Various STEVENS
references in Bradford on Avon area
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These are of the period abt
1600-1770, being of the unknown parents of Elizabeth Stevens, (who married
Edward White abt 1720)
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1575 - There was a John
Stevens, Butcher, in BonA [d]
c 1700 – The Elizabeth
Stevens who mar Edward White was born, prob BoA. She had a brother Edward Stevens
[b][c]
1705 – (Voters List for
BonA) Thomas Stevens [e]
c 1720 – The Ann
Stevens who married an Ezekiel Edmonds in BonA in 1740, if she was say 20 at
the time, would have been born [a]
abt 1720 - Edward White
mar Elizabeth Stevens in BoA [est]
c 1725 - Edward White
and Elizabeth (nee Stevens) had at least 5 kids, Susannah, Sarah, Elizabeth,
Samuel, and Mary [b] [c]
1726 –Church Rate for
BonA [e]
Thomas Stevens - 6d
Hannah Stevens - 1d
7/7/1740 - An Ezekiell
Edmunds married an Ann Stevens in Bradford-on-Avon Anglican church [a]
1741 – Poor Rate for
BonA [e]
Thomas Stevens - 5d
Valentine Stevens - 1d
10/11/1743 – An Edward
Stevens mar Mary…….. in BonA [f]
1743/6 – Land Tax List
for BonA [e] [d]
Thomas Stevens – Stock 0 Lands 2.1
1750 – (Poor Rates for
BonA), Thomas Stevens, Valentine Stevens
[e] [d]
1757 – In a court case
“…Daniel Clutterbuck of Bradford, Gentleman, 42 yrs, (said) he had witnessed
the Will of John Bailward in 1743 (ref
1799 below) [d]
1757 – William Stevens
(father of Anna Maria who mar Samuel Bailward in 1799) mar Mary, the youngest
dau of Paul Methuen (ref 1799 below)
[d]
31/3/1761 - Elizabeth
White (nee Stevens), widow of Bradford Wilts, made a will that included £5 to
her brother Edward Stevens [c]
early 1761 ? –
Elizabeth (nee Stevens) the widow of Edward White, died [c]
1772 – (Voters List)
William Stevens and Valentine Stevens of BonA
[e]
29/4/1779 - The wedding
of Samuel Bailward 28 Clothier of BonA and Anna Maria Stevens 20 of Bon. A Daniel Clutterbuck was a “bondsman” [d]
1780 – Church Rates
BonA (Occupier / £ s d) [d]
Jno Hinton for late Smiths / 0 0 4
Thos Grainger for C Stevens / 0 0 3
And for Stock / 0 0 1½
Mrs Eliz Edwards for Mrs Stevens / 0 0 3
Jno Crisps(?) as Ced(?) of Val Stevens ? 0
0 1
And for Stock / 0 0 1½
29/4/1799 - Anna Maria
Stevens 20 (=bn c1759) of BonA, mar Samuel Bailward of Hornington, 28, Clothier
of BonA. She was the only child of the late William Stevens Esq of Frankley
House. She died 21/5/1837 aged 78. Her mother was the gr-grand dau of Anthony
Methuen, Vicar of Frome. Witn was
Daniel Clutterbuck, Gent BonA [d]
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SOURCES...
[a] BDM (Wilts CRO)
[b] Edward White's will (GRO)
[c] Elizabeth White nee Stevens will (GRO)
[d] Freshford website data
[e] Wiltshire Directories
[f] IGI
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