Isaac Stearns (bef. 1595 - 1671)

Born before 3 Oct 1595 in Fordham, Essex, England [uncertain]

Husband of Mary (Barker) Stearns — married 20 May 1622 in Stoke-By-Nayland, Suffolk, England

Descendants

Died 19 Jun 1671 after age 75 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Isaac Stearns migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See Great Migration Begins, by R. C. Anderson, Vol. 3, p. 1747) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Biography

Isaac Stearns was born in England.

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Origins

The English origins of Isaac Stearns have been identified and published. A previous version of this profile had claimed his parents were William Stearns and Emma Ramsford, but in 2007, Threlfall published the correct parents-- Thomas Stearns and Dorothy Plampin.^[1]

Isaac Stearns was born about 1590 in England and died at Watertown, Massachusetts. The first four children were born in England and the rest in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Dates for first 2 children are baptismal dates.^[2]

1 ISAAC STEARNS^[3][4], or Sternes, b. in England, --; md., 1622, Mary Barker, dau. of John and Margaret Barker, of Stoke, Nayland, Suffolk, England. "This is proved correct by an entry in Thomas Lechford's Note Book, pages 291, 292." Isaac Sternes d., June 19, 1671, in Watertown^[5], and his widow d., Apr. 2, 1677; eight children.

2 MARY STEARNS, bapt. Jan. 6, 1626, in the Parish of Nayland, Suffolk, England; md., (1) July 9, 1646, in Woburn, Mass., Isaac Learned; md., (2) June 9, 1662, John Burge, of Weymouth.

3 HANNAH STEARNS, bapt., Oct. 5, 1628, in England; md., Dec. 25, 1650, in Watertown, Mass., Henry Freeman^[6]; buried, June 17, 1656; d.s.p.

4 JOHN STEARNS (10), b. perhaps in 1631, in Watertown, Mass., or, perhaps, the child who was baptized in 1623; of Billerica.

5 ISAAC STEARNS^[7], (17), b. Jan. 6, 1633^[8]; admitted freeman, 1665; d., Aug. 29, 1676, in Watertown^[9].

6 SARAH STEARNS, b., Sept. 22, 1635, in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts^[10], md. June 7 1655, Dea. Samuel Stone, of Cambridge. She d. Oct. 4, 1700, and he d. Sept. 27, 1715.

7 SAMUEL STEARNS (24), b. Apr. 24, 1638^[11]; d. Aug. 3, 1683.

8 ELIZABETH STEARNS, b. --, 1640; md., Apr. 13, 1664, Samuel Manning, b. July 21, 1644, son of William Manning, of Cambridge, Mass. She d. June 23, 1671, leaving two sons.

9 ABIGAIL STEARNS, b. --; md. Apr. 27, 1666, Dea. John Morse, b. Feb. 28, 1639. She d. Oct 16, 1690^[12].

Sources

1. ↑ John B. Threlfall, "The English Origin of Isaac & Charles Stearnes/Stearns of Watertown, Massachusetts," MASSOG: A Genealogical Magazine for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 31 (Spring & Summer 2007): 17-23, 58-63. See this web page for an extraction of sorts.
2. ↑ Threlfall, "Fifty Great Migration Ancestors," 1990, pp 435 436; see also: "Stearns Genealogy", "The Great Migration Begins" vol. 3. pp. 1748 1749; and "Genealogy And Memoirs Of Isaac Stearns And His Descendants" Avis (Stearns) Van Wagenen 1901, p 22
3. ↑ Hudson, Charles, History of the Town of Lexington, Vol. II - Genealogies (Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1915) (Free e-book) p. 662
4. ↑ Chandler, Charles Henry, The History of New Ipswich New Hampshire 1735-1914 with Genealogical Records of the Principal Families (Fitchburg, Mass. sentinel Printing Company 1914) p. 632
5. ↑ Watertown Records Comprising the First and Second Books of Town Proceedings with the Land Grants and Possessions also the Proprietors' Book also the First Book and Supplement of Births Deaths and Marriage (Prepared for Publication by the Historical Society)(Watertown Mass Press of Fred G Barker 1894)(Free e-book)(Records are also available at ma-vitalrcords.org) p. 33
6. ↑ Watertown Records Comprising the First and Second Books of Town Proceedings with the Land Grants and Possessions also the Proprietors' Book also the First Book and Supplement of Births Deaths and Marriage (Prepared for Publication by the Historical Society)(Watertown Mass Press of Fred G Barker 1894)(Free e-book)(Records are also available at ma-vitalrcords.org) p. 15
7. ↑ Bond, Henry, M.D Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston (Boston: Little, Brown & Company 1855) (Free e-book) p. 451-453
8. ↑ Watertown Records Comprising the First and Second Books of Town Proceedings with the Land Grants and Possessions also the Proprietors' Book also the First Book and Supplement of Births Deaths and Marriage (Prepared for Publication by the Historical Society)(Watertown Mass Press of Fred G Barker 1894)(Free e-book)(Records are also available at ma-vitalrcords.org) p. 3
9. ↑ Watertown Records Comprising the First and Second Books of Town Proceedings with the Land Grants and Possessions also the Proprietors' Book also the First Book and Supplement of Births Deaths and Marriage (Prepared for Publication by the Historical Society)(Watertown Mass Press of Fred G Barker 1894)(Free e-book)(Records are also available at ma-vitalrcords.org) p. 42
10. ↑ Watertown Records Comprising the First and Second Books of Town Proceedings with the Land Grants and Possessions also the Proprietors' Book also the First Book and Supplement of Births Deaths and Marriage (Prepared for Publication by the Historical Society)(Watertown Mass Press of Fred G Barker 1894)(Free e-book)(Records are also available at ma-vitalrcords.org) p. 4
11. ↑ Watertown Records Comprising the First and Second Books of Town Proceedings with the Land Grants and Possessions also the Proprietors' Book also the First Book and Supplement of Births Deaths and Marriage (Prepared for Publication by the Historical Society)(Watertown Mass Press of Fred G Barker 1894)(Free e-book)(Records are also available at ma-vitalrcords.org) p. 5
12. ↑ Van Wagenen, Avis Stearns, Genealogy and Memoirs of Isaac Stearns and His Descendants (Syracuse, N.Y., Courier Printing Co., 1901) (Free e-book) p. 22-24

• Anderson, Robert Charles, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, vol. 3: P - W, (Boston: NEHGS, 1995): 1747-1748. AmericanAncestors.org LINK
• Isaac Stearns (Wikipedia)
• Stearns, Ezra S. et al. Genealogical and family history of the state of New Hampshire : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation. New York: Lewis Publishing Co., p. 385: https://archive.org/details/genealogicalfami01stea/page/384/mode/2up
• Savage, James; "Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England" Volume 4, page 140 (Stearns) - death data

• England Marriages, 1538-1973 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NLMP-6BQ