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Colonel William Stephens III (Immigrant, 1st Governor of Georgia) 1671–1753 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jan 1671

Birth Location: Bowcombe, Isle of Wight, England

Death Date: Dec 1753

Death Location: Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Elizabeth Hillary

Mother: Sir Wight)

Spouse(s):

Children(s): William (Immigrant)

In 1671, Colonel William Stephens III (Immigrant, 1st Governor of Georgia) entered the world in Bowcombe, Isle of Wight, England, born to Elizabeth Smith Hillary And Sir William Stephens Ii Knight Lt Gov Isle Of Wight. Colonel William Stephens III (Immigrant, 1st Governor of Georgia) had children including William Stephens Iv Immigrant. Colonel William Stephens III (Immigrant, 1st Governor of Georgia) passed away in 1753 in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1671, Colonel William Stephens III (Immigrant, 1st Governor of Georgia) entered the world in Bowcombe, Isle of Wight, England, born to Elizabeth Smith Hillary And Sir William Stephens Ii Knight Lt Gov Isle Of Wight.
  • Colonel William Stephens III (Immigrant, 1st Governor of Georgia) had children including William Stephens Iv Immigrant.
  • Colonel William Stephens III (Immigrant, 1st Governor of Georgia) passed away in 1753 in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elizabeth Hillary
1638–1696
Birth Location: Beaminster, Dorset, England
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Sir Wight)
1641–1723
Birth Location: Barton Manor, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William (Immigrant)
1689–1791
Birth Location: Toddington, Gloucestershire, , England
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Colonel Georgia)'s Ancestors

Self
Colonel Georgia)
1671–1753
Birth Place: Bowcombe, Isle of Wight, England
Parents
Elizabeth Smith Hillary
1638–1696
Beaminster, Dorset, England
Sir (William Stephens II (Knight; Lt Gov Isle of) Wight)
1641–1723
Barton Manor, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Georgia)'s Descendants

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Colonel (William Stephens III (Immigrant, 1st Governor of) Georgia) (28 Jan 1671–Dec 1753)
  1. 1. William (Stephens IV) (Immigrant) 1689–1791
    1. 1. Richard ("Call") Stephens 1725–1791
      1. 1. SARAH (S. STEPHENS) xxxx 1754–1815
        1. 1. **NANCY (ADAMS) xxxx 1774–1850

Colonel Georgia)'s Timeline

3 Records

1671
28 Jan 1671
Birth of Colonel William Stephens III (Immigrant, 1st Governor of Georgia) in Bowcombe, Isle of Wight, England
Bowcombe, Isle of Wight, England
1753
29 Nov 1753
Age 82
Death of Colonel William Stephens III (Immigrant, 1st Governor of Georgia) in Bewlie Plantation, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
Bewlie Plantation, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
1753
Dec 1753
Age 82
Burial of Colonel William Stephens III (Immigrant, 1st Governor of Georgia) in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Dec 1753
    Event Place: Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America
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