About The latest research on this family comes from Whitney, Earnest Eugene, "Shubael and Rebecca (Larriford) Starns and Their Ten Children," Connecticut Nutmegger 46 (June 2013):12-29; (Sept. 2013):145-8

It corrects a few things, and adds a tremendous amount of information to the Stearns Genealogy, referenced below

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In about 1714, Shubael removed to Tolland, Conn., of which he was the first Town Clerk. About 1750, with his sons and daughters and their families, he left Tolland on account of ecclesiastical difficulties and settled near New Bern, N.C. He and his family were Baptists and some of them have exercised a great influence upon the religious sentiments of the South. Their residence in North Carolina was at a place called "Pepper Cotton, " and a pamphlet was published at the time giving an account of the troubles in Tolland, Conn.
Reference Book: "Genealogy and Memoirs of Charles and Nathaniel Stearns, and Their Descendants, " Courier Publishing, 1901 by Mrs. Avis Stearns Van Wagenen, p. 41
Married to Rebecca Lariby.

In about 1714, Shubael removed to Tolland, Conn., of which he was the first Town Clerk. About 1750, with his sons and daughters and their families, he left Tolland on account of ecclesiastical difficulties and settled near New Bern, N.C. He and his family were Baptists and some of them have exercised a great influence upon the religious sentiments of the South. Their residence in North Carolina was at a place called "Pepper Cotton, " and a pamphlet was published at the time giving an account of the troubles in Tolland, Conn. Reference Book: "Genealogy and Memoirs of Charles and Nathaniel Stearns, and Their Descendants, " Courier Publishing, 1901 by Mrs. Avis Stearns Van Wagenen, p. 41 Married to Rebecca Lariby.

Parents:

 Shubael Stearns (1655 - 1734)

 Mary Upton Stearns (1665 - 1744)

Spouse:

 Rebecca Sanford Larrabee Stearns (1684 - 1780)*

Biography

Shubael Stearns was born on September 19, 1683 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. His parents were Shubael Stearns and Mary Upton. He was a Town Clerk.

Shubael married Mary Stearns Starnes. Together they had the following children:
Samuel Stearns; Ebenezer Stearns, I.

Shubael married Rebecca Stearns on December 28, 1704 in Winchester, New Hampshire. Together they had the following children:

• Rev. Shubal Stearns;
• Rebecca Ruth Paulk;
• Peter Stearns;
• Isaac Stearns;
• Elizabeth Stimson;
• Hannah Stearns;
• Sarah Hatch;
• Mary Sterns;
• Martha Marshall.

He died on November 20, 1771, in New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina.

• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: May 7 2021, 20:23:19 UTC