Mary Stephenson

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Stephenson was born on 10 July 1770, in Kent, Delaware, British Colonial America, her father, Edward Stephenson, III, was 31 and her mother, Margaret McNeal, was 43. She married Benoni Fleming in 1788. They were the parents of at least 12 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 5 November 1849, in Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Fleming Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Benoni Fleming
1768–1856
Mary Stephenson
1770–1849
Marriage: 1788
George Fleming
1789–
Edward Fleming
1812–
Stephenson Fleming
1814–
Ann Fleming
Edward Fleming
Fielding Fleming
George Fleming
Margaret Fleming
Rhoda Fleming
Margaret Fleming
1793–1828
Boaz Fleming
1793–1846
John Stephenson Fleming
1795–1871
Matthew Fleming
1798–1853
Rhoda Fleming
1802–1854
Alfred Fleming
1804–1883
Benjamin Fleming
1806–1891
Fielden Fleming
1808–1881
Nancy A Fleming
1810–1890

Sources (12)

  • Mary Stephenson Fleming, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Benoni Fleming in entry for John W Kelly and Rhoda Fleming, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
  • Mary Stevenson, "Delaware, Church Records, 1707-1939"

World Events (8)

1775

When the American Revolution began in 1775, the people of Delaware were not sure they wanted to split from England. When it came time to vote for the Declaration of Independence in 1776, even the delegates were split with two delegates in favor of independence and one against. The night before the vote, Caesar Rodney, who was for independence, was in the city of Dover. When he learned that the vote was taking place, he rode 70 miles at night through a thunderstorm to Philadelphia in order to vote so that Delaware would join the other colonies in declaring independence.

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Steffensen or Stephensen . Compare Stevenson 1.

English (Durham): variant of Stevenson .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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