Thomas Stanton

1616 - 1677  (61 years)

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

  
  

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

  
  

• Headstones

  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. on back 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.