John Stearns was born 20 April 1623 in Halstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom to Isaac Stearns (1603-1671) and Mary Barker (1604-1677) and died 5 March 1669 Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of unspecified causes. He married Sarah Mixer (c1625-1656) 1653 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. He married Mary Lathrop (1640-1735) 20 November 1656 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.
Biography
1630 Winthrop Fleet
Arrival of the Winthrop Colony, by William F. Halsall
He was a passenger on the in the Winthrop Fleet in 1630, part of The Great Migration. It was the largest fleet ever assembled to carry Englishmen overseas to a new homeland. It was a well planned and financed expedition comprising eleven ships that carried 700 immigrants from England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The group, led by Governor John Winthrop, sailed from April to July of 1630. The fleet landed at Salem. Of the 700 on board, 200 died during the voyage, and 100 returned to England soon after arrival. Some of the 400 remaining settlers stayed in Salem, but many moved on to Boston, Watertown, or other settlements.
John (age 7) traveled with his parents and siblings from England to Massachusetts.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| John Stearns (1654-1728) | 10 May 1654 Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | 26 October 1728 Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | Elizabeth Bigelow (1657-1694) |
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Samuel Stearns (1659-1735) | 3 September 1659 Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | 1735 | |
| Isaac Stearns (1658-1659) | 17 April 1658 Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | 9 October 1659 Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Isaac Stearns (1661-1743) | 23 December 1664 Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | 2 April 1743 Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | Mary Meriam (1664-1734) |
| Thomas Stearns (1665-1696) | 6 December 1665 Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | 9 February 1696 Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | Rebecca Chamberlain (1662-1705) |
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| John Stearns (1623-1669) | 20 April 1623 Halstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom | 5 March 1669 Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | Sarah Mixer (c1625-1656) Mary Lathrop (1640-1735) |
| Abigail Stearns (1625-1690) | |||
| Mary Stearns (1625-1663) | 6 January 1626 Nayland, Suffolk, England | 8 January 1664 Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts | Isaac Learned (1623-1657) |
| Hannah Stearns (1628-1656) | |||
| Isaac Stearns (1633-1676) | 6 January 1633 Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | 29 August 1676 Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Sarah Beers (1639-1724) |
| Sarah Stearns (1635-1700) | |||
| Samuel Stearns (1638-1683) | |||
| Elizabeth Stearns (1640-1671) | |||
| Charles Stearns (1642-) | |||
| Abiel Stearns (1654-1713) | |||
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