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• Reference Number: 1352
• _UID: 6688EB215F914F81B8EC3661B0AC2A1691B8

Noah married Lucy BARBER on 5 Dec 1820. Lucy was born on 28 Apr 1799 in East Windsor, Hartford, CT; died on 30 Jun 1866 in East Windsor, Hartford, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Reference Number:20703

1. Daniel PHELPS was born on 26 Oct 1822; died on 5 Sep 1892.
2. Lucy Elizabeth PHELPS was born on 18 Nov 1824 in East Windsor, Hartford, CT; died on 7 Apr 1860 in East Windsor, Hartford, CT.

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• Reference Number: 1349
• _UID: 26BC15E7AE6B4579B884707F0995043DBF98

Daniel married Elizabeth PELTON in Nov 1788 in CT. Elizabeth (daughter of Nathan PELTON and Ruth THOMPSON) was born on 20 Aug 1766 in East Windsor, Hartford, CT; died on 30 Jun 1809 in East Windsor, Hartford, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 646
• _UID: 379C8926CDB34A8789EC4625093BFB2D1F01

Notes:

Married:
Reference Number:11124

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• Reference Number: 285
• _UID: 289344DE908C46D1BF9344E7C5F895CAA9FC
• Alt. Birth: 2 May 1738; Alt. Birth
• Alt. Death: 16 May 1813; Alt. Death
• Baptism: 13 Feb 1953

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He was a Farmer and a Ship smith. Of light complexion and hair, broad sho ulders with short neck and legs and of great strength. Once he shoulder m oved an anchor to show he was as strong as an ox and the pressure split h is cowhide shoes.
"Nathan was a sturdy scion from a sturdy puritan stock, both in mind a nd in body, and was honored in Church and in State. He ruled his house s ternly, as the following anecdotes, told by his great-granddaughter, Mr s. Emily P. Miller, whose father and mother were both grandchildren of Nat han, will shoe: "one evening his children, or grandchildren, had for visit ors their cousins Phelps, and making more noise in their fun than the o ld gentleman thought proper, he left his bed and severely reprimanded the m. On another occasion a dance being in progress in the neighborhoo d, he suspected that a son and daughter had gone there. He went ot see a nd finding them took them home for the night, or so he thought. They havi ng inherited a fair share of their father's spirit, after all was quiet re turned to the dance and saw it out." he attended church with utmost regula rity, regardless of wind or weather, and from Saturday night to Sunday nig ht, the New England Sabbath, scarcely allowed a word above a whisper in h is house. he was not a favorite with the young, but was always a thouroug hly reliable man. His light complexion with light hair and stocky statu re where characteristics of the early New England Peltons.
At the beginning of the campaign of 1759, of the "Old French War" Nathan a nd his brother Ithamar were members of Captain Peleg Redfield's Company. ( 1st Lt. George Nettleton; 2d Abraham Pyler; Ensign, Edward Shipman), who j oined the forces of General Amherst, and served through the campaign, In 1 760, Captain Redfield again served with his company.
The family Bible of Nathan was in the possession of hes grandson, Enoch Pe lton of South Windsor, CT in 1892. it is said that in early live, Natha n, in Middletown, CT, was connected in business with John Harper, a m an of Scotch-Irish descent, who had married Miriam Thompson, daughter of J ames Thompson of Windsor, CT, another Scotchman, That Miriam's sister Rut h, while visiting her, met Mr. Pelton who afterward married her. The y, in time, removed to Windsor, where they became permanent residents, whi le John Harper went to New York State, bought 250 acres of land and found ed Harpersfield in Delaware county. He was an associate of Sir William Jo hnson and Jos. Brant. In the Revolutionary War, Colonel John Harper, comm anding at Fort Schoharie, was warned by Brant of coming danger in ti me to save the lives of himself and family, even though his house was burn ed and the village destroyed. (See Jay Goulds History Delaware Co., and al so Stiles' History of Windsor, CT)"[3108553.ged]

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Ref: DAR Patriot Index, Centennial Edition, Part III (pages 2269-2270), Wa shing 1990.
Nathan, CT, b. May 2, 1738 CT, d. May 16, 1813 CT, married (1) Ruth Thomps on (2) Mrs Mary Waters, was in Civil Service and Patriotic Service.

Note: First Pelton to come to East Windsor, CT. now South Windsor, CT
"Three of Nathaniel Pelton's daughters married Phelpses' The Pelton and Ph elps families disagreed in politics, and on the engagement of Mr. Pelton 's third daughter to a Phelps, he is reported as saying, "Well I have a li ttle yellow dog. If I knew there were any more Phelpses around I would t ie her up."

Military:
Revoluntionary War

Occupation:
Shipsmith

Alt. Birth:
Saybrook Twp, Middelsex County, CT

Alt. Death:
East Windsor, Hartford County, CT

Nathan married Ruth THOMPSON on 23 Nov 1763 in East Windsor, Hartford, CT. Ruth was born on 1 Jun 1740 in East Windsor, Hartford, CT; died on 21 Jun 1789 in East Windsor, Hartford, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 643
• _UID: B109CB950FC1436692AFD20A0F658947F4B0

Notes:

Married:
Reference Number:5936

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• Alt. Birth: Alt. Birth
• Reference Number: FVDD-D6
• _UID: 96D2CB11C8F04C0790047B6A95DB4BFA7D91
• Alt. Death: 29 Jan 1786; Alt. Death

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John was buried near his father, in the old burying ground at Essex, Conn ., where the head stone still stands (in 1892) bearing the following inscr iption:

"In Memory of
Mr. John Pelton who died
Jan. 29th, 1786
In his 81st year."

Interment.net listing of burials has his father, Pelton, John, d. 15 Jul 1 735, 52 yrs, as being buried in Riverview Cemetery, Essex, Middlesex Count y, Connecticut

Alt. Birth:
Canterbury, Windham County, CT

Religion:
Protestant

Alt. Death:
Saybrook Twp, Middlesex County, CT

John married Elizabeth CHAMPION on 9 Dec 1731 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT. Elizabeth was born on 15 Mar 1710 in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut; died on 5 Dec 1755 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 270
• _UID: B5CB9F0B4FC24804B438F3C8973FF107FC38
• Alt. Birth: 15 Mar 1708; Alt. Birth
• Alt. Death: 15 Jul 1755; Alt. Death
• Alt. Death: 5 Dec 1755; Alt. Death

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Description: Conflicting evidence states she died 15 Jul 1755.[3108553.ged ]

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Elizabeth's death may have been 5 DEC 1755 in Saybrook (Middlesex) Connect icut.

Alt. Birth:
Lyme, New London County, CT

Alt. Death:
Saybrook Twp, Middlesex County, CT

Alt. Death:
Saybrook Twp, Middlesex County, CT

Notes:

Married:
Reference Number:3768

Alt. Marriage:
Saybrook Manor, Middlesex County, CT