Thomas STANTON England d. 02 Dec 1677 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA: Darlene's Family Genealogy

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Name	Thomas STANTON [1, 2, 3, 4]
	Thomas Stanton, who became distinguished among the first planters of Stonington, Conn., was in early manhood in England designed and educated for a cadet, but not liking the profession of arms, and taking a deep interest in the religious principles of the migrating Puritans, he left his native land, embarking o board of the good ship 'Bonaventure,' in 1635, and landed in Virginia, but left there almost immediately for Boston, mingling with the native on the way, and rapidly acquired a knowledge of their language and customs. On arrival in Boston he was recognized by Winthrop and his associates as a valuable man, worthy of the most unlimited confidence, for the very next year he was selected by the Boston authorities to accompany Mr. Fenwick and Hugh Peters, as interpreter on a mission to Saybrook, Conn., to hold a conference with the Pequot Indians relative to the murder of Capt. Stone and Newton. After the close of the conference Mr. Stanton went up to Hartford, and there fixed his permanent abode in 1637. Mr. Stanton's accurate knowledge of the language and character of the Indians soon gave him prominence in the new settlements of Connecticut, for the very first year that he came to Hartford, the General Court gave him ten pounds for the service he had already done for the country, and declared that he should be a public officer, to attend the court upon all occasions, either general or particular, at the meetings of the magistrates, to interpret between them and the Indians, at a salary of ten pounds per annum. Mr. Stanton did not always agree with the policy of Capt. Mason and the court relative to the treatment of the Indians, and drew upon himself their displeasure; but being a man accustomed to speak his own mind and act upon his own convictions, maintained his position, though they discontinued his salary for two years, alleging long absence as the cause, and appointed Mr. Gilbert to take his place, but in 1648 they restored him to the place with its compensation. He became the intimate and special friend of Gov. Winthrop of Connecticut, acting as his interpreter in all of his intercourse with the Indians. it was while thus employed, in an interview with Ninigret in the Narragansett country that Mr. Stanton became acquainted with the Pawcatuck Valley, and selected it for his future residence. He was the first white man who joined Mr. William Chesebrough in his new settlement. He petitioned the General Court of Connecticut for liberty to erect a trading house there, which was granted in February, 1650. In the spring following he came to Pawcatuck and erected his trading house on the west bank of Pawcatuck river, in Stonington, in 1651, near a place ever since known as Pawcatuck Rock, for the reason that the deep water channel in the river touched the east side of said rock where vessels trading with him could easily receive and discharge their cargoes without any expense for the erection of a wharf. Mr. Stanton did not remove his family to Pawcatuck in Stonington until 1657, where he had previously erected a dwelling house... After the articles of confederation between the New England colonies had been established in 1643, among all of the distinguished interpreters of New England, Mr. Stanton was selected as interpreter general, to be consulted and relied upon in all emergencies. In this capacity and in their behalf he acted as interpreter, especially between the ministers employed by the commissioners of the United Colonies, acting as agents of the London Missionary Society, and the Indians, to whom they preached. He also aided the Rev. Abraham Pierson in the translation of his catechism into the Indian tongue, certifying to the same in his official capacity. After Mr. Stanton became an inhabitant of Pawcatuck in Stonington he took an active part in town affairs, he became prominent, and was elected to almost every position of public trust in the new settlement. In 1658, when Pawcatuck was included in the town of Southertown, under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts, he was appointed selectman and magistrate. After Pawcatuck was set off to the Connecticut Colony by the charter of 1662, Mr. Stanton was appointed magistrate and commissioner and re-appointed every year up to the time of his death. he was elected deputy or representative to the General Court of Connecticut in 1666 and re-elected every year up to 1675. [1]
Birth	England
Gender	Male
Death	02 Dec 1677	Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA [1, 4]
Burial	Wequetequock Bruial Ground, Stonington, New London, Co., Connecticut
Person ID	I54688	Main Tree
Last Modified	14 Feb 2022

Family Anna LORD, b. 1621, Towcester, England d. 1688, Anquilla, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut (Age 67 years)

Marriage 1637 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA [1, 4]

Children

	1. Thomas STANTON, Jr., b. Abt 1638, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 11 Apr 1718, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 80 years) [Birth]
	2. Capt. John STANTON, b. 1641, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 31 Oct 1713, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 72 years) [Birth]
	3. Mary STANTON, b. 1643, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 1683, Montville Center, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 40 years) [Birth]
	4. Hannah Lord STANTON, b. 1644, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 17 Oct 1727, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 83 years) [Birth]
	5. Joseph STANTON, b. 1646, Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut d. 21 Mar 1713/4, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut (Age 68 years) [Birth]
	6. Daniel STANTON, b. 1648, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 1687, Barbadoes, West Indies (Age 39 years) [Birth]
	7. Dorothy STANTON, b. 1651, Pequoit, New London Co., Connecticut d. 19 Jan 1742/3, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 92 years) [Birth]
+	8. Robert STANTON, b. 1653, Pequoit, New London Co., Connecticut d. 24 Oct 1724, Pawcatuck, New London Co., Connecticut (Age 71 years) [Birth]
	9. Sarah STANTON, b. Abt 1656, Pawcatuck, New London Co., Connecticut d. 07 Aug 1713, New London, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 57 years) [Birth]
	10. Samuel STANTON, b. Abt 1658, Pequoit, New London Co., Connecticut d. 30 Jan 1697/8, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 40 years) [Birth]

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Last Modified 13 Feb 2022

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Marriage - 1637 - Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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Sources

[S9214] Richard Anson Wheeler, History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut.
[S00012] E. Glenn Denison, "Denison Genealogy" Ancestors and Descendants of Captain George Denison, (Name: Name: Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore 1993;;), 63-13712.
[S01765] Ancestry.com: Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut.
[S9777] Nathaniel Goodwin, Genealogical Notes or Contributions to the Family History of Some of the First Settlers of Connecticut and Massachusetts, (New England Historic Genealogical Society).