John Stearns (1750 - 1823)

Born 1750 in Hollis, Hillsborough, Colonial New Hampshire

Ancestors

Husband of Lucy (Shedd) Stearns — married 7 Jul 1768 in Dunstable, Hillsborough, Colonial New Hampshire

Husband of Sarah (Hamblen) Stearns — married Mar 1782 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Jul 1823 at about age 73 in Monkton, Addison, Vermont, United States

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Biography

2nd Lieutenant John Stearns served with New Hampshire Militia during the American Revolution.

2nd Lieutenant John Stearns served with Vermont Republic Militia during the American Revolution.

John Stearns is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A109375.

"535—JOHN STEARNS (193), b., Oct. 15, 1750, son of Samuel and Keziah (Robbins) Stearns of Hollis, N. H.: md. (1). July 7, 1768. Lucy Shedd, of Dunstable, N. H. "In 1774, Ebenezer and John Stearns, brothers, went to Monkton, Vt., and John Stearns was one to settle New Haven, Vt., in the same year, but both settlements were broken up by the Indians and Tories until after the war." He md. (2), Mar. 1782, Sarah Hamlin, b., Sept. 22, 1760 of Monkton, Vt. He was a soldier of the Revolutionary War; d., July 1, 1823; eleven children."^[1]

When twenty-four years old, John Stearns went with his next older brother, Ebenezer, to Monkton, Vermont. He settled in that year in New Haven, an adjoining town, but the settlements in that region were broken up by Indians and Tories until after the Revolution. He lived some time in Cummington, Massachusetts. In 1782, while residing in Cummington, he was married to his second wife, Sarah Hamlin whose family were also pioneer settlers of Monkton, Vermont.^[2] John and Sarah shortly returned to Vermont, raised a large family and lived in Addison county the rest of their lives.

note

The information that John was born in 1742, married for 2nd wife Hannah Goss in 1773, resided at Amherst and was a Lieutenant ^[3] is incorrect; confused with the profile of a different John Stearns.^[4]

Eleven Children

Polly (born Sept. 21, 1782, probably in Cummington, MA)

Sarah

Calvin

Luther

Bateman

Susannah

Samuel K.

Parsons

Hamilton Joseph

Orrin

Clarissa

Burial

Burial in North Ferrisburg Cemetery, North Ferrisburg, Addison County, Vermont ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Avis Stearns Van Wagenen, p.103
2. ↑ Cutter's Northern New York, p94
3. ↑ from Charles Spaulding's "Account of Some of the Early Settlers of West Dunstable, Monson and Hollis, NH," p 136
4. ↑ Stearns, Ezra, "History of Plymouth New Hampshire, vol 2, Genealogies", p656-7
5. ↑ FindAGrave Memorial #52494102 [1]

• "Geneology and Memoirs of Isaac Stearns and His Descendants" by Avis Stearns Van Wagenen, originally published 1901; free eBook at archives.org: [2]