Stratton and Loudham
R. Battle
First I want to thank those of you that provided help and information on
my Felton and Somerville queries. It was greatly appreciated.
If anyone has worked on the Stratton or Loudham families of Suffolk and
could shed some light on the situation (particularly in the area of
primary documentation) I would appreciate it. The proven identities of
the wives of most of my line of Stratton men have simply not been found
yet, and I am not yet satisfied as to the connection between Augustine de
Stratton (#3 below) and Edmund de Stratton (#4) as well as the existence
of Walter de Stratton (#2) and his connection to the Loudham family.
Below I have outlined the line as given in various sources (most notably
/A Book of Strattons/), which is followed by summaries of the various
primary documents which prove the connections from generations [4] through
[9]. There are also a couple of documents which indicate an acquaintance
between some Stratton(s) and Loudhams in the relevant time period.
?[1] ____ de Stratton: married Isabel (de) Loudham, daughter and heiress
of Sir William (de) Loudham.
?[2] Walter de Stratton: died about 1392; inherited manor of Kirkton alias
Shotley, Suffolk, from Sir William (de) Loudham; married ____.
[3] Augustine de Stratton, esq.: of Kirkton, Suffolk; living 1436;
married ____.
[4] Edmund de Stratton, esq.: of Shotley, Levington, and Thorkalton,
Suffolk; died 11 Oct 1476; married Margaret ___; children Augustine
(clerk), George, and John.
[5] George Stratton, esq.: of Kir(k)ton and Thurkelton, Suffolk; died
1498; married Elizabeth ___; son George (and maybe a daughter, Elizabeth).
[6] George Stratton, gent.: of Kirkton alias Shotley; born about 1490;
died about 1547; married ____ (his marriage had been granted to Robert
S(o)uthwell, Esq.); children John, Anthony, Robert, Margaret, Philip, and
Katherine.
[7] John Stratton, gent.: of Kirkton and Thurkelton; died 16 Dec 1560
(date qualified in /A Stratton Collection/); married Cicily Felton
(daughter of Thomas and Cicily Felton); children Thomas, Mary, and
Elizabeth.
[8] Thomas Stratton, gent.: of Kirkton alias Shotley and Thurkelton;
born c1546; died 29 May 1596 (date qualified in /A Stratton Collection/);
married Dorothy ___; children John, Benjamin, Mary, Elizabeth, Joseph, and
Sarah.
[9] John Stratton, gent.: of Kirkton Hall and Thurkelton; born c1581; died
c1627; married Ann ___; children John, William, Anthony, Ann, Elizabeth,
Marie, and Dorothy.
Any information on the spouses and questionable generations would be very
helpful. Anyway, here are transcriptions of the relevant documents:
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Format:
year
*genealogical information
*other notes; manors mentioned
*reference
c1372
*William de Stratton: born about 1316; servant of the elder John de
Loudham; espoused without consent Margery, the maid of Joan, John's wife
*William providing proof of age for John de Loudham; location in Kyrketon,
Suffolk
*IPM vol. XIII Edward III; pp. 212-213 [(229) John son of Thomas son of
John de Loudham]
1374
*Edmund de Stratton of Ouesden [Suffolk] one of several accused of
poaching
*PR Edward III vol. XV 1370-1374; p. 493 [Membrane 4d, July 12
Westminster]
c1376
*William de Straton: born before 1327; married Alice dau. of William de
Reed at Michaelmas before St. Luke, 29 Ed. III (c1355)
*William providing proof of age for Thomas de Loudham; location in
Kirketon, Suffolk
*IPM vol. XIV Edward III; pp. 293-294 [(303) Thomas brother and heir of
John de Loudham]
**NOTE - According to /A Book of Strattons/ (p. 48), quoting Davys
/Suffolk Collections/, the manor of Kirkton alias Shotley came into the
Stratton family by the marriage of Isabel Loudham, daughter and heir of
Sir William Loudham (died 1376), to the father (unnamed) of Walter de
Stratton, who, in turn was the father of Augustine de Stratton, first
noted below. In light of this, the association of this William de
Stratton with the Loudham family is interesting.**
1430
*Augustine Stratton of Kirton, either fined or granted 10 marks (couldnt
make out exactly what the meaning was here; probably has something to do
with the value of his property)
*PR Henry VI vol. II 1429-1436; p. 61 [Membranes 18 and 17, May 19
Westminster]
1436
*Augustine de Stretton, Esq., of Suffolk
*commission of array to Augustine (among many others)
*PR Henry VI vol. II 1429-1436; p. 524 [Membrane 19d, July 12 Westminster]
1455
*Edmund Stratton of Coulyngge witness to statement concerning passage of
lands (many in Suffolk)
*PR Henry VI vol. VI 1452-1461; pp. 206-207 [Membrane 11, Feb. 9
Westminster]
1474
*Edmond Stratton, of Shotley, [E]squire: will dated 30 Sep 1474; wife
Margaret; sons George, Au[gu]stin[e] (clerk), John, others unnamed
*manors of Levyngton and Thorkalton
*Book of Strattons; pp. 50-51 [Will of Edmund Stratton (Ipswich Wills -
Book II, fo. 266)]
1477
*Edmund de Stratton of Suffolk died sometime before 25 Oct 1477
*writ of /mandamus/ for an inquisition post mortem for Edmund
*FR vol. XXI Edw. IV, Edw. V, Rch. III 1471-1485; p. 138 [Membrane 15
#408, 25 Oct 1477]
1477
*Edmund Stratton: died 11 Oct 1476; wife Margaret; Augustine Stratton,
clerk, son and heir (age 40)
*manor of Kyrketon, "lands called Le Perye" in Kyrketon, Shotley,
Erwarton, and Chelmondeston, Suffolk
*Book of Strattons; pp. 51-52 [Chancery Inquisitions Post Mortem 17 Ed. 4
(13 Oct 1477) [sic]]
1498
*George Stratton: died Friday after Whitsun 1498; wife Elizabeth; son and
heir George (age 8 and more)
*manors of Kyrton and Thurkolton, Suffolk
*IPM Henry VII vol. II; p. 151 [(231) George Stratton; writ 26 Jun 1497,
inquisition 28 Oct 1498]
1500
*George Stratton: died Friday after Whitsuntide 1498; wife Elizabeth; son
and heir George (age 10 and more)
*manors of Kirton Hall and Thurkelton, Suffolk
*IPM Henry VII vol. II; p. 229 [(363) George Stratton; commission of
concealments 10 Jul 1499, inquisition 15 Oct 1500]
1501
*George Stratton minor son and heir of George Stratton, Esq.
*Robert Suthwell, Esq., granted the wardship and marriage of George
*PR Henry VII vol. II 1494-1509; p. 235 [Membrane 5 (17), July 27
Westminster]
1547
*George Stratton, gent.: will dated 24 Aug 1547; children: John Stratton
(heir), Anthony Stratton, Robert Stratton, Margaret Stratton, Philip
Stratton, and Katherine Harman; sister Elizabeth Hawys/Hewes; cousin
Thomas Yaxley
*manor of Kirketon alias Shotley, Suffolk; unspecified covenant between
George Stratton and John Southwell and Ciselye Sampson
*Book of Strattons; pp. 53-54 [Will of George Stratton - P. C. C.
Populwell 9]
1559
*John Stratton, gent.: will 8 Dec 1559 - 16 Jun 1561; wife Cicelie;
children: Mary, Elizabeth; brother-in-law Francis Harman (his children:
Robert, Richard, Cicelie, Elizabeth); siblings Philip, Margaret, Anthony;
goddaughter Cycelie Forgonn
*Book of Strattons; p. 54 [Will of John Stratton - C. C. Norwich]
1560
*John Stratton [son of George Stratton of Thurkelton and Kyrkton]: died 16
Dec 1560 [sic]; married about 25 Henry VIII Cicily Felton (daughter of
Thomas Felton, Esq., deceased, and Cicily [ __ ] [Felton] Sampson (widow
of Thomas Felton and Nicholas Sampson, Esq.)); son and heir Thomas
Stratton (14 years old at fathers death); brothers Anthony, Robert, and
Philip Stratton
*mention made of indenture made among Cicily ( __ ) (Felton) Sampson, John
Southwell, Gent. [executor of Thomas Feltons will], and George and John
Stratton in consideration of marriage between John Stratton and Cicily
Felton; manors of Thurkelton and Kyrkton, Suffolk
*Book of Strattons; pp. 54-56 [Inquisition Post Mortem for John Stratton,
Esq. - Wards and Liveries, Vol. S-N, 117]
1596
*Thomas Stratton: will 15 Apr 1596 - 4 Nov 1596; living in Dedham, Essex,
when will written; wife Dorothy; children John (heir; not yet 21),
Benjamin, Mary, Elizabeth, Joseph, and Sarah [Beriff]; granddaughter Sarah
Beriff; sister Elizabeth Hankyn/Tankyn (her children: Roger, Thomas, and
John); cousins John Collett and Ann Morgan (wife of John Morgan, exec.)
*manors of Kyrketon and Thurkelton alias Shurkelton, Suffolk
*Book of Strattons; pp. 56-57 [Will of Thomas Stratton - P. C. C. Drake
84]
1597
*Thomas Stratton, gent.: died 29 May 1596 [sic]; wife Dorothy (living at
Stowmarket at time of inquisition); son John (age 15 years and 99 days at
taking of inquisition)
*manors of Kyrketon alias Shotley and Thurkolton alias Shurkolton, Suffolk
*Book of Strattons; p. 58 [Inquition Post Mortem (19 Jan 1597) of Thomas
Stratton, gent. - Chancery Inquisitions Post Mortem, Vol. 250, No. 24]
1621/7
*John Stratton, gent.: will 24 Sep 1621 - 19 May 1627; wife Ann; children
John, William, Anthony, Ann (eldest dau.; not yet 18), Elizabeth, Marie,
and Dorothy Stratton; brothers Benjamin and Joseph Stratton; kinswoman
Marie Harrison
*manors of Thurcalton alias Surcalton in Shotley and Kirton Hall, Suffolk
*Book of Strattons; p. 59 [Will of John Stratton - P. C. C. Skynner 52]
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Book of Strattons: Harriet Russell Stratton, ed. /A Book of Strattons:
Being a Collection of Stratton Records from England and Scotland, and a
Genealogical History of the Early Colonial Strattons in America, with Five
Generations of their Descendants/, vol. 1. New York: The Grafton Press,
1908.
FR: Calendar of the Fine Rolls, etc.
IPM: Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, etc.
PR: Calendar of the Patent Rolls, etc.