Person:Nathaniel Stone (1)

Personal History

Nathaniel Stone, fourth son of John Stone and Ann —, was born 11 May 1660, near Sudbury, in the colony of Massachusetts Bay.^[2][3] He died between 23 June and 3 November 1732, probably in Framingham.^[4]

In his will dated 23 June 1732,^[4] Nathanel Ston (his X mark) of Framingham, yeoman, “being very sick and weak in body,” bequeathed to his wife Sarah household goods, a mare, two cows, and the use of one room of her choosing in the dwelling house; her maintenance was to be provided by his youngest son Hezekiah Ston. He declared that the heirs of his eldest son Nathaniel Ston, deceased, had already received their intended portion. He bequeathed to his son Ebenezer Ston £30 and his right to a piece of meadow (“known by the name of Wait medow”) lying near the Framingham meeting house on the southerly side of the river. He bequeathed to the heirs of his third son Jonathan Ston, deceased, a tract of land of about 50 acres in Framingham; the land was to be distributed by Abiele Ston, the relict widow, and if necessary, a part of the land was to be used for her rent and support. He bequeathed £10 each to his sons Isaac Ston and John Ston and to his daughters Mary Coggin and Sarah Cartter. He bequeathed to his youngest son Hezekiah his homestead, lands, tools, and the remainder of the estate. Deacon Matthew Stone and John Rice were named his executors. On 3 November 1732, his widow and heirs were all instructed to appear before the probate court of Middlesex Co. on 20 November 1732, in Cambridge, and on that date the three witnesses had all made oath to prove the will. Nathaniel's named executors and his widow all declined to administer his estate, so on 12 February 1732[/3], his son Hezekiah was appointed administrator.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Bartlett, J. Gardner. Gregory Stone Genealogy: Ancestry and Descendants of Dea. Gregory Stone of Cambridge, Mass., 1320-1917. (Boston, Massachusetts: Stone Family Association, 1918)
   pp. 86-87.

   NATHANIEL(3) STONE [Elder John(2), Dea. Gregory(1)], was born 11 May 1660, in the then unincorporated wilderness region which in 1700 became the town of Framingham, the record of his birth being entered at Sudbury, the nearest town. … Nathaniel(3) Stone was a selectman of Framingham in 1706, 1707, 1715 and 1726, and died there between 23 June [will] and 3 Nov. 1732 [probate-citation to heirs], aged seventy-two years. … Nathaniel(3) Stone married at Sudbury, 25 Apr. 1684, SARAH WAITE, born in Malden about 1664, daughter of John and Mary (Hills) Waite; she survived her husband. Children, i-vi. recorded at Sudbury, vii.-ix. recorded in Framingham, where doubtless all of them were born.

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 “Sudbury births”, in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903)
   p. 139.

   “STONE, Nathaniel, s. John and Ann, May 11, 1660. Middlesex County record (East Cambridge).”

3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 Sudbury births, in Massachusetts. Superior Court (Middlesex County). Births, marriages, and deaths, 1651-1793. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1972)
   FHL 892249, item 1 (Births, deaths, marriages, 1663–1677), p. 80.

   Digital record with image viewed in “Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626–2001,” database, FamilySearch, DGS 4198966, image 50 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCMB-ZFS : accessed 25 Feb. 2017).
   
   “Nathaniel sonne of John & Ann Stone borne May 11^th, 1660.”

4. ↑ ^4.0 4.1 Massachusetts. Probate Court (Middlesex County). Probate records, 1648-1924. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1964-1967)
   first series, 1648–1871, file no. 21699, Nathaniel Stone, 1732; FHL 421531 (Probate papers 21692–21793), image nos. 55–62 (DGS 7553809, starting at image 61).

   (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89D5-X46C : accessed 23 Feb. 2017)
   
   The will of "Nathanel Ston of the town of Framingham, yeoman", dated 23 June 1732, proved 20 Nov. 1732 names wife Sarah, eldest son Nathanel Ston Deceased, son Ebenezer Ston, third son Jonathan Ston, son Isaac Ston, son John Ston, daughter Mary Coggin, daughter Sarah Cartter, youngest son Hezekiah Ston; exors. Dea. Matthew Stone, John Rice; wit. by Matthew Stone, Daniel Gregory, Micah Stone. Citation to heirs dated 3 Nov. 1732, Cambridge. Appointment of Hezekiah Stone as administrator, dated 12 Feb. 1732[/3]. Letter from Sarah Stone stating she has no objection to proving the will, not dated. Letter from John Rice declining to be executor, dated 20 Nov. [1732].