Tommy, I have an old Barron book ca. 1927. It is about 300 pages. I looked through the index. There are several Barrons with the right names but there are no Stephensons in the index. I note that some names are not indexed. I will go through this book whenever I can and will keep you in mind. My families came from the same areas, excep I don't think any of mine were in Tennessee. Mine all ended up in Cherokee County, AL. Will try to write again next week. Mary E. Davis -----Original Message----- From: Tommy Stephenson <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 3:26 PM Subject: [SCYORK] Stephensons of York >John Stephenson of Bullock's Creek in York County,SC. >/ >son >Robert Stephenson 1755-1798 Soldier of the Revolution b.ca. 1755,probably >Augusta County,VA. >married 3 Dec. 1784 Jane Barron of Maryland(13 Nov 1767-30 Nov. 1841) >second husband James Hope Jr. > >Children > >John Stephenson b. 16 August 1785;died 10 Dec. 1845; married Elinor >Cooper(1787-1845) in 1806; > >Margaret Stephenson b. 29 Sept. 1788 m. James Montgomery in 1808 > >Dorcas Stephenson b. 1790 married John Barron (1782-1789) > >Robert Stephenson b. 1793 > >Samuel Stephenson b. 1795 > >Children by James Hope,Jr.(1769-1840) > >Agnes Hope b. 12 August 1800 m. 16 Feb. 1826 John D. Robinson >Pamel Hope b. 5 Oct. 1802 m. 18 July 1824 Benjamin F. King >Ellen Demoss Hope b. 1 Nov. 1805 m. 8 July 1824 Nathaniel W. King >James Madison Hope(twin) 2 Jan. 1809 m. 4 Dec.1828 Lucinda Powell >Jane Madison Hope (twin) 2 Jan 1809. m. 11 Dec. 1828 James H. King. > > >I descend from Samuel Stephenson b. 1795. Family history states he married >Mary Shields who was from South Carolina. > >Samuel had a son, George Alexander Stephenson b. 1822 in Limestone >County,Al., who married Elizabeth Sarah Perry,one of four daughters of a >preacher from South Carolina. Where these Perrys lived in South Carolina is >not known. > >George Alexander Stephenson had a son,William Alexander Stephenson, who >married Dolly Darwin of the York County,SC. Darwins in Madison County,Al.in >1879. Dolly was the daughter of George Darwin b. Oct 8,1799in SC. ;d. June >30,1865 in Madison County,Al. and Susannah True. In 1850, William >Darwin,age 81,b.SC. was living in the home of George Darwin in Madison >County,Al. I would like more information on William Darwin if anyone has it. > >1850 Census of Giles County,TN. > >Samuel Stephenson,age 53,b. SC >Mary ,age 53,b. SC. >George Alexander ,age 26 b. Al. >Mary ,age 18,b. Al. >John ,age 16,b. Al. >Sylvester Brown ,age 13,b. Al. > >The Montgomerys,Barrons,Robert Stephenson,and Samuel Stephenson went to >Giles County,TN. before 1820. > >Alexander Barron,William Barron,and Abraham Barron,all brothers, show up in >the 1820 census of Giles County,TN. In Pendleton County,SC. Alexander >Barron's land adjoined that of George Shields. After they moved to Giles >County,George Shields and Alexander Barron were joint owners of 105 acres >that was conveyed to Alexander Barron,Jr. in 1814 and the deed was witnessed >by Robert Stephenson and his brother-in-law John Barron. > >John and Margaret Meek Barron are believed to have migrated from Cecil >County,MD. and bought land in what is now York County S.C. in 1778. > >If anyone can add or substract from this information,it would be appreciated. > > > > >