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Col. William, First Governor of Colony of Georgia, Stephens 1671–1753 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jan 1671

Birth Location: Bowcombe, Isle of Wight, England

Death Date: 29 Nov 1753

Death Location: Bewlie Plantation, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA

Father: Sir Wight)

Mother: Elizabeth Hillary

Spouse(s): Mary Newdigate

Children(s): Thomas Stevens

Col. William, First Governor of Colony of Georgia, Stephens was born in 1671 in Bowcombe, Isle of Wight, England, the child of Sir William Stephens Ii Knight Lt Gov Isle Of Wight And Elizabeth Smith Hillary. Col. William, First Governor of Colony of Georgia, Stephens married Mary Newdigate, and had children including Thomas Stevens. Col. William, First Governor of Colony of Georgia, Stephens passed away in 1753 in Bewlie Plantation, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Col. William, First Governor of Colony of Georgia, Stephens was born in 1671 in Bowcombe, Isle of Wight, England, the child of Sir William Stephens Ii Knight Lt Gov Isle Of Wight And Elizabeth Smith Hillary.
  • Col. William, First Governor of Colony of Georgia, Stephens married Mary Newdigate, and had children including Thomas Stevens.
  • Col. William, First Governor of Colony of Georgia, Stephens passed away in 1753 in Bewlie Plantation, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA.

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Col. Stephens's Ancestors

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Col. Stephens
1671–1753
Birth Place: Bowcombe, Isle of Wight, England
Parents
Sir William Stephens II (Knight; Lt Gov Isle of Wight)
1641–1697
Barton Manor, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Elizabeth (Smith) Hillary
1638–1696
Beaminster, Dorset, England
Grandparents
William (Stephens I (Judge of) Admiralty)
1620–1658
Whippingham, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Anne Redman-Harbert-Stephens
1615–1646
Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Henry Hillary
1607–1686
Meerhay Manor, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
Marie Stephens
1600–1625
William Redman
1590–
Richard Hillary
1580–1607
Elizabeth Southwell
1590–1668
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col. Stephens's Descendants

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Col. (William, First Governor of Colony of Georgia,) Stephens (28 Jan 1671–29 Nov 1753) m. Mary Newdigate (16 DEC 1675–Aft. 1693)
  1. 1. Thomas Stevens 1692–1752 m. Miriam Buell 1699–1790
    1. 1. Honora ((Hannah)) Stephens* 1721–1803 m. Ira (Isaac) Gillett 1720–1784
      1. 1. Isaac Gillette 1744–1804 m. Susannah Root 1750–1825
        1. 1. Susan Gillette 1788–1863 m. Richard Clark 1782–1854

Col. Stephens's Timeline

2 Records

1671
28 Jan 1671
Birth of Col. William, First Governor of Colony of Georgia, Stephens in Bowcombe, Isle of Wight, England
Bowcombe, Isle of Wight, England
1753
29 Nov 1753
Age 82
Death of Col. William, First Governor of Colony of Georgia, Stephens in Bewlie Plantation, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
Bewlie Plantation, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1671
    Event Place: Bowcombe, Isle of Wight, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1753
    Event Place: Bewlie Plantation, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA

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