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Samuel Gorton was one of the most promi- nent men in the early colonial history of New England. A lover of religious liberty he was always foremost in defending the people of the Providence and Rhode Island plantations from the drastic effects of the religious intoler- ance and grasping tyranny of the Puritans of the Massachusetts and Plymouth colonies. His banishment from the Plymouth Colony was under the following circumstances : A widow, Ellen Aldridge, a woman of good repute, who had lately come over, was employed by his wife as a domestic. It was alleged of her, that "she smiled in church." For this offense Governor Prence commanded, after punish- ment as the bench see fit, her departure, and also anyone who brought her to the place from whence she came. They proposed to deport her as a vagabond. Gorton appeared at court December 4. 1638, in her defense and under- took to show that the offense was not recog- nized in the English law, to the protection of which he appealed ; that she was no vagabond ; was a woman of good report, and by diligent labor earning her bread. He was charged with
deluding the court of her and was bound to answer for this contempt at the next sessions. He appeared at the next sessions, and in his defense, seems to have still further antagonized the court. "All his defense and attempted de- fense" was pronounced to be "turbulent and seditious ;" and so on the 4th day of Decem- ber, 1638, he was sentenced "to depart from Plymouth, his home, his hired house, his wife and children, and to be beyond the utmost bounds of it within fourteen days." His de- parture from Plymouth was in the extremity of New England winter, and happened in the midst of the greatest tempest of wind and snow recorded of the times. After great exposure and suffering he with his family arrived on December 18, at the nearest settlement on an . island in Narragansett Bay. Here he soon came to the front in the struggle by the people against the policy of the judges and elders, who had established a government and court, which was of fidelity, not known to the civil laws, but to the laws of Moses. Gorton was a student of law. His library which he brought from England contained the standard author- ities, and he understood his own and the peo- ple's rights better than did these judges and elders. Massachusetts claiming a prior char- ter to the Narragansett territory, Gorton was chosen by the assembly of the Providence plantations as their commissioner to England, and departed on his mission in August, 1645. His work with and before the parliament com- missioners in England was continuous and se- vere, and it was over two years before he suc- ceeded in his efforts for his people. He did not reach home till May, 1648. He was a writer of ability, leaving many valuable state papers and several published works. That he must have been possessed of great and shining virtues is sufficiently evident from the fidel- ity with which his early adherents followed through life his changing fortunes, and by their never failing confidence in his worthiness to fill public office of the highest trust and of the greatest importance to the general weal. He was their chosen representative to the as- sembly in the years 1649-51-52-55-56-57-58-59- 60-62-63-64-65-66; served a number of years in the upper house, corresponding to the pres- ent senate ; was associate judge of their high- est court, and was their president or governor for the term beginning in 1651 and ending in 1652. He was a multitude of times selected to audit the accounts of the colony, and more
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than any other man in the colony was called upon to draw up important state papers, and in his old age was continually honored by the gift of the most important civil offices. Sidney S. Rider, whose knowledge of these early men, obtained from a lifelong study of their works, is not exceeded by any one living says that Gorton was "one of the most learned men then living in New England." In the languages, in the law, and in letters, he was exceedingly pro- ficient. His early associations were good ; his wife was as tenderly reared as any lady in the colony ; his family educated and refined ; her brother a college professor, and an excellent Latin poet. He was possessed of more liter- ary education than any of the founders save Williams. In law and politics he understood his rights better than did the elders and magis- trates of Massachusetts, and he at all times showed the courage of his convictions and he appeared to have asserted no propositions which he could not legally maintain. Samuel G. Arnold regarded him as one of the most remarkable men who ever lived. John M. Mackey says of him: "His astuteness of mind and Biblical learning made him a formidable opponent of the Puritan hiearchy. By his bold example, by his written and spoken word he did much that should make his name ever freshly remembered by the friends of religious liberty throughout the wide world." Rhode Island may well be proud of his record and of his distinguished services.
His children were: I. - 2. Samuel (2), of whom further. 3. Mary, married (first) Peter Greene, ( second) John Sanford. 4. Maher, married Daniel Cole. 5. John, mar- ried Margaret Weeden. 6. Benjamin, married Sarah Garder. 7. Sarah, married William Mace. 8. Ann, married John Weaver. 9. Elizabeth, married John Crandall. 10. Sus- anna, married Benjamin Barton.
(II) Samuel (2), son of Samuel (I) Gor- ton, was born at Gorton, Lancaster county, England, 1630. He came with his father to New England in 1636, lived with him at War- wick and received from him a deed for his interest in the property. He, like his father, gained the friendship and goodwill of the Indian tribes around them. He was captain of the military company of the town and in 1678 was a member of the court at Newport to try cases against the Indians for depreda- tions committed during King Philip's war. During the years 1676 to 1683 he was a mem-
ber of the upper house of assembly. He also filled the office of assistant judge two terms; was elected for a third term but declined to serve. He married, December 11, 1684, Sus- annah Burton, born 1665, daughter of William and Hannah (Wickes) Burton. Samuel (2) Gorton, died September 6, 1724, and his widow married (second) Richard Harris. She died June 25, 1737. Children of Samuel (2) Gor- ton : 1. Samuel (3), of whom further. 2. Hezekiah, born January 11, 1692, married Freelove Neason. 3. Susannah, born June 4, 1694, married Joseph Stafford.
(III) Samuel (3), son of Samuel (2) Gor- ton, was born in Warwick, Rhode Island, Jan- uary 9, 1690. He moved from Warwick to Swansey, Massachusetts, where his last five children were born. He married, June 1, 1715, Freelove, daughter of Elder Joseph and Lydia (Bowen) Mason. Children: 1. Samuel (4), born in March, 1717; married (first) Ruth Slade; (second) Frances (Rice) Graves. 2. Freelove, born August 27, 1718. 3. Ann, September 7, 1721. 4. Lydia, February I, 1723. 5. Benjamin, July 2, 1725, married Avis Hulett. 6. William. 7. Joseph, of whom fur- ther. 8. Susanna, born June 6, 1734. 9. Heze- kiah, July 9, 1736. He died in January, 1784, and was buried from the home of his son, Deacon Benjamin Gorton, January 23; funeral sermon by Elder John Gorton.
(IV) Joseph, son of Samuel (3) Gorton, was born probably in Swansey, although his birth is not recorded there. He served in the revolution in Esquire Millard's company, Colo- nel Waterman's regiment, Rhode Island militia, November 21, 1776; December 4, 1776, and January 9, 1777, length of service not stated. He married, January 1, 1762, Mary Barton, born November 20, 1740, daughter of Benja- min and Mary (Harte) Barton, a sister of General William Barton, who captured the British General Prescott at Newport. Chil- dren: I. Hezekiah, born November 21, 1763, married the widow of Asa Potter. 2. David, of whom further. 3. Mary, born March 4, 1770, married Levi or Sevin Kinnecot.
(V) David, son of Joseph Gorton, was born at Warwick, Rhode Island, November 24, 1768, died at Mansfield, New York. He was married by Elder John Gorton, March 19, 1789. to Alice Whitford, born July 16, 1770, daughter of George and Hannah ( Wickes) Whitford, of Warwick. Her name is written alternately, Alice and Elsie. They settled in
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Mansfield, New York, but after being left a widow she lived with her daughter Rachel in Bloomfield, Connecticut, where she died in July, 1855. Children: 1. Mary, born 1790, married Philip White. 2. Joseph, of whom further. 3. Hannah, born July 7, 1795, mar- ried William Haswell. 4. Susan, born May 12, 1799; married (first) Henry Baxter, (sec- ond) Ransom J. Greene. 5. John, born April 19, 1801, married Johanne Sheldon. 6. Silas C., born 1803, married (first) Diadama Meade ; married (second) Lucy Steel. 7. Rachel, born December 14, 1805, married William Gillette. 8. Phebe S., born July 1, 1811, married John Robinson. 9. Hezekiah, born 1814, married Sallie A. Edmonds. 10. Alpha, died in infancy. II. Betsey E., born January 21, 1818; married (first) James Brown, ( second) William Henry.
(VI) Joseph (2), son of David Gorton, was born at Warwick, Rhode Island, Novem- ber 7, 1792, died in December, 1872, at Friend- ship, New York. He was a cooper by trade. He was named after his grandfather, Joseph Gorton, who gave him a tract of one hundred acres of land at or near where the city of Ben- nington, Vermont, now stands. This he sold for a few hundred dollars and settled in Friendship, Allegany county, New York, where he married, lived and died. He served in the war of 1812, under Colonel Brockway. He married, January 5, 1814, Phebe Baxter, born October 5, 1795, at North Salem, Westchester county, New York, daughter of John (2) and Dorcas (Whitlock) Baxter. Captain John (I) Baxter came to America in 1664 with the Irish Volunteers, as captain. He received for his services the island of Throggs Neck. He had eight children, among whom was Petit Baxter. Petit Baxter, born December 16, 1732, died February 5, 1809, married Sarah Brush, . born November 9, 1738, died February 5, 1823. They had twelve children, the eldest being John Baxter. John (2) Baxter, born Septem- ber 24, 1760, died November 28, 1841, was a soldier of the revolution. He married Dorcas Whitlock, born June 4, 1776, died April 25, 1839. They had nine children, one of whom was Phebe Baxter Gorton, of previous men- tion.
Children of Joseph (2) Gorton: I. Alpha Ann, born November 16, 1814, died August 8, 1815. 2. Sarah H., born March 16, 1816, died April 4, 1816. 3. Harriet Ann, born Sep- tember 17, 1817, married Levi Horner. 4. Sheridan, of whom further. 5. Joseph, born
October 12, 1821, died February 16, 1822. 6. Fanny, born January 12, 1824, married Abel T. Reynolds. 7. Orpha E., born April 25, 1826, married Samuel E. Latta. 8. Phebe F., born May 30, 1828, married John C. Colwell. 9. Susan M., born July 9, 1830, married Robert E. Middaugh. 10. Henry Baxter, born De- cember 27, 1832, married Flora Horner. II. Josephus, born February 21, 1835, married Ellen M. Church. 12. Erastus, born February 4, 1837, died March 3, 1837. 13. Thaddeus Hezekiah, born March 5, 1839, died January, 1848.
(VII) Sheridan, son of Joseph (2) Gorton, was born in New York state (probably in Friendship), December 21, 1819, died in Friendship, May 23, 1848. He was a musician and during the summer months traveled in that capacity with Van Amberg's circus. He also learned and worked at harnessmaking. He died at the early age of twenty-nine years. He married, August 12, 1847, Abigail Norton, born in Washington county, New York, in May, 1829, died in Friendship, December 22, 1910. They had one child, Sheridan (2), born October 1, 1848. Mrs. Gorton married (sec- ond) Walter D. Renwick, a teacher and farmer, who died in Friendship in 1908. She was a Congregationalist, later a Methodist. She was the daughter of Joseph B. Norton, born in Washington county, New York, in 1800, a farmer, also a lumberman, and one of the first settlers of what was then Phillipsville, Allegany county, New York, settling there with wife and one child Abigail. He died in Friendship. By a first marriage there was no issue ; he married (second) Prudence Hall, born in Walpole, New Hampshire, in 1806, died in Friendship, in 1900; she was of a prominent family, her grandfather Hall was an officer of the revolution. Children of Jo- seph B. Norton and his second wife Prudence Hall : 1. Abigail, of previous mention, wife of Sheridan (I) and mother of Sheridan (2) Gorton. 2 David, born 1831, died at Friend- ship, a harnessmaker and farmer; married (first) a Miss Harrison, who left a son Harry, born 1856; married (second) Libby Bradley, also of Friendship; children: Carrie; Fred- erick; a daughter; Mary, and. Martin. 3. Miriam, born in 1833, in Phillipsville, New York ; married William McCracken, of Farm- ington, Oakland county, Michigan, where they reside on their farm. Children: i. Harry, a farmer and an ex-member of the Michigan
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legislature. ii. Mary, married William Hewitt, a lawyer of Detroit. iii. Stella, resides in Oak- Jand county, Michigan. iv. Arthur, a lawyer in Indiana. 4. Rhoda, born 1835, married James Hyde, a clerk; they reside in Belmont, New York : no living children. 5. Sheridan McArthur, born 1848, thirteen years after his sister Rhoda : died in Friendship, in 1896; he married Mary Robinson, who survives bim; one child: George, an electrical engineer. 6. Clara, born in 1850, at Phillipsville, Allegany county, New York, died in East Lexington, Massachusetts, about 1890; married Edward Spalding, a prominent farmer and citizen of East Lexington.
Children of Abigail (Norton) Gorton by her second husband Walter D. Renwick : I. Ellena, born in Cuba, New York, 1854; married F. L. Dayton, deceased, a real estate and insurance agent of Friendship, whom she survives; one child: Lolo. 2. Elizabeth, born in Belmont, New York, 1861, married William H. Flint, a mechanic, residing in Friendship; children : i. Jessie, married Roy Glover. ii. Carl, an engraver of Buffalo, New York. iii. Mary, a teacher in Bradford (Pennsylvania) high school. iv. Howard, a student at Michigan University. 3. Walter N., born in Belmont, 1865, now a lawyer of Cuba, New York ; mar- ried and has : Walter, born 1903; Robert, 1909. 4. Edward M. (Ned), born in Belmont, 1870, a traveling salesman; married Ruth Newton and resides in Cuba, New York; has one daughter Irene.
(VIII) Sheridan (2), only child of Sheri- dan (I) and Abigail (Norton) Gorton, was born in Belmont (then called Phillipsville), Allegany county, New York, October 1, 1848. He there received a public school education, and1 became a teacher, following that profes- sion in Allegany county and in Oakland coun- ty, Michigan, until 1872. He was then ad- vance agent for a theatrical company four years until 1876. In the latter year he began the study of law, under the direction of S. McArthur Norton, of Friendship, New York. He had previously read and studied law under the direction of Hon. Wilkes Angel and George S. Jones, at Belmont, New York, and now continued under Mr. Norton's preceptor- ship until June 15. 1877, when he was admitted at Buffalo, New York, as a member of the bar of the state of New York. He located in Smeth- port, Pennsylvania, July 3, 1877; was admitted to the McKean county bar, September 24, fol-
lowing, formed a partnership with John C. Backus (see Backus), and together they prac- ticed very successfully until the death of Mr. Backus. In November, 1898, he entered into a law partnership with Thomas R. Richmond ( see Richmond), then a member of the Penn- sylvania legislature. This was a very effective combination and they transacted an enormous business until the death of Mr. Richmond in 1908. Since that time Mr. Gorton has practiced alone, retaining and satisfactorily serving the former firm clients. He is an able lawyer, thoroughly informed in the law and skillful in legal procedure. He is a Republican in politics and has held many town and county offices, including the board of council, school director, district attorney for Mckean county ( 1894-1897), and numerous conventions which he has attended as delegate. He is president of the Smethport Water Company and has large business interests outside his profession. He has given a great deal of attention to fra- ternal societies and has attained prominence in all. He is past master of Smethport Lodge, No. 182, Ancient Order of United Workmen, and past grand master of the Pennsylvania State organization (1892 and 1893), the Penn- sylvania jurisdiction including West Virginia ; past noble grand of Smethport Lodge, No. 389, Independent Order of Odd Fellows ; past worshipful master of Mckean Lodge, No. 388, Free and Accepted Masons; is a companion of Bradford Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; a sir knight of Trinity Commandery (Brad- ford), Knights Templar ; a noble of Zem Zem Temple (Erie), Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and a thirty-second degree Mason of Couders- port Consistory, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite. His club is the Central of Smethport. During his long professional and public career, Mr. Gorton has fairly won the confidence and esteem of his townsmen and brethren of the bar, and as a man, a citizen and a lawyer bears a character beyond reproach.
He married, June 29, 1878, Lucy C. Eaton, born in Smethport, April 1, 1859. She was educated in the public schools and has been a lifetime resident of Smethport. She is a daughter of Judson Galusha Eaton, a descend- ant of John Eaton, the emigrant, of Water- town and Dedham, Massachusetts (see Eaton). Mrs. Gorton is a member of the Travelers' Club and of St. Luke's Episcopal Church. Children of Sheridan and Lucy C. (Eaton) Gorton, all born in Smethport: 1. Sheridan
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(3), born September 22, 1879, now a publisher of New York City; married a widow, Mrs. Editlı (Case) Montgomery ; no issue. By her first husband she had a daughter Marjorie, living in Massachusetts. 2. E. Rex, born June 14, 1881 ; now in charge of a large garage in Patterson, California ; married March 19, 1911, Matilda Nieman, of Cincinnati, Ohio. 3. Mac- Arthur, born February 4, 1889; graduate of Bucknell University, class of 1910, now a civil engineer in São Paulo, Brazil, South America ; unmarried. 4. Elva Rita, born May 8, 1893, graduate of Smethport high school and resides with her parents.
(The Eaton Line).
John Eaton, the emigrant, was an early set- tler of Watertown, Massachusetts, where he was admitted a freeman May 25, 1636; lived there another year and shared in several land distributions. He joined the Dedham church in 1641 and took active part in the public af- fairs of Dedham, serving on committee to lay out lands; as surveyor of highways, and as wood reeve several years. He died October 9, 1658. His wife Abigail survived him. Chil- dren : I. Mary, baptized at Dover, Kent county,
England, March 20, 1631. 2. John, died young. 3. Thomas, born 1633, died 1659. 4. John (2), of whom further. 5. Abigail, born January 6, 1640, died February 13, 1711. 6. Jacob, born June 8, 1642, in Dedham, died young.
(II) John (2), son of John (I) Eaton, born 1636, died April 23, 1684. His wife Alice, died March 8, 1694. Children : I. John, died young. 2. John, married Ann Whitney. 3. Thomas, married Lydia Gay. 4. William, married Mary Starr. 5. Judith, died young. 6. David, died young. 7. Ebenezer, died young. 8. Judith, born May 17, 1680. 9. Jonathan, of whom further.
(III) Jonathan, son of John (2) Eaton, was born at Dedham, Massachusetts, Septem- ber 3, 1681, died in Killingly, Connecticut, June 25, 1748. He moved to Connecticut in 1701 and was the first permanent settler at Putnam village, where he built a mill. He attended church in Killingly in 1730, and was chosen deacon. He married Lydia Starr, in 1706, second daughter of Comfort and Mary Starr. She died in March, 1751. Children : I. Lydia, born November 5, 1707, twice married. 2. Keziah, May 24, 1710, married Deliverance Cleveland. 3. Alice, November 28, 1712, mar-
ried Joseph Lawrence (2). 4. Susanna, in April, 1715; married Thomas Grove. 5. Jerusha, April 16, 1717; married John Buck- lin. 6. Hannah, August 17, 1719; married Seth Johnson. 7. Jonathan (2), November 10, 1721, married Sarah Johnson. 8. John (2), of whom further. 9. Penelope, born March 21, 1729. 10. Comfort, September 25, 1730, married Mehitable Whitmore. 11. Marston, October 21, 1731, married Elizabeth Lyon.
(IV) John (3), son of Jonathan Eaton, was born May 13, 1724, died while on a visit to his son in Eatonville, New York. He lived in North Adams, Massachusetts, and married Hannah Johnson. Children : 1. John (4), mar- ried Mehitable Richardson. 2. Elisha, married Sally Case. 3. Wyman, married Mary Knight. 4. Rufus, of whom further. 5. Comfort, mar- ried Polly Griffith. 6. Rhoda, married Jere- miah Bucklin. 7. Esther, married Jonathan Richardson. 8. Lydia, married Abijalı Rich- mond. 9. Keziah, married a Mr. Knapp. 10. Mehitable, married Donald Bensley. 11. Han- nah, married Chad Brown.
(V) Rufus, son of John (3) Eaton, was born June 16, 1770, died in Springville, Erie county, New York, February 7, 1845. He was but a lad of sixteen years, when with four brothers he emigrated to the site of Eaton- ville, Herkimer county, New York, and helped to found the town that bears the family name. At the age of forty years he moved with his wife and eight children to the vicinity of Buf- falo, New York, but finding it unhealthy, again moved, settling at Springville, Erie county, near the southern boundary of the county. He located there in 1810, obtained a great deal of good land, on which Springville was later largely built, he being one of the first settlers there. He built the first saw mill in the town, was the first justice of the peace, and with his brother Elisha built, in 1824, the old Spring- ville Hotel. He donated land for the village park; the cemetery; the academy; the First Presbyterian Church, and for other charitable and religious purposes. He may be called the father of the town, so intimately is his name associated with its early history. He married, in 1791, Sally Potter, who died November 15, 1843, aged seventy-six years. Children : 1. Syl- vester, of whom further. 2. Waitee, married Frederick Richmond. 3. Sally, twice married. 4. Rufus C., born 1796, married Elizabeth But- terworth. 5. Mahala, married Otis Butter-
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worth. 6. Elisha, born 1800, married Betsey Chapee. 7. Harriet, married Dr. Carl Emmons. 8. William, died young.
(VI) Sylvester, eldest son of Rufus Eaton, was born in Little Falls, New York, June 17, 1792. He married (first) Lydia Gardner, (second) Nancy Wilkes. Children by first wife: 1. Peregrine, married (first) Alice Tailor, (second) Phebe Starkweather. 2. Jud- son Galusha, of whom further. 3. Mary L. Children by second wife : Waitee, Lucinda, and Rosalie, who married a Mr. Rice, of Osago, lowa.
(VII) Judson Galusha, son of Sylvester Eaton, was born in Springville, New York, August 19, 1823, died May 7, 1888, a tinsmith. He married, September 4, 1856, Sarah Electa Bennett, who survives him a resident of Smeth- port, where they settled after marriage. She is a daughter of Oshea Rich Bennett, born near Albany, New York, April 29, 1806, died in Smethport June, 1858, a merchant; married Lucy . Green Warner, born July 5, 1807, at Lima, New York, died in Smethport, May II, 1887; they were the parents of twelve chil- dren, of which Sarah Electa was the second.
(VIII) Lucy C., daughter of Judson Ga- lusha and Sarah Electa (Bennett ) Eaton, mar- ried Sheridan Gorton ( see Gorton VIII).
This name, originally Stoll, was STULL borne by John Stoll, a Hollander and a resident of the township of Frankford, Sussex county, New Jersey. Many Dutch and German families settled at an early day in Sussex, coming from the eastern part of New Jersey. the lower counties of New York state, Long Island, and in some cases from New England.
(I) John Stoll is the first of whom record is found in Sussex county, where he married and had male issue. He was the father of Captain Jacob Stoll or Stull, of whom further. (II) Captain Jacob Stoll or Stull, son of John Stoll, was born in Sussex county, New Jersey, 1741, died at Elmira, New York, No- vember 14, 1809. He served in the revolution- ary war, first as assistant of the Second Regi- ment, Sussex county, New Jersey, troops ; later was promoted captain. He was engaged at the battles of Quinton's Bridge, Three Rivers, Hancock's Bridge, Connecticut Farms, Van Nest's Mill, Long Island, Trenton ( As- sanipink), Princeton, Germantown, Spring- field and Monmouth, serving with distinction. NP-10
He was accompanied to the war by his son John, a lad of twelve, who served in the wagon trains as packhorse boy. Captain Jacob Stull was at this time a resident of New Jersey, but after the war moved to New York state set- tling at Elmira, where he owned a good farm of over two hundred acres. Descendants of Captain Stull are yet found in that locality. He is buried by the side of his wife in the family plot on the old farm. He married Sarah Pipenger, born 1743, died in Elmira, New York, November 2, 1830. She was of English descent, and until her death drew a pension from the government on account of her husband's patriotic service in the revolu- tion.
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