 1653 - 1724 (71 years)
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| Name |
Robert Stanton |
| Born |
1653 |
Pequoit, New London, CT  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
24 Oct 1724 |
Stonington Twp. New London, Ct |
| Buried |
Wequetequock Burying Ground, Stonington, New London, CT |
| Person ID |
I4854 |
Main |
| Last Modified |
30 Sep 2009 |
| Father |
Thomas Stanton, of the "Bonaventura", b. 1616, Wolverton, Warwick, England , d. 2 Dec 1676, Stonington Twp. New London, Ct (Age 60 years) |
| Mother |
Ann Lord, c. 18 Sep 1614, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England , d. 2 Dec 1688, Stonington Twp. New London, Ct (Age ~ 74 years) |
| Married |
Abt 1637 |
Hartford, Hartford, CT |
| Family ID |
F1925 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Joanna Gardiner, c. 25 Nov 1657, Roxbury, Essex, MA , d. 12 Sep 1677, Stonington Twp. New London, Ct (Age ~ 19 years) |
| Married |
12 Sep 1677 |
Stonington Twp. New London, Ct [2] |
| Children |
| + | 1. Joanna Stanton, b. 5 Jun 1679, Stonington Twp. New London, Ct , d. Abt 1717, Montville, New London, CT (Age 37 years) |
| | 2. Lucia Stanton, b. 16 Sep 1681, Stonington Twp. New London, Ct , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 3. Anna Stanton, b. 26 Oct 1684, Stonington Twp. New London, Ct , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 4. Mary Stanton, b. 3 Feb 1687, Stonington Twp. New London, Ct , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 5. Robert Stanton, b. 7 Dec 1687, Stonington Twp. New London, Ct , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 6. Thomas Stanton, b. 9 Jan 1693, Stonington Twp. New London, Ct , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 7. Lucy Stanton, b. 3 May 1696, Stonington Twp. New London, Ct , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 8. Gardiner Stanton, b. 27 May 1701, Stonington Twp. New London, Ct , d. Yes, date unknown |
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| Last Modified |
30 Sep 2009 |
| Family ID |
F1921 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- From STANTON GENEALOGY, by William Stanton, page 477.:
"Robert lived and died in Pawcatuck, Stonington, Ct. He was a soldier in King Phillip's War, as were his old brothers Capt. John and Joseph.
Robert was buried in the old family burial ground on the east side of Wicketequack Cove, half way between Stonington, CT and Westerly RI. Robert's wife survived him."
From ANCESTORS OF ALDEN SMITH SWAN AND HIS WIFE MARY ALTHEA FARWELL, by Josephine C. Frost, The Hills Press, New York, MCMXXIII, page 200.:
"Robert was born in 1653 and lived at Pawcatuck, Stonington, CT, where he died Oct. 24, 1724. He married Sept. 12, 1677, Joanna, daughter of Thomas and Lucy (Smith) Gardner of Roxbury, MA. He was a soldier in King Philip's War of 1675/6. In the last year of the war he, under Capt. George Denison and others, were pursuing the remnant of King Philip's army, a portion of whom were under the command of Canonchet, the last of the Royal Narragansett Sachems, who were encamped on the banks of the Pawcatuck River, in Rhode Island, when Denison and his men attacked them suddenly. Most of them fled, leaving the Sachem also, and as soon as he relized his plight he sought safety in flight, and when he saw his pursuers gaining on him he threw off his blanket, then his silver-laced coat and belt of peage, and ran with all possible speed, but as he crossed the river he fell and wet his gun and was soon overtaken by Robert Stanton, then not 25 years of age, but he would not recognize his aughtority nor reply to his questions, because of his youth, but when the officers in charge came up he still refused to answer or to sign a treaty of peace, and when he was told that he would be shot if he did not, he replied, "he like it well and should die before his heart had grown soft or he had said anything unworthy of himself." and so he was shot near Anguilla, in Stonington. [3]
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| Sources |
- [SAuth] John Spencer Howell, Jr., John Spencer Howell, Jr., (http://www.jhowell.com/ jhowell@jhowell.com).
- [S1087] Nancy Ann Norman, (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1034016), http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1034016&id=I2779.
- [S1088] Ancestors of Alden Smith Swan, Josephine C. Frost, (The Hills Press, New York MCMXXII), p. 200.
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