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Mary Barker Stearns

Died 1677 · birth date not recorded

Their story

Mary Barker Stearns retained a financial claim in England after settling in Massachusetts. In1640 she and Isaac appointed an agent to recover £5 owed under a bond made in connection with her mother Margaret’s remarriage. The surviving account records the attempt, but does not establish whether payment followed.

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Other names

Mary Barker Stearns (c.1600–1677)

Family records

Mary Barker Stearns → Samuel Stearns · Isaac Stearns and Mary Barker family

John Barker of Stoke Nayland → Mary Barker Stearns · Thomas Lechford notebook evidence for Mary Barker Stearns parentage

Margaret Walter Barker → Mary Barker Stearns · Thomas Lechford notebook evidence for Mary Barker Stearns parentage