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WILLIAM STEPHENS, Esq., of Guilford, Colony of Connecticut, was born inEngland, and accompanied to America, his father, to the bulk of whoselanded estate he became the heir. He was for some years magistrate ofGuilford. Together with his father-in-law, John Meggs, Esq., his brotherHon. Thomas Stephens and Dr. Rossiter, he actively opposed the uniting ofthe colony of New Haven with that of Connecticut. And this movement ledto the founding of the town of Killingworth, which was originally calledKenilworth after the locality in Warwickshire near which lived hiskinsman Robert Beale, of Prior's Marston, co. Warwick, Secretary of thePrivy Council of Queen Elizabeth.2 Lands were granted to William Stephensunder patent of the colony.3 In 1669 we find the names of "WillimeSteeuns" and "Thomas Steeuns" on the list of freemen of Kenilworth.4 Hesubsequently returned to Guilford. In signing his will he spells the name"Steeavns" though in his father's will his name is given "Stephens". Hemarried March 3, 1653, Mary, eldest daughter of John Meggs, Esq., son ofVincent Meggs, of the manor of Bradford Peverell, co. Dorset, and ofGuilford, Connecticut. She died April 30, 1703, and he in 1710 or 1712,in the reign of Queen Anne, having had issue; I. John, born March 3, 1654, Ensign in the Colonial forces, who waskilled in the Pequot war 1676, unmarried. II. Samuel, born March, 1656, who married first Elizabeth (???), andsecondly Melatiah, daughter of William Bradford, and granddaughter ofGovernor Bradford, of Massachusetts, and had issue; 1. John, who died unmarried October 5, 1742. III. Nathaniel, born May 10, 1659, who died in infancy. IV. LIEUTENANT NATHANIEL, born October 29, 1661, of whom presently. V. Judith, born October 1, 1668, who married Samuel Buell. VI. Josiah, born December 8, 1670, who became a physician, and marriedfirst June 25, 1699, Sarah (???), and secondly July 11, 1733, MercyHoadley, a widow, and died March 15, 1754, having had issue; 1. Josiah, of Killingworth, born March 25, 1700, who married MarthaSmith, and whose line became extinct. 2. Daniel, born October 18, 1701, who married Esther Chatfield. 3. Elnathan, born April 13, 1703, who married Mary Hull, and diedDecember 26, 1776. 4. Jerusha, born October 19, 1704, who married Daniel Griswold, Esq. 5. Nathaniel, born 1716; died 1805. VI. Mary, born November 2, 1677, who married Joseph Harris. 1See the valuable work of Mr. Clay W. Holmes on the "Genealogy ofSteevens", and New. Haven Colonial Records, 1653-1665. Posted by Lissa Stevens on April 19, 1998 at 11:55:35: In Reply to: Re: William/Thomas/James Stevens, 1666 posted by Marie FortWithrow on January 28, 1998 at 18:07:49: I have a Stevens' Gen. Book by Charlotte Stevens Holmes printed 1906. Init both William and Thomas were the sons of John both b. in England Wm-m. Mary Meigs dau. of John and Thomasina Fry. She died and he mar. 2ndwife Sarah widow of David Carpenter of New London, Ct. She died 1703. Wmwas assoc. with father and Tom in joining the Conn. Colony and moved toKillingworth as he was member of the church there in 1670. He sold allhis holding in Guilford before moving to Wm. Seward and Mar 26,1671 hedeid Jan. 1703 Ch. 1. John b. Guilford Mar. 3,1654 2. Samuel b. Guilford mar.1.1657 3. Nathaniel b. same Mar 10,1659 mus have d.y. 4. Nathaniel b.Oct 29,1661 5. Judith b.Killingworth Oct 1,1668 6. Josiah b. """"""" Dec.8.1670 7. Mary b.""""""""""Nov.2,1677 John was killed in the Pequot war. Judith married 1686 Samuel Buell of Kill.who died Nov.2,1732 She diedOct.31,1732 Mary ws prob. dau of sec. wife-she mar. Joseph harris of Kill Posted by Marie Fort Withrow on January 28, 1998 at 18:07:49: In Reply to: Re: William/Thomas/James Stevens, 1666 posted by Jean Voreon January 28, 1998 at 01:00:15: Hi. I was also confused as I thought I mixed this family line up withanother, but I did not when I re-checked. Here is most of what I have.Unfortunately, I do not have children's names, only these. It is possiblethat your Thomas Stephens was a brother of my William Stephens. Here is my stuff: William Stephens married a Mary Meigs. In 1666 he came to Guilford, Connwith his brothers Thomas and James. One other brother died on the tripover. William had: Josiah Stephens who married Sara Hubbell. He was born 12/8/1670, d12/17/1726, married 6/25/1699 They had: Nathaniel Stevens (he changed the spelling) who married AbigailBuell. He was born? 1705? married 2/17/1737 They had: Josiah Stevens b. 10/21/1743 married Mary Gray 6/27/1763. He was in theRevolutionary War, a Pastor and his Congregation was in Isle of Shoalswhere he is buried. I have a note that my great grandmother visited hisgrave there. They had: Oliver Stevens Sr. who married in 1800 a Eliza Sumner Winn. He wasb-3/11/1783 in Newport N.H. d-6/16/1853 in Greensboro, Ga. They had Louisa Stevens b. 2/4/1810 d.-2/23/1886 and she married EdwinHenry Bacon and, of course this then, for me, turns into the Bacon line.....to myGrandmother, eventually, who was Marie Worthington Colcord... New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Third Series, Volume IV Author: William Richard Cutter (II) William Stevens, son of John Stevens, was born in England, 1630,died in January, 1703. He came to this country with his father andbrother Thomas, and was among the first settlers of Guilford,Connecticut. He probably moved with them to Killingworth, Connecticut, ashe was a member of the church there in 1670. On March 26, 1671, he soldhis land in Guilford to William Seward. He served as selectman. Hemarried (first) March 3. 1653, Mary Meigs. daughter of John and Thomasia(Fry) Meigs. He married (second) Sarah, widow of David Carpenter, of NewLondon, Connecticut, and she died April 30, 1703. children: John, born inGuilford, March 3, 1654; Samuel, of further mention; Nathaniel, Guilford,March 10, 1659, died in infancy; Nathaniel, Guilford, October 29, 1661:Judith, Killingworth, October 1, 1668; Josiah, Killingworth, December 8,1670; Mary, Killingworth, November 2, 1677, probably a daughter by thesecond wife. CARPENTER, DAVID, at Nahantick Ferry, 1680; he m. Sarah Hough,granddaughter of Wm. Hough, of N. L. He had a son David, bap. Nov. 12,1682, and daughters. He d. in 1700, and his relict m. Wm. Stevens, ofKillingworth. (Caulkins.) DAVID, New London, only s. of the preced. m. Sarah, d. of William Hough,had there bapt. Mary, in July 1677; Sarah, Nov. 1679; David, 12 Nov.1682; and Eliz. and Hannah, 1691; but sold his est. 1688, and d. 1700.His wid. m. WILLIAM STEPHENS Stephens/Stevens from North East Settlers by Savage, Vol. 4.Massachusetts. William Stevens of Killingworth, in 1665, where he removed from Guilford,brother of Thomas also of Killingworth. Born in England, freeman in 1669.When he died is not marked, but it was probably before 1685, when amongproprieters of Guilford no other of the name, besides Nathaniel is found.Yet he may have been of Killingworth at that time and given his estate toNathaniel. Others of his children did settle at Guilford. Married on 3Mar 1653 to Mary Meigs (died 30 Apr 1703), daughter of John Meigs.Children: 1. John b. 3 Mar 1654 2. Samuel b. 1 Mar 1656 3. Nathaniel b. 10 May 1659 d. soon 4. Nathaniel b. 29 Oct 1661 5. Judith b. 1 Oct 1668 6. Josiah b. 8 Dec 1670 7. Mary b. 2 Nov 1677 William. No supposition in favor of the elder birth of Thomas, however,could ever have been properly based upon this fact, because Thomas' nameprecedes in this connection not only that of William, but also that ofJohn, the acknowledged eldest son. Some explanation for its appearance insuch position must be found other than primogeniture. And if suchoccurrence of his name before that of John and William be assumed byreason of the order of mention here or elsewhere to mean his being elder,what is meant when he is mentioned again in the will in the propersequence after John and William? In the first instance the precedencecannot possibly mean that he was the eldest son, and in the secondinstance on the contrary it indicates his being the youngest. The trueexplanation seems to be, that Thomas who is known to have been an ableand active man, was entrusted with the drawing of the will, and being byhis father's death-bed for that purpose, was by his father not only madeexecutor, but also shown special favors--being remembered before others, and with a naturalkindly thought shown for him and his children. His being constitutedexecutor of course proves nothing; as anyone whether of kin or not couldbe that. But it is evidence that he was held in affection and honor byhis father, and together with the existence of legacies to him bars anypossible theory of his being disinberited. And in these circumstances itis inconceivable had he been second son and as such chief heir to theAmerican possessions, that his father would have done him the refinedcruelty of making him the executor of a will which took away from himthis birthright and gave it to a younger son, compelling Thomas to handover his own proper share of the estate to his brother. It would requiremuch and substantial proof to demonstrate such a thing as that--whereasno evidence is known to exist which substantiates any supposition thatThomas was second son, and there is no indication in such direction savesome repeated copying of the error already referred to -- which falls tothe ground before the will itself. In recognizing in his will William as his principal heir, John Stephenscharged him, as already stated, with the carrying out of financialprovision for John, as the only brother older than himself, and also forhis sister Mary --giving him the family home and the bulk of the landedproperty. In contrast with this the inconsequential character of thelegacy to Thomas in the first mention of his name is clear--consisting asit did merely of a mare and a "brass kettle". And even in the secondmention of Thomas when his name comes in the will in the regular sequenceafter those of his elder brothers John and William, the legacy gives himbut an old suit of clothes, an old cloak, a pair of sheets, and a bed andbedding--certainly not the provision by primogeniture for "the heir". Itseems proper thus to clear away any apparent confusion regarding a gentleman who himself was in no sense responsible for it, andwho was held in high honor in his day. The residuum of the property wasequally divided; but who the chief landed heir inheriting his father'shouse and principal estate really was, is recorded by the will, as byfamily and other records. It is a fact of interest that the American lineis the only authenticated surviving male line of the house of FitzStephen, and that the headship of the house, according to the law ofprimogeniture, has unbrokenly been acknowledged in the succession of thedescendants of William Stephens, as eldest male representatives of theAmerican branch, and also of the English branch of the family. Stevens Genealogy WILLIAM STEPHENS, Esq., of Guilford, Colony of Connecticut, was born inEngland, and accompanied to America, his father, to the bulk of whoselanded estate he became the heir. He was for some years magistrate ofGuilford. Together with his father-in-law, John Meggs, Esq., his brotherHon. Thomas Stephens, and Dr. Rossiter, he actively opposed the unitingof the colony of New Haven with that of Connecticut. And this movement ed to the founding of the town ofKillingworth, which was originally called Kenilworth after the localityin Warwickshire near which lived his kinsman Robert Beale, of Prior'sMarston, co. Warwick, Secretary of the Privy Council of Queen Elizabeth.2Lands were granted to William Stephens under patent of the colony.3 In1669 we find the names of "Willime Steeuns" and "Thomas Steeuns" on thelist of freemen of Kenilworth.4 He subsequently returned to Guilford. Insigning his will he spells the name "Steeavns" though in his father'swill his name is given "Stephens". He married March 3, 1653, Mary, eldestdaughter of John Meggs, Esq., son of Vincent Meggs, of the manor ofBradford Peverell, co. Dorset, and of Guilford, Connecticut. She diedApril 30, 1703, and he in 1710 or 1712, in the reign of Queen Anne,having had issue; I. John, born March 3, 1654, Ensign in the Colonial forces, who waskilled in the Pequot war 1676, unmarried. II. Samuel, born March, 1656, who married first Elizabeth (???), andsecondly Melatiah, daughter of Major William Bradford, and granddaughter of Governor Bradford, ofMassachusetts, and had issue; 1. John, who died unmarried October 5, 1742. III. Nathaniel, born May 10, 1659, who died in infancy. IV. LIEUTENANT NATHANIEL, born October 29, 1661, of whom presently. V. Judith, born October 1, 1668, who married Samuel Buell. VI. Josiah, born December 8, 1670, who became a physician, and marriedfirst June 25, 1699, Sarah (???), and secondly July 11, 1733, MercyHoadley, a widow, and died March 15, 1754, having had issue; 1. Josiah, of Killingworth, born March 25, 1700, who married MarthaSmith, and whose line became extinct. 2. Daniel, born October 18, 1701, who married Esther Chatfield. 3. Elnathan, born April 13, 1703, who married Mary Hull, and diedDecember 26, 1776. 4. Jerusha, born October 19, 1704, who married Daniel Griswold, Esq. 5. Nathaniel, born 1716; died 1805 -----William Lackey Stephens;http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/t/e/William-Lackey--Stephens/index.html
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