John Wanton

Male 1672 - 1740  (67 years)

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  • Name John Wanton 
    Birth 24 Dec 1672  Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 5 Jul 1740  Newport, Newport Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Coddington Burial Ground, Newport, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I27415  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Edward Wanton,   b. 1629   d. 16 Dec 1716, Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Unknown   d. 30 Sep 1674, Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Abt 1663 
    Family ID F10236  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Stafford,   b. Abt 1675 
    Marriage Abt 1696 
    Children 
     1. John Wanton,   b. 22 Dec 1697
     2. Elizabeth Wanton,   b. 9 Jun 1700
     3. Susanna Wanton,   b. 21 Oct 1704
     4. Mary Wanton,   b. 16 Jun 1707
     5. James Wanton,   b. 16 Sep 1717
    Family ID F10235  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

  • Notes 
    • As was his brother William, John served RI as Governor. He also served in many other civic roles.

  • Sources 
    1. [S012496] John O. Austin, Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1978), 216.