Hello: I seeyou are researching the Stephens name. Your people came from the Alsace region. My Stephen came from there. He arrived in New york about 1837 with his brother Jacob, his name is Philip Stephens and he was a butcher by trade. he married an Elizabeth Kitchens and they had one son also named Philip, he was my father. They all lived in Ithaca, NY. Does any oh this fit with any of your people? Let me know if its a fit. Sincerely Philip Barto