Corporal John Stone

1663 - 1713  (49 years)

• Name	John Stone
  Nickname	East
  Birth	12 May 1663	Cambridge Farms (now Lexington), Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11]
  	Birth Record of John Stone
  Christening	7 Jun 1663	Cambridge Farms (now Lexington), Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [9]
  General Information	He got the nickname "East" as his cousin, John Stone lived in the western portion of Cambridge.  [2]
  History	17 Oct 1691 (28 years)	Plymouth Colony merged with Massachusetts Bay Colony forming the Province of Massachusetts Bay
  Military	1692 (28 years)  [2, 8]
  According to Hudson (1868) "to distinguish him from his cousin, and to show that he was on the high road of military promotion, he was designated corporal." He was in the militia as early as 1692.
  Occupation	say 1700 (36 years)	Lexington, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [8]
  Corporal John Stone paid £1 10/ subscription for the building of the first Lexington Meeting House.
  Will	19 Jan 1711/12 (48 years)	Lexington, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2, 10]
  The abstract of his will dated 19 January 1711/12 reads as follows: "To wife Rachel Stone two cows, a horse, six sheep, and six swine during widowhood; also half the crops raised on my land until my youngest daughter Ruth be nineteen, said wife to maintain my three daughters Anna, Rachel, and Ruth until each be of that age or married. Also my said wife all my movable household stuff during widowhood., she paying to said three daughters £6 each when eighteen. Also to said wife during widowhood one-half my swelling house, with sufficient firewood, and one-third of the crops on my land after my youngest Ruth be nineteen. To daughter Mary Stone £50, and to daughters Anna, Rachel, and Ruth Stone £44 each when eighteen, to be paid to them by my executor. To Joseph Walkins 40s if he live until he be sixteen with my son John Stone. All residue of estate, real and personal, and revision of widow's portion, to my son John Stone, he to be sole executor. My brother Samuel Stone and Dea. John Miriam to be overseers. [signed] John X Stone (his mark) Witnesses: Matthew Bridge, John Miriam, and Matthew Bridge, Jr." Proved 10 March 1711/12.
  Death	3 Feb 1713	Lexington, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2, 6, 7, 8, 11]
  Burial	Aft 3 Feb 1713	Old Burying Ground, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Old Burying Ground, Lexington, Massachusetts   [6]
  	Left: John Stone (1715 - 1736) Right: John Stone (1663 - 1713) Plot: C.43
  Siblings	3 brothers and 4 sisters
  1. Deacon Samuel Stone,   b. 1 Oct 1656, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 17 Jun 1743, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 86 years)   2. Isaac Stone,   b. Abt 1658, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 10 Dec 1690, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 32 years)   3. Sarah Stone,   b. 5 Feb 1660/61, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1 Mar 1702, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 41 years) > 4. Corporal John Stone,   b. 12 May 1663, Cambridge Farms (now Lexington), Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 3 Feb 1713, Lexington, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 49 years) ▻ Rachel Shepard,  m. 27 Apr 1687   5. Lydia Stone,   b. 25 Nov 1665, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 10 Dec 1719, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 54 years)   6. Mary Stone,   b. 22 Feb 1667/68, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 11 May 1669, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 1 year) + 7. Joseph Stone,   b. 1671, Cambridge Farms (now Lexington), Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 17 Jan 1713/14, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 43 years) ▻ Sarah Wait,  m. 1692   8. Anna Stone,   b. 30 Jun 1673, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. young
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Simon Stone   (2 x Great Grandfather)  Margaret Walter,   b. 1565, England   (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I20431
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Deacon Samuel Stone,   c. 4 Feb 1631, Nayland, Suffolk, England d. 27 Sep 1715, Lexington, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age ~ 84 years)
  Mother	Sarah Stearns,   b. 22 Sep 1635, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 26 Oct 1700, Cambridge Farms (now Lexington), Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F719	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Rachel Shepard,   b. Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 17 Mar 1724
  Marriage	27 Apr 1687	Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12]
  Age at Marriage	He : 23 years and 11 months - She : ??.
  Children	From 1688 to 1700  [2, 5, 8, 11]
  1. Rachel Stone (1687/88-1695) 2. John Stone (1689-1762) 3. Mary Stone (1692-1754) 4. Anna Stone (1694-1760) 5. Rachel Stone (1697-1779) 6. Ruth Stone (1700-____)
  Family ID	F7803	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Corporal John Stone(1663 – 1713) 2Deacon Samuel Stone(1631 – 1715) 4Deacon Gregory Stone(1592 – 1672) 8David Stone 16Simon Stone 17Agnes 9Ursula 18 19 5Lydia( – 1674) 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Sarah Stearns(1635 – 1700) 6Isaac Stearns( – 1671) 12William L. Stearns(1565 – 1632) 24Henry Stearns(Abt 1520 – ) 25 13Emma Ramsford(Abt 1568 – ) 26Robert Ramsford(Abt 1542 – ) 27 7Mary Baker(1604 – 1677) 14John Baker(1563 – 1617) 28John Baker(1540 – 1588) 29Margaret Mawle(1541 – 1590) 15Margaret Walter(1565 – ) 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 12 May 1663 - Cambridge Farms (now Lexington), Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Christening - 7 Jun 1663 - Cambridge Farms (now Lexington), Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Marriage - 27 Apr 1687 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Occupation - say 1700 - Lexington, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Will - 19 Jan 1711/12 - Lexington, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Death - 3 Feb 1713 - Lexington, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Burial - Aft 3 Feb 1713 - Old Burying Ground, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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