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John Stearns (1723 - bef. 1805)

John Stearns
Born in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts Baymap
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Husband of — married 18 Feb 1747 in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusettsmap
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Died before before age 82 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

John Stearns was born 10 February 1722 in Sutton, Massachusetts. He was the son of Ebenezer Stearns and Martha Burnap.[1]

John married Mehitable Pratt, 10 Feb 1747/8 at Sutton, Massachusetts.[2]

John passed away before 1805. John's children which are named as heirs in his probate record in 1807:[3]

  1. Patience (b abt 1747) m Isaac Clarke
  2. Sarah (b at 1750) m Benjamin Lathe
  3. Hannah (b abt 1752) m Jesse Kinney
  4. Mehitable (b abt 1758) m Isaac Rice d by 1807
  5. Mary (b abt 1759) m Joseph Dwelly
  6. William
  7. John
  8. Daniel (named as youngest son). Daniel paid his brothers and sisters for the land. The land was described as being next to Thomas Stearns land.


Sources

  1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCGK-W5W : 10 February 2018), John Starns, 10 Feb 1722; citing SUTTON,WORCESTER,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874028 IT 1.
  2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHW8-18K : 4 November 2017), John Stearns and Mehetable Pratt, 18 Feb 1747; citing Marriage, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 721,190.
  3. ↑ Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) Case Number: 55675.

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Acknowledgements

  • Entered by Bryan Stearns, Dec 6, 2012






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John Stearns Husband of Mehitable (Pratt) Stearns — married 18 Feb 1747 in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay

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