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Thomas William Stearns 1543–1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1543

Birth Location: Lavenham, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 15 May 1599

Death Location: Fordham, Suffolk, England

Father: Charles Sterne

Mother: Mrs Sterne

Spouse(s): Dorothy Plampin

Children(s): Anne Sterne, Joan SHELDRAKE, Thomas (Sterne), Charles (Sterne), Alice (Sterne), Mary Sterne, Marjorie (Sterne), Richard Sterne, Susan Sterne, Felix Sterne, David Sterne, William Stearns

The story of Thomas William Stearns began in 1543 in Lavenham, Suffolk, England. Thomas William Stearns married Dorothy Ann Plampin, and had children including Alice Stearns Sterne, Anne Sterne, Charles Stearns Sterne, David Sterne, Felix Sterne, Joan Stearne Grimwood Sheldrake, Marjorie Stearns Sterne, Mary Sterne, Richard Sterne, Susan Sterne, Thomas Stearns Sterne, William Stearns. Thomas William Stearns passed away in 1599 in Fordham, Suffolk, England.

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  • The story of Thomas William Stearns began in 1543 in Lavenham, Suffolk, England.
  • Thomas William Stearns married Dorothy Ann Plampin, and had children including Alice Stearns Sterne, Anne Sterne, Charles Stearns Sterne, David Sterne, Felix Sterne, Joan Stearne Grimwood Sheldrake, Marjorie Stearns Sterne, Mary Sterne, Richard Sterne, Susan Sterne, Thomas Stearns Sterne, William Stearns.
  • Thomas William Stearns passed away in 1599 in Fordham, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Stearns's Ancestors

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Thomas Stearns
1543–1599
Birth Place: Lavenham, Suffolk, England
Parents
Charles II Sterne
1523–1577
Cockfield, Suffolk, England
Mrs (Charles II) Sterne
1528–
Cockfield, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Abigail Bannister
1505–1550
Stoke, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Stearns's Descendants

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Thomas (William) Stearns (1543–15 May 1599) m. Dorothy (Ann) Plampin (1555–18 Feb 1617)
  1. 1. Anne Sterne 1565–1606
  2. 2. Joan (STEARNE-GRIMWOOD \) SHELDRAKE 1566–1647
  3. 3. Thomas (Stearns) (Sterne) 1576–1637
  4. 4. Charles (Stearns) (Sterne) 1578–1619
  5. 5. Alice (Stearns) (Sterne) 1549–
  6. 6. Mary Sterne 1585–1592
  7. 7. Marjorie (Stearns) (Sterne) 1549–
  8. 8. Richard Sterne 1583–1598
  9. 9. Susan Sterne 1590–1599
  10. 10. Felix Sterne 1592–1599
  11. 11. David Sterne 1587–1599
  12. 12. William Stearns 1565–1632 m. Emma Ramsford 1568–1671
    1. 1. Shubael Stearns 1594–1631
    2. 2. Nathaniel Stearns 1596–1690
    3. 3. Daniel Stearns 1597–1630
    4. 4. Patience Sterns 1605–1675
    5. 5. Charles Stearne 1624–1695
    6. 6. Isaac (Shulael) Stearns 1623–1671 m. 1604–1677
      1. 1. Hannah (Anna) Stearns 1628–1656 m. Henry (Samuel) Freeman 1625–1672
        1. 1. Mary Freeman 1650–1691
        2. 2. Henry Freeman 1654–1672
      2. 2. John Stearns 1623–1668
      3. 3. Abigail Stearns 1638–1690
      4. 4. Daniel Stearns 1622–
      5. 5. Lydia Stearns 1645–1646
      6. 6. Nathaniel Stearns 1627–1687
      7. 7. Samuel Stearns 1638–1688
      8. 8. Elizabeth Stearns 1640–1671
      9. 9. Sarah Stearns 1635–1700
      10. 10. Isaac Stearns 1633–1676
      11. 11. MARY StearnS 1626–1663 m. 1623–1657
        1. 1. Benoni Learned 1657–1738
        2. 2. Hannah (Anna) Learned 1649–1685 m. Joseph Farwell 1642–1722
        3. 3. Anna Learned 1648–1656
        4. 4. Sarah Learned 1653–1695
        5. 5. 1655–1737 m. 1659–1694
        6. 6. William Learned 1650–1684
        7. 7. Mary LearneD 1647–1688 m. Moses BarroN 1643–1699

Thomas Stearns's Timeline

2 Records

1543
1543
Birth of Thomas William Stearns in Lavenham, Suffolk, England
Lavenham, Suffolk, England
1599
15 May 1599
Age 56
Death of Thomas William Stearns in Fordham, Suffolk, England
Fordham, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Lavenham, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1599
    Event Place: Fordham, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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