Deacon
Samuel
Stetson
Born in Scituate, Plymouth
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Stetson
and Lydia (Pickles) Stetson
Brother of
Elizabeth (Stetson) Benson, Judah Stetson, Lydia (Stetson) Briggs, Patience (Stetson) Jones, Jonah Stetson Sr, Mercy (Stetson) Pitcher, John Stetson, Silas Stetson, Seth Stetson, Nathaniel Stetson, Rachael Stetson and Deborah (Stetson) Jackson
Husband of
Desire (Dunham) Stetson
— married
11 Mar 1712 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut
Descendants 
Father of
Samuel Stetson and Eli Stetson
Died
at age 46
in Mansfield, Windham, Connecticut
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Contents |
Biography
Birth
Samuel (poss Jr.) 1st Child/Son of Sgt Samuel and Lydia (Pickles) Stetson.[1].
Marriage
Married Desire Dunham [A] of Barnstable on 11 Mar 1712/3. [2][3] -
- 6 Children (all except Samuel, born in Connecticut - Mansfield Connecticut Town Records):
- Ensign Samuel Stetson, b. 30 Dec 1713
- Rebecca Stetson, b. 237 Apr 1716; d. 1716
- Lt. Eli Stetson, b. 20 Nov 1717; m. widow Mirriam (?) Dimmock
- Mary Stetson, b. 21 Nov 1719; d. unmarried in 1807 [2]
- Elizabeth (Stetson) Freeman, b. 18 Jan 1721; m. Prince Freeman, 15 Sep 1742; d. 10 Mar 1744 - no children [2]
- Rebecca Stetson, b. 6 Oct 1724; d. 1724 [2]
Residence
- 1705 - bought land in Mansfield, Connecticut [3]
Occupation
Deacon Samuel Stetson was a well-to-do farmer of Mansfield and was a Deacon of the first Church of that town. [2].
The First Church of Mansfield, Connecticut, was organized 10 Oct 1710, with Eleazer Williams as Pastor, and Samuel Stetson among 8 brethran. He was a Deacon of the church at time of his death, 4 Jan 1726/7 [2].
Death
Died Jan 1726/7 in Mansfield, Connecticut [3].
Research Notes
- Stetson Kindred Genealogical Index: 1-4-1
- A. She was the 4th child of John Dunham (3rd)(1648-1696) deceased of Barnstable. who was a member of the Plymouth church and later of the Barnstable church [3].
Sources
- ↑ Stetson: Vol 1 No 1 Pg 27
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Stetson: Vol 1 No 1 pg 46
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Nelson M. Stetson The Stetson of Mansfield, Conn, 1705 and Otsegotown, NY 1700 Stetson Kindred Book No. 5 (Stetson Kindred of America, Press of J.C. Miller, Jr., Medford, Massachusetts) Pg 50
See Also:
- Stetson, O.F. Ed.; Descendants of Cornet Robert Stetson of Scituate, Massachusetts (Stetson Kindred of America, Inc., 1933, 1956, 2008) .
- Nelson M. Stetson The Stetson of Mansfield, Conn, 1705 and Otsegotown, NY 1700 Stetson Kindred Book No. 5 (Stetson Kindred of America, Press of J.C. Miller, Jr., Medford, Massachusetts, 1907) Pg 48
- Dunham, Isaac Watson. Deacon John Dunham of Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1589-1669, and His Descendants (Bulletin Print, Norwich, Conn., 1907) Page 19.
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Jerry Smith
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Stetson-244 and Stetson-110 appear to represent the same person because: clear duplicate same son
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