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John Alexander Stephens 1685 – 1771 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 SEP 1685

Birth Location: Virginia, Pitt, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 27 MAY 1771

Death Location: Perquimans, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Stephens

Mother: Rachel Lankton

Spouse(s): Patricia Wright

Children(s): William Stephens, John Stephens, Joseph Stephens, Mary Stephens, Moses Stephens, Thomas Stephens, Robert Stephens

1685 marked the beginning of John Alexander Stephens Sr's life in Virginia, Pitt, North Carolina, USA, to parents William C. Stephens and Rachel Lankton. Eventually, John Alexander Stephens Sr married Patricia Washington Wright, and they welcomed William Stephens, John Stephens, Joseph Stephens, Mary Stephens, Moses Stephens, Thomas Stephens and Robert Stephens. John Alexander Stephens Sr passed in 1771 at Perquimans, North Carolina, USA.

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Parents

William Stephens
1645 – 1715
Birth Location: York co, VA
WS
Rachel Lankton
1665 – 1697
Birth Location: York co, VA
RL

Spouses(s)

Patricia Wright
1685 – 1721
Birth Location: Parquimans, North Carolina, USA
PW

Children(s)

William Stephens
1704 – 1762
Birth Location: York, Virginia, United States
WS
John Stephens
1705 – 1784
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
JS
Joseph Stephens
1705 – 1765
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
JS
Mary Stephens
1710 –
Birth Location: York, Virginia, USA
MS
Moses Stephens
1709 – 1801
Birth Location: –
MS
Thomas Stephens
1708 – 1772
Birth Location: York, Virginia, United States
TS
Robert Stephens
1712 – 1773
Birth Location: York, Virginia, USA
RS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 27 SEP 1685
    Event Place: Virginia, Pitt, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 MAY 1771
    Event Place: Perquimans, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Geneanet Community Trees Index
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