Thomas Stephens is a collateral line that I have been working on. Lots of other people have been researching him also. Here is my hypothesis. I welcome critical comments and additional information. Dave Miller Family Group Record for Thomas Stephens ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Husband Thomas Stephens 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Born: 3 Sep 1791 - PA 7 8 9 Christened: Died: 1 Oct 1869 - Huntington Co., IN 7 9 Buried: - Logan Cemetery Near Banquo Ind 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Father: Benjamin Stephens, Sr. (1742-1821) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Mother: Agnes McClellan, Stephens (1753-Aft 1786) 14 15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Married: Abt 1815 - Probably In Ohio 8 9 (I believe in PA or KY)dgm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Spouse: Susanna Stevens (1808-1877) 6 - 1 May 1838 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Events -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Born on 3 Sep 1791 in , , PA. 2. Birth of first child: Richard, 1815, Butler Co., OH. 3. Birth of second child: James, 1819, Butler? Co. OH. 3 4. Tax List: Survey 1068 - 50 Acres, 1822, Greene Co., OH. 5. Tax List: Survey 1068 - 50 Acres, 1823, Greene Co., OH. 6. Tax List: Survey 1068 - 50 Acres, 1824, Greene Co., OH. 7. Tax List: Survey 1068 - 50 Acres, 1825, Greene Co., OH. 8. Land- Ruth Miller to Thomas Stephens: Sec 24, T15, R11, 1826, Fayette Co., IN. 18 9. Birth of 5th child: Sarah, 1826, Fayette Co., IN. 10. Land - Ruth Miller to Thomas Stephens: Sec 29, T14 R12, 1928, Fayette Co., IN. 18 11. Tax List: Survey 1068 - 72 Acres, 1829, Greene Co., OH. 12. Land- Thomas (of Ripley) to John Stephens (of Fay).: Sec 2, T 14 R11, 1830, Fayette Co., IN. 18 13. QC Benjamin Morton, Hamilton Co., OH) to Thomas: Sec 2, T14, R11, 1830, Fayette Co., IN. 18 14. QC John Stephens to Thomas Stephen: Sec 21, T14, R11, 1830, Fayette Co., IN. 18 15. Land - Thomas to Benjamin: Sec 2/21, T14, R11, 1833, Fayette Co., IN. 18 16. Land - Richard Stephens (of Fay,,)to Thomas: Sec 25, T13, R 11, 1833, Fayette Co., IN. 18 This may be a different Thomas Stephens. 17. Land -John Stephens to Thomas Stephens: Sec 25, T13 R11, 1833, Fayette Co., IN. 18 This may be a different Stephens Family. 18. Land -Thomas & Rachel to Wm. Young: Sec 24, T15, R11, 1833, Fayette Co., IN. 18 This is land where Ruth Stephens' family lived. 19. Birth of last child: Matilda, 1836, Fayette Co., IN. 20. Death of Rachael: 1837, Fayette Co., IN. 3 21. Death of Thomas ~1840 in Huntington Co., IN. 19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wife Rachael Gattrell 6 8 20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Born: Abt 1795 - , , OH 9 Christened: Died: Bet 1836-1838 - Prob Fayette Co., IN 3 9 21 Buried: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Children -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 M Richard Stephens 6 22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Born: 20 Nov 1815 - Butler Co. OH 9 Christened: Died: 22 Oct 1890 - Wabash Co, Ind 9 Buried: - Lafountain, Wabash Co, Ind 9 Spouse: Henrietta Sutton (1827-1898) 6 Marr: 14 Dec 1843 - Wabash Co, Ind 9 23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 M James Stephens 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Born: 26 Aug 1819 - Ohio Possibly Butler Co. 9 Christened: Died: 14 Jul 1894 - Huntington Co., IN 9 Buried: - In Lafountain Cemetery, Wabash Co, IN 9 Spouse: Elizabeth Stephen (1823-1909) 6 Marr: 3 Oct 1841 - Huntington Co., IN 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 F Rebecca Stephens 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Born: 1822 9 Christened: Died: 22 Mar 1898 - Huntington Co., IN 9 Buried: Spouse: John Harrell (1824-1901) 6 Marr: 30 Jul 1842 - Wabash Co, Ind 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 F Nancy Stephens 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Born: 1823 - Ohio 9 Christened: Died: Buried: Spouse: Henry M. Scott (1820-1887) 6 Marr: 4 Feb 1843 - Wabash Co, Ind 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 F Sarah Stephens 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Born: 1826 - , Fayette Co., IN 9 21 Christened: Died: 6 Oct 1850 9 Buried: Spouse: John S. Crago ( - ) 6 Marr: 18 Nov 1841 - Huntington Co., IN 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 M Thomas Stephens 6 21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Born: 1828 9 Christened: Died: Buried: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 F Rachael Ann Stephens 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Born: 17 Sep 1828 - , Fayette Co., IN 9 Christened: Died: 3 May 1916 9 Buried: - MT Etna Ind 9 Spouse: William Snyder (1828-1870) 6 Marr: 21 Jan 1850 - Huntington Co., IN 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 F Elizabeth Stephens 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Born: 1829 9 Christened: Died: 30 Dec 1848 9 Buried: Spouse: William Denton (1826-1903) 6 Marr: 26 Nov 1848 - Huntington Co., IN 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 M John Levi Stephens 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Born: 5 Dec 1829 - Indiana 9 Christened: Died: 19 Feb 1913 - Wabash Co, Ind 9 Buried: - Lafountain, Wabash Co, Ind 9 Spouse: Sena Robinson (1834-1875) 6 Marr: 3 Jun 1855 - Huntington Co., IN 9 Spouse: Sarah Wright ( - ) 6 Marr: 8 Oct 1889 - Huntington Co., IN 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 F Lettie Stephens 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Born: 29 Jan 1834 - , Fayette Co., IN 9 21 Christened: Died: 2 Sep 1912 - Huntington Co., IN 9 Buried: - Mt. Etna Cem., Huntington Co., IN 9 21 Spouse: Jacob Snyder (1830-1915) 6 Marr: 14 Dec 1853 - Huntington Co., IN 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 F Matilda Hannah Stephens 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Born: 24 Mar 1836 - , Fayette Co., IN 9 Christened: Died: 31 Oct 1913 - Miami Co Ind 9 Buried: - Shrock Cemetery Miami Co Ind 9 Spouse: Jonathon Byrd (1828-1909) 6 Marr: 18 May 1856 - Huntington Co., IN 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Husband's General Notes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1812 - res of Greene Co., OH, Xenia (Robinson 383 Xenia ) A Thomas Stephens is listed on the Greene Co. OH Tax Rolls from 1822-1829 (at least). His property was in survey # 10618 along with Jacob Miller. The property is midway between Cedarville, Grape Grove and Jamestown. No deed records were found for him. 1825 - a Thomas Stephens owned land in Ripley Co. 1830 - res of Ripley Co. IN when he sold his share of inheritance. 1833 - res of Fayette Co. IN, deed dated 1833, "Thomas Stephens of Fayette Co." 1833 - res of Fayette Co. IN, Deed Richard to Thomas Deed Book F, p 356 50 Ac. sec 25, T 13 R 11 (This is probably a different Thomas). death information from Len Klings's E-Mail of 4-25-00 1833 - Ruth Miller to Thomas Stephens - sec 24 T15 R11 1833 - Thomas & Rachel sold the above land to William Young. ancestor of Dick Olds, of Portage, MI. [stephens.ged] Migrated to Fayette Co Ind. about 1825 and to Huntington Co Ind about 1840 Aged 78y 28d Farmer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Husband's Research Notes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Thomas Stephens married Rebecca Baily Mar 15, 1808, in Mercersburg, Franklin Co., PA. What is so interesting about this is that William B. Stephens (son of Benjamin and Agnes) married Jemima Steven that same day in the same Church. This marriage has been assigned to another Thomas Stephens. William B. and Thomas (son of Benjamin) both lived in Butler Co., OH ~1810-15 and had sons born there. 24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wife's General Notes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- information from Len Klings's E-Mail of 4-25-00 [stephens.ged] Birthpalce based on state of mothers birth given by son James in 1880. Died following daughter Matilda's birth Last Modified: 6 Aug 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Citations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Fayette County IN Deed Records, Fayette County Courthouse, Fayette County IN Deed Records, Book F, page 218. 2. Robinson's History of Greene Co., George F. Robinson, Robinson's History of Greene Co., p. 383. 3. Stephens Family - Len Kling, Len Kling <Otlink@aol.com>, Personal Communication with Len Kling, (various messages in 2000-200?). 4. FAYETTE COUNTY, IN, 1819-1849 - COURT RECORDS Of, Maurice Holmes, COURT RECORDS Of FAYETTE COUNTY, IN, 1819-1849, (1978), Probate Book B, page 147. 5. Fayette Co. IN Probate Records, Fayette Co. IN Probate Records, Fayette Co. IN Probate Records. 6. Burr Stephens Genealogy, Burr Stephens, Descendants of Thomas Stephens, (November 27, 2000). 7. Personal Property Tax Rolls, Greene Co., OH. 8. WorldConnect Project - Gattrell, Harry Gattrell <HGATTRELL@LIBCOM.COM>, WorldConnect Project - Gattrell, (Dec. 1, 1999). 9. stephens.ged, Dick Olds, stephens.ged. 10. Federal Census, Federal Census, 1820, Greene Co. Town of Millford, p 151. 11. Dills' History of Greene County, R.S. Dills, Dills' History of Greene County, (Odell and Mayer, Publishers, Dayton, Ohio), p 545. 12. Stephens Family - Sandra Sheets, Sandra Lee Sheets, Stephens Group Sheet, (Sandra Lee Sheets Eaton, OH 45320 937-456-3411 13. Stephens Family Genealogies Peter - Joshua - William - Alexander 1690-1938, Dan Voorhees - main author, Stephens Family Genealogies Peter - Joshua - William - Alexander 1690-1938, (Revised Edition edited by Dan V. Stephens). 14. GenForum - McClelland Family - Will of John McClellamd/PA, Jennie Soder, GenForum - McClelland Family - Will of John McClellamd/PA, (May 20, 1998). 15. Last Will and Testament of John McClellan, John McClellan, Last Will and Testament of John McClellan, (Bedford Co., PA, Will Book 21, p 272). 16. Bedford County Wills, unrecorded and Vol 1 1770 - 1819 - Abstracts of Wills for Bedford Co., PA, Abstracted by Hoenstine Library Staff, Bedford County Wills, unrecorded and Vol 1 1770 - 1819 - Abstracts of Wills for Bedford Co., PA, (HOENSTINE'S 414 Montgomery St. Hollidaysburg, PA 16648 - 1990), p 6. 17. Bedford Co., PA Tax List and Census, Family Line Publications, Bedford County 1779 Tax List and 1784 Census, (Family Line Publications, Genealogy/History/Early Maps, Rear 63 E. Main Street, Westminister, Maryland 21157), p 62, Ayr Twp. 18. Fayette Co. IN Deed Records. 19. Stephens Family - Dick Olds, Dick Olds. 20. Fayette Co. IN Deed Records, Vol F Page 454. 21. Stephens, Thomas Genealogy - Gatrell, Dick Olds <Raonlo@aol.com >. 22. Wabash Co., IN History -, History of Wabash Co., IN. 23. Indiana Marriges Through 1850, Indiana Marriages Through 1850. 24. Marriage Records - Mercersburg, Franklin Co., PA 1769-1812, Dawn Myers <myers@netwalk.com>, West Conococheague Presbyterian Marriage Records, (<ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/franklin/church/marr0001.txt>).

Hi Dave We have corresponded before about Thomas Stephens. He is my 4th G-Grandfather. Dick Olds did such a good job, I have never bothered to research the Stephens ancestors myself. I know he has doubts about the connection with Benjamin and Agnes McClellan. So I'm sort of 'In Between'. It looks like your evidence is based soley on land sales. Nothing wrong with this. Sometimes the only way in the early 1800's. Here are some of the POSITVIES that I'm picking up: Thomas & Rachael Gattrell lived in Fayette Co IN -- Land Transfer. In 1833 Thomas transfers land to Benjamin in LaFayette Co IN. This might be son to father. In 1833 Richard transferes land to Thomas in LaFayette Co IN. This might be son to father again. If this is Richard b 1815, he is only 18 years old. How did he acquire land at this early age? Question: have you viewed the land grant documents that are online? I don't have the URL, but can find it if you haven't seen them. Dick Olds has documented Thomas' children being born in Butler Co OH. You have Susanna and Rachael both with land survey in Green Co OH in 1824. Green and Butler are only 45 miles apart. Thomas & Rachael's 11 child , Lettie, you have birth, death, death location, burial location. I didn't get these from Dick Olds. Where did you get them? You didn't itemize Thomas & Susanna Stevens children. You have them don't you? I have a picture of Susanna's head stone. It was one of the few still visible in Logan Cemetary when I visited 5 years ago. You know the details of these people better than I do. You can probably think about the details and draw some conclusions that I am still trying to get in my mind. I don't have any more info about the family, but perhaps if we talk about it, I can come to the same conclusion that you have. I would certainly like to resolve this. Have you been to Butler or Green Co and looked at the local books? As you probably know, the local libraries have documents and books that aren't available anywhere else. This is something I might do, if you haven't. I'm only 100 miles from Dayton OH. Let me know about these questions and statements. Where are you Dave? Burr Stephens Anderson IN

Dave the URL to BLM GLO records is http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/. And Thomas Stephens land grant in Fayettet Co IN in 1820 has his middle initial of "G". I have one relative I identified by the middle initial. Burr Stephens

Hello Dave Continuing the saga: refer to your Email Aug 6, 2003 22:03 I just found 'Thomas Gatrell Stephen of Butler Co OH' with land patent in Fayette Co IN in 1820 and Thomas G Stephen same Co in 1834. Notice the "S" is being dropped from Stephens. Butler Co in on the document. Yes I see Benjamin must have been a brother. I was assuming this Richard was the son of Thomas b 1791. Richard was b November 20, 1815 in Butler Co OH. From Dick OLds. He was only 18 when he transfered land in 1833. Perhaps this Richard is the brother of Thomas b 1791. I find BLM GLO record for Richard Stephen of Franklin Co IN recieving land in 1833. I think Thomas G Stephens in Fayette Co IN is the husband of Rachael Gatrell since he carries the middle name of Gatrell. On both Rachael Gatrell and Susanna Stevens you show a footnote of (6). This says Tax list GreenCo Ohio Have you looked at any civil war pension records? There are sometimes a wealth of info there. If you have anyone who is a veteran, give me any details you might have and I will research that part. In the early 1900's, Indiana required a marrige licience application that included the mothers maiden name and the birthplace of the father. Can you name anyone who might fit in that time frame? I got the info for another line from that record. He was getting married for the 3rd time, so I found his fathers birth place for the first time. I think I will visit Butler Co Ohio soon. It's only about 90 miles. A lot less than comming from Midland. Is that the home of the Confederate Air Force? Burr