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The Life From The Roots blog topics have changed several times since I began this blog in 2009. I initially wrote only about the family history I had been working on for 20 years. Years later, I was into visiting gardens, historical homes, churches, libraries that had genealogical collections, historical societies, war memorials, and travel/tourism places. I also enjoy posting autographs and photos of famous people I've met or have seen.

Along with my New England roots, other areas include New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada.

Please check out the labels on the right side for topics (please note, they need work). Below the labels and pageviews is a listing of my top nine posts, according to Google. Four of them pertain to Lowell, MA. These posts change often because they are based on what people are reading.

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Surname Saturday -- STEBBINS

Stebbins is one of my oldest New England lines. My direct lines are in green. This is the first time I've included a memorial photo for a Surname Saturday post. Thanks to Bonnie MacDonald for allowing me to copy her photos, taken in April 2011.


1.ROWLAND STEBBINS (THOMAS STEBBINS1) was born ABT 5 NOV 1592 in St. Marys, Bocking, County Essex, England, and died 14 DEC 1671 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He married SARAH WHITING 30 NOV 1618 in Bocking, County Essex, England. She was born 1591 in Boston, So. Lincolnshire, England, and died 4 OCT 1649 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts.

Although I have been to the Bridge Street Cemetery in Northampton, Massachusetts, these photos were taken by fellow blogger, and cousin, Bonnie of Massachusetts Meanderings and More blog.
Children of ROWLAND STEBBINS and SARAH WHITING were:
+2  i.Thomas STEBBINS was born 1620 in (Prob.) Bocking, England, and died 15 SEP 1683 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts.
3  ii.Sarah STEBBINS was born 1623 in (Prob.) Bocking, England, and died 1649. She married Thomas MERRICK 14 SEP 1639 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts.
4  iii.Elizabeth STEBBINS was born BEF 1625 in (Prob.) Bocking, England, and died 15 JUN 1625.
+5  iv.JOHN STEBBINS was born 1626 in (Prob.) Bocking, England, and died 7 MAR 1678 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.
6  v.Elizabeth STEBBINS was born ABT 1628 in (Prob.) Bocking, England, and died 28 OCT 1700 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts. She married John CLARK 2 MAR 1647.




Generation No. 2



2.Thomas STEBBINS (ROWLAND STEBBINS2, THOMAS STEBBINS1) was born 1620 in (Prob.) Bocking, England, and died 15 SEP 1683 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts. He married Hannah WRIGHT, daughter of Samuel WRIGHT. He married Abigail BURT (BALL-MUNN) 14 DEC 1670 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.
Child of Thomas STEBBINS and Hannah WRIGHT was:
7  i.Thomas STEBBINS was born 1648, and died 1695. He married Mary DAY 12 APR 1694 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, daughter of Robert DAY and Editha STEBBINS. She was born ABT 1640, and died 1721.

5.JOHN STEBBINS (ROWLAND STEBBINS2, THOMAS STEBBINS1) was born 1626 in (Prob.) Bocking, England, and died 7 MAR 1678 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He was buried in Bridge St. Cemetery. He married ABIGAIL BARTLETT 17 DEC 1657 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, daughter of ROBERT BARTLETT and ANN. She was born ABT 1630 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 15 JUL 1689 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He married Ann MUNSON 14 MAR 1646 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts. She died 1656 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts.
Children of JOHN STEBBINS and ABIGAIL BARTLETT were:
8  i.Samuel STEBBINS was born 21 JAN 1658 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 3 SEP 1732 in Coldspring (now Belchertown) Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He married Mary FRENCH 14 MAR 1677 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He married Sarah WILLIAMS 14 MAR 1692 in Rhode Island.
+9  ii.ABIGAIL STEBBINS was born 24 SEP 1660 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died DEC 1748 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.
10  iii.Thomas STEBBINS was born 6 MAY 1662 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 28 APR 1712 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He married Sarah STRONG. He married Elizabeth WRIGHT 26 SEP 1684 in Deerfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.
11  iv.Hannah STEBBINS was born 8 JUL 1664 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 29 FEB 1704 in French & Indian War, Deerfield, Massachusetts. She married John SHELDON 5 NOV 1679 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He was born 1658, and died 1733.
+12  v.MARY STEBBINS was born 10 SEP 1666 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 8 AUG 1735 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
13  vi.Sarah STEBBINS was born 4 JUN 1668 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She married William SOUTHWELL 24 FEB 1686 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.
14  vii.Joseph STEBBINS was born 17 JAN 1670 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 23 JUN 1681.
+15  viii.Deborah STEBBINS was born 5 MAR 1672 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died ABT 9 MAR 1715 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts.
16  ix.Benjamin STEBBINS was born BEF 3 MAR 1674. He married Mary ASHLEY.
+17  x.Rebecca STEBBINS was born 20 FEB 1676 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 8 MAY 1712 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.
18  xi.Thankful STEBBINS was born 11 MAY 1678 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 24 MAY 1744 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She married Jerijah STRONG.

Children of JOHN STEBBINS and Ann MUNSON were:
19  i.John STEBBINS was born 28 JAN 1647. He married Dorothy ALEXANDER.
20  ii.Thomas STEBBINS was born 24 FEB 1648, and died 24 APR 1650.
21  iii.Anna STEBBINS was born 10 APR 1651, and died 6 MAY 1652.
22  iv.Edward STEBBINS was born 12 JUL 1653, and died 14 OCT 1653.
23  v.Benoni STEBBINS was born 23 JUN 1655. He married Mary BENNETT. He married Hannah EDWARDS. He married Mary BENNETT.




Generation No. 3



9.ABIGAIL STEBBINS (JOHN STEBBINS3, ROWLAND STEBBINS2, THOMAS STEBBINS1) was born 24 SEP 1660 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died DEC 1748 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She married WILLIAM PHELPS 30 MAY 1678 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, son of NATHANIEL PHELPS and ELIZABETH COPLEY. He was born 22 JUN 1657 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 1 JAN 1745 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.
Children of ABIGAIL STEBBINS and WILLIAM PHELPS were:
24  i.Abigail PHELPS was born 3 AUG 1679 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She married Joseph PARSONS 15 SEP 1697 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts.
25  ii.Elizabeth PHELPS was born 4 FEB 1682 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She married Benjamin KNOWLTON 27 MAY 1708. He was born in of Springfield, Massachusetts.
+26  iii.WILLIAM PHELPS was born 16 APR 1684 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 20 JUN 1755 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.
27  iv.Mary PHELPS was born 3 JAN 1688 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She married Ebenezer BURT 30 NOV 1721.
28  v.Nathaniel PHELPS was born 5 OCT 1690 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 25 FEB 1774 in East Granby, Hartford Co., Connecticut. He married Catherine KING 25 MAY 1730, daughter of JOHN KING and MEHITABLE POMEROY. She was born 17 AUG 1701 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.
29  vi.Deborah PHELPS was born 17 MAR 1694 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She married Jonathan BURT 1722.
30  vii.Ebenezer PHELPS was born OCT 1697 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 8 MAR 1769 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He married Maria AUSTIN. He married Sarah LANGDON 1740, daughter of Joseph LANGDON and Susannah ROOT. She was born 29 APR 1685 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 21 MAY 1751.
31  viii.Joseph Austin PHELPS was born 5 DEC 1699 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 1779. He married Hannah 1730. She was born ABT 1717, and died NOV 1773.
32  ix.Mercy PHELPS was born 4 MAR 1703 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She married Thomas BURT 10 DEC 1730.

12.MARY STEBBINS (JOHN STEBBINS3, ROWLAND STEBBINS2, THOMAS STEBBINS1) was born 10 SEP 1666 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 8 AUG 1735 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She was buried in Old Burying Ground, Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married THOMAS STRONG 17 NOV 1683 in Northampton / Durham, son of THOMAS STRONG and MARY HEWETT. He was born 16 NOV 1661 in Durham, CT or Northampton, MA, and died 30 SEP 1735 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He was buried in Old Burying Ground, Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
Children of MARY STEBBINS and THOMAS STRONG were:
33  i.Mary STRONG was born 7 AUG 1684 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 31 AUG 1684 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.
34  ii.Thomas STRONG was born 27 AUG 1686 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 8 FEB 1772. He married Mary OSBORN.
+35  iii.ELIAKIM STRONG was born 26 SEP 1688 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 24 JAN 1745 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
+36  iv.MARY STRONG was born 29 DEC 1690 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
37  v.Hewett STRONG was born 27 JAN 1693 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 25 MAR 1694.
+38  vi.Hewett STRONG was born MAY 1696 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died in Durham, Greene Co., New York.
39  vii.John STRONG was born 25 APR 1698 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.
40  viii.Rachel STRONG was born 15 APR 1700 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 17 APR 1725 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married Samuel ROBINSON 19 MAR 1723.
41  ix.Tamar STRONG was born 1702 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.
42  x.Hannah STRONG was born 29 JUL 1704 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 21 OCT 1776 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut. She married Benoni HILLS 19 DEC 1723 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.
43  xi.Mercy STRONG was born 16 NOV 1707 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.

15.Deborah STEBBINS (JOHN STEBBINS3, ROWLAND STEBBINS2, THOMAS STEBBINS1) was born 5 MAR 1672 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died ABT 9 MAR 1715 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts. She married Benjamin ALVORD 4 FEB 1690 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, son of ALEXANDER ALVORD and MARY VORE. He was born 11 FEB 1658 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 1715 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She married Henry BURT 1716. She married Benjamin BURT.
Children of Deborah STEBBINS and Benjamin ALVORD were:
44  i.Abigail ALVORD was born 1691. She married Samuel JUDD 1714.
45  ii.Elizabeth ALVORD was born SEP 1693. She married Preserved BARTLETT 1712.
+46  iii.Benjamin ALVORD was born SEP 1695, and died 21 OCT 1772.
47  iv.Deoborah ALVORD was born MAY 1698. She married Abel GUN 1727.
48  v.Experience ALVORD was born 5 OCT 1700. She married Samuel CLARY.
49  vi.Josiah ALVORD was born 13 APR 1704.
50  vii.Sarah ALVORD was born 28 MAY 1707, and died AFT 1735.

17.Rebecca STEBBINS (JOHN STEBBINS3, ROWLAND STEBBINS2, THOMAS STEBBINS1) was born 20 FEB 1676 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 8 MAY 1712 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She married Nathaniel STRONG 1697 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, son of Ebenezer STRONG and Hannah CLAP. He was born 25 SEP 1673.
Child of Rebecca STEBBINS and Nathaniel STRONG was:
+51  i.Rebecca STRONG was born 7 DEC 1701.