Stephen Agard,the son of an English planter in Barbados.The son came to Phila.,engaged in the wholesale and retail grocery business,and married the daughter of Judge William Lewis.Upon the death of his father he went to Barbados to settle up the estate,and with a large cargo of merchandise set sail for Phila.,but when near the capes they were captured by pirates who murdered all on board except Stephen Agard and the captain.These they carried to a foreign port,and cast them into a dungeon,from which they were released after their captors had sailed away.With broken health young Agard managed to reach his mother's home at Barbados and there died a few weeks later,leaving his widow and two infant daughters,Martha and Louisa Agard,in Phila.Judge Lewis took care of his grand-daughters and gave them a good education,after which they accompanied their mother to visit their uncle in Edgmont;and here they became acquainted with George Green Jr.,and his cousin Samuel Green,who fell in love with the young women.George Green Sr.,was a wealthy farmer for that day but thought a city lady was not suited to be a farmer's wife,and forbade his son George to marry Martha Agard;having selected the daughter of his neighbor,Joseph Bishop,for his son's wife,and threatened to give him nothing if he persisted in his desire.Judge Lewis opposed the match for similar reasons,and the result was an elopement. The stern father adhered to his vow till near the close of his life,and the young couple had to struggle with the world as best they could.