Ens. Samuel Stevens

Biography

Ensign Samuel Stevens was born 01 March 1657 in Guilford, New Haven Colony & died before 07 July 1712 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He was the son of William Stevens & Mary Meigs.

Married

1. Bef 1683 to Elizabeth (abt 1659-1701). Her parents are not known. 5 children.
2. after 1701 to Hannah, widow of Tahan Hill.
3. after 23 June 1702 to Melatiah Bradford (1664-aft 1739), widow of John Steele. She was a daughter of William Bradford (1624 MA - 1704 MA) & Alice Richards. 2 children.

Children of Samuel Stevens & Elizabeth:

1. Temperance b: ABT 1683 in Killingworth, Middlesex County, Connecticut.
2. John b: ABT 1685 in Killingworth
3. Samuel b: ABT 1687 in Killingworth. Married 1) Jane Crane 2) Elizabeth Platt,
4. Tamisen b: ABT 1690 in Killingworth.
5. Mary b: ABT 1696 in Killingworth. Married Samuel Wilcox.

Children of Samuel Stevens & Melatiah Steele:

1. Elizabeth b: ABT 1703 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut. Married John Hubbard.
2. William b: 02 FEB 1706 in Killingworth. Married Ruhannah Earle.

Notes:

• inventory 7 Jul l7l2;; MFIP, Bradford, l988, p. 9. Conn. Families, vol III, p. 447 states he m. (2) Hannah, widow of Tahan Hill; also gives only two children, John and Samuel.John Steevens of Guilford, CT, pp. 38-39; invt of estate, 10 Jun 1712; son John signed bond 10 Jun 1712, widow Melatiah signed with mark 12 Aug 1712; invt. taken 7 Jul 1712; adm. account signed 4 Jun 1713 by Melatiah and by John on 13 Apr 1714, over L24 in personal estate.

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findagrave.com:

Samuel Stevens Birth: Mar. 1, 1656 Guilford New Haven County Connecticut, USA Death: Jul. 7, 1712 Killingworth Middlesex County Connecticut, USA

Family links:

Parents:

• William Stevens (1630 - 1703)
• Mary Meigs Stevens (1633 - 1703)

Spouse:

• Elizabeth Abbot Stevens (1659 - 1701)

Siblings:

• John Stevens (1654 - 1676)*
• Samuel Stevens (1656 - 1712)
• Nathaniel Stevens (1659 - 1660)*
• Nathaniel Stevens (1661 - 1709)*
• Judith Stevens Buell (1668 - 1732)*
• Mary Stevens Harris (1677 - 1718)*
• Calculated relationship

Note: Time and weather has possibly erased the location of this grave.

Burial: Old Killingworth Cemetery Killingworth Middlesex County Connecticut, USA

Created by: Mookie Record added: May 05, 2016 Find A Grave Memorial# 162153257 - Mookie Added: May. 5, 2016

References

1. Early Connecticut Probate Records
2. William Steevens of Killingworth, Conn., A New Mayflower Line. New England Historical and Genealogical Register 129:18 (Boston: NEHGS, 1975; Link at American Ancestors.
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4. http://trees.wmgs.org/getperson.php?personID=I12983&tree=Schirado cites
   1. [S70] Susan E. Roser, (Genealogical Publ, Baltimore, 2nd ed. 1995).
5. Barlow, Claude W. John Steevens of Guilford, Connecticut : five generations of 17th & 18th century descendants with surnames Steevens, Stevens, Stephens, Kelsey. (Publication date 1976). Page 38-39. < Archive.Org >
6. Book Title: Daniel Shed Geneology, Ancestry and Descendants of Daniel shed of Braintree, Massachusetts 1327-192 Page 93; Third Generation. 20. (slide-42-of-951)
7. WikiTree contributors, "Samuel Stevens (1657-1712)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Stevens-2437 : created 19 Feb 2012 | Last modified 21 May 2023; accessed 21 February 2024).
8. Holmes, Charlotte Steevens, A Genealogy of the Lineal Descendants of John Steevens, Who Settled in Guilford, Conn., in 1645, (Elmira, N.Y.: 1906), pp. 15, 91; Digital Images, Internet Archive, (https://archive.org/details/genealogyoflinea00inholm/page/169/mode/2up).