Descendants of Samuel Gorton

Generation No. 1

1.  SAMUEL¹ GORTON was born 1592 in Gorton, England.  He married MARY MAPLETT. 

Child of SAMUEL GORTON and MARY MAPLETT is:

2.        i.    JOHN² GORTON, b. 1632, Gorton, England.

Generation No. 2

2.  JOHN² GORTON (SAMUEL¹) was born 1632 in Gorton, England.  He married MARGARET WEEDEN, daughter of JEREMIAH WEEDEN and MARY CLARKE. 

Child of JOHN GORTON and MARGARET WEEDEN is:

3.        i.    JOHN³ GORTON, b. 1675, Warwick, Rhode Island.

Generation No. 3

3.  JOHN³ GORTON (JOHN², SAMUEL¹) was born 1675 in Warwick, Rhode Island.  He married PATIENCE HOPKINS, daughter of THOMAS HOPKINS and SARAH.  She was born 1680 in Providence, Rhode Island, and died 1717 in Warwick, Rhode Island.

Child of JOHN GORTON and PATIENCE HOPKINS is:

4.        i.    WILLIAM⁴ GORTON, b. 1705, Warwick, Rhode Island; d. 1761, New London, Ct..

Generation No. 4

4.  WILLIAM⁴ GORTON (JOHN³, JOHN², SAMUEL¹) was born 1705 in Warwick, Rhode Island, and died 1761 in New London, Ct..  He married LYDIA COLLINS, daughter of BENJAMIN COLLINGS and SARAH BANGS.  She was born 1712 in Westerly, Rhode Island, and died 20 Nov 1809 in Connecticut.

Notes for WILLIAM GORTON:

Drowned in Hudson river, near Poughkeepsi

Child of WILLIAM GORTON and LYDIA COLLINS is:

5.        i.    WILLIAM⁵ GORTON II, b. 21 Sep 1748, Mashapaug, Rhode Island; d. 1834, Neversink, New York.

Generation No. 5

5.  WILLIAM⁵ GORTON II (WILLIAM⁴, JOHN³, JOHN², SAMUEL¹) was born 21 Sep 1748 in Mashapaug, Rhode Island, and died 1834 in Neversink, New York.  He married (1) PHOEBE DANIELS, daughter of JOHN DANIELS and HULDAH.  She was born 27 Jul 1750 in New London, Ct..  He married (2) LOIS HALL.  She was born in Haddam, CT, and died in Neversink, NY.

Child of WILLIAM GORTON and PHOEBE DANIELS is:

6.        i.    WILLIAM⁶ GORTON III, b. 19 Aug 1771, New London, Ct.; d. 29 Oct 1827, Neversink, New York.

Generation No. 6

6.  WILLIAM⁶ GORTON III (WILLIAM⁵, WILLIAM⁴, JOHN³, JOHN², SAMUEL¹) was born 19 Aug 1771 in New London, Ct., and died 29 Oct 1827 in Neversink, New York.  He married MARGARET TOMBS.  She was born Abt. 1771 in Dutchess County, New York.

Child of WILLIAM GORTON and MARGARET TOMBS is:

7.        i.    PHOEBE⁷ GORTON, b. 05 Aug 1811, Town of Neversink, New York; d. 18 Dec 1881, Wawarsing, Ulster County, NY.

Generation No. 7

7.  PHOEBE⁷ GORTON (WILLIAM⁶, WILLIAM⁵, WILLIAM⁴, JOHN³, JOHN², SAMUEL¹) was born 05 Aug 1811 in Town of Neversink, New York, and died 18 Dec 1881 in Wawarsing, Ulster County, NY.  She married GARRETT DU BOIS WAKEMAN, son of MARCUS WAKEMAN and LAURA NOSTRAND.  He was born 16 Sep 1806 in New Paltz, New York, and died 10 Sep 1888 in Wawarsing, Ulster County, New York.

Children of PHOEBE GORTON and GARRETT WAKEMAN are:

8.        i.    BETHENA MARIA⁸ WAKEMAN, b. 06 Dec 1833, Lacawack, Town of Wawarsing, Ulster County, NY; d. 29 Jan 1923, Ulster Heights, Town of Wawarsing, Ulster County, NY.

           ii.    JAMES WAKEMAN, b. 06 Dec 1833, Lacawack, Town of Wawarsing, Ulster County, NY.

          iii.    JAMES R WAKEMAN, b. 05 Feb 1832, Lacawack, Town of Wawarsing, Ulster County, NY; d. 1832.

         iv.    CHARLES H. WAKEMAN, b. 30 Nov 1838, Lacawack, Town of Wawarsing, Ulster County, NY.

         v.    EDWIN WAKEMAN, b. 06 Apr 1842, Lacawack, Town of Wawarsing, Ulster County, NY.

         vi.    LUCY ELLEN WAKEMAN, b. 23 Oct 1847, Lacawack, Town of Wawarsing, Ulster County, NY.

        vii.    WILLIAM WAKEMAN, b. 07 May 1853, Lacawack, Town of Wawarsing, Ulster County, NY.

Generation No. 8

8.  BETHENA MARIA⁸ WAKEMAN (PHOEBE⁷ GORTON, WILLIAM⁶, WILLIAM⁵, WILLIAM⁴, JOHN³, JOHN², SAMUEL¹) was born 06 Dec 1833 in Lacawack, Town of Wawarsing, Ulster County, NY, and died 29 Jan 1923 in Ulster Heights, Town of Wawarsing, Ulster County, NY.  She married SIMON PETER BUNTING¹ 03 Jul 1851 in Ulster County, NY, son of THOMAS BUNTON and HELENA OOSTERHOUDT.  He was born 28 Jul 1825 in Town of Rochester, Ulster County, NY, and died 14 Aug 1906 in Lackawack, Town of Wawarsing, Ulster County, NY.

Notes for SIMON PETER BUNTING:

Simon Peter Bunting was a farmer and cabinet maker.

Children of BETHENA WAKEMAN and SIMON BUNTING are:

9.        i.    MINNIE⁹ BUNTING, b. 02 Jul 1867, Town of Wawarsing, Ulster County, NY; d. 27 Nov 1944, Ulster Heights, Ulster County, New York.

           ii.    JAMES BUNTING, b. 1856, Town of Wawarsing, Ulster County, NY.

          iii.    ELIZABETH BUNTING, b. 1858, Town of Wawarsing, Ulster County, NY.

Generation No. 9

9.  MINNIE⁹ BUNTING (BETHENA MARIA⁸ WAKEMAN, PHOEBE⁷ GORTON, WILLIAM⁶, WILLIAM⁵, WILLIAM⁴, JOHN³, JOHN², SAMUEL¹)² was born 02 Jul 1867 in Town of Wawarsing, Ulster County, NY, and died 27 Nov 1944 in Ulster Heights, Ulster County, New York.  She married ROMAIN BENNETT, son of JOEL BENNETT and MARY BROWN.  He was born 23 Dec 1866 in Ulster Heights, Ulster County, New York, and died 13 Jun 1938 in Ulster Heights, Ulster County, New York.

Children of MINNIE BUNTING and ROMAIN BENNETT are:

           i.    WALTER¹⁰ BENNETT, b. 01 Sep 1892, Ulster Heights, Ulster County, New York; d. 18 Jan 1978, Ellenville, Ulster County, NY; m. KATHRYN "KITTY" RUTH FAHY, 11 Nov 1919, Ellenville, Ulster County, Ny; b. 06 Aug 1901, Laurenkill, Ulster County, New York; d. 22 Jul 1976, Ellenville, Ulster County, NY.

           ii.    GEORGIA ANNE BENNETT.

          iii.    MARY ETHEL BENNETT.

         iv.    EUGENE BENNETT.

         v.    ALICE BENNETT.

         vi.    ERNEST BENNETT.

        vii.    ALFRED BENNETT, d. Abt. 1932, Cape Pond, Ulster Heights, Ulster County, NY.

       viii.    NELLIE BENNETT.

Endnotes

1.  Simon was a farmer and a cabinet maker.

2.  Minnie was a school teacher in a one room school house in one of the villages that are now below the reservoir.