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.
Birth date
11 Jan 1770
Place of birth
Orange County (Va.)
Life event(s)
Marriage: 28 May 1799; Orange County (Va.)
Orange County (Va.)
Spouse(s)
Nelson, Agnes
Death date
16 Apr 1855
Place of death
Cass County (Mo.)
Death and burial information
Ryle-Stephens Cemetery (Boone County, Ky.)
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

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Items with "Participant: Stephens, Benjamin L., Jr."
Title Class
1830--Milly Excluded Due to an Accusation of Adultery Event
1849--Emily Francis Attempts Escape Event
1849--George White Attempts Escape Event
1849--Jane Stephens and Family Escape Attempts Event
1849--Lucy Ann Attempts Escape Event
1849--Oscar F. White Attempts Escape Event
1849--Sisley Attempts Escape Event
1849--Solomon Attempts Escape Event
Items with "Relationship: Stephens, Benjamin L., Jr."
Title Class
Parsons, Milly Person
Stephens, Jane Person
unknown, Almedia Person
unknown, Ann [17] Person
unknown, Billy [1] Person
unknown, child [45] Person
unknown, Cynthia Person
unknown, Frances Ann Person
unknown, George [22] Person
unknown, Kitty [3] Person
unknown, Kitty [7] Person
unknown, Lucy [1] Person
unknown, Lucy [12] Person
unknown, male [67] Person
unknown, Malinda [10] Person
unknown, Moses Mark Person
unknown, Nancy [17] Person