John Stearne (1624 - 1669)

Born 26 Nov 1624 in Ardbraccan, County Meath, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Dorothy (Ryves) Stearne — married 1659 in Newry, County Down, Ireland

Descendants

Died 18 Nov 1669 at age 44 in Dublin, Ireland

John Stearne is Notable.

Biography

John was born in 1624. He was the son of John Stearne and Mabel Bermingham.

He was an Irish academic, founder of the Irish College of Physicians.

Trinity College, Dublin ^[1]

Stearne (Sterne), John, Pen. (Mr Burne at Greenan) May 22, 1639, aged 15; eldest s. of John; b. Arbacke, co. Meath B.A. unrecorded, Sch 1641, Fellow 1652, M.D. 1658, Regius Professor of Physic 1662,

He married Dorothy Ryves, daughter of Charles Ryves and Jane Ogden in 1659 at Newry, County Down, Ireland. ^[2]

Children

1. John (became Bishop of Clogher)
2. Bridget married John Rotton
3. Mabel (Mabella) married Thomas Hall
4. Catherine married Francis Kelly

He died in 1669.

Probate ^{[3] [4]}

Will Dated 14 November 1669, proved 24 April 1700

John Stearne of Trinty Hall Dublin, Doctor of Physick & the Lawes

Wife - Dorothy Stearne

Only son - John

Daughter - Bridget

Daughter - Mabel

Father - Charles Reeves esq.

nephew Robert Stearne, son of my late brother Capt Robert Stearne

nephew John Stearne, son of my late brother James Stearne

Sources

1. ↑ FindmyPast - Alumni Dublinenses - 1924 Edition Note: Published in 1924, this is the first edition Alumni Dublinenses, a register of provosts, professors, graduates and students of Trinity College Dublin, Ireland's oldest university.
2. ↑ "Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HPTY-BJN2 : 6 February 2020), Dorothy Ryes or Ryves, 1659.
3. ↑ FindmyPast - Thrift's abstracts Bundle 12 nos. 2627-2943
4. ↑ Transcriptions from the 'Prerogative Wills' in the Record Office, Dublin, by Sybil Kirkpatrick https://virtualtreasury.ie/ RCPI TPCK 5/3/1/1/1

• Wikipedia - John Stearne , Physician

• Memoir of John Stearne M. & J.U.D., S.F.T.C.D. Founder and First President of the College of Physicians by T.W. Belcher 1865