ID: I4182
Name: Hugh W. Stephenson
Given Name: Hugh W.
Surname: Stephenson
Sex: M
Birth: 25 Jan 1765 in Balleymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Death: 1 May 1841 in Mount Hope, Lawrence County, Alabama
Burial: Rock Springs Cemetery, Mount Hope, Lawrence County, Alabama 1 2 3 4 5 6
Event:
FindAGrave Memorial# 51222838
Event:
FindAGrave Memorial# 36337151
_UID: 0A73CBD99D6D8D4DB521A4B34AA6D3453AA9
Change Date: 3 Dec 2010 at 13:35
Note: Came to America with his parents when he was seven years old. Fought in the battle of King's Mountain with the Revolutionary Army.
Hugh W Stephenson was a farmer, five feet nine inches tall; his weight was 155 lbs; blue eyes; hair was light or whitish, his beard was sandy, his complexion for florid; his skin was thin; he had even tempered, mild disposition, he was very domestic and industrious, he was kind and gentle in his manner, and he was a very affectionate and thoughtful husband. He was a consistent member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Rock Springs, Lawrence County, Alabama.
Hugh was listed on the 1820 Alabama State Census in Franklin County with 3 sons under 21, his wife and another female over 21, and 1 daughter under 21. At the time of the 1830 census, Hugh was head of household with his wife and a son between 15 and 19 in Lawrence County, Alabama. He served in 1837 as representative to the Alabama State Legislature from Lawrence County, Alabama.
Tombstone Inscription: Sacred to the Memory of H W Stephenson born January 28 1765 died in ---------------Stone is broken and gone
Marriage 1
Margaret Stephenson b: 28 Nov 1770 in Balleymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
- Married:
16 Oct 1787
in , York County, South Carolina
- Change Date:
2 Dec 2010
Children
Mary M. Stephenson b: 9 Feb 1795 in , Sumner County, Tennessee John Campbell Stephenson b: 28 Aug 1797 Pleasant Wright Stephenson b: 9 Jun 1800 in , Smith County, Tennessee Hodge Lawson Stephenson b: 2 Jun 1802 in , Smith County, Tennessee Sarah R. Stephenson b: 12 Aug 1807 in Alabama Finis Ewing Stephenson b: 2 Nov 1811 in , Maury County, Tennessee Sources:
- Abbrev: FindAGrave.com
Title: FindAGrave.com Page: Memorial# 51222838 has tombstone photo
- Abbrev: FindAGrave.com
Title: FindAGrave.com Page: Memorial# 36337151 Inscription: Sacred to the Memory of H W Stephenson born January 28 1765 died (illegible)
- Abbrev: Nelda Stephenson's SE Relatives 3
Title: Nelda Stephenson's SE Relatives 3 Author: Nelda Stephenson Publication: neldastephenson@aol.com, RootsWeb Gedcom neldastephenson
- Abbrev: The Stephenson Family
Title: The Stephenson Family Author: John Calvin Stephenson Publication: Nashville, Tennessee, 1906
- Abbrev: 1830 United States Federal Census
Title: 1830 United States Federal Census Repository: Page: 1830 U S Census: , Lawrence, Alabama, Page: 250; NARA Roll: M19-1; Family History Film: 0002328.
- Abbrev: Alabama State Census, 1820-1866
Title: Alabama State Census, 1820-1866 Repository: Page: Census Year: 1820; County: Franklin
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