Reverend Thomas Stoughton

Biography

Four children of Rev. Thomas Stoughton immigrated to New England between 1630 and 1644: brothers Thomas and Israel, and their sisters Judith (Stoughton) (Denman) Smead, and Elizabeth (Stoughton) (Scudder) Chamberlain. Thomas came to Dorchester first and then went to Windsor. Elizabeth joined the Barnstable church 6 Oct 1644 but was apparently in the Bay Colony on 14 May 1645. She apparently died in Ipswich, Massachusetts by early 1647.

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"Rev. Thomas Stoughton was born between 1551 and 1557 in Sandwich, Kent, England. His parents were Francis STOUGHTON and Agnes [TRIGNALL] [sic: no proof].

He married Katherine [MONTPESSON] [sic: no proof] in 1585 in Naughton, Suffolk, England.  

After Katherine died, he married Elizabeth [__?__].  Thomas died in 1622 in Sandwich, Kent, England

Katherine Montpesson was born 1564 in England. Katherine died 18 Apr 1603 two months after Israel’s birth in Coggeshall,, Suffolk, England.  

Alternatively, Katherine’s maiden name was Evelyn and her parents were George EVELYN (1530 – 1603) and Joan STINT (1550 – 1613)]

According to information in Genealogies and Biographies of Ancient Windsor, his second wife, Elizabeth who he married after the death of his first wife, Katherine, in 1603, remarried in 1610 to William Knight of Lincoln. If this is correct, Rev.Thomas Stoughton must have died before 1610. Thomas’ son Israel assumed the place of an elder half brother to his stepmother’s five Knight children, Elizabeth, William, John, Mary , and Ursula. William Knight died in 1630, leaving a will dated 21 Mar 1629/30 in which he appointed as the executor, Israel Stoughton, his son-in-law. By that time, Israel Stoughton had married William Knight’s daughter, Elizabeth. For a time, it was uncertain whether the ancestry of the Rev. Thomas Stoughton traces back through Francis Stoughton. In TAG 294, p. 193, Ralph M.Stoughton, Esq. suggested that the father of the Rev. Thomas Stoughton who married Katherine was probably a John Stoughton and not Francis Stoughton. However, new evidence found by Genevieve Tylee Kiepura, published in TAG 33 105112, proves that Francis Stoughton is the correct father.

In the will of the Uncle of the Rev. Thomas Stoughton, Thomas Stoughton of New Canterbury, Kent, 1591, there is mention of nephew Thomas Stoughton of Suffolk and the two daughters of Thomas Stoughton the minister. (See TAG 33 10 5)"

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He received his BA degree from Queens College in 1577, was made a fellow of the College in 1579 and became a master of arts in 1583. He was ordained deacon and priest at Loncoln 13 February 1581/2. He was living in Barfold Suffolk in March 1583. He was presented by Lord Rich to the parish at Coggeshall, Essex on 12 December 1600. His wife Katherine was buried there.

"He was a 'leading light of Elizabethian Puritanism who was silenced in the reign of James I and spent the rest of his life producing theological pamphets.' " (The Great Migration Begins, III ; 1776-77)

Rev. Stoughton wrote a treasise "From my chamber in the hospital of St. Bartholowese by Sandwich Sept. 3 1616." He left this message to his children, "Deare children I am now going the way of all the earth and by age ready to leave this world." He bequeathed them his "Christian Sacrifice" and "My three former treatises: "Against Popery," "Dignitie of God's Children, published 1610 and "David's Love for the Word of God," published 1616.

He wrote that God's mercies to him were greater than to his own father in that "I have lived twice his age and twelve years more. Whereas he had only one child, myself alone, God hath given me twelve children whereof I have yet seven living besides children of some of my children. I have lived all the time of my knowledge under the Gospel. I am a ministere of the Gospel. That ye my children are not mine by nature, but God's by grace. That God hath blessed my ministrie to the winning of souls. I might ad that where Paul boasteth but herein I am sparing that I may no waies seeme to disgrace any or any waies to insult over them. I hate a high mind in others and therefore far be it from me to bewray the same in myself. God hath glory of it all.

Let none of you be grieved that I have left you nothing of my inheritance in Kent neither of my lands since, that I purchased in Suffolk as also in Essex, all being gone and the price of them spent; not riotously or otherwise in lewdly but by other means. Though in body ue be scattered one from another, comfort one another, help one another that ye may stengthen one another in the Lord."

The inheritance refers to the fact that he donated everything to the poor.

Thomas Stoughton, Sr. received his M.A. from Queen's College, Cambridge, in 1580. He was a reverend/vicar in the Coggeshall Church, Essex from 1600 to 1606 , but was defrocked due to "nonconformity" in 1606. He accompanied two of his sons (Thomas 2nd and Israel) to Dorchester, Massachusetts in the first voyage of the ship "Mary and John" in 1630. [Source: Ancient Windsor, Vol. 1, p. 145, note.]

Thomas, Sr. stayed in Massachusetts only three years, but constructed the "Old Stone Fort", which was demolished in 1809. He returned to England and died circa 1640 (date uncertain).

His son Thomas died in 1684, still living in Old Stone Fort.

Dissident Preacher and Writer. Fellow of Queens College, Cambridge.

Stoughton matriculated pensioner from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1573, received his B.A. from Queens College 1577, his M.A. 1580. He was ordained deacon and priest at Lincoln Cathedral on Feb. 13, 1582, and was brought to the attention of Robert, 3rd Lord Rich by John Butler of Thoby Priory, Essex, and continued to benefit from Rich's patronage for many years. He was rector of Naughton from 1586 until 1594, at which time he was made curate of Great Burstead, Essex. He published 'A general treatise against poperie, and in defence of the religion by publike avthoritie professed in England and other churches reformed' (Cambridge, 1598), which was dedicated to Lord Rich. In 1600 he was instituted vicar at Coggeshall at Lord Rich's presentation, but due to his nonconformity he was admonished by Bishop Richard Vaughan and deprived of Coggeshall by the High Commission in 1606. Despite being removed from his living it was reported in 1606 that he 'doeth often expound the Word in his deske'. In 1610 at Great Totham, Essex, he signed the dedicatory epistle to his work 'The dignitie of Gods children'. By 1616 he had returned to his native Sandwich, where he remained living in poverty until his death. He continued to expound on his beliefs, publishing 'Two Profitable Treatises' in 1616, followed up in 1622 with 'The Christians Sacrifice', a text of some 251 pages, which was dedicated to his patron, who had since purchased the title Earl of Warwick. He signed the dedicatory epistle to this on 20 Aug. 1622 from 'my poore lodging in the poor Hospitall called S. Bartholomewes by Sandwich in Kent', and further stated he was now 'ready to be dissolved, and to laye down my earthly Tabernacle...the time of my departing being at hand...' Two days later he appended the work with 'The Authors postscript to his Children as it were his Last Will and Testament unto them'.

At the end of his life he recalled being present at Hampton Court 43 years earlier, where he heard ministers preaching before Queen Elizabeth.

In 1606 Stoughton was a legatee, along with others, in the will of Timothy Saint Nicholas, who 'moste humblie thanckinge them for their faithefull endeavor and for their earnest labour and paines for the instruction of my conscience and the consciences of many men in the knowledge of Gods truthe and relligion'. Described as 'a silenced preacher', he received a bequest in the 1610 will of Alice Wade of Bildeston, Suffolk, and in 1612 was mentioned in the will of his first cousin Thomas Stoughton of St Paul's Parish, Canterbury. In the 1619 will of Charles Eure, esquire, fourth son of William, 2nd Lord Eure, Stoughton being described as of St Bartholomews in Sandwich, Kent received the generous bequest of £10.

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Birth: 1557 Sandwich Dover District Kent, England Death: 1622 Sandwich Dover District Kent, England

Dissident Preacher and Writer. Fellow of Queens College, Cambridge.

Stoughton matriculated pensioner from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1573, received his B.A. from Queens College 1577, his M.A. 1580. He was ordained deacon and priest at Lincoln Cathedral on Feb. 13, 1582, and was brought to the attention of Robert, 3rd Lord Rich by John Butler of Thoby Priory, Essex, and continued to benefit from Rich's patronage for many years. He was rector of Naughton from 1586 until 1594, at which time he was made curate of Great Burstead, Essex. He published 'A general treatise against poperie, and in defence of the religion by publike avthoritie professed in England and other churches reformed' (Cambridge, 1598), which was dedicated to Lord Rich. In 1600 he was instituted vicar at Coggeshall at Lord Rich's presentation, but due to his nonconformity he was admonished by Bishop Richard Vaughan and deprived of Coggeshall by the High Commission in 1606. Despite being removed from his living it was reported in 1606 that he 'doeth often expound the Word in his deske'. In 1610 at Great Totham, Essex, he signed the dedicatory epistle to his work 'The dignitie of Gods children'. By 1616 he had returned to his native Sandwich, where he remained living in poverty until his death. He continued to expound on his beliefs, publishing 'Two Profitable Treatises' in 1616, followed up in 1622 with 'The Christians Sacrifice', a text of some 251 pages, which was dedicated to his patron, who had since purchased the title Earl of Warwick. He signed the dedicatory epistle to this on 20 Aug. 1622 from 'my poore lodging in the poor Hospitall called S. Bartholomewes by Sandwich in Kent', and further stated he was now 'ready to be dissolved, and to laye down my earthly Tabernacle...the time of my departing being at hand...' Two days later he appended the work with 'The Authors postscript to his Children as it were his Last Will and Testament unto them'.

At the end of his life he recalled being present at Hampton Court 43 years earlier, where he heard ministers preaching before Queen Elizabeth.

In 1606 Stoughton was a legatee, along with others, in the will of Timothy Saint Nicholas, who 'moste humblie thanckinge them for their faithefull endeavor and for their earnest labour and paines for the instruction of my conscience and the consciences of many men in the knowledge of Gods truthe and relligion'. Described as 'a silenced preacher', he received a bequest in the 1610 will of Alice Wade of Bildeston, Suffolk, and in 1612 was mentioned in the will of his first cousin Thomas Stoughton of St Paul's Parish, Canterbury. In the 1619 will of Charles Eure, esquire, fourth son of William, 2nd Lord Eure, Stoughton being described as of St Bartholomews in Sandwich, Kent, received the generous bequest of £10.

Family links:

Parents:

 Francis Stoughton (____ - 1557)

Spouse:

 Katherine Stoughton (____ - 1603)

Children:

 Anne Stoughton (1591 - 1591)*

 Elizabeth Stoughton Chamberlayne (1591 - 1647)*

 Thomas Stoughton (1592 - 1661)*

 John Stoughton (1593 - 1639)*

 Judith Stoughton Smead (1599 - 1639)*

 Israel Stoughton (1602 - 1644)*

Sibling:

 Elizabeth Stoughton Tucker (____ - 1597)*

 Thomas Stoughton (1557 - 1622)

*Calculated relationship

Burial: St Bartholomew's Hospital Sandwich Dover District Kent, England

Created by: Todd Whitesides Record added: Jan 11, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 83315335

Stoughton matriculated pensioner from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1573, received his B.A. from Queens College 1577, his M.A. 1580. He was ordained deacon and priest at Lincoln Cathedral on Feb. 13, 1582, and was brought to the attention of Robert, 3rd Lord Rich by John Butler of Thoby Priory, Essex, and continued to benefit from Rich's patronage for many years. He was rector of Naughton from 1586 until 1594, at which time he was made curate of Great Burstead, Essex. He published A general treatise against poperie, and in defence of the religion by publike avthoritie professed in England and other churches reformed (Cambridge, 1598), which was dedicated to Lord Rich. In 1600 he was instituted vicar at Coggeshall at Lord Rich's presentation, but due to his nonconformity he was admonished by Bishop Richard Vaughan and deprived of Coggeshall by the High Commission in 1606. Despite being removed from his living it was reported in 1606 that he 'doeth often expound the Word in his deske'. In 1610 at Great Totham, Essex, he signed the dedicatory epistle to his work The dignitie of Gods children. By 1616 he had returned to his native Sandwich, where he remained living in poverty until his death. He continued to expound on his beliefs, publishing Two Profitable Treatises in 1616, followed up in 1622 with The Christians Sacrifice, a text of some 251 pages, which was dedicated to his patron, who had since purchased the title Earl of Warwick. He signed the dedicatory epistle to this on 20 Aug. 1622 from 'my poore lodging in the poor Hospitall called S. Bartholomewes by Sandwich in Kent', and further stated he was now 'ready to be dissolved, and to laye down my earthly Tabernacle...the time of my departing being at hand...' Two days later he appended the work with The Authors postscript to his Children as it were his Last Will and Testament unto them.

At the end of his life he recalled being present at Hampton Court 43 years earlier, where he heard ministers preaching before Queen Elizabeth.

In 1606 Stoughton was a legatee, along with others, in the will of Timothy Saint Nicholas, who 'moste humblie thanckinge them for their faithefull endeavor and for their earnest labour and paines for the instruction of my conscience and the consciences of many men in the knowledge of Gods truthe and relligion'. Described as 'a silenced preacher', he received a bequest in the 1610 will of Alice Wade of Bildeston, Suffolk, and in 1612 was mentioned in the will of his first cousin Thomas Stoughton of St Paul's Parish, Canterbury. In the 1619 will of Charles Eure, esquire, fourth son of William, 2nd Lord Eure, Stoughton being described as of St Bartholomews in Sandwich, Kent, received the generous bequest of £10.

GEDCOM Note

Category: Naughton, Suffolk Category: Great Coggeshall, Essex

Biography

Thomas Stoughton was a son of Francis Stoughton and Agnes (Trignall) Stoughton,<ref>Exhurst Ancestry of the Stoughton Siblings, New England Historical Genealogical Register, vol. 166 (2012), page 66.</ref><ref>Note: In his 1953 article, Ralph Stoughton tentatively identified John Stoughton as the father of Thomas Stoughton, but this has been revised by more recent research.</ref> likely born at Sandwich, Kent, England. This profile is project-protected by the WikiTree Puritan Great Migration project because this is the father of migrants to New England and there have been conflicting identifications for his parents.
Thomas Stoughton matriculated pensioner from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1573, receiving his B.A. from Queens College 1577, and his M.A. in 1580. He was ordained deacon and priest at Lincoln Cathedral on Feb. 13, 1582.<ref>Stoughton, Ralph M. The Stoughton Families of Dorchester, Mass. and Windsor, Conn. The American Genealogist, vol. 29, No. 4, October 1953. Page 93.</ref> He caught the attention of Robert, 3rd Lord Rich by John Butler of Thoby Priory, Essex, and had Rich's patronage for many years. He was installed as rector of Naughton, Suffolk, in 1586 and served there until 1594. From 1594 to 1600, Thomas Stawghton was recorded at Burstead Magna, Essex, where he was curate in support of the minister.<ref>Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins, vol. 3, page 1776.</ref> In 1600 he was instituted vicar at Coggeshall at Lord Rich's presentation, but due to his nonconformity he was admonished by Bishop Richard Vaughan and deprived of Coggeshall by the High Commission in 1606. He still preached from his desk though. He wrote and published; 'The dignitie of Gods children'. (1610, Great Totham, Essex). By 1616 he'd returned to Sandwich, where he remained living in poverty until his death. His published works include 'A general treatise against poperie, and in defence of the religion by publike avthoritie professed in England and other churches reformed' (Cambridge, 1598), which was dedicatedto Lord Rich. 'Two Profitable Treatises' in 1616, followed up in 1622 with 'The Christians Sacrifice', a text of some 251 pages, also dedicated to his patron.. He signed the dedicatory epistle to this on 20 Aug. 1622 .....'.the time of my departing being at hand...' Two days later he appended the work with 'The Authors postscript to his Children as it were his Last Will and Testament unto them'. The above is paraphrased from Todd Whitesides excellent summary. Thomas and Katherine had three sons: John, Thomas Jr., and Israel. <ref> John Stoughton </ref> Thomas and Israel emigrated from England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630. 1633 -Daughter Elizabeth, widow of ? Scudder, married Robert Chamberlain and had three children, Samuel, Joanna, and Sarah, baptized at Strood, England.Daughter Judith Stoughton Denman Smead followed her brothers to New England in 1636. Thomas's son, John Stoughton, remained in England, was educated at Cambridge, and became Rector at Alder, Somersetshire. <ref> John Stoughton (priest) </ref>

Thomas's son, Thomas, died in 1642 at Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. Israel returning to fight for Parliament died in Lincoln in 1644.

Burial: St Bartholomew's Hospital, Sandwich, Dover District, Kent, England

Sources

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• Immigrant Ancestors. Page 64.
• Thomas Stoughton profile on Tripod [http://ntgen.tripod.com/bw/stoughton_index.html]
• John Stoughton (priest) in Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stoughton_(priest). Accessed September 14, 2015 by Michael Boynton.
• "The English Ancestry of Thomas Stoughton, 1588 - 1661, his brother,Israel Stoughton, 1603 - 1645, and his nephew William Stoughton, 1631- 1701, of Dorchester, Mass." Author Turner, Ethel McLaughlin and Turner, Paul Boynton ; published by the Turners, 1958 [http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Source:Turner%2C_Ethel_McLaughlin._Eng...]
• WeRelate profile for Thomas Stoughton and wife, Katherine [http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Family:Thomas_Stoughton_and_Katherine_...]
• Rev Thomas Stoughton (1557 - 1622) - Find A Grave ...: Todd Whitesides. Record added: Jan 11, 2012. Find A Grave Memorial# 83315335
• https://www-personal.umich.edu/~bobwolfe/gen/person/g20265.htm
• https://www-personal.umich.edu/~bobwolfe/gen/mn/m20265x24464.htm

Please see Sue Allan: In Search of Mayflower Pilgrim James Chilton of Canterbury, p. 104. (Steven Ferry, December 10, 2024.)