James Stevenson II (1746 - 1828)

Born 27 May 1746 in Vashti, Bladen County, North Carolina [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Jane Stevenson — married 1 Sep 1781 in Iredell, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Sep 1828 at age 82 in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

James Stevenson, Jr. was born on 27 May 1746 and was the son of Sarah (Kelly) and James Stevenson, Sr.

The family resided in Vashti, Bladen County, North Carolina which underwent many changes - Bladen became Anson, then Rowan, then Iredell County in 1788 and finally Alexander County in 1847.

In 1777 he entered land above Cowans on the South Yadkin River.

James Stevenson II served with Rowan County Regiment, North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

James Stevenson II is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A109231.

During the American Revolutionary War he served as a Private under Capt. Joseph Sharpe and Col. Francis Locke in the Light Horse, North Carolina Troops in 1790 and also served from 26 Jan 1781 to 3/11 Mar 1781. ^{[1] [2]}

James Stevenson, Jr. married on 01 Sep 1781 in Iredell County, North Carolina, USA to Jane Stevenson (1764-1828), daughter of Hannah (Thompson) and John Stevenson.

He died on 03 Sep 1828 in Iredell County ^[3] (near what is now Vashti, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA).

Children

1. Jane Stevenson
2. James Stevenson, III, b: 1784
3. John Stevenson, b" 1785
4. Elam Stevenson, b: 24 Sep 1787
5. Phineas Stevenson, b: 1790
6. Amos Stevenson, b: 1791
7. Hannah Stevenson
8. Sarah Stevenson
9. William Lyon Stevenson, b: 24 Jan 1798
10. Nancy Stevenson.

Family History

"The Stephenson=Stevenson family is first recorded (as the Stephensons) in Roxburghshire, Scotland, in the early 18th century. The family appears to have been of some wealth, as a private chapel in the Archdiocese of St.Andrews bears their name. At some point, probably shortly after the Jacobite rising of 1715, the family migrated to County Antrim, Ireland, near Belfast. At least one Stephenson was a police officer. William Stephenson, the great-grandfather of Adlai and great-uncle to James II, was a tailor who specialized in millinery. After William's father died in the 1730s, his family moved to Lancaster County, Province of Pennsylvania; William joined when his apprenticeship was completed in 1748. In 1762, the family moved to North Carolina in what is now Iredell County. Including lands given to his children, William Stephenson (Stevenson after the American Revolution) had amassed 3,400 acres of land by the time of his death. One branch of the family, including Adlai Stevenson's father, then moved to Kentucky in 1813."

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Feb 18, 2018), "Record of James Stevenson", Ancestor # A109231. citing State Records of North Carolina by Clark; v17 p1056
2. ↑ Revolutionary War Service Records compiled by J. D. Lewis for James Stevenson
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #111156554

• Memoirs of the Stevenson Family of North Carolina, Statesville, NC; in 1892 by a grandchild of James Stevenson, Jr.

• "Heritage of Iredell County 1980" published by the Genealogical Society of Iredell County in North Carolina; isbn#0-89459-087-1; Space:Heritage of Iredell County p499-500, Family p596, 597, 598

• NC Revolutionary Soldiers’ Graves compiled by Genealogical Society of Iredell County; Iredell County Tracks, Fall 2006; Iredell, Davie & Alexander Counties; (note: There is an error in the date of death 1823 vs 1828); part#1 & part#2

• Space:Iredell County Revolutionary Soldiers for a comprehensive list of Iredell Revolutionary War Veterans.

• "History of Iredell County, North Carolina" p205, 206, 499

• Family Genealogy

• Stevenson Family Sketch by Sterling E. Stovall in Feb 1958;

• Family Group Sheet by Bobbie Jean (Rachels) Zylstra in Sep 1989

• Family Group Sheet by Mary Jo (Shaw) Yancy in Oct 1990

• FamilySearch.org