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Lorentz Lawrence Stephens 1718–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1718

Birth Location: Germany

Death Date: 18 Oct 1776

Death Location: Stephensburg, Frederick, Virginia, United States

Father: Johannes Sr.

Mother: Maria Rittenhouse

Spouse(s): Anna Bowman, Elizabeth Jones

Children(s): Isaac Stephens, Elizabeth Stephens, Sarah Stephens, Peter Stephens, John Stephens, Jacob Stephens, George Stephens, Adam Stephens, Bryan Stephens, Joseph Stephens, Peter Stephens, Sarah Stephens, Mary Stephens, Lawrence Stephens, Isaac Steffen, George Steffen

The story of Lorentz Lawrence Stephens began in 1718 in Germany. Lorentz Lawrence Stephens married Anna Maria Bowman, Elizabeth Mercer Jones, and had children including Adam Stephens, Bryan Martin Stephens, Elizabeth Betsy Stephens, George William Stephens, George William Stephens Steffen, Isaac Stephens, Isaac Stephens Steffen, Jacob Stephens, John Stephens, Joseph Lawrence Stephens, Lawrence Stephens, Mary Stephens, Peter Stephens, Sarah Stephens. Lorentz Lawrence Stephens passed away in 1776 in Stephensburg, Frederick, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Lorentz Lawrence Stephens began in 1718 in Germany.
  • Lorentz Lawrence Stephens married Anna Maria Bowman, Elizabeth Mercer Jones, and had children including Adam Stephens, Bryan Martin Stephens, Elizabeth Betsy Stephens, George William Stephens, George William Stephens Steffen, Isaac Stephens, Isaac Stephens Steffen, Jacob Stephens, John Stephens, Joseph Lawrence Stephens, Lawrence Stephens, Mary Stephens, Peter Stephens, Sarah Stephens.
  • Lorentz Lawrence Stephens passed away in 1776 in Stephensburg, Frederick, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johannes Sr.
1687–1757
Birth Location: Steinsfurt, Heidelberg Co, Germany
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Maria Rittenhouse
1692–1757
Birth Location: Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Anna Bowman
1735–1820
Birth Location: VA
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Elizabeth Jones
1728–1749
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Isaac Stephens
1762–1831
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Stephens
1768–1810
Birth Location: Virginia
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Sarah Stephens
1758–
Birth Location: Frederick Co., VA
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Peter Stephens
1756–1790
Birth Location: Stephensburg, Frederick Co., VA
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John Stephens
1757–1819
Birth Location: Clark, Shenandoah, Virginia
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Jacob Stephens
1759–1840
Birth Location: Frederick, Virginia
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George Stephens
1754–1789
Birth Location: Stephensburg, Frederick Co., VA
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Adam Stephens
1760–1765
Birth Location: Shenandoah, Virginia
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Bryan Stephens
1767–1847
Birth Location: Clark, Shenandoah, VA
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Joseph Stephens
1764–1848
Birth Location: Stephensburg, Shenandoah Co., VA
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Peter Stephens
1750–1784
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Stephens
1745–1839
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
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Mary Stephens
1743–1838
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
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Lawrence Stephens
1757–
Birth Location: –
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Isaac Steffen
1763–1831
Birth Location: Stephens, Shenandoah, Virginia, Colonial America
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George Steffen
1754–1784
Birth Location: Stephensburg, Frederick, Virginia, Colonial America
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Lorentz Stephens's Ancestors

Self
Lorentz Stephens
1718–1776
Birth Place: Germany
Parents
Johannes Peter Steffen Sr.
1687–1757
Steinsfurt, Heidelberg Co, Germany
Maria (Christina) Rittenhouse
1692–1757
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Gabriel (Steffen or) Steffan
1645–1720
Henggart, Zurich, Switzerland
Barbara Barr
1650–1711
Henggart, Zurich, Switzerland
Nicholas (Rittenhouse) (Claus)
1666–1734
Netherlands
Wilhelmina DeWees
1673–1737
Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lorentz Stephens's Descendants

1.
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Lorentz (Lawrence) Stephens (abt 1718–18 Oct 1776) m. Anna (Maria) Bowman (29 Sep 1735–Jan 1820) m. Elizabeth (Mercer) Jones (1728–1749)
  1. 1. Isaac Stephens 1762–1831 m. Mary (Jane) Wright 1767–1804 m. Catherine Cuman 1760–1834
    1. 1. Sarah (Sally) Stephens 1780–1855 m. Naysa (L) Simmons 1774–1859
      1. 1. Martha (Maitland) Simmons 1799–1859 m. Capt (John S) Glass 1780–1840
        1. 1. Nancy Glass 1826–1887 m. Samuel (Edward) Lee 1824–1891
        2. 2. Dudley Glass 1801–
        3. 3. Patience Glass 1803–
        4. 4. Frances (Elizabeth) Glass 1807–1897
        5. 5. Martha (Ann) Glass 1809–1895
        6. 6. Judith Glass 1815–1839
        7. 7. Pamelia (Ann) Glass 1825–
        8. 8. Mary (Polly) Glass 1814–1880 m. Daniel (Coleman) Witcher*** 1812–1879
        9. 9. Amelia Glass 1811–
        10. 10. Frances (Elizabeth) Glass 1813–1897
        11. 11. Judith Glass 1815–1880
        12. 12. Martha (Ann) Glass 1819–1895
        13. 13. Mary (Polly) Glass 1814–1880
      2. 2. Nancy Simmons 1808–1881
      3. 3. Nancy Simmons 1808–1855
      4. 4. Doctor (H) Simmons 1822–
      5. 5. Cap (Henry) Simmons 1822–
      6. 6. Jordan (H) Simmons 1797–1880
      7. 7. William (Gibson) Simmons 1800–1850
      8. 8. Wiley (James) Simmons 1806–1873
      9. 9. Polly Simmons 1805–
      10. 10. Thomas Simmons 1804–
      11. 11. Nacy (S) Simmons 1810–1912
    2. 2. Thomas (Lawrence) Stephens 1790–1870
    3. 3. Susannah (L "Susan") Stephens 1799–1839
    4. 4. Katy Stephens 1799–1840
    5. 5. Susan Stephens 1797–1885
    6. 6. George (W) Stephens 1788–1870
    7. 7. Abraham Stephens 1788–1865
    8. 8. Elizabeth (Betsey) Stephens 1789–1857
    9. 9. Sarah (Wright) Stephens 1792–1840
    10. 10. Isaac Stephens 1805–1857
    11. 11. Mary (Bowman "Polly") Stephens 1795–1865
    12. 12. Henry (Harvey) Stephens 1797–1853
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Betsy) Stephens 1768–1810
  3. 3. Sarah Stephens 1758–
  4. 4. Peter Stephens 1756–1790
  5. 5. John Stephens 1757–1819
  6. 6. Jacob Stephens 1759–1840
  7. 7. George (William) Stephens 1754–1789
  8. 8. Adam Stephens 1760–1765
  9. 9. Bryan (Martin) Stephens 1767–1847
  10. 10. Joseph (Lawrence) Stephens 1764–1848
  11. 11. Peter Stephens 1750–1784
  12. 12. Sarah Stephens 1745–1839
  13. 13. Mary Stephens 1743–1838
  14. 14. Lawrence Stephens 1757–
  15. 15. Isaac (Stephens) Steffen 1763–1831
  16. 16. George (William Stephens) Steffen 1754–1784

Lorentz Stephens's Timeline

2 Records

1718
abt 1718
Birth of Lorentz Lawrence Stephens in Germany
Germany
1776
18 Oct 1776
Age 58
Death of Lorentz Lawrence Stephens in Stephensburg, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Stephensburg, Frederick, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1718
    Event Place: Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1776
    Event Place: Stephensburg, Frederick, Virginia, United States
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