Rebecca Elizabeth (Kuykendall) Stepp (1772 - 1831)

Born 1772 in Buncombe County, Province of North Carolina

Ancestors

Wife of John Stepp — married 1790 in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died Aug 1831 at about age 59 in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Rebecca was born in 1779. She passed away in 1854.

Parents: Capt. Abraham Kuykendall Sr. 1719 - 1812 and Elizabeth (Burleson) Kuykendall 1728 - 1800. They were married in 1743 in Anson, North Carolina.

Rebecca was married two times.

Spouse #1: John Stepp 1770 - 1880. They were married in 1790 in Buncombe County, North Carolina.

Children with John (Findagrave page lists these 4 documented children):

1. James Stepp 1792 - 1880

• Married Frances "Fannie" Jones
• Married Frances "Frankie" Payne
• Findagrave #198967168

2. Abraham T. Stepp 1795 - 1858

• Married Nancy Elizabeth Bennison 1799 - 1820
• Married Sarah Shipman 1806 - 1887
• Findagrave #119039910

3. Robert VanKuydendall Stepp 1797 - abt. 1875

• Married Mary Elizabeth Rippletoe 1808 - 1865
• Findagrave #141396811

4. Mary Stepp abt. 1798

• Married William Harrell -

Spouse #2: Daniel Morgan Brown 1780 - 1868.

Children with Daniel:

1. William Brown abt. 1802 -

2. Nancy Pearcy Brown 1805 - aft. 1880

• Married Moses Shipman 1796 - 1880

3. George Washington "Wash" Brown 1805 - 1865

• Married Frances B. "Fanny" King 1815 - 1904
• Findagrave #29562583 (pic. on page) (killed by Raiders)
• Note: The children of Rev. John & Mary are well documented in the Henderson Co., NC Gen. Society

4. Rev. John Stepp Brown 1807 - 1878

• Married Mary Ann "Polly" Jones 1813 - 1890
• Findagrave #32077309

5. Simon Brown 1810 - 1891

• Married Margaret Cagle 1806 - 1871

6. Jacob Brown 1811 -

DNA

ABRAHAM KUYKENDALL-1719 & ELIZABETH-1728

Paternal/maternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulation group on MyHeritage consisting of Shannon Dufour, PH, DP, and LB who share a 11 cM segment on Chromosome 1. PH and Shannon are 6C1R; Shannon and LB are 6C1R; PH and LB are 6C; PH and DP are 4C; Shannon and DP are 6C1R; LB and DP are 6C. Shannon is descended from Easter/Ester Kuykendall Metcalf; PH and DP are descended from Rebecca Kuykendall Stepp; and LB is descended from Sarah Kuykendall Shipman, children of Abraham Kuykendall and Elizabeth.

Paternal/maternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulation group on MyHeritage consisting of Shannon Dufour, PH, KM, and LB who share a 16 cM segment on Chromosome 1. PH and Shannon are 6C1R; Shannon and LB are 6C1R; PH and LB are 6C; PH and KM are 5C2R; Shannon and KM are 7C1R; LB and KH are 6C2R. Shannon is descended from Easter/Ester Kuykendall Metcalf; PH and KM are descended from Rebecca Kuykendall Stepp; and LB is descended from Sarah Kuykendall Shipman, children of Abraham Kuykendall and Elizabeth.

Sources

• Rebecca Elizabeth (Kuykendall) Stepp, Brown Information: https://www.geni.com/people/Rebecca-Brown-Stepp/6000000007437457267 and

• https://www.ourfamtree.org/browse.php/Robert-Morgan-Brown/p245196 and

• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Rebecca_Kuykendall_(2) and

• Rebecca Elizabeth (Kuykendall) Stepp, Brown: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LKCM-CL5 Lists her parents, siblings, spouses, children with John, children with Robert/Daniel are listed on his page (linked to hers), 9 sources/notes. Note: Marriage info. in sources is not correct.

• Family Information on her Parents, Rebecca & Siblings: https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/131424/I3883/-/registry and https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/u/n/Mary-T-Hunter/GENE1-0001.html

• Marriage info. for Robert and Rebecca: http://dinda.org/webtrees/family.php?famid=F9055&ged=Dinda-Joffe-2019-06-20 Note: Lists two children for them. Need to verify, lists a different mother for Rebecca but Father is correct.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Thomas Shaw for creating WikiTree profile Kuykendall-450 through the import of 2013-12-28 Roscoe Robert Ross Shaw Family Tree 674.ged on Dec 28, 2013.