I want to ask everyone to use these lists (BEERS, GODFREY, KERN, MONROE, RICHMOND, SPICER, STEARNS & TINGLEY) for surname related messages only. This message (partially quoted) has been floating around for quite awhile. There actually is some validity to the concern, BUT it is not something that I would like us to get into a discussion about. Please do not use any of these surname lists to forward messages about any kind of political concerns (this message) virus warning (almost always fake) or anything not somehow related to the surname of the list. If these lists get out of hand with unrelated messages I'll ask RootsWeb to drop the list from their server. Thanks for your consideration, good hunting for your ancestors. Chet Swanson List Manager BEERS, GODFREY, KERN, MONROE, RICHMOND, SPICER, STEARNS & TINGLEY Surname Lists > >>The paragraphs below were copied from another mail list. I am passing >it on because it appears to be authentic and needs to be brought out into >>public discussion before it is put into law.... >>******************************************************************* >>I am writing you this to inform you of a very important matter >>currently under review by the FCC... Chet & Delores Swanson Everett, WA mailto:swanson@premier1.net Check for Family History/Genealogy at: http://www.premier1.net/~swanson/index.htm "If you think that there is good in everybody, then you haven't met everybody" Copyright 1998, Chester Swanson, all rights reserved

Regarding Re: ADDITIONAL TELEPHONE CHARGES posted to STEARNS list this morning. Information copied and pasted as found in Arkansas list >X-Sender: mgoad@mail.cswnet.com >X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) >Date: Fri, 2 Jan 1998 18:08:35 -0600 >Reply-To: mgoad@CSWNET.COM >Sender: "Genealogy for Arkansas." <ARKANSAS-ROOTS-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU> >From: Michael Goad <mgoad@CSWNET.COM> >Subject: Re: [ARK] E-Mail Charge Rumor Facts >Comments: To: GLADHAP <GLADHAP@AOL.COM> >To: ARKANSAS-ROOTS-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU > >Hi all, > >For those not interested, I apologize. However, in an effort to stop a >what is basically a rumor from further detracting from genealogy research, >I am forwarding the information in this message to every list or individual >that I receive the rumor from. > >I skimmed through the regulation, but not being a lawyer, yet alone a >communications lawyer, much of what is in it is not immediately obvious and >apparent. However, I also received a message from another inividual trying >to squelch this thing and he had information that was more understandable, >and agrees pretty much with what I thought the regulation said. I've >provided his message below, which he sent to the Listowners-L mailing list >on RootsWeb. > > > >Mike > >------------------------------------ > >Resent-Date: Thu, 1 Jan 1998 21:57:40 -0800 (PST) >Date: Thu, 01 Jan 1998 23:02:27 -0800 >From: "W. David Samuelsen" <dsam@wasatch.com> >Reply-To: dsam@wasatch.com >To: listowners@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: Old and altered message AND Correct new info about ISP charges >Resent-Message-ID: <"eLjNt.A.31F.7DIr0"@fp-1.rootsweb.com> >Resent-From: listowners@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <listowners@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/4092 >X-Loop: listowners@rootsweb.com >Resent-Sender: listowners-request@rootsweb.com > >I searched high and low for information and I turned to my ISP server >owners this evening (yes they work like crazy on holidays) and got the >very clear answer and it is same information I have seen at FCC. > >What my server owner said summarized and very clear what is at issue.... > >here is his reply.... > >"All business telephone customers are going to have to start paying >additional fees for the Universal Service Fund and for local access >charges. In Utah, residential customers with more than two lines will >also have to pay these charges. Neither of these is specific to ISP's >and neither is charged per minute. It ends up being around $3 per month per >line. " > >"The local access charges are increasing because the access charges >long-distance companies pay to local telcos are being decreased, >resulting in a multi-million dollar revenue reduction. In effect, costs >are being shifted from a charge hidden in your long distance bill to a >direct charge that you can see." > >"The Universal Service Fund fees are going up to pay for connecting all >schools and libraries to the Internet." > >"I don't know of any per-minute charges being contemplated for POTS.. US >West seems to be backing away from that idea, given that they own an >ISP. Most other RBOCS are also backing away from per-minute charges as >they realize the public dislike for that." > >"There is some hope, BTW. I went to a meeting a few weeks ago with US >West and some other ISP's. We wanted to meet with US West to discuss some of >these regulatory issues and to offer some suggestions for dealing with >the "call blocking" problem that is cropping up downtown. US West appears >to be changing their position on number of issues in ways that are more >favorable to ISP's. Maybe it has dawned on them that ISP's are good >customers that order a lot of services. If they're nice to us they >could make a lot of money from us." >------ >This is what the most expensive phone company, Ameritech is asking for! > >Feel free to copy this message to your lists so you have opporunity to >to get your lists back to the original intent of your lists - GENEALOGY! > >I nearly lost my temper after 4th of my lists got hit by same old and >altered message. > >W. David SamuelsenAt 01:46 AM 1/2/98 EST, GLADHAP wrote: >>Do you want to pay per minute for e-mail? If not please contact the FCC at >>isp@fcc.gov. before Feb 13. >> >> ----------------------------------------------- >>To contact the list owner, use stephenL@indiana.edu >> >> Remember, to leave ARKANSAS-ROOTS-L, send >> SIGNOFF ARKANSAS-ROOTS-L >> to >> LISTSERV@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU >> >> DON'T send it to ARKANSAS-ROOTS-L-request ... that won't work! >> >> > > ----------------------------------------------- >To contact the list owner, use stephenL@indiana.edu > > Remember, to leave ARKANSAS-ROOTS-L, send > SIGNOFF ARKANSAS-ROOTS-L > to > LISTSERV@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU > > DON'T send it to ARKANSAS-ROOTS-L-request ... that won't work! > >

>The paragraphs below were copied from another mail list. I am passing it >on because it appears to be authentic and needs to be brought out into >public discussion before it is put into law. Note the email address where >you can register your concern. Spread the word - note deadline is 2/13/98. >******************************************************************* >I am writing you this to inform you of a very important matter >currently under review by the FCC. Your local telephone company has >filed a proposal with the FCC to impose per minute charges for your >internet service. They contend that your usage has or will hinder the >operation of the telephone network. > >It is my belief that internet usage will diminish if users were >required to pay additional per minute charges. The FCC has created an >email box for your comments, responses must be received by February >13, 1998. Send your comments and tell them what you think. > mail to:isp@fcc.gov > >Every phone company is in on this one, and they are trying to sneak it >in just under the wire for litigation. Let everyone you know hear >this one. Get the e-mail address to everyone you can think of. >*******************************************************************

Jeanne, I contacted the Stearns County Historical Society a long time ago, in relation to my tree. This is the info I received: "History of Stearns County, MN" Vol II (1915) CHARLES T. STEARNS. This early pioneer, for whom Stearns county was named, was born at Pittsfield, Mass, January 9, 1907. In 1835 he moved to what was then the territory of Michigan and later to the territory of Wisconsin, locating in that part wheich is now included in the state of Iowa. In 1847 he came to Minnesota to assist in the construction of Fort Ripley, and the following year made his home at St. Anthony Falls, where he established a machine shop and planing mill. He was a member of the territorial legislature, being the only Whig in the council, all the others being Democrats. In 1856 he came to St. Cloud, where he lived until February, 1864, when he removed to New Orleans, where George F. Brott, his son-in-law, was living and where he engaged in business until 1867, when he went to Mobile. For two years he was in the hardware business, afterwards for ten years being register of the Mobile land office, until this was consolidated with the land office at Montgomery, when Mr. Stearns retired from business life, and in 1880 went to New Orleans to make his home with his son Henry, who was engaged in business in that city. His death occurred May 22, 1898, when he was in the 92d year of his age. Hope this helps someone. Lynn ---------- > From: Jeanne Hayes <j-hayes@mindspring.com> > To: STEARNS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: STEARNS, Minnesota > Date: Saturday, January 03, 1998 6:13 PM > > While surfing the web last night, I discovered a place called Stearns, > Minnesota. I'm wondering if it has anything to do with any of the Stearns > line. Any ideas?? > > Jeanne > > email: j-hayes@mindspring.com

While surfing the web last night, I discovered a place called Stearns, Minnesota. I'm wondering if it has anything to do with any of the Stearns line. Any ideas?? Jeanne email: j-hayes@mindspring.com

Hi! Everyone: I sending this in for my brother-n-law if anyone can tell us anything about these people we would sure appreciate it greatly. CHARLES STERNES FROM ENGLAND 1646 TO MASS FREEMAN DAVID STERNES b. 1729 DAVID STERNES JR. b. 1757 CALVIN STERNES b. 1800 SIMEON STERNES b. 1824 JOHN EVERETT STERNES b. 1864 SAMMIE HARRIS STERNES b. 1905 SAMMY NEIL STERNS b. 1937 PHILLIP NEIL STERNES b. 1953 BRODERICK NEIL STERNES b. 1974 PHILLIP is my brother-n-law we live in Oklahoma, so does his parents, and did his grandparents. We was just wondering if anyone was reserching this line, and new what kind of trade they do etc. Thanks you all for your time. Jackie Cleveland Allen OKLAHOMA

Dear Stearns researchers, Recently I received the following data: ------------------------------------cut here------------------------------------------------ I have one set of Phoebe Stearns and Hannah Stearns who are closely related. The children of Isaac Stearns who was born in Newport, Rhode Island, and married to a woman named Phebe: 1.John STEARNS 1765[?] Heathtown,Hampshire,Massachusetts 2.Isaac L. STEARNS [Jr.] 1780 3.Hannah STEARNS 1790 Heathtown,Hampshire,Massachusetts 4.Joseph STEARNS 1791 Ontario County,New York 5.Phebe STEARNS 1796 -------------------------------------cut here----------------------------------------------- The two women mentioned above, Hannah and Phebe, match two women I am trying to identify. They are Hannah (Stearns) Francis, wife of Levi Francis, reported to have been born in Newport RI, and buried in Sherburne, Chenango Co., NY., and Phebe (Stearns) Armstrong, wife of Joshua Armstrong reported to have been born in Massachusetts, and buried in Waldo, Marion Co., OH. (The year of birth given in the extracted posting shown above, exactly matches the years of birth I have established for Hannah Francis and Phebe Armstrong. Can anyone confirm the relationships given above and/or help me to sort out these women? Sincerely, Bob Armstrong Houston, TX

And this is the Ancestry Com information about the Train and Wright families, which includes the names Stearns. Jeanne >Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England., p.321<BR> >Train, John, Watertown, came in the Susan and Ellen 1635, aged 25, from London, perhaps as serv. of Percival Greene, with Abigail Dix, aged 18, also call. serv. by w. Margaret, wh. prob. was their fellow passeng. had Eliz. b. 30 Sept. 1640; Mary, 10 Oct. 1642; Sarah, 31 Jan. 1647; Abigail, 31 Jan. 1649; John, 25 May or Sept. 1651; Thomas, 1653; Rebecca; and Hannah, 7 or 8 Sept. 1657; his w. d. 18 Dec. 1660. He m. 12 Oct. 1675, Abigail Bent, sw. fidelity 1652, and d. 29 Jan. 1681; Eliz. m. 10 Mar. 1658, John Stratton; Sarah m. 12 Oct. 1679, as Bond has it, tho. certain. sev. yrs. I guess ten, too late, Jacob Cole; Abigail m. 16 Apr. 1668, Martin Townsend; Rebeeca, m. 12 Jan. 1677, Michael Barstow; and Hannah m. 16 Jan. 1678, Richard Child. JOHN, Watertown, s. of the preced. m. 24 Mar. 1675, Mary, d. of Joshua Stubbs, had John, b. Dec. foll. d. very soon; Abigail, 5 June 1677; Eliz. 6 Jan. 1680; John, again, 31 Oct. 1682; Margaret, 18 Aug. 1685; Thomas, 20 May 1688; and perhaps Rebecca. He d. 1718. THOMAS, Watertown, br. of the preced. m. 25 Jan. 1693, Rebecca, d. of Charles Stearns , had Benoni, b. and d. that yr.; Rebecca, Apr. 1696, d. next mo.; Deborah, 16 Dec. 1698, d. at 20 yrs.; Rebecca, again, 1 Dec. 1701; and he d. 23 Jan. 1739. His wid. d. 23 Sept. 1746. > >Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England., p.542 >Wight, Daniel, Dedham, s. of Henry of the same, m. 17 Feb. 1686, Hannah Dewing, d. of Andrew, had David, b. 19 Dec. foll.; Daniel, 25 Jan. 1690; and John, 22 Apr. 1699; was freem. 1690, and d. 1 May 1719. His wid. d. 10 May 1725. EPHRAIM, Medfield, youngest s. of Thomas of the same, freem. 1672, m. 2 Mar. 1668, Lydia Morse, had Lydia, b. 14 Mar. 1669; Esther, 13 Jan. 1670; Ephraim, 25 Jan. 1672; Miriam, 22 Aug. 1675; Nathaniel, 12 Sept. 1678; Daniel, 19 Nov. 1680; Bethia, 8 Mar. 1683; Deborah, 1 Dec. 1685; and Ruth, 20 July 1688; and he d. 26 Feb. 1722. His wid. d. 14 July foll. Of this branch descend. are very num. HENRY, Dedham, s. of Thomas, prob. eldest, b. in Eng. freem. 1647, made constable [p.543] by the Gen. Ct. 1658, and was ten yrs. selectman, m. Jane, d. of the first John Goodenow of Sudbury, had John, b. 13 Dec. 1652, d. bef. his f.; Joseph, 11 May 1654; Daniel, 24 Nov. 1656; Benjamin, 18 June 1659; and Jonathan, 2 July 1662; and d. 27 Feb. 1681. His wid. d. 16 May 1684. ISRAEL, Boston 1664. JOHN, Medfield, s. of Thomas of the same, brot. from Eng. by his f. d. 28 Sept. 1653, having been adm. freem. in May bef. and by w. Ann had only ch. Abigail, b. 1 Jan. foll. His wid. m. 11 Apr. 1655, Isaac Bullard. JONATHAN, Wrentham, youngest s. of Henry, m. 19 Apr. 1687, Eliz. Hawes, had Jane, b. 6 Sept. 1688; Eliz. 28 June 1692; Mehitable, 6 Sept. 1694; Marah, 13 Oct. 1696; Jonathan, 6 Jan. 1700; and Sarah, 19 July 1703; and d. 20 Mar. 1718. JOSEPH, Dedham, s. of Henry of the same, freem. 1678, was 33 yrs. deac. and many yrs. town clk. m. 15 Jan. 1680, Deborah Colburn, had Joseph, b. 10 Dec. 1681; Deborah, 25 Aug. 1684; and his w. d. five days after. He m. 22 Apr. foll. Mary Stearns, had Nathaniel, 13 Sept. 1688; Ebenezer, 22 Jan. 1696; and Jabez, 12 July 1701, H. C. 1721; and d. 23 June 1729; and his wid. d. 25 Dec. 1733, aged 73. Descend. are among us, to enjoy est. of his f. in the eighth generat. SAMUEL, Medfield, s. of Thomas of the same, m. 25 Mar. 1663, Hannah, d. of Benjamin Albee, had Hannah, b. 25 Mar. 1664, d. soon; Samuel, 11 Nov. 1665; Hannah, again, 4 Feb. 1667; John, 22 May 1670; Nathaniel, 11 Oct. 1672; Benjamin, 30 Jan. 1675; Ahiel, 3 Nov. 1676; Joseph, 7 Sept. 1679; and Jonathan, 11 Sept. 1682; was freem. 1672. He suffer. great loss in Philip's war, as did his br. Thomas, and they appl. to the Gen. Ct. in 1678 for relief; d. 21 Dec. 1716, and his wid. d. 24 Apr. 1723. THOMAS, Dedham 1637, came from Isle of Wight, by reasonab. tradit. with w. Alice, s. Henry, John, and Thomas, here had Samuel, b. 5 Feb. bapt. 6 Sept. 1640; Mary; and Ephraim, 27 Jan. bapt. 8 Feb. 1646. His w. d. 15 July 1665; and he m. 7 Dec. next, Lydia, wid. of James Penniman, sis. of the apostle Eliot. He was of the Medfield incorpo. 1652, and selectman almost every yr. to his d. 17 Mar. 1674. His inv. of seven days aft. shows good propty. and the will of his wid. was pro. 27 July 1676. Mary m. 21 May 1659, Thomas Ellis. THOMAS, Exeter, in the first sett. means the same person call. Wright. THOMAS, Medfield, s. of Thomas of Dedham, b. in Eng. by w. Mehitable had Mehitable, b. 12 June 1663; Thomas, 27 Oct. 1665; Miriam, 20 Feb. 1668; Eleazer, 1 June 1671; and Joshua, 25 July 1679; and d. 1690. Seven of this name, in 1843, had been gr. at Harv. and eight at other N. E. coll. all. believ. to be descend. of Thomas. Of his fam. an exempla. Memoir was publish. by Danforth P. Wight, H. C. 1815, a descend. of the fifth generat.

This also came from Ancestry Com and mentions Stearns in relationship to the Story family. Jeanne >Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England., p.211<BR> >Story, Andrew, Ipswich 1639, may be the youth sentenc. to be whip. Sept. Court, 1635, for run. from his master, and aft. had serv. in the expedit. against the Pequots two yrs. later. AUGUSTUS, or AUGUSTINE, Exeter 1639, had the yr. bef. been of Boston, and join. with John Wheelwright of Exeter (wh. was banish. 1637, from Mass.), in purchase, 3 Apr. 1638, from the sagamore of Piscataqua, of a large tract, thirty miles square, of wh. authentic copy may be seen in N. H. Hist. Coll. I. He is call. of Boston, as well as Samuel Hutchinson, ano. grantee, br.-in-law of Wheelwright, therein nam. of Piscataqua. But how this person spell. his name is very uncert. varying from Star, thro. Storr, to Storre and Story; yet with no fortuitous combina. of letters can I found prob. ground for placing him at Boston for any long resid. He was not a [p.212] mem. of the ch. he was not a landholder, nor indecd is any thing more certain. kn. of him aft. the gr. authentic purchase. If he were m. and cont. in our country, he may have been ancest. of that Charles, wh. bec. Secr. of the Prov. of N. H. 1696, and was acting in the same place 1714, beside being judge of the admiralty, and indeed may have been counsel in the gr. cause, 1707, to support the forged deed of the whole province of N. H. to Wheelwright, Story, and others, print. as Appendix in the first vol. of Belkn. orig. Ed. with date of 17 May 1629, seven yrs. bef. Wheelwright was on this side of the ocean. Wrestling Brewster (the mythical) m. his d. Emila, says Ashbel Stecle in his fictitious portion of that interesting work. See Brewster. GEORGE, Boston 1642, a young merch. wh. by tak. up the cause (trover for a pig) brot. against Capt. Kcayne by the w. of one Richard Sherman, with wh. he liv. perhaps in a suspicious way, during the abs. of her h. brot. on the gr. quarrel betw. rep. and Assist. that shook the colony that yr. and the next to its foundat. but no more is kn. of him, unless he were, in 1643, of Maine. ISAAC, Watertown 1635, only come in by mistake of surname for Stearns in Geneal. Reg. VII. 159. ROWLAND, Boston, shipwright, bot. est. 1673, by w. Bethia had Bethia, b. 15 July 1677; Abigail, 3 Apr. 1679; and by sec. w. Ann d. of the first Joseph Belcher, had Rowland, 3 Sept. 1683; Joseph, 31 Mar. 1685; Ann, 28 Oct. 1686; John, 20 Mar. 1689; Ann, 14 Mar. 1691; Abigail, again, 11 Mar. 1693; Samuel, 20 Aug. 1694; Rebecca, 2 May 1696, d. soon; William, 30 Mar. 1698; Rebecca, again, 1 Feb. 1700, d. soon; Rebecca, again, 28 Aug. 1701; Jeremiah, 2 July 1702; Zechariah, 27 June 1706; and Benjamin, 15 Nov. 1707; yet in the rec. of one of these (I think it is John), the name of the f. is giv. Richard, wh. whoso will may believe. He d. prob. July 1709, for his inv. dat. 9 of that mo. was by the admor. wid. Ann, produc. 14 Sept. foll. SAMUEL, Ipswich, by w. Eliz. had Ann, b. 31 Mar. 1691; Ephraim, 22 Oct. 1692; John, 19 June 1694; Solomon, 13 Mar. 1696; and Stephen, 7 Oct. 1697. SETH, d. 1669, leav. w. Sarah, and ch. Seth, aged 21, William, 19; and Abigail, 15; may be gather. from Mr. Coffin in Geneal. Reg. VIII. 53; but of what town we are left to ask, and my informat. yields no ans. SETH, Ipswich, s. of William of the same, had. w. Eliz. and ch. Zechariah, b. 14 Mar. 1685; Martha, 28 Sept. 1691; Seth, 4 Apr. 1694; and Damaris, 24 Jan. 1697; and he d. 9 Oct. 1732. WILLIAM, Ipswich, came 1637, from Norwich, Co. Norf'k. as serv. of Samuel Dix, emb. 8 Apr. and call. then 23 yrs. old, as seen in 4 Mass. Hist. Coll. I. 97. He was a carpenter of I. 1648, and beside d. Hannah, b. 19 Aug. 1662, and others perhaps, had Seth and William, to wh. in 1693 he gave his prop. WILLIAM, Dover 1656, was there tax. 1657, had four ch. [p.213] by a former w. and m. a. 1658, Sarah, d. of Edward, and sis. of Nathaniel Starbuck, and d. not long aft. for his wid. m. a. 1659 or 60, Joseph Austin, wh. was appoint. admor. 27 June 1661, d. early in 1663, and her third h. was Humphrey Varney. WILLIAM, Ipswich, s. prob. of first William, freem. 1671, m. 25 Oct. of that yr. Susanna Fuller, had Eliz. b. 14 Oct. 1672. Six of this name had in 1845 been gr. at Harv. But of the disting. jurisconsult, late of the Supreme Ct. of the U. S. Joseph Story, hardly more celebr. for his uprightness and learn. as a judge, than for his amenity as a man of letters, I have not been able to find progenit. bef. Elisha in the third generat. preced. wh. prob. came from Eng. in the last yr. of King William III.

I found the following information at Ancestry Com. Thought I'd share it with y'all. Happy holidays, Jeanne >Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England., p.173 Stearns, Charles, Watertown, freem. 1646, bot. 1648, est. of Edward Lamb, by w. Hannah had Samuel, b. 2 June 1650. His w. d. July 1651, and he m. 22 June 1654, Rebecca, d. of John Gibson of Cambridge, had Shubael, 20 Sept. 1655; John, 24 Jan. 1657; both at C. but at W. Isaac, Charles, Rebecca, and Martha; soon aft. 1681 was of Lynn, there d. bef. 1695. His s. Charles d. in the army bef. his f. Rebecca m. 25 Jan. 1693, Thomas Stearns and Martha m. a Hutchinson. ISAAC, Watertown 1630, came prob. with Sir Richard Saltonstall in the fleet, was adm. freem. 18 May of next yr. tho. he may have been drawn thither as much by regard for Winthrop, since he was not a dist. neighb. of the Gov. in their native ld. He was of Neyland, Co. Suffk. where his two eldest ch. were bapt.; Mary, 6 Jan. 1627; and Ann, 5 Oct. 1628. Here by w. Mary (tho. Dr. Cogswell in Geneal. Reg. I. 43, calls Sarah mo. of John) had John, b. perhaps the first yr.; Isaac, 6 Jan. 1633; Sarah, 22 Sept. 1635; tho. this by Pulsifer in Geneal. Reg. VII. 159 is giv. careless. as ch. of I. and M. Storie; Samuel, 24 Apr. 1638; Eliz. and Abigail. He d. 19 June 1671, and his will of 14 of that mo. provides for w. Mary, for ch. of his s. John; for the ch. of his d. Mary, dec. besides special remem. of Isaac and Mary; for the ch. of ds. Sarah, Eliz. and Abigail sever. ment. his kinsman Charles S. and makes his own s. Isaac, and Samuel excors. His wid. d. 2 Apr. 1677. Prob. he is the ancest. of near. all of his nam. sev. thousand in number, in Mass. but sure Farmer should have qualif. his universality. He was on the first jury that tr. civ. cause in N. E. when large dams. were giv. against Endicott for assault on Thomas Dexter in May 1631. His d. Mary m. 9 July 1646, Isaac Learned, and d. bef. her f. Ann m. 25 Dec. 1650, Henry Freeman; Sarah m. 7 June 1655, deac. Samuel Stone; Eliz. m. 13 Apr. 1664, Samuel Manning; and Abigail m. 27 Apr. 1666, deac. John Morse. ISAAC, Cambridge, s. of the preced. liv. in that part,[p.174] call. the Farms, now Lexington, m. 24 June 1660, Sarah, d. of Capt. Richard Beers, had Sarah, b. 14 Jan. 1662; Mary, 8 Oct. 1663; Isaac, 26 Aug. 1665; Samuel, 11 Jan. 1668; Abigail; and John, 1675; and d. 2 Aug. 1676. His wid. m. 23 July 1677, Thomas Wheeler; of ds. Sarah m. 27 Dec. 1678, John Wheeler; Mary m. 1 Jan. 1694, John Cutler; and Abigail m. 29 Nov. 1692, Samuel Hartwell. ISAAC, Salem, s. of Charles, by w. Hannah had Rebecca, b. 15 Jan. 1685; Isaac, 28 July 1687; and John, 20 Dec. 1690; and d. soon aft. His wid. m. Dec. 1694, John Chapman. JOHN, Billerica, s. of the first Isaac, one of the first sett. of B. m. Sarah, only d. of Isaac Mixer, had John, b. May 1654, first b. of the town rec. and Isaac, wh. d. young. His w. d. 18 June 1656, and he m. Dec. foll. at Barnstable, Mary, d. of Thomas Lothrop, had Isaac, again, 17 Apr. 1658, wh. d. young; Samuel, 3 Sept. 1659; Isaac, again, 23 Dec. 1661; Nathaniel, 30 Nov. 1663, d. young; and Thomas, 6 Dec. 1665. He d. 5 Mar. 1669, and his wid. m. 6 May foll. Capt. William French, and in 1684 bec. third w. of Isaac Mixer, and long outliv. him. JOHN, Malden, a capt. m. Joanna, wid. of Jacob Parker, and she d. 4 Dec. 1737, aged 78. JOHN, Watertown, s. of Charles, m. a. 1681, Judith d. of George Lawrence, of the same, had Rebecca, b. 21 Mar. 1683; Judith; Sarah; George; and Benjamin, wh. were all bapt. 22 June 1690; John; Thomas; Daniel; Isaac; Mary; Eliz.; and Abigail; this last b. 12 May 1700; all bapt. 11 May 1701; and Charles, 20 Oct. 1702, bapt. 28 Feb. foll. He was freem. 1690, unless it be that this adm. is of the foll. John, as seems more prob. This Watertown man m. sec. w. 2 Apr. 1713, Mary, d. of Richard Norcross, and d. 22 Feb. 1722. JOHN, Billerica, s. of John the first wh. d. 26 Oct. 1728, aged 74, was, I think, the freem. of 1690, and the found. of a very num. line much diffus. *NATHANIEL, Dedham 1647, freem. 2 May 1649, had Samuel, bapt. 25 Nov. 1666; Nathaniel, 6 Dec. 1668; and James, 28 May 1671. Yet I doubt, from the lateness of these dates, that not the freem. of 1649, but ano. Nathaniel of D. perhaps his s. was f.; was a lieut. rep. 1684, 9, 90, and 1. SAMUEL, Watertown, s. of Isaac the first, m. 1 Feb. 1663, Hannah, eldest d. of William Manning, had Samuel, b. 4 May 1664, wh. d. at 7 yrs.; Hannah, 8 Dec. 1666; Nathaniel, 13 Dec. 1668; Sarah, 23 Apr. 1671; Samuel, again, 29 Mar. 1673; Isaac, 31 Dec. 1674; John, 24 June 1677; Mary, 5 Apr. 1679; Abigail, 16 Apr. 1680; and Joseph, 11 Dec. 1682, d. in few mos. He d. 1683, and his wid. d. 16 Feb. 1724, aged near 82 yrs. SAMUEL, Watertown, s. of Charles, by w. Mehitable had Joseph, bapt. 7 Aug. 1698, more than four yrs. after d. of his f. and Samuel, b. 27 Feb. 1686, bapt. 21 Aug. 1698. He d. bef. 6 June 1694, the date of his inv. SHUBAEL, Lynn, eldest s. of Charles, [p.175] serv. in Philip's war, had Shubael, b. 19 Aug. 1683; Samuel; Hannah; John, 1691; Mary; and perhaps one or two others. In 1834 Farmer notes, that of this name eighteen had been gr. at Harv. two at Yale, and three at other N. E. coll.

Several folks have recently changed their email addresses, either by changing to a new Internet Service Provider (AOL, etc.) or by changes within the same provider. I'd like to remind you of the easiest way to do this without having to ask for it to be done manually. First, unsubscribe from your list on your old email address. Then subscribe as a new subscriber from your new email address. Of course this works best if there is an overlap in service. If something happens where there is no overlap in service, then you can still do this but you may loose some mail. Of course none of these lists (BEERS, GODFREY, KERN, MONROE, RICHMOND, SPICER, STEARNS or TINGLEY) is so active that you would loose more than a message or two, but it can happen. In this case, feel free to contact me and I'll take care of it manually. Hope everyone had a great holiday season. Take care and good ancestor hunting. Chet Swanson Chet & Delores Swanson Everett, WA mailto:swanson@premier1.net Check for Family History/Genealogy at: http://www.premier1.net/~swanson/index.htm "By the time you can make ends meet, they move the ends." anonymous copyright 1997, Chester Swanson, all rights reserved

Dear all, I am looking for an Isaac Stearns (or Starns) who lived for a time in Chenango County, NY., around 1810/1820 and who had at least 2 daughters, Hannah and Phoebe. Sincerely, Bob Armstrong Houston, TX

The descendants of Shubael STEARNS, Sr. (20 Sep 1655 - 1734) & Mary UPTON (1665 - ?) were, I guess you could say, a close knit family :-) Their descendants included: (1) Shubael Stearns m. Mary Upton (2) Shubael Stearns m. Rebecca Lariby (3) Peter Stearns (or Starnes) (3) Elizabeth Stearns (3) Sarah Stearns (2)Hannah Stearns m. James Stimson (3) Eneas Stimson (3) Hannah Stimson According to the info I have Eneas Stimson married two sisters, his first cousins, Elizabeth & Sarah Stearns. I also have Peter Stearns married to a Hannah Stimson and although it would appear likely, I don't know if his wife was his first cousin and sister of Eneas. Can anyone confirm or deny whether Hannah Stimson, wife of Peter Stearns, is the same person as Hannah Stimson, daughter of James Stimson, sister of Eneas? While I'm at it, I have two dates of birth for Hannah Stimson, 22 Mar 1715 & 22 Mar 1716. Does anyone know for sure which date is correct? TIA. Season's Greetings!! Regards, Dave Brown 335 Renforth Drive Res: 416-622-1726 daveb@worldy.com Etobicoke, Ontario Fax: 416-622-3312 Canada M9C 2L6

Dave, I concluded (for lack of any evidence to the contrary) that the two Stimsons you mentioned did marry their first cousins; I'm a descendant of Peter Stearns and Hannah Stimson. I have Hannah's birthdate as 22 March 1716; however, it's probably more appropriate to say that the date was 22 Mar 1715/16. I believe that 22 March was just about the date at which the new year was reckoned under the old system (it not it's a day close by). I only show Eneas/Enos married to Elizabeth Stearns, and no spouse for Sarah Stearns Now, the Mary Upton thing: Since Shubael Jr. and Rebecca Lariby were married (28 Dec 1704 Kittery ME) before his father's intentions to marry Mary Upton were posted (14 April 1705 Reading MA), it is highly unlikely that Mary Upton could have been his legitimate mother! I show the same information as Torrey does - Shubael Sr.'s first wife and mother of all his children unknown, 2nd wife Mary Upton. Jim ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: STEARNS marry STIMSON cousins Author: STEARNS-L@rootsweb.com at Internet Date: 12/25/97 4:13 PM The descendants of Shubael STEARNS, Sr. (20 Sep 1655 - 1734) & Mary UPTON (1665 - ?) were, I guess you could say, a close knit family :-) Their descendants included: (1) Shubael Stearns m. Mary Upton (2) Shubael Stearns m. Rebecca Lariby (3) Peter Stearns (or Starnes) (3) Elizabeth Stearns (3) Sarah Stearns (2)Hannah Stearns m. James Stimson (3) Eneas Stimson (3) Hannah Stimson According to the info I have Eneas Stimson married two sisters, his first cousins, Elizabeth & Sarah Stearns. I also have Peter Stearns married to a Hannah Stimson and although it would appear likely, I don't know if his wife was his first cousin and sister of Eneas. Can anyone confirm or deny whether Hannah Stimson, wife of Peter Stearns, is the same person as Hannah Stimson, daughter of James Stimson, sister of Eneas? While I'm at it, I have two dates of birth for Hannah Stimson, 22 Mar 1715 & 22 Mar 1716. Does anyone know for sure which date is correct? TIA. Season's Greetings!! Regards, Dave Brown 335 Renforth Drive Res: 416-622-1726 daveb@worldy.com Etobicoke, Ontario Fax: 416-622-3312 Canada M9C 2L6

The majority of the surname lists on the RootsWeb server are now archived. And, even better, the archives are searchable on the World Wide Web. The eight lists that I manage are currently available (I just checked) on the site. To search the archives for the Beers, Godfrey, Kern, Monroe, Richmond, Spicer, Stearns or Tingley lists go to the following web site: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl You will need to enter the name of the list that you want to search, and then follow the instructions from that point. Luckily the search engine isn't very fussy and you have a lot of leeway on how you enter the name of the list, for example if you want to search the Smith list you could enter, smith, Smith, SMITH, smiTh-L, and SMith-D and still succeed in getting into the archives. The majority of the lists on the RootsWeb server are now archived and searchable, however there are some who's owners opted out of the archives. If you find a RootsWeb list that you want to search, but which isn't on the archives you'll have to contact the manager of that list for any comments or questions. Good hunting and happy holidays. Chet -- Chet Swanson Eastmont Aviary; ABS (28S), WBS, & BS Everett, WA mailto:swanson@premier1.net http://www.premier1.net/~swanson/index.htm "Never stand between a dog and the hydrant." John Peers copyright 1997, Chester Swanson, all rights reserved

In Avis Stearns Van Wagenen's book "Genealogy and Memoirs of Charles and Nathaniel Stearns and Their Descendants" (1901), Mrs. Van Wagenen lumped all my STEARNS ancestors (down to my great-grandfather Harrison STEARNS) in the appendix because she was not able to research successfully their descent from Charles through the five generations (as I have done). On p. 446 of the Appendix, she lists my 2nd great-grandfather Benjamin STEARNS, b. 1794 in VT, but fails to tell he was the son of Revolutionary War soldier Benjamin STEARNS. I would like to share information with descendants of siblings of Benjamin, Jr., all of whom seemed to leave Thompson, Geauga, OH for greener meadows in Michigan and Wisconsin. Those siblings would include my grest- grandfather Harrison STEARNS who removed to Green Bay, WI; Roxanna STEARNS who mar. Pardee HOARD, Sarah STEARNS who mar. Amasa JONES and settled near Allegan, MI, Elvira STEARNS who is said to have mar. a Mr. McCOY and removed to Iowa; Jane STEARNS who mar. Otis WARNER; and Benjamin STEARNS, not Jr., but III, who was a Civil War soldier and settled near Allegan, MI. As I remember, there was also a Thomas STEARNS who removed to Pensacola, Florida before the Civil War. I believe Thomas was a son of Benjamin, Sr., and brother of Abel and Asa STEARNS who were living in Franklin County, VT in 1863. Is anyone researching any of these lines? Persis Reynolds Shook (granddaughter of Sarah Melissa STEARNS, Harrison's daughter) in Tacoma, Washington

Being a decedent of Charles Stearns I am interested in where T S Eliot fits in the Stearns' ancestry. Thank you, Lloyd Bertram Graham LBGrahamSr@aol.com

Hi, My name is Heather Smith (nee YATES) and I have also been researching the surmane Stearn/e, Stern. I Live In Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia, which is abt 1000kms from the city of Perth, WA, AUST. Our resourses for Genealogical resaerch is very limited and hence received this INTERNET (thing) as a gift to help me!!!??? It's taking me a little while to learn the best way to gain the best info, but slowly by trial and error I'm getting there! Stearns... William Strearn c 4 Dec 1796 Girton Cam, ENG d 24 Jan 1862 Sandhurst Victoria, AUST married Lydia WEBSTER 2 Nov 1862, Oakington, VIC, AUST His father was Stephen STAERN/e of which I have no further info. Stephen apprantly married Sussanh Wilkerson William and Lydia had 10 children of which I have all the info. If I can be of any assistance please let me know and I will help where I can! Can you be of any help to me????? My direct line is with their 8th daughter Emily Stearn who married a Amos William CARR on 10 Aug 1864. Looking forward to your reply. Regards Heather Smith.

Hi people -- while most of my Starnes's come from down around the NC/SC border, I have a connection to the Starnes branch in Buncombe Co, NC. There's a section up there called Starnes' Cove. I have very little except the notation that Massinda Atle Starnes (b:8/17/1810, d:3/27/1877) married Eli Glenn (b: 6/21/1812, d: 1/28/1900). Their daugher Mary Priscilla Glenn married my maternal ggf William Foster Johnston. Looking for anyone who's researched the mountain branch. I spent a little time in Asheville back in Oct but couldn't find anything. Bill Starnes

Someone told me that STALLINGS is a version of STARNES. Does anyone know? Thanks, Peggy Sue peggysue411@juno.com HomePage http://members.aol.com/PWilson411/indexs.html