Stephens, Benjamin L., Jr.

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Title: Stephens, Benjamin L., Jr.
Alias: Stephens, Benjamin, Jr.; Stephens, B.L.; Stephens, Ben; Stephens, Benja
Gender: Male
Biography: Benjamin Stephens appears in the 1810 Boone County (Ky.) census possessing two slaves. In the 1820 census he holds a total of 6 enslaved. In the 1830 census he holds 11 enslaved persons, and by 1840 he holds 19 enslaved persons.
Member: Stephens family
Birth date: 11 Jan 1770
Place of birth: Orange County (Va.)
Father: Stephens, Benjamin [1]
Mother: Waller, Dorothy Jemima
Life event(s): Marriage: 28 May 1799; Orange County (Va.); Orange County (Va.)
Spouse(s): Nelson, Agnes
Child(ren): Stephens, James Nelson; Stephens, William Robinson; Stephens, Richard; Stephens, Lucy Nelson; Stephens, Elizabeth Haydon; Stephens, Louisiana; Stephens, Hiram; Stephens, Thomas Paine; Stephens, John Quincy Adams; Stephens, Haydon Nelson; Stephens, Mary Ann; Stephens, Benjamin [2]; Stephens, Jane; Stephens, Nancy [1]
Death date: 16 Apr 1855
Place of death: Cass County (Mo.)
Death and burial information: Ryle-Stephens Cemetery (Boone County, Ky.)
Participant in: 1830--Milly Excluded Due to an Accusation of Adultery; 1849--Oscar F. White Attempts Escape; 1844--The Escape of John "Felix" White; 1849--Emily Francis Attempts Escape; 1849--George White Attempts Escape; 1849--Jane Stephens and Family Escape Attempts; 1849--Lucy Ann Attempts Escape; 1849--Sisley Attempts Escape; 1849--Solomon Attempts Escape
Resided in: Boone County (Ky.)
Relationship: Known enslaved: Parsons, Milly; Stephens, Jane; White, Emily Francis; White, George; White, Lucy Ann; White, Oscar F.; White, Sisley; unknown, Almedia; unknown, Ann [17]; unknown, Billy; unknown, child [45]; unknown, Cynthia; unknown, Frances Ann; unknown, George [22]; unknown, Kitty [3]; unknown, Lucy [12]; unknown, male [67]; unknown, Malinda [10]; unknown, Moses Mark; unknown, Nancy [17]; unknown, Rose [12]; unknown, Sally [21]; unknown, Zachariah [1]; unknown, Zachariah [2]; unknown, Kitty [7]; unknown, Lucy [1]; unknown, Rose [11]; unknown, Solomon; unknown, Susan [9]; Parsons, Milly; Stephens, Jane; White, Emily Francis; White, George W.; White, Lucy Ann; White, Oscar F.; White, Sisley; unknown, Almedia; unknown, Ann [17]; unknown, Billy [1]; unknown, child [45]; unknown, Cynthia; unknown, Frances Ann; unknown, George [22]; unknown, Kitty [3]; unknown, Kitty [7]; unknown, Lucy [1]; unknown, Lucy [12]; unknown, male [67]; unknown, Malinda [10]; unknown, Moses Mark; unknown, Nancy [17]; unknown, Rose [11]; unknown, Rose [12]; unknown, Sally [21]; unknown, Solomon [2]; unknown, Susan [9]; unknown, Zachariah [1]; unknown, Zachariah [2]
Description: Enslaved held in 1820: Males, under 14, two; Males, 14 thru 25, one; Females, under 14, two; Females 14 thru 25, one; Enslaved held in 1830: Males, under 10, two; Males, 10 thru 23, two; Males, 24 thru 35, one; Females, under 10, two; Females, 10 thru 23, two; Femaes, 36 thru 54, two; Enslaved held in 1840: Males, under 10, two; Males, 10 thru 23, four; Males, 24 thru 35, one; Females, under 10, six; Females, 10 thru 23, two; Females, 24 thru 35, two; Females, 36 thru 54, one; Females, 55 thru 99, one; Enslaved held in 1850: Male, 55 years old, black; Female, 40 years old, black; Male, 30 years old, black; Female, 23 years old, black; Female, 21 years old, black; Female, 21 years old, black; Male, 18 years old, black; Female, 17 years old, black; Female, 16 years old, black; Female, 15 years old, black; Female, 7 years old, black; Female, 5 years old, black; Female, 2 years old, black; Male, 1 years old, black; Female, 1 years old, black; Male, 6 months, black; Female, 2 months, black; Enslaved held in 1860: Female, 4 years old, black; Female, 44 years old, black; Female, 1 years old, black; Male, 13 years old, black
Bibliographic citation(s): FindAGrave.com, memorial #59109424
Source(s): Third Census of the United States, 1810; Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Fifth Census of the United States, 1830; Sixth Census of the United States, 1840; Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Population Schedules of the Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Slave Schedules; Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ryle-Stephens Cemetery; Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1965; U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970; Find A Grave.com

Item sets: AA--Jane Stephens story--Slave Holders; AA--Slaveholders--Kentucky--Boone County--S

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Items with "Relationship: Stephens, Benjamin L., Jr."
Title	Class
unknown, Rose [11]	Person
unknown, Rose [12]	Person
unknown, Sally [21]	Person
unknown, Solomon [2]	Person
unknown, Susan [9]	Person
unknown, Zachariah [1]	Person
unknown, Zachariah [2]	Person
White, Emily Francis	Person
White, George W.	Person
White, Lucy Ann	Person
White, Oscar F.	Person
White, Sisley	Person

Items with "Father: Stephens, Benjamin L., Jr."
Title	Class
Stephens, Benjamin [2]	Person
Stephens, Elizabeth Haydon	Person
Stephens, Haydon Nelson	Person
Stephens, Hiram	Person
Stephens, James Nelson	Person
Stephens, Jane	Person
Stephens, John Quincy Adams	Person
Stephens, Louisiana	Person
Stephens, Lucy Nelson	Person
Stephens, Mary Ann	Person
Stephens, Nancy [1]	Person
Stephens, Richard	Person
Stephens, Thomas Paine	Person