Hi Jay, I am sorry to say I don't have much info on my STEPHENS/STEVENS....... they were from Blackville which is not far from Blissfield ...... Alice (Elsie) McKinnon born 1845 married John Stevens Jane Pearson McKinnon her sister married a James Stevens I may have more info somewhere else and will try and find it and get back to you.....Linda Jay wrote: > Linda, Do you know where your Stephens' came from? I have always > wondered what brought my relatives to Northumberland. It seems to be > way out of the norm. Mine departed the British Isles from Langholm > Scotland; but David is originally from South Cerney, Gloucestershire, > England. This area is populated extensively with Stephens/Stevens > families. > Maybe a connection? > Jay > -- > Jay > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237