Origins of Otho Stevens (abt. 1700-1758)
The origins of Otho Stevens of Gloucester and Haverhill, Mass. and Hampstead, NH appear to be a mystery.This is what I've been able to uncover after a recent visit to the library.
1. The first mention of Otho is his marriage to Abigail Kent on 3/21/1722-3
at Gloucester, Essex County, MA.The following children
were b. at Gloucester:
a. Samuel 9/29/1724
b. Otho 12/6/1726
c. Archelous 4/2/1729
d. Abigail 5/2/1731
The following children were b. at Haverhill, Essex County, Mass.:
e. Levi, bapt. 9/4/1737
f.Daniel 7/6/1740
I was unable to locate birth records for Simeon, Josiah and Susan.
2.According to a book on the history of Haverhill, Mass., the boundary
between Mass. and New Hampshire was redrawn in 1741.One "Othro" Stevens
was on a list of inhabitants living in that part of Haverhill falling within
the boundaries of NH.If you look at a map, Hampstead, NH is just across
the state line from Haverhill, Mass.
3.According to "Genealogical & Family History of New Hampshire", by Ezra
S. Stearns (1908), Otho Stevens was prob. b. abt. 1695, was in Gloucester,
MA abt. 1720 and is supposed to have been a son of William and Abigail
(Sargent) Stevens, although some of his descendants claim that he was an
emigrant from Wales.Otho d. 5/21/1758.Five of his sons were soldiers in
the French & Indian War.
4.According to "History of Newbury, Vermont", by Frederic P. Wells (1902),
Otho and a brother Simeon came from Wales abt. 1710-15 to Plymouth, Mass.
It is believed that Simeon settled on the Hudson River.
Anyone out there have any reliable information relating to this gentleman?
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