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NameLifespanWhere Born
James STEPHENSON1787-1853NC
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James Stephenson his wife Amelia Bell, sons Thomas Bell Stephenson (b. 1819), James Bell Stephenson (b. 1820), Henry Stephenson (b. 1821) and two daughters one of which was Civlity Honor Ann Grace Stephenson (b. 1822)arrived in Stephen F. Austin's Texas colony in 1826. These children were all born in either Georgia or Florida, both birthplaces are listed on census and official documents at different times, so the assumption is that the location must have been very close to a changing border between the two states. The story goes that James came home one day to find Indians attacking his home. He killed a couple of them and promptly packed up and decided to take after some other family members who had gone to Texas. James Stephenson participated in Texas struggle for Independence as well as his two oldest sons, Thomas Bell Stephenson and James Bell Stephenson. James donated land to hold secret camp meetings at Caney Creek and his wife Amelia Bell Stephenson was one of the first settlers in the colony to be baptised in the Protestant faith. James was one of the original founders of the Methodist Church in Texas. His friend and neighbor, William Barrett Travis, also attended the secret camp meetings at the Caney Creek campground. James Stephenson was granted an original league of land on both sides of Caney Creek which is the Austin-Washington County border. James Stephenson called for the probate of Travis' will and is mentioned in the probate minutes. In 1835 he purchased 1107 acres from Benjamin Babbitt which later was located in Grimes County and adjoining the lands of Jared Groce, ^The Father of Cotton in Texas^ He was a member of the Courtney Texas Masonic Lodge. to GA or FL in bef 1819
to Austin County, TX in 1826
to Grimes County, TX in aft 1835
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