.,
son of Hugh Hadskiss, of Belfast, Ire-
land. Residence, in 1879, at Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada. Nine children.
Tax collector for the city of Winnipeg.
511 VII Joshua, written; no reply.
511VIII Henry, b. April 2, 1853; m. July i, 1874,
Emma Jarvis.
5IO American Pelton Genealogy.
IX Athalinda, born West Lorra, Oxford Co.,
Ont, May 30, 1852; married at Inger-
soll, Ont., Dec. 22, 1869, Ira W. Cline,
of West Lorra, Ont., son of John Cline,
of Germany. In 1879, lived at Ben-
nington, Ont. Five children.
X Araminta, born Apr. 30, 1854; in 1879,
unmarried, living at Bennington, Ont.
XI Sarah Elizabeth, born ; married ,
Mr. Adams. Living, in 1879, ^^ Tavis-
tock, Ont.
XII Ida May, born at West Lorra, Oxford
Co., Ont., July 31, 1865. In 1879, lived,
unmarried, at Bennington, Ont.
509. Samuel Pelton', first son of Benson', Sam-
ueP, James^ Ephraim^ Henry^ Samuel', John', born
at Blenheim, Oxford Co., Ont., August 10, 1834;
married (i) — — — .Isabella McKay, daughter of George
McKay, who died May 7, 1863; (2) at Woodstock,
Ont, August 6, 1866, Amanda Watson, his cousin,
daughter of John Watson and Araminta Pelton.
Residence, in 1879, ^^ Delaware, Ontario. Children,
report incomplete:
I Benson, born ; died .
II Joshua, born ; died .
III Sylvia, born .
IV George, born .
509. Peter Pelton', second son of Benson', Sam-
uel', James', Ephraim', Henry", SamueF, John', born
in Burford, Oxford Co., Ont, January 22, 1836; married
at West Lorra, Ont, September 9, 1859, Leah Dun-
can, daughter of William Duncan, of that place.
Farmer. Residence, in 1 8 79, at Westminster, Ontario,
Children:
Woodstock and Falkland, Ont., etc. 511
I William Robert, born Oct. 7, i860.
II Mary Alice, born Aug 29, 1862.
III Edwin Franklin, born July 30, 1864.
IV Keturah Ann, born July 4, 1866.
V Henry Benson, born Sept. 4, 1868.
VI James Arthur, born Oct. 21, 1872.
VII Zilla, born Nov. 27, 1874; died Jan. 22,
1876.
VIII Elsie, born July 18, 1877.
509. James Pelton', third son of Benson', Sam-
uer, James', Ephraim", Henry^ Samuel', John', born
in the township of Burford, Ont, November 17, 1838;
married in Go. Perth, Ont., March 20, 1862, Mary
Hosford, daughter of Wm. Hosford, of Ireland.
Farmer. Residence, in 1879, ^^ Woodstock, Ont.
Children:
I Eliza May, born Feb. 19, 1863.
II William Benson, born July 21, 1865.
Ill Anne Jane, born Apr. 12, 1867.
IV Henry James, born Mar. 15, 1872.
V John Lewis, born Oct. 12, 1877.
509. Joshua Peltoii^, fourth son of Benson', Sam-
uel", James*, Ephraim*, Henry', Samuel', John', born
, Written, but no report. Residence in Ontario.
509. Henry Pelton', fifth son of Benson', Sam-
uel", James", Ephraim', Henry^ SamueF, John', born
at West Lorra, Ont, April 2, 1853; married there,
July 1, 1874, Emma Jarvis, daughter of Jas. Jarvis,
of that place. Farmer; in 1879, residing at Benning-
ton, Ont P. O., Youngsville, Ont Children:
I James Lionel, born Sept. 21, 1875.
II Herbert Vincent, born July 20, 1877.
Ill Dorothy May, born May 6, 1879.
512 American Pelton Genealogy.
507. Hamilton Pelton', third son of Saniuel«,
James', Ephraim", Henry', SamueF, John', born in
Brant Co., Ont., December 24, 1824; married at
Brantford, Ont, November 26, 1848, Hannah Mar-
tin, daughter of Peter Martin, of the United States.
Farmer. Lived, in 1879, ^^ Falkland, Brant Co.,
Ont. Children:
51S I Joshua, b. Nov. 19, 1849; ^- ^^.r. 20,
1873, Olive Rouse.
512 n John, b. Dec. 30, 1850; m. Oct. 14, 1876.
513 HI Charles, b. Feb. 7, 1853; m. Mar. 22,
1876, Sarah Rouse.
IV Amanda, born June 28, 1855.
V Benson, born Jan. i, 1857.
VI Mary, born Aug. 27, 1859.
VII Anna, born June 22, 1861.
VIII Samuel, born Sept. 24, 1865.
IX George, born Aug. 7, 1869.
519. Joshua Pelton', first son of Hamilton',
Samuel", James^ Ephraim*, Henry^, SamueP, John',
born in Burford, Oxford Co., Ont, November 19,
1849; niarried at Claremont, Ont, March 20, 1873,
by Rev. Claudius Brown, Olive Rouse (b. Oct 29,
1850), daughter of James Rouse, of Rond Eau, Ont
In 1880, a farmer, at Falkland, Ont Child:
I Clara Theresa, born Nov. 13, 1876.
512. John Pelton', second son^ of Hamilton',
SamueP, James', Ephraim*, Henry", SamueP, John',
born in Burford, Oxford Co., Ont, December 30,
1850; married, at Paris, Ont, October 14, 1876,
Susan . Farmer, in 1880, at Falkland, Ont
Children:
Blenheim, Ont.; Kalamazoo, Mich. 513
I Anna May, born May 9, 1878.
II Benson, born Oct. 29, 1880.
Ill Oscar, born Feb. 28, 1886.
519. Cliarlei^ Peltoii% third son of Hamilton],
SamueP, James', Ephraim^ Henry', SamueP, John ,
born in Burford, Oxford Co., Ont,, February 7, 1853;
married at Falkland, Ont, March 22, 1876, Sarah
Rouse (b. July 20, 1858), daughter of Sylvester
Rouse, of township of Blenheim, Oxford Co., Ont.
In 1880, a farmer in Falkland, Ont. Children:
I Margaret, born Jan. 2, 1877.
II Ada, born Feb. 12, 1879.
Ill Muriel Adelaide, born July 28, 1883.
505. Jaiiie!<» Pelf on', Jr., second son of James%
Ephraim', Henry', SamueF, John', born in Grand
Isle Co., Vt., September 21, 1791; married at Brant-
ford, Ont, September i, 18 13, Ann Doyle, daughter
of Benjamin Doyle, of Burford, Ont. Lived at Bur-
ford, Ont, and thence removed to Michigan, and
died at Kalamazoo, Mich., May 3, 185 1. Farmer.
Children:
514 I James M., b. May 21, 1814; m. Apr. 14,
1839, Elizabeth Hoisington.
515 II Alson D., b. Apr. i, 1816; killed in 1865.
516 III Samuel, b. Jan. 20, 1818; m. Apr. 5, 1842,
Ann E. Ouackenboss.
518 IV Silas M., b.lDec. 28, 1819; m. , Eliza-
beth Anderson.
V Sylvia, born Sept 18, 1821; married ,
Abraham Carroll. Residence, in 1876,
at Beechville, Ont
590 VI Aldridge Wells, b. July 14, 1823; m. Nov.
4, 1845, Amanda Gray.
514 American Pelton Genealogy.
522 VII Ephraim, b. July i6, 1825; m. (i) Dec.
16, 1848, Magdalene Quackenboss; (2)
Sept. 7, 1862, Mrs. Jeannette J. Olm-
stead.
VIII Sarah, born Mar. 19, 1827; married Mr.
Nicholls. Residence, in 1880, at Grand
Rapids, Mich.
IX Ann, born Feb. 22, 1829; died when 4
years of age.
X Elizabeth, born Feb. 14, 1831; died when
2 years old, two days after her sister
Ann.
XI Ann Elizabeth, born July 26, 1833; mar-
ried at Kelloggsville, Kent Co., Mich.,
Dec. 2, i860, Wm. T. Quackenboss, son
of Abram Quackenboss, of Albany, N.
Y. Residence, in 1879, ^^ Ross, Kent
Co., Mich. Children: Isadore M.,
Ezra E., and Henry O., who died Apr.
5. 1872.
XII Eleanor C, born Oct. 5, 1835; married
at Byron, Mich., Dec. 7, 1856, Abram
Quackenboss, son of Abram Quacken-
boss, of Albany, N. Y. Farmer. Resi-
dence, in 1879, at Ross, Kent Co.,
Mich. Children: Celza E., b. Oct. 24,
1857, and Elmer A., b. Oct. 6, 1870.
XIII Mary, born Jan. 3, 1838; married John
McEwan. Address, in 1879, Hudson,
Mich.
523XIV Alfred, b. Apr. 24, 1841; m. Aug. 24,
1868, Eliza A. Dennis.
513. James M. Pelton', first son of James',
James', Ephraim*, Henry', SamueF, John\ born in
Blenheim, Ont.; Kalamazoo, Mich. 515
Burford, Oxford Co., Ont., May 21, 1814; married
at Plainfield, Kent Co., Mich., April 14, 1839, Eliza-
beth Hoisington, daughter of Joab Hoisington.
Farmer and lawyer. Residence, in 1876, at Corinth,
Kent Co., Mich. Children:
I Huldah, born Mar. 26, 1841.
II Andrew J., born May 19, 1842.
III Francis, born Nov. 7, 1843; served in
Co. B, 6th Reg't,of Mich. Vol. Cavalry,
in the War of the Great Rebellion,
and was killed at the battle of Falling
Waters, Va., July 14, 1863.*
IV Sylvia, born Jan. 7, 1850.
513. Alson D. Peltoii', second son of James*,
James", Ephraim", Henry^ SamueP, John', born in
Burford township, Oxford Co., Ont, April i, 18 16;
married at Grand Rapids, Mich., (i) about 1838,
Lucy Truer; (2) September, 1854, Sarah Beany.
Served in the Union Army, in the 39th Illinois Reg't,
in the War of the Great Rebellion in 186 1-2; dis-
charged, returned home, and re-enlisted in 1863, in the
Illinois 64th; discharged in 1865, and was killed, in
September, 1866, by a team of runaway horses.
Lived at Muskegon, Mich. Children, by first wife:
I Ann Elizabeth, born at Grand Rapids,
Mich., Aug. 31, 1840; married at Sand
Creek, Mich., Apr. 9, 1856, to LaFayette
M. Hentze, of Watertown, Jefferson
Co, N. Y. Children: i. Henry A., b.
Sept. 20, 1858; 2. William J., b. Dec. 4,
*A short time before his death, he, while passing through Frederick,
Md., with his regiment, lost a letter from his father. This, sent to James
B. Pelton, of Mt. Pleasant, Md., was forwarded years after to the writer,
and by him to the soldier's father. — J. M. P.
66
5i6 American Pelton Genealogy.
i860; 3. George M., b. Mar. 15, 1862; d.
Apr., 1862; 4. AnnaS., b. June 29, 1870.
Residence, Jan., 1892, Joliet, Illinois.
II Ephraim.born , i842;diedin June, 1872.
Ill Ella, born in 1844; died in 1845.
516 IV Alson D., Jr., b. June 9, 1848; m. Jan. 13,
1872, Mary E. Wilson; d. July 27, 1880.
V George, born in 1849; ^i^^ ^^ -^ug., 1852.
Of second wife:
VI Osborne, born in Nov., 1855; no further
record.
VII Alfred; no further record.
VIII William; no further record.
IX Rosie; no further record.
515. Alson D. Pelton^, Jr., second son of Alson
D.\ James', James^ Ephraim*, Henry^, SamueP, John',
born at Grand Rapids, Mich., June 9, 1848; married
at Grand Rapids, June 13, 1872, Mary Eleanor Wil-
son, daughter of Molyneaux Wilson, of Caledonia,
Mich. Mechanic, Lived in Grand Rapids, Mich.;
died July 27, 1880. Children:
I Warren A., born Nov. i, 1872; died Sept.
3. 1873-
II Maude E., born Aug. 14, 1874; lives, 1891,
with her mother, at Caledonia, Mich.
Mrs. Mary E. Pelton married (2) October 30, 1884,
Vasco M. Vincent, of Caledonia, Kent Co., Mich.,
where they lived, in 1891.
513. Samuel Pelton', third son of James', James ,
Ephraim', Henry', SamueP, John', born at Batavia
N. Y., January 20, 1818; married at Blenheim, Ox-
ford Co., Ont., April 5, 1842, Ann E. Quacken-
boss, of Durham, Ont. Farmer. Residence, in 1880,
at Corinth, Kent Co., Mich. Children:
Muskegon, Caledonia, Corinth, Mich. 517
I Mary J., born Feb. 10, 1843, at Blenheim,
Ont.; married at Kelloggsville, Kent
Co., Mich., Dec. 25, 1863, Jos. H.
Keeney (b. Apr. 15, 1839), son of Gor-
don Keeney, of Grand Rapids, Mich.
Seven children. Residence, in 1880, at
Hudsonville, Ottawa Co., Mich.
517 II Somers A., b. Feb. 21, 1845; m. Aug. 9,
1870, Julia Markham.
517 III Theron S., b. Jan. i, 1847; m. Mar. 29,
1868, Catherine Colburn.
518 IV Malon T., b. Sept. 30, 1849; m. (i) Sept.
15, 1873, Carrie M. Springsteen; (2)
Sept. 9, 1877, Marietta Runnells.
V Everette E., born May 31, 1853.
VI Edwin W., born Sept. 27, 1858.
VII Alfred E., born Oct. 24, 1861.
VIII Alice E., born Aug. 16, 1865.
516. 8oiner^ A. Pelton% first son of SamueP,
James*, James^, Ephraim*, Henry^, SamueP, Johm,
born at Blenheim, Oxford Co., Ont, February 21,
1845; married at Grandville, Kent Co., Mich., Au-
gust 9, 1870, Julia Markham, daughter of Loren
Markham, of Jamestown, Mich. Teacher. Resi-
dence, in 1880, at Gaines, Kent Co., Mich. No
children.
516. Theron S. Pelton', second son of Samuel',
James^ James', Ephraim", Henry', SamueF, John',
born at Byron, Kent Co., Mich., January i, 1847;
married at Corinth, Mich., March 29, 1868, Catherine
Colburn, daughter of Benjamin Q. Colburn, of the
township of Gaines, Kent Co., Mich. Farmer.
Residence, in 1880, at Petoskey, Mich. Children:
5i8 American Pelton Genealogy.
I Morton A., born Jan. 17, 1869.
II Inah M., born Sept. 6, 1872.
III Eva D., born Apr. 15, 1874.
IV Effie B., born Apr. 15, 1874.
V Katie C, born Jan. 27, 1876; died Aug.
3> 1876. .
516. Malon T. Pelton^, third son of Samuel',
James', James", Ephraim*, Henry^, Samuel', John',
born at Byron, Kent Co., Mich., September 30, 1849;
married (i) Hamilton, Allegan Co., Mich., Septem-
ber 15, 1873, Carrie M. Springsteen (d. Aug., 1874),
daughter of Jer. Springsteen, of Hamilton; (2) at
Wayland, Allegan Co., Mich., Sept. 9, 1877, Mariette
Runnels (b. Dec. 19, 1850), daughter of Joshua Run-
nels, from Pierpont, N. Y. Carpenter. Residence,
in 1880, at Fisher, Kent Co., Mich. Child:
I Ernest M., born at Hamilton, Mich.,
July 18, 1874.
513. Silas M. Peltoii\ fourth son of James',
James", Ephraim', Henry', Samuel', John', born at
Blenheim, Ont., December 28, 1819; married at
Grand Rapids, Mich., January 14, 1840, Elizabeth
Anderson, daughter of Wm. Anderson, of that place.
Residence, in 1880, at Grand Rapids, Mich.; in 1890,
at Duluth, Minn. Children, born at Grand Rapids,
Mich.:
I Sylvia A., born Oct. 15, 1844; married at
Muskegon, Mich., June 30, 1867,
Thomas G. Parr, son of Jas. Parr, of
England. Residence, in 1890, at
Tacoma, Wash. Occupation, sash,
blinds and general wood-working. One
child, Georgia, born Oct. 27, 1878.
Grand Rapids, Mich.; Spokane Falls, Wash. 519
519 II William H., b. July 12, 1848; m. Apr. 10,
1882, Nellie O'Keefe.
III Alice A., born ; married , Wil-
liam H. Snider; no further record.
Present residence (1891) unknown.
IV Nora C. born ; married , Chas.
Howard. Residence, in 1891, in Cleve-
land, O. Wood carving and decora-
tions.
V Kittie Lizzie, born Aug. i, 1855; married
there, June 29, 1875, John Thomas
Waddell, son of Samuel Waddell, of
Pittsburgh, Pa. Architect. Residence,
1890, Duluth, Minn. Children: Charles
Frederic, b. Apr. i, 1879; d. June 20,
1879; Arthur Frank, b. Sep. 15, 1880;
d. Oct. 28, 1883; Edward Allen, b.
Nov. 2, 1884; Silas Arnott, b. Feb. 15,
1889.
VI Carrie M., born Apr. 28, 1861; married
Dec. 6, 1881, Earl A. Knapp, son of
Robert M. Knapp, of Luther's Mills,
Bradford Co., Pa. Farmer. Resi-
dence, in 1890, at Luther's Mills, Pa.
Children: Leon D., born July 28, 1882;
Frederic A., born Feb. 27, 1884; Rob-
ert E., b. Mar. 21, 1885; George J., b.
June 30, 1887.
518. l¥illiaiii Henry Peltons, only son of
Silas M.\ James', James', Ephraim', Henry', SamueP,
John', born at Grand Rapids, Mich., July 12, 1848;
married in Duluth, Minn., April 10, 1882, Nellie
O'Keefe. Residence, in 1890, at Spokane Falls,
Wash. No children.
520 American Pelton Genealogy.
513. Aldridge Wells Pelton^ fifth son of James',
James^, Ephraim*, Henry^ Samuel^ John\ born at
Blenheim, Oxford Co., Ont, July 14, 1823; married
at Grand Rapids, Mich., November 4, 1845, Amanda
Gray (b. Troy, N. Y., Nov. 18, 1828; died Feb. 16,
1873), daughter of Jedediah W. Gray. Millwright.
Residence, in 1879, ^^ Whitehall, Mich. Children:
I Henrietta Maria, born at Grand Rapids,
Mich., Sept. i, 1846; married July 9,
1873, Mark Woodruff, at Grand Rapids,
Mich.
II Samuel E., born July 6, 1848. Heserved
in the War of the Great Rebellion and
was killed in battle in May, 1865.
521 III Charles H., b. Mar. 28, 1850; m. Jan. 25,
1879, Orpha D. Franklin.
591 IV Alonzo A., b. Apr. 3, 1852; m. July 5,
1877, Mary A. Wright.
591 V George W., b. Sept. 19, 1855; m. June 9,
1875, Amanda McPherson.
VI Mary C, born at Walker, Mich,, June 21,
1855; died Feb. ti, 1865.
VII Emily A., born at Walker, Mich., Dec. 19,
i860; married Oct. 5, 1887, Denton
O. Sproat, Wayland, Mich. One child,
Gertrude Amie, born Jan. 9, 1889.
VIII Carrie A., born at Walker, Mich., Aug. 12,
1862; married at Grand Rapids, Mich.,
Oct. 28, 1886, Herbert G. Smith, of
Grand Rapids, Mich., where they re-
sided, in 1890.
~ IX Ada E., born at Walker, Mich., July 31,
1864; married at Grand Rapids, Mich.,
Aug. 26, 1886, Edgar G. Heald, ofthat
place. Children: i. Charles, born Jan.
14, 1888; 2. Lon Don, born Apr. 3, 1889.
Whitehall and Byron, Mich. 521
X Hattie E., born at Walker, Mich., July
16, 1866; married Lauren Henry,
Grand Rapids, Mich., May 8, i'886.
One child, Howard Henry Pelton.
XI Lillie M., born at Grand Rapids, Mich.,
Apr. 5, 1869; died Aug. 15, 1869.
590. Charles H. Pelfon% second son of Aldridge
W.\ James^ James', Ephraim', Henry", SamueF, John\
born at Grand Rapids, Mich., March 28, 1850; mar-
ried at Muskegon, Mich., January 25, 1879, Orpha
D. Franklin (b. Oct. 8, 1859), daughter of George
W. Franklin, of Whitehall, Mich. Children, born at
Grand Rapids, Mich.:
I Berenicia P., born Sept. 25, 1879.
H Bessie Gray, born Apr. 3, 1882.
5S0. Alonzo A. Pelton', third son of Aldridge
W.\ James", James', Ephraim^ Henry^ SamueP, John',
born at Grand Rapids, Mich., April 3, 1852; married
there, July 5, 1877, Mary A. Wright, daughter of J. S.
Wright, of Grand Rapids, Mich, (born Feb. 12, 1854.)
Business, iron cornices and hardware. Residence, in
1879. at Cedar Springs, Kent Co., Mich., and in 1888,
at Morley, Mich. Child:
I LaVerne Agnes, born at Cedar Springs,
Mich., Apr. 16, 1879.
590. George W. Pelton', fourth son of Aldridge
W.', James', James', Ephraim", Henry', Samuel', John',
born at Grand Rapids. Mich., September 19, 1855;
married there, June 9, 1875, Amanda McPherson.
House painter. Residence, in 1879, Whitehall, Mich.
Child:
I Henry C, born , 1876.
522 American Pelton Genealogy.
513. Ephraiiii Pelton', sixth son of James%
James', Ephraim', Henry', SamueF, John', born at
Blenheim, Ontario, Can., July i6, 1825; married (i)
at Byron, Mich., December 16, 1848, Magdalene
Quackenboss, daughter of Abram Ouackenboss, of
Georgetown, Ottawa Co., Mich. (b. Dec. 27, 1827;
d. July 7, 1862); (2) September 7, 1862, Mrs. Jean-
nette J. Olmstead, daughter of Jacob C. Williams, of
Byron, Kent Co., Mich., born January 25, 1840.
Farmer. Residence, in 1879, ^^ Corinth, Mich.
Children:
522 I Edward L., b. June 9, 1852; m. Nov.
20, 1875, Alma L. Corey.
II Anna, born at Gaines, Kent Co., Mich.,
Aug. II, 1854; married at Grand
Rapids, Mich., Apr. 19, 1871, Henry O.
Bogart, son of William H. Bogart, of
East Cummington, Mass. Lived there
in 1879. Three children.
III Julia, born Nov. 20, 1856.
IV Jessie, born in Kent Co., Mich., Aug. 23,
1858; married Sept. 30, 1874, Eli W.
Weaver. Farmer (b. N. Y., Aug. 20,
1854). Children: Lona, b. Aug. 5,
1875; Luie, b. Mar. 26, 1878.
V Magdalene, born July 2, 1862.
VI Sarah J., born Sept. 2, 1863.
VII Carrie E., born Feb. 8, 1868.
VIII Alson E., born June 29, 1874.
592. Edward L,. Pelton^ first son of Ephraim\
James', James', Ephraim', Henry', SamueF, John',
born in the township of Gaines, Kent Co., Mich.,
June 9, 1852; married at Grand Rapids, Mich.,
November 20, 1875, Alma L. Corey (b. Byron, Mich.,
Whitehall and Byron, Mich. 523
Sept. 5, 1857), daughter of Amos Corey. Farmer.
Lived, in 1880, in Paris township, Mich. Children,
none reported.
513. Alfred Pelton', seventh son of James^ James',
Ephraim", Henry', SamueF, John', born at Blenheim,
Ont., April 24, 1841; married at Grand Rapids,
Mich., August 24, 1868, Eliza A. Dennis, daughter
of Jas. D. Dennis, of Niagara, Ont. Farmer. Resi-
dence, in 1879, ^t Byron, Kent Co., Mich. Chil-
dren:
I Viola, born May 28, 1869.
II Mabel H., born July 6, 1872.
III Emerson, born July 27, 1875.
IV Agnes I., born Dec. 14, 1877.
505. Stephen liawrence Pelton^, third son of
James", Ephraim*, Henry^ Samuel', John', born in
Grand Isle Co., Vt., January 17, 1793; married at
Batavia, N. Y.,in August, 1815, Pamelia Gipson (b.
Oct. 7, 1799; d. Apr. 4, 1854), daughter of Jacob
Gipson, of Bath, Steuben Co., N. Y. House-joiner.
At 16 years of age, in 1809, ^e left Grand Isle and
went into Canada, but in 181 2 returned to the United
States, entered the American Army and served to the
end of the war. Then went to Batavia, N. Y.,
married there and stayed five years; thence to the
township of North East, Erie Co., Pa., until 1833;
thence to Innerskip, Oxford Co., Ont., where he
lived, in 1879. In 1876 he had 45 grandchildren
and 13 great-grandchildren. Children:
I Sarah (Sally) A., born at Batavia, N. Y.,
Sept. 16, 18 1 7; married, by Rev. Fran-
cis Pickle, in Brantford township, Ont.,
67
524 American Pelton Genealogy.
Feb. 28, 1838, John Milmine (b. June
26, 1809), son of Jas. Milmine, of
Montreal, Canada. Ten children.
II Susanna, born at Batavia, N. Y., Oct. 9,
1819; died Aug. 12, 1831.
Ill James, i, born at Erie, Pa., Feb. 14, 1821;
died Apr. 6, 1821.
524 IV Jacob Gipson, b. Feb. 22, 1822; m. (i)
Jan. 14, 1845, Ann Lyman; (2) Aug.
18, 1859, Mary C. Baker.
526 V James, 2d, b. Oct. 7, 1825; m. Dec. 22,
1850, Louisa Payne.
526 VI Samuel Jenks, b. Oct. 31, 1827; m. Sept.
8, 1 85 1, Abigail Birch.
VII Pamelia, born at Erie, Pa., June 22, 1830;
in 1877, living, unmarried, with her
father.
VIII Orpha, born at Erie, Pa., Jan. 11, 1833;
married in Oxford Co., Ont, Apr. 19,
1856, William Green (b. July 31, 1833),
son of John Green, from' Kent Co.,
Eng. Four children.
526 IX John M., b. Feb. i, 1836; m. Mar. 15,
1859, Hannah Walton.
527 X Lemuel, b. Dec. 2, 1839; ^^- J^"- ^7' 1862,
Margaret Hamilton.
527 XI Stephen, b. May 20, 1841; m. Nov. 25,
1863, Anna Pelton.
523. Jacob Cfipsou Pellom, second son of
Stephen L.', James', Ephraim', Henry^ Samuel', John',
born in Erie Co., Pa., February 22, 1822; married (i)
in Oxford Co., Ont, January 14, 1845, Ann Lyman,
daughter of Dugald Lyman, of Scotland; d. May 14,
1858; (2) at Ocean Sound, Ont, August 18, 1859,
INNERSKIP, LiSTOWELL, OnT. 525
Mary C. Baker, daughter of Nelson Baker, from
New Brunswick, B. A. Farmer. In 1879 lived at
Innerskip, Oxford Co., Ont. Children, born in Ox-
ford Co., Ont.:
525 I William A, b. Aug. 20, 1846; m. Oct. 29,
1874, Emeline Brisbin.
II Margaret C, born Dec. 20, 1848; married
in the township of Elma, Perth Co.,
Ont., Jan. i, 1873, Frederic Switzer
(b. May 1 8, 1 838), son of Christ" Switzer,
of Loughboro, Ont. Farmer. Resi-
dence, in 1879, i" th^ township of Elma,
Perth Co., Ont. Two children.
III James A., born Aug. 27, 1853; in 1879,
unmarried. In the livery business, at
Listowell, Ont.
IV Frederic H., born Jan. 29, 1858. In 1879
a resident of Moorfield, Wellington Co.,
Ont; unmarried.
V Fanny E., born Aug. 17, i860.
Vl Francis N., born May 28, 1862.
VII George A., born May 29, 1864.
VIII Ralph S., born Jan. 19, 1867.
IX Arthur E., born Aug. 7, 1869.
X Charles E., born Aug. 3, 1871.
XI Dora M., born Oct. 29, 1872.
534. l¥illiaiii A. Pelton% first son of Jacob G.%
Stephen L.*, James', Ephraim^ Henry^ SamueP,
John', born at Innerskip, Ont., August 20, 1846; mar-
ried in Wallace township, Perth Co., Ont, October
29, 1874, Emeline Brisbin, born October 10, 1853,
daughter of Jas. Brisbin, of that place. Pumpmaker,
in 1879, ^t Listowell, Ont Children:
526 American Pelton Genealogy.
I Emeline, born in the township of Elma,
Perth Co., Ont., Oct. 22, 1875.
II Edith Annetta, born in Listowell, Ont,
Feb. II, 1878.
533. Janie§ Pelton', third son of Stephen L.',
James', Ephraim", Henry', SamueF, John", born at
North East, Erie Co., Pa., October 7, 1825; mar-
ried in Oxford Co., Ont, December 22, 1850, Louisa
Payne, daughter of Simon Payne, of Wiltshire,
Eng. Joiner and pumpmaker, in 1879, ^^ Oxford
Co., Ont Children:
I Catherine M., born Nov. 13, 1851.
II Agnes M., born Apr. 18, 1853.
III Alfred E., born Jan. 16, 1855; died June
25, 1861.
IV Alice M., born Dec. 30, 1856.
V Effie M., born Dec. 30, 1858; died June
23, i860.
VI Lincoln S., born Mar. 9, 1861.
VII Ryall B., born Oct 20, 1863.
VIII Byron H., born Oct 22, 1865.
IX Raspard R., born June 20, 1868.
X Elsie C, born June 17, 1870.
XI Frances M., born Sept 5, 1873.
523. Namnel Jenk§ Pelton', fourth son of
Stephen L.*, James^ Ephraim*, Henry^ Samuel',
John', born at North East, Erie Co., Pa., October 31,
1827; married in Oxford Co., Ont., September 8,
185 1, Abigail Birch, daughter of Daniel Birch, of
Woodstock, Ont. Farmer. Residence, August 3, 1878,
at Rock Falls, Cerro Gordo Co., la. No children.
523. John M. Pelton^ fifth son of Stephen L.%
James', Ephraim', HenryV SamueF, John', born at
INNERSKIP AND LiSTOWELL, OnT. 527
Innerskip, Oxford Co., Ont., February i, 1836; mar-
ried there, March 15, 1859, Hannah Walton, daugh-
ter of William Walton, of Cumberland, Eng. Far-
mer. Residence, in 1876, in Huron Co., Ont.
Children:
I Ella Celia, born June 21, i860.
11 Edwin L., born June 19, 1862.
III Ida M., born Sept. 26, 1866.
IV William H., born Dec. 16, 1868.
V Stanley, born Feb. 18, 1874.
523. lieiniiel Pelton^, sixth son of Stephen L.\
James', Ephraim^ Henry', SamueP, John', born at
Innerskip, Oxford Co., Ont, December 2, 1839; mar-
ried in Perth Co., Ont, January 17, 1862, Margaret
Hamilton, daughter of John Hamilton, of Peebles,
Scotland. Residence, in 1876, in Perth Co., Ont.
Pumpmaker. Children:
I Jane, born Dec. 6, 1862.
II John, born Apr. 29, 1866.
III Agnes, born Dec. 28, 1868.
IV Margaret, born Oct 27, 1871.
V Anna, born Dec. 13, 1873; died Sept 23,
1874.
VI May, born Aug. 27, 1875.
593. Stephen Pelton', seventh son of Stephen
L.^ James', Ephraim', Henry", SamueP, John', born
in Innerskip, Oxford Co., May 20, 1841; married in
Oxford Co., Ont, November 25, 1863, Anna Pelton,
daughter of Ira Pelton (see p. 529) of Oxford Co.,
Ont Residence, in 1876, Oxford Co., Ont Children:
I Alfred E., born Aug. 28, 1864.
II Rufus M., born Feb. 3, 1872.
Ill James G., born Sept 15, 1875.
528 American Pelton Genealogy.
505. Hiram Pelton*, sixth son of James',
Ephraim", Henrys, Samuel', John>, born at Blenheim,
Oxford Co., Ont., in 1816: married at Chillicothe,
Ohio, about 1842, Susan Siders, daughter of John
Siders, of that place. Lived at Danville, Nevin
P. O., Highland Co., O. Died at Nevin, O., Sep-
tember 22, 1878. Mrs. Pelton died about 1856.
Children:
529 I John, b. about 1844; m. Susan More-
head.
529 II Ira, b. about 1846; no report.
529 III Aldridge, b. Mar. i, 1848; m. Julys, 1870,
Maria Ann Prentice.
IV Mary Jane, born in Ross Co., O., Nov. 6,
1848; married at Nevin, Highland Co.,
O., Jan. 18, 1866, Nathan P. Landess,
son of John Landess (or Landys), of
that place. Farmer. P. O., Nevin,
Highland Co., O. Children, Aldridge,
Owen and Cora Ella.
V Araminta, born at Newtown, Hamilton
Co., O., Aug. 8, 1850; married at Grand
Haven,Mich.,Dec. 9, 1868, Ellis Roush,
of Highland Co., O., son of Peter
Roush, of that county. Merchant, in
1879, at Danville, Nevin P. O., High-
land Co., O. No children.
VI Louise, born in Boone Co., Ky., June 9,
1 851; married at Grand Haven, Mich.,
Jan. 7, 1868, Jacob H. Quant (b. Jan. 4,
1846), son of Jacob Quant, of Schenec-
tady, N. Y. Farmer, in 1879, i^ Camp-
bell, Ionia Co., Mich. Children: i.
Araminta S.; 2. Ira Orion.
Grand Haven ; Tuxedo Co., Mich. 529
VII Sarah E., born at Allinsburg, Clermont
Co., Ohio, Sept. 2, 1858. In 1878 was
living in Clarksville, Campbell, Ionia
Co., Mich.
538. John Pelt oir, first son of Hiram^ Jamess,
Ephraim^ Henry', Samuel"', John', born about 1844;
married Susan Morehead, time and place unknown,
who died in July, 1878. Farmer. In 1879 was liv-
ing in Kentucky. Children:
I Otis, born .
II Francis, born .
Ill Henry, born .
598. IraPeltoii', second son of Hiram^ James',
Ephraim^ Henry', Samuel", John', born about 1846.
In 1870 his P. O. was at Woodville, Newaygo Co.,
Mich. Lumberman. Written; no answer received.
598. Aldridge Pelton^, third son of Hiram',
James', Ephraim*, Henrys, SamueP, John', born in
Ross Co., O., March i, 1848 (7?); married at Robinson,
Ottawa Co., Mich., July 5, 1870, Maria Ann Prentice
(b. Mar. 31, 1851), daughter of Alonzo Prentice, of
Oswego Co., N. Y. Farmer. Living, in 1880, at
Grand Haven, Mich. Children:
I Elmer, born Sept. 10, 1871.
II Jason Aldridge, born Jan. i, 1873.
Ill Ada Dorlispa, born Aug. 6, 1876.
505. IraPelton', seventh son of James', Ephraim*,
Henry^ SamueF, John', born at Blenheim, Oxford Co.,
Ont, January 8, 1818; married at Woodstock, Ont.,
February 22, 1840, Emily Quackenboss, daughter of
Abram Quackenboss, of that place. Residence, in
1878, in Fremont township, Tuscola Co., Mich.
Farmer. Children:
530 American Pelton Genealogy.
I Anna, born Aug. 20, 1842; married Nov.
28, 1863, Stephen Pelton, son of Stephen
Lawrence Pelton, of Innerskip, Ont.
Three children. (See p. 527.)
II Abigail, born May i, 1844; died in 1851.
Ill Elizabeth, born May 25, 1848.
530 IV Hiram L., b. May 6, 1851; m. Mar. 29,
1873, Frances Tolman; d. Oct. 15, 1877.
530 V Ira A., b. July 17, 1852; m. Jan. 18, 1874,
Rhoda Williams.
VI Charlotte, born Apr. 16, 1856; married
June I, 1874, Elgin Watson, son of
Jos. Watson, of Ontario. Child, Serena
A., b. Feb. 25, 1877. Residence, in
1879, i" 'Tuscola Co., Mich.
VII James A., born Nov. 19, 1858.
VIII Aram, born Oct. 18, 1861.
IX Emily J., born July 30, 1864.
X Junius W., born July 14, 1867; died Oct.
29, 1867.
XI Nora M., born June 9, 1870.
5S9. Hiram L. Pelton', first son of Ira^ James',
Ephraim\ Henry', Samuel', John', born May 6, 1851;
married March 29, 1873, Frances Tolman, of Tuscola
Co., Mich.; died October 15, 1877. Children:
I Peter, born Feb. 28, 1874.
II Ernest, born May 14, 1876.
599. Ira A. Pelton', second son of Ira', James',
Ephraim*, Henry', Samuel', John', born July 17, 1852;
married January 18, 1874, Rhoda Williams (b. May
24, 1858), daughter of Preston Williams, of Dayton,
Mich. Residence, in 1879, ^^ Freeman; address, at
Vassar, Tuscola Co., Mich. Children:
Grand Haven; Tuxedo Co., Mich. 531
I Frederic M., born Nov. 30, 1876; died
Sept. 16, 1877.
II Rufus G., born Feb. 8, 1878.
CzODMANCHESTER, QUEBEC, CANADA
BRANCH.
496. Ephraiiii Pelton', Jr., fifth son of Ephraim',
Henry", SamueF, John', born at Otis, Mass., April 22,
1 771; married there in 1791, Statira Holcomb (b.
June I, 1773; d. April 16, 1861). Farmer. Livedat
Otis, Berkshire Co., Mass.; thence, in 18 12, went to
South Hero, and to Alburgh, Grand Isle Co., Vt,
where his father died at his house; thence went to
Godmanchester, Huntington Co., Quebec, Can., and
thence to Constable, Franklin Co., N. Y., where he
died, September 2, 1847. Children, all but the last
three born in Otis, Mass.:
I Sylvia E., born July i, 1793; married (i)
at Alburgh, Vt., Chauncey Pearl, of
Vt. One child, George Chauncey; (2)
at Alburgh, Vt, in 18 16, Nicholas C.
Wagner, of that place; born in Montreal,
Can., who died in Oct., 1845. Lived
at Godmanchester, Quebec. Seven
children: Statira A., Harriet A., Mary
Ann, Henry A., Henrietta A., Horatio
A. and Thomas M. Of these, in 1879,
George Pearl lived at Burke, Franklin
Co., N. Y., and Mrs. Mary Ann (Wag-
ner) Armstrong, at Malone, N. Y.
II Cyrene E., born Mar. 22, 1795; married
at Alburgh, Vt., Jan. 15, 181 8, Francis
Wagner, brother of N. C, second hus-
band of her sister, Sylvia E. (b. Al-
68
532 American Peltox Genealogy.
burgh, Dec. 22, 1788; d. Apr. 15, 1873).
Children: i. John H., b. Nov. 11, 1818;
d. Dec. 22, 1820; 2. Rollin, b. Oct. 13, '
1820. In 1878 Mrs. Wagner lived at
Trout River, Franklin Co., N. Y.
533 III Rollin H., b. Dec. 19, 1796; m, (i) in
1826, Sarah Pettis; (2) in 1830, Abigail
Pelton; died May 16, 1864.
IV Lucretia, born Oct. 28, 1798; died Jan. 30,
1805.
534 V Samuel B., b. Nov. 3, 1800; m. Mar. 25,
1823, Margaret Wagner.
537 VI Milo T., b. Jan. 7, 1802; m. (i) 1825,
Mary Pettis; (2) Anna Lewis; d. Nov.
24, 1869.
VII Wealthy O., born Mar. 24, 1805; married,
at Constable, Franklin Co., N. Y., in
1829, Asahel Coburn, son of Jos. Co-
burn, of N. H. Lived at Constable,
N. Y., and at Highgate, Vt. Two
children.
539VIII Lyman E., b. Mar. 28, 1807; m- (0 June
18, 1840, Lucy A. Hazard; (2) Sept.
13, 1855, Julina M. Ware.
IX Minerva L., born May 7, 1809; married
C. Bromley, son of Benjamin
Bromley, of Plattsburgh, N. Y. Lived
at Tallmadge, Mich,, and there died,
Feb. 24, 1 85 1. Six children that lived.
540 X Salmon P., b. Apr. 23, 181 3; m. Mar. 27,
1837, Lucy Bromley; d. Apr. 11, 1839.
540 XI Nicholas W., b. Aug. 16, 1816; m. (i) in
1843 ^^ 1844, in Knox Co., O., Laura
Merihew, of that county; (2) in 1849,
at Plymouth, la., Sarah Jane Smith,
Grand Isle, Vt.; Godmanchester, Que. 533
of that place; (3) in 1853 to 1855, Har-
riet N. Hamilton; d. Jan. 7, 1855.
XII Roxana M., born at Alburgh, Vt., Jan. 3,
1 819; married at Westville, N. Y. (West-
ville Centre, Franklin Co., N. Y. ?) in
1840, James Wright, son of Thomas
Wright, of that place. Lived in Ontario,
and there died, Jan. 20, 1842. Two
children; one, Roxana M., in Antioch,
Cal.
531. RoUiu H. Pelton^ first son of Ephraim',
Ephraim", Henry', SaniueP, John', born at Otis, Berk-
shire Co., Mass., December 19, 1796; married (i)
in 1826, Sarah Pettis, daughter of Col. Stephen
Pettis. In November, 1828, while on the way with
his family to Pettis township, Pike Co., 111., where
his father-in-law lived, they were shipwrecked* on
Lake Erie, the wife and only child lost and he
saved, upon the Canada shore, where, in 1830,
he married Abigail Pelton, his cousin, daughter
of James Pelton, of Blenheim, Oxford Co., Ont.
Farmer. Lived in Grand Isle Co., Vt, until the loss
of his wife, afterward in Blenheim, Ont, and thence
removed to Tallmadge, Ottawa Co., Mich., where he
died, May 19, 1864. He served in the War of 181 2,
and was in the battle of Plattsburgh. Mrs. Abigail
Pelton died July 12, 1876. Children, all but the first
born at Princeton, Ont :
I Ephraim, i, born about 1827; lost with his
mother, by shipwreck, on Lake Erie,
about 1828,
*Milo T., brother of Rollin H., with his wife, a sister of Mrs. Roilin H.,
was on the same vessel. They encountered a violent storm, the compass
was out of order, and they drifted on Long Point bar on the Canada
shore, where the vessel (a sailing craft) pounded to pieces. The waves
swept over all, the wives and child perished; the brothers were saved.
534 American Pelton Genealogy.
534 II Ephraim, 2, b. Jan, 10, 1831; m. Jan. i,
1 86 1, Etta Quigley.
III Statira, born Jan. 7, 1833; in 1879, lived
at home.
IV Hiram, born Sept. 25, 1835; unmarried
in 1878.
V Ruth, born Sept. 15, 1838.
VI Salmon, born July 31, 1840; died, Ont,
July 31, 1849.
VII Charles, born Aug. 30, 1842; died, Ont.,
Mar. 23, 1843.
VIII Rollin H., Jr., born Nov. i, 1844; in 1878
lived, unmarried, on the homestead at
Tallmadge, Mich.
533. Ephraim Peltoir, second son of Rollin H.«,
Ephraim\ Ephraim^ Henry^, Samuel"', John', born at
Princeton, Ont., January 10, 1831; married at Grand
Rapids, Mich., January i, 1861, Etta Quigley, daugh-
ter of Wm. Quigley, of the state of New York.
Farmer. Lived, in 1879, ^^ Tallmadge, Ottawa Co.,
Mich. Children:
I Salmon, born Aug. 24, 1861; died Jan. 25,
1862.
II Rollin H., born Mar. 20, 1863.
III Joseph M., born July 30, 1865.
IV Mary Abbie, born July 12, 1868.
V Etta, born May 4, 1872.
531 . Samuel B. Pelton*^, second son of Ephraim*,
Ephraim', Henry", Samuel", John', born in Otis, Berk-
shire Co., Mass., November 3, 1800; removed, with
his father's family, in 181 2, to South Hero, Grand
Isle Co., Vt.; married at Alburgh, Grand Isle Co.,
Vt, March 25, 1823, Margaret Wagner (or Waggoner),
White Oak, Cal.; Godmanchester, Que. 535
daughter of Nicholas C. Wagner, of that place.
Residence, in 1879, ^t White Oak, Cal. Address,
Green Valley, near Placerville, Cal. Mrs. Pelton
still living in 1879. Children:
530 I Sylvester W., b. Dec. 9, 1823; m. Oct. 21,
1869, Amanda Maria Masterson.
II Milo T., born Aug. 9, 1825; went to
Frazer's river, British Columbia. Then
unmarried. Carpenter and joiner.
Present address, 1879, unknown; not
heard from in a long time.
III Stephen, born May 14, 1827; died Feb.
17, 1832.
IV Sarah, born Jan. 26, 1829; married Sept.
I, 1849, Robert Langdale, of England.
Address, 1879, New Haven, Conn.
Three children.
V Matthew A., b. Dec, 1831; m. Sept. 3,
1876, Isabel Lanktree. No further
report.
VI Lavinda, born Nov. 3, 1832; married Jan.
I, 1865, John Fox, of Ohio. Residence,
in 1 8 79, at Placerville, Cal. Blacksmith.
Children, two sons and two daughters.
536 VII Stephen H., b. Oct. 3, 1835; m. Jan. i,
1865, Louisa D. Kilpatrick.
VIII Samuel C, born Feb. i, 1838. Farmer
and miner at Shingle Springs, Eldorado
Co., Cal. Unmarried in 1879.
IX Mary Ann, born Nov. 17, 1839; ^^^^
Mar. 8, 1840.
X Louisa, born Aug. 8, 1842; married Oct.
26, 1863, John Wing, of England, who
died Dec. 8, 1876. Farmer. Mrs.
Wing, in 1879, lived at White Oak,
536 American Pelton Genealogy.
Eldorado Co., Cal. Children, three
sons and three daughters.
XI Margaret, born Jan. 8, 1844; married Jan.
22, 1865, James M. Toby, of Mass.
Teamster. In 18 79, at Placerville, Cal.
Two daughters.
XII Emily A., born Mar. 8, 1846; married
May 6, 1866, John S, Fox, of Ohio.
Carpenter. In 1879, living at Oakland,
Cal. Children, one son and one
daughter.
534. Sylvester IV. Pelton', first son of Samuel
B.', Ephraim', Ephraim', Henry', SamueF, John', born
at Alburgh, Grand Isle Co., Vt, December 9, 1823;
married at Burke, Franklin Co., N. Y., October 21,
1869, Amanda Maria Masterson, daughter of John
Edward Masterson, of Huntington Co., Quebec.
Farmer. Residence, in 1888, at Elgin, Huntington
Co., Quebec, Canada. P. O., Godmanchester, Trout
River, Quebec. Children, born at Godmanchester,
Quebec, Canada:
I Mary, born Aug. 8, 1870.
II Maggie Emma, born Mar. 23, 1872.
III Samuel Bradford, born May 24, 1875.
IV Annie Bella, born Mar. 26, 1879.
V John Edward, born June 29, 1881.
VI William James, born July 22, 1886.
534. Stephen H. Pelton', fifth son of Samuel B.%
Ephraim', Ephraim\ Henry', SamueF, John', born at
Trout River, Godmanchester, Quebec, Can., October
3, 1835; married January i, 1865, Louisa D. Kilpat-
rick, daughter of John Kilpatrick, of Hillsboro, 111.
Occupation, . Residence, in 1 89 1, Oakland, Cal,
962 Webster street. Children:
Otis, Mass.; Highgate, Vt., etc. 537
I Etta M., born Aug. 11, 1866; died Mar.
22, 1890.
II Ida A., born Oct. 14, 1870.
Ill Myron S., born Sept. 16, 1874.
531. Milo T. Pelton% third son of Ephraim',
Ephraim*, Henry^ SamueF, John', born at Otis, Mass.,
January 7, 1802; married (i) about 1826, Mary Pettis
(b. March 6, 1806), daughter of Col. Stephen Pet-
tis. On the way to Pettis township, Pike Co., 111.
(where Col. Pettis had removed), with his wife and
in company of his brother, Rollin H., and his wife
and child, they, in crossing Lake Erie, were ship-
wrecked, both wives and the child being lost, October
10, 1825, and the men saved upon the Canadian shore;
married (2) at Toronto, Ontario, Anna Lewis (b.
Apr. 20, 181 5), April 16, 1832, who died at Plymouth,
Ind., May 28, 1868. Lived at Plymouth, Ind., and
died near there of brain fever, November 24, 1869.
Children:
I Wealthy Olivia, born July 6, 1835; died
July 2, 1836.
II Edwin, born Sept. 7, 1836; died Sept. 11,
1836.
III James, born Aug. 13, 1838; died Aug.
16, 1838.
IV Milo T., Jr., born Nov. 16, 1839; died
Apr. 8, 1854.
V Hiram, born Mar. 24, 1841. Address, in
1890, Rexburg, Idaho.
VI Mary Ann, born July 25, 1843; married
at Plymouth, Ind., Aug. 8, 1863, George
Baldwin, son of Ayres Baldwin, of
Newark, N. J. Lived at Argos, Ind.,
and in Mich.; died at Argos, Ind., Mar.
538 American Pelton Genealogy.
13, 1882. (Children: i. George, Jr., b.
July 13, 1864; 2. Mary, b. Sept. 3, 1865;
d. Sept. 7, 1865; 3. Milo, born July 4,
1866; 4. Edith A., b. May 9, 1868; 5.
Agnes, b. Nov. 9, 1871; 6. Esther, b.
Nov. 23, 1873; 7. Lewis P., b. Apr. 6,
1877; 8. Hugh W., b. July 15, 1880).
VII Laura, born Nov. 16, 1845; ^^^^ Sept, 15,
1846.
VIII Bruce, born July 8, 1847; <^i^d Apr. 22,
1872. Killed by the fall of a tree,
while lumbering in Michigan.
5SS IX Charles, born Jan. 8, 1849 (family record);
m. Sept. 18, 1870, Marietta Stevens.
X Sylvia, born Jan. 15, i860; married, date
and husband unknown; living near
Woodstock, Ontario.
537. Charles Pelton^ second son of Milo P.*,
Ephraim", Ephraim*, Henry', SamueP, John", born at
Plymouth, Marshall Co., Ind., January 8, 1849; rn^r-
ried September 18, 1870, at Centreville, Leelenaw
Co., Mich., Marietta Stevens, daughter of Asa
Stevens, of the State of New York. Residence, in
1888, at Bingham, Leelenaw Co., Mich. Farmer.
Children:
I Arthur, born May 19, 1872.
II Franklin, born May 12, 1874.
III j Laloyette, born June 23, 1876.
IV \ Maryette, born June 23, 1876.
V Bertha, born May 3, 1880.
VI Charles, born May 15, 1883; died Mar.
21, 1884.
VII Earle, born June 27, 1887; died Sept. 18,
1887.
Otis, Mass.; Highgate, Vt., etc. 539
531. liyman E, Peltone, fourth son of Ephraim",
Ephraim*, Henry^ SamueP, John', born at Otis,
Berkshire Co., Mass., March 28, 1807; married (i)
at Sheldon, Vt, June 18, 1840, Lucy A. Hazard,
daughter of Wanton Hazard, of Sheldon; (2) at Al-
burgh, Vt, September 13, 1856, Julina M. Ware, of
Elizabethtown, Essex Co., N. Y. Lawyer and farmer.
Residence, in 1893, hale and hearty, at Highgate
Centre, Vt Children, born in Highgate, Vt.:
539 I Myron H., b. Aug. 19, 1841; m. Sept 8,
1864, Paulina R. McRenney.
II Elsie D., born Dec. 2, 1844; married Mar.
22, 1865, Carnie L. Marsh, son of La-
throp Marsh, of Franklin, Vt In 1879,
two children.
III Flora J., born Oct 6, 1857.
IV Lucy M., born July 23, 1859.
V Murcia H., born Apr. 23, 1863.
VI Rollin M., born Sept 27, 1865.
VII Grace O., born Dec. 22, 1870.
VIII Charles B., born Mar. 26, 1873.
IX May D., born May i, 1875; died Sept
10, 1875.
X Nellie C, born Aug. 6, 1876.
539. Myron H. Pelton^, first son of Lyman E.*,
Ephraim', Ephraim', Henry', SamueP, John', born
in Highgate, Vt, August 19, 1841; married at Shel-
don, Vt, September 8, 1864, Paulina R. McRenney,
daughter of Scott McRenney, of that place. Far-
mer. Residence, in 1879, at Sheldon, Vt Served
in the War of the Southern Rebellion, in the ist
Regt of Vermont Volunteers. Children, born at
Sheldon, Vt:
I Bertha E., born Oct 15, 1865.
69
540 American Pelton Genealogy.
II Edward W., born May 22, 1871.
Ill Alice L., born Sept. 6, 1872.
531. Salmon P. Pelton^ fifth son of Ephra^m^
Ephraim^ Henry^ Samuef, John\ born at South
Hero, Grand Isle Co., Vt, April 23, 1813; married
at Peru, Clinton Co., N. Y., March 27, 1837, Lucy
Bromley (b. Dec. 7, 1808), daughter of Eli Bromley,
of that place. Farmer. Lived at Godmanchester,
Canada, and there died, April 11, 1839. Mrs. Pelton
married (2) March 23, 1843, Lorin Rice. Children:
540 I Eli Bromley, b. Apr. 8, 1838; m. Oct. 14,
1862, Charlotte A. Johnson.
II Olivia S., born July 31, 1839; ^'^^^ ]^^-
29, 1841.
540. Eli B. Pelton', first son of Salmon P.e,
Ephraim', Ephraim*, Henry', SamueP, John', born at
Godmanchester, Quebec, Canada, April 8, 1838;
married at Elizabethtown, Essex Co., N. Y., October
14, 1862, Charlotte A. Johnson, daughter of Roswell
Johnson, of Lewis, Essex Co., N. Y. Farmer. In
1879, living in Wesley, Kossuth Co., Iowa. Child:
I Winfield, born May 18, 1866.
531. Nicholas W. Pelton', sixth son of Ephraim',
Ephraim\ Henry^ Samuel', John', born at Alburgh,
Vt, Aug. 16, 1816; married (i) in Knox Co., O., in
1839, Laura Merihew, of that county; (2) at Plymouth,
Indiana, about 1849, to Sarah J. Smith, daughter of
Charles Smith, of Plymouth; (3) December 25, 1856,
at Richland Centre, Richland Co., Wis,, Harriet N.
Hamilton, daughter of T. Hamilton, of Madison,
Wis. Lived in Knox Co., O.; in Plymouth, Ind.,
and Richland Centre, Wis., and died at the last place,
January 7, 1855. Children:
Otis, Mass.; Highgate, Vt., etc. . 541
I Solomon L., born in Ohio; died young, in
Indiana.
541 II Jason W., b. in Ohio, Apr. 15, 1845; ^^
Nov. 13, 1869, Chloe J. Mclntyre.
Ill Milton M., born in Indiana, and there
died young.
By second wife:
54S IV Lorenzo, b. Jan. i, 1851; m. Nov. 8, 1876,
Hannah Van Kirk.
V Mary, born at Plymouth, Ind., in 1853;
died there, in 1855.
Of third wife:
VI Jessie J., born at Richland Centre, Wis.,
Oct. 3, 1857; died Jan. 10, 1858.
540. Jason "W. Pelton^, second son of Nicholas
W.^ Ephraim", Ephraim", Henry^ Samuel', John',
born in Knox Co., O., April 15, 1845; married at
Lime Ridge, Wis., November 13, 1869, to Chloe J.
Mclntyre, daughter of W. W. Mclntyre, of Pennsyl-
vania. Farmer. Residence, in 1891, Mauston, Wis.
Children, born in Mauston, Wis., excepting the first,
born in Walworth Co., Wis.:
I Annie No, born May 23, 1871; died in
Mauston.
II John, born Mar. 17, 1873; died Sept. 15,
1874.
III Guy C, born Oct. 7, 1874.
IV Algada B., born Dec. 21, 1875; died Aug.
21, 1876.
V Jason L., born Jan. 14, 1877.
VI Nellie K., born Sept. 9, 1878; died Apr.
7> 1883.
VII George C. G, born Aug. 10, 1880.
542 American Pelton Genealogy.
VIII Savatah R., born Dec. 19, 1881.
rX Mernie D., born Sept. 27, 1885; died Dec.
14, 1886.
X Floyd M., born Mar. 23, 1887; died Apr.
17, 1887.
540. liorenzo Pelton', fourth son of Nicholas
W.', Ephraim', Ephraim*, Henry', Samuel', John',
born at Plymouth, Ind., January i, 1851; married
there, November 8, 1876, Hannah Van Kirk, daugh-
ter of John Van Kirk, of that place. Farmer. Resi-
dence, 1 87 1, at Plymouth, Ind. Child, born at
Plymouth:
I Blanche, born Sept. 21, 1875; died July
31, 1879.
HUNTINGTON, L. I., HOPEWELL, N. J.,
AND NEW YORK CITY BRANCH.
31. Benjamin Pelton*, fifth son of SamueP,
John', born at Bristol, Mass., now Rhode Island, on
the "Mount Hope farm," September 3, 1698 (Bristol
Rec); married, date, place and maiden name of wife
unknown, probably about 1719, Keziah . By or
before 1723, he joined his oldest brother, Samuel, in
Huntington, L. I., then called Nassau, N. Y., where, by
a deed, dated September 4, 1723 (see Appendix), he
bought of Joseph Wood, Jr., a " House and home
lot of 12 acres" adjoining lands of Thomas Smith
and Isaac Piatt. How long he there lived is un-
known, as no record of his sale of this property is
found in the records of Huntington. At a later time,
probably in middle life and after the marriage of his
daughters, whose husbands all belonged to Hunting-
Otis, Mass.; Highgate, Vt., etc. 543
ton and Smithtown, L. I., families, he removed to
Hopewell township, then in Hunterdon, now in Mer-
cer Co., N. J., and there bought a "plantation," as
he called it in his will. He probably owned some-
where near 400 acres of land. His home, torn down
about 1855, and replaced by another, was situated on
the crest of a high hill that commanded a wide view
of the surrounding country, " and on the great road "
leading from Trenton to the Allen and Turner Iron
Works, and to all northern New Jersey. He died on
his farm in 1775, his will being dated September 30,
1775, and proved November 22, 1775. Mrs. Pelton
also died on the farm, in December, between the 6th
and 23d, 1880. Her will is dated September 8, 1778,
a codicil thereto, December 6, 1 780, and was proved
December 23, 1780. (See Appendix.)
Note. — Searches made to find a record of the deed
of Hopewell property to Benjamin Pelton have thus
far been in vain. (See Appendix for any additional
information that may be found on this subject ere
this work may be published.)* Children, probably all
born in Huntington, L. I.; order and dates of birth
unknown:
546 I Philip, b. about 1 720; m. about 1 742, Mary
Cheeseman. Lost at sea about 1772.
H Keziah, born about 1722; married Piatt
Smith, a descendant of Richard Smith,
the original patentee and purchaser
from the Indians of the land now cov-
ered by Smithtown (formerly Smith-
field), of Long Island, N. Y. He was
*The traditions of this branch of Peltons are that John Pelton, of Boston
and Dorchester, Mass., was the John /'elton who, on August 23, 1628, at
Portsmouth, Eng., killed George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham; that he
was tried and condemned to death, but was set free on condition that he
should leave England and not return.
544 American Pelton Genealogy.
probably thus descended, Richardi,
Jonathan'^ and Jonathan^ who married
Eh'zabeth Piatt, and had P/a^^ and other
children born between 1 700 and 1 740.
They, Piatt and Keziah, lived in Wal-
pack, Sussex Co., N. J. Their times of
death are unknown. They had sons:
Obadiah; m. ; Annanias (b. 1767; d.
1850); m. Mary Hartsough or Hartsuff;
Jasper, m. ; and Piatt Pelton, m.
Hannah Schoonover, of New Jersey.
These sons, or the most of them, left
Walpack about 1 79 7 to 1 800, and went to
Tompkins Co., N. Y., near Ithaca, where
their cousin, Major Benjamin Pelton, son
of Philip Pelton, went about the same
time. Their descendants are, some of
them, still there; others in Buffalo, N. Y.,
and in Michigan, while Mrs. Libbie C,
a great-granddaughter of Annanias (b.
Oct. 12, 1837), wife of Brinton D.
Babcock, ex-mayor of Cleveland, O.,
lives, in 1893, at the Forest City House,
in that city.
HI Mary, born about 1724; married John
Larason or Larison (properly Larsen),
son of James Larsen* or Larason,
member of a Danish family that had
removed from eastern Long Island to
Hopewell, N. J., where they were near
neighbors of Benjamin Pelton. Mary
*The progenitor of this family, John Larsen, came to eastern Long
Island about 1675 to 1700. Three of his descendants removed to New Jer-
sey, James, the father of John Larsen, above, buying land adjoining that
bought by Benjamin Pelton, about 1739, This land is now ovsrned by
Ralph Ege, Esq.
Otis, Mass.; Highgate, Vt., etc. 545
was willed the middle part of her father's
" plantation," with the dwelling thereon,
during her life, but to go, at her death, if
she had no children, to her nephew, John
Pelton, son of her brother, Samuel. She
was living, in 1780. Having had no
children, John took the property at her
death. Her husband, John Larsen, kept
a hotel in the house on this property
during and after the Revolutionary War.
IV Elizabeth, born, perhaps, about 1726;
married, probably, on Long Island,
Charles Sexton, a member of a Smith-
town or Huntington, L. I., family. Date
of her marriage and of her death un-
known. They had children, of whom
we know but little. They lived on the
" Great Road," in a house still standing,
in good repair, nearly opposite that of
Benjamin Pelton. The property on
which they lived adjoined that given to
his wife, Elizabeth, by her father, in his
will. Charles Sexton lived in this house
near his father-in-law all his life after
coming to Hopewell. Both were liv-
ing at Mrs. Pelton's death in 1780; he
a devisee by her will. (See Appendix.)
Their descendants owned and occupied
the farm down to 1844. Jared Sexton,
youngest brother of Charles, was a
prominent man, serving in the State
Legislature in 1777 and 1778, and as
county judge from 1 782 to 1 785. Sarah,
his daughter, married Moses Quick
546 American Pelton Genealogy.
who, in 1796, bought the middle part
of the Pelton homestead of John Pelton,
to whom it had descended by the terms
of his grandfather Benjamin's will.
59S V Samuel, b. about 1728 to 1740; m., date
and name of wife unknown.
542. Philip Pelton*, first son of Benjamin', Sam-
ueF, John', born, probably, in Rhode Island or at
Huntington, Long Island, N. Y., about 1720; mar-
ried, probably, about 1742, Mary Cheeseman, of
Huntington or Hempstead, Long Island, N. Y.
Cabinetmaker. Lived at Hempstead, L. I., for
years, and removed to New York city about 1758 to
1 760. He manufactured cabinet ware in Pearl street,
and is said to have owned a house and lot there. He
exported to the West Indies. About 1772 he sailed
for that destination with products of his shop, but, as
alleged by the captain of the vessel, was swept over-
board and lost. His family were of the opinion that
he was thrown overboard. His property on board
was not recovered, although two sons, Benjamin and
Daniel, were sent to look after it, returning, after an
absence of two years, having, in the meantime, been
shipwrecked and carried to Spain.* It was afterward
learned from the crew that the captain refused to
change his course to save Mr. Pelton, but that he
carried his vessel into a West India port, sold the
cargo and changed his crew; thence sailed to South
America and sold his ship. He was a member of
the First Presbyterian Church, of New York city.
Nothing is known as to the death of Mrs. Pelton.
* They two, and a negro only, were saved upon a desert island, where
they stayed till taken off by a passing vessel.
Hempstead, L. I., and New York City, N. Y. 547
She went northward with her children on the occupa-
tion of the city by the British Army. It is said that
on the evacuation of the city by the hostile army
nothing of their Pearl street property was found but
the bare lof^ Children, born, probably, at Hunting-
ton or at Hempstead, Long Island, N. Y.:
I Sarah, born about 1743 at Hempstead;
married in the old Dutch Reformed
Church in New York city, Nov. 2, 1765,
to Christoffel Kennedy (Ch. Rec);
nothing further known.
549 II Philip, b. Mar. 13, 1745; m. 1765, Jane
Van Nostrand; d. in 1792 or 1793.
Ill Mary (Molly), born about 1747 or 1749;
married (1), in New York city, Oct. 23,
1765, John Walcott, of England, who
was lost at sea in 1770 to 1772; (2)
Jan. 19, 1789, John Armstrong. (See
Records of the First and Second Presb.
Churches of New York city, N. Y., and
the Biographical and Genealogical
Record, New York, Vol. XII, No. i,
p. 138, "married, Jan. 19, 1789, John
Armstrong and Mary Walcott, widow.")
She had two children by her first mar-
riage, Jane Walcott, born about 1767,
named after her husband's sister, and
Thomas Mynard, born Dec. 16, 1770;
bapt. Feb. i, 1771 (Rec. ist Pres. Ch.,
N. Y. city), who probably died in in-
fancy. She died at Patterson, Putnam
Co., N. Y., in 1794, at the house of her
daughter, Mrs. Jane Walcott Mead,
wife of James B. Mead.
*This property was in Pearl near Chatham street.
70
548 American Pelton Genealogy.
Note. — Through O'Callahan's " Index to Marriage Licenses, on file in
Albany, N. Y.," the record of the license for the marriage of John Walcott
and Mary Pelton was found by their great-granddaughter, Miss Emma T.
Lawrence, of 146 E. 114th street, New York, who has a photograph of it.
It is signed, John Walcott, " Master's Mate in the Navy of His Majesty,
King George III, of England," and Philip Pelton, " cabinetmaker, of New
York." It bears date, October 23, 1765; bond filed, Vol. q, p. 312. John
Walcott, after his marriage, entered the merchant service, and while nearing
the American coast in command of the schooner William, was, in 1770 to
1772, knocked overboard by the boom, and not rising to the surface, was
lost. A dictionary in his hand at the time went overboard with him, but
was recovered and is now in possession of the descendants of Mrs. (Walcott)
Armstrong. Two sisters and a brother of John Walcott, in England (sup-
posed to be in London or vicinity), left property to " their heirs in
America," and they were urged to come and claim their inheritance. No
one went at the time. Finally, records and letters were lost by fire, and
now it is not definitely known where they lived. Jane (Jenn)') Walcott,
daughter of John and Mary (Pelton) Walcott, married, as his second wife,
James B. Mead, of Patterson and Carmel, N. Y. Silversmith. Their
daughter, Mary Elizabeth Mead, married, in New York, June 10, 1815,
William Lawrence, fancy chairmaker, of that place. Her brother, John
Walcott Mead, lived and died in South East, Putnam Co., N. Y.
566 IV Benjamin, b. May 6, O. S., 17, N. S.,
1752; m. I, Nov. 13, 1774, Jane Griffiths;
2, Nov. 30, 1800, Isabella Kinley; d.
Sept. 8, 1830.
591 V Daniel, b. July 12, 1754; m. Sarah Lis-
penard; d. in 1824.
VI William (infant), baptized Jan. 4, 1756, at
Oyster Bay, Long Island, N. Y.; must
have died in infancy.
VII Esther (Hetty), born Jan. 6, 1757; bap-
tized in New York, Aug. 6, 1769; mar-
ried in New York, about 1784, Stephen
Mead, of New York city (brother of
Jas. B. Mead, husband of her niece, Jane
Walcott, p. 547) who removed to Horse
Neck, Conn. They removed to Covert,
Seneca Co., N. Y., where she died at the
house of her daughter, Elizabeth, Mrs.
Peter Selover, Aug. 15, 181 3, her hus-
band, Stephen Mead, having died in
New York City. 549
1802. Her remaining child, Jane, mar-
ried at Covert, N. Y., Apr. 17, 1806,
Azariah Culver, a daughter of whom,
Mrs. Emma P. Jackson, in 1885, lived
in Ithaca, N. Y.
VIII Elizabeth, born Feb. 16, 1759; baptized
at I St Pres. Ch., New York city, Aug.
6, 1759; died, unmarried, in 1791 or
1792.
546. Philip Peltoii', first son of Philip", Benjamin",
Samuel", John', born, supposed, at Huntington or
Hempstead, Queens Co., Long Island, N. Y., March
13, 1745; married at 20, June 19, 1766, Jane Van
Nostrand (b. Jan. 16, 1749), sometimes spelled Van
Nostrant, daughter of Aaron Van Nostrand, of Hemp-
stead or Oyster Bay, Long Island, N. Y. Removed
to New York city with his father's family, about 1 758
to 1 760, carrying on, with his father, cabinet making,
in Pearl street. New York. He served in the com-
missary department in the army in the Revolutionary
War, his family going to New Rochelle, Westchester
Co., N. Y., about the time of the entrance of the
British Army into the city, and soon after to South
East, then in Dutchess Co., now in Putnam Co.,
N. Y. After the war he was engaged in iron mining
in Putnam Co. with his brother Benjamin. Pelton
pond, in Putnam Co., received its name from them.
He lived at Peach Pond, in South East, until about
1792 or 1793, then removed further north and died
in Putnam Co., about 1798 or 1799, from the effects
of a cold contracted by falling through the ice while
crossing a pond in the winter. Mrs. Pelton died in
1793 in Putnam Co., N. Y.
Note. — Mr. Pelton, while young, in 1759, sent by
his father to South America as supercargo, was cap-
550 American Pelton Genealogy.
tured by the French off the Carolina coast, carried to
a West India island, and there held a prisoner for
three years, until 17 years old. Children:
551 I John P., b. Apr. 19, 1767; m. (i) about
1796 or '7, Mary Guion; (2) about 1816,
Widow Isabella (Wilson) Marvin; d.
in Mar., 1830.
II Sarah, born in New York city, Oct. 28,
1768, bap. Dec. i, 1768 (ist Pres. Ch.
Rec); married (i) about 1787, Dr.
Chas.(?) Adams, of Boston, Mass., or
vicinity, who served in the War of the
Revolution. Children, two sons,
Charles and Philip P., who lived in
Brooklyn, N. V.; (2) William Besley,
of East Fishkill, Dutchess Co., N. Y.,
and there died, Dec. 14, 1857. Buried
in the churchyard of the Pres. Ch. at
Brinkerhoffville, N. Y.
III Aaron, born in New York, Apr. 28, 1770
(June 5, 1770, as found in a record in
Judge Piatt Pelton's Bible), bap. in ist
Pres. Ch., New York, June 25, 1770;
died in infancy.
IV Ann, 1st, born July 22, 1771; died Aug.
V Ann, 2d, born Aug. 10, 1772; bap. in ist
Pres. Ch., New York, Aug. 18, 1772;
died Aug. 22, 1772.
VI David Van Witz ,* born Feb. 24,
1774; died Aug. 14, 1774.
VII Jane, born May 3, 1 775; died June 20, 1 775.
VIII Mary, born at Peach Pond, Putnam Co.,
N. Y., May 6, 1777; went to live, after
* Illegible; possibly Van Nostrand.
New York and Oyster Bay, N. Y., etc. 551
her mother's death, when she was 16
years old, with her mother's sister, Mrs.
Teunis Hoagland, near Norwich, town-
ship of Oyster Bay, Queens Co., N. Y.,
and there married, Feb. i, 1803, Ben-
jamin Weeks, of that township. Lived
in New York city, and died in Hoboken,
N. J., Mar. 26, i860. Eight children:
Jane A., Henry, George P., Caroline,
Alfred, Charles C, Edwin L., Mary
Paxton. A son, Charles C, lived, in
1879, at Portchester, N. Y.
556 IX Piatt, b. Oct. 8, 1780; m. Aug. 26, 1804,
Phcebe Snow; d. May 21, 1859.
X Ann, 3d, born Feb. i, 1785. Lived with
her sister, Mrs. Sarah Besley; died un-
married, in 1823, and was buried at
Brinkerhoffville, Dutchess Co., N. Y.
563 XI James, b. Oct. 17, 1786 (Piatt Pelton Rec.
Sept. 4, 1786); m. about 181 7, Anna
Drake; d. Apr., 1846.
564X11 Daniel, b. June 21, 1788 (Piatt Pelton
Rec. June 26, 1788); m. Catherine C.
Van Arsdale; d. July 10, 1867.
549. John P. Pelton'', first son of Philip', Philip*,
Benjamin', SamueP, John\ born in New York city,
April 19, 1767; married (i) about 1796, Mary Guion,
of New York; (2) at Camillus, Onondaga Co., N. Y.,
about 181 6, Widow Isabella (Wilson) Marvin, of
Camillus, N. Y. Died in the town of Van Buren,
Onondaga Co., N. Y., March 19, 1839. ^^ ^^ years
of age he entered New York city with Washington
and his troops on the day of its evacuation by
the British forces. Lived at various places, among
552 American Pelton Genealogy.
others at Newburgh, N. Y. , and thence westward to
Ithaca, and to the township of Van Buren, Onondaga
Co., N. Y., where he died in March, 1830. Children:
552 I John, b. in 1798: m. in 1826, Margaret
Waffle; d. Apr. 5, 1864.
II Mary Ann, born in New York city in
1798; married in the township of Van
Buren, Onondaga Co., N. Y., Stephen
Tappan, of Baldwinsville, N. Y., where
their descendants now live. No report
as to children. Died at Baldwinsville.
553 III Philip, b. in 1800; m. in 18 19, Martha
Wigant; d. in 1822.
IV Jemima, born about 1802; married in Van
Buren, N. Y., a Mr. Wigant; no further
record.
554 V Charles, b. Nov. 26, 181 7; m. Nov. 26,
1837, Susan Duesler.
VI James, born Aug. 10, 1821; unmarried.
Living, 1888, at or near Salina, N. Y.
551. John Pelton', first son of John P.', Philip',
Philip*, Benjamin', SamueF, John', born in New York
city in 1798 (twin brother of Mary Ann); in 1826, in
Van Buren township, Onondaga Co., N. Y., married
Margaret Waffle, daughter of Josiah Waffle, of that
township. Farmer. Lived at Jack's Reefs, Van
Buren, N. Y., and there died, April 5, 1864. Chil-
dren, born in Van Buren:
I Mary, born about 1828; no other record.
553 II Philip, b. in 1830; m. in 1868, Jane Eliza-
beth Ketcham.
III Martha, born ; date unkown.
IV Henry; no record given. 4
V Ithamar; no record given.
VI Harriet; no record given.
Van Buren and Syracuse, N. Y., etc. 553
552. Philip Pelton^ first son of John\ John P. 6,
Philip', Philip*, Benjamin', SamueF, John', born in
Van Buren township, Onondaga Co., N. Y., in 1830;
married at Baldwinsville, Onondaga Co., N. Y., in
1868, Jane Elizabeth Ketcham, daughter of Samuel
Coleman Ketcham, of Troy, N. Y. Farmer. Resi-
dence, in 1885, in Van Buren, Onondaga Co., N. Y.
Children, born in Van Buren, N. Y.:
I Nellie, born Aug. 25, 1870.
II John, born Nov. 5, 1871.
III Philip, born Aug. 5, 1874; died Sept. 3,
1874.
IV Delorme, born Mar. 8, 1880.
551. Philip Pelton', second son of John P.',
Philip', Philips Benjamin^, SamueF, John', born at
Newburgh, Orange Co., N. Y., or in New York city,
in 1800; married in 1819, in Van Buren township,
Onondaga Co., N. Y., Martha Wigant, of Van
Buren. Lived in Van Buren township, and there
died, in 1822. Farmer. Children, born in Van
Buren:
552 I Isaac Guion, b. Jan. 22, 1820; m. Oct.,
1854, Eliza Barber.
554 II Richard Edwards, b. July 22, 1822; m.
Oct. I, 1856, Martha Cornell; d. Oct.
12, 1879.
553. I§aac Guion Pelton', first son of Philip',
John', Philip', Philip^ Benjamin^ SamueP, John',
born in Van Buren township, Onondaga Co., N. Y.,
January 22, 1820; married there in October, 1854,
Eliza Barber, daughter of Allen Barber, of Plainville,
Lysander township, Onondaga Co., N. Y. Farmer,
in Van Buren, Onondaga Co., N. Y., in 1885. Child:
554 I V^illis A., b. June 12, 1855; m. Jan. 19,
1874, Minnie Fall.
554 American Pelton Genealogy.
553. Willis A. Pelton', only son of Isaac G.^
Philip', John', Philip^ Philip^ Benjamin^ SamueP,
John', born in Van Buren, Onondaga Co., N. Y.,
June 12, 1855; married January 19, 1874, Minnie
Fall, daughter of C. C. Fall, of Eureka, Nev. Resi-
dence, in 1888, in Baldwinsville, Onondaga Co., N.
Y. Children:
I Willis I., born May 22, 1875.
II Lynn C, born Sept. 23, 1878.
Ill Richard W., born April 13, 1885.
552. Richard Edwards Pelton', second son of
Philip\ John^ Philip^ Philip^ Benjamin^ SamueP,
John', born in Van Buren township, Onondaga Co.,
N. Y., December 12, 1822; married there, October i,
1856, Martha Cornell, daughter of Nathaniel Cor-
nell, of that township. Farmer. Died in Van
Buren, N. Y., October 14, 1878. Child:
554 I Clifford A., b. Aug. 6, 1858; m. Sept.
27, 1882, Julia E. Field.
554. Clifford A. Pelton^, only son of Richard
E.^ Philip\ John\ Philip^ Philip\ Benjamin^ Sam-
ueP, John', born at Baldwinsville, Onondaga Co., N.
Y., August 6, 1858; married at Buffalo, N. Y., Sep-
tember 27, 1882, Julia E. Field, of that place. Mer-
chant. Lived, in 1882, at Syracuse, N. Y. Chil-
dren, none in 1882.
551. Charles Pelton\ third son of John P.',
Philip', Philip', Benjamin', SamueP, John', born in
the township of Van Buren, Onondaga Co., N. Y.,
November 26, 181 7; married at Liverpool, Onondaga
Co., N. Y., November 26, 1837, Susan Duesler,
Van Buren and Syracuse, N. Y., etc. 555
daughter of Andrew Duesler, of Danube, Herkimer
Co., N. Y. Farmer. P. O., 1889, Manlius Cen-
tre, N. Y. Children, born at Liverpool, N. Y.:
I Rosa Belle, born Aug. 21, 1838; married
there, Dec. 24, 1853, Watson N. Hart,
of Connecticut. Children: Charles,
Fannie, Cora B., Wm. J., Purdy, Wat-
son N., James. P. O., 1889, New York.
555 H William, b. Oct. i, 1840; m. about i860,
Eliza Smith.
HI Emeline, born Sept. 21, 1843; married at
Euclid, N. Y., Sept. 16, i860, Philip
Johnson, Jr., son of Philip Johnson, of
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Children: Belle,
Sadie, George, Charles. P. O., 1889,
Syracuse, N. Y.
IV Laura, born Dec, 1848; married at Liver-
pool, N.Y., July 3, 1866, John Myrto, son
of Thomas Myrto, of Albany, N. Y.
Children: Charles P., James, Thomas,
Fred. W., Susie M., Bessie B., Charles
2d, and Frank. Address, in 1889, Syra-
cuse, N. Y.
V Georgiana, born Jan. 27, 185 1; married
at Liverpool, May 2, 1868, George
Frank, of Germany. Children: Laura
C, George P., Chas. F., and Francis.
Address, in 1889, Bay City, Mich.
554. William Pelton% only son of Charles,,
John', Philip', Philip', Benjamin', SamueP, John'
born at Liverpool, Onondaga Co., N. Y., October i,
1840; married at Pompey, N, Y., about i860, Eliza
Smith, daughter of John Smith, of that place. Farmer.
Address, in 1890, Manlius Centre, N. Y. Child:
I William, born Mar. 5, 1861.
7i
556 American Pelton Genealogy.
MONTICELLO AND POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.,
BRANCH.
549. Piatt Pelton*, fourth son of Philip , Philip^
Benjamin^ Samuer, John', born at Peach Pond,
South East township, Putnam Co., N. Y., October 8,
1780; married there, August 26, 1804, Phcebe Snow
(b. June 4, 1788), daughter of Eli Snow, of South
East, N. Y. In 1805 ^^ 1806 he removed to Monti-
cello, Sullivan Co., N. Y. Farmer, and also served
as county judge of Sullivan Co., from which fact he
was known afterward as Judge Pelton, so long as he
lived. He was a man of ability and influence, and
held in high esteem by his fellow citizens. He died
at Monticello, May 21, 1859.
" Piatt Pelton, a young tanner of South East,
Putnam Co., N. Y., having heard of the flattering
prospects of Monticello, came here in the summer of
1804 to satisfy himself as to its advantages. He
found a saw-mill and a temporary shanty ; but not
another building of any kind, not even a barn. He
saw enough, however, to induce him to come to the
place with his amiable and beautiful young wife, in
1805, and build the second house in Monticello.
That house still stands. He also made a tan-yard,
and cleared land south of the village. He was an
energetic and useful citizen and one of the most
respected citizens until his death. He held several
offices of trust and responsibility; was well read and
intelligent, a judge of the county, and the father of
several sons and daughters, whom he trained so as
to be an honor to his name. It is not probable that
his family will be perpetuated here." (Hist, of Sulli
van Co.)
Children, born at Monticello, N. Y.:
PLATT PELTON.
GEORGE PHILIP PELTON.
Manlius Centre and Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 557
559 I Charles Muir, b. Oct. 15, 1805; m. May
29, 1834 (Rec. in his father's Bible,
May 21, 1834), Parthenia P. Jones; d.
Jan. 14, 1878.
560 II William Snow, b. Nov. 16, 1807; rn- Sept.
13? I S3 7, Mary B. Tilden; d. Apr. 29,
1839.
Ill Lydia Jane, born May 3, 18 10; married
at Monticello, N. Y., Jan. 20, 1834,
David L. Starr, of Thompsonville,
Sullivan Co., N. Y. Lived at Pough-
keepsie, N. Y., and there died. Mar.
15, 1840. Two children.
563 IV Eli Sanford, b. Nov. 3, 18 12; m. Mar. 9,
185 1, Susan B. Stetson; d. Apr. 15, 1889.
V Cordelia Ann, born July 16, 1814; mar-
ried at Monticello, N. Y., Aug. 10, 1839,
Philip Edward Pitcher, son of Philip
Pitcher, of Red Hook, N. Y. Lived at
Saugerties, N. Y., and there died, May
5, 1840. No children.
VI Minerva Jennet, born May 16, 181 7; mar-
ried at Monticello, Apr. 3, 1839, Charles
F. Woodruff, Jr., son of Charles F.
Woodruff, of New York city. Resi-
dence, in 1889, at Ithaca, N. Y. Four
children.
VII George Philip, born at Monticello, N. Y.,
Oct. 30, 1820. He removed in early
life to Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and there,
with his eldest brother, Charles Muir,
under the firm name of C. M. & G. P.
Pelton, engaged in the manufacture of
carpets and pins, which firm name and
business is still, in 1892, continued with
558 American Pelton Genealogy.
success. Mr. Pelton has ever been a
man of energy, frankness and straight-
forwardness; of sterling integrity, sound
judgment and ready resources; one to
whom all his friends and acquaintances
looked for counsel and help, which they
never failed to receive. Gentle and
very considerate to the feelings of
others, he has been a tower of strength
to the whole family, and to many others.
He has not sought office but has
repeatedly declined flattering offers.
He was postmaster of Poughkeepsie
for four years during President Bu-
chanan's administration. He has been
for a long time and still, in 1893, is
president of the New York and Massa-
chusetts Railroad Co., and has been a
leader among men in political and other
matters of the day in his community.
He has a large circle of acquaintances
elsewhere and is especially happy in
winning favor wherever he goes. He
has remained unmarried, and in 1893
resided in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., in
vigorous health,
VHI John Chauncey, born June 26, 1824; died
Aug. 2, 1843.
IX Mary Louisa, born Aug. 3, 1827; married
at Monticello, N. Y., Sept. 21, 1852,
George McChain, son of John McChain,
of New York city. Residence, in 1889,
at Ithaca, N. Y., where he died, Dec.
2, 1889. Two children.
POUGHKEEPSIE, ItHACA, NEW YORK, N. Y. 559
556. €harle§ Muir Pelton^ first son of Piatt*,
Philip', Philip^ Benjamin^, Samuel', John\ born at
Monticello, Sullivan Co., N. Y., October 15, 1805;
married there, May 29 (his father's record May 21),
1834, Parthenia P. Jones (b. Sept. 15, 1808), daugh-
ter of John P. Jones (who laid out and founded the
village of Monticello). Manufacturer, v^^ith his
brother George Philip, for many years, of carpets,
etc., at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., where he died, January
14, 1878. Mrs. Pelton was still living in 1880. Mr.
Pelton was an able man, highly respected in church
and state, an elder in his church for many years. He
came to Poughkeepsie in 1837 and began the manu-
facture of carpets, which became, with the added
manufacture of pins, a large business plant that was,
in 1892, continued by his brother and his sons.
Children, the first two born at Monticello, the others
at Poughkeepsie, N. Y.:
I Edward Jones, born Mar. 15, 1835; died
Oct. 7, 1835.
II Mary Frances, born Dec. 25, 1836; mar-
ried at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Dec. 16,
1863, Alexander Hutchings, M. D.,
son of John Hutchings, of New York
city. In 1893 lived in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Seven children.
III Charles Douglass, born Dec. 28, 1839;
died Nov. 29, 1840.
IV William Clarence, born Jan. 6, 1842; died
in Dec, 1845.
560 V John Woodruff, b. Aug. 31, 1843; ^' June
6, 1876, Mary R. Trowbridge.
560 VI Henry Varick, b. Aug. 14, 1845; ^- Sept
29, 1875, Kate Williams.
560 American Pelton Genealogy.
559. John Woodruff* Feltons, fourth son of
Charles M.\ Piatt', PhiHp^ Philip^ Benjamin^ Samuel,
John', born at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., August 31, 1843;
married there, June 6, 1876, Mary R. Trowbridge,
daughter of John Trowbridge, of that place. Manu-
facturer at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 1893. Children:
I Jessie, born Apr. 10, 1879.
II Roger Trowbridge, born Nov. 15, 1880.
559. Henry Varick Pelton', fifth son of Charles
M.\ Piatt', Philip, Philip', Benjamina, SamueP, Johns
born at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., August 14, 1845; ^^^'
ried at Hackensack, N. J., September 29, 1875, Kate
Williams. Residence, in 1893, at Poughkeepsie,
N. Y. City treasurer of Poughkeepsie. Children:
I Ernest Williams, born Aug. 7, 1880.
II Florence, born Nov. 18, 1882.
556. l¥illiani 8noir Pelton', second son of
Platte, Philip^ Philip", Benjamin^, Samuel?, John', born
at Monticello, N. Y., November 16, 1807; educated
in Putnam county and at the Polytechnic Institute,
Troy, N. Y., and in medicine in Bloomingburgh,
N. v., and in New York city; married September
13, 1837, Mary B. Tilden, sister of Gov. Samuel J.
Tilden, of New York. Physician. Removed to
Ithaca, N. Y., and there died, after six years of success-
ful practice, April 29, 1839.* Mrs. Pelton died at
38 W. 38th street. New York city, March 12, 1887,
in the 78th year of her age; buried in New Lebanon,
N. Y. Only child:
*Mr. Pelton was a boy of uncommon promise, and one of the most beau-
tiful of men. He died in Christian faith, a worthy descendant of Christian
ancestors.
WILLIAM TILDEN PELTON.
560. Willi am Tllden Pelton , ...
N. Y., July 20, i8;i8; educated at Williams College,
of 1858, but left without graduating, to
business with Tilden & Co., at New
v., where h^ ' -ed his childhood
irried (i) at. Y., in May, 1062,
Abell, d mes E- Abell, of
, N. Y.. c Franklin, ?a-.
N. Y., Septer ■
ughter of J.;
Mass., clas
enter acri
Catliaririf I.
Chittenangc,
February 23, 1867; (2
I. 1875, Augusta H.
staff with the titit-
f the Manhattan
S. Dickerson. of Chester, N. j., who died m c
birth in Ne\y York city, Thursday morning, Jur-
1878. Mr. Pekon was a man of talent and ea
and was engaged in many business enterpii^
During the governorship of his uncle, Samuel
Tilden, he belonged to hi? ^'
of colonel, and at the c
Elevated Railway, he v
having been active in the j
of the system. Died at tht iioubc,
York city. July 8, 1S80. ChiK
I Laura Abell, born at New Lebanon,
Sept. T. i^*^.^- married in New
A :]'':..-. Hazard, of tha
^ : ■ ..f wniinm V
Cedarhurst, Long island.*
born in New York: i. Francis .
born Oct. 24, 1885; died Jan.
Pelton, born May 1?
shley, born Sept. 4. .
i ;iden, born at New L< ■
May, 1865; died there. A
•0,000 from Sami.
i"-. trustees to e-
PouGHKEErsiE, Ithaca, New York, N. Y. 561
560. TVilliam Tilden Pelton', born at Ithaca,
N. v., July 20, 1838; educated at Williams College,
Mass., class of 1858, but left without graduating, to
enter active business with Tilden & Co., at New
Lebanon, N. Y., where he had passed his childhood
and youth; married (i) at Utica, N. Y., in May, 1862,
Catharine E. Abell, daughter of James E. Abell, of
Chittenango, N. Y., who died at Franklin, Pa.,
February 23, 1867; (2) at Brooklyn, N. Y., September
I, 1875, Augusta H. Dickerson, daughter of James
S. Dickerson, of Chester, N. J., who died in child-
birth in New York city, Thursday morning, June 20,
1878. Mr. Pelton was a man of talent and energy
and was engaged in many business enterprises.
During the governorship of his uncle, Samuel J.
Tilden, he belonged to his military staff with the title
of colonel, and at the opening of the Manhattan
Elevated Railway, he was elected vice-president,
having been active in the promotion and organization
of the system. Died at the Everett House, New
York city, July 8, 1880. Children:
I Laura Abell, born at New Lebanon, N. Y.,
Sept. I, 1863; married in New York,
William Ayrault Hazard, of that city,
Jan. 13, 1885, son of William Rhodes
and Sarah (Robinson) Hazard, of
Wakefield, R. I. Residence, 1893,
Cedarhurst, Long Island.* Children,
born in New York: i. Francis Moulton,
born Oct. 24, 1885; died Jan. 2, 1890;
2. Mary Pelton, born May 18, 1886; 3.
Jessie Ashley, born Sept. 4, 1889.
II Mary Tilden, born at New Lebanon, N.
Y., May, 1865; died there, Aug., 1865.
* Mrs. Hazard inherited $3,000,000 from Samuel J. Tilden's estate. She
released $2,000,000, enabling his trustees to establish the free library he
intended to give to New York city.
563 American Pelton Genealogy.
556. Eli Nanford Pelton', third son of Piatt',
Philip', Philip*, Benjamin', SamueP, John', born No-
vember 3, 181 2; married March 9, 1851, Susan B.
Stetson. Lived at Monticello, Sullivan Co., N. Y.,
and there died, April 15, 1889. No children.
549. Jame!^ Pellon% fifth son of Philip', Philip*,
Benjamin", SamueP, John', born at Peach Pond, South
East township, Putnam Co., N. Y., October 17, 1786;
married at Forestburgh, Sullivan Co., N. Y., about
181 7, Anna Drake, daughter of Aaron Drake. Lived
at Forestburgh and Monticello, Sullivan Co., N. Y.
Died at Monticello, at the house of his daughter,
Mrs. Curry, in 1846, his wife Anna having died in
1830. He served in the army in the War of 181 2.
Shoemaker. Children:
I Cordelia Ann, born at Forestburgh, N. Y.,
in 1818; married at Monticello, N. Y.,
Mar. 31, 1839, George Kent, son of
George Albert Kent, of Binghamton,
N. Y. Lived at Monticello, and there
died, Feb. 13, 1852. Children: George
Albert, Charles F., Minerva Josephine,
Wm. Pelton. Minerva J. was adopted
by a Mrs. Billings of Monticello, and
there married Lucien Cornelius Hatch,
and lived at that place,
n Abby Jane, born at Forestburgh, N. Y.,
May 4, 1820; married at Monticello,
N. Y., May 12, 1839, William H. Curry,
of New York city. Farmer. Lived,
in 1880, at Monticello. Children: Wil-
liam Henry, Jr., and Sarah Louisa.
Ill Eliza, born in 1822; married at Monti-
cello, Cornelius Quick, and removed to
Ulster Co., N. Y.; no further report.
MONTICELLO, N. Y.; GiLBERTON, Pa., ETC. 563
IV Rebecca Drake, born in 1824; married a
Mr. Hall. In 1880 lived at Monticello,
N. Y.; no report.
V James Washington, born Feb. 23, 1826;
died at Forestburgh, N. Y., in 1844.
563 VI William Franklin, b. Feb. 17, 1828; m.
(i) Oct. 2, 1852, Jane Scott; (2) Aug.
17, 1873, ^^''s. Eliza Ann Bowe; d. Sept.
12, 1891.
569. TVilliam Franklin Pelton', second son of
James^, Philips Philip^ Benjamin\ SamueF, John',
born in Deerpark township, Orange Co., N. Y.,
February 17, 1828; married (i) at Llewellyn, Schuyl-
kill Co., Pa., Oct. 2, 1852, Jane Scott, daughter of
Martin Scott, of Northumberland Co., Eng.; (2) at
Tamaqua, Pa., Aug. 17, 1873, ^^^' Eliza Ann Bowe,
daughter of John Bobb, of Mechanicsburgh, Cumber-
landCo.,Pa. Laborer. In 1879 lived at Gilbertsville,
Schuylkill Co., Pa. Died Sept. 12, 1891.* Children:
564 I Martin Scott, b. Apr. 2, 1853; m. Jan. 18,
1879, Elizabeth Garraway.
II Anna Jane, born June 25, 1855; married
at Ashland, Pa., June 18, 1876, George
Copeland, son of George Copeland, of
London, Eng. Residence, 1879, ^^
Fracksville, Pa. Laborer. Children:
Martin S., Edward D.
Ill Elizabeth, born Mar. 15, 1859; married
at Ashland, Pa., Aug. 29, 1878, Horace
R. Satzenger, son of Alex. Satzenger,
*Mr. Pelton served in the War of the Southern Rebellion, going out first
as a three months' soldier, and in July, 1863, enlisted in the 48th Pa. Vol-
unteer Infantry, ist Brigade and 2d Division of the 9th Corps. He served
with his regiment down to the last battle at Petersburgh, when he was taken
prisoner, but eight days thereafter had the pleasure of personally seeing
Gen. Lee hand his sword to Gen. Grant, and Gen. Grant return it to him.
The hardships of the service, doubtless, shortened his days.
72
564 American Pelton Genealogy.
of Fountain Spring, Schuylkill Co., Pa.
Lived there in 1879. Segar maker.
Child: Benjamin F.
IV Laura May, born Oct. 2, 1862.
V Amelia, born June 12, 1866; died Jan, 21,
1867.
563. Martin Scott Peltoii% only son of William
F.\ James', Philip', Philip', Benjamin^ SamueF, John\
born at Llewellyn, Schuylkill Co., Pa., April 2, 1853;
married at Frackville, Pa., January 18, 1879, Elizabeth
Garraway, daughter of Alexander Garraway, of Tay-
lorsville. Pa. Miner of anthracite in 1879 and 1891
at Gilberton, Pa. Children, born at Gilberton, Pa.:
I Howard Milton, born Feb. 15, 1880.
II Guy Warren, born Oct. 21, 1881.
III NellieMav, born May 27, 1883; died June
22, 1883.
IV Pearl Gertrude, born Nov. 30, 1884.
V Leah Hildah, born Sept. 27, 1886; died
Aug. 25, 1887.
VI Mabel, born May 5, 1889.
549. Daniel Pelton^, sixth son of Philip\ Philip',
Benjamin', SamueP, John', born at Peach Pond, South
East township, Putnam Co., N. Y., June 21, 1788;
married May i, 18 13, Catherine Cortelyou Van
Arsdale (born Feb. 17, 1788; died Dec. i, 1862),
daughter of *Joachim (born Mar. 9, 1759) and
Hannah (Hoagland) (b. 1763) Van Arsdale, of
Freehold, Monmouth Co., N. J. He lived in New
York city, where he was a dealer in boots and shoes
and shoemakers' findings for years. In 1834 he
* Descendant of ancestors who came from Holland and settled at Flat-
bush, Long Island, N. Y., in 1640.
DANIEL PELTON.
MONTICELLO, N. Y.; GiLBERTON, PA., ETC. 565
bought property on Staten Island, N. Y., and giving
up his business soon after he, in 1836, removed to
New Brighton, and there lived until his death on
July 10, 1867. Buried in Fountain cemetery, West
New Brighton. He was an energetic and successful
business man. Children, born in New York city:
I Cordelia, born Feb. 9, 18 14; unmarried.
Living, in 1893, at New Brighton,
Staten Island, N. Y., with her sisters,
at their father's former residence.
565 II Daniel, b. Jan. 17, 1818; m. (i) Nov. 15,
1854, Jennie Simonson Flake, who died
Sept. 15, 1882; (2) Feb. 10, 1892,
Sophie Josephine Franklin.
Ill Angeline, born Feb. 27, 1820. Living as
above in 1890.
V Mary Ann, born Dec. 3, 1828; married
in i860 or 1 86 1, Alfred Napoleon
Dufifie, son of Count August Duffie, of
Paris, France. He served in the War
of the Great Rebellion, also as Consul
of the U. S. at Lisbon, Portugal. Died
Oct. 8, 1880. One son, Baron Daniel
Pelton Duffie, in 1888 married Adele
Minor, daughter of John D. Minor, of
New Yprk. In 1893 lived at West
New Brighton, Staten Island. Three
children.
564. Baniel Pelton', only son of Daniel', Philip',
Philip^ Benjamin^ SamueF, John', born in New York
January 17, 1818; married (i) November 15, 1854,
Jennie Simonson Flake, daughter of John Livingston
Flake (formerly Flock) and Mary Ann Simonson
Flake, who died Sept. 15, 1882; (2) in New York,
February 10, 1892, Sophie Josephine Franklin (b.
566 American Pelton Genealogy.
Feb. 8, 1856), daughter of John Benjamin Franklin,
architect, of New York city. Mr. Pelton, in 1893, lived,
retired from business, in care of his father's estate,
at West New Brighton, Staten Island, N. Y. Of
decided literary tendencies, his recollections of the
past, and family traditions, derived from his father
and others, have much aided the author in tracing
the descendants of Benjamin Pelton, of Bristol,
R. I., Huntington, Long Island, N. Y., and Hope-
well, Mercer Co., N.J. (See p. 542.) No children.
ITHACA, N. Y., BRANCH.
549. Benjamin Pelton', second son of Philip',
Benjamin', Samuel', John', born probably on Long
Island, in the town of Hempstead or Oyster Bay,
Queens Co., N. Y., May 6 (O.S.)or May i7(N. S.),
1752; removed with his parents and their family to
New York city; married (i) in New York, November
13, 1774 (Rec. of R. D. Ch. of N. Y.), Jane Griffiths
(b. Feb. 18, 1756; d. Nov. 8, 1798, at 6:21 a. m. [Fam.
Rec.]), daughter of Cadwallader and Hannah Griffiths
(or Griffith), of New York city, but of a well-off
Philadelphia family; (2) November 30, 1800, to
Isabella Kinley. In the troubles immediately pre-
ceding the War of the Revolution the Peltons were
ardent patriots, and a record at the Washington
headquarters, " The Old Hasbrouck House," at New-
burgh, N. Y., shows that Benjamin Pelton there en-
listed, August 4, 1775, and was mustered into the
Continental service as first lieutenant in the 7th
Company of the ist Regiment; four regiments hav-
ing been mustered at the same time or on the same
day. His regimental officers were Alexander Mc-
Dowell, colonel; Rudolphus Ritzema, lieutenant-
Hempstead and Ithaca, N. Y. 567
colonel; Herman Ledwitz, major; John Brogdon,
adjutant; Israel Evans, chaplain, and William Tap,
quartermaster. The officers of the 7th Company
were Gershom Mott, captain; Benjamin Pelton, first
lieutenant; Timothy Hughes, second lieutenant.
He was in the Quebec expedition under Gen. Mont-
gomery and was near him when he fell. He was
also present at the execution of Andre. He served
for years holding a captain's commission. It is said
that he resigned because an officer was, as he thought,
unjustly promoted over him. About the time of his
enlistment he sent his wife to relatives in New Jersey,
probably to the home of his grandparents in Hope-
well, N. J., but she soon returned to New Rochelle,
N. Y., and remained there for some time. Mr. Pelton
after his return from the army removed with his
family to Peekskill, N. Y., and lived there till near
the end of the century, for a part or all of the time
carrying on the cabinet business. He and his brother
Philip were also iron workers, jointly owning lands
and mines in Putnam Co. About 1 797 he removed to
Ithaca, N. Y., to look after lands (six lots)* awarded
him by the government for military service, and to make
a home for himself and family. In the War of 1812
men were so slow to enlist he and three of his sons
volunteered and served for a time under Gen. Smythe
on the Canadian frontier, one son being taken prisoner
and another, Richard Walcott Pelton, dying on the
way home. In Ithaca he was a prominent man and
leader in the community. He also held the position
of judge for some time. As described by a grand-
daughter, Mrs. Emma B. Ingersoll, Mr. Pelton was
a small man of ruddy complexion, brown hair and
blue eyes, with a moderately prominent Roman nose;
was very polite, quick in his movements, a good
* Containing loo acres each. (See Appendix.)
568 American Pelton Genealogy.
talker and fond of a joke. He was an able man, a
good debater, an able writer and good penman; and
very ingenious and methodical in all his ways. In
religious matters he was a strict Seventh-day Bap-
tist, but perfectly willing that others should enjoy
their own beliefs. After living some years in Homer
he died at Ithaca, September 8,1830, at 11:35 p- m.*
Children:
569 I Richard Walcott, b. Mar. 13, 1776; m.
Jan. (Feb.?) 20, 1799, Jane McDowell;
d. Dec. 9, 181 2.
584 II Phineas Griffith, b. Oct. i, 1778; m. 1805,
Martha Ferris; d. May 12, 1830.
Ill Hannah Levina, born on Lord's day, Nov.
12, 1780, at 5 o'clock, p. M.; married
Jan. 21, 1797, Benjamin Strong Ferris;
diedat Jacksonville,TompkinsCo.,N.Y.
SS7 IV Charles Henry, b. Lord's day, Nov. 24,
1782, at 8 o'clock, A. M.; m. in 1807,
Margaret Head; d. Oct. 26, 1868.
V Harriet Elizabeth, born on Saturday at
9 o'clock, A. M., Feb. 5, 1785; married
John Godfrey Kelley. Ten children.
Died at Franklin Grove, Lee Co., 111.,
Nov. 19, 1869.
VI Sarah Lemira, i, born on Tuesday, May
8, 1787, at 8 o'clock, a. m.; died Oct.
21, 1789.
590 VII Benjamin Foster, b. Thursday, Oct. 15,
1789, at II A. M.; married about 1828-
30, Sarah George; d. Oct. 7, 1842.
VIII Sarah Lemira, 2, born on Tuesday, Dec.
6, 1 790 or '91, at 3 A. M.; married James
Rumsey; died Jan. 19, 1846.
*His Family Bible is owned by Mr. C. E. Kelley, Peterson, Wis., grand-
son of his daughter, Harriet Elizabeth.
Ithaca, Batavia, Owego, N. Y. 569
590 IX Edmond Genet Adet,b. on Monday, Apr.
21, 1794, at I p. M.; m. in 1831, Mary
Eliza Lawrence; d. Nov. 3, 1863.
X Jane Angelina, born on Tuesday, July 12,
1796, at II p. M.; died Sept. 19, 1797.
XI Cadwallader Griffith, born on Tuesday,
July 24, 1798, at 8 o'clock, a. m.; un-
married. Lawyer and claim-searcher.
Lived for some time in Canada. He
went to visit his nephew, John M.
Pelton, on his plantation in Bayou
Sara, Louisiana; returned by boat and
kept a diary or log of his trip; stopped
at the house of his nephew, Sylvester
Hill Pelton, son of his brother, Charles
Henry, about the 17th of Sept., 1848,
and there died, Oct. 10 following.
566. Richard IValcott Pelton*, first son of
Benjamin\ Philip*, Benjamin^, Samuel-, John', born
at New Rochelle, Westchester Co., N. Y. (one
tradition says at the house of a brother of his mother
in N. J.), March 13, 1776; married at Ithaca, N. Y.,
February 20, 1799, to Jane McDowell (b. in Pennsyl-
vania, Nov. 22, 1 781; d. Jacksonville, Tompkins Co.,
N. Y., Feb. 19, 1856), daughter of Robert McDowell,
formerly of Pennsylvania, but then of Ithaca, N. Y.
Miss McDowell came up the Susquehanna river with
her father, and with him rode on horseback from
Owego to Ithaca, N. Y., in the spring of 1789, the
first white girl there. Mr. Pelton was a farmer and
a surveyor. In the War of 181 2 he raised a company
of volunteers and marched with them to the Canadian
frontier. After the fiasco of General Smythe this
company was disbanded and Mr. Pelton on his way
570 American Pelton Genealogy.
home was taken sick and died between Batavia and
Rochester, N. Y., December 9, 181 2. Mrs. Pelton
married (2) a Mr. Green. Children:
I Jane A., born at Ithaca, N. Y., Sept. 10,
1799; died in 1807.
571 II Charles B., b. Jan. 18, 1801; m. in 1835,
Martha McClure; d. Oct. 16, 1877.
574 III Robert M., b. Mar. 3, 1803; m. Oct. 5,
1826, Lucinda Montgomery; d. Oct. i,
1876.
•$75 IV George W., b. Dec. 22, 1804; m. Aug. 16,
1827, Caroline Ferris; d. Aug. 12, 1878.
V Emma B., born near Ithaca, N. Y., Dec.
18, 1806; married there, Dec. 16, 1825,
Riley Ingersoll, son of Samuel Inger-
soll (b. Apr. 13, 1797, at Harpersfield,
N. Y.; d. Apr. 30, 1851, at London,
Mich.). Farmer. Lived in Dundee,
Monroe Co., Mich., and in London,
Mich. Mrs. Ingersoll was the first
white woman who settled in Dundee,
Mich. Nine children, six born at Dun-
dee and three at London, Mich.: i.
Richard Pelton, b. Jan. 31, 1827; m.
Apr. 12, 1854, Harriet A. Garwood;
residence, Dundee, Mich.; children liv-
ing, Charles S., Hattie M., Julia L.;
2. Jane J., b. Feb. 5, 1829; m. Apr. 10,
1856, Edwin Willits, whose home is in
Monroeville, Mich,, but in 1889-93 was
at Washington, D. C, as Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture; has served in
Congress as Representative; one child
living, George S., who m. Nov. 12, 1884,
Manda Howard, and lives at 369 Erie
Ithaca, Batavia, Owego, N. Y. 571
street, Chicago, 111.; one child, Ruth;
3. Margaret L., b. Dec. 25, 1831; m.
Dec. 16, 1857, George Ingersoll; lives
at Marshall, Mich.; children, Edna
and George; 4. Mary E., b. Sept. 8,
1834; unmarried; at present, 1891, in
Washington, D. C; 5. Julia A., b. Jan.
22, 1837; d. Dec. 22, 1855; 6. Emma H.,
b. Feb. 24, 1840; m. May 9, 1866; d.
Aug. 2, 1868; no children; 7. John
Pelton, b. Mar. 12, 1842; lived, 1891,
in Chicago, 111.; unmarried. 8. Ed-
mund Genet, b. May 28, 1845; m. Jan.
5, 1870, Nellie Alexander; lives in
Chicago, 111.; one child, Edmund Genet,
aged 17 years; 9. George W., b. Jan.
19, 1849; m. Sept. 5, 1 88 1, Nellie Shaw-
cross; lives at Chicago, 111.; children,
George, Webber and Mary Gladys.
VI Jane I., born Feb., 12, 1809; died in
Sept., 1809.
582 VII John McDowell, b. Sept. 22, 1810; m.
Aug. 16, 1842, Adrienna Margritte
Lawrence; d. June 23, 1873.
569. Charles B. Pelton', first son of Richard
W.', Benjamin', Philip*, Benjamin', SamueP, John',
born near Ithaca, N. Y., January 18, 1801; married
at Columbia, S. C, in 1835, Martha McClure (b.
1805), daughter of James McClure, of Co. Derry,
Ireland. Teacher; lawyer at Columbia, S. C; medical
graduate; dentist at Springfield, 111., until his eye-
sight began to fail, and then a fruit-grower at
Makanda, Jackson Co., 111. He died at the house
of his son, Rev. Charles Pelton, at Worthington, O.,
73
572 American Pelton Genealogy.
Oct. 1 6, 1877. He studied law with Judge Bushrod,
Washington, in whose family at Mt. Vernon he was
acting as private tutor, after having taught in Wilkes-
barre, Pa., and in Maryland. He afterward taught
in North Carolina and in South Carolina. Turning
from the law to medicine he studied at Charleston
Medical College and graduated, taking the highest
honors and a silver cup in a class of thirty-two. Hav-
ing been converted from atheism to Christianity, he
studied theology, at Columbia, S. C, into the second
year of the course, when, his health failing, he re-
moved to Illinois in 1838, where he taught several
years at Sparta. In 1844 he removed to Springfield,
111., and there practised dentistry very successfully
until 1857, when, his sight failing, he removed to
Union Co., 111., and made a fruit farm. In 1862 he
took a diploma for the finest peach orchard in the
State. In 1865 his farm produced to the amount of
$5,200. After this he lived about five years near
Ithaca, N. Y., then about three years with his son.
Rev. Charles Pelton, and died, as before stated,
October 16, 1877. Children:
I Emma Howe, born Sept., 1837; died May
3. 1838.
II Harriet Newell, born in 1839; died in 1840.
III John, born in 1841; died in 1844.
572 IV Charles, b. Mar. 11, 1843; m. Mar. 13,
1875, Georgina Woollard.
573 V George, b. June 13, 1845; "^- Nov. 28,
1878, Augusta A. C. Geuth.
IV William McClure, born in May, 1847;
died in Nov., 1855.
571. Charles Pelton% second son of Charles B.',
Richard W.*, Benjamin', Philip', Benjamin', Samuel',
Springfield, III.; Philadelphia, Penn. 573
John\ born at Sparta, Randolph Co., Ill, March 11,
1843; niarried at Cincinnati, O., March 13, 1875,
Georgina Woollard, daughter of George C. Wool-
lard, of that city. In 1844 he removed with his
father and his family to Springfield, 111., and, in 1857,
again with the family to Union Co., 111., where, in
i860, at the presidential election, he had the honor
of being knocked down by a six-feet bully for cheer-
ing for his old friend and neighbor, Abraham Lin-
coln. He entered Illinois College, September, 1863,
was converted in that winter and united with the
Westminster Presbyterian Church, at Jacksonville,
111. Of age the following March, he enlisted in the
2d 111. Vol. Cav.; served to the end of the war, and
was mustered out at San Antonio, Tex., January 6,
1866. In September, 1866, he entered Wabash Col-
lege at Crawfordsville, Ind. ; graduated in June,
1 87 1, and the next September entered Lane Theo-
logical Seminary, and graduated therefrom, in June,
1874. In April, 1875, ^^ was ordained and installed
pastor of the Presbyterian Church, at Worthington,
Franklin Co., O. In 1878, he removed to Cobden,
Union Co., 111., and, in 1879, was preaching at Alto
Pass, five miles west, the only Presbyterian minister
in the county. Children:
I Edith, born Dec. 24, 1877.
II Herbert Woollard, born Dec. 6, 1879.
III Charles Roy, born Oct. 31, 1881.
IV Ethelwyn, born Aug. 6, 1884.
V George Ernest, born Dec. 4, 1886.
VI Walter Earle, born May 28, 1890.
571. Oeor^e Pelton', third son of Charles B,',
Richard W.«, Benjamin', Philip*, Benjamin", SamueF,
John', born at Springfield, III, June 13, 1845; "^^r-
574 American Pelton Genealogy.
ried in Philadelphia, Pa., November 28, 1878, Au-
gusta A. C. Geuth, daughter of F. A. Geuth, of
Waechstersbach, Hessen, Nassau, Prussia; born Mar-
burg, Germany, April 16, 1848. Residence, in 1893,
in Philadelphia, Pa. Publisher and bookseller. No
children.
569. Robert M. Pelton', second son of Richard
W.', Benjamin', Philip*, Benjamin', Samuef, John',
born at Ithaca, N. Y., March 3, 1803; married at
Lodi, Seneca Co., N. Y., October 5, 1826, Lucinda
Montgomery (b. Sept. 24, 1809), daughter of Henry
Montgomery, of Lodi. He was an active, successful
business man, engaged in tanning in Ithaca and in
Syracuse, N. Y, and in the manufacture of lumber
in Pennsylvania, sending his product to Cincinnati,
O., for a market. He was a Christian gentleman,
active in every good word and work; always ready
to help with time and money. He was social in dis-
position and fond of music, a good performer on the
flute and a good singer. He held numerous offices
in Church and State, and continued active until
afflicted with paralysis, in 1864, after which he
gradually sank till his death, which occurred October
I, 1876. During the last twenty-eight years of his
life his residence was in Syracuse, N. Y. Mrs. Pel-
ton died October 31, 1887, at Syracuse, N. Y.
Children:
I Mary, born at Ithaca, N. Y., Dec. 20,
1827; died Dec. 20, 1829.
575 II Montgomery, b. Mar. 21, 1830; m. (i)
Feb. 10, 1858, Olive Rodger; (2) Dec.
17, 1868, Mrs. Mary Butts Bowen; d.
Aug. 31, 1887.
Ill Emma E., born June 10, 1835; married
Jan. 28, 1857, Christopher G. Bradley
Syracuse, N. Y.; Farmer's Valley, Pa. 575
(b. Mar. 6, 1834), son of C. C. Bradley,
of Syracuse, N. Y. Iron founder and
large manufacturer of agricultural imple-
ments. Residence, in 1880, at Syra-
cuse, N. Y. Children: Hattie L., Cora
M. and Christopher C.
574. Montgomery Pelton^ only son of Robert
M.', Richard W.', Benjamin', Philip', Benjamin', Sam-
ueP, John', born at Halseyville, Tompkins Co., N. Y.,
March 21, 1830; married (i) February 10, 1858, Olive
Rodger (b. Oct. 5, 1837; d. Jan. 13, 1866), of Jordan,
Onondaga Co., N. Y.; (2) Mrs. Mary Butts Bowen,
December 17, 1868 (b. Mar. 24, 1835). Civil engi-
neer and surveyor. He followed his profession in
Syracuse, N. Y., in State work on the Erie canal, on
the New York Central railroad, on the Great Western
railroad of Canada, and on the Marietta and Cincin-
nati railroad in Ohio, etc. In the War of the Rebel-
lion he served in the 8ist New York Volunteers and
had his hearing badly injured by artillery at the battle
of Fair Oaks, Va. Died at Syracuse, N. Y., Aug.
31, 1887. No children. In 1888 the address of
his widow was Mrs. Mary B. Pelton, 7 West Adams
street, Syracuse, N. Y.
569. George W. Pelton', third son of Richard
W.', Benjamin', Philip*, Benjamin', SamueP, John',
born at Ithaca, N. Y., December 22, 1804; married
in the township of Spencer, N. Y., August 16, 1827,
his cousin, Caroline C. Ferris, daughter of Benjamin
S. Ferris and Hannah Lavinia Pelton, of Ithaca,
N. Y. Farmer. Lived a long time at Farmer's
Valley, McKean Co., Pa., to which place he removed
in 1 83 1, and there died in Christian faith, Aug. 12,
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1878. He was a good man and brought up his chil-
dren to obey the Golden Rule.
Note. — Mr. Pelton in his early days at Farmer's
Valley bought and sold large quantities of fur. In
later years was engaged in the lumber business, and
in looking up and selecting timber lands for specula-
tors. He also did much work as land surveyor.
Extract from obituary notice in local paper at the
time of his decease: " Mr. Pelton was one of the first
settlers of McKean county, coming here when there
was only a bridle path to Warren and Ridgeway and
through Potter county to Wellsboro. He at one
time, probably fifty years ago, sold goods in Smith-
port. He lived to see the county he chose for his
home when a howling wilderness, transformed to a
commercial emporium and become a network of
railways, draining a most productive oil field. His
probity of morals and integrity won for him the
friendship and esteem of all who knew him, whose
sympathies now go forth to and remain with his
widow and relatives in this their time of bereavement."
Children:
I Henrietta Mestare, born at Trumans-
burgh, Tompkins Co., N. Y., May 3,
1828; married at Farmer's Valley, Mc-
Kean Co., Pa., Oct. 13, 1853, John
Boylan, son of Daniel Boylan, of Elmira,
N. Y.; died Oct. 16, 1862.
H Jane Lavinia, born at Farmer's Valley,
Pa., June 2, 1830; married there, Sept.
20, 1855, James H. Boylan, son of
Daniel Boylan, of Elmira, N. Y. Resi-
dence, in 1890, at Coleville, McKean
Co., Pa.
579 HI Richard Walcott, b. Apr. 16, 1832; m.
July TO, 1853, Maria Burton.
Syracuse, N. Y.; Farmer's Valley, Pa. 577
579 IV William Lawrence, b. June 10, 1834; m.
June 14, 1859, Alzina F. Griswold; d.
Sept., 1883.
V Emma Beers, born at Ridgeway, Pa.,
June 22, 1837; married Jan. 22, 1869,
at Sierra Ville, Cal, George Wallace,
of St. Louis, Mo. Residence, in 1890,
at Farmer's Valley, Pa.
VI John McDowell, born at Farmer's Valley,
Pa., Feb. 7, 1839; grew up at home
a general favorite, and at the breaking
out of the war of the Great Rebellion,
joined the Union Army as a member
of Co. H, 58th Regt. of Penn Vols.,
serving with honor until the latter part
of 1863, when he was mustered out that
he might be mustered in again as second
lieutenant of his company. As the
company had not men enough to en-
title it to two lieutenants, he was ordered
home as a recruiting officer, until the
company could be filled up. In 1864,
Capt. Cowles having been authorized
to raise a company, Mr. Pelton was
one of the first to enlist in it, and on its
organization received a commission as
the second lieutenant. He served
with honor therein until on the death
of his first lieutenant he was pro-
moted to the first lieutenancy, after
which he led his company in all the
battles in which it was engaged, until
in his last battle on the heights of
Petersburg, Va., Apr. 2, 1865, where he
fell, at about 11 a. m., wounded in the
578 American Pelton Genealogy.
right shoulder by a case-shot. Taken
that night 30 miles in an ambulance to
the hospital at City Point, he there died
Apr. 14, 1865. His body reached home
at Farmer's Valley, Pa., Apr. 23d,
and was there buried, Apr. 26, 1865,
much regretted by all, a good soldier
and a noble man.
Note. — Mr. Pelton's captain, it is
said, won for himself a reputation for
much prudence of a certain kind, a pru-
dence that led to the sacrifice of the
lives of both his lieutenants, while sav-
ing his own, all of which he considered
a special disposition of Providence in
his favor.
VII Martha Louisa, born at Farmer's Valley,
Pa., May 18, 1841; married at Port
Allegany, Pa., June 16, 1868, J. L.
Stanton, son of Judge Stanton, of King-
wood, Pa. Residence, in 1890, at Mount
Jewett, Pa.
VIII Julia Anna, born 1843, ^^ Farmer's Valley,
Pa. Residence there, in 1890.
580 IX Edmund Genet, b. Jan. 12, 1845; m. Apr.
I, 1880, Mary A. Schoenman.j
X Helen Caroline, born at Farmer's Valley,
Pa., Dec. 9, 1847; married at Reno,
Nev., June 2, 1872, George Wilson, of
Quincy, 111.; died Aug. 4, 1874, at
Plumas, Cal. Left one child in Quincy,
Cal.
581 XI George Madison, b. Feb. 9, 1849; "^- ^^Y
31, 1876, Ella B. Bartlett.
58S XII Benjamin Ferris, b. July 15, 1851; m.
July 8, 1874, Olive Alford.
Ithaca, O., and Farmer's Valley, Pa. 579
575. Richard l¥alcott Pelton% first son of
George W.', Richard W.', Benjamin', Philip', Benja-
min", SamueP, John', born at Ithaca, N. Y., April 16,
1832; married at Port Allegany, Pa., July 10, 1853,
Maria Burton, daughter of Henry Burton, of Chapin-
ville, Crawford Co., Pa. Residence, in 1 890, at Vickery,
Sandusky Co., O. Mechanic. Mr. Pelton served in
the War of the Rebellion; enlisted in Co. H, 58th
Penna. Infantry; discharged March 14, 1863. Chil-
dren:
I Emma J., born Apr. 22, 1854.
II George H., born June 21, 1855.
III Frank E., born Feb. 9, 1857.
IV Myra K., born Oct. 8, 1859.
V Frederic A., born May 24, 1861.
VI Almina, born Feb. 18, 1864.
VII Sarah, born Apr. 3, 1866.
VIII Mary, born June 12, 1870.
575. William I«awreiice Pelton', second son
of George W.\ Richard W.', Benjamin', Philip^ Benja-
min', Samuel', John', born at Farmer's Valley, Mc-
Kean Co., Pa., June 10, 1834; married June 14, 1859,
at Port Allegany, Pa., Alzina F. Grisvvold, daughter
of Benjamin Griswold, of that place; lived there and
there died, September 25, 1883. Mrs. Pelton mar-
ried (2) Mr. Ole Hanson. Residence, 1890, Burt-
ville. Potter Co., Pa. Children, born at Port Alle-
gany, Pa.:
580 I John N., b. Feb. 12, 1863; m. Sept. 18,
1889, Clara Raiche.
II William E., born Oct. 22, 1864.
III Carrie E., born July 11, 1869.
IV Alzina M., born Jan. 20, 1871.
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580 American Pelton Genealogy.
V George B., born Sept. 8, 1872; died Apr.
I, 1880.
VI Arthur H., born June 20, 1874; died May
II, 1880
VII Albert L., born May 23, 1881.
579. John JV. Pe!ton«, first son of Wm. L.",
George W.\ Richard W.^ Benjamin', Philip', Benja-
min^ Samuel', John', born February 12, 1863; married
at Sheboygan, Mich., September 18, 1889, to Clara
Raiche, daughter of Joseph Raiche, of that place.
Occupation, lumbering. Residence, 1891, Sheboy-
gan, Mich. Child:
I Mabel, born June 27, 1891.
575. Edmnnd Genet Pelton', fourth son of George
W.', Richard W.\Benjamin\ Philip\ Benjamin^ Sam-
ueh, John', born at Farmer's Valley, Pa., January 12,
1845; married April i, 1880, Mary A. Schoneman.
Farmer, at Farmer's Valley, McKean Co., Pa.
Note. — In the War of the Great Rebellion Mr.
Pelton enlisted October 7, 1861, under Capt. A. H.
Cory, Co. I, 114th Pa. Vols., went to Huntington
and Harrisburg, and thence to Philadelphia, Pa.,
where his regiment was consolidated with the 58th
Pa. Vols., becoming Co. H of that regiment. In the
spring of 1862 the regiment was ordered to Fortress
Monroe, Va., under Gen. Wool, arriving there
the day after the naval battle between the Mo7iitor
and the Meri-imac. Next, after this, they took Nor-
folk, Va., and thence went to Suffolk, Va.; then into
Gen. Peek's command of the Army of the Potomac,
to join Gen. Foster's ist Brigade, 3d Div., i8th
Army Corps, at Newbern, N. C, losing their colonel
in their last battle there; thence to Washington, N.
Farmer's Valley, Pa.; Belmont, N. Y. 581
C, whence in March, 1864, the rebels drove them;
thence up the coast in boats to Yorktown, Va., and
up James river to Bermuda Hundred, there joining
Gen. Butler's forces, where in the attack on Fort
Darling, they were badly repulsed. From here the
1 8th Corps was sent to Gen. Grant, and with his
army fought the battle of Cold Harbor, after which
they returned to Petersburg. Having, while in
Washington, N. C, re-enlisted for three years, he,
June 26th, was taken out of the front at Petersburg
and sent home with his company on furlough, return-
ing to Bermuda Hundred, Va., in August, 1864.
Taken sick, he was sent to the U. S. Hospital at
Fortress Monroe, Va., where he remained until he
was honorably discharged, September 14, 1865, and
thence returned to his home, Farmer's Valley, Pa.
Children, born at Farmer's Valley:
I William Edmund, born Apr. 2, 1881.
n Caroline Anna, born Apr. 17, 1882.
HI Catherine (Kate), Jane, born Mar. 3,
1885.
IV Charles Walter, born Oct. 19, 1887.
V John McDowell, born Apr. 6, 1889.
575. George Madison Peltom*, fifth son of
George W.', Richard W.', Benjamin", Philip", Benja-
min*, SamueP, J ohm, born at Farmer's Valley, in
Kean Co., Pa., February 9, 1849; married May 31,
1876, at Chagrin Falls, O., Ella B. Bartlett, daughter
of D. B. Bartlett, of that place. Residence, in 1891,
at Belmont, Allegany Co., N. Y. Farmer. Chil-
dren:
I Blanche Marian, born Mar. 13, 1877;
died Apr. i, 1881.
H Alice Elnasa, born Sept. 9, 1880.
582 American Pelton Genealogy.
575. Benjamin Ferris Pelton^, sixth son of
George W.\ Richard W.^ Benjamin', PhiHp', Benja-
min^ SamueF, John\ born at Farmer's Valley, Pa.,
July 15, 1851; married (i) at Erie, Pa., July 8, 1874,
Olive Alford, daughter of Oliver Alford, of Chapin-
ville, Pa.; (2) Sarah Emeline Austin, daughter of
Edward O. and Amelia Austin, of Austin, Potter
Co., Pa. Residence, in 1 891, at Farmer's Valley,
McKean Co., Pa. Children:
I May Emma, born Apr. 14, 1875; died
May, 1878.
II Eva Marian, born Apr. 3, 1879.
III Vera May, born Jan. 10, 1889.
IV Infant son, born Oct. 10, 1890; died Oct.
12, 1890.
569. John McDowell Pelton', fourth son of
Richard W.\ Benjamin', Philip^ Benjamin"*, SamueF,
John', born at Ithaca, N. Y., September 22 (23?),
1810; married in Ithaca, August 16, 1842, to Adrienna
Margritta Lawrence, daughter of Nicholas Lawrence,
of New York city (who was a son by a former marriage
of William Lawrence, p. 548, who married Mary E.
Mead, granddaughter of Mary Pelton Walcott, p. 547).
Lawyer, planter and sugar refiner. About 1834 he
went to Natchez, Miss., and there practised law for
about one year and a half; thence, sometime in 1835,
he removed to New Orleans and soon after began
business as a planter on Dulac plantation, in Terre-
bonne parish, Louisiana, which business he followed
up to the beginning of the Civil war. He was also en-
gaged in sugar refining at the Pelton refinery, in
Magazine street in New Orleans. He was an able
and influential man. At the conference held in
Ithaca, N. Y., and Farmer's Valley, Pa. 583
April, 1862, to consider the proposed surrender of the
city of New Orleans to the Union army commanded
by Gen. Butler, he was chosen chairman. After the
surrender of the city on May i, 1862, he went with
his family to Europe and settling in Stuttgard for the
education of his children, stayed there until the war
was over. Returning to look after his property he
over-taxed his strength; again went to Europe, and
died at Carlsbad, Bohemia, on June 23, 1873. Mrs.
Pelton, born in New York city on the i6th of August,
1824; died in Stuttgard, Wurtemberg, on June 12,
1874. Buried in New Orleans, La. Children, all
born on Dulac plantation, Terrebonne, La.:
I Mary Elizabeth, born Aug. 25, 1843; died
Dec. 2, 1849.
II Emma, born Feb. 12, 1845; died June 3,
1849.
III Anna Powers, born Aug. 28, 1846; mar-
ried on Apr. 23 (24), 1868, to Thomas
Jefferson Shaffer (b. Oct. 9, 1841).
Residence, in 1892, on Anna Plantation,
St. Mary's Parish, La. Children: i.
Susan Margaret, b. Aug. 28, 1871, on
Anna Plantation; 2. William, b. Sept.
14, 1875; 3- Katie, b. Sept. 6, 1877; 4.
Benjamin, b. Oct. 9, 1879; 5- Edna, b.
Aug. 21, 1 88 1. P. O. address, Frank-
lin, St. Mary's Parish, La.
IV Edmond Genet, born Sept. 23, 1848; died
Oct. 16, 1849.
584 V John Edmund, b, Aug. 14, 185 1; m. Dec.
19, 1877, Bessie Dunbar.
VI Agnes Lawrence, born Dec. 4, 1854;
married in Stuttgard, Wurtemberg, July
26, 1874, to Leo Theodore Eck, born
584 American Pelton Genealogy
in Riga (Livonia), Russia, July 17,
1848. Children: i. John William Pel-
ton Eck, b. Stuttgard, Sept. 15, 1875;
2. Adrienne Charlotte Augusta, b. Stutt-
gard, Sept. 5, 1876. Residence, 1891,
St. Petersburg, Russia.
584 VII William Halsey, b. Mar. 2, 1856; m.
Sept. 10 (22), 1880, Florence Tilton;
d. May 23, 1891.
58S. John E^dinund Pelton', second son of John
McDoweir, Richard W.', Benjamin', Philip*, Benjamin',
Samuer,John', born at Elmira, N. Y., August 14, 1851;
married at New Orleans, La., December 19, 1877,
Bessie Dunbar (b. in New Orleans, Dec. 5, 1858),
daughter of Joseph Dunbar, of Baltimore, Md.
Planter. Residence, in 1892, Linden Farm, Plaque-
mine brulee, Acadia Parish, La. Child:
I Amy, an adopted daughter, born in Balti-
more, Me., Oct. 9, 1888.
582. William Malsey Pelton% third son of John
McDoweir, Richard W.^ Benjamin^ Philip^ Ben-
jamin', SamueP, John', born March 2, 1856; married
at St. Pancras Church, London, Eng., September 10
(22?), 1880, Florence Tilton (born in New York,
Aug. 4, 1858), daughter of Theodore and Elizabeth
(Richards) Tilton, of Brooklyn, N. Y.; died on Lin-
den Farm, Acadia Parish, La., on Saturday, May 23,
1891. Child:
I Agnes Pelton, born in Stuttgard, Ger-
many, Sept. 22, 1 88 1.
566. Phineas C^riillth Pelton^, second son of
Benjamin', Philip', Benjamin', SamueP, John', born
at New Rochelle, Westchester Co., October i, 1778,
New Rochelle, N. Y.; Evanswood, Wis. 585
on Thursday, at 1 1 o'clock, p. m.; married in New
York city or at White Plains, N. Y., in 1805, Martha
Ferris, daughter of Samuel Ferris, of White Plains,
Westchester Co., N. Y. House painter. Lived at
New Rochelle, with his Uncle Daniel, until married.
He lived in New York city from the time of his mar-
riage down to 1827, excepting from about 1809 to
181 1, two years that he lived in Ithaca, N. Y. The
New York city directory at one time gave his occu-
pation as a cartman. Mrs. Pelton (born in 1789)
died in 1825. In 1827 he again removed to Ithaca,
N. Y., and there died. May 12, 1830.
Note. — His daughter, Eliza, Mrs. Jacobs, describes
him as about 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing 160 to
170 pounds, well formed, sprightly and active, and
"looking just like a Frenchman." Children:
086 I Henry Ferris, b. Aug. 23, 1806; m. (i)
Agnes Doremus; (2) Elizabeth Ritchie.
II Eliza, born in New York city, Aug. 22,
1808; married at Paterson, N. J., where
she had lived about four years, Nov. 11,
1829, to Chas. P. Jacobs, son of Nathan
Jacobs, of Providence, R. I. Residence,
in 1879, ^t Goshen, Ind. Druggist.
III Mary, born at Ithaca, N. Y., in 18 10;
died in New York city, in 181 2.
IV Maria, born in New York city, Nov. 26,
181 2; married (i) at Ithaca, N. Y.,
Sept. 14, 1830, Joshua W., son of David
Collins, who died in Indiana, Apr. 20,
1840. Children, ThyrsaJ., Charles H.,
Martha A.; (2) at Niles, Mich., May i,
1844, Ashley R. Kellogg, of Vermont.
Lived in Michigan and in Wisconsin.
Mr. K. died in Valparaiso, Ind., Jan. 9,
586 American Pelton Genealogy.
1859. One child, Maria Louisa. Mrs.
K., in 1879, lived at Kalamazoo, Mich.,
an invalid from a paralyzed hand.
V Jane, born in New York, in Oct., 1814;
married about 1835, to William Burdon,
of Brooklyn, N. Y. Lived in Brook-
lyn, and there died. Children: i. Min-
nie B. ; married Willis Gaylord. Resi-
dence, in 1880, at 374 Clinton street,
Brooklyn, N. Y.; 2. Wm. W. Burdon,
Chicago, 111.; 3. Jennie, living with
her father, in Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1880.
584. Henry Ferris Pelton', only son of Phineas
G.', Benjamin', Philip', Benjamin', SamueP, John',
born in New York city, August 23, 1806; married (i)
at Paterson, N. J., in 1827 (at 21), Agnes Doremus
(b. Oct. I, 1802; d. Newark, N. J., July 20, 1832),
daughter of David Doremus; (2) at New Rochelle,
N. Y., Elizabeth (Betty) Ritchie, about 1843, daugh-
ter of Philip Ritchie, of that place. Dealer in boots
and shoes, afterward in real estate. He lived in
Newark, N. J., and in New Rochelle, N. Y., where
he died, in December, 1865. His old place was
bought by Stevenson, the brewer. Children, uncer-
tain as to order of birth:
I Henry, born ; died in infancy.
n Henry, born ; died in infancy.
HI Mary Jane, born at Paterson, N. J., June
3, 1825 (8?); married Dec. 12, 1847, in
New York city, George W. Cregier (b.
New York, Feb. 6, 1825), son of John D.
Cregier, of New York. Builder. Resi-
dence, since 1856, in Goshen, Ind.,
where she led an active, Christian life.
Ithaca, N. Y.; Farmer's Valley, Pa. 587
living beloved, and dying much re-
gretted, Aug. 31, 1883. Children:
Mary, Frances, Emma, Virginia,
George, Henry, and Charles Jacobs.
IV Almira, born ; died in infancy.
V David, born ; died in infancy.
VI Catherine, born ; died in infancy.
Note. — The Pines, of New Rochelle, settled the
estate of Mr. Pelton and probably have the Family
Bible.
566. Charles Henry Pelton", third son of
Benjamin', Philip^ Benjamin^ Samuel, J ohn\ born at
New Rochelle, N. Y., on " Lord's Day," November
24, 1782, at 8 o'clock, A. M.; married at Ithaca, N. Y.,
March 4, 1807, Margaret Head, daughter of Smith
Head, of Dryden, N. Y. (b. Sept. 25, ; died
Oct. 13, 1862). Farmer. Lived near Ithaca and at
Central Square, Oswego Co., N. Y.; removed, in
1840, to Evanswood, Waupaca Co., Wis., and there
died, October 26, 1868. It is said that he ran away
from home at nineteen years of age. He was about
5 feet 9 inches in height, of spare build, active and
vigorous, and retained these characteristics to a late
period of his life. Children:
I Lucy Ann, born in Dutchess Co., N. Y.,
Feb. 19, 1808; married in Ithaca, N.
Y., Dec. 22, 1825, Andrew Mack, son
of Nathaniel Mack, of Mack settle-
ment, Tompkins Co., N. Y. Children,
twelve; six living in 1879. Residence,
then, at Evanswood, Wis.
588 II Sylvester Hill, b. Nov. 7, 1809; n^- Apr.
10, 1842, Frances Louise Wright; d.
Aug. 16, 1 861.
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588 American Pelton Genealogy.
589 III Piatt Smith, b. May lo, 1811; m. about
1834, Sarah Clement; d. Sept. 30,
1846.
IV Jane Griffith, born at Ithaca, N. Y., Apr.
23, 1813. In 1879, unmarried; resi-
dence at Evanswood, Wis.
V Sarah (Sally), born at Ithaca, N. Y., June
I, 181 5; married at Fulton, N. Y.,
Feb. 9, 1838, John Young, son of God-
frey Young, of Hastings, Oswego Co.,
N. Y. Children, nine; seven living in
1879. Died at Hastings, N. Y., Jan.
28, 1873.
587. Sylvester Hill Pelton', first son of Charles
Henry^ Benjamin', Philip^ Benjamin', Samuel', John',
born at Ithaca, N. Y., November 7, 1809; married at
Houndsfield, Jefferson Co., N. Y., April 10, 1842,
Frances (Fannie) Louise Wright, daughter of Sam-
uel Wright, of that place. Occupation, gunsmith.
Lived at Houndsfield until after 1852; then removed
to Wisconsin, and accidentally shot himself, August
4, 1861, and died at Berlin, Wis., August 16, 1861.
He was 5 feet 9 inches high, of slow growth and
spare build, looking young for his age, with brown
hair and hazel eyes. Children:
I Harriet Jane, born at Houndsfield, N.
Y., Dec. 15, 1846; died Apr. 22, 1855.
588 II Charles Edward, b. Oct. 11, 1849; ^'
Nov. 24, 1875, Emma D. Lamon.
589 III Frank Sylvester, b. Sept. 16, 1852; m.
Mar. 7, 1877, Lois E. Wise.
588. Charles Edward Peltoii«, first son of Syl-
vester H.', Charles Henry^ Benjamin', Philip^ Ben-
Ithaca, N. Y.; Corunna, Mich., etc. 589
jamin', Samuer, John\ bom at Houndsfield, Jefferson
Co., N. Y., October 11, 1849; married there, Novem-
ber 24, 1875, Emma D. Lamon (b. April 10, 1856),
daughter of Lester Lamon, of that place. Printer.
Residence, in 1880, in Chicago, 111. Height, 5 feet 8^
inches, of spare build, slow in growth, weight 135 to
145 pounds; quick and active. Child:
I Frank Lester, born Dec. 18, 1876.
588. Frank Sylvester Pelton^, second son of
Sylvester H.\ Charles Henry', Benjamin^ Philip*,
Benjamin', SamueF, John", born at Houndsfield, Jef-
ferson Co., N. Y., September 16, 1852; married March
7, 1877, Lois E. Wise (b. July 7, 1857), daughter of
Joseph Wise, of Watertown, N. Y. Printer. In
1880, a resident of Chicago, 111. Height, 5 feet 8^
inches; spare; weight, 135 to 145 pounds; quick and
active. No children.
587. Piatt Smith Pelton', second son of Charles
Henry', Benjamin\ Philip*, Benjamin^ SamueP, John',
born at Ithaca, N. Y., May 10, 181 1; married at
Ithaca, about 1834, Sarah Clement, daughter of Bart-
lett Clement, of Ithaca. Blacksmith. Lived at
Corunna, Shiawassee Co., Mich., and there died,
September 30, 1846. Mrs. Sarah Pelton died at
Corunna, March 5, 1862. Children:
I Mary E., born at Ithaca, N. Y., Sept. 26,
1835; married at Corunna, Mich., Nov.
23, 1856, Thomas J. Winans (b. Seneca,
N. Y., Nov. 17, 1834), son of Benjamin
Winans, of Seneca Falls, N. Y. Resi-
dence, in 1879, at Vernon, Mich. Chil-
dren: Alfred T., Mary Eva, Cadwallader
B., Burt E. and Minnie E.
590 American Pelton Genealogy.
II John C, born Sept 2, 1837; no further
record.
III Cadwallader B., born Oct. 8, 1839.
IV Piatt S., born May 10, 1843.
V Ann Eliza, born Apr. 15, 1845.
566. Benjamin Foster Pelton^, fourth son of
Benjamin', Philip^ Benjamin^ SamueF, Johns born in
New Rochelle or Peekskill, N. Y., on Thursday,
October 15, 1789, at 11 o'clock, a. m.; married at
Dryden, Tompkins Co., N. Y., about 1828-30, Sarah
George, daughter of David George, of that place.
Died at Ithaca, N. Y., October 7, 1842. Children:
I Mary Jane, born at Ithaca, N. Y., Dec.
23, 1832; married B. F. Sleeper; died,
date unknown.
590 II David George, b. Dec. 24, 1835; m. May
30, 1854, Cornelia A. Squier.
590. DaTid George Pelton', only son of Ben-
jamin F.', Benjamin', Philip', Benjamin', Samuel',
John', born at Ithaca, N. Y., December 24, 1835;
married at Seneca Falls, N. Y., May 30, 1854, Cor-
nelia A. Squier, daughter of James Squier, of Tyre,
Seneca Co., N. Y. Lived at Ithaca, N. Y., and re-
moved to Sandusky, O.; in 1888 at 513 Madison
avenue, Sandusky, O. Merchant. Children:
I Etta May, born May 31, i860; married
Dec. 9, 1884, Albert Lutes, son of John
Lutes, of Bass Isle, Lake Erie, O.
II Lizzie S., born Aug. 28, 1865.
566. Edmond Oenet Adet PeIton«, fifth son of
Benjamin', Philip', Benjamin', SamueF, John', born
at Peekskill, N. Y., on Monday, April 21, 1794, at
Ithaca, N. Y.; Hopewell, N. J., etc. 591
one o'clock, a. m. ; married at her mother's house in
New York city, in the fall of 1831, Mary Eliza Law-
rence (aunt of Mrs. John McDowell Pelton, of New
Orleans, La.), daughter of William Lawrence, who
married (2) Mary E. Mead, granddaughter of Mary
Pelton Walcott, who was sister to Benjamin Pelton,
father of Edmond Genet Adet Pelton, above (see p.
590). Lawyer. Lived at Ithaca, N. Y., and there
died, Nov. 3, 1863. No children.
546. Daniel Pelton% third son of Philip", Ben-
jamin^ Samuel', John', born probably at Hempstead
or Oyster Bay, Long Island, N. Y., July 12, 1754;
married about 1 776, Sarah Lispenard (then frequently
called Lepner), belonging to one of the first Hugue-
not families of New Rochelle, N. Y., and New York
city. One tradition says that they eloped. Whether
so or not Mrs. Emma B. Ingersoll, a grandniece
(p. 570), who knew them well and visited them at
New Rochelle, says that Mrs. Pelton inherited from
her parents many rich articles of dress, chinaware and
furniture. He held a captain's commission in the
Army of the Revolution and became quite deaf from
the effect of artillery firing. He was of moderate
size, very straight and active, fond of sailing, keeping
his own yacht at New Rochelle, where he lived until
his death, which occurred suddenly on his receipt of
the news of the arrival of Gen. La Fayette at New
York. As he arrived there on August 15, 1824,
Mr. Pelton probably died on August 15 or 16,
1824. Mrs. Pelton died in New York city about
1830. Child:
I A daughter that died in infancy.
Note. — Mr. Pelton, with John Staples, a brother-
in-law, whose son William gave name to Stapleton,
592 American Pelton Genealogy.
Staten Island, kept a country store at New Rochelle,
and ran a line of sloops to New York, which he con-
tinued after his partner's death. Robert Treat Paine
boarded for some time with Mr. Pelton, but his habits
became so filthy he asked him to leave, which he did.
54S. Samuel Pelton', second son of Benjamin^
SamueF, John', born, supposed, on Long Island, N.Y.,
at or near Huntington, about 1728 to 1740; married,
place, date and maiden name of wife unknown; re-
moved, probably, with his father and his family to
Hopewell, then in Hunterdon, now in Mercer Co.,
N. J., where he lived until by reason of his having
got into some difficulty, now unknown, he left Hope-
well suddenly and was not heard from, by his family,
afterward. Tradition says he was a man of great
strength. In his father's will, made in 1775, his,
Samuel's, son John was provided for. So also
Samuel's daughter, Keziah, was remembered in her
grandmother Keziah's will made in 1 780. As neither
will mentioned the wife of Samuel she had probably
died before they were made. Children, place of
birth unknown:
592 t John, b. about 1750 to 1760; m. ,
widow Catherine (Rosencrans) Wood-
ward; d. date unknown.
II Keziah, born about 1750 to 1760; was
remembered in her grandmother's will
in 1780; no further record.
592. John Pelton% only son of Samuel', Ben-
jamin', SamueP, John', born probably in Hopewell,
Mercer Co., N. J., about 1750 to 1760; married in
1786-93, in Walpack, Sussex Co., N. J., Widow
Catherine (Rosencrans) Woodward (b. Walpack,
Ithaca, N. Y.; Hopewell, N. Y., etc. 593
N. J., Feb. 25, 1 761), daughter of Col. John and
Margaret (De Witt) Rosencrans, who married
Woodward, who died previous to 1786. Mr. Pelton
after his marriage lived in Hopewell, N. J. It is
shown by the records that his Aunt Mary (Pelton)
Larisen, having died without issue, he, John, by the
terms of his grandfather's will,* came into possession
of 120 acres of land, the middle part of the Benjamin
Pelton farm at Hopewell, which part he and his wife
Catherine, by deed dated May 2, 1796, conveyed to
Moses Quick, of Hopewell, for ;^i,o5o gold. Mrs.
Quick was Sarah Sexton, daughter of Jared, a
brother of Charles and Elizabeth (Pelton) Sexton.
March 6, 1801, this land passed by deed to James
Stevenson, thence at his death to Richard Burroughs,
in whose possession it remained in 1890. After the
sale of this property he lived in Newark, N. J., where
some of his children were born. The date and place
of his death are not positively known, his niece, Mrs.
Sarah (Rosencrans) Bevans, of Bevansville, N. J.,
asserting, however, that he died at Walpack, N. J.
He probably died before 181 7. Mrs. Catherine R.
Pelton seems to have lived in New York city in
1817-23. She married (3) after 18 19 John da Silva
(of Portuguese descent), and lived and probably died
on the eastern shore of Staten Island, a short distance
below Stapleton; date of her death unknown. One
of da Silva's descendants, in 1893, was a captain on
a ferry boat running from New York to Staten
Island. Children, born, probably, some of them at
Hopewell and others at Newark, N. J.:
I A son, born about 1796; nothing further
known.
II A son, born about 1798; record unknown.
* See abstracts of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Pelton's Wills in the Appendix.
594 American Pelton Genealogy.
594 III Elijah R., b. Apr. lo, 1800; m. (i) Martha
Freeman; (2) EHzabeth Williams; (3)
Emma Sterns; d. Sept. 23, 1871.
IV A daughter; record unknown.
V John, born, it is said, Jan. 12, 1818 (a
date that does not quite agree with
some other dates given). There is no
record of his marriage. He lived the
latter part of his life on Staten Island,
was a carper^ter, and died on Staten
Island, near Stapleton, at a compara-
tively early age.
PIKE COUNTY, PA., BRANCH.
592, Elijah Roseiicran§ Pelton^, son of John^,
Samuel', Benjamin", SamueF, John', born in Newark,
N. J., April 10, 1800 (named after his uncle. Dr.
Elijah Rosencrans, who lived and died at Hohokus,
N. J.); married (i) about 1823, at Branchville, Sus-
sex Co., N. J., Martha Freeman; (2) at Milford, Pa.,
Elizabeth Williams; (3) at Wilkesbarre, Pa., Emma
Stearns. Lived in Sussex Co., N. J.; removed to
Rowlands, Pike Co., Pa., where he died, Sept. 23,
1 87 1. While young he learned harness-making in
Newark, but spent the middle and latter parts of his
life in the service of the Methodist Episcopal Church
as a local preacher. It is to be regretted that the
records of this family are very incomplete. Children:
Of first wife:
596 I James Lewis, b. Nov. 13, 1826; m. Nov.
9, 1847; Almeda E. Harvey.
II Mary, born in 1826; married , Albert
Panstine. Lived in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Three children, said to have lived
Newark, N. J.; Hawley, Pa., etc. 595
recently, 1890, at No. 10 East Eighty-
third street, New York.
596 III Aaron, b. about 1829; m. Mary Fitzger-
ald; d. Jan. 3, 1886.
IV Hannah, born in 1830; married ,
Peter L. Hinton. Lived at Summit
Point, Jefferson Co., W. Va. She had
a number of children:
597 V Joseph, b. ; m. , Catherine Smith.
VI Sarah, born January i, 1834, at Milford,
Pa.; married , Theodore Shouck,
editor of the Stroudsburg Republican.
Children: Jessie, Mary, Helen, Daisy,
Nettie. Lived, in 1889, in Strouds-
burg, Pa.
VII John, born ; died at Rowlands, Pa.,
Aug. 20, 1871.
VIII Catherine, born at Milford, Pa., Aug. 9,
1840; married at Lackawaxen, Pike
Co., Pa., Apr. 24, 1858, Ralph H. Sea-
man, son of Solomon Seaman, of Mil-
ford, Pa. Children: Ada, Blanche,
Cora, Lizzie M., Thos. E., Christeen
P., Ralph, Archibald. Residence, in
1890, in Hawley, Pa.
IX Susan Angeline, born at Milford, Pa.,
Aug. 6, 1846; married (i) in New
York, Jan. 14, i860, Peter L. Starnes.
Children: Allie, Lillie and William
Starnes; (2) Mr. George Shackleton,
Stroudsburg, Pa., Oct. 6, 1870. Chil-
dren: Mary, Martha, Charles, Sarah.
Residence, in 1889, at Stroudsburg, Pa.
Of second wife:
597 X Elijah, b. 184-; m. .
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596 American Pelton Genealogy.
XI Martha, born in 1850; at five years of age
was adopted by Frank Colyer, of Haw-
ley, Pa., who removed to New York
city, and thence to some place in Rhode
Island, unknown.
XII Hester Ann, born Apr. 18, 1852; married
Jan. 25, 1868, Horatio J. Kindred.
Children, one son and one daughter.
Residence, in 1889, 15 Owen street,
Port Jervis, N. Y.
597XIII Levi N., b. May 4, 1854; m. , Del-
phia Kimble.
594. James liewis Pelton', first son of Elijah
R.\ John', Samuel^, Benjamin', SamueF, John', born
at Milford, Pa., November 13, 1826; married at
Lackawaxen, Pa., November 9, 1847, Almeda E.
Harvey, of that place. Merchant, at Rowlands,
Pike Co., Pa. Died . Children:
I Christeen, born Nov. 12, 1848.
II Mary P., born Jan. 4, 185 1.
III Asher, born May 14, 1853.
IV Alice J., born Sept. 25, 1855.
V Ada E., born Feb. i, 1858.
VI Prudence C, born Mar. 25, 1859.
VII Almeda A., born Oct. 30, i860.
VIII George L., born Mar. 15, 1863.
IX Floyd G., born May 4, 1865.
X Arlie, born Mar. 28, 1867.
XI Lillie, born Sept. 10, 1870.
594. Aaron Pelton', second son of Elijah R.',
John', Samuer, Benjamin', SamueP, John\ born,
Milford, Pa., about 1828 or 1829; married at Elmira,
Hawley, Pa.; Port Jervis, N. Y.; etc. 597
N. Y., date unknown, Mary Fitzgerald. He was, for
about thirty-two years, employed by the United States
Express Co., most, or all of the time on the Erie rail-
road, residing- at Elmira, N. Y., and there died, Janu-
ary 3, 1886. Mrs. Pelton died August 25, 1884; both
are buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, at Elmira. He
was of moderate height, rather thick-set, and of a
pleasant, jovial disposition. No children.
594. Joseph Pelton\ third son of Elijah R.s
Johns, SamueP, Benjamins, SamueF, John', born at
Milford, Pa., ; married at Port Jervis, N. Y., ,
to Catherine Smith, of Lackawaxen, Pa. Has been
for years inspector of bridges and aqueducts for the
Delaware and Hudson Canal Co. Residence, in
1890, at Lackawaxen, Pa. Children:
I Ella, born, date not reported.
n Mary, born, date not reported.
ni Floyd, born, date not reported.
IV Dora, born, date not reported.
594. Elijah Pelton\ fifth son of Elijah R.e, John^
Samuel*, Benjamin^ SamueF, John', born at Milford,
Pa., ; married at ; no report. Had lived in
Pennsylvania, at Honesdale. Residence, in 1880, at
Schohola. In 1891, somewhere in Virginia. Chil-
dren, no report.
594. Levi N. Pelton', sixth son of Elijah R.',
John', Samuer, Benjamin!, SamueP, John', born at
, May 4, 1854; married , at Hawley, Pa.,
Delpia Kimble, daughter of , of Hawley, Pa.
Residence, in 1890, at Port Jervis, N. Y. Children,
not reported.
PERSONS OF THE NAME OF PELTON NOT
REDUCED TO LINE.
1. Sarah Pelton, born, probably, in Chatham,
Conn. Her father, name unknown, but certainly a
descendant of Henry Pelton', of Groton, Conn., was
killed in one of the French and Indian wars, when
she was three years old, in 1 760. When eight years
old, she was, in the manner of those days, "put out"
to live with the family of an innkeeper in Colchester,
Conn., to earn her own living. After nine years'
service, at seventeen, she received an offer of mar-
riage. Her employer offered a new calico dress if
she would stay another year with him. This she re-
fused, and on July 24, 1774, married Samuel Tozer,
thus getting both a husband and a dress.
Her husband joined the Revolutionary Army, but
left it on account of disease contracted in the service,
stopped on the way home at the house of Mrs. Tozer's
mother, in Pittsfield, Mass., and there died. Mrs.
Tozer, on hearing of her husband's illness, made a
journey to Pittsfield on horseback, with her child in
her arms, but arrived after her husband's death.
Returning to Colchester, she sold what she had
and then went to Pittsfield to live. Here her second
child was born.
In 1778 she married (2) William Cleveland, from
what^ is now Dalton, Mass. After his death she
married (3) Amasa Converse, of Windsor, Mass.
She died November 19, 1846, aged 89 years. Chil-
dren:
Persons of Name of Pelton Not Reduced. 599
I Sarah Tozer, b. Apr. 5, 1775; d. 1846.
II Mary Tozer, b. 1777.
III Onner Cleveland, b. Oct. 6, 1779.
IV Alvah Cleveland, b. Oct. 29, 1781; d. Jan.
i7>i837.
V Lucy Cleveland, b. Sept. 6, 1784.
VI Ruby Cleveland, b. June 11, 1787; d. .
VII Ruby Cleveland, b. Mar. 17, 1789.
VIII Samuel Cleveland, b. June 26, 1792.
IX Rachel Cleveland, b. Sept. 29, 1794.
X William W. Cleveland, b. July 21, 1797.
2. ^nsan Pelton, supposed to have been born in
eastern Massachusetts or Connecticut, probably in
the latter State; married Capt. John Ames; lived
there, and afterward in Tompkins Co., N. Y., where
she died early in this century, and where her descend-
ants now live.
3. Elizabeth Pelton, born 1764; married John
Fairman, who enlisted, March, 1777, foi" three years
in the Continental Army, was discharged at Morris-
town, N. J., and died January 14, 1827. (History of
Northfield, Mass., p. 440.)
4. Joseph Pelton, "Jerseyman in the Revolu-
tion," p. 715, official record, published by New Jer-
sey. He served in the American Army. He may,
possibly, have been a son of Ithamar Pelton, of Mon-
mouth Co., N. J., although it is not known that Ithamar
had children. The only other possible Joseph, is
Joseph, son of Reuben. See pp. 446, 461.
5. Anna Pelton, February 21, 1847, married
William Bascom; b. Ludlow, Mass., February 14,
1828. Residence, in 1865, at Auburn, N. Y. (Bas-
com Family History.)
6oo Persons of Name of Pelton Not Reduced.
6. John C. Pelton, born Canada East (supposed
at Godmanchester, Quebec), September 17, 1836.
Lived in Godmanchester until seven years old, then
removed to Washington Co., N. Y. Says his father
was Salmon Pelton, and his mother, Betsey Force,
daughter of Oliver Force; that his father died of quick
consumption, brought on by an injury received while
wrestling; that he, John C, was then three months,
and his father twenty-one years old. Had been told
that his father, at the time of his death, lived with his
grandfather, Ephraim Pelton, Jr.* His mother after-
ward married a Mr. Stevens, and lived at Grand
Rapids, Mich.
John C. Pelton married in Clinton Co., Mich.,
May 18, 1857, Caltha P. Hicks, daughter of Benjamin
Hicks, of Du Plain, Clinton Co., Mich. One child,
Dennie, born August 10, 1861; died January, 1863.
Occupation, farming. Residence, Tawas, Mich.
7. Clementina Pelton, March 15, 1855, m. David
Mason, who was born at Simsbury, Conn., October
21, 1833, and there lived in i860.
8. Anna Pelton, May 16, 1774, married at Boz-
rah. Conn., Matthew Birchard, b. April 17, 1743, at
Norwich, Conn. (Hyde Genealogy.)
*This statement cannot be reconciled with present knowledge of Salmon
P., p, 540, son of Ephraim, Jr., p. 531. To the compiler it looks more
probable that he was a descendant of Daniel Pelton, p. 463.
APPENDIX.
A Partial List of Records Searched.
Ashfield, Franklin Co., Mass. Land and Family.
Boston and Suffolk Co., Mass. Land and Family.
Bozrah, Conn. Land and Family.
Bristol, R. I. Land, Family and Church.
Burlington, N. J. Land and Probate.
Canterbury, Windham Co., Conn. Family, Land,
and County History.
Chatham, Conn. Land with list of Conveyances;
Family, Church with lists of Pelton members,
marriages and deaths, and Monumental.
Colchester, Conn. Land and Family.
Cromwell, Conn. Land, Family and Monumental.
Dedham and Norfolk Co., Mass. Land and Family.
Dorchester, Mass. Land, Family and Church.
East Hampton, Conn. Land and Family.
Essex, Conn. Land and Family.
Groton, Conn. Land, Family and Probate.
Guilford, Conn. Land, Family and Probate.
Haddam, Conn. Land, Family and Probate.
Hartford, Conn. Land, Family and Probate.
Hempstead, Queens Co. (L. I.), N. Y. Land, Family
and First Presbyterian Church.
Hunterdon Co., N. J. Land and Probate.
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Huntington, Suffolk Co. (L. I.), N. Y. Land, Family
and First Presbyterian Church.
Marlboro, Conn. Land and Family.
Middletown, Conn. Land and Family, with lists of
Conveyances, marriages and deaths.
Monmouth Co., N. J. Land and Probate.
New Jersey. Office of Secretary of State.
Norwich, Conn. Land Family and Probate.
Oyster Bay, Queens Co. (L. I.), N. Y. Land and
Family.
Portland, Conn. Land, with lists of Conveyances;
Family, Congregational Church with lists of Pelton
members, baptisms, marriages, deaths, and Monu-
mental.
Preston, Conn. Land and Family.
Rehoboth, Mass. Town and Church.
Saybrook, Conn. Land with lists of Conveyances;
Family, Probate and other records.
Seekonk, Mass. Land, Family and Church.
Stafford, Conn. Land and Family.
Stamford, Conn. Land with lists of Conveyances;
Family, Probate and other records.
Stoughton, Mass. Land and Family.
Taunton, Mass. Probate and other records.
Copy of the Will of John Pelton' (first of Saybrook
and Middletown, Conn.), who died July 15, 1735:
In the name of God Amen! This * day of
July in the year of our Lord 1735: — I, John Pelton
of Middletown in the County of Hartford, being
sick and weak of Body, But thanks be to Almighty
God of sound mind and memory, Calling to Mind
the mortality of my Body and knowing that it is ap-
* The day is not given.
Appendix, 603
pointed for all men to Die, Do make and ordain this
my last will and Testament, and first of all I give
and resign my soul to God that gave it, Hoping and
Desiring Pardon and acceptance in and through the
Lord Jesus Christ: and my body to ye Earth, to be
buried in Christian manner at the Discretion of my
Executors, with a firm belief of the Resurection, and
as to my worldly Estate with which God has blessed
me in this Life I give and Dispose of the same in
the following maner and form.
Imprimis, I give and bequeath my well Beloved
wife Jemima all my household goods of what Denomi-
nation soever to be her Estate forever: I also give
to her the use of one half of my house in Middletown,
and the use of one Third part of my four hundred
acre farm in Middletown called the School Lot,
During the time she continue my Rellict and Widow.
Item. To my Eldest son John, Besides what I
have advanced for his settlement, I give to him his
heirs and assigns forever my fifty pound Right in
Potopogue Quarter in Saybrook together with the
Divisions and allotments of Land that have been
Laid out thereupon and have not been by me con-
veyed, and also that shall hereafter be laid out upon
said Right or belong thereto.
Item. To my son Jeames (besides what I have
already given him) I give him five shillings; and upon
condition that my son Jeames shall Discharge my
Executors from all Claims and Demands which he
may pretend to: to my Estate, and as he ought to
Doe: shall assign up his claims and interest in two
yoak of my oxen which I heretofore mortgaged to
him unto my Executors, that the said oxen may by
them be Disposed of as in this my will I shall order
then my will is that he shall have fourty pounds paid
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to him as I shall hereafter Direct within four years
after my Decease,
Item. To my two sons Phineas and Johnson I give
the one half of my abovesaid four hundred acres
called the School lot together with the one half of
my Dwelling House thereon standing, to them their
heires and assigns forever upon condition that they
pay out such legacies as in this instrument I shall
hereafter order.
Item. To my other two sons Joseph and Josiah
and to my Daughter Mary I give the other half of
my s*^ four hundred acres to be between them three
Equally Divided to be to them theire heires and
assigns forever upon condition that they pay out
such Legasies as I shall hereafter order.
Item. I give to my Daughter Jemima, Twenty
pounds to be to her paid within two years after my
Decease.
Item. To my other three Daughters, Sarah, Eliza-
beth and Keturah I give to each of them twenty
pounds to be paid to them within two years after my
Decease, or when they arrive at the age of Eighteen
years.
Item. To my four sons Phineas, Johnson, Joseph
and Josiah I give and bequeath all my Cattle, Hus-
bandry Tools and utensils, to be Equally Divided
between them.
Item. I give and bequeath my Two hundred acres
of Land in Middletown, which I bought of Mr. Wood-
ward; to my Executors hereafter named to be by
them sold for the payment of my Debts and for no
other (use)
Item. My will is that all the foregoing legacies to
my son J earns and to my four Daughters Jemima,
Sarah, Elizabeth and Keturah shall be paid in money
Appendix. 605
or in Cattle or Corn at the market price at the time
of payment or in all of them as shall best suit my
sons, viz. Phineas, Johnson, Joseph and Josiah and
my Daughter Mary who are to pay the same as a
condition of theire holding the four hundred acre farm
aforesaid and they are to pay the Legasies in the
proportion in which they hold the same, viz: Phineas
and Johnson one half thereof, viz: the fourty pounds
to Jeams if he shall perform and comply with the
condition upon which he is to have the same and the
Ten pounds to Jemima, but if Jeams Do refuse or
neglect to comply with the conditions aforesaid then
Phineas and Johnson shall pay only Twenty pounds
to Jemima and Twenty pounds to Sarah; and Joseph,
Josiah and Mary shall pay Twenty pounds to Eliza-
beth and Twenty pounds to Keturah and Ten pounds
to Jemima if Jeams comply with the conditions
aforesaid.
Item. All the residue of my Estate which is not
before expressed and named of what kind or nature
soever I give and bequeath the same to my Executors
for the payment of my Debts and if the Estate in
this paragraph mentioned be more than is sufficient
together with what the (Two hundred acres aforesaid
shall sell for) for the payment of my debts funeral!
charges and settling of my estate then my will is that
the overplus or Residue shall be Divided Equally
amongst the children. And I do hereby appoint and
make my wife Jemima and my son Phineas Pelton
Executors of this my last will and Testament and do
hereby revoke and Disanull all other former my wills
Testaments and bequests. Ratifying this and this
only as my last will and Testament.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
6o6 Appendix.
hand and seal in Saybrook the Day and year first
above written,
JOHN PELTON, his *mark and Seal.
Signed, sealed, Published and Declared in pres-
ence of
Heze. Buckingham.
Solomon Wheat.
Samuel Williams.
Extracts from the Last Will and Testament of
Benjamin Pelton^ of Hopewell, Hunterdon (now
Mercer) Co., N. J., dated September 30, 1775:
* * * Imprimis my will and order is that all
my just debts and funeral charges be paid off and
discharged as soon after my decease as conveniently
may be by my Executors hereinafter named.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my grandson
Philip Pelton (Philip's son) whom I deem to be my
heir at law, the sum of five pounds, proclamation
money, to be paid him by my Executors hereinafter
mentioned. Item. I give and bequeath unto my
beloved wife Keziah the use of one room in my house
wherein I now live such as she shall choose and the
privilege of the cellar, one bed and furniture for a
room, also her choice of two cows, to her heirs and
assigns forever; furthermore I give and bequeath
unto my said wife the use of the eastern part of my
plantation whereon I now live, to be divided from
the western part in the following manner (to wit).
Beginning at the northwesterly corner of Joseph
Golden's land by the spring and running from thence
northerly, as the fence now stands, as far as to where
the fence crosses the said spring run, and from
thence westerly to a black oak tree, and from
* Tradition says he had lost his right arm sometime before his death.
Appendix. 607
thence the same course to Stephen Humphrey's
brook, thence down said brook, as It runs, to Stony
Brook; the use of all my lands lying to the eastward
of the aforesaid boundaries, I give and bequeath
unto my said wife during her natural life, and at her
decease I give and devise the said lands as above
described to my daughter Elizabeth Saxton, to her,
her heirs and assigns forever, she paying to my
grandson John (Samuel's son) the sum of one hun-
dred and fifty pounds J>roc. money.
Item. I give and devise unto my daughter Mary
Larrisan the middle part of my plantation, whereon
I now live bounded by the line afs*^ on the east and
by the great road on the west together with the
buildings, improvements and appurtenances there-
unto belonging, to her, her heirs and assigns forever,
but if my said daughter Mary should die, not leaving
issue, then her above devised lands and premises
shall descend to my said grandson John (Samuel's
son) to him, his heirs and assigns forever.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter,
Kesiah Smith, the sum of eighty pounds, proc.
money, to be paid her within one year after my
decease by my Ex'rs herein named, out of my per-
sonal estate, and all the remainder of my personal
estate, I will and order to be equally divided between
my well beloved wife Kesiah and my daughter,
Mary Larrisan,
Item. It is my will and desire that if my said
grandson, John Pelton (Samuel's son), shall die
without issue lawfully begotten, then the above legacy
of One hundred and fifty pounds to be paid him by
my daughter, Elizabeth and the above devised lands,
(in case my daughter Mary should die without issue)
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to be equally divided amongst such of my daughters
as may then be living or their heirs respectively.
Item. I do further order all my lands lying on the
west side of the great road to be sold for the best
price it will bring, at the discretion of my Exrs, and
all the monies arising from the sale thereof to be ap-
propriated to the payment of my just debts, and if
any overplus, to be put to interest by Ex'rs, and the
interest yearly paid to my wife during her life, and
after her decease the whole to be equally divided
amongst my three daughters, Kesiah, Mary and
Elizabeth, or such of them as may be living or have
issue, share and share alike. Lastly, I do hereby
nominate, constitute and appoint my trusty friends,
Adam Agar* of Hopewell and Andrew Wilson of
Trenton, Ex'rs of this my last Will and Testament,
And I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disan-
nuU every other former testaments, wills, legacies
and Ex'rs by me in any wise before this time named,
willed and bequeathed; ratifying and confirming this,
and no other, to be my Last Will and Testament.
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal this 30th day of September, Anna Domini,
1775. Signed,
BENJN. PELTON.
Witnesses: (L. S.)
Seth Field,
Joseph Margan,
John Field.
Proved before William Frazer, Surrogate, at Am-
well, N. J., Nov. 22, 1775. Recorded in the office
of the Secretary of State, at Trenton, N. J.
* Given as Adam Edge in certificate of probate granted by Gov. Franklin.
Appendix. 609
The Will of Keziah Pelton (widow of Benj-.
Pelton, of Hopewell, N. J.), dated September 8, 1778;
codicil dated December 6, 1780; proved, December
23, 1780, devises to her granddaughter, Kesiah Pel-
ton, the daughter of " my son Samuel Pelton ; " to
her grandsons, Daniel Pelton and Philip Pelton; to
her daughters, Keziah Smith and Elizabeth Sexton, and
to her sons-in-law, John Larason and Charles Sexton.
Benjamin Pelton (page 542). in Hopewell, N. J.,
purchase of lands, dates, etc.
Hopewell Township, Mercer Co., N. J., was formed
out of a tract of 30,000 acres of land,* lying above
the "Falls of Delaware." This tract, by the division
of West Jersey among the proprietors, fell to the lot
of Thomas Salter and Edward Billinge, who, October
20, 1685, sold it to Dr. Daniel Coxe, of London. He,
after ruling as governor of West Jersey, from 1687
to 1690, sold his right of government to a company
of proprietors, known as the West Jersey Society,
for ^9,000 sterling.
They, through Thomas Revell, sold various par-
cels of land from this tract, and he gave titles thereto
that years after were challenged by representatives
of Dr. Coxe. In 1731 fifty prominent Hopewell men
combined to defend a suit brought to test the validity
of these titles. This suit was decided against the hold-
ers of them. One of the fifty was John Reed, who, in
1722, held 240 acres of this land. He refused to pay
for his land the second time and left it. Tradition
says it was bought by Benjamin Pelton.
At what date this occurred is at present unknown,
but it was probably after i J2)^, as a list of the voters
of Hopewell of that date does not contain the name
of Benjamin Pelton. However, it was probably not
* A portion of Hopewell, in 1720, was set off to Trenton.
609a Appendix.
long after this, as in a tax list of Hopewell township,
dated June 26, 1753, the name of Benjamin Pelton
appears among the largest tax-payers.
On May 5, 1756, he bought 283 acres of the 30,000-
acre tract, and received a deed therefor signed by
William Coxe, Richard Salter and Robert Lettis (or
Lettice) Hooper,* as is shown by a deedf in the pos-
session of Jos. B. Horn, who now (1893) owns and
occupies all of the 283 acres, " lying west of the Great
Road," sold, as Mr. Pelton directed in his will, by
Adam Ege, executor thereof, to Charles Saxton (or
Sexton), husband of Elizabeth Pelton.
It would thus seem that Mr. Pelton must have
owned 523 acres of land, as good as can be found in
New Jersey, or, perhaps, in the United States, and
in a region of country unsurpassed for beauty of
scenery or healthfulness of climate.
Note. — On August 15, 16, 1893, as the guest of
Ralph Ege, Esq., of Hopewell, a well-known, diligent
collector of historical and genealogical facts and tra-
ditions of Mercer county, I visited Hopewell town-
ship, and with him many of its points of historical
interest. Especially we visited the Pelton homestead,
and also the " Hunt burying ground," where it is
supposed Benjamin Pelton and family were buried.
This we carefully searched for inscriptions and dates,
but found nothing relating to the Pelton family.
The ground is large and filled with representatives
of the families of a large neighborhood. Many of
the graves are unmarked. Of others the stones have
fallen and their inscriptions been obliterated by the
storms of nearly two centuries.
*The judge who presided over the court that tried the suit above men-
tioned.
f Amos Corwine and wife, Sarah, to Mary Humphreys, single woman,
May 8, 1793. ^ f / . B
Appendix. 609b
Among the graves of the Hunt family we found
that of Wilson Price Hunt, who, in 1810-1812, led
the land division of John Jacob Astor's expedition
across the continent to establish the fur trade on the
Pacific slope.
See " Irving's Astoria," where he is erroneously
described as of Trenton, N. J., instead of Hopewell.
ERRATA AND ADDENDA.
Page 13. For Depthford read Deptford.
32. In foot-note, for Foxteth read Toxteth Park.
44. Reference numbers of William W., 43, 44,
should be transposed,
g I Louis Courtland ] should have refer-
^* III Ward Leroy j ence 69.
91. I Clarissa. Children: John, James, George,
Frances, Charles, Edward P.
112. IX Almira should be Almena.
127. Ill Andrew J., m. Charlina M.; not Char-
lotte.
145. Milo Sandford, m. Maria Louisa Harrington.
153, 164, 172. Josiah, and sons Elias and Jesse.
In the information given as to the settle-
ment of this family in Gustavus, O.,
names, dates and facts were mixed.
Later accounts give this as the true story:
Elias and Jesse, sons of Josiah, went to
Ohio in the spring or early summer of
1800, built a log house, and stayed till
fall. Elias then returned to Vermont,
leaving Jesse, who passed the winter in
Ohio, alone or with the Indians, the first
white man known to have done so. In
March, 1801, Elias, with his wife and
infant daughter, Zilpha, left Vermont for
his future home in Ohio. They went to
the Connecticut river, down which they
Errata and Addenda. 6ii
floated to New Haven, Conn., thence by
vessel to New York, by another to Phila-
delphia, by a six-horse wagon to Pitts-
burgh, by boat down the Ohio to Beaver,
up Beaver river to Sharon, Pa., and thence
by ox teams to Gustavus, O., arriving
there in May, six weeks from Vermont,
the first white family, and Mrs. Pelton
the first white woman in Gustavus. In
1802, Josiah, the father, removed his
family to Gustavus, making the second
white family. In the autumn the mar-
riage of Jesse^ third son of Josiah', made
the third white family there.
Page 183. Ill Arthur Scott, d. Salida, Chaffee Co.,
Col., Mar. 30, 1892; unmarried.
" 183. IV Elmore M., 1892; resident at Ply-
mouth, Wis.
" 183. VII Ida Lydia, married May 26, 1881,
Frederic Boedecker; two children; died
Mar. 29, 1886.
" 191. John Pelton, for b. 1774 read 1775.
" 201. Josiah Pelton read (p. 310).
" 238. II Alfred; reference should be 239.
" 244. Ill Joshua; reference should be 253.
" 255. VI David; m. Elizabeth Falor, not Tabor.
** 262. Phineas; reference should be 227.
" 265, 272. IX Eurotas Albert, m. (2) Mary J.
(Elvers) Smith.
" 294. XII Elizabeth, born 1877 not 1876.
" 301. For eight, read five other children, etc.
" 303. II Arthur Campbell, b. 1862, not 1872.
" 316. II Josephine A., b. Jan. 16, 1847.
" 319. Lucretia E. Hodges, not C.
" 322. IX Marshall; reference 330, not 331.
78
6i2 Errata and Addenda.
Page 326. John Pelton, b. 1800, not 1880; see p. 324.
" 329. Charles C; reference should be 329.
" 390. Marietta Collins Bradley, not Marietta
Collins.
" 449. Gratford; unknown.
" 454. Catherine E. Hunt, not Catherine.
" 457. Robert Whiting, not Robert H.
" 494. John Cotter Pelton, married (i) Amanda
M. Ray, who was born in Dumbarton,
N. H., February 13, 18 15, and died at
San Francisco, Cal., February 3, 1886;
(2) at San Francisco, Margaretha W.
Sass, daughter of Claus D. Sass, of
Germany. Children of second marriage,
all born at The Glens, San Diego, Cal.,
excepting the last: i. Anita Margaret,
born Nov. 13, 1888. 2. Mercy, born Dec.
14, 1889; died Dec. 21, 1889. 3. Freda
Barbara, born Dec. 23, 1890. 4. Philip
Swett Stanford, born Apr. 24, 1893, at
Redwood city, Cal. As stated on page
494, Mr. Pelton, born Jan. 27, 1826,
was left an orphan while young. Get-
ting such education as he could at
Madrid, Phillips, New Sharon and
Farmington, Me., he devoted himself
to the free public school, and early
began teaching. Intending to be the
apostle of free schools upon the Pacific
slope, he studied as he taught. When
the news was received of the discovery
of gold at Sutter's Sawmill in California,
he was principal of Phillips Free School
in Andover, and a student in Phillips
Academy. His term at the free school
Errata and Addenda. 613
ended, he determined to go at once to
California. Furnished by friends with
funds and an abundant supply of books,
maps and globes, by Prof. Cale Pelton
with a set of outline maps, and by Hon.
D. F. Whittemore with a library, he, with
his newly married wife and two hundred
and ten other passengers, set sail in the
old ship New Jersey M^"^ Boston, for San
Francisco where, after many delays,
they arrived about October, 1849, Mr.
Pelton with one dollar and a half in his
pocket, which was spent for passage to
the shore. Safe on shore, good business
management in the course of two or two
and a half months made him the happy
possessor of four or five hundred dollars.
Then he began agitating for the estab-
lishment of his proposed free school.
A notice in the Daily Pacific News
December 3, 1849, that a free public
school would commence on December
26th instant, in the Baptist Church on
Washington street; all of which oc-
curred, Mr. and Mrs. Pelton being the
teachers. Thus began the public school
system of San Francisco. On March 28,
1850, the school was adopted by resolu-
tion of the city fathers, which resolution
or resolutions also named a salary for Mr.
and Mrs. Pelton, to begin on April first
next. After the establishment of other
schools, Mr. Pelton was elected the
first Superintendent of Schools in San
Francisco, county and city. He was
6i4 Errata and Addenda.
again elected Superintendent of Public
Schools in 1865. He was a trustee of
the first State Reform School and its
first superintendent. Afterward he was
superintendent of the Industrial School
of San Francisco, which position he
took, after much persuasion, in 1869.
Here, after some three years' service
and while the institution was in a state
of successful usefulness, his health failed,
from excessive care and mental strain.
A fall from a carriage upon his head
and shoulders now completely disabled
him and laid him up for a long time.
Partially recovered, he, broken in health
and fortune, went to southern California
in hopes of at least measurably recover-
ing both. Settled in San Diego he, in
the course of years, again made a com-
petence, which was again lost through
the great fall of real estate in southern
California. He now, 1893, resides with
his family in Redwood City, Cal. (for
his second marriage, see p. 612), and is
engaged in literary pursuits. See his
" Life's Sunbeams and Shadows," and
other coming works. For his public
career, see the public records of San
Francisco. All honor to the man who
left New England and planted her public
free school system within the Golden
Gate.
Page 544. John Larason served in the Revolutionary
Army, in Capt. Phillips' Co., of the ist
Regt. of New Jersey Infantry.
Errata and Addenda. 615
Page 545. Charles Sexton served in the Revolution,
first, in Capt. Phillips' Co., ist Regt.,
N. J. Infantry; second, in Capt. Carl's
troop of Light Horse.
Page 566. Benjamin Pelton; reference should be
546, not 542. He lived for several
years in Homer, Cortland Co., N. Y.,
but for the last twelve years of his life
in Ithaca, N. Y.
Pages 592, 593. Rosenkrans, a Teutonic name, now
found in honorable stations in Germany
and Scandinavia. The founder of the
American family of the name, Herman
Hendricksen Rosenkrans, came from
Bergen, Norway, to New Amsterdam
(New York) and there, in the old Dutch
church, March 3, 1657, married Magda-
lena Dircks. About 1660 he removed
.to Kingston, Ulster Co., N. Y., where
his eight children were born. Remov-
ing to Rochester, Ulster Co., he there
died, about 1 708. Alexander, the eldest
of the eight (baptized April 12, 1661)
on March 16, 1730, bought 900 acres of
land at Shapanack, in Walpack, Sussex
Co., N. J. The youngest of his five
children, Johannis or John, became Col.
John of the Revolution. He was born
May 18, 1724, baptized October 18,
1724, married August 18, 1 751, Margaret
DeWitt, of Ulster Co., N. Y., a cousin
of DeWitt Clinton. Children: John,
Jacob, Orianna, Alexander, Catherine,
born February 25, 1761 (m. (i)
Woodward; (2), John Pelton; (3) Da
6i6 Errata and Addenda.
Silva), Charick DeWitt, Elijah, Levi,
Joseph and Benjamin, twins, Siipeon
and Polly or Maria. Of these sons,
Benjamin had a son Nicholas, to whose
son, Allen Rosenkrans, the genealogist
of the family, now, 1893, a resident of
Newtown, Sussex Co., N. J., I return
my thanks for the above data, by him
kindly furnished. General William S.
Rosecrans and his brother the bishop,
born in Ohio, are descendants of this
family.
Errata and Addenda. 6i6a
Pa^e "]-]. In the note, for Windsor read East Wind-
sor.
'' 88. Bottom line, for East Windsor read South
Windsor.
" 91. In two lines, for South Windsor read East
Windsor.
- 92. 4th line, for Alfred read Abner Sperry, of
Sperry Farms, etc.; residence, 1892,
etc. ; for d.. May i, 1852, read drowned
in the flood in the meadow, etc. ; 3,
Gilbert Daniel d. May 20, not May 12,
1862 ; in last line but two, read Susan
Bulkley, not Buckley.
93. VII, James Bennett Pelton d. unmarried
in 1886.
94. Charles Nathan Pelton, residence, 1892, at
Windsor, not S. Windsor ; not a hotel
keeper. Leonidas Chandler Pelton,
married, June, 1892, Nellie Griswold,
of Windsor; Addie Louise m., June,
1892, Austin Bond, of Windsor.
" III. 2d line, for Herbert read Hobart.
'' 112. 5th line, for (Woodbine) read (Wood-
burn) ; same on p. 11 7.
*• 112. For IX Almira read Almena ; same on p.
116; and on last line p. 1 1 2, for William
read Wilbur.
'' 113. Line 13, for Harvey read Harry.
'< " Line 7 from bottom, for David Dwight
read David Austin.
" 154. In the note, erase all beginning at "on
Mr. Pelton's return," and ending with
"married Jesse in 1802," all of which,
excepting the marriage, is said to be a
myth. (See p. 172.)
6 1 6b Errata and Addenda.
Page 155. In the panther incident, for Josiah read
Jesse.
164. Elias ^ * * m. MaryFolsom in Jan.,
1800, being the first white man who
made his home in Gustavus, O.
164. Mrs. Pelton died August, 1843; Zilpha
born Jan 15, 1801, not Nov. 15.
166. Gustavus Storrs, lived in 1892, etc.
168. Read Lorea, instead of Lorina ; Parinthia
d. 1892.
171. Francis Pelton, for Marion and Alexander,
la., read Mich.
171. For Alonzo Dwight read Alonzo de Calvis
Pelton.
178. De Etta, married C. Meacham, not Mac-
ham.
178. Winthrop F, lived in Wayne, Ashtabula
Co., not in Wayne Co.
179. Chapin, B., b. at Johnsonville, O.
INDEX No. 1.
Males Born in the Name of Pelton.
Tear A
of birth. ^' Page.
1770. Aaron 375
1770. Aaron 550
1824. Aaron 145, 150
1829. Aaron 402
1829. Aaron 595, 596
1837. Aaron B 236
1857. Aaron B 151
1755. Abner 353, 365
1847. Abner A 369, 371
1781. Abner, Jr.... 366, 367
1799. Abner Mellen 221
1828-30. Abraham 83
1837. Addison G ;^93
1849. Addison M 125
1843. Adelbert 139
1865. Adelbert 167
1862. Adelbert L 392
1806. Abira 222, 225
1806. Alanson 455
1792. Albert ... 286
1809. Albert 15t.
1877. Albert 261
1796. Albert 286, 288
1851. Albert 487
1873. Albert 504
1836. Albert Ahira 226
1867. Albert B 163
1839. Albert Elisha 272
1840. Albert E 452
1865. Albert Enos 147
1881. Albert G 179
1835. Albert H 146
of birth. Page.
1881. Albert Lewis 75
1876. Albert Leon 350
1852. Albert L 417
1888. Albert L 417
1839. Albert Lewis 450
1881. Albert L 580
1822. Albin 312
1823. Aldridge Wells.... 513
520
1848. Aldridge .... 528, 529
1791. Alexander . . , 482, 491
1802. Alexander C. 424, 425
1865. Alexander C 276
1790. Alfred 186
1802. Alfred 51
1804. Alfred 238, 239
{See Errata.)
1819. Alfred 301
1841. Alfred 514, 523
. Alfred 516
1846. Alfred C 239
1861. Alfred E 517
1855. Alfred E 526
1864. Alfred E 527
1871. Alfred F 244
1847. Alfred H . . . 305, 306
1802. Allen 342, 345
1848. Allen C 297
1869. Allison D 472
1854. Alrneron P 281
1816. Alonzo 117, 118
1852. Alonzo A . . . 520, 521
6i8
Index I.
Year
of birth.
Page.
1823.
AloDzo De Calvis.
165,
171
{See Errata.
)
1843.
Alonzo E
170
1838.
Alonzo S
348
349
1851.
Alphonso P . .
351
1798.
Alson
. . . .
506
1816.
Alson D
513
1848.
Alson D., Jr. .
516
1874.
Alson E
522
1811.
Alson Homer .
145
1873.
Alura K
147
1856.
AlvaS
136
1858.
Alvaro A . . . .
195
1819.
Alvin
181,
183
1850.
Arami G
318
1755.
Araos
405
1779.
Amos
....
366
1823.
Amos
207,
208
1815.
Amos
367,
375
1799.
Amos
398
1851.
Amos J
281
1864.
Andrew E . . . .
193
1845.
Andrew J
{See Errata.)
127
Andrew J
161
1842.
Andrew J, . . .
515
1796.
Ansel
205,
207
1855.
Ansel
209
1842.
Ansel
2i2
1794.
Ansel
229,
230
1861.
Aram
f)30
1791.
Archibald
454
1864.
Archie
419
1857.
Archie T
139
1S67
Arlie
596
1867.
Arthur
212
1874.
Arthur
394
1872.
Arthur
538
1870.
Arthur Austin
450
Year
of birth. Page.
1871. Arthur B 91
1862. Arthur C 303
{See Errata.)
1876. Arthur D 292
1859. Arthur D 479
1852. Arthur E 167
1860. Arthur E 451
1869. Arthur E 525
1878. Arthur E. W 150
1863. Arthur F 416
1854. Arthur H 94
1872. Arthur H 310
1874. Arthur H 680
1873. Arthur M 143
1844. Arthur M 299
1841. Arthur M 450
1873. Arthur M 143
1849. Arthur Scott 183
{See Errata.)
1875. Arthur W 294
1858. ArvineW ....179, 180
1789. Asa 475
1818. Asa, Jr 475, 476
1804. Asa Carter 356
1816. Asa S 238, 241
1774. Asahel 96, 132
1840. Asahel H . . . 127, 128
1818. Asahel, Jr 134
1801. Asahel 229, 231
1768. Asahel 354, 386
1811. Asahel 387
1830. Asahel 387
1793. Asahel 389
1853. Aeher 596
1810. Augustus G.. 176, 177
1864. Augustus? 439
1801. Austin 87
1808. Austin 342, 847
1873. Austin H 232
Males Born in the Name of Pelton.
619
Year "R
of birth. -D. Page.
1867. B 381
1884. Baxter L 427
1858. Bayard 93
1698. Benjamin 33, 542
1861. Benjamin 248
1781. Benjamin.... 254, 255
1807. Benjamin 255
1874. Benjamin 328
1752. Benjamin.... 548, 566
{See Errata.)
1753. Benjamin.... 227, 254
1853. Benjamin Case 139
1837. Benjamin F 88
1844. Benjamin F.. 351, 352
1851. Benjamin Ferris . .
578, 582
1789. Benjamin Foster..
568, 590
1840. Benjamin Foster . . 88
1822. Benjamin H . . 259, 260
. Benjamin H., Jr . . 260
1812. Benson 508, 509
. Benson 510
1857. Benson 512
1880. Benson 513
1862. Bertie Horatio .... 481
1867. Bertine G 394
1865. Bertrand N 489
1795. Brace 314, 315
1845. Bradley H 505
1801. Brewster 221, 222
1848. Brewster 224
1872. Brewster David. . . 225
1847. Bruce 538
1821. Buel B 177, 181
1851. Burdett H 481
1884. Bart H 434
. Burton 161
1874. Burton L 144
1884. Burton W 414
79
1865.
1847.
1798.
1839.
1769.
1811.
1823.
1849.
1853.
1803.
1857.
1886.
1803.
1849.
1819.
1866.
1784!
1869.
1840.
1853.
1772.
1790.
1866.
1868.
1781.
1844.
1794.
1863.
1879.
1817.
1831.
1853.
1853.
1842.
1849.
1883.
Page.
Byram 395
Byron H 526
Byron Randall. 230, 231
C.
CadwalladerG.... 569
CadwalladerB.... 590
Cale 284, 286
Gale, Jr 287, 298
Caleb Miner 97
Carey Judson 385
Carlie 466
Calvin 192, 195
Calvin Terry 196
Cassius G 370
Champion 109
Chapin B . . . . 178, 179
Charies QQ
Charles 269
Charles 128
Charles 283
Charles 170
Charles 190
Charles 512, 513
Charles 284
Charles 255, 257
Charles 83
Charles 137
Charles 285
Charles 52
Charles 286, 287
Charles 294
Charles 339
Charles 391, 396
Charles 445, 446
Charles 248
Charles 512, 513
Charles 534
Charles 538
Charles 538
620
Index I.
of birth. Page.
1817. Charles 552, 554
1843. Charles 572
1831. Charles A .... 135, 137
1871. Charles A 143
1856. Charles A 175
1872. Charles A 240
1873. Charles Adrian.. . . 282
1871. Charles A 143
1847. Charles A 357
1839. Charles Abner.372, 374
1828. Charles A . . . 467, 468
1858. Charles B 94
1859. Charles B 273
1821. Charles B ....418, 421
1873. Charles B 539
1801. Charles B . . . . 570, 571
1876. Charles C 152
1816. Charles C 214
1875. Charles Cook 281
1825. Charles C 329
{See Errata.)
1872. Charles D 436
1839. Charles Douglass.. 559
1845. Charles E . . . . 140, 141
1878. Charles E 141
1877. Charles E 171
1858. Charles E 196
1873. Charles E 218
1832. Charles E ....266, 268
1844. Charles E 72
1850. Charles Edgar ... . 130
1872. Charles Edgar, Jr . 130
1865. Charles Edward... 369
1849. Charles Edward .. . 588
1871. Charles E 525
1862. Charles F 288
1874. Charles F 288
1806. Charles F 300, 302
1842. Charles F 303
1881. Charles F 335
Tear ^ 3
of birth. Page.
1867. Charles G 49
1859. Charles Hobart ... 120
1847. Charles H 163
1868. Charles H 101
1854. Charles H 305
1880. Charles Hiram 349
1805. Charles Hamlin. 367, 371
1824. Charles H 868, 369
1851. Charles Henry. ... 385
1884. Charles Hamlin... 374
1867. Charles H 496
1850. Charles H....520, 521
1865. C. Henry 288
1857. Charles H'y 339
1874. Charles H'y 472
1782. Charles H'y. . 568, 587
1880. Charles Hiram.... 349
1838. Charles Horner... 388
1853. Charles Irving. 290, 291
1860. Charles 1 468
1853. Charles J 218
1875. Charles J 271
1859. Charles J.... 348, 350
1846. Charles Judson . . .
396, 397
1865. Charles L 408
1855. Charles L 451
1844. Charles M 460
1805. Charles Muir. . 557, 559
1836. Charles N 93, 94
1863. Charles Nelson. ... 388
1854. Charles Noyes ... . 503
1861. Charles 258
1829. Charles O 288
1820. Charles P 459
1825. Charles R.... 425, 426
1881. Charles Roy 573
1870. Charles Sandford.. 150
1875. Charles Strong 296
1868. Charles S 410
Males Born in the Name of Pelton.
621
Year
of birth.
Page.
of birth.
Page.
1863.
Charles S
421
1878.
Clifford Lyne.
75
1856.
Charles S
477
1816.
Clinton
197
1818.
Charles Wesley . . .
1868.
Clinton C
....
277
156,
164
1825.
Clinton Pratt.
123,
125
1880.
Charles W
237
1810.
Collins
187
1872.
Charles W
269
1875.
Curtis
269
1869.
Charles W
397
1847.
Cuehman W .
178,
179
1843.
Charles W
452
1821.
Cyprian
.121,
132
1887.
Charles Walter
581
1785.
Cyprian
96,
158
1859.
Chauncej
75
1792.
Cyrus
501
1783.
Chauncey
309
1805.
Cyrus B
287,
292
1821.
Chauncey
310
1848.
Cyrus Strong.
293,
296
1818.
Chauncey F
458
1837.
Chauncey R
146
D.
1856.
Chauncey W
196
1805.
Daniel
.255,
256
1802.
Chester
387
1869.
Daniel
269
1822.
Christopher B . . 87
88
1767.
Daniel
463
1822.
Christopher C. 324
325
1754.
Daniel
.548,
591
1798.
Christopher M
424
1788.
Daniel
.551,
564
1829.
Christopher M . . . .
Clair W
425
1818.
Daniel
565
1884
50
1865.
1832.
Daniel A
Daniel Brown
.279,
184
1865.
Clarence A
281
1875.
Clarence A
468
1841.
Daniel B . . . .
.467,
468
1870.
Clarence B
335
1836.
Daniel B ...
485
1857.
Clarence E
394
1839.
Daniel C . . . .
.435,
438
1857.
Clarence F
334
1869.
Daniel Edson
281
1871.
Clarence H
131
1833.
Daniel G....
.275,
276
1875.
Clarence I
317
1859.
DanielJ
•276
1858.
Clarence M
468
1866.
Daniel K . . . .
281
1852.
Clarence Newe
183
1844.
Daniel E . . . .
. . . .
147
1865.
Clarence W
478
1838.
Daniel Strong
....
256
1810.
Clark 186
191
1819.
Daniel S
.265,
273
1857.
Clark
191
1852.
Darius C
260
1829.
Clark
266
1773.
David
..62,
220
1829.
Clark
266
1792.
David
.199,
202
1847.
Clarkson Seth . . . .
385
1793.
David
.255,
258
1870.
Claude Willis . . . .
468
{See Errata.
)
1883.
Claudius J
237
1836.
David
.279,
282
1858.
Clifford A
554
1840.
David
.408,
410
1864.
Clifton K
394
1753.
David
.447,
454
622
Index I.
of birth. Page.
. David 587
. David 368
1794. David, Jr ....454, 455
1868. David A 410
1833. David Brewster. . .
202, 203
1835. David B 457
. David B 457
1843. David C 224
1800. David Clark . .264, 266
1846. David C 270, 271
1855. David C 409
1837. David C, Jr. .267, 268
1835. David George .... 590
1860. David Henry 409
1826. David J 259, 260
1853. David M 140, 141
1826. David Maxwell.l 88, 189
1804. David Mellen.. 221, 223
1880. David Miller 329
1774. David Yan ... 550
1877. Davis B 170
1842. DelmarA 169
1842. Densmore 392
1837. Derastus L 291
1857. Dewey B 167
1834. DeWittC....293, 294
1867. DeWittL 295
1804. Dexter 121, 126
. Dolphin 461
1876. Donald W 414
1824. Douglass 411
1850. Douglass 412
1855. DuaneS 291
1856. Dwight Alonzo. . .
171, 172
1847. Dwight C 119
1887. Earle 538
of birth. Page.
1763. Ebenezer 442
1802. Ebenezer Brown..
367, 368
1839. Ebenezer C 416
1824. Ebenezer H. . .459, 460
1853. Eccal 151
1878. Eccal E 152
. Edgar 162
1858. Edgar H 70
1845. Edgar J 316
1832. Edgar E 70
1794. Edinond Genet.569, 590
1848. Edmond Genet. ... 583
1845. Edmund G ...578, 580
1810. Edmund H ...315, 319
1870. Edward 196
1818. Edward 243
. Edward 260
1831. Edward 389
. Edward 456, 457
1849. Edward.... 491
1831. Edward A.... 368, 369
1847. Edward B 89
1841. Edward D 118
1849. Edward D . . . . 383, 384
1841. Edward E.... 357, 359
1862. Edward F 143
1877. Edward Franklin.. 302
1828. Edward F 332
1842. Edward F 375
1870. Edward Hubbard.. 369
1840. Edward J 220
1835. Edward Jones .... 559
1836. Edward L 71, 72
1852. Edward L 522
1876. Edward 244
1847. Edward Rolando.. 243
1840. Edward R 301
1807. Edward Shipman. .
214, 219
Males Born in the Name of Pelton.
623
Year
of birth.
Page.
Year
of birth.
1808.
Edward W...
112,
118
1820.
1855.
Edward W . . .
339
1834.
1823.
Edward W . . .
. . . .
453
1833.
1859.
Edward Wallace. . .
503
1848.
1871.
Edward W . . .
....
540
1862.
1866.
Eddie (Edwin)
....
160
1800.
Edwin
128
1795.
183Y.
Edwin
159
1796.
1798.
Edwin
234,
235
1827.
1819.
Edwin
449,
451
1826.
1836.
Edwin
....
537
1749.
1806.
Edwin
....
502
1861.
1814.
Edwin A
304,
307
1829.
1833.
Edwin C
146,
147
1840.
1882.
Edwin Caswel
....
320
1832.
1874.
Edwin C
276
1871.
1864.
Edwin Frankli
n. . .
511
1866.
1863.
Edwin H. . . .
50
1860.
1861.
Edwin Kingsley. . .
479
1853.
1862.
Edwin L
527
1839.
Edwin E
351
1819.
1850.
Edwin Wm . .
236,
237
1875.
1871.
Edwin W . . .
452
1872.
1858.
Edwin W...
517
1875.
1836.
Egbert
. . . .
98
1836.
Elbert Alexan
der. .
256
1833.
1812.
Elder
97
1770.
1838.
Eli Bromley.
540
1808.
1812.
Eli Sanford .
557,
562
1808.
1804.
Elias
45
164
1815.
1774.
Elias
153
1813.
{See Errata.)
1792.
1816.
Elias, Jr
.165
178
1732.
1828.
Elias
. 208
209
1771.
1873.
Elias
261
1825.
1843.
Elias C
. 169
170
1827.
1847.
Elias N
417
1831.
1809
Elias S
287
296
1842.
1850
Elias S., Jr. .
. . . .
297
1804.
1798
Eliiah
. 264
279
1806.
Page.
Elijah 277
Elijah, Jr 279
Elijah 408, 409
Elijah 595, 597
Elijah E 144
Elijah R 594
Elisha 329
Elisha 264, 276
Elisha Boyd . . 279, 280
Elisha C 277
Elkanah 405
Ellsworth .... 179, 180
Ellsworth 239
Ellsworth 439
Ellsworth W 239
Elmer 529
Elmer 162
Elmer S 167
Elmore M 183
[See Errata.)
Elsander 165, 170
Embert W 417
Emerson 409
Emerson 523
Emory 257
Emory A ....166, 167
Enoch 78, 84
Enoch 507
Enoch 84
Enoch 85
Enoch W 91, 93
Enos .... ... 448, 453
Ephraim 403, 496
Ephraira, Jr...497, 531
Ephraim 514, 522
Ephraim 533
Ephraim 534
Ephraim 516
Ephraim T 507
Erastus 80
624
Index I.
of birth. Page.
1811. Erastus 80, 83
1794. Erastus 469
1839. Erastus C 399
1821. Erastus G 274
275
1S51. Erastus L 270, 271
1873. Erberd F 132
1873. Ernest 352
1856. Ernest 381
1857. Ernest 487
1861. Ernest 496
1876. Ernest 530
1867. Ernest A 136
1861. Ernest C 167
1872. Ernest Henry 393
1874. Ernest Ivin 488
1874. Ernest M 518
1865. Ernest R 413
1878. Ernest W 350
1880. Ernest Williams. . . 560
1851. Eugene 208
1847. Eugene Decelo . . . 125
1865. Eugene H 241
1848. Eugene H 362
1870. Eugene Peters 372
1828. Eugene S 173
1814. Eurotas Albert 265
272
{See Errata.)
1863. Everett Bennett . . 489
1853. Everett E 517
1862. Everett W 413
1767. Ezra 95, 102
1801. Ezra 109
1807. Ezra, Jr 112, 117
1781. Ezra 185, 197
1825. Ezra 208
1848. Ezra 208
1856. Ezra Luther 195
1832. Ezra O 192, 193
of birth. IPage.
F.
1813. Ferdinand.... 242, 243
1830. FlavelB 166, 167
1848. Florence QQ, 67
1882. Florence 560
1828. Florentine W. 476, 477
1864. Florentine A 478
1834. Floyd 435, 437
1860. Floyd 268
1867. Floyd 436
1871. Floyd 438
. Flo>d 597
1865. Floyd G 596
1887. Floyd M 542
1868. Forrest 489
1823. Francis 46, 50
1849. Francis 170, 171
{See Errata.)
1819. Francis 215
1804. Francis 387, 389
1875. Francis (Frank)... 491
1869. Francis 505
1843. Francis 515
. Francis 529
1832. Francis Augustus. . 388
1883. Francis A 420
1855. Francis (Frank) A. 420
1834. Francis C 192
1866. Francis D 193
1875. Francis Edmund . . 320
1837. Francis E 272
1860, Francis 1 100
1844. Francis J 490
1841. Francis Lewis 338
1862. Francis N 525
1799. Francis Sage 331
1833. Francis Sage 334
1875. Francis S., Jr 335
1865. Francis Yane 196
1846. Francis Vivian. ... 351
Males Born in the Name of Pelton.
625
Tear
ofWrtli.
Page.
Year
of birth
1829.
Francis Wilson. 159
160
1858
1869.
Frank
91
148
1876
1869.
Frank
1821
1858.
Frank
362
1868
1843.
Frank 368,
370
1861.
1863.
Frank
397
1887.
1873.
Frank
438
1856
1851.
Frank A
250
1851.
1865.
Frank Brewster. . .
203
1867.
1872.
Frank Bailey
203
1859.
1860.
Frank D
295
1797.
1857.
Frank E
579
1842.
1865.
Frank E
72
394
1858
1861.
Frank E
1867.
1853.
Frank Edward
130
1835
1854.
Frank E
477
1876.
1856.
Frank Fremont . . .
478
1855.
1858.
Frank H
252
1852.
1877.
Frank Kerr
73
1876
1863.
Frank L
277
1811.
1854.
Frank L
330
1827
1865.
Frank L
450
1867.
Frank L
241
1822.
1864.
Frank LeEoy
392
1759.
1876.
Frank Lester
589
1832.
1852.
Frank Sylvester. . .
1876.
588,
589
1873.
1844.
Franklin .66,
67
1814.
Franklin 343,
350
1872.
1890.
Franklin
434
1874.
Franklin
538
1861.
Franklin Dwight. .
365
.
1859.
Franklin G
158
1870.
1861.
Franklin J
273
1841.
1852.
Franklin R
224
1830.
1868.
Frederic
120
1868.
1832.
Frederic
157
175
1829.
1872.
Fred or Fried ?. . . .
1858.
1872.
Frederic
196
1871.
1862.
Frederic
196
1822.
Page.
Frederic 268
Frederic Arnold.. . 361
Frederic A.. ..398, 399
Frederic Allen 413
Frederic A 579
Frederic Austin . . . 350
Frederic C . . . 303
Frederic D 168
Frederic E 271
Frederic E 489
Frederic H . . . 329, 330
Frederic H 338
Frederic H 525
Frederic Hy 340
Frederic J 346
Frederic La Forrest. 488
Frederic M 278
Frederic M 294
Frederic M 531
Frederic S 313
Frederic William . .
333, 334
Frederic W . . . 368, 369
Freeman 308, 310
Freemin 416
Freeman A 410
Freeman Paul 386
Fremont 460
Fried or Fred ? . . . . 175
G.
George 17
George 72
George 83
George 135, 136
George 153
George 259
George 260
George 269
George 384
626
Index I.
of birth. Page.
1865. George 397
1827. George 411, 413
1784. George 430
1825. George 432
1868. George 439
1751. George 441
1847. George 445, 446
1763. George 463
. George 510
1869. George 512
1849. George 516
1845. George 572, 573
1862. George A 271
1833. George Austin, Eev. 357
1802. George Allan. 407, 410
1877. George A 420
1858. George A . . 476
1864. George A 525
1889. George A 161
1880. George B 141
1872. George B 580
1861. George B 376
1859. George C 327
1880. George C.G 541
1875. George D 438
1857. George Edwin 203
1855. George Edward... 231
1849. George E .... 253
1861. George E 452
1811. George E 304, 305
1850. George E 362
1862. George Elmer 409
1861. George E 277
1856. George E 496
1886. George Ernest 573
1847. George F 158
1829. George F 290
1865. George F 386
1849. George F 477
1838. George F 486
of birth. Page.
1810. George G. . . . 484, 486
1859. George G 327
1873. George Herbert... 148
1819. George H... 216, 217
1870. George H 218
1837. George Henry 375
1855. George H 579
1846. George J 142
1818. George K.... 173, 174
1863. George L 596
1863. George Meredith . . 136
1847. George McE 150
1890. George Mason 174
1876. George M 269
1849. George Madison . .
578, 581
1864. George M 382
1848. George M 487
1867. George Newell.... 184
1838. George P 385, 386
1820. George Philip 557
1858. George R 189
1863. George S 50
1845. George S., Rev ... 89
1832. George S 399
1838. George T.... 408, 410
1854. George Walter 183
1836. George Warren...
247, 248
1835. George W 277, 278
1832. George W. . . . 326, 327
1835. George W 344
1856. George W 413, 414
1869. George W 158
1831. George W. (1) . . . . 495
1833. George W. (2) .... 495
1872. George W 504
1655. George W 520, 521
1804. George W . . . . 570, 575
1747. Gideon 405, 421
Males Born in the Name of Pelton.
627
1794.
1810.
1840.
1864.
1824.
1865.
1840.
1826.
1885.
1869.
1887.
1844.
1885.
1865.
1875.
1840.
1844.
1814.
1847.
1805.
1884.
1874.
1873.
1881.
1890.
1824.
1874.
1881.
1800.
1845.
1824.
1850.
1838.
1858.
1836.
1877.
Page.
Gideon 422, 427
Gideon 424
Gideon H 48, 49
Gilbert B 317
Gilbert Matier.216, 217
Gilbert M 218
Giles H 169
Giles W 318
Glenn E 136
Glenn W 335
Gloster A 101
Grafton S 149
Grant 72
Grant 436
Grant A 219
Grant S 159, 161
Grosvenor 267
Grove Alfred 187
Grove A., Jr 187
Gustavus Storrs . . ,
165, 166
{See Errata.)
Guj 136
Guy C 541
Guy Fillow 3 HO
Guy M 434
Guy R 48
Guy Ray ..... 363, 364
Guy S 167
Guy Warren 564
H.
Halsey 64, 70
Hamer 380
Hamilton 508, 512
Harlan Page.. 131, 132
Harlan Page 140
Harley 382
Harlo'w C 262
Harold Hamlin ... 372
80
1871.
1883.
1804.
1867.
1790.
1839.
1860.
1772.
1690.
1864.
1791.
1843.
1841.
1834.
1S48.
1865.
1742.
1784.
1801.
1815.
1796.
1805.
1853.
1860.
1813.
1875.
1825.
1868.
1865.
1868.
1867.
1833.
1879.
1820.
1840,
1842.
Page.
Harry Jewett 478
Harry Lee 73
HartLeverett. 133, 138
Hartwell 274
Harvev 154, 181
Harvey J 393, 394
Haskell E.... ... 275
Hatsiel 354, 397
Henry 33, 492
Henry. 42
Henry 38, 40
Henry 159
Henry 273
Henry 305
Henry 369, 371
Henry 381
Henry 405, 406
Henry 406, 417
Henry 415
Henry 418, 419
Henry 429
Henry 444, 445
Henry 609, 511
Henry 529
Henry 552
Henry 586
Henry 586
Henry A 196
Henr> A 304, 306
Henry A 349
Henry B 480
Henry Benson .... 511
Henry B 163
Henry Golden .... 43
Henry C 196
Henry Clay 262
Henry Clark 371
Henry C 379
Henry C 392
Henry Clay 439
628
Index I.
Tear
Tear
of birth.
Page.
of birth.
1876.
Henry
....
521
1807.
1839.
Henry E . . . .
.277,
278
1800.
1862.
Henry F ...
....
75
1807.
1875.
H. Flovd ....
310
1807.
1816.
Henry Franklin . . .
1853.
356,
361
1816.
1806.
Henry Ferris.
.585,
586
1835.
1857.
Henry G
160
1841.
1871.
Henry Hubbard. . .
3T4
1832.
1842.
Henry Johnson . . ,
327
1869.
1849.
Henry J
348,
350
1851.
1865.
Henry Jacob .
....
421
1809.
1872.
Henry James.
511
1874.
1805.
Henry M . . . .
331,
336
1861.
1830.
Henry P
....
302
1856.
1882.
H. Keid
- . . .
420
1858.
1824.
Henry S
. . . .
218
1868.
1865.
Henry Seth . .
. . . .
386
1883.
1816.
Henry T....
.92,
94
1793.
{See Errata.
)
1851.
1872.
Henry Yictor.
359
1870.
1843.
Henry Varick
.559,
560
1848.
1857.
Henry W
. . . .
451
1805.
1865.
Henry Wood
. . . .
401
1807.
1860.
Herbert
83
1841
1868.
Herbert
. . . .
276
1874.
1858.
Herbert
.376,
377
1815.
1859.
Herbert E. . . .
167
1868
1847.
Herbert F . . .
216,
217
1830.
1873.
Herbert H...
219
1863
1865.
Herbert L. . .
196
1808.
1841.
Herbert M . .
99
1 853
1865.
Herman Stoddard.
440
1828.
1877.
Herbert Yincent . .
511
1880.
1879.
Herbert W..
573
1880.
1859.
Hervey May
. . . .
434
1863.
1777.
Hezekiah. . . .
..96,
142
1835.
1806.
Hezekiah G..
367,
375
1881.
1832.
Hezekiah P .
143
1875
1825.
Hiram
. . . .
135
1852
Page.
Hiram 287, 296
Hiram 186, 188
Hiram 465
Hiram 156, 161
Hiram 487
Hiram 507, 528
Hiram 534
Hiram 537
Hiram B 292
Hiram B 294
Hiram L 530
Hiram S 145
Hiram S 149
Hiram Scott 189
Hiram S 193
Hiram S 193
Homer 167
Homer 67
Homer 213, 215
Homer 216
Homer J 219
Homer L 140, 141
Hopestead 407
Horace 246
Horace 250
Horace 370
Horace Birt . . 134, 141
Horace H 281
Horace H.... 476, 479
Horace H 479
Horace M 133
Horace 142
Hosmer 310
Howard M 141
Howard Milton . . . 564
Howe 209
Hudson N 88
HughB 172
Hugh Edward.... 129
Hugh M 325
Males Born in the Name of Pelton.
629
I.
1771. Ichabod 406, 414
1794. Increase 430, 434
1836. Increase Averj 435, 437
1860. Increase Avery . . . 436
1818. Ira 507, 529
1846. Ira 528
1852. Ira A ... 530
1871. IraB 144
1807. IraC 144, 146
1858. IraC 167
1864. Ira D 295
1884. Ira Russell 349
1864. Irving 162
1885. Irving M 101
1840. Isaac 408, 410
1820. Isaac Guion 553
1816. Isaac W 379, 380
1820. Isaiah F 324, 325
1775. Israel 62, 226
1806. Israel 207, 211
1876. Israel 212
1874. Israel 213
1686. Ithamar 33, 401
1740. Ithamar 60, 94
1772. Ithamar, Jr .... 95, 120
1805. Ithamar 97
1808. Ithamar 97, 99
1769. Ithamar 153, 155
1816. Ithamar, Jr... 156, 163
1744. Ithamar 283, 284
. Ithamar 552
1849. Ithamar D 127
1800. Ithamar Pratt . 121, 122
1874. Ivan 478
J.
1792. Jacob 475, 480
1822. Jacob Gipson 524
1819. Jacob Horatio 480
of birth. Page.
1835. Jacob M 220
1794. James 39
1832. James 44
1815. James 46, 47
1710. James 58, 227
1776. James 78
1778. James 79, 91
1801. James 80, 82
1836. James 83
1839. James 83
1811. James 84
1828. James 145
1785. James 198
1788. James 198, 200
1741. James 227, 228
1777. James 228, 237
1809. James 238, 240
1779. James 263
1859. James 268
1867. James 269
1830. James 416
. James 447
1798. James 454, 461
1810. James 455, 456
1872. James 468
1838. James 509, 511
1791. James 498
1788. James 499
1838. James 537
1821. James 524
1825. James 524, 526
1786. James 551, 562
1821. James 552
1766. James 497, 505
1791. James, Jr 506
1826. James A 187, 188
1822. James A 301, 303
1872. James Arthur 511
1858. James Augustus. . . 494
1858. James A 530
630
Index I.
of birth. Page.
1853. James A 525
1819. James Bennett 92
1834. James Bennett 93
{See Errata.)
1822. James Baldwin.. . . 200
1839. James Baldwin.. . . 236
1824. James Clark. . 188, 189
1852. James D 451
1879. James E 170
1873. James Epliraim 212
1825. James E 277
1878. James F 47
1848. James G 325
1875. James G 527
. James H 456, 457
1832. James Henry 47
1859. James Henry 152
1829. James Harris 202
1837. James Henry . 240, 241
1846. James Henry 211
1846. James Hezekiah. . . 375
1810. James Kelley.. 265, 270
1889. James Kelley.. 267, 268
1854. James Kelley 280
1838. James L . . .' 270
1875. James Lionel 511
1826. James Lewis.. 594, 596
1869. James M 409
1831. James M 495
1814. James M 513, 514
l.'S58. James Oliver .' 82
1847. James P 142
. James P 447
1834. James Riley 256
1838. James R 270
1845. James R 486
1859. James R 409
1841. James Russell .... 351
1870. James Thomas 494
1834. James W 157, 158
Year
of birth.
Page.
1826.
James Washin
gton.
563
1873.
Jason Aldridge. . . .
529
1877.
Jason L
541
1845.
Jason M . . . .
.135,
138
1845.
Jason W
541
1872.
Jay Roderick.
72
1786.
Jeremiah
....
366
1821.
Jeremiah M .
..41,
42
1859.
Jeremiah M ,
.101,
102
1886.
Jeremiah P .
102
1838.
Jerome B . . . .
....
480
1778.
J esse
.154,
172
Jesse
283
176L
Jesse
.308,
312
1798.
Jesse
.314,
318
1870.
Jesse Clay . .
86
1866.
Jesse Elmon .
225
1835.
Jesse L
.259,
261
1883.
Jesse Urban.
....
350
1867.
Joe Livingston
72
1779.
Joel
..96,
144
1753.
Joel
.473,
481
1785.
Joel, Jr
.482,
489
Joel, Jr
145
1805.
Joel F
144
1851.
Joel Pratt
151
1820.
Joel Whipple.
....
493
John
..17,
27
1645.
John
29
1700.
1682.
John
81
John
..33,
55
1766.
John
..37,
38
1797.
John
..39,
43
1708.
Joiin
..58,
59
1735.
John
..60,
62
1765.
John
63
1772.
John
..78,
86
1782.
John .......
96
1800.
John
.133,
134
1882.
John
141
Males Born in the Name of Pelton.
631
Year
of birth. Page.
1855. John, Jr 176
1775. John 185
1745. John 227, 244
1804. John 245, 247
1856. John 248, 248
1774-5. John 191
1800. John 255
. John 257
1842. John 267, 269
1873. John 269
1858. John 272
1759. John 321, 322
1868. John ..... 44
1868. John 327
1751. John 405
1800. John 407
1800. John, Jr 324, 326
1790. John 443
1844. John 445, 446
1850. John 512
1866. John 527
1844. John 528, 529
1798. John 552
1871. John 553
1873. John 269
1841. John 572
1750. John 592
1818. John 594
. John , . . . . 595
1873. John 541
1784. John Bald wm. 198, 199
1830. John Bishop.. 408, 409
1834. John B 71
1886. John B 427
1855. John B -^81
1832. John Cartter 262
1832. John CKnton 194
1822. John C 435, 436
1826. John Cotter 494
1856. John Cotter, Jr. . . 495
of birth. Page.
1850. John C 494
1824. John Channcey ... 558
1837. John C 690
1S36. John C 600
1853. John C, Jr 495
1842. John E . .... 135, 137
1881. John Edward 536
1851. John Edmund.583, 584
1852. John F 290
1867. John G 276
1828. John G 391, 392
1838. John Graves 372
1877. John Howard 440
1827. John I 192, 193
1855. John, Jr 176
1800. John, Jr 324, 326
1863. John Lewis 231
1818. John Leard...415, 417
1862. John L 427
1877. John Lewis 511
1836. John M 524, 526
1865. John Moses 466
1810. John McDowell...
571, 582
1839. John McDowell . . 577
1889. John McDowell . . 581
1863. JohnN 579
1767. John Philip ..550, 551
1814. John O 287, 298
1818. John Parker.. 379, 381
1845. John Randolph ... 320
1862. John R 179, 180
1859. John S 174
1855. John Stevens 241
1824. JohnThompson,88, 89
1863. John W. B 82
1866. J. W 125
1818. John W 175
1820. John W 175
1833. John W 210
632
Index I.
of birth. Page.
1869. John Wesley 408
1847. John Wesley 41 1
1823. John Wesley.. 123, 124
1822. John W ..... . 475, 476
1863. John W 477
1843. John WoodrnfE559, 560
1714. Johnson 58, 307
1782. Johnson 229, 242
1840. Johnson 243
1754. Johnson, Jr 308
1808. Johnson, Jr ..315, 318
1768. Jonathan 62, 213
. Jonathan 63
1794. Jonathan 64, 65
1813. Jonathan 116
1826. Jonathan 157
1797. Jonathan, Jr 213
1750. Jonathan 352
1759. Jonathan 353, 377
. Jonathan 368
1785. Jonathan, Jr 378
1814. Jonathan 379
1823. Jonathan 384, 385
1803. Jonathan .... 398, 400
1825. Jonathan Gates... 230
1841. Jonathan]^ ..368, 370
1885. Jonathan K, Jr . . 370
1843. Jonathan Peters . .
372, 374
1722. Joseph 59, 352
1756. Joseph 61, 198
1782. Joseph 79
1793. Joseph 80
1822. Joseph 85
1850. Joseph 85
1814. Joseph 121, 129
1837. Joseph 197
1795. Joseph 199
1816. Joseph 199, 200
1785-87. Joseph . . . 255, 256
1824.
1751.
1752.
1793.
1876.
1812.
1759.
1812.
1832.
I865!
1814.
1867.
1849.
1826.
1861.
1801.
1867.
1865.
1845.
1817.
1779.
1809.
1820.
1849.
1825.
1714.
1745.
1799.
1791.
1770.
1753.
7172.
1785.
1831.
Page.
Joseph 290
Joseph 352
Joseph 353, 354
Joseph 378, 382
Joseph 384
Joseph 418
Joseph 447, 461
Joseph 449, 450
Joseph 595, 597
Joseph 599
Joseph C 451
Joseph D 173
Joseph Edward 409
Joseph H 48, 50
Joseph Hy 81, 82
Joseph Henry 436
Joseph K.... 355, 362
Joseph Livingston. 72
Joseph M 534
Joseph O 130
Joseph W 216
Joshna 244, 253
{See Errata.)
Joshua 246, 249
Joshua 508
Joshua 509, 511
Joshua 510
Joshua 512
Joshua G . . . . 485, 488
Josiah 59, 320
Josiah.60, 153, 154, 155
{See Errata.)
Josiah 156, 157
Josiah 198, 201
{See Errata.)
Josiah 228, 229
Josiah 321
Josiah, Jr , . . . 322, 340
Josiah 322
Josiah C 201
Males Born in the Name of Pelton.
633
1875.
1865.
1798.
1848.
1837.
1799.
1828.
1853.
1786.
1833.
1863.
1878.
1867.
1867.
1822.
1837.
1850.
1822.
1886.
1863.
1825.
1811.
1828.
1844.
1803.
1749.
1757.
1839.
1864.
1867.
Page.
J. Doane 383
Josiah Eugene .... 345
Josiab Johnson . , . 324
Josiah Johnson . . . 326
Josiah P 459
Josiah S 342, 343
Josiah S., Jr.. 343, 344
Jiidd 178, 180
Jnliiis 154, 176
Jnlius 476
Julius, Jr 480
Julius S 179
Jnlius W 476
Junius W 530
Justin B 315
Justin B 315, 317
Justus 212, 213
Justus J 315
J. W
L.
L. D 196
La Fajette J 383
Lambert 222
Lauriston C. 292, 293
Leander 130, 131
Leander 419
Leander 376, 377
Leander G. , . 117, 120
La Forrest 487
Lemon N 98, 99
Lemuel 403, 441
Lemuel 471
Lemuel 473
Lemuel 471
Lemuel 441
Lemuel 474
Lemuel 524, 527
Leonard 261
Leonard L 344
Year
of birth.
Pase.
1826.
Leonard W . ,
467
1863.
Leonidas C . .
94
1855.
Leroy A . . . .
. . .
399
1833.
Leroy Delos.
....
68
1852.
Leroy J
..66,
67
1801.
Lester
.156,
157
1831.
Lester
159
1871.
Lester
162
Ib29.
Lester A . . . .
345
1875.
Lester L
. . . .
131
1863.
Leuvern S. . .
237
1871.
Leuvern W. .
237
1835.
Leverett F . .
345
1861.
Leverett F
340
1814.
Leverett S . . .
.332,
339
1830.
Levi A
.343,
344
1852.
Levi Bliss
.348,
350
1848.
Levi H
184
1854.
LeviN"
.596,
597
1810.
Lewis
45
1860.
Lewis
50
1832.
Lewis
.208,
209
1835.
Lewis
. . . .
336
1804.
Lewis
....
449
1860.
Lewis A
4''>0
1863.
Lewis A
496
1831.
Lewis B
391
1810.
Lewis E
197
1842.
Lewis F
.192,
194
1828.
Lewis F
303
1811.
Lewis S
.332,
338
1838.
Lewis W . . . .
.296,
297
1861.
Lincoln S . . .
526
1814.
Linus Bates . .
..51,
52
1843.
Loam mi C . . .
.293,
295
1819.
Lorenzo
85
1848.
Lorenzo
85
1851.
Lorenzo
.541,
542
1812.
Lorenzo. . . .
455
1793.
Loring Andre
.501,
502
634
Index L
Year
Tear
of birth.
Page.
of birth.
1823.
Loring Andre, Jr. .
503
1828.
1859.
Louis Courtland. . .
69
1831.
{See Errata
)
1821.
1842.
Louis Foster.
240
1848.
1852.
Louis
399
1858.
1812.
Lucius
156
1854.
1808.
Lucius W . . .
502
1859.
1819.
Luther
.425,
426
1865.
17Y9.
Luther
285
1844.
1803.
Luther E
.287,
291
1825.
1835.
Luther E., J. .
.291,
292
1840.
1877.
Lyall
99
1850.
1806.
Lyman
.121,
127
186-2.
1807.
Lyman E
.532,
539
1845.
1855.
Lyman H . . .
277
1840.
1878.
Lynn C
554
1815.
1844.
Lysander ....
.130,
131
1839.
Lysander. . . .
142
1841.
1814.
Lysander J . .
.176,
178
1840.
1813.
Lysander P . .
.134,
139
1802.
1825.
1839.
1849.
Malon T
.517,
518
1822.
1844.
Mahlon J
163
458
1847.
1796.
March ant. . . .
.454,
1830.
1854.
Marcus A. . .
101
1859.
1847.
Marcus L. . .
383
1838.
1830.
Marcus T.M.
.292,
293
1861.
Marion
136
1869.
1866.
Mark
294
1762.
1768.
Marshall
.322,
330
1728.
{See Errata
)
1782.
1862.
Marshall E..
340
1751.
1882.
Marshall E..
340
1827.
1874.
Marshall . .
195
1794.
1789.
Martin
311
1861.
1841.
Martin
.279,
282
1830.
1875.
Martin H....
279
1817.
1853.
Martin Scott.
.563,
564
1795.
1832.
Martin V. B.
.100,
102
1842.
Page.
Marvin 98
Matthew A 535
Matthew B 484
Maurice Hoyt .. .48, 49
Maynard 136
Meivin 217
Menzo 220
MerrittH 144
Merritt LaRoy 481
Miles 207
Miles J 319
MilfordA 159
Mill burn D 275
Milo C 70, 71
Milo Ruthven 118
Milo Sandford . 145, 150
{See Errata,)
Milo Sandford.... 147
Milo S 148
Milo T 532, 537
Milo T 535
Milo T., Jr 537
Milton 433
Milton M 541
Montgomery. .574, 575
Montross 136, 137
Morris l^ewkirk . .
439, 440
Morton A 518
Moses 321, 328
Moses 403, 473
Moses 464
Moses 473, 474
Moses 456, 458
Moses 483, 495
Moses 152
Moses E 145
Moses F 283, 304
Moses Young 463
MunsonM 346, 347
Males Born in the Name of Pelton.
635
1814.
1856.
1849.
1841.
1871.
1874.
1852.
1738.
1771.
1764.
1796.
1796.
1857.
1846.
1832.
1799.
1807.
1800.
1834.
1828.
1846.
1877.
1823.
1858.
1836.
1873.
1816.
1856.
1873.
1874.
1865.
Myron 465, 466
Myron C 90
Myron E 188
Myron H 539
Myron J 383
Myron S 537
Myron Wm 101
N.
Nathan 60, 75
Nathan 63
Nathan 78, 79
Nathan. . 80, 82
Nathan Harvey. . . 192
Nathan O 409
Nathan P 98, 99
Nathan Terry 195
Nathan W 73
Nathaniel .45, 46
Nathaniel 342
Nathaniel L 225
Nelson 387, 388
Nelson Austin. . . .
348, 349
Nelson Austin, Jr. 349
Nelson A 484, 488
Nelson W 258
Newcomb 161
Newell 258
Nicholas W... 532, 540
Noble A 419
Norman Luton 434
Norris B 370
Noyes F 335
1840.
1798.
1872.
O.
Oliver 212
Oliver 300, 301
{See Errata.)
Ollie M 292
81
1865.
1829.
1829.
1833.
1878.
1807.
1851.
1870.
1797.
1867.
1864.
1850.
1823.
1825.
1809.
1855.
1832.
1844.
1845.
1886.
1779'.
I867!
1863.
1789.
1852.
1720.
1754.
1875.
1759,
1801,
1831
1820,
1826
1826
1860
1843
Page.
Oliver N 93
Oliver O . . . . 257, 258
Oliver Zeb... 368, 369
Omar H 168
Ora A 395
OraB 390, 395
Ora Levant 397
Orie M 128
Orin 64, 68
Orlando J 218
Orlin 128
Orlo A 319
Orrin 465, 466
Orville A 192, 193
Osborn 455, 456
Osborne 516
Oscar Alonzo 256
Oscar 487, 488
Oscar 504
Oscar 513
Oshea 162
Osmyn 97
Otis 529
OtisHayford 479
Owen J 413
P.
Parker 378, 379
Parker 381, 382
Paul 403, 440
Paul 441
Paul Phillips 478
Peleg 406, 429
Peleg 430
Peleg Rozel ..435, 436
Peleg Stoddard ... 433
Peleg Stoddard ... 439
Periander 380, 382
Pericles 261
Perry 100, 102
636
Index I.
Tear
of birth.
^age.
1854.
Perry A
381
1876.
Perry L
258
1836.
Peter
.509,
510
1874.
Peter
530
1879.
Peter C
. . .
152
1823.
Philander . . .
.121,
132
1802.
Philander
1^38
1824.
Philander
380
1834
PhiletusM. ..
98
1720.
Philip
.543,
546
1745.
Philip
.547,
549
1800.
Philip..
552
553
1830.
Philip
.552,
553
1874.
Philip
....
553
1834.
Philip Sage . .
375
1856.
Philo Fenn . .
125
1712.
Phineas
..58,
282
1763.
Phineas
..61,
203
1844.
Phineas
.212,
213
1758.
Phineas
.227,
262
{See Errata.
)
1850.
Phineas ....
272
1829.
Phineas ....
279,
281
1800.
Phineas
286
1793.
Phineas, Jr , .
.205,
207
1788.
Phineas, Jr .
263
274
1831.
Phineas C . .
275
1810.
Phineas Doan
.230,
2^2
1840.
Phineas Doan
231
1778.
Phineas Griffith . .
568,
584
1812.
Phineas John
.265,
271
1863.
Phineas Mc .
276
1780.
Piatt
.551,
556
1811.
Piatt Smith .
588
1843.
Piatt Smith .
. . . .
590
1875.
Porter Oliver
439
1802.
Preston
133
Tear
of birth.
E.
rPage.
1809.
Ealph ....
332,
337
1861.
Ralph B . . .
330
1874.
Ralph E...
240
1867.
Ralphs.. ,.
525
1801.
Ransom ....
..390,
393
1868.
Ransom D.
394
1868.
Raspard R.
526
1874.
Raymond H.
C...
359
1726.
Reuben ....
..403,
446
1749.
Reuben, Jr.
447
Reuben C . .
221
1822.
Reuben G ..
...QQ.
67
1848.
Reuben L . .
177
1800.
Reuben S . .
471
1770.
Reuel
. . 354,
389
Richard . . .
35
1779.
Richard . . .
37
1798.
Richard . . .
39
1834.
Richard . . .
44
1772.
Richard . .
54
1872.
Richard . . .
170
1822.
Richard Edwards. .
553,
554
1848.
Richard F . .
270
1846.
Richard R .
164
1831.
Richard S . .
..127,
128
1829.
Richard W. .
..216,
217
1885.
Richard W
554
1776.
Richard Walcott . .
568,
569
1832.
Richard Walcott . .
576,
579
1649.
Robert
. . ..
29
1675.
Robert ....
30
1716.
Robert
...34,
35
1771.
Robert
...37,
45
1764.
Robert
37
1728.
Robert
..403,
462
1771.
Robert
..463,
469
Males Born in the Name of Pelton.
637
Year
of birth.
Page.
1865.
Eobert
....
436
1798.
Robert
469,
470
1863.
Robert C
. . . .
273
1857.
Robert Hinsdale . .
48
1846.
Robert Henry
472
1803.
Robert M....
570,
574
1891
Robert R
180
1872.
Robert W
388
1808.
Roderick
. 65,
71
1837.
Roderick J. . .
72
1862.
Roderick K. .
93
1886.
Rodger Northam..
371
1880.
Roger Trowbridge.
560
1843.
Ro ando
243
1858.
Rollin B....
...
381
1796.
Rollin H....
532,
533
1844.
Rollin H., Jr.
534
1863.
Rollin H., Jr.
....
534
1865.
Rollin M
539
1832.
Ross Carlos . .
425
1780.
Roswell
355
1744.
Roswell. .
405
1763.
Roswell
406,
407
1890.
Roj Noyes . . .
335
1876.
Roy Ramsay .
72
1787.
Rozel
430
1823.
Rozel
438
1798.
Rufus
192,
194
1818.
Rnfus
246,
251
1757.
Rufus
405,
429
1826.
Rufus Austin
..88,
90
1872.
Rufus Clinton
195
1878.
Rufus G
531
1834.
Rufus Harvey
195,
196
1872.
Rufus M
527
1871.
Rupert
410
1822.
Russell
.182,
183
1801
Russell (1) . .
331
1803.
Russell (2) . . .
.331,
333
1867.
Russell A . . . .
. . . .
351
of birth.
Page.
1843.
Russell Denio
.124,
126
1856.
Russell K . . . .
335
1863.
Ryall B
526
1856.
S.
S. Aylmar. . .
136
1784.
Salmon .....
462
1840.
Salmon
534
1861.
Salmon
534
1867.
Salmon B. . .
143
1813.
Salmon P
532,
540
1834.
Salmon S . . . .
143,
144
1839.
Salmon S . . . .
162,
163
1647.
Samuel
. 29,
31
1675.
Samuel
. 33,
34
1739.
Samuel
. 35,
36
1776.
Samuel ......
. 37,
50
1818.
Samuel
. 41,
42
1830.
Samuel
157
1775.
Samuel
228,
233
1817.
Samuel
235,
235
1850.
Samuel
273
1783.
Samuel
285,
304
1804.
Samuel
390,
395
1714.
Samuel
403
1745.
Samuel
404
1767.
Samuel
308,
312
1776.
Samuel (Rev.)
....
422
1861.
Samuel
. .
427
1751.
Samuel
441
1747.
Samuel
441,
442
1757.
Samuel
497
1783.
Samuel ....
285
1781.
Samuel
498
1767.
Samuel
308,
312
17i'0.
Samuel
501
1789.
Samuel
506,
507
1834.
Samuel
509,
510
1865.
Samuel
512
1818.
Samuel
513,
516
638
Index I.
ofWrtli. Page.
1728. Samuel 546, 592
1800. Samuel B. . . . 532, 534
1875. Samuel Bradford . . 536
1831. Samuel C 191
1838. Samuel C 535
1848. Samuel E 520
1805. Samuel G.... 156, 158
1861. Samuel J 427
1827. Samuel Jenks. 524, 526
1859. Samuel Josiah.... 201
1829. Samuel Newell.182, 184
1822. Samuel P 480
1805. Samuels 65, 71
1836. Samuel W 305
1886. Sanders W. Y....' 420
1843. Sandford H 149
1845. Sandford H 150
. Sanford 161
1794. Sanford 309
1881. Scott Blinn 72
1874. Scott S 274
1818. Seth 181, 182
1860. Seth 260
1868. Seth 436
1770. Seth 308, 313
1839. Seth C 320
1795. Seth D 378, 384
1835. Seth Judson.. 384, 385
1795. Sejmour 311
1848. Sidney C 467, 468
1823. Sidney R 173, 174
1819. Silas M 513, 518
1753. Simeon 405
1826. Simon 98
1788. Simon 482
1816. Simon 489, 491
1808. Sloman 484, 485
1843. Solomon L 541
1845. Somers A 517
1789. Spelman 498, 499
1874.
1875.
1827.
1857.
1785.
1833.
1761.
1841.
1827.
1810.
1777.
1849.
1872.
1820.
1830.
1835.
1793.
1802.
1862.
1797!
1821.
1812.
1825.
1847.
1855.
1794.
1796.
1823.
1806.
1833.
1866.
1866.
1877.
1809.
1823.
1765.
Page.
Stanley 527
Stanley S 295
Stephen 535
Stephen 268
Stephen 448, 452
Stephen 472
Stephen 497, 500
Stephen 524, 527
Stephen 247
Stephen Austin 452, 453
Stephen E . . . . 244, 245
Stephen E 417
Stephen E 417
Stephen E., Jr. 247, 252
Stephen H.... 393, 394
Stephen H.... 535, 536
Stephen Lawrence .
506, 523
Sterling 186, 190
Steward 419
Steward 419
Stoddard 430, 438
Stoddard 435
Sumner M 133, 138
Sydney S 433
Sylvanus T 208
Sylvester 267
Sylvester 390
Sylvester 390, 391
Sylvester A 201
Sylvester A . . 342, 345
Sylvester A., Jr. . . 346
Sylvester A 342
Sylvester A 347
Sylvester Fuller . . 393
Sylvester Hill. 587, 588
Sylvester W.. 535, 536
T.
Tabor 95, 96
Males Born in the Name of Pelton.
639
of birth. Page.
1790. Tabor, Jr 96, 97
1837. Talman 259
1825. TensardD....173, 175
1832. Terry W 195
1863. Theodore A 101
18M. Theodore F 48
1830. Theodore G 100
1847. Theodore R 189
1849. Therian T. . . . 273, 274
. Theron Burt 290
1847. Theron S 517
1809. Thomas 165, 167
1848. Thomas., 166
1847. Thomas 212
1811. Thomas 246, 250
. Thomas 260
1717. Thomas 403, 404
1807. Thomas 407
1783. Thomas 422
1839. Thomas 457
1783. Thomas 482, 484
1816. Thomas 484, 487
1819. Thomas 418, 420
1814. Thomas 489, 490
1759. Thomas 497, 499
1791. Thomas Avery .430, 432
1858. Thomas D 487
1858. Thomas Henry.... 413
1834. Thomas L .... 257, 258
1699. Timothy 30
1703. Timothy 31
1792. Timothy 482
1777. Timothy 355
1792. Timothy 213
1822. Timothy C 493
1822. Timothy Dwight. ,
362, 363
1813. Timothy Jewett . .
214, 219
1844. Timothy R . . .357, 360
of birth. Page.
1810. Timothy Spelman .
502, 504
1840. Timothy Spelman . 504
1779. Tracy 448
1816. Trowbridge... 121, 130
1860. Truman 160
1863. Truman L 195
1810. Tuthill 431
1839. Tyler 98
U.
1865. Ulysses Grant 195
1 868. Ulysses Grant 488
1861. Union Forever ... 381
W.
1863. Wads worth L
1844. Wallace J ....232, 232
1878. Walter A 141
1860. Walter Britt.. 413, 414
1875. Walter C 232
1890. Walter Earle 573
1863. Walter Elijah 203
1798. Walter H . . . . 286, 289
1858. Walter H 413
1828. Walter K 159
1862. Walter R 252
1872. Walters 295
1888. Ward C 72
1863. Ward Leroy 69
{See Errata.)
1822. Warren 247
1856. Warren 376
1872. Warren A 516
1845. Warren B....251, 252
1878. Warren Eugene. . . 488
1837. Watson E . . . 293, 295
1877. Watson E 296
1837. Watts E 293, 295
1882. Webster L 377
Index I.
1807.
1847.
1813.
1836.
1824.
18<;4.
1756.
1840.
1861.
1865.
1874.
1853."
1855.
1854.
kPage.
Wells Stacey 160
Wesley 351
Wesley M 210
Wesley M 218
Wheaton S....504, 505
Wilbnr Fiske 233
Wilbur S 302
William 35, 54
William 60, 184
William 63, 73
William 83
William 84
William 176
William 185
William 188, 189
William 220
William 261
William 220
William 189
William 276
William 332
William 207
William 188, 189
William 350
William 356, 361
William 361
William 391, 395
William 392
William 418
William 355
William 505
William 548
William 555
William 555
William .. 294
William 294
William 516
William A 74, 75
William Alfred. 85, 86
William A 167
of birth. Page.
1816-18. William A. 187, 188
1828. William A 393
1834. William A . . . 459, 461
. William A 473
1846. William A 625
1840. William Almeron.
128 129
1790. William Baker 213', 214
1839. William Baker. ... 219
1865. William Benson . , 511
1856. W'illiam Clark.... 189
1854. William C 273
1817. William Clark.... 368
1842. William Clarence.. 550
. William E 102
1862. William E 281
1816. William E 415
1864. William E 579
1881. William Edmund.. 581
1864. William F 47
1828. William Franklin. 563
1888. William G 47
1S57. William G 276
1840. William Halsey 70, 70
1856. William Halsey... 584
1817. William H'v . . 46, 48
1826. William H". 74
1891. William Henry ... 75
. William Henry ... 419
1840. William Henry ... 168
1860. William Henry ... 196
lh67. William H 249
1859. William H 252
1865. William H 258
1833. William H. . . 259, 261
1829. William Harley. ..
433, 434
1840. William Harrison. 262
1822. William Harrison. 215
1861. William H 278
Males Born in the Name of Pelton.
641
of birth. Page.
1823. William Henry ... 333
1877. William Henry ... 348
1837. Williatn Henry 357, 358
1846. William H 376
1840. William H 385
1863. William Herbert.. 401
1870. William Horace... 389
1856. William H 397
1867. William H 408
1834. William H 416
1849. William H 486
1848. William Henry... 519
1868. William H 527
1862. William 1 409
1864. William J 50
1835. William J . . . 157, 158
1866. William J 218
1845. William John .... 280
1854. Willie A 167
1868. Willie Judson .... 386
1849. William J
1864. William J 50
1844. William Jansen. . . 408
1886. William James ... 536
1850. William L 273
1869. William LeKoy. . . 392
1834. William Lawrence .
577, 579
1874. William McM .... 82
1810. William M 97, 100
1801. William M... 206, 209
1882. William M 102
1847. William McClure. 572
1825. William Nelson.. ..
238, 241
1836. William Norcott . . 388
1863. William O 386
1775. William Pitt. 285, 300
1832. William P 303
1815. William K 175
1841.
1862.
1833.
1859.
1860.
1844.
1867.
1861.
1865.
1807.
1838.
1837.
1801.
1871.
1829.
1821.
1837.
1868.
1862.
1855.
1792.
1861.
1875.
1872.
1852.
1866.
1836.
1818.
1808.
1811.
1780.
1853.
William K 396
William Kay 439
William Eandall . .
457 458
William Randall,Jr'. 458
William Robert... 511
William S 177
William Samuel . . 219
William Samuel . . 412
William Samuel . . 461
William Snow. . . .
557, 560
William Tilden... 561
William W 44
William Walter . .
300, 302
William W 394
William Wood. ... 400
William Wallace. .
502, 503
William Wallace.. 127
Willis 190
Willis 487
Willis A 553, 554
Willis Daniel . . .
464, 466
Willis E 237
Willis I 554
Willis T 137
Winfield 267, 269
Wintield . 540
Winthrop 177
Winthrop F . . 177, 178
{See Errata.)
Worthington 121
Worthington. .121, 128
Z.
Zenas 154, 175
Zenas J 131
INDEX No. 11
Females Born in the Name of Pelton.
1867.
1836.
1829.
1820.
1792.
1820.
1804.
1808.
1814.
1844.
1804.
1832.
1832.
1836.
1797.
1846.
1853.
1851.
1851.
1791.
1879.
1876.
1864.
1858.
1853.
1860.
1813.
1846.
1888.
A • Page.
Abbie 466
Abbie L 319
Abby 389
Abby Jane 562
Abiah 80
Abigail 227
Abigail 415
Abigail 312
Abigail 314
Abigail (Abby). .. . 483
Abigail 507
Abigail 530
Abigail A 142
Abigail C 88
Abigail E 182
Abigail H 318
Achsah 156
Achsab M 293
Ada 171
Ada 243
Ada 171
Ada 263
Ada 513
Ada Dorlispa 529
AdaE 520
Ada E 506
Ada M 362
Adelaide 294
Adaline 84
Adaline 267
Adeline 180
82
Year
of birth.
Page.
1813.
Adeline
. 484
1854.
Adeline C
. 488
1832.
Adeline J
. 71
1863.
Addie C
. 252
1866.
Addie L
. 94
1880.
Addie L
. 101
1843.
Addie M
. 505
1861.
Adenia
. 468
1841.
Adliza Crosby . . .
. 306
1864.
Agnes
. 260
1866.
Agnes
. 261
1868.
Agnes
. 527
1881.
Agnes
. 584
1873.
Agnes
. 261
1864.
Agnes Alida
. 351
1873.
Agnes Eliza
. 494
1877.
Agnes I
. 523
1854.
Agnes Lawrence .
. 583
1853.
Agnes M
. 526
1812.
Alcina
. 242
1821.
Alcinda
. 165
1865.
Alelia Algerena. .
. 409
1875.
Algada B
. 541
1844.
Algelina
1837.
Alice
. 180
Alice
. 88
1875.
Alice
. 261
1877.
Alice
. 298
1798.
Alice
. 498
1888.
Alice
. 180
1864.
Alice Ann
. 413
644
Index II.
Tear
Tear
ofWrth
Page.
of birth.
Page.
1851.
Alice A
. 519
1838. Amelia
.. 392
1865.
Alice E
517
1866. Amelia
.. 564
1880.
Alice Elnasa
. 581
1845. Amelia E
.. 346
1855.
Alice J
596
1864. Amelia G
.. 50
1872.
Alice L
540
1887. Amelia H
.. 180
1876.
Alice Martha
184
1878. Amy
.. 148
1876.
Alice M
325
1888. Amy
.. 584
1856.
Alice M
526
1836. Amy Adelia . . .
.. 338
1864.
Alice Raines ....
82
1828. Amy Ann
.. 66
1869.
Alma .
446
1807. Amy
.. 331
1852.
Alma E
487
1839. Amy M
. 339
1875.
Almeda
44
1805. Angelina
.. 234
1877.
Almeda
45
1844. Angelina
. 129
1860.
Almeda A
596
1838. Angelina M
. 163
1842.
Almena 128
, 129
1842. AngelineS
. 162
1864.
Almina
579
1818. Angeline
. 480
18J0.
Almira M., and de
-
1820. Angeline
. 565
scendants . . .112
, 116
1866. Ann ...
. 504
{See Addenda.)
610
1829. Ann
. 514
1806.
Almira
192
1771. Ann
. 550
1819.
Almira
309
1772. Ann
. 550
1809.
Almira
484
1785. Ann
. 551
Almira
587
1851. Ann Elizabeth..
. 231
1823.
Althea
257
1838. Ann Elizabeth . .
. 291
1876.
Altie
248
1822. Ann Elizabeth..
. 459
1845.
Alzina
183
1833. Ann Elizabeth . . .
. 514
1871.
Alzina M
579
1844. Ann Elizabeth...
. 362
1878.
Alura K
147
1840. Ann Elizabeth...
. 515
1812.
Amanda
246
1821. Ann Eliza
. 453
1858.
Amanda
248
1845. Ann Eliza
. 590
1801.
Amanda
506
1843. Ann J
. 457
1826.
Amanda
508
1825. Ann Sutherland..
. 202
1855.
Amanda
512
1848. Anna
. 42
1837.
Amanda Jane
247
1777. Anna
. 185
1854.
Amanda M
251
1784. Anna
. 204
1831.
Araarancj
259
1768. Anna
. 228
1848.
Amaretta A
169
1770. Anna
. 95
1852.
Amaretta M
Amarette
166
396
1817. Anna
. 274
1847.
1803. Anna
. 300
1828.
Amarintha
435
185s. Anna
. 327
Females Born in the Name of Pelton. 645
of birth. Page.
. Anna 355
1804. Anna 379
1757. Anna 353
1781. Anna 422
1827. Anna.. .. 435
1792. Anna 499
1861. Anna 512
1854. Anna 522
1873. Anna 527
1774. Anna 600
1842. Anna 530
1847. Anna 599
1848. AnnaB 193
1816. Anna Jane 433
1855. Anna Jane 563
1866. Anna Leighton.. . . 203
1865. AnnaL 410
1838. Anna M 231
1878. Anna May 513
1831. Anna Maria 346
1871. Anna May 244
1874. Anna May 401
1846. Anna Powers 583
1864. AnuaH 50
1879. Annas 167
1860. Anna S 271
1861. Annie 294
1796. Annie 386
1857. Annie 466
1879. Annie Bella 536
1872. Annie J 70
1867. Annie Jane 511
1858. Annie M 344
1871. Annie N 541
1873. Annie R 413
1860. Annie S 271
1814. Araminta 508
1854. Araminta 510
1850. Araminta 528
1840. Armarilla 149
1840.
1864.
1794.
1839.
1818.
1800.
1843.
1822.
1852.
1852.
1826.
184').
1853.
1764.
1803.
1872.
1839.
1871.
1869.
1879.
1880.
1871.
1865.
1882.
1872.
1871.
1790.
1814.
1798.
1793.
1792.
1794.
1824.
1838.
1836.
1844.
1785.
1814.
Page.
Armonella 149
Armilda 140
Asenatli 96
Asenath 197
Asenath E 143
Asenath Pratt 109
Asenath Pratt 118
Athalinda 508
Athalinda 510
Attie L 318
Augusta H 384
Aurelia 178
Avilla 188
Azuba 353
B.
Barbara 165
Barbara B 179
Belinda P 210
Belle. 466
Berenice 295
Berenicia P 521
Bertha 538
Bertha E ........ . 137
Bertha E 539
Bessie Gray 521
Bessie King 450
Bessie May 360
Betsey 64
Betsey 97
Betsey 229
Betsey 331
Betsey 323
Betsey 498
Betsey Ann 332
Betsey Ann 472
Betsey A 486
Betsey C 399
Betsey E 311
Betsey K 480
646
Index II.
1866.
1787.
1791.
1875.
1877.
1786.
1806.
1879.
1856.
1814.
1833.
1848.
1798.
1838.
1812.
1825.
1882.
1851.
1843.
1881.
1865.
1861.
1861.
1860.
1843.
1861.
1862.
1872.
1862.
1876.
1863.
1887.
1868.
1869.
1862.
1874.
1856.
1886.
Page.
Betsey M 227
Betsey Tracy 448
Beulah 378
Blanche 542
Blanche Marian. . . .581
Bridget (Mary).... 482
Bridget 484
C.
Camilla E 396
Candace 260
Caroline 176
Caroline 191
Caroline 211
Caroline 390
Caroline 395
Caroline 431
Caroline 465
Caroline Anna 581
Caroline E 218
Caroline E 220
Caroline M 467
Carrie 91
Carrie 151
Carrie 176
Carrie 183
Carrie 197
Carrie 381
Carrie 435
Carrie A 306
Carrie A 520
Carrie C 141
Carrie E 278
Carrie E 437
Carrie E 522
Carrie E 579
Carrie L 241
Carrie Louisa 282
Carrie L 336
Carrie L 452
1865.
1865.
1870.
1861.
1888.
1878.
1863.
1858.
1768.
1776.
1779.
1817.
1849.
1851.
1840.
1885.
1841.
1856.
1851.
1827.
1682.
1835.
1799.
1804.
1816.
1796.
1856.
1827.
1838.
1836.
1883.
1839.
1848.
1788.
1848.
1678.
1848.
Page.
Carrie May 86
Carrie Melinda 330
Carrie M 274
Carrie M 519
Carrie M 427
Carrie Melinda 439
Carrie N 125
Catharine (Kitty). 381
Catherine 54
Catherine 54
Catherine 54
Catherine 65
Catherine ... 411
Catherine 460
Catherine 503
Catherine 587
Catherine 595
Catherine (Kate)
Jane 581
Catherine E 459
Catherine M 412
Catherine M. ..... 526
Celia Adaline 454
Charity 30
Charlotte 71
Charlotte 121
Charlotte 342
Charlotte 502
Charlotte 398
Charlotte 530
Charlotte Ann 123
Charlotte A 142
Charlotte Ann 450
Charlotte 1 179
Charlotte Louisa . . 53
Charlotte Starr 89
Chloe 245
Christeen 596
Christien 30
Christine 596
Females Born in the Name of Pelton. 647
of birth. Page.
1713. Christine 31
1835. Cilicia E 126
1888. Clara 130
1866. Clara 191
1854. Clara Jane 494
1871. Clara Lydia 372
. Clara M 102
1866. Clara 128
1860. Clara O 158
1857. Clara Susan . . 334
1876. Clara Theresa. ... 512
1787. Clarissa.. 64
1807. Clarissa 91
{See Errata.)
1868. Clarissa 129
1804. Clarissa 186
1854. Clarissa 260
1857. Clarissa 267
1816. Clarissa 465
1826. Clarissa Ann 121
1825. Clarissa B 305
1815. Clarissa M 66
. Clarissa M 102
1840. Clemena C 486
. Clementina 600
1832. Clementine H 485
1830. Content 419
1862. Cora 86
. Cora 90
1869. Cora Ada 196
1854. CoraB ' .. 335
1884. Cora Belle 172
1858. Cora E 132
1863. Cora F 450
1861. Cora G 295
1883. Cora L 141
1862. Cora M 167
1885. Cora V 420
1814. Cordelia 565
year
of birth.
Page.
1838.
Cordelia
157
1875.
Cordeha A
384
1818.
Cordelia Ann
562
1814.
Cordelia Ann
557
1851.
Cornelia
288
1854.
Cornelia
382
1868.
Cornelia Luana. . . .
288
1852.
Corrinna
242
1793.
Cynthia
314
1797.
Cynthia
331
1879.
Cynthia Hannah .
261
1820.
Cynthia L
173
1795.
Cyrene E
D.
531
1873.
Daisy
360
1759.
Deborah
36
1767.
Deborah . ,
54
1783.
Deborah
378
1837.
De Etta
{See Errata.)
178
1810.
Delia
214
1860.
Deliaetta
143
1680.
Deliverance
33
1867.
Delia A
218
1880.
Delorme
553
1891.
Delphine Philinda
181
1863.
Delsina A
201
1838.
Desta
177
1800.
Diantha
500
1840.
Diantha B
348
1872.
Dora M
525
Dora
597
1751.
Dorcas
463
1819.
Dorothy Benton. .
. 475
1780.
Dorothy B
474
1879.
Dorothy May ....
511
1865.
Dorothy K
476
648
Index II.
Tear
of birth.
E.
Page.
1870.
Edith
.. 131
1871.
Edith
.. 328
1875.
Edith
.. 370
1875.
Edith
.. 416
1812.
Edith
.. 465
1877.
Edith
.. 573
1860.
Edith Althea . . .
.. 139
1878.
Edith Anetta . . .
.. 526
1865.
Edith Chester . .
.. 389
1862.
Edna
.. 160
1888.
Edna
.. 434
1884.
Edna L
.. 161
1889.
Edith Theresa . .
.. 70
1877.
Effie Belle
.. 383
1874.
Effie B
.. 518
1864.
Effie K
.. 99
1858.
EffieM
.. 526
1842.
Eleanor
.. 82
1847.
Eleanor
.. 151
1835.
Eleanor C
.. 514
1813.
Electa
.. 226
1839.
Electa
.. 271
1796.
Electa
.. 501
1816.
Electa M
.. 173
1749.
Eliza
.. 60
1811.
Eliza
.. 116
1800.
Eliza
.. 483
1813.
Eliza
.. 222
1817.
Eliza
.. 265
1819.
Eliza
. . 274
1798.
Eliza
.. 386
1822.
Eliza
.. 562
1808.
Eliza . .
.. 585
1875.
Eliza Ann
.. 132
1812.
Eliza Ann
.. 452
1825.
Eliza Ann
.. 391
1841.
Eliza Jane
.. 272
1864.
Eliza Maria
.. 219
1808
Eliza M
.. 226
1863.
Eliza May
.. 511
1720.
1735.
1771.
1767.
17*j9.
1766.
1817.
1855.
1822.
1803.
1820.
1783.
1831.
1837.
1799.
1738.
1783.
1824.
I849!
1768-
1822.
1877.
1812.
1824.
1745.
1762.
1787.
1843.
1829.
1864.
1756.
1850.
1763.
1848.
1846.
1815.
1726.
1764.
Page.
zabeth 59
zabeth 60
zabeth 62
zabeth 63
zabeth 214
zabeth 78
zabeth 85
zabeth 142
zabeth 143
beth 156
zabeth 46
zabeth 245
zabeth 514
zabeth 208
zabeth 214
zabeth 227
zabeth 185
zabeth 259
zabeth 260
zabeth 267
Elizabeth 284
zabeth 289
zabeth 294
{See Errata.)
"zabeth 301
zabeth 259
zabeth 352
zabeth 353
zabeth 378
zabeth 380
zabeth 428
zabeth 436
zabeth 442
zabeth 466
zabeth 474
zabeth 530
zabeth 487
zabeth 493
zabeth 545
zabeth 599
El
El
El
El
El
El
El
El
El
Eliz;
El
El
El
El
El
El
El
El
El
El
Females Born in the Name of Pelton.
649
1759.
1859.
1824.
1824.
1822.
I872'.
1852.
1821.
1828.
1819.
1860.
1801.
1863.
1861.
1849.
1855.
1835.
1818.
1865.
1845.
I852!
1877.
I844!
1857.
1860.
1851.
1858.
1855.
1832.
1859.
1859.
1850.
1851.
1867.
1870.
Page.
Elizabeth 549
Elizabeth 563
Elizabeth A 41
Elizabeth A 333
Elizabeth A 73
Elizabeth A 362
Elizabeth Adelaide. 374
Elizabeth C 208
Elizabeth C 216
Elizabeth D 380
Elizabeth D 383
Elizabeth G 93
Elizabeth Hall ... 286
Elizabeth J 281
Elizabeth J 276
Elizabeth Lavinia. . 375
Elizabeth Lavinia. . 490
Elizabeth M 239
Elizabeth Eoyce. . . 356
Elizabeth S 590
Elizabeth (Betsey)
Tracy 448
Elizabeth W 243
Ella 128
Ella 178
Ella 409
Ella 597
Ella 516
Ella 446
Ella Celia 527
Ella Eliza 383
Ella F 218
Ella Gertrude 351
Ella J 334
Ella J 488
Ella L 217
Ella L y99
Ella L 382
Ella M 201
Ella M 67
of birth. Page.
1851. Ella M 362
1860. Ella Rebecca 231
1850. Ellen 188
1853. Ellen 220
1831. Ellen 465
1841. Ellen A 231
1844. Ellen Augusta 240
1842. Ellen E 129
1842. Ellen F 297
1858. Ellen M 277
1858. Ellen M 335
1883. EllottaB 350
1833. Elmina D 291
1846. Elmina H 362
1872. Elmina Jane 488
1851. Elmina L 277
1820. Elmira 431
1865. Elnette Gertrude.. 281
1858. Elnora 217
1891. EloiseM 427
1820. Elsie 490
1877. Elsie 511
1852. Elsie A 490
1825. Elsie A 459
1870. Elsie C 526
1844. Elsie D 539
1874. Elsie E 274
1826. Elvira 210
1852. Elvira H 89
. Elvira L 162
1825. Emeline 257
1843. Emeline 272
1832. Emeline 485
1813. Emeline 502
1875. Emehne 526
1843. Emeline 555
1855. Emilv 49
1817. Emily 81
1835. Emily 296
1850. Emily 302
650
Index II.
of birth. Page.
1809. Emily 313
1805. Emily 390
1853. Emily Amelia 481
1860. Emily Amelia 520
1846. Emily Amelia 536
1817. Emily E 66
1854. Emily Efl&e 82
1831. Emily E 363
1822. Emily Frances 333
1862. Emily Frances 334
1834. Emily Frances 486
1862. Emily Frances 334
1872. Emily G 335
1856. Emily J 251
1844. Emily J 361
1864. Emily J 530
1826. Emily Keeny 476
1839. Emily L 396
1848. Emily Matilda. ... 372
1837. Emily Ordelia.... 117
1837. Emma Beers 577
1846. Emma 157
1845. Emma 583
1866. Emma 504
1849. Emma 139
1851. Emma A 181
1806. Emma B 570
1872. Emma C 274
1851. EmmaE 136
1859. Emma E 281
1870. EmmaE 281
1849. Emma E 305
1835. EmmaE 574
1876. Emma F 296
1837. Emma F 485
1848. EmmaH 209
1837. Emma Howe 572
1849. Emma Jane 139
1854. Emma Jane 579
1869. EmmaK 276
of birth. Page.
1855. EmmaM 295
1854. Emma S 160
1861. EmmaV 400
1837. Ermina C 396
1856. Ernestine M 89
1841. Ervilla 166
1854, Estelle 90
1820. Esther 287
1757. Esther (Hetty).... 548
1852. Esther Frances 340
1844. Esther H 369
1867. Esther L 335
1888. Esther May 340
1878. Ethel May 125
1884. Ethelwvn 573
1869. Etta. .." 212
1876. Etta 326
1865. Etta 416
1872. Etta 534
1851. EttaF .... 436
1866. Etta M 537
1872. Etta M.. 273
1860. Etta May 590
1841. Eudora 100
1862. Eugenia 297
1828. Eunice 88
1830. Eunice 88
1753. Eunice 308
. Eunice 406
1823. Eunice 408
1812. Eunice 415
1817. Eunice 418
1806. Eunice 471
1786 Eunice 475
1745. Eunice 441
1758. Eunice 441
1848. Eunice A 346
1860. Eunice A 326
1875. Eunice Ann 409
1861. Eunice Capitola. . . 458
Females Born in the Name of Pelton. 651
1792.
1871.
1876.
1851.
1873.
1854.
1853.
1860.
1874.
1860.
1859.
1879.
1872.
1774.
1827.
1873.
1851.
1855.
1825.
1792.
1792.
1882.
1860.
1810.
1821.
1793.
1854.
1858.
1873.
1867.
1876.
1857.
1856.
1882.
1853.
1876.
185H.
1867.
Page.
Eunice Loraine... 155
Eunice O 347
Eva 127
Eva 171
Eva 276
Eva 400
Eva 420
Eva Dell 392
EvaD 518
Eva Josephine .... 160
EvaM 481
Eva Marian 582
Eva St. Clare 150
Experience 463
F.
Fannie 438
Fannie 439
Fannie G 477
Fannie 1 74
Fanny 279
Fanny 309
Fanny 499
Fanny B 136
Fanny E 525
Fanny S 242
Fidelia 82
Flora.... 155
Flora 395
Flora A 420
Flora Amy 225
Flora B 292
Flora E 400
Flora J. 539
Flora L 183
Florence 560
Florence A ..... . 489
Florence Eloise 172
Florence E 330
Florence Elizabeth. 494
83
1860.
1850.
1786.
1851.
1821.
1786.
1788.
1848.
1847.
1837.
1843.
1835.
1821.
1837.
1866.
1866.
1873.
1810.
1795.
1829.
1860.
1868.
1848.
1851.
1877.
1875.
1870.
1874.
1870.
1876.
1773.
1810.
1865.
1856.
1848.
1870.
1823.
Page.
Florence Evelyn.. . -359
FlorillaW 487
Frances 312
Frances 381
Frances 432
Frances 443
Frances 464
Frances A 460
Frances C 251
Frances E 272
Frances Jane 426
Frances M 337
Frances Mary 65
Frances M 361
Frances Matilda . . . 374
Frances Matilda . . . 374
Frances Matilda . , . 526
Frances S 242
Freelove 464
Frinda 98
F. Estelle 330
G.
Garnet Isabel 478
Georgianna 487
Georgianna 555
GeraldineH 44
Gertie M 349
Gertrude 153
Gertrude 440
Grace 44
Grace 196
Grace 284
Grace 300
Grace A 351
Grace G 90
Grace Irene 239
Grace 639
Gratia Ann 312
652
Index II.
otl^U.
H.
Page.
Hannah
.... 36
Hannah
.... 406
1768.
Hannah
.... 37
1801.
Hannah
.... 39
1784.
Hannah
... 54
1798.
Hannah
.... 80
1826.
Hannah
.... 134
1836.
Hannah
... 135
1856.
Hannah
.... 151
1835.
Hannah
.... 177
1784.
Hannah
.... 204
1848.
Hannah
... 231
1774
Hannah
.... 36
1774.
Hannah
.... 244
1783.
Hannah
255
1827.
Hannah
.... 259
1844.
Hannah
1848.
Hannah
.... 267
1749.
Hannah
.... 308
1756.
Hannah
.... 308
1787.
Hannah
.... 311
1760.
Hannah
.... 321
1789.
Hannah
.... 323
1805.
Hannah
.... 398
1780.
Hannah
.... 448
1779.
Hannah
.... 422
1782.
Hannah
.... 430
1756.
Hannah
.... 441
1754.
Hannah
.... 442
1797.
Hannah
.... 443
Hannah
.... 447
1780.
Hannah
.... 448
1746.
Hannah
... 405
1756.
Hannah
.... 313
1773.
Hannah
.... 406
1785.
Hannah
.... 464
Hannah
.... 478
1755.
Hannah
.... 473
1756.
Hannah
.... 463
1804.
Hannah
.... 483
Page.
Hannah 595
Hannah A nnis. .. . 176
Hannah Ann 247
Hannah Ann 24'.>
Hannah C 73
Hannah C 451
Hannah Hopkins. . 234
Hannah L 123
Hannah L 257
Hannah Levina. . . , 568
Hannah M 143
Hannah Sophia. . . . 459
Harriet 52
Harriet 68
Harriet 211
Harriet 215
Harriet 231
Harriet 265
Harrietf (Hattie). . . 270
Harriet 271
Harriet 275
Harriet 431
Harriet 501
Harriet 652
Harriet 445
Harriet Althea 131
Harriet A 138
Harriet A 140
Harriet Angusta . . 183
Harriet C 143
Harriet D 74
Harriet Elizabeth . . 240
Harriet Elizabeth . . 303
Harriet (Hattie) ... 521
Harriet Elizabeth. . 568
Harriet Frances.. 92
Harriet Grace 494
Harriet Julia 262
Harriet Jane 588
Harriet L 357
Females Born in the Name of Pelton. 653
Year
of birth
Page.
Year
of birth
Page.
1856.
Harriet M ..... .
. 273
1841.
Huldah
. 515
1815.
Harriet Maria ....
. 301
1829.
Huldah E
. 398
1828.
Harriet Maria ....
. 384
1818.
Huldah Emeline .
. 453
1820.
Harriet N
. 134
1803.
Huldah W
. 501
1822.
Harriet N
194
1839.
Harriet Newell . .
. 572
I.
1840.
Harriet Newell . .
. 346
1869.
Ida ....
. 82
1807.
Harriet P
379
1851.
Ida
. 176
1888.
Harriet P
420
1870.
Ida A
. 537
1814.
Harriet Rnhama .
432
1865.
Ida C
. 167
1861.
Harriet S
385
1859.
Ida C
. 436
1868.
Hattie
220
1860.
Ida E
. 70
1840.
Hattie
290
1854.
Ida E
. 136
1843.
Hattie
290
1834.
Ida Estelle
. 117
1851.
Hattie
452
1866.
Ida Laura
. 189
1839.
Hattie
445
1866.
Ida Lauretta
. 413
1864.
Hattie Josephine.
120
1857.
Ida Louise
. 436
1826.
Helen Ann
188
1860.
Ida Lydia
. 183
1847.
Helen Caroline . .
578
(See Errata.)
1857.
Helen J
216
1856.
Ida M
. 400
1846.
Helen L
151
1866.
Ida M
. 527
1 873.
Helen M
71
1874.
Ida Maud
282
1857.
Helen M
295
Ida May
. 126
1833.
Helen Maria
117
1868.
Ida May
. 147
1878.
Helen Mary
335
1865.
Ida May
. 510
1867.
Helen May
450
1850.
Ida y
. 164
1856.
Helen May
Helen Scribner. . .
489
370
1872.
1842.
Inah M
. 518
1883.
Irene
. 491
1829.
Henrietta
191
1840.
Isabel F
. 224
1828.
Henrietta Mestare.
576
1887.
Isabel W
. 414
1846.
Henrietta Maria..
520
1864.
Isadora
. 269
1709.
Hepzibah
31
1757.
Hetty (Esther)
548
J.
1840.
(Hettie) Anna
239
1807.
Jacintha
. 424
1852.
Hester Ann
596
1814.
Jane
. 431
1840.
Honor
509
1788.
Jane
. 443
1786.
Huldah
245
1829.
Jane
. 465
1806.
Hiildah
246
1862.
Jane
. 527
Huldah
447
1775.
Jane
. 550
.
Huldah
448
1814.
Jane
586
654
Index II.
•Tear
Tear
of birth.
Page.
of birth.
1845.
Jane A
. 193
1878.
1796.
Jane Angelina. .
. 569
1875.
1799.
Jane Angelina .
. 570
1804.
1831.
Jane D
. 166
1807.
1824.
Jane E
. 187
1797.
1832.
Jane E
. 305
1829.
Jane E
. 363
1837.
1813.
Jane Griffith . . .
. 588
1846.
1809.
Jane I
.. 571
1855.
1820.
Jane L
. 265
1847.
1812.
Jane L
. 489
1865.
1830.
Jane L
. 576
1833.
Jane M
. 445
1844.
1839.
Jane Robertson .
. 375
1835.
1761.
Jedidah
. 463
1834.
1715.
Jemima
. 59
. 62
. 227
1790.
1779.
Jemima
1804.
Jemima
1856.
1784.
Jemima
. 229
1815.
1751.
Jemima
. 321
1819.
1802.
Jemima
. 552
1847.
178u.
Jemima Archer .
. 198
1870.
1848.
Jennette
. 426
1859.
1850.
Jennie
. 94
1859.
1849.
Jennie A
. 307
1810.
1864.
Jennie E
. 271
1808.
1855.
Jennie E
. 344
1841.
1856.
Jennie F
. 290
1859.
1860.
Jennie Louisa . .
. 334
1811.
1854.
Jenny M
. 190
1821.
1861.
Jenny Theresa .
. 69
1833.
1808.
Jerusha
. 65
1843.
1848.
Jerusha
. 490
1870.
1827.
Jerusha S
. 68
1840.
1877.
Jessie
. 256
1841.
1858.
Jessie
. 522
1843.
1879.
Jessie
. 560
1861.
1855.
Jessie Eliza . . .
. 119
1837.
1857.
Jessie J
. 541
1873.
1886.
Jessie Josephine
. 377
1871.
Page,
Jessie May 438
Jessie Warren 317
Joanna 201
Joanna 313
Joanna 323
Joanna 326
Joanna ... 323
Josephine 129
Josephine 39T
Josepiiine A 316
Josephine J 351
{iSee Errata.)
Judith H 457
Julia 52
Julia 218
Julia 309
Julia 324
Julia 522
Julia A 215
Julia A 259
Julia A 70
Julia A 261
Jnlia A 193
Julia A 281
Julia Ann 342
Julia Ann 51
Julia Ann 53
Julia Ann 193
Julia Ann 391
Julia Ann 465
Julia Ann 467
Julia Anna 578
Julia Anna Baxter. 434
Julia Antoinette . . 345
Julia Corinne 466
Julia E 216
Julia Ette 268
Julia Louisa 337
Julia Louise 389
JuHa S 279
Females Born in the Name of Pelton.
655
Tear
of birth. Page.
1817. Julia Sarah 301
1860. Julia W 43
K.
1873. Katherine 196
1855. Katherine 275
1871. Katherine Isabel . . 302
1876. Katie C 518
1855. Kittie Lizzie 519
1721. Keturah 59
1866. Keturah Ann 511
1722. Keziah 543
1752, 1760. Keziah 592
L.
1876. Lalayette 538
1796. Laura 96
1817. Laura 134
1792. Laura 155
1841. Laura 380
1867. Laura 381
1802. Laura 469
1844. Laura 478
1845. Laura 538
1809. Laura 465
1848. Laura 555
1862. Laura 564
1822. Laura A 280
1863. Laura Abell 561
1841. Laura Ann 258
1852. Laura Ann 280
1859. Laura Ann 280
1850. Laura Anna 140
1838. Laura F 467
1822. Laura L 277
1862. Laura May 564
1879. La Yerne Agnes . . 521
1832. Lavinda 535
1816. Lavinia 449
of birth. Page.
1814. Lavinia B 199
1886. Leah Hildah 564
1862. LeliaEstella 163
1853. LelidaH 417
1858. Lemira E 477
1866. Lena 209
1871. Lena Y 269
1860. Lenora 268
1851. Leonora Martha. . . 119
1869. Lettie H 232
1861. Letta J 218
1870. Lettie Mae 317
1863. Leuvern S 237
1871. Leuvern W 237
1852. Libbie C 208
1849. Libbie Pamelia ... 334
1839. Lidana L 124
1862. Lilah 419
1868. Lillian 297
186L Lillian C 327
1873. Lillie 178
1870. Lillie 596
1855. Lillie Bell 171
1849. Lillie E 338
1874. Lillie M 193
1869. Lillie M 521
1874. Lillie M 193
1854. Lilly 304
1864. Lizzie 276
1864. Lizzie 436
1850. Lizzie 466
1863. Lizzie J 281
1865. Lizzie S 590
1773. Lois 185
1832. Lois A 257
1860. Lois A 476
1824. Lois Cordelia 476
1853. Lois D 477
1827. Lois M 239
1871. Loreda Ann 488
656
Index II.
of birth. Page.
1834. Lorena 168
{See Errata.)
1829. Lorinda 490
1790. Lorinda 499
1869. Lottie 400
1802. Louisa 390
1817. Louisa 433
1842. Louisa 535
1830. Louisa A 210
1884. Louisa J . 417
1846. Louisa M 169
1875. Louisa May 50
1866. Louisa Morgan ... 393
1842. Louise 452
1851. Louise 528
1806. Louvina 315
1782. Loviea 474
1811. Lucina 165
1804. Lucina 197
1842. Lucinda 166
1822. Lucinda 175
1785. Lucinda 185
1836. Lucinda 210
1824. Lucinda 287
1799. Lucinda 390
1861. Lucinda Adele ... 348
1798. Lucretia 532
. Lucretia 447
1796. Lusina 469
1833. Lusina B 470
1743. Lucy 60
. Lucy 227
1752. Lucy 60
1770. Lucy 63
1774. Lucy 78
1810. Lucy 80
1779. Lucy 185
1803. Lucy 221
1755. Lucy 227
1811. Lucy 234
of birth. Page.
1783. Lucy 255
1805. Lucy 265
1845. Lucy 272
1823. Lucy 279
1794. Lucy 341
1755. Lucy 283
1780. Lucy 309
1783. Lucy 255
1794. Lucy 341
1805. Lucy 265
1811. Lucy 234
1789. Lucy 430
1845. Lucy 272
1774. Lucy 78
1747. Lucy 441
1803. Lucy 221
1819. Lucy Ann 65
1839. Lucy Ann 72
1811. Lucy Ann 199
1831. Lucy Anlowra 225
1819. Lucy Adaline 235
1876. Lucy Amelia 282
1842. Lucy A 289
1854. Lucy Ahnira 310
1808. Lucy Ann 587
1834. Lucy B 224
1809. Lucy B 387
1826. Lucy C 343
1842. Lucy E 270
1847. LucyE. C 399
. Lucy Jane 391
1853. Lucy J 397
1846. Lucy J 218
1803. LucyM 206
1804. LucyM 214
1856. Lucy M 281
1861. Lucy Maria 401
1836. LucyM 467
1859. LucyM 539
1804. Lucy Pratt 110
Females Born in the Name of Pelton. 657
1835.
1875.
1852.
1877.
1857.
1857.
1863.
1877.
1772.
1820.
1781.
1834.
1838.
1823.
1848.
1862.
1810.
1842.
1843.
1870.'
1828.
1889.
1891.
1872.
1852.
1875.
1872.
1862.
1870.
1868.
1872.
1836.
1878.
1823.
1834.
1853.
1836.
Page.
Lncy W 470
LuieL 170
Lulu Ellen 334
Lulu Mav 189
Lulla L.' 349
Lnlla L 385
Luna L 349
Lura A 335
Lydia 153
Lydia 199
Lydia 244
Lydia 266
Lydia Ann 182
Lydia Ann 265
Lydia B 320
Lydia Belle 421
Lydia Jane 557
Lydia |L 48
Lydia L 164
Lydia M 161
Lydia May 317
Lydia Sophronia. . . 200
M.
Mabel... 564
Mabel 580
Mabel H 523
Mabel Isabel 412
Mabel Marl 386
Mae Alexandra . . . 478
Magdalene 522
Maggie B 386
Maggie B 438
Maggie Emma .... 536
Mahala H 319
M. Leona 370
Malvina 398
Malvina A 159
Malvina C 495
Mamre A 347
Year
of birth.
Page.
1839.
Manilla
168
1859.
Mandana
466
1789.
Margaret
204
Margaret
207
1834.
Margaret
211
1851.
Margaret
220
1787.
Margaret
422
1877.
Margaret
513
1871.
Margaret
527
1844.
Margaret
536
1837.
Margaret Ann
426
1848.
Margaret C
525
1865.
Margaret Ellen.. .
152
1805.
Margaret Kuhama
424
1888.
Margie Albertie . .
349
1825.
Maria
66
1831.
Maria
98
1803.
Maria
234
1824.
Maria
266
1846.
Maria
426
1800.
Maria
444
1832.
Maria
459
1812.
Maria
585
1843.
Maria E
236
1848.
Maria E
338
1875.
Marian
162
1843.
Marian
509
1846.
Marian L
460
1858.
Marian Laura ....
478
1872.
Marie
505
1798.
Marietta
108
1806.
Mariette
142
1834.
Marinda
426
1781.
Martha
54
1783.
Martha
322
1786.
Martha
54
1786.
Martha
. 204
1759.
Martha
61
Martha
227
Martha
162
658
Index II.
of birth.
.Page.
1786.
Martha
54
.
Martha
327
1802.
Martha
214
1806.
Martha
230
1826.
Martha
266
1839.
Martha
327
Martha
368
1870.
Martha
436
1855.
Martha
487
1875.
Martha
. 504
1832.
Martha
552
Martha . .
552
1850.
Martha
596
1826.
Martha A
194
1840.
Martha A
297
1854.
Martha Arabella .
. 413
1845.
Martha B
. 485
1846.
Martha D
. 220
1835.
Martha Eliza
. 182
1820.
Martha Eliza
. 304
1859.
Martha Eliza
. 412
1837.
Martha Ellen
. 470
1872.
Martha F
. 298
1840.
Martha Isabel . . .
. 173
1831.
Martha J . .
. 124
1862.
Martha J
. 477
1841.
Martha Louisa . . .
. 578
1854.
Martha Margaret.
. 184
1874.
Martha Margaret .
. 184
1864.
Martha Marv ....
. 94
1840.
Martha Mary ....
. 164
1831.
Martha
. 454
1844.
Martha
. 467
1858.
Martha Euth
. 120
1823.
Martha Sophia . . .
. 93
1848.
Marvilla
. 232
1653.
Mary
. 29
1707.
Mary
. 31
Mary (Aunt)
. 35
1678
Mary
. 33
if birth. Page.
1805. Mary (Polly) 39
1706. Mary 58
1823. Mary 81
1807. Marv 84
1797. Mary 87
1792. Mary (Folly) 96
1819. Mary 145
1835. Mary (Polly) 166
1»45. Mary 187
1825. Mary 190
1867. Mary 196
1789. Mary 198
1796. Mary (Polly) 229
1802. Mary (Poll'y) 214
1782. Mary (Polly) 263
1827. Mary 408
1827. Mary 266
1835. Mary 267
1777. Mary 285
1820. Mary.. . .' 289
1881. Marv 291
1858. Mary 294
1808. Mary 300
1808. Mary 418
1785. Mary (Polly) 309
1749. Mary 441
1752. Mary 441
1814. Mary 449
1832. Mary 428
1832. Mary 456
1754. Mary 473
1793. Mary (Polly) 482
1778. Mary 497
1790. Mary 422
1795. Mary 407
1818. Mary 508
1859. Mary.... 512
1838. Mary 514
1846. Mary 327
1849. Mary 376
Females Born in the Name of Pelton. 659
of birth. Page.
1870. Mary 636
1853. Mary 541
1724. Mary 544
1738. Mary 403
1747. Mary (Molly) 547
. Mary 415
1777. Mary 550
1797. Mary 378
1828. Mary 552
1804. Mary (Molly) 355
1870. Mary 579
1809. Mary 391
1810. Marv.... 585
1795. Mary 506
1826. Mary 594
. Mary 597
1827. Mary 574
1804. Mary (Molly) 355
1868. Mary Abbie 534
1885. Mary Adele 350
1876. Maryette 538
1862. Mar> Alice 511
. Mary Almira 357
1846. Mary Ann 53
1836. Mary A 143
1826. Mary A 216
1852. Mary Ann 252
1800. Mary Ann 424
1821. Mary Ann 277
1840. iMary A 292
1869. Mar> A 298
1847. Mary A 302
] 832. Mary A 343
1847. Mary Ann 457
1818. Mary Ann 465
1824. Mary Ann 480
1813. Mary Ann 493
1869. Mary Ann 298
1869. Mary Anna 494
1862. Mary Alice 511
84
of birth. Page.
1839. Mary Alice 535
1843. Mary Alice 537
1798. Mary Ann 552
1828. Mary Ann 565
. Mary Annie B 374
1853. Mary Augusta .... 68
1826. Mary B 182
1866. Mary Bell 163
1863. Mary Belle 171
1786. Mary (Bridget).... 482
1869. Mary C 149
1863. Mary Catherine... 151
1847. Mary Camden 183
1842. Mary C 236
1842. Mary C 396
1855. Mar>C 273
1855. Mary C 520
1884. MaryD 377
1846. Mary E 48
1858. Mary E 50
1868. Mary Emma 126
1845. Mary Emma 216
1871. Mary Etta 158
1856. Mary Etta 280
1830. Mary Elizabeth ... 195
1866. Mary Emma 203
1845. Mary E 148
1863. MaryE 218
1839. Mary Eleanor 426
1837. Mary Eliza 416
1848. Mary Elizabeth ... 241
1850. Mary Elizabeth ... 451
1831. Mary Elizabeth ... 384
1835. Mary Elizabeth ... 589
1833. Mary Eliza 225
1861. Mary Eliza 351
1843. Mary Eliza 472
1871. Mary Etta 158
1856. Mary Etta 280
1843. MaryE 325
66o
Index II.
of birth. Page.
1825. Mary E 435
1868. Mary E 452
1843. Marv Elizabeth ... 583
1863. Mary Elizabeth ... 218
1863. Marv Elizabeth ... 476
1851. Mary Eliza 494
1843. Mary Eliza 472
1835. Mary Eliza 270
1840. Mary F 74
1843. Mary Frances. ... 338
1862. Mary F 335
1843. Mary F 210
1852. Mary Frances 433
1836. Mary Frances 559
1867. Mary Florentine. . . 478
1851. Mary Florentine. . . 596
1846. MarV Georgiana. . . 470
1834. Mary Hannah 439
1866. Mary Hannah 440
1849. Mary Helen 230
1851. Mary Ida 326
1832. Mary Isabel 411
1847. Mary J 149
1833. Mary J 127
1841. Mary J 495
1861. Mary Jane 201
1833. Mary Jane 249
1853. Mary Jane 272
1846. Mary Jane 304
1871. Mary Jane 421
1848. Mary Jane 528
1825, 1828. Mary Jane.. 586
1843. Mary Jane 517
1832. Mary Jane 590
1834. Mary L 392
1846. Mary L 140
1844. Mary L 162
1827. Marv L 363
1836. Mary L 257
1848. Mary Louisa 150
of birth. Page.
1870. Mary Louisa 401
1827. Mary Louisa 558
1872. Mary Louise 440
1871. Mary Lovinia 349
1852. Mary M 169
1813. Mary (Polly) M... 165
1856. Mary M 218
1835. Mary M 220
1887. Mary M 161
1866. Mary M 279
1876. Mary M 312
1824. Mary M 432
1857. Mary Matilda .... 273
1838. Mary Olivia 147
1866. Mary Ophelia 358
1846. Mary P 490
1862. Mary Ruhama 175
1812. Mary (Polly) R. . . 175
1842. Mary R 486
1860. Mary S 125
1805. Mary S 172
1863. Mary S 249
1802. Mary Shephard ... 356
. Mary Tilden 561
1824. Marv Trumbull ... 202
1810. Mary W 127, 133
1776. Matilda 366
1852. Matilda D 132
1841. Mattie 307
1866. Maud 82
1876. Maud 213
1869. Maud 268
1868. Maud 416
1872. Maud 488
1873. Maud Bell 349
1877. Maud Cannon .... 225
1859. Maud M 385
1874. Maude E 516
1875. Maude G 137
1860. Mav 137
Females Born in the Name of Pelton. 66 i
of birth. Page.
1875. Mav 527
1875. May D 539
1875. May Emma . . .582
1873. May Ida 383
1878. May Ives 371
1824. Melinda 438
1841. Melinda C 399
1847. Melissa 272
1834. Melissa 288
1849. Melissa A 169
1865. Melissa E 273
1801. Mercy Parker .... 378
1885. Mernie D 542
1866. Millie 349
1859. Milly Estella ..... 400
1846. Mina 178
1847. Mina J 170
1816. Minerva 242
1814. Minerva 246
1817. Minerva Jennett . . 557
1809. Minerva L 532
1862. Minnie 327
1868. Minnie 392
1875. Minnie 170
1878. Minnie . . 460
1876. Minnie 178
1868. Minnie 392
1877. Minnie Alice 149
1869. Minnie J 70
1867. Minnie L 320
1875. Minnie M 143
1878. Minnie M 101
1824. Miranda 182
1842. Miranda P 142
1799. Miriam 483
1869. Miriam Frances .. . 201
1863. Mnrcia II 539
1883. Muriel A 513
1851. Myra 174
1872. Myra Betsey 184
1859.
1874.
1877.
1868.
1793.
1806.
IS28.
1828.
1809.
1828.
1823.
1808.
1806.
1819.
I822!
1796.
1839.
1831.
1850.
1816.
1835.
1792.
1850.
1870.
1864.
1858.
1876.
1873.
1878.
1859.
1883.
1869.
1872.
1875.
1873.
1858.
1853.
Page.
Myra K 579
Myrtia 395
Myrtle Brown 225
Myrtre 162
N.
Nabby 264
Nabby 387
Nancy 190
Nancy 415
Nancy 222
Nancy 188
Nancy 494
Nancy 455
Nancy . 483
Nancy 490
Nancy 429
Nancy 380
Nancy A 103
Nancy A 258
Nancy L 277
Nancy Mahala .... 280
Nancy Minerva . . . 453
Nancy O 210
Naomi 55
Naomi 212
Nellie 553
Nellie B 427
Nellie C 362
Nellie C 539
Nellie G 281
Nellie K 541
Nellie May 339
Nellie May 564
Nellie Miranda ... 330
Nelly E 219
Nettie Jane 393
Nettie M 281
NinaM 160
NoraC 519
662
Index II.
1869.
1869.
1870.
1760.
1790.
1784.
1854
1857.
1859.
1839.
18 TO.
1795.
1798.
1844.
1846.
1866.
1788.
1806.
1833.
1802.
1809.
1824.
1828.
1855.
1830.
1823.
1836.
1804.
1843.
1827.
1872.
1846.
1875.
1884.
1872.
Page.
Kora E 167
Nora M 144
Nora M 530
O.
Oliv^e ... 442
Olive 464
Olive 475
Olive Mary 90
Olive Rosette 231
Olive Wheeler.... 137
Olivia S 540
OrieM 128
Oritta 155
Orpha 97
Orpha 98
Orpha 232
Orpha 276
Orpha 500
Orpha 507
Orpha 524
Orpha S 452
Orpha S 452
OrrettiL 98
Orvilla 157
Ovelia J 193
P.
Pamelia 524
Pamelia A 192
Parintha 168
{See Errata.)
Patience 264
Patience 427
Patience B 202
Paulina 270
Pauline E 236
Pearl Garnet 196
Pearl Gertrude. . . . 564
Pearly Hattie 352
of birth. Page.
1838. Peggy 279
1797. Peggy 499
1792. Persis 311
1794. Phila 323
1853. Phila S 273
1789. Philena 64
1826. Philena 82
1833. Philena 159
1845. Philena 166
1812. Philena 176
1802. Philena 449
1859. Philinda 160
1791. Philinda 366
1788. Philinda 498
1792. Phoebe 186
1833. Phoebe 190
1799. Phoebe 199
1785. Phoebe 263
1764. Phoebe 321
1796. Phoebe 342
1825. Phoebe 411
1810. Phoebe 418
1858. Phoebe 442
1838. Phoebe C 346
1793. Polly (Mary) 482
1792. Polly (Mary) 96
1782. Polly (Mary). ..... 263
1813. Polly (Mary) M.. . . 165
1785. Polly (Mary) 309
1805. Polly (Mary) 39
1722. Preserved 403
1761. Priscilla 61
1802. Priscilla 121
1786. Priscilla 204
1772. Priscilla 442
. Priscilla 447
1776. Priscilla 448
1782. Prudence 198
1827. Prudence 201
1865. Prudence 201
Females Born in the Name of Pelton. 663
Year
of birth.
Page.
Tear
of birth.
1804.
Prudence
264
1819.
Prudence
312
1755.
Prudence
321
1829.
1744.
Prudence
441
1797.
1754.
Prudence
463
1830.
1859.
Prudence C
596
1773.
1832.
Prudence Gertrude
368
1819.
1847.
R.
1853.
1858.
Eachel
152
1809.
Rachel
260
1842.
1827.
Rachel
275
1758.
1847.
Rachel
280
1768.
1801.
Rachel
398
1823.
1786.
Rachel
422
1779.
1843.
Rachel Elisa
53
1787.
1773.
Rebecca
37
1791.
1803.
Rebecca
39
1861.
1843.
Rebecca , . ..
280
1827.
1850.
Rebecca
419
1855.
1818.
Rebecca
484
1774.
1853.
Rebecca Adeline.
85
1838.
1824.
Rebecca Drake. . ,
563
1809.
1840.
Rebecca Jane
146
1835.
1856.
Rebecca Jane
152
1859.
1815.
Rebecca Jane . . . . .
415
1884.
1818.
Rebecca Miriam.
493
1885.
1845.
Redella
100
1844.
1791.
Rhoda
205
1798.
1825.
Rhoda
408
1878.
1842.
Rhoda
509
1831.
1832.
Rhoda A
290
1818.
1829.
Rhoda M
208
1850.
Romelia
381
1862.
Rosa
260
1806.
1838.
Rosa Belle
555
1845.
1867.
Rosa Estelle . .
167
1873.
1835.
Rosauna
408
1802.
1864.
RosannaLeonia. .
409
1815.
1859.
Rose
187
1772.
Page.
Rosie 516
Rosina 449
Roxanna 100
Roxanna 186
Roxanna 190
Roxanna 497
Roxanna M 533
Ruania 427
Ruhania 181
Ruhama C 172
Ruhama E 174
Ruth ()1
Ruth ... 78
Ruth : . 190
Rnth 228
Ruth 309
Ruth 323
Ruth 344
Ruth 418
Ruth 466
Ruth 497
Ruth 534
Ruth Ann 84
Ruth Ann 145
Ruth Ann 151
RuthEffie 340
Ruth F 371
Ruth Harriet 138
Ruth Lord 205
Ruth Maria 72
Ruth R 210
Ruth Shiprnan 199
S.
SabraA 138, 122
Sabra E 325
Sadie A 47
Sallie 264
Sally 80
Sall'j 228
664
Index II.
Tear
of birth.
Page.
1824. Sally Maria. . . .
.. 74
1795. Sally Maria
.. 331
1813. Samantha
.. m
1795. Samantha
.. 429
1693. Sarah
.. 33
1742. Sarah
.. 35
1744. Sarah
.. 35
. Sarah
.. 227
1717. Sarah
.. 59
1755. Sarah
.. 61
1766. Sarah
.. 61
1750. Sarah
.. 79
1845. Sarah .
.. 85
1824. Sarah
.. 85
1801. Sarah
.. 73
1810. Sarah
.. 121
1807. Sarah (Sally) . .
.. 165
1839. Sarah (Sally) . .
.. 166
1795. Sarah
.. 186
1822. Sarah
.. 187
1864. Sarah
.. 191
1830. Sarah
. 192
1828. Sarah
.. 210
1836. Sarah
.. 211
1835. Sarah
.. 326
1789. Sarali
.. 285
1834. Sarah
.. 326
1831. Sarah
.. 345
1748. Sarah
.. S5'A
1783. Sarah
.. 366
1799. Sarah (Sally) . .
.. 378
1794. Sarah
.. 398
1781. Sarah
.. 482
1830. Sarah
.. 485
1865. Sarah
.. 488
1811. Sarah
.. 489
1783. Sarah
.. 498
1798. Sarah (Sally) . .
.. 501
1816. Sarah
.. 508
1829. Sarah
.. 336
of birth. Page.
1829. Sarah 535
1743. Sarali 547
1768. Sarah 550
1815. Sarah 588
1834. Sarah 595
. Sarah 451
1866. Sarah 579
1827. Sarah 514
1757. Sarah (Sally) 598
1829. Sarah 535
. Sarah 597
1812. Sarah Ann 46
1811. Sarah Ann 97
1827. Sarah Ann 135
1863. Sarah Ann 248
1842. Sarah A 250
1854. Sarah A 294
1844. Sarah A 272
1843. Sarah Austria 348
1827. Sarah Ann 425
1832. Sarah Ann 428
1817. Sarah A 523
1809. Sarah Bidwell 367
1812. Sarah G 424
1811. Sarah D 173
1841. Sarah E 305
1860. Sarah E 50
1863. Sarah E 139
1868. Sarah E 347
1846. Sarah Electa 174
1862. Sarah Eleanor 274
1768. Sarah E 550
1832. Sarah E 393
1855. Sarah E 412
1858. Sarah E 529
. Sarah E 510
1840. Sarah Isabella 238
1822. Sarah Jane 305
1839. Sarah Jane 338
1840. Sarah Jane 472
Females Born in the Name of Pelton. 665
Year
of birth.
iPage.
1832.
Sarah Jane
. 480
1846.
Sarah Jane G . . .
. 340
1846.
Sarah Jane
. 481
1859.
Sarah Jane
. 496
1863.
Sarah J
. 451
1863.
Sarah Jane
522
1873.
Sarah Linette
. 317
1787.
Sarah Lemira (1).
. 568
1790.
Sarah Lemira (2) .
. 568
1824.
Sarah Maria
. 74
1816.
Sarah M
. 246
1853.
Sarah M
. 351
1827.
Sarah Maria
. 400
1834.
Sarah Rhoda ....
. 288
1886.
Sarah Sturges . . .
. 349
1853.
Sarah S
. 253
1847.
Sarah Sabrina . .
. 124
1881.
Savatah R
. 541
1794.
Sene
. 499
1838.
Sophia
. 52
1847.
Sophia
. 94
1797.
Sophia
. 455
Sophia
. 461
1856.
Sophia C
. 383
1791.
Sophronia
. 79
1890.
Sophronia Belle. .
. 181
1833.
Statira
. 534
1859.
Stella
. 86
1856.
Stella
. 168
1807.
Susan
. 87
1802.
Susan
. 314
1833.
Susan
. 485
.
Susan
. 599
1846.
Susan Angeline . .
. 595
1868.
Susan Content . .
. 421
1841.
Susan L
. 250
1866.
Susie May
. 334
1705.
Susanna .
. 31
1819.
Susanna
. 524
1680.
Susannah
. 30
of birth. Page.
1750. Susannah 308
1793. Susannah 328
1802. Susannah 314
1741. Sybil 403
1793. Sylvia 314
. Sylvia 510
1821. Sylvia 513
1850. Sylvia 515
1860. Sylvia 538
1844. Sylvia A 518
1793. Sylvia E 531
T.
1795. Temperance 213
1858. Tenella Viola... 310
1813. Thankful 145
1869. Theodosia ........ 248
1853. Thirza A 293
1856. Thirza Jennette. . . 223
V.
1879. Valeria (Lillie). . . . 374
1867. Valeria 397
1849. Vandalia A 164
1880. VeraT 417
1889. Vera May 582
1886. VernaE 434
1862. Vesta 261
1788. Vienna 366
1813. Vienna Matilda .. . 367
1869. Viola 523
1843. Virginia 176
1867. Virginia Lee 86
1850. Virginia M 242
W.
1761. Wealthy 406
1805. Wealthy 532
1835. Wealthy Olivia ... 537
e^
Index II.
of birth.
1857.
1882.
Wilhelniina . . .
Winnie J
: Page.
... 101
... 349
1822.
1853.
Z.
Zelida
ZelidaH
... 415
... 417
Tear
of birth. Page.
1821. Zervia Gajlord 202
1803. Zervias 229
1874. Zilla 511
1776. Zilpha 154
1801. Zilpha 164
INDEX No. Ill
Surnames other than Pelton, including Peltons who have
Married Peltons.
-^' Page.
Abbej, Benjamin 367
Abbey, Panielia 331, 333
Abell, Catherine E 561
Adams, Dr. Charles 550
Adams, George, and child. 295
Adams, Mr 510
Adams, Mary 292, 293
Aiken, Robert, and chil-
dren 386
Albring, Edgar 169
Alderson, John H 489
Alexander, Mary M 222
Alexander, Eichard A . . . 89
Alf ord, Olive 578, 582
Allen, George W 467
Allen, Junius 96
Allen, Robert 56
Allyn, Prentiss 430
Alverson, Ella E 168
AUwood, Mary 259, 260
Ames, Barnabas 323
Ames, Capt. John 599
Amherst, General 77
Amherst, David 309
Anderson, Elizabeth. . 513, 518
Anderson, John 267
Anderson, Miranda. . 330
Andrews, Mr 213
Andrews, Abraham 62
Andrews, Isaac, and son.. 214
Andrews, James 393
85
Page.
Andrews, Dr. Philo 186
Andrews, Russell 229
Andrews, Charlotte 390
Angell, Jane 216, 217
Anway, William H 46
Archer, Arnon, and chil-
dren 246
Archer, Juliet 457, 458
Armstrong, Annie E 141
Armstrong, CharlinaM. . 127
Armstrong, Harry J. and
child 69
Armstrong, John 547
Armstrong, Elizabeth. . . .
Arnold, Elizabeth (Betsey)
186, 188
Arnold, Kittie E 171
Arnold, Mary G 357, 360
Arnold, Sarah B 362, 364
Ashcome, Mary 85
Atherton, Lydia M. .301, 304
Atherton, Matthew 198
Austin, David E 260
Austin, Ella M 98, 99
Austin, Ophelia 356
Austin, Sarah E 578, 582
Austin, Sarah Emeline. . .
578, 582
Avery, Ada F 160, 161
Avery, Daniel S 289, 290
Avery, Eliza J 299
668
Index III.
Page.
Avery, Hannah 403, 404
Avery, Mary 403, 440
Ayer, Stephen 484
Axtelle, Hannah H ... 96, 142
B.
Babcock, Brinton D 544
Babcock, Libbie C ..... . 544
Babcock, William 166
Babcock, William A 215
Backus, Albert S , and
children 347
Badger, Emerson J 158
Bagley, Dorothy . . . .353, 366
Bailey,' Fanny 330
Bailey, Judith 199, 202
Bailey, Lvdia 165, 166
Bailey, Maggie M . . .384, 385
Bailey, Mary 154, 181
Bailey, Mary 368, 369
Bailey, Mary Moore.. 202, 203
Bailey, Sarah 285, 304
Baird, Sarah 45, 46
Baird, Sarah A 273
Baillet, Francis 113
Baker, Elizabeth 62, 213
Baker, Dolly P 355, 362
Baker, Jennie 445, 446
Baker, Mary 524, 525
Balcom, Pameha A 192
Baldwin, Anna 198, 199
Baldwin, Asa 287
Baldwin, George, and
children 337, 538
Baldwin, Mary 96, 142
Ballard, Hannah 156, 161
Banks, John 442
Barber, Eliza 553
Barber, Col. Josiah, and
children 221
Page.
Barber, Eeuben 176
Barber, William 211
Bard well, Sarah 449
Barker, Reuben 176
Barker, Thomas F 149
Barnard, Mary 379, 380
Barnes, Amanda 80, 82
Barnes, Elizabeth ...188, 189
Barnes, Frankie. ...376,377
Barnes, John W 291
Barnes, Lucy 354, 389
Barnes, Hezekiah, and
children 165
Barrow, John W
Barrow, Wm. M 210
Bartholomew, Wm. H. . . 206
Barton, Emma Jane 450
Bartlett, Ella B 578, 581
Bascomb, William 599
Bassett, widow Eunice. . .
286, 289
Bassett, Samuel G 115
Batchelder, Sarah H..332, 339
Bates, Barbara E . . . 487, 488
Bate, John 24, 56
Bates, Rachel 37, 50, 61
Battles, Frances M 136
Baxter, Aaron 432
Beach, Lydia 407, 408
Beach, Nettie E 270, 271
Beachgood, Martha ... 34, 35
Beardsley, Adeline A. . . . 143
Beardsley, Nathan 314
Beam, Jacob 229
Beany, Sarah 515
Beaumont, J. G., and
children 52
Beaumont, Wm., M. D.. 52
Beaker, William 134
Beckwith, George 57
Surnames other than Pelton.
669
Page.
Beckwith, Col. Kathan . . 142
Beckwith, Phoebe . . 406, 407
Bedford, James 509
Bedell, Phila 133, 138
Beebe, Eunice . . . 78, 86
Beebe, Mary . 88, 90
Beedj, Mark W., and son. 493
Beedy, widow Ruhama . .
473, 481
Beeraan, Ada 195
Beemot, Lydia 270
Beer, Amanda L 177, 181
Beer, Sophronia 177
Beide, George E 139
Belcher, Oapt. Jonathan . 55
Belden, Daniel R 124
Belden, Miss 254, 255
Belden, John G 74
Belden, Silas 378
Bell, Alexander 431
Bell, John 35
Bell, Mary J 165, 171
Bell, Kathan 185
Bell, Rebecca
Bellis, Ellen J 189
Benedict, Ben j. H 262
Benedict, Hezron 142
Benham, Joel 467
Bennett, Edward 408
Bennett, Mr 415
Bennett, Elsie J 485, 488
Bennett, Jane 143, 144
Bennett, Jacob 459
Bennett, Mr 415
Benner, Washington 490
Benson, Hannah 96, 133
Benson, Isaac 483
Benson, Lovina 255, 256
Bentlev, Electa 265, 271
Benton, Dorothy . . .473, 474
Page.
Berge, Sarah 456
Besley, William , 550
Bevan, John (or Ezra) . . . 463
Bidlake, Salhe 378, 382
Bidwell, Mrs. Lucinda K.
353, 354
Bidwell, Sarah 354, 365
Bidwell, William, and
children 285
Bigelow, Edward F., and
children 68
Bigsbee (or Bixby), Sal-
mon 323
Bill, Esq. James 312
Birch, Abigail 524, 526
Birchard, Matthew 600
Bird, Jnlia M 202
Bishop, Dorothy 464
Bishop, Dr. Joseph 62
Bishop, Robert E 415
Bissell, Betsey (Wolcott). 91
Blackadder, Mr 467
Black Hawk 171
Blackstone, Rev. William. 17
Blackwell, Capt. John. . . 56
Blain, John 44, 45
Blain, Nathaniel 45
Blair, Clarissa D . . . . 480, 481
Blair, Isabella A 408, 409
Blake, Alpheus R 226
Blake, William A 174
Blakesley, Jnlius F 470
Blauvelt, Aaron 425
Blinn, Mrs. Jane E 485
Bliss, Anna M 100, 101
Bliss, Fanny E 200
Blodgett, Allen, and chil-
dren 88
Blood, Anna M 226
Blows, Henry 251
6^0
Index III.
Page.
Blue, Marj 242, 243
Blunt, Loren E 251
Boardman, Mr 463
Bogart, Henry 522
Bogart, Prudence 442
Boshart, Jas. H 368
Boshart, Mary L. . . .368, 370
Bosworth, Oliver 447
Bosworth, Eachel...441, 442
Boughton, Charlotte 179
Boughton, Ehoda C. . 178, 179
Bouton, Lillie B 335
Bove, Kate 220
Bowe, Eliza 563
Bowen, Mrs. Mary Butts.
574, 575
Bowman, Melissa 162, 163
Boyington, Abram 490
Boylan, John 576
Boylan, James H 576
Boyle, Catharine 297
Brace, Abigail Hooker . .
308, 313
Bradley, Christopher G. . 574
Bradley, Marietta C. 390, 395
Bradley, Buhama .... 177, 181
Bradley, William 390
Brainard, Alvin 64
Brainard, Dr. Asahel 443
Brainard, Lorenzo 292
Brant, Jos 77
Bray, Mattie A 85, 86
Brayton, Gideon, and
children 246
Breckenridge, Sarah Ann.
173, 174
Breed, Amanda 159, 160
Breed, Eliza A
Breed, Philinda 159
Breed, Warren 234
Page.
Brewster, Ann 502, 504
Brick (Breek), Mrs. . .21, 28
Bridgman, J. C 224
Briggs, E. D., and chil-
dren 380
Briggs, Myron 326
Briggs, Eebecca 98, 99
Brigham, Francelia..393, 394
Brintnell, Mahala
264, 276, 277
Brisbin, Emeline 525
Britt, Martha 407, 410
Brockway, Ebenezer .... 62
Brogdon, Adjt. John 567
Bromley, C 532
Bromley, Lucy 532, 540
Bronson, Homer, and chil-
dren 356
Brooks, Lewis 190
Brown, Abbie 495, 496
Brown, Alice
Brown, Augustus, and . . .
children 387
Brown, Charles E 460
Brown, Eliza M 70
Brown, Eva E 445, 446
Brown, Jenny S 351, 352
Brown, Jonathan 352
Brown, Kate Ellen 184
Brown, Maud 427
Brown, Mrs. Minerva. . . .
100, 102
Brown, Peggy 264, 279
Brown, Euth Dixon
387, 389
Brown, Eussell 192
Brown, Sarah 186, 190
Brown, William, and child
Anna 131
Brownson, C. Sarah 357
Surnames other than Pelton.
671
Page.
Brooks, Nancy M 200
Bruce, Ida A 491
Branson, Sarah 112, 118
Bryant, Emma H 320
Buchanan, Alexander 4-24
Buchanan, John D 427
Buchanan, Sarah M. . .78, 84
Buck, Laura M 476
Buck, Mary 475
Buck, Thos. E., and chil-
dren 86
Buckingham, Hezekiah . .
57, 59, 62
Buckingham, Gideon 59
Buckley, David ... 406
Buckman, J. W 173
Buffum, Lydia A 329
Bulkley, Mary 88, 89
Bulkley, Susan 92, 94
Bull, Nathaniel 246
Bullock, Adelma L. . . 216, 217
Bullock, Frederick G. ... 216
Bunce, Daniel P 73
Bunker, Daniel 484
Bup, Mary 390, 395
Burch, Abigail 497
Burden, Henry 472
Burden, Mr
Burdon, William 586
Burnett, John A 426
Burns, Mrs. Mary. . .264, 266
Burns, Simon, and chil-
dren 489
Burr, Electa 229, 231
Burr, Elizabeth 58, 227
Burr, Harriet 230, 232
Burr, Hudson, and chil-
dren 470
Burt, Melinda 311
Burton, Eleanor 467, 469
Page,
Burton, Maria 576, 579
Bush, Mrs. Charlotte E.,
435, 437
Bush, Jonathan 366
Bush, Mattie Alice 90
Bushnell, Hichard H., and
children 239
Bushnell, Samuel 204
Butler, Clarinda 216, 217
Butler, Timothy 61
Button, Delia L 504, 505
Button, Jeremiah 64
Button, William P 65
C.
Cable, Maria 238, 241
Cady, Edward, children
Martha, Don, Mary,
Ella 216
Cady, Frances A 346
Cairns, Robert 432
Caldwell, Mary 406, 414
Calhoun, EHzabeth C 303
Calkins, Sarah 467
Call, Betsey H 398
Call, Melissa E 346, 347
Calvin, A. O., and chil-
dren 271
Campbell, Fidelia. . .445, 446
Campbell, Margaret E. . .
275, 276
Campbell, Silas C, and
children 53
Cannon, Jennie E 224
Carl, Laura 216, 217
Carpenter, J. H., and chil-
dren 128, 129
Carr, Clement 463
Carruth, George 503
Carruth, Sally 463, 464
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Page.
Carroll, Abraham 513
Carson, James 274
Carter, Freedom 355, 356
Carter, James 68
Carter, Lucy Estelle 365
Carter, Yioiet 247
Cartter, Harriet 255, 262
Carver, John 15
Case, Resolvent, and chil-
dren 346
Casteel, Ellen M 316
Castle, Gracie 236, 237
Caswell, Florence M 320
Chamberlain, Julia A . . .
300, 302
Chamberlain, Ph 
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