Mark St John (bef. 1633 - 1693)

Born before 10 Jun 1633 in London St Nicholas Cole Abbey, London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Stanley) St John — married before 1655 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Husband of Dorothy (Smith) Moore — married Jan 1690 (to 12 Aug 1693) in Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 12 Aug 1693 after age 60 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

"MARK ST. JOHN (Matthias 1 ), b. in 1633-4: d. at Norwalk, August 12, 1693, ae. 59; m. (1) before 1655-6, Elizabeth Stanley, b. abt. 1635, the youngest daughter of Timothy Stanley (Savage, iv. 165)': m. (2) in January, 1690, Dorothy Smith, b. 1636, d. in Farmington, Connecticut, in 1706, the daughter of Rev. Henry and Dorothy Smith, and widow of Francis Hall and John Blakeman. She m. (4) Deacon Isaac Moore, of Farmington and Norwalk (Savage, i. 195, ii. 333. iv. 115: Goodwin's Notes, 3: Hist, of Stratford, pp. 100-122).

"The will of Elizabeth Bacon, late of Hadley, now of Hartford, Connecticut, dated October 30, 1671, contains the following: I give to my son Caleb Standly my Houseings and land in Hadly formerly my husband Andrew Bacon's deed, that fell to me by the Death of my son Isaac, I give to son Caleb Standly, to my daughter 'Elizabeth Sension, the wife of Mark Sension, etc., provided that out of my daughter Elizabeth's part £5, to be paid to my grandchild Sarah Sension, daughter of my daughter Elizabeth (Manwaring Digest, vol. i. 270)'. Elizabeth m. (1) Timothy Stanley of Hartford, Conn. In the distribution of Timothy's Estate, in 1648, appears a son Caleb, not yet 21 years old, and two elder daughters, not named (Digest, vol. i. 189). The daus. were Abigail, who m. Saml. Cole, and Lois, who m. Thomas Porter, of Farmington, Conn.

Mark St John was christened 10 June 1633 in St Nicholas Cole Abbey, London, England. ^[1]

He died 12 August 1693 in Norwalk, Connecticut. ^[2]

He was freeman at Norwalk in 1664.

Mark was married to Elizabeth Stanley about 1655. ^[3][4]

The will of Elizabeth Bacon, late of Hadley, now of Hartford, Connecticut, dated October 30, 1671, contains the following: I give to my son Caleb Standly my Houseings and land in Hadly formerly my husband Andrew Bacon's deed, that fell to me by the Death of my son Isaac, I give to son Caleb Standly, to my daughter Elizabeth Sension, the wife of Mark Sension, etc., provided that out of my daughter Elizabeth's part £5, to be paid to my grandchild Sarah Sension, daughter of my daughter Elizabeth.^[5]

He appeared on the list of freeman there in 1669:

"A true and perfect List of all the Freemen appertaininge unto the plantation of Norwake. Taken this 11th of October, 1669, and to be presented unto the Honored Court assembled ... Marke Sention ..." ^{[citation needed]}

Marke Sention, Constable signed attesting the list.

In 1669 he was constable at Norwalk, representative in 1672.

Mark St John m. (2) in January 1690, Dorothy Smith, b. 1636, d. in Farmington, Connecticut in 1706, the daugjter of Rev. Henry and Dorothy Smith, and widow of Francis Hall and John Blakeman. She m. (4) Deacon Isaac Moore, of Farmington and Norwalk (Savage, i. 195, ii. 333. iv. 115: Goodwin's Notes, 3: Hist, of Stratford, pp. 100-122).

This Indenture made between Marke Sention of Norwake and Dorothy Hall of Stratford widow Witnesseth that Wheras there is A purpose of Mariage between Marke Sention and Dorothy: they have Covenanted and agreed in Case of Marriage as followeth

Imprs that Marke Sention will Lay no Claime to the Estate that Dorothy Hall now possesseth whether in Lands or movables but that it shall be in the power of Dorithy Hall after Mariage to Improve it as she shall se cause without any Let from Mark Sention: but in case Dorothy Hall shall see cause to carry with her any part of the moveable Estate, Mark Sention binds himself or his Heirs to Returne the same or the full value therof to her or to her order when eyther of them shall dye

It. Dorothy Hall doth covenant with Marke Sension that she will not at his death lay any claim to any part of his Estate that he now possesseth as a Dowry, but will when a widow returne to her own that she hath now in possession in Stratford.

In witness whereof Both partyes have affixed their hands and Seales Dated this Twenty first of January Sixteen hundred Ninety one or two

Signed Sealed & delivered : Marke Sention (Seal)

in presence of us  : Dorothy Hall (Seal)

Joseph Curtiss

Ebenezer Boothe

State of Connecticut, SS:

Probate Court, District of Fairfield.

Last Will & Testament

The last Will of Mark St. John^[6]:

The last Will and Testament of Marke Sension of Norwake aged aboute 59 years I being by the providence of god weak of body by reason of sicknes Attending but through the goodness of God yett of perfect understanding & memory: and being Desireous to dispose of that temporall Estate that God hath Blessed me with so as may be for peace and unity: and I do first bequeath my Soul to God & my body after Death to be Decently Intered; & Buryed and do Declare this as my Last will and do dispose of my Estate as followeth: Desireous that first my Just Debts be discharged.

Imprimis: I do Give and Bequeath unto my Son Joseph Sension my Homsted with all Apurtinances therto belonging: and also all the rest of my Lands & medows Except that Lott which I perchased of Thomas Tailer & also all the Indian field Land and medow: and also ye Last Division of Land not yet Layd out these Excepted not Given to my Son Joseph: also I do Give to my son Joseph Sension his choice of my two yoak of oxen; to take one yoak of them also one horse allso one mare and colt also two cows allso one 2 year old heifer his choice: also 2 calves: also 12 sheep 8 Ews: 4 withers: And the Bed which is a fether bed which he useually Lyeth upon and also all my husbantry tooles.

I do Give and bequeath unto my Daughter Loess Sension & my Daughter Rachil Sension that Lott which I perchased of Thomas Tayler and Dry hill Lott Equally Between them with all Appertenances therto Belonging also I do Give to my Daughter Annah Sension all my upland and medow and medowing Land Lying in the Indian feild--Also I Do give unto my three Daughters Vz: Loess Rachil and Annah thirty pound Each of them out of my movable Estate And also what movable Estate shall remaine not allredy given my three daughters Namly Elizabeth Sarah & Rhoda are to be Equal till they have Each of them twenty pounds: Except Roda she is to be five pounds short of Elizabeth & Sarah: and in case anything shall yet remaine then to be Equally Divided amoungst my Six Daughters.

Also my will is that what Lands I have Given unto my Son Joseph Sension; that if God in his providence so order it that he Shall Die without Surviving Issue; then the said Lands to be to ye Eldist Sons of my Six Daughters also my will is that my Son Shall have Liberty for to Leave the homsted in case he shall mary & Decese & Leave A widow with her During the time of her widowhood She to keep and maintaine all things in as good repaire as they may be in at the time of his decease: And also my will is that what Lands I have Given to any of my Daughters if they Shall Die they or any of them before they Shall marry or Shall have any Issue Surviving: then the Land to be and Returne to the Surviving Daughters: And also as to my Daughters not yet Marryed: if they Shall Die before they have any Issue or Maryed then their Estate Given them to be & returne to the Surviving Children Also I do Give to Josep Lockwood my Sisters Son ten Acres of out Lands of the Last Devision: and the rest of the Sd. Last Devision to be Equally Devided amoungst my Children Dwelling in Norwalk also I do Give my negro Servant unto my Son Joseph Sension.

Also I do Desire Authaurize & appoint my three Sons viz: Joseph Sension Samuell Galpin and Samuell Keeler the Administrators to this my Last will and testament To the Confermation herof I have herunto Set my hand and Seal

In presents of us Witnesses Marke Sension (Seal)

James Olmsted

Joseph Kechum

The Will and Inventory of Marke Sention of Norwalk Deceased was Exhibited to the County Court held in fairfeild 7th of Novembr 1693 for probation this Court Do accept of and approve sd. will and Inventory and order them to be Recorded

Nathan Gold, Clark

The inventory was taken 2 October 1693.

Sources

1. ↑ Robert Leigh Ward, Two Contemporaries Named Mathias Sension (The American Genealogist, 1977, Vol. 53), p. 241-243, citing .... ?
2. ↑ Jacquelyn Ladd Ricker, The Ricker Compilation of Vital Records of Early Connecticut (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 2006), p. 11094
3. ↑ Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997), p. 646
4. ↑ Savage vol IV, p 165
5. ↑ Manwaring Digest, vol. i. 270
6. ↑ Fairfield Probate Records, vol. 1689-1701, p. 87

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