When Capt William Stevens was born on 22 June 1773, in Thornhill, Orange, Virginia, United States, his father, John James Stevens Sr., was 38 and his mother, Sarah Montague, was 34. He married Margaret Mills on 21 January 1801, in Orange, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He died in January 1843, in Orange, Virginia, United States, at the age of 69.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
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English (London), Flemish, Dutch, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Steven . The surname of Flemish origin is also found in the Walloon part of Belgium. In North America, the English form of the surname has also absorbed some like-sounding Jewish names and various other European cognates, e.g. Greek Stefanidis , Serbian Stevanović (see Stevanovic ), Slovenian and Slovak Štefanič (see Stefanic ).
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