John Stevens

  (46) The will of Gen. Edward Stevens, Culpeper's Revolutionary hero, proved in Culpeper, Aug. 24, 1820, leaves all his property after providing for his wife, Gilly, and daughter-in-law, Polly, to his sister's children and the children of friends.  John (sponsor), his only son, had pre-deceased him, his will being proved Feb. 21, 1820.  John's will is brief -- "everything to wife, Mary"; Gen. Stevens' wife was Gilly Coleman; John's wife was Mary Williams.  (Slaughter).  Col.

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Frank Taylor makes note of this marriage in his diary, "Dec. 8, 1789; John Stevens married to Polly Williams of Culpeper."

  "Gen. Stevens . . . was soon made Colonel of the 10th Va., with which he joined Washington; and at the battle of Brandywine (Sept. 11th, 1777) by his gallant exertions saved a part of the army from capture and covered the retreat."  (Slaughter).  Nicholas Taliaferro, then twenty years of age, was an Ensign in this regiment and participated in this campaign.  The two families were close neighbors; friends in peace and companions in war. http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/schools/wmmary/t4160000.txt

There were no children, according to "Pamunkey Neighbors..."