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• Birth	26 Jan 1674/1675	Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 May 1760  [1]
  Person ID	I121403	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2004 00:00:00
  Father	Samuel PELTON, b. Bef 25 Jan 1645/1646, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA
  Mother	Mary SMITH, b. 20 Jul 1650, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA
  Family ID	F32346	Group Sheet
  Family	Sarah Bailey WHITING, b. Abt 1681, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA
  Married	29 Apr 1712	Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA
  Notes	Reference Number:6829
  Children	> 1. Robert PELTON, b. 13 Feb 1715/1716
  Family ID	F27083	Group Sheet

• Notes

  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." Contact Gary Garbe for information on living individuals. I DO NOT have information for the majority of the people listed as living. gary_garbe@hotmail.com

• Sources

  [S2602] Pelton and Garbe Families, Gary Garbe.