Edward Stevenson (abt. 1608 - bef. 1662)

Born about 1608 in London, Middlesex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Unknown) Graves — married 1640 in New Town, Queens, New York

Descendants

Died before 10 Jun 1662 before about age 54 in New Town, Queens, New York

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Biography

Edward Stevenson was one of the early settlers in Newtown Long Island. He is closely related to Dutch emigrant Thomas Stevenson of London, England. who emigrated approximately 1643. This Edward's parents are unknown.

Edward Stevensox* was one of the early settlers in Newtown, Long Island. He was a near relative of Thomas Stevenson of the same place, and was deceased by 1662, as on July loth of that year the " widow of Edward Stevenson " signed the agreement made by the citizens of Newtown, to pay rent to the Dutch Director- General. Her name was Ann (or Anne), and at some time between the before-mentioned date and 1670, she married William Graves. Ann Graves' will* is dated at Newtown, December 31, 1670. In it she bequeaths to her " daughter, Elizabeth Everitt, a feather bed, a warming pan, an iron plate, a fire shovel, a pair of tongs and a trunk." All the rest of her estate she leaves to " my two daughters, Elizabeth Everitt and Abigail Denton, and my clothes that were prized by Mr. John Coe and Mr. Jonathan Fish;" to her cotisin, Thomas Stevenson, she leaves her Bible, William Graves, his son, John, and daughter, Hannah, were all dead in 1679.

Will of Ann (Formerly Graves)

Her name was Ann or Anne and at some time between the before mentioned date and 1670 she married William Graves. Ann Graves will is dated at Newtown December 31 1670. In it she bequeaths to her daughter Elizabeth Everitt a feather bed a warming pan an iron plate a fire shovel a pair of tongs and a trunk. All the rest of her estate she leaves to my two daughters Elizabeth Everitt and Abigail (Stevenson) Denton Whitehead and my clothes that were prized by Mr. John Coe and Mr Jonathan Fish to her cousin Thomas Stevenson. She leaves her Bible to William Graves, his son John and daughter Hannah were all dead in 1679.

Edward and Ann Stevenson's children were;

Jonathan Stevenson, who first appears in Burlington County New Jersey and marries Mary Allen on July 16 1684, in open court before Justices Robert Stacy and William Clarke. He had on the same day signed the bond of Mary Allen for 100 administratrix of the estate of her late husband Thomas Allen. Jonathan Stevenson was made joint administrator with her. Thomas Allen had conveyed to him on September 8 1682 thirty acres in the townfield for his house at the mouth of the Assiscunk Creek in Burlington County now Bordentown New Jersey . In 1686, Jonathan Stevenson was one of the grantees in Newtown Long Island for a new charter of that town. From here he moved to Norwalk Connecticut where it is recorded, in the New York Historical Collection of 1891. Pages 467 and 131. Jonathan served in the Colonial Wars. He died in November 1689. His widow Mary afterwards married John Bouton. Jonathan and Mary Stevenson had one son Jonathan Stevenson to whom Major Daniel Whitehead in 1703 left this bequest I give and bequeath unto Jonathan Stevenson the son of Jonathan Stevenson late of Norwalk in the colony of Connecticut Deceased, the sum of twenty pounds to be paid to him his heirs or assigns within two years after my Decease.

Elizabeth Stevenson married John Everitt of Long Island whose will is dated November 24 1689 was probated May 21 1691 In it he names his wife and A John Everitt married Sarah died in 1729 Had issue Sarah Everitt married Daniel born 1704 son of Samuel Denton Mary Everitt Elizabeth Everitt Daniel Everitt of Goshen New York B Thomas Everitt married Bathsheba daughter of James and Sarah Cornell Sands Had issue James Everitt baptized January 24 1723 C Jonathan Everitt D Elizabeth Everitt

Abigail Stevenson born about 1640 married 1st Denton of Jamaica Long Island about 1660 2d Major Daniel Whitehead.

Miscellaneous Records

On 30 August 1672, Thomas Stevenson of Newtowne sold a parcel of meadground "formerly Edward Stevensons" to Jacob Reeder of Newtowne.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Town Minutes of Newtown, 1656-1688: Vol.1, Page 93 and Vol.1, Page 179

• Town Minutes of Newtown, 1656-1688, Volume 1, (NYC, N.Y.: WPA Historical Records Survey, New York City, June 1940).

• Thomas Stevenson of London, England and his descendants by ... Stevenson, John R. (John Rudderow), 1834-1917

• New York Historical Collection of 1891. Pages 467 and 131.

• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

S Stevenson Thomas Stevenson of London, England and his descendants , pp 131-132