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1641 - 1713 (72 years)
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Name |
STANTON John |
Birth |
1641 |
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [3, 4, 5, 6] |
- Colonial Families says 1643.
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Gender |
Male |
_UID |
36680D38EB9ED5118A064445535400001272 |
Death |
31 Oct 1713 |
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States [6, 7] |
Notes |
- Savage: JOHN, Stonington, s. of Thomas the first, was wish. by the Conn. governm. to be educ. for an Ind. interpret. and teacher, and sent by his f. to Harv. Coll. 1661, but not long eno. stud. there to partake in the honors. He prob. learn. more by practice and exper. of acquaint. with the unlet. natives; was freem. 1666, liv. at S. 1670-9, prob. had s. of the same name, as he was call. sen. a capt. in Philip's war, and much employ. in every thing relat. to the Ind.
Stanton: John Stanton, b. 1641, in Hartford, Conn.; m. 1664, HANNAH THOMPSON; d. Oct. 31, 1713, in Stonington, Conn. 3 John9 Stanton was a pupil of that famous old school-teacher of the Puritans. Elijah Corlet. In 1654, he and John Minor, son of Thomas Minor, were selected by the Court of Commissioners to be educated for teachers of the Gospel to the Indians. Both young men, however, ultimately left their studies, and devoted themselves to other pursuits.
In 1664, John2 Stanton became the first Recorder of the town of Southertown (now Stonington). The same year he married Hannah Thompson. She was, undoubtedly, either a daughter or sister of Rev. William2 Thompson, Jr., whose father was Rev. Wm.1 Thompson of Braintree, Mass. The younger William was appointed in 1657, to be a missionary to the Pequots, and resided in Stonington and New London until 1663, when he went to Surry Co., Virginia. He is believed to have returned and died in Stonington, as his grave is in the old burial ground at Wicketequack Cove.
Feb. 18, 1675, John2 Stanton was commissioned captain of one of the four Connecticut regiments in King Philip's War. He served with distinction in this war, and was in command at the time of the capture of Canonchet, the chief sachem of all the Narragansetts. This service was acknowledged by the "Courte" in the remittance of a fine imposed in 1675. The circumstance was as follows: He, as agent of Stonington, with five selectmen (of whom Thomas1 Stanton was one), presented a petition and protest to the General Assembly of Connecticut, on behalf of the town. They protested against certain laws deemed by them unjust to their rights, peace and liberty. For so doing, one of them, Capt. Denison, was fined 10 pounds, and forbidden to hold office. Another one, Mr. John Stanton, "the towne's agent, for management of his agency, is fined ten pounds for that boldness, to be paid at the latter end of summer, at Boston, in money or corn, according to order." Meanwhile came the war, and in May, 1677, the fine not yet paid, was revoked.
May 10, 1710, a deed of trust was executed in favor of Capt. John Stanton and four others, by which the eastern part of the Mohegan lands was forever settled on the Mohegan tribe, under the regulation of said five and their successors, "so long as there shall be any Mohegans found or known of alive in the world."
For litigation that arose from this and for further notes as to Capt. John, see Historical Part.
"A few years before his death, Capt. John2 Stanton gave his real estate to his sons by deed, as follows: to Joseph3 he gave the homestead farm in Stonington; to John3 and Thomas3 he gave all his lands in Preston. Theophilus3 was not living then. John 3and Thomass settled on the lands in Preston. His will, dated in 1713, confirms these gifts of land. In 1737, his son John3, then of Preston, applied to the Probate Court in New London, for an equitable division of the Preston lands between him and his brother Thomas3." The homestead farm in Stonington is on the banks of the Mystic river. The site of Capt. John's mansion is still to be seen. His farm of 300 acres adjoined John Gallup's on the west and Capt. George Denison's on the north. A map of it, made by Capt. Denison in 1661, in connection with his own and other farms, is still in possession of the Denison family living on their ancestral homestead. The Pe-quot-se-pos brook was the dividing line between the Stanton and Denison lands. The present owner of Capt. John's lands is Joseph Stanton Williams whose mother was a Stanton. It has never passed out of possession of the family. A few years ago, in opening a gravel bank near the site of Capt. John's house, the laborers came to a space about six by eight feet, well stoned, containing a few portions of boncs. Dr. Geo. D. Stanton visited the place and is of the opinion that it was the burying place of Capt. John and his family.
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Person ID |
I3623 |
Noyes Family Genealogy |
Last Modified |
11 Feb 2003 |
Father |
STANTON Thomas, b. Abt 1616, England d. 2 Dec 1676, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age ~ 60 years) |
Mother |
LORD Ann, b. Abt 1614, England d. 4 Sep 1688, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age ~ 74 years) |
Marriage |
1637 |
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [8, 9] |
Family ID |
F746 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
THOMPSON Anna, b. Bef 8 Jun 1645, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States |
Marriage |
1664 [3, 6, 7] |
Children |
| 1. STANTON John, b. 22 May 1665 d. Bef 8 Jul 1755 (Age < 90 years) |
| 2. STANTON Joseph, b. 22 Jun 1668, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States d. 1751 (Age 82 years) |
| 3. STANTON Thomas, b. Apr 1670 d. Yes, date unknown |
| 4. STANTON Ann, b. 1 Oct 1673 d. 23 Mar 1680 (Age 6 years) |
| 5. STANTON Theophilus, b. 16 Jun 1676 d. Yes, date unknown |
| 6. STANTON Dorothy, b. 1680 d. 28 Apr 1699 (Age 19 years) |
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Family ID |
F1702 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
23 Feb 2024 |
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Sources |
- [S192] Book-Savage, Vol. 4, p.166.
- [S110] Book-A Record of Thomas Stanton & His Desc, p.135-136, CS71.S791.
- [S44] Book-Colonial Families.
- [S69] Book-Noyes-Descendants of Rev. Wm. Noyes, p.33.
- [S192] Book-Savage, Vol. 4, p.167.
- [S110] Book-A Record of Thomas Stanton & His Desc, p.135, CS71.S791.
- [S106] Internet Online Homepage.
http://roxy.sfo.com/~genealogysf/bonner/D0/I0000607.HTM#I607
- [S175] Book-Torrey; NE Marriages Prior to 1700, p.702.
- [S1245] Book-Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Lord, p.56, R929.2 qL867L.
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