John Stanley, of "the Planter"

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John of "the Planter" Stanley

Also Known As: "Standley"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Ashford, Kent, England
Death: March 23, 1634 (30)
At sea (died at sea on the way to America)
Place of Burial: At sea
Immediate Family:

Son of Robert Stanley and Ruth Stanley
Husband of Ruth Stanley and Elizabeth Stanley
Father of Capt. John Stanley; George Standley; Elizabeth Stanley; Ruth Moore; Child Stanley and 2 others
Brother of William Stanley; Thomas Stanley, of Hadley and Timothy Stanley

Occupation: Puritan, Sailed on "Planter"
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About John Stanley, of "the Planter"

Son of Robert Stanley and Ruth Garland


John Stanley married 1st to Ruth Werden,married to John Stanley on (May 18, 1624), in Ashford, Kent County, England. Ruth was born May 28, 1600 in Ashford, Kent, England. She died circa 1630-1632. He then married Elizabeth Inlenden/ golden on April 19, 1632


John Stanley and his brothers Timothy and Thomas embarked for New England in 1634/5. John died on passage and was buried at sea. John was likely a widower, as there is no mention of his wife, the mother of his three children who at the time were about ten, six and four years of age.

"Elizabeth Bacon, age about 71 years, testified that she came from England in a ship with Samuel Greenhill and his wife in 1634 and arrived in New England sometime in May 1634." The above was written by her son Caleb.

Mrs. Bacon does not give the name of the vessel in which they came. Winthrop's Journal dated May 14, 1634 says, "The week the court was [May 14-16] there came in six ships, with store of passengers and cattle". Evidently, the Stanleys came in one of these ships after a short, prosperous voyage. Other sources say they came over on "The Planter" - one of six ships.


Biographical Summary:

For more recent information see: Leslie Mahler (2005) TAG 80:219 English Origins and Great Migration 2:6:455-56 both available on AmericanAncestors.org.

John Stanley, brother of Thomas and Timothy, "died in the way to New England," probably in April or May, 1634, leaving three children, the youngest of whom died before March 3, 1634-5; when Thomas Stanley agreed to bring up the son, John, and provide for him, and Timothy took the daughter, Ruth; John, adopted son of Thomas, born Jan., 1624; married (1) December 5, 1645, Sarah, daughter of Thomas Scott, of Hartford; she died June 26, 1661. He settled in Farmington; married (2) April 20,1663, Sarah, daughter of John Fletcher, of Milford. He was deputy, 1659-1696, and fought in the Indian War, 1676; died December 19, 1706.

SOURCE: James Hammond Trumbull, editor, The memorial history of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884, Volume 1 (Boston, Massachusetts: Edward L. Osgood, 1886), page 260. Retrieved: 3 May 2011 from Google Books

EIGHTH GENERATION
24. Ruth Weeden(1) was born on 28 May 1600 in Chesham, Buckingham, Eng.. She died after 9 Jan 1636 in Chesham, Buckingham, Eng (2)..

She was married to John Stanley on 18 May 1624 in Botley, Buckingham, Eng.. John Stanley(1) was born on 28 Dec 1603 in Ashford, Kent, England. He died on 23 May 1634 in At sea off Middlesex, MA. Son of John Stanley & Susan Lancocke.

Ruth Weeden and John Stanley had the following children:

child32 i. John Stanley(1) was born on 18 May 1624 in Ashford, Kent, England. He died on 19 Dec 1706 in Farmington, CT.

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John Stanley, of "the Planter"'s Timeline

1603
December 26, 1603
Ashford, Kent, England
December 28, 1603
Ashford, Kent, England (United Kingdom)
December 28, 1603
Ashford, Kent, England
December 28, 1603
Ashford, Kent, England
December 28, 1603
Ashford, Kent, England
December 28, 1603
Ashford, Kent,England
December 28, 1603
Ashford, Kent, England
1624
January 1624
Ashford, Kent, England
1626
March 11, 1626
Ashford, Kent, England (United Kingdom)