Was your Josiah in Greenville, South Carolina at one time ? -----Original Message----- From: stevens-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:stevens-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of John Coats Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 1:28 PM To: STEVENS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [STEVENS] Josiah Stephens My earliest Stephens ancestor is: Josiah Stephens b.1801NC, m. Abigail Yancey Medearis b.18Sep1806NC. Francis(Franklin) Marion Stephensb.Sep29,1824,d.1862 m. Rebecca Ramsey Sarah Abigail Stephens m. C.C. Limbaugh. Josiah had eight sons, and they lived in Cape County, Mo. Has any male tested from this group. This is important because A. Y. Medearis was the grandaughter of John Medearis, a Captain in the Rev War. Any descendents can get in to DAR and SAR through this line. The family traveled through Marshall and Gibson Co. Tennessee in the early 1800's and then settled in the northern part of Cape County, Mo. ------------------------------- 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

Lowe DNA wrote: >Was your Josiah in Greenville, South Carolina at one time ? > >-----Original Message----- >From: stevens-bounces@rootsweb.com >[mailto:stevens-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of John Coats >Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 1:28 PM >To: STEVENS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [STEVENS] Josiah Stephens > > >My earliest Stephens ancestor is: > Josiah Stephens b.1801NC, m. Abigail Yancey Medearis b.18Sep1806NC. >Francis(Franklin) Marion Stephensb.Sep29,1824,d.1862 m. Rebecca Ramsey >Sarah Abigail Stephens m. C.C. Limbaugh. >Josiah had eight sons, and they lived in Cape County, Mo. > >Has any male tested from this group. This is important because A. Y. >Medearis was the grandaughter of John Medearis, a Captain in the Rev >War. Any descendents can get in to DAR and SAR through this line. The >family traveled through Marshall and Gibson Co. Tennessee in the early >1800's and then settled in the northern part of Cape County, Mo. > > >------------------------------- >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 > > > > >------------------------------- >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 > >I think Josiah's father's name was John. I don't have the records handy. I have a lot on the Medearis side, but not as much on the Stephens. > > John Coats