When I was growing up my parents stressed that our name was spelled "Stevens" and that we were not related to the other "Stephens" families in our area. When I started researching our family, I learned that my grandfather, Matison A. Stevens, born in Knox County, Kentucky was the first of our family to use the "Stevens" spelling. His father, Henry Clay Stephens, born in Virginia, used the "Stephens and so did the rest of the family! Iris in Rockcastle Co., Ky. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Sina28@aol.com> To: <stevens@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 1:34 PM Subject: Re: [STEVENS] Stevens various spellings > My understanding is that if you STEVENS/STEPHENS line came from England, > the > spelling might help localize the family. > > According to the information I have, STEPHENS is the spelling used in > Wales > and STEVENS is used in the rest of Great Britain. > > Linda > > > > **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & > Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > STEVENS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >