Joseph3 Stanton (son of John2), b. June 22, 1668; m. July 18, 1696, to MARGARET, dau. of Nathaniel and Hannab (Denison) CHESEBRO. They lived in Stonington on the Stanton homestead farm which he inherited from his father. When married he was 28 years old and she 19. He died in 1751, without a will, and his estate was divided among his three sons and four daughters then living.

By this wife he had six children, all b. in Westerly. He was an officer in the French and Indian War. Helped capture Louisburg in 1745.

Prominent in Rhode Island politics.

The family records, silver, etc., belonging to Lodowick5 were in the charge of his daughter, Nancy6, and were destroyed by fire in New York city in 1836.

Lived in Richmond, Mass.

Lost at sea.

Savage: ROBERT, s. of the first Thomas his youngest but one, the ch. mem. of 1677, was that youthful soldier, 1676, to wh. the Ind. capt. prince Nanunteno made reproachf. ansr. as Hubbard tells.

Stanton: He was a soldier in King Philip's War, as were his older brothers Capt. John2 and Joseph2. The following story has Robert for its hero:

"Canonchet, chief sachem of all the Narragansets, was an active ally of Philip's in his war. While camped on the banks of the Pawtucket, the Indians were attacked by a force of English and Indians. Canonchet's warriors fled. Left alone, he too sought safety in flight. The Indian allies of the English and a few of the fleetest-footed whites pursued him. As he ran he threw off his blanket, then his silver-laced coat and belt of peag. Seeing these, his pursuers knew whom they followed, and increased their efforts. In crossing the river ford he fell and wet his gun. This so discouraged him that he surrendered to those who first overtook him. Being questioned by the young man who first came up to him, and who was not yet 22 years old (this was Robert Stanton), the warrior looked with lofty contempt upon his youthful enemy and answered: 'You are a child -- you cannot understand matters of war; let your brother' [Captain 3 John2] 'or your chief come; him will I answer.' Canonchet was taken prisoner to Stonington and shot."

The time of Samuel's2 death is not known, but he was living in 1698, and also his brothers Thomas2 and Robert2, as proven by the following record:

"Jan. 30, 1698, William Champlin, of Westerly, R. I., paid to Thomas, Sen., Robert, Sen., and Samuel, Sen., all of Stonington, and to Joseph, Sen., of Quonacontaug, money for land lying between Quonacontaug and Pawcatuck river."

Samuel lived in Stonington on that portion of the ancestral estate known as "Osbrook," where his children were born (Osbrook was in the angle of Pawcatuck River and the bay).

Died young.

Samuel served in the French War as a commissioned officer, and was buried in 1756, with military honors, at Fort Edward, between Lake George and the Hudson. His house was in Stonington, and these children were born there.

Took passage for Virginia in the merchantman "Bonaventura" on January 2,
1635 and recorded himself as being twenty years old. His will was proved
June 1678.

Savage, Vol. 4, p.157: THOMAS, Stonington, came from Virginia, whither, in 1635, he had gone from London, at the age of 20, was one of the orig. proprs. of Hartford, and there resid. many yrs. for it is thot. that all of his nine ch. were b. at that place; yet with a traveller's spirit learn. the lang. of the Ind. and so was of prime import. as an interp. He seems to have shown his ability first in this kind 1637, when Stoughton, in his advice of Aug. on the first exped. ment. his serv. He was rep. 1666, and aft. the chief inhab. active in the founda. of ch. 3 June 1674, and obtain. ordina. of Rev. Mr. Noyes in Sept. foll. his name being first, and that of Thomas Jr. sixth, and of addit. to the ch. in 1675, is sec. name of Mrs. Ann his w. wh. d. 1688. He d. 1678, his will being pro. in June of that yr.

Re: Thomas Stanton, b 1616: From the book "Genealogies of Rhode Island Families", pgs. 2142-2144: "The surname Stanton is derived from a place name, and is identical with Stonington in origin. The family is of ancient English origin. Robert, an early settler of Newport, Rhode Island, was the progenitor of Hon. Edwin M. Stanton of Lincoln's cabinet. There was a John Stanton in Virginia in 1635, and Thomas, aged twenty, sailed for Virginia in 1635 in the merchantman "Bonaventura." The family historian thinks he went to Virginia, but many ships whose records state Virginias as their destination, came to New England. The "Bonaventura" may have landed some passengers in Virginia, others in Connecticut or Boston. (I) Thomas Stanton was in Boston in 1636, and is on record as a magistrate there. If he was the one who came in 1635, his age must have been understated, as men under twenty-one were not magistrates in the colony, and in 1636 he was acting as Indiana interpreter for Governor Winthrop. It is reasonable to suppose that he was a trader and had been both to England and Virginia before 1635, in order to have sufficient knowledge of the language of the Indians to become an interpreter. The services of Mr. Staton as interpreter during the Pequot war were invaluable, says the history of New London, Connecticut: "He was, moreover, a man of trust and intelligence and his knowledge of the country and the natives made him a useful pioneer and counsellor in all land questions, as well as difficulties with the Indians." DeForest's history of Connecticut says: "Sometime in April (1637), a small vessel arrived at the fort (Saybrook) having on board Thomas Stanton, a man well acquainted with the Indian lannguage, and long useful to colonial authorities as interpreter." Stanton served through the Pequot war and special mention is made of his bravery in the battle of Fairfield Swamp, where he nearly lost his life. lHe must have returned to Boston at the close of the war, for he was one of the magistrates in the trial of John Wainwright, October 3, 1637. In February, 1639, he and his father-in-law, Thomas Lord, were settled in Hartford, Connecticut, coming there soon after the colony of Rev. Thomas Hooker established the town. He was appointed official interpreter for the general court of Hartford, April 5, 1638, and at the same session was sent with others on a mission to the Warrannocke Indians and as a delegate to an Indian-English council meeting at Hartford. He was interpreter for the Yorkshire, England, colonists at New Haven, November 24, 1638, when the land on which the city of New Haven is located, was bought as early as 1642, when with his brother-in-law, Richard Lord, he made a voyage to Long Island to trade and collect old debts, and there is a document showing that he traded as far away as Virginia. He had the grant of a monopoly of the trading with the Indians at Pawkatuck and along the river of that name. He built a trading house there and about 1651 moved to Pequot, and in 1658 occupied his permanent residence at Stonington. In 1650 the general court appointed him interpreter to the elders who required to preach the gospel to the Indians at least twice a year. Caulkins said of him: "From the year 1636, when he was Winthrop's interpreter with the Nahantic sachem, to 1670 when the Uncas visited him with a train of warriors and captains to get him to write his will, his name is connected with almost every Indian transaction on record." He received several grants of land. In 1651 he was deputy magistrate. In 1658 he moved to Wequetequock Cove, east of Stonington, where he was the third settler; it was then called Stonington, part of Suffolk county, and in 1658 he was appointed one of the managers. In 1664 he was commissioner to try small causes and in 1665 had authority to hold semi-annual court at New London. In 1666 he was again commissioner of county judges, overseer-general of the Coassatuck Indians, commissioner in Indian affairs, and commissioner until his death 1677. In 1666 he was in the genral assembly, until 1674. He and his sons were active in King Philip's war. He was one of the founders of the Stonington church, June 3, 1674, and his name was first on the roll. He died December 2, 1677, and was buried in the family burial ground between Stonington and Westerly. He married Ann Lord, born 1621, in England, daughter of Thomas and Dorothy Lord. Her father was the first physician licensed to practice in Connecticut, by the general court, June 30, 1652, and the rates he could charge in hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor, and other towns in that section were fixed on the license, a salary of fifteen pounds to be paid by the county. Ann Stanton spent her last days with her daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Noyes, of Stonington, and died there in 1688. The original home site of Thomas Stanton at Hartford is now occupied by the Jewell Leather Belting Company factory. Children: Thomas, born 1638; John 1641; Mary, 1643; Hannah, 1644, Joseph, mentioned below; Daniel, 1648, Dorothy, 1651; Robert, 1653, Sarah, 1655; Samuel, 1657.

A Record of Thomas Stanton and His Descendants: He went first to Virginia and then to Boston. In 1637, he settled in Hartford, Conn.

In 1650 he established a trading house in Stonington, Conn., on the Pawcatuck river. His family lived in New London for a few years until finally their permanent residence came to be on the Pawcatuck.

THOMAS, Stonington, eldest s. of the preced. had shown bef. the rem. of his f. from Hartford such an aptn. for the lang. of the Ind. as to be desir. 1654, by the Commissnrs. of the Unit. Col. of N. E. from his f. with younger br. John to be empl. in the pub. serv. by train. up at Harv. Coll. for interpr. and sev. yrs. the Col. made gr. of money, and lds. to the f. for the benefit of him and them. See Haz. II. 322.

Died young.

Lived for a time on Nantucket Island.

"Genealogical Record of Some of the Noyes Descendants of James, Nicholas and Peter Noyes" (Volume 1, Descendants of Nicholas Noyes) Collected and compiled by Col. Henry E. Noyes, U.S.A. and Miss Harriette E. Noyes - Members of NEHGS - Boston 1904

However, I was fortunate enough to obtain a copy in which a newspaper clipping was pasted into the back of Vol. I. The clipping is dated 1906, some two years after the publication of the foregoing book. The clipping reads as follows:

* 8861. 2. Noyes. R.W. N., Oct. 22, 1906. The "Additional Corrections and Additions," page 3, of Wheeler's "History of Stonington, Conn." has the following: "Miss Harriet E. Noyes of New Hampshire says: 'From recent investigations in England the name of Rev. William Noyes's wife was proven to be Anne Stephens, daughter of Nicholas Stephens of Burdrop Manor, and sister of Dorothy Stephens, mother of Rev. Thomas Parker.'" M. G. F.
From the way the notice is written, I suspect it was printed in some genealogical publication. Since the date referenced is two years after the "Noyes Descendants" was published, I suspect the new information is more correct, although I have not obtained any actual copies from English records to substantiate it.

Miss Harriette E. Noyes was aware that Anne Stephens was thought by some to be the wife of Rev. William Noyes, as she makes reference to it on Page 45 of Vol. I. Apparently, at the time of publication, it was their opinion that that information was erroneous. However, further investigation subsequent to the printing of the book, seems to have proved that information to be correct all along.

Also, in reading the will of the widow of Rev. William Noyes, she is referred to only as Anne Noyes. Therefore, the will could easily be the will of Anne (Stephens) Noyes, rather than Anne (Parker) Noyes as previously thought.

Ould Newbury Historical and Biographical Sketches says "The Rev. Robert Parker married Dorothy Stephens, a sister of Anne Stephens; and, therefore, the Rev. James Noyes was a cousin of the Rev. Thomas Parker, and not a nephew, as is sometimes erroneously stated In the last will of Mr. Noyes he speaks of Thomas Parker as "cozen."