Arent Stevens (bef. 1702 - 1758)

Born before 26 Jul 1702 in Schenectady, Albany County, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Hall — married 3 Feb 1726 (to 23 Dec 1739) in Schenectady, Albany, New York Colony

Descendants

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Biography

Arent was baptized in the Reformed Dutch Church of Schenectady, New York, on 26 July 1702, recorded as a child of Jonohthan Stevens and Lea Stevens. Witnesses to the baptism were Manus Vedder and Susanna Van Slyk. Arent's father was baptized that same day as an adult, age 27.^[1]

Church Records

Baptism

• 1702. July 26. Arent. Jonohthan Stevens, Lea Stevens. Wit: Manus Vedder, Susanna Van Slyk.^[1]

Marriage

• 1726 Feb 3 - Arent Stevens and Maritie Hael

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Extracts from the Doop-Boek or Baptismal Register of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church Schenectady, NY, New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 18 (1864), page 359.

• USDRC Records db in Ancestry - Schenectady bk

Descendants of the First Settlers of Schenectady, from 1662 to 1800 by Jonathan Pearson

STEVENS

Arent Stevens, son of Jonathan, married first, Maritie, dau. of Willem Hall, Feb. 3, 1726; she d. Dec. 23, 1739, in her 42d year; he married secondly, Mary Griffiths, wid. of Lieut. Thomas Burrows, Feb. 4, 1749/50; she d. July 2, 1794, a. 75ys.; he d. May 15, 1758. Arent Stevens, for more than 20 years before his death, acted as an Indian interpreter, and was often employed by Sir William Johnson in negoçiations [sic] with the different tribes. He owned lands, and for some time resided at Canajoharie. Children b:

• Jonathan Stevens, Dec. 1, 1726, killed at the battle at Lake George, Sept. 8, 1755;
• Catrina Stevens, bp. Aug. 1, 1729, d. Aug. 27, 1790;
• Wilm Stevens, bp. Sept. 10, 1732;
• Nicolaas Stevens, b. Nov. 14, 1734;
• Johannes Stevens, b. July 21, 1736;
• Jacobus Stevens, b. Dec. 13, 1739;
• Maria Stevens, b. Oct. 20, 1750, m. John Stuart; Richard, b. Dec. 10, 1752, d. 1800;
• Lea Stevens, b. April 22, 1755, d. July 11, 1756,
• Anna Stevens, b. April 22, 1755, m. Philip Fransikkel.