Capt. Thomas Stoughton

Capt. Thomas Stoughton III

• Born 21 Nov 1662 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
• Died 14 Jan 1748 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
• Son of Thomas Stoughton Jr. and Mary Wadsworth
• Husband of Dorothy (Talcott) Stoughton — married 31 Dec 1691 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
• Husband of Abigail (Edwards) Stoughton — married 19 May 1697 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

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Family

Thomas Stoughton married first to Dorothy Talcott on 31 Dec 1691 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. Dorothy was born 20 Feb 1666 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut and died 28 Mar 1696 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. She was the daughter of John Talcott and Helena Wakeman.

Child of Thomas Stoughton and Dorothy Talcott:

1. Mary Stoughton, Born 4 Jan 1693 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, Died 3 Nov 1766 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; married Capt. Pelatiah Allyn.

Thomas Stoughton married second to Abigail Edwards on married 19 May 1697 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. Abigail was born before 1670 and died 23 Jan 1754 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. She was the daughter of Richard Edwards and Elizabeth Tuthill, and widow of Benjamin Lothrop.

Children of Thomas Stoughton and Abigail Edwards:

1. Thomas
2. Daniel
3. Benjamin
4. Timothy
5. Abigail, m. John Stevens of Windsor. She petitioned for divorce in 1736 after he left her for several years with no account. They had children.[3]
6. David
7. Mabel
8. Jonathan
9. Elizabeth
10. Isaac

Supporting data

• The descendants of William and Elizabeth Tuttle, who came from old to New England in 1635, and settled in New Haven in 1639, with numerous biographical notes and sketches : also, some account of the descendants of John Tuttle, of Ipswich; and Henry Tuthill, of Hingham, Mass. (1883)
• http://www.archive.org/stream/descendantsofwil01tutt#page/n841/mode...
• 8. Elizabeth Tuttle, bap. Nov. 9, 1645; m. Nov. 19, 1667, Richard Edwards,* b. in Hartford May, 1667. "He was a merchant." (See Dr. Dwight's ed. Life and Works of Jonathan Edwards for some account of his character and last sickness,) " I Richard Edwards of Hartford, and by my agent Samuel Brown [.II.], sold to Thomas Tuttle of New Haven [3] ye whole of ye land and ye meadow that was Benjamin Tuttle's, viz; 1/3 part of 4 acres of meadow by west side of East River near bro. Joseph Tuttle and bro. John Tuttle, and 2 acres of land in ye Yorkshire Quarter bounded by Mr. Miles' land near side, and by my own land that I bought of bro. David Tuttle [5] on the other side, and one-quarter part of 9 1/2 acres towards ye mill between Jones and Bradley, and 6 acres within ye neck. * * * Of 2d division 1/3 part of 6 acres lying near Stoney River, near ye iron works; consideration (english pound)12 in full for all ye above lands. Acknowledged before William Jones, assistant a true record of the original compact and recorded April 20, 1705; dated Jan 17, 1680; signed Richard Edwards, Jonathan Tuttle, John Sizer."--New Hav. Land Rec. At a court held May, 1696, Mr. Richard Edwards as attorney for Isaac Curtis of Wallingford petitioned to grant said Curtis execution on verdict of jury given by county court at New Haven 1695 in an action between Curtis and Mr. John Hull of W.' Curtis plaintiff. Said Hull had illegally entered upon, and made improvements on 3 3/4 acres of meadow in a place called "Dog's Misery." in Meriden. Capt. Thomas Yale attorney for Dr. John Hull. The name of Richards Edwards elsewhere appears as attorney in civil suits. He m. (2) Mary, dau. of Lieut. Col. John Talcott of Hartf. and his wf., Helena, dau. of John Wakeman of New Haven, who d. April 19, 1722, a. 62. He d. April, 20, 1718, a. 71.
• III. 'ABIGAIL EDWARDS, 1671; m. 1689 BENJAMIN LATHROP; (2) Capt. THOS. STOUGHTON.

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22277953/thomas-stoughton

Capt Thomas Stoughton

• Birth: Nov. 21, 1662 Windsor Hartford County Connecticut, USA
• Death: Jan. 14, 1748 Windsor Hartford County Connecticut, USA

Capt. Thomas Stoughton, 3rd, s. of Ens. Thomas Stoughton, Jr. and Mary Wadsworth, b. of record Nov. 21, 1662 at Windsor, Conn. where he d. "Jan. 14, 1748/49" [Windsor TR], Æ 87.

On Dec. 31, 1691 of record at Windsor, Conn., Thomas m. 1) Dorothy Talcott, dau. of Col. John Talcott, Jr. and Helena Wakeman, b. Feb. 20, 1666/7 at Hartford, Conn. She d. May 28, 1696 at Windsor. They had one child, dau. Mary, b. Jan. 4, 1692/3 at Windsor, who m. Peletiah Allyn Aug. 26, 1711 at Windsor.

On May 19, 1697 of record at Hartford, Conn., Thomas m. 2) Abigail Edwards, dau. of Richard Edwards and Elizabeth Tuttle, and widow of Benjamin Lothrop, b. circa 1671 at Hartford, Conn. She d. per Jacobus in "Hale, House..." on Jan. 23, 1754 at Windsor, although there is no vital record at Windsor stating as such. They had ten children of record at Windsor: Thomas, Daniel, Benjamin, Timothy, Abigail, David, Mabel, Jonathan, Elizabeth, and Isaac.

Family links:

Spouse:

 Abigail Edwards Stoughton (1671 - 1754)*

Children:

 Daniel Stoughton (1699 - 1788)*

*Calculated relationship

Inscription: Here Lies Interr'd the Body of Capt. THOMAS ~~ STOUGHTON Who Died Jan'ry 14th 1748 in the 87th Year of his Age.

Based on his recorded date of birth and death in the Windsor town records, and how age at death was recorded on gravestones until the early 1800s, Thomas died on Jan. 14th 1748/9 in the Julian calendar, three years before the English converted to the Gregorian calendar. On the day he died in 1748/9 he was 86 years old, and Ætatis (i.e.,Æ, "Aged," in the XX year of his Age) 87.

Burial: Edwards Cemetery South Windsor Hartford County Connecticut, USA

Maintained by: Don Blauvelt Originally Created by: The Guardian (inactive) Record added: Oct 17, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 22277953

References

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22277953/thomas-stoughton
• https://books.google.com/books?id=TzNZAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA438&lpg=PA438&d...
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Stoughton-124

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