William Stevens (1616 - 1653)

Born 1 Sep 1616 in Caversham, Oxfordshire, England

Husband of Elizabeth (Bitfield) Titcomb — married about 19 May 1645 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 19 May 1653 at age 36 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

William Stevens AKA Stephens

Origin

William was born September 1, 1616 in Caversham, Oxfordshire, England.^{[citation needed]} He was a son of John Stevens and Alice Atkins.^[1]

Immigration

William "Stephens" of "Caversham, Oxon," husbandman, 21 years old, immigrated in 1638 aboard the Confidence.^[2]

Family

William married at Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, as his 1st, and as his 1st, to Elizabeth Bitfield.^[3] The entry for William Stevens' marriage to Elizabeth in Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts to 1849 indicates that both her maiden name and the year of their marriage were unreadable in the original records, but notes that a later town copy of those records says that they were married 19 March 1645[/6?].^[4] However, since, based on her baptism in March 1628/9, Elizabeth would have only been 17 at the time, and since William and Elizåbeth's first known child (Bitfield Stevens) was not born until March 1648/9, it is reasonably likely the 1645 date was a transcription error and that they were actually married perhaps on 19 March 1647/8.

After his death, she married, as her 2nd, to William Titcomb.^[3][5]

Children of Elizabeth and William Stevens:^{[citation needed]}

1. Bitfield Stevens
2. John Stevens
3. Samuel Stevens

Death and Legacy

William died May 19, 1653 at Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.

William Stevens: Birth: Sep. 1, 1616 in Caversham, Oxfordshire, England. Death: May 19, 1653 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA . Parents: John Stevens (1575 – 1627), Alice Atkins (1576 – 1650). Spouse & Children: Elizabeth Bitfield (1628 – 1676); Bidfield Stevens (1649 – 1649), John Stevens (1650 – 1725), Samuel Stevens (1652 – 1675). Immigrated to New England, USA on ship CONFIDENCE of London, England in 1638.^{[citation needed]}

Sources

1. ↑ Plummer, John, "English Origin of Samuel Bitfield." The American Genealogist. (Vol 67, pp 242) New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database accessed May 22, 2015. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .)
2. ↑ "Focus on Immigration." (Vol 19, Page 13) Great Migration Newsletter, V.1-20. (Online Database accessed May 22, 2015: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700. (Vol 2, Page 1449 & Vol 3, Page 1524) (Online database accessed May 22, 2015. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.)
4. ↑ Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts to 1849. Volume II - Marriages & Deaths. The Essex Institute, 1911. p. 463. Link to page at archive.org.
5. ↑ Hoyt, David Webster, 1833-1921; The old families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts ; with some related families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich and Hampton; Pub: 1897; Snow & Farnham, Providence, RI; Page 324 https://archive.org/details/cu31924025963772/page/n341/mode/2up

See also:

• Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Massachusetts, 1636-1686 (The Essex Institute, 1911) Vol. 1, Page 288-9