Stephen married first Sarah Watts (1679-1700) in 1695 at All Hallows Parish in Anne Arundel County, MD. Stephen was 25 years old and Sarah was 17 years old. Sarah was the daughter of Francis Watts (1650-1711) and Sarah Beall Watts (1659-1734).
Stephen and Sarah had the following children: Stephen, who was born on 16 Nov. 1695, Francis was born on Feb. 20, 1697 and Mary was born in 1699.
Sarah was buried Feb. 13, 1700 in All Hallows Church yard. Stephen married second: Esther or Hester) (Gassaway) Gross on July 2, 1704 at All Hallows Parish. Esther was buried on Nov. 12, 1733 "under the roof of the old church". Stephen's 3rd wife was Mary Parish. They were married on March 16, 1735 at All Hallows Parish.
Stephen was in AA Co. by Oct. 11, 1696. He came to own 50 acres of Bessonton, originally surveyed Nov. 3, 1659 for Thomas Besson on the west side of Roade River. In right of his wife, Hester (widow Gross), daughter of Nicholas Gassaway, he held 100 acres called Town Hill, originally surveyed on Dec. 8, 1659 for Edmund Townhill. He also owned many more acres of land in that area.
Lot of family information in this book: British Roots of Maryland Families and the book: Maryland Archives, 1658-1783. More information here: Cavaliers and Pioneers. Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, 1623-1666, Vol. I.
Stephen married first Sarah Watts (1679-1700) in 1695 at All Hallows Parish in Anne Arundel County, MD. Stephen was 25 years old and Sarah was 17 years old. Sarah was the daughter of Francis Watts (1650-1711) and Sarah Beall Watts (1659-1734).
Stephen and Sarah had the following children: Stephen, who was born on 16 Nov. 1695, Francis was born on Feb. 20, 1697 and Mary was born in 1699.
Sarah was buried Feb. 13, 1700 in All Hallows Church yard. Stephen married second: Esther or Hester) (Gassaway) Gross on July 2, 1704 at All Hallows Parish. Esther was buried on Nov. 12, 1733 "under the roof of the old church". Stephen's 3rd wife was Mary Parish. They were married on March 16, 1735 at All Hallows Parish.
Stephen was in AA Co. by Oct. 11, 1696. He came to own 50 acres of Bessonton, originally surveyed Nov. 3, 1659 for Thomas Besson on the west side of Roade River. In right of his wife, Hester (widow Gross), daughter of Nicholas Gassaway, he held 100 acres called Town Hill, originally surveyed on Dec. 8, 1659 for Edmund Townhill. He also owned many more acres of land in that area.
Lot of family information in this book: British Roots of Maryland Families and the book: Maryland Archives, 1658-1783. More information here: Cavaliers and Pioneers. Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, 1623-1666, Vol. I.
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