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David, b. Sept. 29, 1776. He went to Ashby and m. a Foster.
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THOMAS SMITH m. Oct. 3, 1782, Sarah Taylor of Charlestown, b. March 12, 1760. Ile d. Aug. 11, 1807.
103-174 Sarah, b. Oct. 17, 1783; m. John Underwood. 175 | Abijail, b. March 30, 1785 ; m. Sept. 27, 1809, David Tuttle.
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Thomas, b. June 12, 1788; d. Aug. 12, 1809, unm.
William Taylor, b. Aug. 3, 1789; m. May 27, 1812, Cynthia Child of Gardner. They are both living. No issue.
Charles, b. July 27, 1791 ; m. Hannah Hammond.
Patty, b. Aug. 10, 1793; m. David Tuttle as his second wife.
Jonas Leonard, b. June 11, 1795; d. March 16, 1801.
Larkin, b. Oct. 15, 1797 ; m. Lucy S. Smith, dau. of Jonas.
tEbenezer R., b. Dec. 3, 1799 ; m. Almira Reed.
Jonas Leonard. b. April 10, 1803 ; m. Sarah Cowley of Wat. They had a child which d. young. He d. Dec. 10, 1845.
JONATHAN SMITH m. first, June 15, 1771. Lydia Muzzy. She d. Nov. 7, 1785, and he m. second, Oct. 16, 1788, Abigail Marrett. She d. March 30, 1794, and he m. third, March 17. 1795, Ruth Fiske, dau. of Dr. Joseph and Hepzibah Fiske. He had four chil- dren by his first wife, three by his second, and four by his third. He d. Nov. 29, 1819, aged 71. He resided on Main street, on the place owned by Mr. Cotterell. He was a tanner.
113-184 185 186 187 Samuel, b. April 15, 1780.
Susanna, b. March 4, 1772 ; m. Nov. 27, 1794, Joshua Russell. Rhoda, b. April 29, 1774 ; d. same day.
Samuel, b. Feb. 6, 1778; d. same day.
Harriet, b. Jan. 6, 1791 ; m. Jan. 1, 1823, Imla Parker.
Cyrus, a twin, b. Dec. 20, 1792. He went to Boston, where he had a family.
Augustus, a twin, b. Dec. 20, 1792; he was found drowned in a watering trough, unmarried.
Hepzibah, b. Oct. 5, 1795; m. April 19, 1821, Benjamin Eaton of Woburn.
188 189 190 191 192 Abigail, b. May 16, 1797; m. Joseph Johnson. 193 Ruth, b. June 30, 1799 ; m. Lot Eaton of Woburn. 194 Jonathan, b. May 16, 1802 ; left Lex. and never returned.
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WILLIAM SMITH m. Jan. 22, 1789, Jane Pierce of Walt. dau. of Ephraim and Lucy (White) Pierce. Record very defective. . He d. Oct. 13, 1846, aged 85. She d. March 11, 1850, aged 81.
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Abigail, b. Lovina, b. -; m. Oliver Locke.
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JONAS SMITH m. March 26, 1798, Polly Underwood. He d. Sept. 12, 1811.
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Mary Munroe, b. Oct. 28, 1798 ; m. John C. Bracket of Woburn. Lucy Stone, b. July 29, 1802 ; m. Dec. 26, 1824. Larkin Smith. Sophronia, b. Sept. 6, 1807 ; m. Orin Knapp of Somerville.
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AMOS SMITH m. April 7, 1808, Catharine S. Langdon, dau. of Judge Timothy Langdon of Wiscassett, Me. He went to Boston, when a young man, and was in trade as a druggist. He d. July 19, 1816, aged 32 : she d. May 20, 1857, aged 83 years.
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Sarah Langdon. b. July 21, 1809; d. July 18, 1825. Lucy Catharinc, b. Oct. 1, 1811; m. Oct. 6, 1831, John HI. Rogers.
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Amos, b. Nov. 29, 1816, after the death of his father. He grad. H. C. 1838, entered the ministry, and was settled in Boston, Dec. 7, 1842, colleague with Rev. Dr. Parkman. In 1848, he left Boston, and was settled, Nov. 26 of that year, at Leominster. In 1856, he left Leominster, and took charge of a new society at Belmont. He was installed over that society, April 26, 1857.
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BILLINGS SMITH m. Nov. 19, 1820, Sarah C. Blodgett. She d. May 30, 1836, aged 35, and he m. second, March 8, 1837, Maria A. Winship. He d. May 3, 1847, aged 50. He was a captain.
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+ Billings, b. Sept. 25, 1821; m. Feb. 10, 1847, Martha Child, Walt. Ellen A., b. July 29, 1824 ; m. Feb. 10, 1846, Joseph A. Wellington. James M., b. June 8, 1827 ; d. in California.
205 206 207 Sarah C., b. May 9, 1836.
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George M., b. July 15, 1842; d. Sept. 24, 1843.
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EBENEZER SMITH m. Dec. 5, 1807, Anna Underwood. She d. Sept. 6, 1849, aged 65. He d. June 15, 1860, aged 79.
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Mary Ann, b. April 21, 1811 ; m. April 7, 1835, Isaac Childs. She d. 1859.
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Emily Jane, b. Sept. 20, 1813; d. Sept. 20, 1817.
Maria, b. Jan. 10, 1816 ; m. Feb. 20, 1834, W. F. Adams of Acton. She m. second, Jonas Hanscomb of Moultonboro', N. H.
Emily Jane, b. July 18, 1818; d. June 28, 1820.
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Elizabeth Nichols, b. Aug. 8, 1820; m. Ap. 8, 1841, Alonzo Goddard. Adeline, ¿ b. Oet. 28, 1822 ; m. May 1, 1842, Sam. Cooper of Charlest. Addison, S b. Oct. 28, 1822 ; m. June 22, 1846, Dorcas Ireland of Som. Dorcas Wade, b. Sept. 5, 1824 ; m. Elbridge Farmer of W. Camb. Josiah, b. July 23, 1827 ; m. Nov. 22, 1849, Aurilla Snow.
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JOSIAH SMITH m. May, 1817, Lucinda Wyman of Med. She d. April 4, 1853, aged 60. He is living, in the 79th year of his age, as spry and active as most men at sixty. He has been long and exten- sively known as a master of the fife. Commencing at an early age, he has played nearly seventy years for military companies. Such has been his reputation as a fifer, that he has been engaged by some of the most celebrated companies in the State, to play for them on their annual parades and on festive occasions. The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company have been regaled by his music on their annual parade for the last half century, and thousands of our citizens, from Bangor, Me., to Alexandria, Va., have been excited to patriotic emotions by the piercing notes of his favorite instrument. Nor has his labor in this line been confined to the " piping times of peace." In the war of 1812, he was three months in the service, and in the late war many a soldier has left the Commonwealth to defend our free institutions, with his breast heaving with patriotism excited by the music of this venerable fifer.
151-218 James T., b. April 19, 1819 ; d. Aug. 11, 1821.
219 Oliver, b. Dec. 6, 1820; m. Dec. 20, 1849, Louisa Porter.
220 Emeline L., b. Aug. 17, 1822; m. Jan. 21, 1841, Charles Clark.
221 Caroline, b. July 9, 1824; m. March 3, 1844, John Earle, jr.
222 George H., b. June 11, 1826 ; m. Jan. 9, 1851, Eliza Melvin.
223 Charles C., b. May 2, 1829; d. April 6, 1830.
224 Charles C., b. Jan. 5, 1831 ; m. Lucinda Brown.
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Josiah Granville, b. June 16, 1833; m. Oct. 29, 1862, Georgia L. Houghton. Ethalinda Jane, b. May 25, 1840; m. Aug. 15, 1861, Francis M. Sawyer.
ELIAS SMITH m. Aug. 8, 1819, Harriet Hastings, dau. of Samuel and Lydia Hastings, b. July 12, 1795.
Sarah Phelps, b. May 8, 1820; m. March 28, 1839, Ebenezer Whittum. They reside in Boston, and have one child.
Mary Robbins, b. Aug. 5, 1821; m. Oct. 7, 1846, David Hall of Walpole. They r. in Lexington.
Julia Ann, b. July 31, 1823; m. Dec. 3, 1846, George Arnold of Charlestown.
James Hastings, b. Aug. 11, 1825 ; m. June, 1849, Eliza A. Aren- burg of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
Elias Everett, b. Aug. 7, 1827 ; m. May 27, 1854, Melvina J. Meers of Hartford, Vt. ; r. in Belmont.
Albert Bradford, b. June 9, 1829; m. Sarah A. Bryant. They have Etta A., b. Sept. 4, 1863.
JOHN SMITH m. Oct. 16, 1831, Hannah Fillebrown of W. Camb.
Adeline R., b. Sept. 15, 1832; m. Sept. 12, 1858, Francis H. Knee- land of Sweden, Me .; r. in Lex. He served three years in the late war. They have Ada F., b. July 19, 1861. John F., b. Nov. 20, 1834; d. Aug. 24, 1856.
WILLIAM HENRY SMITH m. Nov. 29, 1834, Susan B. Cutter, dau. of Stephen and Sally (Barker) Cutter. She d. Sept. 18, 1857, aged 48.
George Henry, b. May 11, 1841. He was three years in the service of the United States in the Rebellion.
Susan Rebecca, b. June 29, 1843. Sarah Jane, b. March 11, 1846. Mary Frances, b. July 8, 1848.
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JOSHUA S. Smith m. April 24, 1822, Maria Lawrence, dau. of Phinehas Lawrence. He d. Jan. 7, 1865.
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Levi James, b. May 15, 1823; m. Laura A. George of Cornish, Vt. ; r. in Lex. till about 1852.
Charles L., b. Nov. 16, 1824; m. Patience Clarke of Me. They are now residing in Charlton.
Alden Bradford, b. Aug. 1, 1829 ; m. Hannah Clarke of East Camb. r. in Lexington.
Meline Augusta, b. Jan. 28, 1830.
Maria Louisa, b Dec. 6, 1832; d. Jan. 21, 1852.
Windsor, b. April 19, 1836; m. Anna Ford of Provincetown; r. in Boston.
Anna Arbelle, b. Oct. 25, 1840; d. Oct. 7, 1854. Marshall Brown, b. March 8, 1843.
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EBENEZER R. SMITH m. Jan. 29, 1829, Almira Reed. She d. Feb. 12, 1860, aged 56.
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Sarah E., b. Oct. 27, 1829 ; m. April 23, 1851, Edmund Reed, Bur. Eustis R., b. March 6, 1832 ; d. Dec. 10, 1832.
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Almira J., b. Oet. 1, 1833; d. Nov. 22, 1834.
249 250 Almira Jane, b. Oct. 24, 1835. 251 Eustis Reed, b. June 30, 1839. 252 Octavia, b. July 16, 1841.
BILLINGS SMITHI m. Feb. 10, 1847, Martha Childs, dau. of Isaac Childs of Walt. He traded several years in Lexington, where he now resides, but is doing business in Boston, in the grain line.
Billings, b. July 19, 1848. 254 Lucy R., b. Nov. 18, 1850.
Martha R., b. April 29, 1853. 256 Ralph, b. Sept. 28, 1857.
Alice M., b. Feb. 24, 1867.
1 WILLIAM SMITH b. May 26, 1794, in Walt. ; came to Lex. Jan. 8, 1819, m. April, 1820, Mary Fiske, dau. of Isaac and Sarah (Flagg) Fiske of Walt. She d. March 19, 1823, leaving one child. He m. July 22, 1824, Mary C. Green, dau. of Jonas and Hannah (Child) Green of Walt. She d. Feb. 13, 1829. She had two children. He m. Nov. 1832, Joan, wid. of Oliver Locke. Capt. William Smith, though not a Lexington man by birth, is from the same parent stock as the families above traced. He was son of Elijah Smith, b Jan. 30, 1760, who was the son of Jonas Smith, b. June 7, 1719, who was the son of Zachariah Smith, b. May 16, 1687, who was the son of Jonathan (No. 13 in the foregoing table of the Smith family), and Jonathan was a brother of Thomas, John, and Joseph, who settled in Lex., and they were sons of Thomas, who was born in England and came to this country, 1635, with his father, John.
1- 2 William H., b. Dec. 22, 1820; he resides in Boston. 3 4 Franklin G., b. May 23, 1825 ; d. Sept. 19, 1826. Charles G., b. Sept. 25, 1827 ; d. March 25, 1829.
5 Mary E. B., b. Jan. 3, 1834; m. May 21, 1861, William P. F. Meserve. They reside in Boston, and have three chil., Josephine C., b. Nov. 2, 1862; William S., b. June 28, 1864; Harry F., b. May 7, 1867.
WEBSTER SMITHI, like Capt. William above, is a Lexington man by adoption, but is of the same parent stock as the Lexington families. Ilis father, Jonas Smith, b. Feb. 6, 1788, was son of Zachariah, b. Aug. 22, 1749, who was son of Jonas, b. June 7, 1719. Here the ancestors of William and Webster unite; and by tracing them back through Zachariah, we come to Jonathan (No. 13 in the foregoing register of the Smiths), and thence to the first emigrant. These Smiths generally resided in Waltham.
JONAS SMITH of Linc. m. 1815, Abigail Fiske, dau. of Phinchas. She d. April 13, 1862. They have had Abigail, d. in infancy ; Francis, b. April 8, 1822, m. Abigail Baker ; Webster, b. May 24, 1825 ; Sarah Caroline, b. June 7, 1828, m. Samuel Pierce.
WEBSTER SMITH, the second son of Jonas, purchased the well known Phinney Place, and came to Lex. about 1852. He m. April 5, 1863, Caroline Cormic, dau. of Peter and Mary Cormic of Pictou, Nova Scotia. They have one child, Abbie Fiske, b. July 4, 1865. He was one of the selectmen during the Rebellion, when many important duties were devolved upon that Board.
There are other Smiths in Lexington, who have come into town recently, but do not belong to the same original stock.
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1 WILLIAM L. SMITHI came to Lex. from Sterling about 1820. He m. Hannah Lane of Bed. He d. July, 1857, aged 60.
1- 2 William H., b. Dec. 10, 1820; m. May 20, 1849, Susan L. Holbrook. He was a trader in the East Village. He was killed by falling from his wagon, 1867. He had one child, George Edwin, b. July 27, 1854.
Adeline A., b. June 20, 1827; m. May 1, 1846, Horatio Locke of West Cambridge.
3 4 George O., b. Jan. 5, 1832 ; is in business in Boston.
There is still another family of Smiths in Lexington.
SYLVANUS W. SMITHI came to Lex. from Newton, 1831. Abiel Smith of Smithfield, R. I., removed to Needham, Mass., where he d. Feb. 1861. His son, Enoch Smith, was b. in Needham, but settled in Newton, where he d. Nov. 25, 1834. He m. Elizabeth Woods, dau. of George Woods of Rox. She d. Oct. 11, 1848. SYLVANUS W. SMITHI, son of Enoch and Elizabeth, was b. in Newton, Aug. 2, 1808, and m. July 6, 1834, Catharine Adams of Lex., dau. of Zab- diel and Susan, b. April 26, 1813. They have had three children, Susan E., b. July 9, 1835 ; Ellen E., b. Nov. 25, 1837, d. Aug. 7, 1848; Emma A., b. Oct. 5, 1848. Sylvanus W. Smith has served several years as overseer of the poor and as selectman. He is also a magistrate.
THE SPAULDING FAMILY.
Though the name of Spaulding is quite common, no family of that name has resided in Lexington till a period comparatively recent. The Spauldings probably originated in Braintree, where Edward and his wife Margaret settled, and where she d. 1640. He had Edward and Benjamin b. in Braintree before 1644, and Andrew b. Nov. 19, 1653 in Chelmsford, to which place he had removed. Andrew was a deacon of the church there. The descendants of Edward Spaulding became numerous in that and some of the neighboring towns. Ed- ward Spaulding was chosen into office in Chelmsford in 1654, and is said to have planted the first orchard in the town. The late Dr. Spaulding of Lexington descended from this stock.
1 STILLMAN SPAULDING, son of Job and Saralı (Proctor) Spaulding of Chelmsford, m. May 13, 1819, Lucy Butterfield, dau. of John and Rebecca (Kendall) Butterfield of the same town. Having studied medicine, he established himself in Lex. about 1820, and continued in practice to the time of his death, May 26, 1860. He was in his 72d year.
1- 2 John B., b. June 29, 1823; d. May 4, 1832.
3 Susan B., b. July 31, 1826 ; m. Jan. 23, 1845, William J. Currier, who is in practice of medicine in Lexington.
4 Nathaniel E., b. Nov. 23, 1829; m. June 14, 1858, Henrietta D. Palfrey of Boston.
5 Louisa B., b. Feb. 16, 1833 ; d. next day.
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John B., b. Sept. 11, 1836 ; m. Oct. 3, 1861, Mary Bates Saville of Gloucester.
There are other Spauldings in Lexington, from whom no returns have been received.
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STAPLES .- REV. NAHOR AUGUSTUS STAPLES, who was settled in Lexington, was son of Jason and Phila (Tuft) Staples of Mendon. Ile was b. Ang. 24, 1830; m. Sept. 24, 1854, Margaret Shipping, dau. of Charles and Martha (Eddawes) Shipping of Philadelphia, Pa. He grad. at Meadville Theological School in 1854, and was ordained at Lexington, Sept. 20, 1854. He was dismissed at his own request, Nov. 30, 1856, and was settled over a new society formed in Milwaukee, Ill. After the breaking out of the Rebellion, he united himself with one of the Illinois regiments as chaplain. His health became impaired and he left the service. Having partially recovered his health, he settled over a society in Brooklyn, N. Y. His zeal and unsparing devotion to his profession gradually under- mined his constitution, and he d. Feb. 5, 1864. Mr. Staples was a man of brilliant talents, and though he died young, had acquired a high reputation as a preacher. Their first child, Frederick A. Staples, was b. in Lex. Dee. 11, 1855.
THE STEARNS FAMILY.
There have been a few Stearnses in Lexington in every pericd of her history, and yet it is impossible to give a connected genealogy of them. This arises from the fact that the first family of that name became nearly if not quite extinct, and also from the fact that they descended from two distinct families.
ISAAC STEARNS came to this country in 1630, probably in the same ship with Gov. Winthrop and Richard Saltonstall, and settled in Wat., near Mount Auburn. He was made freeman, 1630, which is the earliest date of any such admissions. He was selectman several years, and d. June 19, 1671, leaving a wid., Mary, who d. April 2, 1677. Two or three of their children were born in England. Isaac Stearns, in his Will, dated only a few days before his death, says, " My will is that my kinsman, Charles Stearns, shall have ten pounds of my estate." This Charles Stearns is the aneestor of a portion of the Lex. Stearnses.
1- Mary, b. in Eng. ; m. July 9, 1646, Isaac Learned of Woburn.
3 Hannah, b. in Eng. ; m. in Wat. Dec. 25, 1650, Henry Freeman.
4 John, b. in Eng. ; settled in Billerica, where he d. 1668.
5 +Isaac, b. Jan 6, 1633; m. June 24, 1660, Sarah Beers.
6 Sarah, b. Sept. 22, 1635; m. June 7, 1655, Dea. Samuel Stone of Camb. She d. Oct. 6, 1700.
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Samuel, b. April 24, 1638; d. Aug. 3, 1683.
Elizabeth, b. -; m. April 13, 1664, Samuel Manning of Camb. ; r. in Billeriea.
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Abigail, b. - -; m. April 27, 1666, Dea. John Morse.
1-5- ISAAC STEARNS m. June 24, 1660, Sarah Beers, and settled in Lex. He d. Aug. 2, 1676, and his wid. m. July 23, 1677, Thomas Wheeler of Concord.
5-10 Sarah, b. Jan. 14, 1662 ; m. Dec. 27, 1678, John Wheeler of Con.
11 Mary, b. Oet. 8, 1663 ; m. Jan. 1, 1694, John Cutler.
12 tIsaac, b. April 26, 1666 ; m. Elizabeth
13 t Samuel, b. Jan. 11, 1668; m. Phebe
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Abigail, b. - -; m. Nov. 29, 1692, Samuel Hartwell, and d. May 11, 1709.
15 | John, b. 1675. He r. in Con., afterwards in Bil., where he d. 1734.
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ISAAC STEARNS m. Elizabeth - .. He was a subscriber to the first meeting house, 1692, and was taxed the year following. He was ad. to the eh. May 8, 1699, by a letter from the eh. in Wat. Ile was constable in 1710. His first four children were recorded in Camb., the others in Lex. His children settled in Stoughton.
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Isaac, twins, b. Oct. 19, 1697 ; both went to Stoughton.
Simon,
Jabesh, b. Jan. 27, 1700; d. April 30, 1700.
Jonathan, b. Nov. 20, 1701 ; r. in Stoughton.
20 Hannah, b. Jan. 26, 1704.
Mary, b. Nov. 10, 1706; m. about 1729, Dr. Edward Esty of Stoughton, who lived to be one hundred years old. They had fourteen children, twelve died without families.
Martha, bap. Feb. 7, 1709; m. Nov. 1, 1734, Daniel Talbot of Stoughton.
Ebenezer, bap. July 8, 1711 ; was a Baptist clergyman in Stoughton. Abigail, bap. Nov. 12, 1713.
SAMUEL STEARNS m. Phebe -. He was in the precinct at its organization, and was taxed 1694, was an assessor 1711, '13, '17, and was a tythingman, 1718. He was killed by a casualty, Nov. 19, 1721, and his widow settled his estate. She moved to Littleton in 1730, with a portion of her children. The rest appeared to have scattered in different directions. .
Sarah, b. Jan. 15, 1697 ; m. May 21, 1729, William Wheeler of Stoughton.
Mary, b. June 27, 1699 ; m. John Powers of Shutesbury.
Abigail, b. Feb. 18, 1700; m. Joseph Temple of Con.
Samuel, b. March 7, 1702; resided in Hollis, N. HI.
Ruth, b. May 25, 1704; m. Feb. 5, 1724, Oliver Lawrence of Wat. and d. 1725.
Phebe, b. Feb. 23, 1706; m. - Cummings of Uxbridge.
Rebecca, b. April 15, 1708 ; m - Whittemore.
Thomas, b. July 4, 1710; resided in Littleton.
John, b. July 23, 1712; r. in Dedham and Attleboro'.
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Benjamin, b. Jan. 6, 1720; resided in Rutland.
This branch of the Stearns family appears to have become extinct in Lexington ; though other branches from time to time crop out in the town.
PHINEHAS STEARNS of Waltham. b. Feb. 28, 1738, son of Dea. Isaac, m. July 9, 1761, Mary Wellington, who d Feb. 13, 1790. He moved to Lexington as early as 1768. A part of their children were b. in Lex., and several of them in into Lex. families. 1le was in the Revolution. He was selectman 1781 and 1782.
1- 2 Sarah, b. Dec. 24, 1761 ; m. Isaac Hastings of Lexington. 3 Mary, b. March 6, 1764; m. William Stearns, and d. 1814. 4 Peleg, b. April 25, 1766 ; m. May 22, 1794, Susan Phinney. John, bap. April 24, 1768; m. May 22, 1794, Chloe Phinney.
5 The foregoing two brothers were m. at the same time, and their wives were sisters, dau. of Benjamin Phinney of Lexington.
6 Phinehas, bap. June 1, 1770; d. young.
7 Susanna, b. Aug. 8, 1774; m. 1800, James Wyeth of Camb.
8 Isaac, b. Nov. 3, 1776; d. young.
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10 9 Rebecca, b. Aug. 24, 1778; m. April 11, 1805, David Wellington. Dorcas, b. May 8, 1780; m. Dec. 11, 1808, Luke Child.
SAMUEL STEARNS b. Oct. 23, 1761, son of Samuel of Walt., m. 1799, Elizabeth Brown, dau. of Capt. Francis Brown of Lex., re- sided for a short time in Lex., where he d. June 13, 1805. They had Samuel, b. in Walt. Aug. 20, 1800; and Charles and Edwin, twins, b. in Lex. May 22, 1804. Charles d. in Boston, 1830, unm. and Edwin went to Middletown, Conn., where he became prominent, having been bank commissioner, aide to the Governor, representative and senator, and State treasurer.
1 CHARLES STEARNS of Wat. was admitted freeman, May 6, 1646. He was " kinsman " of Isaac Stearns, mentioned in his Will, 1671. In 1680, he was elected constable in Wat., but declined serving. It is supposed that soon after this he moved to Lynn End (now Lynn- field) with his son, Shubael. His first wife, Hannah, d. in Wat. 1651, and he m. second, June 22, 1654, Rebecca Gibson, dan. of John Gibson of Cambridge.
1- 2 Samuel, b. in Wat. June 2, 1650; settled in Watertown.
3 Shubael, b. in Camb. Sept. 20, 1655; settled in Lynnfield.
4 tJohn, b. in Camb. Jan. 24, 1657; r. in Lexington.
5 Isaac, b. ; settled in Salem, and d. previous to 1692.
6 Charles, b. ; slain in the King's service prior to 1695.
7 Rebecca, b. -; m. Jan. 25, 1693, Thomas Traine.
8 Martha, b. ; m. - Hutchinson.
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JOHN STEARNS m. Judith Lawrence. She d. and he m. April 2, 1713, Mary Norcross. He resided in Lex., where he was taxed in the first tax bill, 1693. He d. Feb. 22, 1722. Living near the line of Wat., most of his children were bap. in that town.
4- 9 Rebecca, b. March 21, 1682. 10 Judith, bap. June 22, 1690. 11 Sarah, bap. June 22, 1690.
12 George, bap. June 22, 1690; d. June 26, 1760; r. in Waltham.
13 t Benjamin, bap. June 22, 1690; m. Hepzibah Shattuck.
14 John, bap. May 11, 1701 ; m. Deliverance Bigelow; r. in Worcester. Thomas, bap. May 11, 1701; he settled in Worcester, and kept a public house.
15 16 Daniel, bap. May 11, 1701.
17 Isaac, bap. May 11, 1701 ; m. Mehitabel Frost; r. in Boston.
Mary, bap. May 11, 1701. 19 Elizabeth, bap. May 11, 1701.
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Abigail, b. in Lex. May 12, 1700; m. April 2, 1724, Jonas Har- rington.
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Charles, b. in Lex. Oct. 22, 1702; he was ad. to the ch. Jan. 15, 1721, and dismissed April 13, 1729, to a church in Carolina.
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BENJAMIN STEARNS m. Sept. 6, 1721, Hepzibah Shattuck, wid. of Nathaniel. Her maiden name was Hastings.
13-22 Hepzibah, bap. Sept. 1, 1722; d. 1723.
23 Benjamin, b. 1723; d. 1724.
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Ilepzibah, b. March 7, 1725; m. 1744, Josiah Smith of Weston.
25 Lucy, b. Jan. 24, 1727 ; m. Feb. 28, 1748, James Smith of Weston.
26 t Benjamin, b. Dec. 27, 1728; m. in Newton, Hannah Seger.
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BENJAMIN STEARNS m. Sept. 11, 1754, Ilannah Seger of Newton. They were ad. to the ch. in Lex. June 22, 1766. On the 13th of
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July of that year, five of their children were baptized. He d. May 26, 1801, aged 73; she d. Nov. 25, 1805, aged 69. He was in the campaign to White Plains, in 1776.
+ Asahel, bap. July 13, 1766 ; m. Mary Smith.
Habakkuk, bap. July 13, 1766; m. April 18, 1785, Eunice Child, and settled in Line., where he d. Feb. 15, 1822, and his wid. d. Nov. 1822.
Nahum, bap. July 13, 1766.
Martha, bap. July 13, 1766 ; d. May 9, 1791.
Ishmael, bap. July 13, 1766; r. in Walt. and d. 1820.
Noah, bap. Sept. 21, 1766; m. June 5, 1806, Prudence Winship of Lexington.
Hannah, bap. Sept. 21, 1766; m. Feb. 17, 1785, John Parker. They were the parents of Rev. Theodore Parker.
Hiram, bap. Oct. 16, 1768.
Jeptha, m. in Weston, Nov. 1, 1798, Sally Fiske.
Ammi, b. -; m. in Boston, Jan. 31, 1804, Polly Stearns. Elisha, bap. April 27, 1777.
ASAHEL STEARNS m. Mary Smith. They made their peace with the ch. in Lex. Sept. 25, 1785, and two of their children were bap. Oct. 2, 1785. He was a member of Capt. Parker's co. 1775, was one of the eight months' men in 1775, and was in the continental line.
Nathan, bap. Oet. 2, 1785 ; m. May 21, 1807, Susanna Adams. He d. 1845.
27-38 39 Moses, bap. Aug. 13, 1786; m. - Harthan ; resided in Lex.
Amos, bap. July 6. 1788 ; m. Nancy Blodgett; r. in Lowell.
40 41 +Joel, bap. June 20, 1790; m. Betsey Parker.
42 Matthew, bap. June 17. 1792; m. Nabby Brooks.
43 Rhoda, bap. July 27, 1794 ; m. Charles Gove.
44 Leonard, bap. Aug. 28, 1796 ; m. Hannah Wilson ; r. in Belmont.
Marshall, bap. Aug. 26, 1798; m. Elvira Flagg.
45 46 Luther, bap. Sept 12, 1800; m. Oet. 5, 1830, Lydia Varnum. They had four children, who d. young.
Otis, bap. Nov. 14, 1802; m. Lydia -.
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JOEL STEARNS m. Betsey Parker.
41-48 John, b. about 1816; r. in Charlestown.
49 + George, b. Nov. 3, 1818 ; m. Lavinia Hadley.
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David, b. -; m. Adeline Withington ; r. in Charlestown.
51 Almira, b. about 1822; m. George Webber of Waltham.
Ambrose M., b. 1824; m. Cynthia Viles of Walt. ; r. in Charlest. Abner, b. -; m. Charlotte Bigelow of Line. ; r. in Charlest.
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