THE ANCESTRY OF MOSES STEPHENS

 

 

 

The information on this web page (Stephens linage) doesn't pretend to be accurate or complete, mainly because of the very fluid nature of genealogical research.

Information sent to us by Stephens researchers has been posted in good faith, and has been checked, whenever time permits, for accuracy against records such as marriage, land deeds, tax, census & bible records, etc.

Please let us know about any inaccurate information on this web page, as the only way we can correct it is for someone to tell us. So please e-mail us if you have any further information on any of the families listed on this web page (Stephens lineage).

 

From the book: "A Lost Heritage for a Changing People" by Robert E. Stephens

 

Book available at the Mccreary county library, Mccreary county, Ky.

(the Stephens Lineage is from Robert's book; with genealogies added from Stephens/Stevens researchers)

 

Many of the later Stephens/Stevens records we have found, are in Perquimans, Chowan, Caswell, & Surrey counties, N.C. Some in Cravens, Edgefield, & Greene counties, S.C.

We are (slowly) trying to piece all of these genealogies together; and trying to find all of the main Moses Stephens (b:1762) genealogies, & who the allied families are.

 

Stephens Lineage:

1. John Stephens (the Doctor), was born in 1589 in Mealemore, Buckinghamshire, England and died in 1676 in Lawynsmede, Gloucheater, England, at age 87.

married 1612 in Buckingham, England, to (?Ann) Powell b: 1591 in St. Olave Parish, Surrey, England.

2. John Stephens--(the immigrant), 1616 Liebourne Parish, England; d:1667 Hampton, Va., abt. 1640 he married Anne Wade. She was b:1623 North Hampton, Va.; d: 1699 Reading, Berkshire, England. She was the daughter of William Wade & Elizabeth Scarborough.

children:

1. William Stephens, Sr. born 1645 in York County, VA, died 1720

in Cowan County, NC

2. John Stephens born 1647 in York County, VA. and died 1667 in

Hampton County, VA

3. William Stephens, b:1645 North Hampton twp., York county, Va. d: ca.1720 Chowan county, N.C., married spouse 1. Mary Elizabeth (Phelps) Seaborne b:1646 York co., Va. d: 2 Oct. 1687 York co., Va.; spouse 2. Mary Elizabeth Harker (marriage abt. 1688).

4. William Stephens, 1667 North Hampton twp., York county, Va.-1737, married spouse 1. Rachel Lankton/Lankston b: ca. 1668 Va.; spouse 2. Sarah Cooke b:1668 Perquimana, N.C.; d: 1717. (they were married 1 Jan. 1703 in Perquimans co., N.C. Sarah was the daughter of Thomas Cooke & Ann York; and spouse # 3 Elizabeth Woodhouse.

children of William Stephens & Rachel Lankton/Lankston:

i. William Stephens b:York county, Va.

ii. John Stephens b: 27 Sept.1685 York county, Va.

iii. Rachel Stephens b: York county, Va. d: ca. 1700; married spouse 1. unknown Thomas, spouse 2. Joseph Sutton 3rd.

iv. James Stephens b: abt 1693 York county, Va.

v. Samuel Stephens b: abt. 1694 York county, Va.

children of William Stephens & Sarah Cooke:

i. Robert Stephens b: York county, Va.

ii. Joseph Stephens b: 1705 York county, Va.; d: 1765 in Carolina county, N.C.

iii. George 'Giles' Stephens b: York county, Va.

 

NOTES:

1712 Perquimans co., N.C. tax list:

Caleb & 'illegble' Stephens

Thos. Stevens

 

TaxList image of 1712 Perquimans co., N.C. tax list.

Perquimans county, N.C. (corn list ca. 1716).

 

"CORN LIST" Lord Dunmore decreed that every farm donate one bushel of corn to the army that was going to fight the Indians. (Lord Dunmore's war).

William Stephens 1 bushel.

CornList image

 

5. John Stephens, b: 27 Sept. 1685 North Hampton twp., York county, Va.; d: 27 May 1771 Perquimans county, N.C., married spouse 1. Patti unknown b: abt. 1688; and spouse 2. Ann unknown.

children:

i. William Stephens married Mary Sampson

ii. John Stephens married unknown Sikes

iii. Joseph Stephens

iv. Thomas Stephens

v. Moses Stephens b: 1743

vi. Mary Stephens

vii. Robert Stephens

viii. David Stephens

ix. James Stephens

x. Abner Stephens

xi. Richard Stephens

xii. Henry Stephens

 

BrownsCreek ...Stephens land deeds in Anson county, N.C. with maps of Brown's creek.

 

6. Moses Stephens, b:1743; d: 1800 married Sarah (Sally) Livingston, and Martha unknown. (Thus far, the mother of Moses Stephens is unknown).

7. Moses Stephens, b:1762 S.C.; d:1851 MO., married Margaret Williams-Craft, ca. 1784, and next Elizabeth (Betsy) Brummett, 11 August 1809, in Knox county, Ky. He was in the Surrey County, N.C. Census of 1800. He applied for a Revolutionary War Pension in June 1851 (#R10,116 in Daviess County, Missouri. He was living near the Moravian town near (Bethabara), when he entered the service from Surrey County, N.C. in the fall of 1780. (See Surrey County Census Page 690).

 

 

The research on the above lines is ongoing, (we are trying to locate documents of proof--marriage banns/bonds', wills, land deeds, Church records, etc., that would provide proof of the ancestry of Moses b:1762). If you can help, please email us.

 

 

Have Stephens genealogy on the above lines? email us.

 

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Richard Stephens (Richard2, Edward1) was born in 1570. Richard was the grandson of Sir Edward Stephens of Eastington Manor in England. Edward's wife was Jane Fowler.

Richard married Margaret Audley or Margaret De Audley.

One of their children was: John Stephens (the Doctor) b: 1589.

 

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CENSUS YEAR: 1800 STATE: NC COUNTY: Surry MICROFILM#: M32-32 ENUMERATOR: Jesse Lester, Assistant to the Marshall

 

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690 592 21 Stephens, Moses . 1 1 1 . 1 1 . 1 .

one male 10 to 16, one male 16 to 26, one male 26 to 45.---one female 0 to 10, one female 10 to 16, one female 26 to 45.

0 other free persons, 0 slaves.

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688 590 21 Stephens, John . . 1 . 1 . ..1

one male 16 to 26, one male 45 & up, one female 45 & up.

0 other free persons. 2 slaves.

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688 590 22 Stephens, William . . . 1 . 1 . . .1 .

one male 26 to 45, one female 0 to 10, one female 26 to 45.

0 other free persons. 0 slaves.

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688 590 18 Stephens, Thomas 1 . . 1 . . . . 1

one male 0 to 10, one male 26 to 45, one female 26 to 45.

0 other free persons. 0 slaves.

 

 

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