Sarah Stebbins

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• Immigration: 1634; The Stebbins family came on board the Francis from Ipswich, England. Rowland was 40, Sarah, 43, Thomas 14, Sarah 11, John 8, and Elizabeth 6 years old. A serving "winche" accompanied them, aged 15 years.
• Married: 14 Jan 1639, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; Thomas Merrick. He was born about 1620 in Wales. Tradition says that Thomas came from Wales, through Roxbury, thence to Springfield in 1636. There is evidence that he was in Hartford in 1638. Theirs was the third marriage in Springfield. Thomas became a freeman in 1655. After Sarah's death, on 21 October 1653 Thomas, married second, Elizabeth Tilley, in Springfield, Massachusetts. He deposed on 9 February 1690/91 in Springfield, Massachusetts, giving his age as 70 years. He died on Sunday 7 September 1704 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Thomas Merrick (1641-____) 2. Sarah Merrick (1643-____) 3. Mary Merrick (1645-____) 4. Mary Merrick (1647-____) 5. Hannah Merrick (1650-____) 6. Elizabeth Merrick (1654-____) 7. Mirriam Merrick (1656-____) 8. John Merrick (1658-____) 9. Elizabeth Merrick (1661-____) 10. Tily Merrick (1667-____) 11. James Merrick (1670-____) 12. Abigail Merrick (1673-____)

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1634; The Stebbins family came on board the Francis from Ipswich, England. Rowland was 40, Sarah, 43, Thomas 14, Sarah 11, John 8, and Elizabeth 6 years old. A serving "winche" accompanied them, aged 15 years.
• Moved to: Abt 1635, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; He came to Springfield with William Pynchon, the founder of Springfield.
• Proprietor: 1641, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
• Religion: 1663, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; He had a seat in the Springfield Meeting House.
• Moved to: After Feb 1665, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
• Will: 1 Mar 1669/70, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; The date on his will was recorded as 1 (1) 1669.
• Inventory: 2 Jan 1671/72, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; His goods valued at £9 5/2d, his lands as £75 3/2d, and debts owed to him as £46 2/.

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There is a granite cenotaph erected to him in Northampton, Massachusetts.

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

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1634; The Stebbins family came on board the Francis from Ipswich, England. Rowland was 40, Sarah, 43, Thomas 14, Sarah 11, John 8, and Elizabeth 6 years old. A serving "winche" accompanied them, aged 15 years.

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She was 43 years old when she immigrated.

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Her burial was recorded as 4 (8) 1649.