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Stephen Stanley Stephenson 1797–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 April 1797

Birth Location: Wake County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 19 May 1863

Death Location: Stephenson Family Cemetery aka as Wake Cemetery in Wake County, North Carolina, USA

Father: David Major

Mother: Charity Pearson

Spouse(s): Rebecca Stephenson

Children(s): Martha Stephenson

Stephen Stanley Stephenson was born in 1797 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA, the child of David Stephenson Major And Charity Pearson. In 1830, Stephen Stanley Stephenson resided in Wake, North Carolina, USA. Stephen Stanley Stephenson married Rebecca Lane Mccullers Stephenson, and had children including Martha Hellen Stephenson. Stephen Stanley Stephenson passed away in 1863 in Stephenson Family Cemetery aka as Wake Cemetery in Wake County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Stephen Stanley Stephenson was born in 1797 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA, the child of David Stephenson Major And Charity Pearson.
  • In 1830, Stephen Stanley Stephenson resided in Wake, North Carolina, USA.
  • Stephen Stanley Stephenson married Rebecca Lane Mccullers Stephenson, and had children including Martha Hellen Stephenson.
  • Stephen Stanley Stephenson passed away in 1863 in Stephenson Family Cemetery aka as Wake Cemetery in Wake County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Major
1748–1808
Birth Location: Southampton County, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Charity Pearson
1753–1808
Birth Location: Wake, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Stephenson
1796–1855
Birth Location: McCullers Station, Wake, North Carolina
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Children(s)

Martha Stephenson
1823–1900
Birth Location: Wake, North Carolina, USA
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Stephen Stephenson's Ancestors

Self
Stephen Stephenson
1797–1863
Birth Place: Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
David Stephenson Major
1748–1808
Southampton County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Charity Pearson
1753–1808
Wake, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Solomon (Stephenson) Sr
1715–1794
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Matthews McKinney) Stephenson
1715–1810
Isle, Virginia, United States
Samuel (P) Pearson
1723–1802
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Mary (Ann) Simmons
1734–1822
New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina Colony
Great-Grandparents
John Stephenson
1680–1734
Katherine Wiggs
1681–1753
Hugh Matthews
1682–1747
Simon 1
1671–1735
Sarah Thurston*
1665–1735
William Simmons
1717–1774
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Stephenson\Steinsone
1628–1689
Elizabeth Edwards
1654–1726
Henry 1674
1650–1711
Katherine 1674
1660–1729
Edward Pearson
1648–1697
Sara 1
1657–1707
Thomas **\
1622–1693
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1646–1723
John Simmons
1702–1737
Rebecca Vaughn
1702–1738

Stephen Stephenson's Descendants

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Stephen (Stanley) Stephenson (25 April 1797–19 May 1863) m. Rebecca (Lane McCullers) Stephenson (8 Aug 1796–5 May 1855)
  1. 1. Martha (Hellen) Stephenson 1823–1900 m. Barnabas ("Barney") Jones 1819–1906
    1. 1. Ulrich (Byron) Jones 1858–1914 m. Sarah (Anne) Massey 1868–1959
      1. 1. Hubert (Reid Jones) Sr. 1905–1943 m. Virginia (Martha) Snyder 1907–1947
        1. 1. Hubert (Reid) Jones 1934–2019 m. Elizabeth (Arthur) Bell 1935–
        2. 2. Crismann (Synder) Jones 1938–1988 m. Bonnie (Rosalyn) Burns 1950–1990
        3. 3. Freta (Ann) Jones 1932–1998 m. Carl (Wendell Bell) Jr 1928–2000 m. Bruce (Parker) Beard 1922–
      2. 2. Katherine (Bernard "Kate") Jones 1891–1953 m. Herbert (Browne) Taylor 1890–1962
        1. 1. Emma (Ann) Taylor 1920–1998 m. Joseph (Cross) Ruark 1919–1974
      3. 3. Jessie (Leah) Jones 1889–1967 m. Charlie (C) Farthing 1886–1979
        1. 1. Ruth Farthing 1914–
        2. 2. Claude Farthing 1916–1948 m. Mary (Alice) Hopkins 1913–1997
        3. 3. Byron Farthing 1923–
        4. 4. Thelma Farthing 1927–2015
      4. 4. Sarah (M) Jones 1889–
      5. 5. Claudia (Duskin) Jones 1900–1974 m. Hartwell (Judson) Hart 1902–1941
      6. 6. Willa (Gladys) Jones 1896–1961 m. Thomas (Floyd Drew) Sr 1892–1945 m. Raymond (John) Jeffreys 1896–1970
        1. 1. Sarah (Willa) Drew 1919–2002 m. Jesse ("Jess" Owen Fearrington*\) Sr. 1919–2014
        2. 2. Thomas (Floyd Drew) Jr 1925–1966
      7. 7. Sherwood (Wayland) Jones 1902–1954
      8. 8. Katherine (Bernard) Taylor 1891–1953
    2. 2. Lula Jones 1871–
    3. 3. Bernard (Lee) Jones 1863–1884
    4. 4. Rachel (Rebecca) Jones 1852–1935
    5. 5. Charles (Delno) Jones 1856–
    6. 6. Caroline (Augusta) Jones 1847–1938
    7. 7. Chintha (Georgiana) Jones 1850–1909
    8. 8. Reuben (Edgar) Jones 1867–1950
    9. 9. Joseph (McAlpine) Jones 1860–1941
    10. 10. Marion (Theophelus) Jones 1848–1901
    11. 11. Burnard Jones 1863–
    12. 12. Mary (Anna) Jones 1844–1918
    13. 13. Rebecca Jones 1853–

Stephen Stephenson's Timeline

4 Records

1797
25 April 1797
Birth of Stephen Stanley Stephenson in Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Wake County, North Carolina, USA
1830
1830
Age 33
Stephen Stanley Stephenson resided here in Wake, North Carolina, USA
Wake, North Carolina, USA
1863
19 May 1863
Age 66
Death of Stephen Stanley Stephenson in Stephenson Family Cemetery aka as Wake Cemetery in Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Stephenson Family Cemetery aka as Wake Cemetery in Wake County, North Carolina, USA
1863
1863
Age 66
Stephen Stanley Stephenson - Probate in Wake, North Carolina, USA
Wake, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 April 1797
    Event Place: Wake County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Wake, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Wake, North Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 125; Page: 452; Family History Library Film: 0018091

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wake County, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills and Estate Papers (Wake County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1863
    Event Place: Stephenson Family Cemetery aka as Wake Cemetery in Wake County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills and Estate Papers (Wake County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1863
    Event Place: Wake, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills and Estate Papers (Wake County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History
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