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Rowland Stebbins
Rowland Stebbins was born in Stebbing (Parish of Bocking), Essex County, England and baptised on 5 November of 1592 at St. Mary's Parish. In the baptism register his name was recorded as Rowlandus. On 30th of November, 1618 Rowland Stebing married Sarah Whiting. A record of this was found in the same parish register as "1618 Rowlandus Stebbing & Sara Whiting nupti 30 November". Rowland and Sarah had 4 children together there. Rowland Stebbins sailed from Ipswich, England On the ship "Francis" with his wife Sarah Whiting and his young children Thomas, John, Sarah and Elizabeth in 1634. Also listed with the family on the ship reigter was Mary Winche age 15. It is unknown who she was in relation to the family. They settled for a short time in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The descendants of Rowland Stebbins have played key roles in the local history of Springfield, Northampton, Westfield and Deerfield.

Around 1639 Rowland Stebbins moved to Springfield. He received his first plots of land there in 1640. He owned land on both sides of the Connecticut River as shown in this early land map. He also owned a home lot just north of Union Street and a plot of land between Mill River and Pecowsic Brook. The plots of land were awarded with a condition that the recipient live on the land for a period of years. In Springfield the condition was based on 5 years or the land would be forfeited back to the town. Rowland Stebbins was a freeman, a seat holder in the meeting house and a surveyor. He left Springfield for Northampton on an unknown date between 1664 and 1669. The first proof of his presence in Northampton was in 1669 when he wrote his will. He died in Northampton on 14 of December 1691. He is buried at the Bridge Street Cemetery in Northampton. His original tombstone was lost to time, however, in 1850 a descendant found his original place of burial in the records and marked the spot with a new tombstone.

Rowland married Whiting, Sarah on 30 Nov 1618 in St. Mary's, Bocking, Essex, England. Sarah (daughter of Whiting, John and Sarah, daughter of Whiting, John II and Smith, Sarah Isabel) was born on 30 Nov 1591 in St. Mary's Parish, Bocking, Essex, England; died on 4 Oct 1649 in Springfield, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1618
Essex Marriage Index 1538-1900 Transcripon
Record set Essex Marriage Index 1538-1900
First name(s) Sara
Last name Whiting
Marriage year 1618
Spouse's first name(s) Rowland
Spouse's last name Stebbing
County Essex
Country England
Place Bocking
Sex Female
Marital status -
Marriage date 30 Nov 1618
Marriage place St. Mary, Bocking, Essex, England
Spouse's sex Male
Spouse's marital status -
Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Collections from England, United Kingdom
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1. Stebbins, Lieutenant Thomas was born on 31 Jul 1619 in Bocking, Essex, England; died on 9 Sep 1683 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America; was buried on 17 Sep 1683 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.
2. Stebbins, Sarah was born in 1623 in Bocking, Essex, England; was christened in From 1622 to 1624 in Bocking, Essex, England, United Kingdom; died on 21 Aug 1653 in Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America; was buried in Oct 1649 in Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.
3. Stebbins, John was born in 1626 in Bocking, Essex, England; was christened in 1626 in St. Mary's Church, Bocking, Essex, England; died on 7 Mar 1678 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America; was buried in Mar 1678 in Bridge Street Cemetery, 156 Bridge Street, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.
4. Stebbins, Elizabeth was born in 1628 in Bocking, Essex, England; died on 28 Oct 1700 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America; was buried in 1700 in Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.