James Stone (1701 - 1783)

Born 23 Jan 1701 in Groton, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Farwell) Stone — married 28 Dec 1726 in Groton, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 27 Feb 1783 at age 82 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Deacon James Stone was born on January 23, 1701 in Groton, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay. He was the son of John Stone and Sarah Nutting.^[1][2]

James Stone married Mary Farwell on December 27, 1726 in Groton, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay. She was the daughter of Joseph Farwell and Hannah Coburn Farwell.^[3]

James died on February 27, 1783 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He is buried in, Groton. His memorial has photo and links to family members.^[4]

Deacon James Stone and Mary Farwell, had ten children, all born in Groton:^[3][5]

1. James, born August 11, 1727
2. Mary, born February 23, 1729
3. Jonathan, born December 12, 1731
4. William, born December 2, 1736
5. Abigail, born February 2, 1737
6. Sarah, born December 2, 1739
7. Joel, born May 16, 1742
8. Salmon, born April 17, 1744
9. Hannah, born October 29, 1747
10. Levi, born May 16, 1750

Note

James Stone succeeded to a portion of his father's lands in Groton, where he engaged in farming.

All of his ten children, except for the youngest, Levi Stone, removed from Groton during his lifetime.

James Stone of Groton died testate, and his will reads [Middlesex County Probate Records, Probate Packet 21,617, FHL Microfilm 0,421,530]:

"The will of James Stone of Groton, yeoman, dated 21 December 1778. To my wife Mary the use of my personal estate and all of my real estate for life. To my sons, James 3 pounds, Jonathan 3 pounds, 6 shillings, 8 pence, Joel 3 pounds, 6 shillings, 8 pence, and Salmon 6 pounds, 13 shillings, 4 pence; to my daughters, Abigail Sawtell 6 pounds, Sarah Carleton 13 pounds, 6 shillings, 8 pence, and Hannah Page 7 pounds, 6 shillings, 8 pence. At the death of my wife, the residue of the personal estate and all of the real estate to remain to my son Levi Stone, he to be sole executor.

"Witnesses Joshua Fletcher, Jonathan Keep, and Oliver Prescott.

[signed] James Stone"

The will was recorded on 15 April 1783.

Sources

1. ↑ Bartlett, Joseph Gardner. Simon Stone genealogy: ancestry and descendants of Deacon Simon Stone Watertown, Mass., 1320-1926. (Boston: Stone Family Association, 1926) at HathiTrust.org, pages 62-63.
2. ↑ Massachusetts Town & Vital Record 1620-1988: Groton Births, page 232
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Massachusetts Marriages 1633-1850: Family History Library, Salt Lake City; Film #0873746, item 4, Source S534.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #112275864
5. ↑ Reference 2062

See also:

• Green, Samuel Abbott "Groton Historical Series: A Collection of Papers Relating to the history of the Town of Groton, Massachusetts: Vol. IV, No. 1: Early Church Records, 1761-1830" p.4-7. pub. Cambridge, Mass., USA: University Press, 1887. Accessed 3 Sep 2021.

https://archive.org/details/cu31924092219942/page/n23/mode/1up?q=Stone

• Concord MA BMD, 1635-1850. George Tolman (compiler), Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1635-1850 (Concord, Mass. : Committee on Printing, 1894). San Diego Family History Center
• Vital Records of Groton, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, Mass. : The Essex Institute, 1926-1927), Two volumes. New England Historic Genealogical Society - http://www.americanancestors.org

Acknowledgments

• This person was created through the import of randy's ancestors - 10 generations.ged on March 10, 2011.
• Thank you to Barbara Corley for creating WikiTree profile Stone-3810 through the import of export-BloodTree.ged on May 12, 2013.