Saturday, January 23, 2016

Surname Saturday -- LEARNED (England to colonial Massachusetts)

It's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week.  


I am in the 8th great-grandmothers and I'm up to Ancestor #1197 who is Hannah LEARNED (1649-????) 
[Note: the earlier great-grandmothers and 8th great-grandfathers have been covered in earlier posts].

My ancestral line back through three generations of this LEARNED family line is:


1. Randall J. Seaver

2. Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)

4. Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942)
5. Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962)

8. Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922)
9. Hattie Louise Hildreth (1857-1920)


18.  Edward Hildreth (1831-1899)
19.  Sophia Newton (1834-1923)

36.  Zavhariah Hildreth (1783-1857)
37.  Hannah Sawtell (1789-1857)

74.  Josiah Sawtell (1768-1847)
75.  Hannah Smith (1768-1824)

148.  Ephraim Sawtell (1738-1800)
149.  Abigail Stone (1736-1800)

298.  James Stone (1702-1783)
299.  Mary Farwell (1709-1783)

598.  Joseph Farwell (1670-1740)
599.  Hannah Colburn (1673-1741)

1196.  Joseph Farwell, born 26 February 1641 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 31 December 1722 in Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.  He was the son of 2392. Henry Farwell and 2393. Olive Welby.  He married 25 December 1666 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
1197.  Hannah Learned, born 24 August 1649 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Children of Joseph Farwell and Hannah Learned are:
*  Hannah Farwell (1668-1739), married (1) 1685 Samuel woods (????-1712); (2) 1717 Peter Joslin (1666-1759).
*  Joseph Farwell (1670-1740), married 1696 Hannah Colburn (1673-1741).
*  Elizabeth Farwell (1672-1729), married 1694 John Richardson (1669-1746).
*  Henry Farwell (1674-1738), married 1696 Susannah Richardson (1677-????).
*  Isaac Farwell (1678-1753), married 1703 Elizabeth Hyde (1690-1753).
*  Mary Farwell (1681-1739), married 1707 Thomas Colburn (1675-1770).
*  Sarah Farwell (1683-1736), married 1707 Jonathan Howard (1679-1758).
*  John Farwell (1686-1709).
*  William Farwell (1688-1754), married 1710 Elizabeth Solendine (1685-1756).
*  Oliver Farwell (1692-1724), married 1717 Mary Cummings (1692-1751).

2394.  Isaac Learned, born before 25 February 1624 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England; died 29 November 1657 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.   He married  09 July 1646 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
2395.  Mary Stearns, born before 06 January 1627 in Nayland, Suffolk, England; died 08 January 1664 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.  She was the daughter of 4790. Isaac Stearns and 4791. Mary Barker.

Children of Isaac Learned and Mary Stearns are:
*  Mary Learned (1647-????), married 1669 Moses Barron (1643-1699).
*  Hannah Learned (1649-????), married 1666 Joseph Farwell (1641-1722).
*  William Learned (1650-1684).
*  Sarah Learned (1653-1695), married 1683 Jonathan Barrett (1654-1743).
*  Isaac Learned (1655-1737), married 1679 Sarah Bigelow (1659-1694).
*  Benoni Learned (1657-1738), married (1) 1680 Mary Fanning (1657-1688); (2) 1688 Sarah Wright (1655-1737).

4788.  William Learned, born about 1580 in England; died 01 March 1646 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.  He married  22 April 1606 in Southwark, Surrey, England.
4789.  Goodith Gilman, born about 1586 in England; died before 1645 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Children of William Learned and Goodith Gilman are:
*  Sarah Learned (1607-1652), married (1) 1624 Thomas Ewer (1592-1638); (2) 1639 Thomas Lothrop (1613-1707).
*  Bethia Learned (1612-????).
*  Mary Learned (1615-1625).
*  Abigail Learned (1618-????)
*  Elizabeth Learned (1621-1683), married 1642 John Hall (1602-1696).
*  Isaac Learned (1624-1657), married 1646 Mary Stearns (1627-1664).

Information about these Learned families was obtained from:

Dean Crawford Smith, edited by Melinde Lutz Sanborn, The Ancestry of Eva Belle Kempton, 1878-1908, Part IV: The Ancestry of Linda Anne Powers, 1839-1879 (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2000), page 433.

Eugenia Learned James and William Law Learned, The Learned Family in America (St. Louis, Mo. : Setco Print Co., 1967)

Joan S.GuilfordThe Ancestry of Dr. J.P. Guilford (Orange, Calif. : Sheridan Psychological Services, Inc., 1990), Volume 1, page 531. 

Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins (Boston MA. : New England Historical Genealogical Society, 1995), Volume II, pages 1164-1165.



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