Eunice Stratton
1738 -
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Eunice Stratton was born on 15 Mar 1738 in Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (daughter of David Stratton and Hannah Smith).
2. David Stratton was born on 20 Nov 1708 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (son of Thomas Stratton and Dorcas Maxwell); died in 1783 in Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. 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 192.
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David Stratton was born November 20, 1708, in Watertown; married Hannan Smith of Lexinton, January 30, 1728, - daughter of Joseph, Sr., and Hannah Smith. She was born in Lexington in September 1707. They were married by Rev. Warham Williams. Their home was in that part of the town which in 1738 became Waltham. Here they lived for over thirty years, and then removed to Bolton, Mass., where David Died in the spring of 1783. Administration of his estate was granted his son, David Stratton, Jr., in May, 1783.
Children - births recorded in Watertown.
Hannah, b. Sept. 26, 1729
Lydia, b. Mar. 1, 1737; m. Samuel Nutting, Oct. 22, 1751
Births recorded in Waltham
Eunice, b. Mar. 15, 1738
Lois, b. Feb. 25, 1739; m. John Demont of Newton, Oct. 27, 1764.
David, b. 1742; d. 1819
Mary, b. Feb. 29, 1744; m. Thaddeus Hastings of Lexington, May 29, 1763.
Jonas, b. 1746.David married Hannah Smith on 30 Jan 1728 in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Hannah was born in Sep 1707 in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Hannah Smith was born in Sep 1707 in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Children:
- David Stratton was born on 06 Dec 1742 in Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died in 1819.
- Mary Stratton was born on 29 Feb 1744 in Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
- Jonas Stratton was born on 14 Jul 1746 in Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 14 Mar 1797.
- Lois Stratton was born on 25 Feb 1739 in Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
- Hannah Stratton was born on 26 Sep 1729 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
- Lydia Stratton was born on 01 Mar 1737 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
- 1. Eunice Stratton was born on 15 Mar 1738 in Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Generation: 3
4. Thomas Stratton was born on 26 Oct 1670 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (son of John Stratton and Mary Smith). 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 185-186.
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Thomas Stratton was born in Watertown in 1670 and married there in 1699. Town records: ?Thomas Stratton son of John and Mary Stratton borne the 26 Day of October? ?Thomas Stratton and Dorcas Maxwel Joyned in married: July: 19: 1699.? Dorcas Maxwell was a daughter of Thomas and Dorcas Maxwell of Boston. She was born February 27, 1867. Thomas Maxwell was a member of the ?Scots Charitable Society? in Boston, which determines his nationality. From 1680 onward for about a quarter of a century, he was a ?Sealer of Leather? in the town of Boston, and in 1683 was a doorkeeper in the ?Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Provence.?
Thomas and Dorcas Stratton lived in the Western Precinct of Watertown, where nine children were born unto them. December 1, 1727, Thomas was chosen Surveyor of Highways. In 1731 the town paid him for timber from his farm for a bridge near Deacon Livermore's mill. December 16, 1732, he was still living in Watertown, when ?consideration of ye petition of Thomas Stratton and others was adjourned to ye next selectmans' meeting.? The petition did not come up at the next meeting, and the name does not later occur on the town or church books at Watertown or Waltham. No record of the death of Thomas, nor that of Dorcas, has been found. It is probable that they removed with some of their children to some other town and died there.
Children - born in Watertown.
James, b.1700; d.1775
Thomas, b. Feb 12, 1702
Dorcas, b. Mar. 2, 1705
Mary, b. Jan.8, 1706; m. in Watertown, Henry Smith of Lexington, Feb. 18, 1730.
David, b.1708; d.1783
Samuel, b. Oct. 19, 1709.
Ebanezer, bapt. July 12, 1713; d. in infancy.
Ebanezer, bapt. May 15, 1715
Mercy, bapt. Jan 13, 1717; m. Moses Cutting in Watertown in 1736.
Of this family David is the only son who settle in Watertown (later Waltham). He seems to have lived on the homestead farm; and some of his children lived there as late, at least, as 1764. Of the sons Thomas, Samuel, and Ebanezer, information is much desired. This may be the Samuel Stratton mentioned in the proprietor's records of Mendon who helped in the survey of the town and had a grant of land April 26, 1736, and who married Mary, daughter of Samuel Walker, of Framingham, November 17, 1737, and in 1741 was in Hopkinton. The compiler has no further record of him.Thomas married Dorcas Maxwell on 19 Jul 1699 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Dorcas was born on 27 Feb 1678. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Dorcas Maxwell was born on 27 Feb 1678. Children:
- 2. David Stratton was born on 20 Nov 1708 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died in 1783 in Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
Generation: 4
8. 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.
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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]
9. Mary Smith was born in Nov 1647 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (daughter of Thomas Smith and Mary Knap); died on 27 Sep 1719 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was buried in Unknown. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102502175/mary-strattonChildren:
- 4. Thomas Stratton was born on 26 Oct 1670 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.