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Thomas Stephens, Gent., 2nd son of Anthony and Kathrine, was born in 1585in London. He was a haberdasher. He married Mary, daughter of Peter Walleof Spargrave, Cheshire in Northwest England. "Stevens - Stephens Genealogy and Family History" Author: Clarence Perry Stevens Call Number: CS71.S844 This book contains the history and genealogy of the Stevens-Stephensfamily of North Carolina. Bibliographic Information: Stevens, Clarence Perry. Stevens-StephensGenealogy and Family History. Published 1968 A) Thomas2 Stephens, b. ca. 1585, of London, England, haberdasher -m-Mary Walle, dau. of Peter Walle of Spargrave, Cheshire, Eng. He had anice coat of arms, illustrated herein, and was of the gentleman class.The two crescents on the arms indicates he was a second son. There wasanother Thomas "Stevens" in the Tower Ward of London but he had no childnamed Nicholas and the other children were different, and I know of noother Nicholas in London at that time. All records indicate that 10) Henry and 12) Thomas were sons of 1) Nicholas. A large black andwhite print about 9 inches by 14 can be obtained as a photostat from theLibrary of Congress. This gives the arms ;and pedigree. The Tower Ward.Stevens is spelled Steuens as the "v" at that time was interchangeablewith the "u". Since no other Thomas is given it would seem there was noother Stephens-Stevens of that name in London at that time. A Thomas inLondon subscribed 20 pounds to the Virginia Company and his name appearsat a meeting there in 1622. (Colonial Documents. State Paper Office,London.) This was likely our Thomas. It has been ;suggested by some that15) Cyprian was the son of Thomas the armourer to the king but a certified copy of the oath of Nicholas Sherman as Chief Armourer to theKing shows he succeeded Thomas Stevens, the Armourer in 1629, soobviously this Thomas could not have been the father of 15) Cyprian andhis brother Thomas, b. 1644. Some have referred to A) Thomas as Col.Thomas. I have nothing to either prove or disprove it. The childrenlisted in said Visitations of London in 1623 were: *1. 1) Nicholas3 Stephens (or Stevens), b. ca. 1620 -m- Elizabeth Starkey- eldest son. *2. 2) Thomas, Jr. b. ca. 1622 -m- but wife unknown. 3. 3) Anthony3 b. ca. 1624, prob. in Lancaster County, Va., by 1656. 4. 4) Mary, not traced. 5. 5) Rebecca N.T. SOME COGNATE FAMILIES Of the descendants of A) Thomas2 Stephens, b. ca. 1590, "the haberdasher"of London, England. Since they furnish us with about half our genes, weshould pay tribute to our maternal ancestors as well as the males. Thelife of these early day women was, for the most part, a continual processof child bearing as well as heavy work, or as Veraldine (Benton) said ina recent letter to this writer, the work they did and "the distances theytraveled without good roads and modern equipment would kill their presentdescendants. They had to be tough to just live. That they prospered andincreased means they were smart as well as tough." Colonel Thomas Stevens (1) of Devonshire, England, was the father of thethree emigrants from whom a large part of the Stevens families ofMassachusetts are descended. He was the progenitor of Charles F. Stevens,and George A. Stevens, of Worcester. He was the armorer of Buttulph Lane,London, who was contracted with the Massachusetts Bay colony andgovernment in March, 1629, for a supply of arms. He was a member himselfof the Massachusetts Bay Company, gave fifty pounds to the common stockand sent three sons, Thomas, Cyprian and Richard, and one daughter to NewEngland. Mary Stevens married Captain Whipple, of Ipswich. Thomas andCyprian came in 1660 with Captain Green. Cyprian went to Chelsea andlater to Lancaster. Richard was the father of Samuel Stevens of Marlboro.Colonel Stevens had another son, William, who remained in London. ColonelStevens was one of the signers of the instructions to Captain Endicottbefore coming to New England. Richard Stevens, one of the sons settled inConcord, MA, and died there in 1683. His wife and daughter returned toEngland to live. Thomas Stevens came first at the age of twelve in theship "Abigail" from London in 1635. PRENAME SURNAME AGE PASSAGE ROLL # Alice Steevens 22 Abigail, 1635 161 Henry Steevens 24 Defence, 1635 30 Thomas Steevens 12 Abigail, 1635 7 (left in mid-July) Robert Stevens 22 Planter, 1635 7 ----William Lackey Stephens;http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/t/e/William-Lackey--Stephens/index.html
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