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Richard Stephenson 1740–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 13 Mar 1776

Death Location: Berkeley, Virginia

Father: Richard Stephenson

Mother: Honora Grimes

Spouse(s): Elizabeth (Somers)

Children(s): Mary Stephenson

Richard Stephenson was born in 1740 in Virginia, USA, the child of Richard Stephenson And Honora Eleanor Grimes. Richard Stephenson married Elizabeth Betty Summers Somers, and had children including Mary Polly Stephenson. Richard Stephenson passed away in 1776 in Berkeley, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Richard Stephenson was born in 1740 in Virginia, USA, the child of Richard Stephenson And Honora Eleanor Grimes.
  • Richard Stephenson married Elizabeth Betty Summers Somers, and had children including Mary Polly Stephenson.
  • Richard Stephenson passed away in 1776 in Berkeley, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Stephenson
1700–1765
Birth Location: VA
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Honora Grimes
1695–1776
Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth (Somers)
1742–1824
Birth Location: Virginia, British America
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Children(s)

Mary Stephenson
1760–1839
Birth Location: Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
MS

Richard Stephenson's Ancestors

Self
Richard Stephenson
1740–1776
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
Richard Stephenson
1700–1765
VA
Honora (Eleanor) Grimes
1695–1776
Norfolk, Virginia, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Stephenson's Descendants

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Richard Stephenson (1740–13 Mar 1776) m. Elizabeth ("Betty" Summers) (Somers) (1742–28 Oct 1824)
  1. 1. Mary (Polly) Stephenson 1760–1839 m. John Knight 1748–1838
    1. 1. Jane (Isabella) Knight 1807–1870 m. John (Carr) Lane 1801–1850
      1. 1. Sarah (Susan "Sallie") LANE 1855–1915 m. William (Warren) Hubbard 1860–
        1. 1. Lindsey Hubbard 1890–1949 m. Geneva (Georgia Ellen Josephine) Haney 1920–1969 m. Elbie Hubbard 1880–1934
        2. 2. Annie (Ellar Francis) Hubbard 1888–1960 m. John (W) Elliott 1831–1930 m. Jesse Aldridge 1892–
        3. 3. John (Lee) Hubbard 1877–1949
    2. 2. George (Beall) Knight 1787–1847
    3. 3. John (Alexander) Knight 1789–1836
    4. 4. Richard (Stephenson) Knight 1791–1849
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Somers) Knight 1776–1809
    6. 6. Sarah (Lane) Knight 1799–1860
    7. 7. Effie (Winlock) Knight 1801–1884
    8. 8. Mary (Brooks) Knight 1802–
    9. 9. Helen (Steele) Knight 1805–1884
    10. 10. Joseph (Winlock) Knight 1751–1838

Richard Stephenson's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Richard Stephenson in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1776
13 Mar 1776
Age 36
Death of Richard Stephenson in Berkeley, Virginia
Berkeley, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1776
    Event Place: Berkeley, Virginia
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