Roger Stevens (1730 - 1808)

Born 27 May 1730 in Quaker Hill, Dutchess County, New York

Husband of Mary (Doolittle) Stevens — married 1752 in Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 1808 at about age 77 in Delta, Rideau Lakes, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Roger Stevens, son of Roger Stevens and Hannah Roswell was born on May 25, 1730 at Quaker Hill, Dutchess County, New York.

Roger marries to Mary Doolittle, daughter of Samuel Doolittle and Jane Wheeler, in about 1752 in Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts. Mary was born on February 16, 1729 in Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts.

In the late 1700s while the region was part of the British Lununberg District in the Province of Quebec, land was surveyed in and around what would later become Grenville County to be distributed as land grants to the United Empire Loyalists and their families for their loyalty to the Crown. The emphasis of the Crown government was on military defense, economic growth and political stability. The strategy was to increase the population, maintain efficient military districts, and develop political counties and townships to be dotted with agricultural hamlets and towns and commercially-oriented cities. There was not emphasis on industrial development because of lack of basic infrastructure in the region. The first townships laid out were called the Royal Townships. Situated along the St. Lawrence River where land was most productive and travel was convenient, two of these townships were to become part of Grenville County – Edwardsburgh, Royal Township Six, and Augusta, Royal Township Seven. In 1791 the Province of Upper Canada was created from part of the Province of Quebec. The Upper Canada partition of Lunenberg District was renamed Eastern District in 1792; Grenville County was one of the counties created in 1792. Shortly after the Loyalist refugee arrivals, Irish and Scottish immigrants began to settle in the area as well. ^[1]

Mary dies on December 3, 1803 and Roger dies in 1808 in Leeds County, Ontario, Canada.

Children of Roger Stevens and Mary Doolittle are:

1. Roger Stevens was born about 1753 in Quaker Hill, Dutchess, New York and died in 1793 in Leeds Co, Ontario, Canada.
2. Abel Stevens was born on November 11, 1755 in Quaker Hill, Dutchess, New York and died on October 9, 1826 in Bastard Twp, Leeds Co, Ontario, Canada.
3. Amy Stevens was born in 1756 in Dutchess Co, New York. Amy married Parshall Terry.
4. Ephriam Stevens was born about 1757 in Dutchess Co, New York.
5. Abigail Stevens was born about 1759 in Dutchess Co, New York.
6. Mary Stevens was born about 1762 in Pittsford, Rutland, Vermont.
7. Elihu Stevens was born about 1764 in Quaker Hill, Dutchess, New York.
8. Elizabeth Stevens was born about 1765 in Pittsford, Rutland, Vermont.
9. Thomas Stevens was born in 1766 in Quaker Hill, Dutchess, New York.
10. Moses K. Stevens was born in 1768 in Quaker Hill, Dutchess, New York and died in 1823 in Leeds Co, Ontario, Canada.
11. Henry Stevens was born in 1770 in Pittsford, Rutland, Vermont and died in 1823 in Leeds Co, Ontario, Canada.
12. Daniel Stevens was born in 1772 in Pittsford, Rutland, Vermont and died in 1832 in Upper Canada.
13. Abraham Stevens was born about 1775 in Pittsford, Rutland, Vermont. Abraham marries Ruth Andrews. Ruth was born about 1775 in Vermont, USA.
14. Dedemia Stevens was born about 1777 in Pittsford, Rutland, Vermont and died in 1840. Dedemia married David Haskins. David was born in 1772.

Research Notes

this profile was originally attached to father https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Stevens-1812 and mother https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Nichols-1102 both of which were too old to be his parents and conflict with sources.

Death

"Find A Grave Index"

Name: Roger II Stevens

Event Type: Burial

Event Date: 1808

Event Place: Athens, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada

Birth Date: 27 May 1730

Death Date: 1808

Affiliate Record Identifier: 84311984

Cemetery: Quaker Cemetery

Burial: Quaker Cemetery, Athens, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada.

Land Petitions in Canada

Upper Canada Land Claims

1802 - "Land Petition of Polly Stevens, widow of Ensign Roger Stevens and Minor Children," Library and Archives Canada. Rideau River Area Land Petition #47. Volume: 453. Bundle: S6. Micro: C-2809. Page 38 of Online Archive Document. Land Petition of Polly Stevens, widow of Ensign Roger Stevens and Minor Children. Lots 8 & 9 in front of the Township of Montague. Pages 38 to 54 of Online Archive Document.

1800 - "Bastard Township Land Petition #7," Library and Archives Canada. Volume 490. Bundle: S Leases 1787-1794. Micro: C-2830. Page 426 of Online Archive Document.

1796 - "Niagara area Land Petition #34," Library and Archives Canada. Volume: 448A. Bundle: S2. Micro: C-2806. Pages 605 to 608 of the Online Archive Document.

1793 - "Marlborough, Granville, Upper Canada Land Petition #167," Library and Archives Canada. Petition Date: May 13, 1793. Stevens, Roger & Others. Volume: 448A. Bundle: S-1. Micro: C-2806. Pages 405 to 408 of the Online Archive Document.

1793 "Marlborough, Granville, Upper Canada Land Petition #184," Library and Archives Canada. Petition Date: May 13, 1793. Stevens, Roger. Volume: 448A. Bundle: S1. Micro: C-2806. Pages 475 to 477 of the Online Archive Document.

1792 - "District of Niagara Area, Land Petition #34," Library and Archives Canada. Volume: 448A. Bundle: S2. Micro: C-2806. Pages 1068 to of the Online Archive Document.

1790 - Rideau River Land Petition #280," Library and Archives Canada. Volume: 494. Bundle: S-Misc 1787-1794. Petition: 280. Micro: C-2832.

1790 - Rideau River Land Petition #281," Library and Archives Canada. Volume: 494. Bundle: S-Misc 1787-1794. Petition: 281. Micro: C-2832.

• Note: These petitions could also be of his son Roger.

"Lower Canada Land Claims"

Given Name(s): Roger Surname: STEVENS Year: 1784 Volume: 8 Page: 2635-2636 Microfilm Reel Number: C-2495 Reference: RG 1 L3L Item Number: 82751.

Given Name(s): Roger & others Surname: STEVENS Year: 1786 Volume: 187 Page: 89610-89615 Microfilm Reel Number: C-2564 Reference: RG 1 L3L Item Number: 82754

Given Name(s): Roger Surname: STEVENS Year: 1788 Volume: 10 Page: 2737-2747 Microfilm Reel Number: C-2495 Reference: RG 1 L3L Item Number  :82752

Given Name(s): Roger Surname: STEVENS Year: 1791 Volume: 10 Page: 3075-3082 Microfilm Reel Number: C-2495 Reference: RG 1 L3L Item Number: 82753

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenville_County,_Ontario

• Book Title: Genealogy of the Stevens and Tripp Family and Allied Families From 1520 to 1906, page 7.

• WikiTree profile Stevens-1813 created through the import of JT.ged on Aug 17, 2011 by Elizabeth Crowe. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Elizabeth and others.

• Death - Find A Grave Memorial# 84311984. Memorial Record Created by glenstreet. Record added: Feb 01, 2012.

• Death - "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch : accessed 23 November 2015, Roger II Stevens, 1808; Burial, Athens, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada, Quaker Cemetery; citing record ID 84311984. Find a Grave.

• Land Petitions - Lower Canada Land Claim. Library and Archives Canada. Given Name(s): Elihu Surname: STEVENS Year: 1786 Volume: 187 Page: 89610-89615 Microfilm Reel Number: C-2564 Reference: RG 1 L3L Item Number: 82715.

• Land Petitions - Lower Canada Land Petition. Library and Archives Canada. Given Name(s): Roger & others. Surname: STEVENS. Year: 1786. Volume: 187. Page: 89610-89615. Microfilm Reel Number: C-2564. Reference: RG 1 L3L. Item Number: 82754.

Sources of Parents of Roger Stevens

• This Website lists the parents of Rogers Stevens as Simeon Stevens and Hannah Roswell - "Deep Roots & Tall Trees," Genealogy Researchers Case & Kathy (Watson) Vanderplas. Oakville, Ontario, Canada. First edition of the Deep Roots & Tall Trees published in 1992. No rights reserved. The information on this Web Site may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever. No permission required, just enjoy.

• This Website lists the parents of Roger Stevens as Roger Stevens and Mrs. Stevens - Family Central Family History Services.

• This Website lists the parents of Roger Stevens as Simeon Stevens and Hannah Roswell -

Stevens Genealogy by Mary Stevens Ghaston

Simeon Stevens and Hannah Roswell had:

1) Jared married Lucy Stuart ( his cousin) in 1759

2) Abel married Bridget Palmer in 1770 and moved on horse-back to Caanan - names children

3) Simeon married Susanna Sherman in 1760

4) Elizabeth married Samuel Hull in 1789

5) Roswell married Tryall Rogers in 1770

6) Hannah married Theophilus Fitch in 1753

7) Anna married John Udell in 1768

8) Benjamin married Hopestill Shaw moved to Dutchess, NY to Barnett, VT - names children

9) Roger married Mary Doolittle children: Roger, Abel, Ephriam, Elihu, Moses and Abigail.

• This Website lists the parents of Roger Stevens as Simeon Stevens and Mercy Cotts -

North America, Family Histories Genealogy of the Stevens and Tripp Family and Allied Families From 1520 to 1906 page 7.

• This FamilySearch Researcher has the parents of Rogers Stevens as "Roger Stevens and Hannah Roswell" - Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch  : accessed 30 June 2018), entry for Roger (Jr.) Stevens; file (2:2:2:MM9R-6SR), submitted 25 March 2000.