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Thomas Stevens (Stephens) was born at Stonington, Connecticut December14, 1678 (Town Records), and baptized in the Congregational ChurchFebruary 18, 1693. He settled in Plainfield, Connecticut where he marriedMay 26, 1702, Mary Hall, the third daughter of Stephen and Ruth Hall. Shewas born in Concord, Massachusetts, June 1, 1677 and died at Plainfield,Connecticut, May 30, 1719. Thomas Stevens (Stephens) married, second,Abigail Wine (Wynn, Wynne), March 14, 1719/20. She died at Canaan,Connecticut, January 10, 1770, aged 94. Thomas Stevens was living in Plainfield June 28, 1741, and at Canaan,Connecticut, June 21, 1743 (deeds on record at Canaan), where he was madean inhabitant December 11, 1744. He died September 7, 1750, and wasburied in the old cemetery, south of Canaan. The inscription on hisgravestone is as follows (authority S. P. Stevens): "Here lies the body of Thomas Stevens who died Sept. 7 1750 in the 72year of his age, All ye who dwell below the sun, Prepare to die to judgment come, Though here my body lies in dust, Seven sons I had I went first. And they all soon must follow me." The Plainfield records at first gave the title "Junior" and , later,"Secundus," to this Thomas Stephens to distinguish him from his brotherin law, Thomas Stevens who married Ruth, the eldest daughter of Stephenand Ruth Hall, and who formerly resided in Stow, Massachusetts. Thefollowing deed from the Voluntown, Connecticut Records shows theconnection of Thomas, "Junior," with Henry Stephens/Stevens ofStonington, Connecticut. "To all people to whom these presents shall come Greeting: Know ye thatthe Thomas Stevens ye 2nd of Plainfield in ye County of Windham andColony of Connecticut in New England husbandman for and in considering ofye sum of twelve pounds money to me in hand already paid by JoshuaWhitney Jun, of Plainfield afore said the receipt thereof I doacknowledge and myself therewith satisfied, Therefore have given,granted, bargained and sold and do by these presents, convey and confirmunto ye sd Joshua Whitney his heirs and assigns for ever one right shearor alotment in ye Township of Voluntown in ye common or undivided landwhich is yet to be laid out which right originally was my Honored FatherHenry Stevens of Stonington Deceast; The first division being alreadydisposed of by my Honored Father aforesaid, and is excluded all theremainders to have and to hold unto the said Joshua whitney his heirs andassigns with all the apurtenances previlege and commodities belonging tothe same for ever, to have, hold, use occupy posess and enjoy peaceablyand quietly without any let or hindrance from me, my heirs, or assigns,avouching the same to be free from all incumbrances whatsoever and thatin my own right I have full power to sell and dispose of ye same inmanner as above, express furthermore I the said Thomas Stevens do bindmyself and heirs to warrant, secure and defend the above bargained anddemised premises unto ye above sd. Joshua whitney his heirs and assignsagainst the lawful claim thereunto; in withness thereofI have hereuntoset my hand and seal this tenth day of September in the fourteenth yearof the reign of our soverign Lord George ye Second by the grace of God ofGreat Britain, France and Ireland King &. etc. A.D. 1740. "Signed sealed and delivered in the presents of- Andrew Stevens ThomasStevens 2nd Zebulon Stevens Windham s.s Thomas Stevens February ye 18ththe 2nd. personally appeared in. day A.D. 1740/41 Plainfield, this tenthday of ? Received this deed September 1740, before me the to record and recordedsubscriber and freely acknowledge by me this to be his act and deedbefore me. Ebenezer Dow recorder. "Timo. Pierce "Assist." ("Voluntown, Connecticut, 12-4-06. A copy of the original, Book 2 page190. Elim A. Kinne, Town Clerk") This first deed to him recorded at Canaan was made to "Thomas StevensS.C.," in the Index, "Thomas Stevens 2nd" *The above information was obtained from the "Stephens/Stevens Genealogy"by Plowdon Stevens (1909). More About THOMAS STEPHENS: Fact 1: 18 February 1692/93, Baptized In Congregational Church atStonington, Connecticut. "The Stevens Genealogy" by Dr. Elmira Stevens Barney saysThomas Stevens(brother of Richard Stevens) was born on December 14, 1678. He married,first, on May 26, 1698, Mary Hall and they had six children: I. ThomasStevens, II. Phineas Stevens, III. Uria Stevens, who married his cousin,Sarah Stevens, born January 21, 1708, the daughter of Richard. He had aCaptain's commission in the French war and was a member of theSusquehannah Company, and one of the Commissioners to purchase theConnecticut claim from the Indians. He died in October, 1764. It issupposed that he died in Canada. IV. Andrew Stevens, V. Benjamin Stevens, VI. Zebulon Stevens. These wereall born at Plainfield, Conn. VII. Jesse Stevens, who died in infancy wasthe son of Thomas Stevens and his second wife. Mary Stevens came of an ancient and honorable family. Mrs. AntoinetteStevens of Canaan, Connecticut, (great grand-daughter of Andrew Stevens)furnishes the following: "Nicholas Stevens, or Stephens, was a BrigadierGeneral in Oliver Cromwell's army. From him descended Henry, and fromHenry, Thomas Stevens, who married May 29, 1702, Mary, daughter ofStephen and Ruth Hall, of Plainfield, Connecticut, and had: 1) Phineas,2) Samuel, 3) Uriah, 4) Zebulon, and 5) Andrew, who married EstherSafford. Thomas Stevens, Senior, bought a large tract of land in CanaanTownship, on which several of his sons settled. Uriah Stevens was one ofthe grantees of the town of Canaan, in 1745, his name being in theoriginal charter. Andrew Stevens was Representative in 1751 and 1761, andwas first Town Clerk of Canaan. He was a prominent man in public affairs.I have been told by a grandson of his that he was a holder of `DelawareRights,' and that in 1770, while on his way home, he was struck by afalling tree and killed. Esther Safford Stevens died March 13th, 1773, atCanaan. John Stevens, son of Andrew and Esther Safford Stevens, at theage of sixteen, enlisted in the French war under General Noah Amherst. Onaccount of his experience, he early took an active part in the war of theRevolution. He in company with Ethan Allen and others, conceived andexecuted the plan of taking Ticonderoga. Ramsey's History of theRevolution says, `Messrs. Dean, Wooster, Parsons, Stevens and others fromConnecticut, planned a scheme for obtaining possession of this importantpost.' He afterwards received a Captain's Commission, raised a largecompany, mostly in his own town, marched to the Cedars on the St.Lawrence River, where his company was placed under command of GeneralButterfield. They were attacked by a large force of British and Indians,to whom General Butterfield surrendered eight companies. CaptainsStevens, Sullivan, Green and Bliss were held as hostages for nearly threeyears, when the officers and men were stripped almost naked and turnedout to be sent home in the month of October. I have a portion of a diarykept by Benjamin Stevens, who was a cousin of John's and in his company.Their sufferings were incredible. At the commencement of the war JohnStevens was a thrifty farmer; at its close he was penniless, with a wifeand ten children (all daughters) to support. Olive Stevens, Mary'ssister, was wife of Samuel McClary, who was a member of Sheldon's LightBrigade which constituted Washington's Body Guard. He served during theentire war and was discharged at Newburg in 1783. John, Nathaniel, Andrew Junior, Safford and Oliver Stevens, all served inthe Revolutionary war." More About THOMAS STEPHENS: Fact 1: "Stephens/ Stevens Genealogy"--by Plowden Stevens, 1909 ------William Lackey Stephens;http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/t/e/William-Lackey--Stephens/index.html
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