History of the Sage and Slocum families of England and America, including the allied families of Montague, Wanton, Brown, Josselyn, Standish, Doty, Carver, Jermain or Germain, Pierson, HowellHonRussell Sage and Margaret Olivia (Slocum) SageThe Slocum families showing three lines of descent from the signers of the Mayflower compact . , and represented among the landed gentry. The arms of the Wanton family are found on the tombstone of the w^ife of John Wanton [1720] in the old North Burying Ground at Newport, R. I. Governor John Wanton [1734] and his son, Governor Gideon Wanton [1745], both of
History of the Sage and Slocum families of England and America, including the allied families of Montague, Wanton, Brown, Josselyn, Standish, Doty, Carver, Jermain or Germain, Pierson, HowellHonRussell Sage and Margaret Olivia (Slocum) SageThe Slocum families showing three lines of descent from the signers of the Mayflower compact . , and represented among the landed gentry. The arms of the Wanton family are found on the tombstone of the w^ife of John Wanton [1720] in the old North Burying Ground at Newport, R. I. Governor John Wanton [1734] and his son, Governor Gideon Wanton [1745], both of Rhode Island, used the same device on their official seals. These are the arms of the Wantons of County Huntington, England, described as:Arms—Argent a chevron sable. Crest—A plume of seven ostrich feathers; three argent, twoWanton. sable, and two vert. Motto—Mehs sibi conscia recti (a mind conscious in itself of rectitude).Edward Wanton was a resident of Scituate, Mass., in 1661, where he owned afarm of eighty acres at the well known ship-yard, a little below Dwellys Creek. Hehad extensive lands in Cordwood Hill, and also at the southwest of Hoophole Hill. Hishouse stood near the bank of the river. The persecution of the Friends (called inderision Quakers) by the authorities of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, influenced. THE SLOCUM AND ALLIED FAMILIES OF AMERICA 9 Edward Wanton to join the Society. Deane, in his history of Scituate, says: Theseverity of the Massachusetts Government toward this new sect had been carried onto the extent of executing three of them in 1659-60. Edward Wanton was an officerof the guard on one or more of these occasions. He became deeply sensible of thecruelty, injustice and impolicy of these measures, was greatly moved by the firmnesswith which they submitted to death, and was won entirely by their addresses beforetheir execution. He returned to his house saying: Alas, mother! we have been mur-dering the Lords people; and taking off his sword, b
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