Thomas Stephens

THOMAS STEPHENS, JR (THOMAS19, ANTHONY18, EDWARD17, HENRY16, JOHN15, THOMAS14, JOHN13, JOHN12, RICHARD11, JOHN10, JOHN9 FITZ-STEPHEN, BARON OF WINTERBOURNE, HENRY8, JOHN7, FITZ STEPHEN6 FITZ-RALPH, RALPH5 FITZ-STEPHEN, RALPH4, THOMAS3, AIRARD2, STEPHENS1) was born Abt. 1621.

Please note his death date is *unknown.* His wife's name is also *unknown*

THE CHILDREN OF THOMAS STEPHENS, Jr:

Two of these children are proved to have been 13) Richard and 16) Cathrine (Stevens) Dean by the affidavit of Jonathan Lincoln (also Cathrine's husbands estate was inventoried by her brother Richard Stevens) above, but he says without naming them "others of ye family came over to Taunton" and it is said that 15) Cyprian Stevens had other brothers. 13) Richard's father is proved to have been Thomas, the haberdasher of London. England, and nearly all of the writers agree that the father of 15) Cyprian was also a Thomas of London, but they thought he had come originally from Devonshire. I have seen no proof of that. M. L. Holman in her Stevens-Miller genealogy and others say that Colonel Thomas of Devon was not the father. I agree. Since this Thomas "the Armoorer" died in 1629, he could not have been the father of 15) Cyprian b. ca 1648. Savage, in his genealogical dictionary says "Thomas Stevens, who came to America with his brothers Cyprian and Richard, was at Stowe, Mass. in 1688." Note that he says "Cyprian and Richard" and Mr. Savage is very good authority. An old Bemis Genealogy says the father Thomas was from Devonshire and the children were Thomas who came over in 1660. Richard, the father of Samuel, Cyprian and Mary who married Capt. Whipple. This indicates they were brothers but the Samuel son of Richard seems to be an error if applied to 13) Richard. We have then in addition to this evidence to note that the not so common names of Phineas, Simon and Cathrin Deane are found in the descendants of both men. But what seems to add the small additional evidence needed to prove the relationship is that I find in "Footprints down the Centuries" by Ethel Stevens, a grandson of 15) Cyprian, the renowned 145) Capt. Phineas Stevens, named a daughter Cathrine, obviously in honor of Cathrine (Stevens) Dean, the well known sister of Richard Stevens. I think the child was actually named Cathrine Dean since his grandson named a daughter Cathrine Dean Stevens (page 87). This name is somewhat rare. I think this proves beyond a reasonable doubt that 13) Richard, 14) Thomas and 15) Cyprian were brothers and that 16) Cathrine and 17) Mary were their sisters, and if so, something over 2,000 listed descendants are linked. In Well's History of Barnet, Vt. it is claimed 15) Cyprian had four brothers, so, if correct, this leaves two not yet proved. 13) Richard4 probably named a son Nicholas after his uncle 1) Capt. Nicholas3 Stevens. Savage's Genealogical Dictionary says Richard, Cyprian and Thomas were brothers and this is supported by an old Bemis genealogy. The noted Captain Phineas Stephens, grandson of 15) Cyprian, named a daughter Cathrine, evidently after his and Richard's sister. But what seems to add the small additional proof desired is that Capt. Phineas' grandson named a child Cathrine Dean Stevens. The married name of Richard's sister was "Cathrine Dean" and obviously she was also Cyprian's sister. See Stevens Genealogy - Foot prints down the Centuries by Ethel M. Stevens. No other "Cathrine" or "Dean" appears on Phineas' wife's side of the family, except in this Stevens line as both she and her husband descended from 15) Cyprian Stevens (often spelled Steevens). So I consider it proved beyond a reasonable doubt that 13) Richard and 16) Cathrine were brother and sister to 14) Thomas, 15) Cyprian and 17) Mary Stephens (Stevens). So the issue, so far as known of Mr. and Mrs. 2) Thomas Stephens of London was:

1. 13) Richard4, b. ca. 1642 d. 1726 -m- Mary Lincoln (dau. of Thomas Lincoln, "the miller", and kin of President A. Lincoln); settled Taunton, Mass., ca 1660.

2. 14) Thomas4, b. ca. 1644 -m- Mary Green; a son, 64) Cyprian b. Sudberry, Mass.; he was in Stowe, Mass. 1688 and Plainfield, Ct. 1689 and 1702.

3. 15) Cyprian4, b. ca. 1640 -m- Mary Williard and settled Lancaster, Mass.

4. 16) Cathrine4, b. ca. 1650, d. 1726 -m- Thos. Dean and lived in Rhode Island.

5. 17) Mary4-m- John Whipple of Ipswich, Mass. Issue n.t.

Genealogical & Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts: Colonel Thomas Stevens of Devonshire, England was the father of the three emigrants from whom a large part of the Stevens families of Massachusetts are descended. He was the progenitor of Charles F. Stevens, and George A. Stevens, of Worcester. He was the armorer of Buttulph Lane, London, who contracted with the Massachusetts Bay colony and government in March, 1629, for a supply of arms. He was a member himself of the Massachusetts Bay Company, gave fifty pounds to the common stock and sent three sons,Thomas, Cyprian and Richard, and one daughter to New England. Colonel Stevens was one of the signers of the instructions to Captain Endicott before his coming to New England.

Children of THOMAS STEPHENS, JR are:

44. i. RICHARD21 STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1641, Little Sodbury, Glouscestershire, England; d. 1726, Norton, Bristol, Masschusetts.

ii. THOMAS STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1644, London, London, England; d. August 19, 1704, Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

iii. CATHERINE STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1648, Little Sodbury, Glouscestershire, England; d. June 12, 1726, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts.

iv. CYPRIAN STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1648, England; d. Abt. 1720, Lancaster, Massachusetts.

v. MARY STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1650, London, London, England; d. Aft. 1695, Massachusetts.

http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/t/e/William-Lackey--Stephens/GENE20-...

New Eng. Hist. & Gen. Register, Oct., 1849, p. 374, Vol. III, 4 https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/New_England_Historical_Genea...

Genealogy of the Dean family descended from Ezra Dean, of Plainfield, Conn. and Cranston, R. I., preceded by a reprint of the article on James and Walter Dean, of Taunton, Mass., and early generations of their descendants, found in volume 3, New England historical and genealogical register, 1849 by Dean, Arthur Denorvan, 1849-

"Stevens - Stephens Genealogy and Family History" Author: Clarence Perry Stevens Call Number: CS71.S844 This book contains the history and genealogy of the Stevens-Stephens family of North Carolina. Bibliographic Information: Stevens, Clarence Perry. Stevens-Stephens Genealogy and Family History.Privately Published. 1968. https://archive.org/stream/genealogyofdeanf00dean#page/22/mode/2up

Descendants of John Dean (1650-1727) of Dedham, Massachusetts" https://archive.org/stream/descendantsofjoh00coop/descendantsofjoh0...

The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 3 https://books.google.com/books?id=UATv4fSk6xkC&vq=Thomas%20DEAN&pg=...

THOMAS STEPHENS, JR (THOMAS19, ANTHONY18, EDWARD17, HENRY16, JOHN15, THOMAS14, JOHN13, JOHN12, RICHARD11, JOHN10, JOHN9 FITZ-STEPHEN, BARON OF WINTERBOURNE, HENRY8, JOHN7, FITZ STEPHEN6 FITZ-RALPH, RALPH5 FITZ-STEPHEN, RALPH4, THOMAS3, AIRARD2, STEPHENS1) was born Abt. 1621.

Please note his death date is *unknown.* His wife's name is also *unknown.*

THE CHILDREN OF THOMAS STEPHENS, Jr:

Two of these children are proved to have been 13) Richard and 16) Cathrine (Stevens) Dean by the affidavit of Jonathan Lincoln (also Cathrine's husbands estate was inventoried by her brother Richard Stevens) above, but he says without naming them "others of ye family came over to Taunton" and it is said that 15) Cyprian Stevens had other brothers. 13) Richard's father is proved to have been Thomas, the haberdasher of London. England, and nearly all of the writers agree that the father of 15) Cyprian was also a Thomas of London, but they thought he had come originally from Devonshire. I have seen no proof of that. M. L. Holman in her Stevens-Miller genealogy and others say that Colonel Thomas of Devon was not the father. I agree. Since this Thomas "the Armoorer" died in 1629, he could not have been the father of 15) Cyprian b. ca 1648. Savage, in his genealogical dictionary says "Thomas Stevens, who came to America with his brothers Cyprian and Richard, was at Stowe, Mass. in 1688." Note that he says "Cyprian and Richard" and Mr. Savage is very good authority. An old Bemis Genealogy says the father Thomas was from Devonshire and the children were Thomas who came over in 1660. Richard, the father of Samuel, Cyprian and Mary who married Capt. Whipple. This indicates they were brothers but the Samuel son of Richard seems to be an error if applied to 13) Richard. We have then in addition to this evidence to note that the not so common names of Phineas, Simon and Cathrin Deane are found in the descendants of both men. But what seems to add the small additional evidence needed to prove the relationship is that I find in "Footprints down the Centuries" by Ethel Stevens, a grandson of 15) Cyprian, the renowned 145) Capt. Phineas Stevens, named a daughter Cathrine, obviously in honor of Cathrine (Stevens) Dean, the well known sister of Richard Stevens. I think the child was actually named Cathrine Dean since his grandson named a daughter Cathrine Dean Stevens (page 87). This name is somewhat rare. I think this proves beyond a reasonable doubt that 13) Richard, 14) Thomas and 15) Cyprian were brothers and that 16) Cathrine and 17) Mary were their sisters, and if so, something over 2,000 listed descendants are linked. In Well's History of Barnet, Vt. it is claimed 15) Cyprian had four brothers, so, if correct, this leaves two not yet proved. 13) Richard4 probably named a son Nicholas after his uncle 1) Capt. Nicholas3 Stevens. Savage's Genealogical Dictionary says Richard, Cyprian and Thomas were brothers and this is supported by an old Bemis genealogy. The noted Captain Phineas Stephens, grandson of 15) Cyprian, named a daughter Cathrine, evidently after his and Richard's sister. But what seems to add the small additional proof desired is that Capt. Phineas' grandson named a child Cathrine Dean Stevens. The married name of Richard's sister was "Cathrine Dean" and obviously she was also Cyprian's sister. See Stevens Genealogy - Foot prints down the Centuries by Ethel M. Stevens. No other "Cathrine" or "Dean" appears on Phineas' wife's side of the family, except in this Stevens line as both she and her husband descended from 15) Cyprian Stevens (often spelled Steevens). So I consider it proved beyond a reasonable doubt that 13) Richard and 16) Cathrine were brother and sister to 14) Thomas, 15) Cyprian and 17) Mary Stephens (Stevens). So the issue, so far as known of Mr. and Mrs. 2) Thomas Stephens of London was:

1. 13) Richard4, b. ca. 1642 d. 1726 -m- Mary Lincoln (dau. of Thomas Lincoln, "the miller", and kin of President A. Lincoln); settled Taunton, Mass., ca 1660.

2. 14) Thomas4, b. ca. 1644 -m- Mary Green; a son, 64) Cyprian b. Sudberry, Mass.; he was in Stowe, Mass. 1688 and Plainfield, Ct. 1689 and 1702.

3. 15) Cyprian4, b. ca. 1640 -m- Mary Williard and settled Lancaster, Mass.

4. 16) Cathrine4, b. ca. 1650, d. 1726 -m- Thos. Dean and lived in Rhode Island.

5. 17) Mary4-m- John Whipple of Ipswich, Mass. Issue n.t.

Genealogical & Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts: Colonel Thomas Stevens of Devonshire, England was the father of the three emigrants from whom a large part of the Stevens families of Massachusetts are descended. He was the progenitor of Charles F. Stevens, and George A. Stevens, of Worcester. He was the armorer of Buttulph Lane, London, who contracted with the Massachusetts Bay colony and government in March, 1629, for a supply of arms. He was a member himself of the Massachusetts Bay Company, gave fifty pounds to the common stock and sent three sons,Thomas, Cyprian and Richard, and one daughter to New England. Colonel Stevens was one of the signers of the instructions to Captain Endicott before his coming to New England.

Children of THOMAS STEPHENS, JR are:

44. i. RICHARD21 STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1641, Little Sodbury, Glouscestershire, England; d. 1726, Norton, Bristol, Masschusetts.

ii. THOMAS STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1644, London, London, England; d. August 19, 1704, Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

iii. CATHERINE STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1648, Little Sodbury, Glouscestershire, England; d. June 12, 1726, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts.

iv. CYPRIAN STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1648, England; d. Abt. 1720, Lancaster, Massachusetts.

v. MARY STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1650, London, London, England; d. Aft. 1695, Massachusetts.

http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/t/e/William-Lackey--Stephens/GENE20-...

New Eng. Hist. & Gen. Register, Oct., 1849, p. 374, Vol. III, 4 https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/New_England_Historical_Genea...

Genealogy of the Dean family descended from Ezra Dean, of Plainfield, Conn. and Cranston, R. I., preceded by a reprint of the article on James and Walter Dean, of Taunton, Mass., and early generations of their descendants, found in volume 3, New England historical and genealogical register, 1849 by Dean, Arthur Denorvan, 1849-

"Stevens - Stephens Genealogy and Family History" Author: Clarence Perry Stevens Call Number: CS71.S844 This book contains the history and genealogy of the Stevens-Stephens family of North Carolina. Bibliographic Information: Stevens, Clarence Perry. Stevens-Stephens Genealogy and Family History.Privately Published. 1968. https://archive.org/stream/genealogyofdeanf00dean#page/22/mode/2up

Descendants of John Dean (1650-1727) of Dedham, Massachusetts" https://archive.org/stream/descendantsofjoh00coop/descendantsofjoh0...

The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 3 https://books.google.com/books?id=UATv4fSk6xkC&vq=Thomas%20DEAN&pg=...