Thomas Stetson (1734 - 1785)

Born 22 Apr 1734 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Susanna (Gray) Stetson — married 22 Nov 1764 in Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 23 Oct 1785 at age 51 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Thomas Stetson was born in April 1734, at Scituate, Massachusetts. ^[1] He was the 8th Child and son of Anthony and Anna (Smith) Stetson ^[2][1]

In 1747, his mother Ann Stetson was appointed to be his guardian after his father had died.^[3]

Marriage

Married Susanna Gray of Barnstable 22 Nov 1764, ^[4] at Barnstable, Massachusetts ^[5][6]

4 Children:

1. Thomas Stetson, b 15 Jul 1766; m. Mary HInkley, 1789; d, 19 Nov 1849. ^[7]
2. William Stetson, b. 1768; d. 1769 ^[8][9]
3. Susanna (Stetson) Young, b. abt 1770, m. Thomas D. Young abt 1795 - 4 Children; d. 21 Jul 1842 ^[10]
4. Mary (Stetson) Stevens, b. 1774 or 1776; m. Job Stevens of Fairhaven, Massachusetts abt 1795; d. 23 Mar 1856 ^[11]

Residence

Lived in Barnstable and left considerable property upon his death. ^[12]

• 1764 - Was recorded as "of Sandwich (Massachusetts)" on his marriage documents, ^[5]

Occupation

Was a ship carpenter and was called "Thomas Studson of Sandwich."^[4]

Death

Died 23 Oct 1785 at Barnstable , Massachusetts ^[13] Buried in the Cobb's Hill Cemetery, Barnstable, Massachusetts. ^[14]

Research Notes

• Stetson Kindred Genealogical Index: 1-1-2-1-8

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, (FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G979-7FB4 : 22 October 2020), Plymouth > Scituate > Births, marriages, deaths 1640-1801 > image 127 of 264; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
2. ↑ Stetson: Vol 1 #1 Pg 62
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, (FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-897D-82FB : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1745-1749 and 1836-1849 vol 10-10A > image 281 of 611; State Archives, Boston.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Barnstable records quoted by Stetson: Vol 1 No.2 Pg 111
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, (FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RSY-CZ7: 22 October 2020), Barnstable > Sandwich > Births, marriages, deaths 1682-1842 > image 170 of 181; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
6. ↑ name=mr2"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, (FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RSY-ZJH: 22 October 2020), Barnstable > Sandwich > Births, marriages, deaths 1836-1842 > image 117 of 126; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #139048876
8. ↑ [[#FS|Various; Family members section, Spouses and Children
9. ↑ William's Find A Grave: Memorial #71483771
10. ↑ Susannah's Find A Grave: Memorial #143827375
11. ↑ Mary's Find A Grave: Memorial #139581632
12. ↑ Stetson: Vol 1 #2 Pg 111
13. ↑ Barry's Notes quoted by Stetson: Vol 1 #2 Pg 111
14. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125750896/thomas-stetson: accessed 19 May 2023), memorial page for Thomas Stetson (1733–23 Oct 1785), Find A Grave: Memorial #125750896, citing Cobb's Hill Cemetery East and West, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by WBriscolino (contributor 47085526).

See Also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #125750896.
• Stetson, O.F., Ed.; Descendants of Cornet Robert Stetson of Scituate, Massachusetts (Stetson Kindred of America, Inc., 1933)
• Various Contributors; Family Tree entry for Thomas Stetson; FamilySearch Person: K2M9-75D; accessed My 2023; © 2023 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints