Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Levi Stephens and Elizabeth Brown




Husband Levi Stephens 1 2 3

           Born: 14 Jul 1744 - Bucks Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Feb 1808 4
         Buried: 


         Father: John Stephens (1714-1806) 1 3 5
         Mother: Sarah [Unk] (      -      ) 3


       Marriage: 4 Dec 1775 4



Wife Elizabeth Brown 2 4 5 6

           Born: 27 Mar 1757 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Mar 1829 4
         Buried: 


         Father: Nathaniel Brown (      -      ) 4
         Mother: Sarah [Unk] (      -      ) 4




Children
1 M Nathaniel Stephens 2 4 5 6

           Born: 8 Jan 1782 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 May 1869 4
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Hannah Dodson (      -      ) 2 4 5
           Marr: 1799 4
         Spouse: Elizabeth Hill (      -      ) 4


2 F Sarah Stephens 4 6

           Born: 17 Apr 1786 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Feb 1864 4
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Levi Maston (      -      ) 2


3 M John Stephens 2 4 6

           Born: 23 Feb 1788 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Aug 1853 4
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Phoebe Pierson (      -      ) 2


4 M Levi Stephens 2 4 6




           Born: 10 Sep 1790 4 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Jan 1878 4 6
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Mary Farquhar (Abt 1797-Aft 1882) 2 6
           Marr: 1813 6


5 F Anne "Nancy" Stephens 2 4 6

           Born: 8 Jul 1795 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Jesse Coldren (      -      ) 2


6 F Elizabeth Stephens 2 4 6

           Born: Jan 1798 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Israel Shreve (      -      ) 2


7 M Thomas Stephens 2 4 6

           Born: 20 Jul 1800 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 1862 2
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Jane Grisbert (      -      ) 2


8 M [Infant] Stephens 4

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: in infancy
         Buried: 



9 U [Infant] Stephens 5

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: in infancy
         Buried: 




General Notes: Husband - Levi Stephens


He was, by profession, a civil engineer, and for some years was in the employ of the Government as surveyor of public lands; and by reason of the financial embarrassment following the close of the Revolutionary War, he was offered by the government land instead of money for his services, which was accepted by him, and a large amount of this land long remained in the possession of his descendants.

He came to Fayette County, Pennsylvania, when about eighteen years of age, as a government surveyor.

The immigrant ancestor of this branch of the Stephens family was Levi Stephens, a surveyor, who came to America from Wales. Men of his profession were in great demand at the time of his arrival as many land patents were being granted. Instead of accepting cash payments for his services he insisted upon the land value of his work, and in consequence at the time of his death was a large land owner of Fayette County, Pennsylvania.


General Notes: Wife - Elizabeth Brown

from Chester Co, PA

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Sources


1 Franklin Ellis, History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 826.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 821.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 17.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 18.

5 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 949.

6 Franklin Ellis, History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 827.


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