John Stratton
1642 - 1691 (49 years)
Generation: 1
1. John Stratton was born in 1642 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 07 Apr 1691 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was buried in Unknown. Notes:
From A book of Strattons: Being a collection of Stratton records from England and Scotland. By Harriet Russell Stratton. New York, Grafton Press, 1908. V.1
Page 182-184.
https://archive.org/details/bookofstrattonsb01byustra/page/n13
John Stratton was married in Watertown, Mass, in 1667. His marriage is thus recorded on the town books: ?John Stratton and Mary smith joyned in Marryage the 26. 9mo. 1667.? (Mary Smith's ancestry is given on page 155.) From a deposition taken in 1672, we learn that he was born in 1642; hence was twenty-five years old at the time of his marriage. His home lot in Watertown was in the western part of the town and joined the land of his father-in-law, Thomas Smith. Here John Stratton died April 7, 1691, one month before the birth of his son Samuel. The property remained undivided for some years, the eldest son, John Stratton, Jr., ?caring for his mother and her several small children, out of his own proper estate, paying all ye debts truly and honestly and further did manage the husbandry of ye living left by his said father for full 9 years.?
In January, 1701, ?the younger children being well out of hand, the Relect Widdow and her eldest son, did mutually agree to come to a reckoning according to law and justice,? Edward Winn, attorney, of Woburn, was appointed to settle the estate. The widow, Mary, continued to live wither eldest son (who had married Bethshuah Applin) until his death in 1708, followed within a year by the death of his wife, leaving several small children. Then, John Applin, father of Bethshuah, moved with his family into the house owned by ?the late John Stratton,? and paid a yearly rent. Mary and her orphaned grandchildren seems to have lived with the Applins. January 21, 1713, ?John Applin presented a paper showing that his son, John Stratton, died in 1708, and his daughter Bethshuah, wife of John Stratton, in 1709, and that his daughter Mary Applin had charge of the children.?
January 1, 1719, ?a receipt was filed by John Applin from Mary Stratton, Widow, for her maintenance, in virtue of a bond give by her eldest son John Stratton, Jr., ?dated January 13, 1701.
Mary died September 27, 1719, having survived her husband twenty-eight years.
Children - born in Watertown.
John, b.1668; d. 1708.
Thomas, b.1670.
James, b. Jan. 18, 1672; d. 1701 in Bristol County, Mass., ?A single man.? His estate was administered by his brother-in-law, Henry Nicholson, barber, of Boston, 1702-103. He left a ?certain sum of money in the hands of Richard Greenall (or Greeval?) of Little Compton, to be delivered unto my mother Mary Stratton, widow, if she be living, in case of her decease to other relations in Watertown, New England.
Mary, m. in Woburn, Edward Winn, Lawyer of Woburn, Jan. 3, 1693.
Sarah, m. in Boston, Henry Nicholson of Boston, Jan. 9, 1702, by Rev. Christopher Bridge, ?Rector of King's Chapel People.?
Hannah, m. in Woburn, John Sanderson, Jan. 1, 1701.
Judee, b. Aug. 13, 1680; d. young
Jonathan, b. Aug. 22, 1684; living in 1701 when Edward Winn was appointed his guardian (Further data much desired).
Mary, bapt. July 30, 1687.
Samuel, bapt. May 10, 1691, ?son of Widow Stratton.? This is probably the ?Samuel Stratton, late a soldier at Fort William? (Boston Harbor) for whom Henry Nicholson was appointed administrator, April, 13, 1722.
Of this family the births of Joh, Thomas, James, Judee and Jonathan are the only ones recorded on the town records of Watertown; the baptisms of Mercy and Samuel are from the Bailey manuscript; court files show that Mary, Sarah and Hannah belonged to this family; no evidence has been found of any other children.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102502363/john-strattonJohn married Mary Smith on 26 Sep 1667 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Thomas Smith and Mary Knap) was born in Nov 1647 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 27 Sep 1719 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was buried in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Thomas Stratton was born on 26 Oct 1670 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.