Rowland Stebbins

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• Arrival: 1634, , , Massachusetts, USA

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Stebbins Family
Genealogical And Personal Memoirs Relating To The Families of The State of Massachusetts, Prepared Under The Editorial Supervision of, William Richard Cutter, A. M., Historian of The New England Historic-Genealogical Society; Librarian Emeritus of Woburn Public Library: Author of "The Cutter Family," "History of Arlington," "Bibliography Of Woburn," etc., etc., Assisted By William Frederick Adams, President of Connecticut Valley Historical Society; Publisher of Pynchon Genealogy, "Picturesque Hampden," "Picturesque Berkshire," etc., etc., Volume Ii., Illustrated, New York, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1910.
Stebbins Family
Rowland Stebbins, immigrant ancestor, was born in or near Stebbing, county Essex, England, in 1594, died December 14, 1671, at Northampton, Massachusetts.
At the age of forty he came to America in the ship "Francis," of Ipswich, sailing April 30, 1634, with his wife Sarah, aged forty-three years, and children.
Thomas, aged fourteen;
Sarah, aged eleven;
John, aged eight;
Elizabeth, aged six.
and servant, Mary Winch, aged fifteen.
He resided at Springfield, Massachusetts, soon after its settlement, about 1639; had a grant of land there December 24, 1640, and other grants later: was a proprietor in 1641.
His wife Sarah died at Springfield and was buried October 4, 1649.
He removed to Northampton, about 1668; from Springfield and died there.
His will, dated March 1, 1669, bequeathed to son Thomas and his seven children; to son John and nine children; to daughter Elizabeth, wife of John Clarke and her three children; to son in-law Merrick's three daughters: to Mary Munde; friend John Pynchon and brother Robert Bartlett, overseers.
Children:
1. Thomas, born 1620, married Hannah Wright.
2. Sarah, 1623, married Thomas Merrick.
3. John, mentioned below.
4. Elizabeth, 1628, married John Clarke.
(II) John, son of Rowland Stebbins, was born in England in 1626, died March 7, 1678, at Northampton, Massachusetts.
He was a farmer at Springfield and Northampton and in 1651 was for a time at Roxbury, Massachusetts.
He had grants of land at Springfield, and bought a house there.
He was highway surveyor; selectman in 1655.
In 1656 he moved to Northampton and his home was on the lower end of Pudding lane, now Hawley street.
He owned saw mills there; was measurer of land in 1659-71; committee to lay out highways in 1660; juror in 1661; selectman 1675-78.
He owned the covenant in the church, June 18, 1661; served on the church building committee the same year; was bailiff 1664; contributed to the Harvard College fund 1672-73 ten bushels of wheat.
It was commonly believed that he was killed by witches.
He was part owner of the mill on Broad brook and was killed in some mysterious way while alone in the mill.
He married (first) March 14, 1646, at Springfield, Ann Munden, widow of Abraham Munden.
She married (first) May 16, 1644, and died 1656.
He married (second) December 17, 1657, at Northampton, Abigail Bartlett, daughter of Robert and Anne Bartlett.
She was killed October 10, 1710, by a fall from her horse while on a visit to her children at Coventry, Connecticut.
Children of first wife:
1. John, born January 28, 1647, married Dorothy Alexander.
2. Thomas, February 24, 1649, died April 24, 1650.
3. Anna, April 10, 1651, died May 6, 1652-53.
4. Edward, July 12, 1653, died October 14, 1653.
5. Benoni, June 23, 1655, married Mary (Broughton) Bennett; (second) Hannah Edwards.
Children of second wife, born at Northampton:
6. Samuel, January 21, 1659, married Mary French.
7. Abigail, September 6, 1660, married William Phelps.
8. Thomas, May 6, 1662, mentioned below.
9. Hannah, July 8, 1664, married John Sheldon.
10. Mary, September 10, 1666, married Thomas Strong.
11. Sarah, June 4, 1668, married William Southwell.
12. Joseph, January 17, 1669, died June 3, 1681.
13. Deborah, March 5, 1671-72, married Benjamin Alvord; (second) Benjamin Burt.
14. Rebecca, baptized February 26, 1676, married Nathaniel Strong.
15. Thankful, born May 11, 1678, married Jerijah Strong.
(III) Thomas, son of John Stebbins, was born May 6, 1662, at Northampton, died there April 28, 1712.
He took the oath of allegiance February 8, 1678; was fence viewer 1695-96, 1706-7, 1709-10.
His estate was settled February 13, 1723-24.
He married, September 26, 1684, Elizabeth Wright, born July 31, 1666, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Burt) Wright.
She married (second) John Hannum.
Children:
1. Elizabeth, born October 31, 1685, married William Wait.
2. Thomas, April 2, 1689.
3. Hannah, 1691, married Samuel King.
4. Josiah, born September, 1694, died 1725.
5. Joseph, March 30, 1697, mentioned below.
6. Experience, March 14, 1699, died young.
7. Asahel, April 10, 1701, married Sarah Petty.
8. Experience, March 18, 1703.
9. Mary, December 26, 1705, married Noah Strong.
(IV) Captain Joseph, son of Thomas Stebbins, was born at Northampton, March 30, 1697, died January 31, 1780, at Northfield.
He settled at Deerfield, removed to Northfield in 1726.
He bought a farm of William Clarke at Northfield: was one of the leading opponents of Rev. Mr. Doolittle in the church troubles, 1736-37.
He built a log house near the Ashuelot south of Stebbins Island in the spring of 1750; was surveyor, elected at the first town meeting, September 25, 1753.
On the Indian alarm of 1753 he and his family resorted to the stockaded house of John Evans.
He built a house in 1765 on the west side of the river, covering it with clap-boards and thatching the roof with grass from the meadow.
Stebbins Island belonged to him and descendants for several generations.
He married, 1718, Mary Williams, born February 13, 1701, at Northampton, died December 23, 1786, daughter of Zebediah and Sarah (Arms) Williams.
Children:
1. Mary, born July 11, 1719, died 1765 unmarried.
2. Joseph, January 13, 1721, mentioned below.
3. Zebediah, October 29, 1723, married Thankful Graves.
4. Sarah, January 27, 1727, married Captain Thomas Taylor.
5. Josiah, October 20, 1729, married Mary Howe.
6. Anna, September 5 or 25, 1731, died November 5, 1732.
7. Ann, November 10, 1734, married Thomas Sergeant.
8. Elizabeth, October 8, 1736, married General Ebenezer Walbridge.
9. Elisha, March 16, 1743, married Martha Wright.
( V) Captain Joseph (2). son of Captain Joseph (1) Stebbins, was born January 13, 1721, at Deerfield, died February 6, 1784, at Vernon, Windham county, Vermont.
He was a farmer and member of the church.
He went to Vermont about 1740, bought land of the Merrimans, May 21, 1749: of Titus Belding, February 2, 1753, at Hinsdale, now Vernon, Vermont, on the west side of the Connecticut and he was one of the fourteen proprietors when the town was chartered September 5, 1753.
He and two children had a narrow escape from the Indians, August 20, 1756.
Two Indians laying in wait for him were discovered by his brother Zebediah and Reuben Wright, who exchanged shots with them.
Wright was wounded and the white men were pursued by the savages.
After crossing Island brook Stebbins shot one of the Indians.
Over a century later the grave of this Indian was discovered by George M. Lee while clearing the land in that vicinity.
Joseph and the children, alarmed by the firing, escaped to the garrison house.
He married, 1741, Thankful Belding, born January 6, 1718, at Northfield, died May 9, 1788, at Vernon, daughter of Stephen and Mindwell (Wright) Belding.
Children:
1. Tabitha, born about 1743, married Zurr Evans, of Chesterfield, New Hampshire.
2. Thankful, November, 1745, married Elihu Root.
3. Mary, June 6 or 28, 1747, married Timothy Root.
4. Elijah, baptized April 27, 1749, died young.
5. Elijah, baptized January 6, 1751, married Beulah Dickinson.
6. Lucy, born May 31, 1752.
7. Eliakim, born November 17, 1753, married Rebecca Hawks.
8. Abner, baptized August 9, 1755, mentioned below.
9. Joseph, baptized October 10, 1757, died young.
10. Joseph, born March 1, 1761, married Sarah Severance: (second) Elizabeth Edwards.
(VI) Abner, son of Captain Joseph (2) Stebbins, was born July 18, 1755, at Vernon, baptized August 9, 1755, and died there September 18, 1836.
He was a farmer at Guilford and Vernon, Vermont.
He married Mindwell Mars, of Montague, Massachusetts, died August 3, 1837, at Montague.
Children:
1. Lucy, born September 9, 1782, married, 1813, Jesse Gaines.
2. Abner, February 6, 1785, married Hannah Johnson.
3. Henry, February 24, 1787, married, September 18, 1815, Rebecca Jacobs.
4. Lyman,* November 25, 1789, married Tyler.
5. Tabitha, February 15, 1791, married Joseph Gaines, Jr.
6. Zebina, August 20, 1795.

Stebbins Family: Genealogical And Personal Memoirs Relating To The Families of The State of Massachusetts, Prepared Under The Editorial Supervision of, William Richard Cutter, A. M.,Volume Ii., Illustrated, New York, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1

Rowland married Sarah Whiting on 30 Nov 1618 in , , , England. Sarah was born in Nov 1591 in Bocking, Essex, England; died on 4 Aug 1649 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Thomas Stebbins was born in 1620 in Harwich, Essex, England; died on 15 Sep 1683 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA.
2. John Stebbins was born in 1626 in Bocking, Essex, England; died on 7 Mar 1679 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA.

Thomas married Ellen Bowen in 1591 in Bocking, Essex, England. Ellen was born in 1566 in Bocking, Essex, England; died in 1628 in , Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]