Samuel Stephenson II
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Samuel Stephenson II (1770 - 1845)

Samuel Stephenson II
Born in New Jerseymap
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Husband of — married 24 Dec 1793 in New Jerseymap [uncertain]
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Died at age 75 in Celina, Mercer, Ohio, United Statesmap
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Biography

Possible Origins of Samuel Stephenson

Samuel Stephenson is the patriarch of the Stephenson family. His birthplace is presumed to be New Jersey. This is based upon the statements of his son Silas Stephenson[1] and his daughter Charlotte Stephenson Johnson.[2] In the 1880 Census, both children named New Jersey as the birth place of their parents.

A land record has been found providing evidence that Samuel Stephenson might have been "Sam Stevenson Junior." This record was dated in 1837, when Samuel Stephenson would have been 67 years old. Because his will named no children by the name of Samuel, the current theory is that his father's name may have been Samuel Stephenson Senior. More concrete proof is needed. Of course, the possibility exists that there was a son of Samuel Stephenson named Samuel who went west with his brothers and purchased land but did not survive on the frontier.

Called Sam Stevenson Junior in Land Record

Very little evidence has been found of the Stephenson family in New Jersey. However, a man named Samuel Stevenson paid taxes in Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey in September of 1780.[3] This could be a potential lead for different father of Samuel Stephenson. A lot more research is needed before confirming the name of Samuel Stephenson's father.

Marriage Information

Based upon family Bible information that was long ago hand-copied from an old Bible owned by the Silas Stephenson branch of the family, Samuel Stephenson was married to Catharine Aller on December 24, 1793.[4] It is unknown exactly where they were married, but New Jersey is the likely place. A distant relative of Catharine Aller stated in his Revolutionary War Pension Application that "the Tories burnt the church containing the records for the Aller family."[5]

A thorough search of online repositories has not uncovered a state or county record for the marriage. However, "our" branch of the Aller family has been traced definitively through DNA and through paper trail to Amwell Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Ancestors from the Kaes or Case family and from the Aller and Kuhl or Cool families share lots of DNA segments and can be found in Amwell Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey as early as 1730[6] and as late as 1792.

Evidence of Residence in Hampshire County, Virginia

In June of 1794, within six months of his marriage to Catharine Aller, Samuel Stephenson purchased land in Hampshire County, Virginia.[7] This property was directly next door to his mother-in-law, Elizabeth MNU Aller, who also purchased property on the same day.[8] Both deeds of the two households first entry into Hampshire County are dated June 11, 1894 and are on sequential pages in the Hampshire County Deed Book, indicating that the family moved from New Jersey together:

Widow Elizabeth Aller Purchases Land
Land Purchase Next Door to Mother-In-Law

On the same day, June 11 1794, Just a few more pages into the Hampshire County Deed Book, Samuel Stephenson takes out a mortgage on his new farm.[9]

Another deed in Hampshire County, Virginia (Now West Virginia) indicates the couple sold their land next door to the widow Elizabeth Aller in 1795.[10]

Hampshire County West Virginia circa 1795

Catharine Aller, the wife of Samuel Stephenson, was named in the will of Elizabeth MNU Aller Sebring at Hampshire County, Virginia in 1814.[11]

Will of Elizabeth MNU Aller Sebring


Evidence of Residence in Muskingum County, Ohio

There is an 1820 Census household in Falls Township, Muskingum County, Ohio that may represent the household of Samuel Stephenson.[12] The name on the head of household is Samuel Stephens, however, the long name extends past its column and may be an abbreviation for Stephenson.

1820 Census Household of Samuel Stephens

Samuel Stephenson would have been 50 years old in 1820. This coincides with the age of the head of household. The other ages, as enumerated by a head count, look like this:

Ages of Household members in 1820 Census

There were seven sons and four daughters in this household. The son aged 26 to 44 could be John Stephenson. The two sons aged 16 to 25 could be Philip and Silas. One of the sons aged 10 - 15 could be Hiram. The daughters ages seem to fit perfectly with the known daughters of Samuel Stephenson. However, there are some extra men in the household who were not named in the 1843 will of Samuel Stephenson. This record may or may not represent Samuel Stephenson's 1820 Census household.

Certainly by 1822, the Stephenson family had arrived in Muskingum County, Ohio. Daughter, Ann Martha Ruth Stephenson was married to Hugh Brown there on August 1, 1822[13]

On August 19, 1828, a deed transaction in Deed Book I, page 638, cited the boundary of Samuel Stephenson's land in Muskingum County, Ohio:

Evidence of Samuel Stephenson in Neighbor's Land Entry

Farmer Samuel Stephenson was recorded with 82 acres of land that was granted by the State of Ohio in March of 1836. He appears in this online index from Muskingum County Historical Land Records, Book Q, page 532:

Samuel Stevenson Land

Samuel Stephenson and his family were enumerated in the 1830 Census at Hopewell Township, Muskingum County, Ohio.[14] He also paid Ohio taxes that year.[15] Shortly thereafter, his sons and daughters sought to stake land claims in the fertile plains of western Ohio. In 1831, an Indian treaty was signed with the Seneca, Shawnee and Wyandot tribes that made this movement west possible.[16]

Another piece of land was recorded as being owned by Samuel Stephenson and his wife Catharine on July 25, 1836 in Muskingum County, Ohio. This parcel was recorded in Book R, pages 123, 127 and 128:

Samuel and Catharine Stephenson Land Sale
Muskingum Land Record
Samuel Stephenson Land

A couple named Thomas Stephenson and Mary Stephenson transferred another parcel of land to Samuel Stephenson on October 26, 1836. This is recorded in Muskingum County Book R page 292:

Land Purchased from Thomas and Mary Stephenson

Samuel Stephenson appears in the Hopewell Township, Muskingum County Tax Lists for 1830,[17] 1832[18] and 1834.[19]

Move to Mercer County, Ohio

Samuel Stephenson purchased land in Mercer County, Ohio on April 4, 1840.[20] His sons had purchased land in Mercer County in 1837, so it is assumed that he traveled west to join them. It is very interesting that "Samuel Stephenson Senior" was written in a few places on the document and then crossed out. More research is needed to determine whether or not Samuel Stephenson had a son named Samuel or a father named Samuel. Or Both? Wikitree files have been made for both as a place for research documents.

Samuel Stephenson Land Patent

A thorough search of Census records reveals this record from Center Township, Mercer County, Ohio:

Enumerated with the Name Simon Stevenson

In the above record, Samuel Stephenson's sons, Hiram, John, Silas and Philip are all enumerated. His daughter Catherine's husband, Sylvester Tilton, also owned a neighboring farm. It is very likely that the "Simon Stevenson" in this record is indeed our ancestor, Samuel Stephenson. Enumerated in the household is a male aged seventy but under eighty, a male aged between 20 and 30, a female aged sixty but under seventy, and a female aged between 20 and 30. There are no other county records of the name Simon Stevenson in Mercer County, Ohio. Although, some researchers have taken the handwriting from this 1840 Census record and created a non-existent son of Samuel Stephenson named "Lucien."

On November 23, 1844, Samuel Stephenson signed a deed transfer between his son Hiram and his son in law Hugh Brown as a Justice of the Peace.[21]

Samuel Stephenson JP for Children's Deed Transfer

Samuel Stephenson made his will in 1843,[22] and died on June 26, 1845. His will was proved on July 3, 1845. Samuel's sons Silas and Philip were Executors of the estate.[23] As you can see, there are no sons named Simon or Lucien in Samuel Stephenson's will:

Samuel Stephenson Will

In 1844, Samuel Stephenson signed a guardianship bond for his young twin Tilton grandchildren, Heirs of his daughter Catharine Stephenson Tilton.[24]

Samuel Stephenson is buried at Buck Cemetery in Mercer County, Ohio.[25] His wife Catharine is right beside him. There are two small white stones that appear to be the original grave markers. On his tombstone, the death date is engraved, June 26, 1845. Placed in between the small white headstones is a larger gray stone that appears to have been added later.

Samuel Stephenson and Catharine Aller Grave

Children of Samuel Stephenson and Catherine Aller

John Stephenson married Nancy Riley in 1824.[26] John Stephenson's Census records consistently cite his birth in Virginia.
Elizabeth Stephenson married William Hoechell or Herschel in 1844.[27] Elizabeth Hoechell raised her sister Catharine's twins for the few years before her death. After that, the children were raised by brothers Philip and Hiram.
Ann Martha Stephenson married Hugh Brown in 1822.[28]
Philip Stephenson married Sarah Milligan in 1827.[29] He traveled with his siblings to Mercer County, Ohio, where he married his second wife, Eliza Lewis.[30]
Silas Stephenson married Angeline Chamberlain in 1829.[31]
Hiram Stephenson married Mary Ann Grant in 1837.[32] After Mary Ann's death, he was married to her sister, Elizabeth Grant Landon Rockwood, who had been widowed twice with five children.[33] Their children were first cousins and step siblings.
Catherine Stephenson married Sylvester Tilton in 1837.[34] She died in childbirth with twins, John and Elizabeth Tilton. Her husband Sylvester also died young, leaving the orphans to be raised by their aunts and uncles.
Charlotte Stephenson married John Johnson in 1834.[35]


DNA Resources

Paternal relationship to Samuel Stephenson is confirmed by a triangulated group consisting of ***** Horn GEDmatch A379173, Virginia Clegg GEDmatch A609811, and Eric McDaniel GEDmatch A179425. Their MRCA is Samuel Stephenson. Mr Horn descends from Samuel Stephenson's daughter Ann Stephenson Brown. Mrs Clegg descends from Samuel Stephenson's son, Hiram. Mr McDaniel descends from Samuel Stephenson's son, Philip. The shared segment is on Chromosome Number 16. Clegg and McDaniel share a 22.3 cM segment from 3345876 to 12557748 Horn and McDaniel share an 11.2 cM segment from 7756943 to 12547810. Clegg and Horn share a 15.4 cM segment from 7957910 to 15962947. Clegg's brother, Larry Stephenson GEDmatch A957320, also triangulates into this segment on Chromosome 16. He shares 9 cM with McDaniel and 14 cM with Horn.

Here is a DNApainter file that shows overlapping segments of DNA between known descendants of Samuel Stephenson and his wife Catharine Aller:

https://dnapainter.com/profile/view/f5306a228c63e206


Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M891-3MW : 14 July 2016), Silas Stephenson in household of Eliza Stephenson, Hopewell, Mercer, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 186, sheet 442C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1048; FHL microfilm 1,255,048.
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH9W-KTD : 14 August 2017), Charlotte Johnson in household of John Johnson, Prairie, Henry, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 2, sheet 15A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0284; FHL microfilm 1,254,284.
  3. ↑ Duay, Debbie, Indexer, Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Taxpayers, 1779 - 1781, September 1780, Image 7. Link to Source
  4. ↑ Allig, Joyce, Editor, Mercer County Ohio Biographical History, a publication of the Mercer County Historical Society, 1978, page 728.
  5. ↑ Fold3 US Revolutionary War Pensions, 1800 - 1900, The Revolutionary War Pension of Peter Allen (misspelled, it is Aller), Pension Number W. 5202, page 5. Link to Fold3
  6. ↑ Chambers, Theodore Frelinghuysen. The Early Germans of New Jersey; Their History, Churches, and Genealogies. Dover, NJ, USA: Dover Printing Company, 1895, p 285.
  7. ↑ Hampshire County, Virginia, Deeds 1792 - 1797, pp 440 - 441, Image 236 of 674, FHL. Link to FHL
  8. ↑ Hampshire County, Virginia, Deeds, 1792 - 1797, pp 438 - 439, Image 235 of 674 FHL. Link to FHL
  9. ↑ Hampshire County, Virginia, Deeds 1792 - 1797, p 450 - 451. FHL repository, Image 241 of 674.Link to FHL
  10. ↑ Hampshire County, West Virginia, Deeds 1792 - 1797, Image 475 of 674, FHL. Link to FHL
  11. ↑ U S Wills and Probate Records, Hampshire County, Virginia, Wills, 1809 -1825, Image 239 of 546, FHL. Link to FHL
  12. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGQ-8F7 : accessed 14 May 2020), Samuel Stephens, Falls, Muskingum, Ohio, United States; citing p. 149, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 92; FHL microfilm 181,398.
  13. ↑ "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDJT-T2R : 10 February 2018), Hugh Brown and Ann Stevenson, 01 Aug 1822; citing Muskingum,Ohio, reference ; FHL microfilm 0865142 V. 1-2.
  14. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5G-8FS : 18 August 2015), Samuel Stephenson, Hopewell, Muskingum, Ohio, United States; citing 187, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 137; FHL microfilm 337,948.
  15. ↑ "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7NXC-8VW2 : 2 April 2020), Samuel Stephenson, 1830; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Hopewell, Muskingum, Ohio, United States, p. , Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; FHL microfilm 004849266.
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  17. ↑ "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7NXC-8VW2 : 2 April 2020), Samuel Stephenson, 1830; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Hopewell, Muskingum, Ohio, United States, p. , Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; FHL microfilm 004849266.
  18. ↑ "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7XK1-X2N2 : 2 April 2020), Samuel Stephenson, 1832; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Hopewell, Muskingum, Ohio, United States, p. , Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; FHL microfilm 004849267.
  19. ↑ "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7XBB-LZN2 : 2 April 2020), Samuel Stephenson, 1834; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Hopewell, Muskingum, Ohio, United States, p. , Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; FHL microfilm 004849268.
  20. ↑ http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
  21. ↑ Muskingum County, Ohio, Deeds 1842 - 1844, Image 371 of 674, FHL. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLX-B81J?view=fullText&keywords=Stephenson%2CMuskingum&groupId=TH-909-73348-10181-1 FHL]
  22. ↑ "Ohio Probate Records, 1789-1996," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-31287-8434-74?cc=1992421 : accessed 20 February 2016), Mercer > Wills 1825-1886 vol 1-4 > image 75 of 868; county courthouses, Ohio.
  23. ↑ "Ohio Probate Records, 1789-1996," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9Q5-N4WC?cc=1992421&wc=S2Z9-BZS%3A266275901%2C266291301 : 1 July 2014), Mercer > Administration, executor and guardian bonds 1849-1893 vol A-B > image 254 of 426; county courthouses, Ohio.
  24. ↑ "Ohio Probate Records, 1789-1996," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9Q5-N47S?cc=1992421&wc=S2Z9-BZS%3A266275901%2C266291301 : 1 July 2014), Mercer > Administration, executor and guardian bonds 1849-1893 vol A-B > image 236 of 426; county courthouses, Ohio.
  25. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 August 2018), memorial page for Samuel Stephenson (7 Mar 1770–26 Jun 1845), Find A Grave Memorial no. 77671769, citing Buck Cemetery, Celina, Mercer County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Beth (contributor 47558993) .
  26. ↑ "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDJ8-W6P : 10 February 2018), John Stephenson and Nancy Reily, 08 Jan 1824; citing Licking,Ohio, reference ; FHL microfilm 0384300 V. 1.
  27. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q297-VGJR : 26 September 2017), William Hoechell and Elizabith Stephenson, 1844.
  28. ↑ "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDJT-T2R : 10 February 2018), Hugh Brown and Ann Stevenson, 01 Aug 1822; citing Muskingum,Ohio, reference ; FHL microfilm 0865142 V. 1-2.
  29. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2QHV-9RK : 10 December 2017), Philip Stephenson and Sarah Milligan, 29 Mar 1827; citing Marriage, Muskingum, Ohio, United States, , Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
  30. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q297-VLR5 : 10 December 2017), Philip Stephenson and Eliza Lewis, 31 Jan 1849; citing Marriage, Mercer, Ohio, United States, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
  31. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2QHV-9R7 : 8 December 2014), Silas Stephenson and Angeline Chamberlain, 22 Jul 1829; citing Muskingum, Ohio, United States, reference ; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 865,142.
  32. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2QQ5-5KZ : accessed 11 February 2016), Hiram Stephenson and Mary Ann Grant, 05 Nov 1837; citing Muskingum, Ohio, United States, reference ; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 910,164.
  33. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZGF-D2P : 10 December 2017), Hiram Stephenson and Elizabeth Rackwood, 22 Jun 1862; citing Marriage, Mercer, Ohio, United States, p 27, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
  34. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDGL-KZP : 8 December 2014), Sylvester Tilton and Catharine Stephenson, 31 Oct 1837; citing Muskingum, Ohio, United States, reference ; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 865,137.
  35. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2QHJ-1HD : 26 September 2017), John Johnston and Charlotte Stevenson, 27 Nov 1834; citing Muskingum, Ohio, United States, reference ; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 865,142.




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