I James, S, Brown, Set my Self in my own House With My Mother, By mysi de and trase Back the geneology of her Father and Mother.
Alexander Stephens Was Maried in Roan County State of North Carlina;No rth, America, To Poly or (Mary) Daly Who was Born in the a foreSaid co unty and, State,
They atatched themselves to the Baptes Church and lived and didemember s of the Same They Raised a Famley of 11 childrn Named asfolows, Willi am, then, Hanner, and Marthey, then Elizabeth who was myMother, then J ohn the Alexander, then Mary or (Poly) then Davied,then Daniel, Ruhsim ah, Susan,
The Brothers of my Grand Father Alaxander Stephens was John, William;J ames, and Richard his Sisters was Named Mary or (Poly) Sarah thenJaney ;] Mary Maried Isaack, Coton, they had a Son that was Sires anda daute r that was caled Elizabeth.
Sarah, Maried a man By the Name of Port Nusom, rather a hard man, Weha v not any more a Bout that Branch of the P Famley; Side of theMother i s comenced
William Daly was Born in Irland, came to North America when; a bout 13y ears olde, and Maried Mary Palmer in North Calina
His famley was Named as folows Edmon; who Maried Anna Rusel, (thenChar les, who Maried for his second wife Rebecah Cank,) William, andJohn, a nd James; then Davied; and Hanah; Who maried Myre Pain rathera hard ma n Then Sariah Who dide when a bout 12 years old; all theBorn in Bav No rth Carolina;
The Brothers of Mary Palmer; Was James and the Siste Was Rohaamha Shem aried Abrahan Pipenger; then Hanah who maried James Briges) SarahWho m aried Alaxander Smith; a hard man; they had a son by the Name ofEdmond a nd one John; and Thomas; then Hanah then Jeney who mareid aman by the n ame of Thomas Warner
This is all that I can learn about my ancesters and theirs."
Mary McAllister of the Bowlby Family Organization says:
"William and Mary's daughter, Mary "Polly" Daily, married AlexanderSte phens, Sr. in Rowan County, and this union spawned a long line ofMormo n descendants, many of whom today live in Utah, Idaho andWashington."
Residences & events:
1810 Rowan Co, NC. Alexander Stephens with a wife, one son and threed aughters. The children would be William, Hannah, Martha andElizabeth.
1820 Same place lists an additional four sons and one other daughter.T here is also one additional older lady living in the household whois o ver 45 years of age. Since Mary's mother died in 1819, it musthave bee n Alexander's mother, Martha Roberts Stephens Ward, who wasliving with t hem. Some records indicate that this older woman died in1825, but it m ust have been after 1827, as that is when the lawsuitended between Ale xander's mother and her daughter-in-law.
According to the Spackman Family web site:
"Alexander owned land in Rowan County, N.C. on Flat Swamp Creek. Hisla nd was bisected by 4 mile branch of the afore mentioned creek. In1822, D avidson County was formed from Rowan County, and the familyfarm then b ecame part of Davidson County, N.C."
Again from the Spackman Family:
Will of Alexander Stephens
"In the name of God amen I Alexander Stephens of the County of RowanBe ing through the abundant mercies of God though weak in body yet ofa so und and perfect understanding and memory do constitute this mylast wil l and testamony and desire it to be received of all men asuchImprimis I h umbly Bequeath my Soul to God my maker beseeching hismost gracious acc eptance of it through the all sufficient merits andmediaton of my most c ompasonate redeemer Jesus Christ imprimis I givemy body to the earth f rom whence it was taken in full asurance thatit will rise again at the r esurrection of the great day as for myburiel I desire it may be decent a t the descretion of my wife andexecutors here after named as to my wor ldly estate I will andpositively order that all my Just debts be paid, I tem I will andbequeath all my rail and personal property that I now po sess to mydear and loving wife Mary Stephens to do and depose of as sh e thinksproper to rais my children upon while she lives or during her widowhood and then all my estate to be Equally devided among all mychil dren and I do constitute my wife Mary Stephens my soul Executorof this m y Last will and testament in witness where of I do here untoset my han d and seal this 24 of December 1819 in the presence of us.
test Richard Briggs /s/ Alex Stephens (Seal)"
The will was signed and dated Dec. 1819, in Rowan County, but it wasno t filed until the March Session 1824, in Davidson County, NorthCarolin a. Davidson County having been formed in 1822, between thetime the wil l was written and when he died. It was recorded andregistered in Book A p age 28 by David Mock the clerk of the court.
In June 1824, Mary Stephens, wife of Alexander Stephens filled out ani nventory of the property of Alex Stephens, decd. The description andwo rding used by Mary in this document is in her own words andspelling. T he document is found in LDS Film number 1903138 of theDavidson County, N C, Estate Files.
Inventory of the property of Alex Stephens, decd.
4 hars critters 1 glass 2 umberels
9 hed of cattle 1 churm 1 pale 12 hed of hogs 1 tray 5 vails 16 hed ofs heep 2 heckles 1 waggin 1 still an tub 1 clock 2 plains
1 pare of wagin gears 3 beds 1 riffle 1 wagon lode of flax 1 table1spa de 2 dressers an furnitur 1 oven 1 skillet 2 smoothing irons 1pan 5 ra isirs
1 gang of chickens 1 pick 1 sprauling 1 pare of plowing gears 4 hoss 3s aws
1 candle mole 9 books 1 chisal 2 pare of shears 8 chears 2 augurs
2 meal bags 1 trumtpet 2 saddles 1 pare of stillgards 1 spade 1bridles
1 coffey mill 1 tray 1 jug 2 fire shovels 2 candle sticks 5 bottles
3 par of cards 1 grass sith 1 tub 1 pare of traces 1 comb 1 cubbard
77 pounds of iron 1 hammer 2 waggons 1 pare of pinchers 7 shays 1 lockc hain
1 pare of teeth drawers 19 gees 7 shays 3700 weight of tobacco
/s/ Mary Stephens adm.
Alexander's wife was left with six unmarried children at home at theti me of her husband's death. The youngest being only two years old atthe t ime of her father's death.
Not long after Alexander's death, his wife became involved in atwo-yea r court battle with her mother-in-law, Martha Roberts StephensWard. It d id not state the exact damage that had been done, butAlexander's mothe r was claiming damages that amounted to $55.50. Bothparties felt that t hey were wronged. It is doubtful that there was avery good feeling bet ween mother and daughter-in-law after this courtcase was settled..
It was interesting that Martha chose Sion Jackson as one of herwitness es. Sion was married to Susan Brown, an elder sister ofCaptain James a nd Daniel Brown. Poor Sion was embroiled in many courtbattles. It seem ed he owed everybody money and none expected tocollect any of it. Susa n later left him and took her children elsewhere. Sion was the gunman w ho tried to shoot his brother-in-law,James Brown, when the latter show ed up in North Carolina as amissionary sent to preach Mormonism. (Reco rded in History of CaptainJames Brown). The court case is quite length y, some 17 pages long.The original can be found in LDS Film number 190 3138 The Estate Filesof Davidson County, North Carolina.
