Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Jonathan Stearns
1713 - 1759 (44 years)1. Jonathan Stearns was born on 26 Dec 1713 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts (son of George Stearns and Hannah Sanderson); died between 1758 and 1759 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: Abt 1755, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts
Jonathan married Beulah Chadwick on 27 Feb 1737. Beulah (daughter of Ebenezer Chadwick and Abigail Grant) was born on 14 Oct 1719 in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 31 Mar 1804 in Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Jonathan Stearns was born on 10 Jan 1759 in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts; was christened on 3 Jun 1759 in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 3 Jan 1804 in Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
2. George Stearns was born in 1688; was christened on 22 Jun 1690 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts (son of John Stearns and Judith Lawrence); died on 26 Jun 1760. George married Hannah Sanderson on 23 Oct 1712. Hannah (daughter of Deacon Jonathan Sanderson and Abia Bartlett) was born on 31 May 1689 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 21 May 1770. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Hannah Sanderson was born on 31 May 1689 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts (daughter of Deacon Jonathan Sanderson and Abia Bartlett); died on 21 May 1770. Children:
- 1. Jonathan Stearns was born on 26 Dec 1713 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died between 1758 and 1759 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Generation: 3
4. John Stearns was born on 24 Jan 1657 (son of Charles Stearns and Rebecca Gibson). John married Judith Lawrence in 1681. Judith (daughter of George Lawrence and Elizabeth Crispe) was born on 12 May 1660. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Judith Lawrence was born on 12 May 1660 (daughter of George Lawrence and Elizabeth Crispe). Children:
- 2. George Stearns was born in 1688; was christened on 22 Jun 1690 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 26 Jun 1760.
6. Deacon Jonathan Sanderson was born on 16 Feb 1646 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts (son of Edward Sanderson and Mary Eggleston); died on 3 Sep 1735 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried in Grove Hill Cemetery, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: of Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Notes:
His headstone at Grove Hill Cemetery reads:
Here lyes ye Remaines
of Deacon Jonathan
Sanderson. He was
Improved in Publik
In Church & State for
Many years. He lived Re-
ligiously & Died Cheerfully
Sept. 3, 1735, Aetatis suae 89
In hope of the Glourious Resurrection.Jonathan married Abia Bartlett on 24 Oct 1669. Abia (daughter of Thomas Bartlett and Hannah) was born on 28 May 1651 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died in Sep 1723 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried in Grove Hill Cemetery, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Abia Bartlett was born on 28 May 1651 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts (daughter of Thomas Bartlett and Hannah); died in Sep 1723 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried in Grove Hill Cemetery, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Children:
- 3. Hannah Sanderson was born on 31 May 1689 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 21 May 1770.
Generation: 4
8. Charles Stearns died before 9 Sep 1695. Charles married Rebecca Gibson on 22 Jun 1654 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Rebecca (daughter of John Gibson and Rebecca) was born about 1634. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Rebecca Gibson was born about 1634 (daughter of John Gibson and Rebecca). Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: Abt 1635
Notes:
"Rebecca and her husband Charles were accused in the defamation and slander of Winifred Holman of Cambridge on 28 March 1660. Rebecca had suffered from serious 'fits' and perhaps mental problems as well and had accused Winifred of being a witch. The jury in the two trials found Winifred Holman not guilty of witchcraft and dismissed the suit against Rebecca on the grounds that she had been 'deprived of her natural reason when she expressed those words charged on her.' Rebecca was ordered to apologize and pay a fine." [David D. Hall, Witch-Hunting in Seventeenth-Century New England]
Children:
- 4. John Stearns was born on 24 Jan 1657.
10. George Lawrence died on 21 Mar 1709. George married Elizabeth Crispe on 29 Sep 1657 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of Benjamin Crispe and Bridget) was born on 8 Jan 1637 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 28 May 1681. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Elizabeth Crispe was born on 8 Jan 1637 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts (daughter of Benjamin Crispe and Bridget); died on 28 May 1681. Children:
- 5. Judith Lawrence was born on 12 May 1660.
12. Edward Sanderson was born between 1614 and 1615. Notes:
Arrived in the mid-1630s; first at Watertown, then at Cambridge. Said variously to have died at Cambridge May 1680, or 1 Sep 1674.
Edward married Mary Eggleston on 16 Oct 1645 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Mary Eggleston Notes:
She was probably a relative of Bigod Eggleston.
Children:
- 6. Deacon Jonathan Sanderson was born on 16 Feb 1646 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 3 Sep 1735 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried in Grove Hill Cemetery, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
14. Thomas Bartlett was born between about 1605 and 1610; died on 26 Apr 1654 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Notes:
Emigrated in 1630; settled at Watertown.
Thomas married Hannah before 28 Feb 1637. Hannah died on 11 Jul 1676 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Hannah died on 11 Jul 1676 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Children:
- Mehitable Bartlett was born on 15 Jul 1640 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died before 1691.
- 7. Abia Bartlett was born on 28 May 1651 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died in Sep 1723 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried in Grove Hill Cemetery, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts.