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.