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Ruth Johnson Stevens 1761 – 1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1761

Birth Location: , Frederick, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1840

Death Location: Harrison, West Virginia, United States

Father: Richard STEVENS

Mother: Elizabeth Rumsey

Spouse(s): Valentine Chapman

Children(s): Rachel Chapman

Ruth Johnson Stevens was born in 1761 in , Frederick, Virginia, USA, the child of Richard STEVENS and Elizabeth Rumsey. Ruth Johnson Stevens married Valentine Chapman, and had children including Rachel Chapman. Ruth Johnson Stevens passed away in 1840 in Harrison, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Ruth Johnson Stevens was born in 1761 in , Frederick, Virginia, USA, the child of Richard STEVENS and Elizabeth Rumsey.
  • Ruth Johnson Stevens married Valentine Chapman, and had children including Rachel Chapman.
  • Ruth Johnson Stevens passed away in 1840 in Harrison, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard STEVENS
1735 – 1803
Birth Location: Barnham, Suffolk, England
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Elizabeth Rumsey
1740 – 1821
Birth Location: Belstead, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Valentine Chapman
1760 – 1831
Birth Location: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Rachel Chapman
1791 – 1840
Birth Location: Harrison, Charles, Virginia, USA
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Ruth Stevens's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Stevens
1761 – 1840
Birth Place: , Frederick, Virginia, USA
Parents
Richard STEVENS
1735 – 1803
Barnham, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth Rumsey
1740 – 1821
Belstead, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Edward Stevens
1715 – 1780
Saint Mary, Reading, Berkshire, England
Margaret (E) STIRLAND
1715 – 1780
England
William Rumsey
1709 – 1779
Tattingstone, Suffolk, England
Mary Shepherd
1710 – 1779
Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Rumsey
1672 –
Susan Crowfoot
1660 –
Richard Shepherd
Mary Halsey
1680 – 1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Rumsey
1630 –
Anne Chamberlain
1644 –
William Halsey
1668 – 1735
Mary KILBY
– 1750

Ruth Stevens's Descendants

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Ruth (Johnson) Stevens (11 Mar 1761 – 1840) m. Valentine Chapman (1760 – 18 Oct 1831)
  1. 1. Rachel Chapman (ABT 1791 – AFT 1840) m. William (Standley) Stanley (1755 – 1840)
    1. 1. Valentine (Chapman) Stanley (Mar 1812 – 31 Jul 1904) m. Rebecca (Mary) Mingus (1818 – 1860)
      1. 1. John (Morgan) Standley (08 Jan 1838 – 15 Aug 1923) m. Hester (Ann) Casey (4 May 1848 – 4 February 1917)
        1. 1. Thomas (Valentine) Stanley (30 Mar 1873 – 18 Jun 1920) m. Ada McKnight (10 Jan 1884 – 10 December 1951)

Ruth Stevens's Timeline

2 Records

1761
11 Mar 1761
Birth of Ruth Johnson Stevens in , Frederick, Virginia, USA
, Frederick, Virginia, USA
1840
1840
Age 79
Death of Ruth Johnson Stevens in Harrison, West Virginia, United States
Harrison, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1761
    Event Place: , Frederick, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Harrison, West Virginia, United States
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