Samuel Stevens was born 6 MAR 1714/5 Plainfield CT.[1]He died 1 SEP 1754 Sheffield MA.[2]
The entry recording this marriage is in the Sheffield, Mass. records, but he was married before he settled there, probably in Simsbury, Conn."
Family tradition is that he was killed by the Indians in the French and Indian War, either at Stockbridge or Lenox, Mass.
Sources
↑ Plowdon Stevens, Stephens-Stevens Genealogy Lineage From Henry Stephens or Stevens of Stonington CT, (Allaben Genealogical Series 1909), 31.
↑ Joesph M. Kellogg, "Early Vital Records of Sheffield, Mass.."
Ghaston, Mary Stevens. Genealogy of the Stevens and Tripp and allied families: from 1520 to 1906. Unknown Publisher, 1906 (https://ia802704.us.archive.org/19/items/genealogyofsteve00ghas/genealogyofsteve00ghas.pdf) Page 7 notes Henry and Elizabeth Stevens and family, their son Thomas married Mary Hall, with Samuel listed as their son "6. Samuel, was killed by the Indians.". More detail on p. 19 and 20, person 12
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Samuel: