John Wanton

1672 - 1740  (67 years)

• Name	John Wanton
  Born	24 Dec 1672	Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Jul 1740	Newport, Newport Co., RI   [1]
  Buried	Coddington Burial Ground, Newport, RI
  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  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Unknown,   d. 30 Sep 1674, Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA
  Married	Abt 1663
  Family ID	F10236	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Stafford,   b. Abt 1675
  Married	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
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018
  Family ID	F10235	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

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

  
  

• Sources

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