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Thomas Stanton

Male 1616 - 1677  (61 years)


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  • Name Thomas Stanton 
    Birth 30 Jul 1616  Wolverton,Warwickshire,England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Gender Male 
    Death 2 Dec 1677  Stonington, New London, CT Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial   Wequetoquock Burial Ground, Stonington, CT Find all individuals with events at this location
    Person ID I1824  Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart
    Last Modified 22 Nov 2011 

    Family Ann Lord,   b. 18 Sep 1614, Towcester, Northampton, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1688 (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 1637  Stonington, New London, CT Find all individuals with events at this location
    Children 
     1. Thomas Stanton,   b. 1638, Hartford, Hartford, CT Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. John Stanton,   b. 1641, Hartford, Hartford, CT Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Mary Stanton,   b. 1643, Hartford, Hartford, CT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Montville, New London, CT Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. Hannah Stanton,   b. 1644, Hartford, Hartford, CT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Oct 1727, Stonington, New London, CT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     5. Joseph Stanton,   b. 1646, Hartford, Hartford, CT Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Daniel Stanton,   b. 1648, Hartford, Hartford, CT Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Dorothy Stanton,   b. 1651, Hartford, Hartford, CT Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Robert Stanton,   b. 1653, Hartford, Hartford, CT Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Sarah Stanton,   b. 1655, Stonington, New London, CT Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Samuel Stanton,   b. 1657, Stonington, New London, CT Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F881  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Headstones
    Thomas and Anna (Lord) Stanton Gravestone
    Thomas and Anna (Lord) Stanton Gravestone
    Here Lie / THOMAS STANTON / 1616 - Dec. 2, 1677 / -and his wife- / ANNA LORD / 1614 - Sep. 4, 1688 / from England 1635 / Colonial Founders / of Hartford and / Stonington, Conn.

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    Erected by the / Stanton Society / 1995

  • Notes 
    • Stanton is a Saxon name, meaning "Stonetown".
      Capt. Stanton departed London in 1635 at the age of 20, sailing in the merchant ship "Bonaventura", and settling originally in Virginia. But by 1636, his name appears as a magistrate in Boston, MA. Later that year, he was employed by Governor Winthrop as an Indian interpreter in Fort Saybrook, Connecticut. When the Pequot War broke out, he continued to serve with the militia. He was singled out for his bravery at the Battle of Fairfield Swamp. He continued, after the war, to serve as private interpreter to Governor Winthrop in his dealings with the Indians. In 1638, he was given permission to trade in beaver skins with them.
      Stanton built a trading post in 1651 on the west side of the Pawcatuck River, in what is now Stonington, Connecticut. In 1657, he moved his family there to live. In 1659, Stanton purchased a tract of land from the Niantic Chief Cassawshett, one of three chiefs later charged by Capt. George Denison with the execution of the Narragansett Chief, Canonchet, during King Philip's War. Later, Capt. Stanton was sought out by the Mohegan sachem, Uncas, to write his will. Uncas brought his most important warriors to witness the document.
      When Stanton died in 1677, he owned 20,000 acres.