John Stratton, Sr.

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Biography

John (2), son of William (2) and Elizabeth Stratton, of Shrivenham, London, and Tenterden, was born in London, and baptized there August 14, 1621. He died in East Hampton, Long Island, between August 30, 1684 and March 16, 1685. In 1649 he was one of the "first setters" of East Hampton, and it is possible he came to Southampton, Long Island, with his brother Richard, in 1644. He was a prominent man among the settlers, and March 1, 1664, was deputy from East Hampton to Hempstead, to declare loyalty to the British crown. He married, before 1645, Sarah

   Name: John /STRATTON/

Given Name: John

       Surname: STRATTON 

       Name Suffix: 2d, Sr 

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       [Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley, 1913] 

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       19760. John Stratton. Born ca 1621 at London, England. Baptized on 14 Aug 1621 at St. Leonard Parish, Eastcheap, London. John died at East Hampton, LI, ca 1684/5. 

       From the Book of Strattons: 

       "John was one of the founders of East Hampton, a prominent citizen and a man of considerable property. He was baptized Aug. 14, 1621 in London, the third son of William and Elizabeth Stratton. Just when John Stratton first left Tenterden in County Kent, England for America is not known but he was twenty-eight when he settled in East Hampton, where his brother Richard joined him within a year. 

       "His name stands fifth on the list of founders of the town, and from the first he was a prominet man among the settlers. In 1652 the boundaries of his home lot are given in the town records as follows: 'John Stratton ffour ackers upon the litel plaine be it more or lesse by the hie way South and Thomas Talmage junior West and on the North parte agt Luke Lille and part agt Richard Straton: and the hie way East.' 

       "John Stratton Sr. and John Jr. employed two Indians, Harry and Hector, to go to sea for them to kill whales off shore at East Hampton. The Indians get to have half their catch in both oil and bone. The agreement made March 18, 1680/1681 was witnessed by Joseph and Cornelius Stratton." 

       John married Sarah Bancroft, daughter of Capt. Ralph Bancroft. 

       Children: 

       30945 i. John (ca1645-1736) 

       30946 ii. Sarah (ca1645-ca1684) 

       30947 iii. Joseph (ca1648-1722) 

       30948 iv. Hannah (ca1649-1710) 

       30949 v. Ruth (ca1649-ca1694) 

       30950 vi. Stephen (>1649-1697) 

       30951 vii. Cornelius (>1650-1705) 

       30952 viii. Abigail (>1651-) 

       30953 ix. Rebecca (>1652-1703) 

       http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr08/rr08_430.html 

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       1. John Stratton was at Easthampton, L. I., as one of its "first settlers" in 1649. It is possible that he came to Southampton with his brother Richard as early as 1644.* 

       His name stands fifth on the list of founders of the town, and from the first he was a prominent man among the settlers. In 1652 the boundaries of his home lot are given in the town records as follows: 

       "John Straton ffour ackers upon the litel plaine be it more or lesse bounded by the hie way South and Thomas Talmage junior West and on the North parte agt Luke Lillie and part agt Richard Straton: and the hie way East" 

       As son of William Stratton of Tenterden, he would have been twenty-eight years old when he came to Easthampton, and by his father's will (see page 65) would have received £120, or about $1200 at the age of twenty-three. He acquired considerable real estate on Long Island which by his will he divided among his nine children. 

       His four sons lived and died at Easthampton and he has descendants living there to-day. 

       He was one of the few men of the town who owned servants. In the inventory of his personal estate at the time of his death are "2 negro and childe." One of these he willed to his daughter, Ruth White. The other two, according to a family tradition, were given their freedom. Two of his children were born before he came to Easthampton. Before 1645 he married Sarah —, whether in England or America is not known. On March 1, 1664, he was one of the deputies sent by Easthampton to Hampstead to declare loyalty to the British Government. He was made executor of his brother Richard's will in 1674. His own will, dated August 30, 1684, was proved before the Court of Sessions held in Southampton, March 16, 1685. One of the witnesses to this will is Rev. Thomas James, first pastor of the church at Easthampton. 

       * For his ancestry see Shrivenham Strattons, this Volume. Also, see Early Strattons of Long Island. 

       Howell's History of Southampton says: "John Stratton had a grant of land in 1644, not here in 1649 but one of the settlers of Easthampton in that year." 

       The records at Southampton give no evidence of a John Stratton ever having lived there. If this grant was to John, brother of Richard Stratton, he probably returned to England, and remained there until about 1649. William Stratton of Tenterden, in his will, 1647, mentions his son John and says nothing to indicate that he is not in England. 

       Bond, Savage and others supposed this grant at Southampton was to John Stratton of Salem. Much unsuccessful search has been made for any proof of this theory. 

       WILL OF JOHN STRATTON 

       The last will and testament of mee John Stratton, Sen'r, of Easthampton, in Suffolk County, upon Long Island in America, being at this present through gods mercy of perfect mind and understanding I give my soule to god who gave it and bequeath my body to ye dust from whence it came and my Estate as followeth: 

       1st I give to my beloved wife Sarah the south end of my house wholly from bottom to ye topp of it dureing her life, and halfe my home lott and addition to it dureing her life, and I give to her dureing her life halfe my cloase lying by the side of ye pond called Hook pond, also my will is shee shall have for her use dureing her life my peice of meadow I formerly bought of George Miller, Sen'r, lying at ye North West, also my will is my wife dureing her life shall have the use of all my goods lying within doors, and after all this to be disposed of according as I apointe in this my will. 

       2dly my will is my eldest son John Stratton shall have my hous I live in and barne (viz) one half of my dwelling hous, being the north end of it, dureing his mother's life, and after mine and her decease the whole shall be his and his heires forever, also I give to him halfe my home lott and the addition to it dureing his mother's life, and after mine arid her decease the whole lott and addition to it shall be his and his heires forever. Also I give to my son Jno. and his heires halfe my cloase lying by Hook pond, that parte next Jerimiah Miller's lott, also I give to him and his heires thirteen acres of land lying at Wainscott (viz) six acres of land to adjoyne to ye seven acres I formerly gave him, this to come downe to ye beach, also I give unto the nine acres he hath already fenced in eastward, also I give unto this my son John my woodland lott lying by William Mulford's lott eastward and Mr. Mulford westward, being ten acres or thereabouts, also I give unto my son John and his heires besides the meadow he hath possion of, all my meadow at wapeack and at akkabowak, also I give unto him halfe my lott of meadow I had of Jerrimy Conkline, lying at ye northwest, also I give to this my son John comonage soe much as comes to a share of a thirteen acre lott, both at ye towne and at montaukut; be it further known my will is that after my decease my son John shall take possession of halfe my house and lott at home as aforesaid upon this condition hee deliver up the house hee now lives in and the home lott and adittion to it to ye possession of his brother Stratton as I shall further apoint. 

       3dly I give to my 2d son Joseph fifty acres of land, more or lesse, lying at Wainscot (viz) all my land there undisposed of to my son John as aforsd. Also I give unto him two percells of meadow, one lying at ye north-west, the one by the west creek next Capt. Talmages meadow, the other percell lying with Capt. Talmage undivided, this land aforesd. I give to him and his heires forever. 

       4ly I give to my 3d son Stephen thirty-one acres of land lying in ye woods, bounded upon the south by Robert Dayton's lott, upon ye west by William Mulford's lott and the highway north, to him and his heires forever. Also I give him six acres of land more eastward, lying upon the plaine near the Indian Well, alsoe I give unto him and his heirs six acres and a halfe a land lying upon the Easterneplaine by Goodman Bishop's lott, upon the east; also I give this my son Stephen that percell of meadow is mine lying at ye little northwest by Samuell Parson's meadow. Also I give to him half my meadow at ye great northwest lying by Sam'll Mulfords meadow. 

       5ly I give to my 4th son Cornelius Stratton the house home lott and adition my son John now lives upon, to him, and the heires of his body to take possession of it at his marriage or after my decease; alsoe I give unto him after mine and my wife's decease half my cloase lying at hoock pond north, alsoe I give to this my son Cornelius and his heirs forever my ten acre cloase lying eastward, now fenced in, lying by Stephen Hedges lott. Also I give unto him six acres of land I bought formerly of Jenny Meecham, lying by Mr. Mulford's lott east; also one acre of land lying south of hoock pond by Tho. Osborne's lott west; alsoe I give him three acres and halfe more lying upon the Mill plaines; also I give him a percell of meadow at little northwest, bounded by Stephen Hedges upon the south; alsoe half apeice of meadow at ye great norwest lying by Sam'll Mulford south; also another percell of meadow lying upon the east side of ye norwest, the part being his brother John's as aforesd; alsoe a percell of meadow after my wife's decease, which I bought of Georg Miller. 

       6ly I give to my grand child Joseph Hand my three acres and halfe and sixteen pole of land lying north of Samuell Parson's cloase; alsoe foure acres of land lying by Tho Bee's Lott, he not to have this land aforesaid untill he comes at age, neither shall hee allinate or dispose of it anyway without ye advice and consent of his father Stephen Hand and his uncles John and Stephen; alsoe I give him twenty pounds out of my estate, to be paid him by my Executors one year after mine and wife's decease, in good current pay and price, he not to dispose of it without advice and consent as aforesd, of his father and my two sons. 

       7ly I give to my daughter Abigaile, wife of Henry Norris, ten pounds out of my estate to be paid by my executors after mine and wife's decease in good pay and price current within one year as aforesd. 

       8ly I give to my daughter Rebeka Busnell twenty pounds after mine and wife decease, to be paid her at price current in good pay within a year by my executors. 

       9ly I give to my daughter Ruth White my negro girle called Hager and five pounds besides out of my estate, to be paid aforesd, to my other daughters. 

       10ly I give to my son Joseph Stratton ten pounds out of my estate, to be paid as aforesaid to my daughters. 

       11—I give to my grand child Steven Hand five pounds to be paid by my executors in maner as aforesaid. 

       12—I give to my grandchild Stephen Hedges five pounds, to be paid in maner as aforesd. 

       13—I give to my son John all debts and leagacyes paid: a duble portion of moveable goods, both within doors and without, after his mother's decease. 

       14—I give to my two younger sons Stephen and Cornelious all debts and Leagacyes paid the remainder of my moveable goods, after their mother's decease, to be equally divided between them, and the remainder of my comonage I will to be disposed of to my three sons Joseph, Stephen and Cornelius both that at the towne and montauket. 

       15—Also my will is if any of my sons aforesaid should decease without any heirs of their body lawfully begotten the land bequeathed as aforesaid to any of them, shall goe to my other sons shall survive or their heires, to be devided in equal shares amongst them; due consideration being allowed for what charges hath been layd out by any one of them upon the lands aforesaid. 

       16—My will is my three sonns John, Stephen and Cornelious together with their mother, soe long as shee lives, be executors of this my will and testament. 

       Lastly I desire Stephen Hedges and Stephen Hand to be overseers of this my will, with due consideration to be paid them by my executors for what pains and charge they may be at concerning it, and in confirmation of this my will and testament I set to my hand and seale this 30th day of August, Anno Domini 1684. 

       John Stratton. 

       Signed, sealed in presence of us 

       Thomas James, Stephen Hand. 

       The exact date of John Stratton's death is not known, but it was before March 12, 1685-6, as an inventory of his estate bears that date. This was presented, with the will, to the Court of Sessions.* 

       * March the 12: 1685-6, the inventory of John Stratton's Estate: 

       £ s. d. 

       9 pewter platters, 2 quart potts and 3 small bassons and 2 old potts, 

       the rest of the things being old .......................................2 8 0 

       2 brass kettles, one of them old ......................................5 0 0 

       3 candle sticks, 2 of them old .........................................0 4 6 

       2 pairs of fire tongs and a gridiron ..................................0 7 0 

       1 brass ladle and a choping knife ....................................0 4 0 

       1 old driping pan, 1 old kan ............................................0 2 0 

       1 tub, 1 churn, 1 wheele ................................................0 13 0 

       8 old chavres, two table and form ..................................1 05 0 

       Beding blankets and sheets ...........................................7 14 0 

       2 negro and ehilde .......................................................50 0 0 

       7 potts, cettlea and scellets ..........................................03 5 0 

       Cart and plow takleing, being all old .............................03 10 0 

       1 grindstone 12s, boules, keelers and pailes lie .............01 3 0 

       3 howes, 2 tramils 12s, I old wheel 2s, a musket 7s ........1 1 0 

       2 steers 6£, 6 more small cattle 10£, 8s ........................16 8 0 

       Children: 

       + 2 John,2 b. about 1645. 

       - 3 A daughter, who m. Stephen Hand, and d. before 1684, leaving children. 

       + 4 Joseph,2 b. 1649; d. 1722. 

       + 5 Stephen,2 d. 1697. 

       + 6 Cornelius,2 d. 1704. 

       — 7 Abigail,2 m. Henry Norris. 

       - 8 Rebecca,2 m. _____ Bushnell. 

       - 9 A daughter, who m. Stephen Hedges before 1684. 

       -10 Ruth,2 m. James White, in Southampton, Nov. 24, 1675. 

       A book of Strattons: being a collection of Stratton records from ..., Volume 1 By Harriet Russell Stratton 

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       John Stratton[1, 2] 

        1621 - 1685 

       Birth Abt 1621 Shrivenham, England   

       Christened 14 Aug 1621 St Leonard, Eastcheap, London, Eng   

       Gender Male  

       Died Abt 1685 East Hampton, Suffolk Co., LI, NY   

       Person ID I00276 Stratton 

       Last Modified 10 Nov 2010  

Father William Stratton, b. Abt 1585, Shrivenham, Berkshire, England , d. Abt 1647, Tenterden, Kent Co., England

       Mother Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1591, London, England ,   d. 12 Jun 1635, London, England   

       Married London, England   

       Family ID F0225 Group Sheet 

Family Sarah Bancroft, b. Abt 1618, Belchford, Lincolnshire, England , d. Abt 1685, East Hampton, Suffolk Co. LI, NY

       Married Abt 1645 St Leonard, Tenderden, Kent, England   

       Notes  

       Marriage 

       Date: ABT 1644 

       Place: East Hampton?, Suffolk Co., LI, NY 

       Children   

       1. Sarah Stratton,   d. Abt 1684, East Hampton, Suffolk Co., LI, NY 

        2. John Stratton,   b. Abt 1646, East Hampton, Suffolk Co., LI, NY ,   d. 19 Feb 1736, East Hampton, Suffolk Co., LI, NY 

        3. Hannah Stratton,   b. Abt 1648, East Hampton, Suffolk Co., LI, NY ,   d. 21 Jan 1710, East Hampton, Suffolk Co., LI, NY 

        4. Joseph Stratton,   b. Abt 1650, East Hampton, Suffolk Co., LI, NY ,   d. 23 Dec 1722, Wainscott, Suffolk Co., LI, NY 

        5. Rebecca Stratton,   b. Aft 1650, East Hampton, Suffolk Co., LI, NY ,   d. Abt 1716, Saybrook, CT 

        6. Stephen Stratton,   b. Abt 1651, East Hampton, Suffolk Co., LI, NY ,   d. 8 Apr 1697, East Hampton, Suffolk Co. LI, NY 

        7. Abigail Stratton,   b. Abt 1652, East Hampton, Suffolk Co. LI, NY 

        8. Cornelius Stratton,   b. Abt 1653, East Hampton, Suffolk Co. LI, NY ,   d. 27 Mar 1704, East Hampton, Suffolk Co. LI, NY 

        9. Rebecca Stratton,   b. Abt 1655, East Hampton, Suffolk Co. LI, NY ,   d. 14 May 1703, Connecticut 

        10. Ruth Stratton,   b. Abt 1659, Southampton, Suffolk Co., LI, NY 

       Family ID F0224 Group Sheet 

Notes

       Will dated August 30 1684, proved March 16 1684.[] 

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       --Other FieldsWill dated August 30 1684, proved March 16 1684. 

Sources

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       2.0 [S007278] The Book Of Strattons, A Collection of Records of the Descendents of the Early Colonial Strattons in America from the Fifth Generation to the Present, Stratton, Harriet Russell, (Chattanooga, TN). 

       http://longislandsurnames.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I002... 

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Stratton-164