Stephens Family Updated Information   Updated 6/22/04

    This information is in reference to the Stephens Book from the information as is on my tree on World Connect Web Site.

    When I first started the Stephens Book for sale in 2001, I received an e-mail form a gentleman by the name of Tim Stephens, from the UK wanting one of the books. It took a while to get it to him, but I thought I would not hear much after that. Well he has done much research on the Stephens line in England and has sent me several e-mails with great information.

      I have been busy with work, family, other trees, and have not had time to enter all this information yet. I know that this information is very valuable to the Stephens researchers here in the US. So, I will be posting all the information he and others send in to me on this page. You see Tim is picking my book/information apart and finding the things that are wrong. This is a good thing, with his information and what you know, maybe you can help us make the corrections.

    Please e-mail me with comments, information and questions for Tim. I will post and pass the information on to him. Please make all e-mails clear and detailed. donwstephens@knology.net

9/15/02 E-mail from Tim Stephens with attachment

Don
I really don't want to submerge you with more data you don't need, but to show you I HAVE been reading "Ye Book" I attach a few notes which I'm making in a file as I go along. Dr.Ellis Stevens was wrong to think that all the Stephens in England of this family had died out by his day. I was surprised to find no mention of Tyringham Stephens.
The data-as you've found-is very contradictory & there are several "weak links"-usually when crossing the ocean. Everyone cannot be right.
Don't think I'm trying to knock the book if I say I was amused by how John20 is by various accounts born 1603 Caversham, Oxfordshire (Nov.?), baptized in Margate, Kent (June?) to 4 different fathers & married at Kenilworth, Warwickshire in 1624.(When I went to Warwick Record office the earliest Parish Register year available for Kenilworth was 1630,and transcripts did not exist for Kenilworth before 1676.)
I think you probably adopted the right policy in publishing everything available. I'm enjoying the book. Great work!
Perhaps you could let me know if you want/don't want more feedback, or if so whether emails are the most appropriate way of providing it. I have no website.
Very Best Regards
Tim

9/15/02 E-mail to Tim

Tim,
    First of all I would like to thank you for the time you are taking to look at the information and tell me of some of the problems.
    I am aware that there are many mistakes. You have to read the book with the following understanding. Most all the information was gathered from other web sites. I am, even at three years of work, still in the early stages of the family tree, (clay must be gathered before it can be cleaned and molded for the pot). I was not real happy happy of doing a book at this time, but some of my family is getting old and they were really after me to do the books. Since I posted the information I have, I get 5-10 e-mails a day with additions and corrections. Those e-mails is what in time will make the tree strong, tall and straight.
    I would love for you to send any information or comments or anything you might find helpful. It may take some time for me to get the information entered as I am trying to gather more information on my mothers side at the present time. I will keep everything you send and get it in as soon as I can. You have the ability to provide information that I may never have access to.  Thanks, Don
 

9/19/02 E-mail from Tim Stephens with attachment

Don,
I understand perfectly. I am enjoying the book. But I'm maintaining healthy skepticism which I think necessary to get to the heart of these families. I hope it doesn't sound too negative-if nothing else it will give you some insight into my own thoughts & queries. There seems to be precious little clay at times, to use your 1st metaphor, and it's not so much finding a tree growing straight as a whole forest of oak trees & trying to decide which trees grew from which acorns from which other trees!
I add a few more comments [attached]. I'm not really happy about using secondary sources myself to counter others' work, but it does show the contradictions. It is a relief when solid sources are quoted.
I think looking up to see what records survive for Little Sodbury & adjoining places might be a 1st step when I get to Gloucester. Even a list of refs. would give something to build on.
Regards,
Tim

10/3/02 E-mail from Tim Stephens with attachment

Hi Don
A bit more to chew on attached. Enjoy!
regards,
Tim

10/20/02 E-mail from Tim Stephens with attachment

Don,
I made a most interesting visit to Gloucester recently. I could have used a couple of platoons of the US Stephens researchers: one lot to tackle the library, the others the Record Office. The shear volume of references to Stephens was itself too much for me to record them all if I was to make any progress while I was there. I had to adopt a scattergun approach (notes attached), but if the notes here save anyone else from duplication of effort then it will have been worthwhile. You are welcome to pass them on, tho' I hope to send attachments to Larry Stephens & perhaps 1 or 2 others. The refs. from the personal names index take you to the catalogue in many cases where further details are often given .I imagine 'EN' refs. are enquiries.
The notes here do not include all the work I did, but they include most that's relevant to American researchers (plus a bit more).
It is clear that Little Sodbury registers are not available for the 17th century, if any survive at all. Bishops transcripts do survive (the copy sent to the Bishop at Gloucester) but are very fragmentary, especially for the Cromwellian period (when Bishops weren't flavour of the month).
Note also the earliest reference to the Lypiatt chapel is in the STROUD register.
I think I have blown any supposition that Thos. Deane married Catherine Stephens in Sodbury or Lypiatt out of the water, especially as US researchers don't agree themselves about this. This was sad, because it would have been a link to America. I think this should put the emphasis back on London, Devon, and perhaps Buckinghamshire. I am deeply sceptical of the certainty of many of the stated links with this Gloucestershire family-the only way forward is by quoting references & nailing down sources. Folklore & family lore is not enough by itself.
The 1820 pedigree was interesting, though it contradicted Sir Thomas Phillipps' tree by making Edward of Sodbury (m. Ann Crew) a son of Richard Stephens(d.1699) & Margaret! I copied it out. It took the Chavenage side of the tree down to the children of Nathaniel Stephens & Elizabeth Pemberton, which were given as:
Eliza ,Mary, Catherine (all 'sp');1-Richard 1775 'sp' ;2-Nathaniel 'sp' m. d. of Watkins;3-Robert of Chavenage;4-Henry d.1795 m.Ann,d.of Huntly.            (see p.59 of 'Stephens')
I am in touch with another genealogist over here who claims descent from Thomas Stephens of Lypiatt. We shall see. I did some more research on her line, I think tracing it another generation back to a Thomas Stephens married in Stonehouse ,Glos. 1707/8,so getting closer.
Hoping this is of some help,
regards,
Tim Stephens

 

10/29/02 E-mail from Tim Stephens with attachment

Hi Don
Thanks for putting up the info I submitted. It makes it all worthwhile-I really do appreciate it. I'm continuing to go through the data in the book. The ones that need the closest analysis (in my opinion) are the Stephens who crossed the Atlantic in the 17 C. It is bad luck (but not surprising) that several of them would have been born about the time of the Civil war & the Cromwellian period for which parish records here for births are sparse. Attached some more comments on 3 of the Stephens in 'Ye Book'. One of them I don't think crossed to America at all , but that may mean there is another Stephens unaccounted for(?).I hope to examine the data on each of the migrants in turn (eventually!).
I think you're right about catching up on research by age 65.I started several years ago. I certainly had no idea then how much interest there had been in this name of Stephens, or the number of publications that had been generated by it.
Very best regards
Tim

11/4/02 E-mail from Larry Stephens

Hi, Have been researching the Stevens family for many years.  The line from Henry Stevens of Stonington back is cloudy.  Have never seen any real proof that Nicholas was Henry's father.  I believe you have a possible error in the Frink line.  I believe that Grace Stevens was a sister of Henry Stevens, not his daughter. I have seen old records that would attest to this. Also, look at the birth dates.  Henry Stevens and Hannah Lake were born in the 1640's and their children were born beginning in the 1670's.  You show Grace as being born in 1634.  I have also seen the gravestones of John Frink and Grace Stevens Frink.  They are located in North Stonington, CT, just South of King's Highway through some woods and there is a large open field with a cemetery surrounded by a wall of flat field stones.  The gravestones are small and only have initials.  The graves are listed in a cemetery list.  My interest in the Frink family is twofold; first, I have been trying to locate the site of Henry Stevens residence for 25 years with no luck.  Plowden Stevens in his 1909 Stephens/Stevens book showed a picture of the remaining house foundation in Stonington, but, did not describe or map the location in Stonington. I have an original copy of Plowden's book.  I wonder if anyone has Plowden's  workpapers from his book?   Old records show that Henry's residence may have been near his sister Grace Frink's residence which is in North Stonington and I'm guessing near where Grace and John Frink are buried.  Second, I have another original old book by Grace Wheeler, (daughter of Richard Wheeler who wrote the  history of Stonington) titled Old Homes of Stonington.  In that book, Grace Wheeler states that the first Stevens house was located next to where Pitts Frink died.  Again, no description of where that is, and, no information about what was significant about Pitts Frink's death.  I have never been able to find any information about how and where  Pitts Frink died.  There is a large granite monument behind the Ramada Inn in Mystic, CT. in a large cemetery where Hannah Lake is buried.  It is across the Road from Whitehall Mansion which is now the Historical Society's building.  John Gallup's original house was located about 50 yards South of the current Whitehall mansion.  Well, I hope I haven't bored you too much with this, but, sure would like to locate the site of Henry Stevens residence.  Please let me know if you have any questions, Larry Stevens, lestevens@attbi.com.  Oh, by the way, my line is Henry, Thomas, Zebulon, Thomas, Zebulon Hall (not Hull), John Bowman, Zebulon Herbert, Glenn Stratton, Glenn Zebulon.   

11/9/02 E-mail from Tim Stephens with attachment

Don (& Larry),
I hope you got my last. Attached for when you have a spare moment are the details of the 1820 Stephens pedigree which I looked up at Gloucester RO. Strange to think that researchers have been working on this family for over 180 years! You have most of it already, but there are a few odd details worth noting, as well as what is NOT included.
Enjoy, and Best Regards to all stateside,
Tim Stephens in the UK

11/13/02 E-mail from Larry Stephens

Hello, Lawrence Stevens, WestSpringfield, MA here.  I am direct line from Henry Stephens/Stevens of Stonington, CT (Henry, Thomas, Zebulon, Thomas, Zebulon Hall, John Bowman, Zebulon Herbert, Glenn Stratton, Glenn Zebulon, Lawrence).  Have been researching the Stephens/Stevens family for many years with my father Glenn Zebulon.  Have made many trips to the Stonington, CT area over that time.  I have visited the cemetery and grave sites of John Frink and Grace Stevens Frink near the North Stonington line off Kings highway. The two stones are dark slate, small, initials only.  The cemetery is off Kings Highway, on a dirt road,  through a heavily wooded area about 1/4 mile, to on open corn field, then  the dirt road turns Southwest about 1/8 mile to a fairly large cemetery encircled by a fairly well kept stone wall.  The cemetery was well kept and there was a very large Maple, or, Oak tree (can't remember) within the cemetery walls.  I remember this tree because it stood out so beautifully in the open field.  The two stones are on the North side, and a little West of the middle of the yard.   Many people think that Grace Stevens Frink was a daughter of Henry Stevens, but, I have copies of deeds that verify that she was a sister of Henry.  I believe that Henry and Elizabeth Gallup Stevens' home was on land adjacent to John and Grace Frink's home.  Again, from references in deeds.  I have an original copy of the Plowden Stevens 1909 book.  I have been trying to locate the site of Henry Stevens residence for over 20 years with no luck.  I wish Plowden Stevens had identified the location of his photo of the site and foundation of Henry Stevens residence in his book.  I also have an original copy of the Grace Denison Wheeler book, Old Homes in Stonington.  She was the daughter of Richard Wheeler who wrote the History of Stonington book.  In her book, Grace states that "the first Frink house was east of Mr. Latham Miner's house on land now owned (1903) by Fernando Wheeler, and stood in the second lot just over the wall".  Grace also states in her book that "the first Stevens house stood where Mr. Pitts Downer Frink died, near the present North Stonington boundary line".  Again, no reference to when Pitts Frink died, what was significant about the circumstances of his death, and most importantly where he died.  I know that Pitts Frink was born Oct. 12, 1796 in Stonington, CT, wife was Nancy Pendleton 1797-April 30, 1844.  I know that Pitts Frink was a selectman for the town up to 1852.  I also believe he might have been a Justice of the Peace.  But, have not been able to learn when, how, and where he died.  I have not been able to locate the graves of Henry and Elizabeth Stevens.  I believe if I can find Henry's residence foundation site, that I could then locate Henry and Elizabeth's grave sites from deed references that mention their burial site in relation to their residence.  I have gone so far as to ask Soil Conservation Service workers if they could identify the location of the hillside in Stonington from the Plowden Stevens book photo, with no luck.  Please let me know if you have any info, or, contacts that could help in this search.  Also, I would be interested to know if you found any of this lengthy note of interest, or, new info to you?  I have quite a bit of knowledge about the Henry Stevens family, and have visited many interesting sites related to the early times.  I don't know if you work the Stevens line, but, I have actually held in my hand the original June 29, 1675 letter that Henry Stephens wrote to his neighbor Thomas Stanton. This letter was the first warning to the CT settlers of the King Phillip raid on the garrison house at Swansea, MA which  was the beginning of King Phillip's War.  The letter was sealed with red wax with Henry's seal and sent by an Indian runner to Thomas Stanton. I also know a family member in Canaan, CT who owns a large old black iron cooking pot that came from the Stevens family in Stonington.  I have a son, Glenn Zebulon Stevens II, who is a Soph. at Conn. College, New London, CT which brings our family full circle from Stonington, to Plainfield, to Canaan, to Pennsylvania, To West Springfield, MA, and back to Stonington in 11 generations and a 350 year trip.  I have also been trying to make the confirmed (documented and proven) connection of the Stephens/Stevens family to the English ancestor with little proven success.  I recently found the Don Stephens (North Carolina) web page and link to the Lackey/Stephens web page that tries to make a connection through an Anthony Stephens down to a Nicolas being he father of Henry Stephens of Stonington.  The Anthony Stephens is reported as the son of Edward Stephens, wife Joan Fowler, who was Lord of Eastington Manor.  I believe they cite The Visitation of London 1633-34-35 volume II as their source, which I have not seen, but, I wonder if this is just a "leap of faith"?  I can't remember if I have ever seen you book on the Frink's.  My father and I are life members of the Gallup Family Association and have traveled to Ledyard, CT for many years, each August, for the Gallup family reunion.  This is a grand group and excellent source of Stonington historical information.  Well, if you made it to the bottom of this email you must be a true enthusiast of family genealogy.  I hope you have found this interesting, and I'm hoping you might be able to help me in my quest to find Henry Stevens residence and grave site. Hope to hear from you soon, Larry Stevens

11/13/02  E-mail from Larry Stephens

Hi Don, Larry (Lawrence) Stevens here.  Recently found your web page and have enjoyed reading the info.  I have forwarded to you several recent e-mails I sent to others interested in the Stephens/Stevens family and Frink family.  I have been at this for about 25 years, searching my line from Henry Stevens of Stonington.  I would like to find the site of Henry's house and burial place in Stonington, and would very much like to find proof of Henry's connection to England. Is there evidence to verify that Henry's father was Nicholas, whose father was Thomas, and especially whose father was Anthony son of Edward and Jane Fowler Stephens?   I would like to correspond with the Tim Stephens UK listed on your "Stephens Family Updated Information" page.  Is he willing to share his email address and correspond with me?  ?  If so, please e-mail me. My son, Glenn Zebulon Stevens II is a soph. at Conn. College in New London, CT.  He is planning to spend the fall semester of 2003 in a study abroad program in London.  He is an architecture major. I was thinking, if their is a family connection to Eastington Church, Manor, and Chavenage Manor that he would surely like to visit and study them.  I might want to visit him and see these treasures myself!  I have spent many hours traveling the roads, cemeteries, public records offices, and historical sites in the Stonington area.  Have visited the grave sites of John Frink and Grace Stevens Frink, Hannah Lake, John Gallup (Smiths Castle), site of the Great Narragansett swamp battle (where John Gallup was killed leading the Mohegan's), Mount Hope where King Phillip had his home village and where he was killed, I have a copy of the original 1675 letter (handwritten) that Henry Stevens sent to Thomas Stanton warning the CT settlers of the outbreak of King Phillip's war, have an original Plowden Stevens book, have original Elvira Stevens Barney book, have copy of the C. Ellis Stevens book, have copy of the Nathaniel Stevens Norfolk, CT book,  have original Grace Wheeler Old Homes in Stonington book, have early 1800's copy of the Benjamin Church book on King Phillip's war, have Richard Wheeler's History of Stonington and History of the Road Church (Stonington), have copies of many deeds from Stonington, Voluntown, Canaan, etc.  Henry Stevens is identified as a "weaver" on one of the early deeds.  Henry gave money for the construction of a mill in Stonington.  I have a copy of a portion of his will probated in New London.  Henry was a selectman for Stonington for a number of years, and he was a Representative in the Colonial Legislature in Hartford for several years.  Hope to hear from you, sincerely, Larry Stevens 

12/15/02 E-mail from Tim Stephens

Seasonal greetings friends,
Thank you for your info. Among other things I recently learnt of the following link which you may find of interest:
http://catalogue.pro.gov.uk/ExternalRequest.asp?RequestReference=ri2003
re Civil War Soldiers 1642-1660 .
Regards,
Tim

2/9/03 E-mail from Tim Stephens

Don
My research (at any rate concerning the Stephens migrants to America) has been hibernating of late. However, attached are a few refs. from the book re Herald's Visitations mentioned by some of the Stephens researchers.If anyone wished to follow these to the original documents at the British Museum ,or to search them out in cyberspace ,they might be useful. Just a thought. I found the book in a local library.
Regards,
Tim Stephens

CATALOGUE OF HERALD'S VISITATIONS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM (Printed for James Taylor,2nd Edition,1825) A few extracts copied from this book follow. The entries each give the reference in the Harleian Manuscripts (which formed part of the basis of the museum's original collection in the 18C)

p.48-9 LONDON

1568 Robert Cooke ,Clarenceux ,with many additions Harl. MSS 1463

Note: The index is at f.281

1634 Sir Richard St.George Clarenceux 1476

Pedigrees of families of London

apparently taken from the Visitations of 1634 & 1664. 1096

f12-118-133-144

Pedigrees copied from the Visitation of 1634 1444

p.31 GLOUCESTERSHIRE

1583 Robert Cooke, Clarenceux together with the visitation of

1623 William Camden, Clarenceux by his deputies Henry Chitting Chester Herald &

John Philpot, Rouge Dragon 1041,f18

Pedigrees of many ancient Gloucestershire Families 2121,f.72

Pedigrees taken in 1634 6139

[Note - There was more in similar vein]

3/16/03 E-mail from Tim Stephens

Don,
Here's some food for thought attached. I was recently able to check a couple more refs .to British Stephens. This ties in with an earlier attachment re Tyringham Stephens .Enjoy.
Best Regards,
Tim

Notes re 20th Century Stephens: ['C.M.G.'=Cross of St.Michael & St.George, 'R.N.'=Royal Navy]

(part of) Entry from "Burke's Landed Gentry"c.1952 (my ref .is proof copy)

Capt. Richard Markham Tyringham Stephens, C.M.G.(1915),Capt.R.N.(ret.), Chief of Naval Staff,Canada,1915-18,Assist.Dir.Naval Service of Canada,1919-22,Consular Shipping Adviser, Santos,1940-44,and at Istanbul,1945-7,served in World War I;b.13 Nov 1875,educ.Abbey Sch.,Beckenham,m.30 Aug 1913,Frances Rachel (d.-----,1945),dau.of Rev. Samuel Schor, and has issue,

Prescot Frobisher(39, The Mead, Beckenham, Kent);b.23 Jan.1918 educ.St.Lawrence's Coll.,m.15 Dec.1945,Peggy,dau.of ----Pike, and has issue,

Mark Phillip,b.17 Sept.1946.

Residence [of Capt.R.M.T.]=190,Cooden Drive, Bexhill-on-Sea,Sussex[U.K.]

Entry from "Kelly's Handbook to the Titled Landed and Official Classes" 1958

Stephens,Capt.Richard Markham Tyringham C.M.G.(1915),R.N.eld.s. of late Capt.Prescot Wm.Stephens R.N.(d.1882);b.1875;educ.Stubbington;m.1913,Frances Rachel(d.1945)dau.of Rev.Samuel Schor, formerly Vicar Ch.Ch.,Blackpool,Lancs.;1s;Capt.R.N.on ret.list 1920.

[address]190,Cooden Drive,Bexhill-on-Sea[tel.](Cooden) 398

Entry from same title as above,1940

[address]16,South Park Court,Beckenham,Kent.

Entry from "Armorial Families"(Fox-Davies)Vol.2

STEPHENS of Eastington(H.Coll.).Quarterly,1 and 4,per chevron azure and argent,in chief two falcons volant or(Stephens);2 gules,on a bed cottised argent,a bendlet wavy azure(Lugg);3.azure,a saltire engrailed argent,a crescent or for difference(Tyringham). Mantling azure and argent. Crest- On a wreath of the colours,a demi-eagle displayed or. Mottoes- "Deus intersit";"All's for ye beste."

Son of Richard Stephens of Eastington,J.P.for Hants.and D.L.co.Leicester,b.1824;d.1898;m.1850,Henrietta Maria,only d.of late Lt.-Gen.the Rt.Hon.Sir Henry Pottinger,1st Bart.:-

Percy Somers Tyringham Stephens,Esq.J.P.co.Durham and N.R.Yorks.b.1860;m.1895,Rachel,third d.of Rev.E.Abercrombie Wilkinson;and has issue-Martin Tyringham Stephens,Gentleman,Liut.Oxford and Bucks. L.I.(Club-Naval and Military),b.1901; Joan Tyringham;and Lettice Tyringham. Res.-Hermitage,Richmond,Yorks. Club-Travellers'.

Son of Prescot William Stephens,esq.,Post-Capt.R.N.,b.1835;d.1882;m.1869,Alice Lettice,ygst.d.of late W.Marriott:-

Richard Markham Tyringham Stephens,Esq.,C.M.G.,Capt.(ret.)R.N.,Asst.Dir.Canadian Naval Service 1919-22,b.1875;m.1913,frances Rachel,d.of Rev.Samuel Schor.Res.-42 Albemarle, Beckenham, Kent. Club-Army and Navy.

Notes:From the above entries & more details given in Burke's Landed Gentry one line appears to be:

Mark Phillip Stephens(b.1946)s.of

Prescot Frobisher Stephens(b.1918)& Peggy(ne้ Pike),P.F.son of

Richard Markham Tyringham Stephens(b.1875)& Frances Rachel(ne้ Schor),R.M.T.son of

Prescot William Stephens(1835-1882)&Alice Lettice(ne้ Marriott),P.W.son of

Richard Stephens(1785-1871)& Emilie Anne(ne้ de Sievrac),R.son of

Richard Stephens(1745-1810)& Alice(ne้ Lettice),R.son of

John Stephens(1707-82)&Elizabeth(ne้ Barfoot).J.son of

Thomas Stephens(1679-1767)& Hannah(ne้ Warde),T.son of

Tyringham Stephens(d.1710)&Millicent(ne้ Inge),T.son of

Nathaniel Stephens(d.1640)& Elizabeth(ne้ Tyringham),N.son of

Thomas Stephens[Attorney General to Henry,Prince of Wales,and Charles I etc.](d.1613)& Elizabeth(ne้ Stone)

[The Burke's entry reads "John" where it should read "Thomas",Attorney General,but all the other details seem to be correct about this person,including his wife.If the provenence from Thomas to Nathaniel holds true this line would seem okay.Sir Thomas Phillipps' tree appears to confirm this line.See earlier notes.Apologies for not giving dates for the wives-I've tried to keep it simple in one line here.]

1881 British census

Prescot William Stephens was on board HMS"Thetis",as captain.His birthplace=Belgrave,Leicester,England.

Richard M.Stephens(b.1875)was living in the household of his grandmother,Mary A.Marriott (widow,69,born Wellingboro,Northampton)which was Albemarle Rd Tyringham in Beckenham,Kent.The full list of grandchildren were:

Alice Lettice Stephens,11,born Treboard Akbar,Liverpool

Mary H.Stephens,9 " Wellingboro,Northampton

Richard M.Stephens,5 " Beckenham,Kent

Margarite Stephens,4 " do.

Martin S.Stephens,2 " "

There was also a Governess(born Kilrush,Ireland),3 female domestic servants,and a neice:

Ida M.Kirkpatrick,14 born St.Heliers,Jersey

[source=www.familysearch.org ;RG11 Piece / Folio 0849 / 8 Page Number 9]

8/30/03 E-mail from Tim Stephens

Don,
Just to show I've not lost interest here is some more.
p.59 Children of 38.Nathaniel21Stephens & Elizabeth Pemberton.The following are recorded in Bishop's Transcripts for Eastington(source: from fellow researcher-list at base of p.152"The Visitation of Gloucestershire",via genuki?;The typeface shows it to be from a printed book.)Dates covered up to 1710.

Baptisms for which both parents' names are given-

Francis(son) 22 April 1706

Mary 22 April 1706

Catherine 6 May 1708

Henry 3 June 1710

For more re Henry see Dr.Ellis Stevens' "Stevens Genealogy" p.35.He married Ann Huntley and died 1795"Last in the direct male line".

ALSO p.47 Gloucester Library research shows that Ann Mary Stephens (dr.of 31.Thomas20)was married June 5th 1688 at Lypiatt to Edward Fust(Transactions of Bristol & Glos.Arch.Society Vol.V p.56-7)

More work is needed on Gloucestershire notes to sort out who the people were.

Best Regards,

Tim

6/22/04 E-mail from Tim Stephens

Don,
I was recently at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Records Office in Stratford-upon-Avon,Warwickshire doing research on various Stephens families. I've not checked all the Stephens refs.yet but I list below a few which relate to Stephens of Sodbury in Gloucestershire:
ER3/657,4112 Stephens,Katharine 1662/3 wife of Sir Thomas of Little Sodbury,Glos.Knt.,formerly Combe Deed

ER3/4113-4,ER4/94     do.                1667 Dame[wife of above]

ER2/454 Stephens ,Thomas 1655 of Sodbury,Glos.,deed

ER3/657,4112 Stephens ,Thomas Knt.1662/3 Deed

ER3/657,4112 Stephens ,Thomas son of above

There are numerous other refs.to Stephens,including in NE Gloucs. & S.Worcestershire,as well as in the Stratford area itself.

Some of the families are identifiable,and some are my own relations.Obviously more study is needed to see if the families are actually related to each other.I also recently ordered a 1657 will(proved 1663)of a George Stephens of Bisley,Gloucs. This is the parish in which Lypiatt House is though this man is not obviously realted to the Stephens who lived there. He was a broad-weaver and also had an interest in the Star Inn at Cirencester,Gloucs. His wife's name was Joan and several sons and daughters were legatees.

Hope all is well with you.You are welcome to add the above to your website,if still active.

All the best from the Uk,

Tim Stephens

 

 

 

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