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View Tree for John StrattonJohn Stratton (b. Bef. Aug 14, 1621, d. 1685)

John Stratton (son of William Stratton and Elizabeth Unknown) was born Bef. Aug 14, 1621 in London, St. Leonard Parish, Eastcheap, England, and died 1685496. He married Sarah Bancroft on Bef. 1645.

 Includes NotesNotes for John Stratton:
John was one of the founders of East Hampton, a prominent citizen and a man of considerable property. He was baptized August 14, 1621 in London, the third son of William and Elizabeth Stratton. Just when John Stratton first left Tenterden in County Kent, England for America is not known but he was twenty-eight when he settled in East Hampton, where his brother Richard joined him within a year.

John Stratton Sr. and John Jr. employed two Indians, Harry and Hector to go to sea for them to kill whales off the shore at East Hampton the Indians to have half their catch both in oil and bone. The agreement made March 18, 1680/81 was witnessed by Joseph and Cornelius Stratton.

What is a pig in a poke? A pig in a poke is an item or an idea that seems to be one thing but might well contain something different. In medieval England small pigs were sold at market in pokes, or little bags. At times, however, some crafty farmers took to putting a cat in the bag and tried to sucker someone into buying the pig without looking inside the poke. If they looked, the farmer would warn, the pig might run away. Those skeptics who did look invariably "let the cat out of the bag."


More About John Stratton and Sarah Bancroft:
Marriage: Bef. 1645

Children of John Stratton and Sarah Bancroft are:
  1. +John Stratton, b. 1645, Southampton, NY496, d. Feb 19, 1735/36, East Hampton, NY.
  2. +Sarah Stratton, b. Aft. 1645496, d. 1684.
  3. +Hannah Stratton, b. 1649496, d. Jan 21, 1709/10.
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