Ralph Deighton1,2,3,4
M, b. circa 1588, d. before 22 September 1658
Ralph was born circa 1588 possibly at County Kent, England. His name was also spelled "Dayton". Unfortunately, no substanciating evidence has been found. Ralph married Alice Goldhatch on 16 June 1617 in Ashford Parish, County Kent, England, at St. Mary's Church.5 Ralph & Alice, along with their chi.dren, immigrated from London to New England in the summer 1639. They first settled in New Haven, New Haven Colony. Later, they removed to East Hampton, Long Island, New York.6 Ralph's wife, an unknown person , died before 1655 in East Hampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, leaving him a widower. Ralph married 3rd Mary Haynes in May 1656 in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. She was 1st married to James Haynes of Southold, Long Island. Ralph made his will on 25 July 1658 at East Hampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.
"This is the last will and testament of Ralfe Dayton. I will that my sonn, Robert should be executor to administer upon all." ... "My will is that my wife shall have three score pounds sterling according to our agreement to be paid as followeth: first that she shall have the house and land that is at Southold which was her own in part of payment of the three scor poundes and the rest paide her out of the goodes she brought with her. Also my will is that my wife shall have her living in this house at Northampton till the time be ought for her owne which is now lett out for a term which is about a year to come next December after the date hereof. But if she think good to give up this house before the tyme be expired that she have liberty to live in it that she shal be fried from it when she please." ... "Also my will is that my sonn Samuell shall have this house and land at Northampton and my cart and plough and two chanes and all my showmaking tooles and cumeing tooles and sorill horse which I had of Jonas Wood." ... "Also my sonn Robert shall have my mortar and the half of the bees which is between Samuell." ... "Also my will is that my daughter baker the two swarms that comes of Roberts peart of the bees." ... " Also Robert shall have my chest and all that is in It and a feather bed and my littel gunn and the cheayn and half a peck of lether." ... "Also my will is that my sonn Samuell shall have a flock bead and a pello with a drawer to it. Also two coverlets and one white blanket." ... "Also my will is that my sonn baker twenty pounds starling to be payd in cattel." ... "Also my will is to give to son brinlyes children twenty poundes starling to be equally divided betwest them if the groat do rise but if it do not, then they shall abate but not to rise. Also that when this groat comes to be valued and devided according to that will above mentioned that whearin the groat fales short of which I have desposed of my children seavarally they shall abate proportionally according to what seavrall summs they have give to them or if it does rise above so to add proportionally." ... "This is my full mynd and will - - in witness thereof I have set my hand. allso I desire Mr. Ogdon and Samuell Clarke for overseeres that rong be not don."7
Ralph departed this life before 22 September 1658 in East Hampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. His will was probated on 22 September 1658.
"This is the last will and testament of Ralfe Dayton. I will that my sonn, Robert should be executor to administer upon all." ... "My will is that my wife shall have three score pounds sterling according to our agreement to be paid as followeth: first that she shall have the house and land that is at Southold which was her own in part of payment of the three scor poundes and the rest paide her out of the goodes she brought with her. Also my will is that my wife shall have her living in this house at Northampton till the time be ought for her owne which is now lett out for a term which is about a year to come next December after the date hereof. But if she think good to give up this house before the tyme be expired that she have liberty to live in it that she shal be fried from it when she please." ... "Also my will is that my sonn Samuell shall have this house and land at Northampton and my cart and plough and two chanes and all my showmaking tooles and cumeing tooles and sorill horse which I had of Jonas Wood." ... "Also my sonn Robert shall have my mortar and the half of the bees which is between Samuell." ... "Also my will is that my daughter baker the two swarms that comes of Roberts peart of the bees." ... " Also Robert shall have my chest and all that is in It and a feather bed and my littel gunn and the cheayn and half a peck of lether." ... "Also my will is that my sonn Samuell shall have a flock bead and a pello with a drawer to it. Also two coverlets and one white blanket." ... "Also my will is that my sonn baker twenty pounds starling to be payd in cattel." ... "Also my will is to give to son brinlyes children twenty poundes starling to be equally divided betwest them if the groat do rise but if it do not, then they shall abate but not to rise. Also that when this groat comes to be valued and devided according to that will above mentioned that whearin the groat fales short of which I have desposed of my children seavarally they shall abate proportionally according to what seavrall summs they have give to them or if it does rise above so to add proportionally." ... "This is my full mynd and will - - in witness thereof I have set my hand. allso I desire Mr. Ogdon and Samuell Clarke for overseeres that rong be not don."7
Ralph departed this life before 22 September 1658 in East Hampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. His will was probated on 22 September 1658.
Family 1 | Alice Goldhatch b. c 24 Sep 1587, d. b 1655 |
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Family 2 | Mary Haynes |
Citations
- [S1812] Stephen & James Dayton, Our Long Island Ancestors, The First Six Generations in America 1639-1807, Quotes from our book:
“…Joseph Beardsley, we believe, had been either uncle to the sisters or, as Jacobus believed, their unmarried brother."
“The second claim has to do with yet another wife for Ralph, in addition to Agnes Pool. Fessenden speculated that a subsequent wife named Dorothy Brewster died in childbirth in 1649, leaving an infant son, Brewster.[1]
…...the origin for these claims has revealed possible confusion with a Dorothy Brewster who gave birth to Brewster Dayton in the middle of the eighteenth century in East Hampton."
“…..according to Isaac Beardsley in Genealogy Beardsley-Lee Family in America, William’s son Joseph not only left the sea but he resided in Brookhaven and married Abigail Dayton there in 1665. The author provided no citation for this claim and no record of an Abigail Dayton at this time and place has been located, much less on Long Island. In order to be of marriageable age, this Abigail would have had to belong to Samuel’s generation, another daughter of Ralph the immigrant, born to the Daytons when Ralph was at New Haven. From this claim probably came the theory that Ralph had an additional wife between Alice Goldhatch Tritton and Mary Haines, a Dorothy Brewster, who bore this child in 1650. No basis has been found for the existence of anyone named Abigail Dayton in the 1650s or 1660s, much less the existence of a wife Dorothy Brewster for Ralph. It is believed Ralph named all his children who were in America in his will and Abigail does not appear.”
[Note: email correspndence from the author Stephen Dayton 3/24/2016. We at this time have not seen the actual book. This information does correspond with our research. - KLM]. - [S1811] Frank Baker, The Ancestry of Samuel Baker of Pleasant Valley, Stuben County, New York with some of His Descendants
, page 3 - Christening records of children. They families of Dayton & Baker immigrated 1639. - [S1813] Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven, Volume 3: page 528 - Ralph Dayton: married; 16 June 1616 Alice Wilton; children: Ralph- baptized: 28 June 1618 died: 10 February 1706 in Ashford; Alice - born: 22 May 1620 died: 4 February 1709 married: 20 June 1643 Thomas Baker of M & East Hampton, Long Island; Samuel - baptised: 1624 died: 1690 at Brookhaven, Long Island married: Wilhelmina [a Montauk squaw] had son, Isaac m. Rebecca, d/o Jonathan & Rebecca [Bell] Tuttle; Robert - baptized: 28 June 1626; married 2nd: the widow of James Haines.
- [S1814] Donald Lines Jacobus, The Early Daytons & Descendants of Henry, Jr., pages 1-9 - Ralph Dayton - probaly born: circa 1588; died: East Hampton, Long Island, New York 25 July & 22 September 1658; married wst: Ashford 16 June 1617 Alice [Goldhatch] Tritton baptized: Ashford 24 September 1587 died: by 1655, daughter of Robert & Bennett [Meade] Goldhatch & widow of Daniel Tritton; married 2nd: 18 November 1655 & Mary 1656 Mary, widow of James Haynes of Southold, Long Island she m. 3rd by 1661 Fulk Davis.
- [S1811] Frank Baker, The Ancestry of Samuel Baker of Pleasant Valley, Stuben County, New York with some of His Descendants
, pages 1-3 - Alice's surname stated at Wilton. [Note: Her surname should be Tilton. klm 3/26/2016] - [S548] Donald Lines Jacobus, The Early Daytons & Descendants of Henry Jr.
- [S506] Note: Ralph Dayton's will is located at the East Hampton Public Library, New York.
[Transcribed by & courtesy of Stephen Dayton - 26 March 2016]