He sailed on the Dorothea Royal from Berwich-on-tweed. Made a freeman
2 June 1641 and lived in the north quarter of Concord. His will is
written in his own hand writing and indicates that he was a very
litrerate man.
The Robert Askew Family Home Page
11160. Ralph Prescott, born Abt. 1569 in Shevington, Standish Parish, Lancashire, England; died December 1608 in Standish Parish, Lancashire, England. He was the son of 22320. Roger Prescott and 22321. Helen Shaw. He married 11161. Helen Shevington Abt. 1592 in Shevington, Lancashire, England.11161. Helen Shevington, born Abt. 1575 in Shevington, Standish Parish, Lancashire, England; died November 18, 1643 in Shevington, Standish Parish, Lancashire, England.
Child of Ralph Prescott and Helen Shevington is:
5580 i. John Prescott, born Abt. 1604 in Standish, Lancashire, England; died December 20, 1681 in Lancaster, MA; married Mary Gawkroger January 24, 1628/29 in Wigan, Lancaster, England.Note from the ancestry of George Walker Bush - President of the USA:
2192 -- John Prescott, emigrant from England to Massachusetts, is claimed to have been the same person as John Prescott, son of Ralph Prescott of Shevington in Standish Parish, co. Lancaster, but the evidence to support this claim is insufficient. Ralph Prescott is descended from several monarchs of England (and elsewhere), but these descents are not presented here.
Isaac Stearns, probably from Nayland, Suffolk, England, came to New
England in 1630, in the ship with Gov. Winthrop, and settled in Watertown,
Mass., near Mt. Auburn. He was admitted freeman May 18, 1631, which is the
earliest date of such admissions. He was a selectman several years, and in
1647, with Mr. Biscoe, he was appointed by the selectman " to consider how
the bridge over the river shall be built, and to agree with the workman
for doing it according to their best discretion." The signature to his
will is written Sternes, and in England the name has generally been
written Sterne. The Anglo-Saxon of the name of the bird, the starling,
which appears upon the coat-of-arms of this family, is STEARN , and in
other dialects it is STERN, and also STARN, which is probably associated
with the origin of the name. The present orthography has been more
recently adopted. John Stearns, son of Isaac the emigrant ancestor,
probably was b. after the settlement of Watertown and about 1631. He was
one of the first settlers of Billerica, where his decendants have been
numerous and have been conspicuous in the annals of that town. ----
HISTORY OF ASHBURNHAM ----from web-site Henry Stearns Family:
Generation No. 2
2. ISAACKE3 STEARNS,SR. (WILLIAM2, HENRY1 STEARNE)5,6 was born Abt. 1590 in Stoke Nayland Eng7, and died June 19, 1671 in Watertown MA7. He married MARY BARKER8 May 20, 1622 in England9, daughter of JOHN BARKER and MARGARET WALTER.
Notes for ISAACKE STEARNS,SR.:
From England to Boston in Arabella 1630From: The HarrGene Association
Resided Watertown, Massachusetts. Isaac came from the Parish of Wenthrop, Suffolk, England to America in 1630. Settled in Watertown, Massachusetts (suburb of Boston). The family name was generally spelled STEARNS. Those descendants still in England spell it STEARN. Eight children: 4 boys and 4 girls.
Early in the morning of 8 April 1630, Isaac STEARNS and family, Sir Robert STALTONSTALL and family, Rev. George PHILLIPS, Gov. WINTHROP and many others embarked at Yarmouth, England, in the good ship ARRABELLA' and arrived in Salem, Massachucetts., on the 12th of June. The ship 'JEWELL' arrived on the 13th. The ship 'AMBROSE' on the 18th. The 'TALBOT' on July 2. The passengers not being satisfied with Salem as possessing the desirable advantages for a permanent settlement soon proceeded from Salem to Charlestown and were among the first settlers of Watertown, near Mount Auburn, Massachucetts. In 1642 we find his homestall bounded on the north by land of John WARREN; west by the highway; south by the land of John BISCOE; east by Pequssett Meadow, a part of which meadow he owned.
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source: STEVE The Submitter for Volume 3, Tree 5021 provided the following; information on Issacke Sterne.
On April 8, 1630 the family left Yarmouth, England aboard a ship owned by Governor and Puritan squire, John Winthrop, called "ARBELLA". They landed at Salem, Mass. on June 12, 1630 after 76 days at sea. Since tillable land was scarce, the settlers dispersed into the countryside and formed the cities of Boston, Cambridge and Watertown, to name a few. They were part of the year called "the great migration", when 840 people left England in eleven ships and settled in New England to find religious and political freedom. Unlike their counterparts the Pilgrims, who settled Plymouth, the Puritans did not wish to leave the Church of England, only to "purify" it.
Isaacke Sr. was a tailer in England, however, in America he was a "planter" and owned a farm near Watertown. In 1631 he was listed as a town officer.
Isaac and Mary also raised two children of Isaac's brother, Shubael Stearns.
He was a "planter" and owned a farm near Watertown. In 1631 he was listed as a town officer. Isaac and Mary also raised two children of Isaac's brother, Shubael Stearns.
(3rd)Source: NEHGS. The reference numbers are: Volume, Page, Line
transcript of the Watertown, MA, Vital Records.
REF Type Date Record
1:33:26 d. 19 Jun 1671 Isaack Stearnes Sr
More information from Richard on 2-5-98:
Arrived via Ship Arabella in Salem, Massachusetts on June 12, 1630 from Southampton, England with wife Mary Barker and five children. Isaac was a tailor from Stoke, Nayland, Suffolk, England. On May 18, 1631 Isaac became a freeman.
The Arabella was the flagship for the Winthrop fleet of 11 ships.
Another passenger list has Isaac, wife Mary and four children, John, Abigail, Elizabeth, and Hannah Sterns. The passengers did not like Salem and went to Charleston. Eventually they were the first settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts.
More About ISAACKE STEARNS,SR.:
Fact 1: April 08, 1630, Left England for Salem MA.10
Children of ISAACKE STEARNS and MARY BARKER are:4. i. MARY4 STEARNS, b. January 26, 1625/26, England; d. 1664.
5. ii. JOHN STEARNS, b. Abt. 1630; d. March 05, 1669/70.
6. iii. ISAAC STEARNS, b. January 06, 1632/33; d. August 29, 1676.
7. iv. SARAH STEARNS, b. September 22, 1635, Watertown, MA; d. October 04, 1700, Cambridge Farms, MA.
8. v. SAMUEL STEARNS, b. September 24, 1638, Watertown, Massachusetts; d. August 03, 1683.
9. vi. ABIGAIL STEARNS, b. 1639; d. October 16, 1690.
10. vii. ELIZABETH STEARNS, b. Abt. 1640, Watertown, MA; d. June 24, 1671, Billerica, MA.
viii. HANNAH STEARNS10, b. October 05, 1628, Suffolk, England10; d. June 17, 165610; m. HENRY FREEMAN10, December 25, 165010.Notes for HENRY FREEMAN:
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Source: NEHGS. The reference numbers are: Volume, Page, Line
transcript of the Watertown, MA, Vital Records.
REF Type Date Record
1:15:16 m. 25 Dec 1650 Samuel Freeman and Hannah Steernes
(note the name Samuel I had Henry)
Family of Richard Barker
Data Warning
1. Richard Barker #5865 b. 1505-1510,(1) m. Alice #5866, d. 1650.1 Richard died 1561.1Children:
2. i John #5820 b. Abt 1540.
Second Generation
2. John Barker #5820 b. Abt 1540, Nayland, England,(2) m. 26 May 1562,1 Margaret Mawle #5821, b. Abt 1541, Nayland, England,2 (daughter of John Mawle #5909 and Margaret #5910).Children:
3. i John #5818 b. Abt 1563.
Third Generation
3. John Barker #5818 b. Abt 1563,2 m. 29 Jun 1585,1 Margaret Walter #5819, b. 1564,1 (daughter of Richard WALTER #5911 and Margaret #5912) d. aft 1640.1 John died 19 Jun 1617.2Children:
4. i Mary #5728.
Fourth Generation
4. Mary Barker #5728 m. 20 May 1622, in England,1 Issac Stearns #5727, b. Abt 1590, Stoke Naland Eng,1 (son of William Stearns #5816 and Emma Ransford #5817) d. 19 Jun 1671, Watertown MA.1 Mary died 21 Apr 1673, Watertown, MA.1 Issac: From England to Boston in Arabella 1630 From: The HarrGene AssociationResided Watertown, Massachusetts. Isaac came from the Parish of Wenthrop, Suffolk, England to America in 1630. Settled in Watertown, Massachusetts (suburb of Boston). The family name was generally spelled STEARNS. Those descendants still in England spell it STEARN. Eight children: 4 boys and 4 girls.