Nathaniel Stearns
Nathaniel Stearns
| Born | 1754-03-29 Billerica, MA |
| Father | Samuel Stearns |
| Mother | Hannah Trask |
| Spouses |
Sarah Carleton Lydia Wilson |
| Children | Nathaniel (b. 1789-02-05) |
Nathaniel Stearns (born 1754) was a Billerica man of the Revolutionary generation, the father of the North Billerica bricklayer and mill owner Nathaniel Stearns. He was born on March 29, 1754, a son of Samuel Stearns and Hannah Trask, and a brother of Jonathan Stearns and Joseph Stearns.
On February 10, 1784 he married Sarah Carleton, whom Hazen calls a daughter of John Carleton of the family that had held the mills at the North Billerica falls. Their son Nathaniel was born on February 5, 1789. Sarah's gravestone is dated to the 1790s, and the town records also give his marriage on August 6, 1791 to Lydia Wilson. A Nathaniel Stearns witnessed, with Isaac Stearns, the deed by which Samuel Stearns Jr. released his share of Simeon Jefts's farm to Henry Jefts in April 1791. Hazen says only that "He died soon", and no record of his death or estate has been found.
References
Deed References
| Date | Type | Grantor | Grantee | Summary | Property | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 1791 | Quitclaim | Samuel Stearns Jr. of Billerica, yeoman (Alice Stearns, his wife) | Henry Jefts of Billerica, yeoman | Probably this Nathaniel Stearns, witness with Isaac Stearns to the deed of Samuel Stearns Jr. | Winning Farm | 105/183 (South) |
Billerica town book 8, pages 294-295. Signed April 29, 1791, witnesses John Winning, Isaac Stearns and Nathaniel Stearns; recorded May 7, 1791. For 37 pounds 1s 3d, all his right "in & unto a certain tract or parcel of Land & buildings lying in said Billerica on the westerly side of Concord River being a part of the said Henry's place," bounded on the road, Zebediah Rogers Jr., "the thirds set off to the widow Jefts" and Isaac Barron, "with all my part in the buildings." One of two heirs' releases that put Simeon Jefts's farm in Henry Jefts's hands the day he sold it.
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Recorded is Book/Page at the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds unless noted.