ISAAC STEARNS [#960], b. England, d. Watertown, MA 19 Jun 1671,[9/33] m. Stoke Nayland, Suffolk England 28 May 1622 MARY BARKER, b. England, d. Watertown, MA 23 Apr 1677.[9/42]
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961. Mary Barker |
1922. John Barker |
3844. John Barker c.1540-1588 | 3845. Margaret Mawle ?-1590 |
| 1923. Margaret Walter |
3846. Richard Walter ?-1569 | 3847. Margaret ____ ?-1586 |
Isaac Stearns' pedigree has not been ascertained, but his wife was the daughter of John and Margaret Barker of Stoke Nayland, Suffolk, England, and the baptism of three of the Stearns children appears on the register of that parish.[2] In 1640 "Isaacke Sterne of Watertown in New England planter sometimes of Stoke Nayland in the County of Suffolke tayler and Mary his wife daughter of John Barker late of Stoke Nayland aforesaid clothier deceased" made a letter of attorney to Thomas Gilson of Sudbury, Suffolk, baker, to receive and recover from ____ Munnings of Gaynes Colne, Essex, the sum of five pounds due to Mary "by some bond covenant or agreement made by the said Munnings before or upon his marriage wth Margaret Barker mother of the said Mary".[7/2912] On April 8, 1630 Isaac Stearns and his family embarked at Yarmouth, England in the ÿArabellaÿ and arrived in Salem June 12, 1630. Isaac was in the company of Sir Richard Saltonstall, Governor Winthrop, Reverend George Phillips, and many others. Not satisfied with conditions at Salem, the company soon proceeded to Charlestown and Watertown. This is how Isaac Stearns came to be among the first settlers in Watertown, near Mount Auburn.[2/622]
Isaac was admitted a freeman on May 18, 1631, the earliest date of any such admission. On December 5, 1638 he and John Page were fined five shillings for "turning the way about" (i.e. for diverting a highway). In 1647 he and John Biscoe were appointed by the Selectmen "to consider how the bridge over the river shall be built, and to agree with the workmen for doing it, according to their best discretion".[5/1:11] Isaac Stearns held several town offices. He was a selectman for Watertown in 1648,[5/1:10] 1659,[5/1:59] 1670,[5/1:95] and 1671.[5/1:102] He was a constable in 1652,[5/1:24] 1660,[5/1:65] and 1661.[5/1:72] Isaac was also surveyor of highways in 1663.[5/1:75]
Isaac had extensive land holdings. The first inventory of grants and possessions in Watertown, taken in or before 1639, reveals he had 461 acres at the time. These included 1) a homestall of ten acres bounded on the west with the highway, east with Pequusset Meadow, north with John Warren, and south with John Biscoe; 2) ten acres of upland bounded south by John Biscoe, north by John Warren, east with Pequusset Meadow, and west with the way leading to Concord; 3) two acres in Pequusset Meadow bounded east by William Hammond, west with his own upland, north by John Warren, and south by Edmund James; 4) Two acres in Pond Meadow bounded east by John Page and south by Robert Lockwood. This land was bought from Richard Kemball; 5) four acres in little Plaine Meadow bounded north and east by John Whitney and south by John Page. Two of these acres were bought from John Thompson and Garret Church; 6) a homestall of three acres bounded east by William Paine, west by John Goffe, north with Pond lane, and south by the highway; 7) fifty acres of upland being a great Divident in the fourth division and the 15th lot; 8) twenty-seven acres of upland beyond the further plain, lot number 4; 9) twelve acres of plowland in the further plain, lot 67; 10) twelve acres of meadow in the remote meadows, lot 5; 11) ten acres of meadow in the remote meadows, lot 6, bought from Thomas Rucks; 12) sixty acres of upland being a great Divident in the third division, lot 25, bought of Thomas Rucks; and 13) a farm of 259 acres of upland in the third division.[6/1:22] Isaac may have disposed of some of his lands by 1644 when the second inventory was taken or they were left out as some others appear to have been. His homestall had increased to twelve acres, but possessions 4 and 11-13 were gone as were the two acres bought of Thompson and Church. Thomas Boyden had replaced Edmund James as the neighbor on the south of the two acres in Pequusset meadow and the 12 acres of plowland were described as bounded north with the highway, south with the river, east by John Kingsbury, and west by Miles Nutt.[6/1:7778] The list of his possessions in the third inventory, taken about 1646, only listed three lots totaling 72 acres.[6/1:117]
Isaac's will was dated June 14, 1671 and mentions wife Mary, sons John, Isaac, and Samuel, daughters Mary Learned (deceased), Sarah Stone, Elizabeth Manning, and Abigail Morse, grand child Isaac Learned, and kinsman Charles Stearns. It was witnessed by William Bond, Sr. and John Biscoe, Sr..[4/4:142] Apparently Isaac Stearns was a man of some affluence as his estate was appraised at 524.04.08 even after he had given sizable gifts to each of his seven children. The inventory was taken June 28, 1671 by William Bond, Sr., John Biscoe, Sr., and Henry Freeman and included 14 lots of land of 467 acres.[4/4:144]
Charles Stearns was admitted freeman in Watertown May 6, 1646. He was elected constable of Watertown in 1680-1 but refused to take the oath and moved soon after to Lynn, MA. Charles named sons Isaac, John, and Samuel. One tradition was that three brothers, Daniel, Isaac, and Shubael, came to Massachusetts in 1630. Daniel died unmarried, and Shubael died leaving sons Charles and Nathaniel, 8 or 10 years old, who were cared for by their uncle Isaac.[8/3435] Nathaniel moved to Dedham.[8/342]
Mary Barker's English ancestry can be found in the overseas ancestors section.
REF: [1] The History of Watertown - Henry Bond, 1860 (pgs.450-453)
[2] The Warner-Harrington Ancestry - Frederick C. Warner, 1949
(pg.622)
[3] Genealogy and Memoirs of Isaac Stearns and his Descendants
- Mrs. Avis Stearns Van Wagenen, 1901
[4] Middlesex County Probate (First Series Docket 21239)
[5] The Records of Watertown, 1894
[6] The Records of Watertown, 1894 (Lands, Grants, and Possessions)
[7] Note-Book Kept by Thomas Lechford, Esq., Lawyer in Boston
- Edward Everettt Hale, 1988
[8] Genealogy and Memoirs of Charles and Nathaniel Stearns and
Their Descendants - Mrs. Avis Van Wagenen, 1901
[9] Records of Births Marriages and Deaths, First Book - Watertown
Records, Vol. 1, 1894
Children:
1. child, bap. Nayland, Suffolk, Eng. 1623, d. soon 2. Mary, bap. Nayland 6 Jan 1626, d. 9 Jan 1663, m(1) Woburn, MA 9 Jul 1646 Isaac Learned (son of Isaac Learned and Goodith Gilman), bap. Bermondsey, Surrey, Eng. 25 Feb 1623-4, d. 29 Nov 1657, m(2) 9 Jun 1662 John Burge 3. Hannah, bap. Nayland 5 Oct 1628, bur. Watertown 17 Jun 1656, m. Watertown 25 Dec 1650 Samuel Freeman 4. John, d. 5 Mar 1668-9, m(1) Sarah Mixer, d. 14 Jun 1656, m(2) Barnstable, MA Dec 1656 Mary Lathrop, b. 4 Oct 1640. She m(2) 6 May 1669 Capt. William French 5. Isaac, b. Watertown, MA 6 Jan 1632-3, d. 29 Aug 1676,[9/42] m. 24 Jun 1660 Sarah Beers. She m(2) 23 Jul 1677 Thomas Wheeler, b. Cranfield, Bedfordshire, Eng. 1620, d. Concord, MA 24 Dec 1704 6. Sarah, b. Watertown 22 Sep 1635, d. 6 Oct 1700, m. 7 Jun 1655 Deacon Samuel Stone 7. Samuel, b. Watertown, MA 24 Apr 1638, d. Watertown 31 Aug 1683, m. Cambridge, MA 1 Feb 1662-3 Hannah Manning, b. 21 Jun 1642, d. 26 Feb 1723-4 8. Elizabeth, d. 24 Jun 1671, m. Watertown 13 Apr 1664 Samuel Manning (son of William Manning and Dorothy), b. 21 Jul 1644, d. Billerica, MA 22 Feb 1710-1 9. Abigail, d. Watertown 15 Oct 1690, m. Watertown 27 Apr 1666 John Morse (son of Joseph Morse & Hester Peirce), b. Watertown 28 Feb 1638-9, d. Watertown 23 Jul 1702
SAMUEL STEARNS [#480], b. Watertown, MA 24 Apr 1638, d. Watertown 31 Aug 1683, m. Cambridge, MA 1 Feb 1662-3 HANNAH MANNING (dau. of William Manning and Dorothy), b. 21 Jun 1642, d. 26 Feb 1723-4.
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480. Samuel Stearns |
960. Isaac Stearns |
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1922. John Barker 1563-1617 | 1923. Margaret Walter 1564-? |
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962. William Manning |
1924. William Manning ?-1666 | 1925. Susannah ____ ?-1650 |
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Samuel married Hannah Manning, eldest daughter of William and Dorothy Manning of Cambridge, and sister to Samuel Manning, who married Elizabeth Stearns, sister to Samuel. He settled on a farm at the northwest corner of the cross-roads made by the roads from Cambridge to Waltham and by that going north to Lexington.[2/4545]
Samuel died at a young age but nonetheless held many offices of trust in Watertown. He was chosen surveyor of highways in 1666;[4/1:86] surveyor of cattle, fences, and hogs 1669;[4/1:93] constable in 1670;[4/1:96] selectmen in 1673,[4/1:112] 1675,[4/1:121] 1676,[4/1:125] 1678,[4/1:132] 1679,[4/1:136] 1682,[4/2:10] and 1683;[4/2:13] town appraiser 1676[4/1:125] and 1678.[4/1:132] He was first referred to as "corporal" in 1683.[4/2:13] On July 10, 1694 Phillip Shattuck was ordered to "take care of the Widdow Relict of Samll Sternes with her Children and provide for them from this Day for one month (they being Represented Poor and in necessity of Reliefe)"[4/2:76]
Watertown records list the date of death of Corporal Samuel Stearns as the last of August 1682,[5/1:54] but the inventory of the estate has the death date as August 21. Inventory of his estate was taken Sept. 28, 1683 by Samuel Stone, John Mose (probably Morse), William Bond, Sr., and John Biscoe and totaled 481.04.00.[3/6:136]
REF: [1] Genealogy and Memoirs of Isaac Stearns and his Descendants
- Mrs. Avis Stearns Van Wagenen, 1901
[2] History of Watertown - Henry Bond, 1860 (pgs.454-455)
[3] Middlesex County Probate (First Series Docket 21324)
[4] Watertown Records, 1894
[5] Watertown Records, 1894 (Birth, Marriage, and Death Register)
Children:
1. Samuel, b. Cambridge, MA 4 May 1664, d. Watertown 7 Jun 1671 2. Hannah, b. Watertown 10 Oct 1666, m(1) Watertown 24 Dec 1684 Thomas Biscoe, b. Watertown 1 Apr 1655, m(2) 28 Sep 1708 Samuel Gookin 3. Nathaniel, b. Watertown 13 Dec 1668, d. 24 Aug 1716, m? Elizabeth ____, d. Watertown 16 Jun 1712 4. Sarah, b. Watertown 23 Apr 1671, m. 27 Oct 1714 Joseph Winship 5. Samuel, b. Watertown 29 Mar 1673 6. Isaac, b. Watertown 31 Dec 1674, d. 1737 7. John, b. Watertown, MA 25 Jun 1677, d. 1729, m. Watertown 24 Feb 1701-2 Abigail Fiske, b. Watertown, MA 12 Jun 1684 8. Mary, b. Watertown 5 Apr 1679, m. Watertown 2 Nov 1699 Samuel Jennison, b. 12 Oct 1673, d. 2 Dec 1732 9. Abigail, b. Watertown 16 Apr 1681, d. Watertown 11 Jul 1710, m. Watertown 10 Jan 1706-7 Benoni Garfield, b. Watertown 4 Dec 1675 10. Joseph, b. Watertown 11 Dec 1682, d. 4 Feb 1683-4
JOHN STEARNS [#240], b. Watertown, MA 25 Jun 1677, d. 1729, m. Watertown 24 Feb 1701-2 ABIGAIL FISKE (dau. of John Fiske and Abigail Parks), b. Watertown, MA 12 Jun 1684, d. after 12 Jun 1732.
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240. John Stearns |
480. Samuel Stearns |
960. Isaac Stearns ?-1671 | 961. Mary Barker ?-1677 |
| 481. Hannah Manning |
962. William Manning c.1614-1691 | 963. Dorothy ____ c.1612-1692 |
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241. Abigail Fiske |
482. John Fiske |
964. John Fiske c.1619-1684 | 965. Sarah Wyeth 1632-? |
| 483. Abigail Park |
966. Thomas Park c.1628-1690 | 967. Abigail Dix 1637-1691 |
John Stearns resided on the homestead of his father[2] and died in 1729. Inventory of his estate was taken early in 1731 by Thomas Straight, John Coolidge, and Samuel Pearce. It amounted to 952.3.10 of which 751 pounds were in real estate and was sworn to June 13, 1732 by the widow, Abigail Stearns.[3/19:348] A committee was appointed to appraise John's real estate. It was made up of Joseph Mason, Deacon Nathan Fiske, Deacon John Coolidge, Lt. Samuel Stearns, and Samuel Pierce. Josiah Stearns, one of the sons of the deceased, showed the property to the committee.[3/20:280] Josiah was the second son of John and was to receive two thirds of the estate and to pay their shares to his brothers and sisters. Son John was to receive a double share as the eldest son.[3/20:281]
REF: [1] Genealogy and Memoirs of Isaac Stearns and his Descendants
- Mrs. Avis Stearns Van Wagenen, 1901
[2] The History of Watertown - Henry Bond, 1860 (pg.458)
[3] Middlesex County Probate (First Series Docket 21260)
[4] Watertown Records, 1894 (Birth, Marriage, and Death Register)
Children:
1. John, b. Watertown 18 Nov 1702 2. Josiah, b. Watertown, MA 14 Oct 1704, d. Watertown 11 Apr 1756, m(1) Watertown 31 Dec 1729 Susanna Ball, b. Watertown 16 Mar 1707-8, m(2) abt. 1740 Dorothy Prentice, m(3) Watertown 23 Apr 1752 Mary Bowman, d. bef. 8 Sep 1785 3. Joseph, b. Watertown 3 Jul 1706 4. Abigail, b. Watertown 3 Jun 1708, m. 7 Oct 1735 Col. Benjamin Bellows 5. David, b. Watertown 24 Dec 1709, d. Lunenburg, MA 9 Mar 1761 (attended Harvard), m. 7 Apr 1736[1/69] Ruth Hubbard, d. 1 Nov 1788[1/70] Chil: 1) Ruth[1/70], b. 3 Jan 1737, d. Langdon, NH 1798, m. 24 Mar 1757 Benjamin Redington of Lunenburg, d. 1811; 2) Rebecca[1/71], b. 4 Nov 1738, m. 10 Jul 1758 Thomas Sparhawk, b. Cambridge 1737, d. Walpole, NH 1802; 3) Abigail[1/72], b. 6 Jul 1740, d. 21 Apr 1772, m. 1 Sep 1763 Rev. Ebenezer Sparhawk (son of Ooah Sparhawk and Priscilla), b. Cambridge 15 Jun 1738; 4) Elizabeth[1/72], b. 20 Apr 1742, d. Aug 1800, m. 5 Jun 1765 Rev. Zabdiel Adams (son of Ebenezer Adams and first cousin of John Adams, second president of US), b. Quincy 5 Nov 1739, d. 1 Mar 1801; 5) David[1/173], b. 8 Jan 1744, d. 14 Jul 1773, m. 20 Oct 1763 Mary Low (dau. of Jonathan Low and Sarah), b. Ipswich, MA 11 Jan 1740; 6) Lucy[1/73], b. 16 Nov 1745, d. 21 Feb 1750; 7) Jonathan[1/73], b. 2 Nov 1747, d. 12 Nov 1747; 8) Hannah[1/73], b. 14 Nov 1748, d. 1 Feb 1784, m. 1772 Aaron Whitney, Jr. of Northfield, MA (son of Rev. Aaron Whitney of Petersham, MA); 9) Mary[1/74], b. 9 Mar 1750, d. 19 Mar 1750; 10) Jonathan[1/173], b. 19 Apr 1751, d. 23 May 1798, m. 1785 Mehitabel Robie (dau. Thomas Robie and Mary), d. 1801-2; 11) John[1/74], b. 20 Apr 1753, d. Cambridge 22 Aug 1775 in Rev. War; 12) Thomas,.[1/74] b. 8 Mar 1756, d. unm; 13) Sarah[1/74], b. 25 Apr 1758, d. 13 Nov 1796, m. 1781 Daniel Newcomb (son of Jonathan Newcomb of Wrentham, MA), b. 30 Apr 1747 6. Thomas, b. 8 Oct 1711, d. Westminster, MA 2 Apr 1785,[1/43] m(1) 9 Aug 1744 Hannah Clarke (dau. William Clarke and Hannah Kee), b. 3 Dec 1719,[1/43] m(2)? Lydia Hilton 7. James, b. Watertown 10 Jan 1713, d. 15 Jan 1713 8. Hannah, b. Watertown 20 Dec 1713, d. 4 Aug 1779, m. 6 Jan 1746 Samuel Johnson of Lunenburg (son of Samuel Johnson and Rebecca), b. 2 Jan 1723, d. 10 Feb 1794[1/43] 9. Benjamin, d. Lunenburg, MA 22 Nov 1761 10. Peter 11. William, b. Watertown 11 Mar 1717-8, d. 10 Jul 1792 12. Lydia, b. Watertown 7 Oct 1719, m. Joshua Goodrich 13. James, b. Watertown 19 Jul 1721, d. young 14. Lois, b. Watertown 18 Jan 1722-3, d. Nov 1796, m. Watertown 2 May 1749 Jonas White, b. 18 Dec 1724 15. Abijah, b. Watertown 19 Dec 1724
JOSIAH STEARNS [#120], b. Watertown, MA 14 Oct 1704, d. Watertown 11 Apr 1756, m(1) Watertown 31 Dec 1729 SUSANNA BALL (dau. of James Ball and Elizabeth Fiske), b. Watertown 16 Mar 1707-8, m(2) abt. 1740 Dorothy Prentice, m(3) Watertown 23 Apr 1752 Mary Bowman, d. before 8 Sep 1785.
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120. Josiah Stearns |
240. John Stearns |
480. Samuel Stearns 1638-1683 | 481. Hannah Manning 1642-1724 |
| 241. Abigail Fiske |
482. John Fiske 1655-1718 | 483. Abigail Park 1658-bef. 1699 |
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242. James Ball |
484. John Ball 1644-1722 | 485. Sarah Bullard |
| 243. Elizabeth Fiske |
486. Nathan Fiske 1642-1694 | 487. Elizabeth Frye 1639-1696 |
Josiah Stearns was a blacksmith and farmer. He settled on the homestead that once belonged to his father.[2] He kept the town pound in 1739,[4/3:195] was a tithingman in 1740[4/3:218] and was constable in 1743.[4/3:258] In 1744 Josiah was paid "for mending the Irons of ye Stocks mending ye pound mending the hangings for ye Bel and for a Stick of Timbr for a Whelm in Whitneys Lane".[4/3:306] He was a Selectman in 1754 and 1755. In 1750 he was appointed guardian of his brother Joseph Stearns who was insane.
Josiah died at the age of 51, and he left no will. The first inventory of his estate, taken Dec. 10, 1756 by Daniel Whitney, Nathaniel Harrington, and Jedidiah Leathe, included blacksmith tools and equipment, Willard's Body of Divinity, Wm. Perkin's work, 3 books by John Showers, Dickinson, & Cooper, Sundry old books & pamphlets, old Law Books. It also included "1 Dwelling House & ye Shingles Barn & ye Smiths shop & about 30 acres of upland called the Homestid" valued at 2120 pounds. Total real estate was 3610 pounds, personal estate was 1150.19.0.[3/34:138] These numbers seem rather high by comparison to other probate actions of the time. They may have seemed out of line with the court as well since a second inventory was taken March 26, 1758. This time the house, barn, shop, and 27 acres were valued at 287.15.1. Total real estate was 545.13.3. Widow Mary Stearns and son Phineas Stearns were made administrators. The estate was divided among five sons and four daughters, namely Josiah, John, Phineas, Jonas, Peter, Dorotha, Susannah, Relief, and Mary. This inventory and division were done by Samuel Livermore, Samuel Fisk, Daniel Whitney, Nathaniel Harrington, and Edward Harrington.[3/39:273]
REF: [1] Genealogy and Memoirs of Isaac Stearns and his Descendants
- Mrs. Avis Stearns Van Wagenen, 1901
[2] The History of Watertown - Henry Bond, 1860 (pg.466)
[3] Middlesex County Probate (First Series Docket 21279)
[4] Watertown Records, 1894
Children (by Susanna):
1. Josiah, b. 11 Jul 1730, d. Wilmington, VT 31 Jan 1802[1/152], m. 1765 Abigail Emerson[1/152], b. Plum Island 1732[4/152], d. Westminster, MA Sep 1802[4/152] (he was insane for some years and then recovered[4/152]) Chil: 1) Abigail[1/152], b. Lunenburg 6 Feb 1766, m. abt. 1790 James Miller of Westminster, d. Wilimington, VT 1818; 2) Susanna[1/153], b. Lunenburg 18 Feb 1768 (went insane at age 15); 3) Elizabeth[1/153], b. Westminster 1 Aug 1770, d. Hubbardston, MA 1838, m(1) 1790 John Whitney of Westminster, d. 1800, m(2) James Walker, m(3) Luke Warren; 4) Josiah,[1/306] b. 25 May 1773, m. 15 May 1800 Lucy Allen (dau. Simeon Allen and Candace How), b. 1776, res. Wilmington; 5) Daniel[1/307], b. 18 May 1776 (insane later in life), m. 7 Aug 1800 Elizabeth Heywood (dau. Timothy Heywood and Patience Stebbins), b. 4 Feb 1780, res. Wilmington, VT, Brattleboro, VT, Gerry, NY, Freeport, IL 2. Susanna, b. 14 Sep 1731, d. young 3. John, b. 8 May 1733, d. Bethel, ME 16 Oct 1804[1/154], m(1) 15 May 1760 Martha Harrington (dau. Joseph Harrington and Martha Hastings), b. Aug 1736[1/153], m(2) 2 Feb 1779 Mary Parks (dau. Ephraim Parks of Lincoln, MA) Chil[1/154-5]: 1) Katherine, b. 16 Dec 1759, d. Rindge, NH 5 Nov 1833, m. 1786 Nathan Johnson, d. 5 Sep 1838; 2) John, bap. 22 Aug 1762, d. 14 Sep 1826, m. 23 May 1791 Priscilla Holt, b. 2 Jun 1768, d. 4 Jan 1848, res. Bethel, ME; 3) Thomas, bap. 22 Jan 1764, m. Sep 1792 Lois Colby, b. Sep 1771, res. Bethel, ME; 4) Joseph, bap. 22 Sep 1765, m. Waltham, MA 12 Jul 1807 Betsy (Hagar) Stearns, b. 8 Jan 1776, d. 9 Oct 1843, res. Waltham, MA, Weybridge and Middlebury, VT; 5) Josiah, bap. 31 May 1767, d. aged 3; 6) Charles, bap. 8 Jan 1769, m. 8 Oct 1791 Thankful Bartlett, b. 17 May 1776, d. 3 Feb 1853, res. Bethel, ME; 7) Martha, bap. 16 Sep 1770, m. Aug 1799 Thomas Fuller, d. 26 Jun 1844, res. Jay, ME; 8) Mary, b. 14 Mar 1773, d. aged 11 years; 9) Sally, b. 1779, m. 9 Apr 1801 Amos Twitchell of Bethel, ME; 10) Josiah, b. 17 Jan 1781, m. 28 Nov 1805 Elizabeth Wight, b. 17 Jan 1782, res. Gilead, ME; 11) Mary, b. Jan 1784, m. 1805 Winchester Macomber of Jay, ME; 12) Isaac, b. 12 Jan 1786, d. Rock River, IL Aug 1845, m(1) 11 Feb 1812 Ann Wight of Newry, ME, d. Elmira, NY 1837 4. Phineas, b. 5 Feb 1735-6, d. 27 Mar 1798, m(1) Hannah Bemis, b. 22 Jun 1749, d. abt. 1776, m(2) 23 Nov 1780 Esther Sanderson, b. 24 Feb 1747, d. Jun 1793 Chil[1/156-169]: 1) Hannah, b. 28 Apr 1768, d. 13 Aug 1803, m(1) 21 May 1789 Henry Bond, b. 14 Jan 1762, d. 27 Mar 1796, m(2) 17 May 1798 Zebedee Rose, res. Livermore, ME; 2) Susanna, b. 24 Nov 1769, d. Brookline, MA 17 Jun 1831, m. 1792 Capt. Charles Bond, b. 16 Feb 1769, d. 19 Nov 1810, res. Surry & Keene, NH; 3) William, bap. 6 Jan 1771, d. young; 4) William, bap. 25 Feb 1773, d. young; 5) George Washington, b. 27 Oct 1781, d. 11 Sep 1836, m. 23 Mar 1808 Hannah Goddard, b. 8 Sep 1786, d. 25 Mar 1829; 6) Mary (Polly), b. 9 Dec 1783, m. Feb 1803 John Gibbs, res. Livermore, ME; 7) Lucy, b. 21 Jul 1786, m(1) 24 Jan 1808 Capt. Robert Sharpe Davis, b. 9 May 1785, d. 27 Aug 1821, m(2) 19 Jan 1829 Elijah Corey, b. 7 Nov 1773, res. Brookline, MA 5. Jonas, b. 27 Feb 1737-8, d. Chesterfield, NH 13 Sep 1782, m. Lunenburg, MA 4 May 1758 Submit Davis, bap. 17 May 1741, d. Marlborough, VT 24 Feb 1815 Chil.: [see below]
Children (by Dorothy, all born in Watertown):
6. Peter, b. 3 Aug 1742, enlisted in French and Indian War and never returned, estate administered in 1758 7. Dorothy, b. 4 Jun 1744, d. 2 Nov 1815, m. Watertown 5 Dec 1765 David Coolidge Jr., b. 3 Sep 1738, d. of smallpox 16 Jul 1788 Chil.[1/67-8]: 1) Susanna Coolidge, b. 28 Jul 1766, d. 2 Apr 1780; 2) William Coolidge, b. 12 Jan 1768, d. Watertown 27 Apr 1820; 3) Peter Coolidge, b. 1 Mar 1770, d. 2 Sep 1785; 4) Dorothy Coolidge, b. 30 Jan 1772, m. Thaddeus Richards of Weston; 5) Rhoda Coolidge, b. 14 Mar 1774, d. 19 Oct 1823, m. 25 Nov 1791 Eben Richardson; 6) Lucy Coolidge, b. 16 Feb 1776, d. 9 Mar 1812, m. Samuel Learned; 7) John Kittredge Coolidge, b. 1 Feb 1779, d. Cincinnati, OH Apr 1836; 8) James Coolidge, b. 25 May 1781, d. May 1827, m. twice; 9) Mary Coolidge, b. 29 Mar 1783, d. Wheeling, WV Jul 1842, m. 1802 James Richards; 10) Sally Coolidge, b. 2 Feb 1785, d. 4 Jun 1815, m. Martin Stowe; 11) Peter Coolidge, b. 2 Jul 1787, m. twice 8. Susanna, b. 20 Apr 1746, d. young 9. William, b. 31 Mar 1748, d. young 10. Relief, b. 3 Apr 1749, d. 17 Jan 1803, m. 10 May 1770 Stephen Whitney, b. 25 Apr 1743; res. Watertown & Lunenburg Chil.[1/68]: 1) Stephen Whitney, b. 25 Jan 1771, m. Sally Dexter; 2) Relief Whitney, b. 11 Nov 1773, m. Asa Tarball; 3) Lucy Whitney, b. 17 Oct 1774, d. 3 Mar 1837, m. 5 Mar 1797 Soloman Day; 4) Abijah Whitney, b. 10 Aug 1776, m. 6 Feb 1812 Betsy Whitney; 5) Lois Whitney, b. 26 Jan 1779, m. Francis Wolf of Boston; 6) Nancy Whitney, b. 15 Oct 1782, unm.; 7) Polly Whitney, b. Nov 1783, m. 1814 Joseph Burns of Milford, NH; 8) Lucretia Whitney, b. 14 Oct 1785, m. Robert Cunningham of Boston; 9) Prentiss Whitney, b. 2 Nov 1787, m. 1814 Sylvia Bucknell; 10) Susanna Whitney, b. 16 Aug 1789, d. 1807
Child (by Mary):
11. Mary, b. Watertown 5 Jan 1754, d. 2 Feb 1816, m. 17 Nov 1773 Benjamin Hurd, b. 1 Feb 1750, d. 5 May 1821; res. Charlestown, MA Chil.[1/69]: 1) Grace Hurd, b. 5 Sep 1774, d. 1825 unm.; 2) Benjamin Hurd, b. 29 Aug 1777, d. 1813 unm.; 3) Mary (Polly) Hurd, b. 23 Aug 1779, d. unm.; 4) Hannah Hurd, b. Billerica, MA 12 Jul 1781, d. 1846, m. 16 Oct 1803 John Skinner of Boston; 5) John Hurd, b. 15 May 1783, d. 8 Oct 1788; 6) Isaac Hurd, b. Billerica 15 May 1785, res. New Orleans, unm.; 7) Nabby Hurd, b. 27 Apr 1787, d. 4 Dec 1791; 8) John Hurd, b. Charlestown, MA 30 Mar 1789, m. twice; 9) Harriet Hurd, b. 16 Nov 1791, d. unm.; 10) Abigail Hurd, b. 14 Nov 1793, m. Jechonais Thayer a merchant of New Orleans; 11) Josiah Stearns Hurd, b. 14 Mar 1796, d. 25 Mar 1855, m. 19 Oct 1826 Eliza Thompson, MD graduate of Harvard 1818
JONAS STEARNS [#60], b. Watertown, MA 27 Feb 1737-8, d. Chesterfield, NH 13 Sep 1782, m. Lunenburg, MA 4 May 1758 SUBMIT DAVIS (dau. of Samuel Davis and Sarah Boynton), bap. 17 May 1741, d. Marlborough, VT 24 Feb 1815.
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60. Jonas Stearns |
120. Josiah Stearns |
240. John Stearns 1677-1729 | 241. Abigail Fiske 1684-1732 |
| 121. Susanna Ball |
242. James Ball 1670-1730 | 243. Elizabeth Fiske 1668-1740 |
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61. Submit Davis |
122. Samuel Davis |
244. Samuel Davis 1669-? | 245. Anna ____ |
| 123. Sarah Boynton |
246. Benoni Boynton 1682-1758 | 247. Ann Mighill 1686-1764 |
Jonas Stearns was a cabinet-maker and a deacon in the congregational church.[2] He was a resident of Lunenburg, MA by 1758 and married Submit Davis of Lunenburg on May 4, 1758[1/259] by (probably) his uncle, Rev. David Stearns, who was ordained the minister in Lunenburg in 1728. The intention of their marriage was published April 15 of that year.[1/238] The family moved first to Shirley, MA then to Chesterfield, NH in 1768, where they settled on a farm about one mile southwest of Centre Village.[4] Chesterfield is in the southwest corner of New Hampshire just west of Keene. Jonas probably moved to Lunenburg shortly after his father's death in 1756 to stay with his uncle Rev. David Stearns. Jonas is burried in the Old Burying Ground of Chesterfield near the common. His stone reads: "In memory of Deac'n Jonas Stearns, who died Sept. 15, 1782" (the rest of the stone is in the ground)[7/14]
Jonas was a soldier in the American Revolution. He belonged to Captain Bezabeel Eager's Co. of Westborough, MA. On June 13, 1776 in Chesterfield, Jonas with others of his town signed a declaration against the British. Jonas died in Chesterfield on September 13, 1782 and was buried in the Old Burying Ground near the Common. Inventory of his estate was taken January 18, 1783 and amounted to 254.13.3. His gravestone reports that he was 46 years old when he died, however Watertown records list the year of his birth as 1738, which would make him 44 in 1782. His widow became the guardian of Submit, Sarah, Relief, and Polly, the children under the age of 14. She was still in Chesterfield in 1795 but had removed to Marlborough, VT by 1812.
REF: [1] Early Records of Lunenburg - Walter Davis, 1896
[2] The History of Watertown - Henry Bond, 1860 (pg.519)
[3] The History of Marlborough, VT - Reverend Ephraim Newton,
1930
[4] The History of Chesterfield, NH - Oran Randall, 1882 (pgs.447-8)
[5] Cheshire County, NH Deeds
[6] Cheshire County, NH Probate
[7] Cemetery Inscriptions from Chesterfield, NH - Winifred L.
Holman and Marion Charlotte Reed (at NEHGS)
[8] Genealogy and Memoirs of Isaac Stearns and his Descendants
- Mrs. Avis Stearns Van Wagenen, 1901
Children:
1. Samuel, b. Lunenburg, MA 8 Sep 1759, d. 15 Jan 1844, m(1) 16 Aug 1782 Sarah Davis, b. 16 Nov 1764, d. Chesterfield, NH 22 Jun 1805 in childbed, m(2) 25 Mar 1806 Lydia Preston, d. 28 Feb 1820, m(3) Mar 1821 Hannah (Farr) Hildreth, d. 3 Nov 1841 According to [8] Samuel was born 14 May 1759 Chil: [8] 1) Samuel[8/315], b. 2 Oct 1784, d. Creek Center, Warren Co., NY 9 Oct 1870, m. 2 Oct 1804 Salome Amidon, d. Washington Co., NY 1855; 2) Sarah/Sally, b. 30 Aug 1787, d. Chesterfield, NH 3 Sep 1856, m. 1810 Nathaniel Amidon; 3) Sophia, b. 10 Apr 1792, d. Hartford, Washington Co., NY, m(1) Ashley Stockwell, m(2) ____ Newton; 4) Squire Sewall, b. Chesterfield, NH 9 Feb 1794, d. 1795; 5) Squire Sewall, b. 1 Dec 1795, d. Allegany Co., NY, m. 1819 Lydia Scott; 6) Stephanus, b. 18 Sep 1799, d. Chesterfield 1800; 7) Celestia, b. 29 Dec 1800, d. 1800; 8) Seraph, b. 5 Feb 1803, m. William Prentiss; 9) Salome, b. 13 Jun 1805, d. 4 Jul 1805; 10) Luman, b. 18 Feb 1807, d. 14 Jun 1830; 11) Abiathar, b. 27 Nov 1809, d. Aug 1857, m. Judith Perry, res. Hartford, NY; 12) Preston, b. 20 Mar 1811, d. Chesterfield 23 Apr 1890, m. 10 Feb 1834 Eliza Farr; 13) Lydia, b. 23 Oct 1815, d. Chesterfield, m. 7 Apr 1849 Russell Farr 14) Jeremiah Day, b. 15 Mar 1818, d. Mar 1819 2. Jonas, b. Shirley, MA 9 Sep 1761, d. 19 Oct 1773 3. Susanna, b. Chesterfield, NH 6 May 1764, m. 30 May 1794 Guy Hills, res. Argyle, Washington Co., NY Chil.:[8/170] 1) Alva S. Hills, b. 8 Mar 1795, d. 25 Dec 1825; 2) Samuel D. Hills, b. 11 Mar 1797, d. 31 Jan 1842, m. Elizabeth ____, res. Pottstown, NY; 3) Susan M. Hills, b. 1 Aug 1799, m. Oct 1822 Edward S. Eddy of Rome, NY; 4) Arethusa M. Hills, b. 15 Jul 1802, m. 9 Aug 1828 Jacob Moiser of La Grange, IN; 5) Polly S. Hills, b. 26 Aug 1804, m. 1 Dec 1824 Charles G. Oaks of Rose, Wayne Co., NY; 6) Minerva Hills, b. 25 Aug 1807, m. 15 Mar 1831 Daniel Higby, d. 27 Jun 1839, res. Hoosick Falls, NY; 7) Eliza R. Hills, b. 18 May 1810, m. 21 Aug 1828 Daniel M. Green of Verona Hills, NY 4. Amos, b. Chesterfield, NH 10 Jul 1766, d. 15 May 1829, m(1) 19 Aug 1790 Lucy Fletcher, b. Acton, MA 19 Aug 1765, d. 12 Nov 1809, m(2) Hepsibah Amidon, b. Oxford, MA 11 Jul 1773 Chil.: [see below] 5. Abijah, b. 22 Jan 1769, d. abt. 1815 (became in insane and supposedly drowned in Lake Champlain), m. 1792 Lydia Davis of Lunenburg, MA, res. Windsor, VT Chil.:[8] 1) Mary H., b. West Windsor, VT 19 Nov 1798, d. Chelsea, Orange Co., VT 20 May 1861, m. 1818 Julius Allen; 2) Royal C., b. Windsor 8 Jul 18800, d. 15 Jul 1881, m. 1826 Paulina Prindle, res. Fairfield, Franklin Co., VT; 3) Loren W., b. 23 Oct 1803, d. West Windsor 28 Feb 1871, m. 1823 Sarah Taylor; 4) Betsy Davis, b. Windsor 13 Mar 1805, d. 24 Oct 1892, m. Israel Washburn of Holly, NY; 5) Alfred, b. 1807 6. Thankful, b. Chesterfield 4 Feb 1770, m. Cyrus Knapp, b. Taunton, MA 8 Dec 1769; res. Dover, VT, 8 children, including Hiram Knapp 7. Submit, b. Chesterfield 2 Sep 1771, m. 14 Jul 1793 Jeremiah Day, res. Elizabethtown, NC Chil.:[8/171] 1) Betsy Day; 2) Luke F. Day; 3) John Russell Day; 4) David V. Day; 5) Jonathan B. Day; 6) Polly R. Day; 7) Sally Day; 8) Samuel S. Day; 9) Laura S. Day; 10) Nancy S. Day 8. Sarah, b. Chesterfield 6 Feb 1774, d. Day, Saratoga Co., NY 10 Mar 1850, m. 1795 Edmund Lawrence Chil.:[8/171-2] 1) Edmund Lawrence, Jr., b. Westminster, NH 26 Jan 1796, d. Day, NY 4 Jan 1840, m. 3 Mar 1818 Ellathera Perry, b. 15 Mar 1799; 2) William Lawrence, b. Marlboro, VT 21 Mar 1798, d. 3 May 1818; 3) Nathaniel Lawrence, b. 22 Feb 1800, d. 18 Dec 1843, m. 8 Aug 1824 Mary Miller, b. 1806; 4) Jonas Lawrence, b. 18 Apr, d. 29 Nov 1802; 5) Sally Lawrence, b. 17 Feb 1804, d. 10 Mar 1850; 6) Steward K. Lawrence, b. 3 Jan 1806, m. 15 Jan 1828 Olive Steter, b. 1811, res. Day, NY; 7) Ruby Lawrence, b. 25 Feb 1808; 8) Rhoda Lawrence, b. 18 Jul 1810, d. 13 Mar 1815; 9) Franklin B. Lawrence, b. 5 Oct 1812, m. 17 Jan 1839 Sarah C. Savage, b. 16 Apr 1811, res. Day, NY 9. Relief, b. Chesterfield 29 Jan 1777, d. 16 Nov 1872, m. 11 Feb 1800 Judah Higby, b. Jul 1777, d. Chesterfield 12 Apr 1857 Chil.:[8/172] 1) Relief Higby, b. 21 Jan 1801, m. 8 Mar 1825 Asaph Knapp, res. Dover & Marlboro, VT; 2) Lovina Higby, b. 6 May 1803; 3) Selah Higby, b. 4 May 1805, m. 28 Jan 1832 Eliza Wenzell; 4) Daniel Higby, b. 5 Apr 1807, d. 27 Jun 1839, m. 15 Mar 1831 Minerva Hills; 5) Elijah Higby, b. 1 Apr 1809, m. 20 Dec 1833 Roxanna Adams of Wilmington, VT; 6) Polly Higby, b. 16 May 1811; 7) Warren Higby, b. 6 Jun 1813, m. 24 Sep 1835 Roxelany Yaw of Dover, VT; 8) Betsy Higby, b. 20 Nov 1815, d 29 Aug 1817 10. Polly, b. Chesterfield 22 Sep 1780, m. Daniel Miller, res. Guilford, VT, Concord, NY, Yorkville, MI[8/172] Chil: (surname Miller)[8/173] ?) at least some sons; 2) Mary, b. 1806, m. 8 Aug 1824 Nathaniel Lawrence 11. Jonas Boardman,[8/317] b. 25 Jan 1783, d. Somerset, VT 6 Feb 1846, m. 4 Jul 1803 Polly Page of Chesterfield, b. 19 Mar 1786 Chil: [8/317-8] 1) Elvira[8/317], b. Marlboro, VT 10 Sep 1804, d. Mar 1880, m. Marlboro 21 Oct 1828 Hiram Knapp (son of Cyrus Knapp and Thankful Stearns), b. 7 Feb 1803, d. Stratton, VT 18 Sep 1859; 2) Mary [8/318]A., b. Marlboro 7 Jul 1806, d. 6 Feb 1846, m. 6 May 1830 Erastus Estabrook, res. Dover and Somerset, VT; 3) Lyman[8/530], b. Marlboro 30 May 1814, d. Grafton, VT 25 Aug 1874, m. 1838 Susan Marvin, res. Bellows Falls, VT
AMOS STEARNS [#30], b. Chesterfield, NH 10 Jul 1766, d. Newfane, VT 15 May 1829, m(1) 19 Aug 1790 LUCY FLETCHER (dau. of Timothy Fletcher and Sarah Brewer), b. Acton, MA 19 Aug 1765, d. 11 Dec 1809, m(2) Hepsibah Amidon, b. Oxford, MA 11 Jul 1773.
| 15. Lucy Stearns
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30. Amos Stearns |
60. Jonas Stearns |
120. Josiah Stearns 1704-1756 | 121. Susanna Ball 1708-? |
| 61. Submit Davis |
122. Samuel Davis 1695-1775 | 123. Sarah Boynton 1708-1745 |
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31. Lucy Fletcher |
62. Timothy Fletcher |
124. Timothy Fletcher 1704-? | 125. Elizabeth Chamberlain? |
| 63. Sarah Brewer |
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Amos Stearns lived in Chesterfield, NH until at least 1804[2] but was in Marlborough, VT by 1810.[3]
REF: [1] The History of Marlborough, VT - Reverend Ephraim Newton,
1930
[2] Cheshire County, NH Deeds
[3] 1810 Vermont Census
[4] Genealogy and Memoirs of Isaac Stearns and his Descendants
- Mrs. Avis Stearns Van Wagenen, 1901
Children:
1. Nancy, b. 14 Dec 1791, m. John Burrows (or Berrons of Marlboro, VT)[4] 2. Lucy, b. Chesterfield, NH 21 Apr 1802, d. Marlborough, VT 3 Mar 1892, m(1) Eli Bruce (son of Elijah Bruce and Abigail Whitney), b. Dec 1801, d. Marlborough 8 Feb 1825, m(2) 3 Dec 1826 James Ball, b. Wilmington, VT Sep 1796, d. 1839 3. maybe others
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