Historical records matching Pvt. Peleg Gorton, Sr
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About Pvt. Peleg Gorton, Sr
Peleg Gorton was the great-great-grandson of the Governor of Rhode Island Colony, Samuel Gorton (1592-1677), and was born to Dr Samuel Gorton IV & Ruth Gorton, nee Slade, in what was then Swansea Rhode Island.
He moved from Rhode Island to Vermont about 1778. In 1781 he came to Corning, Steuben Co, NY where he purchased a large parcel of land in Painted Post, NY from the Phelps-Gorham land Co.
Peleg was killed by a runaway team of horses in Rensselaer Co, NY before he could move his family to Painted Post. His sons came to the land on which sits a portion of Corning, NY.
He served in the Revolution as follows -
DAR record A046322, rank-Private, Col. Kilian Van Rensselaer's 4th Regt, Albany Co Militia.
Peleg Gorton sold his Rhode Island estate and put his fortune into the Revolutionary cause.
He died with his daughter Dorcas who was also in the wagon with him when the horses ran, killing them both.
His daughter Sarah had married Jacob Cole, Jr. and they along with all the children also came to Steuben County, NY and settled in the town of Addison in what is now Rathbone, close by to the Tracy family on Tracy's Creek.
He married DORCAS WOOD January 22, 1769 in Swansea, RI (now MA). She was born April 23, 1747 in Massachusetts, and died May 28, 1830 in Corning, Steuben Co, NY.
Burial Location
Burial location for Pvt Peleg Gorton, Sr (1750 - 1802) is unknown. He may possibly be buried with his wife Dorcas Wood Gorton (1747 - 1830) in Gorton Cemetery.
Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots has Peleg Gorton buried in Lebanon Springs Cemetery, with a location of Lebanon Springs, Albany (County), NY. There is no existing cemetery of that name in New York and Lebanon Springs is in Columbia County. Peleg was killed in Rensselaer County, NY. Lebanon Springs is about three miles south of the Rensselaer County line. Find A Grave lists six cemeteries with a location of Lebanon Springs. If buried in a cemetery, Peleg could be buried in one of those.
- *This biography has been compiled from info provided by Dave Lehman, the DAR, the Kansas chapter of the DAR, Familysearch.org, and by the Gorton Family Genealogical Page.**
- Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Mar 1 2017, 21:56:10 UTC
Served as a private in the Albany County Militia.
_________________________________________________________ Rootsweb Part of the Steuben Co., NY GenWeb - Judy Allen Cwiklinski coordinator
Old Gorton Cemetery,Park Avenue,Corning, Steuben Co, NY
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These are the remaining stones in the cemetery. Copied in the 1950's by the former Miss Elsie Clute of 3 Brown Road, Corning, NY, and Mr. Robert Newkirk, now of NY City. Miss Clute, now deceased was born and lived all her life until she sold and bought on Brown Road, the second house from the cemetery. Miss Clute had told me that she had heard her father and mother speak of how mad they had gotten with the family in the house beside the cemetery. That the cemetery had been over where this family had their garage built and driveway put in over that part. Many stones lost at that time
Dorcas Gorton d. 28 May 1830 Age 84y24d Wife of Peleg Gorton (nee WOOD)
Peleg died in Lebanon Springs and was buried there.*****
GEDCOM Source
@R1503248714@ North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,61157::0 Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 075 1,61157::2469615
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@R1503248714@ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,60525::0 1,60525::58519942
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@R1503248714@ Rhode Island, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1740-1890 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations Inc 1,3571::0 1,3571::28612332
The Life and Times of Samuel Gorton https://archive.org/stream/lifetimesofsamue00gort#page/195/mode/1up
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Pvt. Peleg Gorton, Sr's Timeline
| 1750 |
January 11, 1750
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Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts
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| 1768 |
October 1768
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Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
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October 8, 1770
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Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
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| 1771 |
1771
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Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
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| 1772 |
1772
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Steuben County, New York State, United States
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| 1773 |
September 27, 1773
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Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
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March 20, 1776
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Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
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1777
Age 26
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Coventry, Kent County, Rhode Island
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| 1779 |
1779
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Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
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