His children were all named in his brother-in-law, John Watson's, will.
Sources:
THE AMERICAN GENEALOGISTA GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY OF THE FIRST SETTLERS OF NEW
ENGLAND
STEDMAN, ancient.
THOMAS, Boston, of that part called Muddy River now Brookline, married Mary, daughter of John Watson of Roxbury,
before l67l, had Thomas, Joshua, Joseph, and Mary, all named with legacies in the will of their uncle John Watson l693.NEW ENGLAND MARRIAGES PRIOR TO l700
TEDMAN, Thomas & Mary (WATSON) (l644-); first child born l669; Newton/Roxbury/Brookline.DIRECTORY OF THE ANCESTRAL HEADS OF NEW ENGLAND FAMILIES
STEDMAN, STUDMAN, ISAAC, merchant, born England, l605, located Scituate, Mass., l635, removed Boston, Mass., l650, died l678.
STEDMAN, THOMAS, living Muddy Creek now Brookline, Mass., married before l67l.COLLECTIONS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY, VOL. I
NEW ENGLAND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER
l723/24 April l7th. Mr. Thomas Stedmans Wife Buried in Brooklin Burial place.
VOL. l6, pg. 64
Abstracts from Interleaved Almanac
Wife with nurse Lee goe to Boston with my two sons, my youngest never there before. I went to Mr. Thomas Stedman's Wives funeral, Buried in Brookline Burial Place. Matthew bring a maid from Sudbury. April l7, l724.
He had 4 children by his first wife, & apparently none by his second wife. His first wife was a cousin of John Winthrop, Governor of New England. His estates were encumbered before the death of his father, and he had to sell Bracon-Ash to Sir Edmund Riche in l599. He then moved to Gedding, Suffolk, where he lived on the charity of friends and relatives. Tradition says that this gentleman was defrauded of the proceeds from the sale of his substantial property. He was buried at Gedding, Suffolk, England.
Sources:
NEW ENGLAND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER, VOL. 29
AMERICAN FAMILIES WITH BRITISH ANCESTRY
TOWNSHEND HERITAGE
Simon lived in Charlestown l660; Malden l668; Watetown l685/6; & Framingham l687. He moved to Sherborn & died there in l694. He was a grantee of Quisigamong or Worcester before l674. They were turned from their purpose of building a town there due to the Indian trouble. He is listed as a proprietor of Maldon. About l687 Mr. Danforth made known his plans for disposing of his lands by long leases. The Mellen family moved from Watertown & settled on Danforth's land in l687 or l688. They took possession of the lands west of Farm Pond - later known as Mellen's Neck. Simon Mellen signed his lease as yeoman & his son Thomas also signed with him. The lease was for 999 years & was to pass or to his heirs. Danforth Farms became Framingham, Mass.
Sources:
A HISTORY OF FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, by William Barry
HISTORY OF FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, by J. H. Temple
A GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY OF THE FIRST SETTLERS OF NEW ENGLAND
NEW ENGLAND MARRIAGES PRIOR TO l700
GENEALOGICAL GUIDE TO THE EARLY SETTLERS OF AMERICA
GENEALOGIES AND ESTATES OF CHARLESTOWN
VITAL STATISTICS OF MALDEN, MASS.
BOSTON BIRTHS, BAPTISMS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS
THE HISTORY OF MALDEN, MASSACHUSETTS
GENEALOGIES OF THE FAMILIES AND DESCENDANTS OF THE EARLY SETTLERS OF
WATERTOWN,
MASSACHUSETTSVITAL STATISTICS OF MALDEN, MASS.
The following children:
c.c. Thomas son of Simon Aug. 1668.
c.c. Richard son of Simon 2 (1) 1671Vital records of Framingham, Massachusetts to the year 1850
Boston: unknown, 1911, 474 pgs.
MELLENS,
Mary, wid. of _______, June 1, 1709
Vital records of Framingham, Massachusetts to the year 1850
Boston: unknown, 1911, 474 pgs.
MELLENS,
Mary, wid. of _______, June 1, 1709
Malden, Mass. Birth Records
He was the Father of Philo, who was in turn the Father of P.T. Barnum of circus fame.
Source:
GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF THE BARNUM FAMILY
They were a prosperous family in Biddenden, England.
Sources:
NEW ENGLAND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER, VOL. 66
He came to this country with his Father & brother, John, in l635 on the ship "Planter". He was one of the first settlers in Concord, Mass., where he was alloted l3 acres for a homestead. Later on he acquired l37 additional acres on the E. Bedford Road within the present limits of Bedford, Mass. He was admitted Freeman May 22, l650, Concord, the same day as his Father.
Concord, Massachusetts : births, marriages, and deaths, 1635-1850
author: unknown, 1895, 503 pgs.
CONCORD DEATH THE DAYES MONTHES AND YEARES as followeth
John sonn of Nathaniell and Mary Ball the 27th (5) month: 1649
Nathaniell the sonne of Nath: and Mary Ball the 23 (9) month: 1649
John sone of Nathaniell Balle and Mary his wife borne 15 August 1660
Nathanell son of Nathanell Balle and Mary his wife borne 3 July 63
Hanna daughter of Nathaniell Ball & Mary his wife borne 22 Jenr 1665
Mary wife of Nathaniell Ball died 14: day Feb: 1669
Nathanll Ball ye husband of Margery his wife dyed January ye 14th 1705/6
Margery Ball Relict Widow to ye late Nathanll Ball dyed Aprill ye 18th 1709