Phineas Stearns (1738 - 1792)

Born 28 Feb 1738 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Wellington — married 9 Jul 1761 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 7 Oct 1792 at age 54 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Private Phineas Stearns served with Middlesex County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Phineas Stearns was born on February 28, 1738 in Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, son of Isaac Stearns and Elizabeth (Child) Stearns. ^{[1] [2]}

Phineas married Mary Wellington on July 9, 1761 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ^{[1] [2]}

Their children were: ^[2]

1. Sarah Stearns, b. 29 Dec 1761.^[1]
2. Mary Stearns, b. March 6, 1764.^[1]
3. Peleg Stearns, b. 25 Apr 1766.^[1]
4. John Stearns, bp. April 24, 1768.
5. Phinehas Stearns, bp. June 10, 1770.
6. Susanna Stearns, b. August 8, 1774.
7. Isaac Stearns, b. Nov. 3, 1776.
8. Rebecca Stearns, August 24, 1778.
9. Dorcas Stearns, b. August 8, 1780.

Phineas died on October 7, 1792 in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, aged 54. ^[2]

He is buried in Common Street Cemetery, Watertown, Massachusetts. ^[3]

Research

Phineas Stearns is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 296513
Rank: Private

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2023-02-22), "Record of Phinehas Stearns", Ancestor # A109427.

Also mentioned in Hudson, vol. 1 (not an officer) and in p153 but as a Lt., so may be a different person.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} History of the Town of Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180405891/phineas-stearns: accessed 08 March 2023), memorial page for Phineas Stearns (28 Feb 1738–7 Oct 1792), Find a Grave Memorial ID 180405891, citing Common Street Cemetery, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by BJW (contributor 47343717). "from Town of Watertown, Department of Public Works"

• Hudson, Charles. History of the Town of Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston & New York, 1913) Vol. 2 (1913) Genealogies, p. 664-5

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JV-VJC : 10 November 2020), Phinehas Stearns, 28 Feb 1738; citing Birth, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009672.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZ2-SQBM : 11 May 2022), Phinehas Stearns and Mary Willington, 9 Jul 1761; citing Marriage, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009826.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F82D-25N : 20 May 2022), Phinehas Stearns, 9 Jul 1761; citing Marriage, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHWJ-6LN : 20 May 2022), Phinehas Sterns, 9 Jul 1761; citing Marriage, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009680.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JV-P6V : 20 May 2022), Phinehas Stearns in entry for Sarah Stearns, 29 Dec 1761; citing Birth, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009672.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JV-P6L : 20 May 2022), Phinehas Stearns in entry for Mary Stearns, 6 Mar 1764; citing Birth, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009672.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JV-57C : 20 May 2022), Phinehas Stearns in entry for Peleg Stearns, 25 Apr 1766; citing Birth, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009672.