Samuel Scranton (1690 - 1750)

Born 14 Oct 1690 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Bishop) Scranton — married 30 Jan 1711 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 18 Mar 1750 at age 59 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Samuel Scranton was probably born in Guilford, Connecticut. A source for his birth date has not been found. The Edmund West collection identifies his birth date as 1666 in Guilford, Connecticut.^[1] According to tombstone inscriptions, he died in 1750 at age 64, and was thus born about 1686.^[2][3]

He was the son of Thomas Scranton.^[4] According to Erastus Scranton^[4], Thomas was married to Deborah Dudley who died in 1681, after which Thomas married Elizabeth Goodrich (or Griswald). It is therefore most likely that Elizabeth Goodrich was his mother.

He was the executor of his father's will, probated 10 Mar 1711 in New Haven, Connecticut, which divided the estate among his wife Elizabeth, daughter Hannah, and son Samuel.^[5]

Samuel Scranton and Elizabeth Bishop, daughter of John, both of Guilford, were married 30 Jan 1712 in Guilford, Connecticut.^[6][7] She was born 14 Oct 1690.

He died 18 Mar 1749 or 1750 in Guilford, Connecticut.^[6][8]

According to tombstone inscriptions, he died in 1750 at age 64, and was thus born about 1686.^[2][9]

He is buried in West Side Cemetery, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut.^[10] Information provided on the FindAGrave site does not include a source:

Samuel Scranton was the son of Thomas Scranton (1645-1711) and his second wife Elizabeth Goodrich (!666- ). They married in 1682. Thomas Scranton First married Deborah Dudley in 1663 she died in 1681.

His will was probated in 1750 in Hartford, Connecticut.^[11] He named sons Thomas, Samuel, and Timothy executors. The will was signed by his daughters and their husbands:

We Eleazer Evarts & Hannah his wife and Thomas Stone & Sarah his wife all of Guilford in the County of New Haven Colony of Connecticut in New England have received of our brothers Thomas Scranton, Samuel Scranton and Timothy Scranton, executors of the late will and testament of our father Sam Scranton late of Guilford the full share and portion of the estate.

Bequeaths in the will included:

• son Abraham Scranton housing and lands in Durham
• daughters Hannah Evarts and Sarah Stone five hundred pounds apiece to be paid by sons Thomas, Sam and Timothy
• sons Samuel and Timothy to be repaid from the estate 100 pounds that were paid to daughter Sarah Stone
• sons Thomas Scranton, Samuel Scranton, and Timothy Scranton the remainder of his estate
• Thomas has built a house and barn on his land, not to be accounted as part of the estate

Research Notes

Children, per Erastus Scranton^[6]

Elizabeth b. 20 Aug 1713

Thomas b. 28 May 1715

Hannah b. 14 Oct 1716

Samuel b. 24 Mar 1720

Timothy b. May 1722

Abraham b. 1724; d. 5 May 1780, a. 56

Sarah b. 1726

Lucy b. 1728; d. Dec 1736, a. 8

Further details on children:^[12]

Elizabeth m. Eliphalet Hall 1 Jan 1735. She died 15 Apr 1742. He died 16 Mar 1782.

Thomas m. Mary Parmalle 28 Dec 1736

Hannah m. Eleazer Evarts 29 Aug 1740. She died 11 Aug 1791. He died 28 Dec 1804.

Samuel m. Mary Fitch 5 May 1747. She died 22 May 1798.

Timothy m. Abigail Torrey 23 Nov 1748, then widow Anna Fields, then Comfort Richmond.

Abraham m. Beulah Seward died about 1756. Remarried Elennor about 1760. She died 26 Apr 1797

Sarah m. Deacon Thomas Stone 17 Jun 1747. He was born 11 Mar 1720.

Sources

1. ↑ Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Births [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001. Samuel Scranton, Father: Thomas Scranton, Mother: Deborah Dudley, Birth Date: 1666, City: Guilford, State: CT, Country: USA
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F766-BZG : 3 December 2014), Samuel Scranton, 25 Mar 1750; citing Guilford 208 Inscriptions, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,198.
3. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7VN-T4M : 3 December 2014), Samuel Scranton, 25 Mar 1750; citing , reference 104; FHL microfilm 3,336.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Scranton: Page 15 https://archive.org/details/genealogicalregi00scra/page/14/mode/2up
5. ↑ Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. New Haven (Conn.) Probate Records; Author: Connecticut. Probate Court (New Haven District); Probate Place: New Haven, Connecticut. Probate Records, Vol 3-4, 1703-1719.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Scranton: Page 18-19 https://archive.org/details/genealogicalregi00scra/page/18/mode/2up
7. ↑ Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. Guilford Vital Records, p. 272. Vol 2, p. 45.
8. ↑ Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. Guilford Vital Records, p. 272. Vol 2, p. 138.
9. ↑ Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772–1934." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.
10. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 December 2017), memorial page for Samuel Scranton (14 Oct 1690–25 Mar 1750), Find A Grave Memorial no. 87820085, citing West Side Cemetery, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Carol (contributor 47911703) . Find A Grave: Memorial #87820085
11. ↑ Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut. Samuel Scranton, 1750, Hartford, Connecticut, Probate Packets, Scranton, J-Smith, S, 1719-1880.
12. ↑ Scranton: Page 22-23

See Also:

• Scranton, Erastus. A Genealogical Register of the Descendants of John Scranton of Guilford, Conn., who died in the year 1671 (Case, Tiffany and Co., Hartford, 1955)

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of 236-Cathy.ged on 20 October 2010.
• WikiTree profile Scranton-27 created through the import of BDM7-7-11.ged on Jul 8, 2011 by Brian McCullough.