James Stedman

Other Events:

• 1790 Census: 1790
• 1800 Census: 1800
• 1810 Census: 1810
• 1820 Census: 1820

Notes:

1790 Federal Census - Vassalborough, Lincoln Co., ME, p. 47 : 01-03-05-00-00

Male > 16 : James Stedman, b. 1752
Female     : Molley ?, b. abt 1758
Male < 16 : Isaac Stedman, b. 1781
Female     : Lucy Stedman, b. 1783
Female     : Sarah Stedman, b. 1784
Female     : Polly Stedman, b. 1787
Male < 16 : James Stedman, Jr., b. 1789
Female     : ? Olive Stedman, b. 1791
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1800 Federal Census - Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 1270 : 31201 - 02210 - 00

Male       > 45 : James Stedman, b. 1752
Female 26-45 : Molly ?, b. abt 1758
Female 16-26 : Sarah Stedman, b. 1784
Female 10-16 : Polly Stedman, b. 1787
Male     10-16 : James Stedman, Jr., b. 1789
Male       < 10 : Nathaniel Stedman, b. 1798

Male     16-26 : Isaac Stedman, b. 1781
Female 10-16 : ? 1st Wife of Isaac Stedman
Male       < 10 : Isaac Stedman, Jr., b. 1799

Male     16-26 : ? John Crosby
Female 16-26 : Lucy Stedman, b. 1783 (m. 1798)
Male       < 10 : ? Son Crosby
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1810 Federal Census - Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 813 : 11101 - 00001 - 0

Male       > 45 : James Stedman, b. 1752
Female   > 45 : Molly ?, b. abt 1758
Male     16-26 : James Stedman, Jr., b. 1789
Male     10-16 : Nathaniel Stedman, b. 1798
Male       < 10 : ?

1810 Federal Census - Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 813 : 10010-10010-0

Male     26-45 : Isaac Stedman, b. 1781
Female 26-45 : Polly Page, b. abt 1780
Male       < 10 : Isaac Stedman, Jr., b. 1799
Female   < 10 : Sarah Taylor Stedman, b. 1810

1810 Federal Census - Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 813 : 30011-20101-0

Male       > 45 : ?
Female   > 45 : ?
Male     26-45 : William Stedman, b. 1781
Female 16-26 : Persis Tilton, b. 1784
Male       < 10 : Perley Stedman, b. 1804
Male       < 10 : Albert Stedman, b. 1806
Male       < 10 : William Stedman, b. 1807
Female   < 10 : Sophronia Stedman, b. 1803 or Betsey Stedman, b. 1809

Missing : Sophronia Stedman, b. 1803 or Betsey Stedman, b. 1809
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1820 Federal Census - Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 587 : 110101 - 02001 - 3

Male       > 45 : James Stedman, b. 1752
Female   > 45 : Molly ?, b. abt 1758
Male     18-26 : Nathaniel Stedman, b. 1798
Male     10-16 : ? Perley Stedman, b. 1804
Female 10-16 : ? Sophronia Stedman, b. 1803
Female 10-16 : ? Betsey Stedman, b. 1809
Male       < 10 : ? John Stedman, b. 1811

Missing : Albert Stedman, b. 1806
                William Stedman, b. 1807

1820 Federal Census - Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 587 : 200010 - 31010 - 1

Male     26-45 : Isaac Stedman, b. 1781
Female 26-45 : Polly Page, b. abt 1780
Female 10-16 : Sarah Taylor Stedman, b. 1810
Male       < 10 : ? Owen Stedman, b. 1811
Male       < 10 : Henry True Stedman, b. 1819
Female   < 10 : Mary Stedman, b. 1813
Female   < 10 : Lucy Bragg Stedman, b. 1817
Female   < 10 : ?

1820 Federal Census - Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 587 : 210 010 - 10010 - 1

Male     26-45 : James Stedman, Jr., b. 1789
Female 26-45 : Elizabeth Richardson, b. 1792
Male     10-16 : ? Albert Stedman, b. 1806 or William Stedman, b. 1807
Male       < 10 : Vernal R. Stedman, b. 1814
Male       < 10 : George Stedman, b. 1815 or James S. Stedman, b. 1820
Female   < 10 : Olive B. Stedman, b. 1817

1820 Federal Census - Hartland, Somerset Co. ME, p. 158 : 000100 - 00000 - 1

Male     18-26 : Isaac Stedman, Jr., b. 1799
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1830 Federal Census - Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 164 : 001 100 010 0000 - 022 200 100 1000

Male     50-60 : Isaac Stedman, b. 1781
Female 40-50 : Polly Page, b. abt 1780
Female 70-80 : Molly ?, b. abt 1758
Female 15-20 : Sarah Taylor Stedman, b. 1810
Male     15-20 : ? Owen Stedman, b. 1811
Female 15-20 : Mary Stedman, b. 1813
Female 10-15 : Lucy Bragg Stedman, b. 1817
Male     10-15 : Henry True Stedman, b. 1819
Female 10-15 : ?
Female   5-10 : ?
Female   5-10 : ?

1830 Federal Census - Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 163 : 010 100 100 0000 - 101 011 000 0000

Male     40-50 : James Stedman, Jr., b. 1789
Female 30-40 : Elizabeth Richardson, b. 1792
Female 20-30 : Betsey Stedman, b. 1809 (d/o William)
Male     15-20 : Vernal R. Stedman, b. 1814
Female 10-15 : Olive B. Stedman, b. 1817
Male       5-10 : ? James S. Stedman,  b. 1820
Female     < 5 : Mary E. Stedman, b. 1829

1830 Federal Census - Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 160 : 000 001 000 0000 - 000 010 000 0000

Male     30-40 : Nathaniel Stedman, b. 1798
Female 20-30 : Eliza ?, b. abt 1804

1830 Federal Census - Hartland, Somerset Co., ME, p. 53 : 120 001 000 1000 - 110 001 000 1000

Male     30-40 : Isaac Stedman, Jr., b. 1799
Female 30-40 : Eunice Hammond, b. abt 1799
Male     70-80 : ?
Female 70-80 : ?
Male       5-10 : William Stedman, b. 1821
Male       5-10 : Orin C. Stedman, b. 1823
Female   5-10 : Abigail H. Stedman, b. abt 1824
Male         < 5 : Isaac Stedman, III, b. 1828
Female     < 5 : Ethel Stedman, b. abt 1830

1830 Federal Census - Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 157 : 000 110 000 0000 - 000 020 000 0000

Male     20-30 : Perley Stedman, b. 1804
Female 20-30 : Harriet Hayward, b. 1807
Male     15-20 : ?
Female 20-30 : ?

Missing : Albert Stedman, b. 1806, d. aft 1880
               William Stedman, b. 1807, d. aft 1880
               John Stedman, b. 1811
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1840 Federal Census - Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 283 : 001 010 010 0000 - 000 210 010 0100

Male     50-60 : Isaac Stedman, b. 1781
Female 50-60 : Polly Page, b. abt 1780
Female 80-90 : Molly ?, b. abt 1758
Male     20-30 : Henry True Stedman, b. 1819
Female 20-30 : ? Sarah Taylor Stedman, b. 1810
Female 15-20 : ? Mary Stedman, b. 1813
Female 15-20 : ? Lucy Bragg Stedman, b. 1817
Male     10-15 : ?

1840 Federal Census - Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 282 : 010 110 010 0000 - 010 010 100 0000

Male     50-60 : James Stedman, Jr., b. 1789
Female 40-50 : Elizabeth Richardson, b. 1792
Male     20-30 : Vernal R. Stedman, b. 1814
Female 20-30 : Olive B. Stedman, b. 1817
Male     15-20 : ? James S. Stedman, b. 1820
Male       5-10 : William Stedman, b. 1831
Female   5-10 : ? Mary E. Stedman, b. 1829

1840 Federal Census -  - Waterville, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 319 : 000 010 100 0000 - 002 001 000 0000

Male     40-50 : Nathaniel Stedman, b. 1798
Female 30-40 : Eliza ?, b. abt 1804
Male     20-30 : ?
Female 10-15 : ?
Female 10-15 : ?

1840 Federal Census - Hartland, Somerset Co., ME, p. 244 : 201 200 100 0000 - 011 100 100 0000

Male     40-50 : Isaac Stedman, Jr., b. 1799
Female 40-50 : Eunice Hammond, b. abt 1799
Male     15-20 : William Stedman, b. 1821
Male     15-20 : Orin C. Stedman, b. 1823
Female 15-20 : Abigail H. Stedman, b. abt 1824
Male     10-15 : Isaac Stedman, III, b. 1828
Female 10-15 : Ethel Stedman, b. abt 1830
Female   5-10 : Mary Stedman, b. abt 1833
Male         < 5 : John Stedman, b. abt 1836
Male         < 5 : Arnold Stedman, b. abt 1839

1840 Federal Census - Waterville, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 325 : 000 011 000 0000 - 120 001 000 0000

Male     30-40 : Perley Stedman, b. 1804
Female 30-40 : Harriet Hayward, b. 1807
Male     20-30 : ?
Female   5-10 : Caroline Stedman, b. 1831
Female   5-10 : Jane Stedman, b. 1834
Female     < 5 : Susan Elizabeth Stedman, b. 1837

1790 Census:
Vassalborough, Lincoln Co., ME, p. 47

1800 Census:
Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 1270

1810 Census:
Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 813

1820 Census:
Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 587

James married Mary "Molley" Barrett Bef 1774. Mary was born Abt 1758, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., MA; died 7 Feb 1853, Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME. [Group Sheet]

1. Isaac Stedman was born 22 Sep 1780, Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME; died Aft 1850.
2. Walter Stedman was born 27 Feb 1781, Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME; died Bef 1790.
3. William Stedman was born 27 Feb 1781, Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME; died Between 1811 and 1813.
4. Lucy Stedman was born 16 Feb 1783, Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME; died Unknown.
5. Sarah Stedman was born 23 Dec 1784, Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME; died Unknown.
6. Polly Stedman was born 2 Feb 1787, Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME; died Unknown.
7. James Stedman, Jr. was born 30 Dec 1789, Sidney (or Belgrade), Kennebec Co., ME; died 26 Dec 1858, Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME; was buried Aft 26 Dec 1858, Stedman Family Plot - Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME.
8. Olive Stedman was born 29 Jan 1791, Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME; died Unknown.
9. Betsey Stedman was born 28 Feb 1795, Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME; died Bef 1800.
10. Nathaniel Stedman was born 18 Nov 1798, Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME; died Between 1870 and 1880.

Other Events:

• Alt. Birth: 15 Feb 1705/06, Westminster, Worcester Co., MA

Isaac married Hulda Trowbridge 19 Apr 1738, Newton, Middlesex Co., MA. Hulda (daughter of Capt. William Trowbridge and Sarah Ward) was born 23 Mar 1714/15, Newton, Middlesex Co., MA; died Unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Alt. Birth: 1674, ____, ____, MA

Notes:

Died:
Publications of the Brookline Historical Publication Society (1897), p.118
First Parish Church Records. Deaths.
1762  11 Dec.  Joshua Stedman, age 89.

Joshua married Content Twitchell 3 Jan 1702/03, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA. Content (daughter of Joseph Twitchell and Lydia Johnson) was born 25 Jan 1679/80, Sherborn, Middlesex Co., MA; died Unknown. [Group Sheet]

William married Sarah Ward 14 Dec 1708, Newton, Middlesex Co., MA. Sarah (daughter of John Ward and Mary Spring) was born 25 Mar 1685, Newton, Middlesex Co., MA; died 21 Jun 1720, Newton, Middlesex Co., MA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: Muddy River/Brookline, Suffolk Co., MA
• Alt. Death: Aft 1679
• Alt. Death: 1715

Notes:

In the tenth report of the Record Commissioners of Boston, Thomas Stedman was assessed in 1693 a tax of £1 3 shillings for the relief of the poor and to defray other town charges.  He was also assess a tax £3 for house and farm and £15 for estate.

In 1704 he (Thomas Stedman, Sr.) was one of the authors of a petition to the Gouvernor Council and Assembly asking to separate Muddy River as a separate village, and no longer part of Boston.  The petition was signed by his sons Thomas and Joshua in addition to himself (claiming 2 adult men in household - himself and son Joseph?)

Thomas married Mary Watson Abt 1667, Roxbury, Norfolk Co., MA. Mary (daughter of John Watson and Alice Bredda) was born 2 May 1644, Roxbury, Norfolk Co., MA; was christened 5 May 1644, Roxbury, Norfolk Co., MA; died 31 Jan 1703/04, Muddy River (Brookline), Suffolk Co., MA; was buried Aft 31 Jan 1703/04, Old East Burying Ground - Newton, Middlesex Co., MA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Alt. Death: 31 Jan 1703/04, Newton, Middlesex Co., MA
• Alt. Death: 14 Apr 1724, Brookline, Norfolk Co., MA

Joseph married Lydia Johnson 1671, Sherborn, Middlesex Co., MA. Lydia was born Abt 1642, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA; died 27 Apr 1725, Sherborn, Middlesex Co., MA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Alt. Birth: 1636, Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA
• Residence: Aft 1664; Newton, Middlesex Co., MA

Notes:

He had 14 children by two wives.

Dea. James Trowbridge, b. in Dorchester, 1636, d. May 22, 1717.  On attaining his majority, he returned to Dorchester and m. 1st, Dec. 3, 1659, Margaret Atherton, who d. June 17, 1672, da. of Maj. Gen. Humphrey Atherton, who came from England and settled in Dorchester ab. 1636. He succeeded Gen. Robert Sedgwick as commander of the military forces, was employed in negotiations with the indians and was killed by falling from his horse while reviewing the militia on Boston common, Sept. 17, 1661. He m. 2d, Jan. 30, 1674, Margaret Jackson, b. June 20, 1649, d. Sept. 16, 1727 (see Jackson family, Rev. Thomas2). He moved to Cambridge Village after called Nonantum, and now Newton, 1664 and purchased 85 acres of land with dwelling and outbuildings, which he had occupied for some years, of Deputy Gov. Danforth. After the d. of Dea. John Jackson, he was chosen deacon of the ch., 1675. By his will dated 1709, he bequeathed all the lands he had of his father in Dorchester to all his children equally, and those that came to him thro his father-in-law, Atherton to the children of his 1st wife, equally.  He had Elizabeth, b. Oct. 12, 1660, m. John Myrick; Mindwell, b. June 20, 1662, m. Jonathan Fuller; John, b. May 22, 1664, m. 1st Sarah Wilson; Margaret, b. Apr. 30, 1666, m. Hon. Ebenezer Stone; Thankful, b. Mar. 6, 1668, m. Dea. Richard Ward; Mary, b. June 11, 1670, m. (???), Stedman; Hannah, b. June 15, 1672, m. John Greenwood, above.

By 2d wife, Experience, b. Nov. 1, 1675, m. Samuel Wilson; Thomas, b. Dec. 9, 1677, m. Mary (???); Deliverance, b. Dec. 31, 1679, m. Eleazer Ward; James, b. Sept. 20, 1682, m. Hannah Bacon; William, b. Nov. 19, 1684, m. 1st Sarah Ward, 2d Sarah Fullam; Abigail, b. Apr. 11, 1687; Caleb, b. Nov. 7, 1692, m. 1st Sarah Oliver, 2d Hannah Walter.
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Source: Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Includes Waltham and Weston - by Henry Bond, M.D., Boston, 1860, p. 608ff

James TROWBRIDGE of Dorchester, son of Thomas, m. Dec 30, 1659 Margaret, daughter of Major General Humphrey Atherton of Dorchester.  He settled first in Dorchester and he moved to Newton about 1664, when his wife was dismissed from Dorchester Church to a church formed in Nonantum (Newton) of which he was afterwards a deacon. His wife died 1672 and he m. (2) Margaret _____. [Torrey, p.754 has Margaret Jackson.]

He died May 22, 1717 and his widow died Sept 16, 1727.  In his will he mentions his father Thomas; his father-in-law, Humphrey Atherton; his brothers John Ward and John Hides and his brother-in-law, Elyas Kendrick.   Children:

By his first wife, Margaret Atherton:

1. Elizabeth b. in Dorchester Oct 12, 1660; m. 1682, John Myrick.
2. Mindwell Trowbridge b. in Dorchester June 20, 1662; m. Jonathan Fuller.
3. John Trowbridge b. in Newton May 22, 1664.
4. Margaret Trowbridge b. April 30, 1666; m. Ebenezer Stone, Esq., of Newton.
5. Thankful Trowbridge b. Mar 4, 1667/8; d. Sept 17, 1742; m. Dec 15, 1690 Deacon John Ward of Newton
6. Hannah Trowbridge b. June 15, 1672; m. John Greenwood, Esq of Newton son of Thomas & Hannah (Ward) Greenwood.

By his 2nd wife, Margaret [Jackson] he had:

7. Thomas Trowbridge b. Dec 10, 1677; d. 1735; of Newton [wife unknown].
Children:
          1. John Trowbridge of Framingham; m. abt 1725 Mehitabel dau of Jonas Eaton
             by whom he had 2 sons and 3 dau's and many descendants. His eldest son,
             Col. John Trowbridge m. for his 2nd wife, in Waltham, Feb. 23, 1775,
             Abigail the widow of Abijah Fiske and dau of Thomas Upham of Weston.
          2. Edmund Trowbridge b. 1709; grad. Harvard College, 1728; an eminent
             Jurist; Attorney General and Judge; died in Cambridge, April 2, 1793.
          3. Lydia Trowbridge, b. 1711.
          4. Mary Trowbridge, b. 1715.

8. Deliverance Trowbridge b. Dec 30, 1679; m. before Mar 20, 1707, Eleazer Ward.

9. James Trowbridge m. Hannah ______.  Children:
          1. Margaret b. 1707.
          2. Daniel Trowbridge b. 1711; m. Oct 29, 1734, Hannah Spring.
          3. Hannah Trowbridge b. 1713.

10. William Trowbridge of Newton, a Deacon; died 1744; m. Sarah _____.
Children:
          1. Huldah b. 1711; d. AEt. 3 yrs.
          2. William b. and died 1713.
          3. Huldah (again) b. 1715; m. 1738 Isaac Stedman.
          4. James b. April 28, 1717; m. 1742, Jerusha Peck.
          5. Abigail b. 1738.
          6. Sarah b. 1722; d. 1735.
          7. Margaret b. 1724.
          8. Beulah b. 1726.
          9. Thaddeus b. 1728.

11. Rev. Caleb Trowbridge b. Nov 7, 1692; grad. Harvard College, 1710; ordained in Groton, Mass.,  Mar 2, 1714/15; m. (1) Sarah Oliver who died Jan 16, 1716/17 and he m. (2) 1718, Hannah, dau of Rev. Nehemiah Walter of Roxbury.  He died Sept 19, 1760 (see Caleb Butler, History of Groton, Mass., pp 171 & 441)

One child by his 1st wife, Sarah Oliver:
          1. Oliver Trowbridge b. May 16, 1716; d. Sept 28, 1723.
By his 2nd wife, Hannah Walter he had:
          2. Caleb Trowbridge Jr., b. Aug 6, 1719.
          3. Nehemiah Trowbridge b. Sept. 19; d. Nov 7, 1721.
          4. Nehemiah Trowbridge 2d, b. Oct 14, 1722; m. Jan 12, 1758, Abigail Farnsworth.
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[Farnsworth Memorial insert -  Abigail Farnsworth b. July 26, 1736; m. Jan 12, 1758, Nehemiah Trowbridge b. Oct 14, 1722 son of Rev. Caleb and Hannah (Walter) Trowbridge of Groton; he died Jan 11, 1796 and she died Oct
14, 1814.
                 Their children:
                1. Abigail Trowbridge b. June 11, 1765 m. 1786 Francis Champney;
                   they resided  at New Ipswich, N.H.; she died 1846; eight children.
                2. Mary Trowbridge b.  June 27, 1776; m. Jonathan Loring.]
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          5. Sarah Trowbridge b. Devc 3, 1724; m. July 31, 1750 Major General Artemas Ward of Shrewsbury, Mass.
          6. Hannah Trowbridge b. Mar 16, 1729.
          7. Maria Trowbridge b. Dec 23, 1731; m. Jan 28,, 1773, Capt. Josiah Bowers of  Billerica.
          8. Thomas Trowbridge b. Nov 12, 1734; m. Oct 29, 1761, Lucy Woods and married (2)  July 15, 1773, Ruth Nevers.
          9. Abigail Trowbridge b. Nov 30, 1740; m. October 9, 1764, the Hon. Ebenezer Champney.

12.  Mary Trowbridge, m. _____Steadman.
13.  Experience Trowbridge m. Samuel Wilson.
14.  Abigail Trowbridge.

James married Margaret Jackson 30 Jan 1673/74, Newton, Middlesex Co., MA. Margaret (daughter of Deacon John Jackson and Margaret Taft) was born 20 Jun 1649, Newton, Middlesex Co., MA; died 16 Sep 1727, Newton, Middlesex Co., MA. [Group Sheet]

John married Mary Spring 30 Nov 1681, Newton, Middlesex Co., MA. Mary (daughter of John Spring and Hannah Barsham) was born 10 Jun 1659, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA; died 20 Apr 1731, Newton, Middlesex Co., MA. [Group Sheet]