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William H. L. Stearns 1566 – 1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 June 1566

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

Death Date: 1632

Death Location: Nayland, Babergh District, Suffolk, England

Father: Rev. Stearn

Mother: Dorothy Plampin

Spouse(s): Emma Ransford

Children(s): Shubael Stearns

William H. L. Stearns Gentleman was born in 1566 in Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of Rev. William L Stearn and Dorothy Ann Plampin. William H. L. Stearns Gentleman married Emma Ransford, and had children including Shubael Stearns. William H. L. Stearns Gentleman passed away in 1632 in Nayland, Babergh District, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • William H. L. Stearns Gentleman was born in 1566 in Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of Rev. William L Stearn and Dorothy Ann Plampin.
  • William H. L. Stearns Gentleman married Emma Ransford, and had children including Shubael Stearns.
  • William H. L. Stearns Gentleman passed away in 1632 in Nayland, Babergh District, Suffolk, England.

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William Stearns's Ancestors

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William Stearns
1566 – 1632
Birth Place: Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
Rev. William L Stearn
1545 – 1600
Nayland, Suffolk, , England
Dorothy (Ann) Plampin
1555 – 1617
Nayland, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Charles Sterne
1523 – 1577
Cockfield, Suffolk, England
Sir (John Richard Thomas Plampin) III
1525 – 1563
Nayland, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth (Frances) Kellaway
1525 – 1560
Nayland, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Lady Bannister
1505 – 1550
Maud Goodall
1505 –
Joan Tregarthin
1501 – 1583
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Stearns's Descendants

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William (H. L.) Stearns (11 June 1566 – 1632) m. Emma Ransford (1568 – 1671)
  1. 1. Shubael Stearns (25 Feb 1598 – 1631) m. Mary Upton (1598 – 1625)
    1. 1. Charles Stearns (5 Apr 1625 – 9 Sep 1695) m. Rebecca Gibson (29 Mar 1635 – 30 Jun 1681)
      1. 1. John Stearns (24 January 1657 – 22 Feb 1722) m. Judith Lawrence (12 MAY 1660 – BEF 02 APR 1713)
        1. 1. Capt. (John) Stearns (1692 – 26 Oct 1728) m. Deliverance Bigelow (22 Sep 1695 – Aug 1762)

William Stearns's Timeline

2 Records

1566
11 June 1566
Birth of William H. L. Stearns Gentleman in Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
1632
1632
Age 66
Death of William H. L. Stearns Gentleman in Nayland, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Nayland, Babergh District, Suffolk, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 June 1566
    Event Place: Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Nayland, Babergh District, Suffolk, England

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