James Stephenson and Jane Vance

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Husband James Stephenson ^{1 2}

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            AKA: James Stevenson 3
           Born: 1773 - Chadd's Ford, Chester Co, PA 4
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           Died: 1846 - Smith Twp, Washington Co, PA 4
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         Father: John Stephenson (      -1808) 4
         Mother: Mary [Unk] (      -      ) 5

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Wife Jane Vance ^{3 4}

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            AKA: Janett Vance,6 Jeannette Vance 2
           Born:  - Smith Twp, Washington Co, PA
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         Father: Maj. Joseph Vance (Abt 1750-1832) 7
         Mother: Unknown (      -      )

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Children

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1 F Ann V. Stevenson ^{8 9}

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            AKA: Ann Stephenson 1
           Born: 1802 - Washington Co, PA 9 10
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           Died: 1881 9 10
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         Spouse: Alexander Hays (1795-1846) 4 9 11
           Marr: 1824 10

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2 M John S. Stevenson ⁸

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            AKA: John Stephenson 4
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           Died: Bef 1882 - Burgettstown, Smith Twp, Washington Co, PA
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3 F Elizabeth Stevenson ³

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            AKA: Elizabeth Stephenson 4
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           Died: 3 Mar 1854 3
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         Spouse: Samuel J. Ghrist (1818-Aft 1893) 3 4
           Marr: Mar 1838 3

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4 F Mary Stevenson ⁸

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            AKA: Mary Stephenson 4
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         Spouse: W. Patterson Vance (      -      ) 4 8

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5 F Martha V. Stevenson ⁸

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            AKA: Martha Stephenson 4
           Born: 1813 8
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           Died: Aft 1893
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         Spouse: James Rankin, Esq. (1811-1887) 4 8 12
           Marr: Dec 1834 8

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6 M Joseph Stevenson ⁸

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            AKA: Joseph Stephenson 4
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7 M Edgar Stevenson ⁸

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8 F Rachel J. Stevenson ⁸

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         Spouse: John B. Phillis (      -      ) 8

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General Notes: Husband - James Stephenson

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Smith Twp, Washington Co, PA

About 1780 his father, with his family, removed from Chester County, Pennsylvania, near Chadd's Ford, on the Brandywine, to Pigeon Creek (later Chartiers township), Washington County, Pennsylvania, and settled and lived there till his death. When James arrived at maturity he moved to Smith township, and in the course of a few years purchased several tracts of land in different parts of the township. On the east branch of Raccoon Creek he erected a mill and built a house, where he lived, which became known as the Mansion House. He was a member of the House of Representatives of Pennsylvania in 1805-7.
In 1802 he purchased two hundred acres of land of Thomas Bay. This tract was warranted by Mr. Bay, Feb. 25, 1785, and surveyed to him by the name of "Long Bottom," four hundred and fourteen acres. This farm was James Stephenson gave to his daughter Ann, who married Alexander Hays; their sons, John B. and James S. Hays, later owned the property. A tract of eighty-four acres, later owned by Matthew Welsh, was left to his daughter Mary, who married W. P. Vance. A tract of one hundred acres was left to his daughter Elizabeth, who married Samuel Ghrist. One hundred acres was left to his son, Joseph, but he later sold to his brother-in-law, Ghrist, and emigrated to Illinois. The mill property, containing sixty acres, was left to his son, John Stephenson, who sold to John
Armstrong. A tract in Mount Pleasant township was left to his daughter Martha, who became the wife of James Rankin, Esq.

He followed the vocation of a miller, afterward opening a carding mill, and was also engaged in the undertaking business. He was first a Democrat in politics, then became a Whig, afterward uniting with the Republican party. He was formerly a member of the Raccoon Presbyterian Church, and when the Burgettstown Church was organized, became a regular attendant there.

1 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 913, 915.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1179.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1218.

4 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 915.

5 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1295.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 351.

7 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 351, 1176, 1363, 1409.

8 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1416.

9 —, Memoirs of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Vol. I (Madison, WI: Northwestern Historical Assosciation, 1904), Pg 123.

10 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1276.

11 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1276, 1416.

12 Charles A. Hanna, Ohio Valley Genealogies (New York, 1900), Pg 105.