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     Dorothy (__?__) married Rev. Morgan Jones, son of John Jones.

     John Osborne was born circa 1615 in England. He married Mary Knight. He died on 27 October 1686 in Weymouth, Norfolk Co., Mass..

     Mary Knight was born on 14 July 1620 in England. She married John Osborne. She died in 1678 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Mass..

     Ruth Duffy was born in 1912 in Utica, Oneida Co., New York. She was the daughter of Leo Duffy and Loretta Messenger.

     Hannah Palmer was born on 3 October 1666 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Conn.. She was the daughter of Timothy Palmer and Hannah Buell. She married, at age 23, Timothy Hosford, age 27, son of John Hosford and Phillipa Thrall, on 5 December 1689 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Conn.. She died on 8 January 1701/2 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Conn., at age 35.

     Joseph Smith was born on 6 December 1667 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Mass.. He was the son of John Smith and Susanna Hinckley. He married Mary Matson, daughter of John Matson and Mary Cotton.

     John Smith was born circa 1614 in Brinspittell, England. He married Susanna Hinckley, age 17 on 13 June 1643. He died on 2 October 171 in Sandwich, Mass..

     Susanna Hinckley was baptized on 6 November 1625 in Tenterden, Kent, England. She married, at age 17, John Smith on 13 June 1643.

     Deacon Edward Stebbins was baptized on 24 February 1594/95 in Sts. Peter & Paul's Church, Black Notley, co. Essex, England.¹ He was the son of William Stebbins. He married Frances Tough (widow of Sampson Chester and Thomas Smith), daughter of Ralph Tough, circa 1629 in England.^2,3 He died between July 1668 and August 1668 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Conn..⁴
     
Immigration: By March 1632 when he is found in Cambridge.⁵
Freeman: on 14 May 1634 in Cambridge, Mass..
Founder/Proprietor: Cambridge, 1632; Hartford, 1636.
Public Office: Deputy to the Connecticut General Assembly at twenty-one sessions between 1639 and 1656; Constable of Hartford, 1638; Juror, 1639 and 1643; Selectman, 1647.
Religion/Church: A Deacon in the First Church at Hartford.
Education: Signed his name. Appointed commissioner for Hartford to collect money for "the maintenance of scholars at Cambridge College" (later Harvard) 25 October 1644.
Occupation: A tanner by trade.⁵

     In 1632 Edward made the trip to New England, probably in the accompaniment of others of Braintree who were followers of the Reverend Thomas Hooker. It's possible that Frances and her two Stebbin's daughters stayed in England for a while and followed Edward at a later date. Frances's youngest Chester child, Abigail, was buried at Bermondsey in 1636, and perhaps Frances did not come to America until after that event.
     Our first record of Edward in New England is on 29 March 1632 when he is listed as a resident of Cambridge. His dwelling house in Cambridge was on the southwest corner of Water St. (later Dunster) and Braintree or Harvard St. (Later Massachusetts Ave.); that is, he lived on what is now Harvard Square. Mr. Hooker (who called Edward "my cousin Stebbings") arrived in Cambridge in 1633 and he and Edward took the oath of allegiance at the same time, and were made freeman on 14 May 1634. In 1635 Edward served as Deputy to the General Court of Massachusetts Bay. On 2 May 1636, he sold his house and some land to Nicholas Danforth, and in the summer of that year he migrated with Mr. Hooker to the new settlement at Hartford on the Connecticut River.
     Edward made his will in 1663, five years prior to his death. Although he had only two daughters, he was generous with his legacies. While he left most of his estate to his wife, he also bequeathed to "our beloved son John Chester" of London, who was actually the son of his wife by her first marriage. Besides his grandchildren, he also left legacies to the four Day children of his sister, Editha (Stebbins) (Day) (Maynard) Holyoke. Edward also left 20s to Richard Weller, having formerly delivered into his hand about £30. The meaning of this is unclear but it might indicate that Edward Stebbins was somehow related to Ann Wilson, the wife of Richard Weller who died in 1655 leaving Richard with six young children. The amount of £30 adds credence to the possibility that Richard Weller was more than just an acquaintance.
     Frances made her will in 1670 and signed with the mark "FS". She called herself a widow, "aged and weak of body." As her husband before her did, she also bequeathed to her son John Chester "now living in or neere unto London in old England" the amount of £24. To her daughter Cadwell [Elizabeth (Stebbins) (Wilson) Cadwell] she left all her wearing apparel. In 1673 Frances made a codicil to her will which she signed with her mark "X". She devised more land to her Cadwell grandchildren and reduced the legacy of her daughter Elizabeth from "all my wearing apparell." to "my wearing gown". Elizabeth was not favored by her parents and received little in their wills, although they provided generously to her Cadwell children.

     Frances Tough was born circa 1596 in Borrough-on-the-Hill, co. Leicester, England.^1,2 She was the daughter of Ralph Tough. She married (1) Sampson Chester, son of Leanord Chester and Bridget Sharp, on 26 November 1617 in the Church of St. Anne's Blackfriars, London, England.³ She married (2) Thomas Smith on 25 February 1627/28 in Bermondsey, co. Surrey, England.⁴ She married (3) Deacon Edward Stebbins, son of William Stebbins, circa 1629 in England; (widow of Sampson Chester and Thomas Smith).^5,2 She died between 12 November 1673 and 23 December 1673 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Conn., at about 77 years of age.²

     Hannah Burr was born in 1648. She was the daughter of Benjamin Burr and Anna (__?__). She married Andrew Hillyer, age 34, son of John Hillyer and Ann (__?__), in September 1681 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Conn..

     Anna (__?__) married Benjamin Burr. She died on 31 August 1683 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Conn..

     Sally Thrall was baptized on 17 August 1794 in East Granby, Hartford Co., Conn.. She was the daughter of Capt. Worthy Thrall and Sarah Phelps. She married, at age 20, Arthur Griswold, age 32, son of Abel Griswold and Hannah Barber, on 24 May 1815 in Simsbury, Hartford Co., Conn.. She died on 28 February 1869 at age 74.

     Friend Thrall was baptized in July 1796 in East Granby, Hartford Co., Conn.. He was the son of Capt. Worthy Thrall and Sarah Phelps.
     
Military Service: War of 1812, Capt. Isaac Phelps Company, Aug 1814 to Oct 1814.

     Harvey Thrall was born on 26 November 1798 in East Granby, Hartford Co., Conn.. He was the son of Capt. Worthy Thrall and Sarah Phelps. He married Livina (__?__). He died on 23 May 1874 in Pembroke, Genesee Co., New York, at age 75.
     
Residence: in 1850 in Penbroke, Genesee Co., New York.

     Deborah Thrall was born on 7 September 1800 in East Granby, Hartford Co., Conn.. She was the daughter of Capt. Worthy Thrall and Sarah Phelps.

     Leicester Thrall was baptized in September 1808 in East Granby, Hartford Co., Conn.. He was the son of Capt. Worthy Thrall and Sarah Phelps.

     Livina (__?__) was born circa 1791 in Connecticut. She married Harvey Thrall, son of Capt. Worthy Thrall and Sarah Phelps. She died on 17 August 1870 in Pembroke, Genesee Co., New York.

     Emily G. Thrall was born in 1829 in New York. She was the daughter of Harvey Thrall and Livina (__?__).

     Sarah C. Thrall was born in 1831 in New York. She was the daughter of Harvey Thrall and Livina (__?__).

     Lewis Thrall was born in 1813 in Connecticut. He was the son of Capt. Worthy Thrall and Sarah Phelps. He married Nancy E. (__?__).

     Nancy E. (__?__) was born in 1815 in Connecticut. She married Lewis Thrall, son of Capt. Worthy Thrall and Sarah Phelps.