Lieutenant Thomas Stebbins

Thomas STEBBINS born in England around 1620. He became a militia lieutenant. in November,1645. He married Hannah WRIGHT, daughter of Deacon Samuel WRIGHT and his wife Margaret. Hannah died on December 16, 1660. On December 14, 1676 at Springfield, Thomas remarried to Abigail BURT. Daughter of Henry and Ulalia BURT and already a double widow (of Francis BALL and of Benjamin MUNN). He was the father of 9 children. On September 24, 1653, he was a witness of the signing of the Indian Deed of Northampton, one year before Northampton began to be settled. He was a witness at the witchcraft slander trial of Sarah Bridgman in Springfield, in August 1656. He was a juryman on March 29, 1659, at Springfield. and again on March 24. l661 at Northampton. He died in Springfield on September 25 (N.S.), 1683

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1. Lieut. Thomas Stebbins, born in England about 1620, married at Springfield, Mass. Nov. 1645, Hannah Wright. She died Oct. 16, 1660. He died at Springfield, Sept. 15, 1683. His second wife, Widow Abigail Munn, married Dec. 1676.

2. Lieut. Thomas Stebbins and Hannah Wright married 1645

Lieut. Thomas Stebbins and Abigail Minn married Dec. 14, 1676.

3. Lieut. Thomas Stebbins' will 1685; widow Abigail;

Children; Thomas, Joseph, Edward, Samuel, Sarah.

4. Lieut. Thomas, married second Dec. 14, 1676 Abigail Burt Munn, widow of Francis Ball and Benjamin Munn, and daughter of Henry and Eulalia Burt. He married first, Nov. 30 1645, Hannah Wright.

5. Thomas was a tailor according to various bills of credit and debit. He was a selectman of Springfield, Nov.2, 1652, also in 1653 and 1655, and was one of the witnesses to the Indian Deed dated Sept.24, 1653. In 1654, 1672, 1675, 1681, and 1682 he was town measurer and Nov. 2, 1658 Serjant Stebbins was Viewer of fences and also in 1659-60. He was chosen Juryman for Tryall of Causes on March 29, 1659 and March 26, 1661. He was overseer of Highways Feb. 26, 1667, and his name appears on a 'List of Soldiers yt. were at ye Fall Fight under Capt. Wm. Turner approved by ye committee of ye General Court.

Jan. 1678 Money was paid by the Town to Leifftenant Stebbins for sweeping the Meeting House and for beating the drum in 1680.

6. Thomas Stebbins, Lieut. in Capt. William Turners Company in the Falls Fight in King Phillip's War, May 18, 1676.

(From Edward Augustus Moseley's Record

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Note:

   Text cited from Ralph Greenlee's Stebbins Genealogy Volume I, pages 60 through 63 - quoted verbatim...

SECOND GENERATION
2. Lieutenant Thomas Stebbins, son of ROWLAND STEBBINS and Sarah __________, was born 1620, in England; died September 15, 1683, at Springfield, Massachusetts; married November 1645, at Springfield, Massachusetts, to HANNAH WRIGHT, died October 16, 1660 at Springfield, Massachusetts, who was a daughter of Deacon Samuel Wright and Margaret _________. He married second, December 14, 1676 at Springfield, Massachusetts, ABIGAIL (BURT) MUNN, widow of Francis Ball and Benjamin Munn, born about 1623, in England; died November 23, 1707, at Springfield, Massachusetts, daughter of Henry Burt and Eulelia _________. Resided at Springfield, Massachusetts.
CHILDREN:
Samuel, born September 19, 1646; married first, Joanna Lamb; married second, Abigail Brooks.
Thomas, born July 31, 1648; married Abigail Munn.
Joseph, born May 18, 1650; died November 9, 1651.
Joseph, born October 24, 1652; married Sarah Dorchester.
Sarah, born August 8, 1654; married Samuel Bliss.
Edward, born April 14, 1656; married Sarah (Graves) Ball.
Benjamin, born 4/11/1658; married First, Abigail Denton; married second, Mary (Graves) Ball.
Hannah, born October 1, 1660; died aged 17 years.
Rowland, born October 2, 1660; died April 24, 1661.
NOTE: The intermarriages in the Stebbins, Burt and Ball families have been of such a complex nature as to puzzle most writers, in fact so complex that scarcely any two have given the data alike, and none have given it correctly. We have given the subject special study, and with the assistance of Rev. Horace Hayden, M.A. (whose line of descent we give below), are enabled to make the following explanations:
ABIGAIL BURT, daughter of Henry Burt and Eulelia ________, born about 1623 in England; died November 23, 1707, at Springfield, Massachusetts; married 1644 at Springfield, Massachusetts, to FRANCIS BALL, who was drowned October 3, 1048, in the Connecticut river. She was married second, April 2, 1649, at Springfield to BENJAMIN MUNN (of Hartford, Connecticut, in 1637, and removed to Springfield in 1649), who died in November, 1675, at Springfield. She married third December 14, 1676, Lieutenant THOMAS STEBBINS, son of Rowland Stebbins. Her children were:
Johnathan BALL, born October 6, 1645; Married Sarah Miller.
Samuel BALL, born March 16, 1647; married Mary Graves.
Abigail MUNN, born June 28, 1650; married Thomas Stebbins ( 7 ) son of Lieutenant Thomas Stebbins ( 2 ).
John MUNN, born February 8, 1652; married Abigail Parsons, daughter of Deacon Benjamin Parsons.
Benjamin MUNN, born 1654-5; settled in Brimfield.
James MUNN, born 1655-6; married Mary (Moody) Patton.
Nathaniel MUNN, born 1661, married Sarah Chapin, daughter of Japhet Chapin. She had no children by her third marriage.
SAMUEL BALL, son of Abigail Burt and Francis Ball, was born March 16, 1647, at Springfield, Massachusetts; died September 13, 1689, at Springfield, Massachusetts; married January 15, 1671, probably at Hatfield, Massachusetts to MARY GRAVES, born about 1654, at Wetherfield, Connecticut, died May 21, 1727, at Springfield, Massachusetts, daughter of John Graves, of Hadley, Massachusetts and Mary Smith. MARY GRAVES BALL was married second, March 11, 1690 (Graves Genealogy says September 10, 1690) at Springfield, Massachusetts, to ( 12 ) BENJAMIN STEBBINS, born April 11, 1658, at Springfield, Massachusetts, died October 12, 1698, at Springfield, Massachusetts, son of ( 2 ) Lieutenant Thomas Stebbins and Hannah Wright. MARY GRAVES BALL STEBBINS was married third, December 29, 1704, to James Warriner.
CHILDREN OF SAMUEL BALL:
Mary Ball, born 6/12/1673; married John Hitchcock. Their son Samuel Hitchcock married Ruth Stebbins ( 300 ).
Francis Ball, born 4/4/1675; married Martha Blackman. (See Benjamin Stebbins No. 62).
Elizabeth Ball, born January 14, 1677; married Nathaniel Sikes.
Mercy Ball, born December 15, 1679; died September 14, 1683.
Abigail Ball, born 7/18/1682; married Moses Parsons.
SAMUEL BALL, when a young man of eighteen, was sentenced to the whipping post by the same court that fined another for "smoking on the Sabbath day." His great and unpardonable offence (spelling from text), for which he should have been hung according to the idea of justice held by our ungodly-godly forefathers, was abusing his stepfather, Benjamin Munn, by saying to him "A father indeed, you are no better than and old Indian." This occurred at the same time that a young girl was hung in London for stealing a yard of silk ribbon. There were then one hundred and sixty offences against English law, which were punishable by "death without benefit of clergy." Samuel Ball had the option of paying fifty shillings in lieu of the lashes he was to receive, so like a man he went to the office and paid his money. This is an object lesson to posterity, showing how men as narrow as our ancestors, could still be honest men, and, as far as they knew, godly men. Genealogy proves the truth of John Wesley's statement to his young preachers, that "the Lord can live with a great many people that we can't live with."
ABIGAIL BALL, daughter of Samuel Ball and Mary Graves, was born July 18, 1982, at Springfield, Massachusetts, died December 4, 1760, at Durham, Connecticut, married January 20 (or 16th) 1710, probably at Springfield, to MOSES PARSONS, born January 15, 1687, at Northampton, Massachusetts, died September 26, 1754, at Durham, Connecticut, who was a son of Joseph Parsons and Elizabeth Strong.
CHILDREN OF ABIGAIL BALL:
Moses Parsons, born October 19, 1710; married Elizabeth Ventres.
John Parsons, baptized July 6, 1712.
Abigail Parsons, born February 10, 1713-14; married Samuel Bates.
Martha Parsons, born October 5, 1716, married Abraham Camp.
Lieutenant Samuel Parsons, born March 1, 1719; married Elizabeth _______.
Elizabeth Parsons, baptized March 17, 1722-23; married Giles Miller.
MOSES PARSONS, son of Moses Parsons and Abigail Ball, was born October 19, 1710, at Durham, Connecticut; died February 1791, at Windsor, Connecticut; married 1732 to ELIZABETH VENTRES, born 170 at East Haddam, Connecticut, died May 10, 1790, at Windsor, Connecticut, who was the daughter of John Ventres and Mary __________.
CHILDREN OF MOSES PARSONS:
Eunice Parsons, born November 19, 1732.
Mercy Parsons, born April 6, 1735.
Lucy Parsons, born July 3, 1737.
Eliphas or Elihu Parsons, born January 14, 1738-39.
Naomi Parsons, born June 7, 1741.
Elizabeth Parsons, born December 25, 1743.
Abigail Parsons, born April 28, 1747; married Adjutant Thomas Hayden.
Moses Parsons,
John Parsons,
Submit Parsons.
William Parsons.
ABIGAIL PARSONS, daughter of Moses Parsons and Elizabeth Ventres, was born April 28, 1747, at Durham, Connecticut; died November 7, 1817, at Windsor, Connecticut; married November 19, 1767, at Windsor, Connecticut, to ADJUTANT THOMAS HAYDEN, of "The Continental line," born June 14, 1745, at Windsor, Connecticut; died November 28, 1817, at Windsor, Connecticut, who was a son of Daniel Hayden and Esther Moore.
CHILDREN OF ABIGAIL PARSONS:
Horace H Hayden, born October 13, 1769; married Maria A Robinson.
Chauncey Hayden, born October 8, 1771; married Anna Dibble.
Chester Hayden, born November 18, 1774; died September 17, 1777.
Chester Hayden, born November 14, 1777.
Esther Hayden, born January 25, 1780; died 1825.
Abigail Hayden, born March 11, 1782; died March 28, 1782.
Lucretia Hayden, born February 5, 1783; died 1856.
Anson Hayden, born October 13, 1785; died 1786.
Abigail Hayden, born March 5, 1789, married first, Augustine Drake; married second, William Howard.
Anson Hayden, born December 4, 1790; married Laura Wilson.
HORACE H HAYDEN, son of Abigail Parsons and Adjutant Thomas Hayden, was born October 13, 1769, at Windsor, Connecticut; died January 26, 1844, at Baltimore, Maryland; married February 23, 1805 to MARIA ANTOINETTE ROBINSON, born July 22, 1778, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died March 28, 1860, at Baltimore, Maryland, who was a daughter of Lieutenant Daniel Robinson and Rachel Nixon. Profession, physician, dentist, geologist. Religion, Episcopalian. Residence, Baltimore, Maryland.
CHILDREN OF HORACE H HAYDEN:
Eliza Lucretia Hayden, born December 14, 1805; married Archibald Chisholm Gibbs.
Handel Mozart Hayden, born December 4, 1807; married Sarah Foard.
Edwin Parsons Hayden, born July 3, 1809; died July 14, 1809.
Edwin Parsons Hayden, born August 7, 1811; married Elizabeth Hause.
Horace William Hayden, born April 8, 1814; married Mary Gillette.
Lewis Sydenham Hayden, born November 7, 1816; died.
EDWIN PARSONS HAYDEN, son of Horace H Hayden and Maria Antoinette Robinson, was born August 7, 1811, at Baltimore, Maryland; died May 10, 1850, at Howard County, Maryland; married September 15, 1832, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; to ELIZABETH HAUSE, born August 23, 1810, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died July 3, 1887, at Baltimore, Maryland, who was a daughter of William Hause and Catherine Hull. Profession, lawyer. Politics, Whig. Religion, Protestant Episcopal. Residence, Ellicott City, Maryland.
CHILDREN OF EDWIN PARSONS HAYDEN:
Lewis Sydenham Hayden, born September 11, 1833; married Kate Bull.
Charles Leslie Hayden, born July 1, 1835; married Addie Eliza Smith.
Horace Edwin Hayden, born February 18, 1837; married Kate Elizabeth Byers.
Handel Mozart Hayden, born February 18, 1839; died September 11, 1840.
Mary Victoire Evans Hayden, born April 30, 1841; married William Reginald Mackrille.
Kate Hull Hayden, born September 30, 1843; married William Henry Cosby.
Mozart William Hayden, born March 24, 1848; married Mary O Parkhurst.
Reverend HORACE EDWIN HAYDEN, son of Edwin Parsons Hayden and Elizabeth Hause, was born February 18, 1837, at Catonsville, Baltimore County, Maryland; married November 30, 1868, at Pt. Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, to KATE ELIZABETH BYERS, born September 8, 1843, at Hancock, Washington County, Maryland, who was a daughter of John A Byers and Charlotte Mary (Weitzel) Davis. Profession, clergyman. Religion, Episcopalian. Residence, Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania.
CHILDREN OF REV. HORACE EDWIN HAYDEN:
Mary Elizabeth Hayden, born October 15, 1875; died December 26, 1879.
Horace Edwin Hayden, born January 6, 1884.
REVEREND HORACE EDWIN HAYDEN is corresponding secretary of the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society at Wilksbarre, Pennsylvania. He is also a member of the Society of the Cincinnati, Sons of the Revolution, Society of Colonial Wars, Naval Order, Military Order of Foreign Wars, Society of the War of 1812, and of three Confederate State Societies on his record as a soldier.
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He has Ancestral File Number 55KB-ZM. Thomas probably lived most of his life in Springfield MA. He was, however, one of the original proprietors of Brimfield MA.

(Brimfield is about 20 miles east of Springfield and 6 miles west of Sturbridge. His brother, Deacon John Stebbins, and nephew, John Jr., were also proprietors.) Sargeant in Turner Falls fight, later a lieutenant. Claude Barlow reports: Thomas STEBBINS, his wife and others were presented by the grand jury to the Court at Northampton, March 26, 1676 -- some for

wearing silk, some for long haire & other extravagancies not becoming a wilderness state. He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the militia. Judging by the dates, Thomas's wife Hannah died from complications of child birth after bearing the twins.

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BIRTH: Birth may be in Ipswich.

BIOGRAPHY:

From "Early days in New England": On Jan. 5, 1641, HE received lot no. 6, which is 8 rods in breath, for planting

In 1645, Thomas Stebbins and William Warrener were chosen assurveyors for Springfield, MA. After this date his name appears frequently in town records, indicating that he was quite a prominent citizen. He received several different grants of land over the years, and he served as townsman, or selectman in 1652, 1653, and 1655. In addition, he served as the Towne Measurer in 1654, 1672, 1674, 1675, 1681, and 1682 (Greenlee, Ralph Stebbine & Greenlee, Robert Lemuel, The Stebbins Genealogy, 1904, p. 65). He took the oath of allegiance along with other Springfield inhabitants on 3 Dec 1678. John Pynchon performed that duty.

Sept. 24, 1653: John Pynchon bought Nonatuck of the Indians; a large tract on the west side of the Connecticut River, including Northampton and other towns. The Sachems, of Chiefs, who signed the deed, were Chickwallopp, or Wawhillowa, Nenessehalant, Nissicohee, and Paquahalant. The witnesses were Elizur Holyoke, Henry Burt, Thomas Cooper, and Thomas Stebbins.

Thomas is listed among those who served under Capt. William Turner against the Indians in the Turner's Falls Fight, 19 May 1676, Upper Falls of the Connecticut River, Massachusetts. Negotiations with the Indians had begun in 1676, but the Americans decided to attack after the Indians took about 70 head of cattle in Hatfield. The Americans attacked while the Indians slept, and they destroyed the Indian village.

Thomas and his wife were brought before a grand jury, along with other citizens, on 26 March 1676. They were accused of extravagancies not becoming a wilderness state: "for wearing of silk & yt in a flouting manner & attire for Long haire & other extravegancies, Contrary to honest & Labor Order & Demeanor not Becoming a Wilderness State at Least ye Professional of Christianity & Religion" (Greenlee & Greenlee, 1904, p. 70).

According to Burt (Burt, Henry M., The First Century of the History of Springfield, Vol. II, Springfield, MA, 1898), Thomas was probably a tailor, judging by the items purchased from John Pynchon. He opened an account in Aug 1652 and by the following Feb. it amounted to over 14 pounds. One of the items shown in John Pynchon's account book is "Delivered to Thomas Stebbins 54 yds of white shag cloth for wastecoates & Stockens..." Later he delivered to Pynchon 17 doz. caps and over one hundred "wastecoates."

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ID: I00127

Name: Thomas STEBBINS 1 2 3 4

Sex: M

Birth: 1620 in Bocking, Suffolk, England 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Death: 15 SEP 1683 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts 6 5 7 8 9 13 10 14 11 12

Christening: ABT 1626 Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts

Reference Number: 127

Note:

BIRTH: Birth may be in Ipswich.

BIOGRAPHY:

From "Early days in New England": On Jan. 5, 1641, HE received lot no. 6, which is 8 rods in breath, for planting

In 1645, Thomas Stebbins and William Warrener were chosen assurveyors for Springfield, MA. After this date his name appears frequently in town records, indicating that he was quite a prominent citizen. He received several different grants of land over the years, and he served as townsman, or selectman in 1652, 1653, and 1655. In addition, he served as the Towne Measurer in 1654, 1672, 1674, 1675, 1681, and 1682 (Greenlee, Ralph Stebbine & Greenlee, Robert Lemuel, The Stebbins Genealogy, 1904, p. 65). He took the oath of allegiance along with other Springfield inhabitants on 3 Dec 1678. John Pynchon performed that duty.

Sept. 24, 1653: John Pynchon bought Nonatuck of the Indians; a large tract on the west side of the Connecticut River, including Northampton and other towns. The Sachems, of Chiefs, who signed the deed, were Chickwallopp, or Wawhillowa, Nenessehalant, Nissicohee, and Paquahalant. The witnesses were Elizur Holyoke, Henry Burt, Thomas Cooper, and Thomas Stebbins.

Thomas is listed among those who served under Capt. William Turner against the Indians in the Turner's Falls Fight, 19 May 1676, Upper Falls of the Connecticut River, Massachusetts. Negotiations with the Indians had begun in 1676, but the Americans decided to attack after the Indians took about 70 head of cattle in Hatfield. The Americans attacked while the Indians slept, and they destroyed the Indian village.

Thomas and his wife were brought before a grand jury, along with other citizens, on 26 March 1676. They were accused of extravagancies not becoming a wilderness state: "for wearing of silk & yt in a flouting manner & attire for Long haire & other extravegancies, Contrary to honest & Labor Order & Demeanor not Becoming a Wilderness State at Least ye Professional of Christianity & Religion" (Greenlee & Greenlee, 1904, p. 70).

According to Burt (Burt, Henry M., The First Century of the History of Springfield, Vol. II, Springfield, MA, 1898), Thomas was probably a tailor, judging by the items purchased from John Pynchon. He opened an account in Aug 1652 and by the following Feb. it amounted to over 14 pounds. One of the items shown in John Pynchon's account book is "Delivered to Thomas Stebbins 54 yds of white shag cloth for wastecoates & Stockens..." Later he delivered to Pynchon 17 doz. caps and over one hundred "wastecoates."

From Descendants of Deacon Samuel Wright: Documented events in his life were:

1. Immigration; 1634; Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA 10. Listed as a passenger, age 14, on the FRANCIS which left Ipswich, England in April 1634, along with parents Rowland & Sarah Stebbins and siblings, Sarah (11), Elizabeth (6) & John (8)

2. Town Office; 2 Nov 1647; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 3. "Thomas Stebinges was Sworne Constable according to the oath of the Generall Court: under Mr. Nowells hand."

3. Employment; 25 Jul 1653; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 4. [torn]n accot of what I haue laid out [torn] Mill dam 25 July 1653 pd Goodm Stebbins for 7 d 00 11 08

4. Oath of Freemanship/Allegiance; 24 Apr 1654; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 3. "(before us John Pynchon & Elizur Holyoke) Sworne to be freemen of this Jurisdiction.": Thomas Stebbins "made free in the Bay"

5. Provided Bond; 24 Mar 1654/55; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 3. Joined with Deacon Samuel Wright in providing bond that Samuel's son, Samuel Wright Jr., would abide by the order to support the illegitimate child that he fathered upon Mary Burt.

6. Jury Duty; 27 Sep 1659; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 3.

7. Jury Duty; 7 Apr 1660; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 3. Served on the jury investigating the death by drowning of Ebenezer Herman, youngest child of John Herman who was found dead in the brook in Nathaneell Pritchard's yard. The death was ruled accidental.

8. Jury Duty; 26 Mar 1661; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 3.

9. Jury Duty; 30 Sep 1662; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA.

10. Lawsuit; 30 Sep 1662; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 3. Thomas Stebbin Plantiffe contra Widow Sacket defendant in action of debt with damages to the vallue of Three pounds: In this last action the July fynd for the Plantiffe vizt Thomas Stebbin the summe of forty shillings and the coust of the Corte vizt 10s for the entry of the action.

11. Military Service; 30 Sep 1662; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 3. Chosen to be the "Eldest Serjeant" of the Springfield Train Band.

12. Served as Attorney; 17 Mar 1662/63; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 3. "Serjant Stebbins of Sprinfeild Atturney for Mr. Goodwin of Hadley complaynes against Widdow Sackett late of Sprinfeild Admistratrix and William Blomfeild Administrator to the estate of Symon Sackett deceased in an action of debt due upon account together with damage to the value of Six and Thirty shiflings."

13. Mention in Will, Inv. or Prob.; 1 Jan 1668/69; Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA 11.

14. Signed Petition; 2 Feb 1668/69; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 12. Signed a petition protesting the imposition by England of customs upon goods being exported into and from Massachusetts Colony.

15. Employment; 10 Mar 1671/72; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 13. From John Pynchon's Account books: Accounts Paid out for John Artsell [n.d. but before 25 May 1671]

To Tho Stebbings Jun 01 00 00 Volume V, Part 1, 1672 - 1693 . Page 156 [p 421] Accounts Paid out for "My Son John Pynchon DR" March 10 1671/72 To paymt for you to Tho Stebbing 01 07 00

16. VR - Marriage; 19 Sep 1672; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 14. Thomas Stebbings Jun. & Abigall Munn Joined in Mariage Sept. 19 1672

There is also a record for Lt. Thomas Stebbins & Abigail Mun widow for 15 Dec 1676

17. Military Service; 19 May 1676; Upper Falls of the Connecticut River, MA 15. Listed in 1736 as being among those who fought under Capt. Wm. Turner against the Indians in the Falls Fight.

18. Oath of Freemanship/Allegiance; 1 Jan 1678/79; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 16.

19. Lawsuit; 23 Sep 1680; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 3. John Pope plantiff against Leiutenant Thomas Stebbins for Taking him off from a peice of Joinery worke and promising him sattisfaction which he now refuses: to the Damadge of said Pope 39s. Leiutenant Stebbins not owning it and noe profe being made either of Damage nor yet of any promise made by Leiutenant Stebbins to make him sattisfaction: I find of the defendant costs.

DEATH: After the death of Thomas, who died intestate, an inventory was done, and his sons agreed on the division of the estate in March, 1683-84. On Oct. 16, 1683, The sons agreed to pay their step-mother a sum of 17 pounds, 12 shillings, but the payment was in corn, port, and neat cattle. Abigail relinquished her interest in the house and the sons paid her 40 pounds and "a bed stead with a cord in it." Finally, the sons agreed that "there shall be one cow wintered by ye said heirs... for one winter and when it is said paid to the widow or Relict of their father it is intended they shall complete the payment unto the heirs of the widdow."

Father: Rowland STEBBINS b: BET OCT 1592 AND 1594 in Bocking, Essex, England

Mother: Sarah WHITING b: 30 NOV 1591 in Bocking, Essex, England

Marriage 1 Hannah WRIGHT b: AUG 1626 in Wrightsbridge, Essex County, England

Married: 16 NOV 1645 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts 6 5 7 8 9 13 14 11 4

Children

Samuel Wright STEBBINS b: 19 SEP 1646 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts c: 13 JUL 1708 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts

Thomas STEBBINS b: 31 JUL 1648 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts
Joseph STEBBINS b: 18 MAY 1650 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts
Joseph STEBBINS b: 24 OCT 1652 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts
Edward STEBBINS b: 1653 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts
Mary Sarah STEBBINS b: 18 AUG 1654 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts
Edward STEBBINS b: 14 APR 1656 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts
Benjamin STEBBINS b: 11 APR 1658 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts
Hannah STEBBINS b: 1 OCT 1660 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts
Rowland STEBBINS b: 2 OCT 1660 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts
Marriage 2 Abigail BURT b: 1 JUL 1623 in Harberton, Devonshire England

Married: 14 DEC 1676 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts 15 8 6 3 10 14

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Author: J.H. Bliss

Publication: 1881

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Note: Godfrey Library

Text: QUAY 3

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On September 24, 1653, he was a witness of the signing of the Indian Deed of Northampton, one year before Northampton began to be settled. He was a witness at the witchcraft slander trial of Sarah Bridgman in Springfield, in August 1656. He was a juryman on March 29, 1659, at Springfield. and again on March 24. l661 at Northampton. He died in Springfield on September 25 (N.S.), 1683.

http://members.tripod.com/mviens/stebbins.htm

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Samuel's wife, Sarah, the daughter of Thomas Stebbins and Hannah Wright, was born at Springfield on August 18, 1654 and died there November 6, 1721.

http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sam/bliss/samuel.html

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(f/g) Lieut Thomas Stebbins Birth: 1620 Harwich, England Death: Sep. 15, 1683 Springfield Hampden County Massachusetts, USA

Born to Rowland & Sarah (Whiting) Stebbins about 1620, probably in Bocking, Essex, England. Married Hannah Wright 16 Nov 1645 in Springfield MA.

Family links:

Parents:

 Rowland Stebbins (1592 - 1671)

 Sarah Whiting Stebbins (1591 - 1649) 

Spouse:

 Hannah Wright Stebbins (1628 - 1660) 

Children:

 Samuel Stebbins (1646 - 1708)*

 Thomas Stebbins (1648 - 1695)*

 Joseph Stebbins (1652 - 1728)

Burial: Unknown Created by: Linda Mac Record added: Mar 06, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 34523584 -tcd

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THOMAS STEBBINS came to America with his father in 1634, at age 14, and lived Burt's First ,for a time in Roxbury, Massachusetts. In 1639 he removed to Springfield, Cent, of Massachusetts. (a colony settlement started in 1636)

He is a second generation Stebbins in America.

As per the book STEBBINS GENEALOGY (pages 70-75):

On December 24, 1640, in "A list of ye Alotments of planting lotts as they p. n.' were cast w'th ye order how men doe face, beginninge at ye ends of ye 80 rod £prfng S lotts yt face to ye greate River Mr. Moxon is to have ye first by consent of ye fl {^ Plantation'": > '•'

acres "THOS. STEBBINS 7% 2 lott " " 7y 2 ".

This allotment was soon "disanulled agayne." In the "Lots cast for med-

dow grownd on Agawam side where is 2 pts of ye quantity to be divided,"

THOMAS STEBBINS received two lots, containing one and one-halt' acres,

and one acre, respectively. In the division of the "Lotts on ye other side of

ye greate river for meddow," he was given two lots.

THOMAS STEBBINS was chosen townsman, or selectman, November 2, p. 223. 1652; and was again chosen for this office in 1653 and 1655.

He was one of the witnesses to the Indian deed, dated September 24, 1653, Trum- conveying the land of Nonotuck (now Northampton, Mass.) to John Pynchon Northamp- of Springfield. Mass.

May 29, 1654, at a town meeting "61y itt was voted thatt THOMAS STEB- BINS should be the Towne measurer"; and he again acted in this capacity in 1672, 1674, 1675, 1681, and 1682.

November 2, 1658, "SERJANT STEBBINS & Serj. Morgan" were chosen "viewers of fences for ye upper p't of ye Towne fro: ye meeting house up- wards." SERGEANT STEBBINS also held this office in 1659-60. He was chosen juryman "for the tryall of Causes" at Springfield, on March 29, 1659; and on March 26, 1661.

December 23, 1659, "The order which persons now seated in the meeting- house by the Selectmen and Deacon Chapin * * * 3d Seate. — THOMAS STEBBINS, Miles Morgan, John Harmon, John Leonard, Benjamin Munn, Anthony Dorchester." They were seated in the same order in 1662 and 1663.

On May 11, 1663, he received a grant of thirty acres of land.

In a "Record or List of ye Names of the Townesmen or men of this town of Springfield, that is to say of allowed & admitted Inhabitants Who they are this present ffebr: 1664," we find "SERJ. THO STEBBINS."

"January ye 5th 1665," "SERJANT STEBBINS hath ye Swamp granted him yt is betwixt his meddow over Agawam river and ye Hills." On Febru- ary 6th, of the same year, he was chosen surveyor, an office which he had held before ; and on February 26th, he was appointed one of a committee for granting lands.

"ffebr. 11th, 1666, At a meeting of ye Select men: Among other things, there was granted to SERJ. STEBBINS upon his desire, liberty to build on his lott neere Robt Ashleys house." At the same meeting he was appointed on a committee to grant land.

"Att the Generall Towne Meeting on ye first Tuesday in ffebruary, and the ffourth day of ye month : 1667 THOMAS STEBBINGS and others are ap- pointed to lay out a highway from ye South Side of Agawam River & Soe up the hill till they come to the comon & they are to lay out the way in ye most convenient place : And they are to bound the highway & to consider all things about ye sd way what of any mans Land it passeth through, & what work is done to ye sd way already. & they are to give their apprehensions about ye Land that the way taketh up & Soe to lay out the way & make their returne to ye Town Records yt it may be entered in the Towne booke ye Seled Men appoynt to be attended out of hand."

February 26, 1667, THOMAS STEBBINS was chosen "Overseer of High- way" * * * "for ye playne above End Brooke." About this year, "SER- JEANT STEBBINGS hath graunted unto him Six acres of land above end brook between "William Branch his lott, ag't ye playne & ffrancis Peppers lott provided a high way be reserved in place must convenient." On March 4, 1667 8, "SERJEANT STEBBIN hath ffoure acres of land granted to him ad-

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joyning to his other six above end brook. Only the wood of the 4 acres is to be free for any one till he fence the land."

November 26, 1668, "Att ye said Towne meeting SERJEANT STEBBIN p»e. requesting of the Towne, that he may exchange his foure acres of Meddow that lye a little below Robert Ashleyes house, for soe much of the Townes med- dow Lott wch adjoynes to the Northerly Side of the Said ffoure acres, that is to Say that he might have the uppermost ffoure acres out of the Townes meddow for his sd ffoure acres: The Town did by vote leave it to ye Select men to take a view of the Said lands, and to make a conclusion off or on w'th SERJEANT STEBBIN as they should See cause: The Select Men veiwed those lands the Same day, & doe conceive that the Town will be noe looser by such exchange of lands w'th SERJEANT STEBBIN: And therefore doe determine that his desires therein shal be graunted : And where as the sd SERJEANTS meddow is ditched at both ends, he easts that into the bar- gayne."

On April 23, 1669, it was voted that "for securing ye Cad' way or Bars p. 378. by ye meeting house, Benja. Mun. SERJ. STEBBING ; Win. Warinar & James Warinar are to take care & charge thereoff, & doe the same:"

At a town meeting about 1668-9, it was resolved that "Whereas SERJ. p- 98 - STEBBINS hath had a graunt of lands at Worronoco, [Woronoake was es- tablished as the town of "Westfield May 19, 1669] on Condition yt he goes thither to settle & dwell, he fynding yt he cannot well remoove thither & yet haveing been at much paynes & charge to p'mote the good of ye place, he now requests of ye Town yt his said graunt of land there may devolve upon One of his Sons; "Whereupon ye Town did vote & determine yt One of his Sons shall have the said lands, (on ye Same Conditions yt his father had ye graunt) if the people there shall approove of him; and if they shall not ap- proove of him then SERJANTT STEBBIN shall have liberty to make sale of ye said lands Soe graunted p'vided it be to one yt the people there shall ap- proove of to come & dwell there ;"

On January 14, 1669, at a meeting of the selectmen. THOMAS STEBBINS \ 3g „ was appointed to "veiw & consider a highway over wet meadow."

October 12, 1670, "THOM'S STEBBINS" was ordered to haul one load p- "o. of wood to apply on the minister's salary. On the same day there was "graunted to SERJEANT STEBBIN the dingle ag'1 his meddow called wheele meddow for 80 rodd up ye dingle & of ye high land by the upper side of ye dingle the Same length & 20 rod broad."

December, 1670, "The Towne Dr. To SERJ: STEBBINS for [blank] 0£ p.89i. 10s. OOd."

"Att ye Genr'll Town Meeting ffebr. 7. 1670, SKIM: STEBBIN & others p. no. are chosen a Comittee to consider of high waves and to determine both where they shall lye & who shalbe called to make & maynteyne ye same."

"ffebr. 12 1671 SERJ: STEBBIN cV: .lames Warrener" were appointed p-397. viewers of fences "for the bouse lotte from ye Lower wharfe to ye upper wharfe & for the nortbrly fence of ye wharfe lane. & to ye lower gate yt opens to 3 corner meddow."

"Dec: ye 30th 1672. Town is Dr. to SERJ. STEBBIN for help & tymeber p- 402 - about ye Meeting house Staires & pound 0£ 4s I'd."

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P-403. The town, on January 1, 1672, "graunted to SERJEANT STEBBIN Sis

acres of land lying at the reer of Dr. Pynehons wood lotts (that were beyond the little wett ineddow of the said mr. Pynchon) & between mr. Pynehons further wood lott & Jno Stewarts wood lott."

P . 405. On January 31, 1672, SERGEANT STEBBINS and John Matthews were

appointed fence viewers "ffor house lotts fro: ye upper wharf to ye gate yt goes to the lowest wharf e."

n 246 "ffebruary ye 26th, 1673. SERJ. STEBBINS hath graunted unto him

Twenty acres of land on ye West side of the great River, ag't Quart 'rm'r Coultons house or thereabout above Richard Sikes his land: not to prejudice high wayes in most convenient places."

p- 148 - At a town meeting, April 15, 1674, it was decided to build a new meeting-

house, and it was "voted that SERJANT STEBBING should be treated with that it might be sett up in his house lott on the hill by his pasture." The lo- cation was settled at the "Gen '11 Town Meeting, febr: 6th 1676," as follows:

p 12 9. "Whereas ye Comittee of ye New meeting house impowered by ye Town

for ye disposing four Acres of land on ye North side of ye round hil, to THO : STEBBIN Senior & to Tho : Stebbins Junior for land to set ye New meeting house on, they do now report to ye town, that the said STEBBIN Senior & Stebbin Junior having clearly and absohitely granted five rods Square to set ye New meeting house on, & having added a rod more in breadth to the way that Leads up to ye New house now ye sd Comittee do report, that they have granted ye sd four Acres to ye sd STEBBIN Senior & Stebbin Junior, & by the town to them, and it is provided that in fencing this ground that THOMAS STEBBIN is to fence no more fence than he fenced formerly, the town being

p. 130. to do ye rest of ye fence about ye New Meeting house. And it being further

considered about ye townes Land where ye old meeting house yet stands, How Easily by exchange with THOMAS STEBBIN, it may ly altogether up to ye New meeting house Land aforesaid, to ye accomodating & conveniency of ye Town & THOMAS STEBBIN also : which being propounded to ye said STEB- BIN, He ye said STEBBIN agreed to grant & give up his land between ye old meeting house & ye New meeting House unto ye town : The Town also agreed to give up to THOMAS STEBBIN ye land, which lies next Him, Two Rod in breadth where it fronts on ye street Easterly : The Town reserving to them- selves four Rod broad, at ye Front or high way or street, Eastward, & from thence to run back westward thorow ye said STEBBIN his Land up to ye New meeting house land aforesaid a little aslant northward into the sd STEBBIN his land, so as to range strait with ye out side or north side of ye East door of ye New meeting house, where by this four rod broad of ye townes land, where it fronts on ye street Eastward wil & is to gain a little more in breadth, by its running up to ye New meeting house a little aslant into THO : STEBBIN his land as aforesaid, so yt the breadth of it toward ye westward end next ye new meeting house wil be ful four rod & an half there, & something better. This afores'd, that is to say, that part of the land afore mentioned and which was THOMAS STEBBIN his land he doth now give up & grant & confirm it to ye Town: And yt part of it ye land aforesaid viz: two Rods broad at ye Easterly end onely as aforesaid, which was the Townes land, they doe grant & Confirme to ye said THO: STEBBIN, & moreover in ful satisfaction to ye

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sd STEBBIN they do give & grant to Him out of ye Town land in ye training feild one rod & half of ground next to ye said STEBBIN his lot in ye reer of it, al yt breadth of his lot, at ye westerly end, which wth allowance afore- said next ye street is accepted by ye said STEBBIN as satisfaction for ye said land which he hath hereby given up to ye town."

"ffebr 2d 1674. Imprimis there is granted to SERJANT STEBBINS fforty p -•" acres of Upland ten acres of Swamp & ten acres of Meddow below the brook called fresh water brooke. "

TURNER'S FALLS FIGHT.

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GEDCOM Note

TURNER'S FALLS FIGHT – King Phillips War Taken from:Stebbinsgenealog01gree.pdf

Negotiationswith the Indians for peace, entered upon by the Connecticut Council, were inprogress, and in April, 1676, Indian envoys who were on their wayto Hartfordwith an answer to the overtures of the English, arrived at Hadley. A dispatchwas sent to Hartford advising the Council of the coming of the messengers.These savage emissaries returned with their reply about the first of May. Itspurport was that a conference with the sachems should be held at Hadley, on theeighth of the month, and in preparation for that event, the Council ordered onehundred soldiers to march forthwith to that place. Having accomplished their object—to gain thetime for fishing and planting —the Indians took no further notice of the last communicationfrom the Connecticut Council. In vain the authorities waited for the delegationto arrive at Hadley. The proposed eight days lengthened into ten and twelve,but no Indians appeared. The bad faithof the Indians in this matter, intensified the feeling against them, and theaggressive war spirit gained added strength in all the Hampshire settlements.This feeling was greatly augmented by a raid of the Indians, whowent down on the night of May 13th, to Hatfield upper meadows and carried awayfrom seventy to eighty head of cattle that had been turned out to pasture. It was decided to make an attack on theIndian camp at the falls above Deerfield, since known as Turner's Falls. Aftersome necessary delay in organizing theexpedition, they were all assembled at Hatfield on May 18th, and after a shortprayer by Chaplin Hope Atherton, they started on their hazardous march oftwenty miles, under command of Captain William Turner. Allnight the dreary march continued. The Indians, prosperous in their fishing operations,and successful in their cattle thieving raid, spent the day preceding theattack, in feasting upon the beef and milk obtained from the recently stolenHatfield stock. Completely surfeited by their debauch, they slept soundly,posting no sentinels and keeping no watch. At break of day the assaulting party reached its position in the rear ofand overlooking the hostile camp. Arranginghis forces so that every shot would tell. Captain Turner hurled them upon thesleeping foe. So thorough was the surprise that the English thrust their gunsinto the wigwams before the enemy were aware of their presence. Astounded bythe attack, the Indians rushed out in the greatest consternation, and made vainendeavors to escape. The carnage wasbrief, but terrible. The camp was burned and everything in it destroyed. Thework of destruction was complete, and up to this time the victory had beenoverwhelming; but the English lingered too long in the deserted camp. The adjacent Indian camps sent reenforeementsto the red men, and henceforth, it was, for the victors, but a race for life."When Captain Turner found that the savages were surrounding his littlecommand with great numbers, he gave the order to retreat. After running thegauntlet of the swamp, the main body reached Green River. Here, while crossingthe river near "Nash's Mills," Captain Turner was shot and fell deadfrom his horse. The command then devolved upon Captain Holyoke, who succeededin making good his retreat, through Green River meadows, across Petty's Plain,Deerfield River and meadows, till he reached Hatfield. Throughout the remainderof the retrogade march, the English forces were hard pressed by a numerous and activefoe, who followed them to the "Bars"" on the road leading toDeerfield South Meadow. This was by far the most severe fight that had occurredin the valley during King Philip's war. The bravery and hardihood manifested inundertaking an expedition of this kind in the face of such overwhelmingnumbers, were only equalled by the unflinching courage displayed during thedisastrous retreat, when for more than ten miles, every inch of the ground wassharply contested with a foe outnumbering them more than three to one.

Thename of "THOMAS STEBINS, Springfield" appears in "A List of yeSoldiers yt were in ye Fall Fight under Capt. Wm. Turner, approved off by yeCommittee of ye Gen. Court," and in "A list of Soldiers andDesc'nd'ts of such as are Deceased that were in the fight called the fallsfight above Deerfield who are intituled to the township granted by the GenerallCourt.” We find “Luke Noble, Westfield. Des’t of THOMAS STEBBINS.”

GEDCOM Source

Gale Research Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.Original data - Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2010.Original data: Filby, P. William, ed. Passenge; @R1@ Place: Springfield, Massachusetts; Year: 1641; Page Number: 273

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