Timothy STEVENS, Sr. (20 Jun 1721-29 Jun 1801) +
Elizabeth HUSE (26 Dec 1740-21 Feb 1830)

Elizabeth (17 Dec 1760-15 Sep 1794) — m. Samuel Little, Jr. on 18 Apr 1780

Hannah (18 Feb 1763-18 Mar 1830) — m. Moses Brown, Jr. on 28 Jun 1784

Damaris (4 Mar 1765/1766-24 Nov 1850) — m. Samuel Currier in 1789

James (17 Feb 1768-1852) — m. Sarah Robinson on 3 Nov 1797

Molly/Polly (2 Jun 1773-2 Feb 1797)

Levi (26 Dec 1776-Feb 1825) — m. Mary Mann on 25 Dec 1806; m. Hannah Mann on 5 Feb 1815

Sarah (27 Jul 1783-21 Jul 1787)

Timothy was born in Haverhill, Essex County, Colony of Massachusetts to John Stevens, Jr. (22 Mar 1674-8 Nov 1728) and Mary Bartlett (17 Apr 1682-Feb 1725).

Elizabeth was born in Hampstead, Rockingham County, Colony of New Hampshire, the 13th of 14 children of James Huse (29 Jun 1698-1 Apr 1753) and Elizabeth Gilbert (2 Feb 1701-10 May 1766). The name is sometimes written “House”. Was it originally Hughes?

However, Elizabeth was Timothy’s second wife. On 11 Oct 1743, he had married Susanna Gage (8 Jan 1711-175x) in Bradford, Essex County. They had a reported four children:

John (25 Aug 1744-????) — m. Tabitha ???

Susanna (14 Jun 1746-?20 May 1816?) — m. Joshua Howard on 7 Feb 1764

Timothy, Jr. (5 Mar 1750-????) — m. Mary Parker on 19 May 1774

Mary (9 Dec 1753-12 Aug 1772)

Susanna died in the 1750s, details unknown. On 27 Mar 1759, Timothy married Elizabeth in Rockingham County, and they remained there. The 1790 census of Hampstead, Rockingham County listed the household of Timothy Stevens with two males over 16, two females of unspecified age, and one boy under 16.

Timothy’s will, dated 12 Apr 1800 in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, names his wife Elizabeth and his seven living children: John, Susanna, Timothy, Hannah, Damaris, James, and Levi. After bequests to his wife and the other six children, it states, “Item, I give to my Son Levi Stevens whom I hereby constitute and appoint sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament... the whole of the remainder of all my Estate, real and personal.” He died of cancer in June of that year, and is buried in West Hampstead Cemetery, Hampstead, Rockingham County. His gravestone, which claims year of death 1801 (conflicting with the death record), is broken.

The 1800 census for Hampstead listed son Levi as head of household, along with his mother.

The 1810 census listed the Widow Stevens living alone in Hampstead. In 1820, now named as Elizabeth, she was still there, still by herself. She died in 1830, and is buried with Timothy.

Children of Timothy and Susanna

John Stevens (1744-????)

John married someone named Tabitha. Nothing further. There were six John Stevens households in the 1790 and 1800 surveys of Rockingham County. One of them was likely him, but people with common surnames will keep giving their children common first names.

Susanna Stevens (1746-?1816?)

Susanna Jr. married Joshua Howard (18 Apr 1741-5 Jan 1839) in 1764. Children:

John (20 Jun 1766-????)

Susanna (22 May 1768-????)

Joshua, Jr. (28 Sep 1770-1848) — m. Sina Howard

Rice (1 Sep 1772-1846) — m. Martha Rand

Amos J. (9 Apr 1775-15 Jan 1843) — m. Miriam Gretchell Mills on 22 Mar 1796

Census records for 1790, 1800, and 1810 show Joshua Howard as a resident of Haverhill, Grafton County, New Hampshire. In 1810, the household was a man and two women all over 45.

A Susan Howard died 20 May 1816 and is buried in Horse Meadow Cemetery, Haverhill, Grafton County – very likely Susanna, although her namesake daughter remains a possibility.

In the 1830 census, the Joshua Howard family of Haverhill was probably headed by Joshua Sr.’s namesake son, but it included a man supposedly in his nineties, which is stretching it a bit. Joshua died in 1839, so he not only made his nineties, he almost reached 100. He’s buried in Horse Meadow Cemetery as well, strengthening the claim of 1816 Susan to have been his wife.

Timothy Stevens, Jr. (1750-????)

Timothy married Mary Parker (2 Sep 1753-????) in 1774 in Andover, Massachusetts, where they initially settled. Known children:

Patty (22 Apr 1780-27 Nov 1842) — m. John Austin, Jr. on 19 Jun 1802

Leonard (22 Apr 1783-11 Feb 1865) — m. Mary “Polly” Chandler on 28 Jan 1807

Hannah (~Feb 1788-????)

Hannah (11 Aug 1793-8 Aug 1865) — m. Enoch Blaisdell on 8 Aug 1819

Miranda (19 May 1799-3 Mar 1884) — m. John Davis on 1 Nov 1829

There are records of a Timothy Stevens from Massachusetts who was a private in the Revolutionary War, but there’s not enough data to say whether it was this man – or, indeed, whether it was more than one man of that name. At least one was from Andover, though.

In the 1790 census, there were two adjacent Timothy Stevins (sic) households in Andover – a Senior, consisting of two men and one woman, and a Junior, consisting of one man, two boys, and three females. The 1800 census showed a Timothy Stevens household still in Andover: two men and one woman over 45, one woman aged 26-45, one man and one woman aged 16-25, and two girls under 10. Probably them – the children’s ages are a good fit for Patty, Leonard, Hannah, and Miranda. They were surrounded by several other Stevens households, including a widow Mary Stevens who was over 45.

The family is said to have moved to Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire sometime after 1787, but no census record ever showed them there. Leonard’s 1807 wedding was still in Andover. When Hannah married in 1819, she was listed as living in Meredith, Belknap County, New Hampshire, and when Miranda married in 1829, she was from Gilford, Belknap (later Strafford) County.

Dates and places of death for this couple are unknown. The Timothy Stevens (1750-Jun 1832) buried in Monroe, Grafton County, New Hampshire, was someone else; he also married in 1774, but in New Hampshire, and his wife was Rhoda Smith.

Mary Stevens (1753-1772)

Mary died in 1772, unmarried, and is buried in West Hampstead Cemetery, Hampstead, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.

Children of Timothy and Elizabeth

Elizabeth Stevens (1760-1794)

Elizabeth married Samuel Little, Jr. (22 Jul 1757-27 Jan 1842) in 1780. There are no records of children prior to her death in 1794. She’s buried in West Hampstead Cemetery. The gravestone describes her as “Consort of Mr. Sam Little”, which is... unusual, and has a faintly pejorative ring. Sam went on to marry twice more.

Hannah Stevens (1763-1830)

Hannah married Revolutionary War soldier Moses Brown, Jr. (23 Aug 1761-27 Oct 1853) from Connecticut in 1784 in Walpole, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Their children:

Rebecca (1786-8 Apr 1859) — never married

Hannah (30 Aug 1790-4 Jun 1873) — m. William T. Crosier in 1812

Josiah (7 Aug 1792-2 Aug 1875) — m. Lydia Kelly Buffum on 21 Sep 1837

Sarah (1794-14 Nov 1860) — m. Theophilas Potter on 22 Oct 1816

Asahel (2 Feb 1804-15 Jan 1887) — m. Anna S. Russell in 1830

Lydia (1811-????) — m. Levi Shattuck on 30 Nov 1848

The family settled in Waterville, Lamoille County, Vermont. Hannah died there in 1830, and is buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Waterville.

In the 1850 census, Moses (89) was living with married son Asahel and his family, plus unmarried daughter Rebecca. He died in 1853, and is buried with Hannah.

Damaris Stevens (1765/1766-1850)

Damaris married Samuel Currier, Sr. (18 Oct 1762-21 Sep 1849) in 1789. Children:

Timothy Stevens (30 Jan 1790-16 Sep 1817) — m. Hannah Collins on 26 Apr 1815

Sally (30 Oct 1791-27 Nov 1874) — m. Currier George on 20 Sep 1821

Susannah (22 Dec 1793-14 Mar 1893) — m. Charles Collins on 3 Dec 1818

Elisabeth (7 Apr 1795-????)

Samuel, Jr. (24 Feb 1797-1881) — m. Mahatable Bagley Stevens on 2 Dec 1824

Isaac (7 Sep 1797-17 Sep 1799)

Apphia (4 Aug 1800-28 Nov 1869) — m. Winthrop True Jackman on 10 Oct 1836

Isaac (4 Feb 1802-1 Mar 1802)

Ezekiel (9 Apr 1803-????)

Mary “Polly” (28 Mar 1805-10 Jul 1878) — m. Francis Crafts Carr on 14 Mar 1839

Calvin (5 Mar 1807-16 Sep 1886) — m. Lydia Ward on 5 Feb 1829; m. Diantha Lang in 1860

Ruth (5 Nov 1807-30 Jul 1870) — m. Amos P. Collins on 26 Mar 1829

Jonas Galusha (7 Nov 1811-26 Nov 1814)

The family settled in Corinth, Orange County, Vermont. In 1838, they had a visitor there: Damaris’s niece Sarah C. Stevens.

Samuel died in 1849, and is buried in West Corinth Cemetery. In the 1850 census, Damaris was living with son Calvin and his family in Corinth. She died later that year and is buried with Samuel.

James Stevens (1768-1852)

James married Sarah “Sally” Robinson (~1780-????) in 1797 in Deerfield, Rockingham County. Their children:

Thomas R. (~1801-28 Aug 1859)

Franklin (31 Mar 1803-16 Jan 1859) — m. Rebecca Hooper on 6 Nov 1831

Frederick (~1805-2 May 1851)

Sarah B. (~1809-8 Jun 1849)

George Washington (8 Jun 1817-12 Jan 1908) — m. Lydia G. Bailey on 2 Jan 1844

Mary Ann (1820-26 Jan 1893) — m. Richard W. Dickson in 184x

Charles F. (Apr 1831-????)

In 1850, James (83) and Sally (71) were living in Chester, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. James died two years later and is buried in Chester Village Cemetery. Sally, date of death unrecorded, is buried with James.

The 1860 census for Chester listed Sarah Stevens (83) living with Sarah B. Marston (49) and Cyrus F. Marston (18), which appears to contradict the claim that daughter Sarah died in 1849 — but this turns out to have been a different but coincidentally very similar family.

Levi Stevens (1776-1825)

Levi has his own entry in the family tree.

Molly/Polly Stevens (1773-1797)

Molly died in 1797, and is buried as Polly Stevens in West Hampstead Cemetery with her parents.

Ancestry

Timothy’s father, as noted, was John Stevens, Jr., born about 1673. His grandfather was John Stevens, Sr. (1650-1725). His great-grandfather, William Stevens (1616-1653), was born in Caversham, England.