Family/Spouse: Whiting, John. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(1) BIRTH/CHRISTENING & PARENTS DATA FOR SARAH WHITING, WIFE OF ROWLAND STEBBINS, IS UNKNOWN OR CANNOT BE PROVED. VIEW BIOGRAPHICAL ITEMS IN STORIES (MEMORIES) FOR THIS RECORD, LC7F-6MD. ,
(2) BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES:
(a) See data in biographical sketch of Rowland Stebbins in outstanding historical series, "The Great Migration,,,,," by Robert Charles Anderson (see source attached to this record): MARRIAGE: Bocking, Essex, 30 November 1618 Sarah Whiting [TAG 31:194, 196]. She was buried at Springfield on 4 October 1649 [Springfield VR 60].
(b) Biographical sketch written by Myrtle S. Hyde, recognized as expert genealogical researcher:
Rowland Stebbins and Sarah Whiting were married in the parish of Bocking, Essex, England, on the thirtieth of November in 1618. They became the parents of five known sons and daughters, one of whom died as a child in 1625. They eventually decided to follow the example of some of their friends and neighbors and seek a new home across the ocean. In Hottens List of Emigrants the Stebbins group appears recorded among the Passengers which took Shipping in the Francis, of Ipswich, Mr. John Cutting Captain, bound for New England the last of April, 1634@: Rowland Stebbins aged 40 Sarah, his wife 43 Thomas Stebing 14 Sarah Stebing 11 Elizabeth Stebing 6 John Stebing 8 Mary Winche 15 It was not until the twelfth of November the same year, however, that they finally took the necessary oath and cleared the Custom House to leave England. They probably landed at Boston, Massachusetts, in 1634 or early in 1635, and likely lived for a few years at Roxbury, the sixth town incorporated in Massachusetts. Rowland Stebbins is said to have been an intimate friend of William Pynchon, who was one of the founders of Roxbury, and who in 1636, with six other men, founded the town of Agawam, Afterwards named Springfield, in remembrance of the said Mr. Pynchon, who had his mansion house at a town of that name, near Chelms­ford in Essex before he removed to New England.@ The Stebbins family moved to Agawam in 1639. They worked hard to make a home in the wilderness, and were be­ginning to enjoy a measure of comfort as a result of their labors when in 1649 Sarah died. The town records of Springfield have some entries about Rowland Stebbins. The first one here cited pertains to a religious and social matter. The selectmen and the deacons, or a committee ap­pointed by the selectmen, determined the order in which the seats in the meeting‑houses in New England, in the early settlements, should be occupied. Ability and general regard, as well as age and wealth, had much to do with the order of selection. The women, as a rule, do not appear to have been assigned to particular seats, but occu­pied, in another part of the house, such as suited their own prefer­ences. The first list, still preserved, which gives the order of seating the men and boys in Springfield, bears date of December 23, 1659, and reads: A The order which parsons now Seated in the meeting house by the Selectmen and Deacon Chapin. lst SeateCRobb: Ashley: Tho: Cooper: Rowld: Stebbins: George Coul­ton: Benjamin Cooley. . . .@ The seating was the same in 1662. In 1664 this entry was made: AHere follows a Record or List of ye Names of the Townesmen, or men of this town of Springfeild, that is to say of the allowed & admitted Inhabitants Who they are this present Febr: 1664 . . . Rowland Stebbin. . . .@ The Aadmitted inhabitant@ was a freeholder who was able to pay a single Acountry rate,@ a tax of ten shillings. He must be vouched for as orthodox in religion and a member of the church in good standing, at least twenty‑four years of age, at the head of a fami­ly, and a householder settled within the jurisdiction of the town where he sought to be admitted. To become a freeman, or Aadmitted inhabitant,@ he must present his desires to the General Court, ask­ing for admittance to the freedom of the commonwealth, where his re­quest was propounded to the court for acceptance. Those seeking ad­mission from Springfield were propounded and vouched for as being of the required age, virtuous in their lives, and members of the church, by John Pynchon, who was frequently a member of the General Court. Rowland Stebbins moved, in his old age, to Northampton, Massa­chusetts, probably to live with his son John. He died December 14, 1671, after having been a widower for twenty‑two years.
(c) Find A Grave Memorial contributed by MargieLewis:

Life Sketch
Birth: 1591
Essex, England
Death: Aug. 4, 1649
Springfield
Hampden County
Massachusetts, USA

md. St. Mary’s Church, Bocking, Essex, England, 30 Nov. 1618 to Rowland, son of Thomas Stebbins, a native of Bocking (2).

A record of her birth has not been found. Together they had 4 children born in Bocking, Thomas, Sarah, John and Elizabeth.

The family emigrated to The New World aboard The Francis of Ipswich, which sailed from Ipswich, England the last day of April, 1634 (1). Rowland and Sarah first settled at Roxbury where they remained for three years. It has been said Rowland was an intimate friend of Springfield’s founder William Pynchon, and in 1639, the family removed to the newly founded Springfield.

Sarah (Whiting) Stebbins’ death is recorded in Springfield “Sarah Stebbin, wife of Rowland Stebbin was buried ye 4th day of the 8th month, 1649” (3).

Rowland remained in Springfield until 1668 when he and son John removed to Northampton. Father and son are buried in The Bridge Street cemetery there.
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(1) Passengers of the Francis of Ipswich, Mr. John Cutting, captain, bound for New England (landed at Plymouth or Boston, MA)(from the Public Record Office, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU, England)

(2) The First Register of Saint Mary’s Church, Bocking, Essex, England. Transcribed by James Junius Goodwin, 1903. P. 197

(3) Vital Records, Springfield, Massachusetts book 1



Family links:
Spouses:
Rowland Stebbins (1592 - 1671)
Rowland Stebbins (1592 - 1671)*

Children:
Thomas Stebbins (1620 - 1683)*
Sarah Mary Stebbins Merrick (1623 - 1649)*
John Stebbins (1626 - 1679)*
Elizabeth Stebbins Clark (1628 - 1700)*

*Calculated relationship

Inscription:
Mrs. Sarah ye wife of Mr. Rowland Steb-
-ins departed this life ye 4th August 1649
AEt. 58 years


Note: originally interred in The Old Burial Ground, Elm St. removed 1848 to Springfield Cemetery. I found this headstone, not previously documented in any source on the edge of the Stebbins family lot, I also alerted the cemetery who were unaware.

Burial:
Springfield Cemetery
Springfield
Hampden County
Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Plot: Brief Path East

Created by: James Bianco
Record added: Nov 18, 2014
Find A Grave Memorial# 138948551


(1) BIRTH/CHRISTENING & PARENTS DATA FOR SARAH WHITING, WIFE OF ROWLAND STEBBINS, IS UNKNOWN OR CANNOT BE PROVED. VIEW BIOGRAPHICAL ITEMS IN STORIES (MEMORIES) FOR THIS RECORD, LC7F-6MD. ,
(2) BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES:
(a) See data in biographical sketch of Rowland Stebbins in outstanding historical series, "The Great Migration,,,,," by Robert Charles Anderson (see source attached to this record): MARRIAGE: Bocking, Essex, 30 November 1618 Sarah Whiting [TAG 31:194, 196]. She was buried at Springfield on 4 October 1649 [Springfield VR 60].
(b) Biographical sketch written by Myrtle S. Hyde, recognized as expert genealogical researcher:
Rowland Stebbins and Sarah Whiting were married in the parish of Bocking, Essex, England, on the thirtieth of November in 1618. They became the parents of five known sons and daughters, one of whom died as a child in 1625. They eventually decided to follow the example of some of their friends and neighbors and seek a new home across the ocean. In Hottens List of Emigrants the Stebbins group appears recorded among the Passengers which took Shipping in the Francis, of Ipswich, Mr. John Cutting Captain, bound for New England the last of April, 1634@: Rowland Stebbins aged 40 Sarah, his wife 43 Thomas Stebing 14 Sarah Stebing 11 Elizabeth Stebing 6 John Stebing 8 Mary Winche 15 It was not until the twelfth of November the same year, however, that they finally took the necessary oath and cleared the Custom House to leave England. They probably landed at Boston, Massachusetts, in 1634 or early in 1635, and likely lived for a few years at Roxbury, the sixth town incorporated in Massachusetts. Rowland Stebbins is said to have been an intimate friend of William Pynchon, who was one of the founders of Roxbury, and who in 1636, with six other men, founded the town of Agawam, Afterwards named Springfield, in remembrance of the said Mr. Pynchon, who had his mansion house at a town of that name, near Chelms­ford in Essex before he removed to New England.@ The Stebbins family moved to Agawam in 1639. They worked hard to make a home in the wilderness, and were be­ginning to enjoy a measure of comfort as a result of their labors when in 1649 Sarah died. The town records of Springfield have some entries about Rowland Stebbins. The first one here cited pertains to a religious and social matter. The selectmen and the deacons, or a committee ap­pointed by the selectmen, determined the order in which the seats in the meeting‑houses in New England, in the early settlements, should be occupied. Ability and general regard, as well as age and wealth, had much to do with the order of selection. The women, as a rule, do not appear to have been assigned to particular seats, but occu­pied, in another part of the house, such as suited their own prefer­ences. The first list, still preserved, which gives the order of seating the men and boys in Springfield, bears date of December 23, 1659, and reads: A The order which parsons now Seated in the meeting house by the Selectmen and Deacon Chapin. lst SeateCRobb: Ashley: Tho: Cooper: Rowld: Stebbins: George Coul­ton: Benjamin Cooley. . . .@ The seating was the same in 1662. In 1664 this

Sarah married Stebbins, Rowland on 30 Nov 1618 in St. Mary's, Bocking, Essex, England. Rowland was born on 5 Nov 1592 in Bocking, Essex, England; died on 14 Dec 1671 in North Hampton, Hampshire, Massachuestts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

second marriage
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D1ZQ-QCJ?i=22&cc=2061550
Leiutenant Tho: Stebbin & Abigail Mun joined in marriage Dec: 14 1676 [at Springfield, Massachusetts]

Thomas married Wright, Hannah in Nov 1645 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, British Colonial America. Hannah was christened on 23 May 1623 in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England; died on 16 Oct 1660 in Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; was buried in Oct 1660 in Longmeadow Cemetery, Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]