William Stratton, of Windsor

Not the same as William Stratton & not the son of Caleb Stratton & Mary Stratton of Boston. This man was of Windsor, Connecticut.

“A Book of STRATTONS" (Vol 1, page 230); If William STRATTON lived in Winsor before his marriage no record of the same has been found,--nor anything to afford any clue to his former residence. That he lived in Winsor after his marriage we know, and his two sons were born there.

In May 1709, he was of that unfortunate command that set out to invade Canada, during the Old French War. The continental troops got as far as Wood Creek, near Albany, where they lay until fall. There was much sickness and suffering, and many deaths. On the original records at Winsor is this entry: "October 1709, William Stratton died on board the vessel coming from Albany." On the fifth of the following December his widow, Abigail Stratton, was appointed administratrix of his estate. She was still Abigail Stratton at the settlement of her father's estate in 1720, after which no record of her has been found.

they show William Stratton, born c. 1680-1684 in Shotley, England, settled in Winsor, CT about 1700. Died in 1709 in "Service of his Country in Queen Ann's War (up in Canada)" on vessel coming from Albany, NY.

Disputed origins

Comments at https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Stratton-300

I'm concerned that information contained in this wiki is inaccurate. This William Stratton of Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut was the the husband of Abigail (Moore) Stratton and father of Serajah Stratton and (yet another) William Stratton. He did indeed die in 1709 as part of the Old French War. His widow was subsequently made administratrix (sp?) of his estate in 1710 (which would also lead me to believe that she did not die in 1709 as is often reported). I'm fairly confident in saying his parents were NOT Caleb and Mary. Caleb and Mary DID have a son named William but that William Stratton settled in Nantucket, married a different woman and had their own children.

I've been attempting to determine where this William Stratton came from as he seems to have appeared in Connecticut out of thin air. I have suspicions but nothing concrete and I believe it is going to require several road trips and a flight across the pond (UK/Scotland) to confirm/deny his lineage.

References

1. https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:William_Stratton_%2825%29 cites
   1. A book of Strattons : being a collection of Stratton records from England and Scotland, and a genealogical history of the