Jane (Edward) Stolion (1582 - abt. 1646)

Born 9 Sep 1582 in Mayfield, Sussex, England

Wife of Thomas Stolion — married about 1599 in Mayfield, Sussex, England

Died about May 1646 at about age 63 in New Haven, New Haven Colony

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Biography

This is the profile for Jane Stolion who emigrated to the New Haven Colony in 1640.

Parentage; Date and Place of Birth

Jane was the daughter of William Edward of Mayfield, Sussex. Her paternal parentage is shown in the Edward pedigree in the Visitations of Sussex.^[1] and is supported by the fact that her first-born child was baptized in Mayfield, the fact that her will establishes that she had land in Mayfield, and the fact that she made a bequest in her will to the heirs of John Edwards. The identity of Jane's mother is unknown.

Jane was baptized on September 9, 1582 at Mayfield, Sussex.^[2]

Marriage and Children

Jane married Thomas Stolion of Warbleton, Sussex.^[1] Based on the date of baptism of their eldest child, they were probably married about 1599. Since Jane was from Mayfield, Sussex, they were probaby born in or near Mayfield.

Jane and Thomas had the following children:

1. Jane, bpt. June 8, 1600 in Warbleton, Sussex,^[3] bur. December 29, 1615 at Mayfield, Sussex^[4]
2. Elizabeth, bpt. April 4, 1602 in Warbleton, Sussex,^[5] m. 1st after 1640,^[6] ______ Combes/Come,^[7][8] living in November 1680^[8]
3. Thomas, bpt. July 21, 1603 in Warbleton, Sussex, m. August 25, 1677 Susan Star at Heathfield, Sussex, d.s.p. before November 23, 1680. (See discussion and sources in Thomas's profile.)
4. Abraham, bpt. July 7, 1605 in Mayfield, Sussex, never married, bur. November 8, 1678 in Warbleton, Sussex. (See discussion and sources in Abraham's profile.)
5. Olyver, bpt. October 8, 1607 in Mayfield, Sussex,^[9] bur. November 23, 1607 in Mayfield, Sussex^[10]

Residency in England; Husband's Death

Based on records of the birth of ther children, Jane and Thomas initially lived in Warbleton, Sussex, but moved to Mayfield, Sussex about 1604. They lived in Mayfield until at least 1617, when Jane's husband Thomas died and was buried there.^[11] Based on Jane's 1640 will, which states that she was "of London", Jane moved to London sometime after her husband's death.

Emigration to New England

Jane emigrated to New England in 1640 with her son Abraham. Her emigration is in 1640 established by a 1648 letter from Theophilus Eaton, Governor of the New Haven Colony, to John Winthrop, Governor of the Massachusett Colony, which states that Jane "came over to Newhaven about 8 yeers since, left her eldest sonne Thomas, and her daughter Elizabeth in England. her sonne Abraham came over with her." The letter also refers to Jane having made a will at the time of her comming from England.^[7] As noted below, Jane Stolion "of London" made her will on April 9, 1640, which is consistent with Jane having emigrated in 1640.

Residency at New Haven

In New England, Jane and her son Abraham resided in New Haven.^[7] They appear to have been wealthy merchants who did not own land and instead rented their residences. As a result, they were not involved in town government and were initially exempt from taxation, although later were subject to a small annually tax.^[12]

Chronology of New Haven Colony Records

• 1641. At a Court held at New Haven on the 4th of the 6th month (August) 1641, John Seckett, servant to Mrs. Stolyon, was presented for slandering and reproaching Mrs Stolyon.^[13]
• 1642. At a Court held at New Haven on the 2d of November 1642, the difference between Mrs. Stolyon and Mr. Eliz. Goodman with their own consents was referred to Mr. Goodyeere and Mr. Gregson to determine.^[14]
• 1644. At a Court held at New Haven on the 2d of October 1644, Mrs. Stolyon demanded a debt of £3-8-6 from Goodman Chapman.^[15]
• 1645. A General Court of February 24, 1644/5 ordered: "For that some of considerable estates & tradeing doe live in the towne & have hitherto injoyed comfortable fruite of civill administrations & chardges, themselves in the meane time haveing small or noe rates, it is order that hence forward all such shalbe rated from time to time as this court shall judge meete. And for the present, Mrs. Stolion is ordered to pay after the rate of 20s a yeare to the treasurer, Mr. Godfrey 20s a yeare, & Mr. Leech 20s a year, all which are to beginne & to be reckoned from October, 1645."^[16]
• 1645. At a Court held at New Haven on the 3d of December 1645, Captain Turner informed the court that Mrs. Stolion had complained to sundry persons that he had made a bargain with her for cloth for which she accepted cows, but was disappointed to her great damage, and therefore he desired that she might show what cause he had given her so to do.^[17]
• 1646. At a Court held in New Haven on the 23d of February 1645/6, it was ordered that Mr. Leach pay 40s per annum, Mr. Godfrey shall pay 20s per annum and Mrs. Stolion shall pay 20s per annum toward public charges.^[18]
• 1646. At a General Court held on the 25th of May 1646, the Court ordered: "Mr. Goodyeare & Mr. Robert Newman being desired to goe to Mrs Stollion who lyeth very weake & thought her change draweth nigh, they had leave to depart the court."^[19]
• 1647. At a Court held at New Haven on the 6th of April 1647, it was ordered that Mr. Goodyeare and Mr. Newman pay Richard Platt of Miford for a debt of 57s from the estate of Mrs. Stallion for amounts do to him for rent of the house in which Mrs. Stallion lived.^[20]

Will

Jane made her will on April 9, 1640 in London, England prior to departing from New England. A full transcription of her will is contained in Will of Jane Stolion.

In her will, she mentions that she has left her lands in Mayfield in the trust of William Hayes of Little Horsted, Sussex, John Maynard of Mayfield, Sussex, and Nicholas Durant of Headlith, and Thomas Turner of Caymer, Sussex. She bequeathed her lands to her son Abraham and his heirs, and if he died without heirs, to her son Thomas and his heirs, and if both died without heirs, to the heirs of John Edwards late of Cockfield, Sussex. She bequeathed her personal estate in England to her son Thomas and directed him to pay his sister Elizabeth Stolion £8 per year as a condition to having his debts to her estate canceled. She further directed that her daughter Elizabeth receive £4 per year from the profits of her lands after the deaths of her and her son Abraham. Jane appointed her son Abraham as her executor. The will was witnessed by John White, John Phelps and James Morgan.

Since Jane's son Thomas held property in Warbleton at the time he made his will,^[21] but Jane's will does not mention property there, Thomas had probably inherited his father's Warbleton properties upon his father's death, which explains why Abraham, not the elder son Thomas, was bequeathed Jane's properties in Mayfield.

Jane confirmed her will before multiple witnesses shortly before her death.^[7]

Death; Estate

Jane probably died in New Haven shortly after May 25, 1646, when the Court noted that she was "weake & thought her change draweth nigh".^[19] By October 1646, her son Abraham returned from England to New England to look after her estate.^[7]

Jane's daughter, Elizabeth, had gotten married sometime between the time Jane made her will in 1640 and 1648. Elizabeth's husband, Mr. Combe, challenged Jane's will and sought to obtain more from her estate than the payments provided for, including by pressing his claim in New England, but to no avail.^[7]

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} The Visitations of the County of Sussex Made and Taken in the Years 1530 and 1633-4. 1905. pp. 199-200. Link to page at archive.org.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD6-L1YD : 7 December 2017), Jane Edward, 1582. See image attached to this profile.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NGJB-BM5 : 11 February 2018, Jane Stollian, 08 Jun 1600); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 504,418.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD6-G3WK : 7 December 2017), Jane Stolyon, 1615.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NGJ1-D6G : 11 February 2018, Ellizabethe Stollian, 04 Apr 1602); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 504,418.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} The assertion that Elizabeth got married after 1640 is based on the fact that she was referred to as Elizabeth Stolion in her mother's will which she made on April 9, 1640. See Waters, Henry F. Genealogical Gleanings in England, Vol. II. New England Historical Genealogical Society, 1911. pp. 999-1000. Link to pages at hathitrust.org.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6} Winthrop Papers. Volume V 1645-1649. The Massachusetts Historical Society, 1947. pp. 274-276. Link to pages at archive.org.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Waters, Henry F. Genealogical Gleanings in England, Vol. II. New England Historical Genealogical Society, 1911. p. 1000. Link to pages at hathitrust.org.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} "England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD6-GSBK : 7 December 2017), Olyver Stolyon, 1607.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} "England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD6-GS13 : 7 December 2017), Olyver Stolyan, 1607.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} "England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD6-GNTC : 7 December 2017), Thomas Stollyon, 1616.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Papers of the New Haven Colony Historical Society. Vol. I. New Haven Colony Historical Society, 1865. p. 36. Link to page at archive.org.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} Hoadly, Charles J. Records of the Colony and Plantation of New Haven, from 1638-1649. 1857. p. 56. Link to page at archive.org.
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1} Hoadly, Charles J. Records of the Colony and Plantation of New Haven, from 1638-1649. 1857. p. 80. Link to page at archive.org.
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1} Hoadly, Charles J. Records of the Colony and Plantation of New Haven, from 1638-1649. 1857. p. 147. Link to page at archive.org.
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1} Hoadly, Charles J. Records of the Colony and Plantation of New Haven, from 1638-1649. 1857. p. 199 Link to page at archive.org.
17. ↑ ^{17.0 17.1} Hoadly, Charles J. Records of the Colony and Plantation of New Haven, from 1638-1649. 1857. p. 174 Link to page at archive.org.
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1} Hoadly, Charles J. Records of the Colony and Plantation of New Haven, from 1638-1649. 1857. p. 186 Link to page at archive.org.
19. ↑ ^{19.0 19.1 19.2} Hoadly, Charles J. Records of the Colony and Plantation of New Haven, from 1638-1649. 1857. p. 241 Link to page at archive.org.
20. ↑ ^{20.0 20.1} Hoadly, Charles J. Records of the Colony and Plantation of New Haven, from 1638-1649. 1857. p. 307 Link to page at archive.org.
21. ↑ ^{21.0 21.1} Waters, Henry F. Genealogical Gleanings in England, Vol. II. New England Historical Genealogical Society, 1911. pp. 999-1000. Link to pages at hathitrust.org.