Philip Stainwood/Stanwood is the immigrant ancestor of the Stanwood family in America today. It must be emphasized, though, that in spite of online trees, there is no documentation of Philip’s likely English origins, his birth year or the maiden name of his wife, Jane.
The birth of their (presumed) first child, Philip Jr., is not recorded in the colonies and Philip’s name doesn’t appear in Massachusetts records until the birth of his second son, John, born in February 1652 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts.
Therefore, it seems reasonable to conclude that Philip Jr. may well have been born in England and that the young family arrived in Massachusetts about 1651.
Children: (All events in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts unless noted otherwise):
- Philip, born c1650, place unknown; married Mary (MNU), c1677
- John, born February 1652; died 25 January 1705/06; married Lydia (Messer/Mercer Butler), 9 December 1680, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
- Jane, born 2 April 1655; died before December 1695, when her husband remarried; married Timothy Somes, 2 April 1673
- Samuel, born 5 March 1657/58; married Hannah Pressen of Amesbury, 16 November 1686
- Jonathan, born 29 March 1661; married Mary Nicols, 27 December 1688
- ?Mary, birth recorded as 29 April 1664, which might be an error for 1654; reportedly died 3 March 1673/74
- Naomi, born 29 April 1664; married William Sargent, 26 October 1681
- Ruth, born 10 March 1666; married John Hammons, 7 July 1686
- Hannah, born 16 September 1670; no further record
Philip Stainwood/Stanwood died on 7 August 1672 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. His widow, Jane, married (2) John Pearce, c1673. Jane might be the “Jean Pearce” who died in Gloucester on 18 August 1706. John Pearce predeceased her on 15 December 1695, also in Gloucester.