Gregory Stone (1592 - 1672)

Gregory Stone migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Great Migration (Series 2), by R. C. Anderson, vol. 6, p. 546) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Biography

This profile is part of the Stone Name Study.

Origin

Gregory was christened on 19 April 1592, at Great Bromley, Essex, England, son of David Stone.^[1][2] He was the youngest of David Stone's eleven children, the first seven by his first wife, Elizabeth Hewett, and the other four by his second wife, Ursula Unknown.^[2]

Evidently the date of his christening was unknown to the descendants who erected a memorial stone at the Old Burial Ground in Cambridge, because they placed the date of his birth as 1590.^[3]

Gregory received at least some education in England, more than was customary for a yeoman and husbandman.^[2] He signed his deeds and will, and his estate included "a Bible and psalm book" as well as "three printed books."^[1] Unfortunately no record of his younger years has survived.

Immigration

Gregory and his brother Deacon Simon Stone emigrated to America about the same time, about 1635, although Gregory's ship is not known. He was accompanied by his wife Lydia (the widow Cooper), and six children: John, born about 1619, Daniel, David, Elizabeth, Sarah and Samuel, together with two children of Mrs. Stone by her first husband. He initially settled at Watertown where he received freemanship on 25 May 1636, and then later settled in Cambridge while Simon remained at Watertown. Although their homes were within different town boundaries, they were only a mile apart. Deacon Stone became prominent both in church and state at Cambridge. ^[4]

Marriages and Children

Gregory married twice.

• He married on 20 July 1617 at Nayland, Suffolk, England, to Margaret Garrad, daughter of Thomas Garrad.^[5]Margaret was buried 4 August 1626 at Nayland.^[6]

• He married by 1628, as his 2nd wife the widow Lydia (Unknown) Cooper.^[2][1] She died on 24 June 1674 at Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[1] She had at least two children by her first husband, evidently a Mr. Cooper (he is not known to have been named John).^[2]

Children of Gregory and Margaret (Garrad) Stone:

1. John, bap. 31 Jul. 1618;^[7] m. Anne _____
2. Daniel, bap. 15 Aug. 1620;^[8] m. Mary ______
3. David, bap. 22 Sep. 1622^[9]
4. Elizabeth, bap. 3 Oct. 1624;^[10] bur. 6 Aug. 1626, Nayland

Children of Gregory and Lydia (Uknown) Stone:

1. Elizabeth, bap. 6 Mar. 1628/9;^[11] m. Anthony Potter
2. Samuel, bap. 20 Feb. 1630/1;^[12] m. Sarah Stearns
3. Sarah, bap. 8 Feb. 1632/3;^[13] m. Joseph Merriam

Death and Legacy

Gregory died on November 30, 1672, in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[14][15] He wrote his will on 22 November 1672, and it was proved on 14 December 1672.^[16][1]

Memorial Window

On 29 April 29 1904, a stained-glass window was installed at St. George's Church in Great Bromley, England "in memory of Gregory and Simon Stone, was unveiled and dedicated in the church, funds for its execution and installation having been raised among their descendants in America, through the Stone Family Association. The memorial is located in the window of the north aisle nearest the chancel. ... The inscription on the window reads: 'Saecula praeterita in 'Saecula ventura.' (The Generations pass into the coming Generations.) A metal plate below the window is inscribed: ‘To the Glory of God and to the Memory of Simon and Gregory Stone, Brothers, who were born in this Parish, baptized in this Church, and emigrated to Massachusetts in New England in 1635, this Window is erected by American Descendants."^[17][18]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Anderson, Robert Charles, "Gregory Stone" Featured name Great Migration 1634-1635, R-S. (Volume VI, R-S, Page 546-52) (Online database accessed 15 January 2015. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012.)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Bartlett, J. Gardner, Gregory Stone Genealogy; Ancestry and Descendants of Dea. ... (Page 41) Boston: The Stone Family Association, 1918, HathiTrust.org accessed 15 January 2016.
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 September 2018), memorial page for Deacon Gregory Stone (19 Apr 1590–30 Nov 1672), Find A Grave: Memorial #48516122, citing Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by dsheindel (contributor 46860724) .
4. ↑ Brown, David H., "Deacon Simon Stone of Watertown, Mass. and some of his Descendants." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Vol 53, Page 345) Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database accessed 15 January 2016: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2013.)
5. ↑ Parish register of Nayland, Suffolk, England, Suffolk, "England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812," Ancestry.com image database online ($), Nayland>1558-1755, image 175.
6. ↑ Parish register of Nayland, Suffolk, England, Suffolk, "England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812," Ancestry.com image database online ($), Nayland>1558-1755, image 251.
7. ↑ Parish register of Nayland, Suffolk, England, Suffolk, "England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812," Ancestry.com image database online ($), Nayland>1558-1755, image 67.
8. ↑ Parish register of Nayland, Suffolk, England, Suffolk, "England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812," Ancestry.com image database online ($), Nayland>1558-1755, image 71.
9. ↑ Parish register of Nayland, Suffolk, England, Suffolk, "England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812," Ancestry.com image database online ($), Nayland>1558-1755, image 76.
10. ↑ Parish register of Nayland, Suffolk, England, Suffolk, "England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812," Ancestry.com image database online ($), Nayland>1558-1755, image 79.
11. ↑ Parish register of Nayland, Suffolk, England, Suffolk, "England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812," Ancestry.com image database online ($), Nayland>1558-1755, image 86.
12. ↑ Parish register of Nayland, Suffolk, England, Suffolk, "England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812," Ancestry.com image database online ($), Nayland>1558-1755, image 89.
13. ↑ Parish register of Nayland, Suffolk, England, Suffolk, "England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812," Ancestry.com image database online ($), Nayland>1558-1755, image 91.
14. ↑ Baldwin, Thomas W., Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 Volume 2. Marriages and Deaths (Boston, Mass. 1914)(Free e-book) p. 752
15. ↑ Death: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    Citing Death, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
    FamilySearch Record: FC9N-N9N (accessed 28 May 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-99QY-H3JP Image number 00119
    Gregory Stone death 20 Nov 1672 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
16. ↑ Middlesex County Probate papers, file #21596, Gregory Stone 1672
17. ↑ "Find a Grave", database with images, Find A Grave: Memorial #84347911, Memorial page for David Stone (21 Jul 1540-25 Apr 1625), citing St George the Martyr Churchyard, Great Bromley, Tendring District, Essex, England.
18. ↑ Stone Family and St George's Church: pdf file.

See also:

• Anderson, Robert Charles, "The Great Migration" (Series 2), Vol 4, page 154, where Gregory Stone is a Featured name.sink for subscribers

• "Fifty Great Migration Colonists to New England" Threlfall, 1990, pp 451--457; "History of Cambridge MA." Paige 664; "Gregory Stone Genealogy"

• Stearns, Ezra S. Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire (Lewis Publishing Company, 1908). Access online at GoogleBooks, Vol. 2, page 806-7.

• Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s; Filby, P. William, ed.; Farmington Hills, MI.

• Massachusetts Applications of Freeman 1630-91: "Gregory Stone Date: 25 May 1636 Original Source: C. R., Vol. I. p. 194."

• Massachusetts Town Vital Collections 1620-1988: "752 Cambridge Deaths Stone, Gregory, Dea., Nov 30, 1672, a 82 y Stone, Lidea, wid of Gregory, June 24, 1674."

• Sharples, Stephen Paschall. Records of the Church of Christ at Cambridge in New England, 1632-1830 (Eben Putnam, Boston, 1906) Page viii