Margaret (Wood) Stevenson (1693 - aft. 1753)

Born 26 Dec 1693 in Chesterfield, Burlington, New Jersey

Descendants

Died after 5 May 1753 after age 59 in Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey

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Biography

Margaret was 5th recorded child of William and Mary Wood, born 26th of the 10th month 1693, so in December in the Gregorian calendar.^[1] Margaret was the second wife of John Stevenson. The first marriage had 6 children, and the second produced William, Susannah, and Mary. ^[2] According to the same reference, Mary died unmarried, 11 Jul 1818.

On the marriage date: At the Quaker monthly meeting on the 1st of the 8th month 1724 "John Stevenson & Margaret Wood both belonging to this meeting declared their intentions of taking each other in marriage whereupon this meeting appoints our Friends John Fantum & John Abbott . . .". The next month, on the 5th of the 9th month, 1724 ". . . the second time declared their intentions of taking each other in marriage & enquiry having been made do not find but they are clear from all others on the account of marriage . . . left to accomplish their said marriage . . .". Then on the 3rd of the 10th month 1724 there is a report that the last marriage was orderly.^[3] I take this to be the Stevenson/Wood marriage, but names were not routinely mentioned in these post-wedding notes. Thus, the wedding date is between (only now converting to modern Gregorian dates) 5 Nov 1724 and 3 Dec 1724.

Sources

1. ↑ U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935. Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1659-1885; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: RG2/Ph/C47 3.2. Ancestry.com
2. ↑ Stevenson, John R., A.M, M.D., Thomas Stevenson of London, England and His Descendants. pub. Hiram Edmund Deats, New Jersey, USA, 1902. pp. 40-44
3. ↑ Quaker meeting records, New Jersey, Burlington, Chesterfield Monthly Meeting, Book of Records 1684-1756. pp 195-196.