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  • 1st wife of Lawrence Stephens (1722 - 1749)
    She married Lawrence Stephens in 1740 in Virginia. They had 4 children . She died as a young mother in 1749, at the age of 27. Children: Mary Stephens 1742-1838, Sarah 1745-1839, Peter Elisha 1746-181...
  • Abigail Stephens (1759 - 1825)
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  • Abigail Harley (c.1628 - d.)
    Abigail Stephens is Queen Elizabeth II's 7th great grandmother.2) Abigail, daughter of Nathaniel Stephens of Eastington, Gloucestershire
  • Abigail Stephens (1731 - d.)

About the Stephens surname

origin

Stephen or Steven (pronounced /ˈstiːvən/) is a masculine first name, derived from the Greek name Στέφανος (Stephanos) meaning "crown, garland", in turn from the Greek word στέφανος, meaning "wreath, crown, honour, reward", literally "that which surrounds or encompasses". The use of the noun was first recorded in Homer's Iliad.

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