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New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Third Series, Volume IV (II) Corporal Thomas Steevens, son of John and Mary Stephens, was born inEngland in 1628. In 1654, while still living in Guilford, where he hadremoved with his father, he was chosen corporal in an expedition againstthe Dutch of New York. He moved later to Killingworth, Connecticut, andwas there proven a man of ability and gained prominence in the townaffairs. He was twice elected to the general assembly of Connecticut. Hedied November 18, 1685. He married, in 1650, Mary, daughter of John andMary (Ward) Fletcher. The last-named was the daughter of Widow JoyceWard. Thomas Steevens had thirteen children, among whom was John, of whomfurther. List of Official Civil, Military, and Ecclesiastical of ConnecticutColony STEPHENS THOMAS (d. 1685). Corporal, N. H. Col. Troop, June 1654.(Residence, Guilford.) Deputy (Killingworth), May 1671. N. H. Col. II. 109. Conn. Col. II. 147. Stephens/Stevens from North East Settlers by Savage, Vol. 4.Massachusetts. Thomas Stevens of Guilford, in 1650, son of John, also of Guilford,probably born in England, removed to Killingworth, or as by its firstsettlers call. from their native place in Old England in 1665,Kenilworth, but why the name was degraded to its modern form is beyondthe knowledge of any in the last three or four generations, yet easilyconjectured. He was among the freemen in 1699, representative in 1671 ofKillingworth, but before that plantation was settled he had by wife Mary,several children born at Guilford, though larger part may be claimed,possibly by Killingworth. 1. Mary 2. James b. 21 Feb 1651 3. Rebecca m. Edward Rutty 4. Sarah b. 25 Jan 1657 m 18 Apr/May 1678 to Stephen Dod 5. John b. 10 Mar 1660 6. Thomas b. 21 Feb 1662 7. Timothy b. 1664 8. Joseph b. 23 Apr 1666 9. Abigail b. 23 Apr 1666 m. Edward Lee 10. Elizabeth b. 14 July 1668 m. Nathaniel Chittenden 11. Ebenezer b. 26 Jan 1671 12 Phebe b. 21 Feb 1673 13. Jonathan b. 2 Feb 1676 d. 18 Nov 1685 Thomas STEVENS, b. 5 Dec 1630 in Eng. He d. on 18 Nov 1685 inKillingworth, Middlesex, CT. He has AFN 8MZV-X0. He was on the GeneralCourt of Conn. in Guilford, CT. He was a Military Officer, in a campaignagainst the Dutch, at New Amsterdam, NY. He was m. to Mary FLETCHER in1650 in Milford, CT. Hon. Thomas, an officer in the military expedition against the Dutch ofNew York during the War between England and the Netherlands, 1654. Hisname originally spelled "Stephens" in the records, and so spelled in hisfather's will, came to be Steuens and Steevens, which latter hisdescendants continue.1 He was one of the founders of Killingworth, Conn.,and was a member of the General Court, or Legislature of Connecticut,1671--1683.2 He married Mary Fletcher, and died November 18, 1685. ----William Lackey Stephens;http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/t/e/William-Lackey--Stephens/index.html
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