Rev. Samuel Belton was the son of John and Elizabeth (Webster) Belton. He was the husband of Alice (Wilson) Belton. Rev. Belton was a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church/Canadian Methodist Church: Genesee (now Western New York) Conference 1818 F 1820 To Canada at organization 1824.

Canadian Methodist Ministers, 1800-1925 -
Samuel Belton was received on trial in the Genesee Conference in 1818 and was ordained in 1821. In 1825 he was sent to form a circuit in the newly settled townships between the Mississippi and Ottawa Rivers, in Upper Canada, places which had been seldom if ever visited by any minister of the Gospel. The settlement had been formed chiefly by emigrants from Ireland, who were in very moderate circumstances, and therefore unable to do much for the support of religious institutions. They were, however, thankful for the care thus manifested for their spiritual welfare, generally listened with attention to the word of life, and did what they could to make the missionary comfortable. That the word took effect is manifest from the fact that the next year there were returned on the Minutes: two hundred and seven members, and the work has continued to prosper, under the labors of God's servants, from that to the present time. His churches: 1817 Otsego, New York, 1818 Detroit, Michigan, 1819 York, 1820 Westminster, 1821 ordained Hallowell, 1822-1823 Smith's Creek Circuit, 1824 Belleville, 1825 Mississippi/Ottawa, 1826-1827 Bay of Quinte, 1828-1829 Fort George, 1828 Methodist Episcopal Conference ministerial delegate to General Conference held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1830 Westminster, 1831 Ancaster/Binbrook, 1832 Nelson, 1833 joined Wesleyan Conference, 1833-1834 Lake Simcoe/Cold Water, 1835 Dumfries, 1836 Hamilton (Retired), 1837-1838 Grimsby, 1839-1840 St. Catharines/Thorold, 1841-1842 Reesorville, 1843 Whitby, 1844 Lake Simcoe, 1845-1846 Credit, 1851-1861 Hamilton (Wentworth Co.) Superannuated

Carroll, John
Case And His Contemporaries: Or, The Canadian's Itinerants Memorial
Upper Canada District - Rev. Henry Ryan, Presiding Elder
Ancaster: Rev. Joseph Hickcox and Rev. Samuel Belton

311--"Samuel Belton was a native of Ireland, and was born December 17, 1790; so that at the time of his coming to Canada he was nearly 28 years of age. He had come to the United States with his father's family. Early in life he had learned the trade of a cloth-dresser, and in following that occupation in the village of Rome, New York, he was converted, and became the first class-leader in the first class formed in that place. Being full of zeal for God, and gifted, he was made very useful in that locality. The previous year to the one of which we write, the Presiding Elder had laid hold upon him and sent him to the Otsego Circuit, in the neighborhood of the Susquehanna. At the close of the year he recommended him to the Genesee Conference to be Received On Trial for the regular ministry. He then became the assistant to the renowned Rev. Abner Chase and under their joint labors a glorious revival took place."

321--"Mr. Belton was rather above middle size, and at this time well developed and prepossessing. In 1819, the author saw him for the first time, and his boyish fancy was impressed with his appearance and dignified carriage as he walked down the aisle and ascended the pulpit in the old Chapel at York. He was plump and comely-looking with full, closely shaven face--feeling his respectable clerical habiliments,--breeches and stockings.--in a manner that made him very presentable. His talents for his day were respectable, having a commanding manner and a style of declaration, which when he felt 'liberty,' arose to eloquence. He was good-tempered, and managed his Circuits very successfully."