William Stevenson I (1725 - 1809)

Born 1725 in County Antrim, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary McClelland — married 1754 in Western Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 1 May 1809 at about age 84 in Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

William Stevenson I performed Patriotic Service in North Carolina in the American Revolution.

William Stevenson (son of Henry Stephenson) was born 1725 in Antrum Co., Ulster Province, Ireland, and died in 1809 near Stateville, NC. (Wikitree says: William was born in Roxburgh, Scotland then migrated to and from Ulster around 1748, settling first in Pennsylvania and then in North Carolina in the County of Iredell where William was a land owner and helped establish the town of Statesville.)

William was unable to emmigrate to America with his mother, brothers, and sisters because he was endentured as a tailor at the time. He followed them over in 1748 and settled in Western Pennsylvania. He was nicknamed "Little Gabriel"

When William moved to North Carolina, he changed the spelling of his name- Stephenson to Stevenson.

He married Mary McLelland in 1754 in Western Pennsylvania.

Mary McClelland was born in 1730 in Antrim County, Northern Ireland and died in 1811 in Iredell County, North Carolina.

Parents Father: Henry Stevenson (b. abt. 1695 Roxburgshire, Scotland)

Children of Mary McClelland and William Stevenson I:

1. Thomas Stevenson b. 1755, d. Abt. 1776, Revolutionary War.
2. John Stevenson (b. July 23, 1758 d. November 02, 1836)
3. Jane (Stevenson) Sloan (b. December 22, 1762, Iredell Co, NC d. July 25, 1856, Caladonia, Washington Co, MO.)
4. William Stevenson II (b. 1763, d. September 12, 1840, Loray, NC)
5. Mary Stevenson (b. Abt. 1766 d. date unknown, infancy)
6. James (b. March 10, 1768, Statesville, Iredell Co, NC, d. June 20, 1850 in Kentucky)
7. Joseph Stevenson (b. April 02, 1769, d. after 1842, Alexander, NC)
8. Mary Stevenson (b. Abt. 1770, d. date unknown, infancy)
9. Robert Montgomery Young Stevenson (b. May 05, 1772, d. July 23, 1835)
10. Moses Stevenson (b. Abt. 1773, d. 1809, Christian Co. KY)
11. Nancy Stevenson (b. Abt. 1776, Iredell Co, NC, d. date unknown)
12. Elizabeth Stevenson (b. Abt. 1778, d. date unknown)

William and Mary Stevenson had twelve children, most of whom settled in Iredell County. They included Thomas, John, William, Mary, James, Joseph, Mary, Robert, Moses, Jane, Nancy, and Elizabeth. The two Marys died in infancy, and Thomas was killed in the Revolutionary War while a soldier in the Continental army. The third son, William, participated in the Battles of Cowan's Ford and Guilford Court House. Their fourth son, James, was the ancestor of the three descendants who later bore the name of Adlai Ewing Stevenson. The youngest daughter, Elizabeth, was the ancestor of Vice-President Alban Barkley.

William Stevenson died during the spring of 1809 and was buried in the Fourth Creek Burying Ground, Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina.

The founder of the American Stevensons was William, a Scotch-Irishman who'd come to Pennsylvania in 1748 and moved in 1763 to what was later Iredell County, North Carolina, where he, a farmer and notably pious Presbyterian convert, became a ruling elder of the Fourth Creek Church in what is now Statesville.

This pious William Stevenson had been dubbed "Little Gabriel" because, though small in size, he was great in voice and could pray with a fervor,a fluency, and a volume amazing to all who heard him. Famous was theoccasion on which, as the family put it, he "prayed the devil out of Doctor Hall." The latter, pastor of the Fourth Creek Church, was subject to fits of melancholia during which he was so convinced of his own sinfulness that he could not preach. One such spell lasted for a year and a half and might never have ended had not Little Gabriel mounted the pulpit to intercede with the Almighty on his pastor's behalf. At the close of this prayer, as long as it was fervent, delivered with stentorian volume, the Reverend Dr. Hall went slowly to the pulpit and preached again; it is reported that "he was not troubled by these melancholy spells for many years after Little Gabriel's prayer and never so seriously as before."

Of his twelve children, the eldest was killed as a soldier in the Revolutionary War.

Will

A copy of the will of William Stevenson follows:

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF WILLIAM STEVENSON

In the name of God. Amen. I, WILLIAM STEVENSON, Senior, of the State of North Carolina and County of Iredell, being at present in my ordinary state of health, of mind and of memory thanks be to God for it calling to mind the mortality of my body, that it is appointed for all men once to die, for that all have sinned do make this and ordain it and no other here tofore by me made to be my last will and testament. And first of all, I commit my soul to God, who gave it to me, and my body to the dust, to be buried in a decent manner, at the discretion of my Executors hereinafter mentioned, nothing doubting but I shall receive the same again at the Last Day by the power of Almighty God; and for such earthly things as it hath pleased God to endow me with, I dispose of them in the following manner;

And, first of all I allow my lawful debts fully to be discharged.

2. I leave to my loving wife, MARY, one negro wench named BETTY, to be at her own disposal during life, and at her death also, if alive until then; also the negro wench named DINA, to be at her disposal during the life of my wife; and after that, if the said DINA be alive to go as I direct. I also leave to her own choose of all the beds we own, with full furniture thereunto belonging; also her own clothes, coarse and fine, also her own choose of all the horse creatures we then shall be possessed of; her own saddle and bridle; also a choose of the cattle as far as two cows and two calves; I also leave her in full possession of the house I now live in while she remains my widow; also the use of the barn, kitchen and other necessary houses thereunto belonging with the third part of this plantation I now live on, clear and unclear, with the use of all my stock, horses, cows, sheep and hogs, with all laboring instruments necessary for laboring on the plantation, except the reserves hereafter to be made; also the negro man named HENRY during her widowhood, to be under her direction to labor for the family support; and if my dear wife does not choose to live in her present habitation, but would choose rather to go to live with some other of her children, she may take with her the wenches named, and HENRY, and what stock she pleases, to labor for her and themselves.

3. I leave to my son, MOSES the whole of the plantation I now live on, which contains 535 acres, after my wife is served of it, and two parts of it clear and unclear, till then. I also allow to him, after my wife is done with them, all of the instruments of laboring tools belonging to the plantation, the present wagon excepted; the remaining at that time of cattle, sheep and hogs I allow for his use; also all household furniture of all kinds, except beds and books, I bequeath to him. I also allow him my big house Bible and Hymn and Psalm Book with my lot in Union Library.

4. I leave and bequeath to my daughter, "'ELIZABETH McKENZIE, the forementioned wench, DINA, when my wife is done with her, to whom she is now left, her, with all her breed, till then, if any there be, be the said McKENZIE's; and till that time comes she is now possessed of a negro boy named JACK that is to fill her room until delivered to her, and if death should prevent, JACK is to continue in her stead as their own property; but if DINA is delivered, aforesaid JACK returned and disposed of as hereafter directed.

5. I leave and bequeath to WILLIAM STEVENSON, son of "'JOHN STEVENSON, one hundred acres of land laying on the waters of Third and Fourth Creek near Statesville, being part of tract given by me to my son, ROBERT STEVENSON, and by him exchanged to his brother '"JAMES, the said 100 acres being on GEORGE ROBINSON's northeast corner of a piece of the same tract he bought of said JAMES STEVENSON; from thence east to a post oak sap ling, being the original east corner of said tract; but not cut down, unknowingly by the cutter, is now supplied by a large standing stone set up by and before many witnesses for that purpose; from thence south to a Spanish oak joining WILLIAM SIMENTOWN, Esqu.; thence west with said SIMENTOWN's till a post oak sapling on said line GEORGE ROBINSON's southeast corner; thence north with said ROBINSON's line to the beginning. And if the said WILLIAM should not live to possess it, it is to pass to the next male in the family till possessed.

6. I leave to MARY STEVENSON, JOHN STEVENSON's oldest daughter, one mare known by the name of the sorrel mare's colt.

7. I leave to my son, '"JOHN STEVENSON, the wagon I am now the possessor of, but no gears.

8. I also leave to my son, WILLIAM STEVENSON, all my clothes that I am possessed of, both coarse and fine.

9. I do leave and bequeath unto WILLIAM STEVENSON SLOAN one hundred dollars, to be paid to him out of my estate, together with my full margin Bible to be given to him also.

10. My books not already mentioned I allow to be divided amongst my children at the discretion of my Executors.

11. The remaining of my estate not yet bequeathed I allow to be put to public sale, to wit: The two negroes HENRY and JACK if DINA lives to release JACK; if not, HENRY is only to be sold; also what horses may remain, together with whatever bedding may then remain as the property of the Estate, all to be sold, and the whole Estate, or the amount of it after all demands are cleared off, to be equally divided amongst all my children, male and female.

Last of all I appoint my sons, JOHN, WILLIAM, and ""ROBERT STEVENSON to be the Executors of this, my last will and testament, and in witness of my satisfaction with what is herein contained, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Eighth day of March, 1803. Signed with my hand and sealed with my seal in presence of us.

WILLIAM STEVENSON SR.

Test: FERGUS SLOANE O.H. MATTHEWS, Jurat JNO. MATTHEWS.

Military Service

He he served his country during the American Revolution as a Private under the leadership of the Reverend Captain James Hall at the Battle of Cowan’s Ford. He also fought at the Battle of Guildford Court House with his son, John and “Young Billy.” (Note: In J.D. Lewis's compilation, he is not listed but his sons are.)^[1]

Service: NORTH CAROLINA^[2]

Rank(s): CIVIL SERVICE, PATRIOTIC SERVICE

Service Source: PRUITT, ABSTRACTS OF LAND ENTRIES, ROWAN CO NC 1778, P 64 #785; LINN, ABSTRACTS OF THE MINS OF THE COURT OF PLEAS & QUARTER SESSIONS, ROWAN CO, NC, 1775-1789, P 78; HAUN, NC REV ARMY ACCTS, BOOK A, PART XII, P 1593

Service Description: 1) TOOK OATH OF ALLEGIANCE TO MAKE LAND ENTRY, ROWAN CO, MAY 1778; 2) JUROR, 1782; FURNISHED SUPPLIES

^[3] "The maiden name of my maternal grandmother was Elizabeth Stevenson. She was the youngest child of William Stevenson. He was born in Ulster, Ireland, about 1725 -- whether in the county of Derry or Antrim, is now in doubt. He was of strict Scotch-Irish lineage in blood and religion. He received a common education and duly served his time as an apprentice in the tailor's trade before he left Ireland.

He immigrated to America about the year 1748, and settled in that part of Pennsylvania afterwards embraced in Washington County. He duly established himself there among kindred Scotch-Irish Presbyterian people who had formed in that section a considerable colony. . . . . . . A few years after his settlement in Pennsylvania, William Stevenson married Miss Mary McLelland.

In the spring of 1761 certainly, and possibly at an earlier date, he visited the country between the Catawba and South Yadkin rivers, in North Carolina. He received a grant of land from Lord Granville, dated April 4, 1761, but continued to reside in Pennsylvania, carrying on or closing out his business there, until the fall of 1763, when he removed his family to North Carolina and settled on the land granted to him in April, 1761, then embraced in Rowan County, now in Iredell, south of and very near to the city of Statesville. This grant to Mr. Stevenson purports on its face to be for only 339 acres, but its boundaries as set out by field notes in the deed, with controlling calls for fixed natural objects, embrace, and Mr. Stevenson under it held, more than one thousand acres.

He built his home at the source of a spring branch that issues from the tableland on the north side of Third Creek, into which the branch flows, and about two miles from the "Fourth Creek Meeting House." Commencing near the confluence of the South Yadkin and the main Yadkin, a number of large creeks, called in their order, First, Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Creek, enter the South Yadkin from the southwest, and Rocky Creek and Sugar Creek, both large streams, with a number of considerable branches tributary to them, enter the South Yadkin on the opposite side from the Northwest. All of these streams drain the same water-shed of the divide between the Catawba and the Yadkin, and flow in the same general direction, nearly parallel, and near to each other, the course of the creeks trending slightly towards the river, till one by one each flows into it. The other side of the divide is drained in like manner by Elm Shoal Creek, Buffalo Shoal Creek, Reedy Creek, and other large creeks flowing from the northwest into the Catawba, which receives similar tributaries from the southwest, of which Lyle Creek in Catawba and Lincoln Counties has received mention in the last chapter. Third Creek is the longest and largest of those named as flowing into the Yadkin.

The old "Fourth Creek Meeting House" was the place of public worship and of all public meetings for all the settlers on all of these creeks between the Catawba and the South Yadkin, and for a few families on the farther side of each of those rivers. It was permanently located about 1756, though the congregation had begun to be united several years earlier and to meet at points near the one finally chosen and retained permanently. The first settlements on the Catawba were made about 1740. By 1745, there were numerous settlements in the territory which in 1762 was erected into Cabarrus and Mecklenburg counties, and by 1750, the settlements had extended and become dense for a frontier section, and began united themselves into church congregations. What is now Iredell County was embraced in Anson, till Rowan was constituted in 1753, of which it remained a part till 1788, when Iredell was established and its county seat located at the Statesville town site, which embraced the "Fourth Creek Meeting House." The settlements preceded the surveys and grants of lands, as they have done on other frontiers. The first authorized surveys in what now constitutes the area of Iredell County were made in 1750. . . . . . The tract on which the town of Statesville is built was granted by the Earl to John Olyphant, and was prior to the grant in February, 1751, to Col. Allison, for the field-notes in his deed call for a beginning point or corner in the line of John Olyphant's land. Mr. Olyphant sold and conveyed his grant to Ferguson Sloan, who was the first settler on the small branch of Fourth Creek, thereafter called "Sloan's Branch," at a spring about one-half mile from the spot where the "Fourth Creek Meeting House" -- now Statesville Church -- stands. In this pioneer cabin home the widowed mother of Andrew Jackson and her son, then a mere lad, found welcome shelter and generous hospitality. The original cabin stood there for a century, and was a last destroyed by an accidental fire.

The land for the town-site was conveyed by Mr. Sloan to the board of town commissioners in 1778, when the county was established and the county-seat located. This Mr. Fergus Sloan was the father of William Sloan, who married Jane Stevenson and went West in 1807 with Andrew McCormick and Robert Stevenson, as mentioned in the last chapter. He was also the father of a daughter who married Thomas Hall, a brother of Dr. James Hall. Prudence Hall, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hall, married the elder William Stevenson's son, William. This son, William, was born in 1763, and was an infant in arms when this Stevenson family settled on Third Creek. William Stevenson was become a patriarch. Besides his son, Thomas, who died in the army of the War of Independence, he had six sons and three daughters, who married and became heads of their own families in his lifetime, and survived him.

He had prospered in his basket and in his store, and had added field to field until from west of Concord to east of Statesville he owned more than four thousand acres of the best farming land between the Yadkin and the Catawba rivers.

He was what the good old Scotch and Scotch-Irish fathers delighted to call a "Child of the Covenant." . . . When he reached the period of individual responsibility, he began to show a disrelish of the Gospel diet; to rove from the flock and lodge outside of the fold. His life walk was well-ordered and decorous, but in the pride of intellect he kindled his own fire, compassed himself about with sparks, and walked in the light of the fire and in the sparks that he had kindled; remaining ignorant of God's righteousness he went about to establish his own righteousness and did not submit himself to the righteousness of God. How long this continued, we do not know, further that it continued until he fell under the preaching of Whitefield. When that inspired evangelist first visited the section in which Mr. Stevenson lived, and began to stir all classes of men, this child of the Covenant held aloof. The enthusiasm of his friends and neighbors seemed ludicrous to him, and he made amiable sport, as even men of sober piety sometimes do, of such intense spiritual exercises and exhortations as revivalists indulge and inspire. One evening, when his companions and friends had all gone, or were going, to the meeting, and the young free-thinker was lonely or curious, and in a humor to enjoy the sport, he went to the gospel-tent as one might now go to the circus-tent to see "the greatest show on earth." All unconsciously he was led by the Sovereign Spirit. That evening was God's opportunity to purge the conscience of this self-relying moralist from dead works, and he who had been far off was brought very nigh to the gracious throne, and walked and talked with the hallowed Father throughout all the rest of his earthly journey. He was richly endowed with mental and moral qualities. By nature and by education he was well qualified for the office of senior ruling elder in a church of which the patriot, soldier and great preacher, Dr. James Hall, was pastor.

Before 1803 Mr. Stevenson's nine surviving children had married, and he had divided his large landed estate into nine parts, equal in acreage, and value as nearly as practicable, and given to each of eight of them their share, reserving the remaining ninth, 535 acres, to the use of himself and wife, but to go by testamentary devise to their youngest son, Moses, who remained, and was to continue to remain on the parental homestead. Where it was not practicable to make the allotments of land substantially equal in acreage and value, the distributee who received less got contribution from the one who received more than the equal share. Thus, James Stevenson, who received less, got from Andrew McKenzie, who on account of his wife, Elizabeth, received more, a negro slave, the bill of sale expressing that the consideration was to make their allotments even. In 1803 Mr. Stevenson made, and put in writing with his own hand, his last will and testament disposing of the portion of his estate which he had retained after his distribution of eight-ninths of his estate to his children. This will I here insert, because it may interest some readers as it has interested me:

In the name of God. Amen. I, William Stevenson, Senior, of the State of North Carolina and County of Iredell, being at present in my ordinary state of health, of mind and of memory--thanks be to God for it--calling to mind the mortality of my body, that it is appointed for all men once to die, for that all have sinned - do make this and ordain it and no other heretofore by me made - to be my last will and testament. And first of all, I commit my soul to God, who gave it to me, and my body to the dust, to be buried in a decent manner, at the discretion of my Executors hereinafter mentioned, nothing doubting but I shall receive the same again at the Last Day by the power of Almighty God; and for such earthly things as it hath pleased God to endow me with, I dispose of them in the following manner;

1. And, first of all I allow my lawful debts fully to be discharged.

2. I leave to my loving wife, Mary, one negro wench named Betty, to be at her own disposal during life, and at her death also, if alive until then; also the negro wench named Dina, to be at her disposal during the life of my wife; and after that, if the said Dina be alive to go as I direct. I also leave to her own choose of all the beds we own, with full furniture thereunto belonging; also her own clothes, coarse and fine, also her own choose of all the horse creatures we then shall be possessed of; her own saddle and bridle; also a choose of the cattle as far as two cows and two calves; I also leave her in full possession of the house I now live in while she remains my widow; also the use of the barn, kitchen and other necessary houses thereunto belonging with the third part of this plantation I now live on, clear and unclear, with the use of all my stock, horses, cows, sheep and hogs, with all laboring instruments necessary for laboring on the plantation, except the reserves hereafter to be made; also the negro man named Henry during her widowhood, to be under her direction to labor for the family support; and if my dear wife does not choose to live in her present habitation, but would choose rather to go to live with some other of her children, she may take with her the wenches named, and Henry, and what stock she pleases, to labor for her and themselves.

3. I leave to my son, Moses the whole of the plantation I now live on, which contains 535 acres, after my wife is served of it, and two parts of it clear and unclear, till then. I also allow to him, after my wife is done with them, all of the instruments of laboring tools belonging to the plantation, the present wagon excepted; the remaining at that time of cattle, sheep and hogs I allow for his use; also all household furniture of all kinds, except beds and books, I bequeath to him. I also allow him my big house Bible and Hymn and Psalm Book with my lot in Union Library.

4. I leave and bequeath to my daughter, Elizabeth McKenzie, the forementioned wench, Dina, when my wife is done with her, to whom she is now left, her, with all her breed, till then, if any there be, be the said McKenzie's; and till that time comes she is now possessed of a negro boy named Jack that is to fill her room until delivered to her, and if death should prevent, Jack is to continue in her stead as their own property; but if Dina is delivered, aforesaid Jack returned and disposed of as hereafter directed.

5. I leave and bequeath to William Stevenson, son of John Stevenson, one hundred acres of land laying on the waters of Third and Fourth Creek near Statesville, being part of tract given by me to my son, Robert Stevenson, and by him exchanged to his brother James, the said 100 acres being on George Robinson's northeast corner of a piece of the same tract he bought of said James Stevenson; from thence east to a post oak sapling, being the original east corner of said tract; but not cut down, unknowingly by the cutter, is now supplied by a large standing stone set up by and before many witnesses for that purpose; from thence south to a Spanish oak joining William Simentown, Esqu.; thence west with said Simentown's till a post oak sapling on said line George Robinson's southeast corner; thence north with said Robinson's line to the beginning. And if the said William should not live to possess it, it is to pass to the next male in the family till possessed.

6. I leave to Mary Stevenson, John Stevenson's oldest daughter, one mare known by the name of the sorrel mare's colt.

7. I leave to my son, John Stevenson, the wagon I am now the possessor of, but no gears.

8. I also leave to my son, William Stevenson, all my clothes that I am possessed of, both coarse and fine.

9. I do leave and bequeath unto William Stevenson Sloan one hundred dollars, to be paid to him out of my estate, together with my full margin Bible to be given to him also.

10. My books not already mentioned I allow to be divided amongst my children at the discretion of my Executors.

11. The remaining of my estate not yet bequeathed I allow to be put to public sale, to-wit: The two negroes Henry and Jack if Dina lives to release Jack; if not, Henry is only to be sold; also what horses may remain, together with whatever bed ding may then remain as the property of the Estate, all to be sold, and the whole Estate, or the amount of it after all demands are cleared off, to be equally divided amongst all my children, male and female.

Last of all I appoint my sons, John, William, and Robert Stevenson to be the Executors of this, my last will and testament, and in witness of my satisfaction with what is herein contained, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Eighth day of March, 1803. Signed with my hand and sealed with my seal in presence of us. William Stevenson Sr. Test: Fergus Sloane O.H. Matthews, Jurat Jno. Matthews [RED WAFER]

Mr. Stevenson died in the spring of 1809. His son Robert had moved to the great West in 1807, and settled at Bellevue, in Missouri, in 1808. The sons John and William qualified as Executors and filed the Inventory of the Estate May 15, 1809.

As already mentioned, William Stevenson and his wife Mary (McLelland) Stevenson, had born to them, and reared to maturity, a family of seven sons and three daughters. There were also born to them two daughters, their fourth and sixth children, each of whom died in infancy. These two were named Mary, for their mother, the first named Mary having died before the other was born. . . . . my grandmother McKenzie, who was the youngest of them. I arrived in the Blue Water neighborhood, in Christian County, Kentucky, a few days after the death of James, the last survivor of them, who died at his home near Blue Water, on the 20th day of June, 1850. One son, Thomas, died unmarried during the Revolutionary War; Robert married Mariah Rebecca Steele, a sister of my father's mother, and moved to Missouri. . another daughter, Jane, married William Sloan, and moved to Missouri, of whom I know only what is mentioned in Chapter II. The other daughter, Nancy, married John Watt, of whom my mother often spoke to her children. . . her brother James most kindly and efficiently assumed the charge of caring for that family -- a care which he continued when needed, and to the extent needed -- from 1817 to 1832, when all of his sister's children having in due course of life grown up, and all of her daughters married, she joined her children who were in Texas. . . . . Goes on to describe the relationship to Adlai E. Stevenson. Also see notes attached to James Hall.

William had changed the spelling of the family name from Stephenson to Stevenson by about 1780. He was the ancestor of Vice-presidents Adlai Stevenson I (1892–96) and Alban Barkley (1948–52). Adlai Stevenson I was the grandfather of the late Adlai E. Stevenson II, who was the governor of Illinois, a Democratic nominee for the office of president of the United States (1952 and 1956), and later ambassador to the United Nations. Governor Stevenson was the father of Adlai E. Stevenson III, a U.S. senator from Illinois. There is reason to believe that William Stevenson's nephew, George Stephenson, was the Englishman, George Stephenson (1781–1848), who contributed much to the success of the steam locomotive. On a few occasions the American Stevensons claimed that George Stephenson was "some of our people."

In 1896 Stevenson was described as a man of "low stature" whose character exhibited a "quiet self assured manner." He spoke with a "soft, clear, far-carrying voice" according to great-grandson Andrew P. McCormick, who was then a district federal judge in Texas. McCormick said that his great-grandfather prospered in "his basket and store." Over the years Stevenson increased his land-holdings to nearly 3,400 acres, which included part of the land on which the modern city of Statesville is located. He acquired slaves but apparently did not aspire to hold public office.

Sources

1. ↑ private communications, Don Stevenson
2. ↑ #DAR
3. ↑ CHAPTER III. SCOTCH-IRISH In IRELAND And In AMERICA by ANDREW PHELPS McCORMICK, 1897

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• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (Link: accessed 23 September 2017), William Stevenson, Salisbury, Iredell, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 613, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 29; FHL microfilm 337,905.
• Graves, Will Southern Campaigns Pension Transcriptions:, www.revwarapps.org
• See also Space:Iredell County Revolutionary Soldiers for a comprehensive list of Iredell Revolutionary War Veterans.
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Feb 24, 2018), "Record of William Stevenson, Sr.", Ancestor # A109308.

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NOTE: ADLAI EWING STEVENSON (October 23, 1835 - June 14, 1914) served as the 23rd Vice President of the United States (1893-1897).

He was the grandfather of ADLAI STEVENSON II, a Governor of Illinois, who ran (unsuccessfully) as the Democrat Party's nominee, in 1952 and in 1956, against Dwight D. Eisenhower for the Office of President of the United States of America. ______________________________________________________________________

• CHAPTER III. SCOTCH-IRISH In IRELAND And In AMERICA by ANDREW PHELPS McCORMICK, 1897

Additional Resources

Baker, Jean H. 1996. The Stevensons: a biography of an American family. New York: W.W. Norton & Co. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32132114,