* Van Wagenen, Avis Stearns, Genealogy and Memoirs of Isaac Stearns and His Descendants (Syracuse, N.Y., Courier Printing Co., 1901) (Free e-book. Available at Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/genealogymemoirs00vanw)) Pg-49
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6M-LHZ : 10 February 2018), Isaac Stearns in entry for William Stearns, 15 Jan 1738; citing BILLERICA,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873758 IT 1.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
David Stearns :
AncestryDNA Paternal Lineage (discontinued) 23 markers, haplogroup G2a, Ancestry member DavidStearns62