Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Stephens-Stevens Family

 The Stewart Family of North Stonington

Stephens-Stevens Genealogy Lineage from Henry Stephens or Stevens of Stonington, Connecticut by Plowden Stevens, New York, 1909, Frank Allababen Genealogical Co. [Repository: Ancestry.com]

Appendix [p. 299: Stewart family listed with reference to Stonington VR Book 3, Page 128 [William and Elizabeth Stevens marriage, Lucretia, Lucy, Nathan, Elizabeth, Mary, William, Content, Elisha and Eliphalet birth dates]

First Generation
#1 Henry1 STEPHENS, Sr. p. 23 married Elizabeth GALLUP, daughter of Capt. John GALLUP and Hannah LAKE. She was born at Stonington, CT. [This source says Elizabeth GALLUP's dates of birth, marriage and death are not known.] Henry, Sr.'s death is listed on p. 47 as 1726.

Second Generation
#4 Henry2 STEPHENS, Jr. p. 23-26 was the third child, third son of five children. He was born 20 Nov 1681 in Stonington and bapt. 18 Feb 1693 in the Congregational Church. He married Elizabeth FELLOWS on 2 Mar 1708/1709. Elizabeth was admitted to the North Stonington Church on 16 Jun 1741. She was born at Ipswitch, Essex, MA 14 Sept 1685, daughter of Ephriam FELLOWS and his second wife Anna. It is not known when Elizabeth died but she was still alive 16 Jan 1749/1750 as mentioned in her deed of land to her daughter.

Henry and Elizabeth had seven children. #15 Simeon married Mercy COATS [p. 47 marriage 3 Nov 1737 by Theophilus Baldwin, Justice in Stonington] and had son Jared [p. 37] and his sister #18 Elizabeth married William STEWART, Jr. and had daughter Lucy. Lucy and Jared married and they were first cousins.

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