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Stephen Austin 1765–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1765

Birth Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1851

Death Location: Bell Buckle, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Father: Joseph Austin

Mother: Welthy (Prewitt)

Spouse(s): Mary Hankins

Children(s): Lebinda Austin

In 1765, Stephen Austin entered the world in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA, born to Joseph Austin And Welthy Terry Pruit Prewitt. Stephen Austin married Mary Rebecca Hankins, and had children including Lebinda Burks Austin. Stephen Austin passed away in 1851 in Bell Buckle, Bedford, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1765, Stephen Austin entered the world in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA, born to Joseph Austin And Welthy Terry Pruit Prewitt.
  • Stephen Austin married Mary Rebecca Hankins, and had children including Lebinda Burks Austin.
  • Stephen Austin passed away in 1851 in Bell Buckle, Bedford, Tennessee, USA.

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Stephen Austin's Ancestors

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Stephen Austin
1765–1851
Birth Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Joseph Austin
1735–1810
Brunswick, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Colonial America
Welthy (Terry Pruit) (Prewitt)
1740–1818
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Colonial America
Grandparents
John (Champness) Austin
1692–1760
Kingstown, Washington Co., Rhode Island
Hannah (Honor) Love
1700–1778
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Colonial America
Daniel Prewitt
1700–1755
Caroline, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth) Harrison
1710–1785
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Austin
1669–1696
Sarah Wheeler
1667–1701
Alexander Love
1680–1773
Elesha Basye
1681–1768
William Prewitt
1651–1748
Mary Stone
1651–1699
William Harrison
1686–1746
Sarah Hawley
1686–1778
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Austin
1641–1687
Alice Weller
1645–1699
James Love
1656–1747
Isabelle Alexander
1658–1746
Edmond Basye
1645–1724
Mary Taylor
1651–1714
Thomas Prewitt
1616–1692
Sarah Lessene
1626–1657
George Harrison
1650–1713
Elizabeth Duncan
1655–1713

Stephen Austin's Descendants

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Stephen Austin (1765–1851) m. Mary (Rebecca) Hankins (1780–28 DEC 1879)
  1. 1. Lebinda (Burks) Austin 1824–1914 m. Gray Lynch 1788–1872
    1. 1. Charles (Reedy) Lynch 1846–1904
    2. 2. Jones (Henry Harrison) Lynch 1842–1920
    3. 3. Luther (Meredith "Luther") Lynch 1858–1933
    4. 4. Robert (Pickney) Lynch 1848–1899 m. Mollie Lynch 1858–
    5. 5. Smith (Bowling) Lynch 1839–1863
    6. 6. George (Washington) Lynch 1838–1854
    7. 7. Andrew (Jackson (Child)) Lynch 1840–1843
    8. 8. Martha (Jane "Martha Mattie") Lynch 1860–1921
    9. 9. Frances (Slater) Lynch 1850–1934
    10. 10. Lovely (B) Lynch 1866–1938
    11. 11. Letty ("Letty" Smith) Lynch 1868–1960
    12. 12. Sarah (D) Lynch 1862–1934 m. Walter (S) Runnels 1864–1935

Stephen Austin's Timeline

3 Records

1765
1765
Birth of Stephen Austin in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
1806
6 JUL 1806
Age 41
Stephen Austin was baptized in Audlem, Cheshire, England
Audlem, Cheshire, England
1851
1851
Age 86
Death of Stephen Austin in Bell Buckle, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Bell Buckle, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 6 JUL 1806
    Event Place: Audlem, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts
    [2] Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts
    [3] Age:
    40-41

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Bell Buckle, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Age:
    85-86

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