Adam Stanton, son of John Stanton born in 1749 in Charlestown, R.I., married Elizabeth Treat at Preston, Conn, Dec 4, 1777. He moved from Westerly, R.I. to Middlesex County Conn., in 1774-1775, and settled in Killingworth, in the southern part, which is now called Clinton. He built his house on the lot where stood the house of Abraham Pierson, the first president of Yale college. The timbers of Pierson's house are now in the Stanton house. Adam died in Clinton, Oct 15, 1834. Elizabeth was a daughter of Rev. Samuel Treat of Preston, Conn., she was born May 28, 1854, at Preston, and died May 23, 1805, in Clinton. Adam's first business was making salt from the water of Long Island Sound, sending it by ox trains to Boston and selling it for $2 a bushel. Their children were:
Mary b. Oct 23, 1778 d. Oct 7, 1865 unmarried.
Elizabeth b. May 29, 1780 d. Sept 10, 1862, m. Giles Buckingham
John b. April 5, 1783, m. Caroline Eliot
Sally b. Oct 19, 1786, d. Feb 2, 1843 m. Oliver Willcox
Nancy b. Feb 18, 1790, accidentally burned to death at Clinton Feb 28, 1879, unmarried.
From: Barbour vital records for Killingworth, vol. 2 page 38,
"A record, genealogical, biographical, statistical, of Thomas Stanton, of Connecticut, and his descendants, 1635-1891" by William A. Stanton 1891, pages 429, 436
The Adam Stanton still stands as a museum, open to the public, see http://www.adamstantonhouse.org
Mary b. Oct 23, 1778 d. Oct 7, 1865 unmarried.
Elizabeth b. May 29, 1780 d. Sept 10, 1862, m. Giles Buckingham
John b. April 5, 1783, m. Caroline Eliot
Sally b. Oct 19, 1786, d. Feb 2, 1843 m. Oliver Willcox
Nancy b. Feb 18, 1790, accidentally burned to death at Clinton Feb 28, 1879, unmarried.
From: Barbour vital records for Killingworth, vol. 2 page 38,
"A record, genealogical, biographical, statistical, of Thomas Stanton, of Connecticut, and his descendants, 1635-1891" by William A. Stanton 1891, pages 429, 436
The Adam Stanton still stands as a museum, open to the public, see http://www.adamstantonhouse.org
Adam Stanton, son of John Stanton born in 1749 in Charlestown, R.I., married Elizabeth Treat at Preston, Conn, Dec 4, 1777. He moved from Westerly, R.I. to Middlesex County Conn., in 1774-1775, and settled in Killingworth, in the southern part, which is now called Clinton. He built his house on the lot where stood the house of Abraham Pierson, the first president of Yale college. The timbers of Pierson's house are now in the Stanton house. Adam died in Clinton, Oct 15, 1834. Elizabeth was a daughter of Rev. Samuel Treat of Preston, Conn., she was born May 28, 1854, at Preston, and died May 23, 1805, in Clinton. Adam's first business was making salt from the water of Long Island Sound, sending it by ox trains to Boston and selling it for $2 a bushel. Their children were:
Mary b. Oct 23, 1778 d. Oct 7, 1865 unmarried.
Elizabeth b. May 29, 1780 d. Sept 10, 1862, m. Giles Buckingham
John b. April 5, 1783, m. Caroline Eliot
Sally b. Oct 19, 1786, d. Feb 2, 1843 m. Oliver Willcox
Nancy b. Feb 18, 1790, accidentally burned to death at Clinton Feb 28, 1879, unmarried.
From: Barbour vital records for Killingworth, vol. 2 page 38,
"A record, genealogical, biographical, statistical, of Thomas Stanton, of Connecticut, and his descendants, 1635-1891" by William A. Stanton 1891, pages 429, 436
The Adam Stanton still stands as a museum, open to the public, see http://www.adamstantonhouse.org
Mary b. Oct 23, 1778 d. Oct 7, 1865 unmarried.
Elizabeth b. May 29, 1780 d. Sept 10, 1862, m. Giles Buckingham
John b. April 5, 1783, m. Caroline Eliot
Sally b. Oct 19, 1786, d. Feb 2, 1843 m. Oliver Willcox
Nancy b. Feb 18, 1790, accidentally burned to death at Clinton Feb 28, 1879, unmarried.
From: Barbour vital records for Killingworth, vol. 2 page 38,
"A record, genealogical, biographical, statistical, of Thomas Stanton, of Connecticut, and his descendants, 1635-1891" by William A. Stanton 1891, pages 429, 436
The Adam Stanton still stands as a museum, open to the public, see http://www.adamstantonhouse.org
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Adam Stanton
Died Oct. 15, 1834,
Aged 85 Years.
Elizabeth,
His Wife
Died May 23, 1805
Aged 50 Years.
Their lives are distinguish
-ed by years of usefulness
integrity of character &
christian independence.
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