Person:Daniel Stanton (1)

From Thomas Stanton of Stonington, Conn. An Incomplete Record of His Descendants

... was married and lived in Barbadoes. He had but one child, a son named Richard. This is the child mentioned in Mrs. Ann (Lord) Stanton's will, made in 1688, as "the fatherless child in Barbadoes," which indicates that Daniel Stanton was dead when that will was made. He died in 1687. There is no further record of this child, Richard, except that he came to Stonington and sold his right to certain ancestral estate.

There is much room for discussion as to Daniel's marriage. Savage thinks he lived in Westerly, RI, and by a wife Elizabeth had five children. This cannot be: these five children were born from 1678 to 1687, and are recorded in the Friend's Meeting House at Newport, RI. They are the children of Daniel son of Robert Stanton of Newport, RI. Baldwin, and other genealogists, think that Daniel married in Barbadoes. Judge Richard A. Wheeler, of Stonington, Conn., in a letter written April 14, 1886, discusses this subject thus: "I have searched in all the old records of Stonington, Westerly, New London and all of the Rhode Island and Connecticut archives and I am satistifed that this Daniel Stanton married here and not in Barbadoes. I cannot prove it but my opinion is that Daniel Stanton married Eliza Wheeler. "Thomas Miner's Diary says that this Miss Wheeler married some one, but provokingly omits the name of the groom. This Miss Wheeler had a brother Richard, who was my great-grandfather Wheeler's father." The case for his wife being Martha is based on entries in the "Barbados Records, Baptism Records 1637-1800," compiled and edited by Joanne Mcree Sanders, 1984 in which are two baptism entries for Hannah and Daniel, children of Daniel and Martha Stanton.

He bought property Stonington, New London, CT, 1681. To all Christian People wherever these presents shall come -- Daniell Stanton sendeth greeting. Know you that I Daniell Stanton of Stonington in the County of New London in the Colony of Connecticott; have and do fully and absolutely enfeofe seel Alienate and pass over to my Loving brother Thomas Stanton of the same town countie and Collony A Certayne tract of Land willed to me by my honored father Mrs. Thomas Statnon deceased in estimation three score acres more or less. Bounded as followeth: on the North by A small Run of Water - adjoining to Land belonging to the Said Thomas Stanton & on the East bounded with Pawcatuck River, and on the South to A Small brooke commonly called the Hott house brooke: & on the West bounded all along by the West Side of the Swamp out of which swamp the the Northermost brook runneth: the Aforesaid upland meadow ground with the swamp and all the several and singular privileges and appurtenances, mortgage, Lease or entanglement or Any otherwise before the signement hereof: unto Thomas Stanton To have and To hold to possess and injoy peacably and quietly without Any Lett hindrance molestation (--) by me or by Any other person or persons by my orders and doe fully exonerate, discharge & Acquitt the Aforesaid Thomas Stanton of all farther claims & debts or demands in and about the Aforesaid purchase myselfe Acquiessing fully satisfied and contented to my good satisfaction- And for more Ample consideration of the Aforesaid premises with all the contents thereof specified, I Ratiy & confirm unto the sayd Thomas Stanton his heirs, executors, Administrators, and Assigns for ever the Aforesaid tract of Land: fromj me my heirs executors Administrators and Assigns for ever to all interests and purposes According to the genuine tener hereof. And I the sayd Daniel Stanton do covenand and promise at all times tro be ready and willing to give more Ample deed for the sure making strengtehning & confirming of this my present Act & deed as witness my hand & seale this 33d & of his majisties Reign Charles King of England france Ireland & Scotland defender of the fayth: and in the year of our Lord 1681. Danll Stanton Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of as witnesses John Stanton Aanna Stanton Samuel Stanton Nicholas Cottrell (Note here that Daniel's mother spells her name Aaana; the impress of the seal was on wax which has been broken, rendering obscure some characters in the upper left-hand over the D; the sar with the dot in its center is undoubtedly a mullet and the seal is very significant from a heraldic standpoint.) The deed was not acknowledged before a magistrate and the probability is that it was signed just before Daniel departed for Barbadoes. This failure to have the deed acknowledgted seems to have given rise to questions as to is validity and it bears this endorsement: "Mr. Samuell Stanton and Mr. Nicolas Cotterell personally appeared and acknowledged that they assigned the above writen as witnesses. The before me SAmuell Mason Aptnt Above witnesses mad oath this dated in Stonington feberuary the 9: 1698/9" Then follows other indorsements; to-wit: "Westerly in the Collony of Rhode Island Oct. 8, 1715. Then appeared before me Thomas Hiscox Justice of the peace of the Town of Westerly aforesaid: Nicholas Cottrell and made solem oath the he doth veryly believe that he saw Daniell Stanton the subscriber to the within mentioned Deed Sign and Seal ye same & that he together wth Mr. John Stanton, Mr. Samuel Stanton and Mrs. Anna Stanton set their hands to as witnesses he also declared that he verily believes The Deed on the other side is an honest thing and voluntarily Done by the said Danll Stanton he having a fresh Remembrance of the same Tho it be a Long time sence. Thomas Hiscox [Justice]." "Stonington October ye 12 1715 There appeared before me Nathll Chese brough one of His majesties Justices of ye Peace for Ye County of N. London Mr. Robert Stanton and Made sollam oath that all Tho he was not a witness to the deed on ye other side he does vearyly beleve it is a veary honest thing and that it was signed and sealled by his brother DAniell Stanton and he does veary well know his brother Thomas Statnon had ye possession of ye 3d Land before his brother Danll Stanton died and ever sence. Attest Nathll Chesebrough [Justice Peace.] "Att a Generall Asssembly held in New Haven Octo: 13th 1715 -Upon Application made by Thomas Statnon Representing that Mr. Daniel Stanton some time of Stonington desecd having signed and sealed bearing date In the Year of our Lord 1681 Conveying to him the said Thomas Stanton a certain tract of Land" (here follows a description of the land as given in the deed) "and the said Daniel Stanton dyed before a Lawfull acknowledgement of it: Prayd an act of this Assembly to supply that defect. It appearing to this Court that Mr. Samuel Stanton and Mr. Nicholas Cottrell made oath before Samll Mason Assist ffebe ye 9th 1698/9 that they signed as Witnesses thereuonto and further the said Nicholas Cottrell made Oath before Thomas Hiscox Justice of Peace in Westerly in the Colony or Rhode Island Octo. 8th 1715 that he did verily believe that he saw Danll Stanton the subscriber to the aforesd deed sign and seal the same and the he Together with Mr. John Stanton, Mr. Samuel Stanton and Mrs. Anna Stanton set their hands to as witnesses, which was ordered to be Indorsed and signed Secretary HEZ: WYYLLYS, Secrytt." "Be it thereupon Enacted by the Governor, Councill and Representatives in Generall Court assembled and by the authority of the same that the said Deed before Taken as good and affectnett to all Interests and purposes in the Law as it might or could have been if the 3d Deed had been acknowledged by the grantor as the Law directs and that this Act be INdorst upon the said Deed and shall be signed by the Secretary and received as a good sufficient Terimoniall of the Authentication of the said Deed -- HEZ: WYLLYS Secrytt". He was the agent for the family's West Indian trade.

Daniel had willed to him by his father in 1678 two hundred acres of land; this he authorizes his mother to sell for him. She sold it, 18 Sep, 1682, for 24 pounds to George Denison. In the New England Registry, Vol.15, p. 64, is a note to the effect that "Joseph Wells of Westerly in 1681 built the "Alexander and Martha" (dimensions, 40 ft by 16 ft. midship) for Alexander Pygan, Samuel Rogers and Daniel Stanton." The letter from Daniel to his mother authorizing her to sell the two hundred acres of land was written at Barbadoes in 1682 (reproduced below). The inference is that he sailed in said ship in 1681 or 1682. This, however, may not have been his first voyage, and we have no means of knowing whether it was his last.

Babadoes, Octobr ye 16th 1682. Sr yrs Reseved for Mr Thomas Dimon Dated August ye first wherein I understand you have spoken with my mother about the Same and you have written that mother is unwilling to act anything tell she hears from me: Upon which ocation I have fully writte my mind to my mother about the premises aforesaid and shall fully Leave it to her disposing wth the consent or approbation of our Reverd mr James Noyes: and what they doe in the Sd business I shall Conforme and stand to as my act and deede: & by the first ocation I shall send you on a deed of Sale full and ferme according to Law--which is all at present only wishing of your Self and Lady with the Rest of our Relations all happiness and prosperity Immagniable and Soe subscribe and always shall your humble servant and Ever Loveing Kinsman to Command at all times.

                   Daniel Stanton.

My humble service to Capt & Mistris Denison; I pray Sr dont let the brevecation of my writing hinder your enlargement by the next opportunity. D. S.

From Savage's Genealogical Dictionary

STANTON, DANIEL, Stonington, s[on]. of the first Thomas, may first have liv[ed]. at Westerly 1669, by w[ife]. Elizabeth had, as the rec[ords]. of Friends at Newport shows, Elizabeth b[orn]. 20 June 1676; Martha, 3 June 1678; Sarah, 27 Feb. 1680; Daniel, 19 Apr. 1683; and Ruth, 8 Apr. 1687; m[arried]. prob[ab;y]. in Barbados, there d[ied]. leav[ing]. wid[ow]. and one ch[ild].

From It's About Time

1670 Thomas Stanton and his sons at this time were engaged in West Indian trade. Two of the Stanton boys built ships on the Pawcatuck and over at Stonington Point, and a third son, Daniel Stanton, went to Barbadoes as agent for the firm. Salt fish, corn and flour were carried to various Caribbean Islands, food for the slaves on the big sugar plantations, and the ships returned with sugar, molasses, and rum. It was a profitable business and the foundation of New England maritime trade.

In 1681, Daniel Stanton, Alex Pygan and Samuel Rogers had a 41 foot sloop "Alexander and Martha" built on the Mystic River by Joseph Wells.

1. ↑ James Savage, Former President of the Massachusetts Historical Society and Editor of Winthrop's History of New England. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's. (1860-62 and Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1965; Corrected electronic version copyright Robert Kraft, July 1994)
   Vol. 4, p. 166.
2. ↑ prepared by John D. Baldwin of Worcester, Mass. STANTON: Thomas Stanton of Stonington, Conn - An Incomplete Record of His Descendants. (Tyler & Seagrave, No. 442 Main Street, 1882).
3. ↑ Compiled By William L Decoursey. It's About Time. (1735 - 19th Terrace Nw New Brighton, Minnesota 55112).