Seeking earlier generations of the BUNTON/BUNTEN and OTTERSON families. The earliest date that I have is the marriage of Robert BUNTON on 8 Dec 1737 in Haverhill,MA to Martha OTTERSON.(VR 2:48) I have the birth of one of their children occuring there also;Andrew,b.8 Sept 1738(VR 1:51). I have not as yet found the origins of the two families. Someone suggested that both BUNTON/BUNTEN and OTTERSON are Scottish surnames. Does anyone have any information on possible parent/ancestors;birth/death dates places for the couple and any further children,other thanAndrew(mentioned above),Richard(b.abt 1739),Mary BUNTON(b.abt1740),John(b.abt1756).Robert BUNTON Sr.'s will was administered in 1761 To carry it down one more generation: John(1756)married about 1776 Elizabeth WEBSTER Children:Robert,Mary,Sarah,John,Samuel,Andrew,Elsie,Anne,Burnha m,Jenny and James. Andrew(1738)married about 1758 Janet OTTERSON(GOSS?) Children:Martha,Elzabeth,James,Robert,Ann,Jane,Sarah and Andrew Jr. Andrew was killed at the Battle of White Plains,28 Oct 1776 Mary(abt 1740)married about 1760 Bow,Rockingham Co.,NH Samuel ALEXANDER (Possibly a son of Randall ALEXANDER of London- derry,NH) Children:at least one child, Martha b.1761 Richard(abt1758)married bef 1779 Mary(poss BROWN) in Plymouth or Plaistow,NH Children:Betsy b.1778,Caty b.178_,Marhey(Martha?)b.1782 and Robert b.1785 Any earlier information on Robert and Margaret(OTTERSON)BUNTON/BUNTEN(they for some reason may turn up as BOYNTON's,I am unsure why) Likewise on any further children of the couple or grandchldren would be appreciated greatly. Thanks Brian C.Page pageb@ptd.net "We are all born insane,some of us just choose not to leave that state"--Samuel Beckett "If we weren't a little crazy,we would all go insane"--Dick Marcinko "Navy Spec Ops Team Researching: In Scotland:MacGEOCH,HUNTER,GREEN,MacCREA(CRAE,REA),RYECROFT. All early to mid 1800's Kirkudbright,Lochmaben and Dalbeattie In New York State:WALDRON/WALDROUN,HALSTEAD,MacGREGOR In Maine: RANLET/RANLETT/RANDLETT/RUNLET/RUNLETT/RUNDLETT;ROUNDY,BROOKS All late 1770's to mid 1800's In Vermont:WEEKS,WELLS,NELSON,MacGREGOR. All late 1700's to mid 1800's In New Hampshire: MacGREGOR,BROWN,PLACE,BUNTON,OTTERSON,BARKER early to mid 1700's In Massachusetts: FLINT,DAVIS,BARKER,VALENTINE,FORBES,WEEKS,ROUNDY,PLUMB,SAVORY George B.ZEISET family historian.