Stevens | Stephens: Ancestors of Anne Elizabeth Stevens 1592-1676 (Lineage 2)

For the ancestors of Dionis Stevens 1610-1684, please see Stevens Lineage 1.

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Stevens Surname Origin

Lineage
Edward Stephens 1523-1587, father of Thomas William Stevens 1558-1613, father of Anne Elizabeth Stevens 1592-1676.

Anne Elizabeth Stevens > John Bishop II > Daniel Bishop > Anne Esther Bishop > Joseph Benton Jr > Nathan Benton > Eugenius N Benton > Charles Eugenius Benton > Ina Belle Benton > Thelma Irene Brown > William Harris Lawson Sr

Migration

 Stonehouse, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England > Lypiott Park, Little Sodbury, Gloucester, England > Gloucester, Verenigd Koninkrijk, England > Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut

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Anne Elizabeth Stevens, Bill's 9th Great-Grandmother
14 September 1592 - April 1676
b. England
d. Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut

Village Green Cemetery
Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut

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Noteworthy

1. Tags: Immigrated_to_USA

Parents: 
Thomas William Stephens 1558-1613
Elizabeth Stone 1562-1616

Maternal Lineage:
Elizabeth Stone 1562-1616, mother of Anne Elizabeth Stevens

Spouse: John Bishop I 1590-1661
Married:  1623
Children: 6

1.  Mary Bishop 1610-1676
2. Ann 1622-1672
3. John II 1625-1683
4. Sarah 1628-1657
5. Stephen Edmund 1630-1690
6. Anna Bethia 1631-1676

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Thomas William Stephens, Bill's 10th Great-Grandfather
1558 - 26 April 1613
b. Lypiott Park, Little Sodbury, Gloucester, England
d. Glouchester, Verenigd Koninkrijk, England

Stroud Old Cemetery
Stroud, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England

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Parents: 
Edward Stephens 1523-1587
Jane Fowler 1524-1587

Maternal Lineage: 
Jane Fowler 1524-1587

Spouse: Elizabeth Stone 1562-1616
Married: 24 April 1595
Children: 

1.  Anne Elizabeth Stevens 1592-1676
2. Others TBD

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Edward Stephens, Bill's 11th Great-Grandfather
22 October 1523 - 22 October1587 (64)
b. Gloucestershire, England
d. Stonehouse, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England

St. Michael and All Angels Churchyard
Eastington, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England

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Parents & Maternal Lineage TBD

Spouse: Jane Fowler 1524-1587
Married: TBD
Children: 

1. Thomas Stephens 1558-1613
2. Elizabeth Stephens TBD-1581
3. James Stephens TBD-1590
4. Richard Stephens TBD-1599

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