Airard Fitz Stephens (1036 - 1085)
is my 28th great grandfather
Commanded the ship “Mora” - fasted ship in the fleet
which was a gift for William the Conqueror from Matilda, his wife.
William and Matilda are also my 28 great grandparents from another line.
Photos: Famous Bayeux tapestry of the Mora leading the fleet
Bottom left: Mora Stamp Bottom right: The Mora
is my 28th great grandfather
Commanded the ship “Mora” - fasted ship in the fleet
which was a gift for William the Conqueror from Matilda, his wife.
William and Matilda are also my 28 great grandparents from another line.
Photos: Famous Bayeux tapestry of the Mora leading the fleet
Bottom left: Mora Stamp Bottom right: The Mora
Photo: Plaque in Barfleur harbor, France
commemorating the departure of William's ship the Mora in 1066
commemorating the departure of William's ship the Mora in 1066
Thomas Fitz Stephens (1058 - 1120)
went down with the “White Ship” that he commanded in 1120
Photo: Drawing of The White Ship sinking
Ralph Fitz Stephens (1090 - 1190)
was a Crusador under King Richard Loinheart
Crusadors and King Richard Lionheart
John Fitz Stephens (1186 - 1274)
Henry of Winterbourne Fitz Stephens Baron (1218 - 1327)
Henry Fitz Stephens (1250 - 1374)
John Fitz Stephens Baron (1282 - 1374)
John Stephens - Joanna Spelly
Richard Stephens Baron (1346 - 1390) - Audrey Castell
John Stephens (1378 - 1417) - Margaret Didbrok
John Stephens (1400 - 1430)
Thomas Stephens
Thomas was a member of Parliament under
King Henry VI during the capture of
Joan of Arc
John Stephens (1449 - 1490) - Joan Buckland
Henry Stephens (1497 - 1552) - Alice Alexandria Lugg
Lord Edward Stephens Baron (1523 - 1587) –
Lady Joan Fowler Baroness
Tomb of Lord Edward and Lady Joan
Lord Edward built Chavenage Hall, Gloucestershire, England in 1557
It still stands and is open to the public.
see current map at bottom of page
It still stands and is open to the public.
see current map at bottom of page
Ghost Story about Chavenage Hall
Nathaniel Stephen (not of our line) was an English politician in the 1600s.
He supported parliamentarian causes in the English Civil War.
He reluctantly agreed to execute the King in 1649. A few months later he was struck down with a fatal sickness which gave rise to the legend of Chavenage:
His daughter Abigail angrily laid a curse on her father for bringing the family name into disrepute. Nathaniel died of the sickness and it is said that at his funeral a hearse drew up at the door of the Manor driven by the figure of a headless horseman, and therupon the ghost of Stephens rose from the coffin and paid deep reverance.
Thomas Stevens ( - 1613) - Elizabeth Stone
Attorney General
photo: Thomas Steven's memorial and tomb
Nathaniel Stephen (not of our line) was an English politician in the 1600s.
He supported parliamentarian causes in the English Civil War.
He reluctantly agreed to execute the King in 1649. A few months later he was struck down with a fatal sickness which gave rise to the legend of Chavenage:
His daughter Abigail angrily laid a curse on her father for bringing the family name into disrepute. Nathaniel died of the sickness and it is said that at his funeral a hearse drew up at the door of the Manor driven by the figure of a headless horseman, and therupon the ghost of Stephens rose from the coffin and paid deep reverance.
Thomas Stevens ( - 1613) - Elizabeth Stone
Attorney General
photo: Thomas Steven's memorial and tomb
Sir Edward Stevens (1580 - 1670) - Anne Crewe
Knighted by King Charles II in 1660
Sir John Stevens (1603 - 1670) - Mary Moulson Morgan
One of the founding fathers of Guilford, Connecticut
Thomas Stevens Sr (1630 - 1704) - Mary Fletcher
Thomas Stevens (1665 - ) - Ruth Hall
Cyprian Stevens (1702 - ) - Abigail Johnson
William Stevens Sr (1726 - ) - Mary Meigs Weaver
William Stevens (1750 - )
Allen R Stevens (1779 - 1874) - Sarah Baker
Jonathon B Stevens (1811 - 1884) - Louisa Lois Wixon
Louisa Jeanette Stevens (1831 - 1902) – Peter Edward Thibodeau
Cynthia Margaret Ann "Maggie" Thibodeau (1859 - 1937) -
William Bain
Melissa Isabelle (Belle) Bain (1886 - 1964) –
William Peter (Pete) Barbarick
Eva Cora Barbarick (1904 - 2008) – Harold Alan Rightmyer
Eva - lived to be 103
Robert (Bob) Roy Rightmyer (1935 - ) – Janice Doris Jackson
Bob
Karen Ann Rightmyer
Gloucestershire, England