STEARNS, POTTER, STONE of Middlesex cnty. Mass.
                     by Clay Riley
                   Tue Oct 23 1990

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I found the following information in the referenced books:
Vol. II.......Pages 711-717 and pages 776-778..........
 
STEARNS, Charles, the immigrant ancester of this branch of
the STEARN family in America.Ther is a family tradition that
three brothers, Daniel, Isaac and Shubael, came from England
to America in 1630 and settled near Watertown; Daniel died
soon afterward unmarried, and that the other two brought
famalies with them. Shubael died leaving two sons, Charles
and Nathaniel, eight or ten years old, who were brought up by
their Uncle Isaac. They came to New England, May 6, 1646, and
settled in Watertown. The following dates refer to Charles:
     Date               Township             Event
 
 Mar. 15, 1648        Watertown            Bought 14 acres
                                           and a house.
      ?                England             Married 1st
                                           Hannah ? who
                                           died 6-30-50
June 22, 1654         Watertown            Married 2nd
                                           Rebecca GIBSON.
June 2, 1650          Watertown            1) Samuel born.
Sept. 20, 1655           "                 2) Shubael born.
Jan. 24, 1657            "                 3) John born.
         1658            "                 4) Isaac born.
before 1695              ?                 5) Charles Jr.
                                           slain in his
                                           King's service.
       1661           Watertown            6) Rebecca born.
        ?                 ?                7) Martha born.
 
There is a lot of detailed information for a number of pages,
including a lithograph of Leonard STEARNS, G grandson of
Charles, along with an autograph and the family crest. It is
very interesting reading.
 
The second reference is for Isaac STEARNS, the other
immigrant brother. Unfortunately there are only three pages
for this lineage.
 
There is a POTTER reference in Vol. I pages 60 and 61,
starting with Nathaniel POTTER who settled in New England
before 1638. The last entry in this lineage is; Charles M.
POTTER, born in Ellenburg, Clinton county, New York, Jan. 16,
1862. Evidently he was in the Real Estate business in Lowell,
Mass. in 1907, when the book was published.
 
I also found a reference for Stone in Vol. III, pages 1158-
1160. The lineage starts with George STONE who was babtized
in Great Bromley, Essex county, England, April 19, 1592, and
died Nov. 30, 1672. He came to America aboard the ship
"Increase", April 15, 1635. The last entry of this line is,
Elijah STONE, a physician, born in Framingham, Mass., Sept.
28, 1736. He died August 10, 1804.
 
This is but a small amount of the information contained in these
books. If you would like photo-copies of the pages I referenced, send
a large (8 1/2x11) self addressed, stamped envelope. I will gladly
send the copies to you. Clay RILEY 2433 El Lujo Way-Rancho Cordova,
CA 95670