Mary Stanton

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MARY CLARKE

Mary Clarke, here treated, is said to be the daughter of Jeremiah Clark and his wife Frances Latham. She is reported to have married twice; first to John Cranston, Governor of Rhode Island, son of the Reverend James Cranston (chaplain to King Charles I); and second John Stanton. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. 1920. Volume LXXIV (Part I), p. 134. For an account of the Clarke family see pp. 130-34

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Biography

Mary Clarke was born 12 March 1640/41 at Newport, Rhode Island Colony. She was a daughter of Frances (Latham), of Bedfordshire, and Jeremy Clarke (bef.1605-abt.1652), of Kent, England.

Mary Clarke married first, about 3 Jun 1658 at Newport, John Cranston (1625-1680), one of the earliest settlers of the Rhode Island Colony, and its future Governor.

They may have had at least 10 children, however source documentation on several of those currently attached is weak. These appear to be supported with credible sourcing:

Samuel Cranston (1659-1727)
Caleb Cranston (abt.1662-abt.1700)
Elizabeth (Cranston; 1671-); married John Brown
William Cranston (abt.1672-bef.1697)
John Cranston (1675-1751)

Following the death of John, Mary married the widower Captain John Stanton, with whom she had one more child, Henry Stanton, Sr. (1688 - 1751) [1].

Mary (Clarke) (Cranston) Stanton died 1 Apr 1711 at Newport. Her grave is in Common Burying Ground, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States [2]. Notably, the header panel of this online site indicates the middle name Latham in context. No middle name appears on the grave marker. No evidence of any middle name for this person has been put forth from any other source. The application of middle names was rare during the timeframe that Mary lived.

Mary (Clarke) Stanton (1640 - 1711)

Mary Stanton formerly Clarke aka Cranston

Born 12 Mar 1640 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island

Daughter of Jeremy Clarke and Frances (Latham) Vaughn

Sister of Barbara (Dungan) Barker [half], William Dungan [half], Frances (Dungan) Holden [half], Elizabeth Dungan [half], Thomas Dungan [half], Walter Clarke, Jeremiah Clarke II, Latham Clarke, James Clark, Weston Clarke and Sarah (Clarke) Carr

Wife of John Cranston — married 3 Jun 1658 in Newport, Rhode Island

Wife of John Stanton — married 1685 [location unknown]

Mother of Samuel Cranston, James Cranston, Caleb Cranston, Peleg Cranston, Benjamin Cranston, William Cranston, Elizabeth (Cranston) Brown, John Cranston and Henry Stanton Sr

Died 7 Apr 1711 at age 71 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island

Profile last modified 29 Dec 2022 | Created 15 May 2013

Sources

↑ wikipedia cites DuBosq, Charles Albert; Jones, William (July 1925). "Descendants of Governor John Cranston of Rhode Island". New England Historical and Genealogical Register. New England Historic Genealogical Society. 79: 247–265.
↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #5061216
"Descendants of Gov. John Cranston of Rhode Island", p. 248
Richardson, Royal Ancestry (2013) Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 Vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham, (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2013), Vol II, page 214, Jeremiah Clarke.
Our Ancestors the Stantons by William Henry Stanton, 1922.
Moriarty, G. Andrews. Additions and Corrections to Austin's Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, The American Genealogist (1949) Vol. 25, Page 249-50: Her will is dated 1 Nov. 1708 and proved 10 June 1711.

She was the widow of Governor John Cranston.

Siblings: Walter born 1637, Jeremiah, Latham, Weston born 5 April 1648, James born 1649, and Sarah born 1651.

From findagrave.com:

Birth: Aug 1640, Newport, Newport Co, RI, USA

Death: Apr 7 1711, Newport, Newport Co, RI, USA

Dtr of Capt Jeremiah Clarke & Frances Latham, m Gov John Cranston 1658 until his death 1680, w/him she had 10 children. She m2 Capt John Stanton, by whom she had 1 son, Henry.

Children:

• 1. James Cranston (1661-1662)
• 2. Jeremiah Cranston (1663-1678)
• 3. Mary Cranston (1665-1666)
• 4. Elizabeth Cranston Honeyman (1671-1736)
• 5. John Cranston (1675-1751)
• 6. Henry Stanton (1688-1751)

Spouses:

John Cranston (1625-1680)

John Stanton (1645-1713)

Inscription (Original): Here lyeth interred the body of Mary Stanton alias Cranston who departed this life ye 7th day of April 1711 in ye 70th year of her age. Late wife of Capt John Stanton & was ye only wife of Major John Cranston & ye virtuous & worthy mother of ye family here.

Burial: Common Burial Grd, Newport, Newport Co, RI, USA

GEDCOM Source

@R1450729002@ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 1,2204::0 1,2204::779383

GEDCOM Source

@R1450729002@ Family Data Collection - Individual Records Edmund West, comp. Ancestry.com Operations Inc 1,4725::0 Birth year: 1641; Birth city: Newport; Birth state: RI 1,4725::3906266

GEDCOM Source

@R1450729002@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=113783069&pi...

GEDCOM Source

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Find A Grave 1,60525::0 1,60525::2144827

GEDCOM Source

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Find A Grave 1,60525::0 1,60525::2144827

GEDCOM Source

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Find A Grave 1,60525::0 1,60525::2144827

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