Theophilus
Stanton
Born in Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Son of John Stanton
and Hannah (Thompson) Stanton
Husband of
Elizabeth (Rogers) Harris
— married
5 Jun 1698 in New London, New London, Connecticut
Died
at age 28
in Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colony
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Sep 2010
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Biography
"Theophilus Stanton, son of John Stanton & Hannah Thompson, was born June 16,1676" at Stonington, New London County, Connecticut.[1] He was their fifth child.
"Theophilus, married Elizabeth Rogers, Jan. 5, [1698]" at New London, New London, Connecticut.[2]
On March 14, 1704/5, a bond was posted by Elizabeth Stanton of Preston and Joseph Stanton of Stonington, administrators of the estate of Theophilus Stanton of Stonington. The sureties were Samuel Rogers Jr. of New London and Thomas Stanton of Preston. The Inventory of Theophilus, deceased on January 2, 1704/5, was taken on January 8 by the sureties, who found the estate valued at £259:01:06. On December 13, 1720, the Court summoned Elizabeth Harris, formerly Stanton, and Joseph Stanton to appear, and on January 20, 1720/1, Elizabeth Harris made her mark on an account.[3]
Sources
- ↑ Stonington Vital Records, Connecticut Vital Records to 1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. Page 241
- ↑ New London Vital Records, Connecticut Vital Records to 1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. Page 284
- ↑ "New London Probate Records," The American Genealogist. (TAG) New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) TAG:19(1942-43):220, Citing File No. 5054
- Rogers, James Swift. James Rogers of New London, CT. and His Descendants (Boston, 1902) Page 41
- Wheeler, Richard Anson. History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, p. 582, no. 114: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n604/mode/1up
- Harris, Gale Ion. James and Sarah (Eliot?) Harris of Boston and New London, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2000) Vol. 154, Page 27.
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