Stephenson History Patrilineal

Our Clan from 1698 - 1916
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Henry (Stevenson) Stephenson (abt. 1698 - 1743)

Born about 1698 in Ricalton, Oxnam Parish, Roxburghshire,
Son of William Clementi Stinson Stephenson and Katherine Stephenson

Son of William Clementi Stinson Stephenson and Katherine Stephenson
As a child his family moved to Ireland probably as a result of the severe famine in Scotland. Henry worked as shepherd. He married Ann Curlet in 1720 in Saul Parish, Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland Antrim in Ireland and they moved back to Oxnam soon after the marriage.

Saul Parish, Downpatriick, County Down, Northern Ireland

Ann Curlet

Their residence was six miles from Jedburgh, Parish of Oxnam, Roxburgh County, Scotland. Children were; James STEPHENSON, born 1724 in County Antrim, Ire; died 1821 in Iredell NC; James married Sarah Kelly and had 9 children. He passed away on 1819 in Stephenson Cementery Vashhi. Robert STEPHENSON, born 1723 Ricalton, Parrish Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland; married Agnes McCelland.

Ann Curlette died in 1725, in Ireland. Henry later married Isabella Oliver June 28 1735. Their children were: James, Ricalton, Parrish Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland June 16 1736; Janet, Ricalton, Parrish Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland
June 5 1738; Richard, Bloody Laws, Oxnam Parrish, Roxburghshire, Scotland
May 16 1742; Henry, Bloody Laws, Oxnam Parrish, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Feb 27 1745; Isabella died in 1745.

Note:The Stephenson's left Scotland ca 1715 when the Catholic Stuarts brought more armies tramping through the countryside, plundering farms, killing sheep, and readering peilous the practice of Presbyterian beliefs. Henry had died and his wife Ann remarried to a White. She might have been pregnant at the time as her son was named John White Stevenson. She moved to United States with all the children except William who was an apprentice at that time and did not join the family until 1748 in Pennsylvania.

Sources :

1. "Ireland, Select Marriages, 1619-1898". Ancestry Record 9904 #1323920 (accessed 20 March 2022). Henry Stevenson marriage to Ann Curlett on 2 Jun 1720 in Downpatrick, Down, Ireland.
2. ↑ "Irish Records Extraction Database". Ancestry Record 3876 #11127 (accessed 20 March 2022). Henry Stevenson marriage to Ann Curlett in Saul Parish, Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland.
3. ↑ "Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910". Ancestry Record 60144 #1361346 (accessed 20 March 2022). Henry Stevesone marriage to Isobell Olipher on 28 Jan 1735 in Oxnam, Roxburgh, Scotland.

• "The Stephenson family; a genealogical sketch of the Stephenson family from Henry Stephenson of Scotland, to the present time" by J. C. Stephenson 1906
• Family Treemaker Website Link

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John S. Stevenson (1731 - Death: BEF 30 JUN 1794)

Father: Henry Stevenson

Mother: Ann Curlett b: 1698 in Rocksburghshire, Scotland

Marriage 1 Hannah Thompson b: ABT 1730 in County Antrim, Ireland
Married: ABT 1748 in County Antrim, Ireland
Married: 6 FEB 1767 in County Antrim, Ireland

Children
John Stephenson b: 20 NOV 1750 in County Antrim, Ireland
Thomas Randolph Stephenson b: 1755 in County Antrim, Ireland, about 20 miles North of Belfast.
William Stephenson b: 1763 in County Antrim, Ireland
Jane Stephenson b: 1764 in Statesville, Iredell Co., NC
Joseph Stephenson b: 1766 in County Antrim, Ireland. Joseph was mentioned in his father's will.
Mary Stephenson b: ABT 1766 in County Antrim, Ireland. Mary was mentioned in her father's will.
Elizabeth Ann Stephenson b: 15 FEB 1777 in Rowan Co., NC

Note:

John S. Stephenson and his family lived about twenty miles North of Belfast, Ireland, in County Antrim. One account refers to him as "Carpenter John". They were Scotch-Irish Presbyterians. When frequent crop failures made life in Ireland almost unbearable, they took passage to the new world, intending to settle near John's brother William in Rowan Co., NC. On the same ship were the family of William Waddell, all from near Belfast and all Presbyterian.
This group arrived at Charleston, South Carolina, on January 25, 1767, after their ship had been 56 days at sea, partly in severe weather.

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Thomas Randolph Stephenson (1755 - abt. 1806)

Born 1755 in County Antrim, Irelandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of John Stevenson and Hannah Mary (Thompson) Stevenson
Brother of John Stevenson Jr., William Stevenson, Jane Stevenson, Joseph Stevenson, Mary (Stevenson) Waddell and Elizabeth Ann Stephenson [half]
Husband of Mary (Waddell) Stephenson — married 1781 in Georgia, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Father of Sarah (Stephenson) Anderson, John E. Stephenson, William M Stephenson, William M Stephenson, Thomas H. Stephenson and Mary (Stephenson) Callahan
Died about 1806 at about age 51 in Greene, Georgia, United

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John E. Stephenson (1788 - 1871)

Born: Born 12 Nov 1788 in Wilkes County, Georgia

Son of Thomas Randolph Stephenson and Mary (Waddell) Stephenson

Brother of Sarah (Stephenson) Anderson, William M Stephenson, William M Stephenson, Thomas H. Stephenson and Mary (Stephenson) Callahan
Husband of Susannah Anna (Peeler) Stephenson — married 27 Oct 1812 in Greene County, Georgia, USAmap
Husband of Nancy (Unknown) Stephenson — married before 1870 [location unknown]

Children

1.  Thomas U. Stephenson  b: 14 NOV 1812 in that part of Wilkes Co., GA, that later became Greene Co.
2.  James Pleasant (Happy Jim) Stephenson  b: 21 DEC 1814 in that part of Wilkes Co., GA, that later became Greene Co.
3.  John Elbert Stephenson  b: 23 NOV 1815 in that part of Wilkes Co., GA, that later became Greene Co.
4.  Susan Elanor Stephenson  b: 15 AUG 1818 in that part of Wilkes Co., GA, that later became Greene Co.
5.  Anthony Franklin (Frank) Stephenson  b: 15 AUG 1820 in that part of Wilkes Co., GA, that later became Greene Co.
6.  William Miles Stephenson  b: 2 DEC 1822 in that part of Wilkes Co., GA, that later became Greene Co.
7.  Joseph Andrew Stephenson  b: 10 NOV 1824 in that part of Wilkes Co., GA, that later became Greene Co.
8.  Moses Randall Stephenson  b: 8 MAR 1827 in De Kalb Co., GA
9.  Elizabeth (Betsyann) Ann Stephenson  b: 6 JUN 1829 in De Kalb Co., GA
10.  Mary Esiphany Stephenson  b: 20 MAY 1831 in De Kalb Co., GA
11.  John (Jack) Alexander Stephenson  b: 29 APR 1833 in De Kalb Co., GA
12.  Jacob Henry Stephenson  b: 20 FEB 1835 in De Kalb Co., GA

Died: 21 Jan 1871 at age 82 in DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
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John Stephenson was enumerated at Flat Rock Post Office, Barnes District, DeKalb County, Georgia for the August 10, United States Census, 1860. He was noted as born 1787 in Georgia and a farmer. He had $600 in value of real estate and $1700 of personal estate as seen in the image of the original census. Also included in the household is female Susanet Stephenson.[1]

John Stephenson was enumerated at Flat Rock Post Office, Barnes District, DeKalb County, Georgia for the July 16, United States Census, 1870. He was noted as born 1786-1787 in Georgia and a farmer. He had $300 in value of real estate and $300 of personal assets as seen in this image of the original census. Also included in the household are female Nancy Stephenson and female Nancy A Camp.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZMT-77Q : accessed 09 Sep 2014), John Stephenson, Barnes Dist, DeKalb, Georgia, United States; p. 143, household ID 1043, NARA microfilm publication M653; FHL microfilm 803119.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCSY-GSL : accessed 09 Sep 2014), John Stephenson, Georgia, United States; citing p. 56, family 438, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 000545646.

Anthony Franklin Stephenson (1820 - 1893)