Earliest known

Stephenson / Stevenson / Stinson

Clans in America

Last update: 18 Mar 2013

The attempt here is to list separate and distinct clans that do not appear, at this time, to have been closely related.

All location references given here will be using present day geographic and geopolitical location names. You can click on the clan designation to browse a more in-depth review.

Note – There are large amounts of conflicting data in the public domain for all these clans. Researchers are cautioned to reinforce all suppositions with hard evidence, properly quoted, and avoid anecdotal data of all forms.

Clan 1 - John, Thomas, William, David, and Robert Stephenson, all thought to be brothers, arrived in Rockingham County, VA in the 1735-1740 time period. They were north of Beverly’s Grant in the area just north of the Old Augusta Stone Church at Ft. Defiance and John was 5 miles southwest of Harrisonburg VA on “Stovers Mill Creek”. All but David died in the area. David went to York County SC ca.1764.

Clan 2 - John, George, and Andrew Stephenson purchased land in Borden’s Grant in Rockbridge County VA, 1743-1750. They were located about 10 miles northeast of Lexington VA and just on the south side of Fairfield VA. John Stephenson’s land was located on Mill Creek (not to be confused with many other waterways by that name throughout the Shenandoah Valley).

Clan 3 - John and Martha (Warwick) Stevenson were on Kerr’s Creek, west of Lexington VA in Rockbridge County and possibly on the Calfpasture River to the northwest. They had 6 sons that went to the Lexington KY area ca. 1779. Thomas was killed at the battle of Blue Licks in 1782.

Clan 4 - Thomas and Mary (Hawkins) Stephenson were originally on the Pamunkey River in Orange Co. VA. About 1798 a son went to Paint Lick Creek in Madison County KY then returned to VA about 1808 to bring his father to KY. There is no known connection to the Edward Stephenson of Paint Lick Creek that died there in 1792.

Clan 5 - Alexander Stinson arrived in the area of Cumberland and Buckingham Counties VA about 1743. He was the patriarch of a large family and died in Buckingham County about 1791. See “So Obscure A Person” by Edna Barney.

Clan 6 - James married Anne (Garner) Stephenson. “James served in the Revolutionary War as a Waggoner at Williamsburg, Va. He was part of Capt. Thomas Wills' Company, 15th Virginia Regiment commanded by Maj. Gustavus B. Wallace and was at Valley Forge on May l, 1778. He was discharged at York, PA in January 1779.” Regardless of similarities in descendant names and locations no connection to Clan 1, above, has been found.

Clan 7 - Edward Stephenson, b.ca1714, d. with will 1766, in Amherst Co. VA. Children: Robert, John, Edward, William, James, Margaret, Jane, Elizabeth, Mary. Wife: Elizabeth Stephenson who died, with will, in Garrard Co. KY and was mother of Edward Stephenson who died in the Indian raid on his homestead in 1792 (documented in Draper’s Manuscript).

Clan 8 - Richard Stephenson was born 1716 in Virginia, and died 1765 in Jefferson County, WV. He married Honoria Grimes Crawford.

Clan 9 - Soloman Stevenson Sr. was born Bet. 1715 – 1720 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, and died 1794 in Johnston County, North Carolina.

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