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| The Descendants of John Thorndike by Morgan Hewitt Stafford, 1960 Foreword The material here presented is almost entirely the work of Mr. Stanley Stafford (1873-1940). We have tried to present it in the form approximating Mr. Stafford's monumental "Genealogy of the Kidder Family," though in a more economical medium. The genealogy terminates with the tenth generation in 1940 and blank pages have been interleaved so that the members of the family may carry on their branches individually. Mr. Stafford found Thorndikes who came from England to Canada in the nineteenth century and others who had legally adopted the name Thorndike (such as a Tarbox family of Lynn and Swampscott, Mass.); but it appears that at least ninety per cent of the living Thorndikes in America are descendants of John Thorndike and his son Paul. Specific references, in addition to numerous published and unpublished sources, include six Bible records, one hundred and forty family records and one hundred and sixty-three questionnaires. The material collected by Mr. Stafford is deposited with the New England Historic and Genealogical Society in Boston, Mass., and includes some - though not many - Thorndikes whom Mr. Stafford had been unable to identify. The children of Dr. Augustus Thorndike have underwritten this publication in order to complete the project which he started. They take this opportunity to thank all those who assisted in the work, particularly the Thorndikes who have made available family records and answered questionnaires. Bar Harbor, Maine R. Amory Thorndike September, 1959 John Thorndike the Immigrant John THORNDIKE, born probably in Lincolnshire, England and buried at London, England, 3 Nov 1668, was the second son of Francis and Alice (COLEMAN) THORNDIKE of Great Carlton and Scamblesby, county Lincoln.*He married, probably at Salem, Mass., Elizabeth STRATTON, born in England about1614 and presumably deceased by 27 Jul 1668, daughter of John and Anne (Dearhaugh) STRATTON of Shotley, county Suffolk of Shotley, county Suffolk, England. * - In B.W. Davis' "Warren, Jackson, and Allied Families," Phila, 1903, page 58, it is stated that John Thorndike, "second son of Francis and Alice (Coleman) Thorndike, was born at Great Carlton, Lincolnshire, England, and was baptised, 23 July 1603....He held the office of Deputy-Sheriff for Essex County, and in 1633, was delegate to the Court of Boston;..." No original source reference is cited for either statement. Mr. Horatio G. Somerby's "Somerby Papers", a manuscript collection at the N.E.H.G. Society, Boston, MA, include abstracts of Thorndike entries found in the Parish Registers of Great Carlton, Little Carlton, and Castle Carlton, Lincolnshire. These abstracts do not appear to list the baptism in 1603 of John, son of Francis Thorndike, but the baptism at Castle Carlton, 23 July 1603, of John, son of George Thorndike, is given on page 119 of Volume 3 of the "Somerby Papers". John THORNDIKE's parentage and his English ancestry, for several generations, are conclusively established by the will of his brother Herbert Thorndike, Prebendary of Westminster Abbey, London. In this instrument Herbert directs that he be buried "between Doctor Nurse and my brother John Horndike in the way from my lodging to the church," and he leaves substantial legacies to "my two nieces Alice and Martha Thorndike," daughters of John and Elizabeth (Stratton) Thorndike. Of John's life prior to his emigration to New England we have no knowledge, nor do we know by what vessel he came. It has been stated that he came from Ipswich, county Suffolk, England in 1629, but this has not been verified. Savage, in his "Genealogical Dictionary of New England," conjectures that he came with Winthrop's Fleet in 1630, which seems quite reasonable in view of the fact that he was in Salem in 1632 when he had evidently attained a considerable degree of prominence, for in 1633 he was named by Governor Winthrop as one of a group of twelve representative men, headed by John Winthrop, Jr., to plant a colony at nearby Agawam, as Ipswich was then known. While one of the original settlers of that place he appears on the early records as grantee and grantor of land in Salem, the transfers involving tracts in sections which subsequently became South Danvers and Beverly. Beverly is described in the deed as "a certain breadth of the Sea at Patche's Beach and a good way back as far as Beaver Pond." Here, in that part of town of Beverly known as "The Cove," he built his house in which he lived until his departure for England in 1668. His name appears with more or less frequency in the records of the Quarterly Court held at Salem. One of the earlier references to him is in a case involving one "Jno. Adams, whipped for running away from his m{aste}r Thorndik," 27 Sep 1636. John Stone brought suit against him for "defamation," 29 Sep 1640; neither the outcome nor the details of this action are stated. Salem records show that "at a towne meeting of the 7 men the 5th 12th moneth 43," it was ordered that "Joseph Harris the son of George Harrs deceased shall dwell wth Mr Thorndeck, both of Salem, fron the first day of the sixt moneth last 43 for seuen yeares finding him meate drink & Aparell: & alowing to him fiue pounds, two pounds being already payd, and the said John Thorndeck to alow to the sd. Joseph three pounds at the end of his tearme." On 25 June 1650 "Mr. William Browne appeared before the Court at Salem in an action against "Mr. John Thorndicke" relating to a voyage to the Barbados, but details of the case do not appear. He served as a Grand Juror in November 1653, and again in June of the following year, and his name isfrequently found as a witness to wills and an appraiser of estates. On 27 Dec 1642 "Jno.Thorndike" deposed that as a witness to the will of Samuel Smith, deceased, he beleived the latter "has a fitt of feaver ye day before and the vapors in his stomake caused paine in his head, and did cause sleep troubld sleep & ye Last day till toward 2 of the Clock (he) was nery sensible." At an adjournd sitting of the Quarterly Court held at Salem 9 Sept. 1645 appeared "Mr John Thorndik" who pleaded "in regard of his weaknes of body and adg," but it was ordered that he "must Trayne." This is the only reference to his performing military duty, from which record it would appear either that he was, in fact, physically unfit or that he had no liking for it. His high standing in the community is attested by his service in civic activities, and further still by the terms of respect "Mr." and "Gent." which were frequently applied to him as the old records show. They were terms which in his day and generation were not used indiscriminately, but only with reference to men of distinction or position. While John Thorndike remained a loyal adherent to the Established Church of England throughout his residence in New England, he was nevertheless deeply interested in the religious life of the community. In 1665 and 1667 he was one of the assessors appointed to make rates for the support of the pastor at Beverly, the Reverend John Hale, and he served on a committee to draft a plan for "a more comfortable sitting" in the meeeting house. On 9 May 1659 John Thorndike signed the petition addressed to the General Court for setting aside as Beverly that part of Salemknown as "Cape Ann Side," where he had established his home. This project was not accomplished until 1668, the year he returned to England. In contemplation of that journey (whether intended as a visit to his brother Herbert in London or as a permanent change is not known), he made his will which bears the date 29 July 1668 and, because of its peculiar interest, it is given in its entirety in this account. Not long after the execution of this instrument he set sail for the lans of his birth and soon after his arrival in London with his daughters Martha and Alice he died. He was buried 3 Nov 1668 in the East Cloister of Westminster Abbey, near the steps leading to the South Aisle. The place of interment is now marked by a pavement slab, bearing the following inscription: HERBERT THORNDICK Canon of this Church 1672 JOHN THORNDICK 1668 The carving appears quite fresh and was done since 1902, for a photograph taken in that year shows only the wording which relates to Herbert Thorndike, that relating to his brother being quite illegible. In his will John Thorndike makes provision for his eldest daughter Anne, his son Paul, his two youngest daughters Alice and Martha, and mention is made of his two sons-in-law, John Procter and John Low. The will was proved at Salem, 29 Nov 1670, more than two years after his decease, and his son Paul was named as executor. The will of John Thorndike, made 29 July 1668, is here given in full: "John Thorndike being by Gods mercy purposed to goe this yeare to England doe by these presents Constitute and ordein this to be my last will & testament." "Imprimis in regard my eldest daughter Anne Thorndike hath bene for these many years soe much ouercome with melancholy and is growen soe deepely Distemperd thereby that hir vnderstanding is soe much besotted and stupifyed that without Gods great mercy & extraordin[ary] meanes vsed hopeles euer to act in the world to Gods honor and hir owne Comfort and liuelyhood as allso entending my estate vpon which I now liue vnto my sonne Paule Thorndike after my death doe giue & bequeath vnto him my house & land meadowes, barne orchyard and all the appertenanses belonging vnto the same as allso the meadow I bought of John Leach lying by wenham pond in Consideracion that he take vpon him the Charge maintenans and tuition of this my aforesaid Daughter Anne Thorndike as allso to [faded] for her recouery but after hir death to become his owne To his heires foreuer." "21y if I the said John Thorndike the Lord shold be pleased to Continue my life and shol think fit to Continue returne into this Country agein I doe giue vnto my sonne Paule Thorndike 30 akers of land comonly called Sawyers plain & the meadow adioyning to the land Called the flaggy meadow as allso my meadow at Topsfeild likewise thirty pounds to be taken out of household stuffe stocke of Cattle besides all the encrease of the Cattle improuement of the land that he shall raise in my absens to him & to his heires for euer." "31y I doe giue & bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Thorndike to be payd hir before my departure fifety poundes in manner & forme following vizt 3 Cowes & one heifer goeing 3 yeares old one payr oxen one horse & one mayre one featherbed & bolster one Irish Rugge & payr of blankettes & what shall remane wanting of the aforesaid some of 50 li. to be made vp in household stuff or otherwise according to further Consideracion & order taken therein." "41y whereas I Doe entende my two youngest Daughters Alice & Martha Thorndike shall accompany me into England and if that Gods prouidens shol soe order that they doe not enioy theyr healthe there or by other Casualtyes or distress or doe thinke fit to returne into this Country agen I doe giue & bequeath vnto my said two daughters all my land laying & adjioyning [vnto] beuer pond as allso the meadow adioyning nere 100 akers as allso if my selfe Dye & Depart this life then I Doe engage theyr brother Paule Thorndike to pay vnto his said two sisters twenty pounds besides the said Land Corne or Cattle according to the value of the Corne prized here within one yeare after theyr arriuall here but & if one my Daughters shold returne hither then my sonne paying vnto that sister that shall retourne 50 li. within a yeare after hir arriuall & the said land & meadow to remain vnto my sonne to him & to his heires for euer." "lastly to the better ouerseeing & accomplishment of this my will & Testament I Doe entreat my worthy frend Capt Thomas Lowthorp as allso my two sonnes in law John Procter & John Low & first if in Case my sonne Paul Thorndike shold dye before my daughter Anne Thorndike then I Doe giue vnto them full power & authority to make prouision out of this my estate for the maintenans & tender Care of this my Daughter according to theyr wisedomes & the Lord shall please vouchsafe meanes 21y if after my Departure my said Daughter shold grow into a greater distemper either of settichnes or prensie, to vse means [faded] maintenans or furthere Discord may arise concerning any Caluse in this my said will betwene persons included in it I doe entreat them to determine namely my worthy freind Capt Thomas Lowthorp my sonnes in law John Procter & John Low in witnes hereof I haue set to my hand & Seale the 29th Day of July 1668." John Thorndike (SEAL) Witnesses: John Hill, John Black. Capt. Thomas Lothrop attested in Salem court 2: 10m: 1670 that this was the last will of John Thorndike. Mr. Paul Thorndike was appointed on 2: 10: 1670 as administrator of the estate of his father and was ordered to bring in an inventory. Capt. Lothrop made oath in court on 29: 4: 71 that the following was written by Jno. Thorndike on 27 July 1668, and left in his hands, as an explanation of the will: "first Concerning my Daughter Marye I haue giuen vnto hir 50 li. I doe assigne vnto hir the Cow Called Browne & Cherry & blacke or Smugg & the heifer goeing 3 yeares old in all 3 Cowes & a heifer wch I value 14 li. 10s.; the young oxen I bought of Thomas Pache, 10li.; one horse & one mare, 10 li.; the feather bed & bolster in the parlour and money, 11 li." "I doe apoint vnto hir one Roume in the house the parlour or the Chamber & desire she may noe Remoue elcewhere & would haue hir brother ___ hir 2 Cowes but if she shold remoue I doe giue vnto hir the second best hog fatted as allso 10 bu: of Corn & 2 bu: of malt to furnish hir with hir prouision for I Desire not she shold not be Constreined to goe to seruis." "allso I Doe giue vnto hir halfe of the flax Dressed out, the last yeare & some part of that growing this yeare allso 30 li. of Cotten wool & a large peuter Dishe giuen vnto hir by hir mother _____" "if I retourne not hither agein I Doe giue vnto my son Procter the Copper & triuet he hath of mine wth a little Iron pot & a spring Locke to set vpon a dore." "I Doe giue vnto my sonn Low a heefer of a year old 30 li. of Cotten wool & a small chest standing in the parlour allso 3 yds of ks if I can." "whereas I haue made prouision in my will concerning my daughter Anne that is if she shold grow into a worse Condicion after my Departure then I Doe agein comend hir Condicion vnto the Care & Charity of the ouerseers of my said will to entreat them to place hir wth some frend & Discreete pson & that she be maintained out of my estate & that my sonne furnish hir wth bedding where she may be placed." "A true Inuentory of the Estate of Mr John Thorndike deceased which hee left in new England," appraised 29 June 1671, by Tho. Lowthropp and Richard (his Y marke) Brackenbury: Imprimis one dwelling hous barn and orchard and 60 acres of land..p 250-00-00 ++four scoare acres of land at beauer pond and 10 acres of meadow. 080-00-00 ++thirty acres of land Called Sawyers plaine...................... 060-00-00 ++seauen acres three quarters of meadow lying by wenham pond...... 035-00-00 ++three acres of meadow at a place Called the old houses.......... 012-00-00 ++two acres of salt marsh at home................................. 015-00-00 ++one hors two mares and two young Colts.......................... 020-00-00 ++four oxen six Cowes one heifer and six young Cattell............ 058-00-00 ++two feather beds and one flock bed with their appurtenances..... 022-00-00 ++in brass Iron and pewter tables chairs stooles and other lumber. 010-00-00 ++Cart plows and plowtackling axes and other tooles............... 005-00-00 ++Three acres of meadow at Topsfeild.............................. 010-00-00 _________ p 577-00-00 Allowed in court 29: 4: 1671, upon oath of Paule Thorndike, son of John Thorndike, deceased. (Essex County Quarterly Court Files, volume 17, leaves 102-104.) The above is a copy of the original will with its "explanation." The ancient document is in a fair state of preservation, but in places, especially where the creases are worn, it is somewhat difficult to read. ---------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- Anne, called "my eldest daughter" in her father's will. She became insane as the result of "cruel and lascivious beating" at the hands of one Job Swinnerton, Sr., for which offense he was fined at Salem, 9 Nov 1655. Sarah's husband John LOW, d. Ipswich 29 Nov 1695 son of Thomas and Susannah LOW of Ipswich. John m2. Dorcas ?, by whom he had issue; and m3. Anna ?. Children: John LOW b. 24 Apr 1665 Ipswich Elizabeth LOW b. 18 Oct 1667 Ipswich Margaret LOW b. 26 Jan 1669 Ipswich r217 Elizabeth, aged "twenty & upward" 26 Nov 1661, when she testified in Court at Salem; d. at Salem 30 Aug 1672; m. at Ipswich, in Dec 1662 to John PROCTOR, b. in England in 1632; executed for witchcraft at Salem, 19 Aug 1692, son of John and Martha PROCTOR. He m2. 1 Apr 1674 Elizabeth BASSETT, who was one of the first to be tried at Salem for witchcraft and who would probably have met the fate of her husband had it not been for the delicate state she was in at the time. Children: Elizabeth PROCTOR b. ~1663 Martha PROCTOR b. 1 Apr 1665 Ipswich d. 10 May 1665 Martha PROCTOR b. 4 Jun 1666 Salem Mary PROCTOR b. 20 Oct 1667 Salem d. 15 Feb 1667/8 John PROCTOR b. 28 Oct 1668 Salem Mary PROCTOR b. 30 Jan 1669/70 Salem Thorndike PROCTOR b. 30 Jul 1672 Salem Paul, b. about 1643, baptized in Westminster Abbey, London, 18 Apr 1663, aged then about 20 years. Mary, named in her father's will. Alice, named with her sister Martha in her father's will as one of my "two youngest daughters," and referred to elsewhere as the elder of the two. It was probably she who as "Mrs. Alice Thorndick, spr." [spinster], ages "about 22," m. in St. Mary's Church, Savoy, London, 17 Nov 1675, Francis HALE of Cranford, co. Middlesex, bachelor. Alice Hale, whose burial at age 17 is recorded in St. Botolph's Church, Bishopsgate, London, 2 Oct 1698 may have been their daughter. Alice Thorndike accompanied her father to England in 1668 and was baptized in Westminster Abbey, 10 Apr 1669, being then "of ripe years" as the record states. She was left a substantial legacy by her uncle Herbert Thorndike, a portion of which was upon the condition that she never return to New England and that she marry a person who "should sincerely cleave to the Church of England." Martha, named in her father's will as one of his two youngest daughters. She accompanied her father to England in 1668 and with her sister Alice was baptized in Westminster Abbey, 10 Apr 1669. Like her sister Alice she was left a substantial legacy by her uncle Herbert thorndike and upon the same conditions. Since no further record og her has come to light, it is probable that she complied with the requirements of his will and remained in England. 7THORNDIKE; according to a family tradition, the founder of this family in England, was from Germany or the Low Countries, a ditcher, who introduced there the system of dikes and thorn hedges, and thus obtained the name. It was first brought to this country by John, the son of Francis, and brother of Herbert, prebendary of Westminster, being 5th in descent from William of Great or Little Carlton, Lincolnshire, Eng. He, John, born in Great Carlton, c. from Ipswich, England, about 1629, was one of the first settlers of Ipswich, Mass., 1633, where he r., a leading man, 35 yrs., but, displeased with the marriage of his only son, returned with his daughters to England. 17THORNDIKE, John, Beverly, perhaps s. of Rev. Goere, rector of Little Carleton, near Lowth, Co. Lincoln, bapt. 23 July 1603, came to Boston as early as 1632, if not in the fleet with Winth. for he was one of the twelve allow. by the governm. 1 Apr. 1633 to go to plant Ipswich, with the eldest s. of the Gov. We are ign. who was his w. but think her name was Eliz. and kn. that he had six ds. Sarah, Eliz. Ann, Mary, Alice, and Martha, only s. Paul. In 1668, he went to Eng. and made his will there, 29 July of that yr. in contemplat. of his ret. and by that instr. it is found, that d. Ann was insane, Alice and Martha in Eng. with him. Yet he d. bef. come back, a 1670. Sarah m. 10 Dec. 1661, John Low of Ipswich; and Eliz. m. Dec. 1662, that John Proctor of Salem, wh. was hanged 19 Aug. 1692 for witchcr. but happi. she d. bef. the fanaticism began. * PAUL, Beverly, only s. of the preced. m. 28 Apr. 1668, Mary or Margaret, d. of James Patch, had Mary, b. 8 Jan. 1669; Eliz. 14 Oct. 1670; Hannah, 14 May 1673; John, 22 Jan. 1675; Paul, 17 Apr. 1677; Herbert; and Martha; was lieut. 1677, freem. 1680, and rep. 1681. Prob. all the eleven gr. at H. C. are his descend. | ||||||||||||||
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| 25THORNDIKE He was there-- Swathed in that linen vesture for the grave-- The same loved one in all his comeliness-- And with him to the grave her heart must go. What though he talk'd of her to angels? nay-- Hover'd in spirit near her?--'twas that arm, Palsied in death, whose fond caress she knew! It was that lip of marble with whose kiss, Morning and eve, love hemm'd the sweet day in.--WILLIS. JOHN THORNDIKE settled in Ipswich in 1633, returned to England in 1668, and there died in 1670, leaving six daughters and one son, Lieut. Paul Thorndike, a representative of Beverly in 1680, where he resided. He married Mary Patch, in April, 1668, and had sons, John, born Jan. 22, 1674, Paul, and Herbert. John married Joanna Dodge, 1696, and had six sons. Paul married, and had ten sons, of whom Andrew, born Nov. 12, 1719, was father of Hon. Israel Thorndike, a wealthy merchant, of Boston, who was born in Beverly, Mass. In the Revolutionary war he was in part the owner, and commander of an armed ship. His cruises were successful. For many years he was a partner with his brother-in-law, Moses Brown, and afterwards engaged in commerce to the East Indies and China, which he continued till his death. He was a large owner in manufacturing establishments. After a long residence in Beverly, he passed his last years in Boston, where he died, May 11, 1832, aged about 75 years. He purchased in 1818, the library of Professor Ebeling, of Hamburgh, of more than three thousand | ||||||||||||||
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| 12OFFICES: Essex grand jury, 29 November 165326, 27 June 165427. 12ESTATE: In a statement written two days before he wrote his will, John Thorndike set out a detailed list of goods he had given to his daughter Mary, including "a large pewter dish given unto her by her mother" and further instructions to son Paul about caring for daughter Anne28. In his will, dated 29 July 1668 and proved 29 November 1670, John Thorndike, proposing "to go this year to England," bequeathed to "my eldest daughter Anne Thorndike" "deeply distempered ... hopeless ever to act in the world" and intending my estate upon which I now live unto "my son Paul Thorndike after my death" to him my house and land, meadows, barn, orchard ... also the meadow I bought of John Leach lying by Wenham Pond "in consideration that he take upon him the charge... of this my aforesaid daughter Anne Thorndike"; "if I ... should think fit to...return into this Country again I do give unto my son Paul Thorndike thirty acres of land commonly called Sawyers Plain and the meadow adjoining to the land called the Flaggy meadow as also my meadow at Topsfield, likewise £30...in cattle" and all the increase in cattle; to "my daughter Mary Thorndike" £50 in goods; to "my two youngest daughters Alice and Martha Thorndike [who] shall accompany me into England" if they return to them all my land adjoining Beaver Pond also the meadow adjoining the pond, being about one hundred acres, their brother Paul Thorndike to pay unto his two sisters £20 each; if only one of my daughters should return, my son to pay her £50 within a year of her arrival; "worthy friend Capt. Thomas Lowthorp" and "my two sons-in-law John Procter and John Low," if son Paul should die before daughter Anne Thorndike, to have full power to maintain with "tender Care" my Daughter; if "my said daughter should grow into a greater distemper either of `settichnes or prensie,' then to take care to place her with some discreet person"29. The inventory of "the estate of Mr. John Thorndike, which he left in New England," was appraised 29 June 1671 by Thomas Lothrop and Richard Brackenbury and totalled £577, of which £462 was real estate: "one dwelling house, barn and orchard, and sixty acres of land," £250; "fourscore acres of land at Beaver Pond and ten acres of meadow," £80; "thirty acres of land called Sawyer's plain," £60; "seven acres [and] three-quarters of meadow lying by Wenham Pond," £35; "three acres of meadow at a place called the old houses," £12; "two acres of salt marsh at home," £15; and "three acres of meadow at Topsfield," £1030. 12ASSOCIATIONS: John was son of Francis and Alice (Coleman) Thorndike of Scamblesby, Lincolnshire. His brother Herbert Thorndike, prebend of Westminster, named John's two daughters, Alice and Martha, in his 1672 will31. (Waters found other English wills relating to the Thorndikes32.) On 19 July 1641 Anne Stratton of Salem in New England, widow, John Stratton of the same, gent., John Thorndike of the same, gent., and Elizabeth his wife, and Dorothy Stratton of the same, spinster, make a letter of attorney to Capt. Edward Gibons of Boston in N.E. and Robert Stileman of London, merchant, to demand ... from John Thurston of Hockston, [Suffolk], executor of the last will & testament of Mistress Mary Dearhaugh, late of Barringham in the county of Suffolk, widow, deceased, mother of the said Anne Stratton and grandmother of the said John, Elizabeth, and Dorothy, all such legacies as are now due unto them by the said last will & testament33. COMMENTS: On 1 April 1633 "Mr. Thornedicke" was among the nine men who were permitted to accompany John Winthrop Jr. in settling Ipswich34. On 9 September 1645 "Mr John Thorndik: in regard of his weakness of body and age pleaded: but must train"35) Witnessed the will of Samuel Smith who "had his senses" 27 December 164236. With Richard Brackenbury, took the inventory of James Patch, 27 August 165837. With Richard Brackenbury and Thomas Lothrop, took the inventory of Robert Sallos, June 166338. Servant John Adams was whipped for running away from his "m[aste]r Thorndik" 27 October 163639. John Stone sued John Thorndike for defamation 29 October 164040. Sued by Frances Johnson (for William Pester) for debt 8 July 164541. Mr. William Brown sued him over a voyage to Barbados, June, 165042. BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE: A well-presented treatment of this family appears in Morgan Hewitt Stafford, Descendants of John Thorndike of Essex County, Massachusetts [Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1960]. | ||||||||||||||
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| r2 She emigrated on 15 Apr 1635 from Shotley, Suffolks, England. Beginning after 1640 Elizabeth Stratton and John Thorndike had the following children: Mary, Elizabeth, Hannah, John, Paul, Martha & Herbert at probably at, Salem, Essex, MA. 43There is no trace of the members of the Stratton family who, as we learn from their wills, were laid to rest within the church at Shotley. Their only surviving monument in the parish is the ancient Manor House, still known as Kirkton Hall, and a few entries in what remain of the earlier parish registers. All records prior to 1571 are lost. Kirkton Hall is in all probability the one referred to in the Stratton wills as the family residence, although little of the present building is of earlier date than 1630. Kirkton Manor is still called by that name. It appears to have come into the possession of the Strattons through the marriage of Isabell, daughter and heiress of Sir William Loudham, with one of the early Strattons of Levington. The eldest son of this marriage, Walter de Stratton, died seized of the Manor in 1392. He was the immediate progenitor of the Stratton family of Shotley in Suffolk, who held Manor until about 1627, when it was sold by Ann Stratton, relict of John Stratton of Ardleigh, and her son John. The present owner is Mr. Berners of Woolverstone, who kindly sent the compiler the picture of Shotley or Kirkton Hall shown on p. 48 in Stratton Book. Also shown on same page is ancient Stratton Hall or 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 de Loudham 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 of Elizabeth, 1596. John Stratton, gentleman, son and heir of Thomas, died 1627. (He was father of Elizabeth.) Pedigree of Strattons of Shotley. 1. Walter de Stratton, will dated and proved 1392. He was buried in Levington church. He married Cicely ..... She was executrix to her husband's will. In records he is called heir of Sir William 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. His wife Margaret was devisee under her husband's will of the Manor of Thurcalton for life. They had sons Awstyn (Augustine), aged 40 in 1476, George and John, and Elizabeth, who married Roger Hawes. 4. George Stratton, 2nd son, received the Manor of Levington with all the lands and "pertenawnces" belonging to said manor during his life and to his heirs, if any. He died 1498 and left the manor to his son and heir. This George also received the Manor of Thurcalton after the decease of his mother and brother Augustine in 1498. 5. George Stratton, aged 8 in 1498. Inherited manors of Kirkton and Thurcalton. His will was dated Aug. 24, 1547, and proved June 13, 1548. His will gives his son John Thurcalton. His wife's name is unknown; she died before her husband. They had John, Anthony, Robert, Margaret, Philip and Katherine. 6. John Stratton of Shotley, Esquire, eldest son and heir of George, inherited the Manors of Kirkton and Thurcalton. He died Sept. 16, 1560. In his will be makes executrix "Cicelie, my wife." The inquisition taken at Bury states that George Stratton, father of the said John, was seized of his demesne in Manors of Thuekelton and Kyrkton, 260 acres of land, 30 acres of meadow, 100 acres of marsh, and 12 shillings rent with appurtenances and also Anvartin and Chemynton in Suffolk, and of a cottage called Mimes, and another called Strangmans being so seized did by indenture dated Aug. 24, 1537, made between one Cicily Sampson, then relict of Nickolas Sampson Esq. deceased and before relict of Thomas Felton Esq. deceased on the one part and the aforesaid George Stratton and the said John then his son and heir apparent of said George with Cicely Sampson and John Southwell in consideration of a marriage between the said John Stratton and Cicely Felton one of the daughters of the said Thomas Felton to be celebrated and solemnized that the said George (father of John Stratton) should recognize by fine in the court of the Kings Bench at Westminster the said manor of Thurkelton to be the right of one Humphrey Wingfield Knight, as that which the said Wingfield, Thomas Seckford Esq. had the gift of the said George Stratton and that these men after the said fine suffered should stand seized of the said Manor to the sole use and behoof of the said John Stratton and Cicely Felton and lawful heirs of their body, etc. And the said jurors say that John Stratton and Cicely Felton were wed and said fine was suffered in said court 1534 and by this John and Cicely were seized of the manors of Thurkalton and Kyrkton and other lands and tenements of George Stratton in Suffolk, and that Thomas Stratton is son and heir of said John Stratton and was 14 at the time of his father's death, and Cicely, wife of said John, outlived him and is now living in Shotley. They had Thomas, Mary and Elizabeth. 7. Thomas Stratton, only son and heir of John and Cicely Stratton of Shotley, Suffolk, and Dedham, Essex, gentleman, born 1546, buried June 1, 1596. Left his lands in trust to his cousin John Morgan of Ipswich, gentleman, during his heir's minority. He married Dorothy ..... before Aug. 18, 1573. She was co-executor of her husband's will. She married 2nd ..... Linton. They had John, Benjamin, Mary, Elizabeth, Joseph (who came to James City, Va., where he died 1641; he owed money to the Strattons 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. Inherited the manors of Kirkton and Thurkalton at 21. His will was dated Sept. 24, 1621, proved May 19, 1627. He died at Ardleigh and was buried at Shotley May 4, 1627. He married Ann Dearhaugh, who was co-executor of her husband's will. She came to America as early as 1637 and lived at Salem, Mass., at which time the name of Ann Stratton, widow, appears on a list of church members in Salem. She was still living July, 1642, and after this date may have married again. In his will John Stratton left to the poor of Shotley o3. I give out of my manor of Thurcalton in Shotley, now occupied 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 rents of my said manor. My Manor of Kirkton Hall where I now dwell I will 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" in April, 1635, with her mother, Ann Dearhaugh Stratton, and her brother John and sister Dorothy. She married in Salem, Mass., John Thorndike, son of Francis and Alice Thorndike of Little Carlton, Eng. After her death he returned to England, where he died in 1662 and is buried in the East Cloister of Westminster Abbey. 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. | ||||||||||||||
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