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John D. Stanton, Jr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Newport, Newport County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, British Colonial America
Death: July 22, 1762 (88)
Richmond, Newport County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, British Colonial America
Place of Burial: Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Capt. John Stanton; Mary Stanton and Mary Clarke
Husband of Elizabeth Clarke and Susanna Stanton
Father of Hannah Easton; John Stanton; Robert Stanton; Mary Casey; Joseph Stanton and 20 others
Brother of Joseph Stanton, Jr.; Hannah Carr; Patience Stanton; Content Norton; Avis Stanton and 8 others
Half brother of Henry Stanton, Sr.

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About John D. Stanton, Jr.

John Stanton (No.8) commenced business life as a merchant, but did not succeed as such. He continued to reside in Newport until 1733, when he removed his family to Westerly, R. I., now the town of Richmond, and settled on what is known as the Stanton purchase. Previous to this he purchased land in Stonington, Conn., of John Breed and others, situated on the northern slope of Cosatuc Hill. It is supposed that he had in contemplation a change of residence to Stonington when he purchased this land. If so, he abandoned it soon after, for in less than a month he sold it to Francis Robertson of Kingston, R. I. He m. Elizabeth, daughter of Latham Clark of Portsmouth, R. I., Feb. 9, 1698. Mrs. Stanton d. at Newport Sept. 10, 1730, aged 50 years. In 1734, in his 61st year he m. Susanna Lamphere, aged 19 years. He d. at Richmond, Jan. 22, 1762, aged 89 years. His wife survived him and m. Peter Ross, whom she survived. She d. at Richmond Sept. 25, 1807, in her 92nd year.

HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF STONINGTON, county of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900, by Richard Anson Wheeler, New London, CT, 1900, p. 601-602



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John Stanton

b.22 Apr 1674 Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

d.Bef 1 Mar 1762

Family tree▼

Parents and Siblings

F. Capt. John Stanton
1645 - Bef 1725

M. Mary Horndell
1647 - 1684

Mary Stanton
1668 - Bef 1747

Hannah Stanton
1670 - 1712

Patience Stanton
1672 -

John Stanton
1674 - Bef 1762

Content Stanton
1675 -

Robert Stanton
1677 - 1712

Avis Stanton
Abt 1682 -

Benjamin Stanton
1684 - 1760

Henry Stanton
1688 - 1751

Spouse and Children

H. John Stanton
1674 - Bef 1762

W. Elizabeth Clarke
- 1730
m. 3 Feb 1699/00

Hannah Stanton
1698 -

John Stanton
1700 -

Robert Stanton
1701/02 - 1702

Mary Stanton
1703/04 - 1751

Joseph Stanton
1705/06 -

Samuel Stanton
1708 -

Daniel Stanton
1710 -

Latham Stanton
1712 -

Elizabeth Stanton
1714 - 1742

Jonathan Stanton
1719 -

David Stanton
1723 -

Spouse and Children

H. John Stanton
1674 - Bef 1762

W. Susannah Lanphere
1716 -
m. Bef 1734

David Stanton
Abt 1734 -

Robert Stanton
1735 -

Job Stanton
1737 - 1808

Susannah Stanton
1738 -

Benjamin Stanton
1740 -

Hannah Stanton
1742 -

Elizabeth Stanton
1743 -

Samuel Stanton
1745 -

Sabra Stanton

▼Facts and Events

Name John Stanton

Gender Male

Birth[2] 22 Apr 1674 Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Marriage 3 Feb 1699/00 Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
to Elizabeth Clarke

Marriage Bef 1734
to Susannah Lanphere

Will[1] 12 Nov 1756 Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

Will also recorded at Richmond

Death[1] Bef 1 Mar 1762

Alt Death? 22 Jul 1762 Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

▼References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Abstracts of Charlestown Wills, in Rhode Island Genealogical Register. (Princeton, Massachusetts: A. G. Beaman)
218, Jan 1982.
John Stanton. Will dated 12 Nov 1756, proved 1 Mar 1762, pps. 362-366.
Wife Susanna.
Sons: David, Robert, Job under age 21, Benjamin under age 21, Samuel under age 21, and John under age 21.
Daughters: Susannah, Hannah, Elizabeth under age 18, Sabra under age 18 and Mary under age 18.
Unborn child.
Grandsons: John Stanton of Newport, William Stanton of Nantucket, John Casey of Newport and Robert Taylor of Newport.
Granddaughter Hannah Easton of Newport.

↑ Rhode Island Friends Records, in Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636–1850: First series, births, marriages and deaths. A family register for the people. (Narragansett Hist. Publ. Co., 1891)
7:76.
STANTON, John, of John and Mary, Newport, April 22, 1674

Category: Stanton in Rhode Island


Biography

John Stanton, Jr. was born to John Stanton and Mary Harndell on 22 Apr 1674 at Newport, Rhode Island.[1]
Marriages

John Stanton married (first) 3 Feb 1699/1700 at Portsmouth, Rhode Island to Elizabeth Clarke. [2] They had 12 children during the ensuing timespan through December 1721.

Family history of Elizabeth Clarke:
Latham Clarke3 (Frances2, Lewis Latham1) was born at Newport in 1645 ; died 1 August 1719. He was for several years a member of the house of deputies, and is said to have been a minister of fame among the Friends. He married (1) Hannah Wilbur, daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Porter) Wilbur; (2) 20 September 1698, Anne Collins, born in 1652, died 19 February 1732; widow of Walter Newbury, Esq.
Children of Latham3 and Hannah (Wilbur) Clarke:
Latham Clarke4 born in 1668 ; married Hope
William Clarke4 born 27 May, 1673, married Knight
Abigail Clarke4, born in 1674 ; married Samuel Thurston
Elizabeth Clarke4, born in 1680 ; married John Stanton
Mary Clarke4, married Joseph Fry
Ann Clarke4, born in 1682
Samuel Clarke4, born in 1686 ; married Mary Coggeshall
Jeremiah Clarke4
Amey Clarke4, married William Wood.
Elizabeth Clarke) Stanton died 10 Sep 1730 at Newport.

John Stanton married (second) Susanna Lanphear on 16 Oct 1734 at Charlestown, Rhode Island [3], at which time she was 19 years old. They had 13 children during the timeframe through 1759.

Death

John Stanton died at Richmond, Rhode Island on 22 Jan 1762.[4] John was mentioned on a memorial in Common Burying Ground, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States with a death date of 22 January 1762.[5]

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John Stanton Jr (1674 - 1762)

John Stanton Jr

Born 22 Apr 1674 in Newport, Rhode Island

Son of John Stanton and Mary (Harndell) Stanton
Brother of Mary (Stanton) Coggeshall, Hannah (Stanton) Carr, Benjamin Stanton [half] and Henry Stanton Sr [half]

Husband of Elizabeth (Clarke) Stanton — married 3 Feb 1700 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island

Husband of Susannah (Lanphear) Stanton — married 16 Oct 1734 in Charlestown, Kings, Rhode Island

Father of John Stanton, Samuel Stanton I, Latham Stanton, Robert Stanton, Job Stanton, Susanna (Stanton) Boss, Benjamin Stanton, Hannah Stanton, Elizabeth (Stanton) Kenyon, Samuel Stanton, John Stanton, Mary Stanton, Sabra (Stanton) Barber, Joseph Stanton and Hannah (Stanton) Peckham

Died 22 Jan 1762 at age 87 in Richmond, Kings, Rhode Island

Sources

↑ Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899. Page 76
↑ Portsmouth Marriage Index on ancestry.com (see image att.)
↑ Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1696-1899. Citing Charlestown Marriages, pg 11
↑ Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934.
↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #37977146 (accessed 15 October 2022)
Memorial page for John Stanton (22 Apr 1674-22 Jan 1762), citing Common Burying Ground, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA; Maintained by V. Nareen Lake (contributor 46613568).
Genealogical and biographical memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins families, Author: Josiah Granville Leach January 1, 1898, Printed for private circulation by J.B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, PA, in the year MDCCCXCVIII; Two hundred copies printed on paper hand-made for this edition. Presented to the Maine Genealogical Society, Portland, Maine, by Josiah Granville Leach, Accession No. 3421. JOSlAH GRANVILLE LEACH. LL.B. MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES OF PENNSYLVANIA; NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY; VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AND ESSEX INSTITUTE; HISTORIAN OF PENNSYLVANIA SOCIETY OF SONS OF THE REVOLUTION, AND OF PENNSYLVANIA SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS; AND AUTHOR OF "MEMORANDA RELATING TO THE ANCESTRY AND FAMILY OF HON. LEVI P. MORTON"
Wilbore, William. Jr., pg. 226, Hannah, pgs. 222 & 230, Samuel, pg. 230

Memorial of Lewis Latham and some of his Descendants, pages 215- 236; Wilbore, William. Jr., pg. 226, Hannah, pgs. 222 & 230, Samuel, pg. 230 Index of Names Page 411
Wheeler, Richard Anson. History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, p. 601, no. 8: [1]
Bartley, Scott Andrew. George Lanphear of Westerly, Rhode Island, and His Descendants, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2006) Vol. 160, Page 55.

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John D. Stanton, Jr.'s Timeline

1674
April 22, 1674
Newport, Newport County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, British Colonial America
1698
October 4, 1698
1700
July 7, 1700
1701
December 27, 1701
1703
December 12, 1703
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island Colony
1705
December 12, 1705
1708
May 25, 1708
Portsmouth, Newport County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1710
May 5, 1710
1712
August 12, 1712