Born in Belchford, Lincolnshire, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Bancroft
[uncertain]
and Anne (Unknown) Bancroft
[uncertain]
Wife of
John Stratton Sr
— married
1644 in East Hampton, Suffolk, New York
Descendants 
Mother of
John Stratton Jr, Sarah (Stratton) Hand, Joseph Stratton, Hannah (Stratton) Hedges, Stephen Stratton, Abigail (Stratton) Norris, Rebecca (Stratton) Bushnell, Cornelius Stratton and Ruth (Stratton) Mowbray
Died
at age 66
in East Hampton, Suffolk, New York
Profile last modified
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Biography
It is only speculative that she was the daughter of John and Anne (____) Bancroft. It has not been proven. The connection is based on the fact that a "Widow Bancroft" transferred land in Long Island to John Stratton and Thomas Talmage, and researchers have deduced that this mean they were sons-in-law. But the connection has not yet been confirmed.
She married before 1645 probably in Southampton, Long Island John Stratton
Children
- Sarah Stratton, d. Abt 1684, East Hampton, Suffolk Co., LI, NY
- John Stratton, b. Abt 1646, East Hampton, Suffolk Co., LI, NY, d. 19 Feb 1736, East Hampton, Suffolk Co., LI, NY
- Hannah Stratton, b. Abt 1648, East Hampton, Suffolk Co., LI, NY, d. 21 Jan 1710, East Hampton, Suffolk Co., LI, NY
- Joseph Stratton, b. Abt 1650, East Hampton, Suffolk Co., LI, NY, d. 23 Dec 1722, Wainscott, Suffolk Co., LI, NY
- Stephen Stratton, b. Abt 1651, East Hampton, Suffolk Co., LI, NY , d. 8 Apr 1697, East Hampton, Suffolk Co. LI, NY
- Abigail Stratton, b. Abt 1652, East Hampton, Suffolk Co. LI, NY
- Cornelius Stratton, b. Abt 1653, East Hampton, Suffolk Co. LI, NY, d. 27 Mar 1704, East Hampton, Suffolk Co. LI, NY
- Rebecca Stratton, b. Abt 1655, East Hampton, Suffolk Co. LI, NY, d. 14 May 1703, Saybrook, Connecticut
- Ruth Stratton, b. Abt 1659, Southampton, Suffolk Co., LI, NY
Sarah is believed to be buried at South End Cemetery, East Hampton, Suffolk, NY
Sources
- http://longislandsurnames.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I00873&tree=Stratton
- Harriet Russell Stratton, A Book of Strattons Volume I: being A Collection of Stratton Records From England And Scotland, And A Genealogical History Of The Early Colonial Strattons In America, With Five Generations Of Their Descendants, (New York: The Grafton Press Genealogical Publishers, 1908)
- Long Island Genealogy Surname Database - http://www.longislandgenealogy.com
- Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley, 1913, The American History and Genealogy Project - D. J. Coover [email removed] online [1], accessed 8/10/2006
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147177444
- Colket, Meredith B., A Clue to the Identity of the Wife of John Stratton of East Hampton, Long Island, The American Genealogist (1940) Vol. 17, Page 20-22.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
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~0.39%
Barbara (Morgan) Adams
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Categories: English of Colonial Long Island
https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1646065/proposal-disconnect-strattons-easthampton-tenterden-strattons
There was a recent change that Sarah is buried at South End Cemetery, East Hampton, Suffolk, NY, referencing a Find A Grave Memorial. However, there is no record of her burial there. I contacted the Long Island Collection at the East Hampton Library for their assistance to confirm this. I also travelled to East Hampton, New York and spent a day in the South End Cemetery.
The Find A Grave Memorial claims "Gravesite Details Husband: John Stretton Parents: John Bancroft & Jane Bohython." This was particularly disappointing since I was hoping to find concrete evidence to link her to her husband and parents. Since her burial location is unknown, there are no gravesite details.
I went on a tour of the cemetery with a local historian who told me that grave markers at that time were typically made out of wood and would have deteriorated a long time ago. Any stones in the cemetery were shipped in. I don't recall the date of the oldest gravestone in the cemetery, but it's likely that few or none date back to that time.
It's likely that Sarah is buried in the South End Cemetery since she lived in East Hampton and it's closer to where she lived than the North End Cemetery. But again, there is no record of her burial there.
I'm new to this, so I hope I commented on this appropriately.
Best regards, Jan