Bio:
Samuel was born in England, about 1592. Possibly in Kent. He was the son of John Stratton and Alice Piggot. He married in England, Alice Beebe, daughter of Alexander Beebe and Elizabeth Hull. Samuel & Alice were in Watertown as early as 1647, when he was surveyor of town lots there. He was referred to by the title Mister, indicating good social standing. He and his sons Samuel & John took the Oath of Fidelity in December 1652. They all appear on the muster roll of the Watertown Militia. He was an outspoken man. When Margaret Jones was executed for witchcraft in 1648, Samuel and his wife condemned the authorities and were brought to court for reflecting on the judgement of the court and fined five Pounds. Samuel refused to pay, claiming that he was right in his condemnation. The court told him to recant his condemnation or pay an additional fine. He reluctanly paid the fine. In 1672, Samuel deposed that he was eighty, and his son John was thirty-nine.
Alice died before 1657, because Samuel married Margaret Bowling Parker, widow of William Parker and daughter of Thomas Bowling, on Aug. 28, 1657. Samuel died on Dec. 25, 1672, and was buried in the Old Burying Place in Watertown.. His wife, sons John and Samuel, and grandson Samuel, son of his son Richard, deceased, are mentioned in his will. Margaret died in Watertown on Dec. 7, 1676, aged eighty-one.
Information from New England Families by William R. Cutter; A Book of Strattons by Harriet R. Stratton; the History of Watertown, Massachusetts; a website devoted to the Beebe family; the Stratton website and an article in TAG, April 1993.
Bio By: Ken Smith (#46985536)
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Biographical Sketch (1908):2564 "Samuel Stratton was born in England about 1592, and settled in Watertown, Mass., with wife Alice, as early,at least, as 1647. Before 1657 Alice died. The date of her death has not been learned. The last mention that has been found of her is November 9,1649. June 27, 1657, Samuel married Margaret, daughter of Thomas Bowlins,and widow of William Parker of Scituate and Boston. They were married in Boston by Governor John Endicott. Margaret died, a widow, in Watertown,December 7, 1676, aged 81 years. Samuel Stratton owned real estate in Watertown and Concord — several lots, with mansion, barn, orchard, etc.His descendants are found today in almost every state in the Union. More than two thousand of them have been traced. In almost every case they are among the substantial citizens of the towns in which they dwell — many occupy positions of trust and honor."
Biographical Sketch (1990):2565 "[Samuel Stratton] seemed to have been a rather average settler, not occupying high positions in town or colony,and to have been of average Bay Colony means, since he fairly early purchased several pieces of real estate. His wife Alice died sometime after 9 Nov. 1649, and he married at Boston 27 June 1657 Margaret(Bowlins), widow of William Parker of Scituate, Mass. He named three sons in his will, and they may have been by wife Alice, but were not by wife Margaret. Presumably sons Samuel and John had come to Massachusetts with him; we know son Richard came later. Son Samuel married in 1651, John in 1658, and Richard before April 1658 (but probably after arrival in 1656).Other than estimated from their marriage years that Samuel and John were probably born in the 1620s or 1630s, we do not know how old they were.Richard died on 25 July 1658 'aged about 30 years,' and so we know he was born about 1628. Richard had one son before he died, and Samuel and John had many children, and through them the senior Samuel became the progenitor of at least tens of thousands of Americans today."
1648-1650 Charge of Witchcraft:2566,2567 "On the records of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, under date of May 13, 1648, is this enactment:'The corte beinge desirous that the same course which has been taken in England for the discovering of witches, by watching, may also be taken here with the witch now in question & therefore doe order that a strict watch shall be set about her every night, & that her husband be confined to a private roome & watched also.'
Felt, in his Ecclesiastical History of New England, says that this passage refers to Margaret Jones, wife of William Jones. She was executed as a witch June 15, 1648. This was probably the earliest execution in the region of Boston. William Jones was arraigned for the same crime, but escaped execution and 'petitioned to go to the Barbadoes.' He came to Cambridge from England in the Hercules in 1634.
Now, it seems that Samuel and Alice Stratton were not of the strictest Puritanic stripe, but were generous and liberal in their thinking, and their treatment of those who differed from them, and were among the few who cherished a leniency toward the so-called 'witches.' From the old,half-effaced court papers of that period we find that 'Samuel Stratton said that Jones's wife Died wrongfully, and was no witch and that the majistrates would doe anything for bribes, and the members also.' And that 'Ales Stratton said that Goodwife Jones dyed wrongfully and was no more a witch than she was.' Hugh Clarke of Watertown and Roxbury, Mr.Pemberton and wife Eleanor, and Samuel Durkin were of the same opinion.But these people had to pay for this 'independence of thought.'
At the county court held at Cambridge, October 30, 1649, it was ordered that 'Samuel Stratton, senior, and his wife should appear before the publique assembly at Watertown the next lecture Day to pay a fine of Ð5and acknowledge their offense committed against ye commonwealth & court,and acknowledge ye justice & leniency of the court in dealing somercifully with them.' And in case they refused to make full acknowledgment they were to pay another fine of Ð5 more. The original paper containing this order is thus inscribed: 'The partyes did acknowledge ye mercy of the magistrates sentence herein incerted [———?]dealt with them but of the charges laid upon them they are of the same mind.'
At the court at Cambridge April 2, 1650: 'Goodman Stratton refusing to make full acknowledgment enjoyned by the court, is enjoyned to pay five pounds he is granted liberty for payment of ye same until the next 8th mo.' No mention is made of Alice.
And so it seems that Samuel Stratton incurred the displeasure of the court and magistrates, and paid the fine for the privilege of remaining'of the same mind.' Like other Watertown men he had 'strong conviction sand the courage to maintain them."
1652 Military Service:2568 "December 6, 1652, Samuel Stratton Sr., Samuel Stratton Jr., and John Stratton took the 'Oath of Fidelity,' and their names appear on the muster roll of a company of Watertown Militia. The men of this muster roll maintained the company and held themselves ready to be called at any time."
1672 Death:2562 "He died December 25, 1672, aged 80 years."
1672 Will:2569 Book of Strattons contains the will of Samuel Stratton,1672, and an itemized list of belongings.
Descendant Information:2570 "Although there is nothing in Samuel Stratton's will to indicate that he had other children than these three sons, it is not at all improbable that there were others who remained in England. A more thorough study of the Strattons of County Kent, Eng.,might discover the baptismal records of his children, and establish his line there — and might account for other Strattons of New England."
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Samuel married Alice Alice about 1623 in , , England. (Alice Alice was born WFT Est 1587-1609 in , , England and died about 1649 in Watertown, MA.)
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Samuel next married Margaret Bowlins. (Margaret Bowlins was born about 1595 in England and died on 6 Dec 1676 in Watertown, MA.)
Source: http://heapgen.org/hp/243.htm
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BIRTH: NOTE:ABT. 1592 IN GRAVESEND, KENT, ENGLAND.
PER: JAMES STRATTON{[email protected]}
BIOGRAPHY: SAMUEL AND ALICE MARRIED IN ENGLAND, CAME OVER FROM CONCORD,COUNTY OF KENT, ENGLAND TO MASSACHUSSETTS SOMETIME BEFORE 1647 ANDSETTLED IN WATERTOWN WITH 3 SONS. A FOURTH SON "JOSEPH" IS MENTIONED,WHO MAY HAVE STAYED IN ENGLAND.
BIOGRAPHY: THE SHIP THEY TRAVELED ON WAS CALLED THE "GODSPEED".
BIOGRAPHY: SAMUEL'S WILL WAS PROVED IN WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSSETTS.
BIOGRAPHY: LAND:WATERTOWN/CONCORD. SAMUEL OWNED REAL ESTATE IN BOTHAREAS. SEVERAL LOTS, WITH MANSION, BARN, ORCHARD, ETC....
GENERAL: WILL OF SAMUEL STRATTON
1672
In the name and by the help of ye Lord Jesus Christ I Samuel Stratton Senior, being in sound memory and understanding, But near my Death I make my last will and testament. I give my Body to ye Earth from whence I had it to be decently buried, and my soule i give to God y{t} gave it me in shure and certaine hope of ressurection to life through ye merritts of Christ Jesus, and concerning by good y{t} God hath left me to wit--my house and land at home and abroad my cattell chattlles what ever belongs to me in New England I will y{t} after my decease they be apprised, and my Debts being paid Iwill y{t} it be delivered into the hand of my sonn John after my Decease to bed is posed of as followeth. i Will y{t} my loving wife have out of my state a comfortable maintenance, and after her death I will y{t} all ye movables in my house be equally divided between Samuell my sonn and my sonn John, the land and go use and barnes and meaddowes nearer my house or more remote T will y{t} sonn John shall fully and peacably injoy without any molestation or disturbance, onely I will y{t} my grand son Samuell ye sonn of my deceased son Richard when heis of age shall have ye house and land adjoining to it y{t} my sonn John dwelt in to ye time y{t} he entered into ye farme he now is in being formerly ye land of old Felch, Mis. Allen and old Folger, willing y{t} yeland In Concord formerly being mine but now in my sonn Samuells hand y{t}it be his forever as his full due and portion.
And I appoint my sonn John my sole executour of this my last will and testament revoking all other wills heretofore made, wittness my hand thisp{r}sent 19 of December 1672.
My will is y{t} servant Thomas Cooper have a cow after my decease.
his
Samuel X Stratton {SEAL}
Mark
Sealed & delivered in presence of
Richard Norcross
Mr. Richard Norcross being sworne dosay that he was prsent when Samuel Stratton above named deces'd, Signed & Published this instrument as hislast will & testament, and that according to his best understanding hewas of sound judgement & memory when he so did.
Justinian Holden aged abt 60 years being sworne do say that he was present with the above named Samuel Stratton deces'd abt ye time he made this his last will as he apprehends it was ye same day and he ye sd Samuel declared to him that he had an intent to alter one y{t} he had formerly made and that he would make his last will to be accord to the contents of this above written instrument, for the substance thereof, and according to his best understanding he did judge him at y{t} time to beof sound Judgement & memory.
Before Capt. Daniel Gookin
& Thomas Danforth, Recorder
This will was made when he was "near his death."-- which probably accounts for its not bearing his autograph.
INVENTORY OF ESTATE OF SAMUEL STRATTON
1672
This is An Inventory of the houses and Lands and moveables of Samuel Stratton Senior deceast apprised by us who have here subscribed this 3dof Janu. 1672.
L--S--D
Impr: Wearing cloaths both linnen and woollen......001.15.00
In ye Roome called ye parler: One fether bed and fether
bolster three fether pillowes 2 pillow beers and a straw
bed, one paire of sheets, one blanket one rugg with ye
bedstead and curtains an valants...................008.00.00
A cubbard and cubbard cloath and a
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Samuel married in 1617 in England.
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Samuel next married on 27 Jun 1657 in Boston, Massachussetts.
Source: http://heapgen.org/hp/1649.htm
Samuel was born in England, about 1592. Possibly in Kent. He was the son of John Stratton and Alice Piggot. He married in England, Alice Beebe, daughter of Alexander Beebe and Elizabeth Hull. Samuel & Alice were in Watertown as early as 1647, when he was surveyor of town lots there. He was referred to by the title Mister, indicating good social standing. He and his sons Samuel & John took the Oath of Fidelity in December 1652. They all appear on the muster roll of the Watertown Militia. He was an outspoken man. When Margaret Jones was executed for witchcraft in 1648, Samuel and his wife condemned the authorities and were brought to court for reflecting on the judgement of the court and fined five Pounds. Samuel refused to pay, claiming that he was right in his condemnation. The court told him to recant his condemnation or pay an additional fine. He reluctanly paid the fine. In 1672, Samuel deposed that he was eighty, and his son John was thirty-nine.
Alice died before 1657, because Samuel married Margaret Bowling Parker, widow of William Parker and daughter of Thomas Bowling, on Aug. 28, 1657. Samuel died on Dec. 25, 1672, and was buried in the Old Burying Place in Watertown.. His wife, sons John and Samuel, and grandson Samuel, son of his son Richard, deceased, are mentioned in his will. Margaret died in Watertown on Dec. 7, 1676, aged eighty-one.
Information from New England Families by William R. Cutter; A Book of Strattons by Harriet R. Stratton; the History of Watertown, Massachusetts; a website devoted to the Beebe family; the Stratton website and an article in TAG, April 1993.
Bio By: Ken Smith (#46985536)
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Biographical Sketch (1908):2564 "Samuel Stratton was born in England about 1592, and settled in Watertown, Mass., with wife Alice, as early,at least, as 1647. Before 1657 Alice died. The date of her death has not been learned. The last mention that has been found of her is November 9,1649. June 27, 1657, Samuel married Margaret, daughter of Thomas Bowlins,and widow of William Parker of Scituate and Boston. They were married in Boston by Governor John Endicott. Margaret died, a widow, in Watertown,December 7, 1676, aged 81 years. Samuel Stratton owned real estate in Watertown and Concord — several lots, with mansion, barn, orchard, etc.His descendants are found today in almost every state in the Union. More than two thousand of them have been traced. In almost every case they are among the substantial citizens of the towns in which they dwell — many occupy positions of trust and honor."
Biographical Sketch (1990):2565 "[Samuel Stratton] seemed to have been a rather average settler, not occupying high positions in town or colony,and to have been of average Bay Colony means, since he fairly early purchased several pieces of real estate. His wife Alice died sometime after 9 Nov. 1649, and he married at Boston 27 June 1657 Margaret(Bowlins), widow of William Parker of Scituate, Mass. He named three sons in his will, and they may have been by wife Alice, but were not by wife Margaret. Presumably sons Samuel and John had come to Massachusetts with him; we know son Richard came later. Son Samuel married in 1651, John in 1658, and Richard before April 1658 (but probably after arrival in 1656).Other than estimated from their marriage years that Samuel and John were probably born in the 1620s or 1630s, we do not know how old they were.Richard died on 25 July 1658 'aged about 30 years,' and so we know he was born about 1628. Richard had one son before he died, and Samuel and John had many children, and through them the senior Samuel became the progenitor of at least tens of thousands of Americans today."
1648-1650 Charge of Witchcraft:2566,2567 "On the records of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, under date of May 13, 1648, is this enactment:'The corte beinge desirous that the same course which has been taken in England for the discovering of witches, by watching, may also be taken here with the witch now in question & therefore doe order that a strict watch shall be set about her every night, & that her husband be confined to a private roome & watched also.'
Felt, in his Ecclesiastical History of New England, says that this passage refers to Margaret Jones, wife of William Jones. She was executed as a witch June 15, 1648. This was probably the earliest execution in the region of Boston. William Jones was arraigned for the same crime, but escaped execution and 'petitioned to go to the Barbadoes.' He came to Cambridge from England in the Hercules in 1634.
Now, it seems that Samuel and Alice Stratton were not of the strictest Puritanic stripe, but were generous and liberal in their thinking, and their treatment of those who differed from them, and were among the few who cherished a leniency toward the so-called 'witches.' From the old,half-effaced court papers of that period we find that 'Samuel Stratton said that Jones's wife Died wrongfully, and was no witch and that the majistrates would doe anything for bribes, and the members also.' And that 'Ales Stratton said that Goodwife Jones dyed wrongfully and was no more a witch than she was.' Hugh Clarke of Watertown and Roxbury, Mr.Pemberton and wife Eleanor, and Samuel Durkin were of the same opinion.But these people had to pay for this 'independence of thought.'
At the county court held at Cambridge, October 30, 1649, it was ordered that 'Samuel Stratton, senior, and his wife should appear before the publique assembly at Watertown the next lecture Day to pay a fine of Ð5and acknowledge their offense committed against ye commonwealth & court,and acknowledge ye justice & leniency of the court in dealing somercifully with them.' And in case they refused to make full acknowledgment they were to pay another fine of Ð5 more. The original paper containing this order is thus inscribed: 'The partyes did acknowledge ye mercy of the magistrates sentence herein incerted [———?]dealt with them but of the charges laid upon them they are of the same mind.'
At the court at Cambridge April 2, 1650: 'Goodman Stratton refusing to make full acknowledgment enjoyned by the court, is enjoyned to pay five pounds he is granted liberty for payment of ye same until the next 8th mo.' No mention is made of Alice.
And so it seems that Samuel Stratton incurred the displeasure of the court and magistrates, and paid the fine for the privilege of remaining'of the same mind.' Like other Watertown men he had 'strong conviction sand the courage to maintain them."
1652 Military Service:2568 "December 6, 1652, Samuel Stratton Sr., Samuel Stratton Jr., and John Stratton took the 'Oath of Fidelity,' and their names appear on the muster roll of a company of Watertown Militia. The men of this muster roll maintained the company and held themselves ready to be called at any time."
1672 Death:2562 "He died December 25, 1672, aged 80 years."
1672 Will:2569 Book of Strattons contains the will of Samuel Stratton,1672, and an itemized list of belongings.
Descendant Information:2570 "Although there is nothing in Samuel Stratton's will to indicate that he had other children than these three sons, it is not at all improbable that there were others who remained in England. A more thorough study of the Strattons of County Kent, Eng.,might discover the baptismal records of his children, and establish his line there — and might account for other Strattons of New England."
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Samuel married Alice Alice about 1623 in , , England. (Alice Alice was born WFT Est 1587-1609 in , , England and died about 1649 in Watertown, MA.)
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Samuel next married Margaret Bowlins. (Margaret Bowlins was born about 1595 in England and died on 6 Dec 1676 in Watertown, MA.)
Source: http://heapgen.org/hp/243.htm
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BIRTH: NOTE:ABT. 1592 IN GRAVESEND, KENT, ENGLAND.
PER: JAMES STRATTON{[email protected]}
BIOGRAPHY: SAMUEL AND ALICE MARRIED IN ENGLAND, CAME OVER FROM CONCORD,COUNTY OF KENT, ENGLAND TO MASSACHUSSETTS SOMETIME BEFORE 1647 ANDSETTLED IN WATERTOWN WITH 3 SONS. A FOURTH SON "JOSEPH" IS MENTIONED,WHO MAY HAVE STAYED IN ENGLAND.
BIOGRAPHY: THE SHIP THEY TRAVELED ON WAS CALLED THE "GODSPEED".
BIOGRAPHY: SAMUEL'S WILL WAS PROVED IN WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSSETTS.
BIOGRAPHY: LAND:WATERTOWN/CONCORD. SAMUEL OWNED REAL ESTATE IN BOTHAREAS. SEVERAL LOTS, WITH MANSION, BARN, ORCHARD, ETC....
GENERAL: WILL OF SAMUEL STRATTON
1672
In the name and by the help of ye Lord Jesus Christ I Samuel Stratton Senior, being in sound memory and understanding, But near my Death I make my last will and testament. I give my Body to ye Earth from whence I had it to be decently buried, and my soule i give to God y{t} gave it me in shure and certaine hope of ressurection to life through ye merritts of Christ Jesus, and concerning by good y{t} God hath left me to wit--my house and land at home and abroad my cattell chattlles what ever belongs to me in New England I will y{t} after my decease they be apprised, and my Debts being paid Iwill y{t} it be delivered into the hand of my sonn John after my Decease to bed is posed of as followeth. i Will y{t} my loving wife have out of my state a comfortable maintenance, and after her death I will y{t} all ye movables in my house be equally divided between Samuell my sonn and my sonn John, the land and go use and barnes and meaddowes nearer my house or more remote T will y{t} sonn John shall fully and peacably injoy without any molestation or disturbance, onely I will y{t} my grand son Samuell ye sonn of my deceased son Richard when heis of age shall have ye house and land adjoining to it y{t} my sonn John dwelt in to ye time y{t} he entered into ye farme he now is in being formerly ye land of old Felch, Mis. Allen and old Folger, willing y{t} yeland In Concord formerly being mine but now in my sonn Samuells hand y{t}it be his forever as his full due and portion.
And I appoint my sonn John my sole executour of this my last will and testament revoking all other wills heretofore made, wittness my hand thisp{r}sent 19 of December 1672.
My will is y{t} servant Thomas Cooper have a cow after my decease.
his
Samuel X Stratton {SEAL}
Mark
Sealed & delivered in presence of
Richard Norcross
Mr. Richard Norcross being sworne dosay that he was prsent when Samuel Stratton above named deces'd, Signed & Published this instrument as hislast will & testament, and that according to his best understanding hewas of sound judgement & memory when he so did.
Justinian Holden aged abt 60 years being sworne do say that he was present with the above named Samuel Stratton deces'd abt ye time he made this his last will as he apprehends it was ye same day and he ye sd Samuel declared to him that he had an intent to alter one y{t} he had formerly made and that he would make his last will to be accord to the contents of this above written instrument, for the substance thereof, and according to his best understanding he did judge him at y{t} time to beof sound Judgement & memory.
Before Capt. Daniel Gookin
& Thomas Danforth, Recorder
This will was made when he was "near his death."-- which probably accounts for its not bearing his autograph.
INVENTORY OF ESTATE OF SAMUEL STRATTON
1672
This is An Inventory of the houses and Lands and moveables of Samuel Stratton Senior deceast apprised by us who have here subscribed this 3dof Janu. 1672.
L--S--D
Impr: Wearing cloaths both linnen and woollen......001.15.00
In ye Roome called ye parler: One fether bed and fether
bolster three fether pillowes 2 pillow beers and a straw
bed, one paire of sheets, one blanket one rugg with ye
bedstead and curtains an valants...................008.00.00
A cubbard and cubbard cloath and a
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Samuel married in 1617 in England.
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Samuel next married on 27 Jun 1657 in Boston, Massachussetts.
Source: http://heapgen.org/hp/1649.htm
Bio:
Samuel was born in England, about 1592. Possibly in Kent. He was the son of John Stratton and Alice Piggot. He married in England, Alice Beebe, daughter of Alexander Beebe and Elizabeth Hull. Samuel & Alice were in Watertown as early as 1647, when he was surveyor of town lots there. He was referred to by the title Mister, indicating good social standing. He and his sons Samuel & John took the Oath of Fidelity in December 1652. They all appear on the muster roll of the Watertown Militia. He was an outspoken man. When Margaret Jones was executed for witchcraft in 1648, Samuel and his wife condemned the authorities and were brought to court for reflecting on the judgement of the court and fined five Pounds. Samuel refused to pay, claiming that he was right in his condemnation. The court told him to recant his condemnation or pay an additional fine. He reluctanly paid the fine. In 1672, Samuel deposed that he was eighty, and his son John was thirty-nine.
Alice died before 1657, because Samuel married Margaret Bowling Parker, widow of William Parker and daughter of Thomas Bowling, on Aug. 28, 1657. Samuel died on Dec. 25, 1672, and was buried in the Old Burying Place in Watertown.. His wife, sons John and Samuel, and grandson Samuel, son of his son Richard, deceased, are mentioned in his will. Margaret died in Watertown on Dec. 7, 1676, aged eighty-one.
Information from New England Families by William R. Cutter; A Book of Strattons by Harriet R. Stratton; the History of Watertown, Massachusetts; a website devoted to the Beebe family; the Stratton website and an article in TAG, April 1993.
Bio By: Ken Smith (#46985536)
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Biographical Sketch (1908):2564 "Samuel Stratton was born in England about 1592, and settled in Watertown, Mass., with wife Alice, as early,at least, as 1647. Before 1657 Alice died. The date of her death has not been learned. The last mention that has been found of her is November 9,1649. June 27, 1657, Samuel married Margaret, daughter of Thomas Bowlins,and widow of William Parker of Scituate and Boston. They were married in Boston by Governor John Endicott. Margaret died, a widow, in Watertown,December 7, 1676, aged 81 years. Samuel Stratton owned real estate in Watertown and Concord — several lots, with mansion, barn, orchard, etc.His descendants are found today in almost every state in the Union. More than two thousand of them have been traced. In almost every case they are among the substantial citizens of the towns in which they dwell — many occupy positions of trust and honor."
Biographical Sketch (1990):2565 "[Samuel Stratton] seemed to have been a rather average settler, not occupying high positions in town or colony,and to have been of average Bay Colony means, since he fairly early purchased several pieces of real estate. His wife Alice died sometime after 9 Nov. 1649, and he married at Boston 27 June 1657 Margaret(Bowlins), widow of William Parker of Scituate, Mass. He named three sons in his will, and they may have been by wife Alice, but were not by wife Margaret. Presumably sons Samuel and John had come to Massachusetts with him; we know son Richard came later. Son Samuel married in 1651, John in 1658, and Richard before April 1658 (but probably after arrival in 1656).Other than estimated from their marriage years that Samuel and John were probably born in the 1620s or 1630s, we do not know how old they were.Richard died on 25 July 1658 'aged about 30 years,' and so we know he was born about 1628. Richard had one son before he died, and Samuel and John had many children, and through them the senior Samuel became the progenitor of at least tens of thousands of Americans today."
1648-1650 Charge of Witchcraft:2566,2567 "On the records of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, under date of May 13, 1648, is this enactment:'The corte beinge desirous that the same course which has been taken in England for the discovering of witches, by watching, may also be taken here with the witch now in question & therefore doe order that a strict watch shall be set about her every night, & that her husband be confined to a private roome & watched also.'
Felt, in his Ecclesiastical History of New England, says that this passage refers to Margaret Jones, wife of William Jones. She was executed as a witch June 15, 1648. This was probably the earliest execution in the region of Boston. William Jones was arraigned for the same crime, but escaped execution and 'petitioned to go to the Barbadoes.' He came to Cambridge from England in the Hercules in 1634.
Now, it seems that Samuel and Alice Stratton were not of the strictest Puritanic stripe, but were generous and liberal in their thinking, and their treatment of those who differed from them, and were among the few who cherished a leniency toward the so-called 'witches.' From the old,half-effaced court papers of that period we find that 'Samuel Stratton said that Jones's wife Died wrongfully, and was no witch and that the majistrates would doe anything for bribes, and the members also.' And that 'Ales Stratton said that Goodwife Jones dyed wrongfully and was no more a witch than she was.' Hugh Clarke of Watertown and Roxbury, Mr.Pemberton and wife Eleanor, and Samuel Durkin were of the same opinion.But these people had to pay for this 'independence of thought.'
At the county court held at Cambridge, October 30, 1649, it was ordered that 'Samuel Stratton, senior, and his wife should appear before the publique assembly at Watertown the next lecture Day to pay a fine of Ð5and acknowledge their offense committed against ye commonwealth & court,and acknowledge ye justice & leniency of the court in dealing somercifully with them.' And in case they refused to make full acknowledgment they were to pay another fine of Ð5 more. The original paper containing this order is thus inscribed: 'The partyes did acknowledge ye mercy of the magistrates sentence herein incerted [———?]dealt with them but of the charges laid upon them they are of the same mind.'
At the court at Cambridge April 2, 1650: 'Goodman Stratton refusing to make full acknowledgment enjoyned by the court, is enjoyned to pay five pounds he is granted liberty for payment of ye same until the next 8th mo.' No mention is made of Alice.
And so it seems that Samuel Stratton incurred the displeasure of the court and magistrates, and paid the fine for the privilege of remaining'of the same mind.' Like other Watertown men he had 'strong conviction sand the courage to maintain them."
1652 Military Service:2568 "December 6, 1652, Samuel Stratton Sr., Samuel Stratton Jr., and John Stratton took the 'Oath of Fidelity,' and their names appear on the muster roll of a company of Watertown Militia. The men of this muster roll maintained the company and held themselves ready to be called at any time."
1672 Death:2562 "He died December 25, 1672, aged 80 years."
1672 Will:2569 Book of Strattons contains the will of Samuel Stratton,1672, and an itemized list of belongings.
Descendant Information:2570 "Although there is nothing in Samuel Stratton's will to indicate that he had other children than these three sons, it is not at all improbable that there were others who remained in England. A more thorough study of the Strattons of County Kent, Eng.,might discover the baptismal records of his children, and establish his line there — and might account for other Strattons of New England."
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Samuel married Alice Alice about 1623 in , , England. (Alice Alice was born WFT Est 1587-1609 in , , England and died about 1649 in Watertown, MA.)
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Samuel next married Margaret Bowlins. (Margaret Bowlins was born about 1595 in England and died on 6 Dec 1676 in Watertown, MA.)
Source: http://heapgen.org/hp/243.htm
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BIRTH: NOTE:ABT. 1592 IN GRAVESEND, KENT, ENGLAND.
PER: JAMES STRATTON{[email protected]}
BIOGRAPHY: SAMUEL AND ALICE MARRIED IN ENGLAND, CAME OVER FROM CONCORD,COUNTY OF KENT, ENGLAND TO MASSACHUSSETTS SOMETIME BEFORE 1647 ANDSETTLED IN WATERTOWN WITH 3 SONS. A FOURTH SON "JOSEPH" IS MENTIONED,WHO MAY HAVE STAYED IN ENGLAND.
BIOGRAPHY: THE SHIP THEY TRAVELED ON WAS CALLED THE "GODSPEED".
BIOGRAPHY: SAMUEL'S WILL WAS PROVED IN WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSSETTS.
BIOGRAPHY: LAND:WATERTOWN/CONCORD. SAMUEL OWNED REAL ESTATE IN BOTHAREAS. SEVERAL LOTS, WITH MANSION, BARN, ORCHARD, ETC....
GENERAL: WILL OF SAMUEL STRATTON
1672
In the name and by the help of ye Lord Jesus Christ I Samuel Stratton Senior, being in sound memory and understanding, But near my Death I make my last will and testament. I give my Body to ye Earth from whence I had it to be decently buried, and my soule i give to God y{t} gave it me in shure and certaine hope of ressurection to life through ye merritts of Christ Jesus, and concerning by good y{t} God hath left me to wit--my house and land at home and abroad my cattell chattlles what ever belongs to me in New England I will y{t} after my decease they be apprised, and my Debts being paid Iwill y{t} it be delivered into the hand of my sonn John after my Decease to bed is posed of as followeth. i Will y{t} my loving wife have out of my state a comfortable maintenance, and after her death I will y{t} all ye movables in my house be equally divided between Samuell my sonn and my sonn John, the land and go use and barnes and meaddowes nearer my house or more remote T will y{t} sonn John shall fully and peacably injoy without any molestation or disturbance, onely I will y{t} my grand son Samuell ye sonn of my deceased son Richard when heis of age shall have ye house and land adjoining to it y{t} my sonn John dwelt in to ye time y{t} he entered into ye farme he now is in being formerly ye land of old Felch, Mis. Allen and old Folger, willing y{t} yeland In Concord formerly being mine but now in my sonn Samuells hand y{t}it be his forever as his full due and portion.
And I appoint my sonn John my sole executour of this my last will and testament revoking all other wills heretofore made, wittness my hand thisp{r}sent 19 of December 1672.
My will is y{t} servant Thomas Cooper have a cow after my decease.
his
Samuel X Stratton {SEAL}
Mark
Sealed & delivered in presence of
Richard Norcross
Mr. Richard Norcross being sworne dosay that he was prsent when Samuel Stratton above named deces'd, Signed & Published this instrument as hislast will & testament, and that according to his best understanding hewas of sound judgement & memory when he so did.
Justinian Holden aged abt 60 years being sworne do say that he was present with the above named Samuel Stratton deces'd abt ye time he made this his last will as he apprehends it was ye same day and he ye sd Samuel declared to him that he had an intent to alter one y{t} he had formerly made and that he would make his last will to be accord to the contents of this above written instrument, for the substance thereof, and according to his best understanding he did judge him at y{t} time to beof sound Judgement & memory.
Before Capt. Daniel Gookin
& Thomas Danforth, Recorder
This will was made when he was "near his death."-- which probably accounts for its not bearing his autograph.
INVENTORY OF ESTATE OF SAMUEL STRATTON
1672
This is An Inventory of the houses and Lands and moveables of Samuel Stratton Senior deceast apprised by us who have here subscribed this 3dof Janu. 1672.
L--S--D
Impr: Wearing cloaths both linnen and woollen......001.15.00
In ye Roome called ye parler: One fether bed and fether
bolster three fether pillowes 2 pillow beers and a straw
bed, one paire of sheets, one blanket one rugg with ye
bedstead and curtains an valants...................008.00.00
A cubbard and cubbard cloath and a
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Samuel married in 1617 in England.
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Samuel next married on 27 Jun 1657 in Boston, Massachussetts.
Source: http://heapgen.org/hp/1649.htm
Samuel was born in England, about 1592. Possibly in Kent. He was the son of John Stratton and Alice Piggot. He married in England, Alice Beebe, daughter of Alexander Beebe and Elizabeth Hull. Samuel & Alice were in Watertown as early as 1647, when he was surveyor of town lots there. He was referred to by the title Mister, indicating good social standing. He and his sons Samuel & John took the Oath of Fidelity in December 1652. They all appear on the muster roll of the Watertown Militia. He was an outspoken man. When Margaret Jones was executed for witchcraft in 1648, Samuel and his wife condemned the authorities and were brought to court for reflecting on the judgement of the court and fined five Pounds. Samuel refused to pay, claiming that he was right in his condemnation. The court told him to recant his condemnation or pay an additional fine. He reluctanly paid the fine. In 1672, Samuel deposed that he was eighty, and his son John was thirty-nine.
Alice died before 1657, because Samuel married Margaret Bowling Parker, widow of William Parker and daughter of Thomas Bowling, on Aug. 28, 1657. Samuel died on Dec. 25, 1672, and was buried in the Old Burying Place in Watertown.. His wife, sons John and Samuel, and grandson Samuel, son of his son Richard, deceased, are mentioned in his will. Margaret died in Watertown on Dec. 7, 1676, aged eighty-one.
Information from New England Families by William R. Cutter; A Book of Strattons by Harriet R. Stratton; the History of Watertown, Massachusetts; a website devoted to the Beebe family; the Stratton website and an article in TAG, April 1993.
Bio By: Ken Smith (#46985536)
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Biographical Sketch (1908):2564 "Samuel Stratton was born in England about 1592, and settled in Watertown, Mass., with wife Alice, as early,at least, as 1647. Before 1657 Alice died. The date of her death has not been learned. The last mention that has been found of her is November 9,1649. June 27, 1657, Samuel married Margaret, daughter of Thomas Bowlins,and widow of William Parker of Scituate and Boston. They were married in Boston by Governor John Endicott. Margaret died, a widow, in Watertown,December 7, 1676, aged 81 years. Samuel Stratton owned real estate in Watertown and Concord — several lots, with mansion, barn, orchard, etc.His descendants are found today in almost every state in the Union. More than two thousand of them have been traced. In almost every case they are among the substantial citizens of the towns in which they dwell — many occupy positions of trust and honor."
Biographical Sketch (1990):2565 "[Samuel Stratton] seemed to have been a rather average settler, not occupying high positions in town or colony,and to have been of average Bay Colony means, since he fairly early purchased several pieces of real estate. His wife Alice died sometime after 9 Nov. 1649, and he married at Boston 27 June 1657 Margaret(Bowlins), widow of William Parker of Scituate, Mass. He named three sons in his will, and they may have been by wife Alice, but were not by wife Margaret. Presumably sons Samuel and John had come to Massachusetts with him; we know son Richard came later. Son Samuel married in 1651, John in 1658, and Richard before April 1658 (but probably after arrival in 1656).Other than estimated from their marriage years that Samuel and John were probably born in the 1620s or 1630s, we do not know how old they were.Richard died on 25 July 1658 'aged about 30 years,' and so we know he was born about 1628. Richard had one son before he died, and Samuel and John had many children, and through them the senior Samuel became the progenitor of at least tens of thousands of Americans today."
1648-1650 Charge of Witchcraft:2566,2567 "On the records of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, under date of May 13, 1648, is this enactment:'The corte beinge desirous that the same course which has been taken in England for the discovering of witches, by watching, may also be taken here with the witch now in question & therefore doe order that a strict watch shall be set about her every night, & that her husband be confined to a private roome & watched also.'
Felt, in his Ecclesiastical History of New England, says that this passage refers to Margaret Jones, wife of William Jones. She was executed as a witch June 15, 1648. This was probably the earliest execution in the region of Boston. William Jones was arraigned for the same crime, but escaped execution and 'petitioned to go to the Barbadoes.' He came to Cambridge from England in the Hercules in 1634.
Now, it seems that Samuel and Alice Stratton were not of the strictest Puritanic stripe, but were generous and liberal in their thinking, and their treatment of those who differed from them, and were among the few who cherished a leniency toward the so-called 'witches.' From the old,half-effaced court papers of that period we find that 'Samuel Stratton said that Jones's wife Died wrongfully, and was no witch and that the majistrates would doe anything for bribes, and the members also.' And that 'Ales Stratton said that Goodwife Jones dyed wrongfully and was no more a witch than she was.' Hugh Clarke of Watertown and Roxbury, Mr.Pemberton and wife Eleanor, and Samuel Durkin were of the same opinion.But these people had to pay for this 'independence of thought.'
At the county court held at Cambridge, October 30, 1649, it was ordered that 'Samuel Stratton, senior, and his wife should appear before the publique assembly at Watertown the next lecture Day to pay a fine of Ð5and acknowledge their offense committed against ye commonwealth & court,and acknowledge ye justice & leniency of the court in dealing somercifully with them.' And in case they refused to make full acknowledgment they were to pay another fine of Ð5 more. The original paper containing this order is thus inscribed: 'The partyes did acknowledge ye mercy of the magistrates sentence herein incerted [———?]dealt with them but of the charges laid upon them they are of the same mind.'
At the court at Cambridge April 2, 1650: 'Goodman Stratton refusing to make full acknowledgment enjoyned by the court, is enjoyned to pay five pounds he is granted liberty for payment of ye same until the next 8th mo.' No mention is made of Alice.
And so it seems that Samuel Stratton incurred the displeasure of the court and magistrates, and paid the fine for the privilege of remaining'of the same mind.' Like other Watertown men he had 'strong conviction sand the courage to maintain them."
1652 Military Service:2568 "December 6, 1652, Samuel Stratton Sr., Samuel Stratton Jr., and John Stratton took the 'Oath of Fidelity,' and their names appear on the muster roll of a company of Watertown Militia. The men of this muster roll maintained the company and held themselves ready to be called at any time."
1672 Death:2562 "He died December 25, 1672, aged 80 years."
1672 Will:2569 Book of Strattons contains the will of Samuel Stratton,1672, and an itemized list of belongings.
Descendant Information:2570 "Although there is nothing in Samuel Stratton's will to indicate that he had other children than these three sons, it is not at all improbable that there were others who remained in England. A more thorough study of the Strattons of County Kent, Eng.,might discover the baptismal records of his children, and establish his line there — and might account for other Strattons of New England."
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Samuel married Alice Alice about 1623 in , , England. (Alice Alice was born WFT Est 1587-1609 in , , England and died about 1649 in Watertown, MA.)
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Samuel next married Margaret Bowlins. (Margaret Bowlins was born about 1595 in England and died on 6 Dec 1676 in Watertown, MA.)
Source: http://heapgen.org/hp/243.htm
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BIRTH: NOTE:ABT. 1592 IN GRAVESEND, KENT, ENGLAND.
PER: JAMES STRATTON{[email protected]}
BIOGRAPHY: SAMUEL AND ALICE MARRIED IN ENGLAND, CAME OVER FROM CONCORD,COUNTY OF KENT, ENGLAND TO MASSACHUSSETTS SOMETIME BEFORE 1647 ANDSETTLED IN WATERTOWN WITH 3 SONS. A FOURTH SON "JOSEPH" IS MENTIONED,WHO MAY HAVE STAYED IN ENGLAND.
BIOGRAPHY: THE SHIP THEY TRAVELED ON WAS CALLED THE "GODSPEED".
BIOGRAPHY: SAMUEL'S WILL WAS PROVED IN WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSSETTS.
BIOGRAPHY: LAND:WATERTOWN/CONCORD. SAMUEL OWNED REAL ESTATE IN BOTHAREAS. SEVERAL LOTS, WITH MANSION, BARN, ORCHARD, ETC....
GENERAL: WILL OF SAMUEL STRATTON
1672
In the name and by the help of ye Lord Jesus Christ I Samuel Stratton Senior, being in sound memory and understanding, But near my Death I make my last will and testament. I give my Body to ye Earth from whence I had it to be decently buried, and my soule i give to God y{t} gave it me in shure and certaine hope of ressurection to life through ye merritts of Christ Jesus, and concerning by good y{t} God hath left me to wit--my house and land at home and abroad my cattell chattlles what ever belongs to me in New England I will y{t} after my decease they be apprised, and my Debts being paid Iwill y{t} it be delivered into the hand of my sonn John after my Decease to bed is posed of as followeth. i Will y{t} my loving wife have out of my state a comfortable maintenance, and after her death I will y{t} all ye movables in my house be equally divided between Samuell my sonn and my sonn John, the land and go use and barnes and meaddowes nearer my house or more remote T will y{t} sonn John shall fully and peacably injoy without any molestation or disturbance, onely I will y{t} my grand son Samuell ye sonn of my deceased son Richard when heis of age shall have ye house and land adjoining to it y{t} my sonn John dwelt in to ye time y{t} he entered into ye farme he now is in being formerly ye land of old Felch, Mis. Allen and old Folger, willing y{t} yeland In Concord formerly being mine but now in my sonn Samuells hand y{t}it be his forever as his full due and portion.
And I appoint my sonn John my sole executour of this my last will and testament revoking all other wills heretofore made, wittness my hand thisp{r}sent 19 of December 1672.
My will is y{t} servant Thomas Cooper have a cow after my decease.
his
Samuel X Stratton {SEAL}
Mark
Sealed & delivered in presence of
Richard Norcross
Mr. Richard Norcross being sworne dosay that he was prsent when Samuel Stratton above named deces'd, Signed & Published this instrument as hislast will & testament, and that according to his best understanding hewas of sound judgement & memory when he so did.
Justinian Holden aged abt 60 years being sworne do say that he was present with the above named Samuel Stratton deces'd abt ye time he made this his last will as he apprehends it was ye same day and he ye sd Samuel declared to him that he had an intent to alter one y{t} he had formerly made and that he would make his last will to be accord to the contents of this above written instrument, for the substance thereof, and according to his best understanding he did judge him at y{t} time to beof sound Judgement & memory.
Before Capt. Daniel Gookin
& Thomas Danforth, Recorder
This will was made when he was "near his death."-- which probably accounts for its not bearing his autograph.
INVENTORY OF ESTATE OF SAMUEL STRATTON
1672
This is An Inventory of the houses and Lands and moveables of Samuel Stratton Senior deceast apprised by us who have here subscribed this 3dof Janu. 1672.
L--S--D
Impr: Wearing cloaths both linnen and woollen......001.15.00
In ye Roome called ye parler: One fether bed and fether
bolster three fether pillowes 2 pillow beers and a straw
bed, one paire of sheets, one blanket one rugg with ye
bedstead and curtains an valants...................008.00.00
A cubbard and cubbard cloath and a
picture
Samuel married in 1617 in England.
picture
Samuel next married on 27 Jun 1657 in Boston, Massachussetts.
Source: http://heapgen.org/hp/1649.htm
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