186 Stephenson. 



box, wig and box, velvet jacket and breeches, fustian coat, many white 

 wear garments, silk camblet coat and breeches, silver knee-buckles, Bleu 

 great coat, 68 oz. 18 dr.'s wrought plate, a schooner," etc. His only child, 

 Briant Stephenson, b. at Boston, June 15, 1759, m. Feb. 1, 1783, Deborah, 

 dau. of Israel and Deborah Turner of Scit. They had Briant P., 1784 ; 

 Reuben, 1786 ; Benjamin, 1788 ; Lucitanus, 1791 ; Eliza P., 1794 ; Debby, 

 T., 1796 ; and Turner, 1798. 

 v. Luke, June 17, 1728, d. before his fa. 



4. vi. Luther, July 30, 1730. 

 vii. Lucitanus, Apr. 13, 1732. 



5. viii. Solon, Sept. 14, 1734. 



ix. Sarah, June 16, 1736. m. Nov. 8, 1756, Caleb Joy. 



6. x. Jerom, bt. June 25, 1738. 



2. John (John = Rachel Tower), b. 1718-19. m. by Rev. John 

 Brown of Hing. sec. pre. Oct. 22, 1747, Martha Nichols, dau. of Na- 

 thaniel and Elizabeth (Lincoln) Nichols. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 16, 

 1726-27. This fam. removed to Chesterfield, Mass., 1770, and the 

 same year John and his w. Martha were admitted members of the 

 church at C. 



Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 



i. William, July 2, 1748. 



ii. Jane, July 19, 1754. 



iii. Elizabeth, June 29, 1757. 



iv. Obadiah, Sept. 29, 1759. 



v. Nathaniel, March 17, 1762. 



vi. John, Feb. 20, 1765. 



vii. Paul, bt. Aug. 30, 1767, d. soon, 



viii. Paul, bt. Feb. 1, 1770. 



3. Jesse (John = Rachel Tower), b. in Hing. Jan. 29, 1720-21. 

 m. Content . The inv. of the est. of Jesse Stephenson, " mari- 

 ner," late of Coh., deceased, was appraised 4 Jan. 1777, at £399 10s. 

 lOd. 



Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 



i. Ruth, March 14, 1744, d. 12 Apr. 1764. 



ii. Elisha, Aug. 4, 1747, d. 25 Dec. 1748. 

 iii. Molly, Oct. 8, 1748, d. Dec. foil, 

 iv. Molly, Jan. 11, 1749-50. m. July 24, 1770, Edward Amos. 



v. Elisha, Sept. 14, 1753. m. Sept. 27, 1778, Lucy, dau. of Ebenezer and 



Elizabeth Beal (II. 67). 

 vi. Hannah, Dec. 17, 1755. 

 vii. Luke, May 6, 1757. 

 viii. James, June 16, 1759, d. 27 Dec. foil, 

 ix. Sarah, Nov. 20, 1760. m. June 10, 1781, Joseph Marble. 



4. Luther (John =Rachel Tower) , b. in Hing. July 30, 1730. m. 

 May 13, 1756, Lucy Beal, dau. of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Low) Beal 

 (II. 62). She was bt. in Hing. Apr. 16, 1736. Resided in the sec. pre. 



Ch., all b. in Hing. and Coh., were — 



i. Celia, Jan. 28, 1757. 



ii. Abigail, Aug. 31, 1758. 



iii. Reuben, Dec. 12, 1760. m. Aug. 26, 1783, Hannah Orcutt, and had ch. : 

 1. Peter, 1784 ; 2. Collins, 1787 ; 3. Sally, 1794 ; 4. Reuben, 1800, d. at 

 sea, Nov. 15, 1828, on the passage from Wilmington, N. C. Was mate 

 of thescM "Alpha." 



