Person:Serajah Stratton (3)

--Source of information: Kate Mildred (STRATTON) STEGALL (my Great Grandmother's notes); On 1 May 1758, Serajah enlisted for service in the French and Indian War. In July of the same year he died in the service of the country as his Father did 49 years before. He was clerk of the company organized by Capt. Holcomb under Col. Phineas Lyman.

--Source of information: "A Book of STRATTONS" (Vol 1, page 231);

    Records of him are found both in Winsor and in Simsbury,--the adjoining town on the west.  He probably lived very near the line between the two towns.  12 December 1728, he married Eunice CASE, daughter of Elizabeth and Samuel Case.  She was born in Simsbury, 8 July 1704.  The Case family lived in that part of the town which later became Broomfield.  A deed is found showing that Serajah Stratton and Eunice, his wife, sold land in Simsbury in 1735.  This was not the land upon which their house was situated.  1 May 1758, Serajah enlisted for service in the French and Indian War.  He was clerk of the company organized by Captain Nathaniel Holcomb, under Colonel Pheneas Lyman.  On 30 July of the same year Serajah died in the service of his country, --as did his father forty-nine years before.
    Administration on his estate was granted his widow Eunice.  The inventory of estate includes, besides the farm and house, livestock, farming implements and carpenter's tools, household furniture and clothing; also, a "Beak-horn" and books,--including "an old family Bible" (would we could find it to-day!) and a book called Pleasant Companion.

--Source of information: Debi <dlelliott@@west.raytheon.com>;

    I just looked at First Settlers of CT & MA and, for what it's worth, Eunice's  husband is listed there as Jeremiah.  Other than the marriage date (and the CASE line) which matches what you already have, there is no further  information on them.

The information on the Stratton line was received from Michael J. Godshalk.

1.   Michael J. Godshalk. Godshalk Web Site
   Serajah Stratton, 14 MAR 2009.

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   ROLE: 1001136

2.   George Spencer. Spencer Web Site
   Serajah Stratton, 14 MAR 2009.

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   ROLE: 1001704