Ebenezer Stevens

Not the same as Capt. Ebenezer Stevens, Sr.

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Stevens-3196

EBENEZER STEVENS, b. at Andover, 6 Aug 1683 son of John and Esther (Barker) Stevens; d. at Andover, 1 May 1757; m. at Andover, 13 Jan 1702, SARAH SPRAGUE, b. at Malden, 23 Apr 1686 daughter of Phineas and Sarah (Hasey) Sprague; Sarah d. at Andover, 1778 (probate 7 Dec 1778).

In her will written 15 October 1765 (probate 7 December 1778), Sarah Sprague Stevens made bequests of personal items to the following persons: son Aaron Stevens, daughter Hannah Parker, daughter Sarah wife of Richard Pearl, daughter Joanna wife of Ebenezer Everit, grandson James Stevens who received a chest of drawers that belonged to his great-uncle Aaron Stevens, granddaughter Esther Stevens, and son Jacob Stevens who was named executor. Personal estate was valued at £314.17.0.[6]

Ebenezer and Sarah were parents of eleven children born at Andover.

i EBENEZER STEVENS, b. 1703; d. 13 Jun 1703.

ii SARAH STEVENS, b. about 1704; d. at Boxford, 14 Jan 1786; m. at Andover, 11 May 1727, RICHARD PEARL, b. at Bradford, 20 May 1702 son of John and Elizabeth (Holmes) Pearl; Richard d. at Boxford, 20 Dec 1793.

iii AARON STEVENS, b. about 1708; d. at Concord, NH, 2 Feb 1796; m. at Andover, 4 May 1732, his first cousin, DEBORAH STEVENS, b. at Andover, 1709 daughter of Abiel and Deborah (Barker) Stevens.

iv HANNAH STEVENS, b. 1709; m. at Andover, 26 Jun 1735, as his second wife, NATHAN PARKER, b. at Andover, 6 Oct 1690 son of John and Hannah (Brown) Parker; Nathan d. at Andover, 1756 (probate 8 Nov 1756). Nathan was first married to Elizabeth Gage.

v JOANNA STEVENS, b. Sep 1711; d. at Dedham, 21 Jun 1791; m. at Andover, 28 Mar 1734, EBENEZER EVERETT, b. at Dedham, 5 Aug 1707 son of John and Mary (Brown) Everett; Ebenezer d. at Dedham, 19 May 1778.

vi EBENEZER STEVENS, b. 1713/4; d. at Andover, 6 Aug 1754; m. at Andover, 2 Apr 1741, JOHANNA FARNUM, b. at Andover, 1712 daughter of John and Joanna (Barker) Farnum; Johanna d. at Andover, 27 Dec 1787.

vii PHINEAS STEVENS, b. 13 May 1716; d. at Boscawen, NH, 19 Jan 1755; m. 1st at Newbury, 24 Nov 1741, JANE GERRISH, b. at Newbury, 12 Oct 1717 daughter of Joseph and Mary (Little) Gerrish; Jane d. at Boscawen, about 1746. Phineas m. 2nd at Haverhill, MA, 30 Jun 1747, SARAH SANDERS, b. at Haverhill, 22 Apr 1724 daughter of John and Lydia (Duston) Sanders; Sarah d. at Boscawen, 1806. Sarah married second James Varney.

viii ASA STEVENS, b. 14 Dec 1717; d. at Albany, 20 Dec 1755; m. at Andover, 9 Sep 1742, MEHITABLE FARNUM, b. at Andover, 1720 daughter of John and Joanna (Barker) Farnum. Mehitable married second Samuel Chickering.

ix ABIGAIL STEVENS, b. 28 Jan 1720/1; d. 9 May 1730.

x ESTHER STEVENS, b. 26 Jun 1723; d. 19 Jun 1742.

xi JACOB STEVENS, b. 7 Nov 1725; d. at Bridgton, ME, about 1802; m. at Andover, 7 Dec 1748, TABITHA FARNUM, b. at Andover, 18 Mar 1729/30 daughter of James and Johanna (Grainger) Farnum.

References

• https://mathcs.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr13/rr13_149.html#P76474
• https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Andover/aBirthsS.shtml "(STEEVENS (Stevens)) Ebenezer, s. John and Esther [Hester. CTR], Aug. 6, 1683."
• https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Andover/aMarriagesS.shtml "(STEVENS (Steevens, Stephens, Steveens, Steven)) Ebenezer, and Sarah Spreague, Jan. 13, 1702-3."
• https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Andover/aDeathsS.shtml "(STEVENS (Steevens, Stephens, Steven)) Ebenezer, May 1, 1757, in his 74th y."