Person:John Stoughton (7)

Note written by Katherine Buckland West states John "settled east of the great river near to quarry in East Windsor" now is South Windsor. "He was a leading man in that town (selectman) and figures largely in Rev. Timothy Edward's time." John was bookeeper for Rev. Edward.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Windsor Vital Records [NEHGS], in Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records
   265.

   "Stoughton, … John, s. [Thomas & Mary], b. June 20, 1657 [MG]"
   "Stoughton, … John, s. Thomas, b. June 20, 1657 [Col. 2:161]"
   "Stoughton, … John, s. Thomas, b. June 20, 1657 [1:33]"
   "Stoughton, … John, d. May 24, 1712 [2:270]"

2.   Savage, James. A 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 Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862)
   4:214-215.

   JOHN, Windsor, br. of preced. [Israel, son of second Thomas] .m. 11 Aug. 1682, Elizabeth d. of Thomas Bissell of the same, had John, b. 16 Oct. 1683, and William, 10 Mar. 1686. His w. d. 17 July 1688, and he m. 23 Jan. 1690 Sarah Fitch, had Elizabeth b. 19 Feb. 1693, wh. three ch. are nam. in the will of their aunt Elizabeth Eliot, 1700. Aft. wh. he had Nathaniel, 23 June 1702, and d. 24 May 1712....THOMAS, Windsor, s. of the preced. b. in Eng. an orig. propr. of Hartford, m. Mary, d. of William Wadsworth, had John, b. 20 June 1657...

3. ↑ Stoughton, John, Windsor, in Manwaring, Charles W. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records. (Hartford, Conn.: R. S. Peck & Co., 1904-06)
   2:309-10.

   "Probate Records. Vol. VIII, 1710 to 1715. Page 147.
   
   Stoughton, John, Windsor. Invt. £271-02-09. Taken 24 May, 1712, by Job Drake, Sen., Thomas Stoughton and Samuel Burnham.
   
   Court Record, Page 138—4 May, 1713: Sarah Stoughton, Adms., now exhibits an account of her Adms. Allowed by the Court. Order to dist. the estate to the surviving heirs as followeth: To Sarah Stoughton, widow, of the moveable estate the sum of £23-11-02; to Nathaniel Stoughton, 2nd son, Elizabeth, Sarah, Rebeckah, Anne, Hannah, Mary and Rachel Stoughton, to each of them, £27-02-09 1-2. William Stoughton hath already received his full double portion. And appoint Capt. Thomas Stoughton, Deacon Job Drake and Samuel Rockwell, distributors.
   
   Page 147—6 July, 1713: This Court appoint Sarah Stoughton, relict of John Stoughton, late of Windsor, to be guardian to all the children of the sd. decd. that are under age. Recog., with Joseph Drake, in £150.
   
   Page 156—7 September, 1713: By reason of some misrepresentation in the order of this Court for dist. of the estate of John Stoughton, late of Windsor, decd., the 2nd son (viz., William) was mistaken for the eldest son (vizt., John), who was intended thereby, though entirely by that means left out.
   
   See File: 3 January, 1713-14: John, William and Sarah Stoughton and Joseph and Elizabeth Mather gave receipts for their several portions.
   
   Page 144 (Vol. IX) 7 February, 1720-21: This Court appoint John Stoughton of Windsor to be guardian to his brother Nathaniel Stoughton, age 18 years. Recog., £50.
   
   Page 44 (Vol. XI) 4 May, 1731: Sarah Stoughton, now Drake, formerly widow of John Stoughton, showing that she had not as yet had set out her dower or thirds of the lands of her sd. late husband, although there was long time an order of Court therefor, moves to this Court that some suitable persons may be appointed to set out one-third part of the lands of the sd. John Stoughton for her improvement during her natural life: Whereupon this Court appoint Thomas Stoughton, Joseph Rockwell and Deacon Joseph Skinner, of Windsor, distributors.
   
   Page 47—28 June, 1731: William Stoughton of Windsor, son of John Stoughton, objects to the setting out, and is granted a review of the case at the Superior Court."