Joseph Stevens (1752 - 1830)

Born 14 Jun 1752 in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Sybil (Matthews) Stevens — married about 1770 in New York Colony

Descendants

Died 5 May 1830 at age 77 in Wheeler, Steuben, New York, United States

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Biography

Joseph Stevens was born 14 June 1752 in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[1][2] , page 44 lists Joseph (person 39) as son of Samuel Stevens and Anna Segar with two marriages: 1) Naomi ____ 2) Desire [1] The Plowden source further lists Joseph's children with 1st wife Naomi (probably Matthews) including Joseph (person 79) b. 5 December 1771 married 10 February 1795 Abigail Knowlton on page 59 which lists:

Family with m1 Naomi Stevens:

1. Joseph b. 1771
2. John b. 1774
3. Rhoda b. 1776
4. Lydia b. 1778

Family with m2 Desire Stevens:

1. Noah b. 1782
2. Elias b. 1784
3. Naomi b. 1786
4. Slience b. 1789
5. Jesse b. 1791
6. Isaac b. 1793
7. Sarah b. 1795
8. Chloe b. 1797
9. Ann b. 1802

Joseph Stevens is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A109006.

Joseph died about 1830 ^[2]

Research Notes

Donald Smith

m1. Naomi ____ (incorrect, should be older sister Sybil Matthews b. 1752, d. 1778: Naomi b. 1759, would be 12 years old when first son Joseph was born in 1771) Sybil died in 1778, younger sister Naomi helped with kids until Joseph remarried.

m2. Desire WATERHOUSE Desire ___ widow of Eleazer Waterhouse -- Person 34 in Stephens-Stevens genealogy

Sources

Stephens-Stevens genealogy, lineage from Henry Stephens, or Stevens of Stonington, Connecticut, 1668. by: Stevens, Plowdon, 1840-. New York : Frank Allaben genealogical co. 1909 (https://archive.org/details/stephensstevensg00stev/page/58/mode/2up)

1. ↑ Early Vital Records of Sheffield, Massachusetts, Joesph M. Kellogg
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Stevens, P. (1909). Stephens-Stevens Genealogy, Lineage from Henry Stephens, Or Stevens of Stonington, Connecticut, 1668. United States: Frank Allaben Genealogical Company.