STEVENS STEPHENS GENEALOGY AND FAMILY HISTORY

Some Lineage from Anthony Stephens,ca.1560-ca.1625 of Wiltshire,England and Thomas Stephens the Haberdaaher,ca.1585-ca.1650 of London

Compiled by

Clarence Perry Stevens,et al.

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CON'rmTS Page Preface Introduction s Chapter I. The stephens ram11 y in England 9 The Norman line in England 11 Charlotte Holmes detlates G. Ellis stevens 12 Evidence ot Norman Ancestry 1) n. Nicholas stevens and ye FamiJ7 1n England 16 Capt. Nicholas stevens, a Cromwell officer, in ye Victory ot Nasby and its F.ru.1 ts 17 m. Some Immigrant Descendants in .America 20 Samuel stevens, 2nd Governor ot ye North Carolina Colony - Evidence that he belonged to the family - 21 Capt. Richard stevens and some of his descendants - 22 Capt. Nicholas stevens in America - The children of 1 ) Nicholas) and Elizabeth stevens - '?he children· of 2) Thomas StevensJ of London, Engl and. IV. Some Noted Membets of the Fam1l y in America 26 Capt. Pbineasb stevens, the hero ot Fort No. 4 in the French anc1 Ind1an War - Abstract of his journal - 2B 166) Long John6 Stevens ot N. c. - capture and escape from the Indians - stevens men in the Wyoming Massacre - Tradition says that Thaddeus stevens, M.C. 3J was a member of the family - Judge Joshua Stevens and another noted '?baddeus 1n Indianapolis - )4 Some descendants of Joshua Stevens c. 1760-1814 and Sarah (Morril) stevens of Danville, Vermont. J6 TABLES OF DESCENT 1 V. Lines or Descent f'rom Anthony Stephens -:,; VI. Some Descendants ot 10) ~ Stevens ot stonington, ct. 44 VII. Descendants of 12) Thomas stev4ns or North Carolina .51 nu.Some Descendants ot 13) Richard Stevens of Taunton, Ma. 91 IL The Line ot 14) Thomas"' Stevens of Pl aintield, Ct. - a tew generations 10.5 I. The Line of 1S) Cyprian Stevens of Lancaster, Mass. - · a few generations 109 II. A Little or the 16) Kathrine Stle1rens Dean Line 113 Cognate Families - Broke - Brooke - Gallop - Lake - Lincoln - Ra~tord or Ray-tord 114 Some Descendants ot 1 )) Richard stevens, continued. 119 Appendjx 12J Bibliography" 127 Index 129

PRBFACE

This, we believe, 1s the tirst tudJy histor., to link .,.. ot the large branches ot the Ste'Yena-staphens t8J11ly, Henry ot stonington, Conn.• Thom.as ot the North Carolina Colo!J1', their father, Hicbolaa, an officer under Oliver Crcmwall 1n England, Richard ot Taunton, Hass., CJJ>rian of Lancaster, Mass. and Thomas of stow and Plaintiald, Conn.; being descendants ot Thomas stephens of London, England, l1Ting in 16)4 and his father Anthony staphens of Wiltshire in the 16th century. Their descendants, lmown and unknown, mmber maDJ' thousands ot people.

In the first edition, p11bl.ished in 1950, the Horth C&ral.ina line is correct as tar back as Thomas Stevens, d. 1751 1n Cra:nn Co., N. c. ait it appears now this Thomas was the younger son~·ot Capt. Nicholas instead ot the son ot his nephew Richard of Taunton, Mass.

Both men had the same naae, were abou.t the same age, had wives with exact.17 the same name 1Mary- Caswell• and the records show the brother ot Mary came to North Carolina and settled 1n South Carolina. Bit, nevertheless, trom later research by- H. J. Gavin, w conclude this was not the same Thanas, and so change the genealogy accord1"1,l y. Except tor two generations the ancestor is the same anyvq. I indicat­ ed in the first edition there was some doubt aboa.t this link.

In addition to those noted in the first edition, w wish to thank those who have sent :in genealogical. records and data, especi­ ally Mrs. Ruhl.in OVerlease (deceased) and family, llu.shv1lle, Ind.; Mr. Charles Holloman of Raleigh, N. c.; Brig. Gen. M. J. Ga.Tin (de­ ceased) et ux.; Mrs. Veraldine Benton, 201 J'Ul.wood. Blvd., Tifton, Georgia; Lane stephens Wilcox of san Jose, California; Mrs. stephen A. Breed, Cam.bridge 38, Mass.; Mrs. Vivian Swent, San Francisco, California; EUlel stephens ot Indianapolis, mdiana; Brig.• Gen. Jesse F. Stevens ot Boston,1· Mass., John J. stephens ot Br.-ookl.yn, I. Y. (not related); and Miss ~ice E. Johnson of Ann Arbor, Mich. /

Clarence PeIT7 stevens, Assisted by: 20 '3 &:Jmart st. , Veraldine Sharp Benton, Escalon, California, 201 P\Jlwood m.Td., 9532.0. Tifton, Ga. :31794.

s DiTRODJCTION

A fBm117 history has certain values. It is 110re than a hobby. We have noticed that many of the younger people have littJ.e interest in their fud1y history; bit as they grow older there com.es a time when they want to know about it, often after relatives are deceased who could have told them about ita Who begot my ancestors? What are my racial and national origins etc. f

Family records have come in handy in settling estates and prov­ ing heirs, sometimes lost heirs, and they save money tor those who wish to join certain patriotic societies, as the DAR or SAR. They are also usef\11 when sending birthday cards to relatives it the date is forgotten; and they have been used to establish a birth date tor one who seeks to establish eligibility tor social security p81J11911ts. Dr. White, who attended President Eisenhower,has said facetiously that it you want to avoid heart trouble, choose your ancestors carefully. The tendency to live long is alsp inherited; so it you will look over your ancestry, you may get a good idea ot how long you may- live, barring accidents. We are what we are largely because ot our ancestry.

Those who do not have the time or money to do research or se­ cure it should appreciate the information given in this book; for it anyone can link to a listed name herein, he or she mq, 1n a few minutes, trace their line back tor about -tour centuries in the Stevens-Stephens genealogy. The name Stevens, or Stephens, is said to derive from the Greek word "Stephanos" meaning a crown. stephens mottos are several, which however, are only variations ot "I live in hope". The motto of ou.r Norman line is "Deus Inte1sit11 meaning ''Let God. be in our Midst. 11 (Would not "may" be better 'ttum n1et"? Of course, our coat ot arms is that of our ancestor Thomas2 stephens ot London, deacribed later herein. The arms illustrated in the genealogies by Dr. Barney and c. Ellis stevens are similar bit a little different. There has been much contusion over the spelling ot our name before 18.50 and even today it you spell it Stevens do not asa1me that you are certainly not related to a person named Stlephena. Many or our proven relatives in, or stemm1rig trom, OWen County, Indiana, still spell it Stephens. Be.tore 1840 and the establish­ ment ot public schools, most people were illiterate and the spelling was rather phonetic so cousins sometimes spelled their names differ­ ent and sometimes the same person spelled his or her name different at different times, so remember this in tracing a line. Apparently the family took the name from st. Stephen, the martyr. In France it became Fitz-Stephen or Estieme and in English Fitz-Step~en. Then after a while the Fitz was dropped and apparently it became Stephenson and later the on was dropped leaving stephens. Other spellings have been Steevens, Stephenes, Stephyns, Stevins hlt anyway its spelled, its a grand old name.

In this book marriages are not confined solely to those st11.l listed :1n church registers and cowity recorders• ottices. These are only some of the evidence 1n proving parents along with comon law marriage etc. It has been said that some ancestral patriotic 6. organisations eJq>ect an official record ot ancestors official marriages from a candidate tor membership.. It true this can result in injustice to lll8D1' tine people tor in the 9ast there has been much coni\tsion as to what constitutes marriage. Note also that ot.ticial marriage registers are not proof be70nd all doubt as to a child's parents as several court cases show. A so-called illegitimate child is defined as "one born out of wedlock" i but we

strange as it may seem, there are tew modern books on marr1agei One recent book by Dr. D. s. Bailey, an Ehglish clergyman, tells us marriage was originally- a civil rather than a religious ceremony. In the early Christian church (and secular government) it consisted simply in an exchange of consent before witnesses after a contract and dowery (p. 84) and no permit or blessing from the clergy was used. (Vide Quaker marriages). It was a civil right of the people. Even after the Roman church became powerful enough and united with the state, to have a monopoly in most ot Europe, no permit was re­ quired f'rom the clergy before the 9th century (p. 74). About this time some of the clergy conceived the idea it would add to their power and wealth if they had authority over marriage. Haturally, it people had to get clerical permits for marriage they could also be forced to join the church and pay money to the bishops. By the 11th century a cleri­ cal permit (blessing) was rather well established (p. 117) which, of course, showed the churches authority 1n permitting anyone to marry. What right did they have to this authority? Wey-, none at all; they just usurped it. ~ ...

Then the tyranny over marriage began in ear·nest. In the 12th cen­ tury any marriage between people more related than sixth cousins was prohibited (p. 14J). Ir the reader will count up his or her sixth cou­ sins, I think that he or she will come up with some 10,000 to 40,000 people. There were al.so ot..rier 11 impediments" such as a prohibition against marrying a deceased wife's sister or the widow of a maternal uncle. These 0£ course, were no blood relation, nor were those or "spiritual affinity", added later. This is a sample of the list too long to give here. Also by the 12th century the clergy were brandi.'lg inno­ cent children as illegitimate and began hunting witches. One delusion was about as bad as the other.

Thus they established a sort of taboo, which to a certain extent has come down to the present time against the so-called illegitimate child. The writer recalls a classnate whose innocent child was called illegitimate. This fine boy was so persecuted by his school mates that he committed suicide when he was 14 years old. People should be on their guard so that their thinking is not influenced by this supersti­ tou s talx>o.

Then 1n the 17th century religious liberty was established in England by the great Cromwell and his brave soldiers, including, or

1. Ballq, D. S. ''Semal Relaticms in Christian Thought", Harper 19.59. 7 course, our Capt. Nicholas Stevens and some of his kin. They were tired, as r"alton said, of' "the clergy meddling with marriage", so they outlawed marriages "blessed".by the Roman clergy which, in etrect, made Sllch mar­ riages illegitimate in Engl.and unless there was also a civil ceremony. In tact I think only a civil marriage had any legal validity. This was a long step toward the separation or church and state we are supposed to have in the U. S. A. today. So if before 1800, no official marriage record is found or a birth is marked "base" or "spurious", it may only mean that the persons did not belong to and use .the of'ficial. national church.

So far as I know, no official record has been foWld for the marriage or 2) Thomas Stephens, Jr. perhaps due to the Civil War in F.ngland, but we have the affidavit ot Jonathan Lincoln in 1768 saying that 2) Thomas and his wii'e came to Taunton, Mass. "and others ot ye family" so that is good enough for me. Official records ot marriages were few or few are lett in North Carolina before 1776. None has been found for 1 2) Thomas Stevens, or his son John blt in their wills they name their wives. That should be su!ticient, even ii' only a contract or common law marriage. Many ot these people lived on the frontiers far trom any justice or clergyman and if they- were com.petant to legall7 marry, I doubt if any~ne has any ethical right to deny that they were married. The majority of U. S. states stU.l recognize English common law marriage. 2

The Stevens (stephens) family certainly is a "first family" 1n America. The first recorded st.evens arrived in 1,58.S long before. Jamestown and Plymouth were settled. His name was Thomas stevens who was a member ot the Lost Colony lihich settled Roanoke Island oft the coast of North Carolina :in that year. Apparently the members ot this colony were massacred or carried orr by the Indians and perhaps mixed with the Indians and so were lost. I do not know that this man was related to Anthony1 stephen$ bl t the name Thomas Stephens certainly was conm,.on in our early history.

lht I think we can claim Capt. Richard Stephens (or Stevens) immigrant in the George to Jamestown Colony in 1623, just three years after the landing b'om the Mayflower at Plymouth. He arrived with two servants so he evidently was a man of some means. Under his nama is the oldest remaming land grant record trom the Jamestow Colony. i-lith the possible exception ot some which may remain from the early Plymouth records, that is doubtless the oldest F.nglish land grant in the United states. He was collaterly- related to practically all of the stevens lines listed in this book. He was the rather of Samuel Stevens, the second colonial governor or the North Carolina Colony.

Capt. Nicholas Stevens, the ancestor of many or us was an of­ ficer in the 1mglish Civil War under the famous Oliver Cromwell, rated by leading authorities as the best military genius or the 17th century and the greatest ruler of England. On examination, their . Fhglish constitution called the Instrument of Governm~t, which was established by Cromwell and his officers, shows the source or at least 90 percent of our own U. S. constitution.

2. Groves, E. R., "Marriage" p. 76, Holt, N. Y. 19JJ 8. In the .Allerican colonies, to mention only a tew or the Stevens clan, 10) Henry stephans, immigrant to Taunton, Mass. was a soldier in King Philipa (Indian) War. Some sq: he was a Colonel bit I find no proof ot that; Capt. Phineas Stevens was a hero ot Fort No. 4 in Hew Hampsh:1 re in the French and Ind:J an War and a grandson of 1S) Cy­ prian Stevens. Darius Stevens was ldJ led while fighting bravely at the Battle of amker Hill in the .American Revolution and he was a descendant of 13) Richard Stevens ot Tawiton, Mass. and of Thomas stephens ot London, England. Joseph stevens, a descendant ot 10) Hanry Stephens, was with Wash1ngton at Valley Forge.

S9yeral other relatives were soldiers and officers in the Colonial Wars and it has been claimed by some that over a thousand people of stevens descent fought in the American Revolution. stevens Point, Wisconsin was named after George Stevens, a descendant of 10) Henry stephens of stonington, Conn. and Thaddeus stevens, M. c. deserved more credit than our historians have given hill tor helping to tree the slaves and helping ~• laws to estab­ lish their civil rights.

It is not that we should be snobbishly proud, al though a reasonable pride is proper in our family- as in our nation; but rather that those living shOl.1.ld be inspired to greater achievements by these makers ot history and that we should cherish, defend and tey to better apply the democratic ideals our ancestors labored and suffered to secure for us. CHAPTBR I 9 "In him who well considers, nothing can st1.fle kinship.• -(Beowult. ca 800 .A. D.) THE S?ll'HlmS FAMILY IN ENGLAND

It is rather well proved.that the ancestors ot the large stephens family came to &gland with William the Conqueror in 1066 from Nonaanq 1n Franca. The province was so-called because the Horse V1kings had settled there about 912 A. D. after Charles the Simple had "given• it to Rolf or Rollo. the leader of the Norseman. This was. only- soae .88 years before Nors811lan Leif Ericson discovered America, so we can •t be too &Ure some of our relatives were not with him. when he called here in 1000 A. D., centuries before Columbls was born. Although J'itz Stephen (later the stephens) .famjJy was ot Norman (Viking) blood ex­ cept insofar as a :tew had intermarried with the French, I conjecture there is little of it left now in their descendants. In case any reader should be intarested in so-called royal relationship, I include the following data:

Considering that both stephen of m.ois and .Airard Fitz stephen were Norman noblemen they were evidently collaterally- related, 1. e. descended trom a common stephen ancestor. They were b>th named stephen since "Fitz" only means ''son ot." This stephen or m.ois married Adela, daughter of William the Conqueror, and their son was stephen, King of England 1135-11 ~. Therefore any descendant of Air­ ard is probably some little relation to King stephen and it willing to spend some time and money on research in France might prove the links between Stephen of mois and Airard and thus his or her links to said ldng. Our immigrant ancestor to Ehgland, Airard Fitz stephen was born probably about 10.36 and was in command ot the ship Mora in the fleet conveying the Norman forces to Engl.and 1n 1066 tor the Battle of Hastings. 1

A son of Airard Fitz stephen was Thomas Fitz stephen who died 1120 in the wreck of the White Ship or manche Nef, of which he was in tiommand. It was said to have been the finest ship in the Norman navy. While Dante Gabriel Rossetti is perhaps better known tor his somewhat naughty- poem entitled "Jennyff, he also wrote the "Ballad of the White Shipn2 which is historically accurate. An abstract from it follows: "The rowers made good cheer without check; The lords and ladies obeyed his beck; The night was light and they danced on the deck. !ht at midnight's stroke they cleared the bay, And the White Ship tu.rrowed the water-way. As white as a lily glimmered she Like a ship's fair ghost upon the sea • •.• * * * * * •• * *. And under the winter star I s still throng F.rom brown throats, white throats, merry and strong, The knights and ladies raised a song; A song, - nay a shriek that rent the sq Of three hundred living that now must die.

1 • strickland • s Q.ieens ot lmgland, I, 116; Taylor I s Mss. 2. The Poetical Works ot Dante Gabriel Bossett1, 192 et seq• • 10

An instant shriek that sprang to the shock As the ship' s keel tel t the su.nken rock. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Pale Fitz-stephen stood by :the helm 'Mid all those tolk that the waves must whelm; A great King's heir tor the waves to whelm., And the helpless pilot pale at the helml • • • • * • • • • * • • • • With prayers in vain and curses in vain, The White Ship sundered on the mid-main, And what were men and what was a ship Were toys and splinters in the sea I s grip. • * • • • • • • • * * • • • He clutched. the yard with panting stare, And we looked and knew Fitz-Stephen there. He clung, and 'What of the princeT' quoth he, 'Lost, lost' we cried. He cried, , 'Woe on me I ' And loosed his hold and sank through the sea. " -(Dante Gabriel Rossetti)

Perhaps I should say here that it 'WOUl.d be difficult to trace 8:tJ7 farther back than the Fitz-stephen family- in France for want or records and the £act that the Norse had a peculiar ( to us) way ot naming people; i. e., it a man was named Eric Johnson and had a son Thor, the son's su,iame or last name would not be Johnson bit Eric­ son so the aim.ames of each descendant changed which would seem to make research somewhat more diti'icul t even it a few records could be found.

I shall now list some descendants of Airard Fitz-Stephen as compiled from official records and books by Dan V. Staphens4 and c. Ellis stevensS and others. In a few places it may be a little doubt1'll as to which father is the father ot a given son bu.tit seems reasonably certain that all descend from Airard.

4. and s. It footnotes are not given at the bottom. ot the page, the numbers refer to th.a bibliography . on page 127. 11 OOME OF THE NORMAN ST§HENS FAMILY IN mGLAND

Airard F~tz-stephen, probably born about 1036, a nobleman of Normandy in France, :immigrated to England with William the Conqueror in 1066. A son was Thomas, d. 1120, who commanded the White Ship, "the finest in the Norman nav:y. His eldest son was Ralph who lived under Henry I. His eldest son was Ralph who was high Sheriff of Glouchestershire. He -m ... a Berkeley and received the feudal barony or Wapley. He d. 1190 and a son was Fitz-Ralph Fitz-Stephen who accompanied Richard Coeur de Lion in the · third crusade. He was succeeded by his son Jolm Fitz-Stephen who -m- a Bradestone. His son was Henry Fitz-Stephen who lived in the reign of' Fdward III and held the lordship or Winterlx>urne together with Lord Bradstone. A son was Henry Fitz-Stephen who lived under Edward m. A son was John Fitz-Stephen, Baron ot W'interboume, who d. 1174 leaving a son John stephens, Esq. of St. Brivals, County ot Glouchester. (ilith this generation the Norm.an prefix "Fitz" which means "son o:rn was drop­ ped. Apparently "Stephens" was formed from "Stephenson" qy drop­ ping the "on"). He -m- a Spelly of Lewynsnede. A son was R..i..chard Stephens, d. 1 ;90, Baron ot Lew.YJ.1.smede, who -m- a dau. of Jolm Castel ·,f Bristol. They had three children, the eldest son was John stephens, Baron or Lewynsnede and a }!ember or Parliament in the reign of Richard II. He was Lord !-~yor of Bristol in 140; and -m- a dau. ot Robt. Dedroke. His eldest son was John stephens, Baron of L. under Henry V. He -m- Al.ice__ and was sicceeded by a son Thomas stepbens, F-sq. a member or Parliament in 1422. A son was John Stephens, Esq., M. P. for Bristol in the reign of Henry VII and during the War of the Roses. A son was Henry stephens, F.sq., who lived in Forcester Co. Glouchester in the reign of Henry VIlI and F.dward VI. He -m- a dau. of Edward Lugg and d. 1.552. leaving eight children including Richard. His eldest son. was Edward Stephens, 1.52.3-1137, Lord or Eastington };lanor -m- Joan Fowler, who died the same Y!Jar as he did and both are wried in East:ington Church. They had sixteen children 0£ whom we have the names of three males and three girls. I omit the lines ot James d. 15)0 and Richard d. 1599 as the male line is thought to be extinct. The third son was Thomas Stephens, 1558-1613, of Lypiatt Park, . a lawyer who practiced in London, -m- Elizabeth stone. He was appointed by King James I as Attorney General for Prince Charles (later Charles I) and ac­ cp.ired extensive estates. There is a conflict or authority here as Din V. Stephens says that Thos. -m- Elizabeth, dau. of John &lirir or London. Thos. et ux. are wried in Stroud Church ·010ucestersbire. One son was an M. P. in 1645 named John, whose 12 grandson Thomas -m- Anne Neale, a cousin of the illustrious Oliver Cromwell. The eldest son of Thomas 1.5.SS-161J was Sir F,dward Stephens, d. 1670 -m- Ann Crewe. Lypiatt Hall still sur­ vives in fairly good condition. The Gunpowder Plot is said to have been made in one or its rooms. Iuring the Commonweal th the family sided with the parliamentary republicans and one ~t the family, John, I believe, was throw out ot parliament in "Pride I s Purge n. Fdward and Ann had the toll owing children: 1. Thomas b. 1618/9 'Whose l:;ne is thought to be extinct. 2. John b. 1622, d. 164J in 1!:ngland -(Fostar • s Alumni Oxoniensis, p. 1418) C,f Oxford University). Tais is the son c. Ellis Stevens claimed L"llllligrated to Guilford, Conn. l-Irs. c. s. Holmes disoroved• it• J. Edward, of whom nothing further is knowm. 4. Anne (stephens) Parker. C. Ellis Stevens in his Stevens Genealogy, 190.5, claims that the second son above of' Sir F..dward stephens (d. 1670) above "was an­ cestor of the only authenticated male li..'le that has survived to the present day", meanmg the Horman stephens line, ot course, his li.'le, .from ,-1hich we see he is a little exclusive if not disgustingly vain. He also says on page 10 "The family though existing :in the male descent only in .America, had, after colonial times, the first native born citi­ zen of the United States in the direct line, in the person ot the grandfather of the present head of the house", :neanhlg himself, of course. a.it Charlotte Steevens Holmes sort of pulled the rug out from under him. She says: "Unfortunately the editor's (C. Ellis Stevens) research did not extend quite far enough, tor according to Foster's Alumni Oxoniensis, p. 1418 'John Stephens, son of Edvard, of Little Sodblry, Co. Glou­ cester, arm., matriculated at Lincoln College, Nov. 24, 1637. aged 15. • .An inscription taken from St. Thomas• church at Oxf'ord tells the re­ mainder of the story." I quote only the translation. "John stevens, second son born to Edward Stephens of Little Sodberry jn County Gloucester, Arminger1 , a youth of great natural ability, and beyond the ordinary illclinations or young manhood dis­ tinguished for piety and literary attainments, died April 8, 164:3." Had this John lived he could not have been "the ancestor" as he was only 17 years old when the real John immigrated as the father of four children to Guilford, Corm.· (16'Y)) and became the ancestor of so many descendants. I do not see how such official evidence as this can be overthrown so I must conclude that this link is missing and so C. Ellis Stevens cannot claim to be thus linked to the Norman stephens lines. Nor do I see that he had proved to an ancestor with a Norman coat of arms which might tend to prove it. Several hundred descendants ot this John Stephens (steevens) who immigrated to Guilford, Conn. in 1639 are listed by Charlotte Steevens Holmes in her "Genealogy of John Steevens", 162 pp. 1906. a very good book. In the records his lllll8 is spelled either stephens, Stevens or steevens, the last being more common. So far as I know, the link to his father, whoever he was, has never been proved.

1. An aminger was an esquire; one next in degree to a knight, and entitled to armorial bearings. ToMB IN EAsTINGTON CHURCH, OF EDWARD STEPHENS, LoRD oF THE MANOR OF EASTJNGTON, AND JoAN FowLER HIS WIFE He is shown in armor t with ruff, and close-fitting cap for use under helmet. The family arms are carved on the sides

For our claim I refer to Edward stephens, 152)-1~7 ot lastington in (lloucester County (or shire) -m- Joan Fowler. They had some sixteen children ot whom four are otticially listed in Visitations ot Glouces­ tershire 162), viz. Thomas b. ca 15.58, Richard b. ca 1,562 -m- Margerett SeintJ.oe (dau. ot Id.) of Kingston in Wiltshire (Wilts County) ; Mar­ geria, and James. It is 1JJ7 thesis that our Anthony1 was one ot the twelve other unnamed children as his son Thomas had a son Thomas and a grandson Richard; and that Anthony simply moved over into Wiltshire. The coat or arms seems to be the same except tor the demi-lions. F!VIDBNCE OF NO~ ANCESTRY

So far as I know, there are no living descendants whose line is proved link by link to Airard Fitz-Stephen, a Norman immigrant to Ehg­ land in 1066 with William the Conqueror. I believe that Noman arices­ try can be proved even it there is a missing link or two.

In the first place, it has been said the Fitz-stephen or stephens name does not appear in Phglan.d before 1066 so between that time and B) Anthol\Y' Stephens, b. ca 1560, the descendants of Airard should have multiplied to several thousand; so that probably most or the stephens families of England were of Nor.man descent by 1560.

We lmow from the records that most of them settled in Gloucester­ shire, Bristol, Wiltshire, and some 1n Ireland. vliltshire joins Gloucestershire on the south so the odds would strongly favor any­ tam1Jy there in 1;60 as being ot Norman descent.

Bit the clincher was the coat of arms ot A) Thomas Stephens, which except for two snall crescents indicating a second son, was un­ doubtedly the same as his father Anthony1. A photostat of these arms from the Library ot Congress shows distinctive Norman Stevens charac­ teristics. It has the chevron like an :inverted V across the shield about the middle and the crest is 0 a demi-eagle displayed or" which means an eagle or gold showing its front down to blt not including its legs and with the wings outstretched as if starting to ny. Some consider the bird a falcon bit ours looks like an eagle to me. On top of the shield is a sort of lobbed cylinder shaped piece. egg­ shaped on the ends the same as the known Norman Stevens arms. Theae basic features then were like a trade mark. These arms, or course, were registered with the authorities so, at that time, it would have been difficult, if possible at all, tor a family with a different ancestry to get approval for this coat of arms.

Of course as the cousins multiplied there had to be some Minor difference on the shields. One of the oldest shields shows two small birds, probably falcons, near the top blt on ours we find three demi­ lions. I have read somewhere that three lions were approved by King Henry, perhaps III, for one Norman Stephens family. "In Family Crests of Great Britain", the Genealogical Quarterly (or London) winter, 1956, says: "Stephens of Little Sodberry, Glaue.·, a demi-eagle, displayed Or." These were undoubtedly- Norman Stephens arms, so it seems that this demi-eagle crest should be conclusive. 14

On this photostat referred to above, 1) Nicholas stephens is referred to as "eldest son and heir", i. e., he would :lnherit the title of nobility if any and real estate; l:ut the crescent on the shield shows that his father was a second son and so there apparently was no title for him to inherit. However, I believe that his right to a coat of arms made it possible for him to become a lmight, if his ser­ vices were needed.

The evil or the system is in that an eldest son, although a moron, could inherit the title or nobility while his virtuous and brilliant siblings could not. Of course, in the U. s. A. titles of nobility are outlawed by the constitution and justice is better served that way. a.it it scientific metJ1ods had been used a superior caste could have been produced just as breeds ot livestock have been improved.

We may envy A) Thomas Stephens who could and probably did, some­ times go to the theatre and listen to one William Shakespeare intro­ duce one of his new plays.

On the photostat (referred to above) is the coat of arms and pedigree of A) Thomas Stephens and at the bottom is listed another "Thomas stevens ot Tower st. Ward, weaver" and it says "He is noe gent. nor can prove any arms." Wife: Anne, son: Will, who has an only daughter Anne. This would indicate that our Thomas, Uicholas etc. also lived in the Tower St. Ward or London. This was a little east 0£ central London now and about one-fourth mile from the Thames river, and near St. Peter's church. on Corn Hill St. where Nicholas Stevens and Elizabeth Starkey were married in 1641 •

At that time in England there were roughly three castes, the oo-called nobility, not necessarily noble in character; the gentle- men; and commoners. A) Thomas Stephens then since he was a second son was not strictly a nobleman al though some would class him as such bl t he had a right to sign his name as Thomas Stephens, Gent.

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The official pedigree in the Visitations of London 1634. VII, p. 262., including a beautif\ll coat of arms, proves that 1) Nicholas Stevens (or Stephens) of Tower vlard, London, and America was a grand­ son of B) Anthony Stephens, b. ca 1.560 and that .Anthony had lived in ~·lil tshire. He was perhaps deceased by 162J; at any rate he is not listad in the Visitations or Wiltshire 1 for that year wt an abstract follows of some people, some of whom were obviously relatives ot B) .Anthony. The words and dates in parenthesis are e:xplanatory and not part oi the quotation: n,:illiaJ11 1:Ialin of Aaulenborow -m- Fran. da. or NICB. STEVEliS of Burdruo in Com. ;-Jilts. (Children): Wiliiam Hal.in, son & heire aet. (age) 8 (in) 162J; Thomas 2 (nd) son aet 7 Francis, filia (dau.), aetat. 9 -(page 20)

1- The Visitations or i·liltshire 1623, Fd. by G. w. :Marshal.l London 1882, 109 pp. 15

•Johanna (Organ) u.x. THO. SftPHltlS, (b. ca 1511) de Ba.rdrop 1n Wilts. (Son) THOMAS STBPHIIS, (b. perhaps around.1600).

1F.dw. Read,(b. ca 1.SSJ) ot Caussam 1n com. Wilts., now living 1n 1623 -m- ANNE, da. ot RICH. STIPHmS, ( b. ca 1S.58) of F.tlrdrope in Com. Wilts. (Their dau.) El.izab. da. & hey. (heir) -m- vb HantJ.ey ot Froster, son and hey, of Sir George in com. Qlouc. (Report signed by") P. Ipoferum Tynderley." -(p. 79) !'Mary- (Kent) we.~ (wife) is?_h. (John) Stevens (b. ca 1-'J.5) or ye Devices ( still on the map near the center of Wilts. ) (Sons): John, Phillipp, Robt. (Daus.): Mary, Sara, Alice,.Anna. -(p. 4?) "John Skutt of Cod.ford Mary (sic) -m- Joane (b. ca 1550) da. ot Ph~ip St!ahens or Codi'ord in Wilts. (b. ca 1520) (A son wasr··Fdward Skutt of Warminister in Wilts.

"&.iwardus Pleydell de Cricklade in com.. Wilts. (-m- 1st) Ama filia (dau.) (of) Will'mi stevens (b. ca 1.550) de com. Wilts. we. (wite) 1 (Issue) .Anna filia 1 (st) ux. Sanders de Crick­ lade. .:3. Jana, 4. El.izab. 5. :Margaret; Francisca u.x. Anthonii Serg. Clerici. (Signed) Fdwardus Plaidell, set. (age) 24, (in) 162)." Ehd quote.

The Nicholas above b. ca 1570 was probably brother or our B) Anthony1 Stephens, and probabl.y his son .A) Thomas2 named a son Nicholas attar his mpposed Uncle Nicholas in WU tshire.

It is also probable that Richard b. ca 15.58 (above) and Thomas b. ca 1S/7 1n Wiltshire were brothers of B) Anthony1 , or closely related, as they also lived in the little village of atrdop and the names occur in the descendants of B) Anthony. 16

CHAPTER Il

1) NICHOLAS STEV!NS AND YE FAMILY IN ENGLAND "They were His songs that rose to Heaven before The surge of steel .broke wild o'er Marston Moor. When rough-shod workman in their sober gear Rode down in dust the long-haired Cavalier.• -(James Russel Lowell)

No official birth date has been roynd for 1) Nicholas Stevens but since he married Elizabeth Starkey at St. Peter• s church in CornhUl London in 1641 he would normally have been bom about 1620. He entered the Ehglish Civil War ca 1642 against tJle tyrannical King Charles I on the side variously called Republican, Round Heads, Independents or Puritan; bit they- were not all Puritan so I prater Republican as Mil ton called them. At first he apparently had orga­ nized a compall1' c,r "trained band" of citizen-soldiers tor the de­ fense ot London. Dr. E. S. Barney in her stevens Genealogy quotas an old English record as follows:

"Nicholas stevens tor his cursing at Winsor before the train­ band last Mondq, is to pay the public treasury 10 shillings." 2

He apparently was a captahl at this time, at least we lmow trom official records he was a little later when he and his men were ordered to join the new modeled arrq under Cromwell and Fairfax. Before Oliver Cromwell was raised to Lt. General- and remodeled the army, the battles went against the Republicans and the situation was so bad that it the king could have captured the capital, he very likely would have won the war. On Oct. 1:3, 1642, he and his army came near London bit the London trained bands barred his wq at Turnham Green so he made the military mistake of withdrawing. As the historian Gardner says "he was never to have such another chance again." Tlms in helping to organize these trained bands, Capt. Nicholas-Stevens made a considerable contribltion toward win­ ning the war, regarcD.ess or his service 1n other battles.

Some ot the old histories in America, county and otherwise, say that he was a brigadier general. For instance, Plowden Stevens quotes one, "Nicholas Stevens, who had been a Brigadier General in Oliver Cromwell's army •••• " In a letter to R. A. Stevens, Costa Mesa, Calif •• 6 Sept. 1955, the Public Records Office 1n Eilgland wrote: "Brigadier General Nicholas Stevens has not been identified. A search has been made in the indexes to _ the calendars or State Papers Domestic tor the period 16:35 to 166.5 without success.• I have no objection it someone wants to call him a Colonel, as he may have been, but as Brig. Gen. M. J. -Gavin pointed out to me in a letter, I doubt if the title brigadier general was used then 1n lmg­ land. Enough has been proved so that we do not need to exaggerate.

1 • The Register or St. Peter I s church, London, :England 2. Dr. E. s. Barney; see No. 1 in the bib11ograpl'q" mi page 1_27. 17

&lrely it is distinction enough that he was an officer (Captain or Colonel) under the great Cromwell, in an army never dateated although often outnumbered, lead by the greate-st military genius ot the 17th century - an army that had conquered the British Iales and even driven the Spanish army before th• like chaff before the wind at the Battle ot the Dunes in France, resulting in the liberation ot the French people. This Spanish army was rated as the best in Europe, which means this army ot Cromwell ' s was the peer ot any in the world and other nations knew it. I tancy the secret was ~ part that he made soldiers as he said "who knew what they were fighting tor and loved what they knew.•

It would be interesting to know just how many ot great grandsons ot that grand army £ought in the American Revolution for much the same principles of government as these Republicans. I recall, ror instance Darius stevens, a descendant of Capt. Nicholas, gave his lite in the Battle ot lllnker Hill. There are doubtless over a million descendants or that grand army in the United states today,. tut probably only a rew know it. At any rate no order or. Sons ot the English Revolution (SER) has been tonned but there is a Cromwell Association. Mark Twain was a descendant ot Geotrey Clemens (or ClE111ent), one ot the judges who sen­ tenced Charles I to death. !n the letter referred to above from the English Public Office it is said "Several references have been found to Capt. Stevens, who in 16 .April 1645 was instructed with his troops that he was to form part of Sir Thomas Fairfax's new (modelled) army. 11 However, it was Cromwell, 2nd in command, who did the remodelling; bl.t he soon was to be the top commander of the Republican army and later was to be known as the greatest ruler of England. What a sorry contemptible lot were the kings of England as compared to him.

Capt. Nicholas Stevens and his men had just joined this new­ modelled army 1n time to be in the great Republican victory of Nasby-, June 14, 1645. This I believe has been rated as one or the fifteen decisive battles of the world. On the right Ireton' s cav­ alry was routed by Rupert, wno lead the best Royalist troops, b.lt he stupidly chased them for miles. Cromwell's Ironsides were conquerors on the lert. The Republican root in the middle, containing many raw troops, was slowly being driven back but the genius or Cromwell saved the day. He turned his cavalry around and tell on the side of the Royalist infantry in the center and thus defeated them, thus winning a glorious victory £or the Republicans, who captured over .5,000 prisoners, artillery and baggage, including the king's personal correspondence which was to be used against him later. When Rupert got back, he round his side defeated. SaiYs the historian, J. R. Green: "Modern England, the F.ngland among whose thoughts and sentiments we actually live, began with the triumph or Nasby. Old things passed suddenly away." Yes, indeed, and how much of that greater New England beyond the seas, began with the victory at Nasby. I believe Carlyle says th~re are few rEl!laining rolls for private soldiers mt perhaps Thomas and 18

Anthony, brothers ot Capt. Nicholas, were in this battle. Thia invincible army was sometimes outnumbered more than two to one; for instance on Aug. 17, 1648 with less than 9,000 men they tell upon 24,000 llho followed Hamilton and attar three dqs fighting routed them utterly. At the Battle ot Dmbar with some 11,000 men they defeated 2:,,000 Royalists under Laslie, taking 10,000 prisoners. The Ro7alists lost over J,000 dead and Cromwell's army not over 20 men. The rest ot their victories can be read in any good history of lmgland and is beyond the scope ot this book. As Cromwell said: "Such a histor., to look back unto ••••• even our enemies confessing that God him.self' was certainly engaged against them.. else they should never have been disappointed in ever:, en­ gagement. " 1

The Republicans had fought mainly- tor religious treed.om and against religious persecution, sb= .. comon then in !brope, and tor a more just government in general. In his first speech to Parliament Cromwell, as Chief Executive, reported what his officers wanted:

"Some things are Fundamentals. These may not be parted with; but will, I trust, be delivered over to posterity as the fruits or our blood an.d travail. The government by a single person and Parliament is a Fundamental.. "Again is not liberty of conscience in religion er. Fundamental? Liberty of conscience is a natural right and he that•would have it ought to give it••••• trul7 that is a thing that ought to be very reciprocal ••••• It is for us and the generations to come." 2

Said the noted historian-Thomas Carlyle: "My brave one, thy old noble prophecy is divine •••• and shall in wider ways than thou supposest, be fulfilled!" J

They e~nded toleration to the Jews, and Quakers were no longer persecuted. They stopped persecution ot the people ~or the to- tally imaginary crime or wi~craft, not only in Bigland and Scot- land rut in much 0£ :Ehrope. Let those scott at the temporary witchcraft delusion or the Puritans at Salem, Mass. note that. When the Duke of Savoy caused the massacre of a number of the Valdois in the Piedmont valleys, Cromwell obliged the Duke to stop and caused the Pope to be informed that if' Protestants con­ tinued to be molested anywhere the roar of English ~s would speedily awaken the echoes of st. Angelo ( in Italy) • 6 He al so told the French ambassador "Never wil1 I sign away our right to help the Huguenots ••• " Tlms he practically stopped religious persecution all over Fhrope.

1-2. Carlyle's "Cromwell's Letters and Speeches" III, 66. J. Ibid., Vol. ll, ;94. 4. Green, J. R. "A Short History of the English People." p. :fl'J. 5. Ibid, p. 571 6. l.jyer s, P. V. N. n1"1ed. and l\1odern Hi st. " p. 4J<). The Last Charge of the Ironsides.

At the Battle of Dunkirk the lronsirles a~ usual singing psalms - charged the Spanish Cavalry (who were 111 retreat) and lherat•~· cut them to pieces.

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Crom.well' s comment on this su.bject was:

IIJrngland hath had e.xperienoe ot the blessing ot God 1n prosecuting just and righteous ·causes whatever the cost and hazard may be, and it ever men were engaged in a righteous cause 1n this world, this will scarcely be second to it." Among his supporters, were not only Capt. Nicholas Stevens but his alleged relatives John Stephens ot Tweakesbl.ry near Gloucester; Nathaniel stephens or Gloucestershire; and William Stephens or .Newport and Wight, members or the Long Parliament (Carlyle) and probably several ot the family served as common soldiers. How right they were!

a.it it seems impossible to change the habits and su.perstitions of a people 1n seven years, so in 166o came the so-called restora­ tion, partly due to the treason of Colonel 1-1onk; but absolute monarchy- could never be restored, and representative danocracy is the government today of F.ngland and the U. s. A.

The~ore Roosevelt, one of our four greatest presidents, according to the faces carved on Mt. Rushmore in South Dakota, summed it up rather well when he said:

"Cromwell lived in an age when it was not possible to realize a government based on those large principles or social, political and religious liberty••••••• tut the movement of which he was the head was the first of the great movements which have produced the Ehglish-speaking world as we at present know it..•• the form or mighty Oliver, looming ever larger across the inter­ vening centuries ••••• by far the greatest ruler of F.hgland.n The estimate or the noted historian Samuel Gardner, and others of our best historians, is about the same. After some three centuries, books are still being publ.ished about Cromwell and the English Republic. In 19~, the noted historian, liaurice Ashley, wrote "The Greatness ot Oliver Cromwell", MacMillan, N. Y., an excellent 'book, in which he rated Cromwell with Shakespere as the greatest in their fields of all Englis~en. I agree, and if that is hero worship, make the most of it. 20

CHAPTER III

SOME D!MIGRANT ~DmANTS IN »tmICA "How dangerous is the apparently pious doctrine that the Christian religion is part of the common law; it it 1s true, all who disbelieve that religion are habitual breakers o:C the law." (-Thaddeus stevens M.C.) CAPT. RICHARD ST~S came in the George to Jaaesto1m Colony in 162J. I believe that this is the first official record of a Stevens (Stephens) settler 1n a permanent colony in America, kin to us. It appears that he was the eldest son or our ancestor B) Anthony Stephens, b. ca 1560 of Wiltshire, &lgland. The ~ff'icial Visitation of Lond.on1 in 16.)4 lists only one A) Thomas as the son o! said B) Anthony blt the two crescents on his coat of arms shows that he was a second son and so had an older brother.

A son of 6) Capt. Richard Stevens was Governor Samu'll stevens. Arter his death in July of 1670 a meeting of the General Court was held 1n the sett.1.E111ent of his estate2 and among thos listed as pre­ sent was Nicholas Stevens and Capt. William Crawford who. had been a fellow officer with Nicholas under Cromwell 1n Ebgland.

Since usually only the legal officials and the relatives attend mch a meeting it would appear that 1) Nicholas stevens was related to Gov. Samuel Stevens and thus was related to 6) Capt. Richard stevens. It this is correct, then 1) Nicholas was the nephew of 6) Richard and a first cousin to Gov. Samuel stevens•• • lurthermore, it is a matter or the N. c. fam1J y record that Isaac.5 stevens (Stephens), b. 1793 1n North Carolina, was related to a Sanu1el Stevens although some of the details are not very clear.

In 1877 said Isaac, who had an older brother named Sam, dictated some data to his grandson Isaac and Dr. Arnold, author o:£ the Rush County Atlas of 1879. He gave his parents as James and Cebra (Sea­ berry) who had migrated f'ro1ll in or near Fayetteville, N. C., which I found to be true whan I tound the will of John Stevens, probated in 1779 there naming James as a son. This is, I believe, the oldest ~ will still on record there.

Isaac said that we had an early colonial relative named Sam Stevens in the Carolina Colony who kept a lot or his money in gold in an iron kettle under his bed and often guarded by' two big black slaves (I suppose when he was away). He wanted very much to 01m a thousand slaves bit never quite succeeded for as fast as he 1'0Uld bly a slave one would die or be lost in some other wq.

For over forty years I suspected that this was tiction or mch exaggerated. Now I find that it is a well docwaented tact that Samuel Stevens, the 2nd colonial governor ot the colony owned over 4.500 acres of land and was tor that time a very rich man. So it

1 - Harlein Pub. Visit. ot London 1n 16:34, Vol. 2, p. 262. 2 - Ray's "Old .Albemarle", p. S6B (referring to Hathway). 21 appears that he could have had that mcmy slaws and, considering the size ot the colony then, he must have been the only Saa stevens, or probably anyone elae, who could haTe had that many then in the colony. This tend.a to prove that 1) Nicholas Stevens was related to 7) Samtel Stevens and was probably a first cousin. CAPT. RICHAID S'l'BVJllS, although uumarried, arrived in 162.3 at Jaaeatown with tour servants and later paid tor the importation ot many settlers: forty in one instance, so he was probabl.7 an eldest son who had inherited assets due to the &lglish law of priaogeniture, which characteristic would ses to tit the eldest aon of B) Anthony Stephens in &lgland.

In 162.3, he had the doubtful distinction ot fighting the first cmel. 1n the Inglish Colonies with George Harrison, whom he V011nded so seyerely in the knee that he later died, although it was sa:Jd that death vas not caused by the wound. Capt. Stevens al.so re- ceiftd the tirst land grant preserved on record at the Virginia Land Patent Ottice which, since Jamestown was .the first colony, is probably tantamount to· saying that it is the oldest English land grant 1n the u. s. A. tod.q'. 'l'his grant comprised sixty "roods1 at Jaesto1111 adjoining a house he already Oli!led, "ao that others mq be encouraged. b.r bis exampl e to enclose aom.e grounds tor gardens. 2 Ha was a birgess and a meber of the governor's council under Oov. Harfe7, who had become cordially detested. by the colonists. In a personal altercation with Capt. Stephens. the gov­ ernor aicldan17 attacked Stephens and !mocked out several ot his teeth with a cane or cudgel. Soon attar when the governor had. a fist tight with his council, they deposed the old rascal and sent b1 ■ to Bnglmd regarcD.ess ot their legal inability- to do so. At lds death about 16)6 Capt. stephens owned over 2000 acres or land in the colony.

GOV. SDI.J!L STEVBIS, also a Captain, b. ca 1629 in Jamesto,m colony was f!Ollllli~sioned governor ot the N. c. colony (then Albe­ marle) 1n 1667 which ottice he retained till his death in 1670. The date 1674 in some histories is an error as sho1111 by the probate date of his vlll. He was one ot the rev realiy good governors the colony had. "He ra.).ed wisely and well" (Chambers' Annals, p. 52)).

He ratamed the good will of the IndJans and some immigrants came ball Mass. and the Barba.does. The earliest recorded legisla­ tion vas du.ring his term in 1669. One bill forbade the collection of debts which had been contracted abroad by settlers betore their em1gration to the colony-. (Of course, this was to attract settlers). Hcmesteads were granted tor two years. To sue in court cost )) lbs. of tobacco which vent toward Gov. Stevens' salary. There were no cleroaen till George 10%. the Quaker, came in 1672 and at the tirst meeting, the Indians shocked the Qllakers by saoking their p~es during the service. -(Moore_. It bas been said that in &lg­ land -.oking had been discontinued because ot the noise of the .flintlocks used then by people to light their pipes. (Since I have only a few descendants or 6) Richard I am put­ ting .th• here rather than in the tables farther on in the book.)

2. 1b Majors and their Marriages" by' J. B. Cabell. 22 6) Capt. Richard Stephens, b. ca 158.5 probably 1n Wiltshire, Phgland d. ca 1636. He -m- Elizabeth Piersey, b. 1609 (dau. ot Abraham and Elizabeth Piersey), a great heiress (tor the time) on her arrival at Jamestown in 1623. Issue: 1. 7) Gov. Samuel Stevens, ca 1629-1670, b. Jamesto11n Colony, Va. -m- Frances CUl.peper, who after his death married Gov. Berkeley; no isaie. 2. 8) William Stevens, b. ca 1631 - d. 1657 aged 26; -m- ca 16.50 Margaret Vaulx (also spelled Vox in records). Issue: 1. 9) Mary Stephens b. ca 16.50 2. William. Jr. b. ca 16.52. He d. a minor 1668. 9) Mary Stephens b. ca 16.50 -m- 1st Gerard (Jarret) Havthome of York Co. -m- 2nd P.ichard Barnes - no 1s91e -m- )rd Capt. Wm Hart1ftlll., body- guard or Gov. Berkeley 1n Bacon's rebellion. Issue of 1st marriage: 1. Anne Hawthorne 2. Elizabeth (d. before 1675) J• Robert Hawthrone 4. Mary Hawthorne (It is possible tbat the last tw ma.7 have been of one ot the other marriages.) Ho more data.

1) NICHOLAS ~S was an immigrant to America so•• t:tae before 1669 bu.t I have found no date for that or for his birth. The otticial record (Visit. of London) proves that his father was 'l'homas, Sr. but does not give his age. In 16'4 he was apparently a minor living in his father's household in the 'tower Ward in London so he was.problbl.7 born about 1620. The following rec~rd shows he was married in Sept. 1641: "Sept. 9, 1641, Nicholas Steuens and Elizabeth Starkq p 'lycense" - The Register ot st. Peter' s Cornbill, London V~. I, p. 257 of the Harlein Publications. At that time the letter "u" w.s interchangeable with "v" so the clergyman spelled the name Steuens. Cornhill St. is near the Tower Ward in which Nicholas lived. One reason why no date for the arrival in America ot 1) Nicholas may be explained by: the following quotation .trom E~ S. Barne7 1 s Genealogy-, p. 46. ".Again it is a tradition that .Henry stevens, the oldest son ot Nicholas Stevens, an officer in Cromwell's army fled from England to escape the persecutions of the Royalists attar the death or Cromwell; bit this record rests only on a letter trom. one member of the family to another of that generation. This letter is still extant and 1n the possession ot Mrs. Updike ot New York City, a descendant." I would say that letter is good evidence. Two ot the judges, at least, Colonels Whalley and Goffe, spent their last 7ears in Mass. under assumed names so very likely 1) Nicholas Stevens em­ barked under an assumed name so we are not likely-to find eactl.7 when he came to America, bit it was prol:ab17 1660. Neither have we been able to find with any certainty vhare_ he first arriTed in Jmerica. According to Plowden Stevens6 an old county historJ" related he came to Taunton, Mass. and settled in Taunton or Dighton (a suburb) and his son Nicholas also resided there. 2) H::nMT&r, I find nothing in the Taunton Vital records nor 1n Dighton abollt h:lm. There are data about 41) Nicholas, the son of 1 J) Richard, so I think the two aen with the same naae have been contused. It appears 1) licbolas visited there abou.t 1669 according to some family records. lo d.oubt the reason otficial. recaords ot 1 ) Nicholas were not tound in lev &lg].and was that be and his brother )) .Anthony bad gone to the Jamestown Colony. Possibl.7 Anthony was there before 1660. In Lancaster County Record book No. 2, Anthony stephens is listed as a witness in 16.59 and also in 1662 .)n. 2)6) and in 1663 he is on a bill list for 8.50 pounds or tobacco. r He had a land grant in 1667 tor 1850 acres of land in Westmoreland Co. and probably settJ..ed. there, where the will or ,mmmd Randolph 1n 1724 sqs " ••• to Nicholas stephens and danghters Kl.isabeth and Millicent••• 11 This was not 1 ) Nicholas since he would not ban lived so long but doubtless was a grandson ot 3) Anthony named af­ ter his brother 1 ) Nicholas. I think so since I have never tound these names in &n1" other Stephens lines except our own. 1) Nicholas Stephens did not 1mm1,gr.ate directly' to Albemarle (now Horth Carolina) Col.ony 1n 1660 becauae ~ing Charles II did not make the grant t:il J 166:,; a, it is doubt1'11 it 1) Nichol.as lived there more than five or six years before his death in 1670, as proved by- the official record Sept. 'Z'/, 1 e,o where Capt. Crawford was awarded damages to his boat. 'lhe name of 1 ) Nicholas is also on the list of those pre- sent earlier that year, at a hearing in regard to the estate of Gov. Samll.:l. Stevens. There is no more record lett ot the estate of Nicholas. Isaac Ro'Wden, adm1n.istrator ot the estate, lived in 1695 just west of Fl.atty Creek and east ot Harvey- Creek in the Pasquotank precinct. Ot course, Nicholas was deceased before 1695 so his name does not appear on this tax list hlt this is evidentJ.y the locality where he spent his last days. William Crawford, I think, bad been a tallow officer in Cromwell's army in England. There was another Nicholas, perhaps the same one who was aention­ ed in the will in Westmoreland Co., Va. who died in what is now South Carolina about 172H but he would have been much too ~te to have been 1) Nicholas, nor have w found any other at that time ot the right age. '?HE CHILDRJ§I OF 1) NICHOLAS AND ELIZABETH srEVENs All tamiJ y records and histories agree 1 ) Nicholas, et ux. had a son Thanas, who, since he has not been fOWld. in New Bngland, was apparently living with 1) Nicholas when he died 1n the Carolina Col­ ony. In the records of the Perquimans precinct the following: 2 1696/7 Thomas Stephens a wi.tness, Jan.court at .Albemarle 1695 Thomas stevens and wife Jane had Ann b. 1695. 169.3 Thomas Stevens bad a lawsuit with a Mr. Thome 1690 'rhomas Stevens had been a witness. Fortunately, unlike Massachusetts, there seems to have been only one Thomas stevens there at that time. Later he removed a little south to Craven County where he lett a will. in 1751 naming a daughter Ann. Hathway says he married. Maey Kaswe~ (Caswell) dau. or Francis Caswell or near by Alligator. But, in his will made in 1712 Francis does not caJJ her Mary Stevens, just Mary", which may indicate she was not married at that time. Jane ma.7 have died and Mary was 2nd wite.

7. Va. Colonial. Abstracts, Vol. I. 2. N. C. Hist. and Gen. Register, page )68. 1• Bay's Old Al baaarle lifts DO 1'boa. steftns 1n t.he 1 ndex. 24

The Plowden Stevens Gen. says a county history 1n New York g1Tes the children of 1) Nicholas as Thanas, Richard and Heiney; and that ano­ ther story is that three ot the children were Nicholas, Thomas and Henry. I think that !s correct except that Henry was the oldest. In the r. s. Stevens Gen. (p. 2J) is a copy ot the family record subnitted by aisan Stevens, b. ca 181;. She and her lmsband were ooth descendants of 10) Henry stevens. She says: "Nicholas Steven-a (of) Cronwell• s army, came to Taunton, Mass. in the year 1669. He had three sons Nicholas, Thomas and Henry. Nicholas settled at Taunton, or Dighton and his son Nicholas re­ sided there with his family ••••• Henry stevens was sixteen years old when he came to America.~ Dr. E. s. Barney gives the sons as Henry, Thomas and Richard blt I believe they have confused 1 J) Richard, who lived at Taunton, Mass., as a son, while I consider him a cousin. So it seems proved that three or the sons were· Henry, Nicholas and Thomas. There may also have been a Richard, John (as given by Mrs. Ghastin) and Ebenezer bit unless more evidence is found, I doubt if' we should list them as sons. As tor the son 11) Nicholas, Jr. b. ca 16.50, he may have settled for a while at Taunton, Mass. bit I find nothing about him in the Taunton Vital Records, so I think he was the Nicholas in Rhode Island who drowned in 1674. Providence is only about twenty miles from Taun­ ton. Through the courtesy ot Brig. Gen. M. J. Gavin, I quote the fol­ lowing from Conn. Probate Records, Col. 1, p. 241: 11 Aug. 1674. There was returned by the constable of Haddam aver­ dict concerning the death or one Nicholas Stevens or Rhode !al.and. A jury investigating the 'death of Nicholas Stevens found no murder but that he was drowned in the river Aug. 6, 1674. They were supposed to care for the navigation or the vessel to finish the journey and return it and the estate to authorities in Rhode Island." Haddam is a tow on the Cormecticut river and it appears he was sailing his own boat on the river. His issue, if any, has not been traced. There are about 12 pages of this report 1.t anyone should care to search to see if they can estimate his age etc. The following affidavit proves that 1 J) Richard was not the son of 1) Nicholas stevens: ( Bristol Co. Records, Mass. Vol. 53, p. ,514) "Jonathan Lincoln ot Norton, in ye county- 0£ Bristol, 1n ye Providence of ye Mass. Bay in New England, being in ye eighty­ second year of my age, testifies and says that he well rema1ibers one Richard stevens ot Taunton in said county, and that he ap­ peared to be an old man when I was young and that it was alwqs said that he came from Plymouth in old England, and that he was a cloather and worsted comber by trade, and that sometime after ye said Richard came, his father, whose name was Thom.as, and mother, and sister Cathrine, and sometimes others of ye family came over to Taunton. Ye said Richard married a person whose maiden name was Mary'(Lincoln) Linkon. Norton Nov. 9, 1768 (Signed) Jonathan Lincoln.

This is first class evidence. Jonathan Lincoln's grand.rather Thomas was a brother to Mrs. Richard Stephens ( stevans) nee' Macy Lincoln. Yes, she was a collateral relative ot President A. Lin­ col.D, so all descendants of 1J) Richard stevens JU.7' claim a small portion ot the same blood lines as, perhaps, Oil?' greatest president. 25 The lineal descent trom Robert Lincoln in Im.gland: (Mrs. Richard stevens) Macy-.5l Thos. 4 the miller, 'lbos. J, John2 of SWanson M., !hgland, Robert ot Hingham and Thettord, England, living in 15.56. Pr~sident Lincoln's fairly well proven .American Ancestor was Samuel ot Hingham, Mass. , then &:iward.3 or Hingham, England, Richard2, Robert1 of Hingham and Thetford, England, living in 1 S.56. _(The Ancestry of Abraham. Lincoln by Lea and Hutchinson, 1909). THE CHJLillmt OF 2) THOMAS STEPHENS, Jr. Two ot these children are proved to have been 1J) Richard and 16) Cathrine (stevens) Dean by the affidavit of Jonathan Lincoln above, bit he says without naming them "others ot ye tam:1Jy came over to Taunton" and it is said that 1 S) Cyprian st.evens had other brothers. 13) Richard's tather is proved to have been Thomas, the haberdasher of London, .&lgland, and nearly all of the writers agree that the father of 15) CJPrian was al.so a Thomas ot London, bit they thought he had come originally from Devonshire. I have seen no proof ot that. M. L. Holman in her stevens-MiJler genealogy and others 883' that Colonel Thomas o:r Devon was not the father. I agree. Since this Thomas "the Armoorer" died in 1629, he could not have been the lather ot 1.5) Cyprian b. ca 16Zl8.

Savage, in his genealogical dictionary says 11 Thomas Stevens, 'Who came to America with his brothers Cyprian and .Richard, was at Stowe, Mass. 1n 1688. n Note that he says "Cyprian and Richard" and Mr. Savage is veey good authority. An old Bemis Genealogy says the father Thomas was tram Devonshire and the children were '?homas who came over in 1660, Richard, the father of Samuel, C)'prian and Mar., who married Capt. Whipple. This indicates they were brothers mt the Sanmel son of Richard seems to be an error it applied to 13) Richard.

We have then in addition to this evidence to note that the not so common names or Phineas, Simon and Cathrin Deane are round in the descendants or both men. But what seems to add the snaU addi­ tional evidence needed to prove the relationship is that I find in "footprints down the Centuries" by Ethel Stevens, a grandson 0£ 15) Cyprian, the renowned 145) Capt. Phineas Stevens, named a dau­ ghter Cathrine, obviously in honor or Cathrine (stevens) Dean, the wall known sister or Richard stevens. I think the child was act»al J y named Cathrine Dean since his grandson named a daughter Cathrine Dean Stevens (page 87). This name is somewhat rare. I think this proves beyond a reasonable doubt that 1 J) Richard, 14) Thomas and 15) Cyprian were brothers and that 16) ca.thrine and 17) Mary were their sisters, and it so, something over 2,000 listed descendants are linked. In Well' s History of Barnet, Vt. it is claimed 15) Cyprian had fou.r brothers, so, it correct, this leaves two not yet proved. 4 13) R1chard. probably naMd a sen Richolas after his uncle 1 ) Capt.. 11cbela8' Swnns. 26 CHAPTER IV EX>ME NOTED Jl!Ml3mS OF THE FAMILY Ili AMIRICA FrOlD. the J am.estovn settJ.aaent in ~ 1607 till 177 S scarcel.7 a generation in the American colonies reached manhood without knowing the horrors ot war.

I have given some biography ot Gov. Samu.al st.evens 1n the pre­ ceding chapter so I need only to mention that he held also the rank of Captain. I have no record of his military service bu.t probably he was in the action ot Holy Thursday, 1644 in which som.e SOO white settlers were ki,Jled by the Indians in Virginia. However, the Indians were disbursed and their chief captured and shot, and their villages destroyed. 6 4 2 10).S) CAPT. PHINEA.s Sl'BY'ENS (Josephs, C7Pri.an , Thanas:3 & , Anthony1 ) was born at &idbur7, Mass. Feb. 20, 1706/7 (d. 17.56) dur­ ing one ot those French and Indian hostilities against the lliglish colonies which was a part ot 0,1.een .lnne"s War, 1702-1725. Be later becaae a colonial. ~rticer during that var and a later var and an envo7 to the French in Canada. When he was only 16 years ot age, he and three younger brother,, Sa111.1el, Joseph and Isaac, were in a meadow near Rutland, Mass., when on the 14th of August, 1723, they were surprised by tive hostile Indians. Samuel and Joseph were ldJ led by the Indians. ~•1r fath­ er Joseph was too tar away to assist his children though he saw the attack.

The Indians had resolved to K1Jl little Isaac, then only tour years old, cut Phineas saved his lite by making them understand he would carry him on bis back. · This he did for nearl7 a aonth on the way to Canada, e:icept when they were in canoes.

The Indians had stolen Phineas' horse, named Scroggin and later they killed and ate poor Scroggin tor tood. At the start of the journey they were joined by other Indians with other captives and during the captivity a Mrs. Jolmson gave birth to a baby-I 1

Phineas and Isaac were held captive tor some time on the st•. Laurence river, during which time Phineas learned much about Indians and their methods or warfare which was very useM to him later on in life. After a time they were ransomed and retumed home.

In 1740, Phineas moved to the frontier at Post No. 4, now Charlestown, N. H. of which he was one of the three principal foun­ ders. There in 1747 during King George's War, with a garrison of only J) men able to fight he successfully defended the fort against several attacks ot a war party of over 400 French and Indians. 2· He was given a fancy sword later by the British, largely- as a resllt of his services in defending this tort. Throughout the third French and Indian War he was t:requently commissioned by Governor Shirley to comm.and volunteers tor the defense or the lrontier. which he did with marked distinction. 1- .Mrs. Jmitson story, News ! Notes Monthly, Vt. Hist. Soc. V2; 8 In 1749,peace having been concluded, Philps sent him to Canada to recover whatever prisoners were held there either by the French or Indians and in 1752 acting Governor Philps sent him again on a second mission tor the same purpose. While on each of these missions he kept a journal. The journal of his first mission as envoy was published in 17Yl in the Collections of the New Hampshire Historical. Society, Vol. V. That of the second mission was published in 1916 in Travels in the American Colonies, compiled by l~ereness. It 1s espec­ iaJ ly valued tor its ransom or John Stark, the hero of the battle of Bennington in 177', "tor and Indian po~ey•••• for which we paid 515 livres.• (Phineas died in 17.56 at Chignecto, N. s. while on an ex­ pedition against the French forts in Nova Scotia). The original journal was found on one occasion "at the bottom of an old chum in a garret ill Charlestown", it was removed to the state house in Vermont and was destroyed in the tire of January 1857. Fortunately a copy had been preserved in the Library of Congress. Believing that many readers may be as enthusiastic about th,sse journals written by our illustrious relative as I am, I give in the following some abstracts .t'rolf the second joumg,l. N. B. This 10J5) Phineas is sometimes conf\l.sed with 39) Phineas°b. 1705/6 (Thomas:5, Henr,4 of stonington, Ct. ) ABSTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF CAPT. PHD:~EAS ST~S, 17 52 You are hereby directed with all convenient speed to proceed to •••• the tort at Crown Point •••• (and then) to the governor or commander­ in-chief of the Providence of Canada. And upon your arrival at the place of residence of the Commander in Chief, immediately wait upon him, and deliver my letter to him; show him your passport and take his time for receiving his answer to my demand of his delivering up, without ransom, the captives in the hands of the French and Indians; which you are to urge as for as you find necessarJ or convenient. Eut if you find that he cannot be prevailed with to release the cap­ tives without ransom, you must treat with him about their release upon the easiest and most reasonable tenns that may be obtained. **************** (Cambridge) April 15, 1752 S. Philps. April 27, 1752. I set out from No. 4 :r-or Canada, my son Samuel with me; came two miles below Fort Tumer and lodged at Caleb How's. April 2.8th. Hired out How ·with two horses (for which I paid him two dollars); came to Deerfield - lodged at Col. Hinsdell' s. ***••············ May 19th. Carried our baggage over the carrying place; then embarked and came to the French settlements, three miles south of Crown Point. Lodged in a French house. A very stormy day, wind at head and rain. :V,a,y 20th. The storm continued at northeast and rained. We came to Crown Point at the two o'clock a:rtemoon. The commandant received us kindly. ********* 11ay 27th. A large ba tteau and a number of hands were made ready which brought us to Montreal.. We arrived at the Governor I s about ten in the forenoon. After he had read our passports, letters etc., we retired to Madame Carols where we took up lodgings; then re­ tumed to the Governor's dined. After this we visited the com­ missioners and several other gentlemen. May ))th - we spent in making the best inquiries we could where our prisoners were ••••• " 28 July 7th. Mrs. Honor Hancock, a prisoner taken frail Jetaoto(Balitaz now) was brought to Montreal; which we bol1ght ar .:,00 litres and J) livres tor the charge ot br1npng her. July 8th. Mr. Wheel.right and I vent to Tisit a captive girl na-.d. 11.izabeth 0001'. She lind at the hospital south of town. July 12th••••• clouds and smoke are rising from all parts ot tbia ooun­ tey - a au.rprising sight at this tille ot 79ar. July- 1)th••••• vent before th• Oovernor with a ~tch girl taken 1n tbl var, named Elizabeth Cody and an Inglish boy named Sal.0110n Het­ chel, 12 y-eara old. ••• Upon their reta.sal to go holl8 th• Qoftrnor would not give thea up. The saM day John stark was brou.ght to Montreal b.1' his Ind1an 11aster. a. was taken lmnt1ng this apr1ng. He is given us tor an Indian 'P'JDll7 1n his place tor which w paid 51 S 11brea. July' 14th. We took our leave ot the Governor and the other chief ot­ ticials and made all things react:, for our return to Hew Ji'Ggland. July 15th. We set out t:rom Montreal tor New .England - brought with us eight prisoners viz. two from. Jarblcto, Thomas Stanard and Honor Hancock; two men from Hew Hampshire ace la.stun and John stark, taken bunting, Joseph Fortner taken vest of Penn; from t.be Haaa­ cbu.setts &tmund Bin1rJ..e7, Sa1111al Laabart and Seth Webb. We oaae this day to Laperary. . July 18th••• We c111e this day to the llOUth ot otter creek and turned ashore to lodge bit the anal l flies wre so plenty' that ve could not sleep •••••• Aug. 1st. I sent an express to Boston with letters that ca.e troll Can­ ada and tour ot the priaoners vent d011n. the coa.ntry road bolle. Aug. 2nd. Lord I s day. We went to meeting. Aug. 4th • Came to Ho. 4 and found 'llf1' fam1l y all well, my wheat all reaped etc. Ai.lg. 24th. I lodged a pro~sition with the Governor and Council tor the Township No. 4 • .Aug. 18th. I began to tall timbers for 1111' houae. Oct. 2.nd. Wright bad a barrel ot rum. brought to the fort. I bought a three acre lot ot Joseph Woods. Nov~ 2:)rd. I went to No. J to help Liellt. BelJows raise his house and barn.

Al.though not mentioned in the above journal, it is known that Phineas' son Enos was also captured. by the Ind1ana at one tima bu.t escaped. Capt. Phineas died at Cb:lgmecto, I. s. Feb. 6, 1756 at only 49 years ot age and I suppose was b.lried there. In his rather abort life he made a real contribution to the early- colonial histor., ot this nation. The war was renewed in 17:fi and in September Major Rogers at­ tacked the st. Francis Irtd1ans, bl.med their town, killed over 200 Indians and released five white captives. Bu.t the Indjans carried oll or destroyed their boa.ts and provisions wh.ich they had tried to bide. They sent a messenger tor more provisions which ware sent in charge ot 106lf.) Samu.el stevens or Post No. 4 to the mdicated m.eet1n1 place. (Son of Capt. Phineas).

'When a..t'ter several days Major Rogers force did not appear, Liait. Sam stevens and his men gave up their coming and returned to N. H. ait Rogers and his men later came to the meeting place and eventually aoae 9.3 of the half-starved men reached Post No. 4. It was charged that Lieut. Stevens should have waited longer at the •••ting place 80 he was 29 charged with neglect of duty and court martial.eel. We do not know what the penalty- was, it any, however we know it was not the death penalty since he lived till 182).

176) "LONG• JOHN STEVliNS (John.5, Thos. 4 , Nich), Thos. 2, .&nthony1) N. C. (d. 1807 in Montgomery Co., N. c.) was an Indian scout and fought wider Gen. F. Marion "the swamp fox" 1n the American Revolution. There is a family- tradition that he came out ot the var ranked as a Captain. By' tam117 tradition he is said to have -m- 1st a niece of Gen. Nathaniel Green and settled 1n Anson County trom which Montgomery was formed in 1779 and 1n 1790 was 1n Montgamry Co. He made e~tions to the west eJCPloring Kentucky and Indian Territory, as Daniel Boone did, who first lived just north of where John lived 1n Anson Co. I don't know that Boone did so much more than Long John so as to deserve nearly all of the credit for eJq>loring and escaping trom the Indians but I guess somehow his adventures got into print, probably because John could not write or did not meet the writers. Iaaac7 Stevens b. 1793 in Montgomery Co., N. C. was a nephew of Long John's and lived near hill in the same county until he was 1; years ol age. He is the authority for the following e:ipedition. Shortly before the Revolution Long John Stevens went on a scouting trip with a companion north from Boone's station and across the Ohio river and along a tribltar)", evidently White Water River in what is now Indiana. Somewhere in this beautiful valley they were s.irprised by the Indians and Long John was captured. The Indians marched him through the woods tor several days in a northwest direction till they crossed a large creek or snaJ J river to the Indian camp. A.tter a time, the Ind1ans tied Long John to a stake while the other Ind1 ans, particularly the maidens and squaws showed mu.ch curiosity- 1n looking him over. After a while the Indians began piling wood about the stake and his heart sank tor they evidently intended to blrn him.. They tried to light the tire wt the wood was damp from a re­ cant rain and it took a long time and in the meantime clouds appeared and a hard shower tell which made the wood so wet that there was no longer any chance to burn him that day. So Long John was saved from a horrible death, at least temporarily. Drenched to the skin, Long John was left tied to the stake Wltil night came and the Indians, atter placing a guard at each side of him, vent to sleep. A little after midnight as he vas dozing he was sttd­ danly ·awakened by feeling a hand touch his and realized that some one was cutting him loose. He saw that an Indian maid had released him and was cautiously going away trom bjJa. He r11bbed his numb hands for a moment to restore the circulation and very caretull.7 picked his way out of the camp praying all the while that he would not step on a stick which would mak• a ·noise and arouse the en-.y-. 'l'bus he went for about a 11Ue, then he ran and ran as tast as he could but soon slowed to a trot as he bad had little i:t any food for dqa. He knew it would not be long till the7 would discover his absence and be hot on the trail. Uter a wile he came to the big creek they had crossed and waded down it tor about halt a llile trying to throw the Indians ott his trail. Nov it vas beginning to get light and he could hear the red men yelling on his trail like hounds. He had a good start bit attar a tew hours ha could tell bl' the sounds.that they were gaining on hill and h• began to think again that maybe his tatal tillle had come. Suddenly he came to a large fallen hollow tree which had bl.Olm down exposing its roots. He picked up a large loose root and backing hia­ self into the hollow tree trunk, he pull'ld the root attar him so that the tree had the appearance of baring a solid butt. He did not have to wait long till the Indians actually trailed him right up to the end ot that log. '?hey circled arOWld again and again trailing back to the end ot that log. F:htally SOile aat down on tbat log and he could look through a crack in the log and see parts ot thlll and hear them jabber as the7 tried to tigu.re out llhere he had gone. Finally- attar. a long time the red men gave it up and vent avtq mt he dared not go out till night. Then he very. carefull.y' shoved out the root and looked around. He could see nor hear noth,01 ot the ene­ -,q so he set out for the white settlement and atter a tew da.7• arrived there sate and aounci, having beaten the Irld1ana at their ow gaae ot hide and seek in the primewl. torrest. I wish I could say- that he went back 1n aoae later year and re­ paid that Indian maid in some wq tor saving his lite bit 1t he d1d it is not in the record. Anyway it would have bean very dangerous tor him to have gone back ar17 time in the following ten 79ars as the Indians were on the var path. This ma,y rem1od the reader that another Indian maid who saved the whites at Jameato11n by warning a white man she fancied ot an illpea,ding attack; and there was the Ind,1a.n maid that just could not stand it to see a white man she fancied k1Jled at lort Detroit so she warned h:!m ot Pontiac's conspiracy. When the Indians arrived they found the whites all armed and ready tor them. Rftally' I think that her name ahou.ld have been preserved in our histories bit so tar as I lmov it has not.

40) UR!Alf STEV:lmS, 1708-1764 was the first ot DWi1' b.r that-we, and a brother to Capt. Phineas (not to be conto.aed with the hero ot Post No. 4). 40) Uriah held a captain's e0111ission 1n the French and md1an War and with his trocps served at the relief ot fort William. Hen­ ry, N. Y. 1757. His son, 67} Uriah II and several others ot the tam1ly were in the blood1" Wyoming Massacre ot 1778 in Penn. dllring the Revolu­ tion. In 1809 the f8IIOUs poet Thomas Callpbell published Gertrllde ot W.,Oming, a poem of 801118 23 pages and 1n the tornord he says: "Most ot the popular histori.es••• • gin an atbentic account ot the desolation of Wyoming, 1n Pannqlvania, which took place in 1778 ••• The scener., and Incidents ot the following poa are connected with that event. n He describes the beantital. valley- and then s,qs: 'And waters to their resting place serene Came freshening, and retlecting all the scene, (A mirror in the depth of tl.ove17 shelve a;) So sweet a spot ot earth, JOU •1 ght (I wen) Have guessed aoae congregation of the elves, 'lo sport b.," amner IIOODS, bad shaped 1t tor tll•aalns. ' Part II, 1 J1 1.And mst I change my songf and 1111st I abov, Binet Wyoming I the dq when thou vert doomed, Oa.iltless, to .mourn thy loveliest bowers laid lovl Whan where of yesterday a garden bloom. 'd, Death oTerspread his pall, and blackened ashes gloom'dl"

4.S) Jedidiah and 67) Uriah and another were doing scout duty when they saw the Indians com:\ng down the river in their canoes in great 111111bers so they bu.rried back to warn the others. Uriah was shot at by an Indian just as his shoe came oft in the ID.ld and as he stooped over to pick it up the movement probably saved b11 life tor the b 1JJ et went over his back and killed one of his oxen, bat he and bis son Phineas managed to make their way back to the fort. Many- ot the others were not so lucky, Jedediah and his son Rufus found them.selves greatly outnumbered. and ran toward the tort, Jed shot one Indian and reloaded his mussle loading rifle as he ran, a feat which required considerable skill. They shot down another Indian tut just as Rufus was going over a fence he was killed by an In.d1an. Jed managed to get to the bank of the river tor a shelter. He followed the bank for a long way till he thought he could come out wt when he did two redmen appeared and one shot him in the shoulder. Slddenly he heard a footfall behind him and whirled just 1n ti.Ile and stru.ck the In­ d:Jan with his gu.n breaking it. The other Indian than lost his nerve and gave up the chase. By this time it was getting dark. He saw a fire on an i3:1.and in the river, ao he crossed to the island on driftwood and crawled into a hollow log bit soon he could see the Indlans bltchering a large party­ of wounded settlers; so he backed out or the log and got out ot there. He dared not sleep so he wandered around all night, t11J at dalm he saw a part7 ot friends on the opposite bank who, when they saw who it was, came in a canoe and got hill and they eventually got to the tort bit the Ind:lans vere in au.ch overwhelming number, that the fort was forced to airrender. 'the !ndians heard that Wasbington was sanding troops so they did not linger, and in a tev dqs retreated. In the conf\lsion Jed managed to escape from the Ind1ms and return home. Not only during the battle but at night the Indians comm'ltted. many atrocities. Capt. Bid.dock vas caat on the tire and held do1111 with pitcb-torks qy the red devils till blrned. A girl, Heribah Dyke was spared but was forced to look on while a savage dashed out her infant brother••·-brains against a tree. She later married Uriah Upse>a, a grancl10n of Uriah SteTeDa. 1 aich were a rev high.lights ot the Wyoming Massacre as related by' eye witneaaes to the father ot, and written d011n by Joshua c. Stevens, b. 1812. In a:rming the Ind,an.s, first the French and then the British contribu:ted greatly to the su.ttering of the colonists .from the Indian attacks. ; , Later 1n 1825 Joshua stevens 1791-182.5. was foully nm.rdered by Indians~when th--~·was su.pposed to be peace and Asa Upsom, husband of Sarah, stevena, was Jdlled b.Y Indians as he worked. at bis a1gar camp. At another tiae, about ten 79ara after the Wyoming Massacre, and after peace had been declared, 67) Uriah stevens and others were stand­ ing abou.t, a camptira when a group ot Indlans canie up. One, whom they

1. stuart, ib.. H.--•storias of the Kanisteo Valley, used by" permission of the autbor. '?his book is baaed on the manuscript of Joshlla c. Stevana, Plowden stevene and other reliable sources. J2 called Col. John, looked at Uriah and began laughing at bill aa it h• would laugh his head ott. Phineas, aon ot Uriah, wnt tor b1 ■ vi.th the intention ot teaching him a little better aanners b.lt others parted t.bea. The Ind1an explained tbat he was the one who bad shot at Uriah daring the var at the time Uriah had lost his shoe in the 1111d and stooped over to pick it up. The e21)lanation vas accepted as satiatactoey. Doubtless it was tunny to the Indian. The stevens family, including uny referred to above, and the in­ laws vere the most numerous 1n the settlfllent around Kanisteo 1n Stellben County, H. I.

At a church meeting they- were mu.ch disturbed by Uncle Sa■v Reynolds who insisted on shouting and carrying on until the service could not pro­ ceed; so it was ordered that he be NIIIO'ted. As be was carried out on the shoulders or two men he yelled: 1 I am greater tban Christ; he onl)r rode one ass while I ride tw. n The first white child born in Steuben Co., N. I. was Olive Stevena, dau. ot Jedediah and the first male white child was Jeremiah Baker, b.llov. 10, 1790, a son of Ann (stevens) Baker. The city or stevens Point, Wis. with a population of over 17,000 people was named in honor of George ste­ vens, nephew of 67) Uriah Stevens. I do not have the links bit I believe that Uriah au.th stevans, b. 1821 near Cape Mq, N. J. and settled at Philadelphia, Pa. was probabl7 a des­ cendant ot 40) Uriah Stevens. He towided the first large indu.strial labor union 1n the U. S. A. called the Knights or Labor, which reached a ••ber• sbip ot over 700,000 people. 4 10) e»m.Y sr.aa>mms (or Stevens) b. 1644, immigrant, settled in Ston­ ington, Conn. ~d saw sert1¢e in King Philip I s War 1n 167.5 accord:tng to Plowden Stevens , as a private, b.tt he says that "I find no record of the service ot either '?homas or Richard in 81f7 capacit7. " p. 11. This was 12) 'l'bomas and as I have said, I think he was 1n the N. C. coloD7 at that time. This would indicate that there was no record :tor 14) Thomas either. According to the Fones Record a Hen steavens signed the petition tor Naraganset to be under the government ot the Conn. Colony ) July 166;. There may be soae doubt as to whether this was our Henry or not blt I think it probably" was and that was where he was at first betore he went to ston­ ington. He ae•s to have spelled his nae two or more dif'terent vqs at different times. His name is on the list ot lot 01111er tor Stonington in 1668 so he apparently immigrated in 1660. At the outbreak of King Philip's War in 167 5 he was near SW'ansaa, Mass. and hastily wrote to his f'riend and neighbor Thomas Stanton, Jr. which follows as printed in Mass. Hist. Col. )rd Series, Vol. 10, P• 117: (I corrected the words in brackets). "Sar - "Thea are to give yuu. notis of ye News. I sq you with the rest of my Nebors and trinds that 12 housis (houses) ot swanse (a) are borenecl (bl.med) and one of th• was a garison house and sivers (aeveral) un kilJed. Sa1conke also is boronecl or a good part ot it and men ldl J ed. lV" Hep muck 1nd1 an - hear on( e) house robed as we su.pos and the last night another hous(e) broolcen up and another boroned. on Heare Mr. Eaeths and 1ntend to haTe two heads bviil Su.a­ macott. The pepe:L heare are gon(e) and going toworda Isl.and. I wish and desier ya11 take car( e) of :,our s1lvs ( aelves). I have hired the barer (Bearer). i hear tilip (King PhiJip) is bound tor Hohigin. I aa in hast tor tear ot -re ••■a11nger. Jun 29 175 Yours yet 'My- num ia gon toward Island. • Illa.CT stephens JJ From this it would appear that phonetic spelling is not such a new id.ea after all. On the outside ot the letter is (LabeJled "Hen stevens• rec'd July 1, 1675, 1D a letter .from Mr. Stanton. The hand­ writing .or the original is as good as the spelling. J.B.) Henry received a grant or land tor his services in the war, in the town ot Voluntow, Conn. which should be proof enough that he served in this var. 4 1067} »Aos7 S?EVENS (Pbineas6. Josephs. Cyprian ) b. Oct. 2. 17)9 at Rutland was, when a ycung man, captured by the Indjans but escaped. He settled at Dinghy, Novo Scotia till 1775 and in 1787 moved to Barnet, Vt. I quote a little .from his diary: HJan. 1787. I'm f'uing to go to Barnet - have put up seven hl­ shels of salt I had ot Ith-. West. Set out for Barnet with a sleigh I bought of Dr. Hastings for 20 pounds, sleigh and har­ ness. Got to Barnet with rq load. Found all well and it is very cold. (14th) Meeting house raised today. (Nov. 22) Fin­ ished framing m::J' grist mill. (8th) Silas Chamberlain brought up the stones (m1JJ stones) with eight oxen."• •••• He bought land till he was the largest 01i1ner ot land in Barnet. Be was a farmer, mill omer and innkeeoer and hald several town offices. He clied June 7, 1808. •

THADDBDS STEVlllS, M. c., 1792-1868, ~e famous statesman, who helped to make SOllle of our most important history during and after the Civil War period. It has been claimed by some of the descendants or 15) Cyprian that he was related to our family. It is true that most of the Stephens near the little Hamlet of Danville, Vt. where Thaddeus was born 1n 1792, and at Barnet were kno-wn descendants ot 1.5) C7Prian stevens. Among those at Barnet in 1780 were Enos, Phineas, and perhaps Samuel ( though his children do not fit) known sons of Capt. Phineas, the hero of Fort No. 4 in N. H.; and John and Oliver Williard Stevens, second cousins of the first three. Ethel stevens in her "Footprints down the Cen~ries" refers to teachers at Barnet and "among them was Thaddeus Stevens, the famous con­ troversial member of the stevens tamU y": and M. L. HoJ man in the Stevens-Mil J er Genealoa, 1947, lists a Tha.deeus stevens, apparently the famous state:-r, although she does not qu.ite say- so, as a son ot iohn, son of Joseph Stevens b. ca 1720 of Petersham, Mass. £rom Thomas of London, England. ait it 1s Vf!lt7 doubtful it this Jolm was the tat.her of 'fhad.d.eu.s, M.C. unless he had a midcD e name ot Joshua. '?he Dr. E. s. Barney Gen. does not give any Joseph as the son or Joseph stevens, b. ca 1720 of Petersham, Mass. tut M. L. Hol:ma.n does in her stevens-MiJJ.er Genealogy. If on the old record, the last part or the record were dim a Joshia could have been mistaken tor Joseph, or Joshua ma;r have been his middle name. It 10, he may have been the one in Caledonia. Co. Vt. in the census of 1790, along with brothers John and Oliver Williard stevens, who were there in the 1790 census. Us.tally one group ot people will know it they are related to an­ other group, otten without knowing the exact links, or eome ot them may be mistaken as to the exact links bit st:SJJ be related. Also, the ,oungest brother of Thaddeus, M. C. was named Alanson b. ca 1797, a rather rare name. 'l'he Plowden stevens Genealogy, p. 78 shows Elijah stevens ot llbat is now Almira, N. Y. b. 1789 named a son Alanson C. There vas also a cousin .Alanson and another b. 1820 who had a a,n named Thaddeus long before Thaddeus, M. C. becaae £U10Ua. In 1844 when Morril (the brother ot Thad.deus) died, our relative, Henry Stevens went about 20 miles to tell his mother, Sarah, about it. It seems doubtf'al it he would have done ao wil.ess related. While not complete proot, the foregoing ••• to be some evid.ence toward proving Thaddeus, M. C. waa related to the descendants ot Tbomas2 Stephens of London, »lg. Thaddeus stevens, M. C. is considered as the father of the piblic school system. in Pennqlvania, it not together with Horace Mann, for the whole U. s. A. At times he voted right against the mandate ot his own district, to provide taxes tor public schools;· mt his people re-elected him anyway-· because he bad that "cbariama • ot great leaders. See any good biography of hhl. In the writers opinion, the best is "Thaddeus Ste- vens" br '?hos. F. Woodley, 19J4. The noted California v.riter, Don Wheelin has said "It is an eminent truth that President Lincoln did be­ lieve in white supremacy. It is equally true that Thacklet1a Stevens can lay greater historical. claia to the title of 'great Jluncipator 1." Woo

1. Rice, Dr. T. B. BnJJetin or the Ind. State Board ot Health, Jan. 1952. JS We know practically nothing of his first wife Lizzie K., who died 1867, except what is on her tombstone in Crow Hill Cemetery in Indiana­ polis. His second Wife Elizabeth Reese, was a very beautitul woman nmch beloved by her husband, who enlarged the old family home at 429 South New Jersey St. to nineteen rooms for her. When she had presented him with two sons he "!as obviously very happy, for he provided the adored wife with three or tour servants and she was not permitted to do any work. Attar a long struggle, he finally saw the Indiana state Board or Health set up and he was its first secretary. I have not space to men­ tion all the things his genius dreamed up, for he, like his famous uncle was ll1 some respects a genius. Regardless or what has been said about the parents of Thaddeus, M. c., one at least must have carried the genes o! genius which produced two such notable men in two generations. Thurman B. Rice, himself a prominent doctor, should be competent to judge Dr. Thaddeus M. stevens, so I quote triblte f'rom him: "As we read of his strange conduct :in later years, we must re­ member that he was a great man with ideas and ideals that were moun­ tainously high and large and good. Yet he was surrounded by a pesti­ ferous host of petty peraons who, being unable to comprehend any unsel­ fish motive, frustrated him at every tum ••••• It has remained for another generation to take up the torch which he so valiantly carried. Everyone of the stones which he prepared - and saw rejected - is now securely placed in the tremendous edifice which today guards the pub­ lic heal th. 8

00?1E DESCENDANTS OF JOSHUA ST~S, Sr. are given below. As said ab:>ve, he was apparently a descendant of Thomas2 stephens o! London, England blt his exact links are not certain~ In her sworn claim £or bounty land made 14th of December 1850 at Peacham, Vt. Sarah Stevens declared she was the widow of Joshua Stevens, deceased, a soldier of the War of 1812. She says he died at Oswego, N. Y. 6th or July 1814; that she married said Joslma stevens on the 25th day o! July 1790 be­ fore A.be Morril, Justice ot the Peace at Danville, Vt. but knows "of no public or family record" or her said marriage; that her name before her marriage was Sarah Morril. It appears that she had at least a common law marriage, al though perhaps not registered, perhaps for want of a place on the frontier to register it. I doubt if' Danville, as a town, was organized in 1790. I seem to recall that it was not organized till 1796, so any records appearing there tor said marriage and two or three of the children, were evidently written several years after events occurred, and so may not be accurate. As for the order of birth of the children, a person may get about any order they want by reading different biographers of Thaddeus, lv1. C.; who often blithely state their conjectures as facts. The tomb­ stone of Joshua stevens, Jr. 1n Crown Ri)l Cemetery, Indianapolis states: "d• .Apr. 19, 18,58, aged 68 yrs, :3 mos. 2.5 days". So this clams he was 68 years of age on Dec. 25, 18.57 and thus born Dec. 2.5 1789. lht it seems his 1850 census record lists him as ;B years or age, 1. e., he was ;9 years old in December 1849, so it seems he was born in 1790. ~ay this proves he vas the oldest son and Thaddeus, b. Apr. 4, 1792 was the second son. Judge Joshua had only one club foot u proved by' Dr. '1'. B. lice and the Indiana records instead ot t110 as claimed by one biographer (Bl:-odie, p. 2J). In regard to Thad, M. C. she also assires us 1His niece Lizzie stevens, who lived in Indianapolis, was a liTely vu,a.. hearted girl ••••••• a.it she died in 1867•. p. 96. This is a rather stupid bl.under since Lizzie IC. was not a niece bit the first wife ot Thaddeus stevens, M. D. Lizzie I. was the second wife and died 1n 1874, aged 25. I have the tombstone records before m.e and deny there is any more truth in the niece fabrication tban in scurrilous libels on Thad in her book. 1 Joshua stevens, ca 1760-1814 -11- Sarah Morril ca 1790 and had one son under 16 in the census of 1790 at Danville, Vt. ; su.neyor and shoe maker, soldier in the War of 1812 where he died ot a wou.nd 1n 1814. Sarah moved to Peacham in order to better edu.­ cate her ch1J dren. She was b. 1766 and d. 18,56. She is b.lried at Peacham. by- the side ot her son Alanson who d. Dec. J1 , 1847, aged 51 years. It Josbna is 'tllried there, there is no tombstone tor him 1n 1965. Issu.e: •1. Josbua.2 ~evens, Jr. b. Danville, Vt. 1789 or 1790. II. Thaddeus , M. C., b. Apr. 4, 1792 at Danrllle, Vt. d. 1868 and buried at Lancaster, Pa. No issue. •m. Amer ~rril.2 b. 1794, called "Morrll" by the fully. • IV. Alanson b. 1796. I. Joshua2 stevens b. 1789 or 1790 at Danville, Vt. d. 18~ at Indiana­ polis, Ind. -m- 1st Margaret McBride and lived in Ind:tanapolis where he was a judge and held considerable real estate. Issue: 1. .Alanson J. :3 stevens, b. ca 1826 11 -m- T mt left no adul.t issue. He was a Captain 1n the Civil War and was killed in the BattJ.e ot Chickamauga, Ga. 9-21-6). •2. Thaddeus M. J stevens, M. D., 1829-1885. J. Margaret) 182,-1896 -m.- Jacob Coffman and had J chil­ dren n. t. (.Also several minor children died young). A grandaughter of Margaret is Mrs. Lois s. Harris, b. 188 5, ot Des Moines, Iowa. 2 III. A. Morril stevens, M. D. b. 1794 at Danville, Vt. (d. ca 1844) - was a country doctor who practiced mostly in N. H. - wife not traced. IsS11e: 1. Thad.deus,; b. ca 182.5 became a lawyer and at one time lived with Thaddeus, M. c.; was 1n the Civil War as a soldier, perhaps a Captain; d. 1874, wife not traced and apparently left no adult issue. 2. Alanson:; b. ca 1827 was at one time assistant manager of Thad. M. c.•s iron works 1n Pa. and according to Korngold, if correct, killed in the Civil War. IV'. Alanson2 Stevens, b. 1796 at Danville, Vt. wife n. t. d. Dec. J1 , 1849 and is blried beside his mother, Sarah, at Peacham.. Vt. Issue: 1. Capt. Thaddeus; stevens, b. ca 1820, Civil War veteran. I think this is the Major ThaddEllls Stevens blried beside Thaddeus M. C. at Lancaster, Pa. and aentioned in his will. J7

Thaddeus M.J Stevens, M. D. (Joshua2, Joshua1) b. Aug. 29, 1829 (d.1885) at Indianapolis, Ind. -m- 1st Lizzie K. ____ who died 186?; -m- 2nd Elizabeth (Lizzie) Reese, the mother of his children and settled at the old farniJ y home at 429 s. New Jersey St., Ind1 anapolis, Indiana. He became a noted physician and was called the 1'ather·or the Indiana Dept. of Public Heal th. He was the main heir ot his famous Wlcle Thaddeus who, 1n his will, left him among other things two thousand dollars rut when the litigation was tinished he got little if anything out of it. His wite, Lizzie E. died in 1874 and he later -m- Jrd a teacher El.la Casselberry. No issue by )rd marriage. Children or Dr. Thaddeus M. and Lizzie E. Stevens: 4 1. Thaddeus John stough Bobbs stevens b. 1868 at Indiana­ polis, went in 1901 to the Ph1Jl ippilles and there -m- a native woman and had several children. They lived on the outskirts or Manilla. He was there during the Japanese invasion blt has not been heard trom since. 4 2. Ortila Liebig (Or ie) b. 1870 - graduated from Indiana Central in 1896 and later was on the staff for Central Hospital. tor the Insane. He -m- T and had two sons who lived in Indianapolis: 'rhaddeus5 b. 1895 netcherS 1900-1961. Orf'ila Liebig was named atte1~ the noted Germ.an chemist or the same name. ~ S T B V E N S - S T B f .H E N S L I N_S ___ S ••••••••••••••••••••••• B) .Anthony 1 stephens, b. ca 1.560 ot Wiltshire, ·England Prob. brothers or m. ca 1 ;82, Kathrine, dau. of Richard Broke. B)Anthonya Nicholas b. 2 ! ca 1.56::, & Richard or A) Thomas Stephens of London, 2nd son, b. ca 1.585, haberdasher, Wilts., Eng. (Visit. of m. 161.5 Mary-, dau.. ot Peter Walle or Cheshire, Eng. Wilta. 162), pp 20, 79. . Thomas, who was probably brother to Capt. Richard ••••••••••••••••••••••• l stephens. 1Jnm1g. to Jamestown Colony in 162:,. I ~ .... ' 1 r 3 ' 1 ) NicholasI 3 stevens ( Stephens 2) Thomas,' Jr. ) 3) Anthony- 4) ~ .5) Rebeccha ' ca 1620-1670 -,- in 1641 ot London b. oa 1624 E:Lizabeth starkey b. ca 1621 im. to Va. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• I.mmig. to Eng. Col. oa 1660 -m~ Proof tor above: Harlein Pub. Visit. ot London, V. II, p. 262 ' ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 10) Henry.stephena-r 11) Nicli. Jr. 4 12) Thoe.~ 1 J) Richard.., 14) '?homas... 1 .5) cJPrian ... 16) Cathrine..., 17) Mary b. 16Jt4; to stoning- to R.I. d.1751 \>. ca 1642 b. ca 1644 b. ca 1648 ca 16,50- -m- ton Conn. in 1660 d.1674 to N. C. to Mass to Conn. to Mass. 1726, -11- John -m- -m- -m- Mary -m- Mary -m- Mary Thoma.a Whipple 11.isabeth OaJ]op Mary Caswell Lincoln Willard Dean ot IpSllich . Gr~n ~ ..

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In the tables below, the number with one bracket in tront ot a persons name is the personal number. It applies to one person and only one and it therefore belongs to the same person through out. This gives each person a separate identity- even though there mq be several. ot the same name in 1J1J'3 generation. The number given after the name is the generation number ~d makes a hand.', cross index. Tms, if 70u want the children of 2) Thomas, y-ou note the exponent "J" and turn to the third generation, the 2) Thomas is his personal DWllber. 2 1 The listing ot 2) Thom.as :3 (Thos. Anthony ) indicates that 2) Thomas 3 was the son of Thomas ot the 2nd generation, who vas the son of Anthony ot the first generation. In lists ot children, the first number. before the peeiod indicates the order of birth. It order of birth is not known, then the children are listed as "niob1 which means "not in order ot birth". An ••• before the mmber means more descendants .follow. The letters "n. t." .means not traced and "n.m..d" means no more data. •ca• means about, which is used when the exact date of an event is not lmolln.

The evidence tends to prove that B) Anthony Stephens, b. ca 1560 lived near the small tolftl ot Hodson in WU tshi:Fe, &lgland and probably descended from ilrard Fitz Stephens a nobleman of Normandy in trance, who came with William the Conqueror, et al. and concpered .England in 1066. Hodson is not on the map now. Sae Chapter I, Part II and "Stevens Genealo- gy" by C. Ellis Stevens. However, we do not have the exact link, l:nt our coat of arms is mch the same as that of the Norman lines. The authority tor the first three generations and the arms is found 1n Harlien Publications, "Visitations of London, 16)4•, Vol. II, p. 262. Capitol letters are used in place of personal numbers for those who, so tar as known, did not emigrate to America. B) Anthony1 stephens, b. ca. 1,560, of Wiltshire, &lgland~ -m- Kathrine, dau. ot Richard Broke, b. ca. 1;,>. Besides A) 'l'hom.ar, a son of Anthony and Cathrine (also Kathrine), was probably 6) Capt. Richard Stevens (or stephens), immigrant to the Jamestown Colony in the George in 1623. The main evidence is in our tam:1Jy records and the tact that 1) Nicholas Stevens (he changed the spelling) was pr,sent at meetings to settle the estate or Carolina governor Samuel Stevens, son of Capt. Richard. - (Ray's Old Albe­ marle, p. ,568). It 1& not c.-t..a1n whether 6) Capt. Richard was a brother or cousin of A) Thomas. Isaie, so tar as traced, of B) .Anthony and Kathrine: *1. A) 'rhom.as2 Stephens, be ca. 1.585, of London, haberdasher. living in 16J4 -111- 1"1817, dau. of Peter Walle of Spargrave, Cheshire in northwest Bngland. •2. (Probably) 6) Capt. Richard stevens, (d. 16J6 in Jmaestown Colony) -m- Elizabeth Piercy, b. 1609, dau. of Abraham and had isSlle, l:llt since we are not certain it he was a son or nephew and the male line died out, the reader is referred to Chapter 2 tor some descendants. 40 ~OND GmiKIU.TION 2 A) Thomas Stephens, b. ca. 1,585, ot LondOn, &lgland, haberdasher -a- Mary Walle, clal1. ot Peter Walle ot ~argrave, Cheshire, Eng. Be had a nice coat ot arms, illustrated herein, and was ot the gantlwan claaa. The two crescents on the arms indicates he was a second son. There was another Thomas "Stevens" 1n the Tower Ward ot London bit he had no child named Nicholas and the other children were dittarent, and I know ot no other Nicholas in London at that time. All records indicate that 10) Henry and 12) Thomas were sons of 1) Nicholas. A large black and white print about 9 inches by 14 can be-obtain.ad as a photostat fna th• Library ot Congress. This gives the arms ;and pedigree. The Tower Ward stevens is spelled Steuens as the ''v" at that time was interchangeable 1 with the ''u • Since no other Themas is given it would seem there vaa no other stephens-Stevens of that name 1n London at that time. .l Thomu in London subscribed 20 pounds to the Virginia Ccmpany and his name appears at a meeting there in 1622. (Colonial Documents, state Paper Ottica, London. ) This was likelJ' our Thomas. It has been ; 91ggested by some that 15) Cyprian was the son ot Thomas the armourer to the king mt a certified copy of the oath of Nicholas Sherman as Chief Armourer to the King shows he succeeded Thomas stevens, the Armourer 1n 1629, so obri.ously this Thomas could not have been the father of 1.5) Cyprian and his brother Thomas, b. 1644. Some have referred to A) Thomas as Col. Thomas. I have nothing to either prove or disprove it._ The children listed in said Visitations of London 1n 162; were: * 1. 1 ) NicholasJ Stephens ( or stevens) , b. ca. 1620 -m- Elizabeth Starkey - eldest son. •2. 2) Thomas, Jr. b. ca. 1622 -m- tut wife unkno11D. J. J) .AnthonyJ b. ca. 1624, prob. in Lancaster County-, Va., by 16.56. 4. 4) Mary, not traced. 5. S) Rebecca N.T. THlRD Glml:RA.TION 2 1) NicholasJ ( Thos. , Anthony1), b. ca. 1620 of London "eldest aon and heir" -m- in 1641 Elizabeth Starkey. (St. Peter's Register, Cornwall St., London.) He is said to have changed the spelling o:£ his name to "stevens" (Dr. Barney) and in the church register his name is spelled "Stevens or Steuens". He was an officer under Oliver Cr011111ell in the Fllglish Civil War and joined Cromwell's Nev Modeled ar,q as a Captain, 16 jpril 1645. (See Chapter II herein). Dr. Barney- tells us that"Nicholas Stevens ot &!gland was wealtcy, owning three shires in Wales, .and after his death one of_ his heirs went over from New &lgland, and pro secu. ted tor and ob­ tained a decree for his share of the property, bit in mgning the receipt he wrote his name 'Stevens•, when the attornq tor the crown declared him an imposter, as the English records were spelled •stephens•, so the Judge ruled him out." He came home and so reported. - (Dr. E. S. Barney Gen. p. 45) She also mentions that he and his sons are said to have come to America in 1660 to escape the persecution of the Royalists. He and son Thomas settled in the Albemarle Colony (now North Carolina) then under Jamestown Colony and their names appear there in the records where Nicholas died in 1670, when probably only about titt7 years of age. (N. C. H. & G. Reg.) He ia said to have appeared in Taunton, Mass. 1n 1669 (F. S. Stevens Gen. p. 2)) but no record ot him. appears in the three volumes of Taunton Vital Records or 1n other Mass. records, ao he probably only paid a visit to his son Henry and nephew 13) Richard. He left no will. His name is on the list ot those preaent at a meeting concerned 11'1.th tbe 41 settlement of the estate ot Governor Samuel stevena. (N. c. H. & G. Reg. by Hathawq). "At a called Court held, 15 July 1670, at ye house or Sam Davis tor ye County ot Albemarle, in ye Province ot Carolina, Capt. Wm. Craw­ .tord, petition against 79 administrator ot licholas stevens, deceased, for the hire and use of a shallop (which) was bllged and damnified, wherefore ye Court orders Mr. Rowden (Isaac), Administrator or ye estate to P83 Capt. Crawford ~O lbs. or tobacco". (Hathway's N. C. Hist. and Gen. Reg. Vol. I, p. 136).

Probably Capt. Crawford was the same Capt. Crawford who had been a fellow-officer with Nicholas in F.ngland under Cromwell. Henry was the eldest son and 16 years ot age wha:i he came to America 1n 1660. (F. s. stevens Gen., Dr. Barney Oen., and others.) Therefore he was born .in 1644. While some sources list a brother Richard and one source, perhaps an Ebe­ nezer, I do not consider there is enough evidence to include them as brothers. Probably they have conf\lsed 1 j) Richard who was a cousin instead of a brother of Henry. 14) Thomas did have a brother Richard bu.t that was a ditterent Thomas. So. I. think that aisan (Mrs. I. P.) Stevens, born ca. 1815, was correct as to the three sons: Henry, Nicholas. Jr. and Thomas, although there may have been a son Richard which we have been unable to trace. Slsan not only had written records blt in a letter to F. S. steuens Dec. 20, 1890 said that John stevens, a relative, 11 had the genealogy ot the i'am1Jy, far back. 11 (Stevens Gen. by. F. s. Stevens, 1891, p. 23.) Plowden stevens in 1909 mentions three or four other sources which all agree that two ot the brothers were Henry and Thomas. There were likely other sib- lings.* Then tor 1) Nicholas and Elizabeth Stevens, issue: 4 •1. 10) Henry Stevens (Stephens) 16lal~w1726, set. stonington, Ct• . 2. 11) Nicholas, Jr. ca .. 1648-1674, set. R. I. - drowned while sailing a boat.on Connecticut River in 1674. (Conn. Probate Rec.) 'De4c. not traced. •J. 12) Thomas , ca.1662--1751, set. in Carolina Colony-, now N. c. 2 2) Thomas, Jr. ;Stephens (Thoa. , Anthony1), b. ca,1621 wm- but wife not traced. . That he had a wife and children, 1 J) Richard, Cathrine (also Kath.) and other siblings, is proved by the affidavit of Jonathan Lincoln in 1?68. (lt'istol Co. YJ.ass. Rec. Vol • .53, p. 514 , or Plowden p. 14) Jonathan Lincoln was a close relative to 1 J)Richard I s vife Mary Lincoln. Jonathan swore that he •wen remembers Richard Stephens or Taunton ••••• and that. sometime after Richard came, his father whose name was Thomas, and mother, and sister Cathrine, and some time others of ye family came over to Tawiton." This is first class evidence. I gave some evidence in Chapter III that 14) Thos., 1.5) Cyprian, and 17) Mary were brothers and sister of 1J) Richard and Cathrine. So far as I know all genealogists ot 1,5) Cyprian agree his father was a Thomas Stephens (Stevens) of London and Mrs. Holman and her Stevens- M1JJ er Gen. and others say that Thomas, the Armourer, was not the father as some have claimed.. In fact the .Armourer could not have been for he died long before 1S) Cn>rian was born. So only a little evidence is needed to show that 15} Cyprian' s father was 2) Thomas Jr. of London.

~erbaps also 12a) John4 Stevens in Albemarle (now N. C.) given in Stevens­ Tripp Gen. by M. s. Ghastin, p. 2. 42 Savage's Genealogical Dictionary ATS Richard, CJ.pr1.an and Tbomas were brothers and this 1s su.pported by" an old Bem111 genealogy. The noted Captain Phineas stephens, grandeon of 1.5).Cyprian, named a daughter Cathrine, eTidently atter hia and Richard' a sister. Bit what seam11 to add the •al J additional proof desired is that Capt. Phineas' grandaon named a child Cathrine Dean ~ens. The married nae of Richard I s sister was •Cathrine Dean" and obri.ously- she was also Cyprian 1s sister. See stevens . Genealog .- loot prints down the Centuries by- Ethal M. stevens. No other 'tathrine" or II Dean" appears on Phineas' vita' s side ot the tam.117, except in this Stevens .line .as both she and her husband descended from 1..5) Cyprian stevens (o:rtan spelled steevens). So I consider it proved beyond a reasonable doubt that 1J) Richard and 16). Cathrine were brother and sister to 14) Thom.as, 1.5) Cyprian and 17) Mary Stephens (stevens). So the issue, so.far as known of Mr. and Mrs. 2) Thom.as steph•ns of London was: 4 1. 1 J) Richard , b. ca.. 1642 d. 1726 -m- Mary Lincoln (dau. ot Thomas Lincoln, "the m:iller•, and ld.n. ot President A. Lincoln); settled Taunton, Mass., ca 1660. 2. 14) Thomas4, b. ca.16144-.-:m- Mary Green; a son,· 64) Cyprian b. :ildberry-, Mass.; he was 1n Stowe, Mass. 1688 and Plain:l,el.d, ct. 1689 and 1702. ;. 15) Cyprian, b. ca. 16',o -m- Mary Williard and settled Lanca~r, Mass. 4. 16) Cathrine , b ca"16.SO, d. 1726 -m- 'l'hos. Dean and lived in Rhode Isl.and. ;. 17) Mary'4- -m- John Whipple o:t Ipswich, Maas. Issie n. t.

2 1 J) Ant.ho~ Stephens (Thos. , Antbony ) b ca, 1624 1n England, probably in London; appeared in Westmoreland. in 1667 and 1n Lancaster County, Virginia, in 16:I}; wire not traced. - On July 27, 1659 he signed his name "Anth. Stephens" as a wit- ness to land sold by John Pine and the same day signed ".Anthony Stephens" as a witness to a deed by Wm.. Neesham. (Lancaster County Record Book 2, page 193). On the 14th day or May 1662 "Anth. Stephens" 1s a witness, (Ibid) On the 1st ot June, 166J the ·name ot Anthont Stephens appears on a list or bills belonging to John Jettreys, Esq. ror 8)) lbs. or tobac­ co (then used by most people in place ot ourency). (Ibid) In Westmoreland County. I find a land grant to Antbon,7 Stephens for 8,:J acres in 1667. Anthony Stephens is a true trace name as I do not find it once in the U. S. Census 0£ 1790 1n any state so I claim this is our ;) An­ thony. The name of Richard Stephens also appears on the sa:m.e 11st. William and Richard seem to ha·1e been so closely associated with J) Anthony there as to suggest they may have been his sons; not proved, of course, only probable. Blt if' so, then we would ~ve, Richard Stephens in Lancaster Co., d. 1726, -m- Hannah _ (d.1741) Children listed in his will in 1726: I. William b. ca. 1664, -m.- and had issue: 4J

I. Williall b. ca,1664 (cont.) A. Richolas b. ca.. 168.5 (He vas son ot Willia.a or Daniel) -a- a dau. ot Fd. Randall (vill) of Westmoreland Co., vboae will in 1724 lists Nicholas and daughters: (a) Klisabeth and (b) ,M1Jl.icent b. ca 1712. II. Daniel d. 1741 (Inv.) III. Joseph, lett will 1n Lancaster Co. 1n 1742. IV. and V. Hannah and 11.inor.

I don't claim the J) Anthony and Richard (d. 1726) link is proved, ot course, bu.t our tamily- almost has a trade mark .on the rare Anthony­ and Nicholas names in stephens genealoa. I su.ggest some other genealo­ gist may :,at prove it better.

There are a number of genealogies, or parts ot genealogies, ot each, and most of the above ancestors, b.tt so:m.e do not even go back to the ia­ m:11uant ancestor. It has been the ambition ·ot this compiler to tie these branches of the great Stevens-stephens tm1ly together, 1n so far as time and money will allow.

In the following pages the generations, or most or them., are given by separate lines ot descent and generations from the following: 10) Henry Stephens line; the 12) Thomas stevens line; the 1)) Richard line, the 14) Thomas line; the 15) Cyprian line etc. This should make it easier tor the compiler to hanclle and probably easier.tor the reader to follow.

It has not been our intention to list all of the probably over 2,000 descendants of 10) Henry of stonington, Corm. at this time bit to mppl7 the data covering the most dit.ticul t period preceding 1789 when U. S. goverrment records began, so that anyone trying to link to this great family, 1f he or she belongs, can easily do so; thus tracing their line back over tour centuries.

The excellent Stephens-stevens Genealogy by Plowden stevens is standard for this line up till 1909 and while st.evens-Tripp by Mary stevens Gbastin has a number ot errors, it does have some genealogy not in Plovden's book. 11 10 9 8 Miss A1Jaa Stevens (Joe c , T. Q. Adams , Zebll.on H. , Thos. 7, Zebulon6 , Thos. 5, Hen17 4, NicholasJ, Thos. 2, Anthony 1), formerly was a training teacher in Thaddeus Stevens School in Philadel­ phia. She has made a small edition or 11 stevens of Cambria" 19.54, bringing Ploliden Stevens up to date for her part of the state. Address: 5107 Irving st., Philadelphia, Pa. 19139. She has also put out a limited mimeo edition for a large part of the rare old "stevens-Tripp Fam1J ies" by Mary Stevens Ghastin without corrections or additions. This book contains some genealogy not in Plowden I s book - also SOll8 errors, (Perhaps in da\a. reported to her.) I understand there is a copy in a Philadelpb1 a library. CHAPTER VI OF THE FCXJRTH GDIP.RlTIOH - OOME DES::DiDAHTS OF 10) H.BNRt4 S'tll'HBNS ( STIVmlS) ot stonington, Ct. 4 2 1 10) Henry StephElls, (Nicholas3, Thos. , .Anthony ), ca 16ll4-1?26, (will probated in.Aug., 1726), immig. to America 1n 1660, -m- Elizabeth Gallop (dau. of John and Hannah (Lake) Gallop - settled stoni1ngton, Conn., being one ot the inoorporators ot the town in 1716; 11eaber of the colonial lecislature for eight years, a Congregationalist and soldier in King Philip's War and received a land grant tor his services in this var. He was at SVanaea at the outbreak or the var and hastily wrote his triend and neighbor Thomas Stanton ot Stonington as follov5: : "Mr. Stanton, "Sar - Thea are to give you notis ot ye News, I 881' you with the rest or lfY Nebors and trinds that 12 housis ot Slranaa are boraaed (blrned) and on (one) ot th• vaa a garrison hall.a and aivera men killed. Saiconke also is boroned. or a creat part ot it and men kiJJed b.Y Napmuck indean ••••••••••• • You.ra Yet 11 June Hen917 stephens 29 1 '75 -(Mass. Hiat. Coll. Jrd Series, Vol. 10, p. 117; Stevena­ stephens Genealogy b7 Plowden Stevens, p. 22).

Henry, et u.x. were extensive land owners, haYing re&1 estate in Stonington, Plainfield and Voluntown. He apparently died 1n 1726 as his will was entered for probate at Nev London, ct. Aug. 9, 1726. Children: (Ston1ngton Rec.). *1. 20) Thomas5 b. Dec. 14, 1678 -m- lst in 1702 Mar7 HaJl; -m- 2n.o in 1719-20 Abigail Wine (or Wynne) *2. 21) Richard-'b. Jan. 25, 1679 -•- in 1704 Sarah Barker. (The Ghastin Gen. sqs Sally Foster, bit I prefer Plowden, an excellent genealogist). *J. 22) Henry' Jr.Sb. Nov. 20, 1681 -111- 1n 1708-9 Blizabeth Fellows. (Ghastin aqs Anne Babcock) •4. 2.3) Elizabeth5 bapt. Feb. 18, 16<,;J -m- Heney Elliot. 5. 24) LuciaS(or~Luey), bap. April 22, 1694. n.t. FIFTH G!li:m&.TION 20) ThOlnas-5 st.evens (Herrrl, Capt. Nicholas3) b. 1678 in stonington, Ct. a Congregationalist, settled in Plaintield, Ct. -m.- in 1702 Mary' Hall, 3rd dau. of Stephen and Ruth Hall. Mary' was b. 1677 at Concord, Mass. and d. 1719 at Plain.t1,eld. There bas been aoae dispute as to whether Mary was a dau. ot stephen Hall. The Hart­ ford Times ot Oct. 6, 1951 gives Mary -m- '?hos stevena, was the 7th dau. of Heriry-2 BaJJ, b. ca 16T/ ot Newport, son ot Jobn1 Ball.) 20) Thomas -m- 2Zld in 1719 Abigail Wine (Wynne) Ho isaie. He was living in Plainfield in 1741, and in Canaan, Ct. 1n 174.). (Deed Record). He d. 17,,:>. A verse on his tombstone is, or was, 11All ye who dwell below the am, Prepare to die, to judgment come, Though my body' lies in du.st Seven sons I bad; I went the first, And they- all soon mu.st follow••·• Children or 20) Thomas and Mary (Hall) stevena, (Sometimes called 2nd) 6 •1. )3) Thomas, Jr. b. 1703-4 -m- 1n 1728 Kl.isabeth Winn or (Wynne). 2. 39) Phineas6, b. Dec. JO, 1705 - desc. not traced. He has been contused by some genealogists with the noted Capt. Phineas born ~• me year, a grand.son or 1.5) Cyprian ot Lancaster,Mass. *). 40) Uriah , b. 1708 -11- 1n 17)0 Sarah, dau. 21) Richard.5 4 ot Steven11, (Hanry ) ; i. •• Uriah, et ux. were cousins. •4. 41) Andrew°, 6b. 1709 -•- in 1735 Bather Stafford. • 5. 42) Benj~ , b. 171:, -m--Sl.isabeth. •6. 4)) Samuel , b. 1714-15 -• in 1740 jnna Segar. (Ghastin Gen. says 1killed by Indians•. I think she coniuaad him with Samuel, the brother of the noted Capt. Phineas stevens, llho was k1)1 ed. by In.diana. It is only tradition that 4:, Samel-was thus killf:Ki. •7. 44) Zebil.on6 , b. 1717 -•- in 1743 Marion Fellows; -m- 2nd 1n 177.) Thank.tu]. st.evens, dau. of 22) Henry.5 and wiclov ot Janes Partridge. 20) Thomaa5 signed his nae to a deed in .1 ?Jto as Thoma.a 2.nd (Voluntewn Recs., Book 2, p. 190) This was to awid confusion with his brother-in-law Thomas stevens who had m.- Ruth, the eldest dau. or Stephen and Ruth Ball and who toraerly resided at Stow, Mass. There has been some argwaent as to who this other Thos. Stevens was. Solle tbinlc it was Tboaas Jr. b. 1665, the son of 14) Thous and nephew ot 1 S) Cyprian, blt another source says that Thomas the son ot 14) Thomas married Anne 1ellovs.

21) Richard.5 Stephens (Henry4') b. Jan. 25, 1679 at Stonington, Conn. ('.row Rec.) Congregationalist,-•- in 1704 Sarah Harker b. 1681, dau. ot John and Patience (Fowler) Harker of Boston. She died Canaan, Conn. 17.54. They settled Stonington, Conn. and he re­ ceived one-halt ot the hoaestead trom his .f'ather - deed 1n 1710 (Book J, p. 171). Here he lived until June 1732. Issues 6 1. 45) John 6 b. 1705, n.t. •2. 46) Sarah b. 1708 -•- in 1730 Uriah Stevens, her couajn No. lfO. (stonington Cbu.rch Records) ). 47) Mary° b. 1710 -m- a Welden or Wilden and settled in eastern ~ss. 4. 48) Hepzibah, b. 1712 n.t. 5. 49) Hannah 1714-1715. 6. SO) Patiencg, b. 1716, lived only a tell months. 7. 51l Richard b. 1718-19 (perhaps to OU.iltord Co., N. c.) ·;8. 52 Prudence, b. 1722, n. t. *9• S:3 Ebeneser, 1725--1801; d. age 77 yrs. at Hew Marlboro,Mass. (One source aqs a dau. ot 21) Richard -m- Walter Hewitt bit no source or authority given). 4 22) llenr75 stephat• <•ar, ), b. 1681 stonington, Ct., Congregationalist, aettl.ed at Plaintiald, Conn. -a- 1n 1709 J:l.izabeth Fellows, b. 1685 at Ipavich, Hua., dau. of Bphraill and .Anna Fellows. H&m7, et ux. returned to Stonington and was living there in 1715. 46 22) Hanry5 Stephens (cont.) He was living in 17 !>) vhen he gave a deed tor land to his dau. Elisa- beth stevart. Isale: 6 • 1. .54) Henry- b. 1709 at Plainfield, Conn. -a- 1n 17)1 Sarah Babcock. *2. 55) Simeon6, -a- in 17'Jl Mercy Cotta (Coats) and settled 1n 6 Stonington, Conn. *J • .56) Jedediah, bap. Aug. 12, 1716, Congreg. Ch .. -a- 1n 174) 6 Mary' Rathbone •4. 57 Lucy, b. 1717 -•- in 1744 !phraill Saith. s. ~ Mary -m- in 17.)6 John Weeks, n. t. •6. ~ Elizabeth, -m- 1n 1740 Wm.. stevart. Jr.; 2nd Joe Palaer. •7. HoO Thank1'1l, b. 1725 -•- in 1744 James Partridge, -m- 2nd 1n 1773 Zebalon Stevena. (44) 4 2 23) Kl.izabeth.5 stephens (Henr.r , Nicholaa3, Thoa. , AntbooY'1), baptised in 169J at Stonington. -11- Baney Eliott. On Jul7 6, 1725, 10) Heney Stephens Sr. conveyed to his son-in-law, Henry- Kl.iot and to "my­ lo'Ying daughter 1:1..izabeth Eliot, his wite, both ot Stonington• a certain tract ot•land near Jessapaik'• Pond, and Jul.7 2, 1741, a con.tinaa:tory grant was made to Henr7 Kl.iot, late ot Ceriba.asitt, and to the heirs ot Blizabeth :Eliot, deceased, ot the tract above aentioned by Hanry Stephens and Henry steph111s Jr. Children ot llisabeth Stephens and Henry iliot ( taken troa said deeds ot land • .toraerl.y laid out to our GranDerby. Children born in Canaan: 10. 115) Luc7 b. 1752 -m.- 1n 1781 Ebeneser Smith. 11. 116) Elias b. 1755, reaoved to Chenango, N. Y. I 111ggest he mq have gone to Royalton, Vt. and have been the General Elias Stevens, b. 17:fo at Plaintield, ct. He was a veteran of amker BUl and Ticonderoga. See - (Hist. or Royalton, Vt. V. l, page 979). He perhaps naed. a dau. Lois after hia sister. 6 4 SS) Sim.eon Stevens, (HeneyS, Henry ) -a- in 17'J"/ Mercy Cotts and settled 1n Stonington, ct. (stonington Rec.) In 1738 Han.ry Stephens conT971 tor the consideration ot love and good vill, to his son Sill.eon Stephana, land in said stonington, by estimate thirty- acres. (stonington Bee. lie • .5, P• 92) IsS1e1 1. 117 Hann.ab b. 17~ -•-Theo.Pitch in 1?S'/ • . 2. 118 Jared b. 177) -•- Lucy si.vart. j.. 119 Silleon b. 17-41-11- fbsan Sherm.an in 1760. 4 120 Anna b. 1746 -m- John Udall. 5. 121 Abel b. 1748 -a- Bridget Palmer. 6. 122) &.izabeth b. 17.52 -m- Nathan Stilson. 7. 12:3) Ro&sih (Ro•el.lt) b. 1755 -•- Lydia Bowl.son. He is a Rev. Vet. (Obastin Gen •.gives one more 1:ut I won't vouch tor it). 8. 124) Benjamin -m- Hope Shaw. 4 ,56) Jeded1ah6 ~hens (Henry5, Hem-y ) bap. 1n 1716 at Stonington; -11- in 1743 Mary Rathbone; lived at Stonington until 1752 when the7 raaoved to Canaan. Ct. where he lived in 1773. He joined the Comi. Colol')1' and went to Wyoming Valley, Pa. and was in the Wyoming Massacre by the Indians. Issue: (stonington Rec.) 1. 125) Joshua b. 174.5 -m.- Christiana nitcher in 1767. 2. 120) Mary b. 1746 is thought to have -a- Isek Hamil ton, killed in the Wyoming Indian Massa.ere. ).. 126a) Thankfu.l. b. 1748. 4 1'Z'/) Martha b .. 17~ -m- in 1770 Elijah Rood. (The following from Canaan Records) s. 12-8) .Anne b. 175:3 -m- in 177:3 Jeremiah Baker. 6. 129 &mice b. 1755 7. 1)) Jedediah Jr. b. 1757 -•- 1n 1778 Abigail Corey. 8. 1 )1 Ira b. 1759 -m-· Sybil Ranson. 9. 132 Ru.t\J.s b. 1762, d. July J, 1778, killed and scalped by the Indians in the Wyoming Valley- Battle. 10. 1JJ~ Sy"lvia b. 1764. 11. 1)4 Nathan b. 1766. 12. 1:,5 Cynthia b. 1768 -m.- Francis Saturlee. 6 4 57) Lucy Stephens (H~, Henry ) b. in 1717 -m- Ephraim Snith, a wid.owr in 1744; died 1805. He died 1774; Lived in Stonington, ct. Issu.e: 1. 1:)6) Anne Snith b. 1744. 2. 111) Lucy b. 1746 3. 1 ~) Thankful b. 17lJS 4. 1J9J El.iphal b. 1752; d. 1791 -m- Nathaniel Morgan, who d. 1796. 5. 140) Gilbert b. 1756. 6. 141) 5anford b. 176o. 6 4 $) El.iu.betb stephans Ciianr15, Haary ) -m- lst Wm. stenrt, Jr. in 1740 and aettJ.ed in Stonington, Ct •. A deed to her tram Hem, proves the relationship - Bk. 6, p. 161. Mr. Stewart died at 46 years ot age leaving his widow with 9 children. So later she -11- Joe Pal.mer, a widower with 9 children. Total 181 Issie or Elizabeth and Williaa Stewart. 1. 142) Lucretia b. 1741 -a- Dr. John Bartlett ot Lebanon. 2. 14;) LUCJ' b. 174) -•- Jared stephens. J. 144) Bathan b. 1745. 4. 145) Elizabeth b. 1747 -11- John Coats. 5. 146) Mary b. 1749. 6. 147) William b. 17.52. 7. 148) Content b. 17.54. 8. 149) Elisha b. 17S, -•- Sarah Witter in 1777, of stephensto1m, Rensselaer Co., N. Y. 9. 14')) Bliphal.et b. 17.59: went vest (prob. to Stephenstom) Isme or KL1zabeth and Joe Pal.lier: 10. 151) Sabra

4 :, 2 1 . 11) Nicholas Stevens (Nicholas , Thos. An1:hony" ) d. 1674. "Stevens, licholas, Aug. 1674; there vu retamed qr the Constable ot Haddam (Ct.) a verdict concerning the death ot one Hicbolas stavens ot Rhode Island. A jury •••• found no Jlllrder blt tbat ha was drowned 1n the river .Aug. 6, 1674.• - CoM. Probate Rec. Col. 1, p. 241. There are said to be about 14 pages more ot these records in case anybody should ever want to investigate 1'1rther. Stevens-Tripp by' M. s. Gbastin says licbolas st.evens -m- Mary Gallop, dau. of John bit this contl.icts with Plolden Stevens Gen. which shows her -m- to soaeone else. His isse is also uncertain, but one was probably Thomas st.evens whose name appears on the list or tree inhabitants ot Westerly, R. I. He -m- Mary, dau. ot Henry Hall, Sr. ot Westerly, R. I. and r•. to Stonington, Conn. where he died May 14, 17;6 and his will was probated June 4, 1736. Apparent.17 no issue. If so, Henry steTens or Stonington, Ct. was his uncle.

12a) John Stevens, alleged to have been a son ot Nicholas3 appears to have been in the Albemarle Colony (now N. c.) Headrights were proven tor John Stevens in 1&:J'l; Also £or Jacob stevens, and Mary stevens in 1697 Thos. Stevens went to court there in 1&:J'l ( son ot 1(Nicholas J who died there in 1670) John Stevens, Test. to George n.trant's will 17,:> William stephens -m- in 1702 Mrs. Sarah (Jooke) I.urant. It is quite possible tbat Jacob, Mary and William were ala, children of 1) NicholasJ as well as ThC111&s and perhaps John, hit the records are so poor that it has not been prov~. (The auth­ ority is Hathw~•s N.C. Hist. & Gen. Reg.) There is a "Stevens Lee" mentioned in a will with mi. starkey as executor, who was probably a nephew or 1) Nicholas and Elizabeth (starkey) Stevens; tut the data are too meager to sa:,- if thq were linked to said John. Colonel Jesse r. 11 Stevens, 1879-1962, Isaac7 SteTens, 179:3-1879, Boston, Mass., later Brig. General and pioneer settler in Rush County, Indiana, geneal.ogist for his line (Henry1o Richard9, and farm manager. He lett sam.g records of Peletiah8-7, Nicholas6-S, Richard4 ot his line (James0, John.5, Tbos. of Albemarle Taunton, Mass.) and Craven County, North Carolina.)

.51 CH.llTIR VII OFTBBJIOO'RftallE&.TIOI DBDIDANTS or 12) TBOHlS s.--r1l'!IJIIN'lms of Crann County, H. c. 4 2 1 12) Thmae stnens (Bicbolas3• 'l'hoa. • .Antbo1Q' ) b. ca 1662; d. 17.51 in Craven County, H, c., leaving a vill - Grilles N. C. Wills. He -m- 1st betore 1690 Jane __, 11'boa. Stephens and. Vite Jane aolmowladged deed tor land sold to Benj. Laker on Castleton Creek. 1 (Hatbvay's N. c. Hist. and Gen. Register, Vol. 2, p. 151). In 1693 he.and Jane had a lawmit with a Mr. Thorne. (Ibid). I .find no other Thomas Stevens 1n the colony at this tiae. "Anne Stevens, daughter of Tbos. and wife Jane was bom March 5, 1695" (Ibid, Vol. J, p. :,68) (Mentioned in Will.) In 1696 Thos. was a witness in Perqu.:lmans Precinct. In Jan. 1697 Thos. S:mmoned to court (Ibid I, p. 141) In 1702, Thomas Stevens on the list ot tithables 1n Chowan Precinct. Apparaatly Jane died before 1712 (the vital records are rather poor tor that time) and Hathawq says Thomas then married Mary Kaswall (Cas­ well), dau. ot Francis KaSN8l.l, who in his will 1n 1712 lists Mary b.r her maiden name of Mary Kaswell (Caswall) so it appears that his 2nd marriage was attar 1712. Probably the tirst tin ch1ldran ending with .Anna were by his first wife Jane and the last two by Mary'. The youngest Child, John, apparently named a aon, Francis, after his mother's father Francis Kaswell. In 12) Thomas• vill in 17.51 in Craven County where Thomas lived, it shows he let the home plantation to son John, aibject to the lite interest of his mother, Maey. He had sold the farm at White Oak to Hath. Morrow. He apparentl:r held no slaves, although son, John, did later. The encutors were Thos. Jr. arid Ben Brocket, apparently lm.sband of daughter Sarah. Issue: •1. 1(;()) Thomas Jr. b. ca.1687, married, wife not traced. A. deed shows he sold SOile land in Craven County- about 17.56. 2. 161) Sarah b. ca 1690 -m- Ben Brockett. His will mentions no chil- dren so I doubt it they bad any. ( 17 .58) J. 162) Elizabeth b. ca~1692. n.t. 4. 16)) Mat7 b. ca. 1694. n.t. 5. 164) Anna or Anne, b. 169.5 n.t. 6. 165) Frances b. ca. 1714, n.t. •7. 166) John b. ca 1716 -m- 1st ca.1740 Grace Raiford, dau. ot Matthew Raiford, settled in CUllberland Co., N. C. -m.- 2.nd Sarah ...... --• N.B. - In the first edition of this book, 12) Thomas was coni\J.sed with the Thomas, son ot 1J) Richard of Taunton, Mass. who also -m- a Mary Caswell. Some members of the Taunton .famjly were proved to have come to the Carolinas and the compiler made the mistake that 1J) Richard I s son, et ux. had come with them. It only made a difference in two generations as they were all descended trom Thomas2 ot London, F.ngland, anyway.

FIFTH G:mERATION 16o) Thomas.5 stevens b. ca 1687. I admit that the wife and children of this Thomas are not well proved bit there is s:,me evidence which m.ay help other researchers to add to it. Apparently he -m- a woman named Martin; judging from. the following will: "Martin, Eaizabeth (wife of Thos.) Craven Count:,, March ,>, 1747. Dau: Sarah Loftin, Grandchildren: Ann Stevens, Robert Wallis ••• " Hathway's N. c. Hist. & Gen. Reg. V. i, P. 'Y,+7. 52 A da11ghter, not named. of TJK,a. and Blisabeth Martin had aarried ~vens in Craven County", and had a daughter naacl an stenna. Jpparently--- this was 160) Thomas Stevens. Both tadl ies lived 111 CraND County and there was apparent.17 no other Stevena tally 1n th• Mtlll.V at that t:me, except, perhaps Tboaas• brother 166) John who had a daughter !Dna but she sirel7 was born S011e tim.e a.tter 1747. So consider Ann aa a daughter ot 160) Thomas. (Will) John stephans, J'uly 12, 1781, Anson County, gives 1.SO acres on Curren Creek on Cape Fear river "to my tvo sisters Haney Cain and Sarah Stephens." Executors: Robert Raif'ord and Jos. Cain. Nancy was wife ot Ben Cain. Robert Raiford was brother-in-law to 166) John, the brother of 160) Thomas. I teel that this John, d. 1781, and bis sisters Nancy and Sarah wre also children of 160) TbouaS mt conclude there is not c:pite enough evidence to include th• in our book as children. About 1768, Charles Stevens ot Dobbs Coun1"41', N. C. sold land on the Cape Fear River. (Cwaberland County- Deed Book R, p. 176) at 1Q'ette­ villa, formerly Cross Creek. His name appears on tour or mre other conveyances there. It is rq thesis that this Charles vas a aon c,f 160) Thomas. 1. He was from Dobbs Co., formed from the northeastern part of Craven in 17.58. The general migration ot each generation vaa to the ·n• cheaper land on the frontier and this was not tar tram the old hoae place. 2. There apparentl.7 were no other stevens families living so near the old home place or his lather. J. As I shall show a tev lines below, this Charles bad a grand­ son named AntboJlY stavens, which is a rare trace n111e in the stevens famiJ ies. That just about proves Charles a descendant ot Antbony1 stephens of England. While unlikely, it is possible, of course, thi1 Charles could have been a grandson or other descendant ot )) AnthonyJ stephens of Virginia, who was a great uncle of 160) Thomas. So in the 1790 U. s. Census, we !ind our Charles as the onl7 Charles stevens in the whole state in the Richmond Dist. or Caswell County and with .him a Thomas, likely his son, perhaps named tor 12)Thos. 4 Charles•name is spelled "Staphens• blt obv10\lsl.Y' the emimerator just misspelled it since a hand-written "a" and "e" can look much alike; There is also a William and Benjamin Stevens, likely sons ot Charles. That is correct as proved by his will in Oct. 179.3. No wife listed so apparently deceased. Sons: Thomas, William and Benjamin. Daughters: Abbemar Williams and Elizabeth Lee. (Old' s N. C. Wills, p. SS). It is said that Charles stevens was a signer or the Cwriberland Declaration ca 1775, which has been called the little Declaration of Independence. (N. C• .Archives.) In the u. S. Census or 1800, the only stevens-Stephens listing in Caswell County is Anthony, George and Benjamin. Probabl:, Anthony and George were sons of Benjamin. Apparently this Anthony moved before the census or 18,> to Jefferson County, Indiana - lived in Madison City (Lot 62). A clue as to the wite of Charles d. 179J: In 1778 Charles stevens and Hester Cassel (Cessal) jointg, both of Cumberland Co., (N.C.) sold land iz1 said coumty on the C~e Fear River. She was dau. or ~. Cissell. This rare name is probably intended to be "Cinsll" it correctly spelled in the census, as there is no sich name in the N. c. census as Cassel or Cissil. Joint deeds are usually used :tor wives or 53 siblings, so why this one? Obviously, Hester was neither Wife nor sister to Charles. Charles' wife was deceased at the time of his will in 1793 so I suggest that she was deceased at the time of this deed in 1778; that Charles and his wii'e had owed the property jointly and that when she died her sister Hester had inherited the wire's share. This last name could have been a. misspelling or Caswell. Recapitulation: 4 16o) Thomas5 stevens b. ca 1687 (Thos. • Capt. Nicholas3) lived in Craven, CUmberland and Caswell Counties,. apparently -m- ___?urtin. He sold land in Craven ca 1756. Issue: 6 •1. 168) Charles stevens b. ca. 1723, prob. -m- • Cissell. 6 d. 179J in Caswell County. (will). 2. 169) Ann - and probably other children. 4 2 1 166) Jolm5 Stevens b. ca. 1720 (12)Thos. , Nicholas3, Thos. , .Antho~ ) of Craven, Anson, and Cumbe;:land Counties, N. C. -m- 1st Grace::, Raiford (R;qford), (Matthew', Phil1p1) i1Rlllierant to Virginia - will 1n Isle of Wight Co. (Will Records, Vol. 2, p. 164). -m- 2nd Sarah _. He inherited the home plantation from his father in Craven County and so had some capital to start with (will). In 1759 John stevens 11 ot Cumberland" deeded land. 1761 John and Grace Stevens deeded to Pat Conner. 1762 (Aug. 11) John stevens, Gent. and Grace, his wife of Cumber-- land Co. deeded land. (Apparently "Gent." means he belonged to the gentleman class. Anyway he was grandson ot Capt. NicholasJ who as the oldest son could claim coat of arms or Thomas2 in England. ) 1764 John Stevens, sawyer, or Cumberland and Grace deeded to James Stephens. 1765 William Raiford (perhaps brother-in-law) deeded to Jolm stevens of Anson Co., 400 acres in Cumberland Co. This was probably "Long John" the son or 166) John. 1770 Jolm Stevens and Sarah (her mark) deed. (Grace apparently deceased between 176.5 and 1769.) 1761 Jolm andGrace stevens deed :Cor land on Cross Creek (now Fayetteville) and five more the same year; and alx>ut ten more in the next five years.) 1770 John and Sa.rah, about 20 more parcels on Cross Creek. In. short John must have given or J:eceived over JO deeds for land in Anson, on Cape Fear River and at one time seems to have owed a lot ot land perhaps over a thousand acres, of the rich land in and aro'Wld Fayetteville, N. C. In some deeds in Anson he reserved one-half of any gold and silver to be found later. In the early days enough gold and silver was taken out of this territory so that a mint was established. not far away. The location, as by Brown Creek in Anson where his sons, Francis, John and James owned land is in that part of Anson which became Montgomery County after about 1770. He made his will March 13th, 1779, and it was probated April 1779. Old' s missed this will in making up his will book and a Raleigh genealogist said there was no will blt I fowid it in the Fayette­ ville Court House. It is about the oldest there. He signed it "stevens". He "lent" to wite Sarah for life, the land plantation, one halt .ot ~e .gris~mill and sav-mUJ and one Negro boy named Sharper and a Negro girl named Charity with the remainders over to son James, "and in case the child which my said wite Sarah is now pregnant with" should be a son, he was to have half ot the property willed to son .James; "and if a daughter" the other daughters are to divide theirs with her, l:llt only the daughters he has by wife Sarah. Daughters Sarah and Anne inherited two little Negro girls. Son Jo}m "Long John" received one-halt ot a sawmill and gristm1Jl and a parcel ot land. Oldest son, Francis, inherited 20 shilliJlgs currency having pre­ viously received his share. Also to eldest daughter, Mary, 20 sbillinl•• The executors are to sell LK>o acres of land in Anson County and pq his bills; also sell two slaves named Priss and Isaac. "my trusty friend Philip Raiford Ex.ecu tor. " Philip Raiford was a brother or Grace Raiford so this helps to prove that Grace was his first wife since no official record ot the marriage has been tound or likely to be found, Nearly all of the records for that time have perished; if they were ever recorded. I regret we have never been ahl.e to trace the child with which Sarah was pregnant. There is a slight clue that Sarah's last name may have been Gilmore or Mattheus. I think the first four children were by Grace, and Sarah, Anne and the child "in esse" by his second wife. Issue of 166) John: •1. 17.S) Francis b. ca 1744, probably d. ca 1800; owned land in Anson County; in Montgomery Co. in 1790. *2. 176) John Jr. b. ca 1746. This is Long John, the Irid:lan Scout. Veteran ot American Revolution. Afterwards lived in Montgomery Co. and d. there ca 1807. •:,. 177) James b. ca 1750, -m- Ceberry___ , lived Montgomery Co., then in 1808 to Franklin Co., Ind.; Veteran ot the .American Revolution. 4. 178) Mary b. ca 17.56. n.t. s. 179) Sarah n. t. 6. 180) .Anne n. t. 7 • 181 ) 7 n. t. N.B. Perhaps 166) John's 2nd Vite may have been Sarah Stacey as his son James named a daughter Stacey. It is probable that one of the daughters of 166) John stevens married a Raiford. In a land grant, N. C. JS)) in 179.S a Raiford is listed as an heir of John stevens (or Stephens) deceased. The first name ot the Raj ford is not clear and he is the only one listed. This daughter of 166) John could have been Mary stevens b. ca 17.56; she could have had a son ca 1776 named Raitord. It is als:, probable that 179) Sarah Stevens, dau. of 166) John, was the Sarah Stevens who married David Railsback of Rowan County, N.C. in 1794. rr so, she was born in 177.J and apparently a child of John' a second wife Sarah. ?w1rs. Martha R. Tinsley. Custer, s. D. is a descendant. SIXTH GmmATION 6 4 168) Charles Stevens (Thos. t Thos. , Capt. Nicholas)) ca 172)-1793 apparently -m- ______Cissel; a N. c. Genealogist says his name is on the list or signers of the Cumberland Declaration ca 1775, called the LittJ.e Declaration 0£ Independence. He apparentl.7 moved out ot Dobbs Co. (formed from part ot Craven) by 1764 to CUmberland Co. as a deed then says "to Charles Stevens, cooper., ot Cumberland Co. 1 land on the NE side o:t the NW branch of the Cape rear river and again 1n 17fll a deed to Charles Stenna, ca,per, ot Cumberland; witness: Moore stevens. 55 (or Morre stevana); and 1n anotllar deed 1n 17~ he is Charles stevens, plant- er. In 1r,o Charles sold to Moore stevens 89 acres on NW river (means Nw bran.oh ot Cape Fear riflr which runs through Cuaberland Co.). This is cert"91nly 168) Charles. There vaa another Charles, bu.t only one, in Nev Hanover Co. bit he died in 1767. Some tille before 1790 Charles, et ux and family 110'Y8d. to Caswell Co. where he died in 1793 leaving a will which lists the following children. ( Old I s N. C. Wills) : 1. 170) 'thomas7 b. ca 1745 n.t. 2. 171) WUliaa7 n. t. •:,. 172) Banjallin7 b. ca. 1748 ot Caswell Co., wife not traced. 4. 17J) .Abbemar7 Williams (dau.) s. 174) il1sabeth7 Lee 6. Apparently Charles stevens, Jr. - see note below. 1 .Al though this is of the next r;eneratio~ tor convenience I will insert it here. Children of 172) Benjamin 8 1. B2J:>2) .Anthony stephens (census taker's spelling in 1800) b. ca 1770, had a wife, 2 bo7s and 2 girls and 1 slave. By 1850 lle was 1n Madison City, Jefferson Co., Ind. 2. B2D3) Qeorge6, age 26-45; 2 females 26-45; 1 female over 45. 6 4 2 1 17.5) Prancis stevens (or Stephms), (Johns, Thos. • Nicholas3, Thos. , Ant. ) b. ca 1744, "eldest son"; vite not traced; lived in Cumberland Co. and Anaon Count7 in lihat is now Montgomer., Co. in 1790. His father 166) John. Stevens in his will left him "only twenty shillings currenc,-, having formerly granted and given to .him a to.11 share with my- other children." On Oct. 24, 1767, Francis had a state grant (or more correctly a colony grant) ot 200 acres in .Anson Co. (now in Montgom.er.y Co.) on the Si side ot the Pee Dee river, joining Jonn Stephens, one-halt mile below Brown Creek. This was by bis brother 176) Long John Stevens and his other brother 177) James owned land near by. I believe this was their hom.es tro:m about 1770 until 1800 or 1808 and could be fairly well located todq with a good map showing Bro1111 Creek. It is a matter of fam1r17 history on the authorit7 of 200) Isaac Stephans (stevens) that; they lived near the Pee Dee river. Francis, et ux were there in the U. s. census ot 1790 as he was the only" 1.rancis in the state. In this cenats they had 1 bOy under 16 and 2 girls. Probably they had some grown children away from home. By 1800 Francis was not :µi the census ( the Francis Jr. there was his nephew, son of 177 Jam.es). So perhaps Francis had started west. Anyway, ve .find him with James and 3-5 o:t his sons and James Jr. in Frankl.in Co. Tax List of 1811. (Franklin Co. Indiana Atlas of 1882). At that time 175) Francis was nearly 70 years ot age and perhaps soon died as I found no further record of b1m. According to his nephew 201) Isaac, he was a Veteran of the .American Revolution tut his name mq not be on the official list. In the 1790 census he had l son wider 16 and two daughters and probably about 2 adult children. I m.ggest he may have had a 10n named John, who had a son named Moses. In Anson County (now Montgomery') in 1806 .a deed shows Moses stephens sold 100 acres on the Pee Dee river near Brown Creek close to the old hoaes of 175) Francis and his brothers. In 1824 the will ot John Stevens vaa probated in Caldwell County, Ky. Polly (perhaps Mary) is a widow ot John's son Moses and she is willed a lite interest. Witness: James stevens. (Perhaps son of 175 Francis). 1. Charles Stevens, Jr. 178J (H. c. Inventories, Caswell Co., P• 1041; Adm. bond ) March 1783, Adm. Eliz. stephens, Caswell Co. cited in Journal H. c. Gen. Sept. 19.56, p. 199 and Dec. 1962, P• 1041 ). 175) Francis - cont. Besides Juies, apparently' another child ot 175) Francis vaa Delilah Stephens Barrfll, 1787-1869, prob. 2nd Wife ot Iaaac~HalTel, 1751-1818, b.lried in. the old stevens Graveyard ca 3 llilea. south. or Col\lllbia 1n Fayette County- gn a farm. owned 1n 1950 by l'rank Bb7. Soae isme ot 175) Francis stephens: 1. 204) James7 steohens, b. Prob. ca. 1780 1n N. C. 2. 197D) Dalllah7 st;ephens, 1787-1869 -•- Isaac Harrel. 6 4 176) Jobn stevens (or Stephcs) (Joim.5• Tbos. • Nicholas)) b. ca 1746 resided 110stly 1n AnlOn Co., H. c. (now Jfo11.tgoaery Co.).. As to the names of his. wins, I am a little disgruntled and would like to be grunt.led tor a change. For this time there are no official aarriage records. Montgomeey Court House blrned tvice and I think Anson once. One source says Lon" John married a niece of Gen. Nathaniel. Greene. It so there is a so, chance her name was Greene. He vas called Long John, I guess because he was tall. He died in Montgomery Co., H. C. Mrs. May' W. McBee, compiler of a book on .Anson records, 111ggests that his first wife was a Sarah Stewart, probabl Y' daughter of John Stewart. ait this is not veey convincing to •• if she vas depend1ng on old deeds before 1710 and that is about all there is left, tor judging by censu.s records, I doubt it bis first marriage was before 1780 and out ot 40 or more Stephens deeds there I have not tound one that bad his name and a wife Sarah. There was another John and Sarah or two. In the census of 1800, Long Jo:tm 1.s wife is listed as over 45 years or age bit in the 1810 cenms his wife Rebecca is listed as under 4S years of age; also no girls are listed 1n either cenais, while in the 1810 census there are 2 girls 10 to 16 y-aars ot age and three under 10 years of age. So it appears that-Rebecca was a an,d wif'e and that only the three girls under 10 were his by Rebecca; that the 2 girls between 10-16 years ot age in 1810 were hers by a previous marriage; that only three boys were his by bis 1st wife. I suggest Rebecca I s ma:1 den ~e mq have been Raiford, daughter of William Raiford, d. 177J (Wm. , Philip1) as no husband has so tar been traced tor her so far as my Raiford records go. I recall a few years after Jolm I s death, a Raif'ord woman in Tennessee put in a claim tor part ot the estate. His father 166) John Stevens -m- Grace Raiford and the fam:\l ies were closely- aaaociated. I also suggest that the first vita's surname was probably "Brant­ ley" because Henry, son ot Long John, named his first child Brantley stephens. Obviously it is a surname used as a given nae as so often happened. There were twenty or more Brantley fam:1Jy heads in N. C. in 1790; some in Halifax, Nash and Chatham (near Montg0118ry) counties. Ot course, said Henry lmew his 110ther' s maid,m name and since his Wife was a Hicks, it was not from her father. The family records of the Long John line were partly written by' James K. P. Stephens, a grandson or Long John, and Hemry Stephens, a great grandson or Long John; and revised in 1914 by Lane Stephens. Wilcox and his .father Harry Wilcox, who are descendants of Long John, at San Jose, California. They have done a praisewortbl' senice 1n preserving records, especially many that the 177) James line did not have, bit as most N. C. records before the Revolution.~e.poor, ap­ parently they have, in 'lff3 opinion, made a mistake 1n tll1nld.ng thal, Long John c•e from &igland to the Colonies in 1770. I think they are con:t'asing him with another John stephens, of whom there were so many. Several other people have done this including this writer so it is quite excusable. Some of the Long John line still spell the nae "stephans" bit nearly all ot the 177.) James line definitely changed about 18lf0 to "stevens". I have a photostat or the will of 166) John stevens, probated in 1'l79 and he definitely spelled i.t "Stevens" wt as many of his descendants could not read and write others. spelled .it tor them •Stephens" in the censuses and until 1840 after public schools were available and all knew how to spal.l their names. The will ot 166) John Stevens 1n 1779 at Fayetteville, N. c.,the old deeds and family records or the 177) James line, prove that Long John was a son or 106) John whose ancestors had been in North Carolina for a long time, back to 1670 or more. In his will 166) John Stevens bequeathed to Long John a parcel ot land on Cross Creek (called Fayette­ ville since the Revolution) and one-halt of a grist-mill and saw-mill there; so Long John had real estate in both Cumberland and Anson (now 1-bntgomery) Counties. In 1760 one John Stephens bought 8.50 acres of rich soil on Cross Creek from John Newberry but apparently this was Long John's rather, and the same year J.50 acres more,making a total or 1?j)0 acres (Cumber­ land County Deed Book. ) Ent in 1764 John sold 910 acres of it to James Stevens. This was not our James bit a James from Wake Co. probably no relation. In Anson Co. in 176.5 land was sold to John Stephens, Jr. on the south side ot the Pee Dee river below the mouth ot Brown Creek, 2.85 acres. This was Long John. As I said, the brother Francis bought 200 acres there joining it in 1767, as the deed or Francis said, "on the Sil side of the Pee Dee river joining John Stephens one-ha],f mile below the mouth ot Brown Creek. This was later their home until about 1779. Their brother James also owned land nearby. In 1779, the year their father died, John Stevens, Jr. sold to George Jefferson for 600 pounds, 285 acres in .Anson on the Pee Dee river below Brown Creek. This was the same land he had bought from Wm. Picket in 1765, signed by his mark blt no wite signed, leading me to doubt he was first married before 1779. He apparently could not read and write, like ~ many others then. Anyway Long John made a tat profit on the land. In 1774 Jolm sold land bought in 1766; :,61 acres on Stl side of the Pee Dee and the deed was signed by wife Sarah, blt not Long John's wife; rather it was the 2nd wife of his rather 166) John because Philip Rai­ ford, a chum and executor o! 166) Jolm' s will signed as a witness. He was also brother-in-law by 166) John 1 s 1st wife Grace Raiford. Grace was deceased before 1774 and so was not in John I s will. lht nearly always a relative or an in-law is executor o! a will so that the John and Grace deeds on record convinced me that Grace Raiford was his first wife. Later I found from Raiford genealogists they had such a record. . All famiJy records agree that Long John was in the Revolutionary War as a soldier under Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox general, and per­ haps he came out a Captain. In official records he is No. 8985 from the Salisblry District which included Montgomery County. Some of his brothers are said to have been soldiers under J. S,1mpter. He was also an Indian fighter and scout. His nephew 201) Isaac who was b. in 1793 in N. c. but later lived in Indiana, considered him a hero and Isaac is the authority- tor 110st of the data 1n th• 177) Jwa records about bi ■• It Long John bad been able to write and it he ha(J ~ept a record of hie Mr• vice, he. probablJ' would haTe rivaled Daniel Boone. I accept the ta■ 1ly record ot the Long John line Jdiich _,,,,. h• died in Montgoaeey Co., N. c. 1n 1807. 1Jo~ ~hens (Hr. 898S) Saliablry Dist., received pq tor militia serrlce. a Roster ot .H. C. Soldiers 1n the Aaerican Rev. p. )99). Ia••: the three children by his first wife, perhaps ------Brantl,y: •1. 182~ Elijal)? b. ca 1783 -•- ca 1807 Nancy Slllith 1n H. c.; d. 184). ~2. 18) He~? b. ca 178.5 in N. C. -m- jJq Hicks, to Clq Co. Ind. •:,. 184 Jaaes b. 1791 (affidavit) -•- 1st SaJlie Jordan -a- 2nd Weltb_y S.aan, aettl.. Clq Co. Indiana. Three children ot Rebecca bit not by Long John ao apparently by" her lat husband: R. 4 Pollie b. ca 1795 R. S Nancy b. ca. 1797 R. 6 Dovey- b. ca 1799 Three children of John and Rebecca Stephens& 7. 188) Rebecca? b. ca 1802 in H. c. 8. 189) Sal lief b •.ca 1804 in H. C. 9. 190) Olie7 b. ca 1806 1n I. C. 6 4 2 1 177) Jaea SteTens (Jobn5, Thos. , 11cbolaa3, Thoa. • jntboD1' ) b. ca 17.SO probably in Cmiberland Co., N. c. -a- ca 1771 Ceberry (Cebra) perhaps McPheraon. Ber aon, 201) Isaac naed a aon "Willia McPherson Stevena• and there was a w.. McPberaon in 1790 in Cumberland Co., I. c. with 7 cb:\J dren, perhaps a brother ot Cebra and uncle to Isaac. In 1759 Jaaes was living with bis parents in or near Cross Creek (nov Fqetteville), perhaps helping his father a little at the grist a:Jll and saw ■ Utl. In his father's will in 1779, Jaaes is bequ.eathed, after a lite interest to his step-mother, Sarah, a halt interest in aaid mills, oxen, etc. For- tunately his aon Robert lived to be in the censis ot 18,0 which shows Robert was born in 1776 so I estimate J~es and Cebra -•- ca 1771. James was a Vet. of the American Revolution, having aerved under Gen. Francis Marion and/or J. S.rmnftr. (Am.. Rev. Vol. II, p. 96 - Boster ot Soldiers trom N. c.) (DAR). His official number is 89706. Gold had been discovered by a rich strike at the Reed mine 1n 1779 and soon was to be found in Anson Count7 and 10 m1Jl ton dollars worth was taken out later from that :m1ne. A bo7 naaed Conrad Reed plqed hookey" from chllrch one SUndq and while fishing, stuabled on a nugget larger than his fist. North Carolina was the leading producer in the U. S. until gold was discovered in 1849 1n California. lilt in 1808, James, et al. decided to move to Indiana. Either they did not lmow how good the mines ware or they decided they did not want to be miners. Some gold had been discovered before 1799 blt not enough to make it pay much. Some ot the old deeds of John Stephans (Stevens) re- served one-half of any gold and silver. I OIi.it the details or the trip in the family record but they had no trouble with Indians and arrived the same year in the beautiful. White River Valley and settled first in Franklin County, Indiana. In the Franklin Co. Ind. tax lixt ot 1811 (Atlas or 1882) they are listed as: 59 6 177) Jaes (& S mns) 175) Francis Sr. (bro. of James) 191) Francis Jr., son ot 171) James 182) 11.ijah, son ot 176) Long John 196) Heney, aon of 17?) James 204) James Jr. , apparently son 194) Samuel, son ot 177) James ot 175) Francis, as not the Hot listed as not yet married blt son ot 177) James there: 198) Joseph, son of 177) James and 201) Isaac, age 15, son of 177) James So these and the minor children were evidently the members ot the caravan which migrated to Franklin Co., Indiana, in 1808. 177) Jam.es bought a farm in the SE corner of Fairfield Twp., in Sec­ tion .36, J miles east and one mile south or the little village of Fairfield (now); much too hilly I thought the last time I saw it, but probably the best he could do until the rich farm land in adjacent Rush and Fayette Counties would be opened up for settlement 12 years later in 1822. When too feeble to properly take care or himself 177) James and Cebra went to live with son 19:3) Robert in Fayette Co., where he died Ar,r. 24, 1826. (stevens vs. Stevens 1826 Franklin Co. Court Records). So the record or his estate is mos~y 1n Fayette Co. as I learned to my sorrow atter hunting tor it in Franklin Count7-. I did not have it for the first edition or this book nor the will of 106) John, so I found the family records had lett out a lot of the children - (Probate Rec. Fayette Co. Book .A., page ~ 1 ) • The household goods were alloted to wife Ce berry (Seaberry) - perhaps a surname of an ancestor. It took o!Y:Y about six years to close the estate. 198) Joseph, adm. :in 18J2----riled his account. J_ames had assets wt he had helped his children and some grandchildren before he died and the old place did not bring much, after expenses, about $1:30 net; judgment against son John who had been living there renting it, tut John was insolvent; expenses tor whiskey for the use ot the estate (whatever that was) 75 cents. To son Robert for boarding the decedent $25.00; to Christine (b. 1817), Joe and Mary Rash guardian $4.15 and Bandon steveris (apparently a twin) "who are the heirs or son Francis and heirs at law 0£ decedent, Robert stevens, guardian $4.15. Obviously, Mary Stevens Rash was one of the two children left out :in the state record at Connersville, Ind. That makes the three girls in the censuses. Fam1J y records say there were nine sons but does not name them. On tombstones in Richland Twp. Rush Co. the following: Joseph Stevens, d. 1857, age 70 years, wife 1iarY Ann. &imond stevens, d. ·1851, age 70 years, wife Sarah. - Salt Creek (Methodist) Cemeteq ca ; m1J es east of Richland). This is 198) Joseph stevens, s:>n or 177} James. As 70 years old, Edmond was born in 1781. These graves are side by side indicating close relationship, and the only stevens graves I saw in this graveyard. Edmond could not have been a son or nephew of Joseph as the vital dates do not allow it, so it appears he could only have been a brother.· This gives us the son needed to make up the 12 children. Also Elijah had evi.. dently named a son after him. He apparently had lived some distance from Fayette Co., perhaps even outside the state before 18J1 as not found in the censuses of 1820 and 18JQ ·for Fayette, Franklin or Rush Counties, Ind. About 1920, my father wrote me 177) James and Cebra were wried in the old Stevens Graveyard on the Frank Eby f'arm just south of Columbia in Fayette Co. but there were no stones remaining for them in 1949. Vand.al s had broken and/ or carried away many. There were stones for 182 Elijah, wife Nancy, sons Enoch and Oliver and wife Barbara etc. James was a Veteran of the American ·Rev. Proof: Roster of Soldiers from N. C. in Am. Rev. by DAR p. 164; Pierce's Register No. 89706; also DAR book, Vol. II p. 96 tor veterans 'curied in Indiana. 177) James Stevens and wite Cebra. Their children, perhaps niob, were: *1; 191) Franc1s7 Stephens (stevens) ca 1772-1817 -m- 2nd Mary' Kidwell. . (Franklin Co. Rec.) Sett.led in Franklin Co., Ind. *2. 19,3) Robert7 1776-1853 -m- Sarah Bean, set. Fayette Co., Ind. *J. 192) William7 ca 1778 -m- perhaps Annie (Anis, Anice __). 4. 194) Sal11Uel7 ca 1780 -m- perhaps Cleary, set. Fayette Co., Ind. s. 197l Edmood7 1781-18.51 -m- Sarah ~ b.lried Rush Co. Ind. •o. 19.5 Jobnl7ca 178)-1833 -m- perhaps Nancy, set. Franklin Co., Ind. 7. 196 Henry ca 178.5 - m - Olive ___ set. 1st Franklin Co. sometimes in Fayette Co. Ind. •8. Jo_wr,h7 1787-18S'/ -m-- Mary .Ann Kidwell (Franklin Co. Rec.) 19~J- · settled in Fayette Co., Ind. 9. 199) Nanc:r7 ca 1789, prob. -m- and set. outside the state. 10. 200) Mary7 ca 1791 -m- Joe Rash, S6t. in Franklin Co. Ind. *11. 201) Isaac? 1793-1879 -m- Elizabeth Snith, dau. ot John. He was born in l-iontgomery, N. C. and all siblings were born in N. C. 12. 202) Stacey? ca 1796 -m-- a Mindy, probably Larkin, apparently•vas in Fay-et te Co. 18 JO and removed. n. t. (Sisters o:r 177) James not traced.)

SEV:BliTH Gll~ERATION 182) Elijah? ca 17BJ-184J (John6, Johns, Thos. 4, Nicholas3), raised in Montgomery Co. N. C. -m- ca 1807 in N. C. Nancy- &aith and moved to Franklin Co., Ind. with his uncles and six cousins in 1808; on the tax list there in 1811; moved to Columbia Twp. of Fayette Co. qr 1823. Probably the old Stevens graveyard was on his place. This is about three miles south of the village or Columbia. Perhaps Elijah, et ux. were there 'before 1823 as there is one stone marked 1810, so they may have been "squatters". Tl1e deed records indicate he also owed land at one time in Grant and Wabash Counties. Widow Nancy in census o! 185() was 60 years of age and so lx>m 1790. Issue of Elijah and l~ancy (&nith) stephens: •1. 205) El.izabe~8 b. ca 1809 -m- 1829 Thomas J. Lewark,Fayette Co. *2. 206) Solo~n b. ca 1814 settled in Rush Co. •3. 21l7) Isaac 1816-1886 -m- Nancy Newhouse, set. Rush Co. •4. 208 Enoch 1820-1853 -m- Slsan....,.,.. b. 1821, set. Fayette Co. *5• 209 Edmond 1821-185.5 -m- Saralil4atney, settled Fayette Co. *o. 210 Henry J. b. 1820 -m- Elizabeth Stevens, cousin, dau. or Jos. 7. 211 Amanda not traced. 8. 212 Oliver, 18;0-18.59 -m- cousin Barbara Stevens, dau. o! Isaac. 18:3) Henri b. ca 1785 in N. c. (John6,John5,Thos.4. Nicholas)) -m- in M. C. Amy- Hicks and moved to IDd1aii.a in 1824, settling on Jordan Creek in Owen Co. near Jordan Village. Their children were: 1. 214 Bran~ey8 b. ca. 1808 in N. c. n.t. 2. 215 Hiram 8Stephens b. ca 1810 n. t. J. 216 Jensey 8 b. ca 1812 n.t. 4. 217 Malin~ b. ca 1814 n.t. 5. 218 Debora b. ca 1816 -m- Wiley Hicks. 184) James7 stephens b. 1791 (John6, John5, Thos. 4) -111- 1st SaJ.U,.e Jordan; -m- 2nd Welthy Beaman. At the age of 18 he enlisted as a soldier in the War of 1812. He served 1n Col. Ben Dumas Reg., Elijah Halton Co. Horth Carolina State l•!il.itia. After the war he made a trip west and visited his brother 182) Kl..ijah who was then living near Brookville in Franklin Co. , Ind. Soon they took a tr~ on the old Indian trail to Fort Harrison on the Wabash river near Terre Haute, passing through •

61 Indianapolis when it was mostly trees and stumps except for a few houses. If he met a Joshua Stevens there laying out some lots, he was the brother Qt the famous Civil War Congressman, Thaddeus Stevens, to whom our Cyprian line claim some relationship. (Ancestry 0£ Stevons-rdller by M. L. Holman 1947, says Thaddeus was a grandS)n o! the noted Capt. Phineaa Stevens - ~parently through Lieut. Samuel stevens - and Ethel stevens "Footprints 'hints he was related. This Joshua Stevens was the father of Thaddeus stevens, M. D. early head of the Dept. of Health in Indiana and called "its .father." Now back to 184) James; he and Elijah then took the old Indian trail from the Wabash river to Six Mile Creek near Bowling Green, Ind. After .looking at the land and visiting relatives, they returned to Brookville, after which James is said to have walked most or the way back to the old home in North Carolina. Shortly attar James Stephens ·~got home he united in marriage 1st with Miss Sallie Jordan, sister of Ruben Jordan. As the result or both marriages, he was the f'ather of some sixteen ( 16) children, which shows he took the admonition in the Bible to go forth and multiply, seriously. In 1824, James Stephens with Ruben Jordan· and Isaac Beam.an and their fam1J ies moved to Indiana, by way of the Cumberland Gap into Tenn. and Ky. crossing the Ohio River at Madison instead of the way James' uncle 177) James and company had crossed at Cincinnati when, as they said there were only .tour cabins there. 184) James and family settled in Owen Co. Ind. near the old stephens Cemetery or Oterbein U. B. Church. Ruben Jordan settled six miles north of Spencer and Isaac Beaman settled near Atkinson­ ville. In 182.5, Sallie Jordan Stephens died and in 1826 James~/ Stephens married Weltby Beaman, daughter of Isaac Beaman. The children of the two marriages were, first tor James and Sallie: 1. 220) Rebeccl, 1816-184J -m- van. J. Francis, :eowl1ng Green, Ind. n.t. •2. 222) Maha1ff b. ca 1817 -m- Labon Beaman ,:,. 22;) Buben, b. ca 1819 -m- in 1844 Elizabeth Chance, set. at Angus, Greene Co., Iowa. •4. 224) Mary8 1824-1901 -m- in 1848 Winston Crouse, Clay Co., died at Panora, Iowa. *5• 225) Lockey8 b. ca 1826 -m- Jane Kearns. 6. 226) Fnoch8 ca 1827-1847, batchelor. Issue or James and WeltlJ1' (Beaman) Stephens: 8 7. 2Z/ El.ij8§ b. ca 1828 d. 1908 -m- Rebecca Orman *8. 22.8 Labon b. ca 18:30 -m- Elizabeth Houk. 9. 229 Jane b. ca 18.32, spinster. 10. 230 aisan8 b. ca. 18,34, spinster. ·*11. 2J1 Henry b. ca 18.36 -m- Eliza Royer. *12. 2J2 Diza b. ca 18'Y'/ -m- .Anderson Orman •13. 2JJ) Nancy b. ca 18YJ -m- George Ellis. 1lJ.. 2;4) Malinda b. ca 1841 -m- Isaac Bolman, grandpa of Chas. Kitch. •15. 2;.5) James K. Polk Stephens, b. ca 184,3 -m- Margaret Frances Cra.ft. •16. 2;6) Jacob E. b. ca 1845 -m- Elizabeth &iftle. 188) Rebecca; 189) Sallie, and 190) Ollie (Long John6) were half-sisters of 184) James. Ollie -m- Arthur Johnson and perhaps had children blt I cannot identify them. I do not include their half-sisters: Pollie, Nancy and Dovey as they- apparently carry no Stevens blood. 6 191) F.rrmcis7 stevens ca 1??2-1817 (Jaes Jolm5) -m- .Aug. 25, 1816 (2ndT) Mary Kidwell in Franklin Co. (Franklin Co. Marriage Records). In the 1800 u. s. Census ot Montgomeij- Co. N. c. be was between 26 and 45 7ears of age as was his wife (nam,, unknown) • In 1800 they had J boys 62 191) Francis cont. tw-o boys under 10 years old and one under 16; and three girls about the same age brackets; a total or six children who are not traced. He came with his father, James, et al. to Franklin Co., in 1808 and was on the tax roll in 1811 there. Judging by the censuses, two ot his boys may have been named James and Isaac. Francis died in or about 1817, leaving two minor childrai whose names we know trom his father's estate records: perhaps twins: 8 1. 221) Christ~e b. in or alx>ut 1817 1n Franklin Co., Ird. 2. 24o) Bandon b. in or about 1817. 6 192) Wllliam7 b. ca 1774 N. C. (James ) -m- perhaps Annie_ in N. c. had a U. S. Land Grant in 1810, Seg. 27, Twp. 10 North Range 1 West in Franklin Co., Ind. ( 177) James had. one in the same twp. 1n 181 S) Issue: 8 1. 2;8) William Jr. b. 1812 -m- Mary___ b. 181 S in Ind. -(cenS11s). 6 4 193) Bobert7 Stevens 1776-1853 (James , John5, Tbos. , N1cholas3) b. in N. C., -m- in ca 1797 Sarah Bean in N. C. (apparentJ.7 clau. of Walter) He and his family. removed to Franklin Co., Ina. in or about 1810, thus com:1ng about two years later.than his rather and five bro"t,hers. By the 1820 census, he had moved into Orange Twp., of layette County. This is aoout the time (1820) when the first government land was opened ror sale there. Before that though, I believe he servid. a short time in the War of 1812. The names of their children are given 1n the old Fqette County Atlas or 1885. Issue: •1. 241 w4) b. ca 1798 -m- Agnes Carwile in 1819 in Franklin Co. ,: 242 n 1800 n.t. 24.3 m:sJan " 1802 -m- perhaps __ Brison. Desc. n. t. •4. 244 Jo~8 " 1804 In N. C. -m- Su.san;;a b. 1821: des. N. t. 11 5. 245 Kin~ 8 1806 -m- &lsannah...... ,__ He a!: 18JJ. n. t. 6. 246 Nathan " 1808 moved n. !f,. •? .• 247 Isom8a " 1811 , -m- in ·1843 Minerva Corb:1n. *8 248 Jsaag " 1812- n. t. 9. 249 M.aryO 8 " 1814 n.t. *10. 250 J~ " 1816 -m- Samuel Northem 11. 2.51 He " 1818 n. t. *12. 252 Jame;B " 1810 -m- Harmah Pierce b. 1812; to Henry Co., Mo. 6 4 195) Jobr? Stevens or stephens, b. ca, 1780; d. 18JJ (Jam.es , John5, Thos. ) He did not come with others in 1808 or if he did, he dropped oft in Ohio near Cincinnati and was there awhile. He lived for a time after his rather died in 1826 at the old home place in Franklin Co. and had a lawsuit with his brothers about the rent. He was likely in poor heal th and insolvent. His estate was administered in 18JJ in Fayette Co. so he died about that time. A transcript of a judgment was filed vs Jesse Newport for $91, or Montgomery Co., Ohio. Ben Stevens was ad­ ministrator and apparently he, William and James Stevens were heirs, and perhaps a daughter named Margaret, b.lt we cannot be sure about Margaret, wife of Ben 1-k>rton, as there was another John or two that departed this lite about the same time there. Issie: niob. 1. s264) James8 stevens, b. ca.1805 -m.- perhaps Nancy _ (deed 1828) *2. 326.5) \{illiam.8 " 1807 -m- Mary b. -1814 in Ohio. - ). s266) Benjam:1n " 1809 n. t. 6 4 198) Joseph 7 st.evens, 1787-18.57 (Jaes , Jobn5, Thos. ) -m- March 22, 181.5 In Franklin Co., Mary Ann Kidwell. Joe came with his parents :tram M::>ntgom.ery Co., N. c. in 1808 to Franklin Co., Ind. and after his mar­ riage he soon had a farm in Orange Twp. of Fayette Co. I guess he was chosen as administrator ot his fathers estate as most ot his brother11 were illiterate and because he was a good business man. 6J 198) Joseph7stevens: Children as given in census of 18.50: 1. 2.54l LaviQa.8 b. 1817 n. t. 2. 255 MaryO 8 1820 n.t. 8 *3. 2.56 Elizabeth b. ca 1821 -m- Henry J. Stevens, cousin ( son of Robert?) •4. 2:fl) Edmon~ b. ca 182:3 -m- 5. 2,58! Dove b. 1825 n.t. •6. 2;1) E.'verett L. 1826 -m-- 7. 260 Nancy 1828-1898 n.t. 8. J261) Hetty Ann 18:30 n.t. 9. J262) Nathan B. 18;2 n.t. 10. J263) Charles H. 18J8 n.t.

201) Isaac7 stevens, 179)-1879 (James6; John.5, Thos. 4, Nicholas'.3, Thos. 2) was lx>rn in Montganeey Co,, N. C. and at the age or 1S migrated with his parents and four brothers, in 1808 to Franklin Co., Indjana. On January 6, 1818 -m- Elizabeth &rlith (dau. or John Snith from the Laurens Dist. of S. C.) He was 25 years of age and she was 22. (b. in 1796 in Tenn.) The will ot her father John &ii.th Sr. was the first will recorded. by a married man in Rush County ( 1827). At first Isaac and Elizabeth lived on Sanes Creek blt in 1822 he bought a farm in Rush County. In a few years after they had "made" this place they traded it for 160 acres of better land about one mile south of the Little natrock Christian Church (now). They were among the first settlers in Noble Twp. and at tirst Isaac had to tie poles over the pig/en to k~ the bears from stealing his pigs. • For su.gar they use honey and as he had a fine grove of sugar maple trees, they made maple syrup. Isaac dictated the part or our family history which is in the old Rush County AtJ.as of 1879 just a few months before he de­ parted this life - that his parents were James and Cebra stevens (or Stephens) from Montgomery Co., N. C. ··and that they had come from near Fayetteville, N. c. etc. He liked to tell my father and uncle4B about the exploits of his uncle Long John with the Indians and the e,;,eriences of James, Long John and Francis in the Revolutionary War under Gen. Francis Marion. Most ot this was written down a short time later. A half brother was mentioned so apparently the unborn child which Sarah was carrying when 166) John died was a male child which has never been traced. Isaac and Elizabeth are blried in a grass field, formerly Olitled by her father John Smith, on the south bank of a little creek about three-fourths of a mile south of Little Flatrock church and about 200 feet east from the road. A grandson, Omar Stevens erected an iron fence around their graves and the stones were still there in 19.50. He lived to be 86 and she 61 years of age. This graveyard is located on the old Holden place. on which Vernon SpiJJ man and famiJ.7 live in 1968. Elizabeth Snith had three brothers. Thos. John and \filliam and six sisters rut they seem to have moved out of the county by 18;0 and, except for one possible instance, descen- dants have not been traced. Issue of 201} Isaac and Elizabeth: *1. Z?O) Sarah.8 Stevens, 1818-1868 -m- vim. c. Winchel 1790-1859, Bush Co. *2. 271) :Mary s. 8, b. 1822 -m- J. Trusler formerly of Franklin Co. *J. 272) James Samuel b. 1824 -m- 1844 Olive Ann Chur~hiJJ (d.au. of Samuel Churchill) and they settled in Huntington· Co. Ind. •4. 273) John b. 1826 -m- 1846 Amanda Clough - settled in H.mtington Co. 5. 274) Barbara (Barby) b. 18;0 -m- her cousin (?nd) Oliver stephens, (son of Elijah). She died in 1864 (Rush Co. Court Rec. Bk.9, p. 86} She and hllsband buried 1n old Stevens Graveyard. s. of Columbia rvatte Co. No issue. •6. 275 Jacob s. 18J:)-1886- -m- Elizabeth .Ann Halstead 1836-1907. •7. 276 William McPherson Stevens 1838-1865 -m- Phoebe Sitton b. 18,>. 64 EIGHTH GmERATION 8 20.5) Elizabeth Stephens {Kl.ijah7, Jobn6• John5, Thos.4), b. ca, 1814 -m- Dec. 28, 1829 in Fayette Co., Ind. Thomas J. Lewark 1807-1862 and lived in Fayette and Rush Counties, Ind. Children as listed in their father's will and Probate Court Record, Box 98, Rush Co. Ind. were: 1. 205.1) John9 b. ca~18)) 2. 20 5. 2) Melinda E. Lewark J. 205. J) fil.i Lewark9b. ca•18J4 -m- Julia A. Hollowell in 1873 Issue: 290. 1 ) Clarence and 290. 2) Minnie Lewark. 4. 205.4) El.ijah9 Lewark b. ca• 18J6 -m- 185.5 Cathrine Pogue Issue: 290 • .3 Jesse and 290. 4) Ed • .5. 205. 5) Cathrine9 Lewark b. ca... 1838 -m- in 18.56 George F. Thomas in Rush County, Ind. 6. 20.5.6) Isaac9 Lewark b. ca. 18lW -m- in 1857 Mary Grittin. 7. 20.5. 6a) Griffin D.9 Lewark b. ca.1842 -m- in 1861 Martha Morgan 1n Rush Co. and had isme: 290.5) Charley; 290.6) &i. and 290.7) Ell.a. •8. 205.7) Martin9 Lewark b. 1841 -m- in 186J 1-telinda Jones b.1842. 9. 205.8) Solomon9 Lewark. 10. 205.9) William.9 Lewark 11. 204. 1) Sarah E. 9 Lewark b. ca, 1849 -m- in 1870 Martin M. Jones in Rush County, Ind. 12. 204. 2) Nanc~ Lewark -m- John Hittle; both deceased before 1870; had grandson 290.8) William L. Hittle. (Sons James and George of 'l'hos. J. and Betsy Lewark lived only two weeks , dieing in 18 $J • ) 8 206) Solomon Stephens b. cac 1814 (El.ijah7) -m- Margaret _ b. 1814 (From Scotland) and settled in Jackson Twp. of Rush Co. Issue: 1. 280) Martha J.9 b. 18J7 2. 2.81) Nancy9 b. 1836 J. 282) Robert9 b. 1840 4. Z8J) Ann E. 1842 5. 284) Margaret 1844 6 207) Isaac8 Stephens (or stevens), 1816-1886 (Elijah? Long John ) -m- Nancy Newhouse of Bush Co. 1821-1896. They moved from Fayette County to Jackson Twp. Rush Co. where he bought a £arm near his brother Solomon. Children: 1. 286) Francis M. 9 stevens, 184► 1872. n. t. 2. 287) Christiann9 1845-1910 -m- Mr. Newhouse. n.t. J. 288) Armilda9 1852-1928. n.t. 4. 289) Oliver I.9 18,54-1912 n.t. 5. 290) Sanru.el H.9 1859-1921 n.t. •6. 291) Isaac Newton9 Stevens, 1862-1945 m. Sarah Clifton, Rush Co. *7. 292) Joseph Aaron9 Stevens, 1865-1933 m. L. Ellen Newhouse. (Six not listed died as children) 6 208) Enoch8 Stevens, 1820-1853 (El.ijah7, Long Jolm ) -m- Slsan___ b. 18J1 in Ohio. He died aged JJ and is wried in the old Stevens Cemetery south of Columbia in Fayette Co. Issue: 1. 29J) F.dward~ b. 1841 n. t. 2. 294) El.ij~ b. 184; n. t. J. 29.5) Josep~ 1844 n. t. 4. 296) Wells 18.50 n. t. 6 2.09) Edmoni stevens 1821-1855 (Elijah?, Long Jolm ) -m- Sarah .Ann Metney in 184J. He died ca 1855; settled in Rush Co. 8 65 209) F.dmond. Stevens, cont. Issue: •1. 297} El.ias9 stevens b. Nov 11., 1844 -a- in 1864 Eli~_ Gray, •2. 298) Nancy J. b. Mar. 20, ~846 -m- on Oct. 26, 1865 Lil.burn H. Jonas. :,. 2!J9) Mary E. b. 1848 n. t. 4. ,>O) Elijah b. 1849 n.t. 8 210) Henry J. Stevens, 1826 (El.ijall, Long Jo'on.6, -m- 2,56) Elizabeth stevens, 2nd cousin, and dau. ot. Joa and settled in Fayette Co. Issu.e: 1. J01) El.izabeth9 b. 1825 n. t. 2. :,>2) F.dward \val tz b. 1846; perhaps other children. 8 222) Mahala stephens b, ca. 1817 (James7 • Long John 6 • John5 • Thos. 4) -m- Labon Beaman and settled in Owen Co. Ind. Issue: 1. J05) Ruban9 Beaman b, ca 18;8 n.t. 9 2. ))6) Wilson " " 181.JO J. ))7) James n 1 1842 4. :,)8) Macy '~ ·~ 18114 5. ))9) Margaret " " 1846 -m- Russel Casida 6. J10) Ruth n 7. )11) Nancy tt 11 18.50 8. :312) Jacob 11 11 1852 9. J14) Loclcy" 11 11 18.54 10. 31.5) ¥ta.than (perhaps Nathan) ca 1856 11. J16) Elijah Beaman b. ca 1858 12. 317) Enoch " "1860 1J. J18) Jo1m9 n 11 1862 14. 319) Elizabeth fl "1865 8 224) Ma.ey stephens b. 1824 d. 1901 (James7, Long Jolm6) -m- in 1848 Winston Crouse. They settled first in Clay Co. Ind. and she died in Panora, Ia. Issue: 1. MJ20) Susan9 Crouse b. ca. 18,50 -m- Boots. 2. MJ21) Till~y " " 1852 -m- --\·Tasson. J. MJ22) Sarah " " 18,54 -m- Godown. 4. MJ2J) Jennie u n 1856 -m- Foster 5. M:324) Allie " n 18.58 -m- Lisle 6. MJ25) J • ?v1• 9 H 7. MJ26) Lou 9 11 8. MJ27) L. J. 9 " 22J) Ruben8 Stephens b. ca 1819 -m- 1844 Elizabeth Chance and settled at Angus, Greene Co. Iowa. They had l-linerva -m- John B. W'ilcox who had: R. J29)Harry Wilcox who had a son: RH J.30) Lane Stephens Wilcox or San Jose, Calif. 133 Harold Ave. The two large branches of the Stephens-Stevens family, the Long John line and the 177) James line had no contact with each other until Lane happened on to a copy or the first edition or this book in the Sltro Library in San Francisco about ten years ago. How much family history has been thrown out, burned or otherwise destroyed because people did not get it in order and put it in librariest 66 8 225) Lockey Stephens b. ca. 1826 (Jam.es7, Long John6) -m- Jane Kearns and settled in Owen Co. Ind. Issue: 1. LJJ1) Ollio9 stephens b. ca 1848 2. LJJ2) Pop " 1850 J. LJJJ) Henry ~ 1852 4. LJJ4) Martha 1t 1852 -m- ___Kitch s. LJJS) Margaret " 18.54 -m- ___Brown 6. LJJ6) Labon " 7. LJJ?) Jacob 8 2?.8) Labon stephens b. ca 18JO (James7) -m- Elizabeth (Betty-) Houck, settled first in Owen Co. Ind. Issue: 1. 1338) James B. 9 Stephens b. ca 1845 -m- Margaret Norman 2. LJ39) William n 1847 J. LJ40) Emma n 18"'9 4. L;41) Mary ~ 18.52 n. t. 5. LJ42) Sarah " 1854 -m- __Chambers. 6. L.:343) Theodore " 18,56 -m- Katie Balder. 7. L.:)44) Lida " 18,58 -m- David Ray-. 8 . Labon Stephens -m- 2nd Elizabeth (Kendall) Shepherd. 8E. L:,4.5) John Cl.eve Stephens9 n. t. 9E. L.)46) Estle (Dodge) n. t. 8 6 4 2J1) Henry Stephens b. ca. 18;6 (James7, Long Jolm. , John5 Thos. ) -m- Eliza Royer and settled in Owen Co. Ind. Issue: 1. HJ47) Samueli Stephens b. ca. 18 ,58 -m- Alice Shepherd. 2. H.,48) Jennie Stephens " 1860 -m- Perry Beaty. J. H:349) Andrew Jackson9 Stephens b. ca. 1862 -11- Rose Pit • 4. HJ.50) .John n. t. 5. H351) Elizabeth n.t. 8 2;2) Diza Stephens b. ca 18.17 _- (184) James7, John? John5, 'l'hos.4) -m- Anderson Orman and settled probably 1n Clay Co. Ind. Issue: 1 • D352) J am.es9 Orman b. ca 1860 n. t. 2. DJ.53) Jackson Orman " 1862 -m- Ava Harris. J. DJ.54) George Orman n. t. 4. D35.5) Early Onnan n.t. 8 2JJ) Nancy Stephens b. ca 1839 (James7, John6, John') -m- George Ellis and settled in California where she died in 1912. Issue: There seems to be a mistake in the old record here as these children are surnamed Bolman instead of Ellis; aeyway the children's given names are N256) Vina, N2Sl) Alice N258) ~villiam, N2.59) Elijah, and N260) Nannie. 2J5) James K. P. 8 Stenhens b. ca 1843 (James,7 John,6 Jolm,5 Thos. 4 , • Nicholas3, Thos. 2, Anthony-1) -m- Hargaret Frances Craft and settled in Vigo County, Inc.. He compiled much of the record of the Long John line for the family for which we are grateful. Issie: *1. 261) Bettie9 Stephens b. ca 1865 -m-1st D. Stwalley, 2nd E.T. Gale. 2. 262) Jacob Voris~ Stephens b. ca 1867 J. 26J) Lola M. 4. 264) Thadeus A.9 Stephens b. ca 1870. (Obviously named for the famous Civil t-lar statesman Congress.nan Thadeus stevens and claimed to be some relation) 8 2JS) Jaes K. P. stephens b. ca 184) - cont. 9 s. 26.5) Pat ~hens b. ca 1872 -m- Drusilla Barnes. •6. 266) Maude9 Stephens b. ca 1874 -m- &neey Brush. 7 • 267) May stephens b. ca 1876 -~- Charlie Reiche 8. 268) Ida . •9. 269) Sherm.an9 b ca 1880 -m- Mary Ethel Clark. 10. J270) Ethel (Jo) 9• 8 6 2,36) Jacob E. Stephens b. ca 187) (James7, Long Jobn ) -m- Elizabeth atff'le and settled in Vigo Co. , Ind. IsS11e: 1. J271) Rosa W. 9 ~hens b. ca 1895 -m- El.mer Royer. 2. J272) Ehos (Bob)9 Stephens b. ca 1897 -m- Ell.a Griffith. J. J27J) Flossie9 Stephens n. t. ------In the Owen County, Indiana Marriage records 1819-18:IJ are three 6 mar~ages prgbably or grandchildren or 18)) Henry7 Stephens (John , John, Thos. ) but I do not know which are their parents except the first, as follows: I.-amar stevens and Allen Hicks (Allen may have been son ot Deborah stevens Hicks) Joseph Stevens and Harriet Ann Ball Derry Jane stephens and Rm:MD.e Chance. ------We now turn to some ot the descendants of 177) James? a ditferent one. 8 4 2J8) William stephens Jr. b. 1812 (Wm. 7, Jaes6, John5, Tbos. , Nicholas).) .-m- Mary _____ b. 1815 and settled in ·Franklin Co., Ind. His father had a land grant from the U. s. government there in 1810 in township 10 and William bought some more in 18J2. Issue: 1. W275) Isaac9 ~hens b. ca 184). 2. WZ,6) William stephens III b. 184.5 (U. S. census). 8 4 241) Wells ~hens b. 1799 1n N. c. (Robert7• James6, John5, Thos. ) -m- 1819 Agnes Carewell (or Carwile) (Franklin County Marriage records p. ;4). He was in the censuses of 1820 and 1830 in Fayette County as head or a household. They settled on Garris:,n Creek in Columbia Twp., Fayette Co. till 18;8 and then 1n Jay County tor a while hit in 1845 returned to Fayette Co. He was apparently in Franklin Co. in 18.50 and then re'blrned to Fayette Co. One of his descendants says he had blue eyes and dark auburn red hajr. Issue: 1. 'Z'/7) Levi9 st~hens b. 1819 or 1820. 2. 278) Elizabeth stevens . *J. 279) John H.9 Stevens (or Stephens) b. 1828 -111- Mary Jane Neptune. 4. W280) Keziah b. 18JJ 5. W281) Henry9 b. 1840 (John H.9 Stevens ~g Mary (Neptune) Stevens had: Amos Wells steven s , llho had Earl Stevens11, who had Mrs. Janice Creech12, Glenwood, Ind. R.R. 1) 244) John8 stephens b. 1804 in N. c. (Robert7• James6) -m- Slsan __ and settled in Fayette Co. - had a son Robert 1 and perhaps other children. This census record of 18,50 is not clear. It gives "John Stephens, 46, in N. c. , farmer"; therefore b. 1804 and he 6B 8 244) John Stephens (cont.) was born in N. c. Then it gives "SJ.san" 29, b. in Ohio (and) Je££erson 29, b. in Ind." It is not certain that &lsan is John's wife al though wives are usually- lilaced just below the husband. She mtq have been the wife of J e?ter son and John' s wife deceased. Anyway there are two children, Fitman 9, and Robert, 2, which are either children or grandchildren ot John. 8 24.5) King b. ca 1806 is said to have died 18JJ and issue not traced. 8 246) Nathan is said to have moved away. Issue not traced. 6 2A-7) Isom8 stephens b. 1811 (Robert7, James ) d. 1884 -m- Minerva Corbin b. 1829 and settled in Orange Twp. ot Fayette Co. Issue: niob: 9 *1. I29J) Amos w. Stevens (or Stephens) 1847-1933 -m- Mary stevens _ Jennan, settled in Rush Co. 2. 1294) Isabell b. 1842. J. I295) Al.treta b. 184J 4. I296) Eliza H. b. 1844 -m- Henry McKee 5. I297) Sarah J. b. 1846 6. !298) Minor P. b. 1848 7. I299) Evaline (Eva) b. 18.50; J/12 of 7ear old in 18.5() census. 8 6 248) Isaac Stevens b. 1815 {Robert7, James ) -m- perhaps Sarah_ b. 1816 and by 1850 was in Franklin Co. Issue: 1. IJOO) Henr:J} stevens b. 18:}S. 2. IJ01) .Ally9 (Allie) b. 1842 J. I.))2) E}nj]y b. 1844 4. IJ()J) John b. 1849 and may-be other children. 8 6 11 25()) Jemima Stevens, b. 1816 (Robert7, James ) -m- Samuel Northern, b. 1816 in Ohio, said to have been a cousin to Amos W. Stevens. Issue: niob. 1. JJ04) Isom9 Northern b. 18:,8 2. JJOS) Sarah Jane Northern b. 1840 J. JJ)6) Hanah Northern b. 184; 4. J,J7) James Northern b. 1846 5. J J:)8) l-!ullifee Northern b. 1848 6. J:,09) Robert Northern b. 1844 7. JJ10) Thomas R.? b. i8,0; 1/12 year old. 8 252) Ja:m.es stephens b. ·1s10 (Robert7, James6) -m- Hannah Pierce b. 1812 and settled in Henry CoWlty, YJ.O. where he died in 1881. He was b. in N. C. and she in N. Y. Issue: 1. J28,5) Calvin9 b. 18;5 2. J286) King Henry b. 183'7 J. J187) Sarah J. stephens b. 1840 4. J288) Jesse B. b. 1842 ,5. J289) James M. b. 1844 6. J290) Rachael b. 184.5 7. J291) }1artha A. b. 1847 8. J292) rnoch Jasper9 b. 1849 -CenSJ.s 1850. 6 264) Ja:m.es8 Stephens b. ca 1800 {John7, James ) -m- Nancy _(deed in 1828) and settled in Fayette Co. Ind. One son: 1. JJ18) Isaac9 Stephens b. 1818 in Ohio -m- :Mary A._b. 1821 and had: Henry10, b. 1842 and Nancy10 b. 1845. 69 8 6 s265) William stephens b. ca 1807 (Jorui7, James ) -m- Mary b. 1814 in Ohio and settled in Orange Twp. Fayette Co-.-- Issue: 1. WJ11) Lucretia9 Stephens b. 18J2 2. WJ12) Robert H. " b. 18:)4 J. WJ1 J) Mary A. b. 18J6 4. WJ14) John b. 18:38 5. WJ15) Rachel b. 1841 6. Wj16) Sarah b. 184J 7. WJ17) Nathan b. 1846 8 6 256) Elizabeth Stevens b. ca 1827 (Joseph?, James ) -m- in 1847 her 2nd cousin 210) Henry J. Stevens and sett.led in Fayette Co. Only two children have been round in the census of 1850: 1. EJ01) Elizabeth9 Stevens b. ca 1848 n.t. 2. EJ02) F,dward Waltz Stevens b. ca 1849 n.t. 6 2S,) Mtnoni stevens b. ca 1821 (Joseph7, James ) -m- ? and apparent­ ly lived at first in Fayette Co. unless confused with the son of Elijah with the same name. (He has been difficult to trace). Joe had no sons in the census or 1820 in F.ranjli.'l where he lived then. Edmond was not listed :in Joe's family in the 18.50 census; and if' born after 1829 he should have been, so it appears he was lx>rn between 1820 and 1829. By tradition he was a son, and he was the executor of Joe's will recorded in 1857 in Fayette Co. so he was apparently a son. It seems Edmond had one son and probahly other children: •1 • J20 ) Edward9 Stevens b. ca 1842 -m- Hannah Bean and settled. northwest or Laurel in Franldin Co., Ind. 6 259) Everett8 L. Stevens, b. Oct. 29, 1826 (d. 1898) (Joseph?, James ) -m- T and had children: *1. 321) Rilei9 stevens b. ca 1860 -m- Olive Ligon and settled in Noble Twp. Rush Co., Ind. 2. 322) Alexander n.t. J. J2J) Earl n.t. •4. J24) l·Irs. Charley Ronan (Prob. Gladys) or Franldin Co., Ind. 6 4 270) Sarah8 stevens (Isaac7, Ja:r~es , John', Thos. , Nicholas3) 1818-1868 was born in Franklin Co. -m- Wm. G. 'Winchel 1790-1856. He was a shoemaker by trade and a kindly man who liked to make things for children. He and Sarah owned a good farm near that of his father-in-law Isaac stevens. \•lilliam and Sarah are blried in marked graves in Little Flatrock Cemetery in Rush Co. Children: 1 • 325) George "Winchel n. t. *2. J26) Anne Winchel b. ca 18.5.5 -m- Sylvester Colvin; set. Rush Co. J. J27) Utelia (Tealy) " 18,57 -m- Allen Barnes b. 18_50. 4. J28) Alvin Winchel " 1859 -m- Ella Gwinup 5. J29) 11Lit11 Winchel " 1862 -m- George ID.ilton. 271) Mary s.8 Stevens (Isaac7, Jam.es6) b. 1822 -m- John M. Trusler of Franldin Co., Ind. and settled in m.oom Grove, Ind. Issue: 1 • 3JO) .Amelia9 Trusler, not married 2. JJ1) Barbara " -m- :t'~. Glazbrook - had dau. Mary in Mo. J. 3:32) Elizabeth " b. ca 18,50 -m- John Linville. 4. 33:3) William " b. ca 1852 m. E:l.izabeth Harper, 4 children. 5. :334) James II b. ca 18.54 -m- Deed Leper and had 4 child. 6. ;JS) Emma (twin of James) -m- Richard Linville, bro. to John -no issue 7. MJ:35) Kathrine Trusler b. ca 1858 -m- Ebb Reddish; had a dau. 8. M:336) Julia Tnlsler b. 1861 -m- R.M.Porter in 1881, set. Fayette Co. 70 The following descendants of 272) James Samuel stevens were compiled by Mrs. Veraldine Benton, 201 Fulwood mvd., Tifton, Georgia, a great grandaughter. 8 2:12) James Samuel Stevens, (Isaac7, James6, John5, Thos. 4, Nicholas), Thos. 2, Anthony1 ca 1560 ot Wiltshire, England) b. Aug. 2J, 1824: d. May 19, 189.5. He was raised on a tarm about two miles east and one mile north of New Salem, Indiana 1n Rush County. He re­ ceived only a limited education and when he was 21 and she 16, he -m- Olive Ann, blonde daughter of Samuel and Melinda (Moore) Church­ ill. They emigrated first to Wabash County where they lived for five years and then removed to Huntington County. The Huntington County (Indiana) history of 1887, page 745, states that "Mr. stevens is the owner of 1.4o acres of land, 80 acres situ­ ated on Section 16, Polk Twp. and 60 acres on Section 21. He and his wife are members ot .the Wesleyan Methodist Clmrch. Politically he is a Republican. • " • • • • He and his wife are held 1n high esteem by residents or the community." James Sallm.el Stevens, lmown as Sam or·samm:Je, hs.d dark brown eyes and a medium compiexion; some ot his children had blue eyes blt only one child, Amanda, was a blonde like her mother. Sam was a hospitable man with twinkling eyes, and although he was a Methodist like his father, Isaac, none ot his sons belonged to the church. The sons when teen-agers claimed their father filled the house with ministers and church people and had a great time while their mother was worked to death. However, there seems nothing to show that Olive Ann did not have as much pleasure from visitors as her husband. She died when only J4 of an attack of acute appendicitis, for which there was no known cure in those days, so overwork could have had little to do with her death. A few months before she died Sam and Olive Ann were driving past a shady field filled with daisies. Olive Arm said that when she died she would like to be wried in that field under a large tree which she pointed. out. She was buried there and that was the start of what became the Monument City Cemetery. Sam and many generations of his descendants are wried :in this country ceme­ tery about a mile f'rom the land he farmed. Z'/2) James Sam -m- 2nd on Sept. 29, 1864 Mrs. Elizabeth B. (Ba1J ey) Large (b. Dec. 16, 18J2 in Maine, dau. of John and Elizabeth (&nith) Bailey, natives respectively of Scotland and Mass.) Her son, John Large was by her first marriage. The Large family had come to Indi­ mia from New Jersey in the early 1840 's and were neighbors or the Stevens family. My grandmother, Lizzie Stevens Weeks, not only loved her step-mother wt she respected her. Everyone of her step-children whom I knew, spoke well of her, and to the grandchildren, she was the only grandmother Stevens they knew. 272) James Samuel stevens, children by 1st wife: •1. JJ?) John l·fil ton9 Stevens b. July 21, 184.5, d. June 16, 1877, 32 years, -m- Hattie Bohannon. lhried Monument City Cem. *2. JJ8) William M.~ b. July 10, 1847, d. ?Jov. 8, 1902, &ried Marion, Ind. -m- Mary Martha Lewis *J. JJ9) Isaac Nelson9 b. l•lay 2, 1849, d. ca 1929 near Marion, Ind. 4. J40) Mary }1. b. Aug. 4, 18.51 -m- Mote. ,5. )41) .Amanda M. 18.53-1870 - never married. •6. ;42) Sarah El.izabeth9 b. June 6, 18,56, d. July 26, 1922, Lima, O. -m- Charles ainmer Weeks, set. Huntington Co. 7. J4J) Elijah L. b •. 18.58 died as an infant. •8. J44) Samuel L. b. July 15, 1861, d. ca 19'40, LaFontaine,Ind. -m- 2nd a widow Amanda Elizabeth ( stevens) Suith. 8 71 'Z/2) James Samu.el SteTens - cont. Children by 2nd wite1 llJ. 34.S) .Al van B. ~ 111 • ~7) Maggie M. died in infancy. •B10. )46) Marcus E. stevens b. 1867, d. ca.1924 -m- Florence James. 8 6 'ZlJ) Jobn stevens (Isaac? James • John;) b. 1826 in Rush Co. Ind. -•• Amanda Clough, adopted dau. ot Jacob Starr, whose Wife was Mary Snith (a sister to Elisabeth Sn.1th stevens). They- settled in Huntington Co. on a £arm near J a.mes Sam11el. Issue: niob. 1. :,48) William.9 Stevens 18.50-1872, b.tried Monument City, Huntington Co. 2. :,48.A.) Sarah A. 11 1847-1870, " " " • married as his first wi£e John M• .Andrews. No issue. J. :349) John9 Jr. (Johnny) b. 1865, d. 1949. atried Monument City. His mother-in-law's naaiden name was Penland. Settled in Marion where he was a butcher in a grocery store. He had six children, the oldest two being Jack10 and Eva 10. Others n. t. 4. J.52) Nevton9 stevens b. ca.18SJ, -m.- l~ Ellen Gillespie. Issue: 1. Chester1 O Stevens n. t. 2. Owen stevens - lived Marion, Ind. in 1947. J. Homer stevens b. Dec. 1J, 1887 in liintington Co. -m- Ethel Sands. Operated Riverside Cate 1n Huntington. d. 1947 at Andrews, lhried Riverside Can. Andrews, Huntington Co. Ind. No issue. 4. Maude stevens, who m- Miller, lived Bed.ford, Indiana. ,S. H. A. stevens, lived Ro7, N. Mexico in 1947. 6. Glen stevens. n. t. 7 & 8, a son and daughter n. t. s. JSJ) George9 Stevens b. ca, 1860: he had £our children: one, Owen 10 lived west of Monument City in 19).) and had children. Others nt. 8 6 4 275) Jacob Stevens, 18;;-1886 (Isaac7, James , John5, Thos. ) b. in Rush Co. Ind. -m- abt. 18;4 Elizabeth Ann Halstead, 18;6-1907, dau. ot Hickson Halstead of Fayette Co. whose ancestry was part lmf).ish and part Dltch. Jacob was a rather large man, I think takjng more af­ ter the Smiths. He farmed the old home place or his fathers ror many years. In 1886 a horse he was driving became scared, and whirling around, threw him from the l:11.ggy on highway 52 abou.t two miles south ot New Salem, causjng injuries from which he never recovered. Eliza­ beth seamed to be well liked by all who knew her and not afraid or work. lven in her old age she had about halt the garden in love1y old f'ashioned flowers. She was about S' 6 11 tall and in old age she weighed about 180 lbs. Issue or 275) Jacob and Elizabeth Stevens: 1. ;60) Isaac9 stevens 18.,6-1927, bachelor, d. age 71. •2. :,61) Hickson Halstead9 Stevens 18.58-1917, age&,, -m- Arma Coon, Liyed in Franklin Co. •:3. J62) Oliver Alden~ (Alda) 1860-19;4 -m- Eliza McKibben and settled 1n Knobnoster Co. Mo. •4. J6J) ¥...an.ford Augustus9 stevens b. Aug. 2.5, 1860, d. 1929, age 67; -m- Hettie Frances WaJJ1man b. 186J. • 5. J64) Omer 1864-1921 , age SI, not married. •6. J6.5) Mary (Mollie) E. 1866-19).5 -m- Solomon Coon. div. 7. 366) Ida 1869-193'7, not married. She was rather obese. •8. J67) George 1875-1895. He died ot tYPhoid fever while at Indiana U. 8 6 Z,6} William McPherson stevens, 1837-1865, age 28, (Isaac7, J•es ) -:m­ Phoebe Sutton b. 18:,) and settled in Rush Co. Ind. Very likely Isaac named him tor rs maternal grandtather. Issu.e: 1. :368) Clara stevens, 1860-c.1820 -m- Elijah l1atney and settled near New Salem., Ind. probably no issue. 2. ;69) Jesse. nt. • :3. Y/0) Benjamin9 1862-1940-ca -m- Laura Logan (dau. Thos.) and settJ.ed 1½ mil.es east of New Salem, Ind. 72 NDTR GIIIRATIOI 9 8 205.7) Mar~ Van au-an Lwarlc, b. 1841 (llisabeth stephens, ICLiJah7: John , John5 ) -•- in 186:, Malinda Jones. Issues 10 •1. 64S)Bdd Lewark b. ca 1865 -a- lat 1n 1888 Fannie Jane Aber­ natlv" (dau. ot Robt. and Bll•n Abernathy) -•- 2nd F.Lorine Gronier (no ism•). Is11U.e bJ 1st Vite; 1. 647) Van Rob 1t 11 Lewark b. Gleavood, Ind. July 25, 189.) -a- a:Lad7a O. HIMlim in 1918 and. had iaaea 1. 6118) Robert12 Lnarkb. Apr. 1, 1919-a-Raoai and has isaie: 6;o) Jaaea Id.ward. Lewark b.12-12 46 and 651) Horris IM1J1a11 Lewark b. 1949 2. 61"9) Ellen Bl.aine12 L•ark b. 8-1-2J -a- in 1944 Wit.. s. Diclc¥ and has isme1 652) Iaren Lewark Diclq' b. ca 1945. 1 2. 646) Justis O Lewark b. ca 1876. 8 6 291) Isac Newton9 stenns (Iaaac , llijah?, Jobn , John5, Thoa. 4) b. June ?, 1862 (d. March 1945 at Hqs in Bu.ah Co.) .... Sarall L Clifton and the7 sett.led on a tana in Jaokaon 'l'tlp., Rush co. Ind. The following is frail a letter rece1Ttd by' the writer troa 291) Isaac in 194): "MT .father's naae was Isaac. Be was born April ), 1816 aDcl died Jul7 S, 1886. I ra1•ber he has tour broth.era Knoch, ldward (Edllond.), aDcl Jack, and Soloaon and a sister who u.rried a Lewark, grandfather of Id. Lewark. I th:lnk JWr grancltatller Jacob stnens and.,. tat.her were first cousins.• Yours, Isaac .Stenna. • Isaac, like the rest ot u.a, lm• w were related. aDcl •• aort ot asa111ed that since Kl.ijah caae with the aons Qt 171) Jaus, he va1 a aon ot James. It ao, lat cousins would haw been correct; tut attar getting mre end.ence we tbink now that 182) Kl.ijah vu a nephev or 177) J81118s so that would make the persons naed 2nd cou­ sins. For some reason Bl.1jah1s brothers •ttled in Own Coa.nty, Ind. instead ot Rush and Fa7ette Cos. Later a descendant Nllt •• the names and data for .il.ijab. • s 8 ch:IJ clren exactJ..7 as we had th• and said he was a son ot 177) Jaea• brother Long John (176) and as Elijah vas not in the estate record ot the ch1l dren ot 171) Jam.es, I consider tha7 are right. I knew Isaac N. and his brother Joe per10nall7. 'l'hey were bandlOll8 men of good character, standing nearl7 six feet tall.; their ba1 r was dark tut not black and Isaac 's eyes were dark brownish and if' I re­ call correctly Joe's eyes were blue. I believe 291) Iaaac and Sarah bad only one child: 291.1) Mabel Cla1re10 Stenn• b. 1886 -a- Oven Jarret in .April 1905 and d1ecl 1n Sept. 1906. No isa.1.a. 8 292) Jo.a,h Aa.rarl sttmms (Isaac , ll.1jah7) b. Jan. 2, 186,S 1n Bllsh Co., (d. Ilec. )), 18JJ, aged 68) -a- L. men N•hou.• (dau. ot Alfred and ELiza Arm Newhouse) 2nd cou.sin and aettled on tAe old boae place 1n Jackson Twp., Rush Co., Ind. Joe's tam and Isaac's were aaonc the best 1n Rush Co. vbich is to 187 the best 1n tbe state. Sbe died 1n 19:,:3. Isme: •1. 'J/2) Hazel 10 stenns b. 1892 -a- 1st hand.ac:ae Lowell Garton -a- 2.n.d Jobn Blliaon 1n Rush Co. 10 2. 113) Alta stevens b. ca. 189) -a- 1n 191S Garland lwkirk, 89ttJ.ecl 1n ~1th, Bem7 Co., Ind. 73 We are thankttal to the late Hra. Rnh1.1D Onrl"• ot Ry.ahnlle, Ind. for applying a 111Dlber ot th• deact1ndanta ot 2.09) l'dlloncl° stffens of Rueb Co. 8 6 1 297) KJ.ia-9 SteftD8 (JdwonJJ. • J:Lijab?, Long John , Johns, Thos. ~') 1844-1896 -a- P:Lisa Orq 181tlt-1919 1n Rush Co. S. died of typhoid tner. Botb are bllriecl in Litt.le m.ue RiYW c... tery. Ia••• 10 •1. Y/4 ) ~ (ltivard) b. 1866 -a- in 1889 al.a Baher ot Rush Co. 2. 'RS) HarJ' b. 1868 -a- on Hov. 8, 1886 Tballaa Grq. n. t. ). Y/6) Kaud,JO b/ 187) -a- 1n 1890 LeRoy Sollders ot Rush Co. n. t. 4. 'm) Dale 10b. 1874 n.t. s. 378) 0rva110 b. 1878 -a- Inate ~~ • n. t. 6. 'J'/9) sthel -a- Chas. Kennedy ot Mays and had: 11 10 'J'/9.1) Martha (Kennq-) Anderson, Kn1ghtutovn, Ind. 7. ~) 11.oJd -•- Josephine levkirk ot Little llu• Rinr. 8 298) lanq J.9 st9"1la (Bdllond ), 1846-1912 ot 1&19tte Co., Ind. -a- in 1865 Lilbllrn R. Jonas, 18:,8-1897 ot Fqette Co. who had just returned troa the Civil War. Both are blrl.ecl at Orange, Ind. Issues 10 1. JS)) Laura Jonas, 1866-19~. -a- Albert Worsham. Bo.ried Connernille•• 2. :,84) .-nda Jonas, 1868-1885. ). )BS) W.. c. Jonas, 1874-1943 -11- Meeker. Issu.e: '35.1) Helen Jonas Sb:\peaD & JBS.2) Lucretia Jonas Sliaher. 8 6 261) Hanc7 Blisabeth (Bettie)9 Stephens (Jaaes I:. P. , Jaaea7, Jobn ) b. 16 Sept. 1867 at Levis, Ind. (d. 1950) -•- list in 1891 at Clay City, Incl. DaTid stval.le7 185.5-1914 (aon ot Jobn) and settled at Levis, Ind. -11- 2nd B. T. Gale. Children (both by" lat marriage): 10 1. 261.1) I. Ruth stvalle7 b. )1 Jul7 1892 at Pendleton, Ind. -m- in 1924 JUl9a Knight at Anderson, Ind. She d. 1962 at rt. Saith, Ark. Is111e: 11 1. 624) Betty LaVerne 1Cn1ght b. 19.50 at Anderaon, Ind. -m- Ft. Snith, Ark. 1 2. 261. 2) Gladys Gale O Stwallq b. 8 Feb. 189 S at Pen

c. ~) W:(lllHon~y~•s~~--~ds.b. 1878 .,,/ pv \IVWW&6 ca settled HidcD etown, Incl. n. t. 6. )91) lm.bert10 b. ca 1880. Rushv111e, Ind. deceaaed by 19qa. nt. 7. )92) Pear110 b. ca 1882 • 1 • • • • 8. l})) Carr.,- (C~ie)10 n • • • • • J20) Edlfard9 steveas b. ca 1842 ..... Bannaft Bean ·and set\led nortbnet. ot Laurel 1n Fayette Co., Ind. (F.dmoud , Joe7, JaaesO) IsS11e1 niob. 10 1. :,94) Kate b. ca 1861 -m- John r. Mapes, teacher ot Orange, Incl. 10 1 2. ':,.J.5) Henr.,10 186:, •J. :,J6) Osrow b•. 186.S 1n Franklin Co., -a- aet. Fa,ette Co. Ind. 4. 'JJ?) Ida10, b. ca 1867 -a- Jasper Coon in 1896 and had isme: 398) P.rtldalJ Coon and )'}9) Russell Coon. s. 400) Dora,. O Stevens b. ca 1869 nt 6. 401 ) Ef'ery~t 1O Stevens b. ca 1870 nt 7. 402) John10 stevens nt 8. 40)) Barl stevens, a clergyman, vent to m1no11s. 8 ,321) Rile/ Stevens, (Everett , Joe7) b. ca 1860 -m- Olive Ligon and settled in Noble Twp., Rush Co. on a tara. Issie: 10 1. 404) Will:-ffi stevens b. ca 1880, set. Rushville, Ind. Isae nt 1 1 2. ll05) Clif'f stevens b. ca 1882 " • n 3. 40.5A) Harbert (Jackie) • 1886 -m.- 1924 Ada Wllliaas. lo .isme. He lived about 1½ miles east ot Rew Salam on a :tan.. ·At the age o:t 79 he was k1Jled when his out ot gear car roll~ over hla when he opened a gate. Two n~hns are lf06)Waldo 1 stevens or Rushville and 407) Gilbert 1l Stevens ot Cincin­ nati. A niece is Mrs. Thos. (Olive Mae) Hale ot Marion, Indiana. (408). 4. 409) Herman10 Stevens, b. 1886, a twin of Herbert settled in Grant Co. at Sweetser, Ind. IsSJ.e nt. ;24) Mrs. Charley Ronan9 had a son, )24.1) Ro;y Ronan. Other children nt. 9 8 7 6 326) Anne stevens Winchel (Sarah Winchel, Isaac Stev9IJ.s 1 Jam.es ) b. ca 185.5 -m- Sylvester Colvin and after a while in Knobnoster Co., Mo. settJ.ed on a smaJ J acreage at New Sal.em, Ind. He was a veteran of the Civil War and while in Mo. a quarrelsome· neighbor shot holes jn his water tank. ~lvester had steel grey eyes and had seen plenty or action in the war and was not disposed to put up with that; so in the tight, al though Sylvester had him down, he mcceeded SClllehov 1n pulling Sylvester's head down and biting ott the end o~ his nose. 75 )26) Anne Winchel, cont. This IOllwhat distigu.red him tor the rest ot his lite. I suspect Sylvester's opponent was a Southern s.Jlllpathizer. Anne was a nice l°"k1.ng WODl8n, ot good character, a good housekeeper and a tine mother to her children. Issu.e: 1 •1. 410) Farmy- ° Colvin, b. ca 1884 -m- lbos Mclibben and settled at Nev Salea, Ind. 2. 411) Mary-10 Colvin b. ca 1887 (d. 1850) not married. *J. 412) Jessie10 Colvin, ca 1889-1957 -m- John Mu.rpby and settled at New Sal.em in Rush Co.- 32.8) Alvin9 Winchel b. ca 18Y} -m- Bl.la OW1nup. Issue: 10 1 • 41:, ) Sadj YoWinchel -m- Milrofd Briton, Grand Rapids, Mich. nt. 2. 414) Ross Winchel settled at Richmond, Ind. nt 329) "Lit" 9 Winchel, b. ca 1862 -•- George lalton. Issue: 10 ~ton 1n 1. 415) Clarence 1 settled Texas. nt 2. 416) Rq J\ilton n • 11 n J. 417) John10 Palton settled in Glenwood, Ind. His son: 418) Hollis 1'\ilton lived there in 19.52. )J1) Barbara Trusl..er had grandchildren: Lloyd, George and Alline Mahan, lnolzoster Co. , Mo. 8 6 M:).:,6) Julia9 Trusler (Maey s. Stevens, Isaac7, ·Jaes ) b. Ma.7 29, 1861. In 1881 -m,. R. M. Porter and settled in 1'.yette Co. Ind. Issue: *1. 420) Calvin c. Porter, b. 1882 -m- & has 6 children; Connersville. 2. 421) Bo7 R. Porter b. 188.S, deceased, lett :, children. J. 422) Ethel M. Porter, 1888 -m- Clarence Root, and set. in Fayette Co. , no issa.a. 4. 42J) Helson T. Porter b. 1891 -m.- & has:, children. 5. 424) Kenneth W. Porter, b. 1900 -m.- & has one child. 8 6 'JY/) John M1J:t.on9 stevens (Jam.es Sa. , Isuc7, James , John5) b. July- 21, 184.S in Rush Co. Ind. (d. June 16, 1877) -m- Hattie Bohannon and after serving in the Civil War (Co. E, 47th Indiana Int.) He was wounded at Vicksburg bit recovered. Veraldine Benton has same ot his old 1etters from. "Vixb.lrge". His spelling was poor so I will 'bitif71 it a little and give you an abstract: • •••••••• I would have written you sooner bit I haven't had time to write. We left here on the 5th ot July and went to Jackson and ve just got back. .Ann, I would like to see you the best kind. I got shot in the right shoulder bl.t as it happens the blllet stnick a bu.sh before it stru.ck me; that is all that saved me (so) it dldn 1t do much harm. •••••• Please write some, so I send my love and·best respects to you, so good bye tor this time. P'rom. Mr. Milt stevens to Annie Williamson. 1 Arter a tew generations ot illiterate relatives, it was fine that he could write at all. As some one said "I sorrowed because I had no shoes till I saw a man who had no feet. n .Another episode related by Veraldine Benton: "I have heard my grandmother tell that one night while Milt was away in camp, he bad a terrible nightmare and started running and screaming. When they got him awake he said his mother had just died. She had not been ill bat had died sud­ denly ot what we now call appendicitis, so he could not have been expecting her de&thi the only BSP I have heard of in the tam,Jy. • J'J'/) John Milton Stevens, cont. He is buried at Monument City. Ismea 10 1. 425) Ol.1'ffl (Ollie) Stevens b. ca 1869 ..... __TbC1Dan. niob 2. 426) May stevens b. ca 1870 -m- ___ Dine. 10 van J. 427) Ross stevens, b. ca 187.5, -m- Goldie . , a widow with a daughter, Dolores, who took the Stevens name. Ross worked tor standard 011 Co. in Marion, Indiana. He was taJ l and broad,. not i'at, and very good looking. None ot the above children ot Milton Stevens left any issue. Ross SteTens is blried at Mt. Btna, Huntington Co. , Ind. 8 6 J~) WilliamM.9 Stevens (James Sam , Isaac7, James ) b. July- 10, 1847 probably in Wabash Co. Ind. -m- Mary Martha (Matt) Lewis, dau. ot Stephen and Melinda (Bannister) Lewis, who were natives of Fayette and Rush Co. Ind. Will stevens d. in Nov. 1902 and his wite in 19)2. Both are wried at Marion. Will was a Civil War veteran, he was in Co. L, 153rd Indiana Int. He was a shoe cobbler and the fa:m1J y lived in Marion, Ind1ana. Issie: 1 1. 428) Claude 0 stevens b. )-12-187.9, d. 7-21--190.5- -a- Gertnde Arblclde. They had a daD.. MarceJJa, who caght lMrr aress on fire and lnmed to death. A similar tragedy" .~ppened to her 2nd cousin Eva stevans (Hick9, Jacotfo, Isaac7) in lrank1:1n Co. 2. 429) Carl 10 Stevens b. 4-8-1882 d. J-9-1914 at Mar1oa. Umar•. J. 4:3()) Jessie stevens 10 b. 11-8-84: d.1960. Baae,Marion, Ind. 4. 4)).1) Ralph stevens b. and d. infanc7. Veraldine Benton says about this family-: "In my t:ime only- Jessie and her mother were living. Jessie was a beaut11'ul 1'0lll8D; she was about 5 .rt. 6 inches, a nice figure and excellent carriage. She had the bluest blue eyes, and when younger blonde ba1r. She never married blt with little education she managed _to make a living tor herself and her mother, helped somewhat by' her mothers $25 a month civil var widow's pension. She was a wonder1'll person." Marcella, who died of bims, was the only grandchild. 8 7 JJ9) Isaac Nelson 9 stevens b. May 2, 18Zl9 (James Sam , Isaac ) -m- Meg T Lived near Marion, Indiana, Issie: niob. 1. 4J1) Ab b. ca 1872 nt 2. 4,32) Noman nt ?: :~~ ~issa10 S~ens b. ca 1880 -m- __ Whitaker. Sbe had 43.5) Loraine (a son) and 2 other boys, one was lcilJ ed. 1n an auto accident in 19)3. Loraine b. ca 1906. 4:36) a daughter b. ca 1922 who was DD1ch younger than the boys, she was a blonde. J40) MaryM. 9 st.evens (James Sam 8, Isaac7) b. Aug. 4, 1851, -m.- ___Mote. 1. 436) Lemuel E. Stevens10 b. Nov. 17, 1871. He was ldJJed in an elevator accident and latt no issue. 8 )41) Amanda 9 Stevens (James Sam. ) b. 1853, d. 1870. Never married. 8 )42) Sarah Elizabeth9 (Lizzie) stevens (James Sa»i ) b. June J, 18,56 in Polk Twp., Huntington Co., Ind. (d. July 26, 1922 at Lima, Ohio) -11- Jan. 5, 1879 Charles Smmer Weeks (son of Samuel Weeks and Elizabeth Ann Slyter Weeks -ot Wabash Co., Ind.) b. Sept. 17, 18ji in Wabash Co. Ind. (near Huntington Co. line), d. Oct. 17, 1936 1n Huntington Co. Both are blried 1n marked graves in MonUD1ent Cit7 Cemetery. 342) Lizzie had little formal edllcation; because she was left handed, she was unable to write with her right hand, tut after 77 :,42) Sarah Elizabeth stevens .. cont. her children were all awa:,- tram home she learned to write so she could write to than. She was very neat in dress, pretty,vith dark hair and dark brown eyes, and a fair complexion. Her lmsband was ot Qiaker stock but she never joined that faith. The church she want to as a child was Wesle7an Methodist bit in later years she joined the Christian Clmrch. She and her husband lived in Lima, Ohio, tor many years while he was Ohio state circulation manager tor the !J)d:i.ana Farmers Guide, a publication with home offices in !lmtington, Ind. Before that he was County Assessor or Huntington Co. Ind. Issue: 10 1, 4:,8) Elizabeth Gertrude Weeks, b. Nov. 14, 1879 in Wabash Co. -m- 1st Wiltur J. Fisher, son of Alex and Nancy (Fisher) Fisher, 1876-19J7. She -m- 2nd in 1940 Rol Hollowell, son or Lindsey and Angeline (Bailey') Hollowell. Dlring her first marriage she lived on a farm she and her husband owned in Wayne Twp., lhnting­ ton Co. A.tter her 2nd husband's death in May ot 1966 (age 94) she bought an apartment at the Methodist Memorial Home, Warren, Ind., and 1n 1968 is still living there. No issue by either mar. •2. 4:39) Ethel Esther Weeks b. July 5, 1881 at Monument City, Hunt­ ington Co. Ind. -m- Feb. 24, 1906 Rollie Troy P\ll.lha.rt. •3. ll40) Laura Beatrice Weeks, b. March 15, 188:3, at Monument City. d. Nov. 29, 1929. -m- G. Ray Sharp, June :,, 1906. •4. 441) Mary Edna Weeks, b. Apr. 22, 1885 near Sweetser, Grant Co. Ind. d. 1~ -m- Olin Shellenbarger Sept. 19, 1906. *5• 442) Samuel DeWitt Weeks10, b. May 8, 1887, at SWeetser, Ind. d. March 1949 at Lima, Ohio. -m- Etta Smderman in 1907. 6. J42.1) Vera Olive Weeks b. Aug. 15, 1897, d. Sept. 14, 1898. 8 6 ;44) Samuel L~ stevens (James Sam , Isaac7, James ) b. July- 15, 1861 Huntington Co. Ind. He died in 1940. His first wif'e' s name is not knolil'l. He was married 2nd to Amanda Elizabeth (Stevens) Snith, a widow with one son, Dorsey Snith. She was the daughter ot Abra­ ham L. stevens and Mary C. Lines, and was said to be some kin to her husband's family. The following about :344) SaJ1J11el is given by Veraldine Benton: "Sam Stevens was sort of a Jack or all trades. He owed a small acreage outside of LaFontaine, Ind. where he raised chickens, some stock and did some tntcking. Money did not mean mch to him. If he had an:r he was likely to give it so someone he thought needed it worse than he did. He loved children and spoiled his own and everyone elses. He was quick alx>ut every­ thing, careless about his clothes and he cared less about what people thought than anyone I ever knew. He was not a religious man in the accepted sense or the word but he was a good man, not in all his life could he have done a mean or cruel thing. " Issue by his first wif'e: 1 • )44. 1 ) Al.ice 10 b. ca 188 :3, She was raised by the Henry Hollingsworth family 0£ Marion, Indiana, and went by the name of Hollingsworth. She was living 1n Indianapolis in the late 1920 's. She never married. 2. )44.2) F.dith 10 stevens. -m- John Woods and lived in Camden, Arkansas. She died there about 1963. Issue: Samuel Russell Woods -m- and has one dau. Walter Woods -m- · and has two dau. Robert Woods -m- and has two sons. 78 J44) Samuel L. Stevens - cont. Issue by 2nd marriage. 10 Ja. 44J) Fred stevens b. 1896 -m- Lena Ferris and settled near LaFontaine, Ind. Lena died in 1946 and Fred remarried. Children by 1st marriage: 11 44J.1) Bett1 Lou Stevens -m- & has children. 44,3. 2) Max stevens -m- & has children. 'f6J• J and 44).4) Sons Robert & Howard who d. infancy. 4b. l,44) Paul stevens b. 1898 d. 1948~ He was on the police force in Muncie, Indiana. He married rather late 1n lite and had one adopted son, Donald Paul.St.evens. Hi' served in both 1st World War and ·world War II. O ,c. 445) Pauline Kathryn stevens1 b. 10-24-1900. -a- lbsalom Wayne Furnish (1898-1957), son of Claude William Furnish and Bessie LaVad.a Travers of Grant Co. Ind. Children: 445.1) Claude William Furnish b. 1921 Wabash Co. Ind. He was in U. S. Navy and in 19Lti had: 1. Claudia Jean Furnish b. 1-12-1945 at Mu.ncie, Ind. 2. Gary Lee l\lrnish b. 2-14-"8 at Muncie. 445.2) Klizabeth Jean Furnish b. 11-14-1927, Wabash Co. -m- Aug. 2J, 1948, Dr. Zairo Vieira of Rio de Janeira. He bad been resident physician at Ball Msorial. Hospital. Their home is 1n Brazil. In 19 ~ they had two adopted children. 8 346) Marcus E. 9 Stevens (James Sam. , Isaac7) ca 1867.192:,. He was a half-brother to Sa:mnel above. -m- Florence Jam.es, dau. ot Willis James or lilntington Co. Ind~ They settJ.ed near Lagro, Ind. Issie: 10 1. 446) Vesel Stevens b. ca 1890, -m- lives in llmtington Co. Has several children. 2. 447) Agnes10 stevens b. ca 1895, -m- Charles Harrell (doubt.less tram ancestry in N. c. ors. c. as this name is seldom tound in New !hgland). '?hey had 4 children. J. 448) Grace 10 b. ca 1904, -m- Farthing, lives Wabash, Ind. nt 4. 449) Elmo 10 b. ca 1912 (a dau.) nt s. 450) Eldred10 Stevens b. ca 1915 (son) nt. 6 4 ,360) Isaa.c9 stevens (Jacob B. S, Isaac7, James , Johns, Tbos. ) 1856- 1927, not married, with his bachelor brother Omar owned over two­ thirds or and farmed the old home place in Bush County-. He spent about 10 years in Wyoming prospecting for ore bit never found aDY­ thing or jmportance. He was about 5' 10" tall and weighed about 170 lbs., dark brow, nearl7 black eyes, jet black hair and high cheek lx>nes and, in fact, had a di.£.f'erent appearance trom anyone else in the family, (typical early Stephens some would say). No issue. 8 :,61) Hickson Halstead9 stevens {Jacob B. , Isaac7 ) 18.58-1917, -•- Anna Coon, ca 1860-1906 and settled about two miles north ot Anderson­ ville in Franklin Co. on a farm. He was about 6 ft. tall, v~ighed 185 lbs. without fat, and had brown eyes and dark, nearly black hair and a rather dark complexion blt not so much so as :,60)Isaac. He was a Freemason, Baptist, and a man or good character and repu­ tation. His appearance was much like that of his uncle JJ6) James Sam Stevens. Issue or J61 ) Hick and Anna: •1. 451) Hickson10 Stevens, jr. c1886-19'3 -m- Elva Scull7 and settled on a farm near Francesville, Ind. •2. 452) Winifred (Winnie)10 c1887-1944 -m- Walter Maple and 79 )61) Hickson Halstead Stevens - cont. 4.52) settled in Rush Co. Ind. 10 •3. 45:3) !-tay c1890-1963 -m- Earnest Jones (ca Jrd cousin) and settled in Franklin Co. Ind. - twin ot Ray. •4. 454) Ra.y-10 e1890-1967 -m- 1st Bertha Vanata, set. in Rush Co. ;. 4.55) Eva c1891-c1943, not married. She was somewhat crippled, caught her dress on fire and blrned to death. ,'.362) Oliver A1.den9 stevens (Jacob8, Isaac7), 186}-1934, called "Al~" -m- ca 1907 Lida McKibben and settled on a farm near Knol:noster, Mo. where by his thrift and industry he owned a good sized farm before 191 J. Some time before he was seriously injured when a cyclone blew down a barn, in which he had taken shelter from the storm, in­ juring a leg, blt he recovered almost completely. He was a big man about 6 ft. tall and weighing about 220 lbs. and somewhat plump with brown eyes and dark bit not black hair; a kind, iood natured and temperate man. He had only one child, a son, 4,56) Isaac b. ca 1905; probably no issue. 8 ,'.36:,) Manford Augustus9 stevens (Jacob , Isaac7) b. Aug. 25, 1862 in Rush Co. Ind. (d. 1929) -m- 1888 Hettie FrancesJ Wellman (Gideon2, Aron or Aaron f), and settled on a farm. one mile west of New Salem, Ind. in Rush Co. He and his brother-in-law invented the stevens gate which by pulling a cord from a b.lggy, would rise vertically and so could be easily- opened with snow on the ground; bu.t not mu.ch money was made out of it. He was about .5' 10" and usu.ally weighed 215 lbs. He bad aJmost an average complexion, brown eyes and dark bit not jet black ha:S.r. In speak:ing ot girls, be once told his boys to beware of light grey eyes as girls with brown e;yes are easier to get along with. In t.he later part or his life he was afflicted with arterio­ sclerosis which eventually- caused his death at the age ot 67 while his widow lived to be within J months or 90 :,ears old. He could hardly- see his way around without his glasses. He was a Mason and stand-pat Republican. Issue of 363) Manford and Hettie stevens: 10 *1. 4:fl) Cltrence Perr.r stevens, b. 1889 -m- 1st F.rances Fromm, b. 1896, the mother oi' the children. •2. 4~) Will:!!r Gideon10 Stevens, b. 1890 (d. 1966) nickname "Goog" -m.- Beulah Staples and settled at Indianapolis. ;64) Om.er9 stevens (Jacob8) 1864-1921, not married. He was naturally or the executive type arid liked to boss people. He was about 6 f't. tall, very strong, averaging when on diet about 2.50 lbs. in weight. He worked some on the farm bJ.t was nn1ch given to going to town. The police in Indianapolis made him a very attractive offer to join the force but he re.f\1.sed. His eyes were grey, his complexion fair and his hair mouse colored. It was said he was somewhat in­ clined to philander. He was a Mason, Republican and, so far as I know, not a member or any church. He, like most of his siblings, was buried in LittJ.e Flatrock Cemetery. No issue. 365) Mari7 (Molly) Stevens (Jacob) 1866-1935 -m- Sol Coon, son or John and Sarah Moore Coon, div. Sol and Macy" had only one child: *1. 459) Dessie10 1885-19.50 -m- 1st George Hoffman Sr. div. ~7) George9 Stevens (Jacob8) 1875-1895, not married. Arter a while at Norm.al School, he taught school. It was while he was attending the law school at the University of Indiana that he was stricken with typhoid fever and passed away at 21 -:,ears of age. He had black eyes and a medium dark complexion, about .5' 10 11 tall and the most handsome of the famll y. It was sad that a young man so .full of promise should be taken so young. 80 8 6 710) Benjamin 9 Stevens (William Mac , Isaac7, James ) 1862-c194o -m- c1888 Laura Logan (Dau. ot Thos. and Sarah LaForge Logan and settled. one and one-halt miles east ot Nev Salem in Rush Co. where he owned a good f'arm. Ben was a nice looking man about 1 ; 6" t.a11. , weighed about 1;IJ lbs. , had grey e:,e s and medium dark hair, and fair complexion. He was a Democrat and a member of the Methodist church and was held in high esteem by his many relatives and friends because of his Christian character, even temper and fairmindedness. His only child was: 10 *1. 460) Ross stevens b. 1891 (living 1n 1968) -m- .Alma Dearmond and settled on his rather' s farm.

TEIITH G:mimA.TION 10 8 ~2) Hazel stevens b. 1892 in Rush Co. Ind. (Joe A. 9, Isaac , El.ijah7) -m- 1st Lowell Gartin and settled north of Rushville in Rush Co. He was killed in an auto accident Oct. 14, 19)9 in Rushville. Hazel -m- ?nd ca 1948 John W. Ellison of Rushvil1e. Address in 1966: 20:,4 North 9th St., Phoenix, Ariz. 85006. Issue - both by l st marriage: 1 *1. 461) L.1oyd Lowell 1 Gartin b. May' 2, 1916 -m- Ruby Bilby- in 1936 and settled at Phoenix, Ariz. 2. 462) Marjorie Ellen1 1 Gartin, b. July- 1, 1918 -m- in 1942 Harold E. Snith and they have a dau. 46;) Diana tynn1 2 Snith b. Aug. JO, 1948. 8 J74) Edmund10 (or Edward) b. 1866 (El.ias9, '4dmond , Elijah7) -m­ Ola Behar in 1889 of Rush Co., Ind. and set. in Rush Co. He d. 1926 and is buried in Little mue River Cemetery in Rush Co. Ola Viola was dau. of' Oren Beher of Rush Co. Issue: 1 1. 464) Everetf~ 1891-1917 2. 465) Herman1 b. 1894 J. 466) Belva 1 b. Aug. 17, 189.5 -m- 1st Lloyd Greenstreet; -m- 2nd F.l.oyd Keller at Piqua, 0. and had: 467) Joyce 12 Keller. 10 8 6 626) James Nelson stephens (Sherman9, James K. P. , James7, John ) b-.. '29 Sept. 1912 at Terre Haute, Ind. -m- in 1936 in Bowling Green, Ind. Maida Cooksey (dau. or Claude and Helen (Drake) Cooksey~ Issue: 11 1. 628) Sandra Jo b. 10 May 19)9 at Bowling Green, Ind. 2. 629) James Michi3f 11 b. 11th June 1942 at Michigan City,Ind. ). 6JQ) Paula Deanne 1 b. '2:1 Aug. 194J at Michigan City, Ind. -m- in 1966 James F. Schute. nt. 4. 6 J1 ) Larry Lee11 b. 19 Mar. 1948 at Michigan City, Ind. 10 8 627) Mary Kathryn stephens (Sherman9, James K. P. ) b. 11 July,1916 at Terre Haute, Ind. -m- 1934 Raymond Bryant, son or Verne and Ida (Ha.ffhill) Bryant. Issue: 11 1. 6JJ) Monta Ray Bryant b/ 1939 at Mooresville, Ind. d.y-. 2. 6J4) Kathy Ann 11 b. ,> Dec. 1941 at " " -m- in 1957 Blrl K. Burch b. 1'ff at Brazil, Ind. They have 6:35) Pamela Kay Eurch b. 7 Aug. 1961. (Perhaps live in calitomia) 8 6;2) J. K. Polk 10 Brush (Maud9 Stephens, James K. P. Stephens) b. 19 Oct. 1911 at Co~nt, Ind. -m- I. Setur. Issue: •1. 63') Ru.by Irene Brush b. 6 July 1932 at Gentry, Ark. 11 11 •2. 61/) Ruth Ann Brush b. J) Oct. 1935 " " 10 8 81 387) Isom stevens (Amos W. 9, Isom , Robt. 7) b. l"J.aY 14, 1872 in FB.79tte Co., Ind. -m- 1896 Nannie Jllttox, who d. in 1947. He had been a member ot the Christian Church since 1891 and had served !or 1.5 years on the Rushville City School Board and when he retired received a nice plaque tor his ~ervices. He served on the city council tor several years and once consented to run for mayor bit being a Democrat and the registration heavily stand-pat Republican, he lost by a few votes. He was a man with ability and integrity, who bad a host or friends in Rush­ ville. He departed this life in 194.3 and was entombed in the East Hill Shrine Mausoleum, having lived 81 years. Issue: 1. 472) Clifford M 11 stevens b. Dec. 6, 1897. 2. 473) Walter W. 1 ~ stevens. b. Oct. 16, 1900. former ma~ of Rushville, 10 8 JSS) Len Stevens (Amosw.9, Isom , Robt. 7 ) b. ca 1870 in Fayeti!•~: -m- perhaps Laura McKee. Issue: 1 1. 484) Russell ~ Stevens ea. 1890 2. Q85) Chester 1 Stevens " 1892 ,). 486) Ralph11 Stevens " 1895 4. 487) Ru.th 11 Stevens " 1897 -m- __Mettlen (or Mettler) and resided at mutton, Ind. 10 8 396) Osrow Stevens (Edward9, F.dmond , Joseph7) b. 186.5 in Franklin Co. Ind. -m- Hannah Bean and settled near Orange in Fayette Co., Ind. Issa.e: 11 *1. 488) Cl:fton stevens b. ca 1888 1n Frank:l.in Co. •2. 489) Roy Stevens b. ca 1890 •:;. 490) Harold11 stevens " 1892 •4. 491) Love111 Stevens "1895 9 8 410) Fam,y1° Colvin b. ca 1884 (;. ca 19'44) (Ann , Sarah , Isaae7 Stevens) -m- Enos McKibben and settled at New Salem, Ind. Issue: •1. 492) Sylvester11 McKibben b. ca 1892 -m- Kl.sie Higgins. •2. 493) 0mar11 MoKibben c. 1898-1964 -m- May Gardner. *J. 494) Charlesi1 R. McKibben -m Dorothy Wall. 8 7 412) Jessie 1° Colvin (Ann9W'inchel, Sarah stevens, Isaac Stevens) c.1889-19.57 -m- John lvfu.rphy and settled at New Salem, Ind. Issue: 1. 49 .5) Doris11 b. ca 191 S -m- Reece Spears of Indianapolis. 2. 496) Esther11 Murphy ca 1917 =m- Lowell Hinchman, vetenarian, and settled at Glenwood, Ind. 10 8 7 420) Calvin G. Porter (Julia Tru.sler9, Mary s. Stevens , Isaac ) b. 1882 -m- and settled '$)7 W. .5th St., Connersville, Ind. Issue: 1. 497) Robert 11 Porter, b. 1905 -m- 1st Thelma Wyer. Issue :3 dau. -m- 2nd Ann stewart: issue J dau. Address in 1948: 14JJ Virginia Ave., Connersville, Ind. 2. 498) Helen11 Porter b. 1907 -m- Merl Fisher. Issue: 2 sons & J dau. ; 59 Forest Ave. , Ypsilanti, Mich. J. 499) Ethel 11 Porter, b. 1909 -m- Vernon Wyer. Issue: 1 boy & 1 girl 422 Western Ave., Connersville, Ind. 4. ,00) Phyllis l1 Porter, b. 191.5 -m- Francis Smith; issue: 1 boy and 2 girls; 10th & East Sts. Connersville, Ind. 5. 501) Betty11 Porter, b. 1921 -m- Berna.rd Grant; 1 girl 424 Western Ave., Connersville, Ind. 6. ;02) Ruth 11 Porter b. 1923 -m- Harry ~ith; issue 2 girls; 5th & Western Ave., Connersville, Ind. 82 10 4:,J) Bthal lsther Weeks, b. Jul:, S, 1881 at Momment City-, Ind. -a- Feb.24, 190g, Bollie Troy Fullhart, (1876-194)), son ot Benj. 1tanklin 1Ullhart and Margaret Welker. They- 01n10d and farmed 80 A. in Polk Twp. Hunting- ton Co. Ind. In 1968 her address is Mrs. Ethel. JuJlbart, R. R. l,Andrews, Ind. 46702. Issue: 1 • .SOJ) Esther Mq 11 Fu.llhart,, b. Dec. J, 1907, Polk Twp., Huntington Co. Ind. -•- 1929 Theodore Hobart Brooks (b. NoT. 14, 1906:-d. Oct. 6, 1947), son of .Amiel and Agnes (Sheerer) Brooks. He was a pattem maker at. Fairbanks Morse, Beloit, Wis. Bsthar is a registered nurse and 1n 1968 her home 1s 102-8 Ninth St., Beloit., Wis. 5)511. IsS11e: .504) Jack Lee Br-ooks, b. NoT. 16, 19)2 at Beloit, Wis. -m- Nonu. Jean Hunt and they baTe a son Donald Lee Brooks and a dau. Linda Jean. In 1968 Jack is with t.he U. s. Anrr 1n Germ8.D1', taaily is with hill• .50.5) Theodore Hobart Brooks, Jr. b. 1941, Beloit, Wis. -11- Karen Jean stockllan Jan. 16, 1965. Tbq haTe one dau. Karen Lynn. 2 • .506) Loren Troy-11 Pllllhart, b. Oct. ,>, 1910, Polk Twp. Huntington Co. -m- NoT. 19)2 Pauline Powell, dau. ot Orange and Mar7 (Goe) Powell. Loren is a General Fieldman with the Indiana state Farm Blreau. Pauline is a school teacher 1n the BunUngton County school qst.. The ta:U 7 hoae is R.R. 6 (Lancaster Road) Hlm'tington, Ind. 467,>. Issue: 506.1)'R1chard Loren Fullhart, b. 19)4, urried and has one son • .506.2) J~? Ann Pnll.barl, b. 19~ -a- Donald Lassiter. ). SOS) Pb.Yllis Maxi.n9 Pull hart, b. Oct. 24, 1915, Polk Twp., Hllnt,ington Co. Ind.-•- 19)9 Nimrod C. Good. He bas a store 1D Ma.ncie, Ind. in cormection with Police and Fire .lql11plent Serri.ce. PbTllis is a reg- istered. nurse with Daleo Batte1'7 plant at Muncie, Ind. Their tara boae is R. R. 2, Alfl:andr1.a, IDd. 46001 • Issu.e: 509) Robert Charles .Good, b. May- 18, 1949 at Muncie, Ind• .510) NanQY Elaine Good, b. Feb. 16, 1951 at Ma.ncie, Ind. 4. 4)9.1) Wilblr Art Fullhart, b. Jan. 1922, d. Apr. 1922. l\iried at Momaent City-, Hamtington Co., Ind. 5. 511 ) Q!¼z Mu."9111 Pllllhart, b. Sept. 22, 192), Polk Twp. Huntincton Co. Ind. -m- Aug. Zl, 1949 at Hwltillgton, Ind. Betty- Scboet.f, dau. ot John Scboe.tf' of Roanoke, Ind. CJ\17 owns and tarm.s 160 A. ot land, including the farm torm.erl;y belonging to his parents. He also tarms other acreage 1n the neighborhood. Issue: 511.1) Gail Marie Pnll.hart b. Dec. 16, 1950. 511.2) Gwendolyn Mae Fu.Uhl.rt b. Oct. 8, 1952. 511.)) Gary- Michael Fullhart. b. Dec. 28, 1956. 511.4) Gregg Full.hart b. 196). 10 440) Laura Beatrice Weeks , b. March 15, 188J at MoDUlllent Cit7, Ind. . d. NOT. 29, 1929, Po1k Twp. llmtington Co. Ind. a.tried Monument Ci't7. -m.- June 6, 1906, at Andrews, Ind. G. Ray- Sharp, son ot Gramille and Ann (Williamson) Sharp of Polk Twp. Huntington Co. Ind. He was born Mq 2J, 188J in Polk Twp. and died June 15, 1962 at La:£qette, Ind. Beatrice and Ray graduated in the same high school class and both went to Indiana state Normal at Terre Haute. She taught school witil their marriage. In 1912 he took a position as Principal of the Linnwood Grade School at Lafayette, Ind. at a big step-up in salary, 'this m.uniticent sum being $900 per year. In 19'2J.4, they moved back to Huntington Co. where Beatrice died or cancer in 1929. She was 5 tt. taJ 1· and had straight black hair and green eyes (cat eyes she called them). Issue: 1. 514) Veral.dine Sharp11, b. Oct. 7, 1907 at Andrews, Ind. -m- Jan. 15, 1942 at La.f'qette, Ind. Curtis Benton, b. Aug. 18, 1898 at Manson, Iowa. He is a veteran or both World War I and II, an entomologist with Research Div. u. s. D. A. and in 1968 is retired. Home address is 201 Pal.wood Blvd., Tifton, Ga. 31794, where they han liTed since 19.54. No issue. 8J 440) Laura Beatrice Weeks - cont. 11 2. 515) Howard William Sharp b. Oct. 1J, 1914, at Lafayette, Ind. -m- Sept. 7, 1940, at Lafayette, Ind., Opal Marie Rouse, dau. ot Rollo Rouse. He has a B. s. in Physical Edu.cation trom Purdue U. and a M. A. in History from Ball State U. He is a Basket Ball coach at Cam.bridge City, Indiana, Lincoln High School. They have no children of their own wt have raised Howard's niece, &tsan Sharp, and Opal's niece, Meridy Rouse. Address: 45 S. Foote st. Cambridge City, Ind. 47'JZ/. (1968) J. 516) RayJuniorl1 Sharpb. July 31, 1916atLaf'ayette, Ind. -m- 1st in 1937 Elizabeth Riley. (div.); -m- 2nd June 7, 1941, Katherine Anno Wisma, widow, dau. ot Henry Morton and Adeline (Ogle) Anno. She has 2 sons by her previous mar. to Fred Wisma. Ray was in the armed services from 1943 to 1945, was in N. Africa and Italy. They lived in Attica, Ind. tor many years where he worked at the Harrison Steel Castmg co. In 1968 he is on the maintenance starr at Purdue U. and they live at Elston, Ind. Address1 R. R. 1 J, Box 47S, Lafayette, Ind. 47905. (No isS1.1e by either marriage.) 4. 517) Herbert LeRoy11 Sharp b. June 25, 1920, at Lafayette, Ind. -m- Dec. 27, 1947, at Indianapolis, Ind. Ann Elizabeth Brown. He attended Indiana lhsiness College and went to work for the Federal Social Security Agency in 193'); except tor four years in the armed services during World War n, he has been with the same agency. He is with the Indianapolis office in 1968 and lives at 2817 E. 67th st. Indianapolis, Ind. 46220. He went into the artrr'.f in May or 1942, went overseas in 1944, to England, and then France. On VE day- he made a trip to Hitler's hideout "The Eagles Nest" at Berchtesgarden. He .was discharged a Captain in ?·1arch 1946. Issue: 518) &lsan Elizabeth Sharp b. Nov. 7, 19.50, at Marion, Indiana. ,5. 440.1) Hubert Lee (twin to Herbert) died at birth. 441) Mary Fmla Weeks b. Apr. 22, 1885 near SWeetzer, Grant Co. Indiana. d. March 28, 19 .56, Parkman Hospital, Ft. Wayne, Ind. Buried at Monument City. -m- Sept. 19, 1906, Olin Shellenbarger, son or LeRoy Shellenbarger of Polk Twp. Huntington Co. Ind. Olin was a first cousin once removed or the noted author, Gene Stratton Porter. The maiden name of Gene I s mother was Mary Shellenbarger, and she was the only aunt or LeRoy Shellenbarger, father of Olin. Olin was a farmer and when ill heal th forced him of'! the farm they bought a truck farm near Roanoke, Ind. He died in 1925 leaving five children, the oldest 17. It wasn't easy tut they managed and F.dna was proud or all of them. She ma.de her home f'or many years with l-1onet in Huntington and later in Ft. Wayne. Issue: 11 · 1. 520) Charles LeRoy Shellenbarger b. Aug. 24, 1907. -m-lst. 1930, Margaret Sanders, dau. of Homer Sanders, of Roanoke, Ind. (div.) Children of' this marriage: 1. 521) Gene Lee 1935-1940 2. _522) Ronald Joe b. May 1939 at Aublrn, Ind. -m- 2nd Ann Muhn, a· widow with a son and daughter. Issue of' 520) Charles and Ann AJ. 52J) Thomas Olin b. 194.5 at AubJ.rn, Ind. A4. 524) Kay Lyzm b. 1951 at Aublrn, Ind. In 1968 Charles is manager of the Indiana Bell Telephone office at Kendallville, Indiana. They live in Kendallville. 2. 525) Floyd Shellenbarger 11 b. July 22, 1911 -m- in 19:39 Pearl Runyan (b. Dec. 16, 1911) or Roanoke, Ind. He works for the General Electric Co. at Ft. Wayne. 84 441) lwiary &ina Weeks - cont. 2 • .525) cont. Floyd and Pearl have lived at Roanoke since their marriage and now own their home there. No issue. Address: Roanoke, Ind. 4678J. J• .526) Hubert11 Shellenbarger, b. Sept. 6, 1914. -m- in 1941, Georgeanna Tharp ot near Hu.ntington. In 1924 Hubert had the misfortune to have part ot his lett hand blown off when a dynamite cap he was hanciling exploded. He didn't know what it was and was poking it with a pencil. This has never seemed to handicap him and he has always had a good job. Address; Huntington, Ind. Issue: 1. 5'Z/) Jerry Bhgene 12 Shellenbarger, b. May 17. 1944. 2. .528) Larry Shellenbarger b. Jan. 1947. J. 529) Mary Delight Shellenbarger b. Nov. 16, 1952. All were born in Huntington, Ind.

4 • .530) Monet Dalight11 Shellenbarger b. April 18 1 1917 -m- in 1940 Eugene E. LaVine (B:IJl) b. May S, 1914. They lived for many years in li.1.ntington. Monet worked at the Coil factory in Roanoke, Ind. Bill works tor General Electric at Ft. Wayne. They- now live in Ft. Wayne at ;640 W. state st., Ft. Waynf~ Ind. 46808. Issu.e: 1. 5J1) RaJ'ldall Lewis LaVine, b. Jan. 1, 1952. 11 5• .532) Robert Leon Shellenbarger, b. Feb. 'Zl, 1919 in Polk Twp. Huntington Co. Ind. -m.- in 194.5 Annabel ot Aublrn, Ind. He is a veteran or World war n, lost all his belongings in the · Battle of the B.tlge blt escaped unhurt except for a scratch on his bald head. The family in 1968 live in Aublrn, Ind. Issue: 1 • .5JJ) Max12 Shellenbarger b. Oct. 14, 1946. 2. SJ4) Rex12 Shellenbarger b. Feb. 14, 1948. J. .535) Joyce 12 Shellenbarger b~ July 7, 19 ;o. 10 8 '442) Samuel Dewitt Weeks (Sarah E. stevens9, Jam.es Sa:m. , Isaac7) b. May 8, 1887 at &'weetser, Ind. d. 1949 at Lima, Ohio, and is blried at Lima. DeWitt was a painter by trade and worked for more than JO years with the Nickel Plate Railroad at Lima, O. He died suddenly or a heart attack in March, 1949. His home and where some of his family still live is: 710 Fairview, Lima, Ohio. He -m- June 1907 Etta Slnderman, dau. of William and Margaret (Lee) atnderman of Andrews, Ind. Etta's grandfather Lee was a shoe cobler and postmaster at Andrews, Ind. Issue: 11 1. 5J6) William Sumner Weeks b. July 1, 1908 at Andrews, Ind. -m- in 19:30 Evelyn Taylor of Lim.a, Ohio. He was named for his two grandfathers tut in early years was known as aunner. He acquired the nickname Bill at school and doesn't answer to Slnmer any more. His present home is in California. Ifre: 1. 537) Kathleen Lynn1 2 and 2 • .5J8) Slsanne Alice , twins b. at Lima, Ohio, Dec. J1, 1945. 2. 539) Violet11 Weeks b. Nov. 2, 1909 at Andrews, Ind. -m- March 1, 1932 at Lima, Ohio, Charles Knott. He d. ca 1961. According to Grand.father Weeks, Violet looks like her grandmother, L~zzie Stevens Weeks. She does resemble early pictures of Lizie Issue: 1 • .540) Charles Arthu.r~ 2 Knott b. June 28, 19:35 at Lima 2. .541) Donna Dean Knott b. March 12, 19.37 at Lima, O. J. _542) Larry B:\JJ 12. Knott b. June 16, 1944 at Lima, O. The older two children are married and live in Lima and Violet lives in the Lima vicinity. 85 442) Samuel DeWitt Weeks - cont. J. .543) Margaret Kl.izabeth Weeks b. April 1, 1911 at Andrews, Ind. -m- April 7, 19JJ at Lima, Ohio, Wilfred Roeder of Wapakoneta, Ohio. He was on the police force at Lima, Ohio, where he received many commendations. He died suddenly or a heart attack in Feb. 1959. Margaret works and she and her mother live in the home place at 710 Fairview, Lima, Ohio, 4.5804. Margaret's two older children are married and have families. Issue ot ;4J) Margaret 1 • .544) Richard F.arl 12 Roeder b. Sept. 1, 1935, Evan~e,Ind. 2. 545) Margaret Ann12 Roeder (Peggy) b. Jan• .31, 19)3, Lima,O. J • .546) Robert 12 Roeder b. June 11, 1946 at Lima, Oe He has inherited his grandmother Roeder's beautiful red hair. 4. !fe7) Idal.ine11 Weeks b. May 8, 1912 at Andrews, Ind. -m- in 1934 &iward E. Ramby, a widower with no children. He died 0£ cancer when their youngest son was a baby and Idaline has worked and raised them. She has remained in Dayton, Ohio, where she and her hlsband lived. About 1966 she remarried-. Issue by l st marriage : 1 • ~7) F.arl F.dward- Ramby b. Nov. 19, 19 J4 2. SLH3) Don Ram.by b. 19J6. s. .549) Samual DeWitt Weeks11 Jr. b. Aug. 1914 at Andrews, Ind. -m- 1 in 19j; Oral 1 • Sam is about 6 1 11 , dark complexion and hair. For many years -he was on the maintenance staff of the Nickel Plate R. R. at Lima, O. Oral died about 1965. He -m- 2nd Ethel Brown or Huntington, Indiana. Home is at Lima, Ohio. Isftle; by 1st maITiage: 1. 550) Jean Ethel 12 Weeks b. Jan. 25, 1937; d. Sept. 1949 or rheumatic fever. Lima, o. 2. 551) Joan Etta Weeks b. Jan. 19, 1938, at Lima, Ohio. J• .552) Philip D. Weeks12 b. :May .5, 1940, b. Lima, Ohio. 4 • .55.3) Jerry Lynn Weeks12 b. Sept. 12, 1944 Lima, Ohio. 6. 5.54) Albert PhiliR Weeks11 b. Feb. 5, 1920 at Lima, Ohio. -m- 1942 Arline 1 · • They were div. and had no isSlle. -m- 2.nd Louise Hampton, or Fairfax, Va. In 1968 Philip owns a restaurant in Roann, Indiana, where they live. Issue by 2nd mar. 12 1. 5.54. 1) Sandra Lee Weeks b. Feb. 5, 1949. 2. .554. 2) dau. b. 19 54. Philip was in service in the Pacific area in \-lorld War II. 7. 556) Marietta Weeks11 b. April 11, 1922 at Lima, Ohio. -m-Dec.J,194.5 F.dward Abranoski (called Ski) of Polish origin. l•Iarietta met him while she was in service with the SPARS during World War II. They live in Erie, Pennsylvania, and have several children, part 0£ whom are adopted. 8 6 451) Hickson10 Stevens Jr. c1886-19J8 (Hickson H. 9, Jacob , Isaac7, James ) -m- ca 1908 Elva Skully and settled near Francesville, Ind. on a farm where he majored :m raising cattle. He was critically injured by a cow he was leading and died about 19:38. In appearance he was much like his rather, tall with br<;>wn eyes and dark hair. When he was about 17 years or age he caught his hand in a sorghum mill and lost three fingers leaving only hie thumb and first finger on one hand. Issue: 1. 557) Melvin11 stevens b. ca 1910 is a public school teacher. 2. 5.58) Wallace11 Stevens b. ca 1912, Francesville, Ind. a R. 2. J. 559) Reatha 11 stevens b. ca 1915, -m- Everett MiJJer, same add. 4,52) Winnie10 Stevens (Hickson H. 9) c.1887-c.1944 -m- Walter ?-faple and settled on a farm in Rush Co., which they owned and he also did thresh­ ing. Winnie was a ha.rd working brunette and should be classified as a good wife and mor,1er. Issue: 1. ,560) Phyllis Maple, b. ca 1907 -m- Earnest Banks, s. of Charles, and settled in New Salem where they operated an elevator tor several 86 10 11 452) Winnie stevens - cont. 1. ,5601 Phyllis Maple - cont. years and later sold the elevator and resided on their .farm near New Salem where they have many friends. Their only child is .561) Earnest Banks J'J;'. b. ca 1924 who -m- and has: .562) Mary Lou13 Banks b. Dec. 29, 1949 563) Stephen 1J Banks b. All£. 19,51. 2. .564) .Paul W. 11 Maple was killed in an auto accident in 1929. J. 565) Hays11 Maple b. ca 1911 -m-__Snith and later went to Cal.it. 4. _566) Mary1 1 Maple b. ca 191 J -m- Clarence "Slds11 Sands and settled in Rush Co Ind. 5. 567) Verl 11 "Jack" Maple, b. ca 1916 is married and resides 1n New Salem. They have about J children and he has a good position with a manufacturing company near Rushville. Add. R.R. 2, Rushville. 10 4.53) May Stevens c. 1890-c.1960 -m- in 1908 Earnest Jones, a third cou­ sin and settled on a £arm about J miles north or Andersonville. ~5~~ ~g~ft t~!; b. I~:'1~~12 -m- Aline Johnsing, Rushvil.le,Ind. 2 • .569) Lowell11 Jones b. ca 1914 -m- Elizabeth &!11th, Glenwood, Ind. 10 4.54) Ray stevens (Hickson H. 9) c.1890-1967 -m- 1st Bertha Vanata (div.) who was the mother of all his children; -m- 2nd Mary Trobrough and resided on a farm in Rush Co. Ray was a good hard working farmer and sometimes witty. He had light hair and blue or gray eyes and had 15 grandchil~fn and 1 J great grandchildren. Issue: *1. 570) Freda Stevens b. ca 191 J in Rush Co. -m- Ralph Miller and resides near Homer. •2. 571) Lloyd R. 11 stevens, b. ca 1915 -m- Luella Marie Kile *J. 572) Don (Judge) 11 Stevens b. ca 1918 -m- Phyllis Holman of Rush Co. 4. 573) Rev. William Doyle 11 Stevens b. ca 1921 -m- Leota May Robbins resides Mt. Vernon, Ind. One child: 574) Doras Ann 12 Stevens b. March 28, 1949. 457) Clarence Perry10 stevens (Manford A. 9 , Jacob8 , Isaac7 , James6 , John S, Thos.4, NicholasJ, Thos.2, Anthony1 Stephens), b. March 29, 1889; Ph. B. Adrian College 1913, M. A. in Educ. 19:32 University of Sou­ thern California, -m- in 1916 Frances Fromm, dau. of Wm. and r1innie (Arnold) Fromm or Albany, Oregon, of German extraction. -m- 2nd in 194.5 Constance Heurlin or Swedish extraction; -m- Jrd in 1965 Esther Frazer Gravance, widow; held high school principal­ ships at Sheridan and Seaside, Oregon and Raymond, California; Mason and Uniterian, 6 foot, brown eyes and originally blonde • .Author of Community Civics 192J, compiler of Stevens Genealogy 19.50 and Wellman-Hackleman-Lines Genealogy 19,54. Address: 20JS F.dmart st., Escalon, Calif. 9.5320. Issue: 1. 575) Geor~e Arnold11 Stevens b. Oct. 22, 1918 at Albany, Ore. -m- Betty A. Whitmore of Indianapolis, Ind. No issue. -m- 2."ld in 19.58 Beatrice Aymer, a native of Canada. ?:Iaternal grandparents of Beatrice were John and EL.eanor Boyd (nee Kelly) or Iale of Man, Fngland. Paternal grandparents: Edward & Caroline Aymer (nee Watson). George is c. 6' c. 200 lbs. brown eyes and _black hair and he is mi aeroplane mechanic., and EMp9nisor ot maintenance. Issue:576) Robert · Aymer 12 stevens b. Jwie 9, 1962 at Taipei, Formosa. Ad.dress: 5:):) Anapamu · St. , Santa Barbara, Ca. *2. Robert Wellman11 stevens b. June 9, 1924 at Madera, Ca. -111- 577) in 1952 Donna Jackson, ~. of Don Earle Jackson. 10 8 87 4S8) Wilblr Gideon stevens "Goog" (Man.rord9• Jacob ) 1890-1966 was middle­ named 'Gideon" after his grand.lather Wellman. He chose the nickname •Qoog" .hillael:t; -m- Oct. 10, 191.5 Beulah Staples (dau. of T. Bent.) and sett.led on the old home place one mile vest ot New Sal• 1n Rush Co. Ind. 1n 191.5. After a tew years, he took a position as sanitary inspector, and later crew captain, tor the Indiana State Dept. of Pub­ lic Heal th, a position he held tor over ,> years. Thaddeus stevens, a nephew ot the Great CoDDDOner, is called the tat.her ot this department. Goog was about .5 1 10", ca 170 lbs. and as a young man had aublrn hair, red, (from the We.1.Jman side) and brown eyes. He was a Shriner and Methodist. He was b. Dec. 8, 1890 and d. in 1966 ot heart trouble. "Good night, sweet prince•. His wife Ball.ah was a teacher, a member ot the DAR and a Methodist. She was b. ca 1889 and d. 1961 ot hepa­ titus of the liver. Both are turied in East H1JJ Cemetery, Rushville, Ind. not tar from the grave of Wendell Wilkie, presidential candidate. Issue : 1 • S,8) One son died as a baby. •2. S'/9) Wilblr a.11 Stevens, Jr., b. 1926 in Rush Co. Ind. 10 4.7]) Dessie stevens (Mary "Mollie•9, Jacob8, Isaac7), 188.5-1950 -m.­ lst George Hottman, Sr.; -•- 2nd Robert Doyle with whom she had no isme. She was ca 5' 6• tall, brunette and weighed ca 180 lbs. Isaiebyherlst:marriage: 1 • .580) George11 Hoffman, Jr. dentist b. 1912 -11- Betty Stonehouse b. 1916. Ad.dress: 9126 H. E. First Ave. Miami Sh., Florida. Issue: ,581) Gregory 12 Hottman b. 1947 .582) Pamelia, 2 Hottman b. June 5, 1950. 4guL,t,) Ross10 stevens (Ben. 9 , Wm. M. 8 , Isaac7 ) , b. 1891 -m- Alma Dearmond. They settled. on his father's £arm which he had inherited and he has said that he aspires to be "just a good farmer•. Issue: 1. .58J) Llo:rd 11 stevens b. ca ·1913 nt 2. 584) Laurance 11 b. ca 1915, in 1950, at 5040 ailtana, T~e City, Calif. :, • .585) Itub71 1 b. ca 1918 -m- Robt. Osburn and settled on a farm in Rush Co Ind. Issue: 1. 586) Jack12 Osl:urn, b. 1947 at Rushville 2. $J7) Stephen12 b. 1950. ). ,588) Douglas, b. 1955. !LE'/mTH GmfflATION 10 8 628) Sandra Jo11 stephens ( J-_es N.' stephens, Sherman9 , James K.P. ) b. 10 May 19:38 at Bolil..1ng Green, Ind. -m- 1st David Ellis Rhea ( 19;9.. 1960) of Los .Angeles, Cal.it., son of Edward and Luna Clarice (Da.vids:,n) Rhea, at Terre Haute, Ind. -m- 2nd Robert Harold. Issie or 1st marriages 12 1. 6J8) Stephen Daniel Rhea b. Dec. JO, 196o at Michigan Citr, Ind. 6J1) Larry Lee11 stephens (James N. 10 , Sherman9) b. 19 Mar. 1948 at Michigan City, Ind. -m- Brenda Marie Thompson (dau. of Herman). They have one child: 6:39) Tyron Lee12 b. 8 Nov., 1967, at Michigan City, Ind. 10 8 636) Ruby Irene11 Brush (J. K. Polk Brush , Maude9 stephens, J.K.P. Stephens) b. 19:32 at Gentry, Ark. -m- in 19;1 James Em.gland b. 1928 of Des Moines,Ia. son or Ira Alvin and Neva (Grimm) England. Issue: 1. 64o) James Cra1g12 .England b. 6 Oct. 1952, Des Moines, Ia. 2. 641) Stsan A. 12 Filldand b. 26 May 19.56 at Glenwood, Ion-a• 6Y,) Buth Ann11 Brush (J.K.PolkfOBrush, Iunde9 stephens, James K.P. Stephens) b. 1935 at Gentry, Ark. -m- in 1953 Gayle Brock, son of Otis Carmen and Bernice (Byler) Brock. IsStle: 642) Teresa.12 Brock, b. Sept.1J, 1955, at Ft. Crowder. 64)) Kim steven,2 Brock b. June 16, 19S'/, Salina, Kans. 644) Philip Rand.all Brock b. Nov. 18, 1959 in N. E. Mo. 88 11 10 488) Clinton stevens (Osrow , F.dward9, F.dlllond8, Joe7) b. ca 1888 in Frank- lin Co. Ind.; is a veteran or W. W. I -m- and has a dau. !29) Pearl b.1912.ca 489) Roy11 stevens (Osrow10 ) is said to be married and has two dau. ,-;o) Jean and ,:J 1 ) Gloria. 490) Harold11 Stevens (Osrow10 _ -m- has issue: 592) Francis12 Killed in Philip­ pines ty W.W.IIi -'JJ) Jim, '94) Henry, ,=JS) Louella, ,!96) Johnnie. 491) Loval stevens b. ca 1905 -m.- settled on farm near Orange in layette Co. Ind. Issue: '17) Dorothv, 598) Richard, .599)Ruth, 6oo~ Slsan. 492) ~lvester11 McKibben (Fanny10 Colvin, Arm9 Winchel, Sar~8 Stevens,Isaac7) b. ca 1892 1n Rush Co. Ind. or 1n Mo. -m- Elsie Higgins and settled in Rnsh Co. He was tor many years manager or the &mshine Feed Store in RushVille, Ind.; now retired and said to be living in Connersville. Issue: 12 11 1. 601) Maurice McKibben ca 1915 2. 602) Thelma McKibben nt. '-193) Omar Mcllbben (Fanny10 Colvin) b. 1898 in Johnson Co. Mo. d. 1964 Rush Co. Ind. -m- 1918 Alice Mae Gardner and settled in Rush Co. as an em­ ployee ot Smshine Feed store and later ran Mac I s Tourist Cabins on High.. VT .52 southeast o! Bew Salem. He was a Methodist & a Mason. Isme: 60:,) Robert12 McKibben ot Greencastle, Ind. (Omar commited suicide, 11 10 due to chronic illness). 494) Charles Russel McICibben (Fanny Colvin) b. ca 1900 -m- Dorothy Wall and settled in Im.sh Co. Ind. Ismea 1. 604) Caroline12 McKibben 2. 605) Jimmie McKibben. SIO) Freda11 Stevens (Ray10, Hickson9, Jaco,j,, Isaac?) b. May 2J, 1912 -m- Ralph William Mill er and settled in Rush Co. Ind. Isai.e: 1. 607) William.HughM1JJer12b.Mar. 10, 1936 2. 608) Harold Lee Miller b. April 12, 19'3 J. 6o9) Myron Ralph M1Jl er, b. Jan. 19, 1945 4. 610) Dean Stephen M'il 1 er b. Sept. :3Q, 1947. 571) Lloyd R. 11 st.evens, (Rq10, Hick9, Jacoi:,8, Isaac?) b. ca 1916 in Rush Co. -m- Luella Marie Kile, b. !ilay' 1 • 1921 and settled on a farm in Rush Co. Issu.e: 611~rtis Lloyd12 stevens b. Dec. 17, 19'3, resides Rush Co. 612) Larry Marlin 12 Stevens b. Sept.26, 1942 :.m- ca 1959 Peggy Kile 1 11 and bad issue 613) Fred J stevens b. ca 19&>. S,2) Donald 1Judge 11 stevens (Ray-10) b. ca 1920 -m- Pb.1111s Holman b.June 2 JO, 1920 (John , Jos. 1) or New Salam, Ind. Don is a 2nd cousin once re­ moved to this writer ( CPS) and Phyllis is a 2nd cousin. Now will someone please tell me what relation I am to their cb1J dren. Add. : Rushville, Ind. R.R. 1. Issue: 616) Donald Kenneth12 stevens b. May 26, 1941; 617) Carol Elaine stevens, b. Mar.24, 1944-; 618) Darlene Kay b.Nov. 29, 1945. 577) Robert WaJJ man 11 stevens ( Clarence 10, Mantord9, Jacol:13, Isaac?) b. June 9, 1924, in Madera Co. Calif. -m.- in 1952 Donna Jackson, d.au. of Don Earle Jackson of Oregon, at St. David's Episcopal Church, Pittsblrg, Calif. ;Bachelors Degree in Chemistry at U. or Cal. Vet. W. W. n, awarded 2 silver medals for rescuing wounded men under £ire; head of Packaging for California Ink Co., s. F. Donna, a former laboratory technician, is now preparing to teach. Address: 125 Kendall Road, Walnut Creek, Cal.if. 94.598. Issie: 1. 618) Sandra Kay12 Stevens b. April 13, 19.56 2. 619) Liane12 stevens b. June 21, 19,58. :,. 620) Gall 12 Stevens, b. Jan. 31, 1961. S/9) Wilbur G. 11 Stevens, Jr. (Wilblr 0.10, Manf'ord9, Jaco~) b. Nov. 2.9, 1918 in Rush Co., Ind. -m- 1n 1941 Marr Louise Sampeon b. June 6, 1918. di. 196:3. -m- 2nd Mrs. Wanda Wicker, nee Amold in 1963; resided in Bnshville Ind. and did trucldng for many years. In 1967 moved on and operates the farm. ot his grandfather Bent Staples about :3 miles east or Ricbl.and in Rush County, of which he is part ower. Address: RushVille, Ind. R. R. 1. Issue by lst marriage: 1. 621) David Benton stevens12 b. Oct. 25, 1945, now 1n U. s. Army 1n Germany in 1968. 2. 622) Cynthia Louise12 Stevens, b. Mar. 2J, 19,>, 510 W. Motiff~e Is&11e -2nd l'ar. '}II. 62J) Bonnie Jean12 stevens b. Dec.:,,196:3. 89

' 8 191 - Frmcis7-__.f221) Cbristine ,b.1817 c.1 774-1817 240) Bandon8 b.1817 - Bobert7 193716- sc:-:i -:::.ZA-1) Well.s,b.ca.1798 1 1 -'-' (omit pe) 2#7) Iso.0 bb. ca. 1811 7 8 192 - Willialll 2!18) Isaac 8 " 181.5 b. ca.1778 250) Janima ~ 1816 7 252) JIJU,/, ~ 1810 194 - SUD1el S b. ca. 1780 64) James " 180.5 7 265) w1111am8 11 1ao7 197 - Edmond 266) Benjami.n8 " 1809 1781-18.51 I----•- 19S _ Joan.7 2.56) El.iza~th c.1821 c. 178J-18JJ 257) ld:mo~d.° b.c.182) .,, ~ ..... ··- """• . --· _ Herlr77 2.59) Everett8 nn 1826 196 c. 1 8 ---- 78.5 270) ~_!j 1a1e.1s68 198 - Jo 271 ) .r.tarn8 18 22 - 178 7-18'7 27J) Jobn 1826 199 • Nancl 272) James Sam.8b.18ZA- c. 1789 27.5) Jacol>8818):3-1886 - MIIXIMF Z,6) \ii. H. 18J8-186S 200 - Mary-7 8 b. ca.1791 207) Isaac 81a16-1886 7 2Jl9) Edmond 1821-1885 201 - Isaac 210) Henry J.8 b.1826 179 )-1879 8 _ Stacerr7 ~.14) Bran=eey c.1808 202 a. 21.5) Hiram: b.c.1810 b.c 1798 216) " 1812 Janse,88 217) Malinda II 1814 1 2 - EL 218) Debora8 ~ 1816 - _ B -.. -m-Wile., Hicks 183 --b· ca.1785 22-0) Rebecca8,1a16-1843 _____184...... ; - Jam.es7---.. 222) Mahala.8, b. ca.1817 7 223) BIJ.begti .. II 1819 188 - Rebecca 224) Marr' tt n 1824 b. ca. 1802 22,5) Lockel n 11 1826 -189 - Sallie? 226) Enoch tt 11 182? b. ca.1804 2nd •-190- - m.1e7 227) El.ij~b.ca.182.8 7 22.8) Labon8 " " 18)) ...... _20_4 • James 2.31) He~ 11 11 18.36 7 192,Jl-Delilah nt :32) Diza 8 " " 1817 '° 7 JJ) Nancy n 11 18 'J} 170 - Thomas nt ']4,) Malinda8 • 1841 7 ('I'\ 171 - Will1am nt 3.5) Jam.es K.P. '! 184) ~n ~ ------1 172 • Benj 7 .36) Jacob E. " 1845 ~ ~ ~17-J-- Abbemar nt ,.,,. 8 202) Antho~ ca. 1770 ~ J~ Williams 203) George b.ca.1772 0 0 7 ..- 174 - Elizabeth Lee nt 90 7 "696) Nehemiah6, b. 1719 747) Robert .., b. 1724 i:.n,.,) 6 7lf8) Sisanna' V7f Patience, b. 1721 749 ) Hannah.2, b. 1725 6 75.l) Martha7 68 9 ) Sarah • b. 1700 -m. --- Robt6 Wilcox 4)) FAward.7, b. 1726 690) Thom.as Wilcox, b. 1702 744) El..iaha,Jr. 691) Hezekiah Wilcox, b.1704 __ 745) Hezekiah, b.17J1 692) Elisha Wilcox, b. 170~ 46) Thoma.a?, b. 17J:3 -m-~ Meech ~JS) Hannah?' b. 17)1 69J) .Anne Wilcox, b.1709-m- 7J6) SiJDeon7 b.17':l':l Daniel Meech -'-" 694) SUsanna Wilcox, b.1712 7'Jl) Thous7 • b.17)6 -m-John Partridge - 713) Keturah, b.17'3 ,-.. 7~) Isaac?, b.1740 &:JS) F.d.ward Wllcox,b.1715 dy ?4o) lllnice,b. 1743 741) Lo1s7, b.1745 6 42) Lucy7, b.1747 685) John , b. ca.172D 7 -m- ~a Willis 098) Jotm ~ b.c.1725 686) Josiah tl'J9) Isaacl, 700) George,b.1729 702) licholas m 67S) lip~6 Miner,169.5-1728 70J) Sarah7 b.17:,2 676) Thomag Miner, b.1697 704) Zephan1a7 677) Mar.,, b.1(/'J9 -m­ ?OS) Blkanna, b.17)6/7 Thoi,as Wheeler 706) Peletiah,b.1742 678) H~ Miner, b.1701 707) Jana 679) Rufus6 , b. 170J 708) Jud1th7 b.17,> -m.- Mary- Miner 680 ) Bridget, b. 170 5 710) Blijah?, b. c.17;6 -m- o. Grant 711) Josiah,Jr.b.17.38 681) Simeon6 b. 170 712) Jotm7 -m- H.Wheeler 71.J) Ben7.1140-1786 682) Stephen, b.1710-m­ 714) Thos. 7 H. Page 715) Sam.17;,tl,-1808 68J) Hannah, b.1712 -m­ 716) 1'Jary-7 N. Grant 684) Sam..,b.171;-m-lst E.Den­ ·717) .Arma7 nison, 2nd Esther Gallop 7 718) Katbrine 7 I 719) John Sper 7?1l) Zel:uah,b.17J.5 666) Richard6, b. 1698 21) Robert,b.1741 _ -m- Pric~ Jones 7 667) Nicholas, Jr.b.1702 -m~ 124) Ann bapt.1746 Rachel ~dres (Andrews) 725) Mary-,17/49-1823 668) Joseph, b.1704 -m-Lydia 726) Mercy,1751-1819 669) Isaac6, b. 1706 nt 72;/) Robt.Jr.b.1753 670) Josiah, b. 1707 -m- 1st 1'$J) Darius, b.17.55 Sarah Pogl; 2nd Mary Tu.els. 7J1) Lemuel, 17.57-18 J, 671) Hannah, b. ca. 1710 7J2) Sylvia,176,3-1818 JZJJ) Rev. John? b.1766 By 2nd mar of 661 / tr.34) Padd;y? 672) Annie0 b. 1715 -m=::Joseph / Jones or Taunton. / 6 673) Mary -m- probably ! Jonath~ Lincoln !:_74) :Robert , b. ca~ 1720 - - Mary Hathaway. 91 CHAPTER VIII 4 SJME DEUIDANTS OF RICHARD srrms OF TAUNTON, MASS. (Most ot the research tor this chapter was done by Brig. Gen. Jesse r. Stevens ot Boston, Mass. between c. 1880 and c. 19J.5, so this is, for the most part, a reformation ot his unpublished mant1script. ) 4 2 1 1.3) Richard. stevens (or Stephens) (Thos. 3, Thos. , .Anthon;r ) c. 164,3-1726 (or 1722), imm1grant to Taunton, Mass. c. 1660 .from London, Phgland via Plymouth, -m- c. 1666 Mary, dau. ot Thomas Lincoln (Linkon), the mil J er ot Taunton and widow of William Hacke. She was a collateral relative ot Pres. Abe Lincoln. Their lines from the same ancestor are given 1n Chapter III page 25. She was born 6 Oct. 1642 and died 1716. They settled in Taunton and the Taunton Vital Records list their children. In a deed Richard listed himself as a "cloather•, weaver and wool comber. He was a selectaan in 1672 and a main shareholder in the iron works called the "B.oomarie". Their home was on Winthrop St. on the site occupied in the 19th centu17 by the store L.B.W.West near the court house. He lived on this site 168)-1722. He gave his son Thomas of Norton property- on Apr. 7, 1716 on condition 11 that he would provide tor him "during 'llf1' natural lii'e • In the deed he signed his name Stephens. -(Hist. of Taunton ) • Issue: 1. 660) Richard5 Stevens, b. 1667; killed accidently' in 1685. 2. 661) Nicholas5 b. Feb. 2.3, 1669 at Taunton -m- 1st Remember Tisdale, _ -m- 2.nd Annis Spier. 3. 662) Mary-,5 b. June 8, 1672 -m- in 1694 Ephriam Miner at stonington, Ct. 4. 66 ,3) Thomas5 b. Feb. J, 1674 -a- :in 1699 Mary Caswell, b. 1679 and lived in Norton near Taunton, Mass. 5. 664) Thomasine (Tamsin) b. July J, 1677 -m- 1n 1698 Edward Wilcox ( s. of §tephen) and lived Westerly, R. I. 6. 665) Nathaniel.5 b. July 4, 1680 -m- Hannah __ and is said to have lived near Boston and Braintree. 5th Generation 661) Nicholas5 Stevens (Richarcf), was b. at Taunton, Mass. 23 Feb. 16"9 in that part ot Taunton called New Dighton, -m- 1st Remember, dau. or Jolm and Anna (Rogers) Tisdale, b. 8 July 1675 and d. 1710-1J. He -m- 2nd in 1712 Anne, dau. ot John and Mary (Hoar) Spier or Taunton. His house in North Dighton was wilt ca. 1700 and was lived in in 1955 by Charles Lincoln, a descendant. He was a selectman in 1717 and 1719. Before 1700, he established a saw and grist rniJl on Three Mile river at North Dighton. In 17 J5 when the tow of · Berkeley was set of! he was of Dighton. In 1700 he belonged to the First Military Company of Taunton and he served earlier in King Philip's War 1n 1691 to Little Coq,ton, R. I. "Nicholas Stephens and his horse, seven days spent." He died after Apr. 1746 and before July 7, 1747. He had issue: 1. 666) Richard6 Stephens (Stevens) b. Apr. 21, 1698 -m- in 172.5 Pricilla- Jones. •2. 667) Nicholas,6 Jr. b. Feb. 24, 1702 Rachel Andres (or Andrews). (R. I. Rec.) He d. ante 1768. *J. 668) Josepg6 , b • .Apr. 2J, 1704 -m- Lydia__ • 4. 669) Isaac t b. Oct. 11, 1706. •5. 670) Josiah0 , b. Nov. 23, 1707 -m- 1st in 17:34 sarah Pool -m- 2nd in 17'}} Mary Tuels (dau. of Ben) 6. 671) Hannah b. ca 1710 By 2nd -m.- 7. 672) Annie: b. 1715 -111- Joseph Jones of Taunton, Mass. 8. 67)) Mary -m- probably, Jonathan Lincoln. *9. 674) Robert6 b. ca 1720 -m- 1745 Mary Hathway (or Hathaway). 92 ... _5 662) ~ Stevens, b. Jwie 8, 1672 at Taunton -m- in 1694 Bphriam Miner ot stonington, Conn. Whg d. 1715. Shed. 1748, aged 77. Issue: 1 • 67 5) Ephriam, Jr. , 169 .5-172.8. 2. 676) Thomas, b. 1697 J. 677) Mary b. 1699 -m- Thomas Wheeler. 4. 678) Henry Miner0 b. 1701 5. 679) Rufus Mmer6 b. 170) -m- Mary- Miner 6. 68o) Bridget Miner b. 170.5 -m- Oliver Grant. *7. 681) Simeon6 ~liner, b. 1708 -m- Hannah Wheeler 8. 682) stephen6 b. 1710 -m- Hannah Page 9. 68:3) Hannahb Miner, b. 1712 -m- Noah Grant 10. 684) Samue.16 lililer, b. 171J -m- 1st Elizabeth Dennison, 2nd Esther Gallop. 4 663) Thoma.s5 Stevens (Richard , Tho s. J) b. J Feb. 1674/ 5 at Taunton in the . sururb called Norton -m- in 1£:$9 Mary Caswell, dau. ot Thos. and sister or John Caswell or Berkeley Co., South Carolina. (Taunton Records). He was on the roster or the First Military Company or Taunton in 1700 and lived ~ Norton where he was a planter. He was a Selec'bnan for a few years about 1711. In 1712 he had land laid out to him on Lockety Neck near the junction of the Rumford and Wading rivers. Mary was born in 1679. According to Clark's Hist. or Norton, he is supposed to have died soon after 1752. This also gives his autograph spelled "Stephens"; no death record £or him 1n either the Taunton or Norton V. R. July 18, 170J, Thomas and Mary sell to Benj. Shaw £or 48 lbs. 8 acres or land in Taunton. This land was given to Mary and her brother Ben by their great grand­ father Robt. Sanderson formerly or Boston, deceased, in his will, they to take the land when their father Thomas died.-Bk. 5, p.42;, Taunton, Bristol Co., Deed Rec.) Oct. ,>, 17~, Thomas being about 85 years of age, testified that he knew well the road from Norton South meeting house ••••• (Bk. 44, p. 82-89, Ibid.) He probably died soon after 17:f}. The only children listed 1n T.V.R. are J who died under 15 years of age, 2 or whom were Thomasin and Hannah ,Y., yet from the numerous deeds it appears that John and Josiah were also sons. Oct. 10, 17;8, a deed shows Thomas sold land in Norton to son John. (B. 'Z7, p. ;-02) July 20, 1740, a deposition by Morgen Cobb shows a son of Thos. "was incapable (incompetant) to provide tor him.self by name J,osiah.-B.28,p.2'7O. IsSLle of 662~ Thomas and Mary Stephens 1 1. 68.5) John Stevens b. ea 1720 -m- in 1743 Anna Willis. John is ot Norton.(-'l'.V.R.) in Apr. 1753. John and Arma stephens sold land on both sides ot the Rwntord River. (B. 40, p. 141 ). 2. 686) Josiah 4 ' 664) Thomasine (or Tamsen)5 Stephens (Richard ) b. J July 1677 at Taunton d. 1748; -m- 1698 Edward Wilcox, son of Stephen Wilcox ot Westerly, R. I. as his 2.nd wife. He d. 1716 and she was the administrator of his estate. 6 Issie: *1. 687) Sarah '- b. 1700 -m- Robert Wilcox b. 169 5 Kingston, R. I. 2. 69o) Thoma.st> Wilcox b. 1702, d. 1721. J. 691) Hezekiah6 Wilcox b. 1704 nt •4. 692) Elisha6 Wilcox, b. 7-9-1706 at Westerly, R. I. -m- Mary Meech, dau. of John and Harmah, at stonington, ct. d. Storllllgton. 5. 69J) A.nne6 b. 18 Oct. 1?09 -m- Daniel Meech, -m- 2.nd __ Witter. 6. 694) aisana6 b. 4 Apr. 1712 -m- John Partridge. 7. 695) Edward6 Wilcox Jr. b. 5 Nov. 171.5; died 171.5. N.B. 69J) Ann was also called Amy in Wilcox Genealogy. The half-siblings by F.13.ward's lat wife were: Mary, Hannah, stephen and ~ard Wilcox wt not of Stevens blood. 665) Nathaniel5 Stevens (Richa.rd4, Tho:3. J) b. ~ July 1680 at Taunton, !'.LB.ss. was on the roster of the First Military Company at Taunton, Mass., 9J in 1700. -m- Hannah __ at Braintree and settled at Roxl:ury, a suburb of Boston, where he was a !'el t maker. He died in 1725, aged ca 45 years. (Petition of Thos stevens tor Adm.) Issue: 1. 696) Nehemiah~ b. )0 June 1719 at Braintree. The Rosblry records 6 are silent. 2. fl??) Patience b. 9 May 1721 at Braintree, Mass. -m- in 1743 Seth French b. 1716. (Perhaps 696) Nehemiah went to Thomaston, Maine, by census of 1790). SIXTH ommATION 66)r, Nicholas6 stevens, Jr. {Nicholas 5 , Richard4 , Thos. J , Thos. 2 , Anth. 1) , b. 2-24-1702 at Taunton (Dighton), Mass., d. 1747. (Some think Rachel was his first wife but that is probably an error unless he had two wives named Rachel, since his will names his wi.f'e as Rachel) -m- 1st ca 172; ----• -m- 2nd Mary Cobb Dean Rosier, widow or John Rosier and dau. of Edward Cogg (or Cobb). Sh~ had first -m- Seth Dean and had six children. Nicholas and Mary Rosier were -m- in 17.36 in Taunton, (T.V.R. listed under "Staples".) Nicholas -m- ;rd Rachel Andres (or .Andrews). Mary was his wife on Jan. 26, 1740 according to a deed she gave at that time. The children have not been segregated as to mothers but the children of Nicholas Jr. niob were: 1. 698) John7 Stevens b. ca 1725, settled perhaps in Newport, R. I. 2. 699) Isaac? b. ca 1728. may be the one who appears in the Braintree records ca 1771 -m- Hannah lJunt of Hingham in 1771. He appears on a roll sworn at Worcester -1-4-1759 and enlisted in the Rev. from Braintree. J. 700) George? b. 1729 {d. ca 1778, probably the George who gave his residence as Middleboro when he enlisted in 1777 but nothing has been found in the to1m records. He was 48 when he enlisted so b. 1729. He had worked his way up to Boston and seems to have been the only George in the Mass. cans.is of 1790. 4. 702) Nicholas In'l st.evens, b. 17,> at Dighton (near Taunton) -m­ Sarah__ , b. 1732. Apparently they removed to Bradford, Vt. by 1790 where he had a son under 16 years o:t age. Town records not searched. nt. 5. 70J) Sarah? b. 17:32, nt 6. ·704) Zephania7 b. ca 1735 nt *7• 705) Elka.nnah7 b. :March 18, 17'36/7 at Dighton, lrlass. was reported as belonging to Capt. Wilson I s Co. ill the French and Indjan War. Removed to Al.§tead, N. H. •8. 706) Peletia.h~, b. 25 lviarch 1742 at Dighton, 1-Ia.ss. -m- Hannah Hayward. 9. 707) Jana7 b. ca 17J8 nt 10. 708) Judith? b. 173S at Dighton. nt The will 0£ 667) Nicholas Stevens was probated in 17.54 and mentions wife Rachel and eight children (dau. Sarah and a girl Beete), appar­ ently two had died before he did; four were under 14 years of age, so Josiah, an uncle of Nicholas was appointed guardian. (Boston Transcript April 6, 1908) 668) Joseph6 stevens (Nicholas;, Richari, Thos. J) b. 1704 at Taunton, Mass. -m- Lydia__ and settled at Dighton where he was a snith. Issue: •1. J708) Justis? b. 17Y? /8 at Dighton -m- 1st in 1764 Ba thshebe Wel­ borne, d. 1803, -m- 2nd Elizabeth Stevens, probably removed to Gloucestertown, R. I. by 1790. *2. 709) Asa7 b. 17.56 -m- in 1777 Elizabeth Richmond and was living in Dighton, Mass. in 1790. 4 670) Josiah6 stevens (Hicholas5, Richard , Thos. 3) b. Nov. 2J, 1707 at Taunton, Mass. -m- 1st Sarah Pool in 1735 (dau. o:t Ben and Hannah Pool), no issue; -m- 2nd in 17)'] Mary Ta.ells (dau. ot Ben of Dighton). Josiah was a shoemaker and cordwainer. He was a member of the First 94 Foot Co. of Taunton in 1757 in which year they marched to the relief' of Fort William Henry; rut at Wrentham they learned the tort had been ta.ken so they returned home. Josiah, Jr. and Peletiah were in the same company. He died July 9, 1784. Issue: 1. 710) Elijah? b. ca 17J6 in Dighton, Mass. -m- ca 1790 Whelta Stevens, b. 177 , dau. or his bro. Ben.(- Dighton Rec.) •2. 711) Josiah Jr. 1, 17)3-1793 -m- 1764 Abigail Nye, 1747-179) and settled at Wareham, Mass. -(N. E. Reg. V. JJ, p. 352.) *J. 712) John? b. ca 1741 -m- 1st Hannah __ -m- 2nd in 177J Elizabeth Racket b. 1746 and lived at Dighton -(D. T .R.) •4. 713) Benjamin?, 1740-1786 -m- in 1767 Lydia Hack 1751-1821 and settled at Dighton. -( D.T.R.) 5. 714) Thomas? b. ca 1745 at or near Taunton; no wife found. It seems he was living in or near Taunton in 1778 as he was a soldier in Capt. J • crocker I s Co. when the company marched from Taunton to R. I. •6. 71.5) Saum.al7 , 17.54-1808 or Dighton -m- in 17?9 Slsanna Lincoln, dau. of Thos. and probably ca Jrd cousin. 7. 716) Mary7 nt 6 672) Annie Stevens, 1717-1803 b. in Dighton, -m- in 1732 Robt. Elma, 1709-1786 of Scituate. -(N. E. Gen. Reg. 15) Issue: 1. 717) Anna 7 El.ms b. 1733 2. 718) Zebiah b. 1735 J. 719) Kathrine, bapt. 17JS 4. 720) Robert ba.pt. 1741 s. 721) John Sper Elmo, bapt. 1744 6 4 673) Ma:ry stevens (B1cholas·5. Richard Stevens) -m- on '2-19-1745/6 Jonathan Lincoln, Jr. 1713-1826 ot Norton (by Taunton) (The authority for "Mary" 1s the Andrews Genealogy blt in the Norton V. R. her name is spelled "Marcy" but I am inclined to think this is just an error due to the phonetic spelling at that time or a dim manuscri:pt. In the T. V.R. deaths is given °__ wid. of Jonathan (Lincoln} June 6, 1805" the widows name apparently illegible, but this is probably the date or Mary's death. In the same T.V.R. 16) Kathrine's nat11e is spelled Katrie and Katrin. This is the same Jonathan who made the af'fidavit in 1768 showing he not only knew 1J) Richard Stephens b.lt the names of his father and sister, indicating he was an in-law. According to the Andrews Genealogy Mary and Jonathan had a son, 722) &.imond, b. 17.51 If so, he was in Boston in 1790 as the only Edmnd in the state. 6 4 674) Robert Stevens (Nicholas5, Richard ) b. ca 172.0, d. 1791; -m- in 1745 Mary Hathaway, dau. of John, of Berkeley, Mass. 1726-1804; lived a while at 1-iethuen, Mass. and settled in 1757 at Canterbury, Corm. In 1768 they moved to East Thompson, Conn. and he died at Pomfret in 1791 and was blried at Abington Four Corners. Issue: *1. 72#) Ann7 stevens, bapt. 1746 -m- Asa Ross of Jewett City, Com. *2. 725) l"Iary7 1749-182; -m- in 177:3 tl>enezer Starr, 1741-1804. •3. 726) Mercy? 1751-1819 -m- in 1782 Meletiah l-1artin. •4. 727) Robert Jr. 7 1753-181 J -m- in 178:3 Sylvia Adams, 1760-1824 of Canterblry, Cc>nn. X 5. 7'$J) D~s7 , 17.55-1775, a soldier in the km. Rev. died fighting bravel:Y in the Battle or BJNKER HlLL. •6. 7J1) LeDDlel·l 1757-c.1839 -m- ?~ Pike, 1763-18.:39;. set. Pomfret, Ct. *7. 732) Sylvia7 1763-1818 -m- 1784 Chester Ingalls, 1762-1842. •8. 'lJJ) Rev. John Hathaway? Stevens, 1766-1851 -m- 1st in 1786 Lora nint, 176.5-1817 of Windham, Ct.; -m- 2nd in 1818 widow Elizabeth Andrews, 1768-18.55. 9. 7J4) Paddy? b. ca 1765, spinster. X The proof in regard to 7,:)) Darius is in "A Memorial of the American Patriots who tell at Bmker HiJJ, June 17, 1775" 95 published by the City of Boston; also evidence is to be found in a sermon preached at Stoneham, Mass. in 1851 by Rev. W. c. \IJ'hitcomb on the death of Rev. John H. Stevens. In the sermon, p. J1, is said or him that one 0£ his brothers served with Gen. Washington and ano­ ther named Darius fell at the Battle of &mker Hill, aged only 19 years. This should be sufficient proof but, ala:> the Conn. Rev. Records show Darius Stevens from Canter1::ury is oh a list of men who marched £or the relief or Boston in 1775. He was in Capt. Aaron Cleveland ' s Co. 6 4 681) Simeon Miner (Mar;, Richard Stephens) b. 1708 prob. Stonington, Ct., -m- Hannah Wheeler. }!rs. Lora &>den, .5838 Newark Ave., Chicago is the authori~ for the following children: 1. 735) Hannah b. 1731 -m- Constant Searle 2. 736) Sllleon7 b. 1733 -m- 1st Anna Hewitt; -m- 2nd Mary Owen J. 711) Thomas? b. 1736 -m- Desire Dennison 4. 7:38) Keturah b. 17~ -m- &isha Dennison 5. 7;J) Icaac b. 1740 -m- Lydia Peabody 6. 740) Elinice b. 174:3 7. 741) Lois b. 1745 8. 742) Lucy b. 1747 -m- Willialll ?-Ia:xon. Two dy 6 4 692) El.isha Wilcox (Thomasine5, Richard stevens, Thos. 3) b. 1706 at \-iesterly, R. I. -m- 1'1ary Meech (dau. of John of Stonington, Ct.) Issue: 1. 743) Edward? Wilcox, b. 1726 -m- Eleanor Rathbone 2. 744) Elisha? Wilcox b. 17213 ;. 745) Hezekiah? Wilcox b. 1731 -m- Hannah Potter 4. 746) Thomas? Wilcox, b. 17JJ -(Auth. \filcox Gen.) 6 4 789) Saran. Wilcox (Thomasine5, Richard Stevens) b. 1700 -m- Robert Wilcox ( s. o! Robt.) and had issue: · 1. 747) P.obert7 wncox Jr. b. 1724 -m- Martha Potter 2. 748) Susanah7 Wilcox b. -m- John Knowles J. 7~) Hannah7 Wilcox b. 1725 -m- William Reynolds 4. 7So) Martha7 Wilcox -m- David stanton SEVmTH GmFRATION 705) Elkarma7 stevens (Nicholas6-S, Richard 4• Thos • .3-2,Anth. 1) b. 1736 at Dighton (by Taunton), }1ass. He was a Vet. or the Am. Rev.: he appears on an accoWlt t'endered by Col. John Winslow against the Province of !~ss. Bay for bounty paid to soldiers enlisted in the regiment in 17 :A,, 2.8 shillings per man. . He was in the Capt. Joe Wilson's Co.; -m- in 17,58 Hannah Bartholomew :in Woodstock, Conn. and moved to Brimfield, Mass., In 1766 they moved to Oblong, Iutchess Co., N. Y. Some time after the Revolution they moved to Alstead, N. H. and were there in the U. S. census of 1790 with four daughters. They had issue: *1. 7.5:3) Elkannah8 stevens b. 7 Sept. 17&J at Brimfield, }'iass. d. 1848 at Chelsea, Vt. -m- Esther Crocker of Woodstock and lived Alstsad, N. H. •2. 7.54) aenry'""' stevens 1762-1848 - m- 1st Relief Graham; -m- 2nd Polly Newell or Hartland, Vt. 1784-18.57. J. A dau. probably 1--Iary b. Brimfield, Mass. in 1760. Alstead,N.H. 4 - 6 J daughters s. 752) Andrew? 706) Peletiah7 Stevens (1~1cholas6-5) b. 1742, d. ca 1770, also a colon­ ial soldier in the French and Indian War. He appears on a muster roll sworn to at Taunton, J,fass. in 17 59 of Capt. Eben Deane's Co. 96 706) Peletiah Stevens (cont.) which marched to the relief of Fort Wm. Henry in 1757. As he was only ca 16, it appears he was apprenticed to one Cornelius White as said r,'111ite is referred to as his "father*' or master. -(1·1ass. Archives). His name appears several other times in the colonial service of 11 His Majesty" and in 17 59 he enlisted or was impressed for service in Col. Benjamin Lincoln's Regt. for the invasion of Canada, age 17, residence Braintree (now Randolph). He -m- in 1? 53 Hannah Hayward and an old Congregational church record shows they settJ.ed at Randolph, a part of old Braintree where c.1764 they held pew No. 20 for which he subscribed 15 pounds, 16 shillings, and 3 pence. The records show he and Hannah stephens were members in 1767. In a mortgage in 1773, Hannah states she is a widow so he prob- ably died ca 1770. Issue: 1. 755) John8 stevens, bapt. 1767 (d. 18J8), machinist, -m- Eliza­ beth Del and by whom he is said to have had a son Benj • F. ; -m- 2nd F~ :Hosley by whom he perh&ps had John, Theo. and Frances. 2. 756) Rachel O b. 1767 -m- in 1783 Caleb Thayer, no issue traced. J. 757) Rhoda b. 1768;. -m- in 1791 Ransle Jones or Braintree, }lass. nt •4. 7.58) Peletiah, Jr. 0 b. 1768 d. 1846, -m- in 1792 Hannah Smith. 6 4 708) Justus7 stevens. (Joseph , Nicholas5, Richard ) 17~-1808 -m- in Taunton, l·Iass. in 1764 Bathsheba 11lelborne who died :in 180.5; perhaps -m 2nd in 180.5 Elizabeth Stevens. His name appears on a muster roll at Boston in 17.59, Col. Ezra Richmond's Regt., age 22, impressed from Dighton, I·1ass. He also appears on a return for service under Capt. &!ward make in 1776: 1 month service. Issue: •1. 759) Squires Stevens, 1765-1812 -m- in 1793 .Anna Woolworth 1775- 18.59, set. Norfolk, Ct. and Pompey, N. Y. 2. 7tlJ) Ebenezer8 Stevens b. 1767 -m- ___, Vet. of Am. Rev. Per- haps to Hancock, Hass. or !inithf'ield town, R. I. J. 761) Joseph8 Stevens b. 1771 nt. (For anyorte tracing this line I suggest they try Gloucester, R. I. in 1790 and Rush and Franldin Co. Ind. c. 1820 as a Justus appeared there in the record.) 4 709) Asa7 Stevens (Joseph6, Nicholas5, Richard ) b. 1756 -m- (intention) in 1777 Elizabeth Richmond of Dighton, 1·1ass. He was a private in Capt. Elijah Walker's Co., Col. Pope's Bristol Co. Regt. in 1776, 1 3 days service Issue: 1. 762) Leona;:d3 stevens, b. ca. 1779 nt 2. 763) HenryO_ca 1782 J. 764) George8 4. - 5. Twt> daughters. 4 710) Elijah? stevens (Josiah6, Rich. 5, Rich. ) b. ca 17:36 in Dighton,Mass., -m- (intentions) in 1792 Whelta Stevens, dau. of his brother Benjamin. This is very unusual tor a man to marry his own niece). He was the last or the descendants of 1 J) Richard who had an interest in the old grist mill at Taunton. He had about 6 days or service as a soldier in the R. I. alarm in 1779. Issue, if any, nt 6 4 711) Josian? stevens II (Josiah , Nich.', Rich. ) 17'3-179Jo£Wareham -m- in 1764 Abigail Nye, 1747-1793 and settled at Wareham, l.fass. He served a few days as a colonial soldier. Is&\le: *1. 766) Josia.b8 Stevens Ill, M.D. b. 1764 -m- Editha Blsh, b. 1771 and ~ttled at Shelbourne, Vt. •2. 767) pau18 b. 1767 -m- in 1790 Mercy Stevens; lived Shelbourne, Vt. J. 768) Sarah8 b. 17r:$ -m- :in 1790 Washbom, b. 17£:#. · 4. 769) El.ija}iS b. 1772 5. 770) Silas8 b. 1778. •6. 771) Luther, 1778-1874 7. 772) Bala, b. 1779 8. 77J) Nabby b.1781. •9. 'r/4) Alvin b. 1784 at Wareham, d. 1813 at Oxtord,N.Y. 6 4 97 712) John7 stevens {Jos1ah , Nich. 5, Rich. ) b. ca 1741; was in Capt. James Brigg's Co.• service 29 days, marching !rom. Dighton in 1777 on a secret &JCPedition to R. I. He -m- 1st Hannah___ . and 2nd in 1773 Mrs. Elizabeth Hackett of Midclleboro, Mass. Issue: By 1st marriage: 8 1• 77 5) Sal 1 y ( Sarah) b. 1769 at Dighton -m- 1n 1792 John Flemons. 2. 776) John Jr.8 b. 1775 -m- in 1801 Sally Vickery. nt By 2nd marriage: 3. 77?) Simeo~ b. 1777, perhaps to Pittsford, Vt, nt 4. 778) Elijah ~ 1778 -r.i- 1811 Sarah Strange, b.1790 of Freetown. nt 5. 779) Elizabeth b. 1783 -m- in 1814 William Wades. 6 4 713) Benjamin7 stevens (Josiah , Nich. 5, Rich. ) 1740-1826 -m- in 1767 Lydia Hack 1751-1821 (T. V.R.) and lived at Dighton. She was dau. of Seth and Sarah (Howell) Hack ot Taunton. rn 1776 he served 21 days in the army under Capt. Elijah Walker on the R. I. alarm. Arnold says "While at a neighbors, he tell lifeless from his chair in April 1828". Lydia d. in Wellplgton, part of Dighton in 1821, aged 75 years. Issue: 1. 780) Benjamin8 stevens b. 17f'::J3 -m- 1796 Ruth Pratt, b. 1742 nt. 8 (Mid dleboro T. Rec.) 2. 781) Whal ta b. 1771 -m- 1793 her uncle Elijah Stevens. nt J. 782) Lydia b. 1782 -m- in 1826 Thomas Fisher. nt 4. 783) Sarah, 1786, nt. (All children born in Dighton.) 7 6 5 4 715) saxaue1 6st.evens (JosiaJi ,_ Nich. Rich. ) 179+-1808 -m- in 1779 Slsanna Lincoln (Thomas.?, Thos. 4, Thos • .3, Thos. 2, Thos. 1 the 'lniller" of Taunton, Mass. and the father of the wif'e of 13) Richard Stevens. Thus Sam and aisannah were )rd cousins once removed 1n the Lincoln blood line. (Sisannah's brother Elisha also -m- Mary Stevens). Samuel had a few days service in 1780 under Col. John Hathaway, who I think was father-in-law to Robert Stevens, in the R.I. alarm. Issue: 1. 784) Nicholas8 Stevens, 1779-1854, perhaps by 18;0 in Cincinnati, Ohio and issue in Dayton, Ohio, later. 8 2. 785) Esther8 1781-1858 -m- in 1813 Ephraim Atwood, 1777-1826 nt J. 786) Elisha b. 1784 nt lJ.. 787) Phoebe b. 1786 nt 5. 788) Slsanna b. 1788 nt 6. 790).Mary, 1791-1826 nt 72#) Ann 7 stevens (Robert6 , Nich. 5, Rich. 4) bapt. 1746 at Berkeley, Mass. -m- Asa Ro5e of Jewitt City, Conn. in 1783; d. 1869. Issue: niob. 1. 791) Annv(stevens) Rose, b. 1783 at Jewitt City; d. 1869. 2. 792) Mart' b. ca 1785 J. 793) El.ias8 Rose b. ca 1787 4. 794) Thoma§ Rose, b. ca 1790. ;. 795) Cyry.sO Rose 6. 796) Elizabeth Rose 7. 797) Asa8 Rose, Jr. died unmarried at Detroit,lv1ioh. In war of 1812. 8. 798) Paddy Rose nt 6 4 72.5) Mary? Stevens (Robert , Nich. 5, Rich. ), 1749-1823 -m- in 1773 Ebenezer starr 1741-1804 and lived at Thompson, Ct. Issue: 1. 799) El.i8 starr, 1774-1829 -m- Lydia Richardson. nt 2. 800) Darius8 starr b. 177.5 J. 801) Isaac8 starr b. 1777 4. 802) Ebenezer Starr, b. 1780 -m- in 1803 Ann (Stevens) Rose, apparently 1st cousins • .5. 803) John Hathway8 starr d. single in Dunwoodie Co., Va. 6. 804) Com.fort starr died single (spinster). 8. 806) Sarah Starr -m- 1st a Puller; 2nd a Lamb. 7. 805) Mary Starr -m- Jonas Wilson. 98 6 4 726) Merey7 stevens (Robt. , Nich. 5, Rich. ), 1751-1819 -m- in 1782 Meletiah l-1artin of Killingley, Conn. She was b. in Ellington, Ct. Issue: 8 1. 807) John Martin b. 1782. 2. 808) StevensS lviartin, b. 1784 -m- Nancy Haweis J. 809) Martha8 l-1artin b. 1786 -m- 1st a Buck.land; 2nd John Gains. 4. 810) }Ieletiah8 Martin, Jr. b. 1791, d. Benton, Ohio 1860, aged 69. 5. 811) ?~Iary Martin b. 179 5 -m- Lemuel Humphries, who d. 1881 nt 7 6 4 72:'1) Robert stevens (Robert , Nich. 5• Rich. ) 1753-1813. was bapt. in Berkeley, }iass. 21 Jan. 1753, probably at a Congregational clmrch as most of the clan seem to have been, -m- in 178J Lydia Adams, 176o-1824; both wried at. Canterb.J.ry, Conn. He was probably the Robert Stevens reported 20 Dec. 1777 as serving in the Am. Rev. under Capt. Leavenworth and who was transferred. to the Invalid Corps 10 Nov. 1780. -(Conn. Rev. Rec.) They had issue: 1. 812) Sa.rahs stevens, 1784-1843, spinster. 2. 813) Martha8, 1787-1847 -m- in 1814 Hezekiah Onley, d. 1846, nt J. 814) Lydia8 1789-1873, -m- Caleb Cook, nt 4. 815) Teresa8 1791-1793 *5• 816) Samuel~ 179)-1829 -m- in 1820 Fn.ith Hyde 1800-1894, •6. 817) Robert , 179.5-1881 -m- in 1822 Deborah Cook of Plainfield, Ct. (perhaps to Montgomery Co., 0. by 18J)) •7. 818) DariusS, 1796-1860 -m- in 18JO F.ciith Hyde Stevens, 1800-1894. 8. 819) Mary Arm, spinster *9. 820) Rut,y8 1800-1861 -m- Albert Fountain. 10. 821) Eliza,8 b. 18-J died a babe. 6 4 731) Lemue17 stevens (P.obert , Nich. 5, Rich. ) 1759-1839 was bapt. at Killingley, Conn. 12 June 17 59 and went with his parents to Canter­ bury, Ct. and later on Hnnover, N. H. He was noncormnissioned of­ ficer under Gen. ?ittnam in the Am. Rev. In 1779 he was with Conn. troops under Capt. Robinson and Col. Sam I•IcClellan. He -m- Mary Pike of Canterhl.rY, 176J-18J9. They had isrue: *1. 822) Boswell8 Stevens 1782-18;6 -m- 1st in 1810 Jane Kent; -m- 2nd in 1814 Cathrine H. anery, said to be listed in "Americans of Royal Descent." *2. 823) Jobn8, b. at Pomfret, Corm. 1784 -m- in 1807 Lydia Parks, 178.5-1889; lived at Hanover, New Hampshire. *3. 824) Darius b. 178?. 4. 825) }Iary b. 1789 nt *.5. 826) Lenn.iel Jr. 1794-1877 -m- in 1821 1•·:ary Howe Kellog, settled in Hanover, l;. H. 8 6. 827) Lura , 1802-1823 -m- Samu.el Honneywell; one child Henry given in Honnywell Genealogy. 6 4 732) 'Sylvia? Stevens (Robert , Nich. 5, Rich. ), 1763-1818 -m- in 1784 Chester Ingals, 1762-1842 and settled in Pomfret, Conn. and Hanover,N.H. Issue: 8 1 • 828) Polly Ingal s, 178 .5-179 5 2. 829) Prunelia8 Ingals, 1789-1868 -m- Obijia Cutting. nt 1791 Jabez J. 8JO) Betsey38L~gals, b. -m- Douglas. nt 4. 8 31 ) Chester In gals, 179 5-18 2 3 -m- in 1818 Pamelia ~--;ells. nt 6 4 7JJ) Rev. John Hathaway7 Stevens (Robt. , ::ich. 5, Rich. ) 1766-18.51; entered the ministry and was installed minister of the 1st Congre­ gational church at Stoneham., Mass. in 179.5, coming at the time from Methuen, Nass. He -m- 1st in 1786 Lora flint of \·iindham, Ct.; she was born 4 Apr. 1767 and died at Stoneha.'11 in 1817; -m- 2nd widow 99 Elizabeth .Andrews ot Salem, Mass. who died at stoneham in 1855 and was wried beside her husband. The 2nd marriage took place in 1818. At Stoneham he had charge or the church for J2 years. He died there in 18.51 and was bJ.ried 111, the old cemetery having had issue: •1. 8:32) John Hathawif stevens, Jr. 1787-18J2, b. Methuen, Mass. -m- Charlotte A. White or Flushing, N. Y. (White Gen.) and settled a! stoneham in 179.5 and died in Philadelphia, Pa. *2. 8JJ) Lora b. 1789 -m- in 1810 Jesse Richardson 1781-184) and 8 lived at Winchester, Mass. *J. 834) Darius , 1792-1878 -m- 1st in 1814 Sophia Cowdrey 1790-1817; -m- 2nd in 1818 Hannah Lynde 1798-188; and lived at stoneham, Conn. 4. 8J.5) Charlotte8 b. 1802 d. aged 15. *5. 8J6) }tary8 1795-1819 -m- in 181J George Cowdrey 1788-1849. 6. 8:37) Nancy8 17i7, d. aged 26 years, prob. no issue. 7. 8:38) Henriett8§ b. 1799, d. aged 17. •8. 8:,J) Sylvester 1804-1882 -m- 1st Ellen P. Flanigan d. 1855; -m- 2nd Harriet O. Leech, d. 1916, lived at 11ontvale, Mass. *9. 840) Wm. Flint8 1807-1879 -m- 1st in 1831 ~Iary J. C. Burnham,(Boston R.) 180,5-18~; -m- 2nd 1860 Ellen Richardson, 1828-1904 (Stoneham) 10. 841) Philenia8, 1810-1898 nt EIGHTH GENERATION 75.3 ) Elkannah8 Stevens (El.kanna7 , Nich. 6 , Nich.. 5, Thos. J-2 , Anth. 1 ) b.1760 at Brilnfi.eld, d. 1848 at Chelsea, Vt. -m- in 1788 Esther Crocker of \voodstock, and lived at Alstead, N. H. (His older brother 752) An­ drew, b. 17.59 in Woodstock, Conn. was drowned in 1775 at Sharon, Conn. aged 17). Issue 0£ !l.kannah and Esther: niob 1. 8.50) Harriet9 Stevens b. 1794 at Royalton, Vt. -m- in 1815 Loman Gay, d. 1876. 2. 851) Lowell9 stevens b. 1789 at Royalton, Vt. d. 1876. J. 852) Lora 4. 853) Harriet Gay9 stevens (apparently b. after the death or her sister Harriet) • 5. 854) Josepha Britton9 6. 85.5) Harry (Henry)9 7. 8.56) --'Sephina9 8. 8.57) Melvin9 b. 1811 -m in 1848 Sarah B. Stevens. 8 In 1776, 7.53) El.kanna Stevens ,volunteered as a soldier in the Revolution and 1st served over J months under Lt. Whittlesey and Col. A. Cantfield with Conn. troops and enlisted 2nd in a N. Y. regiment. After the war they mo-red to Alstead, N. H. In 1791 they moved to Royal ton, Vt. In 1793 he owned a store and Inn there, 1::ut the mortgage was foreclosed on the Inn so he lost it or sold by a quit claim deed •. He was the first recorded landlord in Royalton. In 1798, he was appointed postmaster. He had lived at Oxford, N. H., Stockbridge, and Norwich, Vt. In 18.32, while residing in Vershire, Orange Co., Vt. he applied for a pension and at the time it was stated he was a deacon in the Presbyterian church. His old Irm was still in operation in 19JJ. · 8 6 7:A-) Henry stevens (Elkanna7, Nich. ), 1762-1846 was living in 1778 with his parents in Amenia or Oblong, N. Y. where he enlisted in the Con­ tinental Amy in the spring of 1778 at Valley Forge, Pa. so he was 11 with \-lashington at Valley Forgett but fortunately he escaped the rigors of that winter. He served as a private in Capt. Woodbridge' s Co. Col. Heman Swift's Conn. Regt. until in the spring of 1780 he transferred to Capt. Hall's Co. under Gen. LaFayette. He left the 100 service in 1781 and received a pension in Sept. 18)2. Sometime be­ tween 1781 and 1790 the family moved to Alstead, N. H. Henry, how­ ever either left the family when they reached D.unmerston, Vt. or returned there later. The 1790 census tor Vt. shows Henry with a son and daughter both under 16. He -m- 1st 5 Sept. 1790 Relief Graham; -m- 2nd in 1804 Polly Newell 1784-18.57 and lived in Windsor, Vt. Henry, wife Polly and their children are blried in the old South Cemetery at Winsor, Vt. Just across the street from the cemetery is the house in which Henry and his fam1J y lived from 1811 till 1848. It is still owned ( 19 JS) by a granddaughter, Alice Alvira Stevens, (who I believe was formerly librarian at the University ot Michigan). In addition to the son and dau. in the 1790 census, they had issue: By 1st marriage: 1. 849) Henry, Jr.9 b. 1797, prob. dy as a later s. named Henry. By 2nd marriage: •2. 859) Henry Bartholomew9 stevens, 1811-1868 -m- in 1834 Alvira stanford, 1809-1892 J. 859) Susan Parker, b. 1816, d. 1869 nt 4. 860) Sarah ~9 b. 1821 -m- in 1848 Melvin stevens. nt 5. 861) Mary E. b. 1809 -m- in 18J.5 Alonzo Taylor, d. 19;0? nt 75.5) John8 Stevens (Peletiah,. 7 Nich. 6 , Nich. 5, Rich.. 4 , Thos. J-2 , An.th.· 1 ) c. 1767-1838 -m- Eliz. Deland; He was bapt. at Randolph, Mass. in 1767. He appears on Capt. Newcomb 1s Independent DD1ster roll in Hull, ?v1ass. 1 March 1771, age 16 years, this indicates he was b. 1761 bit boys have been known to fib a little to enlist in the army. It ap­ pears he was also in the Continental army from Stoughton in 1780 tor six months and is described as age 17 years, stature 5 feet, 4 inches, complexion dark. -(Mass. Archives) Issue a son 848) Benj. F.9. nt 8 6 7.58) Peletiah Stevens Jr. (Peletiah7, Nioh. ) 1768-1846 b. at Randolph, Mass. -m- in 1792 Hannah Smith of Cambridge. 1774-18;1. They were l:uried on the home lot on stoughton st. where later, his son Richard removed the bodies to Central Cemetery, Randolph. (Cong. Church Rec.) His wife's stone bore the inscription: "To sorrow, sin and pain a long adieu And Christian Friends a short farewell to you. Receive kind earth this mortal part or me And, oh my Saviour, take my soul to thee. n Issue: *:1. 862) Samuel Holden9 stevens, 1793-1853 -m- Jenisha Wild Eurrel, 1794-1869, set. at Lebanon, N. H. 2. 86J) Hannah9 1795-1882 -m- 1st __Kidder, -m- 2nd Nathan Blrd1Jl. Sam and Hannah were born at Charleston, 11ass. nt *J. 864) Peletiah IIr9 1798-1857 -m- in 1822 V~a \vales, 1802-1884. *4. 865) Zliza9 1800-1885 -m- F11..iot Barker, 1795-1879. Thos. dy *5. 866) John9, 180) -m- in 1828 Fannie Moseley. 6. 867) Thomas9 1806-1888, no family traced. *7. 86S) Richard9, 1808-1888 -m- in 1839 Sa.rah Ann Conant, 1817-18,50; settled at Randolph, N.ass. -m- 2nd l~ie Battles. *8. 869) Abbe;, 1810-188.5 -m- in 18J2 Hugh C. Morse, d. 1879. ,9. 870) Caleb Thayer9, 1813-1891 -m- :L'l 1840 Deborah Leonard 1816-1894. •10. 871) Mary .Ann9 1816-1888, b. in Stoughton -m- in 18;6 Levi ?1a.nn, 8 6 4 b. 181 3. 759) Squire Stevens (Justus7, Joseph, Nich. 5, Rich. ), 176.5-1812, -m- in 1793 Ann Dyer Woodworth, 1775-1859 and settled at Norfolk, Ct. and later at Cana.an, Ct. between 1800 and 1808 and by 1809 was in Pompey, N. Y. He was b. in Raynh&r:i, Mass. Their children were: 1. 872) Bathsheba9 b~ i:!.ar. 20, 1793, bapt. 1800 -(Clmrch of Christ Rec.) 101 2. 87J) Jusms9 Stevens, b. 1795 at Norfolk, ct. bapt. 1800, (Probabl~ removed to Frankl.in Co., Ind. by 18JO and had son Abner.) J. 874) Hannah~ b. 1797 at Norfolk; bapt. 1800 -(Norfolk V. R.) 4. 87.5) Betse:v9 b. 1800 11 " n u 5. 876) .Abner9 b. 1801 at.Canaan, ct. 6. 876) Nancy Amanda9 b. 1807 7. 877) Jobn9 b. 1809 at Pompey, N. Y. 759) Squire was a drummer for a short time in Capt. Sam Little's Co. from Westchester Co., N. Y. in the Am. Rev. - enlisted in War of 181 2 and never heard from again by his f am1J y. 8 766) Josiah Stevens (Josiah?, Josiah6, Nich. 5, Rich. 4) M.D., b. 17 Dec. 17f:# -m- Editha lhsh, b. 25 May 1771. In the Shelburne, Vt. Vital Records, it is said Josiah Stevens of that town was given power of attorney to sell land !or Capt. Jonathan Bush of Enfield, Conn. U. s. census £or Vt. 1790 shows Josiah Stevens with a wite & 2 dau. Issue: •1. 879) Harriet9 Stevens, 1790-1867 -m- 1810 Roswell Randall,1786-1871. *2. 880) Henry9 1792-1869 -m- in 1820 Eliza Ballard, Canfield, ct. J. 881) Lucy b. 1794 nt ~. 882) Elijah9 1796-1866 -m- 1st in 1818 :Meribah Wing, 1792-18)4; -m- 2nd Jane Cotton. 5. 88 J) Silas b. 1799. apparently dy 6. 884) &iytha. b. 1801 nt 7. 885) Paul Silas, b. 189J nt 8. 886) Sara4 filiza b. 1808 nt 8 6 767) Pau1 stevens (Josiah?, Josiah , Nich. 5) b. 1767 -m- 1790 Mercy stevens. She -in- 2nd in 1802 John Benson. Issue by 1st -m­ ,1. 887) Isaac, 1792-1866 -m- 1821 Fl.mice Backus, 1796- He was born at Wareham, 1,iass. •2. 888) Josiah9 stevens b. 1794 -m- Ruth Beale of Plainfield, Ct. J. 889) Nabby9 b. 1796 nt 8 6 771) Lutb.er stevans (Josiah7, Josiah ) 1778-1784 (d. at Scituate,Mass.) -m- Ruth Bealt, 1802-1892 and they had issue: •1. 890) Lewis~ b. 1821 at Plainfield, N. H. -m- Jane of &lglang. ~2. 891) Samu.el 1824-1886 -m- Lucy 1'1. Bancroft d. 18,56; -m- 2nd Sarah Fay 1811-1915. ~ J. 892) Charles b. 1826 -m- __• "'4. 89;) Cordelia b. 18:34 -m- in 18.56 Edward C. Ames, B. 1828. · ;. 894) Lucia Day b. 1840 -m- in 1860 Andrew J. Waterman b. 18JJ. 8 774) Alvw. stevens b. 1784 in Wareham, Mass. -m- in 1812 }Iaria Randall of Brookfield, N. Y. She was b. Stonington, Conn. 1789 and died Aublrndale, 14ass. 1875. He died at Oxford, N. Y. 1812. Issue: 895) Alvin, Jr. 181;-187;. 816) Salmlel 8 Stevens (Robt. Jr. 7 , Robt. 6 , Nich.. 5, Rich.. 4 , Thos. J-2 • Ant. 1 ) 1793-1829 -m- in 1820 :Edith Hyde, 1800-1894; lived at Canterbury-, Ct. and turied there. They had issue: 1. 896) John Hathaway9 stevens, 4 Dec. 1821- 26 Jan. 1904 -m- in 1856 Lucy Dike Slm.mway, 1856-c.18;6 -1890, set. Canterl:ury. 2. 897) El.vira9 Ann, 1823-1906 -m- Josiah Palmer. J. 898) Sarah, 1826-1899 -m- tim. C. Ladd. 4. 899) &neline H. 1828-1906 -m- Henry Kendall, 1827-189.3 nt 817) Robert8 Stevens (Robt. 7- 6, Nicb. 5) 1795-1881 -m- 1822 Deborah Cook at Plainfield, Conn. He was b. at Canterblry, Conn. and lived in Providence, R. I. Issue: 1. 900) Ma.ry-9 b. ca 182:3 -m- 1851 Rev. James B. Simmons. nt 2. 901) Phoebe9 -m- 18.56 John makington. -R.I. Mar.) 102 6 818) Darius b stevens (Robt. 7- , Nich.5) 1796-1860 -m- in 18)) &lith ~e stevens, 1800-1894. Issue: 1. 902) Alba9 b. 18)4 -m- in 18?7 Oliver Taylor. -(Hist. or Danberry) 2. 90J) Robert9 1836-1910 suicide, d. at Canterblry. J. 904) Samuel9 1839-1840 no issue. 8 6 820) &tby stevens (Robt. 7- , Nich. 5), 1800-1861, prob. b. at Canterbllry, -m- Albert Fountain. Issue: 1. 905) Albert9 b. 18J4 2. 906) Ruby9 b. 1861 (sic) 8 6 822) Boswell Stevens (Lemue17, Robt. , Nich. 5, Rich.4) was b. at Panfret, Conn. 10 Nov. 1782; Dartmouth College 1804; -m- 1st in 1810 Jane (dau. of Joseph Kent of Chester, N. H.); -m- 2nd in 1814 Cathrine Hale ( dau. of Noah Jhery ot Exeter, N. H. ) who was b. 178 5. He was a lawyer, Representative to the state Legislature :rrom Pembroke, N.H. and Judge of the Probate Court ot Merrimac County, N. H. trom 1828 to 18;6. He d. in 18~ having had issue; 1. 907) Sarah Jane )?. 1811 in Pembroke. 2. 908) Charles Emery:-1 b. 1815 Pembroke, d. 189:3 -m- Caroline Cal.dwell. J. 909) William9 ·b. 1816 d. 182.8 nt 4. 910) E:Lizabeth E. Hurd.9 b. 1818 (d. 18,50) -m- in 1841 Seth W. Bainister, b. 1811. 5. 911) Ivan9, 1821-1880 nt 8 6 823) Jorm stevens (Lemuel 7, Iiobt. ) was b. in Pomfret, Ct. 25 July 1784 -m- in 1807 Lydia Parks and died at Underbjll, Vt. She was born in 1785 and died 1n 1889. They lived mostly at Hanover, N. H. Issue: 1. 912) Nelson Darius9 Stevens, 1808-1885 b. at Hanover -m- in 1832 Lydia Phillips, 18~0-1889. 2. 91J) John Hathaway Stevens, b. 1810 at Hanover, N. H. J. 914) Charles Parks9 stevens, 1812-1815 dy 4. 915) Lucy9 b. 1814 (also called Kl.vira) nt 9 5. 916) Sarah Phelina b. 1820 at Lebanon, N. H. -m- Thos.Hardy, Jr. in 1846. 6. 917) Caroline Sophia9 182}-1851 -m- in 18:)S Obidiah Ha.dl.ey, 18:32-1890 nt 7. 918) l~ary Jane9 b. 1827 at Underhill, Vt. 8 6 824) Darius stevens (Lemu.el 7, Robert ) was b. Pomfret, Conn. April 1, 1787 and bapt. at Canterblry, ct. 1788. He -m- in Ohio and had issue: 1. - 7. 919-926) lviaria, Charles, Rufus, Pike, Lura, Clement, Samuel, Darius, Jr. 8 6 826) Lemue1 stevens, Jr. (Lemuel7, Robert ) b. at Hanover, N. H. 16 .Aug. 1794 -m- at Montpelier, Vt. in 1821 Mary Howe Kellog, b. 1798 at Winchester, Vt. He died at Chelsea, Mass. in 1877 and he and his wife were buried at Hanover, N. H. In the War of 1812 he enlisted as a corporal in Capt. Hays Co. :in 1814 and served 6o days. He was later appointed a 2nd Lt. in 1820 in the 2J Regt. N. H. militia and in 1822 was promoted to 1st. Lt. and in 1824 promoted to Capt. Issue: 1. 927) Francis Howe9 1822-1861 -m- 185() Abigail Emery. nt 2. 928) ?1ary Helen, 1824-1851 -m- in 1850 P. E. Hillbourne,b.1824 nt J. 929) Cathrine Hale9 1826-1899 -m- in 1853 P. C. -Hilllx>urne, b.1820 4. 9):)) William Henr:,9 1829-1831 dy 5. 931) Daniel Webster9 18)4-1917 nt 6. 932) Laura Kellog9 1839-1867 -m- in 1861 \villiam. H. H. Damarall. nt 7. 933) Henrietta Mills9, 1841-1898 -m- in 1865 Rodney Powers. 10J 6 8J2) John Hathawai stevens (John H. 7, Robert , Nich. 5) 1787-18;2 was b. at Methuen, 11ass. -m- Charlotte A. White of Flushing, N. y. ; d. in Philadelphia, Pa. and had issue: 1. - 7. 9J4-94o) Jolm9 b. ca 1810; Edward, George \·l., Charlotte, &lily, Maria, Caroline. -(1-!ethuen Records). 8 6 8JJ) Lora stevens (John H. 7 , Robert ) b. 1789 at Methuen, Mass ••m- in 1810 Jesse Richardson, 1786-184; and settled at Winchester, V.t.ass. He died in Woblrn, Mass. in 184;, aged 62. Issue: 1. - 4. 941-944) John, Nathaniel, Elmira, Darius. 8 6 4 8J4) fJarms stevens (Jolm H. 7, Robert , Nich. 5, Rich. ) was born at Methuen, Mass. 13 Nov. 1792. He was a manufacturer ot shoes; -m- 1st in 1814 Sophia Cowdrey of Stoneham who died in 1817, aged 27. He -m- 2nd in 1818 Hannah Lynde of stoneham, l'Jass. who died in 188 J, aged 85. He died in 1878 and was buried with both wives in the Lin­ denwood Cemetery. An abstract or the 1-ietlmen and Stoneham Records follows: His fellow townsnen honored him with the inxportant offices of selectman, collector, and representative in the state legislature, which duties he discharged with uniform care and fidelity••••••••• Mr. Stevens gained the esteem of all ••• full or years and good report, he closed a well spent lite and entered into his rest, leaving a wide circle of descendants to revere his memory. He had issue: *1. 945) SophiaCowdrey9 stevens, 1815-1882-m-in 184SBenjamin Fowler, 180.5-1886. *2. 946) Sarah Atwell9 b. 1817 -m- in 1840 Luther Hill, 1808-1877. *J. 947) Hannah Brown9 b. 1819, d. 1901 -m- in 18J9 James A.. Green, 1816-1898. 4. 948) Henrietta Andrews9, b. 1821 -m- in 1847 Horatio Melson 1vbite of Brooklyn, N. Y. carpenter. 5. 949) Lora Flint9, 1823-18.50 -m- in 1849 John Kingham, b. 1826 or &.st Bridgewater ( s. of Ezra). A child was 847) El.more Kingham b. 1864. •6. 9.50) Darius Newton9, 1829-1892 -m- 1st in 1851 Sarah A. F.loyd d. 1877 (div.); -m- 2nd in 1669 Sarah A. Dalton, 1838-1909 of Benton, N. H. All above children of 8J4) Darius b. at stoneham, liass. 6 8;6) 1-'Ia:ri stevens (John H. 7 , Robert ) 1795-1819 -m- in 181 J George Cowdrey, 1788-1844 of Stoneham. She died at 24 years of age. Issue: 1. 9.51) George~ Cowdrey, b. ca. 1814 2. 952) Vernon Cowdrey, b. ca 1816 6 8'.39) Sylvester8 stevens (John H. 7, Robert ), 1804-1882, b. at Montvale, !v1ass. -m- 1st Ellen Phoebe Flannagan of Philadelphia; -m- 2nd Harriet Owen Leach of Boston in 1855. He was a machinist at 142 Silver St., South Boston from 18.54 to 18,53. He died at \-locurn, I~Iass. 27 Dec. 1882, age 78-2-17. His 2nd wifed. 1916, age 89-11-28. Issue by Stoneham Rec. : (1st marriage) 1 • 9 .5J) Alonzo9 Stevens b. '.fJ Sept. 18 JJ 2. 954-) Philenia9 d. 1898 in Stoneham, spinster. J. 955) Lucretia Huntington9, 18J6-1838 dy by 2nd marriage: 4. 9.56) Harriet Philenia9, b. 18.56 in Boston, nt 840) William n1nt8 Stevens (John H. 7, Robert6) 1807-1879 b. in Stoneham, I-lass. -m- 1st in 18:31 l·!Q Jane Gould B.trnhan1. 1805-18.58 of Stoneham; -m- 2nd in 1860 Ellen Richardson of Stoneham. After working about five years in a drug store, he, in 1826, entered the Dartmouth College M:edical School and after obtaining his diploma, he practiced at Stone­ ham where he was a physician £or over ;IJ years. A biography says, 104 840) William Flint stevens - cont. quoting a brother physician, "His was one of those rare natures which enjoy work £or the very love of it. He did not seem to need a holi­ day, £or every day with him was a holy day consecrated to duty." He died at Stoneham and was buried in the Lindenwood Cemetery, hav­ ing had issue: 1. 9:/1) }iary Williamine9 stevens, 18J2-184? dy 2. 9.58) Frances Augusta9 18)4--1859, d. aged 25 * J. 959) William B.9 184J-19J1 -m- 1st in 1868 Amalia J. Hill, 18:,S- 1869; -m- 2nd in 1873 Mary W. Green, 1848-1931. 4. 96o) ~·linthrop F. 9 1848-1890, -m- in 1873 M:lrie Curtis, 1846-1898. A dau, 846) Helen B. 10, b. 187?. 5. (by 2nd mar.) 961) Florence9, 1862-1863 dy • 6. 962) John Hathaway9 stevens, 1863-1909, -m- in 1888 Jennie R. Atkins. She -m- 2nd Chas. Stevens, no rel. He d. Center Harbor,N .H. This tinishes eight generations of this line and as indicated earlier, it has not been our intention to bring the record down to the present generation. Any member of the family, with this book, can do that for themselves since they have the difficult part in this book. Except for very smaJ J parts, we believe there is no other published genealogy of the descendants of 1 J) Richard stevens. B.J.t I shall :include the lines of two who did so mch research: 11 10 8 Bri~. Gen. Jeijse Fenno Stevens (Henry , 868) Richard9, Peletiah - 7, !Jicholas0-5, Richard4 or Taunton, 1-1ass.), b. 1869 at Randolph, Mass. -m- in 189.5 I~label Townsent, 1870-1926. He was first a draf'tsnan and construction engineer. In 1887, he enlisted in the First Corps Cadets }M1I and passed through the grades until he was appointed the state Adj. General with the rank o:t Brig. General by Gov. Calv:in Coolidge. In 1817, during \i. i-1. I, he was appomted by the President as the distril:uting officer and agent for ?1ass. in connection with the draft during which they processed over 200,000 men, and he served until 1919 when the work was completed. 12 1 10 Hiss Alice Alberta Johnsgn (Editha Meribah~ Stephens, Wm. He5 · Stephens, 882) Elijah/, 766) Josiah~-7-, Nicholas5, Richard of Taunton, r~!ass.) Note that 661) Nicholas -m- in 1719 Remember Tisdale, b. 1675, dau. 0£ John Tisdale, Jr. (killed by Indians in 167.5) and Arma:3 Rogers, d. 1704 of Ihxberry, ?:Iass., whose line was (John2, Thoma.s1, 18th Si er or the ?J flower C . ct). So all descendants of 661) Nicholas and Remember (Tisdale Stevens, or Stephens, may claim a l-iayfiower ancestor. }1iss Alice A. Johnson was born in 1877 and resided first at Clyde, Hichigan. Her address in 19.50 was 1011 S. State St._, AM Arbor, Mich., and she retired as librarian at the University of 1-Iichigan.

This brings 1 J) Richard line down to where any descendant searching for a link, may recognize a grandfather or other ancestor, and so, easily finish the line him or herself, if necessary by using the U. s. Census of 18,50 or later ones. N. B. Slllce :mak:ing the Index, we find we have room to continue this line somewhat, beginning on page 119. CPS. 10.5

CH.lPTIR II 4 '1'HI 14) flfJMAS S'ri'VDIS LINE

So tar as this writer lmovs, verr little ot this 14) Thomas line has been traced, and little more than the names ot the children published, from. apparent.17 band.reds of descendants. Savage sqs that this '?homas Stevens came to America with his brothers Cyprian and Richard, and their •tather Thomas was, perhaps, the armorer ot aittolph Lane" (or king's armourer). Notice he says "perhaps", bit many seem to have copied that leaving out the "perhaps• which U10W1t1 to 881ing that it was certain, and doubtless many will continue £or years, to copy this error. M. L. Holman in her stevens-Miller Genealogy, 1947, et al. say that it is wrong and Charles D. Stevens quotes an affidavit made at Whitehall (in London) in 1629 showing that said Thomas was deceased at that· time and had prob­ ably died some time before. that date. So he could not have been the :tatber ot said brothers: Thoe. "the ironmonger" etc. 4 2 1 14) 'lbomas Steftms (or Steevens) ('lhmrlas:3, , Antbo117 ), c. 1644-1704, bom in &lgland, ill. to Mass. Coloiv- ca. 1660; -m- betore 1661 Mar., Green of Charleston and perhaps lived there a while. They were at Sld­ ber17 in 1665, stow, Hass. 1n 1688 and Plain.tield, Conn. in 1689. Then in 1702 he and his son Tho.mas Jr. were at Plainfield "vest of the QLl.ien­ bog1. 1'heir children as given 1n bis will were: 1. · 60) ~ stevens, b. ca. 1661 2. 61) .Anne b. ca 1663 •:,. 62) Thomas, Jr.~. b. 166.5 in :11.dbllry, Mass., -11- Ruth Hall. 4. 63) JohnS, b. 1667, probably- at atdb.u7. 5. 64) CyprianS b. 1670 at aJ.dl:J.u7 -m- Abigail Warren in 1729 at Plain­ field, Ct. according to the late J. W. Lester, des. 6. 6S) Jacob5, b. 167J/4 62) Thomas 5 stevens, Jr. (Thos. 4 ) b. ca. 1665 -m- Ruth Ball, b. 1670, lived at &1.dblry" and Plaintield, Conn. -(Plowden stevens); is said to have had a son 966) John, b. ca 1695 -m- Elizabeth How.-~Media Research Blreau, giving the line ot Caarir Pulaski stevens; Vircus). A Jacob is listed gt Gratton about 1750, probably related, so ap­ parentl.7 this 966) John , perhaps with Uncle 6,5) Jacob and tamil.7, moved west from Sldbury, Mass. about 20 miles or so to the Worcester District, as the general movement was west, and was the father or 967) 'lboma.s7 Stevens, b. ca 17)), who -•- on Mar. ~, 17.5) Martha Rogers ot Bolden, Mass. (formed from North Worcester in 1741 )-(Early- Mass. Marriages, ed. by Bail.e7, Bk. I, p. 62). Also with him in the same snaJl community was 968) Cyprian stevens, b. ca 1744 -m.- Mar. 2, 1769 Sarah Pr~ce.-(Ibid. p. 10). Cyprian is another trace name. I do not find it in the Stevens names in the genealogies of other stevens families or in the u. S. CanSlls of 1790 for R. I., N. C. • s. c. etc. Therefore it ap­ pears 967) 'lboma.s7 and 968) Cyprian were probably brothers and surely descendants of 14) Thomas, since they wre not 1n the first four genera­ tions :Crom 15) Cyprian, which are rather well proved, and so we~ list them as descendants of 14) Thomas. The said son of 966) John is less certain, bit it it should be found later that we have '.. mistaken him £or one of his cousins, it I s all 1n the tam11y anyway and should only make a difference 1n one or two generations. 106

96 7 ) Thomas 7 Stevens (John,6 Thomas,S-4-J-2 , , , Anthony)1 b. ca. 17)) -a- Mar.24, 1753 Martha Rogers (perhaps May-flower stock) at Holden, Masa. (by Wor­ cester) and settled. there. Issie: niob: • 1. 969) Thoaas8 stevens, b. ca. 17.56 "ot Worcester, Mass. • -m- saJ 17 (Sarah) stowell of Worcester ... (Stevens Gen. by Dr. E. S. Barney, p. 102) •2. 970) Dr. Cn>rian8 Stevens, b. ca. 17.59 -m- Sally Robinson.-(Ibid). J. 971) S1mou8: nt tut listed by Dr. Barney. 4. Martha, probably, b. ca. 1757 -m-·in 1'r/7 at Worcester, Jehn Campbell of Oxtord. -(E. Mass. Mar.) EIGHTH GENERATION 8 4 969) Thomas stevens (Thos. 7, Jo'bn6, Thos. 5, Thos. ) c. 1756-1815 of Wor­ cester, Mass. -m- ca. 1780 Sally Stowell of Worcester and rwved te Paris, Maille. Dr. E. s. Barney is the authority tor their children, who follow: 1. 972) Daniel.9 Stevens, b. ca. 1782 at Wercester, Hass. -m- '1111na9 stevens, his cousin, dau. ot Dr. Cyprian Stevens. 2. 973) Sally9 Stevens, b. Sept. 24, 1784 at Paris, Me. -a- Jared M. lhck ot Norway, Me. *J. 974) Benjamin9 b. Oct. 1786 at Paris, Me. -•- Mary- Briggs •t Glover, Vt. He d. 1861 and she in 1848. 4. 97S) John9 b. ca. 1788, studied medicine at Paris, Me. (JllcQ' have been named tor his grand.tather bu.t not a trace name). 5. 9?6) Clara9 b. ca. 1790 at Paris, Me. nt •6. 9'r/) Thomas9 b. ca 1792 -m- Mahala Bartlett. B• d. 1865 at Paris,Me. 7. 978) Martha9 b. ca 179) -m.- John Barker Wart.ford at Paris, M•. 8. 979) El.iza9 b. Nov. 2.), 1795 -m- ___ at Paris, Me. 970) Dr. Cyprian8 stevens (Thos.,7 John,6 Thos. 5-4),b. ca. 1759 -m.- Sally Robinson and settled in, or near, Paris, Me. He d. July), 1807. Isme: 1. 980) Almina9 stevens, b. June 7, 1791 -m- her cousin 972) Dan1a19 Stevens (s. et Thos.) She died in China, Me. 2. 981) Harriet9, b. Nov. 6, 1793 -m- William Fobes of Paris, Me. 3. 982) Cyprian9, b. Mar. 26, 1795 -m- Al.Mina Thayer hi 1828; removed to Wan.can 1n 1856 and died trom a rattl• snake bite in 18,58. 4. 98J) Sally R.9, b. Feb. S, 1797 -m- Rutu.s st.well •5. 984) Simon Spooner9 Stevens, b. Jul.7 6, 1807. NmTH GDiERATION 4 974) Benjamin9 Stevens (Thos. 8; 7, Jom6, Thos • .5-; ), 1786-1861, b. at Paris, Me. -m- Mary Briggs ot Glover, Vt. She died in 18!f8. Children: •1. 985) George w.TO Stevens, b. Nov. 4, 1817 -m- aumnit Shurtett. 2. 986) Hartwen 10 stevens, b. Sept. 10, • 1820 J. 987) SJ.sie .Ann 10 , b. Mar. 28, 1822 -m- Abram Bl.ck of Norway, Me. 4. 988) El.utra1Q, b. Jan. 2J, 1824; died 1849, age 25. 977) Thomas9 stevens, Jr. (Thos. 8-7 , John6 , Thos. S-4 ) , b. 1792, d. 18 6S -m.- Mahala Bartlett and settled at Paris, Me. They had issue: 1. 989) Francis Marion10 Stevens, b. Feb. 18;2 2. 990) Augustus Chase10 stevens,b. Oct. 5, 18JJ J. 991) Louisa Bartlett10 Stevens, b. Oct. 19, 18J.5 4. 992) Daniel Bartlett10 Stevens, b. Jan. 24, 1837; -m- __ and they had 993) John11 stevens -m- Sarah lbck and they had 994) L1zz1e1 2 stevens, 1869-1876. 5. 995) Dana l»ardman10 Stevens, b. ca. 18JC}. 107 8 984) Simon ~•ner9 Stenns (Cypran , 'l'hos. 7), b. 1907 -m- wife nt. Issue: 10 1. 996) Angeline stevens, b. Mar. 9, 1824 -m- John Nevers Andrews and died 1n Balse, Switzerland in 188.3, 2. 997) Paulin• R. 10, b. Nov. 12, 1825 -m- John Heligase. J. 998) Frances10, b. Feb. 28, 182.8, d. 1829 dy 4. 999) Harriet10, ~• Oct. 21, 18)) -m- Mr. Smith. 5.1000) Francef J. 1 , b. Mar. 19, 18:,4 -m- John Farnsworth. 6.1001) Oliver 0 , b. May 9, 18:36 -m- &isan Snith. 7.1002) Charles F. 10 , b. Apr. 11, 1841 -m- Esther Kilgore. T.BETH GENW;TION. 985) George W. 10 stevens, b. 1817 -m- aumnit Shurtef'f. A son was: 1003) George F. 11 stevens, b. Aug. 21, 1849 -m- Eugenia Whitaan and they had issue: (probably near Paris, Me.): 12 1. 1004) lmgenia A. Stevens, Nov. 25, 1876 2. 1005) Willie A.~~ Stevens, b. Feb. 19, 1878. J. 1006) Albert F b. July 8, 1881 4. 1007) Dora May, 2 b. Nov. J, 1882 ,5. 1008) Mallard A.. 12, b. Jwie 29, 1885, twin 6. 1009) Martha A. 12, b. June 29, 1885, twin, -m- William Willis at West Paris, Me.

The late J. W. Lester, b. ca. 1870 did some research on the 14) Thomas line. In 1936 he lived at 1614 Main st., Davenport, Iowa. A letter he wrote at that time indicates he believed his line was about as follows: 8 · 6 J. W. Lester, b. ca. 1870; I 7; Andrew Lester b. 1779 -m- Sarah Kennedy; Phineas5 Lester of Canterblry; Pricilla:4 Stevens, b. 1728 at Plainfield, Ct. -m- Andrew Lester: CyprianJ Stevens -m- in 1727 Abigail Warren at Plainfield, Ct.; Cyprian2 b. 1670; 14) Thos. 1 Stevens (or steevens) of Plainfield, Ct.

Mrs. Kathryn L. Tingey of Fresno, California, is apparently a descendant or 14) Thomas, "the ironmonger". (Ironmonger means a dealer 1n iron or hardware). By family records her 2nd great grand­ father was Russell Stevens, b. 1768 at Plainfield, Conn., a sea captain lost at sea sometime after 1822. She reports the following from the Plainfield, Ct. To'Wll Records:

"Russell stevens b. June 1, 1768; son or Nehemiah stevens, b. Aug. ,31, 1725, -m- 1st Dec. 27, 1747 Rebecca Dow who died Nov. 1J, 17.54 in her 26th year; -m- 2nd Jan. 2#, 1766 Hepzibah K:illiam. He was son o:C Thomas Dow Stevens who -m- Nov. 8, 1716 NJ1Y' Fellows. " This Thomas "Bow" Stevens is the same man as mentioned in a quo­ tation by Plowden Stevens from the Fellows Genealogy as "Amye -m­ Thom.as stevens, Jr. of Plainfield, Conn. , Nov. 8, 1716 • • • • • • . • was from Stow, Mass ••••• n Note that the "Jr." indicates his father I s name was Thomas, i.e. 62) Thomas (s. of 14) Thomas the "ironmonger"). It appears the "Dow" was added later on the record to identify him from the others of the same name, and apparently has no family cormection. 108

Another Thomas there was 20) Thos. ( s. ot HfJm.'71f) bit he was not married till 1702 and so ordinarily- caw..d net have been said father or Thos. Jr., and none or the ch1Jdren of 1.5) Cyprian or other sons of 14) Thomas, except 64) Cyprian, are known to have settled at Plainf'ield, while 62) Thomas did. -(Savage). 6 4 62) Capt. 'l'homas Stevens (Thos. 5, Thos. , Thos. 3) b. ca. 169J •t Plainfield, Conn. -m- on Nov. 8, 1716 Amy'e Fellows, b. ca. 1687 (dau. ot Ephriam and Anne Fellows of Ipswich). This Thomas stevens, "jr." was trom Stowe, Mass., the former home of 14) Thomas, and Capt. Thomas became somewhat tamous after he was eJq>elled from the Colonial legislature because he was a "Separatist" in church affairs. -(Plowden Stevens Gen., p.:,S) His son 1011) Thomas? was the Separatist preacher. TtalO sons of 62) Thomas and Amye (Fellows) Stevens were: 1. 1011) Rev. Thomas7 stevens, b. ca. 172J, preacher, d. 1755. 2. 1012) NehemiaJil stevens b. 1725 -m- 1st in 1747 Rebecca Dow, d. 1711,; -m- 2nd in 1766 Hepzibah IC:1JJ 1am.

As it mq be of some help to others, ve give Mrs. Tingey-' s line as follows: 1017) Kathryn LaRue12 Tingey, b. 1910 • .Address: 1024 F.cho, Fresno, Cal. 9'R'li3. 1016) Thos. 11 LaRue, 1878-1953 of Lewis County, Mo. 1015) Margaret c. 10 stevens, b. ca. 1840 1014) Charles He~ Stevens, b. 1815 at Alexandra, Va. 101J) Capt. Russells Stevens, b. 1768 at Plainfield, Conn. settled at Alexandra, Va. , lost at sea sometime after 18 22. 1012) Nehemiah? Stevens, b. 1725 0£ Plainfield, Conn. 1010) Capt. Tboma.s6 (sometimes "Jr.") b. ca 1693 of Pl a.infield, Conn. 62) Thomas5, b. 1665 at Sldblry -m.- Ruth Hall, and settled at Plainfield, Conn. 14) Tbomasl.1- stevens (or Steevens),b. ca. 1644 in England -m- Mary Green and lived at Sldblry, Stowe and Plainfield, Conn., "the iron monger". 2) Thoma.s3 Stephens, b. ca. 1621 ("Jr." or London, 1mg. A) 'l'homas2 Stephens, b. ca. 1;1}0 "th• haberdasher" of London, England. B) .Anthony1 Stephens, b. ca. 1.560 of Wiltshire, England -m- Kathrine, da.u. of Richard Broke. CHAPTER I 109 A Few Generations of 4 THE 15) CIPRIAN STiV:&1iS LINE Ma.ch of the 1S) Cyprian Stevens (or steevens) of Lancaster, Mass. line has been published, l:llt it tends more to the vertical rather than collateral genealogy. See ot these genealogies are: 1. "stevens Family" by Fdw1n H. Stevens, mim1t0, or hectograph, wrps, in the Geneal•gical Library, St. Lake City, Utah. 2. '.Ancestry- and Descendants of Carlos Stevens• by Ruth B. McAllister, 117.S Josephine st., Denver, Colo.; 100 mimeo. or hectograph copies, 1960; as the title indicates, not very comprehensive, an unerthodox arrangement and weak in the top part bu.t contains many members not found elsewhere in the descendants of Carlos Stevens, b. 182.5 at Gu.il.ford, Vt. J. "Footprints Down the Centuries" compiled by Ethel N. Stevens, SUn Mobile Village, 42.5 - 20th Century mvd., 'lurlock, Ca. It has 169 pp. well printed and illus., 1961, and I think copies are still available in 1968. It treats mostly the descend.ants of 1024) Joseph5 (s. of 15) Cyprian) and has littJ.e about the descendants of his brothers & sisters. 4. 1The Stevens Genealogy•, compiled by Dr. XI.Tira stevens Barney, 1907, well printed and illus••. 319 pp. It contains mu.ch on the descendants or 10JJ) Joseph Stevens, 1728-1771, of Petersham, Mass., .man.v of whom be­ longed to the LDS church, and almost nothing on the top pa.rt of the line above him. It 1s our intention to give the first generations do'Wll to 10:33) Joseph of Petersham so as to connect with her lx,ok. But t1rgt note that in this line are some noted people like 10J5) Capt. Phineas Stevens, the hero ot Fort No. 4, now Charleston, N. H. (§ee Chapter IV herein), and Henry and his 'brother Ben F.9 stevens (HenryU, Fn.os7, 10JS) Capt. Phineas stevens). lbth were noted writers and antiquarians and listed in good encyclopedias. 8 Also there is John H. 9 Stevens, c. 1820-1900 (Gardner , Lemuel 7, Joseph6, SimonS, 15) Cyprian4 of Lancaster, Mass.), of whom the Minn­ eapolis Tribune, issue of June 23, 19:;6, says: "FROM FARM TO GREAT METROPOLIS - the original Minneapolis was laid out in 18.54 on the farm acres o:t John H. Stevens who cal m.1y staked off ground worth mi]] ions ot dollars, donating a lot to anyone who would build." 4 2 1 15) Cyprian ·Stevens (or steevena) (fhos.>- , Anthony ), b. ca 1648 in Eng­ land, (d. ca 1720). Savage- says in Vol. 4, p. 184. he "had come to America about 1660 .from London in his youth under 14 yea:rs of age, where his father Thomas lived". He learned to be a blacksmith; -m- in 1671 Mary, daughter of the noted SllllOn Williard of Concord. He had come to Boston ca. 1660 and later settled a.t Lancaster, Mass. He was a veteran of King Philip's War.- (Bodge) In 1675 he was in charge of the Garrison House at Lancaster which was savagely attacked by the Indians but they were eventually driven off. At one time he moved his i'am:Uy out of danger to Chelsea or Boston. From some Indians captured, he was awarded an IPdian boy, Samuel, as a servant, according to the Lancaster records. He was for several years, town clerk and at another time constable. He also kept a tavern, which was b.trned by the Ind1ans during the war blt the7 did not blm his house. Issue of 1.5) Cyprian: 1. 1020) Cyprian, Jr.S, b. 1672, a twin, nt *2. 1021) Maey5 b. 1672, a twin, -m- Sam Wright *). 1022) S1m.on5, b. 1678, perhaps in B.,ston, -m- 1st Mary Wilder 4. 102)) lllizabeth.5,b.1681 -m- Ephraim Wilder. nt •;. 1024) Joseph.5, b. ca 168.3 -m- Pru.dance Bice. 110 FIFI'H GQJERATION 4 1021) M~ stevens (Cyprian ), b. 1672 -m- Capt. Samu.el Wright ot Lan- caster, Mass., and settled at Lancaster, Mass. Issie: 1. 102.5) Capt. Aaron Wright -m- Hannah__ ; a child was 1026)Mary7. 2. 1027) Mai-y-6 Wright, b. ca 1701 -m- 1824 Aaron Williard ot Lan­ caster (Auth.; Wells Hist. of Barnet, Vt., Charles D. stevens.Gen.) 4 2 1022) Simon5 Stevens (Cyprian , Thos.J- ), 1678-17.58 -m.- 1st in 1701 Mary-, daughter of Nathan and Mary (Sa-wyer) Wilder; -m- 2nd Mrs. Mary (Gove) lrtartin, widow of Thos. Martin. She d. 1775. He dealt largely in real estate. He lived at Lancaster, &l.dbJ.ey and Plainfield, Conn. but returned to Mass. and died at Marlborough in 17.58. He had nine children by his 1st wife and two by his 2nd, 4 ot thED nt. IgSlle, so far as traced: 1. 1028) CYPrian 5rvens. b. 170.5 nt 2. 1029) Simon, Jt. , b. 1708 nt *J. 10JO) Jonathan6, b. 1710 at Lancaster, settled at Petersham, Vt. -m- Mary Tracey. 4. 10)1) Nathanielb, b. 1713, nt 5. 10)2) El.izabeth6, b. Feb. 14, 1714 (d. 1778, ~e 63) -m- in 17J4 her not yet famous cousin 10J.5) Capt. Phineas6 Stevens. Their children are listed under his name. •6. 1033) Capt. Joseph6, b. ca. 1720, -m- in 1745 Dorothy Sawyer and settled at Petersham, Mass. (4 other children nt) 4 ·2 1024) Joseph.5 stevens (Cyprian , Thos.>- ), b. ca. 1683 (d. 1769 at Rutland, Mass.) -m- ca. 1706 Prudence Rice, b. 1685, dau. of John or Joseph Rice and lived at Barnet, Vt., &ldblry and Rutl.and,Mass. Issie: 6 *1. 10.35) Capt. Phineas Stevens, b. Feb. 20, 1707 at SUdrury, Mass. , ( see Chapter IV) , noted Colonial officer, -m- his cousin, 1032~ Elizabeth stevens. lived at Charleston, N. H. 2. 10 J6) A.zulah J. 1037) Samue16, b. ca. 1711, killed by the Indians, age ca 7 yrs. 4. 10'3) Mindwell6, b. 1713 at Frandngton, Mass. -m- Sam Stone at Rut.land, Mass. ;. 10)1) Joseph6, bapt. 1716, killed by Indians in 1723, age 7 yrs. •6. 101.fo) Isaac6, b. 1718 at Framira.gton -m- 174; Mercy Hllbbard (dau. of gapt. John), -m- 2.nd Abigail Perley. 7. 1041) Dorotnv, b. 1720 -m- in 17~ Andrew Leonard. 8. 1042} Jos~h0, b. 172.3 at Rutland, Mass. -m- Dinah Rice. 9. 104;) LucyO. -m- in 1753 Isaac &,,Jlard. 1044) Mary b.1728. dy SIXTH GEN:EllATION 6 10))) Jonathan (Simon5, Cyprian4) b. 1710 at Lancaster -m- 1n 1732 Mary Tracey and according to the Canterblry, Ct. Records, settled at Petershan, Vt., blt this "Vt." may be a mistake and if correct, perhaps the city is wrong as I do not find a Petersham in the U. s. Census of 1800 for Vermont. Four children were: 1. 104.5) Asa7 stevens, b. ca. 17)), perhaps lived at Pittsford in Rutland Co. Vt. 1790-1800; desc. nt •2. 1046) Williard?, b. 1732 -m- in 1755 Deborah Case of Canterbury, Ct. He died in 1780, having lived mostly at Canterblry. 3. 1047) Simon?, b. 1736, said to have bean the 4th child, perhaps the Simeon living near Asa in Vt. 1n 1790. nt 4. 1048) Abigail?, "dau. of Jonathan and Mary, d. 1770, age 2J11 -,Grave stone Rec. , Petersham V. R.) 6 4 1 1 1 10JJ) Joseph stevens (Simons, Cyprian ), c. 1728-1771 {Barney) -a- ca. 17"9 l))rotJv" Sall)"9r (Dolly), b. ca. 17.)) and sett.led at Petersham., Worcester Co., Mass.; said to have been a Captain in the military service. He left a will. Her ancestry in Dr. Barney-' s book starts with this 1033). Joseph as she apparently- had not found that he was a grandson ot Cyprian4 of Lancaster, Mass. I list the children from the Petersham, Mass. Vital Records as published and I think the7 are ioba •1. 10-'>) llm1ce7 Stevens, b. 1752 -m- Wing Spooner. Dr. Barney- lists 6 children. •2. 1051) Lemuel 1 stevens, b. 1753-m,. on Oct. ,:>, 177J__ and removed to stukel7, Canada, when his children were young. His son 1063) Gardner resided in Minneapolis, Minn. and billt the first su.bstantial house there. His son John H. Stevens owned most of the land on which the city was b.lilt. J. 1052) Joseph, Jr. 7, b. 1754 at Petersham; not listed in Dr. Barney and others ~t given in P.V.R. If his father Joseph6 died in 1771 ·as stated by Dr. ~rney, the Joseph, Jr. was probab17 l1Ving in Petersham in 1790. -(U. S. Cenais). He had no children unless 1 of 2 females was a dau. probably no issue. •4. 10SJ) Demais?, b. 1755 -m- in 1781 Dan Ward, and had S cb:JJ dren. s. 10,54) S1mon7, b. 17.56, d. as an infant. cy •6. 1055) Gardner, b. 17S8 (d. 1838) -m- int. 178:3 Mary" Baker of Templeton. Lived at Petersham. Gardner, Jr. (apparently his son) -m.- Habby" Bridge­ man of Vt. Probably this 1062) Gardner is the son said to have re110ved to Vt. ? •7. 10,56) Simon Stevens, M. D., b. 1760 settled at Qu.illord, Vt. (where he d. in 1824) -m- 1st in 179:3 Lois Ward and had 3 children; -m- 2nd &inice Cwmabell; -m- Jrd Slsan Greenlief. I believe Dr. stevens was the grandfather ot Dr. E. s. Barney who compiled the Stevens Genealogy. She too was a pby"sician. He had 8 children. •8. 10S7) Oliver Williard? Stevens, b. 1761, Vet. ot Am. Rev. was :in Capt. Wa. Williams Co., Col. $;DMind's Regt. in 1780; oame to Barnet, Vt. at the close of the war and -m- Elizabeth Lang of Bath and in 1796 moved to St. Johnsb.u7, Vt., locating on a tract of land one-halt mile west ot st. Johnsl:ury Center, where he died May 15. 1846. Bis wife d. in 1851, aged 101 years. She was b. in Portsmouth, N. H. They are turied at st. Johnstnr.Y Center in marked graves. Their land was owned in 1925 by Charles Stevens and part ot the hlildings were still standing. -(The Oliver Stevens Family, compiled by Charles D. stevens, a desc., in Hist. of Barnet, Vt. by F. P. Wells, 5 pp of desc.) 9. 1058) Jobn7, b. 1763; some time after 1800 he is sajd to have gone west. Mrs. Holman I s Gen. says he had a son Thaddeus. 10. 1059) Molly (Mary-)7, b. 1767 (some genealogies list her as "Polly" wt in P. V. Rec. it is ''Molly"} -m- int. 1787 Joe Baker and removed to Province, Canada, where their son William became a member of the Canadian Parliament. 11. 1060) CJPrian7, b. 1769 (spelled C,peron in P.V.R.) settled in the state of Maine -m- a dau. of Dan Greenlief. 12. 1061) Dol177, b. Nov. 19, 1770 -m- her cousin Williard Barnes, 1?67- 1899 (s. of Mary stevens ~es of Petersham, Mass. apparently a grand dau. ot 10,:)) Jonathan. They settled in Du.nham, Lower Canada, where he d. 1849 and she in 18,51. (Dr. Barney lists also Thomas, b. ca. 17S'/, who died as a young man, unmarried, bit I do not find him :1n the P. V.R. ) 4 2 1 10)S) Capt. Pbineas6 stevens (Joseph5, Cyprian , Thos.3- , Anthony ), 1706/7. 17.56, noted coloniaJ officer. (See Chap. IV) -m- his cousin 10)2) Eliza­ beth (d.au. of 1022) Simon, lived 1st at Rut;Land, Mass. and later was one 112 of the three founders ot Charleston, N. H. He died at Chimecto, Nova Scotia, in 17.56 at 49 years ot age and we suppose was wried there. Elizabeth d. 1778. Issue: 1. 1064) Lt. Samnel7 st.evens, b. Jul1 4, 1735 at Rutland, Mass. (twin of Willard), on Dec. )1, 1777 -m- Talitha Bingham of Limpster and settled at Fort No. 4, Charleston, N. H. Be was an officer in the French and Indian War and reputed to be a Vet. ot the .Am. Rev.:i. d. 1823. 2. 1065) Williard7, 17).5-1789 -m- in 176:, Olive Wllliard and lived first at Barnet, Vt. blt in 1776 returned to Charleston, N. H. J. 1066) S1mon7, b. 17J7 (Sept. J) at Rutland, Mass., probably the one who settled at ~ringtield, Vt. near Charleston; in 1790 cenais bad 2 sons and l female ( wite) with him. 4. 1067) !mos?, 17;9-1808, was Loyalist during the Am. Rev. and settled near Dingey, Nova Scotia bit in 178.5 returned to Charleston, H. H. ex­ pecting to find his home confiscated blt it was not. Soon he moved into Barnet L"ld became one ot the largest land owners there. Ha vaa an inn­ keeper, farmer and m1JJ owner; -m- in 1791 Sophia Grout, b. 1765 at Lunenblrg, Mass., who may have been his 2nd wife as the census shows him with 5 males 1n 1790. s. 10&3) Mary?, b. 1742 -m- Elijah King. nt 6. 1069) Dr. Phineas, M. D., b. 1744 at Rutland settled at Barnet, Vt. hit during the Am. Rev. he was a L07alist. He served 1n the Long Island campaign as a physician under Gen. Howe; and after the var -•- Kary­ Woodward and in 1788 returned to Barnet, Vt. to practice. They had 2 children. Re died 1799. 7. 1070) Cathr1ne7, 1747-1824 (was apparently named by her father Capt. Phineas in honor o! his great aunt Cathrine stevens Dean of Taunton, Mass. ) ; she -m- l st David stone and lived at Winsor, Vt. and apparently­ was in the 1800 censu.s at Bethel, Winsor Co. with one boy and three girls; -m- 2nd Capt. Jonathan Williard. 8. 1071) Pru.dence7, b. 17.50 in the new house at Fort-No. 4, Charleston, -m- John Hu.fferd of Charleston. Perhaps this should be "Hu.bbard1 , it so, they were there 1n 1790 with a'bou t 10 children. 9. 1072) Solomon?, b. 1753 is thought to have -m- 1st in Mass. or Conn.; -m- t>rob. 2nd Mary Gil.es and settJ..ed. at Barnet, Vt. -(Winsor Co. Vt.Rec.) 10. 107J} Dorothy7, b. 17.55 at Deerfield, Mass., d. 17,58. 1040) Isaac6 Stevens (Joseph5, c,prian4), b. 1718 at Frudngton, Mass. -m- lst 1n 174) Mercy Ha.bbard (dau. of John): -m- 2nd Abigail Perley, and settled perhaps at Washington town, Cheshire Co.• N. H., it he is the same Isaac there in the census of 1790 with two boys over 16, 1 under 16, 2nd wife and 4 rem.ales, preisuma'bly daus. Issue so far as traced; (by 1st wife) 1. 1075) John7, b. 1743 2. 1076) Azubah7, b. 1746 -m- Samuel Thompson, of Holden. J. 1077) Luther7, b. 1749, 1st child by 2nd marriage. 4. 1078) 'Mary?, b. 1751 5. 1079) Calv1n 7, b. 17 5:3 -m- __; as the onl,- CalTin Stevens in N. H. and none in Vt. or Mass. we fancy he was the one at H1l J sborou.gh town, N. H. with a spouse and 7 children, 1790 cena1s. 6. 1080) Jonas, b. 1755, perhaps to Busfield or Winthrop, Maine.

Th.is concludes the listing as J)+armed fQr this line so that anJODe tracing their line back to 10:,3) Joseph0 st.evens, g. ca. 1728 ot Petersham, Mass. or his cousin 10:,.5) Capt. Phinear' Stevena, b. 1706 ot Charlestown, H. H., or their children, ma:y read:\] 1 complete their lines back for 80lll8 generations. 11 J CHAPTER II 4 S)ME or THI 16) llTHRmE STEVImS DUN LINE and A LIT'l'LE OF THE ANCESl'RY or s:>ME WIVES or STBVJIJS MEN

We have only a little of this line, a part of which is based on an article b7 William Reed Deane of Boston printed. in the New Eng. Hist. & Gen. legister, Oct., 1849, p. ~9, Vol. m, 4. The reader is referred to The Descendants ot John Dean who came to Dedham, Mass., with related tail ies compiled by' Marion Deane Cooper, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, 19.51, as it IIQ" include the John of Taunton branch ot the Deane family. 2 1 4 '1'homas Dean or Deane (John of Taunton), the husband 16) Kathrine or Oatbrine stevens or Stephens, was a cousin to the great grandfather of the noted Silas Dean, who in 1776 was appointed one ot the ambassadors with '!'hos. Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin to France to procure their military help in the .Am. Revolution, in which they were very siccessrui. Also a great grandaughter, Eliza, ot Samuel, the brother ot Thomas was the wile of U. S. &lprem.e Court Justice Levi Woodberry. 4 2 1 16) Cathrine or Iathrine stevens or Stephens (Thos • .3- , .Anthony ) b. ca. 16,:> in &lgland -m.- on Jan. S, 1669 Thomas Dean (John1) b. ca. 1~. Bis will was proved 1n 1fi:J7 and hers in 1726/7. A book which had be­ longed to her was in the possession ot a descendent 1n 1844, as given b7 Dr. E. s. Barney without citation. The citation is the above Reg­ ister. They settled at Taunton, Mass. Tradition asserts that John, the brother of Thomas, was the first white child born at Taunton, Mass. They- had issue : 1. 1081) Tboma~ Dean, b. 1670 lived only 25 days. dy 2. 1082) Hannah Dean, b. Jan. 14, 1671, d. unmarried ca. 17.50. J. 1083) Thomas.5 Dean, b. ca. 1673 (d. Sept. 1747 in his 74th year) -m.- in 1696 Mary-, dau. ot John Kingsl.e7 of Milton, Mass. She d. 1750 aged 74 years. Their grandson was Josiah Dean, (d. 1818) of Bqnham, Member of Congress, 1807-9. This Congressman was the great grandson of Cathrine Stevens above. 4. 1084) Deborah5 Dean, b. ca. 167.S -m- Jolm Tisdale. nt (No other record ot them in TVR) •5. 1085) Kathrine5 Dean, b. ca. 1680 -m- on April 17, 1701 Deacon Samuel Leonard. (The cited Register says 1710 blt this is an error as proved by" Taunton Vital Records. Also she had 4 children born before 1710.) 6. 1086) Lydia.5 Dean, -m- George Hall of Eaton. 7. 1087) Mercy.5 Dean, c. 1682 .. 1766 -m- in 1719· Daniel Williams, "i681- 17)S. nt 1:nt perhaps to Raynham. 8. 1088) El.izabethS c. 1088-17.58 -m- in 1717 Dea. Benjamin Williams, b. 1686, who d. 1757, age 71 at Norton, (by Taunton); perhaps removed to Raynham. FIFTH G~mATIQN 1085) KathrineS Dean (Kathrine4 , ThomasJ Stevens), b. ca. 1680 at Taunton, Mass. -m- in 1701 Dea. SaJDUel Leona.rd and settled at Taunton, Mass. Their children as listed in TVR, were: 1. 1089) 5a.mue16 Leonard, Jr. b. 1702, d. 1745? Onty his birth in TVR so probably removed from Taunton. nt 2. 1090) Nathan6 Leonard, b. 1704 nt j. 1091) Nehemiah6 Leonard, b. 1706 nt 4. 1092) Be~6 Leonard, b. 1707 nt 5. 109.3) Abial Leonard, b. 1710 nt 114 6 •6. 1094) Hazadiah Leonard, b. 1712 -m- Nov. 8, 1733 Rev. John Wal.ea, 6 both of Raynham, Mass. 7. 1095) Phebe Leonard, b. 1714 nt 8. 1096) Soplrl.a6-Leonard, b. 1717 nt 9. 1097) El.1j~6 Leonard, b. 1719 nt 10. 1098) Abiah _Leonard, b. 1720 nt 11. 1099) George6 Leonard, b. 1723 -m- in 1764 Charity Nelson or Middleborough. 1094) Hadadiah6 Leonard (Kathrine', 1Catbrine4, ThomasJ stevens) b. 1712 at Taunton, Mass. -m- in 173) Rev. John Wales, the r1rst pastor ot the church (probably Congregational) at Ra1nham, Mass. Isaie: 1. 1100) Rev. Samue17 Wales, D. D., b. ca. 1735, a professor at Yale University. His son 1102) Hon. John8 Wales was a U. s. Sen­ ator tor Delaware. So 16) Kathrine had a 2nd great grandson who was a U. s. Senator. 2. 1101) Prudence7 Wales, -m- Rev. Peres Fobes, LL.D. and bad: 1103) Nancy8 Wales who (of' course) -m- Rev. Sjmeon Ibggett. There seems to ha.Te been beauty and a kind of hereditary- charm 1n the daughters or this fam1ly, by whose wand the several ministers ot the town of Raynham have been enchanted for three generations.

SOME COGNATE FAMILIES 2 0£ the descendants of A) Thomas Stephens, b. ca. 1590, 0tbe haber- dasher" ot London, England. Since they :ta.niish us with about half our genes, .we should pay triblte to our maternal ancestors as well as the males. 'l'he lite of these early- day women was, tor the most part, a con­ tinu.al :process 0£ child bearing as well as heavy work, or as Veraldine (Benton} said in a recent letter to this writer, the work they did and •the distances they traveled without good roads and modern equipment would kill their present descendants. They had to be tough to just live. That they prospered and increased means they were smart as well as tough." Kathrine, wife of Anthony 1 Stephens, b. ca. 15(,0 of Wiltshire, England, was our earliest proven ancestor on the maternal side. Kathrine is the oldest spelling, being that on the pedigree on our coat of arms made before 1623. She was the daughter of Richard Broke (or Brooke). This name is more often spelled Brooke in the record books or WU tsbire and Glocestershire. One Broke is in the latter :indicating, perhaps, her home was there, tut nothing therein proves her ancestry, except her parents. 4 Elizabeth Gal.lop, wife of 10) Henry Stevens or Stephens of stonington, Ct. , descends from John 1 Gallop who came from County Dorset, England, in 16)). He was son o! John and grandson of Thos. and Agnes (Watkins) Gallop 0£ N. Jhrwood and strode. John 1 Gallop, immigrant -m- Christobel__ and settled near Boston. At the beginning of the Pequot Indian War, this Capt. John Gal.­ lop encountered a boat-load of Indians, whom he captured and destroyed off Block Island with the aid o! his two sons and a hired man. The Indians had murdered Jolm Oldham, a man of ability and they were having a hilarious time in his boat when overtaken by Capt. Gallop. He d. in 1(:/¥, in Boston and Elizabeth in 1655. 115 Issue o:t John Gallop 1 : 1 • Johrl Gallop, b. ca. 161 S in Ehgl.and -m- 1n 16:34 Hannah Lake. &This is the tather-in-lav of 10) Henry Stevens.) 2. Samu.el G~op -m- Mary Philips ). Nathaniel. Gallop -m- Margaret Everly 4. Joan2 -m- Thomas Joy 2 1 John Gallop (John ) came to this count.ey with his mother, the two brothers above, and sister Joan in the ship Grittin, arriving in Boston Sept. 4, 16:,,;. He -m- Hannah Lake, dau. ot John and Margaret (Read) Lake and niece ot Elizabeth Read, wite ot John Winthrop, Jr., Governor of Conn. Hannah Lake came to this country w1 th her mother in the ship Abigail, ar­ r1ving Oct. 6, 16.3.5, after a passage or ten weeks. This Capt. John Gallop was 1n King Philip's Irid1an War and in the tear.tul. ~ Fight Dec. 19, 167.5 in Rhode Isl.and. In storming the tort, Capt. Gallop lead his men bravely forward and was one of the six captains killed. He was bu.ried. with his fallen comrades in one grave near the battleground. A complete victory was gained over the savage foe, bit with great loss ot lite on both sides. The children of Capt. John and Hannah (Lake) Gal lop were: 1. ~J Gallop, b. 16lf4 at Boston -m- in 1672 stephen Gifford. 2. John, b~ 1646 -m- Elizabeth Barris. J. Ben-Adam , b. 1655 at Stonington, Ct., -m- Hester Prentis. 4. William, b. 16.SS at Stonington, Ct. -m- Sarah Cheesbrough • .5. Samuel:3 6. Christabel:, -m- in 1677 Peter Crary. 7. ElizabethJ -m- 10) Henry stevens ot stonington, Ct. 8. MaryJ J -m- John Cole of Bost.on. 9. Margaret -m- Joseph CUl.ver. -(Wheeler's Hist. of Stonington, Ct.) The father of HANNAH LAKE was John Lake -m- Margaret Reade, dau. or Fdmund Reade ot Wickford, County Essex, b. 156.3, d. 1623. Mrs. Margaret Lake, the widow of John Lake, died m Ipswich in 1672 and her sister Martha, -m- 1st David Eppes; 2nd Sarrnt~l Symonds. Her sister Elizabeth, was the wife of Gov. John Winthrop, Jr. These ladies were the daughters of Edmund and Elizabeth Reade. The will of Margaret Lake is given in Essex Co. Hist. and Gen. Register, Vol. 1-2, p. 102. This writer has seen a statement of what purports to be the Lake line of "royal descent from King Charlemagne, the King of the F.ranks in the 8th century.

MARI.5 LIRCeLN or Linkon (Thos. 4 , Thos. J, John2 , Robert Jr. 1) , 1642-1716, wi!e of 13) Richardij. stevens of Taunton, Mass. was a daugh- ter of Thomas Lincoln "the :m1ll er", 1600-168:3. He was called "the miller" to identify him from three other men with the same name. He had i.Dmigrated, along with five other Lincoln men trom Norfolk, F.ngland in 16:,6 to Hingham, Mass. , and in 16.52 he removed to Taunton, Mass. Ot these six men, Thos. "the m1J ler" and three brothers were related and probably all 0£ them and it is generally agreed President Lincoln was descended from one of than, tut there has been mu.ch dispute as to the exact links. Some genealogists have claimed the President was descended from Mary's father Thomas "the miller", b. 16oo; rut the more generally accepted line is the one given herein in Chapter III, page 26, which I believe makes Thomas "the MiJJ er" a second cousin to the al.leged ancestor of the President, in . the same generation. Anyway, all descendants of 1;) Richard and Mary Stevens are· proved to be related to a man, who was, perhaps, the nations most famous president, judging by the over 2,000 volumes or Lin- 116 coln lore in libraries about him. It is interesting to note in the alleged ancestry or the presi­ dent (L. &. H. ) that the sister of his ancestor Richard Lincoln in Hingham, F.ngland, was named Kathrine, and she -m- before 1 S'lO a man named "Brooke• (first name not given), so perhaps this Kathrine Brooke, or Broke had a daughter Kathrine :ar,.oke who -m.- Anthony1 stephens ca. 1.582. Another novelty in regard to this Richard Lincoln 1n F.ngland was that his wife's sister -m- John Kett, whose 1st cousin Francis Kett, "Doctor of Physick• ca. 1.580 was burned at the stake in Norwich castle ditch on 14 Jan. 1$!,8/9 for heresy, and his great uncle William Kett, als. Knight of W)'llOndham, was hanged for treason 1n 1~. There we have itl The compilers or other family histories hide such facts blt ours should be different. I always thought if we searched long enough, we could find a relative who had been hanged. Bu.t alas, the line ot the descendants of 13) Richard and Mary Lincoln goes through Richard Lincoln's brother John, so no relation to Richard Lincoln's wife or so­ called traitor. The most widely accepted line for President Lincoln in America: Samuel, b. ca. 1619 of Hingham, Mass.; Mordecai, Mordecai Jr., John, Abraham, Thomas, President A. Lincoln. The link between John and Mordecai is weak !or it is uncertain whether the John in Virginia was the son ot Mordecai or a great grandson or Thomas, "the miller. " 4 2 Thomas5 Lincoln or Linkon "the miller" ('?hos. , Jobn.'3, Robt. Jr. ) 1600-168 J, of Taunton, Mass. , -m- 1st ___1 1n Engl.and; -m- 2nd in ¥.ass. Elizabeth Harvey in 1665. He had been a m1Jler blt owned and operated an iron works in Taunton. Issue, all by his l st wife: 6 1. ?homa.s J:c. Lincoln, b. ca. 1628 in England -m- Mary Austin (dau of Jonah) and settled at Taunton. 2. Jobn° Lincoln, b. ca. 16:33 (d. 1719) -m- in 1664 F.d.ith Macom~r of Marshfield, Mass. J. Samuel Lincoln, b. ca. 1617 -m- Cathrine __• 4. Sarah6 Lincoln -m- Joe \iillis. 5. MEY" 6 Lincoln, b. Oct. 6, 1642 (d. 1716) - (Hist. o! Hingham) -m- in 1666/7 Richard4 Stevens of Taunton, Mass. (We have some six more generations hlt they have been published by J. M. and Solomon Lincoln and others. )

GRACEJ RAIFORD OR RAY.FORD, b. ca. 1?24, -m- ca. 1?4J - 166) John.5 stevens, c. 1720-1779 of Craven and Cumberland Counties, North Carolina. 2 She was the daughter of Matthew Raiford or Rayford and the grandaughter of Philip1 Raiford, imm1g,;ant to Jamestow and the Isle of Wight, Virginia, in 1672. In Philip's1 will proved 28 Dec. 1724 (Isle of Wight Will Book 2, p. 164) a photostat shows that the name is spelled both Rayford and Raif'ord and 1 t is only signed P. H. (seal). In the will 0£ his son Matthew the name is spelled both ways blt Matthew signed it Raiford. Philip's two sisters were Mrs. William Crumpler and Mrs. William Kinchen. These wills prove the children living then: R1) Philip1 Raiford or Rayford, c. 1654-1724, came to Virginia in 1672, -m- ca. 1673 Sarah Pierce. (I take this marriage from Raiford 117 1 R1) Philip Rai.tord. cont. records and perhaps they had it from Isle ot Wight Co. Rec.) They settled in the Isle 0£ Wight and they-. owned two plantations, one at Roanoke, and. some slaves. At that time some people in the north held slaves, black or Indjan, and Nev Fangland ships were bisy with the slave traffic; Issue: 2 1. R2) Robert Bai.ford, b. ca. 1674 in Virginia, -m- Anne • 2 No issue. -- 2. RJ) Mary2• b. ca. 16?6 nt ). R4) Anne, 2 b. ca. 1678 nt 4. RS) Patience b. ca. 1679 nt 5. R6) Sarahz b. ca. 1681 nt •6. R7) Will~ b. ca. 168 J -:m.- Sarah ___• •7. RB) Matthew b. ca. 1685 -m- Mourning • •8. R9) Philip2 b. ca. 1688 -m- Martha_·-_-_-_-.- SECOND GENmATION R7) Wllliam2 Bai.ford {Phil~) d. after 1755 -m- Sarah __ and lived in &lgecombe and Johnson Counties, N. C.; they had a son: R10) William Raiford, Jr. RB) Matthew2 Ra:Jtord (Ph1lip1) b. ca. 1685 in Va. -m- Mourning and lived 1n Edgecombe and Cumberland Counties, N. c. where he had a plantation, 1:ought and sold real estate and had several slaves. I believe he was a justice of the peace in 17.56. He died in 1758. (For over 400 descendants see 166) John and Grace(Raiford) stevens in the Stevens lines beginning on page 57. ) The children named in his will were: 1. R11) Matthew3 Ra:itord, Jr., 1710-1789, -m- in 1732 Ann Wall, 1716-1798 (some Sa:J' Judith__ ); lived 1n Wayne and Cumberland Counties and d. at Wadesboro, N. c. 2. R12) Robert3, b. ca. 1712 (d. arter 1820) in CUmberland County; According to famiJ y records he -m- Slsannah Pickett. In census of 1790, he had 1 son, 2 gir::..s. J. R1J) MaryJ, b. ca. 1714 -m- 1744 Capt. Wm. Terry and lived along· the Pee Dee River. These were ancestors of May W. l'lCBee, com~iler of the book on Anson County- Abstracts. 4. R14) .AnnJ, b. ca. 1716, -m- another William Terry - from east of the Pee Dee (to distinguish him from sister :Mary's husband). 5. R15) MaurningJ, b. ca. 1718 -m- 1st w.n. Robards; 2nd iim. Pickett. 6. R16) RebeccaJ, b. ca. 1720 -m- 1st Sylvester Sears; 2nd John Liles. Sears perhaps divorced. " ••• To rcr.:r dau., Rebecka, six cows and calves••• on condition Silvester Sears shall not at any time claim••• any part there­ of by virtue ot his being formerly married to the sd Rebecka. 0 -Will. 7. R17) WilliamJ, b. ca. 1722 ( 1798) -m- Mary, perhaps 1-~..l.stevens and died in Wayne CotlD.ty. (\iill). Perhaps 178) YJ.cl.I"T"", (Jobn5), b. ca. 17.56. In N. c. Land Grant l~o. :38:30, a Raiford is listed in 1795 as an heir of John Stevens, deceased. 118

8. R18) Grace J Raiford, b. ca. 1724, d. ca. 1768 in Cumberland Co., N. c. -m- ca. 1743 - 166) John stevens5, b. oa. 1720, 1n N. c. and lived in Anson and CUmberland Counties, N. C. See Chapter VII, page 55, herein. 9. R19) Philip; Raiford, d. 1818 -m- in 1768 Jane Armstrong and in the 1790 census was still in Fayetteville, Cumberland Co.; Executor of the will ot 166) Jolm Stevens, Oraco-s husband, a pal or his; Veteran of the Am. Rev. - Lt. Colonel. 10. R20) Drusilla; Raiford, -m- John Mask.

2 1 R9) Philip Raiford (Philip ), c. 1688-1748, b. in Isle of Wight Co., Va., Was in N. c. Said to have died 1n Richland Co., S. c. (J.C. Davis) -m- Martha ___• Issue: 1. R21) Phil.ipJ Raiford, c. 1710, said to have died 17tio -m­ Judith Weston and settled in Richland or Fairfield Co., S. c. The Philip in Fairfield Co. in the census of 1790 was evidently his son Philip E. with 2 sons, wife and .5 ~s. 2. R22) Mary, b. ca. -m- John . J 1712 Pearson, &-. J. R2J ) Martha R. b. ca. 1714 -m- Jesse Goodwyn. 4. R24) W'illiamJ, b. ca. 1716 -m- Sarah __• No isme. 5. R25) Isaac:3, b. ca. 1720 -m- Martha ___, and had Martha (Censis). 6. R26) Ann; J b. ca. 1722 -m- Nathaniel Partridge. 7. R27) Grace ~ b. ca. 1725 -m- Simon Hirons. 8. R28) Christina..1 b. ca. 1728 -m- Dr. William Turner. PART OF THIRD GENERATION 2 1 R10) William;Raii'ord, Jr. (Wm. , Philip ), b. ca. 1720 -m- Elizabeth_ and probably settled in Edgecombe Co. and/or the HalifP.,X District. According to ~- R. Raiford, Rockville, Mi. dau. Mar.tt"-m- Ratcliff Boon and Sarah -m- James 1:bon. In the census ot 1790 tor N. c., James Boon was in Franklin Co. and a Raiford Boon near by. The Ratcliff &on maybe should be Raiford, or perhaps Raiford was son of Ratcliff. Issue: 4 1 • R29) l•lJ.ary , b. ca. 17 ;IJ -m- Ratcliff' or Rai.ford Boon, Franklin Co. ¢11: the census had wife and J boys under 16. 2. R))) Sarah Raiford, b. ca. 179+ -m- James Boon & set. Franklin Co. N. C.; in 1790 had 1 wife, 1 ooy under 16, 4 girls and 2 slaves. J. RJ1) Rebecca4, b. ca. 176o, perhaps -m- 176) Long Jolm stevens, or Stephens. See Chapter VII, alx>ut page 60, herein. (as his 2nd wife). See Montgomery Co. census 1790; - not certain tut probable. 4. RJ2) Martha4 Ral.tord, b. ca. 1762. 5. RJJ) Damaris4 Raiford, b. ca. 170+ -m- Wm. Gq·; 1n 1790 they were 1n Edgecombe Co., wife, 2 boys and 1 girl. 6. R:;'+) Anne 4 Raiford, -m-____LitUe. 119 Continued from page 104 - Descendants of lJ)Richard NINTH GENERATION 858)Hen4y Bartholomew9 Stevens (Henry8,Elkanna7,Nicholas6;~ich­ ard of Taunton,1,1ass.).t.1811-1868 of Hartfora,vt·. -m- in 1834 Alvira Stanford 1809-1~92. Issue: 1. 1195)George 10, 1835-1870 10 2. ll98)Wm. H. , 1839-l904-m-1tn 1868 Alice Hays who hf1 10 1197)Bessie s.~acey and 1198)Gaorge • J. 1199)May B. 1871-1930 4. 1200)Henry D. 10,1840-1873-m-Frances Ames. 862.)Samuel Holden9 Stevens( Peletiah8-7, iiicholas6 ) 1793-1853 of Randolph,Mass.-~-Jerusha Burrell,1794-1869 and settled at Lebanon,N.H. Iss~5: 1. 1202)John $ Stevens,1815-1877-m-Cathrine Wayant, 2. 1203)Almira1°,1818-1896-m- Vim. Tilden 1795-1869 and set­ tled at Lebanon., ;J. :H. 3. 1204)Eliza10, 1820-1888-rn.-Nioses Beal 1813-1881 and set- 10 tled at Medf!eld,Mass. 4. 1205)Bethuel , 1825-1848-rn-1-..iary f:-., r.1acomber, 1807-1874. 5. 1206)DeWitt Clinton,1828-1911-m-in 1860 Elizabeth H. !{osely 1838-1924 and settled at Yonkers, Brooklyn,N.Y.C.,manufacturing jeweler.

864)Peletiah9 Stevens III, 1798-1857-m-in 1822 rlf.yra VJalas, 1802- 1884, dau.of Capt. John \Vales, and settled at Stoughton;~\'Iass. His business was i8oes. -Issue: 1. 1207)Adonirfm ,1822-1867 . 2. 1208)Martin O ~tevens,1924-1868 3. 1209)Bradford1 ,1826-1968-m-in 1853 Etherine Wentwer 4. 1210)Lorenzo,1926-1868-m-in 1853 Ann Wentworth,1835-'85 5. 12ll}Abigail,1832-1890-m-in 1886 John C.Giles,b.1836. 6. 1212)Almire,1834-1879·- 7. 1213)Anna Jane,1836-1914-m-in 1861 Consider Southwert. 8. 1214)11ary Ann, 1838-1867 9. 1215)Eliza,1840-1873-m-in 1861 Geo.A.Cooper,1838-1925. 10. 1216)Frances,1842-1669 11. 1217)Ellen R.,1845-1904-m-in 1866 Stephen A.Simmons. 865)Eliza9 Stevens (Pelebiah8 ),1800-1885 of Stoughton -m- Elliot Barber. Issue· · 1. 1218)John101~arber,b.1825; 2. 1219)Lyman10Barber,b.18J2, 3. 1220)Albert Barber,b.1834; 4. 122l)E11za Jane,b.1837 866)John9 Stevens (Peletf~h8),b.180J-m-1n 1828 Fannie I-iiosely, Issue: l. 1222)John Stevrgs; 2. 122J)Theodore 1841-1861 3. 1224)Frances A ,1839-1879 868)Richard9 Stevens(PeletiahS),1808-1888-m-in 1839 Sarah Ann Conant,1817-1850 and settled at Ra~dolph,Mass.,-m-2nd ~aria Battles. Issue: 1. 1225)Henryl0 Stevens,1840-1874-m-in 1864 Nancy L. F..night.,1842-1889.(She-~_-2nd Dr.Abner Post) These were the parents of the noted Brig.Gen. Jesse Fenno1 i Stevens of Boston. 869)Abbey9 Stevens (Pelet1ah8 ),18l0-1891-m-1832 Hugh a.Morse. 120 Issue: 1. 1226) Charles lO ~rorse, 18 36-1887 of Roxbury 2. 1227)Harriet10 Morse,1845-1397 3. 1228)George lO Morse, b.18~ 870)Caleb Thayer~ Stevens (Peletiah ),1813-1891-m- in 1840 De­ borah Leonard, 1e16-1894. Issue: ( at Randolph) 1. 1229)AustinlO Stevens,1841-1905-m-in 1865 Alice Blanch­ ard,d.1927; a son Percy 1871-1891,Bostofi 2. 1230)Annie10,1848-1886-m- in 1871 Herbert Drake and dau. 3~ma-~-Oliver Youns of 3outh Orange,N.J.

B71 )r.~ary Jtnn9 Stevens ( Peletiah13), 1816-1888 of Stoughton -m- Sn 1836 Levi 7,·Iann,b.l~03.Issue: (at l(appa,Ill.) - 1. 123l)Charles A. Mann; 2. 1232)Sarley?,b.18~3; 3. 1233)-l'Lary Ann :r~ann,b.1846; 4. 1234)Horacel0itann; 5. 1235)Jamas 1··t.lO Mann. 879) Earriet9 Stevens ( Josiah8-7-6, 2-Iich. 5, Rich .4), 1790-1867 -m-i~ ~310 Ro~well Rand~ll,1186-~871 and haj 1. 1236)Harriet E, 0 Randall, 2. 1237)·.. !n.P~ o, .-.,.nd 3. 1237) enry S.Randall. 880)Henry~ Stevens (Josia~0 -7-61,1792-1869-m-in 1820 Eliza Bal- lard,Canfield,Conn.,Issue: 1. 1238)Eliza v.,1822-1896 2. 1239)Lavinal0 1828-1892 3. 1240)Harrii51,6 d.1878 -CT- in 1858 George Benton,b.1827 4. 124l)Henry , 1831-1897 5. 124l)Edith10 O 1834-1911 6. 124Z)Josiahl, 183e-18i5 882 )Elijah9 Stevens ( Josiah -7- l, 1796-1866-m-lst in 1818 r,ier- ibah Wing,1792-1834; -m-2nd Jane Cotton: Issue: 10 1. 1243) ::m Henry Stevens, 1820-1854-m- in 1840 Mary Ann Curtis 1819-1867,a descendant of Roger Ylilliams. 2. 124J+)Harrietl0 ,b.1822 -m- F.o.Brown 3. 1245)Ella R.,1825~1906 -m- in 1849 J,iary Crossett,b.1823 4. 1246)Willaim s.,1828-1864 -m- Harriet Archer 5-7. 1247)George A.,b.1832; 6. 1248)Mary J.,b.1832;7. Ella 8. 1249)Andrew ; 887)Isaac9 Stevens (Pau18,Josiah7-6,~ich.5),1792-1866-m- in 1821 Eunice Backus,b.1796.lie was b. in wVaraham,rviass. Issue; 1. 1250)Isaac Backus10 Stevens.1822-1827 2. 125l)Charlesl0, 1824-1843 3. 1252)Kercia10, 1826-1841 4. 1252)Harriet N. 1830-1905-m-in 1849 Dr.Geo,D.Colony. 5. 1253)Anna Judsen, b.1834 888)Josiah9 (Pau18 ) b.1794-m- Ruth Beale of Plainfield,Conn.Issue 1. 1254)Lewis1 ~~tevens,b.1821-m-Jane of England. 2. 1255)Samuel , b.1820 in Plainfield,Comm. 3. 1256)Charles HenrylO,b.1826 at Scituate. 4. 1257)Cordelia,b.1834; 5. Lucia,b.1840 890)Lewis9 Stevens (Luther8) 1821-1878 -m- Jane~_.., Issue: 1. 1258)LeYrisR.lO,b.1845-m-Ella Bates; 2. 1259)Herbert,1848 121

89l)Samuel9 Stevens (Luther8 ,Josiah7) 1824-1886 -,n- Lucy ~JT. Bancroft,d.1856; -m- 2~d Sarah Fay 1837-1915. Issue: 1. 1260)Lucy Elizabeth 0,1852-1996-m- 1n 1874 Lorenzo Curtis 2. 126l)David H.}0b.1860 893)Cordelia9 Stevens (Luther8,Josiah6 ), b.1834 -m- in 1856 Ed­ wardC.Ames,b.1828 and had: 1. 1262)Frank c.10, Ames, b.1857 2. 1262)Charles EdwinlO Ames, b.1863 894)Lucia Day9 Stevens (Luther8), b.1840 -m- in 1860 Andrew J. Waterman,b. 1833, and had issue: 1. 1263)Andrew Oris10 Waterman, b.1863 2. 1264)William waaa 10 Waterman,b. 1866 3. 1265)Charles HenrylO Waterman, b.1870 945)Sophia Cowdrey9 Stevens (Darius8 ,John H.7),1815-1882-m- in 1843 Benja~in C. Fowler, 1805-1886 and settled probably at Stoneham Ct. Issue: 1. 1266~Benjamin Austin1° Fowler,b.1843 2. 1267)Colaman Lowell1 0 Fowler, 3. 1268)Herbert Green10 Fowler,b.1850 946)Sarah Atwe119 Stevens (Darius8),b.1817 of Stoneham,Ct. -m- in 1840 Luther Hill,1808-1877 and had issue: 1. 1269 )l1'rederick StevenalO Hill, b .Apr.29., 1841. 2. 1270)Sarah OctavialO Hill b.1843; 3. 127l)FranklO Hill, 4. 127l)t1aria o.lOJ-iill,b,1848; 5. 1272)Vlalter Hill,b.1851 6. 1273)Elizbeth hill,b.1854; 7. 1274)Charles s.,b.1856, 8. 1275)Nellie Gr,ayson Hill,b.1859• 947)Hannah Brown9 Stevens (Darius8),1819-1901 of Stoneham,Oonn. -m- in 1839 James A.G 8en, 1816-1898 and had issue: 1. 1276)Henrietta Y.1. 1 Green,b.1844 2. 1277)Mary w.10 Green,b. 1848 3. 1278)James HoracelO Green,b. 1859 950)Darius Newton9 Stevens {Darius8,John H.7),1829-1892, b. at Stoneham,Mass. -m- 1st in 1851 Sarah A.Floyd,d.1877, (div,) -m- 2nd in 1869 Sar~h A. Dalton 1838-1909 of Benton,N.H. 1 •.1279)Lora FlintlO Stevens,b.1852 -m- in 1873 Frank F. Hani8n of Portland or Rockland,Maine. 2. 1280)Ida Floyd ,bl8a6 -~- in 1892 Lyman.P,Howes,b.1853 3. 1281)Florence ~hitel ,b.1870 4. 1282)Darius Albertl0,b.1875 -m- in 1900 Esther F,Berry

959 )1Nilliam B. 9 Stevens (\Vm.F. 8JohnH. 7 ,Robt. 6 ), 1843-1931-~n-lst in 1868 Amelia J. Hill,l838-19e,; -m- 2nd in 1873 Eary~. Green,1848-1931. Issue· 1. 1283)William FlintlO Stevens,1877-1882,drowned at Bell­ erica. 2. 1284)Josephinel0,b.1882 -m- in 1909 John Ayer 3. 128,5)IIary B.10,b.1887-m-in 1913 at Charleston,~-J.H. Guy C.Hawks or Hawkins. 4. 1286)Frances OsgooalO,b.1887-m- 1.n 1913 Kenneth S.11iay b. 1887 122 8 962)John Hathaway9 Stevens fWM F. ,John H. 7,Robt.6) 1863-1909 of Stoneham -m- in 18888 Jennie~. Atkins. Sha -m- 2nd Charles Stevens,no known relation to John, and they settled at Center Harbor,N.H. Isiue: 1. 1287)Ruth O Stevens, 1888-1896 nt 2. 1288)Kathleenl0, b 1896 nt 3. 1289)William FlintiO,b. 1892 4. 1290)DorothylO,b.1897-m-in 1919 Stewart Kidd Lamson and settled at Stoneham,r·.rass.

TE~JTH GENERATION (Part) 1196)Willip.n H. 10 Stevens (Henri B.9,Honry8,Elkanna7,Nich.6-5, Richard4 of Taunton,Mass.),lv39-1904 of Hartford,Vt. -m- in 1868 Alice Hays. Issue giv~n on 119. 1202) John S • .LOsteve11s ( Sam II. LJ, PeletiahB-7), 1815-1877 -m- Cathrine Wayant,}il8-19Q5 and lived in N.H. Issue: . 1. 129l)Amanda, ,1839-1914-m-in 1854 George Goetchious 1827- 1868 and settled at New Rochelle,N.Y. Issue: (a) 1292)Almiraf2,ca.1855~c.1956 (b) 1293)Louisa 2,-rn-Ed. Bfrd~ell (c) 1294)Mildred,b.1866 2. 1295)John11,b.1859-n-C.Tyler,d.Dovcr,England 1889 120J)AlmiralO Stevens (3a~ H.9,Peletiah0-7),1818-1896-m- Wm Til- den, 1795-1869 and setf!ed at Lebanon,N.H. Issue: 1. 1296)William c! ey Tilden 2. 1297)Milano C. 1,1853-1919-m-Amos Pierce of N.J. 3. 1298)Marmadukell,1855-1919,sincle,d.3an Jose,Calif. 1206 )DeWi tt.Clinton10 Stevens (3am :r. 9, Pelctiah8-7), 1828-1911-m­ in 1860 Elizabeth H.J..Ioseley, 1838-1924 and settled in Yon­ kers, N.Y.C. where he was a manufacturing jeweler. Issue: 1. 1299)Almira Eliza11 Stevens,b.1861,spinster and artist in• r,"Ir ew ,r:..... or 1 { ,,,•J 1• t y. 2. 13oo)Elizabethll,1866-1873, dy of diptheria 3. lJOl)Julia De Dittll,b.1872,d.1955,kinder garden teach­ er i!d net marriad;lived Brooklyn,N.Y. 4. 1302)Grace Clinton ,1873-1935-m-in 1900 Irving A.Bogan b.1873 and settled in Yonkers,New York.Ch: 130J(e)Reeina Sarah (Jean) Bogan,b.1901, Brad. Oberlin u.,178 Hill St.,Mid- - land Park, N.J.,07432 5. 1304)Helen E'rances11, b .1S78-t~1- in 1904 Charles A. Val­ entine, b.1880.dil932; for··:erly Vice-pres. first iJotiona± :?:ank of Yonkers, ~.J. Y. Issue: (a)l305)2etty- 2Valentine,b.1905-m-in 1926 c-. A. Arr:1s £ ong of Yonkers. (b)lJ06)Helen A. 2,b.1906.d.1950-m-R.Ei Jackson and had Gail and Karen 3. ( c) 1307 )Yranc 1 s l~., b .1913-r1-"P1. A .Howerter. ta)1308)Joyce12,1919-1946-m-David H.Brown. APPENDIX The following family records were received too late to classify in their normal place in this book. The members ot the first group are descendants or 386)FlorencelO Stevens, liste·d on page 74 in this book. 386)Florence10 "Flossie" Stevens (Amos w.9,Isom8,Robert7,James6) b.ca. 1870 in Rush County,Ind. -m- ~--Hern and settled at or near r,filton,Ind. Issue,perhaps niob: I. lllO)Mary Francesll Hern, -m- on April 21,1934 Gary Anderson Allbritten,Anerson, Ind. Issue: 1. llll)Robert Garyl2 Allbritten,b.ca.1935 2. 1112 )J.!ary !,!argaretl2 Allbritten 3. 1113)John Markl2 Allbritten 4. 1114)Rebecca Lynnl2 Allbritten II. lll5)Margaret Annall Hern, -m- Aug.22,1931 Morris L. Jobe,Milton,Ind. and ~~d issue: l.lll6)Billy Francis 12Jobe,b.ca.1932,Milton,Ind. 2. 1117)Donald Morris Jobe, resides at Brookville, Ind. 3. 1118)Nancy Annl2 Darter, resides at Cambridge City,Ind.,R.R. #2 III. 1119)Myronll Hern,nt

The following group includes more d·escendants of 329 )Mel­ issa "Lit"9 and George Fulton listed on page 75 herein. 329)Mel1ssa9 Winchel,b.ca.1862 -m- George Fulton and had issue: I. ll25)Clen1° Fulton,b.ca.1884 (d.ante 1967);wife nt,had is- sue: 1. 1126) !,'!ariellFulton Knight, Dallap, Texas 2. 1127)Georgell Fulton,nt. 3. ll28)Pauline Fulton, Cooper,Texas 4. 1129)Robert Fulton,Albuquerque,New Mexico 5. 1130)Themla, nt 6. 113l)Opal Fulton, nt II. 415)Clarence1° Fulton,b.1886 (d.ante 1967);wifa nt, had issue: 1132)Floyd, 1133)Lloyd, 1134}Faye, 1135)Ruby, and 1136)David. nt III. 416)Raymona1° Fulton,b.ca.1888,wife nt,lived at Cooper, Te~as. Issue:1137)Benton and 1138)James,both deceased. IV. 417)John10 Fulton,b.ca.1890 (d.ante 1968) -m- and probably settled in Fayette Vounty,Ind. Issue: 1. 418)Hollisll Fulton -m- and settled at Glenwood Indiana Issue: (a) 1139)Virginia12 Fulton f~ick,married and has ll40)Sui~n Elaine • ( b) 1141 )fJargaret Fult~n (c) 1J.42)ifephen Hollisl Fulton 2. 1l43)Florine (Fulton) Brendes.,Austin.,Texas. ~Jo issue•

123 124 v. 1144)Frank10 Fulton,married and has a daughter ll45)Maur1ne somewhere in California. VI. 1146)Allen1° Fulton,deceased and had no issue. VII. 1J..47)Pear110 Fulton, -m- .___ Frazier and settled in Coo~­ er,Texas and her children are llh8)Geraldine 1 (Frazier) Jarrell and ll49)Eldon11 Frasier of Paris,Texas VIII. 1150)Els1e (Fulton) Garret of Cooper,Texas has no issue.

The following group is not··well proved as to the link or "Lame" Uriah,b.ca.177.5,son of 7l)Phineas on page 46 herein. There is some question whether their ancestor Uriah Stevens was the same Il!Sn as "Lame Uriah";still "Lame" Uriah so far, has not been found elsewhere. It is not a very common name and so far as .. this informed writer knows the name "Uriah Stevens" only appears,before 1830, in descendants of Henry Stevens who came ca. 1660 to Stonington,Conn.,so appar•n~l7 they descend from him. So begin with the name 71)Phineas on pa~e 46 in this book. 7l)Phineas7 Stevens (Capt. Ur1ah6,Thos.5,Henry4 of Stonington,Ct.) b.ca.1740 -m- Elizabeth Frisbee and lived at Canaan,Conn., Stillwater,JJ.Y. and Al~egany Co.,N.Y. Issue: 1. 11!,t)"Lame" Uriah Stevens,b.ca. 1775 2. 11Si)George8 Stevens who went to Wis. and for whom the city of Stevens Point,\lis. was named. 3. 11,9_9)Levi, nt According to the family record of the late:..- Jesse A. Stevens of Glenwood,Ind.,his great grandfather was named Uriah Stevens,probably the same man as "Lame Uriah" • If so then: 11$1)Uriah8 Stevens (Phineas7)~b.ca.1775 in N.Y. -m- Katie Plough and had a son ll~)Charles~ Stevens. ll~)Charlea9 Stevens,b.ca.1820 -m- Eliza Ann Plough and settled in Kansas,but later removed to Franklin Cowity,Ind •• Their children,perhaps niob,were: I. 1155)Albert1 0 Stevens,b.1860 -m- Rachel Beaver. II. 1156)r1ianford10,b.ca.1862 -m- lst,perhaps,:Melinda Elliason and 2nd onr.~ar. 8, 1893 Ada Ellias on, nt. III. 1157)William10 , nt IV. 1158)Lydial0, 1868-1949 -m- _...,._ Darymaple, nt v. 1159)Neva10b.ca. 1870 (B.1957) -m- George Higgins and liv­ ed near New Si±em in Rush 6ounty. Issue: 1. 1160)Elsie Higgins,b.ca.1890 -m- Sylvester McKibben,b.1892 (Sei No.492 herein). Issue: 601 )I:lanrice 2?Jcki~ben of Indi ianapolis and 602)Thel~a • 2. 116l)Ramey,or perhaps Raymond. VI. 1155)Rev. Albert10 Stevens (Charles9),b.1860 in Kansas -~- Rachel Beaver and settled at Andersonville,Ind. Issue: 12.5 A. 1162)Jesse Alb~rt11 Stevens,b.1882 -m- Pearl Agnes Lynn and lived at Andersonville and Glenwood,Ind. where he was a barber Issue: 1. 116J)Albert E.f~, d. a babe. 2. 1164)Gerald ¥. ,1909-1928 3. 116S)Morris(or Maurice) w.,1914-1954 -m-tn 1828 Le­ la Jane Ross and had 1166)Charlesl3,b.1940 and 1167)John R.,b.1944. 4. 1168)Paul P., b.1918 -m- in 1938Evelyn Ann Hall and had 1169)Evelyn Sue,b.1939 and 1170)Paul P., Jr.,b.1941. B. 117l)Gusll Stevens (AlbertlO) -m- 1st Ursula Abercombie who died ca.1923 when son 1172)Roland was 6 mon­ ths of age. Gus -m- 2nd ca.1925 hazel Barnard and lived in or near Andersonville,Ind. C. ll73)Clennie "Pollynll Stevens (AlbertlO)-m-ca.1908 Molly (Mary) Linville and lived at Andersonville where he worked m~tly as a barber. Issue: 1. ll74)Prioilla ,b.1~~9 -m- Cecil Alford. 2. 1175)Mary Elizabeth ,b.1913 -m- Howard Wicker. 3. 1176)John Albert,b.ca.1917 4. 1177)Nao~1 Rachel 5. 1178)Riohard D. 1179}David Iraii. Stevens,1890-1966, Vet. of w.w.I. B. 1180)Irenell Stevens 1892-1936 of Andersonville,Ind. -m­ lst Charles Denton Stanton,1886-1931; -m- 2nd Angus Miller. Issue by 1st marriage: (a) 118l)Ida Mayl2 Stanton,b.1912 -m- on Apr.9,1932 Ervin Henry Strothman,b.1906 and settled at Martinsville,Ind. Issue: 1. 1182)Charles ·Ervinl3 Strothman.,b.Oct.20,1933 -m-in 1966 Mary Eckl of Florence,Ala. 2. 1183)Joseph Burtonl3 Strothman,b.Oct.20,1933 -m- in 1957 Jane Ann St.Martin and a daughter is 1184)Lois Janel.4,b.Dec.J, 1937. . (b) 1186}Bertha12stanton,b.1913-m-Earl Gough,1911- 1967 and had iijue: 1. 1187)Winifred ,b.1936-m-Robt. Morginroth • . Their ch1aaren are:1188)Jeff and 2. 1190)Pa~i~j>::~Ge;aldine_ and had 1191} Nick and 1192)Angy. C. 1193)Charles Josephl2 Stanton,b.1926, nt ____ _...... The Spencer Stephens group of Va.,N.C. and Ind. i~ not,so rar,proved to be linked to the descendants of A)Thos. Steph­ ens of England,but in N.C. and Ind. they were closely assoc­ iated with them and have the trace name Isom in common. Their identification is useful in segregating the lines. So,as I know several people are interested,I 11st balow•omof the rec­ ottd·~which, so far as I know,has not been published before. 126 l)Spencerl Stephens,1771-1852,probably stems from Frederick Co., Virginia. 1:lhen young he went to Rowan Cou.nty,N.C.,married and some of his children were born there. In 1814 he migrat­ ed with his family to Abington Twp.,Wayne County,Ind. where he eventually died.-tVJayne County,Ind. Hist.) (\.Jayne joins Fayette Co. on the north) Issue: 1. 2)William2 Stephens,1796-1887 of Union County (joins Fay~tte on the east) -m- in 1819 Mary Fouts. 2. 3)Sampson2 ,b.3-22-1806 in Rowan Co.,N.C. -m- in 1846 Cathrine,dau. of Jacob Plessinger of Ohio and set­ tled in Decatur County (joins Rush on the south). J. 4)Humphr~2, also settled in Decatur County. State senator John Ii.Stevens was from Decatur Co. {Rushville Jacksonian,Nov.19,1856) and was proba­ bly a son of HQmphry or Sampson. A descendant of Humphry is r1Irs. Iliff Staples formerly of Rush Co. 4. 5)E11zabeth2, -m- Joe Wright and settled in Han~ co k County,Ind. 5. 6)Robert2 ,b.1816 in Union County -m- Sarah Plessinger 1 6-10. 7)Sus:~~, s;r1~~, ~):;~~e;~%:!~!; 10)Isom2 • -{Hist. of Wayne Co.,Ind.,1884,p.265) 2)\Villiam2 Stephens (or Stevens) was born in Rowan County.,N. c. in 1796 and came with his parents to near Liberty in Union County,Ind. in 1814; -m- in 1819 r.1ary Fouts, and when he passed away Feb. 26,1887,aged 90,they had had 13 children,65 grand children,and 90 great grandchildren - a rather prolific family. The na_mes of the following children are taken from his obituary, a copy of which was found in the bible of his son A.J.Stavens: 1. Noah3,b ca.1820, 2. Daniel~ 3, Spencerl 4. Steven3, 5. Hampton1, 6. Van Buren, 7. Samuel, 8. Wright, 9. Mal­ inda S.Harland, 10. Lucinda s.smelser, 11, r,iary S.Flan­ agan, 12. Nancy s. Whitmore, 13. Andrew Jackson Stevens. 6)Robert2 Stephens (Spencer1 ),b.1816 in Union Co.,Ind. -m­ Sarah,dau. of Jacob Plessinger and settled in Wayne Co. Issue: 3 1. Jacob~-~tephens, 2. Wm. A., 3. Harriet, 4. Sarah E. , 5. Sophia3 A., 6. Spencer s.3. (The children of the above children can be proved trom the U.S. census of 1850 and 1860) The will of \'iill1am Stephens in 1803 in Rowan Co.,N.C. names Spencer as an executor,and apparently this is the Spen­ cer who d.1852 in Wayne Co.,Ind.; but the will names onl7 3 children, Joaeph,Polly and Sarah. So unless Spencer was left out of the will,he was not a son,but probably was a nephew. :.Iax Cpppage I a Newsletter mentions "Deed to Wm. Stephens, wife r,Iary, and son Sampson, May 1751 'in Frederick Co.,Va." Since l)Spencer had a son Sampson and Sampson is fort of a trace name,the above deed suggests research in the reder­ ick Co.,Va. records for the father of l)Spenoer. 127

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1. Barn97, Ir. E. stevens. 11'he Stnens Oenealoa• 1907, )1.5 pp, m. Salt Lake Cit7, Utah - part ot the CYJ>rian stevens line and sever­ al uncomiected families, index. 2. Cabell , J. B. , "Th• Majors and their Marriages" - a copy in the Virginia state Library- - deac. ot Capt. Richard Stevens ot Jaes­ town Col.

). Ghastin, M. B., 1 Genealoa of stevens-'?r1pp1 • 1906, !t8 pp., Chicago. 4. Stephens, Dan V., "Peter Stephens and Selle Deecendants•, 19J8, JOO pp. (includes Clark'• book below and much better). s. stevens, C. mis, •stevens Geneal.017, Some Descendant• ot the Fitz­ Stephen 1a•1ly1 , 1904, 92 pp, mus., This gives the Horman line bu.t has an error 1n his attaapt to link to John of au.11tord, Conn. 6. Stevens, Plo'Nden, "stephens-stevens Genealoa", 1909, )11 pp, lll. Desc. ot Henry stevens ot stonington, Conn. - an ezcellent book listing over 600 descendants, index. ?. Stevens, r. s., "Th• stevens Family 16:,.5-1891•, 1891, ;a pp., m. Some descendants of Thomas stevens of Stamford, Conn. 8. Stevens, N. B., ".Ancestral Genealogical Record - Stevenses of Norfolk, Conn." 1896, 52 pp. 9. stevens, Ethel M. ''Footprints Down the Centuries" 1961, D.l.. 169 pp. - aome desct1nda.nts of Cyprian Stevens ot Lancaster, Mass. Al though written 1n the novel style, this book gives much use1\11 intormation. Copies available from the author, am Garden Mobile Vmage, 425 - 20th CenUtr7 Bl'Vd., Turlock, Calif. 9S)BO.

10. stevens, & S., "Erasnus stevens of Boston 16741 , 1914, a pamphlet. 11. Holmes, C. s., •steevens Genealogy", 1906, 162 pp. - gives descen­ dants or John steevens ot CJuiltord, Conn. - an excellent book. 12. Clark, E. s., 'The stephens FamiJ7", 1892, 185 pp ... gives some descendants ot Peter stephens, :immigrant .frcm Germany to Va. 'l'his book is short on dates and places •ld.ng it difficult to identify people, so the book by Dan V. Stephens is better. 13. Holman, M. L., "Ancestry of Stevens-Miller•, 1947 - a rev descen­ dants ot Cyprian Stevens in Chapter I. 14. Wright, !Lizabeth and McDaniel, M., "stenns Families of Georgia", 1956, 72 pp and index - desc. ot Edward Stevens d. 1792 1n N. c., and some desc. in Georgia and Te:xas, lllus. Copies available trom Bl.izabeth Ann Wright, 5'44,3 Vickeey Bl.vd.., Dallas, Texas. 1s. stephens, Joe K., M. D., · 1Josia.h stephens1 , 61 pp., ca 196), illus. , wrps., - the family 1n South Carolina, a preliminary survey. Available trom the author, West Point, Miss., Box .525. 16. Mc.All.ister, ill.th B., "Ancestry and Descendants ot Carlos stevens", 1960, St. Lake City, Utah, a mbaeo pamphlet, gives some desc. ot CJPrian stevens ot Hass.

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I~ the note to Joseph Hall above.,was b.y l).. )Richal'f14 St•~n•, ha.. 1.1.ve.d. lenge.r than ca..J..726. the ca •. dlle uauall.J' given tor hi• daat!J.. U aot. his not.e,.then it was appare.ntl.7 tbe no•• or hi• grandaon, 66.6).licha~tl. Stephena-~the on:cy other -.n then living 1D '?anntGn wi.th that u•m• .ac.c.ord~ t.o .the Taun,on. Vita1 llecor.d ■ o

\.~ILL OF 166 )JO:ffN STBVEi'TS in 1779 f In the Name of God, A1nen, I John Stevens of Cumberland C'Ounty & ~tate of North Carolina****** (Omitting the usual religious prelude) First I lent to Sarah n1y beloved wife as long as she lives, the land plantation, buildings & with all of the utinsels there-unto belonging; with one-half o~ the Grist-mill .8: Savi r.Iill with the oxen and other utinsels there-unto belonging, with all of my stock of Horses, Cattle & (eKcepting and rese~ving out of the above the under~ mentioned articles) To wit. Five acres of land on the upper side of the Creek ~ith the buildings & formerly occupied by Colen Schaw f~r n1y son John. Also a cow for my daughter Sarah. And likevvise I lend to Sarah my beloved ,vife as above & as long as she lives, all my household furniture, as also one Negro boy named Sharper, and one Negro girl named Charity (excepting and re-· serving out of the above, one bed~ furniture for the same, for my daughter Anne) And at the deceea. of my beloved \~rife Sarah as above mentioned, My Will and Desire is that????? (illegible) one-half the Grist l.!ill and Snw ~11., ,vi th the land ond improvements &, nlso the oxen and other Utinsels belonging to the said mills {excepting as before excepted and reserved) do descend and bo the property of my son James. And my will and desire farther is that at the decease of my said wife Sarah, the two Negroes Starper and Charity before mentioned, together with my stock of Horsos & Cattle & shall descend to & be the property of my daughters which I havo by her my said wife????? and in case the child which my soid wife Sa rah is now pregnant with should happen to be o son, my will& desire is that he shall have the one-holf of the property which descends to my said son James, at his mothors d0cense; end if a daughter thon my will & desire is that she shall hove an equal share of the property which descends to the daughters I nov, havo by my said v1ife Sorah.~HH~➔}~}~~ And I also give and bequeath to my son Jol1n tho other half of ray Grist l.Iill le Scnv :Mill., togctl1.cr r,1 th fi vo a ere s of ground & buildings & ns before excepted and reserved. And farther, I give & bequeath to my tr;o dnughters Anne & Sarah, tv,o little Negro girls namod Hannah & Nan, also ono cow as above res0arv0d for my dcughtor Sarcm, & a Bod ~1th furniture as above reserved for my daughter .Anne. And I farther give and bequeath unto my eldest son Francis tw0nty shillings currency, having formerly granted and given to him a full share with my other children. And I also give and bcquecth to n1y Eldest daughter l-.fary T\·;onty shillings, hnving formerly paid her hor full share. ????? desire is th~t my executors after my de­ cease shall sull & dispose of Four hundred A.crcs of land lying in Anson County, together with two Negroes named Priss & Is □ oc, in pur­ pose to pay off & discharge n1y just & lo.'r:ful debts ????? institute & appoint & ordo.in my dearly:. beloved ,vifo Sarah to be my executrix and my trusty friend Philip Raiford to my oxocutor ~}iZ..{} ➔}~} ➔} my hand & Seal this nineteenth d~:r of l.io.rch, Anno Domini, One thousand Seven hundro & Seventy Nine.

.A.114...... ,. , John Stevens (Seal) \/itnosscs: ~~ ilmorc, Jacob Mattheus. Probated April 1779

P.ccording to family records John vras o son by a former mo~rin~c of 166)John and this seems to ~grec with this will.-C.P.S.

INDEX TO PERSONS (Except cognate families,pp.113-118) Abernathy,Fanni• 72 Briggs r~tary 106 Coon,Fredall 74 Robert 72 Broke lBrooke)1 Russell 74 Ellen 72 Richard 39 John,Anna. 71,79 Abranski.,Edward 85 Kathrine 39 Corbin,!,linerva 65 Adams,Sylvia 94 Brookings~Artt 48 Corey,Abigail 49 Ames,Edward 101 Stepheg , 4tl Cotts.,r,iercy 46,49 Andres,Rachel 91 Edward, 48 Cowdrey,George 99 Andrews,Elizab. 94 Sophia,Arti. 48 Sophia 99 103 John, .107 Polly(I{ary?) 48 Geo.,G~o.~, 103 Arbuckle,Gertrude 75 Brown,Ann E, 82 Vernon~, 103 Aymer, Bea trice 86 Obidiah 47 Craft, 11argaret F. 66 Babcock,Ann 49 Brownell,Cy-nthi&.48 Crawford,Capt.Wm. 41 Sarah 46,48 Brush,Em~ry~, 67i73 Creech,Janice s. 73 Bacua,Eunice 101 James L .• B. 73,tjQ Crittenden,Nancy 47 Bacon,John 48 Ruby Irenelll 87 Crocker,Esther 95 Baker,Jer. 49. Ruth Annll, ~0,87 Cromwell,Oliver 17 Joe & Mary 111 Bryant,Ray 80 Crouse,Winston 61,65 Bailey,Elizabeth 70 Kathy Ann 80 Allie,Jennie 61,65 Ballard,Eliza 101 Buck.,Jared 106 J.r.1.,Louis,L.J. 65 Balder,Katie 66 Abram,Sarah 106 Sarah,Susan 65 Barker,John 106 Bullard,Isaac 110 Tilley 65 Bancroft,Lucy 101 Burch,Burl K. 80 Cunnabell,Eunice 111 Barth.olomew,Han. 95 11 Pamela K. 80 Damerall,\Vm. H. 102 Banister,Seth 102 Burnham,Mary J. 99 Dean, Tho~as 42,113 Bartlet,Mahala 106 Bush,Editha 96 Deborah , 113 ~artell,Dr.John 50 Caldwell,Carol. 103 Elizaboth,5 113 Beale,Ruth 101 Campbell,John 106 Hannah~,Lydia5~113 Beaman, Isaac 61 Carewell,Agnes 67 Kathring.5, 113 Elijah,Enoch 65 Case,Deborah 110 ?Jercy5, osiah,5~113 Elizabeth 65 Caswell (Kaswell) l083JThomas5- 113 -Jacob,James 65 Francis 51 Dearmond,Alma 80 John,Locky 65 Mary 51,91 Deland,Eliza 96,100 Labon,Mary 65 Cassel,Hester 52 Dennison,Eliz. 92 Margaret,Nathan 65 Casida,Russell 65 Desire,Elisha 95 Nancy,Ruben 65 Chance,Elizab. 65 Derby,Pb.ineas 49 Ruth,Wilson 65 Randel 67 Dickenson,Thomas 47 .. Welty- 60 Churchill,Sam 63, 70 Dickey,Vl11 iam E. 72 ~ean,Hannah 74,81 Olive 63,70 Karen L. 1j, 72 Sarah 60,61 Malinda 70 Dow, Rebecca 108 Beaty,9erry 66 Clark,Mary E. 67,73 Dutcher, Christ. 49 Beher,Ola 73,80 John 73 Ellia s_qn,John 72,80 Benton,Curtis 82 Clifton,Sarah 64,72 Elliot,henry 44 Veraldine 76,77,82 Clough,Amanda 63,71 Ellis,George 6i Bingham,Talitha 112 Coats,John 50 Elms,R~bert 94 Blakington,John 101 Cogg,Mary 92 Anna ,Kathrine 94 Bilby,Ruby 80 Codrey,Sophia 99 John7 ,7obt.7, 94 Bohanan,Hattie 70,75 Colvin,Sylvester 74 Zebiah, 94 Briton,r.1ilford 75 Fann:v10, 7.5,81 Emery,Abi. 102 Brock,Gajle 87 hlarylOi 75 England,James 87 Terasa,Kim, 87 Jessie o, 15 James,Susan 87 Philip 87 Cook,Caleb 98 Farnsworth,John 107 Brocket,Ben 51 Deborah 98 Fellows,Amye 108 Brooks,Theo.a. 82 Solomon 71,79 Elizabeth 44 Jack Lee 82 Cooksey,r,iaida 80 Anne,Ephriam 45 Theo.,Jr.82 Coon,Jasper 74 Joannah,!r!arion 48 129 l30 Fellows,David 48 Hacket,Elizabeth 94 James,1!i1111s 78 ferris,Lena 78 Hadley,Obi. 102 Jarret,Owen 72 Fisher,Wilbur J. 77 Hale,Olive 94 Jennen,Mary 68,74 Merl 81 Hall,Mary 44 Jawell.,Oliver 47 Thomas 97 Ruth 44,105 Johnson,Al1ce 104 Fitch,Theo. 59 Stephen 44,45 Arthur 61 Flanagan,Ellen 99 Harriet A. 67 Rhoda 48 Flint,Lora 94,98 George 113 Jonas.,Li~srn 65,13 Floyd,Sarah 103 Halstead,Elizabeth 71 Amandil, 73 Fountain,Albert 99 Hickson 71 Helen , f3 Fobes,William~, 106 Hamilton,Isek 49 Lucretia1 , 73 Rev. Peres lU,. Hardy,Th.os. 102 Laura,\Vm.c. 73 Fowler,Benjamin 103 Harper,Elizabeth 69 Jones.,Earnest 79,86 Francis,William 61 Harker,Sarah 44 Elizabeth 48 F'razer,Esther 86 Harris,Ava 66 Malinda 72 Frisbee,Elizabeth 46 Harrel,Aaron 73 !Jart in l,1. 64 Fromm,,ranoes 79,86 Isaac 13, Lowell 86 Fullhart,Rortie 77,82 Charles 78 Joseph 91 Esther ni1 82 Hatch,Peter 47 Pricilla 91 Loren T. 11, 82 Hacket,Elizabeth 94 Ransle 96 Phyllis,Ju~th 82 Hathway,Mary 91,94 Virgil 86 Richard L. , 82 Hayward,Hannah 96 Jonsing.,Aline 86 Guy M.,Gail M., 82 Helegase,John 107 Jordan,Sallie 60 Gwen,Gary 82 Herrick,Sarah 48 Ruben 61 Gregg,Wilbur A. 82 Hewett,Anna 95 Kearns,James 61 Furnish~Ab. w. 78 Hicks,Amy 60 Kellog,Mary H. 102 Claude,i~aude w. 78 Allen 67 Keller.,Floyd 86 Claudia , 78 \Viley 60 Joice eo Elizabeth,Gary 78 Higgins,Elsie 81 kendall,Henry 101 Fulton,Geo ~e 69,75 Hillbourne,P.E. 102 Chas • , 11artha 7 3 Clarence1 ,Ra 75 P.C. 102 Kent,James 98,102 Johni0 ,Holl1s11 , 15 Ifill., Luther 103 Kidwell,Mary 60,61 Gallop, John 45 Hinchman,Lowell 81 I~!ary A • 60, 61 Elizabeth 4.5 Hi,~tle, John 64 Kile., L. ?,!aria 86 Esther 45 vvilliam L. 64 Kilgore,Esther 107 Gardner,1iay 81 Hoffman,Gaor~i 79,80 King,Elijah 112 Gart1n, fowell 72,80 George.,Jr. , 87 Kingham,Jghn 103 Lloyd 1 80 Gregory,Pamelia 87 Elmore1 , 103 TuTajorie11, 80 Hollowell.,Julia A. 64 Kingsley.,Mary 113 Gay,Loman 99 Hollingsworth,lien. 77 Kitch,Charles 61 Gillespie,Ellen 71 Holman.,Phyllis 86 Knight,James 73 Gillet,Elizabeth 48 Honneyw~ll,Sam. 98 Ruth,Betty 73 Good,Nirnrod 82 Henry . ., 98 Knott,Charle! B4 Robert,Nancy 82 Houk,Elizabeth 61,66 Charles A. 2 , 84 Graham,Relief 95,99 How, Elizabeth 105 Donna., Larry 84 Grant,Noah 92 Howe,Phebe 47 1~nowles,John 95 Bernard 81 Howell,Gershom 47 Ladd,William c. 101 Oliver 92 Hufford,John 112 Lang,Elizabet~ 101 0ray,Eliza 65,,3 1,iercy 110 LaRue,Thomasl ~ 108 Thomas 73 Howley,Levi 48 LaVine,Eu!~ne ~4 Green,Mary 42,105 Hunt,Hannah 92 Randall , 84 · James A. 103 Hyde.,Edith 101 Lester,J.r,~. 105,107 Griff in, 1/Iary 64 IngallsaChester 94,98 Amdrew 107 Griffith,Ella 67 Polly Pamelia 98 Phineas 107 Grout,Sophia 112 Betseye,Chester 98 Leonard.,Andrew 110 Gwinup,Ella 69 Jackson,Donna 86 Sam • .,~am.,Jr, 113 Hack, Lydia-g4 James,Florence 78 Abial ,Abiah 113 Bethial,Elijahll4 131 Laonard,Gegrge~., 114 ?,iartin,Meletiah, Jr98 Palmer, Josiah 101 Iiazadigh , l.J.L.1. r.iary 98 Partridge, James 46 Nathan, 113 Matney,Elijah 71 Peabody,Lydia 95 Nehemiah 113 Sarah 60 Phi111ps,Lydia 102 Phebe·,Sophia 114 lfatto.x.,Nannie 74 Pierce,Hannah 68 Leper,Deed 67 M:ax·on, \Villiam 95 Piercy,Abe and Lee.,Elizabeth 55 r~reech,~tary 95 Elizabeth of Va.39 L1g·on,q11ve 69 J:!iller,Lucy 48 P1le,r,1ary 94 Lines,mary 77 Ralph,Wm.H. 88l86 Pittman,Rose 66 Lincoln,Jonathan 94 Harold,¥iron 8~ Pogue,Cathrine 64 his affidavit 24 Deam s. , 88 f.ool,Sarah 91,93 1,fary 24,25,41,42 Iviiner,Ephriam691 forter,R.r.~. 75,81 Jres~.Abraham. 24 Ephriam,Jr. J 92 Roy,Ethel Ia Susana 94 Thos.,Mary 92 Kenneth w. , 75 Thos."the miller" Ru£us,Bridget 92 lielson,Ethel Bl 42 Simeon,Stephen 92 Billy,Helen 81 Lewark,Thos. J. 64 Hanna~Sam. 92 Phyll1! Ruth 81 Cathrihe 64 Hanna~ ,Eunice 95 Robert 1, 81 Chas.,Ed 64 Isaac ,Lois7, 95 Potter,Hannah 95 Ella,Eli 64 Lucy,~turah 95 Martha 95 ~lijah,Isaac 64 Simeon ,Thos. 95 Powell,Pauline 82 0riffin•,Jesse 64 ?Yiontanje,Phebe 47 Powers,Rodney 102 John,Minnie 64 Morgan,Nathan 49 Raiford(Rayford) Melinda· 64 ?,iartha 64 ~atthew 51,53, 117 Martiij,Nancy 72,64 Morril,Sarah 35,36 race 51,53,118 Sarah ,Sarah E. 64 Munn,Ann 83 Robt.,Wm. 52,53 Solomon,~Vmi 64 Murphy,f~hn 75,81 Philip 54. ~~~t~~~tj!m!si~,72 ~~i~!r11,8!1 Ra~~~i~~::rg585 l\Iorris1~,Ellen 72 Nelson,Charity 114 Randalj.,Roswell 101 Justis 72 Neptune,lvlary J. 73 Ranson,Sybil 49 Lev1is, I,Iary 70, 15 ifewkirk, Garland 72 Ras~, Joseph 60 Linville,John 69 Josephine 73 Rat~bone,Mar7 46 Richard 69 Newman,Gladys 72 ~1artha 49,49 Ligon~Olive 74 Newell,William 47 Eleanor 95 Logan,Laura 71,80 Polly 99 Ray,David 66 Lynde,Hannah 99 Newhouse,Nancy 60,64 Reddish,Ebb. 67 !l'IcCleary,Samuel 47 L.Ellan 64, 72 Reiche,Charles 67 !JcKee,Hanry,68 Alfred 72 Reynolds,\Villiam 65 l11cKibben,Eliza 71 llorman,llargaret 66 Rhea,David E. 87 Enos 75 rTorthern,Samuel 68 Stephen 87 Sylvester 81 88 Isom 68 Rice,Dinah 110. Charles Roy 81 Hannah,James 68 Prudence 109,110 Omar 81 L1ullifee,Sarah 68 Richardson,Jess_p.1.103 r.=aurice.,rlbeirna 88 Robt.,Thos. 68 Jobn,Nathaniel 103 Robt • caroline 88 liya ,Abigail 94, 96 Elmira.,Darius 103 James 12., 88 Onley,Hezekiah 98 Jesse,Lydia 97,99 ticPherson, ':Villiam 58 Orman,Rebecca 61 Richmond,Elizabeth96 Mapes~John F. 74 Ander~on 61,66 Robpins,L. May 86 ~aple,Walfir 78 James ,Jack 66 Robinson,Sally 106 Phyllis , 85 Geo. ,Early 66 Roeder,-~Vilfred 85 Hays,ijary 86 Osborn,Robert 67 Richard,Robt. 85 Verl(Jack) 86 Jack,Stephen 87 Margaret 85 !1:!artin,Elizabeth 51 Douglas 87 Rogers,f,1artha 106 Iv!eletiah 94., 98 Page ,Hannah 92 Ronan,!,irs. Oharly 74 Stevens 98 Palmer,Abeli 92 Roy 74 John,lviartha 98 0thniel 4t1 Rood,Elijah 49 Bridget~Joe 49,50 Sabra :,0 13"2 Stevcms, Rose.,Asa 94,97 Staples,Beulah 79,87 Anne~ or N.c. 51 Ann,Elias 97 Starr,Ebanezer 94 169)Ann 53 Cyrus,Asa,Jr. 97 Ebenezer,Jr. 97 180)Anne 54 Mary,Paddy,Thos.97 Comfort,Eli 97 28J)Ann E. 64 Rouse,Opal M. 83 Darius,John H. 97 326)Ann 9 74 Rowden,Isaac 41 Mary, Sarah 97 . B)Anthony1 39 Rawlson,Esther 48 Isaac 97, Jake 71 J)Anthon,3,va.23, Lydia 49 Stanton,David 95 42,.43,52 Raymond,Paul 48 Spears~R~ese 81 Anthony~, 55 Royer,Eliza 61,66 Souders,LeRoy 73 Asa6, 110 Elmer 67 Starkey,Elizab.16,24 Asa7, 93,96 Runyon,Pearl 83 Stewart,v:1111am 50 Augustus c. 106 Sampson,Mary Louise88 Content,Elisha 50 Bandon 61· Sanders,Margaret 83 Elizabeth,Lucy 50 Barbara8, 61 Sands,Clarence 86 Lucretia, l\Iary 50 Bathsheba' 100 Saterlee,Francis 49 Nathan,William 50 Belva ag Sawyar,Borothy 110 Stone,Samuel 110 Benjamin, 45,47 Scully,Elva 78 Stonehouse1Betty 87 Ben.~ ,48,49 Searle,Constance 95 Strothman,Ida M.120 172 )~en. 7·,· 55 Segar,Ann·4~8 Sunderman,Ella 77 Ben. , 6~ Joe 48 Stephen,king 9 71J)Bgn. A 94,97 Schoef,Betty 82 of Blois 9 w370) eh~~, 71,80 Schulte,James F. 80 Airard Fitz 9,13 848)Ben. , 100 Sharp,G. Ray 77~2 Thomas Fitz 9 974)Beij• 9, 106 Veraldinell., 82 Bettie,~~ Ho,,ard, Susan 82 STEVENS OR STBPBENS Bettie L. , 68 --AblO 100 Ray.,Jr.;Herbert 82 Betsey- 10012 Shellenbar~er,Olin 77 Abe 77 Bonnie Jean , 88 Charles, -ene ~. 83 Abbey9 100 Bos we 11, 98, 102 Ronald,Thos. 1 , 83 Abbemar7 55 Brantley- 60 Kay,Flo!d 83,84 Abel,Abigail 47,49 Caleb 100 Hubert~ erry E. 84 ~biga~yl7 110 Calvin 68 Lqrry ,Jiry D. 84 Abn·er 100 Carl 76 :Mon!~ D. ,Robt.84 Agnes 78 Carol E. Bij Max ,Rex,Joyce 84 Alanson,Capt. 36 Caroline s., 102 Shaw.,Hope 49 Alba 102 Caroline,9 102 Sherman,Susan 49 Albert12 107 16)Cathrina4 or Shepherd,Alice 66 Allen,Allie 61,68 . :Kathrine 113 Shurteff~Summit 106 Alex.,Alfreda67,69 and 42 Simmons,James B.101 Alon!89 103 Cathrine?, 112 Slyter,Eliza Ann 76 Alta B 72 Cathrine H. 102 Smith, :~benez~r 49 Alvin ,Alvin9 101 Ceberry ."Cebra" Ann' 7,Lucyf, 49 Amanda u;,Amands70 59,60 Eli ,Gilbert 49 Amanaa9 76 Charles Henry9,108 Sa-:hford~/, John 49 AlM~ra,A9se11ne106 CharlaslO., 107 Elizabeth 60,63 Ann ,An,n 91,94 Charles6,·52,53,55 Ephriam,Amanda49,77 6l)Anne.:> 105 Charles D. 111 Dorsey 77 Amilda 64 Charles~,Jr., 55 Harold,Diana L. 80 Charles , 63 Amoa Wells 67,68, 9 Francis,Harry 81 Amyl ~7 Charles, gOl Elizabeth 86 Andrew ,95; Charles E. , 102 9 Charlas P.,9 102 Hannah,Susan96 ,100 Andrew , 66 9 107 Andrew,6 4~,47 Charles., 102 Spier.,Ann 91 Andr~w, Jr. , 47 Charlotije 10, Stafford,Esther 45,47 AnnaI,Anna7,48,49 Chaster11 71 Elvira 100 .Ann7, 97 Chester , 81 133 Stevens, . Stevens, Stevens, Christiann 64 Ebenezerf 96 Emily~, 68 Christine 61 Ebenezer 45, 48 Sm.ma 8 66 Clarence P. 79,86 Ebenezer7 48 Enoch 60 Clara9, 106 Edmond~ 69 Enoch9 6u ~dmond 59,60 Enoch9 68 Clara 9, 71 8 Claude 76,102 ~dmona 10 60,63,64 Enos~ 28,33 Clement 74 -:..dmond 73 Enos 7 67 Cliff 74 ·:~award 0r Eng. 12 Enos 112 Clifford 80 ~dwara9 64 Esther7,Esther8,47,77 Clinton 81,88 Edward~. 65 Ethel Jo 67 . Cordelia 101 Edward Waltz 69 Ethel 73 Curtis L. 88 320)Edward 69,74 Eugenia 107 Cynthia L. 88 835)E?ward lij3 Kunice 110 Cyprian5 109 Elias ,Elias, 49,65 Ewiice 7 e 49 Cypria~ 110 Eldred 78 Everett 63,69 Cyprian 111 182)El1jah7, 58,59,61 Everett10 74 15)cyprian4, 41,42, 710)Elijah,7 94,96 Everett 11 80 1Q9,line 109 Elijah8, 61 Evaline 68 Cypr1an5, · 105 Elijah9, 64 Florence 74 Dr.Cyprian8, 106 300JElijah§, 65 Fletcher 37 Cyprian9., 106 769)Elijah8, 96 Flossie 67 DalelO, 73 778)Elijah, 97 Floyd 10 73 DanalO~Daniel 106 882)Elijah9, _101 Frances 107 DaniellO 102 Elisba8 97,98 Frances A. 104 Daniel , 76 Emeline 101 FranoesJ3. 73 Elvira 101 Frances5 51 . Dan of ,.ra. 43 6 Darla~ K. 88 Elizabeth or va. 43 Francis , 54,55,13 Darius, ~ 94 2J)Elizabeth5 lili.,46 19l)Francis, 58, 818)Darius , 98,102 59)Elizabet~,7 46,50 ·_ 60,61 824)Darius8, 98,102 84)Elizabeth 47 .r·ranpis ?Jr. 64 834)Parius8, 98,103 lll)Eli~abeth1,49 ~92) rancis 88 925)Darius9, 102 122)Elizabeth 49 Francis H. 102 950)Darius,9 103 162 )Elizabeth 51 {rancis 'r,1arion 106 David Bent~n 88 174)Elizabeth 55 .f:l'red,Betty,r.!ax 78 David 8 _ 63 205)Elizabeth 60,63 Paulfue 78 Debora 60 256)Elizabeth 60,63, Fred J,Freda 88 Delilah 56,72 65,69 Gardner 111 Demais 111 30l)~lizabeth 65 Gail 88 Derry Jane 67 351)Elizabeth9,66 GeorgeA 71,79 Desire 47 278)Elizabeth9 ,67 George 55 Dessie 79,87 EJOl)Elizabeth •69 George A. 86 Elizabeth 93 George~ 92 Diza10 61,~6 8 Dora , .!. 779)Elizabeth , 97 George 96 14, 9 9 Dori12 , 107 910)Elizaboth, 102 George 103 Jon 1,Don12, 88,86 994)" Lizzie" l2 106 George 9 106 Doris~ 86 1023)Elizabethg, 109 George F. 107 Dorothy , ~8 1032)El1zabeth, 110 Gilbert 74 Doroth~4 Dolly, 110 Eliza9, 67 Gladys 69 Dorothy', 112 865)Eliza 100 Glenn 71 Drucilla 47 979)Eliza9, 106 Glerie 88 Editha 101 Elkanah"f · 93, 95 Grace 1.0 78 Edith H. Elkannah~, 95,99 Graca7 49 9~8 9 Editio 77 Elmo 78 Hannah6 100 Earl , 74 Earl 9 69 :!~f;a igi ~=~=~ ,~ Ear111, 67,73 Emily9 103 Hannah9 100 Steve:qs, Stevens Stevens, ~47 )"tafiah9 103 ,J3k8)faaag 68 349)John 71 barold 81 20l)Isaac"f,20,59,60, 402)John 74 harriat10 107 63 596)john 88 Harriet P. 103 207)Isaac 60,64 685)John 92 Harriet9 101 248)Isaac 62,68 698)John 92 Harriet9 106 29l)Isaac 86,72 712)John 94,87 Harriet9,Harriet 99 v.1295)Isaac 67 Rev. John H. 94,98 liartv:ell 106 Isabell,Isom 68 755)John 96,100 hazel 72,80 Isom10; 74,80 776)John 97 .uenrietta 102 Jabez 46 823)John 98,102 "'·enrietta 99 236)Jacob 61,67 832)John 99,103 I-IenriP.tta 103 275)J cob 63,71 866)John 100 Iienry4+,im. 32,41,44, Jac~b9 ,Jacob 66 877)John,John H. 101 50 65) acob 105 913)John H. 102 22 ) I-lenry W... 184)James 58,60,61 934)John 103 54)h~nry 46 James? 48,56 962)John H. 104 E61), J. ...enry 46 James K.P. 56,61,66 63)John 105 _a4) ·r1enry 48 5 enrE IV 49 ~~~~i:::: l~,68 i*~~~~=,John1l~ 106 183) enry 58,60 James Sam 63,69 John H.9 109 196)nenry 59,60 L338)James B. 66 1057)John 111 Henri J. 60,65,69 J289)James 68 Jonathan 48 231) 11enry, 254 )nenry- 264)James 68 Janathan6 110 61, 62, 66 James II. 73,80 1052 )Joe 111 333 )lienry · 66 629)James 80 1042)Joe 110 Vl281) enry 67 593)James 88 Josepha 99 Henry1 ,Henry 68 177)James 54,58,59 1039)Joe 110 Henry101 , 74 Jana 92 Joe8 ,96 11enry 2 , 88 Janice 67,73 1024)Joe 109 754)Henry 95,99 Jared 49 1033(Joe 110,111 763).u.enry · 96 Jean 88 667)Joe 91,93 855)Henry 99 Jededia~ 31.46.49 Joe7 59 858)Henry ·B.100 Jedediah 49 Joseph or Va. 43 880)Henry9 101 Jefferson 68 198)Joe 48,60,62,63 Herberro 74 Jemima 62,68 292)Joe A. 64,72 Herman 74 Jenni' 66 2961Joe 64 Herman 11 80 Jessen 46 Joe 67 Hickson H. 71,78 Jesse 1 68 Joshua,Judge 34 Hick~on 78,85 Jesse F. 91,104 -some des. of 36 ii.A. 71 JesselO 76 Joshua7 36 Hettie Ann 63 Joaru;,.a 48 Joshua 6 49 Hiram 60 Jorui0 _ 45 Josiah 91,93 Homer 71 r303)John 68 Josi~ 92 Hopstile 46 Lon~ Johm 68 Josiah8 94,96 Hubert 74 l04)John 48 Josiah ,Josiah 96,101 Ida~ 71 John of N.C. 50 Judith 92,100 Ida1 49 166)Jolm 51,53,154 Justis 100,92 Ida 0 74 195)John 60,62 Justis 7 93,96 104o)Iaaac 110 244)J'ohn 61,67 Kate 79 887)Isaac 101 ij73)Jobn 63,71 Keziah 67 36o)Isaac 91 HJ50)John 66 King 61,68 689)Isaac 92 45)Jobn 45 King H. 68 669)Isaac 91 Capt. John 47 Labon8,Labon9·,66,61 456)Isaac 79 279)Jghn H. 67,73 Lamar 67 36o)Isaac 71,78 \V3l4) ohn 69 Larry Lee 80 Isaac 11. 70,76 339J 1ohn 70,75 Larry Marlin 88 135 Stevens, Stevens Stevens, Laura 63 178)Mary 54 Nabby 101 Laura 102 200) r.!ary 60 Nancy8 61 Laurange 87 224}Mary 61,65 Nancy~ Lemuel 98,102 255)Maey 63 Nancy g3,66 Lemuel7 94,98 27l)Mary 63,69 Nancy9 64 Lemuel7 111 299 )!·,Iary 65 1'lancy J. 65,73 Leonard 96 L34l)Maey 66 NancylO 68 Lewis 101 ~J313) !.~ary 69 8 37) Nancy 99 Liane 88 340)iv1aey ~'1. 70 876 )I·Iancy 101 L1da 66 365)Mary 71,79 Nathania16 1 Lev19 67 375)I~aey 73 N'athaniel7 t9 Levi 10 627 }Mary K. 73,80 Nathan~el5 91, 92 Lloyd R. ii,aa 662)Mary 91,92 Nathan 61 Locey 61.66 673)Mary 91,94 Nathan8 63,68 Lois 716)Mary 94 Nathan9 69 Louella ii 724)Mary 94 Nehemiah7 104,108 Lora F. 10.3 790) 1tary 97 Ifehemiah6 92 Lora 9,LoraB, 99,10.3 819)Mary 98 Nelson 102 Lola M. 99 825)Mary 98 Newton 71 Louise 106 836)Mary ·99 Normans early 11 Lowell 99- 861)Mary 100 l)Nicholas,Capt. J.4,16 .Loyd 87 871)Mary 100 18,20,22,23,39,41 Lucia 1Ol- 900 )?·1ary 101 661 )Nicholas 91 Lucy66 46,49 918)Maey 102 667)Nicholas 91,92 Lucy 110 928)Mary 102 702)Nicholas 92 Luc,-7 49 951)Mary 104 Nicholas,Jr.4 24,41 Lucy9 1.02 60) ?,tary 105 - Probate Rec. 50 Lucy9 101· 1021)Mary 109,110 Nicholas of Va. 42 Lura 49,98 1059 )r11ary(r,1olly) 111 Noah 46 Lura 9· 102 1068)Mary 112 0liv? 76 Lucretia 103 Martha~2 107 Olive g11ver7 47 Lucretia 69 MarthaS 106 Olivar1 107 Martha 106 011ver8 60 ·Luther •96,101 8 9 Lovell 81 Martha7 98 Oliver 64 Lydia ·97,98 Martha9 49 0livar A. '71, 79 M:abel O. 72 Ma.rtha 66 Oliv'r7 111 Manford A. 71,79 Martha 9 64 0lie · 58 Mahala 61~65 MarthioA· 68 Olie 9 66 ~ialinda 61 Maude 73 Omar 71 r~allard 107 r,Taude 9 71 Orfila L. 37 Marcus 71,78 Maude9 67,73 .Orval 73 M:arcella 76 Max 78 Osrow 74,81 Margaret of Ind. 36 May9 67 Owen 71 Margaret 64 May10 76,86 Paddy 94 Margareti -66 May 10 78 Pat 67 Margaret 0 108 Melissa 76 Pati~nce 92 'ff!aria '7 102 Melvin 99,100 Paul 96,101 11 10 Ma~ 103 Melvin 85 Paul 78 Ma (Whipple)~ Mercy 96,101 Paul9 101 1{aey (\Veeks) 46 Mercy 94,98 Paula Bo Mary7 -46,47 Millicent 43 Pauline 107 85)l{ary 47 1-iindwell 110 Pauline 78 105) l\iaey 48 Minerva 65 Pearl 88 126)Mary 49 Minor 68 Peletiah7 93,95,96 163 )JAary 51 .Morril(Abner) 36 Peletiah8 96,100 136 stpvens, Stevena, ~tevens, Philenia8 99 Safford 47 Stacey 60 Philen1a9 103 Sally 106,106 Stephina 99 1035)Phineas,Capt., ~amuel,Gov.,20,21, Susan R. 100 26,27,42,110,111 22,39,41 Susanl2 88 Phineas6 45 I-1347 )sa·m 66 Susana 77 Phineas 7 46 Sam or N.H. 28 Susie 106 Phoebei 101 43)sam 45,48 Sylvester 99,103 Phoebe 97 91 )Sam 48 Sylvia 49 Pike 102 194)Sam 5~,60 Sylvia 94,98 Pop 66 290)Sam 64 Teresa 98 Pricilla 107 34h)Sam 70,77 Thaddeus A. 66 Prudenc~ 112 389)Sam 74 Thaddeus,11.c.33,36 Racheal~ 48 715)Sam 94,97 Thaddeus,M.D.J4,36 Rachae1 96 816)Sam 98,101 Thaddeus . 36 Rachael 9 68 862)Sam 100 Thaddeµs,!\iajor 36 Ralph 81 89l)Sam 101 Thaddeus,J.S.B. 37 Ray 79,86 904)Sam 102 Thankful 46 9 Reatha 8 85 Sam 102 Thankful i9 ::~=~~:7 ~~ igi4~~::,Lt.i~ i~)~~~=s4 24,2~, Reuben 48 Sandra K. 88 41,51 Rhoda 96 Sandra Jo 80,87 2)Thos. ~f London),J.l Richar~,Capt~ in N.c! Sarah ~, 100 14-)Thos.4 42,105 20,21,2~,39 Sarah1 45 20)Thos. 44 13)Richard4,im.,24,41 Sarah7 46 38)Thos. 45,46 91,42 88)Sarah 47 lOO)Thos. 48 ~f~~!!~i~rd 1gg _ i~j~:;:~ ~£ i*g~~~~::,Jr. ~~,53 20)Richard 44,45 k79)Sarah 54 A)Thos. of London14, 666)Richard 91 189)Sallie" 58 39,40 5l)Rich~rd 45 270)Sarah 63,69 66J)Thos. 91.92 RichardJ 48 L342}Sarah 66 Thomasine 91,92 Rile7 69,74 J187)Sarah 68 714)Thos. 94 WJ12)Robert 69 I297-W316)Sarah 68 867)Thos. 100 193)Robt. 61,59,60,0 342)Sarah 70,76 62)Thos.,Jr. 105 282)Robt. 64 384)Sarah 71 967)Thos. 105,106 577 )Robt• \V • 86 703 )Sarah 92 967-977 )Thos.• 106 576)Robt. Aymer 86 768)Sarah 96 62-lOll)Th,os. 108 674)Robt. 91,94 775-783)Sa~ah 97 Tyron Lee 87 727)Robt. 94,98 812)Sarah 98 Uriah I,Capt. 30 817)Robt. 98,101 886)Sarah 101 40)Uriah 45,46 903)Robt. 191 898)Sarah 101 67)Uriah 46 Rosa 67 902-916)Sarah 102 Vesel 78 Ross 75 946)Sarah 103 Waldo 74 ~oss 80,87 Sherman 67,73 Wallace 85 Roy 81 Silas 93 Walta~ w. 80 Rozzil 49 Silenge 48 Viellsts 61, 67 Rubeh 61,65 Simon"f 106 Wells9 64 Rubye 87 Simon6,simon7 49,97 Whelta z4,96,97 Ruby 98,102 Simon9 106· Williard 112 Ruby9 102 1022)Simon 109, ~-:- \5/illiard 110 Rutus7 31,49 1029)Simon,Jr.110 Wilbur G. 79,86,88 Rufus 9 102 1047)Simon 110 Wilbur,Jr. 87 Russe1ll 81 l056)Simon 111 William of Va. 42 RusselB,capt.107,108 1066)Simon 112 William9 66 Ruth7 48 Solomon~ 112 338 )Wm. 70 Ruth~} 81 Solomon 60,64 276)Wm.Mac 63,71 Ruth 88 Squire 96,100 l9l)Wm. 55,60 Stevens, William, Jr. 61 \Vaterhouse ,Eleaser 47 Winchel, Alvir1 69 s238)Wrn. 62,67 \Veeks,Charles s.70,76 lt'lelissa "Lit"69 238-W276)Wm. 67 E.Gertrude 77 Geo,,Utelia 69 S265)\Vm. 62,69 Ethe1l E.,L.Bea. 82 ·sadie,Ross 75 348 )Wm, 71 John,Ba• . 46 \Vi~11,Elizabeth 45 J99-404)Wm. 74 Mary Edna 77,83 Witter,Sarah 50 .3.38 )Wm. M. 15 Sam D~w•"t~ 77, 84 \Vood~, John 77 5r73)Rev. Wm. 86 Kathleen L. 84 Sam,Bobt. 77 . 840)Wm. F. 99,103 Susa1me A. 84 Vloodward,Mary 112 909-9JO)Wm. 102 Wm.s.,Violet 84 Woolworth,;i.Ann 100 959)Wm. B. 108 Margaret E. 85 Wright,Mary 110 l005)Willie 107 Ideline,Sam.D. 85 Sam,Aaron 110 William,M.P. 111 Jean E.~Joan E. 65 Wyer,Jobn 81 Winifred 78,85 Ph111p,Jerry- 85 'I1l1elma 81 Winthro~ 104 A.Philip,Sandra 85 Zebulonb,zeb.7 48 Marietta 85 Zephania 92 Watermnn,Andrew 101 Stewart,William 46 Welborne,Bathsheb,93 SOME HEADS OF Stilson,Nathan 49 Wells,Susan 48 FAMILIES PP• 119-123 Stone,David 112 Hannah 47 Stowell,Sally 106 · Wellman,Hettie 71,79 STEVENS, Lucy, Rufus 49, 106 Gide on, Aaron 79 Abbey 119 Stwailey,D. 66 Whitaker,Melisia 76 Almira 122 Gladys,Ruth 73 . Loraine 76 Amanda 122 Su.tfle,Elizebeth 67-, .· \\lheeler,Thos. 92 Caleb T. 120 Sumway,Lucy D. 101 Hannah 92 Cordelia 120 Sunderman,Etta 84 White,Charlotte99,10J 950)Darius 121 Sutton; Phebe 69, 71 H.A. 103 Dewitt c. 122 Taylor,Evelyn 84 Whitman,Eugenie 107 882)Elijah 120 Oliver.,Alon.1001 102 \Villis,Anne 92 Eliza 119 Tharp,Georgi~na tJ3 \Ving,Meribah 101 Grace 12~ Thayer,Caleb 96 \Vm. I,King or Eng. 9 886)Isaa~ 120 Allb.ina ·106 Williams,Joe,Thos.46 947)Hannah 121 Thomas,Geo, 64 Abbemar . 55 879)Harriet 120 Thompson,Sam 112 Ada 74 Helen F. 122 Brenda M 87 Wiloox,Anna 92 858)Henry B. 119 Tingey,Kathryn ·e7 Harry,Lane 56,65 880) enry 120 Tisdale,Remem~er·91 Edward 91 866)Jobn 119 John 113 John B 65 962)John H. 122 Tracey.,_Mary 110 Edward~ 92, 95 1202)John s. 122 Tuels,Mary . 91 Elisha,Hez, 92 888)Josiah 120 Trusler,John 63,69 Sarah,Susaha 92 Lewis 120 Amelia,Barbara 69 Thomas6 92 Lucia D. 121 . .-.Emma,Elizabeth 69 Elisha.,Ed. 95 87l)Mary A. 120 James, Julia 75 Hannah.,Hez. 95 864)Peletiah 119 Kathrine, T{m. 69 Martha, Robt. 95 868)Riohard 119 Odall,John 49 Thos.,Susanah 95 .865)Samuel H. 119 ·vanata,Bertha 79,86 Wilder,1Aary 109 89l)Samuel 121

I Viking Rollo 9 . Ephriam . 109 946)Sarah A. 121 Leif Ericson 9 \Villiams,Dan 113 945)Sophia c. 121 -Vickery,Salley 97 Benjamin 113 959)William B.121 r1erra,Zairo 78. Williard,Mary 42,100 Wales,Rev.Jobn 114 Aaron 110 Walle,Peter,Mary 39 Olive 112 Ward,Dan,Loia 111 Wilson,Jonas 97 Esther 48 Winohel,Wm. c. 63,69 .warren,Abigail 105 Ann 69 -~