General Notes

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Thomas's father John and mother Mary Stevens were among the first settlers at Guilford,  Connecticut, but not original founders. John shared in the first division of homelots and lands. He had a 14-acre homelot and a 36+ acre parcel of land outside town. Other recorded evidence of John in Guilford includes:

     October 9, 1645 - fined for neglect of fencing

     1650 - planter

     1652 - planter

     1656 - on freeman's list

     1670 - in March, deeded 36+ acres and division rights to son Thomas

     September 1670 - died; will dated August 1670

   Two ships had arrived in New Haven in July of 1639, the passengers of which largely settled at Guilford. John was a passenger on one of these ships as were John Stone, perhaps a cousin (see Thomas Stephens) and others named Stone. Also on these ships were Thomas Norton and John Shether (Sheather), names which also appear in this genealogy.

    At his death, his estate showed 32 pounds 15 shillings worth of property at Killingworth and £93.05.01 at Guilford. His will made the following provisions:

son Thomas - a mare, brass kettle, best sute, cloak, bed, sheets and other bedding

son William - house, homelot, meadow, providing he pay to

son John - in old England £20.10, and to

dau Mary - the amount of 10 pounds

To each of four grandsons, he left four pounds each, and to his two granddaughters, a pair of sheets each.