Stephen Calkins (abt. 1731 - 1814)

Born about 13 Mar 1731 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 28 Oct 1814 at about age 83 in Danby, Rutland Co., Vermont, United States

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Biography

Captain Stephen Calkins served with Vermont Republic during the American Revolution.

We have no date of the marriage of Stephen and Rebecca. They were not married in Connecticut. Stephen was a sea captain and tradition comes down to us that he married in England on one his voyages. He names his wife, "Rebecca" in his will made March 26, 1801; and among her friends she was known as "Lady Rowland". Stephen with his wife and son Richard, came to Danby, Vermont in 1767, being among the first settlers of that place. He was prominent in the history of the town, taking part in the stirring events of the revolution, being a member of the committee of safety, etc. He was also a Captain in Col. Ira Allen's regiment of " Green Mountain Boys". he built the first grist mill in his section of the country, receiving a bonus of sixty acres of land from the township. He quarried his first set of mill stones from the granite ledge, near which the mill was built.

This information is courtesy of a family tree researched and compiled by the wife of Neil Richardson Allen, a descendent of Captain Stephen Calkins, when he applied for membership in the Nation Society Sons of the American Revolution, Oregon Chapter.

Name

Name: Capt. Stephen /Calkins/^[1]

Birth

Birth Date: 13 MAR 1731/32

Place: Lyme, , Connecticut

Revolutionary War Service

CALKINS, STEPHEN DAR Ancestor #: A018336

Service: VERMONT Rank(s): CAPTAIN

Birth: 3-13-1731 LYME NEW LONDON CO CONNECTICUT

Death: 10-28-1814 DANBY RUTLAND CO VERMONT

Service Source: GOODRICH, ROLLS OF THE SOLS IN THE REV WAR 1775-1783, P 92, 163, 197, 372, 373

Service Description: 1) COLS EBENEZER ALLEN, IRA ALLEN

Spouse: Rebecca Rowland

Children in file: Stephen who m. Saphronia Barrett m. 2nd Phoebe Vail; Richard who m. Ruth Allen.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S165 Page: Ancestry Family Trees Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=17838154&pid=595290906
2. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed July 9, 2019), "Record of CALKINS, STEPHEN CALKINS", Ancestor # A018336. Meehan-411

• Source: S165 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. NOTE This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Calkins-89 created through the import of Lent_Vise_2011-05-11aa.ged on May 26, 2011 by Bryan Sypniewski. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Bryan and others.