Descendants of (fnu) STEARNS

Descendants of (fnu) STEARNS

Generation No. 1

1. (FNU)¹ STEARNS.

Children of (fnu) STEARNS are:

2. i. CHARLES² STEARNS, d. June 30, 1651.

ii. NATHANIEL STEARNS.

Generation No. 2

2. CHARLES² STEARNS ((FNU)¹) died June 30, 1651. He married (1) HANNAH (MNU) STEARNS. He married (2) REBECCA GIBSON June 22, 1654, daughter of JOHN GIBSON and REBECCA GIBSON.

Notes

Ref: Book "Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of this Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, including Waltham and Weston; to which is appended the Early History of the Town.", by Henry Bon, MD, Vol II.

Charles Stearns was adm. Freeman, May 6, 1646. Mar. 15, 1647-8, he purchased of Edward Lamb, of Wat., a house and 8 acres, and three other lots. On the same day he pruchased of John Fiske, 6 acres of upland. Isaac Stearns in his Will, dated June 14, 1671, mentions him as "my kinsman, Charles Stearns and bequeathed him L10. Samuel Hosier also bequeathed to him L10; but without stating any relationship. Jan 6, 1680-1, he was elected constable (tax gatherer), of Wat., but refused to take the oath; and the same year he sold his land in Wat. to his son Samuel. It is supposed that soon after this he with his son Shubael, moved to that part of Lynn, called Lynn End, now the town of Lynnfield.

The following extract from the Essex Registry of Probate shows the number and the names of his children, at least of those who lived to maturity, or to have families: "Sept 9, 1695, Shubael Stearns, of Lynn petitions for letters of admin on the estate of his brother Charles, slain in the King's service. Balance of his estate after settlement of debts to be divided as follows - equally between his brothers Shubael and John; the children of brothers Samuel and Isaac: Rebecca Stearns, alias Traine, and Martha Hutchinson, his sisters."

Ref: Book: "Genealogy and Memoirs of Charles and Nathaniel Stearns, and Their Descendants, " by Mrs. Avis Stearns Van Wagenen, p. 33

"In March, 1628, the Plymouth Company sold to a company of six gentlemen in England, the territory extending from a line three miles north of Merrimack River, to a line three miles south of Charles River, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. The number of joint proprietors soon became much enlarged and they assumed the title of "The Massachusetts Bay Company," choosing Matthew Cradock, a wealthy merchant of London to be governor, and Thomas Goffe, also a merchant of London, to be deputy-governor. In June, 1628, a company of emigrants was sent over, who landed at Salem and commenced the settlement of that ancient town. That a large number of settlers accompanied Sir Richard Saltonstall from Salem to Watertown is evident from the following consideration, that about forty men signed the covenant on the 30th of July, while the number of female members is not stated. Others, having large families, did not then sign the covenant, not being entitled to church membership. There is no record extant of any municipal transactions of Watertown earlier, in date. Then 1634, four years after its first settlement.

An important change then took place in the government of the colony and a house of deputies or representatives became a constituent part of it. As the people, from this date, began to be represented in the government of the colony, so, the ordering of the civil affairs of the town began to be intrusted to a body of freemen, chosen, annually, for that purpose. Then originated that peculiar New England municipal body, a board of select-men.

Previous to this date, the civil and ecclesiastical affairs of the town were commingled, without any distinct line between them. No one had a right to vote, unless he were a church-member; and the church was Congregational wherein its affairs were managed by the votes of the members. The church officers seem to have taken the lead both in civil and ecclesiastical affairs, and it is probable that previous to 1634, the records ere kept accordingly. Whatever those records were, they are lost." Charles Stearns was admitted freeman, May 6, 1646. On Mar. 15, 1648, he purchased of Edward Lamb, of Watertown, a house and eight acres of land, and three other lots. On the same day, he purchased of John Fiske, six acres of upland. Isaac Stearns, (First Vol. I), in his will, dated, June 14, 1861, mentioned him as my kinsman, Charles "Sternes," and bequeather him L10. Samuel Hosier also bequeathed to him L10, but refused to take stable, or tax-gatherer, of Watertown, but refused to take the oath; and the same year, he sold his land in Watertown to his son, Samuel. It is supposed that soon after this he, with his son Shubael, moved to that part of Lynn, called Lynn End, now the town of Lynnfield. His first wife, Hannah, d., June 30, 1651, in Watertown and was buried July 2, 1651. He md. (2), June 22, 1654, Rebecca Gibson, dau. of John and Rebecca Gibson, of Cambridge. The births of their first two children are recorded in Cambridge, but she was a member of the Watertown Church, Feb., 1658-9. (See Camb. Church Gathering, p. 59) The following extract from the Essex Registry of Probate shows the number and the names of his children, at least, of those who lived to maturity, or to have families: "Sept. 9, 1695, Shubael Stearns, of Lynn, petitions for letters of administration on the estate of his brother, Charles, slain in the King's service. Balance of his estate after settlement of debts (L4, 12s, 10d.), to be divided as follows:-equally between his brothers, Shubael and John; the children of brothers Samuel and Isaac: Rebecca Sternes, alias Traine, and Martha Hutchinson, his sister." "There is a tradition prevalent in Lynn, Mass., that three brother, names Daniel, Isaac (First Vol. I) and Shubael Stearns, came from England to America in 1630, and settled near Watertown, Mass.; that Daniel died, unmarried; that Shubael and Isaac each brought their families with them; that, soon after landing, Shubael and wife both died, leaving two sons, named Charles and Nathaniel, eight or ten years of age, who were reared and cared for by their Uncle Isaac; this same account was given by John Peck Stearns ; that these sons afterwards married and each, as well as their Uncle Isaac, left a large family, from whom all of the names of Stearns in America are supposed to have descended. It is noticable that Isaac (First Vol. I.), Charles and Nathaniel all named their sons John, Isaac and Samuel. There is also a traditional anecdote of the first landing of the Stearns family, as follows: "that on reaching anchorage in America, Isaac, like the spies sent into Canaan, went forward and selected a place of settlement; soon after, an emulation arose between the two boys as to which should step on land first, and as they sparang from the boat, Charles Stearns missed his footing and fell into the river which was therefore christened the Charles River." Nevertheless, the historian claims for the name a royal origin.

Child of CHARLES STEARNS and HANNAH STEARNS is:

3. i. SAMUEL³ STEARNS, b. June 2, 1650, Watertown, Mass; d. Bef June 6, 1694.

Children of CHARLES STEARNS and REBECCA GIBSON are:

4. ii. SHUBAEL³ STEARNS, b. September 20, 1655, Cambridge MA; d. Bef November 19, 1733.

5. iii. JOHN STEARNS, b. January 24, 1656/57, Cambridge MA; d. February 22, 1721/22.

6. iv. ISAAC STEARNS, b. 1658; d. Bef 1692.

v. CHARLES STEARNS , JR.

7. vi. REBECCA STEARNS, b. 1661; d. September 23, 1746.

vii. MARTHA STEARNS, m. (FNU) HUTCHINSON.

Generation No. 3

3. SAMUEL³ STEARNS (CHARLES², (FNU)¹) was born June 2, 1650 in Watertown, Mass, and died Bef June 6, 1694. He married MEHITABLE (MNU) STEARNS.

Notes

Ref: Book: "Genealogy and Memoirs of Charles and Nathaniel Stearns, and Their Descendants, " by Mrs. Avis Stearns Van Wagenen, p. 37

Married Mehitable (mnu), and settled in Watertown. The inventory of his estate was made June 6 1694, by John Hastings, William Shattuck, Sr., and William Shattuck Jr., and his estate was settled by his widow, Mehitable, Joly 1696. It appears, by the town records, June 16, 1694, that he left his family so indigent as to need some temporary aid from the selectmen. It is not known what became of the widow and her two sons.

Children of SAMUEL STEARNS and MEHITABLE STEARNS are:

i. SAMUEL STEARNS⁴ JR, b. February 27, 1685/86, Watertown MA.

ii. JOSEPH STEARNS, b. Bef August 7, 1698, Watertown MA.

4. SHUBAEL³ STEARNS (CHARLES², (FNU)¹) was born September 20, 1655 in Cambridge MA, and died Bef November 19, 1733. He married MARY UPTON.

Notes

- Shubael Stearns, settled in Lynn (Lynnfield) probably near the border of Reading. He belonged to the Narraganset Expedition. No record of his marriagehas been discovered, or of the births of more than two or three of his children. [Nov. 23, 1749, Timothy Stearns [ c. Stearns, 31,] a grandson of Shubael Stearns, who served in the Narraganset Expedition, presents to the court a petition, praying for 125 acres of land-has 4 sons, and has moved to lands between Leominster and Narraganset No. 2 (Westminster). Testimony of Samuel Trail, aged 95 years and upwards; remembers Shubael Stearns, of Lynn, who came from Watertown, and was in the army.]

Ref: Book: "Genealogy and Memoirs of Charles and Nathaniel Stearns, and Their Descendants, " by Mrs. Avis Stearns Van Wagenen, p. 37

Mary Upton, of Reading, Mass., married Shubael Stearns, of Lynn, whether this Shubael or a descendant is unknown. Testimony of Samuel Trail, aged 95 years and upwards; remembers Shubael Stearns of Lynn, who came from Watertown and was in the army. Shubael's will is dated, Nov. 19, 1733; proved, Sept. 2, 1734; nine children.

Children of SHUBAEL STEARNS and MARY UPTON are:

8. i. MARY⁴ STEARNS, b. April 10.

9. ii. SHUBAEL STEARNS, b. August 19, 1683.

10. iii. SAMUEL STEARNS, b. September 12, 1685.

11. iv. HANNAH STEARNS, b. 1687.

12. v. JOHN STEARNS, b. 1691; d. March 10, 1787.

13. vi. EBENEZER STEARNS, b. 1693.

vii. MARTHA STEARNS, b. 1695; d. Aft November 19, 1733.

viii. ELEANOR STEARNS, b. 1697; m. NATHANIEL BROWN, December 22, 1736.

ix. REBECCA STEARNS, b. 1699; m. (FNU) GREENSLIT.

5. JOHN³ STEARNS (CHARLES², (FNU)¹) was born January 24, 1656/57 in Cambridge MA, and died February 22, 1721/22. He married (1) JUDITH LAWRENCE 1681, daughter of GEORGE LAWRENCE and ELIZABETH CRISPE. He married (2) MARY NORCROSS April 2, 1713, daughter of RICHARD NORCROSS and MARY BROOKS.

Notes

Ref: Book: "Genealogy and Memoirs of Charles and Nathaniel Stearns, and Their Descendants, " by Mrs. Avis Stearns Van Wagenen, p. 38

John Stearns; a house-wright. Thirteen children.

The birth of one child, Rebecca, probably the eldest, was recorded in Watertown, but he resided within the limits of Lexington Mass. his eldest five children were baptized, June 22, 1690, by Rev. John Bailey, of Watertown; the next seven were baptized, May 11, 1710 by Rev. Mr. Angier, of the West or Second Church of Watertown, who also baptized the thirteenth child, Feb. 28, 1703. The births of the youngest two are recorded in Lexington, Mass., where he died Feb. 22, 1722.

Children of JOHN STEARNS and JUDITH LAWRENCE are:

i. REBECCA⁴ STEARNS, b. March 21, 1682/83.

ii. JUDITH STEARNS.

iii. SARAH STEARNS.

iv. GEORGE STEARNS, b. 1688.

v. BENJAMIN STEARNS, b. 1688.

vi. JOHN STEARNS , JR, b. 1692.

vii. THOMAS STEARNS, b. 1694.

viii. DANIEL STEARNS, b. 1695.

ix. ISAAC STEARNS, b. 1697.

x. MARY STEARNS.

xi. ELIZABETH STEARNS.

14. xii. ABIGAIL STEARNS, b. May 12, 1700, Lexington, Mass.

xiii. CHARLES STEARNS, b. October 20, 1702, Lexington, Mass.

6. ISAAC³ STEARNS (CHARLES², (FNU)¹) was born 1658, and died Bef 1692. He married HANNAH BECKET.

Notes

Settled in Salem, and died previous to 1692. His widow Hannah, was fined at Salem, 1692, for selling drink without license. She married Dec. 1694, John Chapman

Children of ISAAC STEARNS and HANNAH BECKET are:

15. i. REBECCA 'STERNS'⁴ STEARNS, b. January 15, 1684/85.

ii. ISAAC STEARNS , JR, b. July 28, 1687.

iii. JOHN STEARNS, b. December 20, 1690.

7. REBECCA³ STEARNS (CHARLES², (FNU)¹) was born 1661, and died September 23, 1746. She married THOMAS TRAINE January 25, 1692/93, son of JOHN TRAIN and MARGARET DIX.

Notes

Admitted to full covenant 8/15/1698

Children of REBECCA STEARNS and THOMAS TRAINE are:

i. BENONI⁴ TRAIN, b. November 1693; d. November 1683.

ii. REBECCA TRAIN, b. April 1696; d. May 1696.

iii. DEBORAH TRAIN, b. December 16, 1698; d. May 25, 1718.

iv. REBECCA TRAIN, b. December 1, 1701; d. 1736; m. DEA JOHN BRIGHT, December 17, 1726.

Generation No. 4

8. MARY⁴ STEARNS (SHUBAEL³, CHARLES², (FNU)¹) was born April 10. She married NATHANIEL FLINT December 20, 1726.

Children of MARY STEARNS and NATHANIEL FLINT are:

i. ELIZABETH⁵ FLINT.

ii. MARY FLINT.

9. SHUBAEL⁴ STEARNS (SHUBAEL³, CHARLES², (FNU)¹) was born August 19, 1683. He married REBECCA LARIBY December 28, 1704 in Kittery, ME.

Notes

Ref: Book: "Genealogy and Memoirs of Charles and Nathaniel Stearns, and Their Descendants, " by Mrs. Avis Stearns Van Wagenen, p. 41

In about 1714, Shubael removed to Tolland, Conn., of which he was the first Town Clerk. About 1750, with his sons and daughters and their families, he left Tolland on account of ecclesiastical difficulties, and settled near Newbern, N.C. He and his family were Baptists and some of them have exercised a great influence upon the religious sentiments of the South. Their residence in North Carolina was at a place called "Pepper Cotton, " and a pamphlet was published at the time giving an account of the troubles in Tolland, Conn.

After moving South, the broad Southern pronunciation was given to the name and it has since been generally written and pronounced Starnes; ten children.

Children of SHUBAEL STEARNS and REBECCA LARIBY are:

i. SHUBAEL⁵ STEARNS III, b. January 28, 1705/06, Boston, Mass.

ii. REBECCA STEARNS, b. November 19, 1707, Lynn, Mass.

iii. PETER STEARNS, b. April 2, 1710, Reading, Mass.

iv. ISAAC STEARNS, b. March 22, 1712/13, Reading, Mass.

v. ELIZABETH STEARNS, b. August 30, 1715, Tolland, CT.

vi. HANNAH STEARNS, b. March 6, 1717/18, Tolland, CT.

vii. SARAH STEARNS, b. February 29, 1719/20, Tolland, CT.

viii. EBENEZER STEARNS, b. April 23, 1722, Tolland, CT.

ix. MARY STEARNS, b. April 27, 1724.

x. MARTHA STEARNS, b. August 18, 1726, Tolland, CT; m. DANIEL MARSHALL, June 23, 1747.

10. SAMUEL⁴ STEARNS (SHUBAEL³, CHARLES², (FNU)¹) was born September 12, 1685. He married (1) SARAH BURNAP April 7, 1711. He married (2) TABITHA BRYANT April 14, 1725.

Notes

He removed to Sutton, Mass., about 1715, where his son Thomas was born; then returned to Lynn Mass., where he died suddenly, Dec. 20, 1759 aged 74 years; seven children

Children of SAMUEL STEARNS and SARAH BURNAP are:

i. TIMOTHY⁵ STEARNS, b. June 17, 1712.

ii. SAMUEL STEARNS , JR, b. February 21, 1713/14.

iii. SARAH STEARNS, b. December 2, 1715; m. WILLIAM PERKINS.

iv. THOMAS STEARNS, b. December 22, 1717, Sutton, Mass.

v. REBECCA STEARNS, b. September 2, 1719; d. Bef 1759; m. EBENEZER JAQUITH, March 25, 1739.

vi. ISAAC STEARNS, b. April 10, 1721; m. ABIGAIL BRYANT.

vii. BENJAMIN STEARNS, b. February 26, 1723/24.

11. HANNAH⁴ STEARNS (SHUBAEL³, CHARLES², (FNU)¹) was born 1687. She married JAMES STIOMSON March 21, 1709/10 in Lynn MA.

Notes

Married in Lynn about1716 moved to Tolland, Conn. where Dr. James Stimson was the first practicing physician, and were he died Mar. 10 1758; six children

Children of HANNAH STEARNS and JAMES STIOMSON are:

i. ICHABOD⁵ STIMSON, b. January 22, 1712/13.

ii. ENEAS STIMSON, b. May 25, 1714.

iii. HANNAH STIMSON, b. March 22, 1715/16.

iv. JAMES STIMSON , JR, b. September 20, 1719.

v. NAOMI STIMSON, b. November 8, 1722.

vi. THOMAS STIMSON, b. July 26, 1725.

12. JOHN⁴ STEARNS (SHUBAEL³, CHARLES², (FNU)¹) was born 1691, and died March 10, 1787. He married (1) ELIZABETH BARNES December 2, 1723. He married (2) ABIGAIL DIGGINS April 19, 1739. He married (3) EUNICE MILLER July 29, 1754.

Notes

- Of Tolland

- It appears by the Mid. Probate Records, that in Oct., 1739, he was appointed guardian of his then living children, by his first wife. Perhaps his first wife was one of the Barnes family, of Marlboro.

He had twelve children.

Children of JOHN STEARNS and ELIZABETH BARNES are:

i. ELEANOR⁵ STEARNS, b. February 13, 1724/25; d. 1737.

ii. DAVID STEARNS, b. December 14, 1725; d. February 2, 1725/26.

16. iii. ELIZABETH STEARNS, b. May 26, 1728; d. January 6, 1783.

17. iv. RUTH STEARNS, b. July 19, 1730.

18. v. LYDIA STEARNS, b. July 25, 1732.

19. vi. JOHN STEARNS, b. January 11, 1734/35; d. September 11, 1788, Tolland, CT.

Children of JOHN STEARNS and EUNICE MILLER are:

vii. DAVID⁵ STEARNS, b. January 24, 1756; d. April 6, 1756.

viii. ELEANOR STEARNS, b. August 11, 1757; m. (FNU) BINGHAM.

ix. EUNICE STEARNS, b. August 11, 1757.

x. CHARLES STEARNS, b. October 19, 1758.

xi. MARY STEARNS, b. February 3, 1760; d. August 15, 1775.

xii. SARAH STEARNS, b. November 6, 1761; m. AMARIAH HAWKINS.

13. EBENEZER⁴ STEARNS (SHUBAEL³, CHARLES², (FNU)¹) was born 1693. He married MARTHA BURNAP October 25, 1717.

Children of EBENEZER STEARNS and MARTHA BURNAP are:

i. EBENEZER⁵ STEARNS , JR, b. February 26, 1719/20.

ii. ELIZABETH STEARNS, b. August 14, 1721.

iii. JOHN STEARNS, b. February 10, 1722/23.

iv. JONATHAN STEARNS, b. June 26, 1725.

v. HANNAH STEARNS, b. January 27, 1726/27.

vi. DAVID STEARNS, b. March 25, 1729.

vii. MARY STEARNS, b. October 27, 1730.

viii. SARAH STEARNS, b. May 11, 1732.

ix. BETHIA STEARNS, b. June 7, 1734.

x. THOMAS STEARNS, b. February 16, 1735/36.

xi. REUBEN STEARNS, b. June 21, 1737.

14. ABIGAIL⁴ STEARNS (JOHN³, CHARLES², (FNU)¹) was born May 12, 1700 in Lexington, Mass. She married JONAS HARRINGTON.

Children of ABIGAIL STEARNS and JONAS HARRINGTON are:

i. PATIENCE⁵ HARRINGTON, b. January 17, 1724/25; m. JOHN WARDER, April 2, 1749.

ii. EUNICE HARRINGTON, b. August 26, 1726; m. NATHANIEL PARKHURST, February 6, 1744/45.

iii. ABIGAIL HARRINGTON, b. May 28, 1728.

iv. MARY HARRINGTON, b. March 8, 1729/30; m. JOSIAH BIGELOW, July 27, 1749.

v. ELIZABETH HARRINGTON, b. January 10, 1731/32; m. JOHN FISKE, June 18, 1758.

vi. NOAH HARRINGTON, b. July 10, 1734, Weston Mass.

vii. RUTH HARRINGTON, b. March 27, 1736; m. JOHN PARMENTER, October 17, 1756.

viii. SOLOMON HARRINGTON, b. April 23, 1738; d. 1750.

ix. JONAS HARRINGTON , JR, b. September 21, 1740; m. JANE BENT, January 1766.

x. SARAH HARRINGTON, b. May 1, 1742; m. INCREASE LEADBEATER, January 21, 1762.

15. REBECCA 'STERNS'⁴ STEARNS (ISAAC³, CHARLES², (FNU)¹) was born January 15, 1684/85. She married EBENEZER GLOVER September 17, 1706 in Salem, Mass.

Children of REBECCA STEARNS and EBENEZER GLOVER are:

i. MARGARET⁵ GLOVER, b. December 20, 1707.

ii. HANNAH GLOVER, b. September 25, 1708.

iii. EBENEZER GLOVER , JR, b. February 5, 1710/11; d. August 12, 1712.

iv. JOHN GLOVER, b. September 25, 1713; d. February 21, 1713/14.

v. EBENEZER GLOVER , JR, b. April 21, 1715.

Generation No. 5

16. ELIZABETH⁵ STEARNS (JOHN⁴, SHUBAEL³, CHARLES², (FNU)¹) was born May 26, 1728, and died January 6, 1783. She married JOHN ABBOTT January 21, 1746/47.

Children of ELIZABETH STEARNS and JOHN ABBOTT are:

i. NEHEMIAH⁶ ABBOTT, b. December 21, 1748; d. August 24, 1751.

ii. JOHN ABBOTT, b. July 30, 1750.

iii. NEHEMIAH ABBOTT, b. August 23, 1752; d. September 23, 1776.

iv. JEHIEL ABBOTT, b. June 2, 1755; d. April 13, 1776.

v. SARAH ABBOTT, b. August 28, 1757.

vi. ABIEL ABBOTT, b. August 16, 1760.

vii. ELIZABETH ABBOTT, b. August 12, 1763.

viii. ERASTUS ABBOTT, b. April 5, 1768.

ix. ALEXANDER ABBOTT, b. April 8, 1771.

17. RUTH⁵ STEARNS (JOHN⁴, SHUBAEL³, CHARLES², (FNU)¹) was born July 19, 1730. She married JOSIAH BENTON November 9, 1747.

Notes

Had 9 children

Children of RUTH STEARNS and JOSIAH BENTON are:

i. HANNAH⁶ BENTON, b. October 5, 1748.

ii. JOSIAH BENTON , JR, b. August 16, 1750.

iii. MARY BENTON, b. August 22, 1751.

iv. RUTH BENTON, b. April 15, 1756.

v. LORANA BENTON, b. August 1, 1758.

vi. JOEL BENTON, b. September 30, 1761.

vii. AARON BENTON, b. April 22, 1764.

viii. JERUSHA BENTON, b. May 16, 1767.

ix. REUBEN BENTON, b. August 10, 1769.

18. LYDIA⁵ STEARNS (JOHN⁴, SHUBAEL³, CHARLES², (FNU)¹) was born July 25, 1732. She married SHUBAEL DIMMOCK November 10, 1751.

Notes

Had 11 children

Children of LYDIA STEARNS and SHUBAEL DIMMOCK are:

i. LYDIA⁶ DIMMOCK, b. July 26, 1752.

ii. HANNAH DIMMOCK, b. July 26, 1752.

iii. EDWARD DIMMOCK, b. March 6, 1754.

iv. SHUBAEL DIMMOCK , JR, b. March 21, 1756.

v. ELIZABETH DIMMOCK, b. August 12, 1758.

vi. DORCAS DIMMOCK, b. September 23, 1760.

vii. SAMUEL DIMMOCK, b. September 3, 1762.

viii. JOHN DIMMOCK, b. August 15, 1764.

ix. DAVID DIMMOCK, b. November 30, 1767.

x. ADOLPHUS DIMMOCK, b. March 22, 1775.

19. JOHN⁵ STEARNS (JOHN⁴, SHUBAEL³, CHARLES², (FNU)¹) was born January 11, 1734/35, and died September 11, 1788 in Tolland, CT. He married ELIZABETH WILLIS September 26, 1765, daughter of JOSHUA WILLIS and JEMIMA EATON.

Notes

Dr. John Stearns, studied medicine in Connecticut, and commenced practice about 1764, in Wilbraham, where all his children were born.

Ref: Book: "Genealogy and Memoirs of Charles and Nathaniel Stearns, and Their Descendants, " by Mrs. Avis Stearns Van Wagenen, p. 62

Of Tolland, Conn; studied medicine in Conn., and commenced practice about 1764, in Wilbraham, Mass., where all of his children were born. He married Sept. 26, 1765, Elizabeth Willis, b., Aug. 14, 1740, who died, May 1, 1834, dau. of Capt. Joshua and Jemina (Eaton) Willis, of Tolland, Conn. Dr. Stearns died Sept. 11, 1788, in tolland, Conn.; seven children

Children of JOHN STEARNS and ELIZABETH WILLIS are:

i. JOHN⁶ STEARNS, b. July 13, 1766; d. March 20, 1769; Stepchild.

ii. ELIZABETH STEARNS, b. March 27, 1768; d. June 1846; Stepchild; m. JABEZ H PERCIVAL, July 6, 1786, Wilbraham, Mass.,.

iii. JOHN STEARNS , JR, b. May 16, 1770; d. March 18, 1848; Stepchild; m. SARAH KETCHUM, June 17, 1797.

iv. ANNIS (NANCY) STEARNS, b. April 30, 1773; m. JOSHUA GRIGGS.

v. ELVIRA STEARNS, b. September 7, 1774; d. 1846; m. WILLIAM COBB, October 30, 1792.
vi. ELISHA STEARNS, b. July 12, 1776; d. 1850.
vii. STEPHEN STEARNS, b. June 22, 1780; d. February 1781.