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The Dayton/Deighton
Family of Long Island
Descendants
and
Ancestors
of Ralph Dayton/Deighton
Ralph
Dayton
became ancestor of all the Long Island, New Jersey, and
Connecticut pioneer Daytons:, and by now all of the country.
From 1639
to 1649, Ralph was a member of New Haven Colony where he
was
enrolled as a Free Burgess or free planter 1639 and became a
church member and soon a representative at Hartford. His
daughter
Alice married Thomas Baker June 20, 1643. Leaving New
Haven in
1649, stopping briefly in Southold and Southampton, the
Dayton:
and the Bakers were in East Hampton by 1650. Ralph was
sent to
Connecticut "for to procure the evidence of our lands and a
boddie
of our laws." The report he brought back was adopted. In
1651 he
was chosen Constable,
an official who by law moderated the General Court. This
officer
was
always a reputable citizen wielding great authority.
Ralph's wife
probably
died in East Hampton. "1 1656 he married Mary, widow of
James
Haines
of Southold. On Sept. 22, 1658, his will was brought
before the
Quarter
Court and approved by the magistrates. Ralph probably
died in a
house
he owned at North Sea, Southampton. which he left to
Samuel.
There
is no record of his burial in East Hampton. His will is
in the
possession
of his descendant C. Frank Dayton. 10th generation, of
East
Hampton.
The surname Dayton has been variously spelled. Some
authorities trace
it
back to "de Deighton" in 14th century England; it has also
been
spelled
Deighton, Dalton, and Drayton. His wife, Alice (Tritton)
Goldhatch was
Born
1596 and Died 1656 in East Hampton, New York.
"The
Record
of a Family Descent from Ralph Dayton and Alice (Goldhatch)
Tritton, Married June 16, 1617, Ashford, County Kent, England
A Genealogical and
Biographical Account of One Branch of the Dayton Family in
America
by Edson C. Dayton -
Privately Printed, 1931 - Copyright 1931 by Caroline K. Dayton