1 Isaac STEARNS1 (1626-1671) [1372]. Born 26 Jan 1625/26, Nayland, Suffolk, England.1 Died 19 Jun 1671.
From: The Learned Family, compiled by William Law Learned in part from the papers of the late Joseph Gay Eaton Learned, Joel Munsell's Sons, 1882.
"Isaac Sternes, the father of Mary, wife of Isaac Learned, came to America in 1630, probably from the parish of Nayland, in Suffolk, and settled in Watertown. He was admitted a freeman May 18, 1631, the earliest date of any such admission. He was selectman in 1659. 1670 and 1671. In 1647, with Mr. William Biscoe, he had charge of the first bridge of which any mention is made, over the Charles river, at Watertown. He died June 19, 1671, leaving a widow, Mary, who died April 2, 1677. The inventory of his estate shows him to have been, for those days, in comparative affluence. It included forty-seven parcels of land, amounting to four hundred and sixty-seven acres, with a proportionate quantity of stock, farming utensils, and household goods; the whole value amounting to œ524 4s. 0d. He had, before his death, given portions to each of his children. He made a will five days previous to his death, giving, among other items, to his grandchildren, "the children of my oldest son, John Sternes, fower score pounds," making, with what he had previously given, a double portion; to his grandchildren, "the children of my daughter, Mary, deceased, five and thirty pounds; my grandchild Isaac Lernet, to have ten pounds of the said 35 pounds." All of the descendants of Isaac2 Learned are also descendants of Isaac Sternes through his daughter, Mary. There were also numerous other intermarriages. His son John, one of the first settlers of Billerica, m., 2d, at Barnstable, Dec., 1656, Mary, daughter of Thomas and Sarah2 (Learned) Lathrop.".
| 1 | Joel Munsell's Sons, 1882, "The Learned Family, compiled by William Law Learened in part from the papers of the late Joseph Gay Eaton Larned". |