Mary Stebbins

Mary married IV Thomas Newhall about 1705 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Thomas (son of III Thomas Newhall and Rebecca Greene) was born about 1680 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died before 6 Apr 1776 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Lydia Newhall was born on 18 Mar 1709/10 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1741 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
2. David Newhall was born on 22 Mar 1712/13.
3. Mary Newhall was born on 5 Nov 1704.
4. Hannah Newhall was born on 29 Jan 1705/06.
5. Abigail Newhall was born on 7 Oct 1707.
6. Jonathan Newhall was born on 4 Mar 1711/12; died on 8 Jun 1787 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
7. Esther Newhall was born on 7 Dec 1714.
8. Dorothy Newhall was born on 14 Feb 1717/18.

Notes:

Mehuman Stebbins of Connecticut by Prentiss Glazier cites Stebbins Genealogy (1904) p. 115, which states that Samuel Stebbins was divorced by his first wife Mary French for infidelity which included his siring of several children by Sarah Williams. The decree was rendered 27 DEC 1692 and Samuel m 12 MAR 1692/3 Sarah Williams in Rhode Island. The subject of the article is apparently the son of Samuel by another extra-marital affair with Ruth Baker who subsequently married Ebenezer Alford.

Samuel married Mary French on 14 Mar 1677/78 in Massachusetts, USA, and was divorced. Mary (daughter of John French and Freedom Kingsley) was born on 27 Feb 1659 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 26 Jan 1696 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Abigail Bartlett on 17 Dec 1657 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA. Abigail (daughter of Robert Bartlett and Anna Mary Warriner) was born on 6 Sep 1636 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA; died on 10 Oct 1710 in South Hadley Falls, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Freedom Kingsley in 1654 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. Freedom (daughter of John Kingsley and Elizabeth Stoughton) was born about 1636 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 26 Jul 1689 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

One Branch of the Booth Family, p. 29
ROWLAND STEBBINS came from Ipswich, Suffolk county, Eng., in the Francis, 1634. He was probably a short time in Roxbury, but came to Springfield 1639; finally went to Northampton 1656 and died there. He was b. in England, 1594. d. Dec. 14, 1671. m. Sarah b. in Eng., 1591. d. Oct. 4, 1649, in Springfield.

Rowland married Sarah Whiting on 30 Nov 1618 in Bocking, Essex, England. Sarah was born on 30 Nov 1591 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England; was buried on 4 Oct 1649 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Anna Mary Warriner. Anna was born about 1616 in England; died on 3 Jul 1676 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Susan Riddlesdale on 5 Sep 1608 in Assington, Suffolk, England. Susan was born in 1588/89 in Assington, Suffolk, England; died in 1658 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1635, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Notes:

Known as "Kingsley Lore", the origin of the family and the surname Kingsley started when William the Conqueror, the Norman King of England was succeeded by his third son, William the Second also known as "Rufus the Red King" who ruled England between 1087-1100 AD. Early in his reign he suffered a revolt of his Barons. Tradition says he went hunting in New Forest or Vale Royal one day and became separated from his companions and attendants. He became lost and wandered aimlessly through the forest and glades. Towards the eve of night he saw a light beaming from a forester's cabin. He approached the cabin and, without making himself known to the forester, the forester offered him a night's shelter. The forester byname of Ranulphus slaughtered a young goat and his wife prepared a savory meal. The King was refreshed by the evening meal and was offered a humble couch in which he slept that night, and in the morning partook of another bounteous repast. In the bright of day he discovered he was in his own lea. He was so delighted with the forester's hospitality that he bestowed the whole of that portion of his domain known as the King's lea, "Kyngesleigh". The forester became known as Sir Ranulphus de Kyngesleigh. Later the family crest contained a Baron's Crown surmounted by a goat's head. Some drawings and descriptions of the coat of arms can be seen in the book, "Kingsley Family of America" by William Arthur Kingsley.

The following notes courtesy of Peter Blackwell, posted on Kingsley GenForum 2/16/00 at http://genfor um.genealogy.com/kingsley/messages/246.html:

Among the people who came to Plymouth in 1630 were two brothers, John and Stephen Kingsley, who came from Hampshire, England. In 1635, John Kingsley left Plymouth and moved north to Dorchester in the developing Boston area with a friend of Cotton Mather. He was followed by Stephen who by 1640 was the owner of a valuable property in the Braintree area. There he became a Court Deputy in Braintree and Milton from 1650 to 1666 and was also trustee of estates until his death in 1673. His family was to go on to found several towns in the Connecticut area.

John, along with seven others was a pillar of a new church founded on August 23, 1636 and was among the last survivors.

John Kingsley acquired the first grant of land in Taunton, MA area in 1645 and relocated there. The next year he became a shareholder in Great Lots (?). Three years later he moved to Rehoboth in Bristol County, MA. The area around Rehoboth would eventually witness "King Philip's War".

The first generation of settlers who had worked out an uneasy alliance with Massasoit, chief of the Wampanoag Indians, were now replaced by people who wanted to expand their opportunities for development. The culture of the Indians differed greatly to that of the settlers in regards to the use of the land. A continuing problem was the trampling of Native cornfields by the colonists' livestock. While the colonists were legally responsible for the damage, such laws were difficult to enforce in remote areas such as Rehoboth and Taunton. Increased competition for these resources of land for planting, hunting and fishing caused much friction between the two groups.

In 1662, in an arrogant attempt to exert control, the Plymouth Court summoned Wampanoag leader, Wamsutta, son of Massasoit, to Plymouth. Major Josiah Winslow, with a small force of men, took Wamsutta at gunpoint. Soon after questioning, Wamsutta became ill and died. His death greatly angered the Wampanoag.

Wamsutta's brother, Metacom (also called Philip) succeeded him. Plymouth's continued unyielding policy toward Native leaders, as well as the events surrounding the murder of Sassamon, a liaison
between the two groups, caused the breakdown in relations that led to war.

In 1675, hostilities broke out in the town of Swansea, and the war spread as far north as New Hampshire, and as far southwest as Connecticut. Not all the native peoples, however, sided with Philip. Most natives who had converted to Christianity fought with the English or remained neutral. The English, however, did not always trust these converts and interned many of them in camps or outlying islands.

Native soldiers fighting on the side of the colonists helped turn the tide of the war, which ended in 1676 when Philip was killed by a Wampanoag fighting with Captain Benjamin Church in the Great Swamp of southern Rhode Island.

The strain connected with the difficult relationships with the Indians over almost a thirty year period ending with the death of Philip caused John's health to suffer and he asked for relief in that year. He moved to Bristol, Rhode Island and died in 1678.

John married Elizabeth Stoughton in 1635 in 2nd Church of Dorchester. Elizabeth was born about 1610 in England; died before 1642. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA