HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Beatitudes of a Family Genealogist Blessed are the great grandmothers, who hoarded newspaper clippings and old letters, For they tell the story of their time. Blessed are all the grandfathers who filed every legal document For this provides proof. Blessed are grandmothers who preserved family Bibles and diaries, For this is our heritage. Blessed are fathers who elect officials that answer letters of inquiry, For — some — they are the only link to the past. Blessed are mothers who relate family traditions and legends to the family, For one of her children will surely remember. Blessed are the relatives who fill in family sheets with extra data, For them we owe the family history. Blessed is any family whose members strive for the preservation of records, For theirs is a labour of love. Blessed are the children who will never say, "Grandma, you have told that old story twice today." (borrowed) shared by Susan Bradford smcb0824@brightok.net Susan's Family History & SW Oklahoma links http://members.tripod.com/~smcb/index.html

Inadvertantly deleted last message could you please send again. Thank you. Howard E. Stearns HSTEA1803@aol.com

You found her. I'm Martha Stearns. But...I'll be darned if I can find out who my relatives were. Again...my Dad was Oliver Benton Stearns II, so my Grandfather was Oliver Benton Stearns I, who apparently hung himself in the Cheyenne, WY jail. He is buried in Cheyenne. He was married to Margaret Louise Stearns who is buried in Missoula, Montana. If anyone can tell me anything more..let me know, please! :) Thanks! Martha Peggy S Wilson wrote: > I'm searching for MARTHA STARNES b. ca 1839 in NC. She married ELI > LINKER in 1854 in Cabarrus Co., NC. Eli was killed in the Civil War, > and > we believe Martha then married Calvin Allman in 1864, but died > (probably > childbirth) just a year later after which, Calvin married 2) Lydia > Starnes (relationship to Martha unknown) 3) Tobitha Page. In my misc. > > Starnes notes, I have these tombstone inscriptions I'm sharing with > you, > because a fellow researcher shared them with me. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > These tombstones were copied in the 1930's, and some of the > stones may not be standing today. This gives the name and dates from > the stone, the post office (at the time) where the cemetery was > located, and the name of the cemetery. > > Please share with whomever you would like. > > Starnes, Ader Loulia May 17, 1885 - May 4, 1906 > Stanfield, Stanly Co. Meadow Creek Cemetery > > Starnes, Andrew Feb 10, 1804 - June 22, 1899 > Union County, Indian Trail, NC Old Bethel Church > > Annie Starnes Dec 1, 1795 - June 17, 1867 > Rowan County, Salisbury St Matthews Lutheran Cemetery > > Daniel Starnes Dec 25, 1799 April 28, 1871 > Union County, Monroe Rt #4 Bethlehem Cemetery > > Elizabeth Starnes Feb 22, 1857 May 4, 1906 > wife of N. M. Starnes > Stanly County, Stanfield Meadow Creek Cemetery > > Emmer E. Starnes Oct 8, 1880 June 30, 1882 > dau of N. M. & E. Starnes > Cabarrus County, Mt Pleasant Center Grove ME Church > > F. F. Starnes Aug 20, 1828 June 8, 1913 > Stanly County, Stanfield Meadow Creek Cemetery > > Georgia Ann Starnes Jan 9, 1873 Aug 4, 1880 > age 7 yrs 6 mos 25 days dau of F.S. & M.L. Starnes > Cabarrus County, Harrisburg Rocky River Church > > John Starnes July 3, 1906 June 14, 1907 > Stanly County, Stanfield Meadow Creek Cemetery > > John C. Starnes 1842-1894 > Stanly County, Stanfield Meadow Creek Cemetery > > Larcey Starnes March 5, 1878 January 26, 1896 > dau of N.M. & E. Starnes > Stanly County, Stanfield Meadow Creek Cemetery > > Margaret E. Starnes May 26, 1826 April 14, 1906 > wife of W.J. Starnes > Cabarrus County, Concord Mt Carmon Cemetery > > Margaret F. Starnes Jan 7, 1812 March 8, 1881 > wife of Nathan Starnes > Cabarrus County, Mt. Pleasant Center Grove ME Church > > Martha Ann Starnes Sept 9, 1865 March 18, 1877 > age 11 years 6 months 9 days > Cabarrus County, Harrisburg Rocky River Church > > Martha R. Starnes Sept 21, 1871 Aug 6, 1882 > dau of N.M. & E. Starnes > Cabarrus County, Mt Pleasant Center Grove ME Church > > Mary L. Starnes Aug 25, 1839 March 20, 1894 > wife of F. S. Starnes > Cabarrus County, Harrisburg Rocky River Church > > (Was Mary L. the 2nd wife of F. S. Starnes? see Margaret F. b. 1812) > > Nathan T. Starnes May 10, 1810 Dec 24, 1891 > Cabarrus County, Mt Pleasant Center Grove ME Church > > William D. Starnes Aug 16, 1854 Sept 20, 1873 > Cabarrus County, Mt Pleasant Center Grove ME Church > > Ella May Starns Feb 15, 1901 Sept 2, 1904 > dau of J.W. & Minnie Starns > Cabarrus County, Mt Pleasant Center Grove ME Church > > Frederick Starnes no dates > Buncombe County, Asheville Riverside Cemetery > > Peggy Sue > peggysue411@juno.com > HomePage > http://members.aol.com/PWilson411/indexe.html -- >---Give me ambiguity, or give me something else!---<

I'm searching for MARTHA STARNES b. ca 1839 in NC. She married ELI LINKER in 1854 in Cabarrus Co., NC. Eli was killed in the Civil War, and we believe Martha then married Calvin Allman in 1864, but died (probably childbirth) just a year later after which, Calvin married 2) Lydia Starnes (relationship to Martha unknown) 3) Tobitha Page. In my misc. Starnes notes, I have these tombstone inscriptions I'm sharing with you, because a fellow researcher shared them with me. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ These tombstones were copied in the 1930's, and some of the stones may not be standing today. This gives the name and dates from the stone, the post office (at the time) where the cemetery was located, and the name of the cemetery. Please share with whomever you would like. Starnes, Ader Loulia May 17, 1885 - May 4, 1906 Stanfield, Stanly Co. Meadow Creek Cemetery Starnes, Andrew Feb 10, 1804 - June 22, 1899 Union County, Indian Trail, NC Old Bethel Church Annie Starnes Dec 1, 1795 - June 17, 1867 Rowan County, Salisbury St Matthews Lutheran Cemetery Daniel Starnes Dec 25, 1799 April 28, 1871 Union County, Monroe Rt #4 Bethlehem Cemetery Elizabeth Starnes Feb 22, 1857 May 4, 1906 wife of N. M. Starnes Stanly County, Stanfield Meadow Creek Cemetery Emmer E. Starnes Oct 8, 1880 June 30, 1882 dau of N. M. & E. Starnes Cabarrus County, Mt Pleasant Center Grove ME Church F. F. Starnes Aug 20, 1828 June 8, 1913 Stanly County, Stanfield Meadow Creek Cemetery Georgia Ann Starnes Jan 9, 1873 Aug 4, 1880 age 7 yrs 6 mos 25 days dau of F.S. & M.L. Starnes Cabarrus County, Harrisburg Rocky River Church John Starnes July 3, 1906 June 14, 1907 Stanly County, Stanfield Meadow Creek Cemetery John C. Starnes 1842-1894 Stanly County, Stanfield Meadow Creek Cemetery Larcey Starnes March 5, 1878 January 26, 1896 dau of N.M. & E. Starnes Stanly County, Stanfield Meadow Creek Cemetery Margaret E. Starnes May 26, 1826 April 14, 1906 wife of W.J. Starnes Cabarrus County, Concord Mt Carmon Cemetery Margaret F. Starnes Jan 7, 1812 March 8, 1881 wife of Nathan Starnes Cabarrus County, Mt. Pleasant Center Grove ME Church Martha Ann Starnes Sept 9, 1865 March 18, 1877 age 11 years 6 months 9 days Cabarrus County, Harrisburg Rocky River Church Martha R. Starnes Sept 21, 1871 Aug 6, 1882 dau of N.M. & E. Starnes Cabarrus County, Mt Pleasant Center Grove ME Church Mary L. Starnes Aug 25, 1839 March 20, 1894 wife of F. S. Starnes Cabarrus County, Harrisburg Rocky River Church (Was Mary L. the 2nd wife of F. S. Starnes? see Margaret F. b. 1812) Nathan T. Starnes May 10, 1810 Dec 24, 1891 Cabarrus County, Mt Pleasant Center Grove ME Church William D. Starnes Aug 16, 1854 Sept 20, 1873 Cabarrus County, Mt Pleasant Center Grove ME Church Ella May Starns Feb 15, 1901 Sept 2, 1904 dau of J.W. & Minnie Starns Cabarrus County, Mt Pleasant Center Grove ME Church Frederick Starnes no dates Buncombe County, Asheville Riverside Cemetery Peggy Sue peggysue411@juno.com HomePage http://members.aol.com/PWilson411/indexe.html

Due to the volume of requests, I have uploaded a zip file of the Charles Stearns GEDCOM to our genealogy page at: http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/crewsys/genealogy.html Those wishing to download, please do.... Bryan and Gwen Duchesne 95 Kimberly Street Fredericton, NB Canada E3A 5V6

Hello fellow Stearns rooters... Just a quick note to let you know that we have published the line of Charles Stearns as we have it. We spent painstaking time entering all the Stearns data into our database but what you see is not all of it. It would have been too large to publish - over 5300 individuals. We have only included the direct line back from Gwen's father. If any one would like a copy of the GEDCOM, let us know. What we have is mainly transcribed from Van Wagenen's book with some added research of our own to complete the line down. The URL of our page is http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/crewsys/genealogy.html Bryan and Gwen Duchesne 95 Kimberly Street Fredericton, NB Canada E3A 5V6

At 11:07 AM 10/5/97 -0700, you wrote: > >I'd be interested in getting a few generations of information on John's >descendants through his children other than Sheldon. I do have both Bond >and VanWagenen's books, but it'd be interesting to see what list members >have on the families. I can offer fairly extensive information on the >families descended from Sheldon. Chet (and all others who need this), Below is a five generation outline of John B. Stearns and his children. I can send you more if you need it. Most of the information came from the Bond book, the Van Wagenen book (about Isaac Stearns) , and Willard E. Stearns book about Isaac Stearns. Some of these sources had conflicting dates. I put the conflicting information on my "Notes" page and merely chose one of the stated dates to put in my file. Please let me know if you find any discrepancies with your information. Take care, Jeanne ______________ Descendants of John B. Stearns 1 John B. Stearns b: 18 March 1777 d: 3 September 1849 . +Polly Thompson b: 3 January 1780 m: 8 September 1801 d: 23 January 1843 Father: Epaphras Thompson Mother: Margaret ??? .. 2 Orinda Stearns b: 8 August 1802 d: 1886 ...... +Isaac Theall b: 1802 m: 24 March 1825 d: 1839 Father: Mother: ....... 3 Eliza Theal b: 13 May 1827 ........... +Oscar Stearns b: 17 April 1821 m: 6 March 1845 Father: Ira Stearns Mother: Maria Plumb ....... 3 Charles E. Theal b: 8 November 1832 d: 3 March 1850 ....... 3 Ella O. Theal b: 5 February 1840 ....... 3 Edwin H. Theal b: 5 February 1840 ....... 3 William Theal b: 14 August 1842 ....... 3 Rodman Henry Theal b: 14 August 1842 .. *2nd Husband of Orrinda Stearns: ...... +Rodman H. Barrows b: 1811 m: May 1839 d: 1842 Father: Mother: .. 2 Lucinda A. Stearns b: 8 March 1804 d: 1885 ...... +John Simpson b: 1802 m: 3 January 1847 Father: Mother: .. 2 Manny Stearns b: 14 November 1806 d: 1877 ...... +Angelina Anne Comstock b: 1812 m: November 1830 d: 1851 Father: David Comstock Mother: Margaret ??? ....... 3 Elizabeth Stearns b: 12 January 1832 ....... 3 William Stearns b: 18 December 1833 ....... 3 Margaret Stearns b: 9 February 1836 ....... 3 Julian Stearns b: 18 June 1838 .. 2 Otis T. Stearns b: 8 March 1809 .. 2 Jabez D. Stearns b: 6 May 1811 d: 20 May 1828 .. 2 John Stearns b: 10 May 1813 d: 1877 ...... +Maria Coleman b: 1815 m: 24 December 1841 d: 17 July 1846 Father: William Coleman Mother: Hannah ??? ....... 3 Julia M. Stearns b: 1 February 1844 ....... 3 William E. Stearns b: 23 May 1846 .. 2 Mary Angeline Stearns b: 20 April 1819 d: 1900 ...... +Curtis Fitch Sherwood b: 1819 m: 6 February 1838 d: 1877 Father: Jabez M. Sherwood Mother: Amoretta ??? ....... 3 Henry W. Sherwood b: 20 November 1838 ....... 3 Helen Mar Sherwood b: 23 November 1840 ....... 3 Harriet A. Sherwood b: 22 March 1842 ....... 3 George F. Sherwood b: 29 February 1844 .. 2 Sheldon Ulysses Stearns b: 10 April 1822 d: 1888 ...... +Mary Jocelyn Monroe b: 1830 m: 1 January 1849 d: 1908 Father: Eleazer J. Munroe Mother: Catherine Roberts ....... 3 Ellen Orrinda Stearns b: 9 February 1850 d: 1925 ........... +John Summers Snook b: 1840 d: 1877 Father: Mother: ....... *2nd Husband of Ellen Orrinda Stearns: ........... +Francis Allen Shinkle b: 1842 d: 1889 Father: Mother: ....... *3rd Husband of Ellen Orrinda Stearns: ........... +Francis A. Holton b: 1850 Father: Mother: ....... 3 Earl Herbert Stearns b: 1852 d: 1923 ........... +Margaret Angeline Clossin b: 1854 d: 1905 Father: Mother: ....... *2nd Wife of Earl Herbert Stearns: ........... +Dorothy Josephine Ellers b: 1853 d: 1922 Father: Mother: ....... 3 Louise Angeline Stearns b: 1854 d: 1926 ........... +John Warren Morris b: 1844 d: 1924 Father: Mother: ....... 3 Kate Stearns b: 1856 d: 1922 ........... +William Morton Morris b: 1850 d: 1929 Father: Mother: ....... 3 Almira Lucinda Stearns b: 1859 d: 1866 ....... 3 Carrie Stearns b: 1864 d: 1927 ........... +Newt Jones b: 1863 d: 1933 Father: Mother: ............ 4 Ethel L. Jones b: 1886 d: 1964 ................ +Coy Roscoe Kern b: 1887 d: 1967 Father: Mother: ................. 5 Jack Dale Kern b: 1912 d: 1933 ................. 5 Marian Joslyn Kern b: 1914 d: 1989 ..................... +Chester Vincent Swanson, Sr. b: 1913 d: 1975 Father: Mother: ................. *2nd Husband of Marian Joslyn Kern: ..................... +John Lionel Oard b: 1914 d: 1989 Father: Mother: ................. 5 Margery Elizabeth Kern b: 1915 d: 1987 ..................... +Clyde Briedlander b: 1912 Father: Mother: ................. *2nd Husband of Margery Elizabeth Kern: ..................... +Leonard Lee b: 1915 Father: Mother: ................. 5 Katherine Kern b: 1917 ..................... +Lawrence Harold Seller b: 1900 d: 1965 Father: Mother: ................. 5 Frances Vivian Kern b: 1920 d: 1992 ..................... +James William Murdock II b: 1915 d: 1969 Father: Mother: ................. *2nd Husband of Frances Vivian Kern: ..................... +Gus D. Acton b: 1911 d: 1979 Father: Mother: ................. 5 Donald Newton Kern b: 1927 d: 1934 ............ 4 Harry Leo Jones b: 1889 ................ +Saline Wade b: 1896 Father: Mother: ............ 4 Daughter Jones b: 1892 d: 1892 ............ 4 Ronald McKinley Jones b: 1896 d: 1966 ................ +Hilda Elvina Johnson b: 1895 d: 1992 Father: Mother: ....... 3 Julia Blanche Stearns b: 1866 d: 1947 ........... +Ves Buell b: 1857 d: 1935 Father: Mother: ....... 3 Minnie Etta Stearns b: 1868 d: 1958 ........... +Charles Elmer Merritt b: 1862 d: 1939 Father: Mother: ....... 3 Alice Lenora Stearns b: 1874 d: 1875

>/1 Isaac STEARNS bc 1590 Suffolk England; d 1677 Watertown MA > +m Mary BARKER b 1604 Suffolk England; d 1677 Watertown MA >//2 Mary STEARNS b 1625/6 Suffolk England; d 1663 Chelmsford MA > + Isaac LEARNED, Sr b 1623/4 Surry England; d 1657 Chelmsford MA >///3 Isaac LEARNED, Jr b 1655 Chelmsford MA; d 1657 Framingham MA > + Sarah BIGELOW b 1659 Watertown MA Unfortunately, the only information that I have about Isaac Learned, Jr. and Sarah Bigelow is : Descendants of Isaac Learned, Jr. 1 Isaac Lernot, Jr. b: 16 September 1655 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d: 15 September 1737 . +Sarah Bigelow m: 23 July 1679 Can anyone else supply the children's names and birth information ??

>seeking biographical info on descendants of > >/1 Isaac STEARNS bc 1590 Suffolk England; d 1677 Watertown MA > +m Mary BARKER b 1604 Suffolk England; d 1677 Watertown MA >//2 Mary STEARNS b 1625/6 Suffolk England; d 1663 Chelmsford MA > + Isaac LEARNED, Sr b 1623/4 Surry England; d 1657 Chelmsford MA >///3 Isaac LEARNED, Jr b 1655 Chelmsford MA; d 1657 Framingham MA > + Sarah BIGELOW b 1659 Watertown MA Here's my second posting - this is the information that I have about the marriage between Mary Stearns and Isaac Learned, Sr. ______________ Descendants of Isaac Learned 1 Isaac Lernot b: Abt 1623 in Bermondsey, County Surrey, England d: 27 November 1657 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts . +Mary Sternes b: 26 January 1626 in Nayland, Suffolk, England m: 9 July 1646 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d: 8 January 1664 Father: Isaac Sternes/Isack Sternes Mother: Mary Barker .. 2 Mary Lernot b: 7 September 1647 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts ...... +Moses Barron Father: Mother: .. 2 Hannah Lernot b: 24 September 1649 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts ...... +Joseph Farwell m: 25 December 1666 Father: Mother: .. 2 William Lernot b: 1 October 1650 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d: Bef 1684 .. 2 Sarah Lernot b: 18 October 1653 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d: 11 January 1695 ...... +Johnathan Barrett Father: Mother: .. 2 Isaac Lernot, Jr. b: 16 September 1655 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d: 15 September 1737 ...... +Sarah Bigelow m: 23 July 1679 Father: Mother: .. 2 Benoni Lernot b: 4 December 1656 d: 10 April 1738 ...... +Sarah Wright Father: Mother: .. *2nd Wife of Benoni Learned: ...... +Mary Fanning Father: Mother:

>seeking biographical info on descendants of > >/1 Isaac STEARNS bc 1590 Suffolk England; d 1677 Watertown MA > +m Mary BARKER b 1604 Suffolk England; d 1677 Watertown MA >//2 Mary STEARNS b 1625/6 Suffolk England; d 1663 Chelmsford MA > + Isaac LEARNED, Sr b 1623/4 Surry England; d 1657 Chelmsford MA >///3 Isaac LEARNED, Jr b 1655 Chelmsford MA; d 1657 Framingham MA > + Sarah BIGELOW b 1659 Watertown MA In order to help with this posting and not create a lengthy post, I'm going to answer it in three separate postings. This first one will have information about Isaac and Mary (Barker) Stearns. The next one will be about Mary Stearns and her husband Isaac Learned, and the third will be about Isaac Learned and his wife Sarah Bigelow. My information came from : Bond's book about Watertown, Massachusetts Van Wagenen's book about Isaac Stearns Willard E. Stearns about Isaac Stearns Watertown, Massachusetts Records (produced from the New England Historic Genealogical Society , 1894) Some of these sources had conflicting dates. As usual, I welcome all corrections and additions to my information. _______________________ Descendants of Isaac Stearns 1 Isaac Sternes/Isack Sternes b: Abt 1596 in Stoke Nayland, Suffolk, England d: 19 June 1671 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts . +Mary Barker b: 1 January 1594 in Stoke Nayland, Suffolk, England m: 20 May 1622 in Stoke Nayland, Suffolk, England d: 2 April 1677 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Father: John Barker Mother: Margaret Walter .. 2 Mary Sternes b: 26 January 1626 in Nayland, Suffolk, England d: 8 January 1664 ...... +Isaac Lernot b: Abt 1623 in Bermondsey, County Surrey, England m: 9 July 1646 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d: 27 November 1657 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Father: William Learned Mother: Judith Gillman .. *2nd Husband of Mary Stearns: ...... +John Burge b: 1620 m: 9 June 1662 Father: Mother: .. 2 Anna Stearns/Hannah(Anna) Sternes/Ann Stearns b: Bef 5 October 1628 in Nayland, Suffolk, England d: Bef 17 June 1656 ...... +Samuel Freeman b: 1625 m: 25 December 1650 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d: 1672 Father: Mother: .. 2 John Sternes b: Abt 1630 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d: 5 March 1669 in Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts ...... +Sarah Mixer b: 1634 m: Bef December 1656 d: 14 June 1656 Father: Isaac Mixer Mother: Sarah ??? .. *2nd Wife of John Stearns: ...... +Mary Lathrop b: 4 October 1640 m: December 1656 in Barnstable d: 1735 Father: Thomas Lothrop Mother: Mary ??? .. 2 Isaac Sternes, Jr. b: 6 January 1633 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d: 29 August 1676 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts ...... +Mary Merriman b: 1633 Father: Mother: .. *2nd Wife of Isaac Stearns: ...... +Sarah Beers b: 5 December 1639 in Lexington, Massachusetts m: 24 June 1660 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d: 24 June 1723 in Concord, Massachusetts Father: Richard Beers Mother: Elizabeth Firman .. 2 Sarah Sternes b: 22 September 1635 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d: October 1700 ...... +Samuel Stone, Sr. b: 1631 m: 7 June 1655 d: 27 September 1715 Father: Gregory Stone Mother: .. 2 Samuel Sternes b: 24 April 1638 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d: 3 August 1683 ...... +Sarah Manning b: 21 June 1642 m: 1 February 1663 d: 26 February 1724 Father: William Manning, Jr. Mother: Dorothy ??? .. 2 Abigail Sternes b: 1639 d: 16 October 1690 ...... +John Morss b: 1639 m: 27 April 1666 d: 1702 Father: Mother: .. 2 Elizabeth Sternes b: 1640 d: 24 June 1671 ...... +Samuel Manning b: 21 July 1644 m: 13 April 1664 d: 22 February 1711 Father: William Manning, Jr. Mother: Dorothy ???

seeking biographical info on descendants of /1 Isaac STEARNS bc 1590 Suffolk England; d 1677 Watertown MA +m Mary BARKER b 1604 Suffolk England; d 1677 Watertown MA //2 Mary STEARNS b 1625/6 Suffolk England; d 1663 Chelmsford MA + Isaac LEARNED, Sr b 1623/4 Surry England; d 1657 Chelmsford MA ///3 Isaac LEARNED, Jr b 1655 Chelmsford MA; d 1657 Framingham MA + Sarah BIGELOW b 1659 Watertown MA jeff whittaker < JWfam1234@aol.com > >see my family list at < http://members.aol.com/JWfam1234/index.html >

Thanks, Chet for letting us know to look in the "Genealogical Helper". I just happen to have an old copy that I borrowed from my neighbor. The address, etc. is : Everton's Genealogical Helper P. O. Box 368 Logan, Utal 84323-0368 Toll - Free number = 1-800-443-6325 email order @ everton.com WWW http://www.everton.com As I said, it's an old copy (1996) so I don't know if anything's changed above. But I'm sure a web search engine can help someone find it, if the above WWW address is outdated. Jeanne

At 10:16 PM 10/27/97 -0500, Jeanne Hayes wrote: >My Stearns books (Van Wagenen and Willard E. Stearns) were bought through >Willow Bend Books . I have only found the Bond book at my local library - I >photocopied over 200 pages of it . If anyone emails you with a place for >purchasing the Bond book, would you post the information to the list please? > Jeanne (and others on the list), I finally remembered where I got my copy of the Bond book. I got it from Stemmons Publishing in Utah. They advertise in the GENEALOGICAL HELPER but I no longer keep any of my copies of that magazine and don't subscribe any longer. So I can't help you with an address or phone number. The copy I got was copied from an original in a compressed (2 pages on each page) format and plastic comb bound. It's not a high quality book, but for around $30.00 it sure beats the copy from Tuttle. Another thing, the version that Stemmons sells is now the edition most recent edition of the book, so it is missing most of what would be volume II (as I recall from discussions a year or so ago). You may want to try to get their address or phone number and check with them on the availability of the book. chet -- Chet Swanson Everett, WA mailto:swanson@premier1.net http://www.premier1.net/~swanson/index.htm "Don't be irreplaceable, if you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted, Dilbert's Laws of Work" copyright 1997, Chester Swanson, all rights reserved

For your information I got this response from NEHGS about Bond's Watertown book. I was under the impression (as of a couple of years ago) that they were the source for the "authorized/current" available copy. I'd be interested in hearing from others as to their sources for the various books. Chet >From: sales@nehgs.org >Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 17:55:57 -0500 (EST) >Subject: Re: Bond's Watertown, MA Genealogies >To: Chet Swanson <swanson@premier1.net> >X-Mailer: SPRY Mail Version: 04.00.06.17 > >Dear Mr. Swanson, > >We only sell the map, not the Bond's Watertown book. > >Sincerely, > >Lynn Betlock >NEHGS Sales Manager > > -- Chet Swanson Everett, WA mailto:swanson@premier1.net http://www.premier1.net/~swanson/index.htm "Don't be irreplaceable, if you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted, Dilbert's Laws of Work" copyright 1997, Chester Swanson, all rights reserved

I would like to know the ancestry of Rebecca (Stearns) Crafts of NH, MA?, and VT. This is what I have. If any of this looks familiar; please e-mail me as I may not be on the mailing list. Sources available upon request. Thanks, ktomecek@aol.com Descendants of Rebecca * STEARNS ------------------------------------------------------- FIRST GENERATION 1. Rebecca * STEARNS was born on 22 Jan 1794. She died on 8 Jan 1874. Rebecca was from Deering, Hillsborough Co, NH. She was married to Samuel * Jewett CRAFTS (son of Samuel * CRAFTS and Esther * JEWETT) on 10 Oct 1812. He and Rebecca and 10 children. Samuel * Jewett CRAFTS was born on 29 Jan 1792 in Westford, Middlesex Co., MA. He died on 12 Apr 1872. He was a stone mason. He also owned a farm in Hartford, Windsor Co, VT, where he lived after 1824. He served in the War of 1812-1814, and was orderly-sergeant of his company. In consequence of this service he received a pension. Rebecca * STEARNS and Samuel * Jewett CRAFTS had the following children: 2 i. Mary Perley CRAFTS was born on 30 Nov 1813. 3 ii. Eliza Stearns CRAFTS was born on 2 Jul 1816. 4 iii. Jewett Stearns CRAFTS was born on 12 Apr 1819. He died on 14 Sep 1834. 5 iv. George Washington CRAFTS was born on 15 Nov 1822. He died on 12 Aug 1824. +6 v. John Jewett CRAFTS. 7 vi. Rebecca CRAFTS was born on 15 Feb 1829. She died on 12 Jul 1831. +8 vii. Ephraim * Jewett CRAFTS. 9 viii. Infant CRAFTS was born on 12 Sep 1833. He (or she) died on 13 Sep 1833. +10 ix. Lucy Flagg Hardy CRAFTS. 11 x. Melvina Luella CRAFTS was born on 14 Feb 1840.

At 10:22 PM 10/25/97 -0400, you wrote: >Where can I get copies of the books that are frequently mentioned on this >list -- van Wagenen and Isaac Stearns? I'm willing to purchase them if they >are available. If not, can someone direct me to a source in Maryland that >might have them available for use? I have purchased my Stearns books (and others) through an online book store called Willow Bend Books. You can use a search engine to locate the many online books stores that sell genealogy . Or if you have a Barnes & Noble (or similar large book store) near you, they will order books that they don't have in stock. However, I should warn you that the Stearns books are expensive. Another way to locate genealogy books is by subscribing to the GEN-MAT email list. On the GEN-MAT list people post the materials that they have for sale, materials that are wanted to purchase, etc. Many of the online book stores subscribe to this list. When they post their materials they usually give their web page address also. (This list is also through rootsweb.com so if you want to subscribe, just send email to GEN-MAT-L-request@rootsweb.com and put subscribe in the message part.) Hope this helps! Jeanne

Doing some more searching using Yahoo & AltaVista and I came up with Tuttle Antiquarian Books who also has the Bond book if your interested. Price seems pretty excessive, but I guess that's a matter of opinion. Here's the information from their web page: TUTTLE ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS, INC. 28 South Main Street Rutland, Vermont 05701 Booksellers Since 1832 Telephone (802) 773-8229 FAX (802) 773-1493 E-Mail : tuttbook@interloc.com Web Site: http://www.abaa-booknet.com/usa/tuttle/ From Their Catalog: 2037. MA, WATERTOWN. Genealogies of the Families & Desc. of the Early Settlers of Watertown, MA, Includ. Waltham & Weston., By H. Bond M.D., 1,094pp., 1855, PHOTOCOPY; FLEX. VINYL COVERS, $220.00 To which is appended the Early Hist. of the Town. With Illus., Maps and Notes. 2 Vols. Hope this information is helpful. Chet -- Chet Swanson Everett, WA mailto:swanson@premier1.net http://www.premier1.net/~swanson/index.htm "Don't be irreplaceable, if you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted, Dilbert's Laws of Work" copyright 1997, Chester Swanson, all rights reserved

Been trying to find an index to Bond's Watertown book? While trying to find an on-line source for the book I came across the following web page referral: http://sml.simplenet.com/kinnexions/bond/bond.htm. This web page starts out: "Index to Bond's Watertown Index prepared by Stephen M. Lawson I am constantly amazed at the wealth of information buried in the pages of Henry Bond's Early Settlers of Watertown. Even though I had a copy of this work, it was not until I found that Sophronia, wife of Eli Morey, was a Mason that I discovered the Bond had recorded Sophronia Mason as daughter of Elijah and Sally (Child) Mason of Woodstock CT and New Homer, NY on page 362. If I had had the full index, I would have discover that there were only 45 persons with the name Sophronia in this volume - and saved a couple years of searching! Sophronia's father-in-law Benoni Morey is on page 143. I am likewise amazed that Bond published this volume without the aid of a computer! A few statistics: 3475 surnames (plus variants), 36861 full names (27 persons without a surname), 63738 page references, John has 1213 surnames, Mary has 1898 surnames, only 29 John Smiths, but 107 Mary Stearns. There's just one entry for LAWSON -- George on page 76. This index was prepared over a period of several months in the early 1980's. The full title page of the volume used for indexing is found in the Contents section. Pagination doubtlessly varies between editions. The Table of Contents in the Contents section should permit conversion of page numbers from the Surnames section, and the Surnames section should permit conversion of page numbers from the Everyname section. Please excuse errors and omissions...." You may want to check out this web site. Chet Swanson -- Chet Swanson Everett, WA mailto:swanson@premier1.net http://www.premier1.net/~swanson/index.htm "Don't be irreplaceable, if you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted, Dilbert's Laws of Work" copyright 1997, Chester Swanson, all rights reserved

I got my copy of VanWagenen's book on the Isaac Stearns family through Higginson Books. They almost always have an ad in THE GENEALOGICAL HELPER and the last time I check they had a better price through that ad than on their web page. I don't subscribe to the magazine any longer so you may want to check. However they do have a web page you may want to check out at: http://www.higginsonbooks.com/. Searching the site, here are the STEARNS books they currently list in their catalog. They are also starting to carry a lot of county/city history type books, but nothing on Massachusetts yet (at least not on line). STEARNS. Genealogy of the Stearns, Lanes, Holbrook & Warren fam., by M.L. Brook. 59p. 1898. $10.00 STEARNS. Genealogy & memoirs of Isaac Stearns & his desc., by A.V. Wagenen. 746p. 1901. $97.50 STEARNS. Gen. & memoirs of Charles & Nathaniel Stearns, & their desc., by A.V. Wagenen. 531p. 1901. $83.00 STEARNS. Mem. of the Stearns fam. incl. records of many desc., by W.E. Stearns. 173p. 1901. $23.50 As to Bond's Watertown, MA book I got my copy from a small reprinter in Utah. I think there are several sources, but not all the "reprinters" offer the newer edition. The NEHGS may be the main source of this book, but you'd have to check with them. Chet Swanson -- Chet Swanson Everett, WA mailto:swanson@premier1.net http://www.premier1.net/~swanson/index.htm "Don't be irreplaceable, if you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted, Dilbert's Laws of Work" copyright 1997, Chester Swanson, all rights reserved

Where can I get copies of the books that are frequently mentioned on this list -- van Wagenen and Isaac Stearns? I'm willing to purchase them if they are available. If not, can someone direct me to a source in Maryland that might have them available for use? Thanks. Pam Stearns Brophy psbrophy@paxsys.com