Farmer, Carpenter, Joiner

J. M. Pelton states on pages 34-37 of The Pelton Book,
"Our knowledge of his life is unfortunately, very meager. It is, however, known from the land records of
Suffolk County, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., that he lived for some time on Long Island, NY,
then called Nassau, where he and his wife, Sarah, signed a deed of certain
parcels of land in Suffolk, County, 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 probable, 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. As Samuel
was probably married by 1700, or soon after, it is more than probable he had
several children before the birth of Robert. This opinion is confirmed by 'An
account of money laid out for provisions for my Aunt Mary Pelton,' running
for some length of time, and found on the last page of an account book of his
grandson, Samuel, now in possession of William H. Pelton, of Warwick, N.Y.
now 1892, living in Passaic, NJ. Robert's son, Samuel Pelton with son
Richard, and probably 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, Henry Pelton, now 1892, of Passaic, NJ
and from the cover of a 'Sum-book,' used by his grandson, Henry Pelton, now
owned by Samuel Pelton, of Warwick, Orange County, NY, many of these names, facts and dates
have been obtained. Not a person bearing the name of Pelton now lives in
Darien, Conn., neither a person of the name who was born there."


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1. 2. Robert PELTON   b. 13 Feb 1715/1716; d. 26 May 1760.

1. 3. Richard PELTON   b. Abt 1737; d. Bef 4 May 1786.
2. 4. Hannah PELTON   b. Abt 1738; d. Bef 19 Nov 1774.
3. 5. Samuel PELTON   b. 21 Dec 1739; d. 1 Apr 1799.
4. 6. Sarah PELTON   b. 19 Jun 1744; d. 25 Jan 1822.
5. 7. William PELTON   b. 28 Feb 1746/1747; d. 1810.
6. 8. Deborah PELTON   b. 4 Apr 1759; d. Bef 20 Aug 1766.

1. 9. Robert PELTON   b. 4 Jan 1764; d. 28 Aug 1766.
2. 10. John PELTON   b. 28 Feb 1766; d. 4 May 1856.
3. 11. Hannah PELTON   b. 1 Jul 1768; d. 1777.
4. 12. Robert PELTON   b. 15 Mar 1771; d. 18 Jan 1869.
5. 13. Rebecca PELTON   b. Abt 1773; d. 1788.
6. 14. Samuel PELTON   b. 11 Oct 1776; d. 24 Jun 1857.
7. 15. Richard PELTON   b. 24 May 1779; d. 13 Sep 1798.

1. 16. James KENNEDY   b. 11 Oct 1766.

1. 17. John BELL   b. 28 Nov 1772; d. 9 Jan 1853.
2. 18. Ketchell BELL   b. 20 Oct 1776; d. Aft 1796.
3. 19. Sarah BELL   b. 3 Nov 1777; d. Aft 1796.
4. 20. Richard BELL   b. 28 Jan 1784; d. Aft 1796.

1. 21. Deborah PELTON   b. 30 Dec 1767.
2. 22. Catherine PELTON   b. 20 Mar 1768; d. Bef 28 Jul 1776.
3. 23. Catherine PELTON   b. 28 Jul 1776; d. 14 Sep 1777.
4. 24. Hannah PELTON   b. 24 Dec 1784; d. 8 Oct 1828.
5. 25. Richard PELTON   b. 15 May 1772; d. 10 Aug 1773.

1. 26. Henry PELTON   b. 7 Oct 1791; d. 26 Jul 1873.
2. 27. James PELTON   b. 17 May 1794; d. 13 Dec 1814.
3. 28. John PELTON   b. 2 Jan 1797; d. 3 Jun 1875.
4. 29. Richard PELTON   b. 23 Dec 1798; d. 28 Jan 1830.
5. 30. Hannah PELTON   b. 11 Feb 1801; d. 28 Mar 1868.
6. 31. Rebecca PELTON   b. 19 Jan 1803; d. 18 Jan 1829.
7. 32. Mary PELTON   b. 8 Jul 1805; d. 6 Dec 1884.

1. 33. Elias PELTON   b. 1 Jun 1804; d. 9 Mar 1865.
2. 34. Nathaniel PELTON   b. 11 May 1807; d. 19 Jun 1880.
3. 35. Lewis PELTON   b. 1 Jun 1810; d. 10 Jul 1833.
4. 36. Sarah Ann PELTON   b. 4 Sep 1812; d. 19 Jan 1881.
5. 37. James PELTON   b. 8 Jan 1815.
6. 38. William Henry PELTON   b. 2 Jan 1817.
7. 39. Elizabeth PELTON   b. 7 Jan 1820; d. 13 Jun 1888.
8. 40. Francis PELTON   b. 28 Jan 1828; d. Abt 28 Jun 1864.

1. 41. Unknown PELTON   b. 5 Feb 1799; d. 5 Feb 1799.
2. 42. Alfred PELTON   b. 11 Oct 1802; d. 28 Mar 1875.
3. 43. Julia Ann PELTON   b. 9 Sep 1808; d. 10 Dec 1876.
4. 44. Linus Bates PELTON   b. 5 Oct 1814; d. 15 Oct 1877.