He graduated from Harvard College in 1724, was a schoolmaster in Framingham in 1725 and was ordained pastor of the First Church in Holliston, Massachusetts on 20 Nov 1728.[1][3]
He married at Framingham, Massachusetts on 15 Apr 1731 to Elizabeth Swift[4] (d. 1739), daughter of Rev. John Swift of Framingham, and the couple had three children:[1][3]
John, b. 21 Jun 1732, d. 1 Aug 1817, m. Mary ___, 4 ch.;
Elizabeth, b. 13 May 1735, m. Rev. Phillips Payson 1758 in Weston MA, 5 ch.;
Nevinson, b. 17 May 1736/7, d. 8 Dec 1749.
James was married second in Sudbury, Massachusetts on 19 Dec 1740 to Sarah Brown.[5] There were no children from this marriage.[3]
James died 28 Jul 1742[1] in Holliston[3] and is buried at Central Burying Ground in Holliston.[6]
On 26 Apr 1743, administration of James' estate was granted to his widow, Sarah, and his brother-in-law, Ebenezer Woodward. After Sarah's death, James' land was transferred to his son, John Stone on 14 Sep 1753 with John to pay his sister, Elizabeth, half its value (£638-5-11).[3]
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHTW-T5L : 5 November 2017), James Stone, 08 Jun 1704; citing Birth, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 745,868.
↑ 3.03.13.23.33.43.5 Bartlett, Joseph Gardner. Simon Stone genealogy: ancestry and descendants of Deacon Simon Stone Watertown, Mass., 1320-1926. (Boston: Stone Family Association, 1926) at HathiTrust.org, pages 65-66, 90-91.
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLP-TLZ : 18 October 2017), Rev. James Stone and Elisabeth Swift, 15 Apr 1731; citing Marriage, Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 872,797.
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHTD-XLD : 4 November 2017), [Rev. James] Stone and Sarah Browne, 19 Dec 1740; citing Marriage, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 185,454. Image of handwritten original record is #266 of 493, with exact text, "The Revd. Mr. Stone of Holliston & Mrs. Sarah Browne of Sudbury Ware Married at Sudbury December 19: 1740 Israel Loring"; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8979-74FN?i=265&cc=2061550
↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 31 July 2019), memorial page for Rev James Stone (8 Jun 1704–28 Jul 1742), Find A Grave: Memorial #141703819, citing Central Burying Ground, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by James Bianco: unsourced.
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James had one daughter too many (the mistake comes from Find A Grave ..).
I took the liberty of making amends by giving Sarah her real parents.
Greetings to my two cousins :-)
James had one daughter too many (the mistake comes from Find A Grave ..). I took the liberty of making amends by giving Sarah her real parents. Greetings to my two cousins :-)