Timothy Stearns was the older brother of Roxana, wife of Rev. Amasa Jones, M.D., latter both original missionaries at Harmony Mission to the Osage Indians at present-day Bates County, MO. According to the History of Ashburnham, Mass., where Timothy and sister Roxana were born, with annotations by the memorialist and Nancy Thompson:
Capt. Timothy Stearns, [b. Sept. 1, 1786], lived on the homestead of his father [William Stearns, Sr. and Lydia Davis], now of his son Edwin J. Stearns. He was a captain of the militia, a town officer many years and an able, influential citizen. In 1843, without disposing of the farm, he set out with his family for Missouri. He died during the journey and his family, after a brief residence at Little Osage, Mo., returned to this town [Ashburnham]. He md. Jan. 26, 1820 [at Ashburnham], Eliza Adams, dau. of Capt. Ebenezer Thomas Adams, q.v. He died Oct. 25, 1843; she d. July 18, 1883.
Children [all b. of record at Ashburnham, Mass.]:
• i. Eliza Roxanna Stearns, b. Jan. 2, 1821; md. Oct. 1, 1842, Cecil D. Ball of Little Osage, MO. He d. Nov. 24, 1860; she md. (2d) June 2, 1863, Col. Robert W. McNeil. They reside at Nevada, MO.
• ii. Mary Adams Stearns, b. July 21, 1822; md. June, 1844, Isaac D. Stearns, b. July 21, 1821, son of William [Timothy Stearn's oldest brother] and Betsey (Davis) Stearns, q.v. They resided several years in Missouri. She d. at Ashburnham July 11, 1854.
• iii. Timothy Wray Stearns, b. Sept. 30. 1824; d. Oct. 16, 1825.
• iv. Timothy Wray Stearns, b. March 16, 1826; resided at Little Osage, MO.: d. unmarried 19 Oct., 1885.
• v. William Dike Stearns, b. Feb. 17, 1828; d. unmarried Nov. 17, 1861.
• vi. Edwin Jewett Stearns, b. Jan. 17. 1831; a farmer in Ashburnham; md. Nov. 27, 1862, Mary Elizabeth Weston. dau. of James A. Weston, q.v.
• vii. Emma Lincoln Stearns, b. Jan. 30, 1833; md. April 26, 1862, Charles E. Burnap of Fitchburg, Mass.; he d. -- ; she md. (2d) Oct. 14, 1875, Jonas Wood, b. Oct. 15, 1819, son of David and Mary (Earl) Wood. They reside at Rindge, NH.
• viii. Urania Anderson Stearns, b. Oct. 28, 1835; md. Jan. 1, 1857, John P. Whitney, son of William and Fanny (Lincoln) Whitney of Ashby, Mass.; resides at Ashby, Mass.
• ix. Joseph Henry Stearns, b. Feb. 12, 1838; md. 27 Jun 1868 (Vernon Co, MO Marriage Record Book A, page 112), Martha C. Bradshaw; md. (2d) 10 Feb 1879, Addie [Adeline F., age 24 in 1880] Modrel (Vernon Co, MO Marriage Record Book B, page 107), both of Little Osage, MO., where he resides. [Joseph Henry Stearns d. Jul 7, 1904; buried Balltown Cemetery, Vernon Co, MO. Adaline Florence (Modrel) Stearns b. Oct 15, 1855, d. Jan 15, 1937; buried Balltown Cemetery.]
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Capt. Timothy Stearns, [b. Sept. 1, 1786], lived on the homestead of his father [William Stearns, Sr. and Lydia Davis], now of his son Edwin J. Stearns. He was a captain of the militia, a town officer many years and an able, influential citizen. In 1843, without disposing of the farm, he set out with his family for Missouri. He died during the journey and his family, after a brief residence at Little Osage, Mo., returned to this town [Ashburnham]. He md. Jan. 26, 1820 [at Ashburnham], Eliza Adams, dau. of Capt. Ebenezer Thomas Adams, q.v. He died Oct. 25, 1843; she d. July 18, 1883.
Children [all b. of record at Ashburnham, Mass.]:
• i. Eliza Roxanna Stearns, b. Jan. 2, 1821; md. Oct. 1, 1842, Cecil D. Ball of Little Osage, MO. He d. Nov. 24, 1860; she md. (2d) June 2, 1863, Col. Robert W. McNeil. They reside at Nevada, MO.
• ii. Mary Adams Stearns, b. July 21, 1822; md. June, 1844, Isaac D. Stearns, b. July 21, 1821, son of William [Timothy Stearn's oldest brother] and Betsey (Davis) Stearns, q.v. They resided several years in Missouri. She d. at Ashburnham July 11, 1854.
• iii. Timothy Wray Stearns, b. Sept. 30. 1824; d. Oct. 16, 1825.
• iv. Timothy Wray Stearns, b. March 16, 1826; resided at Little Osage, MO.: d. unmarried 19 Oct., 1885.
• v. William Dike Stearns, b. Feb. 17, 1828; d. unmarried Nov. 17, 1861.
• vi. Edwin Jewett Stearns, b. Jan. 17. 1831; a farmer in Ashburnham; md. Nov. 27, 1862, Mary Elizabeth Weston. dau. of James A. Weston, q.v.
• vii. Emma Lincoln Stearns, b. Jan. 30, 1833; md. April 26, 1862, Charles E. Burnap of Fitchburg, Mass.; he d. -- ; she md. (2d) Oct. 14, 1875, Jonas Wood, b. Oct. 15, 1819, son of David and Mary (Earl) Wood. They reside at Rindge, NH.
• viii. Urania Anderson Stearns, b. Oct. 28, 1835; md. Jan. 1, 1857, John P. Whitney, son of William and Fanny (Lincoln) Whitney of Ashby, Mass.; resides at Ashby, Mass.
• ix. Joseph Henry Stearns, b. Feb. 12, 1838; md. 27 Jun 1868 (Vernon Co, MO Marriage Record Book A, page 112), Martha C. Bradshaw; md. (2d) 10 Feb 1879, Addie [Adeline F., age 24 in 1880] Modrel (Vernon Co, MO Marriage Record Book B, page 107), both of Little Osage, MO., where he resides. [Joseph Henry Stearns d. Jul 7, 1904; buried Balltown Cemetery, Vernon Co, MO. Adaline Florence (Modrel) Stearns b. Oct 15, 1855, d. Jan 15, 1937; buried Balltown Cemetery.]
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Timothy Stearns was the older brother of Roxana, wife of Rev. Amasa Jones, M.D., latter both original missionaries at Harmony Mission to the Osage Indians at present-day Bates County, MO. According to the History of Ashburnham, Mass., where Timothy and sister Roxana were born, with annotations by the memorialist and Nancy Thompson:
Capt. Timothy Stearns, [b. Sept. 1, 1786], lived on the homestead of his father [William Stearns, Sr. and Lydia Davis], now of his son Edwin J. Stearns. He was a captain of the militia, a town officer many years and an able, influential citizen. In 1843, without disposing of the farm, he set out with his family for Missouri. He died during the journey and his family, after a brief residence at Little Osage, Mo., returned to this town [Ashburnham]. He md. Jan. 26, 1820 [at Ashburnham], Eliza Adams, dau. of Capt. Ebenezer Thomas Adams, q.v. He died Oct. 25, 1843; she d. July 18, 1883.
Children [all b. of record at Ashburnham, Mass.]:
• i. Eliza Roxanna Stearns, b. Jan. 2, 1821; md. Oct. 1, 1842, Cecil D. Ball of Little Osage, MO. He d. Nov. 24, 1860; she md. (2d) June 2, 1863, Col. Robert W. McNeil. They reside at Nevada, MO.
• ii. Mary Adams Stearns, b. July 21, 1822; md. June, 1844, Isaac D. Stearns, b. July 21, 1821, son of William [Timothy Stearn's oldest brother] and Betsey (Davis) Stearns, q.v. They resided several years in Missouri. She d. at Ashburnham July 11, 1854.
• iii. Timothy Wray Stearns, b. Sept. 30. 1824; d. Oct. 16, 1825.
• iv. Timothy Wray Stearns, b. March 16, 1826; resided at Little Osage, MO.: d. unmarried 19 Oct., 1885.
• v. William Dike Stearns, b. Feb. 17, 1828; d. unmarried Nov. 17, 1861.
• vi. Edwin Jewett Stearns, b. Jan. 17. 1831; a farmer in Ashburnham; md. Nov. 27, 1862, Mary Elizabeth Weston. dau. of James A. Weston, q.v.
• vii. Emma Lincoln Stearns, b. Jan. 30, 1833; md. April 26, 1862, Charles E. Burnap of Fitchburg, Mass.; he d. -- ; she md. (2d) Oct. 14, 1875, Jonas Wood, b. Oct. 15, 1819, son of David and Mary (Earl) Wood. They reside at Rindge, NH.
• viii. Urania Anderson Stearns, b. Oct. 28, 1835; md. Jan. 1, 1857, John P. Whitney, son of William and Fanny (Lincoln) Whitney of Ashby, Mass.; resides at Ashby, Mass.
• ix. Joseph Henry Stearns, b. Feb. 12, 1838; md. 27 Jun 1868 (Vernon Co, MO Marriage Record Book A, page 112), Martha C. Bradshaw; md. (2d) 10 Feb 1879, Addie [Adeline F., age 24 in 1880] Modrel (Vernon Co, MO Marriage Record Book B, page 107), both of Little Osage, MO., where he resides. [Joseph Henry Stearns d. Jul 7, 1904; buried Balltown Cemetery, Vernon Co, MO. Adaline Florence (Modrel) Stearns b. Oct 15, 1855, d. Jan 15, 1937; buried Balltown Cemetery.]
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Capt. Timothy Stearns, [b. Sept. 1, 1786], lived on the homestead of his father [William Stearns, Sr. and Lydia Davis], now of his son Edwin J. Stearns. He was a captain of the militia, a town officer many years and an able, influential citizen. In 1843, without disposing of the farm, he set out with his family for Missouri. He died during the journey and his family, after a brief residence at Little Osage, Mo., returned to this town [Ashburnham]. He md. Jan. 26, 1820 [at Ashburnham], Eliza Adams, dau. of Capt. Ebenezer Thomas Adams, q.v. He died Oct. 25, 1843; she d. July 18, 1883.
Children [all b. of record at Ashburnham, Mass.]:
• i. Eliza Roxanna Stearns, b. Jan. 2, 1821; md. Oct. 1, 1842, Cecil D. Ball of Little Osage, MO. He d. Nov. 24, 1860; she md. (2d) June 2, 1863, Col. Robert W. McNeil. They reside at Nevada, MO.
• ii. Mary Adams Stearns, b. July 21, 1822; md. June, 1844, Isaac D. Stearns, b. July 21, 1821, son of William [Timothy Stearn's oldest brother] and Betsey (Davis) Stearns, q.v. They resided several years in Missouri. She d. at Ashburnham July 11, 1854.
• iii. Timothy Wray Stearns, b. Sept. 30. 1824; d. Oct. 16, 1825.
• iv. Timothy Wray Stearns, b. March 16, 1826; resided at Little Osage, MO.: d. unmarried 19 Oct., 1885.
• v. William Dike Stearns, b. Feb. 17, 1828; d. unmarried Nov. 17, 1861.
• vi. Edwin Jewett Stearns, b. Jan. 17. 1831; a farmer in Ashburnham; md. Nov. 27, 1862, Mary Elizabeth Weston. dau. of James A. Weston, q.v.
• vii. Emma Lincoln Stearns, b. Jan. 30, 1833; md. April 26, 1862, Charles E. Burnap of Fitchburg, Mass.; he d. -- ; she md. (2d) Oct. 14, 1875, Jonas Wood, b. Oct. 15, 1819, son of David and Mary (Earl) Wood. They reside at Rindge, NH.
• viii. Urania Anderson Stearns, b. Oct. 28, 1835; md. Jan. 1, 1857, John P. Whitney, son of William and Fanny (Lincoln) Whitney of Ashby, Mass.; resides at Ashby, Mass.
• ix. Joseph Henry Stearns, b. Feb. 12, 1838; md. 27 Jun 1868 (Vernon Co, MO Marriage Record Book A, page 112), Martha C. Bradshaw; md. (2d) 10 Feb 1879, Addie [Adeline F., age 24 in 1880] Modrel (Vernon Co, MO Marriage Record Book B, page 107), both of Little Osage, MO., where he resides. [Joseph Henry Stearns d. Jul 7, 1904; buried Balltown Cemetery, Vernon Co, MO. Adaline Florence (Modrel) Stearns b. Oct 15, 1855, d. Jan 15, 1937; buried Balltown Cemetery.]
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Timothy Stearns
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Oct. 25, 1843
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