This is the full version of the Panton twig of the McEachern branch of my family tree, or at least as full as I can get it. Some of the information does not come with a 100% warrantee of truth. The tombstone inscriptions were sent to me by Ann Bonnell (and a hearty thank you goes to her!!). All of the information about Francis and Jane's family, and much of Francis and Catherine's family, comes from Virginia (Ginny) Schenck, a descendant of Richard H. Panton (her information comes from a mysterious "cousin David", who signed my guestbook but won't return my emails) . Credit where credit is due (along with blame!).

The name Panting seems to have been changed from Panting to Panton by the first generation of PEI children (with the exception of Angus, who retained the old spelling).

The first person we believe we are related to is Francis Panting, born in 1794 in Oxfordshire, England; his parents were William Panting and Ann Pope. In 1816 (Oct 17), he married Jane Fraser in Charlottetown. Jane's parents were Angus Fraser and Jennie Shaw (the partial list of Selkirk settlers shows an Angus Fraser, with wife and two daughters, settling at Red Point), and are believed to have come to P. E. I. on the Polly with Lord Selkirk. Their tombstone reads: Francis Panting, died April 3, 1854. Aged 60. His wife, Jane Fraser died April 10, 1875. Age 82.
Their children were:
Mary Ann (b Aug 23, 1817)
Richard
Angus (b Jul 15, 1821. This man is said to have moved to Wood Island and possibly married Christine Docharty)
Edward (b Mar 23, 1823. He was a shoemaker and supposedly has descendants in Ontario)
Francis Panton (b 1825)
John (b 1817)
Jennie (married Capt. Donald Docherty)
Christine
George
Margaret (I believe this is the same Margaret Panting whose tombstone reads: Angus MacKenzie, 1834-1900. His wife, Margaret Panton, 1835-1923. Infant daughter, Sarah, 1876.)

The tombstone of John Panton reads: John Panton died March 15, 1903, age 86. Also his wife, Mary Docharty, died June 22, 1896. Age 78.
(b) Effie, died April 15, 1874, age 39; Mary Roper, died June 7, 1884, age 37. Annie Panton, died January 25, 1938, age 78
(c) William Panton, died January 22, 1934, age 77; his wife, Nettie Smith died Nov 20, 1935. Age 75.
The 1927 Atlas does show that William owned (in 1927) the land that John owned in 1880, so William -was- likely John's son.

Francis Panton (1825-1902) married Catherine Docherty (1830?-1902). They, like Francis' brother John, are listed as carpenters and farmers in the directory of Meacham's 1880 atlas- the Pantings were shipbuilders (according to family wisdom).
Francis and Catherine had the following children:
Frank William (1856- Aug 14, 1927)
Finlay (1858?-1920, had two children by his first wife Georgina Irving (Herbert Briggs P. and George Irving P.) and several by his second wife, Emma Johnston)
Christine (b June 21, 1858, married James Johnston and had two sons, Warren and Leslie)
James (b Apr 1, 1860)
John Malcolm (June 29, 1862-Jan 11, 1904; moved to Pennsylvania in 1883 and married Catherine Narby (McNair?)- five children)
Mary Jane Panton (1864-1942, married Charles McEachern)
Richard H. (1870-Feb 19, 1904, moved to Pennsylvania and married Anna Lora Freeman)
Margaret Catherine (1872-1928)
Hector Angus (b May 10, 1874, moved to the States in 1898 and married Rose Gertrude Narby)
Sarah Maude (Nov 12, 1880- July 6, 1934; married David Livingston Morrison, July 23, 1874-Sept 5, 1950)

Francis and Catherine's gravestone reads: Francis Panton, died June 28, 1902, age 77. His wife, Catherine Docherty died December 1, 1902, aged 71. Also their children, Frank W. Panton died Aug 14, 1927, age 71. Margaret C. Panton died Dec 6, 1928 Age 56.

The Belfast kirk records show the baptism of a Catherine Docharty born on July 16th, 1830 to Malcolm Docharty and Flera (Flora?) McPherson- we are not sure if this is our Catherine). The partial listing of the Polly Settlers includes one Docharty family- Donald, his wife, three sons (Finlay, Donald, and Angus) and three daughters (Mary, Kate and Margaret). It is likely that Malcolm was either the son or the grandson of the elder Donald, since they settled in the Glashvin area, which is near the Panton homestead. The Docharty family seems to have gotten along extremely well with the Pantings, judging from the number of marriages between the two.