A 94 page book compiled by Ralph M. Stoughton in 1954 outlines the Stoughton Family History starting with English origins in the 1500s. The author, born in 1879 and other family members of the same era conclude the book. Charles Morse has noted that pgs 46 and 47 mention a Warwick connection, Anna Stevens and Nathaniel Gove Stevens. Thomas Stoughton of Dorchester,MA and Windsor, CT preceded Samuel Stoughton who settled in Gill, MA in 1763. One photograph shows the tomb in the old Dorchester burial grounds of Gov. William Stoughton (1631-1701) with am embellished Stoughton coat-of-arms. Known for conducting witchcraft trials and also generosity to Harvard College and giving money for gospelizing the Indians.
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