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Stephen Bedford 1696–1755 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Aug 1696

Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 22 Nov 1755

Death Location: Succasunna, Essex, New Jersey, USA

Father: Stephen Bedford

Mother: Naomi Gage

Spouse(s): Rachel Briant

Children(s): Jonathon Bedford, Timothy Bedford, Stephen Bedford, Andrew Bedford, John Bedford, Jonas Bedford, Phebe Bedford, Cornelius Bedford, Jacob Bedford, Elias Bedford

In 1696, Stephen Bedford entered the world in Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA, born to Stephen Bedford And Naomi Gage. Stephen Bedford married Rachel Briant, and had children including Andrew Bedford, Cornelius Bedford, Daniel Bedford, Elias Bedford, Jacob Bedford, John Bedford, Jonas Bedford, Jonathon Bedford, Phebe Bedford, Stephen Bedford, Timothy Bedford. Stephen Bedford passed away in 1755 in Succasunna, Essex, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1696, Stephen Bedford entered the world in Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA, born to Stephen Bedford And Naomi Gage.
  • Stephen Bedford married Rachel Briant, and had children including Andrew Bedford, Cornelius Bedford, Daniel Bedford, Elias Bedford, Jacob Bedford, John Bedford, Jonas Bedford, Jonathon Bedford, Phebe Bedford, Stephen Bedford, Timothy Bedford.
  • Stephen Bedford passed away in 1755 in Succasunna, Essex, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Bedford
1670–1755
Birth Location: Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
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Naomi Gage
1672–1717
Birth Location: Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Briant
1708–1775
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
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Children(s)

Jonathon Bedford
1747–1818
Birth Location: Elizabeth, Essex, New York, USA
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Timothy Bedford
1740–1783
Birth Location: New Jersey, USA
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Stephen Bedford
1704–1775
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
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Andrew Bedford
1741–
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
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John Bedford
1737–1834
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
JB
Jonas Bedford
1735–1823
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, USA
JB
Phebe Bedford
1745–
Birth Location: –
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Cornelius Bedford
1753–1813
Birth Location: Esopus, Ulster, New York, USA
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Jacob Bedford
1739–
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
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Elias Bedford
1730–
Birth Location: Essex, New Jersey, USA
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Stephen Bedford's Ancestors

Self
Stephen Bedford
1696–1755
Birth Place: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Stephen Bedford
1670–1755
Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
Naomi Gage
1672–1717
Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Jonathan Gage
1645–1674
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Hester Chandler
1652–1696
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Gage
1612–1673
Amee Wilford
1615–1658
William Chandler
1615–1701
Mary Fowler
1617–1666
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gage
1570–1633
Penelope Darcy
1593–1661
Humphrey Wilford
1592–1615
Humphrey Wilford
1596–
William Chandler
1595–1641
Chandler
1593–
Philip Fowler
1591–1679
Mary Winsley
1592–1659

Stephen Bedford's Descendants

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Stephen Bedford (24 Aug 1696–22 Nov 1755) m. Rachel Briant (1708–1775)
  1. 1. Jonathon Bedford 1747–1818
  2. 2. Timothy Bedford 1740–1783
  3. 3. Stephen Bedford 1704–1775 m. Unknown
    1. 1. Timothy Bedford 1740–1781
    2. 2. Jonas Bedford 1735–1823
    3. 3. Elias Bedford 1730–
  4. 4. Andrew Bedford 1741–
  5. 5. John Bedford 1737–1834
  6. 6. Jonas Bedford 1735–1823 m. Mercy (Travis) Raymond 1740–1823
    1. 1. Raymond Bedford 1758–1820 m. Martha (Patsy) Hawkins 1762–1836
      1. 1. Joseph (Hawkins) Bedford 1800–1851 m. Elizabeth Walls 1811–1886 m. Nancy Elliott 1809–1832
        1. 1. Masey Bedford 1843–
        2. 2. Nancy Bedford 1845–1915
        3. 3. W (C) Bedford 1841–
        4. 4. Nancy (Elliott) Bedford 1832–1887
        5. 5. Nannie Bedford 1847–1915
        6. 6. Ellen (G) Bedford 1851–
        7. 7. Mary (Donoho) Bedford 1830–1895
        8. 8. Harvey (H) Bedford 1847–1906
        9. 9. John Bedford 1849– m. Marry Bedford 1847–
        10. 10. Martha Bedford 1837–1915 m. David (Dixon) Barfield 1834–1894 m. Robert (H) Pickens 1834–1863
        11. 11. Martha Bedford 1837–1915 m. Robert (H) Pickens 1834–1863 m. David (Dixon) Barfield 1834–1894
      2. 2. James Bedford 1786–1849 m. Anna Poole 1789–1851
        1. 1. Lawson (H) Bedford 1812–
        2. 2. James (Madison) Bedford 1808–1848
        3. 3. Martha (Hawkins) Bedford 1820–1898
        4. 4. William (L) Bedford 1814–1860
        5. 5. Jonas (Monroe) Bedford 1817–1898 m. Ann (Sappington) Owens 1836–1899 m. Sarah (Francis) McClure 1820–1863
        6. 6. Elizabeth (W) Bedford 1823–1866
        7. 7. George (Pool) Bedford 1810–1880 m. Mary (Ann) Connerly 1824– m. Martha 1815– m. Harriet Killian 1811–1835
      3. 3. Massa Bedford 1790–1853 m. William Doggett 1785–1852 m. John Crowder 1790–
        1. 1. William Doggett 1834–
        2. 2. Martha (Bedford) Doggett 1821–1889
        3. 3. John (Hawkins) Doggett 1835–1918
        4. 4. James (Lewis) Doggett 1829–
        5. 5. Sarah Doggett 1839–
        6. 6. Peter (Bedford) Doggett 1818–1883
        7. 7. Nancy Doggett 1815–1880
        8. 8. Mary (Susan) Doggett 1812–1897
        9. 9. George (Washington) Doggett 1810–1870 m. Elizabeth Watkins 1810–1862
        10. 10. Elizabeth (L) Doggett 1824–1903
      4. 4. Massa Bedford 1794–1860
      5. 5. Unicey (Massa) Bedford 1793–1853
      6. 6. Noah (Peter) Bedford 1794–1795
      7. 7. Nancy Bedford 1788–1866
      8. 8. Jonas Bedford 1791–1842
      9. 9. John (Hawkins) Bedford 1802–1851 m. Lucy Taylor 1820– m. Sarah Waters 1805–1831
        1. 1. Martha Bedford 1837–1915 m. David Barfield 1835–
        2. 2. Peter (B) Bedford 1829– m. Sarah (E) Unknown 1827– m. Margaret (C) Unknown 1833–
        3. 3. Wash (C) Bedford 1841–
        4. 4. Elizabeth Bedford 1845–
    2. 2. Eunice Bedford 1776–1820 m. David Lyles 1756–1840
      1. 1. Unicy Lyles 1795–1837
    3. 3. James (Franklin) Bedford 1776–1853 m. Martha Gore 1778–
      1. 1. Jonas Bedford 1797–1830 m. Margaret (Josephine) Calhoun 1796–1880
        1. 1. Alexander (A) Bedford 1831– m. Nancy Bates 1832–1900
        2. 2. James Bedford 1830–1900 m. Margaret 1844– m. Hanna (Moore) Harris 1840–1879 m. Martha Carmack 1828– m. Mary (E) Harper 1828– m. Elizabeth Latimer 1836–
        3. 3. Ann Bedford 1836–1904
        4. 4. Jefferson Bedford 1834–1880
        5. 5. John Bedford 1837–1904 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Parker 1845–1885
      2. 2. Lydia (McKinney) Bedford 1806–
      3. 3. Jubilee (M) Bedford 1799–1850
      4. 4. Jane (Ellen) Bedford 1800–
      5. 5. James (Franklin) Bedford 1805–1853
      6. 6. Nellie Bedford 1801–
      7. 7. Mary (Massa) Bedford 1813–
      8. 8. Susannah Bedford 1811–
      9. 9. Seth Bedford 1795–1843
      10. 10. George (W P) Bedford 1802–
      11. 11. Thomas Bedford 1817–1858 m. Mary (Ann) Crews 1831–
        1. 1. Missouri (J) Bedford 1850–
        2. 2. Rufus (S) Bedford 1853–1901
        3. 3. John (W) Bedford 1848–1900 m. Nancy (E) Unknown 1843–
        4. 4. Louis (Herod) Bedford 1852–1903 m. Margaret (Louise) Johnson 1851–1898
        5. 5. Henerietta Bedford 1856–
    4. 4. Stephen Bedford 1779–1820
      1. 1. Elizabeth Bedford 1805–1890
    5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Bedford 1763–1847 m. William (I) Byars 1760–1819
      1. 1. Susie Byars 1809–
      2. 2. Joseph (Joe) Byars 1792–1850
      3. 3. Jonas (Bedford) Byars 1790–1869
      4. 4. Eunice Byars 1802–
      5. 5. Joab Byars 1807–1884
      6. 6. Andrew Byars 1812–1884
      7. 7. Elizabeth Byars 1819–1892
      8. 8. Lydia Byars 1792–
      9. 9. Charlotte Byars 1816–1855
      10. 10. Robert Byars 1786–1819
      11. 11. Seth Byars 1796–1866
      12. 12. Rebecca Byars 1788–
      13. 13. Nancy Byars 1798–
      14. 14. Joshua (James Jim) Byars 1794–1865
    6. 6. Lydia Bedford 1773–1821 m. William (Edward) Wiseman 1741–1830
      1. 1. Anthony (Senter) Wiseman 1814–1883
      2. 2. Bedford Wiseman 1799–1881 m. Mary (Chambers) Jenkins 1798–1875 m. Mary Croson 1847–
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Wiseman 1840–1925
        2. 2. Robert (D) Wiseman 1837–
        3. 3. Lydia (Eliza) Wiseman 1820–1916
        4. 4. Martin (D) Wiseman 1818–1909
        5. 5. James (Henry) Wiseman 1823–1907 m. Nancy Pendley 1824–1910
        6. 6. John (Worth) Wiseman 1825–1907
        7. 7. Charles (Wesley) Wiseman 1839–1863
        8. 8. Enzer (C) Wiseman 1838–1863
        9. 9. Alexander (L) Wiseman 1822–1899
        10. 10. William (Edward) Wiseman 1816–1890 m. Senia Burleson 1826–
        11. 11. Sophia (Adelaide) Wiseman 1827–
        12. 12. Susanna (Loucinda) Wiseman 1829–1926
        13. 13. Jemima (Caroline) Houston 1835–1885
      3. 3. Elizabeth Wiseman 1809–1889 m. Boston Ollis 1744–1835
      4. 4. Jemima Wiseman 1804–1896
      5. 5. Josiah Wiseman 1806–1902
      6. 6. Lydia Wiseman 1812–
    7. 7. Seth Bedford 1774–1817
    8. 8. Rebecca Bedford 1771–1851
    9. 9. Jonas Bedford 1765–1859 m. Mary (Ann) McKinney 1765–1820
      1. 1. Jonas Bedford 1797–1830 m. Margaret (Josephine) Calhoun 1796–1880
        1. 1. Alexander (A) Bedford 1833– m. Nancy Bedford 1830–
        2. 2. James Bedford 1829–1900
        3. 3. Ann Bedford 1836–1904
        4. 4. Jefferson Bedford 1834–1880
        5. 5. John Bedford 1837–1904 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Parker 1845–1885
  7. 7. Phebe Bedford 1745–
  8. 8. Cornelius Bedford 1753–1813
  9. 9. Jacob Bedford 1739–
  10. 10. Elias Bedford 1730–

Stephen Bedford's Timeline

2 Records

1696
24 Aug 1696
Birth of Stephen Bedford in Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1755
22 Nov 1755
Age 59
Death of Stephen Bedford in Succasunna, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Succasunna, Essex, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1696
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 5142.012; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Essex County, NJ
    Record Source: New Jersey Census, 1772-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1755
    Event Place: Succasunna, Essex, New Jersey, USA
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