Rachel (Evans) Stephens (1775 - abt. 1828)

Born 1 Sep 1775 in Burlington County, New Jersey

Ancestors

Wife of John Stephens Jr. — married about 1806 in Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died about 1828 at about age 52 in Guernsey County, Ohio, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Rachel Evans ^[1]

Birth

1 Sep 1775 Burlington County, New Jersey ^[2][3]

Note - Evesham Monthly Meeting was held in Mount Laurel, Burlington County, New Jersey, not in Evesham Township. See - [3].

Quaker Certificate of Removal

Rachel Evens moved from the Evesham Monthly Meeting to Chester Monthly Meeting. (The Chester Meeting merged to Mooretown Monthly Meeting.) ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.), Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania; Births and Deaths, 1682-1853; Evesham Monthly Meeting Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes. Subscription - [1]
2. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.), Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania; Births and Deaths, 1682-1853; Evesham Monthly Meeting Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes. Subscription - [2]
3. ↑ Evesham Monthly Meeting - Meldrum, Charlotte D, Early Church Records of Burlington County, New Jersey (Family Line Publications, Rear 63 East Main St, Westminster, MD 21157 800-876-6103. 1995), Volume 2, page 159.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.), Evesham Monthly Meeting,Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania; Births and Deaths, 1708-1886; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes, page 47 of 212. Image

Research Notes

The Rachel Evans, who married John Stephens may be attached to the wrong parents and needs further research.

• John Wesley Haines has Rachel Evans, daughter of Thomas Evans and Mary Eves married to Joseph Roberts, son of Joseph Roberts and Susannah Cole. Richard Haines and his descendants; a Quaker family of Burlington County, New Jersey, since 1642 (Boyce, Va., Printed by Carr Publishing Inc. 1961), Volume 1, page 121.

• Here is the Evesham Meeting Record for the Thomas Evens Family

Evesham Monthly Meeting Births/Deaths Ancestry. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 Image

Rachel was a birth member of Evesham, therefore she was born in Burlington County, New Jersey.

• Here is the Quaker Record for Joseph Roberts and Rachel Evans Family: Image From the Chester Monthly Meeting Membership Book, 1754-1882

• Here is a partial list of Rachel and Joseph's children, as they transferred onto Chester Monthly Meeting Membership Image

"Rachel Evans Favreau Family Tree Birth: dd mm 1775
Marriage: date - city, Pennsylvania
Death: date - Guernsey, Ohio
NAME: Rachel Evans
FATHER: Thomas Evans
MOTHER: Mary Evans , not Mary Eves....

PHOTO: JOHN STEVENS (1770-)

CATEGORY: Headstone

DESCRIPTION: Uploaded from FindAGrave; unable to read any inscriptions on stone monument from picture.

ATTACHED TO: Rachel Evans (1776-1828)

Public Member Photos & Scanned Documents."

Ancestry.com link

"vi. John Stephens, Jr, born 1777 in Freehold, Monmouth Co, New Jersey; died WFT Est. 1812-1868 in Ohio; married

• (1) Rachel Evans 1800; born WFT Est. 1762-1786; died WFT Est. 1804-1857;

married (2) Drutilla Campbell 1807; born WFT Est. 1768-1790; died WFT Est. 1811-1863.

More About John Stephens, Jr: Died 2: WFT Est. 1778-1867, Ohio Died 3: WFT Est. 1778-1867, PA

Taken from: Genealogy Report: Ancestors of Kevin Allen Andrew

Dubious source, tree by an individual and posted to the internet, contains no source documentation. Rachel (Evans) Stephan's parents are not cited.