Re: Joseph/Esther Stephens NY/Can/Oh 1800s
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Re: Joseph/Esther Stephens NY/Can/Oh 1800s
Anne Dunlop 4/24/01
Thanks for your message, Anne. I've gone back through the various posts about Adam Stevens as well.The Adam/Joseph data you posted certainly matches the profile I expected to see in all details - none of them contradict what I already know. However, that's different from knowing this is the right Joseph
Adam is shown sometimes as born in Painted Post and sometimes in Peekskill. The latter seems possible, the former highly unlikely since it was a howling wilderness at the time. There's an Adam born in Peekskill (brother of Justus), an Adam in Orange Co. and probably the same person in Dutchess circa 1775-1777, and Adam in Chemung town in 1790 whose census data is a close match for yours. The move to Canada supposedly occurred with 13 families led by Henry Smith between 1796-1798.Adam died in Niagara Co. in 1819 so presumably moved there, possibly due to the land problem you mentioned in 1814.
Questions:
1. Why does Painted Post come up? There were Stephens families there but they are well documented and don't include Adam.Adam seems to have clearly been near Elmira instead in the same time frame.
2. Is the Peekskill reference due to the probable placement of Adam as a son of Jonathan and Jemima or is there some other source?
3. Is Adam known to have lived in Niagara Co. before moving to Canada? The Burks supposedly went straight from Orange County and/or the Susquehanna Valley to Canada.
4. Who were the 13 families who migrated? It's entirely possible that Esther is one of their children if this is the right Joseph.
5. Any more details on the 1814 land confiscation? Was it due to a refusal to fight the Americans or something similar?
6. Do the Canadian records confirm that Joseph was married with children or just that Adam's Joseph was in Canada for a while?
7. Any more info on Polly Crossman? If we know her parentage and locations, we can establish more about Adam's whereabouts at different times.
8. What's the source for the specific names and dates for Adam's children?
9. Is Justus (Justice) Stevens known to be part of the Canadian cluster?
10. Is the surname always spelled Stevens in source records? My Ohio line seemed to use Stephens very reliably until the 1850s or so.
Thanks in advance for any additional info you can offer. There's a definite possibility this is a match, I think. / Tom
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