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William Stearns 1565–1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jun 1565

Birth Location: Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 1632

Death Location: Nayland, Babergh District, Suffolk, England

Father: Henry Sterne

Mother: Henry Sterne

Spouse(s): Emma Ramsford

Children(s): Shubael Stearns, Nathaniel Stearns, Daniel Stearns, Patience Sterns, Charles Stearne, Isaac Stearns

The story of William Stearns began in 1565 in Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. William Stearns married Emma Ramsford, and had children including Charles Stearne, Daniel Stearns, Isaac Shulael Stearns, Nathaniel Stearns, Patience Sterns, Shubael Stearns. William Stearns passed away in 1632 in Nayland, Babergh District, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Stearns began in 1565 in Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
  • William Stearns married Emma Ramsford, and had children including Charles Stearne, Daniel Stearns, Isaac Shulael Stearns, Nathaniel Stearns, Patience Sterns, Shubael Stearns.
  • William Stearns passed away in 1632 in Nayland, Babergh District, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Sterne
1520–1565
Birth Location: Stoke,Cambridge,,England
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Henry Sterne
1523–
Birth Location: Stoke,Cambridge,,England
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Spouses(s)

Emma Ramsford
1568–1671
Birth Location: Stoke,Cambridge,,England
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Children(s)

Shubael Stearns
1594–1631
Birth Location: Nayland, Suffolk, or Yarmouth, Hampshire, England
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Nathaniel Stearns
1596–1690
Birth Location: Nayland, Suffolk, , England
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Daniel Stearns
1597–1630
Birth Location: Nayland, Suffolk, , England
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Patience Sterns
1605–1675
Birth Location: Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Charles Stearne
1624–1695
Birth Location: Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
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Isaac Stearns
1623–1671
Birth Location: Nayland, Suffolk, , England
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William Stearns's Ancestors

Self
William Stearns
1565–1632
Birth Place: Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
Henry Sterne
1520–1565
Stoke,Cambridge,,England
Henry Sterne
1523–
Stoke,Cambridge,,England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Stearns's Descendants

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William Stearns (11 Jun 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
        1. 1. Hannah Farwell 1667–1739
      3. 3. Anna Learned 1648–1656
      4. 4. Sarah Learned 1653–1695
      5. 5. 1655–1737 m. 1659–1694
        1. 1. Isaac Learnedx 1680–1753
        2. 2. Sarah Learned 1682–1765
        3. 3. Abigail Learned 1684–1784
        4. 4. Josiah Learned 1707–
        5. 5. Martha Learned-Cummins 1702–1732
        6. 6. Moses ((Deacon)) Learned 1699–1769
        7. 7. Elizabeth Learned 1696–1738
        8. 8. Hannah Learned-Walker 1694–1744
        9. 9. Samuel Learned 1697–1741
        10. 10. Ebenezer (Learned Col) * 1690–1772 m. Deborah Haynes 1690–1777
        11. 11. Mary Learned-Robinson 1685–1750
        12. 12. SIMON BryanT 1664–1748 m. HANNAH SpeaR 1671–1747
        13. 13. William Learned, 1688–1747 m. –1781
      6. 6. William Learned 1650–1684
      7. 7. Mary LearneD 1647–1688 m. Moses BarroN 1643–1699
        1. 1. William Barron 1685–1739
        2. 2. Eliseus Barron 1682–1715
        3. 3. Mary Barron 1673–1758
        4. 4. Samuel Barron 1679–1751
        5. 5. Joseph Barron 1688–1754
        6. 6. Jonathan Barron 1688–1748
        7. 7. Captain (Moses II) Barron 1669–1719
        8. 8. Issac Baron 1659–1739 m. Sarah Goodwin 1660–1711

William Stearns's Timeline

2 Records

1565
11 Jun 1565
Birth of William Stearns in Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
1632
1632
Age 67
Death of William Stearns in Nayland, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Nayland, Babergh District, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1565
    Event Place: Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 6704.025; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Nayland, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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