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GENEALOGY  AND  MEMOIRS  OF 
CHARLES     AND    NATHANIEL 

STEARNS, 
AND     THEIR     DESCENDANTS. 


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By 

MRS.    AVIS  STEARNS    VAN  WAGENEN. 


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Syracuse,  N.  Y. 
Courier  Printing  Co. 
1901. 

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Dedicated  to  the  memory  of  Henry  Bond,  M.  D.,  only  son 
of  Henry  Bond  and  Hannah  (Stearns)  Bond,  to  whom 
we  are  all  indebted  for   the  first  genealogy  of 
the    Stearns    family     published     in    1855, 
under  the    title    of   "  Genealogies    of 
the  Families  and    Descendants 
of  the    early    Settlers    of 
Watertown,  Massa- 
chusetts." 


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vV 


Introduction. 


In  the  summer  of  1802  a  few  persons  in  Syracuse,  N.  Y., 
and  vicinity  formed  a  New  York  State  Association  of  the 
Stearns  families,  with  E.  C.  Stearns,  President,  Edson  J. 
Stearns,  Vice  President,  and  Mrs.  Avis  (Stearns)  Van  Wag- 
en,  Secretary  and  Treasurer.  It  was  the  intention  of  the 
association  to  solicit  additional  memberships  until  a  sufficient 
number  should  join  them  from  all  parts  of  North  America 
and  ultimately  become  a  National  Organization,  with  the 
purpose  of  taking  that  part  of  ''Bond's  Genealogies"  per- 
taining to  the  Stearns  families,  as  a  basis  for  a  new  work,  and 
bringing  the  records  of  all  who  would  co-operate  in  the 
movement  down  to  the  present  time.  After  several 
months  of  earnest  effort  throughout  the  state  so  little  inter- 
est was  aroused  in  the  subject,  that  the  Association  finally 
abandoned  its  object.  The  undersigned  then  took  upon 
herself  the  arduous  task.  After  the  work  was  well 
progressed,  and  accumulating  in  large  proportions  the  serv- 
ices of  a  competent  genealogist  was  secured  in  the  person 
of  Mrs.  M.  E.  Abbott.  In  the  early  stages  of  the  work  we 
received  the  manuscript  compiled  by  Irving  A.  Stearns,  of 
Wilkesbarre,  Pa.,  which  was  of  great  assistance  in  arrang- 
ing the  descendants  of  "my  kinsman,  Charles  Sternes."  We 
are  also  indebted  for  much  information  to  Hazen's  Hist,  of 
Billerica,    Brown's    Hist,   of    Bedford,    Stearns'    Hists.   of 


8  INTRODUCTION. 

Rindge  and  Ashburnham,  Dedham  Records,  Family  Me- 
morial, by  George  Chapin  Stearns,  Barrus'  Hist,  of  Goshen, 
Mass.,  Andrews'  Family  Genealogy,  together  with  town  rec- 
ords and  family  histories  without  number.  Mr.  Wm.  H. 
Manning,  of  Worcester,  and  Mrs.  Amelia  D.  Stearns,  of 
Boston,  Mass.,  have  given  much  individual  assistance,  and 
there  are  scores  of  others  to  whom  our  thanks  are  due. 

We  shall  always  remember  with  pleasure  and  gratitude 
the  interest  and  encouragement  afforded  us  by  our  towns- 
man Major  Albert  Stearns,  No.  4261,  who  has  written  the 
article  on  Heraldry  and  compiled  the  statistics  for 
both  volumes.  We  are  also  indebted  to  our  publisher, 
Mr.  F.  H.  Johnson  of  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  and  J.  Manz  Engrav- 
ing Co.  of  Chicago,  111.,  and  Bartlett  &  Co.  of  New  York, 
for  the  very  able,  prompt  and  courteous  manner  in  which 
they  have  executed  our  orders  and  to  all  who  have  seconded 
our  efforts  in  the  slightest  degree,  we  wish  here  to  express 
our  thanks  and  appreciation. 
Very  truly, 

(Mrs.)  AVIS  (STEARNS)  VAN  WAGENEN. 

July  1  st,  1 90 1. 


Heraldic  Glossary. 


CHARGES — Subordinate  emblems  placed  on,  or  next  to 
the  ordinaries. 

CHEVRON— Protection.  Taken  from  the  rafters  of  a 
house. 

CREST — Upper  part, — above  the  helmet. 

CROSSES — Crosslets;  four  equal  straight  arms  with  small 
crosses  on  each. 

CROSSES — Flory;  four  equal  straight  arms  with  triple 
leaves  on  each,  like  lower  part  of  fleur  de  lis. 

CROSSES — Patonce;  four  equal  curved  arms  with  triple 
leaves  on  each. 

CROSSES — Pattee;  like  a  square  with  sides  cut  away  an 
eighth  part  from  each  corner  and  four-fifths  distance 
to  center. 

DOVE — Loving  constancy  and  peace. 

FALCON — Eager  in  the  pursuit  of  a  much  desired  object. 
FLOWERS — In  general, — Hope,  Joy.    But  each  kind  has  a 

special  significance. 

GRIFFIN — A  fabulous  animal  having  forefeet  and  head  of 
an  eagle  with  ears,  also  body,  hind  legs  and  tail  of  a 
lion. 

HELMET — Surety  in  defence.  Rank  of  owner  determines 
its  shape. 


10  HERALDIC  GLOSSARY. 

MARTLETT— Like  a  swallow,  but  without  feet. 

OLIVE  BRANCH— Peace  and  Concord. 

ORDINARIES,  OR  HONORABLE  ORDINARIES— 
The  leading-  and  oldest  classes  of  emblems  placed  next 
to  the  shield. 

OR — Gold  or  Yellow,  betokens  Wisdom,  Justice,  Riches, 
elevation  of  mind. 

PPR.  PROPER— Natural  form  and  color, 

SA.  SABLE  OR  BLACK — Constancy,  or  more  rarely, 
Grief. 

STARLING  (OR  STERNE)— Industry. 

WHITE  ROSE— Love  and  Faith. 

WREATH — A  circle  or  ring-  formed  of  a  light  and  a  dark 
rope  of  silk,  twisted  together. 


Armory  or  Heraldry. 


The  fact  that  our  fathers  brought  from  England  the  family 
Coat  of  Arms, — that  it  was  borne  there  three  centuries  ago, 
by  a  Sterne,  who  was  the  third  citizen  in  the  British  Peerage, 
next  to  royal  blood, — that  a  titled  Stern  was  Honorary 
Colonel  of  a  Regiment  in  England  within  the  past  ten  years, 
(1891), — that  it  was  well  known  in  many  counties  there, — 
that  patriotic  and  honored  members  of  our  family  used  it 
here,  after  the  Revolutionary  War  (see  Pitcher,  opp  P.  79), 
also,  that  several  different  "charges"  appear  to  have  been 
used  in  this  country  by  the  Stearns  family,  all  resting  upon 
the  same  base,  i.  e.,  the  Golden  Shield  and  the  Three 
Crosses;  all  these  things  make  it  proper  that  something 
should  be  here  said  upon  the  above  named  subject,  even 
though  it  be  a  very  brief  and  rambling  recapitulation  of 
interesting  published  matter,  which  would  fill  many  volumes 
as  large  as  the  familv  Bible. 

It  is  quite  natural  our  ancestors  should  suppose  the 
Science  of  Armory  or  Heraldry  world  be  practiced  in  the  new 
country,  for  it  was  ancient,  useful  and  noble.  It  may  have 
been  abused,  notably  in  the  times  of  Charles  II.  (1649-85), 
when  titles  could  be  bought,  but  so  have  all  things,  even  the 
good  offiees  of  the  church. 

Heraldry  in  England  was  a  purely  military  and  feudal 
institution,  dating  from  about  950  A.  D.  in  the  tournaments 
of  Germany  and  imported  by  the  Norman  invaders.  Will- 
iam the  Conqueror  (1035-97)  annointed  some  seven  hundred 
of  his  followers  ,to  be  Barons,  dividing  England  up,  making 
them  Tenants-in-Chief  from  the  Crown;  none  of  these  fam- 
ilies now  remain  in  the  land. 


12  HERALDRY. 

The  armorial  shielJ,  like  the  signet  ring,  was  used  in  the 
place  of  a  signature,  by  many  who  could  not  write  their 
names.     At  the  time  of  signing-  the  great  Magna  Charta 
(1215),  twenty-three  English  Barons  affixed  their  marks,  a 
cross;  it  was  even  sealed  by  King  John  without  his  signa- 
ture.   The  Sign  of  the  Cross  is  often  found  upon  shields  and 
seals;   over  three  hundred  and   eighty  different  forms  of 
crosses  are  recorded.    It  was  usually  employed  in  the  execu- 
tion of  early  deeds,  to  render  the  compact  binding,  and  the 
custom  of  persons  who  are  unable  to  write,  still  signing  with 
a  cross,  is  a  survival  of  this  practice.    The  Cross  is  the  most 
honorable  charge  to  be  found  in  Heraldry,  and  its  bearing 
is  the  express  (badge  of  a  Christian;  it  was  borne  by  the 
Crusaders  and  from  this  fact  they  received  their  name. 

Coats  of  Arms  usually  consist  of  a  shield  and  helmet,  with 
"ordinaries,"  and  it  may  have  "charges"  of  things  animate 
or  inanimate,  real  or  mythical,  each  in  varied  forms,  (like 
the  Cross  referred  to  above),  illustrated  by  one  or  more 
"Tinctures,"  (of  which  there  are  fifteen,  the  two  precious 
metals,  five  colors  and  eight  furs)  affording  opportunity  for 
much  art  and  brilliancy  in  make-up  of  armory,  when  thou- 
sands of  pounds  were  expended  upon  a  single  outfit.  They 
were  often  adorned  by  "supporters"  'on  the  sides, — see  lion 
and  the  unicorn  of  England;  sundry  things  might  be  shown, 
forming  a  "crest"  above  the  shield,  like  the  Starling  of  our 
first  Isaac  Stearns.  Mottoes  were  shown;  flowers,  which 
speak  such  varied  languages  were  freely  used;  the  whole 
often  encircled  with  "mantles"  or  lines  of  beauty.  All  the 
above  had  a  distinct  and  well  understood  meaning  in  the 
Language  of  Heraldry,  which  even  the  illiterate  gentlemen 
had  to  learn  by  heart.  The  charges  upon  the  shield  orig- 
inally represented  the  great  deeds  done  upon  the  field  of 
battle. 

Heraldic  devices  were  depicted  upon  flags,  the  rank  of 
commander  determining  the  size  and  shape  of  each.  Some 
pennons  had  points  like  a  swallow's  tail,  and  when  the  owner 
did  some  especial  act  of  gallantry,  his  Sovereign  might  pro- 
mote him  on  the  field  of  battle  by  tearing  off  these  points. 

The  sails  of  the  early  men  of  war,  are  constantly  repre- 
sented with  armorial  blazonry. 


HERALDRY.  13 

Coats  of  Arms  were  embroidered  upon  altar  cloths  in 
Boston,  Mass.,  during-  the  sixteenth  century. 

Heraldic  rebuses  were  sometimes  formed,  by  adding  to 
the  coat  of  arms,  some  object  whose  name  sounded  like  the 
whole  or  a  part  of  the  family  name.  In  parts  of  England 
the  "Starling"  was  called  a  "Sterne;"  this  may  have  caused 
its  use  by  a  branch  of  our  family  there. 

The  arms  of  the  Duke  de  Medici  are  used  in  this  country 
in  front  of  every  pawn  shop,  the  three  balls. 

The  Sterne  (or  Stearns)  coat  of  arms  is  known  to  have 
been  borne  by  families  in  the  following  named  counties  of 
England:  Berks,  Buckingham,  Cambridge,  Hertford,  Lan- 
caster, Norfolk,  Nottingham,  Suffolk,  Sussex  and  York, 
comprising  nearly  one-third  of  that  country. 

During  the  reign  of  Richard  III.  (1483-85)  Heraldry  was 
placed  under  specific  control,  by  the  incorporation  of  a  col- 
lege, which  allowed  no  arms  to  be  used  without  authority: 

"Arms  of  Descent"  or  Paternal  Arms,  belong  to  and  dis- 
tinguish some  particular  family,  and  it  was  unlawful  for  any 
other  family  to  assume  them;  the  inheritance  of  such  in  the 
third  generation,  constituted  a  Gentleman  in  right  of  blood; 
in  the  fourth,  a  Gentleman  of  Ancestry,  or  a  complete 
nobility,  "Begun  in  the  sire,  growing  in  the  son  and  complete 
in  the  grandson,"  qualifying  the  owner  to  be  received  at  the 
Court  of  his  own  and  other  Sovereign  Princes. 

Coats  of  Arms  could  be  willed  away,  given  or  sold,  like 
chattel  property,  by  undisputed  owners.  Often  combats  of 
Arms  were  resorted  to  for  the.  settlement  of  claims  to  certain 
armorial  designs.  A  man  might  assume  and  bear  arms  of  a 
conquered  enemy. 

Names  were  often  changed,  upon  the  bestowal  of  a  Title, 
the  family  name  of  the  Wandsworth  Barony  being  Stern. 

Armorial  Seals  were  believed  to  have  been  in  England  as 
early  as  1030.  Arms  have  been  assigned  to  our  Saviour;  an 
escutcheon  was  still  extant  in  1892,  in  the  Cathedral  at 
Mayence,  showing  twenty  quarterings,  said  to  have  been  so 
placed,  in  order  that  our  Lord  might  take  highest  rank  as 
"a  gentleman;"  a  custom  prevailing  in  "Mayence  the 
Golden,"  that  those  onlv,  who  bore  sixteen  or  more  quarter- 
ings could  aspire  to  this  nobilitv.     The  first  authentic  seal, 


14  HERALDRY. 

of  which  an  impression  is  stiil  in  existence,  is  that  of  Edward 
the  Conqueror  (1042-66).  Henry  I.  hung  an  armorial  shield 
upon  the  breast  of  Geoffrey  of  Anjou  in  1122,  upon  his 
marriage  to  that  King's  daughter;  but  enthusiasts  claim  that 
it  existed  at  a  much  earlier  date,  and  would  fain  show  it  by 
Holy  Writ  in  1490  B.  C,  referring  to  Numbers  II.,  2,  which 
orders  "Every  man  of  the  Children  of  Israel  shall  pitch  by 
his  own  standard,  with  the  ensign  of  their  father's  house, 
far  off  about  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  shall  they 
pitch;"  they  also  refei  to  Psalms  XX.,  5;  LX.,  4,  and  Isaiah 
XIII.,  2.  Sophocles,  Herodotus,  Virgil  and  other  ancient 
writers  give  minute  descriptions  of  the  devices  represented 
en  the  shields  of  their  heroes,  but  they  may  not  be  strictly 
"Heraldic  charges." 

This  Science  was  useful  in  warlike  times  to  distinguish, 
during  the  dust  and  confusion  of  battle,  the  different  Knights 
who  led  and  fought,  encased  in  steel;  the  coat  of  arms  being 
shown  upon  the  shield,  the  breast  and  back;  also  upon  the 
horse's  blanket,  both  before  and  behind  the  saddle.  The 
neglect  to  wear  arms  sometimes  proved  fatal;  the  last  De 
Clare  owed  his  death  on  the  field  of  Bannockburn  (13 14)  to 
this  cause,  being  captured  by  the  Scots;  his  great  value  as  a 
prisoner  would  have  saved  him  for  ransom.  A  typical  in- 
cident showing  the  Chivalry  of  those  days,  (which  was  a 
twin  brother  of  Heraldry),  happened  upon  this  field,  the  day 
before  the  battle.  King  Robert  the  Bruce,  with  thirty 
thousand  'Scots  opposed  the  advance  of  a  hundred  thou- 
sand English  troops,  who  sought  to  raise  the  siege  of 
Stirling  Castle  near  by,  and  to  conquer  Scotland.  A  river, 
spanned  by  a  single  bridge,  divided  the  two  armies;  an  Eng- 
lish Knight,  named  De  Bohun,  thinking  to  win  augmenta- 
tions to  his  escutcheon,  being  armed  with  the  heavy  spear 
and  splendidly  mounted,  rode  out  in  full  view  of  the  two 
armies  and  challenged  King  Bruce  to  single  combat.  Bruce, 
mounted  upon  a  pony  and  armed  only  with  a  battle  axe, 
crossed  the  bridge;  each  advanced  to  the  encounter,  when 
near  together  the  Scot  turned  to  the  left,  dodging  the  spear 
and  drove  his  axe  through  the  helmet  and  skull  of  his  foe- 
man.  The  battle  on  the  following  day  ended  with  a  victory 
for  the  'Scottish  King;  doubtless  this  incident  helped  him 
greatly,   for  in   those  days,   good   or  ill   omens   had   great 


HERALDRY.  15 

influence  over  soldiery,  and  the  smallness  of  his  army  justi- 
fied an  exposure  which,  at  this  day,  would  be  called  insanity. 
Heraldry  has  often  served  to  determine  the  age  and  builder 
of  ancient  structures;  the  identity  of  portraits,  titles  to  real- 
estate  and  especially  in  preserving  records  of  family  rela- 
tionships. 

It  was  noble,  in  that  it  enforced  as  high  a  degree  of  recti- 
tude and  honor  as  the  age  would  permit;  it  encouraged 
loyalty  to  the  crown;  mercy  to  prisoners;  chivalry  to  the  fair 
sex;  bravery  and  skill  at  arms.  Only  the  Noble  were  en- 
titled to  wear  arms  and  up  to  the  fifteenth  century,  even  such 
must  have  "won  their  spurs"  or  charges  upon  the  field,  all 
others  were  forbidden  by  law.  In  the  times  of  Peter  the 
Hermit  (1050-1115)  any  one  who  slew  an  infidel  was  de- 
clared "noble'  'and  could  wear  arms. 

Additions  to  coats  of  arms  were  carried  to  great  extremes, 
being  at  times  made  to  represent  forty  to  fifty  different 
things,  by  quarterings,  crests,  &c,  such  as  noble  descent, 
intermarriage  of  noble  families,  marriage  to  an  heiress, 
(then  her  arms  must  be  borne),  skill  in  battle,  rank  of  a  son. 
or  "cadency;"  a  fourth  son  could  take  the  "martlett,"  a 
small  bird,  shown  without  feet,  to  indicate  that  a  younger 
son  had  little  land  to  stand  upon,  hence,  must  support  him- 
self by  his  wings,  i.  e.,  his  sword  or  his  brain,  and  the  pro- 
fession of  arms  or  the  church  received  and  provided  for  him, 
seemingly  a  choice  between  slaughtering  soldiers  or  saving 
souls. 

The  nobleman  was  obliged  by  public  opinion  to  wear  arms; 
if  he  committed  anv  act  unworthv  of  knighthood,  portions 
of  his  escutcheon  were  "voided,"  this  being  done  for  such 
acts  as  revoking  his  challenge,  deserting  the  banner  of,  or 
lying  to  his  Sovereign,  cowardice,  vainly  boasting  of  martial 
achievements,  effeminacy,  drunkenness  or  licentious  con- 
duct, killing  a  prisoner  with  his  own  hanHs,  when  not  justi- 
fied by  self  defense,  acting  as  a  traitor  to  his  king  and 
country;  for  this  last  crime,  the  most  disgraceful  of  all,  the 
escutcheon  was  condemned  to  be  borne  reversed;  all  these 
things  applied,  not  onlv  to  the  actual  culprit,  but  to  his 
whole  familv,  until  restored  bv  royal  favor. 

When  "villainous    saltpeter"    came    into   use,  the  closed 


16  HERALDRY. 

helmets  were  iaid  aside,  and  armorial  bearings  fell  into  dis- 
use in  time  of  war,  but  continued  to  be  emblems  of  rank  and 
a  mark  of  gentle  blood;  in  later  years,  the  legal  restrictions 
in  England  have  been  replaced  by  custom,  gentlemanly 
usages  and  genealogies. 

This  Science  has  been  criticised,  in  that  it  encourages 
vanity,  but  it  has  been  well  said,  "He  who  careth  not  whence 
he  cometh,  careth  little  whither  he  goeth."  Family  pride 
will  do  much  to  restrain  the  young  man  from  disgraceful 
deeds;  the  aegis  of  a  good  mother's  love  will  follow  him 
around  the  world,  an  ever  present  shield,  and  when  all  the 
mothers  for  many  generations,  have  been  good,  the  armor  is 
doubly  secure.  Children  are  the  mother's  diadem;  the  more 
useful  the  child  the  brighter  the  jewels  shine  above  her  brow, 
bcause  they  prove  greater  care  and  skill  on  the  part  of  the 
lapidary  in  the  cutting  and  polishing;  hence,  the  usefulness 
of  genealogies  like  this,  to  register  these  things,  and  many 
sparkling  brilliants  may  be  found  recorded  in  this  volume. 
However,  we  will  not  regret  that  Heraldry  has  practically 
ceased  in  these  United  States,  except  on  seals  used  by  the 
Country,  States,  Corporations,  &c.  So  long  as  each  of  our 
large  family  continues  useful  and  honorable,  the 
"Screaming  Eagle,"  shown  upon  the  arms  of  our  country, 
may  well  represent  now,  that  exuberance  of  spirit,  due  to 
the  magnitude  of  the  tasks  accomplished  and  the  good  results 
likely  to  follow,  as  it  did  to  our  brave  fathers,  a  century  ago. 
From  the  foregoing,  it  may  be  seen  that  family  arms  may 
be  modified  in  various  ways,  for  different  branches  of  the 
family,  and  these  may  again  be  changed,  by  younger 
branches.  Regarding  the  coat  of  arms  of  the  Sterne  or 
Stearns  family  in  England  and  in  this  country,  the  oldest  that 
we  now  have  knowledge  of,  (which  we  will  call  No.  i),  is 
that  of  the  Archbishop  of  York,  (1664-83),  whose  family 
shield  was  or,  a  chev.  betw.  three  crosses  flory  sa.  crest  a 
cock  starling  ppr.  It  had  ornamental  mantling  and  a  ribbon 
below,  without  motto.  This  distinguished  man,  by  right  of 
his  clerical  position,  took  rank  ahead  of  all  others  in  the 
peerage,  except  the  reigning  family,  the  Archbishop  of 
Canterbury  and  the  Lord  High  Chancellor.  We  know  this 
to  have  been  an  old  English  familv  and  the  arms  were  at 
that  time  doubtless  many  generations  old. 


HERALDRY.  17 

Other  branches  of  the  family  in  England  bore  three 
crosses  of  a  different  form;  some  the  "patonce,"  others 
"crosslets"  or  "pattee."  Records  also  show  that  the  crests 
varied,  some  having  a  falcon,  others  a  griffin  or  a  dove. 
Authorities  differ  even  about  the  arms  of  the  Archbishop, 
but  the  above  seems  to  be  the  most  authentic. 

The  College  of  Heraldry,  in  London,  have  recently  sent 
us  a  copy  in  colors  of  "the  Arms  borne  by  Archbishop 
Sterne,"  or,  a  chev.  betw.  three  crosses  flory  sa.,  without 
other  augmentations. 

Bond's  genealogy  of  our  family  shows  a  shield  like  No.  if 
which  "belonged  to  the  occupants  of  the  old  Stearns  Home- 
stead in  Watertown,"  Mass.,  doubtless  brought  to  this  coun- 
try by  Isaac  Stearns  in  1630,  but  it  also  bears  the  helmet,  and 
cock  starling  for  a  crest,  with  ornamental  mantling  and  rib- 
bon without  motto  below. 

No.  2,  Mr.  Charles  R.  Stearns  of  Creighton,  Neb., 
sends  sketch  of  a  shield  now  in  his  family,  borne  by 
"Richard  Sterne,  Esq..  son  and  heir  of  the  most  reverend 
father  in  God,  Richard  Sterne,  Lord  Archbishop  of  York." 
It  is  the  same  as  No.  1,  except  it  has  for  a  crest  a  wreath 
supporting  a  dove  bearing  an  olive  branch,  and  on  the 
shield,  under  lower  cross,  the  motto,  Sustinet — to  Sustain. 

Mr.  Robert  E.  C.  Stearns  of  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  sends 
copy  of  one  similar  to  No.  2. 

No.  3,  The  author,  Laurence  Sterne  (1713-68),  a  great- 
grandson  of  the  Archbishop,  has  his  coat  of  arms  as  a 
frontispiece  to  Tristram  Shandv  and  other  books;  it  is  or,  a 
chev.  betw.  three  crosses  patonce,  crest  a  wreath  and  star- 
ling;— no  ribbon  nor  motto. 

No.  4,  The  imprint  of  another  shield  has  been  sent  us,  the 
same  as  No.  1,  except  the  crest  is  a  falcon  resting  on  a 
wreath;  it  was  probably  made  for  some  one  in  this  country, 
as  it  has  neither  helmet  nor  mantle,  but  has  on  a  ribbon  the 
motto,  Absque  labore  nihil;  Nothing  without  Labor.  It 
was  made  in  London  and  bears  the  name  below  of  Joseph 
Barker  Stearns. 

No.  5.  Mr.  M.  A.  Stearns  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  has 
furnished  the  impress  of  a  beautifully  cut  oval  seal, 
three-quarters  of  an  inch  long,  of  same  design  as  No.   1, 


18  HERALDRY. 

except  it  has  crosses  patonce,  with  family  name  on  the 
ribbon  and  chevron  bears  the  motto  Exitus  actor  probat. — 
The  Event  approves  the  Act.  He  says  this  seal  was  made 
about  1822  for  his  father. 

No.  6,  Mr.  James  P.  Stearns,  of  Springfield,  Mass., 
sends  photograph  of  a  shield  much  like  No.  1,  except 
it  has  for  a  crest  a  goat's  head  resting  on  a  crown. 

No.  7,  The  Family  Memorial,  a  neatly  gotten  up  volume, 
published  at  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  in  1891,  by  Mr.  George  Chapin 
Stearns,  being  genealogy  of  a  part  of  our  family,  the 
descendants  of  Benjamin  Stearns  , shows  arms  lake  No.  3, 
adding  a  ribbon  below  with  motto  Lahore  et  Scientia, — 
Labor  and  Science. 

The  Pitcher  of  Hon.  Isaac  Stearns  (No.  366)  of  Billerica, 
Mass.,  shown  opposite  page  79,  which  was  probably  made  in 
Liverpool,  England,  and  sent  to  the  recipient  about  1784, 
carries  for  a  shield,  or,  three  crosses  flory,  sa.,  substituting 
a  garland  of  white  roses  and  forget-me-nots  in  place  of  the 
helmet,  with  a  mantle  of  same  flowers,  and  has  on  ribbon 
below,  "The  Arms  of  Stearns."  He  omits  the  chevron  and 
starling,  evidently  with  the  view  of  establishing  arms  for 
the  family  here,  which  should  discourage  all  warlike 
instincts. 

ALBERT  STEARNS. 

No.  4261. 


It 


Orthography  of  N ame  Steams. 


Stearns,  Sternes,.  Sterns,  Starns,  etc.,  etc.,  is  undoubtedly 
a  variation  or  corruption  of  the  name  Sterne,  which  has 
been  effected  in  this  country.  It  probably  commenced  in 
the  pronunciation,  and  extended  to  the  writing  of  the 
name.  In  the  early  town  and  county  records  the  name  is  writ- 
ten Sterne,  in  Winthrop's  Journal  it  is  also  written  Sterne. 
"It  is  also  a  well  known  name  in  the  counties  of  Nottingham, 
Berks,  Norfolk,  Hertford,  Suffolk  and  Cambridge,  in  Eng- 
land, but  the  name  Stearns  has  not  occurred  to  the  writer,  in 
any  English  work."  In  the  will  of  Isaac  Stearns  ist.  of  the 
first  generation,  Vol  i,  the  name  is  spelled  Sternes,  the 
surplus  terminal  "s"  being  sometimes  used  in  England.  The 
variation  Starns  and  Starnes,  is  distinctly  southern,  while 
very  few  have  retained  the  original  and  correct  orthography. 
The  varied  spellings  will  be  found  as  they  were  given  by  the 
writer  of  their  records  and  all  families  of  English  descent 
have  been  transcribed  in  their  proper  places  or  in  the  ap- 
pendix. "In  every  instance  where  the  lineage  of  this  family 
has  been  traced  back,  it  has  been  to  one  of  the  following: 
Isaac,  Charles,  or  Nathaniel;  what  relationship  existed  be- 
tween the  three  is  not  known.  Isaac  in  his  will  calls  Charles 
"My  kinsman;"  it  is  noticeable,  however,  that  all  three 
named  their  sons,  Isaac,  Samuel  and  John,  while  the  sons 
of  Isaac,  named  their  sons  Nathaniel. 

m  Mrs.  M.  A.  Whitney  of  Madrid,  N.  Y.,  writes,  under  date 
of  Feb.,  1894,  "My  father  died  when  I  was  quite  young,  but 
I  have  often  heard  my  Grandfather  Stearns  tell  the  story  of 
the  three  brothers." 

Mr.  Melvin  H.  Stearns  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  writes,  under 
date  of  Oct.,  1893,  "I  have  never  seen  Bond's  Genealogies, 


20  ORTHOGRAPHY  OF  NAME  STEARNS. 

but  the  storv  of  the  three  brothers  is  quite  familiar  to  me, 
as  told  by  my  uncle,  Gould  Stearns." 

Dr.  Phineas  Sewall  Stearns  of  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  writes,  under 
date  of  Nov.,  1893,  "My  father,  Samuel,  who  was  born  in 
1784,  assured  me  that  it  was  a  positive  fact  that  the  original 
Isaac,  Charles  and  Nathaniel  were  brothers,"  and  many 
Others  have  given  similar  testimony. 

On  May  17,  1662,  Thomas  Clark  sold  a  parcel  of  land  in 
Boston,  Mass.,  bounded  S.  E.  by  land  of  Daniel  Sternes 
(Suffolk  Deeds  IV.,  pg.  268).  This  is  the  only  record  or 
notice  of  this  Daniel  Stearns.  The  belief  is  entertained  by 
many  of  the  Stearns  descendants  that  three  Sterne  brothers 
came  to  America  together,  named  respectively,  Isaac,  Daniel 
and  Shubael;  that  Daniel  died  unmarried  or  without  issue; 
that  Shubael  and  wife  died,  leaving  two  sons,  Charles  and 
Nathaniel  to  the  care  of  their  uncle,  Isaac.  Research  in 
England  has  thus  far  failed  to  find  the  parents,  brothers  or 
sisters  of  Isaac  Stearns,  the  emigrant  from  England. 


aj 


To   Trace  a  Lineage. 


When  only  one  number  is  mentioned  in  connection  with 
a  masculine  name  he  is  being  numerated  in  the  parental 
family,  and  has  no  descendants  that  are  carried  to  the  next 
generation. 

When  two  numbers  are  used,  the  larger  refers  to  him  as 
the  head  of  his  own  family  and  always  mentions  the  parental 
names  in  this  connection ;  hence  to  trace  a  lineage  back,  refer 
from  the  larger  number  to  the  lesser  one,  then  trace  back 
a  few  numbers  until  you  find  the  parental  names,  which  num- 
bers will  in  turn  refer  to  the  preceding  generation. 

ABBREVIATIONS. 

b. — born.  chil. — children. 

d. — died.  bapt. — baptized. 

md. — married.  s.  p.  (sine  prole) — without 

unm. — unmarried.  issue. 


dau. — daughter. 


ERRATA. 


6223  should  refer  to  6497.  6967  should  refer  to  7846. 
6768  should  refer  to  7625.  8443  should  refer  to  7586. 
6793  should  refer  to  7662. 


i_^ 


The  Arabella. 


Early  in  the  morning  of  April  8,  1630,  Isaac  Stearns 
(Vol.  1,  No.  1)  and  family,  Sir  Richard  Saltonstall  and  fam- 
ily, Rev.  George  Phillips,  Gov.  Winthrop  and  many  others 
embarked  at  Yarmouth,  England,  in  the  good  ship  Ara- 
bella, and  arrived  at  Salem,  Mass.,  on  June  12.  The  ship 
Jewel  arrived  June  13;  the  ship  Ambrose,  June  18;  the  Tal- 
bot, July  2.  From  the  Memorial  History  of  Boston, 
Mass,  by  Justin  Winsor,  Vol.  1,  page  115  shows  a  small  cut 
of  the  Arabella,  reproduced  from  a  painting  in  Salem  or 
Boston.  The  Arabella,  the  admiral  of  the  fleet,  was  a  ship 
of  350  tons  burden,  carrying  28  guns  and  52  seamen,  with 
Capt.  Nathaniel  Melbourne  master  and  part  owner  The 
accompanying  cut  of  the  Arabella  is  from  a  reproduction  of 
the  painting  by  William  F.  Halsall,  representing  a  part  of 
the  fleet  which  brought  Winthrop  and  his  company  to  Sa- 
lem Harbor.  The  Talbot,  the  vice-admiral,  was  shown  at 
anchor,  while  the  Jewel,  the  coplin  of  the  fleet,  was  the  dis- 
tant vessel  on  the  right 

From  the  History  of  Middlesex  Co.,  by  Samuel  Adams 
Drake,  Vol.  I.,  page  25,  we  quote,  "Isaac  Johnson,  esteemed 
the  richest  of  the  emigrants,  inherited  an  estate  of  £20,000 
from  his  grandfather,  Robert  Johnson  of  North  Luffingham, 
in  1584;  with  his  wife  Arabella,  daughter  of  Thomas,  third 
Earl  of  Lincoln,  he  came  over  in  Winthrop's  ship,  "The 
Eagle,"  which,  in  his  wife's  honor,  was  rechristened  "The 
Arabella."  Lady  Arabella  died  at  Salem,  Mass.,  a  few 
weeks  after  the  arrival  and  her  husband,  who  survived  her 
only  a  few  months,  was  interred  at  the  upper  end  of  his  lot 
in  Boston,  in  what  is  now  known  as  "The  King's  Burying 
Ground." 

The  Arabella  and  her  consorts  experienced  a  varied  and 
stormy  passage,  and,  on  the  8th  of  June,  there  came  a  wild 
pigeon  into  the  ship.  They  came  to  anchor  on  the 
seventy-sixth  day,  June  12,  1630,  O.  S. 


■-3 

> 


Henry  Bond 


Life  of  Henry  Bond. 


Henry  Bond  Jr.,  son  of  Henry  and  Hannah  (Stearns)  Bond 
(First  Vol.  897),  was  born  Mar.  21,  1790,  in  Watertown, 
Mass.;  grad.  Dartmouth  Coll.,  1813;  was  tutor  there  nearly 
two  years;  A.  M.,  1816;  M.  D.,  1817;  settled  first  in  Concord, 
N.  H.,  and,  in  Nov.,  1819,  moved  to  Philadelphia,  where  he 
resided,  unmarried,  devoted  to  his  profession.  He  was  the 
author  of  several  articles  in  the  Medical  Journals,  and  of 
"The  Genealogies  and  History  of  Watertown,  Mass.,"  which 
is  unrivalled  by  any  similar  work  ever  published  in  this 
country,  and  that  part  pertaining  to  the  Stearns  family  has 
been  reproduced  in  these  pages.  We  consider  it  due  to  the 
author  to  reprint  here  a  memoir  of  this  remarkable  man, 
from  the  pen  of  Horatio  Gates  Tones,  A.  M.,  Cor.  Sec.  of  the 
Hist.  Soc.  of  Penn. 

"In  the  month  of  March,  1806,  Henry  Bond  commenced 
his  academical  course,  at  Hebron  Academy,  and  remained 
there  until  Sept.,  1809,  when  he  was  admitted  to  the  fresh- 
man class  of  Dartmouth  Coll.,  and  was  duly  graduated,  in 
Aug.,  18 1 3.  While  in  college  he  exhibited  a  fondness  for 
the  exact  sciences,  and  was  considered  a  good  mathema- 
tician. When  he  graduated,  his  class  numbered  forty-one, 
although,  during  the  soohomore  year,  it  had  as  many  as 
sixtv  members.  Among  his  classmates  were  Rev.  Joseph  B. 
Felt,  LL.  D.,  Rev.  Beniamin  F.  Farnsworth,  D.  D.,  Rev. 
Austin  Dickinson,  Frederick  Cushing,  M.  D.,  and  Rev. 
Rufus  William  Bailey.  Immediately  after  his  graduation, 
Henry  Bond  commenced  the  studv  of  medicine  under  Dr. 
Cyrus  Perkins,  who  was  Prof,  of  Anatomy  in  Dartmouth 
Coll.,  and  Dr.  Nathan  Smith,  Prof,  of  Surgery.     In  Mar., 


24  HENRY  BOND. 

1815,  he  was  elected  a  tutor  in  the  college  and  resigned  in 
Aug.,  1816.  The  period  he  spent  there  as  tutor  was  full  of 
interest  and  excitement,  for  it  was  in  the  midst  of  the  trou- 
bles about  the  charter  of  Dartmouth  Coll.,  the  history  of 
which  has  become  incorporated  with  the  judicial  decisions 
of  our  country,  and  is  so  closely  connected  with  the  fame  of 
New  Hampshire's  noblest  son, — the  lamented  Webster.  In 
Dec,  1816,  Henry  Bond  received  his  medical  degree,  and, 
early  in  the  following  January,  commenced  the  practice  of  his 
profession  in  Concord,  N.  H.  During  his  residence  there, 
he  delivered  each  summer  for  three  years  a  course  of  popular 
lectures  on  chemistrv,  and,  at  the  same  time,  continued  his 
general  literary  studies.  In  1818,  he  was  chosen  to  deliver' 
the  oration  before  the  New  Hampshire  Alpha  of  the  Phi  Beta 
Kapna  Society,  and  selected  as  his  theme  'Traits  of  American 
Genius.'  The  ms.  of  the  oration  shows  that  devotion  to  his 
profession  had  not  produced  a  distaste  for  the  paths  of 
literature.  Having  relatives  in  Augusta,  Me.,  Dr.  Bond 
concluded  to  settle  there,  but,  wishing  to  perfect  himself  in 
a  knowledge  of  his  profession,  in  Nov,  1819,  he  went  to 
Philadelphia  to  attend  lectures  at  the  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, whose  medical  department,  then  as  now,  enjoyed  a 
world-wide  reputation.  Here  he  formed  several  new  and 
strong  friendships — and  when,  in  1820,  he  was  about  to 
remove  to  Augusta,  where  an  office  had  already  been  en- 
gaged, he  was  persuaded  to  make  Philadelphia  his  permanent 
abode.  His  trunks  had  been  packed  for  his  departure,  but 
the  inducements  offered  were  so  kind  and  generous,  that  he 
consented  to  stay.  He  accordingly  commenced  the  practice 
of  medicine  in  Philadelphia  in  the  spring  of  1820,  and, 
having,  as  a  new  beginner,  considerable  leisure,  he  taught, 
at  his  office,  classes  in  practical  and  general  surgery.  These 
classes  were  well-attended  and  were  continued  for  several 
years.  The  character  of  the  medical  profession  of  Philadel- 
phia has  always  been  high-toned,  and,  in  a  great  measure, 
exclusive.  Hence,  it  so  happened,  that  the  societies  which 
the  earlier  physicians  of  Philadelphia  formed  for  their 
mutual  imorovement,  were  difficult  of  access,  except  by 
those  of  acknowledged  merit.  Yet,  in  Dec,  1819,  Dr.  Bond 
was  elected  an  honorarv  member  of  the  Philadelphia  Medical 


HENRY  BOND.  25 

Society  and  he  continued  to  be  an  active  member  of  it,  until 
it  became  extinct.  In  1823,  there  was  organized,  in  Phila- 
delphia, the  Kappa  Lambda  Society,  the  object  of  which 
was  medical  improvement,  with  special  reference  to  medical 
ethics.  Of  this  society  he  became  an  early  member,  and 
was,  for  some  time,  its  secretary.  In  May,  1824,  he  deliv- 
ered an  address  before  the  New  England  Society  of  Phila- 
delphia, which  was  published,  at  the  request  of  the  society. 
''Having  once  attained  a  oosition  and  given  evidence  of 
professional  eminence  as  well  as  personal  worth,  Dr.  Bond 
found  himself  gladly  welcomed  by  his  medical  brethren  into 
their  societies  and  private  coteries.  In  the  course  of  several 
years,  he  was  successively  elected  a  Fellow  of  the  Philadel- 
phia College  of  Physicians,  in  1825;  its  Secretary,  1832;  one 
of  its  censors,  in  1844.  In  i840i  and  again  in  1850,  this 
college  sent  him  as  a  delegate  to  the  Decennial  National 
Convention  held  in  Washington  City,  for  revising  the  United 
States'  Pharmacopoeia.  In  May,  1846,  he  attended  the  first 
Medical  Convention  which  met  in  New  York  to  organize  a 
National  Medical  Association,  and  he  generally  attended  its 
subsequent  meetings.  In  1847,  he  was  a  member  of  the 
Convention  held  in  Lancaster,  Pa.,  for  the  purpose  of  or- 
ganizing a  State  Medical  Association,  and  was  one  of  the 
committee  which  drafted  the  constitution.  He  was  also  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Health  of  the  city  of  Philadelphia 
from  1833  to  1838,  and  its  President  during  1837-8. 

"It  is  thus  seen  that  Dr.  Bond's  talents  and  professional 
ability  were  appreciated  by  his  brethren — those  who  are 
supposed  to  be  the  best  judges — and  this  was  all  the  more 
flattering  from  the  fact  that  he  himself  was  modest  and  re- 
tiring to  a  fault.  He  had  energy,  perseverance  and  talents 
but  he  was  not  obtrusive  and  hence  he  was  indebted  to  his 
own  sterling  merit  for  his  advancement.  In  due  course  of 
time  he  attained  considerable  practice,  which  continued  to 
increase  from  year  to  year,  until,  by  habits  of  careful  econ- 
omy, he  had  acquired  a  competency  sufficient  for  his  sup- 
port: but,  even  then  he  did  not  desist  from  active  duties, 
until  failing  health  and  devotion  to  a  new  study  compelled 
him  to  husband  his  strength.  His  chief  branch  of  practice 
was  obstetrics,  to  which  he  paid  much  careful  attention  and 


26  HENRY  BOND. 

in  which  he  was  very  successful.  He  was  accustomed  to 
make  a  note  of  every  such  case  that  was  under  his  care, 
and  a  small  volume,  still  preserved,  shows  the  exactness  with 
which  he  noted  every  event  connected  with  his  obstetrical 
practice.  His  mechanical  as  well  as  surgical  knowledge  was 
particularly  displayed  in  contriving  some  useful  instruments 
and  apparatus,  which  are  now  in  general  use  by  the  profes- 
sion, and  which  will  long  perpetuate  his  name  as  one  of  the 
benefactors  of  mankind. 

"But  the  great  work  of  Dr.  Bond,  to  which  he  devoted  the 
latter  part  of  his  life,  and  in  which  he  became  so  deeply 
and  engrossingly  interested,  was  'The  Genealogies  and 
History  of  Watertown,'  which  is  almost  unrivalled  by  any 
similar  work  ever  published  in  this  country.  This  remark- 
able book,  which  attained  its  present  magnitude  from  a  very 
small  beginning,  originated  in  the  preparation  of  a  Gene- 
alogy of  the  Bond  Family,  which  Dr.  Bond  had  begun  as 
early  as  1840.  At  first,  he  designed  it  to  be  a  mere  family 
memorial,  but,  as  he  advanced  in  his  researches,  he  found 
that  much  material,  other  than  what  he  first  sought,  grew 
upon  his  hands,  and  then  the  idea  occurred  to  him  of  making 
it  general  in  its  character,  so  as  to  include  all  the  early  fam- 
ilies of  his  native  town.  The  work  was  begun  and  as  it 
advanced  the  author  seemed  to  appreciate  the  importance 
of  the  researches  in  which  he  was  engaged.  His  views  are 
worthy  of  special  notice.  He  believed  that,  'Genealogies, 
besides  gratifying  a  natural  and  enlightened  curiosity,  may 
exercise  a  salutary  influence,  tending  to  maintain  in  their 
social  position  families  already  elevated,  and  to  elevate  the 
lowly,'  and  he  also  firmly  held,  'that  when  persons  affect 
an  utter  indifference  to  their  lineage,  or  a  history  01  the 
past  generations  of  their  families,  and  deride  any  attention 
to  them  as  a  foolish  weakness  and  vanity,  they  are  con- 
travening an  innate  principle,  and  it  may  be  generally  sus- 
pected that  they  have  some  knowledge  of  a  lineage  they 
would  consign  to  oblivion,  because  it  is  untitled  and  without 
good  renown.'  While  pursuing  his  investigations,  Dr.  Bond 
visited  various  localities  in  New  England,  and  spent  much 
time  in  examining  town  records  for  facts  not  to  be  found 
elsewhere.    He  employed  persons  to  make  copies  of  records 


r 


HENRY  BOND.  27 

and  other  valuaable  documents,  and  was  materially  aided  by 
his  friend,  Horatio  G.  Somerby,  Esq.,  who  made  researches 
for  him  in  England.  His  correspondence  on  this  subject 
extended  throughout  the  whole  country,  and  he  hesitated 
at  no  expense  or  trouble  to  unravel  some  disputed  point  or 
make  clear  some  intricate  genealogy.  For  several  years  he 
gave  nearly  all  his  leisure  time  to  the  collecting  and  arrang- 
ing of  the  materials  thus  gathered  from  every  quarter,  and 
when  he  had  so  far  succeeded  as  to  bring  this  heterogeneous 
mass  of  dry  and  dull  statistics  into  shape,  he  submitted  the 
question  of  immediate  publication  to  his  friends,  and,  by  their 
advice,  the  first  part  was  printed,  but  not  published,  in  1852. 
This  was  done,  as  may  be  remarked  of  the  entire  book,  with 
the  greatest  diffidence  on  the  part  of  the  author,  who  was  as 
sensitive  of  the  world's  opinion  of  his  effort,  as  if  he  were 
freshly  entering  the  arena.  So  modest  were  his  own 
ideas  of  the  values  of  his  work,  and  so  reluctant 
was  he  to  speak  of  it,  that  the  book  was  nearly  completed 
before  even  his  professional  associates  knew  that  he  was 
engaged  in  such  a  labor.  To  one,  who,  entering  the 
Doctor's  study,  found  him  reading  proof,  he  remarked,  'I 
shall  let  you  see  this  now,  but  don't  speak  of  it  to  others.' 
To  the  writer,  who  made  his  acnuaintance  while  in  the  midst 
of  the  publication,  the  Dr.  said  that  he  did  not  care  to 
have  people  know  what  he  was  doing,  as  they  would  be  sure 
to  laugh  at  him.  This  may  have  been  owing  to  the  fact 
that,  in  Philadelphia,  little  attention  is  paid  to  genealogical 
studies.  The  great  work  was  finally  completed  and  given 
to  the  public  in  1855.  It  met  with  warm  praise  both  at 
home  and  abroad,  and  the  Doctor's  heart  was  often  made 
glad  by  receiving  from  his  friends  their  commendatory 
letters. 

"It  does  not  become  the  writer  of  this  memoir  to  criticise 
the  great  work  as  a  literary  labor,  or  as  a  correct  and  truth- 
ful Genealogical  History  of  the  Watertown  Families.  It 
speaks  for  itself,  and  will  ever  remain  an  enduring  witness 
of  the  untiring  energy,  the  unflagging  research,  and  the 
indomitable  zeal  of  its  respected  and  lamented  author. 
But  this  much  he  can  say,  that  when  the  last  page  was 
written  and  the  pen  laid  aside.  Dr.    Bond   might    have  ex- 


28  HENRY  BOND. 

claimed  without  fear  of  being  criticised  for  egotism,  'Exegi 
monumentum,  aere  perennius,' — for,  when  the  marble  which 
marks  his  resting-place  shall  have  crumbled  to  ruins,  this 
work  will  survive,  and  succeeding  years,  as  they  rapidly 
haste  away,  will  only  add  increased  lustre  to  his  jiame  and 
embalm  it  in  the  minds  of  thousands  who  shall  yet  tread  the 
soil  of  his  own  loved  New  England. 

"It  has  been  stated  that  Dr.  Bond  was  well  known,  be- 
yond the  limits  of  his  own  profession,  as  a  lover  of  an- 
tiquarian researches.  His  renown  as  a  student  in  this 
department  led  to  his  election  to  various  posts  of  honor 
throughout  the  country.  In  addition  to  the  societies  already 
named,  he  was  also  chosen  a  member  of  tKe  Academy  of 
Natural  Sciences,  the  National  Institute,  the  American 
Statistical  Association,  the  New  England  Historic  Genealog- 
ical Society,  the  American  Antiquarian  Society,  and  the 
Historical  Societies  of  the  States  of  Pennsylvania,  New 
York,  Maryland,  Wisconsin  and  Massachusetts. 

"In  the  month  of  August,  1858,  Dr.  Bond  visited  New 
England,  and  was  warmly  received  by  his  large  circle  of 
friends.  Within  a  month  after  his  return  to  Philadelphia, 
while  passing  through  the  grounds  of  Washington  Square,  he 
was  suddenly  stricken  down  with  paralysis,  and  although  he 
rallied  afterwards,  yet  his  nervous  system  was  completely 
shattered,  and  his  mind  was  much  impaired.  For  many 
years  he  had  suffered  from  an  affection  of  the  heart,  and 
this  sudden  prostration  of  his  powers  produced  a  marked 
change  in  his  general  health.  He  still  kept  up  his  corre- 
spondence— corrected  his  large  Genealogical  Work — visited 
a  few  patients — and  always  seemed  glad  when  friends  called 
to  see  him;  but  it  was  apparent  that  his  days  were  num- 
bered. On  the  morning  of  the  fourth  of  May,  1859,  he  was 
found  lifeless  in  his  room.  It  is  supposed  that  during  the 
night,  he  had  risen  to  procure  something,  and  either  had 
an  attack  of  apoplexy,  or,  fell  down  and  struck  his  temple. 
On  the  Saturday  following  his  death,  he  was  interred  in  the 
Laurel  Hill  Cemetery,  near  Philadelphia.  His  funeral  was 
attended  bv  a  large  number  of  his  medical  and  personal 
friends,  and  the  religious  services  were  conducted  by  the 
Rev.  Albert  Barnes,  of  whose  church,  the  First  Presbyterian, 


HENRY  BOND.  29 

of  Philadelphia,  he  had  been  a  member  for  many  years.  Dr. 
Bond,  at  the  time  of  his  decease,  was  in  the  seventieth  year 
of  his  age.  He  had  never  been  married.  He  left  a  will, 
dated  Apr.  3,  1858.  After  devising  the  bulk  of  his  estate 
for  life  to  three  of  his  near  relatives  in  Philadelphia,  he 
makes  Dartmouth  College  his  residuary  legatee  and  directs 
the  income  to  be  appropriated  to  the  purchase  of  books  for 
the  college  library.  He  couples  with  this  legacy  the  follow- 
ing direction:  'Any  student  of  the  college  of  the  name  of 
Bond,  a  descendant  of  William  Bond,  Esq.,  and  his  wife, 
Sarah  (Bisco)  Bond,  who  settled  in  Watertown,  Mass.,  as 
early  as  the  year  sixteen  hundred  fifty  (1650),  shall  be 
entitled  to  receive,  and  shall  receive  of  the  income  of  this 
legacy  to  the  college,  one  hundred  dollars  a  year,  so  long 
as  he  shall  continue  an  undergraduate  at  said  college.'  He 
also  bequeathed  to  the  college  for  their  library  all  his  mis- 
cellaneous books,  including  those  relating  to  history,  gene- 
alogy and  antiquities,  not  otherwise  disposed  of. 

"To  the  New  England  Historic  Genealogical  Society  he 
bequeathed  his  interleaved  copies  of  the  Watertown  Family 
Memorial;  his  manuscript  books  or  papers  pertaining  to 
town  or  church  histories,  including  his  scrap-book,  con- 
taining the  records  of  births,  deaths  and  marriages  in  Wo- 
burn;  also  his  files  of  letters  relating  to  genealogy  or  an- 
tiquities; and  all  the  unbound  copies  of  the  Watertown 
Memorial.  These  mss.  are  exceedingly  valuable,  com- 
prising, with  his  correspondence,  his  entire  collection  of 
materials,  from  which  he  prepared  his  great  work  on  Water- 
town.  The  copies  of  the  Memorial  number  at  least  one 
thousand  volumes:  and  the  Society,  to  show  their  estimate  of 
this  legacy — the  first  which  has  ever  been  bequeathed  to 
them — have  placed  them  in  the  hands  of  trustees,  who 
design  to  .invest  the  proceeds  arising  from  the  sale  of  the 
book,  in  a  fund,  which,  out  of  regard  to  the  donor,  is  to  be 
called  'The  Bond  Fund.'  The  trustees  of  this  fund  are 
Messrs.  Almon  D.  Hodges,  Frederic  Kidder,  and  John  Ward 
Dean. 

"As  a  man  Dr.  Bond  was  most  highly  esteemed  where- 
ever  known.  As  a  Christian,  he  was  sincere  and  honest. 
He  was  a  regular  attendant  and  member  of  the  Presbv- 


30  HENRY  BOND. 

terian  Church,  a  believer  in  the  °reat  doctrines  of  the  Chris- 
tian faith,  who  availed  himself  of  church  privileges  but 
was  not  actively  engaged  in  outward  religious  duties.  He 
seemed  averse  to  the  exhibition  of  emotional  feeling  in 
that  which  related  to  his  spiritual  life.  As  a  physician,  he 
occupied  a  high  position,  especially  in  the  city  where  he 
lived  and  died. 

"D.  Francis  Condie,  M.  D.,  of  Philadelphia,  a  leading 
member  of  the  medical  profession,  in  a  recent  communica- 
tion to  the  writer,  says:  'Dr.  Bond  was  well-grounded  in 
both  the  theory  and  practice  of  all  the  branches  of  the  heal- 
ing art.  His  favorite  branches  were,  however,  surgery  and 
obstetrics.  In  both  of  these  departments  he  devised  several 
original  instruments  and  apparatus,  and  suggested  impor- 
tant modifications  of  one  or  more  of  those  in  common  use, 
all  of  which  have  received  the  sanction  of  the  most  dis- 
tinguished practitioners.  The  practice  of  Dr.  Bond  was  by 
no  means  confined  to  the  departments  just  referred  to.  In 
that  which  embraces  the  pathology  and  therapeutics  of 
internal  diseases  generally,  he  had  an  extensive  clinical 
experience,  the  results  of  which  afforded  a  favorable  evi- 
dence of  his  expertness  as  a  medical  practitioner. 

"  'The  mind  of  Dr.  Bond  was  marked  by  depth  and 
solidity,  rather  than  by  quickness  andbrilliancy,  and  applied 
itself  with  the  utmost  zeal  to  the  cultivation  of  the  exact 
sciences — such  as  demanded  close  and  cautious  investigation 
and  are  based  solely  upon  demonstrable  truths.  He  was 
averse  to  every  species  of  hypothetical  reasoning,  and  had 
little  faith  in  any  proposition  sustained  by  a  chain  of  col- 
lateral arguments  rather  than  bv  positive  facts.  He  was 
slow  in  the  formation  of  his  judgments,  but,  when  finally 
determined,  it  was  no  easy  task  to  shake  his  confidence  in 
their  correctness. 

"  'The  position  which  Dr.  Bond  held,  as  a  member  of  the 
medical  profession,  was  one  of  the  highest  respectability.  It 
was  among  those  who  had  an  opportunity  to  become  fully 
acquainted  with  his  medical  knowledge  and  skill — his 
classical  attainments — the  sinceritv  and  truthfulness  of  his 
character — his  stern  integrity — and  to  experience,  day  after 
day,  his  unfailing    urbanity  of    deportment,  that    he    was 


HENRY  BOND.  31 

appreciated  at  his  true  value.  In  Philadelphia,  which  was 
the  field  of  his  entire  medical  career,  Dr.  Bond  enjoyed  the 
respect  and  confidence  of  his  professional  brethren.  With 
all  their  organizations  with  scarcely  an  exception,  he  was 
affiliated,  and  upon  him  was  conferred  almost  every  office 
of  trust  and  honor  within  their  gift;  and  he  was  made  the 
recipient  of  such  honors  as  indicated  the  high  esteem  formed 
by  his  medical  brethren  of  his  attainments — professional, 
classical  and  literary,  as  well  as  of  his  moral  worth.' 

"Such  is  a  brief  sketch  of  the  life  and  labors  of  one,  whom 
to  know  was  to  esteem  most  highly;  whose  memory  will 
long  be  cherished  by  a  large  circle  of  warm  and  attached 
friends,  and  whose  name  will  ever  occupy  a  high  rank  among 
the  genealogists  of  America." 


Charles  Steams. 


FIRST  GENERATION. 

"In  March,  1628,  the  Plymouth  Company  sold  to  a  com- 
pany of  six  gentlemen  in  England,  the  territory  extending 
from  a  line  three  miles  north  of  Merrimack  River,  to  a  line 
three  miles  south  of  Charles  River,  and  from  the  Atlantic  to 
the  Pacific  Ocean.  The  number  of  joint  proprietors  soon  be- 
came much  enlarged  and  they  assumed  the  title  of  "The 
Massachusetts  Bay  Company,"  choosing  Matthew  Cradock, 
a  wealthy  merchant  of  London,  to  be  governor,  and  Thomas 
Goffe  ,also  a  merchant  of  London,  to  be  deputy-governor. 
In  June,  1628,  a  company  of  emigrants  was  sent  over,  who 
landed  at  Salem  and  commenced  the  settlement  of  that 
ancient  town.  That  a  large  number  of  settlers  accompanied 
Sir  Richard  Saltonstall  from  Salem  to  Watertown  is  evident 
from  the  following  consideration,  that  about  forty  men 
signed  the  covenant  on  the  30th  of  July,  while  the  number  of 
female  members  is  not  stated.  Others,  having  large  families, 
did  not  then  sign  the  covenant,  not  being  entitled  to  church 
membership.  There  is  no  record  extant  of  any  municipal 
transactions  of  Watertown  earlier,  in  date,  than  1634,  four 
years  after  its  first  settlement. 

An  important  change  then  took  place  in  the  government 
of  the  colony  and  a  house  of  deputies  or  representatives 
became  a  constituent  part  of  it.  As  the  people,  from  this 
date,  began  to  be  represented  in  the  government  of  the  col- 
ony, so,  the  ordering  of  the  civil  affairs  of  the  town  began 


S4  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

to  be  intrusted  to  a  body  of  freemen,chosen,annually,  for 
that  purpose.  Then  originated  that  peculiar  New  England 
municipal  body,  a  board  of  select-men. 

Previous  to  this  date,  the  civil  and  ecclesiastical  affairs 
of  the  town  were  commingled,  without  any  distinct  line  be- 
tween them.  No  one  had  a  right  to  vote,  unless  he  were  a 
church-member;  and  the  church  was  Congregational 
wherein  its  affairs  were  managed  by  the  votes  of  the  mem- 
bers. The  church  officers  seem  to  have  taken  the  lead  both 
in  civil  and  ecclesiastical  affairs,  and,  it  is  probable  that,  pre- 
vious to  1634,  the  records  were  kept  accordingly.  What- 
ever those  records  were,  they  are  lost."  Charles  Stearns 
was  admitted  freeman,  May  6,  1646.  On  Mar.  15,  1648,  he 
purchased  of  Edward  Lamb,  of  Watertown,  a  house  and 
eight  acres  of  land,  and  three  other  lots.  On  the  same  day,  he 
purchased  of  John  Fiske,  six  acres  of  upland.  Isaac  Stearns, 
(First  Vol.  I),  in  his  will,  dated,  June  14,  1861,  mentioned  him 
as  my  kinsman,  Charles  "Sternes,"  and  bequeather  him  £10. 
Samuel  Hosier  also  bequeathed  to  him  £10,  but  without 
stating  any  relationship.  Jan.  6,  1680-1,  he  was  elected  con- 
stable, or  tax-gatherer,  of  Watertown,  but  refused  to  take 
the  oath;  and  the  same  year,  he  sold  his  land  in  Watertown 
to  his  son,  Samuel.  It  is  supposed  that  soon  after  this  he, 
with  his  son  Shubael,  moved  to  that  part  of  Lynn,  called 
Lynn  End,  now  the  town  of  Lynnfield.  His  first  wife. 
Hannah,  d.,  June  30,  1651,  in  Watertown  and  was  buried 
July  2,  165 1.  He  md.  (2),  June  22,  1654,  Rebecca  Gibson, 
dau.  of  John  and  Rebecca  Gibson,  of  Cambridge.  The  births 
of  their  first  two  children  are  recorded  in  Cambridge,  but 
she  was  a  member  of  the  Watertown  Church,  Feb.,  1658-9. 
(See  Camb.  Church  Gathering,  p.  59.)  The  following  ex- 
tract from  the  Essex  Registry  of  Probate  shows  the  number 
and  the  names  of  his  children,  at  least,  of  those  who  lived  to 
maturity,  or  to  have  families:  "Sept.  0,  1695,  Shubael  Stearns, 
of  Lynn,  petitions  for  letters  of  administration  on  the  estate 
of  his  brother,  Charles,  slain  in  the  Kine's  service.  Balance 
of  his  estate  after  settlement  of  debts  (£4,  12s.,  Tod.),  to  be 
divided  as  follows: — tequallv  between  his  brothers,  Shubael 
and  John;  the  children  of  brothers  Samuel  and  Isaac;  Re- 
becca Sternes  .alias  Traine,  and  Martha  Hutchinson,  his 
sisters."    "There  is  a  tradition  prevalent  in  Lynn,  Mas*.,  that 


FIRST  GENERATION.  35 

three  brother,  names  Daniel,  Isaac  (First  Vol.  I)  and  Shubael 
Stearns,  came  from  England  to  America  in  1630,  and  settled 
near  Watertown,  Mass.;  that  Daniel  died,  unmarried;  that 
Shubael  and  Isaac  each  brought  their  families  with  them; 
that,  soon  after  landing,  Shubael  and  wife  both  died,  leaving 
two  sons,  named  Charles  and  Nathaniel,  eight  or  ten  years 
of  age,  who  were  reared  and  cared  for  by  their  Uncle  Isaac; 
this  same  account  was  given  by  John  Peck  Stearns  (6822); 
that  these  sons  afterwards  married  and  each,  as  well  as  their 
Uncle  Isaac,  left  a  large  family,  from  whom  all  of  the  name 
of  Stearns  in  America  are  supposed  to  have  descended. 
It  is  noticable  that  Isaac  (First  Vol.  I.),  Charles  and 
Nathaniel  all  named  their  sons  John,  Isaac  and  Samuel. 
There  is  also  a  traditional  anecdote  of  the  first  landing  of 
the  Stearns  family,  as  follows:  "that  on  reaching  anchorage 
in  America,  Isaac,  like  the  spies  sent  into  Canaan,  went  for- 
ward and  selected  a  place  of  settlement;  soon  after,  an 
emulation  arose  between  the  two  boys  as  to  which  should 
step  on  land  first,  and,  as  they  sprang  from  the  boat,  Charles 
Stearns  missed  his  footing  and  fell  into  the  river  which  was 
therefore  christened  the  Charles  River."  Nevertheless,  the 
historian  claims  for  the  name  a  roval  origin. 

6000— CHARLES   STEARNS,  date  of  birth  unknown; 

md.  (1),  Hannah  ,  who  d.,  June  30,  1651;  md. 

(2),  June  22,  1654,  Rebecca  Gibson,  dau.  of  John  and  Re- 
becca Gibson,  of  Cambridge;  seven  children. 

6001— SAMUEL  STEARNS  (6008),  b.,  June  2,  1650, 
in  Watertown,  Mass. 

6002-^SHUBAEL  STEARNS  (601 1),  b.,  Sept.  20,  1655, 
in  Cambridge,  Mass. 

6003— JOHN  STEARNS  (6021),  b.,  Jan.  24,  1657.  in 
Cambridge,  Mass. 

6004— ISAAC  STEARNS  (6035),  b.,  1658. 

600s— CHARLES  STEARNS  JR.,  slain  in  the  King's 
service,  prior  to  1695. 

6006— REBECCA  STEARNS,  b.,  1661;  md.,  Jan.  25. 
1693,  Thomas  Traine,  b.,  1653,  son  of  John  and  Margaret 
(Dix)  Traine,  of  Watertown,  Mass.  She  was  admitted  to 
full  covenant,  Aug.  15,  1698,  and  d.,  Sept.  23,  1746,  aged  85 


36  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

years.     He  was  fined  ios.  by  the  Court,  Apr.  17,  1674,  "for 
selling  strong  water."    He  d.,  Jan.  23,  1739,  "an  aged  man." 
(a) — Benoni  Traine,  b.  and  d.,  Nov.,  1693. 
(b) — Rebecca  Traine,  b.,  Apr.,  d.,  May,  1696. 
(c) — Deborah  Traine,  b.,  Dec.    16,    1698;  d..   May  25, 

1718. 
(d) — Rebecca  Traine,  b.,  Dec.   1,   1701;  md.,  Dec.   17, 
1726,  Dea  John  Bright,  who  d.,  Jan.  24,  1754;  s.  p.; 
she  d.,  1736. 

6007— -MARTHA  STEARNS,  md.  Mr.  Hutchinson. 


Second  Generation. 


6008— SAMUEL  STEARNS  (6001),  b.,  June  2,  1650,  son 
of  Charles  and  Hannah  Stearns,  of  Watertown,  Mass.;  md. 
Mehitable ,  and  settled  in  Watertown.  The  in- 
ventory of  his  estate,  (£42,  12s.),  was  made  June  6,  1694,  by 
John  Hastings,  William  Shattuck,  Sr.,  and  William  Shattuck 
Jr.,  and  his  estate  was  settled  by  his  widow,  Mehitable,  July, 
1696.  It  appears,  by  the  town  records,  June  16,  1694,  that 
he  left  his  family  .so  indigent  as  to  need  some  temporary  aid 
from  the  selectmen.  It  is  not  known  what  became  of  the 
widow  and  her  two  sons. 

6009— SAMUEL  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  Feb.  27,  1686,  in 
Watertown,  Mass.;  bapt,  Aug.  21,  1698,  by  Rev.  Mr.  Angier. 

6010— JOSEPH  STEARNS,  bapt.,  Aug.  7,  1698,  by  Rev. 
Mr.  Angier. 

601 1— SHUBAEL  STEARNS  (6002),  b.,  Sept.  20,  1655, 
son  of  Charles  and  Rebecca  (Gibson)  Stearns,  of  Cambridge, 
Mass.;  md.  Mary  Upton  (?)  of  Reading,  Mass.,  and  settled 
in  Lynn,  probably  near  the  border  of  Reading.  He  belonged 
to  the  Narragansett  Expedition.  No  record  of  his  marriage 
has  been  discovered,  but  "Mary  Upton,  of  Reading,  Mass., 
md.  Shubael  Stearns,  of  Lynn,"  whether  this  Shubael  or  a  de- 
scendant is  unknown.  Testimony  of  Samuel  Trail,  aged  95 
years  and  upwards;  remembers  Shubael  Stearns  of  Lynn, 
who  came  from  Watertown  and  was  in  the  army.  Shubael's 
will  is  dated,  Nov.  19,  1733;  proved,  Sept.  2,  1734;  nine 
children. 

6012— SHUBAEL  STEARNS  JR.  (6039),  b.,  Aug.  19. 
1638,  in  Lynn,  Mass. 


38  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

6ci3^SAMUEL  STEARNS  (6050),  b.,  Sept.  12,  1685,' 

60144IHANNAH  STEARNS,  b.,  1687;  md.,  Mar.  21, 
1710,  at  Lynn,  Masas.,  Dr.  James  Stimson.  About  1716, 
they  moved  to  Tolland,  Conn.,  where  he  was  the  first  prac- 
ticing physician,  and  where  he  d.,  Mar.  10,  1758;  six  children. 

(a) — Ichabod  Stimson,  b.,  Jan.  22,  1713. 

(b) — Eneas  Stimson,  b.,  May  25,  1714. 

(c) — Hannah  Stimson,  b.,  Mar.  22,  1716. 

(d) — Jas.  Stimson  Jr.,  b.,  Sept.  20,  1719. 

(e) — Naomi  Stimson,  b.,  Nov.  8,  1722. 

(f) — Thomas  Stimson,  b.,  July  26,  1725. 

6015^-MARY  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.   10,  16—;  md.,  Dec. 
20,  1726,  Nathaniel  Flint;  two  dau. 
(a) — Elizabeth  Flint, 
(b) — Mary  Flint. 

6016— JOHN  STEARNS  (6058),  b,  1691;  d.  ,Mar.   10, 
1787. 
6oi7^EBENEZER  STEARNS  (6071),  b.,  1693. 

6oi8-^-MARTHA  STEARNS  b.,  1695;  was  living,  Nov. 
19,  1733- 

6019— ELEANOR  STEARNS,  b.,  1697;  md.,  Dec.  22, 
1730,  Nathaniel  Brown,  of  Reading. 

6020— REBECCA  STEARNS,  b.,  1699;  md-  Mr.  Green- 
slit. 

6021^-JOHN  STEARNS  (6003),  b.,  Jan.  24,  1657,  son  of 
Charle«  and  Rebecca  (Gibson)  Stearns,  of  Cambridge,  Mass.; 
a  house-wright.  He  md.  (1),  1681,  Judith  Lawrence,  b.,  May 
12,  1660,  dau.  of  George  and  Elizabeth  (Crispe)  Lawrence; 
md.  (2),  Apr.  2,  1713,  Mary  Norcross,  b.,  July  10,  1663,  dau. 
of  Richard  and  Mary  (Brooks)  Norcross,  of  Watertown, 
Mass.  The  birth  of  one  child,  Rebecca,  probably  the  eldest, 
was  recorded  in  Watertown,  but  he  resided  within  the  limits 
of  Lexington,  Mass.  His  eldest  five  children  were  baptized, 
June  22,  1690,  by  Rev.  John  Bailey,  of  Watertown;  the  next 
seven  were  baptized,  May  n,  1710.  by  Rev.  Mr.  Angier,  of 


SECOND  GENERATION.  39 

the  West  or  Second  Church  of  Watertown,  who  also  bap- 
tized the  thirteenth  child,  Feb.  28,  1703.  The  births  of  the 
youngest  two  are  recorded  in  Lexington,  Mass.,  where  he 
d.,  Feb.  22,  1722;  thirteen  children. 

6022 -^-REBECCA  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  21,  1683. 

6023— JUDITH  STEARNS. 

6024— SARAH  STEARNS. 

6025— GEORGE  STEARNS  (6083),  b.,  1688.     f  Twing 
6026— BENJAMIN  STEARNS  (6092),  ) 

6o27^JOHN  STEARNS  JR.  (6098),  b.,  1692.  ,,? 

6028— THOMAS  STEARNS  (61 10),  b.,  1694. 

6029—DANIEL  STEARNS,  b.,  1695. 

6030— ISAAC  STEARNS  (6123),  b.,  1697. 

60?  1— MARY  STEARNS. 

6032-^-ELIZABETH  STEARNS. 

6033— ABIGAIL  STEARNS,  b.,  May  12,  1700,  in  Lex- 
ington, Mass.;  md.,  Apr.  2,  1724,  Jonas  Harrington;  re- 
moved to  Weston,  Mass.,  about  1732;  ten  children. 

(a) — Patience  Harrington,  b.,  Jan.  17,  1725;  md.,  Apr. 

2,  1749,  John  Warder,  of  Petersham,  Mass. 

(b) — Eunice  Harrington,  b.,  Aug.  26,  1726  ;md.,  Feb. 

6,  1745,  Nathaniel  Parkhurst. 
(c) — Abigail  Harrington,  b.,  May  28,  1728. 
d) — Mary  Harrington,  b.,  Mar.  8,  1730;  md.,  July  27, 

1749,  Josiah  Bigelow,  of  Watham. 
(e) — Elizabeth  Harrington,  b.,  Jan.  10,  1732;  md.,  June 

J8,  i753>  John  Fiske. 
(f) — Noah   Harrington,  b.,   July   10,   1734,  in  Weston, 

Mass. 

(g) — Ruth  Harrington,  b.,  Mar.  27,  1736;  md.,  Oct.  14, 

J756,  John  Parmenter,  of  Sudbury, 
(h) — Solomon  Harrington,  b.,  Apr.  23,  1738;  d.,  1750. 
(i) — Jonas  Harrington  Jr.,  b.,  Sept.  21,  1740;  md.  Jan., 

1766,  Jane  Bent,  of  Sudbury. 


40  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

(j) — Sarah  Harrington,  b.,  May  i,  1742;  md.,  Jan.  21, 
1762,  Increase  Leadbeater,  of  Weston,  Mass. 
6034-^-CHARLES  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  20,  1702,  in  Lex- 
ington, Mass. ;  admitted  to  the  church  in  Lexington,  July  29, 
1721;  a  cordwainer,  of  Boston,  1725. 

6035— ISAAC  STEARNS  (6004),  b.,  1658,  son  of  Charles 
and  Rebecca  (Gibson)  Stearns,  of  Cambridge,  Mass.;  md., 
1684,  Hannah  Becket,  of  Lynn,  Mass.;  a  glazier,  of  Salem, 
Mass.  His  death  occurred  previous  to  1792,  for  in  that  year, 
his  widow,  "Hannah  Sterns,'  was  fined  at  Salem,  for  selling 
drink  without  license.  She  md.  (2),  Dec,  1694,  John  Chap- 
man; three  children,  by  Isaac  Stearns. 

6036-iREBECCA  "STERNS,"  b.,  Jan.  15,  1685;  md.. 
Sept.  17,  1706,  Ebenezer  Glover,  b.,,  Apr.  13,  1685.  They 
were  md.  at  Salem,  Mass.,  and  had  five  children. 

(a) — Margaret  Glover,  b.,  Dec.  20,  1707. 
(b) — Hannah  Glover,  b.,  Sept.  25,  1708. 
(c) — Ebenezer  Glover  Jr.,  b.,  Feb.  5,  171 1  ;d.,  Aug.  12, 
1712. 

(d) — John  Glover,  b.,  Sept.  25,  1713;  d.,  Feb.  21,  1714. 
(e) — Ebenezer  Glover  Jr.,  b.,  Apr.  21,  1715. 

6037— ISAAC  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  July  28,  1687;  d.,  May 
11,  1712. 

6038— JOHN  STEARNS  (6126),  b.,  Dec.  20,  1690. 


Third  Generation. 


6039— SHUBAEL  STEARNS  JR.  (6012),  b.,  Aug.  19, 

1683,  son  of  Shubael  and  Mary  Stearns,  of  Lynn,  Mass.;  md., 
Dec.  28,  1704,  in  Kittery,  Me.,  Rebecca  Lariby,  b.,  Feb.  4, 

1684,  in  Boston,  Mass.  About  17 14,  he  removed  to  Tolland,, 
Conn.,  of  which  he  was  the  first  Town  Clerk.  About  1750, 
with  his  sons  and  daughters  and  their  families,  he  left  Tol- 
land on  account  of  ecclesiastical  difficulties,  and  settled  near 
Newbern,  N.  C.  He  and  his  family  were  Baptists  and  some 
of  them  have  exercised  a  great  influence  upon  the  religious 
sentiments  of  the  South.  Their  residence  in  North  Carolina 
was  at  a  place  called  "Pepper  Cotton,"  and  a  pamphlet  was 
published  at  the  time  giving  an  account  of  the  troubles  in 
Tolland,  Conn. 

After  moving  South,  the  broad  Southern  pronunciation 
was  given  to  the  name  and  it  has  since  been  generally 
written  and  pronounced  Starnes;  ten  children. 

6040— SKUBAEL  STEARNS  3d.  (6133),  b..  Jan.  28, 
1706,  in  Boston.  Mass. 

6041— REBECCA  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  19,  1707,  in  Lynn, 
Mass. 

6042-^PETER  STEARNS  (6135),  b.,  Apr.  2,  17 10,  in 
Reading,  Mass. 


42  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

6043,-ISAAC  STEARNS  (6141),  b.,  Mar.  22,  1713,  in 
Reading,  Mass. 

6044— ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  30,  1715,  in 
Tolland,  Conn. 

6045— HANNAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  6,  1718,  in  Tol- 
land, Conn. 

6046— SARAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  29,  1720,  in  Tolland, 
Conn. 

6047— EBENEZER  STEARNS  (6143),  b.,  Apr.  23,  1722, 
in  Tolland,  Conn. 

6048— MARY  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  27,  1724. 

6049^-MARTHA  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  18,  1726,  in  Tol- 
land, Conn.;  md.,  June  23,  1747,  Rev.  Daniel  Marshall,  b., 
1706,  son  of  Abraham  Marshall,  of  Conn.  He  was  a  very 
distinguished  and  influential  Baptist  preacher,  who  left  Tol- 
land to  go  on  a  mission  among  the  Indians.  He  joined  his 
brothers-in-law,  Rev.  Shubael  Stearns,  in  a  newly  founded 
Baptist  Church,  at  Opeckoa,  Berkely  Co.,  Va.;  was  ordained 
pastor  of  the  Baptist  Church  at  Abbot's  Creek,  Guilford  Co., 
N.  C,  in  the  fifty-second  year  of  his  age  by  his  brothers-in- 
law,  Rev.  Henry  Leadbeater  and  Rev.  Shubael  Stearns. 
Rev.  Daniel  Marshall  md.  (1),  Nov.  11,  1742,  Hannah  Drake, 
by  whom  he  had  one  son,  Daniel  Marshall  Jr.;  md.  (2), 
Martha  Stearns,  by  whom  he  had  ten  children;  d.,  Nov.  2, 
1784. 

(a) — Rev.  Abraham  Marshall,  b.,  1748;  a  distinguished 
Baptist  preacher,  of  Georgia. 

(b) — John  Marshall, 
(c) — Zaccheus  Marshall, 
(d) — Levi  Marshall, 
(e) — Moses  Marshall, 
(f) — Solomon  Marshall, 
(g) — Joseph  Marshall, 
(h) — Eunice  Marshall. 


THIRD  GENERATION.  43 

(i) — Mary  Marshall,  md.  her  second  cousin,  Elias  Wil- 
born,  son  of  William  and  Hepzibah  (Stearns)  Wil- 
born. 

(j) — Benjamin  Marshall. 

6050-^SAMUEL  STEARNS  (6013),  b.,  1685,  son  of  Shu- 
bael  and  Mary  Stearns,  of  Lynn,  Mass.;  md.  (1),  (int.  pub., 
Apr.  7,  171 1),  Sarah  Burnap,  dau.  of  a  Scottish  minister,  of 
Marblehead,  Mass.  She  d.,  Aug.  6,  1724,  and  he  md.  (2), 
Apr.  14,  1725,  Tabitha  Bryant,  of  Reading-,  Mass.,  who  d., 
Dec.  13,  1758.  He  removed  to  Sutton,  Mass.,  about  1715, 
where  his  son,  Thomas  was  born;  then  returned  to  Lynn, 
Mass.,  where  he  d.  suddenly,  Dec.  20,  1759,  aged  74  years; 
seven  children. 

6051— TIMOTHY  STEARNS  (6149),  b.,  June  17,  1712. 

6052— SAMUEL  STEARNS  JR.  (6156),  b.,  Feb.  21, 
1714. 

6053— SARAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  2,  1715;  md.  Will- 
iam Perkins,  (int.  pub.,  Jan.  6,  1734). 

6054-^-THOMAS  STEARNS  (6174),  b.,  Dec.  22,  1717, 
in  Sutton,  Mass. 

6055^-REBECCA  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  2,  1719;  md., 
Mar.  25,  1739,  Ebenezer  Jaquith,  of  Wilmington,  Mass.;  d. 
previous  to  1759. 

6056-^ISAAC  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  10.  1721;  md.  Abigail 
Bryant,  of  Reading,  Mass.  (int.  pub.,  Oct.  7,  1744);  resided 
on  the  homestead,  at  Lynn,  Mass.,  and  d.,  s.  p.  The  in- 
ventory of  his  estate  was  dated  Jan.  13,  1763.  He  was  En- 
sign of  a  Company  sent  to  Crown  Point,  in  1755.  (See 
Geneal.  Reg.,  Vol.  v.,  p.  42.) 

6057— BENJAMIN  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  26,  1724;  killed 
in  battle;  s.  p. 

j  6058— JOHN  STEARNS  (6016),  b.,  1691,  son  of  Shubael 
and  Mary  Stearns,  of  Lynn,  Mass.;  md.  (1),  Dec.  2,  1723, 


44  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

Elizabeth  Barnes,  who  d.,  Apr.  19,  1737;  md.  (2),  Apr.  19, 
1739,  Abigail  Diggins,  of  Windsor,  Conn.,  who  d.,  Feb.  13, 
1752;  md.  (3),  July  29,  1754,  Eunice  Miller,  of  Tolland, 
Conn.;  he  d.,  Mar.  10,  1787. 

It  appears  by  the  Mid.  Prob.  Records,  that,  in  Oct.,  1739, 
he  was  appointed  guardian  of  his  then  living  children  by  his 
first  wife,  viz.,  Elizabeth,  aged  12;  Ruth,  aged  9;  Lydia,  aged 
7  years;  John,  aged  4  years.  Perhaps  his  first  wife  was  one 
of  the  Barnes  family  of  Marlboro;  he  had  twelve  children. 


6059— ELEANOR  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  13,  1725;  d.,  1737. 

6o( 
1726. 


6060-^DAVID  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  14,  1725;  d.,  Feb.  2, 


J 

6061— ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  May  26,  1728;  d.. 

Jan.  6,  1783;  md.,  Jan.  21,  1747,  John  Abbott,  who  d..'May 
17,  1776;  nine  children. 

(a) — Nehemiah  Abbott,  b.,  Dec.  21,  1748;  d.,  Aug.  24, 

1751- 
(b) — John  Abbott,  b.,  July  30,  1750. 

(c) — Nehemiah  Abbott,  b.,  Aug.  23,  1752;  d.,  Sept.  23, 
1776. 

(d) — Jehiel  Abbott,  b.,  June  2,  1755;  d.,  Apr.  13,  1776. 

(e) — Sarah  Abbott,  b.,  Aug.  28,  1757. 

(f) — Abiel  Abbott,  b.,  Aug.  16,  1760. 

(g) — Elizabeth  Abbott,  b.,  Aug.  12,  1763. 

(h) — Erastus  Abbott,  b.,  Apr.  5,  1768. 

(i) — Alexander  Abbott,  b.,  Apr.  8,  1771. 

6062— RUTH  STEARNS,  b.,  July  19,  1730;  md.,  Nov.  9, 
1747,  Josiah  Benton. 

(a) — Hannah  Benton,  b.,  Oct.  5,  1748. 
(b) — Josiah  Benton  Jr.,  b.,  Aug.  16,  1750. 
(c) — Mary  Benton,  b.,  Aug.  22,  175 1. 


THIRD  GENERATION.  45 

(d)— Ruth  Benton,  b.,  Apr.  15,  1756. 
(e) — Lorana  Benton,  b.,  Aug.  1,  1758. 
(f)_joel  Benton,  b.,  Sept.  30,  1761. 
(g) — Aaron  Benton,  b.,  Apr.  22,  1764. 
(h)— Jerusha  Benton,  b.,  May  16,  1767. 
(i)— Reuben  Benton,  b.,  Aug.  10,  1769. 

^6063— Lydia  Stearns,  b.,  July  25,  1732;  riid.,  Nov.   10, 
1 75 1,  Shubael  Dimmock. 

(a)— Lydia  Dimmock,  b.,  July  26,  1752.    £  Twins 

(b) — Hannah  Dimmick,  b.,  July  26,  1752.  ) 
■(c) — Edward  Dimmock,  b.,  Mar.  6,  1754. 
(d) — Shubael  Dimmock  Jr.,  b.,  Mar.  21,  ij$6. 
(e) — Elizabeth  Dimmock,  b.,  Aug.  12,  1758. 
J{i) — Dorcas  Dimmock,  b.,  Sept.  23,  1760. 
(g) — Samuel  Dimmock,  b.,  Sept.  3.  1762. 
(h) — John  Dimmock,  b.,  Aug.  15,  1764. 
(i) — David  Dimmock,  b.,  Nov.  30,  1767. 
(k) — Adolphus  Dimmock,  b.,  Mar.  22,  1775. 

6064— JOHN  STEARNS  JR.  (6186),  b.,  Jan.  11,  1735. 

6o65r-DAVID  STEARNS,  b.,  Jaan.  25,   1756;  d.,  Apr. 
6,  1756. 

6o66*-ELEANOR  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  11,  1757- 1  Twins 
606^-EUNICE  STEARNS,  b„  Aug.  11,  1757.      j 

Eleanor  Stearns  md.  Mr.  Bingham,  of  Bristol,  Vt. 

6068-/-CHARLES  STEARNS  (6194),  b.,  Oct.  19,  1758. 

6o6o^MARY  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  3,  1760;  d.,  Aug.  15. 
1775- 

>>  6070— SARAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  6,  1761 ;  md.  Amariah 
Hawkins,  of  Bristol,  Vt. 

6071^-EBENEZER  STEARNS  (6017),  b.,  1693,  son  of 


46  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

Shubael  and  Mary  Stearns,  of  Lynn,  Mass.;  md.,  Oct.  25, 
1717,  Martha  Burnap,  of  Reading,  Mass.;  children,  b.  in  Sut- 
ton, eleven  in  number. 

6o72*^EBENEZER  STEARNS  JR,  (6205),  b.,  Feb.  26, 
1720. 

6073—ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  14,  1721. 

6074— JOHN  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  10,  1723;  administrator 
of  his  father's  estate;  probably  of  Belchertown. 

6075— JONATHAN  STEARNS,  b.,  June  26,  1725. 

6076-T-HANNAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  27,  1727. 

6077— DAVID  STEARNS  (621 1>  b.,  Mar.  25,  1729. 

6078— MARY  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  27,  1730. 

6079— SARAH  STEARNS,  b.,  May  11,  1732. 

6080— BETHIA  STEARNS,  b.,  June  7,  1734. 

6081— THOMAS  STEARNS,  b„  Feb.  16,  1736. 

6082— REUBEN  STEARNS,  b.,  June  21,  1737. 

6083— GEORGE  STEARNS  (6025),  b.,  1688,  son  of  John 
and  Judith  (Lawrence)  Stearns,  of  Lexington,  Mass.;  of 
"Cambridge  Farms,"  (Lexington);  md.,  Oct.  23,  1712,  Han- 
nah Sanderson,  b.,  May  31,  1689,  dau.  of  Dea.  Jonathan  and 
Abia  (Bartlett)  Sanderson,  of  Cambridge,  Mass.  They  set- 
tled in  the  West  Precinct  of  Waltham.  His  son,  Daniel,  was 
made  executor  of  his  will,  dated  Feb.  28,  1760,  and  he  d., 
June  26,  1760.    His  wid.  d.,  May  21,  1770;  eight  children. 

6084VJONATHAN  STEARNS  (6220),  b.,  Dec.  26,  1713. 

6085—ABIGAIL  STEARNS,  bapt,  Jan.  1,  1715;  md., 
June  3,  1739,  Samuel  Pierce,  of  Waltham,  b.,  July  3,  1712, 
who  d.,  Mar.  30,  1772.     She  d.,  July  25,  1796. 

(a) — Abigail  Pierce,  b.,  May  25,  1740;  d.,  Sept.,  1747. 
(b) — Samuel  Pierce,  b.,  Nov.  1,  1741;  d.,  Mar.  30,  1806. 
(c) — Elizabeth  Pierce,  b.,  Sept.  30,  1743;  md.,  Dec.  17, 
1 761,  Timothy  Flagg.  • 

(d) — Daniel  Pierce,  b.  and  d.,  1746. 


THIRD  GENERATION.  47 

(e) — Nathaniel  Pierce,  b.,  1748;  d.,  1749.  f 

(f) — Abigail  Pierce,  b.,  Apr.  12,  1750;  md.,  Apr.  4,  1771, 
Jeremiah  Knowlton,  of  Lexington,  Mass. 

(g) — Judith  Pierce,  b.,  Mar.  8,  1753!  md.,  Nov.  26,  1778, 

Elisha  Stearns, 
(h) — Ezra  Pierce,  b.,  Dec.  24,  1755;  d.,  Aug.  6,  1795. 
(i) — Beulah  Pierce,  b.,  July  8,  1764;  md.,  Sept.  30,  1784, 

John  Colburn,  of  Lincoln,  Mass.;  thirteen  children. 

6o86{/jUDITH  STEARNS,  bapt,  Jan.  1,  1715;  d.  pre- 
vious to  1750;  md.,  Nov.  23,  1738,  Jonathan  Hammond,  of 
Waltham,  who  was  selectman  from  1765  to  1774,  whose 
second  wife  was  Lydia  Stratton. 

(a) — Molly  Hammond,  b.,  Sept.  5,   1739;  md.,  Apr.  2, 
'1 761,  Nathaniel  Felch,  of  Weston. 

(b) — Eunice  Hammond,  b.,  May  31,  1742;  md.,  May  10, 

1764,  Phineas  Warren  Jr..  of  Weston, 
(c) — Lucy  Hammond,  b.,  1748. 

6087— DAVID  STEARNS  (6233),  bapt,  Sept.  29,  1717; 
of  Weston. 

6088-^HANNAH  STEARNS,  md.,  Jan.  14,  1746,  John 
Hagar,  of  Weston,  b.,  Sept.  17,  1726,  son  of  Isaac  and  Pru- 
dence (Allen)  Hagar.  She  d.  previous  to  1757,  when  he  md. 
Sarah  Child  for  his  second  wife. 

(a) — Hannah  Hagar,  b.,  Apr.  8,   1748;  md.,  Nov.  21, 
1771,  Ebenezer  Hubbard,  of  Dudley,  Mass. 

(b) — William  Hagar,  b.,  Apr.  12,  1749. 

(c) — Amos  Hagar,  b.,  Feb.  8,  1751;  md.,  Feb.  17,  1790, 

Anna  Harrington, 
(d) — John  Hagar  Jr.,  b.,  June  13,  1752. 
(e) — Joel  or  Joseph  Hagar,  b.,  May  18,  1753;  was  he 

the  Joel  Hagar,  of  Marlboro  who  md.,  Sept.  21, 

1784,  Lucy  Barns,  of  Marlboro? 
(f)— John  Hagar  Jr.,  b.,  Oct.  6,  1754;  d. 

6089-J-LYDIA  STEARNS,  bapt.,  Feb.  23,  1724;  md., 
Oct.  9,  1746,  Samuel  Fuller,  of  Paris,  Me.,  b.,  Nov.  26,  1724, 
son  of  Isaac  Fuller. 


48  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

6o90f-JOHN  STEARNS,  bapt.,  July  23,  1727;  d.,  unm, 

6o9i^DANIEL  STEARNS  (6240),  bapt.,  Aug.  3,  1729. 

6092—BENJAMIN  STEARNS  (6026),  b.,  1688,  son  of 
John  and  Judith  (Lawrence)  Stearns,  of  Lexington  Mass.; 
md.,  Sept.  6,  1721,  Mrs.  Hepzibah  (Hastings)  Shattuck,  wid. 
of  Nathaniel  Shattuck,  who  d.,  Jan.  13,  1718,  leaving  one 
son,  Nathaniel  Shattuck  Jr.  Mr.  Benjamin  Stearns  had  five 
children. 

6o93^HEPZIBAH  STEARNS,  bapt.,  Sept.  1,  1722:  d., 
1723. 

6094— BENJAMIN  STEARNS,  b.,  1723;  d.,  1724. 

6095^-HEPZIBAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  7,  1725;  md., 
(pub.  Dec.  9,)  1744,  Josiah  Smith,  Esq.,  who  was  Justice  of 
the  Peace  and  Town  Clerk,  of  Weston,  Mass. 

(a) — Lucy  Smith,  b.,  Mar.  5,  1747;  md.,  Apr.  11,  1765, 

Samuel  Seaverns  Jr.,  of  Weston,  Mass. 
(b)— Joel  Smith,  b.,  Feb.  4,  1749;  md.  (1),  Nov.  5,  1773, 
Hannah  Harrington,  of  Waltham,  who  d.,  Oct.  5, 
1792;  md.  (2),  Oct.    1793,  Sarah  Lamson. 
(c) — Anna  Smith,  b.,  Jan.  19,  1751 ;  md.,  Nov.  22,  1774, 
/Joseph  Carter,  of  Lancaster,  Mass. 

6096— LUCY  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  24,  1727;  md.,  Feb.  28, 
1748,  James  Smith,  of  Weston,  Mass.,  bro.  of  her  sister's 
husband. 

(a) — James  Smith  Jr.,  b.,  Dec.  6,  1751 ;  md.,  1774,  Re- 
becca Sherman,  of  Sudbury,  Mass. 

(b) — Lucy  Smith,  md.,  July  6,  1775,  John  Garfield,  of 
Lincoln,  Mass. 

(c) — Abigail  Smith,  b.,  Nov.  28,  1758;  md.,  1786,  Abijah 
Jones. 

(d) — Hepzibah  Smith,  b.,  Oct.  13,  1761;  md.,  Mar.  3. 
1789,  Amos  Pierce,  of  Ashburnham,  Mass. 

(e) — Samuel  Smith,  b.,  Apr.  18,  1764;  md.,  Dec.  21. 
1789,  Olive  Pepper. 

6097— BENJAMIN  STEARNS  JR.  (6250),  b.,  Dec.  27, 
1728. 


THIRD  GENERATION.  49 

6o98^CAPT.  JOHN  STEARNS  JR.  (6027),  b.,  1692, 
bapt.,  May  11,  1701,  son  of  John  and  Judith  (Lawrence) 
Stearns,  of  Lexington,  Mass.;  a  blacksmith,  of  Lexington, 
Mass.;  md.,  Aug.  10,  1715,  Deliverance  Bigelow,  b.,  Sept.  22, 
1695,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Mary  (Flagg)  Bigelow,  of  Water- 
town,  Mass.  He  had  two  children  baptized  in  Watertown 
(West  Precinct)  and  moved  to  Worcester  as  early  as  1722. 
"May  20,  1 7 17,  he  purchased  of  Ephraim  Curtis,  of  Sudbury, 
for  £50  fifty  acres  in  Worcester,  with  all  the  rights  belonging 
Jhereto,  bounded  N.  W.  by  commons,  S.  W.  by  Obadiah 
Ward,  S.  E.  by  road,  N.  E.  by  Daniel  Heywoood."  In  1748, 
he  was  Capt.  of  a  company  of  Rangers,  raised  in  Worcester 
and  sent  to  repel  the  Indians.  (See  Hist,  of  Worcester,  pp. 
46  and  62.)  He  was  always  afterward  known  as  Capt.  John 
Stearns,  of  Worcester,  Mass.,  and,  with  his  wife,  was  living 
in  1762.  Besides  the  two  children  baptized  in  Waltham,  they 
probably  had  others  born  in  Worcester,  whose  births  are 
not  recorded.  The  town  records  of  Worcester  are  very 
deficient  and  the  church  records  are  lost.  Those  known,  or 
supposed  to  be  his  children,  are  the  following: 

6099— JOHN  STEARNS,  bapt.,  Mar.  31,  1 717,  in  Water- 
town,  Mass.;  was  living,  1762. 

6100-r-JOTHAM  STEARNS  (6262),  bapt..  June  22,  1718, 
in  Watertown,  Mass. 

6101/-SAMUEL  STEARNS  (6266),  b,  1720;  of  Worces- 
ter, Mass. 

6102^-TSAAC  STEARNS,  b.,  1728;  md.  (1),  Nov.  7,  1751, 
Katherine  Crosby,  and  had  one  dau.;  md.  (2),  Apr.  30,  1755, 
Elizabeth  Roberts. 

6103— KATHERINE  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.,  1752;  md., 
May  23,  1774,  William  Griggs. 

6104-J-WILLIAM  STEARNS  (6277),  b.,  1732. 

6105— DELIVERANCE  STEARNS,  md.,  Dec.  25,  1750, 
Elisha  Hedge  Jr. 

6106— INCREASE  STEARNS  (6286),  b.,  1738. 

6107— DANIEL  STEARNS  (6295). 


50  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

6io8^BEZALEEL  STEARNS  (6296). 

6iooh^$ARAH  STEARNS,  b.,  July  17,  1750;  md.,  1771, 
Benjamin  Lethe,  of  Grafton,  who  d.,  Mar.  18,  1835,  aged  86 
years,  and  she  d.,  Apr.  30,  1844,  aged  93  years, 

(a) — Eunice  Lethe,  b.,  Jan.  27,  1772. 

(b) — Matilda  Lethe,  b.,  May  17,  1773. 

(c) — Robert  Lethe,  b.,  Feb.  21,  1775;  "one  of  the  most 
ingenious  men  and  mechanics  of  the  land." 

(d) — -Benjamin  Lethe  Jr.,  b.,  Aug.  7,  1776. 

(e) — Zephaniah  Lethe,  b.,  Mar.  2,  1778. 

(f) — Sarah  Lethe,  b.,  Nov.  18,  1779. 

(g) — Solomon  Lethe,  b.,  July  25,  1781. 

■(h)— Polly  Lethe,  b.,  Sept.  17,  1783;  d. 

(i) — Nancy  Lethe,  b.,  Aug.  11,  1785. 

(j)Catherine  Lethe,  b.,  Oct.  2,  1787. 

(k) — Oliver  Lethe,  b.,  Feb.  1,  1790;  d.,  May  26,  1812. 

6no^CAPT.  THOMAS  STEARNS  (6028),  b.,  1694, 
bapt.,  May  11,  1701,  son  of  John  and  Judith  (Lawrence) 
Stearns,  of  Lexington,  Mass.;  an  inn-keeper,  with  the  trade 

of  a  house-wright;  md.  (1),  Sarah  ,  bv  whom  he 

had  two  children;  md.  (2),  Dec.  29,  1729,'  Mary  Jennison,  b., 
Aug.  21,  1708,  dau.  of  Hon.  William  and  Elizabeth  Jennison, 
of  Worcester,  Mass.  He  was  executor  of  the  will  of  his 
father-in-law,  Hon.  William  Jennison.  In  his  own  will, 
dated  Feb.  20,  1770,  he  mentions  his  wife,  Mary;  sons  Will- 
iam Jennison  and  Thomas;  daus.  Eunice,  Abigail  Fullerton, 
Sarah  Warland,  Lucy  Hubbard,  Mary  Raymond,  Lydia 
Campbell  and  Martha  Stearns.  His  wid.  d.,  July  19,  1784, 
aged  yy.  After  Capt.  Stearns'  death,  Jan.  16,  1772,  his  wid. 
continued  the  hotel,  called  "The  King's  Arms,"  until  1784, 
when  the  estate  was  purchased  by  William  Sever;  twelve 
children. 

61 1 1— SARAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  3,  1725;  md.,  1745. 
Owen  Warland,  who  d.  in  Cambridge,  Mass.  She  d.,  Feb. 
19,  1800,  the  mother  of  twelve  children. 

(a) — Thomas  Warland,  b.t  Oct.  4,   1746;  d.,   May  27, 
1749. 


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<b) — Owen  Warland,  b.,  July  15,  1748;  d.,  Oct.  20,  1749. 

(c) — Ann  Warland,  b.,  Apr.  3,  1750. 

(d) — Owen  Warland  Jr.,  b.,  Jan.  26,  1752;  grad.  Harv. 
Coll.;  d.,  Feb.  7,  1775. 

(e) — Sarah  Warland,  b.,  Sept.  27,  1753. 

(f) — Mary  Warland,  b.,  Nov.  2,  1755;  d.,  Sept.  11,  1756. 

(g) — Thomas  Warland,  b.,  July  17,  1757;  d.,  Aug.  27, 
1839;  md->  Aug.  14,  1781,  Elizabeth  Bell,  of  Boston, 
Mass.  Their  dau.,  Mary  Bell  Warland,  md.,  Feb. 
18,  1823,  Sylvanus  Plympton,  M.  D.,  of  Cambridge, 
Mass.,  whose  second  dau.,  Mary  Elizabeth  Plymp- 
ton, md.,  Feb.  14,  1849,  Rev.  Joshua  Young,  D.  D., 
of  Groton,  Mass.,  and  has  manifested  much  inter- 
est in  genealogical  research  and  heraldry.  Her 
bro.,  Henry  Sylvanus  Plympton,  M.  D.,  was  Sur- 
geon in  U.  S.  Army,  at  David's  Island,  New  York 
Bay,  during  the  Civil  War.  In  1863,  he  became 
Assistant  Surgeon  of  U.  S.  Navy,  but  died  of  con- 
sumption contracted  in  the  service. 

(h) — Mary  Warland,  b.,  Apr.  1,  1759;  d.,  Nov.  14,  1762. 

(i) — Lucy  Warland,  b.,  Mar.  22,  1762. 

(j) — Elizabeth  Warland,  b.,  Dec.  15,  1763. 

(k) — William  Warland,  b.,  Sept.  19,  1765;  d.,  in  Harvard 
Coll. 

(1) — John  Warland,  b.,  Dec.  25,  1768;  grad.  Harv.  Coll., 
1786;  d.,  1788. 

6112^-LUCY  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  6,  1727;  md.,  June  7, 
1748,  Elisha  Hubbard,  b.,  Sept.  4,  1721,  who  d.,  Apr.  11, 
1768,  in  Hatfield,  Mass.,  where  he  started  "Hubbard's  Inn," 
a  famous  resort  during  the  Revolutionary  War  ;eight  chil- 
dren. 

(a) — Hannah  Hubbard,  b.,  Feb.  2,  1750;  md.,  Aug.  2, 
1770,  Simeon  White  Jr.;  d.,  Feb.  17,  1786. 

(b) — Elisha  Hubbard,  b.,  Nov.  12,  1751;  d.,  young. 

(c) — Lucy  Hubbard,  b.,  Sept.  26,  1753;  md.  Gershom 
C.^Cyman. 

(d) — Anna  Hubbard,  b.,  Dec.  26,  1755;  md.  twice;  d., 
June  21,  1839. 


52  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

(e) — Elisha  Hubbard  Jr.,  b.,  Sept.  13,  1758;  md.,  June 
22,  1780,  Hannah  White;  d.,  May  17,  1843. 

(f) — Lucretia  Hubbard,   b.,   Sept.   23,    1760;  md.    Gen. 
Epaphroditus  Champion. 

(g) — Sarah  Hubbard,  b.,  1762. 

(h) — John  Hubbard,  b.,  1765;  md.  Ruth  Dickinson;  d., 
1804. 

6ii3^ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  7,  1730;  md., 
Jan.  27,  1750,  Duncan  Campbell,  of  Oxford,  Mass.,  b.,  1727;. 
d.,  1821;  six  children. 

(a) — Thomas  Campbell. 

(b) — Samuel  Campbell. 

(c) — John  Campbell. 

(d) — Alexander  Campbell. 

(e) — Lucretia  Campbell,  md.  John  Walker. 

(f) — Archibald  Campbell,  md.  Celia  Butler. 

61 14— MARY  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  22,  1732;  md.  Mr, 
Raymond. 

61 1 5— LYDIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  7,  1735;  md.  Alexan- 
der Campbell,  of  Oxford,  (int.  pub.,  Aug.  14,  1757). 

61 16— ABIGAIL  STEARNS,  b.,  May  n,  1737;  d.,  Apr. 
11,  1746. 

61 17— SAMUEL  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  26,  1740;  not  men- 
tioned in  his  father's  will;  probably  deceased. 

61 18— WILLLIAM  IENNISON  STEARNS  (6297),  b., 
1741. 

61 19— MARTHA  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  8,  1742;  md.,  Sept. 
3,  1761,  Capt.  Simon  Stevens,  of  Charlestown,  N.  H.  She 
d.,  Aug.  10,  1817,  in  Worcester,  Mass.  (If  this  Martha 
Stearns  md.  in  1761,  why  does  her  father's  will,  dated  1770, 
call  her  Martha  Stearns?) 

(a) — Thomas  Stevens,  b.,  Sept.  2,  1762. 

6120— DR.  THOMAS  STEARNS  (6300),  b.,  Mar.  17, 
1745- 


THIRD  GENERATION.  53 

6121— ABIGAIL  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  21,  1747;  md., 
Nathaniel  Fullerton,  who  d.,  Feb.  16,  1777,  aged  38  yrs. 

(a) — Thomas  Stearns  Fullerton,  b.,  Aug.  27,   1770,  in 
Worcester,  Mass. 

6122-^EUNICE  STEARNS,  b..  May  20,  1750;  md.,  Dec. 
5,  1779,  Thomas  Tollansbee,  of  Newburyport. 

6i23>^ISAAC  STEARNS  (6030),  b.,  1697,  bapt,  May  11, 
1 701,  son  of  John  and  Judith  (Lawrence)  Stearns,  of  Lex- 
ington, Mass.;  md.,  Dec.  24,  1725,  in  Cambridge,  Mass., 
Mehitable  Frost;  he  was  a  tailor,  of  Boston,  Mass.  Inven- 
tory, Jan.  8,  1731,  £86,  2s.,  6d.;  wid.  Mehitable,  administra- 
trix. (It  is  not  clearly  ascertained  whether  it  was  this  Isaac, 
or  Isaac,  son  of  Nathaniel,  (of  the  Isaac  branch,)  who  md. 
Mehitable  Frost);  two  daus. 

6i24^ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  12,  1725,  bapt., 
Jan.  7,  1728,  in  First  Church,  of  Boston,  Mass. 

6i25^MARY  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  20,  1727,  bapt,  Apr., 
1728. 

6i2(S*qOHN  STEARNS  (6038),  b.,  Dec.  20,  1690,  son 
of  Isaac  and  Hannah  (Becket)  "Sterns,"  of  Salem,  Mass.; 
md.  (1),  Sept.  24,  1718,  Martha  Willard;  md.  (2),  Oct.  27," 
1726,   Rebecca   Bradley,   who   survived  him   and   to  whom 
administration  was  granted,  1738;  six  children. 

6127-i-JOHN  STEARNS  JR.  (631 1),  b.,  Aug.  7,  1719. 

6128^-HANNAH  STEARNS. 

6129— MARTHA  STEARNS. 

By  second  wife. 

6i3o^ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  md.,  Nov.  2,  1755, 
Francis  Brown  Jr.,  of  Swanzey. 

6131— EUNICE  STEARNS. 

6132I-REBECCA  STEARNS. 


Fourth  Generation. 


6i33^REV.  SHUBAEL  STEARNS  3d.  (6040),  b., 
Jan.  28,  1706,  in  Boston,  Mass.,  son  of  Shubael  jr.  and  Re- 
becca (Lariby)  Stearns,  of  Tolland,  Conn.;  a  Baptist  preacher 
of  such  eloquence  and  vigor  that  he  was  styled  "Boanerges, 
Son  of  Thunder;"  md.,  Mar.  6,  1727,  Sarah  Johnson,  of  Lex- 
ington, Mass.  "In  1745,  he  joined  the  followers  of  George 
Whitfield,  who  were  called  the  'Church  of  New  Lights;'  in 
1 75 1,  his  attention  was  called  to  the  question  of  baptism, 
and  he  was  immersed  by  Rev.  Wait  Palmer  at  Tolland, 
Conn.,  and  in  1754,  accompanied  by  his  parents  and  other 
friends,  he  set  out  for  Virginia.  His  first  stop  was  at 
Opeckoa,  Berkeley  Co.,  Va.;  then  went  with  his  brother-in- 
law,  Rev.  Daniel  Marshall,  about  thirty  miles  from  Win- 
chester, Va. ;  afterwards  settled  permanently  at  Sandy  Creek, 
North  Carolina,  where  in  a  few  years,  his  little  church  grew 
from  a  membership  of  sixteen  to  six  hundred  and  six.  He 
was  no  ordinary  man,  but  eminently  successful  in  persuading 
men  to  accept  and  serve  Jesus;  in  stature,  small,  but  with  a 
peculiarly  penetrating  eve  and  a  very  musical  voice.  Rev. 
Shubael  Stearns  d.,  Nov.  20,  1771,  after  much  suffering, 
dying  as  he  had  lived,  in  simple,  confident  reliance  upon  the 
love  of  God.  The  influence  of  his  great  work  still  lives 
throughout  the  regions  where  he  faithfully  preached,  as  a 
pioneer,  the  simple  story  of  salvation  by  faith." 

6134--HEPZIBAH  STEARNS. 

6135-i-PETER  STARNES  (6042),  b.,  Apr.  2,  1710,  in 
Reading  Mass.,  son  of  Shubael  Jr.  and  Rebecca  (Lariby) 
Stearns,  of  Tolland,  Conn.;  md.,  Jan.  12,  1736,  Hannah  Stim- 


FOURTH  GENERATION.  55 

son,  of  Tolland,  Ct.    With  the  other  members  of  his  father's 
family,  they  removed  south,  in  1754;  five  children. 

6136^-CHARLES  STARNES  (6322),  b.,  1737;  of 
Charlestown,  S.  C. 

6137— EBENEZER  STARNES. 

6138— LEVI  STARNES. 

6139— JOEL  STARNES  (6329),  of  Atlanta,  Ga. 

6140— RHODA  STARNES. 

6141— ISAAC  STARNES  (6043),  b.,  Mar.  22,  1713,  in 
Reading,  Mass.,  son  of  Shubael  and  Rebecca  (Lariby) 
Stearns,  of  Tolland,  Ct.;  md.,  Nov.  27,  1734,  Rebecca  John- 
son,— thus  giving  to  the  family  the  patronymic,  Johnson,  so 
well  known  at  the  present  day  in  connection  with  the  name, 
Marshall,  from  his  sister's  busband.  The  two  appear  in  the 
names  of  various  descendants  of  Shubael  Stearns, — notably, 
Judge  Marshall  Johnson  Wilborn  and  Judge  Marshall  John- 
son Clarke;  one  dau. 

6142— T1EPZIBAH  STARNES,  md.  William  Wilborn,  of 
North  Carolina. 

(a) — Isaac  Starnes  Wilborn. 

(b) — Elias  Wilborn,  md.  his  second  cousin,  Mary  Mar- 
shall, dau.  of  Rev.  Daniel  and  Martha  Stearns)  Mar- 
shall. They  had  ten  children,  of  whom  three  were 
sons;  the  eldest,  named  Abner  Wilborn,  d.  young; 
Marshall  Wilborn  and  James  Wilborn  lived  to  ad- 
vanced age,  and  the  latter  had  a  dau.  Mary  Wil- 
born, who  md.  Dr.  James  Camak,  of  Athens.  Ga. 

(c) — Lucy  Wilborn. 
(d) — Samuel  Wilborn. 
(e) — William  Wilborn. 
(f) — James  Wilborn. 
(g) — Clara  Wilborn. 
(h) — Mary  Wilborn. 


56         *  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

(i) — Johnson  Wilborn,  named  for  his  maternal  grand- 
mother, Rebecca  (Johnson)  Starnes. 

(j) — Hepzibah  Wilborn. 

(k) — Abner  Wilborn,  md.  and  one  dau.,  Martha 
Milborn,  was  the  second  wife  of  Meriwetger 
Hill,  of  Washington,  Ga.,  who  has  two  sons,  Abner 
Wilborn  Hill  and  Edward  Y.  Hill;  another  dau., 
Susan  Wilborn,  md.  Dr.  Calhoun,  of  Newman,  Ga., 
and  their  son,  Dr.  Abner  Wilborn  Calhoun,  is  a 
celebrated  specialist,  of  Atlanta,  Ga. 

(1) — Nancy  Wilborn. 

(m) — Chapley  Wilborn. 

(n) — Wilkes  Wilborn,  d.  young. 

6143-^EBENEZER  STARNES  (6047),  b.,  Apr.  23,  1722, 
son  of  Shubael  Jr.  and  Rebecca  (Lariby)  Stearns,  of  Tolland, 
Conn.;  md.  (1),  Aug.  26,  1743,  Anna  Field,  of  Tolland,  Conn., 
of  which  marriage  there  was  no  known  issue;  md.  (2),  after 
removing  South  with  the  rest  of  his  father's  family,  Elizabeth 
Young,  of  Bucombe  Co.,  N.  C,  who  became  the  mother  of 
five  children.  About  the  time  of  the  Revolution  he  moved 
into  South  Carolina,  and,  afterwards,  into  Columbia  Co., 
Ga.;  where  he  d. 

6144— DR.  SAMUEL  SCOTT  STARNES  (6339). 

6145— DANIEL  STARNES  (6349),  b.,  1783. 

6146— JOHN  STARNES  (6353). 

6147— MARY  STARNES,  b.,  1790;  md.,  18 10,  in  Au- 
gusta, Ga.,  Rodham  Tulloss,  Esq.,  of  Tennessee.  She  was 
the  mother  of  eleven  children,  but  we  have  only  the  record 
of  two. 

(a) — Louisa  Tulloss,  b.,  Mar.  25,  1812;  d.,  unm. 
(b) — John  Ebenezer  Tulloss,  b.,  Nov.  30,  1817;  md.  (1), 
1840,  Sarah  Scott,  by  whom  he  had  two  chil., 
named  Mary  E.  Tulloss,  b.,  Feb.  4,  1842,  and 
Thomas  Rodham  Tulloss,  a  farmer,  of  Rock  Hill, 
Tenn.,  b.,  Feb.  9,  1844,  who  md.  Julia  Ida  Pollard, 
in  1869,  and  had  six  children;  John  E.  Tulloss  md. 
(2),  Oct..  1853,  Fanny  E.  German,  by  whom  he  had 


FOURTH  GENERATION.  57 

two  boys,  Robert  C.  Tulloss,  b.,  1854,  d.,  1865,  and 
John  Daniel  Tulloss,  b.,  Apr.  1,  1859,  w^o  md., 
Dec.  1,  1880,  Imogene  Cox. 

6148V-EBENEZER  STARNES  (6354). 

6149— TIMOTHY  STEARNES  (6051),  b.,  June  17,  1712, 
son  of  Samuel  and  Sarah  (Burnap)  Stearns,  of  Lynn,  Mass.; 
md.  (1),  Nov.  3,  1737,  in  Woburn,  Mass.,  Elizabeth  Jenkins, 
of  Wilmington,  Mass.;  settled  early  in  Leominster,  Mass. 

He  md.  (2),  Dinah  ,  who  survived  him,  and  d.  in 

Bolton,  Mass.  Timothy  Stearns  d.  previous  to  1759.  By 
first  wife,  Elizabeth,  he  had  one  child;  by  second  wife, 
"Dinah  Sterns,"  he  had  five  children 

6150— TIMOTHY  STEARNS  JR.  (6357),  of  Reading, 
Mass. 

6151— SAMUEL  STEARNS  (6363),  b.,  June  4,  1745- 
6i52^ISAAC  STEARNS  (6369),  b.,  July  -,  1749- 

6153-HELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  7,  1750;  bapt, 
Nov.  18,  1751;  d.,  Mar.  29,  1810;  md.,  1772,  Dea.  Ephraim 
Adama  Jr.,  of  New  Ipswich,  N.  H.,  b.,  Dec.  27,  1749,  who  d., 
Apr.  15,  1825. 

(See  Locke  family,  page  60;  Hist,  of  New  Ipswich,  pp.  290 
.and  291.) 

(a) — Ephraim  Adams  3d.,  b.,  Oct.   15,  1773;  a  deacon 

and  Justice  of  the  Peace;  md.  (1),  Sarah  Boutelle, 

by  whom  he  had  four  sons  and  two<  daus.;  md. 

(2),  Polly  Boutelle,  sister  of  his  first  wife,  by  whom 

he  had  the  same  number  of  children. 

(b) — Isaac  Adams,  b.,  July  2,  1775;  md.,  Dec.  10,  1803, 

Sarah  Perkins,  of  Leominster,  Mass.;  six  children. 

(c) — Lydia  Adams,  bfl,  June  7,  1777;  md.,  Dec.  6,  1803, 

William  Perkins,  of  Leominster;  six  children, 
(d) — Elizabeth  Adams,  b.,  Dec.  13,  1778;  md.,  June  22, 
1801,  Joseph  Spear,  of  New  Ipswich,  N.  H.;  four 
children, 
(e) — John  Adams,  b.,  Feb.  10,  1781;  md.,  Jan  13,  1809, 
Rebecca  Boutelle;  nine  children;  a  Deacon  and 
farmer,  of  Enosburg,  Vt. 


58  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

(f) — Rebecca  Adams,  b.,  Nov.  15,  1782;  md.  Dea.  Aaron 
Knight,  a  farmer,  of  Hancock,  N.  H.;  ten  children. 

(  g) — Sarah  Adams,  b.,  July  30,  1784;  md.  Nicholas 
Richards,  a  baker,  of  Bakersfield,  Vt.;  four  children. 

(h) — Susanna  Adams,  b.,  Nov.  4,  1785;  md.  Thomas 
Stearns  3d.,  of  Fitchburg,  who  settled  at  Enos- 
burg,  Vt.,  where  both  d.,  leaving  four  children. 

(i) — Lucinda  Adams,  b.,  Jan  26,  1788;  d.,  Mar.  7,  1848; 
md.,  May  4,  1807,  Jonas  Boutelle. 

(j) — Melinda  Adams,  b.,  Feb.  8,  1790;  md.  Dea.  Asa 
Knight,  a  farmer,  of  Milford,  N.  H.;  eight  children. 

(k) — Timothy  Kinsman  Adams,  b.,  Sept.  30,  1791;  md., 
Mary  Nichols,  of  Leominster,  and  settled  in  Enos- 
burg,  Vt.;  nine  children. 

(1) — Benjamine  Stearns  Adams,  b.,  Ang.  6.  1794;  a 
teacher,  who  md.  Nancy  Sanderson,  of  New  Ips- 
wich, N.  H.;  removed  to  East  Tennessee;  five  chil. 

(m) — Cynthia  Adams,  b.,  Sept.  5,  1795;  md.  Hiram  Fas- 
sell,  a  farmer,  of  Enosburg,  Vt. ;  five  children. 

6154— BENJAMIN  STEARNS,  b.,  lived  and  d.  in  Leo- 
minster, Mass. ;  unm.  He  belonged  to  Capt.  David  Wilder's 
Co.,  commissioned,  Apr.  19,  1775. 

6155--DINAH  STEARNS,  bapt.,  Jan.  18,  1756;  md. 
Jonathan  Whitney,  of  Buckland,  Mass. 

6156— SAMUEL  STEARNS  JR.  (6052),  b.,  Feb.  21, 
1714,  son  of  Samuel  and  Sarah  (Burnap)  Stearns,  of  Lynn, 
Mass.;  his  early  years  were  spent  at  sea.  He  md.  (1),  1738, 
Mary  Wheat,  and  settled  in  Leominster,  Mass.  She  bore 
him  sixteen  children,  and  d.,  1767,  in  child-birth,  at  Ashby, 
Mass.  He  md.  (2),  1768,  at  Merrimack,  N.  H.,  Lucretia 
Seavy,  who  bore  him  four  children,  and  d.,  1776,  '  He  md. 
(3)>  I77&,  at  Amherst,  N.  H.,  Abigail  Gilbert,  who  bore  him 
three  children  and  survived  him.  He  d.,  Nov.  20,  1793,  in 
that  part  of  Amherst.  N.  H.,  now  constituting  Mount  Ver- 
non, and  his  wid,  in  her  declining  years,  lived  with  her  son, 
Isaac  Stearns,  in  Littleton,  N.  H.,  where  she  d.,  Dec.  6,  1830, 
over  ninety  yrs.  of  age.  No  accurate  dates  of  the  births  and 
deaths  of  his  first  twentv  children  are  at  hand,  six  of  whom 


FOURTH  GENERATION.  59 

died  in  infancy,  without  a  name.  The  following  is  probably 
the  correct  order  of  the  births  of  those  named,  in  this  numer- 
ous family. 

6i57#RACHEL  STEARNS,  b.,  1739;  md.  Benjamin 
Hayden,  who  was  slaim  in  battle  during-  the  Revolutionary 
War,  leaving  several  children. 

615&—PHOEBE  STEARNS,  md.  Mr.  Buxton,  who  d., 
leaving  his  wid.  with  five  children. 

6159— CHARLES  STEARNS,  who  d.  in  early  manhood. 

6160— MARY  STEARNS,  who  d.  young. 

6161^ — JOHN  STEARNS,  who  served  as  a  private  in  the 
Revolutionary  Army;  md.,  and  settled  in  Ticonderoga,  N.  Y., 
when  he  d.,  leaving  a  large  family. 

6162— HANNAH  STEARNS,  md.,  1768,  John  Carter. 

6163— BENJAMIN  STEARNS  (6370),  served  as  private 
in  the  Revolutionary  Army. 

6164^-RUTH  STEARNS,  b.,  1755;  md.,  1774,  Mr. 
Damon,  of  Ashby,  Mass.,  and,  after  the  birth  of  their  first 
three  children,  Ebenezer,  Damon,  Sally  Damon  and  Ruth 
Damon,  they  removed  to  Caledonia  Co.,  Va.,  where  she  d., 
1826,  leaving  many  descendants.  Among  them  were  her 
grandson,  the  late  Dr.  George  Damon,  a  physician  of  note 
in  Peacham,  Vt,  and  his  brother,  William  Damon,  of  Burke, 
Vt,  and  the  late  Job  Damon,  of  Council  Bluffs,  la. 

6165— SAMUEL  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  1757,  md.  Feb.  15. 
1781,  Molly  Coggins,  of  Amherst,  N.  Y.;  d.,  Apr.  6,  1812. 

6166— JONATHAN  STEARNS,  b.,  1760,  left  home  in 
his  youth  and  was  supposed  to  have  gone  to  sea,  although 
nothing  definite  was  ever  heard  from  him. 

6167^-BETSY  STEARNS,  b.,  1765;  md. 

6168— TIMOTHY  STEARNS,  b.,  1767;  was  adopted  and 
raised  by  a  distant  relative;  settled  in  Mass. 

6i6q^LUCRETIA  STEARNS,  b.  1769;  md. 
6170^-DANIEL  STEARNS,  b.,  1773. 


60  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

6i7i^SALLY  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  15,  1779,  at  Amherst, 
N.  H.;  was  the  twenty-first  child  of  Samuel  Stearns  (6156); 
md.,  May  12,  1819,  at  Salem,  Mass.,  Capt.  John  Smith;  d.,  at 
Ipswich,  Mass.,  leaving-  a  daughter. 

6172— ISAAC  STEARNS  (6374),  b.,  Oct.  13,  1780,  at 
Amherst,  N.  H.,  the  twenty-second  child  of  his  father. 

6173— SHUBAEL  STEARNS  (6379),  b.,  May  20,  1783, 
at  Amherst,  N.  H.,  the  twenty-third  child. 

6174-r-THOMAS  STEARNS  (6054),  b.,  Dec.  22,  1717, 
in  Sutton,  Mass.,  son  of  Samuel  and  Sarah  (Burnap)  Stearns, 
of  Lynn,  Mass.;  md.,  Nov.  4,  1740,  Lydia  Mansfield,  dau.  of 
Daniel  Mansfield.  His  eldest  two  children  \were  born  in 
Lyn,  Mass.,  and  the  births  of  the  next  seven  are  recorded  in 
Lunenburg.  He  then  moved  to  Fitchburg,  Mass.,  stayed 
only  a  short  time,  then  went  to  Leominster,  Mass.,  where  he 
d.,  Feb.  5,  181 1,  eminent  for  his  Christian  virtues.  He  be- 
longed to  Capt.  Samuel  Hunt's  Co.,  from  Aug.  13,  to  Dec. 
I3-  I755-    His  wife  d.,  Feb.  26,  1791;  elecen  children. 

6175— THOMAS  STEARNS,  b.,  July  9,  1741 ;  d..  Aug.  26, 
1746. 

6176^-LYDIA  STEARNS,  b.,  May  28,  1743;  d..  Aug.  30, 
1746. 

6177— SARAH  STEARNS,  b.,  May  12,  1745;  d.,  1746. 

6178— THOMAS  STEARNS  JR.  (6393),  b.,  May  9,  1747. 

6179— DANIE  LSTEARNS  (6401),  b.,  July  31,  1749. 

6180— LYDIA  STEARNS,  b.,  May  24,  1751;  d.,  Feb.  14, 
1814,  of  dropsy;  md.  about  1774,  David  Child,  Jr.,  b.,  Jan. 
30,  1745,  in  Shrewsbury,  Mass..  and  settled  in  Westminster, 
Mass. 

(a) — Susanna  Child,  b.,  Jan.,   1777;  md.,  1798,  Luther 

Pratt,  a  farmer, 
(b) — Thomas  Child,  b.,  Apr.  30,  1779;  Justice  of  the 
Peace;  md.  Lydia  Adams,  b.,  Apr.  12,  1780,  dau.  of 
Noah  Adams,  of  Pomfret,  Vt.  He  moved  to  Enos- 
burg,  Vt.,  about  1801,  afterwards,  to  Bakersfield, 
Vt;  was  a  member  of  the  Vt.  Legislature  for  six 
years;  ten  children. 


FOURTH  GENERATION.  61 

(c)— Sally  Child,  b.  about  1785;  md-  Solomon  Proctor, 

son  of  Leonard  Proctor. 
(d)_Nancy  Child,  b.  about  1790;  md.  (1),  J.  Ward,  of 

Westminster,  Mass.;  m.  (2),  America  Amsden,  a 

farmer,  of  Windsor,  Vt. 
(e)__ John  Child,  d.,  unm. 
(£)_Lydia  Child,  d.,  unm. 
(g) — Jonas  Child,  d.,  unm. 

6181— REV.  CHARLES  STEARNS  (6406),  b,  July  19, 

1753- 

6182^-SARAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  12,  1755;  d.,  Feb. 
10  1795;  md.,  Feb.  26,  1778,  James  Boutelle,  a  farmer  and 
surveyor  of  Leominster,  Mass.,  b.,  Mar.  18,  1754,  son  of 
James  and  Mary  (Smith)  Boutelle.  This  family  removed  to 
Enosburg,  Vt. 

(a)— Sally  Boutelle,  b.,   Oct.  27,   17795  md-  Ephraim 

Adams,  Jr. 
(b)— James  Boutella,  b.,  Aug.  29,  1781.  )    TwinS- 
(c)_jonas  Boutelle,  b.,  Aug.  29,  1781.     ) 

James  Boutelle  Jr.,  d,  Sept.  7,  1784.     His  twin 

brother  Jonas  Boutelle,  was  of  Enosburg,  Vt.;  md. 

May   14,   1807,  Lucinda  Adams,  who  d.,  Mar.  7, 

1848. 

(d)— Rebecca  Boutelle,  b.,  Sept.  22,  1785;  md.,  Jan.  23,. 

1809,  Dea.  John  Adams,  of  Enosburg,  Vt. 
(e)_Polly  Boutelle,   b.,   Jan.   25,    1788;   md.   Ephraim 

Adams  Jr.,  her  deceased  sister's  husband. 
(f)_Susan  Boutelle,  b.,  Feb.  24;  d.,  Mar.  4,  1790. 

6183— REBECCA  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  15,  17575  d->  Oct. 
9,  1791-  md.,  May  30,  1786,  Jeremiah  Lord,  of  Winchendon, 
Mass.,  who  d.,  Oct.  1825. 

(a)_jeremiah  Lord  Tr.,  b,  Feb.  26,  1788;  a  deacon,  of 
Templeton,  Mass.  He  was  brought  up  by  his  Aunt 
Kendall,  and  md.  (1),  Feb.  13,  1812,  Dorothy 
Stearns  &2§),  his  cousin.  She  d.,  Sept.  15,  1817, 
and  he  md.  (2),  July  23,  1818,  Mrs.  Roxa  S.  Gilbert, 


62  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

dau.  of  Daniel  and  Sarah  Upham,  of  Templeton, 
Mass.;  eight  children, 
(b) — Lucy  Lord,  d.  aged  two  yrs. 

6i84-jUTIMOTHY  STEARNS  (6418),  b.,  Apr.  4,  1759; 
d.,  Sept.  3,  1795. 

6185-MNNA  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  25,  1762;  md.  Noah 
Kendall,  of  Templeton,  Mass.,  who  d.,  1846,  and  she  d.,  Sept. 
2,  1848;  s.  p. 

6186— DR.  JOHN  STEARNS  JR.  (6064),  b.,  Jan.  11, 
1735,  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Barnes)  Stearns,  of  Tolland, 
Conn.;  studied  medicine  in  Conn.,  and  commenced  practice 
about  1764,  in  Wilbraham,  Mass.,  where  all  of  his  children 
were  born.  He  md.,  Sept.  26,  1765,  Elizabeth  Willis^b.,  Aug. 
14,  1740,  who  d.,  May  1,  1834,  dau.  of  Capt.  Joshua  and 
Jemina  (Eaton)  Willis,  of  Tolland,  Conn.  Dr.  Stearns  d., 
Sept.  11,  1788,  in  Tolland,  Conn.;  seven  children. 

6187— JOHN  STEARNS,  b.,  July  13,  1766;  d.,  Mar.  20, 
1769. 

6188— ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  27,  1768;  md.,' 
July  6,  1786,  at  Wilbraham,  Mass.,  Dr.  Jabez  H.  Percival, 
who  lived  a  few  years  in  Marlboro,  Mass.,  thence  removed  to 
the  State  of  New  York,  and,  in  1803,  settled  in  Lawrence- 
burg,  Ind.,  where  he  d.,  June  28,   1841,  and  his  widow  d., 
June,  1846.      "He  was  a  practicing   physician,    among  the 
pioneer  of  Southern  Indiana  and  that  portion  of  Kentucky 
lying  along  the  Ohio  River.     Elizabeth  (Stearns)  Percival 
was  a  woman  of  great  force  of  character  and  extraordinary 
executive  ability,  a  true  help-mate  for  her  busy  husband,  and 
an  earnest  Christian.     Theirs  was  the  first  brick  house  built 
in  Lawrenceburg,  Ind.     Dr.  Jabez  H.  Percival  was  a  lineal 
descendant   of   Robert   Percherval.   who   went   to   England 
from  Normandy  with  William,  Duke  of  Normandy,  in  1066." 
(a) — Polly    Percival,,  b.,    Tune   15,    1787,  in  Marlboro 
Mass.;  md.,  Sept.  5,  1804,  at  Lawrenceburg,  Ind., 
Col.  Philip  Hawkins  Craig,  of  Boone  Co.,  Ky.  Their 
dau.,  Eliza  Ann  Craig,  md.  Edmund  Z.  Crooker, 
whose  dau.,  Mrs.  Mary  (Crooker)  Lloyd,  of  Austin, 
Tex.,  has  in  her  possession  an  old  Bible  which  traces 


FOURTH  GENERATION.  63 

her  ancestry  to  Dr.  John  Stearns.  Mrs.  Lloyd's 
brother,  L.  M.  Crooker,  is  a  lumber  merchant  of 
Austin  Tex.,  who  has  served  two  terms  as  Mayor  of 
the  city. 

Another  dau.  of  Philip  H.  and  Polly  (Percival) 
Craig,  named  Louisa  Craig,  md.  Capt.  Alexander 
Louis  Mason,  of  Kentucky,  who  was  killed  on  the 
battle-field  of  Wilson's  Creek,  Mo.,  with  a  Colonel's 
commission  in  his  pocket.  Their  grand  son,  Fred 
Waldo  Williams,  glove  manufacturer  of  Napa,  Cal., 
bears  a  strong  personal  resemblance  to  E.  C. 
Stearns,  bicycle  manufacturer,  of  Syracuse,  N.  Y., 
as  shown  by  a  picture  of  the  latter  in  Munsey's 
Magazine. 

(b) — Betsy  Percival,  b.,  Nov.  21,  1788,  in  Marlboro, 
Mass.;  md.,  Dec.  21,  1806,  in  Cincinnati,  O., 
Thomas  Leuty. 

(c) — Elvira  Percival,  b.,  June  20,  1790,  in  Marlboro, 
Mass.;  md.,  Dec.  16,  1807,  in  Lawrenceburg,  Ind., 
Horace  B.  Rose,  of  Roseville,  Ark.,  where  both  d. 
Their  dau.,  Eudora  E.  Rose,  b.,  Mar.  25,  1816,  in 
New  Orleans,  La.,  md.,  May  12,  1842,  George 
Washington  Knox,  b.,  Ma  5,  1812,  in  Louisville, 
Ky.,  whose  dau.,  Mrs.  Martha  Washington  (Knox) 
Hayman,  of  Van  Buren,  Ark.,  has  sent  us  a  very 
complete  record  of  her  mother's  family. 

(d) — John  Stearns  Percival,  b.,  Nov.  14,  1792,  in  Marl- 
boro, Mass.;  md.  (1),  May  22,  1819,  in  Boone  Co., 
Ky.,  Matilda  Goodrich;  md.  (2),  Apr.  5,  1822,  Sarah 
Ann  Kirtley,  of  Burlington,  Ky. 

(e) — Calvin  Fuller  Percival,  b.,  Dec.  20,  1794,  in  Free- 
hold, N.  Y.;  d.,  unm. 

(f) — Zerah  Tousey  Percival,  b.,  Nov.  17,  1797,  in  Free- 
hold, N.  Y.;  d.,  unm. 

The  foregoing  records  of  Elizabeth  (Stearns) 
Percival's  family  are  taken  from  the  "Bible  of  Jabez 
H.  and  Elizabeth  (Sternes)  Percival,"  now  in  pos- 
sion  of  their  great  grand-daughter,  Mrs.  Elvira 
(Rose)  Dennis,  of  Indianapolis.  Ind.,  who  also  has 


64  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

an  oil-portrait  of  Elizabeth  ("Sternes")  Percival,  at 
the  age  of  sixty-two,  of  which  a  copy  has  been  made 
by  her  great-great-grand-son,  Mark  Dennis,  of 
Indianapolis.  "The  oil-painting  is  very  old  and 
dark  and  the  copy  does  not  do  her  justice." 

6189--DR.  JOHN  STEARNS  JR.  (6426),  b.,  May  16, 
1770. 

6190— ANNIS  (NANCY)  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  30,  1773; 
md.,  1792,  Dr.  Joshua  Griggs,  of  Stephentown,  N.  Y.,  where 
he  d.,  181 3;  four  children. 

(a) — Laura  Griggs. 

(b) — Sophronia  Griggs. 

(c) — Harriet  Griggs. 

(d) — Edwin  Griggs. 

6191— ELVIRA  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  7,  1774;  md.,  Oct. 
30,  1792,  William  Cobb,  counsellor-at-law,  b.,  Jan.  20,  1768, 
in  Tolland,  Ct,  grad.  Yale  Coll.,  1788.  They  resided  suc- 
cessively in  Tolland,  Wilbraham,  Ellington  and  Tolland 
again,  where  he  d.,  Feb.  25,  1812.  His  wid.  d.,  1846,  in 
Hartford,  Conn.;  nine  children. 

(a) — Hannah  A.  Cobb.,  b.,  Feb.  20,  1794,  in  Tolland, 
Conn.;  md.  Hamlet  Sparks,  of  Lawrenceburg,  Ind., 
where  she  d.,  Dec.  9,  1818. 
(b) — Alma  Cobb.,  b.,  Sept.  22,  1795,  in  Tolland,  Conn.; 

md.,  Jan.  20,  1814,  Abijah  Ladd,  of  Tolland, 
(c) — Eliza  Willis  Cobb,  b.,  Aug.  27,   1797,  in  Tolland, 

Conn. ;  md.  John  McCray,  of  Strafford,  Ct. 
(d) — Elvira  Stearns  Cobb.,  b.,  Sept.  15,  1799,  in  Wil- 
braham,  Mass.;    md.     Hezekiah    Cady,   of    Straf- 
ford, Ct. 
(e) — Rachel  Cobb.,  b.,  Dec.   31,   1800,  in  Wilbraham, 

Mass.;  d.,  June  12,  1836,  in  Hartford,  Conn. 
(f) — William  B.  Cobb,  b.,  Mar.  2,  1802,  in  Wilbraham, 

Mass.;  d.,  Nov.  2,  1804. 
(g) — Mary  Ann  Cobb,  b.,  Apr.  2,   1805,  in  Ellington, 

Conn.;  md.  Andrew  Brown,  of  Hartford,  Conn, 
(h) — William  B.  Cobb,  b.,  July  16,  1807,  in  Ellington, 
Conn.;  d.,  Aug.  13,  1827,  in  Hartford,  Conn. 


FOURTH  GENERATION.  65 

(i) — Calvin  P.   Cobb,  b.,   Sept.  26,   1810;  md.,  Jan.  7, 
1835,  Eliza  Gilchrist,  of  Waterford,  N.  Y. 

6192— ELISHA  STEARNS  (6433),  b.,  July  12,  1776;  d., 
1850. 

6193— STEPHEN  STEARNS,  b.,  June  22,  1780;  d.,  Feb., 

1781.  y 

6194— CHARLES  STEARNS  (6068),  b.,  Oct.  19,  1758, 
son  of  John  and  Eunice  (Miller)  Stearns,  of  Tolland,  Ct.;  a 
farmer,  who  served  one  year  in  the  regular  army  and  some 
time  in  the  militia  during  the  Revolutionary  War.  He  was 
at  the  capture  of  Burgoyne,  and  was  out  privateering  for 
several  cruises.  He  md.,  1783,  Sarah  Norris,  dau.  of  Capt. 
Benjamin  Norris,  of  Tolland,  Conn.,  and  lived  in  Leyden, 
Mass.,  until  1822,  when,  with  his  family,  he  removed  to 
Henderson  Harbor,  Jefferson  Co.,  N.  Y.,  where  he  d.,  1826. 
He  served  as  Capt.  in  the  Revolutionary  War,  and  received 
a  bayonet  wound  at  the  battle  of  Trenton,  N.  J. ;  ten  children. 

6195— SARAH  STEARNS,  b.,  July  27,  1784;  d.,  1S44; 
md.  (1),  1800,  John  Field,  and  had  six  children;  after  his 
death,  md.  (2)  Cyrus  Hubbard,  a  farmer,  of  Henderson  Har- 
bor, N.  Y.;  several  children. 

6196— DAVID  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  28,  1786;  a  farmer, 
who  md.,  1812,  Cynthia  Clark,  of  Halifax.  Vt.;  d.,  Aug.  26, 
1827;  s.  p. 

6197— NORRIS  STEARNS  (6438),  b.,  Jan.  12,  1789;  d., 
Dec.  26,  1845. 

6198— DR.  SAMUEL  STEARNS  (6441),  b..  June  29, 
1791. 

6199— CLARISSA  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  9,  1793;  md. 
Jonathan  Bulfinch,  a  farmer,  of  Hartsgrove,  O.,  and  pre- 
sented him  with  twelve  little  Bulfinches. 

6200— LAURA  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  10,  1796;  d.,  1842; 
md.,  1 81 7,  Clark  Chandler,  a  farmer,  of  Petersham,  Mass.; 
eight  children. 

(a) — Lysander  Chandler,  b.,  Oct.  19,  1818,  in  Wendell, 


66  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

Mass.;  md.  (i),  Aug-.  9,  1842,  Elizabeth  Ann  Kings- 
bury, "both  of  Springfield;"  md.  (2),  Margaret  Ann 
Nelson. 

(b) — Lucy  Chandler,  b.,  1820;  md.  (1),  Bethuel  Bartlett; 
md.  (2),  Capt.  Wm.  D.  Clifford,  commander  of  the 
"Achilles,"  in  the  Civil  War. 

(c) — Laura  Pelincy  Chandler,  b.,  June  9,  1822,  in  Wen- 
dell, Mass.;  md.,  1842,  Gamaliel  Marsh. 

(d) — Sarah  Chandler,  b.,  1824;  d.,  Dec.  29,  1851,  at 
Chicopee,  Mass.;  unm. 

(e) — Caroline  A.  Chandler,  b.,  1826;  md.,  1846,  Joseph 
T.  Buckingham. 

■(f) — Clark  Chandler  Jr.,  b.,  1830;  md.  Harriet  Miner. 

(g) — Norris  Stearns  Chandler,  b.,  Feb.  2$,  1832;  md. 
(1),  Anne  Plunkett:  m.  (2),  Addie  Lamphere. 

(h) — Maria  Chandler,  d.,  aged  three  years. 

6201— CHARLES  STEARNS  (6444),  b.,  Sept.  6,  1800. 

6202— RUBY  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  18,  1803;  md. 
Joseph  White,  of  Missouri;  many  children. 

6203 — Eunice  Stearns,  b.,  Oct.  7,  1804;  md.  Simon  Hub- 
bard, a  farmer,  of  Hartsgrove,  O.;  had  children. 

6204— CAROLINE  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  1,  1806;  md. 
Egbert  Mcintosh,  of  Hartsgrove,  O.;  had  three  sons. 

6205— EBENEZER  STEARNS  JR.  (6072),  b.,  Feb.  26, 
1720,  son  of  Ebenezer  and  Martha  (Burnap)  Stearns,  of  Sut- 
ton, Mass.;  md.,  1742,  Jane  Stockwell,  of  Sutton,  Mass.,  b., 
1722.  They  settled  in  Sutton,  Mass.,  and  he  died  at  a  gar- 
rison on  Lake  George,  in  the  French  and  Indian  War.  His 
widow  died,  July  16,  1808.  at  Hinesboro,  Vt.;  five  children. 

6206— EBENEZER  STEARNS  3d.  (6449),  (by  one  rec- 
ord given  as  Ebenezer  I.  Stearns),  b.,  1743. 

6207— JONATHAN  STEARNS  (6457),  b.,  Feb.  10,  1745; 
was  Capt.  in  Revolutionary  War. 

6208— REBECCA  STEARNS,  md.,  Jan.  25.  1762,  in 
Northampton,  Mass.,  Seth  Burk,  son  of  Richard  and  Mary 


FOURTH  GENERATION.  67 

Burk,  of  Brookfield,  Mass.  Seth  Burk  chose  Dea.  Supply 
Kingsley,  of  Northampton,  Mass.,  to  be  his  guardian,  Apr. 
14,  1756. 

(a) — Sybil  Burk,  bapt.,  Sept.  19,  1762. 

6209— ABIGAIL  STEARNS,  md.  Mr.  Moffat. 

6210— DAUGHTER. 

621 1— DAVID  STEARNS  (6077),  b.,  Mar.  25,  1729,  son 
of  Ebenezer  and  Martha  (Burnap)  Stearns,  of  Sutton,  Mass.; 
one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Goshen,  Mass.,  where  he  d.,  Feb. 
28,  1788.  He  was  in  service  during  the  French  and  Indian 
war,  in  Capt.  John  Catlin's  Co.,  and.  with  his  three  sons,  was 
also  a  soldier  of  the  Revolutionary  War.  He  md.,  1756, 
Hannah  Burn  ell,  b.,  Mar.,  1732,  dau.  of  John  and  Mehitable 
(Edmonds)  Burnell.  After  the  death  of  David  Stearns  his 
wife  md.  (2),  Jan.  20,  1792,  Capt.  Elisha  Cranston,  who  d., 
Apr.  18,  1804,  and  his  widow  d.,  Dec,  1827,  at  her  daugh- 
ter's, Mrs.  Daniel  Beals. 

6212^- DAVID  STEARNS  JR.  (6465),  b..  July  26,  1757. 

6213— LEMUEL  STEARNS  (6479),  b.,  Mar.  17,  1^59. 

6214— JOHN  STEARNS  (6481),  b.,  Feb.  22,  1761,  in 
Dudley,  Mass. 

6215— SAMUEL  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  25,  1763,  the  first 
white  male  child  born  in  Goshen,  Mass.,  which  has  been  the 
home  of  a  part  of  his  family,  for  more  than  a  century.  An 
old  cellar  and  well  still  mark  the  place  which  was  the  first 
residence  of  Samuel's  father. 

6216— CYRUS  STEARNS  (648O,  b.,  Mar.  26.  1765:  d.. 
Mar.  25,  1855. 

6217— JOSEPH  STEARNS  (6496),  b.,  June  30,  1768. 

6218— HANNAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  17,  1770;  md. 
Daniel  Beals. 

(a) — Elias  Beals,  md.,  June  14,  1832,  Polly  Bates. 

(b) — John  Beals,  md.  Rosina  Bates. 

(c) — David  Beals.  md.,  Jan.  11,  1827,  Climena  Bates. 
6219— MARY  STEARNS,  b„  Apr.  17,  1774. 


68  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

6220— JONATHAN  STEARNS  (6084),  b.,  Dec.  26,  1713, 
son  of  George  and  Hannah  (Sanderson)  Stearns,  of  Walt- 
ham,  Mass.;  md.,  Feb.  2j,  1736,  Beulah  Chadwick,  b.,  Oct. 
14,  1 7 19,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  and  Abigail  (Grant)  Chadwick, 
of  Weston,  Mass.;  settled  in  Milford,  Mass.  He  purchased  a 
farm  of  sixty-seven  acres,  and  the  deed  is  dated  a  few  days 
before  his  marriage;  afterwards,  from  time  to  time,  he  added 
to  his  estate,  as  shown  by  numerous  deeds  on  record.  He 
must  have  been  a  man  of  enterprise  and  thrift,  and  his  wife 
an  efficient  help-mate.  He  died,  late  in  1758.  before  the 
birth  of  his  last  child,  and  his  wid.  md.  (2),  May  8,  1766, 
James  Battle,  of  Hollis,  N.  H.;  she  d.,  Mar.  31,  1804,  after 
a  short  illness,  in  her  eighty-fifth  year;  twelve  children. 

6221— JONATHAN  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  Aug.  26,  1737; 
d.  young. 

6222— BEULAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  7,  1739,  in  Men- 
don,  Mass.;  d.,  Dec.  31,  1820,  in  Poultney,  Vt.  She  md.  (1), 
Major  Zebediah  Dewey,  b.,  1726,  who  d.,  Oct.  28,  1804. 
From  the  Dewey  Genealogy  by  Adelbert  M.Dewey,  of  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  and  the  Dewey  Family  History  by  Louis 
Marjnus  Dewey,  of  Westfield,  Mass.,  assisted  by  William  T. 
Dewey,  of  Montpelier,  Vt.,  and  Orville  C.  Dewey,  of  Wheel- 
ing, W.  Va.,  we  gather  the  following: 

Thomas  Dewey  1st.,  md.,  1639,  at  Windsor,  Conn.,  Mrs. 
Frances  Clarke;  five  children. 

Thomas  Dewey  Jr.,  b.,  Feb.  16,  1640,  from  whom  was 
descended  Maj.  Zebediah  Dewey,  who  md.  Beulah  Stearns. 

Josiah  Dewey,  bapt.,  Oct.  10,  1641,  from  whom  is  de- 
scended Admiral  George  Dewey,  of  Manila  fame. 

Anna  Dewey,  bapt.,  Oct.  15,  1643. 

Israel  Dewey,  b.,  Sept.  25,  1645. 

Jedediah  Dewey,  b.,  Dec.  15,  1647. 

Maj.  Dewey's  first  wife  was  the  wid.  of  Solomon  Jackson, 
who  d.  of  small-pox,  leaving  a  dau.,  who  md.  Rev.  Jacob 
Catlin,  D.  D.,  of  New  Marlboro.  By  first  wife,  Major  Dewey 
had  one  son,  Thomas  Dewey.  His  second  wife,  Beulah 
Stearns,  was  a  resolute,  strong-minded  woman,  very  capable. 


FOURTH  GENERATION.  69 

and  well-calculated  to  bring  up  a  large  family  in  the  wilds  of 
Vermont.  They  moved  to  Poultney,  Vt.,  in  1774,  in  com- 
pany with  her  brother-in-law,  Ichabod  Marshall.  Her  char- 
acter was  notably  generous,  kind  and  self-reliant.  "After 
Maj.  Dewey's  death,  Mrs.  Dewey  and  her  sister,  Mrs.  Mar- 
shall, also  a  widow,  were  called  upon  by  Mr.  Thomas  Ashley, 
Esq.,  a  widower,  who  asked,  'Mrs.  Marshall,  do  you  wish  to 
change  your  condition?'  "No,  sir,'  she  replied,  with  em- 
phasis, 'but  my  sister  does.'  Mrs.  Dewey  and  Mr.  Ashley 
were  accordingly  married.  He  lived  about  a  year  afterwards, 
and  she  then  resided  with  her  son,  Azariah  Dewey,  until  her 
decease." 

(a) — Zebediah  Dewey  Jr.,  md.  Miss  Mosely;  d.,  Apr. 
1813. 

(b) — Beulah  Dewey,  md.  Elisha  Ashley,  and  had  12  chil., 
the  eldest  of  whom,  Lucy  Ashley,  lived  over  90 
years;  d..  1849. 

(c) — Charlotte  Dewey,  md.  Nathaniel  Mosely. 

(d) — Anna  Dewey,  md.  (1),  Samuel  Murdock;  md.  (2), 
Mr.  Richmond;  d.,  1813. 

(e) — Artemesia  Dewey,  md.  Ebenezer  Jennings;  d., 
1832,  of  cholera. 

(f) — Capt.  Azariah  Dewey,  b.,,  1765,  in  Tyringham, 
Mass.;  md.  (1),  Amelia  Smith;  md.  (2),  Louise 
Darby.  In  1798.  he  was  commissioned  Capt.  of 
Milita,  by  Gov.  Tichenor:  d..  Mar.  31,  1832. 

(g) — Dr.  David  Dewey,  b..  Mar.  1,  1778,  being  the  sec- 
ond child  born  in  Poultney,  Vt.,  during  the  Revolu- 
tionary War.  The  first  one  was  Wm.  Ward,  who 
was  born  the  same  night,  Feb.  28.  1778.  Dr.  David 
Dewey  studied  medicine  with  Dr.  Selah  Gridley, 
of  Castleton,  Vt.;  md.,  Mar.  1,  1802,  Anna  Morse, 
of  Poultney,  Vt.;  had  12  chil.;  d.,  Oct.  2,  1841. 

(h) — Jonathan  Dewev,  md.  Miss  Newton;  six  chil.;  d., 
near  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

(i) — Keziah  Dewey,  b.,  Aug.  28.  1782;  md.,  Apr.  4,  1802, 
Warren  Hill,  bv  whom  she  had  five  children:  d., 
Feb.,  1842,  at  Detroit,  Mich. 


70  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

6223— GEORGE  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  16,  1741.(^4^7) 

6224— LYDIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  27,  1743;  md.,  Nov., 
1760,  lchabod  Marshall.  They  moved  to  New  Marlboro,  in 
1764,  and,  in  1774,  to  Poultney,  Vt.,  where  he  was  suddenly 
killed,  Nov.  18,  1791,  aged  fifty  years,  being  run  over  by  a 
loaded  wagon  in  returning  from  Troy,  N.  Y.  His  wid.  d., 
Oct.  26,  1836,  a  most  worthy  example  of  a  matron,  in  whom 
were  well  illustrated  the  virtues  of  the  head  and  the  heart. 
"She  retained  her  mental  and  physical  powers  in  a  remark- 
able degree  to  the  very  close  of  her  long  life.  She  was  em- 
phatically a  peace-maker,  beloved  by  all,  kind  to  her  friends, 
and  having  no  enemies."  The  incidents  of  border  life,  and 
the  days  of  the  Revolutionary  War,  in  which  she  was  a  prom- 
inent actor,  would  make  an  interesting  chapter,  did  time 
and  space  permit. 

(a) — Jonathan  Marshall,  b.,  Dec.  23,  1762;  md.,  1783, 
iPhoebe  Ashley,  dau.  of  Thomas  Ashley,  Esq.,  of 
Poultney,  Vt. ;  twelve  children;  d.,  about  1827,  in 
Plattsburg,  N.  Y. 

(b) — Paul  Marshall,  b.,  Aug.  23,  1764;  d.,  Feb.  16,  1788, 
of  a  casualty. 

(c) — Silas  Marshall,  b.,  Sept.  28,  1766;  a  soldier  of  the 
war  of  1812;  md.,  Mar..  1792,  Rhoda  Howe;  seven 
children.  He  d.,  Jan.  3,  1813,  and  she  d.,  Sept.  6, 
1846. 

(d) — Mary  Marshall,  b.,  Aug.  17,  1768;  md.,  1786,  Solo- 
mon Whitney;  twelve  children;  d.,  Feb.,  1837. 

(e) — Timothy  Marshall,  b.,  May  12,  1770;  md.,  1793, 
Lucy  Rogers,  of  Litchfield,  Conn.;  eight  chil.;  d., 
June  7,  1844,  of  a  casualty. 

(f) — Lydia  Marshall,  b.,  Sept.  7,  1771;  md.,  1790,  Zenas 
Palmer,  of  Fairfax,  Vt.;  thirteen  chil.;  d.,  Oct.,  185 1. 

(g) — Beulah  Marshall,  b.,  Jan.  26,  1773;  md.,  1789,  John 
Hollenbeck,  of  Albany.  N.  Y.;  four  children;  d., 
Oct.,  1848. 

(h) — Charlotte  Marshall,  b.,  Oct.  17,  1775;  first  female 
child  born  in  Poultney,  Vt. ;  md.,  1792,  Seth  Mc- 
Huron;    migrated   to   Lysander,    Onondaga    Co., 


FOURTH  GENERATION.  71 

N.  Y.,  where  he  d.,  1841,  and  she  died,  in  Illinois, 
1850;  14  chil. 

(i) — Abijah  Marshall,  b.,  Apr.  20,  1777;  md.  Ann  Dunks; 
six  children;  d.,  Jan.,  1852. 

(j) — Martha   Marshall,   b.,   June    17,    1779;   md.,    1799, 

Peter  Martin;  was  killed  by  the  fall  of  a  tree,  July, 

1800;  s.  p. 
(k) — Lucy  Marshall,  b.,  June   12,   1781;  md.   William 

Morey;  eight  chil. 
(1)— Ruth  Marshall,  b.,  Oct.   16,  1783;  md.,   1806,  Dr. 

Aden  Kendrick,  of  Hanover,  N.  H.;  five  children; 

d.,  Oct.  10,  1814. 
\   (m) — Stearns  Marshall,  b.,  Oct.   14,   1785;  md.,   1810, 

Mabel  Mallory,  dau.  of  Calvin  and  Margaret  Mal- 

lory.     He  occupied  the  homestead  of  his  father, 

purchased  of  Col.  Ethan  Allen, 
(n) — James  Marshall,  b.,  Feb.  24,  1788;  md.,  1812,  Polly 

Shumway;  four  children;  d.,  1843,  on  a  farm  a  few 

miles  south  of  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

6225— EBENEZER  STEARNS  (6508),  b.,  Jan.  26,  1745; 
settled  in  Upton,  Mass. 

6226— ABIJAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  8,  1747;  d.,  in  Revo- 
lutionary Army;  s.  p. 

6227— LIEUT.  DAVID  STEARNS  (6514).  b.,  Feb.  24, 
1749. 

6228— CAPT.  JOHN  STEARNS  (6519),  b.,  Apr.  30,  1751. 

6229— MARY  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  6,  1753;  md.,  July  9, 
1772,  Nahum  Clark,  of  Hollis,  N.  H. 

6230— HANNAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  30,  1755;  md.,  Aug. 
27,  1778,  by  Rev.  A.  Frost,  Dea.  Edmund  Bowker.  son  of 
Micah  Bowker;  settled  in  Milford,  Mass.  Dea.  Bowker 
served  in  the  Revolutionary  War,  and  was  one  of  its  pen- 
sioners. He  d.,  Jan.  20,  1841  ,aged  84  years,  of  mortifica- 
tion, resulting  from  a  very  slight  scratch  on  one  hand. 

(a) — Lovica  Bowker,  b.,  Mar.  22,   1779;  mrd.,  Aug.  2, 
1801,  Alexander  Cheney;  d.,  Mar.  7,  1824. 


72  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

(b) — Jonathan  Bowker,  b.,  July  6,  1781;  md.  Penelope 

Dewing;  of  Milford,  Mass. 
(c) — Lydia  Bowker,  b.,  Sept.  24,   1788;  md.,  June  23, 

181 1,  a  Hopkinton  cousin,  named  David  Stearns, 
(d) — Polly   Bowker,   b.,   Sept.   7,    1791;   md.,   Apr.    12, 

1812,  Samuel  McFarland. 

(e) — Ira  Bowker,  b.,  Aug.  26,  1793;  md.  Julia  Everett, 
and  settled  on  the  old  homstead. 

6231— ABRAHAM  STEARNS  (6531),  b.,  Apr.  2,  1757. 

6232— JONATHAN  STEARNS  (6542),  b.,  Jan.  10,  1759. 
posthumous. 

6233— DAVID  STEARNS  (6087),  bapt.,  Sept.  29,  17I7, 
son  of  George  and  Hannah  (Sanderson)  Stearns,  of  Walt- 
ham,  Mass.;  of  Weston,  Mass.;  md.  (1),  Aug.  26,  1741, 
Bethia  Stimson,  b.,  Jan.  22,  1723,  dau.  of  James  and  Bethia 
(Mansfield)  Stimson,  of  Weston;  md.  (2),  Apr.  9,  1761, 
Dorothy  Fulham.  who  d.,  a  widow,  Aug.  17,  1790;  six 
children. 

6234— MARY  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  4,  1744;  md.,  Feb.  13, 
1766,  Jonathan  Rice,  of  Sudbury,  Mass. 

6235— NATHAN  STEARNS,  b.,  June  1,  1747,  md.  (pub. 
June  5,)  1772,  Lucy  Rice,  of  Sudbury,  Mass.;  settled  in  New- 
ton, Mass. 

6236— AMOS  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  23,  1749. 
6237— SILAS  STEARNS  (6556),  b.,  Sept.  20,  1750. 

6238— LYDIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  9,  1765;  md,,  Jan.  16, 
1786,  William  Hagar,  of  Waltham,  Mass.,  b.,  Jan.  21,  1765, 
son  of  William  and  Mary  (Child)  Hagar;  d.,  Mar.  31,  1793. 

6239— ISAAC  STEARNS,  b.,  May  18,  1768. 

6240— DANIEL  STEARNS  (6091),  bapt.  Aug.  3,  1729, 
son  of  George  and  Hannah  (Sanderson)  Stearns,  of  Walt- 
ham,  Mass.;  d.,  Aug.  21,  1779;  md->  Sept.  4,  1755,  Hannah 
Fuller,  of  Newton,  Mass.,  b.,  1731,  who  d.,  Oct.  15,  1797; 
nine  children. 

6241^-ELISHA  STEARNS  (6561),  b.,  Aug.  8,  1756. 


FOURTH  GENERATION.  73 

6242— CAPT.  DAVID  STEARNS  (6568),  b.,  Oct.,  1757. 

6243J-LYDIA  STEARNS,  b.,  1759;  d.,  1786;  md.,  June 
12,  1783,  Abijah  Whitney,  b.,  Sept.  6,  1744,  son  of  Joseph 
and  Mary  (Child)  Whitney,  of  Watertown,  Mass. 

6244— ABIGAIL  STEARNS,  b.,  July  13,  1760;  d,  1843. 

She  md.,  Feb.  1,  1783,  Phinehas  Fiske,  son  of  Jonathan  and 

Abigail  (Lawrence)  Fiske,  of  Lincoln,  Mass;  three  children. 

(a)— Phinehas  Fiske  Jr.,  b.,  Apr.29,  1785;  md.  (i),  Mary 

Hart;  md.  (2),  Isabella  Redington. 
(b) — Priscilla  Fiske,  b.,  Sept.   17,  1787;  md.,  Sept.  16, 

1807,  Elisha  Hagar,  of  Lincoln, 
(c) — Abigail  Fiske,  b.,  Oct.  10,  1789;  md.  Jonas  Smith, 
of  Weston,  Mass.;  d.,  Apr.  13,  1862. 

6245— GEORGE  STEARNS  (6575),  b.,  Apr.  25,  1762. 

6246— DANIEL  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  21,  1765;  md.,  Aug. 
29<  J795>  Betsy  Hagar,  b.,  Jan.  8,  1776,  dau.  of  Benjamin 
and  Esther  (Child)  Hagar,  of  Waltham,  Mass.  Daniel 
Stearns  d.,  Oct.  19,  1805,  s.  p.,  and  his  wid.  md.  (2),  July  12, 
1807,  Joseph  Stearns  (Isaac-2050). 

6247— JONATHAN  STEARNS  (6582),  b.,  Feb.  3,  1767. 

6248— JACOB  STEARNS  (6583),  b..  May  13,  1768. 

6249^CHARLES  STEARNS  (6599),  b.,  Sept.  n,  1770. 

6250— BENJAMIN  STEARNS  JR.  (6097),  b.,  Dec.  27, 
1728,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Hepzibah  (Hastings-Shattuck) 
Stearns,  of  Lexington,  Mass.;  md.,  Sept.  11,  1754,  Hannah 
Segur,  of  Newton,  Mass.  On  June  22,  1766,  Benj.  Stearns 
and  Hannah,  his  wife,  were  admitted  to  the  church  in  Lex- 
ington, Mass.,  and  July  13,  1766,  they  had  five  children  bap- 
tized. He  was  in  the  campaign  to  White  Plains,  in  1776;  d., 
May  26,  1801,  and  his  wid.  d.,  Nov.  25,  1805,  aged  69  years; 
eleven  chil. 

6251—  ASAHEL  STEARNS  (6607),  b.,  1755;  bapt.,  June 
13,  1766. 

6252— HABAKKUK  STEARNS  (6618),  b.,  1757;  bapt, 
June  13,  1766. 


74  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

6253— NAHUM  STEARNS,  b.,  1759;  bapt,  June  13, 
1766. 

6254-— MARTHA  STEARNS,  b.,  1761;  d.,  May  9,  1791. 

6255-r-ISHMAEL  STEARNS  (6625),  b.,  1763. 

6256— HANNAH  STEARNS,  b.,  May  21,  1764;  md.,  Feb. 
7,  1784,  John  Parker,  b.,  Feb.  14,  1761,  son  of  Capt.  John  and 
Lydia  (Moore)  Parker,  of  Lexington,  Mass.;  d.,  May  15, 
1823,  and  he  d.,  Nov.  3,  1835;  eleven  children. 

Mrs.  Hannah  (Stearns)  Parker  is  described  by  her  son  as 
"a  handsome  woman,  of  slight  form,  flaxen  hair,  blue  eyes, 
and  a  singularly  fresh  and  delicate  complexion.  She  was 
imaginative,  delicate-minded,  and  poeticr  yet  a  very  prac- 
tical woman,  who  had  the  ideal  nart  of  religion,  love  of  God 
as  well  as  morality." 

(a) — Mary  Parker,  b.,  Apr.  11,  1785;  md.,  1816,  Samuel 
Green  of  Brighton,  Mass.,  husband  of  her  deceased 
sister,  Hannah;  d.,  183 1. 
(b) — John   Parker  Jr.,   b.,    Oct.    12,    1786;    md.    Maria 
Green. 

(c) — 'Lydia  Parker,  b.,  Apr.  2,  1789;  d.,  Apr.  25,  1791. 

(d) — Hannah  Parker,  b.,  Mar.  15,  1791;  md.,  Mar.  25, 
181 1,  Samuel  Green,  of  Brighton;  d.,  Dec.  1,  181 5, 
in  Vt,  and  he  md.  (2),  1816,  her  sister,  Mary 
Parker. 

(e) — Lydia  Parker,  b.,  July  1,  1793;  md.,  Isaac  Herrick, 
of  Brighton,  Mass.;  d.,  1837. 

(f) — Rebecca  Parker,  b.,  Dec.  10,  1795;  d.,  Feb.  15,  1812; 

unm. 

(g) — Isaac  Parker,  b.,  Nov.  5,  1798;  md.,  1829,  Martha 

M.  Miller, 
(h) — Ruth  Parker,  b.,  Nov.  12,  1800;  d.,  Dec.  27,  1812. 
(i) — Hiram  Stearns  Parker,  b.,  Jan.  16,  1803;  md.  Nancy 

Leavitt. 

(j)— Emily  Ann  Parker,  b..  May  11,  1806;  md.  Charles 

Miller. 

(k) — Rev.  Thodore  Parker,  b.,  Aug.  24,  1810;  md.,  Apr. 
20.  1837,  Lydia  Dodge  Cabot,  b.,  Sept.   12,  1813. 


FOURTH  GENERATION.  75 

"He  was  Pastor  of  the  Twenty-eighth  Congrega- 
tional Society,  which  worshipped  at  Music  Hall, 
Boston,  Mass.;  was  an  eloquent  and  popular  divine 
who  drew  crowds  to  listen  to  his  words.  On  ac- 
count of  failing  health,  he  was  sent  to  Southern 
Italy,  where  he  d.,  May  10,  i860,  and  was  buried 
in  a  little  Protestant  cemetery,  outside  the  city 
walls,  at  Florence,  Italy.  The  grave  is  enclosed  by 
a  border  of  gray  marble,  and,  at  the  head,  is  a  plain 
stone  of  the  same  material,  bearing  his  name,  dates 
of  birth  and  death."  One  of  his  biographers  says, 
"His  leading  characteristic  was  his  thirst  for  knowl- 
edge." 

6257^-NOAH  STEARNS  (6632),  b.,  1766;  bapt.,  Sept. 
21,  1766. 

625&-HIRAM  STEARNS,  b.,  1768;  bapt.,  Oct.  16,  1768. 

6259^-JEPHTHA  STEARNS,  b.,  1770;  md.,  Nov.  1, 
1798,  Sally  Fiske,  of  Weston,  Mass. 

626<y-AMMI  STEARNS  (6633),  b.,  1772. 

626L— ELISHA  STEARNS,  b.,  1774;  bapt,  Apr.  27,  1777; 
d.,  Apr.  20,  i£45,  in  Lincoln,  Mass. 

6262— JOTHAM  STEARNS  (6100),  bapt.,  June  22,  1718, 
in  Watertown,  Mass.,  son  of  Capt.  John  and  Deliverance 
(Bigelow)  Stearns,  of  Lexington,  Mass.;  md.,  1741,  Mary 
Flagg,  dau.  of  Bartholomew  Flagg,  a  mariner,  of  Bristol, 
Mass.  The  inventory  of  his  estate  was  dated,  Mar.  23,  1749, 
and  the  estate  was  settled,  Aug.  24,  175 1,  by  Benjamin 
Flagg.    His  three  children  were  born  in  Worcester,  Mass. 

6263^-BARTHOLOMEW  STEARNS  (6644),  b.,  Aug.  4, 
1742. 

6264— JOTHAM  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  June  22,  1746. 

6265— CHARLES  STEARNS  (6650),  b.,  Jan.  4,  1749- 

6266— SAMUEL  STEARNS  (6101),  b.,  1720,  son  of 
Capt.  John  and  Deliverance  (Bigelow)  Stearns,  of  Lexing- 
ton, Mass.;  md.  (1),  Aug.  19,  1752,  Jemima  Hoyt,  of  Monad- 
nock,  b.,  Dec.  25,  1729,  by  whom  he  had  four  children;  md. 


76  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

(2),  (pub.,  Nov.  27,)  1762,  Sarah  Ann  Grover,  of  Grafton, 
Mass.,  by  whom  he  had  six  children.  He  d.,  Mar.  17,  1776, 
of  pleurisy,  and  his  estate  was  administered  by  his  wid., 
Sarah,  who  d.,  Apr.  9,  1777.  In  1757,  he  was  of  Capt. 
Samuel  Warren's  Co. ;  ten  children. 

6267^SAMUEL  STEARNS  TR.  (6653),  b,  1754. 

6268— DANIEL  STEARNS  (6664),  b.,  1756. 

6269— ASA  STEARNS  (6678),  b.,  July  30,  I75& 

6270— JEMIMA  STEARNS,  b.,  1760;  md.  David  Dudley, 
and  settled  in  Sutton,  Mass. 

6271— SOLOMON  STEARNS  (6691)^.,  1763. 

6272— SHARACH  STEARNS,  b.,  1766;  of  Poultney,  Vt. 

6273— BENJAMIN  STEARNS,  b.,  1769;  lived  in  Ver- 
mont, ten  miles  from  his  brother,  Solomon. 

6274— MOSES  STEARNS  (6703),  b.,  1771. 

6275— BETSY  STEARNS,  b.,  1773. 

6276— PHOEBE  STEARNS. 

6277— WILLIAM  STEARNS  (6104),  b..  1732,  son  of 
Capt.  John  and  Deliverance  (Bigelow)  Stearns,  of  Lexing- 
ton, Mass.;  Dr.  Bond  gives  his  record,  as  follows:  md.  (1), 
1753,  Mary ,  by  whom  he  had  one  son,  his  name- 
sake; md.  (2),  (pub.,  Dec.  27,  1766),  Mary  Willard,  of 
Grafton;  eight  children. 

6278— WILLIAM  STEARNS  JR.,  b..  Aug.  5,  1754. 

6279— SARAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  9,  1768. 

6280— JOSIAH  STEARNS  (8924),  b.,  Dec.  9.  1770. 

6281— BEZALEEL  STEARNS,  b.,  June  26,  1772. 

6282— REUBEN  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  8,  1776. 

6283— ANNA  STEARNS,  b.,  May  9,  1779. 

6284— LUCRETIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  7,  1782. 

6285— LUCY  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  4,  1784. 


FOURTH  GENERATION.  77 

6286— INCREASE  STEARNS  (6106),  b.,  1738,  son  of 
Capt.  John  and  Deliverance  (Bigelow)  Stearns,  of  Worces- 
ter, Mass.;  was  a  soldier,  in  Caot.  Flagg's  Co.,  for  Lake 
George,  in  1756;  served  in  the  Revolutionary  War  for  two 
years  and  three  months  when  he  was  wounded,  and  his  son, 
Increase  Stearns,  Jr.,  served  out  the  remaining  nine  months 
of  his  time.  Increase  Stearns  Sr.  md.,  Jan.  8,  1760,  Deborah 
Hale,  of  Worcester,  Mass.,  and  settled  in  Holden,  Mass.; 
eight  children. 

6287— DAVID  STEARNS,  b.,  1761. 

6288— INCREASE  STEARNS  JR.  (6713),  b.,  July  1, 
1763,  in  Holden,  Mass. 

6289— ALEXANDER  STEARNS. 

6290— LUCY  STEARNS,  md.  James  Potter. 

6291— SAMUEL  STEARNS. 

6292— JAMES  STEARNS. 

6293— AMOS  STEARNS,  settled  in  Canada. 

6294— ASA  STEARNS  (6726),  b.,  1780. 

6295— DANIEL  STEARNS  (6107),  son  of  Capt.  John 
and  Deliverance  (Bigelow)  Stearns,  of  Worcester,  Mass.; 
a  farmer,  of  Worcester;  was  made  prison  at  Fort  Edward. 
1756;  intention  of  marriage  with  Mary  Wheelock,  of  Sutton, 
Mass.,  was  published,  Dec.  8,  1770.  It  is  said  that  he  "had  a 
large  family  and  moved  to  the  West,"  but  we  have  been 
unable  to  locate  his  descendants. 

6296— BEZALEEL  STEARNS  (6108),  son  of  Capt.  John 
and  Deliverance  (Bigelow)  Stearns,  of  Worcester,  Mass.; 
md.  (int.  pub.,  Oct.,  1749).  Thankful  Davis,  "both  of  Graf- 
ton." "Their  house,  in  "the  Gore,"  was  entirely  destroyed 
by  fire,  July  10,  1784;  he  was  at  work  in  the  fields  at  a  dis- 
tance; his  wife,  having-  put  fire  in  the  brick  oven  went  out 
on  a  visit  to  a  neighbor.  On  her  return,  dwelling,  fur- 
niture, clothing,  and  every  article  of  property  had  disap- 
peared and  nothing  but  ashes  remained." 

6297— WILLIAM  JENNISON  STEARNS  (61 18).  b., 
1 741,  son  of  Capt.  Thomas  and  Mary  (Jennison)  Stearns, 


78  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

of  Worcester,  Mass.;  md.,  July  n,  1767,  Sarah  Adams,  and 
settled  at  Worcester,  where  he  d.,  1813;    two  children. 

6298— EUNICE  SARAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  12,  1770; 
md.,  Apr.  15,  1795,  Daniel  Fenno;  d.,  1863 ;one  son. 
(a) — William  Daniel  Fenno. 

6299— THOMAS  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  26,  1777;  d. 

6300— DR.  THOMAS  STEARNS  (6120),  b.,  Mar.  17, 
1745,  son  of  Capt.  Thomas  and  Mary  Jennison  Stearns,  of 
Worcester.  Mass.;  md.,  Mar.  5,  1769,  Sarah  Gleason,  of 
Dudley,  Mass.  He  was  a  physician  and  settled  first  in 
Claremont,  N.  H.,  where  their  children  were  born;  after- 
wards moved  to  Windsor,  Vt.,  where  he  d. ;  ten  children. 

6301—  ABIGAIL  (NABBY)  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  20, 
1770. 

6302— JOSEPH  SCARBORO  STEARNS  (6730),  b., 
Dec.  23,  1771. 

6303— FANNY  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  15,  1773. 

6304— THOMAS  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  May  30,  1774. 

6305— SARAH  STEARNS,  b.,  1776. 

6306— POLLY  STEARNS,  b.,  May  5,  1779. 

6307— EUNICE  STEARNS,  b.,  July  8,  1781. 

6308— CHARLES  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec,  1782. 

6309— WILLIAM  STEARNS,  b„  Feb.  1,  1784. 

6310— BETSY  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  2,  1786. 

631 1— JOHN  STEARNS  JR.  (6127),  b.,  Aug.  7,  1719, 
only  son  of  John  and  Martha  (Willard)  Stearns,  of  Salem, 
Mass.;  settled  in  Newport,  R.  I.,  where  he  d.,  Feb.  18,  1781. 
He  md.,  1745,  Rachel  Pettiplace,  of  Newport,  R.  I.,  who 
d.  of  a  casualty,  Sept.  5,  1798,  aged  75  years.  Their  ten 
children  were  born  in  Newport. 

6312—WILLARD  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  26,  1746;  d. 
young. 

6313— JOHN  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  19,  1747;  d.,  abroad; 
unm. 


FOURTH  GENERATION.  79 

6314— WILLARD  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  9,  1749;  d.,  Sept. 
27,  1749. 

6315-pMARTHA  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  7,  1750;  d.,  Mar. 
9,  1842;  md.  Caleb  Lyndon,  a  cabinet-maker,  who  d.,  about 
1829,  bro.  of  Josiah  Lyndon,  formerly  Gov.  of  Rhode  Island; 
s.  p. 

6316— HANNAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  16,  1752;  d.,  Sept. 
12,  1761. 

63174-JOSEPH  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  3,  1754. 

63i8^BENJAMIN  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  8.  1756. 

6319— ISAAC  STEARNS  (6732),  b.,  Nov.  21,  1757;  d., 
1838. 

6320— SIMON  STEARNS  (6736),  b.,  Sept.  17,  1759. 

6321— SAMUEL  STEARNS  (6738),  b.,  Aug.,  1765. 


Fifth  Generation. 


6322— CHARLES  STARNES  (6136),  b.,  1737,  son  of 
Peter  and  Hannah  (Stimson)  Stearns,  of  Tolland,  Conn.; 
md.  twice  but  the  names  of  his  wives  are  unknown;  settled 
at  Charleston,  S.  C,  where  he  d.  and  was  buried  in  the  cem- 
etery of  the  Circular  Church,  on  Meeting  St.;  six  children. 

6323— WILLIAM  STARNES  (6752),  b.,  1758. 

6324 — SON,  name  unknown. 

6325— SARAH  STARNES,  md.  James  Minis,  and  settled 
in  Gibson  Co.,  Ind. 

By  second  wife. 
6326— JOSEPH  McCORMICK  STARNES  (6756). 

6327— JOHN  STARNES. 

6328— MARY  STARNES,  md.  Capt.  Thomas  Com- 
mander Russell,  an  officer  in  the  Continental  line  during  the 
Revolutionary  War,  and  a  charter  member  of  the  Society  of 
the  Cincinnati.  Their  dau. '  Harriet  E.  Russell,  md.  her  third 
cousin,  Daniel  Starnes  (6349),  about  1808. 

6329--JOEL  STARNES  (6139),  son  of  Peter  and  Han- 
nah (Stimson)  Starnes,  of  Tolland,  Conn. ;  md.  Anna  Brock, 
and  settled  near  Atlanta,  Ga. ;  ten  children;  a  farmer  and 
millwright.  (It  is  uncertain  who  this  Joel  Starnes  was,  but 
he  is,  in  some  way  ,a  member  of  this  branch  of  the  family.) 

6330— MANSFIELD  STARNES. 

6331— SHUBAEL  STARNES. 


FIFTH  GENERATION.  81 

-6332— REBECCA  STARNES. 

6333— MARY  STARNES. 

6334--ELIZABETH  STARNES. 

6335— PHOEBE  STARNES. 

6336— MARTHA  STARNES. 

6337— JOEL  STARNES  JR. 

6338+WILLIAM  LAFAYETTE  STARNES  M.  D. 
(6758),  b.,  Dec.  25,  1833. 

6339— DR.  SAMUEL  SCOTT  STARNES  (6144),  date 
of  birth  unknown,  son  of  Ebenezer  and  Elizabeth  (Young) 
Starnes,  of  Columbia  Co.,  Ga.;  md.,  Nancy  Wilborn,  dau.  of 
Gen.  James  Wilborn,  and  settled  in  Williamson  Co.,  Tenn. 
He  served  in  the  Confederate  Army  during  the  Civil  War, 
and  was  noted  for  his  bravery;  nine  children. 

6340—  GEN.  JAMES  WILBORN  STARNES  (6765),  b., 
1819. 

6341— MARY  ADALINE  STARNES,  b.,  1821;  d.,  Nov. 
5,  1888,  in  Davenport,  la.  She  md.,  Nov.,  1838,  L.  H. 
Moseley,  a  capitalist  and  planter,  of  Nashville,  Tenn.  "She 
was  born,  lived,  married,  and  settled  in  Williamson  Co,. 
Tenn.";  six  children. 

(a) — Samuel  Scott  Starnes  Moseley;  was  Capt.  in  Con- 
federate Army. 

(b) — Robert  Moseley. 

(c) — Peter  Moseley. 

(d) — James  Wilborn  Moseley,  was  killed  near  Win- 
chester, Tenn.,  1863;  was  a  brave  General  in  the 
Confederate  Army,  highly  respected  for  his  nobil- 
ity of  character. 

(e) — Estella  Mary  Adaline  Moseley. 

(f) — Annie  Moseley,  b.,  Nov.  9,  1856,  in  Tenn.;  md. 
Oct.  25,  1882,  in  Davenport,  la.,  William  Putnam 
Bissell,  of  New  York  City;  settled  in  Sioux  City, 
la.  Thev  had  two  children,  Wayne  Putnam  Bis- 
sell and  Robert  Hamilton  Bissell. 


82  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

6342— SHUBAEL  STARNES,  d.,  unm. 

6343— REBECCA  STARNES,  md.  Allison  C.  Treadwell. 

6344— KATHARINE  STARNES,  md.  Peter  G.  Moseley. 
They  settled  first  in  Tennesee,  afterwards  moved  to  Mis- 
sissippi, where  they  lived  until  after  the  Civil  War.  Mr. 
Moseley  died  in  1866,  and  in  1883,  his  widow  moved  her 
family  to  Hearne,  Robertson  Co.,  Tex.,  where  she  d.,  Dec. 
21,  1896;  seven  children. 

(a) — James  Lycurgus  Moseley,  of  Hearne,  Tex. 
(b) — Shubael  Starnes  Moseley,  d. 
(c) — Peter  G.  Moseley,  d. 

(d) — Mabelle  A.  Moseley,  md.  James  David  Smith,  a 
cotton-factor  and  commission  merchant,  of  Green- 
ville, Miss.     Their  dau.,  Mabelle  Moseley  Smith, 
has  kindly    furnished    this    record  of    her  grand- 
mother's family, 
(e) — John  Ebenezer  Moseley,  of  Hearne,  Texas, 
(f) — Marion  Samuel  Moseley. 
(g) — Katharine  P.  Moseley,  md.  W.  Wilson. 

6345— PARTHENIA  STARNES,  md.  William  McCord. 

6346— SAMUEL  STARNES,  md.  Ida  Doak. 

6347— JOHN  D.  STARNES,  killed  during  the  Civil  War; 
was  Major  in  Confederate  Army. 

6348— EBENEZER  STARNES,  a  brave  soldier  in  the 
Confederate  Army;  killed  during  the  Civil  War;  unm. 

6349-^DANIEL  STARNES  (6145),  b.,  1783,  son  of 
Ebenezer  and  Elizabeth  (Young)  Starnes,  of  Columbia  Co., 
Ga.;  md.,  1809,  his  third  cousin,  Harriet  E.  Russell,  dau.  of 
Capt.  Thomas  Commander  and  Mary  (Starnes)  Russell,  of 
Charleston,  S.  C.  From  1808  to  1814,  he  was  editor  and 
publisher  of  "The  Mirror  of  the  Times,"  in  Augusta,  Ga. 
The  entire  files  of  this  paper  are  preserved.  He  d.,  Feb.  4, 
1 814,  in  Augusta.  Ga..  at  the  age  of  thirty-two.  and  was 
buried  in  St.  Paul's  Churchvard,  where  a  monument  was 
erected  to  his  memory  by  his  brother.  Dr.  S.  S.  Starnes; 
three  children. 


FIFTH  GENERATION.  83 

6350-^jUDGE  EBENEZER  STARNES  (6772),  b.,  Mar. 

19,  1810. 

6351— CAMILLA  STARNES,  b.,  1812;  md.  Williamson 
Smith,  of  Rutherford  Co.,  Term.;  settled  in  New  Orleans, 
La.;  d.,  1891;  five  children. 

(a) — Georgiana  Smith,  md.  Capt.  William  Mullens,  and 

had  three  children;  d. 
(b) — John  E.  Smith,  deceased. 
(c) — Camilla  Smith,  of  New  Orleans,  La. 
(d) — Henry  Smith,  of  New  Orleans,  La. 
(e)— Williamson  Smith  Jr.,  of  New  Orleans,  La. 

6352— AUGUSTA  STARNES,  b.,  Jan.  1,  1814;  md.,  June 

20,  1833,  Dr.  John  W.  Richardson,  a  prominent  physician 
of  Murfreesboro,  Tenn.  At  the  age  of  eighty-two  years  she 
furnished  the  items  of  this  record. 

(a) — Dr.  William  Temple  Richardson,  b.,  1838;  a  sol- 
dier in  the  Confederate  Army,  who<  died,  during  the 
Civil  War. 

(b) — Sue  Watkins  Richardson,  b.,  1840;  md.  Col.  J.  J. 
Jolly,  a  prominent  Alabama  attorney,  deceased; 
nine  children. 

(c) — James  Daniel  Richardson,  b.,  Mar.  10,  1843;  at_ 
torney-at-law,  of  Murfreesboro,  Tenn.;  Member  of 
Congress  since  1884,  from  5th  Dist.,  Tenn.; 
Speaker,  pro.  ten.,  of  House  of  Representatives, 
session  1895.  He  md.,  1865,  Alabama  R.  Pippin, 
of  Clinton,  Ala.;  five  children. 

(d) — Mary  Harriet  Richardson,  b.,  1846;  md.  John  B. 
Beattie,  of  Rutherford  Co.,  Tenn.;  four  children. 

(e) — John  Ebenezer  Richardson,  b.,  Jan.  7,  1857,  at- 
torney at  Murfreesboro,  Tenn.;  md.  Annie  Lou 
McLemore.  of  Franklin,  Tenn.;  six  children. 

6353— JOHN  STARNES  (6146),  date  of  birth  unknown, 
son  of  Ebenezer  and  Elizabeth  (Young)  Starnes,  of  Colum- 
bi  aGo.,  Ga. ;  md.  Miss  Ware,  and  settled  in  Tenn.  We  have 
received  several  Starnes  records  from  Tennessee,  but  can- 
not find  that  thev  attach  to  this  line. 


84  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

6354— EBENEZER  STARNES  JR.  (6148),  date  of  birth 
unknown,  son  of  Ebenezer  and  Elizabeth  (Young)  Starnes, 
of  Columbia  Co.,  Ga.;  md.  Miss  Harvey. 

6355— DR.  WILLIAM  STARNES. 

6356— AND  OTHER  CHILDREN. 

6357ATIMOTHY  STEARNS,  JR.  (6150),  date  of  birth 
unknown,  son  of  Timothy  and  Elizabeth  (Jenkins)  Stearns, 
of  Leominster,  Mass.;  lived  in  Reading,  Mass.,  afterwards 
removed  to  Framingham,  Mass.  He  md.  (1),  1766,  Lydia 
Walton;  md.  (2),  Jan.  13,  1785;  Sarah  Williams,  of  Reading, 
Mass. ;  md.  (3),  Molly  Bowers.  His  first  wife  was  the  mother 
of  five  children. 

6358— TIMOTHY  STEARNS  3d.  (6778),  b.,  Sept.  14, 
1767. 

6359— LYDIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  26,  1769;  md.,  Dec. 
26,  1798,  Col.  Nathan  Parker,  of  Reading,  Mass.,  where 
she  d. 

6360—  ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  2,  1771;  md., 
Apr.  21,  1791,  Samuel  Peters,  of  Reading,  Mass. 

6361— AMOS  STEARNS  (6786),  b.,  Aug.  27,  1774. 

6362— RUTH  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  26,  1776;  md.,  Sept. 
18,  1796,  William  Johnson,  of  Reading,  Mass.,  and  was 
the  mother  of  eighteen  children. 

6363-isAMUEL  STEARNS  (6151),  b.,  June  4,  1745,  son 
of  Timothy  and  Dinah  (  )  Stearns,  of  Leominster, 

Mass.;  md.,  1771.  Sarah  Graves,  of  Boxboro,  Mass.,  settled 
in  Fitchburg,  Mass.,  where  he  d.,  1805;  five  children. 

6364— SAMUEL  STEARNS  JR.  (6796),  b.,  June  19. 
1772. 

6365— LUTHER  STEARNS  (6806),  b.,  May  22,  1774. 

6366— SARAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  9,  1775;  md.,  Oct. 
15,  1795,  Ichabod  Leonard,  b.,  July  11,  1771,  posthumous, 
who  d.,  Aug.  30,  1856.  They  resided  in  Pittsfield,  Mass., 
until  1820,  when  they  removed  to  Monroe  Co.,  N.  Y.;  eight 
^children. 


FIFTH  GENERATION.  85 

(a)— Samuel  Leonard,  b.,   July  30,    1796;   d.,   May   1, 

1868;  md.,  Jan.  18,  18 19,  Margaret  Lindley. 
(b)— Ichabod  Leonard  Jr.,  b.,  Apr.  26,  1798;  d.,  Feb. 

18,  1867;  md.,  July  3,  1834,  Laura  Hannah  North- 

rup. 
(c)_Friend  Leonard,  b.,  Sept.  28,   1800;  d.,  Jan.  20, 

1857,  in  Cannellton,  Ind.;  md.  but  no  children. 
(d) — Daniel  Leonard,  b.,  Mar.   10,  1803;  d.  in  infancy. 
(e)— Nathaniel  Wilder  Leonard,  b.,  Feb.  27,  1804;  d., 

June  25,  1834. 
(f) — Sarah  Ann  Leonard,  b.,  July  9,  1806;  d.,  Sept.  20, 

1809. 
(g)— Marian  Leonard,  b.,  Sept.  4,   1808;  d.,  Apr.   17, 

1840;  md.  William  Strowyer,  but  had  no  children, 
(h)— Chauncey  M.  Leonard,  b.,  June  19,  1816;  md.  (1). 

Mar.  4,  1840,  Elizabeth  M.  Strowyer;  md.  (2),  Aug. 

7,  1884,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Crafts. 

6367— BETSY  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  19,  1779;  d.,  July  6, 
1849;  md-  Nathaniel  Wilder,  of  Livingston  Co.,N.  Y.;  two 
children. 

(a) — Samuel  Wilder. 

(b)— Betsy  Wilder. 

6368— RELIEF  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  24,  1783;  of  Mid- 
dlebury,  Wyoming  Co.,  N.  Y.;  unm. 

'6369-^tSAAC  STEARNS  (6152),  b.,  July  1,  1749,  son  of 
Timothy   and    Dinah    (  )    Stearns,    of    Leominster, 

Mass.;  md.,  Sarah   \S  ;  settled  in  Charlmont,  Mass. 

6370— BENJAMIN  STEARNS  (6163),  date  of  birth  un- 
known, son  of  Samuel  and  Mary  (Wheat)  Stearns,  of  Leo- 
minster, Mass.;  served  as  private  in  the  Revolutionary  War; 
was  in  the  battle  of  Long  Island,  in  the  battalion  under 
Aaron  Burr,  during  that  famous  retreat.  Soon  after  peace 
was  declared,  he  md.,  at  Amherst,  (now  Mount  Vernon), 
N.  H.,  Mehitable  Broad,  and  about  twenty  years  later,  this 
family  removed  to  Vermont.  We  have  the  names  of  three 
children. 


86  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

6371— BENJAMIN  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  May  2,  1786. 

6372— MARY  WHEAT  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  20,  1789. 

6373— DANIEL  LOW  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  12,  1792. 

\6374— ISAAC  STEARNS  (6172),  b.,  Oct.  13,  1780,  son 
of  Samuel  and  Abigail  (Gilbert)  Stearns,  of  Amherst,  N.  H.; 
md.,  Mar.  4,  1813,  at  Littleton,  N.  H.,  Martha  Bidwell,  of 
Lebanon,  b.,  June  1,  1784,  who  d.,  May  4,  1846;  he  d.,  Dec. 
3,  1856;  four  children. 

6375— MARY  JOHNSON  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  27,  1813; 
md.,  Apr.  26,  1840,  Nathaniel  H.  Everett,  b.,  Apr.  8,  1808, 
who  d.,  July  31,  1870;  she  d.,  June  11,  1890. 

(a) — Charles  Franklin  Everett,  b.,  Apr.  25,  1841;  md. 

(1),  May  28,  1863,  Helen  May  Bowman;  md.  (2), 

Nov.  5,  1879,  Isabel  Noble, 
(b)— Fred  H.  Everett,  b.,   Nov.    1,   1844;  d.,  Feb.  28, 

i857. 
(c) — Frank  H.  Everett,  b.,  May  24,  185 1;  md.  (1),  Dec. 

25,  1875,  Emma  F.  Farr,  who  d.,  Sept.  24,  1879; 

md.  (2),  Mary  Goodwin  Simons,  of  Bradford,  Vt., 

where  they  settled, 
(d) — Elwood  Nathaniel  Everett,  b.,  Sept.  14,  1854;  md., 

Oct.  12,  1875,  Mary  G.  Elliott,  of  Bath,  where  they 

settled. 

6376— LEONORA  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  22,  1815;  d., 
Nov.  30,  1891;  md.,  Nov.  14,  1844,  Calvin  J.  Wallace,  b., 
May  26,  1819. 

(a) — Edwin  F.  Wallace,  b.,  Nov.  3,  1845;  d.,  Apr.  1, 
1848. 

■(b) — Martha  Wallace,  b.,  Jan.  2,  1848;  md.,  Sept.  1, 
1875,  Fred  H.  Richardson,  b.,  May  31,  1848,  who 
d.,  Nov.  30,  1887,  at  Lisbon,  where  his  wid.  re- 
mained with  her  two  sons. 

6377— FRANKLIN  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  7,  1820;  d.,  Feb. 
16,  1823. 

6378— ISAAC  BIDWELL  STEARNS  (681 1),  b.,  June 
15,  1826. 


FIFTH  GENERATION.  87 

6379— SHUBAEL  STEARNS  (6173),  b.,  May  20,  1783, 
son  of  Samuel  and  Abigail  (Gilbert)  Stearns,  of  Amherst, 
N.  H.  In  company  with  his  brother,  Isaac,  and  their 
mother,  he  located  at  Littleton,  N.  H.,  in  the  first  decade 
of  the  century,  where  his  first  ten  children  were  born,  three 
of  whom  died  in  infancy  without  a  name.  In  Feb.,  1828,  he 
moved  to  Newport,  Vt,  where  he  d.,  Jan.  1,  1844.  "It  is 
said  of  him  that  he  was  a  man  of  good  judgment  and  strictly 
honest;  that  he  was  never  drawn  into  a  lawsuit,  either  as 
plaintiff  or  defendant;  that  he  died  as  he  had  lived,  an 
earnest,  devoted,  Christian.  Me  md.,  Apr.  16,  1812,  at 
Littleton,  N.  H.,  Lydia  Peck,  b.,  Nov.  2j,  1795,  dau.  of 
Matthew  Peck,  a  Revolutionary  soldier  of  Grafton.  She  d., 
Dec.  31,  1880,  at  Newport  Centre,  Vt.,  and  was  buried 
beside  her  husband,  with  six  of  their  children,  where  a  beau- 
tiful monument  of  Scotch  granite  has  been  erected  to  their 
memory."    They  had  thirteen  children. 

6380-^-HANNAH  STEARNS,  b„  Oct.  24,  1813;  d.,  Sept. 
8,  1831. 

6381— SALLY  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  19,  1815;  d.,  Nov.  2, 
1817. 

6382— SAMUEL  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  10,  1817;  d.,  Nov. 
12,  1818. 

6383— BENJAMIN  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  11,  1818;  d., 
May  30,  1832. 

6384-^LYDIA  STEARNS,  b.,  July  4,  1820;  md.,  Nov. 
17,  1842,  Benjamin  W.  Brown,  of  Newport,  Vt.,  where  he 
d.,  Nov.  6,  1889;  eight  children. 

(a) — Leonora  L.  Brown,  b.,  Sept.  16,  1843. 
(b) — Leonard  Brown,  b.,  July  3,  1845;  d.,  Aug.  4,  1845. 
(c) — Ellen  J.  Brown,  b„  Sept.  27,   1846;  d.,  Sept.   12, 
1849. 

(d) — Aaron  Brown,  b.,  Feb.  8,  1849;  d.,  Sept.  1,  1849. 
(e) — Benjamin  L.  Brown,  b.,  June  5,  1850. 

(f) — Benoni  N.  Brown,  b.,  Aug.  29,  1852;  d.,  Feb.  16, 

1865. 
(g) — Luther  B.  Brown,  b.,  Jan.  30,  1855. 


88  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

(h) — Myra  J.  Brown,  b.,  Oct.  25,  i860. 

6385-^CYRUS  EASTMAN  STEARNS  (6815),  b.,  July 
1,  1822. 

6386— MARTHA  PATIENCE  STEARNS,  b.,  July  7, 
1826;  md.,  July  4,  1846,  at  Brownington,  Vt.,  David  Phil- 
brick,  b.,  at  Irasburg.  She  d.,  Dec.  13,  i860,  at  Newport 
Centre,  Vt.;  six  children. 

(a)— Or  vis  P.  Philbrick,  b.,  Aug.  28,  1847. 

(b) — Susan  R.  Philbrick,  b.,  Mar.  19,  1850. 

(c) — Oren  D.  Philbrick,  b.,  Nov.  29,  185 1. 

(d) — Orson  S.  Pilbrick,  b.,  Aug.  30,  18^. 

(e) — George  W.  Philbrick,  b.,  Apr.  20,  1859. 

(f)— Mabel  L.  Philbrick,  b.,  Nov.  25,  i860. 

6387— JOHN  PECK  STEARNS'  (6822),  b.,  Aug.  18, 
1828. 

6388— SUSAN  EMELIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  27,  1831; 
md.?  Jan.  18,  1859,  Ira  Miller,  of  Stanstead,  P.  O.,  Can.,  b., 
Aug.  2,  1828,  at  Derby,  Vt.;  d.,  Jan.  10,  1868;  one  child, 
(a) — Laura  Miller,  b,,  Jan.  2,  1863;  md.,  1883.  Johnson 
Derrick,  of  Stanstead. 

6389— MARY  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  6,  1833;  md..  Mar. 
16,  1853,  Willard  C.  Wright,  b.,  Jan.  3,  1824.  at  St.  Johns- 
bury,  Vt. ;  five  children. 

(a) — John  James  Wright,  b.,  June  9,  1854. 

(b) — Elvina  L.  Wright,  b.,  May  22,  1856. 

(c) — Eleanor  M.  Wright,  b.,  Apr.  2,  i860. 

(d)— <Dau.,  b.,  Feb.  13,  1864;  d.,  Mar.  14,  1864. 

(e) — Blanche  M.  Wright,  b.,  June  19,  1874. 

6390— CARRIE  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  28,  1835;  md.,  Feb. 
5,  1863,  at  Santa  Cruz,  Cal.,  Samuel  C.  Thompson,  b.  at 
McMinnville,  Tenn.  She  d.,  Nov.  17,  1877,  at  Winnemucca, 
Nevada,  where  their  five  children  were  born. 

(a) — John  Stearns  Thompson,  b.,   Nov.   24,   1863;  d., 

Mar.  31,  1864. 
(b) — Frank  Thompson,  b.,  Feb.  2,  1865;  d.,  Apr.  1,  1865. 


FIFTH  GENERATION.  89 

(c) — Susie   Thompson,   b.,    Mav   24,    1866;   d.,  Jan.    1, 

i875- 
(d) — Austin  Samuel  Thompson,  b.,  Nov.  2,  1868. 
(e) — Lydia  Thompson,  b.,  Apr.  5,  1872. 

6391-^GEORGE  WASHINGTON  STEARNS,  b.,  June 
24,  1837;  d.,  Dec.  29,  185Q. 

6392-^SAAC  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  13,  1839;  d.,  Feb.  14, 
1840. 

—  6393— THOMAS  STEARNS  JR  (6178),  b.,  May  9,  1747, 
son  of  Thomas  and  Lydia  (Mansfield)  Stearns,  of  Lunen- 
burg, Mass.;  a  farmer,  of  Fitchburg,  Mass.;  md.,  Jan.  9,  1771, 
Mary  White,  of  Lancaster,  Mass.;  d.,  1789;  ten  children. 

6394^-WILLIAM  STEARNS. 

6395— DANIEL  MANSFIELD  STEARNS. 

6396— POLLY  STEARNS. 

6397— BETSY  STEARNS. 

6398— NATHANIEL  STEARNS. 

6399— THOMAS  STEARNS  3d.  (6824),  b,  1789. 

6400--LYDIA  STEARNS. 

And  Dr.  Bond  says  there  were  three  others. 

6401— DANIEL  STEARNS  (6179),  b.,  July  31,  1749, 
son  of  Thomas  and  Lydia  (Mansfield)  Stearns,  of  Lunen- 
burg, Mass.;  d.,  June  4,  1777,  of  apoplexy;  md.,  Oct.  26, 
1769,  Hannah  Wetherbee,  dau.  of  Paul  and  Hannah  Wether- 
bee,  of  Lunenburg,  Mass.;  a  farmer,  of  Leominster,  Mass. 
"He  had  been  peeling  a  birch  broom,  placed  it  in  one  corner 
of  the  room  and  had  moved  away  only  a  few  steps  when  he 
fell  to  the  floor  and  died  instantly."  His  wid.  md.  again; 
four  children. 

6402—HANNAH  STEARNS,  b.  Sept.  28.  1770;  md., 
Sept.  17,  1793,  Asaph  Boutelle,  b.,  Nov.  12,  1767,  son  of 
Dea.  Kendall  and  Mary  (Wilder)  Boutelle,  of  Fitchburg, 
Mass.  He  d..  Mar.  3,  1818,  and  she  d..  Mar.  16,  1825;  six 
children. 


90  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

(a) — Alpheus  Boutelle,  b.,  July  29,  1794;  a  farmer,  of 
Fitchburg,  Mass.;  md.,  Dec.  28,  1825,  Thankful 
Smith. 

(b) — Fanny  Boutelle,  b.,  Aug'.  23,  1796;  md.  John 
Howe,  a  farmer,  of  Ashford,  N.  Y. 

(c) — Eliza  Boutelle,  b.,  Aug.  1,  1799;  d.,  Apr.  30,  1827; 
md. /Charles  Hale,  a  farmer,  of  Leominster,  Mass. 

(d) — Hannah  Boutelle,  b.,  Feb.  19,  1801;  d.,  Nov.  22, 
1834;  md.  Enoch  Bacon,  a  farmer,  of  Lunenburg. 

(e) — Asaph  Boutelle  Jr.,  b.,  "Oct.  1,  1804;  grad.  Am- 
herst Coll.,  1828;  a  Presbyterian  clergyman;  md. 
Fidelia  Eaton. 

(f) — Mary  Wilder  Boutelle,  b.,  Apr.  10,  1807;  md. 
Jonathan  Farnsworth,  a  farmer,  of  Fitchburg. 

6403— DANIEL  STEARNS  JR.  (6830),  b.,  Feb.  25,  1772. 

6404— -PAUL  STEARNS  (6841),  b.,  1774. 

6405-^SARAH  STEARNS,  b.,  1776;  supposed  to  have 
died  young. 

6406— REV.  CHARLES  STEARNS  (6181),  b.,  July  19, 
1753,  son  °f  Thomas  and  Lydia  (Mansfield)  Stearns,  of 
Lunenburg,  Mass.;  grad.  Harv.  Coll.,  1773;  received  the  de- 
gree of  D.  D.,  Harvard,  1810;  Fellow  of  American  Academy 
of  Arts  and  Sciences;  ordained  pastor  of  the  Cong.  Church 
in  Lincoln,  Mass.,  Nov.  7,  1781,  and  died  there,  July  26, 
1826.  He  was  also  Preceptor  of  the  noted  Liberal  School, 
in  Lincoln,  Mass. 

"Dr.  Charles  Stearns  was  in  the  ministry  over  forty-five 
years,  preached  his  last  sermon  the  first  Sunday  in  July,  1826, 
and  died  on  the  twenty-sixth  of  the  same  month.  His  monu- 
ment was  erected  by  the  town  which  was  then  one  parish. 
He  was  a  man  of  high  ability,  deeply  reverenced  by  his  peo- 
ple; a  man  who  refused  to  enter  into  the  controversy  be- 
tween Trinitarian  and  Unitarian  Congregationalists,  ex- 
changing freely  with  those  of  both  opinions  until  his  death. 
The  following  extract  from  'The  Gambrel(roofed  House/ 
by  Oliver  Wendell  Holmes,  speaks  for  itself: 

"  'The  middle-aged  and  young  men  have  left  compara- 
tively faint  impressions  on  my  memory,  but  how  grandly 


FIFTH  GENERATION.  91 

the  procession  of  the  old  clergymen,  who  filled  our  pulpit 
from  time  to  time  and  passed  the  day  under  our  roof, 
marches  before  my  closed  eyes!  At  their  head,  the  most 
venerable  David  Osgood,  the  majestic  minister  of  Medford, 
with  massive  front  and  shaggy,  overshadowing  eyebrows; 
following  in  the  train,  mild-eyed  John  Foster  of  Brighton, 
with  the  lambent  aurora  of  a  smile  about  his  pleasant  mouth 
which  not  even  the  ''Sabbath"  could  subdue  to  the  true 
Levitical  aspect;  and  bulky  Charles  Stearns  of  Lincoln, 
author  of  "The  Ladies'  Philosophy  of  Love.  A  poem.  1797." 
(How  I  stared  at  him!  He  was  the  first  living  person  ever 
pointed  out  to  me  as  a  poet!);  and  Thaddeus  Mason  Harris, 
of  Dorchester.'  '  Rev.  Charles  Stearns  md.,  Jan.  7,  1782, 
Susanna  Cowdry,  of  Reading,  Mass.,  by  whom  he  had  six 
sons  and  five  daughters. 

6407— SUSANNA  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  6,  1782;  d.,  Nov. 
7,  1808;  unm. 

6408— CHARLES  STEARNS  JR.  (6853),  b.,  Feb.  16, 
1784. 

6409— DR.  THOMAS  STEARNS  (6867),  b.,  Aug.  8, 
1785. 

6410— JULIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  6,  1787;  md.,  Dec.  22, 
1808,  Charles  Wheeler  Esq.,  b.,  Apr.  25,  1773,  son  of  Ed- 
mund and  Eunice  (Munroe)  Wheeler,  of  Lincoln,  Mass.;  five 
children. 

(a) — Charles  Wheeler,  b.,  Nov.  2,  1809;  d.,  Nov.  5,  1809. 
(b) — Julia  Wheeler,  b.,  Dec.  14,  1810;  d.,  1842;  unm. 
(c) — William  Francis  Wheeler,  b.,  Mar.  11,  1812;  md., 
1829,  Hannah  M.  Paddock,  of  Dennis,  Mass. 

(d) — Charles  Stearns  Wheeler,  b.,  Dec.  19,  1816;  grad. 

Harv.  Univ.,  1837;  tutor,  1838  to  1842;  d.,  1843. 
(e) — George  Henry  Wheeler,  b.,  May  19,  1819;  d.,  1841 ; 

unm. 

641 1— SARAH  STEARNS,  b.,  July  5,  1789;  d.,  Oct.  8, 
1801. 

64i2^UELIZABETH  FRANCES  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  15, 
1791;  d.,  Nov.  20,  1844,  in  Stow,  Mass.;  unm. 


92  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

6413— WILLIAM  LAWRENCE  STEARNS  (6873),  b., 
Oct.  30,  1793. 

Twins. 
6414— DANIEL  MANSFIELD  STEARNS  (6878),  b.,  Oct. 
3°,  1793. 

6415— REBECCA  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  15/1794;  d.,  Jan. 
5,  1813. 

6416— SAMUEL  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  24,  1796;  d.,  Oct. 
29,  1796. 

6417— EDWIN  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  13,  1798;  d.,  Tune 
26,  1798. 

6418-^TIMOTHY  STEARNS  (6184),  b.,  Apr.  4,  1759, 
son  of  Thomas  and  Lydia  (Mansfield)  Stearns,  of  Leo- 
minster, Mass.;  d.,  Sept.  3,  1795;  md.,  Sept.  21,  1780,  Mary 
Lincoln,  of  Leominster;  settled  on  his  father's  homestead, 
in  Leominster;  seven  children. 

6419— CHARLES  STEARNS  (6883),  b.,  Dec.  30,  1781. 

6420— TIMOTHY  STEARNS  JR.  (6888).  b.,  May  6, 
1783- 

6421— MARY  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  3,  1785;  unm.;  a  valu- 
able assistant  to  Dr.  Bond  in  preparing  these  records. 

6422-^OTIS  STEARNS  (6893),  b.,  July  10,  1787. 

6423— DOROTHY  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  11,  1788;  md., 
Feb.  13,  1812,  her  cousin,  Jeremiah  Lord.  She  d.,  Sept.  15, 
1817. 

(a) — Rebecca  Stearns  Lord,  b.,  Oct.  2y,  181 3;  d.,  Mar. 
II,  1824. 

6424— THOMAS  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  1,  1790;  d.,  Aug. 
181 3;  unm. 

6425— BELINDA  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  6,  1794;  md.,  Feb. 
16,  1817,  Jacob  Fulham,  of  Leominster,  Mass.;  three  chil- 
dren. 

(a) — Mary  Elizabeth  Fulham,  b.,  Nov.  21,  1818;  md., 
Nov.  4,  1847,  Robert  Henry,  a  rope-maker,  born  in 
Barre,  Mass. 


Dr.  John  Stearns. 


FIFTH  GENERATION.  93 

(b) — Charles  Elisha  Fulham,  b.,  May  23,  182 1;  d.,  Oct. 
18,  1844. 

(c) — Timothy  Stearns,  Fulham,  b.,  Sept.  30,  1823;  a  car- 
penter; md.,  May,  1846,  Samantha  Walker,  of 
Millbury,  b.,  Aug.  3,  1826. 

6426-^DR.  JOHN  STEARNS  JR.  (6189),  b.,  May  16, 
1770,  son  of  Dr.  John  and  Elizabeth  (Willis)  Stearns,  of 
Wilbraham,  Mass.;  grad.  Yale  Coll.,  1789,  studied  medicine 
with  Dr.  Sergeant,  of  Stockbridge;  attended  lectures,  Univ. 
Penn.,  1792  and  1793;  M.  D.,  Coll.  of  Phys.  and  Surg.,  New 
York  City.  He  settled  first  in  Waterford,  N.  Y.,  where  he 
remained  until  1809,  when,  being  elected  to  the  Senate  of 
N.  Y.,  he  removed  to  Albany,  where  he  remained  until  1819, 
whr  he  went  to  the  City  of  New  York.  "He  has  been  Pres. 
of  the  N.  Y.  Academy  of  Med.,  and  held  numerous  other 
respectable  professional  appointments.  He  was  the  first  to 
make  the  medical  profession  acquainted  with  the  medicinal 
properties  of  Secale  cornutum,  or  Ergot.  He  was  an  ex- 
emplary Christian;  was  for  many  years  one  of  the  vestry  of 
St.  George's  Church,  New  York;  was  one  of  the  founders 
and  most  efficient  managers  of  the  American  Tract  Society. 
He  md.,  June  17,  1797,  Sally  Ketchum,  dau.  of  Col. 
Hezekiah  and  Mary  Ketchum,  of  Waterford,  N.  Y.  Dr. 
John  Stearns,  d.,  Mar.  18,  1848,  of  erysipelas,  resulting 
from  a  poisoned  wound  received  in  the  prosecution  of  his 
profession  which  he  continued  to  practice  to  the  close  of 
his  long  life."  "He  died  from  blood-poisoning,  after  per- 
forming an  amputation,  the  poison  entering  a  cut  on  one  of 
his  fingers  and  causing  his  death,"  at  the  age  of  seventy- 
seven  years  and  ten  months;  six  children. 

6427--JOHN  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  1798;  d.,  Jan.,  1799. 
aged  three  weeks. 

6428— JANE  MARIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  25,  1800,  at 
Waterford,  Saratoga  Co.,  N.  Y. ;  md.,  Aug.  18,  1824,  Adol- 
phus  Lane,  a  merchant  of  New  York  City,  son  of  Jonathan 
Lane,  of  Dutchess  Co.,  N.  Y.;  d.,  Jan.  23,  1874. 

(a) — John  Stearns  Lane,  grad.  Columbia  Coll.,  1847. 

(b) — Edward  Lane,  died  young. 

(c) — Louisa  Caroline  Lane,  b.,  June,  1833. 


94  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

6429— HENRY  KETCHUM  STEARNS  (6901),  b.,  July 
31,  1803. 

6430— REV.  JOHN  STEARNS,  M.  D.  (6906),  b.,  Oct. 
14,  1812. 

6431-^JOSEPH  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  5,  1816,  at  Albany, 
N.  Y. ;  d.,  Sept.  18,  1816,  at  the  same  place. 

6432-^JOSEPH  K.  STEARNS  (6912),  b.,  July  22,  1818. 

6433— JUDGE  ELISHA  STEARNS  (6192),  b.,  July  12, 
1776,  son  of  Dr.  John  and  Elizabeth  (Willis)  Stearns,  of 
Wilbraham,  Mass.;  grad.  Yale  Coll.,  1796;  studied  law  and 
settled  in  Tolland,  Ct.;  has  been  a  Representative  and  Sen- 
ator in  the  State  Legislature;  a  Judge,  and  for  many  years 
Pres.  of  the  Tolland  Bank.  He  md.,  Nov.  4,  1800,  Celinda 
Baker,  b.,  Apr.  22,  1780,  in  Tolland,  Conn.;  d.,  1850;  four 
children. 

"The  following  tribute  from  the  late  William  H.  Wells,  of 
Chicago,  gives  a  pleasant  picture  of  the  man  and  the  times: 
'Judge  Stearns  was  one  of  the  deacons  of  the  church  which  I 
attended  during  all  the  earlier  vears  of  my  life.  His  face  was 
as  familiar  to  me  as  that  of  my  own  father,  and  his  portrait 
recalls  many  pleasant  memories  of  those  far-off  days.  His 
house  was  always  open  Sabbath  noons  to  those  who  lived 
too  far  away  to  go  home  between  the  morning  and  after- 
noon services,  and  I  was  there  many  times.  His  family  pew 
was  next  to  the  pulpit,  at  the  minister's  left,  but  he  always 
sat  in  the  deacons  seat,  directly  in  front  of  the  pulpit.  No 
man  in  Tolland  was  better  known  or  held  in  higher  esteem 
than  Judge  Stearns.'  " 

Of  the  village  of  Tolland,  his  grandson  writes:  "If  there 
is  any  spot  in  this  wide,  wide  world,  that  I  have  a  right  to  call 
my  home,  it  is  this  little  town  of  Tolland,  nestled  up  here 
among  the  rock-ribbed  hills  of  Tolland  Co.  It  was  in  this 
peaceful,  pleasant  town,  that  Elisha  Stearns  spent  his  own 
peaceful,  useful  and  honorable  life." 

6434— THEODORE  STEARNS  (6914),  b..  Sept.  11, 
1804. 

6435— CATHERINE  STEARNS,  b..  Nov.  25,  1809;  md., 
Aug.  28,  1833.  Rev.  Leverett  Griggs,  b.,  Nov.  7,  1808,  in 
Tolland,  Conn.     He  grad.  Yale  Coll.,  1829:  settled  in  Mill- 


Judge  Elisha  Stearns. 


Maria    A.    (Stearns)    Hicks. 


FIFTH  GENERATION.  95 

bury,  Mass.,  1848.  Their  first  five  children  were  born  in 
North  Haven,  Conn.,  and  the  sixth  in  New  Haven,  Conn. 

(a)— Maria  Griggs,  b.,  July  19,  1834. 

(b) — Catherine  Griggs,  b.,  Jan.  26,  1836. 

(c) — Leverett  Stearns  Griggs,  b.,  Feb.  16,  1838;  of 
Ivoryton,  Conn. 

(d) — Elizabeth  Celinda  Griggs,  b.,  Mar.  5,  1840. 

(e) — John  Lawrence  Griggs,  b.,  Apr.  23,  1843. 

(f) — Joseph  Emerson  Griggs,  b.,  July  13,  1847. 

6436— MARIA  AMELIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  1,  1815; 
md.,  Oct.  16,  1842,  Charles  R.  Hicks,  of  Tolland,  Conn.,  b., 
July  1,  1812,  in  Providence,  R.  I.,  who  d.,  June  29,  1878. 
Her  picture  at  the  age  of  eighty-five  shows  her  to  be  a  won- 
derfully well-preserved  lady,  who  bids  fair  to  reach  the  age 
of  her  grandmother,  Elizabeth  (Willis)  Stearns,  who  lived 
to  be  94  years  old;  four  children 

(a) — Ratchiffe  Hicks,  b.,  Oct.  3,  1843;  for  an  account 
of  him,  see  "One  line  of  the  Hicks  Family,"  1894; 
has  also  published,  "One  line  of  the  Stearns  Fam- 
ily," 1897. 

(b) — Richard  Stearns  Hicks. 

(c) — Emma  Maria  Hicks,  b.,  May  23,  1845. 

(d) — Minnie  Helen  Hicks. 

6437— CHARLOTTE  ANN  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  14, 
1821;  d.,  unm. 

6438— REV.  NORRIS  STEARNS  (6197),  b.,  Jan.  12, 
1789,  son  of  Charles  and  Sarah  (Norris)  Stearns,  of  Leyden, 
Mass.;  md.,  1840,  Flora  Thomas,  and  had  two  children.  He 
wasc  a  clergyman,  who  d.,  Dec.  26,  1845;  two  children. 

6439— JOHN  E.  STEARNS,  was  killed,  Jan..  11,  1863,  in 
battle  at  Arkansas  Post,  during  the  Civil  War. 

6440— DAUGHTER,  name  unknown. 

6441— DR.  SAMUEL  STEARNS  (6198),  b.,  June  29, 
1791,  son  of  Charles  and  Sarah  (Norris)  Stearns,  of  Leyden, 
Mass,  a  physician  of  Greenfield,  Mass.;  md.,  Luceba  Adams, 


96  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

of  Coleraine,  Mass.,  b.,  Dec.  29,  1793,  who  d.,  Oct.  2,  1883. 
Dr.  Stearns  d,  May  16,  1867 

6442— ELVIRA  A.  STEARNS,  md.  Charles  Billings;  d. 
about  1847,  leaving  two>  children. 

6443— DR.  EDWARD  NORRIS  STEARNS,  b,  1828;  a 
practicing  physician  of  Arkansas  and  Kansas. 

6444— MAJ.-GEN.  CHARLES  STEARNS  (6201),  b., 
Sept.  6,  1800,  son  of  Charles  Sr.  and  Sarah  (Norris)  Stearns, 
of  Leyden,  Mass.;  in  early  life  a  teacher  and  merchant's 
clerk;  was  some  time  engaged  in  trade;  then  a  farmer  and 
Justice  of  the  Peace,  of  Hartsgrove,  Ashtabula  Co.,  O.;  was 
twice  elected  High-Sheriff  of  the  County,  and  was  Major- 
General  of  the  militia;  a  man  of  considerable  prominence 
both  socially  and  politically.  At  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil 
War,  he  was  principally  instrumental  in  raising  recruits  for 
several  regiments,  and,  although  then  sixty-one  years  old, 
was  commissioned  as  Capt.  of  Co.  A,  8th.  la.  Inf.,  which  he 
held  until  after  the  Battle  of  Shiloh,  when  he  was  transferred 
to  the  Veteran  Reserve  Corps  and  place  in  command  of 
Camp  Herron,  at  Davenport,  la.  He  md.,  July  6,  1836, 
Cynthia  Nye,  dau.  of  William  and  Sally  Nye,  of  Hartsgrove, 
0.;  three  children. 

6445— DU  RENN  STEARNS  (6921),  b.,  July  5,  1837. 

6446— DE  WITTE  STEARNS  (6925),  b.,  Mar.  14,  1839. 

6447— LA  MOTTE  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  1,  1842;  in  first 
year  of  Civil  War,  he  enlisted  in  Co.  A,  8th.  la.  Inf.,  where 
his  father  was  Capt.  and  his  brother  De  Witte  was  Lieut. 
They  were  taken  prisoners  at  the  Battle  of  Shiloh  and  held 
seven  months,  when  the  father  was  taken  to  St.  Louis  on  a 
hospital-boat  and  the  sons  served  till  close  of  war  with  the 
exception  of  one  year,  when  La  Motte  was  at  home  on  sick 
furlough.  He  md.,  Dec.  25,  1865,  Leilah  E.  Klyce,  and 
went  West;  his  last  known  address  being  Salt  Lake  City, 
Utah. 

-  6448— CHARLES  STEARNS,  b.,  1870. 

6449-^EBENEZER  I.  STEARNS  (6206),  b.,  1743,  son 
of  Ebenezer  Jr.  and  Jane  (Stockwell)  Stearns,  of  Sutton, 


FIFTH  GENERATION.  97 

Mass.;  md.,  1776,  Thankful  Alvord,  clan,  of  Jonathan  Alvord, 
of  Northampton,  Mass.;  d.,  1801;  seven  children. 

6450— OLIVE  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  4,  1777;  nid.  Mr- 
Wright. 

6451^-ACHSAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  2,  1779;  md.,  Nov. 
19,  1801,  Joel  Clark  Jr.,  of  Northampton,  Mass.;  d.,  Aug.  1, 
1870,  at  Southampton,  Mass.;  eight  children. 

(a) — Horace  Clark,  b.,  Sept.  8,  1802;  md.,  Aug.  29,  1826, 
Mary  Noble,  b.,  Mar.  27,  1803,  dau.  of  Lyman  and 
Mary  (Drake)  Noble,  of  Westfield,  Mass.  Dr. 
Horace  Clark  was  for  forty  years  a  botanic  phy- 
sician, and  d.,  Apr.  19,  1877.  Their  son.  Lyman 
Noble  Clark,  b.,  May  18,  1835,  md.  Martha  Ann 
Stearns  (  ),  and  was  editor  of  the  "West- 

field  Times  and  Newsletter." 
;         (b) — Martha  Clark,  b.,  Oct.  5,  1804;  md.,  Nov.  18,  1825; 
King  Clark. 

(c) — Joel  Clark,  3d.,  b.,  Nov.  12,  1806;  md.,  Apr.  17, 
1833,  Susanna  Babcock. 

(d) — Achsah  Clark,  b.,  Jan.  20,  1809;  md.,  Oct.  12,  1843. 
Ebenezer  Harris. 

(e) — Rachel  Clark,  b.,  June  23,  181 1;  d.,  Apr.  7,  1876, 
at  Lee,  Mass. 

(f) — Dorothy  Clark,  b.,  Nov.  19,  1813;  d.,  May  31,  1857. 

(g) — Juliet  Clark,  b.,  Dec.  12,  1816,  at  Northampton, 
Mass.;  md.,  Mar.  3,  1836,  William  Augustus  Shan- 
non; two  children,  Augustus  Vaughan  Shannon 
and  Mary  Clark  Shannon,  who  md.  Wellington 
Smith,  of  Lee,  Mass.  Their  dau.,  Mary  Shannon 
Smith,  has  been  very  kind  in  furnishing  items  for 
this  work. 

(h) — George  Clark,  b.,  Dec.  28,  1819;  md.,  Mar.  9.  1863, 
Sarah  Jones. 

6452— EBENEZER  STEARNS  (6928),  b.,  Aug.  20,  1781. 

6453— NATHANIEL  STOCKWELL  STEARNS  (6939), 
b.,  May  28.  1783. 


98  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

6454— ERASTUS  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  28,  1787;  is  said 
to  have  lived  in  New  York  State. 

6455— BENONI  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  6,  1789. 

6456— JONATHAN  ALVORD  STEARNS  (6948),  b., 
May  6,  1793. 

6457— CAPT.  JONATHAN  STEARNS  (6207),  b., 
Feb.  10,  1745,  son  of  Ebenezer  and  Jane  (Stockwell)  Stearns, 
of  Sutton,  Mass.;  a  cordwainer  of  Northampton,  Mass.,  and 
a  Capt.  in  the  Revolutionary  War;  md.,  Mar.  20,  1776,  Eliza- 
beth Edwards,  b.,  Aug.  5,  1750,  dau.  of  Benjamin  Edwards, 
of  Northampton,  Mass.  In  1788,  they  moved  to  Westamp- 
ton,  Mass.,  and  about  1800,  to  Hinesboro,  Vt.,  where  he  d., 
1830,  and  she  d.,  1832;  seven  children. 

6458— JONATHAN  STEARNS  JR.  (6949),  b.,  Dec.  30. 
1776. 

6459— JOSEPH  EDWARDS  STEARNS  (6958),  b.,  Mar. 
14,  1778. 

6460— ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  20,  1780;  md.. 
1800,  Calvin  Edwards,  and  removed  to  Vermont. 

(a) — Calvin  Edwards  Jr.,  of  Vt.;  blind  with  a  cataract; 
md. 

(b) — Daniel  Edwards,  a  grocer,  of  Brockport,  N.  Y. ; 
md. 

(c) — Noah    Edwards,    formerly    a    broker  of  Boston, 

Mass.;  d.,  Sept.,  1847,  in  Bristol,  Vt. 
(d) — Jerusha  Edwards,  md.  in  Vermont, 
(e) — Edmund  Edwards,  md.,  1823,  in  Southampton;  d., 

1825,  of  a  casualty,  leaving  one  child. 
(0 — Eli  Edwards,  a  joiner;  md.  and  lived  in  Vermont, 
(g) — Sylvester  Edwards,  a  carriage-builder, 
(h) — Justin  Edwards,  d.  in  Boston. 

6461— CAPT  THEODORE  STEARNS  (6962).  b.,  Apr.  > 
20,  1784. 

6462— MARY  STEARNS,  his  twin  sister,  b..  Apr.  20, 


FIFTH  GENERATION.  99 

1784;  md„   Dec,    1824,   Eliphalet  Hatch,   of  Southampton, 
Mass.,  who  left  her  a  widow;  s.  p. 

6463— MARTHA  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  25,  1788;  d.,  Aug. 
24,  1829;  unm. 

6464— SALOME  STEARNS,      b.,  Oct.   10,   1791;  md., 
1810,  Daniel  Gorham,  of  Hinesboro,  Vt. 
(a) — Russell  Gorham,  d.,  young, 
(b) — Syreno  Gorham,  of  Hinesboro,  Vt.;  md. 
(c) — Amy  Elizabeth  Gorham. 
(d) — Livius  L.  Gorham. 

(e) — Seneca  Gorham,  of  Hinesboro,  Vt.;  md. 
(f) — Eliza  Jane  Gorham. 

6465— DAVID  STEARNS  JR.  (6212),  b.,  July  26,  1757, 
son  of  David  and  Hannah  (Burnell)  Stearns,  of  Goshen, 
Mass.;  md.,  1782,  Susanna  Beals,  b.,  May  30,  1759,  who  d., 
Mar.  10,  1849,  in  Clinton  Co.,  O.  With  his  father  and  two 
brothers  he  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  Army;  after- 
wards removed  to  New  York  State,  and  finally  to  Clinton 
Co.,  O.,  where  he  d.,  Sept.  5,  1836.  He  and  his  wife  were 
burnied  in  New  Hooe  Cemetery,  fourteen  miles  from  New- 
ton ville.  Ohio;  thirteen  children. 

6466— MELZAR  STEARNS  (6968),  b..  Aug.  25,  1783. 

6467— LUTHER  STEARNS  (6976),  b..  Nov.  6,  1784. 

6468— DAVID  STEARNS  3d.,  b..  June  12.  1786;  settled 
in  Ohio. 

6469— MARY  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  9,  1787. 
6470— ANNA  STEARNS,  b.,  June  14,  1789. 

6471— HARVEY  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  20,  1791;  took  up 
Government  land  in  Vermilion  Co.,  111.,  in  1834. 

6472-^CLARISSA  STEARNS,  b..  Oct.  18,  1792;  md.  Mr. 
Shaw,  of  Ziousville,  Ind. 

6473— ZARA  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  18,  1794. 

6474— SOPHIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  27.  1796. 


100  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

6475— CYNTHIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  15,  1798. 

6476-^ALVIN  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  29.  1800;  one  of  twin 
brothers;  was  crushed  to  death  by  a  raft,  near  Marietta,  O.: 
was  buried  there,  in  181 5. 

6477-+CALVIN  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  29,  1800;  one  of 
twin  brothers;  d.  in  Arkansas. 

6478— ORPHA  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  27,  1801. 

6479— LEMUEL  STEARNS  (6213),  b.,  Mar.  17,  1759, 
son  of  David  and  Hannah  (Burnell)  Stearns,  of  Goshen, 
Mass.;  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  Army;  md.  and 
had  one  son,  jerhaps  others. 

6480— LEMUEL  STEARNS  JR.  (6992),  b.,  1790. 

6481— JOHN  STEARNS,  (6214),  b.,  Feb.  22,  1761,  in 
Dudley,  Mass.,  son  of  David  and  Hannah  (Burnell)  Stearns, 
of  Goshen  Mass.;  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  Army; 
md.,  1790,  Abigail.  Williams,  dau.  of  John  Williams;  d.,  Apr. 
14,  1 801;  three  children. 

6482— ABIGAIL  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  17,  1791. 

6483— JOHN  STEARNS  JR.,  June  21,  1793. 

6484— ABISHAI  W.  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  12,  1796. 

6485— CYRUS  STEARNS  (6216),  b.  Mar.  26,  1765, 
son  of  David  and  Hannah  (Burnell)  Stearns,  of  Goshenr 
Mass.;  md.,  Jaan.  4,  1787,  Sarah  Weeks,  b.,  May  15,  1766, 
in  Brookfleld,  Mass.,  dau.  of  Capt.  Thomas  and  Mercy 
(Hinckley)  Weeks;  d.,  Mar.  25,  1855,  in  Goshen,  Mass.;  she 
d.,  June  25,  1850.  "Mr.  Cyrus  Smith,  of  Goshen,  Mass.r 
while  on  his  way  home  from  Cummington,  Aug.  14,  1834, 
with  a  little  grandson,  was  overtaken  by  a  tornado  in  the 
woods  abov  eSwift  River  Valley,  at  a  point  in  the  highway 
where  it  passes  almost  directly  above  the  river,  at  a  height 
of  nearly  seventy  feet.  The  wind  lifted  a  portion  of  the 
wagon,  carrying  the  man  and  boy  over  the  fearful  precipice. 
The  boy  fell  to  the  water  but  was  taken  out  living  only  to 
die  next  day.  Mr.  Stearns  fell  only  a  portion  of  the  distance, 
and  was  saved  though  severely  injured,  by  falling  among 
the  trees  that  lined  the  precipice.     Another  man  was  blown 


FIFTH  GENERATION.  101 

from  his  wagon  by  the  same  storm,  and  said,  in  relating  the 
affair,  that  the  first  thing  he  knew,  he  lay  beside  the  stone 
wall,  senseless."    They  had  ten  children. 

6486— ELECTA  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  20,  1788;  md.  (1), 
1808,  Elisha  Hubbard,  who  d.,  Mar.  22,  1824;  md.  (2),  Sept. 
14,  1825,  Asa  Partridge:  d.,  Feb.  13,  1858;  eight  children. 

(a) — Pamela  Hubbard,  b.,  Sunday,  Jan.  1,  1809;  md.. 
Nov.  28,  1827,  Dryden  Dawes. 

(b) — Lucy  Hubbard,  b.,  1810;  d.,  Mar.  13,  1835. 

(c) — Electa  Hubbard,  b.,  1812;  md.,  Aug.  7,  1833,  Dan- 
iel W.  Reed;  d.,  Aug.,  1873. 

(d)— Daniel  Hubbard. 

(e) — Elihu  Hubbard  jr.,  d.,  unm. 

(f) — Joseph  Hubbard,  md.,  had  several  children;  lived 
in  Buckland. 

<g) — Amanda  Partridge,  b.,  Aug.  27,  1826. 

(h) — Sarah  Melinda  Partridge,  b.,  Mav  22,  1829;  d.. 
May  6,  1868. 

6487+EZRA  STEARNS  (6996),  b.,  Feb.  14.  1792. 

6488— ENOS  STEARNS  (6998),  b.,  Feb.  25.  1794. 

6489— LEVI  STEARNS  (7005),  b.,  June  19.  1796. 

6490— THOMAS  WEEKS  STEARNS  (7015),  b..  May 
12.  1799. 

6491--MERCY  H.  STEARNS,  b,  Sept.  1,  1801:  d..  Oct. 
4,  1801. 

6492— ALMEDA  STEARNS,  b..  Dec.  14,  1802;  md.. 
1821.  Levi  Barrus,  b.,  Mar.  10.  1795,  son  of  Lazarus  and 
Ruth  (Cressey)  Barrows;  d.,  Sept.  4.  1850,  on  the  farm  where 
she  was  born.  Mr.  Barrus  d..  Mar.  18,  1877,  in  Goshen, 
Mass.;  seven  children. 

(a) — Hiram  Barrus,  b.,  July  5,  1822;  md..  Apr.  24,  1845. 
Augusta  Stone,  dau.  of  Col.  Luther  Stone,  of 
Goshen.  He  published,  in  1881,  a  History  of 
Goshen,  with  familv  sketchen,  which  has  furnished 
much  information  for  this  work. 


102  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

■(b) — Lorin  Barrus,  b.,  May  31,  1825;  md.,  June  5,  1848, 

Lucinda  Naramore. 
(c) — Laura  Ann  Barrus,  b.,  July  26,  1827;  md.,  Nov.  28, 

1850,  Jacob  Lovell. 
(d) — Theron  Levi  Barrus,  b.,  Sept.  1,  1829;  md.,  May. 

17,  1854,  Czarina  A.  ORobinson. 

(e) — Alvan  Stone  Barrus,  b.,  Oct.  14,  1831;  md.,  June 
29,  1869,  Emeline  P.  Wakefield. 

(f) — Charles  Barrus,  b.,  Mav  25,  1834;  md.,  Jan  1,  1859, 

Clara  Hill, 
(g) — Louisa  Jane  Barrus,  b.,  July  2ofi  1838;  d.,  Sept. 
4,  1850. 

6493— PAMELIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  23,  1805;  d.,  Aug. 
21,  1807. 

6494— CYRUS  STEARNS  JR.  (7021),  b.,  June  15,  1808. 

6495— ALANSON  STEARNS  (7023),  b.,  Oct.  31,  1810. 

6496— JOSEPH  STEARNS  (6217),  b.,  June  30,  1768,  son 
of  David  and  Hannah  (Burnell)  Stearns,  of  Goshen,  Mass.; 
md.,  1792,  Sarah  Thatcher,  of  Conway,  Mass.  We  have 
failed  to  secure  any  record  of  his  family. 

6497— GEORGE  STEARNS  (6223),  b.,  Apr.  16,  1741, 
son  of  Jonathan  and  Beulah  (Chadwick)  Stearns,  of  Milford, 
Mass.;  md.,  Oct.  29,  1765,  Keziah  Palmer,  of  Mendon, 
Mass.,  b.,  Mar.  15,  1747,  who  d.,  Nov.  12,  1819.  He  was 
one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Conway,  Mass.,  and  his  marriage 
was  certified  by  Rev  A.  Frost;  d.,  Jan.  1,  1812;  ten  children. 

6498— JOEL  STEARNS  (7036),  b.,  July  15,  1766. 

6499— BEULAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  26,  1768;  md.  John 
Newhall,  and  about  1792  moved  to  Central  New  York. 

6500— DARIUS  STEARNS  (7042).  b.,  May  12,  1770. 

6501— JONATHAN  STEARNS,  b.,  June  2,  1772;  d., 
June  8,  1773. 

6502^KEZIAH  STEARNS,  b.,  June  15,  1774;  d.,  Aug. 
31.  1776. 


FIFTH  GENERATION.  108 

6503— GEORGE   STEARNS  JR.    (7051),  b.,   Dec.   26, 
1776. 

6504— ABIJAH  STEARNS  (7058),  b.,  Feb.  21,  1779. 

6505— SARAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  4,  1780;  md.  Col. 
Jabez  Newhall;  d.,  June  14,  1820. 

6506— JOHN  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  24,  1782;  went  to  Ver- 
mont; md.  and  had  children. 

6507— CYNTHIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  9,  1783;  d.,  Sept. 
17,  1789. 

6508— EBENEZER  STEARNS  (6225),  b.,  Jan.  26,  1745, 
son  of  Jonathan  and  Beulah  (Chadwick)  Stearns,  of  Milford, 
Mass.;  of  Upton,  Mass.;  md.  (1),  (pub.,  May  29,  1772), 
Rebecca  Lackey,  b.,  Mar.  9,  1746,  who  d.,  June  13,  181 5,  dau. 
of  Matthew  and  Rebecca  Lackey,  of  Upton,  Mass.;  md.  (2), 
Mar  30,  1819,  Mrs.  Lydia  Norcross,  of  Upton,  Mass.;  d., 
June  30,  1834;  five  children. 

6509— EBENEZER  STEARNS  JR.  (7062),  b.,  May  25, 
1775,  in  Upton,  Mass. 

6510— ARIEL  OR  ROYAL  STEARNS  (7067),  b,  July 
28,  1776. 

65ii^ELAM  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  15,  1779;  never  mar- 
ried. His  home  was  in  Westboro,  Mass.,  where  he  com- 
mitted suicide  by  hanging,  about  1830,  and  willed  all  his 
property  to  one  Furbish. 

6512-iJONATHAN  STEARNS  (7075)  ,b,  June  28,  1781. 

65i3^DANIEL  STEARNS,  b.,  May  13,  1784,  in  Upton, 
Mass.;  md.  (1),  Apr.  3,  1810,  Hannah  Gould,  of  Upton,  who 
died  childless;  md.  (2),  Apr.  13,  1826,  Lucretia  Hill,  of 
Upton;  committed  suicide  by  hanging;  s.  p. 

6514— LIEUT  DAVID  STEARNS  (6227),  b.,  Feb.  24, 
1749,  son  of  Jonathan  and  Beulah  (Chadwick)  Stearns,  of 
Milford,  Mass.;  d.,  June  28,  1826;  md.  (1),  May  31,  1770, 
Dinah  Bullard,  b.,  1746,  who  d.,  Oct.  23,  1789,  s.  p.,  dau.  of 
Bejijamin  and  Judith  (Hill)  Bullard;  md.  (2),  Apr.  29,  1790, 
M*dO Joanna  Adams,  b.,  June  25,  1761,  in  Braintree.  who  d., 


^ 


104  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

Feb.  14,  1843.  Both  marriages  were  certified  by  Rev.  A. 
Frost.  Mr.  Stearns  had  four  daughters  by  second  wife,  and 
d.,  June  28,  1826.  "Lieut.  David  Stearns  inherited  the 
parental  ability  and  thrift.  He  bought  and  sold  real-estate, 
mill-privileges,  &c,  until  he  became  a  man  of  wealth,  with 
plenty  of  money  to  lend.  He  enjoyed  the  confidence  of  his 
townsmen,  was  often  selected  for  their  most  responosible 
offices,  and  represented  them  several  times  in  General 
Court;"  four  children. 

6515— NANCY  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  1,  1791;  md.,  Nov. 
30,  1809,  William  Godfrey. 

6516— EMILY  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  14.  1793;  md,  Oct. 
10.  181 1,  Samuel  L.  Scammell. 

6517— JOANNA  STEARNS,  b,  Dec.  24,  1794;  md,  Dec. 
25,  1815,  John  C.  Scammell. 

65i8^SARAH  STEARNS,  b,  Nov.  14,  1796;  md,  Jan. 
24,  1820,  Moses  Adams,  b,  Aug.  26,  .1795,  in  flolliston, 
Mass,  who  d,  Feb.  14,  1834. 

6519— CAPT.  JOHN  STEARNS  (6228),  b,  Apr.  11, 
1 75 1,  son  of  Jonathan  and  Beulah  (Chadwick)  Stearns,  of 
Milford,  Mass.;  md.  (1),  July  1,  1774,  Mary  Baldwin,  who 
d,  Apr.  9,  1778;  md.  (2),  June  22,  1779,  Lucy  Merrill,  b, 
June  10,  1759,  who  d.,  Sept.  25,  1835,  dau.  ot'  Capt.  Alijah 
Merrill,  of  Hartford,  Conn.  ''Capt.  John  Stearns  joined  the 
Continental  Army  in  1776,  enlisting  as  a  common  soldier, 
and  served  till  the  close  of  the  war,  part  of  the  time  in  Gen 
Washington's  Brigade,  Col.  Simon's  Regt.,  from  Mass.;  was 
in  the  battle  of  White  Plains.  After  the  wars  of  the  Revo- 
lution and  1812  were  over,  he  removed,  in  1816,  from  Mass. 
to  "The  Wilderness,"  since  called  "The  Western  Reserve,"' 
in  Brunswick,  O.  He  was  one  of  the  Revolutionary  pension- 
ers, and  while  in  the  army  his  sterling  qualities  speedily 
gained  the  esteem  and  confidence  of  his  officers.  He  was 
noted  for  his  handsome  appearance  and  personal  bravery. 
His  record  in  Pension  Office  is  in  Book  E,  Vol.  8,  Page  127, 
No.  13,  102."    He  d..  Dec.  25.  1841:  elecen  children. 

6520— MARY  (POLLY)  STEARNS,  b.  Mar.  16.  1780, 


FIFTH  GENERATION.  105 

In  Tyringham,  Mass.;  md.,  1809.  Solomon  Harvey,  b.,  June 
11  1783  They  settled  first  in  Lisle,  N.  Y.,  then  removed 
to'Brunswick,  O.,  where  both  are  buried  her  death  occur- 
ring Mar.  16,  1840,  and  his,  Aug.  13,  1866;  six  children. 
&  (a)—Mary  Harvey,  b.,  Mar.  12,  1810;  md.  Ithamar 
Wheelock,  and  d.,  1886,  in  Brunswick,  O. 

(b)— John  Stearns  Harvey,  b.,  Oct.  5.  ^2>  in  L;sle' 
N.  Y.;  md.  Sarah  Carpenter,  and  settled  in  Cen- 

tralia,  111. 

(c)— Sarah  Harvey,  b.,  June  11,  1814:  md.,  Jan.  11, 
1829,  Abram  Berden  Esq.;  settled  in  Brunswick, 
O.,  where  she  d.,  Feb.  28,  1891. 

(d)_George  Harvey,  b.,  Mar.  23,  1817,  first  white  child 
born  in  Brunswick,  O.;  md.,  Mar.  25,  1843.  Tabitha 
Armstrong  Morton;   d.,   Nov.    19,    1891,   and  was 
buried  at  Bellefontaine  Cemetery,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
Their  second  dau.,  Marv  Armstrong  Harvey,  md., 
Feb.    17,    1875,   Ellis   S.   Pepper,  a  banker,   of  St. 
Louis,  Mo.     She  is  an  enthusiastic  genealogist,  a 
Daughter  of    the    American    Revolution,  and  de- 
scended from  noble  ancestry  on  both  parental  sides. 
Their  onlv    child.   Samuel    Harvey    Pepper,   was 
born,  Jan.  9,   1876,  and  d..  May  26,   1877,  in  St. 
Louis,  Mo. 
(e)— Amos  Harvey,  b..  Mar.  23,  1819;  d..  unm. 
(f)_Solomon  Harvey  Jr.,  b.,  June  25.  1822;  md.,  Nov. 
5,   1845.  Viola  Morton,  of  Cincinnati,  O.;  d.,  July 
11,  1896,  in  Indianola,  la. 

6521— SARAH  STEARNS  (or  Starnes,  as  the  record 
gives  it),  b.,  July  22,  1781;  md.,  1801,  Hon.  John  Freese,  of 
Lee,  Berkshire' Co.,  Mass.  In  1816,  the  families  of  John 
Stearns  and  John  Freese  moved  to  the  Western  Reserve  of 
Ohio,  and  settled  in  Brunswick,  Medina  Co.  Sarah  (Stearns) 
Freese  had  ten  children. 

6522— JOHN  STEARNS  TR.  (7088).  b.,  Mar.  29.  1783. 

6523— ABIJAH  STEARNS,  b..  Oct.  22.  1784:  d..  June 
27,  1789,  in  Lee,  Mass. 


106  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

6524— FANNY  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  26,  1786;  md.  Dan- 
iel Hubbard,  of  Cameron  Mills,  N.  Y.;  four  children. 

6525-^THOMAS  STEARNS  (7094),  b.,  July  5,  1788. 

6526^-BETSY  STEARNS,  b.,  June  3,  1790;  d.  in  infancy, 

6527— JAMES  STEARNS  (7103),  b.,  Nov.  4,  1791. 

6528— BEULAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  2,  1793;  d.,  Oct. 
4,  1874.  She  md.,  Apr.  25,  1816,  Jacob  Spoor,  b.,  Jan.  17, 
1786,  who  d.,  May  15,  1854;  three  children. 

(a) — Nicholas  Spoor,  b.,  Sept.   12,   1817;  d..  Sept.   19, 
1864. 

(b) — Jane  Spoor,  b.,  Oct.  20,  1822;  md.,  Nov.  10,  1841, 
Abner  Roys,  b.,  Nov.  21,  1813,  who  d.,  Feb.  16, 
1896.  Their  sixth  child,  Burt  L.  Roys,  b.,  Jan.  3, 
1858,  md.,  1883,  Sarah  L.  Hamill,  b.,  Oct.  27,  1856, 
who  d.,  June  8,  1897.  Their  eldest  son,  Harold 
Tennyson  Roys,  b..  May  12,  1884,  on  the  Isle  of, 
Wight,  England,  had  the  honor  of  being  named  by 
Lord  Alfred  Tennyson,  Poet  Laureate  of  England. 
A  second  son,  Donald  Abner  Roys,  d.,  1889,  and 
a  dau.,  Enid  Roys,  was  born  June  9,  1890. 

(c) — George  Allen  Spoor,  b.,  Sept.  20,  1827;  d.,  1833. 

6529— DANIEL  STEARNS  (7108),  b.,  Sept.  29,  1795. 

6530— BETSY  STEARNS,  b.,  May  3,  1798;  d..  Oct.  3, 
1799. 

6531—  ABRAHAM  STEARNS  (6231),  b.,  Apr.  2,  1757, 
son  of  Jonathan  and  Beulah  (Chadwick)  Stearns,  of  Milford, 
(Mendon)  Mass.;  md.,  May  19,  1780,  "the  noted  dark  day," 
Esther  Warren,  b.,  Oct.  16,  1760,  dau.  of  Capt.  Samuel  War- 
ren, and  niece  of  Gen.  Joseph  Warren,  of  Revolutionary 
fame.  Abraham  Stearns  was  a  private  in  the  Continental 
Army,  in  1775;  was  a  farmer,  of  Chesterfield,  N.  H.,  and 
later,  a  hotel-keeper,  of  West  Swanzey,  N.  H.,  where  he  d., 
1825.  His  wife  d..  Nov.  28,  1852.  in  Wooodstock,  Vt.;  ten 
children. 

6532— ABIJAH  STEARNS  (71 16),  b„  Nov.  28,  1781. 
6533 — JOHN  STEARNS,  (7123).  b.,  Dec.  22,  1783. 


Beulah  (Stearns)  Spoor. 


FIFTH  GENERATION.  107 

6534— ASAPH  STEARNS,  (7129),  b.,  Oct.  13,  1786. 

6535— DANIEL  STEARNS,  b.,  May  26,  1791;  d.,  1814, 
in  Chesterfield,  N.  H.;  unm. 

6536— ABRAHAM  STEARNS  JR.  (7140),  b.,  Mar.  5, 
1793- 

6537— CAPT  SAMUEL  STEARNS  (7149),  b.,  Jan.  25, 
1795- 

6538— ARBA  STEARNS  (7153),  b.,  Mar.  29.  1797. 

6539-^-ZIBA  STEARNS,  b.;  Mar.  31,  1799;  d.,  1814,  in 
Boston,  Mass. 

6540— EUNICE  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  4,  1801;  md.  Joel 
Eaton,  of  West  Swanzey,  N.  H.;  settled  in  Wooodstock, 
Vt.,  where  she  d. 

6541— PRISCILLA  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  1,  1803;  d„ 
1824,  in  West  Swanzey,  N.  H.;  unm. 

6542— JONATHAN  STEARNS  (6232),  b.,  Jan.  10,  1759, 
posthumous  son  of  Jonathan  and  Beulah  (Chadwick)  Stearns, 
of  Milford,  Mass.;  d.,  Jan.  3,  1804,  in  Hopkinton,  Mass.  He 
md.,  May  1,  1783,  Hannan  Thayer,  eldest  dau.  of  Col.  Icha- 
bod  and  Polly  Thayer;  after  Mr.  Stearns'  death,  she  md. 
Mr.  Burnap,  and  d.,  June  28,  1839.  Jonathan  Stearns  was  a 
soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  Army;  at  one  time,  escaped 
from  a  British  man-of-war,  in  a  leaky  boat,  with  a  companion 
named  Corbitt,  one  rowing  the  boat  while  the  other  bailed 
water  with  his  shoe;  twelve  children.. 

6543— MARY  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  8,  1784;  d,  Feb.  26, 
1832,  at  Sherborne,  Mass.;  md.,  Apr.  22,  1804,  Zebulon 
Hooker,  a  farmer,  bv  whom  she  had  thirteen  children;  he 
md.  again  after  her  death,  and  lived  to  be  ninety-two  vears 
old. 

(a) — Hiram  Hooker,  b.,  1805,  at  Sherborne,  Mass.:  md. 

Augusta  Hyde, 
(b) — Mary  Ann  Hooker,  b.,  1806;  md.  Jacob  Pratt,  of 

Sherborne;  d.,  1840. 
(c) — George  B.  Hooker,  b..  Apr.  17,  1808:  md.  Hannah 
Kimball,  of  Sherborne;  d..  1876. 


108  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

(d) — Laura  Hooker,  b.,  1809;  md.  Thomas  Gould,  of 
Sherborne. 

(e) — Sybil  Stearns  Hooker,  b.,  181 1;  md.  David  Dan- 
iels, of  Sherborne. 

(f) — Harrison  G.  Hooker,  b.,  181 2;  md.  Mina  Whitney. 

(g) — Zebulon  Hooker  Jr.,  b.,  1814;  d.,  1830. 

(h) — Oliver  B.  Hooker,  b.,  1816;  md.  Jane  Schofield. 

(i) — David  Stearns  Hooker,  b.,  1818;  md.  Abla  Hink- 
con. 

(j) — Hannah  T.  Hooker,  b.,  1819;  md.  Aaron  Weeks, 
(k) — Harlow  Hooker,  b.,  1824;  md,  Sophronia  Travis. 
(1) — Thankful  Hooker,  b.,  1826;  md.;  d.,  1854. 
(m) — Sarah  Hooker,  b.,  1829;  md.  Lucius  Cook. 

6544— DAVID  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  12,  1785;  md.,  June 
23,  1811,  his  cousin,  LydiaJ  Bowker,  who  d.,  Aug.  11,  1818, 
dau.  of  Dea.  Edmund  and  Hannah  (Stearns)  Bowker  (6230). 
David  Stearns  was  a  farmer,  of  Milford,  Mass.,  who  d.,  Sept. 
2i,  1817;  s.  p. 

6545— BEULAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  26,  1787;  md.  (1), 
Mar.  5,  1805,  Jedutham  Bullin,  of  Keene,  N.  H.;  a  painter, 
who  was  killed  by  a  runaway  horse;  md.  (2),  Dr.  Clark;  d., 
Dec,  1832.  One  of  her  sons  by  first  husband  studied  medi- 
cine under  Dr.  Clark,  her  second  husband,  and  became  a 
distinguished  physician  with  lucrative  practice.  Like  his 
father  he  was  killed  bv  a  runaway  horse,  living  three  days 
in  great  agony  after  his  injuries. 

(a)— Albert  Bullin. 
(b) — Stearns  Bullin. 
(c) — Samuel  Bullin. 
(d) — Jeduthan  Bullin  Jr. 
(e) — Martha  Bullin. 
(f)— Mary  Bullin. 
(g) —  Almira  Bullin. 
(h) — Caroline  Clark, 
(i) — Elizabeth  Clark. 


FIFTH  GENERATION.  109 

6546— ALEXANDER  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  12,  1789;  mi, 
181 3,  Sarah- Brownell,  who  died  at  Providence,  R.  I.;  he  d., 
Nov.  14,  181 5,  at  same  place.     They  had  one  daughter. 

6547-i-MARY  ANN  STEARNS,  b.,  1814,  at  Providence, 
R.  I.;  was  early  orphaned  and  taken  by  her  uncle,  David 
Stearns  (541)  His  death  and  that  of  his  wife  shortly  after 
left  her  a  second  time  alone,  and  she  was  brought  up  by  Mr. 
Samuel  Day.  She  md.,  1835,  S.  Austin  Vant,  of  Milford, 
Mass.,  and  their  two  sons  are,  Elbridge  Austin  Vant,  b., 
Oct.  5,  1836,  and  Melbourne  Alexander  Vant,  b.,  Dec.  17, 
1838. 

6548-^ALANSON  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  1,  1790,  at  Hop- 
kinton,  Mass.;  d.,  Mar.  1,  1796. 

6549-— JOTHAM  STEARNS  (7161),  b.,  Sept.  20,  1791. 

6550— JONATHAN  STEARNS  JR.  (7168),  b.,  May  31, 
i793. 

6551— EMELINE  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  15,  1795,  at  Hop- 
kinton,  Mass.;  md.,  Mar.  18,  1818,  Samuel  Crooks,  a  farmer, 
of  Hopkinton,  Mass.     She  d..  Mar.  20,  1864;  three  children, 

(a) — John  Stearns  Crooks,  b.,  May,   1819;  md.,  Feb.,. 

1 84 1,  Emily  M.  Parker, 
(b) — Samuel  Crooks,  b.,  Dec,   1821;  md.,  Nov.   1844, 

Sarah  B.  Grey, 
(c) — Abraham  Crooks,  b.,  Mar.,  1825. 

6552— JOHN  STEARNS  (7172),  b.,  May  30,  1797. 

6553-r-HANNAH  STEARNS,  b.,  June  15,  1799;  md.r 
1822,  Luther  Bridges,  of  Hopkinton,  Mass.;  d.,  May  26, 
1877;  ten  children. 

(a) — Elizabeth  Ann  Bridges,  b.,  Apr.  17,  1823;  md.r 
Nov.  28,  1839,  Richard  Bammage  Jr.,  of  Hopkin- 
ton; d.,  Aug.  31,  1844. 

(b) — Daniel  Thurber  Bridges,  b.,  Oct.  15,  1827;  md.r 
Mar.,  1861,  F.  Wardsworth;  three  children. 

(c) — Hannah  Thayer  Bridges,  b.,  Oct.  22,  1829. 

(d) — Sampson  Bridges,  b.,  June  6,  1833;  md.,  Dec.  16.. 
,  1855,  Lydia  Burpee. 


110  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

(e) — Keziah  Goddard  Bridges,  b.,  Apr.   29,   1835;  d., 

Sept.  15,  1845. 
(f) — Emeline   Stearns  Bridges,  b.,  Dec.   9,   1837;  md., 

Oct.,  i860,  Martin  Phipps. 

(g) — Angeline  Bridges,  b.,  June  3,  1839;  d.,  Aug.  28, 

i839- 
(h) — Mary  Bridges,  b.,  Jan.  17,  1842;  d.,  May  7,  1842. 

(i) — Alvira  Bridges,  b.,  Dec.  9,  1843;  d.,  June  25>  I&44- 
(j) — Emma  Elizabeth  Bridges,  b.,  Aug.  9,  1844;  d.,  Sept. 
26,  1844. 

6554— CHARLOTTE  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  15,  1801;  md., 
Nov.  27,  1821;  Edward  Pond,  of  Winchester,  111.,  b.,  Mar. 
20,  1800,  at  Franklin,  Mass.,  a  farmer,  who  d.,  Feb.  24,  1865. 
She  died  in  1889;  eight  children. 

(a) — Caroline  E.  Pond,  b.,  Oct.  19,  1822,  at  Franklin, 
Mass.;  md.,  David  M.  Kilpatrick;  d.,  May  17,  1874, 
in  California, 
(b) — Isabella  Pond,  b.,  Dec.  6,  1823;  md.,  June  17,  1841, 
N.  M.  Knapp,  a  lawyer,  of  Winchester,  111.,  who  d., 
Oct.  4,  1879. 
(c) — Charlotte  Pond,  b.,  Mar.  13,  1825,  at  Hopkinton, 

Mass.;  md.,  Reed  Hollister;  d.,  Feb.  18,  1848. 
(d) — Edward  Pond  Jr.,  b..  Feb.  28,  1827,  at  Hopkinton, 
Mass.;  md.  Amanda  Pitchin;  a  lawyer,  residing  in 
California. 

(e) — Albert    A.    Pond,    b.,    Jan.  6.   1829,    in    Upton, 
Mass.;  d. 

(f) — Hiram  Pond,  b.,  Jan.  13,  1832,  in  Upton,  Mass.;  d., 

Feb.  2,  1854,  in  California, 
(g) — Albert  Pond,  b.,  Sept.  10,  1833,  in  Upton,  Mass.; 

md.  Olive  Constable,  and  resided  in  California, 
(h) — Joanna  Pond,  b.,  Apr.  27,  1836,  in  Upton,  Mass.; 

md.  Frank  Caldwell,  a  farmer,  of  Griggsville,  111. 

6555— ALANSON  STEARNS  (7177).  b.,  May  12,  1803. 

6556— SILAS  STEARNS  (6237).  b.,  Sept.  20,  1750.  son 
of  David  and  Bethia  (Stimson)  Stearns,  of  Weston,  Mass.; 


FIFTH  GENERATION.  Ill 

went  to  Newton,  Mass.,  about  1769;  md.,  June   10,   1772, 
Lydia  Fuller,  of  Newton;  foour  children. 

6557— LYDIA  STEARNS. 

6558— BEULAH  STEARNS. 

6559— SILAS  STEARNS  JR.  (7188),  b.,  Jan.  17,  1784. 

6560— JOSIAH  HASTINGS  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  20, 
1786. 

6561-^ELISHA  STEARNS  (6241),  b.,  Aug.  8,  1756,  son 
of  Daniel  and  Hannah  (Fuller)  Stearns,  of  Waltham,  Mass.; 
a  soldier  of  the  Revolution;  d.,  Aug-.  30.  1789;  md.,  Nov.  26, 
1778,  his  cousin,  Judith.  Pierce,  b.,  Mar.  8,  1753,  dau.  of 
Samuel  and  Abigail  (Stearns)  Pierce,  of  Waltham,  Mass.;  his 
wid.  d.,  Aug.  30.  1 80s;  six  children. 

6562— HANNAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  30,  1780. 

6563— POLLY  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  24,  1782. 

6564— ELISHA  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  Feb.  7,  1784. 

6565-WVBIGAIL  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  1,  1785;  d.,  Oct. 
11,  1805. 

6566^-MATILDA  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  23,  1787;  d.,  Oct. 
16,  1805. 

6567— LYDIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  29,  1789. 

6568— CAPT.  DAVID  STEARNS  (6242),  b.,  Oct.  1757, 
son  of  Daniel  and  Hannah  (Fuller  Stearns,  of  Waltham, 
Mass.;  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  Army  and  afterwards 
a  Captain.  He  md.,  Feb.  6,  1783,  Mary  Parkhurst.  b,,  July 
3,  1765,  dau.  of  Isaac  and  Sarah  (Corey)  Parkhurst.  of  Walt- 
ham, where  Capt.  Stearns  and  wife  settled  and  died,  he,  in 
1827,  and  his  wid.,  1844;  six  children. 

6569— LYDIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  1,  1784;  md.  Nathan- 
iel Harrington,  b.,  Sept.  21,  1777,  son  of  Peter  and  Anna 
(Hammond)  Harrington,  of  Watertown,  Mass.;  one  son. 
(a) — William  C.  S.  Harrington. 

6570— -THOMAS  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  20,  1785;  d..  on  the 
coast  of  Africa ;  unm. 


112  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

6571— DAVID  STEARNS  JR.,  b,  Sept.  14,  1787;  d.,  irr 
New  Orleans,  La.;  unm.  He  was  Purser's  Steward  in  the 
U.  S.  Sloop-of-war,  Wasp,  under  Capt.  Jacob  Jones,  when 
she  captured  the  Frolic. 

6572— ELISHA  STEARNS,  b.,  June  19,  1789;  d.,  near 
Thomaston,  Me.;  unm. 

6573— ISAAC  STEARNS  (7191),  b.,  July  2,  1793. 

6574— WILLIAM  CLARKE  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  1,. 
1795;  d.  in  Waltham,  Mass. 

6575— GEORGE  STEARNS  (6245),  b.,  Apr.  25,  1762, 
son  of  Daniel  and  Hannah  (Fuller)  Stearns,  of  Waltham, 
Mass.;  md.,  Aug.  11,  1790,  Ruth1  Watson.  He  was  a  soldier- 
in  the  Revolutionary  Army,  a  farmer,  of  Waltham  who 
moved,  after  the  birth  of  his  five  children,  to  Newton,  Mass. 

6576— BRADSHAW  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  11,  1791;  a 
farmer,  of  Wraltham,  Mass.;  md.,  1822,  Sarah"1  Stephens,  of 
Newton,  Mass. ;  one  daughter. 

6577— SARAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.,  1824;  md.,  1850, 
John  H.  Tolman,  of  Newton,  Mass. 

6578— GEORGE  STEARNS  JR.  (7198),  b.,  Feb.  2,  1793.. 

6579— NATHANIEL  STEARNS  (7206),  b.,  Dec.  3,  1794. 

6580— DANIEL  STEARNS  (7212),  b.,  Apr.  17,  1796. 

6581— MARY  WATSON  STEARNS,  bapt,  Sept.  24, 
1797;  md.,  Oct.,  1822,  Elisha  Crehore,  of  Waltham,  of  the 
firm  of  Stearns  &  Crehore.  He  had  been  Representative  of 
Waltham,  and  d.,  1850;  three  children. 

(a) — Mary  Watson  Crehore,  b.,  1823;  md.,  June,  1847, 
Samuel  B.  Whitney,  of  Waltham. 

(b) — Maria  Crehore,  b.,  1825;  md.  Leonard  P.  Smith, 
of  Waltham. 

(c) — Elisha  Crehore  Jr.,  b.,  June,  1826;  d.,  Oct.,  1852; 
unm. 

6582— JONATHAN  STEARNS  (6247),  b.,  Feb.  3,  1767. 
son  of  Daniel  and  Hannah  (Fuller)  Stearns,  of  Waltham^ 


FIFTH  GENERATION.  113 

Mass.;  md.,  Nov.  13,  1798,  Sarah  Corey,  of  East  Sudbury 
(Wayland);  d.,  1834,  in  Keene,  N.  H. 

6583— COL.  JACOB  '  STEARNS  (6248),  b.,  May  13, 
1768,  son  of  Daniel  and  Hannah  (Fuller)  Stearns,  of  Walt- 
ham,  Mass.;  d.,  Jan.  22,  1847;  a  farmer,  of  Waltham,  Mass., 
who  md.,  Jan.,  1799,  Lucy  Adams,  b.,  Aug.  20,  1780,  in 
Newton,  Mass.,  who  d.,  Jan.  21,  1867,  the  mother  of  four- 
teen children. 

6584— JACOB  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  Oct.  15,  1799;  d.,  Apr. 
2,  1849;  md-  Mrs.  Hannah  (Fuller)  Tucker;  no  children. 

6585— SMITH  STEARNS  (7221),  b.,  Apr.  29,  1801. 

6586— DANIEL  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  11,  1802;  d.  yonug. 

6587— MARSHALL  SPRING  STEARNS,  b.,  June  4, 
1804;  d.,  1870,  in  Newton,  Mass.;  md.  Louisa  Winslow,  of 
Northampton,  Mass.;  one  daughter. 

6588— LOUISA  STEARNS,  b.,  1834;  d.,  young.  An 
adopted  daughter,  named  Louisa  Stearns,  b.,  1847,  md-  John 
Clelland,  of  Watertown,  Mass. 

6589— LUCY  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  10,  1806;  md.  Parker 
Lewis,  of  Newton,  Mass.  They  had  no  children  of  their 
own,  after  the  death  of  her  sister,  Mrs.  Nancy  Spalding, 
adopted  the  deceased  sister's  daughter. 

6590— SAMUEL  STEARNS  (7226),  b.,  Apr.  14,  1808. 

6591— NANCY  RAYMOND  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  20, 
1810;  d.,  Sept.  24,  1834;  md.,  1829,  Reuben  Spalding,  b., 
May  3,  1805,  who  d.,  July  29,  1838.  After  his  first  wifes 
death,  he  md.  (2),  Mrs.  Hannah  Stearns. 

(a) — Reuben  Loring  Spalding,  b.,  May  6,  1830;  d.,  Mar. 
5,  1832.  He  was  so  badly  burned  by  his  clothes 
taking  fir^e  that  he  lived  only  a  short  time  after  the 
accident, 
(b) — Nancy  Louisa  Spalding,  b..  Feb.  16,  1834;  was 
adopted,  after  her  mother's  death,  by  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Parker  Lewis,  being  called  Nancy  Parker  Lewis. 
She  md.  Jan.  19,  1854,  Asa  T.  Ring,  of  Yarmouth, 
Me.,  and  d.,  Sept.  9,  1866.  mother  of  two  children. 


114  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

6592— HANNAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  11,  1S12;  d.,  Aug. 
1,  1847;  md-,  William  Parker,  of  Dedham,  who  was  Meat 
Inspector,  at  Cambridge,  Mass.;  five  children. 

(a) — William  Parker  Jr.,  killed  in  the  Civil  War. 

(b) — George  Parker  Jr.,  Chief  of  Police,  Watertown, 
Mass.;  md.  Charlotte  Boynton,  and  had  a  son, 
George  Stearns  Parker,  who  was  Cashier  of  the 
Watertown  Bank. 

(c) — Stearns  Parker,  a  merchant,  who  d.,  in  the  Ber- 
muda Islands. 

(d) — Daniel  Parker,  provision  dealer,  who  md.  Annie 
Mason,  of  Watertown. 

(e) — Hannah  Parker,  d.,  young. 

6593— ROXANA  STEARNS,  b.,  July  20,  1814;  md.  Ben- 
jamin Mclntyre,  a  builder,  of  Lynn,  Mass.,  who  was  killed  on 
the  railroad,  in  111.;  four  children. 

(a) — Benjamin  Mclntyrejr. 

(b) — Marshall  Mclntyre. 

(c) — Mortimer  Mclntyre. 

(d)— Ella  Mclntyre. 

6594— JANE  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  22,  1816;  md.,  1840, 
John  Clark,  a  produce-dealer,  of  Waltham,  Mass.;  nine 
children. 

(a) — Abbie  Clark,  b.,  Nov.,  1841;  md.  George  Skinner; 
d..  Mar.,  1893. 

(b) — Addie  Clark,  b.,  Mar.,  1843;  d.  young. 

(c)— John  Clark  Jr.,  b.,  1845.  I      Twins 

(d) — George  Clark,  b.,  1845;  both  d.  young.  \ 

(e) — Mercy  Clark,  b.,  1846;  md.  Frank  Smith. 

(f) — John  Clark,  b.,  1848;  d.  young. 

(g) — Jeduthan  Clark,  b.,  Apr.,  185 1. 

(h) — Addie  Clark,  b.,  June,  1853;  md.  Fred  Brigham. 

(i) — John  Clark,  b.,  Nov.,  1854. 

6595— DANIEL  STEARNS  (7230),  b.,  Mar.  8,  1819. 
6596— ABIGAIL  STEARNS,  b..  Mar.  19.  1821;  d.,  1887; 


FIFTH  GENERATION.  115 

md.  James  Hannstead,  of  Medfield,  Mass.;  moved  to  New 
York,  1850;  six  children. 

(a) — Henry  Hannstead. 

(b) — Georgiana  Hannstead,  md.  James  Marcas,  of  N.  Y. 

(c) — Gertrude  Hannstead,  d.  young". 

(d) — 'Winifred  Hannstead. 

(e) — Herbert  Hannstead. 

(f) — Geraldine  Hannstead. 

6597— WALTER  HUNNEWELL  STEARNS  (7237),  b„ 
Nov.  5,  1823. 

6598— MARY  MARIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  16,  1826;  d., 
1873;  md.  Dexter  Sanger,  of  Watertown,  Mass.;  two  chil- 
dren. 

(a) — Emma  Sanger,  md.  Charles  Newell. 

(b) — Daniel  Sanger. 

6599— CHARLES  STEARNS  (6249),  b.,  Sept.  11,  1770. 
son  of  Daniel  and  Hannah  (Fuller)  Stearns,  of  Waltham, 
Mass.;  a  farmer,  of  Brookline,  Mass.;  md.,  July  20,  1794, 
Nancy  Flagg,  dau.  of  William  and  Lydia  (Child)  Flagg,  of 
Ashby,  Mass.  Charles  Stearns  d.,  Feb.  16,  1864,  aged 
ninety-three  years;  seven  children. 

6600— CAPT.  CHARLES  STEARNS  JR.  (7240),  b., 
Dec.  "6,  1794. 

6601— SOLOMON  FLAGG  STEARNS  (7244),  b..  Mar. 
10,  1796. 

6602— NANCY  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  27,  1798;  d.,  unm. 

6603— MARSHALL  STEARNS  (7250),  b.,  Dec.  29,  1802. 

6604— CATHERINE  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  21,  1805;  d., 
unm. 

6605— ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  17,  1809;  md., 
May  28,  1834,  John  Goddard  Stearns,  (I.  Stearns,  4094),  b., 
June  27,  1810,  who  d.,  Apr.  8,  1879;  she  d.,  Feb.  8,  1882. 
He  was  a  manufacturer  of  New  York  Citv;  five  children. 


116  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

6606— WILLIAM  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  11,  1813;  d.,  May 
13,  1821. 

6607— ASAHEL  STEARNS  (6251),  b.,  1755,  bapt.,  June 
13,  1766,  son  of  Benjamin  Jr.  and  Hannah  (Segur)  Stearns, 
of  Lexington,  Mass.;  md.  1784,  Mary  Smith,  and  settled  in 
Lexington.  He  was  in  Capt.  Parker's  Co.,  in  1775,  and 
enlisted  in  1777  for  three  years.  He  and  his  wife  "made 
their  peace  with  the  church  in  Lexington,"  Sept.  25,  1785; 
ten  childrn. 

6608— NATHAN  STEARNS,  bapt,  Oct.  2,  1785;  md., 
May  21,  1807,  Susanna  Adams;  d.,  1845. 

6609— MOSES  STEARNS  (7255),  bapt.,  Aug.  13,  1786, 
in  Lexington,  Mass. 

6610— AMOS  STEARNS  (7261),  bapt.,  July  6,  1788. 

661 1  JOEL  STEARNS  (7263),  b.,  June  20,  1790. 

6612— MATTHEW  STEARNS,  bapt.,  June  17,  1792;  md. 
Abigail  Brooks. 

6613— RHODA  STEARNS,  bapt.,  July  27,   1794;  md.,. 
Oct.  22,  1818,  in  Lincoln,  Mass.;  Charles  Gove;  two  children. 

(a) — Charles  Otis  Gove,  b.,  July  5,  1819. 

(b) — Eleanor  Gove,  b.,  Aug.  20,  1820. 

6614— LEONARD  STEARNS  (7275),  bapt.,  Aug.  28, 
1796. 

6615— MARSHALL  STEARNS,  bapt.,  Aug.  26,  1798; 
md.  Elvira  Flagg. 

6616— LUTHER  STEARNS,  bapt.,  Sept.  12,  1800;  md.. 
Oct.  5,  1830  Lydia  Varnum.  They  had  four  children  who 
died  young. 

6617— OTIS  STEARNS,  bapt.,  Nov.  14,  1802;  md. 
Lydia . 

6618--HABAKKUK  STEARNS  (6252),  b.,  1757,  bapt., 
June  13,  1766,  son  of  Benjamin  Jr  and  Hannah  (Segur) 
Stearns,  of  Lexington.  Mass.;  md.,  Apr.  18,  1785,  Eunice 
Child,  and  settled  in  Lincoln,  Mass.,  where  he  d.,  Feb.  15, 


FIFTH  GENERATION.  117 

1822,  and  she  died  in  November,  the  same  year;  six  children. 

6619--HEPZIBAH  STEARNS,  b.,  1786;  d.,  1833,  in 
Brookline,  Mass.;  unm. 

6620— JONAS  STEARNS  (7277),  b..  1787. 

6621— BETHIA     STEARNS,   b.,    1788;   md.   Nathaniel 
Rider,  of  Dracut;  four  children, 
(a) — Eunice  Rider,  d. 
(b) — Nathaniel  Rider  Jr.,  d. 
(c) — Sarah  Rider,  d  . 
(d) — Bethia  Rider,  md.  Porter  Weston,  of  Dracut. 

6622— BELINDA  STEARNS,  md.,  1816,  Samuel  With- 
ington, of  Harvard,  Mass. ;  three  children, 
(a) — Josiah  Withington. 
(b) — Abigail  Withington. 
(c) — Mary  Withington. 

6623^-ABIJAH  STEARNS  (7287),  b.,  about  1792. 

6624— MARY  STEARNS,  d.,  unm. 

6625— ISHMAEL  STEARNS  (6255).  b.,  1763,  son  of 
Benjamin  Jr.  and  Mannah  (Segur)  Stearns,  of  Lexington, 
Mass.;  md.,  Dec.  27,  1790,  Mercy  Jenkinson,  of  Lincoln, 
Mass.,  who  d.,  Dec.  7,  183 1,  aged  63  years.  They  settled 
in  Waltham,  Mass.,  where  he  d.,  Jan.  16,  1820;  five  children. 

6626— MARTHA  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  24,  1792. 

6627-f-WILLIAM  STEARNS  (7289),  b.  Mar.  6,  1796. 

6628— ANNA   JENKINSON   STEARNS,   b.,   Feb.    19, 
1801. 
6629— MARY  ANN  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  21,  1804. 

6630— CHARLES  VENER  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  9,  1807; 
md.  about  1830,  Hannah  Garfield,  of  Waltham.  We  have 
only  the  record  of  one  dau. 

6631— HANNAH  ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  25. 
1831;  md.,  May  30,  1850.  Albert  D.  Cleveland,  b..  Apr.  7. 

1823,  of  St.  Albans.  Vt;  ten  children. 


118  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

6632— NOAH  STEARNS  (6257),  b.,  1766,  son  of  Ben- 
jamin Jr.  and  Hannah  (Segur)  Stearns,  of  Lexington,  Mass.; 
md.  (1),  June  5,  1806,  Prudence  Winship,  of  Lex.;  md.  (2), 
1821,  Elizabeth  (Betty)  Tidd,  bapt,  Jan.  5  J772  dau.  ,ot 
Samuel  and  Rebecca  (Simmonds)  Tidd,  of  Lexington,  Mass. 
No  record  of  children. 

6633— AMMI  STEARNS  (6260),  b.,  1772,  son  of  Ben- 
jamin Jr.  and  Hannah  (Segur)  Stearns,  of  Lexington,  Mass.; 
md.,  Jan.  31,  1803,  in  Boston,  Mass,  Polly  Stearns.  They 
settled  in  Lincoln,  Mass.,  181 1,  where  he  d.,  Dec.  10,  1847; 
ten  children. 

6634— CYRUS  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  19,  1804;  d.,  1832,  in 
Lincoln,  Mass. 

6635— ELIJAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  26,  1806;  d.,  1806. 

6636— MARY  STEARNS,  b.,  July  6,  1807;  d.,  Dec.  27, 
1807. 

6637— ELIZA  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  28,  1808;  d.,  Dec, 
1808. 

6638— DANIEL  STEARNS  (7292),  b.,  May  28,  1810. 

6639— ALMIRA  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  17,  1812;  d.,  Mar., 
1814. 

6640— GEORGE  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  2,  1816;  d.,  Apr, 
1818. 

6641— PRENTICE  STEARNS,  b,  July  7,  1820;  d.,  Dec. 
2y,  1820. 

6642— ELIZA  ANN  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  13,  1822;  d., 
Feb.  26,  1833. 

6643— MARTHA  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  1828;  d„  1828. 

6644— BARTHOLOMEW  STEARNS  (6263),  b.,  Aug.  4, 
1742,  son  of  Jotham  and  Mary  (Flagg)  Stearns,  of  Worces- 
ter, Mass.;  md.,  Feb.  25,  1767,  in  Holden,  Mary  Raymond,  b.y 
May  10,  1745;  in  1777,  settled  in  Winchendon,  Masss..  where 
she  d.,  Feb.  7,  181 7.  They  were  the  parents  of  ten  children, 
born  in  Holden  and  Winchendon  ,but  we  have  only  the 
names  of  five. 


FIFTH  GENERATION.  119 

6645— ASA  STEARNS,  b.,  1776;  went  to  Canada. 
6646— AMOS  STEARNS  (7297),  b.,  1778. 

6647— BARTHOLOMEW  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  1780;  md., 
Apr.  14,  1808,  Betsy  Johnson,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Elizabeth 
(Sanderson)  Johnson,  of  Winchendon,  Mass. 

6648— CAPT.  FREEBORN  STEARNS  (7312),  b.,  Nov. 
24,   1784. 

6649— HANNAH  STEARNS,  b.,  1786;  md.,  Sept.  5, 
1808,  Joshua  Kenny,  of  Orrington,  Me. 

6650— CHARLES  STEARNS  (6265),  b.,  Jan.  4,  1749, 
son  of  Jotham  and  Mary  (Flagg)  Stearns,  of  Worcester, 
Mass.;  md.  (1),  Oct.  4,  1774,  Sarah  Town,  who  d. ;  md.  (2), 
Dec.  8,  1791,  Ruth  Woodbury,  of  Worcester,  Mass.;  two 
sons. 

6651— STEPHEN  STEARNS  (7327),  b.,  Apr.  15,  1775. 

6652— CHARLES  STEARNS  JR.  (7336),  b.,  Nov.  24, 
1777. 

6653— SAMUEL  STEARNS  (6267),  b.,  1754,  son  of 
Samuel  and  Jemima  (Hoyt)  Stearns,  of  Worcester,  Mass.; 
a  soldier  of  the  Revolutionary  War;  md.  Thankful  Raymond, 
who  d.,  1817;  they  settled  in  Claremont,  N.  H.,  where  he  d., 
1840;  ten  children. 

6654— BARNEY  STEARNS. 

6655— MEHITABLE  STEARNS,  md.  Zebulon  Carswell, 
of  Claremont,  N.  H.  They  had  eight  children,  of  whom 
three  died  in  youth  or  infancy. 

(a) — Almira  Carswell,  b.,  1814;  d.,  1844. 
(b) — Emily  Carswell,  b.,  1816;  d.,  1831. 
(c) — Eliza  Carswell,  b.  1822. 
(d) — Mary  Ann  Carswell,  b.,  1824;  d.,  1827. 
(e) — Samuel  Carswell,  b.,  1827. 

6656— BETSY  STEARNS. 
6657— ROXANA  STEARNS. 


120  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

6658— PHILENA  STEARNS,  b.,  June  5,  1797;  d.,  Aug. 
26,  1877.  She  md.,  Mar.  22,  1822,  Charles  G.  MacArthur, 
and  had  five  children. 

(a) — Gilderoy  MacArthur,  b.,  Jan.  11,  1823. 
(b) — Hon.  Charles  La  Fayette  MacArthur,  b.,  Jan.  7, 
1824;  d.,  Oct.   12,  1898,  in  Troy,  N.  Y.,  was  pro- 
prietor of  the  Troy  Budget  which  is  now  edited  by 
his  son,  Arthur  MacArthur. 

(c) — Maryette  MacArthur,  b.,  Oct.  11,  1825. 
(d) — Henry  MacArthur,  b.,  Dec.  29,  1827.       x 
(e)— Joseph  E.  MacArthur,  b.,  July  17,(1891.  f  J 

6659— JUDAH  STEARNS. 

6660—SAMUEL  STEARNS  JR.,  in  1869  was  living  at 
Felt's  Mills,  Jefferson  Co.,  N.  Y.;  removed  to  Michigan. 

6661— DANIEL  STEARNS  (7339),  b.,  Mar.  2,  1795. 

6662— ELAM  STEARNS  (7347),  b.,  Apr.  20,  1799. 

6663--LYMAN  STEARNS  (7359),  b,  June  7,  1803. 

6664— DANIEL  STEARNS  (6268),  b.,  1756,  son  of  Sam- 
uel and  Jemima  (Hoyt)  Stearns,  of  Worcester,  Mass.;  served 
three  years  in  the  Revolutionary  War.  May  6,  1777,  he  and 
his  brother  Asa  were  on  the  pay-roll  of  Capt.  Wm.  Scott's 
Co.,  Col.  Stark's  Regt,  N.  H.  Continental  Army.  He  md. 
(1),  1776,  Jerusha  Clarke,  b.,  Oct.  30,  1756,  dau.  of  Joseph 
and  Jemima  Clarke,  of  Saybrook,  Conn.  She  d.,  Oct.  31, 
1816,  and  he  md.  (2).  Jan.  1,  1820,  Lois  Rice,  dau.  of  Heze- 
kiah  Rice,  of  Claremont,  N.  H.  She  d.,  Mar.  19,  1847,  and 
he  d.,  May  4,  1849,  in  Newport,  N.  H.  He  resided  in  Clare- 
mont and  Cornish  before  going  to  Newport;  thirteen  chil. 

6665— DANIEL  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  Aug.  16.  1777;  d., 
1794. 

6666— SARAH  (SALLY)  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  16,  1778; 
md.,  1799,  Jonathan  Brooks,  son  of  David  and  Hannah 
Brooks;  settled  at  Mallahyde,  Upper  Canada;  five  chil. 

(a) — Fanny  Brooks. 

(b) — David  Brooks. 


FIFTH  GENERATION.  121 

(c) — Daniel  Brooks, 
(d) — Lucinda  Brooks, 
(e) — John  Brooks. 

6667^-JOHN  STEARNS  (7366),  b.,  May  29,  1780. 

6668— ASA  STEARNS  (7375),  b,  July  8,  1782. 

6669— BENJAMIN  STEARNS  (7380),  b.,  Oct.  18,  1783. 

667CM-JEMIMA  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  29,  1785;  d,  June 
28,  1843;  md-,  1805,  Joseph  Ager,  adopted  son  of  John  and 
Betsy  Campbell,  of  Claremont,  N.  H.  He  d.,  July  10,  1842, 
aged  61  yrs.;  four  children. 

(a) — Emily  Ager,  b.,  Aug.  24,  1808;  md.  Oliver  Corn- 
stock,  of  Newport,  N.  H. 

(b) — Infant,  b.,  Dec.  2,  1809;  d.,  Jan.  12,  1810. 

(c) — John  Ager,  b.,  Oct.  12,  1810;  md.  Elizabeth  Allen, 
Jan.,  1849,  and  settled  in  Claremont,  N.  H. 

(d) — Hira  Ager.  b.,  Dec.  7,  1812;  md.  (1),  1844,  Maria 
P.  Farrington,  who  died  the  same  year,  Sept.  10, 
1844;  md.  (2)  Dec,  1849,  Jane  B.  (Stearns)  Gerry, 
(7372). 

6671— PHOEBE  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  16,  1786;  d.,  1788. 

6672— CHARLES  STEARNS  (7387),  b.,  June  4,  1788. 

6673-^PHOEBE  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  10,  1791;  md.  (1), 
181 5,  Benjamin  York,  b.,  July  3.  1791,  who  d.,  Feb.  20,  1825. 
son  of  William  and  Lucy  York,  of  Cornish;  md.  (2),  Mar. 
27,  1836,  Mr.  Buel,  of  Newport,  N.  H.;  three  chil.  by  first 
husband. 

(a) — Elizabeth  York. 

(b) — Fanny  York. 

(c) — Charles  York. 

6674— REUBEN  STEARNS  (7389),  b.,  June  29,  1795. 
6675— GEORGE  STEARNS  (7396),  b.,  May  30,  1798. 
6676— DANIEL  STEARNS  JR.  (7401),  b.,  Nov.  3,  1800. 


122  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

6677— LUCY  STEARNS,  b.,  May  19,  1802;  md.,  1825, 
George  Lesley,  of  Cornish;  six  children. 

(a) — Gratia  Lesley. 

(b) — Mahala  Lesley. 

(c) — William  Lesley. 

(d) — Nelson  Lesley. 

(e) — Lawrence  Lesley. 

(f) — Joseph  Lesley. 

6678— ASA  STEARNS  (6269),  b.,  July  30,  1758,  son  of 
Samuel  and  Jemima  (Hoyt)  Stearns,  of  Worcester,  Mass.; 
enlisted  in  Col.  Ward's  Mass.  Regt.,  the  day  after  the  battle 
of  Bunker  Hill.  He  was  with  the  Americans  when  they  were 
drawn  off  from  Long  Island  in  1776,  and  was  in  the  battle  of 
White  Plains.  He  served  twenty  months  in  Col.  Ward's 
Regt.,  and  then  joined  Col.  Cilly's  N.  H.  Regt.,  in  which  he 
served  three  years.  During  the  service  he  was  not  sick  a 
single  day.  He  was  at  the  capture  of  Burgoyne,  in  the 
battle  of  Monmouth,  and  with  Gen.  Sullivan,  at  Wyoming, 
where  he  suffered  excessively  from  privations.  After  this, 
he  was  at  sea  in  a  privateeer  and  helped  to  capture  the 
"Hannah,"  richly  laden  with  merchandise,  which  was  taken 
into  New  Haven.  After  the  war,  he  went  to  Claremont, 
N.  H.,  and  md.  (1),  Mar.  25,  1784,  Lucy'Cady,  b.,  Mar.  30, 
1764,  dau.  of  Lieut.  Elijah  Cady,  of  Wethersfield,  Vt.  They 
lived  successively  in  Wethersfield,  Cavendish,  Moretown, 
Waterbury,  and  Benson,  all  in  Vt.  At  the  last  place,  his  wife 
d.,  Aug.,  1825,  of  a  casualty,  being  thrown  from  a  carriage. 
He  then  moved  to  Chazy,  Clinton  Co.,  N.  Y.,  where  he  md. 
(2),  Mrs.  Phoebe  Dunham,  then  sixty  years  of  age,  who  d., 
Mar.,  1849.  After  her  death,  until  his  decease,  Feb.  2,  1852, 
he  lived  with  his  dau.,  Mrs.  Laura  (Stearns)  Heaton,  of 
Chazy;  twelve  children. 

6679— LAURA  STEARNS,  b.,  July  8,  1785,  in  Wethers- 
field, Vt. ;  md.,  Mar.,  1804,  in  Moretown,  Vt.,  Lucius  Heaton, 
b..  May  20,  1780,  in  Shelborne,  Mass.,  a  farmer,  son  of  John 
Heaton.  They  settled  in  Chazy,  Clinton  Co.,  N.  Y.;  ten 
children. 


FIFTH  GENERATION.  123 

(a) — Parley  Heaton,  b.,  Feb.  13,  1805;  d.,  Nov.  28,  185 1, 
of  consumption;  md.,  Oct.,  1836,  Orpha  Ranson,  of 
Chazy;  had  two  daughters. 

(b) — Paschal  P.  Heaton,  b.,  Nov.  3,  1806;  left  home  in 
1828,  and  was  last  heard  of  in  New  Orleans,  La.,  in 

1835- 
(c) — Amanda  Heaton,  b.,  Sept.  17,  1809.)     x  vins 
(d) — Miranda  Heaton,  b.,  Sept.  17,  1809.   ) 

Amanda  md.,  May  8,  1843  .Stephen  Smith,  of 
Chazy,  and  had  one  son.  Miranda  d.,  July  16, 
1826,  of  consumption. 

(e) — Rufus  Heaton,  b.,  Nov.  10,  181 3;  a  merchant,  of 
Champlain,  N.  Y. ;  unm. 

(f) — Eliab  W.  Heaton,  b.,  July  10,  1816;  md.,  Jan..  1839, 
Olivia  Jones,  and  settled  in  Jackson,  Mich.;  three 
children. 

(g) — Lucy  Heaton,  b.,  Oct.  3,  1817;  md.,  Sept.  11,  1849, 
John  H.  Phinney,  of  Chaplain,  N.  Y. ;  two  children. 

(h) — Achsah  Heaton,  b.,  Sept.  6,  1820;  unm. 

(i) — 'John  Heaton,  b.,  July  6,  1822;  md.,  Nov.  8,  1848, 
•Elizabeth  Gates,  of  Elizabethtown,  N.  J. 

(j) — Harriet  Heaton,  b.,  July  30,  1828;  unm. 

6680-^-ZEBINA  STEARNS  (7408),  b.,  1786,  in  Wethers- 
field,  Vt. 

6681— ABIGAIL  STEARNS,  md.,  1814,  Martin  Rooot, 
of  Chazy,  N.  Y.  They  lived  in  Benson,  Vt.,  until  1843,  when 
they  moved  to  Napierville,  111.;  six  children. 

(a) — Emily  Root,  md.  Chauncey  Higgins. 

(b) — James  Root,  d..  Aged  eighteen. 

(c) — Maria  Root,  md.  Mr.  Barber,  of  111. 

(d)— Elijah  Root. 

(e) — Elisha  Root. 

(f) — Amos  Root. 

6682--SENA  STEARNS,  md.  John  Cannon,  of  Water- 
bury,  Vt. ;  lived  several  years  in   Clay,   N.   Y.;  afterwards 


124  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

moved  to  Montezuma,  where  the  whole  family  died,  about 
1818. 

6683— JAMES  STEARNS  (7422),  b.}  1792;  of  Clay,  N.  Y. 

6684— LUCY  STEARNS,  md.,  18 14,  Selding  Patee,  a 
cabinet-maker,  of  Waterbury,  Vt.;  lived  in  Burlington,  Vt., 
where  she  d.,  1825,  and  he,  in  1844;  three  children. 

(a) — Waflrren  Patee,  md.,  Feb.  1850,  Lucy  Bishop,  of 

Burlington,  Vt. 
■(b) — Selding  Patee  Jr.,   md.,  June,    1850,  in  Burling- 
ton, Vt. 
(c) — Merida  Pateee,  md.,  in  Burlington,  Vt. 

6685— SYDNEY  STEARNS,  b.,  in  Moretown,  Vt;  went 
to  Indiana;  md.  and  d.,  leaving  one  child. 

6686— CANDACE  STEARNS,  md.  William  Richards,  of 
Burlington,  Vt. ;  two  children. 

(a) — Sydney  Richards,  of  Highgate,  Vt. 
(b) — Caroline     Richards,  md.,  and     settled    in     High- 
gate,  Vt. 

6687— HARRIET  STEARNS,  md.,  1821,  Elijah  Knox; 
settled  in  Toronto,  Canada;  six  children.  One  of  their  sons 
was  with  Col.  Fremont  when  he  attempted  to  cross  the 
Rocky  Mountains;  nearly  perished. 

6688— ASA  H.  STEARNS  (7427),  b.,  June  22,  1804. 

6689— ELIJAH  CADY  STEARNS  (7432),  b.,  Apr.  29, 
1805. 

6690— CURTIS  STEARNS  (7443),  b.,  Apr.  22,  1810. 

6691— SOLOMON  STEARNS  (6271),  b.,  1763,  son  of 
Samuel  and  Sarah  (Grover)  Stearns,  of  Worcester,  Mass.; 
md.,  1785,  Jemima  Clark,  and  settled  in  Hiehgate,  Vt; 
eleven  children. 

6692— BELA  or  ABEL  STEARNS,  b.,  17-86;  md.  Rhoda 

,  who  lived  to  be  over  one  hundred  years  old,  b., 

1793.  He  was  in  the  war  of  1812,  and  after  his  death,  in 
1878,  his  aged  widow  received  his  pension.  They  lived  in 
Highgate,  Vt. 


FIFTH  GENERATION.  125 

6693— AB.NER  STEARNS(  7444),  b.,  1788. 

6694— THIRZA  STEARNS,  commonly  known  as  "Tur- 
sey,"  b.,  1790;  md.  Charles  Mantel. 

6695— <PHOEBE  STEARNS  b.,  1792;  md.  Alden  Chase; 
two  children. 

(a) — Orpha  Chase, 
(b) — Sophronia  Chase. 

6696— JAMES  STEARNS  (7457),  b.,  1794. 

6697— SOLOMAN  STEARNS  JR.  (7464),  b.,  J 796. 

6698— MARY  STEARNS,  b.,  1798;  md.  Miles  Powell, 
and  had  nine  children. 

6699— LYDIA  STEARNS,  b.,  1800;  md.  Joseph  Herri- 
man,  and  settled  in  Canada,  where  they  raised  a  large  family 

6700— CLARK  STEARNS  (7468),  b.,  1804. 

6701 — LUCY  STEARNS,  b.,  1809;  md.  Scommons  Paine, 
and  had  six  children. 

6702-^-ELIJAH  STEARNS  (7478),  b.,  Apr.  17,  181 3. 
1813. 

6703— MOSES  STEARNS  (6274),  b.,  1771,  son  of  Samuel 
and  Sarah  (Grover)  Stearns,  of  Worcester,  Mass.;  md.,  1798, 
Susan  Clark.  They  removed  to  Warsaw,  N.  Y.,  in  1806, 
where  they  resided  until  his  death,  in  1859;  nine  children. 

6704— WILLARD  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  3,  1799. 

6705— MELINDA  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.,  1801. 

6706— GEORGE  STEARNS  (7488),  b.,  May  31,  1802. 

6707 — SON,  d.  young. 

6708— HARRIET  STEARNS,  b.,  1806. 

6709 — SON,  d.  young. 

6710— HIRAM  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  19,  1810. 

671 1— MATILDA  STEARNS. 


126  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

6712— BETSY  K.  STEARNS. 

6713— INCREASE  STEARNS  JR.  (6288),  b.,  July  1, 
1763,  son  of  Increase  and  Deborah  (Hale)  Stearns,  of 
Holden,  Mass.;  md.  Dec.  10,  1784,  Mercy iBassett,  of  North- 
bridge,  Mass.,  b.,  Aug.  9,  1766,  who  d..  May  9,  1845,  in 
Holden,  Mass.  He  was  a  cordwainer  and  lived  many  years 
in  Northbridge  then  returned  to  Holden,  Mass,  to  the  old 
Stearns  homestead  which  is  still  in  possession  of  his  re- 
scendants.  "When  first  built,  the  house  was  neither  clap- 
boarded  nor  plastered,  and  its  builder,  Increase  Stearns,  who 
was  an  old  man  when  it  was  first  plastered,  slept  in  one  of 
the  rooms  before  it  was  dry,  took  cold  and  died." 

Increase  Jr.  served  nine  months  in  the  Revolutionary 
Army  in  place  of  his  father,  increase,  St.,  who  had  enlisted 
for  three  years,  but  was  wounded  before  his  term  of  service 
had  expired. 

Increase  Jr.  d.,  Nov.  24,  1830,  in  Holden,  Mass,  the  father 
of  twelve  children. 

6714— LUCINDA  STEARNS,  b„  June  11,  1786;  d.,  1812; 

unm. 

67I5— JOSIAH  Stearns  (7497),  b.,  May  1,  1788. 

6716— LEWIS  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  29,  1790;  d.,  Jan.* 
1855,  in  Upton,  Mass.;  unm. 

6717— STILES  STEARNS  (7504),  b.,  Sept.  10,  1792. 

6718— ADOLPHUS  STEARNS  (7510),  b.,  June  11,  1794. 

6719-^FERES  STEARNS  (7532),  b.,  July  12,  1796. 

6720— AMOS  STEARNS  (7534),  b.,  Sept.  10,  1798. 

6721— ASA  STEARNS  (7546),  b.,  Aug.  10,  1800. 

6722— DIADEMA  or  DIANA  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  12, 
1802;  d.,  June,  181 2. 

6723— OTIS  STEARNS  (7551),  b.,  Oct.  4,  1804. 

6724— ZYLPHIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  8,  1806;  md.  (1). 
Samuel  Munroe,  and  had  one  son,  b.,  Nov.  24,  1824,  named 
James  Munroe;  md.  (2),  Philo  Smith,  and  had  another  son, 
named  Charles  Emerson  Smith.    She  died,  Mav  10.  1889. 


FIFTH  GENERATION.  127 

6725— SAMUEL  STEARNS  (7560),  b.,  Apr.  9,  1808. 

6726 — 'ASA  STEARNS  (6294),  b.,  1780,  son  of  Increase 
and  Deborah  (Hale)  Stearns,  of  Holden,  Mass.;  md.,  1806, 
Abigail. Bragg,  and,  about  1810,  settled  in  Sackett's  Harbor, 
N.  Y.  At  that  period,  Asa  Stearns  was  very  dissipated,  and 
his  wife,  Abigail,  separated  from  him  on  that  account,  about 
1812  or  181 5.  After  the  separation,  it  was  rumored  that 
Asa  had  reformed  in  some  temperance  movement,  and  sub- 
sequently married  again.  The  wife,  Abigail,  went  with  her 
three  children,  to  Genesee  Co.,  N.  Y.,  where,  about  1818,  she 
md.  Mr.  Russ. 

6727— GEORGE  STEARNS,  b.,  1807;  was  given  by  his 
mother  to  some  man  (name  unknown),  who  promised  to 
adopt  and  educate  him. 

6728— MARIA  STEARNS,  b.,  1808;  was  taken  by  a  fam- 
ily in  Sackett's  Harbor,  N.  Y.,  and  nothing  further  is  known 
of  her. 

6729— MILES  STEARNS  (7579),  b.,  1810. 

6730— JOSEPH  SCARBORO  STEARNS  (6302),  b., 
Dec.  2$,  1771,  son  of  Dr.  Thomas  and  Sarah  (Gleason) 
Stearns,  of  Claremont,  N.  H.;  md.  Elizabeth  Kingsbury,  and 
settled  in  Windsor,  Vt.,  where  he  d.,  185 1.  We  have  an  in- 
complete record  of  one  son. 

6731— WILLLIAM  GLEASON  STEARNS,  b.,  1806,  at 
Claremont,  N.  H.;  md.  Mrs.  Palmer  Hunt,  and  settled  at 
Chatham,  Mass. 

6732— ISAAC  STEARNS  (6319),  b.,  Nov.  21,  1757,  son 
of  John  Jr.  and  Rachel  (Pettiplace)  Stearns,  of  Newport, 
R.  I.;  a  cabinet-maker,  of  Newport,  R.  I.,  who  md.,  had  two 
sons,  and  separated  from  his  wife  about  1800;  d.,  1838:  num- 
ber of  children  unknown. 

6733— ISAAC  STEARNS  JR.,  a  farmer;  about  1797, 
went  to  Washington  Co.,  N.  Y. ;  afterwards,  to  Ohio. 

6734— JOHN  STEARNS,  a  mariner.  In  1812,  he  shipped 
on  board  a  gun-boat,  in  Newport  harbor;  soon  after,  went  to 
Lake  Erie  with  Commodore  Perry;  was  one  of  the  boat's 


128  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

crew  sent  ashore  in  the  battle  to  spike  the  cannon  at  Black 
Rock,  where  he  was  killed  by  a  ball. 

6735 — DAUGHTERS,  do  not  know*  how  many;  re- 
moved to  Ohio. 

6736— SIMON  STEARNS  (6320),  b.,  Sept.  17,  1759,  son 
of  John  Jr.  and  Rachel  (Pettiplace)  Stearns,  of  Newport, 
R.  I.;  md.,  1784,  Henrietta  Peterson.  On  a  voyage  to  the 
West  Indies,  he  fell  from  aloft,  fractured  his  leg,  was  carried 
on  shore  to  a  hospital,  where  he  d.,  leaving  an  only  child. 

6737— SIMON  STEARNS  JR.  (7583),  b.,  Apr.  3,  1785, 
at  Newport,  R.  I. 

6738— -SAMUEL  STEARNS  (6321),  b.,  Aug.,  1765,  son 
of  John  Jr.  and  Rachel  (Pettiplace)  Stearns,  of  Newport, 
R.  I.;  a  cabinet-maker  and  afterwards  a  grocer,  of  Newport, 
R.  I.,  where  he  d.,  Nov.  5,  1810.  He  md.,  1788.  Sarah  Bil- 
lings, b.,  May,  1764,  eldest  dau.  of  Samuel  S.  and  Elizabeth 
(Vinson)  Billings,  of  Newport,  R.  I. ;  eleven  children. 

6739— JOHN  STERNE  (7596),  b.,  Dec.  16.  1788;  adopted 
different  spelling. 

6740— WILLIAM  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.,  1790;  d.,  Apr.. 
1792. 

6741— SARAH  VINSON  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  12,  1791; 
d.,  Apr.  2,  1849. 

6742— ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  June  4,  1793;  md., 
Dec.  8,  181 1,  George  C.  Shaw,  son  of  Asa  and  Sarah  (Webb) 
Shaw.  He  was  bred  a  harness-maker,  was  an  officer  in  the 
war  cf  1 8 12,  a  naval  offcer  of  Newport  for  five  years,  a  Jus- 
tice of  the  Peace,  and  for  several  years  Clerk  of  Sup.  Jud.. 
Court  and  C.  C.  Pleas  of  Newport  Co.;  five  children. 

(a) — Martha  Lyndon  Shaw,  b.,  Feb.  19,  1814;  md.,  Oct- 
27,  183 1,  Thomas  R.  Miles,  son  of  Thos.  and  Lydia 
(Melville)  Miles:  three  children. 

(b) — Anna  Vinson  Shaw,  b..  May  13,  1819. 

(c) — Caroline  Amelia  Shaw,  b.,  Jan.  25,  1823;  md.,  May 
22,  1843,  Perry  G.  Case,  a  house-carpenter,  son  of 
Pardon  Caste,  of  Westport,  Mass. ;  two  children. 


FIFTH  GENEBATION.  129 

(d)— Ellen  Russell  Shaw,  b.,  Nov.  n,  1824;  md.,  May 
27,  1847,  Addison  H.  Church,  a  house-carpenter. 

(e) — Georgiana  Shaw,  b.,  July  21,  1S26;  md.,  Apr.  30, 
1844,  James  A.  Darling,  a  manufacturer,  of  Smith- 
field,  R.  I. 

6743— BENJAMIN  STEARNS,  b.,  July,  1795;  d,  Sept., 
1802. 

6744— SAMUEL  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  Apr.,  1797;  md. 
Sarah  Baker,  of  Newport,  R.  I.;  d.,  182 1;  s.  p. 

6745— WILLIAM  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct,  1798;  a  barber; 
md.,  182 1,  Abby  Billings,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Polly  (Mur- 
phy) Billings;  d.,  Apr,  1826;  two  children. 

6746—MARY  ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b,  July  4,  1822. 
6747— WILLIAM  STEARNS,  b,   1824;  d,  1826. 

6748— MARTHA  STEARNS,  b,  Apr,  1800;  d,  July  11, 
1819. 

6749— CLARISSA  STEARNS,  b,  Oct,  1801;  d,  Sept. 
15.  1802. 

6750— CLARISSA  STEARNS,  b,  Dec,  1803;  d,  July 
28,  1823. 

6751— HANNAH  STEARNS,  b.  May,  1805;  d,  Oct.  5, 
1827;  md,  1822,  Solomon  Gladding,  son  of  Solomon  and 
Abigail  (Cranston)  Gladding;  three  children. 

(a) — William  Henry  Gladding,  b.  Mar.  6,  1823;  d.  Mar. 

29,  1845. 
(b) — Samuel    Gladding-,  b,  Feb.  21,   1825;    md.,  Apr, 
1848,  Sarah  Stanhope,  dau.  of  Thomas  ind  Betsy 
(Fowler)  Stanhope, 
(c) — Clarissa  Gladding-,  b.  Mar.  26,  1827;    d,  Apr.  3, 
1834. 


Sixth  Generation. 


6752— WILLIAM  STARNES  (6323),  b.,   1758,   son  of 

Charles  and  Starnes.  of  Charleston,  S.  C. ;  do  not 

know  whom  he  married  nor  when;  d.,  1804;  mention  of  three 
children. 

6753— SON,  name  unknown. 

6754— JOSEPH  STARNES,  born  about  1800;  md.  Miss 
Robinson  and  moved  to  Ga. 

6755— JOHN  STARNES  (7608),  b.,  Aug.  2,  1803. 

6756— JOSEPH  M'CORMICK  STARNES  (6326),  date 

of  birth  unknown,  son  of  Charles  and  Starnes,  of 

South  Carolina;  a  farmer,  of  Kentucky,  where  he  d.,;  md. 
Nancy  Adams,  who  died  in  Hawkins  Co.,  East  Tennessee. 
These  records  are  very  incomplete,  mostly  family  traditions, 
and  only  give  one  son. 

6757— JOHN  STARNES  (761. s),  date  of  birth  unknown. 

6758— DR.  WILLIAM  LAFAYETTE  STARNES 
(6338),  b.,  Dec.  25,  1833.  son  of  Joel  and  Anna  (Brock) 
Starnes,  of  Atlanta,  Ga.;  md.,  Jan.  14,  1857,  Miss  Low.  He 
was  a  minister  and  doctor,  of  Mableton,  Ga. ;  served  as  regi- 
mental surgeon  during  the  Civil  War;  "do  not  think  much 
of  politics";  six  children. 

6750— THOMAS  STARNES. 

6760— ANNA  STARNES. 

6761— JOHN  STARNES. 

6762— EMMA  STARNES. 

6763— OSCAR  STARNES. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  W 

6764— PLEDGER  STARNES. 

6765^-GEN.  JAMES  WILBORN  STARNES  (6340), 
date  of  birth  unknown,  son  of  Dr.  Samuel  Scott  and  Nancy 
(Wilborn)  Starnes,  of  Tennessee.  The  orthography  of  this 
name  is  uncertain,  one  descendant  giving  it  "Wilborn  James 
Starnes,"  another,  "James  Wellborn  Starnes."  He  was  a 
physician  and  surgeon  of  Franklin,  Williamson  Co.,  Tenn., 
who  served  in  the  Confederate  Army,  during  the  Civil  War; 
was  killed,  near  Winchester,  1863;  "a  brave  General  highly 
respected  for  his  nobleness  of  character."  He  md.  Mary 
Christina  Rudder,  who  survived  him;  six  children. 

6766— HENRY  STARNES. 

6767— CORA  STARNES. 

6768— GREENE  J.  STARNES,  b.,  June  22,  iSs4-(f6^>) 

6769— JAMES  WILBORN  STARNES  JR.,  of  Memphis, 
Tennessee.  4^ 

6770— MARY  STARNES. 

6771—  WILLIAM  T.  STARNES. 

6772— JUDGE  EBENEZER  STARNES  (6350),  b.,  Mar. 
19,  1 8 10,  son  of  Daniel  and  Harriet  (Russell)  Starnes,  of  Au- 
gusta, Ga.;  "a  lawyer  of  ripe  learning,  and  a  man  of  kind 
heart,  of  grave  and  dignified  demeanor.  He  prided  himself 
on  being  descended  from  Laurence  Sterne,  the  famous  Eng- 
lish writer,  and  once  mentioned  the  fact  that  the  family  crest 
was  a  starling,  a  bird  which  is  the  subject  of  one  of  Sterne's 
most  beautiful  passages."  He  was  a  distinguished  jurist,  and 
a  Judge  of  both  the  Superior  and  Supreme  Courts  of  Geor- 
gia; served  as  Capt.  of  the  "Richmond  Blues,"  through  the 
Seminole  War,  in  Florida.  He  graduated,  with  the  degree 
of  A.  M.,  at  the  Universitv  of  Georgia,  1832,  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  shortly  afterwards.  He  md..  Nov.  26,  1844, 
Marv  Anne  White  Nesbitt,  dau.  of  Hugh  and  Eleanor 
(O'Keefe)  Nesbitt.  of  Augusta,  Ga..  where  his  life  was  spent 
and  where  he  d..  Mar.  20.  1868;  five  children. 

6773— HARRY  RUSSELL  STARNES,  b.,  Feb.  23,  1848: 
d.,  1859. 


132  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

6774— MARY  DAVIES  STARNES,  b.,  Apr.  22,  1850: 
d.,  1852. 

6775— PROF.  HUGH  NESBITT  STARNES  (7630),  b., 

May  25,  1856. 

6776— DR.  MARION  M'DOWELL  STARNES,  b.,  Apr. 
3,  1858;  was  a  promising  young  physician  who  died,  in  early 
manhood,  Nov.  27,  1882. 

6777— VALERIUS  WILLIAM  STARNES,  b.,  Aug.  30, 
i860;  a  journalist,  writer  and  artist,  of  Augusta,  Ga. 

6778— TIMOTHY  STARNES  3d.  (6358),  b.,  Sept.  14, 
1767,  son  of  Timothy  Jr.  and  Lydia  (Walton)  Stearns,  of 
Reading,  Mass.;  md.,  Sept.  3,  1794,  Mary  Look,  of  Framing- 
ham,  Mass.  He  carried  the  mail  between  Boston  and 
Worcester,  Mass.,  on  horseback  and  subsequently  ran  a 
stage  between  the  two  places;  settled  in  Framingham,  Mass., 
where  he  d.,  Feb.  2,  1813;  seven  children. 

6779— GEORGE  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  10,  1795. 

6780— SARAH  CLARK  STEARNS,  b.,  June  12,  1798; 
md.,  June  26,  1820,  Alvah  Curtis;  d.,  Oct.  14,  183 1. 

6781— DR.  CHARLES  J.  STEARNS  (7635),  b.,  June  3, 
1800. 

6782— ALMA  STEARNS,  b.,  June  4,  1803;  md.,  Mar.  29, 
1825,  Nelson  Stowe;  d.,  1874,  at  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.;  one  son. 
(a) — George  Henry  Stowe. 

6783— WILLIAM  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  28,  1805. 
6784— HENRY  STEARNS  (7641),  b.,  Aug.  19,  1809. 

6785— TIMOTHY  LOOK  STEARNS  (7647),  b.,  Sept. 
17,  1813. 

6786— AMOS  STEARNS  (6361),  b.,  Aug.  27,  1774,  son 
of  Timothy  and  Lydia  (Walton)  Stearns,  of  Reading.  Mass. ; 
md.,  1795,  Sarah  Watts,  b.,  Feb.  27,  1779,  who  d.,  Sept.  3, 
1855,  in  Richmond,  Me.  Amos  Stearns  was  a  farmer,  of 
Framingham,  Mass.,  who  d.,  Aug.  21,  1855,  in  Dresden,  Me.; 
nine  children. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  133 

6787— AMOS  WATTS  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  25,  1796; 
lived  in  Dresden,  Me.,  where  he  d.,  Apr.  23,  1859;  unm. 

6788— THOMAS  C.  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  19,  1801. 

6789— CAPT.  DAVID  STEARNS  (7656),  b.,  Sept.  23, 
1803. 

6790— MARY  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  26,  1805;  md.  Na- 
thaniel Bailey,  of  Pittston,  Me.;  d.,  July  27,  1843. 

6791— SARAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  25,  1808;  md.  Ben- 
jamin Brintnall,  of  Charlestown,  Mass.;  d.,  Feb.  9,  1894. 

6792— RICHARD  W.  STEARNS  (7661),  b.,  June  15, 
1810.  ~v 

6793— PHILIP  P.  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  27,  1815.^^"^) 

6794— RUTH  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  19,  1817;  md.,  Na- 
thaniel B.  Eaton,  of  Chelsea,  Mass.;  d.,  June  27,  1890. 

6795^EUNICE  STEARNS,  b.,  July  6,  1820;  md.  Will- 
iam M.  Howels,  of  Charlestown,  Mass.;  d.,  Nov.  21,  1868. 

6796--SAMUEL  STEARNS  JR.  (6364),  b.,  June  19, 
1772,  son  of  Samuel  and  Sarah  (Graves)  Stearns,  of  Leomin- 
ster, Mass.;  md.,  1792,  Polly  Bennett,  of  Fitchburg,  Mass., 
where  they  settled;  d.,  Feb.,  1823;  eight  children. 

6797— POLLY  G.  STEARNS,  b.,  July  21,  1793;  md., 
1817,  Samuel  Hadley,  of  Orange,  Mass.,  where  she  d.,  leav- 
ing one  daughter. 

(a) — Belinda  Hadley,  b.,  1818;  md.  Merrick  Bemis,  of 
Worcester,  Mass. 

6798— BETSY  STEARN^S,  b.,  Feb.  26,  1795;  md.,  July 
10,  1824,  Warren  Parkhurst,  or  Fitchburg,  Mass.,  aged  fifty- 
three  years;  two  children. 

(a) — Lincoln  Parkhurst,  b.,  1827. 

(b) — Betsy  Parkhurst,  b.,   1829. 

6799— ORIN  STEARNS  (7667),  b.,  Feb.  14,  1797. 

6800— BENJAMIN  D.  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  8,  1799;  of 
Rochester,  N.  Y.;  md.,  and  had  one  daughter. 


134  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

6801— SARAH  STEARNS,  b.,  1824. 

6802— SYLVIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  27,  1802;  d.,  Feb., 
1804. 

6803— STEPHEN  B.  STEARNS  (7671),  b.,  Oct.  2,  1805. 

6804— LUTHER  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  28,  1807;  d.,  1827. 

6805— .SAMUEL  STEARNS,  b.,  May  10,  1810;  d.,  1838. 

6806-^-LUTHER  STEARNS  (6365),  b.,  May  22,  1774, 
son  of  Samuel  and  Sarah  (Graves)  Stearns,  of  Leominster, 
Mass.;  d.,  July  6,  1833;  a  blacksmith,  of  Leominister;  md., 
Aug.  18,  1799,  Lucy  W.  Warner,  of  Harvard,  Mass.;  four 
children. 

6807— AARON  WARNER  STEARNS  (7673),  b.,  Oct. 
18,  1802. 

6808— EMORY  STEARNS  (7681),  b.,  Dec.  13,  1805. 

6809— LUCY  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  5,  1808;  d.,  Dec.  17, 
1894;  unm. 

6810— SAMUEL  FORBUSH  STEARNS  (7690),  b.,  Oct. 
8,  181 7;  of  Springfield,  Mass. 

681 1— ISAAC  BIDWELL  STEARNS  (6378),  b.,  June  15, 
1826,  son  of  Isaac  and  Martha  (Bidwell)  Stearns,  of  Little- 
ton, N.  H.;  md.,  Mar.  5,  185 1,  Nancy  Maria  Abbott,  of  Lit- 
tleton, N.  H.,  who  d.,  Dec.  13,  1872;  three  children. 

6812— MARY  MARIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  4,  1852; 
md.,  Mar.  1,  1877,  Horace  Gates,  b..  July  29,  1844;  one 
daughter. 

(a) — Bertha  Gates,  b.,  Dec.  29,  1877;  d.,  Oct.  29,  1891. 

6813— EMMA  LOUISE  STEARNS,  b.,  July  31,  1854; 
md.,  Feb.  15,  1882,  Austin  R.  Smith,  b.,  Aug.  17,  1849. 

6814— ABBIE  W.  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  24,  1865;  md., 
Sept.  15,  1886,  George  R.  Simpson,  b.,  Oct.  29,  1862;  one 
daughter. 

(a) — Leona  Ellen  Simpson,  b.,  June  9,   1892. 

6815— CYRUS  EASTMAN  STEARNS  (6385),  b.,  July 
1,  1822,  son  of  Shubael  and  Lydia  (Peck)  Stearns,  of  Little- 
boro,  N.  H.,  afterwards  of  Newport,  Vt.;  md.,  Feb.  16.  1842, 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  135 

Rosella  Roe,  of  Stanstead,  P.  Q.,  Canada,  where  all  their 
children  except  the  second,  were  born;  four  children. 

6816— JOSEPHINE  LODICEA  STEARNS,  b..  Dec. 
25,  1842;  md.,  Nov.,  1864,  at  Littleton,  N.  H.,  Charles  Fisk, 
born  at  Cavendish,  Vt.  They  settled  at  Lompoc,  Cal. ;  four 
children. 

(a) — Rosella  Virginia  Fisk,  b.,  Feb.  2,  1866. 

(b) — Eva  Carrie  Fisk,  b.,  Sept.   10,  1867. 
(c) — Warren  Stearns  Fisk,  b.,  June  7,  1875. 
(d) — Ira  Austin  Fisk,  b.,  July  29.  1879. 

68i7^ADELINE  LOVINA  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  9,  1848, 
at  Newport,  Vt.;  md.  at  lonesburg,  Mo.,  Martin  M.  Graham, 
of  Moberly,  Mo.;  two  children. 

(a) — Bertram  Stearns  Graham,  b.,  May  26,  1875. 

(b) — George  Percival  Graham,  b.,  Sept.  19,  1879. 

6818— IRA  AUSTIN  STEARNS,  b.,  July  6,  1854;  md., 
Dec.  31,  1874,  at  Jonesburg,  Mo.,  Kate  M.'Fullen,  who  d., 
Feb.  9,  1878;  two  children. 

6819— ALICE  CATHERINE  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  19, 
1876. 

6820— MARY  IRENE  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.   15,  1877. 

6821— EDITH  FLORENCE  STEARNS,  b.,  June  30, 
1857;  md.  June  30,  1879,  at  Moberly,  Mo.,  John  S.  Chiles, 
of  Pendleton,  Mo. 

(a) — William  Stearns  Chiles,  b.,  Nov.   14.   1881. 

(b) — Ira  Nelson  Chiles,  b.,  Mar.  7,  1891. 

6822— JOHN  PECK  STEARNS  ,(6387),  b.,  Aug.  18, 
1828,  son  of  Shubael  and  Lydia  (Peck)  Stearns,  of  Newport, 
Vt.;  went  to  Calofirnia,  in  1853;  "served  four  years  as  Dis- 
trist  Attorney  of  Santa  Cruz  Co.,  and  three  years  as  As- 
sistant Assessor  in  the  U.  S.  Internal  Revenue  Dept.  After 
this,  re  removed  to  Santa  Barbara,  Cal.,  and  for  many  years 
carried  on  an  extensive  lumber  business,  during  which  time 
he  constructed  the  wharf  now  bearing  his  name,  at  the  foot 
of  State  St.,  over  which  all  the  business  of  the  city  has  been 
carried  on  for  the  last  twenty  years.     He  also  served  as 


136  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

Mayor  of  the  city  of  Santa  Barbara  for  two  years."  He  md., 
Oct.  5,  1862,  at  Santa  Cruz,  Cal,  Martha  Turner,  a  graduate 
of  the  State  Normal  School,  at  Albany,  N.  Y.,  and  a  native 
of  Dorsetshire,  Eng.  Mr.  Stearns  has  himself  prepared  the 
record  of  this  numerous  and  respected  branch  of  the  family, 
having  it  published  in  pamphlet  form,  and  generously  allow- 
ing us  its  use;  one  daughter. 

6823— LEONORA  ELECTRA  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  6, 
1863,  at  Santa  Cruz  Co.,  Cal.;  graduated  from  Mills  Sem- 
inary, 1883;  md.,  Nov.  11,  1890,  Frederick  T.  Duhring,  a 
lawyer,  of  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  one  child. 

(a) — Dorothy  Martha  Duhring,  b.,  May  1,  1893. 

6824-^THOMAS  STEARNS  3d.  (6399),  b.,  1789,  son  of 
Thomas  Jr.  and  Mary  (White)  Searns,  of  Leominster  or' 
Fitchburg,  Mass.;  md.,  1810,  Susanna-' Adams,  b.,  Nov.  4, 
1785,  who  d.,  Nov.  6,  1819,  in  Enosburg,  Vt.,  where  he  d., 
Nov.  6,  1832;  five  children. 

6825--THOMAS  ADAMS  STEARNS  (7691),  b.,  Sept. 

2,   l8l  I. 

6826— DAUGHTER,  name  unknown,  who  died  young. 

6827— TIMOTHY  KNIGHT  STEARNS  (7696),  b.,  Jan. 
19,  1816. 

6828— NATHANIEL  STEARNS,  d.,  Jan.  25,  1817. 

6829— JOSEPH  S.  STEARNS,  d.,  July  25,  1819. 

6830^DANIEL  STEARNS  JR.  (6403),  b.,  Feb.  25,  1772, 
son  of  Daniel  and  Hannah  (Wetherbee)  Stearns,  of  Leo- 
minster, Mass.;  md.  (1),  before  1796,  Martha  Kemp,  who 
had  one  dau.,  then  died;  md.  (2),  Dec.  14,  1797,  Sarah  Pratt, 
b.,  Aug.  25,  1776,  who  d.,  Jan.  10,  1828,  dau.  of  David  and 
Hepzibah  Pratt,  of  Fitchburg,  Mass.  In  1796,  he  settled 
in  Reading,  Vt.,  where  he  d.,  Mar.  22,  1831;  ten  children. 

6831-^MARTHA  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  14,  1797;  d.,  Nov. 
12,  1797. 

6832— JUSTIN  STEARNS  (7701),  b.,  May  10,  1801. 

6833— SARAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  11,  1803;  d.,  Mar.  10, 
1811. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  137 

/ 

6834— HANNAH  STEARNS,  b.,  June  6,  1805;  md.,  Mar. 
27,  1833,  Jarvis  Pratt,  of  Reading,  Vt;  settled  on  her  fath- 
er's homestead;  six  children;  d.,  Feb.  23,  1886. 

(a) — Martha  E.  Pratt,  b.,  May  6,  1834;  unm.    - 

(b) — Hobart  S.  Pratt,  b.,  May  17,  1837;  unm. 

(c) — Marcus  S.  Pratt,  b.,  Nov.  30,  1839;  md.,  Oct.  2, 
1871,  Lucy  A.  Marvell,  of  Gill,  Mass.;  Carl  M. 
Pratt,  b.,  Sept.  18,  1874,  and  Carrie  E.  Pratt,  b., 
May  31,  1881,  are  their  children;  of  Turner's  Falls, 
Mass. 

(d) — Two  children,  d.  young. 

(e) — Luther  C.  Pratt,  b.,  Sept.  27,  1843;  md.,  1870.  Lou- 
ise Wheeler,  of  Greenfield,  Mass.;  Ada  L.  Pratt,  b., 
June,  1874,  and  Edith  Pratt,  b.,  Sept.,  1878,  are 
their  children. 

6835— DANIEL  STEARNS  3d.,  b.,  July  26,  1807;  md., 
Nov.  2,  1830,  Flavilla  Fay,  dau.  of  Ezra  and  Olive  (Lincoln) 
Fay,  of  Reading,  Vt.  "In  1837,  he  commenced  merchan- 
dising in  Reading,  Vt.,  where  he  continued  for  five  years. 
In  1844,  w^h  his  brother-in-law,  Maj.  Levi  C.  Fay,  he  leased 
the  Dartmouth  Hotel,  at  Hanover,  N.  H.,  which  they  ran 
only  a  short  time.  He  was  appointed  by  the  Legislature,  a 
Director  of  the  Vermont  State  Prison,  and  was  Chairman 
of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Windsor  Savings  Bank. 
After  his  removal  to  Windsor,  Vt.,  he  received  the  appoint- 
ment of  Deputy  U.  S.  Marshal,  and  also  represented  the 
town  of  Windsor  two  terms  in  the  Legislature."  He  was 
a  successful  merchant,  of  Windsor,  Vt. ;  no  children;  d.,  May 
31.  1895. 

6836— JAMES  MADISON  STEARNS  (7704).  b..  July 
23,  1809. 

6837— RUFUS  STEARNS  (770O,  b.,  Dec.  30,  181 1. 

683.8— BETSY  STEARNS,  b.,  July  30,  1813;  d.,  Sept.  18, 
1837;  md.,  Sept.  1,  1836,  James  Boutelle,  a  chair-maker,  of 
Shipton,  Canada;  one  son. 

(a) — Thomas  Boutelle,  d.  in  infancy. 

6839— MARY  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  11,  1815;  rl..  Aug.  6, 
1845;  unm. 


138  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

6840— CHARLES  STEARNS,  b.,  May  16,  1817;  d.,  Aug. 
2,  1835. 

6841— PAUL  STEARNS  (6404),  b.,  1774,  son  of  Daniel 
and  Hannah  (Wetherbee)  Stearns,  of  Leominster,  Mass.;  d., 
Mar.  22,  1844;  a  farmer,  of  Readnig,  Vt.;  md.  (1),  Dec.  4, 
1800,  Grace  Washburn,  who  d.,  Feb.  9,  1802,  leaving-  one 
son;  md.  (2),  Oct.  21,  1802,  Lucy  Kneeland,  of  Windsor, 
Vt.,  b.,  Nov.  8,  1776,  in  Winchendon,  Mass.,  who  dv  Feb. 
2  1875,  m  her  ninety-ninth  year;  eleven  children. 

6842— CHARLES  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  24,  1802,  d.,  Oct. 
16,  1816;  his  mother  died  soon  after  his  birth.  "He  was  a 
promising  young  man.  From  the  vigor  of  early  manhood 
he  suddenly  fell  a  victim  to  brain-fever,  leaving  his  friends 
to  sad  regrets  that  prospects  so  bright  and  beautiful  should 
varnish  at  early  morning." 

6843— TIMOTHY  KNEELAND  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  9, 
1803;  d.,  June  14,  1804. 

6844— LUCY  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  29,  1805;  md.  John 
Gibson,  of  Reading,  Vt.,  where  she  d.,  Feb.  5,  1849;  seven 
children. 

6845— GRACE  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  4,  1806;  md.  Almon 
Davis,  of  Reading,  Vt.,  where  she  d.,  Aug.  4,  1863;  no 
children. 

6846-^-THOMAS  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  27,  1808;  d.,  Apr. 
22,  1827. 

6847-^-JOHN  MILTON  STEARNS  (7709),  b.,  Dec.  13, 
1810. 

6848— SARAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  14,  1812;  md.  Samuel 
Lamb,  a  farmer,  of  Bridgewater,  Vt.,  where  she  d.,  Feb.  4, 
1867. 

6849— BENJAMIN  FRANKLIN  STEARNS  (7712), 
twin  boys,  b.,  Dec.  25,  1814,  in  Reading,  Vt. 

6850— GEORGE  WASHINGTON  STEARNS  (7717), 
twin  boys,  b.,  Dec.  25,  1814,  in  Reading  Vt. 

685i^PAUL  WETHERBEE  STEARNS(  7721),  b.. 
Mar.  4,  1817. 


Charles  Stearns. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  139 

6852— HONESTUS  STEARNS  (7725),  b.,  July  22,  1820. 

6853-^CHARLES  STEARNS  JR.  (6408),  b.,  Feb.  16, 
1784,  son  of  Rev.  Charles  and  Susanna  (Cowdry)  Stearns, 
of  Lincoln,  Mass.;  settled  in  Boston,  Mass.,  where  he  was 
for  many  years  connected  with  the  Tremont  Bank.  He  md. 
(1),  1808,  Abigail -'Bannister,  of  Southboro,  Mass..  who  d., 
Apr.  15,  1823,  aged  thirty-eipdit  years;  md.  (2),  Dec.  27, 
1825,  iby  Rev.  James  Walker,  Sarah-  Carter,  b.,  Sept.  30, 
1793,  in  Wiscasset,  Me.,  who  d.,  Oct.  18,  1882,  in  Berkeley, 
Cal.;  he  d.,  May  5,  1855,  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.;  eleven  children. 

6854-^-CHARLES  STEARNS  3d.,  b.,  1809;  d.,  May  7, 
1815,  at  the  age  of  seven  years,  of  lockjaw,  the  result  of  an 
injury  received  while  playing  ball. 

6855-^SUSAN  STEARNS,  b.,  1810;  md.,  July  2,  1835.  in 
Boston,  Mass.,  David  Wright;  two  children. 

(a) — Susan  Annie  Wright,   b.,    1837,   in   Charlestown, 

Mass.;  d.,  1843,  in  Portland,  Me. 
(b) — Catharine    Prentiss    Wright,  b.,    1839,   in   Ports- 
mouth, N.  H.;  d.,  1853,  in  Boston. 

6856-^-HENRY  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  1811;  md.,  Jan.   11, 
1835,  by  Rev.  Hosea  Ballou  Jr.,  Caroline  P.  Beals,  who  d., 
, -Mar,  24,  1838,  in  Charlestown,  Mass.;  he  d.,  May  6,  1839; 
two  children. 

6857— CHARLES  HENRY  STEARNS. 

6858— CAROLINE  ELIZA  STEARNS,  d.  in  infancy. 

6859^-WILLIAM  A.   STEARNS,  b.,   1812;  md.,  June. 

1835,  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  by  Rev.  Hosea  Ballou  Jr.,  Lydia 
B.  Beals,  sister  o  fhis  brother  Henry's  wife.  He  d.,  Nov. 
30,  1840,  in  Roxbury;  s.  P. 

686o^CHARLES  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  1815;  d.,  July  5. 

1836,  of  yellow  fever,  on  the  vovare  from  Manila  to  Boston: 
was  buried  at  sea;  unm. 

686i-V_EDWARD  STEARNS,  b.,  1817;  never  married; 
d.,  June  20.  1891,  at  Lincoln,  Mass.,  and  was  buried  at  For- 
est Hill  Cemetery,  near  Boston. 


140  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

6862— GEORGE  CUSHMAN  STEARNS  (7731),  b., 
Mar.  4,  1819. 

6863-^ABBY  STEARNS,  b.,  1822,  in  Charlestown, 
Mass.;  md.,  Aug-.  27,  1853,  at  Pembroke,  Mass.,  by  her 
uncle,  Rev.  W.  L.  Stearns,  Josiah  Allen  Gale,  of  Medford, 
Mass.;  d.,  June  25,  1865,  at  Jamaica,  Mass.,  leaving  two 
children. 

(a) — Charles  Oliver  Gale,  b.  1854,  in  Boston,  Mass. 

(b) — Martha  Stearns  Gale,  b.,  May  30,  1856,  in  Lincoln, 
Mass.;  md.,  1877,  by  Rev.  S.  C.  Beach,  John  Martin 
Dennie,  of  Stoughton,  Mass.  They  have  two  chil.; 
Herbert  Stearns  Dennie  and  Robert  Dennie. 

6864— ROBERT  EDWARDS  CARTER  STEARNS, 
(7741),  b.,  Feb.  1,  1827. 

6865^THOMAS  RAND  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  30,  1829! 
d.  young. 

6866-^-THOMAS  RAND  STEARNS,  b.,  July  11,  1832; 
d.  in  childhood. 

6867— DR.  THOMASXj  STEARNS  (6409),  b.,  Aug.  8, 
1785,  son  of  Rev.  Charles  and  Susanna  (Cowdry)  Stearns,  of 
Lincoln,  Mass.;  a  physician  and  Justice  of  the  Peace;  M.  D., 
Harv.  Univ.,  1812;  practiced  ten  years  in  Mt.  Vernon,  Me.; 
moved  to  Sudbury,  Mass,  18 18,  where  he  devoted  much  at- 
tention to  the  history  and  genealogies  of  the  town,  and  died 
there,  July  1  1844. 

He  md.  (1),  Feb.  13,  1812,  Margaret  Loring  Stephenson, 
of  Cohasset,  who  d.,  June  27,  1817,  mother  of  three  children; 
md.  (2),  Sept.  30,  1820,  Catherine  Prentiss,  b.,  May  22,  1796. 
dau.  of  Rev.  Dr.  Thomas  and  Mary  (Scolly)  Prentiss,  of 
Medfield,  Mass.  She  d.,  1840,  and  he  md.  (3),  May  16,  1844, 
Eloise  More,  of  Sudbury,  Mass.,  b.,  1805;  he  living  only  two 
months  after  his  third  marriage.  "He  and  his  brother 
Charles,  were  'natural  born  mechanics,'  without  learning  any 
trade,  Thomas  being  an  excellent  carpenter,  and  Charles  a 
skillful  wheelwrig-ht.  This  is  worth  mentioning  as  indicating 
the  influence  of  heredity.  Mechanical  skill  and  ingenuity 
are  prominently  Stearns  characteristics  while,  added  to  this. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  141 

is  the  fact  that  Jonas  Cowdry,  their  maternal  great-grand- 
father, was  a  noted  clock-maker  who  made  many  of  the 
large  town  or  public  clocks  of  his  time;"  five  children. 

686S— MARGARET  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  19,  1812,  at 
Mt.  Vernon,  Me.;  d.,  Jan.  17,  1832,  at  Sudbury,  Mass.;  unm. 

6869— THOMAS  STEARNS  JR  (7743),  b,  Aug.  4,  1814. 

6870--CHARLES  STEARNS  (7750),  b.,  Feb.  12,  1816. 

6871-HCATHERINE  PRENTISS  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr. 
13,  1830;  d.,  Sept.  5,  1831. 

6872— FRANCIS  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  14,  1832;  d.,  1855; 
was  a  skillful  wood-engraver,  having  studied  the  art  with 
Wright  and  Mallory,  well-known  wood-engravers,  of  Bos- 
ton, Mass. 

6873^REV.  WILLIAM  LAWRENCE  STEARNS 
(6413),  b.,  Oct.  30,  1793,  twin  son  of  Rev.  Charles  and 
Susanna  (Cowdry)  Stearns,  of  Lincoln,  Mass.;  grad.  Harv. 
Univ.,  1820;  studied  divinity  with  his  father  and  was  licensed 
to  preach  in  1823;  ordained  and  installed  in  Stoughton, 
Mass.;  Nov.,  1827;  dismissed  from  Stoughton  in  1831,  and 
installed  in  Rowe,  Mass.,  Jan.,  1833.  He  was  also  pastor 
of  the  Unitarian  Church,  at  Pembroke,  Mass.  He  md.,  June 
5,  1828,  Mary  Munroe,  b.,  Seot.  12,  1803,  dau.  of  Isaac  and 
Grace  (Bigelow)  Munroe,  of  Lincoln,  Mass.,  and  sister  of 
his  twin  brother's  wife;  d.,  May  28,  1857,  in  Chicopee,  Mass. 
His  wid.  d.,  Mar.  23,  1800;  four  children. 

6874— WILLIAM  HENRY  STEARNS,  b.,  July  1,  1829; 
engaged  in  business  in  New  York  City;  d.,  1853,  in  Pem- 
broke, Mass.,  unm. 

6875— GEORGE  MUNROE  STEARNS  (7756),  b.,  Apr. 
18,  1831. 

6876— MARY  MUNROE  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  7,  1839; 
d.,  Jan.  30,  1 84 1. 

6877— ALBERT  BIGELOW  STEARNS  (7759),  b.,  Sept. 
15,  1843- 
6878— REV.     DANIEL      MANSFIELD      STEARNS 


142  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

(6414),  b.,  Oct.  30,  1793,  twin  son  of  Rev.  Charles  and  Su- 
sanna (Cowdry)  Stearns,  of  Lincoln,  Mass.;  grad.  Brown 
Univ.,  1825;  installed  in  the  Unitarian  Church  of  Dennis, 
Mass.,  May  21,  1828;  continued  in  the  ministry  eleven  years. 
In  1839,  he  returned  to  his  birthplace,  Lincoln,  Mass.,  where 
he  lived  on  a  farm  until  his  death,  Oct.  19,  1847.  He  md., 
1824,  Elizabeth"  Munroe,  b.,  Aug-.  17,  1799,  dau.  of  Isaac  and 
Grace  (Bigelow)  Munroe.  of  Lincoln,  Mass.,  and  sister  of 
his  twin  brother's  wife;  she  d.,  Apr.  i860,  in  Ashley,  111.; 
four  children. 

6879— EDWIN   MANSFIELD    STEARNS   (7765),   b., 
Aug.  25,  1825. 

6880— ISAAC  MUNROE  STEARNS. 

6881— CHARLES  HENRY  STEARNS. 

6882— MARY  ELIZABETH  STEARNS. 

~  6883— CHARLES  STEARNS  (6419),  b.,  Dec.  30,  1781, 
son  of  Timothy  and  Mary  (Lincoln)  Stearns,  of  Leominster, 
Mass.;  d.,  Sept.  27,  1818,  in  Greenfield,  Mass.;  md.,  Nov.  10, 

1812,  Sally  Ripley,  b.,  Nov.  25,  1785,  in  Boston,  Mass.,  dau. 
of  Jerome  Ripley,  Esq.,  of  Greenfield.  Charles  Stearns  was 
a  merchant  of  Shelbourne,  Mass;  four  children. 

•    6884— RACHEL  WILLARD  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  n, 

18 1 3,  in  Shelbourne,  Mass.  Her  life  as  a  teacher  was  a  varied 
one,  beginning  in  Mass.,  and  ending  her  school-work  in 
Georgia.  Her  mother's  brother,  George  Ripley,  was 
founder  of  the  celebrated  "Brook  Farm"  community  of 
Transcendentalists,  and.  at  one  time,  ten  of  her  relatives 
were  there.  She  was  a  zealous  Abolitionist,  with  strong 
religious  sentiments,  and  "hating  shams  of  every  sort."  At 
one  time  she  visited  Secretary  Seward  to  secure  U.  S.  pro- 
tection for  a  religious  colony  at  Jaffa,  but  "the  United  States 
Government  did  not  care  to  encourage  the  founding  of 
American  colonies  in  any  foreign  country."  Miss  Stearns 
never  married  and.  in  her  later  years,  was  cared  for  by  her 
niece;  was  literary  in  her  tastes,  writing  for  many  papers, 
and  was  an  active  worker  in  the  W.  C.  T.  U. ;  d.,  Dec.  24, 
1898. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  143 

6885— WILLIAM  RIPLEY  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  2,  1815; 
d.,  Aug.,  1869,  in  Springfield,  Mass.  He  was  a  jeweler,  of 
Greenfield  and  Springfield,  noted  for  sterling  integrity  and 
scrupulous  honesty  in  his  business;  always  an  invalid,  he 
never  married. 

-  6886— SARAH  FRANKLIN  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  16, 
18 16,  in  Shelburne,  Mass.;  was,  for  three  years,  a  member 
of  the  "Brook  Farm"  community.  She  afterwards  joined 
the  Roman  Catholic  Church  and  d..  Mar.  21,  1856,  in  a  con- 
vent, at  Harlem,  N.  Y. ;  unm. 

6887— REV.  CHARLES  STEARNS  (7769).  K  Oct.  18, 
1818. 

6888— TIMOTHY  STEARNS  JR.  (6420),  b.,  May  6, 
1783,  son  of  Timothy  and  Mary  (Lincoln)  Stearns,  of  Leo- 
minster, Mass.;  a  black-smith,  of  Leominster;  md.,  Sept.  20, 
1806,  Polly^Kendall,  b.,  May  3,  1787,  dau.  of  David  Kendall, 
of  Leominster.  They  moved,  first  to  Fitchburg,  Mass.,  and 
afterwards  to  Lancaster,  Mass.,  where  he  d.,  Mar.  22,  181 1; 
four  children. 

6889— ABIGAIL  HOAR  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  17,  1807, 
in  Leominster;  d.,  Jan.  10,  1838;  md.,  Dec.  9,  1828,  Timothy 
Brown,  a  farmer,  of  Westminster,  Mass.,  b.,  Dec.  9,  1800; 
two  children! 

(a) — Timothy  Stearns  Brown,  b.,  Jan.  7,  1830,  in  Bos- 
ton, Mass.;  a  merchant,  of  Baltimore,  Md. 
(b) — Theodore  Brown,  b.,  Aug.  5,  1833,  in  Boston. 

6890— CHRISTIAN     STEARNS,   b.,   Feb.   9,    1809,   in 
Fitchburg,  Mass. 
Twins. 

6891— CELIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  9,  1809,  in  Fitchburg, 
Mass. 

Christian  d..  May  4,  1826. 

Celia  d..  Mar.  24,  1827. 

6892— SUSAN  KENDALL  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  3,  181 1, 
in  Lancaster,  Mass.;  d.,  Mar.  13,  1821. 

6893— OTIS  STEARNS  (6422).  b.,  July  10,  1787,  son  ot 
Timothy  and  Mary  (Lincoln)  Stearns,  of  Leominster.  Mass.: 


144  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

a  clothier  ,of  Leominster,  who  md.  (i),  Oct.  31,  181 1,  Susan 
-  Kendall,  b.,  Aug.  3,  1789,  dau.  of  Josiah  Kendall,  of  Sterling, 
Mass.  She  d.,  Sept.  20,  1815,  leaving  one  child,  and  he  md. 
(2),  Jan.  16,  1816,  LucyWilder,  b.,  Feb.  7,  1792,  who  d., 
Apr.  19,  1870,  dau.  of  Dea.  Joel  Wilder,  of  Lancaster,  Mass. 
In  1829,  Otis  Stearns  opened  a  boarding-house,  in  Boston, 
Mass.,  where  he  d.,  Aug.  25,  1856;  six  children. 

6894— FRANCES  ANNE  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  1,  1813; 
md.,  Apr.  29,  1839,  Rev.  Albert  B.  Camp,  of  Northfield, 
Conn.;  d.,  Mar.  12,  1881;  one  child. 

(a) — Mary  Frances  Camp,  b.,  July  16,  1840. 

'  6895— THOMAS  CHARLES  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  21, 
1816;  a  dry-goods  dealer,  of  Boston,  Mass.;  md.,  Jan.  12, 
1841,  Julia  A.  Chase,  who  survived  him;  one  daughter. 

6896— LOUISE  A.  STEARNS. 

.  *  6897— GEORGE  OTIS  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  3,  1819;  d, 
Sept.  4,  1822. 

.      6898— SUSAN    STEARNS,    b.,    July    12,   1822;    unm.; 
"guarding  the  household  of  T-  W.  S." 

6899— JOEL  WILDER  STEARNS  (7776),  b.,  Apr.  4, 
1827. 

6900— LUCY  AMELIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  16,  1829; 
grad.  Normal  School,  Newton,  Mass.;  a  teacher,  of  Leo- 
minster, Mass. 

6901-^HENRY  KETCHUM  STEARNS  (6429),  b.,  July 
31,  1803,  son  of  Dr.  John  and  Sarah  (Ketchum)  Stearns,  of, 
New  York  City;  born  in  Albany,  N.  Y.;  a  merchant  of  New 
York  City,  who  d.,  Nov.,  1836.  Hem,,  Mar.  5,  1828,  Sarah 
C.  Schermerhorn,  dau.  of  Cornelius  Schermerhorn,  of  New 
York  City;  four  children. 

-  6902— SARAH  REBECCA  STEARNS,  b.,  1829;  md. 
John  S.  Mackenzie. ' 

6903— JOHN  NOBLE  STEARNS  (7782),  b.,  Jan.  22, 
1831. 

6904— HENRY  KETCHUM  STEARNS  JR.  (7796),  b., 

1833- 


Rev.  John  Stearns. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  145 

6905— JAMES  SCHERMERHORN  STEARNS  (7797), 

b.,  i835. 

6906— REV.  JOHN  STEARNS,  M.  D.  (6430),  b.,  Oct.  14, 
1812,  son  of  Dr.  John  and  Sarah  (Ketchum)  Stearns,  of  New 
York  City;  obtained  an  academic  education  at  Dr.  Muhlen- 
burg's  School,  Flushing,  N.  Y.;  M.  D.,  Jeff.  Med.  Coll., 
1837;  after  practicing  medicine  a  short  time  in  Philadelphia, 
Pa.,  he  entered  the  Theological  Seminary  at  Alexandria,  Va., 
and  studied  for  the  ministry  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal 
Church.  He  was  a  skillful  physician  and  would  have 
achieved  eminence  in  that  profession,  but  felt  called  to  the 
ministry,  and,  for  many  years,  occupied  a  foremost  place 
in  the  councils  of  the  church.  He  entered  the  ministry  as 
assistant  to  Dr.  Stephen  H.  Tyng,  D.  D.,  Rector  of  St. 
George's  Church,  New  York  City,  and  was  the  intimate 
friend  of  Bishop  Paddock,  of  Washington,  and  Bishop  Will- 
iams, of  Conn.  He  took  charge  of  St.  Peter's  Church, 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. ;  of  Christ  Church,  Stratford,  Conn. ;  of  St. 
Stephen's  Church,  Pittsfield,  Mass.;  St.  Peter's  Church, 
Spotswood,  N.  J.,  where  he  d.,  Nov.  11,  1864.  "He  was  an 
eloquent  preacher  and  a  faithful  minister  of  God."  He  md., 
July  19,  1848,  Anne  Harriotte  Lloyd,  of  Alexandria, 
Va.,  b.,  Jan.  7,  1826,  who  d.,  June  23,  1888.  Her 
great-grandfather  was  Richard  Henry  Lee,  one  of 
the  signers  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence,  and 
Gen.  Robert  E.  Lee,  Commander  of  the  Southern  Army 
during  the  Civil  War,  was  her  first  cousin  on  her  mother's 
side.  Her  son,  John  Lloyd  Stearns,  has  in  his  possession, 
the  Cincinnati  Plate,  which  Richard  Henry  Lee  took  as  a 
souvenir  of  the  entertainment  given  by  George  Washington, 
when  the  'Order  of  the  Cincinnati'  was  formed."  They  had 
five  children. 

.  6907— HARRIOTTE  LEE  STEARNS,  b.,  May  1,  1849, 
at  Alexandria,  Va.;  d.,  Tuly  16,  185 1,  at  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

-  6908— MARY  BARLOW  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  27,  1850, 
at  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.;  md.,  Tan.  28,  1874,  William  Schofield 
Hoge,  of  Washington,  D.  C;  seven  children. 

(a) — Anne  Stearns  Hoge,  b.,  Sept.  18,  1875. 

(b) — Rachel  Schofield  Hoge.  b.,  Dec.  27,  1876. 


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146  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

(c) — Wm.  Schofield  Hoge,  b.,  Mar.  27,  1879. 
(d) — Philip  Barlow  Hoge,  b.,  Nov.  10,  1883. 
(e) — Mary  Barlow  Hoge,  b.,  Feb.  24,  1887. 
(f)— Margaret  Lloyd  Hoge,  b.,  May  8,  1889. 
(g) — Barbara  Louise  Hoge,  b.,  Jan.  16,  1892. 

6909— JOHN  LLOYD  STEARNS  (7798),  b.,  Dec.  20, 
1852,  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

6910— REGECCA  LLOYD  STEARNS,  b.,  June  7,  1856, 
at  Stratford,  Conn.;  md.,  Oct.  6,  1885,  William  H.  Hastings, 
of  Elizabeth,  N.  J. ;  four  children. 

(a) — Lawrence  Stearns  Hastings,  b.,  Feb.  22,  1887,  at 

Elizabeth,  N.  J.;  d.,  Dec.  6,  1894. 
(b) — Edith   Hastings,  b.,  Aug.    17,    1888;  d.,  July   16, 

1889. 
(c) — William  Warren  Hastings,  b.,  Apr.  24,   1890,  at 

Elizabeth,  N.  J. 
(d) — Margaret  Purviance  Hastings  b.,  July  21,  189 1,  at 
Elizabeth,  N.  T- 

691 1— ROBERT  LAWRENCE  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  24, 
1857,  at  Alexandria,  Va.;  d.,  June  11,  1888,  in  Elizabeth, 
N.  J.;  unm. 

6912— JOSEPH  K.  STEARNS  (6432),  b.,  July  22,  1818, 
son  of  Dr.  John  and  Sally  (Ketchum)  Stearns,  of  New  York 
City;  a  merchant,  of  New  York  City.  He  was  Major  in  N. 
Y.  Lincoln  Cavalry,  throughout  the  Civil  War;  md.,  Mar. 
27,  1845,  Eliza  Cordelia  Harmar,  b.,  Jan.  19,  1825,  in  Brook- 
lyn, N.  Y.,  where  he  had  his  residence.  He  was  temporarily 
in  Denver,  Col.,  where  he  d.  from  accidental  discharge  of  a 
pistol;  one  son. 

6913— JOSEPH  HENRY  STEARNS,  b..  Mar.  30,  1846. 

6914— THEODORE  STEARNS  (6434),  b.,  Sept.  11, 
1804,  son  of  Judge  Elisha  and  Celinda  (Baker)  Stearns,  of 
Tolland  Conn.;  a  merchant,  of  Springfield,  Mass.  He  md. 
(1),  May  25,  1835,  Mary  W.  >Randall,  b.,  Sept.  3,  1812,  in 
East  Windsor,  Conn.,  who  d..  Mar.  23.  1836,  in  child- 
bed; md.  {2),  Aug.  8,  1837,  Martha  H. » Hunter,  b.,  June 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  147 

29,  181 5,  in  New  Braintree,  Mass.,  who  d.,  Jan.  22,  1859,  at 
Spring-field,  Mass.;  md.  (3),  Sept.  14,  i860,  Lucy  Byington, 
of  Bristol,  Conn.,  b.,  Aug.  31,  1816,  who  d.,  Jan  6,  1885. 
Mr.  Stearns  d.,  Mar.  28,  1883,  at  Bristol,  Conn.;  six  children. 

6915— GEORGE  RANDALL  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  23, 
1836;  d.,  May  20,  1841. 

v  6916— EDWARD  PAYSON  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.,  1839; 
d,  July,  1839. 

•>■,  6917— JOHN  KIRK  STEARNS  (7805),  b.,  June  17, 
1840. 

-  6918— THEODORE  R.  STEARNS  (7810),  b.,  Aug.  25, 
1843,  at  New  Braintree,  Mass. 

6919—MARY  CATHERINE  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  20, 
1846,  in  Springfield,  Mass.;  md.,  Feb.  15,  1870,  at  Bristol, 
Conn.,  Theophilus  W.  Hamill,  b.,  Mar.  22,  1845,  at  Bloom- 
ington,  Ind.  They  settled  in  Chicago,  111.,  where  he  was 
business  agent  of  the  Conn.  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Co.,  and 
where  he  d.,  Feb.  12,  1895;  four  children. 

(a) — Martha  Hunter  Hamill,  b.,  Dec.  8,  1870;  d.,  Nov. 

9,  1871. 
(b) — Mary  Louise  Hamill,  b.,  Aug.  18,  1872;  md.,  Apr. 

12,  1899,  James  Alex.  Waller,  of  Chicago. 
(c) — Ernest  Stearns  Hamill,  b.,  Jan.  10,  1875. 
(d)— Ralph  C.  Hamill,  b.,  Feb.  13,  1877. 

v  6920— MARTHA  ELIZA  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  19,  1850, 
in  Springfield,  Mass.;  she  was  commonly  called  Leila;  md., 
Mar.  2,  1889,  in  Chicago,  111.,  Rev.  Henry  T.  Staats,  b.,  June 
1,  1836,  in  Hudson,  N.  Y.;  one  son. 

(a) — John  Stearns  Staats,  b.,  Feb.  1,  1890,  in  Passadena. 
Cal. 

6921— DU  RENN  STEARNS  (6445),  b.,  July  5,  1837, 
son  of  Charles  and  Cynthia  (Nye)  Stearns,  of  Hartsgrove, 
O.;  md.,  Dec.  31,  i860,  Eliza  A.  Rogers,  and  settled  in 
Logan,  la.;  three  children. 

6922— FRANK  D.  STEARNS. 

6923— BENJAMIN  WADE  STEARNS. 


148  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

6924— GEORGE  W.  STEARNS. 

-  6925— DE  WITTE  STEARNS  (6446),  b.,  Mar.  14,  1839, 
son. of  Charles  and  Cynthia  (Nye)  Stearns,  of  Hartsgrove, 
O.;  md.,  June  20,  1870,  Etta  V.  Crombie,  of  Davenport,  la. 
He  enlisted  in  Co.  A,  8th.  Iowa  Vol.  Inf.,  as  Fifth  Sergeant; 
was  promoted  to  iSec.  Lieut.,  then  to  First  Lieut,  in  same 
Co.;  afterwards  was  made  Capt.  of  Co.  I,  same  Regt.  Dur- 
and  after  the  re-construction  period,  at  the  close  of  the  Civil 
War,  he  lived  in  Memphis,  Tenn.,  and  in  Holly  Springs, 
Miss.;  was  an  attorney-at-law,  and  compelled  to  take  con- 
siderable interest  in  politics;  was  Probate  Judge,  of  La- 
fayette Co.,  Miss.,  in  1869-70;  Judge  of  the  9th.  Chancery 
Dist.  of  Miss.,  from  1870  to  1874;  Postmaster  at  Holly 
Springs,  Miss.,  1875  and  1876.  In  1876,  he  was  appointed, 
by  President  Grant,  American  Consul  at  Cienfuegos,  Island 
of  Cuba,  which  has  become  so  prominent  during  the  Amer- 
ico-Spanish  War,  and  held  that  position  during  Grant's  ad- 
ministration, and  the  succeeding  ones  of  Hayes  and  Garfield; 
two  children. 

6926— ADA  C.  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  23,  1872,  at  Holly 
Springs,  Miss. 

6927— DE  WITTE  F.  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  19,  1875,  at 
Holly  Springs,  Miss. 

-  6928— EBENEZER  STEARNS  (6452),  b.,  Aug.  20,  1781, 
son  of  Ebenezer  I.  and  Thankful  (Alvord)  Stearns,  of  North- 
ampton, Mass.;  md.  (1),  (pub.,  Oct.  23,  1802),  Dolly  or 
Polly  'Chilson,  of  Westhampton,  Mass.  They  removed  to 
West  Rutland,  Vt,  where  four  children  were  born.  After 
the  death  of  his  first  wife,  he  went  to  New  York  State,  where 
he  md.  (2),  a  Miss  Wilbur,  by  whom  he  had  six  children; 
is  said  to  have  died,  1847  or  1848,  in  Canada;  ten  children. 

6929— JANE  C.  STEARNS,  b.,  1803;  md.,  Sept.  20,  1824, 
Artemas  Ward,  and  settled  in  West  Rutland,  Vt.,  where  she 
d.,  and  her  husband  md.  her  sister,  Mary;  twelve  children. 

(a) — Jabez  S.  Ward,  b.,  June  19,  1825;  d.,  Apr.  6,  1849. 
(b) — Charity  Ward,  b.,  May  13,  1827;  d.,  Jan.  9,  1829. 
(c) — Asahel  W.  Ward,  b.,  Jan.  29,  1829. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  149 

(d) — Henry  C.  Ward,  b.,  Sept.  22,  1830;  d.,  Aug.  20, 

1831. 
(e)— Elias  C.  Ward,  b.  July  II,  1832. 
(f) — Mary  A.  Ward,  b.,  Jan.  16,  1834. 
(g) — Nancy  Ward,  b.,  Oct.  11,  1835. 
(h)— Fanny  Ward,  b.,  May  23,  1837;  d.,  Oct.  24,  1847. 
(i)— Theresa  E.  Ward,  b.,  Apr.  26,  1839. 
(j) — Amos  D  .Ward,  b.,  May  31,  1841. 
(k) — Moses  W.  Ward,  b.,  Nov.  6,  1844. 
(1)— Phoebe  J.  Ward,  b.,  Aug.  13,  1848. 

*  6930— ANNA  STEARNS,  b.,  1805. 

'  6931— EBENEZER  STEARNS  JR.  (7813),  b.,  Jan.   13, 
1807. 

6932— MARY  STEARNS,  md.  Artemas  Ward,  her  de- 
ceased sister's  husband;  no  chil. 

-     6933— MADISON  STEARNS. 

~     6934— EMILY  STEARNS. 

~  6935— WILBUR  STEARNS. 

-  6936— ADALINE  STEARNS. 
6937— AMANDA  STEARNS. 

-  •  6938— REUBEN  STEARNS,  md.,  and  settled  in  Mich- 
igan. 

^  6939— NATHANIEL  STOCKWELL  STEARNS  (6453), 
b.,  May  28,  1783,  son  of  Ebenezer  I.  and  Thankful  (Alvord) 
Stearns,  of  Northampton,  Mass.;  md.,  Oct.  31,  1805,  Seviah 
Willcutt,  b.,  Sept.  23,  1780,  in  Cohasset,  dau.  of  Zebulon  and 
Mercy  (Litchfield)  Willcutt,  of  Goshen,  Mass.  We  have  her 
name  spelled  three  different  ways:  Zerviah  Willcutt,  from 
the  Goshen  Records,  Serviah  and  Seviah  Willcutt,  from  fam- 
ily records.  He  was  commonly  known  as  Stockwell  Stearns. 
Their  children  were  born  in  Westhampton,  Mass.;  she  d., 
Feb.  22,  1859,  in  Coleraine,  and  her  husband  d.,  June  12, 
1861,  in  Leyden,  Mass.;  eight  children. 

-  6940— EBENEZER  STEARNS,  b.,  July  31,  1806. 


150  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

6941— REV.  JOSEPH  WILLCUTT  STEARNS(  7819), 
b.,  Feb.  21,  1808. 

-  6942— MINERVA  STEARNS,  b,  Sept.  30,  1810;  md., 
(pub.,  Dec.  4,  1830),  Alonzo  Howe,  of  Northampton,  Mass. 

-     6943— URSULA  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  24,  1812;  cl.,  Sept. 
3,  1814. 

-  6944— REV.  ANSON  HOOKER  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr. 
15,  1 81 5;  md.  Charity  M.  Bishop,  dau.  of  Chauncey  Bishop, 
of  Wayne  Co.,  N.  Y.,  where  they  went,  1861,  and  settled 
on  the  Bishop  homestead.  He  was  a  Baptist  minister,  an 
especially  successful  pastor  of  South  Butler  and  Wolcott. 

,  6945— MERCY  LITCHFIELD  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  28, 
1818;  md.  Allen  Russel. 

•  6946— JESSE  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  30,  1821;  d.,  Apr.  15, 
1823. 

-  6947— EDWIN  FRANCIS  STEARNS,  b.,  July  28,  1824. 

-  6948— JONATHAN  ALVORD  STEARNS  (6456),  b., 
May  6,  1793,  son  of  Ebenezer  I.  and  Thankful  (Alvord) 
Stearns,  of  Northampton,  Mass.;  md.,  and  settled  in  Brecks- 
ville,  O.  He  was  a  carpenter  by  trade,  and  cut  his  right 
leg  with  a  broad-ax  so  that  it  was  amputated  and  he  wore 
an  artificial  limb.  His  relatives  say,  "He  was  a  very  genial 
man;"  also,  that  he  was  commonly  known  as  Alvord  Stearns. 

6949— JONATHAN  STEARNS  JR.  (6458),  b.,  Dec.  30, 
1776,  son  of  Capt.  Jonathan  and  Elizabeth  (Edwards) 
Stearns,  of  Westhampton,  Mass.;  md.  July  7,  1797,  Mehit- 
ableJWetherell,  b.,  May  30,  1776,  in  New  Braintree,  dau.  of 
Jonathan  Wetherell,  who  died  in  the  Revolutionary  Army 
and  her  mother  d.,  a  widow,  in  Westhampton,  Mass.,  about 
1833.  In  1817,  Jonathan  and  Mehitable  Stearns  moved  from 
Hinesboro  to  Bristol,  Vt;  in  1822,  to  Starksboro;  in  1827, 
to  Middlebury,  Vt.,  and  in  1837,  returned  to  Starksboro,  Vt.. 
to  live  near  their  children.  His  house  in  Starksboro,  Vt.. 
was  destroyed  by  fire,  Jan.  13,  1846,  and  his  wife  perished 
in  the  flames;  he  d.,  Nov.  26,  1850;  eight  children. 

^  6950— ANTHONY  FISHER  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  26. 
1798,  at  Hinesboro,  Vt.;  md.  Lucina  A.  Sibley,  of  Middle- 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  151 

bury  Vt;  a  farmer,  who  lived  successively  in  Middlebury, 
Brandon  and  Rutland,  Vt. ;  about  1840,  moved  to  Geneva, 
111.    He  is  said  to  have  had  eleven  children;  d.,  Apr.  6,  1875. 

-  695i^MEHITABLE  METCALF  STEARNS,  b.,  June. 
16,  1800;  d.,  June  2,  1833:  md.  Almon  S.  Burnham,  son  of 
Wolcot  Burnham,  of  Bristol,  Vt. ;  two  sons  and  two  daus. 

-  6952— MINERVA  BURKE  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  25, 
1802;  md.,  1820,  Elisha  Clarke,  a  farmer,  of  Southampton, 
Mass.;  two  sons  and  four  daughters. 

6953— ANSEL  DAVID  STEARNS  (7823),  b.,  Jan.  20, 
1805. 

-  6954— THEODORE  HOOKER  STEARNS  (7829),  b., 
Feb.  20,  1807. 

-  6955— MARTHA  MIRANDA  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  27, 
1810;  d.,  Feb.  7,  1813. 

-  6956— DR.  JOSIAH  QUINCY  STEARNS  (7830),  b., 
Jan.  10,  1813. 

-  6957— LEWIS  STRONG  STEARNS  (7835).  b->  JulY  29> 
1815. 

,  6958— JOSEPH  EDWARDS  STEARNS  (6459),  b.. 
Mar.  14,  1778,  son  of  Capt.  Jonathan  and  Elizabeth  (Ed- 
wards) Stearns,  of  Northampton,  Mass.;  a  carpenter,  of  St. 
Lawrence  Co.,  N.  Y.;  md.,  Mar.  9,  1797,  Temperance  Cal- 

-  kins,  b.,  Mar.  15,  1764,  in  Bozra,  Conn.;  three  children. 

6959— FANNY  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  20,  1799;  md.  Judah 
Clarke,  a  farmer,  of  St.  Lawrence  Co.,  N.  Y. 

6960— DR.  DANIEL  EDWARDS  STEARNS  (7839).  K 
Nov.  6,  1 801. 

6961— MARY  R.  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  27,  1805;  md. 
Stiles  Tuttle,  a  farmer,  of  St.  Lawrence  Co.,  N.  Y.;  four 
children. 

V  6962— CAPT.  THEODORE  STEARNS  (6461),  b.,  Apr. 
20,  1784,  twin  child  of  Capt.  Jonathan  and  Elizabeth  (Ed- 
wards) Stearns,  of  Northampton,  Mass.;  a  Captain  and  a 
Deacon  of  the  Cong.  Church,  of  Southampton,  Mass.;  in 
1856,  engaged  in  farming,  at  Easthampton,  Mass.    He  md., 


152  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

Feb.  1 6,  1815,  Charlotte  Root,  b.,  Oct.  12,  1786,  who  d., 
Mar.  2,  1863,  dau.  of  Martin  and  Ruth  (Noble)  Root,  of 
Montgomery,  Mass.  "She  was  one  who  worked  willingly 
with  her  hands."  Dea.  Stearns  d.,  Jan.  7,  1869,  at  East- 
hampton,  Mass.;  five  children. 

6963— DANIEL  KINGSLEY  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  7, 
181 5;  md.,  May  2,  1844,  Elizabeth  Kellogg,  of  Montgomery, 
Mass.;  a  farmer,  of  La  Favette,  Wis.,  where  he  d.,  Oct.  30, 
1856. 

6964— MARY  EDWARDS  STEARNS,  b.,  May  2,  1817; 
md.,  Apr.  2,  1861,  Lauren  Dwight  Lyman,  her  deceased 
sister's  husband. 

6965— HENRY  NOBLE  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  23,  1819;. 
md.  Mrs.  Mary  Goodell  Malone;  settled  in  Chehalis,  Lewis 
Co.,  Wash.,  where  he  has  been  farmer,  surveyor,  and  Justice 
of  the  Peace. 

6966— CHARLOTTE  ROOT  STEARNS,  b.,  May  13, 

l82£_-^> 

Twins. 
6967— THEODORE  OBOOKIAH  STEARNS,  b.,  May 


823.(7**0 


13,  1 

She  md.,  Nov.  29,  1849,  Lauren  Dwight  Lyman,  of  East- 
hampton,  Mass.,  who  was  a  farmer  and  Deacon  in  the  First 
Cong.  Church,  having  been  selectman,  assessor,  and  Mem- 
ber of  School  Committee.  She  d.,  Feb.  6,  1861,  and  in  two 
months  he  md.  her  sister,  Mary. 

Theodore  Obookiah  Stearns  (7846). 

6968— MELZAR  STEARNS  (6466),  b.,  Aug.  25,  1783, 
son  of  David  Jr.  and  Susanna  (Beals)  Stearns,  of  Benning- 
ton Co.,  Vt.;  md.,  1806,  Achsah  Cranson,  b.,  Feb.  19,  1788, 
in  Ashfield,  Mass.  In  1815,  they  moved  to  Clinton  Co.,  O., 
where  he  d.,  Oct.  20,  1832.  She  d.,  July  22,  1856,  and  was 
buried  in  the  Stearns  Cemetery,  at  Muncie,  Vermilion  Co., 
111.;  four  children. 

6969^-CRANSON  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  7,  1807;  d.,  Mar. 
1,  1895,  at  Mainville,  O.  He  md.  two  wives,  names  un- 
known; by  the  second,  had  three  daughters. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  153 

6970— ELIZA  STEARNS,  of  Ohio;  md. 

6971— ACHSAH  STEARNS,  of  Ohio;  md. 

6972— LUCY  STEARNS,  of  Ohio;  md. 

'  6973— SENECA  STEARNS  (7847).  b.,  Dec.  17,  1810,  in 
Bennington  Co.,  Vt. 

-   6974— HARRISON  STEARNS  (7854),  b„  July  5,  1814, 
at  Scipio,  N.  Y. 

•  6975— SARAH  STEARNS,  b.  Jan.  21,  181 7,  in  Ohio. 

6976— LUTHER  STEARNS  (6467),  b.,  Nov.  6,  1784,  son 
of  David  Jr.  and  Susanna  (Beals)  Stearns,  of  Bennington 
Co.,  Vt.;  md.  (1),  1806,  Mary  Beals,  of  New  York  State.  -In 
1815,  they  removed  to  Ohio,  with  his  father,  where  his  wife 
d.,  Apr.  2y,  1826;  md.  (2),  1827,  Martha  Thomas,  of  Ohio, 
who  d.,  1848.  In  1832,  he  moved  to  Vermilion  Co.,  111.;  in 
1848,  to  Williamson  Co.,  Texas,  where  he  d.,  Jan.  26,  1859, 
the  father  of  fifteen  children. 

'  6977— HIRAM  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  27,  1807,  in  N.  Y. 
State;  md.  (1),  in  Ohio,  and  md.  (2),  in  111.    After  the  death 
of  his  second  wife,  he  went  to  Missouri,  where  he  d.,  1848. 

6978— DANIEL  STEARNS,  b.,  July  19,  1810;  d.,  June 
12,  1831;  unm. 

6979— NELSON  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  28,  1812;  md. 
1844,  Mary  Shepherd,  and  settled  in  Champaign  Co.,  111., 
where  he  d.,  1847. 

6980— MARY  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  26,  1814,  in  O.:  md. 
William  C.  Davis,  of  Iowa,  where  she  d.,  1850. 

6981— CHAUNCEY  STEARNS,  b.,  May  4,  1817,  ino 
Ohio;  md.  (1),  Mary  Lee,  of  Vermilion  Co.,  111.;  settled  in 
Homer,  Champaign  Co.,  111.,  where  his  wife  d.,  and  he  md. 
(2),  Miss  Yates,  of  Homer. 

6982-^MARTHA  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  29,  1819;  md. 
John  Smith,  of  111.;  in  1846,  moved  to  Williamson  Co.,  Tex., 
where  she  d.,  1848. 

6983— OLIVE  STEARNS,  b..  June  15,  1821,  in  Ohio; 
md.  John  W.  King,  of  111.;  d.,  July  14.  1850.  in  Texas. 


154  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

6984— SUSANNA  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  12,  1823,  in  Ohio; 
md.,  1852,  John  W.  King,  her  deceased  sister's  husband. 
They  settled  in  Kansas,  where  she  d.,  1893. 

6985— ANNA  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  30,  1826;  d.,  Nov.  4, 
— . 11*29. 

6986— WILLIAM  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  8,  1827;  d.,  Nov. 
3,  1829. 

6987— LUTHER  STEARNS  JR.  (7861),  b.,  Apr.  13, 
1829,  in  Ohio. 

-   6988— JOHN  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  9,  1830,  in  Ohio;  d., 
1853,  in  Texas,  unm. 

6989— HANNAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  17,  1833,  in  V^l 
md.,  1850,  Jesse  J.  Smalley,  of  Texas;  d.,  1854. 

6990— DAVID  STEARNS,  b.,  June  30,  1834,  in  111.;  d., 
Feb.  26,  i860,  in  Texas!  unm. 

6991— HARVEY  T.  STEARNS  (7865),  b.,  Sept.  15, 
1837,  in  Illinois. 

~H     6992— LEMUEL  STEARNS  JR.  (6480),  b.,  1790,  son  of 

Lemuel  and Stearns,  of  New  York  or  New  Jersey; 

a  farmer  and  miller,  of  New  York  State  and  New  Jersey; 
md.,  and  had  three  children. 

-     6993— SARAH  STEARNS,  b.,  1816,  in  Pittstown,  N.  Y.; 
md.  Wilbur  Sherman,  of  Pittstown,  where  she  died. 

6994— CHRISTINA  STEARNS,  b.,  1818,  in  Wood- 
bridge,  New  Jersey;  md.  Benjamin  B.  Miller,  of  Wood- 
bridge,  N.  J.,  where  they  settled. 

-       6995— CALEB    STEARNS  (7874),  b.,   1820,  in  Wood- 
bridge,  N.  J. 

6996— EZRA  STEARNS  (6487),  b.,  Feb.  14,  1792,  son  of 
Cyrus  and  Sarah  (Weeks)  Stearns,  of  Goshen,  Mass.;  md., 
1813,  Esther  Todd,  dau.  of  Rev.  David  Todd,  of  Chester- 
field, Mass.  Ezra  Stearns  d.,  Oct.  20,  1814,  while  serving 
as  a  soldier  at  Boston,  Mass.,  in  the  second  war  with  Eng- 
land; one  son. 

6997— EZRA  STEARNS  TR-,  b.  1814. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  155 

\l 
6998— ENOS  STEARNS  (6488),  b.,  Feb.  25,  1794.  son 
of  Cyrus  and  Sarah  (Weeks)  Stearns,  of  Goshen,  Mass.;  md. 
Lucinda  Hubbard;  d.,  July  17,   1850,  at  Wells,  N.  Y.;  six 
children. 

-  6999— CAROLINE  STEARNS. 

-  7000— LEVI  STEARNS. 

7001  HAMILTON  STEARNS. 

7002— LUCINDA  STEARNS. 

7003— CYRUS  STEARNS.   )  . 

7004— SARAH  STEARNS.  S  iwins' 

^  7005— LEVI  STEARNS(  6489),  b.,  June  19,  1796,  son  of 
Cyrus  and  Sarah  (Weeks)  Stearns,  of  Goshen,  Mass.;  md., 
(pub.,  July  2,)  1820,  Hannah  Phillips,  of  Ashfield.  Mass.; 
lived  in  Commington,  Mass.,  and  Holyoke,  Mass.  They  re- 
moved to  Wisconsin  in  1843,  where  Mrs.  Stearns  d.,  Jan.  14, 
1857,  and  he  d.,  Aug.  4,  1870,  at  Oak  Creek,  Wis.;  nine 
children. 

-  7006— EDEN  BALDWIN  STEARNS,  b.,  1821. 

7007— LISCOMB  PHILLIPS  STEARNS  (7887),  b., 
Nov.  23,  1822,  at  Goshen,  Mass. 

7008— THOMAS  STEARNS  (7903),  b.,  Apr.  13,  1824, 
at  North  Haddam,  Mass. 

7009— AMELIA  STEARNS. 

7010— LEMUEL  STEARNS,  son  of  Levi  and  Hannah 
(Philipps)  Stearns,  of  Oak  Creek,  Wis.;  served,  during  the 
Civil  War,  as  soldier  in  4th.  Wis.  Vols.,  and  as  Chief  of 
River-Police,  under  Gen.  Butler.  He  was  injured  at  the  first 
siege  of  Vicksburg,  and  died,  in  1862,  at  Carrollton,  La., 
from  the  effects  of  his  injuries.  His  name  deserves  more 
than  a  passing  notice,  as  one  of  the  brave  defenders  of  the 
Union. 

-  701 1— HANNAH  -STEARNS. 
-,   7012— GEORGE  STEARNS. 
*  7013— ALBERT  STEARNS. 


156  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

7014— FREDERIC  STEARNS,  son  of  Levi  and  Hannah 
(Philipps)  Stearns  of  Oak  Creek,  Wis. ;  during  the  Civil  War, 
served  in  24th.  Wis.  Vols.,  and  was  wounded  in  the  charge 
on  Missionary  Ridge.  He  d.,  1864,  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn., 
and  the  following  is  a  copy  of  the  last  letter  Frederic  wrote 
before  his  death: 

"General  Field  Hospital, 

Chattanooga,  Tenn., 

Mar.  9,  1864. 

Dear  Sister,  (Hannah  Stearns): 

How  long  it  has  been  since  we  have  written  to  each  other! 
I  cannot  think  of  any  reason  for  it,  only  for  the  last  four 
months  I  have  not  been  able  to  write,  but  I  answered  the 
last  letter  received  from  you  and  have  not  heard  from  you 
since.  I  hope  that  sisterly  and  brotherly  love  has  not  died 
out  entirely  between  us.  I  can  answer  for  mvself  that  it  has 
not  and  am  not  disposed  to  doubt  you,  but  must  assign 
silence  to  some  better  cause,  only  let  us  be  a  little  more 
prompt  in  future  in  writing  to  each  other.  I  suppose  you  have 
heard  that  I  was  wounded  on  the  25th.  of  Nov.,  in  the  battle 
of  Missionary  Ridge.  The  ball  passed  in  at  the  joint  of  my 
elbow  on  the  outside  and  was  cut  out  on  the  inside.  It 
shattered  the  bone  to  such  an  extent  that  it  was  necessary 
to  cut  it  open  and  take  out  nearly  all  the  bones  in  the  joint, 
so  that  my  arm  will  be  almost  useless  to  me.  It  was  nearly 
healed  but  continues  to  break  out  in  different  places  yet. 
About  a  week  after  it  was  operated  upon,  I  was  taken  with 
pneumonia,  which  with  the  wound  has  kept  me  on  my  back, 
in  one  position,  ever  since.  I  could  sit  up  a  good  part  of 
the  time,  but  being  in  a  field  hosoital,  in  a  tent  where  there 
are  no  chairs  or  other  conveniences,  I  can  get  up  only  once 
a  week  to  have  mv  clothes  changed  and  bed  made.  If  I 
could  have  been  put  into  a  comfortable  hospital  at  first, 
where  I  could  have  had  good  attention  and  diet,  I  think  I 
should  have  been  well  long  before  now;  but  now,  I  am  so 
poor  and  weak  that  I  cannot  raise  myself  on  my  limbs.  I  am 
in  hopes  that,  as  the  weather  gets  settled,  I  shall  gain  faster 
and  be  able  to  go  North.  I  hear  from  home  often.  They 
were  well  the  last  I  heard.  I  am  getting  tired  and  must 
close.     Give  my  respects  to  J.  B.  and  the  family  generally 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  157 

with  all  inquiring  friends,  and  tell  me  all  the  news  about  your 
village,  and  accept  the  love  and  respect  of  your  brother, 

FREDERIC    STEARNS." 
The  original  letter  is  in  the  possession  of  Frederic  Albert 
Stearns,  nephew  of  the  above. 

7015-LTHOMAS  WEEKS  STEARNS  (6490),  b.,  May 
12,  1799,  son  of  Cyrus  and  Sarah  (Weeks)  Stearns,  of 
Goshen,  Mass.;  d.,  Feb.  5,  1885,  at  Burlington,  Iowa;  was, 
formerly,  manufacturer  of  edge-tools,  at  Newark,  N.  J.  He 
md.,  May  22,  1826,  Mrs.  Susan  (Reed)  Pettingill,  b.,  June 
30,  1801,  who  d.,  May  15,  1873,  at  Evansville,  Wis.;  five 
children. 

v  7016— CHESTER  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  9,  1828;  d.,  July 
10,  1838. 

-  7017— SARAH  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  3,  1830;  md.,  Nov. 
29,  1852,  Eli  W.  Van  Houten,  of  Newark,  N.  J.;  d.,  in  child- 
bed, Dec.  2y,  1853. 

(a) — Sarah  Van  Houten,  b.,  Dec,  1853. 

-  7018— EDWARD  W.  STEARNS  (7914),  b.,  Aug.  23, 
1832. 

s«  7019— ELIZABETH  S.  STEARNS,  b.,  May  23,  1834; 
md.,  May  25,  1854,  John  B.  Van  Houten,  of  Newark,  N.  J.; 
married  on  the  same  day  with  her  brother  Edward;  d.,  Sept. 
15,  1880;  s.  p. 

•s  7020— WALDO  ALANSON  STEARNS  (7920),  b.,  Feb. 
2,  1842. 

^  7021— CYRUS  STEARNS  JR.  (6494),  b.,  June  15,  1808, 
son  of  Cyrus  and  Sarah  (Weeks)  Stearns,  of  Goshen,  Mass.; 
md.  Lucy^Reed,  and  moved  to  Holly,  N.  Y.,  where  he  d., 
Sept.  28,  1872.    We  have  only  the  name  of  one  child. 

-    7022— FORDYCE  STEARNS. 

7023-^ALANSON  STEARNS  (6495),  b.,  Oct.  31,  1810, 

son  of  Cyrus  and  Sarah  (Weeks)  Stearns,  of  Goshen,  Mass.  ; 

x   a  farmer  and  blacksmith;  md.  (1),  July  4,  1834,  Eliza  Ann 

VDumbleton,  and  settled  first  at  Pittsfield,  Mass.,  afterwards, 

at  Leoni,  Mich.,  where  his  wife  died,  and  he  md.  (2),  Nov. 


158  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

4,  1863,  Margaret  Aylesworth,  by  whom  he  had  two  chil- 
dren. "With  his  son,  Ernest  W.,  and  a  hired  man,  he  was 
drowned,  May  28,  1870,  in  Grass  Lake,  at  Leoni,  Mich.,  by 
the  upsetting  of  a  boat  from  which  they  were  fishing,  while 
waiting  for  an  opportunity  to  wash  their  sheep."  He  had 
twelve  children. 

7024-^-JAMES  STEARNS  (7925),  b.,  Mar.  11,  1835,  in 
Chesterfield,  Mass. 
Twins. 

7025— JOHN  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  11,  1835,  in  Chester- 
field, Mass. 

John  Stearns  d.,  Mar.  25,  i860,  in  Pittsford,  Mich.;  unm. 

7026— EZRA  STEARNS  (7926),  b.,  Sept.  5.  1836. 

7027— MARCIA  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  June  21,  1838,  in 
Pittsfield,  Mass.;  d.,  Oct.  6,  1852,  at  same  place. 

7028— ELLEN  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  July  29,  1839,  in  Pitts- 
field,  Mass.;  md.,  Nov.  27,  i860,  in  Clinton,  Mich.,  Jairus 
Brewer,  of  Clare,  Mich.;  one  daughter. 

(a) — Nellie  Brewer,  b.,  Oct.  29,  1870,  at  Dundee,  Mich.; 
md..  Mar.  27,  1895,  Walter  White,  and  has  two 
children. 

7029— SAMUEL  HARVEY  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  30, 
1842,   in  Pittsfield,   Mass.;  d.,   Dec.  2,   1857,  in  Brooklyn, 

Mich. 

7030—  EDWIN  STEARNS  (7930),  b.,  June  24,  1844. 

7031-^CAROLINE  G.  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  29,  1850,  in 
Pittsfield.  Mass.;  md.  Dwight  J.  Brewer,  of  Clare,  Mich. 

7032— FREDERICK  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  2,  1855,  in 
Brooklyn,  Mich.;  d.,  Feb.  12,  i860. 

7033— ERNEST  W.  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  6,  1857,  in 
Brooklyn,  Mich.;  drowned  with  his  father,  May  28,  1870,  at 
Leoni,  Mich. 

7034— CHARLES  W.  STEARNS,  b.,  May  6,  1865,  in 
Leoni,  Mich. ;  md.  Sarah  Varty  and  settled  at  Clare,  Mich. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  159 

7035— MINNIE  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  28,  1867,  at 
Leoni,  Mich.;  md.  Alfred  Sora,  of  Jackson,  Mich. 

<  7036— JOEL  STEARNS  (6498),  b.,  July  15,  1766  son  of 
George  and  Keziah  (Palmer)  Stearns,  of  Conway,  Mass.; 
md.  (1),  Jan.  12,  1789,  Sarah  Hayden,  of  Conway,  Mass., 
the  mother  of  his  children,  b.,  Mar.  31,  1768,  who  d.,  Aug. 
13,  1819.  He  md.  (2),  June  22,  1829,  Sarah  (Sally)  Rice, 
of  Conway,  Mass.,  b.,  Jan.  14,  1782,  who  d.,  June  28,  1869. 
In  1799,  he  settled  in  the  town  of  Phelps,  Ontario  Co., 
N.  Y.,  with  his  wife  and  three  children,  on  a  farm  of  one 
hundred  and  six  acres,  now  largely  occupied  by  the  village 
of  Phelps.  He  remained  on  this  farm  until  the  death  of  his 
first  wife,  when  he  removed  to  another  farm,  a  mile  west 
of  Oaks  Corners,  which  he  occupied  unti  lhis  death,  Oct.  3, 
1849. 

"He  was  descended  from  the  old  Puritan  stock,  and 
inherited  a  strong,  well-developed  body  and  mind,  admirably 
calculated  for  pioneer  life.  He  aided  greatly  in  giving  tone 
and  character  to  the  early  settlers,  his  advice  and  counsel 
being  much  sought  after.  He  was  honored  by  his  fellow- 
citizens  with  various  town  offices,  one  being  Justice  of  the 
Peace,  which  he  held  for  a  number  of  years.  He  was  a 
leader  among  the  early  Methodists  of  Phelps,  and  lived  to  a 
good  old  age,  devoted  to  even-  good  work.  Among  his 
descendants  are  professional  and  business  men.  all  highly 
respected  in  their  several  communities."  He  had  five  chil- 
dren. 

7037— MELICENT  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  26.  1790;  md. 
Dr.  Caleb  Bannister;  d.,  Mar.  6,  1872;  six  sons  and  three 
daus. ;  the  names  of  two  of  her  sons  have  been  found  on  a 
monument  in  Oakwood  Cemeterv,  Syracuse.  N.  Y. 

(a) — Melzar  B.  Bannister,  b.,  Mar.  18,  1819:  d..  Mar.  29, 

1888. 
(b)— Dr.  Edward  Bannister,  D.  D.,  md.  Elizabeth  G. 
Mannering. 

7038— CLARISSA  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  26,  1792;  md., 
1814.  Dr.  Joel  Prescott;  d..  Feb.  8,  1866.  Her  husband  d., 
Mar.  21,  1 871;  six  children. 


—J 


160  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

(a) — Dr.  Joel  Hayden  Prescott,  b.,  May  20,  1815;  in 
Phelps,  N.  Y. ;  settled  in  Newark,  Wayne  Co.  N. 
Y.;  physician  and  surgeon,  Col.  of  State  Militia 
and  Postmaster  at  Newark.  He  md.,  Oct.,  1838, 
iSarah  Ann  Davis,  who  d.,  Aug.  26,  1890;  nine 
children. 

(b) — George  Stearns  Prescott,  b.,  Oct.  18,  1818;  Apr. 
11,  1891,  at  Phelps,  N.  Y.;  md.,  Oct.,  1850,  Har- 
riet C.  Fisk. 

(c) — Sally  Prescott,  b.,  Nov.  26,  1821;  d.,  Mar.  11,  1822. 

(d) — Sarah  Ann  Prescott,  b.,  Oct.  11,  1823,  in  Phelps, 
N.  Y.;  md.  W.  Clark  Crosby. 

(e) — Clarissa  Prescott,  b.,  Dec.  7,  1830;  d.,  Feb.  25, 
1852. 

(f) — Elizabeth  Prescott,  b.,  July  19,  1836;  md.  Joseph 
Rice,  of  Phelps,  N.  Y. 

7039— COL.  JOEL  STEARNS  JR.  (7933),  b.,  Feb.  24, 
1796. 

7040— KEZIAH  STEARNS,  b.,  May  29,  1802;  md  Rev. 
John  Brandt  Alverson,  of  Perry,  N.  Y.,  a  well-known  Meth- 
odist clergyman,  named  for  the  celebrated  Indian;  d.,  Sept. 
18,  1878;  one  son. 

(a) — John  B.  Alverson  Jr.,  entered  the  service  of  his 
country,  Oct.,  1861,  in  2nd.  N.  Y.  Artillery.  He 
was  in  constant  service  until  June,  1864,  when  he 
became  a  victim  of  chronic  diarrhoea,  and  after  a 
few  weeks  in  the  hospital  at  City ,  Point,  Va. 
was  removed  to  the  home  of  his  cousin.  Henry 
Bannister,  at  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  where  he  d.,  Sept. 
27,  1864.  His  widowed  mother  was  with  him  un- 
til his  death  and  he  was  buried  in  the  family  ceme- 
tery, at  Phelps,  N.  Y. 

7041— LAWSON  STEARNIS  (7940),  b.,  May  19,  1808. 

7042-^CAPT.  DARIUS  STEARNS  (6500),  b.,  May  12, 
1770,  son  of  George  and  Keziah  (Palmer)  Stearns,  of  Con- 
way, Mass.;  d.,  Mar.  8,  1859.  He  md.,  Feb.  15,  1795,  Mar- 
garet Broderick,  of  Conway,  Mass.,  b.,  Feb.  5,  1774,  who  d., 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  161 

May  18,  1844.     They  settled  in  Conway,  where  he  repre- 
sented his  legislative  district  for  eight  years;  eight  chil. 

^   7043— ORRIN  STEARNS,  b.,  July  25,  17Q7;  the  record 
says,  "He  had  no  children." 

-,    7044— ELECTA  STEARNS,  b.,  May  7,  1800. 

^    7045— LEWIS  PATRICK  STEARNS  (7948),  b.,  Nov. 
12,  1801. 

-    7046— LO VILLA  STEARNS,  b.,  June  6,  1805. 

*  7047— AURELIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  28,  1809;  md.  E. 
B.  Rice,  husband  of  her  deceased  sister;  one  son. 
(a) — Orrin  Rice,  of  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

-  7048— DENNIS  STEARNS  (7953),  b.,  July  12,  1812. 

7049— SALLY  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  2,  181  q. 

7050— JOHN  B.  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  20,  1817;  "no  chil- 
dren." 

7051— GEORGE  STEARNS  JR.  (6503),  b.,  Dec.  26, 
1776,  son  of  George  and  Keziah  (Palmer)  Stearns,  of  Con- 
way, Mass.;  d.,  Apr.  5,  1856.  He  md.,  1800,  Thankful  Rice, 
b.,  1775,  dau.  of  Timothy  and  Hannah  (Leland)  Rice,  of 
Conway,  Mass.;  six  children. 

^  7052— DEA.  GARDNER  STEARNS  (7957),  b.,  Feb.  27, 
1801. 

'  7053— ARMENA  STEARNS,  b.,  May  9,  1803;  md.,  Nov. 
9,  1825,  Kimball  Batchelder,  a  successful  farmer,  of  Conway, 
Mass.  When  they  md.,  he  purchased  the  farm  on  which  he 
lived  until  his  death,  Apr.  6,  1876!  she  d.,  Dec.  7,  1880;  five 
children. 

(a) — Mary  Stearns  Batchelder,  b.,  Sept.  1,  1826;  md., 
Nov.  28,  1850,  George  A.  Waite,  a  carpenter,  of 
North  Amherst,  Mass.  Their  only  child.  Abbie 
Amelia  Waite,  md.  Prof.  Charles  Sumner  Howe,  of 
Case  School,  in  Cleveland,  O.,  who  was,  for  six 
years.  Prof,  in  Buchtel  Coll.,  Akron,  O. 


162  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

(b) — Carlos  Batchelder,  b.,  Jan.  16,  1829.       1  Twins 
(c) — Caroline  Batchelder,  b.,  Jan.  16,  1829.  ) 

Carlos  md.,  May  28,  1851,  Minerva  A.  Forbes, 
of  Buckland,  Mass.;  was  a  successful  business  man 
and  Pres.  of  the  Conway  Bank. 

Caroline  md.,  Oct.  3,  1850,  Elias  A.  Wilson,  who 
d..  Mar.  28,  1874,  in  Francestown,  N.  H. 

(d) — Fannie  Amelia  Batchelder,  b.,  Dec.  19,  1831;  md., 
Jan.  4,  1855,  Edwin  Andrews,  of  Shelburne,  Mass., 
where  she  d.,  June  10,  1856. 

(e) — Roxana  Batchelder,  b.,  Dec.  16,  1833;  md->  June  4, 
1856,  Caleb  E.  Forbes,  of  Buckland,  Mass.,  where 
she  d.,  Feb.  11,  1892. 

7054— CAPT.  GEORGE  STEARNS  3d.  (7958),  b.,  June 
3,  1805. 

\  7055— MOLLY  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  4,  1808;  d.,  Jan.  28, 
1823. 

7056— LEONARD  STEARNS  (7967),  b.,  Oct.  9,  181 1. 
7057— WILLIAM  STEARNS  (7973),  b.,  Apr.  29,  1817. 

7058— ABIJAH  STEARNS  (6504),  b.,  Feb.  21,  1779,  son 
of  George  and  Keziah  (Palmer)  Stearns,  of  Conway,  Mass.; 
md.  (1),  (pub.,  July  5),  1803,  Polly  De  Wolf,  b.,  Mar.  17, 
1781,  dau.  of  Elisha  and  Lydia  (More)  De  Wolf,  of  Deerfield, 
N.  H.  She  d.,  July  30,  1808,  and  he  md.  (2),  Dec.  4,  1808, 
Clara"  Burt,  b.,  Dec.  12,  1778,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  and  Abigail 
(Bartlett)  Burt,  of  Deerfield,  N.  H.  He  was  a  farmer,  of 
Conway,  Mass.,  where  he  d.,  Dec.  11,  1856;  three  children. 

7059— EMILY  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  5,  1804;  md.  Josiah 
Boyden,  of  Conway,  Mass.;  d.,  Dec.  25,  1879. 

7060-^JOEL  STEARNS  (7976),  b.,  Feb.  14,  1806. 

7061-^POLLY  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  7,  1808;  md.  Rev. 
Milo  Frary;  d.,  July  10,  1849. 

7062^-EBBNEZER  STEARNS  JR.  (6509),  b.,  May  25, 
1775,  son  of  Ebenezer  and  Rebecca  (Lackey)  Stearns,  of 
Upton,  M-^ss.;  a  merchant,  of  Chesterfield,  N.  H.;  md.  twice, 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  163 

names  of  both  wives  unknown;  by  first  wife,  four  chil. ;  d., 
1825. 

7063 — Name  unknown. 

"  7064— LLOYD  STEARNS,  of  Illinois. 

7065— JOHN  STEARNS,  of  Mich. 

\7066— OLIVIA  ANN  tSTEARNS. 

1  7067— ARIEL  (ROYAL)  STEARNS  (6510),  b.,  July  28, 
1776,  son  of  Ebenezer  and  Rebecca  (Lackey)  Stearns,  of 
Upton,  Mass.;  a  farmer,  of  Gorham,  Ontario  Co.,  N.  Y.;  md., 
May  10,  1809,  Analine  Mapes,  b.,  July  27,  1791  who  d.  Oct. 
16,  1875,  dau.  of  Israel  and  Anna  (Brown)  Mapes,  of  Gor- 
ham. He  d.,  Nov.  27,  1827,  at  Gorham,  and  his  wid.  md. 
{2),  Feb.  3,  1831,  Joshua  Hicks,  of  Palmyra,  Wayne  Co., 
,N.  Y.;  seven  children. 

7068— ELVIRA  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  4,  1810;  md.,  Apr. 
29,  1830,  John  Sutfin,  of  Rushville,  N.  Y.,  b.,  Mar.  20,  1806, 
who  d.,  Mar.  11,  1892.    She  d.,  Feb.  11,  1890;  ten  children, 
(a) — Royal  Stearns  Stufm,  b.,  Mar.  8,  1831;  md.  Feb. 

22,  i860,  Elizabeth  Wiswell,  of  Saratoga,  N.  Y. 
(b) — Lloyd  E.  Sutfin,  b.,  Oct.  21,  1833;  md.,  Apr.  24, 
1870,  Mary  A.  Sackett. 

(c) — Madison  Sutfin,  b.,  Jan.  30,  1836;  lost  a  leg,  in  the 

Civil  War,  and  d.,  Aug.  13,  1864,  from  the  effect  of 

his  injuries;  unm. 
(d) — Lucius  B.  Sutfin,  b.,  Feb.  26,  1838;  md.,  Jan.  28, 

1870,  Jane  Lyon,  of  Canandaigua,  N.  Y. 
(e) — Isabel  E.  Sutfin,  b.,  Aug.  19,  1840;  /rnd.)  Nov.  2, 

1844. 
(f) — Julia  E.  Sutfin,  b.,  Dec.  28,   1842;  md.,  Sept.  21, 

1875,  Philetus  W.  Porter. 

(g) — Elliott  Sutfin.  b.,  July  24,  1845;  md.,  Feb.  14,  1878, 

Eulia  Rogers, 
(h) — Arthur  Ely  Sutfin,  b.,  Feb.  10,  1848;  d.,  Jan.  27, 

1868. 
(i) — Mary  Alice  Sutfin,  b.,  Oct.  10,  185 1. 
(J) — John  Erwin  Sutfin,  b..  Oct.  16,  1854. 


164  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

7069— EMELINE  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  20,  181 1;  md., 
Dec.  2,  1830,  Henry  Whitman,  of  Rushville,  N.  Y.,  b.,  Apr. 
21,  1806,  who  d.,  Feb.  13,  1854.    She  d.,  May  21,  1880. 

707a— ARMINDA  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  5,  1814;  md.,  Jan. 
31,  1833,  Levi  J.  Hicks,  of  Walworth,  Wayne  Co.,  N.  Y.;  d., 
Nov.  15,  1887;  s.  p. 

7071— LYDIA  ANN  STEARNS,  b.,  May  25,  1816;  md., 
Sept.  28,  1837,  Theron  J.  Yeomans,  of  Walworth,  N.  Y.; 
five  children. 

(a) — Lucius  F.  Yeomans,  b.,  Dec.  1,  1840;  md.,  Dec.  4, 
1867,  Susan  Cleveland,  sister  of  Hon.  Grover  Cleve- 
Cleveland,  ex-Pres.  of  the  United  States. 

(b) — Varrick  G.  Yeomans,  b.,  Feb.  2y,  1843;  d.,  May  18, 
1844. 

(c) — Ellen  Yeomans,  b.,  Dec.  2,  1845;  d.,  Dec.  15,  1852. 

(d) — Elon  L.  Yeomans,  b.,  Sept.  20,  1850;  md.,  June  23, 

1876,  Ellen  Beckwith. 
(e) — Francis  C.  Yeomans,  b.,  Jan.  4,  1854. 

7072— ROYAL  MADISON  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  23, 
1819;  d.,  Aug.  27,  1835. 

7073— GEORGE  W.  STEARNS  (7983).  b.,  May  14,  1821. 

7074— ELBRIDGE  G.  STEARNS  (7986),  b.,  Sept.  24, 
1824. 

7o75^JONATHAN  STEARNS  (6512^  b.,  June  28,  1781, 
son  of  Ebenezer  and  Rebecca  (Lackey)  Stearns,  of  Upton, 
Mass.;  md.  (1),  Miriam  Gassett,  of  Upton,  Mass.,  who  lived 
only  three  months  after  her  marriage;  md.  (2),  1801,  Sarah 
Tufts,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Hannah  Tufts,  of  Chesterfield, 
N.  H.  They  moved  from  Brattleboro,  Vt,  to  Gorham,  On- 
tario Co.,  N.  Y.,  Feb.,  1803;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Gorham, 
where  his  wife  d.,  May  4,  i860,  and  he  d.,  Apr.  7,  1863; 
twelve  children. 

7076— OLIVIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  18,  1802,  in  New- 
bury, Vt.;  md.,  Sept.  27,  1825,  Ormond  Spalding,  b.,  Feb.  1, 
1802,  at  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  where  he  d.,  June  27,  1826;  she 
d.,  Jan.  5,  1881,  at  the  residence  of  her  brother,  Addison. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  165 

7077— NANCY  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  16,  1804,  in  Gorham, 
N.  Y.;  md.  (1),  Sept.  1,  1828,  Oliver  Spalding,  b.,  May  6, 
1804,  brother  of  her  sister's  husband.  He  d.,  Aug.  12,  1833, 
in  Toledo,  O.,  and  she  md.  (2),  Nov.  11,  1838,  Elbridge 
Dakin,  of  Geneva,  N.  Y. ;  four  children. 

(a)— Olivia  Spalding,  b.,  Dec.  2^  1830;  d.,  Oct.  8,  1833, 
in  Toledo,  O. 

(b) — Sarah  Dakin. 

(c) — William  Dakin. 

(d)— Mary  Dakin. 

7078-^-HARRIET  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  11,  1806.  in  Gor- 
ham, N.  Y.;  md.  (1),  Apr.  3,  1825,  Alexander  Scott,  of  Rush- 
ville,  N.  Y.,  who  d.,  1839;  md.  (2),  Nov.  2,  1849,  H.  H. 
Whitney,  of  Rushville,  N.  Y.,  who  d.,  Dec.  28,  1853  She  d., 
May  9,  1864;  five  children  by  her  first  husband. 

va)— Byron  W.  Scott,  b.,  May  9,  1826;  md.,  July  3,  185 1, 

Eliza  Page,  and  lived  in  Geneva,  N.  Y. 
(iy>— ' Sarah  Jane  Scott,  b.,  July  16,  1829;  md.,  June  8, 

1854,  George  J.  Howell;  d.,  Dec.  19,  1878. 
(d)— Anne  Eliza  Scott,  b.,  Mar.  14,  1832;  md.,  June  7, 

1852,  William  Anderson. 
'(d) — Viola  May  Scott,  b.,  Apr.  28,  1835;  md.,  May  6, 

1867,  James  W.  Hunt,  of  Rushville,  tf.  Y. 
(e) — Ruth  Elizabeth  Scott,  b.,  Sept.  28,  1837;  d.,  1842. 

7079^DULCIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  8,  1808;  md.,  May, 
1834,  Henry  Gillam,  of  Ledyard,  N.  Y.;  d.,  Feb.,  1881. 

7080— MARSHALL  STEARNS  (7988).  b.,  Aug.  30, 
1810. 

7081—  INFANT,  b.  and  d.,  1812. 

7082— -MARIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  21.  1814;  md.,  June, 
1833,  Samuel  Miller,  of  Gorham,  N.  Y.  Thev  resided  in 
Windsor,  Ont.,  where  she  d.,  May  18,  1876. 

7083— LAURENS  STEARNS  (7991),  b.,  July  24,  1816, 
in  Gorham,  N.  Y. 

7o84^ADDISON  STEARNS  (7994),  b.,  Jan.  12,  1818. 


166  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

7085— JANE  STEARNiS,  b.,  Jan.  1,  1820,  in  Gorham, 
N.  Y.;  md.,  Oct.  11,  1854,  Dr.  William  J.  Swart,  of  Gorham; 
<!•>  Aug.  3,  1856;  s.  p. 

7086— SARAH  ANN'  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  29,  1823, 
md.,  Dec.  25,  1841,  Carson  D.  Fisher,  of  Gorham,  N.  Y., 
where  she  d.,  Oct.  30,  1865. 

(a) — 'Jonathan  Stearns  Fisher,  b.,  1843;  md.  twice;  sec- 
ond wife  was  Susan  Harmon,  of  Gorham. 

(b) — Gertrude  Fisher,  b.,  1845;  md.  Vance  Depuy,  of 
Clinton,  Mich. 

7087— LAURA  STEARNS,  b.,  May  10,  1825;  md.  How- 
ard Pickett,  of  Gorham;  settled  in  Geneva,  N.  Y. 

7088— JOHN  STEARNS  JR.  (6522),  b.,  Mar.  29,  1783, 
son  of  Capt.  John  and  Lucy  (Merrill)  Stearns,  of  Lee,  Mass.; 
md.,  Aug.  28,  1808,  Nancy  Esleeck,  b.,  in  Bristol,  R.  I.; 
settled  at  Castleton,  Rensselaer  Co.,  N.  Y.,  where  he  died, 
Aug.  29,  1865;  fiye  children. 

7089— JOHN  ESLEECK  STEARNS  (7998),  b.,  Feb.  5, 
1810. 

7090— JANE  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  16,  1813,  at  Chatham, 
N.  Y.;d.,  Apr.  11,  1818. 

7091— ROSETTA  iSTEARNS,  b.,  May  14,  1816,  at  Chat- 
ham, N.  Y.;  md.  G.  Richards,  of  Castleton,  N.  Y. 

7092— HANNAH  ESLEECK  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  10, 
1820,  at  Castleton,  N.  Y.;  md.,  Nov.  23,  1836,  Joel  Dawson 
Smith,  a  forwarding  and  commission  merchant,  and  steam- 
boat proprietor,  of  Castleton,  N.  Y.,  who  was  also  Pres.  of 
First  National  Bank,  of  Castleton,  N.  Y.,  where  she  d.,  1893; 
three  children. 

(a) — John  Daniel  Smith,  b.,  Dec.  27,  1837. 

(b)— William  Peck  Smith,  b.,  May  23,  1846. 

(c)— Charles  Hyde  Smith,  b.  ,Nov.  2,  1848. 

7093— LUCY  JANE  STEARNS,  b..  May  27,  1827;  md. 
N.  A.  Schermerhorn,  of  Castleton,  N.  Y. 

7094— THOMAS  STEARNS  (6525),  b.,  July  5,  1788,  son 
of  Capt.  John  and  Lucy  (Merrill)  Stearns,  of  Tyringham, 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  167 

Mass.;  md.,  Mar.  17,  1812,  Phoebe* Ashley, ,  b.,  1792,  dau.  of 
David  Ashley,  of  Pittsfield,  Mass.;  settled  in  Cincinnati,  O., 
wherehe  d.;  eight  children.    He  was  of  Lee,  Mass. 

7095— ASHLEY  STEARNS,  b.,  1814;  one  dan.,  Mrs. 
Mollie  (Stearns)  Holmes. 

7096— ADALINE  STEARNS,  b.,  1816;  d.,  1830,  at 
Brunswick,  O.;  ''a  most  beautiful  girl." 

7097-^ARTEMISIA  STEARNS,  md.  Mr.  Bradley  and 
had  two  children,  Laura  Bradley  and  Charles  Bradley. 

7098-^-WILLIAM  STEARNS,  md.;  had  four  children; 
o.,  1896,  at  his  home  in  Iowa. 

7099— BEULAH  STEARNS,  md.  William  Gilman,  of 
Cincinnati,  O.;  d.,  1894,  leaving  children.  Mrs.  Kate 
Granger  is  one  daughter. 

7100— JANETTE  STEARNS,  md.  (1),  Mr.  Rittenhouse, 
by  whom  she  had  two  children;  md.  (2),  Angelo  Rawson,  of 
Grafton,  O.,  by  whom  she  had  one  son,  Theodore  G.  Raw- 
son. 

7101— FANNIE  STEARNS,  md.  John  C.  Taylor;  d., 
1891,  in  Cleveland,  O.;  four  children.  One  of  her  chil.  is 
Mrs.  C.  F.  Dixon,  Cleveland,  O. 

7102— GEORGE  STEARNS,  was  drowned  in  the  Ohio 
River,  at  an  early  age. 

7103^-JAMES  STEARNS  (6527),  b.,  Nov.  4,  *79h  son 
of  Capt.  John  and  Lucy  (Merrill)  Stearns,  of  Tyringham, 
Mass.;  md.,  July  16,  1818,  Mrs.  Eleanor' (Ashley)  Hasard, 
b.,  Aug.  24,  1794,  who  d.,  Sept.  3,  1871,  sister  of  his  broth- 
er's wife.  They  settled  in  Brunswick,  O.,  where  he  died. 
Oct.  18,  1862;  four  children. 

7104— JAMES  MONTGOMERY  STEARNS  (8001),  b., 
Oct.  10,  1819,  at  Brunswick,  O. 

7105— ANNE  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  28,  1827,  at  Brruns- 
wick,  O. 

7106— ABIJAH  STEARNS  (8004),  b.,  June  36,  1830,  at 
Brunswick,  O. 


168  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

7107— MARGARET  AD  ALINE  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  14, 
1836;  md.,  Oct.  11,  1855,  William  B.  Stebbins,  a  farmer,  of 
Brunswick,  O.;  one  son. 

(a; — Seely  Stebbins,  b.,  Apr.  4,  1862. 

7108— DANIEL  STEARNS  (6529),  b.,  Sept.  29,  1795, 
son  of  Capt.  John  and  Lucy  (Merrill)  Stearns,  of  Lee,  Mass.; 
md.,  Dec.  25,  1825,  Mrs.  Mary  (Mclntyre)  French,  a  widow 
with  three  children.  They  settled  first  in  Brunswick,  O., 
then  removed  to  Berea,  O.,  where  he  engaged  in  manu- 
facturing and  mercantile  pursuits.  He  d.,  Jan.  2,  1873,  at 
Berea,  O.,  where  his  wife  d.,  Oct.  10  1887,  over  ninety 
years  of  age.  The  following  short  sketch  was  written  by  her 
own  hand  after  she  was  eighty  years  old:  "I  was  born  in 
West  Springfield,  Mass.,  Jan.  18,  1797,  being  the  youngest 
daughter  of  William  Mclntyre  and  his  wife,  Sarah  Leonard. 
I  became  interested  in  the  Methodist  church  when  only  six 
years  of  age.  I  was  first  married,  in  181  e  to  Philo  French, 
and  in  Aug.,  1818,  we  came  to  Medina  Co.,  O.,  where  my 
husband  died,  leaving  me  with  three  little  boys,  Philo,  Aaron 
and  Henry  French. <wHenry  died  in  1847.  In  1825,  I  mar- 
ried your  father  Daniel  Stearns,  who  was  left  with  the  care 
of  his  aged  father  and  mother.  We  lived  very  happily  and 
cared  for  the  old  people  until  they  died.  Dear  children,  I 
say  to  you  as  David  of  old  said  to  his  son  Solomon:  'And 
now  know  thou  the  God  of  thy  fathers,  and  serve  Him  with 
a  perfect  heart  and  a  willing  mind,  for  the  Lord  searcheth 
all  hearts,  and  understandeth  all  the  imaginations  of  the 
thoughts.  If  thou  wilt  seek  Him,  He  will  foe  found  of  thee; 
but  if  thou  forsake  Him,  He  will  cast  thee  off  forever.' ' 
To  the  sons  of  Daniel  Stearns  is  largely  due  the  develop- 
ment of  the  vast  resources  of  stone  to  be  found  in  Berea, 
O. ;  he  had  seven  children. 

7109— LUCY  MERRILL  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  21,  1827. 

Twins. 
71 10— JOHN  McINTYRE  STEARNS  (8008),  b.,  Aug. 
21,  1827. 

-     Lucy  Merrill  Stearns  md.,  Aug.  12,  1852,  Franklin  R.  Van 
Tyne,  of  Berea,  O.,  where  she  d.,  Feb.,  1898. 

(a) — 'John  S.  Van  Tyne. 

'(b) — Frank  Van  Tyne. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  169 

71 1 1— MAJ.  WILLIAM  LEONARD  STEARNS  (801 1), 
b.,  Apr.  30,  1830. 

71 12— FRANK  McINTYRE  STEARNS  (8013),  b.,  July 
27,  1832. 

7113-+-DAVID  EDWIN  STEARNS  (8021),  b.,  Sept.  i, 
1834- 

71 14— CAPT.  DANIEL  MERRILL  STEARNS  (8027), 
b.,  Nov.  14,  1836. 

7115^-CHARLES  WESLEY  STEARNS  (8031),  b., 
July  20,  1839. 

*7n6— ABIJAH  STEARNS  (6532),  b.,  Nov.  28,  1781, 
son  of  Abiaham  and  Esther  (Warren)  Stearns,  of  Chester- 
field, N.  H.;  md.,  Oct.  8,  1806,  Sarah* Cross,  b.,  Feb.  3,  1786, 
dau.  of  Joseph  and  Hannah  Cross,  of  Swanzey,  N.  H.  In 
1817,  they  moved  to  Madison,  Lake  Co.,  O.,  where  he  d., 
June  24,  j  861;  six  children. 

71 17— EMILY  STEARNS,  b.,  June  23,   1808;  d.,  Aug. 

2T,,   l8lO. 

71 18—  SARAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  2,  i8to;  md.,  Mar. 
26,  1828,  Lyman  R.  Miller,  Esq.,  b.,  Dec.  16,  1799,  in  Farm- 
ington,  Conn.     They  settled  in  Thompson,  Geauga  Co.,  O. 

71 19-' -ESTHER  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  20,  1816;  md.,  June 
14,  1836,  Rev.  Samuel  Wilkinson,  b.,  Oct.  15,  1807,  in  West 
Hartford  Ct.     In  1848,  he  was  a  local  preacher  of  the  M.  E. 
Church,  in  Windsor,  Ashtabula  Co.,  O.;  one  daughter, 
(a) — Emily  Stearns  Wilkinson,  b.,  Aug.  14,  1839. 

7120— ZIBA  STEARNS  (8034),  b.,  Oct.  4,  1819. 

7121^-EMILY  STEARNS,  b.,  July  18,  1821;  md.  Thom- 
as Ratchiffe,  of  Ohio,  and  d.  there. 

7122— ABRAHAM  CROSS  STEARNS  (8039),  b.,  June 
24.  1827;  went  to  Reedsboro,  Vt. 

7123— JOHN  STEARNS  (6533).  b..  Dec.  22,  1783,  son 
of  Abraham  and  Esther  (Warren)  Stearns,  of  Chesterfield, 
N.    H.;  a  merchant,    of    Boston,   Mass.;   md.,    July,   1813, 


170  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

Augusta  Bradley,  of  Dracut,  Mass.;  d.,  June  3,  1864;  five 
children. 

7124-i- HARRIET  STEARNS,  b.,  1819;  md.,  July  10, 
1841,  H.  W.  Heaton,  Esq.,  of  Montpelier,  Vt;  two  children. 

(a) — Charles  Heaton,  b.,  1846. 
(b) — Jamie  Heaton,  b.,  1848. 

7125—MARY  PRESCOTT  STEARNS,  b.,  1824;  md., 
Jan.  7,  1847,  Commodore  Charles  William  Whipple  Picker- 
ing, of  the  U.  S.  Navy,  b.,  1818,  d.,  Feb.  29,  1888.  They 
resided  in  Portsmouth,  N.  H.;  five  children. 

(a) — John  Stearns  Pickering,  b.,  Nov.  5,  1847;  d.,  Nov. 

2i,  1853. 
(b) — Mary  Traill  Spence  Pickering,  b.,  Apr.  15,  1852; 
d.,  Feb.  19,  1853. 

(c) — Fannie  Curtis   Pickering,  b.,  Mar.  o,   1854;  md.r 

July  11,  1878,  Dr.  A.  C.  Heffenger. 
(d) — Guy   Pickering,  b.,  Aug.   31,   1856;   d.,   Dec.   2y, 

1 861. 

(e) — Louisa  Spence   Pickering,   b.,   Feb.  28,    i860;  d., 
July  30,  1879. 

7126-^DR.  JOHN  STEARNS,  b.,  1829;  a  merchant,  of 
Boston,  Mass.;  unm. 

7127-lPRISCILLA  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  1833. 

7i28^ELLEN  STEARNS,  b.,  June,  1842. 

7129— ASAPH  STEARNS  (6534),  b.,  Oct.  13,  1786, 
son  of  Abraham  and  Esther  (Warren)  Stearns,  of  Chester- 
field, N.  H.;  md.,  181 1,  Lovisa  Smith,  b..  July  8,  1785,  in 
Bennington,  Vt.;  a  farmer.  They  resided  in  De  Kalb,  St. 
Lawrence  Co.,  N.  Y.,  until  1833,  when  they  moved  to  Madi- 
son, O.,  and  afterward,  to  Perry,  Lake  Co.,  O.,  where  he  d., 
May  27,,  1861,  and  she  d.,  Jan.,  1863;  ten  children. 

7130— ARBA  STEARNS  (8040),  b.,  Oct.  20,  1812. 
7131— ELVIRA    STEARNS,    b.,    Apr.    28,   1815;  md. 
James  Raplee;  d.,  1885;  s.  p. 

7132— JOHN  BROWN  STEARNS  (8049),  b.,  Oct.  13, 
1816. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  171 

7I33_DANIEL  WARREN  STEARNS  (8055),  b.,  Dec. 
20,  1818. 

7134— LORETTA  STEARNS,  b.,  Sent.  10,  1820;  d., 
Dec.  23,  1832. 

7135— MARTIN  G.  STEARNS  (8066),  b.,  Dec.  26,  1822. 

7136— MARY  PRISCILLA  STEARNS,  b.,  May  3,  1825; 
md.,  Mar.  3,  1847,  Albert  K.  Mixer,  a  farmer,  of  Unionville, 
O.;  later  of  Cleveland,  O.;  two  children. 

(a) — Herbert  Mixer, 
(b) — Carrie  Mixer. 

7137— MARTHA  L.  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  18,  1828;  md., 
Dec.  15,  1854,  Ozias  Wilcox,  a  merchant,  of  Plainview, 
Minn.,  where  he  d.,  June  1,  1876;  five  children. 

(a) — Helen  Wilcox,  b.,  Oct.  27,  1856,  at  Madison,  O.; 

md.,   Nov.   6,    1879,   Dr.   George  E.   Richards,  of 

Northfield,  Minn, 
(b) — Mary  E.  Wilcox,  b.,  Aug.  17,  1858,  at  Plainview, 

Minn.;  md.,  Aug.  22,   1878,  Albert  McMullen,  a 

lumberdealer,  of  Minneapolis, 
(c) — Asa  S.  Wilcox,  b.,  July  8,  i860, 
(d) — Cassius  C.  Wilcox,  b.,  July  13,  1862. 
(e) — Frances  Wilcox,  b.,  June  10,  1869. 

7138-^JUDGE  OZORA  PIERSON  STEARNS  (8068), 
b.;  Jan.  15,  1831. 

*  7139— MARIA  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  10,  1835;  md., 
Oct.  15,  1858,  Webster  Sutherland,  of  Duluth,  Minn.,  who 
d.,  Jan.  6,  1874,  at  Monroe,  Wis.;  four  children. 

(a) — Frank  Sutherland,  b.,  Sept.  2,  1858,  at  Monroe, 
Wis.;  d.,  Jan.  11,  1862. 

(b) — Charles  Sutherland,  b.  and  d.,  Dec.  27,  1861. 

(c) — Ozora  P.  Sutherland,  b.,  Mar.  22,  1863,  at  Mon- 
roe, Wis. 

(d) — Jennie  E.  Sutherland,  b.,  July  24,  1865,  at  Mon- 
roe, Wis. 


172  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

7140— -ABRAHAM  STEARNS  JR.  (6536),  b.,  Mar.  5, 
I793?  son  °*  Abraham  and  Esther  (Warren)  Stearns,  of 
Chesterfield,  N.  H.;  a  merchant,  of  Wooodstock,  Vt;  md., 
Apr.,  1814,  Eliza- B elding-,  b.,  June  28,  1797,  who  d.,  July  7, 
1864,  dau.  of  Hon.  Elijah  and  Margaret(  Trowbridge)  Beld- 
ing,  of  Woodstock,  Vt.  "He  first  went  to  Woodstock,  in 
1821,  and  in  Apr.,  1823,  he  and  Royal  Blake  bought  one 
and  a  quarter  acres  of  land  on  which  they  built  a  distillery 
and  made  large  quantities  of  gin.  Mr.  Stearns  once  said 
that  he  never  engaged  in  any  kind  of  business  he  did  not 
like,  except  distilling,  and  when  told,  on  the  night  of  Nov.  1, 
1829,  that  the  distillery  was  on  fire,  a  feeling  of  great  relief 
came  over  him.  In  1830,  Royal  Blake,  Abraham  Stearns 
and  David  Pierce  bought  of  Rums  Holmes,  ten  and  one- 
eighth  acres  of  land,  on  which  stood  a  grist-mill,  saw-mill 
and  dwelling-house.  The  mills  were  operated  by  them  for 
many  years."  Mr.  Stearns  was  one  of  the  promoters  of 
the  Protestant  Episcopal  Society  in  Wooodstock,  Vt., 
known  as  "The  Parish  of  St.  James'  Church."  In  a  printed 
sketch  of  his  life,  it  is  said:  "Abraham  Stearns  was  a  man 
of  remarkable  activity  and  industry  in  business,  and,  in  the 
exercise  of  his  calling,  performed  an  amount  of  work,  which, 
to  the  present  generation,  may  well  seem  almost  incredible. 
He  possessed  in  an  eminent  degree  all  those  qualities  which 
combine  to  make  the  successful  business  man  and  the  loved 
and  trusted  citizen."  He  was  a  prominent  dry-goods  mer- 
chant, in  Woodstock,  Vt.,  from  1821  to  1856,  and  Senior 
Warden  of  St.  James'  Episcopal  Church  from  1824  until 
his  death,  which  occurred,  Feb.  18,  1887;  eight  children. 

7141^-JULIA  ANN  STEARNS,  b..  Sept.  20.  1814;  md., 
1 83 1,  Samuel  Mower,  a  merchant,  of  Michigan  City,  Iowa; 
d.,  Jan.  23,  1847  at  Wooodstock,  Vt.;  four  children. 

(a) — Samuel  B.  Mower,  b.,  Feb.  4,  1832;  an  attorney  of 

New  York  City;  md.,  1863,  J.  Walker, 
'(■b) — Henry  S.  Mower,  b.,  Mar.   13,   1834,  at  Woood- 
stock, Vt. ;  md.,  1862,  Linda  Frobisher. 
■(c) — Mary  E.  Mower,  b.,  Feb.  1,  1836;  md.,  1855,  F.  J. 

Wills,  an  importer,  of  Calcutta,  since  deceased, 
(d)— Elizabeth  E.  Mower,  b.,  Feb.  7.  1838:  md.,  1862, 
J.  T.  Shurtliff,  of  Bennington.  Vt. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  173 

7142— DANIEL  AUGUSTUS  STEARNS  (8073),  *>., 
Jan.  20,  18 1 9. 

7143— MARIA  AUGUSTA  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  4, 
1821;  d.,  July  30,  1823. 

7144— ELIJAH  BELDING  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  20, 
1824,  in  Woodstock,  Vt.;  d.,  May  27,  1834. 

7145— ROYAL  BLAKE  STEARNS,  (8079),  b.,  Aug.  9, 
1827. 

7146— ELLEN  MARIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  18,  1830; 
d.,  Jan.  28,  1832. 

7147-i-MARGARET  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  30,  1833;  md., 
June  9,  1852,  Dr.  George  Gray,  of  Nashua,  N.  H.;  d.,  Jan. 
15,  1865. 

7148^-JOHN  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  19,  1836;  d.,  Apr.  19, 
1838. 

7149— CAPT^  SAMUEL  STEARNS  (6537),  b.,  Jan.  25, 
1795,  son  of  Abraham  and  Esther  (Warren)  Stearns,  of 
Chesterfield,  N.  H.;  merchant  and  farmer,  of  Swanzey, 
N.  H.;  md.,  Oct.  12,  1819,  Nancy  sWhitcomb,  b.,  July  5, 
1797,  who  d.,  July  7,  1826,  dau.  of  Jotham  Whitcomb,  of 
Swanzey,  N.  H.  Samuel  Stearns  was  Orderly  Sergeant  of 
Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  during  the  war  of  1812,  and,  at  its  close, 
was  made  Capt.  of  the  militia  of  West  Swanzey.  N.  H., 
where  he  d.,  Apr.  21,  1859;  three  children. 

7i50^ZIBA  STEARNS  (8083),  b.,  May  7,  1820. 

7 15 1— ABRAHAM  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  12,  1822,  in 
West  Swanzey,  N.  H.;  a  farmer,  of  West  Swanzey;  md., 
May  8,  1849,  Almira  Melissa  Albee,  of  Swanzey;  d.,  Sept.  17, 
1893,  °f  Bright's  disease,  at  West  Swanzey,  N.  H.;  s.  p. 

7152— ESTHER  ANN  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  7.  1825.  in 
West  Swanzey,  N.  H.;  md.,  Sept.  7,  1852,  John  A.  Taggart, 
of  Winchendon,  Mass.;  settled  at  Waukon,  la.,  where  she 
d.;  s.  p. 

7153— ARB A  STEARNS  (6538),  b.,  Mar.  29,  1797,  son 
of  Abraham  and  Esther  (Warren)  Stearns,  of  Shesterfield. 


174  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

N.  H.;  farmer,  of  Swanzey,  N.  H.;  md.  (i),  1819,  Harriet 
Whitcomb,  of  Swanzey,  who  d.,  Feb.  14,  1857;  md.  (2), 
Mary  A.  Howe,  of  Brattleboro,  Vt.  Five  of  his  children 
were  born  in  Chesterfield,  and  the  others,  in  Swanzey, 
where  he  d.,  Nov.  15,  1886;  seven  children. 

7154— EMILY  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  10,  1820,  in  Chester- 
field, N.  H.;  md.  N.  B.  Pomeroy,  and  settled  in  West  Town- 
send,  Vt. ;  no  children. 

7155-^HON.  DANIEL  W.  STEARNS  (8085),  b.,  Dec. 
31,  1821,  in  Chesterfield,  N.  H. 

7156^-PRISCILLA  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  30,  1824,  in 
Chesterfield,  N.  H.;  md.  Henry  G.  Brown,  of  Elkton,  Ore. 

7157— -JONATHAN  WHITCOMB  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar. 
31,  1828;  d.,  Aug.  26,  1891,  in  Astoria,  Ore.;  never  married. 
He  was  named  after  Jonathan  Whitcomb,  a  relative  in 
Swanzey,  N.  H.,  who  was  the  original  of  "Joshua  Whit- 
comb," in  Denman  Thompson's  play  of  that  name,  and  "The 
Old  Homestead."  Mr.  Stearns  went  to  the  Pacific  coast  in 
the  50s,  and  engaged  in  mining,  merchandizing  and  real 
estate  brokerage,  in  Washington,  Montana  and  Oregon. 

7158— ELLEN  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  June  17,  1834,  in 
Chesterfield,  N.  H.;  md.  D.  S.  Hawley  of  Evansville,  Wis. 

7159-^MIRIAM  W.  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  12,  1836,  in 
Swanzey,  N.  H. ;  md.  George  W.  Porter,  of  Keene,  N.  H. 

7160— MARTHA  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  8,  1838,  in 
Swanzey,  N.  H. ;  md.  Rev.  T.  A.  Hyland,  of  Astoria,  Ore. 

7161—  JOTHAM  STEARNS  (6549),  b.,  Sept.  20,  1791, 
son  of  Jonathan  and  Hannah  (Thayer)  Stearns,  of  Hopkin- 
ton,  Mass.;  a  painter  and  decorator  who  learned  his  trade 
with  his  Uncle  Bullin.  They  were  famous,  in  their  time,  for 
originality  and  artistic  merit.  He  decorated  the  walls  of  a 
wealthy  gentleman's  house  with  so  much  skill  as  to  win  the 
gentleman's  daughter  for  his  bride,  and  "a  jewel  of  rare 
quality  she  proved  to  be."  He  md.,  Mar.  18,  1817,  Mary 
Grimes,  of  Keene,  N.  H.,  where  they  settled;  d.,  Dec.  25, 
1832,  in  Hopkinton.  Mass.;  six  children. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  175 

7162-ijOHN  GRIMES  STEARNS,  b.,  July  26,  1819, 
at  Keene,  N.  H.;  d.,  Dec.  2,  1840. 

7163— EMELINE  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  19,  1821,  in 
Keene,  N.  H.;  md.,  Sept.  28,  1843,  Dr.  J.  Russell  Ellis,  of 
Boston,  Mass.,  who  d.;  five  children. 

(a) — Emma  Louisa  Ellis,  b.,  Sept.  20,   1846,  at  Cam- 
bridge, Mass.;  d.,  Mar.  20,  1847. 
(b)— Stearns  Russell  Ellis,  b.,  May  18,  1848,  at  Cam- 
bridge, Mass. 
(c) — Emmons  Raymond  Ellis,  b.,  May  12,  1850. 
(d) — Maria  Adelia  Ellis,  b.,  Mar.  12,  1855. 
(e) — Florence  Emeline  Ellis,  b.,  Dec.  22,  1857. 

7164— MARY  ANN  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  21,  1822,  at 
Keene,  N.  H.;  md.,  Apr.  "25,  1844,  George  W.  Ball,  b.,  Dec. 
22,  1819,  son  of  Daniel  and  Hannah  Ball,  of  Richmond, 
N.  H.;  a  merchant  and  manufacturer  of  Keene,  N.  H.;  four 
children. 

(a) — "Helen  Ann  Ball.,  b.,  Oct.  23,  1845;  md>,  Jan-  7? 
1871,  James  L.  Taft,  a  manufacturer,  of  Keene, 
■N.  H. 
(b)— *Mary  Emma  Ball,  b.,  Aug.  1,  1851;  md.,  Jan.  23, 
1879,  Charles  T-  Eastman,  R.  R.  Clerk,  of  Keene, 
N.  H. 

(c)— George  F.  Ball,  b.,  Mar.  6,  i860,  at  Keene.  N.  H. 
(d) — Emmons  Ball,  b.,  Aug.  18,  1866,  at  Keene. 

.  7165— ARBA  T.  STEARNS  (8096),  b.,  Oct.  25,  1824. 

7166— DAVID  BOWKER  STEARNS  (8105),  b.,  Mar. 
18,  1829. 

7167-+HANNAH  S.  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  1,  1833,  at 
Hopkinton,  Mass.;  md.,  June  25,  1858,  George  Cole. 

7168-^-JONATHAN  STEARNS  JR.  (6550),  b.,  May  31, 
1793,  son  of  Jonathan  and  Hannah  (Thayer)  Stearns,  of 
Hopkinton,  Mass.;  md..  Feb.,  1818,  Lucy  Tuttle,  of  Fitch- 
burg,  Mass.  He  was  a  carpenter  by  trade,  and  removed  to 
Winchester,  111.,  in  1827,  where  he  d.^  Jan.  3,  1840;  three 
children. 


176  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

7169— AUGUSTUS  THAYER  STEARNS  (8109),  b., 
Feb.  28,  181 9. 

7170-^JOSEPH  TUTTLE  STEARNS,  b.,  June  23,  1824, 
in  Milford,  Mass.;  md.  Martha  Bowers. 

7171— CHARLES  RUSSELL  STEARNS,  b.,  June  25, 
1827;  md.  Sarah  Blackburn;  d.,  near  Wichita,  Kas. 

7172— JOHN  STEARNS  (6552),  b.,  May  30,  1797,  son 
of  Jonathan  and  Hannah  (Thayer)  Stearns,  of  Hopkinton, 
Mass.;  a  farmer,   of  Speedville,  N.  Y.;  md.   (1),  Mar.  27  T 

1822,  Abigail1  Legg,  of  Uxbridge,  Mass.,  b.,  May  8,  1803, 
who  d.,  Dec.  8,  1839;  md.  (2),  Caroline  ■Muir,  b.,  Nov.  27, 
1813,  at  Candor,  N.  Y.  He  d.,  Feb.  22,  1879,  at  Speedville, 
N.  Y.;  four  children. 

7173— LATEN    LEGG    STEARNS  (811 8\  b.,  Apr.  3, 

1823,  at  Hopkinton,  Mass. 

7174-^ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  7,  1836,  at 
Speedville,  N.  Y.;  md.,  Jan.  1,  1857,  Solomon  K.  Blackman, 
a  farmer,  of  Speedville,  N.  Y. ;  two  sons. 

(a) — John  K.  Blackman,  b.,  Sept.  15,  1858. 

(b) — Charles  L.  Blackman,  b.,  Dec.  5,  1861. 

By  second  wife. 

7175— CALIFORNIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  26,  1844,  at 
Speedville,  N.  Y.;  md.,  Dec.  19,  1867,  Judson  Blackman,  a 
broker,  of  Bloomington,  111.;  no  children. 

7176— HANNAH  STEARNS,  b.,  May  17,  1849,  at 
Speedville,  N.  Y. ;  md.,  Dec.  23,  1868,  Wilmer  S.  Boyer,  a 
farmer,  of  Townsendville,  N.  Y. ;  s.  p. 

7177— ALANSON  STEARNS  (6555),  b.,  May  12,  1803, 
son  of  Jonathan  and  Hannah  (Thayer)  Stearns,  of  Hopkin- 
ton, Mass.;  md.,  Apr.  6,  1826,  Maria  Gibson,  b.,  Nov.  27, 
1805,  dau.  of  Cornelius  and  Patience  (Aldrich)  Gibson,  of 
Hopkinton,  Mass.  He  was  a  farmer  of  Hopkinton,  where 
he  d.,  Nov.  12,  i860;  his  widow  d.,  Mar.  27,  1891,  in  Milford, 
Mass.;  ten  children. 

7178— ANNE  MARIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  10,  1827,  at 


SIXTH  GENEBATION.  177 

Hopkinton,  Mass.;  md.,  June  10,  1847,  Arba  Thayer  Wood, 
of  Upton,  Mass.,  where  all  their  eleven  children  were  born. 

(a)— Anna  Jane  Wood,  b.,  Sept.   13,   1849,  at  Upton, 

Mass. 
(b)— Rosa  A.  Wood,  b.,  Jan.  30,  1852. 
(c) — George  A.  Wood,  b.,  Jan.  8,  1854. 
(d)— Henry  A.  Wood,  b.,  Oct.  9,  1855. 
(e) — Lewis  Wood,  b.,  Apr.  16,  1857. 
(f)— Wilbur  Wood,  b.,  Jan.  10,  i860, 
(g) — Eliza  M.  Wood,  b.,  June  6,  1862. 
(h) — Lottie  M.  Wood,  b..  Mar.  31,  1864. 
(i)—  Alfred  T.  Wood,  b.,  Apr.  3,' 1866. 
(j)— Nettie  E.  Wood,  b.,  July  6,  1869. 
(k) — Elijah  S.  Wood,  b.,  Apr.  10,  1871. 

7179-^HENRY  LEWIS  STEARNS  (8133),  b.,  Nov.  19, 
1828. 

7180— GILBERT  ALANSON  STEARNS  (8140),  b., 
Mar.  27,  1 83 1. 

7181—HANNAH  AUGUSTA  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  20, 
1833;  md.,  July  3,  185 1,  John  Clark,  of  Ashland,  Mass. 

7182-^-AUSTIN  CALVIN  STEARNS  (8155),  b.,  July  13, 
1836. 

7183— PRISCILLA  ALMENA  STEARNS,  b.,  June  4, 
1838,  at  Upton,  Mass.;  md.,  Dec.  11,  1867,  Charles  H.  Morse, 
of  Hopkinton,  Mass.;  three  children. 

(a) — Emma  Morse,  b.,  Feb.  12,  1869. 

(b) — William  S.  Morse,  b.,  Feb.  24,  1871. 

(c) — Agnes  M.  Morse,  b.,  Oct.  7,  1874. 

7184^-JONATHAN  STEARNS,  b.,  May  12,  1840;  d., 
Oct.  19,  1840,  at  Hopkinton,  Mass. 

7185— JONATHAN  ICHABOD  STEARNS  (8157),  b., 
Oct.  24,  1841. 

7186-A-OTIS  GIBSON  STEARNS  (8166),  b.,  Dec.  2ir 
1843- 


178  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

7187— ELLEN  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  4,  1849;  md.,  Jan. 

7,  1868,  Addison  O.  Thompson,  of  Hopkinton,  Mass. 

7188-^SILAS  STEARNS  JR.  (6559),  b.,  Jan.  17,  1784, 
son  of  Silas  and  Lydia  (Fuller)  Stearns,  of  Newton,  Mass.; 
md.  and  had  two  children. 

7189— ABRAHAM  RICE  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  17,  1804. 

7190-^SARAH  MIRANDA  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  8,  1809. 

7191— ISAAC  STEARNS  (6573),  b.,  July  2,  1793,  son  of 
David  and  Mary  (Parkhurst)  Stearns,  of  Waltham,  Mass.;  a 
Sergeant  of  the  9th.  Regt.,  in  war  of  1812;  keeper  of  the 
Owl's  Head  Lighthouse,  from  1825  to  1838,  and  afterwards, 
of  Libby  Island  Lighthouse.  He.  md.,  May  19,  1818,  Lucy 
Goss,  of  Lancaster,  Mass. ;  had  six  children. 

~   7192— DAUGHTER. 

„    7193— THOMAS  STEARNSfb.,  1825;  a  mariner. 

-  7194— WILLIAM  STEARNS:  b..  1827:  a  mariner. 

7195— LUCY  M.  STEARNS,"  b.,  1829. 

7196— ALBERT  J.  STEARNS;  b.,  1831. 

.     7i97^JULIA  STEARNS,  b.^  1833. 

7198-L-GEORGE  STEARNS  JR.  (6578),  b.,  Feb.  2, 
1793,  son  of  George  and  Ruth  (Watson)  Stearns,  of  Wal- 
tham, Mass.;  was  Representative  of  West  Cambridge,  in 
1841;  engaged  in  ice-trade;  md.,  Jan.  16,  1820.  Abigail 
Bridge,  of  Boston,  Mass.;  six  children. 

7199--MARY  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  14,  1821;  d.,  Apr.  28, 
1840. 

7200-^-GEORGE  STEARNS  3d.,  b.,  Apr.  12,  1822;  md., 
Nov.  22,  1842,  Rebecca  Russell,  of  Somerville,  Mass.;  one 
daughter. 

7201-^MARY  A.  STEARNS. 

7202— SARAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  17,  1824;  d.,  July  29. 
1825. 

7203— WILLIAM  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  4,  1826:  R.  R. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  179 

engineer;  md.,  Oct.  5,  1848,  Sarah  A.  Gibson,  of  Fitchburg, 
Mass. 

7204-^ELLEN  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  12,  1829;  md.,  Dec. 
14,  1846,  Daniel  Chambers,  of  Wilmington,  Del.;  two  chil- 
dren. 

(a) — George  Chambers. 

(b) — Ellen  Chambers. 

7205— ABBY  STEARNS,  b.,  June  15.  1838. 

72o6^NATHANIEL  STEARNS  (6579),  b.,  Dec.  3, 
1794,  son  of  George  and  Ruth  (Watson)  Stearns,  of  Wal- 
tham,  Mass.;  in  business  with  his  brother-in-law,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Stearns  and  Crehore,  traders  of  Waltham, 
Mass.;  md.  Adeline  Wellington,  of  Waltham,  Mass.;  five 
children.!^ 

7207— WATSON  STEARNS. 

7208— ADELINE  STEARNS. 

7209^-CHARLES  STEARNS. 

7210^-HENRY  STEARNS. 

7211-^MARY  STEARNS. 

7212-^DANIEL  STEARNS  (6580),  b.,  Apr.  17,  1796, 
son  of  George  and  Ruth  (Watson)  Stearns,  of  Waltham, 
Mass.;  md.,  1819,  Elizabeth  Sparhawk,  of  Waltham.  They 
lived  in  Waltham  and  Lowell,  Mass.,  where  he  d.,  Nov., 
1839;  eight  children. 

7213— MARY  ANN  STEARNS,  b.,  1820;  md.  (1),  Isaac 
S.  Parker,  of  Lowell,  Mass.;  md.  (2),  Horace  M.  Lampson, 
of  Lowell,  who  was  drowned  in  Boston  Harbor,  i860.  She 
lived,  a  widow,  at  Onawa,  la.,  having  lost  two  children,  who 
died  young. 

7214— MARTHA  STEARNS,  b.,  1822;  cl,  1830,  at 
Lowell,  Mass. 

7215-i-DANIEL  STEARNS  TR.  (8169),  b.,  Mar.  18, 
1824. 

7216— RUTH  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  2,  1826,  in  Waltham. 
Wass. ;  md.,  1853,  Charles  S.  Perkins,  of  Windham,  N.  H., 


180  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

b.,  Jan.  23,  1830.  He  was  a  member  of  Co.  G,  19th.  Regt. 
Wis.  Vols.,  during  the  Civil  War;  was  in  the  battles  of  Suf- 
folk, Blackwater,  Newbern,  Drury's  Bluff,  and  Petersburg; 
after  the  war,  a  merchant,  of  Onawa  City,  la.;  five  chil. 

(a) — Mary  W.  Perkins,  b.,  1854. 

(b) — Charles  W.  Perkins,  b.,  1856. 

(c) — John  Perkins,  b.,  1858;  d.,  1865. 

(d) — Ada  M.  Perkins,  b.,  i860. 

(e) — David  S.  Perkins,  b.,  1861;  d.,  1865. 

7217— DAVID  STEARNS,  b.,  1828;  d.  young. 

7218— -CAPT.  DAVID  STEARNS,  b.,  1830,  in  Lowell, 
Mass.;  was  Acting-Master  in  the  Navy,  on  board  the 
steamship,  Niagara,  during  the  Civil  War.  Having  captured 
the  schooner,  Beauregard,  from  the  Confederates,  he  was 
placed  on  board  as  commander,  and  was  killed  at  the  mouth 
of  Crystal  River,  on  the  coast  of  Florida,  by  Confederates  in 
Ambush;  unm. 

7219— BRADSHAW  STEARNS,  b.,  1835;  served  three 
years  in  the  army  during  the  Civil  War,  and  came  out  a 
physical  wreck.  He  enlisted,  1861,  in  the  nth.  Regt,  Wis. 
Vols.,  where  he  was  Sergeant  of  Co.  H;  after  the  war, 
settled  in  Onawa,  la.;  unm. 

7220-^ALEXANDER  STEARNS,  b.,  1838;  d.,  1840. 

7221^-SMITH  STEARNS  (6585),  b.,  Apr.  29,  1801,  son 
of  Col.  Jacob  and  Lucy  (Adams)  Stearns,  of  Waltham, 
Mass.;  md.  Hannahx  French,  of  Easton,  Mass.;  d.,  Jan.  22, 
1834;  two  children. 

7222— FRANK  STEARNS,  b.,  1828;  md.  his  cousin, 
Grace  Stearns  (7227).  They  had  no  children  of  their  own, 
but  adopted  a  son  and  daughter. 

7223— FRANK  STEARNS  ]R. 

7224— JENNIE  STEARNS. 

7225--HANNAH  STEARNS,  b.,  1829;  md.  Daniel  Lilly, 

of  Easton,  Mass.;  one  daughter.  — • """ 

(a) — Marianna  Lilly. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  181 

7226— SAMUEL  STEARNS  (6590),  b.,  Apr.  14,  1808, 
son  of  Col.  Jacob  and  Lucy  (Adams)  Stearns,  of  Waltham, 
Mass.;  md.  Grace  Lawrence,  of  Janxey,  N.  H.;  d.,  Apr.  19, 
i860;  three  children. 

7227— GRACE  STEARNS,  b.,  June  5,  1830;  md.  Frank 
Stearns,  (7222),  b.,  1828;  no  children.  They  settled  in  Lynn, 
Mass. 

7228-^LUCY  STEARNS,  md.  Frank  Smith,  of  Lynn, 
Mass.;  no  children. 

7229-+-SAMUEL  STEARNS  JR.  (8179). 

7230-^DANIEL  STEARNS  (6595),  b.  Mar.  8,  1819,  son 
of  Col.  Jacob  and  Lucy  (Adams)  Stearns,  of  Waltham, 
Mass.;  Pres.  of  the  Boston  Fresh  Tripe  Co.;  md.  (1),  Apr.  5, 
1849,  Charlotte  F.  Clark,  of  Waltham,  who  d.,  Feb.  8,  1852; 
md.  (2),  June  16,  1853,  Sarah  J.  Evans,  b.,  Nov.  27,  1825. 
He  d.,  Jan.  12,  1896,  at  Newton,  Mass.,  respected  by  all  as 
a  successful  and  honorable  business  man;  six  children. 

7231— LOTTIE  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  June  28,  185 1;  unm. 

7232— WALDO  DANIEL  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  9,  1855; 
d.,  May  21,  1863. 

7233^-MASON  EUSTACE  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  12, 
1857;  unm. 

7234— LENA  CORA  STEARNS,  b.  May  19,  i860;  d., 
July  2,  1877. 

7235— DR.  DANIEL  WALDO  STEARNS  (8186),  b., 
Nov.  12,  1864. 

7236-^MARGARET  ETHELYN  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept. 
29,  1868;  unm. 

7237_LwALTER  HUNNEWELL  STEARNS  (6597), 
b.,  Nov.  5,  1823,  son  of  Col.  Tacob  and  Lucv  (Adams) 
Stearns,  of  Waltham,  Mass.;  md.  Margaret' Evans,  who  d., 
Nov.  28,  1868;  d.,  Mar.  14,  1888;  two  children. 

7238— SARAH  J.  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  13,'  1848;  md. 
Daniel  Evans. 

7239-^WALTER  HUNNEWELL  STEARNS  JR. 
(8189),  b.,  Aug.  8,  1849. 

7240-^CAPT.     CHARLES     STEARNS  JR.  (6600),  b.. 


182  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

Dec.  6,  1794,  son  of  Charles  and  Nancy  (Flagg)  Stearns,  of 
Brookline,  Mass.;  born  at  Waltham,  Mass.;  md.,  Feb.  29, 
1832,  in  Brookline,  Mass.,  Hannah  Clapp  "Pierce,  dau.  of 
James  and  Lydia  Pierce,  of  Roxbury,  Mass.  They  settled 
in  Brookline,  Mass.,  where  he  d.,  Oct.  25,  1879;  three 
children. 

7241— CHARLES  HENRY  STEARNS,  d.,  Sept.  21, 
i835- 

7242— CHARLES  HENRY  STEARNS  (8194),  b.,  Apr. 
28,  1838. 

7243-^JAMES  PIERCE  STEARNS  (8iqq),  b.,  Feb.  10, 
1840. 

7244— SOLOMON  FLAGG  STEARNS  (6601),  b.,  Mar. 
10,  1796,  son  of  Charles  and  Nancy  (Flagg)  Stearns,  of 
Brookline,  Mass.;  md.,  Mar.  12,  1827,  Nancv  Winchester, 
bapt.,  Dec.  14,  1806,  dan.  of  William  and  Grace  (Biscoe) 
Winchester,  of  Watertown,  Mass.;  five  children. 

7245-^ANNE  ELIZA  STEARNSfb.,  Dec.  20,  1827. 

7246-^SARAH  WOODWARD  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  12. 
1829. 

7247-^HANNAH  PIERCE  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.,  1833. 
7248-^-MARIA  BISCOE  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.,  1834;  d., 
July,  1835. 

7249^MARIA  BISCOE  STEARNS,  b.    Dec,  1840. 

7250-^MARSHALL  STEARNS  (6603),  b.,  Dec.  29,' 
1802,  son  of  Charles  and  Nancy  (Flagg)  Stearns,  of  Brook- 
line, Mass.;  a  farmer;  md.,  Sept.  16,  1830,  Susanna  Craft 
Jones,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Hannah  Jones,  of  Brookline, 
Mass.;  d.,  Nov.  30,  1870;  four  children. 

7251—  WILLIAM  STEARNS  (8201),  b.,  Aug.  10,  18.31. 

7252^-HENRY  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  15,  1833;  d.,  July  20, 
1833- 

7253-LHANNAH  CLARKE  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  6, 
1835,  in  Brookline,  Mass.;  md.  William  J.  Swift. 


*■. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  183 

7254^/SUSAN  ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  8, 
1847;  d.,  Apr.  22,  1850.  , 

7255-^MOSES  STEARNS  (6609),  bapt,  Aug.  13,  1786, 
son  of  Asahel  and  Mary  (Smith)  Stearns,  of  Lexington, 
Mass.;  md.,  Margaret  Hawthorne,  and  settled  in  Lexington, 
where  he  d.;  four  children. 

7256-VCURTIS  STEARNS,  b.,  in  Lexington,  Mass.;  is 
supposed  to  have  md.  and  d.  in  Bedford,  Mass.;  one  son. 

7257— ABNER  STEARNS. 

7258-J-MARY  STEARNS,  b.  in  Lexington.  Mass.;  md. 
James  Palmer,  of  Hopkinton,  Mass.,  where  she  d.;  four 
children. 

(a) — Charlotte  Palmer, 
(b) — Eliza  Palmer, 
(c) — Adeline  Palmer, 
(d) — George  Palmer. 
7259-^LEONARD  STEARNS  (8206),  b.,  1814. 

7260VMARGARET  STEARNS,  b.  and  d.,  in  Lexington, 
Mass. 

7261-^AMOS  STEARNS  (6610),  bapt.,  July  6,  1788,  son 
or  Asahel  and  Mary  (Smith)  Stearns,  of  Lexington,  Mass.; 
md.  (pub.,  May  22,  181 2,  in  Chelsea,)  Nancy  Blodgett,  dau. 
of  James  and  Ruth  (Hadley)  Blodgett:  settled  in  Lowell, 
Mass.;  one  dau. 

7262^HARRIET  STEARNS,  md.  James  Adna  Locke, 
b.,  Mar  14,  1819,  son  of  James  and  Lucy  (Nichols)  Locke; 
resided  at  Charleston,  Mass. 

7263^-JOEL  STEARNS  (661 1),  b.,  June  20,  1790,  son 
of  Asahel  and  Mary  (Smith)  Stearns,  of  Lexington,  Mass.; 
md.,  Nov.  16,  1815,  Betsy  Parker,  b.,  June  21,  1793,  who  d., 
Dec.  11,  1863,  dau.  of  Elisha  Jr.  and  Eunice  (Gould)  Parker; 
eleven  children. 

7264--JOHN  STEARNS,  b.,  1816;  md.  (1),  Sarah  Jane 
Wells,  of  Mt.  Vernon,  Me.;  md.  (2),  Caroline  Street,  of 
Maine;  d.,  i< 


184  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

7265— GEORGE  STEARNS  (8209),  b.,  Nov.  3,  1818. 

7266-^DAVID  STEARNS,  b.,  1819;  md.  Adeline  Well- 
ington, and  settled  in  Charleston,  Mass. 

7267— ALMIRA  STEARNS,  b.,  1821;  md.  George  Web- 
ber, of  Waltham,  Mass.,  where  she  d.,  1886. 

7268^JANE  STEARNS,  b.,  1823;  md.,  Sept.  22,  1844, 
Nathan  Boynton,  of  Westboro,  Mass. 

7269-^AMBROSE  STEARNS,  b.,  1824;  md.  Cynthia 
Viles,  and  settled  in  Charlestown,  Mass.;  d.,  1863. 

7270-^ABNER  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  31,  1827,  in  Lexing- 
ton, Mass.;  md.,  Sept.  28,  185 1,  Charlotte  Maria  Bigelow, 
b.,  Mar.  18,  1830,  dau.  of  Charles  and  Rebecca  (Fiske) 
Bigelow  of  Lincoln,  Mass.;  d.,  1894. 

7270(a)— EMMA  JANE  STEARNS,  b.,  June  23,  1852. 

727o(b)--INFANT,  b.,  Mar.  26,  1859;  d.,  Aug.  16,  1859. 

7271^-EDWARD  STEARNS,  b.,.1830;  d.,  1863,  in  Wal- 
tham, Mass. 

7272— HENRY  STEARNS,  b.,  1832;  md.,  Marie  Piper, 
and  settled  in  Waltham,  Mass.,  where  he  d.,  1893. 

7273— OPHELIA  STEARNS,  b.,  1834,  md.  George 
Rawson,  of  Boston,  Mass. 

7274— ALBERT  STEARNS,  b.,  1836;  md.  Lizzie  Grace, 
and  settled  in  Charlestown,  Mass. 

7275— LEONARD  STEARNS  (6614),  bapt.,  Aug.  28, 
1796,  son  of  Asahel  and  Mary  (Smith)  Stearns,  of  Lexing- 
ton, Mass.;  md.,  Apr.  16,  1820,  Hannah  Wilson,  of  West 
Cambridge,  Mass.,  who  d.,  Mar.  27,  1840.  There  were 
probably  other  children,  D\it  we  have  the  record  of  one,  the 
youngest. 

7276— EMELINE  AUGUSTA  STEARNS,  b.,  1839;  d., 
1883;  md.,  Nov.  21,  1861,  John  Henry  Hartwell,  b.,  Jan.  16, 
1835;  four  children. 

7277— JONAS  STEARNS  (6620),  b.,  1787,  son  of 
Habakkuk  and  Eunice  (Child)  Stearns,  of  Lexington  Mass. ; 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  185 

a  shoe  manufacturers,  of  Lincoln,  Mass;  md.,  Oct.  15,  1807, 
Anna  Babcock,  of  Weston,  Mass.;  d.,  Apr.  21,  1839,  in  Har- 
vard, Mass.;  nine  children. 

7278^-LORENZO  STEARNS  (8216),  b.,  Aug.  I,  1808. 

7279^MARIA  STEARNS,  b.,  1810,  in  Lincoln,  Mass.; 

md.,  1838,  Moses  Stevens,  a  farmer,  of  Stow,  Mass.,  where 

she  d.,  1870,  leaving-  five  children,  and  the  father  d.,  1881. 

(a) — Francis  H.  Stevens,  a  prominent  farmer,  of  Stow, 

Mass.,  who  was  a  soldier  of  the  Civil  War,  and  has 

filled  various  public  offices. 

(b) — Anne  Maria  Stevens,  md.,  George   L.   Peters,  a 

farmer,  of  Stow,  Mass. 
(c) — Ellen  Sophia  Stevens,  md.  C.  W.  Butters,  a  cur- 
rier, of  Woburn,  Mass. 
(d) — Edwin  W.  Stevens,  a  carpenter,  of  Woburn,  Mass. ; 
a  soldier  of  the  Civil  War. 

(e) — George    Lyman    Stevens,  a    broker,  of    Boston, 

Mass. 

7280V-GEORGE  STEARNS,  b.,  1812,  in  Lincoln,  Mass.; 
was  a  graduate  of  Wilbraham  Academy  and  afterward, 
spent  much  time  in  teaching.  He  was  also  an  editor,  and 
at  one  time  the  proprietor,  of  a  paper,  besides  being  the 
author  of  several  books.  He  md.  (1),  1841,  Catherine 
Travis,  of  Holliston,  Mass.,  who  lived  only  a  short  time 
after  their  marriage;  md.  (2),  Martha  L.  White,  a  most 
estimable  young  lady,  who  d.,  July  22.  1884,  at  the  home  of 
her  husband's  sister,  Mrs.  Orrin  Maynard.  Mr.  Stearns  d., 
1894,  and  is  buried  in  Main  St.  Cemetery,  Hudson,  Mass.; 
s.  p. 

7281— ELIZA  ANN  STEARNS,  b..  1814;  d.,  1817,  in 
Lincoln,  Mass. 

7282-^BELINDA  STEARNS,  b.,  1817;  md.  George  W. 
Brown,  a  cabinet-maker,  of  Lowell,  Mass.,  where  she  d., 
1854;  three  children. 

(a) — Henry  Brown,  died  at  Galesburg,  111.,  aged  twen- 
ty years;  a  very  promising  young  man. 
(b) — Alfred  G.  Brown,  a  farmer. 


186  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

(c) — Josephine  M.  Brown,  md.  G.  W.  Cutting,  a  mer- 
chant, of  Weston,  Mass. 

7283— MARY  ANNE  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  1,  1821,  in 
Lincoln,  Mass.;  md.,  1850,  Orrin  Maynard,  of  Hudson, 
Mass,  who  d.  there,  1872.  She  furnished  this  record  of  her 
father's  family  at  the  age  of  seventy-three,  and  writes, 
"There  is  nothing  remarkable  about  me,  except  that  I  can 
see  to  read  without  glasses;"  one  dau. 

(a)^Henrietta  Abby  Maynard,  b.,  1851;  d.,  1854. 

7284^-JONAS  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  1824,  in  Lincoln, 
Mass.;  d.,  1826,  in  Weston,  Mass. 

7285^ABIGAIL  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  1828,  in  Weston, 
Mass.;  d.,  1856,  in  Weston;  unm. 

7286-^S.  WINSLOW  BABCOCK  STEARNS,  b..  1831, 
in  Weston,  Mass.;  an  artist,  of  superior  ability,  who  would 
have  made  his  mark  in  the  world;  d.,  1855,  in  Lowell,  Mass. 

7287^-ABIJAH  STEARNS  (6623),  b.  about  1792,  son  of 
Habakkuk  and  Eunice  (Child)  Stearns,  of  Lincoln,  Mass.; 
md.  Sarah  Clark,  of  Wayland,  Mass.,  who  d,  1878;  d., 
1826-7;  one  son. 

7288--THATCHER  STEARNS,  b.,  1824;  md.  Nancy 
Houghton,  "a  very  amiable  young  lady,"  whose  death 
occurred  previous  to  his  own;  no  children. 

7289— WILLIAM  STEARNS  (6627),  b.,  Mar.  6,  1796, 
son  of  Ishmael  and  Mercy  (Jenkinson)  Stearns,  of  Waltham, 
Mass.;  md.,  1818,  Susan  Dix,  and  settled  in  Westminster, 
Mass.,  where  he  d.,  Sept.  11,  1822,  in  early  manhood;  two 
children. 

729o^WILLIAM  STEARNS  Jr.  (8221),  b.,  Jan.  8.  1819. 

7291-^JOHN  PRESCOTT  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  31,  1821, 
in  Waltham,  Mass.;  md.  Elizabeth  Varnum,  of  Waltham, 
where  they  settled,  and  he  d.,  i860. 

7292— DANIEL  STEARNS   (6638),  b.,   May  28,    1810,. 
son  of  Ammi  and  Polly  (Stearns)  Stearns,  of  Lincoln,  Mass.; 
d.,  May  10,   1875;  md.,  May  10,   1835,  Anne  R.  Varnum, 
and  settled  in  Lincoln,  Mass..  where  their  four  children  were 
born. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  187 

7293— ANNE  ELIZA  STEARNS.,  b.,  Feb.  5,  1836,  in 
Lincoln,  Mass.;  md.  Nathaniel  F.  Cousins,  of  Lincoln, 
Mass. 

7294-i-MARY  H.  STEARNS,  b.,  June  3,  1837,  in  Lin- 
coln, Mass.;  unm. 

7295-4CYRUS  G.  STEARNS  (8224),  b.,  Apr.  27,  1840. 

7296-^-GEORGE  L.  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  17,  1845,  in  Lin- 
coln, Mass.;  md.  Abbie  J.  Brown;  d.,  May  11,  1874;  s.  p. 

7297^-AMOS  STEARNS  (6646),  b.,  1778,  son  of  Bar- 
tholomew and  Mary  (Raymond)  Stearns,  of  Winchendon, 
Mass.;  md.  (1),  Dec.  31,  1803,  Deborah  Hunt,  who  d.,  Feb. 
7,  1817;  md.  (2),  Dec.  25,  1817,  Mrs.  Sarah  (Miller)  May- 
nard.  One  authority  says  that  Amos  Stearns  had  sixteen 
children  and  that  Isaac  Milton  Stearns  was  the  twelfth.  We 
give  the  record  as  furnished  by  H.  E.  Stearns,  of  Spring- 
field, Mass.  Amos  Stearns  md.  (3).  Mrs.  Wood,  by  whom 
he  had  two  children. 

7298-^LEVI  STEARNS  (8229),  b..  Nov.  15,  1804. 

7299-^-MARY  STEARNS,  b.,  June  15,  1806;  md.  Abel 
Holden,  a  farmer,  of  Charlestown,  N.  H. 

73oo>tDOLLY  HUNT  STEARNS,  b..  May  2,  1808:  of 
Bellows  Falls,  N.  H.;  unm. 

73oi^BARTHOLOMEW  FLAGG  STEARNS,  b.. 
Mar.  5,  181 1 ;  md.,  1847,  Rowena  Hartwell,  of  Fitchburg. 
Mass.;  a  carpenter,  of  Winchendon,  Mass.;  one  daughter. 

7302— CAROLINE  ROWENA  STEARNS,  of  Win- 
chendon, Mass.;  unm. 

7303J-WILLIAM  STEARNS,  b.,  June  9.  1812;  in  1836. 
went  to  Rock  Island,  III,  where  he  d. 

7304-X-AMOS  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  15,  1814;  d.  in  in- 
fancy. 

7305^ELI  B.  STEARNS,  b.,  May  16,  1815;  md.  and  d., 
in  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  leaving  a  son  and  daughter,  names  un- 
known. 


188  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

7306— MIRIAM  ELIZA  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  13,  1818; 
md.  Harrison  Aldrich,  a  farmer,  of  Winchendon. 

7307— ISAAC  MILTON  STEARNS  (8236),  b.,  June  4, 
1821. 

73o8^DEBORAH  H.  STEARNS,  b.,  June  5,  1823. 

7309-iNANCY  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  5,  1825;  died  in 
Nashua,  N.  H. 

7310^-HARRIET  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  2,  1829;  md. 
Mr.  Porter,  of  Lawrence,  Mass. 

7311^-LAVINA  H.  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  14,  1835;  died 
in  Lawrence,  Mass. 

7312-^tAPT  FREEBORN  STEARNS  (6648),  b.,  Nov. 
24,  1784,  son  of  Bartholomew  and  Mary  (Raymond)  Stearns, 
of  Winchendon,  Mass. ;  a  blacksmith  and  farmer,  of  Rindge. 
N.  H.;  md.,  Feb.  14,  1809,  Clarissa  Demary,  dau.  of  Ezekiel 
Demary,  of  Dublin,  N.  H.  Their  intentions  of  marriage 
were  entered,  Sept.  29,  1808,  at  Lancaster,  Mass.  They  re- 
sided in  Rindge,  N.  H.,  from  1810  until  his  death,  which 
occurred,  Nov.  22,  1869.  His  wife  died,  Aug.  31,  1865, 
and  they  had  fourteen  children.  He  commanded  one  of  the 
companies  of  militia  at  an  early  date,  from  which  he  derived 
his  title  of  Captain. 

7313-^MARIA  PARKER  STEARNS,  b..  Nov.  17,  1809; 
md.,  Nov.  12,  1829,  Thomas  Addison  Tarbell,  b.,  Nov.  11, 
1806.  They  resided  in  Boston,  Mass.,  and  in  Rindge,  N.  H., 
where  he  d.,  Apr.  21,  1872,  son  of  Thomas  and  Achsah  (Fay) 
Tarbell,  of  Rindge,  N.  H.;  she  d.,  Nov.  26,  1891;  three  sons. 

(a) — Charles  Addison  Tarbell,  b.,  and  d.,  Nov.  12,  1830. 

(b) — Henry  Webster  Tarbell,  b.,  Feb.  20,  1832;  md., 
May  15,  1853,  Eliza  Jane  Donnovan,  dau.  of  John 
and  Sarah  (Conrad)  Donnovan;  settled  in  Boston, 
'Mass. 

(c) — George  Washington  Tarbell,  b.,  July  21,  1834; 
md.,  June  9,  1856,  Abbie  Frost,  dau.  of  Nathaniel 
Frost;  settled  in  Boston,  Mass.,  where  he  d.,  July 
21,  1859. 


) 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  189 

7314— JOHN  DEMARY  STEARNS  (8239),  b.,  Oct.  29, 
1811. 

7315-XCLARISSA  DEMARY  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  18, 
1814;  md.,  July  14,  1867,  Capt.  Salmon  Allen,  b.,  Apr.  12, 
1791,  in  Gill,  Mass.,  son  of  Eliphaz  and  Eunice  (Putnam) 
Allen,  of  Rindge,  N.  H.  His  first  wife  was  Sophia  Sawtelle, 
whom  he  md.,  Jan.  14,  1816,  and  who  d.,  Feb.  7,  1865, 
mother  of  six  children.  He  was  selectman  and  Capt.  of 
militia;  no  children  by  second  wife,  and  d.,  Dec.  II,  1870. 
Clarissa  (Stearns)  Allen  d.,  Nov.  28,  1897. 

73I6-4-CHARLES  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  8,  1816;  d.,  Mar. 
9,  1816. 

7317— COL.  GEORGE  W.  STEARNS  (8249),  b.,  Mar. 
16,  1 81 7. 

7318-^NANCY  WILDER  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  24,  1819; 
md.,  Mar.  26,  1840,  John  Platts,  b.,  Nov.  8,  181 1,  son  of 
Asa  and  Rebecca  (Buswell)  Platts.  She  died,  in  child  bed, 
Oct.  17,  (vj^h  five  children. 

(a)— John  Franklin  Platts,  b.,  May  13,  1841. 
(b) — Harriet  Maria  Platts,  b.,  July  12,  1842;  d.,  Oct. 
26,  1843. 

(c)— Ellen  Eliza  Platts,  b.,   Mch.  8,  1844. 

(d) — Edwin  Morton  Platts,  b.,  May  29,  1845;  was  in 
the  Union  Army  during  the  Civil  War,  and  was 
killed,  Dec.  14,  1863,  at  the  battle  of  Fredericks- 
burg, Va. 

(e)— Son,  b.,  and  d.,  Oct.  17,  1847. 

7319-^CHARLES  F.  STEARNS,  b.,  July  10,  1821;  d., 
Aug.  31,  1824. 

7320--WILLIAM  P.  STEARNS,  b.,  July  21,  1823;  d., 
Dec.  17,  1823. 

7321-f-HARRIET  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  24,  1824;  d.. 
Mar.  19,  1825. 

7322— CAPT.  CHARLES  F.  STEARNS  (8252),  b.,  Jan. 
26,  1826. 

7323— HIRAM  N.  STEARNS  (8255),  b.,  Tulv  15,  1828. 


190  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

7324-isTEPHEN  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  8,  1831;  d., 
29,  1831. 

7325^-JULIUS    AUGUSTUS    STEARNS    (8261),    b., 
Aug.  27,  1832. 
Twifls. 
7326-i.JULIA  AUGUSTA  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  27,  1832. 
She  md.,  Nov.  16,  1856,  Seward  E.  Skilling,  of  Ashburn- 
ham,  Mass.;  three  children. 

(a) — Arthur  H.  Skilling,  b.,  Dec.  2,  1857. 
(b)— Etta  C.  Skilling,  b.,  Jan.  1,  i860, 
(c) — Edwin  M.  Skilling,  b.,  Feb.  22,  1862. 

7327XSTEPHEN  STEARNS  (6651),  b.,  Apr.  15,  1775, 
son  of  Charles  and  Sarah  (Town)  Stearns,  of  Worcester, 
Mass.;  md.,  1800,  Deborah ;  eight  children. 

7328^LSALLY  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  14,  1801. 

7320-i-POLLY  STEARNS,  b.,  June  16,  1803. 

7330-V-CLARK  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  30,  1806. 

Twins. 
7331-^CHARLES  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  30,  1806;  d. 

7332^CHARLES  STEARNS,  b.,  May  12,  1808. 

7333^?MOSES  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  21,  181 1. 

7334-/-BETSY  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  10,  1814. 

7335^-MIRANDA  ANTOINETTE  STEARNS,  b., 
Aug.  2,  1 81 9. 

7336— CHARLES  STEARNS  JR.  (6652),  b.,  Nov.  24, 
1777,  son  of  Charles  and  Sarah  (Town)  Stearns,  of  Worces- 
ter, Mass.;  md.,  May  1,  1798,  Elizabeth  McFarland,  by 
whom  he  had  two  daughters. 

7337^/-BETSY  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  10,  1800. 

7338— MARIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  10,  1805. 

7339-^-DANIEL  STEARNS  (6661).  b.,  Mar.  2,  1795,  son 
of  Samuel  and  Thankful  (Raymond)  Stearns,  of  Claremont, 
N.  H.;  a  mill-wright  of  considerable  prominence,  inventor 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  191 

of  a  water-wheel  and  other  mechanical  devices.  He  md.  about 
1822,  Anne  Spinning-  or  Spinneys,  born  in  Coleraine,  Mass.; 
settled  in  Rome,  Oneida  Co.,  N.  Y.,  where  he  d.,  Sept., 
1852;  seven  children. 

7340-^-ALMEDA  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  12,  1823;  md., 
1846,  Daniel  Pratt;  d.,  i860. 

7341-^GEORGE  W.  STEARNS  (8268),  b.,  Dec.  22,  1828. 

7342-r-MINERVA  L.  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  13,  1831,  in 
Watertown,  N.  Y.;  md.  Alfred  Myrick,  of  Rome,  N.  Y. 

7343VSARAH  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  12,  1834. 

7344-VlDANIEL  JAY  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  21,  1836,  in 
Pulaski,  N.  Y. ;  md.,  1859,  Sophia  Gilson,  of  Enterprise,  Pa. 

7345^-WILLIAM  WALLACE  STEARNS  (8275),  b., 
June  19,  1839,  in  Pulaski,  N.  Y. 

7346^-FRANKLIN  BENJAMIN  STEARNS  (8281),  b.. 
Feb.  24,  1842,  in  Rome,  N.  Y. 

7347^-ELAM  STEARNS  (6662),  b.,  Apr.  20,  1799,  son 
of  Samuel  and  Thankful  (Raymond)  Stearns,  of  Claremont, 
N.  H.;  at  the  age  of  twelve,  he  ran  away  from  home  and 
entered  the  American  Army  as  a  drummer  boy,  receiving  an 
honorable  discharge  at  the  close  of  the  war;  also  served  as 
drummer  in  the  Florida  War,  from  which  he  again  received 
honorable  discharge.  He  lived  in  Vt,  N.  Y.,  Mich.,  and 
finally  settled  in  Missouri,  where  he  owned  and  operated  a 
farm  without  owning  slaves.  He  md.,  1821,  Miss  Wilkin- 
son, of  Mo.,  where  he  d..  Nov.  6,  i860;  eleven  children. 

7348— LEVI  STEARNS  (8283),  b..  1822. 

7349-^MARIA  STEARNS,  md.  John  Kivett,  of  Mo. ;  no 
children. 

7350—  ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  md.  Toseph  Clark;  had 
three  children  and  moved  to  the  West. 

7351— WILLIAM  STEARNS,  b.,  1828:  died  at  Chi- 
huahua, Mexico,  in  his  country's  service,  during  the  Mexican 
War;  unm. 

7352-r-CHARLES  STEARNS  (8288).  b.,  Oct.  21,  1829. 


192  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

7353-4-NANCY  STEARNS,  b.,  1831;  md.  Bennett  Cropp, 
and  had  five  children. 

7354-^-JACKSON  STEARNS,  b.,  1833;  md.  Julia  Stan- 
ley and  settled  in  Missouri,  on  the  Stearns  homestead  left 
him  by  his  father;  d.,  about  1878;  s.  p. 

7355-^-SARAH  STEARNS,  md.  Nelson  Cloyd. 

7356-^ELIZA  STEARNS,  md.  John  Brown. 

7457^-MARGARET  STEARNS,  md.  Walter  Pinckney. 

7358-^MARTHA  STEARNS,  md.  John  Garrett,  of  Mo. 

7359--LYMAN  STEARNS  (6663),  b.,  June  7,  1803,  son 
of  Samuel  and  Thankful  (Raymond)  Stearns,  of  Claremont, 
N.  H.;  md.,  Jan.  23,  1838,  Rebecca  B.  Hines,  of  Missouri. 
They  settled  in  Oakland,  Cal.,  where  he  d.,  July  25,  1879; 
six  children. 

7360— WILLIAM  HENRY  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  16, 
1840,  in  Fayette,  Howard  Co.,  Mo.;  d.,  Aug.  6,  1868,  in 
Columbia,  Tuolumne  Co.,  Cal.  During  the  Civil  War,  he 
served  three  years  as  a  private  in  the  Union  Armv  enlisting 
in  1862. 

7361— CHARLES  ANTHONY  STEARNS  (8296),  b., 
July  24,  1842. 

7362-VrHEODORE  FRELINGHUYSEN  STEARNS 
(8300),  b.,  Sept.  16,  1844. 

7363^-ANNA  AUGUSTA  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  12,  1847, 
in  Linnaeus,  Linn  Co.,  Mo.;  md.  (1),  July  9,  1865,  in  Peta- 
luma,  Cal.,  Amos  Biddle,  of  Columbia,  Cal.;  md.  (2),  Mar. 
27,  1881,  in  Oakland,  Cal.,  A.  B.  Carleton;  one  son. 

(a) — Charles  Amos  Biddle,  b.,  Oct.  29,  1867,  in  Colum- 
bia, Cal. 

7364— MARY  SUSAN  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  3,  1849,  in 
Linnaeus,  Linn  Co.,  Mo.;  md.,  Nov.  24,  1869,  in  Petaluma, 
Cal..  Charles  L.  Lombard,  of  Golden  Gate,  Cal.;  one 
daughter. 

(a) — Lizzie    Rebecca    Lombard,    b.,    Jan.  4,   1871,   in 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  193 

Temescal,    Cal.;    md.,    Mar.    23,    1892,    Clarence 
Haven. 

7365^-JAMES  FRANCIS  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  3,  1851. 

7366-^JOHN  STEARNS  (6667),  b.,  May  29,  1780,  son 
of  Daniel  and  Jerusha  (Clarke)  Stearns,  of  Claremont  and 
Cornish,  N.  H.;  md.,  1865,  Sarah  Campbell,  dau.  of  Jesse 
and  Eleanor  Campbell,  of  Claremont,  N.  H.;  eight  children. 

7367— HIRAM  STEARNS,  b.,  1806;  of  Boston,  Mass. 

7368— HAZEN  C.  STEARNS  (8305),  b.,  1808. 

7369— ELEANOR  C.  STEARNS,  b.,  June  29,  1812;  d., 
Mar.  1,  1889;  was  third  wife  of  Daniel  F.  Maynard,  of  Bos- 
ton, Mass. 

7370-viMELISSA  STEARNS,  b.,  1814;  md.,  1841,  Abijah 
Williams,  of  Claremont,  N.  H.,  son  of  Stephen  and  Betsy 
Williams,  of  Cornish,  N.  H.;  three  children. 

(a) — Hazen  Williams,  b.,  July  2,  1842. 

(b) — Ellen  Williams,  b.,  1844. 

(c) — Philander  Williams,  b.,  1846. 

7371-v-MARIA  STEARNS,  b.,  May  21,  1816;  md.  Mr. 
Mayo,  of  Claremont,  N.  H. 

7372^-JANE  STEARNS,  b.,  June,  1818;  md.  (1),  1840, 
Reuben  Gerry,  who  d.,  1846;  md.  (2),  Dec,  1849,  Hira  Ager, 
b.,  Dec.  7,  1812;  one  son. 

(a) — Elbridge  Gerry  Ager,  b.,  1850;  d.,  Apr.  21,  1854. 

7373-^ALONZO  STEARNS,  b.,  1825. 

7374--SOPHRONIA  STEARNS,  b.,  1828;  md.  Mr. 
Albro,  of  Claremont,  N.  H. 

7375— ASA  STEARNS  (6668),  b.,  July  8,  1782,  son  of 
Daniel  and  Jerusha  (Clarke)  Stearns,  of  Claremont  and  Cor- 
nish, N.  H.;  d.,  1822;  md.,  1804,  Eunice  Brooks,  dau.  of 
David  and  Hannah  Brooks;  four  children. 

7376^JOHN  STEARNS,  b.,  1806. 

7377^-MARY  STEARNS. 


194  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

7378-ULAURA  STEARNS. 
7379--IRA  STEARNS. 

7380-vBENJAMIN  STEARNS  (6669),  b.,  Oct.  18,  1783, 
son  of  Daniel  and  Jerusha  (Clarke)  Stearns,  of  Claremont 
and  Cornish,  N.  H.;  md.,  1805,  Sabra  York,  dau.  of  Will- 
iam and  Lucy  York,  of  Cornish,  N.  H.,  where  they  settled; 
six  children. 

7381^-WILLIAM  STEARNS  (8308),  b.,  1808;  md.  Betsy 
Clough,  and  settled  in  Vermont. 

7382^-ELIZA  STEARNS,  b.,  1810;  md.,  1834,  Burnham 
Jacobs,  of  Rockford,  111. ;  four  chldren. 
(a) — Maria  Jacobs,  b.,  1835. 
(b) — Charles  Jacobs,  b.,  1837. 
(c) — Luther  Jacobs,  b.,  1839. 
(d) — Margaret  Jacobs,  b.,  1841. 

7383^-BELINDA  STEARNS,  b.,  July  12,  1818;  md., 
1845,  Harvey  Silsby,  of  Ackworth,  N.  H.  They  settled  in 
Rockford,  111.;  three  children. 

(a) — Mary  Elizabeth  Silsby,  b.,  1846. 

(b) — George  Silsby,  b.,  1848. 

(c) — Janet  Silsby,  b.,  July,  1849. 

7384— GEORGE  STEARNS,  b.,  1820;  md.  Belinda  Ed- 
minster,  of  Cornish,  N.  H. ;  settled  in  Rockford,  111. 

7385-^-JOHN  STEARNS,  b.,  1823. 

7386^-BENJAMIN  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  1825, 

7387^-GHARLBS  STEARNS  (6672),  b.,  June  4,  1788, 
son  of  Daniel  and  Jerusha  (Clarke)  Stearns,  of  Claremont 
and  Cornish,  N.  H.;  md.,  1815,  Sarah  Thompson,  and  settled 
in  Underhill,  Vt;  one  son. 

7388^-CHARLES  STEARNS  JR. 

7389--REUBEN  STEARNS  (6674),  b.,  June  29,  1795, 
son  of  Daniel  and  Jerusha  (Clarke)  Stearns,  of  Claremont 
and  Cornish,  N.  H.;  md.,  1819,  Abigail  Spalding,  b.,  1788, 
who  d.,  May  26,  1835;  six  children. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  195 

7390^-CHARLES  STEARNS,  b.,  1820. 

739i*/-WARREN  STEARNS,  of  Boston,  Mass. 

739WCAROLINE  STEARNS,  md.  Mr.  Grant. 

7393— ALVIRA  STEARNS. 

7394^-HORACE  STEARNS. 

7395^.HARRIET  STEARNS. 

^STEARNS  (6675),  b.,   May  30,   1798, 

rusha  (Clarke)  Stearns,  of  Claremont 

|^i.  1822,  Betsy  Weed,  and  settled  in 

5TEARNS. 
7398^-IRA  STEARNS. 

7399-i-ELI  B.  STEARNS,  of  Cornish,  N.  EL;  md.,  July  4, 
1852,  Catherine  Elizabeth  Lane,  b.,  Feb.  3,  1829;  settled  in 
Meriden,  N.  H.  He  was'a  soldier  in  the  Union  Army,  dur- 
ing the  Civil  War,  and  suffered  much  from  injuries  received 
in  the  service  of  his  couritry;  six  children. 

7399(a)^-MARY  JANE  STEARNS,  b.,  June  3,  1853; 
md.  (1),  July  3,  1871,  Henry  B.  Howe,  who  d.,  Apr.  7,  1878; 
md.  (2),  Oct.  16,  1881,  George  W.  Doyle. 

7399(b)^GEORGE  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  28,  1855; 
md.,  Mar.  3,  1890,  Emma  Woodward,  who  d.,  Mar.  23, 
1894. 

7399(c)— Orren  A.  Stearns,  b.,  July  21,  1857;  md.,  Aug. 
30,  1878,  Etta  Robinson;  was  of  Meriden,  N.  H. 

7399(d)^EDWARD  F.  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  1,  1859; 
md.,  Feb.  5,  1880,  Lura  Spalding;  he  d.,  Mar.  2,  1881,  four 
days  before  the  birth  of  his  dau.,  Edna  F.  Stearns,  b.,  Mar. 
6,  1881,  of  Queechy,  Vt. 

7399(e)^EEMER  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  28,  1861;  d., 
Apr.  22,  1863. 

7399(0^-SARAH  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  4,  1863;  md., 
May  6,  1886,  Asher  G.  Cutting,  of  Chicago,  111. 


196  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

7400^-CORDELIA  STEARNS. 

7401— DANIEL  STEARNS  JR.  (6676),  b.,  Nov.  3,  i8oor 
son  of  Daniel  and  Jerusha  (Clarke)  Stearns,  of  Claremont 
and  Cornish,  N.  H.;  md.,  1827,  Mary  Williams,  dan.  of 
Stephen  and  Betsy  Williams,  of  Cornish,  N.  H.;  six  children. 

7402--DANIEL  STEARNS  3d. 

7403— LELAND  STEARNS. 

7404— RACHEL  STEARNS. 

7405-^MARY  STEARNS. 

7406-^STILLMAN  STEARNS.^ 

7407^-THEODORE  STEARNS. 

7408— ZEBINA  STEARNS  (6680),  b.,  1786,  son  of  Asa 
and  Lucy  (Cady)  Stearns,  of  Wethersfield,  Vt.;  md.,  181 1, 
Betsy'Jerome,  of  Pompey,  Onondaga  Co.,  N.  Y.  They  lived 
first  in  Clay,  N.  Y.,  and  about  1830,  moved  to  Hamilton,. 
Mich.,  where  he  d.,  Mar.,  1845;  thirteen  children. 

7409— CATHERINE  STEARNS,  b.,  1812;  md.  (1),  Mr. 
Kimball;  md.  (2),  Mr.  Bishop,  of  Antwerp,  St.  Lawrence- 
Co.,  N.  Y. 

7410— ADALINE  STEARNS,  md.,  Mr.  Wakefield,  a 
carpenter,  of  Hamilton,  Mich.;  two  children,  who  died;  d.r 
1845. 

741 1— JEROME  STEARNS,  md.  in  Manlius.  Onondaga 
Co.,,  N.  Y. ;  moved  to  Ohio. 

7412— SYDNEY  STEARNS,  md.  Miss  Harris,  of  Ham- 
ilton, Mich.;  had  children. 

7413— MELINDA  STEARNS. 

7414— ANNA  STEARNS,  md.  Nathan  Smith  of  Cooperr 
Mich. 

7415— .BETSY  STEARNS,  md.  Mr.  Bishop,  of  Antwerp, 
N.  Y. 

7416— MARY  STEARNS,  md.  Mr.  Piatt,  of  Hamilton,, 
Mich. 

7417— EMELINE  STEARNS. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  197 

7418— HELEN  STEARNS. 

7419— WALLACE  STEARNS. 

7420- NANCY  STEARNS. 

7421— MARTHA  STEARNS. 

7422— JAMES  STEARNS  (6683),  b.,  1792,  son  of  Asa 
and  Lucy  (Cady)  Stearns,  of  Waterbury,  Vt.;  md.,  Hetty 
Ransom,  of  Burlington,  Vt.;  in  181 3,  settled  in  Clay,  Onon- 
daga Co.,  N.  Y.,  where  he  d.,  1864;  four  children. 

7423— HARRY  SYLVESTER  STEARNS,  d.  in  Mich., 
aged  twenty-two  years. 

7424— PARLEY  STEARNS  (8317),  b.,  1818;  of  Clay, 
N.  Y. 

7425— MARY  STEARNS,  md.  John  Wells,  of  Onondaga 
Hollow,  N.  Y. ;  six  children. 

7426^-CANDACE     STEARNS,     md.     (1)',     Lockwood 
Proper;  md.  (2),  Mr.  Fletcher,  of  Stockton,  Cal. ;  one  child, 
(a) — Daughter,  md.  Joshua  B.  Webster,  of  Stockton, 
Cal. 

7427— ASA  H.  STEARNS  (6688),  b.,  June  22,  1804, 
son  of  Asa  and  Lucy  (Cady)  Stearns,  of  Moretown,  Vt.;  md., 
1827,  Mary  Warner,  and  settled  in  Clay,  Onondaga  Co.,  N. 
Y.,  where  he  d.,  1866.  He  was  a  farmer  and  lumberman 
with  residence  so  near  Syracuse,  N.Y.,  that  he  was  also  inter- 
ested in  the  manufacture  of  salt  and  salt  barrels;  four  chil- 
dren. 

7428— MARY  JANE  STEARNS,  b.,  1828,  in  Clay,  N.  Y.; 
md.  (1),  O.  A.  Pollay;  md.  (2),  John  A.  Little. 

7429-^CHARLES  LUCIUS  STEARNS  (8324),  b.,  183 1. 

7430^-ELIZA  ANN  STEARNS,  b.,  1833;  md.,  1850, 
William  Harvey  Collins,  of  North  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  where 
she'd.,  1884;  two  children. 

(a)— Eva  Collins,  md.  Frank  McChesney. 

(b) — Anna  May  Collins,  of  North  Syracuse. 

7431—  HENRY  HARRISON  STEARNS,  b.,  1837,  at 
Clay,  N.  Y. ;  d.,  1842,  at  same  place. 


198  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

7432— ELIJAH  CADY  STEARNS  (6689),  b.  Apr.  29, 
1805,  son  of  Asa  and  Lucy  (Cady)  Stearns,  of  Moretown, 
Vt.;  a  jeweler  and  watchmaker  of  Coldwater,  Mich.;  md., 
Jan.  3,  1826,  Eliza  Jones,  of  Manlius,  N.  Y.;  ten  children. 

7433— MARTHA  JANE  STEARNS,  b.,  July  22,  1827, 
in  Fayetteville,  N.  Y.;  md.,  Jan.  12,  1849,  Alfred  Blather- 
wick,  a  watchmaker,  of  Jackson,  Mich. 

7434— GAYLORD  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  6,  1829;  d.,  1839, 

7435— SARAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  11,  1831,  in  Fayette- 
ville, N.  Y.;  d.,  1834. 

7436--EGBERT  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  8,  1833,  in  Chit- 
tenango,  Madison  Co.,  N.  Y. 

7437— EDWIN  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  6,  1837,  in  Chit- 
tenango,  N.  Y. 

^  7438— SUMMIT  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  4,  1840,  in  Akron, 
Summit  Co.,  O. 

7439— FRANCIS  STEARNS,  b.,  1842,  in  Tackson,  Mich.; 
d.,  1845. 

7440— FRANKLIN  STEARNS,  b.,  June  6,  1844,  in 
Jackson,  Mich. 

7441— EMMA  MARIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  6,  1846,  in 
Jackson,  Mich. 

7442— LUCY  ANTOINETTE  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  30, 
1849. 

7443^-CURTIS  STEARNS  (6690),  b.,  Apr.  22,  1810,  son 
of  Asa  and  Lucy  (Cady)  Stearns,  of  Waterbury,  Vt.;  md., 
1835,  Mary  Ann  Dana,  of  Fayetteville,  N.  Y.,  and,  in  1841., 
moved  to  Jackson,  Mich. 

7444— AB.NER  STEARNS  (6693),  b.,  1788,  son  of  Solo- 
mon and  Jemima  (Clark)  Stearns,  of  Highgate,  Vt.;  md.  (1), 
Anne  Davis,  who  bore  him  two  children;  md.  (2),  Annie 
Swayne,  who  survived  him.  He  was  a  miller,  of  Chase's 
Mills,  N.  Y.j  who  d.,  1884;  eight  children. 

7445— HIRAM  STEARNS,  b.,  1813;  md.  Lucretia  Had- 
lock,  and  had  four  children. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  199 

!     7446— JULIETTE  STEARNS. 

7447— CAROLINE  STEARNS. 

7448-^MABEL  STEARNS. 

7449— HENRY  STEARNS. 

7450— ELIZA  STEARNS,  b.,  1815;  md.  Barnum  Hag- 
gett, of  Louisville,  N.  Y.,  where  she  d.,  1870;  four  children. 

(a)— William  Haggett,  b.  at  Norwood,  N.  Y. 

(b) — Alice  Haggett,  md.  George  Hall,  of  Norfolk,  N.  Y. 

(c) — Eugenia  Haggett,  md.  Oscar  Fetley,  of  Canada. 

(d) — Abner  Haggett,  a  bachelor. 
7451— JOHN  STEARNS,  b.,  1820;  d.,  1845;  unm. 
7452--LUTHER  STEARNS  (8331),  b.,  1822. 
7453— RICHARD  STEARNS  (8340),  b.,  1826. 
7454— SOLOMON  STEARNS,  b.,  1828;  d.,  1833. 
7455— JOSEPH  STEARNS  (8343),  b.,  1830. 

7456— SARAH  STEARNS,  b.,  1833;  md.,  i860,  Ira  G. 
Caryl,  a  farmer,  of  Chase's  Mills,  N.  Y. ;  one  daughter. 

(a) — Stella  Caryl,  b.,  Oct.  8,  1861;  md.  John  Aitchison, 
of  Madrid,  N.  Y. 

7457-^JAMES  STEARNS  (6696),  b.,  1794,  son  of  Solo- 
mon and  Jemima  (Clark)  Stearns,  of  Highgate,  Vt. ;  md. 
Maria  Deal,  and  settled  in  Highgate,  Vt. ;  had  twelve 
daughters,  six  of  whom  died  young. 

7458— MIRANDA  STEARNS. 

7459— ABIGAIL  STEARNS. 

7460— ELIZABETH  STEARNS. 

7461— LYDIA  STEARNS,  md.  Mr.  Swain,  of  Morris- 
burg,  Canada. 

7462— EMILY  STEARNS. 

7463— FIDELIA  STEARNS. 


200  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

7464— SOLOMON  STEARNS  JR.  (6697),  b.,  1796,  son 
of  Solomon  and  Jemima  (Clark)  Stearns,  of  Highgate,  Vt. ; 
md.,  1823,  Polly  Woodruff,  and  settled  in  Highgate,  Vt.  He 
was  drowned  in  the  St.  Lawrence  River,  leaving  three  chil- 
dren, and  his  widow  md.  (2),  his  brother,  Clark  Stearns,  who 
cared  for  Solomon's  children  with  his  own  nine. 

7465— ALFRED  STEARNS  (8352),  b.,  1824,  in  High- 
gate,  Vt. 

7466-^LEVI  STEARNS,  b.,  1826;  of  Chase's  Mills,  N. 
Y.    Have  been  unable  to  get  record  of  this  family. 

7467-r-MARIA  STEARNS,  md.  Mr.  Ballou,  of  Chase's 
Mills,  N.  Y. 

746&—CLARK  STEARNS  (6700),  b.,  1804,  son  of  Sol- 
omon and  Jemima  (Clark)  Stearns,  of  Highgate,  Vt. ;  md. 
Polly  (Woodruff)  Stearns,  wid.  of  his  brother,  Solomon;  nine 
children. 

7469— STEPHEN  STEARNS,  of  Aiken.  Minn. 

7470— LAURA  STEARNS,  md.  Mr.  Watson,  of  Chase's 

Mills,  N.  Y. 

747i^rELIJAH  STEARNS,  of  Chase's  Mills,  N.  Y. 

7472— CLARINDA  STEARNS,  md.  Mr.  Crawford,  of 
Louisville,  N.  Y. 

7473— ELLEN  STEARNS,  md.  Mr.  Wilson,  of  Minn. 

7474— LUCINDA   STEARNS,   md.    Mr.    Alexander,   of 

Louisville,  N.  Y. 

7475— SIDNEY  S.  STEARNS,  of  Cortland,  N.  Y. 

7476— HUBBARD  STEARNS. 

7477— MARY  STEARNS,  md.  Mr.  Wilson,  of  Louisville, 
N.  Y. 

7478— ELIJAH  STEARNS  (6702),  b.,  Apr.  17,  1813,  son 
of  Solomon  and  Jemima  (Clark)  Stearns,  of  Highgate,  Vt. ; 
md.,  1838,  Caroline  Sears,  b.,  1815,  of  Mass.  They  settled 
at  Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,  N.  Y. ;  seven  children. 

7479— CATHARINE  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  8,  1840,  in  St. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  201 

Lawrence  Co.,  N.  Y. ;  md.,  1861,  George  Whiting,  of  Syra- 
cuse, N.  Y. ;  four  children. 

(a) — Melvin  E.  Whiting,  b.,  Sept.  13,  1862,  of  Carbon- 
dale,  Pa.;  md.,  June  2,  1886,  Carrie  Tuttle. 

(b)— Carrie  A.  Whiting,  b.,  Jan.  15,  1865;  md.,  Nov.  9, 
1890,  William  H.  Rowe,  of  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

(c)-— Wesley  G.  Whiting,  b.,  July  23,  1873. 
(d) — Sylvia  Whiting,  b.,  June  3,  188 1. 

7480^-SYLVIA  STEARNS,  b.,  May  7,  1843;  md.,  1870, 
Mr.  Caryl,  of  Moosic,  Pa.;  two  children. 

(a) — Ernest  D.  Caryl,  b.,  Mar.  27,  1871;  md.,  Sept.  12, 
1894,  May  Burns,    of    Scranton,  Pa.,    where  they 
settled, 
(b) — Harry  S.  Caryl,  b.,  July  4,  1880. 

7481— DELILAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  10,  1845;  md., 
Dec.  24,  1869,  George  Tregellas,  of  Mill  Creek,  Pa.;  four 
children. 

(a) — Jennie  Tregellas,  b.,  Aug.  25,  1871. 

(b)— Etta  Tregellas,  b.,  Dec.  7,  1875. 

(c) — Blanche  Tregellas,  b.,  July  16,  1877. 

(d) — Ethel  Tregellas,  b.,  Jan.  21,  1885. 

7482— DAVID  ELIJAH  STEARNS,  b.,  July  7,  1850; 
md.,  Oct.  9,  1876,  Fannie  Purdy,  and  settled  at  Peckville, 
Pa.,  where  he  d.,  Nov.  11,  1894.  His  widow  and  daughters 
removed  to  Scranton,  Pa.,  where  she  took  charge  of  a  mil- 
linery establishment;  two  daughters. 

7483— JESSIE  STEARNS,  b.,  July  13,  1880. 

7484— ELSIE  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  15,  1889. 

7485-^McCLAIN  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  5,  1852.  At  the 
age  of  nineteen,  he  went  to  Colorado,  and,  as  nothing  has 
"been  heard  of  him  since,  he  is  supposed  to  be  dead. 

7486— ETTA  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  June  22,  1854;  md., 
Oct.  9,  1873,  Edward  Simons,  of  Madrid,  N.  Y.;  one 
-daughter. 

(a) — Gertrude  Simons,  b.,  June  2,  1876. 


202  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

7487— IDA  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  17,  1856;  md.,  Jan. 
15,  1880,  Milton  Whitney,  of  Madrid,  N.  Y.;  one  daughter, 
(a)— Mabel  Whitney,  b.,  Oct.  21,  1883. 

7488— GEORGE  STEARNS  (6706),  b.,  May  31,  1802, 
son  of  Moses  and  Susan  (Clark)  Stearns,  of  Warsaw,  Wyom- 
ing Co.,  N.  Y.;  a  farmer,  who  md.,  Sept.  27,  1827,  Asenath 
Webster,  of  Hampton,  N.  Y. ;  eight  children. 

7489--LUCY  ANN  STEARNS,  md.  John  Aiken,  of 
Warsaw,  N.  Y.,  where  they  settled. 

7490— HENRY  STEARNS  (8361),  of  Omro,  Wis.,  b., 
1830. 

7491— CORDELIA  STEARNS,  md.  Chauncev  Smith,  of 
Castile. 

7492— EMILY  STEARNS,  md.  Sylvester  Hitchcock,  of 
Gainesville. 

7493^-BETSY  STEARNS,  md.  Edward  Marshall,  of 
Omro,  Wis. 

7494-i-GEORGE  STEARNS,  d.  in  infancy. 

7495VWASHINGTON  STEARNS,  d.,  Apr.  16  ,1864. 

7496— JULIA  STEARNS,  md.  William  Fisk,  of  Kansas. 

7497— JOSIAH  STEARNS  (6715),  b.,  May  1,  iSfe,  son 

of  Increase  Jr.  and  Mercy  (Bassett)  Stearns,  of  Nortnbridge, 

Mass.;  md.  Apr.  5,   1809,   Hepzibah  Whitney,    of    Upton, 

Mass.;  settled  in  Holden,  Mass.,  where  he  d.,  Apr.  20,  1864; 

"   six  children. 

7498— JULIA  STEARNS,  b.,  1810;  d.,  young. 

7499~*-EZRA  STEARNS,  d.,  aged  nine  years. 

7500— MARY  STEARNS,  b.,  1816;  md.,  Feb.  7,  1837, 
Allen  Brown,  of  Holden,  Mass.,  who,  after  her  death,  md. 
(2),  her  sister,Harriet,(7503);  d.,Oct.  2,  1840;  two  children. 

(a) — Elizabeth  Allen  Brown,  b.,  Dec.  12,  1838;  md.r 
Apr.  7,  1858,  Edwin  Howe,  of  Worcester. 

(b) — Mary  Anne  Brown,  b.,  Apr.  10,  1840;  md.,  Dec.  3, 
1859,  Geo.  Hartwell,  of  Boston. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  203 

75oi^LUTHER  STEARNS  (8368),  b.,  Feb.  25,  1818,  of 
Holden,  Mass. 

7502— CLARISSA  STEARNS,  b.,  1821;  d.,  1837,  in 
Holden.   . 

7503^-HARRIET  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  1,  1823;  md.,  Apr. 
14,  1847,  Allen  Brown,  her  deceased  sister's  husband.  He  d., 
June  1,  1853;  two  sons. 

(a) — Allen  Brown  Jr.,  b.,  May  20,  1848;  md.,  June  29, 

1874,  Adeline  R.  Davenport, 
(b) — Edward  Josiah  Brown,  b.,  May  22,  1851. 

7504V-STILES  STEARNS  (6717),  b.,  Sept.  10,  1792, 
son  of  Increase  Jr.  and  Mercy  (Bassett)  Stearns,  of  Holden, 
Mass.;  d.,  Mar.  27,  1881,  in  Worcester,  Mass.  He  md.  (1), 
Sept.  29,  1816,  Statira  Batcheler,  of  Northbridge,  Mass., 
who  d.,  1821;  md.  (2),  1828,  Sarah  Ball,  b.,  Sept.  8,  1801, 
who  d.,  May  16,  1848;  md.  (3),  1859,  Mrs.  Martha  Carlisle, 
b.,  Aug.  21,  1804,  who  had  two  children  by  a  former  hus- 
band; five  children. 

7505-^COLLINS  MUNROE  STEARNS  (8379),  b.,  Feb. 
17,  1818. 

7506— STATIRA  BATCHELER  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  28, 
1821,  in  Northbridge,  Mass.;  d.,  Mar.  17,  1859,  in  Blandford, 
Mass.;  md.,  Nov.  28,  1844,  Eli  A.  Brigham,  b.,  July  1,  1820, 
who  d.,  Feb.  20,  1892,  in  Fairfield,  Mass.;  five  children. 

(a)— ^Pliny  Stearns  Brigham,  b.,  Oct.  15,  1845,  in  Mon- 
tague, Mass.;  d.,  Jan.  12,  1881,  in  Chicago,  111.;  md., 
Dec.  2,  1875,  Sarah  Elizabeth  Mayo,  b.,  Oct.  21, 
1853;  one  son,  Frank  Pliny  Brigham,  b.,  Mar.  24, 
1877. 

(b) — Theodore  S.  Brigham,  b.,  Feb.  28,  1847;  d.,  July 

13,  1847,  in  Worcester,  Mass. 
(c) — Edwin  Eli  Brigham,  b.,  Sept.  6,  1850;  md.,  July  16, 

1876,  in  Kenosha,  Wis.,  Lizzie  Fahy,  b.,  Feb.  16, 

1852. 

(d) — Emma  Statira  Brigham,  b.,  June  12,  1853;  md-, 
Dec.  25,  1873,  Sylvanus  W.  Brooks,  of  Chicago,  111. 


204  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

(e) — Agnes  Louise  Brig-ham,  b.,  June  29,  1857;  d.,  Sept. 
19,  1857. 

7507— DAVID  BRAINARD  STEARNS  (8383),  b.,  Feb. 

16,  1829. 

7508— ALONA  HUBBARD  STEARNS,  b.  May  13, 
1830;  d.,  Nov.  22,  1888;  md.,  Oct.  25,  1849,  at  Worcester, 
Mass,  by  Rev.  John  Jennings,  Simeon  Mayo,  of  Chicago, 
111.;  five  children. 

(a) — Sarah     Elizabeth     Mayo,    b.,    Oct.   21,   1853,  in 
Worcester,  Mass.;  md.,  Dec.  2,  1875,  Pliny  Stearns 
Brigham,  her  cousin, 
(b) — Ida  Minetta  Mayo,  b.,  May  7,  1856,  in  Worcester, 

Mass.;  d.,  Sept.  14,  1866. 
(c) — Simeon  Mayo  Jr.,  b.,  Jan.  27,   i860,  in  Chicago, 

111.;  d.,  July  7,  i860, 
(d) — Arthur  Joseph  Mayo,  b.,  Dec.  1,  1865,  in  Chicago, 

111.;  d.,  May  29,  1867. 
(e) — Frank  Stiles  Mayo,  b.,  Nov.  21,  1871,  in  Chicago, 
111.;  d.,  June  19,  1872. 

7509— -JOSEPH  ELLIOTT  STEARNS  (8395),  b.,  Aug. 

17,  1832. 

7510^-ADOLPHUS  STEARNS  (6718),  b.,  June  11,  1794, 
son  of  Increase  Jr.  and  Mercy  (Bassett)  Stearns,  of  Holden, 
Mass.;  md.  (1),  1814,  Charlotte  Sumner,  b.,  1788,  who  d., 
Dec,  1823;  md.  (2),  May,  1825,  by  Rev.  E.  J.  Walker,  Nancy 
Abbott,  b.,  July  15,  1796,  who  d.,  Mar.  12,  1859,  in  Holden, 
Mass.,  where  they  settled;  d.,  Jan.  27,  1865;  ten  children. 

75 1 1— EMELINE  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  11,  1814;  d.,  Jan. 
21,  1856;  md.,  Apr.  8,  1845,  by  Rev.  Wm.  P.  Paine,  Charles 
H.  Sawin,  b.,  Apr.  12,  181 1,  who  d.,  July  28,  1888;  three 
children. 

(a) — William  Alphonso  Sawin,  b.,  Feb.  2J,  1846;  md. 
(1),  1868,  Georgiana  Smith,  b.,  Apr.  23,  1843,  who 
d.,  May  19,  1890;  md.  (2),  Jan.  11,  1892,  Mrs.  Susie 
B.  Sprague. 
(b) — Henry  Bela  Sawin,  b.,  May  16,  1847;  md.  (1),  Apr., 
1874,  Ella  Josephine  Long,  b.,  Jul-  18,  1854,  who 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  205 

d.,  Feb.  2,  1884;  md.  (2),  July  5,  1889,  Mrs.  Effie  A. 
Clark. 

(c) — Elizabeth  Proctor  Barber  Sawin,  b.,  Aug.  10,  1854; 
d.,  Apr.  24,  1881. 

7512— SUMNER  STEARNS,  b.,  July  16,  1816;  md.,  Sept. 
1,  1846,  by  Rev.  Wm.  P.  Paine,  Olive  Phinney,  of  Holden, 
Mass.,  b.,  June  20,  1826.  They  settled  in  Somerville,  Mass.; 
six  children. 

7513— CLARA  JANETTE  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  2,  1848, 

75H^SARAH  MALVINA  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  3,  1850; 
md.,  1870,  Albert  M.  Crossman,  b.,  Mar.  29,  1837,  who  d., 
1881.  They  had  two  chil.,  Sarah  Ellen  Crossman,  b.,  Mar. 
14,  1871,  who  d.,  Mar.  24,  1873,  and  Mary  Etta  Crossman, 
b.,  Jan.  18,  1872. 

7515— HENRY  ADOLPHUS  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  17, 
1854;  md.,  Nov.  16,  1875,  Caroline  F.  Berry,  b.,  Mar.  27,. 
1858.    They  have  two  children. 

7516— HENRY  ADOLPHUS  STEARNS  JR.  b.,  Sept. 
14,  1877. 

7517—CARRIE  LIZZIE  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  9,  1880. 

75i8^CHARLES  SUMNER  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  7, 
1857:  d.,  Feb.  16,  1858. 

7519— FRANKLIN  W.  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  16,  1859;  d., 
Feb.  6,  i860. 

7520— ALBERT  ROBINSON  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  13, 
1861. 

752i^ELIZA  JANE  STEARNS,  b.,  July  26,  1818;  d. 
young. 

7522^DIANA  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  21,  1821;  d.,  Feb.  15. 
1879;  md.,  after  her  sister's  death,  her  brother-in-law,  Charles 
H.  Sawin;  no  children. 

7523— CHARLOTTE  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  21,  1823;  d.r 
Mar.  10,  1892;  md.,  Sept.  22,  1846,  by  Rev.  C.  W.  Ainsworth, 
John  T.  Abbott,  b.,  Aug.  30.  1822,  who  d.,  June  28,  1891 ;  five- 
children. 


206  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

(a) — Justin  Ainsworth  Abbott,  b.,  Nov.  24,  1847;  md-, 

Apr.  18,  1874,  Mary  F.  Coburn,  b.,  Apr.  g,  1841. 
(b) — Eliza  Jane  Abbott,  b.,  July  14,  1851;  md.,  Nov.  4, 

1878,  LeRoy  Benson,  b.,  June  10,  1850,  in  Oakdale, 

Mass.;  no  children, 
(c) — Ella  Maria  Abbott,  b.,  Sept.  13,  1853;  md.,  June 

16,  1880,  Thomas  H.  Prue,  b.,  July  23,  1853;  settled 

in  Worcester,  Mass. 
(d) — John  Osborn  Abbott,  b.,  June  10,  1855;  md.,  Jan. 

15,  1877,  by  Rev.  Geo.  S.  Chadbourne,  Julia  Geor- 

giana  Moore,  b.,  Jan.  13,  1856;  d.,  Oct.  17,  1877. 
and  his  widow  md..  May  31,  1886,  Noyes  S.  Nichols. 
(e) — Child,  b.  and  d.,  Nov.  7,  1859. 

7524— ELIZA  JANE  STEARNS,  b.  Aug.  21,  1826;  d., 
June  22,  1846. 

7525XSIMON  ABBOTT  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  31,  1828; 
md.,  July  9,  1854,  Susan  W.  Rice,  b.  Feb.  11,  1831,  who  d., 
Mar.  29,  1866;  three  children. 

7526-^SIMON  GARDNER  STEARNS,  b.,  Mav  9,  1856; 
md.,  Oct.  25,  1878,  Ida  A.  Gates,  who  died  in  childbirth,  Apr. 
5,  1880. 

7527-rTHERON  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  11,  1857;  d.,  Nov. 
IS,  i857- 

7528-.MARY  ELLA  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  24,  1861;  d., 
Feb.  23,  1867. 

7529^-LEVI  JACKSON  STEARNS  (8401),  b.,  Aug.  21, 
1829;  of  Holden,  Mass. 

7530-^MARY  MARIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  4,  1833;  d., 
Mar.  5,  1865;  md.,  Sept.  22,  1857,  Edwin  R.  Johnson,  b., 
Feb.  12,  183 1,  who  d.,  Feb.  16,  1884,  in  Princeton,  Mass. 

(a) — Twins,  b.  and  d.,  May  2,  1859. 
(b) — Edwin  William  Johnson,  b.,  Mar.  5,  1865;  d.,  Aug. 
20,  1865. 

7531— WILLIAM  JONES  STEARNS  (8403),  b.,  Sept. 
3,  1837;  d.,  Dec.  21,  1887. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  207 

7532— PERES  STEARNS  (6719),  b.,  July  12,  1796,  son 
of  Increase  Jr.  and  Mercy  (Bassett)  Stearns,  of  Holden, 
Mass.;  a  boat-maker,  of  Oakdale,  Mass.;  md.,  1822,  Anice 
Keyes,  of  West  Boylston,  Mass.,  b.,  Oct.  17,  1801,  who  d., 
Aug.  i,  1877;  he  d.,  Apr.  21,  1855;  one  son. 

7533-^PLINY  WHITE  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  3,  1823,  in 
Holden,  Mass.;  md.  (1),  Lucretia  Keyes,  of  West  Boylston, 
Mass.,  who  died,  s.  p.;  md.  (2),  1878,  Rebecca  M.  Cooper,  or 
England,  b.,  Oct.  31,  1841;  settled  in  Oakdale,  Mass.;  no 
children. 

7534^AMOS  STEARNS  (6720),  b.,  Sept.  10,  1798,  son 
of  Increase  Jr.  and  Mercy  (Bassett)  Stearns,  of  Holden, 
Mass.;  md.,  Mar.  18,  1816,  Mary  Pease,  b.,  Sept.  28,  1801, 
who  d.,  July  7,  1852,  dau.  of  Josiah  Pease,  of  Upton,  Mass. 
Amos  Stearns  d.,  June  2,  1863;  eleven  children. 

7535V-MARY  ANN  STEARNS,  b.,  July  31,  1817,  at 
Upton,  Mass.;  md.,  Apr.  12,  1838,  John  C.  Welch,  b.,  Dec. 
2J,  1816;  one  son. 

(a) — Charles  I.  Welch,  b.,  Apr.  26,  1840;  d.,  Apr.  24, 
1892;  md.,  1874,  Delia  Josephine  Ballou,  b.,  Apr. 
3-  i854- 
7536— LEANZO  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  1,  1819.      )  Twin 
7537— LEANDER  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  1,  1819.  )     WmS' 

Leanzo  Stearns  was  a  shoemaker  until  twenty-three  years 
of  age,  then  a  carpenter  and  car-builder,  afterwards  a  farmer, 
of  West  Concord,  Vt.  "I  have  no  family,"  is  his  simple 
record. 

Leander  Stearns,  his  twin  brother,  was  a  carpenter  of 
Upton,  Mass.;  md.,  July  6,  1853,  Mrs.  Sarah  (Batchelor) 
Stearns,  wid.  of  his  brother,  David  M.  (7540).  His  death 
which  occurred,  Mar.  7,  1880,  was  caused  by  internal  in- 
juries, the  result  of  a  fall  from  a  staging. 

7538— ORTON  PEASE  STEARNS,  b.,  July  21,  1821. 

7539— LUCY  MARIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  10,  1824; 
d.  Sept.  12,  1865,  at  Upton,  Mass.;  unm. 

7540— DAVID   McNAMARA  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.    15, 


208  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

1826;  md.,  Oct.   11,  1847,  Sarah  W.  Batchelor,  of  Uptonr 
Mass.;  d.,  Dec.  5,  1852,  in  early  manhood,  and  his  wid.  md. 
his  elder  brother,  Leander  ,(7537). 

7541— LYDIA  CLEMENTINE  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug. 
30,  1829;  md.,  Oct.  1,  1848,  Henry  Southwick,  b.,  June  20, 
1827;  three  children. 

(a) — Henry  Gordon  Southwick,  b.,  Jan.  5,  1849. 

(b) — Leander  Orton  Southwick,  b.,  July  31,  1850. 

(c) — Eugene  H.  Southwick,  b.,  Feb.  20,  1852. 

7542--AMOS  GEORGE  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  16,  1832;. 
d.,  Mar.  17,  1836. 

7543— OLIVE  ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  13, 
1835;  d.,  Nov.  18,  1861,  at  Upton,  Mass.;  unm. 

7544— AMOS  GEORGE  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  27,  1837;  d., 
June  2,  1863,  at  Upton,  Mass.,  on  the  same  day  that  his- 
father  died;  unm. 

7545— JANE  L.  STEARNS,  b.,  Tuly  21,  1839;  md.,  Mar. 
14,  1867,  in  Worcester,  Mass.;  md.  Mr.  Fisher. 

7546-^ASA  STEARNS  (6721),  b.,  Aug.  10,  1800,  son  of 
Increase  Jr.  and  Mercy (Bassett)  Stearns,  of  Holden,  Mass.; 
a  farmer,  of  Shrewsbury,  Mass.  He  md.,  1823,  Mary 
(Polly)  Putnam,  of  Sutton,  Mass.,  a  descendant  of  Nathaniel 
Putnam,  who  settled  with  his  father,  in  1634,  in  Salem,  Mass. 
Asa  Stearns  and  wife  lived  in  Sutton  for  twelve  years,  then 
removed  to  Shrewsbury,  where  he  d.,  Aug.  25,  1865.  Mary 
(Polly)  Putnam  was  dau.  of  Bartholomew  and  Hannah 
(Sibley)  Putnam,  of  Sutton,  Mass. ;  four  sons. 

7547— OSBORN  STEARNS  (8405),  b.,  May  14,  1824,  at 
Sutton,  Mass. 

7548— DR.  HENRY  PUTNAM  STEARNS  (8409),  b.,. 
Apr.  18,  1828. 

7549-^-ANDREW  JACKSON  STEARNS  (8413),  b., 
Mar.  28,  1830. 

755o^CHARLES  SIBLEY  STEARNS  (8419),  b.,  Apr. 
16,  1844. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  209 

755I_OTIS  STEARNS  (6723),  b.,  Oct.  4,  1804,  son  of 
Increase  Jr.  and  Mercy  (Bassett)  Stearns,  of  Holden,  Mass.; 
md.  (1),  1823,  Julia  Ann  Sumner,  of  Milford,  Mass.,  b.,  May 
2,  1804,  who  d.,  1850,  in  Worcester,  Mass.;  md.  (2),  185 1, 
Dulciana  Rood,  of  Jericho,  Vt. ;  six  chil.  by  first  wife  and 
two,  by  second.    He  d.,  July  8,  1875. 

7552V-LUCINDA  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  2,  1824,  in 
Holden,  Mass.;  md.,  Apr.  12,  1839,  Samuel  Steele,  of  New 
Salem,  Mass.;  settled  in  Holden,  Mass.;  d.,  1855;  four  chil- 
dren. 

(a) — George  Washington  Steele.  b.v  Oct.,  1842. 

(b) — Charles  Harrison  Steele,  b.,  Nov.,  1845. 

(c) — Alonzo  Steele,  b.,  1847;  d.,  1849. 

(d)— Susan  Maria  Steele,  b.,  May  15,  1849. 

7553>^ELIZA  ANN  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  25,  1825,  in 
Holden,  Mass.;  md.  (1),  1847,  Eleazer  Hamblin,  of  Mont- 
pelier,  Vt.,  who  d.,  1867,  in  Hudson,  N.  Y.;  md.  (2),  Albert 
Fay.  of  Southboro,  Mass.,  and  settled  in  Sherburne,  Mass.; 
one  son. 

(a) — Edwin  Foster  Hamblin,  b.,  May  5,  1849,  in  Oak- 
dale,  Mass. 

7554— WILLIAM  HERVEY  STEARNS,  b.,  May  15, 
1827,  in  Holden,  Mass.;  d.,  Feb.  4,  1845,  in  Shrewsbury, 
Mass.;  unm. 

7555— SUSANNA  STEARNS,  b.,  1830;  d.,  1834,  in  Mil- 
ford,  Mass. 

7556— AMANDA  MALVINA  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  2, 
J833;  md.  (1),  Oct.  10,  1853,  Edwin  Hamblin,  of  Montpelier, 
Vt.,  brother  of  her  sister  Eliza's  husband.  He  d.,  Mar.  28, 
1873,  in  Worcester,  Mass.,  without  children,  and  she  md.  (2), 
Feb.  28,  1889,  Joseph  Steckman  of  Dakota,  who  d.,  Feb.  19, 
1891.  She  had  no  children,  and  after  his  death,  returned  to 
Lancaster,  Mass.,  where  she  d.,  1898. 

7557— GEORGE  WASHINGTON  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov. 
28,  1836;  d.,  1856;  unm. 

7558— CHARLES  OTIS  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  20,  1853. 
in  Worcester,  Mass.;  d.,  July,  1867. 


210  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

7559^SARAH  LAURETTA  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  20, 
1856,  in  Worcester,  Mass.;  md.,  Jan.  15,  1880,  Walter  Rigg, 
of  Lancaster,  Mass.;  settled  in  Worcester. 

(a)— Edna  Belle  Rigg,  b..  May  28,  1882. 
(b) — Lena  Amanda  Rigg,  b.,  Nov.  11,  1885,  in  West- 
minster, Mass.;  d.,  1888. 
(c)— Howard  Seuel  Rigg,  b.  Apr.  15,  1888. 

7560— SAMUEL  STEARNS  (6725),  b.,  Apr.  9,  1808, 
son  of  Increase  Jr.  and  Mercv  (Bassett)  Stearns,  of  Holden, 
Mass.;  d.,  May  30,  1866:  md.,  Sept.  1,  1831,  Mary  Arnold, 
b.,  Jan.  24,  1809;  settled  in  Holden,  Mass.;  nine  children. 

756r-i-GEORGE  INCREASE  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  24, 
1832;  of  Jefferson,  Mass.;  md.  (1),  May  28,  1857,  Lucy  Ellen 
Lee,  b.,  Aug.  9,  1839,  by  whom  he  had  one  son;  md.  (2),  Dec. 
25,  1890,  Mary  E.  Whittemore,  who  was  the  mother  of  his 
second  son. 

7562^-GEORGE  HENRY  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  25,  1858; 
md.,  May  9,  1880,  Sarah  A.  Foster,  b.,  Dec.  14,  1863.  They 
had  two  sons. 

7563— CLARENCE  G.  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  18,  1881;  d., 
Aug.  24,  1882. 

7564-^LOUIS  AGASSIZ  STEARNS. 

7565-^-CARL  PURINGTON  STEARNS,  b.,  July  7,  1895. 

7566— JULIA  ANN  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  11,  1835;  md., 
Sept.  23,  1858,  Edwin  R.  Humphrey,  b.,  Sept.  8,  1837. 

7567— FRANCIS  A.  STEARNS,  b..  Nov.  3,  1837. 

7568— MARY  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  25,  1840;  md.,  Dec. 
21,  1869,  Luther  D.  Robbins;  two  children. 

(a) — Ernest  Arnold  Robbins,  b.,  Oct.  3,  1871. 
(b) — Fannie  May  Robbins,  b.,  May  5,  1880. 

7569-rCHARLES  W.  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  24,  1843;  d., 
Jan.  28,  1845. 

7570— ALFRED  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  9,  1846;  d.,  Oct. 
1,  1847. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  211 

7571XHARRIET  LOUISA  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  n, 
1848;  md.,  May  23,  1870;  Horace  Morse. 

7572— HOMER  DWIGHT  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  15.  1851; 
md.  (1),  Apr.  5,  1874,  Mary  Truesdell,  b.,  Dec.  11,  1855,  who 
d.,  Jan.  3,  1877,  in  Holden,  Mass.;  md.  (2),  May  29,  1878, 
Fannie  C.  Moore.  The  first  wife  died  in  childbed  with  her 
second  child;  the  second  wife  had  three  children. 

7573^-WlN'FRED  HOMER  STEARNS,  b..  Mar.  26, 
i875- 

7574— HARRY  EDWIN  STEARNS,  b..  Jan.  3,  1877. 
7575^-LILLIAN  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  9,  1880. 
7576-^EVERETT  STEARNS,  b.,  May  25,  1882. 
7577^-DWIGHT  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  1885. 
7578-^EMILIE  C.  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  14,  1855. 

7579^MILES  STEARNS  (6729),  b.,  1810,  son  of  Asa 
and  Abigail  (Bragg)  Stearns,  of  Sackett's  Harbor,  N.  Y. ; 
after  his  mother's  second  marriage  was  called  Miles  Russ 
until  his  own  marriage,  when  he  resumed  his  proper  name. 
He  md.,  1833,  Mary  (Polly)  Piper,  and  settled  in  Genesee 
Co ..  N.  Y.,  on  a  farm  which  he  occupied  until  his  death,  in 
1844;  three  children. 

7580^-JAMES  NELSON  STEARNS  (8421),  b.,  1835. 

758HLDANIEL  FRANKLIN  STEARNS  (8424),  b., 
1838. 

7582— ALLAN  M.  STEARNS  (8428),  b..  1843. 

7583— SIMON  STEARNS  JR.  (6737),  b.,  Apr.  4,  1785, 
son  of  Simon  and  Henrietta  (Peterson)  Stearns,  of  Newport, 
R.  I.;  a  tailor  by  trade;  md.,  Nov.  26,  1807,  Vienna  Barnes, 
b.,  June,  3,  1788,  who  d.,  Mar.  1,  1849,  dau.  of  Philemon 
and  Anna  (Scott)  Barnes,  of  Wolcott,  Conn.  He  d.,  1853, 
in  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y. ;  twelve  children. 

7584— HENRIETTA  STEARNS,  b..  May  9,  1809,  in 
Harwinton,  Conn.;  md.,  Dec.  5,  1828,  David  Rogers,  a  farm- 
er, of  Lee.  Mass.;  nine  children. 


212  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

(a) — Vienna  Barnes  Rogers,  b.,  Dec.  31,  1829,  in  Stock- 
bridge,  Mass. 

(b) — Vinson  Gould  Rogers,  b.,  Mar.  15,  1832,  in  Green- 
bush,  N.  Y. 

(c) — Henrietta  Stearns  Rogers,  to.,  Mar.  17,  1834,  in 
Pittsfield,  Mass. 

(d) — David  Wells  Rogers,  b.,  June  6,  1836,  in  New 
Lebanon,  N.  Y. 

(e) — Gilbert  Lawrence  Rogers,  b.,  Oct.  13,  1838,  in 
Richmond,  Mass. 

(f) — Egbert  George  Rogers,  b.,  Mar.  28,  1841,  in  Stock- 
bridge,  Mass. 

(g) — Cornelia  Anna  Rogers,  b.,  Nov.  13,  1843,  in  Stock- 
bridge,  Mass. 

(h) — Son,  b.  and  d.,  Jan.,  1845,  in  Pittsfield,  Mass. 
(i) — Lucy  Alice  Rogers,  b.,  Jan.  12,  1850,  in  Cohoes, 
N.  Y. 

7585-^HENRY  HARWIN  STEARNS  (843 1\  b.,  Feb. 
26,  181 1,  in  Harwinton,  Conn. 

7586— GOULD  STEARNS  (8443),  b.,  Feb.  26,  1813,  in 
Tyringham,  Mass. 

7587 — SON,  b.  Mar.  24,  181 5;  died  young. 

7588-v.CYRENIUS  BARNES   STEARNS,  b.,   Mar.   5, 
1816;  d.,  July  18,  1818. 

7589— NATHAN  STEARNS  (8450),  b.,  Apr.  25,  1818,  in 
Lee,  Mass. 

7590— LAWRENCE     STEARNS,  b.,  July  10,  1820,  in 
Lee,  Mass.;  a  wagon-maker,  of  Washington  Co.,  N.  Y. 

7591— GEORGE  S.  STEARNS  (8461),  b.,  Anr.  25,  1822, 
in  Lee,  Mass. 

7592^MARCUS  STEARNS  (8470),  b.,  Jan.  3,  1825,  in 
Lee,  Mass. 

7593^-DEXTER  STEARNS  (8474),  b.,  Sept.  25,  1826,  in 
Lee,  Mass. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  2 IS 

7594— JUSTIN  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  25,  1829,  in  Chat- 
ham, N.  Y. ;  a  turner:  unm. 

7595— CYRENIUS  EDWIN  STEARNS  (8476),  b.,  July 
18,  1832,  in  Richmond,  Mass. 

7596— JOHN  STERNE  (6739),  b.,  Dec.  16,  1788.  son  of 
Samuel  and  Sarah  (Billings)  Stearns,  of  Newport,  R.  I.;  a 
grocer  until  1838;  State  Treasurer  of  Rhode  Island  from 
1832  to  1840;  Cashier  of  Newport  Exchange  Bank,  after 
1836;  wrote  his  name  Sterne.  He  md.,  Dec.  8,  181 1,  Maria 
Collins  Thurston,  b.,  Jan.  5,  1790,  who  d.,  Oct.  9,  1849,  dau. 
of  John  and  Sabra  (Smith)  Thurston,  of  Newport,  R.  I.; 
eleven  children. 

7597— MARIA  THURSTON  STERNE,  b.,  Sept.  11, 
18 12;  md.,  Jan.  21,  1834,  Latham  Thurston  Tew,  a  brass 
founder,  son  of  George  Cornell  and  Sally  (Thurston)  Tew, 
of  Newport,  R.  I.;  no  children. 

7598^CAROLINE  MATILDA  STERNE,  b.,  Feb.  6, 
1 81 5;  md.,  June  14,  1838.  Thomas  Bush  Sherman,  a 
butcher,  son  of  Isaac  and  Betsy  (Borden)  Sherman,  of  New- 
port. R.  I.:  six  children. 

(a)^-John  Sterne  Sherman,  b.,  Nov.  15,  1839:  d.,  Dec. 

2,  1840. 
(b)-— Rowena  Sherman,  b.  Mar.  5,  1842. 
(c) — John  Sterne  Sherman,  b.,  Apr.  6,  1843. 
(d)-— Wanton  Taber  Sherman,  b.,   Aor.   26,    1846;  d., 

July  20,  1846. 
(e) — Wanton  Taber  Sherman,  b.,  Aug.  1,  1847. 
(f) — James  Turner  Sherman,  b.,  Jan.  10,  1849. 
7599— SAMUEL  STERNE  (8484),  b.,  June  21,  1817. 

7600--CHARLES  THURSTON  STERNE,  b.,  July  14, 
1819;  d.,  Jan.  23,  1820. 

76oi^CHARLES  THURSTON  STERNE,  b.,  Jan.  23, 
1821;  d.,  Mar.  5,  1822. 

7602— GEORGIANA  STERNE,  b.,  Dec.  29,  1822;  md., 
Aug.  6,  1843,  William  Pitt  Swansey,  a  mariner,  son  of  Alex- 
ander G.  and  Ruth  (Woodward)  Swansey;  one  daughter. 


214  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

(a) — Ruth  Maria  Swansey,  b.,  Sept.  26,  1844. 

7603—HARRIET  ELIZABETH  STERNE,  b.,  Aug.  3, 
1825;  d.,  Jan.  7,  1848;  md.,  Jan.  28,  1844,  Jerathmael  Bowers 
Swansey,  brother  of  her  sister's  husband;  two  children, 
(a) — Mary  Jane  Swansey,  b.,  Dec.  15,  1845. 
(b) — Harriet  Elizabeth  Swansey,  b.,  July  30,  1847;  d., 
May  13,  1848. 

7604-^MARTHA  MARIA  STERNE,  b.,  Apr.  16,  1828; 
d.,  May  11,  1846. 

7605— ANDREW  JACKSON  STERNE,  b.,  Oct.  7,  1830. 
76o6^LOUISA  STERNE,  b.,  July  16,  1832. 
7607^-JOHN  STERNE  JR.,  b.,  Apr.  17,  1834. 


Seventh  Generation. 


7608— JOHN  STERNE  (6755),  b.,  Aug.  2,  1803,  son  of 

William  and  Starnes,  of  Charleston,  S.  C. ;  md. 

Nov.  29,  1824,  Mary  L.  Wright,  b.,  May  2,  1805;  settled 
in  York  District,  S.  C;  in  1830,  moved  to  Green  Co.,  O.;  in 
1836,  went  to  Gibson  Co.,  Ind.,  where  he  d.,  Oct.  13,  1864. 
"The  broad  Southern  'a'  was  changed  to  a  Western  'e,' 
and'  the  spelling  changed  accordingly."  He  was  a  farmer 
until  the  last  few  years  of  his  life  when  he  engaged  in  pork- 
packing  in  Princeton,  Ind. ;  six  children. 

7609— MARGARET  A.  STERNE,  b.,  Sent.  26,  1825;  d., 
Oct.  17,  1826. 

7610— SAMUEL  STERNE  (8486),  b.,  Sept.  26,  1826. 

7611-—JOHN  C.  STERNE  (8494),  b.,  Feb.  9,  1828. 

7612— MARGARET  J.  STERNE,  b.,  June  3,  1830;  md., 
Jan.  5,  1862,  Rev.  John  McMaster,  a  minister  of  the  U.  P. 
Church,  who  d.,  July  II,  1874;  four  children. 

(a) — John  Sterne  McMaster,  b.,  June  22,  1864;  d.,  Oct. 
26,  1866. 

(b) — James  McMaster,  b.,  June  23,  1865;  d.,  June  12, 
1869. 

(c) — Samuel  McMaster,  b.,  June   1,   1867;  d.,  June  6, 
1867. 

(d) — Erastus  Darwin  McMaster,  b.,  Oct.  15,  1868;  d., 
May  10,  1895. 

7613— KATHARINE  STERNE,  b..  Mar.  25,  1834;  d., 
Oct.  1,  1836. 


216  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

76i4jLwILLIAM  T.  STERNE  (8515),  b.,  Aug.  22,  1840.  ,     i} 

7615^-JOHN  STARNBS  (6757),  date  of  birth  unknown,  v/Tt/, 
son  of  Joseph  M.  and  Nancy  (Adams)  Starnes,  of  East  Ten- 
nessee; a  farmer,  of  Hawkins  Co.,  East  Tenn.,  who  served 
in  the  war  of  1812;  md.  Sarah  Adams,  and  both  d.  in  Haw- 
kins Co.,  East  Tenn.  Some  call  him  Dr.  John  Starnes;  nine 
children.  Vv-A^>»   ' 

76 1 6^POLLY  STARNES,  md.  Adam  Helton,  a  farmer, 
of  Indiana. 

7617— PEGGY  STARNES,  md.  William  Wilson,  a  farm-  VI  c* 
er,,  of  Arkansas. 

7618-^SARAH    STARNES,    md.    Absalom    Looney,  a 
farmer,  of  East  Tenn. 

7619^-KATIE  STARNES,  md.  Robert  Rogers,  a  farmer, 
of  East  Tenn. 

7620--REV.  MITCHELL  STARNES,  a  farmer,  of  In- 
diana, who  was  also  a  Methodist  minister  for  fifty  years    0  v, 
prior  to  his  death;  md.  Elizabeth  Shanks,  and  died  about 
1888. 

7621— NANCY  STARNES,  md.  James  Rogers,  a  farmer,    o  < 
of  Iowa.  / 

7622-^JOHN  STARNES  JR.  (8521),  b.,  Mar.  8,  1807. 

7623-^PLEASANT  STARNES,  a  farmer,  of  Tenn.,  who 
md.  Polly  Wilson. 

7624-^-GEORGE  W.  STARNES  (8554),  b.,  1810-11. 

7625— DR.  GREENE  ].  STARNES  (6768),  b.,  June  22, 
1854,  son  of  Gen.  James  Wilborn  and  Mary  Christina  (Rud- 
der) Starnes,  of  Franklin,  Williamson  Co.,  Tenn.;  a  phy- 
sician and  surgeon  of  San  Antonio,  Tex.;  md.,  1879.  Eliza- 
beth Ellis;  four  children. 

7626— MARY  ELIZABETH  STARNES,  b.,  June  11, 
.1880,  at  Indianola,  Texas. 

7627— CHARLES  W.  L.  STARNBS,  b.5  Feb.  2,  1884,  at 
Victoria,  Texas. 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  217 

7628— MARGUERITE  STARNES,  b.,  Aug.  26,  1895. 

7629— SUSAN  OPHELIA  STARNES,  b.,  July  24,  1897. 

7630— PROF.  HUGH  NESBITT  STARNES  (6775),  b., 
May  25,  1856,  son  of  Judge  Ebenezer  and  Mary  A.  W.  (Nes- 
bitt)  Starnes,  of  Augusta,  Ga.;  grad.  Univ.  Ga.,  1875,  with 
degree  of  A.  B.;  planter  and  fruit-grower  for  many  years;  in 
1893,  appointed  Horticulturist  of  the  Ga.  Agr.  Experiment 
Station;  in  1898,  called  to  the  Chair  of  Agriculture  and 
Horticulture,  of  the  Univ.  of  Ga.,  at  Athens,  Ga. 

He  md.,  Aug.  12,  1880,  at_  Marietta,  Ga.,  Lucie  Berrien 
Mcintosh,  dau.  of  Dr.  Bayard  L.  and  Eliza  Boiling  (Nesbitt) 
Mcintosh;  four  children. 

7631— LUCIA  BERRIEN  STARNES,  b.,  June  16,  1881, 
at  Marietta,  Ga. 

7632— BAYARD  McINTOSH  STARNES,  b.,  Oct.  19, 
1.83,  at  Lucerne,  Ga. 

7633— HUGH  NESBITT  STARNES  JR.,  b.,  Mav  26, 
1888,  at  Farm  Hill,  Ga. 

7634— MARY  ELEANOR  STARNES,  b.,  June  16,  1896, 
at.  Experiment,  Ga. 

7635— DR.  CHARLES  J.  STEARNS  (6781),  b.,  June  3, 
1800,  son  of  Timothy  and  Mary  (Look)  Stearns,  of  Fram- 
ingham,  Mass.;  md.  (1),  name  unknown,  who  was  mother  of 
three  children;  md.  (2),  Mary  Lawrence  Hinds,  and  settled 
in  New  York  City,  where  his  other  two  sons  were  born. 
Dr.  Stearns  d.,  1880,  at  Mt.  Pleasant,  Monmouth  Co.,  N.  J.; 
his  wife  d.,  at  Jasper,  Steuben  Co.,  N.  Y. ;  five  children. 

7636— MARY  STEARNS,  md.  Charles  Cregor,  of  Phila- 
delphia, Pa.;  d.,  in  New  York  City. 

7637-^-FRANCES  STEARNS. 

7638— CHARLES  STEARNS,  d.  in  Boston,  Mass. 

7639— WILLIAM  RANDOLPH  STEARNS  (8562),  b., 
Oct.  29,  1 84 1,  in  New  York  City. 

7640— FRANKLIN  BYRON  STEARNS,  b.  in  New 
York  City,  where  he  d. 


218  CHARLES  STEARNS. 


/ 


7641-^-HENRY  STEARNS  (6784),  b.,  Aug.  19, 1809,  son 
of  Timothy  and  Mary  (Look)  Stearns,  of  Framingham, 
Mass.;  md.,  Dec.  29,  1833,  Cordelia  Robinson,  b.,  Sept.  2, 
1816,  who  d.,  Dec.  20,  1879,  dau.  of  Rev.  Clark  and  Belinda 
(Spragne)  Robinson,  of  Vt;  settled  in  Jasper,  Steuben  Co., 
N.  Y.,  afterwards  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  After  the  death  of  his 
wife,  he  made  his  home  with  his  eldest  son,  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y. ; 
five  children. 

7642^-GEORGE  STEARNS  (8569),  b.,  June  22.  1835. 

7643-^CHARLES  CURTIS  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  1,  1837; 
md.  twice,  has  five  children;  of  Cincinnati,  O. 

7644-^-MINERVA  LUCINDA  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  24, 
1843;  md.  (1),  Eugene  H.  Cramer;  two  children;  md.  (2),  W. 
T.  J.  Lowe  of  Buffalo,  N.  Y. ;  one  son. 

7645— MARTHA  ANN  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  10,  1844;  d., 
July  5,  1846. 

7646--WILLIAM  HENRY  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  17, 
1846;  in  1865.  settled  in  Rochester,  N.  Y.;  connected  with 
the  National  Casket  Co.,  for  many  years;  a  member  of  the 
First  M.  E.  Church,  of  Rochester,  and  a  life-member  of  its 
Missionary  Society;  a  Free  Mason  of  high  and  honorable 
standing  and  a  Knight  Templar.  He  has  become  a  member- 
of  the  Empire  State  Sons  of  the  Revolution,  within  a  few 
years;  "could  have  retired  from  business  ten  vears  ago,  but 
am  not  built  that  way." 

7647^-TIMOTHY  LOOK  STEARNS  (6785),  b.,  Sept. 
17,  1 81 3,  posthumous  son  of  Timothy  and  Mary  (Look) 
Stearns,  of  Framingham,  Mass.;  a  blacksmith,  of  Barre, 
Mass.;  md.,  Feb.  7,  1837,  Eliza  Howe,  dau.  of  Levi  Howe, 
of  Worcester,  Mass.;  d.,  Apr.  19,  1867,  in  Barre,  Mass.;  eight 
children. 

7648— EDWARD  NELSON  STEARNS  (8S84),  b.,  Aug. 
6,  1838,  in  Worcester,  Mass. 

7649— LEVI  HOWE  STEARNS  (8588),  b.,  Nov.  19, 
1840. 

7650— GEORGE  ALVAH  STEARNS  (8592),  b.,  May 
27,  1845- 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  219 

7651-iDR.  CHARLES  GODDARD  STEARNS  (8598), 
b.,  Apr.  28,  1850. 

7652-^MARY  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  3,  1851;  d.,  Sept.  9, 
1854. 

7653^HARRIET  LYDIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  8,  1856; 
unm. 

7654-^-GEORGE  STEARNS,  d.  in  infancy. 

7655— WILLIAM  HENRY  STEARNS  (8601),  b.,  Apr. 
3,  1858. 

7656-^CAPT.  DAVID  STEARNS  (6789),  b.,  Sept.  23, 
1803,  son  of  Amos  and  Sarah  (Watts)  Stearns,  of  Framing- 
ham,  Mass.;  a  sea-captain,  who  d.,  Dec.  17,  1867,  in  Rich- 
mond, Me.;  md.  (1),  July  12,  1827,  Lavinia  Reed,  of  Dres- 
den, Me.,  who  d.,  Aug.  24,  185 1,  in  Richmond,  Me.;  md. 
(2),  Dec.  3,  1852,  Lucy  Bunyan,  who  d.,  Apr.  15,  1882;  no 
chil.  by  second  wife;  four  by  first  wife. 

7657-^SARAH  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  June  3,  1828;  md.,  July 
2,  1854,  Capt.  J.  B.  Libby;  d.,  Oct.  4,  1855,  in  Richmond, 
Me.  I 

7658-r-JAMES  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  14,  1830;  d.,  Apr.  17, 
1830. 

7659— HELEN  MARR  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  1,  1832;  md., 
Nov.  2,  1859,  Capt.  Joshua  B.  Libby,  her  deceased  sister's 
husband;  he  d.,  Apr.  8,  1870,  in  Portland,  Me.;  two  children. 

(a) — Helen  May  Libby,  b.,  Sept.  3,  1861,  in  Richmond, 

Me. 
(a) — Lavinia  M.  Libby,  b.,  Nov.  24,  1863;  d.,  Oct.  7, 

1868,  in  Richmond,  Me. 

7660— ESTHER  B.  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  28,  1837;  d., 
Aug.  13,  1856,  in  Richmond,  Me. 

v  7661--RICHARD  W.  STEARNS  (6792),  b.,  June  15, 
1810,  son  of  Amos  and  Sarah  (Watts)  Stearns,  of  Framing- 
ham,  Mass.;  d..  Mar.  24,  1857;  md.  Sarah  Small,  of  Bath, 
Me.,  by  whom  he  had  six  children,  but  we  have  been  unable 
to  find  any  record  of  his  family. 


220  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

7662--PHILIP  P.  STEARNS  (6793),  b.,  Feb.  27,  1815, 
son  of  Amos  and  Sarah  (Watts)  Stearns,  of  Framingham, 
Mass.;  a  ship-wright  and  caulker,  of  Melrose  Highlands, 
Mass.;  md.  Mary  E.  Clarke,  of  Charlestown,  Mass.;  two 
sons. 

7663^-EDWARD  PAYSON  STEARNS,  b.,  June  9,  1844, 
at  Charlestown,  Mass.;  d.,  June  23,  1849. 

7664— DAVID  FRANKLIN  STEARNS,  b.,  July  1,  1852, 
at  Charlestown,  Mass.;  an  insurance  agent,  of  Melrose  High- 
lands, Mass.;  md.,  1887,  Lydia  M.  Salmon;  two  children. 

7665— VERA  ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b..  Aug.  18, 
1888. 

7666— ILMA  BERNICE  STEARNS,  b..  July  18,  1893. 

"  7667— ORIN  STEARNS  (6799),  b.,  Feb.  14,  1797,  son  of 
Samuel  and  Polly  (Bennett)  Stearns,  of  Fitchburg.  Mass.; 
md.  (1),  1828,  Reeta4 Davison,  of  Stow,  Mass.,  by  whom  he 
had  three  children;  md.  (2),  Lucinda  Robinson,  of  Parish- 
ville,  N.  Y.,  where  he  d.,  July  31,  1836. 

7668— ORIN  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  1829. 

7669---SYLVIA  STEARNS,  b.,  1831. 

7670— LUTHER  STEARNS,  b.,  1832. 

7671-^STEPHEN  B.  STEARNS  (6803),  b.,  Oct.  2,  1805, 
son  of  Samuel  and  Polly  (Bennett)  Stearns,  of  Fitchburg, 
Mass.;  md.,  1833,  Mary  Merriam,  of  Westminster,  Mass.,  b., 
1807,  dau.  of  Asa  and  Lucena  (Puffer)  Merriam.  He  was 
a  painter  by  trade,  and  d.,  June  25,  1835;  she  d.,  Aug.  19, 
185 1 ;  one  son. 

7672--CHARLES  HUDSON  STEARNS  (8604).  b..  June 
12,  1834. 

7673-^AARON  WARNER  STEARNS  (6807),  b.,  Oct. 
18,  1802,  son  of  Luther  and  Lucy  (Warner)  Stearns,  of  Leo- 
minster, Mass.;  a  paper-manufacturer,  of  Leominster.  He 
md.,  June  15,  1828,  Betsy  White  Houghton,  of  Harvard, 
Mass.;  d.,  June  24.  1852,  in  Leominster,  Mass.;  five  chil- 
dren. 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  221 

7674-V^AVERY  LELAND  STEARNS,  b.,  June  27,  1831,-= 
in  Leominster.  Mass.  md.,  Oct.   I,'  1863,  Hattie  Jewett,  of 
Groton,  Mass.;  settled  in  Leominster. 

7675^EDMUND  HOUGHTON  STEARNS,  b.,  July  25, 
1835,  in  Leominster;  md.,  Feb.  3,  1861,  Laura  Wilder  Rugg; 
d.,  Sept.  13,  1876,  in  Leominster,  Mass.  ;two  daughters. 

7676— MINNIE  BELLE  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  18,  1865; 
md.,  May  1,  1890,  Geo.  Partridge  Taylor,  of  Springfield, 
Mass.;  two  children. 

(a) — Philip  S.  Taylor,  b.,  Apr.  14,  1892. 

(b) — Marion  Taylor,  b.,  Aug.  6,  1893. 

7677— ANNA  LAURA  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  23,  1867,  in 
Leominster,  Mass. 

7678-^HENRY  THOMAS  STEARNS,  b.,  June  14,  1838, 
in  Leominster,  Mass.;  md.,  Aug.  6,  1862,  Ellen  A.  Reed,  of 
Berlin,  Mass.;  d.,  July  12,  1879,  at  Leominster,  Mass. 

7679^-JAMES  FRENCH  STEARNS,  b..  July  1,   1842,      \ 
in  Leominster,  Mass.;  Importer  of  interior  decorations,  in 
New  York  City;  unm. 

7680-^GEORGE  WILLIAM  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  25, 
1844,  in  Leominster,  Mass.;  d.,  June  3,  1869,  in  Worcester, 
Mass.;  unm. 

768i^EMORY  STEARNS  (6808),  b.,  Dec.  13,  1804,  son 
of  Luther  and  Lucy  (Warner)  Stearns,  of  Leominster,  Mass. ; 
a  blacksmith;  md.,  1832,  Rachel  Linc6ln,  of  Leominster,  b., 
1807;  d.,  Apr.  3,  1884,  in  Leominster,  Mass.;  six  children. 

7682— LUCY  ANN  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  13,  1833,  in  Leo- 
minster; md.  John  Cooledge,  of  Leominster,  where  she  d.. 
May  20,  1864. 

7683^-ABBIE  LOUISE  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  31,  1838; 
of  Leominster,  Mass.;  unm. 

7684— ALBERT  LINCOLN  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  4. 
1840;  of  Providence,  R.  I.;  unm. 

7685-v-CHARLES  WARNER  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  23. 
1843;  of  Arizona;  unm. 


222  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

7686— FRANK  JOSHUA  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  13,  1848;  i 

manufacturer    of    horn    goods,    at    Providence,  R.  I.;    md. 
Amelia  A.  Wells;  two  children. 

7687— ALBERT  WELLS  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  6,  1894. 
7688— HELEN  LINCOLN  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  4,  1895. 

7689^-IDA  MARIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  7,  1852;  md. 
Charles  E.  Stratton,  of  Leominster,  Mass. 

7690VSAMUEL  FORBUSH  STEARNS  (6810),  b.,  Oct. 
8,  181 7,  son  of  Luther  and  Lucy  (Warner)  Stearns,  of  Leo- 
minster, Mass.;  d.,  Nov.  29,  1887;  md.  Ellen ,  and 

settled  in  Springfield,  Mass. 

7691-^THOMAS  ADAMS  STEARNS  (6825),  b.,  Sept. 
2,  181 1,  son  of  Thomas  3d.  and  Susanna  (Adams)  Stearns, 
of  Enosburg,  Vt.;  a  farmer  and  tanner,  of  Jaffrey,  N.  H.; 
md.  (1),  June  6,  1838,  Sarah  E.  Spaulding,  of  Jaffrey,  N.  H., 
who  d.,  Feb.  25.  1855:  md.  (2),  Jan.  2,  1856,  Almeda  L. 
Stanley  Gilmore.  who  d.,  Oct.  15,  1892.  He  d.,  July  28; 
1879,  in  Jaffrey,  N.  H.;  four  children. 

7692^-SUSAN  ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b..  May  19, 
1839,  in  New  Ipswich,  N.  H.;  d.,  Nov.  7,  1839. 

7693^-HARRIET  ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b..  Jan.  7, 
1844,  in  Jaffrey,  N.  H.;  a  professional  nurse;  md.,  Apr.  13, 
1869,  George  F.  Lowe,  of  Jaffrey,  who  d.,  June  18,  1882,  at 
Ouincy,  Fla.;  after  his  death,  she  settled  in  Rindge,  N.  H.; 
three  children. 

(a) — Francis  Duane  Lowe,  b..  June  23,   1871,  in  Wo- 

burn,  Mass.;  d.,  Sept.  9,  1871. 
(b) — Leila  Adams  Lowe,  b.,  July  2,  1875,  in  Arlington, 

Mass.;  of  Rindge.  N.  H. 
(c) — Henry  Eugene  Lowe,  b.,  Nov.  26,  1877,  in  Ouincy, 
Fla.;  d.,  Sept.  22,  1879. 

7694^-HENRY  MARTYN  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  4,  1848, 
in  Jaffrey,  N.  H.;  md.,  Feb.  21,  1871,  Mary  C.  Lowe,  of 
Jaffrey,  where  they  settled;  d.,  June  2,  1887;  s.  p. 

7695V-SARAH  ALMEDA  STEARNS,  b.,  May  4,  1859. 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  223 

in  Jaffrey,   N.    H.;   md.,   Nov.   23,    1879,   William   Eugene 
Stearns  (8253),  of  Rindge,  N.  H.;  no  children. 

7696^-TIMOTHY  KNIGHT  STEARNS  (6827),  b.,  Jan. 
19,  18 1 6,  son  of  Thomas  3d.  and  Susanna  (Adams)  Stearns, 
of  Enosburg,  Vt;  a  mariner,  lost  at  sea,  Apr.,  1852;  md., 
1839,  Betsy  Bassett,  and  settled  in  South  Chatham,  Mass., 
where  their  children  were  born.  The  father  was  lost  at  sea 
in  April,  and  in  the  following  August  the  son  was  born, 
"leaving  my  mother  with  two  girls  and  a  baby-boy  to  care 
for."     The  mother  d.,  Aug.  1,  1894. 

7697--PATIENCE  BASSETT  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  8, 
1840;  md.,  Nov.  1858,  Augustine  Bearse,  of  South  Chatham, 
Mass.;  d.,  Oct.  14,  1880,  leaving  two  children. 

(a) — Minnie  A.  Bearse. 

(b) — Frank  Bearse. 

7698^-CAROLINE  AUGUSTA  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  19, 
1848;  has  always  been  an  invalid,  a  great  sufferer. 

7699--NANCY  HAWES  STEARNS,  b.,  May  18,  1850; 
d.  in  infancy. 

7700^-TIMOTHY  KINSMAN  STEARNS  (8607),  b., 
Aug.  21,  1852. 

77oi^JUSTIN  STEARNS  (6832),  b.,  May  10,  1S01,  son 
of  Daniel  Jr.  and  Sarah  (Pratt)  Stearns,  of  Reading,  Vt. ;  a 
farmer  and  carpenter,  of  Fitchburg,  Mass.;  md.,  Sept.  3, 
1826,  Polly  Simonds,  of  Fitchburg,  Mass.;  d.,  Oct.  31,  1891. 
"Justin  Stearns  was  a  most  exemplary  man,  upright  and 
accurate  in  his  dealings,  honored,  respected  and  beloved  by 
all  who  knew  him.  He  was  Treasurer  of  his  Church  So- 
ciety for  forty  consecutive  vears  and  handled  many  thou- 
sands of  dollars  without  the  loss  of  a  single  cent."  He  had 
two  children. 

7702— SARAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  23,  1828;  d.,  Mar.  2, 
1844. 

7703WDANIEL  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  11,  1831:  in  1859. 
commenced  practice  as  attorney-at-law,  in  Fitchburg,  Mass., 
where  he  d.,  Jan.  31,  1868;  unm.  He  was  a  graduate  of 
Dartmouth  College. 


224  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

7704-vJAMES  MADISON  STEARNS  (6836),  b.,  July 
23,  1809,  sc>n  of  Daniel  Jr.  and  Sarah  (Pratt)  Stearns,  of 
Reading,  Vt;  a  farmer,  of  Wethersfield,  Vt.;  md.  Louisa 
Sherwin,  of  Wethersfield,  where  he  d.,  Oct.  6,  1873.  Dr. 
Bond  says  they  had  three  children  but  we  have  not  ascer- 
tained their  names. 

7705-^RUFUS  STEARNS  (6837),  b.,  Dec.  30,  181 1,  son 
Daniel  Jr.,  and  Sarah  (Pratt)  Stearns,  of  Reading,  Vt;  a 
farmer,  of  Reading,  Vt.,  who  was  insane  during  the  last 
years  of  his  life.  He  md.,  Dec.  19,  1833,  Caroline  Buck,  of 
Reading,  Vt.,  b.,  May  22,  1812,  who  d.,  June  12,  1881;  he  d., 
Mar.  27,  1895;  three  children. 

7706— EDGAR  STEARNS  (861 1),  b.,  Apr.  24,  1835. 

7707— ELMER  STEARNS,  b.,  July  8,  1837,  in  Reading, 
Vt. ;  d.,  Jan.  5,  1858;  unm. 

7708— MYRON  STEARNS,  b.,  June  2,  1842;  md.  Lucy 
McNeil,  of  Reading,  Vt.,  where  he  d.,  Aug.  25,  1867. 

7709^-HON.  JOHN  MILTON  STEARNS,  A.  M.,  LL. 
D.,  (6847),  b.,  Dec.  13,  1810,  son  of  Paul  and  Lucy  (Knee- 
land)  Stearns,  of  Reading,  Vt. ;  md.  (1),  Sept.  3,  1836, 
Emeline  H.  Adams,  b.,  Apr.  15,  1807,  in  Royalton,  Vt.,  who 
d.,  Aug.  30,  i860,  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.;  md.  (2),  Dec.  16, 
1 86 1,  at  Williamsburg,  N.  Y.,  Mrs.  Sarah  J.  (Valentine) 
Vanderburg;  md.  (3),  Aug.  23,  1889,  Mrs.  Katie  Vesper, 
widow  of  Capt.  Peter  Vesper,  of  Thomaston,  Me.  He 
studied  theology,  taught  and  preached  until  1838;  was  an 
editor  and  publisher  until  1848;  Hon.  A.  M.,  Rutgers  Coll., 
1855;  LL.  D.,  Grinnell  Coll.,  Iowa,  1890.  Among  his  literary 
works  are  "Wreaths  of  Wild  Flowers,"  "The  Puritan  as  a 
Character  in  History,"  'The  Bible  in  Harmony  with  Na- 
ture," and  "Germs  and  Developments  of  the  Laws  of  Eng- 
land." He  was  a  lawyer,  of  New  York  City,  who  d.,  1899, 
at  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.,  of  acute  bronchitis;  two  children. 

7710-^HELEN  JANE  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  2,  1837,  at 
Bozrah,  Conn.;  md.,  Sept.  3,  1855,  Hon.  Homer  A.  Nelson, 
a  lawyer,  of  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.  Mr.  Nelson  was  County 
Judge  for  eight  years;  M.  C,  two  years;  Secretary  of  State 
of  N.  Y.  for  one  or  two  terms;  State  Senator,  two  years;  d.. 
Apr.  23,  1891;  s.  p. 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  225 

7?IIiLjOHN  MILTON  STEARNS  JR.  (8617),  b.,  Sept, 
14,  1842. 

77 12^-BENJAMIN  FRANKLIN  STEARNS  (6849),  K 
Dec.  25,  1814,  a  Christmas  twin  son  of  Paul  and  Lucy  (Knee- 
land)  Stearns,  of  Reading,  Vt.;  a  farmer,  of  Brownsville,  Vt; 
md.  (1),  Oct.  2y,  1842,  Lucy  Melvina  Washburne,  of  Read- 
ing, Vt.,  who  became  the  mother  of  four  children,  and  d., 
June  13,  1880,  at  Everett,  Mass.,  aged  57  years;  md.  (2), 
June  26,  1 88 1,  Mary  E.  Davis,  who  d.,  Feb.  18,  1883,  at 
Everett,  Mass.,  aged  18  years;  md.  (3),  July  17,  1884,  Eliza- 
beth M.  Coburn,  of  Felchville,  Vt.;  four  children. 

7713-vOSCAR  HAMLIN  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  15,  1843, 
at  Felchville,  Vt.;  grad.  Middlebury,  Vt.,  Coll.,  1866;  mem- 
ber of  N.  Y.  bar;  md.  Elizabeth  Valentine,  and  settled  at 
Hackensack,  N.  J.;  no  children. 

7714— EUGENE  H.  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  10,  1849;  <*•', 
Nov.  12,  1850,  at  Felchville,  Vt. 

7715^-ALICE  MELVINA  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  10,  1852; 
d.,  May  12,  1854,  at  Felchville,  Vt. 

7716-^FRANK    HERBERT     STEARNS,   b.,    Oct.  31, 
1857,  in  Felchville,  Vt;  of  F.  H.  Stearns  M'f'g  Co.,  Chester, 
Vt.,  dealers  in  Machinery  and  manufacturers  of  wooden  ware; 
unm. 

7717— REV.  GEORGE  WASHINGTON  STEARNS 
(6850),  b.,  Dec.  25,  1814,  a  Christmas  twin  son  of  Paul  and 
Lucy  (Kneeland)  Stearns,  of  Reading,  Vt. ;  a  clergyman  of 
the  M.  E.  Church  and  a  homeopathic  physician;  md.  (1),  May 
8,  1838,  Sarah  Sylvia  Crowell,  of  Yarmouth,  Mass.;  settled 
in  New  Bedford,  Mass.;  md.  (2),  Julia  Amanda  Ware,  who 
bore  him  one  son.  He  was  the  oldest  member  of  the  New 
England  Southern  Conference,  but  obliged  to  give  up 
preaching  on  account  of  loss  of  voice.  Bv  his  first  wife  he 
had  seven  children,  of  whom  two  survive. 

7718— MARY  CROWELL  STEARNS,  md.  Mr.  Perryr 
of  New  Bedford;  one  child. 

7719— 'SYLVIA  CROWELL  STEARNS,  unm. 


226  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

7720— GEORGE  EDMUND  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  6, 
1885,  "the  son  of  his  old  age." 

7721— PAUL  WETHERBEE  STEARNS  (6851),  b., 
Mar.  4,  1817,  son  of  Paul  and  Lucy  (Kneeland)  Stearns,  of 
Reading,  Vt. ;  manufacturer  of  woolen  cloths  and  wooden 
goods,  at  Reading,  Vt.;  md.,  Dec.  5,  1844,  Salome  TarbelL 
b.,  Mar.  24,  1817;  d.,  Aug.  18,  1878,  at  Felchville,  Vt.;  two 
children. 

7722— EDWIN  HALE  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  20,  1848,  in 
Felchville,  Vt. ;  md.  Sarah  Elizabeth  Martin,  and  settled  in 
Manchester,  Iowa,  where  he  d.,  July  2"/,  1884;  one  son. 

7723— ALEXANDER  WETHERBEE  STEARNS. 

7724— EUDORA    ZULETTE    -STEARNS,  b.,  July  28, 
1858,  in  Felchville,  Vt.;  md.  George  Atwood  Pettigrew,  of 
Flandreau,  South  Dakota;  one  daughter, 
(a) — Addie  Stearns  Pettigrew. 

7725-^HONESTUS  STEARNS  (6852).  b.,  July  22,  1820, 
son  of  Paul  and  Lucy  (Kneeland)  Stearns,  of  Reading,  Vt. ; 
a  farmer,  of  Felchville,  Vt.,  on  the  paternal  homestead; 
dealer  in  real-estate  and  connected  with  the  Vt.  Chair  Fac- 
tory. He  md.  (1),  July  17,  1845,  Leonora  Matthews,  by 
whom  he  had  one  daughter.  They  were  divorced  and  he 
md.  (2),  Dec.  4,  1850,  Marietta  M.  Gill,  by  whom  he  had  one 
son  and  three  daughters.  She  d.,  Sept.  11,  1873,  and  he  md. 
(3),  Oct.  18,  1874,  Mrs.  Emeline  Lovell,  who  d.,  July  26, 
1884,  and  he  md.  (4),  May  4,  1892,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  P.  Hink- 
ley;  five  children. 

7726— HELEN  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  26,  1846;  md.,  Nov. 
[,  1864,  Dr.  J.  W.  Nichols. 

7727^GEORGE  GILL  STEARNS  (8621),  b.,  Nov.  1, 
1851. 

7728-^-KATE  MARIE  STEARNS,  b.,  June  18,  1853;  md., 
Aug.  16,  1882,  Oscar  F.  Rice,  who  d. 

7729-— LUCILLE  MARIETTE  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  1, 
1859;  md.,  May  9,  1880,  Oscar  S.  Randall. 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  227 

7730-^CORA  THEODOSIA  STEARNS,  b.,  July  16, 
1863;  a  stenographer,  of  Chicago,  111. 

773I_GEORGE  CUSHMAN  STEARNS  (6862),  b., 
Mar.  4,  1819,  son  of  Charles  Jr.  and  Abigail  (Bannister) 
Stearns,  of  Boston,  Mass.;  md.,  Mar.  8,  1841,  in  Boston,  by 
Rev.  Chandler  Robbins,  Martha  J.  Bachelder,  b.,  Sept.  29, 
1821,  who  d.,  Jan.  31,  1875,  in  Lincoln,  Mass.,  eldest  dau. 
of  Thomas  and  Martha  Bachelder,  of  Portsmouth,  N.  H. 
Mr.  Stearns  d.,  June  13,  1886,  at  Denver,  Col.,  while  on  a 
pleasure-trip  with  his  son  George.  In  early  life,  he  and  his 
brother,  Edward  Stearns,  did  much  to  give  the  Mercantile 
Library  of  Boston  its  life  and  usefulness,  and  they  established 
the  Insurance  Firm  of  Stearns  Bros.,  which  has  since  been 
carried  on  by  the  sons  of  George  C.  Stearns.  Mr.  Stearns 
was  buried  with  Masonic  honors,  in  Forest  Hill  Cemetery, 
near  Boston;  five  children. 

7732— MARTHA  STEARNS,  b.,  June  12,  1843,  in  Chel- 
sea, Mass.;  md.,  Dec.  16,  1873,  at  St.  Paul's  Church,  Boston, 
by  Rev.  Phillips  Brooks,  Walter  Hodges,  of  Staten  Island, 
N.  Y.,  where  she  d.,  Mar.  12,  1877. 

7733— EDWARD  AUGUSTUS  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  16, 
1846,  in  Boston,  Mass.;  d.,  Nov.  28,  1867. 

7734— GEORGE  CUSHMAN  STEARNS  JR..  b.,  Feb. 
12,  1854. 
Twins. 

7735— CHARLES  BACHELDER  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb. 
12,  1854. 

G.  C.  Jr.  md.,  June  3,  1880,  at  Dedham,  Mass.,  by  Rev. 
S.  C.  Beach,  Mary  Newell  Morse.  He  was  a  prominent  Free 
Mason  and  Knight  Templar;  two  children. 

7736— EDWARD  STEARNS,  b.  and  d.,  1881. 

7737—CHARLES  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  30,  1882. 
Charles  B.  Stearns  md.,  Oct.  8,  1879,  Marietta  H.  Chapin, 
of  Hyde  Park,  Mass. ;  two  children. 

7738— ANNIE  MASON  STEARNS. 

7739— MARTHA  HAYWARD  STEARNS. 


228  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

77AO—  MARY  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  14,  1856,  in  Brook- 
lyn, N.  Y.;  unm. 

77/Li— ROBERT  EDWARDS  CARTER  STEARNS 
(6864),  b.,  Feb.  1,  1827,  son  of  Charles  Jr.  and  Sarah  (Carter) 
Stearns,  of  Boston,  Mass.;  md.,  Mar.  28,  1850,  by  Rev.  Fred- 
erick T.  Gray,  Mary  Anne  Libby,  b.,  Sept.  6,  1828,  who  d.T 
July  28,  1879,  at  Berkeley,  Cal.,  eldest  dau.  of  Oliver  Libby,, 
of  Boston,  Mass.  She  was  buried  in  Mountain  View  Ceme- 
tery, near  Oakland,  Cal.  "Mr.  Stearns  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  city,  supplemented  by 
a  mercantile  course,  and  business  training  in  one  of  the 
Boston  banks.  In  1849,  he  painted  a  Panorama  of  the  Hud- 
son River,  from  the  mouth  of  the  Mohawk  to  Fort  William, 
a  canvas  nine  hundred  ft.  long  and  eight  ft.  wide.  In  1850, 
he  visited  the  coal-fields  of  Southern  Indiana,  and  in  1854, 
was  appointed  prospector  and  resident  clerk  for  several  Cop- 
per Cos.,  with  headquarters  at  Keeweenaw  Point,  Lake 
Superior.  In  1858,  he  went  to  California,  via  Havana  and 
the  Isthmus  of  Panama,  leaving  New  York  in  May,  and 
reaching  San  Francisco  in  June.  For  four  years  he  was 
connected  with  the  principal  printing  and  publishing  house 
of  San  Francisco,  and  on  the  editorial  staff  of  'The  Pacific,' 
a  leading  weekly.  In  1862,  he  was  appointed  Deputy  Clerk 
of  the  Supreme  Court,  and,  in  1863,  resigned  to  become  Sec- 
retary of  the  Board  of  State  Harbor  Commissioners.  Upon 
the  termination  of  his  relations  with  the  Board,  on  account 
of  ill-health,  in  1868,  he  was  presented  with  a  service  of  plate 
made  of  Nevada  silver.  Until  1870,  he  was  in  the  Atlantic 
States,  and,  with  some  scientific  friends,  visited  Florida, 
where,  for  several  months,  he  made  large  collections  of  Nat- 
ural History  material  for  the  Smithsonian  Institution  and 
himself.  In  1874,  he  was  elected  Secretary  of  the  Board  of 
Regents  of  the  University  of  California,  Dr.  Daniel  C.  Gil- 
man  being  Pres.  This  office  Mr.  Stearns  held  for  nearly 
eight  years,  when  failing  health  compelled  him  to  resign. 
The  Board  of  Regents  passed  unanimously  a  series  of  ap- 
preciative resolutions,  and  conferred  upon  him  the  degree 
of  Doctor  of  Philosophy,  in  recognition  "of  his  scientific 
attainments  and  as  a  merited  testimonial  to  his  protracted 
service,"  and  as  "expressive  of  their  sense  of  his  great  service 


Robert  E.  C.  Stearns. 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  229 

to  the  cause  of  education  in  California."  In  1882,  he  did 
some  special  work  for  the  U.  S.  Fish  Commission,  in  the 
Puget  Sound  region,  and,  in  1884,  was  appointed  Assistant 
Curator  in  the  Department  of  Mollusks  in  the  U.  S.  National 
Museum,  at  Washington,  D.  C,  by  Prof.  Spencer  F.  Baird, 
of  the  Smithsonian  Institution.  Subsequently,  he  was  ap- 
pointed Paleontologist  in  the  U.  S.  Geological  Survey,  by  the 
Director,  Major  J.  W.  Powell,  and  continued  in  this  service 
until  1892,  when  he  resigned.  He  still  retains  a  place  on  the 
staff  of  the  National  Museum,  his  name  appearing  on  the 
roll,  as  Associate  in  Zoology.  His  extensive  and  well-known 
collection  of  Mollusks,  commenced  when  a  lad,  and  added 
to  by  personal  explorations  and  world-wide  correspondence 
and  exchange,  especially  designed  to  illustrate  the  geograph- 
ical distribution  and  variation  of  Molluscan  species,  was  pur- 
chased for  the  National  Collection,  and  is  now  an  important 
feature  in  the  National  Museum.  In  1869,  Dr.  Stearns  be- 
came a  Fellow  of  the  American  Association  for  the  Advance- 
ment of  Science;  in  the  same  year,  was  chosen  Cor.  Member 
of  the  Chicago  Academy  of  Science;  1877,  Cor.  mem,  of 
Acad.  Natural  Science,  Davenport,  la.;  1870,  Cor.  mem. 
Lyceum  of  Nat.  Hist.,  in  City  of  New  York,  now  the  N.  Y. 
Acad,  of  Science;  1887,  Correspondent  of  the  Acad,  of  Nat. 
Science  in  Philadelphia;  Sept.  17,  1873,  elected  Correspond- 
ing Member  of  Die  Kaiserliche  Koonigliche  Zoologisch 
Botanische  Gesellschaft,  in  Wien,  Austria.  In  1881,  he  was 
made  Corresponding  Member  of  the  California  State  Horti- 
cultural Society;  became  a  member  of  Cal.  Acad,  of  Science, 
early  in  1864,  and,  in  1873,  was  made  an  Honorary  Life 
Member;  is  a  member  of  the  Biological  Society  of  Washing- 
ton, D.  C,  and  of  the  District  of  Columbia  Society,  Sons  of 
Amer.  Revolution. 

"His  principal  published  papers  have  appeared  in  the  Re- 
ports of  the  Smithsonian  Institution,  in  the  Proceedings  of 
the  U.  S.  National  Museum  and  the  Cal.  Acad,  of  Science, 
in  the  publications  of  other  scientific  societies,  in  the  "Amer- 
ican Naturalist,"  and  elsewhere."    He  has  one  daughter. 

7742— MARY  ROBERTA  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  16,  1853, 
in  East  Cambridge,  Mass. ;  a  member  of  Daughters  of  Amer- 
ican Revolution 


230  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

7743— THOMAS  STEARNS  JR.  (6869),  b.,  Aug.  4,  1814, 
son  of  Dr.  Thomas  and  Margaret  (Stephenson)  Stearns,  of 
Mt.  Vernon,  Me.;  d.,  Apr.  18,  1871,  at  Saxonville,  Mass.; 
md.,  1838,  Rebecca  Howe  Jones,  and  had  six  children.  He 
was  a  wheelwright  and  carpenter,  who  lived  in  Sudbury, 
Mass.,  Natick,  Mass.,  and  Saxonville;  made  surveys  for 
levees  on  the  Sacramento  River,  Cal.,  in  1849. 

7744— MARGARET  LORING  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  28, 
1839,  in  Boston,  Mass.;  md.,  Nov.  16,  i860,  James  Hooker, 
of  Saxonville,  Mass.,  where  she  d.,  Dec.  31,  1876;  one 
daughter. 

(a) — Ida  I.  Hooker,  b.,  Apr.,  1862. 

7745— ELIZA  REBECCA  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  6,  1841, 
in  Sudbury,  Mass.;  md.,  May  11,  1862,  William  H.  H. 
Clough,  of  Natick,  Mass.,  where  they  settled;  two  children. 

(a) — Alice  Florence  Clough,  b.,  June  17,  1876. 

(b) — William  Irving  Clough,  b.,  Apr.  16,  1877. 

7746— JULIA  CATHERINE  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  8, 
1843,  in  Sudbury,  Mass.;  d.,  Mar.  19,  1858,  in  Natick,  Mass. 

7747— THOMAS  TONES  STEARNS  (8623),  b.,  Mar.  20, 
1845- 

7748— ABBIE  FRANCES  STEARNS,  b.,  Tuly  27,  1846, 
in  Sudbury,  Mass.;  md.,  'Sept.  8,  1875,  James  H.  Coombs,  of 
South  Framingham,  Mass. 

7749--SUSAN  HOWE  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  25,  1857,  in 
Natick,  Mass.;  md.,  Sept.  2/,  1879,  Ossian  C.  Jaquith,  of 
Chicago,  111. 

7750—  CHARLES  STEARNS  (6870),  b.,  Feb.  12,  1816, 
son  of  Dr.  Thomas  and  Margaret  (Stephenson)  Stearns,  of 
Mt.  Vernon,  Me.;  md.,  1844,  Mary  A.  S.  Harrington,  and 
settled  first,  in  Sudbury,  Mass. ;  was  afterward  a  wheel- 
wright, of  Natick,  Mass.;  where  he  d..  May  16,  1870;  three 
sons. 

7751— CHARLES  FRANCIS  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  27, 
1845,  m  Sudbury,  Mass.;  md.,  Apr.  17,  1873,  M.  Leora 
Brown,  and  settled  in  Hanover,  Mass.;  two  sons. 


Hon.  George  M.  Stearns. 


SEVENTH  GENEBATION.  231 

7752— -CHARLES  AUSTIN  STEARNS,  b.,  May  25, 
1875. 

7753_HARRINGTON  PLUMMER  STEARNS,  b., 
Sept.  15,  1876. 

7754— GEORGE  HARRINGTON  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept. 
6,  185 1,  in  Wayland,  Mass.;  d.,  1855. 

7755— WILLIAM  STEARNS  (8625),  b.,  May  15,  1857,  in 
Wayland,  Mass. 

7756— HON.  GEORGE  MUNROE  STEARNS  (6875), 
b.,  Apr.  18,  1 83 1,  son  of  Rev.  William  Lawrence  and  Mary 
(Munroe)  Stearns,  of  Stoughton,  Mass.;  a  lawyer,  of  Chic- 
opee,  Mass.,  popularly  known  as  "The  Sage  of  Chicopee." 
He  md.,  May  17,  1855,  Emily  C.  Goodnow,  b.,  Mar.  4,  1833, 
dau.  of  E.  D.  and  Caroline  B.  Goodnow  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.; 
d.,  Dec.  31,  1894,  in  Brookline,  Mass.  He  received  his  early 
education  in  the  schools  of  his  native  town,  and  attended  the 
Shelburne  Falls  Academy,  where  his  future  wife  was  one  of 
his  schoolmates.  From  many  printed  sketches  of  his  life, 
we  select  the  following: 

"We  know  of  no  man  in  Western  Massachusetts  whose 
biography  is  better  worth  writing  and  publishing  in  full.  He 
was  popular  as  a  lawyer,  a  citizen,  and  a  neighbor."  "George 
Munroe  Stearns,  of  Chicopee,  the  great  pleader  of  the  Wes- 
tern Massachusetts  Bar,  and  the  lawyer,  strong  at  all  points, 
who  has  been  a  familiar  figure  at  all  the  court-houses  in  the 
four  western  counties  for  many  years,  died,  at  his  residence, 
on  the  morning  of  Monday,  Dec.  31,  1894,  of  congestion  of 
the  lungs  and  hemorrhage.  The  end  came  after  long  months 
of  suffering  borne  with  patience  and  courage  and  enlivened 
by  a  hope  which  was  never  dimmed.  A  letter  received  from 
him,  by  one  of  his  Chicopee  friends,  the  Saturday  before  his 
death,  was  full  of  cheerful  plans  for  the  winter,  including 
the  purchase  of  a  new  horse  with  which  to  enjoy  the  beau- 
tiful drives  about  Boston.  Practically,  all  of  his  life  has  been 
lived  here  among  us,  and  few  men  have  been  better  known, 
or  more  generally  loved  and  admired  than  he.  The  public 
has  known  him  as  a  man  of  most  original  qualities,  an  in- 
tense, brilliant,  and  successful  lawyer;  his  friends  appreciate 


232  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

him  as  one  of  the  most  congenial  and  choicest  of  spirits,  full 
of  wit  and  apt  speech  and,  withal,  abounding  in  a  tenderness 
and  fine  feeling,  which,  in  genuineness  and  grace,  might  be 
called  womanly.  His  father  was  the  minister  of  the  Unitarian 
Church  at  Rowe,  Mass.,  and  George  was  the  typical  'min- 
ister's son.'  About  1849,  he  entered  the  law-office,  at  Chic- 
opee,  of  John  Wells,afterwards  Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court 
of  Mass.;  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  in  1852,  and  immediately 
began  practice  as  a  partner  of  Judge  Wells.  Later  he 
opened  an  office  in  Springfield,  Mass.,  with  the  late  E.  D. 
Beach,  who  was  his  partner  for  some  time,  as  have  also  been 
since,  Judge  Marcus  P.  Knowlton,  and  Mayor  Charles  L. 
Long.  Of  his  home-life  it  is  only  necessary  to  say  that  it  has 
been  almost  an  ideal  one.  As  a  man  he  was  large-minded, 
larp-e-hearted,  kindly  and  lovable.  He  had  always  been  a 
public  man  but  had  held  few  public  offices,  refusing  over  and 
over  again  nominations  to  Congress,  and  several  times  de- 
clining to  be  his  party's  candidate  for  Governor.  He  was 
elected  to  the  House  of  Representatives  by  the  Democratic 
party  in  1859,  and  was  a  member  of  the  committee  which 
revised  the  Public  Statutes  in  i860.  In  1871,  he  was  in  the 
Senate  and,  in  1872,  was  elected  District  Attorney  for  the 
Western  District,  but  resigned  at  the  end  of  two  years. 
The  same  year  he  was  a  delegate  to  the  National  Democratic 
Convention,  at  Cincinnati,  and  favored  the  nomination  of 
Horace  Greeley.  He  was  a  candidate  for  Lieut.-Gov.  on 
the  Dem.  ticket  with  John  Quincy  Adams,  and  later  when 
the  Democrats  nominated  Charles  Sumner,  was  nominated 
Lieut.-Gov.  with  him  also,  but,  on  Sumner's  refusal,  Mr. 
Stearns  followed  his  example.  His  counsel  in  political  mat- 
ters has  been  frequently  sought  by  party-leaders,  and  men 
of  position  and  influence,  and  has  always  been  most  highly 
valued.  He  was  a  shrewd  observer,  a  careful  student,  and  an 
accurate  judge  of  men  and  events.  His  practice  was  most 
extensive,  covering  all  branches  of  the  law  and  taking  him 
into  the  highest  courts  of  the  country.  His  characteristics 
as  a  lawyer  were  his  own,  and  in  his  methods  of  preparing 
cases,  of  presenting  them  to  court  or  jury,  and  of  exam- 
ining witnesses,  they  were  unique  and  Stearnsy.  No  one 
could  copy  them,  though  many  have  tried  and  disastrously 
failed.     He  was  strong,  positive  and  aggressive,  a  man  to 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  233 

•make  his  personality  felt  wherever  he  went,  and  in  whatever 
company  he  might  find  himself.  His  wit  was  proverbial; 
every  one  who  knew  George  M.  Stearns  knew  that  side  of 
him.  He  was  a  full  man,  in  the  sense  of  being  well-read, 
with  an  intelligent  grasp  on  a  great  many  subjects,  and  his 
conversation  was  bright,  sparkling,  filled  with  gleanings 
from  his  extensive  reading,  and  yet  thoughtful.  Taken  by 
the  large,  George  M.  Stearns  was  a  great  man." 

Copied  from  the  Springfield  Weekly  Republican,  Jan.  4, 

i895; 

His  family  consisted  of  two  daughters. 

7757— MARY  C.  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  4,  1856,  in  Chico- 
pee,  Mass.;  md.,  Oct.  4,  1876,  Frank  E.  Tuttle,  of  Chicopee, 
Mass.;  d.,  Feb.  18,  1884;  one  daughter. 

(a) — Emily  Stearns  Tuttle,  b.,  July  19,  1878. 

7758— EMILY  S.  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  9,  1858,  in  Chico- 
pee, Mass.;  d.,  Jan.  20,  1870,  at  same  place. 

7759— ALBERT  BIGELOW  STEARNS  (6877),  b.,  Sept. 
15,  1843,  m  Rowe,  Mass.,  son  of  Rev.  William  Lawrence  and 
Mary  (Munroe)  Stearns,  of  Stoughton,  Mass. ;  coal  merchant, 
of  Brooklyn  and  New  York  City;  Appraiser  of  Merchandise 
at  the  port  of  Boston,  Mass.,  and  at  New  York;  Pres.  of 
Boston  Fire  and  Police  Company.  He  md.,  Oct.  6,  1869, 
Sarah  J.  St.  John,  b.,  Dec.  30,  1848,  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  Dur- 
ing the  Civil  War,  he  was  a  member  6%  46th.  Mass.  Vol.  Mil., 
stationed  in  N.  C,  Md.  and  Va.,  from  1861  to  1863;  was  in 
five  battles,  including  Gettysburg;  five  children. 

776o— FREDERICK  ST.  JOHN  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  18, 
1870,  at  Chappaqua,  Newcastle,  N.  Y.,  where  his  parents 
were  married;  Harv.  Coll. 

7761— ALBERTA  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  27,  1873,  in  Chap- 
paqua, Newcastle,  N.  Y. 

7762— MATILDA  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  29,  1875,  at  New- 
ton, Mass. 

7763— GEORGE  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  May  20,  1879,  in 
Newton,  Mass.;  d.,  Aug.  20,  1879. 


234  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

7764— .MARY  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  June  2,  1887,  in  Ded- 
ham,  Mass.;  d.,  June  6,  1888. 

7765 -HON.  EDWIN  MANSFIELD  STEARNS 
(6879),  b.,  Aug.  25,  1825,  son  of  Rev.  Daniel  Mansfield  and 
Betsy  (Munroe)  Stearns,  of  Dennis,  Mass.;  Postmaster  of 
Ashley,  Mass.,  1861;  Assistant  Assessor  of  Internal  Revenue 
and  Inspector  of  Distilleries  in  New  York  City,  1863  and 
1864;  Apraiser  of  Customs  at  the  Port  of  Boston,  Mass., 
since  1886;  in  1862,  was  with  the  Army  of  the  Cumberland, 
as  Sutler's  Clerk.  His  knightly  chivalry  is  manifested  by  the 
following  courtly  remark:  "Have  achieved  no  greater  dis- 
tinction than  having  married,  at  different  times,  two  beau- 
tiful women,  and  having  become  the  father  of  their  children." 

He  md.  (1),  Feb.  2,  1854,  Mary  Rebecca  Newhall,  who  d., 
Feb.  22,  i860;  md.  (2),  Nov.  27,  1861,  Urania  M.  Robinson, 
of  Flint,  Mich.,  b.,  Apr.  25,  1833,  a  lineal  descendant  of  Rev. 
John  Robinson,  pastor  of  the  Pilgrims.  He  had  three  daugh- 
ters. 

7766— GRACE  BIGELOW  STEARNS,  b,  Nov.  1,  1855: 
d.,  Mar.  24,  1857. 

7767— CLARA  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  14,  1857;  d.,  Sept.  8, 
1858. 

7768— LIZZIE  ORTENTIA  iSTEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  2,  1862, 
in  Flint,  Mich.;  Supervisor  of  Music  in  the  Public  Schools 
^  (     of  Springfield,  Mass. 

7769— REV.  CHARLES  STEARNS  JR  (6887),  b.,  Oct. 
18,  1 81 8,  son  of  Charles  and  Sarah  (Rmley)  Stearns,  of 
Greenfield,  Mass.;  a  merchant,  of  Lawrence,  Kas.,  previous 
to  the  Civil  War,  and  very  active  in  Anti-Slavery  measures. 
When  Lawrence  was  sacked  and  burned  by  the  Pro-Slavery 
party,  his  store  was  raided,  his  clerk  killed,  and  his  own  life 
saved  only  by  the  efforts  of  his  wife.  About  1840,  he  entered 
Oberlin  College  to  study  for  the  ministry,  adopted  Rev.  Mr. 
Finney's  religious  views,  and  traveled  through  Kentucky  and 
Tennessee  on  a  preaching  tour.  He  was  taken  sick  at  the 
hospitable  home  of  Mr.  Thomas  Carter,  of  Cumberland  Co., 
Ky.;  was  tenderly  cared  for,  and  md.  (1),  Oct.  24,  1843,  Mr. 
Carter's  eldest  daughter,  Mary  Jane  Carter,  who  was  a  de- 


Hon.  Edwin  Mansfield  Stearns. 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  235 

voted  wife,  and  d.,  Dec.  27,  1864,  at  Central  City,  Col.  He 
md.  (2),  Jan.  21,  1866,  Etta  M.  Milliman,  of  Binghamton, 
N.  Y.j  and  bought  a  plantation  in  Columbia  Co.,  Ga.,  where 
she  d.;  m.  (3),  Nov.  15,  1869,  Emeline  Ford  Ritchie,  and 
after  a  short  residence  on  the  Georgian  plantation,  sold  it 
and  removed  to  Boston,  Mass.,  where  he  d.,  May  17.  1899; 
six  children. 

7770— SARAH  LORANA  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  11,  1844; 
d.,  Aug.  18,  1847. 

7771— ABBY  KELLY  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  27,  1847;  d., 
Sept.,  1848. 

7772-^CHARLES  THOMAS  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  25, 
1857;  d,  1858. 

7773— MARY  BELLE  STEARNS,  b.,  May  27,  1862;  md., 
in  1 891,  and  has  one  dau.  She  was  educated  by  her  aunt, 
Rachel  Willard  Stearns,  of  Springfield,  Mass.,  whose  last 
days  were  made  happy  by  her  niece's  loving  care;  md.  Mr. 
Waterhouse. 

7774— ETTIE  FULLER  STEARNS,  b.,  July  6,  1870. 

7775— CHARLES  RIPLEY  STEARNS,  b.,  July  27, 
1872. 

7776— JOEL  WILDER  STEARNS  (6899),  b.,  Apr.  4, 
1827,  son  of  Otis  and  Lucy  (Wilder)  Stearns,  of  Leominster, 
Mass.;  d.,  May  20,  1895,  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. ;  a  merchant, 
wholesale  stationer,  of  New  York -City.  He  md.,  Nov.  22, 
1858,  Elizabeth  Beale,  who  d.,  1885,  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y., 
where  he  settled,  in  1852;  five  children. 

7777— THOMAS  BEALE  STEARNS  (8629),  Oct.  3, 
1859- 

7778— DANIEL  BEALE  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  23,  1862; 
d.,  Dec.  6,  1881. 

7779— EDWARD  OTIS  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  28,  1864; 
d.,  Dec.  15,  1882. 

7780— JOEL  WILDER  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  Feb.  12,  1868; 
md.,  Apr.  30,  1895,  Gertrude  Mechling,  of  Denver,  Col.   He 


236  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

took   special   architectural   course    in    Columbia    Coll.,   and 
settled,  as  an  electrician,  in  Denver,  Col. 

7781— ARTHUR  KENDALL  STEARNS,  b.,  July  20, 
1873;  grad.  Harv.  Law  School,  1895;  settled  in  Chicago,  111. 

7782— JOHN  NOBLE  STEARNS  (6903),  b.,  Jan.  22, 
1 83 1,  son  of  Henry  Ketchum  and  Sarah  (Schermerhorn) 
Stearns,  of  New  York  City;  merchant  and  silk  manufacturer 
of  New  York  City,  with  silk-mills,  at  Petersburg,  Va.  He 
md.,  Apr.  26,  1856,  Alice  A.  Bloomer,  dau.  of  Elisha 
Bloomer,  of  New  York  City;  seven  children. 

7783— FRANCIS  CLARE  STEARNS,  b.,  1858;  d.,  Aug. 
J28,  1869. 

7784— DR.  HENRY  SCHERMERHORN  STEARNS, 
b.,  Dec.  4,  1861 ;  a  physician,  of  New  York  City;  md.,  Apr.  4, 
1884,  Amy  Prentice  Browning;  two  children. 

7785— ANNE  BROWNING  STEARNS,  b.,  1885. 

7786— HENRY  SCHERMERHORN  STEARNS  JR., 
b.,  1891. 

7787— JOHN  NOBLE  STEARNS  JR.  (8633),^.,  Sept. 
3,  1863. 

7788— LOUIS  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  30,  1866;  a  silk  man- 
ufacturer, of  New  York  City;  md.,  Apr.  19,  1888,  Clara 
Searles;  two  children 

7789— ALICE  ANITA  STEARNS,  b.,  July  15,  1889,  at 
Petersburg,  Va. 

7790— HELEN  STEARNS,  b.,  June  16,  1891,  at  Peters- 
burg, Va. 

7791—  ALICE  ELIZABETH  STEARNS. 

7792_WALTER  CLARE  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  12,  1872, 
in  Yonkers,  N.  Y. ;  a  silk  manufacturer,  of  Fredericksburg, 
Va.;  md.,  June  5,  1895,  Rebecca  Cooper  Potts;  two  sons. 

7793_WALTER  CLARE  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  Nov.  3, 
1896. 

7794— GILBERT  POTTS  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  10,  1898. 


John  Noble  Stearns. 


John  Lloyd  Stearns. 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  237 

7795— JOSEPH  KETCHUM  STEARNS,  b., 
d.,  Oct.  28,  1869. 

7796— HENRY  KETCHUM  STEARNS  JR.  (6904),  b., 
1833,  son  of  Henry  Ketchum  and  Sarah  (Schermerhorn) 
Stearns,  of  New  York  Citv:  md.  (1),  Fanny  Bloomer; 
md.  (2),  Emily  Merry.  We  have  been  unable  to  obtain  any 
record  of  his  family. 

7797^JAMES  SCHERMERHORN  STEARNS  (6905), 
b.,  1835,  son  of  Henry  Ketchum  and  Sarah  (Schermerhorn) 
Stearns,  of  New  York  City;  a  lawyer,  residing  at  Madison, 
N.  J.,  with  office  in  New  York  City;  md.  Sarah  Donaldson; 
no  children. 

7798— JOHN  LLOYD  STEARNS  (6909),  b.,  Dec.  20, 
1852,  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  son  of  Rev.  Dr.  John  and  Anne 
Harriotte  (Lloyd)  Stearns,  of  New  York  City;  an  enthusi- 
astic insurance  man,  with  home  in  Denver,  Col.  "In  1885, 
he  took  charge  of  the  General  Agency  of  The  Mutual  Life 
Insurance  Co.  of  New  York,  for  the  Maritime  Provinces  of 
Canada,  and  increased  their  business  there  from  nothing  to 
eight  millions;  in  1892,  was  promoted  to  the  larger  and  richer 
field  of  Colorado  and  Wyoming  by  the  same  Company,  where 
they  have  distanced  all  competitors." 

He  md.,  1878,  Ella  Powell,  of  Alexandria,  Va.,  and  lived 
in  Elizabeth,  N.  J.,  and  in  Halifax,  N.  S.,  before  moving  to 
Denver;  six  children. 

7799—jOHN  LLOYD  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  July  16,  1879, 
in  Elizabeth,  N.  J.;  d.,  Jan.  15,  1880,  aged  six  months. 

7800— JOHN  STEARNS,  b.,  May  15,  1881,  in  Elizabeth,. 
N.  J.;  of  Denver,  Col. 

7801— HARRIOTTE  LEE  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  4,  1884, 
in  Elizabeth,  N.  J. ;  of  Denver,  Col. 

7802— CUTHBERT  POWELL  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  14, 
1885,  in  Elizabeth,  N.  J.;  of  Denver,  Col. 

7803— MARY  SAYRES  STEARNS,  b.,  June  27,  1890. 
in  Halifax,  N.  S.;  of  Denver,  Col. 

7804— ROBERT  LAWRENCE  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  3, 
1892,  in  Halifax,  N.  S.;  of  Denver,  Col. 


238  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

7805— JOHN  KIRK  STEARNS  (6917),  b.,  June  17,  1840, 
son  of  Theodore  and  Martha  (Hunter)  Stearns,  of  Spring- 
field, Mass.;  born  in  Tolland,  Conn.;  a  prominent  insurance 
man,  Gen.  Agent  for  the  Conn.  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Co., 
at  Chicago,  111.,  where  his  four  children  were  born.  He 
md.,  Jan.  2,  1866,  at  Uniontown,  Pa.,  Ellen  Duncan  Oliphant, 
b.,  Sept.  6,  1844,  at  Fairchance,  Pa.,  whose  great-grand- 
father, John  Creigh,  was  an  early  settler  of  Carlisle,  Mass., 
and  an  officer  in  the  Revolutionary  War.  Mr.  John  K. 
Stearns  sends  us  the  following  patriotic  gem,  from  a  speech 
made  at  a  meeting  of  the  Underwriters'  Association  of  Chi- 
cago, 111. : 

"I  shall  never  forget  a  beautiful  Sunday  morning  in  Flor- 
ence, Italy.  We  were  attending  service  at  the  Scotch  Pres- 
byterian Church  on  the  other  side  of  the  Arno,  and  had  not 
been  seated  long  before  our  attention  was  drawn  to  a  restless 
little  American  boy,  with  a  tin  tube  in  his  hand,  which  he 
was  industriously  scratching  with  his  knife  during  the  ex- 
ceedingly long  prayer  and  trying  to  get  the  top  off.  A  num- 
ber of  the  congregation  were  disturbed  by  the  noise,  and  Dr. 
McDougall  himself  more  than  once  nervously  turned  his 
venerable  head  in  the  direction  of  the  little  offender,  but  the 
prayer  went  on. 

"The  Dr.  prayed  for  the  King  and  Queen  of  Italy,  then 
for  Queen  Victoria  and  the  Prince  of  Wales,  and,  just  as  he 
had  begun  to  pray  for  the  President  of  the  United  States,  the 
catch  on  top  of  the  tube  sprang  up,  and,  as  neat  a  little 
American  flag  as  ever  floated  in  the  breeze  shot  out,  and, 
waving,  in  full  view,  created  a  profound  and  absolutely 
thrilling  sensation. 

"We  had  been  climbing  the  mountains  of  Switzerland  and 
feasting  our  eyes  with  delight  on  its  peerless  lake  and  val- 
leys. We  had  visited  the  great  art  galleries  of  Europe,  and 
looked  on  the  immortal  works  of  Raphael  and  Michael  x\n- 
gelo;  but  we  thought,  for  the  moment,  that  little  silk  flag 
was  the  most  beautiful  thing  we  had  ever  seen  in  all  our 
lives,  and  I  had  intense  sympathy  with  the  Boston  man  near 
us,  who  said,  as  we  went  out  of  church,  that  he  would  have 
given  a  hundred  dollars  if  he  might  have  stood  right  up 
there  in  meeting  and  given  three  cheers  for  the  red,  white 
and  blue." 


John  K.  Stearns. 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  239 

7806— JANE  CREIGH  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  2,  1867;  md., 
June  14,  1893,  at  Chicago,  111.,  Arthur  B.  Wells,  a  lawyer 
of  Chicago,  b.,  Nov.  23,  1862;  three  children. 

(a) — Creigh  Wells,  b.,  Jan.  7,  1895. 

(b) — Eleanor  Wells,  b.,  Oct.  16,  1897. 

'(c) — Beatrice  Wells,  b.,  May  28,  1900. 

7807— JOHN  HUNTER  STEARNS,  b.,  June  21,  1875; 
Williams  Coll.,  1899. 

7808— MARTHA  HELEN  STEARNS,  b,  Nov.  30,  1880. 

7809— ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  29,  1883. 

7810— THEODORE  R.  STEARNS  (6918),  b.,  Aug.  25, 
1843,  son  °f  Theodore  and  Martha  (Hunter)  Stearns,  of 
Springfield,  Mass.;  born  at  New  Braintree,  Mass.;  settled  in 
Chicago,  111.  He  md.,  Mar.  27,  1884,  Mildred  Lewis  Spear, 
and  had  two  children. 

781 1— THEODORE  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  17,  1886. 

7812— DAVID  COLVILLE  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  25, 
1888. 

7813— EBENEZER  STEARNS  JR.  (6931),  b.,  Jan.  13, 
1807,  son  of  Ebenezer  and  Polly  (Chilson)  Stearns,  of  West 
Rutland,  Vt.;  md.,  Jan.  23,  1827,  Mary  Dolph,  and  settled 
in  Rutland,  Vt.;  d.,  Sept.  30,  1845,  in  Williamston,  Ingham 
Co.,  Mich.;  five  children. 

7814— EDWARD  HENMAN  STEARNS  (8636),  b.,  July 
22,  1830,  in  Rutland,  Vt. 

7815— BRADLEY  D.  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  20,  1832,  in 
Potsdam,  N.  Y. ;  of  Farwell,  Clare  Co.,  Mich. 

7816— LEONARD  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  18,  1836,  in  Beth- 
any, Genesee  Co.,  N.  Y.;  d.,  Dec.  3,  1862,  in  Bowling 
Green,  Ky. 

7817— MARY  ANGELINE  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  22, 
1838,  in  Troy,  Oakland  Co.,  Mich.;  md.,  William  Simonson, 
of  Flint,  Mich.,  where  she  d.,  Nov.  10,  1880. 

7818— EMILY  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  25.  1845,  in  Williams- 
ton,  Ingham  Co.,  Mich.;  md.,  Mar.  o,  1865,  Charles  Francis 


240  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

Waldron,  b.,  Apr.  7,  1841;  settled  in  Welatka,  Fla.;  six 
children. 

(a) — Daniel  Whipple  Waldron,  b.,  Dec.  19,  1865. 

(b) — Mary  Emily  Waldron,  b.,  Jan.  5,  1868. 

(c) — Francis  Edmund  Waldron,  b.,  June  23,  1873;  d., 
Dec.  10,  1 88 1,  at  Palatka,  Fla. 

(d) — Olive  Annie  Waldron,  b.,  Apr.  27,  1877,  at 
Welatka,  Fla.;  d.,  Aug-.  22,  1885. 

(e) — Holmes  Irwin  Waldron,  b.,  Dec.  3,  1886. 

(f) — Leonard  V.  Waldron,  b.,  May  19,  1890. 

7819— REV.  JOSEPH  WILLCUTT  STEARNS  (6941)  b., 
Feb.  21,  1808.  son  of  Nataniel  Stockwell  and  Serviah  (Will-- 
cutt)  Stearns,  of  Westhampton,  Mass.;  md.,  1839,  Amanda 
Sellon  Allen,  d.,  Sept.  1889,  dau.  of  Isaac  Allen,  who  left  her 
his  home  farm.  "Rev.  J.  W.  Stearns  was  one  of  the  leading 
ministers  of  the  Christian  Church,  a  natural  orator,  a  life- 
long Abolitionist,  connected  with  Gerritt  Smith  in  the  Under- 
ground Railroad;  his  home  at  West  Groton,  Tompkins  Co., 
N.  Y.,  was  one  of  the  depots  where  many  a  hunted  slave 
found  safety."    He  d.,  Apr.  1888;  three  sons. 

7820— -REV.  JOSEPH  WELLINGTON  STEARNS 
(8650),  b.,  July  8,  1840. 

7821— ALVIN  STUART  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  8,  1842;  d., 
Apr.  19,  1892;  unm. 

7822— EUGENE  ALLEN  STEARNS  (8660),  b.,  May  3,, 
1847. 

7823— ANSEL  DAVID  STEARNS  (6953),  b.,  Jan.  20, 
1805,  son  of  Jonathan  Jr.  and  Mehitable  (Wetherell)  Stearns, 
of  Hinesboro,  Vt.;  a  painter,  of  Middlebury,  Vt. ;  md.,  July 
15,  1834,  Francis  Goff;  d.,  May  30,  1893,  in  New  Haven,  Vt; 
five  children. 

7824— FRANCES  AMELIA  STEARNS,  b.,  July  18, 
1835- 

7825— 4SARA  ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  6,  1837. 

7826— CHARLES  ALBERT  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  13, 
1841. 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  241 

7827— HENRY  GORHAM  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  15,  1844- 

7828— GEORGE  CLARK  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  6,  1846, 
in  Middlebury,  Vt.;  a  machinst,  of  Chicago,  111. 

7829— THEODORE  HOOKER  STEARNS  (6954),  b., 
Feb.  20,  1807,  son  of  Jonathan  Jr.  and  Mehitable  (Wetherell) 
Stearns,  of  Hinesboro,  Vt.;  a  farmer  of  Starksboro,  Vt., 
where  he  d.,  1882;  md.,  1836,  Lois  C.  Morrison,  of  Starks- 
boro, Vt. ;  two  sons,  names  unknown. 

7830— DR.  JOSHIAH  QUI'NCY  STEARNS  (6956),  b., 
Jan.  10,  1813,  son  of  lonathan  Jr.  and  Mehitable  (Wetherell) 
Stearns,  of  Hinesboro,  Vt.;  academical  education,  at  Middle- 
boro,  Vt.;  M.  D.,  Coll.  Phys.  and  Surg.,  New  York  City, 
1839;  md.  (1),  1839,  Louisa  C.  Judd,  dau.  of  William  H.  and 
Rhoda  O.  Goodwin  Judd,  of  Middlebury,  Vt. ;  md.  (2),  May 
19,  1868,  Sarah  M.  Jones;  settled  in  Elizabethtown,  N.  J., 
and  afterwards,  in  Springfield,  N.  J. ;  four  children. 

7831— FANNIE  HARRISON  STEARNS,  b.,  July  15, 
1842. 

7832— CLARA  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  May,  1856;  d.,  1862. 

7833— MARY  B.  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.,  1850;  d.,  1863. 

7834— KENT  KANE  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.,  1857;  a  law- 
yer, of  Elizbeth,  N.  J. 

7835— LEWIS  STRONG  STEARNS  (6957),  b.,  July  29, 
181 5,  son  of  Jonathan  Jr.  and  Mehitable  (Wetherell)  Stearns, 
of  Hinesboro,  Vt. ;  a  farmer,  of  Starksboro,  Vt.;  md.,  Sept. 
30,  1 84 1,  Almira  Huldah  Grennell,  of  Starksboro,  Vt.,  who, 
after  her  husband's  death,  engaged  in  educational  work  with 
the  freedmen  of  Morristown,  Tenn.  He  d.,  Sept.  13,  1863, 
in  Beaufort,  S.  C. ;  three  children. 

7836— JOSEPH  QUINCY  STEARNS  (8662),  b.,  July  21, 
[842. 

7837— CHARLES  DAVIS  STEARNS  (8666),  b.,  Feb. 
17,  1850. 

7838— HATTIE  CORA  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  21,  1856,  in 
Elizabeth,  N.  J.;  md..  May  5,  1878,  Charles  Mortimer 
Thompson,  an  artist,  of  Knoxville,  Tenn.;  seven  children. 


242  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

(a) — Luther  Mozart  Thompson,  b.,  Feb.   10,   1879,  in 

Morristown,  Tenn. 
(b) — James  Edward  Thompson,  b.,  Sept.  25,  1880,  in 

Morristown,  Tenn. 
(c) — Hattie  Stearns    Thompson,  b.,   Apr.   7,    1884,   in 

Knoxville,  Tenn. 
(d) — Nettie    Lillian    Thompson,  b.,  Dec.  24,   1885,  in 

Knoxville,  Tenn. 
(e) — Mortimer  Grennell  Thompson,  b.,  Dec.  29,  1887, 

in  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
(f) — Adelia  Lutz  Thompson,  b.,  Aug.  8,  1893,  in  Knox- 
ville, Tenn. 
(g) — Arthur  Robbins  Thompson,  b.,  Mar.  2,   1895,  in 

Knoxville,  Tenn. 

7839— DR.  DANIEL  EDWARDS  STEARNS  (6960),  b., 
Nov.  6,  1 801,  son  of  Joseph  Edwards  and  Temperance  (Cal- 
kins) Stearns,  of  St.  Lawrence  Co.,  N.  Y. ;  studied  medicine 
with  Dr.  D.  E.  Deming,  of  Hinesboro,  Vt. ;  attended  Med. 
Lect.  at  Vt.  Univ. ;  commenced  practice,  in  New  York  City. 
He  md.,  May  20,  1832,  Martha  D.  Crane,  of  New  York  City, 
b.,  June  8,  1810;  six  children. 

7840—  CAREY  D.  STEARNS,  b.,  May  11,  1833. 

7841— DANIEL  WEBSTER  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  16, 
1836;  d.,  Feb.  25,  1837. 

7842— MARTHA  MARILLA  STEARNS,  b..  May  4. 
1838. 

7843— JOSEPH    EDWARDS    STEARNS,  b..  Aug.  20, 
1840. 

7844— CHARLOTTE  HUNT  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  4, 
1842. 

7845— MOSES  TREAT  CRANE  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  2, 
1847. 

7846— THEODORE  OBOOKIAH  STEARNS  ^967), 
b.,  May  13,  1823,  son  of  Capt.  Theodore  and  Charlotte 
(Root)  Stearns,  of  Southampton,  Mass.;  had  a  twin  sister 
as  his  father  had;  by  trade,  a  carpenter,  and  was  in  the  book 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  243 

business;  settled  in  Hamilton,  N.  Y.  He  md.  (i),  July  3, 
1849,  Olive  Norton  Slafter;  md.  (2),  Sept.  15,  1864,  Emeline 
Parmalee.     We  have  no  record  of  children. 

7847-.SENECA  STEARNS  (6973),  b.,  Dec.  17,  1810,  in 
Bennington  Co.,  Vt,  son  of  Melzar  and  Achsah  (Cranson) 
Stearns,  of  Clinton  Co.,  O.;  a  farmer,  of  Fithian,  Vermilion 
Co.,  111.,  who  ''took  up  government  land,"  in  1834,  and  made 
his  "home  place."  He  md.,  Sept.  25,  1834,  Hannah  B.  Hum- 
phreys, b.,  Mar.  7,  181 1,  in  New  Jersey,  who  d.,  July  7,  1881, 
on  the  home  place,  in  Vermilion  Co.,  111.;  six  children. 

7848— JONATHAN  CRANSON  STEARNS  (8671),  b., 
Aug.  5,  1835. 

7849— JAMES  NELSON  STEARNS  (8678),  b.,  Aug.  30, 
1838. 

7850— WILLIAM  HUMPHREYS  STEARNS  (8681),  b., 
Sept.  8,  1840. 

7851— JOHN  HARRISON  STEARNS  (8683),  b.,  Feb. 
27,  1842. 

7852— ALFRED  L.  STEARNS  (8685),  b.,  Jan.  4,  1848. 

7853— SARAH  ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  July  15. 
1850;  md.,  Aug.  19,  1869,  William  H.  Littell,  a  merchant, 
of  Fithian,  111. 

7854— ^HARRISON  STEARNS  (6974),  b.,  July  5,  1814, 
at  Scipio,  N.  Y.,  son  of  Melzar  and  Achsah  (Cranson) 
Stearns,  of  Clinton  Co.,  O.;  a  farmer,  of  Muncie,  111.,  where 
he  d.,  Dec.  12,  1885.  He  md.,  Aug.  4,  1836,  Hester  Ann 
Riley,  b.,  June  30,  1819,  in  Warren  Co.,  O.,  who  d.,  Aug. 
12,  1888,  at  Muncie,  111.;  six  children. 

7855—SARAH  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  14,  1837,  in  Ver- 
milion Co.,  111.;  md.,  Feb.  29,  i860,  William  H.  Reauis,  of 
Muncie,  111. 

7856— MELZAR  RILEY  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  24,  1840; 
a  farmer,  of  Fairmount,  111.;  md.  (1),  Josephine  Littles;  md. 
(2),  Martha  Snyder;  no  children. 

7857— JAMES  R.  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  11,  1843;  d.,  June 
8,  1862,  in  Illinois. 


244  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

7858— ACHSAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  2,  1848;  d.,  May 
17,  1850. 

7859— MARTHA  L.  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  16,  185 1,  in  Ver- 
milion Co.  ,111.;  md.  Walter  T.  Reauis,  of  Englewood,  Chi- 
cago, 111. 

7860— MARY  ANN  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  26,  1855,  in 
Vermilion  Co.,  111.;  md.  Charles  E.  Jones,  of  Fairmount,  111. 

7861— LUTHER  STEARNS  JR.  (6987),  b.,  Apr.  13, 
1829,  in  Ohio,  son  of  Luther  and  Martha  (Thomas)  Stearns, 
of  Illinois  and  Texas;  has  been  carpenter,  farmer,  bookseller 
and  stationer;  settled  in  Fort  Worth,  Tex.  He  md.,  Jan.  8, 
1867,  Elizabeth  Saunders,  of  Moulton,  Ala.,  b.,  Oct.  12,  1843, 
who  d.,  and  the  children,  unmarried,  "all  live  at  home  with 
father."  An  interesting  account  of  his  war  experience  is 
given  by  himself:  "In  the  fall  of  1848,  before  I  was  twenty 
years  old,  my  father  and  I  came  to  Texas.  I  worked  a  little 
farm  until  1862,  when  notice  was  given  that,  on  the  twenty- 
fifth  of  June,  there  would  be  a  regimental  drill  and  every  man 
would  be  forced  to  take  the  oath  of  allegiance  to  the  Confed- 
erate States.  This  I  would  never  do,  so  I  made  my  prop- 
erty over  to  a  widowed  sister,  and,  the  night  before  the  drill, 
with  eight  or  ten  others,  mounted  my  horse  and  started  for 
Mexico.  We  traveled  through  an  unsettled  country,  with- 
out roads,  for  ten  or  twelve  days,  when  we  reached  the  Rio 
Grande,  made  a  raft  for  ourselves  and  let  our  horses  swim 
across.  The  next  spring  I  crossed  the  Gulf  of  Mexico  to 
New  Orleans,  in  a  steamer  sent  by  the  U.  S.  to  carry  Union 
refugees  to  the  States.  In  the  fall  of  1863  I  joined  a  com- 
pany of  scouts  made  up  of  refugees  from  Texas,  and  known 
as  the  Texas  Scouts,  which  was  attached  to  the  13th  Corps, 
U.  S.  Army,  being  paid  for  special  duty.  We  were  dis- 
charged in  Oct.,  1864.  After  the  war,  I  paid  a  visit  to  my 
boyhood's  home  in  Illinois,  but  found  the  climate  too  severe 
after  sixteen  years  in  the  warm,  southern  country,  so  re- 
turned to  Texas,  where  I  hope  to  end  my  days."  He  had 
three  children. 

^  7862— LULU    E.   STEARNS,  b.,   Dec.    19,   1867,    near 
Georgetown,  Texas;  unm. 

7863— SAMUEL  DARCEY  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  1,  1871, 
at  Fort  Worth,  Tex. ;  a  grocer,  of  Fort  Worth. 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  245 

7864— MARY  STEARNS,  b.,  July  26,  1875,  at  Fort 
Worth,  Tex. 

7865— HARVEY  THOMAS  STEARNS  (6991),  b.,  Sept. 
15,  1837,  in  Vermilion  Co.,  111.,  fifteenth  and  youngest  child 
of  Luther  Stearns,  by  second  wife,  Martha  (Thomas)  Stearns; 
farmer  and  gunner,  of  Circleville,  Williamson  Co.,  Tex.  He 
md.,  Jan.  3,  1861,  Frances  H.  Eubank,  of  Glasgow,  Ky.; 
seven  children. 

7866— EMMA  BRANSFORD  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  8, 
1861. 

7867— EDWARD  VERNON  STEARNS,  b.,  July  14, 
1863;  md.,  1893,  Fannie  Bratton;  one  son. 

7868— RAY  STEARNS,  b.,  June  16,  1894,  in  Circleville, 
Tex. 

7869— GLENN  FRANCIS  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  25.  1871. 

7870— MRYTLE  ORIL  STEARNS,  b.,  June  20,  1874. 

7871— CLYDE  NORMAN  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  7,  1876. 

7872-^AUBURN  CLAIR  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  15,  1878. 

7873— HALLIE  STEARNS,  b..  May  21,  1881. 

7874— CALEB  STEARNS  (6995),  b.,  1820,  in  Wood- 
bridge,  N.  J.,  son  of  Lemuel  Jr.  and Stearns,  of  New 

Jersey;  a  farmer,  of  Langford,  So.  Dak.  He  md.,  1848,  Cath- 
erine Grosshouse,  and  settled  in  Addison,  Washington  Co., 
Wis.,  where  his  children  were  born  before  moving  to  So. 
Dak.;  ten  children. 

7875— LEMUEL  STEARNS  (8690),  b.,  1849. 

7876—FRANKLIN  STEARNS,  b.,  1851;  md.  Mary  Ar- 
temisia Martin,  and  settled  in  Homer,  So.  Dak.;  one  son. 

7877— ROY  STEARNS. 

7878— HERMAN  STEARNS,  b.,  1852;  d.,  1853   (T    • 
7879— MILTON  STEARNS  (8697),  b.,  1852.       ) 

7880— HOWARD  STEARNS,  b.,  1855;  md.  Alma  Chee- 
ver,  and  settled  at  Spokane,  Wash.;  one  child. 


246  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

7881— FLORENCE  STEARNS. 

7882— ELI  STEARNS  (8700),  b.,  1857. 

7883— LOUIS  STEARNS,  b.,  i860;  settled  at  Montrose, 
McCook  Co.,  So.  Dak. 

7884— MARY  STEARNS,  b.,  1863;  md.  J.  D.  Martin,  of 
Marshall  Co.,  So.  Dak.;  two  children, 
(a) — Helen  Martin. 
(b) — Homer  Martin. 

7885— NELLIE  STEARNS,  b,  1868;  d.,  1880. 

7886— CHARLES  STEARNS,  b.,  1870;  settled  in  Ho- 
mer, So.  Dak. 

7887— LISCOMB  PHILLIPS  STEARNS  (7007),  b., 
Nov.  23,  1822,  at  Goshen,  Mass.,  son  of  Levi  and  Hannah 
(Phillips)  Stearns,  of  Oak  Creek,  Wis,;  a  machinist  and  me- 
chanical engineer,  of  Paradise,  Russell  Co.,  Kas.  He  md., 
Aug.  27,  1847,  Alnsa  Ann  Kinney,  of  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  and, 
in  1878,  settled  on  a  farm  at  Paradise,  Kas.;  fifteen  children. 

7888— FLORENCE  EVELYN  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  24, 
1848,  at  Oak  Creek,  Wis.;  md.  H.  L.  Hill,  of  Lake  Geneva, 
Wis. 

7889— GEORGE  EMORY  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  8,  1850, 
at  Oak  Creek,  Wis.;  d.,  Nov.  4,  1853,  at  Oshkosh,  Wis. 

7890-^ELLEN  LUCINDA  STEARNS,  b.,  July  28,  1852; 
d.,  Oct.  28,  1853,  at  Oshkosh,  Wis. 

7891— ALICE  FREELOVE  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  24, 
1854,  at  Oshkosh,  Wis.;  md.  H.  E.  Fuller,  of  Belleville,  111. 

7892— ARTHUR  FREMONT  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  12, 
1856,  at  Oshkosh,  Wis.;  of  Paradise,  Kas. 

7893— MARY  BRAINARD  STEARNS,  b.,  May  1,  1858, 
at  Oshkosh,  Wis.;  md.  F.  E.  Henry,  of  Logan,  la. 

7894— ADA  STEARNS,  b.  and  d.,  Mar.  29,  i860,  at 
Brooklyn,  Wis. 

7895— FRANCIS    TYLER    KINNEY    STEARNS,    b.r 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  247 

Aug.  2,  1862,  at  Ripon,  Wis.;  was  at  Denver,  Col.,  in  1893. 

7896— EDGAR  LISCOMB  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  28,  1864, 
at  Ripon,  Wis.;  of  Paradise,  Kas. 

7897— FREDERICK  ALBERT  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  2, 
1867,  at  Oak  Creek,  now  South  Milwaukee,  Wis.;  carpenter, 
by  trade,  who  studied  architecture  and  engaged  with  Co- 
operative Building  and  Loan  Association.  He  removed  with 
his  parents  to  Kansas,  in  1878;  1887,  to  Cal.;  1889,  to  Den- 
ver, Col.;  1893,  to  Washington,  D.  C;  md.,  June  7,  1893, 
Katie  M.  Church,  of  Denver,  Col. 

7898— EMILY  AMELIA  STEARNS,  b.,  July  24,  1869, 
at  South  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

7899— CLARENCE  PERCIVAL  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug. 
31,  1871,  at  So.  Milwaukee,  Wis.;  d.,  Mar.  9,  1873. 

7900— RALPH  ADELMOND  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  8, 
1874;  of  Paradise,  Kas. 

7901— FANNIE  ALUSA  STEARNS,  b.,  May  25,  1877. 
Twins,  both  living  with  parents,  at  Paradise,  Kas. 

7902— ANNIE  ATHALIA  STEARNS,  b.,  May  25,  1877. 

7903— THOMAS  STEARNS  (7008),  b.,  Apr.  13,  1824, 
at  North  Haddam,  Mass.,  son  of  Levi  and  Hannah  (Phillips) 
Stearns,  of  Oak  Creek,  Wis. ;  a  farmer,  of  South  Milwaukee, 
Wis.;  md.  (1),  1858,  Louisa  Dudley;  md.  (2),  1873,  Katharine 
Lauer;  d.,  Apr.  14,  1889;  ten  children. 

7904— HANNAH  LUCINDA  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  13, 
1859,  at  South  Milwaukee,  Wis.;  md.,  Henry  Dallman,  of 
Missoula,  Montana. 

7905— ELLA  EUGENIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  4,  1862; 
md.  Edward  Batting,  of  Lamberton,  Wis. 

7906— MARY  LOUISA  STEARNS,  b.,  May  14,  1863;  of 
Lamberton,  Racine  Co.,  Wis. 

7907— HARRY  GILBERT  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  25,  1865, 
steam  and  gas  fitter,  of  Oshkosh,  Wis.;  first  wife  died,  leav- 
ing no  children. 


248  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

7908— THOMAS  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  Feb.  14,  1874;  of 
South  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

7909— ABBIE  ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  May  22, 
1875;  md.  George  Griswold,  of  So.  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

7910— CAROLINE  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  12,  1877,  at 
South  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

791 1— KATHARINE  JANE  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  29, 
1883. 

7912--MARTHA  STEARNS,  b.,  July  2,  1885. 

7913— EUNICE  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  18,  1887,  at  South 
Milwaukee,  Wis. 

7914— EDWARD  W.  STEARNS  (7018),  b.,  Aug.  23. 
1832,  son  of  Thomas  Weeks  and  Susan  (Reed-Pettingill) 
Stearns,  of  Newark,  N.  J.;  md.,  May  25,  1854,  Phileta  Gard- 
ner, of  Newark,  N.  J.,  b.,  Jan.  21,  1834;  three  children. 

7915— EDWARD  JUDSON  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  29, 
1858;  d.,  Sept.  2,  1864. 

7916— WILLIAM  THOMAS  STEARNS,  b.,  June  10, 
1862,  at  Evansville,  Wis.;  md.,  Nov.  29,  1888,  Mary  Agnes 
Von  Wald,  and  settled  in  So.  Dak.;  two  sons. 

7917— WILLIAM  W.  STEARNS,  b.,  May  21,  1890.     ■ 

7918— LEONARD  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  7,  1892. 

7919— EM;ILY  MAY  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  17,  1864;  md., 
Sept.  15,  1887,  Edward  A.  Pringle,  of  Bridgewater,  So.  Dak.; 
three  children. 

(a)— Edward  R.  Pringle,  b.,  May  1,  1889. 

(b)— Albert  M.  Pringle,  b.,  July  20,  1891. 

(c) — Baby,  b.,  June  20,  1893. 

7920— WALDO  ALANSON  STEARNS  (7020),  b.,  Feb. 
2,  1842,  son  of  Thomas  Weeks  and  Susan  (Reed-Pettingill) 
Stearns,  of  Evansville,  Wis.;  born  at  Commington,  Mass.; 
Supt.  of  Kansas  City  Wheel  Scraper  Factory,  located  at  Kan- 
sas City,  Mo.  He  md.,  July  3,  1864,  Eliza  Clarissa  Johnson, 
b.,  Aug.  3,  1842,  at  Norfolk,  Conn.,  dau.  of  Jeremiah  John- 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  249 

son,  of  Evansville,  Wis.  Mr.  Stearns  has  been  of  great  as- 
sistance in  this  work  by  giving  records  of  his  ancestors;  four 
children. 

7921— LYNN  HUNTINGTON  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  28, 
1866,  at  Evansville,  Wis.;  d.,  Oct.  8,  1866. 

7922— LYLLIAN  STEARNS,  b.,  July  8,  1868,  at  Evans- 
ville, Wis.;  d.,  Apr.  8,  1870. 

7923— MAY  BELLE  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  10,  1872,  at  Mt. 
Pleasant,  la. 

7924— GRACE  FRANCES  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  4,  1875, 
at  Mt.  Pleasant,  la. 

7925— JAMES  STEARNS  (7024),  b.,  Mar.  11,  1835,  in 
Chesterfield,  Mass.,  twin  son  of  Alanson  and  Eliza  (Dumble- 
ton)  Stearns,  of  Pittsfield,  Mass.;  md.  (1),  1858,  Ellen  House, 
of  Brooklyn,  Mich.,  where  they  settled;  md.  (2),  1865,  Al- 
meria  L.  Bliss,  of  Kenosha,  Wis.,  and  settled  at  Getchell, 
Wash.  He  was  a  soldier  of  the  Civil  War,  serving  four  or 
five  months  in  1865. 

7926— EZRA  STEARNS  (7026),  b.,  Sept.  5,  1836,  in 
Commington,  Mass.,  son  of  Alanson  and  Eliza  (Dumbleton) 
Stearns,  ^of  Pittsfield,  Mass. ;  a  farmer,  of  Whitehall,  Mich. ; 
md.,  Apr.  10,  1866,  Mary  E.  Allen,  of  Adrian,  Mich.  Dur- 
ing the  Civil  War  he  was  in  First  Mich.  Eng.  and  Mech. 
Corps,  from  1861  to  1864;  three  children. 

7927— ARTHUR  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  29,  1867,  in 
Adrian,  Mich. ;  of  Whitehall,  Mich. 

7928_SUSIE  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  9,  1871;  md.,  1892, 
Harrison  B.  Carr,  of  Whitehall,  Mich.;  one  child, 
(a) — A.  Raymond  Carr,  b.,  Apr.  9,  1893. 

7929— FREDERIQUE  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  May  14,  1874, 
in  Whitehall,  Mich. 

7930— EDWIN  STEARNS  (7030),  b.,  June  24,  1844,  son 
of  Alanson  and  Eliza  (Dumbleton)  Stearns,  of  Pittsfield, 
Mass.;  a  farmer,  of  Clare,  Mich.;  md.,  Jan.  2,  1869,  Mary  E. 
Hinman,  of  Jeddo,  N.  Y.  During  the  Civil  War,  he  was 
in  the  20th  Mich.  Inf.  from  Aug.,  1862,  to  June,  1865,  and 
was  wounded  in  the  battle  before  Petersburg;  one  son. 


250  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

7Q^i— ERNEST  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  4,  1876,  at  Le- 
oni,  Mich.;  md.  Vernie  Feighner,  and  settled  at  Clare,  Mich.; 
one  child. 

7932— NONA  K.  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  11,  1895. 

7933— COL.  JOEL  STEARNS  JR.  (7039),  b.,  Feb.  24, 
1796,  in  Conway,  Mass.,  son  of  Joel  and  Sarah  (Hayden) 
Stearns,  of  Phelps,  N.  Y. ;  was  Col.  of  an  Artillery  Regt,  in 
militia  days.  He  md.  (1),  Feb.  2,  1817,  Nancy  Edmonston, 
of  Maryland,  who  d.,  May  28,  1833,  aged  thirty-nine  years; 

md.  (2),  ,  Chloe    Hotchkiss;    d.,  Sept.  5,  1844,  the 

father  of  six  children;  born  in  Phelps,  N.  Y. 

7934— MAJOR  ALONZO  STEARNS  (8704),  b.,  Feb.  15, 
1820. 

7935— JOHN  STEARNS  (8709),  b.,  Apr.  12,  1822. 

7936— WILLIAM  STEARNS  (8715),  b.,  Dec.  15,  1823. 

7937— GEORGE  L.  STEARNS  (8718),  b.,  Sept.,  1825, 

7938— DR.  OWEN  E.  STEARNS  (8727),  b.,  Aug.  20, 
1827. 

7939— HENRY  STEARNS  (8733),  b.,  Aug.  9,  1830. 

7940— LAWSON  STEARNS  (7041),  b.,  May  19,  i8o8r 
son  of  Joel  and  Sarah  (Hayden)  Stearns,  of  Phelps,  On- 
tario Co.,  N.  Y.;  a  farmer,  of  Ferris,  Mich.;  md.,  Apr.  20, 
1831,  Emily  Ferris,  b.,  Apr.  1,  1813,  in  Milford,  Mass.  He 
enlisted,  during  the  Civil  War,  as  volunteer  in  Co.  G,  Bart- 
lett's  Battery,  Ohio  Artillery,  and  was  at  the  battle  of  Pitts- 
burg Landing.  In  1862,  he  was  discharged  on  account  of 
rheumatism,  and,  after  recovering  a  measure  of  strength, 
went  to  Ferris,  Mich.,  in  1863,  and  d.  there,  Nov.  25,  1873; 
his  wid.  d.,  Apr.  8,  1896,  at  the  same  place;  seven  children. 

7941— EMILY  JANE  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  21,  1832,  in 
Phelps,  N.  Y.;  md.  Alfred  G.  Bartholomew,  of  Dundee,  Yates 
Co.,  N.  Y. ;  no  children. 

7942— MARY  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  June  12,  1835,  in  New- 
bury, O.;  md.  Joseph  H.  Ditto,  who  d.,  Oct.  27^1891.  aged 
64  years. 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  251 

7943— JOSEPH  LAWSON  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  19, 
1837,  in  Phelps,  N.  Y.  "During  the  Civil  War  he  enlisted, 
as  a  private,  in  Co.  B,  Second  Ohio  Cav.;  was  promoted, 
and  discharged,  only  to  re-enlist  as  a  veteran,  and  receive 
promotion  to  First  Lieut.;  he  was  killed  near  Appomattox 
Court  House,  Va.,  Apr.  6,  1865;  was  shot  and  left  on  the 
field  until  night,  when  his  comrades  found  him,  dead,  and 
robbed  of  clothing,  watch,  pistols,  two  hundred  dollars  in 
money,  everything.  His  comrades  buried  him  at  night  and 
his  Captain  wrote  to  his  friends,  adding,  'He  was  brave  to 
a  fault,  a  noble  man  and  a  true-hearted  soldier.' ' 

7944_jOHN  F.  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  29,  1845, in  Phelps, 
N.  Y.;  md.  Mary  Gee,  and  settled  in  Sumner,  Mich. 

7945_jOEL  STEARNS  (8734),  b.,  Dec.  27,  1847,  in 
Phelps,  N.  Y. 

7946— HORATIO  N.  STEARNS,  b.,  July  4,  1850,  in 
Phelps,  N.  Y.;  md.  Etta  Omans,  and  settled  in  Ferris,  Mich. 

7947— ELLA  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  10,  1855,  in  Newbury, 
O.;  md.  Philip  Hicks,  of  Sumner,  Mich. 

7948^-LEWIS  PATRICK  STEARNS  (7045),  date  of 
birth  unknown,  son  of  Capt.  Darius  and  Margaret  (Brod- 
erick)  Stearns,  of  Conway,  Mass.;  when  a  young  man  went 
to  Franklin  Co.,  Va.,  where  he  engaged  in  merchandizing; 
md.  about  1826,  Sarah  Cabaniss.  of  that  county;  d.,  Oct.  15, 
1834;  four  children. 

7949— MAJ.  ORREN  DARIUS  STEARNS  (8742).  b., 
Sept.  10,  1827. 

7950— SARAH  STEARNS,  b.,  1829;  d.  in  infancy. 

795I_jOHN  DENNIS  STEARNS,  b.,  183 1;  d.  in  child- 
hood. 

7952— DR.  JOHN  LEWIS  STEARNES  (8755),  b.,  Dec. 
15,  1834. 

7953_DENNIS  STEARNS  ^048),  b.,  July  12,  1812,  son 
of  Capt.  Darius  and  Margaret  (Broderick)  Stearns,  of  Con- 
way, Mass.;  a  farmer  and  wool-sorter,  of  Conway,  Mass., 
where  he  d.,  May  14,  1895.  He  md.  Sarah  G.  Baker,  and 
had  one  child. 


252  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

7954— AUSTIN  R.  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  12,  1859,  in  Con- 
way, Mass.;  Postmaster  at  Conway.  He  md.,  Aug.  21, 
1890,  Anna  L.  Dickinson;  two  sons. 

7955— GEORGE  AUSTIN  STEARNS,  b.,  May  18,  1893. 

7956— HARRY  D.  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  21,  1898. 

7957—.DEACON  GARDNER  STEARNS  (7052),  b.,  Feb. 
27,  1801,  son  of  George  Jr.  and  Thankful  (Rice)  Stearns,  of 
Conway,  Mass.;  md.  Nancy  Green.  He  was  a  deacon  and  a 
farmer,  of  Burke,  N.  C,  of  McDowell,  N.  C,  and  later  of 
Georgia;  nine  children. 

7958— CAPT.  GEORGE  STEARNS  3d.  (7054),  b.,  June 
3,  1805,  son  of  George  Jr.  and  Thankful  (Rice)  Stearns,  of 
Conway,  Mass.;  a  Captain,  of  Conway;  md.,  Jan.  1,  1834, 
Fanny  Arms,  of  Conway,  who  d.,  Dec.  17,  1884;  d.,  May 
6,  1887;  eight  children. 

7959— ISABELLA  ABBY  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  17,  1835; 
md.,  Feb.  26,  1857,  Nicholas  L.  Green,  of  Sand  Lake,  N.  Y.; 
settled  in  Northampton,  Mass.,  where  she  d.,  June  21,  1875; 
two  children. 

(a) — George  Edgar  Green  ,b.,  1861;  d.,  1862. 
(b) — Edith  Grant  Green,  b.,  Apr.  29,  1864;  md.,  Dec. 
25,  1883,  George  P.  Russell,  a  mechanic,  of  North- 
ampton. 

7960— GEORGE  GARDNER  STEARNS  (8770),  b.,  Feb. 
9,  1836. 

7961— HENRY  ARMS  STEARNS,  b.,  June  17,  1837; 
md.,  Nov.  20,  1867,  Mary  E.  Rowe,  of  Conway,  Mass.;  a 
farmer,  of  Conway,  who  served  in  the  Civil  War. 

7962— EDGAR  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec,  1840;  d.,  Mar.,  1842. 

7963— CLARA  LOUISA  STEARNS,  b.,  June  13,  1843; 

md.,  Sept.  25,   1866,  Tyler  Harding,  b.,  Dec.  30,   1840,  a 

soldier  of  the  Civil  War,  afterwards,  a  traveling  salesman, 

of  Conway,  Mass. ;  moved  to  Des  Moines,  la. ;  three  children. 

(a) — Charles  Lyman  Harding,  b.,  Aug.  19,  1871. 

(b) — Eddie  Stearns  Harding,  b.,  Oct.  14,  1875;  d.,  Apr. 

1,  1889. 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  253 

(c)— Winfield  Tyler  Harding,  b.,  Aug.  9,  1881. 
7964— HARRIET  ELIZA  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  20,  1845; 
md.,  June  12,  1866,  Oscar  Belden,  a  farmer,  of  North  Hat- 
field, Mass.;  three  children. 

(a)— Edward  Henry  Belden,  b.,  May  18,  1867. 

(b)— George  Sanford  Belden,  b.,  Apr.  8,  1872;  md.,  Sept. 

20,  1892,  Nellie  Carl,  of  Hatfield,  Mass. 
(c) — Oscar  Emery  Belden,  b.,  Mar.  30,  1878. 

7965— FANNIE  EXPERIENCE  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov. 

21,  1847;  md->  Ma>T  29>  l873>  Jonn  R-  Holcomb,  a  carriage- 
maker,  of  Conway,  Mass. ;  one  daughter. 

(a) — Belle  Frances  Holcomb,  b.,  Sept.  26,  1875. 

7966— JENNIE  MARIA  STEARNS,  b.,  June  8,  1853;. 
md.,  Dec.  13,  1893,  Dr.  C.  M.  Barton,  of  Hatfield,  Mass. 

7967— LEONARD  STEARNS  (7056),  b.,  Oct.  9,  181  ir 
son  of  George  Jr.  and  Thankful  (Rice)  Stearns,  of  Conway, 
Mass.;  a  farmer  and  drover,  of  Conway;  md.,  Dec.  26,  1837,. 
Maria  Bates,  of  Ashfield,  Mass.;  d.,  Sept.  1,  1884;  four 
children. 

7968— JAMES  MADISON  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  3,  1840;. 
a  farmer,  of  Conway,  Mass.;  md.,  Oct.  22,  1865,  Ellen  E. 
Holcomb;  one  son. 

7969— CLAYTON  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  18,  1868. 

7970— REV.  WILLIAM  HARRISON  STEARNS- 
(8776),  b.,  Oct.  17,  1843. 

7971— ELLEN  MARIA  STEARNS,  b.,  May  25,  1846,  in 
Conway,  Mass.;  md., 'Nov.  17,  1870,  Reuben  Belden,  a  farm- 
er, of  North  Hatfield,  Mass. 

(a) — A  son,  who  died  at  birth. 

7972— GEORGE  PALMER  STEARNS  (8782),  b.,  Feb. 

22,  185 1,  in  Conway,  Mass. 

7973— WILLIAM  STEARNS  (7057),  b.,  Apr.  29,  1817, 
son  of  George  Jr.  and  Thankful  (Rice)  Stearns,  of  Conway, 
Mass.;  a  farmer,  01  Conway;  md.  SaJbra  Bates;  d.,  Oct.  12. 
1893;  two  children. 

7974^WILLIAM  STEARNS  JR.,  d.,  Feb.  16,  1854. 


254  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

7975— MARY  R.  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.,  1857. 

7976— JOEL  STEARNS  (7060),  b.,  Feb.  14,  1806,  son  of 
Abijah  and  Polly  (De  Wolf)  Stearns,  of  Conway,  Mass.;  d.? 
Sept.  24,  1886;  md.,  Dec.  9,  1830,  Philena  G.  Boyden,  b., 
Dec.  5,  1809,  who  d.,  Jan.  7,  1878.  He  was  a  farmer,  of 
Conway,  Mass. ;  six  children. 

7977— MARY  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  May  24,  1832;  md.,  Nov. 

26,  1857,  Charles  Baker  Merritt,  of  Conway,  Mass.;  one  dau. 

(a) — Ella  E.  Merritt,  b.,  Jan.   14,  1859;  md.,  Oct.  26, 
1887,  Charles  F.  Elmer,  of  Conway,  Mass. 

7978— ISRAEL  G.  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  4,  1834;  d.,  Feb. 

27,  1837. 

7979— PHILENA  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  28,  1837;  d.,  Sept. 
16,  1841. 

7980— PHILENA  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  18,  1840;  md. 
Baxter  Harding;  d.,  Mar.  25,  1871;  no  children. 

798i^MARTHA  J.  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  3,  1844;  md. 
Charles  W.  Rice;  four  children. 

7982— JOHN  HENRY  STEARNS  (8789),  b.,  June  9, 
1847. 

7983— GEORGE  W.  STEARNS  (7073),  b.,  May  14,  1821, 
son  of  Ariel  (Royal)  and  Analine  (Mapes)  Stearns,  of  Gor- 
ham,  Ontario  Co.,  N.  Y. ;  md.,  Oct.  13,  1841,  Miranda  Tufts, 
b.,  Feb.  5,  1819,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Clarissa  (Hatfield) 
Tufts,  of  Gorham,  N.  Y.  Mr.  Stearns  was  a  farmer  and  Jus- 
tice of  the  Peace,  at  Rushville,  Ontario  Co.,  N.  Y.,  and 
Associate  Judge  of  Ontario  Co.,  for  two  terms;  in  1867, 
moved  to  Coldwater,  Mich.,  where  for  several  years  before 
his  death  he  was  editor  and  publisher  of  the  Coldwater 
Republican.  He  d.,  Feb.  10,  1892,  of  pneumonia;  two  chil- 
dren.   Mrs.  Miranda  (Tufts)  Stearns  d.,  Jan.  2,  1901. 

7984— CLARISSA  ARMINDA  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  24, 
1842;  md.,  Sept.  1,  1870,  Abraham  J.  Aldrich,  b.,  Feb.  3, 
1843,  son  of  William  and  Phoebe  T-  Aldrich,  of  Coldwater, 
Mich. ;  two  children. 

(a)— Mabel  Aldrich,  b.,  Tune  8,  1871. 

(b) — William  Irving  Aldrich,  b.,  Feb.  2,  1873. 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  255 

7985— IRVING  ARIEL  STEARNS  (8794),  b.,  Sept.  12, 
1 845. 

7986— ELBRIDGE  G.  STEARNS  (7074),  b.,  Sept.  24, 
1824,  son  of  Ariel  (Royal)  and  Analine  (Mapes)  Stearns,  of 
Gorham,  Ontario  Co.,  N.  Y.;  of  Rushville,  N.  Y.,  where  he 
d.,  Jan.  13,  1882.  He  md.,  Mar.  10,  1864,  Emma  Harkness. 
dau.  of  Hiram  and  Sarah  Harkness,  of  Gorham,  N.  Y.;  one 
daughter. 

7987— ALICE  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  5,  1866. 

7988— MARSHALL  STEARNS  (7080),  b.,  Aug.  30,  1810, 
son  of  Jonathan  and  Sarah  (Tufts)  Stearns,  of  Gorham,  On- 
tario Co.,  N.  Y. ;  md.,  Nov.  12,  1829,  Elizabeth  Wager,  of 
Gorham;  d.,  Oct.  1,  1873;  one  son. 

7989— JOSHUA  W.  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  20,  1831;  md., 
July  4,  1855,  Anna  P.  Wager,  of  Gorham,  N.  Y.;  d.,  Apr. 
2^,  1864;  one  daughter. 

7990— RUTH  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  June  7,  1858. 

7QQI— LAURENS  STEARNS  (7083),  b.,  July  24,  1816, 
son  of  Jonathan  and  Sarah  (Tufts)  Stearns,  of  Gorham,  On- 
tario Co.,  N.  Y.;  md.  (1),  Dec.  28,  1843,  Lydia  Foster,  of 
Middlesex,  Ontario  Co.,  N.  Y.,  who  d.,  May  9,  1862;  md.  (2), 
No\.  28,  1863,  Margaret  Barlow,  of  Sharon,  Mich.,  b.,  Apr. 
22,  1837.  His  first  wife  died  in  Ypslanti,  Mich.,  and 
after  his  second  marriage  he  removed  to  Hedgersville,  West 
Va.,  where  he  d. ;  one  son. 

7992— EDWARD  F.  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  7,  185 1,  at  Gor- 
ham, N.  Y. ;  md.,  1892,  Carrie  E.  Knoch;  a  railway  postal 
clerk,  of  Washington,  D.  C. ;  one  child. 

7993— LYDIA  MARIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  2,  1893,  at 
Halpine,  Md. 

7994— ADDISON  STEARNS  (7084),  b.,  Jan.  12,  1818, 
son  of  Jonathan  and  Sarah  (Tufts)  Stearns,  of  Gorham,  On- 
tario Co.,  N.  Y.;  a  farmer,  of  Gorham;  md.  (1),  Mar.  12,  1840, 
Maria  Fisher,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Tane  (Wilson)  Fisher, 
natives  of  Pennsylvania  and  early  settlers  of  Gorham,  N.  Y. 
Maria  (Fisher)  Stearns  had  one  son  and  d.,  June  8,  1853;  he 


256  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

md.  (2),  Sept.  26,  1854,  Eliza  Jane  Fisher,  b.,  Nov.  11,  1826, 
sister  of  his  first  wife;  d.,  1887;  three  sons. 

700^— CLARENCE  ORVILLE  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  25, 
1849;  d.,  Feb.  6,  1 85 1. 

7996— CHARLES  FISHER  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  12, 
1857;  d.,  Sept.  10,  1859. 

7997— EMMETT  A.  STEARNS  (8798),  b.,  July  27.  1859. 

7998— JOHN  ESLEECK  STEARNS  (7089),  b.,  Feb.  5, 
i8jo,  son  of  John  Jr.  and  Nancy  (Esleeck)  Stearns,  of  Castle- 
ton,  Rensselaer  Co.,  N.  Y.;  d.,  Feb.  2,  1873,  at  Cedar  Falls, 
Black  Hawk  Co.,  la.;  a  farmer,  of  Iowa;  md.,  Nov.  2,  1831, 
Elizabeth  Prosens,  of  Castleton,  N.  Y. 

7099— ESLEECK  STEARNS  (8802),  b.,  Dec.  9,  1834,  at 
Castleton,  N.  Y. 

8000— JOHN  TYLER  STEARNS  (8814),  b.,  Apr.  12, 
1841. 

8001— JAMES  MONTGOMERY  STEARNS  (7104),  b., 
Oct.  10,  1819,  son  of  James  and  Eleanor  (Ashley-Hasard) 
Stearns,  of  Brunswick,  O.;  md.,  Nov.  11,  1857,  Anna  Gil- 
more,  and  settled,  a  farmer,  in  Brunswick,  O.  ,where  he  d., 
Feb.  6,  1890  ;one  son. 

8002— JAMES  GARFIELD  STEARNS,  b.,  July  30,  1858, 
at  Brunswick,  O.;  md.,  1888,  Blanche  Babcock;  d.,  Mar.  30, 
1890,  leaving  one  son. 

8003— JAMES  ASHLEY  STEARNS,  b.,  May  18,  1889. 

8004— ALIJAH  STEARNS  (7106),  b.,  June  26,  1830,  son 
of  James  and  Eleanor  (Ashley-Hasard)  Stearns,  of  Bruns- 
wick, O.;  a  farmer,  of  Brunswick,  O.;  md.,  1865,  Eliza 
Stephenson;  three  children. 

8005— MARY  L.  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  7,  1866. 

8006— WILLIS  D.  STEARNS,  b.,  July  14,  1867;  d.,  Apr. 
24,  1887. 

8007— DELPHA  J-  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  22,  1870. 

8008— JOHN  McINTYRE  STEARNS  (71 10),  b.,  Aug. 


F.  M.  Stearns. 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  257 

21,  1827,  with  a  twin  sister,  children  of  Daniel  and  Mary 
(Mclntyre-French)  Stearns,  of  Berea,  O.;  md.,  Apr.  7,  1857, 
Mrs.  Laura  (Andrews)  Goodwin,  of  Cleveland,  O.  where  he 
died,  Feb.  14,  1861 ;  two  children. 

8009— JOHN  McINTYRE  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  Feb.  10, 
1858;  md. 

8010— -NETTIE  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  18,  1859;  md.  Hiram 
Johnson,  of  Quaker  City,  N.  H. 

8011— MAJ.  WILLIAM  LEONARD  STEARNS  (7111), 
b.,  Mar.  30,  1830,  son  of  Daniel  and  Mary  (Mclntyre-French) 
Stearns,  of  Berea,  O. ;  a  locomotive-engineer,  who,  in  his 
later  years,  went  into  the  mineral  water  business,  at  Midland, 
Mich.  In  1862,  he  enlisted  as  sergeant  with  the  Fifth  Ohio 
Independent  Sharpshooters;  was  with  Gen.  Rosecrans  dur- 
ing the  Chickamauga  fight;  was  detailed  back  to  Ohio,  where 
he  recruited  250  men  and  received  a  Capt's.  commission. 
With  his  company,  he  joined  the  60th.  Regt.,  O.  Vol.  Inf., 
and  was  with  Gen.  Burnside's  command  from  the  battle  of 
the  Wilderness  to  the  close  of  the  War;  was  commissioned 
Major  of  his  regiment  and  was  slightly  wounded.  He  md. 
(1),  June  4,  1854,  Sarah  Tane  Caswell,  who  d.,  Jan.  18,  1856, 
leaving  one  child;  md.  (2),  Apr.  29,  1858,  Martha  J.  Law- 
rence, who  d.,  Sept.  5,  1 89 1. 

8012— WILLIAM  ALBERT  STEARNS,  b.,  May  5,  1855, 
in  Wheeling,  West.  Va.;  d.,  Oct.  15,  1856. 

8013— FRANK  McINTYRE  STEARNS  (71 12),  b.,  July 
27,  1832,  son  of  Daniel  and  Mary  (Mclntyre-French) 
Stearns,  of  Berea,  O.;  interested  in  the  stone  business  at 
Berea,  O.,  and  in  real-estate  interests  near  Columbus,  N.  C, 
with  residence  at  Cleveland,  O.;  md.  (1),  Dec.  1,  1857, 
Sophia  Crocker,  who  d.,  Apr.  7,  1876;  md.  (2),  Dec.  19,  1876, 
Celia  Ballou;  seven  children. 

8014— MARY  T.  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  31,  i860,  at  Berea, 
O.;  d.,  Aug.  17,  1868. 

8015— CLARA  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  4,  1862.  at 
Berea,  O. 

8016— NELLIE  JANE  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  10,  1870,  at 
Berea,  O.;  md.  Herbert  Lionel  Grant,  of  Biltmore.  N.  C. 


258  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

8017— FRANK     DENISON     STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.   14, 
1871,  at  Berea,  O.;  d.,  Oct.  6,  1872. 

8018— ALICE  MAY  STEARNS,  b.,  May  24,  1875;  d., 
Nov.  28,  1875,  at  Jacksonville,  Fla. 

8019— FRANK  BALLOU  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  6,  1878, 
at  Berea,  O. 

8020— GERTRUDE  ABBEY  STEARNS,  b.,  June  16, 
1881,  at  Berea,  O.;  d.,  Aug.  18,  1881. 

8021— DAVID  EDWIN  STEARNS  (71 13),  b.,  Sept.  1, 
1834,  son  of  Daniel  and  Mary  (Mclntyre-French)  Stearns,  of 
Berea,  O.;  md.,  Nov.  26,  i860,  Catharine  Dempsey,  of  Berea, 
who  died,  1897.  He  was  formerly  in  the  stone  business,  at 
Berea,  O.,  but  became  interested  in  the  mineral  lands  of 
North  Carolina,  which  are  rich  in  gold,  silver,  asbestos, 
emery,  &c,  &c;  removed  to  Skyuka,  Polk  Co.,  N.  C,  where 
he  owned  the  Skyuka  Mountain  Park  Hotel,  and  operated  a 
gold  and  asbestos  mine.  His  brother,  Frank  M.  Stearns, 
was  also  interested  in  building  up  the  town  of  Skyuka,  a 
noted  health  resort,  and  in  constructing  extensive  roads  in 
the  mountains  of  the  'blue  Ridge,  and  in  developing  Spring 
Mt.  Park,  whose  railroad  station  is  Tryon  City,  forty  miles 
south  of  Asheville,  N.  C.  Among  Mr.  D.  E.  Stearns'  various 
inventions  was  that  of  using  gangs  of  saws  for  sawing  sand- 
stone; five  children. 

8022-^DANIEL  CARTER  STEARiNS  (8818),  b„  Sept. 
14,  1861. 

8023— DENISON  PHILO  STEARNS  (8822),  b.,  Feb.  q, 
1863. 

8024— LUCY  McINTYRE  STEARNS. 

8025— MARY  BYRD  STEARNS,  Post-Mistress  at  Sky- 
uka, N.  C. 

8026— WILLIAM  HENRY  STEARNS. 

8027— CAPT  DANIEL  MERRILL  STEARNS  (71 14). 
b.,  Nov.  14,  1836,  son  of  Daniel  and  Mary  (Mclntyre- 
French)  Stearns,  of  Berea,  O.;  a  machinist,  of  Pittsburg,  Pa., 
who  served  during  the  Civil  War.  He  md.,  Aug.  19,  1869, 
Julia  Ann  Ackley;  d.,  Dec.  29,  1890,  in  Brooklyn,  Village,  O. 


Frank  B.  Stearns. 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  259 

"He  served  during  the  Civil  War,  enlisting  in  Co.  B,  8th. 
Penn.  Reserves,  receiving  rank  of  Lieut.  After  serving  a  few 
months,  he  resigned  and  joined  the  107th.  O.,  Vol.  Inf., 
from  Wellsville,  O.,  with  Col.  Reilly  commanding,  Mr. 
Stearns  having  been  instrumental  in  recruiting  Co.  F.  He 
was  promoted  to  Sec.  Lieut.,  Nov.  27,  1862;  to  First  Lieut.. 
May  9,  1864;  to  Capt.,  Jan.  6,  1865.  Upon  the  organization 
of  the  Army  of  the  Ohio  into  the  22d.  Army  Corps,  Capt. 
Stearns  was  detached  from  his  regiment  and  employed  as 
aide-de-camp  at  headquarters  of  First  Brigade,  Third  Div.. 
in  which  capacity  he  served  to  the  end  of  the  war.  He  re- 
ceived a  sun-stroke  on  the  battle-field,  from  which  he  never 
fully  recovered,  and  his  death  was  the  result  of  hardships, 
exposure  and  sun-stroke  during  service."  He  had  three 
children. 

8028— GEORGE  ACKLEY  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  26, 
1870. 

8029— MIRIAM  KEOKEE  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  15, 
1872. 

8030— KARL  RITTER  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  9,  1875. 

8031— CHARLES  WESLEY  STEARNS  (71 15),  b.,  July 
20,  1839,  son  of  Daniel  and  Mary  (Mclntyre-French) 
Stearns,  of  Berea,  O.;  aMnager  of  Cleveland  Stone  Co.;  md. 
(1),  Dec.  26,  1862,  Lucv  E.  Pease,  of  Oberlin,  O.,  who  d., 
July,  1896;  md.  (2),  July,  1898,  Mrs.  Olive  J.  Stewart,  of  San 
Francisco,  Cal.;  two  children. 

8032— RUBY  LYDIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  8.  1870;  md.. 
1895,  F.  S.  Jordan,  of  Cleveland,  O.;  one  son. 

(a) — Charles   Roderick    lordan,   b.,   Aug.   26,    1897,  at 
Cleveland,  O. 

8033— THEODORE  CHARLES  STEARNS,  b.,  June  10. 
1875;  Composer  of  music,  of  Cleveland,  O.:  md.  Alta  Irene 
Shank. 

8034— ZIBA  STEARNS  (7120),  b.,  Oct.  4,  1819,  son  of 
Abijah  and  Sarah  (Cross)  Stearns,  of  Madison,  O.;  a  farmer, 
of  Lake  Co.,  O.;  md.,  Oct.  24,  1844,  Eliza  Emerson,  b.,  Aug. 
3,  1820,  in  Madison,  O..  whither  her  parents  moved  from 
Mass.;  three  children. 


260  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

8035— LYMAN  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  3,  1845,  in  Madi- 
son, O.;  md.  Elma  Hodges,  and  settled  in  Bradford,  Pa.,, 
where  he  d.,  1893. 

8036—  FOSTER  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  May  1,  1847,  in  Madi- 
son, O.;  md.  Emma  Kellogg,  and  settled  in  Ohio. 

8037— NEWTON  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  9,  1852,  in 
Madison,  O.;  md.,  Sept.  4,  1883,  Margie  Packard,  of  Col- 
wich,  Kas.     He  was  a  druggist,  of  Coldwich,  Kas.;  one  son. 

8038— IRWIN  STEARNS,  b.,  May  20,  1887. 

8039— ABRAHAM  CROSS  STEARNS  (7122),  b.,  June 
24,  1827,  son  of  Abijah  and  Sarah  (Cross)  Stearns,  of  Madi- 
son, O.;  md.  Harriet  Hayward;  d.,  Jan.  16,  1892,  in  Cam- 
bridgeport,  Mass.;  s.  p.  They  lived  at  one  time  in  Reeds 
boro,  Vt. 

8040— ARB A  STEARNS  (7130),  b.,  Oct.  20,  1812,  son  of 
Asaph  and  Lovisa  (Smith)  Stearns,  of  St.  Lawrence  Co.y 
N.  Y.;  born  at  Ogdensburg,  N.  Y.;  a  merchant,  of  Colum- 
bia, S.  C,  who  d.,  Oct.  5,  1871,  at  Eufala,  Ala.  He  md.  (1), 
Dec.  25,  1840,  Catherine  Grace  Smith,  of  Columbia,  S.  C.,, 
who  d.;  md.  (2),  1857,  Rebecca  Pearse,  of  Columbia,  S.  C, 
who  d. ;  md.  (3),  Mrs.  Julia  (Treadwell)  Lowman,  of  Eufala, 
Ala.  Arba  Stearns  was  brought  up  by  his  uncle,  John 
Stearns;  six  children. 

8041— LOVISA  LAKIN  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  14,  1842,  at 
Columbia,  S.  C;  md.,  Nov.  1.5,  1866,  Edwin  Russell  Patter- 
son, an  accountant,  of  Charleston,  S.  C;  two  children, 
(a) — Annie  B.  Patterson,  b.,  June  11,  1870. 
(b) — Eugene  R.  Patterson,  b.,  Sept.  5,  1878. 

8042— ANNES   HAMPTON   STEARNS,  b.,   Sept.   21, 
1845,  at  Columbia,  S.  C;  md.,  July  6,  1876,  William  H.  Ruff,. 
a  planter,  of  Fairfield,  S.  C. ;  two  children, 
(a) — Stella  May  Ruff,  b.,  Jan.  19,  1879. 
(b) — Eunita  Mannering  Ruff,  b.,  Dec.  17,  1881. 

8043— EDMUND  ASAPH  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  19,  1848, 
at  Columbia,  S.  C. ;  md.,  Oct.  19,  1874,  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Rand, 
of  Carbondale,  Pa.,  b.,  Nov.  21,  1844;  no  children. 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  261 

8044— THOMAS  PIERSON  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  7, 
1850,  at  Columbia,  S.  C;  md.  Alice  Rich,  of  Plainview,  Minn. 
In  1880,  he  was  R.  R.  Agent  at  Millville,  Minn.,  and  went 
from  there  to  Spokane,  Wash. ;  two  children. 

8045— ARBA  L.  STEARNS. 

8046— GUY  L.  STEARNS,  d.,  1880. 

8047— SUE  MANNING  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  15,  1858,  in 
Columbia,  S.  C. ;  md.,  1880,  Samuel  Harrison,  of  Augusta, 
Ga. 

8048— HENRY  P.  STEARNS,  b.,  June  2,  i860,  at  Co- 
lumbia, S.  C;  d. 

8049— JOHN  BROWN  STEARNS  (7132),  b.,  Oct.  13, 
1816,  son  of  Asaph  and  Lovisa  (Smith)  Stearns,  of  De  Kalb, 
N.  Y.;  a  farmer,  of  Monroe,  Wis.;  md.,  Dec.  31,  1846,  Fannie 
Eliza  Sutherland,  b.,  Jan.  13,  1829;  d.,  Nov.  10,  1868,  at 
Monroe,  Wis.;  three  children. 

8050— GERMAIN  OZORA  STEARNS,  b..  Jan.  16,  1848, 
at  Monroe,  Wis.;  a  farmer,  of  Monroe,  Wis.;  md.  (1),  Aug. 
30,  1870,  Cora  Lynn  Perry,  of  Mt.  Pleasant,  Wis.,  b.,  Jan. 
27,  1852,  who  d.,  Mar.  17,  1891;  md.  (2),  Dec,  1892.  Jo- 
sephine Silver:  two  children. 

8051— TESSA  L.  STEARNS,  b..  Feb.  16,  1872. 

8052— MAUDE  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  16,  1883. 

8053— 'EDITH  ISABEL  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct  13,  1855, 
at  Monroe,  Wis.;  md.,  1883,  Jay  W.  Hicks,  a  commercial 
traveler,  of  Oshkosh,  Wis.;  three  children. 

(a)— Ethel  Hicks,  b.,  Sept.  22,  1884,  at  Albany,  Wis. 
(b) — Aurelia    Hicks,   b.,    Aug.    10,    1892,    at    Oshkosh, 

Wis. 
(c — Gladys  Hicks,  b.,  Mar.  18,  1894. 

8054— DANIEL  ASAPH  STEARNS  (8823),  b.,  Apr.  28, 
1862. 

8055— DANIEL  WARREN  STEARNS  (7133).  K  Dec. 
20,  1818,  son  Asaph  and  Lovisa  (Smith)  Stearns,  of  De  Kalb, 
St.   Lawrence  Co.,   N.   Y. ;  a  tanner,  by  trade;  md.,   1859, 


262  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

Margaret  Bidwell,  and  settled  in  West  Elizabeth,  Alleghany 
Co.,  Pa.;  six  children. 

8056— MARY  PRISCILLA  STEARNS,  b.,  July  21,  i860, 
at  Jefferson,  Pa.;  md.,  188.S,  Ellsworth  Lindsay,  of  Jefferson, 
Pa.;  three  children. 

(a) — Harriet  Jane  Lindsay,  b.,  Nov.  17,  1886. 

(b) — Ernest  Lindsay,  b.,  Feb.  27,  1892. 

(c) — Lydia  Emma  Lindsay,  b.,  Feb.  27,  1895. 

8057— JOHN  BROWN  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  24,  1862,  at 
Union,  Pa.;  md.,  1890,  Ida  Gilland,  and  settled  in  Jefferson, 
Pa.;  two  children. 

8058— ELMER  STEARNS,  b.,  July  28,  1891. 

8059— WILBUR  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  26,  1893. 

8060— JOSEPH  MARTIN  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  13,  1865, 
at  Union,  Pa.;  md.,  1891,  Maggie  Davis,  and  settled  at  Jeffer- 
son, Pa.;  two  children. 

8061— JOSEPH  WARREN  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  19, 
1893. 

8062— WILLIAM  G.  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  16,  1894. 

8063— LYDIA  ANNE  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  30,  1869;  d., 
June  29,  1883. 

8064— JAMES  PATTERSON  STEARNS,  b.,  1871. 

8065— SARAH  BELLE  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  15,  1873- 
d.,  Aug.  7,  1874. 

8066— MARTIN  G.  STEARNS  (7135),  b.,  Dec.  26,  1822^ 
son  of  Asaph  and  Lovisa  (Smith)  Stearns,  of  De  Kalb, 
N.  Y.;  a  farmer,  of  Monroe,  Wis.,  where  he  d.,  Apr.  24,. 
1874.  He  md.,  May  28,  1855,  Marcia  G.  Curtiss,  b.,  Jan. 
28,  1830,  at  Utica,  N.  Y.;  one  daughter. 

8067— MARY  ELIZA  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  7,  1857,  at 
Perry,  O.;  md.,  1885,  Henry  Garrett  Van  Wagenen,  Doctor 
of  Optics,  practical  jeweler  and  engraver,  of  Monroe,  Wis.; 
five  children. 

(a) — MJartin  Stearns  Van  Wagenen,  b.,  June  21,  1886; 
d.,  Aug.  13,  1887. 


Judge  Ozora  P.  Stearns. 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  263 

(b) — Helen  M.  Van  Wagenen,  b.,  Dec.  7,  1888. 
(c) — Julia  Artsen  Van  Wagenen,  b.,  Dec.  5,  1890. 
(d) — Lewis  Radcliffe  Van  Wagenen,  b.,  Oct.  2,  1893. 
(e) — George  Dewey  Van  Wagenen,  b.,  June  19.  1897. 

8068— JUDGE  OZORA  PIERSON  STEARNS  (7138), 
b.,  Jan.  15,  183 1,  son  of  Asaph  and  Lovisa  (Smith)  Stearns, 
of  De  Kalb,  N.  Y.;  md.,  Feb.  18,  1863,  Sarah  Burger,  of 
Detroit,  Mich.,  who  was  born,  Feb.,  1837,  in  New  York 
City.  He  was  a  lawyer,  by  profession;  grad.  Mich.  Univ., 
1858;  grad.  Law  Dept,  Mich.  Univ.,  i860;  settled  at  Roch- 
ester, Minn. 

In  Aug.,  1862,  during  the  Civil  War,  he  entered  military 
service  as  First  Lieut.,  Co.  F,  9th.  Minn.  Inf.;  in  April, 
1864,  was  commissioner  Col.  39th.  Regt.,  U.  S.  Colored  Inf., 
and  served  as  such  till  Dec,  1865.  In  1867,  he  was  Regis- 
trar in  Bankruptcy,  2d.  Dist.,  Minn.;  1871,  U.  S.  Senator 
from  Minn.;  1872,  moved  to  Duluth,  Minn.;  in  1874,  was  ap- 
pointed Dist.  Court  Judge,  nth.  Dist.,  Minn.;  1889,  Regent 
Univ.  Minn. 

"Judge  Stearns  was  a  man  of  strong  personality  and  con- 
spicuous ability;  was  broad  and  liberal  in  his  views,  had 
read  much  and  thought  deeply,  and  on  all  important  ques- 
tions submitted  for  his  consideration  had  well-grounded  and 
honest  convictions  which  he  followed  fearlessly  to  their 
logical  conclusions.  He  was  an  industrious  and  energetic 
worker,  and,  during  a  long  and  unusually  eventful  life,  dis- 
charged all  the  duties  which  devolved  upon  him  with  marked 
fidelity  and  honesty  of  purpose  and  in  strict  accordance  with 
the  right  as  he  saw  it.  A  true  son  of  the  people,  he  ever 
retained  the  plain  and  simple  habits  and  sturdy  patriotism 
of  his  youth,  and  warmlv  espoused  every  measure  which 
would  advance  the  best  interests  of  the  people. 

"In  1895.  Judge  Stearns  purchased  a  fine  lemon-ranch. 
at  Pacific  Beach,  Cal..  and  resided  there  with  his  family  at 
the  time  of  his  death.  Tune  2,  1896.  Acute  pneumonia  re- 
sulting in  heart-failure  was  the  cause  of  his  decease,  and  the 
body  was  taken  to  Los  Angeles  for  cremation  according  to 
his  expressed  wishes.  The  American  Encyclopedia  of  Biog- 
raphy contains  an  excellent  review  of  the  long  and  hon- 


264  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

orable  career  of  Judge  Stearns,  who  was  equally  able  as  a 
soldier  and  jurist."     He  had  four  children. 

8069-^SUSAN  MAY  STEARNS,  b.,  May  1,  1867. 

8070— PARKER  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  24,  1868;  d.,  Oct. 
30,  1868. 

8071— VICTOR  ALO'NZO  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  14,  1870; 
grad.,  B.  S.,  Univ.  Minn.;  grad.  Law  Dept.  Harv.  Univ.;  a 
promising  lawyer,  of  Duluth,  Minn. 

8072— STELLA  BURGER  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  16,  1872; 
grad.,  A.  B.,  Univ.  Minn.;  Post  Graduate  course,  Bryn 
Mawr,  Pa. 

8073— DANIEL  AUGUSTUS  STEARNS  (7142),  b., 
Jan  20,  1 8 19,  son  of  x<\braham  Tr.  and  Eliza  (B elding) 
Stearns,  of  Woodstock,  Vt.;  a  merchant,  of  Woodstock,  Vt. ; 
md.,  May  28,  1850,  Emily  F.  Raymond,  b.,  Dec.  21,  1823, 
in  North  Anson,  Me.,  who  d.,  Aug.  9,  1869,  dau.  of  David 
H.  and  Mary  (Patten)  Raymond;  d.,  Dec.  9,  1883,  in  Chi- 
cago, 111.;  three  children. 

8074— WILLARD  PARKER  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  2, 
185 1,  in  Woodstock,  Vt.;  md.,  Oct.  10,  1882,  Addie  A. 
Landers,  of  Queechee,  Vt. ;  lived  in  Monroe,  Wis.,  twelve 
years;  then  settled  in  Chicago,  111.;  Manufacturing  Phar- 
macist, of  the  firm  of  Stearns  and  White;  one  daughter. 

8o75^MARION  L.  STEARNS,  b.,  June  12,  1887,  in 
Monroe,  Wis.;  of  Chicago,  111. 

8076— JULIA  AUGUSTA  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  12,  1853, 
in  Woodstock,  Vt.;  d.,  1855. 

8077— JOHN  KERStWELL  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  3,  1856, 
in  Skowhegan,  Me.;  md.,  Feb.  26,  1881,  Anna  G.  Schwen- 
der,  of  Rockford,  111.;  engaged  in  manufacturing  paints  and 
lived  in  Chicago,  111.,  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  and  Davenport,  la., 
where  he  d.,  Dec.  13,  1890;  one  daughter. 

8078— EMILY  R.  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  4,  1884. 

8079— ROYAL  BLAKE  STEARNS  (7145),  b.,  Aug.  9, 
1827,  son  of  Abraham  Ir.  and  Eliza  (B elding)  Stearns,  of 
Woodstock,  Vt. ;     md.,  Sept.   14,   1852,     Frances     Harriet 


Frederick  Richard   Stearns. 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  265 

Porter,  b.,  Nov.  17,  1831,  who  d.,  Jan.  6,  1858,  dau.  of  Hon. 
Samuel  W.  Porter,  of  Springfield,  Vt.,  who  was  born,  Nov. 
4,  1792,  and  died,  Aug.  11,  1882. 

Royal  Blake  Stearns  was  a  merchant,  of  Woodstock  Vt., 
and  served  his  country  as  a  Northern  soldier  during  the 
Civil  War,  being  wounded  twice;  d.,  Nov.  24,  1870;  two 
children. 

8080— FREDERICK  RICHARDS  STEARNS,  b.,Apr.  20, 
1854,  in  Woodstock,  Vt.;  jeweler  and  optician,  of  Petaluma 
Cal.;  md.,  Jan.  1,  1878,  Ida  A.  Conner,  b.,  May  8,  1857,  dau. 
of  Rev.  Aaron  Conner,  of  Santa  Clara,  Cal.,  who  was  born 
May  22,  1822.  We  copy  the  following  from  the  History  of 
Sonoma  Co.,  Cal.:  "Among  the  noteworthy  mercantile  es- 
tablishments of  the  city  of  Petaluma,  that  of  F.  R.  Stearns 
is  considered  the  leading  house  for  jewelry,  optical  goods 
and  kindred  lines.  Mr.  Stearns  is  a  practical  optician  and 
experienced  manufacturing  jeweler,  hence  commands  a  large 
trade  in  those  directions.  He  received  his  education  and 
learned  his  trade  in  his  native  state  of  Vermont,  which  he 
left  in  1873,  and  conducted  a  successful  business  at  Los 
Angeles,  for  two  years  and  a  half,  at  Santa  Clara  for  two 
years,  and  at  Petaluma  ever  since.  Mr.  Stearns  is  a  very 
pleasant  man,  of  the  highest  standing  in  every  circle,  and 
possesses  one  of  the  handsomest  business-houses  north  of 
San  Francisco."    He  has  one  son. 

8081— .ELBERT  PORTER  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  26, 
1880,  at  Petaluma,  Cal. 

8082— MARGARET  ELIZA  STEARNS,  b.,  May  17, 
1857,  at  Woodstock,  Vt. ;  md.  Halstead  Burnett,  of  St. 
Louis,  Mo. 

8083— ZIB  A  STEARNS  (7150),  b.,  May  7,  1820,  son  of 
Capt.  Samuel  and  Nancy  (Whitcomb)  Stearns,  of  West 
Swanzey,  N.  H.;  md..  May  7,  1848,  Harriet  N.  Gifford,  b., 
Mar.  22,  1826;  d.,  Feb.  1,  1879,  at  Boston  Highlands.  "Ziba 
Stearns  went  to  Boston,  in  1846,  and  began  business  as  a 
grocer.  He  carried  on  a  very  extensive  business,  was 
known  far  and  wide  as  a  large  and  successful  dealer,  and  his 
name  was  considered  a  synonym  for  honesty  and  business 


266  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

integrity.  In  1865,  having  been  uniformly  successful  and 
having  accumulated  a  handsome  fortune,  he  retired  from 
the  grocery  business,  being  succeeded  by  his  clerks.  In 
1867,  ne  engaged  in  the  brewing-business,  and  in  this  ven- 
ture was  unsuccessful.  On  account  of  losses  in  his  own 
business  and  misfortunes  that  came  by  reason  of  his  aiding 
others,  he  became  involved  to  such  an  extent  that  he  was 
obliged  to  succumb.  He  refused  however  to  take  advantage 
of  any  laws  or  technicalities  by  which  he  might  lessen  the 
receipts  of  his  creditors  and  save  something  for  himself  from 
the  general  ruin,  but  turned  over  all  his  property,  insisting 
upon  paying,  if  possible,  the  last  cent  of  his  debts.  Such 
examples  of  uprightousness  in  prosperity  and  misfortune  are 
not  common,  and  are  worthy  of  mention  and  praise."  He 
had  one  son. 

8084— CHARLES  N.  STEARNS  (8828).  b.,  Feb.  8,  1849. 

8085— HON.  DANIEL  W.  STEARNS  (7155),  b.,  Dec. 
31,  1821,  in  Chesterfield.  N.  H.,  son  of  Arba  and  Harriet 
(Whitcomb)  Stearns,  of  Swanzey,  N.  H. ;  went  to  California 
in  1849;  to  Oregon  in  18.^4;  settled  at  Oakland,  Douglas 
Co.,  Ore.;  was  State  Rept.  for  Oregon,  one  term;  State  Sen- 
ator, two  terms;  farmer  and  stock-raiser;  md.,  1845,  Elmira 
Fay,  of  Swanzey,  N.  H.,  and  had  five  sons. 

8086— GEORGE  J.  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  26,  1847,  in 
Ware,  Mass.;  md.,  1876,  Nettie  Bonney;  a  merchant,  of 
Oakland,  Ore.;  two  children. 

8087— MAY  STEARNS,  b.,  July,  1877. 

8088— ROY  STEARNS,  b.,  July,  1879. 

8089— JUDGE  LOYAL  B.  STEARNS,  b..  May  2,  1853, 
in  Swanzey,  N.  H.;  a  lawyer,  of  Portland,  Ore.,  who  md. 
Mary  Hoyt.  He  has  served  one  term  as  State  Representa- 
tive of  Oregon;  two  years  as  Police  Judge  of  Portland;  two 
years  as  County  Judge;  seven  years  as  Circuit  Judge  of  4th. 
Judicial  District  of  Oregon;  no  children. 

8090— ARBA  F.  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  24,  1854,  at  Scotts- 
burg,  Ore.;  md.,  1880,  Nancy  Chenowith.  He  is  a  hardware 
dealer,  of  Oakland,  Ore.,  under  firm  name  of  Stearns,  Cheno- 
with and  Co.;  three  children. 


Loyal  B.  Stearns. 


Johu  W.  Stearns. 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  267 

8091— HARRY  C.  STEARNS,  b.,  July,  1883. 

8092— ESTHER  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.,  1891. 

8093— JAMES  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.,  1892. 

8094— JOHN  WARREN  STEARNS,  b.  Mar.  11,  1857, 
at  Scottsburg,  Ore. ;  of  Coeur-d'Alene  City,  Idaho. 

8095— RALPH  L.  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  14,  1859,  at  Elk- 
ton,  Ore;  of  Oakland,  Ore. 

8o96^ARBA  T.  STEARNS  (7165),  b.,  Oct.  25,  1824, 
son  of  Jotham  and  Mary  (Grimes)  Stearns,  of  Keene,  N.  H.; 
a  farmer,  of  Keene,  N.  H.;  md.,  Jan.,  1854,  Emily  J.  Robbins, 
b.,  Oct.  8,  1835,  dau.  of  Isaiah  and  Hannah  Robbins,  of 
Surry,  N.  H.;  eight  children. 

8097— JOHN  G.  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  28,  1857;  a  farmer. 
of  Keene,  N.  H. 

8098— JENNIE  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  7,  1859;  md., 
June  26,  1879,  Justin  S.  Blake,  a  farmer,  of  Keene,  N.  H. 

8099— ANNA  N.  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  2,  1861,  in  Keene, 
N.  H. 

8100— HARRY  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  14,  1863,  in 
Keene,  N.  H. 

8101— FRANK  H.  STEARNS,  b.,  July  21,  1865,  in 
Keene,  N.  H. 

8102— ORRIN  B.  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  26,  1868,  in 
Keene,  N.  H. 

8103— HATTIE  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  19,  1872,  in 
Keene,  N.  H. 

8104— THAYER  C.  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  2,  1876,  in 
Keene,  N.  H. 

8105— DAVID  BOWKER  STEARNS  (7166),  b.,  Mar. 
18,  1829,  son  of  Jotham  and  Mary  (Grimes)  Stearns,  of 
Keene,  N.  H.;  born  in  Hopkinton,  Mass.;  a  farmer,  of  Keene, 
N.  H.;  md.,  Nov.  8,  1853,  Adelaide  L.  Chamberlain,  b.,  Feb. 
10,  1833,  dau.  of  John  and  Caroline  F.  Chamberlain,  of 
Westmoreland,  N.  H.;  three  children. 


268  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

8106— HELEN  LEMIRA  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  5,  1855, 
at  Keene,  N.  H.;  md.,  Aug.  I,  1877,  Dallas  M.  Pollard,  a 
merchant,  of  Keene,  N.  H.,  son  of  Roland  P.  and  Mary  Ann 
Pollard,  of  Chester,  Vt. ;  one  daughter. 

(a) — Margaret  Adelaide  Pollard,  b.,  Nov.  23,  1878. 

8107— .DAVID  RUSSELL  ELLIS  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug. 
27,  1857,  at  Keene,  N.  H.;  a  farmer,  of  Keene;  md.,  Jan.  15, 
1880,  Etta  Isabel  McKeen,  dau.  of  John  T.  McKeen,  of 
Burlington,  Vt. 

8108— JOTHA1V'  FRED  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  17,  1864, 
at  Keene,  N.  IT. 

8109— AUGUSTUS  THAYER  STEARNS  (7169),  b., 
Feb.  28,  1819,  son  of  Jonathan  Jr.  and  Lucy  (Tuttle)  Stearns, 
of  Winchester,  111.;  born  in  Milford,  Mass.;  a  farmer,  of 
Litchfield,  111.;  md.,  Nov..  23,  1842,  Mary  Ann  Twitchell; 
four  children. 

81 10— LUCY  ANN  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  17,  1843,  *n 
Glasgow,  111.;  md.,  Feb.  1,  1863,  Solomon  W.  Murphy,  of 
Litchfield,  111.;  eight  children. 

(a) — Alice  Murphy. 

(b) — Herman  Murphy. 

(c) — Julia  Murphy. 

(d) — George  Murphy. 

(e) — Lydia  Murphy. 

(f) — 'Bessie  Murphv. 

(g) — Helen  Murphy. 

(h) — Albert  Murphy. 

81 1 1— 'ALICE  J.  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  15,  1848,  in  Jersey 
Co.,  111.;  md.,  Apr.  1,  1868,  Herman  F.  Kayser,  a  merchant, 
of  Litchfield,  111.;  three  children. 

(a) — Effie  L.  Kayser. 

(b) — Charles  Albert  Kayser. 

(c) — Emma  Kavser. 

81 12— CHARLES  D.  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  22,  1853,  in 
Montgomery  Co.,  111.;  a  farmer  and  stock-breeder,  of  Litch- 
field, 111.;  md.,  Dec.  28,  1876,  Emma  H.  Pruitt;  four  children. 


Laten  L.  Stearns. 


SEVENTH  GNERATION.  269 

81 1 3— GASTON  DE  ROY  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  6,  1880. 

8i  14— CHARLES  RUSSELL  STEARNS,  b.,  1882. 

81 1 5— LETA  L.  STEARNS. 

81 16— MYRTLE  G.  STEARNS. 

81 17— CARRIE  ELLA  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  1,  1857;  md., 
July  29,  1879,  Dr.  J.  B.  Ellis,  a  p  hysician,  of  Sullivan,  111.,, 
afterwards,  of  Carbondale,  Kas. ;  two  children. 

(a)— Mabel  Ellis. 

(b)— Bertha  Ellis. 

81 18— LATEN  LEGG  STEARNS  (7173),  b.,  Apr.  3, 
1823,  at  Hopkinton,  Mass.,  son  of  John  and  Abigail  (LeggJ 
Stearns,  of  Speedsville,  N.  Y.;  md.,  Sept.  16,  1844,  Sarah 
Catherine  Muir,  of  Speedsville,  N.  Y.  "In  early  life  he  was 
a  student  at  the  seminary  at  Groton,  N.  Y.,  near  Cortland; 
in  1850,  associated  himself  with  his  brother-in-law,  L.  N. 
Muir,  in  the  general  merchantile  business,  at  Jersey  Shore, 
Pa.,  dealing  in  everything,  from  a  clothes-pin  to  drugs  and 
chemicals.  In  1861,  he  went  into  the  Union  Army  as  sutler 
for  the  8th.  Pa.  Cav.,  and  was  afterwards  made  sutler  of 
Gen.  Gregg's  brigade;  in  1865,  he  went  to  Williamsport,  Pa., 
and  purchased  the  dry-goods  and  grocery  business  of  Rich- 
mond and  Van  Fleet,  which  he  conducted  most  successfully 
for  twenty-four  years.  In  1885,  he  admitted  his  sons  to 
partnership,  and,  in  1887,  they  purchased  a  building,  since 
known  as  the  'Stearns  Block,'  which  was  entirely  re-modeled 
and  fitted  up  for  their  extensive  business.  Some  idea  of  its 
extent  may  be  had,  when  it  is  stated,  that,  the  first  year  after 
their  removal  to  the  present  location,  the  business  had  in- 
creased over  $100,000.  They  conduct  it  in  a  very  methodical 
manner  and  their  books  are  marvels  of  ingenuity  and  ac- 
curacy. In  the  spring  of  1865,  Mr.  Stearns's  family  wrent 
down  the  river  to  Williamsport  on  a  raft,  because  the  roads 
had  been  made  impassable  by  the  great  freshet  of  that  year. 
All  of  the  household  goods  were  piled  upon  this  raft,  and 
the  family  occupied  the  shanty  that  always  found  a  place  on 
the  river  floats  of  those  days.  It  was  a  novel  experience 
and  one  to  which  the  family  often  refer."  He  had  five  chil- 
dren. 


270  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

8119— DELPHINE  ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug. 
30,  1846,  in  Speedsville,  N.  Y.;  md.,  Oct.  23,  1873,  James 
Sanderson  Lawson,  a  banker,  of  Williamsport,  Pa.,  whose 
mother's  maiden  name  was  "Hannah  Sanderson,"  the  same 
as  that  of  a  remote  ancestress  of  his  wife;  three  children. 

(a) — William  Clingen  Lawson,  b.,  Sept.  8,  1874. 

(b) — Katharine  Stearns  Lawson,  b.,  Apr.  9,  1877. 

(c) — James  S.  Lawson  Jr.,  b.,  Feb.  19,  1881. 

8120— JONATHAN  AUGUSTUS  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr. 
12,  1848,  in  Speedsville,  N.  Y.;  md.,  Nov.  1,  1873,  Sarah 
Lvon,  of  Williamsport,  Pa.  He  has  general  supervision  of 
the  firm's  extensive  business  and  conducts  the  buving  of 
goods;  two  children. 

8121— LATEN  LEGG  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  20,  1874;  d., 
Feb.  21,  1875. 

8122— THOMAS  LYON  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  3,  1886. 

8123— EMILY  ABIGAIL  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  23,  1850, 
at  Speedsville,  N.  Y. ;  md.,  Nov.  7,  1872,  Anthony  G.  Lyon,> 
a  Railway  Solicitor,  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  who  d.,  June  5, 
1890;  one  son. 

(a) — Laten  Stearns  Lyon,  b.,  Aug.  7,  1878. 

8124— GEORGE  LIVINGSTON  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  1, 
1853,  at  Jersey  Shore,  Pa.;  has  charge  of  the  carpet  depart- 
met  of  the  firm,  at  Williamsport,  Pa. 

8125— CHARLES  ROBERT  STEARNS,  b..  Mar.  24, 
1856,  at  Jersey  Shore,  Pa.;  md.,  1884,  Jane  Hays;  has  charge 
of  grocery  department  of  the  firm;  seven  children. 

8126— RACHEL  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  6,  1885. 

8127— CATHERINE  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  14,  1888. 

8128— EMILY  STEARNS,  b.,  June  22,  1889. 

8129— JOHN  WALKER  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  15,  1895; 
d.,  Feb.  6,  1897. 

8130— MARTHA  JANE  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  21.  1897. 

8131— GEORGE  LIVINGSTON  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  12, 
1899. 


SEVENTH  GENRATION.  271 

8132— DELPHINE  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  24,  1900. 

8133— HENRY  LEWIS  STEARNS  (7179),  b.,  Nov.  19, 
1828,  son  of  Alanson  and  Maria  (Gibson)  Stearns,  of  Hop- 
kinton, Mass.;  born  at  Upton,  Mass.;  a  farmer,  of  Hopkin- 
ton,  Mass.  He  md.,  Nov.  8,  1859,  Marietta  C.  Comar,  b., 
May  5,  1838,  dau.  of  Albert  and  Celinda  (Barton)  Comar, 
of  Wrentham,  Mass.;  six  children. 

8134— HENRY  ALANSON  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  3,  1861, 
at  Hopkinston,  Mass. 

8135— NELLIE  STEARNS,  b.,  May  28,  1862;  d.,  Sept. 
15.  1864. 

8136— EDITH  MARIA  STEARNS,  b..  Sept.  21,  1863, 
at  Hopkinton,  Mass. 

8137— GEORGIA  AUGUSTA  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  9, 
1866,  at  Hopkinton. 

8138— AMY  FLORENCE  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  20,  1870. 

8139— ALBERT  BARTON  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  10, 
1877. 

8140— GILBERT  ALANSO'N  STEARNS  (7180),  b., 
Mar.  2j,  183 1,  at  Upton,  Mass.,  son  of  Alanson  and  Maria 
(Gibson)  Stearns,  of  Hopkinton,  Mass.;  a  sole-leather  cut- 
ter, of  Hopkinton,  who  md.,  Nov.  1,  1854,  Lucinda  Grandy, 
b.,  July  6,  183 1,  dau.  of  Calvin  and  Thomazin  Grandy,  of 
Fayston,  Vt.  Mrs.  Stearns  called  herself  "Gilbert's  Scribe," 
because  she  carried  on  most  of  the  correspondence,  and 
her  sketches  of  family  character,  with  vivid  descriptions  of 
family  scenes  and  incidents,  make  her  letters  very  enter- 
taining'. She  is  a  worthy  mother  of  her  sturdy  boys,  who, 
for  some  time,  carried  on  the  grocery  business  together  at 
South  Framingham,  Mass.  The  circle  was  broken  by  one 
of  the  brothers  entering  the  Mass.  Institute  of  Technology, 
and,  in  1900,  two  others  bought  a  store  in  Waltham,  where 
they  removed  with  their  families.    Thev  had  nine  children. 

8i4i^FRANK  GILBERT  STEARNS,  b.,  May  24,  1856, 
at  Hopkinton,  Mass. :  a  grocer,  of  So.  Framingham,  Mass. ; 
md.,  June  16,  1881,  Nellie  M.  Hubbard,  b.,  May  29.  1858; 
one  son. 


272  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

8142— CHARLES  HENRY  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  27, 
1884. 

8143— AREA  BATES  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  23,  1857;  d., 
July  21,  1864. 

8144-^ALLIE  MAY  STEARNS,  b.,  May  9,  1859;  d., 
May  1,  1864. 

8145— ALANSON  BANKS  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  7,  1862, 
at  Hopkinton,  Mass.;  in  1885,  he  and  his  brother,  Frank, 
bought  out  the  country  store,  and  are  still  proprietors  of  the 
"Cyclone  Grocery  Store,"  doing  a  business  of  over  sixty-five 
thousand  dollars  each  year.  He  md.,  July  22,  1885,  at  Lake 
View,  So.  Framing-ham,  Mass,  Mary  Lucia  Works,  of  South- 
boro,  Mass.,  b.,  Nov.  155,  1862;  three  children.  The  follow- 
ing is  taken  from  the  Framingham  Gazette,  of  Feb.  22,  1901 : 

"The  first  of  the  'Red  Light  Evenings'  for  members  and 
friends  was  observed  at  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  on  Tuesday  even- 
ing. Mr.  A.  B.  Stearns  gave  an  illustrated  lecture  on  His- 
toric Massachusetts,  w  hich  pleased  as  well  as  instructed  all 
present.  Mr.  Stearns  has  a  talent  for  description,  the  illus- 
trations were  good,  and  the  evening  was  mere  enjoyable 
than  a  lecture  by  any  professional  talker." 

8146— LURA  MAY  STEARNS,  b.,  July  16,  1889. 

8147— CARL  ALANSON  STEARNS,  b.,  July  10,  1893. 

8148— ERIC  SWAIN  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  30,  1896. 

8149— LATEN  G.  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  31,  1864;  d.,  Aug. 
26,  1866. 

8150— FREDERICK  LINCOLN  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  3. 
1866;  took  a  four  years'  course  in  the  Mass.  Institute  of 
Technology,  and  graduated  as  Civil  Engineer.  He  was 
called  to  New  York  City  by  the  lamented  Col.  Geo.  E. 
Waring,  and  has  been  Supt.  of  various  departments  there 
ever  since.  He  md.,  Sept.  29,  1897,  Louise  Arrowsmith,  of 
New  York  City,  and  has  one  child,  name  unknown. 

8i5i^ARBA  GRANT  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  17,  1868;  in 
1900,  with  his  brother,  Otis,  he  became  proprietor  of  a 
grocery  store  in  Waltham,  where  he  resides.  He  md.,  June 
11,  1895,  Emma  Warren  Chamberlain,  of  So.  Framingham, 
Mass.;  one  son. 


■ 


A.  B.  Stearns. 


Archie  C.  Stearns. 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  273 

8152— HORACE  DAVID  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  20,  1898. 

8153— OTIS  THAYER  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  9,  1870; 
with  his  brother,  Arba,  is  proprietor  of  a  grocery  business, 
in  Waltham.  He  md.,  June  16,  1897,  Jessie  Evelyn  Works, 
of  Southboro,  Mass. 

8154— ARCHER  CARL  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  4,  1875;  was 
a  soldier  of  the  Spanish-American  War.  "He  enlisted,  June 
16,  1898,  in  Co.  E,  6th.  Regt.,  Mass.  Vol.  Inf.;  was  aboard 
the  U.  S.  Crusier,  Yale,  seventeen  days;  in  front  of  Morro 
Castle  at  the  surrender  of  Santiago;  landed  at  Porto  Rico, 
July  24,  and  on  the  following  morning  engaged  in  the  only 
battle  in  which  the  6th.  Mass.  took  part.  It  lasted  from  4 
A.  M.  to  2  P.  M.;  five  Americans  and  fifty-six  Spaniards 
were  wounded.  Three  months  were  spent  in  crossing  the 
island  of  Porto  Rico,  during  which  time  Mr.  Stearns  was 
taken  sick  with  typhoid  malaria,  and  was  sent  home  on  the 
Hospital  Ship,  'Bay  State,'  arriving  in  Boston,  Oct.  28," 
He  was  mustered  out,  with  his  Regt.,  Jan.  21,  1899;  md., 
Sept.  11,  1900,  Myrtie  De  Shore  Acron. 

8155— AUSTIN  CALVIN  STEARNS  (7182),  b.,  July  13, 
1836,  son  of  Alanson  and  Maria  (Gibson)  Stearns,  of  Hop- 
kinton,  Mass.;  born  at  Upton,  Mass.;  foreman  in  sole- 
leather  factory  at  Westboro,  Mass.  He  md.  (1).  May  29. 
1865,  Mary  E.  Howard,  b.,  Nov.  20,  1844,  who  d.,  Oct.  6, 
1879,  dau.  of  Johnson  and  Lucy  Howard,  of  Dover,  N.  Y. ; 
md.  (2),  Sept.  23,  1880,  Ellen  M.  Easton,  b..  May  29,  1853, 
dau.  of  Charles  S.  and  Laura  D.  Easton,  of  Sutton,  N.  H. 
Mr.  Stearns  was  a  soldier  of  the  Civil  War;  one  daughter. 

8156— MABEL  AUGUSTA  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  10, 
1867,  at  Westboro,  Mass. 

8i57— JONATHAN  ICHABOD  STEARNS  (7185),  b., 
Oct.  24,  1841,  son  of  Alanson  and  Maria  (Gibson)  Stearns, 
of  Hopkinton,  Mass.;  md.,  Dec.  13,  1871,  Sarah  J.  Morris, 
b.,  Aug.  30,  1852.  During  the  Civil  War,  he  was  a  private* 
in  Co.  K,  13th.  Mass.  Vols.,  and  was  wounded  three  times. 
He  was  an  engineer  in  the  citv  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  and  died 
there,  Nov.  22,  1895,  of  blood-poisoning;  eight  children. 

8158— JOHN  ALANSON  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  30,  1872; 


274  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

Secretary  and  Treasurer  of  'Taper  and  Press"  Co.,  Phila- 
delphia, Pa.  ,a  publication  devoted  to  the  arts. 

8159— GEORGIANA  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  2,  1874;  d., 
Jan.  2,  1875. 

8160— MATILDA  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  30,  1876. 

8161— ARBA  W.  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  21,  1879. 

8162— HOWARD  H.  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  8,  1881. 

8163— GILBERT  C.  STEARNS,  b.,  May  5,  1883. 

8164— WILBUR  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  12,  1885. 

8i65^PRISCILLA  T.  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  7,  1890. 

8166—  OTIS  GIBSON  STEARNS  (7186),  b.,  Dec.  21, 
1843,  son  °f  Alanson  and  Maria  (iGbson)  Stearns,  of  Hop- 
kinton,  Mass.;  a  soldier  of  the  Civil  War,  and  afterwards,  a 

farmer  of  Red  Fork,  Ark.;  md.,   1871,  Lucy  ;  d., 

1876,  at  Red  Fork,  Ark.;  two  children. 

8167-^WALTER  STEARNS,  b.,  1872,  at  Red  Fork,  Ark. 

8168— ELNORA  STEARNS,  b.,  at  Red  Fork,  Ark. 

8169— DANIEL  STEARNS  JR.  (7215),  b.,  Mar.  18,  1824, 
son  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  (Sparhawk)  Stearns,  of  Lowell, 
Mass.;  a  merchant  and  farmer,  of  Holden,  Mo.;  m.,  1845, 
Nancy  J.  Emerson,  and  lived  successively  in  Lowell,  Mass., 
Wilton,  N.  H.,  New  Chester  and  Warrensburg,  Mo.,  and, 
last,  in  Holden,  Mo.;  six  children. 

8170— MARY  ELLEN  STEARNS,  b.,  1846,  at  Lowell, 
Mass.;  d.,  in  infancy. 

8171— JENNIE  N.  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  17,  1848,  at 
Lowell,  Mass. ;  md.  William  F.  Hall,  who  d.,  at  Kansas  City, 
Mo.;  six  children. 

(a)— Edwin  S.  Hall. 

(b)— W.  A.  Hall. 

(c) — Gertrude  E.  Hall. 

(d)— B.  F.  Hall. 

(e) — Laura  M.  Hall. 

(f) — Florence  Stearns  Hall. 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  275 

8172— FRANK  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  12,  1851,  at  Lowell, 
Mass.;  md.  (1),  Frances  T.  Constable;  md.  (2),  Cora  B.  Mor- 
row; three  children. 

8173— CHARLES  F.  STEARNS,  b.,  1889;  d.,  1893. 

8174— JAMES  HAROLD  STEARNS,  b.,  July  28, 
1891. 

8175— LEILA  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  8,  1893. 

8176— LAURA  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  15,  1858;  of  Kan- 
sas City,  Mo. 

8177— JAMES  HARRIS  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  17,  1861; 
md.  Florence  A.  Graber,  and  settled  at  Las  Vegas,  New 
Mexico. 

8178— LILLIAN  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  1,  1867;  md., 
1892,  Prof.  George  H.  Howe,  of  Warrensburg,  Mo.;  one 
child. 

(a) — Ethan  H.   Howe,  b.,   Mar.   6,    1894,  at  Warrens- 
burg, Mo. 

8179— SAMUEL  STEARNS  JR.  (7229),  date  of  birth  un- 
known, son  of  Samuel  and  Grace  (Lawrence)  Stearns,  of 
Waltham,  Mass.;  md.,  1867,  Carrie  Glynes,  of  Dover,  N.  H. 
He  was  a  carpenter,  of  Watertown,  Mass.,  who  served  in  the 
Civil  War;  six  children. 

8180— EDWARD  STEARNS,  b.,  1868;  a  carpenter,  by 
trade. 

8181— -GRACE  STEARNS,  b.,  1870. 

8182— GERTRUDE  STEARNS,  b.,  1879. 

8183— LULU  STEARNS,  b.,  1882. 

8184— LENA  LAWRENCE  STEARNS,  b.,  1884. 

8185— GROVER  STEARNS,  b.,  1886. 

8186— DR.  DANIEL  WALDO  STEARNS  (7235)'  b-> 
Nov.  12,  1864,  son  of  Daniel  and  Sarah  (Evans)  Stearns,  of 
Newton,  Mass.;  a  physician,  of  Newton,  Mass.;  md.,  Nov.  12, 
1891,  Hattie  E.  Webster;  two  children. 


276  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

8187— ^DOROTHY  WEBSTER  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  3,, 
1894. 

8188— MARION  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  24,  1898. 

8189— WALTER  HUNNEWELL  STEARNS  ^.(7239) 
b.,  Aug.  8,  1849,  son  °f  Walter  Hunnewell  and  Margaret 
(Evans)  Stearns,  of  Newton,  Mass.;  a  commercial  traveler, 
of  Newton,  Mass.;  md.,  1876,  Jessie  L.  Bowker;  four  chil- 
dren. 

8190— HERBERT     CHESTER     STEARNS,  b.}  Aug., 
1877. 
8191—  WALTER  ALSTON  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.,  1878. 

8192— ELLA  BOWKER  STEARNS,  b,  Dec,  1880. 

8193— ROGER  STEARNS,  b.,  June,  1883. 

8194— CHARLES  HENRY  STEARNS  (7242),  b.,  Apr. 
28,  1838,  son  of  Capt.  Charles  Jr.  and  Hannah  (Pierce) 
Stearns,  of  Brookline,  Mass.;  md.  Anna  M.  Mellen,  and 
settled  in  Brookline,  Mass.     We  have  no  record  of  children. 

8195-^JAMES  PIERCE  STEARNS  (7243),  b.,  Feb.  10, 
1840,  son  of  Capt.  Charles  Jr.  and  Hannah  (Pierce)  Stearns, 
of  Brookline,  Mass.;  md.,  June  27,  1867,  Elizabeth  Shaw 
Bramhall,  who  d.,  Oct.  22,  1893.  He  was  Vice-Pres.  of 
Shawmut  National  Bank,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  and  resided  at 
Brookline,  Mass.  During  the  Civil  War,  he  served  in  the 
Army  of  the  Potomac,  from  1861  to  1864,  as  First  Lieut., 
22d.  Mass.  Vol.,  and  lost  a  leg  at  the  battle  of  Gaines  Mill, 
Va.,  June  27.  1862;  four  children. 

8196-^WILLIAM  BRAMHALL  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  21, 
1868,  at  Boston,  Mass.;  with  Kidder,  Peabody  and  Co.,  Bos- 
ton, Mass.,  residing  at  Brookline,  Mass.;  md.,  Oct.  17,  1894, 
Alice  Maude  Preston;  one  child. 

8197— JAMES  P.  STEARNS,  b.,  July  5,  1897. 

8198— -MARY  ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  29, 
1872,  at  Brookline,  Mass.;  md.,  May  20,  1897,  Dwight 
Parker  Robinson. 

8199— KATE  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  21,  1873,  at  Brook- 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  277 

line,  Mass.;  md.,  June  3,  1895,  Louis  C.  Page,  of  Brookline, 
Mass. 

8200— HELEN  SHAW  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  1,  1875,  at 
Brookline,  Mass. 

8201— WILLIAM  STEARNS  (7251),  b.,  Aug.  10,  1831, 
son  of  Marshall  and  Susanna  (Jones)  Stearns,  of  Brookline, 
Mass.;  a  farmer,  of  Brookline;  md.  (1),  Oct.  6,  1858,  Mar- 
garet Glover  Swift,  who  d.,  Mar.  18,  1869;  md.  (2),  Oct.  28, 
1874,  Annie  Russell;  four  children. 

8202^HENRY  MARSHALL  STEARNS,  b.,  June  9, 
1866;  d.,  Aug.  30,  1870. 

8203— ELSIE  RUSSELL  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  19,  1875. 

8204— MARSHALL  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  15,  1877. 

8205— RUSSELL  STEARNS,  b.,  July  3,  1879. 

8206—  LEONARD  STEARNS  (7259),  b.,  1814,  son  of 
Moses  and  Margaret  (Hawthorne)  Stearns,  of  Lexington, 
Mass.;  md.,  1836,  Martha  Ann  Patten,  b.,  1816,  who  d., 
1896;  d.,  1847,  in  Waltham,  Mass.;  two  children. 

8207— WILLIAM  ADAMS  STEARNS  (8836),  b.,  1838. 

8208— LUCY  ANN  STEARNS,  b.,  1842,  in  Waltham, 
Mass.;  md.,  1868,  James  M.  Vay,  of  Rochester,  N.  Y.;  one 
son. 

(a) — Benjamin  Fox  Vay,  b.,  1869,  in  Rochester,  N.  Y. ; 
md.,  1893,  Carrie  Ellis. 

8209— GEORGE  STEARNS  (7265),  b.,  Nov.  3,  1818,  son 
of  Joel  and  Betsy  (Parker)  Stearns,  of  Lexington,  Mass.; 
md.,  Dec.  25,  1844,  Lovina  Hadley,  b.,  Aug.  31,  1819,  dau. 
of  Sewell  and  Lovina  (Hall)  Hadley.  They  settled  in  Somer- 
ville,  Mass.,  where  their  children  were  born  and  where  he  d., 
Aug.  9,  1885;  three  children. 

8210— GEORGE  STEARNS  JR.,  b..  Mar.  12,  1846;  md. 
Emma  Hovey. 

821 1— ADELAIDE  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  16,  1848:  md. 
George  Bowen. 

8212— CHARLES  H.  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  7,  1854;  md.. 


278  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

1879,  Eva  Frost.     He  was  connected  with  the  Fire  Depart- 
ment of  West  Somerville,  Mass.;  three  children. 

8213— CLARENCE  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  24,  1880. 

8214— LILLIAN  J.  STEARNS,  b.,  July  12,  1882. 

8215— WARREN  H.  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  25,  1887. 

8216— LORENZO  STEARNS  (7278),  b.,  Aug.  1,  1808, 
son  of  Jonas  and  Anna  (Babcock)  Stearns,  of  Lincoln,  Mass.; 
a  farmer,  of  Stow,  Mass.;  md.  (1),  Apr.  10,  1839,  Mary 
Adeline  Hodge,  of  Lowell,  Mass.,  who  d.,  May  20,  1840,  in 
Berlin,  Mass.,  leaving  one  dau.;  md.  (2),  Dec.  16,  1842, 
Sarah  Rice,  of  Stow,  Mass.,  by  whom  he  had  three  more 
daus.  He  d.,  Nov.  18,  1874,  in  Stow,  Mass.,  and  his  widow 
d.,  Oct.  27,  1893. 

8217— MARTHA  ADELINE  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  2r 
1840;  md.,  Apr.  2,  1857,  Moses  Maynard;  d.,  Oct.  6,  1876, 
leaving  a  family. 

8218— SARAH  JANE  STEARNS  b.,  Aug.  26,  1844;  was 
twice  md.  and  widowed;  d. 

8219— ELIZA  ANN  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  17,  1846;  md., 
1864,  Frank  Rice;  one  son. 

8220— LUCIA  REBECCA  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  26,  1848; 
md.  W.  H.  Brooks,  and  had  two  sons. 

8221— WILLIAM  STEARNS  JR.  (7290),  b.,  Jan.  9, 
18 19,  son  of  William  and  Susan  (Dix)  Stearns,  of  West- 
minster, Mass.;  settled  in  Waltham,  Mass.;  md.,  Apr.  7,. 
1840,  Elizabeth  A.  Richardson,  who  d.,  Apr.  10,  1864,  at 
Manchester,  N.  H.  During  the  Civil  War,  Mr.  Stearns  was 
a  soldier  of  Co.  E,  15th.  N.  H.  Vols.;  two  children. 

8222— WILLIAM  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  9,  1841,  in 
Waltham,  Mass.;  md.,  June  11,  1867,  Marietta  L.  Moulton, 
of  Lynn,  Mass.;  settled  in  Manchester,  N.  H.;  in  the  em- 
ploy of  Amoskeag  Manufacturing  Co.,  Land  and  Water 
Power  Dept.  During  the  Civil  War,  he  was  Capt.  of  Co.  E, 
15th.  N.  H.  Vols. 

8223— ANNIE  R.  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  22,  1846,  in  Wal- 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  279 

tham,    Mass.;    md.,    Oct.    12,    1870,    Lyman  W.  Colby,  a 
photographer  and  artist,  of  Manchester,  N.  H. 

8224— CYRUS  G.  STEARNS  (7295),  b.,  Apr.  27,  1840, 
son  of  Daniel  and  Anne  (Varnum)  Stearns,  of  Lincoln,  Mass.; 
of  Brighton,  Mass.;  md.  (1).  1868,  Mary  F.  Farnsworth;  md. 
(2),  Mrs.  Amelia  Hodge;  four  children. 

8225— EMMA  J.  STEARNS,  Oct.  30,  1869. 

8226— LIZZIE  B.  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  15,  1871. 

8227— MINNIE  G.  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  17,  1873. 

8228— FRED  ELMER  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  15,  1884. 

8229— LEVI  STEARNS  (7298),  b.,  Nov.  15,  1804,  son  of 
Amos  and  Deborah  (Hunt)  Stearns,  of  Winchendon,  Mass.; 
md.,  Apr.  4,  1830,  Mary  Butler,  b.,  Mar.  24,  1808.  He  was 
a  farmer,  of  Winchendon,  Mass.,  where  they  celebrated 
their  golden  wedding,  Apr.  4,  1880;  he  d.,  Sept.  12,  1880; 
six  children. 

8230— LYDIA  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  6,  1831;  md., 
June  4,  1850,  Arvin  Aldrich,  of  East  Westmoreland,  N.  H., 
where  she  d.,  May  24,  1870;  three  children. 

(a) — Eliza  Isabel  Aldrich  b.,  Dec.  5,  1855;  d.,  July  18, 

1863. 
(b) — Mary  Frances  Aldrich,  b.,  Oct.  8,  i860, 
(c) — Hannah  Isabel  Aldrich,  b.,  Feb.  17,  1863. 

8231— CHARLES  T.  STEARNS  (8843),  b.,  Sept.  5,  1832. 

8232-^VIARY  M  AH  ALA  STEARNS,  b.,  June  24,  1837; 
d.,  Aug.  22,  1840. 

8233— GILBERT  F.  STEARNS  (8846),  b.,  Aug.  9,  1841. 

8234— GEORGE  MILTON  STEARNS  (8854),  b.,  May  5, 
1846. 

8235— LEVI  FRANK  STEARNS  (8865),  b.,  Jan.  31, 
1849. 

8236— ISAAC  MILTON  STEARNS  (7307),  b.,  June  4, 
182 1.  son  of  Amos  and  Sarah  (Miller-Maynard)  Stearns,  of 


280  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

Winchendon,  Mass.;  md.,  Dec.  31,  1850,  Winifred  Elizabeth 
Paine,  b.,  Dec.  25,  1827,  dau.  of  Ephraim  and  Betsy  (Spauld- 
ing)  Paine,  of  Chester,  Vt. ;  two  children. 

8237— LOWELL  HARVEY  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  17, 
1857,  at  Cavendish,  Vt.;  of  Bellows  Falls,  Vt. 

8238— ARABELLA  ELIZA  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  1,  1866, 
at  Alstead,  N.  H. 

8239— JOHN  DEMARY  STEARNS  (7314),  b.,  Oct.  29, 
181 1,  son  of  Capt.  Freeborn  and  Clarissa  (Demary)  Stearns, 
of  Rindge,  N.  H.;  a  blacksmith,  of  Rindge,  N.  H.,  who  re- 
sided several  years  in  Fitz  William,  N.  H.  He  md.,  Aug.  29, 
1833,  Harriet  Darling,  dau.  of  Jewett  B.  and  Hannah  (Mur- 
d'ock)  Darling,  of  Winchendon,  Mass.;  d.,  Mar.,  1881;  six 
children. 

8240— JOHN  MILTON  STEARNS  (8868),  b.,  July  13, 
1835,  in  Templeton,  Mass. 

8241— ^MARY  ANN  STEARNS,  b.,  May  25,  1837;  md. 
William  Chase,  of  Northneld,  Mass. 

8242— .HARRIET  AUGUSTA  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  13, 
1842;  d.,  June  23,  1845. 

8243— WILLIAM  AUGUSTUS  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  15, 
1843,  m  Lunenburg,  Mass.;  md.,  1865,  Ellen  Jaquith,  b., 
Apr.  24,  1847,  m  Rindge,  N.  H.;  three  daughters. 

8244— HATTIE  D.  STEARNS,  b.,  June  17,  1866,  in 
Rindge,  N.  H. ;  md.  Leon  Rogers. 

8245— MINNIE  ETTA  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  12,  1867; 
md.,  1897,  Wilbur  Rice. 

8246— ELIZABETH  L.  STEARNS,  b.,  July  16,  1870,  in 
Asbby,  Mass. 

8247-^HARRIET  AUGUSTA  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  23, 
1845,  in  Fitz  William,  N.  H.;  of  Winchendon,  Mass.;  unm. 

8248— NANCY  B.  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  27,  1848,  in  Fitz 
William,  N.  H.;  md.  Alonzo  Shedd;  d.,  Jan.  12,  1881,  in 
Cambridgeport,  Mass. 

8249— COL.    GEORGE    WASHINGTON    STEARNS 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  281 

(7317),  b.,  Mar.  16  ,1817,  son  of  Capt.  Freeborn  and  Clarissa 
(Demary)  Stearns,  of  Rindge,  N.  H.;  md.,  Sept.  23,  1841, 
Nancy  P.  Brooks,  b.,  Aug.  20,  1823,  dau.  of  Walton  and 
Arethusa  (Pioer)  Brooks.  He  carried  on  the  blacksmithing 
business  for  several  years,  after  which,  he  was  a  merchant  at 
Rindge  Center;  Col.  of  the  12th.  Regt.,  in  1840;  selectman, 
in  1857,  1858,  and  1859;  Town  Clerk,  in  1865.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  centennial  committee,  chosen  to  celebrate  the 
one  hundredth  anniversary  of  the  incorporation  of  Rindge, 
N.  H.;  d.,  Aug.  7,  1896;  two  children. 

8250— HENRY  W.  STEARNS,  b.,  May  30,  1843;  md., 
Jan.  4,  1865,  Addie  A.  Converse,  b.,  June  3,  1844,  dau.  of 
Abraham  J.  and  Adaline  F.  (Peacock)  Converse.  He  was  of 
the  firm  of  Shepley  and  Stearns,  dealers  in  books,  stationery, 
and  paper  stock,  at  Fitchburg,  Mass.;  a  most  worthy  and 
exemplary  young  man,  who  d.,  Tuly  14,  1875. 

8251— JULIA  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  22,  1849;  m<*., 
Nov.  2j,  1867,  Charles  F.  Platts,  b.,  Apr.  22,  1847,  son  of 
Hosea  and  Nancy  (Smith)  Platts.  He  was  a  merchant  of 
Rindge,  N.  H. 

8252— <CAPT.  CHARLES  FREEBORN  STEARNS 
(7322),  b.,  Jan.  26,  1826,  son  of  Capt.  Freeborn  and  Clarissa 
(Demary)  Stearns,  of  Rindge,  N.  H.;  md.,  Sept.  24,  1851, 
Julia  Augusta  Emory,  b.,  Sept.  24,  1830,  dau.  of  Darostus 
W.  and  Mary  (Pierce)  Emory.  He  was  a  blacksmith  of 
Rindge  Center,  and  was  Capt.  of  the  South  Co. ;  two  children. 

8253— WILLIAM  EUGENE  STEARNS,  b..  Oct.  28, 
1853;  md->  Nov.  23,  1879.  Sarah  Almeda  Stearns  (7695);  no 
children. 

8254— EMMA  AUGUSTA  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  18,  1865. 

8255— HIRAM  NEWELL  STEARNS  (7323).  b.,  July 
15,  1828,  son  of  Capt.  Freeborn  and  Clarissa  (Demary) 
Stearns,  of  Rindge,  N.  H.;  a  merchant,  of  Boston,  Mass., 
who  enioyed  the  respect  and  confidence  of  all  who  knew 
him.  He  md.,  July  4,  1850,  Charlotte  A.  Chipman,  dau.  of 
Samuel  and  Edith  (Guilford)  Chipman,  of  Marlboro,  Mass.; 
five  children. 


282  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

8256— CHARLOTTE  EDITH  STEARNS,  b.,  July  10, 
1851;  md.,  Nov.  17,  1870,  Leonard  B.  Marshall,  of  Boston, 
Mass. 

8257— HENRY  W.  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  30,  1853;  d., 
Nov.  22,  1853. 

8258— EMMA  AUGUSTA  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  6,  1854. 

Twins. 
8259— ELLA  FRANCES  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  6,  1854. 

Emma  Augusta  md.,  May  7,  1874,  J.  Arthur  Peck,  of 
East  Somerville,  Mass. 

826a— MARY  FLORENCE  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  4,  1858. 

8261— JULIUS  AUGUSTUS  STEARNS  (7325),  b.,  Aug. 
27,  1832,  twin  child  of  Capt.  Freeborn  and  Clarissa  (De- 
mary)  Stearns,  of  Rindge,  N.  H.;  a  blacksmith  and  farmer, 
of  Rindge  Center.  He  md.,  July  29,  1857,  Mary  Ann  Wood, 
b.,  June  14,  1837,  dau  of  Elbridge  and  Rebecca  (Hartwell) 
Wood;  six  children. 

8262— ETTA  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  16,  1858. 

8263— GEORGE  W.  STEARNS,  b.,  June  18,  1861. 

8264— MARY  ANNA  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  9,  1865. 

8265— HARLAND  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  12,  1869. 

8266— ^NELLIE  GERTRUDE  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  1,, 
1871. 

8267— HENRY  M.  B.  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  23,  1873. 

8268— GEORGE  W.  STEARNS  (7341),  b.,  Dec.  22,  1828, 
son  of  Daniel  and  Anne  (Spinning)  Stearns,  of  Watertown, 
N.  Y.;  a  master  mechanic  of  large  experience,  and  engaged 
in  that  line  of  work  continuously  for  over  forty  years.  He 
had  three  wives  but  we  have  the  name  of  only  one,  Laurinda 
Richards.  One  of  his  wives  d.,  Sept.,  1886,  at  Corry,  Pa.; 
his  home  was  at  Warren,  Pa. ;  six  children. 

8269— JAMES  W.  STEARNS  (8877),  b.,  June  10,  1854, 
at  Cooperstown,  Venango  Co.,  Pa. 

8270-^GEORGE  W.  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  Dec,  1856,  at 
Franklin,  Pa.;  d.,  1895,  at  Rochester,  N.  Y. 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  283 

8271— CLARA  ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  June,  1858, 
at  Enterprise,  Pa.;  d.,  Nov.,  1875,  at  Corry,  Pa. 

8272— ANNA  MAY  STEARNS,  b.,  July  7,  1861,  at 
Warren,  Pa. 

8273— NELLIE  ARIEN  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.,  1863,  at 
Warren,  Pa.;  d.,  Oct.,  1885,  at  Corry,  Pa. 

8274— WILLIAM  EDWARD  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.,  1871, 
at  Titusville,  Pa. 

8275— WILLIAM  WALLACE  STEARNS  (7345),  K 
June  19,  1839,  son  of  Daniel  and  Anne  (Spinning)  Stearns, 
of  Pulaski,  N.  Y.;  a  moulder,  of  Dayton,  O.;  md.,  1859,  Mary 
Elraca  Gilson,  of  Titusville,  Pa. ;  three  children. 

8276— DELPHINE  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  13,  i860,  at 
Warren,  Pa. ;  md.  Harry  Robe,  of  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

8277— FRANK  MARSHALL  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  26, 
1862,  at  Warren,  Pa.;  a  plumber,  of  Jamestown,  N.  Y. ;  md., 
Oct.  31,  1886,  Hattie  M.  Jeffords,  of  Randolph,  N.  Y.;  two 
daughters. 

8278— SHIRLEY  IRENE  STEARNS,  b.,  July  10,  1887. 

8279— GRETCHEN  DELPHINE  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr. 
13,  1890. 

8280— ALBERT  T.  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  16,  1866,  at 
Warren,  Pa.;  d.,  Dec.  15,  1869,  as  result  of  an  accident  with 
a  swing-board. 

8281—FRANKLIN  BENJAMIN  STEARNS  (7346),  b., 
Feb.  24,  1842,  in  Rome,  Oneida  Co.,  N.  Y.,  son  of  Daniel 
and  Anne  (Spinning)  Stearns,  of  Rome,  N.  Y.;  Pres.  of  the 
Northern  Hotel  Co.,  Big  Rapids,  Mich.;  served  through  the 
entire  Civil  War,  as  gunner  in  the  U.  S.  Navy,  and  proudly 
says,  "I  was  in  all  the  engagements  in  which  Admiral  Far- 
ragut  took  part."  He  md.,  1870,  Mary  H.  Parsons,  of 
Ottawa,  111. ;  one  son. 

8282— CHARLES  G.  STEARNS,  b.,  in  Adams,  Jeffer- 
son Co.,  N.  Y. 

8283— LEVI  STEARNS  (7348),  b.,   1822,  son  of  Elam 


284  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

and (Wilkinson)  Stearns,  of  Howard  Co.,  Mo. ;  md. 

Sarah  Stanley  and  settled  on  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of 
land  in  Arkansas,  which  was  given  to  him  by  his  father. 

When  the  Civil  War  broke  out  he  enlisted  in  the  Union 
Army,  and  died  at  Cape  Girardeau   Mo. ;  four  children. 

8284— AARON  STEARNS. 
8285— DANIEL  STEARNS. 
8286-HAMANDA  STEARNS. 

8287— THOMAS  E.  STEARNS. 

8288— CHARLES  STEARNS  (7352),  b.,  Oct.  21,  1829, 

son  of  Elam  and (Wilkinson)  Stearns,  of  Howard 

Co.,  Mo.;  a  farmer,  of  Howard  Co.,  Mo.;  md.,  Nov.  29, 
1849,  Rebecca  Peacher.  During  the  Mexican  War,  he  ran 
a  freight  team  from  the  Missouri  River  to  Santa  Fe,  N.  M. ; 
was  a  member  of  the  Missouri  State  Militia;  d.,  July  3,  1864, 
at  his  home,  leaving  a  widow  and  seven  children.  The  Civil 
War  took  their  home  and  they  were  left  destitute  to  struggle 
for  existence.  In  1868,  they  moved  to  Linn  Co.,  Mo.;  in 
the  fall  of  1879,  the  widow  md.  lohn  Fain,  a  farmer,  of  Linn 
Co.,  Mo. 

8289— JOHN  H.  STEARNS,  b.,  1850;  md.  and  settled  in 
Texas;  has  one  daughter. 

8290— NANCY  E.  STEARNS,  b.  in  Howard  Co.,  Mo.; 
md.  W.  T.  Hodson,  of  La  Clede,  Mo.;  had  children. 

829i^WILLIAM  H.  STEARNS,  b.,  in  Howard  Co., 
Mo.;  md.  Mattie  Wells,  and  has  three  children. 

8292— MARGARET  STEARNS,  md.  William  Fulton,  of 
Linn  Co.,  Mo. ;  one  child,  Archie  Fulton. 

8293— ELIZA  STEARNS,  md.  William  Biven,  of  Linn 
Co.,  Mo.;  five  children. 

8294— MARTHA  STEARNS,  d.  at  the  age  of  twelve. 

8295— STEPHEN  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  6,  i860,  in 
Howard  Co.,  Mo.;  went  to  Colorado,  in  1880;  to  Texas,  in 
1882;  to  California,  in  1886,  where  he  settled  at  "The  Palms," 
a  suburb  of  Los  Angeles,  as  a  farmer;  at  last  accounts,  was 
unmarried. 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  285 

8296— CHARLES  ANTHONY  STEARNS  (7361),  b.y 
July  24,  1842,  son  of  Lyman  and  Rebecca  (Hines)  Stearns, 
of  Linnaeus,  Mo.;  electric  motorman,  of  Temascal,  North 
Oakland,  Cal;  md.,  Nov.  30,  1875,  Emma  Brooks,  of  Oak- 
land, Cal.;  three  children. 

8297— ELAM  EARLE  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  25,  1882. 
8298— SUSAN  TEMPLE  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  25,  1885. 

8299— CHARLES  ANTHO'NY  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  July 
12,  1890. 

8300— THEODORE  FRELINGHUYSEN  STEARNS 
(7362),  b.,  Sept.  16,  1844,  son  of  Lyman  and  Rebecca  (Hines) 
Stearns,  of  Linnaeus,  Linn  Co.,  Mo.;  md.,  1875,  Annie  E. 
Backer,  born  in  London  England;  settled  in  Portland,  Ore.; 
four  children. 

8301— LIZZIE  MANDANA  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  15, 
1885;  of  Portland,  Ore. 

8302— VERA  ALICE  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  31,  1886;  of 
Portland,  Ore. 

8303^THEODORE  ERNEST  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  18, 
;  of  Portland,  Ore. 


8304— ORA  CURTIS  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  21,  1891. 

8305— HAZEN  C.  STEARNS  (7368),  b.,  1808,  son  of 
John  and  Sarah  (Campbell)  Stearns,  of  Claremont,  N.  H.; 
md.,  1833,  Mary  Chase;  d.,  Jan.  28,  1835;  two  children. 

8306— MARY  J.  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  10,  1833;  d.,  Jan.  6, 
1834. 

8307— MURRAY  W.  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  3,  1834;  d., 
Feb.  3,  1835. 

8308— WILLIAM  H.  STEARNS  (7381),  b..  Nov.  3,  1808, 
son  of  Benjamin  and  Sabra  (York)  Stearns,  of  Cornish, 
N.  H.;  md.,  1831,  Betsy  Clough,  b.,  Nov.  29,  181 1,  in  Ware, 
N.  H.  They  had  eight  children  born  in  Vermont,  and  some 
time  in  the  "fifties"  they  moved  to  Taylor  Co.,  Iowa. 

8309— VERMILIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  10,  1832. 


286  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

8310— SARAH  ANN  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  13,  1834. 

831 1— BYRON  HORACE  STEARNS  (8881),  b.,  Oct. 
22,  1836. 

8312— SALLY  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  22,  1838. 

8313— LAURA  LORINDA  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  29, 
1844;  d. 

8314— LAURA  LORINDA  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  3,  1846 

8315— GEORGE  ALLEN  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  20,  1849. 

8316— BENJAMIN  CLARK  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  4, 
1853;  of  Gravity,  la. 

8317— PARLEY  STEARNS  (7424),b.,  1818,  son  of  James 
and  Hetty  (Ransom)  Stearns,  of  Clay,  Onondaga  Co., 
N.  Y. ;  md.,  1848,  Julia  Ames.  He  was  a  farmer  of  North 
Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  where  he  d.,  Feb.  18,  1894;  six  children. 

831&— CHARLES  H.  STEARNS  (8888),  b.,  Sept.  12, 
1849. 

8319— ELLEN  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  18,  185 1;  md.,  1874, 
William  W.  Weller,  of  Liverpool,  N.  Y.,  b.,  June  29,  1852; 
one  son. 

(a) — Luther  L.  Weller,  b.,  Sept.  25,  1875. 

8320— WARD  S.  STEARNS  (8892),  b.,  Nov.  8,  1854. 

8321— MARY  R.  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  7,  1856;  d.,  Sept. 
12,  1864,  at  Clay,  Onondaga  Co.,  N.  Y. 

8322— EMMA  J.  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  17,  1859,  at  Clay, 
N.  Y.;  d.,  Nov.  8,  1879. 

8323— CORA  E.  STEARNS,  b,  Aug.  6,  1867;  d.,  Apr. 
20,  1892. 

8324— CHARLES  LUCIUS  STEARNS  (7429),  b.,  Jan. 
20,  183 1,  son  of  Asa  H.  and  Mary  (Warner)  Stearns,  of 
Clay,  Onondaga  Co.,  N.  Y. ;  a  farmer,  stock  and  fruit-grower, 
of  North  Syracuse,  N.  Y.  He  was  assessor  for  eighteen 
years,  Supervisor  in  1884,  besides  being  tax-collector.  "His 
first  Presidential  vote  was  cast  for  Tohn  C.  Fremont  and  he 
has  been  a  staunch  Republican  ever  since.    In  1865,  he  pur- 


Charles  L.  Stearns. 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  287 

chased  of  his  father,  a  farm  of  one  hundred  acres  at  North 
Syracuse,  and,  in  the  course  of  his  agricultural  work,  has 
grown,  from  the  seed  of  a  Spitzenberg,  the  most  promising 
apple  shown  at  the  N.  Y.  State  Fair,  which  is  known  as  the 
Stearns  Seedling,'  and  has  taken  prizes  wherever  exhibited. 
1  he  apple  is  larger  and  flatter  than  a  Spitzenberg,  brighter 
in  color,  with  a  quality  fully  as  good  as  Gravenstein.  He 
md.,  June  19,  1864,  Sarah  J.  Newport,  b.,  Aug.  23,  1841, 
dau.  of  Edward  Newport,  of  Kent,  England,  and  had  six 
children.  He  has  a  genial  temperament  and  is  ever  ready 
to  help  the  poor  and  needy." 

8325— ELMER  LEWIS  STEARNS,  b.,  1865;  md.,  Feb. 
16,  1897,  Maude  Fox,  of  Cicero,  N.  Y.;  one  child. 

8325  1-2— -DORIS  MAE  STEARNS,  b.,  June  15,  1900. 

8326— ARTHUR  HENRY  STEARNS,  b.,  1867;  md., 
Aug.  30,  1892,  Ella  C.  Crowell,  of  Cicero,  N.  Y. 

8327— WILLIAM  W.  STEARNS,  b.,  1869. 

8328— MARY  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  1870;  md.,  Oct.  16,  1889, 
John  Sleeth,  of  North  Syracuse;  one  son. 

(a) — Arloe  Lucius  Sleeth,  b.,  Aug.  23,  1892. 

8329— EVA  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  1873;  a  teacher. 

8330— CHARLES  T.  STEARNS,  b.,  1876. 

8331^-LUTHER  STEARNS  (7452),  b.,  1822,  son  of 
Abner  and  Annie  (Swayne)  Stearns,  of  Chase's  Mills,  N.  Y. ; 
md.  (1),  Nancy  Watson;  md.  (2),  Elizabeth  Peacock.  He 
went  from  St.  Lawrence  Co.,  N.  Y.,  in  1865,  and  settled  at 
Capron,  111.,  where  he  d.,  Tan.  27,  1896;  three  children. 

8332-^ORVILLE  TRYON  STEARNS,  of  Chicago,  111.; 
md.  his  cousin,  Persis  Stearns,  (8353). 

8333— JOHN  RICHARD  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  28,  i860; 
a  commercial  traveler,  of  Belvidere,  111.;  md.,  Mar.  9,  1881, 
Jennie  Camp;  five  children. 

8334— EDWIN  MONROE  STEARNS,  b.,  July  29,  1882. 

8335— HARRY  STEARNS,  b.,  June  12,  1887. 


288  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

8336— WINIFRED  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  25,  1891. 

8337_hGEO.  HENRY  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  17,  1894. 

8338— MABEL  ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  June  28, 
1896. 

8339— CHARLES  HENRY  STEARNS,  of  Chicago,  111. 

8340— RICHARD  STEARNS  (7453),  b.,  1826,  son  of 
Abner  and  Annie  (Swayne)  Stearns,  of  Chase's  Mills,  N.  Y.; 
md.  Laura  Haskell,  and  settled  at  Massena  Springs,  N.  Y., 
where  he  is  half-owner  and  proprietor;  two  daughters. 

8341— CHARLOTTE  STEARNS. 

8342— CLARA  STEARNS. 

8343— JOSEPH  STEARNS  (7455),  b.,  1830,  son  of  Abner 
and  Annie  (Swayne)  Stearns,  of  Chase's  Mills,  N.  Y.;  md. 
Charlotte  Beard;  d.,  1890;  eight  children. 

8344— JOSEPHINE  STEARNS. 

8345— FRANK  STEARNS. 

8346— JENNIE  STEARNS. 

8347— ANNA  STEARNS. 

8348— MINNIE  STEARNS. 

8349— THOMAS  STEARNS. 

8350— CARRIE  STEARNS. 

8351— FRED  STEARNS. 

8352-HALFRED  STEARNS  (7465),  b.,  1824,  son  of  Sol- 
omon and  Polly  (Woodruff)  Stearns,  of  Highgate,  Vt;  md. 
and  settled  in  Bonus,  111.;  four  children. 

8353— PERSIS  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  17,  1852;  md.  her 
cousin,  O.  T.  Stearns  (8332);  d..  Tan.  18,  1896. 

8354— HIRAM  STEARNS,  b.,  May  8,  1855;  md.  Kittie 
M.  Yates,  of  Bonus,  111.;  one  child. 

8355— LULU  M.  STEARNS. 

8356— SUMNER  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  12,  1866;  md. 
Sarah  E.  Irvin,  of  Bonus,  111.;  three  children. 


SEVENTH  GENEBATION.  289 

8357— SARAH  STEARNS. 

8358— GEORGE  STEARNS. 

8359— SUSAN  STEARNS. 

8360— .HERBERT  STEARNS. 

8361— HENRY  STEARNS  (7490),  b.,  1830,  son  of 
George  and  Asenath  (Webster)  Stearns,  of  Warsaw,  N.  Y.; 
a  lumberman,  of  Omro,  Wis.;  md.  (1),  Sylvia  A.  Smith,  who 
d.,  1854;  md.  (2),  Cornelia  M.  Smith;  six  children. 

8362— -SYLVIA  A.  STEARNS,  md.  Hans  Peterson,  of 
Omro,  Wis. ;  three  children. 

(a) — Henry  Peterson, 
(b) — Ernest  Peterson, 
(c) — Arthur  Peterson. 

8363^CLARA  A.  STEARNS,  md.  Wallace  Merrill,  of 
Appleton,  Wis.,  where  he  d.,  Sept.,  1895;  two  children, 
(a) — Susie  Merrill, 
(b) — Dessie  Merrill. 

8364— JENNIE  STEARNS,  md.  John  Robbins,  of  Am- 
herst, Wis.;  two  children, 
(a) — .Pearl  Robbins. 
(b) — 'May  Robbins. 

8365— GEORGE  STEARNS,  of  Omro,  Wis. 

8366— ADDIE  STEARNS,  of  Omro,  Wis. 

8367— HIRAM  STEARNS. 

8368— LUTHER  STEARNS  (7501),  b.,  Feb.  25,  1818, 
son  of  Josiah  and  Hepzibah  (Whitney)  Stearns,  of  Holden, 
Mass.;  md.,  Dec.  10,  1840,  Jane  Stott,  of  Manchester, 
England,  b.,  1823;  settled  in  Holden,  Mass.;  nine  children. 

8369— EZRA  JOSIAH  STEARNS,  b.,  June  24,  1843; 
md.,  May  12,  1866,  Mrs.  Lucy  (Myrick)  Chapman;  one 
daughter. 

8370— LUCY  SABRINA  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.,  1867;  md.r 
Feb.  3,  1886,  William  G.  Allen.     They  have  two  children: 


290  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

Prank  Allen,  b.,  Nov.  15,  1889,  and  Charles  Allen,  b.,  Dec, 
1893- 

837 1— HANNAH  R:  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  20,  1844;  md. 
Orrin  Fenner  Ballou,  of  Upton,  Mass. 

8372— NELLIE  STEARNS,  b.,  July  18,  1846;  md.,  Sept. 
j8,  1865,  Ira  C.  Dudley,  of  Rutland,  Mass.;  seven  children, 
(a) — Ira  G.  Dudley,  b.,  June  24,  1867. 
(b)— Flora  M.  Dudley, 
(c)— Ida  A.  Dudley, 
(d) — Leon  S.  Dudley, 
(e) — Dora  I.  Dudley, 
(f)— Cora  A.  Dudley, 
(g) — Enola  A.  Dudley. 

8373-^JENNIE  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  19,  1848;  md. 
Charles  A.  Stone,  of  Shrewsbury,  Mass. 

8374-^-LUTHER  T.  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  9,  1851;  md. 
Miss  Mover,  dau.  of  William  Mover,  of  Holden,  Mass.;  d., 
May  2,  1886,  leaving  no  children. 

8375-^-HENRY  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  15,  1852;  md. 

8376— ALFRED  AMOS  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  12,  1854. 

8377-H-HARRIET  L.  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  11,  1857. 

8378— LYDIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  23,  1858;  md.,  Feb. 

28,  1878,  Frederick  Myrick;  d.,  1895;  six  children. 

(a) — George  Eugene  Myrick,  b.,  Dec.  16,  1878. 

(b)— Walter  Ervin  Myrick,  b.,  Sept.  28,  1880. 

(c) — Luther  Frank  Myrick,  b.,  Feb.  19,  1883;  d.,  Oct. 

29,  1883. 

(d) — Laura  Isabel  Myrick,  b.,  Sept.  29,  1884. 

(e) — 'Flossie  Gertrude  Myrick,  b.,  Feb.  8,  1888;  d.,  Sept. 

18,  1888. 
(f) — Flora  Alice  Myrick,  b.,  Aug.  8,  1893. 

8379— CO LLINS  MUNROE  STEARNS  (7505),  b.,  Feb. 
17,  1818,  son  of  Stiles  and  Statira  (Batcheler)  Stearns,  of 
Worcester,  Mass.;  born  in  Northbridge,  Mass.;  d.,  Feb.  27, 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  291 

1897,  in  Milwaukee,  Wis.  He  md.  (1),  Nov.  2,  1837,  by  Rev. 
George  Waters,  Baptist  clergyman,  Sophia  Cole,  b.,  Nov. 
22,  1813,  in  Windham,  Vt,  who  d.,  Sept.  8,  1876,  in  Worces- 
ter Mass.;  md.  (2),  in  Chicago,  111.,  Mrs.  Eunice  E.  Burton; 
three  children. 

8380— ESTHER  MARIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  27,  1839, 
in  Farnumsville,  Mass.;  md.,  Nov.  19,  1861,  in  Worcester, 
Mass,  Joseph  Gates,  of  Quinsigamond,  Mass.,  who  d.,  Dec. 
20,  1899,  aged  sixty-seven  vears;  four  children. 

(a) — Lilla  Florence  Gates,  b.,  Feb.  7,  1863,  in  Worces- 
ter, Mass.;  music-teacher. 

(b) — Corinne  Estelle  Gates,  b.,  Mar.  2,  1866,  in  Quin- 
sigamond, Mass.;  d.,  Jan.  20,  1877,  at  same  place. 

(c) — Clarence  Eugene  Gates,  b.,  Feb.  9,  1868;  bicycle 
repairer. 

(d) — Forrest  Delma  Gates,  b.,  Aug.  7,  1871;  of  Quin- 
sigamond, Mass. 

8381-^ELLEN  SOPHIA  STEARNS,  b.,  May  10,  1844, 
in  Holden,  Mass.;  d.,  Oct.,  1845,  m  Worcester,  Mass. 

8382^-ALICE  LAURINDA  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  5,  1849, 
in  Worcester,  Mass.;  md.,  May  18,  1869,  Henry  Leland 
Prentice,  lb.,  Aug.  27,  1846,  of  Worcester,  Mass.  They 
settled  in  Denver,  Col. :  two  daughters. 

(a) — Mabel  Alice  Prentice,  b.,  Aug.  20,  1870;  md.,  Sept. 
29,   1890,  Edgar  Patton  Smith,  of  Denver,  Col.; 
two  children 
(b) — Ida  Whitcomb  Prentice,  b.,  Nov.  25,  1872. 

8383-^DAVID  BRA1NARD  STEARNS  (7507V  b.,  Feb. 
16,  1829,  son  of  Stiles  and  Sarah  (Ball)  Stearns,  of  Worces- 
ter, Mass.;  of  Fairfield,  Mass.;  md.,  Sept.  18,  1853,  Mary 
McDerby,  b..  May  18,  1838,  in  Maidstone,  Vt.;  ten  children. 

8384-^LEE  ELLIOTT  STEARNS  (8899).  b.,  Nov.  6, 
1854,  in  Blanford,  Mass. 

8385-^ALONA  ADELAIDE  STEARNS,  b..  Nov.  4, 
1856,  in  Blanford,  Mass.;  md.,  Nov.  24.  1881,  Edwin  D. 
Eaton,  who  d.,  Feb.  27,  1896:  no  children. 


292  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

8386— LILLIAN  ISABEL  STEARNS,  b.,  June  25,  1859, 
in  Blanford,  Mass.;  d.,  May  13,  1877,  in  Russell,  Mass.,  by 
drowning. 

8387-^ALICE  ESTELLA  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  5,  1861, 
hi  Blanford,  Mass.;  md.,  Feb.  20.  1884,  Alfred  E.  Cosby, 
of  Mittineague,  Mass.;  five  children. 

(a) — Elmer  Eaton  Cosby,  b.,  June,  1885. 

(b) — Marion  Cosby. 

:{c) — Ethel  Stearns  Cosby. 

(d) — Raymond  Brainard  Cosby. 

(e) — Olive  Jennie  Cosby,  b.,  Mar.,  1897. 

8388--O SCAR  FREMONT  STEARNS,  b.,  June  15, 
1863,  in  Blandford,  Mass.;  md.  (1),  1883,  Rosella  Chevalier, 
and  had  one  son;  md.  (2),  May  12,  1898,  Minnie  E.  Davis; 
settled  in  Holyoke,  Mass.;  one  child. 

8389— <GOLDIE  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  10,  1884. 

8390— LOTTIE  MARIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  15,  1868, 
in  Russell,  Mass.;  of  Fairfield,  Mass. 

8391-^LAURA  IDELLA  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  20,  1870, 
in  Russell,  Mass.;  md.,  Feb.   12,   1890,  at  Fairfield,  Mass., 
Walter  Everett    Brooks,  b.,  July  8,  1858;  one  dau. 
(a) — Lottie  May  Brooks,  b.,  Apr.  7,  1892. 

8392-^HELEN  ELENA  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  5,  1874,  in 
Russell,  Mass.;  md.,  June  5,  1895.  in  Pittsfield,  Mass.,  How- 
ard Buffum;  one  son. 

(a) — Harold  Thomas  Buffum,  b.,  1896. 

8393-— iSON,  lived  three  days. 

8394--MARION  VIOLA  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  25,  1879, 
in  Fairfield,  Mass.;  d.,  Feb.  25,  1883. 

8395— JOSEPH  ELLIOTT  STEARNS  (7509),  b.,  Aug. 
17,  1832,  son  of  Stiles  and  Sarah  (Ball)  Stearns,  of  Worces- 
ter, Mass.;  md.,  Oct.  3,  1855,  Mary  Adelaide  Lawrence,  b., 
Jan  18,  1835;  d.,  Jan.  7,  1886.  They  settled  in  Worcester, 
Mass.,  where  he  d.,  Oct.  12,  1898;  five  children. 

8296— .MARY  ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  13, 
1857;  unm.;  d.,  June  23,  1898. 


Dr.   H.    P.   Stearns. 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  293 

8397— CARRIE  ALONA  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  25,  1861; 
was  administratrix  of  her  father's  estate  and  carried  on  his 
business;  unm. 

8398— HERBERT  LESTER  STEARNS,  b.,  June  4, 
1866,  in  Worcester,  Mass.;  d.,  May  15,  1867. 

8399— FRANK  LESTER  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  4,  1867;  d., 
Aug.  8,  1896. 

8400— ARTHUR  CHESTER  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  29, 
1871,  in  Worcester,  Mass.;  d.,  June  27,  1871. 

8401— LEVI  JACKSON  STEARNS  (7529),  b.,  Aug.  21, 
1829,  son  of  Adolphus  and  Nancy  (Abbott)  Stearns,  of 
Holden,  Mass.;  md.,  Mar.  29,  1851,  Victoria  Maple,  b.,  Ma> 
15,  1833,  wno  d.,  May  11,  1871;  one  daughter 

8402— LIZZIE    ADELAIDE    STEARNS,  b.,  June  21, 
1857;  md.,  July  9,  1879,  Willis  F.  Knowlton,  b.,  July,  1852. 
(a) — Mav  Louise  Knowlton,  b.,  Dec.  25,  1879;  d.,  1887. 

8403^-WILLIAM  JONES  STEARNS  (7531),  b.,  Sept. 
3,  1837,  son  °f  Adolphus  and  Nancy  (Abbott)  Stearns,  of 
Holden,  Mass.;  md.,  Nov.  14,  1858,  Ellen  Moore,  of  West 
Rutland,  Mass.,  b.,  Mar.  28,  1836.  They  settled  in  West 
Rutland;  one  son. 

8404— FREDERICK  BAILEY  STEARNS,  of  Rutland, 
Mass.,  b.,  May  16,  1866;  md.,  May  8,  1889,  Helen  Gertrude 
Kennan. 

8405— OSBORN  STEARNS  (7547),  b.,  May  14,  1824, 
son  of  Asa  and  Pollv  (Putnam)  Stearns,  of  Sutton,  Mass. ;  a 
merchant,  of  Boston,  Mass.  He  md.  (1),  1846,  Harriet 
Howe,  of  Shrewsbury,  Mass.,  where  he  was  Postmaster;  she 
d.,  Jan.  27,  1862,  and  he  md.  (2),  1864,  Jennie  Holyoke,  of 
St.  Albans,  Vt,  where  they  lived  before  removing  to  Bos- 
ton; d.,  1888;  three  children. 

8406^-MARTIN  STEARNS,  b.,  1865;  of  St.  Albans,  Vt. 

8407—MAYBELL  STEARNS,  b.,  1868. 

8408— FRANK  STEARNS,  b.,  1871. 

3409-DR.  HENRY  PUTNAM  STEARNS  (7548),  b., 


294  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

Apr.  1 8,  1828,  son  of  Asa  and  Mary  (Putnam)  Stearns,  of 
Sutton,  Mass.;  md.,  Aug.  29,  1857,  Annie  Elizabeth  Storer, 
of  Dumfries,  Scotland,  dau.  of  Capt.  James  and  Elizabeth 
Storer.  They  settled  first  in  Marlboro,  Mass.,  and,  after 
three  years,  removed  to  Hartford,  Conn.  He  grad.  Yale 
Univ.,  1853;  M-  D-  Yale  Univ.,  1855;  studied  at  tlniv.  of 
Scotland  and  spent  two  years  abroad;  A.  M.  Yale,  1856; 
appointed  Supt.  of  Hartford  Retreat  for  the  Insane,  1874; 
since  1876,  Lecturer  on  Insanity,  in  Yale  Univ.;  author  of 
several  volumes  on  medical  subjects.  His  college  classr 
Yale  '53,  numbered  108  men,  among  whom  were  Andrew  D. 
White,  U.  S.  Senator  and  Minister  to  Berlin;  Theodore 
Bacon,  the  distinguished  Rochester  lawyer;  Wayne  McVey, 
U.  S.  Minister  to  Italy;  Isaac  H.  Bromley,  the  wit;  the 
late  Senator  Randall  L.  Gibson,  of  Louisiana;  Judge  George 
Shiras,  of  U.  S.  Supreme  Court;  George  W.  Smalley,  the 
veteran  newspaper  correspondent;  Edmund  C.  Stedman, 
the  poet  and  critic;  and  Benjamin  K.  Phelps,  who  was  ex- 
Pres.  Arthur's  law-partner.  Dr.  Stearns  is  a  member  of  the 
American  Medical  Association,  of  the  Ct.  Medical  Society, 
of  the  New  England  Psychological  Society,  and  has  been 
Pres.  of  Amer.  Med.  Psychological  Asso. ;  Hon.  Member  of 
British  Medico-Psychological  Association,  and  Boston 
Medico-Psychological  Society;  Director  of  Travelers'  Ins. 
Co.,  Hartford  Trust  Co.,  Hartford  Retreat  for  Insane,  Conn., 
Humane  Society,  &c,  &c. ;  besides  being  a  celebrated  gene- 
alogist, who  has  himself  prepared  most  of  the  records  of 
the  Increase  Stearns  familv.  During  the  Civil  War,  Dr. 
H.  P.  Stearns  was  Surgeon  of  1st.  Conn.  Regt.  of  three  mos. 
troops,  date  of  his  commission  being  Apr.  18,  1861.  After 
his  regiment  was  mustered  out  of  service,  he  was  commis- 
sioned Surgeon  of  U.  S.  Vols.,  Aug.  1,  1861;  ordered  to  the 
Department  of  the  West  and  assigned  to  the  staff  of  Gen. 
U.  S.  Grant,  with  whom  he  remained  during  the  winter  of 
1861  and  1862,  until  the  Army  moved  up  the  Tennessee 
River.  In  that  campaign  he  was  Medical  Director  of  the 
right  wing  of  the  army,  under  command  of  Maj.-Gen.  Mc- 
Clernand.  He  remained  in  the  service  as  Medical  Director 
of  U.  S.  General  Hospitals  and  Acting  Medical  Inspector  un- 
til after  the  close  of  the  war,  being  mustered  out,  Sept.  1, 
1865,  with  rank  of  Brevet  Lieut. Col.;  three  children 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  295 

8410-r-HENRY  STUART  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  12,  1858, 
at  Marlboro,  Mass.;  a  lawyer,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  with  resi- 
dence at  Beverly,  Mass.;  grad.  Williams  Coll.;  LL.  B.,  Yale 
Univ.;  for  some  years,  was  at  Duluth,  Minn.  He  md.  Mary 
Olmsted,  dau.  of  Dr.  Henry  K.  Olmsted,  of  Hartford, 
Conn.,  and  a  descendant  of  Capt.  Joseph  Wadsworth,  who 
hid  the  charter  of  Conn,  in  the  old  Charter  Oak. 

841 1— ELLEN  BRODIE  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  5,  1867, 
at  Hartford,  Conn.;  d.,  Tan.  II,  1878,  of  diphtheria,  after 
an  illness  of  five  days. 

8412^-CHARLES  STORRIER  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  10, 
1868,  at  Hartford,  Conn.;  member  of  Williams  Coll.  about 
two  years;  left  college  to  engage  in  business,  at  Hartford, 
Conn. 

8413— ANDREW  TACKSON  STEARNS  (7549),  b., 
Mar.  28,  1830,  at  Sutton,  Mass.,  son  of  Asa  and  Mary  (Put- 
nam) Stearns,  of  Shrewsbury,  Mass.;  md.  (1),  1855,  Mary 
Morse  Andrews,  b.,  Nov.  10,  1832,  dau.  of  Capt.  John  and 
Mary  E.  (Dunton)  Andrews,  of  Boylston,  Mass.;  md.  (2), 
Mary  Elizabeth  Wilkinson,  b.,  1839,  who  d.,  Sept.  1,  1875; 
md.  (3),  Anna  E.  Smythe,  of  Worcester,  Mass.  He  resided 
successively  at  Worcester,  Medway  and  Newton  Center; 
senior  member  of  the  Stearns  Shoe  Co.,  of  Boston,  Mass.; 
Director,  and  Chairman  of  Finance  Committee  of  West 
Somerville  Bank,  Mass.;  five  children. 

8414— MARY     ELIZABETH     STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  9, 
\     1856,  at  Fall  River,  Mass.;  d.,  Oct.  17,  1856. 

8415— DR.  CHARLES  ASA  STEARNS  (8904),  b.,  Aug. 
15,  1858. 

8416— FRANK  ANDREWS  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  12, 
1860,  at  Medway,  Mass.;  d.,  Aug.  12,  i860. 

8417^-FRED  ANDREWS  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  20,  1862; 
d.,  Aug.  4,  1863. 

By  third  wife. 

8418-^HENRY  BARROWS  STEARNS,  b..  Mar.  20, 
1879. 

8419-v.CHARLES  SIBLEY  STEARNS  (7550),  b.,  Apr. 


296  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

16,  1844,  son  of  Asa  and  Mary  (Putnam)  Stearns,  of  Shrews- 
bury Mass.;  a  merchant,  member  of  the  Stearns  Shoe  Co., 
with  residence  in  Boston.  Mass.;  md.  Lucy  Ella  Wilcox,  of 
Canandaigua,  N.  Y.,  who  was,  on  her  mother's  side,  third 
cousin  to  Pres.  Andrew  Jackson.  In  June,  1864,  Mr.  Stearns 
received  an  appointment,  with  rank  of  Major,  to  superintend 
the  distribution  of  rations  furnished  by  the  U.  S.  Govern- 
ment to  the  loyal  people  of  Northern  Tennessee,  who  were 
in  a  destitute  condition;  one  daughter. 

8420— DOROTHY  FRANCES  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  9, 
1889,  in  Boston,  Mass. 

8421— JAMES  NELSON  STEARNS  (7580),  b.,  1835, 
son  of  Miles  and  Mary  (Piper)  Stearns,  of  Genesee  Co., 
N.  Y. ;  a  fruit-farmer  and  nursery-man,  of  Kalamazoo,  Mich., 
where  he  has  been  Alderman  of  the  city  four  years.  He  md., 
1857,  Susan  H.  Williams,  of  Orleans  Co.,  N.  Y.,  where 
they  resided  some  years,  and  then  removed  to  Kalamazoo, 
Mich.;  two  children. 

8422^IDA  L.  STEARNS,  b.,  at  Medina,  Orleans  Co., 
N.  Y.;  md.  Frank  C.  Balch,  of  Kalamazoo,  Mich.,  where 
they  settled;  one  child, 
(a) — Josephine  Balch. 

8423-^FRANK  A.  STEARNS,  of  Kalamazoo,  Mich. 

8424— DANIEL  FRANKLIN  STEARNS  (7581),  b., 
1838,  son  of  Miles  and  Mary  (Piper)  Stearns,  of  Genesee 
Co.,  N.  Y.;  md.,  1863,  Fannie  Brockway,  of  Hillsdale  Co., 
Mich.  They  lived  for  some  time  in  Hillsdale  Co.,  Mich., 
then  removed  to  Chicago,  111.,  where  their  two  sons  were 
in  business;  three  children. 

8425— ALLAN  THOMAS  STEARNS  (8905),  b.,  Jan.  28, 
1864. 

8426— CHARLES  B.  STEARNS,  born  at  Sullivan,  111.; 
a  printer  of  Chicago,  111. 

8427— BENJAMIN  BROCKWAY  STEARNS,  b.  and  d., 
at  Sullivan,  111. 

8428-^HO'N.  ALLAN  M.  STEARNS  (7582).  b.,   1843, 


Dorothy  Frances  Stearns. 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  297 

son  of  Miles  and  Mary  (Piper)  Stearns,  of  Genesee  Co., 
N.  Y.;  a  lawyer,  of  Kalamazoo,  Mich.;  md.,  Dec.  20,  1871, 
Annie  C.  Abbott,  of  Pleasant  Hill,  Mo.  He  has  been  County 
Judge  of  Probate;  Bank  Director,  and  member  of  the  Board 
of  Council,  of  Kalamazoo,  Mich.;  two  children. 

8429— CLARE  H.  STEARNS,  b.,  1872. 

8430— EVELYN  S.  STEARNS,  b.,  1874. 

8431^-HBNRY  HARWIN  STEARNS  (7585),  b.,  Feb. 
26,  181 1,  in  Harwinton,  Conn.,  son  of  Simon  and  Vienna 
(Barnes)  Stearns,  of  Lee,  Mass.;  a  tailor,  of  Granby,  Mass. 
He  md.,  i8?7  in  Bedford,  Cuyahoga  Co.,  O.,  Martha  Hor- 
tentia  Hannum,  of  Deerfield,  Mass.;  d.,  Apr.  2,  1889.  This 
family  generally  spelled  the  name,  "Sterns,"  although  the 
father  said  he  was  not  particular  about  it;  six  children. 

8432^-WALLACE     HENRY     STEARNS,  b.,  June  15, 

1839,  at  Cuyahoga  Falls,  O.;  a  paper  manufacturer,  of  West- 
field,  Mass.;  md.,  Sept.  12,  1865,  Sophie  Horton;  d.,  Aug. 
15,  1873;  two  children. 

8433— MARTHA  H.  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  8,  1866. 

8434— WALLACE  H.  STEARNS,  b.,  July  19,  1870. 

8435^-FRANCIS  HANNUM  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.   12, 

1840,  at  Cuyahoga  Falls,  O.;  md.,  Dec.  12,  1866,  Mary  A. 
Ross.;  d.,  July  4,  1871.  He  served  in  the  Civil  War,  as 
Quartermaster  and  Sergeant,  of  52d.  Regt,  Mass.  Vols.; 
afterwards,  published  a  paper,  at  Newbern,  N.  C. 

8436-i-EDWARD  HORTBNTIUS  STEARNS,  b.,  July 
13,  1844,  in  Hadley,  Mass.;  a  paper  manufacturer,  of  Spring- 
field, Mass.;  md.,  Jan.  12,  1870,  Nellie  Moulton;  two  daugh- 
ters. 

8437— MARION  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  July  16,  1873,  in 
Springfield,  Mass. 

8438— EDITH  H.  STEARNS,  b.,  May  19,  1877,  *n  Hart" 
ford,  Conn.        \ 

8439—CHARLES  HERBERT  STEARNS,  b.,  June  24, 
1848,  in  Granby,  Mass.:  an  editor,  of  Springfield,  Mass.,  who 
<!.,  Oct.  19,  1875;  unm. 


298  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

844CW-GEORGE  HARWIN  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  25, 
1852,  in  Granby,  Mass.;  md.,  Jan.  1,  1886,  Mary  Clark;  d., 
Jan.  2,  1890;  one  son. 

8441— ARTHUR  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  13,  1888,  in 
Springfield,  Mass. 

8442^-MARION  HORTBNTIA  STERNS,  b.,  Feb.  23, 
1858,  at  Granby,  Mass.;  Public  Reader  and  Teacher  of  Elocu- 
tion, at  Spring-field,  Mass.;  member  of  the  faculty  of  Mt. 
Holyoke  Coll. 

8443^GOULD  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  26,  1813,  in  Tyring- 
ham,  Mass.,  son  of  Simon  and  Vienna  (Bajnes)  Stearns,  of 
Lee,  Mass.;  a  painter,  of  New  York  State;  md.,  1835,  Laura 
McAuly,  of  Canaan,  N.  Y.;  six  childrenfls  £C\ 

8444— EDWIN  GOULD  STEARNS,  b.,  1836. 

8445— CHARLES  SIMON  STEARNS,  b.,  1838. 

8446— FRANCIS  STEARNS,  b.,  1840. 

8447— HERBERT  STEARNS,  b.,  1842.    )    TwJns 
8448— HENRY  STEARNS,  b.,  1842.  J 

8449-MARY  CATHERINE  STEARNS. 

8450— NATHAN  STEARNS  (75&9)?  b.,  Apr.  25,  1818, 
son  of  Simon  and  Vienna  (Barnes)  Stearns,  of  Lee,  Mass.; 
a  wagon-maker,  of  New  York  City.  He  md.  (1),  Oct.  22, 
1846,  Hannah  Emeline  Hoxie,  of  Stanford,  N.  Y.,  b.,  Oct. 
11,  1826,  who  d.,  May  13,  1858;  md.  (2),  Nov.  15,  1859, 
Anna  V.  McCrady,  of  Canada,  b.,  Mar.  16,  1841;  ten 
children. 

8451— CYTHERA  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  19,  1847,  at 
Sharon,  Conn.;  md.,  Dec.  24,  1870,  Hiram  Hunkins,  a 
farmer,  of  Beaver  Crossing,  Neb. 

8452— VIENNA  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  25,  1850;  md.,  Dec. 
24,  1870,  John  Cottrell,  a  carpenter,  of  Stanford,  N.  Y. 

8453— ORINDA  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  19,  1853,  at  Wash- 
ington, N.  Y. ;  of  New  York  City. 

8454— AVIS  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  31,  1855,  at  Washing- 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  299 

ton,  N.  Y.;  md.  William  Simmons,  an  ice-dealer,  of  West 
Park. 

By  second  wife. 

8455^WILLIS  N.  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  10,  i860;  a  farm- 
er, of  Pawling,  Dutchess  Co.,  N.  Y. 

8456— MELVIN  N.  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  1,  1862,  at  Stan- 
ford, N.  Y.;  a  farmer,  of  Dover,  Dutchess  Co.,  N.  Y. 

8457— ANNA  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  June  15,  1864;  d.,  Nov, 

22,  1865. 

8458—FREDERICK  N.  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  29,  1867,  at 
Pleasant  Valley,  Dutchess  Co.,  N.  Y. ;  of  New  York  City. 

8459^BYRON  S.  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  26,  1869,  at  Pleas- 
ant Valley,  N.  Y. ;  of  Stratford,  N.  Y. 

8460-^OTIS  W.  STEARNS,  b.,  May  3,  1872,  at  Wash- 
ington, Dutchess  Co.,  N.  Y. ;  of  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y. 

8461^-GEORGE  S.  STEARNS  (7591),  b.,  Apr.  25,  1822, 
son  of  Simon  and  Vienna  (Barnes)  Stearns,  of  Lee,  Mass.; 
tailor,  by  trade,  proprietor  of  Cement  Manufactory;  studied 
and  practiced  medicine  till  failing  health  compelled  him  to 
give  it  up.  He  md.,  Feb.  17,  1848,  Mary  Elizabeth  Negus, 
of  Enfield,  Conn.,  b.,  June  1,  1825,  at  Berkshire,  Vt.,  who 
d.,  Nov.  8,  1883;  d.,  Feb.  19,  1877,  at  Dalton,  Mass.;  eight 
children. 

8462— REV.  GEORGE  MARIUS  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan. 
18,  1849,  in  Alford,  Mass.;  grad.  Oberlin  Theol.  Sem.;  d., 
Jan.  11,  1878,  at  Windsor,  Mass.;  unm. 

8463^MARY  ELDORA  STEARNS,  b.,  June  12,  1851, 
at  Tyringham,  Mass.;  d.,  Jan.  24,  1873,  at  Pittsfield,  Mass.; 
unm. 

8464--ONAS  QUINTUS  TULLIUS  STEARNS  (8908), 
b.,  Aug.  7,  1853. 

8465— HARWIN  H.  A.  STEARNS  (8912),  b.,  Jan.  29, 
1856,  at  Pittsfield,  Mass. 

8466—SIMON  D.  STEARNS,  b.,  July  27,  1858,  at  Pitts- 
field. Mass.;  d.,  Oct.  28,  1875,  at  Hinsdale,  Mass. 


300  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

8467— LAWRENCE  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  June  2,  i860,  in 
Pittsfield,  Mass.;  d.,  Dec.  2,  1880. 

8468-^AMANDA  V.  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  23,  1862,  at 
Pittsfield,  Mass.;  d.,  Jan.  18,  1878,  at  Windsor,  Mass. 

8469— MARO  J.  STEARNS,  b.,  May  5,  1865,  at  Pittsfield, 
Mass.;  d.,  Sept.  9,  1886,  at  Dalton,  Mass. 

8470--MARCUS  STEARNS  (7592),  b.,  Jan.  3,  1825,  son 
of  Simon  and  Vienna  (Barnes)  Stearns,  of  Lee,  Mass.;  a 
merchant  tailor,  of  Cohoes,  N.  Y.  He  md.  (1),  Jan.  24,  1845, 
Lucy  Brayton,  of  Lebanon  Springs,  N.  Y.,  who  d.,  Dec.  15, 
1847,  leaving  one  son;  md.  (2),  June  15.  1848,  Catherine 
Melinda  Negus,  b.,  May  12,  1827,  who  survived  him;  d.,  July 
12,  1856,  at  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y. ;  three  sons. 

8471— JULIAN  HAMLIN  STEARNS,  b.,  July  15,  1847; 
d.,  1852. 

8472— MELVIN  HALL  STEARNS  (8914),  b.,  Dec.  24, 
1849. 

8473— REV.  EVERETT  DEYO  STEARNS  (8919),  b., 
Oct.  5,  1851. 

8474—DEXTER  STEARNS  (7593),  b.,  Sept.  25,  1826, 
sen  of  Simon  and  Vienna  (Barnes)  Stearns,  of  Lee,  Mass.; 
a  painter,  of  Dalton,  Mass.;  md.  Mrs.  Mary  Gauthier,  of 
Pittsfield,  Mass.;  d.,  Jan.  19,  1894,  at  Dalton,  Mass.,  one 
son. 

8475— JUSTUS  MERRILL  STEARNS,  b.,  July  8,  1862, 
at  Pittsfield,  Mass.;  commercial  printer  and  stationer,  of 
Dalton,  Mass. 

8476— CYRENIUS  EDWIN  STEARNS  (7595),  b.,  July 
18,  1832,  at  Richmond,  Mass.,  a  son  of  Simon  and  Vienna 
(Barnes)  Stearns,  of  Lee,  Mass. ;  a  house  painter,  of  Dalton, 

Mass.,  who  md.,  Feb.  2,  1852,  Abigail  M. ,  of  Chic- 

opee,  Mass.,  b..  Mar.  27,  1826,  in  Canada;  d.;  seven  children. 

8477— JULIAN  NILES  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  9,  1853,  at 
North  Adams,  Mass. 

^  8478— JUSTIN  HOLT  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  17,  1856,  at 
Spring-field,  Mass. 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  301 

8479— HENRY  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  15,  1858;  d.,  May  31, 
1863. 

8480— RALPH  J.  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  8,  i860,  at  Pitts- 
field,  Mass.;  d.,  June  1,  1863. 

8481— MARCUS  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  7,  1863,  at  Dalton, 
Mass. 

8482— ELVIRA  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  7,  1865,  at  Dal- 
ton, Mass. 

8483— FRANCIS  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  July  17,  1872,  at 
Dalton,  Mass. 

8484— SAMUEL  STERNE  (7599),  b.,  June  21,  18 17,  son 
of  John  and  Maria  (Thurston)  Sterne,  of  Newport,  R.  I.; 
a  grocer,  of  Newport,  R.  I.;  md.,  June  24,  1841,  Martha  Jane 
Burdick,  dau.  of  Clark  and  Martha  (Burdick)  Burdick,  of 
Newport,  R.  L;  one  son. 

8485— CHARLES  THURSTON  STERNE,  b.,  June  8, 
1849. 


Eighth  Generation. 


8486-^SAMUEL  STERNE  (7610),  b.,  Sept.  26,  1826, 
son  of  John  and  Mary  (Wright)  Sterne,  of  Indiana;  md., 
Apr.  24,  1855,  Catharine  Armstrong,  b.,  Jan.  14,  1834.  Dur- 
ing the  Civil  War,  he  served  as  Quartermaster  for  over  three 
years,  on  the  staff  of  Gen.  Haskell,  afterwards  on  the  staff 
of  Gen.  Wood  and  Mai. -Gen.  Howard;  six  children. 

8487-^JOHN  ROBERT  STERNE,  b.,  June  2,  1856;  md., 
Anr.  7,  1883,  Anna  Whiteside;  no  children. 

8488^-WILLIAM  STERNE,  b.,  Mar.  16,  1859;  md.,  Oct. 
30,  1890,  Mary  E.  Hart,   who  d.,  Jan.  5,  1894;  one  son. 

8489-^RICHARD  STERNE,  b.,  Oct.  18,  1891. 

84QO^MARTHA  STERNE,  b.,  June  1,  1863;  md.,  Sept. 
13,  1882,  Edward  B.  Stuart;  one  son. 

(a) — Charles  E.  Stuart,  b.,  Feb.  9,  1884. 

8491-^HOWARD  STERNE,  b.,  Feb.  5,  1867;  unm. 

8492^-KATE  STERNE,  b.,  Nov.  15,  1869;  md.,  July  10, 
1895,  George  E.  Patton. 

8493— GEORGE  M.  STERNE,  b.,  Sept.  11,  1871;  d.,  Feb. 
1,  1874. 

8494-^JOBN  C.  STERNE  (761 1),  b.,  Feb.  9,  1828,  son 
of  John  and  Mary  (WTright)  Sterne,  of  Indiana;  md.  (1), 
1850,  Adah  S.  Bucklin,  who  d.,  Aug.  7,  1863;  md.  (2),  Apr. 
18,  1865,  Julia  A.  Bucklin,  who  d.,  July  11,  1878,  sister  of 
his  first  wife;  md.  (3),  Aug.  10,  1880,  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Ayres; 
d.,  Aug.  7,  1890;  twelve  children. 


EIGHTH  GENERATION.  303 

§ 

8495^-GEORGE  B.  STERNE,  b.,  Aug.  2,  185 1;  md., 
Jan.  1,  1879,  Margaret  Rose;  three  children. 

8496^-CALVIN  R.  STERNE,  b.,  Jan.  1,  1880. 

8497-s-MABEL  E.  STERNE,  b.,  Jan.  15,  1884. 

8498— .FLORA  E.  STERNE,  b.,  May  15,  1886. 

8499^-MARY  A.  STERNE,  J)..  Mar.  24,  1853;  d.,  Sept. 
27,  1867. 

8500-^MARGARET  A.  STERNE,  b.,  Oct.  13,  1855;  md., 
Jan.  15,  1880,  Edwin  Wilkinson;  d.,  Nov.  30,  1886;  three 
children. 

(a) — 'Edwin  E.  Wilkinson,  b.,  Nov.  27,  1881;  d.,  Aug. 
17,  1882. 

(b)— John  W.  Wilkinson,  b.,  Nov.  17,  1883. 
(c) — Margaret  Lula  Wilkinson,  b.,  June   14,   1885;  d., 
July  10,  1885. 

8501^-JOHN  W.  STERNE,  b.,  Apr.  14,  1857;  md.,  Mar., 
1863,  Nettie  E.  Manning;  five  children. 

8502-^MYRTLE  STERNE,  died. 

8503— EDNA  STERNE. 

8504— CLAUDE  STERNE. 

8505— NELLIE  STERNE. 

8506— HOWARD  STERNE. 

8507— KATE  STERNE,  b.,  Jan.  24,  1859;  d.,  Sept.  25, 
1866. 

8508— HARRIET  STERNE,  b.,  July  24.  1862;  d.,  Dec. 
25,  1863. 

Bv  second  wife. 

8509— HARRY  STERNE,  b.,  May  23,  1866;  d.,  Jan.  25, 
1868. 

8510— ADAH  STERNE,  b.,  Aug.  26,  1868;  md.,  June  30, 
1887,  E.  E.  Wilkinson,  her  deceased  sister's  husband. 

(a) — Leslie  Clay  Wilkinson,  b.,  June  3,  1891;  d.,  Mar. 
4,  1894. 


304  CHARLES  STEARhS. 

851 1— CHARLES  STERNE,  b.,  May  18,  1871. 

8512— EFFIE  STERNE,  b.,  Dec.  25,  1873;  d.,  Dec.  11, 
1877. 

8513— AUGUSTUS  STERNE,  b.,  Mar.  27,  1876. 

By  third  wife. 
8514— JULIA  A.  STERNE,  b.,  Jan.  20,  1881. 

8515— WILLIAM  THEODORE  STERNE  (7614),  b., 
Aug-.  22,  1840,  son  of  Tohn  and  Mary  (Wright)  Sterne,  of 
Indiana;  md.,  Feb.  7,  i860,  Isadore  Clark  Mass;  d.,  Mar. 
20,  1891;  five  children. 

8516— SAMUEL  MASS  STERNE,  b.,  Oct.  13,  1863;  md., 
Oct.  18,  1893,  Henrietta  Anna  Coxwell. 

8517— HELEN  ELMIRA  STERNE,  b.,  Mar.  29,  1866. 

8518— MINNIE  LOVE  STERNE,  b,  Sept.  15,  1870. 

8519— BESSIE  ESSIG  STERNE,  b.,  Jan.  10,  1873. 

8520— WILLIAM  THEODORE  STERNE  JR.,  b.,  May 

26,  1876. 

8521— JOHN  STARNES  JR.  (7622),  b.,  Mar.  8,  1807,  son 
of  Dr.  John  and  Sarah  (Adams)  Starnes,  of  East  Tennessee; 
md.,  Mar.  11,  1832,  Elizabeth  Pearson,  b.,  May  1,  1817,  who 
d.,  Feb.  10,  1882;  a  farmer,  of  East  Tennessee;  eleven  chil- 
dren. 

8522— HOWARD  STARNES,  b.,  Jan.  18,  1833;  d.,  Apr. 
3,  1833. 

-  8523— ORLENA  STARNES,  b.,  Jan.  15,  1835;  md.,  Dec. 
14,  1854,  Absalom,  Johnson,  a  farmer. 

8524— JOHN  E.  STARNES,  b.,  Aug-.  2,  1837;  md.,  May 
18,  1876,  Alwilda  Denny;  member  of  Legislature  in  1875  and 
1876;  six  children. 

8525— MACK  E.  STARNES,  b.,  Jan.  23,  1880. 

8526-^MOLLIE  E.  STARNES,  b.,  Dec.  9,  1881;  d.,  Nov. 

27,  1886. 

8527— VERDIE  M.  STARNES,  b.,  Oct.  8,  1883. 


EIGHTH  GENERATION.  305 

8528— .NETTIE  B.  STARNES,  b.,  Feb.  5,  1886. 

8529— NANNIE  V.  STARNES,  b.,  July  25,  1888. 

8530— JOHN  DENNY  STARNES,  b.,  June  4,  1890. 

8531— PLEASANT  H.  STARNES,  b.,  Nov.  29,  1839;  a 
farmer,  and  Revenue  Collector  from  1874  to  1880;  md.,  Jan. 
18,  1865,  Mary  J.  Starnes;  six  children. 

8532— MARTHA  E.  STARNES,  b.,  Aug.  16,  1866;  md., 
Aug.  8,  1889,  James  Brown. 

8533 — DORA  R.  STARNES,  b.,  Apr.  8,  1868;  md.,  Oct. 
31,  1883,  Charles  D.  Cope. 

8534— CARY  S.  STARNES,  b,  Dec.  16,  1869. 

8535— CORNIE  M.  STARNES,  b.,  Dec.  7,  1871 ;  the  fam- 
ily genealogist. 

8536— CORA  L.  STARNES,  b.,  June  3,  1873;  md.,  July 
7,  1893,  John  L.  Williams. 

8537— MARY  E.  STARNES,  b.,  Mar.  17,  1875. 

8538— CHRISTIAN  M.  STARNES,  b,  Jan.  16,  1842. 

Twins. 
8539— JACKSON  J.  STARNES,  b.,  Jan.  16,  1842. 

Christian  M.  md.,  Oct.  2,  1873,  Eliza  J.  Burton;  nine 
children. 

8540— NANNIE  V.  STARNES,  b.,  Feb.  23,  1874;  d.7 
Nov.  10,  1886. 

8541— NURA  K.  STARNES,  b.,  June  1,  1876. 

8542— MOLLIE  STARNES,  b.,  Apr.  5,  1878. 

8543— JAMES  E.  STARNES,  b.,  Aug.  3,  1880. 

8544— LIDA  L.  STARNES,  b.,  Jan.  21,  1883. 

8545— JOHN  C.  STARNES,  b.,  Feb.  7,  1885. 

8546— LIZZIE  C.  STARNES,  b.,  Aug.  3,  1887. 

8547— LENA  BURTON  STARNES,  b.,  Apr.  21,  1890. 

8548— EMMA  STARNES,  b.,  May  19,  1893. 
Jackson  J.  Starnes  md.,  Jan.,  1865,  Annie  R.  Brown. 


306  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

8549— SARAH  STARNES,  b.,  Jan.  26,  1844;  md.,  Nov. 
15,  1863,  Dr.  Robert  B.  Owens,  a  prominent  physician,  of 
Rogersville,  Tenn.,  who  d.,  Mar.,  1889. 

8550— NANCY  J.  STARNES,  b.,  May  27,^  1847;  md., 
Nov.  28,  1 861,  James  C.  Woodward,  Pres.  of  First  National 
Bank,  Knoxville,  Tenn. 

8551— CORNIE  F.  STARNES,  b.,  Dec.  5,  1850;  md., 
Feb.  6,  1873,  James  H.  Maxwell;  d.,  May  27,  1880. 

8552— PERRY  H.  STARNES,  b.,  Aug.  23,  1854;  d., 
Nov.  3,  1855. 

8553— MOLLIE  A.  STARNES,  b.,  Feb.  5,  1857;  d.,  Nov. 
20,  1877. 

8554— GEORGE  W.  STARNES  (7624),  b.,  1810-11,  son 
of  Dr.  John  and  Sarah  (Adams)  Starnes,  of  East  Tennessee; 
md.,  1830,  Sarah  A.  Lipe,  of  Rogersville,  Tenn.  In  1844, 
they  removed  to  Macomb,  111.,  where  he  d.,  Jan.  15,  1889; 
seven  children. 

8555— ROBERT  JOHNSON  STARNES,  b.,  1834;  of 
Cherokee,  Kas. 

8556— THOMAS  JEFFERSON  STARNES,  b.,  1836;  d., 
young. 

8557— WILLIAM  FRANKLIN  STARNES,  b.,  1838; 
was  in  the  84th.  Regt.  111.  Vols.,  during  the  Civil  War;  of 
Augusta,  Hancock  Co.,  111.;  has  family. 

8558— PLEASANT  MITCHELL  STARNES,  b.,  1840; 
of  Galesburg,  111. 

8559-^SARAH  E.  STARNES,  b.,  1845;  md. 

8560— ZACHARY  TAYLOR  STARNES,  b.,  1849;  oi 
Missouri. 

8561— WINFIELD  SCOTT  STARNES,  b.,  1852;  of  New 
York  City. 

8562— WILLIAM  RANDOLPH  STEARNS  (7639),  b., 
Oct.  29,  1 84 1,  son  of  Dr.  Charles  J.  and  Mary  (Hinds) 
Stearns,  of  New  York  City;  Deputy  Fish  Commissioner  of 


W.  R.  Stearns. 


EIGHTH  GENERATION.  307 

California;  md.,  Feb.  14,  1867,  in  New  York  City,  Julia 
Lynch,  b.  in  New  Orleans,  La.,  who  died  in  San  Francisco, 
Cal.;  removed  from  San  Francisco  to  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
During  the  Civil  War,  he  enlisted,  Oct.  4,  1861,  as  Corporal, 
53d.  N.  Y.  Vols;  re-enlisted,  Aug.  12,  1862,  in  5th.  N.  Y. 
Vols.;  was  shot  through  the  right  lung,  Aug.  14,  1864,  on 
the  Weldon  R.  R.,  rear  of  Petersburg,  Va;  was  discharged 
from  146th.  N.  Y.  Vols.,  at  the  close  of  the  war;  six  children. 

8563— JENNIE  MAY  STEARNS,  by  Oct.  9,  1869,  in 
New  York  City;  md.  D.  L.  Cupples,  of  San  Francisco,  Cal.; 
two  children. 

(a) — Leslie  Randolph  Cupples. 

(b) — Nellie  Irene  Cupples. 

8564— JULIA  EVELYN  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  21,  1870; 
d.,  in  New  York  City. 

8565— ESTELLA  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  26,  1871;  d.,  in 
San  Francisco,  Cal. 

8566— WILLIAM  GORDON  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  11, 
1875,  in  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  where  he  resides. 

8567— IRENE  EMERIC  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  17,  1878. 

8568— PERCY  RANDOLPH  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  29, 
1 881,  in  Antioch,  Cal. 

8569— GEORGE  STEARNS  (7642),  b.,  June  22,  1835, 
son  of  Henry  and  Cordelia  (Robinson)  Stearns,  of  Jasper, 
Steuben  Co.,  N.  Y. ;  of  Buffalo,  N.  Y.;  md.,  1854,  Barbara 
Frick,  b.,  Sept.  15,  1833;  five  children. 

8570-^CHARLES  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  16,  1855;  md., 
1881,  Alice  C.  Brown,  b.,  Feb.  6,  1862;  nine  children. 

8571— MARY  ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  3, 
1882. 

8572— MARTHA  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  16,  1884. 
8573— WILLIAM  H.  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  9,  1885. 
8574— ALICE  C.  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  3,  1888. 
8575— GENEVIEVE  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  31,  1892. 


308  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

8576— THOMAS   LEONARD   STEARNS,  b.,   Nov.   6, 
1893. 
8577— GERTRUDE  STEARNS,  b.,  July  31,  1895. 

8578— JOSEPH  EDWIN  STEARNS,  b.,  June  11,  1897, 

8579— CHARLES  DEWEY  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  11, 
1898. 

8580— ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  16,  1862. 

8581— MARY  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  22,  1869. 

8582— KATHARINE  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  8,  1872. 

8583— MARGARET  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  21,  1876. 

8584— EDWARD  NELSON  STEARNS  (7648),  b.,  Aug. 
6,  1838,  son  of  Timothy  Look  and  Eliza  (Howe)  Stearns,  of 
Barre,  Mass.;  born  in  Worcester,  Mass.;  a  farmer,  of  Barre, 
Mass.  He  rod.,  Aug-.  5,  1865,  Margaret  Kellv,  dau.  of  Orrin 
and  Hannah  M.  Kelly,  of  Gardiner,  Mass.  During  the  Civil 
War,  he  was  a  member  of  Co.  H,  25th.  Regt.  Mass.  Vols.; 
three  children. 

8585— .MARY  ELIZA  STEARNS,  b.,  July  n,  1866,  at 
Oakham,  Mass. 

8586— CHARLES  HENRY  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  6,  1868, 
in  Oakham,  Mass. 

8587— FRANK  EUGENE  STEARNS,  b.,  Au?.  6,  1870, 
at  Barre,  Mass. 

8588—LEVI  HOWE  STEARNS  (7649),  b.,  Nov.  19, 
1840,  son  of  Timothy  Look  and  Eliza  (Howe)  Stearns,  of 
Barre,  Mass. ;  a  farmer,  of  Rutland,  Mass. ;  born  in  Oakham, 
Mass.  He  md.,  Apr.  8,  1869,  Ellen  M.  Case,  dau.  of  John 
S.  and  Adeline  (Parker)  Case,  of  Worcester,  Mass.;  three 
children. 

8589— VERA  ALMEDA  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  17,  1873, 
in  Rutland,  Mass.;  md.,  Feb.  16,  1894,  James  Hammond. 

8590— MARY  ADELINE  STEARNS,  b.,  May  31,  1876. 
8591— BERTHA  L.  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  29,  1878. 


EIGHTH  GENERATION.  309 

8592— GEORGE  ALVAH  STEARNS  (7650),  b.,  May  27, 
1845,  son  °'f  Timothy  Look  and  Eliza  (Howe)  Stearns,  of 
Barre,  Mass.;  md.,  May  12,  1866,  Almira  Holt,  b.,  Mar.  1, 
1849,  dau.  °f  Raymond  and  Ruth  E.  Holt,  of  Worcester, 
Mass.  He  was  a  farmer,  of  Worcester,  Mass.,  and  served 
in  the  Civil  War;  five  children. 

8593— TIMOTHY  C.  STEARNS,  b.,  May  24,  1867. 

8co4— ADDIE  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  10,  1869,  in  Casnova, 
Mich. 

8595— JASON  CURTIS  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  10,  1873,  in 
Mich. 

8596— GEORGE  HOWE  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  22,  1875, 
in  Mich. 

8597— CHILD,  b.,  May  15,  1880. 

8598— DR.  CHARLES  GODDARD  STEARNS  (7651), 
b.,  Apr.  28,  1850,  son  of  Timothy  Look  and  Eliza  (Howe) 
Stearns,  of  Barre,  Mass.;  a  physician,  of  Leicester,  Mass.; 
md.,  1882,  Carrie  F.  A.  Willard;  two  children. 

8599— WILLARD  BURBANK  STEARNS,  b.,  May  7, 
1883,  at  Brookfield,  Mass.;  d.,  May  8,  1883. 

8600— ROBERT  WILLARD  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  18, 
1888,  at  Leicester,  Mass.;  d.,  Sept.  22,  1894. 

8601— WILLIAM  HENRY  STEARNS  (7655),  b.,  Apr. 
3,  1858,  son  of  Timothy  Look  and  Eliza  (Howe)  Stearns,  of 
Barre,  Mass.;  General  Sales  Agent  of  the  Buda  Foundry 
and  Manufacturing-  Co.,  Chicago,  111.,  with  residence  at  Oak 
Park,  111.  He  md.,  Jan.  10,  1883  .  Sophronia  Mason  Lakin, 
of  Paxton,  Mass. 

8602— EDITH  HOWE  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  2,  1884. 

8603— CAROL  LAKIN  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  10,  1891. 

8604-^CHARLES  HUDSON  .STEARNS  (7&7?\  b.,  June 
12,  1834,  son  of  Stephen  B.  and  Mary  (Merriam)  Stearns,  of 
Fitchburg,  Mass.;  of  Worcester,  Mass.  He  md.  (1),  Oct.  14, 
1857,  Ellen  Watson  McClure,  of  Cambridge,  Mass.,  who  d., 
in  childbed,  July  10,  1862;  md.  (2),  Dec.  4,  1866,  Sarah  Hol- 
land Lamson,  of  Worcester,  Mass.;  two  children. 


310  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

8605— ADDIE  LOUISE  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  n,  i860; 
d.,  July  14,  1879. 

8606— ARTHUR  McCLURE  STEARNS,  b.,  July  ioy 
1862;  d.,  Feb.,  1864. 

8607— TIMOTHY  KINSMAN  STEARNS  (7700),  b.,. 
Aug.  21,  1852,  son  of  Timothy  Knight  and  Betsy  (Bassett) 
Stearns,  of  South  Chatham,  Mass.;  rad.,  Jan.  12.  1876,  Her- 
celia  M.  Eldridge,  and  settled  in  South  Chatham,  Mass., 
"on  Cape  Cod."  He  was  a  member  of  the  School  Board  of 
Chatham  for  several  years;  S.  S.  Supt.;  Supt  of  East  Har- 
wich Cemetery  Corporation;  three  children. 

8608— THEOPHILUS  BASSETT  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec. 
3,  1876. 

8609— CHARLOTTE  ELDRIDGE  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov. 
12,  1878. 

8610— GEORGE  BYRON  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  6,  1881. 

861 1— EDGAR  STEARNS  (7706),  b.,  Apr.  24,  1835,  son 
01  Rufus  and  Caroline  (Buck)  Stearns,  of  Reading,  Vt.;  a 
farmer,  of  South  Reading,  Vt.  He  md.  (1),  Nov.  20,  1855, 
Emily  J.  Root,  by  whom  he  had  one  son;  md.  (2)x  Sept.  gr 
i860,  Frances  M.  Darby,  of  Reading,  Vt.;  five  children. 

8612— .CHARLES  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  in  Plymouth,  Vt; 
d.,  in  Sherburne,  Vt. 

8613— MARY  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  10,  1863,  in  Reading, 
Vt;  d.,  Oct  7,  1874. 

8614— DANIEL  RUFUS  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  10,  1874; 
employed  as  finisher  in  a  pulp-mill,  at  Madison,  Me. 

8615— ADA  J.  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  22,  1876,  in  Read- 
ing, Vt. 

8616— CARRIE  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  June  20,  1881,  in 
Reading,  Vt. 

8617-^-JOHN  MILTON  STEARNS  JR.  (771 1),  b.,  Sept. 
14,  1842,  son  of  Hon.  Tohn  Milton  and  Emeline  (Adams) 
Stearns,  of  Middlebury,  Vt. ;  a  lawyer,  of  New  York  City. 
He  md.,  Aug.  8,  1865,  Marie  Kissam,  dau.  of  Joseph  M. 
Kissam,  of  New  Rochelle,  N.  Y.;  three  children. 


EIGHTH  GENERATION.  311 

8618— HELEN  LOTTA  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  5,  1868,  in 
New  York  City. 

8619— JOHN  MILTON  STEARNS  3d.,  b.,  Jan.  3,  1875, 
in  New  York  City. 

8620— WINTHROP  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  19,  1877,  in 
New  York  City. 

862H-GEORGE  GILL  STEARNS  (772^  b.,  Nov.  1, 
185 1,  son  of  Honestus  and  Marietta  (Gill)  Stearns,  of  Felch- 
ville,  Vt.;  an  artist,  of  considerable  eminence,  especially  in 
the  West.  He  was  preparing,  at  the  time  of  his  death,  a 
series  of  drawing-books  for  use  in  the  State  of  Iowa;  was 
teaching  penmanship  and  drawing  in  the  city  schools  of  Iron- 
ton,  O.,  Newport,  Ky.,  and  Keokuk,  la.  He  md.,  Dec.  24, 
1878,  at  Ironton,  O.,  Mattie  J.  Amos,  b.,  Nov.  18,  1858,  at 
Etna  Furnace,  O.,  who  d.,  Dec.  5,  1884,  at  the  home  of  her 
parents  in  Ironton,  O.  "Their  married  life  was  one  of  days 
and  years  of  pleasantness."  Mr.  Stearns  d.,  Feb.  15,  1889; 
one  daughter. 

8622— LILLIE  STEARNS,  b.,  1879. 

8623— THOMAS  JONES  STEARNS  (7747),  b.,  Mar.  20, 
1845,  son  °f  Thomas  and  Rebecca  H.  (Jones)  Stearns,  of 
Sudbury,  Mass.;  Supt.  of  Roxbury  Carpet  Co.  He  md.,  Sept. 
14,  1869,  Alice  Kidder  Gibbs,  of  Framingham,  Mass.;  an 
interested  genealogist;  one  son. 

8624— ROBERT  THOMAS  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  8,  1875; 
Harv.  Coll.,  1898. 

8625— WILLIAM  STEARNS  (7755),  b.,  May  15,  1857, 
son  of  Charles  and  Mary  (Harrington)  Stearns,  of  Natick, 
Mass.;  a  wheelwright,  of  Wayland,  Mass.,  his  native  place. 
He  md.,  June  16,  1884,  Sarah  E.  Sylvester,  b.,  May  27, 
1859,  only  child  of  Loammi  B.  and  Emeline  A.  (Pratt)  Syl- 
vester; three  children. 

8526— FRANCIS  FOSTER  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  24,  1890. 

8627— ROBERT  SYLVESTER  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  31, 
1892. 

8628— EMELINE  HARRINGTON  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb. 
4,  1894. 


312  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

8629— THOMAS  BEALE  STEARNS  (7777),  b.,  Oct.  3, 
1859,  son  °'f  Joel  Wilder  and  Elizabeth  (Beale)  Stearns,  of 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y.;  of  Denver,  Col.  He  was  a  mining  and  me- 
chanical engineer,  manufacturer  of  machinery  and  operator 
of  electric-light  plants;  grad.  Brooklyn  Polytechnic  and  Col- 
legiate Institute,  1877;  grad.  Columbia  Coll.  School  of  Mines, 
first  rank,  June,  1881;  delivered  address,  representing  En- 
gineers of  the  class.  He  engaged  in  mining  in  Utah,  Mon- 
tana and  Colorado,  from  1881  to  1886;  from  1886,  was 
manufacturer  of  machinery,  under  the  firm  name  "The 
Stearns-Rogers  Manufacturing  Co."  He  md.,  Jan.  28,  1886, 
Lillian  Louise  Burt,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. ;  three  children. 

8630— BURT  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  27,  1887,  in  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y. 

8631-^ELIZABETH  BEALE  STEARNS,  b.,  July  13. 
1890,  in  Denver,  Col. 

8632— JAMES  PORTER  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  7,  1892,  in 
Denver,  Col. 

8633— JOHN  NOBLE  STEARNS  JR.  (7787),  b.,  Sept. 
3,  1863,  son  of  John  Noble  and  Alice  (Bloomer)  Stearns,  of 
New  York  City;  md.,  May  Potts,  Dec.  12,  1890;  two  chil- 
dren. 

8634— JOHN  NOJ3LE  STEARNS  3d. 

8635— ANNE  STEARNS. 

8636— EDWARD  HENMAN  STEARNS  (7814),  b.,  July 
22,  1830,  son  of  Ebenezer  Jr.  and  Mary  (Dolph)  Stearns,  of 
Rutland,  Vt.;  of  Fruitland,  Fla.;  md.,  Jan.  28,  1855,  Frances 
Allen,  b.,  Aug.  10,  18355;  three  sons. 

8637— EDWARD  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  16,  1856,  of 
Webatuck,  Dutchess  Co.,  N.  Y. ;  md.,  June  15,  1877,  Annie 
Wilcox;  six  children. 

8638— EDWARD  H.  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  11,  1878. 

8639— CAROLINE  F.  STEARNS,  b.,  May  11,  1881. 

8640— LENA  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  3,  1883. 

8641— WINIFRED  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  20,  1887. 


Dr.  Waldron  A.  Stearns. 


EIGHTH  GENERATION.  313 

8642— FRED  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  July  16,  1892. 

8643— EMILY  V.  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  14,  1895;  d.,  Apr. 
16,  1895. 

8644— FRED  McCLELLAN  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  29, 
1864,  of  Fruitland,  Fla. ;  md.,  Dec.  25,  1893,  name  unknown; 
two  children. 

8645— GLADYS  FLORIDA  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  12, 
1894. 

8646— HARRY  EDWARD  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  22,  1897. 

8647— ALEXANDER  COLE  STEARNS,  b.,  July  20, 
i£66;  writes  his  name  "Elick  C.  Stearns;"  in  employ  of 
Bangor  and  Bar  Harbor  Steamboat  Co.,  at  Bangor,  Me. 
He  md.,  Oct.  12,  1891,  Clara  B.  Higgins,  and  lived,  for  a 
time,  in  Savannah,  Ga. 

8648— AVIS  VAN  WAGENEN  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  ii, 
1893;  named  for  the  compiler  of  this  work. 

8649— CECIL  L.  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  26,  1896. 

8650— REV.  JOSEPH  WELLINGTON  STEARNS 
(7820),  b.,  July  8,  1840,  son  of  Rev.  Joseph  Willcutt  and 
Amanda  (Allen)  Stearns,  of  West  Groton,  N.  Y. ;  a  Chris- 
tian minister,  of  South  Berlin,  Rensselaer  Co.,  N.  Y.  He 
md.,  1868,  Mary  Jane  Hull,  and  had  eight  children. 

8651— DR.WALDRON  ALLEN  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  21, 
1869,  in  Eastport,  Me.;  grad.  Albany  Medical  Coll.,  1900;  ap- 
pointed on  Resident  Staff  of  St.  Peter's  Hosp.,  Albany. 
N.  Y.,  with  residence  at  Schenectady,  N.  Y.  He  md.,  Sept. 
19,  i897,Frances  Hiscock  Fuller,  b.,  June  1,  1873,  dau.  of 
Henry  Edwin  and  Antoinette  (Lapham)  Fuller,  of  South 
Berlin,  N.  Y.;  one  son. 

8652— JOHN  WALDRON  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  18,  1898. 

8653— MAUS  WELLINGTON  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  30, 
1 87 1,  at  West  Randolph,  N.  Y. 

8654— JOSEPH  CRAIG  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  31,  1873, 

at  Stanfordville,  N.  Y. 


314  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

8655— JOHN  STUART  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  2,  1875;  d.r 
at  Starkey  Seminary,  N.  Y. 

8656— RALPH  WINFIELD  STEARNS,  <b.,  Dec.  12, 
1877,  at  Petersburg,  N.  Y. 

8657— WORTH  RAE  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  31,  1879,  at 

Petersburg,  N.  Y. 

8658— FREEMAN  BENNETT  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  4, 

1 88 1,  at  Petersburg,  N.  Y. 

8659— MARY    ELIZABETH    STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  17, 

1882,  at  Petersburg,  N.  Y. 

8660— EUGENE  ALLEN  STEARNS  (7822),  b.,  May  3, 
1847,  son  °f  Rev-  Joseph  Willcutt  and  Amanda  (Allen) 
Stearns,  of  West  Groton,  N.  Y.;  an  enterprising  farmer  and 
quarry-man,  of  West  Groton,  N.  Y.;  "who  settled  on  part 
of  the  old  home  farm  of  'his  grandsire,  Isaac  Allen."  He 
md.,  Feb.  14,  1872,  Sarah  Jane  Rockefeller,  of  Syracuse, 
N.  Y. ;  one  child. 

8661— *MABEL  JANE  STEARNS,  b.,  May  15,  1884. 

8662— JOSEPH  QUINCY  STEARNS  (7836),  b.,  July  21, 
1842,  son  of  Lewis  Strong  and  Almira  (Grennell)  Stearns,  of 
Starksboro,  Vt.;  during  Civil  War,  enlisted,  Oct.  15,  1861, 
as  private  in  Co.  K,  9th.  N.  J.  Vols.;  discharged,  July  12, 
1865,  as  corporal;  continued  service  in  the  same  regiment, 
by  re-enlistment;  severely  wounded  in  left  forearm,  May  6, 
1864,  in  front  of  Petersburg,  Va. ;  since  Sept.,  1865,  has  been 
clerk  in  U.  S.  Sub-Treasury,  at  New  York  Citv.  He  md., 
1868,  Sarah  M.  Jones,  of  England,  and  their  home  was  at 
Union,  N.  J.;  three  children. 

8663— THOMAS  LEWIS  STEARNS,  b.,  June  18,  1869, 
in  Newark,  N.  J.;  md.,  lune  15,  1892,  Hattie  L.  Sheville;  of 
Springfield,  N.  J. 

8664— MARY  EDWARDS  STEARNS,  b.,  May  7,  1873, 
at  Arlington,  N.  J.;  d.,  Nov.  5,  1877. 

8665— CHARLES  GRENNELL  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  6, 
1875- 
8666— CHARLES  DAVIS  STEARNS  (7837),  b.,  Feb. 


EIGHTH  GENERATION.  315 

17,  1850,  son  of  Lewis  Strong  and  Almira  (Grennell)  Stearns, 
of  Starksboro,  Vt.;  md.,  on  the  evening  of  Mav  26,  1881, 
in  Bradford  Co.,  Fla.,  Helen  A.  Hull,  of  Waynesville,  111.; 
four  children. 

8667— JOSEPH  WESTCOTT  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  18, 
1882,  in  Bradford  Co.,  Fla. 

8668-^CHARLES  ROBERT  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  11, 
1885,  in  Bradford  Co.,  Fla. 

8669— ARTHUR  GRENNELL  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  22, 
1887,  in  Bradford  Co.,  Fla. 

8670— ALVIN  LESTER  STEARNS,  b.,  May  8,  1891,  in 
Westford,  Conn. 

8671— JONATHAN  CRANSON  STEARNS  (7848),  b., 
Aug.  5,  1835,  son  of  Seneca  and  Hannah  (Humphreys) 
Stearns,  of  Vermilion  Co.,  111.;  a  farmer  of  Vermilion  Co., 
111.,  where  his  children  were  born.  He  md.,  Dec.  4,  1861, 
Mary  S.  Snider,  b.,  Nov.  6,  1841,  in  Indiana;  five  children. 

8672— JAMES  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  14,  1862;  d.,  Dec.  26, 
1864. 

8673— EMILY  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  7,  1865;  md.,  Dec. 
25,  1884,  William  G.  Yount,  of  Fairmount,  111. 

8674— ELLIS  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  23,  1867;  md.,  Jan. 
31,  1894,  Irene  McDonald;  settled  in  Catlin,  111.;  one  child. 

8675— EVERETT  J.  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  12,  1895. 

8676— HATTIE  C.  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  4,  1868;  md., 
Dec.  14,  1889,  Scott  Pate,  of  Oakwood,  111. 

8677— ISLA  F.  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  1,  1878. 

8678— JAMES  NELSO'N  STEARNS  (7849),  b.,  Aug.  30, 
1838,  son  of  Seneca  and  Hannah  (Humphreys)  Stearns,  of 
Fithian,  111.;  a  farmer,  of  Muncie,  111.  He  md.,  Dec.  30,  1869, 
Mary  E.  Hays,  b.,  Apr.  8,  1847,  in  Ohio,  who  d.,  Apr.  28, 
1895,  in  Muncie,  111.  During  the  Civil  War,  he  served  in 
the  Brass  Band  of  35th.  Regt.,  111.  Inf.,  in  1861  and  1862; 
two  children. 


.316  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

8679— EDNA  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  17,  1870. 

8680— LOLA  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  3,  1874. 

8681— WILLIAM  HUMPHREYS  STEARNS  (7850), 
b.,  Sept.  8,  1840,  son  of  Seneca  and  Hannah  (Humphreys) 
Stearns,  of  Fithian,  Vermilion  Co.,  111.;  a  farmer  and  ranch- 
man, of  South  Dakota.  He  md.,  Nov.  6,  1873,  Mary  S.  Sea- 
man, and  settled  in  Yanktown,  South  Dakota;  one  son. 

8682— FRANK  STEARNS,  b.,  1875,  in  Bon  Homme  Co., 
South  Dakota. 

8683— JOHN  HARRISON  STEARNS  (7851),  b.,  Feb. 
.27,  1842,  son  of  Seneca  and  Hannah  (Humphreys)  Stearns, 
of  Fithian,  111.;  a  farmer,  of  Danville,  111.  During  the  Civil 
War,  he  served  in  125th.  Regt,  111.  Inf.;  on  a  march,  was 
left  sick  in  the  enemy's  country,  and  nothing  was  known  of 
him  until  the  war  was  over.  He  md.,  Sept.  24,  1876,  Mrs. 
Mary  (Miller)  Hulbert,  b.,  Jan-  2I>  l&3&>  m  Indiana;  one 
son. 

8684— JOSEPH  SENECA  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  9,  1877; 
of  Danville,  111. 

8685— ALFRED  L.  STEARNS  (7852),  b.,  Jan.  4,  1848, 
son  of  Seneca  and  Hannah  (Humphreys)  Stearns,  of  Fithian, 
111.;  a  farmer,  of  'Muncie,  111.  He  md.,  May  4,  1871,  Emza 
Lowman,  b.,  Nov.  18,  1850,  who  d.,  Sept.  30,  1884;  four 
children. 

•8686— .MAGGIE  MAY  STEARNS,  b.,  May  5,  1872;  md., 
Feb.  6,  1890,  Clark  Bradbury,  of  111. 

8687— MILDRED  L.  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  21,  1874;  md., 
Oct.  24,  1894,  Fred  R.  Russell. 

8688— .SARAH  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  June  16,  1877;  md., 
Oct.  6,  1895,  George  Frazier,  of  Muncie,  111. 

8689— HERBERT  T.  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  28,  1880;  of 
Muncie,  111. 

8690— LEMUEL  STEARNS  (7875),  b.,  1849,  son  of 
Caleb  and  Catherine  (Grosshouse)  Stearns,  of  Langford, 
South  Dak.;  md.  Helen  Noble,  and  settled  in  Tigerton,  Wis., 
where  his  wife  d.,  1892;  six  children. 


EIGHTH  GENERATION.  3 IT 

8691— CORA  STEARNS. 
8692— ROSE  STEARNS. 

8693— LEWIS  STEARNS. 

8694— OSCAR  STEARNS. 

8695— GRACE  STEARNS. 

8696— GUY  STEARNS. 

8697— MILTON  STEARNS  (7879),  b.,  1852,  son  o£ 
Caleb  and  Catherine  (Grosshouse)  Stearns,  of  Langiord,  So. 
Dak.;  a  carpenter,  of  Detroit,  Minn.;  md.  Charlotte  Roohr, 
b}'  whom  he  had  two  sons. 

8698-^CLARENCE  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  28,  1878,  in 
Barton,  Wis. 

8699— HENRY  I.  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  5,  1880,  in  Dub- 
lin, Minn. 

8700— ELI  STEARNS  (7882),  b.,  1857,  son  of  Caleb  and 
Catherine  (Grosshouse)  Stearns,  of  Langford,  South  Dak.; 
md.  Permelia  C.  Smith,  and  settled  in  Day  Co.,  South  Dak. 

870i^NINA  STEARNS. 
8702— CLARA  STEARINS. 
8703— LYDIA  STEARNS. 

8704— MAJOR  ALONZO  STEARNS  (7934),  b.,  Feb.  15, 
1820,  son  of  Col.  Joel  and  Nancy  (Edmonston)  Stearns,  of 
Phelps,  N.  Y. ;  md.,  Feb.  13,  1844,  Delia  Dickinson,  who  d., 
July  21,  1884.  During-  the  Civil  War,  he  enlisted,  1861,  as 
First  Lieut,  of  Co.  C,  3d.  N.  Y.  Cav. ;  in  1862,  was  promoted 
to  Capt  of  Co.  C. ;  in  1864  was  made  Major  of  same  Regt. 
He  was  commissioned  as  a  member  oi  the  Governor's  staff, 
May  2,  1842, — appointed  Quartermaster,  with  rank  of  Cap- 
tain;  commission  signed  by  William  H.  Seward,  Governor, 
and  Rufus  King,  Adjt.  Gen.;  the  sash,  epaulettes  and  sabre 
used  by  him  at  that  time  are  preserved  by  his  daughter.  He 
took  up  his  residence  in  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  1850,  and  served 
as  a  member  of  the  City  Council;  d.,  Dec.  17,  1889,  in  Chi- 
cago, 111.;  two  children. 


318  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

8705— GEORGE  AUGUSTUS  STEARNS,  b.,  July  28, 
1845,  in  Phelps,  N.  Y.;  md.,  Jan.  12,  1875,  Mary  Swift,  of 
Chicago,  111.,  where  he  d.,  Nov.  30,  1877;  two  children. 

8706— WILLARD  DICKINSON  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec, 
1875;  d. 
8707— GEORGIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.,  1877. 

8708— ELECTRA  C.  STEARNS,  b.,  June  25,  1848,  in 
Phelps,  N.  Y.;  md.,  Oct.  24,  1872,  Hekehiah  Bushnell,  of 
Chicago,  111.;  four  children. 

(a) — Anna  Pearl  Bushnell,  b.,  Oct.  8,  1874. 
(b) — Delia  Stearns  Bushnell,  b.,  Mar.  14,  1878. 
(c) — George  Stearns  Bushnell,  b.,  July  25,  1882. 
(d) — Louise  Dickinson  Bushnell,  b.,  June  3,  1886. 

8709— JOHN  STEARNS  (7935),  b.  Apr.  12,  1822,  son  of 
Col.  Joel  and  Nancy  (Edmonston)  Stearns,  of  Phelps,  N.  Y. ; 
01  Chicago,  111.  He  md.,  Nov.  6,  1846,  Elmira  Guptill,  of 
Rockton,  111.,  and  had  three  children. 

8710— DELIA  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  June  22,  1849,  at  Beloit, 
Wis.;  md.,  Mar.  21,  1872,  Walter  S.  Bogle,  of  Chicago,  111.; 
three  children. 

871 1— HELEN  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  6,  1853,  in 
Albany,  N.  Y.;  md.,  Apr.  29,  1873,  Jacob  C.  Magill,  of  Chi- 
cago, 111.;  four  children. 

8712— EDGAR  G.  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  9,  1861,  in  Colum- 
bus. O.;  Agent  American  Rubber  Co.,  Chicago,  111.  He  md., 
Dec.  15,  1 88 1,  Mary  J.  Pyott,  of  Chicago,  111.;  two  children. 

8713— DAVID  PYOTT  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  3,  1883. 

8714— JEANIE  PYOTT  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  12,  1885. 

8715— WILLIAM  STEARNS  (7936),  b.,  Dec.  15,  1823, 
son  of  Col.  Joel  and  Nancy  (Edmonston)  Stearns,  of  Phelps, 
N.  Y. ;  md.  Dec.  15,  1846,  Hannah  A.  Wadsworth,  of  Am- 
sterdam, N.  Y.  He  d.,  Oct.  1,  1854,  at  Magnolia,  Wis.,  to 
which  place  he  went  from  West  Troy  and  Albany,  N.  Y. ; 
two  children. 

8716— CHARLOTTE   WADSWORTH   STEARNS,  b., 


EIGHTH  GENERATION.  319 

Nov.  8,  1847,  in  Phelps,  N.  Y.;  md.,  Aug.  15,  1867,  Silas  W. 
Mason,  of  Amsterdam,  N.  Y.;  one  son. 

(a) — -Henry  W.  Mason,  b.,  Dec.  3,  1879. 

8717— MARY  NANCY  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb  15,  1849,  at 
West  Troy,  N.  Y.;  md.,  Oct.  13,  1871,  Frank  Spencer  Hil- 
drethj  of  Amsterdam,  N.  Y.;  settled  in  New  York  City;  one 
child. 

(a) — Anna  Stearns  Hildreth,  b.,  Aug.  8,  1873;  of  Brook- 
lyn, N.  Y. 

8718— GEORGE  L.  STEARNS  (7937),  b.,  Sept.,  1825, 
son  of  Col.  Joel  and  Nancy  (Edmonston)  Stearns,  of  Phelps, 
N.  Y.;  md.,  Nov.  7,  184Q,  Helen  A.  Streeter,  of  Phelps, 
N.  Y.;  has  held  the  office  of  Clerk  of  the  Courts  of  Linn  Co., 
Iowa,  for  eight  years,  with  residence  at  Marion,  la.  During 
the  Civil  War,  he  served  in  the  Army  of  the  Tennessee,  under 
Gen.  W.  T.  Sherman;  was  Sergeant  of  Co.  B,  31st.  la.  Inf.; 
was  in  the  battle  of  Arkansas  Post,  and  in  active  service  from 
that  time  to  the  close  of  the  war,  including  the  Siege  of 
Vicksburg;  was  mustered  out,  Tune,  1865;  was  present  at 
the  Grand  Review  of  Sherman's  Army,  at  Washington, 
D.  C,  1865.  His  own  words  are,  "I  am  glad  to  say  I  am  a 
staunch  Republican;"  "Gen.  Tohn  A.  Logan  is  my  ideal  of  an 
officer  for  Volunteers."    He  had   five  children. 

8719— CHARLES  G.  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  28,  185 1,  at 
Phelps,  N.  Y.;  md.,  Oct.  11,  1882,  May  Horr,  of  Dubuque, 
la.  He  was  Agent  of  the  American  Express  Co.,  Waterloo, 
la.;  three  children. 

8720— FANNIE  STOUT  STEARNS,  b.,  July  25,  1883. 

8721— GEORGE  ASA  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  19,  1886. 

8722— .HENRY  LOUIS  STEARNS,  b.,  May  18,  1892. 

8723— HELEN  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  31,  1853,  at  Sara- 
toga Springs,  N.  Y. ;  md.,  June  13,  1877,  at  Cedar  Rapids, 
la.,  Edwin  S.  Young;  four  children. 

(a) — Jessie  Helene  Young,  b.,  June  14,  1878. 

(b) — Dora  Adell  Young,  b.,  June  20,  1880. 

(c) — Nellie  May  Young,  b.,  Sept.  5,  1881. 

(d) — George  Edwin  Young,  b.,  Sept.  7,  1887. 


320  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

8724— GEORGE  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  16,  1856,  at 
Saratoga  Springs,  N.  Y.;  d.,  July  17,  1865. 

8725— HENRY  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  7,  1859,  at  Roch- 
ester, N.  Y.;  Deputy  Clerk  of  Dist.  Court,  Marion,  la. 

8726— THEODORA  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  20,  1862,  at 
Cedar  Falls,  la.;  md.,  Oct.  28,  1891,  James  E.  Bromwell  Jr. 

8727— DR.  OWEN  E.  STEARNS  (,7938),  b.,  Aug.  20, 
1827,  son  of  Col.  Joel  and  Nancy  (Edmonston)  Stearns,  of 
Phelps,  N.  Y.;  md.,  June  2,  1852,  Dorcas  Louise  Shaffer,  of 
Freeport,  111.,  sister  of  the  late  Gov.  Shaffer,  of  Utah.  "Dr. 
Stearns  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  his  native  place,  and 
after  "leaving  the  Phelps  High  School  entered  the  Homeo- 
pathic Medical  College,  at  Cleveland,  O.  He  was  very  fond 
oi  his  chosen  profession,  and,  in  1850,  graduated  from  Med. 
Coll.  with  a  splendid  record  and  highly  recommended  by  his 
Professors.  In  the  spring  of  185 1,  he  commenced  practice  in 
Freeport,  111.,  and  soon  acquired  a  reputation  for  skill  and 
efficiency,  thus  securing  a  large  and  lucrative  patronage. 
He  was  elected  Vice  Pres.  of  the  first  Homeopathic  Medical 
Society,  of  Northern  Illinois,  while  still  quite  young  in  the 
profession.  Besides  the  deep  interest  which  Dr.  Stearns 
took  in  his  profession,  he  was  quite  prominent  in  educational 
matters,  and  was  a  staunch  friend  of  our  public  school  sys- 
tem. For  six  years,  he  was  a  member  of  the  Freeport  Board 
of  Education  and  part  of  the  time,  its  President.  The  pres- 
ent high  standing  of  the  Freeport  Schools  is  largely  due  to 
his  untiring  energy  and  practical  methods.  He  was  made 
coroner  of  Stephenson  Co.,  by  the  Republican  party,  and 
was  called  one  of  the  best  they  ever  had,  fearless  in  the  dis- 
charge of  his  duty.  During  1886-7,  Dr.  Stearns  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Stephenson  Co.  Pension  Board,  and  after  it  passed 
into  Democratic  management,  was  still  retained  and  made  its 
Treasurer.  He  was  quite  prominent  in  Masonic  Circles,  being 
a  member  of  Evergreen  Lodge,  F.  and  A.  M.,  and  of  Free- 
port  Consistory,  S.  P.  R.  S."  Dr.  Stearns  d.,  Dec.  15,  1893, 
of  pneumonia,  and  his  widow  d.,  Mar.  17,  1897;  five  daugh- 
ters. ' 

8728-HMARY  SHAFFER  STEARNS,  b.,  May  21,  1853. 


Dr.  Owen  E.  Stearns. 


EIGHTH  GENERATION.  321 

8729— JANE  RAY  STEARNS,  b,  Dec.  20,  1854. 

8730— KATIE  CHAPMAN  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  28, 
1857;  d.,  Sept.  26,  1872. 

8731— iSOPHIE  STRAWBRIDGE  STEARNS,  b.,  May 
21,  i860;  d.,  Feb.  6,  1864. 

8732--MARGARET  LOUISE  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  12, 
1862. 

8733— HENRY  STEARNS  (7939),  b.,  Aug.  9,  1830,  son 
of  Col.  Joel  and  Nancy  (Edmonston)  Stearns,  of  Phelps, 
N.  Y.;  a  Railroad  man,  of  Chicago,  III;  md.,  1854,  Esther 
Elizabeth  Mason,  of  Auburn,  N.  Y.;  no  children. 

8734— JOEL  STEARNS  (7945),  b.,  Dec.  27,  1847,  in 
Phelps,  N.  Y.,  son  of  Lawson  and  Emily  (Ferris)  Stearns,  of 
Ferris,  Mich.;  of  Kalamo,  Mich.;  has  been  a  farmer,  stage- 
driver,  and  mail-carrier,  and  says,  "We  have  been  respected 
and  have  tried  to  deserve  it,  and  are  all  poor  enough  to  be 
honest."  He  md.,  187Q,  Nora  Robbins,  and  had  seven  chil- 
dren. 

8735— ALTA  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  1881,  in  Mich. 

8736— ELLA  P.  STEARNS,  b..  1883,  in  Mich. 

8737— GORDON  J.   STEARNS,  b.,  1886,  in  Mich. 

8738— E.  LENA  STEARNS,  b.,  1888,  in  Mich. 

8739— JOHN  WESLEY  STEARNS,  b.,  1891,  in  Mich. 

8740-^MARY  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  1893,  in  Mich. 

8741— INEZ  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  1895,  in  Mich. 

8742— -MAJ.  ORREN  DARIUS  STEARNES  (7949),  h, 
Sept.  10,  1827,  son  of  Lewis  Patrick  and  Sarah  (Cabaniss) 
Stearns,  of  Franklin  Co.,  Va. ;  a  farmer,  of  Franklin  Co.,  Va., 
who  md.,  1847,  Temperance  Ward,  of  the  same  county.  He 
served,  during  the  Civil  War,  in  the  Confederate  Army,  and 
d.,  Oct.,  1862,  in  a  Confederate  Hospital  at  Staunton,  Va. 
He  was  the  first  one  of  this  family  to  spell  his  name 
"Stearnes,"  and  the  orthography  has  been  adopted  by  his 
brother's  family  as  well  as  his  own;  seven  children. 

8743— SARAH   ANN   STEARNES,  b.,   Mar.,   1848,  in 


322  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

Franklin  Co.,  Va. ;    md.    Bolivar    S.   Webb,    a    farmer,  of 
Roanoke,  Va. 

8744— LEWIS  PATRICK  STEARNES,  b.,  Dec.  31,  1849, 
Contractor  and  Collector  of  Customs,  at  Newport  News,  Va.; 
spent  twenty  years  in  the  Transportation  business,  R.  R., 
Telegraph,  and  Express.  He  is  a  life-long  Democrat,  whose 
first  vote  was  cast  in  Macon,  Ga.,  for  Horace  Grcely  to  be 
Pres.  of  the  United  States.  Mr.  Stearnes  md.,  Oct.  7,  1874, 
Bentley  King,  of  Pulaski  Co.,  Va. ;  five  children. 

8745— LI  LA  PERLE  STEARNES,  b.,  Aug.  16,  1875, 
in  Montgomery,  Va. 

8746-^FRANK  PINCKNEY  STEARNES,  b.,  1S77;  d., 
1884. 

8747— CHARLES  THOMAS  STEARNES,  b.,  1886;  .1., 
1889. 

8748— MARY  PATTON  STEARNES,  b.,  1888,  in  Nor- 
folk, Va. 

8749— LEWIE  BENTLEY  STEARNES,  b.,  :89a 

8750— JOHN  COLEMAN  CABANISS  STEARNES, 
died  young. 

8751— STEPHEN  STEARNES,  died  young. 

8752— JOSEPH  D.  STEARNES,  died  young. 

8753— PETER  DENNIS  STEARNES,  died  young. 

8754— THOMAS  FRANKLIN  STEARNES,  b.,  i860,  in 
Franklin  Co.,  Va.;  Cashier  of  the  Traders'  Bank,  Lynch- 
burg, Va. 

8755— DR.  JOHN  LEWIS  STEARNES  (7952),  b.,  Dec. 
15,  1834,  son  of  Lewis  Patrick  and  Sarah  (Cabaniss) 
Stearnes,  of  Franklin  Co.,  Va. ;  grad.  Univ.  of  Penn.,  with 
degree  of  M.  D.,  1858;  settled  at  Dublin,  Pulaski  Co.,  Va., 
and  practiced  medicine  there  from  1858  to  1887;  removed 
to  Salem,  Va.,  1887,  where  he  practised  his  profession  and 
was  Physician  to  the  "Baptist  Orphanage  of  Virginia," 
located  at  Salem,  Va.  He  md.,  Jan.  2,  1859.  Phoebe  Ann 
McDermed,  of  Pulaski  Co.,  Va.     During  the  Civil  War,  his 


Dr.  John  L.  Stearns. 


Dr.  James  D.  Stearns. 


EIGHTH  GENERATION.  323 

house  at  Dublin,  Va.,  was  burned  by  Gen.  Crooks,  after  the 
battle  of  Cloyd's  Mountain.  "Mrs.  Phoebe  A.  Stearnes  en- 
tertained Gen.  Crooks  and  twelve  of  his  start,  filling  the 
stomachs  of  both  men  and  horses  and  the  haversacks  of  the 
men.  With  the  politeness  of  a  Chesterfield,  the  General 
asked  her  what  he  might  do  to  reward  her,  and  she  said, 
'Please  do  not  burn  my  home  over  the  heads  of  myself  and 
two  infants!'  He  gallantly  promised,  but,  in  twenty  min- 
utes, the  house  was  in  flames." 

Dr.  Stearnes  has  enjoyed  a  lucrative  practice  in  Virginia; 
was  a  pioneer  in  the  use  of  chloroform;  the  first  to  diagnose 
Cerebro-spinal-meningitis,  and  successfully  treat  it;  has  also 
been  very  successful  in  typhoid-fever.  He  had  eight  chil- 
dren. 

8756— DR.  JAMES  DANIEL  STEARNES,  b.,  Dec.  9, 
i860,  near  Dublin,  Va. ;  grad,  Jefferson  Med.  Coll.,  Phila- 
delphia, Pa.,  1880;  Post  Graduate  Course  at  Bellevue  Hos- 
pital and  Univ.  of  New  York  City;  a  specialist  in  surgery. 
He  md.,  July  21,  1881,  Virginia  A.  Davidson,  and  practiced 
medicine  at  Dublin,  Va. ;  two  children. 

8757^MARY  McDERMED  STEARNES,  b.,  Sept.  28, 
1883,  in  Dublin,  Va. 

8758— FAY  STEARNES,  b.,  June  20,  1889,  at  Dublin,  Va. 

8759— -HENRY  CABANISS  STEARNES,  b.,  Aug.  2, 
1862;  d.,  Oct.  24,  1862. 

8760— ORREN  LEWIS  STEARNES,  b.,  Dec.  17,  1863,  at 
Dublin,  Va.;  grad.  Richmond  Coll.,  Va.,  1886,  with  degree  of 
A.  M.;  Supt  Alleghany  Institute,  Roanoke,  Va.,  1886  to 
1889;  real-estate  dealer,  of  Salem,  Va.  He  md.,  Feb.  10, 
1 891,  Margaret  Buchanan,  of  West  Virginia;  two  children. 

8761— MARY  CONSTANCE  STEARNES,  b.,  Nov.  26, 
1892. 

8762— ELSIE  MARGARET  STEARNES,  b.,  July  18, 
1894. 

8763— REAUMUR  COLEMAN  STEARNES,  b.,  Apr.  8, 
1866,  at  Dublin,  Va.;  grad.  Richmond  Coll.,  Va.,  1887,  with 
degree  of  A.  M.;  Supt.  of  Schools  of  Roanoke,  Va.,  with 


324  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

home  at  Salem,    Va.      He    md.,    Dec.  27,    1888,    Mary  C- 
Arnold,  of  Henderson,  N.  C;  two  children. 

8764— BESSIE  ARNOLD  STEARNES,  b.,  Aug.  igy 
1891. 

8765— JOHN  LEWIS  STEARNES,  b.,  Mar.  23,  1893. 

8766— ROBLEY  STILLE  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  19,  1870, 
at  Dublin,  Va.;  an  electrician,  educated  at  Alleghany  Insti- 
tute, Roanoke,  Va.;  Manager  of  the  "Southern  Electrical 
Supply  and  Manufacturing  Co.,"  of  New  Orleans,  La.,  with 
residence  there.    He  is  married. 

8767— MARY  LEWIS  STEARNES,  b.,  Oct.  23,  1872,  at 
Dublin,  Va.;  grad.  Hollins  Institute,  Roanoke,  Va.,  1890; 
of  Salem,  Va. 

8768— LUCY  JACKSON  STEARNES,  b.,  Mar.  7,  1880,. 
at  Dublin,  Va.;  of  Salem,  Va. 

8769— PHOEBE  ROGERS  STEARNES,  b.,  Oct.  3, 
1882;  d.,  Dec.  3,  1883. 

8770— GEORGE  GARDNER  STEARNS  (7960),  b.,  Feb. 
9,  1836,  son  of  Capt.  George  and  Fanny  (Arms)  Stearns,  of 
Conway,  Mass.;  a  farmer,  of  Knoxville,  111.;  md.,  Oct.  2,. 
1865,  Lucy  W.  Runkle,  of  Knoxville,  111.  He  was  a  soldier 
of  the  Civil  War,  and  "bad1"  wounded,"  but  we  have  no 
particulars;  five  children. 

877i_GEORGE  ELDIRT  STEARNS,  b.,  July  3,  1867; 
residence,  Spokane  Falls,  Wash.;  md.,  Jan.  2,  1892,  Mrs. 
Polly  Green,  of  Spokane  Falls,  Wash. 

8772— ARTHUR  DEWITT  STEARNS,  b.,  May,  1872. 

8773—FRED  RUNKLE  STEARNS,  b.,  1875. 

8774^F ANNIE  GARDNER  STEARNS,  b.,  June  1,. 
1877. 

8775— .MARY  ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  5, 
1880. 

8776— REV.  WILLIAM  HARRISON  STEARNS 
(7970),  b.,  Oct.  17,  1843,  son  of  Leonard  and  Maria  (Bates) 
Stearns,  of  Conway,  Mass. ;  a  Baptist  minister,  doing  business 


EIGHTH  GENERATION.  325 

for  Grand  Island  College,  Neb.,  with  residence  at  Grand 
Island,  Neb.  He  md.  (i),  Nov.  14,  1871,  Mary  F.  Miller,  by 
whom  he  had  one  son;  md.  (2),  Sept.  24,  1878,  Charity  A. 
Irish,  by  whom  he  had  four  children. 

8777— GARDNER  B.  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  12,  1873,  at 
Clinton,  Wis.;  of  Grand  Island,  Neb. 

8778— FLORENCE  IRENE  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  6, 
1881,  at  Clinton,  Wis. 

8779— RUTH  MARIA  STEARNS,  b.,  June  19,  1884,  at 
Chippewa  Falls,  Wis. 

8780— ROBERT  JAMES  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  23,  1886, 
at  Clinton,  Wis. 

8781— MARJORIE  MAY  STEARNS,  b.,  May  10,  1890, 
at  Grand  Island,  Neb. 

8782^GEORGE  PALMER  STEARNS  (7972),  b.,  Feb. 
22,  185 1,  son  of  Leonard  and  Maria  (Bates)  Stearns,  of 
Conway,  Mass.;  Secretary  Northern  Car  Co.,  for  building 
street  cars,  with  home  at  Minneapolis,  Minn.  He  md.,  Sept. 
3,  1873,  Abbie  Delia  Hill,  of  Gardner,  Mass.;  six  children. 

8783— LEONARD  PALMER  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  12, 
1874,  at  Conway,  Mass.;  d.,  June  27,  1877,  at  Kendall,  Mich. 

8784— LOUIS  DARLING  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  13,  1876, 
at  Kendall,  Mich.;  d.,  May  29,  1879,  at  Gardner,  Mass. 

8785— MYRTIE  IDELL  STEARNS,  b.,  June  27,  1880, 
at  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

8786— GEORGE  RALPH  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  5,  1883, 
at  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

8787— LAURA  MARIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  8,  1888,  at 
Minneapolis,  Minn. 

8788— STANLEY  WRIGHT  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  8. 
1890,  at  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

8789— JOHN  HENRY  STEARNS  (7082),  b.,  June  9, 
1847,  son  of  Joel  and  Philena  (Boyden)  Stearns,  of  Conway, 
Mass.;  a  carpenter,  of  Greenfield,  Mass.;  md.,  Nov.  3,  1869, 
Ellen  J.  Hiscox.  of  Leyden,  Mass. ;  four  children. 


326  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

8790— CLARA  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  9,  1870;  d.,  July 
29,  1874,  in  Greenfield,  Mass. 

8791— MARY  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  23,  1875,  in  Green- 
field, Mass. 

8792— JOEL  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  July  2,  1877,  in  Green- 
field, Mass. 

8793— CHARLES  H.  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.   14,  1880,  in 
Greenfield,  Mass. 

8794— IRVING  ARIEL  STEARNS  (7985),  b.,  Sept.  12, 
1845,  son  of  George  W.  and  Miranda  (Tufts)  Stearns,  of 
Rushville,  N.  Y.j  grad.  Rensselaer  Polytechnic  Institute, 
1868;  Assistant  Prof,  of  Analytical  Chemistry  for  one  year 
after  graduation;  resigned,  1869,  to  accept  position  in  office 
of  R.  P.  Rothwell,  Mining  and  Civil  Engineer,  of  Wilkes- 
barre,  Pa.;  from  Aug.,  187 1,  to  Aug.,  1872,  was  Supt.  and 
Engineer  of  the  McNeal  Coal  and  Iron  Co.,  of  Schuylkill  Co., 
Pa.  He  resigned  this  position  to  succeed  Mr.  Rothwell,  who 
went  to  New  York  City  to  take  charge  of  the  "Engineering 
and  Mining  Journal,"  as  editor  and  part  owner.  From  Aug., 
1872,  to  June,  1885,  Mr.  Stearns  conducted  a  general  en- 
gineering business,  including  the  building  of  a  railroad  and 
wagon  bridge  across  the  Susquehanna  River,  at  Shickshinny, 
Pa.;  an  iron  highway  bridge  across  the  Susquehanna,  at 
Pittston,  Pa.;  Lehigh  Valley  R.  R.  Co.'s  Tifft  Farm  improve- 
ments, at  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  consisting  of  canals,  docks,  coal- 
stocking  plant,  etc.,  etc.;  besides  various  collieries  in  the 
Ai  thracite  coal-fields  of  Pa.  He  also  made  numerous  exam- 
inations and  reports  upon  mining  properties  and  enterprises, 
in  Pa.,  Va.,  West  Va.,  Ark.,  Col.,  Nev.,  Cal.,  Wyo.,  Idaho,, 
and  Utah.  In  1885,  he  was  appointed  manager  of  the  vari- 
ous Coal  Companies  owned  and  controlled  by  the  Penn. 
R.  R.  Co.  He  held  this  position  until  July,  1897,  when  he 
resigned  to  accept  the  position  of  Pres.  of  The  Cross  Creek 
Goal  Co.,  Coxe  Bros,  and  Co.,  Inc.,  The  Delaware,  Suseque- 
hanna  and  Schuylkill  R.  R.  Co.,  and  the  Coxe  Iron  Mfg.  Co., 
which  position  he  holds  at  the  present  time  ('1901).  He  is 
also  Pres.  of  the  Penn.  Mining  Co.,  of  Wyoming,  and  Vice- 
Pres.  of  the  People's  Telephone  Co.,  and  a  director  in  the 
Wvoming  National  Bank,  The  Vulcan  Iron  Works.  The  Gas 


Irving  Ariel  Stearns. 


Lazarus   D.   Stearns. 


ExGHTH  GENERATION.  327 

Co.  of  Luzerne  Co.,  The  Wyoming  Valley  Electric  Light  Co. 
oc  Wilkesbarre,  Pa.,  The  Standard  Trust  Co.,  the  Hibbard- 
Rodman-Ely  Safe  Co.  of  New  York,  and  the  Lehigh  Valley 
R.  R.  Co. 

Mr.  Stearns  is  a  member  of  American  Institute  of  Mining 
Engineers;  American  Society  of  Civil  Engineers;  Engineers' 
Club,  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  Eastern  Society  of  Engineers; 
Franklin  Institute  and  Wyoming  Historical  and  Geological 
Society.  It  would  seem  that  this  busy  man  had  no  time  for 
family  research,  but,  in  1879,  he  commenced  work  on  the 
Charles  branch  of  the  Stearns  family,  desiring  to  complete  a 
record  of  his  own  line.  The  magnitude  of  the  task  compelled 
him  to  relinquish  it,  but,  when  Avis  (Stearns)  Van  Wagenen 
began  her  labors  in  1892,  he  generously  placed  at  her  dis- 
posal his  mss.,  which  represented  much  time  and  thought, 
and  proved  to  be  of  great  assistance.  He  has  given  his  un- 
failing interest  and  hearty  co-operation  to  this  work,  and,  we 
congratulate  him,  as  well  as  others,  on  its  completion. 

He  md.,  Nov.  20,  1872,  Clarinda  W.  Shoemaker,  b.,  Aug. 
5.  1849,  dau.  °f  Hon.  Lazarus  Denison  and  Esther  (Wad- 
hams)  Shoemaker,  of  Wilkesbarre,  Pa. ;  three  children. 

8795— LAZARUS  DENISON  STEARINS,  b.,  Dec.  27, 
1875,  at  Wilkesbarre,  Pa.;  "prepared  for  college  at  Phillips 
Acad.,  Andover,  Mass.;  grad.,  Sheffield  Scientific  School, 
Yale,  1896.  He  enlisted  as  a  private,  in  Co.  D,  9th.  Regt., 
National  Guard  of  Pa.,  Feb.  4,  1897,  and  on  July  1st.  was 
chosen  'Sec.  Lieut,  of  Co.  B.  In  response  to  the  first  call 
for  troops  in  the  war  with  Spain,  Lieut.  Stearns  left  Wilkes- 
barre with  his  command,  Apr.  27,  1898.  He  was  unani- 
mously chosen  by  the  men  to  command  the  company,  and 
was  mustered  into  the  service  of  the  United  States,  May  II, 
1898,  being  the  youngest  officer  of  his  grade  and  command 
in  the  First  Army  Corps,  to  which  his  regiment  was  as- 
signed at  Camp  George  H.  Thomas,  Chickamauga  Park,  Ga. 

Gapt.  Stearns  was  by  nature  a  soldier;  although  trained  to 
peaceful  pursuits,  the  science  of  tactics  was  instinctive  with 
him.  He  came  from  a  line  of  ancestry  distingnished  for  their 
militar-  capacit"  His  great-grandfathers,  Elijah  Shoe- 
maker and  Col.  Nathan  Denison,  were  soldiers  of  the  Rev- 
olution, and  participated  in  the  Wyoming  Massacre,  the 
former  being  killed  in  that  awful  struggle. 


328  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

Typhoid  fever  was  prevalent  in  camp  at  Chickamauga,  in 
Aug.,  1898,  when  Capt.  Stearns's  Regt.  left  for  Lexington, 
Ky.,  but  his  desire  to  look  after  his  men  rendered  him  care- 
less of  his  own  physical  condition,  and  he  would  not  yield 
to  what  he  thought  was  a  temporary  indisposition.  A  rally 
was  succeeded  by  prostration,  and  he  was  sent  home  on  a 
hospital  train,  which  reached  Wilkesbarre,  Aug.  30,  but  his 
death  occurred  at  his  home,  Sept.  6,  1898,  of  typhoid  fever. 
Death  claimed  many  a  shining  mark,  but  none  more 
lustrous  than  Capt.  L.  D.  Stearns;  the  key-note  of  his  char- 
acter was  forgetfulness  of  self  and  thought  for  others.  He 
v/as  a  member  of  the  Country  Club,  the  Wyoming  His- 
torical and  Geological  Society,  and  the  Pa.  Society  of  Sons 
of  the  Revolution.  It  is  remarkable  that  one  so  young  leaves 
behind  such  a  maturity  of  the  best  traits,  both  in  social  and 
business  life.  Memory  stands  tearful  and  pitying  where 
so  short  a  time  ago  radiant  hope  seemed  to  stretch  forth 
her  hands."  From  the  collections  of  the  Wyoming  His- 
torical and  Geological  Society. 

8796— IRVING  ARIEL  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  July  5,  1877, 
at  Wilkesbarre,  Pa.;  d.,  Apr.  9,  1884. 

8797— ESTHER  SHOEMAKER  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  4, 
i.c8q,  at  Wilkesbarre,  Pa. 

8798— EMMETT  A.  STEARNS  (7997),  b.,  July  27,  1859, 
son  of  Addison  and  Eliza  (Fisher)  Stearns,  of  Gorham,  N.  Y.; 
a  farmer,  of  Gorham,  N.  Y. ;  md.  Nanette  Pearce  of  Middle- 
sex, Yates  Co.,  N.  Y.;  three  children. 

8799— M.  JOSIE  STEARNS,  b.  and  d. 

8800— IRVING  P.  STEARNS. 

8801— LAURA  STEARNS. 

8802— ESLEECK  STEARNS  (7999),  b.,  Dec.  9,  1834, 
son  of  John  Esleeck  and  Elizabeth  (Proseus)  Stearns,  of 
Castleton,  N.  Y. ;  a  locomotive  engineer,  of  Waterloo,  la.; 
md.,  Jan.  6,  1856,  Mary  Elizabeth  Munger,  of  Castleton, 
N.  Y. ;  eight  children. 

8803— JOHN  GRAHAM  STEARNS,  b..  Aug.  6,  1857. 
at  Waterloo,  la.;  md.,  Sept.  1,  1879,  Mary  C.  Messinger.  of 
Waterloo;  one  daughter. 


EIGHTH  GENERATION.  329 

8804— KATHERINE  ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec. 
.30,  1882,  at  Waterloo,  la. 

8805— IDA  STEARNS,  b.,  July  21,  1859,  at  Waterloo, 
la.;  d.,  Sept.  23,  1859. 

8806— FREDERIC  HENRY  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  27, 
1861,  at  Waterloo,  la. 

8807— FRANK  P.  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  10,  1862,  at 
Waterloo,  la.;  md.,  Aug.  12,  1890,  Irene  Gilbert;  two  chil- 
dren. 

8808— ELIZABETH  STEARNS. 

8809— HELEN  STEARNS. 

8810— MARION  A.   STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  27,   1864,  at 
Castleton,  N.  Y.;  md.,  Dec.  28,  1887,  George  H.  Barrows, 
of  Waterloo,  la.;  one  child, 
(a) — Elizabeth  Barrows. 

881 1— ELIZABETH  L.  STEARNS,  b.,  June  1,  1870,  at 
Waterloo,  la.;  md.,  July  28,  1888,  Archie  W.  Guernsey; 
two  children. 

(a) — Arthur  Guernsey. 

(b) — Jean  Guernsey. 

8812— JOSEPH  P.  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  30,  1875,  at 
Waterloo,    la. 

8813— DOLLY  MARIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  4,  1876,  at 
Waterloo,  la. 

8814— JOHN  TYLER  STEARNS  (8000),  b.,  Apr.  12, 
1841,  son  of  John  Esleeck  and  Elizabeth  (Proseus)  Stearns, 
of  Castleton,  N.  Y. ;  attornev-at-law,  of  Chamberlain,  South 
Dak.  He  md.,  Oct.  13,  1869,  Evelyn  Pease,  of  Hampton, 
la.;  three  children. 

8815— JOHN  J.  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  2,  1870,  at  Hamp- 
ton, la.;  d.,  Aup\  26,  1871. 

8816— LAURA  ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  19, 
1871,  at  Hampton,  la.;  of  Chamberlain,  So.  Dak. 

8817— GLOW  PEARL  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  25,  1879,  at 
Hampton,  la.;  of  Chamberlain.  So.  Dak. 


330  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

8818— DANIEL  CARTER  STEARNS  (8022),  b.,  Sept. 
14,  1861,  son  of  David  Edwin  and  Catherine  (Dempsey) 
Stearns,  of  Skyuka,  N.  C;  grad.  Baldwin  Univ.,  1885;  Post- 
master at  Berea,  O.,  1885;  commissioned  as  Major  in  the 
.National  Guard  of  Ohio,  Co  D.  5th.  Inf.;  saw  service  at 
Cincinnati  riot,  and,  in  June,  1894,  at  the  coal-riots,  at  Mas- 
siilon,  O.;  editor  and  publisher.  He  md.,  Oct.  10,  1888, 
Georgiana  Neubrand,  of  Berea,  O.;  three  children. 

8819— -DANIEL  CHARLES  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  8,  1889, 

8820—  GEORGE  NEUBRAND  STEARNS,  b.,  July  28, 
1893. 

8821— CATHERINE  HARRIET  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  3, 
1895. 

8822— DENISON  PHILO  STEARNS  (8023),  b.,  Feb.  gr 
1863,  son  of  David  Edwin  and  Catherine  (Dempsey)  Stearns, 
of  Skyuka,  iN.  C;  a  merchant,  of  Cleveland,  O.;  md.,  Sept. 
1,  1889,  Lizzie  Myers,  of  Erie,  Pa.;  one  daughter. 

8823— DANIEL  ASAPH  STEARNS  (8054),  b.,  Apr.  28, 
1862,  son  of  John  Brown  and  Fannie  (Sutherland)  Stearns, 
of  Monroe,  Wis. ;  a  farmer  and  stock-buyer,  of  Stearns,  Wis. ; 
md.  Nellie  A.  Foster.  He  was  Capt.  of  Co.  H,  1st.  Inf., 
Wis.  Nat.  Guard,  for  five  years;  afterwards,  Major,  1st.  Inf.; 
four  children. 

8824— FRANKLIN  FOSTER  STEARNS,  b.,  1887. 

8825— HELEN  ELIZA  STEARNS. 

8826— DOROTHEA  RETA  STEARNS. 

8827— FLORENCE  STEARNS. 

8828— CHARLES  N.  STEARNS  (8084),  b.,  Feb.  8,  1849, 
son  of  Ziba  and  Harriet  (Gifford)  Stearns,  of  Boston,  Mass.; 
Advertising  Manager,  of  Roxbury,  Mass.  He  md.,  Apr.  18, 
1872,  Laura  G.  Hayward;  seven  children. 

8829— ANNA  McLANATHAN  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  20, 
1872,  at  Braintree,  Mass.;  d.,  Mar.  21,  1874,  in  Boston, 
Mass. 

8830— RICHARD  GUY  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  30,  1874,  at 
Braintree,  Mass. 


EIGHTH  GENERATION.  331 

8831— SAMUEL  GIFFORD  STEARNS,  b.,  May  29, 
1876,  at  Boston,  Mass. 

8832— HELEN  WALLACE  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  2,  1878, 
at  Boston,  Mass. 

8833--CHARLES  HAYWARD  STEARNS,  b.,  July  19, 
1882,  at  Boston,  Mass. 

8834— FREDERICK  McLANATHAN  STEARNS,  b„ 
Aug.  4,  1884,  at  Boston,  Mass. 

8835— MARY  CHAPMAN  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  23,  1888, 
at  Fitchburg,  Mass. 

8836— WILLIAM  ADAMS  STEARNS  (8207),  b.,  1838, 
son  of  Leonard  and  Martha  (Patten)  Stearns,  of  Waltham, 
Mass.;  a  mason  and  builder,  of  Dorchester,  Mass.;  md.  (1), 

1863,  Mary  F.  Albright,  who  d.,  1877;  md.  (2),  1882,  Annie 
O.  Stearns;  six  children. 

8837— WILLIAM   HENRY   PATTEN   STEARNS,   b., 

1864,  in  Waltham,  Mass.;  d.,  1866,  in  Boston,  Mass. 

8838— GEORGE  FRANKLIN  STEARNS,  b.  and  d., 
1866,  in  Boston,  Mass. 

8839— BENJAMIN  WILLIS  STEARNS,  b.,  1867,  in 
Boston,  Mass. 

8840— JOSEPH  WHITNEY  STEARNS,  b.,  1870,  in 
Bcston,  Mass. 

8841— MARTHA  FRANCES  STEARNS,  b.,  1872,  in 
Bcston,  Mass. 

8842— ANNIE  PATTEN  STEARNS,  b.,  1883,  in  Bos- 
ton, Mass. 

8843— CHARLES  T.  STEARNS  (8231),  b.,  Sept.  5,  1832, 
son  of  Levi  and  Mary  (Butler)  Stearns,  of  Winchendon, 
Mass.;  md.  (1),  Feb.  15,  1855,  Ellen  M.  Stevens,  who  d., 
June  22,  1879;  md.  (2),  Sept.  8,  1880,  Ellen  M.  Mills.  Dur- 
ing the  Civil  War,  he  was  First  Sergeant  in  Co.  H,  53d. 
Re^t,  Mass.  Vols.,  from  Sept.,  1862,  to  Sept.,  1863;  two 
sons. 


.332  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

8844— WILLIS  L.  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  27,  1856;  a  cloth- 
ing merchant,  of  Norwich,  Conn. 

8845— FRED  LEVI  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  31,  i860; 
clothing  merchant,  of  Norwich,  Conn. 

8846—  GILBERT  F.  STEARNS  (82? ^  b.,  Aug.  9,  1841, 
son  of  Levi  and  Mary  (Butler)  Stearns,  of  Winchendon, 
Mass.;  a  mechanic,  of  Springfield,  Mass.  He  md.  (1),  Aug. 
23,  1862,  Susan  Addie  Carter,  who  d.,  Jan.  3,  1875;  md-  (2), 
Jan.  12,  1878,  Elizabeth  I.  Safrord;  seven  children. 

8847— INA  BLANCHE  STEARNS,  b.,  May  20,  1864;  d., 
June  3,  1880. 

8848— HERBERT  EUGENE  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  9, 
1865;  a  railway  postal  clerk,  of  Springfield,  Mass. 

8849— MARY  MAHALA  STEARNS,  b.,  June  20,  1867; 
d.,  Aug.  23,  1867. 

8850— GILBERT  OTHELLO  STEARNS,  b.,  July  13, 
1869;  d.,  Sept.  4,  1869. 

8851— EBElNEZER  BUTLER  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  28, 
1872;  d.,  Aug.  23,  1872. 

8852— MABEL  MAZOLA  STEARNS,  b.,  May  23,  1873; 
d.,  Jan.  20,  1874. 

8853— BEATRICE  MAUD  STEARNS,  b.,  May  1,  1891. 

8854— GEORGE  MILTON  STEARNS  (8234),  b.,  May 
5,  1846,  son  of  Levi  and  Mary  (Butler)  Stearns,  of  Winchen- 
don, Mass.;  a  farmer,  of  Winchendon,  Mass.,  who  settled  on 
the  farm  which  has  been  in  the  Stearns  family  over  one  hun- 
dred years.  He  md.  (1),  June  19,  1867,  Ariana  J.  Matthews, 
who  d.,  Apr.  23,  1888;  md.  (2),  June  26,  1890,  Mrs.  Mary  W. 
(Perry)  Drury;  seven  children. 

8855— ARTHUR  HENRY  STEARNS,  b.,  May  28,  1868; 
md.  Miss  Burpee. 

8856— WALTER  HARRY  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  17, 
1870;  md.,  Feb.  5,  1894,  Kate  Lambert,  of  Boston,  Mass.; 
three  children. 

8857— MAY  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  5,  1894;  d.,  Nov.  13, 
1896. 


EIGHTH  GENERATION.  333 

8858— WALTER  HARRY  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  Nov.  20, 
1896. 

8859— EDNA  J.  STEARNS,  b.,  May  20,  1898. 

8860— IDELLA  MAY  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  22,  1872;  d., 
Oct.  17,  1888. 

8861— GILBERT  LEON  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  28,  1875. 

8862— CHARLES  MATTHEWS  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug. 
11,  1877. 

8863— GEORGE  MILTON  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  Nov.  26,. 
1879. 
8864— MARTHA  ELLEN  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  14,  1882. 

8865— LEVI  FRANK  STEARNS  (8235),  b.,  Jan.  31, 
1849,  son  of  Levi  and  Mary  (Butler)  Stearns,  of  Winchendon. 
Mass.;  an  engraver,  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  md.,  July  8,  1885. 
Mary  E.  Irwin;  two  children. 

8866— HARRY  ELMER  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  16,  1886, 
in  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  d.,  July  14,  1887. 

8867— VIOLA  BLANCHE  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  28, 
1887,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

8868— JOHN  MILTON  STEARNS  (8240),  b.,  July  13, 
1835,  in  Templeton,  Mass.,  son  of  John  Demary  and  Har- 
riet (Darling)  Stearns,  of  Rindge,  N.  H.;  an  iron-moulder, 
of  Worcester,  Mass.,  who  was  also  a  manufacturer  of  mould- 
ers' tools.  He  md.  (1),  Mar.  4,  1863,  Sarah  Frances  Went- 
worth,  of  Manchester,  N.  H.,  who  d.,  Jan.,  1867,  in  Maine; 
md.  (2),  July  2,  1867,  Minerva  E.  Merchant,  of  Worcester, 
Mass,  born  Feb.  12,  1843,  Attleboro,  Mass.  He  served, 
during  the  Civil  Wrar  ,in  Co  C,  2nd.  N.  H.  Inf. ;  enlisted  May 
9,  1 861;  mustered  into  service,  June  1,  1861;  discharged  for 
disability,  Nov.  18,  1862,  at  Alexandria,  Va.;  d.,  Feb.  9,  1882, 
in  Worcester,  Mass.;  six  children. 

8869— ELLA  FRANCES  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  1,  1864, 
in  Orange,  Mass.;  d.,  Oct.  4,  1877,  m  Worcester. 

8870— GEORGE     EVERETT    STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  7,. 
1865;  d.,  Sept.  13,  1867,  in  Worcester,  Mass. 


334  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

By  second  wife. 
8871— GEORGE  MERCHANT  STEARNS,  b.,  June  14, 
1868,  in  Worcester,  Mass.;  a  pattern-maker.     He  md.,  Nov. 
18,  1896,  Daisy  E.  Barney,  of  North  Grafton,  Mass.,  b.,  Aug. 
10,  1874;  one  child. 

8872— MINERVA  ELWILDA  STEARNS,  b.,  June  29, 
1898,  in  North  Grafton,  Mass. 

8873-^WILLIAM  HENRY  STEARNS,  b.,  July  10, 
1870,  in  Worcester,  Mass.;  a  tool-maker,  of  Worcester, 
Mass.  He  md.,  Dec.  1,  1897,  Eleanor  Llewellyn,  of  South 
Wales  Great  Britain,  b.,  Sept.  25,  1875,  in  Abercanaid,  Mer- 
thyr  Tydvil. 

8874— EDWARD  AUGUSTUS  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  9, 
1873,  in  Worcester,  Mass.;  a  blacksmith,  of  Worcester.  He 
md.,  Apr.  4,  1896,  Mary  Jane  Rich,  of  Worcester,  Mass.,  b., 
Aug.  20,  1876,  in  Shrewsbury,  Mass.  During-  the  Spanish- 
American  War,  he  was  an  artificer  of  Co.  C,  2nd.  Mass. 
Light  Inf.;  enlisted,  May  3,  1898,  mustered  in,  May  9,  1898; 
oJAe  son. 

8875— FREDERICK  AUGUSTUS  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar. 
10,  1897,  in  Worcester,  Mass. 

8876— LILLIAN  SUSIE  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  4,  1876,  in 
East  Brookfield,  Mass.;  md.,  Oct.  5,  1896,  Edward  W.  Jones, 
b.,  July  10,  1876,  in  Randolph,  Mass.;  one  daughter. 

(a) — Bertha  Edna  Jones,  b.,  Mar.  17,  1898,  in  Worces- 
ter, Mass. 

8877— JAMES  W.  STEARNS  (8269),  b.,  June  10,  1854. 
sen  of  George  W.  and  Laurinda  (Richards)  Stearns,  of 
Cooperstown,  Pa.;  took  up  telegraphy  at  an  early  age,  and 
for  many  years  was  manager  of  Western  Union  Telegraph 
Office  at  Warren,  Pa.;  in  1882,  entereH  the  employ  of  the  Bell 
Telephone  Co.,  having  charge  of  Chautauqua,  Cattaraugus 
and  Alleghany  Counties,  N.  Y.,  and  Erie.  Warren,  McKean 
and  Potter  Cos.  of  Pa.  He  md.,  1876,  Mary  Leiper  Irvine, 
dau.  of  Dr.  Galbraith  Irvine,  of  Warren,  Pa.;  three  children. 

8878— ROY  IRVINE  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.,  1877,  at 
Warren,  Pa. 


EIGHTH  GENERATION.  335 

8879— ALICE  PAULINE  STEARNS,  b,  Sept.,  1879,  at 
Warren,  Pa. 

8880— GERTRUDE  MARY  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.,  1887, 
at  Jamestown,  N.  Y. 

8881— BYRON  HORACE  STEARNS  (831 1),  b.,  Oct.  22, 
1836,  son  of  William  H.  and  Betsy  (Clough)  Stearns,  of 
Cornish,  N.  H.;  md.,  i860,  Mary  L.  Eaves,  b.,  1840,  who,  in 
1900,  was  living  with  her  younger  children  in  Colorado  City, 
Col.;  six  children. 

8882— ALBERT  L.  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  9,  1862,  in  Doug- 
las Co.,  Col. 

8883— CHARLES  EDGAR  STEARNS,  b.,  1863,  in 
Colorado;  Pres.  of  Kansas  State  Barbers'  Association,  with 
residence  at  Phillipsburg,  Kas. 

8884— HORACE  MANSEL  STEARNS,  b.,  1868,  in 
Colorado;  of  Kearney,  Neb. 

8885^HARRY  H.  STEARNS,  b.,  1875,  in  Taylor  Co., 
Iowa;  of  Colorado  City,  Col. 


$6— ETTA  STEARNS,  b.,  1878,  in  Iowa;  of  Alma,  Neb. 

8887— NELLIE  STEARNS,  b.,  1880,  in  Iowa;  of  Colo- 
rado City,  Col. 

8888— CHARLES  H.  STEARNS  (8318),  b.,  Sept.  12, 
1849,  son  °f  Parley  and  lulia  (Ames)  Stearns,  of  North  Syra- 
cuse, N.  Y.;  md.  Jane  Thompson,  and  settled  first  in  North 
Syracuse,  afterwards,  in  Seneca  Falls,  N.  Y.;  three  children. 

8889— HERBERT  STEARNS. 

8890— MAUD  STEARNS. 

8891— GRACE  STEARNS. 

8892— WARD  S.  STEARNS  (8320),  b.,  Nov.  8,  1854, 
son  of  Parley  and  Julia  (Ames)  Stearns,  of  North  Syracuse, 
N.  Y. ;  a  farmer,  of  West  Monroe,  Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y. ;  md., 
1877,  Mary  Fuller;  six  children. 

8893— BERT  STEARNS,  b.,  Mav  19,  1878. 

8894— BESSIE  STEARNS,  b..  Mar.  28,  1880. 


336  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

8895— EDNA  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  16,  1881. 

8896— ADDISON  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  10,  1883. 

8897— ETHEL  STEARNS,  b.,  July  10,  1887. 

8898— ALVA  STEARNS,  b.,  May  16,  1892. 

8890— LEE  ELLIOTT  STEARNS   (8384),  b.,   Nov.  6,„ 
1854,  son  of  David  Brainard  and  Mary  (McDerby)  Stearns, 
of  Fairfield,  Mass.;  a  mason  and  stucco-worker,  of  Worces- 
ter, Mass.     He  md.,  May  16,  1878,  Kate  Nolan,  of  Worces- 
ter, Mass.;  four  children. 

8900— MABEL  KATHERINE  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  24, 
1879,  in  Russell,  Mass.;  d.,  Feb.  21,  1898,  in  Worcester. 

8901— MARY  EDITH  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  8,  1881;  d., 
Nov.  22,  1882,  in  Worcester,  Mass. 

8902— KATHERINE  ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct. 
13,  1882,  in  Worcester. 

8903— JOSEPH  ARTHUR  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  28,  1885, 
in  Worcester,  Mass. 

8904— DR.  CHARLES  ASA  STEARNS  (8415),  b.,  Aug. 
15,  1858,  son  of  Andrew  Jackson  and  Mary  (Andrews) 
Stearns,  of  Medway,  Mass.;  grad.,  Amherst  Coll.,  1881; 
grad.  Harv.  Univ.,  Med.  Dept.,  1884;  one  of  the  leading 
physicians  of  Pawtucket,  R.  I.,  where  he  has  practiced  med- 
icine over  ten  years.  He  md.,  Oct.  22,  1889,  Anna  Edith 
Greene,  of  Pawtucket,  R.  I. 

Mrs.  Stearns  grad.,  Smith  Coll.,  Northampton,  Mass., 
1885;  belongs  to  Daughters  of  American  Revolution  as  a 
descendant  of  Roger  Williams  on  her  mother's  side,  and^  of 
Nathaniel  Greene,  on  her  father's  side. 

8905— ALLAN  THOMAS  STEARNS  (8425),  b.,  Jan.  28,. 
1864,  son  of  Daniel  Franklin  and  Fannie  (Brockway) 
Stearns,  of  Quincy,  Mich.;  printer  and  binder,  of  Chicago,, 
111.  He  md.,  Feb.  27,  1892,  Mary  Morawa,  of  Watertown.. 
Wis.;  two  sons. 

8906— CHARLES  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  16,  1894. 

8907— ALLAN  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  8,  1896. 


EIGHTH  GENERATION.  337 

8908— ONAS  QUINTUS  TULLIUS  STEARNS  (8464), 
b.,  Aug.  7,  1853,  son  of  George  S.  and  Mary  Elizabeth 
(Negus)  Stearns,  of  Dalton,  Mass.;  born  in  Pittsfield,  Mass.; 
a  farmer,  of  West  Cummington,  Mass.,  where  his  children 
were  born.  He  md.,  Mar.  6,  1876,  Elizabeth  A.  Van  Kleeck, 
of  West  Shokan,  Ulster  Co.,  N.  Y.  In  answer  to  persistent 
questioning,  he  remarks  that  his  name  has  been  conspicuous 
for  its  oddity,  and  adds  that  his  mother  chose  the  first  name, 
which  is  an  Indian  word,  signifying  "good,"  and  that  his 
father  inserted  the  other  two  names  which  were  favorites 
of  his.    He  had  three  children. 

8909— JARED  JEWETT  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  29,  1879. 

8910— IRA  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  6,  1882. 

891 1— JOANNA  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  26,  1887. 

8912— HARWIN  H.  A.  STEARNS  (8465),  b.,  Jan.  29, 
1856,  son  of  George  S.  and  Mary  Elizabeth  (Negus)  Stearns, 
of  Pittsfield,  Mass.;  a  farmer,  of  Peru,  N.  Y.  He  md.,  Dec. 
24,  1878,  Naomi  Van  Kleeck,  by  whom  he  had  one  dau. 
His  name  is  as  compound  as  his  brother's,  but  we  have  not 
the  interpretation  thereof;  one  daughter. 

89i3^MISS  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  22,  1886. 

8914— MELV1N  HALL  STEARNS  (8472),  b.,  Dec.  24, 
1849,  in  Great  Barrington,  Mass.,  son  of  Marcus  and  Cath- 
erine M.  (Negus)  Stearns,  of  Cohoes,  N.  Y.  He  md.  (1), 
Jan.  17,  1871,  Sophia  M.  Hoffman,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  who 
d.,  May  11,  1882;  md.  (2),  Nov.  7,  1883,  Annie  M.  Young, 
of  St.  Louis,  Mo.  "For  more  than  fourteen  years  he  has 
been  connected  with  the  Murphy  Varnish  Co.,  having  taken 
charge  of  their  St.  Louis  Department  since  its  opening. 
He  has  served  his  fifth  term  as  Sec.  of  the  St.  Louis  Paint, 
Oil  and  Drug  Club,  and  is  held  in  high  personal  esteem  by 
all  of  his  acquaintances,  who  pronounce  him  an  urbane  and 
accomplished  gentleman.".    He  has  three  sons. 

8915— LINCOLN  MELVIN  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  20, 
1871,  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.;  md.,  Dec.  7,  1893,  Rodella  M. 
Pope,  dau.  of  H.  O.  Pope,  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.;  one  son. 

8916—  ORSEN  POPE  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  7,  1894. 


338  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

8917— SUMNER  EVERETT  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  30, 
1874,  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. ;  a  student,  of  Cornell  Univ. 

8918— MERRILL  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  9,  1885,  in  St. 
Louis,  Mo. 

8919— REV.  EVERETT  DEYO  STEARNS  (8473),  b., 
Oct.  5,  185 1,  at  Dover  Plains,  N.  Y.,  son  of  Marcus  and 
Catherine  M.  (Negus)  Stearns,  of  Cohoes,  N.  Y. ;  a  very 
successful  Baptist  clergyman,  who  mi,  1874,  Georgiana 
Sands,  of  New  York  City.  His  last  pastorate  was  in  Con- 
way, Mass.,  where  he  d.,  May  13,  1880,  of  Bright' s  disease, 
leaving  a  widow  and  four  children. 

8920— EDITH  MAY  STEARNS,  b.,  June  7,  1875,  at 
Pawling,  N.  Y. 

8921-.HAROLD  EVERETT  STEARNS,  b.,  May  14, 
1876,  at  Pine  Plains,  N.  Y. 

8922— JAMES  BRUCE  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  23,  1878, 
in  Conway,  Mass. 

8923-HFLORENCE  MAY  BELLE  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan. 
2,  1880,  in'  Conway,  Mass. 

8924-+JOSIAH  STEARNS  (6280),  b.,  Dec.  9,  1770,  son 
of  William  and  Mary  (Willard)  Stearns,  of  Worcester,  Mass. ; 
md.  Elizabeth  Campbell,  and  settled  in  Otsego  Co.,  N.  Y. ; 
d.,  Apr.  30,  1852,  at  Cherry  Valley,  N.  Y.,  aged  82  yrs.;  five 
children. 

8925-i-JOHN  STERNS,  left  home  over  forty  years  ago, 
leaving  two  children. 

8926— DAUGHTER,  name  unknown. 

8927— JOSIAH  STERNS,  of  Fort  Plain,  N.  Y. 

8928— DANIEL  STEARNS,  d.  at  Cherry  Valley,  N.  Y., 
a  few  years  ago,  leaving  chil. 

8929 — SON,  since  deceased. 

8930— MRS.  FANNY  WHITE,  of  Cherry  Valley,  N.  Y. 

8931— ANNA  STEARNS,  md.  and  residing  at  Fort  Pkin, 
N.  Y. 


Ma\ror  Willard  Stearns. 


EIGHTH  GENERATION.  339 

8932— BARNEY  STEARNS,  d.  at  Cherry  Valley,  N.  Y.; 
unm. 

8933— WILLARD  STEARNS,  a  hotel-keeper,  of  Cherry 
Valley,  N.  Y.,  where  he  d.,  July,  1838;  md.,  1835,  Lucinda 
Counrod,  who  md.  (2),  Henry  Bowen,  and  d.,  1879. 

8934— WILLARD  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  Oct.,  1838,  post- 
humous son  of  Willard  and  Lucinda  (Counrod)  Stearns,  of 
Cherry  Valley,  N.  Y. ;  attorney-at-law,  of  Adrian,  Mich.,  and 
at  one  time,  editor  and  proprietor  of  "The  Press,"  published 
there.  He  was  Postmaster  at  Adrian  from  1885  to  1890; 
Alderman  for  fourteen  years  and,  in  1900,  Mayor  of  the 
city;  a  prominent  Free  Mason  and  Odd  Fellow.  During 
the  Civil  War,  he  served  in  the  nth.  Regt.  Mich.  Cavalry, 
from  Aug.,  1863,  to  Nov.,  1864. 

He  md..  May  5,  1868,  Martha  Porter,  of  Batavia,  Mich.; 
four  children. 

8935— HENRY  PORTER  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  23,  1869. 

8936— FANNIE  L.  STEARNS,  b.,  June  12,  1871. 

8937— JENNIE  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  1,  1875. 

8938— VIRGINIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  io,  1884. 

Two  widely  separately  families  send  records  starting  from 
Cherry  Valley,  N.  Y.  This  second  one  is  furnished  by  Pleas- 
ant Sylvanus  Stearns,  of  Sutherland,  la.,  and  is  published 
here,  hoping  that  each  may  discover  the  relationship,  if  any 
exists. 

8939 — ISAAC  STEARNS  is  said  to  have  md.  Abigail 
Moffatt,  and  settled  at  Cherrv  Valley.  N.  Y. ;  went  to  Albany 
with  a  load  of  wheat,  when  his  son,  William,  was  three  years 
old,  and  never  was  heard  from.  Mrs.  Stearns  remained  a 
widow  for  sixteen  years;  md.  (2),  Silas  Morey,  who  was 
drowned  in  the  Susquehanna  River. 

8940— WILLIAM  STEARNS,  son  of  Isaac  and  Abigail 
(Moffatt)  Stearns,  of  Cherrv  Vallev,  >N.  Y.;  served  in  the 
war  of  18 12;  md.  Sarah  Ann  Waters,  and  had  five  children; 
she  d.,  Dec.  27, 

8941—  ABRAHAM  STEARNS,  d.  when  three  years  old. 


340  CHARLES  STEARNS. 

8942-^REV.  ISAAC    M.  STEARNS  (8946). 

8943— LUCINDA  STEARNS,  md.  George  Scranton. 

8944— WILLIAM  L.  STEARNS,  during  the  Civil  War, 
served  in  34th.  Regt,  111.  Vols.;  was  wounded  at  the  Battle 
of  Shiloh.    He  md.  Mary  Richards. 

8945— LYDIA  STEARNS,  md.  Samuel  Stedmgn. 

8946— REV.  ISAAC  M.  STEARNS  (8942),  b.  about  1818, 
son  of  William  and  Sarah  Ann  (Waters)  Stearns,  of  New 
York  State;  a  clergyman  of  the  United  Brethren,  for  over 
thirty  years;  of  Sheridan,  111.  He  md.,  in  Cleveland,  O., 
Lorena  O.  Knox,  who  was  second  cousin  to  James  K.  Polk, 
former  U.  S.  Pres.  During  the  Civil  War,  he  served  in  the 
75th.  Regt.,  111.  Vols.,  and  was  crippled  for  life  by  falling 
from  a  bridge;  six  children. 

8947— SILLIMAN  STEARNS,  d.  with  small-pox,  when 
but  one  year  old. 

8948— HARVEY  W.  STEARNS,  a  merchant,  of  La  Salle 
Co.,  111.;  md.  Mary  B.  Green,  of  Genesee  Grove;  two  children. 

8949— RALPH  EDWARD  STEARNS. 

8950— NELLIE  STEARNS. 

8951— JOHN  W.  STEARNS,  a  farmer,  of  Gladbrook,  la.;, 
md.  Anna  Griffith,  of  Illinois;  six  children. 

8952— CORA  E.  STEARNS. 

8953— FRANK  M.  STEARNS. 

80^4— STELLA  L.  STEARNS,  d.  when  eight  yrs.  old. 

8955— PANNIE  A.  STEARNS. 

8956— MARY  A.  STEARNS. 

8957— EDNA  L.  STEARNS,  d.  at  three  years  of  age. 

8958— LYDIA  L.  STEARNS,  a  milliner  and  dressmaker,, 
of  Sheridan,  111.;  md.  Henry  Hoffman,  of  111.;  four  children, 
(a) — Florence  Hoffman, 
(b) — Ella  Hoffman, 
(c) — Bertha  Hoffman, 
(d)— Willie  P.  Hoffman. 


EIGHTH  GENERATION.  341 

8959— MARY  E.  STEARNS,  md.  (1),  Henry  Bigford, 
and  had  one  son;  md.  (2),  Henry  Underwood,  and  had  four 
children. 

(a) — Ered  J.  Bigford. 

(b) — Roy  Underwood;  d. 

(c) — Guy  Underwood; 

(d) — Iva  Underwood. 

(e) — Pearl  Underwood. 

8960— PLEASANT  SYLVANUS  STEARNS,  a  veteri- 
nary surgeon,  of  Sutherland,  la.;  md.,  Dec.  5,  1886,  Lulu  D. 
Pierce;  three  children. 

8961— HARVEY  P.  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  11,  1887. 

8962— MABEL  L.  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  10,  1889. 

8963— BELVA  L.  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  14,  1893. 


Nathaniel  Stearns. 


FIRST  GENERATION. 

9000— LIEUT.  NATHANIEL  STEARNS,  date  of  birth 
unknown,  settled  in  Dedham,  Mass.,  where  he  was  admitted 
to  full  covenant,"  Apr.  15,  1647;  admitted  freeman,  May  2, 
1649.  He  was  a  Lieut.  _and  afterwards  a  Representative  to 
the  General  Court,  1689,  1690;  md.  (1),  i6(?o,  Mary  Stone, 
who  d.,  May  10,  1684;  md.  (2),  Oct.  24,  1687,  Mary,  Raine, 
of  Weymouth,  Mass.  In  1653,  he  was  Sergeant  Nathaniel 
Stearns;  five  children. 

"May  7,  1662,  Nathaniel  Stearns  and  Anthony  Fisher, 
living  on  Stoughton's  farm,  seven  or  eight  miles  from  Dor- 
chester meeting-house,  petitioned  to  pay  church  rates  at 
Dedham,  being,  with  their  wives,  members  of  Dedham 
Church,  and  attending  there.     Petition  not  granted." 

9001— MARY  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  22,  1661;  md.,  Apr. 
22,  1685,  Joseph  Wight;  d.,  previous  to  1710. 
(a)— Nathaniel  Wight,  b.,  Sept.  13,  1688. 
(b) — Bbenezer  Wight,  b.,  Jan.  22,  1697. 
(c) — Jabez  Wight,  b.,  July  12,  1701. 

9002— SAMUEL  STEARNS  (9006),  b.,  Oct.  16,  1666; 
bapt.,  Nov.  25,  1666. 

9003— NATHANIEL  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  Sept.  4,  1668; 
bapt.,  Oct.  6,  1668. 

9004— JOHN  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  23,  1671;  bapt.,  May 
3,  1671- 


FIRST  GENERATION.  343 

9005— ISAAC  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  12,  1672;  d.,  Aug.  13, 
1676. 

We  have  the  record  of  marriage  of  Samuel  Stearns,  of 
Plainfield,  Conn.,  to  Patience  Gay,  of  Stoughton,  by  Rev. 
Samuel  Dunbar,  Dec.  29,  1732.  This  Samuel  may  have  been 
a  descendant  of  either  Nathaniel  Jr.  (9003),  or  John  (9004), 
whose  histories  are  unknown. 

From  the  records  of  the  First  Church  of  Christ  in  Plain- 
field,  Conn.,  we  have  received  the  following: 

"Md.,  Nov.  26,  1789,  Samuel  Sterns  to  Rachel  Shepard, 
both  of  Plainfield." 

"Md.,  Aug.  29,  1802,  Samuel  Sterns  to  Hannah  Smith, 
both  of  Plainfield." 

"Died,  Nov.  13,  1750,  Patience  Sterns,  of  Plainfield." 

"Died,  Aug.  25,  1769,  Deacon  Samuel  Sterns,  of  Plain- 
field." 


Second  Generation. 


9006— SAMUEL  STEARNS  (9002),  b.,  Oct.  16,  1666, 
son  of  Nathaniel  and  Mary  (Stone)  Stearns,  of  Dedham, 
Mass;  of  Dedham,  Mass.,  till  1727,  when  the  family  went 
to  Plainfield,  Conn.,  and  from  there  to  Killingly,  Conn.  He 
md.,  July  9,  1696,  by  Justice  Minott,  Mary  Brown,  of  Ded- 
ham, Mass.;  was  a  Dea.  -of  the  First  Church  ,at  Plainfield; 
ten  children. 

9007— SAMUEL  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  May  15,  1697;  d., 
Feb.  3,  1722. 

9008— ^MARY  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  29,  1699;  md.,  Nov.  5, 
1724,  at  Dorchester,  Timothy  Harris,  of  Watertown,  Mass.; 
four  children. 

(a) — •Samuel  Harris,  bapt.,  Sept.  26,  1725. 

(b) — Mary  Harris,  b.,  Aug.  25,  1727. 

(c) — Anna  Harris,  b.,  Feb.  4,  1730. 

(d) — Abijah  Harris,  b.,  Nov.  25,  1732. 

9009-^NATHANIEL  STEARNS  (9017),  b.,  Aug.  22, 
1700. 

9010—BOAZ  STEARNS  (9019),  b.,  Sept.  2,  1702. 

9011— HANNAH  STEARNS,  b„  Nov.  28,  1704. 

9012BBENEZER  STEARNS  (9030),  b.,  Sept.  25,  1706. 

9013— MEHITABLE  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  11,  1708;  d. 

9014— hMEHITABLE  STEARNS,  b.,  July  \9,  1712;  md., 
Mar.  19,  1738,  William  Snowden. 

9015— MERCY  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  16,  1715. 

Twins. 
9016— DELIVERANCE  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  16,  1715. 
Deliverance  d.,  Mar.  16,  171 5. 
Mercy  d.,  Dec.  31,  1722. 


Third  Generation. 


9017— NATHANIEL  STEARNS  (9009),  b.,  Aug.  22, 
1700,  son  of  Samuel  and  Mary  (Brown)  Stearns,  of  Dedham, 
Mass.;  received  into  Dedham  Church,  Apr.  4,  1725;  md., 
Nov.  24,  1726,  Mary  Ann  Blake,  of  Milton,  Mass.  They 
settled  in  Plainfield,  Conn.,  where  they  owned  the  covenant, 
Jan.,  1751,  together  with  Dea.  Samuel  Stearns,  (9006),  and 
Ebenezer  Stearns  (9030). 

"When  Mr.  Rowland,  the  second  pastor  of  the  church, 
went  to  Plainfield,  in  1748,  he  found  no  roll,  or  list  of  the 
members  of  the  church, — in  fact,  no  church  records  at  all. 
A  covenant  was  therefore  drawn  un,  and  the  names  of  such 
as  considered  themselves  members  written  below.  Several 
of  these  names  are  autograph  signatures,  as  are  the  names 
of  Samuel  and  Ebenezer  Stearns."  Nathaniel  Stearns  d., 
I793»  "very  aged." 

9018— SAMUEL  STEARNS. 

9019— DEACON  BOAZ  STEARNS  (9010),  b.,  Sept.  2, 
1702,  son  of  Samuel  and  Mary  (Brown)  Stearns,  of  Dedham, 
Mass.;  md.,  1725,  Lydia  Shepard.  or  Shepherd,  of  Plainfield, 
Conn.,  b.,  May  20,  1708,  sixth  child  of  Isaac  Jr.  and  Hannah 
Shepherd,  who  went  to  Plainfield  about  1690.  Her  grand- 
father, Isaac  Shepherd  Sr.,  was  killed  by  the  Indians,  1676. 
Dea.  Boaz  Stearns  and  family  settled  in  Killingly,  Conn., 
where  he  was  Representative  of  the  town  for  fourteen  years; 
afterwards,  late  in  life,  he  removed  to  Mansfield,  Ct.,  where 
he  was  Dea.  of  the  First  Church  for  many  years  and  greatly 
beloved.  He  d.,  Sept.  15,  1796,  at  Mansfield,  Conn.,  and 
the  following  obituary  notice  is  copied  from  The  Windham 
(Ct.)  Phoenix,  of  Sept.  24,  1796,  furnished  by  the  courtesy  of 
W.  H.  Manning,  Worcester,  Mass. 

"Died,  at  Mansfield,  on  the  155th  inst,  Dea.  Boaz  Stearns, 


346  NATHANIEL  STEARNS. 

in  the  95th.  year  of  his  age.  He  came  with  his  father  to 
Plainfield,  Conn.,  in  1724;  soon  after  settled  in  Killingly,  for 
which  town  he  was  generally  one  of  the  Representatives  for 
the  General  Court  of  this  state.  About  the  yr.  1772,  he 
removed  to  Mansfield,  where  he  lost  his  wife,  and  a  son,  on 
whom  was  his  principal  dependence.  Dea.  Stearns  was  a 
very  useful  member  of  society,  and  has  left  behind  him  a 
shining  example  for  the  imitation  of  the  virtuous;"  ten 
children. 

9020— SAMUEL  STEARNS  (9036),  b.,  Sept.  2,  1726. 

^  9021— MERCY  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  22,  1730;  md.  Mr. 
Stevens;  lived  and  died  in  Peru,  Mass. 

9022— OLIVER  STEARNS  (0045),  b.,  Oct.  4,  1732. 

9023— MARY  STEARNS,  b.,  1734;  probably  d.  young. 

9024— MIRIAM  STEARNS,  b.,  May  17,  1737;  d.,  Feb. 
20,  1810;  unm. 

9025— SARAH  STEARNS,  b.,  1739;  d.,  1741. 
9026— ISAAC  STEARNS,  b.,  1744;  d.,  1749. 

^  9027— SARAH  STEARNS,  b.,  June  24,  1746;  md.  Mr. 
Smith,  a  blacksmith,  of  Killingly,  Conn.,  afterwards  of  Ded- 
ham,  Mass.;  large  family. 

9028— EBENEZER  STEARNS,  b.  and  d.,  1748. 

9029-^SHEPHERD  STEARNS  (9052),  b.,  Oct.  4,  1750. 

9030— EBENEZER  STEARNS  (9012),  b.,  Sept.  25,  1706, 
son  of  Samuel  and  Mary  (Brown)  Stearns,  of  Dedham,  Mass.; 

md.,  1740,  Mary ,  and  settled  in  Plainfield,  Conn.; 

£1.  1771,  removed  to  Lanesboro,  Mass.,  where  he  died  and 
was  buried;  five  children. 

9031— LIEUT.  EBENEZER  STEARNS  JR.  (9054),  b., 
Jan.  19,  1747;  bapt.,  Mar.  20,  1748. 

9032— CYNTHIA  STEARNS,  bapt.,  Mar.   11,  1750,  at 
Plainfield,  Conn. 

9033— PRISCILLA  STEARNS,  bapt.  May  3,  1752,  at 
Plainfield,  Conn. 


THIRD  GENERATION.  347 

9034— HANNAH  STEARNS,  bapt,  Nov.  10,  1754,  at 
Plainfield,  Conn. 

9035— ISAAC  STEARNS,  bapt.,  Jan.  23,  1757,  at  Plain- 
field,  Conn;  was  twice  married  and  d.  in  Lanesboro,  Mass.; 
s.  p. 

He  willed  his  property,  which  consisted  of  several  farms, 
to  one  Wm.  Seymour,  with  the  only  provision  that  he  should 
pav  the  debts  of  the  estate,  and  erect  a  suitable  monument 
in  memory  of  himself  and  wife.  He  complied  with  the  lawful 
requirement  of  the  document  by  ordering  from  the  stone- 
cutter a  monument  with  the  words  Isaac  Stearns  cut  across 
the  top  of  the  slab,  with  no  date  of  birth  or  death.  It 
stands  there  today  (1901)  "A  monument  to  his  ingratitude." 


Fourth  Generation. 


9036— SAMUEL  STEARNS  (9020),  b.,  Sept.  2,  1726, 
son  of  Dea.  Boaz  and  Lydia  (Shepherd)  Stearns,  of  Killingly, 
Conn.;  d.,  Nov.  14,  1807,  at  his  home  in  West  Killingly, 
Conn.  He  md.  (1),  1747,  Anna  Wood,  who  d.;  md.  (2), 
1764,  Elizabeth  Warren;  eight  children. 

9037— LYDIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  17,  1748;  md.  Mr. 
Ames,  of  Killingly,  Conn.;  five  children. 

(a) — 'Calvin  Ames, 
(b) — John  Ames, 
(c) — Lydia  Ames, 
(d) — Zephaniah  Ames, 
(e) — Nancy  Ames. 

9038— ANNA  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  9,  175 1;  md.,  1778, 
Mr.  Hutchins,  of  Killingly,  Conn. ;  six  children. 

(a) — Darius  Hutchins,  b.,  1779. 
(b) — Theophilus  Hutchins,  b.,  1780. 
(c) — Samuel  Hutchins,  b.,  1782. 
(d) — Eliphalet  Hutchins,  b.,  1784. 
(e) — Simon  Hutchins. 
(f) — Cyrus  Hutchins. 

9039— AZUBAH  STEARNS,  b.,  May  9,  1753;  md.  Mr. 
Hall,  of  Mansfield,  Conn. ;  two  children. 

(a) — Zeruiah  Hall. 

(b)— Ruth  Hall. 
0040— BOAZ  STEARNS,  (9063),  b.,  1754. 

9041— MIRIAM  STEARNS,  b.,  1765;  md.  Mr.  Grover 
five  children. 


FOURTH  GENERATION.  349 

(a) — Calvin  Grover. 
(b) — Mary  Grover. 
(c) — Stephen  Grover. 
(d) — Keziah  Grover. 
(e) — Jonathan  Grover. 

9042— ZERUIAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  4,  1768;  md.  Mt. 
Fuller,  and  had  three  children, 
(a) — Erastus  Fuller, 
(b) — Hannah  Fuller,  md.  W.  B.  Sprague,  of  Windham, 

Conn, 
(c) — Samuel  Stearns  Fuller,  b.,  Nov.  20,  181 3. 

9043— KEZIAH  STEARNS,  b.,  July  17,  1771;  md.  Mr. 
Wright,  of  Hinsdale,  Mass.;  four  children. 

(a) — Samuel  Wright, 
(b)— Miller  Wright, 
(c) — Marsh  Wright, 
(d)— Eliphalet  Wright. 

9044— SAMUEL  STEARNS  JR.  (9073),  b.,  Aup\  6,  1773. 

9045— OLIVER  STEARNS  (9022),  b.,  Oct.  4,  1732,  son 
oi  Dea.  Boaz  and  Lydia  (Shepherd)  Stearns,  of  Killingly, 
Conn.;  a  farmer,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.;  md.,  1753,  Priscilla 
Bateman;  six  children. 

9046— ELIAS  STEARNS  (9077),  b.,  1754. 

9047— ROSWELL  STEARNS  (9090),  b.,  Dec.  25,  1755. 

9048— STEPHEN  STEARNS  (9098),  b.,  1761. 

9049— DANIEL  STEARNS  (9105),  b.,  Sept.  8,  1764. 

9050— RUTH  STEARNS,  b.,  1766;  md.  Oliver  Bass,  of 
Ccbleskill,  Scoharie  Co.,  N.  Y.;  five  children. 

(a) — Oliver  Bass  Jr.,  a  farmer,  of  Cobleskill,  N.  Y. 

(b) — Susan  Bass,  md.  Mr.  Day;  d. 

(c) — Luanda  Bass,  md.  and  had  six  children. 

(d) — Eunice  Bass,  md.  Mr.  Smith;  s.  p. 

(e) — Laura  Bass,  md.  Mr.  Deming.  of  Troy. 


350  NATHANIEL  STEARNS. 

9051— PRISCILLA  STEARNS,  b.,  1768;  md.,  1793,  Isaac 
Sears,  of  Lenox,  Mass.,  son  of  David  and  Mary  (Paddock) 
Sears;  d.,  May  1,  1799. 

(a) — Elijah  Sears,  b.,  May  11,  1794,  at  Lenox,  Mass. 
(b) — Polly  Sears,  b.,  July  12,  1796,  at  Lenox. 
(c) — Melissa  Sears,  b.,  1798. 

9052— SHEPHERD  STEARNS  (9029),  b.,  Oct.  4,  1750, 
son  of  Dea.  Boaz  and  Lydia  (Shepherd)  Stearns,  of  Killingly, 
Conn.;  md.,  Jan.  12,  1775,  Olive  Hall,  dau.  of  Capt.  Nathaniel 
Hall,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.  He  d.,  Sept.,  1776,  while  on  his 
way  to  join  the  Revolutionary  Army,  and  his  widow  md.  (2), 
Sept.  20,  1781,  Dea.  Nathaniel  Porter,  of  Lebanon,  N.  H. 

9053— OLIVER  STEARNS(  91 14),  b.,  Feb.  5,  1776. 

9054— LIEUT.  EBENEZER  STEARNS  JR.  (9031),  b., 

Jan.  19,  1747,  son  of  Ebenezer  and  Mary  ( )  Stearns, 

of  Plainfield,  Conn.;  served  in  the  Revolutionary  War,  with 
the  "Green  Mountain  Boys"  of  Vermont;  "was  a  conspicu- 
ous figure  in  the  Battle  of  Bennington,"  and  "received  his 
Lieut's,  commission  in  recognition  of  his  bravery."  He 
md.  (1),  Dec,  1782,  Rachel  Jones,  who  d.  about  a  year  after 
marriage;  md.  (2),  1784,  Mrs.  Anna  (Hyde)  Griswold.  He 
was  a  farmer  and  a  lumberman,  and  also  owned  and  operated 
large  saw-mills  in  Lanesboro,  Mass.,  where  he  d.,  Oct.  8, 
1833. 

"At  the  time  of  his  first  marriage,  it  was  sometimes  the 
custom  to  steal  the  bride  and  hold  her  for  a  ransom.  While 
the  bridal  party  was  dancing,  a  rush  was  made  for  her;  she 
was  put  in  a  sleigh  and  driven  to  Pittsfield,  Mass.,  to  a  hotel, 
where  she  was  found  and  redeemed,  presumably,  by  treating 
the  crowd.  Although  some  of  her  captors  took  off  their 
overcoats  and  wrapped  them  about  her,  she  took  a  cold  from 
which  she  never  recovered,  and  died  from  its  effects,  about 
a  year  later.  Prosecutions  followed,  but  as  public  opinion 
favored  the  custom,  the  perpetrators  were  not  punished." 
She  left  one  child.  His  eight  children  were  all  born  in 
Lanesboro,  Mass. 

9055— SAMUEL  STEARNS  (9129V  b.,  Nov.  21,  1783. 


FOURTH  GENERATION.  351 

9056— RACHEL  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  12,  1785;  md.  Joel 
Phelps,  of  Lanesboro,  Mass. 

9057— CYRUS  STEARNS  (9137),  b.,  Jan.  21,  1788. 

9058— CYNTHIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  21,  1790;  was 
found  dead  in  bed,  one  morning  in  the  spring  of  1838;  unm. 

9059— BEULAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  30,  1792;  md.  Com- 
fort Stevens,  and  settled  near  Lowville,  N.  Y.  She  and  her 
two  sisters,  Avis  and  Abilene,  were  married  at  the  same  time 
and  place,  a  triple  wedding,  in  Lanesboro,  Mass. 

9060 — AVIS  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  24,  1794;  md.,  Joshua 
Casey,  of  Whiting,  Vt. 

9061—  ABILENE  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  27,  1796;  md.  Otis 
Smith,  of  Lanesboro,  Mass. 

9062— EBENEZER  STEARNS  3d.  (9144),  b.,  Mar.  3, 
I7Q9- 


Fifth  Generation. 


9063 — BOAZ  STEARNS,  (9040),  b.,  1754,  son  of  Samuel 
and  Anna  (Wood)  Stearns,  of  West  Killingly,  Conn.;  md., 
1775,  Abigail  Hyde,  of  Canterbury,  Conn.,  dau,  of  John 
Hyde,  of  Wilkes-Barre,  Pa.;  d.,  180.S;  nine  children. 

9064— SHEPHERD  STEARNS  (9154),  b.,  Jan.  15,  1776. 

9065— DR.  CALVIN  STEARNS  (9159),  b.,  Apr.  14, 
1778. 

9066— POLLY  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  17,  1782;  md.  Mr. 
Van  Meter,  of  N.  Y. 

9067— WILLIS  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  2,  1784;  d.,  1844,  in 
New  York  City. 

9068—LAURA  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  19,  1786;  d.,  unm. 

9069— LUCY  STEARNS, 

Twins. 
9070— AUGUSTUS  STEARNS,  b.,  Tune  14,  1789. 
Lucy  d.  unm. 
Augustus,  of  Killingly,  Conn. 

9071— ABIGAIL  STEARNS,  b.,  July  3,  1790;  d.,  May 
13,  1807. 

9072— ANNA     STEARNS,     b.,  Jan.  31,   1799;  md.  M. 
Bacon,  of  Killingly,  Conn.;  two  daughters, 
(a) — Laura  Bacon. 
((b) — Aibby  Bacon. 

9073-^SAMUEL  STEARNS  JR.  (9044),  K  Aug.  6,  1773, 
sen  of  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  (Warren)  Stearns,  of  West 
Killingly,  Conn.;  d.,  Mar.  20,  1806.  He  md.,  Apr.  19,  1795, 
Mary  Sprague,  b.,  Apr.  2,  1775,  dau.  of  Daniel  and  Selah 


FIFTH  GENERATION.  353 

(Wadsworth)  Sprague,  of  South  Killingly,  Conn.  They  were 
among  the  thirteen  original  members  of  the  Cong.  Church, 
in  West  Killingly,  now  Danielson,  Conn.,  where  she  d.,  Feb. 
6,  1861;  three  children. 

9074— DEA.  WARREN  STEARNS  (9161),  b.,  Aug.  31, 
1796. 

9075— SELAH  WADSWORTH  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  20, 
1801;  d.,  Feb.  10,  1808. 
9076— SAMUEL  STEARNS  3d.  (9169),  b.,  Dec.  1,  1803. 

9077— ELIAS  STEARNS  (9046),  b.,  1754,  son  of  Oliver 
and  Priscilla  (Bateman)  Stearns,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.;  a 
farmer  of  Windsor,  Mass.;  md.,  1776,  Miss  Hutchins,  of 
Killingly,  Ct.,  and  had  twelve  children. 

9078-^JOSEPH  STEARNS  (9i73)<  b.,  May  5,  1777. 
9079— BETSY  STEARNS,  md.  James  Apthorp,  of  Hins- 
dale, Mass.;  ten  children. 

(a) — James  H.  Apthorp. 

(b) — William  Apthorp. 

(c.) — Isaac  Apthorp. 

(d) — Daniel  Apthorp. 

(e) — Rufus  Apthorp. 

(f) — Sarah  Apthorp. 

(g) — Minerva  Apthorp. 

(h) — Betsy  Apthorp. 

(i) — Lydia  Apthorp. 

(j) — Eunice  Apthorp. 

9080— RUFUS  STEARNS  (9183),  b.,  1791. 

9081—  WILLIAM  STEARNS,  of  Windsor,  Mass. 

9082— ISAAC  STEARNS,  of  Richmond,  N.  Y. 

9083— DANIEL  STEARNS,  of  Ohio. 

9084— SILAS  STEARNS,  (0189),  of  Windsor,  Mass. 

9085— SARAH  STEARNS,  md.  Mr.  Bates,  of  Chester, 
O.;  two  children. 

(a) — Edward  Bates, 
(b) — Howland  Bates. 


354  NATHANIEL  STEARNS. 

9086— LUCINDA  STEARNS,  d. 

9087— LORINDA  STEARNS,  d.,  unm. 

9088— ROXANA  STEARNS,  d. 

9089— LUCINDA  STEARNS. 

9090— ROSWELL  STEARNS  (9047),  b.,  Dec.  25,  1755, 
sen  of  Oliver  and  Priscilla  (Buateman)  Stearns,  of  Mansfield, 
Conn.;  a  farmer,  of  Middlebury  Vt. ;  md. ;  d.,  June,  183S, 
over  eighty  years  of  age;  seven  children. 

9091— PHOEBE  STEARNS. 

9092— HIRAM  STEARNS. 

9093— HENRY  STEARNS. 

9094— STEPHEN  STEARNS. 

9095— HARRIET  STEARNS. 

9096— POLLY  STEARNS. 

9097— SOPHIA  STEARNS. 

9098— STEPHEN  STEARNS  (9048),  b.,  1761,  son  of 
Oliver  and  Priscilla  (Bateman)  Stearns,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.; 
md.  Roxana  Stoughton,  and  settled,  first  in  Pittstown,  N.  Y., 
and  afterwards,  in  Troy,  N.  Y.,  where  he  d.,  June  9,  1828; 
six  children. 

9099— OLIVER  STEARNS,  d.  young. 

9100— NATHAN  STEARNS,  d.  young. 

9101— STEPHEN  'STEARNS  JR.,  d.  young. 

9102— LIVY  STEARNS  (9191). 

9103-^LAURA  STEARNS,  md.  Stephen  Viele,  of  Fort 
Miller,  Washington  Co.,  N.  Y. 

(a) — Jane  L.  Viele,  md.  Mr.  Sturtevant,  of  West  Troy, 
■N.  Y. 

9104— LAVILLA  STEARNS,  md.  Lodowick  Viele,  of 
Fort  Miller,  N.  Y.;  d.,  in  Davenport,  la. 

(a) — Louis  Viele,  a  prominent  railroad  man,  of  Chicago, 
111. 


FIFTH  GENERATION.  355 

9105— DEA.  DANIEL  STEARNS  (9049),  b->  Sept.  8, 
1764,  son  of  Oliver  and  Priscilla  (Bateman)  Stearns,  of  Mans- 
field, Conn.;  a  woolen  manufacturer,  of  Stearnsville,  Pitts- 
field,  Mass.  He  md.,  May  17,  1787,  Elizabeth  Hall,  b.,  May 
14,  1767,  who  d.,  Sept.  6,  1846.  "In  his  boyhood,  he  was 
apprenticed  to  Col.  Danielson,  of  Colchester,  Conn.,  from 
whom  he  learned  the  art  of  cloth-dressing  and  of  dyeing  cloth 
and  yarn.  At  the  close  of  his  apprenticeship,  he  established 
himself  in  business,  at  Brookline,  Conn.,  until  1795,  when 
be  removed  to  Hinsdale,  Conn.;  in  1803,  he  went  to  Salis- 
bury, Conn.,  then  to  Pittsfield,  Mass.,  where  he  built  what 
was  known  for  many  years  as  the  'New  Woolen  Factory.' 
In  1825  he  retired  from  business,  leaving  the  control  of  the 
property  to  his  four  sons,  but  retaining  the  title  till  his  death, 
which  occurred  Mar.  10,  1841.  In  1866,  a  corporation  was 
organized  in  which  the  Stearns  Bros.  (D.  and  H.  Stearns), 
were  the  largest  stockholders;  this  corporation  was  known 
as  the  Stearnsville  Woolen  Co.  The  factories  were  located 
on  the  southwest  branch  of  the  Housatonic  River,  stretching 
along  the  river  about  a  mile,  with  a  water  privilege  having 
a  fall  of  thirty-three  feet,  to  which  were  attached  forty-five 
acres  of  land,  a  store,  an  office,  about  thirty  comfortable  cot- 
tages for  operatives,  besides  the  handsome  residences  of  the 
proprietors  of  the  mills.  This  was  called  Stearnsville  and 
also  contained  Emanuel  Chapel,  an  outpost  of  St.  Stephen's 
(P.  E.)  Church.    Dea.  Stearns  had  eight  children. 

9106— LUCINDA  STEARNS,  b.,  Mav   11.   1788;  md., 
Dec.  11.  1812,  Minoris  Day,  of  Oak  Orchard,  Orleans  Co., 
N.  Y. ;  d.,  June  17,  1863;  one  daughter, 
(a) — Sarah  Day. 

9107-^SARAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  10.  1790;  md.,  Jan. 
25,  1813,  Joseph  Colt,  of  Pittsford,  Monroe  Co..  N.  Y.;  three 
children. 

(a)— Mary  Colt,  b.,  Sept.,  1815. 

(b) — Almira  Colt,  b.,  Dec,  1817. 

(c) — Henry  Colt,  b.,  lune,  1822. 

9108— ALMIRA  STEARNS,  b..  May  15,  1792;  md.,  Nov. 
13,  1812,  Leander  J.  Lockwood;  d.,  June  26,  1817,  in  child- 


356  NATHANIEL  STEARNS. 

bed,  at  Genesee  Falls,  N.  Y.;  one  son. 

(a) — Henry  Lockwood,  b.,  June  26,  1817;  d.,  1890. 

9109— ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  July  4,  1795;  md., 
Aug.  23,  1819,  Leander  j.  Lockwood,  her  deceased  sister's 
husband;  d.,  Apr.  10,  1834,  at  Constantine,  Mich.;  one  child, 
(a) — Kate  Lockwood. 

91 10— JIRAH  STEARNS  (9196),  b.,  Apr.  9,  1798. 

91 1 1— DANIEL  STEARNS  JR.  (9199),  b.,  Apr.  6,  1800. 

91 12— TIENRY  STEARNS  (9200),  b.,  June  26,  1803. 

91 13— CHARLES  THOMAS  STEARNS  (9202),  b.,  Jan. 
9,  1807. 

91 14— OLIVER  STEARNS  (9053),  b.,  Feb.  5,  1776,  son 
of  Shepherd  and  Olive  (Hall)  Stearns,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.; 
a  farmer,  of  Lebanon,  N.  H.  He  md.  (1),  Jan.  25,  1798,  Lois 
Lathrop,  b.,  Sept.  10,  1776,  who  d.,  Oct.  31,  1814,  dau.  of 
Elias  Lathrop,  of  Chelsea,  Vt.;  md.  (2),  Dec.  5,  181 5,  Melinda 
Barrows,  who  d.,  July  14,  1824,  dau.  of  Capt.  Robert  Bar- 
rows, of  Mansfield,  Conn.;  md.  (3),  Sept.  1,  1825,  Mrs.  Lydia 
(Kirkland)  Hyde,  who  d.,  Apr.  20,  1841,  having  been  the 
widow  of  Samuel  Hyde,  of  Franklin,  Conn.  Oliver  Stearns 
d.,  Oct.,  1862,  the  father  of  twelve  children.  "Mr.  Stearns 
went  to  Lebanon,  in  1835;  located  and  spent  his  life  on  the 
farm  which  his  son,  Nathan  B.,  took  at  his  father's  death." 

91 1 5— OLIVE  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  3,  1799;  md.,  Sept.  17, 
1823,  Earl  Pierce,  of  Mich.;  settled  in  Mansfield,  Conn., 
where  she  d. ;  several  children. 

'(a) — Lathrop  Pierce. 

(b) — Miller  Pierce. 

(c) — Shepherd  Pierce,  who  had  a  son,  Adel'bert  Pierce. 

(d) — Daughters,  names  unknown. 

91 16— SHEPHERD  STEARNS  (9209),  b..  Aug.  14,  1800. 

91 17— SARAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  5,  1801;  md.,  1824, 
John  Hall,  of  Thetford,  Vt.;  d.,  leaving  two  children, 
(a) — Porter  Hall,  b.,  July  20,  1825. 
(b) — Sarah  Hall,  b.,  Aug.  6,  1827. 


FIFTH  GENERATION.  357 

91 18— ELI  AS  LATHROP  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  9,  1803; 
d.,  Sept.  8,  1805. 

91 19— NATHANIEL  PORTER  STEARNS  (9215),  b., 
Apr.  29,  1805. 

9120— MARY  ELIZA  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  27,  1806;  md. 
(1),  Apr.  13,  1853,  Edward  Marsh,  who  d.,  Jan.  22,  i860;  md. 
(2),  June  2,  1868,  Thos.  B.  Tilden,  who  d.,  Apr.  2,  1869;  md. 
()3,  Henry  Brown,  of  West  Lebanon,  N.  H. 

9121— SOPHIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  23,  1808;  md.,  Sept. 
2^,  1835,  Eliphalet  W.  Lyman,  of  East  Hartford,  Conn., 
where  she  d. 

9122— EXPERIENCE  STEARNS,  b.,  May  2,  181 1;  a 
joiner,  of  Hartford,  Conn.;  md.,  June  29,  1846,  Persis  M. 
Lovett,  of  Ellington,  Conn.;  d.,  Sept.  14,  1885,  in  Hartford, 
Conn.;  two  daughters. 

9123— -EMMA  JANE  STEARNS,  b.,  July  10,  1847,  in 
Ellington,  Conn. 

9124-^ALICE  MARIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  16,  1851,  in 
Bristol,  Conn. 

9125— SAMUEL  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  31,  1814;  md., 
1841,  Mary  Steele,  of  Hartford,  Conn.,  where  they  settled; 
d.,  1886;  s.  p. 

9126— OLIVER  LATHROP  STEARNS  (9222),  b.,  Oct. 
21,  1816. 

9127— NATHAN  BARROWS  STEARNS  (9231),  b., 
Oct.  22,  1819. 

9128-^MELINDA  STEARNS,  b.,  June  9,  1824;  d.,  Aug. 
2,  1824. 

9129— SAMUEL  STEARNS  (9055),  K  Nov.  21,  1783, 
son  of  Lieut.  Ebenezer  and  Rachel  (Jones)  Stearns,  of  Lanes- 
boro,  Mass.;  md.,  1804.  Elizabeth  Smith,  b..  May  5,  1784, 
who  d.,  Oct.  16,  1856,  only  dau.  of  Isaac  and  Mary  or  Molly 
(Tillotson)  Smith,  whose  Tillotson  anesetor  came  over  in  the 
Mayflower;  settled  first,  at  Lanesboro,  Mass.,  in  1824,  went 
to  Truxton,  N.  Y.;  afterwards  to  Huntley,  111.,  where  he  d., 
1853;  seven  children. 


358  NATHANIEL  STEARNS. 

9130— SIDNEY  SMITH  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  6,  1805;  d., 
Dec.  2,  1805. 

9131— RACHEL  JONES  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  22,  1807; 
d.,  Jan.  30,  1817. 

9132— MARY  STEARNS,  b.,  July  19,  1808;  md.  William 
Pick,  of  Whitehall,  Mich.,  where  she  d.,  June  6,  1878;  s.  p. 

9133— ANN  (STEARNS,  b.,  July  13,  1810;  md.  Benjamin 
Gaylord,  of  Edwards,  la.;  three  children, 
(a) — Helen  Gaylord,  d. 
(b) — Elmira  Gaylord;  md.  a  Mr.  Blair, 
(c) — Ralph  Gaylord,  a  grain-farmer,  of  Iowa. 

9134— GEORGE  NOBLE  STEARNS  (9236),  b.,  Sept. 
29,  1812;  of 'Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

9:35— HIRAM  STEARNS  (9245),  b.,  Nov.  21,  1814. 

9136— AVIS  STEARNS,  b.,  May  9,  1818;  md.  (1),  1837, 
John  Hoyer,  of  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  who  d.,  July,  1843;  md.  (2),. 
Loring  Dudley;  four  children. 

(a) — Julia  Adelaide  Hoyer,  b.,  1838;  md.  David  Engel- 

man,  of  Syracuse,  and  had  one  dau.,  Florence 
(b) — Helen  Augusta  Hoyer,  b.,  Dec.  25,  1840;  md.  Mr. 
Baldwin,  of  New  York  City;  one  son,  Lewis  Bald- 
win, who  d.,  Nov.  3,  1900. 
(c) — Amelia  Hoyer,  b.,  1842;  md.  Matthew  Tate,  and 

had  one  son,  Leon  Tate, 
(d) — Mary  Dudley,  b.,  1852;  md.  John  Cranson,  and  had 
one  son,  Bert  Cranson. 

9137— CYRUS  STEARNS  (9057),  b.,  Jan.  21,  1788,  son 
of  Lieut.  Ebenezer  and  Anna  (Hyde-Griswold)  Stearns,  of 
Lanesboro,  Mass.;  a  farmer,  who  d.,  Jan.  31,  1863,  at  Brook- 
lyn, Mich.    He  md.,  Aug.  28,  i8n,  Diantha  Rockwell,  who 
d.,  May  i,  1880.     "In  1834,  the  family,  with  Cyrus  Stearns 
at  the  head,  moved  to  Blissfield,  Mich.,  then  almost  an  un- 
broken wilderness,  and  for  thirteen  years  experienced  the 
hardships,  privations  and  sickness  incident  to  the  settlement 
and  improvement  of  a  heavily-timbered,  low,  malarious  coun- 
try.    In  1847,  they  moved  near  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.,  and,  in 


FIFTH  GENERATION.  359 

1850,  to  Brooklyn,   Mich.,  where  both  parents  died;"   six 
children. 

9138— EDWIN  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  25,  1818,  never  mar- 
ried, and  with  his  sisters,  Sarah  and  Mary,  cared  for  their 
parents  during  the  declining  years  of  life. 

9139— MYRON  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  14,  1820;  d.,  Aug. 
21,  1822. 

9140-— SARAH  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  27,  1823;  never 
married  and  lived  with  her  parents  until  their  death;  then, 
with  Edwin  and  Mary,  lived  a  peaceful,  uneventful  life,  on 
the  farm. 

9141— MILO  STEARNS  (9254),  b.,  July  5,  1825. 

9142— MARY  W.  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  18,  1827;  never 
married  and  kept  the  home  circle  with  Edwin  and  Sarah 
moved  with  them,  in  1890,  to  Deerfield,  Mich. 

9143— JABEZ  R.  STEARNS  (9259),  b.,  Jan.  10,  1831. 

9144— EBENEZER  STERNES  3d.  (9062),  b.,  Mar.  3, 
1799,  son  of  Lieut.  Ebenezer  and  Anna  (Hyde-Griswold) 
Stearns,  of  Lanesboro,  Mass.;  a  farmer.  He  md.,  May  30, 
1819,  Sarah  Culver,  b.,  Feb.  12,  1797,  who  d.,  Nov.  9,  1872, 
and  his  first  six  children  were  born  in  Lanesboro,  Mass. ;  the 
last  three  in  Byron,  Genesee  Co.,  N.  Y.  For  some  reason 
he  changed  the  spelling  of  his  name  and  his  children  have 
done  the  same. 

9145— HENRY  P.  STERNES  (9263),  b.,  July  2,  1820. 

9146— ALLEN  C.  STERNES  (9264),  b.,  Feb  4,  1822. 

9147— NELSON  E.  STERNES  (9270),  b.,  July  15,  1824. 

9148— JULIETTE  STERNES,  b.,  July  18,  1826;  md., 
Dec.  31,  1845,  James  Himes,  of  Howell,  Mich.;  d.,  July  30, 
1890,  at  Ovid,  Mich. 

9149— AMELIA  STERNES,  b.,  June  29,  1828;  md.,  May 
26,  1853,  Seth  P.  Shetterly,  of  Utica,  Mich.,  where  she  d., 
Sept.  20,  1858. 


360  NATHANIEL  STEARNS. 

9150— HELEN  STERNES,  b.,  June  7,  1830,  d.,  Oct.  31, 
1 851;  unm. 

91 5 1— EDWIN  K.  STERNES,  b.,  May  29,  1833;  d.,  Oct. 
5,  1858;  unm. 

9152— SARAH  STERNES,  b.,  July  6,  1835;  d.,  Jan.  12, 
1844. 

9153— CORNELIA  STERNES,  b.,  Apr.  9.  1837;  d.,  Oct 
20,  1855;  unm. 


Sixth    Generation. 


9154— SHEPHERD  STEARNS  (9064),  b.,  Jan.  15,  1776, 
son  of  Boaz  and  Abigail  (Hyde)  Stearns,  of  Killingly,  Conn. ; 
md.,  1806,  Lucy  Blackman,  b.,  Mar.  4,  1788,  dau.  of  Eleazer 
and  Clarinda  (Hyde)  Blackman,  of  Wilkes-Barre,  Pa.  Their 
first  four  children  were  born  in  Wilkes-Barre,  Pa.,  after  which 
they  removed  to  Erie,  Pa.,  and  we  have  no  farther  record 
ol  them. 

9155— CLARINDA  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  17,  1807. 

9156— ABIGAIL  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  26,  1808. 

9157-.HENRIETTA  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  20,  1809. 

9158— BLACKMAN  W.  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  2.  1812. 

9159— DR.  CALVIN  STEARNS  (9065),  b.,  Apr.  14,  1778, 
son  of  Boaz  and  Abigail  (Hyde)  Stearns,  of  Killingly,  Conn.; 
a  physician  until  late  in  life,  when  he  retired  to  a  farm  at 
Utica,  N.  Y.,  having  resided  in  Conn,  and  Mass.  He  md., 
1802,  Dimis  Langworthy,  of  Mass.;  d.,  1848,  in  Utica,  N. 
Y.;  one  child. 

9160— GORDIS  L.  STEARNS  (9271),  b.,  1805,  at  Utica, 
N.  Y. 

9161—  DEA.  WARREN  STEARNS  (9074),  b.,  Aug.  31, 
1706,  son  of  Samuel  Jr.  and  Mary  (Sprague)  Stearns,  of  West 
Killingly,  Conn.;  a  farmer,  of  West  Killingly,  where  his  chil- 
dren were  born;  d.,  Jan.  23,  1862,  of  consumption.  He  md., 
Jan.  29,  1823,  Mary  Read,  b.,  May  7,  1799,  who  d.,  Aug.  13, 
1886,  dau.  of  Hollv  and  Selah  (Wadsworth)  Read,  of  Corn- 
wall, Conn.  This  Selah  Wadsworth  and  her  aunt  of  the  same 
name  who  md.  Daniel  Sprague  were  descendants  of  Chris- 
topher Wadsworth,  Duxburv,  1633.     "Mr.  Stearns  held  the 


362  NATHANIEL  STEARNS. 

office  of  Deacon  in  the  Cong.  Church,  for  a  third  of  a  cen- 
tury, and  has  left  to  his  children  the  richest  legacy  any  par- 
ent can  bequeath,  an  upright,  consistent  Christian  life  for 
them  to  follow.  His  funeral  text  was:  'Mark  the  perfect 
man*  and  behold  the  upright,  for  the  end  of  that  man  is 
peace.'  "     He  had  seven  children. 

9162— REV.  GEORGE  INGERSOLL  STEARNS 
(9274),  b.,  Sept.  7,  1825. 

9163— ABIGAIL  SELAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  21,  1827; 
gvad.  Mt.  Holyoke  Sem.,  1853;  was  a  teacher,  at  Utica,  N. 
Y  ,  at  Pleasant  Valley,  N.  Y.,  and  at  College  Hill,  O.  On 
Apr.  21,  1859,  she  became  the  third  wife  of  Lorenzo  Bur- 
chard  Austin,  b.,  Mar.  4,  18 12,  son  of  Rev.  Linus  and  Tem- 
perance (Parmalee)  Austin,  of  Vermont.  He  was  a  second 
cousin  of  President  Hayes  who  had  the  same  middle  name. 
Mr.  Austin  was  a  powder-manufacturer,  of  Akron,  O.,  until 
1869,  when  they  removed  to  Detroit,  Mich.,  where  he  was 
a  broker,  and  d.,  June  30,  1886;  no  children  by  third  wife. 

9164— MARY  FRANCES  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  12,  1833; 
grad.  Mt.  Holyoke  Sem.,  1853;  was  teacher  at  Utica,  N.  Y., 
Bound  Brook,  N.  J.,  West  Haven,  Conn.,  and  at  Mt.  Hol- 
yoke Sem.,  South  Hadley,  Mass.,  1857-1859;  md.,  Nov.  21, 
i860,  Rev.  Augustine  Root,  b.,  Feb.  5,  1824,  who  was  then 
pastor  of  Cong.  Church,  in  Lakeville,  Mass.  He  was  son 
of  Abner  and  Christiana  (Hall)  Root,  of  Conway,  Mass.; 
grad.,  East  Hampton  Acad.,  1844;  grad.  Andover  Theol. 
Sem.,  1854,  after  teaching  some  time.  They  taught  the 
freedmen  at  Port  Royal,  S.  C. ;  resided  at  Petersham,  Mass., 
and  at  Conway,  Mass.  She  d.,  Oct.  24,  1872,  at  the  house 
of  her  sister,  Mrs.  Albert  Danielson,  of  Danielsonville,  Conn. 

"She  was  highly  educated;  a  meritorious  writer,  and  artist; 
a  lady  endowed  by  nature  with  many  rare  gifts  and  graces, 
and  held  in  the  highest  esteem  by  all  her  acquaintances  upon 
whom  she  left  the  impress  of  her  sweet,  confiding  faith  and 
trust.  She  was  conscious  of  the  approaching  end,  but  wel- 
comed it  as  one  would  recuperating  rest  and  sleep." 

9165— JOHN  WARREN  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  25,  1835; 
d.,  Sept.  s,  1836. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  363 

9166— ELLEN  MARIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  10,  1837; 
d.,  June  17,  1851. 

9167— THEODORE  HENRY  STEARNS  (9277),  b., 
Dec.  29,  1839. 

9168— EMMA  JANE  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  9,  1842;  md., 
Nov.  12,  1863,  Albert  Danielson,  b.,  Oct.  17,  1835;  a  farmer, 
son  of  Adam  B.  and  Melancie  W.  (Robinson)  Danielson,  of 
West  Killingly,  Conn. ;  six  children. 

(a) — Everett  Stearns  Danielson,  b.,  July  31,  1866;  d., 

Nov.  14,  1884. 
(b) — Willard  Sanford  Danielson,  b.,  Nov.  15,  1868;  md. 

Lucy  G.  Ames, 
(c) — Caroline  Frances  Danielson,  b.,  May  17,  1871. 
(d) — Bradford  Williams  Danielson,  b.,  June  2y,  1873; 
Junior  of  Yale  Law  School,  1895. 

(e) — Sarah  Ellen  Danielson,  b.,  May  4,  1880;  d.,  Dec. 
24,  1880. 

(f) — James  Albert  Danielson,  b.,  Apr.  10,  1882. 

9169-^SAMUEL  STEARNS  3d.  (9076),  b.,  Dec.  1,  1803, 
son  of  Samuel  Jr.  and  Mary  (Sprague)  Stearns,  of  Daniel- 
sonville  (West  Killingly),  Conn.;  a  farmer  and  blacksmith, 
of  Danielsonville.  He  md.,  Apr.  19,  1836,  Jemima  Young,  b., 
1809,  in  Killingly,  Conn.,  who  d.,  Feb.  26,  1885,  dau.  of 
Joshua  Young;  d.,  Sept.  19,  1842;  three  children. 

9170— SAMUEL  ELISHA  STEARNS  (9284),  b.,  Sept. 
18,  1837. 

9171— DANIEL  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  25,  1839;  a  lock  and 
gunsmith,  by  trade;  owned  an  orange  grove,  at  New  Smyrna, 
Fla.,  where  he  d.,  May  2,  1900;  unm. 

9172— JOSEPH  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  9,  1842;  d.,  Aug.  12, 
1848. 

9173— JOSEPH  STEARNS  (9078),  b.,  May  5,  1777,  son 

of  Elias  and (Hutchins)  Stearns,  of  Windsor,  Mass.; 

of  Fredonia,  N.  Y.,  but  his  children  were  born  in  Benning- 
ton, Vt.  He  md.,  1804,  Susan  Rogers,  probably  of  Benning- 
ton, Vt;  d.,  Oct.  17,  1855;  nine  children. 


364  NATHANIEL  STEARNS. 

9174— SIDNEY  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  14,  1805;  md. 

9175— HALSEY  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  16,  1808;  md. 

9176— HORACE  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  16,  1810. 

91 77—CHARLOTTE  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  25,  1813;  a., 
Mar.  29,  i860,  at  Fredonia,  N.  Y.;  unm. 

9178— SOPHIA  STEARNS,  b.,  May  12,  1815. 

9179— SUSAN  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  27,  1817;  md.  S. 
Mead,  of  Lyons,  iN.  Y. ;  d.,  July  10,  1856. 

9180— HEMAN  SWIFT  STEARNS  (9289),  b.,  Aug.  25, 
1819. 

9181— HENRY  STEARNS,  b.,  Tan.  3,  1821;  md.;  d.,  July 
9,  1881,  at  Fredonia,  N.  Y. 

9182— HARRIET  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  30,  1823. 

9183— RUFUS  STEARNS  (9080),  b.,  1791.  son  of  Elias 
and  (Hutchins)  Stearns,  of  Windsor  Mass.;  a  mill- 
owner,  of  Bennington,  Vt.  He  md.  (1),  Sept.  19,  1815,  Anna 
Stewart,  of  Truxton,  N.  Y.,  who  d.;  md.  (2"*  Aug.  17,  1826, 
Mrs.  Rhoda  (Stewart)  Leonard,  a  sister  of  his  first  wife;  d., 
1826,  a  few  months  after  second  marriage;  five  children. 

9184— HORACE  STEARNS  (9292),  b.,  Tuly  21,  1816. 

9185— WILLIAM  FORBES  STEARNS  (9296),  b.,  Nov. 
11,  1817. 

9186— EDWARD  STEARNS  (9299),  b.,  May  12,  1819. 

9187— HENRY  RUFUS  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  27,  1821;  d., 
1837,  at  Italy,  N.  Y. 

9188— MARY  ANN  STEARNS,  b.,  July  25,  1822;  md. 
Hon.  T.  J.  Ward,  formerlv  U.  S.  Senator  from  Mississippi; 
settled  at  Holly  Springs,  Miss.;  d.,  Aug.  10,  1870,  in  Texas. 

(a) — Horace  Ward,  of  Texas. 

(b) — Anna  Ward,  of  Texas. 

(c) — 'Name  unknown. 

9189— SILAS  ;STEARNS(  9084),  date  of  birth  unknown, 

son  of  Elias  and (Hutchins)  Stearns,  of  Windsor, 

Mass.;  md.  Miss  Goodsill;  one  son. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  365 

9190— EDWARD  N.  STEARNS. 

9191— LIVY  STEARNS  (9102),  date  of  birth  unknown, 
son  of  Stephen  and  Roxana  (Stoughton)  Stearns,  of  Troy, 
N.  Y.;  hotel  proprietor,  of  Troy,  N.  Y.;  Alderman  of  Troy, 
N.  Y.,  in  1840  and  1841. 

He  md.,  1828,  Eliza  Wells,  of  Union  Village,  N.  Y.;  d., 
July  16,  1848,  in  Troy;  four  children. 

9192— JAMES  WELLS  STEARNS  (9310),  b.,  Feb.  9, 
1829. 

9193— MARY  ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  date  of  birth 
unknown;  md.,  Apr.  10,  1855,  Benjamin  Franklin  Stiles,  b., 
July  16,  1830.  They  usually  spent  their  winters  at  Orange 
Park,  Clay  Co.,  Fla.,  where  he  owned  an  extensive  orange 
plantation,  and  their  summers  at  Skaneateles,  N.  Y.,  where 
she  d.,  Jan.  23,  1887.    No  children. 

9194— HELEN  WHITE  STEARNS,  b.  in  Troy,  N.  Y.; 
unm.  I   *      %, 

9195— STEPHEN  HOWARD  STEARNS,  b.,  1846,  in 
Troy,  N.  Y.;  d.,  Oct.  15,  1883,  in  Leadville,  Col.;  unm. 

9196— JIRAH  STEARNS  (91 10),  b.,  Apr.  9,  1798,  son  of 
Daniel  and  Elizabeth  (Hall)  Stearns,  of  Pittsfield,  Mass.;  a 
woolen  manufacturer,  of  Stearnsville,  Mass.;  Representa- 
tive of  Pittsfield,  1 83 1  and  1832. 

He  md.  (1),  Jan.  7,  1824,  Eunice  L.  Burt,  who  d.,  Aug., 
1868,  at  Kingston,  N.  Y.;  md.  (2),  1872,  Mrs.  Roxana  Fran- 
cis, who  d.,  Feb.,  1880,  in  Newburg,  N.  Y.;  d.,  Feb.  21,  1890, 
in  California;  two  daughters. 

9197— -CATHERINE  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  29,  1826;  md., 
Nov.  14,  1855,  at  Glenham,  N.  Y.,  John  S.  Thayer,  who  d., 
Nov.  4,  1882,  in  California;  four  children. 

(a) — John  Stearns  Thayer,  b.,  Oct.  3,   1857,  in  New- 
burg, N.  Y. 
(b) — Kate  Eunice  Thayer,  b.,  Aug.  30,  1859,  in  New- 
burg, N.  Y.;  md.,  June  8,  1881,  Dr.  Henry  B.  Lath- 
rop;  d.,  Sept.  29,  1882. 

(c) — Irene  Thayer,    b.,    Apr.  28,   1862,    in    Newburg, 
N.  Y.;d.,  Sept.  25,  1862. 


366  NATHANIEL  STEARNS. 

(d) — Lizzie  Stearns  Thayer,  b.,  Nov.  23,  1863,  in  New- 
burg,  N.  Y. 

9198— ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  12,  1835. 

9199— DANIEL  STEARNS  JR.  (91 11),  b.,  Apr.  6,  1800, 
son  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  (Hall)  Stearns,  of  Stearnsville, 
Pittsfield,  Mr.ss.;  a  woolen  manufacturer,  of  Stearnsville, 
Mass.,  where  he  d.,  i8qi.  He  md.  (1),  Mar.  17,  1824,  Me- 
hitable  Francis,  of  Burlington,  Vt,  b.,  Jan.  23,  1806;  md.  (2), 
Lydia  (Francis)  Keys;  no  children. 

9200— HENRY  STEARNS  (91 12),  b.,  June  26,  1803,  son 
of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  (Hall)  Stearns,  of  Stearnsville,  Pitts- 
field,  Mass.;  a  woolen  manufacturer,  of  Pittsfield,  Mass. 
He  md.,  May,  183c,  Mary  Bosworth;  d.,  Mar.  27,  1884;  one 
son. 

9201— ROBERT  STEARNS,  d.  in  infancy. 

9202— CHARLES  THOMAS  STEARNS  (91 13),  b.,  Jan. 
9,  1807,  son  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  (Ha1!)  Stearns,  of 
Stearnsville,  Pittsfield,  Mass.;  md.  (1),  May  16,  1829,  Cor- 
nelia Bur-bank,  who  d.,  Oct.  9,  1868,  in  Mobile,  Ala.;  md. 
(2),  Nov.  20,  1873,  Mrs.  Lucy  C.  Loomis,  of  Pittsfield,  Mass., 
who  d.,  Sept.  12,  1880,  in  Auburn,  N.  C.  "He  was  taught 
all  the  different  branches  of  the  art  of  manufacturing 
different  kinds  of  woolen  cloths,  and,  as  his  father's 
firm  was  obliged  co  build  a  machine-shop  to  make  and  repair 
their  extensive  machinery,  he  became  a  good  machinist  and 
an  expert  in  the  use  of  tools.  In  1835,  he  moved  to  the 
Territory  of  Michigan,  and,  in  1836,  took  a  trip  to  what 
is  now*  the  State  of  Iowa,  then  a  part  of  Wisconsin  Terri- 
tory. By  a  treaty  held  at  Rock  Island,  with  the  chiefs  of 
the  Sac  and  Fox  Indians,  this  section  of  country  was  thrown 
open  to  settlement-  Chicago  then  had  two  thousand  inhab- 
itants, and  the  greater  part  of  Illinois  was  an  unsettled  re- 
gion. The  Sac  and  Fox  Indians  made  annual  trips  from 
their  home  on  the  Mississippi  to  Canada,  to  receive  the 
vearly  annuity  paid  them  by  the  British  Government  for 
services  rendered  in  the  war  of  1812,  under  the  celebrated 
Indian  chief,  Tecumseh.  In  1821,  the  U.  S.  Government 
sent  an  expedition.,  under  Capt.  Tames,  to  explore  the  state 
of  Illinois  through  the  North-West  Territorv,  an'd  establish' 


Charles  T.   Stearns. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  367 

a  post  on  the  forty-ninth  parallel  of  latitude,  on  the  bank 
of  the  Red  River  of  the  North,  showing  the  line  separating 
the  United  States  from  British  America.  Capt.  James  re- 
ported to  the  War  Department  that  that  section  could  never 
be  a  self-sustaining  country,  and  that  their  flour,  pork,  and 
other  supplies  would  have  to  be  brought  from  Pennsylvania 
and  Ohio.  The  growth  of  Chicago,  now  the  largest  grain 
and  provision  market  in  the  world,  has  proved  the  fallacy  of 
this  report.  In  the  treaty  with  the  Sacs  and  Foxes,  the 
chiefs  and  all  of  the  Indians  wished  to  make  a  donation  to 
the  half-breed  whites  of  the  tribes;  therefore  the  U.  S.  Gov- 
ernment set  apart  for  their  benefit  a  section  of  country  lying 
between  the  Des  Moines  River  and  the  Mississippi,  embrac- 
ing 120,000  acres.  Certain  of  the  half-breeds  wishing  to  sell, 
Mr.  Stearns  purchased  two  claims,  opened  a  farm,  and  re- 
sided there  until  1837,  whenjie  went  to  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  to 
look  after  the  interests  of  his  brothers  in  that  city.  In  1840, 
he  went  to  Peoria,  111.,  and  was  elected  the  second  Mayor 
after  its  becoming  a  city.  In  1847,  ne  was  employed  by  the 
U.  S.  Government  to  go  into  Wisconsin  Territory  and  erect 
a  fort  on  the  Mississippi  River,  in  the  Indian  country,  one 
hundred  twenty-fivfi  miles  above  Fort  Snelling,  to  be  known 
as  Fort  Ripley.  While  there  the  territory  of  Minnesota  was 
organized,  and,  in  1840,,  he  removed  to  St.  Anthony,  where 
he  was  in  business  for  six  years  and  was  elected  a  member 
of  the  Senate  of  the  Territorial  Legislature  for  two  years. 
At  that  time  there  were  only  six  organized  counties  in  the 
Territory,  the  remainder  looking  like  a  vast  waste  region. 
Mr.  Stearns  suggested  that  the  remainder  be  divided  into 
counties,  which  was  done,  and  the  new  counties  were  named 
after  the  members  of  the  Legislature.  In  1856,  he  moved 
to  St.  Cloud,  in  Stearns  Co.,  Minn.,  where  he  built  a  hotel, 
since  used  as  a  portion  of  the  'Normal  School  located  there. 
The  winter  of  1863  and  '64  was  the  coldest  experienced  dur- 
ing his  residence  in  Minnesota,  the  mercury  ranging  from 
thirty  to  forty  degrees  below  zero  most  of  the  time  from 
Jan.  1  to  10.  On  the  tenth  of  February,  with  his  family, 
he  left  that  frozen  region  for  New  Orleans.  La.,  where  he 
remained  until  1866,  when  he  commenced  the  hardware 
business  in  Mobile,  Ala.  In  1869,  he  was  appointed  Register 
of  the  U.  S.  Land  Office  located  in  Mobile,  which  office  he 


368  NATHANIEL  STEARNS. 

held  ten  years,  and  was  Pres.  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen 
during  re-construction  times.  In  1880,  he  left  Mobile  to 
reside  with  his  son  at  New  Orleans,  La.,  and,  at  the  age  of 
eighty-six  years,  was  still  enjoying  good  health."  The  act, 
creating  Stearns  Co.,  Minn.,  was  approved,  Mar.  3,  1855, 
by  Willis  A.  Gorman,  Territorial  Governor.  Mr.  Stearns 
had  six  children. 

9203— MARY  GRACE  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  17,  1835,  in 
Pittsfield,  Mass.;  md.,  Feb.  19,  1852,  in  Minnesota,  George 
F.  Brett,  of  New  Orleans,  La.,  where  she  d.,  Sept.  27,  1863; 
three  children. 

(a) — George  Clinton  Brett,  b.,  Dec.  5,  1852,  at  St.  Paul, 
Minn.;  d..  Jan.  12,  1861,  at  St.  Cloud,  Minn. 

(b) — Charles  Stearns  Brett,  b.,  Nov.  4,  1855,  at  St. 
Anthony,  Minn.;  d.,  1870,  at  Lookout  Mt.,  Tenn. 

(c) — Frederick  Vroman  Brett,  b.,  Dec,  1859,  at  St. 
Cloud,  Minn.;  d.,  Jan.,  1861. 

9204— EMILY  JOSEPHINE  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  26, 
1839,  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.;  md.,  Aor.  26,  1856,  Dr.  F.  F.  Hoyt, 
of  New  Orleans,  La.,  where  she  d.,  Oct.  3,  1866;  two  daugh- 
ters. 

(a) — Elizabeth  Hall  Hoyt,  b.,  Jan.  11,  1859,  at  Red 
Wing,  Minn.;  md..  Sent.  26,  1878,  Henry  C.  Shep- 
ard,  of  Nashua.  N.  H. 

(b) — Carrie  Stearns  Hovt,  b.,  Dec.  30,  1861,  at  Red 
Wing,  Minn.;  md.,  Mar.  24,  1887,  at  New  Orleans, 
La.,  Geo.  M.  Gibson:  three  children. 

9205— ELIZABETH  HALL  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  29, 
1845,  at  Peoria,  111.;  md.,  Oct.  10,  1871,  at  Mobile,  Ala.,  John 
A.  Commerford;  four  children. 

(a) — Pauline  Commerford,  b.,  Apr.  25,  1874,  at  Mobile, 
Ala. 

(b) — John  Commerford,  b.,  Aug.  6,   1878,  at  Mobile, 

Ala.;  d.,  1878. 
(c) — Charles  Thomas  Commerford,  b.,  Aug.  1,  1880,  at 

Auburn,  N.  C;  d.,  Oct.,  1880. 
(d) — Lionel  Commerford,  b.,  Tan.  2,  1882,  at  Fort  Scott, 

Kas. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  369 

9206— CAROLINE  METCALF  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  21, 
1847,  at  Alton,  111.:  ci.,  Tan.  16,  1861,  at  St.  Cloud,  Minn. 

9207— LAURA  BRO'WN  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  14,  1850, 
at  St.  Anthony,  Minn.;  unm. 

9208— HENRY  DANIEL  STEARNS  (9313),  b.,  June  10, 
1852. 

9209— CAPT  SHEPHERD  STEARNS  (91 16),  b.,  Aug. 
14,  1800,  son  of  Oliver  and  Lois  (Lathrop)  Stearns,  of  Mans- 
field, Conn.;  a  Capt.  of  militia,  and  a  farmer,  of  Mansfield, 
Conn.  He  md.,  Nov.  29,  1827,  Lucy  Hyde,  of  Franklin, 
Conn.;  d.,  Mar.  11,  1886.  They  had  five  children  born  in 
Mansfield,  Conn. 

9210— VERA  ANN  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  30,  1832;  md., 
1859,  Ephraim  Rood,  of  East  Hartford,  Conn.,  where  she  d., 
1865;  two  children. 

(a) — Alice  Vera  Rood,  b.,  i860. 

(b)— Alfred  Hyde  Rood,  b.,  1862. 

921 1— OLIVER  ELLSWORTH  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  17, 
1836;  was  in  the  Civil  War  from  1861  to  1864,  a  private  of 
Co.  D,  21st.  Regt.,  Conn.  Vols.;  reached  home  and  d.,  Oct., 
1864. 

9212— JARED  HYDE  STEARNS  (9317),  b.,  May  17, 
1841. 

9213— VALETTE  DELOSS  STEARNS  (9320),  b.,  Jan. 
22,  1843. 

9214— CHARLES  BURLEIGH  STEARNS  (9323),  b., 
Nov.  30,  1847. 

9215— NATHANIEL  PORTER  STEARNS  (91 19),  b., 
Apr.  29,  1805,  son  of  Oliver  and  Lois  (Lathrop)  Stearns,  of 
Mansfield,  Conn.;  a  blacksmith  and  farmer,  of  Chenango  Co., 
N.  Y.  He  md.,  Sept.  21,  1834,  Betsy  Plumb,  of  Pitcher, 
Chenango  Co.,  N.  Y. ;  d.,  Oct.  31,  1883,  in  Boston,  Mass.; 
six  children. 

9216— ELLEN  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  7,  1837,  at  Linck- 
laen,  N.  Y.;  unm. 


370  NATHANIEL  STEARNS. 

9217— GEORGE  W.  STEARNS  (9326),  b.,  Apr.  5,  1839. 

9218— JOHN  HARRISON  STEARNS  (9329),  b.,  June 
20,  1841. 

9219— DANIEL  BARROWS  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  12, 
1843;  enlisted  Jan.  4,  1864,  in  Go.  H,  114th.  Regt.  N.  Y. 
Vol.  Inf.;  d.,  July  22,  1864,  in  hospital,  at  New  Orleans,  La. 

9220— FRIEND  P.  STEARNS  ,b.,  July  11,  1846;  d.,  Oct. 

12,  1865,  at  Otselic,  Chenango  Co.,  N.  Y. 

9221— SETH  H.  STEARNS  (9333),  b.,  Sept.  1,  1848. 

9222-^CAPT.  OLIVER  LATHROP  STEARNS  (9126), 
b.,  Oct.  21,  1816,  son  of  Oliver  and  Melinda  (Barrows) 
Stearns,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.;  a  Capt.  of  militia  and  farmer, 
who  was  quite  prominent  in  town  affairs,  having  been  Jus- 
tice of  the  Peace,  Selectman,  and  Town  Representative.  He 
md.,  Apr.  21,  1840,  Betsy  Wood,  of  Lebanon,  N.  H.;  d., 
May  28,  1888,  in  West  Lebanon,  N.  H.;  eight  children 

9223— ALBERT  BYRON  STEARNS  (9339),  b.,  Mar. 

13,  1842. 

9224— MELINDA  ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  4, 
1845;  md.,  Apr.  28,  1868,  Charles  Hart  Emerson,  of  Lebanon, 
N.  H. 

9225— -DANIEL  BARROWS  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  10, 
1846;  d.,  June  28,  1864. 

9226— NETTIE  GERRISH  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  6,  1849; 
md.,  Oct.  19,  1868,  Leonard  A.  Estabrook;  d.,  Dec.  14,  1880. 

9227— ELLA  EVELYN  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  14,  1853; 
md.,  Nov.  8,  1872,  George  H.  Worthen. 

9228— BERTHA  BLANCHE  STEARNS,  b.,  May  9, 
1855;  md.,  Jan.  8,  1878,  Arthur  L.  Worthen,  of  Lebanon, 

N.  H. 

9229— JESSIE  GRACE  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  20,  1858: 
md.,  Mar.  20,  1882,  Leonard  A.  Estabrook,  her  deceased 
sister's  husband. 

9230— ABBIE  LOUISE  STEARNS,  b.,  May  10,  1863; 
md.,  Jan.  21,  1893,  David  Allen  Dimond,  of  Orange,  N.  H. 


George  Noble  Stearns. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  371 

9231— DEA.  NATHAN  BARROWS  STEARNS  (9127), 
b.,  Oct.  22,  1819,  son  of  Oliver  and  Melinda  (Barrows) 
Stearns,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.;  a  Deacon  of  the  Cong.  Church, 
at  West  Lebanon  ever  since  its  organization;  over  fifty  years; 
a  farmer,  of  West  Lebanon,  N.  H.,  who  settled  on  the  home- 
stead where  his  father  lived  and  died,  and  enjoyed  the 
respect  and  affection  of  the  whole  community,  having  been 
Selectman  and  Town  Representative.  He  md.  (1),  Mar.  19, 
1845,  Louisa  Gerrish,  who  d.,  Dec.  30,  1848;  md.,  (2),  May 
20,  1850,  Justina  M.  Chapin,  who  was  the  mother  of  four 
children,  and  d.,  Mar.  10,  1869;  md.  (3),  Feb.  2,  1870, 
Sophronia  Chapin,  sister  of  his  second  wife.  She  d.,  Apr.  8, 
1 87 1,  and  he  md.  (4),  Apr.  17,  1872,  Jane  M.  Hubbard;  four 
children. 

9232— SOPHIA  ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  1853;  md.. 
May  19,  1875,  Dr.  Carl  A.  Allen;  d.,  Dec.  19,  1888.  Four 
children. 

(a) — Walter  Stearns  Allen,  b.,  Dec  .1,  1877. 

(b)— Fred.  Harold  Allen,  b.,  Apr.  4,  1880. 

(c) — Raymond  P.  Allen,  b.,  May  16,  1883. 

(d) — Sophia  Elizabeth  Allen,  b.,  June  14,  1888. 

9233— HARRIET  AUGUSTA  STEARNS,  md.  Dr. 
Powers,  of  Hopkinton,  N.  H. 

9234— FREDERICK  OLIVER  STEARNS  (9341),  of 
West  Lebanon,  N.  H. 

9235— ARLINGTON  CHAPIN  STEARNS  (9344),  of 
Melrose,  Mass. 

9236— GEORGE  NOBLE  STEARNS  (9134),  b.,  Sept. 
29,  1 81 2,  son  of  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  (Smith)  Stearns,  of 
Lanesboro,  Mass.,  and  grandson  of  Lieut.  Ebenezer  Stearns, 
who  served  in  the  Revolutionary  War  with  the  Green  Moun- 
tain boys  of  Vermont,  and  received  his  commission  in  rec- 
ognition of  his  bravery  in  the  battle  of  Bennington.  He  md., 
Jan.  3,  1839,  Delilah  Amanda  Tavlor,  b.,  Feb.  22,  1816,  dau. 
of  George  and  Jane  (Rite)  Taylor,  of  Millville,  Columbia 
Co.,  Pa.;  went  to  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  in  June,  1839,  and  was 
a  resident  there  until  his  death,  July  19,  1882.  He  was  one 
of     the     most     skillful     and      ingenious     of      mechanics. 


372  NATHANIEL  STEARNS. 

having  invented  the  first  boring  and  mortic- 
ing machine  ever  used  in  the  manufacture  of 
wheels,  besides  a  number  of  smaller  labor  saving  devices; 
was  the  first  to  invent  adjustable  hollow  augers,  saw  vices, 
&c.  He  finally  began  the  manufacture  of  the  products  of 
his  brain  and  created  a  demand  for  the  same  from  the  At- 
lantic to  the  Pacific,  with  no  small  export  trade.  He  was  al- 
ways a  Republican  in  politics,  an  ardent  Abolitionist,  taking 
an  active  part  in  the  celebrated  Jerry  Rescue  case,  although 
always  refusing  public  office.  Was  a  lover  of  music,  liberal 
in  thought,  and  generous  to  a  fault.  A  good  citizen,  a  loyal 
friend,  and  an  honest  man;  seven  children. 

9237— ALICE  FRANCES  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  16,  1839; 
md.,  Nov.  22,  1864,  Frank  Martin,  w/ho  d.,  May  23,  1893, 
at  Cincinnati,  O.;  no  children.  Mrs.  Martin  compares  her 
own  life  to  that  of  Louise  M.  Olcott,  and  adds,  "Her's  is 
written,  mine    unwritten."      Adopted    dan..   Ida  E.  Frost, 

sister  Of  Col.  Alfred  Frost,  who  gained  distinction  in  the 

Philippines. 

923&— AVIS  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  1,  1841;  md.  (1),  Nov. 
14,  1 861,  Daniel  Mead,  a  soldier  of  the  Civil  War;  md.  (2), 
Nov.  24,  1886,  Matthew  V.  V.  Van  Wagenen,  b.,  Mar.  18, 
1839,  son  of  Wessel  B.  and  Lamira  (Nottingham)  Van  Wag- 
enen, of  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

After  graduating  from  the  Syracuse  High  School,  Avis 
Stearns  taught  in  the  public  schools  of  Syracuse,  but  resigned 
that  position  to  enter  her  father's  office,  and  finally,  take 
charge  of  his  business.  She  is  a  thorough,  energetic,  busi- 
ness woman,  with  marked  executive  ability,  excellent  judg- 
ment and  keen  foresight,  which  placed  the  firm  in  the  fore- 
most rank  of  Syracuse  manufacturers.  In  1892,  she  became 
interested  in  Dr.  Bond's  Genealogies  and  Hist,  of  Water- 
town,  and  conceived  the  idea  of  carrying  it  down  to  date 
as  far  as  the  Genealogy  of  the  Stearns  family  was  concerned. 
Her  plans  for  carrying  on  this  work  were  original  and  suc- 
cessful. She  adopted  four  children,  on  whom  she  freely 
lavished  her  affection  and  wealth. 

(a) — Elizabeth  Hollinger,  b.,  Dec.  11,  1858,  finished  her 
education  in  France  and  Germany —  a  linguist  of 
rare  abilitv,  master  of  seven  languages  and  a  su- 


Alice  F.  (Stearns)  Martin. 


Mrs.   Avis   (Stearns)   YanWagenen. 


Mrs.  Jennie  (Stearns)  Seager. 


Jabez  Rockwell  Stearns. 


SIXTH  GENERATION.  373 

perior  musician — is  at  present  a  resident  of  Russia, 
Europe;  unm. 

(b) — Gretchen  H.  Stearns,  b.,  Aug.  n,  i860;  md., 
Mar.  24.  1886,  Herbert  E.  Maslin,  of  Chicago, 
111.,  who  became  a  member  of  the  firm,  E.  C. 
Stearns  &  Co.  They  have  three  chil.,  Claire  Maslin, 
b.,  Aug.  27,  1887;  Madeline  Masln,  b.,  June  10, 
1891;  Avis  Maslin,  b.,  Nov.  10,  1892. 

(c) — Robert  Carty  Van  Wagenen,  b.,  June  15,  1878;  a 
promising  student,  universallv  respected  and  be- 
loved. 

(d) — Marguerite  Van  Wagenen.  b.,  Mar.  1,  1889. 

9239— JENNIE  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  21,  1843;  md.  (1), 
Nov.  23,  1863,  Lauriston  White,  of  Hardwick,  Mass.;  md. 
{2),  Apr.  19,  1880,  Charles  H.  Segar,  of  Miarshalltown,  la.; 
one  son. 

(a) — Harry  White,  b.,  Apr.  4,  1865,  while  the  bells  were 
ringing  for  the  downfall  of  Richmond;  md.,  Sept. 
29.  1897.  Annie  M.  Hooper,  dau.  of  Thomas  and 
Maria  (Richards)  Hooper,  of  Uniontown,  Pa.;  two 
children;  Harrington  Hooper  White,  b.,  Jan.  2, 
1899;  Annie  Belle  White,  b.,  Jan.  29,  1900. 

9240— HENRY  CLAY  STEARNS,  b.,  June  17,  1847;  d., 
Aug.  14,  1849. 

9241— GEORGE  WILLOUGHBY  STEARNS,  b.,  May 
30,  1850;  d.,  Dec.  19,  1864,  of  a  casualty. 

9242— ELGAE  STEARNS,  b.,  .May  30,  1853;  md.,  Sept. 
21,  187 1,  George  W.  Hey  Jr.,  a  lawyer,  of  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 
(a) — Avis   Hey,   b.,     June    1,     1872,    graduated    from 
Prof.    Dudley's   Conservatory  of   Music,   in   Troy, 
N.  Y. ;  also  studied  music  in  France, 
(a) — Anna  Belle  Hey,  b.,  Apr.,  1873;  d.,  Nov.,  1873. 
(c) — George  W.  Hey  Jr.,  b.,  June  15,  1875;  grad.,  Mus. 
Dept.,  Syracuse  University;  rec'd  appointment  to 
West  Point  Militarv  Academy, 
(d) — Rodney  Stearns  Hey,  b.,  Sept.  23,  1880;  a  student 

.  of  St.  John's  Military  Academy,  Manlius.  N.  Y. 
(e) — Enid  Warner  Hey,  b.,  Aug.  24.  1! 


374  NATHANIEL  STEARNS. 

9243— EDWARD  CARL  STEARNS  ,b.,  July  12,  1856, 
md.,  Jan.  19,  1881,  Louisa  Albro,  dan.  of  John  and  Eliza- 
beth (Brewer)  Albro,  of  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

Mr.  Stearns  is  the  youngest  member  of  this  family,  and, 
with  his  sister,  Mrs.  Avis  Stearns  Van  Wagenen,  organized 
the  firm  known  as  E.  C.  Stearns  &  Co.,  hardware  and  bicycle 
manufacturers  of  Syracuse,  also  founder  of  the  Stearns  Au- 
tomobile Works  and  Stearns  Steam  Carriage  Works.  He 
is  one  of  the  prominent  business  men  of  Syracuse,  a  member 
of  the  Citizens  club  and  Century  club;  one  adopted  son. 

9244— JOHN  McARTHUR  STEARNS,  b.,  July  12,  1895. 

9245— HIRAM  STEARNS  (9135),  b.,  Nov.  21,  1814,  son 
of  Samuel  and  Betsy  (Smith)  Stearns,  of  Lanesboro,  Mass.; 
a  lumberman,  of  Whitehall,  Mich.,  where  he  d.  He  md. 
(1),  1839,  Harriet  Cummings,  of  New  York  State,  who  was 
born,  Nov.  15,  1817,  and  d.,  Feb.  24,  1855,  in  Huntley,  111., 
where  they  settled  about  1845;  md.  (2),  1858,  Abbie  Gaston, 
of  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  and  settled  in  Whitehall,  Mich.,  about 
1857;  eight  children. 

9246— CHARLES  STEARNS,  b.,  1840;  enlisted,  1861,  in 
Co.  H,  36th.  111.  Inf.;  was  in  thirty-two  battles  and  minor 
engagements;  discharged  in  1865.  He  was  one  of  sixteen 
survivors  from  a  company  of  one  hundred  men  who  charged 
the  gun  at  the  top  of  Missionary  Ridge,  on  the  second  day 
of  the  battle  of  Gettysburg,  and  he  was  never  wounded.  At 
the  close  of  the  Civil  War,  he  went  railroading  in  Tennessee, 
and  his  whereabouts  are  unknown  to  his  family. 

9247— MYRON  STEARNS,  b.,  1842;  d.,  1845. 

9248— AMELIA  STEARNS,  b.,  1845. 

9249— ALBERT  STEARNS  (9347),  b.,  Aug.  2,  1848. 

9250— WILLIAM  STEARNS  (9353),  b.,  Nov.  15,  1850, 
in  Huntlev,  111.  "•  \<\\\ 

9251— JOHN  STEARNS,  b.,  June  13,  1853;  of  White- 
hall, Mich.;  unm. 

9252— HARVEY  STEARNS  (0361),  b.,  Jan.  4,  1859. 

9253— FRANK  STEARNS  b.  and  d.  1864. 


Edward    C.  Stearns. 


SIXTH   GENERATION.  375 

9254— MILO  STEARNS  (914^.  *>.,  July  5,  1825,  son  of 
Cyrus  and  Diantha  (Rockwell)  Stearns,  of  Lanesboro,  Mass.; 
a  mason,  of  Blissfield,  Mich.  He  md.  (1),  1852,  Sarah  Pease, 
by  whom  he  had  two  children;  md.  (2),  Amelia  Comstock,  by 
whom  he  also  had  two  children.  After  the  death  of  his 
second  wife  he  gave  up  mason  work,  and  took  an  interest 
in  the  "home  farm,"  with  his  brother  Edwin,  and  sisters 
Sarah  and  Mary,  and  his  children  made  their  home  there. 

9255— CYRUS  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  17,  1853. 

9256— MARIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  5,  1855. 

9257— WILLIAM  STEARNS,  d.  in  infancy. 

9258— ARTHUR  L.  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  17,  1876. 

9259— JABEZ  ROCKWELL  STEARNS  (9143),  &.,  Jan- 

10,  183 1,  son  of  Cyrus  and  Diantha  (Rockwell)  Stearns,  of 
Lanesboro,  Mass.;  was  a  machinist  until  1861,  when  he  en- 
listed as  musician  in  the  Eighth  Mich.  Regt.  Band.  He  re- 
turned to  Blissfield,  Mich.,  in  1862,  and  opened  a  bookstore, 
in  connection  with  the  agency  of  the  American  Express  Co. 
In  1869,  he  was  appointed  Postmaster  at  Blissfield  and  held 
the  office  until  1886,  when  he  settled  on  a  small  farm.  He 
md.,  Mar.  8,  1864,  Laura  J.  Farr,  by  whom  he  had  three 
children;  d.,  Aug.,  1899. 

9260— EDWIN  STEARNS,  b.,  1865;  d.,  in  infancy. 

9261— JULIA  D.  STEARNS,  b.,  May  11,  1868;  a  teacher, 
of  Blissfield,  Mich.;  md.,  1889,  Prof.  George  Fowler,  who 
studied  for  the  ministry  ,and  settled,  a  clergyman,  at  Guelph, 
Ont. 

(a) — Rockwell  Fowler,  b.,  May  17,  1890. 

9262— SARAH  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  18,  1870;  a 
teacher,  of  Blissfield,  Mich. 

9263— HENRY  P.  STERNES  (9145).  b.,  July  2,  1820, 
son  of  Ebenezer  3d.  and  Sarah  (Culver)  Sternes,  of  Lanes- 
boro, Mass.;  md.;  Feb.  22,  1848,  Maria  Fletcher,  and  settled 
in  Howell,  Mich.,  where  he  d.,  June  28,  1891;  one  son. 

9263  1-2— CHARLES  STERNES. 

9264— ALLEN  C.  STERNES  (9146),  b.,  Feb.  4,  1822,  son 
of  Ebenezer  3d.  and  Sarah  (Culver)  Sternes,  of  Lanesboro, 


376  NATHANIEL  STEARNS. 

Mass.;  a  farmer,  of  Fowlerville,  Mich.;  md.,  June  18,  1847, 
Catherine  Stebbins,  and  settled  in  Howell,  Mich.  He  served 
in  the  Civil  War  from  Dec,  1861,  to  June,  1865,  in  Battery 
C,  1  st.  Regt.  Mich.  Vol.  Light  Artillery;  enlisted,  a  private, 
mustered  out,  a  sergeant;  d.,  March,  1898. 

9265— ELECTA  STERNES,  b.,  July  5,  1849;  ™d.,  Feb. 
19,  1866,  Andrew  Wall;  d.,  Feb.  12,  1872,  leaving  four 
children. 

(a)— Charles  Wall. 

(b)— Mary  Wall. 

(c) — Laura  Wall. 

(d)— William  Wall. 

9266— JOSEPHINE  fSTERNES,  b.,  July  10,  1851;  md., 
Dec.  24,  1877,  Seymour  Holcomb. 

9267— LIVINGSTONE  STERNES,  b.,  Nov.  5,  1853; 
md.,  Oct.  14,  1879,  Jennie  Belding;  d.,  Aug.  14,  1891. 

9268— ROSELLAN  STERNES,  b.,  July  15,  1855;  d., 
Nov.  9,  1858. 

9269— CLARA  STERNES,  b.,  July  20,  1861;  rod.,  Nov. 
25,  1883,  Stephen  De  Forest. 

9270— 'NELSON  E.  STERNES  (9147),  b.,  July  15,  1824, 
son  of  Ebenezer  3d.  and  Sarah  (Culver)  Sternes,  of  Lanes- 
boro,  Mass. ;  a  mechanic,  of  Howell,  Mich.  He  md.,  Feb.  1, 
1851,  Emma  Shetterly;  d.,  Dec.  31,  1858. 


Rev.  George  I.  Stearns. 


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)D  Will  PROVIDE.  HE  SAYS. 


re  Descoteaux  of  Ware  Believes  in  Large  Families 
3e  and  His  Wife  to  Observe  Golden  Wedding. 


MR  AND  MRS  HONORE  DESCOTEAUX. 


July  15— Mr  and  Mrs  Honore 
x  of  10  Aspen  st  will  observe 
inni^ersary  of  their  wedding 
The  old  couple  are  quite  mod- 
do  not  care  to  have  a  big 
the  ring. 

:oteaux  was  born  in  St  Jean 
nu\  province  of  Quebec,  Can, 
go,  and  his  wife  was  born  in 
town  09  years  ago.  The  two 
'lejd  in  the  town  of  their  birth, 
■>  the  United  States 'in  1882. 
Bved  in  Indian  Orchard,  and 
moved  to  Ware,  where 
jd  their  25th  wedding  anni- 
|hey    have    lived    here    ever 

have  had  13  children,  eight 
now  living.  They  are  Ho- 
Jan  Orchard,  Eugene  of  East 
aseph  of  Gilbertville,  Emile 
Bdon,  Philip  of  Leavenworth, 


Kas,  Oneslne  of  Springfield  and  Ade- 
lard  and  Miss  Malvina  of  Ware. 
^"Mr  Descoteaux  believes  In  early  mar- 
riages and  large  families.  God,  he 
says,  will  provide  for  people  who  ob- 
serve his  commands.  When  a  young 
man  with  five  children  he  worked  for 
70  cents  a  day.  "A  man  couldn't  sup- 
port a  wife  and  five  children  on  70 
cents  a  day,"  said  Mr  Descoteaux,  "un- 
less God  was  watching  over  him." 
I'  For  18  years  Mr  Descoteaux  has  been 
employed  as  a  fireman  at  a  woodyard 
on  Pleasant  st,  and  although  71  years 
old,  he  is  still  active.  Mrs  Descoteaux 
is  a  model  housewife,  and  a  visit  to  her 
Aspen-st  home  shows  that  she  has 
been  industrious  and  careful.  The  floor 
of  her  kitchen  Is  spotless.  It  is  cov- 
ered with  rugs  made  with  her  own 
hands.  Cleanliness  is  her  motto,  and 
one  would  need  a  microscope  to  find 
dust  or  dirt  anywhere  about  her  prem- 
ises. 


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Seventh  Generation. 


9271— GORDIS  LANGWORTHY  STEARNS  (9160), 
b.,  1805,  son  of  Dr.  Calvin  and  Dimis  (Langworthy)  Stearns, 
of  Utica,  N.  Y. ;  studied  law  in  the  office  of  Thomas  E.  Clark, 
of  Utica,  N.  Y.j  and  was  admitted  to  practice  as  attorney  and 
counselor-at-law.  He  md.,  1829,  Agnes  Langworthy,  of 
Utica,  N.  Y.,  who  d.,  1859,  in  New  York  City.  He  practiced 
his  profession  in  New  York  Citv,  until  1835,  when  he  re- 
turned to  Utica,  and  died  there  the  same  year;  two  children. 

9272— EUGENE  STEARNS  (9364),  b..  Aug.  14,  1830. 

9273— EMILY  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  July  12,  1832.  in  Albany, 
N.  Y.;  md.  Herman  Koehler,  of  New  York  City.  They  re- 
sided for  a  time  in  Berlin,  Germany:  then  returned  to  Utica, 
where  she  d.,  1858. 

9274— REV.  GEORGE  INGER'SOLL  STEARNS 
(9162).  b.,  Sept.  "7,  182s,  son  of  Dea.  Warren  and  Mary 
(Read)  Stearns,  of  West  Killingly,  Conn.;  grad.  Amherst 
Coll.,  1849;  grad.  East  Windsor  Theol.  Sem.,  1852;  ordained 
and  installed  pastor  of  First  Cong.  Church,  Windham,  Conn., 
1852;  d.,  Mar.  14,  1862,  in  Windham,  Conn.,  of  Bright's  dis- 
ease. He  md..  Sept.  6,  1852,  in  Holliston,  Mass.,  Amelia 
Danforth  Jones,  b.,  July  2,  1828,  dau.  of  Dr.  Bela  Barber  and 
Sabrina  (White)  Jones.  Dr.  B.  B.  Jones  was  a  descendant 
ol  Thomas  Jones.  Guilford,  1639.  and  Sabrina  White  was 
a  descendant  of  Elder  John  White,  an  early  settler  in  Cam- 
bridge, Hartford,  and  Hadlev.  Amelia  (Jones)  Stearns 
graduated  at  Mount  Holyoke  Seminary  (now  College),  in 
1840*  was  a  teacher,  until  marriage,  in  the  academy,  at  Dan- 
ielsonville,  Conn.,  and  at  Holliston,  Mass.;  has  resided  in 
Boston,  Mass.,  for  more  than  twenty-five  years.  She  is  an 
earnest  genealogist,  furnishing  much  svstematic  historv  of 
her  husband's  familv  and  engaged  in  preparing  a  genealogv 
of  her  own.     Thev  had  two  children. 


278  NATHANIEL  STEARNS. 

9275— ELLA  LOUISA  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  6,  1853,  in 
Windham,  Conn.,  grad  Wheatpn'Seru.,  Norton,  Mass.,  1874. 
She  md.,  Sept.  28,  187.S,  in  Boston,  Mass.,  Joseph  Edward 
Sparks,  b.,  June  20,  1850,  in  London  Eng.,  son  of 
Joseph  and  Rebecca  (Barker)  Sparks.  He  went  to 
Detroit,  Mich.,  with  his  parents,  in  1855;  became  an 
architect,  and  his  last  work  was  designing  and  erecting  the 
building  of  the  Detroit  water-works.  He  d.,  Apr.  13,  1877, 
in  Detroit,  Mich.,  of  heart-disease.  After  the  death  of  her 
husband,  Mrs.  Sparks  returned  to  Boston,  and  engaged  in 
kindergarten  work  for  a  time;  since  1855,  has  been  in  the 
employ  of  Raymond  and  Whitcomb,  Excursion  Managers, 
(a) — Josephine  Amelia  Sparks,  b.,  Aug.  21,  1877,  after 
her  father's  death;  d.,  May  7,  1880,  in  Boston,  Mass. 

0276— REV.  GEORGE  WARREN  STEARNS  (9367), 
b.,  Dec.  24,  1856. 

9277— THEODORE  HENRY  STEARNS  (9167),  b., 
Dec.  29,  1830,  (Capt.  Henry  Theodore)  son  of  Dea.  Warren 
and  Mary  (Read)  Stearns,  of  West  Killingly,  Conn.;  a 
farmer,  who  inherited  his  father's  farm,  on  "Stearns  Hill." 
He  md.,  Mar.  8,  1870,  Adaline  Augusta  Kies,  b.,  Feb.  12, 
185 1,  dau.  of  William  Knight  and  Miranda  (Young)  Kies,  of 
South  Killingly,  Conn.  Their  six  children  were  born  in  West 
Killinglv.  now  Danielsonville,  Conn. 

9278— IDA  AUGUSTA  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  17,  1871;  a 
pupil  at  Mt.  Holyoke  Coll.,  1889-1890.  She  md.,  Aug.  29, 
i894,Edgar  Herbert  Corttis,  b.,  June  10,  1862,  in  Thompson, 
Conn,,  son  of  Japheth  and  Lucy  Ann  Corttis.  Her  husband 
grad.  Amherst  Coll.,  1884,  and  was  a  Phi  Beta  Kappa  man; 
a  farmer,  of  Thompson,  Conn.,  who  has  been  on  the  School 
Board  for  eight  years,  and  has  twice  represented  his  town  in 
the  State  Legislature. 

(a) — Alice  Mary  Corttis,  b.,  Sept.  7,  1899. 

9279— WILLIAM  HENRY  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  1,  1873. 

9280— EDGAR  THEODORE  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  27, 
1875;  d.,  Mar.  17,  1877. 

9281— FREDERICK  KIES  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  19, 
1878. 


Justus  Smith  Stearns, 
Secretary  of  State  of  Michigan,  1898-1900. 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  379 

9282— EMMA  JOSEPHINE  STEARNS,  b.,  July  25,. 
1880;  md.,  Jan.  1,  1900,  Burton  Willis  Elliott,  son  of  Luther 
and  Nancy  (Kelton)  Elliott,  of  North  Grosvenordale,  Conn. 

9283— FANNIE  THEODORA  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  7, 
1887. 

9284— SAMUEL  ELISHA  STEARNS  (9170),  b.,  Sept. 
18,  1837,  son  of  Samuel  3d.  and  Jemima  (Young)  Stearns, 
of  Danielsonville,  Conn.;  md.,  Miay  19,  1870,  Sarah  McGill, 
b.,  1837,  in  Barnesville,  O.,  dau.  of  John  and  Mary  McGill, 
of  New  London,  Conn.  Their  four  children  were  born  in 
Danielsonville,  Conn.,  where  Mr.  Stearns,  with  his  brother 
Daniel,  carried  on  their  father's  farm,  until  S.  E.  Stearns's 
failing  health  required  a  change  of  climate.  For  some  years 
he  has  lived  at  Palm  Beach,  Fla. 

9285— SAMUEL  CARL  STEARNS,  b.  and  d.,  1871. 

9286— JESSIE  EVANGELINE  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  22, 
1872. 

9287— MARY     GERTRUDE     STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  is, 
i875- 
9288 — SON,  died  without  a  name. 

9289— HEMAN  SWIFT  STEARNS  (9180),  b.,  Aug.  25, 
1 81 9,  son  of  Joseph  and  Susan  (Rogers)  Stearns,  of  Fredonia, 
N.  Y.;  a  lumberman  and  farmer,  b.,  at  Bennington,  Vt.  He 
md.,  1844,  Mabel  L.  Smith,  and  settled  at  Ludington,  Mich., 
where  he  d.,  Mar.  14,  1878;  one  child. 

9290— JUSTUS  SMITH  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  10,  1845, 
at  Fredonia,  N.  Y.;  a  lumberman  of  Ludington,  Mich.  He 
md.,  1870,  Pauline  Lyon,  of  Conneaut,  O.,  where  their  only 
child  was  born.  He  was  Presidential  Elector  for  Benjamin 
Harrison  in  his  last  campaign,  and,  in  that  capacity,  repre- 
sented the  Ninth  Congressional  District  of  Mich.;  one  of 
the  most  extensive  lumber-dealers  in  the  country,  having 
large  plants  in  Mich,  and  Wis. 

9291— ROBERT  LYON  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  14,  1872;  of 
Ludington,  Mich.;  member  of  the  Art  Students'  League, 
New  York  City. 


380  NATHANIEL   STEARNS. 

9292— HORACE  STEARNS  (9184),  b.,  July  21,  1816,  son 
of  Rufus  and  Anna  (Stewart)  Stearns,  of  Bennington,  Vt.;  d., 
June  14,  1885;  md.,  May  29,  1842,  Orpha  W.  Carpenter,  b., 
Feb.  26,  1819,  who  d.,  Aug.  16,  1899;  settled  in  Iowa;  three 
children. 

9293— MARY  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  July  13,  1843;  md.,  Jan. 
9,  1870,  John  R.  Waller,  of  Iowa;  six  children. 

(a) — Edwin  Stearns  Waller,  b.,  Dec.  20,  1872;  d.,  Mar. 

5,  1890. 
(b) — Richard  Ross  Waller,  b.,  Aug.  16,  1874. 
(c) — Mary  Hortense  Waller,  b.,  Apr.  6,  1876;  d.,  Aug. 

4,  1876. 
(d)— Wayne  Filer  Waller,  b.,  May  16,  1878. 
(e) — Oliver    Randolph    Waller,    b.,    Aug.   2,   1880;  a 

soldier  in  the  Spanish-American  War,  who  d.,  Oct. 

23,  1898. 
(f)— Helen  Belle  Waller,  b.,  Oct.  16,  1881. 

9294— LAURA  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  26,  1846;  md.,  Oct. 
15,  1880,  Thomas  W.  Davies,  of  Roekford,  Floyd  Co.,  Iowa. 

9295— -ANNA  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  17,  1847;  <*.,  Mar.  14, 
1849. 

9296— PROF.  WILLIAM  FORBES  STEARNS  (9185), 
b.,  Nov.  11,  1817,  son  of  Rufus  and  Anna  (Stewart)  Stearns, 
of  Bennington,  Vt.;  md.  (1),  1844,  Emeline  Rutherford,  of 
Holly  Springs,  who  died  early;  md.  (2),  Aug.  26,  1858,  Mary 
Jane  Ferris,  of  Peru,  N.  YM  who  survives  him.  "After  a 
bright  and  active  childhood,  signs  of  delicate  health  caused 
him  to  be  sent  to  a  milder  climate,  where  he  completely 
recovered,  and  studious  habits  early  won  for  him  a  brilliant 
position  at  the  bar  of  his  adopted  state,  Mississippi.  In 
1854,  he  relinquished  a  lucrative  law-practice  to  become  the 
head  of  the  Law  School  of  the  University  of  Mississippi, 
which  grew  and  prospered  under  his  hands  until  the  Univ. 
was  suspended  on  account  of.  the  Civil  War.  After  the  war, 
he  returned  to  the  bar  in  Chicago,  and  was  beginning  a 
prosperous  career  there,  when  he  was  garroted.  robbed, 
and  left  insensible  in  the  street.  From  this,  his  health  failed 
until  his  untimely  death,  Sept.  8.  1867,  at  Albert  Lea,  Minn., 


William  Forbes  Stearns. 


Edward   Stearns. 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  381 

where  he  had  gone  on  business.  In  1858,  the  degree  of 
LL.  D.  was  conferred  on  him  by  Yale  College."  He  had 
two  daughters. 

9297— MARY  ADELINE  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  14,  i860, 
at  Oxford,  Miss.;  md.,  Oct.  18,  1888,  at  Jacksonville,  111., 
Dr.  Horace  B.  Wing,  of  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

(a) — Margaret  Wing,  b.,  Nov.  2,  1889,  at  Los  Angeles, 
Cal. 

(b) — Elbert  Wing,  b.,  June  17,  1896. 

9298-^SARAH  EMILY  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  10,  1863,  at 
Peru,  N.  Y.;  d.,  Oct.  11,  1865,  at  same  place. 

9299— EDWARD  STEARNS  (9186),  b.,  May  12,  1819, 
son  of  Rufus  and  Anna  (Stewart)  Stearns,  of  Bennington, 
Vt;  md.,  Oct.  8,  1838,  Celia  Morrell.  He  built  the  first 
steam-lighter  used  in  the  harbor  of  New  York,  and  was  the 
oldest  lighterman  in  New  York  City;  his  residence  was  in 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  where  all  of  his  children  were  born.  He 
invented,  with  true  Stearns  ingenuity,  many  labor-saving 
machines,  among  them,  a  windlass,  which  has  proved  itself 
invaluable  for  hoisting;  d.,  Feb.  7,  1899. 

9300— WILLIAM  FORBES  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  15, 
1841,  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.;  md.,  Sept.  7,  1865,  Mary  Ains- 
worth;  settled  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. ;  no  children. 

9301— CORNELIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  8,  1844;  md., 
Dec.  26,  1870,  John  B.  Chase,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.;  three 
children. 

(a) — Cecelia  Chase,  b.,  Sept.  21,  1871.      )    T    . 
fb)— Charlotte  Chase,  b.,  Sept.  21,  1871.  )     Iwins' 

Charlotte  d.,  Oct.  1,  1872. 
(c) — Edna  May  Chase,  b.,  12,  1874. 

9302— EDWARD  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  July  10,  1845;  md., 
1876,  Georgiana  Douglas,  and  settled  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.; 
one  daughter. 

9303— LEONTINE  STEARNS,  b,  Nov.  25,  1879. 


382  NATHANIEL  STEARNS. 

9304— SARAH  JANE  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  5,  1847;  md., 
Dec.  3,  1868,  George  P.  Squires,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.;  one 
daughter. 

(a) — Edith  Cecelia  Squires,  b.,  Dec.  5,  1870. 

9305— MARY  ANN  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  12,  1849;  md., 
June  5,  1879,  Elbert  C.  Bates,  of  New  York  City;  one  son. 
(a) — Frederick  Waller  Bates,  b.,  June  9,  1884;  d.,  July 
3,  1892,  in  New  York  City. 

9306— CATHARINE  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  12,  1852;  md., 
Apr.  14,  1874,  Frederick  Waller,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.;  two 
sons. 

(a) — Edward  Cecil  Waller,  b.,  June  25,  1879. 
(b) — Frederick  Waller  Jr.,  b.,  Mar.  10,  1886. 

9307— HOBART  FORD  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  19,  1855; 
d.,  July  28,  1856. 

9308— JOSEPH  STEARNS  (9370),  b.,  May  28,  1857. 

9309— ANNA  STEARNS,  b.,  Tuly  12,  1859;  d.,  Mar.  29, 
1889. 

9310— JAMES  WELDS  STEARNS  (9192),  b.,  Feb.  9, 
1829,  son  of  Livy  and  Eliza  (Wells)  Stearns,  of  Troy,  N.  Y.; 
md.  (1),  1857,  Amelia  Mathews,  of  Bushwick;  md.  (2),  1868, 
Helen  A.  Easterly;  d. 

9311-^JAMES  MATHEWS  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  24, 
1859,  in  Troy,  N.  Y.;  of  New  York  City. 

9312— CLARA  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  13,  1861. 

9313— FIENRY  DANIEL  STEARNS  (9208),  b.,  June 
10,  1852,  son  of  Charles  Thomas  and  Cornelia  (Burbank) 
Stearns,  of  St.  Anthony,  Minn. ;  Sec.  and  Treas.  of  the  John- 
son Iron  Works,  Limited,  of  New  Orleans.  La.  He  md., 
Jan.  30,  1877,  Shirley  Johnson,  of  New  Orleans,  La.,  where 
they  settled. 

9314— HENRY  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec,  1877;  d.,  in  infancy. 

9315— ELLIS  JOHNSON  STEARNS,  b.,  July  5,  1882,  in 
New  Orleans,  La. 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  383 

9316— SHIRLEY  TOHNSON  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  18, 
1887. 

9317— JARED  HYDE  STEARNS  (9212),  b.,  May  17, 
1841,  son  of  Capt.  Shepherd  and  Lucy  (Hyde)  Stearns,  of 
Mansfield,  Conn.;  a  dairy  farmer,  of  Willimantic,  Conn.  ,who 
served  in  the  Civil  War  from  1861  to  1865  as  private  in  Co. 
D.  21st.  Regt,  Conn.    Vols.    He  md..  1870,  Ellen  H.  Storrs. 

9318— CLARA  MELINDA  STEARNS,  b.,  May  14,  1871; 
a  teacher  of  instrumental  music,  at  Willimantic,  Conn. 

9319— ROBERT  ELLSWORTH  STEARNS,  b.,  May  19, 
1876;  of  Willimantic,  Conn. 

9320— VALETTE  DELOSS  STEARNS  (9213),  b.,  Jan. 
22,  1843,  son  of  Capt.  Shepherd  and  Lucy  (Hyde)  Stearns,  of 
Mansfield,  Conn.;  a  Deacon  of  the  First  Church  of  Mans- 
field, and  first  selectman  of  the  town;  afterwards,  a  farmer, 
of  Willimantic,  Conn.     He  md.,  1873,  Emma  J.  Baldwin. 

9321— ELLA  RAYMOND  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  31,  1874. 

9322— ^ARTHUR  TTLDEN  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  14,  1882. 

9323— CHARLES  BURLEIGH  STEARNS  (9214),  b., 
Nov.  30,  1847,  son  °f  Capt.  Shepherd  and  Lucy  (Hyde) 
Stearns,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.;  a  farmer,  of  Andover,  Conn. 
He  md.  Jane  Parker;  two  children. 

9324— JENNIE  VERA  STEARNS. 

9325— CHARLES  PARKER  STEARNS. 

9326— GEORGE  W.  STEARNS  (9217),  b.,  Apr.  5,  1839, 
son  of  Nathaniel  Porter  and  Betsy  (Plumb)  Stearns,  of 
Chenango  Co.,  N.  Y. ;  a  farmer,  of  Truxton,  N.  Y.,  who 
served  in  the  Civil  War,  from  1862  to  1865,  as  private  in  Co. 
H,  1 14th.  Regt.  N.  Y.  Vol.  Inf. ;  was  taken  prisoner,  June  2^, 
1863,  in  Louisiana,  and  paroled.  He  md.  (1),  Feb.  14,  1869. 
Ellen  M.  Frink,  of  De  Ruyter,  N.  Y.,  who  d.,  in  childbed, 
July  25,  1884;  md.  (2),  Mar.  26,  1885,  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
(Stewart)  Borden,  of  De  Ruyter,  N.  Y. ;  two  children. 

9327— ELSIE  INEZ  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  7.  1882,  at  Trux- 
ton, N.  Y. 


384  NATHANIEL  STEARNS. 

9323— EPHRAIM  PORTER  STEARNS,  b.,  July  25, 
1884. 

9329__jOHN  HARRISON  STEARNS  (9218),  b.,  June 
20,  1 841,  son  of  Nathaniel  Porter  and  Betsy  (Plumb) 
Stearns,  of  Cazenovia,  N.  Y. ;  a  farmer,  of  Cazenovia,  N.  Y. 
He  md.,  1871,  Lida  J.  Soule.  and  had  three  children. 

9330—  FLORA  B.  STEARNS,  b.,  June  8,  1872. 

9331— 1E1DITH  J.  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  23,  1875. 

9332— FRIEND  P.  STEARNS,  b.,  June  1,  1879. 

9333— SETH  H.  STEARNS  (9221),  b.,  Sept.  1,  1848,  son 
of  Nathaniel  Porter  and  Betsy  (Plumb)  Stearns,  of  Chenango 
Co.,  N.  Y.;  a  farmer  of  Warner's,  Onondaga  Co.,  N.  Y.  He 
md.,  1877,  Ellen  Reynolds;  five  children. 

9334— MABEL  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  23,  1879,  at  De 
Ruyter,  N.  Y. 

9335— EARL  P.  STEARNS,  b.,  June  6,  1883,  at  Caz- 
enovia, N.  Y. 

9336— HORATIO  P.  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  14,  1887;  d., 
Sept.  8,  1888. 

9337— ALBERT  R.  STEARNS,  b.,  May  27,  1890,  at  Ca- 

millus,  N.  Y. 

9338— GRACIE  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  5,  1893,  at  Ca- 

millus,  N.  Y. 

9339— ALBERT  BYRON  STEARNS  (9223),  b.,  Mar.  13, 
1842,  son  of  Capt.  Oliver  Lathrop  and  Betsy  (Wood)  Stearns, 
of  West  Lebanon,  N.  H.;  enlisted,  Aug.  8,  1862,  in  Co.  E, 
9th.  N.  H.  Vols.,  and  was  mustered  out  June  15,  1865, 
having  been  wounded  in  his  right  wrist  by  a  minie-ball,  May 
26,  1864;  served  as  Sergeant.  He  md.,  Oct.  5,  1868,  Har- 
riet Ann  Towne,  and  was  a  farmer,  of  West  Lebanon;  one 
daughter. 

9340— HARRIET  MABEL  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  2,  1872, 
at  West  Lebanon,  N.  H. 

9341— FREDERICK  OLIVER  STEARNS  (9234).  b., 
1862,  son   of  Dea.   Nathan   Barrows  and  Justina  Melrose 


SEVENTH  GENERATION.  885 

(Ghapin)  Stearns,  of  West  Lebanon,  N.  H.;  a  farmer,  on  the 
old  homestead,  at  West  Lebanon.  He  md.,  June  30,  1886, 
Clara  A.  Smith,  of  Stetson,  Me.;  has  served  eleven  years  as 
member  of  the  School  Board;  two  children. 

9342— SUSAN  GLADYS  STEARNS,  b.,  May  22,  1887. 

9343— NATHAN  FREDERIC  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  1, 
1890. 

9344— ARLINGTON  CHAPIN  STEARNS  (9235),  b., 
1866,  son  of  Dea.  Nathan  Barrows  and  Justina  Melrose 
(Chapin)  Stearns,  of  West  Lebanon,  N.  H.;  grad.  from  Mass. 
Col.  Pharmacy,  1889;  has  been  engaged  in  drug  business,  at 
Melrose,  Mass.,  since  that  date.  He  md.,  1890,  Julia  C. 
Mclntyre;  twin  sons. 

9345— CARLTON  McINTYRE  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  16, 
1891. 

Twins. 

9346— FREDERICK  ARLINGTON  STEARNS,  b., 
Aug.  16,  1 89 1. 

9347— ALBERT  STEARNS  (9249),  b.,  Aug.  2,  1848,  son 
of  Hiram  and  Harriet  (Cummings)  Stearns,  of  Huntley,  111.; 
a  lumberman,  of  Mich.  He  md.,  1878,  M'ary  Lagrange,  b., 
July  18,  i860,  in  Mich.;  five  children. 

9348— CHARLES  ALBERT  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  4,  1879, 
in  Mich. 

9349— ETHEL  IRENE  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  3,  1881. 

9350— GERTRUDE  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  23,   1882. 

9351— EDNA  JANE  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  6,  1889;  d., 
May  12,  1892. 

9^2—RAY  SHERMAN  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  18,  1892; 
d.,  June  20,  1893. 

9353_WILLIAM  STEARNS  (9250),  b.,  Nov.  15,  1850, 
son  of  Hiram  and  Harriet  (Cummings)  Stearns,  of  Huntley, 
111.;  a  farmer,  of  Whitehall,  Mich.  He  md.,  1873,  Ina 
Noakes,  of  Whitehall,  Mich. ;  seven  children. 

9354— HARRIET  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  1,  1874,  in  Mon- 
tague, Mich.     p^^\ 


386  NATHANIEL  STEARNS. 

9355— MAUD  STEARNS,  b.,  May  31,  1876,  in  Mon- 
tague, Mich. 

9356_EARLE  H.  STEARNS,  b.,  May  14,  1878,  in  Mon- 
tague, Mich. 

9^ 7— ARCHIE  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  25,  1880,  in  White- 
hall, Mich.;  d.,  Aug.  30,  1880. 

9358— GUY  C.  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  4,  1883,  in  Whitehall, 
Mich. 

9359—ALICE  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  20,  1886,  in  White- 
hall, Mich. 

9360— HOWARD  STEARNS  b.,  Apr.  6,  1888,  in  Chi- 
cago, 111. 

9361— HARVEY  STEARNS  (9252),  b.,  Jan.  4,  1859,  son 
of  Hiram  and  Abbie  (Gaston)  Stearns,  of  Whitehall,  Mich. ; 
md.,  1884,  Minnie  B.  Babcock;  two  children. 

9362— LEROY  GASTON  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  30, 
1886;  d. 

9363— EDNA  WINIFRED  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  25, 
1890. 


Eighth  Generation. 


9364— EUGENE  STEARNS  (0272),  b.,  Aug.  14,  1830, 
son  of  Gordis  L.  and  Agnes  (Langworthy)  Stearns,  of  Utica, 
N.  Y.;  teacher  in  the  Advanced  School,  of  Utica,  in  1847; 
studied  law  in  the  offices  of  Soencer  and  Kernan,  William 
Tracy,  and  Clark  and  Richardson,  of  Utica,  N.  Y.;  was  ad- 
mitted to  practice  as  attorney  and  counselor-at-law,  in  1855; 
Special  Surrogate  of  Oneida  Co.,  1867-1870;  Librarian  and 
Treasurer  of  Utica  Law  Library  Association;  practiced  law, 
in  St.  Louis,  1860-1861. 

He  md.  (1),  Sept.  15,  1853,  Julia  A.  Storrs,  of  Utica,  N.  Y., 
who  d.,  May  16,  1887;  md.  (2),  Sarah  E.  Mayo,  of  New  York 
City;  two  children. 

9365— E'MILIE  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  24,  1862,  at 
Utica,  N.  Y. 

9366— HARRIET  LOUISE  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  12, 
1869,  at  Utica,  N.  Y.;  md.,  Oct.  24,  1888,  Henry  P.  Crouse, 
of  Utica,  N.  Y. 

9367— REV.  GEORGE  WARREN  STEARNS  (9276), 
b.,  Dec.  24.  1856,  son  of  Rev.  George  Ingersoll  and  Amelia 
D.  (Jones)  Stearns,  of  Windham,  Conn.;  grad.  Phillips  Acad., 
Andover,  Mass.,  1874;  grad.  Amherst  Coll.,  1878;  Andover 
Theol.  Sem.,  1881.  He  was  ordained,  in  Patten,  Me.,  Aug.  1, 
1883;  installed  pastor  of  the  Cong.  Church  of  Acton,  Mass., 
Sept.  23,  1887;  has  been  pastor  of  the  First  Cong.  Church, 
of  Middleboro,  Mass.,  since  Nov.  1,  1891. 

He  is  one  of  the  directors  of  the  American  Peace  Society; 
Pres.  of  the  Plymouth  Co.  Prohibition  Association;  con- 
tributor, editorially  and  otherwise,  to  the  Boston  Transcript 
and  other  periodicals:  member  of  Psi  Upsilon  and  Phi  P>eta 
Kappa. 


388  NATHANIEL  STEARNS. 

He  md.,  Oct.  21,  1887,  in  Island  Falls,  Me.,  Sarah  Eliza- 
beth Dow,  b.,  Dec.  11,  1862,  dau.  of  Oliver  Smith  and  Pauline 
(Wentworth)  Dow,  of  Island  Falls,  Me.;  two  children. 

9368— TtOSWELL  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  2,  1888,  in  Acton, 
Mass. 

9369— PAULINE  STEARNS,  b.,  June  10,  1890,  in  Acton, 
Mass. 

9370— JOSEPH  STEARNS  (9308),  b.,  May  28,  1857,  son 
of  Edward  and  Celia  (Morrell)  Stearns,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. ; 
md.,  Sept.  18,  1883,  Alice  M.  Nichols,  and  settled  in  Brook- 
lyn, N.  Y.;  three  children. 

9371— HELEN  'STEARNS,  b.,  July  1,  1884,  in  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y.;d.,  June  10,  i88q. 

9372— ETHEL  STEARNS,  b.,  July  10,  1885,  in  Brook- 
lyn, N.  Y.;  d.,  June  17,  1889. 

9373— EDWARD  RICHMOND  WALLER  STEARNS, 
b.,  May  15,  1893,  in  Greater  New  York. 

This  record  evidently  belongs  to  the  Nathaniel  branch 
of  the  Steams  family,  but  some  later  genealogist  will  have 
to  find  the  undiscovered  links  in  the  connecting  chain. 

9374— SAMUEL  SHEPHERD  STEARNS,  b.  about 
1767,  in  Killingly,  Conn.;  md.  Miss  Smith,  and  settled  in 
Spencer,  Mass.  He  d.,  July  a.  1841,  in  Whately,  Mass.; 
five  chil. 

9375— ANNIE  STEARNS. 

9376— CATHERINE  STEARNS. 

9377— AARON  SMITH  STEARNS  (9380). 

9378— CLARISSA  STJEARNS. 

9379— SAMUEL  STEARNS. 

9380— AARON  SMITH  STEARNS  (9377),  b.,  Apr.  23, 

1803,  in  Spencer,  Mass.,  son  of  Samuel  Shepherd  and 

(•Smith)  Stearns;     md.,  Mar.  29,  1829,  Almira    P.  Graves; 
settled,    first,    in    West    Brookfield,    Mass.,    afterward    in 


EIGHTH  GENERATION.  389 

Whately,  Mass.,  where  he  d.,  Dec.  12,  1870;  eight  children. 
9381— ELIZABETH   E.   STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.   12.   1830, 
in  West  Brookfield,  Mass. ;  md.  Orson  M.  Pearl,  of  Chester- 
field, Mass. 

9382— HANNAH  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  4.  1831,  m 
West  Brookfield,  Mass.;  md.  Arnold  M.  Peck,  of  Hatfield, 
Mass.,  where  she  d.,  1892. 

9383_LUTHER  G.  STEARNS,  b..  Oct.  12,  1833,  in 
West  Brookfield,  Mass.;  md.,  Dec.  27,  1858,  Mary  L.  War- 
ner; settled  at  Whately,  Mass.  He  served  during  the  Civil 
War,  in  37th.  Regt,  Mass.  Vols.,  Army  of  the  Potomac; 
engaged  in  concrete  paving;  two  children. 

9384— FREDERIQUE  WARNER  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct. 
10,  1859;  a  machinist,  of  Northampton,  Mass.  He  md., 
Dec.  4,  1889,  Mabel  Josephine  Lilley,  and  has  one  son. 

9385— RALPH  WARNER  STEARNS,  b.,  June  8,  1894, 
in  Northampton,  Mass. 

9386— MABEL  FORESTER  STEARNS,,  b.,  Aug.  5, 
1870;  md.,  Feb.  24,  1892,  Edward  J.  Gare,  of  Northampton. 
Mass. 

9387— FIDELIA  B.  STEARNS,  b.,  1835,  in  Whately, 
Mass.;  md.  John  H.  Peck,  of  Royalston,  Mass.,  where  she  d., 
Feb.  12,  1875. 

9388— SUSAN  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  26,  1837,  in 
Whately,  Mass.;  d.,  Nov.  6,  1866. 

9389— SAMUEL  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  4,  1839;  d.,  Feb. 
14,  1855. 

939o— STEPHEN  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  22,  1840;  served 
as  private,  during  the  Civil  War;  was  wounded  in  the  leg. 

9391— EDWARD  STEARNS,  d.  in  infancy. 


Appendix. 


Many  records  have  been  received  which  lack  the  data 
necessary  to  connect  them  with  known  lines.  In  cases 
where  the  father  has  md.  two  or  three  times,  we  find  fre- 
quently that  descendants  of  one  wife  have  lost  all  trace  of 
descendants  of  the  other  wife  or  wives.  Sometimes,  in  the 
same  family,  brothers  have  removed  to  distant  parts  of  the 
country,  sons  have  left  home  and  never  been  heard  from,  so 
that  all  knowledge  of  them  has  been  lost  by  the  home-circle. 
Wherever  any  evidence  could  be  found,  either  by  corre- 
spondence or  searching-  records,  placing  families  of  un- 
known lineage,  we  have  given  them  the  space  presumed  to 
be  theirs.  All  records  which  lack  such  evidence  are  given 
in  the  Appendix  and,  perhaps,  the  families  themselves,  hav- 
ing some  information  which  we  have  not  received,  may  be 
able  to  determine  just  where  they  belong.  Dr.  Bond,  him- 
self, with  all  the  time  and  study  which  he  expended,  had 
sometimes  to  use  the  interrogation-point,  and  we,  trying  to 
follow  in  the  paths  he  has  marked  out,  feel  it  no  discredit 
when  obliged  to  do  the  same.  Familv  traditions  are  some- 
times unreliable  and,  in  some  instances,  incorrect  in  minor 
particulars,  but,  at  other  times,  have  been  of  great  as- 
sistance. 

The  disjointed  parts  of  this  record  are  given  with  the  hope 
that  those  most  nearly  concerned  can  complete  it. 


9500— JOHN  STEARNS,  of  Barre,  Mass.,  is  given  by 
one  authority,  as  father  of  John  Stearns,  Esq.,  of  Chelsea, 


APPENDIX.  391 

Vt,  Another  correspondent  says  that  his  grandfather's 
name  was  supposed  to  be  Nathaniel,  who  was  father  of  John 
Stearns,  Esq.,  of  Chelsea,  Vt.  From  the  records  we  find 
that  Nathaniel  Stearns,  of  Barre,  md.,  Sept.  18,  1788,  Lucy 
Bullard.  of  Barre,  Mass. 

II. 

9501— JOHN  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  6,  1785,  in  Barre, 
Mass.;  md.,  Jan.  23,  1812,  Elizabeth  Chandler,  b.,  Dec.  14, 
1789,  dau.  of  Lieut.  Joseph  and  Olive  (Backus)  Chandler,  of 
Pomfret,  Conn.  He  was  Postmaster  at  Chelsea,  Vt.,  for 
thirty  years;  a  merchant  who  suffered  financial  loss  in  the 
panic  of  1837;  d.,  Oct.  25,  1838;  three  children.  Dr.  Bond 
mentions  him  in  the  Redington  Appendix  of  Isaac  Stearns. 
Elizabeth  (Chandler)  Stearns  d.,  Feb.  12,  1838. 

9502— GEORGE  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  29,  1815^  Chelsea, 
Vt.,  d.,  Dec.  9,  1861,  at  Menominee,  Wis.;  never  married; 
was  County  Clerk  of  Waukesha  Co.,  Wis. 

9503— CAROLINE  DANA  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  22, 
1817;  md.,  July  17,  1838,  Edward  Caldwell  Redington,  b., 
July  19,  1809,  son  of  Isaac  Redington,  of  Walpole,  N.  H., 
whose  wife  was  Mercy  Dana,  dau.  of  Rev.  Josiah  Dana,  of 
Barre,  Mass.  Mr.  Redington  was  cashier  of  the  Orange  Co. 
Bank,  at  Chelsea,  Vt.,  from  1843  to  1850,  when  he  became 
cashier  of  Passumpsic  Bank,  of  St.  Johnsbury,  Vt.  In  1865, 
he  purchased  the  assets  of  the  Passumpie  Bank  and  agreed 
to  pay  its  liabilities  for  $4.01  per  share.  In  Mar.,  1867,  he 
was  appointed  Pension  Agent.  His  grandmother  was  Ruth 
Stearns,  who  md.  Benjamin  Redington.  of  Lunenberg,  Mass. 
Caroline  (Stearns)  Redington  d.,  Oct.  3,  1887.  in  Bradford, 
Vt. 

(a) — Edward  Dana  Redington,  b.,  Nov.  12,  1839,  in 
Chelsea,  Vt. ;  md.  (1),  Mary  Ann  Chamberlain,  of 
St.  Johnsbury,  Vt.,  who  d.,  Apr.  23,  1880;  md.  (2), 
Mary  Julia  Towne,  of  Chicago,  111. ;  engaged  in  Life 
Insurance, 
(b) — Elizabeth  Stearns  Redington,  b.,  June  20,  1843,  in 

Chelsea,  Vt;  d.,  Oct.  20,  1861. 
(c) — Isabella    Fisk   Redington,   b.,   Sept.   20,    1848,   at 
Chelsea,  Vt.;  d.,  Oct.  13,  1850. 


392  APPENDIX. 

(d) — Caroline   Louisa    Redington,   b.,    Mar.    26,    1855, 
at  St.  Johnsbury,  Vt.;  d.,  Mar.  18,  1867. 

9504— JOHN  CHANDLER  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  11, 
183 1,  in  Chelsea,  Vt.;  md.,  Sept.  29,  1863,  Martha  Frances 
Pickett,  of  Bradford,  Vt.,  where  they  have  resided  ever 
since;  no  children.  Mr.  Stearns  was  a  merchant  at  Worces- 
ter, Mass.,  under  firm  name  of  Brooks  and  Stearns;  in  1861, 
enlisted  in  1st.  Vt.  Vol.  Regt.,  and  marched  to  Washington 
for  the  defence  of  his  country;  was  with  the  Union  Army 
when  Harper's  Ferry  was  given  up  to  the  Confederates; 
First  Lieut,  and  Adit,  in  Qth  Vt.  Vols. 

9505— NATHANIEL  STEARNS  2d.,  b.,  Mar.  12,  1787, 
in  Barre,  Mass.;  always  wrote  his  name  Nathaniel  2d.;  d., 
July  29.  183 1,  at  Burlington,  Vt.  He  md.,  1812,  Sarah 
Brown,  who  d.,  Sept.  1868,  and  carried  on  "The  Old  Stearns 
Stand,"  at  Swanton,  Vt.,  from  1812  to  1825;  afterward  kept 
a  provision  and  grocery  store  at  Burlington,  Vt.  We  have 
two  records  of  children  of  Nathaniel  Stearns,  of  Swanton, 
Vt,  presumably  the  same  Nathaniel,  but  possibly  not. 
Nathaniel  Stearns  is  said  to  have  died  in  Swanton,  Vt.  Both 
records  are  annexed. 

First  record. 

9506— MARY  ANN  STEARNS. 

9507— ELIZA  STEARNS. 

9508— LUCY  AUGUSTA  STEARNS. 

9509— SARAH  STEARNS,  who  md.  Nathaniel  Wood, 
of  Swanton,  Vt. 

9510— ISAIAH  STEARNS  (9518),  b.,  1803. 

95 1 1— HORACE  STEARNS,  who  kept  the  Eagle  Hotel, 
at  Swanton  Falls,  in  1853. 

Second  record. 

9512— HORACE  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  25,  1814;  md.  Har- 
riet Bascom,  and  bought  a  farm  adjoining  her  father's. 
They  lived  at  Fairfax,  Vt.,  afterwards  at  North  Willston, 
Vt. ;  two  children. 


APPENDIX.  393 

9513— ROLLIN  STEARNS,  of  Pine  Bluff,  Ark. 

95I4_OLIVE  STEARNS,  md.  Bert  Brown,  of  North 
Williston,  Vt. 

9515— OLIVE  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  1,  1819,  at  Richmond, 
Vt.;  md.  Dr.  Rollin  Eaton,  of  Enosburg,  Vt.,  where  she  d. ; 
four  children. 

9516— HENRY  STEARNS  (9528),  b.,  Mar.  22,  1822. 

9517— GEORGE  NATHANIEL  STEARNS  (9535),  b., 
Sept.  27,  1829. 

The  Town  Clerk  of  Barre,  Mass.,  Mr.  W.  R.  Spooner,  fur- 
nishes the  following-: 

"Nathaniel  Stearns,  son  of  John  Stearns  and  Mary,  his 
wife,  was  born  Mar.  24,  1787. 

"David  Stearns,  son  of  John  Stearns  and  Mary  his  wife, 
was  born  Mar.  25,  1789. 

"Polly  Stearns,  dau.  of  John  Stearns  and  Mary  his  wife, 
was  born  Apr.  7,  1791." 

9518— ISAIAH  STEARNS  (9510),  b.,  Jan.  30,  1803.  in 
Swanton,  Vt. ;  md.,  about  1835,  Julia  A.  Ellsworth,  bv  July 
2,  1816,  who  d..  Mar.  28,  1884.  He  d.,  Apr.  5,  1879;  eight 
children. 

9519— CHAUNCEY  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  1836;  d.,  1868,  in 

California;  unm. 

9520— HENRY  GEORGE  STEARNS,  b„  1838,  in  Cam- 
bridge, Vt.:  md.  Ellen  I.  Skelly,  and  settled  in  St.  Albans, 
Vt.,  where  their  son  was  born.  H.  G.  Stearns  was  Sec.  Lieut, 
in  Co.  F,  7th  Regt,  Vt.  Vols.,  in  1862;  mustered  out,  Aug. 
25,  1865. 

9521— SON,  b.,  July  31,  1873;  d.,  Oct.  3,  1874. 

9522-^EBEN  PARMALEE  STEARNS,  b.,  1840,  in  Shel- 
don, Vt. :  md.  Julia  Draper,  and  settled  in  St.  Albans,  Vt. 

9523— JOHN  HUGHES  STEARNS,  b.,  1842;  enlisted 
in  7th.  Regt.,  Vt.  Vols.,  during  the  Civil  War;  d..  Aug.  20, 
1862.  in  hospital  at  New  Orleans,  La.,  of  typhoid  fever. 

9524— WILLIAM  NATHANIEL  STEARNS,  b.,  1843, 
in  Swanton,  Vt. ;  md.  Harriet  Wells. 


394  APPENDIX. 

9525— CHARLES  HALL  STEARNS,  b.,  1844,  in  Swan- 
ton,  Vt;  of  Burlington,  Vt.;  md.  (1),  Flora  Owen;  md.  (2), 
Martha  J.  Pease. 

9526— MARY  ANN  STEARNS,  b.,  1846,  in  Swanton,  Vt. 

9527— LUCY  AUGUSTA  STEARNS,  b.,  1848,  in  Swan- 
ton,  Vt.;  a  dressmaker,  of  Underhill,  Vt. ;  unm. 

9528— HENRY  STEARNS  (95 16),  b.,  Mar.  22,  1822,  at 
Richmond,  Vt.;  a  farmer,  of  Hill,  N.  H.  He  md.  (1),  June 
12,  1848,  Lovisa  E.  Halbert,  of  Fairfax,  Vt.,  who  d.,  Nov. 

8,  1854;  md.  (2),  May  11,  1856,  Mary  L.  Farnsworth,  dau. 
of  Major  Ira  Farnsworth,  of  Fairfax,  Vt;  five  children. 

9529— MARTHA  OLIVE  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  18,  1851, 
in  Fairfax,  Vt.;  of  Hill,  N.  H.;  unm. 

9530— JOHN  HALBERT  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  15,  1853, 
in  Fairfax,  Vt.;  of  Detroit,  Minn. 

9531— HELEN  LOVISA  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  4,  1854,  in 
Fairfax,  Vt. ;  d.,  June  4,  1892.  She  md.  Charles  S.  Sampson, 
and  had  three  children. 

(a) — Linda  Sampson,  b.,  1872;  md.  Mr.  Fogg,  of  South 
Gardiner,  Me. 

(b) — Helen  L.  Sampson,  b.,  1881. 
(c) — Vernor  Sampson,  b.,  1886. 

9532— NELLIE  TANE  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  21,  1861; 
md.  F.  B.  Shaw,  of  Franklin,  N.  H.,  a  dealer  in  hides  and 
real-estate. 

9533— EDWIN  SIBLEY  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  2,  1868; 
a  farmer,  of  Hill,  N.  H.,  who  md.  Mary  E.  Addison;  one 
child;  d. 

9534— MILLIE  HOLT  STEARNS,  b..  1890. 

9535— GEORGE  NATHANIEL  STEARNS  (9517),  b., 
Sept.  2y,  1829,  in  Burlington,  Vt.;  md.  Abbie  Fish,  b.,  Apr. 

9,  ;  of  Sheldon,  Vt.,  where  he  d.,  Apr.  10,  i860. 

9536— JOHN  NATHANIEL  STEARNS,  b..  Apr.  13, 
1856,  in  Sheldon,  Vt. ;  a  druggist,  of  Syracuse,  N.  Y.     He 


APPENDIX.  395 

md.,  Dec.  I,  1880,  Emma  C.  Bacon,  of  Essex,  N.  Y. ;  two 
children. 

9537— JESSIE  BACON  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  1,  1885,  at 
Marcellus,  N.  Y. 

9538— JOHN  MAXWELL  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  31,  1891, 
in  Marcellus,  N.  Y. 

9539— GEORGE  HAMMOND  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  3, 
i860,  in  Sheldon,  Vt.;  md.  Mina  Bishop,  of  Marcellus,  N.  Y.; 
one  child. 

Third  Record. 

The  following  record  can  be  traced  to  either  one  of  two 
sources  and  the  interested  families  must  decide  for  them- 
selves which  is  the  correct  one.  Either  Oliver  Stearns 
(155-Isaac),  who  was  of  Tewksbury,  and  chose  Joshua 
Abbott,  his  brother-in-law  for  his  guardian,  married  and 
had  several  children,  or,  his  cousin,  Samuel  Stearns  (409- 
Isaac)  had  more  sons  than  he  is  credited  with,  by  Hazen's 
History  of  Billerica,  or  Bond's  History  of  Watertown.  The 
earliest  known  abiding-place  of  this  line  was  in  Tewksbury, 
Mass.,  and  we  incline  to  the  belief  that  Oliver  (155)  was  its 
progenitor,  but  have  no  reliable  proof  of  the  fact. 

9540— BRADLEY  STEARNS,  date  of  birth  unknown; 
moved,  about  1815,  from  Temple,  N.  H.,  to  the  western  part 
of  New  York  State.  He  is  said  to  have  had  three  or  four 
sons,  names  unknown. 

9541— SAMUEL  STEARNS  (9545),  b.,  July  17,  1760. 

9542— OLIVER  STEARNS,  born  in  Tewksbury,  Mass. 

9543— ABBOTT  STEARNS  (9548),  b.,  Nov.  28,  1770. 

9544 — Several  sisters,  names  unknown. 

9545— SAMUEL  STEARNS  (9541),  b.,  July  17,  1760,  in 
Tewksbury,  Mass.;  a  farmer,  of  Temple,  N.  H.,  who  was  a 
shoemaker  by  trade.  He  md.  Alice  'Stearns,  b.,  Mar.  4, 
1 771,  who  d.,  Sept.  8,  1843,  in  Ware,  Mass.;  d.,  Nov.  6,  1833, 
in  Temple,  N.  H.  He  entered  the  Revolutionary  Army  be- 
fore he  was  eighteen  years  of  age,  and  received  a  pension  for 
his  services,  which  was  continued  to  his  widow  after  his 


396  APPENDIX. 

death.  He  is  supposed  to  be  the  Samuel  Stearns  who  was 
placed  by  Dr.  Bond  as  son  of  Samuel  and  Hannah  (Trask) 
Stearns,  with  an  interrogation-point  attached;  two  sons. 

9546— WILLIAM  STEARNS  (9561),  b.,  Dec.  20,  1785, 
in  Billerica,  Mass. 

9547— ISAAC  STEARNS  (9576),  b.,  Dec.  18,  1787,  in 
Billerica,  Mass. 

9548— ABBOTT  STERNS  (9543),  b.,  Nov.  28,  1770,  in 
Salem,  Mass.;  d.,  Jan.  11,  1852,  at  Graines,  Orleans  Co., 
N.  Y.  He  md.  Jan.,  1791,  Lydia  Wright,  b.}  Mar.  15,  1772, 
dau.  of  Josiah  and  Dolly  (Shattuck)  Wright  of  Pepperell, 
Mass.;  about  1820,  moved  from  Milford,  Hillsboro  Co., 
N.  H.,  to  Gaines,  N.  Y.,  accompanied  by  some  of  his  chil- 
dren.   He  had  nine  children. 

9549— -BRADLEY  BOWERS  STERNS  ^82),  b.,  Sept. 
18,  1791,  in  Billerica,  Mass. 

9550— OLIVER  STERNS  (0*04),  b.,  Feb.  1,  1793,  in  Bil- 
lerica, Mass. 

9551— CLARISSA  STERNS,  b.,  Jan.  31,  1795,  in  Bil- 
lerica, Mass.;  md.  (1),  Mr.  Lawrence;  md  .(2),  Mr.  Whitte- 
mo>re;  three  children. 

(a) — Levi  Lawrence. 

(b) — Walton  Whittemore. 

(c) — Anne  Maria  Whittemore. 

9552— ABBOTT  STERNS  JR.,  b.,  Feb.  20,  1797,  in  Bil- 
lerica, Mass.;  a  farmer,  of  Gaines,  Orleans  Co.,  N.Y.,  where 
he  d.,  Nov.,  1867;  unm. 

9553— VERNUM  P.  STERNS,  b.,  Feb.  15,  1799,  in  Pep- 
perell, N.  H.;  a  farmer,  of  Gaines,  N.  Y.,  where  he  d.,  Jan. 
28,  1868;  unm. 

9554— LYDIA  STERNS,  b.f  Mar.  9,  1801,  in  Milford, 
N.  H.;  md.  Mr.  Cummings,  and  d.  in  Plymouth,  Wayne  Co., 
Mich.;  four  children. 

(a) — Jane  Harriet  Cummings. 

(b) — James  Henry  Cummings. 

(c) — John  Cummings. 

(d) — Jude  Emery  Cummings. 


APPENDIX.  397 

9555— WARD  PERLEY  STERNS,  b.,  Sept.  12,  1805,  in 
Milford,  N.  H.;  d.,  Nov.  12,  1866,  in  Gaines,  N.  Y.;  md.  and 
had  three  children. 

9556— WILLIAM  STERNS. 

9557-RALPH  STERNS.         J  T    ins 

9558— RODNEY  STERNS.    \ 

9559— ELIZA  STERNS,  b.,  May  15,  1808,  in  Milford, 
N.  H.;  md.  Mr.  Storms,  and  settled  in  Clarendon,  Orleans 
Co.,  N.  Y.,  where  she  d. ;  five  children. 

(a) — Willard  Storms. 

(b) — George  Wilder  Storms. 

(c) — Sophronia  Storms. 

(d) — Emily  Storms. 

(e) — Ellen  Storms. 

9560— JOSIAH  WILDER  STERNS  (9602),  b.,  July  15, 
1810. 

9561— WILLIAM  STEARNS  (9546),  b.,  Dec.  20,  1785, 
in  Billerica,  Mass.,  son  of  Samuel  and  Alice  (Stearns) 
Stearns,  of  Temple,  N.  H.;  a  farmer,  of  Temple,  N.  H.  He 
md.  (1),  Nov.  17,  1808,  Betsy  White,  b.,  Sept.  29,  1785,  who 
d.,  May  7,  1818,  dau.  of  William  White,  of  Peterboro,  N.  H.; 
md.  (2),  Aug.,  1818,  Sarah  Chadwick,  b.,  1787,  who  d.,  Aug. 
25,  1875,  in  Peterboro,  N.  H.,  dau.  of  David  Chadwick,  of 
Jaffrey,  N.  H.  William  Stearns  d.,  July  17,  i860,  in  Peter- 
boro, N.  H.,  aged  75  years;  fourteen  children. 

9562— ALICE  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  8,  1809,  in  Temple, 
N.  H.;  md.,  Dec.  1,  1829,  Hiram  A.  Wilcox,  b.,  Oct.  12, 
1806,  in  Barkhamstead,  Conn.,  who  d.,  Nov.  14,  1875,  in 
Ware,  Mass.;  a  machinist,  of  the  cotton  factories;  seven 
children. 

(a) — Hiram  A.  Wilcox  Jr.,  b.,  Dec.  3,  1831,  in  Barton, 
Vt. ;  served  three  years  in  Union  Army,  during  the 
Civil  War,  under  Gen.  Butler;  d.  in  Ware,  Mass. 
(b) — Alice  Wilcox,  b.,  Feb.  13,  1834,  in  Amherst,  N.  H.; 
md.  (1),  Feb.  20,  1849,  in  Stanford,  Conn.,  Hilary 
Cone,  of  Virginia,  where  he  died,  and  she  md.  (2), 
George  Stanton,  of  Canada. 


298  APPENDIX. 

(c) — Jehiel  Wilcox,  b.,  Mar.  23,  1835,  in  Amherst, 
N.  H.;  <±,  Sept.  20,  1836,  in  Lynn,  Mass. 

(d) — Anstress  Wilcox,  b.,  Apr.  25,  1837,  in  Lynn,  Mass.; 
d.  in  Ware. 

(e) — Eveline  Wilcox,  b.>  May  8,  1839,  in  Peterboro, 
N.  H.;d.  in  Ware. 

(f) — Heyler  Wilcox,  b.,  Oct.  3,  1841,  in  Ware,  Mass.; 
a  painter,  by  trade;  d.,  Aug.  14,  1892,  in  Springfield, 
Mass. 

(g) — Chauncey  Wilcox,  b.,  Jan.  8,  1843;  with  his  broth- 
er, Heyler,  was  in  the  Civil  War  for  three  years;  d., 
Nov.  29,  1892,  in  Webster,  Mass. 

9563— SAMUEL  STEARNS  (9606),  b.,  Nov.  6,  181 1. 

9564— ISAAC  W.  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  8,  1814. 
Twins. 

9565— ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  8,  1814. 

Elizabeth  Stearns  d.  soon. 

Isaac  W.  Stearns  was  a  painter  by  trade,  afterward  a 
farmer.  He  removed  to  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  where  he  was 
agent  and  collector;  md.,  Apr.  9,  1839,  Emeline  Evans,  of 
Troy,  N.  Y.,  b.,  Oct.  23,  1819,  in  Schodack,  N.  Y.;  s.  p. 

9566— WILLIAM  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  May  14,  1816. 
Twins. 

9567— MARTHA  STEARNS,  b.,  May  14,  1816.  a 

William  Stearns  Jr.  (9615). 

Martha  Stearns  md.  Feb.  5,  1835,  at  Amherst,  N.  H.,  Asa 
Avery,  a  blacksmith,  of  Temple,  N.  H.,  b..  Mar.  21,  1806; 
five  children. 

(a) — Martha  A.  Avery,  b.,  Jan.  13,  1836,  in  Manchester, 

N.  H.;d.,  Oct.  13,  1856. 
(b) — Angeline   Avery,   b.,   Apr.    12,    1838,   at   Sharon, 

N.  H.;  d.,  Aug.  10,  1868. 
(c) — Ellen  M.  Averv,  b.,  Apr.  4,  1843,  at  Ware,  Mass.; 

md.,  Webster  H.  Hussey. 

(d) — Alvira  F.  Avery,  b.,  June  30,  1848,  in  Ware,  Mass.; 

d.,  June  29,  1849. 
(e) — Charles  H.  Averv,  b.,  Jan.  4,  1851;  md.,  Oct.  13, 

1880,  Lida  Hussey.  of  Nashua,  N.  H. 


APPENDIX.  399 

9568— JOHN  STEARNS,  b..  May  3,  1818;  d.,  May  14, 
1818. 

By  second  wife. 

9569—CHARLES  A.  STEARNS  (9616),  b.,  May  5,  1819. 

9570— ALMIRA  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  7,  1821;  md.  Lewis 
L.  Dodge,  of  Maine;  had  three  sons;  d..  Mar.  8,  1885,  in 
Boston,  Mass. 

9571— LUCINDA  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  17,  1822,  in  Tem- 
ple, N.  H.;  md.  Hollis  Bruce,  b..  May  4,  1823,  in  Lancaster, 
Mass.,  who  d.,  Feb.  12,  1863;  d.,  1894;  one  daughter. 

(a) — Georgia  A.  Bruce,  b.,  Dec.  13,  1852;  md.  George 
W.  Fosket. 

9572— HANNAH  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  22,  1824,  in 
Temple,  N.  H.;  md.  Luke  Forbush,  b.,  Nov.  8,  1823,  in 
Peterboro,  N.  H.,  who  was  a  machinist  and  farmer;  three 
children. 

(a) — Lucinda  C.  Forbush,  b.,  June  26,  1847;  md->  May  1, 
1866,  John  Scott,  editor  in  Peterboro,  N.  H. 

(b) — Abigail  Forbush,  b.,  Aug.  30,  1849;  md.  Samuel 
Lee. 

(c) — George  L.  Forbush,  b.,  Oct.  4,  1851;  md.  Clara  H. 
Skeeth. 

9573_BiETSY  STEARNS,  b.,  July  15,  1827,  in  Temple, 
N.  H.;  md.  (1),  Charles  Baker,  of  Manchester.  N.  H.;  md. 
(2),  David  White,  of  Manchester. 

9574— ABIGAIL  ADALINE  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  6, 
1829;  d.,  1830. 

9575__ABIGAIL  ADALINE  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  13, 
1832;  md.,  John  A.  Pickern,  who  d.,  in  Lawrence,  Mass.; 
no  children. 

9576— ISAAC  STEARNS  (9*47)-  b.,  Dec.  18,  1787,  son 
of  Samuel  and  Alice  ( Stearns)  Stearns,  of  Billerica,  Mass.: 
a  carpenter  and  farmer,  of  Ware,  Mass.,  where  he  d.,  Feb. 
10,  1869.  He  md.  Charlotte  Breckenridge,  of  Ware.  Mass., 
who  d.,  July  3,  1870,  aged  80  years;  five  children. 


400  APPENDIX. 

9577— ISAAC  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  in  Ware,  Mass.;  a  fore- 
man in  Brookfield  foundry.  He  has  two  sons,  names  un- 
known. 

9578— ALONZO  STEARNS,  a  farmer  and  wheelwright, 
of  Ware,  Mass. 

9579— CHARLOTTE  STEARNS,  b.  in  Ware,  Mass. 

9580— MARIA  STEARNS,  of  Hartford,  Conn. 

9581— HANNAH  STEARNS,  md. 

9582— BRADLEY  BOWERS  STEARNS  (9549),  b., 
Sept.  18,  1 79 1,  in  Billerica,  Mass.,  son  of  Abbott  and  Lydia 
(Wright)  Stearns;  a  farmer  and  stage-driver.     He  md.  (1), 

1813,  Sarah  Dutton;  md.  (2),  Lvdia  Batchelor;  d.,  Jan.  5, 
1878,  in  Gaines,  Orleans  Co.,  N.  Y. ;  eleven  children. 

9583— CYRUS  LEWIS  STEARNS  (9620),  b.,  Apr.  8, 

1814,  at  Milford,  TJ.  H. 

9584— SARAH  CAROLINE  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  12, 
1816,  in  Milford,  N.  H.;  md.  Isaac  Cummings. 

By  second  wife. 

9585— CHARLES  WASHINGTON  STEARNS,  b.,  July 

7,  1817,  in  Milford,  N.  H.;  d.  young. 

9586— LUCINDA  MOREY  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  13, 
1818,  in  Gaines,  N.  Y. ;  md.  Eli  Lavery. 

9587— CLARISSA  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  9,  1820;  d.,  1871. 

9588— AMANDA  MALVINA  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  4, 
1822;  md.  Spencer  Dunham. 

9589— FANNIE  STEARNS,  b.,  1823. 

9590— CULLEN  ANDERSON  STEARNS  (9623),  b., 
Apr.  1,  1825,  in  Gaines,  N.  Y. 

9591— JAMES  BATCHELOR  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  26, 
1827,  in  Gaines,  N.  Y. ;  md.  Louisa  Brown. 

9592— LYDIA  WRIGHT  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  2,  1829; 
md.  Mr.  Ashby;  d.,  1867,  in  Mich. 

9593— MARY  ARCHER  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  18,  1832; 
md.  Mr.  Lott;  d.,  at  Oak  Grove,  Mich. 


APPENDIX.  401 

9594— OLIVER  STEARNS  (9550),  b.,  Feb.  1,  1793,  son 
of  Abbott  and  Lydia  (Wright)  Stearns,  of  Billerica,  Mass.; 
a  farmer,  of  Milford,  N.  H.  He  md.  (1),  Nov.  14,  1816, 
Mary  Willoughby,  of  Hollis,  iN.  H.;  md.  (2),  Rhoda  Farns- 
worth,  dau.  of  Philip  and  Rhoda  (Badger)  Farnsworth,  of 
Groton,  Mass.;  seven  children. 

9595— MARY  B.  STEARNS. 

9596— OLIVER  STEARNS  JR. 

9597— WILLIAM  STEARNS. 

9598— HIRAM  STEARNS. 

9599— SAMUEL  STEARNS. 

9600— ABIGAIL    ROXANNA    STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  2, 
1833,    in    Milford,    N.    H.;    md.,    Mar.    27,    1855,   William 
Spalding,  b.,  Dec.  10,  1821,  in  Milford,  N.  H.    They  resided 
at  Ayer  Junction,  Mass. ;  three  children. 

(a) — Willie  Otis  Spalding,  b.,  Apr.  11,  1862;  d.,  Aug.  6, 

1862. 
(b) — Fred  Sampson  Spalding,  b.,  Dec.  25,  1863. 
(c) — Frank  Ellsworth  Spalding,  b.,  Nov.   30,   1866,  in 
Dublin,  N.  H.;  grad.  Amherst  Coll.,  1889;  Ph.  D., 
Univ.  of  Leipsic,  1894. 

9601— HENRY  C.  STEARNS. 

9602— JOSIAH  WILDER  STERNS  (9560),  b.,  July  15, 
18 10,  son  of  Abbott  and  Lydia  (Wright)  Stearns,  of  Milford, 
N.  H.;  of  Cleveland,  O.  He  md.,  July  4,  1839,  Almira  K. 
Alexander,  b.,  Mar.  19,  1821,  who  d.,  Oct.  25,  1895;  two 
children. 

9603— OLIVER  A.  STERNS,  b.,  May  29,  1843,  in 
Gaines,  Orleans  Co.,  N.  Y. ;  an  organ-tuner,  of  Cleveland,  O. 
He  md.,  July  4,  1865,  Celestia  Sargeant;  d.,  Oct.  23,  1877,  m 
Cleveland,  O.;  one  son. 

9604— CLAUDE  PERLEY  STERNS,  b.,  Nov.  9,  1866; 
metal  pattern-maker,  of  Cleveland,  O.;  md.  Lottie  May  Dick- 
inson, b.,  Feb.  24,  1871. 


402  APPENDIX. 

9605-^CLARA  M.  STERNS,  b.}  Oct.  5,  1845,  in  Gaines, 
N.  Y.;  of  Cleveland,  O.;  unm.;  her  father's  amanuensis. 

9606—  SAMUEL  STEARNS  (9563),  b.,  Nov.  6,  181 1, 
son  of  William  and  Betsy  (White)  Stearns,  of  Temple, 
N.  H.;  a  farmer,  of  Greenfield,  N.  H.,  where  he  d.,  July  31, 
1863.  He  md.,  Aug-.  7,  1834,  Louise  Hutchinson,  of  Brook- 
field,  Mass.,  b.,  July  28,  1805,  who  d.,  Dec.  21,  1875,  in  Marl- 
boro, N.  H.;  eight  children. 

9607— AMBROSE  W.  STEARNS,  b.,  July  30,  1836;  d. 
in  Richmond,  Va.,  May  29,  1865,  in  the  service  of  his  coun- 
try, during  the  Civil  War. 

9608— SUSAN  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  28,  1838;  d.,  Oct. 
6,  1842,  in  Peterboro,  N.  H. 

9609— SAMUEL  G.  STEARNS,  b.,  May  5,  1839;  d.,  Aug. 
11,  1863,  in  his  country's  service,  during  the  Civil  War. 

9610— MARIAN  O.  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  2,  1841;  md., 
1858,  Silas  S.  Stickney,  of  Greenfield,  N.  H.,  who  enlisted, 
during  the  Civil  War,  in  Co.  G,  13th.  Regt,  N.  H.  Vols., 
and  was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Gettysburg.  She  d.,  Aug.  22, 
1883,  in  Marlboro;  one  son. 

(a) — Frank  S.  Stickney,  b.,  Mar.  31,  1862;  md.,  Sept.  4, 
1889,  Eveline  Littlefield. 

961 1— ALICE  L.  STEARNS,  b.,  June  22,  1843;  md.,  Feb. 

20.  1865,  Thomas  J.  Little,  of  Wilton,  N.  H.;  three  children. 

(a) — Alice  Little,  b.,  Sept.  20,  1866;  md.,  Aug.  9,  1886, 

Walter  E.  Field,  of  Keene,  N.  H. 
(b) — Katie  A.  Little,  b.,  Oct.  24,  1869. 
(c) — Annie  O.  Little,  b.,  Mar.  11,  1874. 

9612-^SEWELL  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  25,  1845;  was 
killed  by  a  shell,  June  1,  1864,  at  the  battle  of  Cold  Harbor, 
aged  nineteen  years. 

9613— ELLEN  E.  STEARNS,  b,  Feb.  20,  1847;  d.,  Oct. 
1,  1862,  in  Greenfield,  N.  H. 

9614— MARTHA  T.  STEARNS,  b..  May  25.  1850;  md., 
Oct.  12,  1868,  Frank  Due,  of  Greenfield;  three  children. 


APPENDIX.  403 

(a)— Willie  E.  Due. 
(b)— Perley  A.  Due. 
(c) — Barnard  L.  Due. 

9615— WILLIAM  STEARNS  JR.  (9566),  b.,  May  14, 
1816,  son  of  William  and  Betsy  (White)  Stearns,  of  Temple, 
N.  H.;  when  but  a  baby,  his  mother  died,  and  he  was  taken 
to  Troy,  N.  Y.,  by  a  familv  named  Wright,  who  adopted 
him,  and  his  name  was  changed  to  William  S.  Wright.  He 
md.,  Feb.  7,  1836,  Maria  Moore,  of  Schaghticoke,  Rens- 
selaer Co.,  N.  Y.,  b.,  May  9,  1815,  who  d.,  Dec.  20.  1882. 
About  1844,  they  moved  to  New  York  City,  where  he  be- 
came a  contractor  and  builder;  five  children. 

(a) — William   E.   Wright,  b.,  Jan.   30,   1837,   in  Troy, 
N.  Y.;  d.,  1876,  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

(b)— Helen  M.  Wright,  b.,  Sept.  20,  1838;  md.,  Oct.  10. 

1857,  John  W.  Miller,  of  Stanford,  Conn, 
(c) — Sarah  F.  Wright,  b.,  Feb.  25,  1840,  in  Troy,  N.  Y.; 

d.,  Sept.  Si  1842. 
(d) — Charles  S.  Wright,  b.,  Jan.  30,  1842,  served  in  the 

Civil  War. 

(e) — George  H.  Wright,  b.,  July  2,  1844,  in  Albany, 
N.  Y.;  served  in  the  Civil  War. 

9616— CHARLES  A.  STEARNS  (9569),  b.,  May  5,  1819, 
son  of  William  and  Sarah  (Chadwick)  Stearns,  of  Temple, 
N.  H.;  a  cotton  manufacturer,  of  Manchester,  N.  H.,  for 
many  years,  and,  afterwards,  a  coal  merchant,  of  Aurora, 
111.  He  md.  (1),  Lucy  Davis,  of  Peterboro,  N.  H.;  md.  (2), 
Lizzie  ,  of  Manchester,  N.  H.;  three  children. 

9617— CHARLES  A.  STEARNS  JR.,  d. 

9618— LUCY  STEARNS,  d. 

9619— CHARLES  STEARNS,  d. 

9620— CYRUS  LEWIS  STEARNS  (9583),  b.,  Apr.  8, 
1814,  son  of  Bradley  Bowers  and  Sarah  (Dutton)  Stearns,  of 
Milford,  N.  H.;  a  farmer  and  gardener,  of  Albion,  Orleans 
Co.,  N.  Y.,  who  d.,  Feb.  14,  1889,  on  the  same  place  that 
he  took  when  he  first  went  to  Albion.  He  md.,  1849, 
Emeline  Brown,  and  had  two  children. 


404  APPENDIX. 

9621— MARIA  F.  STEARNS,  b.,  1850;  lives  with  her 
brother,  at  Albion,  N.  Y. 

9622— AUGUSTUS  D.  STEARNS,  b.,  1852;  a  resident 
of  Albion,  N.  Y.,  where  he  and  his  sister  remain  together; 
unm.;  followed  his  father's  occupation. 

9623— CULLEN  ANDERSON  STEARNS  (9590),  b., 
Apr.  1,  1825,  son  of  Bradley  Bowers  and  Lydia  (Batchelor) 
Stearns,  of  Gaines,  Orleans  Co.,  N.  Y.;  a  farmer  and  gar- 
dener, of  Lockport,  N.  Y.  He  md.,  185 1,  Ellen  Davis,  and 
settled  in  Lebanon,  Dodge  Co.,  Wis.,  afterwards  in  Adrian, 
Mich.,  and  Gaines,  N.  Y. ;  eleven  children. 

9624— HARRIET  S.  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  5,  1852,  in  Wis. 

9625— ELLEN  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  25,  1855,  in  Wis.; 
d.,  Apr.,  1880. 

9626— CLARIBEL  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  6,  1857.  in  Wis.; 
d.,  July,  1863. 

9627— JULIA  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  3,  i860,  in  Mich. 

9628— ANNIE  LAURA  STEARNS,  b.,  June  15,  1862,  in 
Mich. 

9629— <EDITH  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  16,  1865,  in  Or- 
leans Co.,  N.  Y.;  d.,  Sept.  7,  1890. 

9630— JOHN  W.  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  8,  1869,  in  N.  Y. 

9631— FRED  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  15,  1871,  in  Gaines, 

N.  Y. 

9632— MINNIE  B.  STEARNS,  b.,  July  1,  1873. 
9633— LOTTIE  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  29,  1876. 
9634— CULLEN  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  Feb.  5,  1879. 

Fourth  Record. 

9635  DENISON  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  1,  1792,  parents 
from  Vermont,  but  names  unknown;  served  as  a  private  in 
the  war  of  1812;  d.,  Jan.  23,  1875.  It  is  supposed  that  he 
was  connected  with  the  family  of  Ebenezer  I.  Stearns  (6449- 


APPENDIX.  405 

Charles),  but  it  remains  for  the  family  to  trace  the  connec- 
tion. His  parents  removed  from  Vermont  to  New  York 
State,  near  Sodus  Bay,  and  he  had  several  brothers,  only  the 
name  of  one,  William  Stearns,  being  known.  We  have  a 
partial  record  of  three  children,  furnished  by  Joseph  D. 
Stearns,  of  Claremont,  So.  Dak. 

9636— JOSEPH  D.  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  26,  1827;  md. 
(1),  Dec.  26,  1854,  Sarah  E.  Bigler,  who  bore  him  five  chil- 
dren, and  d.,  Jan.  15,  1865;  md  (2V  June  16,  1866,  Julia  M. 
Plato,  who  became  the  mother  of  seven  children.  Mr. 
Stearns  was  a  volunteer  in  the  Mexican  War,  in  1847,  and 
received  from  the  State  of  Michigan  a  bounty  of  one  hundred 
and  sixty  acres  of  land  in  Montcalm  township  and  county, 
frc  m  which  he  removed  to  Claremont,  So.  Dak. ;  twelve 
children. 

9637— SARAH  ANN  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  9,  1856;  d., 
Aug.  30,  1857. 

9638— JOHN  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  9,  1857;  of  Stanton, 
Mich. 

9639— WILLIAM  D.  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  12,  1859;  d., 
June  11,  i860. 

9640— EVA  LAVILLA  STEARNS,  b.,  May  22,  1861 ;  md. 
Mr.  Brown,  of  Stanton,  Mich. 

q64i_ JOSEPH  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  6,  1865;  of  York, 
So.  Dak. 

9642— <MARY  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  15,.  1868;  md.  Mr. 
Blake,  of  Claremont,  So.  Dak. 

9643— HENRY  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  2,  1870;  d.,  Nov.  17, 
1891,  in  Centralia,  Wash. 

9644— IDA  M.  STEARNS,  b„  Oct.  21,  1874;  of  Ann 
Arbor,  Mich. 

9645— CLARISSA  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  25,  1877. 

9646— REUBEN  G.  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  21,  1878. 

9647— EDWIN  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  1,  1880. 

9648— GUY  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  22,  1887. 


406  APPENDIX. 

9649— REUBEN  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  23,  1829;  in  sum- 
mer of  1848,  enlisted  in  the  U.  S.  Regular  Army,  and  went 
overland  to  California.  The  last  known  of  him  was  at  Scott's 
River,  Cal.,  in  1856. 

9650— GEORGE  W.  STEARNS,  b.,  1850;  of  Lake  View, 
Montcalm  Co.,  Mich. 

9651 — It  appears  that  Ezra  Stearns  was  born  somewhere 
in  Mass.,  the  name  of  the  place  being  variously  given  as 
"Pittstown,"  "Pittsfield,"  and  "Bayfield;''*  that  he  had  a 
brother  called  "Sile,''"  which  leads  one  correspondent  to 
name   him   "Josiel,"   although  another  gives   his   name   as 

9652 — Silas.  The  parents  of  these  two  brothers  are  un- 
known, but  some  descendant  may  have  the  connecting  link 
between  them  and  their  ancestry  as  traced  in  this  work. 

Ezra  Stearns  md.  Desire  Baker,  and,  in  1789,  moved  to 
Amsterdam,  N.  Y.,  being  one  of  the  earliest  settlers  in  that 
section  of  the  country.  His  children  are  given  by  one  de- 
scendant as  five;  bv  another,  four.  The  date  of  his  death 
is  given  as  Feb.  14,  1835,  aged  78  yrs.,  which  would  give 
date  of  birth  1756  or  17,57. 

A  correspondent  concerning  this  family  gives  this  an- 
cestor's name  as  Ezra  J.  Stearns,  while  still  another  calls 
him  John  Stearns.  His  brother,  Josiel  or  Silas  Stearns,  lived 
in  Amsterdam,  N.  Y.,  in  1794,  and  had  one  dau., 

9653— SABRINA  STEARNS,  who  was  twice  married,  the 
second  time  to  a  man  named  Stoddard.  She  died,  at  the 
advanced  age  of  one  hundred  and  four  years,  at  Salisbury 
Center,  N.  Y. 

Both  Ezra  and  Silas  Stearns  served  in  the  Revolutionary 
War,  where  Ezra  was  wounded  and  afterwards  appointed 
sutler  at  Fort  Ann. 

The  following  names  and  dates  are  compiled  from  several 
conflicting  sources;  mav  not  be  in  correct  order: 

9654— JOSHUA  STEARNS,  b..  1784.  son  of  Ezra  and 
Desire  (Baker)  Stearns,  of  Bavfield,  Mass.;  a  farmer,  of 
Amsterdam,  N.  Y. ;  md.  Marv  Lepper:  nine  children. 

9655— EZRA  J.  STEARNS,  a  retired  coal-merchant  of 
Dewittville,  N.  Y.;  md.  Emeline  Messenger,  and,  as  we 
understand  the  verv  indefinite  record  received,  had  one  son. 


APPENDIX.  407 

9656— CHARLES  H.  STEARNS. 

9657— JACOB  H.  STEARNS,  md.  Cynthia  Manahan,  and 
settled  in  Ohio. 

9658 — William  B.  Stearns,  md.  Mary  Merrill,  and  settled 
in  Illinois. 

9659— JOSHUA  STEARNS  TR.,  md.  Emeline 

9660— EPHRAIM  STEARNS,  of  Homer,  N.  Y. 

9661— BRISTOL  F.  STEARNS,  md.  Anne  Deal,  and 
settled  in  Oneida,  N.  Y. 

9662— MARY  ANN  STEARNS,  of  Fultonville,  N.  Y. 

9663— LAWRENCE  S.  STEARNS. 

9664— HANNAH  STEARNS. 

9665— JOHN  STEARNS,  b.,  1786,  son  of  Ezra  and  De- 
sire (Baker)  Stearns,  of  Vermont. 

No  farther  record  of  him  has  been  received. 

9666— MARY  STEARNS,  b.  about  1788;  perhaps  Mary 
Anna  Stearns,  as,  among  the  children  of  Ezra  and  Desire 
(Baker)  Stearns,  two  authorities  give  a  dau.  Anna;  md. 
John  Walter. 

9667— EZRA  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  about  1790,  son  of  Ezra 
and  Desire  (Baker)  Stearns,  of  Vermont;  md.,  1808  or  9, 
Jane  Paddock,  and  settled  in  Amsterdam,  N.  Y.  In  1852, 
the  family  was  separated  by  the  father  and  most  of  the 
children  going  West  and  settling  in  Wisconsin  and  the 
Dakotas,  leaving  three  brothers,  Alva,  John  and  William  C, 
in  New  York  State.  Ezra  Stearns  and  wife  were  the  parents 
of  fourteen  children,  of  whom  nine  lived  to  mature  years; 
he  d.,  1870,  in  Wisconsin. 

9668— EZRA  STEARNS  3d.,  b.  about  1810;  md.  Sarah 
Deal  and  spent  the  latter  years  of  his  life  in  Minn.,  where 
hed. 

9669— MARIA  STEARNS,  b.  about  1812;  md.  "Chauncey 
Snyder,  and  lived  in  Wisconsin,  where  she  d. 

9670-^JOHN  STEARNS,  md.  Lucinda  Monroe;  lived 
and  died  in  West  Amsterdam,  N.  Y. 


408  APPENDIX. 

9671— WILLIAM  C.  STEARNS  (9690),  b.,  Mar.  19, 
1817;  a  farmer,  of  Perth,  Fulton  Co.,  N.  Y. 

9672— RHODA  STEARNS,  md.  Henry  Emigh,  of  Wis- 
consin, where  she  d. 

9673— PETER  STEARNS,  md.  Phoebe  Ash,  and  settled 
in  Minnesota. 

9674— ALVA  STEARNS,  md.  Eveline  Smith,  and  settled 
in  West  Amsterdam,  where  he  d. 

9675— LYDIA  JANE  STEARNS,  md.  John  Stewart,  of 
Minnesota,  where  she  d. 

9676— ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  md.  James  Hilbert,  and 
settled  in  Minn. 

9677— ASA  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  16,  1792,  son  of  Ezra  and 
Desire  (Baker)  Stearns,  of  Vermont;  born  in  Bayfield,  Mass.; 
d.,  Oct.  2,  1858,  in  Eagle,  Waukesha  Co.,  Wis.  He  was  a 
carpenter  by  trade;  md.,  Nov.  1,  18 18,  Anna  Paddock,  and 
settled  first  in  Amsterdam,  N.  Y.,  afterwards,  removed  to 
Wisconsin.  Mrs.  Asa  Stearns  d.,  Nov.  28,  1877,  at  Grand 
Haven,  Mich.,  and  her  remains  were  interred  beside  her 
husband's,  in  Wisconsin.  They  had  seven  children,  all  of 
whom  were  born  in  Amsterdam,  N.  Y. 

9678— JANE  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  2,  1819;  md.  D.  G. 
Linginfelter,  of  Amsterdam,  N.  Y.;  d.,  Sept.,  1888,  at  Los 
Angeles,  Cal. 

9679— MARTHA  ANN  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  24,  1821 ;  md. 
D.  Cole,  of  Troy,  N.  Y. ;  d.,  Dec.  20,  1876,  at  La  Crosse,  Wis. 

9680— HANNAH  P.  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  18,  1823;  d., 
Feb.  14,  1836  ,at  Amsterdam,  N.  Y. 

9681— JOHN  W.  STEARNS,  b.,  July  29,  1827;  md. 
Jennie  Cushing,  and  settled  in  Chicago,  111. 

9682— GEORGE  L.  STEARNS  (9695),  b.,  Jan.  22,  1832; 
of  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

9683— CHARLES  W.  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  11,  1834,  at 
Amsterdam,  N.  Y. ;  d.,  Aug.  18,  1836.  at  the  same  place. 


APPENDIX.  409 

9684— LAWTON  BENSON  STEARNS  (9704),  b.,  Mar. 

11.  1836,  at  Amsterdam.  N.  Y. 

9685— CHARLES  H.  STEARNS  (9656),  son  of  Ezra  J. 
and  Emeline  (Messenger)  Stearns;  born  in  Syracuse,  N.  Y., 
no  date  given.  He  md.,  but  his  wife's  name  was  omitted 
from  the  record;  four  children. 

9686— EMMA  STEARNS,  b.  in  Hamilton,  Ontario. 

9687— EZRA  B.  STEARNS,  b.  in  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

9688— CHARLES  H.  STEARNS  JR.,  b.  in  Syracuse, 
N.  Y. 

9689— ANNIE  GERTRUDE  STEARNS,  b.  in  Buffalo, 

N.  Y. 

9690— WILLIAM  C.  STEARNS  (9671),  b.,  Mar.  19, 
1 817,  son  of  Ezra  Jr.  and  Tane  (Paddock)  Stearns,  of  Amster- 
dam, N.  Y. ;  a  farmer,  of  Perth,  Fulton  Co.,  N.  Y.,  where 
he  d.,  Nov.  30,  1888.  He  md.,  Oct.  31,  1839,  Rosina  Chase, 
and  had  four  children. 

9691— LUCINDA  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  1,  1840,  at  West 
Amsterdam,  N.  Y.;  md.,  Feb.  8,  i860,  Lorenzo  Codding,  of 
West  Amsterdam;  one  son. 

(a) — Charles  L.  Codding,  b.,  Dec.  30,  i860;  md..  Dec. 

12,  1888,  Fannie  Canarv;  five  children.  He  is  a  merchant  of 
Perth;  has  been  Justice  of  the  Peace,  and  Supervisor  for  four 
terms. 

9692— MARY  J.  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  7,  1843,  in  Perth, 
N.  Y. ;  md.  William  Hempton,  and  settled  at  West  Amster- 
dam, N.  Y.;  d..  Mar.  23,  1877,  in  Perth,  N.  Y. 

9693— WILLIAM  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  28,  1845,  in 
Perth,  N.  Y. ;  a  farmer,  "whose  life  has  been  spent  on  the 
farm  which  he  took  at  his  majority.  He  has  held  political 
office  in  his  town,  but  devotes  himself  to  his  business,  which 
lie  has  made  a  success."  He  md.,  June  22,  1889,  Catherine 
Paris,  of  Perth. 

9694— GEORGE  H.  STEARNS,  b.,  July  15,  1849;  <*., 
Mar.  7,  1 87 1. 


410  APPENDIX. 

9695^GEORGE  LE  GRANDE  STEARNS  .(9682),  b., 
Jan.  22,  1832,  son  of  Asa  and  Anna  (Paddock)  Stearns,  of 
Wisconsin;  a  manufacturer,  of  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  and,  at  one 
time,  a  member  of  the  City  Council  of  Los  Angeles.  He 
enlisted,  during  the  Civil  War,  in  the  67th.  Regt.,  111.  Vols., 
and  served  to  the  close  of  the  war.  He  md.  (1),  Marietta 
Snyder;  md.  (2),  Angeline  Snyder;  settled  first  at  Cedar 
Falls,  Iowa;  afterwards,  at  Los  Angeles,  Cal.;  five  children. 

9696—  FRANK  LE  GRANDE  STEARNS,  b.,  i860,  at 
Eagle,  Wis.;  an  iron  manufacturer,  of  Los  Angeles.;  md. 
Lucretia  Morton,  and  his  two  children  were  born  at 
Los  Angeles. 

9697— BESSIE  MARGUERITE  MORTON  STEARNS, 
b.,  Apr.  22,  1 89 1. 

9698— THEODORE  LE  GRANDE  MORTON 
STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  2,  1892. 

9699— CHARLES  W.  STEARNS,  b.,  1861,  at  Eagle, 
Wis.;  md.  Minnie  Allott,  and  settled  at  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

9700— AUGUSTUS  G.  STEARNS,  b.,  1863,  at  Apple- 
ton,  Wis.;  md.  Eliza  Ortman,  and  settled  at  Redlands,  Cal., 
as  a  book-keeper. 

9701— RUTH  MARIE  STEARNS,  b.  at  Topley,  Mich. 

9702— JAMES  BURT  STEARNS,  b.,  1868,  at  Cedar 
Falls,  Iowa;  of  Los  Angeles. 

9703-^WILLIAM  HENRY  STEARNS,  b.,  1869,  at 
Cedar  Falls,  Iowa;  of  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

9704— LAWTON  BENSON  STEARNS  (9684),  b.,  Mar. 
11,  1836,  son  of  Asa  and  Anna  (Paddock)  Stearns,  of  Am- 
sterdam, N.  Y.;  a  carpenter,  of  Cove,  Ore.  He  md.,  Mar. 
23,  1864,  Frances  C.  Payne,  of  Aztalan,  Jefferson  Co.,  Wis.; 
in  1872,  moved  from  Whitewater,  Wis.,  to  Grand  Haven, 
Mich.,  where  he  established  the  Stearns  Manufacturing  Co.; 
in  1882,  sold  out  his  interest  and  "moved  toward  the  setting 
sun."  He  enlisted,  July  12,  1862,  in  Co.  A,  of  First  Wis. 
Fleavy  Artillery;  took  part  in  first  and  second  Bull  Run 
battles,  and  battles  in  Marvland  during  Early's  raid;  was 
mustered  out,  July  13,  1865;  three  children. 


APPENDIX.  411 

9705— JAMES  EDWARD  STEARNS,  b.,  June  24,  1867, 
at  Whitewater,  Wis. 

9706— FRANCES  CLARA  STEARNS  ,b.,  Feb.  19,  1878. 

Twins. 
9707— CARRIE  MAY  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  19,  1878. 

Fifth  Record. 
Ebenezer  Stearns  is  supposed  to  have  been  father  of  one 

9708— ENOCH  STEARNS,  who  md.  Eunice  Glidden, 
about  1821;  went  from  Kennebec  Co.,  Me.,  to  Bradford, 
Me.,  where  both  d.,  Eunice  in  1881,  and  Enoch  in  1886. 
They  are  said  to  have  had  a  family  of  ten  children,  but  we 
have  very  imperfect  records  of  nine. 

9709— AMOS  B.  STEARNS,  son  of  Enoch  and  Eunice 
(Glidden)  Stearns,  of  North  Bradford,  Me.;  md.  Eliza  Hub- 
bard, and  had  ten  children.  His  home  was  in  Oshkosh,  Wis., 
and  he  served  in  the  Civil  War,  for  his  last  days  were  spent 
in  the  Soldiers'  Home,  Waupaca,  Wis.,  where  he  d.,  Nov.  10, 
1895,  °f  a  tumor.  We  have  the  names  of  his  six  sons,  but 
no  dates  of  birth,  nor  daughters'  names. 

9710— GEORGE  STEARNS,  a  patriot  of  the  Civil  War, 
who  d.,  Dec.  24,  1864,  in  Andersonville  Prison. 

971 1— LLEWELLYN  STEARNS,  d.,  1888,  at  Summit 
Lake,  Wis. 

9712— CHARLES  STEARNS,  d.  in  Hudson,  Me. 

9713— FREDERICK  M.  STEARNS,  of  Grand  Rapids, 
Wis. 

9714— COSTELLO  STEARNS,  a  resident  of  Michigan. 

9715— FRANK  STEARNS,  of  Minnesota. 

9716— SAMUEL  STEARNS,  son  of  Enoch  and  Eunice 
(Glidden)  Stearns,  of  Bradford,  Me.;  md.  Anna  Gowan  and 
d.  in  early  manhood,  leaving  a  widow  and  two  children. 

9717— ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  dau.  of  Enoch  and 
Eunice     (Glidden)      Stearns,     of     Bradford,     Me.;      md. 


412  APPEhDIX. 

Dr.  Ambrose  M.  Reed,  of  Chicago,  111.,  where  she  died, 
(a) — 'Sidney  Reed. 
(b)— Flora  Reed. 

0718— REV.  FRANK  STEARNS,  son  of  Enoch  and 
Eunice  (Glidden)  Stearns,  of  Bradford,  Me.;  md.  Eliza  W. 
Combs,  and  settled  at  Eureka,  Cal. ;  five  children. 

9719— MYRA  STEARNS. 

9720— NELLIE  STEARNS. 

9721— INEZ  STEARNS. 

9722— -EDDIE  STEARNS,  d.,  young. 

9723— EDWARD  STEARNS. 

9724— WEALTHY  C.  STEARNS,  dau.  of  Enoch  and 
Eunice  (Glidden)  Stearns,  of  Bradford,  Me.;  md.  David  C. 
Brackett,  of  North  Bradford,  Me.,  where  she  died;  three 
children. 

9725— MARY  T.  STEARNS,  dau.  of  Enoch  and  Eunice 
(Glidden)  Stearns,  of  Bradford,  Me.;  d.  in  Hudson,  Me.; 
urm. 

9726— JOHN  R.  STEARNS,  b.,  June  4,  1838,  son  of 
Enoch  and  Eunice  (Glidden)  Stearns,  of  Bradford,  Me.;  md., 
Oct.  16,  1859,  Lizzie  A.  Wallace,  of  Bangor,  Me.,  b.,  June 
17,  1840.  For  over  twenty  years  he  has  been  in  the  employ 
of  R.  McMillen  and  Co.'s  Planing  and  Lumber  Works,  at 
Oshkosh,  Wis.;  served  in  the  Civil  War  from  1862  till  close 
of  war;  four  children. 

9727— WILLIAM  R.  STEARNS,  b.,  July  26,  i860,  in 
North  Bradford,  Me.;  employed  at  McMillen's  Planing 
Works;  has  one  son, 

9728— ARTHUR  STEARNS. 

9729— LILLIE  FRANCES  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  14,  1862; 
md.  William  Leeman,  of  Milwaukee,  Wis.;  eight  chil. 

9730— GEORGE  HENRY  STEARNS,  b.  Apr.  3,  1870; 
a  Railroad  man  of  Milwaukee,  Wis.;  three  children. 

9731— OSCAR  JOHN  STEARNS,  b.^Mar.  20,  1873;  md. 


APPENDIX.  413 

Minnie  Williams.,  of  Grand  Forks,  North  Dakota;  two  chil- 
dren. 

9732— ADONIRAM  M.  STEARNS,  son  of  Enoch  and 
Eunice  (Glidden)  Stearns,  of  Bradford,  Me.;  resident  of  his 
native  town;  md.  Idama  Peters  and  had  nine  children. 

9733— GREENLEAF  HENRY  STEARNS,  b.,  1841,  son 
of  Enoch  and  Eunice  (Glidden)  Stearns,  of  Bradford,  Me.; 
of  San  Francisco,  Gal.;  md.  (1),  Lovisa  A.  McGregor,  who 
was  the  mother  of  two  children  and  d.  in  1867;  md.  (2),  1870,. 
Anna  M.  Herrick;  two  children. 

9734— MINNIE  ADALINE  STEARNS,  died  in  1871. 

9735— CHARLES  HENRY  STEARNS,  md.  May  Can- 
navan,  of  San  Francisco,  Cal.     They  have  two  chil. 

9736— AUBREY  C.  STEARNS. 

9737— ADALINE  M.  STEARNS. 

Sixth  Record. 

9738— ARTEMAS  STEARNS,  parentage  unknown,  was 
a  hotel-keeper  in  Hill,  N.  H.  His  place  of  birth  having  been 
Worcester,  M'ass.,  he  named  his  son, 

o739_^ARTEMAS  WORCESTER  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar. 
11,  1816,  in  Hill,  N.  H.  He  was  left  fatherless  at  a  tender 
age,  and  supported  by  his  widowed  mother,  who  became  the 
village  milliner. 

In  1833,  he  commenced  work  in  the  cotton  factory  at 
Nashua,  N.  H.,  but,  in  1840,  began  selling  goods 
through  the  country,  which  he  continued  till  sickness  com- 
pelled him  to  sell  indoors,  thus  starting  a  store  which  soon 
became  known  as  the  "Bee-Hive,"  on  account  of  its  activity. 

He  md.,  Mar.  5,  1843,  Lydia  Searles,  dau.  of  James  and 
Abi  (Duren)  Searles,  of  Nashua,  N.  H.;  no  children. 

He  has  been  elected  Pres.  of  the  Lawrence  National 
Bank,  >and  is  one  of  the  original  stockholders  of  Merrimack 
Valley  Horse  Railroad;  a  large  real  estate  holder  and  Treas. 
of  the  Wright  Manf'g.  Co.,  with  business  at  Lawrence,  Mass. 


414  APPENDIX. 

Seventh  Record. 
First  known  ancestor  supposed  to  be 

9740— JOHN  STEARNS,  of  Vermont;  had  three  sons, 
probably  other  children. 

974i^MOSES  STEARNS,  lived  in  Warsaw,  N.  Y.;  may 
be  Moses  Stearns  (6703). 

9742— ABIJAH  STEARNS,  b.,  about  1787;  d.  about 
1864,  in  Chautauqua  Co.,  N.  Y.;  six  children. 

0743— ISAAC  STEARNS. 

9744— ABIGAIL  STEARNS. 

9745— FRANK  STEARNS. 

9746— HENRY  STEARNS. 

9747— BENJAMIN  STEARNS. 

9748— JOHN  STEARNS  (975^). 

97/iQ— BENJAMIN  STEARNS,  b.,  1803,  in  Vermont;  d., 
1866;  md.,  Electa  Halstead,  and  settled  in  Villanova,  Chau- 
tauqua Co.,  N.  Y.  Thev  had  six  children,  but  we  only  have 
names  of  three. 

9750— ALFRED  STEARNS. 

9751—  CRAWFORD  STEARNS  (9759). 

9752— MOSES  STEARNS,  of  Hamlet,  Chautauqua  Co., 
N.  Y. 

9753— JOHN  STEARNS  (9748),  b.  about  1821,  son  of 

Abijah   and    Stearns,    of    Forestville,    Chautauqua 

Co.,  N.  Y.;  md.  about  1845,  Rachel  Cornell,  of  Hamlet, 
N.  Y. ;  settled  first  in  Chau.  Co.,  afterwards  in  Coldwater, 
Mich.,  where  he  d. 

He  was  a  farmer,  financial  agent  and  capitalist;  three 
children. 

9754— ALICE  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  1846,  in  Villanova, 
Chau.  Co.,  N.  Y.;  md.  Norton  K.  Brown,  and  settled  in  For- 
estville, where  she  d.,  1881. 


APPENDIX.  415 

9755— AUGUSTUS  MORTIMER  STEARNS,  b.,  1849, 
in  Chau.  Co.,  N.  Y.;  Pres.  of  International  Development  Co. 
of  Duluth,  Minn.,  where  he  resides;  unm. 

9756— WILLIS  C.  STEARNS,  b.,  1851,  in  Chau.  Co., 
N.  Y.;  Supt.  of  Master-lode  Nickel  Mining  Co.,  for  Illinois, 
and  Manager  of  large  wheat  farm  in  Red  River  Valley.  Dak. 
He  md.  (1),  at  Emporia,  Kas. ;  md.  (2),  at  Chicago,  111.: 
two  children. 

9757_ALICE  LILLIAN  STEARNS,  b.,  1880. 

9758— ROGER  IRVING  STEARNS,  b.,  1883. 

9759— CRAWFORD  STEARNS  (9751),  b.,  1830,  son  of 
Benjamin  and  Electa  (Halstead)  Stearns,  of  Chautauqua  Co., 
N.  Y.;  md.,  1854,  Lovina  White,  and  settled  at  Forestville, 
Chau.  Co.,  N.  Y. ;  has  been  an  invalid  some  years;  two 
children. 

9760— LESTER  F.  STEARNS,  b.,  1856;  md.,  1889,  Mary 
M.  Hiller;  a  prosperous  lawyer,  of  Dunkirk,  N.  Y.,  and 
a  Democratic  politican;  one  son. 

9761— HAROLD  STEARNS. 

9762— ALICE  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  1858;  md.  Irving 
Powers. 

Eighth  Record. 

9763— -COL.  J.  B.  STEARNS  was  born,  1810,  in  Arling- 
ton, Vt.;  in  1813,  went  with  his  parents  to  Hadley,  N.  Y., 
and,  in  181 6,  to  Ohio.  He  remained  there  until  nearly  six- 
teen years  old,  "when  I  left  home  in  consequence  of  cruel 
treatment  by  my  father,  and  have  never  seen  him  since." 
He  began  painting  portraits  at  seventeen,  and,  in  1830,  was 
student  at  the  National  Academy  of  Design  in  Nw  York 
City;  went  through  the  grades  of  studentship;  was  elected 
Associate,  and  the  following  year.  Academician;  then  held 
the  office  of  Recording  Secretary  for  nineteen  years. 

He  visited  Europe  in  1848,  painting  pictures  to  order  and 
studying  in  London  and  Paris.  "One  of  my  pictures  was 
stolen  from  me  at  Cherbourgh,  France,  which  I  recovered 
twelve  years  later  through  the  police  of  Paris." 


416  APPENDIX. 

He  md.,  Apr.  2,  1835,  Emeline  Heath,  of  New  York  Cityr 
who  d.,  July  28,  1882.  They  had  five  children,  names  un- 
known, and  three  of  their  sons  were  in  the  Civil  War. 

For  many  years  he  devoted  himself  to  historical  painting 
alone,  but,  later,  turned  his  attention  to  cattle  and  landscape. 
One  of  his  finest  historical  pictures  is,  "The  treaty  ot  peace 
between  Gen.  Harrison  and  Tecumseh,"  and  his  celebrated 
series  of  five  pictures  showing'  Washington  as  a  citizen,  a 
soldier,  a  farmer,  a  man,  and  a  Christian,  has  become 
popularized  through  steel  and  lithograph  reproductions. 
His  historical  painting  "The  adoption  of  the  Constitution 
by  the  Convention,  Sept.  17,  1787,"  was  painted  from  or- 
iginal portraits  of  the  members  of  the  Convention,  and  is 
of  great  interest  to  all  students  of  American  History. 

When  the  war  broke  out,  he  was  Lieut.  Col.,  commanding 
the  12th.  Regt.  N.  Y.  S.  N.  G.,  from  which  his  title  was 
derived,  but  rheumatism  compelled  him  to  resign  his  place 
to  one  who  could  take  the  regiment  to  the  field. 

"His  life  is  an  illustration  of  the  typically  American  career, 
which  overcomes  all  obstacles  and  conquers  success  by  in- 
domitable will.  After  long  years  of  patient  labor  on  portraits 
and  historical  subjects,  in  which  he  united  the  conscientious- 
ness of  the  antiquarian  with  the  patriotic  inspiration  of  the 
artist,  he  found  relaxation  and  enjoyment  in  painting  land- 
scape and  animal  life." 

Col.  J.  B.  Stearns  died  in  Brooklyn  in  1885,  from  the  result 
of  a  carriage  accident.     His  grandson, 

9764— WILLIAM  TAYLOR  STEARNS,  of  Brooklyn, 
sends  the  preceding  sketch  of  his  grandfather's  life,  which 
was  published  in  The  American  Woman's  Journal,  July, 
1895,  'an,d  hopes  it  may  reach  the  eye  and  heart  of  some 
relatives  of  his  grandfather,  thus  making  known  his  own 
ancestors. 

Ninth  Record. 

The  following  record  was  sent  by  one  who  called  him- 
self, "a  feeble,  old  man,  eighty-five  years  of  age,"  but  whose 
signature  was  as  unwavering  as  that  of  a  younger  person. 

"My  grandfather's  father  came  to  this  country  in  an 
early  day  and  lived  in  Schenectady,  but  his  given  name  I 
can't  tell."    Grandfather  of  the  writer  was  named 


APPENDIX.  417 

9765 — WILLIAM  STERNS,  same  as  the  writer^and  was 
a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  War.  He  md.  Deborah  Phil- 
lips, of  Schenectady,  and  had  six  children. 

9766— ADAM  STEARNS  (9772). 

9767— MARY  STEARNS. 

9768— SUSAN  STEARNS. 

9769— BARNEY  STEARNS. 

9770— JANE  STEARNS. 

9771— BETSY  STEARNS. 

These  children  md.,  settled  and  d.,  in  the  Mohawk  Valley, 
near  each  other. 

9772— ADAM  STEARNS  (9766),  b.  in  New  York  State, 
was  a  soldier  of  the  war  of  181 2  who  was  welcomed  home 
unharmed.  His  wife's  name  is  not  given  nor  the  number 
of  his  children;  only  one  child  mentioned,  the  writer  of  the 
record. 

9773— WILLIAM  STEARNS,  b.,  1808,  in  New  York 
State,  "where  Fultonville  has  sprung-  up  since;"  md.,  May  22, 
1832,  Mary  Fletcher,  of  lohnstown,  where  they  lived  until 
I&37>  when  they  removed  to  Virgil,  Cortland  Co.,  N.Y.,  and 
in  1844,  t°  Ohio;  nine  children. 

9774— CECELIA  STEARNS,  b.,  1834,  in  Johnstown. 

9775— HELEN  STEARNS,  b.,  1836,  in  Johnstown. 

0776— BARNEY  L.  STEARNS  (9783),  b.,  1839. 

9777— WILLIAM  STEARNS  b.,  1842;  was  a  soldier  of 
the  Civil  War,  and  d.  i::  Louisville,  Ky. 

9778— JANE  STEARNS,  b.,  1844;  md. Olds. 

9779— MERRITT  STEARNS,  b.,  1848,  in  Ohio. 

9780— ALICE  L.  STEARNS,  b.,  1851,  in  Ohio. 

9781— MARTIN  STEARNS,  b.,  1853. 

9782— WALLACE  ADELBERT  STEARNS,  b.,  1856;  of 
Youngstown,  O. 


418  APPENDIX. 

9783— BARNEY  L.  STEARNS  (9776),  b.,  1839,  son  of 
William  and  Mary  (Fletcher)  Stearns,  of  New  York  State; 
was  a  soldier  of  the  Civil  War,  who  fought  till  its  close;  a 
cheese-maker,  of  Grove,  Geauga  Co.,  O. 

9784— LILLIE  STEARNS,  md.  Frank  Spencer,  of  Man- 
tua, O. 

Tenth  Record. 

The  earliest  ancestor  known  of  this  family  is 

9785— ^ JOHN  STEARNS,  b.,  May  16,  1785,  parentage 
unknown.  One  record  gives  his  birth  as  above;  another, 
as  1784;  still  another,  as  1783.  His  birthplace  is  given  in 
the  same  varied  manner,  as  Canton,  Mass.,  and  Dearing, 
Mass.  He  md.  about  1803,  Mehitable  Leonard,  of  Newbury, 
N.  H.;  settled  in  Johnson,  Vt.,  where  h.e  d.,  Feb.  16,  i860; 
a  farmer;  twelve  children. 

9786— LEONARD  STEARNS  (Q798),  b.,  Mar.  23,  1804, 
in  N.  H. 

9787— JOHN  H.  STEARNS  (9804),  b.,  June  11,  1806; 
settled  at  Johnson,  Vt. 

9788— NATHANIEL  STEARNS  (9814),  b.,  Feb.  16, 
1808. 

9789— LUCRETIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  11,  1809;  of 
Galesville,  Wis.;  d.,  Aug.  13,  1863;  unm. 

0790— EUNICE  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  23,  1811;  md.  David 
Campbell,  of  Calais,  Vt. 

979I_GEORGE  W.  STEARNS  (9820),  b.,  Aug.  6,  1814. 

9792— HARRIET  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  1,  1816;  d.,  same 

day- 
Twins. 
9793— HORACE  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  1,  1816. 
Horace  was  a  wheelwright,  of  Stowe,  Vt.,  whose  wife  d. 

9794— OTIS  W.  STEARNS  (9824),  b.,  Aug.  12,  1818. 

9795— MARTHA  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  12,  1820;  md. 
John  Willard  Carpenter,  b.,  Aug.  8,  1824,  bro.  of  Otis  W.'s 
wife;  d..  1881. 


APPENDIX.  419 

9796— HIRAM  STEARNS  (9829),  b.,  Jan.  12,  1822. 

9797— MARY  B.  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  17,  1825;  md. 
Charles  E.  Perkins,  of  Arcadia,  Wis. 

9798— LEONARD  STEARNS  (9786),  b.,  Mar.  2$,  1804, 
son  of  John  and  ^lehitable  (Leonard)  Stearns,  of  Johnson, 
Vt. ;  a  rake  and  scythe-snath  manufacturer,  of  Lebanon, 
N.  EL,  who  was,  in  his  early  years,  a  Capt.  in  the  N.  H. 
Militia.  He  was  a  business  man  of  more  than  ordinary 
ability,  honest  and  upright  in  all  his  dealings. 

He  md.,  Feb.  12,  1832,  Elizabeth  Shattuck,  b.,  Mar.  3, 
1809,  who  "at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty-seven  was  in  full 
possession  of  her  faculties  and  enjoyed  life  like  a  much 
younger  person."    He  d.,  Jan.  26,  1885 ;  six  children. 

9799— MARY  JANE  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  15,  1833,  in 
Hartland,  Vt.;  md.,  Oct.  28,  1855,  David  W.  Marston,  of 
Lebanon,  N.  H. 

9799a  -LUCIUS  EVERETT  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  1,  1835, 
in  Meriden,  N.  H.;  md.,  Nov.  27,  1870,  Ruth  F.  Hurlburt; 
two  children. 

9799b  -MARY  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  1872;  d.,  1876. 

9799c -GEORGIA  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  10,  1880. 

9799e-HARRIET  MARIA  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  19,  1839. 

97991" -GEORGE  LEONARD  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  11, 
1844,  in  N.  H.;  md.,  June,  1868,  Josephine  E.  Perley,  of 
Lebanon,  N,  H.;  one  daughter. 

9799g-JENNIE  MAUDE  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  12,  1870. 

9799I1— JOHN  WEBSTER  'STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  9,  1846, 
in  N.  H.;  md.,  Mar.,  1869  Emily  E.  Buswell,  of  Lebanon, 
N.  H.;  in  business,  at  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  one  daughter. 

98oo— GRACE  BUSWELL  STEARNS. 

98oi—  WILLIAM  SHATTUCK  STEARNS,  b.,  July  20, 
1849,  in  N.  H.;  md.  (1),  June,  1876.  Jessie  Hasley,  who  d., 
Sept.  21,  1884;  md.  (2),  June  12,  1895,  Chastina  M.  Nute; 
twin  boys. 


420  APPENDIX. 

9802— JEWETT  HASLEY  STEARNS. 

Twins,  b.,  Sept.  19,  1884. 

9803— LEONARD  STEARNS. 

Jewett  d.,  Dec.  3,  1894;  Leonard  d.,  Dec.  23,  1894. 

9804— JOHN  H.  STEARNS  (9787),  b.,  June  11,  1806,  in 
N.  H.;  son  of  John  and  Mehitable  (Leonard)  Stearns,  of 
Johnson,  Vt. ;  manufacturer,  of  Johnson,  Vt.;  md.  Almira 
Hinds  and  had  one  son. 

9805 — W.  H.  STEARNS,  manufacturer  of  hayrakes,  etc., 
at  East  Johnson,  Vt.;  md.  but  does  not  give  his  wife's  name; 
eight  children. 

9806— HAROLD  STEARNS. 

9807— MYRA  STEARNS. 

98o8_JOHN  H.  STEARNS. 

9809— LYNN  L.  STEARNS. 

98io— RAY  E.  STEARNS. 

98n_FORREST  STEARNS,  d.,  July  3,  1892. 

9812— -GLADYS  C.  STEARNS. 

9813— BERT  L.  STEARNS. 

9814— NATHANIEL  STEARNS  (9788),  b.,  Feb.  16, 
1808,  in  N.  H.,  son  of  Tohn  and  Mehitable  (Leonard) 
Stearns,  of  Johnson,  Vt. ;  a  farmer,  of  Galesville,  Wis.,  where 
he  d.,  June  7,  1888.  He  md.  Lucy  Ferry,  and  had  five  chil. 

9815— MONROE  J.  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  1,  1834,  at 
North  Hyde  Park,  Vt. ;  of  Galesville.  Wis. 

9816— HARRIET  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  28,  1837;  of 
Galesville,  Wis. 

9817— LEONARD  O.  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  25,  1839;  d., 
Nov.  21,  1864. 

9818— MARTHA  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  26,  1843,  at 
Johnson,  Vt. ;  md.  John  H.  Shattuck,  and  settled  at  San 
Francisco,  Cal. 

9819— LUCY  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  10,  1848,  at  John- 


APPENDIX.  421 

son,  Vt.;  md.,  1874,  Aaron  Kribs,  of  Galesville,  Wis.;  two 
children. 

(a) — Clarence  L.  Kribs,  b.,  Mar.  23,  1876,  at  Galesville, 

Wis. 
(b) — Henrietta  M.  Kribs,  b.,  July  20,  1880,  at  Gales- 
ville, Wis. 

9820— GEORGE  W.  STEARNS  (9791),  b.,  Aug.  6,  1814, 
son  of  John  and  Mehitable  (Leonard)  Stearns,  or  Johnson, 
Vt.;  a  farmer  and  mechanic,  of  Johnson.  He  md.,  Jan.  1, 
1845,  Maria  Shattuck,  b.,  May  21,  1813;  three  children. 

9821— MILO  LEONARD  STEARNS. 

9822— HENRIETTA  LUELLA  STEARNS. 

9823— GEORGE  FRANCIS  STEARNS. 

9824— OTIS  W.  STEARNS  (9794),  b.,  Aug.  12,  1818, 
son  of  John  and  Mehitable  (Leonard)  Stearns,  of  Johnson, 
Vt.;  manufacturer,  of  Johnson,  Vt. ;  md.,  June  15,  1842, 
Mary  Anne  Carpenter,  b.,  Apr.  21,  1822,  dau.  of  Parker  and 
Betsy  (Chandler)  Carpenter,  of  Johnson,  Vt.;  three  children. 

9825— PARKER  CARPENTER  STEx\RNS,  butter-tub 
manufacturer,  of  Johnson,  Vt. ;  md.  Emma  Fitch,  of  Enfield, 
N.  H.;  one  son. 

9826— RALPH  F.  STEARNS. 

9827— CHARLES  H.  STEARNS,  butter-tub  manufac- 
turer, of  Johnson,  Vt. ;  md.  Viola  Hall,  of  Johnson. 

9828— CARRIE  STEARNS,  d. 

9829— HIRAM  STEARNS  (979^),  b.,  Jan.  12,  1822, 
son  of  John  and  Mehitable  (Leonard)  Stearns,  of  Johnson, 
Vt.;  of  North  Hyde  Park,  Vt.;  md.  Melissa  Packard,  of 
Enfield,  N.  H. 

Eleventh  Record. 

The  name  of  the  earlv  ancestor  of  this  family  is  unknown; 
was  originally  from  Mass.;  went  to  Albany,  N.  Y.,  but  at 
the  time  of  the  Revolutionarv  War,  with  his  wife  and  three 
sons,  followed  the  British  flag  to  Montreal  ,where  he  lived 


422  APPENDIX. 

and  died.     His  three  sons  were  named  Nathan,  Charles  and 
Andrew. 

9830— NATHAN  STEARNS  remained  in  Montreal  and 
died  there.     He  had  two  sons  and  three  daus. 

9831— HENRY  STEARNS,  the  eldest  son,  became  very 
prominent  in  the  Dominion  and  d.,  Mar.,  1892,  in  Montreal. 

9832— HARRIET  STEARNS  was  the  eldest  dau. 

9833— CHARLES  STEARNS  d.  in  early  manhood. 
Names  of  the  others  are  unknown. 

9834— CHARLES  STEARNS  had  three  chil.,  one  son 
and  two  daus.;  died  in  La  Prairie. 

9835— NATHAN  STEARNS,  his  son,  d.  in  early  man- 
hood, during  the  sixties,  at  San  Diego,  Cal. ;  unm. 
Names  of  the  others  are  unknown. 

9836— ANDREW  STEARNS  lived  in  La  Prairie,  Prov. 
Que.,  about  thirty  years;  was  Forwarding  Agent  for  the 
British  Government  for  seventeen  years;  removed  to  Hem- 
mingford,  Huntingdon  Co.,  Prov.  Que.,  with  his  son,  at 
whose  house  he  died. 

9837— CHARLES  STEARNS,  son  of  Andrew,  was  lum- 
berman and  miller  at  Hemmingford,  Prov.  Que.,  where  he 
d.  about  1865;  bis  wid.  d.  about  1882;  five  children. 

9838— CORNELIA  STEARNS  md.  John  Walker,  who  d. 
at  Three  Rivers. 

9839— WILLIAM  ANDREW  STEARNS,  b.,  at  Hem- 
mingford, Prov.  Que.;  removed  to  Michigan  at  an  early 
age;  was  a  railroad  contractor  and  then  a  lumberman.  He 
md.  Martha  Vosper,  of  Saranac,  Mich.,  and  had  two  chil. 

9840-TSABELLE  STEARNS,  b.  in  Mich. 

9841— CHILTON  RUPERT  STEARNS,  b.,  in  Mich. 

9842— MARY  STEARNS,  md.  William  Corbin. 

9843— MATILDA  STEARNS,  md.  William  Rutherford, 
of  Barrington,  Prov.  Que. 


APPENDIX.  423 

.  9844— EMMA  STEARNS,  md.  Chauncey  Wells,  of  N.  Y. 
State,  where  she  d. 

Twelfth  Record. 

The  earliest  known  ancestor  of  this  family  was 

9845— ISAAC  STEARNS  (name  doubtful),  who  went 
from  an  eastern  state  to  settle  in  Virginia.  He  had  four 
sons,  as  follows: 

9846— ISAAC  STEARNS. 

9847— SAMUEL  STEARNS  (9850). 

9848— JACOB  STEARNS. 

9849— ADAM  STEARNS. 

9850— SAMUEL  STEARNS  (9847),  b.  in  Washington 
Co.,  Va.;  md.  Eliza  Letitia  Fletcher;  had  two  sons  and  six 
daus. 

9851— HANNAH  STEARNS. 

9852— JANE  STEARNS. 

9853— MARY  STEARNS. 

9854— MARGARET  STEARNS. 

9855-^RACHEL  STEARNS. 

9856— ^ELIZABETH  STEARNS. 

9857— WILLIAM  STEARNS  (9859). 

9858— ADAM  STEARNS. 

9859— WILLIAM  'STEARNS  (9857),  b.  about  1795,  son 
of  Samuel  and  Eliza  (Fletcher)  Stearns  of  Va.;  born  in 
Granger  Co.,  Tennessee.  He  served  in  the  War  of  1812,  and 
distinguished  himself  as  a  brave,  honorable  soldier;  md. 
about  181 5,  Jane  Crockett,  sister  of  Col.  David  Crockett. 
About  1830,  the^  removed  to  Union  Co.,  Ind.,  and  he  was 
Postmaster  at  Billingsville  for  many  years;  a  Methodist 
exhorter  and  fine  speaker;  four  children. 

9860— DR.  CROCKETT  STEARNS,  b.,  1817,  eldest 
son  of  William  and  Tane  (Crockett)  Stearns,  of  East  Ten- 


424  APPENDIX. 

nessee;  practiced  medicine  in  California;  returned  to  In- 
diana, and  settled  on  a  farm  near  Brookville,  where  he  d., 
1889;  five  children. 

9861— KATE  STEARNS. 

9862— JOHN  STEARNS. 

9863— WILLIAM  STEARNS. 

9864— ELLA  STEARNS. 

9865— EMMA  STEARNS. 

9866— ELIZA  STEARNS,  b.,  1820,  dau.  of  William  and 
Jane  (Crockett)  Stearnr-,  of  Tennessee;  md.  Mr.  Baker,  a 
farmer,  of  Union  Co.,  Ind.;  she  d.,  1892,  four  children. 

(a) — Jacob  Baker. 

(b) — Franklin  Baker. 

(c) — Richard  Baker. 

(d) — Rose  Baker. 

9867— JOHN  H.  STEARNS,  b.,  1823,  son  of  William  and 
Jane  (Crockett)  Stearns,  of  Tennessee;  of  Indianapolis, 
Ind.;  five  children. 

9868— FRANKLIN  STEARNS. 

9869— LAURA  STEARNS,  md.  James  McCoy,  of  Craw- 
fordsville,  Ind. 

9870— EMMA  STEARNS,  md.  Mr.  Wright,  a  business 
man,  of  Chicago,  111. 

987i^WILLIAM  STEARNS. 

9872-^MINNIE  STEARNS,  md.  Dr.  Myers,  of  Cleve- 
land, O. 

9873— SARAH  C.  STEARNS,  b.,  1826,  dau.  of  William 
and  Jane  (Crockett)  Stearns,  of  Tennessee;  md.  John  S. 
Ewing,  nephew  of  Senator  Thomas  Ewing,  of  Lancaster, 
O.  John  S.  Ewing  was  educated  at  West  Point;  served  in 
the  Civil  War  and  was  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Chicka- 
mauga;  d.,  1881;  two  daughters. 

(a) — 'May  J.  Ewing,  b.    at    Oxford    Co.,    O.;  md.  Mr. 
Thompson,  of  Crawford,  Ind. 


APPENDIX.  425 

(b) — Louna  M.  Ewing,  b.  in  Ohio;  md.  Mr.  Doherty,  of 
Joplin,  Mo. 

9874^CONRAD  STEARNS  is  in  some  way  related  to 
the  preceding  family,  as  his  descendants  call  the  members  of 
William's  family  cousins,  but  we  have  not  been  shown  the 
connection.  When  Conrad's  house  was  burned,  many 
valuable  papers  were  destroyed,  among  them  the  family 
records  dating  back  to  the  "three  kinsmen."  Conrad 
Stearns  was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolutionary  War,  and,  at 
the  battle  of  Cowpens,  fought  beside  the  lady  he  afterwards 
married;  seven  children. 

9875— JESSE  STEARNS. 

9876 — JAMES  STEARNS,  who  wished  his  niece  to  be 
called  Arabella,  after  the  good  ship  which  brought  his  an- 
cestor to  these  shores. 

9877— DR.  ABRAHAM  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  29,  1796, 
in  Washington  Co.,  Vt;  ran  away  from  home  to  enlist  in  the 
war  of  1812,  and  was  discharged,  Feb.,  1815;  became  ac- 
quainted with  Abraham  Thompson  while  in  the  army,  and, 
Apr.  1,  1818,  md.  Ann  S.  Thompson,  dau.  of  his  army  friend. 
In  1820,  they  settled  at  Vandalia,  111.,  where  he  built  the  first 
frame  house  in  the  place.  He  was  very  skillful  as  a  botanic 
physician,  and  devoted  himself  to  relief  of  suffering  wherever 
found;  d.,  May  10.  1854.  His  seven  children  are  given  later, 
next  four  being  his  brother  and  sisters. 

9878— PEGGY  STEARNS. 

9879— ISAAC  STEARNS. 

9880— RACHEL  STEARNS. 

9881— ELIZABETH  STEARNS. 

Children  of  Abraham  and  Ann  (Thompson)  Stearns,  of 
Vandalia,  111. 

9882-^SARAH  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  July  5,  1825;  md.  (1). 
1846,  Leonard  Washburn,  who  d.;  md.  (2),  his  brother,  Eli 
Washburn,   who   d.,    Aug.    14.    1864,    at   Atlanta,    Ga.,   of 
wounds  received  during  the  Civil  War;  four  children, 
(a) — Charles  A.  Washburn. 


426  APPENDIX. 

(b) — Sarah  Victoria  Washburn, 
(c) — Elmer  E.  Washburn,  b.,  Feb.  10,  1858. 
(d)— Ella    May   Washburn,  b.,  Feb.  24,  1861;  md.  Mr. 
Davis. 

9883— WILLIAM  CALHOUN  STEARNS,  of  Vandalia, 
111. 

9884— MARIA  ISABELLA  STEARNS,  who  came  near 
being  Arabella  Stearns. 

0885— MARTHA  TANE  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  5,  1832,  in 
Fayette  Co.,  111.;  md.  B.  F.  Kagay,  City  Attorney, of  Effing- 
ham, 111. 

0886— NANCY  STEARNS,  md.  Mr.  Young  of  Indiana. 

9887-HELIZA  C.  STEARNS,  of  Vandalia,  111. 
9888^ABRAHAM  CONRAD  STEARNS,  of  Worthing- 
ton,  Ind. 

Thirteenth  Record. 

Much  of  the  following  record  is  taken  from  the  old  family 
Bible  of  Capt.  John  Sterne. 

988Q--CAPT.  J.OHN  STERNE,  date  of  birth  not  given, 
"intermarried,"  June  1,  1786,  Elizabeth  Samuel;  settled  in 
Stafford  Co.,  Va.  The  descendant  who  furnishes  this  thinks 
Capt.  John  Sterne  may  have  been  born  in  Caroline  Co.,  Va., 
between  1760  and  1766. 

9890— FRANCIS  STERNE,  b.,  Aug.  10,  1787,  son  of 
Capt.  John  and  Elizabeth  (Samuel)  Sterne,  of  Stafford  Co., 
Va.;  d.,  Dec.  12,  1820:  no  issue. 

989i^WILLIAM  SAMUEL  STERNE  (9898),  b.,  July 
14,  1789,  in  Stafford  Co.,  Va.,  son  of  Capt.  John  and  Eliza- 
beth (Samuel)  Sterne;  d.,  Mar.  6,  1866. 

9892— CHARLES  STERNE,  b.,  Feb.  5,  1791;  d.  in  in- 
fancy. 

9893— MARY  GRANT  STERNS,  b.,  Jan.  26,  1793;  d. 
in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  nearly  one  hundred  years  old. 

9894— ELIZABETH  SAMUEL  STERNE,  b.,  Sept.  12, 
1794;  d.  about  1875. 


APPENDIX.  427 

9895— SUSAN  STERNE,  b.,  May  23,  1796;  d.  about 
1879. 

9896— JOHN  Y.  STERNE,  b.,  Mar.  13,  1800,  son  of 
Capt.  John  and  Elizabeth  (Samuel)  Sterne,  of  Stafford  Co., 
Va.;  d.  in  Howard  Co.,  Mo. 

9897— CHARLES  STERNE,  b.,  Apr.  26,  1805;  d.  in  Car- 
roll Co.,  Mo. 

9898— WILLIAM  SAMUEL  STERNE  (9891),  b.?  July 
14,  1789,  son  of  Capt.  John  and  Elizabeth  (Samuel)  Sterne, 
of  Stafford  Co.  Va. ;  was  Lieutenant  in  the  war  of  1812;  lived, 
a  farmer,  on  the  old  homestead  ,at  Walnut  Hill,  Stafford  Co., 
Va.,  now  occupied  by  his  son,  Charles  M.  Sterne.  He  md., 
Dec.  30,  1 81 2,  Jane  Elizabeth  Voss,  of  Va.,  "whose  brothers 
were  educated  at  William  and  Mary  Coll.,  Va.,  afterward 
sent  to  Edinburgh,  Scotland,  where  one  became  a  lawyer  of 
some  distinction.  Mrs.  Sterne  and  sisters  were  educated  in 
Richmond,  Va.,  and  one  sister  md.  the  celebrated  lawyer, 
Alexander  McRae."  Mr.  Sterne  d.,  Mar.  6,  1866;  nine 
children. 

9899-JOHN  EDWARD  STERNE,  b.,  Nov.  12,  1815, 
son  of  William  Samuel  and  Jane  E.  (Voss)  Sterne,  of  Wal- 
nut Hill,  Va.;  served  in  the  Mexican  War  until  its  close;  was 
at  one  time.  Probate  Tudge  of  Stafford  Co.  He  md.,  1851, 
Anna  Jones,  of  Alabama;  d.,  Jan.,  1898,  near  Huntsville, 
Texas. 

9900— JANE  ELIZABETH  STERNE,  b.,  Aug.  4,  1817, 
dau.  of  William  Samuel  and  Tane  E.  (Voss)  Sterne,  of  Wal- 
nut Hill,  Va.;  d.,  1842. 

9901— MARY  S.  VOSS  STERNE,  b.,  July  9,  1819,  dau. 
of  same;  md.,  1839,  Isaac  Stone,  of  Talladega,  Ala.;  lived, 
in  her  later  years,  with  her  son  in  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

9902— HARRIET  C.  STERNE,  b.,  Mar.  18,  1822,  dau. 
of  same;  d.,  Jan.  11,  1841. 

9903— PAMELA  McRAE  STERNE,  b.,  Apr.  18,  1825, 
dau.  of  same;  md.  Robert  Bruce  Taylor,  who  d. 

9904-^CHARLES  MONTGOMERY  STERNE  (9908), 
b.,  July  4,  1827. 


428  APPENDIX. 

9905— WILLIAM  B.  STERNE,  b.,  Apr.  4,  1829,  son  of 
William  Samuel  and  Jane  E.  (Voss)  Sterne,  of  Walnut  Hill, 
Va.;  d.,  185 1,  in  Texas. 

9906— FANNIE  C.  STERNE,  b.,  June  1,  1831,  dau.  of 
same;  md.  Jesse  Curtis,  of  Huntsville,  Texas,  where  they 
reside. 

9907— MARION  AURELIUS  STERNE,  b.,  Nov.  10, 
1833,  son  of  same;  d.,  Apr.,  1853,  in  Texas. 

9908— CHARLES  MONTGOMERY  STERNE  (9904), 
b.,  July  4,  1827,  son  of  William  Samuel  and  Jane  E.  (Voss) 
Sterne,  of  Walnut  Hill,  Va.;  address,  Tackett's  Mills,  P.  O., 
Stafford  Co.,  Va.;  studied  medicine  when  a  young  man,  but 
gave  it  up  for  agriculture,  of  which  he  has  made  such  suc- 
cessful study,  that  in  his  own  words,  "I  can  make  three 
blades  of  grass  grow  where  only  one  grew  formerly."  He 
enlisted,  during  the  Civil  War,  in  9th  Regt,  Va.  Cav.,  under 
Gen.  W.  H.  F.  Lee,  and  served  until  the  close  of  the  war. 
Mr.  Sterne  md.  (1),  Sept.  25,  1859,  Fannie  C.  Davis,  of  Staf- 
ford, who  d.,  Dec.  1,  1881;  md.  (2),  Feb.  22,  1883,  in  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  Mary  L.  Davis;  six  children. 

9909— IRENE  STERNE,  b.,  June  11,  i860;  d.,  Sept.  22, 
1861. 

9910— MARY  ELIZABETH  STERNE,  b.,  Oct.  28, 1861 ; 
d.,  Mar.  22,  1865. 

991 1— ^EDWARD  LEE  STERNE,  b.,  Mar.  27,  1864;  md. 
and  has  four  children. 

9912-HFANNIE  STERNE. 

9913— CHARLES  STERNE. 

9914— JENNIE  STERNE. 

9915— JOHN  STERNE. 

9916— MARY  IRENE  STERNE,  b.,  Feb.  27,  1866. 

9917— CHARLES  MONTGOMERY  STERNE  JR.,  b., 
Aug.  13,  1868;  d..  May  9,  1869. 

9918— FANNIE  CATHERINE  STERNE,  b.,  Apr.  10, 
1884;  a  student,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 


APPENDIX.  429 

Fourteenth  Record. 

9919 — The  grandfather  of  this  family  went  from  Mass.  to 
Oneida  Co.,  N.  Y. ;  name  unknown;  said  to  have  had  eight- 
een children,  but  the  descendant  who  furnished  the  record, 
knew  the  names  of  eight,  and  did  not  know  their  order. 

9920— JOHN  STEARNS. 

9921— ^GEORGE  STEARNS. 

9922— HIRAM  STEARNS. 

9923— JOSIAH  STEARNS. 

9924— SAMUEL  STEARNS. 

9925— SARAH  STEARNS,  who  md.  John  Holman,  of 
Lowell,  Mass. 

9926-^ELBRIDGE  GERRY  STEARNS  (9928),  of 
Floyd,  Oneida  Co.,  N.  Y. 

9927— CHARLES  STEARNS. 

9928— ELBRIDGE  GERRY  STEARNS  (9926),  b.,  May 
28,  181 1,  in  Francistown,  N.  H.;  came  to  New  York  State, 
1833.  He  md.  Sophronia  A.  Tefferson,  and  settled  in  Floyd, 
Oneida  Co.,  N.  Y.,  where  he  d.  of  dropsy,  1897.  His  young- 
est son  says  his  father  was  a  caulker  by  trade ;  four  children. 

9929^ROWLAND  or  ROLAND  F.  STEARNS,  of 
Blossvale,  Oneida  Co.,  N.  Y. 

9930— .WILLIS  P.  STEARNS,  deceased. 

9931— GEORGE  W.  STEARNS,  of  Floyd,  Oneida  Co., 
N.  Y.,  who  can,  perhaps,  supplv  information  which  would 
locate  this  family  with  their  ancestors. 

9932— LYMAN  J.  STEARNS,  of  Estherville,  la.,  where 
he  is  engaged  in  farming.     He  md.  and  has  four  children. 

9933— GUY  C.  STEARNS. 

9934— GRACE  K.  STEARNS. 

9935— INEZ  C.  STEARNS. 

9936— FRANK  B.  STEARNS. 


430  APPENDIX. 

Fifteenth  Record. 

9937— DAVID  STEARNS  was  a  farmer,  of  Pawlet,  Vt, 
who  md.  Mrs.  Sarah  (Cleveland)  McNaughton,  and  had  five 
children.  He  d.  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y. ;  they  were  married  in 
Granville,  N.  Y. 

9938— CHARLOTTE  STEARNS,  b.  in  West  Pawlet, 
Vt.;  was  the  first  wife  of  John  A.  Dole;  d.  before  1884,  in 
Buffalo,  N.  Y.;  four  children. 

(a) — Mary  Dole. 

(b) — Charlotte  Dole. 

(c) — Maria  Dole. 

(d)— Helen  Dole. 

9939— JOHN  STEARNS  (9943),  b.,  1801,  in  West  Paw- 
let, Vt.;  md.  Nancy  Hopkins,  and  settled  in  Pawlet,  where 
he  d.,  1867. 

9940— MARIA  STEARNS,  b.,  1802;  md.  Riley  Hawkins, 
of  West  Pawlet,  Vt.,  where  she  d.,  Sept.  23,  1885. 
(a) — Don  Hawkins. 
(b) — Cornelia  Tane  Hawkins. 

9941— DELILAH  STEARNS,  b.  in  West  Pawlet,  Vt.; 
md.  John  A.  Dole,  her  deceased  sister's  husband,  and  settled 
at  Forestville,  Chautauqua  Co.,  N.  Y.,  where  she  died,  with- 
out issue. 

9942— LOLA  STEARNS,  b.,  West  Pawlet,  Vt.,  md.  John 
B.  Norton,  of  Hartford,  Washington  Co.,  N.  Y.,  where  she 
died,  the  mother  of  ten  children. 

9943— JOHN  STEARNS  (9939),  b.,  i8oi,_son  of  David 
and  Sarah  (Cleveland-McNaughton)  Stearns,  of  West  Paw- 
let, Vt.;  a  farmer,  who  md.  Nancy  Hopkins,  and  settled  in 
West  Pawlet,  where  he  died  in  1867;  four  children. 

9944— JOHN  HOPKINS  STEARNS,  b.,  1834,  son  of 
John  and  Nancy  (Hopkins)  Stearns,  of  West  Pawlet,  Vt.; 
a  farmer  and  horticulturist,  of  Mound  City,  Linn  Co.,  Kas. 
He  served  as  private  in  the  Civil  War,  from  1861  to  1865, 
"on  the  side  of  the  Union;"  enlisted  in  Co.  D,  5th.  Regt., 
Kas.  Vol.  Cavalry,  and  served  in  Kas.,  Mo.,  Miss.,  and  Ark.; 


APPENDIX.  431 

mustered  out,  June  15,  1865.    He  md.  Mary  Hitt,  and  had 
three  children. 

9945— MYRTLE  HITT  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  n,  1867; 
of  Mound  City,  Kas. ;  unm. 

9946— JESSIE  MARIA  STEARNS,  b.,  July  30,  1870; 
md.  Fred  Bronson;  d.,  Mar.,  1896. 

9947— GALEN  HOPKINS  STEARNS,  b.,  June  29, 
1874;  of  Mound  City,  Kas. 

9948— MARY  ESTHER  STEARNS,  b.,  1837,  dau.  of 
John  and  Nancy  (Hopkins)  Stearns,  of  West  Pawlet,  Vt. ; 
md.  Lorenzo  Nelson,  and  settled  in  Hebron,  Washington 
Co.,  N.  Y. 

9949— SARAH  JANET  STEARNS,  b.,  1839,  dau.  of 
John  and  Nancy  (Hopkins)  Stearns;  md.  Harry  Baldridge 
Jones,  of  West  Pawlet,  Vt. 

9950— JAMES  HENRY  STEARNS,  b.,  May  13,  1841. 
son  of  John  and  Nancy  (Hopkins)  Stearns;  md.  Lenora 
Nelson,  and  settled  in  West  Pawlet.  Vt. ;  three  children. 

995i— JOHN  JAY  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  28,  1871. 

9952—M'ARY  MABEL  STEARNS,  b.,  May  31,  1881. 

9953-^MY'RA  LOUISE  STEARNS,  b.,  May  12,  1884. 

9954 — Of  this  family,  neither  the  grandfather's  name  nor 
date  of  birth  is  given,  but  the  descendant  thinks  the  grand- 
father was  born  in  Vermont,  and  md.  Miss  Gibson  there. 
Their  children  are  all  supposed  to  have  been  born  in  Vt., 
but  the  whole  family  seems  to  have  migrated  to  Penn. ;  nine 
children. 

9955— JOHN  RICE  STEARNS  (9964).  b.,  May  26,  1814. 

9956— JOSEPH  STEARNS. 

9957— JUDAH  STEARNS. 

9958-^JANE  STEARNS. 

9959— FRANCES  STEARNS. 

9960— MARY  STEARNS. 


432  APPENDIX. 

9961— CHARLES  STEARNS. 
9962— JEREMIAH  STEARNS. 

9963— JONAS  STEARNS,  who  was  a  soldier  of  the  Civil 
War,  and  was  killed. 

9964— JOHN  RICE  STEARNS  (9955),  b.,  May  26,  1814, 
parentage  unknown,  b.  in  Vermont;  d.,  Mar.  30,  1881,  in 
Iowa.  He  md.,  Aug.  30,  1838,  Anna  Fink,  of  Crawford  Co., 
Pa.,  where  he  first  settled,  then  removed  to  Dallas  Co.,  la.; 
five  children. 

9965— CATHARINE  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  14,  1839,  in 
Pa.;  md.  Henry  Clark,  of  Dallas  Co.,  la. 

9966— JOHN  FRANCIS  STEARNS,  b.,  May  26,  1843; 
d.,  Aug.  30,  1847. 

9967— GEORGE  BREWER  STEARNS,  b.,  June  29, 
1848;  d.,  Apr.  4,  1867. 

9968-^JEREMIAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  2,  1851;  md.  Ella 
May  Easton,  and  settled  in  Adair  Co.,  la. 

9969— LORENZO  CHARLES  STEARNS,  b.,  May  4, 
!853;  was  Station  Agent  and  Telegraph  Operator  for  fifteen 
years;  then  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  in  Victor,  Iowa. 
He  md.  Frances  Edna  Gardinier;  no  children. 

Sixteenth  Record. 
The  earliest  known  ancestor  of  this  family  is 

9970— BENJAMIN  STEARNS,  of  Granville,  Washing- 
ton Co.,  N.  Y.,  who  md.  Mary  Brooks,  and  had  three  chil- 
dren. 

9971— BENJAMIN  STEARNS  JR. 

9972— MARY  STEARNS. 

9973— NATHANIEL  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  23,  1803,  son 
of  Benjamin  and  Mary  (Brooks)  Stearns,  of  Granville,  N.  Y. ; 
md.  about  1828,  Lucinda  Hutchinson,  and  lived  in  Saxon- 
ville,  Mass.,  Concord,  Mass.,  Sanford,  Me.,  and  Lowell, 
Mass.,  where  he  d.,  Jan.  30,  1886;  two  children. 


APPENDIX.  433 

9974— LEWIS  M.  STEARNS  (9976),  b.,  Oct.  15,  1830. 

9975— LUCINDA  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  11,  1835,  at 
Saxonville,  Mass.;  d.,  Oct.  31,  1863,  at  Lowell,  Mass.  unm. 

9976— LEWIS  M.  STEARNS  (9974),  b.,  Oct.  15,  1830,  in 
Saxonville,  Mass.,  soi  of  Nathaniel  and  Lucinda  (Hutchin- 
son) Stearns,  of  Lowell,  Mass.;  a  woolen  manufacturer,  of 
Lowell,  where  he  d.,  Nov.  20,  1887.  He  served  during  the 
Civil  War,  as  private,  corporal,  and  sergeant  in  Co.  G,  Butler 
Rifles,  1 6th  Regt.,  Mass.  Vols.,  in  1 861-2. 

Lewis  M.  Stearns  md.  about  18^2,  Ann  Maria  Durgin,  of 
East  Cambridge,  Mass.;  one  son. 

9977— FRANK  K.  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  26,  1854,  at 
East  Cambridge,  Mass.,  son  of  Lewis  M.  and  Ann  (Durgin) 
Stearns,  of  Lowell,  Mass. ;  proprietor  of  Scripture's  Laundry, 
Lowell,  Mass.  He  md.,  1879,  Isabel  Augusta  House,  and 
has  three  children.  Mr.  Stearns  says  that  a  picture  of  the 
Stearns'  coat-of-arms  always  hung  on  the  walls  of  his  grand- 
father's room,  and  is  in  the  transom  over  the  front  door  of 
his  own  residence.  He  is  very  anxious  to  find  the  parentage 
of  Benjamin  Stearns  of  Granville,  N.  Y.,  which  we  have  been 
unable  to  do. 

9978— LUCINDA  OSGOOD  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  7, 
1880,  in  Lowell,  Mass. 

9979— HELEN  HUTCHINSON  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  26, 
1885,  in  Lowell,  Mass. 

9980— iNATHANIEL  WINTHROP  STEARNS,  b., 
July  25,  1892,  in  Lowell,  Mass. 

Seventeenth  Record. 

9981— JOHN  H.  STEARNS,  of  Lowell,  Mass.,  was  a 
man  of  intemperate  habits;  a  painter  by  trade.  His  wife's 
name  is  unknown;  supposed  to  have  been  Annie;  two  daugh- 
ters. In  1854,  his  two  daughters  were  adopted  by  two  dif- 
ferent parties. 

9982— MARY  ESTHER  STEARNS,  the  elder,  b.,  Nov. 
5,  1850,  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  was  taken  into  the  family  of 
Sylvester       M.       Stockwell,       and       his       wife,       Zilpha 


434  APPENDIX. 

Stockwell,  members  of  the  Worthington  St. 
M.  E.  Church,  of  Lowell,  where  Mr.  Stockwell  used  to  lead 
the  singing,  and  his  reqret  ever  after  was,  that  he  had  not 
taken  both  children.  In  1856,  they  removed  to  Plainview, 
Minn.,  where  Mary  Esther  (Stearns)  Stockwell  md.,  May  23, 
1868,  John  Newton  Bates,  of  Plainview,  Minn.,  where  they 
now  (1899)  reside;  one  daughter. 

(a) — Hattie  Luella  Bates,  md.,  Nov.  21,  1894,  Miles  S. 

'Huntoon,  of  Walnut  Grove,  Minn.;  two  chil.:  Glen 

Chase  Huntoon  and  Lorena  Bates  Huntoon. 

John  H.  Stearns  and  wife    were    both    living  when  the 

children  were  adopted,  and  the  younger,  supposed  to  have 

been  named 

9983 — 'ELLA  STEARNS,  was  taken  by  a  family  in  or 
near  Boston,  Mass.,  ''whose  name  is  something  like  Black- 
well."  She  was  about  a  year  younger  than  her  sister,  who 
is  very  anxious  to  learn  somethine  of  her  welfare,  and  ascer- 
tain, if  possible,  whether  there  are  other  relatives,  and  what 
became  of  her  parents.  Any  information  sent  to  Mrs.  John 
N.  Bates,  Plainview,  Minn.,  will  be  gratefully  received. 

Eighteenth  Record. 

9984— JOHN  HENRY  STEARNS,  b.  in  Vermont, 
(Orchard  Town);  occupation,  a  baker.  He  md.,  1843, 
Adeline  Rosanna  Stranche,  of  Boston,  Mass.;  died  at  sea,  on 
the  way  home  from  California,  in  1847. 

9985— JOHN  H.  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  28,  1844,  in  Boston, 
Mass.,  son  of  John  Henry  and  Adeline  Rosanna  (Stranche) 
Stearns;  a  merchant,  of  Boston.  Mass.  He  md.,  May  15, 
1868,  Annette  N.  Gaw,  who  d.,  Aug.  1,  1868,  not  three 
months  after  her  marriage. 

9986— ADELINE  R.  STEARNS,  b.,  May  21,  1846. 
Nineteenth  Record. 

9987— BENJAMIN  CROSBY  STEARNS,  b.,  in  Carlisle, 
Mass.;  a  cotton  spir-ner,  who  md.,  1830,  Julia  Ann  Cass;  had 
four  children. 

9988— WILLIAM  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  12,  1831,  in  Men- 
don,  Mass.,  son  of  Benjamin  Crosby  and  Julia  Ann  Cass) 


APPENDIX.  435 

Stearns;  md.   Mary    Elizabeth  Burlingame,  and  settled  in 
Providence,  R.  I. ;  in  Civil  War. 

9989— FANNIE  ELEANOR  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  2, 
i860,  in  Providence,  R.  I. 

9990— JOHN  EDWARD  STEARNS,  b.,  in  Mendon, 
Mass.;  deceased;  served  in  Civil  War. 

9991— HANNAH  DARLING  STEARNS,  b.  in  Mendon, 
Mass.;  d. 

9992— LEVI  RAWSON  STEARNS,  b.  in  Northbridge, 
Mass.;  served  in  Civil  War. 

Twentieth  Record. 

9993—AMOS  F.  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  11,  1805;  md.  Han- 
nah E.  Otis;  both  deceased. 

9994_ALONZO  B.  STEARNS,  of  San  Francisco,  Cal., 
son  of  Amos  F.  and  Hannah  (Otis)  Stearns;  md.  and  has 
one  son. 

9995 — 'A  SON,  deceased,  name  unknown,  who  had  a  son. 

9996__(i)  GEORGE    O.    STEARNS,    of    Dorchester, 

Mass.;  md.  and  has  two  daus. 

9997 — A  DAU.,  who  md.  Charles  Coye,  of  Cambridge- 
port,  Mass.;  deceased. 

9998— CHARLES  EDWIN  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  29, 
1836,  son  of  Amos  F.  and  Hannah  (Otis)  tSearns;  md. 
Lydia  Ann  Apollonio,  dau.  of  Nicholas  A.  and  Sarah  (Gibbs) 
Apollonio;  of  Boston,  Mass.;  no  children. 

Twenty-first  Record. 

9999_ISAAC  STEARNS,  first  known  ancestor  of  this 
family,  b.  in  Mass.,  date  unknown.  By  his  first  wife,  name 
unknown,  he  had  three  children,  and  his  wife  died  during  the 
journey  to  the  then  "Far  West,"  Ohio.  With  his  two  boys 
he  settled  in  Crawford  Co.,  O.,  and  md.  (2),  Miss  Shaw,  who 
was  the  mother  of  nine  children. 

10,000— TOMPKINS  T.  STEARNS  (10.01 1). 


436  APPENDIX. 

10,001— JOHN  A.  STEARNS  (10,013). 

10,002— HANNAH  STEARNS. 

10,003 — JOSEPH  STEARNS,  who  became  a  minister  of 
the  United  Brethren,  and  d.,  1870,  in  Ind. 

10,004— SOPHIA  STEARNS. 

10,005— ISAAC  STEARNS  JR.  (10,015). 

10,006— ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  who  md.  Lloyd  Adee; 
d.,  1888,  in  111. 

10,007— JONATHAN  STEARNS,  at  seventy-five  years 
of  age  was  living  in  Ind. 

10,008— M.  MITCHELL  STEARNS. 

10,000— PAMELIA  TANE  STEARNS,  md.  Mr.  Sump- 
ter,  of  Wabash  Co.,  Ind. 

10.010—  LIVONIA  STEARNS,  md.  Rev.  David  Clark,  of 
Indiana. 

10.011—  TOMPKINS  T-  STEARNS  (10,000),  had  a  son, 

10,012— PHILANDER  STEARNS,  who  was  killed,  'dur- 
ing the  Civil  War,  in  the  33d.  Regt.,  Ind.  Inf. 

10,013— JOHN  A.  STEARNS  (10,001),  had  a  son, 

10,014— SAMUEL  K.  STEARNS,  who  was  killed,  1864, 
in  the  22d.  Regt.,  Ind.  Inf.,  while  serving  in  Tennessee. 

10,015— ISAAC  STEARNS  JR.  (10,005),  b.,  1819,  in 
Ohio;  d.,  1893,  in  Jennings  Co.,  Ind.,  where  he  was  engaged 
in  farming.  During  the  Civil  War,  he  served  as  corporal  in 
Co.  B,  137th.  Regt.,  Ind.  Vols.,  receiving  an  honorable  dis- 
charge at  expiration  of  term  of  enlistment.  He  md.  (1), 
Cynthia  Foote,  of  Ohio,  who  was  the  mother  of  his  two 
sons;  md.  (2),  1892,  name  unknown. 

10,016— ANTHONY  T.  STEARNS,  b.,  in  Ohio;  d.  at  the 
age  of  seven. 

10,017-^ANTHONY  I.  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  25,  1839; 
merchant  and  real  estate  dealer  of  Brewersville,  Ind.;  md., 
June  22,  1858,  Catherine  Johnson;  had  twelve  children.    He 


APPENDIX.  437 

served,  during  the  Civil  War,  as  Sergeant  in  Co.  E,  82nd. 
Regt.,  Ind.  Vols.,  being  discharged  on  account  of  disability 
caused  by  measles. 

10,018— MARY  C.   STEARNS,  b.,  May  3,   1859;  md., 
1879,  C.  W.  Spriggs;  four  children, 
(a) — Ernest  A.  Spriggs. 


(b)— Benjamin  Spriggs.  >  T    . 

/    \         £-«•  r>  1  J-  Wills. 

(c) — Simeon  Spnersfs.      ) 


(c) — Simeon  Spriggs. 
(d) — Myrtle  Spriggs. 

10,019— -ISAAC  B.  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov  27,  1861;  was,  at 
one  time,  Sheriff  of  Jennings  Co.,  Ind.;  of  the  firm,  Stearns 
Bros.,  General  Merchants,  of  Brewersville,  Ind.;  md.  and  has 
three  children. 

10,020— JOSEPH  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  13,  1863;  Post- 
master, Freight  and  Telegraph  Agent  for  C.  C.  C.  and  St.  L. 
R.  R.  Co.,  at  Brewersville,  Ind.  He  md.,  Mar.  9,  1886,  Rosa 
A.  Sweeney,  and  has  two  children 

10,021—  HAROLD  L.  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  4,  1887. 

10,022— CLARENCE  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  19,  1889. 

10,023— WALDO  B.  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  22,  1865;  md. 
and  has  two  chil. 

10,024— PHOEBE  E-  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  12,  1868;  md. 
W.  S.  Matthews,  attorney,  of  North  Vernon,  Ind.;  one 
child. 

10,025— LEONARD  L.  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  2,  1870;  md. 
and  has  one  child. 

10,026— ALBERT  O.  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  6,  1872;  md. 
and  has  two  children. 

10,027— LUCRETI A  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  May  2,  1874; 
md.  Ira  Beaucourt,  merchant  and  R.  R.  agent,  at  Sardinia, 
Ind.;  one  child. 

10,028— FRANK  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  12,  1876;  of 
Brewersville,  Ind.;  md.  and  has  one  child. 

10,029— CHARLES  FREDERIC  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov. 


438  APPENDIX. 

24,   1879;  killed,  Aug-.   15,   1890,  a  loaded  wagon  running 
over  him. 

10,030— SAMUEL  K.  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  20,  1882;  of 
Brewersville,  Ind. 

10,031— BESSIE  FAY  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  26,  1884. 

10,032— MORDECAI  MITCHELL  STEARNS  (10,008), 

b.  about  1825,  in  Ohio,  son  of  Isaac  and  (Shaw) 

Stearns;  d.,  1865,  in  Brewersville,  Ind.    The  name  of  his  wife 
is  not  given;  had  eieht  children;  was  a  farmer,  of  Ind. 

10,033— JAMES  STEARNS,  b.  in  Ohio  or  Ky.;  d.  at 
the  age  of  eighteen. 

10,034— ISAAC  TAYLOR  STEARNS,  b.  in  Ky.;  of 
North  Vernon,  Ind.;  a  pensioner  of  the  Civil  War;  md.  in 
Ind. 

10,035— DAVID  STEARNS,  d.  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
eight;  md.  in  Ind. 

10,036— JONATHAN  STEARNS,  died,  aged  thirty-eight 
years;  md.  in  Ind. 

10,037— JOHN  HALL  STEARNS,  md.  in  Ind.;  d.  about 
1897.  * 

10,038— ELLA  STEARNS,  d.  in  infancy. 

10,039— RICHARD  OLIVER  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  9, 
1857;  a  teacher,  by  profession,  holding  a  Kas.  Life  Certifi- 
cate; also,  a  commercial  traveler,  permanent  address,  Bur- 
den, Kas.  He  says:  "The  chief  characteristics  of  my  Stearns 
relatives  are,  honesty,  piety  and  sobriety."  He  md.,  1882,  in 
Kas.,  but  does  not  give  his  wife's  name;  three  children. 

10,040— LELA  OPAL  STEARNS,  b.,  1883;  d.,  1884. 

10,041— BEULAH  INEZ  .STEARNS,  b.,  1885. 

10,042— CLARA  ALETHA  STEARNS,  b.,  1887. 

10,043— MORDECAI  H.  STEARNS,  a  machinist,  of  In- 
diana; unm. 

Twenty-second  Record. 

Part  of  this  record  is  taken  from  the  family  Bible  of 
Chauncey  Sheldon  Stearns. 


APPENDIX.  439 

10,044 — STERLING  STEARNS  was  one  of  the  pioneers 
of  Vermont,  and  is  said  to  have  been  kidnapped  by  the  In- 
dians when  quite  young.  He  was  an  American  soldier  and 
is  said  to  have  died  in  the  war  of  1812.  It  is  not  known 
whom  he  married;  seven  children. 

10,045— HANNAH  STEARNS,  date  of  birth  unknown; 
md.  Jacob  Hurd,  a  Revolutionary  soldier;  no  children. 

10,046— LEVI  STEARNS  (10.052),  b.,  July  25,  1790. 

10,047— HULDAH  STEARNS,  no  issue. 

10,048— ANNA  STEARNS. 

10,049— LOVINA  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  7,  1800;  md.  1825, 
John  Brackett,  a  Revolutionary  soldier;  d.,  Dec.  12,  i860. 

10,050— MARCENA  STEARNS. 

10,051— CHAUNCEY  SHELDON  STEARNS  (10,070), 
b.,  May  10,  1810. 

10,052— LEVI  STEARNS  (10,046),  b.,  July  25,  1790, 
son  of  Sterling  Stearns,  of  Vermont;  was  in  the  war  of  181 2 
and  received  a  grant  of  land.  He  md.,  181 3,  Sarah  Clark,  b., 
Oct.,  1803,  who  d.  Jan.  1,  1900;  she  was  granted  a  pension 
in  1886,  with  back  pay  from  time  the  pension  law  was  passed. 
He  d.,  Mar.  6,  1867;  seven  children. 

10,053— ROSETTA  STEARNS,  b->  0ct-  IO<  l8l9> in  New 
York  State;  md.  John  Lincoln;  d.,  1842;  no  children. 

10,054— ORRILLA  STEARNS,  b.,  June  10,  1821,  in  Sar- 
dinia, N.  Y.;  md.  Timothy  B.  Jones,  of  Illinois,  where  she 
d.  about  1871;  six  children. 

(a) — Nathan  Tones,  md  and  had  family. 

(b) — Henry  Tones,  md. 

(c) — Marietta  Tones,  md.  Mr.  Thomas  and  had  children. 

(dj — Ordelia  fai  es,  md.  Mr.  Pettys. 

(e) — John  Jones. 

(f) — Carl  Jones,  deceased. 

10,055— DAVID  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  23,  1823,  in  Sar- 


440  APPENDIX. 

dinia,  N.  Y.;  d.  about  i8go.    He  md.  Virginia  Runyon,  and 
had  six  children. 

10,056— EMILY  STEARNS. 

10,057— THEODORE  STEARNS. 

10,058— EDGAR  STEARNS. 

10,059— ROSA  STEARNS,  d. 

10,060— HELEN  STEARNS. 

10,061 — LEVI  STEARNS,  d.  in  infancy. 

10,062— GEORGE  WASHINGTON  STEARNS,  b.,  July 
2J,  1825,  in  Sardinia,  N.  Y.;  in  1857,  moved  from  N.  Y. 
State  to  Wallingford,  111.,  and  to  Chicago,  111.,  in  1890. 

He  md.  Nov.  7,  1847,  Harriet  Newell  Chaffee,  b.,  July  25, 
1827,  in  Attica,  N.  Y.,  who  d.,  Feb.  4,  1891,  in  Chicago,  111., 
dau.  of  Joseph  Chaffee;  four  children. 

10,063— LEORA  FLORINE  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  15, 
1849;  d.,  Feb.  22,  1853. 

10,064— LOUIS  NAPOLEON  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  20, 
1852;  d.,  Sept  5,  1853. 

10,065— DR.  WILLIAM  MARION  STEARNS  (10,083), 
b.,  June  20,  1856,  at  Dale,  N.  Y. 

10,066— GEORGE  EUGENE  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  12, 
i860;  d.,  Aug.  6,  1861. 

10,067— ROX  AN  A  STEARNS,  b.,  July  29,  1827;  was 
twice  md.,  but  had  no  children. 

10,068— CAROLINE  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  30,  1830;  md. 
Henry  Gilbert,  and  had  seven  children, 
(a) — Charles  Gilbert. 
'(b)- Nelson  Gilbert, 
(c) — 'Herman  Gilbert, 
(d)— Austin  Gilbert, 
(e) — Herbert  Gilbert, 
(f) — Sanford  Gilbert, 
(g) — Infant  daughter,  d. 


APPENDIX.  441 

10,069— JULIET  STEARNS,  twin  sister  of  Caroline,  b., 
Apr.  30,  1830;  d.  in  infancy. 

10,070— CHAUNCEY  SHELDON  STEARNS  (10,051), 
b.,  May  10,  1810,  in  Warsaw,  Genesee  Co.,  N.  Y.,  son  of 
Sterling  Stearns;  d.,  July  16,  1861,  in  Tomah,  Wis.  He  md., 
Nov.  1,  1831,  in  Genesee  Co.,  N.  Y.,  Phoebe  Mary  Nara- 
more,  b.,  Thursday,  Nov.  28,  1816,  in  Scipio,  N.  Y.,  who  d., 
Oct.  15,  1898,  in  Minneapolis,  Minn.;  nine  children. 

10,071— WILLIAM  S.  STEARNS,  b.,  Thursday,  Aug. 
23,  1832,  in  Warsaw,  N.  Y.;  enlisted  during  the  Civil  War; 
was  wounded,  May  22,  1863,  at  the  battle  of  Murfreesboro, 
Tenn.,  and  d.  shortly  after,  at  Memphis,  Tenn.;  was  Sergeant 
in  a  Wis.  Regt.    He  md.,  but  we  have  no  record  of  family. 

10,072— ISADORE  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  Sunday,  July  13, 
1834,  in  Sheridan,  Chautauqua  Go.,  N.  Y.;  md.,  Sept.  30, 
1852,  in  West  Greenville,  Pa.,  Joseph  Gilliam,  of  Evansville, 
Ind.,  where  they  reside. 

10,073— LOVANCHA  H.  STEARNS,  b.,  Monday,  June 
13,  1836,  in  Sheridan,  N.  Y.;  d.,  Nov.  25,  1854,  in  Delona, 
Wis. 

10,074— EZRA  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  Sunday,  July  1,  1838, 
in  Pomfret,  Chautauqua  Co.,  N.  Y.;  d.,  May,  1846. 

j 0,075— MARGARET  ADELAIDE  STEARNS,  b., 
Monday,  Feb.  17,  1841,  in  Sadsbury,  Crawford  Co.,  Pa.;  md. 
Warren  W.  Howard,  of  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

j 0,076— ESTELLE  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  May  23,  1843,  in 
Sadsbury,  Pa.;  d.,  Mar.  1,  1879,  in  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

10,077— CAROLINE  L-  STEARNS,  b.,  Monday,  Mar. 
31,  1847;  d.,  Dec.  22,  1852.  in  Greenville,  Pa. 

10,078— ESTHER  ANN  STEARNS,  b.,  Friday,  Nov.  7, 
185 1,  in  Kinsman,  Trumbull  Co.,  O.;  d.,  Feb.  19,  1854. 

10,079— SHELDON  TULIUS  STEARNS,  b.,  Wednes- 
day, May  23,  1855,  in  Fairfield,  Sauk  Co.,  Wis.;  in  1897,  was 
Station  Agent,  at  Kimball,  Stearns  Co.,  Minn.  He  md.,  Apr. 
8,  1879,  Mattie  M.  Skinner,  of  Russell,  111.,  b.,  June  1,  1859, 
in  Kingsville.  Ashtabula  Co.,  O.;  three  children. 


442  APPENDIX. 

10,080— SIDNEY  SHELDON  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  28, 
1879,  in  Waukegan,  111.;  living  at  home  with  parents. 

10,081— ANNIE  LAURA  STEARNS,  (called  "Bonnie") 
b.,  Oct.   28,  1883,  in  Afton,  Minn.;  at  home  with  parents. 

10,082— MILLARD  A.  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  17,  1892,  in 
Waukegan,  111.;  at  home  with  his  parents. 

10,083— DR.  WILLIAM  MARION  STEARNS  (10,065), 
b.,  June  20,  1856,  at  Dale,  N.  Y.,  son  of  George  Washing- 
ton and  Harriet  Newell  (Chaffee)  Stearns;  grad.  Med.  Coll., 
1880;  studied  and  traveled  in  Europe  two  years;  located  in 
Chicago,  111.,  1885,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Med  Coll.  faculty. 
He  md.,  June  1,  1887,  Fannie  Amelia  Foote,  b.,  Oct.  3, 
1862,  dau.  of  Dr.  William  Lawton  and  Lucy  Lovina  Foote, 
of  Belvidere,  111.;  five  children. 

10,084— HELEN  FRANCES  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  24, 
1 891. 

10,085— HAROLD  WILLIAM  STEARNS,  b.,  July  7, 
1892;  d.,  Aug.  9,  1892. 

10,086— LUCILE  LOVINA  STEARNS,  b.,  May  19, 
1894;  d.,  Aug.  12,  1894. 

10,087— EUGENE  MARION  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  14, 
1896. 

10,088— CLARENCE  FOOTE  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  14, 
1897. 

Twenty-third  Record. 

10,089— LEVI  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  22,  1804,  at  Orland, 
Me.,  parentage  unknown;  went  to  Hingham,  Mass.  in  1837; 
was  "master-mariner,''  and  engaged  successively  in  the 
mackerel  fisheries  and  coasting  voyages.  He  md.  (1),  Sept. 
22,  1827,  Naomi  Jones,  who  d.,  Jan.  24,  1833,  in  Boston, 
Mass.;  md.  (2),  1837,  Mrs.  Eliza  Ann  Webster,  who  d., 
June  4,  1865,  at  Wevmouth,  Mass.  Levi  Stearns  was  lost 
at  sea,  Sept.,  1865;  eight  children. 

10,090— HANNAH  ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug. 


APPENDIX.  443 

15,  1828;  md.,  Nov.  29,  1846,  Gilbert  Thayer;  d.,  Apr.  10, 
1850,  at  Dedham,  Mass. 
Twins. 
10,091— MARY    REBECCA    STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.   15, 
1828;  md.,  Dec.  15,  1849,  Lind  Hamilton;  d.,  Sept.  15,  1858, 
at  Boston,  Mass. 

10,092— LEVI  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  Nov.  28,  1829;  md.  (1), 
July  28,  1854,  Ellen  M.  Kidder,  who  d.,  Aug.  16,  1872,  at 
Quincy,  Mass.;  md.  (2),  Sept.,  1873,  Mrs.  N.  J.  Comings; 
of  Quincy. 

10,093— CHARLES  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  5,  1831;  lost  at 
sea,  in  schooner  ''Flight,"  off  Gloucester,  Mass.,  Feb.  22, 
1854. 

10,094— ELEANC  R  HERBERT  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb. 
26,  1840;  md.,  Aug.  13,  1862,  Charles  Rickards,  of  Lynn, 
Mass. 

10,095— GEORGE  CLINTON  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  26, 
1842;  md.,  Mar.  29,  1864,  Ann  E.  Cross,  of  Gloucester, 
Mass.;  was  lost  at  sea,  Feb.  1,  1879. 

10,096— JUSTUS  SOPER  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  5,  1846; 
md.,  Nov.  28,  1866,  Marv  E.  Semons;  settled  at  Lynn,  Mass. 

10,097— ELIZABETH  THAYER  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb. 
26,  1850;  d.,  Oct.  17,  18.51. 

Twenty-fourth  Record. 

10,098— LEONARD  STEARNS,  b.,  1788;  d.,  1834,  in 
Weston,  Mass.;  a  mechanic  and  merchant  of  New  Ipswich, 
N.  H.,  from  which  place  he  removed  to  Weston,  Mass.; 
parentage  unknown;  md.  Sarah  Colburn.  They  had  nine 
children. 

10,099— LEONARD  STEARNS  JR.,  d.  in  New  Or- 
leans, La. 

10,100— SAMUEL  STEARNS,  d.  young,  in  New  Ips- 
wich. 

io,ioi^SARAH  STEARNS,  d.  young. 

10,102— JOSEPH  STEARNS,  d.  in  Lynn,  Mass. 


444  APPENDIX. 

10,103— JULIA  STEARNS,  md.  Mr.  Vincent,  and  d.  in 
Bedford,  Mass. 

10,104— ALBERT  STEARNS,  d.  in  Lincoln,  Mass. 

10,105— RICHARD  HALL  STEARNS  (10,108),  b.,  Dec. 
25,  1824. 

10,106— GEORGE  STEARNS. 

10,107— ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  d.  in  New  Ipswich. 

10,108— RICHARD  HALL  STEARNS  (10,105),  b.,  Dec. 
25,  1824;  md.,  Sept.  18,  1855,  Louisa  Maria  Waterman,  of 
Boston,  Mass.;  three  sons, 

R.  H.  Stearns  and  Co.  form  one  of  the  largest  dry-goods 
houses  of  Boston. 

10,109— FRANK  WATERMAN  STEARNS,  b,  Nov. 
8,  1856;  member  of  the  firm  of  R.  H.  Stearns  &  Co.  He  md. 
Feb.  26,  1880,  Emily  Williston  Clark,  b.,  June  9,  1856;  three 
children. 

10,110— FOSTER  WATERMAN  STEARNS,  b.,  July 
29,  1 88 1. 

10,111— EMILY  WILLISTON  STEARNS,  b.,  July  18, 
1884. 

10,112— LOUISA  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  6,  1886. 

10,113— REV.  WILLIAM  FOSTER  STEARNS,  b., 
Apr.  18,  1859;  a  Congregational  clergyman.  He  md.,  May 
19,  1886,  Fanny  Stearns  Clark,  sister  of  his  elder  brother's 
wife;  two  children. 

10,114— DOUGLAS  CLARK  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  23, 
i893- 

10,115— WILLIAM  FOSTER  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  July 
18,  1900. 

10,116— RICHARr  HALL  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  Apr.  25, 

1862;  in  business  with  his  father. 

Twenty-fifth  Record. 

10,117— WILLIAM  STEARNS,  a  Revolutionary  sol- 
dier, bad  dau. 


APPENDIX.  445 

10,118— MARY  (POLLY)  STEARNS,  b.  about  Oct.  i, 
1768,  md.,  Aug.  15,  1790,  in  Grafton,  Mass.,  by  Benjamin 
Goddard,  Justice  of  the  Peace,  Nathan  Sherman,  of  Shrews- 
bury, Mass.  They  went  to  Dover,  Vt,  soon  after  their  mar- 
riage, and  knowledge  of  her  parentage  is  desired  by  Mrs. 
C.  F.  R.  Jenne,  Battleboro,  Vt. 

Twenty-sixth  Record. 

ic,i  19— REUBEN  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  8,  1799,  par- 
entage unknown;  md.,  Mar.  30,  1820,  Nancy  Crowell,  b., 
Aug.  9,  1801;  seven  children. 

10,120— ROSANNA  STEARNS,  b.,  May  5,  1822;  d., 
May  22,  1840. 

10,121— HENRY  H.  STEARNS,  b.,  Apr.  8,  1824;  d., 
1856. 

10,122— HIRAM  M.  STEARNS,  b.,  July  31,  1826;  d., 
Dec.  29,  1849. 

10,123— CHARLES  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  29,  1828;  d., 
July  2  ,1829. 

10,124— JAMES  STEARNS  (10,127),  b.,  June  8,  1830. 

10,125— HORACE  STEARNS,  b.,  May  12,  1832;  d., 
i860. 

10,126— LUCY  ANN  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  5,  1835. 

10,127— JAMES  STEARNS  (10,124),  b.,  June  8,  1830, 
son  of  Reuben  and  Nancy  (Crowell)  Stearns;  md.,  Sept.  19, 
1858,  Jane  May;  d.,  Oct.,  1859.    They  had  one  son. 

10,128— JAMES  EDGAR  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  1,  1859; 
of  Columbus,  O.;  md.,  Jan.  8,  1883,  Rose  Kellstadt;  two 
children. 

10,129— CLAUDE  E.  STEARNS,  b.,  June  15,  1886. 

10,130— GEORGTF  MAY  STEARNS,  b.,  July  25,  1889. 

Twenty-seventh  Record. 

10,131— BENJAMIN  STEARNS  (10,140),  was  born  in 
Vermont,  parentage  unknown. 


446  APPENDIX. 

10,132— ABEL  STEARNS,  in  1863,  was  living  in  High- 
gate,  Vt. 

10,133 — ASA  STEARNS,  in  1863,  was  living  in  Shel- 
don, Vt. 

10,134— THOMAS  STEARNS  was  living  in  Pensacola, 
Fla.,  at  the  beginning  of  the  Civil  War. 

10,135— BETSY  STEARNS,  md.  Mr.  Hubbell,  of  Shel- 
don, Vt. 

10,136— POLLY  STEARNS,  md.  Mr.  Durkee,  of  High- 
gate,  Vt. 

10,137— LUCINDA  STEARNS,  md.  Mr.  White,  of  St. 

Albans,  Vt. 

10,138— ABBY  STEARNS,  md.  Mr.  Wood,  of  Mendon, 
N.  Y.,  where  she  d.  in  1853. 

10,139— .SARAH  STEARNS,  md.  (1),  Mr.  Stearns,  of 
Highgate,  Vt.;  md.  (2),  Mr.  Church. 

10,140— BENJAMIN  STEARNS  was  b.,  1794,  in  Vt., 
parentage  unknown;  remoed  to  the  western  part  of  New 
York  State,  and,  about  1820,  went  from  N.  Y.  to  Thomp- 
son, O.,  of  which  place  he  was  one  of  the  first  settlers.  He 
was  in  U.  S.  service,  in  the  war  of  181 2,  and  his  widow 
Obtained  a  land  warrant  several  years  after  his  death,  which 
occurred  May  20,  1850;  a  farmer,  of  Thompson,  Geauga 
Co.,  0.  He  md.,  (1),  1817,  Matilda  Sprague,  who  d.,  June, 
1837,  the  mother  of  ten  children;  md.  (2),  Ruthalia  Jewett, 
who  cl.,  Oct.  4,  1884,  mother  of  six  children. 

By  first  wife,  Matilda. 

10,141— HARRISON  STEARNS,  b.,  1818;  d.,  1869;  md. 
Angel ine  Tenny.  After  the  birth  of  their  first  two  chil.,  they 
removed  to  Green  Bay,  Wis.,  where  the  family  remained 
after  his  death. 

10,142— ROXANNA  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  3,  1820;  md., 
Jan.  1,  1838,  Pardee  Hoard;  eight  children.;  she  d.,  Aug.  8, 
1894.  in  Mich. 

(a) — Helen  Hoard. 


APPENDIX.  447 

(b) — Orange  Hoard, 
(c) — Peter  Hoard, 
(d) — 'Lois  Hoard, 
(e) — Thomas  Hoard. 
(0-HStella  Hoard, 
(g) — Major  Hoard, 
(h) — Henry  Hoard. 

10,143-^SARAH  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  2,  1822;  md. 
Amasa  Jones,  and  settled  near  Allegan,  Mich.,  where  she 
d.,  Jan.  22,  1898;  seven  children. 

(a) — Eliza  Jones, 
(b) — 'Charles  Jones, 
(c) — Chauncey  Jones, 
(d) — Elmer  Jones, 
(e) — Jefferson  Jones, 
(f) — Jessie  Jones, 
(g) — Maria  Jones. 

10,144— JACKSON  STEARNS,    b.,    May    13,     1824;  d., 
Oct.  8,  1835. 

10,145— -ELVIRA  STEARNS,  b.,  1826;  md.  Mr.  McCoy, 
of  Iowa. 

10144— JACKSON  STEARNS,  b.,  May  13,  1824;  d., 
i860,  Otis  Warner;  d.,  Sept.  5,  1882;  no  issue. 

IO,  147— .BENJAMIN  STEARNS  JR.,  b.,  Dec.  5,  1830; 
enlisted,  during  the  Civil  War,  in  the  19th.  Regt.  Mich.  Inf., 
was  taken  prisoner  and  confined,  for  a  time,  in  Libby  Prison. 
He  md.  ,1856,  Salome  Patterson,  and  settled  near  Allegan, 
Mich. 

10,148— ABEL  STEARNS,  b.,  June,  1832,  md.  (1),  i860, 
Lucy  Reed,  who  d.,  1868,  in  Allegan,  Mich.;  md.  (2),  June 
8,  1870,  Henrietta  Gillespie;  he  d.,  Mar.  22,  1897;  eight 
children.  He  served,  during  the  Civil  War,  in  13th  Mich. 
Infantry. 

10,149— CHARLES  STEARNS. 


448  APPENDIX. 

i o,  1 50-O RLI E  STEARNS. 

10,151— ALICE  STEARNS. 

10,152— MATILDA  STEARNS. 

10,153— MERTON  STEARNS. 

10,154— HENRY  STEARNS. 

10,155— FLORILLA  STEARNS. 

10,156— CADY  STEARNS. 

10,157— MARY  STEARNS,  lb.,  1834;  md.  Washington 
Sprague,  of  Mich.,  where  she  d.,  1891;  three  children. 

10,158—  MATILDA  STEARNS,  b.,  May  28,  1837;  md., 
Apr.  24,  1 86 1,  Gardner  Stickney,  of  Fowler's  Mills,  O. 

10,159— LORETT  STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  18,  1838;  md.y 
Oct.  2*7   1858,  Henry  Rose,  of  Thompson,  O  . 

10,160— PERRY  STEARNS,  b.,  July  4,  1840;  md.,  Mar. 
31,  1 86 1,  Cynthia  Crafts,  of  Thompson,  O.;  seven  chil.; 
moved  to  Chagrin  Falls,  O. 

10,161— ORA  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  27,  1862;  md.,  Jan.  15, 
1890,  James  White;  one  son,  b.,  Jan  22,  1897,  named  Leon 
White. 

10,162— ELLIOTT  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.,  1863;  d.,  Apr. 
13,  1866. 

■10,163— LYNN  STEARNS,  b.,  July  7,  1870. 

io,i64-^ALW!lLDA  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  17,  1873;  md., 
Jan  7.  1897,  Albert  Taylor;  one  son,  b.,  May  6,  1899,  named 
Clayton  Taylor. 

10,165— EDITH  STEARNS,  b.,  Sept.  16,  1875. 

10,166— CLAYTON  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  16,  1878. 

10,167— HATTIE  STEARNS,  b.,  Nov.  28,  1882. 

10,168— ANNETTr  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  6,  1842;  md.,. 
June  2,  1 861,  Levi  Olds. 

(a)— Myrtan  Olds,  b.,  Feb.  26,  1862;  d.,  July  17,  1878. 


APPENDIX.  449 

(a)— 'Lee  Olds,  b.,  Nov.  2,  1872;  d.,  Sept.  2j,  1898. 

10,169— JANETTE  STEARNS,  ,b.,  Jan.  22,  1845;  md., 
Sept.  27,  1865,  Henry  Olds;  three  children. 

(a)— Stella  Olds,  b.,  M'ar.  25,  1869;  md.,  Mar.  18,  1891, 
Coral  Williams;  one  son,  b.,  Apr.  2j,  1892,  named 
Glenn  Olds. 

(a) — Forest  Olds,  b.  ,Dec  30,  1871;  md.,  Feb.  2,  1893* 
'Alice  Williams;  three  children. 

(a)— Alma  Olds,  b.,  May  5,  1878. 

10,170— DALLAS  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  19,  1847:  md.r 
Aug.  15,  1867,  Josephine  Hill;  three  chil. 

10,171— VERNIE  STEARNS,  b.,  Feb.  20,  1873;  d.,  Sept. 
20,  1874. 

10,172— ELSIE  'STEARNS,  b.,  Oct.  12,  1877;  md.,  Dec. 
25,  i8q8,  Charles  Nighman. 

10,173— CARL  STEARNS,  b.,  July  28,  1881. 

10,174— JAMES  POLK  STEARNS,  b.,  Jan.  27,  1849; 
md.  ,Mav  23,  1875,  Elizabeth  Harklerode;  six  children. 

10,175— GRACE  STEARNS,  <d.  young. 

10,176— HENRY  STEARNS,  d.  young. 

10,17*7— HELEN  STEARNS,  d.  in  infancy. 

10,178— LORETT  STEARNS,  b.,  Aug.  24,  1878;  md., 
Dec.  28,  1898,  Evans  Heath;  one  child,  Elizabeth  Heath, 
b.,  June  14,  1900. 

10,179— BLAINE  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  21,  1885. 

10,180— LEE  STEARNS,  b.,  Mar.  25,  1891. 

Twenty-eighth  Record. 

10,181—  ELLSWORTH  STEARNS,  birth  and  parentage 
unknown,  md.  Catherine  Strabick. 

10,182— Their  son,  ELIPHAZ  STEARNS,  md.  Anna 
Castleman. 


450  APPENDIX. 

10,183— JOHN  STEARNS,  son  of  Eliphaz  and  Anna 
(Castleman)  Stearns,  md.  Josephine  Henser,  and  settled  in 
Rockwood,  Fulton  Co.,  N.  Y.;  two  daughters. 

10,184— ANNA  STEARNS. 
10,185— VERN  A  STEARNS. 

Twenty-ninth  Record. 

10,186— DR.  HENRY  LIVINGSTON  STEARNS  was 
born  in  the  vicinity  of  Utica,  N.  Y. ;  learned  the  carpenter's 
trade,  then  took  up  the  study  of  medicine.  He  graduated 
in  New  York  City  and  practiced  medicine  at  Hawley,  Pa., 
for  over  thirty  years,  excelling  in  surgery  and  always  in  de- 
mand when  surgical  skill  was  required;  "was  one  of  the  most 
successful  practitioners  in  Northeastern  Pennsylvania." 

His  wife  was  a  cousin  of  the  late  Adjutant-General  Will- 
iam II .  Stryker,  of  New  Jersey.  Dr.  Stearns  died  during  the 
Civil  War  ,and  his  wife's  death  soon  followed. 

10,187 — A  few  years  later  their  dau.  died,  having  been 
the  wife  of  L.  H.  Decker,  of  Deekertown,  N.  J.  This  is 
given  in  hope  that  some  relative  of  the  Dr.'s  will  notify  Mr. 
Decker  of  the  existence  of  such  relative. 

Thirtieth  Record. 

10,188— JOHN  STEARNS,  the  earliest-known  ancestor 
of  this  family,  lived  in  Worcester,  Mass.  ,and  had  children, 
of  whom  we  have  the  names  of  three. 

10,189— JOSHUA  STEARNS  (10,192). 
10,190— JOHN  STEARNS  JR. 
10,191— NANCY  STEARNS. 

10,192— JOSHUA  STEARNS  (10,189),  b.  about  1780,  in 
Worcester,  Mass.;  was  a  farmer  of  St.  Lawrence  Go.  ,N.  Y., 
who  was  drowned  in  Lake  Ontario,  1822.  He  was  in  the 
war  of  181 2,  as  a  private,  at  Sackett's  Harbor,  N.  Y.;  md. 
about  1802,  Lucretia  M.  Rockwell,  and  had  seven  children, 
as  follows: 


APPENDIX.  451 

10,193— ELIZABETH  STEARNS,  b.,  1803,  in  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,  N.Y.;  md.,  etc.,  a  farmer  of  Sodus,  Wayne  Co., 
N.  Y.       He  d.,  1863,  in  Mich. 

10,194— JOHN  STEARNS  (10,200),  b.,  Aug.  23,  1804. 

10,195— LUCRETI A  STEARNS,  b.,  1807,  in  the  state 
of  N.  Y.;  md.  Truman  Babbitt,  of  Pultneyville,  N.  Y.,  where 
she  d. 

10,196— EMELINE  STEARNS,  b.,  1809,  in  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,  N.  Y.;  md.  Alanson  Nelson,  of  Dearborn,  Mich., 
where  she  died. 

10,197— DIADEMA  STEARNS,  b.,  i8nvin  state  of 
N.  Y.;  md.  Alfred  Walker,  of  Kalamazoo,  Mich.,  where  she 
died. 

10.198— CHARLOTTE  STEARNS,  b.,  1815,  in  Wayne 
Co.,  N.  Y.;  d.,  1831,  at  same  olace. 

10,199— NANCY  J.  STEARNS,  b.,  Dec.  7,  1818,  in  Pult- 
neyville, >N.  Y.;  md.  Alfred  A.  Allen,  and  removed  to  Mich., 
i854. 

10,200— JOHN  STEARNS  (10,194),  b.,  Aug.  23  ,1804, 
son  of  Joshua  and  Lucretia  (Rockwell)  Stearns,  of  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,  N.  Y. ;  a  farmer  of  Sodus,  Wayne  Co.,  N.  Y.  He 
md.,  June  22,  1828,  Hannah  Johnson,  three  children.  In 
1832,  he  served  as  a  private  in  the  Black  Hawk  War. 

10,201— LEANDER  W.  STEARNS,  b.,  1829,  in  Wayne 
Co.,  N.  Y.;  md.  Sarah  Reynolds,  and  settled  in  Lamont. 
Mich.;  nine  children;  moved  to  Brainerd,  Minn. 

10,202— ORRILLA  ADELLE  STEARNS. 
10,203— CLARA  ALMA  STEARNS. 
10,204— ELIZA  AURORA  STEARNS. 
10,205— LEANDER  JOHN  STEARNS. 
10,206— RHODA  MAY  STEARNS. 
10,207— FRANK  REYNOLDS  STEARNS. 
10,208— MARCO  BYRON  ISTEARNS. 
10,209— LENA  MAUDE  STEARNS. 


452  APPENDIX. 

10,210— LEO  BURT  STEARNS. 

10,21 1— HARRIET  LUCRETIA  STEARNS,  b.,  1834,  in 
Kalamazoo,  Mich.;  md.  William  Hogadone,  of  Mich.;  five 
children. 

(a) — Charles  Hogadone. 

(b) — Annette  Hogadone. 

(c) — Mary  Hogadone. 

(d) — Arthur  Hogadone. 

(e) — Jennie  Hogadone. 

10,212— JOHN  J.  STEARNS,  b.,  1841,  in  Jackson  Co., 
Mich.;  with  his  bro.,  Leander  W.,  served  in  the  Civil  War. 
He  md.  Annie  E.  Camish,  and  settled  in  Lake  City,  Minn. 
His  father  says,  "Our  tribe  has  never  sought  notoriety,  but 
each  has  earned  his  living,  according  to  Scripture,  by  the 
sweat  of  his  brow."      John  J.  Stearns  has  eleven  children. 

10,213— ANNIE  MAY  STEARNS. 

10,214— MELVA  STEARNS. 
10,215— ELMER  STEARNS. 
10,216— WILMAR  JOHN  STEARNS. 
10,217— LULU  MAUD  STEARNS. 
10,218— FRED  STEARNS. 
10,219— PEARL  STEARNS. 
10,220— HARRY  STEARNS. 
10,221— ETHEL  STEARNS. 
10,222— WALTER  STEARNS. 
10,223— HARRIET  STEARNS. 

Mr.  Leander  W.  Stearns  (10,201),  sends  a  partial  copy 
of  a  letter  received  by  his  father  in  1852,  which  we  tran- 
scribe: 

"Information  wanted  of  the  Stearns  family  now  residing  in 
various  parts  of  the  United  States  and  Canada.  The  sub- 
scriber, having  come  into  possession  of  facts  which  warrant 


APPENDIX.  453 

him  in  stating  that  a  windfall  of  a  very  large  amount  of 

money  has  fallen  to  a  portion  of  the  family, 

takes  this  method  of  gaining  such  information  as  will  en- 
able him  to  see  justice  done  to  all  parties  concerned.  I  have 
in  my  possession  the  genealogy  and  coat-of-arms  of  the 
family,  from  Edward  the  First,  time  A.  D.  1272,  down  to  the 
settlement  of  the  New  England  States."  The  letter  closes 
with  the  writer's  address:  Charles  S.  Stearns,  25  Ann  St., 
New  York  City,  care  Stearns  &  Co. 

Similar  letters  have  been  received  by  various  members  of 
the  Stearns  family  and  have  been  mentioned  in  their  corre- 
spondence with  us.  We  have  no  knowledge  otf  the  writer 
or  of  the  money  to  which  he  refers. 


Statistics  of  the    Stearns   Family, 


Number  of  relatives.  All  are  classed  as  relatives  who 
have  married  into  the  family ,  also  the  offspring  of  sue1- 
unions. 

ist.  Vol.  2nd.  Vol.     Total. 

Number  of  males  named 5,049         3,414         8,463 

Number  of  females  named 4,891         3,234        8,125 

Total 9,940         6,648       16,588 

Number  of    children    referred    to 

but  not  named 1,166  588         i,754 

Grand   total    1 1,106         7,236       18,342 

LONGEVITY. 

Number  of  deaths  reported  in  both  volumes: 

Under    5    10    20    30    40    50    60    70    80    90    100  Total 
5       to    to    to     to     to    to     to     to     to     to      to 
10  20    30    40    50    60    70    80    99  100  110 
999    141  275  388  351  289  303  385  450  251   58     2    3,892 


STATISTICS. 
MILITARY  RECORD. 


455 


Our  data  is  not  recent  enough  to  give  correct  statistics 
as  late  as  the  Spanish  War. 


VOLUMES. 

Death  by 

Services  in 

TITLES. 

1st 

2nd 

1st 

2nd 

1st 

2nd 

Totals 

Revolution. 

Civil 

War. 

Other  Wars 
and  Services. 

War 

War 

Generals... 

2 

2 

4 

Colonels... 

2 

2 

4 

18 

7 

33 

1 

Majors 

Surgeons.. 
Chaplains 
Captains.. 

7 

6 

2 
2 
2 
2 

3 

2 

2 

9 
5 

47 

4 
21 

18 
9 

2 

*85 

1 

1 

1 

Lieuts 

4 

1 

11 

4 

9 

4 

33 

1 

2 

Sergts  & 
Corporals 
Privates . . 

42 

35 

8 
107 

10 

84 

7 
33 

1 
24 

26 

325 

10 

3 
54 

Total.... 

55 

42 

136 

109 

130 

63 

535 

12 

62 

*So  reported,  but  doubtless  a  part  should  be  "Ship  Mas- 
ters." 

IN  U.  S.  NAVY. 

One  Commodore,  7,125;  1  Commander  of  the  "Ach- 
illes," 6,200  b.;  1  Acting  Master,  killed  during  Civil  War;  1 
Surgeon;  4  Lieutenants;  3  non-commissioned  officers;  5 
Sailors,  2  being  killed. 


IN  CONFEDERATE  SERVICE. 

Two  Generals,  both  died  in  the  service;  2  Colonels;  2 
Majors,  both  died;  2  Captains,  one  died;  1  Surgeon;  4  Pri- 
vates, two  died. 

ELECTIVE  POSITIONS. 

United  States  Senators,  Second  Volume,  Nos.  8068, 
9188. 

U.  S.  Representatives,  Second  Volume,  Nos.  7710,  8085. 

Speaker  U.  S.  House  of  Representatives,   Second  Vol- 
ume, No.  6352. 
Governors,  First  Volume,  2. 


456  STATISTICS. 

Lieutenant-Governors,  First  Volume,  3. 

Secretaries  of    State,  First    Volume,   2.      Second   Vol- 
ume, No.  7710. 

State  Treasurer,  Second  Volume,  No.  7956. 
State  Senators,  First  Volume,  11.       Second  Volume,  Nos. 
77io,  7756,  8085,  9202. 

Colonial  or    State    Representatives,    First    Volume,    36. 
Second  Volume,  18. 

Speakers  of  the  House,  First  Volume,  2. 

Judges  of  State  .Supreme  Court,  First  Volume,  2.       Sec- 
ond Volume,  No.  6yj2. 

Judges  of  County  or  Probate    Courts,    First   Volume,  2. 
Second  Volume,  8. 

Surrogate,  Second  Volume,   1. 

Justices  of  the  Peace,  First  Volume,  24.       Second  Vol- 
ume, 10. 

Sheriff,  Second  Volume,  1. 

District  Attornev,  Second  Volume,  1. 

County  Clerk,  Second  Volume,  1. 

Coroners,  First  Volume,  2.       Second  Volume,  1. 

Supervisors,  First  Volume,  3.      Second  Volume,  2. 

Mayors,  First  Volume,  5.      $econd  Volume,  Nos.  6822, 
8934,  9202. 

City  Attorney,  Second  Volume,  1. 

Chief  of  Police,  ,Second  Volume,  1. 

Supt.  of  Schools,  (Second  Volume,  1. 

Town  Clerks,  First  Volume,  9      Second  Volume,  3. 

Town  Assessors,  First  Volume.  8.       Second  Volume,  1. 

Town  Treasurers,  First  Volume.  4. 

Town  Collectors,  First  Volume,  2.       Second  Volume,  1 

'Selectmen,  First  Volume,  19.       Second  Volume,  7. 

Engaged  in  professions  and  occupations: 

1st.  Vol.  2nd.  Vol.  Total. 
Graduates     of     Colleges,    Univer- 
sities,  etc 132  59  191 

Clergymen   83  37  120 

Physicians    80  72  152 

Lawyers   59  34  93 

Dentists   4  ...  4 

Principals     of    Academies,     High 

Schools,  etc 12  ...  12 


STATISTICS.  457 


Professors  of  Colleges 12 

Missionaries 7 

Bankers    7 

Architects    

Artists    3 

Authors    11 

Civil  Engineers     9 

Editors   5 

Cashiers  of  Banks   

Bakers    5 

Blacksmiths   7 

Bookkeepers    6 

Cabinet  Makers    12 

Carpenters   30 

Carpenters  and  Builders   7 

Carriage   Makers    3 

Clothiers    5 

Commercial  Travelers   5 

Contractors    4 

Coopers    3 

Druggists 5 

Electricians    5 

Engineers    6 

Engravers    

Expressmen    4 

Farmers   230 

Harness  Makers 7 

Hatters    4 

Hotel   Proprietors    4 

Insurance  Men   6 

Inventors   9 

Jewelers    

Liverymen   3 

Lumbermen   13 

Machinists    13 

Managers 

Manufacturers 16 

Masons    4 

Masons  and  Builders 7 

Merchants    127 

Mill  Owners   18 


6 

18 

7 

7 

14 

2 

2 

7 

10 

6 

17 

1 

10 

11 

16 

4 

4 

2 

7 

15 

22 

2 

8 

4 

16 

26 

56 

1 

8 

2 

5 

1 

6 

3 

8 

2 

6 

1 

4 

3 

8 

2 

7 

3 

9 

4 

4 

.  . . 

4 

406 

636 

1 

8 

. . . 

4 

11 

15 

6 

12 

4 

13 

3 

3 

. . . 

3 

10 

23 

9 

22 

7 

7 

40 

56 

2 

6 

1 

8 

83 

210 

9 

27 

458  STATISTICS. 

Millwrights    3  2  5 

Musicians    4  *  5 

Music  Teachers 3  3  6 

Newspaper  Men   3  .  •  •  3 

Painters    4  9  x3 

Photographers    3  x  4 

Printers    6  3  9 

Publishers    7  7  x4 

Real  Estate   4  3  7 

Salesmen    6  3  9 

Sailors    3  4  7 

Ship   Builders    3  1  4 

Ship   Masters    4  3  7 

Shoemakers   9  4  J3 

Shoe   Manufacturers    5  ...  5 

'Stenographers    3  1  4 

Superintendents    5  6  11 

Tailors    7  4  11 

Tanners    3  1  4 

Teachers    51  11  62 

Telegraphers   3  3 

Wheelwrights    448 

INTERESTING  INCIDENTS  REFERRED  TO  IN  THIS 

VOLUME. 

A  Busy  Man,  9202. 

A  Fruit  Specialist,  8324. 

A  noted  Horticulturist,  7630. 

A  noted  Inventor,  9236. 

A  noted  Lawyer,  7756. 

A  noted  Mining  Expert  and  Manager  of  Coal  Com- 
panies, 8774. 

A  noted  Painter,  7741. 

A  noted  Paleontologist,  (7741. 

A  noted  Surgeon,  8755. 

A  'Stolen  Bride,  9054. 

A  Triple  Wedding  of  Sisters,  9059. 

A  well  known  Bicycle  and  Automobile  Manufacturer, 
9243- 

Compiler  of  These  Volumes,  9238. 


STATISTICS.  459 

Confederate  Generals,  6341  d,  6765. 

Could  not  be  a  "Confederate,"  7861. 

Federal  Generals,  61 12  f,  0444. 

Interesting  Relics,  6906. 

Invented  use  of  gang  saws  for  cutting  stone,  8021. 

Large  Families,  6156,  6362,  6583,  7312,  7408,  7887,  9561, 
10,  140. 

Loyal  Families,  9606,  9987,  9999. 

Noted  Authors,  7709,  7741,  8409. 

Noted  Pastors,  6133,  6906. 

President  of  American  Medical  Psychological  Associa- 
tion, 8409. 

President  of  New  York  Academy  of  Medicine,  discovered 
a  use  for  Ergot,  also  was  a  founder  of  the  American  Tract 
Society,  6426. 

Radical  Abolitionists,  7769,   7819,  9236. 

Related  to  Noted  Persons,  7071  a. 

Sailing  on  a  Raft,  81 18. 

Supt.  of  Hartford  Retreat  for  the  Insane,  also  was  on  the 
staff  of  Gen.  Grant,  8409. 


INDEX. 


Index. 


STEARNS. 


Aaron,  284. 

Smith,   388. 
Warner,  134,  220. 

Abbie  (or  Abby),  140,  179,  446. 
Elizabeth,    248. 
Frances,  230. 
Kelly,  235. 
Louise,   221,  370. 
W.,  134. 

Abbott,  395,   396. 
(Jr.),   396. 

Abel,  124,  446,  447. 

Abigail,  39,  46,  52,  53,  67,  73,  78,  100,  111, 
114,  123,  199,  352,  361,  414. 
Adaline,  399. 
E.,  186. 
Hoar,    143. 
Roxana,  401. 
Selah,   362. 

Abijah,  71,  103,  105,  106,  117,  162,  167,  169, 
186,   414,   256. 

Abilene,  351. 

Abishai  W,  100. 

Abner,  125,  183,  184,  198. 

Abraham,  72,     106,     173,     339,     (Dr.  425), 
(Jr.  107,  172). 
Conrad,   426. 
Cross,   169,  260. 
Rice,   178. 

Achsah,  97,  153,  244. 


Ada,  246. 

C,  148. 
J.,   310. 

Adah,   303. 

Adaline  (or  Adeline),  149,  167,  179,  196. 
Lovina,    135. 
M.,  413. 
R.,  434. 

Adam,   417,  423. 

Addie,   289,  309. 
Louise,  310. 

Addison,  165,  255,  336. 

Adelaide,    277. 

Adolphus,  126,  204. 

Adoniram  M.,  413. 

Alanson,   102,   109,  110,   157,  176. 
Banks,  272. 

Albert,  155,  184,  374,  385,  444. 
Barton,  271. 
Bigelow,  141,   233. 
Byron,  370,  384. 
J.,  178. 
L.,  335. 
Lincoln,  221. 
O.,   437. 
R.,    384. 
Robinson,   205. 
T.,  283. 
Wells,  222. 

Alberta,  233. 


INDEXSTEARNS. 


Alexander,   77,  109,   180. 
Cole,  313. 
Wetherbee,  226. 

Alfred,  200,   288,  414. 
A.,  210. 
Amos,  290. 
L.,   243,  316. 

Alice,  255,  386,  397,  448. 
A.,  414. 
Anita,  236. 
C,   307. 

Catharine,  135. 
Elizabeth,  236. 
Estella,    292. 
Frances,    372. 
Freelove,  246. 
J.,  268. 
L.,   402,  417. 
Laurinda,  291. 
Lillian,   415. 
M.,   415. 
Maria,  357. 
May,   258. 
Melvina,   225. 
Pauline,  335. 

AJbijah,  256. 

Allan   (or  Allen) 
C,  359,  375. 
M.,  211,  336. 
M.   (Hon.),  296. 
Thomas,  296,  336. 

Allie  May,   272. 

Alma,  132. 

Almeda,   101,    191. 

Almira,  118,  184,  355,  399. 

Alona  Adelaide,  291. 
Hubbard,  204. 

Alonzo,  193,  400. 

(Major),  250,  317. 
B.,   435. 

Alta  M.,   321. 

Alvah,  336,  408. 

Alvin,  100. 

Lester,  315. 
Stewart,   240. 


Alvira,  195. 

Alwilda,  448. 

Amanda,  149,  284. 

Malvina,  209,  400. 
V.,  300. 

Ambrose,  184. 
W.f  402. 

Amelia,  155,  359,  374. 

Ammi  (or  Amy),  75,  118. 
Florence,  271. 

Amos,  72,  77,  84,  116,  119,  126,  132,  183,  187, 
207. 
B.,  411. 
E.,  187. 
F.,  435. 
George,  208. 
Watts,  133. 

Andrew,  422. 

Jackson,  208,  214,  295. 

Ann  (or  Anne),  167,  312,  358. 
Browning,  236. 
Eliza,   182,    187. 
Maria,  176. 

Anna  (or  Annie),  62,  76,  99,  130,  149,  154, 
196,  288,  338,  348,  351,  380,  382,  388, 
439,   450. 

A.,   299. 

Athalia,  247. 

Augusta,  192. 

Gertrude,   409. 

Jenkinson,  117. 

Laura,  221,   404,  442. 

Mason,  227. 

May,   283,   452. 

McLanathan,   330. 

N.,  267. 

Patten,  331. 

R.,  278. 


Annes   (or  Annis),  64. 
Hampton,  260. 

Annette,   448.    , 

Ansel  David,  151,  240. 

Anson  Hooker  (Rev.),  150. 

Anthony  Fisher,  150. 
I.,  436. 
J.,  436. 


INDEX-STEARNS. 


465 


Arabella  Eliza,   280. 

Arba,   107,    170,    173,    260. 
Bates,  272. 
F.,  266. 
Grant,  272. 
L,.,  261. 
T.,   175,   267. 
W.,   274. 

Archer  Carl,  273. 

Archie,  386. 

Ariel,  103,  163. 

Arlington  Chapin,  371,   385. 

Armena,   161. 

Arminda,  164. 

Artemas,  413. 

Worcester,  413. 

Artemesia,  167. 

Arthur,  298,  412. 
A.,  249. 
Chester,  293. 
Dewitt,  324. 
Fremont,    246. 
Grennell,  315. 
Henry,  287,  332. 
Kendall,  236. 
L.,  375. 
McClure,  310. 
Tilden,  383. 

Asa,  76,   77,   119,    121,    122,    126, 
208,   408,   446. 
H.,  124,  197. 

Asahel,  73,  116. 

Asaph,  107,  170. 

Ashley,   167. 

Aubrey   C,    413. 

Auburn  Clair,  245. 

Augusta,  83. 

Augustus,    352,  ,304. 
D.,  404. 
G.,    410. 
Mortimer,   415. 
Thayer,   176,   268. 


Aurelia,  161. 
Austin   Calvin,    177,   273. 
R.,    252. 

Avery  Leland,  221. 

Avis,  298,  351,  358,  372. 

Van  Wagenen,   313. 

Azuhah,  348. 

Barney,  119,  339,   417. 
L.,  417,   418. 

Bartholomew,    75,    118    (Jr.,    119). 
Flagg,    187. 

Bayard  Mcintosh,  217. 

Beatrice  Maud,  332. 

Bela,   124. 

Belinda,  92,  117,  185,  194. 

Belva  L.,   341. 

Benjamin,  39,  43,  48,  58,  59,  76,  79,  85, 
87,  121,  129,  194,  414,  432,  445,' 
446,   (Jr.)  48,  73,  86,  194,  432,  447. 

Brockway,  296. 

Clark,    286. 

Crosby,   434. 

D.,  133. 

Franklin,    138,    225. 

Wade,    147. 

Willis,    331. 

Benoni,   98. 
127,    193,    Bert  (or  Burt)>  312)  335 
L.,  420. 

Bertha  Blanche,  370. 
L.,  308. 

Bessie,  335. 

Arnold,    324. 

Essig,  304. 

Fay,    438. 

Marguerite  Morton,   410. 

Bethia,   46,  117. 

Betsy,  59,    76,    78,    85,    89,    106,    119,    133, 
137,    190,    196,    202,     353,    399,    417, 
446. 
K.,  126. 

Beulah,  68,  102,  106,  108,  111,  167,  351. 
Inez,   438. 


466 


INDEX—STEARNS. 


Bezaleel,  50,  76,  77. 

Blackman  W.,  361. 

Blaine,  449. 

Boaz,   344,  348,  352. 
(Dea.)  345. 

Bradley,  395. 

Bowers,    396,    400. 
D.,  239. 

Bradshaw,  112,  180. 

Bristol  F.,  407. 

Byron  Horace,  286,  335. 
S.,   299. 

Cady,   448. 

Caleb,   154,   245. 

Calvin,   100. 

(Dr.),  352,   361. 
R.,    303. 

California,  176. 

Camilla,  83. 

Candace,  124,  197. 

Carl   (or  Karl),  449. 
Alanson,    272. 
Purington,   210. 
Ritter,   259. 

Carlton  Mclntyre,  385. 

Carol   Lakin,   309. 

Caroline,  155,  195,  199,  248,  440. 
Augusta,    223. 
Dana,  391. 
Eliza,   139. 
F.,  312. 
G.,    158. 
L.,  441. 
M.,   66. 

Matilda,  213. 
Metcalf,  369. 
Rowena,   187. 

Carrie  (or  Carry),  88,  288,  421. 
Alona,  293. 
D.,   242. 
Ella,  269. 
Lizzie,  205. 
M.,  310. 


May,  411. 
S.,  305. 

Catharine  (or  Katherine),  49,  82*  94,  115, 
196,  200,  215,  270,  308,  365,  382,  388, 
432. 

Elizabeth,  329,   336. 

Harriett,   330. 

Jane,   248. 

Prentiss,  141. 

Cecil,  L..,  313. 

Cecelia  (or  Celia),  143,  417. 

Charles,  35,  40,  45,  55,  59,  65,  66,  73,  75,  78, 
80,  92,  96,  115  ,119,  121,  138, 
139,  141,  142,  179,  189,  190,  191, 
194,  195,  227,  230,  246,  284,  304,  307, 
374,  375,  403,  411,  422,  426,  427,  428, 
429,     ,432,   443,   445,   447. 

(Capt    Jr.),  115,  181. 

(Dr.),    132. 

(Jr.),  35,  91,  119,  139,  190,  194, 
285. 

(Maj.   Gen.),   96. 

(Rev.),  61,  90,  143. 

(Rev.  Jr.),  403. 

A.,  399,  403. 

A.    (Jr.),   403. 

Albert,  240,  385. 

Anthony,  192,  285. 

Asa    (Dr.),   295,   336. 

Austin,   231. 

B.,  296. 

Batchelder,  227. 

Burleigh,   369,   383. 

Curtis,  218. 

D.,  268. 

Davis,   241,    314. 

Dewey,  308. 

E.,  310. 

Edgar,    335. 

Edwin,  435. 

F.,  189,  275. 

F.   (Capt.),  189. 

Fisher,   256. 

Francis,  230. 

Frederick,    437. 

Freeborn  (Capt),  281. 

G.,   283,  319. 

Goddard   (Dr.),   219,   309. 

Grennell,  314. 

H.,  277,  286,  326,  335,  407,  409,  421. 

H.    (Jr.),    409. 

Hall,   394. 

Hayward,    331. 


INDEX— STEARNS. 


467 


Henry,     139,     142,       182,     272,     276, 

288,    308,    378,    413. 
Herbert,   297. 
Hudson,    220,    309. 
J.   (Dr.),  217. 
Lucius,    197,    286. 
M.,  336. 

Matthews,   333. 
Montgomery,    427,    428. 
Montgomery  (Jr.),  428. 
N..   266,   330. 
Otis,   209. 
Parker,  383. 
Ripley,   235. 
Robert,  270,  315. 
Russell,   176,    269. 
Sibley,  208,  295. 
Simon,    298. 
Storrier,  295. 
Sumner,    205. 
T.,   279,  287,  331. 
Thomas,   235,   322,   356,   366. 
Thurston,    213,   301. 
Venner,   117. 
W.,   158,   210,   408,   410. 
W.    L.,   216. 
Warner,  221. 
Washington,  400. 
Wesley,  169,  259. 


Charlotte,  110.  205,  28 
Ann,  95. 
Edith,   282. 
Eldridge,   310. 
Hunt,  242. 
Root,  152. 
Wadsworth.   318. 

Chauncey,  153. 
E.,  393. 
Sheldon.  439,  441. 

Chester,  157. 

Chilton    (Rupert),   422. 

Christian,  143. 
M.,  305. 

Christina,  154. 

Clara,  234,  288,  317,  376,  382. 
A.,    289,    326. 
Alma,    451. 
Althea,  438. 
E.,  241. 

Elizabeth.   283. 
Janette,  205. 


364.   400,   430,  451. 


Louisa,  252. 
M.,  257,  402. 
Melinda,  383. 

Clare  H.,  297. 

Clarence  A.,   278. 
E.,  317. 
Foote,   442. 
G.,   210. 
M.,   437. 
Orville,   256. 
Percival,    247. 

Claribel,  404. 

Clarinda,  200,  361. 

Clarissa,     65,     99,     129,       159,     203,     388, 
396,  400,  405. 
Arminda,    254. 
Demary,   189. 

Clark,  125,  190,  200. 

Claude,  303. 
E.,   445. 
Perley,    401. 

Clayton,  448. 
E.,  253. 

Clyde  Norman,  245. 

Collins  Munroe,  203,  290. 

Conrad,  425. 

Cora,  131,  317. 

E.,  286,  340. 
L.,  305. 

Theodosia,  227. 

Cordelia.  196,  202. 

Cornelia,  360,  381,  422. 

Cornie   F.,    306. 
M.,  305. 

Costello,  411. 

Cranson,  152. 

Crawford.    414,    415. 

Crockett    (Dr.),   423. 

Cullen   (Jr.),  404. 

Anderson,  400,   404. 


INDEX-STEARNS. 


468 

Curtis,  124,  183,  198. 

Cuthbert  Powell,  237. 

Cynthia,  100,  103,  346,  351. 

Cyrenius  Barnes,  212. 
Edwin,   213,   300. 

Cyrus,  67,  100.     118,     155,     351,     358,     375, 
(Jr.   102,  157). 
Eastman,  88,  134. 
G.,   187,   279. 
Lewis,  400,   403. 

Cythera,  298. 

Dallas,  449. 

Daniel,  39,  48,  49,  56    59    60.  72 .71 1,76    77 

82,   89,  103,   106,   107,    112,   113,    114, 

118    120      137,     153,     168,     1/9,     181. 

186    190,'  196,  223,  284,  338,  349,  353, 

363. 
(Deacon),  355. 
(Jr.),  90,  120,   121,  136,   179,  196,   2<4, 

356,'  366. 
Asaph,   261,   330. 
Augustus,  173,  264. 
Barrows,  370. 
Beale,  235. 
Carter,   258,   330. 
Charles,  330. 

Edwards    (Dr.),    151,    242. 
Franklin,  211,  296. 
Jay,  191. 
Kingsley,  152. 

LOW,      86-  ^  X       1^1 

Mansfield,    89,    92,    (Rev.)    141. 

Merrill   (Capt.),  169,   258. 

Rufus,  310. 

W.    (Hon.),  174,   266. 

Waldo   (Dr.),  181,  275. 

Warren,  171.  261. 

Webster,   242. 

Darius,  102. 

(Capt.),  160. 

David,  44,  45,  46,  47,  65,  67,  72    77,  99,  108, 
154    180,   184,   430,    438,   4o9. 
(Capt.),    73,    111,   133,   180,    219. 
(Jr.),    67,    99,    U2. 
(Lieut.),  71,  103. 
Bowker,  175,   267. 
Brainard,   204,  291. 
Colville,   239. 
Edwin,  169,   258. 


Elijah,    201. 
Franklin,  220. 
McNamara,  207. 
Pyott,  318. 
Russell  Ellis,  268. 

Deborah  H.,  188. 

Delia   E.,    318. 

Delilah,  201,  430. 

Deliverance,  49,  344. 

Delpha  J.,   256. 

Delphine,   2S3. 
E.,  271. 
Elizabeth,  270. 

Dennis,  161,  251. 

Dennison,   404. 

Philo,  258,  330. 

De  Witt,  96,   148. 
F.,   148. 

Dexter,   212,   300. 

Diadema,   126,   451. 

Diana,  126,  205. 

Dinah,   58. 

Dolly  Hunt,  187. 
Maria,  329. 

Dora  R.,  305. 

Doris  Mae,  287. 

Dorothea  Rita,  330. 

Dorothy,   92. 

Frances,   296. 
Webster,   276. 

Douglas  Clark,  444. 

Dulcia,  165. 

Du  Renn,  96,  147. 

Dwight  A.,  211. 
E.  Lena,  321. 

Earl  H.,  386. 
P.,  384. 

Eben    Parmalee,   393. 


INDEX— STEARNS. 


469 


Ebenezer,  38,  42,  45,  55,  56,  57,  66,  71,  82, 
97,     103,     148,     149,     344,     346,     351, 
359. 

(Jr.),  46,  66,  84,  103,  149,  162,  239. 
(Judge),  83,   131. 
(Lieut.   Jr.),   346,   350. 
Butler,   332. 
I.,  96. 

Eddie,    412. 

Eden  Baldwin,  155. 

Edgar,    224,    252,   310,    440. 
G.,  318. 
Liscomb,    247. 
Theodore,   378. 

Edith,  448. 

Florence,  135. 
H.,   297. 
Howe,    309. 
Isabel,  261. 
J.,   384. 
M.,  404. 
Maria,  271. 
May,  338. 

Edmond    (or   Edmund). 
Asaph,   260. 
Houghton,    221. 

Edna,  303,   316,  336. 
J.,    333. 
Jane,  385. 
L.,   340. 
Winifred,    386. 

Edward,  139,  184,  227,  275,     364,     381,  389, 
412. 
(Jr.),   381. 

Augustus,   227,    334. 
Carl,  374. 
F.,    195,   255. 
Henman,   239,   312. 
Hortensius,   297. 
Judson,    248. 
Lee,  428. 
M.,  312. 
N.,   365. 

Nelson,   218,   308. 
Norris  (Dr.),  96. 
Otis,  235. 
Payson,   147,   220. 
Richmond  Waller,   388. 
Vernon,  245. 
W.,   157,  248. 


Edwin,   92,   158,  198,   249,  359,  375,  405. 
Francis,    150. 
Gould,  298. 
Hale,  226. 
K.,  360. 

Mansfield,  142. 
Mansfield  (Hon.),  234. 
Monroe,   287. 
Sibley,  394. 

Effie,   304. 

Egbert,  198. 

Elam,   103,  120,  191. 
Earle,  285. 

Elbert  Porter,  265. 

Elbridge  G..  164,  255. 
Gerry.   529. 

Eleanor,   38,  44,  45. 
C,    193. 
Herbert,  443. 

Electa,  101,  161,  376. 

Electra  C,  318. 

Elgae,   373. 

Eli,  246,   317. 

B.,   187,   195. 

Elias,  349,  353. 

Lathrop,   357. 

Elijah,   118,   125,   200. 
Belding,   173. 
Cady,  124,  198. 

Eliphaz,  449. 

Elisha,  65.  72,  75,  111,  112. 
(Jr.),   111. 

Eliza,  118,  153,  192,  194,  199,  284,  392,  397, 
424. 
Ann,    118,    185,    197,   209,   278. 
Aurora,    451. 
C,  426. 

Jane,  205,  206. 
Rebecca,   230. 

Elizabeth,  39.  42,  44,  46,  52,  53,  57,  62, 
81,  84,  98,  115,  128,  176,  191,  199, 
239,  308,  329,  356,  366,  398,  408,  411, 
423,   425,    436,   444,   451. 


470 


INDEX-STEARNS. 


Beale,   312. 
E.,  389. 
Francis,  91. 
Hall,  368. 
L.,  280,  329. 
S.,    157. 
Samuel,   426. 
Thayer,  443. 

Ella,  251,  424,  434,   438. 
Bowker,  276. 
Ellen,  170,  179,  200,  286. 
Eugenia,   247. 
Evelyn,   370. 
Francis,  282,   333. 
Louisa,   378. 
P.,   321. 

Raymond,   383. 
A.,  404. 
Brodie,  295. 
E.,   178,   402. 
Lucinda,   246. 
M.  158,  174,  369. 
Maria,  173,   253,    363. 
Sophia,   291. 

Elliott,    448. 

Ellis   A.,   315. 

Johnson,   382. 

Ellsworth,   449. 

Elmer,  224,  262,  452. 
E.,    195. 
Lewis,  287. 

Elnora,  274. 

Elsie,    201,   449. 
Inez,    383. 
Margaret,   323. 
Russell,   277. 

Elvira,  64,  163,  170,  447. 
A.,  96,  301. 
(Judge),  94. 

Emeline,  109,  164,  175,  196,  204,  451. 
Augusta,   184. 
Harrington,   311. 

Emily    (or    Emelie),    104,    149,    162,    169, 
174,  199,   202,   239,  270,   315,  440. 
Abigail,   270. 
Amelia,    247. 
C,  211. 
E.,    377,   387. 


Jane,   250. 
Josephine,  368. 
May,  248. 
R.,    264. 
S.,    233. 
V.,   313. 
Williston,  444. 

Emma,  130,  305,  409,  423,  424. 
Augusta,    281,    282. 
Bransford,   245. 
J.,   279,    286. 
Jane,  184,  357,  363. 
Josephine,    379. 
Louise,  134. 
Maria,   198. 

Emmett  A.,  256,   328. 

Emory,  134,  221. 

Enoch,  411. 

Enos,  101,   155. 

Ephraim,  407. 

Porter,  384. 

Erastus,  98. 

Eric  Swain,  272. 

Ernest  A.,  250. 
W.,   158. 

Esleeck,  256,  328. 

Estella  (or  Estelle),  307. 
A.,  441. 

Esther,  169,  267. 

Ann,  173,  441. 
B.,  219. 
Maria,  291. 
Shoemaker,  328. 

Ethel,  336,   3*8,  452. 
Irene,  336,  385. 

Etta,  335. 

M.,  201,  282. 

Ettie  Fuller,  235. 

Endora  Zulette,  226. 

Eugene,   377,  387. 

Allen,  240,  314. 
H.,  225. 
Marion,   442. 


INDEX—STEARNS. 


471 


Eunice,  45,  53,  78,  107,  133,  248,  418. 
Sarah,  78. 

Eva  Lavilla,  405. 
M.,  287. 

Evelyn  S.,  297. 

Everett,  211. 

Deyo  (Rev.),  300,  338. 
J.,  315. 

Experience,  357. 

Ezra,  101,  154,  158,  202,  249,  407,  (Jr.    154, 
407). 
B.,  409. 
E.,   441. 
J.,    406. 
Josiah,   289. 

Fanny  (or  Fannie),  78,  106,  151,  167,  400, 
428. 
A.,  340. 
Alusa,  247. 
C,   428. 

Catherine,  428. 
Eleanor,  435. 
Experience,   253. 
Gardner,   324. 
Harrison,  241. 
L.,   339. 
Stout,  319. 
Theodora,  379. 

Fay,  323. 

Fidelia,  199. 
B.,  389. 

Flora  B.,  384. 
E.,  303. 

Florence,   246,  330. 
Evelyn,  246. 
Irene,   325. 
May  Belle,  338. 

Florilla,  448. 

Fordyce,  157. 

Forrest,  420. 

Foster  E.,  260. 

Waterman,    444. 


Frances,  217,  431. 
Amelia,    240. 
Ann,   144. 
Clara,   411. 

Francis,  141,  198,  298,  426. 
A.,  210,  301. 
Clare,  236. 
Foster,   311. 
Hannum,    297. 
Tyler  Kinney,  246. 

Frank,  180,  275,  288,  293,  316,  374,  411,  414, 
(Jr.  180,  Rev.  412). 
A.,    296. 
Andrews,    295. 
B.,    429. 
Ballou,  258. 
D.,  147. 
Denison,   258. 
E.,  437. 
Eugene,   308. 
Gilbert,  271. 
H.,   267. 
Herbert,   225. 
Joshua,  222. 
K.,   433. 

Le  Grande,  410. 
Lester,  293. 
M.,  340. 
Marshall,  283. 
Mclntyre,  169,  257. 
P.,  329. 

Reynolds,   451. 
Waterman,  444. 

Franklin,  86,  198,  245,  424. 
Benjamin,   191,  283. 
Byron,   217. 
Foster,   330. 
W.,   205. 

Fred,   288,  452. 

Andrews,    295. 
E.,  404. 
Elmer,  279. 
Levi,    332. 
M.,  313. 

McClellan,   313. 
Runkle,  324. 

Frederick  (or  Frederique),  156,  249. 
A.,  158. 
Albert,   247. 
Arlington,    385. 
Augustus,    334. 
Bailey,    293. 


472 


INDEXSTEARNS. 


Henry,  329. 
Kies,   378. 
Lincoln,   272. 
M.,  411. 

McLanathan,  331. 
N.,   299. 

Oliver,   371,  384. 
Pickney,    322. 
Richards,   265. 
St.  John,  233. 
Warner,  389. 

Freeborn  (Capt.).  119,  188. 

Freeman  Bennett,  314. 

Friend  P.,  370,  384. 

Galen  Hopkins,  431. 

Gardner   (Dea),   161,  252. 
B.,  325. 

Gaston  DeRoy,  269. 

Gaylord,  198. 

Genevieve,  307. 

George,  39,  46,  70,  73,  102,  112,  118,  121, 
125,  127,  132,  155,  167,  178,  184,  185, 
194,  195,  202,  218,  219,  277,  289,  307, 
391,    411,    429,    444. 

(Capt.),    162,    252. 

(Jr.),  103,  112,  161,  178,  277. 

A.,   320. 

Ackley,  259. 

Allen,    286. 

Alvah,   218,  309. 

Asa,  319. 

Augustus,  318. 

Austin,   252. 

B.,  303. 

Brewer,  432. 

Byron,  310. 

Clark,   241. 

Clinton,  443. 

Cushman,   140,  227. 

Cushman   (Jr.),  227. 

E.,  195. 

Edmund,  226. 

Eldirt,  324. 

Emory,  246. 

Eugene,  440. 

Everett,  333. 

Francis,  421. 


Franklin,  331. 

Gardner,  252,  324. 

Gill,  226,  311. 

H.,  409. 

Hammond,  395. 

Harrington,    231. 

Harwin,   298. 

Henry,  210,  288,  412. 

Howe,   309. 

Increase,   210. 

Ingersoll  (Rev.),   362,  377. 

J.,  266. 

L.,   187,  250,   319,   408. 

Le  Grande,  410. 

Leonard,   419. 

Livingston,  270. 

M.,    233,   302. 

Marius  (Rev.),  299. 

Merchant,   334. 

Milton,    279,    332. 

Milton   (Jr.),  333. 

Munroe,  141. 

Munroe  (Hon.),  231. 

Nathaniel,   393,    394. 

Noble,  358,   371. 

Neubrand,   330. 

O.,    435. 

Otis,   144. 

Palmer,   253,   325. 

Ralph,  325. 

Randall,    147. 

S.,  212,  299. 

W.,  148,   164,  191,   216,   254,    282,   306, 

370,   383,   406,    418,   421,    429. 
W.  (Col.),  189. 
W.   (Jr.),  282. 
"Warren   (Rev.),   378,  387. 
Washington,  89,  138,  440,  209. 
Washington   (Col.),  225,   280. 
William,    221. 
Willoughby,  373. 

Georgia,  318. 

Augusta,  271. 
E.,  419. 

Georgiana,  213,  274. 

Georgie  May,  445. 

Germain    Ozora,   261. 

Gertrude,  275.  308,  385. 
Abbey,   258. 
Mary,    335. 

Gilbert  Alanson,  117,  271. 


INDEX—STEARNS. 


473 


C,   274. 
F.,   279,   332. 
Leon,  333. 
Othello,  332. 
Potts,  236. 

Gladys  C,  420. 

Florida,  313. 

Glenn   Francis,  245. 

Glow  Pearl,  329. 

Goldie,  292. 

Gordis  L.,  361. 

Langworthy,  377. 

Gordon  J.,,  321. 

Gould,   212,   298. 

Grace,  138,  181,  275,  317,  335,  449. 
Bigelow,  234. 
Buswell,  419. 
Frances,  249. 
K.,  429. 

Gracie  M.,  384. 

Greene   J.,   131. 

J.   (Dr.),  216. 

Greenleaf  Henry,  413. 

Gretchen  Delphine,  283. 

Grover,  275. 

Guy,  317,  405. 

C,  386,  429. 
L.,  261. 

Habakkuk,  73,  116. 

Hallie,    245. 

Halsey,  364. 

Hamilton,  155. 

Hannah,  38,  42.  46,  47,  53.  59.  67,  71,  74, 
79,  87,  89,  109,  111,  114,  119,  129, 
137,  154,  155,  176,  180,  344,  347,  400, 
407,  423,  436,   439. 

A.,   389. 

Augustus,  177. 

Clark,  182. 

Darling.  435. 


Elizabeth,   117,  442. 
Esleeck,   166. 
Lucinda,   247. 
M.,  399. 
P.,  408. 
Pierce,  182. 
R.,  290. 
S.,  175. 

Harland  A.,   282. 

Harold,  415,  420. 
Everett,  338. 
L.,  437. 
William,   442. 

Harriette    (or    Harriotte),   124,   125,     165, 
170,   183,    195,     203,    303,    354,    364, 
380,  418,  422,  452. 
A.,  189. 

Augusta,    280,    371. 
C,   427. 
Eliza,  253. 
Elizabeth,  214,   222. 
L.,  290. 
Lee,  145,  237. 
Louisa,   211,   387. 
Lucretia,  452. 
Lydia,  219. 
M.,  188,  420. 
Mabel,  384. 
Maria,    419. 
S.,  404. 

Harrington  Plummer,  231. 

Harrison,   153,   243,   446. 

Harry,  287,  303,  452. 
A.,  267. 
C,  267. 
D.,   252. 
Edward,  313. 
Edwin,   211. 
Elmer,   333. 
Gilbert,  247. 
H.,    335. 
Russell,   131. 
Sylvester,   197. 

Harvey,  99,  374,  386. 
P.,    341. 
T.,  154. 
Thomas,  245. 
W.,   340. 

Harwin  H.   A.,  299,  337. 


474 


INDEX-STEARNS. 


Hattie,  448. 
C.,  315. 
Cora,   241. 
D.,  280. 
M.,  267. 

Hazen  C,  193,  285. 

Helen,  197,  226,  236,  329,  360,  388,  417,  440, 
449. 
A.,  319. 
Elena,  292. 
Eliza,  330. 
Elmira,  304. 
Frances,    442. 
Hutchinson,  433. 
Jane,   224. 
Lemira,   268. 
Lincoln,   222. 
Lotta,  311. 
Lovisa,    394. 
M.,  318. 
Marr,  219. 
Shaw,  277. 
"Wallace,   331. 
White,  365. 

Heman   Swift,   364,   379. 

Henrietta,  211,  361. 
Luella,  421. 

Henry,  131,  132,  179,  182,  184,  199,  202,  218, 
250,  289,  298,  301,  321,  354,  356,  364, 
366,  382,  393,  394,  405,  414,  422,  448, 
449. 

A.,   320. 

Adolphus,  205. 

Adolphus   (Jr.),   205. 

Alanson,    271. 

Arms,  252. 

Barrows,  295. 

C,   401. 

Cabaniss,   323. 

Clay,  373. 

Daniel,  369,  382. 

E.,   290. 

George,   393. 

Gorhain,   241. 

H.,   445. 

Harrison,   197. 

Harwin,   212,   297. 

I.,    317. 

Ketchum,   94,   144. 

Ketchum    (Jr.),   144,   237. 

Lewis,    177,    271. 


Livingston   (Dr.),  450. 

Louis,   319. 

M.,  139. 

M.   B.,   282. 

Marshall,  277. 

Martyn,  222. 

Noble,  152. 

P.,  261,  359,  375. 

Porter,   339. 

Putnam  (Dr.),  208,  293. 

Rufus,  364. 

Schemerhorn  (Dr.),  236. 

Schemerhorn   (Jr.),   236. 

Stewart,  295. 

Thomas,    221. 

W.,  281,  282. 

Hepzibah,   48,    54,   55,   117. 

Herbert,   289,  298,  335. 
Chester,    276. 
Eugene,  332. 
J.,  316. 
Lester,   293. 

Herman,   245. 

Hiram.  75,  125,  153,  193,  198,  288,  289,  354r 
358,   374,  401,  419,  421,   429. 
M.,  445. 
N.,   189. 
Newell,  281. 

Hobart  Ford,  382. 

Homer  Dwight,  211. 

Honestus,   139,  226. 

Horace,  195,  364,  380,  392,  418,  445. 
David,  273. 
Mansel,  335. 

Horatio,  195. 
N.,  251. 
P.,   384. 

Howard,  245,  302,  303,  304,  386. 
H.,   274. 

Hubbard,  200. 

Hugh   Nesbitt   (Jr.),   217. 

Nesbitt    (Prof.),    132,   217. 

Huldah,   439. 


INDEX-STEARNS. 


475 


Ida,  329. 

Augusta,   378. 
L.,    296. 
M.,    202,    405. 
Maria,    222. 

Idella  May,   333. 

lima  Bernice,  220. 

Ina  Blanche,   332. 

Increase,    49,    77. 
(Jr.),   77,   126. 

Inez,   412. 

C,  429. 
M.,    321. 

Ira,  194,  195,  337. 
Austin,    135. 

Irene,  428. 

Emeric,  307. 

Irving  Ariel,  255,   326. 
Ariel   (Jr.),  328. 
P.,   328. 

Irwin,  260. 

Isaac,  35,  39,  40,  42,  43,  49,  53,  55,  57,  60, 
72,  79,  85,  86,  89,  112,  127,  178,  339, 
343,  346,  347,  353,  396,  399,  414,  423, 
425,    435. 

(Jr.),  40,  127,  400,  436. 

B.,   437. 

Bidwell,    86,  134. 

M.    (Rev.),   340. 

Milton,   188,   279. 

Munroe,   142. 

Taylor,  438. 

W.,   398. 

Isabella,   422. 

Abby,  252. 

Isadore  A.,  441. 
Isaiah,  392,  393. 
Ishmael,  74,  117. 
Isla  P.,  315. 
Israel  G.,  254. 
J.  B.   (Col.),  415. 


Jabez  R.,  359. 

Rockwell,   375. 

Jackson,   192,   447. 
J.,    305. 

Jacob,  73,  423. 
(Jr.),   113. 
(Col.),  113. 
H.,    407. 

James,  77,  106,  124,  125,  158,  167,  197,  199, 
219,   249,    315,   425,    438,   445. 
Ashley,  256. 
Batchelder,  400. 
Bruce,   338. 
Burt,   410. 
Daniel   (Dr.),  323. 
E.,   267,    305. 
Edgar,    445. 
Edward,  411. 
Francis,   193. 
French,   221. 
Garfield,  256. 
Harold,  275. 
Harris,  275. 
Henry,   431. 

Madison,   137,   224,   253. 
Matthews,  382. 
Montgomery,    167,    256. 
Nelson,  211,  243,  296,  315. 
Noble,  236. 
Noble   (Jr.),   236. 
P.,   276. 

Patterson,  262. 
Pierce,  182,  276. 
Polk,  449. 
Porter,   312. 
R.,  243. 

Schermerhorn,   145,    237. 
W.,  282,  334. 
Wells,    365,    382. 
Wilborn  (Gen.),  81,  131. 
Wilborn    (Jr.),  131. 

Jane,      114,      166,      184,      193,      403,     417, 
423,  431. 
C,  148. 
Creigh,   239. 
Elizabeth,    427. 
L.,   208. 
Maria,  93. 
Ray,  321. 

Janette,   167,  449. 


476 


INDEX—STEARNS. 


Jared  Hyde,   369.   383. 
Jewett,    337. 

Jason  Curtis,  309. 

Jeanne  Pyott,  318. 

Jemima,  76,  121. 


Jennie,  180,  288,  289,  290,  339,  373,  428. 
E.,  267. 
Maria,  253. 
Maude,  419. 
May,    307. 
N.,  274. 
Vera,  383. 

Jephtha,   75. 

Jeremiah,  432, 

Jerome,    196. 

Jesse,  150,  425. 

Jessie,  201. 

Bacon,    395. 
Evangeline,   379. 
Grace,  370. 
Maria,   431. 

Jewett  Hasley,   420. 

Jirah,   356,   365. 

Joanna,  104. 
E.,  337. 

Joel,  55,  80,  102,  116.  159,  162,  183,  251,  254, 
321. 
(Jr.),   81. 

(Col.,  Jr.),  160,  250. 
M.,   326. 

Wilder,  144,  235. 
Wilder    (Jr.),   235. 

John,  35,   38,   40,    43,    46,     48,  49,     53,    56, 

59,  62,  67,  78,  80,    83,  93,    100,  103, 

106,  109,  121,  127,  128,  130,  154,  163, 

169,  173,  176,  183,  193,  194,  199,  213, 

215,  216,  237,  250,  318,  338,  342,  374. 
390,  391,  399,  407,  414,  418,  424,  428, 
429.  430,  450,  451. 

(Jr.),  39,  45,  53,  78,  100,  105,  166,  214, 

216,  304,    450. 
(Capt.),  71,  104,   426. 
(Capt.  Jr.),  49. 
(Dr.  Jr.),  62,  64,  93. 


(Rev.  M.   D.),  94,  145. 

(Dr.),  170. 

A.,   436. 

Alanson,  273. 

B.,  161. 

Brown,  170,  261,  262. 

C,  215,  302,  305. 

Chandler,    392. 

Coleman  Cabaniss,  322. 

Creigh,  239. 

D.,   82. 

Demary,  189,  280. 

Dennis,    251. 

Denny,   305. 

E.,   95,    304. 

Edward,   435,   427. 

Esleeck,    166,   256. 

F.,   251. 

Francis,  432. 

G.,   267. 

Graham,   328. 

Grimes,   175. 

H.,  234,  433,  434,  420,  418,  424. 

Halbert,    394. 

Hall,    438. 

Harrison.    243,    316,   370,   384. 

Henry,   254,   325,  434. 

Hopkins,  430. 

Hughes,    393. 

Hunter,  239. 

J.,   329,   452. 

Jay,   431. 

Kerswell,  264. 

Kirk,   147,   238. 

Lewis  (Dr.),  251,  322,   (Lewis,  324). 

Lloyd.  146,  237,   (Lloyd  Jr.,  237). 

M.,   405. 

Maxwell.   395. 

McArthur,   374. 

Mclntyre,   168,    256. 

Mclntyre   (Jr.),   257. 

Milton,   138,   280,    311,    333. 

Milton  (A.  M.,  LL.  D.,  Hon.),  224. 

Milton    (Jr.),    225,    310. 

Nathaniel,  394. 

Noble,  144,  236,  312. 

Noble    (Jr.),    236,    312. 

Peck.  88,  135. 

Prescott,   186. 

R.,  412. 

Rice,  431.  432. 

Richard,    287. 

Robert,    302. 

Stuart,   314. 

Tyler,  256,  329. 

W..   303.  340,   404,   408. 


INDEX-STEARNS. 


477 


Waldron,  313. 
Walker,  270. 
Warren,  267,  362. 
Webster,   419. 
Wesley,  321. 
Y.,  427. 

Jonas,  117,   184,   432. 
(Jr.),   186. 

Jonathan,     46.    59,    66,    68,    72,    73,    102, 
103,   107,   112,   164,   177,  436,  438. 
(Capt.),  98. 

(Jr.),   68,   98,    109,   150.    175. 
Alvord.  98,  150. 
Augustus,   270. 
Cranson,   243,    315. 
Ichabod,  177,  273. 
Whiteomb,  174. 

Joseph,   37,   67,   79,   94,   102,    130,     199,    288, 
363,  382,   388,  405,   431,  436,   443. 
Arthur,   336. 
Craig,    313. 
D.,   322,   405. 
Edwards,   98,  151,   242. 
Edwin,   308. 
Elliott,  204,  292. 
Henry,   146. 
K.,    94,  146. 
Ketchum,  237. 
Lawson,  251. 
M.(   437. 
Martin,  262. 
McCormack,  80,  130. 
P.,   329. 

Quincy,  241,  314. 
S.,  136. 

Scarboro,   78,    127. 
Seneca,  316. 
Tuttle,  176. 
Warren,   262. 

Wellington    (Rev.),    240,    313. 
Westcott,  315. 
Whitney,  331. 
Willcutt  (Rev.),  150,  240. 

Josephine,  288,  376. 
Lodicea,  135. 

Joshua,   406,  450. 
(Jr.),   407. 
W.,  255. 

Josiah,   76,  126,   202,  338,   429. 
Hastings,  111. 


Quincy   (Dr.),   151,   241. 
Wilder,    397,    401. 

Josiel,   406. 

Jotham,   49,    75,   109,   174. 
(Jr.),  75. 
Fred,  268. 

Judah,  120,  431. 
Judith,  39,   47. 

Julia,  91,   178,  202,  444. 
A.,  304,  404. 
Ann,   173,  210. 
Augusta,   190,    262. 
Catharine,   230. 
D.,    375. 
Evelyn,   307. 
M.,  281. 

Julian  Hamlin,   300. 

Niles,  300. 
Juliette,  199,  359,  441. 

Julius  Augustus,  190,  282. 

Justin,   136,  213,  223. 
Holt,  300. 

Justus  Merrill,  300. 
Smith,   379. 
Soper,  443. 

Kate,  276,  302,  303,  424. 
Marie,  226. 

Katie,  216. 

Chapman,  321. 

Kent   Kane,  241. 

Keziah.   102,  160,  349. 

La  Motte,  96. 

Laten  G.,  272. 

Legg,  176,  269,  270. 

Laura,  65,  122,  166,  194,  200,  328,  352    354 
380,   424. 
Brown,    369. 
Elizabeth,  329. 
Idella,  292. 
Lorinda,   286. 
M.,  275. 
Maria,  325. 


478 


INDEX-STEARNS. 


Lavilla  (or  Lovilla),  161,  354. 

Lavina  (or  Lovina),  439. 
H.(   188. 

Lawrence  (or  Laurens),  165,  255,  212. 
A.,  300. 
S.,  407. 

Lawson,  160,  250. 
Lawton  Benson,   409,  410. 
Lazarus   Denison,   327. 

Leander,  207. 

John,  451. 
W.,  451. 

Leanzo,   207. 

Lee,  449. 

Elliott,   291,   336. 

Leila   (or  Lila). 
M.,  275. 
Opal,  438. 
Perle,  322. 

Leland,  196. 

Lemuel,  67,   100,  155,   245,   316. 
(Jr.),   100,   154. 

Lena  Burton,  305. 
Cora,  181. 
Lawrence,  275. 
M.,    312. 
Maude,  451. 

Leo  Burt,  452. 

Leonard,   116,   162,  183,  184,   239,  253,  277, 
418,    419,    420,    443. 
(Jr.),   443. 
L,    437. 
M.,    248. 
O.,  420. 
Palmer,  325. 

Leonora,  86. 

Electa,  163. 

Leontine,    381. 

Leora  Plorine,  440. 

Leroy  Gaston,  386. 


Lester  F.,  415. 

Leta  L.,  269. 

Levi,   55,   101,  155,  187,  191,  200,   279,    283, 
439,   440,   442,    (Jr.,   443). 
Frank  279,   333. 
Howe,  218,  308. 
Jackson,  206,  293. 
Rawson'  435. 

Lewie  Bentley,  322. 

Lewis,  126,  317. 

M.,  433. 

Napoleon,  440. 

Patrick,  161,   251,  322. 

Strong,  151,  241. 
(See  Louis.) 

Lida  L.,  305. 

Lillian  (or  Lyllian),  211,  249. 
Isabel,   292. 
J.,  278. 
M.,  275. 
Susie,    334. 

Lillie,    311,   418. 

Frances,   412. 

Lincoln    Melvin,    337. 

Liscomb   Phillips,    155,    246. 

Livingstone,  376. 

Livonia,  436. 

Livy,   354,   365. 

Lizzie  Adelaide,  293. 
B.,  279. 
C,   305. 

Mandana,   285. 
Ortentia,  234. 

Llewellyn,  411. 

Lloyd,  163. 

Lola,   316,   430. 

Lorenzo,  185,   278. 
Charles,  432. 

Lorinda,    354. 

Lorett,  448,  449. 

Loretta,  171. 


INDEXSTEARNS. 


Lottie  A.,  404. 
E.,  181. 
Maria,  292. 

Louis,    236,   246. 

Agassiz,    210. 

Darling,   325. 
(See  Louis.) 

Louisa,  113,  214,  444. 

Louise  A.,  144. 

Lovanche  H.,  441. 

Lovisa  Lakin,  260. 

Lowell  Harvey,  280. 

Loyal    B.    (Judge),    266. 

Lucia  Berrien,  217. 
Rebecca,   278. 

Lucille  Lovina,  442. 
Mariette,    226. 

Lucinda,    126,      155,      200,    209,    340.     354, 
355,    399,    409,   433,    446. 
Morey,  400. 
Osgood,  433. 

Lucius  Everett,   '19. 

Lucretia,   59,  76,  418,  451. 
M.,  437. 

Lucy,  48,  51,  75,  77,  113,  122,  124,  125,  134, 
138,    153,   181,   352,  403. 
A.,   420. 
Amelia,  144. 

Ann,  202,  221,   268,  277,  445. 
Antoinette,  198. 
Augusta,   392,   394. 
Jackson,   324. 
Jane,   166. 
M.,  178. 
Maria,    207. 
Mclntyre,  258. 
Merrill,    168. 
Sabrina,  289. 

Lulu,  275. 

E.,  244. 
M.,  288. 
Maude,  452. 

Lura   May,   272. 


Luther,  84,    99,    116,    134,    153,    199,    203, 
220,    287,    289. 
(Jr.),    154,    244. 
G.,    389. 
T.,   290. 

Lydia,  45,  47,  52,  60,  70,  72,  73,  84,  87,    89, 
111,  125,  199,  290,  317,  340,  348,   396. 
Ann,  164. 
Anne,    262. 
Clementine,  208. 
Jane,  408. 
L.,   340. 
M.,  279. 
Maria,   255. 
Wright,  400. 

Lyman,  120,  192. 
J.,   429. 
M.,   260. 

Lynn,  448.  - 

Huntington,   249. 
L.,  420. 

M.  Josie,  328. 

Mitchell,   436. 

Mabel   (or  Maybell),  199,   293. 
Augusta,  273. 
E.,   303,  384. 
Elizabeth,    288. 
Forester,   389. 
Jane,   314. 
Katherine,   336. 
L.,  341. 
Mazola,  332. 

Mack,    E.,    304. 

Madison,  149. 

Maggie  May,  316. 

Mansfield,  80. 

Marcena,    439. 

Marcia  E.,  158. 

Marco   Byron,   451. 

Marcus,   212,   300,   301. 

Margaret,  134,  173,  183,  192,  284,  30S.  423. 
A.,  215,  303. 
Adaline,  168. 
Adelaide,  441. 
Eliza,  265. 


480 


INDEX-STEARNS. 


Ethelyn,  181. 
J.,   215. 
Loring,  230. 
Louisa,   321. 

Marguerite,  217. 

Maria,  127,  165,  185,  190,  191,  193,  200,  375, 
400,    407,   430. 
A.,   171. 
Amelia,   95. 
Augusta,  173. 
Biscoe,  182. 
F.,  404. 
Isabella,   426. 
Parker,   188. 
Thurston,  213. 

Marian  O.,  402. 

Marion,   276. 
A.,    329. 
Aurelius,  428. 
Hortentia,   298. 
L.,  269. 
M.,    297. 

McDowell   (Dr.),   132. 
Viola,  292. 

Marjorie  May,  325. 

Maro  J.,  300. 

Marshall,  115,  116,  165,  182,  255,  277. 
Spring,  113. 

J    Martha,   36,   38,   42,  52,  53,   74,   79,  81,   99, 
117,  129,  136,  153,  179,  192,  197,  227, 
248,   284,    302,   307,   398,   418. 
Adeline,   278. 
Ann,  218,  408. 
E.,  174,   305. 
Eliza,  147. 
Ellen,  333. 
Prances,   331. 
Hayward,  227. 
Helen,   239. 
J.,   254,   402. 
Jane,  198,  270,  426. 
L.,   171,   244. 
M.,   420,    118. 
Maria,  214. 
Marilla,  242. 
Miranda,   151. 
Olive,  394. 
Patience,  88. 


Martin,  293,  417. 
G.,  171,  262. 

Mary,  38,  39,  42,  45,  46,  52,  53,  56,  59,  67r 
71,  72,  80,  81,  88,  92,  98,  99,  104, 
107,  117,  118,  125,  131,  137,  149,  153, 
178,  179,  183,  187,  193,  196,  197, 
200,  202,  217,  219,  228,  245,  246,  308, 
310,  342,  344,  346,  358,  407,  417,  422, 
423,   431,    432,   445,   448. 

A.,   133,   178,   254,  287,   303,   340. 

Adaline,  81,  308,  381. 

Angeline,    239. 

Ann,  109,  117,  175,  179,  207,  244,  280, 
364,   382,    392,   394,   407. 

Anna,  282. 

Anne,   186. 

Archer,  400. 

B.,   241,  401,    419. 

Barlow,   145. 

Belle,  235. 

Brainard,   246. 

Byrd,  258. 

C,   233,   437. 

Catharine,    147,   298. 

Chapman,  331. 

Constance,  323. 

Crowell,   225. 

Davies,  132. 

E.,   210,   250,    305,    321,    326,   341,    380, 
405,  419. 

Edith,    336. 

Edwards,  152,  314. 

Eldora,   297. 

Eleanor,  217. 

Eliza,   262,  308,   357. 

Elizabeth,  129,     142,    216,     276,     292,. 
295,  307,  314,  324,  365,  428. 

Ella,    206. 

Ellen,  274. 

Esther,   431,  433. 

Florence,   282. 

Frances,  362. 

Grace,    368. 

Grant,    426. 

Gertrude,  379. 

H.,  187. 

Irene,   135,   428. 

J.,   257,    285,    409,   412. 

Jane,  195,  197,  419. 

Johnson,   86. 

L.,  256. 

Lewis,  324. 

Louisa,  247. 

M.,  234. 

Mabel,   431. 


INDEX-STEARNS. 


481 


Mahala,  279,   332. 
Maria,   115,   134,   206. 
Munroe,  141. 
McDermod,    323. 
Nancy,    319. 
Patton,  322. 
Polly,  104,  445. 
Prescott,   170. 
Priscilla,   171,   262. 
R.,  151,  254,  286. 
Rebecca,   443. 
Roberta,  229. 
S.    Voss,   427. 
Sayres,  237. 
Shaffer,   320. 
Susan,  192. 
W.,  359. 
Watson,  112. 
Wheat,   86. 

Mason  Eustace,  181. 

Matilda,   111,   125,    233,   422,   448. 
M.,  274. 

Matthew,   116. 

Maude,  335,  386. 
E.,  261. 

Maus  Wellington,   313. 

May,  266. 

Belle,  249. 
E.,  332. 

Mehitable,   119,   344. 
Metcalf,  151. 

Melicent,   159. 

Melinda,  125,  196,  357. 
Elizabeth,  370. 

Melissa,   193. 

Melva,   452. 

Melvin  Hall,  300,  337. 
N.,  299. 

Melzar,  99,  152. 
Riley,  243. 

Mercy,  344,  346. 
H.,  101. 
Litchfield,  150. 


Merritt,   417. 

Merton,  448. 

Mildred  L.,  316. 

Miles,  127,  211. 

Millard  A.,  442.  , 

Millie  Holt,  394. 

Milo,  359,  375. 

Leonard,  421. 

Milton,   245,   317. 

Minerva,   150. 

Burke,  151. 
Etwilda,    334. 
L.,  191. 
Lucinda,   218. 

Minnie,    288,    424. 
A.,   159. 
Adaline,  413. 
B.,  404. 
Belle,  221. 
Etta,  280. 
G.,  279. 
Love,  304. 

Miranda,  199. 

Antoinette,   190. 

Miriam,  346,  348. 
Eliza,  188. 
Keokee,  259. 
W.,  174. 

Mitchell  (Rev.),  216. 

Molly   (or  Mollie),   305,  162. 
A.,    306. 
E.,   304. 

Monroe  J.,  420. 

Mordecai    H,    438. 
Mitchell,    438. 

Moses,  76,  116,  125,  183,  190,  414. 
Treat    Crane,   242. 

Murray  W.,   285. 

Myra,   412,   420. 

Louise,    431. 


Merrill,   338. 


Myron,    224,    359,    374. 


482 


INDEX-STEARNS. 


Myrtle   Idell,   325. 

Myrtle,   303. 
G.,  269. 
Hill,    431. 
Oril,   245. 

MioOlain,  201. 
Nahum,  74. 

Nancy,  104,  115,  165,  192,  197,  216,  426,  450. 
B.,    280. 
E.,   284. 
Hawes,  223. 
J.,    306,    451. 
M.,   188. 
Raymond,  113. 
"Wilder,  189. 

Nannie  V.,  305. 

Nathan,  72,  116,  212,  298,  354,  422. 
Barrows,  357. 
Barrows  (Dea.),  1*71. 
(Frederick,   385. 

Nathaniel,  89,  112,  136,  149,  179,  344,  345, 
392,   418,  420,   432. 
(Jr.),  342. 
(Lieut.),  342. 
Porter,   357,   369. 
Stockwell,  97,  149. 
Winthrop,  433. 

Nellie,  246,  271,  290,  303,  335,  340,  412. 
Arien,  283. 
Gertrude,  282. 
Jane,  257,  394. 

Nelson,  153. 

E.,   359,   376. 

Nettie,  257. 
B.,   305. 
Gerrish,  370. 

Newton   A.,    260. 

Nina,  317. 

Noah,   75,   118. 

Nona  K.,   250. 

Norris,  95. 

(Rev.),  65. 

Nura  K.,  305. 


Olive,  97,  153,  356,  393. 
Elizabeth,  208. 

Oliver,  346,  349,   350,     354,     356,    395, 
401. 
(Jr.),   401. 
A.,   401. 

Ellsworth,   369. 
Lathrop,  357. 
Lathrop  (Capt),  370. 

Olivia,  164. 

Ann,  163. 

Onas  Quintus  Tullius,  299,  337. 

Ophelia,  184. 

Ora,  448. 

Curtis,   285. 

Orrin   (or  Orren),   133,  161,  220. 
(Jr.),  220. 
A.,   195. 
B.,  267. 
Lewis,   323. 
Darius  (Maj.),  251,  321. 

Orinda,   298. 

Orlena,  204. 

Orlie,  448. 

Orpha,  100. 

Orrilla,  439. 

Adelle,  451. 

Orsen  Pope,  337. 

Orton   Pease,   207. 

Orville  Tryon,  287. 

Osborn,  208,  293. 

Oscar,   130,   317. 

Fremont,  292. 
Hamlin,  225. 
John,  412. 

Otis,  92,  116,  126,  143,  209. 
Gibson,  177,  274. 
Thayer,  273. 
N.,  299,   418,  421. 

Owen  E.  (Dr.),  250,  320. 

Ozora  Pierson  (Judge),  171,  263. 


396, 


INDSX-STEARNS. 


483 


Pamela  McRae,   427. 

Pamelia,  102. 

Jane,    436. 

Parker,  264. 

Carpenter,   421. 

Parley,   197,   286. 

Parthenia,  82. 

Patience  Bassett,   223. 

Paul,  90,  138. 

"Wetherbee,  138,  226. 

Pauline,  388. 
Pearl,  452. 
Peggy,  216,  425. 
Percy  Randolph,   307. 
Peres,  126,  207. 

Perry,  448. 

H..  306. 

Persis,   288. 

Peter,  41,  54,  408. 
Dennis,   322. 

Philander,    436. 

Philena,  120,  254. 

Philip  p.,  133,  220. 

Phoebe,  59,  76,  81,  121,  125 
E.,  437. 
Rogers,   324. 

Pleasant,  216. 
H.,  305. 
Mitchell,  306. 
Sylvanus,   341. 

Pledger,  131. 

Pliny   White,   207. 

Polly,  78,  89,  111,  162, 
445,    446. 
G.,   133. 


354. 


190,     216,   ?52,  354, 


Prentice,  118. 

Priscilla,   107,   170.   174,   346, 


350. 


Almena,  177. 
T.,  274. 

Rachel,  59,  196,  270,  351,  423,  425. 
Jones,  358. 
Willard,  142. 

Ralph,  397. 

Adelmond,    247. 
Edward,    340. 
F.,  421. 
J.,   301. 
L.,   267. 
Warner,    389. 
Winfield,  314. 

Ray,   245. 

E.,  420. 
Sherman,   385. 

Reaumur  Coleman,  323. 

Rebecca,  35,  38,   39,  40,  41,  43,   53    61    66 
81,  82,  92. 
Lloyd,   146. 

Relief,  85. 

Reuben,  46,  76,  121,  149,  194,  406    445 
G.,  405. 

Rhoda,   55,   116,   408. 
May,  451. 

Richard,  199,  288,  302. 
Guy,    330. 
Hall,  444. 
Hall   (Jr.),  444. 
Oliver,  438. 
W.,  133,  219. 

Robert,  366. 

Edwards  Carter,  140,  228. 
Ellsworth,   383. 
James,  325. 
Johnson,   306. 
Lawrence,   146,  237. 
Lyon,   379. 
Sylvester,   311. 
Thomas,   311. 
Willard,  309. 

Robley    Stille,    324. 

Rodney,  397. 

Roger,  276. 

Irving,  415. 


484 


INDEXSTEARNS. 


Roland  (or  Rowland). 
F.,  429. 

Rollin,  393. 

Rosa,  440. 

Rosanna,  445. 

Rose,  317. 

Rosellan,  376. 

Rosetta,  166,  439. 

Roswell,  349,   354,   388. 

Rosanna,   114,   119,   354,   440,    446. 

Roy,  245,  266. 

Irvine,  334. 

Royal,  103,  163. 

Blake,  173,  264. 
Madison,  164. 

Ruby   E.,   66. 

Lydia,  259. 

Rufus,   137,    224,    353,    364. 

Russell,  277. 

Ruth,  44,  59,  84,  133,  179,  349. 
A.,  255. 
Maria,  325. 
Marie,  410. 

S.  Winslow  Babcock,  186. 

Sabrina,   406. 

Sally,   60,   87,   120,   161,   190,    286. 

Salome,  99. 

Samuel,  35,  37,  38,  43,  49,  52,  57,  67,  75, 
77,  79,  82,  84,  87,  92,  113,  119,  127, 
128,  134,  181,  210,  213,  215,  301,  302, 
342,  344,  345,  346,  348,  350,  353,  357, 
363,  388,  389,  395,  398,  401,  402,  411, 
423,    429,    443. 

(Capt.),   107,  173. 

(Dr.),   65,   95. 

(Jr.),  37,  43,  58,  59,  76,  84,  120,  129, 
133,   181,    275,    344,   349,   352. 

Carl,  379. 

Darcey,   244. 

Elisha,   363,   379. 

Forbush,  134,  222. 


G.,  402. 
Glfford,  331. 
Harvey,    158. 
K.,  436,  438. 
Mass,   304. 
Scott  (Dr.),  56,  81. 
Shepherd,  388. 

Sara  Elizabeth,   240. 

Sarah,  39,  42,  43,  45,  46,  50,  60,  61,  65, 
76,  78,  80,  84,  90,  91,  103,  104,  105, 
112,  120,  133,  134,  136,  138,  153,  154, 
155,  169,  178,  192,  198,  199,  216,  223, 
251,  289,  306,  316,  346,  353,  355, 
356,  360,  392,  429,  443,  446,  447. 

A.,    191,    195,   359,   425. 

Almeda,  222. 

Ann,  166,  286,  321,  405. 

Belle,  262. 

C,   424. 

Caroline,   400. 

Clark,   132. 

E.,   219,   243,    306,    316,    375. 

Elizabeth,   243. 

Emily,   381. 

Franklin,   143. 

J.,  181. 

Jane,   278,   382. 

Janet,   431. 

Lauretta,   210. 

Tjorana,   285. 

M.,  157. 

Malvina,  205. 

Miranda,   178. 

Rebecca,  144. 

Vinson,   128. 

Woodward,   182. 

Selah  "Wadsworth,   253. 
Sena,  123. 
Seneca,  153,  243. 
Seth  H.,  370,  384. 

Sewell,  402. 

Shadrach,    76. 

Sheldon  Julius,  441. 

Shepherd,  346,  350,  352,  356,  361. 
(Capt.),   369. 

Shirley  Irene,  283. 


INDEXSTEARNS. 


485 


Shirley  Johnson,  383. 

Shubael,  35,  37,  41,  60,  80,  82,  87. 
(Jr.),   37,   41. 
(Rev.),  54. 

Sidney  (or  Sydney),  124,  196,  364. 
S.,    200. 
Sheldon,  442. 
Smith,  353. 

Silas,  72,  110,  353,  364,  406. 
(Jr.),  Ill,  178. 

Silliman,  340. 

Simon,   79,    128. 

(Jr.),   128,    211. 
Abbott,   206. 
D.,  299. 
Gardner,    206. 

Smith,  113,  180. 

Solomon,  76,  124,  199. 
(Jr.),   125,    200. 
Flagg,  115,  182. 

Sophia,  99,  354,  357,  364,  436. 
Elizabeth,  371. 

Sophie  Strawbridge,  321. 

Sophronia,    193. 

Stanley  Wright,   325. 

Statira   Batcheler,   203. 

Stella  Burger,  264. 
L.,  340. 

Stephen,  65,  119,  190,  200,  322,  349,  354,  389. 
(Jr.),  354. 
A.,   190,  284. 
B.,  134,  220. 
Howard,  365. 

Sterling,   439. 

Stiles,  126,  203. 

Stillman,   196. 

Sue  Manning,  261. 

Summit      198. 

Sumner,  205,  288. 
Everett,  338. 


Susan,  139,   144,  289,   364,  417,  427. 
E.(  389,  402. 
Elizabeth,  183,  222. 
Emelie,   88. 
Gladys,  385. 
Howe,  230. 
Kendall,  143. 
May,  264. 
Ophelia,  217. 
Temple,  285. 

Susanna,  91,  154,  209. 

Susie  E.,  249. 

Sydney  (see  Sidney). 

Sylvia,  134,  201,  220. 
A.,  289. 
Crowell,   225. 

Tessa  L.,  261. 

Thatcher,  186. 

Thayer  C.,   267. 

Theodore,   94,   146,  196,  239,   440. 
(Capt.),  98,  151. 
Charles,   259. 
Ernest,  285. 

Frelinghuysen,    192,    285. 
Henry,  363,  378. 
Hooker,    151,   241. 
Le  Grande,  410. 
Obookiah,  152,  242. 
R.,   147,   239. 

Theodora  A.,   320. 

Theophilus   Bassett,   310. 

Theron,  206. 

Thirza,  125. 

Thomas,  39,  43,  46,  60,  78,  89,  92,  106, 
111,  130,  136,  138,  155,  166,  178,  247, 
288,  446. 

(Capt),  50. 

(Dr.),   52,  78,  91,   140. 

(Jr.),   60,   7S,  89,  141,  230,  24S. 

Adams,   136,  222. 

Beale,   235,   312. 

C,    133. 

Charles,  144. 

E.,   284. 


486 


INDEX-STEAMS. 


Franklin,  322. 
Jefferson,   306. 
Jones,   230,   311. 
Leonard,  308. 
Lewis,  314. 
Lyon,  270. 
Pierson,  261. 
Rand,   140. 
Weeks,  101,  157. 

Timothy,  43,  57,  59,  62,  84,  92,  132,  155. 
(Jr.),  57,  84,  92,  143. 
C,  309. 

Kinsman.  223,  310. 
Kneeland,  138. 
Knight,  136,  223. 
Look,  132,   218. 

Tompkins  J.,  435,  436. 

Ursula,   150. 

Valerius  Wm.,  132. 

Valette  Deloss,  369,  383. 

Vera  Alice,  285. 

Almeda,    308. 
Ann,  369. 
Elizabeth,  220. 

Verdi  M.,  304. 

Vermilia,   285. 

Verna  (or  Verni),  449,  450. 

Vernum  P.,  396. 

Victor   (Alonzo),    264. 

Vienna,   298. 

Viola  Blanche,  333. 

Virginia,  339. 

W.  H.,   420. 

Waldo   Alanson,    157,    248. 
B.,   437. 
Daniel,  181. 

Waldron  Allen   (Dr.),   313. 

Wallace,  197. 

Adelbert,   417. 
H.,  297. 
Henry,  297. 


Walter,  274,  452. 
(Jr.),   236. 
Alston,   276. 
Clare,  236. 
Clare  (Jr.),  236. 
Harry,  332.       (Jr.,  333.) 
Hunnewell,  115,   181,  276. 
Hunnewell   (Jr.),  181. 

Ward  Perley,  397. 
S.,  286,  335. 

Warren,   195. 

(Dea.),    353,   361. 
H.,  278. 

Washington,   202. 

Watson,  179. 

Wealthy  C,  412. 

Wilbur,  149,  262. 
A.,  274. 

Willard,  78,  79,  125,  339. 
(Jr.),  339. 
Burbank,  309. 
Dickinson,  318. 
Parker,  264. 

William,  49,  76,  78,  80,  89,  116,  117,  128r 
129,  130,  132,  154,  162,  167,  178,  182, 
186,  187,  191,  194,  231,  250,  253,  277,. 
302,  311,  318,  339,  353,  374,  375,  385, 
396,  397,  401,  417,  423,  424,  434,  444.. 

(Dr.),    84. 

(Jr.),  76,  186,  253,  278,  398,  403. 

A.,  139,  409. 

Adams,  277,  331. 

Albert,    257. 

Andrew,  422. 

Augustus,  280. 

B.,  428. 

Bramhall,  276. 

C,   408,    409. 

Calhoun,  426. 

Clark,  112. 

D.,  405. 

E.,    278. 

Edward,   283. 

Eugene,  281. 

Forbes,    364,    381. 

Forbes   (Prof.),  380. 

Foster  (Rev.),  444. 

Foster   (Jr.),  444. 

Franklin,  306. 


INDEXSTEARNS.  487 

G.,  262.  Willis,   352. 

Gleason,   127.  C,   415. 

Gordon,  307.  D.,  256. 

H.,   284,   285,   307.  L-,  332. 

Harrison    (Rev.),    253,    324.  N.,  299. 

Henry,  141,  192,    218,    219,    258,    309,  P.,  429. 

334,   378,  410. 

Henry   (Patten),  331.  AVilmar   John,   452. 
Hervey,   209. 

Humphreys,  243,  316.  Winfield   Scott,   306. 
Jennison,   52,   77. 

Jones,  206,  293.  Winfred  (or  Winifred),  288. 

L.,  340.  Homer,  211. 

LaFayette  (M.  D.),  81.  Mi>    312. 
LaFayette   (Dr.),  130. 

Lawrence,    92.        (Rev.,    141.)  Winthrop,  311. 
Leonard    (Maj.),    169,    257. 

Marion   (Dr.),   440,   442.     '  Worth   Rae,   314. 
Nathaniel,  393. 

P-.  189-  Zachary  Taylor,  306. 

R.,  412. 

Randolph,  217,  306.  Zara,   99. 

Ripley,  143. 

S.,  441.  Zebina,  123,  196. 

Samuel,  426,  427. 

Shattuck,  419.  Zeruiah,  349. 

T.,   131,  216. 

Taylor,  416.  Ziba,  107,   169,  173,   259,    265. 

Theodore,  304.       (Jr.,  304.) 

Thomas,   248.  Zylphia,  126. 

W.,   248,   287. 

Wallace,  191,  283. 


Index. 


MISCELLANEOUS. 


Abbott  Abiel,   44. 
Alexander,  44. 
Annie  C,   297. 
Elizabeth,  44. 
Eliza  Jane,   206. 
Ella  Maria,   206. 
Erastus,  44. 
Jehiel,  44. 
John,  44. 

John  Osborn,  206. 
John  T.,  205.      Joshua,  395. 
Justin  Ainsworth,  206. 
Nancy,  204,   293. 
Nancy  Maria,  134. 
Nehemiah,    44. 
Sarah,  44. 

Ackley  Julia  Ann,  258. 

Acron  Myrtie  De  Shore,  273. 

Adams,   Benjamin  Stearns,  58. 
Cynthia,   58. 
Elizabeth,   57. 


Emeline  H.,  224,  310. 
Dea.  Ephraim  Jr.,  57,   61. 
Ephraim  3d.,  57. 
Isaac,   57. 
fvt»SS  Mrs.  Joanna,  103. 
John,  57. 
Dea.  John,  61. 
John  Quincy,   232. 
Luceba,    95. 
Lucinda,  58,  61. 
Lucy,  113,  180,  181. 
Lydia,  57,   60. 
Melinda,   58. 
Moses,  104. 
Nancy,   130,   216. 
Noah,   60. 
Rebecca,  58. 

Sarah,  58,  78,  216,  304,  306. 
Susan,  61. 

Susanna,  5S,  116,  136,  222,  223. 
Timothy  Kinsman,   58. 

Addison   Mary  E.,  394. 

Adee  Lloyd,  436. 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


489 


Ager  Elbridge  Gerry,  193. 
Emily,   121. 
Hira,  121,  193. 
John,  121. 
Joseph,  121. 

Aiken  John,   202. 

Ainsworth  Rev.  C.  W.,  205. 
Mary,   381. 

Aitchison  John,  199. 

Albee  Almira  Melissa,  173. 

Albright  Mary  F.,   331. 

Albro  John,  374. 
Louisa,    374. 
Mr.,   193. 

Alcott  Louise  M..  372. 

Aldrich  Abraham  J.,   254. 
Arvin,  279. 
Eliza   Isabel,    279. 
Hannah   Isabel,   279. 
Harrison,  188. 
Mabel,   254. 
Mary  Frances,  279. 
Patience,  176. 
Phoebe  J.,  254. 
William,   254. 
William    Irving,    254. 

Alexander  Almira  K.,   401.       Mr.,   200. 

Allen  Alfred  A.,  451. 

Amanda    Sellon,    240,    313,    314. 

Dr.  Carl  A.,  371. 

Charles,  290. 

Clarissa,  189. 

Eliphaz,  189. 

Elizabeth,  121. 

Ethan,   71. 

Frances,   312. 

Frank,    290. 

Fred  Harold,   271. 

Isaac,    240,    314. 

Mary  E.,  249. 

Prudence,   47. 

Raymond   P.,   371. 

Capt.  Salmon,  189. 

Sophia   Elizabeth,   371. 

Walter   Stearns,   371. 

William  G.,  289. 


Allott  Minnie,   410. 

Alverson  John  Brandt,  160. 
John  Brandt  Jr.,  160. 

Alvord  Jonathan,  97. 

Thankful,  97,  148,  149,  150. 

Ames  Calvin,  348. 
John,  348. 
Julia,   286,  335. 
Lucy   G.,   363. 
Lydia,  348. 
Mr.,  348. 
Nancy,  348. 
Zephaniah,  348. 

Amos  Mattie  J.,  311. 

Amsden  America,  61. 

Anderson  William,  165. 

Andrews  Edwin,  162. 
Capt.   John,   295. 
Mary    Morse,    295,    336. 

Angier  Rev.   Mr.,  37,  38. 

Apollonio  Lydia  Ann,  435. 
Nicholas    A.,    435. 

Apthorp  Betsy,  353. 
Daniel,   353. 
Eunice,    353. 
Isaac,   353. 
James,   353. 
James  H.,  353. 
Lydia,   353. 
Minerva,  353. 
Rufus,  353. 
Sarah,   353. 
William,  353. 

Arms  Fanny,  252,   324. 

Armstrong  Catharine,   302. 

Arnold  Mary,  210. 
Mary  C,  324. 

Arrowsmith  Louise,  272. 

Arthur  Pres.,  294. 

Ash  Phoebe,  408. 

Ashby  Mr.,   400. 

Ashley  David,   167. 
Elisha,   69. 


490 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


Lucy,    69. 
Phoebe,    70,    167. 
Thomas,   69,   70. 

Austin  Rev.   Linus,  362. 

Lorenzo  Burchard,   362. 

Avery  Alvira,  398. 
Angeline,  398. 
Asa,   398. 
Charles  H.,  398. 
Ellen   M.,    398. 
Martha  A.,   398. 

Aylesworth  Margaret,   157. 

Ayres  Mrs.  Mary  E.,  302. 

Babbitt  Truman,  451. 

Babcock  Anna,  185,  278. 
Blanche,    256. 
Minnie  A.,   386. 
Susanna,    97. 

Backer  Annie  E.,  285. 

Backus  Olive,  391. 

Bacon  Abbie,   352. 

Emma  C,  395. 
Enoch,   90. 
Laura,    352. 
Mr.,    352. 
Theodore,    294. 

Badger  Rhoda,  401. 

Bailey  Rev.  John,  38. 
Nathaniel,  133. 

Baird  Prof.  Spencer  F.,  229. 

Baker  Celinda,   94,  146. 
Charles,  399. 
Desire,  406,  407,  408. 
Franklin,   424. 
Jacob,  424. 
Mr.,  424. 
Richard,   424. 
Rose,  424. 
Sarah,  129. 
Sarah  G.,  251. 

Balch  Frank  C,   296. 
Josephine,   296. 

Baldwin  Emma  J.,  383. 
Lewis,   358. 


Mary,    104. 
Mr.,   358. 

Ball  Daniel,  175. 

Emmons,  175. 
George   F.,  175. 
George  W.,  175. 
Hannah,   175. 
Sarah,  203,  291,  292. 

Ballou  Celia,  257. 

Delia  Josephine,  207. 
Rev.  Hosea  Jr.,  139. 
Mr.,  200. 
Orrin  Fenner,  290. 

Bammage  Richard  Jr.,  109. 

Bannister  Abigail,  139,  227. 
Dr.    Caleb,    159. 
Edward,   159. 
Henry,  160. 
Melzar   B.,   159. 

Barber  Mr.,   123. 

Barker  Rebecca,   378. 

Barlow   Margaret,    255. 

Barnes  Elizabeth,  44,  62. 
Lucy,   47,   299,   300. 
Philemon,    211. 
Vienna,  211,   297,   298. 

Barney  Daisy  E.,   334. 

Barrows  Elizabeth,  329. 
George   H.,    329. 
Melinda,   356,   370,  371. 
Capt.  Robert,  356. 

Barrus   Alvan    Stone,    102. 
Charles,  102. 
Hiram,    101. 
Laura   Ann,   102. 
Lazarus,   101. 
Levi,   101. 
Lorin,  102. 
Louisa  Jane,  102. 
Theron  Levi,  102. 

Bartholomew  Alfred  G.,  250. 

Bartlett  Abia,  46. 
Abigail,  162. 
Bethuel,    66. 

Barton  Celinda,  271. 
Dr.  C.  M.,  253. 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


491 


Bascom  Harriet,  392. 

Bass  Eunice,  349. 
Laura,   349. 
Lucinda,   349. 
Oliver,  349. 
Oliver  Jr.,   349. 
Susan,   349. 

Bassett  Betsy,  223,  310. 

Mercy,  126,   202,  203,   204,     207,    208, 
209,  210. 

Batchelder  Carlos,  162. 
Caroline,  162. 
Fannie  Amelia,  162. 
Kimball,   161. 
Martha,    227. 
Martha  J.,  227. 
Mary  Stearns,  161. 
Roxana,  162. 

Batcheler   Statira,   203,  290. 

Batchelor  Lydia,   400,   404. 
Sarah   W.,   207,   208. 

Bateman  Priscilla,  349,  353,  354,   355. 

Bates   Climena,   67. 
Edward,   353. 
Elbert  C,  382. 
Frederick  Waller,   382. 
Hattie   Luella,  434. 
Howland,  353. 
John  Newton,  434. 
Maria,  253,  324,  325. 
Mr.,   353. 
Polly,   67. 
Rosina,   67. 
Sabra,  253. 

Batting  Edward,  247. 

Battle  James,  68. 

Beach  E.  D.,  232. 

Rev.    S.    C,    140,   227. 

Beale   Elizabeth,   235,   312. 

Beals  Caroline  P.,  139. 
Daniel,   67. 
David,  67. 
Elias,   67. 
John,  67. 
Lydia  B.,  139. 
Mary,  153. 
Susanna,   99,    152,   153. 


Beard  Charlotte,  288. 

Bearse  Augustine,  223. 
Frank,   223. 
Minnie  A.,  223. 

Beattie  John  B.,  83. 

Beaucourt  Ira,  437. 

Becket  Hannah,  40,  53. 

Beckwith  Ellen,  164. 

Belden  Edward  Henry,  253. 
George  Sanford,  253. 
Oscar,    253. 
Oscar  Emery,  253. 
Reuben,    253. 

Belding  Hon.  Elijah,  172. 
Eliza,   172,  264. 
Jennie,   376. 

Bell  Elizabeth,  51. 

Bemis  Merrick,  133. 

Bennett  Polly,  133,  220. 

Benson  LeRoy,  206. 

Bent  Jane,  39. 

Benton  Aaron,   45. 
Hannah,  44. 
Jerusha,    45. 
Joel,   45. 
Josiah  Sr.,  44. 
Josiah  Jr.,  44. 
Lorana,  45. 
Mary,  44. 
Reuben,  45. 
Ruth,   45. 

Berden  Abram,   105. 

Berry  Caroline  F.,  205. 

Biddle   Amos,    192. 

Charles  Amos,   192. 

Bidwell  Margaret,  262. 
Martha,    86,    134. 

Bigelow  Charles,  184. 

Charlotte  Maria,  184. 
Deliverance,  49,  75,  76,  77. 
Grace,  141,  142. 
Josiah,  39. 
Samuel,  49. 


492 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


Bigford   Fred  J.,  341. 
Henry,   341. 

Bigler  Sarah  E.,  405. 

Billings  Abbie,  129. 
Benjamin,  129. 
Charles,  96. 
Sarah,   128,   213. 
Samuel   S.,   128. 

Bingham   Mr.,  45. 
Biscoe  Grace,  182. 

Bishop  Charity  M.,  150. 
Chauncey,    150. 
Lucy,  124. 
Mina,  395. 
(Mr.,    196. 

Bissell  Robert  Hamilton,  81. 
Wayne  Putnam,  81. 
"William   Putnam,   81. 

Biven  William,  284. 

Blackburn  Sarah,  176. 

Blackman  Charles  L.,  176. 
Bleazer,  361. 
John  K.,   176. 
Judson,  176. 
Lucy,  361. 
Solomon   K.,   176. 

Blair  Mr.,   358. 

Blake  Justin  S.,  267. 
Mary   Ann,    345. 
Mr.,    405. 
Royal,    172. 

Blatherwick   Alfred,   198. 

Bliss  Almeria  L.,  249. 

Blodgett  James,  183. 
Nancy,   183. 

Bloomer  Alice  A.,  236,   312. 
Elisha,    236. 
Fanny,  237. 

Bogle  Walter  S.,   318. 

Bond  Dr.  Henry,  76,  92,  224,  390,  391, 
396. 

Bonney  Nettie,   266. 


$95, 


Borden  Betsy,  213. 

Mrs.   Elizabeth   (Stewart),  383. 

Bosworth  Mary,  366. 

Boutelle  Alpheus,  90. 
Asaph,   89. 
Asaph  Jr.,  90. 
Eliza,  90. 
Fanny,  90. 
Hannah,   90. 
James  61,  137. 
Jonas,   58,  61. 
Dea.   Kendall,   89. 
Mary  Wilder,  90. 
Polly,   57,   61. 
Rebecca,  57,  61. 
Sally,  61. 
Sarah,  57. 
Susan,    61. 
Thomas,   137. 

Bowen  George,  277. 
Henry,   339. 

Bowers  Martha,  176. 
Molly,  84. 

Bowker  Dea.  Edmund,  71,  108. 
Ira,  72. 

Jessie   L.,   276. 
Jonathan,    72. 
Lovica,  71. 
Lydia,  72,  108. 
Micah,  71. 
Polly,  72. 

Bowman  Helen   May,  86. 

Boyden  Josiah,  162. 

Philena   G.,   254,   325. 

Boyer  Wilmer  S.,  176. 

Boynton  Charlotte,  114. 
Nathan,    183. 

Brackett  David  C,  412. 
John,  439. 

Bradbury   Clark,   316. 

Bradley  Augusta,  170. 
Charles,  167. 
Laura,  167. 
Rebecca,  53. 

Bragg  Abigail,  127,  211. 
Bramhall  Elizabeth   Shaw,   276. 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


493 


Bratton   Fannie,    245. 
Brayton  Lucy,  300. 
Breckinridge   Charlotte,   399. 

Brett  Chas.   Stearns,  368. 

Frederick   Vroman,    368. 
George    Clinton,    368. 
George  F.,   368. 

Brewer  Dwight  J.,  158. 
Elizabeth,   374. 
Jairus,   158. 
Nellie,    158. 

Bridge  Abigail,  178. 

Bridges  Alvira,   110. 
Angeline,   110. 
Daniel  Thurber,  109. 
Elizabeth   Ann,    109. 
Emeline    Steams,    110. 
Emma  Elizabeth,  110. 
Hannah   Thayer,  109. 
Keziah  Goddard,  110. 
Luther,  109. 
Mary,  110. 
Sampson,   109. 

Brigham  Agnes  Louise,  203. 
Edwin  Eli,  203. 
Eli   A.,   203. 
Emma   Statira,   203. 
Frank  Pliny,  203. 
Fred,  114. 

Pliny  Stearns,  203,  204. 
Theodore  S.,  203. 

Bright   Dea.   John,   36. 

Brintnall   Benjamin,   133. 

Broad   Mehitable,   85. 

Brock  Anna,  80,   130. 

Brockway  Fannie,  296,  336. 

Broderick   Margaret,   160,   251. 

Bromley  Isaac  H.,  294. 

Bromwell  James  E.,  Jr.,  320. 

Bronson  Fred,  431. 

Brooks  Abigail,   116. 
Daniel,    121. 
David,    120,    193. 
Emma,  285. 
Eunice,    193. 


Fanny,    120. 
Hannah,   120,   193. 
John,    121. 
Jonathan,   120. 
Lottie  May,  292. 
Lucinda,  121. 
Mary,  38,  432. 
Rev.  Phillips,  227. 
&  Stearns,  392. 
Sylvanus   W.,   203. 
Walter  Everett,   292. 
Walton,  281. 
W.   H.,   27S. 

Brown  Aaron,  87. 
Abbie  J.,  187. 
Alfred  G.,  185. 
Alice   C,  307. 
Allen,   202,    203. 
Allen  Jr.,   203. 
Andrew,   64. 
Anna,  163. 
Annie   R.,    305. 
Benjamin  L..   87. 
Benjamin  W.,   87. 
Benoni  N.,  87. 
Bert,   393. 

Edward  Josiah,  203. 
Elizabeth    Allen,    202. 
Ellen  J.,   87. 
Emeline,   403. 
Francis  Jr.,  53. 
George  W.,  185. 
Henry,    185,    357. 
Henry   G.,   174. 
James,    305. 
John,  192. 
Josephine  M.,  186. 
Leonard,  87. 
Leonora   L.,    87. 
Louisa,   400. 
Luther  B.,  87. 
Mary,   344,   345,    346. 
Mary  Ann,  202. 
M.   Leora,  230. 
Mr.,  405. 
Myra  J.,    88. 
Nathaniel,   38. 
Norton   K.,   414. 
Sarah,   392. 
Theodore,  143. 
Timothy,    143. 
Timothy  Stearns,  143. 

Brownell  Sarah,  109. 
Browning  Amy  Prentice,  236. 


494 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


Bruce  Georgia  A.,  399. 
Hollis,   399. 

Bryant  Abigail,  43. 
Tabitha,    43. 

Buchanan  Margaret,  323. 

Buck  Caroline,  224,  310. 

Buckingham  Joseph  T.,  66. 

Bucklin  Adah  S.,  302. 
Julia  A.,   302. 

Buel  Mr.,   121. 

Buffum  Harold  Thomas,  292. 
Howard,    292. 

Bulflnch  Jonathan,  65. 

Bullard  Benjamin,  103. 
Dinah,    103. 
Lucy,   391. 

Bullin  Albert,  108. 
Almira,  108. 
Jeduthan,  108. 
Jeduthan  Jr.,   10S. 
Martha,  108. 
Mary,   108. 
Samuel,  108. 
Stearns,   108. 
Uncle,    174. 

Bunyan  Lucy,  219. 
Burbank  Cornelia,  366,  382. 

Burdick  Clark,  301. 
Martha,    301. 
Martha  Jane,  301. 

Burger  Sarah,  263. 

Burk   Mary,    66. 
Richard,   66. 
Seth,  66,  67. 
Sybil,  67. 

Burlingame  Mary  Elizabeth,  435. 

Burnap  Martha,  46,  66,  67. 
Mr.,    107. 
Sarah,  43,  57,  58,  60. 

Burnell  Hannah,  67,  99,   100,  102. 
John,    67. 

Burnett  Halstead,  265. 

Burnham  Almon  S.,  151. 

Burns   May,   201. 


Burnside  Gen.,  257. 

Burpee  Lydia,  109. 
Miss,   332. 

Burr  Aaron,   85. 

Burt  Clara,  162. 

E'benezer,   162. 
Eunice  L.,   365. 
Lillian  Louise,  312. 

Burton    Eliza   J.,   305. 

Mrs.   Eunice  E.,   291. 

Bushnell  Anna  Pearl,  318. 
Delia  Stearns,  318. 
George  Stearns,  318. 
Hekehiah,   318. 
Louise  Dickinson,   318. 

Buswell   Emily  E.,   419. 
Rebecca,   189. 

Butler  Celia,   52. 
Gen.,   397. 
Mary,  279,  331,   332,   333. 

Butters  C.   W.,   185. 

Buxton   Mr.,   59. 

Byington  Lucy,  147. 

Cabaniss  Sarah,  251,  321,  322. 

Cabot  Lydia  Dodge,  74. 

Cady  Elijah,  122. 
Hezekiah,  64. 
Lucy,    122,   196,    197,   198. 

Caldwell  Frank,   110. 

Calhoun  Abner  Wilborn,   56. 
Dr.,  56. 

Calkins  Temperance,  151,  242. 

Camak  Dr.  James,  55. 

Camish  Annie  E.,  452. 

Camp  Rev.  Albert  B.,  144. 
Jennie,  287. 
Mary    Frances,    144. 

Campbell    Alexander,    52. 
Archibald,   52. 
Betsy,  121. 
David,  418. 
Duncan,  52. 
Eleanor,  192. 
Elizabeth,   338. 


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INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


495 


Jesse,  192. 
John,  52,  121. 
Lucretia,    52. 
Lydia,    50. 
Samuel,   52. 
Sarah,  193,  285, 
Thomas,   52. 

Canary  Fannie,  409. 

Cannavan  May,  413. 

Cannon  John,   123. 

Carl  Nellie,  253. 

Carlton  A.  B.,  192. 

Carlisle  Mrs.  Martha,  203. 

Carpenter  John  Willard,   418. 
Mary  Ann,  421. 
Orpha  W.,  380. 
Parker,    421. 
Sarah,  105. 

Carr  A.  Raymond,  249. 
Harrison  B.,   249. 

Carswell  Almira,   119. 
Eliza,    119. 
Emily,   119. 
Mary   Ann,    119. 
Samuel,  119. 
Zebulon,   119. 

Carter  John,  59. 
Joseph,  48. 
Mary  Jane,  234. 
Sarah,  139,   228. 
Susan  Addie,  332. 
Thomas,  234. 

Caryl  Ernest  D.,  201. 
Harry   S.,   201. 
Ira  G.,  199. 
Mr.,   201. 

Stella,   199. 

Case  Ellen  M.,  308. 
John  S.,  308. 
Pardon,  128. 
Perry  G.,   128. 

Casey  Joshua,  351. 
Cass  Julia  Ann,  434. 
Castleman  Anna,   449,   450. 
Caswell  Sarah  Jane,  257. 


Catlin  Rev.  Jacob,  68. 
Capt.  John,   67. 

Chadbourne  Rev.  George  S.,   206. 

Chadwick  Beulah,  68,  102,  103,    104,    106, 
107. 
David,  397. 
Ebenezer,   68. 
Sarah,  397,  403. 

Chaffee  Harriet  Newell,  440,  442. 

Chamberlain  Adelaide  L.,   267. 
Caroline   F.,    267. 
Emma  Warren,  272. 
John,    267. 
Mary  Ann,  391. 

Chambers  Daniel,  179. 
Ellen,    179. 
George,  179. 

Champion  Epaphroditus,  52. 

Chandler  Betsy,  421. 
Caroline  A.,   66. 
Clark,   65. 
Clark  Jr.,   66. 
Elizabeth,   391. 
Lieut.  Joseph,  391. 
Laura  Pelincy,   66. 
Lucy,  66. 
Lycander,    65. 
Maria,    66. 
Norris  Stearns,  66. 
Sarah,  66. 

Chapin  Justina  M.,  371,  385. 
Marietta  H.,   227. 
Sophronia,   371. 

Chapman  John,  40. 

Mrs.  Lucy   (Myrick),  289. 

Chase  Alden,  125. 
Cecelia,  381. 
Charlotte,   381. 
Edna   May,   381. 
John  B.,   381. 
Julia  A.,   144. 
Mary,   285. 
Orpha,   125. 
Rosina,  409. 
Sophronia,   125. 
William,  280. 

Cheever  Alma,  245. 
Cheney  Alexander,   71. 


496 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


Chenowith  Nancy,  266. 
Chevalier  Rosella,  292. 
Child  David  Jr.,  60. 

Esther,  73. 

Eunice,   116,   184,   1S6. 

John,    61. 

Jonas,  61. 

Lydia,  61,  115. 

Mary  72,   73. 

Nancy,  61. 

Sally,    61. 

Sarah,    47. 

Susanna,  60. 

Thomas,  60. 

Chiles  Ira  Nelson,  135. 
John  S.,  135. 
William   Stearns,  135. 

Chilson  Dolly  or  Polly,  148,  239. 

Chipman   Charlotte   A.,   281. 
Samuel,   281. 

Church  Addison  H.,  129. 
Katie  M.,   247. 
Mr.,   446. 

Cilly  Col.,  122. 

Clark  Abbie,  114. 
Achsah,   97. 
Addie,  114. 
Caroline,    108. 
Caroline  F.,  181. 
Cynthia,  65. 
Rev.   David,   436. 
Dorothy,   97. 
Dr.,  108. 

Mrs.  Erne  A.,  205. 
Elizabeth,    108. 
Emily  Winston,  444. 
Fanny  Stearns,   444. 
George,  97,  114. 
Henry   432. 
Horace,   97. 
Jeduthan,  114. 
Jemima,   124. 
Joel   Jr.,   97. 
Joel  3d.,  97. 
John,   114,   177. 
John  Jr.,  114. 
Joseph,  191. 
Juliet,  97. 
King,   97. 
Lyman  Noble,  97. 
Martha,   97. 


Mary,   298. 
Mercy,   114. 
Nahum,   71. 
Rachel,   97. 
&   Richardson,   387. 
Sarah,   186,    439. 
Susan,  125,   202. 
Thomas  E.,  377. 

Clarke   Elisha,   151. 

Mrs.  Frances,  68. 

Jemima,  120,  198,  199,  200. 

Jerusha,  120,  193,  194,  195,  196. 

Joseph,  120. 

Judah,   151. 

Marshall  Johnson,  55. 

Mary  E.,  220. 

Clelland  John,  113. 

Cleveland  Albert   D.,   117. 
Hon.  Grover,  164. 
Susan,    164. 

Clifford   Capt.   William  D.,   66. 

Clough  Alice   Florence,   230. 
Betsy,    194,   285,   335. 
William    H.    H.,   230. 
William   Irving,  230. 

Cloyd   Nelson,   192. 

Cobb  Alma,  64. 
Calvin,   65. 
Eliza  Willis,   64. 
Elvira  Stearns,  64. 
Hannah    A.,   64. 
Mary  Ann,   64. 
Rachel,  64. 
William,  64. 
William    B.,   64. 

Coburn   Elizabeth   M.,   225. 
Mary    F.,    206. 

Codding   Charles  L.,   409. 
Lorenzo,    409. 

Coggins  Molly,   59. 

Colburn  John,  47. 
Sarah,  443. 

Colby  Lyman  W.,  279. 

Cole  D.,  408. 

George,    175. 
Sophia,    291. 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


497 


Collins  Anna  May,  197. 
Eva,   197. 
William  Harvey,  197. 

Colt  Almira,  355. 
Henry,  355. 
Joseph,  355. 
Mary,   355. 

Comar  Albert,   271. 

Marietta  C,   271. 

Combs  Eliza  W.,  412. 
Comings  Mrs.   N.  J.,  443. 

Commerford  Chas.  Thomas,  368. 
John,  368. 
John  A.,  368. 
Lionel,   368. 

Comerford  Pauline,  368. 
Pauline,  368. 
Oliver,    121. 

Cone   Hilary,   397. 

Conner  Rev.   Aaron,  265. 
Ida   A.,   265. 

Conrad  Sarah,  188. 

Constable  Frances  J.,  275. 
Olive,   110. 

Converse  Abraham  J.,  281. 

Addie  A.,  381. 

Cook  Lucius,  108. 

Cooledge  John,  221. 

Coombs  James  H.,  230. 

Cooper  Rebecca  M.,  207. 

Cope  Charles  D.,  305. 

Corbin   William,   422. 

Corbitt   Mr.,    107. 

Corey  Sarah,  111,  113. 

Cornell  Rachel,  414. 

Corttis  Alice  Mary,  378. 

Edgar    Herbert,    378. 
Jaipheth,  378. 

Cosby  Alfred  E.,  292. 

Elmer   Eaton,   292. 
Ethel  Stearns,  292. 


Marion,    292. 
Olive    Jennie,    292. 
Raymond  Brainard,  292. 

Cottrell  John,   298. 

Counrod  Lucinda,  339. 

Cousins  Nathaniel  F.,  187. 

Cowdry  Jonas,  141. 

Susanna,   91,   139,   140,   141,   142. 

Cox  Imogene,  57. 

Coxe  Bros.  &  Co.,  326. 

Iron   Mfg.    Co.,    326. 

Coxwell  Henrietta  Anna,  304. 

Coye  Charles,  435. 

Cradock  Matthew,  33. 

Crafts  Cynthia,  448. 

Mrs.   Elizabeth,    85. 

Craig  Eliza  Ann.,  62. 
Louisa,   63. 
Col.  Philip  Hawkins,  62,  63. 

Cramer  Eugene  H.,  218. 

Crane  Martha  D.,  242. 

Cranson  Achsah,   152,   243. 
Bert,   35S. 
John,   358. 

Cranston  Abigail,  129. 
Caipt.  Elisha,  67. 

Crawford  Mr.,  200. 

Cregor  Charles,  217. 

Crehore  Elisha   Sr.,  112. 
Elisha   Jr.,   112. 
Maria,  112. 
Mary  Watson,  112. 
Stearns  &  Crehore,  112,  179. 

Creigh  John,  238. 

Cressey  Ruth,  101. 

Crispe  Elizabeth,  38. 

Crocker   Sophia,  257. 

Crockett  Col.  David,  423. 

Jane,   423,   424. 

Crombie  Etta  V.,   148. 


498 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


Crooker  Edmund  Z.,  62. 
L..  M.,  63. 

Mary,  62. 

Crooks  Abraham,  109. 
General,    328. 
John  Stearns,   109. 
Samuel   Sr.,   109. 
Samuel  Jr.,  109. 

Cropp   Bennett,   192. 

Crosby  Katherine,  49. 
W.  dark,  160. 

Cross  Ann  E.,  443. 
Hannah,   169. 
Joseph,   169. 
Sarah,   169,    259,    260. 

Crossman  Albert  M.,  205. 
Mary  Etta,  1205. 
Sarah  Ellen,   205. 

Crouse  Henry  P.,  387. 

Crowell  Ella  C,  287. 
Nancy,  445. 
Sarah  Sylvia,  225. 

Culver  Sarah,  359,  375,  376. 

Cummings  Harriet,  374,  385. 
Isaac,   400. 
James  Henry,   396. 
Jane  Harriet,  396. 
John,    396. 
Jude  Emery,   396. 
Mr.,  396. 

Cupples   D.   L.,  307. 

Leslie  Randolph,    307. 
Nellie   Irene,   307. 

Curtis  Alvah,  132. 
Ephraim,  49. 
Jesse,   428. 
Marcia  G.,  262. 

Cushing  Jennie,  408. 

Cutting  Asher  G.,  195. 
G.    W.,    186. 

Dakin  Elbridge,  165. 
Mary,  165. 
Sarah,  165. 
William,   165. 

Dallman  Henry,  247. 


Damon  Ebenezer,  59. 
Dr.   George,  59. 
Job,   59. 
Mr.,  59. 
Ruth,   59. 
Sally,   59. 
William,   59. 

Dana  Rev.  Josiah,  391. 
Mary  Ann,   198. 
Mercy,   39d. 

Daniels  David,  108. 

Danielson  Adam  B.,   363. 
Albert,  363. 
Mrs.   Albert,   362. 
Bradford  Williams,  363. 
Caroline    Frances,    363. 
Col.,   355. 

Everett  Stearns,  363. 
James  Albert,  363. 
Sarah   Ellen,    363. 
Willard  Sanford,  363. 

Darby  Frances   M.,   310. 
Louise,    69. 

Darling  Harriet,  280,  333. 
James  A.,  Ii29. 
Jewett   B.,    280, 

Davenport  Adeline  R.,   203. 

David  of  Old,  168. 

Solomon  his  son,  168. 

Davidson  Virginia  A.,  323. 

Davies  Thomas  W.,  380. 

Davis  Almon,   138. 
Anne,   198. 
Ellen,   404. 
Fannie  C,   428. 
Lucy,   403. 
Maggie,    262. 
Mary  E.,   225. 
Mary   L,„   428. 
Minnie   E.,    292. 
Sarah   Ann,    160. 
Thankful,    77. 
William   C,   153. 

Davison  Reeta,  220. 

Dawes  Dryden,   101. 

Day  Minoris,   355. 
Mr.,   349. 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


499 


Samuel,   109. 
ISarah,   355. 

Deal  Anne,  407. 
Maria,  199. 
Sarah.  407. 

Decker  L.   H.,  450. 

De  Forest  Stephen,  376. 

Demary   Clarissa,   188,   280,   281,   282. 
Ezekiel,    188. 

Deming  Dr.  D.  E.,  242. 
Mr.,    349. 

Dempsey   Catharine,   258,   330. 

Denison  Col.  Nathan,  327. 

Dennie  Herbert  Stearns,  140. 
John   Martin,   140. 
Robert,   140. 

Dennis   Mrs.   Elvira   (Rose),  63. 
Mark,  64. 

Denny  Alwilda,  304. 

Depuy  Vance,  166. 

Derrick   Johnson,   88. 

Dewey  Adelbert  M.,  68. 
Anna,    68,    69. 
Artemesia,    69. 
Capt.    Azariah,    69. 
Beulah,    69. 
Charlotte,    69. 
Dr.   David,  69. 
Admiral   George,   68. 
Israel,    68. 
Jedediah,  68. 
Jonathan,   69. 
Josiah,    68. 
Keziah,   69. 
Louis  Marinus,  68. 
Orville    C,    68. 
Thomas   Sr.,   6S. 
Thomas  Jr.,    68. 
William   T.,   68. 
Maj.   Zebediah,   68,   69. 
Zebediah  Jr.,   69. 

Dewing  Penelope,    72. 

De   Wolf  Elisha,   162. 
Polly,    162,   254. 


Dickinson  Anna   L.,   252. 
Delia,    317. 
Lottie   May,   401. 
Ruth,   52. 

Diggins  Abigail,  44. 

Dimmock  Adolphus,  45. 
David,   45. 
Dorcas,   45. 
Edward,    45. 
Elizabeth,  45. 
Hannah,    45. 
John,   45. 
Lydia,   45. 
Samuel,    45. 
Shubael   Sr.,   45. 
Shubael   Jr.,   45. 

Dimond  David  Allen,  370. 

Ditto   Joseph   H.,    250. 

Dix  Margaret,  35. 

Susan,    186,   278. 

Dixon  Mrs.  C.  F.,  167. 

Doak   Ida,    82. 

Dodge   Lewis  L.,   399. 

Doherty  Mr.,   425. 

Dole   Charlotte,    430. 
Helen,  430. 
John   A.,   430. 
Maria,    430. 
Mary,  430. 

Dolph   Mary,  239,  312. 
Donaldson   Sarah,   237. 

Donnovan    Eliza   Jane,    188. 
John,    188. 

Douglas   Georgiana,  381. 

Dow  Sarah  Elizabeth,  388. 
Oliver  Smith,  388. 

Doyle  George  W.,  195. 

Drake   Hannah,  42. 
Mary,  97. 

Draper  Julia,  393. 

Drury   Mrs.    Mary  W.    (Perry),   332. 


500 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


Dudley  Cora  A.,  290. 
David,  76. 
Dora  I.,   290. 
Enola  A.,  290. 
Flora  <M.,   290. 
Ida  A.,  290. 
Ira  C,  290. 
Ira  G.,   290. 
Leon  S.,  290. 
Loring,    358. 
Louisa,  247. 
Mary,  358. 
Prof.,   373. 

Due  Barnard  L.,  403. 
Frank,  402. 
Perley  A.,  403. 
Willie   E.,    403. 

Duhring    Dorothy    Martha,    136. 
Frederick  T.,   336. 

Dumbleton  Eliza  Ann.,  157,  249. 
Dunbar  Rev.   Samuel,   343. 

Dunham  Mrs.  Phoebe,  122. 
Spencer,   400. 

Dunks  Ann,  71. 

Dunton   Mary  E.,   295. 

Duren  Abi,  413. 

Durgin  Ann  Maria,  433. 

Durkee  Mr.,   446. 

Dutton  Sarah,   400,   403. 

Easterly  Helen  A.,  382. 

Eastman  Charles  J.,   175. 

Easton  Charles  S.,  273. 
Ella  May,   432. 
Ellen  M.,   273. 
Laura  D.,  273. 

Eaton  Edwin  D.,  291. 
Fidelia,  90. 
Jemima,   62. 
Joel,  107. 

Nathaniel  B.,  133. 
Dr.   Rollin,   393. 

Eaves  Mary  L.,  335. 

Edminster  Belinda,  194. 


Edmonds  Mehitable,  67. 

Edmonston  Nancy,  250,  317,  318,  319,  320, 
321. 

Edward  the  First,  453. 

Edwards   Benjamin,    98. 
Calvin   St.,   98. 
Calvin  Jr.,  98. 
Daniel,   08. 
Edmund,  as. 
Eli,    98. 

Elizabeth,   98,    150,   151. 
Jerusha,   98. 
Justin,   98. 
Noah,  98. 
Sylvester,    98. 

Eldridge  Hercelia  M.,  310. 

Elliott  Burton  Willis,  379. 
Luther,    379. 
Mary  G-.,   86. 

Ellis   Bertha,   269. 
Carrie,  277. 
Elizabeth,  216. 
Emma  Louisa,  175. 
Emmons    Raymond,    175. 
Florence  Emeline,  175. 
Dr.   J.    B.,    269. 
J.   Russell,   175. 
Mabel,  269. 
Maria  Adelia,  175. 
Stearns  Russell,  175. 

Ellsworth  Julia  A.,  393. 

Elmer  Charles  F.,  254. 

Emerson  Charles  Hart,  370. 
Eliza,    259. 
Nancy  J.,  274. 

Emigh  Henry,   408. 

Emory  Darostus  W.,  281. 
Julia   Augusta,    281. 

Engelman   David,  358. 
Florence,   358. 

Esleeck  Nancy,  166,  256. 

Estabrook  Leonard  A.,    370. 

Eubank   Frances   H.,   245. 


INDEX-MISCELLANEO  US. 


501 


Evans  Daniel,  181. 
Emeline,   898. 
Margaret,  181,  276. 
(Sarah  J.,    181,   275. 

Everett  Charles  Franklin,  8 
Elwood   Nathaniel,   86. 
Frank  H.,   86. 
Fred  H.,  86. 
Julia,   72. 
Nathaniel   H.,   86. 

Ewing  John  S.,  424. 
IDounia  M.,   425. 
May  J.,  424. 
Senator   Thomas,    424. 

Fahy  Lizzie,  203. 

Fain  John,  284. 

Farnsworth  Maj.   Ira,   394. 
Jonathan,  90. 
Mary  F.,  279. 
Mary  L.,   394. 
Philip,   401. 
Rhoda,  401. 

Farr  Emma  F.,  86. 
Laura  J.,  375. 

Farrington   Maria   P.,   121. 

Fassell  Hiram,  58. 

Fay  Achsah,   188. 
Albert,    209. 
Elmira,   266. 
Ezra,    137. 
Flavilla,   137. 
Levi   C,   137. 

Feighner  Vernie,  250. 

Felch  Nathaniel,   47. 

Fenno   Daniel,    78. 

William  Daniel,  78. 

Ferris  Emily,   250,   321. 
Mary   Jane,   380. 

Ferry  Lucy,   420. 

Fetley  Oscar,   199. 

Field  Anna,  56. 
John,  65. 
Walter   E..    402. 


Fink  Anna,  432. 

Finney  Rev.   Mr.,  234. 

Fish  Abbie,  394. 

Fisher  Anthony,   342. 
Carson  D.,   166. 
Eliza   Jane,    255,    328. 
Gertrude,   166. 
I      Jonathan  Stearns,  166. 
Maria,    255. 
Mr.,    208. 
Samuel,    255. 

Fisk  Charles,  135. 

Eva  Carrie,   135. 
Harriet   C,   160. 
Ira  Austin,  135. 
Rosella  Virginia,  135. 
Warren  Stearns,   135. 
William,    202. 

Fiske  Abigail,   73. 
John,    34,    39. 
Jonathan,    78. 
Phinehas    Sr.,    73. 
Phinehas   Jr.,    73. 
Priscilla,    73. 
Rebecca,  184. 
Sally,    75. 

Fitch  Emma,   421. 

Flagg    Bartholomew,    75. 
Cant.,    76. 
Elvira,    116. 
Mary,   49,    75,    118,   119. 
Nancy,  115,   182. 
Timothy,   46. 
William,  115. 

Fletcher  Eliza  Letitia,  423. 
Maria,   375. 
Mary,   417,   418. 
Mr.,   197. 

Flint  Elizabeth,   38. 
Mary,    38. 
Nathaniel,    38. 

Fogg   Mr.,   394. 

Follansbee  Thomas,  53. 

Foote  Cynthia,  436. 

Fannie  Amelia,  442. 

Lucy  Lovina,  442. 

Dr.   William  Lawton,   442. 


502 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


Forbes   Caleb   B.,   162. 
'Minerva  A.,  162. 

Forbush    Abigail,    399. 
George  L.,  899. 
Lu'Cinda  C.,  399. 
Luke,    399. 

Fosket   George   W.,    399. 

Foster  John,   91. 
ILydia,   055. 
Nellie  A.,   330. 
Sarah    A.,   210. 

Fowler  Betsy,  129. 

Prof.   George,   375. 
Rockwell,   375. 

Fox    Maude,    287. 

Francis  Mehitable,   366. 
Mrs.  Roxana,  365. 

Frary  Rev.  Milo,  162. 

Frazier  George,  316. 

Freese  Hon.  John,  105. 

Fremont   Col.,   124. 
John  C,   286. 

French  Aaron,  168. 
Hannah,   180. 
Henry,    168. 
Mrs.   Mary     (Mclntyre), 

258,    259. 
Philo,  168. 

Frick  Barbara,  307. 

Frink  Ellen  M.,  383. 

Frobisher  Linda,  172. 

Frost  Rev.   A.,  71,  102,  104. 
Eva,  278. 
Col.    Alfred,    372. 
Eva,  278. 
Ida  E..  372. 
MehitaMe,   53. 
Nathaniel,    188. 

Fulham  Charles  Elisha,  93. 
Dorothy,   72. 
Jacob,    92. 

Mary    Elizabeth,    92. 
Timothy  Stearns,  93. 


168,     257, 


Fullen  Kate  M.,  135. 

Fuller  Erastus,   349. 

Frances  Hisoook,  313. 

Hannah,  72,  111,  11.2,  113,  115,  349. 

H.  E.,  246. 

Henry  Edwin,  313. 

Isaac,   47. 

Lydia,   111,  178. 

Mary,    335. 

Samuel,  47. 

Samuel  Stearns,  349. 

Fullerton    Abigail,    50. 
Nathaniel,    53. 
Thomas  Stearns,  53. 

Fulton  Archie,  284. 

William,  284.      • 

Furbish  Mr.,  103. 

Gale  Charles  Oliver,   140. 
Josiah    Allen,    140. 
Martha  Stearns,  140. 

Gardinier   Frances   Edna,   432. 

Gardner    Phileta,    248. 

Gare  Edward  J.,  389. 

Garfield  Hannah,  117. 
John,    42. 
Pres.,    148. 

Garrett   John,   192. 

Gassett  Miriam,  164. 

Gaston   Abbie,   374,   386. 

Gates  Bertha,  134. 

Clarence  Eugene,  291. 
Oorimne  Estelle,  291. 
Elizabeth.    123. 
Forrest    Delma,    291. 
Horace,    134. 
Ida  A.,  206. 
Joseph,     91. 
LiMa  Florence,   291. 

Gauthier  Mrs.  Mary,  300. 

iGaw  Annette  N.,  434. 

Gay  Patience,   343. 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


503 


Gaylord  Benjamin,  358. 
Elmira,    358. 
Helen,   358. 
Ralph,   358. 

Gee   Mary,   251. 

German  Fanny  E.,  56. 

Gerrish  Louisa,   371. 

Gerry  Jane  B.,  121. 
Reuben,  1&3. 

Gibbs  Alice   Kidder,    311. 
Sarah,  435. 

Gibson   Cornelius,   176. 
George    M.,    368. 
John,   34,  35,   138. 
Maria,   1/76,   271,   273,    274. 
Miss,   431. 
Randall  L.,   294. 
Rebeaoa,  34,  35,  37,  38,   40. 
Sarah   A.,   179. 

Gifford  Harriet  N.,  265,  330. 

Gilbert  Abigail,    58,    86,    87. 
Austin,  440. 
Charles,   440. 
Henry,    440. 
Herbert,   440. 
Herman,    440. 
Irene,  329. 
Nelson,  440. 
Mrs.  Roxana  iS.,  61. 
San-ford.   440. 

Gilchrist  Eliza,  65. 

Gill  Marietta  M.,  226,   311. 

Gillam  Henry,  165. 

Gilland  Ida,  262. 

Gillespie  Henrietta,  447. 

Gilliam  Joseph,  441. 

Gilman   Dr.    Daniel   C,   228. 
William,    167. 

Gilmore  Almeda  L.  Stanley,  222. 
Anna,   256. 

Gilson  Mary  Elraca,  283. 
Sophia,  191. 


Gladding  Clarissa,  129. 
Samuel,   129. 
Solomon   Sr.,    129. 
Solomon   Jr.,   129. 
William   Henry,   129. 

Gleason   Sarah,  78,  127. 

Glidden  Eunice,  411,  412,  413. 

Glover   Ebenezer    Sr.,   40. 
Bbenezer    Jr.,    40. 
Hannah,   40. 
John,    40. 
Margaret,    40. 

Glynes  Carrie,  275. 

Goddard  Benjamin,  445. 

Godfrey  William,   104. 

Goff  Prances,  240. 

Goffe  Thomas,  33. 

Goodnow  Caroline   B.,   231. 
E.  D.,  2.31. 
Emily    C,    231. 

Goodrich    Matilda,    63. 

Goodsill  Miss,   364. 

Goodwin  Mrs.  Laura  (Andrews),   257. 
Rhoda  O.,   241. 

Gorham  Amy  Elizabeth,  99. 
Daniel,  99. 
Eliza   Jane,    99. 
Livius  L.,   99. 
Russell,  99. 
Senega,    99. 
Syrenus,   9*9. 

Gorman  Willis  A.,  368. 

Goss   Lucy,   178. 

Gould  Eunice,  183. 

Hannah,   103. 
Thomas,   108. 

Gove  Charles,  116. 

Charles    Otis,    116. 
Eleanor,    116. 

Gowan   Anna,    411. 


504 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


Graber  Florence  A.,  275. 

Grace  Lizzie    184. 

Graham   Bertram   Stearns,   135. 
George  Percival,  135. 
Martin    M.,    135. 

Grandy  Calvin,  271. 
Lucinda,   271. 
Thannazin,    271. 

Granger  Mrs.  Kate,  167. 

Grant  Abigail,  68. 

Htrbert  Lionel,  257. 
Mr.,    195. 
Fres.,    148. 
Gen.  U.  S.,  3M. 

Graves  Almira  P.,  388. 

Sarah,   84,   133,    134. 

Gray  Rev.  Fred  F.,  228. 
Dr.  George,  172. 

Greeley   Horace,    232,    322. 

Green  Edith  Grant,  252. 
George    Edgar,    252. 
Maria,   74. 
Mary   B.,   340. 

Nancy,  052. 
Nicholas    L.,    252. 
IMrs.  Polly,  '324. 
Samuel,  74. 

Greene  Anna  Edith,  336. 
'Nathaniel,    336. 

Greenslit  Mr.,   38. 

Gregg  Gen.,  269. 

Grennell  Almira  Huldah,  241,  314,  315. 

Gridley  Dr.   Selah,   69. 

Griffith  Anna,  340. 

Griggs    Catherine,    95. 
Edwin,   64. 

Elizabeth   Celinda,   95. 
Harriet,    64. 
John  L.,   95. 
Joseph  Emerson,  93. 
Dr.    Joshua,    64. 
Daura,  64. 
Deverett,   94. 
Deverett  Stearns,  95. 


Maria,   95. 
Sophronia,  64. 
William,    49. 

Grimes  Mary,   174,   267. 

Griswold  Mrs.  Anna  (Hyde),     350,     358, 
359. 
George,  248. 

Grosshouse  Catherine,  245,  316,  317. 

Grover  Calvin,  349. 
Jonathan,    349. 
Keziah,   349. 
Mary,   349. 
Mr.,   349. 

■Sarah   Ann,   76,   124,   125. 
Stephen,   349. 

Guernsey  Archie  W.,  329. 
Arthur,   329. 
Jean,  329. 

Guilford   Edith,   281. 

Guptill  Elmira,  318. 

Hadley  Belinda,  133. 
Lrovina,   277. 
Ruth,   183. 
Samuel,    133. 
Sewell,  277. 

Hadlock  Lucretia,   198. 

Hagar  Amos,  47. 
Benjamin,  73. 
Betsy,  73. 
Elisha,  73. 
Hannah,  47. 
Isaac,   47. 
John  Sr.,  47. 
John  Jr.,  47. 
Joel   or  Jose^m,    47. 
William,   47,  72. 

Haggett  Abner,  199. 
Alice,    199. 
Barnum,   199. 
Eugenia,  199.  ,, 

William,    199. 

Halbert  Lovisa  E.,   394. 

Hale   Charles,   90. 

Hall  B.  F.,  274. 

Christiana,   362. 
Edwin  S.,    274. 


INDEX— MIS  CELL  ANEO  US. 


505 


Elizabeth,  355,   365,   366. 

Florence   Stearns,   274. 

eGorge,   199. 

Gertrude   E.,   274. 

John,    356. 

Laura  flVL,   274. 

Lovina,   277. 

Mr.,    34S. 

Captain   Nathaniel,   350. 

Olive,    350,   356. 

Porter,  356. 

Ruth,   348. 

Sarah,   356. 

Viola,    421. 

W.   A.,   274. 

William  F.,  274. 

Zerulah,    348. 

Halstead  Electa,   414,   415. 

Hamblin   Edwin,   209. 

Edwin  Foster,  209. 
Eleazer,    209. 

Hamill  Ernest  Stearns,  147. 
iMartha  Hunter,  147. 
Mary   Louise,    147. 
Railplh  C.,  147. 
.Sarah   L.,    106. 
Theophilus  W.,  147. 

Hamilton  Lind,  443. 

Hammond   Anna,   111. 
Eunice,    47. 
James,  308. 
Jonathan,  47. 
Lucy,  47. 
Molly,  47. 

Hannstead  Georgiana,  115. 
Geraldine,   115. 
Gertrude,   115. 
Henry,   115. 
Herbert,    115. 
James,   115. 
Winifred,   115. 

Hannum   Martha   Hortentia,   297. 

Harding  Baxter,   254. 

Chas.    Lyman,    252. 
Eddie   Stearns,  252. 
Tyler,   252. 
Winfield  Tyler,  252. 

Harklerode  Elizabeth,  449. 


Harkness  Emma,  255. 
Hiram,    255. 
(Sarah,   255. 

Harmar  Eliza   Cordelia,   146. 

Harmon  Susan,  166. 

Harrington  Abigail,   39. 
Anna,  47. 
Elizabeth,    39. 
Eunice,    39. 
Hannah,    48. 
Jonas  Sir.,  39. 
Jonas   Jr.,   39. 
Mary,  39. 

Mary  A.  S.,  230,  311. 
Nathaniel,   111. 
Noah,  39. 
Patience,   39. 
Peter,    111. 
Ruth,  39. 
Sara'h,   40. 
Solomon,  39. 
William   C.   S.,    111. 

Harris  Abijah,  344. 
Anna,  344. 
Ebenezer,   97. 
Mary,   344. 
Miss,   196. 
Samuel,    344. 
Thaddeus   Mason,    91. 
Timothy,  344. 

Harrison   Benjamin,    379. 
Gen.,   416. 
Samuel,  261. 

Hart  Mary,  73. 

Mary   E.,   302. 

Hartwell  John   Henry,   184. 
Rebecca,  282. 
Rowena,  187. 

Harvey  Amos,  105. 
eGorge,  105. 
John  Stearns,   105. 
Mary,  105. 
Mary  Armstrong,   105. 
Miss,    84. 
Sarah,   105. 
Solomon,    105. 
Solomon  Jr.,  105. 

Hasard     Mrs.     Eleanor     (Ashley),     167, 
256. 


506 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


Haskell  Gen.,  302. 
Laura,  388. 

Hasley  Jessie,   419. 

Hastings  Edith,  146. 
Hepzibah,    48. 
John,  37. 

Lawrence    Stearns,    146. 
Margaret    Purviance,   146. 
'William   H.,  346. 
"William    Warren,    146.. 

Hatch   Eliphalet,   99.' 

Hatfield  Clarissa,  254. 

Haven  Clarence,  193. 

Hawkins   Amariah,    45. 
Cornelia  Jane,  430. 
Don,    430.       Riley,    430. 

Hawley    D.    S.,    174. 

Hawthorne  Margaret,  183,  277. 

Hayden  Benjamin,   59. 
Sarah,    159,   260. 

Hayes   Pres.,    148,    362. 

Hayman  M.   W.   (Knox),  63. 

Hays   Jane,   270. 

Mary  E.,   316. 

Hayward  Harriet,  260. 
Laura   G.,    330. 

Hazen's  Hist,  of  Billerica,  395. 

Heath   Elizabeth,    449. 
Emeline,    416. 
Evans,    449. 

Heaton  Achsah,  123. 
Amanda,  123. 
Charles,    170. 
Eliab  W,.   123. 
Harriet,    123. 
H.  W.,  170. 
Jamie,   170. 
John,    122,   123. 
Lucius,    122. 
Lucy,    123. 
Miranda,   123. 
Parley,  123. 
Paschal,   123. 
Rufus,   123. 


Hedge  Elisha  Jr.,  49. 

Heffenger   Dr.    A.    C,   170. 

Helton  Adam,  216. 

Hempton  William,  409. 

Henry  F.   E.,   246. 
Robert,    92. 

Henser  Josephine,   450. 

Herrick  Anna  M.,  413. 
Isaac,  74. 

Herriman  Joseph,  125. 

Hey  Anna  Belle,   373. 
Avis,    373. 
Enid   Warner,   373. 
George  W.,  373. 
George  W.   Jr.,   373. 
Rodney  Stearns,   373. 

Heywood  Daniel,  49. 

Hibbard-Rodman-Ely  Safe  Co.,   326. 

Hicks   Aurelia,    261. 
Charles   R.,    95. 
Emma  Maria,  95. 
Ethel,  261. 
Gladys,    261. 
J.  W.,   261. 
Joshua,  163. 
Levi  J.,  164. 
Minnie  Helen,   95. 
Philip,    251. 
Ratdiffe,    95. 
Richard   Stearns,  95. 

Higgins   Chauncey,   123. 
Clara  B.,   313. 

Hilbert  James,   408. 

Hildreth  Anna  Stearns,  319. 
Frank  Spencer,  319. 

Hill   Abbie   Delia,    325. 

Abner  Wiilborn,   56. 
Clara,    102. 
Edward  T.,  56. 
H.   L.,  246. 
Josephine,  449. 
Judith,  103. 
Lucretia,  103. 
Meriwetger,  56. 
Warren,   69. 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


507 


Hiller  Mary  M.,  415. 

Himes  James,   359. 

Hinckley  Mercy,   100. 

Hinds  Almira,  420. 

Mary   Lawrence,   217,   306. 

Hines  Rebecca  B.,  192,  285. 

Hinkcon  Abla,   108. 

Hinkley  Mrs.  Elizabeth  P.,  226. 

Hinman  Mary  E.,   249. 

Hiscox  Ellen  J.,   325. 

Hitchcock    Sylvester,    202. 

Hitt  Mary,   431. 

Hoard  Helen,  446. 
Henry,    447. 
Lois,   447. 
Major,   447. 
Orange,    447. 
Pardee,    446. 
Peter,  447. 
Stella,  447. 
Thomas,    447. 

Hodge  Mrs.   Amelia,  279. 
Mary  Adeline,  278. 

Hodges    Elma,    260. 

Walter,    237. 
Hodson   W.    T.,    284. 

Hoffman   Bertha,    340. 
Ella,   240. 
Florence.   340. 
Henry,   340. 
Sophia  M.,   337. 
Willie  P.,   340. 

Hogadone  Annette,  452. 
Arthur,    452. 
Charles,   452. 
Jennie,   452. 
Mary,   452. 
William,    452. 

Hoge  Anne  Stearns,  145. 
Barbara  Louise,   146. 
Margaret  Lloyd.  146. 
Mary  Barlow,  146. 
Philip  Barlow,  146. 


Rachel   Schofield,    145. 
Wm.   Schofield,   145. 
Wm.  Schofield,  Jr.,  146. 

Holcomb  Belle  Frances,  253. 
Ellen   E.,   253. 
John   R.,   253. 
Seymour,   376. 

Holden   Abel,    187. 

Hollenbeck  John,   70. 

Hollinger  Elizabeth,  372. 

Hollister  Reed,   110. 

Holman  John,  429. 

Holmes  Mrs.   Molly   (Stearns),   167. 
Oliver    Wendell,    90. 
Rufus,  172. 

Holt  Almira,   309. 

Raymond,  309. 
Ruth  E.,  309. 

Holyoke   Jennie,   2S3. 

Hooker  David  Stearns,  108. 
George   B.,    107. 
Hannah  T.,  108. 
Harlow,    108. 
Harrison  G,  108. 
Hiraim,    107. 
Ida  I.,   230. 
James,   230. 
Laura,   10S. 
Mary   Ann,    107. 
Oliver  B.,  108. 
Sarah,   108. 
Sybil   Stearns,   108. 
Thankful,    108. 
Zebulon,   107. 
Zebulon  Jr.,  108. 

Hooper  Annie  M.,  373. 
Thomas,    373. 

Hopkins  Nancy,  430,   431. 

Horr  May,   319. 

Horton  Sophie,  297. 

Hosier   Samuel,    34. 

Hotchkiss  Chloe,   250. 


508 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


Houghton  Betsy  White,  220. 
Nancy,  186/ 

House   Ellen,   249. 

Isabel  Augusta,  433. 

Hovey  Emma,  277. 

Howard  Johnson,  273. 
Lucy,  273. 
Mary  E.,  273. 
Maj.-Gen.,    302. 
Warren  W.,   441. 

Howe  Alonzo,  150. 

Prof.   Chas.   Sumner,   161. 

Edwin,   202. 

Eliza,    218,    308,    309. 

Ethan    H.r   275. 

Prof.  Geo.  H.,  275. 

Harriet,    293. 

Henry  B.,   195. 

John,  90. 

Levi,  218. 

Mary  A.,    174. 

Rhoda,    70. 

Howell   George   J.,   165. 

Howels  William  M.,  133. 

Hoxie  Hannah  Emeline,  298. 

Hoyer  Amelia,    358. 
John,   358. 

Julia  Adelaide,  358. 
Helen  Augusta,  358. 

Hoyt  Carrie   Stearns,    368. 
Elizabeth  Hall,  368. 
Dr.   F.   P.,   368. 
Jemima,  75,  119,  120,  122. 
Mary,   266. 

Hubbard  Anna,  51. 
Asa,   101. 
Cyrus,    65. 
Daniel,  101,  106. 
Ebenezer,    47. 
Electa,   101. 
Elisha  Sr.,  51,  101. 
Elisha   Jr.,   51,   52,  101. 
Eliza,  411. 
Jane  M.,   371. 
John,   62. 
Joseph,   101. 
Lucinda,  155. 
Lucretia,    52. 


Lucy,   50,   51,    101. 
"Nellie  M.,   271. 
Pamela,    101. 
Sarah,  52. 
Sknon,  66. 

Hubbell  Mr.   446. 

Hulbert  Mrs.  Mary   (Miller),   316. 

Hull   Helen  A.,  315. 
Mary  Jane,  313. 

Humphrey   Edwin  R.,   210. 

Humphreys  Hannah  B.,   243,   315,   316. 

Hunkins  Hiram,  298. 

Hunt    Deborah,    187,    279. 
James  W.,  165. 
Mrs.    Palmer,    127. 
Capt.   Samuel,  60. 

Hunter  Martha  H.,  146,  238,  239. 

Huntoon  Glen  Chase,  434. 
Lorena    Bates,    434. 
Miles  S.,   434. 

Hurd   Jacob,    439. 

Hurlburt  Ruth  F.,  419. 

Hussey  Lida,   398. 

Webster    H,    398. 

Hutchins  Cyrus,   348. 
Darius,    348. 
Eliphalet,   348. 
Miss,    353. 
Mr.,    348. 
Samuel,    348. 
Simon,   348. 
Theophilus,    348. 

Hutchinson  Louise,  402. 
Lucinda,  438,   433. 
Martha,   34. 
Mr.,   36. 

Hyde  Abigail,  352,  361. 
Augusta,   107. 
Clarinda,   3S1. 
John,  352. 
Lucy,  369,  383. 

Mrs.   Lydia    (Kirkland),   356. 
Samuel,   356. 

Hyland  F.  A.,  174. 

Irish   Charity  A.,   325. 


INDEX— M1SCELLANE0  US. 


509 


Irvin  Sarah  E.,  288. 

Irvine  Dr.   Galbraith,  334. 
Mary  Leiper,  334. 

Irwin   Mary  E.,   333. 

Jackson  Pres.  Andrew,  296. 
Solomon,  68. 

Jacobs  Burnham,   194. 
Charles,   194. 
Luther,   194. 
Margaret,   194. 
Maria,   i94. 

James  Capt.,  366,  367. 

Jaquith  Ebenezer,  43. 
Ellen,   280. 
Ossian  C,   230. 

Jefferson  Sophronia  A.,  429. 

Jeffords  Hattie  M.,  283. 

Jenkins  Elizabeth,   57,   84. 

Jenkinson  Mercy,  117,  186. 

Jenne  Mrs.  C.  F.  R.,  445. 

Jennings    Ebenezer,    69. 
Rev.   John,   204. 

Jennison  Elizabeth,  50. 
Mary,   50,   77,   78. 
Hon.   William,   50. 

Jerome   Betsy,   196. 

Jewett    Hattie,   221. 
Ruthalia,  446. 

Johnson  Absalom,   304. 

Betsy,  119.       Catherine,  436. 

Edwin   R.,    206. 

Edwin   William,    206. 

Eliza  Clarissa,    248. 

Hannah,  451. 

Hiram,    257. 

Jeremiah,  248. 

Rebecca,    55. 

Samuel,  119. 

Sarah,   54. 

Shirley,  382. 

William,   84. 


Jones  Abijah,   48. 
Amasa,   447. 

Amelia   Danforth,    377,    387. 
Anna,    427. 

Dr.   Bela  Barber,  377. 
Bertha  Edna,   334. 
Carl,   439. 
Charles,    447. 
Charles    E.,    244. 
Chauncey,  447. 
Edward   W.,    334. 
Eliza,   198,  447. 
Elmer,   447.. 
Hannah,  182. 
Harry   Balbridge,    431. 
Henry,  439. 
Capt.  Jacob,  112. 
Jefferson,   447. 
Jessie,    447. 
John,   439. 
Joseph,   182. 
Maria,  44/7. 
Marietta,  439. 
Naomi,    442. 
Nathan,   439. 
Olivia,  123. 
Ordelia,    439. 
Rachel,  350,  357. 
Rebecca  Howe,   230,  311. 
Sarah,    97. 
Sarah    M.,   241,    314. 
Busanna  Craft,   182,  277. 
Thomas,   377. 
Timothy  B.,  439. 

Jordan  Charles  Roderick,  259. 
F.   S.,   259. 

Judd  Louisa  C,  241. 
William   H.,   241. 

Kagay  B.   F.,  426. 

Kayser  Charles  Albert,  268. 
Effle    L.,    268. 
Emma,    268. 
Herman  F.,  268. 

Kellogg  Elizabeth,  152. 
Emma,   260. 

Kellstadt  Rose,   445. 

Kelly  Hannah  M.,  308. 
Margaret,  308. 
Orrin,    308. 


Jolly  Col.  J.  J.,  83. 


Kelton  Nancy,  379. 


510 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


Kemp  Martha,  136. 

Kendall  Aunt,  61. 
David,    143. 
JosiaJh,   144. 
Noah,    62. 
Polly,  143. 
Susan,  144. 

Kendrick  Dr.  Adin,  71. 

Kennan  Helen  Gertrude,  293. 

Kenny  Joshua,  119. 

Ketchum  Col.    Hezekiah,   93. 
Mary,   98. 
Sally,   93,  144,   145,   146. 

Keyes  Anice,   207. 
Lucretia,    207. 

Keys  Lydia   (Francis),   366. 

Kidder  Ellen  M.,  443. 

Peabody  &   Co.,   276. 

Kies  Adaline  Augusta,  378. 
William  Knight,   378. 

Kilpatrick  David  M.,  110. 

Kimball   Hannah,   107. 
Mr.,  196. 

King  Bentley,  322. 

John  W.,    153,   154. 
Rufus,    317. 

Kingsbury    Elizabeth,    127. 
Elizabeth  Ann,  66. 

Kingsley  Dea.  Supply,  67. 

Kinney  Alusa  Ann,  246. 

Kirtley  Sarah  Ann,  63. 

Kissam  Joseph  M.,  310. 
Marie,   310. 

Kivett  John,  191. 

Klyce  Leilah  E.,  96. 

Knapp   N.   M.,   110. 

Kneeland   Lucy,   138,   224,   225,    226. 


Knight   Dea.   Aaron,   58. 
Dea.  Asa,  58. 

Knoch   Carrie  E.,  255. 

Knowlton  Jeremiah,  47. 

Judge   Marcus   P.,    232. 
May  Louise,   293. 
Willis    F.,    293. 

Knox   Elijah,   124. 

Geo.   Washington,    33. 
Lorena  O.,   340. 
Martha  Washington,  63. 

Koehler  Herman,  377. 

Kribs  Aaron,  421. 

Clarence  L.,  421. 
Henrietta  M.,  421. 

Lackey  Matthew,   103. 

Rebecca,  103,  162,   163,   164. 

Ladd  Abijah,  64. 

Lagrange  Mary,  385. 

Lakin   Sophronia   Mason,   309. 

Lamb  Edward,  34. 
Samuel,    138. 

Lambert  Kate,  332. 

Lamphere  Addie,   66. 

Lampson  Horace  M.,  179. 

Lamson   Sarah,   48. 

Sarah   Holland,   309. 

Landers  Addie  A.,  264. 

Lane  Adolphus,  93. 

Catherine  Elizabeth,  195. 
Edward,   03. 
John  Stearns,  93. 
Jonathan,   93. 
Louisa    Caroline,    93. 

Langworthy  Agnes,  377,  387. 
Dimis,   361,  377. 

Lapham  Antoinette,   313. 

Lariby  Rebecca,  41,  54,  55,  56. 

Lathrop,   Elias,  356. 

Dr.  Henry  B.,  365. 
Lois,    356,    369. 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


511 


Lauer  Katharine,  247. 

Lavery   Eli,   400. 

Lawrence  Abigail,  73. 
George,  38. 

Lawrence  Grace,  181,   275. 
Grace,   181,    275. 
Judith,   38,  4€,   48,   49,  50,   53. 
Levi,    396. 
Martha  J.,  257. 
Mary  Adelaide,  292. 
Mr.,    396. 

Lawson  Katharine  Stearns,  270. 
James   Sanderson,   270. 
James   S.   Jr.,  270. 
William   Clingen,    270. 

Leadbeater  Henry.  42. 
Increase,  40. 

Leavitt  Nancy,   74. 

Lee  Lucy  Ellen,  210. 
Mary,    153. 

Richard    Henry,    145. 
Gen.  Robert  E.,  145. 
Samuel,    399. 
Gen.  W.  H.  F.,  428. 

Leeman  William,  412. 

Legg  Abigail,   176,  269. 

Leland   Hannah,   161. 

Leonard  Chauncey  M.,   85. 
Daniel,  85. 
Friend,  85. 
Ichabod,  84. 
Marian,    85. 

Mehitable,  418,  419,  420,  421. 
Nathaniel  Wilder,    85. 
Mrs.    Rhoda    (Stewart),    364. 
Samuel,   85. 
Sarah,   168. 
Sarah   Ann,   85. 

Lepper  Mary,  406. 

Lesley  George,  122. 
Gratia,   12. 
Joseph,  122. 
Lawrence,   122. 
Mahala,   122. 
Nelson,  122. 
William,  122. 


Lethe   Benjamin   Sr.,    50. 
Benjamin  Jr.,   50. 
Catherine,   50. 
Eunice,    50. 
Matilda,   50. 
Nancy,   50. 
Oliver,   50. 
Polly,    50. 
Robert,,   50. 
Sarah,   50. 
Solomon,    50. 
Zej>haniah,   50. 

Leuty  Thomas,  63. 

Lewis  Nancy  Parker,  113. 
Parker,  113. 

Libby  Helen  May,  219. 

Capt.   Joshua   B.,   219. 
Lavinia  M.,   219. 
Mary  Ann,  228. 
Oliver,  228. 

Lilley  Mabel  Josephine,   389. 

Lilly   Daniel,    180. 
Marianna,  180. 

Lincoln  John,  439. 

Mary,    92,    142,    143. 
Olive,   137. 
Rachel,   221. 

Lindley  Margaret,  85. 

Lindsay    Ellsworth,    262. 
Ernest,  262. 
Harriet    Jane,    262. 
Lydia  Emma,  262. 

Linginfelter  D.   G.,  408. 

Lipe  Sarah  A.,  306. 

Litchfield  Mercy,  149. 

Littell  William   H.,   243. 

Little  Alice,  402. 

Annie  O.,   402. 
John    A.,   197. 
Katie   A.,   402. 
Thomas  J.,   402. 

Littlefield  Eveline,   402. 

Littles  Josephine,  243. 

Llewellyn  Eleanor,  334. 


512 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


Lloyd  Anne  Harriotte,  145,  237. 
Mary  (Crooker),  62,  63. 

Locke  James,  183. 

James  Adna,   183. 

Lockwood  Henry,  356. 
Kate,   356. 
Leander  J.,  355,  356. 

Logan  Gen.  John  A.,  319. 

Lombard  Charles  L.,   192. 
Lizzie  Rebecca,   192. 

Long  Mayor  Charles  L.,  232. 
Ella  Josephine,   204. 

Look  Mary,  132,  217,  218. 

Loomis  Mrs.   Lucy  C,  366. 

Looney  Absalom,   216. 

Lord  Jeremiah  Sr.,   61,   92. 
Jeremiah  Jr.,  61. 
Lucy,  62. 
Rebecca  Stearns,  9t2. 

Lott  Mr.  400. 

Lovell   Mrs.    Emeline,   226. 
Jacofb,  102. 

Lovett  Persis  M:,  357. 

Low  Miss,  130. 

Lowe   Francis   Duane,   222. 
George  F,  232. 
Henry   Eugene,    222. 
Leila  Adams,  222. 
Mary   C,    232. 
W.    T.    J.,   218. 

Lowman   Emza,    316. 

Mrs.  Julia  (Tread well),  260. 

Lyman   Ellphalet  W.,   357. 
Gersham   C,   51. 
Lauren  Dwight,  152. 

Lynch  Julia,  307. 

Lyndon  Caleb,   79. 

Gov.   Josiah,   79. 

Lyon  Anthony  G.,  270. 
Jane,   163. 


Laten  (Stearns,   270. 
Pauline,    379. 
Sarah,   270. 

MaoArthur  Arthur,   120. 
Charles   G.,  120. 
Charles   Lafayette,    120. 
Gilderoy,   1120. 
Henry,  120. 
Joseph  E.,  120. 
Mariette,   120. 

MacKenzie   John   .S.,    144. 
Magill   Jacob   C,    318. 

Mallory  Calvin,   71. 
Mabel,    71. 
Margaret,  71. 

MaJlone  Mary  Goodell,  152. 

Manahan    Cynthia,    407. 

Mannering  Elizabeth  G.,  159. 

Manning  Nettie  E.,  303. 
W.   H.,  345. 

Mansfield    Bethia,    72. 
Daniel,  60. 
Lydia,  60,   89,  i90,  92. 

Mantel    Charles,    125. 

Mapes  Analine,  163,  254,  255. 
Israel,   163. 

Maple  Victoria,  293. 

Marsh   Edward,    357. 
Gamaliel,  66. 

Marshall   Abijaih,   71. 
Abraham,  4i2. 
Benjamin,   43. 
Beulah,   70. 
Charlotte,  30. 
Daniel  Sr.,  42,  54,  55. 
Daniel  Jr.,  42. 
Edward,  202. 
Eunice,   42. 
Iehabod,   69,   70. 
James,  71. 
John,   42. 
Jonathan,  70. 
Joseph,  42. 
Leonard   B.,   282. 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


513 


Levi,   42. 
Lucy,   71. 
Lydia,    70. 
Martha,   71. 
Mary,  43,   55,   70. 
Moses,   42. 
Paul,    70. 
Ruth,   71. 
Silas,  70. 
Solomon,  42. 
Stearns,   71. 
Timothy,  70. 
Zaccheus,  42. 

Marston  David  W.,  419. 

Martin   Frank,    372. 
Helen,   246. 
Homer,  246. 
J.  D.,  246. 

Mary  Artemesia,  245. 
Peter,  71. 
Sarah  Elizabeth,   226. 

Marvel'l  Lucy  A.,   137. 

Maslin   Avis,    373. 
Claire,   373. 
Herbert  E.,  373. 
Madeline,  STS. 

Mason   Capt.   Alexander  Louis,   63. 
Annie,   114. 

Esther  Elizabeth,   321. 
Henry  W.,  319. 
Silas   W.,    319. 

Mass   Isadore    Olark,   304. 

Mathews  Amelia,   382. 

Matthews  Ariana  J.,  332. 
Leonora,  226. 
W.   G.,   437. 

Maxwell   James    H.,    306. 

May  Jane,  445. 

Maynard    Daniel    F.,    193. 
Henrietta  Abby,  186. 
Moses,   278. 
Orrin,   186. 
Mrs.  Orrin,  185. 
Mrs.  iSarah   (Miller),   187,   279. 

Mayo  Art/hur   Joseph,   204. 
Frank   Stiles,    204. 
Ida  Minetta,   204. 
Mr.,    193. 


Sarah  E.,  387. 

Sarah  Elizabeth,   203,  204. 

Simeon,    204. 

Simeon  Jr.,  204. 

MoAuly   Laura,   298. 

McChesney  Frank,   197. 

McOlernand    Maj.-Gen.,   294. 

McOlure  Ellen  Watson,  309. 

McCord  William,  82. 

MdCoy  James,   424. 
Mr.,    447. 

McCrady  Anna  V.,  298. 

MicCray   John,   64. 

McDerby    Mary,    291,    336. 

McDermed  Phoebe   Ann,   322. 

McDonald   Irene,   315. 

MoFarland  Elizabeth,   190. 
Samuel,  72. 

McGill  John,   379. 
Mary,    379. 
Sarah,    379. 

McGregor  Lovisa  A.,  413. 

McHuron    Seth,    70. 

Mcintosh   Bayard   L.,    217. 
Egbert,  66. 
Lucie  Berrien,  217. 

Mclntyre    Benjamin,    114. 
Benjamin  Jr.,"  114. 
Ella,  114. 
Julia    C,    385. 
Marshall,   114. 
Mortimer,  114. 
William,    168. 

McKeen    Etta   Isabel,    268. 
John   T.,   268. 

McLemore   Annie  Lou,   83. 

McMaster  Erastus  Darwin,   215_ 
James,   215. 
Rev.  John,  215. 
John   Sterne,   215. 
Samuel,  215. 


514 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


McMillen  R.   &  Co.'s   Planing   Lumber 
Works,   412. 

MoNaughton   Mrs.   Sarah    (Cleveland), 
430., 

MoNeal  Coal  &  Iron  Co.,  326. 

'McNeil   Lucy,    224. 

MoRae  "Alexander,    427. 

McVey   Wayne,   294. 

Mead   Daniel,   '37:2. 
S..   364. 

Macbling   Gertrude,   235. 

Melville  Lydia,  128. 

Merchant  Minerva   E.,   333. 

Merriam   Asa,   220. 

Merrlam   Mary,    220,   309. 

Merrill  Abijah,  104. 
Bessie,  289. 

Lucy,  104,  106,   167,   168. 
Mary,  407. 
Susie,   28.9. 
Wallace,  289. 

Menritt  Chas.  iBaker,  254. 
Ella  E.,   254. 

Merry  Emily,   237. 

Messenger   Emeline,    406,   409. 

Messinger  Mary  C,  328. 

Miles  "Thomas,   128. 

Thomas  R.,    128. 

Miller    Benjamin    B.,    154. 
Charles,   74. 
Eunice,  44,  65. 
Ira,  88. 
John  W..  403. 
Laura,  88. 
Lyman   R.,  169. 
Martha  M.    74. 
Mary  E.,  3125. 
Samuel,  165. 

Milliman   Etta  M.,   235. 

Mills   Ellen  M.,   331. 

Miner  Harriet,  66. 


Minis   James,   80. 

Minobt  Justice,  344. 

Mixer  Albert  K.,   171. 
Carrie,  171. 
"Herbert,  171. 

Moffat   Mr.,   67. 
Abigail,   339. 

Monroe   Lucinda,   407. 

Moore    Ellen,    293. 

Eannie  C,  211. 
Julia   Georgiana,   206. 
Lydia,   74. 
Maria,  403. 

Morawa  Mary,  336. 

More  Eloise,  140. 
Lydia,  102. 

Morey  Silas,   339. 
William,   71. 

Morrell  Calia,  381,  388. 

Morris  Sarah  J.,  273. 

Morrison    Lois   C,    241. 

Morrow  Cora   B.,   275. 

Morse  Agnes  M.,   177. 
Anna,    69. 
Charles  H.,  177. 
Emma,   177. 
Horace,  211. 
Mary   Newell,   227. 
William   S.,  177. 

Morton  Lucre tia,  410. 

Tabitha  Armstrong,   105. 
Viola,  105. 

Moseley  Annie,   81. 

EsteMa  Mary  Ada-line,   81 

James   L.,   8'2. 

James  Wilborn,  81. 

John  Ebenezer,  82. 

Katharine  P.,   82. 

L.   H.,  81. 

Mabelle  A.,    82. 

Marion  Samuel,   82. 

Peter,,  81. 

Peter  G.,   82. 

Robert,  81. 

Samuel  Scott  Starnes,  81. 

Shulbael   Starnes,   82. 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


515 


Mosely  Miss,   69. 

Nathaniel,   69. 

iMoulton    Marietta   L.,    278. 
Nellie,   297. 

Mover    Miss     290. 
William,   290. 

Mower   Elizabeth   E.,   172. 
'Henry  S.,   172. 
vMary  E.,  172. 
Samuel,  172. 
Samuel  B.,   172. 

Muhlenburg  Dr.,   145. 

Muir  Caroline,    176. 
L.    N.,   269. 
Sarah  Catherine,  269. 

Mullens  Caipt.  William,   83. 

Munger  Mary  Elizabeth,   328. 

Munroe  Betsy,  234. 
Elizabeth,    142. 
Eunli'ce,  91. 
Isaac,    141,    142. 
James,    126. 
Mary,   141,  231,  233. 
Samuel,    126. 

Murdock   Hannah,    280. 
'Samuel,  69. 

Murphy  Albert,   268. 
Alice,  268. 
Bessie,   268. 
George,  268. 
Helen,   268. 
Herman,   268. 
Julia,    268. 
Lydia,  268. 
(Polly,    129. 
Solomon   W.,    268. 
Varnish   Co.,    337. 

Myers   Dr.,    424. 
Lizzie,    330. 

Myrick   Alfred,    191. 
Flora  Alice,  290. 
Flossie  Gertrude,  290. 
Frederick,   290. 
George  Eugene,  290. 
Laura   Isabel,    290. 
Luther   Frank,   290. 
Walter  Ervin,   290. 


Naramore  Lucinda,   102. 
Phoebe   Mary,   441. 

Negus  Catherine  Melinda,  300,  337,  338. 
Mary    Elizabeth,    299,   337. 

Nelson   Alanson,    451. 

Hon.    Homer   A.,    224. 
Lenora,   431. 
Lorenzo,    431. 
Margaret  Ann,  66. 

Nesbitt   Eliza   Balling,   217. 
Hugh,  131. 
Mary    Anne    White,    131,    217. 

Neubrand   Georgiana,   330. 

Newell   Charles,    115. 

Newhall  Col.   Jabez,    103. 
John,    102. 
Mary  Rebecca,  234. 

Newport   Edward,    287. 
Sarah  J.,    287. 

Newton    Miss,    69. 

Nichols  Alice  M.,   388. 
Dr.  J.  W.,   226. 
Lucy,    183. 

Mary,    58. 
Noyes  S.,  206. 

Nighman   Charles,   449. 

Noakes  Ina,  385. 

Noble   Helen,   316. 
Isabel,  S6. 
Lyman,  97. 
Mary,   97. 
Ruth,  152. 

Nolan    Kate,    336. 

Norcross   Mrs.    Lydia,    103. 
Mary,    38. 
Richard,  38. 

Norris  Capt.   Benjamin,   65. 
Sarah,  65,  95,  96. 

Norton  John  B.,  430. 

Nottingham    Lamira,    372. 

Nute  Ohastina  M.,  419. 


516 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


Nye  Cynthia,  96,   147,   148. 
Sally,  96. 
William,   96. 

O'Keefe  Eleanor,   131. 

Olds    Alma,    449. 
Forest,  449. 
Henry,    449. 
Lee,   449. 
Levi,   448. 
Mr.,  417. 
Myrtan,   448. 
Stella,   449. 

Oliphant  Ellen  Duncan,  23S. 

Olmsted  Br.  Henry  K.,  295. 
Mary,  295. 

Omans  Etta,   251. 

Ortman  Eliza,  410. 

Osgood  David,   91. 

Otis  Hannah  E.,  435. 

Owen   Flora,    394. 

Owens  Dr.  Robert  B.,   306. 

Packard  Margie,  260. 
Melissa,   421. 

Paddock  Anna,  40S,  410. 
Bishop,   145. 
Hannah   M..   91. 
Jane,   407,    409. 
Mary,    350. 

Page   Eliza,    165. 

Louis  C,  277. 

Paine  Ephraim,  280. 
Scommons,    125. 
Rev.   Wim.   P.,   204,   205. 
Winifred    Elizabeth,    280. 

PaJmer  Adeline,  183. 
Charlotte,  183. 
Eliza,    183. 
George,   183. 
James,  183. 

Keziah,  102,    159,  160,   161,  162. 
Rev.   Wait,   54. 
Zenas,  70. 

Paris   Catherine,   409. 


Parker   Adeline,    308. 
Betsy,  183,  277. 
Capt.,   116. 
Daniel.  114. 
Elisha  Jr.,  183. 
Emily  Ann,  74. 
George,  114. 
George  Stearns,  114. 
Hannah,   74,    114. 
Hiram   Stearns.   74. 
Isaac,  74. 
Isaac   S.,  179. 
Jane,  383. 
John,   74. 
John  Jr.,   74. 
Capt.  John,  74. 
Lydia,   74. 
Mary,    74. 
Col.  Nathan,  84. 
Rebecca,  74. 
Ruth,    74. 
Stearns,   114. 
Rev.    Theodore,    74. 
William,   114. 
William    Jr.,    114. 

Parkhurst   Betsy,   133. 
Isaac,  111. 
Lincoln,    133. 
Mary,    111,    178. 
Nathaniel,    39. 
Warren,    133. 

Parmalee  Emeline,  243. 
Temperance,  362. 

Parmenter  John,    39. 

Parsons  Mary  H.,  283. 

Partridge   Amanda,   101. 
Asa,    101. 
Sarah   Melinda,   101. 

Pate   Scott,    315. 

Patee  Merida,   124. 
Selding,  124. 
Selding  Jr.,  124. 
Warren,  124. 

Patten   Martha  Ann.,   277,   331. 
Mary,    264. 

Patterson   Annie  ©.,   260. 
Edwin  Russell,  260. 
Eugene  R.,  260. 
Salome,    447. 


INDEX— MISCELLANEO  US. 


517 


Patton  George  E.,  302. 

Payne  Frances  C,  410. 

Peacher  Rebecca,  284. 

Peacock  Adaline  F.,  281. 
Elizabeth,   287. 

Pearce  Nanette,  328. 

Pearl  Orson  M.,  389. 

Pearse  Relbecea,   260. 

Pearson  Elizabeth,  304. 

Pease    Evelyn.    329. 
Josiah,   207. 
[Lucy  E.,    259. 
iMartha  J.,    394. 
Mary,    207. 
Sarah,  375. 

Peck  Arnold  M.,   389. 
J.  Arthur,  282. 
John  H.,   389. 
Lydia,  87,   134,   135. 
Matthew,    87. 

Pepper  Ellis  S.,  105. 
Olive,   48. 
Samuel  Harvey,  105. 

Percherval  Robert,  62. 

Percival  Betsy,   63. 

Oalvin  Fuller,  63. 
Elizabeth,  63,  64. 
Elvira,  ©3. 

Dr.   Jabez    H.,   62,    63. 
John  Stearns,   63. 
Polly,  612,  63. 
Zeerah  Tousey,  63. 

Perkins  Ada  M.,  180. 
Charles   E.,   419. 
Charles   S.,   179. 
Charles   W.,   180. 
David  S.,   180. 
John,   180. 
Mary  W.,  180. 
Sarah,   57. 
William,   43,   57. 

Perley  Josephine  E.,  419. 

Perry  Cora  Lynn,   261. 
Mr.,   2125. 


Peters   George   L.,   185. 
Idama,  413. 
Samuel,   84. 

Peterson  Arthur,  289. 
Ernest,   289. 
Hans,  289. 
Henrietta,    128,   211. 
Henry,  289. 

Pettigrew  Addie  Stearns,  226. 
George  Atwood,  226. 

Pebtingill  Mrs.  Susan  (Reed),  157,  248. 

Pettiplace  Rachel,  78,  127,  128. 

Pettys   Mr.,   439. 

Phelps  Benjamin  K.,  294. 
Joel,   851. 

Philbrick  David,   88. 
George    W.,    88. 
Mabel   L.,    88. 
Oren  D..  88. 
Orson    S.,    88. 
Orvis   P.,   88. 
Susan  R.,  88. 

Phillips  Deborah,  417. 

Phillips  Hannah.    155.   156,    246.   24' 

Phinney  John    H.,    123. 
Olive,   205. 

Pick    William,    358. 

Pickering  'Com.     Chas.     Wm.  Whip 
170. 
Fannie  Curtis,   170. 
Guy,   170. 

John  Stearns,   170. 
Louisa  Spence,  170. 
Mary  Traill  Spence,  170. 

Pickern  John    A.,    399. 

Pickett    Howard,   166. 

Martha  Frances,  392. 

Pierce   Abigail,   46,    47. 
Adelbert,    356. 
Amos,   4S. 
Beulaih,  47. 
Daniel,  4€. 
David,   172. 
Earl,    356. 
Elizabeth,    46. 


518 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


Ezra,   47. 

Hannah   Clatpp,   182,   276. 

James,  1&2. 

Judith,  47,  111. 

Lathrop,    356. 

Lulu  D.,   341. 

Lydia,   182. 

Mary,  281. 

Miller,  356. 

Nathaniel,   47. 

Samuel  Sr.,   46,   111. 

Samuel  Jr.,   46. 

Sheipherd,  356. 

Pinckney  Walter,  192. 

Piper  Arethusa,   281. 
Marie,  184. 
Mary  (Polly),   211,  296,  287. 

Pippin  Alabama  R.,  83. 

Pitchin  Amanda,  110. 

Plato  Julia  M.,  405. 

Piatt  Mr.,  196. 

Platts   Asa,   189. 

iCharles  P.,   281. 

Edwin  Morton,   189. 

Ellen  Eliza,   189. 

Harriet    Maria,    189.. 

Hosea,  281. 

John,  189. 

John  Franklin,  189. 

Plumb  Betsy,   369,   383,   384. 

Plunkett  Anne,  66. 

Plympton  Henry  Sylvanus,  51. 
\Mary   Elizabeth,   51. 
Sylvanus  M.  D.,  51. 

Polk  James  K.,   340. 

Pollard   Dallas   M.,   2€8. 
Julia  Ida,   56. 
Margaret  Adelaide,  268. 
Mary  Ann,   268. 
Roland   P.,    268. 

Pol'lay  O.    A.,    197. 

Pomeroy  N.   B.,   174. 

Pond   Albert,   110. 

Albert   A.,    110. 
Caroline  E.,  110. 


Charlotte,  110. 
Edward,   110. 
Edward  Jr.,   110. 
Hiram,   110. 
Joanna,  110. 

Pope  H.   M.,  337. 

Rodella  M„  337. 

Porter  Frances   Harriet,    265. 
George  W.,  174. 
Martha,    330. 
Mr.,    188. 

Dea.  Nathaniel,  350. 
Philetus   W.,    163. 
Hon.  Samuel  W.,  265. 

Potter  James,  77. 

Potts   May,   312. 

Rebecca  Cooper,   336. 

Powell   BLla,    237. 

Maj.   J.   W.,   229. 
Miles,   126. 

Powers  Dr.,  371. 
Irving,    415. 

Pratt   Ada  L.,  137. 
Cart   M.,   137. 
Carrie  E.,  137. 
Daniel,    101. 
David,   136. 
Edith,  137. 
Emeline   A.,  311. 
Hepzibah,  136. 
Hobart  S.,  137. 
Jaxx)b,  107. 
Jarvis,  137. 
Luther  C,   137. 
Marcus   S.,    137. 
Martha  E.,  137. 
Sarah,   136,   228,   224. 

Prentice   Henry   Leland,    291. 
Ida  Whifccomb,  291. 
Mabel   Alice,   291. 

Prentiss    Catherine,    140. 
Dr.  Thomas    140. 

Presoott  Clarissa,  160. 
Elizabeth,    160. 
eGorge  Stearns,  160. 
Dr.    Joel,    159. 
Dr.  Joel  Hayden,  160. 


A 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


519 


Sally,   160. 
Sarah  Ann,  160. 

Preston   Mice  Maude,   276. 

PringQe  Albert  'M.,  248. 
Edward   A.,    248. 
Edward   R..    248. 

Proctor  Solomon,  61. 

Proper  Lockwood,   197. 

Proseus  Elizabeth,  256,  328,  329. 

Prue  Thomas  H.,  206. 

Pruitt   Emma   H.,   268. 

Puffer  Lucena,   220. 

Purdy  Fannie,  201. 

Putnam  Bartholomew,   208. 
Eunice,    189. 

Mary  (Polly),  208,  293,  294,  295,  296. 
Nathaniel,   208. 

Pyott  IMary  J.,  318. 

Raine    Mary,    342. 

Rand  'Mrs.   Mary  E.,  260. 

Randall  Mary  W.,   146. 
Oscar    S.,    226. 

Ransom   Hetty,   197,   286. 
Onpha,  123. 

RapJee  James,  170. 

Ratchffe  Thomas,  169. 

Rawson  Angelo,  167. 
George,  184. 
Theodore   G.,   167. 

•Raymond  David  H.,   264. 
Emily  F.,  264. 
Mary.  50,  118,  187,  188. 
Mr.,   5i2. 

Thankful,  119,  190,   191,   192. 
&  Whiteomb,  378. 

Read   Holly,   361. 

Mary,   361,  377,  378. 

Reauis  Walter  T.,  244. 
William    H,   243. 


Redington  Appendix,  391. 
Benjamin,   391. 
Caroline  Louisa,   392. 
Edward  Caldwell,  391. 
Edward  Dana,   391. 
Elizabeth  Stearns,   391. 
Isaac,   391. 
Isabella,   73. 
Isabella   Fisk,   391. 

Reed  Dr.  Ambrose  M.,  412. 
Daniel  W.,  101. 
Ellen  A.,  221. 
Flora,   412. 
Lavinia,   219. 
Lucy,    157,    447. 
Sidney,   412. 

Reil'ly    Col.,    259. 

Reynolds  Ellen,   384. 
Sarah,   451. 

Rice  Charles  W.,   254. 
E.  B.,  161. 
Frank,   278. 
Hezekiah,  120. 
Jonathan,  72. 
Joseph,   160. 
Lois,   120. 
Lucy,   72. 
Orrin,   161. 
Oscar  F.,   226. 
Sarah,   159,  278. 
Susan  W.,   206. 
'Thankful,    16(1,    252,    253. 
Timothy,    161. 
Wilbur,   280. 

Rich   Alice,   261. 

Mary  Jane,   334. 

Richards  Caroline,   124. 
G.,   166. 

Lau.rinda,    282,    334. 
Maria,   373. 
Mary,   340. 
Nicholas,  58. 
Sydney,   124. 
William,    124. 

Ricnardson   Elizabeth   A.,   278. 
Fred   H.,  86. 
James   Daniel,   83. 
John   Bbenezer,   83. 
John   W.,   83. 
MaTy    Harriet,   83. 
Sue  Watkins,  83. 
Dr.    William    Temple,   83. 


520 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


Richmond    Mr.,    69. 

&  Van  Fleet,  269. 

Rickards    Charles,    443. 

Eider  Betihia,  117. 
Eunice,   117. 
Nathaniel,   117. 
Nathaniel  Jr.,   117. 
Sarah,    117. 

Rigg  Edna  Belle,  210. 

Howard  Seuel,  210. 
Lena  Amanda,  210. 
Walter,  210. 

Riley  'Hester  Ann,   243. 

Ring    Asa    T.,    113. 

Ripley   George,   142. 
Jerome,    142. 
Sally,   14(2. 
Sarah,   234. 

Ritchie  EmMine  Ford,  235. 

Rite  Jane,  371. 

Ribtenthouse   Mr.,   167. 

Robbins  Rev.  Chandler,  227. 
Emily  J.,   267. 
Ernest  Arnold,   210. 
Fannie  May,   210. 
Hannah,  267. 
Isaiah,    267. 
John,   289. 
Luther   D.,   210. 
May,   289. 
Nora,   321. 
Pearl,   289. 

Rohe  Harry,  283. 

Roberts  Elizabeth,   49. 

Robinson  Rev.  Olark,  218. 
Cordelia,    218,    307. 
Czarina  A.,  102. 
Dwight  Parker,  276. 
Etta,  195. 
Rev.  John,  234. 
Lucinda,    220. 
Melancie  W.,  363. 
Miss,   130. 
Urania  M.,  234. 


Rockwell   Diantha,   358,   375. 
'Lucretia  M.,  450,  451. 

Roe    Rosella,   135. 

Rogers  Cornelia  Anna,  212. 
David,  211. 
David   Wells.  212. 
Egbert  George,  212. 
E'liza   A.,   147. 
Eulia,   163. 

Gilbert  Lawrence,  212. 
Henrietta  Stearns,   212. 
James,  216. 
Leon,   880. 
Lucy,    70. 
Lucy  Alice,   212. 
Robert,   216. 
Susan,  3613,   379. 
Vienna  Barnes,  212 
Vinson  Gould,   212. 

Rood  Alfred  Hyde,  369. 
Alice  Vera,   369. 
Duiciana,   20>9. 
Eph.ra.im,   369. 

Roo'hr  Charlotte,   317. 

Root  Abner,  362. 
Amos,   123. 
Rev.  Augustine,  362. 
Charlotte,    158,    242. 
Elijah,   123. 
Elisha,  123. 
Emily,    123. 
Emily  J.,   310. 
James,   123. 
Maria,  128. 
Martin,   123,   152. 

Rose  Elvira,  63. 

Eudora  E.„    63. 
Henry,  448. 
Horace   B..    63. 
'Margaret,  303. 

Rosecrans   Gen.,   257. 

Ross  iMary  A.,  297. 

Robhwel'l   R.   P.,   326. 

Rowe  Mary  E.,   252. 
William   H,   201. 


Rockefeller  Sarah  Jane,   314. 


Rowland   Mr.,  345. 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


521 


Roys  Abner,   106. 
Burt  L.,    106. 
Donald    Abner,   106. 
Enid,    106. 
Harold  Tennyson,   106. 

Rudder   Mary   Christina,   131,   216. 

Ruff   Eunita    Mannering,    260. 
Stella   May,    260. 
William   H.,   260. 

Rugg   Laura   Wilder,   221. 

Runkle  Lucy  W.,   324. 

Runyon  Virginia,  440. 

Russ  Miles,  211. 
Mr.,    127. 

Russell   Allen,  150. 
Annie,   277. 
Fred  R.,  316. 
George   P.,    252. 
Harriet  E.,   80,  82,  131. 
Rebecca,  178. 
Thomas  Commander,  80,  82. 

Rutherford   Emeline,    380. 
William,    422. 

Sackett  Mary  A.,  163. 

Safford   Elizabeth   J.,    332. 

Salmon  Lydia  M.,  220. 

Saltonstall  Sir  Richard,   33. 

Sampson  Oharles  S.,  394. 
Helen    L.,    394. 
Linda,  B94. 
Vernor,   394. 

Samuel   Elizabeth,   426,   427. 

Sanderson    Elizabeth,    119. 
Dea.  Jonathan,  46. 
Hannah,  46,  68,  72,   270. 
Nancy,  58. 

Sands   Georgiana,   338. 

Sanger   Daniel,    115. 
Dexter,   115. 
Emma,   115. 

Sargeant  Celestia,   401. 


Saunders    Elizabeth,    244. 

Sawin  Charles  H.,   204,  205. 

Elizabeth  Proctor  Barber,  205. 
Henry  Bela,   204. 
William    Alphonso,    204. 

Sawtelle   Sophia,   189. 

Scammell   John   C,    104. 
Samuel   L.,   104. 

Schermerhorn    Cornelius,   144. 
N.  A..  166. 
Sarah  C,    144,    236,   237. 

Schofield   Jane,   108. 

Schwender  Anna  G.,  264. 

Scolly  Mary,  140. 

Scott  Alexander,   165. 
Anna,   211. 
Anne   Eliza,    165. 
Byron  W.,  165. 
John,    399. 

Rutti   Elizabeth,  165. 
Sarah,   56. 
Sarah  Jane,   165. 
Viola  May,   165. 
Capt.  William,   120. 

Scranton   George,   340. 

Seaman  Mary  S.,  316. 

Searles  Clara,  236. 
James,  413. 
Lydia,   413. 

Sears   Caroline,   200. 
David,   350. 
Elijah,   350. 
Isaac,    350. 
Melissa,    350. 
Polly,    350. 

Seaverns  Samuel  Jr.,  48. 

Seavy  Lucretia,  58. 

Segar  Charles  H.,  373. 

Segur  Hannah,   73,   116,  117,  118. 

Semons    Mary    E.,    443. 

Sergeant    Dr.,   93. 


522 


INDEX-MISCELLANEO  US. 


Severy  "William,  50. 

Seward   Secretary,  142. 
William  H.,  317. 

Seymour    William,    347. 

Shaffer  Dorcas  Louise,  320. 
Gov.,    320. 

Shank  Alta  Irene,   259. 

Shanks   Elizabeth,   216. 

Shannon  Augustus  Vaughan,  97. 
Mary  Clark,   97. 
William  Augustus,   97. 

Shattuck  Dolly,  396. 
Elizabeth,  419. 

Hetpzibah   (Hastings),  48,   73. 
John    H.,    420. 
Maria,   421. 
Nathaniel  Sr.,  48. 
Nathaniel  Jir.,  37. 

Shaw  Anna  Vinson,  128. 
Asa,    128. 

Caroline    Amelia,    128. 
Ellen  Russell,  129. 
F.  B.,   394. 
George    C,    128. 
Georgiana,   129. 
Martha  Lyndon,   128. 
Miss,    435. 
Mr.,   9" 9. 

Shedd  Alonzo,  280. 

Shepard  (or  Shepherd)  Hannah,   345. 
Henry  C,  368. 
Isaac  St.,  345. 
Isaac  Jr.,  345. 
Lydia,   345,   348,   349,    350. 
Mary,  153. 
Rachel,  343. 

Shepley  &  Stearns,  281. 

Sherman  Isaac,   213. 

James  Turner,  213. 
John  Sterne,   213. 
Nathan,    445. 
Rebecca,    48. 
Rowena,  213. 
Thomas  Bush,  213. 
Wanton  Taber,   213. 
Wilbur,  154. 


Sherwin   Louisa,    224. 

Shetterly  Emma,  376. 
Seth   P.,   359. 

Sheville  Hattie  L,  314. 

Shiras  Judge   George,   294. 

Shoemaker  Clorinda  W.,  327. 
Elijah,    327. 
Hon.  Lazarus   Denison,   327. 

Shumway   Polly,    71. 

Shurtliff  J.  T.,  172. 

Sibley  Hannah,   208. 
Luicina  A.,    150. 

Silsby  George,  194. 
Harvey,   194. 
Janet,   194. 
Mary  Elizabeth,  194. 

Silver  Josephine,  261. 

Simmonds  Rebecca,  118. 

Simmons  William,  299. 

Simon  Col.,  104. 

Simonds   Polly,  223. 

Simons   Edward,   201. 
Gertrude,   201. 
Mary  Goodwin,    86. 

Simonson  William,   289. 

Simpson  George  R.,  134. 
Leona  Ellen,   134. 

Skeeth  Clara  H.,   399. 

Skelly  Ellen  J.,  393. 

Skilling  Arthur   H.,    190. 
Edwin  M.,  190. 
Etta  C,   190. 
Seward  E.,   190. 

Skinner   George,   114. 
Mattie   M.,    441. 

Slafter    Olive    Norton,    243. 

Sleeth   Arloe   Lucius,    287. 
John,   287. 

Small  Sarah,  219. 


INDEX-MIS  CELLANEOUS. 


523 


Smalley  George  W.,  294. 
Jesse   J.,   154. 

Smith  Abigail,  48. 
Amelia,  69. 
Anna,  48. 
Austin   R.,   134. 
Betsy,    374. 
Camilla,  83. 
Catherine  Grace,  260. 
Charles    Emerson,    126. 
Charles  Hyde,  166. 
Chauncey,   202. 
Clara  A.,   385. 
Cornelia  M.,  289. 
Edgar   Patton,   291. 
Elizabeth,   35-7,   371. 
Eveline,   408. 
Frank,  114,   181. 
Gerrifct,   240. 
Georgiana,    83,    204. 
Hannah,   343. 
Henry,  83. 
Hepzi'bah,    48. 
Isaac,  357. 
James  Sr.,  48. 
James  Jr.,   48. 
James  D.,  82. 
Joel,  48. 

Joel    Dawson,    166. 
John,  153. 
Ca.pt.    John,    60. 
John  Daniel,  166. 
John   E.,   83. 
Jonas,   73. 

Josiah  Esq.,   48. 

Leonard  P.,  112. 

Lovisa,  170,   260,  261,  262,  263. 

Lucy,  48. 

Mabel  L.,  379. 

Mabelle  Moseley,  82. 

Mary,  61,  116,   1S3,  184. 

Mary  Shannon,  97. 

.Miss,    388. 

Mr.,  346,  349. 

Nancy,    281. 

Nathan,   196. 

Otis,   351. 

Permelia  C,  317. 

Philo,  126. 

Saibra,   213. 

Samuel,  48. 

Stephen,   123. 

Sylvia    A.,    289. 

Thankful,   90. 

Wellington,   97. 


William  Peck,  166. 
Williamson  Sr.,  S3. 
Williamson   Jr.,   83. 

Smythe  Anna  E.,  295. 

Snider  Mary  S.,  315. 

Snowden  William,  344. 

Snyder   Angeline,    410. 
Chauncey,   407. 
Marietta,    410. 
Martha,   243. 

Sora  Alfred,  159. 

Soule  Lida  J.,  384. 

Southwick   Eugene  H.,   208. 
Henry,   208. 
Henry  Gordon,  208. 
Leander   Orton,  208. 

Spalding  Abigail,  194. 

Frank   Ellsworth,   401. 
Fred  Sampson,  401. 
Lura,   195. 
Mrs.    Nancy,    113. 
Nancy   Louisa,   113. 
Oliver,   165. 
Olivia,   165. 
Ormond,    164. 
Reuben,  113. 
Reuben  Loring,   113. 
William,   401. 
Willie   Otis,   401. 

Sparhawk   Elizabeth,    179,    274. 

Sparks  Hamlet,  64. 
Joseph,   378. 
Joseph   Edward,    378. 
Josepihine  Amelia,   378. 

Spaulding  Betsy,    280. 
Sarah    E.,   222. 

Spear  Joseph,  57. 

Mildred   Lewis,   239. 

Spencer  &  Kernan,  387. 
Frank,  418. 

Spinneys   (or   Spinning)   Anne,  191,   282, 
283. 

Spooner  W.  R.,  393. 


524 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


Spoor   George   Allen,   106. 
Jacob,   106. 
Jane,  106. 
Nicholas,    106. 

Sprague  Belinda,  218. 
Daniel,    353.    361. 
Mary,  352,  361,  363. 
Matilda,   446. 
Mrs.   Susie   B.,    204. 
Washington,   448. 
W.  B.,  349. 

Spriggs  Benjamin,  437. 
C.    W.,    437. 
Ernest  A.,  437. 
Myrtle,   437. 
Simeon,  437. 

Squires  Edith   Cecelia,   382. 
George   P.,    382. 

Staats  Rev.  Henry  T.,  147. 
John  Stearns,   147. 

Stanhope   Sarah,    129. 
Thomas,    129. 

Stanley  Julia,  192. 
Sarah,  284. 

Stanton  George,  397. 

Stark  Col.,  120. 

Stearns  Chenowith   &  Co.,   266. 
&  White,   264. 
Shoe  Co.,  296. 
-Rogers  (Mfg.  Co.,   312. 

Stebbins   Catherine,   376. 
Seely,    168. 
William  B.,  168. 

Steckman  Joseph,  209. 

Stedman   Edmund    C,    294. 
Samuel,  340. 

Steele  Alonzo,  209. 

Chas.    Harrington,    209. 
Geo.   Washington,   209. 
Mary,  357. 
Samuel,   209. 
Susan  Maria,  209. 

Stephens  Sarah,   112. 

Stephenson  Eliza,  256. 

Margaret   Loring,    140,   230. 


Stevens   Anne  Maria,   185. 
Comfort,   351. 
Edwin    W.,    185. 
Ellen   M.,   331. 
Ellen   Sophia,   185. 
Francis  H.,   185. 
George    Lyman,    i85. 
Moses,   185. 
Mr.,    346. 
Simon,  52. 
Thomas,    52. 

Stewart   Anna,    364,    380,    381. 
John,    408. 
Mrs.    Olive   J.,   259. 

Stickney  Frank  S.,  402. 
Gardner,   448. 
Silas  S.,  402. 

Stiles  Benjamin  Franklin,  365. 

Stimson  Bethia,  72,  110. 
Eneas,   38. 
Hannah,  38,  54,  80. 
IChabod,    38. 
Dr.  James,  38. 
James  Jr.,   38. 
Naomi,    38. 
Thomas.    38. 

St.  John   Sarah  J.,   233. 

Stockwell   Jane,    66,   96,   98. 

Mary   Esther  Stearns,    434. 
Sylvester    M..    433,    434. 
Zipha,    434. 

Stoddard  Mr.,  406. 

Stone  Augusta,  101. 
Charles  A.,  290. 
Isaac,  427. 
Col.   Luther,  101. 
Mary,   342,   344. 

Storer  Annie  Elizabeth,   294. 
Elizabeth,   294. 
Capt.    James,    294. 

Storms   Ellen.    397. 
Emily,  397. 
Geo.  Wilder,  397. 
Mr.,   397. 
Soplhronia,   397. 
Wililard,    397. 

Storrs  Ellen  H..  383. 
Julia  A.,  387. 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


525 


Stott  Jane,  289. 

Stoughton  Roxana,  354,  365. 

Stowe  George  Henry,  132. 
Nelson,   132. 

Strabick   Catherine,   449. 

Stranche  Adeline  Rosanna,  434. 

Strattcn  Charles  E.,   222. 
Lydia,   47. 

Street  Caroline,  183. 

Streeter  Helen  A.,   319. 

Strowyer   Elizabeth   M.,   85. 
William,  85. 

Stryker  Adj. -Gen.  William  H.,  450. 

Stuart  Chas.  E.,  302. 

Edward   B.,    302. 

Sturtevant  Mr.,  354. 

Sullivan  Gen.,  122. 

Sumner  Charles,   232. 
Charlotte,    204. 
Julia  Ann.,   209. 

Sumpter   Mr.,   436. 

Sutfln  Arthur  Ely,   163. 
Elliott,   163. 
Isaibel  E.,  163. 
John,   163. 
John   ETwin,    163. 
Julia   E.,    163. 
Lloyd   E.,    163. 
Lucius  B.,   163. 
Madison,    163. 
Mary   Alice,   163. 
Royal  Stearns,   163. 

Sutherland    Charles,    171. 

Fannie   Eliza,    261,    330. 
Frank,   171. 
Jennie  E.,  171. 
Ozora  P.,   171. 
Webster,   171. 

Swain  Mr.,  199. 

Swansey  Alexander  G.,  213. 
Harriet   Elizabeth,   214. 


Jerathmael   Bowers,   214. 
Mary  Jane,  214. 
Ruth    Maria,    214. 
William    Pitt,    213. 

Swart  Dr.  William,  166. 

Swayne   Annie,   198,   287,    288. 

Sweeney  Rosa  A.,  437. 

Swift  Margaret   Glover,    277. 
Mary,   318. 
William  J.,  182. 

Sylvester  Loammi  B.,   311. 
Sarah  E.,   311. 

Taft  James   L.,   175. 

Taggart  John  A.,  173. 

Tarbell  Chas.  Addison,  188. 

George   Washington,   188. 
Henry  Webster,  188. 
Salome,    226. 
Thomas,   188. 
Thos.    Addison,   188. 

Tate  Leon,  358. 

Matthew,   358. 

Taylor  Albert,  448. 
Clayton,   448. 
Delilah    Amanda,    371. 
George,  371. 
George  Partridge,  221. 
John   C,    167. 
Marion,    221. 
Philip  S.,  221. 
Robert  Bruce,  427. 

Tecumseh  366,  416. 

Tenny  Angeline,   446. 

Tennyson  Lord  Alfred,  106. 

Tew  George  Cornell,  213. 

Latham  Thurston,  213. 

Thatcher  Sarah,   102. 

Thayer   Gilbert,    443. 

Hannah,   107,   174,   175,   176. 
Col.    Ichabod,    107. 
Irene,   365. 
John    S.,    365. 
John  Stearns,  365. 


526 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


Kate   Eunice,   365. 
Lizzie  Stearns,  366. 
Polly,    107. 

Thomas  Flora,  95. 

Camp  Geo.   H.,  307. 
Martha,   153,   244,   245. 
Mr.,    439. 

Thompson  Abraham,   425. 
Addison   O.,   178. 
Adelia  Lutz,  242. 
Ann  S.,   425. 
Arthur   Robbins,    242. 
Austin    Samuel,    89. 
Charles  (Mortimer,    241. 
Denman,    174. 
Frank,   88. 
Hattie   Stearns,   242. 
Jiames  Edward,   242. 
Jane,   335. 
John  Stearns,   88. 
Luther  Mozart,    242. 
Lydia,    89. 

Mortimer   Grennel'l,    242. 
Mr.,   424. 

Nettie  Lillian,  242. 
Samuel   C,   88. 
Sarah,  194. 
Susie,  89. 

Thurston  John,  213. 

Maria  Collins,   213,   301. 
Sally,   213. 

Tichenor  Gov.,   69. 

Tidd  Elizabeth  (Betty),  118. 
Samuel,  118. 

Tifft  Farm,  326. 

Tilden  Thomas  B.,  357. 

Todd  Rev.  David,  154. 
Esther,   154. 

Tolman  John  K.,  112. 

Town  Sarah,  119,  190. 

Towne   Harriet   Ann,   384. 
Mary  Julia,   391. 

Tracy  William,  387. 
Trail  Samuel,  37. 


Traine  Benoni,  36. 
Deborah,    36. 
John,   35. 
Rebecca,    34,    36. 
Thomas,    35. 

Trask  Hannah,  396. 

Travis  Catherine,   185. 
Soiphronia,  108. 

Treadwell  Allison  C,  82. 

Tregellas  Blanche,   201. 
Ethel,    201. 
Etta,  201. 
George,   201. 
Jennie,   201. 

Trowbridge   Margaret,   172. 

Truesdell  Mary,  211. 

Tucker  Mrs.  Hannah  (Fuller),  11? 

Tufts   Hannah,  164. 

Miranda,    254,    326. 
Sarah,    164,    255. 
Thomas,   164,   254. 

Tulloss   John   Daniel,    57. 
John  Bbenezer,  56. 
Louisa,    56. 
Mary  E.,  56. 
Robert   C,    57. 
Rodham,  Esq.,  56. 
Thos.    Rodham,    56. 

Turner  Martha,  136. 

Tuttle  Carrie,  201. 

Emily    Stearns,    233. 
Frank  E.,  233. 
Lucy,    175,    268. 
Stiles,   151. 

Twitchell  Mary  Ann,  268. 

Tyng  Dr.   Stephen  H.,   145. 

Underwood  Guy,   341. 
Henry,    341. 
Iva,   341. 
Pearl,    341. 
Roy,    341. 

Upham  Daniel,  62. 
Sarah,   62. 

Upton   Mary,  37. 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


527 


Valentine  Elizabeth,   225. 

Vanderburg   Mrs.     Sarah     (Valentine), 
224. 

Van  Houten  Eli  W.,  157. 
JcKhn   B.,   157. 
SaraJh,  157. 

Van  Kleeck  Elizabeth  A.,  337. 
Naomi,  337. 

Van  Meter  Mr.,  352. 

Vant  Elbridge  Austin,   109. 

(Melbourne  Alexander,   109. 
S.    Austin,   109. 

Van  Tyne  Frank,  168. 
Franklin  R.,  168. 
John   S.,    168. 

Van  Wagenen  Avis,  327,  374. 
Geo.   Dewey,   263. 
Helen    M.,   263. 
Henry  Garrett,  262. 
Julia   Artse,   263. 
Lewis  Radcliffe,  263. 
Marguerite,    373. 
Martin  Stearns,  262. 
Matthew  V.  V.,  372. 
Robert   Carty,   373. 
Wessel  B.,   372. 

Varnum  Anne  R.,  186,   279. 
Elizabeth,    186. 
Lydia,  11«. 

Varty  Sarah,  158. 

Vay  Benjamin   Fox,   277. 
James   M.,   277. 

Vesper  Mrs.  Katie,  224. 
Cajpt.   Peter,  224. 

Viele  Jane  L.,  354. 
Lodowiok,   354, 
Louis,   354. 
Stephen,  354. 

Viles  Cynthia,  184. 

Vinson   Elizabeth,   128. 

Von  Wald  Mary  Agnes,  248. 

Wadhams  Esther,  327. 


Wadsworth  Christopher,  361. 
Hannah  A.,   318. 
Capt.    Joseph,    295. 
Selah,   353,   361. 

Wager   Anna  P.,   255. 
Elizabeth,    255. 

Waite  Abbie  Amelia,   161. 
George  A.,   161. 

Wakefield   Emeline   P.,   102. 
Mr.,    196. 

Waldron  Chas.   Francis,  239. 
Daniel    Whipple,    240. 
Francis   Edmund,    240. 
Holmes   Irwin,    240. 
Leonard   V,   240. 
Mary  Emily,   240. 
Olive  Annie.   240. 

Walker  Alfred,  451. 
Rev.   E.   J.,   204. 
J.,   172. 

Rev.  James,  139. 
John,    52,    422. 
Samantha,  93. 

Wall  Andrew,  376. 
Charles,   376. 
Laura,   376. 
Mary,   376. 
William,   376. 

Wallace  Calvin  J.,  86. 
Edwin   F.,   86. 
Lizzie  A.,   412. 
Martha,    86. 

Waller  Edward   Cecil,   382. 
Edwin   Stearns,    380. 
Edwin   Stearns,   380. 
Frederick,    382. 
Frederick  Jr..   382. 
Helen  Belle,  380. 
Jas.    Alexander,    147. 
John   R.,    380. 
iMary  Hortense,  380. 
Oliver  Randolph,   380. 
Richard  Rose,   380. 
Wayne   Filer,    380. 

Walter  John,   407. 

Walton  Lydia,   84,  132. 

Ward  Amos  D..  149. 
Anna,   364. 


528 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


Artemas,  148,  149. 
Asahel  W.,   148. 
Charity,   148. 
Colonel,  122. 
Elias  C,  149. 
Fanny,  149. 
Henry  C,  149. 
Horace,  364. 
J.,  61. 

Jabez   S.,    148. 
Mary  A.,    149. 
>Moses  W.,  149. 
Nancy,  149. 
Obadiah,   49. 
Phoebe  J.,  149. 
Temperance,  321. 
Theresa  E.,   149. 
Hon.   T.  J..   864. 
William,  69. 

Warder  John,  39. 

Wadsworth  F.,  109. 

Ware  Julia  Amanda,   225. 
Miss,  83. 

Waring  Col.  George  E.,  272. 

Warland  Ann,    51. 
Elizabeth,   61. 
John,   51. 
Lucy,   51. 
Mary,  51. 
Mary  Bell,  51. 
Owen    Sr.,    50. 
Owen  Jr.,   51. 
Sarah,  50,  51. 
Thomas,   50,   51. 
William,   51. 

Warner  Lucy  W.,  134,  220,  221,  222. 
Mary,   197,   286. 
Mary  L.,   389. 
Otis,   447. 

Warren  Elizabeth,  348,  352. 

Esther,   106,   169,  170,   172,   173. 
Gen.  Joseph,   106. 
Phineas   Jr.,    47. 
Capt.   Samuel,   76,   106. 

Washburn  Chas.  A.,  425. 
Eli,   425. 
Ella  May,   426. 
Elmer   E.,   426. 
Grace,   138. 
Leonard,  425. 
Sarah  Victoria,  426. 


Wasbburne  Lucy  Melvina,  225. 

Washington   Gen.   George,   104.   145,   416. 

Waterhouse  Mr.,  235. 
Waterman  Louisa  Maria,  444. 

Waters   Rev.    George,   291. 
Sarah   Ann,    339,   340. 

Watson  Mr.,   200. 
Nancy,  237. 
Ruth,    112,    178,    179. 

Watts  Sarah,  132,  219,  220. 

Webb   Bolivar  S.,   322. 
Sarah,  128. 

Webber  George,  184. 

Webster  Asenath,  202,  289. 
Mrs.  Eliza  Ann,  442. 
Hattie  E.,   275. 
Joshua   B.,   197. 

Weed   Betsy,   195. 

Weeks  Aaron,  108. 

(Sarah,   100,   154,   155,   157. 
Capt.  Thomas,  100. 

Welch  Charles  J.,  207. 
John   C,   207. 

Weller  Luther  L.,  286. 
William  W.,  286. 

Wellington  Adeline,    179. 

Wells  Amelia  A.,  222. 
Arthur  B.,   239. 
Beatrice,  239. 
Chauncey,  423. 
"Oreigh,    229. 
Eleanor,  239. 
Eliza,    365,    382. 
Harriet,    393. 
John,   197,   232. 
Jonathan,   451. 
Mattie,   284. 
Sarah   Jane,    183. 
William   H.,    94. 

Wentwortth  Pauline,  388. 
Sarah  Frances,  333. 

Weston,  Poirter,  117. 


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INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


529 


Wetherbee  Hannah,  89,  136,  138. 
Paul,   89. 

Wetherell  Jonathan,  150. 

Mehi  table,    150,   240,    241. 

Wheat  Mary,  58,  85. 

Wheeler   Charles   Esq.,   91. 
Charles  Jr.,  91. 
Charles   Stearns,   91. 
Edmund,   91. 
George   Henry,   91. 
Julia,  91. 
Louise,   137. 
William    Francis,    91. 

Wheelock  Ithamar,  105. 
Mary,  77. 

Whitcomb    Harriet,    174. 
Jonathan,   174. 
Joshua,   174. 
Jotham,    273. 
Nancy,    173,    265,    266. 

White  Andrew  D.,  294. 
Annie  Belle,   373. 
Betsy,   397,  402,   403. 
David,   399. 
Hannah,  62. 

Harrington  Hooper,   373. 
Harry,  373. 
James,   448. 
John,  377. 
Joseph,  66. 
Lauriston,    373. 
Leon,   448. 
Lovina,    415. 
Martha  L.,  185. 
Mary,    89,   136. 
Mr.,    446. 
Sabrina,   377. 
Simeon    Jr.,    51. 
Walter,    158. 
William,    397. 

Whiteside  Anna,    302. 

Whitfield  Rev.   George,   54. 

Whiting   Carrie  A.,    201. 
George,  201. 
Melvin    E..    201. 
Wesley  G.,  201. 

Whitman    Henry,    164. 


Whitney  Abijah,  73. 

Hepzibah,   202,   289. 
H.    H.,   165. 
Jonathan,  58. 
Joseph,   73. 
Mabel,   202. 
Milton,  202. 
Mina,  108. 
Samuel   B.,   112. 
Solomon,  70. 

W/hittemore   Anne   Maria,   396. 
Mary   E.,   210. 
Mr.,    396. 
Walton,  396. 

Wight  Ebenezer,  348. 
Jabez,  342. 
Joseph,   342. 
Nathaniel,    342. 

Wilborn   Abner,   55,   56. 
Chapley,  56. 
Clara,  55. 
Elias,  43,  55. 
Hepzibah,  56. 
Isaac  Stearns,   55. 
James,    55,    81. 
Johnson,   56. 
Lucy,   55. 
Marshall,   55. 
Marshall   Johnson.   55. 
Martha,   56. 
Mary,  55. 
Nancy,  56,  81,  131. 
Samuel,    55. 
Susan,   66. 
Wilkes,  56. 
William.       43,   55. 

Wilbur  Miss,   148. 

Wilcox  Adice,   397. 
Annie,  312. 
Anstress,   39S. 
Asa   S,    171. 
Cassius   C,    171. 
Chauneey,   398. 
Eveline,  398. 
Frances,   171. 
Helen,   171. 
Heyler,   398. 
Hiram  A.,  397. 
Hiram  A.  Jr.,  397. 
Je"hiel,  39S. 
Lucy  Ella,  296. 
Mary   E.,    171. 
Ozias.    371. 


530 


INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS. 


Wilder   Oapt.   I>avid,    68. 
Dea.   Joel,    144. 
Lucy,  144,   235. 
Mary,   87. 
Nathaniel,   85. 
Peter,   85. 
Samuel,    85. 

Wilkinson  Edwin,   303. 
Edwin    E.,    303. 
Emily  .Stearns,  1*9. 
John  W.,   303. 
Leslie  Clay,   303. 
Margaret    Lula,    303. 
Mary   Elizabeth,   295. 
Miss,  191. 
Rev.  Samuel,  169. 

Willard  'Carrie  F.  A.,  '309. 
Martha,   53,   78. 
Mary,    76,    838. 

Willeutt  Seviah,   149. 
Zebulon,    149. 
Zerviah  or  Serviah,   149,   240. 

William  Duke  of  Normandy,  62. 

Williams  Abigail  100. 
Abijah,    193. 
Alice,    449, 
Betsy,    193,    196. 
Bishop,   145. 
Coral,  449. 
Ellen,   193. 
Ered   Waldo.   63. 
Glenn  Olds,  449. 
Hazen,   193. 
John,  100. 
John   L.,    305. 
Mary,   196. 
Minnie,   413. 
■Philander,   193. 
Roger,  336. 
Sarah,   84. 
Stephen.   193,    196. 
Susan  B.,  296. 

Willis  Elizabeth,  62,  93,  94,  95. 
Capt.  Joshua,  6i2. 

Willoughby  Mary,  401. 

Wills  F.  J.,  172. 

Wilson    Elias   A.,    162. 
Hannah,   184. 
Jane,    255. 


Mr.,  200. 
Polly,  216. 
W.,   82. 
William,   216. 

Winchester   Nancy,    182. 
William,   182. 

Wing    Elbert,    381. 

Dr.    Horace  B.,   381. 
Margaret,  381. 

Winship   Prudence,    118. 
Winslow   Louisa,    113. 
Wiswell    Elizabeth,    163. 

Withington    Abigail,    117. 
Adeline,  184. 
Josiah,   117. 
Mary,    117. 
Samuel,  117. 

Wood   Alfred  T.,    177. 
Anna,   348,   352. 
Anna  Jane,  177. 
Arba  Thayer,  177. 
Betsy,  370,  384. 
Elbridge,    282. 
Elijah  S.,  177. 
Eliza  M.,  177. 
Gen.,   302. 
George   A.,    177. 
Henry   A.,  177. 
Lewis,.  177. 
Lottie    M..    177. 
Mary   Ann,   282. 
Mr.,  446. 
Mrs.,    187. 
Nathaniel,   392. 
Nettie    E.,    177. 
Rosa   A.,    177. 
Wilbur,  177. 

Woodbury  Ruth,  119. 

Woodruff   Polly,    200,    288. 

Woodward  Emma,  195. 
James  C   306. 
Ruth,  213. 

Works  Jessie  Eveline,   273. 
Mary   Lucia,   272. 

Worthen    Arthur    L..    370. 
George  H.,  370. 


INDEX— MISCELLA  NEO  US. 


531 


Wright    Blanche   M.,    88. 

Catharine   Prentiss,  139. 

Charles  S.,   403. 

David,   139. 

•Eleanor  M.,  88. 

Eliphalet,   349. 

Elvira  L.,  88. 

George   H.,   403. 

Helen  M.,  403. 

John   James,    8S. 

Josiah,    396. 

Lydia,    396,  400.   401.   , 

&  Mallory,  141. 

Mfg.    Co.,   413. 

Marsh,    349. 

Mary    L.,    215,    302,    304. 

Miller,    349. 

Mr.,  97,  349,  424. 

Samuel,    349. 

Sarah  F.,   403. 

Susan    Annie.    139. 

Willard  C,   88. 

William   E.,   403. 

William  S.,   403. 

Yates   Kittie   M.,    288. 
Miss,   153. 


Yeomans   Ellen,   164. 
Elon  L.,   164. 
Francis,   164. 
Lucius    F.,    164. 
Theron   J.,    164. 
Varrick  G.,   164. 

York   Benjamin,    121. 
Charles,   121. 
Elizabeth,  121. 
Fanny,  121. 
Lucy,    121,    194. 
Sabra,  194,   285. 
William,   121,    194. 

Young  Annie   M.,    337. 
Dora  Adell,  319. 
Edwin  .S.,    319. 
Elizabeth,    56,  81.    82,    83,    84. 
George   Edwin,   319. 
Jemima,    363,    379. 
Jessie  Helene,   319. 
Joshua,  363. 
Rev.   Joshua  D.   D.,   51. 
Miranda,    378. 
Mr.,    426. 
Nellie  May.   319. 


Yount  William  G.,  315. 


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