Isaac Stearns

Isaac Stearns (February 25, 1598 – June 19, 1671[1]) was an English emigrant who, on April 8, 1630, embarked from Yarmouth, England, aboard the ship Arbella.

[1] His pedigree is unknown, and it is uncertain from where in England he came, but his wife was from the parish of Nayland, in Suffolk, and their first three children were born there.

[2] Stearns was declared a freeman on May 18, 1631; he was elected to the area's Board of selectmen several years later.

In 1647, Stearns was appointed by the community's selectmen to plan a bridge over the Charles River.

[1] The appraisal of his estate suggests he was relatively wealthy; it included fourteen parcels of land, amounting to 467 acres (189 ha), with a significant quantity of stock and farming utensils, provisions, and household goods.