William Stephens

• General Notes
  • Another source says he was born in 1704 and married in 1716 (this would make him only twelve years old when he married). (His father supposedly was born in 1692, so if he was born in 1704, his father would of been twelve years old at his birth). William spent the early part of his life on the frontiers of Virginia, where he became a skilled Indian fighter. He was with his brother in Edgecomb, North Carolina in 1748, but rarely remained long in any place. In 1753 he bought land in Salsbury, a pepper corn_ase, which is still in the hands of his descendants. About 1754 he bought land of Lord Fairfax at Winchester Virginia where his brother Samuel Peter lived, but did not complete the sale, owing to a call for troops for the French and Indian War. The name of his wife Mary and Sampson Stephens appear on this deed. He went to Staunton, Virginia and raised a body of militia which he commanded as first Lieutenant and afterwards as Colonel. He later made Lt. Col., and later Brig. Gen., in the Revolutionary War. He was at the Siege of Charleston, South Carolina and for his service received a grant of land of 2,260 acres in 1783. This was located in Anderson Co., Tennessee. William Stephens and his nephew Lewis Penter had a grant of 1,500 acres adjoining. William's wife was a descendant of the Hugenot refuge, Richard Sampson.
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Details of William's family with Mary Sampson