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James Stephens 1726 – 1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Aug 1726

Birth Location: Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1798

Death Location: Loudoun, Virginia, United States

Father: George STEPHENS

Mother: Alice Gudgeon

Spouse(s): Hannah Oxley, Ann Buchan

Children(s): George Stephens, Zachariah Stephens, Ann Stephens, Benjamin Stephen, Jenkin Stevens, Elizabeth Oxley, George Stephen, Alice Stevens, Mary Oxley, William Stephens, Henry Stephens, Hezekiah Stephens

The story of James Stephens began in 1726 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. James Stephens married Hannah Hennings Oxley, Ann Buchan, and had children including George Stephens, Zachariah Stephens, Ann Stephens, Benjamin Stephen, Jenkin Oxley Stevens, Elizabeth Oxley, George Stephen, Alice Stevens, Mary Oxley, William Stephens, Henry Stephens, Hezekiah Stephens. James Stephens passed away in 1798 in Loudoun, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of James Stephens began in 1726 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  • James Stephens married Hannah Hennings Oxley, Ann Buchan, and had children including George Stephens, Zachariah Stephens, Ann Stephens, Benjamin Stephen, Jenkin Oxley Stevens, Elizabeth Oxley, George Stephen, Alice Stevens, Mary Oxley, William Stephens, Henry Stephens, Hezekiah Stephens.
  • James Stephens passed away in 1798 in Loudoun, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Stephens's Ancestors

Self
James Stephens
1726 – 1798
Birth Place: Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
George Giles STEPHENS
1706 – 1778
Loudoun, Virginia, United States
Alice (Elsie) Gudgeon
1706 –
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Gudgeon
1685 –
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Ruth Judgeon
1840 –
Maryland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Stephens's Descendants

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James Stephens (7 Aug 1726 – 1798) m. Hannah (Hennings) Oxley (9 November 1733 – 25 Jan 1800) m. Ann Buchan (1730 – 1761)
  1. 1. George Stephens (1751 – 1771)
  2. 2. Zachariah Stephens (1751 – 1756)
  3. 3. Ann Stephens (1751 – 1767)
  4. 4. Benjamin Stephen (1756 – 1833)
  5. 5. Jenkin (Oxley) Stevens (11 Mar 1763 – 1851)
  6. 6. Elizabeth Oxley (1764 – 1827)
  7. 7. George Stephen (1767 – Aft. 1798)
  8. 8. Alice Stevens (1768 – 1862)
  9. 9. Mary Oxley (May 1768 – )
  10. 10. William Stephens (1771 – 1801)
  11. 11. Henry Stephens (1773 – 1801)
  12. 12. Hezekiah Stephens (1773 – 1801)

James Stephens's Timeline

2 Records

1726
7 Aug 1726
Birth of James Stephens in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1798
1798
Age 72
Death of James Stephens in Loudoun, Virginia, United States
Loudoun, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1726
    Event Place: Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Loudoun, Virginia, United States

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