STAIN, John (edited 10/2015 see red font)

John Stain was born in Germany about 1753. d. age 88 September 15, 1841 in Mt. Vernon, ME m. 12/27/1774 in Pownalbourough, ME to Rebecca Emerson d/o Samuel and Rebecca Atwood  Emerson. She b.6/29/1758 in Pownalbourough d. 8/24/1816 in Mt. Vernon.

Stain was counted on the US Census in Mt. Vernon[i]  though he was documented as living in Winthrop in the initial days of settlement. In 1774 Winthrop voted to lay out a road from the point of East Readfield Church (Jesse Lee) to John Stain’s residence, who then lived near the northern boundary of Winthrop (Readfield) near the Mt. Vernon town line.[ii] This was probably the Plains Road (leading through the old Dudley neighborhood).

In 1775 John Stain was one of the original 19 men who enlisted and marched from Winthrop when word first reached town about the Battle at Lexington.[iii]  In 1775 his tax was forgiven for military service.[iv]  His service to community and country continued when in 1778 he was chosen for Winthrop’s Committees of Correspondence and Inspection of Safety.[v]

Children of John and Rebecca (Emerson) Stain born in Mt. Vernon:[vi]

1. Emerson, Sr. b./24/1776 d.3/25/1861 Mt. Vernon m.7/23/1797 Betsey Pearl d/o Simeon and Mary (Leighton) Pearl of Mt. Vernon. She b.1781 d.1856 Mt. Vernon

2. Anna b.7/9/1778 Mt. Vernon d.?? m.?? Nathaniel Dudley s/o John and Elizabeth (Gilman) Dudley of Exeter, NH. He b.1763 Exeter d.1844 Freeman, Franklin, ME

3. Rebecca b.1/9/1781 d. 8/12/1846 m.8/12/1803 James Carr s/o John and Melissa (Holland) Carr of NH. He b.1777 NH d.1866 Both died in Sangerville, ME.

4. Mercy b.4/5/1784 d.?? m.??

5. Mary b.6/3/1786 d.?? m.??

6. Lois b.9/16/1788 d.7/30/1859 Mt. Vernon m.??

7. Elizabeth (Betsey) b.8/5/1790 d.7/12/1884 Readfield m1.abt 1818 John Shepard s/o John and Sarah Shepard of Readfield. He b.1774 d.1832 Readfield. Buried Dudley Plains Cemetery with Elizabeth. She m2.1833 John Shurborn s/o Job and Hannah (Elliot) Shurborn of Readfield. He b.1782 d.??[vii]

8. John b.3/5/1793 d.2/18/1850 Mt. Vernon m.Betsey K. Bean b.6/8/1796 d.7/29/1867 d/o John and Mary (Kimball) Bean. Both John and Betsey Stain are buried in Jacobs Cemetery, Mt. Vernon[viii]
9. Samuel b.8/25/1795 d.?? m.??

10. Hannah b.5/1/1798 d.8/2/1877 Adel, Iowa m.1819 Ebenezer Nickerson of Readfield s/o David and Judith Nickerson.[ix] He b.1797 Readfield d.1887 Mercer, ME

11. Sally b.10/7/1801 d.6/18/1892 Mt. Vernon m.abt 1823 Josiah Pearl s/o Silas and Phoebe (Bean) Pearl. He b.1802 d.1876 Mt. Vernon


1/7/2015 Judith Locke provided edits and additions - note above in red font.

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[i] 1790 and 1800 US Census

[ii] Stackpole’s History of Winthrop with Genealogical Notes by Keene and Young; pub. Heritage Books Inc. 1994; page66

[iii] Ibid page124

[iv] Ibid page 147

[v] Ibid page 119

[vi] www.ancestry.com various accessed 7/7/2013

[vii] To Those Who Led the Way: Readfield, ME VR’s 1768-1913; self-pub Dale Potter Clark 2009; page40

[viii] www.findagrave.com accessed 7/7/2013

[ix] To Those Who Led the Way: Readfield, ME VR’s 1768-1913; self-pub Dale Potter Clark 2009; page34