Weymouth New England Genealogy

r2 She emigrated on 15 Apr 1635 from Shotley, Suffolks, England.Beginning after 1640 Elizabeth Stratton and John Thorndike hadthe following children: Mary, Elizabeth, Hannah, John, Paul,Martha & Herbert at probably at, Salem, Essex, MA. There is no trace of the members of the Stratton family who, aswe learn from their wills, were laid to rest within the churchat Shotley. Their only surviving monument in the parish is theancient Manor House, still known as Kirkton Hall, and a fewentries in what remain of the earlier parish registers. Allrecords prior to 1571 are lost. Kirkton Hall is in all probability the one referred to in theStratton wills as the family residence, although little of thepresent building is of earlier date than 1630. Kirkton Manor isstill called by that name. It appears to have come into thepossession of the Strattons through the marriage of Isabell,daughter and heiress of Sir William Loudham, with one of theearly Strattons of Levington. The eldest son of this marriage,Walter de Stratton, died seized of the Manor in 1392. He was theimmediate progenitor of the Stratton family of Shotley inSuffolk, who held Manor until about 1627, when it was sold byAnn Stratton, relict of John Stratton of Ardleigh, and her sonJohn. The present owner is Mr. Berners of Woolverstone, whokindly sent the compiler the picture of Shotley or Kirkton Hallshown on p. 48 in Stratton Book. Also shown on same page is ancient Stratton Hallor Kirkton Manor. Following are some records found of family: Sir William de Loudham, Knight, died 50th of Edward III, 1376. Walter de Stratton, his heir, died 1392. Augustine Stratton held what was late owned by William deLoudham in 1428. Edmund Stratton died 1477. George Stratton died 14th of Henry VII, 1498. George Stratton, son and heir of George, died 1548. John Stratton, gentleman, son and heir of George, died 1560. Thomas Stratton, gentleman, son and heir of John, died 29th ofElizabeth, 1596. John Stratton, gentleman, son and heir of Thomas, died 1627. (Hewas father of Elizabeth.) Pedigree of Strattons of Shotley.1. Walter de Stratton, will dated and proved 1392. He was buriedin Levington church. He married Cicely ..... She was executrixto her husband's will. In records he is called heir of SirWilliam Loudham, whose daughter Isabell married ..... Stratton;they were evidently the parents of Walter Stratton. 2. Augustine Stratton, Esquire. His son, 3. Edmund Stratton of Shotley, Esquire, will dated Sept. 30,1474, died Oct. 11, 1476. He was buried at Shotley church. Hiswife Margaret was devisee under her husband's will of the Manorof Thurcalton for life. They had sons Awstyn (Augustine), aged40 in 1476, George and John, and Elizabeth, who married RogerHawes. 4. George Stratton, 2nd son, received the Manor of Levingtonwith all the lands and "pertenawnces" belonging to said manorduring his life and to his heirs, if any. He died 1498 and leftthe manor to his son and heir. This George also received theManor of Thurcalton after the decease of his mother and brotherAugustine in 1498.5. George Stratton, aged 8 in 1498. Inherited manors of Kirktonand Thurcalton. His will was dated Aug. 24, 1547, and provedJune 13, 1548. His will gives his son John Thurcalton. Hiswife's name is unknown; she died before her husband. They hadJohn, Anthony, Robert, Margaret, Philip and Katherine.6. John Stratton of Shotley, Esquire, eldest son and heir ofGeorge, inherited the Manors of Kirkton and Thurcalton. He diedSept. 16, 1560. In his will be makes executrix "Cicelie, mywife." The inquisition taken at Bury states that GeorgeStratton, father of the said John, was seized of his demesne inManors of Thuekelton and Kyrkton, 260 acres of land, 30 acres ofmeadow, 100 acres of marsh, and 12 shillings rent withappurtenances and also Anvartin and Chemynton in Suffolk, and ofa cottage called Mimes, and another called Strangmans being soseized did by indenture dated Aug. 24, 1537, made between oneCicily Sampson, then relict of Nickolas Sampson Esq. deceasedand before relict of Thomas Felton Esq. deceased on the one partand the aforesaid George Stratton and the said John then his sonand heir apparent of said George with Cicely Sampson and JohnSouthwell in consideration of a marriage between the said JohnStratton and Cicely Felton one of the daughters of the saidThomas Felton to be celebrated and solemnized that the saidGeorge (father of John Stratton) should recognize by fine in thecourt of the Kings Bench at Westminster the said manor ofThurkelton to be the right of one Humphrey Wingfield Knight, asthat which the said Wingfield, Thomas Seckford Esq. had the giftof the said George Stratton and that these men after the saidfine suffered should stand seized of the said Manor to the soleuse and behoof of the said John Stratton and Cicely Felton andlawful heirs of their body, etc. And the said jurors say thatJohn Stratton and Cicely Felton were wed and said fine wassuffered in said court 1534 and by this John and Cicely wereseized of the manors of Thurkalton and Kyrkton and other landsand tenements of George Stratton in Suffolk, and that ThomasStratton is son and heir of said John Stratton and was 14 at thetime of his father's death, and Cicely, wife of said John,outlived him and is now living in Shotley. They had Thomas, Maryand Elizabeth.7. Thomas Stratton, only son and heir of John and CicelyStratton of Shotley, Suffolk, and Dedham, Essex, gentleman, born1546, buried June 1, 1596. Left his lands in trust to his cousinJohn Morgan of Ipswich, gentleman, during his heir's minority.He married Dorothy ..... before Aug. 18, 1573. She wasco-executor of her husband's will. She married 2nd ..... Linton.They had John, Benjamin, Mary, Elizabeth, Joseph (who came toJames City, Va., where he died 1641; he owed money to theStrattons who came to America), and Sarah.8. John Stratton of Shotley, Suffolk, and Ardleigh, Essex,gentleman, aged 15 years and 99 days Jan. 19, 1596. Inheritedthe manors of Kirkton and Thurkalton at 21. His will was datedSept. 24, 1621, proved May 19, 1627. He died at Ardleigh and wasburied at Shotley May 4, 1627. He married Ann Dearhaugh, who wasco-executor of her husband's will. She came to America as earlyas 1637 and lived at Salem, Mass., at which time the name of AnnStratton, widow, appears on a list of church members in Salem.She was still living July, 1642, and after this date may havemarried again. In his will John Stratton left to the poor ofShotley o3. I give out of my manor of Thurcalton in Shotley, nowoccupied by Thomas Cample, unto my wife Ann 50o yearly for life;I give unto my said son John at age of 21 the remainder of rentsof my said manor. My Manor of Kirkton Hall where I now dwell Iwill shall be sold, etc., etc." They had John, William, Anthony,Ann, Elizabeth, Mary and Dorothy.9. Elizabeth Stratton came to America in the ship "Increase" inApril, 1635, with her mother, Ann Dearhaugh Stratton, and herbrother John and sister Dorothy. She married in Salem, Mass.,John Thorndike, son of Francis and Alice Thorndike of LittleCarlton, Eng. After her death he returned to England, where hedied in 1662 and is buried in the East Cloister of WestminsterAbbey.10. Paul Thorndike married Mary Patch.11. Mary Thorndike married Robert Morgan.12. Robert Morgan married Hannah Gray.13. Isaac Morgan married Abigail Tucker.14. Sarah Morgan married John Hare.15. Diedema Hare married David Woodward.16. Manson Jesse Woodward married Fanny Belinda Abell.17. Cecelia Marion Woodward married John William Thurman.18. Mellcene Thurman married Edward T. Smith.