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_Thomas Stanton _____+
| (1693 - 1751) m 1713
_Thomas Stanton _____|
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| (1695 - ....) m 1713
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|--Thomas Stanton
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|_Sarah Chesebro _____|
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_Thomas Stanton _____
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_John Stanton _______|
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|--Thomas Stanton
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_Thomas Stanton _____+
| (1504 - ....)
_John Stanton _______|
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|--Thomas Stanton
| (1560 - ....)
| _?? Townsend ________
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|_Elizabeth Townsend _|
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_John Stanton ____________+
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_Thomas Stanton _____|
| (1560 - ....) m 1582|
| |_Elizabeth Townsend ______+
| (1538 - ....)
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|--Thomas Stanton
| (1585 - 1643)
| _George "Sonoria" Pudsey _+
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|_Maria Pudsey _______|
(1562 - ....) m 1582|
|_Margaret Gibbon _________
(1532 - ....)
[2577] Burke's American Families with British Ancestry spells the name
Staunton.
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_Thomas Stanton _____|
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[7645] Thomas Stanton was born in England, 30 Jul 1616. Thomas died 2
Dec 1676Stonington, Conn., at 60 years of age. He married Ann
Lord in Hartford, Conn., 1637. Ann was the daughter ofDr.
Thomas Lord and Dorothy Bird. Ann died 1688 Stonington, Conn.
Shewas baptized 18 Sep 1614. Stanton Garner in history of the
Berry familyindicates that Ann was born ca 1615 in Towchester,
Northton, England. Hissource is not cited. He emigrated, 2 Jan
1635. Point of origin: England. And from Virginiatraveled to
Boston, in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, apparently to jointhe
Puritan congregation at New Town (later Cambridge). He resided
in New Town, Connecticut Autumn 1635. Sixty disaffectedmembers
of the congregation in New Town, Massachusetts Bay colony
movedto what is now known as Connecticut, establishing another
New Townthere. In 1636, under the leadership of Thomas Hooker
and Samuel Stonenearly all of the remaining parishioners moved
from New Town,Massachusetts to New Town, Connecticut and Thomas
Stanton may have comewith these if he did not come with the
first group. At this timeConnecticut was not a colony, only a
group of settlements until 1667. Thefollowing year, 1637, they
renamed their new settlement 'Hartford,' afterStone's English
home, Hertford. In 1650 he established a trading housein
Stonington, Conn., on the Pawcatuck river. His family lived in
NewLondon for a few years until finally their permanent
residence came to beon the Pawcatuck. NOTE: there have been
claims that Thomas is the son ofThomas and Katherine
(Washington) Stanton of Wolverton, Warwickshire. In'The
American Genealogists' Volume XIV, D. L. Jacobus, New Haven,
Conn.,1937, is an article by Clarence Almon Torrey, PH.B of
Dorchester, Mass -'The Stanton-Washington Ancestry'. Almon
consulted published works onOxford students and John Burke's 'A
Genealogical and Heraldic History ofthe Commoners of Great
Britain and Ireland'. From these records 'it isevident that
Thomas Stanton, son of Thomas and Katherine
(Washington)Stanton, remained in England; that he entered
Oxford, aged 17 years, in1634; that he married Elizabeth Cookes
and had a son Thomas, who was 17in 1664, when he was admitted
to Oxford.' Thus he is not the same personas Thomas Stanton of
Connecticut. According to Bob Coomber of Rochester,New York,
Savage in'First Settlers of New England' lists Thomas age 50
in1635 with Dorothy, 46, Thomas 16, Ann, 14, William, 12, John,
10, Robert,9, Anne, 6, and Dorothy, 4.'
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_Thomas Stanton _____+
| (1560 - ....) m 1582
_Thomas Stanton _______|
| (1585 - 1643) m 1616 |
| |_Maria Pudsey _______+
| (1562 - ....) m 1582
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| (1617 - 1677)
| _Walter Washington __+
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|_Katherine Washington _|
(1597 - 1618) m 1616 |
|_Alice Morden _______+
(1574 - ....)
[278] In 1650 he established a trading house in Stonington, Conn., on
the Pawcatuck river. His family lived in New London for a few
years until finally their permanent residence came to be on the
Pawcatuck.
NOTE: there have been claims that Thomas is the son of
Thomas and Katherine (Washington) Stanton of Wolverton,
Warwickshire. In "The American Genealogists" Volume XIV, D.L.
Jacobus, New Haven, Conn. 1937, is an article by Clarence Almon
Torrey, PH.B of Dorchester, Mass - The Stanton-Washington
Ancestry". Almon consulted published works on Oxford students
and John Burke's "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the
Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland". From these records "it
is evident that Thomas Stanton, som of Thomas and Katherine
(Washington) Stanton, remained in England; that he entered
Oxford, aged 17 years, in 1634; that he married Elizabeth
Cookes and had a son Thomas, who was 17 in 1664, when he was
admitted to Oxford." Thus he is not the same person as Thomas
Stanton of Connecticut.
However, Bernard Stanton the President of The Thomas
Stanton Society (1999) wrote in April 1999 that "the root of
the problem lies with two Stanton brothers having the same
name. This unusual practice was bound to cause problems. [Its
precedent was established by the family of John and Elizabeth
(Townesend) Stanton, great grandparents of our Thomas]."
Regarding the Terry's identification of the third Thomas, "we
claim (he) has been wrongly identified. The reason for our
opinion lies on the Stanton memorials found on the wall of
Wolverton's Church, St. Mary the Virgin. Here Thomas Stanton,
Lord of the Manor, was born in 1621 and died in 1664. His birth
was two years after the visitation. This Thomas
married Elizabeth Cooke, the daughter of Edward (This was so
noted by Terry in referring to the chart "Staunton of
Longbridge, 1835"). It was also found on the church memorial.
Another memorial notes the birth of Thomas, son and heir of
Thomas and Elizabeth, born 1646, died 1715 (He was the third
Stanton on the Oxford list). Terry was not aware of the church
memorials that revealed a second Stanton child in the family to
carry the name Thomas."
"Oxford records as quoted by Terry, tell of Thomas
Stanton Sr. born in 1595, enrolling in Jan. 1610 at age 15. He
was the father of Thomas Stanton (Staunton) Jr., 1st son of
Thomas of Wolverton, enrolled July 1634 at age 17. A third
Thomas, "son of Tho. of Wolverton, c. Warwickshire, gent." was
born. He enrolled 13 July, 1664, at age 17. His memorial claims
him the son of Thomas and Elizabeth. That makes him the nephew
of our Thomas, not the son as reported."
"We now have two Thomas Stantons born of Thomas and
Katherine (Washington) Stanton. The first son Thomas is spelled
out in the visitation chart. The second son Thomas is called
out in the Staunton of Longbridge chart; in addition, he is
identified as the husband of Elizabeth Cooke."
The inscriptions referred to are:
1. Nave, South side by Screen. Wall-tablet.
Arms: STANTON (of 3) impaling --- (No Tinctures)
Crest: On a torse, set upon am Esquire's Helmet, a ? fox
sejant, collared and chained.
Sacred/ to the Memory of/ THOMAS STANTON of this Parish/
Gent/ Lord of this Manor and Patron of this Church/ He was a
Person endeud (sic) with all those Virtues/ And accomplishments
becomeing a Christian/ or a Gentleman, his Courteous Behavior/
And strict Observation of Justice/ Made Him Respected by his
equalls and his/ Exemplary Charity no less endeared Him to his/
Inferiours, as He liv'd belov'd so He died/ lamented ye 24th
Day of October 1664/ AEtatis 47/ He Married ELIZABETH/ daughter
of EDWARD COOKES of Pinly Abby, Gent/ A woman diservedly
admired by all/ An affectionate wife/ and a most prudently
tender mother/ Pious She was without hyprocrisy/ Charitable
without ostentation/ And Friendly without flatery/ Her goodness
made her esteemed here/ It likewise prepar'd her for a happy/
Immortality hereafter. She died/ the 13th day of November 1707
Aet 85/ They had issue 3 Sons and 5 Daughters.
2. Nave, North side, by Screen, Wall-tablet.
Arms: Two chevronds in a bordure engrailed.
Crest: On a torse, set upon an Esquire's Helmet, a ? fox
sejant, collared and chained.
Here lyeth/ the body of/ THOMAS STANTON/ late of this
Parish, Gent/ son and heire of/ THOMAS STANTON and/ ELIZABETH
his wife who/ died the 14th of December/ Anno Com: 1715,
Aetatis 69/ To whose Memory this/ Monument was Erected.
[282] Sixty disafffected members of the congregation in New Town,
Massachusetts Bay colony, moved to what is now known as
Connecticut, establishing another New Town there. In 1636,
under the leadership of Thomas Hooker and Samuel Stone, nearly
all of the remaining parishioners moved from New Town,
Massachusetts to New Torn, Connecticut, and Thomas Stanton may
have come with these if he did not come with the first group.
At this time Connecticut was not a colonly, only a group of
settlements until 1667. The following year, 1637, they renamed
their new settlement "Hartford," after Stone's english home,
Hertford.
[279] BonaventuraEnglandThe list of passengers who took the oath of
allegiance 2 Jan 1635 and embarked on the Merchant Bonaventure,
captained by Mr. James Ricroft, bound from London to Virginia
includes: Thomas Stanton 20.
And from Virginia traveled to Boston, in the Massachusetts
Bay Colony, apparently to join the Puritan congregation at New
Town (later Cambridge).
[287] Thomas Stanton's Last Will and Testament as reported in "The
Thomas Stanton Society Newsletter", Number 10,. November 2000,
The Thomas Stanton Society, 9525 Azure Cover, Bradentown,
Florida 34210.
Written Oct. 24, 1677. Rec'd in Probate Sept. 20, 1678.
Approved and Recorded June 11 1718.
The Last Will and Testament of Mr. Thomas Stanton, know all men
by these presents that I, Thomas Stanton Senior of the town of
Stonington in the Colony of Connecticut do declare this
following to be my Last Will and Testament (viz) that I resign
up my soul to God, that for it and my body to the grave to be
buried in hope of a glorious ressurection with the saints, to
receive both soul and body and inheritance amongst those that
are sanctified and that are as a Christian. I may make due
provision for my loving wife and dear children after my
departure out of this world.
I give to my eldest son Thomas Stanton Senior a hundred and
fifty acres of land where he now dwells (viz) beginning at a
brook near a micry swamp lying south eastwardly of said swamp
and taking in his improvements running from the said brook by
Pawcatuck River as the river runs to the northern bounds of my
land which butts upon land which was Mr. Amos Richardson's and
is said now to belong unto his son Stephen Richardson, and so
holding the same breadth from the river southwesterly towards
the meadows until the whole hundred and fifty acres is
completed.
Also I give the said Thomas ten acres of meadow I bought from
Goodman Elderkin. beginning next to the upland which lies
northeastwardly and so running southwesterly until the whole
ten acres of meadow are up.
Further I give a hundred acres of land to the said Thomas of mY
land lying next to his lands given to him by the town lying
upon Pawcatuck River a little way above Shunock River.
Unto my son Daniel I give a piece of land, upland and meadow, a
line being run straight from the brook called the Hot House
brook to his brother Thomas his southerly line, and Pawcatuck
River being the other bounds of the land, and Thomas his
southerly line provided it is not to exceed forty acres in the
whole; provided also that if the said Daniel see good to sell
the said tract of land he is to give his neighbouring brothers
Thomas, Robert and Samuel the refuseing of the purchase of the
same, any one of them or all of them jointly. Giving as another
would give the remainder of my tract of land not disposed of to
Thomas and Daniel.
Where I now live is to be equally divided betwixt my two sons
Robert and Samuel. The plowlands, meadows, pasture lands,
feeding land without fence and fences and all the
appurtinances, only particularly the new house to the southward
of the old house, and southern orchard is to be Roberts,
provided in consideration of all Robert hath Robert is to pay
to his mother Anna Stanton 4 pounds a year in currant
merchantable pay of the country during his said mothers' life.
The other house and northern orchard and nursery of young trees
and garden I give to my loving wife during her life and my son
Samuel when he comes of age may improve the above said half of
uplands, meadows, pastures, fences, unfenced lands, paying
yearly unto his mother as his mother and he can agree, not
exceeding 3 pounds In the currant pay of the country. The barn
is half Robert's and half Samuel's when Samuel is of age and if
my wife see cause to let Samuel, whilest she lives, to enjoy
the house and orchard the said Samuel is to pay his mother 4
pounds for his whole improvement in the currant pay of this
country yearly and after my wifes decease the whole as above
said to be equally divided betwixt Robert and Samuel and to
theirs forever without any payment.
The household stuff and lumber in the house I leave to my
loving wife, only unto Robert, Samuel and Daniel each of them I
give a feather bed. The lumber without doors for cartwheels,
chairs I give to be divided between Robert and Samuel.
To my son John Stanton I give the two hundred acres of. meadow
upland he lives upon with all the appurtinances thereof besides
what he hath received in other things which land lies upon
Mystic River and to his eldest son John I give that hundred
acres of land that lies up in the woods near Goodman Wheeler's
land, which land he mortgaged to me in consideration of 19
pounds in money I paid for him to Arthur Mason of Boston.
To Joseph Stanton I give the house and orchard at Quanacontog
and all the upland and meadow, the whole farm with its
appurtinances bounded as the deed of gift expresseth provided
that he do not sell it without good advice from his mother and
brothers while they live. And also I give to my son Joseph 20
acres of upland near Goodman Mede's land in New London besides
what he hath already received and the stock, when all debts are
paid, to be divided equally betwixt my wife, Robert and Samuel
(viz) cattle, horses, swine.
To my daughter Mary Rogers at New London a hundred pounds being
already paid to her husband and another hundred pounds
conditionally engaged at my decease. I order my tracts of land
at New London (viz) 40 acres of land more or less lying on the
east side of New London River and another tract on the west of
New London River at Greene Harbour, and another tract at a
place called Robbin Hoods Bay, and another tract of land within
old Gootiman Roger's his fence or near his fence, which tract
was lately laid out to me by the town of New London. What other
land not above disposed of or shall not be particularly
disposed of afterwards to my children in my will to make good
the said obligation if the conditions be performed and it
appears to be due.
To my daughter Sarah Prentiss I give two hundred acres of land
lying northward of the meeting house butting upon the Minor's
land.
Unto my daughters Hannah Palmer and Dorothy Noyes I give two
hundred acres of land apiece of the lands lying between Shunock
and Ashawog River, to make up which fifty acres is yet to lay
out bought of Gershom Palmer. Also I give to Daniel the Ashawog
farm upland and meadow which farm Goodman Yoemans lived upon.
Further I order my wife to give Daniel a hundred acres of land
undisposed of where she shall see best.
Also it's provided that convenient highways be allowed through
the lands given to my son Thomas (viz) his hundred and fifty
acres, the highways to be convenient for Robert, Samuel and
Daniel.
The sheep wearing cloaths, my servants, and my farm near Thomas
Parks, his upon Pachog River containing 200 acres more or less,
I leave to be my wife's and to be at her disposal, and my
estate or other lands undisposed of and particularly my share
in the mortgaged land in the Narraganset.
If any of my children die under age the portion belonging to
him is to be divided equally betwixt the surviving brethern. If
any of my children die without heirs a third part of the
portion of him or hers is to be divided also betwixt the
surviving brethern.
I make my dear and loving wife Anna Stanton sole executrix, to
bring up my children, pay my debts and my children their
portions with the advice of my son Thomas and sons-in-law James
Noyce and Nehemiah Palmer. And in token that this is my Last
Will and Testament I having my perfect understanding and well
knowing and considering what I do I have signed and sealed the
same in the year of our Lord one thousand, six hundred seventy
seven in the month of October, the four and twentieth day in
the presence of us as witnesses.
Ephraim Morse Thomas Stanton Senior
Henry 0. Eliot
(his mark)
The Last Will and Testament of Mr. Thomas Stanton deceased was
exhibited in court September 20, 1678, accepted and ordered to
be recorded.
Attest. John Burchard
A true copy extracted from the first book of wills for the
district of New London, folio (83) 84 this 2 day of April, Anno
Domini 1796.
Stephen Hempsted, Clerk of Probate
[277] [S305] Margee Shaffer, GEDCOM
[283] [S157] S Garner email, 1 Jan 1998
[280] [S157] S Garner email, 1 Jan 1998
[281] [S295] Wilson Coldham, The Complete B
[284] [S157] S Garner email, 1 Jan 1998
[285] [S348] Liz Heckman-Bouley email, 13 D
[286] [S348] Liz Heckman-Bouley email, 13 D
[11210] [S157] S Garner email, 1 Jan 1998
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_Thomas Stanton ________+
| (1617 - 1677) m 1637
_Capt John Stanton __|
| (1641 - 1713) m 1664|
| |_Ann Lord ______________+
| (.... - 1688) m 1637
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|--Thomas Stanton
| (1670 - ....)
| _Rev. William Thompson _
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|_Hannah Thompson ____|
(1644 - ....) m 1664|
|_Annie Brigham _________
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_Thomas Stanton _____+
| (1617 - 1677) m 1637
_Joseph Stanton _____|
| (1646 - 1713) m 1677|
| |_Ann Lord ___________+
| (.... - 1688) m 1637
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|--Thomas Stanton
| (1678 - ....)
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|_Hannah Lord ________|
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_Thomas Stanton _______+
| (1617 - 1677) m 1637
_Thomas Stanton Jr.__|
| (1638 - 1718) m 1658|
| |_Ann Lord _____________+
| (.... - 1688) m 1637
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|--Thomas Stanton
| (.... - 1683)
| _Capt. George Denison _+
| | (1618 - 1694) m 1640
|_Sarah Denison ______|
(.... - 1701) m 1658|
|_Bridget Thompson _____+
(1622 - 1643) m 1640
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_Thomas Stanton _____+
| (1617 - 1677) m 1637
_Joseph Stanton _____|
| (1646 - 1713) |
| |_Ann Lord ___________+
| (.... - 1688) m 1637
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|--Thomas Stanton
| (1691 - ....)
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|_?? Prentice ________|
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