Edward Stratton, III

GEDCOM Note

Edward III was the only son of Edward Jr. and was less than 19 years of age whe n his father died, he had five sisters. By his father's will he was given all t he land that his father died "possessed with." Sometime between 1703 and 1708 h e married Anne Batte, daughter of Henry Batte of Prince George County. From her father's estate she inherited 250 acres of land in Bristol Parrish, Prince Geor ge County. In 1708 and 1717, Edward and wife Anne sold parts of their estate at Bermuda Hundred. They were still living there in Jun., 1719 and after which no thing has been found concerning him. It is not known at what date he died; buti n 1749, his widow Anne Stratton, made a deed conveying to her son William Strat ton land on the south side of the James River "where the said Anne now dwelleth ," and that is the latest mention of her. This land conveyed to William seems to have been part of the land which had belonged to the first Edward Strattonin 1686,- the old Stratton homestead in Henrico (now Chesterfield) Co. It probabl y passed out of the hands of the Strattons in the fourth generation. Edward had two children and it is not unlikely that there were other children. How long W illiam possessed the land conveyed to him by his mother is not known. Update: T he following deed recently discovered among unindexed papers at Richmond proves that Edward Stratton III of Bermuda Hundred, Virginia had a son Harry as well as the two other sons Thomas and William. He may have had one other son, John n ot mentioned in his will. His will as follows: Know all men by these presents, I, Edward Stratton of this parish County of Henrico, for and in consideration of the love and natural affection which I have to and for my son, Thomas Stratt on, do freely and willingly give and grant unto my said son, Thomas Stratton, o ne tract and parcel of land situated in the county and parish aforesaid it bein g that land and plantation which I peuchased of William Parker together withall the land in that tract and all houses and improvements of what nature or kind soever, the place being called and known by the name of Bakers unto him my said son, Thomas Stratton and his heirs forever but if he dies without issue lawful ly begotten, then I give the aforesaid land and premises with the appurtenances unto my son Henry Stratton and his heirs forever. In witness and testimony wh ereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this day 1729. Edward Stratton (Seal. Above information taken from the Book of Strattons, Vol 2 by Harriet Russell Stratton. The United States census of 1785 gives a John Stratton t hen (1785) living in Amherst County, "head of family of twevle." The countybook s show that he was there as early as 1771. He belonged to the Virginia Militia in June, 1781 and his name appears occasionally from that date to 1796, after w hich no mention of him has been found there.Also Suriah or Seraiah Stratton, he ad of a family of seven was living in Rockingham County in 1785. His name appea rs on a list of Revolutionary soldiers, 25 Oct., 1780. Both of which more than likely migrated to Southwest Virginia and Kentucky.

Son of Edward and Martha (Sheppey) Stratton, Jr.

Husband of Anne (Batte) Stratton

Edward (III) and Anne (Batte) Stratton's chidren were:

1. Thomas Stratton, 1715, Henrico Co., VA-?
2. William Stratton, aft. 1715, Henrico Co., VA-bef. 1780, Powathan Co., VA (m. Sarah "Sally" McCall)* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Oct 1 2023, 16:31:13 UTC