Cyprien Stevens, II

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Category: Holden, Massachusetts

Biography

Cyprian II Stevens
Born: 14 Oct 1705 - Marlborough, Middlesex. Massachusetts
Marr: 12 Mar 1726 Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Died: 1754 -
Father: Simon Stevens
Mother: Mary Wilder
Cyprian Stevens was a son of Simon Stevens and Mary (Wilder) Stevens, baptized on 14 October 1705 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. ≤ref>Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts, Page 171: STEVENS, Cyprian, s. Simon, bap. Oct. 14, 1705. C.R. 1.≤/ref> His sister Mary was baptized the same day.≤ref>Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts, pages 171 & 172: STEVENS, Mary, d. Simon, bap. Oct. 14, 1705. C.R. 1.. ≤/ref> The birth of Cyprian and Mary in "about 1707" was listed in the published records of Lancaster, Massachusetts, among marriages and birth of Lancaster families not found in the Lancaster records, but found in other sources "supposed reliable."≤ref>Nourse, page 453.: "Cyprian and Mary, children of Simon and Mary (Wilder) Stevens, born about 1707."≤/ref>

Marriage and Children===Cyprian was married to Damaris Whitney in 1726. They registered their marriage in Stow, Massachusetts, on March 12, 1726.≤ref>Vital Records of Stow, Massachusetts, page 200 (Marriages): STEVENS (see Stephens, Stevens), Cyprain, and Damaras Whitney, Mar. 12, 1726. ≤/ref>

Cyprian and Damaris had ten children. After marrying in Stow, they removed west to settle in Rutland, then were in Holden (possibly withoutactually moving), and other children were born in those towns.≤ref>Worcester, Vital Records of Rutland, Massahusetts, to the end of the year 1849, pp. 91-92.≤/ref>≤ref>Worcester, Vital Records of Holden, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849., pp. 83-84, 179, 231≤/ref>≤ref>Probate of father's estate, see below.≤/ref>*Charles, bp. in Rutland 3 Dec 1727, died before father's will proved in 1757*Thomas, b. in Rutland 3 Mar 1727-8, m. either Elizabeth Perkins in 1749 or Martha Rogers in 1752, died before 1757*Ephraim, b. in Stow 1 Sep 1730, bp. in Rutland 8 Nov 1730, m. Sybil Gay in Needham 11 Oct 1759

• Anna, b. in Rutland 18 Mar 1732-3, m. Samuel Nichols 1755
• Sarah, bp. in Rutland 20 July 1736
• Mary, bp. in Rutland 17 July 1737
• Damaris, b. in Holden 30 Sep 1740, may have died before 1757
• Bette, b. in Holden 5 Aug 1742
• Eunice, b. in Holden 13 Feb 1745-6, died two days later
• Cyprian, b. in Holden 18 Aug 1747, m. Sarah Pierce

Estate===Cyprian Stevens of Holden died intestate. Damaris Stevens, his widow,was admitted administratrix of the estate on 1 April 1754. ≤ref>Probate Records, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Case A-55915, Administration Bond for Cyprian Stevens. Accessed on Ancestry.com at https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/6820784:9069≤/ref>

After an inventory and considerable back and forth, the probate was ordered on 7 January(?), 1757. Ephraim, said in the documents to be theeldest son, was administrator. The probate court ordered payments, some immediate, some to be paid on the death of the widowed Damaris or on a child's birthday, to:

• Thomas and Martha, minor children of (the apparently late) Thomas,
• Anna, wife of Samuel Nichols,
• Sarah,
• Mary,

and guardians for

• Betty and *Cyprian.≤ref>Worcester County Probate file papers, case 55915, viewedat americanancestors.com., pages 21-23. It is possible thatthe difficulties for this researcher in interpreting handwriting, mayhave resulted in overlooking a mention of daughter Damaris.≤/ref>

Sources

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See also:* Nourse, Henry S. The Birth, Marriage, and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts: 1643-1850. Clinton, Mass.: W. J. Coulter. 1890.

• http://www.ralphvaughan.com/vaughan/gp7344.htm

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Simon Stevens, Jr.: Baptized 30 May 1708/09. Owned the Covenant at Marlborough.

GEDCOM Note

Category: Holden, Massachusetts

Biography

Cyprian II Stevens
Born: 14 Oct 1705 - Marlborough, Middlesex. Massachusetts
Marr: 12 Mar 1726 Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Died: 1754 -
Father: Simon Stevens
Mother: Mary Wilder
Cyprian Stevens was a son of Simon Stevens and Mary (Wilder) Stevens, baptized on 14 October 1705 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. ≤ref>Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts, Page 171: STEVENS, Cyprian, s. Simon, bap. Oct. 14, 1705. C.R. 1.≤/ref> His sister Mary was baptized the same day.≤ref>Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts, pages 171 & 172: STEVENS, Mary, d. Simon, bap. Oct. 14, 1705. C.R. 1.. ≤/ref> The birth of Cyprian and Mary in "about 1707" was listed in the published records of Lancaster, Massachusetts, among marriages and birth of Lancaster families not found in the Lancaster records, but found in other sources "supposed reliable."≤ref>Nourse, page 453.: "Cyprian and Mary, children of Simon and Mary (Wilder) Stevens, born about 1707."≤/ref>

Marriage and Children===Cyprian was married to Damaris Whitney in 1726. They registered their marriage in Stow, Massachusetts, on March 12, 1726.≤ref>Vital Records of Stow, Massachusetts, page 200 (Marriages): STEVENS (see Stephens, Stevens), Cyprain, and Damaras Whitney, Mar. 12, 1726. ≤/ref>

Cyprian and Damaris had ten children. After marrying in Stow, they removed west to settle in Rutland, then were in Holden (possibly withoutactually moving), and other children were born in those towns.≤ref>Worcester, Vital Records of Rutland, Massahusetts, to the end of the year 1849, pp. 91-92.≤/ref>≤ref>Worcester, Vital Records of Holden, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849., pp. 83-84, 179, 231≤/ref>≤ref>Probate of father's estate, see below.≤/ref>*Charles, bp. in Rutland 3 Dec 1727, died before father's will proved in 1757*Thomas, b. in Rutland 3 Mar 1727-8, m. either Elizabeth Perkins in 1749 or Martha Rogers in 1752, died before 1757*Ephraim, b. in Stow 1 Sep 1730, bp. in Rutland 8 Nov 1730, m. Sybil Gay in Needham 11 Oct 1759

• Anna, b. in Rutland 18 Mar 1732-3, m. Samuel Nichols 1755
• Sarah, bp. in Rutland 20 July 1736
• Mary, bp. in Rutland 17 July 1737
• Damaris, b. in Holden 30 Sep 1740, may have died before 1757
• Bette, b. in Holden 5 Aug 1742
• Eunice, b. in Holden 13 Feb 1745-6, died two days later
• Cyprian, b. in Holden 18 Aug 1747, m. Sarah Pierce

Estate===Cyprian Stevens of Holden died intestate. Damaris Stevens, his widow,was admitted administratrix of the estate on 1 April 1754. ≤ref>Probate Records, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Case A-55915, Administration Bond for Cyprian Stevens. Accessed on Ancestry.com at https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/6820784:9069≤/ref>

After an inventory and considerable back and forth, the probate was ordered on 7 January(?), 1757. Ephraim, said in the documents to be theeldest son, was administrator. The probate court ordered payments, some immediate, some to be paid on the death of the widowed Damaris or on a child's birthday, to:

• Thomas and Martha, minor children of (the apparently late) Thomas,
• Anna, wife of Samuel Nichols,
• Sarah,
• Mary,

and guardians for

• Betty and *Cyprian.≤ref>Worcester County Probate file papers, case 55915, viewedat americanancestors.com., pages 21-23. It is possible thatthe difficulties for this researcher in interpreting handwriting, mayhave resulted in overlooking a mention of daughter Damaris.≤/ref>

Sources

≤references />
See also:* Nourse, Henry S. The Birth, Marriage, and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts: 1643-1850. Clinton, Mass.: W. J. Coulter. 1890.

• http://www.ralphvaughan.com/vaughan/gp7344.htm