Born in St Stephen in Brannel, Cornwall, England.
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Stephens
and Jane (Stick) Stephens
Sister of
Francis Stephens, Elizabeth Stephens, Beatrix Stephens, Mary Stephens, Honor Stephens and John Stephens
Wife of
Abraham Best
— married
5 Nov 1745 in St Stephen in Brannel Parish Church, Cornwall, England.
Descendants 
Mother of
Jane Best, Mary Best, Thomas Best, Temperance Best, Beatrice Best, Elizabeth (Best) Goad, Richard Best, Jane (Best) Key, Temperance (Best) Snell and Abraham Best
Died
at age 83
in Nanpean, Cornwall, England
Profile last modified
| Created 31 May 2014
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Biography
Temperance was born about 1726. Temperance Stephens ... [1]
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•Name: Temperance STEPHENS •Sex: F •Birth: 1726 in St Stephen in Brannel, Cornwall, England •Death: 5 DEC 1809 in Nanpean, St Stephens in Brannel •Burial: 5 DEC 1809 St Stephen in Brannel, Cornwall, England •Baptism: 18 JUN 1727 St Stephen in Brannel, Cornwall, England •Event: Source James Colin Best •Event: Source www.rootsweb.com •Reference Number: #900
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Temperance by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Temperance:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Temperance by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Temperance:
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Kerrie (Borden) Brailsford 
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~0.78%
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Debra (Downs) Allison
Debra (Downs) Allison
Stephens-4525 and Stephens-3547 appear to represent the same person because: duplicates
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