William Stephens

1780 - 1857  (77 years)

• Name	William Stephens
  Birth	1780	Virginia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Feb 1857	Henry, Vermillion Parish, Louisiana
  Notes	Carol Noack (cnoack@exp.net): "I have a photocopy of the pages of John Stephens bible which says William Stephens was born 1780 and died 16 Feb 1857 at age 77. It says Rachel Clark was born 1792 and died 5 Mar 1859 at age 65." Possible connections: John Clark m (2) Mary Stephens. Wife (1) Mary Cantey could have been her mother. George Welsh b 1814, s/o Jacob Walsh & Susan Robert (Ben & Eliz Cole) was sponsored by George Stephens and his sister Mary Stephens, who was then the widow of John Clark. George Stephens marriage was witnessed by a H.W. Stephens (H. William - this William?)
  Person ID	I1998	Roots
  Last Modified	16 May 2015

  
  

  Father	Henry Stephens,   b. Abt 1755, Maryland; Pennsylvania d. Aft 1781 (Age ~ 27 years)
  Mother	Rose Anne (Rosalie) O'Ferry,   b. 1753, Somerset, Pennsylvania d. 1794, Maryland City, Anne Arundel Co, Maryland (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1779
  Family ID	F958	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rachel Welsh (or Walsh) Clark, (dau?),   b. 1792, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana d. 3 Mar 1859, Louisiana (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	1807	Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
  Children	1. Ann Stephens,   b. Abt 1808   d. Aft 1829 (Age ~ 22 years) + 2. John Vachell Stephens,   b. 14 Oct 1820   d. 1 Nov 1864 (Age 44 years)   3. Rachel Stephens,   b. Abt 1822   d. Aft 1843 (Age ~ 22 years) + 4. Julia Ann Stephens,   b. 9 Sep 1833, Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana d. 12 Apr 1911, Nederland, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 77 years) + 5. Mary Elizabeth Stephens,   b. Abt 1826   d. Aft 1847 (Age ~ 22 years)
  Family ID	F956	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2011

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 1807 - Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  Carol Noack (cnoack@exp.net).