Mary Barker Stearns was born 1 January 1604 in Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom to John Barker (1563-1617) and Margaret Walter (1564-) and died 23 April 1677 Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. She married Isaac Stearns (1603-1671) 20 March 1622 in Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk, England.
Biography
1630 Winthrop Fleet
Arrival of the Winthrop Colony, by William F. Halsall
He was a passenger on the in the Winthrop Fleet in 1630, part of The Great Migration. It was the largest fleet ever assembled to carry Englishmen overseas to a new homeland. It was a well planned and financed expedition comprising eleven ships that carried 700 immigrants from England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The group, led by Governor John Winthrop, sailed from April to July of 1630. The fleet landed at Salem. Of the 700 on board, 200 died during the voyage, and 100 returned to England soon after arrival. Some of the 400 remaining settlers stayed in Salem, but many moved on to Boston, Watertown, or other settlements.
Isaac traveled with his wife and five children from England to Massachusetts.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| John Stearns (1623-1669) | 20 April 1623 Halstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom | 5 March 1669 Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | Sarah Mixer (c1625-1656) Mary Lathrop (1640-1735) |
| Abigail Stearns (1625-1690) | |||
| Mary Stearns (1625-1663) | 6 January 1626 Nayland, Suffolk, England | 8 January 1664 Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts | Isaac Learned (1623-1657) |
| Hannah Stearns (1628-1656) | |||
| Isaac Stearns (1633-1676) | 6 January 1633 Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | 29 August 1676 Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Sarah Beers (1639-1724) |
| Sarah Stearns (1635-1700) | |||
| Samuel Stearns (1638-1683) | |||
| Elizabeth Stearns (1640-1671) | |||
| Charles Stearns (1642-) | |||
| Abiel Stearns (1654-1713) | |||
Siblings