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Josiah Donnie Stephens 1765–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Dec 1765

Birth Location: Edgefield City, SC or Baden, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 26 Jun 1848

Death Location: Maynards Cove, Jackson, Alabama, United States

Father: Josiah Stephens

Mother: Catherine Borden

Spouse(s): Nancy Vann

Children(s): James Stephens, Joseph Stevens, Elizabeth Stephens, Sutton Stephens, John Stephens, Ellis Stephens, William Stephens, John Stephens, Frances Stephens, Joseph Stephens, David Stephens, Nancy Stephens, Mary Stephens, Jackson Stephens, Elizabeth Stephens, Ellis Stephens, David Stephens

Josiah Donnie Stephens was born in 1765 in Edgefield City, SC or Baden, North Carolina, United States, the child of Josiah Stephens And Catherine Borden. Josiah Donnie Stephens married Nancy Vann, and had children including David Stephens, Elizabeth Stephens, Ellis Stephens, Frances Stephens, Jackson Stephens, James Stephens, John B Stephens, John W Stephens, Joseph G Stephens, Joseph Goodlow Stephens Stevens, Mary Stephens, Nancy Stephens, Sutton Stephens, William H Stephens. Josiah Donnie Stephens passed away in 1848 in Maynards Cove, Jackson, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • Josiah Donnie Stephens was born in 1765 in Edgefield City, SC or Baden, North Carolina, United States, the child of Josiah Stephens And Catherine Borden.
  • Josiah Donnie Stephens married Nancy Vann, and had children including David Stephens, Elizabeth Stephens, Ellis Stephens, Frances Stephens, Jackson Stephens, James Stephens, John B Stephens, John W Stephens, Joseph G Stephens, Joseph Goodlow Stephens Stevens, Mary Stephens, Nancy Stephens, Sutton Stephens, William H Stephens.
  • Josiah Donnie Stephens passed away in 1848 in Maynards Cove, Jackson, Alabama, United States.

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Josiah Stephens's Ancestors

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Josiah Stephens
1765–1848
Birth Place: Edgefield City, SC or Baden, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Josiah Stephens
1728–1821
Gertie Co, NC
Catherine Borden
1730–1791
New York
Grandparents
Caleb (G) Stephens
1676–1751
York, Virginia, United States
Margaret Taylor
1692–1751
Northumberland County, Virginia
Ariant Borden
1710–1758
New York, United States
Anna (Catherine Maria Maritje “Mary” Hael Haal) 🇺🇸
1710–1791
Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lazarus Taylor
1667–1726
Mary Taylor
1667–1712
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Taylor
1620–1673
Sarah Barker
–1702
George Vezey
1632–1666

Josiah Stephens's Descendants

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Josiah (Donnie) Stephens (4 Dec 1765–26 Jun 1848) m. Nancy Vann (20 December 1772–21 September 1857)
  1. 1. James Stephens 1810–1885 m. Jane (B TOWLES,) Stephens 1811–1857
    1. 1. Cynthia (Ann Howard) Stephens 1833–1907 m. Elisha (L) Howard 1830–1920
      1. 1. Samuel Howard 1863–1945 m. Blanch Wadlington 1865–1927
        1. 1. David (Markham) Howard 1895–1958 m. Blanche (E) Pinson 1885–1976
      2. 2. Robert (Early Howard) MD 1857–1940
      3. 3. Jennie Howard 1859–
      4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Howard 1854–
      5. 5. Wade (H.) Howard 1866–1936
      6. 6. Louis (Pipkin) Howard 1859–1919
      7. 7. J. (A.) Howard 1862–
      8. 8. Virginia (A. 'Jennie') Howard 1861–1942
      9. 9. Samuel (Henry) Howard 1854–1922
  2. 2. Joseph (Goodlow (Stephens)) Stevens 1802–1864
  3. 3. Elizabeth Stephens 1789–
  4. 4. Sutton Stephens 1791–1869
  5. 5. John (B) Stephens 1797–1880
  6. 6. Ellis Stephens 1799–1880
  7. 7. William (H) Stephens 1799–1858
  8. 8. John (W) Stephens 1800–1857
  9. 9. Frances Stephens 1800–1872
  10. 10. Joseph (G) Stephens 1802–1864
  11. 11. David Stephens 1804–
  12. 12. Nancy Stephens 1806–
  13. 13. Mary Stephens 1810–1864
  14. 14. Jackson Stephens 1812–
  15. 15. Elizabeth Stephens 1789–
  16. 16. Ellis Stephens 1799–
  17. 17. David Stephens 1804–

Josiah Stephens's Timeline

3 Records

1765
4 Dec 1765
Birth of Josiah Donnie Stephens in Edgefield City, SC or Baden, North Carolina, United States
Edgefield City, SC or Baden, North Carolina, United States
1796
20 Dec 1796
Age 31
Josiah Donnie Stephens was married in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
1848
26 Jun 1848
Age 83
Death of Josiah Donnie Stephens in Maynards Cove, Jackson, Alabama, United States
Maynards Cove, Jackson, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1765
    Event Place: Edgefield City, SC or Baden, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1796
    Event Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1848
    Event Place: Maynards Cove, Jackson, Alabama, United States

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