Mary Strong

Notes:

Married 22 Nov 1676 Timothy STANLEY (dod 26 Nov 1728), son of Capt. John STANLEY and Sarah SCOTT. He was from Farmington, CT and later Waterbury, CT. No issue.

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Notes:

John was the only surviving child of this marriage [Elder John Strong to Margery DEANE, and was] born before Jul 22, 1634 when he was named with his mother in the will of his grandfather, William DEANE of Southchard, Chard, Somerset, England. John was a tanner and spent his life in Windsor, CT. He was a man of prominence in the affairs of that city. His family was not mentioned in the will of Elder John Strong having received, along with his brother Return Strong, the Tanneries in Windsor as his inheritance portion. The inventory of the estate of John Strong, was taken Feb 28, 1697/8; it names the children as John Strong, age 32, Jacob, 25; Josiah, 19; Mary STANLY (sic), 40, and Hannah HOPKINS, 36. The following month, two agreements were made by the heirs, the first relating to the dower of the widow Hannah Strong, who is called mother-in-law [stepmother] of the sons; the second, relating to distribution to the children, signed by John, Jacob and Josiah Strong, Return Strong, as the guardian of Josiah, and Timothy STANLEY and John HOPKINS. [Manwaring's Digest, 1 : 579.] SOURCE: http://www.geocities.com/sfaapage/

John married Mary Clark on 26 Nov 1656 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. Mary was born about 30 Sep 1638 in Connecticut; died on 28 Apr 1663 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Benjamin Dwight wrote that she was a "Daughter of Joseph CLARK of Windsor, Ct., and Frances---who m. March 22, 1639, for a second husband Thomas DEWEY of Westfield, Mass.---the progenitor of many DEWEY families of this country. (Vol. I, p. 20).

However, according to a post on GenForum, Surnames, Clark Family Genealogy Forum, this appears to be incorrect:

The Mary Clark who married John Strong is not the same person as the one who married Joseph Bird. They have often been confused.

Mary Clark who married Joseph Bird was without question the daughter of Joseph Clark of Windsor, CT. She and her brother Joseph are both named in Joseph's will of 1641. (He died 19 Apr 1641; the mother predeceased the father in 1639.) Joseph, Jr. died 2 May 1659, with his portion of the estate going to his sister Mary, age 21 in 1659. All of this is documented in Manwaring, "Early CT Probate Records," p. 108, vol. II. The original records are available on microfilm at the CT State Library in Hartford. I have seen several of them.

The "other" Mary Clark is more of a mystery, but Clarence Almon Torrey himself cleared up the controversy in July 1928 with an article in the NY Genealogical and Biographical Record," vol. 59, pp. 214-215.

In this short article, he discusses the misidentification by the "Dewey Genealogy," of the Mary Clarke who married John Strong, Jr., as the daughter of Joseph and Frances Clarke of Windsor. He proves the following three points:

(1) That Frances (_____) Clarke, widow, of Windsor, CT, who married Thomas Dewey, was not Joseph Clarke's widow.
(2) That it was Frances Clarke's daughter Mary, who married John Strong, Jr.
(3) That Joseph Clarke had a daughter Mary who became the wife of Joseph Bird of Farmington.

In short, Thomas Dewey and Frances Clarke were married March 22, 1638/9. Joseph Clark's wife died April 3, 1639. Joseph Clarke made his will Dec. 1, 1640. He died April 1641. Therefore Joseph Clarke died more than two years after Thomas Dewey married Francis Clarke and that Joseph's wife also died subsequent to this marriage. In Torrey's words, "Frances Clarke could not have been Joseph's widow."

The first husband of France Clarke is unknown, as is Frances' maiden name, according to Torrey.

The article is a model of quality genealogical deduction, BTW. Definitely worth seeking out a copy!

Steve Bird
http://genforum.genealogy.com/clark/messages/23975.html

Notes:

Governor Caleb Strong, in 1779, wrote the following article about his ancestor, the Elder John Strong. It was noted by Marilyn Maxfield King that this was published in the "New England Historical and Genealogical Register," Volume 23, in 1869.

"Elder John Strong, was born and lived in England, near Taunton in Somersetshire. His father was, Richard (sic) Strong who died when John was small. His grandfather, who was Roman Catholic lived to be very old, but died before his grandson left England. Elder John came to America in the year 1630 in the ship Mary and John in company with Mr Warham, Maverick, Mason, Clap and arrived at Nantasket on the 30th. of May that year and settled in Dorchester. John married his first wife in England, she died on the passage or short time after arriving, leaving two young children, the youngest of which died in two months after it's mother. John married second to Abigail Ford, a sister of Capt. Clap's wife, at Dorchester in 1635/36. John and second wife moved from Dorchester to Windsor, Ct. and with four others was appointed superintendant of bringing settlers to that place. He lived in Windsor for several years than moved to Northampton in the year 1659 where he died April 14, 1699 about 94 years of age. He was the first ruling Elder of the Church of Northampton. Abigail Ford Strong died 6 July 1688. A sister (Eleanor) of John's came with him from England and married a man by the name of Dean. John Strong had 16 children besides that which died young."

Although Gov. Caleb Strong believed that Elder John Strong arrived to New England in 1630 aboard the "Mary and John," Elder John may actually arrived on the "Hopewell" in 1635. He was listed as "Jon STRONGE for himself and family, and goods" in the Index to Ships & Passengers to the American Colonies, Exchequer K.R. 1618-1668 copied from Port Book E 190/876/1. The "Hopewell" sailed from Weymouth, 8 May 1635. It is also possible that, as a youth of 20 that he came with the Winthrop Fleet on the Mary & John, later returning to England to and married first wife Margerie DEANE, and permanently emigrating to the Massachussets Bay Colony aboard the Hopewell with members of the Deane family.

Link to the Passenger List of the Hopewell, from the Strong Family Association of America website.

http://www.strongfamilyofamerica.org/strong/hopelist.html

Benjamin Dwight quotes church records from Northampton to explain how he obtained his office and title as Elder John Strong: "After solemn and extraordinary seeking to God for his direction and blessing, the church chose John Strong ruling elder, and William Holton, deacon. They were ordained 13: 3 mo: '63" (or June 13, 1663, O.S., or N.S. June 24, 1663--the year beginning then in March)." (Dwight, p 16).

(Research):

Famous Descendants of Elder John Strong

*Following are some of the notable descendants of Elder John Strong
(1610-1699), All of these people are cousins (or half-cousins) to every descendant of John Strong. Believed to be accurate, but not verified.

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/STRONG/2001-08/0998909895

1. Dean Acheson (1893-1897) U.S. Secretary of State under Truman
2. John Adams Jr. (1735-1826) Second U.S. President
3. John Quincey Adams (1787-1848) Sixth U.S. President.
4. Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) Novelist
5. Horatio Alger Jr. (1834-1899) Novelist
6. Ethan Allen (1738-1789) Revolutionary soldier
7. Susan Brownell Anthony (1820-1906) Reformer & suffragette
8. L. Frank Baum (1856-1919) Author of The Wonderful Wizard of OZ
9. Henry Ward Beecher (1775-1863) Preacher and abolitionist
10. Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) Twice U.S. President (22nd & 24th)
11. Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957) Actor
12. Schuyler Colfax Jr. (1823-1885) U.S. Vice-President under Grant
13. Samuel Colt (1814-1862) Firearms manufacturer. Inventor of the "Colt 45"
14. Charles Gates Dawes (1872-1933) U.S. Vice-President under Coolidge
15. Calvin Coolidge, Jr. (1872-1933) The 30th. U.S. President
16. George Dewey (1873-1917) Admiral who captured Manila
17. Thomas Dewey (1902-1971) Governo of New York & Presidential candidate
18. Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) Poetess
19. John Foster Dulles (1888-1959) U.S. Secretary of State under Eisenhower
20. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) Philosopher, Essayist, & poet
21. Millard Fillmore (1800-1874) Thirteenth U.S. President
22. George Gallop (1901- )Pollster
23. Erle Stanley Gardner (1889-1897) Detective novelist
24. Dorothy Gish (1898-1968) Actress
25. Lillian Gish (1896- ) Actress
26. Edward Everett Hale (1822-1909) Author of "Man Without A Country"
27. Nathan Hale (1755-1776) Revolutionary Hero
28. Rutherford B. Hayes (1822-1893) Ninteenth U.S. President
29. Christian Herter (1895-1967) U.S. Secretary of State under Eisenhower
30. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr (1841-1967) Jurist
31. Lamar Hunt (1932- ) Oilman & billionaire
32. Donald L. Jacobus (1887-1970) Genealogist
33. Spencer Woolley Kimball (1895- ) President of Morman Church sine
1973
34. Henry Cabot Lodge II (1902- ) Vice-President candidate
35. Clare Boothe Luce (1903- ) Playwright & Congresswoman
36. Archibald MacLeish (1892-1982) Poet &Playwright
37. John Phillips Marquand II (1893-1960) Novelist
38. George McCleeland (1826-1885) Union General. Presidential Candidate.
39. Margaret Mead (1901-1978) Anthropolgist
40. Dwight Lyman Moody (1837-1899) Founder of the Moody Bible Institute
41. John Pierpont Morgan (1867-1943) Banker
42. Levi Parsons Morton (1824-1920) U.S. Vice-President under Harrison.
43. Frederick Olmsted (1822-1920) Designer of Central Park, New York City
44. Anthony Perkins (1932- ) Actor
45. William Sydney Porter (O. Henry) (1862-1910) Short Story Writer
46. Lee Remick (1935- )Actress
47. John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) Oil tycoon & philanthropist
48. Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1978) U.S. Vice-President under Gerald Ford
49. David Rockefeller (1915- )Financier
50. George Romney (1907- ) President of American Motors & Governor of
Michigan
51. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) Thirty-second U.S. President
52. Harriett Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) Abolitionist & Authoress of "Uncle
Tom's Cabin
53. Lowell Thomas (1892-1981) Radio-TV Commentator & Travel Author
54. Bess Wallace ( -1982) Wife of President Harry Truman
55. Gloria Vanderbuilt ( ) Socialite
56. Noah Webster, Jr (1758-1843) Writer of Webster's Dictionary
57. Orson Welles (1915- ) Actor & Producer
58. Paul Dudley White (1886-1973) Physician & Heart Specialist
59. Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) Co-inventor of the airplane
60. Orville Wright (1871-1948) Co-inventor of the airplane

(Medical):

Y DNA Results, FTDNA Haplogroup:

R1b1c

The following website has more details, as well as the ancestral modal values for Elder John Strong and his descendants who have been tested:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegalstrongs/dnaresults.htm

The members of R1b are believed to be the descendants of the first modern humans who entered Europe about 35,000-40,000 years ago. Those R1b forebearers were the people who painted the beautiful art in the caves in Spain and France. They were the contemporaries (and perhaps exterminators) of the European Neanderthals. R1b is the most common Y haplogroup in Europe - more than half of men of European descent belong to R1b. Fourteen of the 30 most common haplotypes in the YSTR.org database are typical of R1b.

John married Margerie Deane before 1634. Margerie was born about 1605 in South Chard, Somerset, England; died after 1634. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The daughter of William DEANE of Chard, Somerset, England. His will was dated July 22, 1634 and proved October 21, 1634. She was the granddaughter of Walter DEANE and Joan WALSELE. who were married 12 Nov 1565 at Buckland, St. Mary, Somerset. His will was dated 7 July 1585, and proved 10 July 1591. Joane Walsele Deane's will was dated 29 Mar 1597 and proved 10 May 1597.

(SFAA, Strong Family History Update, Vol. III, p. xxiv.).

Notes:

Married:
John and Margery were also the parents of an infant that died at only a few months of age. (Dwight's History, Vol. I, page 19).

Notes:

Will of John Stronge of Chard, Proved 22 Sept. 1612

Where as the said John Stronge lieth sick of body but of good and perfect memory....to the poor of Chardland 4 shillings ....to the Church 2 shillings.... to MY SON JOHN STRONGE, 10 pounds...to MY CHILD THAT MY WIFE GOETH WITH all 10 pounds....If either of them die it shall remain to the other, until they be of lawful year....To MY BROTHER THOMAS STRONG'S DAUGHTER, my godaughter, 2 shillings. I give THE OTHER TWO, 1 shilling each....I make my wife whole executor of such goods as I have....I make my overseers My FATHER GEORGE STRONGE, JOHN BOWRIDGE, WALTER STRONGE, JOHN WARRY.... Witnesess:HENRY WARRY

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John married Mother Of Elder John Strong about 1609 in Chard, Somerset, England. Mother was born after 1585; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In both the Strong Family History Updates, and on the official website, the wife of John Strong of Chard, who is the mother of Elder John Strong of New England, is listed as unknown. It is written only that "She pos. m. 2) William Cogan, father of Eleanor Cogan, wife of Walter Deane."

SOURCE: http://www.geocities.com/sfaapage/

On Marily Maxfield King's Genealogy website, located at , the mother of Elder John Strong is instead shown as Elinor DEANE, the daughter of Walter DEANE and Johanna WALSELE. No sources are cited. If this is correct, then Elder John Strong's mother was also the Aunt to his first wife, Margerie DEANE.