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Reference Number:6668

1. Daniel S COMSTOCK b. 1 Sep 1739; d. Abt 1740.
2. 1. Daniel COMSTOCK b. 30 Sep 1740.
3. Asa COMSTOCK b. 6 Mar 1741/1742.
4. Sarah COMSTOCK b. 8 Sep 1745; d. 20 Sep 1745.

He bought and sold much land as recorded in the "History of Windham Co. Conn." In order to repossess lands claimed by Captain Jonathan Belcher, he met at the house with the sheriff and others. On their arrival, Jabez Utter being absent (his wife and their children being in possession)- John Pelton, John Chandler and Edward Morris placed poles against the house, up which they climbed to the roof and then down through the chimney, and opened the door. He owned land in Saybrook and Middletown; -- died in 1735. He died in the midst of a very active life and in mature vigor of his mental powers. He was a carpenter/joiner.

---The Last Will and testament of John Pelton of Middletown, Connecticut---

Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records
(Hartford District),
Charles W. Mainwaring,
Hartford, 1902,
Vol 3, p 186:
August 20, 1735: Inventory of £225-11-06 was taken by Nathaniel Nichols and John Penfield

I, John Pelton of Middletown, do make this my last will and testament:
I give to my wife Jemima all my household goods, to be her estate forever. I also give to her the use of 1/2 of my house in Middletown, and the use of 1/3 part of my 400 acre farm called the School lott, during the time she continues my relict and widow.
I give to my eldest son, John, besides what I have advanced towards his settlement, my £50 in Potopogue Quarter in Saybrook, together with the divisions and allotments of land that have been laid out thereupon and have not been to me conveyed, and also that shall hereafter be laid out upon sd. right or belonging thereto.
To my son James (besides what I have already given him) I give him 5 shillings. And upon condition tht my son James shall discharge my executors from all claims and demands which he may pretend to have against my estate, and as he ought to do, shall resign up his claims and interests in tow yoke of my oxen (which I heretofore mortgaged to him) unto my executors that the sd. oxen may by them be disposed of as in this my will I shall order then my will is that he shall have £40 paid to him, as I shall hereafter direct, within four years after my decease.
To my two sons, Phineas and Johnson, I give the 1/2 of my avovesd. 400 acres called the School lott, together with 1/2 of my dwelling house thereon standing, to them, their heirs and assigns forever, on condition that they pay out such legacies as I shall hereafter order.
To my other two sons, Joseph and Josiah, and to my daughter Mary, I give the other half of my sd. 400 acres, to be between them three equally divided, to be to them, their heirs and assigns forever, upon condition that they pay out such legacies as I shall hereafter order.
I give to my daughter Jemima £20. To my other three daughters, Sarah, Elizabeth and Keturah, I give to each of them £20. To my four sons, Phineas, Johnson, Joseph and Josiah, I give and bequeath all my cattle, husbandry tools and utensils, to be equally divided between them. I give and bequeath my 200 acres of land in Middletown, which I bought of Mr. Woodward, to my executors hereafter named, to be by them sold for the payment of my debts and for no other purpose. My wife Jemima and my son Phineas PELTON to be executors.

Signed: John [X] Pelton
Witnesses: Hez. Buckingham, Solomon Wheat, Samuel Williams


Court Record, Page 32 -- 2 September, 1735: Will proven.

Page 6 (Vol XV):

March 1, 1746: Joseph Pelton of Middletown, one of the heirs to the estate of John Pelton, moves this Court that freeholders may be appointed to divide one certain piece of land lying in Middletown, containing about 400 acres, and is on the east side of the Great River, being one of the long lotts, so called, the executors neglecting and refuseing to divide the same. Whereupon this Court appoint Joseph Frary, William Rockwell and Samuel Wadsworth, of Middletown, to make division and partition of sd. land according to the last will and testament of the sd. deceased to the heirs, and make return of their doings to this Court.

"A Digest of Early Connecticut Probate Records: Hartford District"; compiled by Charles William Manwaring; III:186; R. S. Peck & Company, Printers; Hartford, Connecticut; 1904 (974.6 CT/Probate SCGS) (Gen 974.6 M295 1904 LAPL)

Interment.net listing of burials has Pelton, John, d. 15 Jul 1735, 52 yrs, as being buried in Riverview Cemetery, Essex, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Other sources give his burial as in Old Burying Ground, Essex, Middlesex County, Connecticut


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One source of information states that Jemima is the daughter of THOMAS JOHNSON and MARY HOLT.

One source (Joyce Pelton Bowley) gives her birth date and place of birth as September 16, 1683 in Medfield, Norfolk County, MA.

One source (Joyce Pelton Bowley) gives her death date and place of death as July 15, 1735 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT


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Perhaps in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts


Reference Number:4515

1. Mary PELTON b. 21 Oct 1706, Canterbury, Windham County, CT; d. Abt 12 Dec 1742, Canterbury, Windham County, CT; bur. Abt 15 Dec 1742.
2. John PELTON b. 29 Feb 1707/08, Canterbury, Windham County, CT; d. 29 Jan 1786, Saybrook Twp, Middlesex County, CT; bur. Abt 3 Feb 1786, Riverview Cemetery, Essex, Middlesex County, CT.
3. James PELTON b. 21 Jul 1710, Canterbury Twp, Windham County, CT; d. 29 Dec 1786, Haddam, Middlesex County, CT.
4. Phineas PELTON b. 24 May 1712, Canterbury, Windham County, CT; d. 24 May 1799, Chatham Twp, Middlesex County, CT; bur. Abt 30 May 1799, Chatham Twp, Middlesex County, CT.
5. Johnson PELTON b. Abt 1714, Canterbury, Windham County, CT; d. 13 Dec 1804, Portland, Chatham Twp., Middlesex Co., Connecticut; bur. Chatham Twp, Middlesex County, CT.
6. Josiah S PELTON b. Abt 1714, Canterbury, Windham County, CT; d. 2 Feb 1792, Portland, Chatham Twp, Middlesex County, CT.
7. Jemima PELTON b. Abt 1715, Canterbury, Windham County, CT; d. Aft 1747, Saybrook Twp, Middlesex County, CT.
8. 3. Sarah PELTON b. Abt 1717, Canterbury, Windham County, CT; d. 20 Sep 1745, Saybrook Twp, Middlesex County, CT.
9. Keturah PELTON b. Abt 1720, Canterbury, Windham County, CT.
10. Elizabeth PELTON b. 1720, Canterbury, Windham County, CT; d. 13 Dec 1771.
11. Ketursh PELTON b. Abt 1721, Middlefield, Middlesex County, MA.
12. Joseph PELTON b. 15 Apr 1722, Lyme, New London County, CT; d. 31 Dec 1804, Portland, Chatham Twp., Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

Wild and reckless youth. "Clear the road for Sam Pelton" from one escapade. See page 29 of 1892 book "Pelton Family in America" by J.M. Pelton. Died in Seekonk, Rhode Island then a part of Massachusetts (Rhode Island was one of the original 13 colonies so it probably was never a part of MA., however, Maine was a part of MA before being granted it's own statehood). Lived on Mount Hope farm near Briston, Rhode Island then a part of Mass. Moved to Seekonk after three children were born. The tradition that father, John Felton, killed the Duke of Buckingham is false. This story has been found not to be true by reviewing the court and other records by several sources. The Felton man was hung in England and displayed for some time. Sam occupied as mariner.

On May 5, 1756, the Hopewell house was purchased from the heirs of Colonel Daniel Coxe by Benjamin Pelton of Long Island, New York. This included the farms of Joseph B. Horn and N. Stout Voorhees. Benjamin Pelton's will dated September 30, 1775, devised it to his heirs. On July 5, 1776, Adam Ege, as surviving executor, sold 57 1/2 acres on the west side of the road to Charles Sexton, Jr., brother of Honorable Jared, the Surrogate, Legislator and Judge from 1777 to 1785. The farm was then owned by Joseph B. Horn, with a record of all the transfers from Charles Sexton to the present owner.

Benjamin Pelton's widow died in 1780 and 120 acres of the middle of the tract descended to grandson, John Pelton. He, on May 2, 1796, sold it to Moses Quick for 1050 pounds in gold and uniting his fortunes with the great tide of emigration moved toward Sussex County and central New York State.

During the revolution, and earlier, the old Pelton place was kept as a hotel. As it was located on the great thoroughfare from tide water navigation at Trenton to the northern part of the state, it was a noted stopping place for the immense trains of wagons loaded with produce from Hunterdon, Warren and Sussex Counties. That part of the state contained a population of forty thousand as early as 1790, and was increasing very rapidly with families from the eastern and central portions of the state.

The old house which occupied the site of the present mansion of John L. Burroughs was a long low colonial structure, very substantially built of stone; having one door and three windows in front and dormer windows in the roof. It had a basement or cellar kitchen in the rear, in which was enacted the famous Pelton adventure, which tradition has handed down for over one hundred and fifty years.
During the early settlement of the country, there was a considerable traffic carried on in stolen horses, and it was very rarely that the property was recovered or the thieves apprehended. Sam Pelton, only son of Benjamin, was a wild and reckless youth, fond of excitement and adventure. He attended the races near his old home on Long Island, and had the reputation of furnishing some good horses for the sporting fraternity of this famous resort. As his associates were not the best, he was regarded with suspicion by the old settlers, who thought he knew something of the route over which some of their favorite horses had mysteriously disappeared. Accordingly when the report circulated that Sam Pelton was keeping a horse in the cellar of the old house, people organized a posse of neighboring farmers who determined to investigate, and if the report was found to be correct, to bring him to an account. Knowing him to be a fearless character, of great strength and daring, they advanced very cautiously until they reached the cellar door, and hearing that he was inside they demanded his surrender. Finding that he was not disposed to yield without a struggle, they opened the door, which was no sooner ajar, than Sam made a sudden dash for the center of the posse, throwing himself against them with tremendous force, striking out right and left, and shouting at the top of his voice, "Clear the road for Sam Pelton!"

The besieging party were not prepared for such an attack, and were so amazed and dumfounded at his daring, that they made no effort whatever to stop him, and while they stood in breathless astonishment wondering what was going to happen, Sam had mounted one of their horses which stood outside, and without a parting salute left this region, never to return. When his would-be captors had recovered sufficiently to realize what a tremendous rush of events had transpired in a remarkably brief period, they were chagrined and disgusted beyond all expression. In playing the role of detectives they had not only made a most dismal failure, but their prisoner had escaped with one of their best horses and all the equipments.

The expression, "Clear the road for Sam Pelton, " became proverbial at once among the old settlers. At a vendue or other gathering of farmers, it was frequently heard when a person wanted to pass through a crowd, and as they stood good naturedly aside, the remark was often heard, "By all means give Sam plenty of room."


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Mary Smith's father, John had married a Mary Ryder about 1629 in England, and had a daughter, also named Mary, born July 20, 1630 at Foxteth Park near Liverpool, England. She married a Nathaniel Glover and after his death, Gov. Thomas Hinckley of Barnstable, Plymouth Colony. This Mary was by his second wife, Mary Whiting. He also was married a 3rd time to Widow Katherine Pelton, but her first husband's first name is unknown.

Another source says Mary was born in Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England and that she died 1768 in Bristol, Rhode Island


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Reference Number:6631

1. Samuel B PELTON b. 26 Jan 1674/1675, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA; d. 26 May 1760.
2. Mary PELTON b. 26 May 1678, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA; c. 14 Jun 1678, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA; d. Abt 1750, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA.
3. Deliverance PELTON b. 31 Jul 1680, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA; c. 3 Dec 1682, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA; d. Bef 1715, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA.
4. 6. John B PELTON b. 9 Jan 1681/1682, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA; c. 14 Dec 1682, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA; d. 15 Jul 1735, Essex, Middlesex County, CT; bur. 20 Jul 1735, Riverview Cemetery, Essex, Middlesex County, CT.
5. Unknown PELTON b. 22 Apr 1685, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA.
6. Ithamar PELTON b. 30 May 1686, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA; c. 20 Jun 1686, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA; d. 25 Apr 1749, Freehold, Monmouth County, NJ.
7. Henry B PELTON b. 10 Dec 1690, Bristol, Bristol County, RI; d. Abt 1763, Groton, New London, Connecticut; bur. Abt 1763, Groton, New London, Connecticut.
8. Sarah PELTON b. 23 Mar 1692/1693, Bristol, Bristol County, RI; d. 2 Feb 1770, Preston, New London County, CT.
9. Benjamin PELTON b. 3 Sep 1698, Bristol, Bristol County, RI; d. 22 Nov 1775, Hopewell, Mercer County, NJ.