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Stephen Strawn (abt. 1790 - bef. 1870)

Stephen Strawn aka Straughan
Born about in North Carolina, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of — married 11 Apr 1809 (to 1825) in Warren, Kentucky, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died before before about age 80 in Monroe, Arkansas, United Statesmap [uncertain]
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Biography

Stephen was born in North Carolina about 1790.[1][2]

1st Reg't (Metcalfe's) W. Tennessee Militia, War of 1812; rank: private.[3]

Stephen appears on the 1838 tax list of Monroe County, Arkansas Territory.

He also appears on the 1840 census of Cache Township, Monroe County, Arkansas with the following household members:

males)50-60:1
females)15-20:1[4]

He married to wife Phoebe by 1840[4][1] and had the following known children:

  1. Rachel Strawn was born in Arkansas about 1841.[1]
  2. John A. Strawn was born in Monroe County, Arkansas about 1850.[1]
  3. Stephen A. Strawn was born in Monroe County, Arkansas about 1855.[2]
  4. Rebecca A. "Becky"[5] Strawn was born in Monroe County,Arkansas about 1857.[2]
  5. Jordan Strawn was born in Monroe County, Arkansas about 1862.[5]

On 01 Mar 1860 Stephen received a military bounty land grant from Warrant #65,019 for his service as Corporal in Captain Gordon's Company, Tennessee Miliary in the War of 1812, for 120 acres of land in Arkansas. He assigned (sold) the land to Edward M. Allen.[6]

He died sometime after 1860 and before 1870 possibly in Monroe County, Arkansas where he was living at that time.[2][5]

Stephen married Elizabeth Brownlow, daughter of James and Polly, on 11 Apr 1809. [7]

1840 Census in Monroe, Arkansas, shows Stephan Strawn, with one male age 50-60, and one female age 15-20. [8]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M678-VD2 : 12 April 2016), Steven Strawn, Cache, Monroe, Arkansas, United States; citing family 295, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M87B-4NH : 13 December 2017), Steven Strawn, 1860.
  3. United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29K-BQP7 : 12 March 2018), Stephen Strawn, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 201; FHL microfilm 882,719.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBX-F5J : 13 August 2017), Stephen Strawn, Cache Township, Monroe, Arkansas, United States; citing p. 52, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 19; FHL microfilm 2,474.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNCC-J46 : 12 April 2016), Phereby Strawn, Arkansas, United States; citing p. 33, family 319, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,558.
  6. Military Warrant #MW-0306-226. Steven Strawn.
  7. "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJS-ZRNM : 9 March 2021), Stephen Stranger and Elizabeth Brownlow, 11 Apr 1809; citing Marriage, Warren, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 164,007.
  8. "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBX-F5J : 2 March 2021), Stephen Strawn, Cache Township, Monroe, Arkansas, United States; citing p. 52, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .






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Strawn-227 and Strawn-213 appear to represent the same person because: Same Spouse and name.
posted by Amanda Pitts

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